Aug. 12, 2010 CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Amy Deem announced Friday the signing of nine high school seniors to National Letters of Intent and one junior college transfer as part of the Hurricanes highly-touted 2010 recruiting class, highlighted by Ashton Purvis (Oakland, Calif.) and Thandi Stewart (Richmond, Calif.). The...

Aug. 6, 2010 NEW ORLEANS - The University of Miami women's track team has been named a 2010 Division I All-Academic Team by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). As a team, the Hurricanes compiled a 3.02 cumulative GPA and were one of 151 programs to earn the distinction as a result of a GPA of 3.0 or better. ACC schools Florida State, Georgia Tech...

July 14, 2010 CORAL GABLES - University of Miami incoming freshman Ashton Purvis (Oakland, Calif.) was chosen from over 457,000 high school female track and field athletes nationwide as the Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. "I am extremely proud of Ashton's accomplishments on and of the track," said Director of Track and Field Amy Deem. "She is well...

July 11, 2010 MIRAMAR, Fla. - The University of Miami's Ti'erra Brown won the 400m hurdles title and teammate Tameka Jameson anchored the gold medal-winning 4x400 relay team at the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) U-23 Championships , Sunday at the Ansin Sports Complex . Jameson also took silver in the 400m hurdles behind Brown. The times of...

July 9, 2010 MIRAMAR, Fla. - The University of Miami's Ti'erra Brown won the 100m hurdles title at the North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) U-23 Championships, Friday night at the Ansin Sports Complex . Brown's time of 12.86 seconds was the only one under 13 seconds in the championship heat. The Hampton, Va. native was joined by fellow American...