June 1, 2002
BATON ROUGE, La. - It was an All-American day as two UNLV sprinters found the road to glory on the final day of the 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Bernie Moore Stadium.
Junior Michele Davis (Lansing, Mich.) earned her third NCAA All-American outdoor honor with a career best, sixth-place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 52.16 seconds. Davis shaved more than two tenths of a second off her previous all-time best of 52.37, turned in during Thursday's preliminaries.
Fellow junior Nickeisha Charles (Arima, Trinidad) followed behind in eighth (52.81) for NCAA All-American distinction, the first of her UNLV career. Rice's Allison Beckford won the individual event title with a time of 50.83 seconds. This is the first time in school history that two Rebels have reached the finals and earned All-American honors in the same event at a single national meet.
In the 4x400 meter relay finals, Davis, Charles, sophomore Christine Spence (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and junior Chantel Yates (Chattanooga, Tenn.) placed ninth with a time of 3:34.74. South Carolina, which led the nation in the 4x400 all season long, came out on top with a winning time of 3:26.46. Only the top eight finishers in each event received All-American honors.
UNLV concludes the 2002 outdoor season tied for 45th nationally in team scoring with four points. South Carolina claimed the women's national team title with 82 points, edging out UCLA who finished in second with 72.
Women 400 Meter Dash======================================================================= American: 48.83 8/6/1984 Valerie Brisco, World Class ACCollege Best: 49.91 8/6/1984 Marita Payne, Florida State NCAA Meet: 50.18 6/1/1989 Pauline Davis, AlabamaBernie Moore: 50.90 1987 Lilli Leatherwood, Alabama Name Year School Finals Points=======================================================================Section 1 Finals 1 Allison Beckford SO Rice 50.83 10 2 Melisa Barber SR S. Carolina 50.87 8 3 Leshinda Demus FR S. Carolina 51.30 6 4 Demetria Washington SR S. Carolina 51.38 5 5 Ronette Smith SR LSU 51.62 4 6 Michele Davis JR UNLV 52.16 3 7 Monique Henderson FR UCLA 52.31 2 8 Nickeisha Charles SR UNLV 52.81 1 9 Tonette Dyer SO San Diego St 53.98
Women 4x400 Meter Relay======================================================================= American: 3:15.51 10/1/1988 Olympic TeamCollege Best: 3:27.08 6/5/1999 Texas NCAA Meet: 3:27.08 6/5/1999 TexasBernie Moore: 3:28.93 1987 USC School Finals Points=======================================================================Section 1 Finals 1 South Carolina 3:26.46 10 1) Tiffany Ross FR 2) Demetria Washington SR 3) Tacita Bass SR 4) Leshinda Demus FR 2 Texas 3:27.05 8 1) Alyssa Aiken SO 2) Raasin McIntosh SO 3) Naleya Downer JR 4) Moushaumi Robinson JR 3 UCLA 3:28.79 6 1) Bunmi Ogunleye SR 2) Adia McKinnon SO 3) Sheena Johnson SO 4) Monique Henderson FR 4 Tennessee 3:31.49 5 1) Antoinette Gorham FR 2) Nicole Cook FR 3) Kameisha Bennett JR 4) Dee Dee Trotter FR 5 Notre Dame 3:32.12 4 1) Liz Grow SR 2) Kristen Dodd SO 3) Alesha Boyd SO 4) Kymia Love JR 6 Baylor 3:32.27 3 1) Tiffany Wise SO 2) Chava Demart SR 3) Danielle Myricks FR 4) Barbara Petrahn SR 7 Miami 3:32.74 2 1) Saraque Whittaker JR 2) Jamillah Wade JR 3) Jenise Winston SR 4) Kitoya Carter SO 8 Southern California 3:32.82 1 1) Natasha Neal SR 2) Kinshasa Davis SR 3) Inga Stasiulionyte SO 4) Aleksandra Pieluzek JR 9 Nevada-Las Vegas 3:34.74 1) Chantel Yates SO 2) Christine Spence SO 3) Nickeisha Charles SR 4) Michele Davis JR
Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored=============================================================================== 1) South Carolina 82 2) UCLA 72 3) Southern California 57 4) Louisiana State 43 5) Kansas State 30 6) Florida 29 7) Stanford 25 8) North Carolina 22 9) Nebraska 21 10) Illinois 19 10) Texas 19 10) Brigham Young 19 13) North Carolina State 18 14) Auburn 17 15) Liberty 16 15) Washington State 16 17) Arizona 15 17) Colorado 15 19) Iowa State 12.50 20) Clemson 12 20) Miami 12 22) Florida State 11 22) Arizona State 11 24) Rice 10 24) Purdue 10 24) Yale 10 27) Oregon 9 27) Notre Dame 9 29) Princeton 8 29) California 8 29) Northern Arizona 8 29) Oklahoma State 8 29) Wichita State 8 29) South Florida 8 35) Indiana 7 35) Houston 7 37) Kentucky 6.50 37) Ohio State 6.50 39) Tennessee 6 39) Idaho State 6 41) Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 5 41) Texas-Arlington 5 41) James Madison 5 41) Baylor 5 45) Minnesota 4 45) Seton Hall 4 45) Central Michigan 4 45) Georgetown 4 45) Nevada-Las Vegas 4 45) Boston College 4 45) Georgia 4 45) Penn State 4 45) Toledo 4 45) Arkansas 4 45) Kent State 4 56) Missouri 3 56) Harvard 3 56) Oklahoma 3 59) Michigan 2 59) Texas-San Antonio 2 59) Wisconsin 2 59) Nevada 2 59) Michigan State 2 64) Dartmouth 1 64) Hampton 1 64) Providence 1 64) Texas Christian 1 64) Montana State 1 64) Georgia Tech 1 64) Illinois State 1 71) Western Carolina 0.50
