Three HBCU sprinters and a long jumper earn
Div I Track All-American status
June 13, 2004
Black College sprinters Emma Wade (SC
State), Tremedia Brice (Texas
Southern) and Jerome Mathis (Hampton) joined long
jumper Tianna Goldring (Norfolk
State) as All-Americans at
the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
in Austin, TX.
Goldring, a senior at NSU, earned her spot Thursday with
a personal best on her first attempt. She jumped 21 feet,
2.75 inches (6.47 meters), won her flight, and finished fourth
overall in the long jump.
The three sprinters all scored in the 200 meter dash.
Wade, a senior of Belize (the former British Honduras),
was clocked in 23.14 seconds, earning the sixth spot in the
event, which was won by LaShaunte’ Moore of Arkansas
in a time of 22.37. Louisiana State’s Stephanie Durst
finished second but was disqualified for an infraction, moving
Wade, Brice and the other competitors up one spot. Brice
finished just behind Wade with a time of 23.42 seconds for
seventh place.
Mathis made is mark in the men’s version of the 200m
dash. Last year’s runner-up finished sixth this year
with a time of 20.64 seconds. The Hampton sophomore entered
the finals as East Regional champion in the event.
Twenty-two HBCU performers qualified for the national’s
with Brice earning spots in two events (100m and 200m). Earning
points in the 200m was especially gratifying for Brice, since
she missed scoring in the 100m finals by .01 seconds.
