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McCorory (cont’d)
After graduating from Hampton, McCorory has continued to build her resume:
50.49- (second)… the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which qualified her for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
50.29- (first)…the Herculis meet in Monaco a month later
50.24 … semi-finals of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
[su_highlight]In the finals, she finished fourth in her first experience on the world stage. She went on to anchor the United States team to a gold medal in the 4×400 m relay[/su_highlight]
50.06- The Adidas Grand Prix leading into the Olympic Trials
[su_highlight]At the 2012 Summer Olympics, McCorory competed in the 400m and 4x400m relay. In the 400m final, McCorory finished 7th with a time of 50.33. On the relay, McCorory ran the 3rd leg of the women’s 4 x 400m (in a leg time of 49.39), with DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, and Sanya Richards-Ross, with the winning time being 3:16.87, the 3rd fastest time in Olympic history behind the Soviet Union and USA at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and the 5th fastest time overall[/su_highlight]
2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships…she improved her personal record to 50.01. In finishing second, she qualified for the 2013 World Championships where she improved her personal best under 50 to 49.86 in the semi-final round.
2014 World Indoor Championships… double gold medal winner taking the 400 meters and the 4×400 relay titles.
2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships… improved personal record to 49.48, defeating Sanya Richards.
[su_highlight]McCorory named HBCU Top 30 Under 30 … June 2014. She is the reigning IAAF 400 meter Indoor World Champion [/su_highlight]
Major competition record
Year Competition Position Event Time
2008 NACAC U-23 Championships 7th (h) 400m 53.51 A
Toluca, México
2011 World Championships 4th 400 m 50.45
Daegu, South Korea 1st 4×400 m relay 3:18.09
2012 Olympic Games 7th 400 m 50.33
London, United Kingdom 1st 4×400 m relay 3:16.88
2013 World Championships 6th 400 m 50.68
Moscow, Russia 2nd 4×400 m relay 3:20.41
2014 World Indoor Championships 1st 400 m 51.12
Sopot, Poland 1st 4×400 m relay 3:24.83
2015 World Relay Championships 1st 4×400m R 3:19.39
Nassau, Bahamas
NCAA Div. II Champions
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Omar Johnson, J.C. Smith
400M Champ
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St. Augustine’s Men’s Team
NCAA II Champs
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David Shaw, St. Augustine’s
Triple Jump Champ
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St. Aug’s Falcons: The Best in the Nation in Div. II
The Saint Augustine’s University men’s and women’s teams led the nation with the most NCAA Division II All-America Outdoor Track & Field honors according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Falcons’ & Lady Falcons’ Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans
(Scholar-Athletes garnered first-team USTFCCCA All-America recognition by finishing among the top eight in their respective events. For the first time, scholar-athletes received second-team All-America honors for ninth through 12th place)
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(First Team)
| Moussa Dembele | 110 Meter Hurdles | |
| JaQuan Demiel | 4×100 Relay | |
| Burkheart Ellis, Jr. | 200 Meters | |
| Burkheart Ellis, Jr. | 400 Meters | |
| Burkheart Ellis, Jr. | 4×100 Relay | |
| Khari Herbert, Jr. | 400 Meters | |
| Kevaughn Hewitt | 4×100 Relay | |
| Immanuel Hutchinson | 800 Meters | |
| Daniel Jamieson | 100 Meters | |
| Daniel Jamieson | 4×100 Relay | |
| Omar Johnson | 400 Meters | |
| David Shaw, Jr. | Triple Jump |
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(First Team)
| Sherrie-Ann Ashman | 4×100 Relay | |
| Sherrie-Ann Ashman | 4×400 Relay | |
| Tia-Adana Belle | 400 Meter Hurdles | |
| Tia-Adana Belle | 4×100 Relay | |
| Tia-Adana Belle | 4×400 Relay | |
| Shakinah Brooks | 4×100 Relay | |
| Shakinah Brooks | Long Jump | |
| Fanta Fofana | 4×400 Relay | |
| Ornella Livingston | 4×100 Relay | |
| Cherrisse Lynch | 4×400 Relay | |
| Amenze Uhunmwangho | Long Jump |
| Amenze Uhunmwangho | Triple Jump |
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