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Davis and Charles race to NCAA All-American finishes at national meet.

Junior sprinter Michele Davis earned her third NCAA All-American outdoor finish Saturday in the 400 meters.

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June 1, 2002

BATON ROUGE, La. - It was an All-American day as two UNLV sprinters found the road to glory on the final day of the 2002 NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Bernie Moore Stadium.

Junior Michele Davis (Lansing, Mich.) earned her third NCAA All-American outdoor honor with a career best, sixth-place finish in the 400 meters with a time of 52.16 seconds. Davis shaved more than two tenths of a second off her previous all-time best of 52.37, turned in during Thursday's preliminaries.

Fellow junior Nickeisha Charles (Arima, Trinidad) followed behind in eighth (52.81) for NCAA All-American distinction, the first of her UNLV career. Rice's Allison Beckford won the individual event title with a time of 50.83 seconds. This is the first time in school history that two Rebels have reached the finals and earned All-American honors in the same event at a single national meet.

In the 4x400 meter relay finals, Davis, Charles, sophomore Christine Spence (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and junior Chantel Yates (Chattanooga, Tenn.) placed ninth with a time of 3:34.74. South Carolina, which led the nation in the 4x400 all season long, came out on top with a winning time of 3:26.46. Only the top eight finishers in each event received All-American honors.

UNLV concludes the 2002 outdoor season tied for 45th nationally in team scoring with four points. South Carolina claimed the women's national team title with 82 points, edging out UCLA who finished in second with 72.

Women 400 Meter Dash
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    American:   48.83  8/6/1984    Valerie Brisco, World Class AC
College Best:   49.91  8/6/1984    Marita Payne, Florida State
   NCAA Meet:   50.18  6/1/1989    Pauline Davis, Alabama
Bernie Moore:   50.90  1987        Lilli Leatherwood, Alabama
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Section  1 Finals
  1 Allison Beckford          SO Rice                     50.83    10
  2 Melisa Barber             SR S. Carolina              50.87     8
  3 Leshinda Demus            FR S. Carolina              51.30     6
  4 Demetria Washington       SR S. Carolina              51.38     5
  5 Ronette Smith             SR LSU                      51.62     4
  6 Michele Davis             JR UNLV                     52.16     3
  7 Monique Henderson         FR UCLA                     52.31     2
  8 Nickeisha Charles         SR UNLV                     52.81     1
  9 Tonette Dyer              SO San Diego St             53.98

Women 4x400 Meter Relay
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    American:   3:15.51  10/1/1988   Olympic Team
College Best:   3:27.08  6/5/1999    Texas
   NCAA Meet:   3:27.08  6/5/1999    Texas
Bernie Moore:   3:28.93  1987        USC
    School                                               Finals  Points
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Section  1 Finals
  1 South Carolina                                      3:26.46    10
     1) Tiffany Ross FR                 2) Demetria Washington SR
     3) Tacita Bass SR                  4) Leshinda Demus FR
  2 Texas                                               3:27.05     8
     1) Alyssa Aiken SO                 2) Raasin McIntosh SO
     3) Naleya Downer JR                4) Moushaumi Robinson JR
  3 UCLA                                                3:28.79     6
     1) Bunmi Ogunleye SR               2) Adia McKinnon SO
     3) Sheena Johnson SO               4) Monique Henderson FR
  4 Tennessee                                           3:31.49     5
     1) Antoinette Gorham FR            2) Nicole Cook FR
     3) Kameisha Bennett JR             4) Dee Dee Trotter FR
  5 Notre Dame                                          3:32.12     4
     1) Liz Grow SR                     2) Kristen Dodd SO
     3) Alesha Boyd SO                  4) Kymia Love JR
  6 Baylor                                              3:32.27     3
     1) Tiffany Wise SO                 2) Chava Demart SR
     3) Danielle Myricks FR             4) Barbara Petrahn SR
  7 Miami                                               3:32.74     2
     1) Saraque Whittaker JR            2) Jamillah Wade JR
     3) Jenise Winston SR               4) Kitoya Carter SO
  8 Southern California                                 3:32.82     1
     1) Natasha Neal SR                 2) Kinshasa Davis SR
     3) Inga Stasiulionyte SO           4) Aleksandra Pieluzek JR
  9 Nevada-Las Vegas                                    3:34.74
     1) Chantel Yates SO                2) Christine Spence SO
     3) Nickeisha Charles SR            4) Michele Davis JR


                    Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored
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    1) South Carolina              82        2) UCLA                       72
    3) Southern California         57        4) Louisiana State            43
    5) Kansas State                30        6) Florida                    29
    7) Stanford                    25        8) North Carolina             22
    9) Nebraska                    21       10) Illinois                   19
   10) Texas                       19       10) Brigham Young              19
   13) North Carolina State        18       14) Auburn                     17
   15) Liberty                     16       15) Washington State           16
   17) Arizona                     15       17) Colorado                   15
   19) Iowa State                  12.50    20) Clemson                    12
   20) Miami                       12       22) Florida State              11
   22) Arizona State               11       24) Rice                       10
   24) Purdue                      10       24) Yale                       10
   27) Oregon                       9       27) Notre Dame                  9
   29) Princeton                    8       29) California                  8
   29) Northern Arizona             8       29) Oklahoma State              8
   29) Wichita State                8       29) South Florida               8
   35) Indiana                      7       35) Houston                     7
   37) Kentucky                     6.50    37) Ohio State                  6.50
   39) Tennessee                    6       39) Idaho State                 6
   41) Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo     5       41) Texas-Arlington             5
   41) James Madison                5       41) Baylor                      5
   45) Minnesota                    4       45) Seton Hall                  4
   45) Central Michigan             4       45) Georgetown                  4
   45) Nevada-Las Vegas             4       45) Boston College              4
   45) Georgia                      4       45) Penn State                  4
   45) Toledo                       4       45) Arkansas                    4
   45) Kent State                   4       56) Missouri                    3
   56) Harvard                      3       56) Oklahoma                    3
   59) Michigan                     2       59) Texas-San Antonio           2
   59) Wisconsin                    2       59) Nevada                      2
   59) Michigan State               2       64) Dartmouth                   1
   64) Hampton                      1       64) Providence                  1
   64) Texas Christian              1       64) Montana State               1
   64) Georgia Tech                 1       64) Illinois State              1
   71) Western Carolina             0.50