St. John's University Athletics
Track & Field History
Head coach Jim Hurt has had athletes compete at the national, international, world and Olympic levels as the St. John's Track and Field program has enjoyed years of success in the sport. The program began in the 1930's. A list of more accomplishments in track and field are listed below:
- BIG EAST Outdoor Performer of the Year (Sheba George - 2002)
- NCAA Individual Participant (Sheba George, weight throw - 2002)
- Two athletes competed at the 2000 Olympic games
- Two Olympians in 1996 and a total of nine athletes who competed in the 1996 Olympic Trials
- 14 Metropolitan Championships since 1988
- Ten national Top Ten Ranked Performances in 1998
- 13 NCAA All-Americans since 1991 (Sheba George - 2002)
- Eight Penn Relay Champions and Two Relay Records since 1988
Summary of SJU Cross Country, Track & Field Since 1991
Olympic Games
2000 - Sydney - Ian Roberts - 800m - Guyana
2000- Sydney - Pat Jarrett - 100m & 4 X 100m - Jamaica
1996- Atlanta - Roman Linschied - Hammer Throw - Ireland
1996- Atlanta - Kawan Lovelace - Triple Jump - Belize
World Championships
2004 - Indoor - Budapest, Hungary - Coach Pete Zinno
2001 - Outdoor - Edmonton, Canada - Coach Ken Bantum - USA
2001 Indoor - Portugal - Coach Connie Hayes - USA
1999- Youth - Boyggsza, Poland - Coach Connie Hayes - USA
1999 - Outdoor - Ian Roberts - 800m - Guyana
1999 - Cross Country - Chris Graff - USA
1999 - Indoor - Maebashi, Japan - Ian Roberts - 800m - Guyana
1997 - Outdoor - Roman Linshceid - Hammer - Ireland
1995 - Outdoor - Goteberg, Sweden - Kawan Lovelace - Triple Jump - Belize
1995 - Outdoor - Goteberg, Sweden - Roman Linscheid - Hammer - Ireland
World Student Games
1999 - Depalmara, Spain - Chris Graff - 10,000m - USA
1999 - Depalmara, Spain - Nicola Coffey - Hammer - Ireland
Pan American Games
1999 - Ian Roberts - 800m - Guyana
1992 - Sonja Fitts - Hammer - USA - Silver Medal
National Champions
1992 - Sonja Fitts - USA -Olympic Trials
1994- Leonie Codrington - Triple Jump - Jamaica Nationals
1995-96-97 - Roman Linscheid - Hammer - Irish Nationals
1995 - Kawan Lovelace - Triple Jump - USA Jr. Nationals
1999 - Ian Roberts - 800m - Caribbean Championships
1999- Nicola Coffey - Hammer Throw - Irish Nationals
199-00-01-02 - Jose Zayas - 1500m & 5000m - Dominican Republic
NCAA All-Americans
Simone Brooks - Long Jump
Roman Linsceid (6) - Hammer & Wt. Throw
Leonie Codrington (2) - Triple Jump
Nadine Gordon - Triple Jump
Michelle Hickman - Triple Jump
Gina Lomonaco - Discus
Ian Roberts - 800m
Chris Fogarazzo- 3000m
Chris Graff - 5000m & 10,000m