Monday, December 12, 2011

Nation’s Top Relays of 2011 to Be Honored Tuesday at Accusplit Breakfast

For the first time, DII and DIII relays included in ceremony



USTFCCCA Convention News



December 10, 2011



SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Accusplit, the leader in the professional stopwatch and timing industry since 1972, will recognize the nation’s best collegiate relay teams and their coaches for an historic 30th time on Tuesday morning. The Accusplit Breakfast to be held at the USTFCCCA Convention will honor those squads in NCAA Division I, and for the first time NCAA Divisions II and III, that had the top relay performances of the 2011 outdoor track & field season.



This year marks the first in which the ceremony will take place at the USTFCCCA Convention. Previously, the awards ceremony has taken place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.



“We are honored that Accusplit has partnered with our organization to present these outstanding achievements at our convention,” said USTFCCCA CEO Sam Seemes. “Accusplit’s Steve Simmons created this award 30 years ago, and we thank him and Accusplit President Ron Sutton for supporting this cause and track & field. We are great partners and I look forward to building our relationship for years to come.”



Accusplit Top Relay Teams

2011



NCAA Division I

MEN

4x100
Texas A&M
38.38
Tran Howell (Los Angeles Senior HS), Gerald Phiri, Demetrius Pinder, Prezel Hardy

4x200
LSU
1:20.45
Keyth Talley, Caleb Williams, Tristan Walker, Gabriel Mvumvure

4x400
Texas A&M
3:00.45
Bryan Miller, Tabarie Henry, Michael Preble, Demetrius Pinder

4x800
Virginia
7:12.15
Brett Johnson, Lance Roller, Anthony Kostelac, Robby Andrews

SMR
Texas A&M
3:15.18
Demetrius Pinder, Tabarie Henry, Michael Preble, Joey Roberts

DMR
Oregon
9:28.01
Matthew Centrowitz, Mike Berry, Elijah Greer, A.J. Acosta (El Camino HS, Oceanside)

SHR
Texas Tech
54.67
Omo Osaghae, Brandon Tucker, Jamele Mason, Shane Brathwaite


WOMEN

4x100
LSU
42.64
Kenyanna Wilson, Semoy Hackett, Rebecca Alexander, Kimberlyn Duncan

4x200
Texas A&M
1:29.96
LaKeidra Stewart, Ashley Collier, Jessica Beard, Dominique Duncan

4x400
Texas A&M
3:26.31
Jeneba Tarmoh (Mt. Pleasant HS, San Jose), Ibukun Mayungbe, Andrea Sutherland, Jessica Beard

4x800
Duke
8:25.95
Esther Vermeer, Devotia Moore, Cydney Ross, Kate Van Buskirk

SMR
Florida
3:45.46
Darshay Davis, Danielle Williams, Ebony Eutsey, Cory McGee

DMR
Georgetown
10:51.49
Renee Tomlin, Amanda Kimbers, Chelsea Cox, Emily Infeld

SHR
Texas A&M
53.41
Gabby Mayo, Donique' Flemings, Daphne Fitzpatrick, Natasha Ruddock


NCAA Division II

MEN

4x100
Abilene Christian
39.80
Andrew McDowell, Desmond Jackson, Lavance Williams, Paris Robertson

4x200
Saint Augustine's
1:23.65
Josh Edmonds, Antonio Abney, Kelly Fisher, Ramon Gittens

4x400
Johnson C. Smith
3:05.72
Winston Brown, Akino King, Gabriel Franklin, Leford Green

4x800
Stonehill
7:37.87
Patrick Fullerton, Daniel Pilz, Sean Hanlon, Nate Morse

SMR
Lincoln (Mo.)
3:24.05
Rashawn Hugg, Dona-Ray Jones, Kevaughn Hewitt, Jermaine Blake

DMR
Augustana (S.D.)
9:53.62
Travis Beniak, Taylor Olson, Aduo Omot, Tom Karbo

SHR
Saint Augustine's
57.47
Gerkenz Senesca, Ronnie Griffith, Ty'reak Murray, Jason Boyd


WOMEN

4x100
Lincoln (Mo.)
44.36
Nyoka Cole, Judith Riley, Jhanell Brown, Latoya King

4x200
Lincoln (Mo.)
1:36.60
Michelle Cumberbatch, Judith Riley, Nyoka Cole, Latoya King

