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North Carolina A&T Aggies track and field

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North Carolina A&T State University Track and Field
UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State University
Head coachAllen Johnson (2023-Present season)
ConferenceCAA
LocationGreensboro, NC
Outdoor trackMarcus T. Johnson Track Complex
NicknameAggies
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Conference Indoor Championships
Men's: 1996,[Notes 1] 2017, 2018, 2019
Women's: 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Outdoor Championships
Men's: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2019
Women's: 1995, 2017, 2019
Cross Country:
Men's: 2019
Women's: 2019


The North Carolina A&T Aggies Track and Field program represents North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the sports of indoor & outdoor track and field and cross country. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, the program competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The Aggies host their home outdoor meets at Irwin Belk Track at Aggie Stadium and their indoor meets at the JDL Fast Track in nearby Winston-Salem.

History

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Venues

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Irwin Belk Track at Aggie Stadium

The Aggies host their home track meets at Irwin Belk Track inside Aggie Stadium. The facility, installed in 2004, is named after the former president of Belk Department Stores and a major financial contributor to the project. The surface is Mondo Super X Performance track and features eight 48-inch lanes and wide turns.[2] Belk Track has played host to many regional, national, and international events, such as International Friendship & Freedom Games, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships – East Regional, the New Balance Outdoor Nationals (formerly the Nike Outdoor Nationals), and the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships.[3]

Head coaches

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Since the program's inception in 1930, the Aggies have had XX coaches in their 84-year history. Roy Thompson Jr. holds the distinction of winning the most conference championships at five. The following coaches are a chronology of A&T track and field head coaches to serve at the head of the program.

Coach Term Conference
Championships
C.G. Cooke 1930 0
David J. Miller -1979 0
Roy Thompson Jr. 1980–2010 5
Anthony Veney 2011 0
Duane Ross 2012–2022 4
Allen Johnson 2022-present 0

Team achievements

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Conference Championships

Year Coach Conference
1994 Roy Thompson Jr. MEAC
1995 Roy Thompson Jr. MEAC
1996 Roy Thompson Jr. MEAC

Notable athletes

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The track and field program over the years has created a number of All Americans. Alumni have gone on to compete in international competitions such as the Olympics, Pan-American Games and win championships in other professional sports such as Football.

There have been several members of the track and field team that lettered in other sports, particularly football. Football Hall of Famer Elvin Bethea was a standout in Discus and Shot Put and won the 1965 NAIA National Championship in the latter. Additionally NFL Running Back Tarik Cohen and former Wide Receiver Desmond Lawrence ran track during the football offseason. Lawrence holds the MEAC record in the 60 meters and is also the only male athlete in A&T history to earn All-American honors in outdoor and indoor track and field.[4]

Olympians

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Aggie Track & Field alumni have represented 3 Countries in 3 different Summer Olympic Games. The first, and most notable Aggie olympian is Bob Beamon, who won a gold medal, and set a world record, in the Men's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico

Name Country Olympiad Event Result Place
Ruth Morris  Virgin Islands 1988 Seoul 200 meters 24.51 6 H
Ruth Morris  Virgin Islands 1988 Seoul 400 meters 55.60 6 (h)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 1988 Seoul 200 meters 20.84 8 (QF)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 1988 Seoul 400 meters 46.28 8 (QF)
Ruth Morris  Virgin Islands 1992 Barcelona 200 meters 24.26 8 (QF)
Ruth Morris  Virgin Islands 1992 Barcelona 400 meters 54.92 8 (QF)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 1992 Barcelona 400 meters 45.59 6 (QF)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 1996 Atlanta 200 meters 20.63 6 (QF)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 1996 Atlanta 400 meters 46.33 7 (SF)
Troy Douglas  Bermuda 2004 Athens 4X100 meter relay DNF
Randolph Ross  United States 2020 Tokyo 400 meters 45.67 4th (h)
Randolph Ross  United States 2020 Tokyo 4X400 meter relay 2:57.77 Gold
Trevor Stewart  United States 2020 Tokyo 4X400 mixed relay 3:10.22 Bronze
Trevor Stewart  United States 2020 Tokyo 4X400 meter relay 2:57.77 Gold
Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha  Nigeria 2020 Tokyo 100 meters 11.07 5 (SF)
Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha  Nigeria 2020 Tokyo 200 meters 22.47 PB 4 (SF)

World record holders

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The following A&T athletes have achieved world records:

Name Year Event Record
Bob Beamon 1968 Long Jump 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in)

NCAA Champions

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Year Competition Name Event Result Notes
2019 Indoor Championships Kayla White 200 Meters 22.66
2021 Indoor Championships Daniel Stokes, Akeem Sirleaf, Randolph Ross, Trevor Stewart 4x400 Relay
2021 Outdoor Championships Cambrea Sturgis 100 Meters
2021 Outdoor Championships Cambrea Sturgis 200 Meters
2021 Outdoor Championships Randolph Ross 400 Meters 43.85 WL PB
2022 Indoor Championships Jovante Harding 200 Meters 20.46
2022 Indoor Championships Randolph Ross 400 Meters 44.62
2022 Outdoor Championships Randolph Ross 400 Meters 00.00

All-Americans

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Name Event Year(s) All-American Team
Brandon Via Triple Jump 20xx 1st Team
Everett Bruce Triple Jump 2000 1st Team
Timothy Walls 4x100 Relay 2001 1st Team
Sean White 4x100 Relay 2001 1st Team
Titus Haywood 4x100 Relay 2001 1st Team
Gerald Wright 4x100 Relay 2001 1st Team
Theo Wilds 100M Year 1st Team
Loreal Smith 100M Hurdles 2009 1st Team
Alexandria Spruill 400M 2009 1st Team
Shakia Forbes Long Jump 2012 2nd Team
Desmond Lawrence 100M 2014 1st Team
Christopher Belcher 100M, 200M, 4X100 Relay 2017 1st Team
Maurice Rowe 4x100 Relay 2017 1st Team
Caleb Gabriel 4x100 Relay 2017 1st Team
Rodney Rowe 4x100 Relay 2017 1st Team
India Brown 4x100 Relay 2017 2nd Team
Tori Ray 4x100 Relay 2017 2nd Team
Taliyah Towsend 4x100 Relay 2017 2nd Team
Kayla White 100M Hurdles, 4x100 Relay 2017 2nd Team
Abbas Abbkar 800M 2020 1st Team
Madeleine Akobundu 60M Hurdles 2020 1st Team
Jaylan Mitchell 60M 2020 1st Team
Randolph Ross 400M, 4x400M Relay 2020 1st Team
Paula Salmon 60M 2020 1st Team
Akeem Sirleaf 4x400M Relay 2020 1st Team
Trevor Stewart 400M Ind, 4x400M Relay 2020 1st Team
Cambrea Sturgis 60M Ind, 200M Ind 2020 1st Team
Elijah Young 4x400M Relay Ind 2020 1st Team

Other athletes

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Name Degree(s) Year(s) Notability Reference
Elvin Bethea 19XX Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and 8 time pro-bowler
Tarik Cohen B.S. 20XX Running Back for the Chicago Bears

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Graphic and Editorial Standards and Guidelines". Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Collegeovals.com
  3. ^ Aggie Stadium MileSplit.us profile
  4. ^ "N.C. A&T Alum Desmond Lawrence Signs With Cincinnati". www.wfmynews2.com. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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