NSU's Sturrup gets NCAA track honor
May 20, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS --- The NCAA has announced that former Norfolk
State University student-athlete Chandra
Sturrup and former
California Poly State University student-athlete Teena Colebrook
have been named NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Student-Athletes
in track and field for their accomplishments in NCAA Championship
competition. The honor, which was bestowed as part of the NCAA’s
25th Anniversary of Women’s Championships celebration,
takes into account outstanding performances in NCAA Championships
over the past 25 years.
Sturrup won seven individual titles at NCAA Division II Outdoor
Track & Field Championships. She won the 100-meter dash
twice (1992, 93) and still hold the NCAA Championship record
with a time of 11.20 seconds. She also won the 200-meter dash
three times (1992, 93, 95) and still holds the NCAA Championship
record of 22.85 seconds.
Sturrup also was a two-time national champion in the long
jump (1992, 95). She is tied with Colebrook for the most individual
championships won in a career for Division II outdoor track
and field championship competition.
Colebrook competed for Cal Poly and finished her career with
seven individual titles at NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field
Championships. She won the 800-meter run four consecutive years
(1987, 88, 89, 90) and still holds the NCAA championship record
with a time of 2:02.48. She was also a three-time champion
in the 1500 meter run (1987, 89, 90) and also holds the NCAA
championship record in the event with a time of 4:13.00. Colebrook
and Sturrup share honors for the most individual championships
won in a career for Division II outdoor track and field championship
competition.
In 1981, the NCAA began sponsoring women’s championships,
which opened the door to increased athletic and academic opportunities
for female athletes. Today, the NCAA sponsors 44 women’s
championships in 20 sports, providing more than 150,000 women
with an opportunity to compete for national titles each year.
An NCAA panel selected the most outstanding student-athletes
in Division II track and field. The panel used historical data
and championship results to make its decision.
The 2006 NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and
Field Championships will be held May 25-27 at Fran Welch Stadium
in Emporia, Kansas. Emporia State University will be the host
institution for the championships.
The following NCAA women’s sports are celebrating their
25th anniversary during the 2005-06 athletic season: Division
I and III women’s field hockey; Division I, II and III
women’s cross country; Division I, II and III women’s
volleyball; Division I, II and III women’s swimming;
Division I, II and III women’s basketball; National Collegiate
women’s gymnastics; Division I, II and III women’s
tennis; Division I women’s golf; Division I women’s
lacrosse; Division I women’s rowing; Division I and II
softball; and Division I, II and III women’s outdoor
track.
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