05/17/2012 Track and Field Nets 21 NCAA East Preliminary QualifiersPirates Send Program Single-Season Record Number of Athletes to NCAA Preliminary Round 05/14/2012 East Carolina Women Finish Second At C-USA Outdoor ChampionshipsPirates Win Four League Titles on Event's Final Day 05/13/2012 Aliotta Wins Second Career C-USA Shot Put CrownPirates Set Two Program Records to Highlight Second Day's Action 05/10/2012 Pirates Set To Challenge For C-USA Titles In New OrleansEast Carolina Women Look To Sweep Indoor, Outdoor Titles 04/22/2012 Track And Field Dominates At CharlottePirates Post 13 Event Titles in Queen City 2010-11: Took fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn her second career All-America designation and become the first female athlete in program history to win the honor multiple times ... Completed a sweep of the C-USA high jump indoor and outdoor titles ... Was a qualifier for the United States Track and Field Championships, finishing sixth in the high jump ... Participated in the NCAA East Preliminary Round for the second consecutive season ... Holds both indoor and outdoor high jump school records ... Won a total of six event titles during both indoor and outdoor campaigns. 2009-10: Earned All-America Status in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in a three-way tie for seventh place at 1.76 meters ... Also qualified for the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, taking 16th ... Won the conference title in the high jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championships ... Named the C-USA Freshman-of-the-Year at both the indoor and outdoor championships ... Captured a total of nine event titles in the high and long jump events during the year. High School: Earned the top ranking nationally for the high jump and second for the long jump her senior season ... Was a four-time Nike Outdoor champion, two-time state champion and two-time Penn Relays champion in jumping events ... Named the Washington Post Athlete-of-the-Year as well as the Gatorade Athlete-of-the-Year ... Won the long jump event at the AAU national meet in 2004 as well as in 2005 ... Also placed second at the AAU meet in the high jump in 2005 ... Captured the long jump state title her freshman season ... Four-time conference champion for the indoor season. Personal: Projected major is psychology ... Daughter of Tyrone S. Butts and Vernita L. Carter. |
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