4x400
Cal State Dominguez Hills
3:39.87
Breionna Jackson, Chanel Parker, Dora Baldwin, Nancy Blake

4x800
Augustana (S.D.)
9:07.81
Kristin Brondbo, Miriam Hovda, Molly Kokesh, Runa Falch

SMR
Lincoln (Mo.)
4:00.47
Latoya King, Judith Riley, Keniesha Jones, Twishana Williams

DMR
Augustana (S.D.)
11:40.01
Kristin Brondbo, Colleen Everson, Molly Kokesh, Runa Falch

SHR
Johnson C. Smith
54.64
Danielle Williams, Shermaine Williams, Lakaevia Tyler, Rosemarie Carty


NCAA Division III

MEN

4x100
McMurry
40.76
Kevin Cunningham, John Keith, Gavan Bass, Kenneth Turner

4x200
North Central (Ill.)
1:26.06
Bai Kabba, Jon Howard, Randal Ellison, Dan Benton

4x400
North Central (Ill.)
3:10.66
Jon Caron, Randal Ellison, Jon Howard, Dan Benton

4x800
UW-Stevens Point
7:38.13
David Litsheim, Jon Trzebiatowski, Alex Steiner, Dan Sullivan

SMR
UW-Stevens Point
3:25.60
Zach Scott-Keyser, Babatunde Awosika, Joshua Schwinn, David Litsheim

DMR
UW-La Crosse
10:06.46
Jacob Peterson, Aric Hoeschen, Sean Royer, Tyler Heinz

SHR
UW-La Crosse
1:02.25
Joe DeRosier, Pat Bryan, Adam Nichols, Scott Spexarth


WOMEN

4x100
Methodist
46.16
Ashlynn Chavis, Ruby Blackwell, Marlena Rodriquez, Adrienne Crutchfield

4x200
Shorter
1:39.16
Brittany Sewell, Ashlie Stewartson, Vanderlyn Watts, Lakeisha Spikes

4x400
Wartburg
3:40.41
Faith Burt, Skye Morrison, Kendra Kregel, Nevada Morrison

4x800
Indiana Wesleyan
9:11.50
Kayla Ewert, Angi Wolgemuth, Cassidy Wagner, Amanda Johnson

SMR
Coe
3:58.27
Stefani Wright, Alisa Denny, Hanah Breitbach, Keelie Finnel

DMR
UW-Stevens Point
11:48.33
Sarah Glunn, Chelsea Czarnecki, Tia Nowak, Claire Roberts

SHR
Rowan
1:00.40
Jamie Thompson, Jacqueline Nisbett, Tiffany Chamberlain, Jessica Carlson










ABOUT ACCUSPLIT



Accusplit has been the leader in the professional stopwatch and timing industry since 1972 with its invention of the first digital stopwatch. The company’s name is based on the stopwatch’s function of “accurately splitting” the time.



Widely recognized as the professional sports timing brand in the United States, Accusplit has worked with elite athletes, such as Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith and Olympians Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Dan O’Brien and Ed Burke. The Northern California-based company was the Official Supplier to the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996.



Accusplit carried its reputation for quality, innovation and leadership to the health and wellness industry with a patented accuracy method for pedometers in 1987. It was also one of the first companies in America to introduce the 10,000 Steps-A-Day for wellness concept that originated in Japan in 1965.



With 33 years of professional sports measurement experience in elite level sports, including track and field, swimming, baseball and football, Accusplit Pedometers and Pedometer-based Activity Wellness Programs are the tools that everyone in America and every golfer can use to achieve a healthier lifestyle.



ABOUT THE USTFCCCA



The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) is a non-profit professional organization representing cross country and track & field coaches of all levels. The organization represents over 8,000 coaching members encompassing 94% of all NCAA track & field programs (DI, DII, and DIII) and includes members representing the NAIA as well as a number of state high school coaches associations. The USTFCCCA serves as an advocate for cross country and track & field coaches, providing a leadership structure to assist the needs of a diverse membership, serving as a lobbyist for coaches' interests, and working as a liaison between the various stakeholders in the sports of cross country and track & field.







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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750

New Orleans, LA 70163

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Email: tom@ustfccca.org

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