The East Carolina Pirates track and field team is the track and field program that represents East Carolina University. The Pirates compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Conference. The team is based in Greenville, North Carolina at the Bate Foundation Track & Field Facility.
The program is coached by Virgil Givens. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.
In 2021, high jumper Ty Butts Townsend became the 3rd Pirates athlete to represent the United States at the Summer Olympics in athletics.
Julien Dunkley originally won the 60 metres at the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, winning in 6.54 seconds to become the Pirates' first individual national champion. However, he was later declared ineligible. The Pirates' most successful AIAW athlete was Minnie McPhatter, who finished 7th in the 800 m at the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Postseason , a total of 10 men and 3 women have achieved individual All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.
First Team All-Americans Team Championships Name Event Place Men's 1973 Outdoor Walter Davenport Triple jump Men's 1977 Outdoor Calvin Alston 200 meters Men's 1977 Outdoor Herman McIntyre Triple jump Men's 1978 Outdoor Calvin Alston 200 meters Men's 1979 Outdoor Otis Melvin 200 meters Men's 1980 Indoor Stanford Curry 4 × 400 meters relay Carlton Bell Otis Melvin Shawn Laney Men's 1985 Outdoor Lee McNeill 100 meters Men's 1986 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters Men's 1986 Outdoor Lee McNeill 100 meters Men's 1987 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters Men's 1987 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 200 meters Men's 1987 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 4 × 100 meters relay Lee McNeill Kevin Wrighton John Lee Men's 1988 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters Men's 1988 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 200 meters Men's 1990 Indoor Brian Irvin 400 meters Men's 1990 Indoor Damon Davis 4 × 400 meters relay Fred Owens Corey Brooks Brian Irvin Men's 1991 Indoor Damon Davis 4 × 400 meters relay Fred Owens Corey Brooks Brian Irvin Men's 1991 Outdoor Brian Irvin 400 meters Men's 1991 Outdoor Wiliam Davis 4 × 400 meters relay Fred Owens Corey Brooks Brian Irvin Men's 1992 Outdoor Brian Irvin 400 meters Women's 1994 Outdoor Dava Rhodes 10,000 meters Men's 1995 Outdoor Lewis Harris 4 × 100 meters relay Brian Johnson Keith Barker Dwight Henry Men's 1997 Outdoor James Alexander 4 × 400 meters relay Darrick Ingram Mike Miller Damon Davis Men's 2000 Indoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay Darrick Ingram James Alexander Damon Davis Men's 2000 Outdoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay Darrick Ingram James Alexander Damon Davis Men's 2002 Indoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay Benjamin Henderson Frankie Greene Domonick Richmond Men's 2002 Outdoor Darren Tuitt 4 × 100 meters relay Jeremy Carter Benjamin Henderson Julien Dunkley Men's 2002 Outdoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay Frankie Greene Dominick Richmond Benjamin Henderson Men's 2003 Indoor Julien Dunkley 60 meters Men's 2006 Indoor Eric Frasure Weight throw Men's 2007 Indoor Eric Frasure Weight throw Women's 2010 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Women's 2011 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Women's 2012 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Women's 2012 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Men's 2013 Outdoor Cameron Hudson Long jump Women's 2013 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Women's 2014 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump Men's 2015 Indoor Avion Jones High jump Men's 2015 Outdoor Avion Jones High jump Men's 2016 Outdoor Avion Jones High jump Women's 2021 Outdoor Sommer Knight Pole vault Women's 2022 Outdoor Sommer Knight Pole vault
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