Complete Final Results

NEW ORLEANS – The Alabama State University women's track and field team completed their dominating weekend performance by claiming the conference title at the 2010 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Tad Gormley Stadium.

The Lady Hornets cruised to their fifth conference crown in the past nine years finishing the four-day event with a total of 214 points, well ahead of second-place finisher Prairie View A&M with 126. The championship marks the first outdoor title for the ASU women since 2007 and gives the program an indoor/outdoor sweep of the SWAC Championships for the fourth time in school history. Bama State also claimed the track and field double in 2002, 2003 and 2005.

ASU head coach Ritchie Beene earned the Coach of the Year on the women's side giving him a sweep of the season honors while Shexnieavia Bryant was named the Outstanding Field Performer after scoring 27 points in the meet. Bryant, who also earned the Outstanding Field Performer honor at the SWAC Indoor Championships, won the discus, finished second in the hammer throw, was third in the shot put and posted a sixth-place showing in the javelin.

On Sunday, the Lady Hornets earned four individual event titles en route to earning the conference championship. Alabama State saw 16 athletes score points in 13 events on the final day.

Clarissa Johnson won the high jump with a leap of 5'04.25” and Bryant captured the discus crown with a toss of 141'04”. Dawn Hermanes claimed the 100m title in a time of 11.69 and was also a member of ASU's championship 4x100m relay squad.

Any athlete that finished first or second in the event finals at the SWAC Championship garnered All-SWAC honors.

The 2010 SWAC Track and Field Championships marked the end of the regular season for the ASU women's squad. Several athletes will compete at the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 14 with hopes of posting a qualifying mark for the NCAA East Regional on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C.

ASU Point Scoring Performances on Sunday
Women –
400m Hurdles
Paris Thompson – 3rd
Aja Hawkins – 5th
Tyrisha Chambers – 7th

100m Hurdles
Clarissa Johnson – 6th
Tyrisha Chambers – 7th

5000m
Kesia Derilus – 3rd
Raheema Hodges – 8th

1500m
Kesia Derilus – 4th
Whitney Austin – 6th

800m
Whitney Austin – 5th
Breana Kelly – 7th

400m
Lutrisha Altidor – 5th

200m
Dawn Hermanes – 4th
Jamie Brooks – 6th
Tokeyah Jones – 8th

100m
Dawn Hermanes – 1st – All-SWAC first-team
Jamie Brooks – 5th
Tokeyah Jones – 8th

High Jump
Clarissa Johnson – 1st – All-SWAC first-team
Tanisha Boulware – T-2nd – All-SWAC second-team
Tyrisha Chambers – 4th

Triple Jump
Asha Tavernier – 8th

Discus
Shexnieavia Bryant – 1st – All-SWAC first-team
Ciara Taborn – 4th
Shanice Mells – 8th

4x400m Relay
6th - (Lutrisha Altidor, Jamie Brooks, Clarissa Johnson, Asha Tavernier)

4x100m Relay
1st - (Tokeyah Jones, Jamie Brooks, Asha Tavernier, Dawn Hermanes)