Feb. 10, 2010
By Andrew Gavin
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert announced Wednesday that five student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent (NLIs) to compete collegiately on the UCF track and field team. The 2010 recruiting class includes athletes that hail from three different states, including two high school teammates from both Maryland and California.
Erica Winston and Ne'Ausha Logan, both Long Beach, Calif., natives, will be traveling across country to join the Knights. The pair attends Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Another set of teammates, Aurieyall Scott and Afia Charles, will come to UCF after graduating from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Md. The final athlete who inked an NLI Wednesday was Dominique Booker from East Orange, N.J.
"We are excited about our class of talented athletes that will be joining our program this fall," said Smith Gilbert. "Each of these young ladies will become a successful member of our program, and we are excited to welcome them to UCF.
"To attract these young ladies from both coasts speaks to the commitment we are making to become a program that is not only recognizable but also recognizable on a nationwide scale. Our assistant coaches Jeff Chakouian and Tyangela Sanders did a terrific job throughout the recruiting process, and our current student-athletes leant a hand and showed they were passionate about being Knights. It was a total team effort."
Below is an athlete-by-athlete look at the Knights' 2010 recruiting class:
Dominique Booker
Sprints
East Orange, N.J. (Immaculate Conception HS)
Personal Records
? 55m: 6.92 - school record
? 60m: 7.47 - school record
? 100m: 11.81 - school record
? 200m: 24.43 (outdoor), 24.21 (indoor) - both school records
? 300m: 39.94 (indoor) - school record
Afia Charles
Sprints
Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
Personal Records
? 100m: 12.0 (outdoor)
? 200m: 24.5 (outdoor)
? 300m: 39.79 (indoor)
? 400m: 55.03 (outdoor)
? 500m: 1:14.69 (indoor)
Ne'Ausha Logan
Mid-Distance
Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Polytechnic Insitute)
Personal Records
? 800m: 2:10.00 (outdoor)
Aurieyall Scott
Sprints
Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
Personal Records
? 55m: 7.03 - school record
? 60m: 7.46
? 100m: 11.89
? 200m: 23.75 (outdoor) - school record
Erica Winston
Sprints/Mid-Distance
Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Polytechnic Insitute)
Personal Records
? 400m: 57.00 (outdoor)
? 800m: 2:13 (outdoor)
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