Fynes Won NCAA Titles For Two Programs

Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships

Fynes Won NCAA Titles For Two Programs

Savatheda Fynes ran PRs in the 100 and 200 each and every time she competed at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Those PRs are still school records – for different programs!

In 1997, Fynes was at Michigan State, and her final collegiate races were nothing short of spectacular – easily winning the sprints in the rain and headwinds in 11.04 and 22.61, respectively.

Fynes remains the Spartans’ fastest in both events (She ran 22.60 in the 200 semifinals).

Two years earlier, Fynes was tearing up the track in Knoxville at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships for Eastern Michigan. Less than an hour after losing the 100 by one hundredth of a second in 11.12, she got revenge with a big 22.63 victory in the 200.

Fynes’s name is still atop the Eagles’ record board with those performances.

Could there be more? Yes!

Fynes can actually claim school records from a third program. She won both sprints for Southern-New Orleans at the 1994 NAIA Championships and still owns the Knights’ bests there as well (11.42 and 23.38).

The Bahamian later became one of her country’s “Golden Girls” by leading off the victorious 4×100 relays at the 1999 World Championships and 2000 Olympics.

posted: February 10, 2021
1921-2021
The NCAA's First Championships

The NCAA and collegiate track & field will mark a momentous milestone in the spring of 2021 -- the 100th anniversary of the NCAA Championships and with that, the NCAA Track & Field Championships. In June 1921, the University of Chicago hosted the first track & field championships in NCAA history.

This point can’t be emphasized enough: Not only was the event the first for NCAA track & field, but the first championships for any sport under the sponsorship of the NCAA.

To celebrate, over each of the next 365 days, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will celebrate moments, student-athletes, and coaches that have made a century’s worth of championships special. From humble beginnings to important historical milestones to the modern-day, collegiate track & field has evolved with the American society.

The 2021 edition of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin with preliminary round action on May 27-29 in Jacksonville, Fla., and College Station, Texas. The championships final site and culmination of the celebration is slated for June 9-12, 2021 at the newly rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Memorable Moments
Plab Reached Lofty Heights In NCAA HJ

Darrin Plab won back-to-back HJ titles at the NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships in 1991 & 1992. Plab cleared 2.34m (7-8) in 1992 & tied the 2nd best bar in meet history.

Peoples Made History One Lap At A Time

Maurice Peoples won the 440-yard dash in 1973 & then really turned up the heat. Peoples split 43.4 on the Sun Devils’ mile relay team that finished third in the final.

KU’s Lokedi Set 10K MR In 2018

Sharon Lokedi won the 10K at the 2018 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships in a meet-record 32:09.20. Lokedi led five other women under the old final-site best, too.

Can Ereng Kick It? Yes, He Can!

Paul Ereng won back-to-back 800-meter titles at the NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships in 1988 & 1989. Ereng is still the current indoor record holder in the event.

Dwight Stones Set High Jump WR In 1976

Dwight Stones set a world record in the high jump of 2.31m (7-7) at the 1976 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships. Stones also raised the MR by more than 3 inches!