Ahoure Earns All-American Honors for the Fifth Time

June 13, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Miami’s Murielle Ahoure ended her collegiate career with an All-American performance in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas’ McDonnell Field.

Ahoure was joined by junior Kristy Whyte in the 200-meter dash final. Both women advanced through the first and semifinal rounds on Thursday to earn the right to race for the national title. Ahoure started in the ninth lane, while Whyte was in the blocks in lane one. Ahoure finished fourth with a time of 22.98 seconds, tying for the third-best mark of her season. Whyte placed ninth, crossing the line at 23.91 seconds.

Ahoure, a native of Bristow, Va. had a very busy championship week as she raced a total of seven times, once in the 4×100 relay and three times apiece in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. Friday evening she picked up her first All-America honor, finishing seventh in the 100-meter dash.

In her only year as a Hurricane, Ahoure was named an All-American four times. She won the Indoor 200-meter national championship and was fifth in the indoor 60-meter dash.

Also bringing home All-American honors for Miami this week was sophomore Ti’erra Brown, who was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash. The Hampton, Va. native improved upon her eighth-place finish at the 2008 National Championships earning her second career All-America accolade.

As a team, the Hurricanes scored a total of 15 points and finished in a tie with UCLA for 16th place, the best result for the program since 2006, when Director of Track and Field Amy Deem’s squad placed seventh.