Women's 4x100-Meter Relay Earns All-America Honors

June 13, 2003

Sacramento, CA (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami women’s 4×100-meter relay finished seventh in a time of 44.01 to earn All-America honors at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, CA.

The Hurricane relay of sophomore Lauryn Williams (Rochester, PA), freshman Charlette Greggs (Miami Northwestern), freshman Dominique Darden (Harrisburg, PA) and senior Sashanie Simpson (Miami, FL) recorded the fastest time ever by a Miami relay at the NCAA Championships and are the first 4×100-meter relay to earn All-America honors since 1995.

“It was nice that such a young team was able to reach the final,” said head coach Amy Deem after the race. “We certainly could have run better today, but with three of the four legs returning, it bodes well for the future.”

The final was one of the fastest in NCAA history with three teams running under 43 seconds. LSU won with a time of 42.55 while South Carolina finished second (42.83). Texas took third (42.86).

The relay is the first event of the day for both Greggs and Williams who will also compete in individual events later tonight.

Greggs, who is ranked fourth in the nation in the 400-meters, will compete in the 400-meter semifinals later this evening (8:25 p.m. PT) while Williams, the World Junior Champion at 100-meters, will attempt to become the third Hurricane to win an NCAA Championship when she competes in the 100-meter final scheduled for 8:55 p.m. (PT).