4x100 Relay Earns Third All-America Title
Baton Rouge, La. - The East Carolina men`s track team completed another successful day at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by LSU at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
In today`s action, the 4x100 meter relay team of senior Darren Tuitt, junior Jeremy Carter, freshman B.J. Henderson, and junior Julien Dunkley earned All-America status tonight as they finished seventh in 39.66 seconds. This is the third All-America title that an East Carolina 4x100 meter relay team has brought home. The seventh-place finish is the second highest for an ECU 4x100 relay team.

For Henderson, this was his third All-America title in his brief career as a Pirate, tying the most All-America honors earned by a Pirate in a single season. He joins the ranks of East Carolina track record-holders Lee Vernon McNeill and Brian Irvin.

LSU won the event in 38.48 seconds, followed by Clemson (38.82), and Tennessee (38.83). LSU broke the 15-year-standing Bernie Moore Track record of 38.82 seconds held by TCU.

In other action today, Dunkley competed in the 100 meter semi-finals finishing 12th in 10.36 seconds. He did not qualify for tomorrow`s finals in the event. Tennessee`s Justin Gatlin took the top spot with his 10.05-second performance.

Tomorrow`s action includes the finals of the 400 meters at 7:20 p.m., and the finals of the 4x400 meter relay at 9:25 p.m.

For complete results from the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Click Here.

Posted on: 05/31/2002