2011-12 Women's Track & Field
Sparkle McKnight
Sparkle McKnight Image
Class: SO
Position: Sprints
Hometown: Chaguana, Trinidad & Tobago
Previous School: Carapichaima Senior HS
 

SPC: McKnight is a four-time All-America performer

2011 Outdoor: Finished third place to earn All-America honors in the 400M Dash with a season best time of 53.52 seconds … Anchored the 4x400M Relay team to an NJCAA Championship and ran third leg on the runner-up finishing 4x100M Relay team.

2011 Indoor: Helped the Lady Texan 4x400M Relay team to a top finish at the NJCAA Indoor Championships, running third leg … Ran leadoff leg at the Tyson Invitational where the 4x400M Relay team posted a season best time of 3:34.78 … Finished third at the NJCAA Championships in the 600M Run (1:33.60).

High School: Graduated in 2010 … Ran a personal best time of 53.96 seconds in CARIFTA games 400 meter dash, placing second.

Intended College Major: Sport Psychology

Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music, training, dancing, shopping.

Personal: Born December 21, 1991 in Port of Spain, Sparkle is the daughter of Wayne McKnight. Her favorite athlete is Allyson Felix.

2011-12 Women's Track & Field Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.HometownPrevious School
 Janeil BellilleSOSprints/Hurdles Chaguana, Trinidad & TobagoChaguanas North Secondary
 Amoy BlakeSOSprints/Hurdles Clarendon, JamaicaEdwin Allen HS
 Aminah BlountFRSprints Fairburn, GeorgiaWestlake HS
 Amethyst BoydSOJavelin Tempe, ArizonaMcClintock HS
 Maddison BuschmannFRHigh Jump Graham, TexasGraham HS
 Keri EmanuelSOJumps Charleston, South CarolinaFort Dorchester HS
 Victoria FlemonsSOJumps Childress, TexasChildress HS
 Lucy FortuneFRSprints St. Davids, GrenadaSt. David's Catholic
 Natoya GouleSOMid-Distance Clarendon, JamaicaManchester HS
 Taylor HoustonFRSprints Missouri City, TexasLawrence Elkins HS
 Shelbie HutchinsFRPole Vault San Angelo, TexasWater Valley HS
 Michaela JohnsonFRDistance Carlsbad, New MexicoCarlsbad HS
 Sharniece KingFRSprints Lubbock, TexasCoronado HS
 Darroneshia LottFRDistance Pensacola, FloridaPine Forest HS
 Sparkle McKnightSOSprints Chaguana, Trinidad & TobagoCarapichaima Senior HS
 Chasity MimsSOHigh Jump Odessa, TexasOdessa HS
 Jessica RamseySOThrows Boynton Beach, FloridaBoynton Beach HS
 Britney SheddFRDistance Petersburg, TexasPetersburg HS
 Kirsten TaylorSODistance Odessa, TexasOdessa HS
 Shana-Gaye TraceySOSprints/Hurdles Mandeville, JamaicaManchester HS
 Kierra WhiteFRJumps Austin, TexasLBJ HS
 Curry YoungFRSprints Dallas, TexasLake Highlands HS
Chris Beene - Head Coach - 8th season
Blaine Wiley - Associate Head Coach - 6th season
Mendy Wyatt - Head Athletic Trainer - 1st season
Frank Barker - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Tom Slagle - Assistant Coach - 4th season
Janee' Lewis - Athletic Trainer
Mercedes Vasquez - Athletic Trainer

 

 

Men's Outdoor NJCAA Champs 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Men's Indoor NJCAA Champs 1986, 2007, 2009, 2013

Men's Half Marathon NJCAA Champs 2006, 2008, 2009

Men's Marathon NJCAA Champs 1993, 1995

Men's Cross Country NJCAA Champs 1991, 1996, 1997

Women's Outdoor NJCAA Champs 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012


Women's Indoor NJCAA Champs 2009, 2011, 2013

Women's Marathon NJCAA Champs 1996, 2002

Women's Half-Marathon NJCAA Champs 2010, 2011

Women's Cross Country NJCAA Champs 2006