Former Hampton University standout and NCAA champion Francena McCorory added another notch to her resume this past weekend, winning the women's 400-meter dash at the USA Outdoor Championships.

Coppin State's Christina Epps will be returning to the West Coast to compete in the 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, California. Epps will compete in the triple jump on Thursday, June 26.

All eight student-athletes who competed in the NCAA Championships this past weekend were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Christina Epps concluded her season in the triple jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships by leaping 12.74 meters (41 feet, 9.75 inches) Friday afternoon at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.

The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams will send a combined eight student-athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships after a strong showing this past weekend in the NCAA East Preliminary hosted by the University of North Florida.

In the preliminary round of the NCAA Championships, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) senior track sprinter Gayon Evans needed to finish in the top half of 48 runners to advance to the quarterfinal. .