St. Augustine's graduate Bershawn "Bat Man" Jackson leads the world in the 400 Hurdles, just one of many NC high school and/or college grads that are succeeding in national and international competition.
It has been a while since we checked in on all of NC's professional track athletes, so below is a summary of their performances since April 1st. This list includes athletes that went to either high school or college in our state (and some did both!). The report also includes current collegians who are competing unattached. Of particular note are the following illustrious alumni of North Carolina educational institutions:
- Bershawn Jackson (St. Augustine's University): 48.09 World #1 400 Hurdles
- Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS): 48.13 World #2 400 Hurdles
- Shannon Rowbury (Duke University): 4:02.28 World #11 1500 Meters
- Ryan Hill (Hickory/NC State University): 13:15.92 World #19 5000 Meters
- Shermaine Williams (Johnson C. Smith): 12.87 World #24 100 Hurdles
April 01, 2015 - June 15, 2015
Aggie Invitational
April 11, 2015 in Greensboro, NC
- Men - Sean Mclean (Nike) 10.21w;
100 Meter Dash
- Women - Anna Scott (Unattached, FL) 11.48;
200 Meter Dash
- Women - Jessica Farr (Unattached, FL) 23.57;
Aggie Last Chance
May 17, 2015 in Greensboro, NC
100 Meter Hurdles
- Women - Shermaine Williams (Unattached, FL) 12.87 SB; Shermaine Williams (Unattached, FL) 12.97; Kendra Newton (Speed Factory Athletics) 13.14 SB; Kendra Newton (Speed Factory Athletics) 13.35;
100 Meter Dash
- Men - Taffawee Johnson (Unattached, FL) 10.13 SB;
100 Meter Dash
- Women - Barbara Pierre (Nike) 11.13 SB; Barbara Pierre (Nike) 11.26;
200 Meter Dash
- Women - Jessica Farr (Unattached, FL) 23.36 SB;
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Johnny Dutch (GW Express Track Club) 48.38; Roxroy Cato (Unattached, FL) 49.50 SB;
Billy Hayes Invitational
May 02, 2015 in Bloomington, IN
Pole Vault
- Men - Scott Houston (Unattached) 17-10.5;
Cardinal Twilight Classic
May 08, 2015 in Louisville, KY
Pole Vault
- Men - Scott Houston (Unattached) 17-11.25 SB;
Drake Relays
April 22, 2015 through April 25, 2015 in Des Moines, IA
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Bershawn Jackson (Unattached) 48.87; Johnny Dutch (United States National Senior) 49.59; Roxroy Cato (Puma) 50.64;
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Lashawn Merritt (Nike) 45.27;
High Jump
- Men - Jesse Williams (Nike) 7-3;
Diamond League Doha
May 15, 2015 in Doha, QAT
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Bershawn Jackson (United States National Senior) 48.09 SB;
Freihofer's Run for Women
May 30, 2015 in Albany, NY
5,000 Meter Run
- Women - Andie Cozzarelli (Unattached) 16:55.00 SB;
Harry Jerome Classic
June 08, 2015 in Burnaby, BC, CAN
400 Meter Dash
- Women - Kendra Clarke (Canada National Team) 54.14 SB;
High Jump
- Men - Donte Nall (United States National Senior) 7-2.5;
Hoka One One Middle Distance Classic
May 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA
1,500 Meter Run
- Women - Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) 4:12.62;
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
- Women - Addie Bracy (Unattached) 10:07.01;
800 Meter Run
- Women - Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) 2:03.46 SB; Erin Donohue (New Jersey New York Track Club) 2:04.18;
IAAF World Challenge
May 22, 2015 through May 23, 2015 in Dakar, SEN
100 Meter Dash
- Men - Ramon Gittens (Barbados National Team) 10.08w SB;
200 Meter Dash
- Men - Ramon Gittens (Barbados National Team) 20.93w SB;
IAAF World Challenge
May 21, 2015 in Beijing, CHN, CHN
110 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Ronnie Ash (United States National Senior) 13.43;
High Jump
- Men - Jesse Williams (United States National Senior) 7-2.5;
Michael Johnson Classic
April 18, 2015 in Waco, TX
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Bershawn Jackson (Nike) 48.61;
Music City Distance Carnival
June 06, 2015 in Nashville, TN
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
- Men - Morgan Timiney (Unattached) 9:30.16 SB;
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
- Women - Addie Bracy (Unattached) 9:57.10 SB;
800 Meter Run
- Men - Dylan Skinner (Brooks) 1:54.83;
800 Meter Run
- Women - Ericka Charles (Unattached) 2:10.20 SB;
One Mile Run
- Men - Ian Milder (Unattached) 4:07.95 SB;
NTC/PURE Athletics Sprint Elite
May 16, 2015 in Clermont, FL
200 Meter Dash
- Men - Clayton Parros (Life Speed Track Club) 20.69 SB;
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Clayton Parros (Life Speed Track Club) 45.84 SB; Lennox Williams (Unattached) 46.14;
Occidental Invitational
May 09, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA
High Jump
- Men - Donte Nall (Unattached, FL) 7-3.25 SB;
Ponce Grand Prix
May 23, 2015 in Ponce, PUR
100 Meter Dash
- Men - Sean Mclean (United States National Senior) 10.47;
110 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Spencer Adams (United States National Senior) 13.66;
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Roxroy Cato (Jamaica National Senior Team) 49.77;
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Lashawn Merritt (United States National Senior) 45.42; Manteo Mitchell (United States National Senior) 46.76 SB;
Prefontaine Classic
May 29, 2015 through May 30, 2015 in Eugene, OR
100 Meter Dash
- Women - Barbara Pierre (United States National Senior) 11.24;
1,500 Meter Run
- Women - Shannon Rowbury (United States National Senior) 4:02.28 SB;
400 Meter Hurdles
- Men - Johnny Dutch (United States National Senior) 48.20; Bershawn Jackson (United States National Senior) 48.22;
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Lashawn Merritt (United States National Senior) 44.51 SB;
5,000 Meter Run
- Men - Ryan Hill (United States National Senior) 13:15.92 SB;
Discus
- Men - Vikas Gowda (India National Team) 211-3.75;
High Jump
- Men - Jesse Williams (United States National Senior) 7-4.25;
Pure Athletics Elite Meet #1
April 18, 2015 in Clermont, FL
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Clayton Parros (Unattached) 46.17;
Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon
May 17, 2015 in Portland, OR
Half Marathon
- Men - Paul Katam (Unattached) 1:05:59.00 SB;
Star Athletics Sprint Series
June 06, 2015 in Montverde, FL
100 Meter Hurdles
- Women - Kendra Newton (Unattached) 13.31w;
200 Meter Dash
- Men - Clayton Parros (Life Speed Track Club) 20.72; Manteo Mitchell (Under Armour) 20.98 SB;
200 Meter Dash
- Women - Quanera Hayes (Life Speed Track Club) 23.48;
400 Meter Dash
- Men - Michael Bingham (Great Britain National Team) 45.85 SB; Lennox Williams (Unattached) 46.05 SB;
USATF 1 Mile Road Championships
May 14, 2015 in , MN
One Mile Run
- Men - Brandon Hudgins (Unattached) 4:12.80 SB;