2017 News

Track Team Pic 2016-17
Host of Firebirds Earn All-East Coast Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Honors

May 26, 2017

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – Seven different student-athletes on the University of the District of Columbia Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team earned All-East Coast Conference honors across eight different events, as the ECC announced the First & Second All-Conference Teams on Thursday, May 25th. The top two finishers in each event at the ECC Championship meet were named First Team All-Conference, while the third and fourth place finishers earned Second Team All-Conference distinction.

Niasia Harding ran on the winning 4x400M Relay team and finished 4th in the 400M Hurdles.
Firebirds Finish Third at Maryland’s Kehoe Twilight Meet

May 05, 2017

COLLEGE PARK, MD – In its final meet of the season, the University of the District of Columbia Women’s Track & Field team secured a third-place finish at the Kehoe Twilight Meet on Friday, May 5th, 2017.

The Firebird 4x400M Relay team won its heat. (From L to R): Temera Duncan, Shannell Hibbert, Niasia Harding and Deasia Greer.
Firebirds' 4x400M Relay Wins Penn Relays Heat; Places 48th of 69 Teams Overall

April 27, 2017

PHILADELPHIA – The University of the District of Columbia women’s 4x400M Relay team won its heat and placed 48th of 69 teams with a season-best time of 3:55.76 on Day 1 of the world-renowned Penn Relays Thursday, April 27th. Deasia Greer ran leadoff, followed by Shannell Hibbert, Temera Duncan, and anchor Niasia Harding.

Hibbert scored 16 points individually and ran on two Firebird relay teams which totaled 16 points for UDC.
Firebirds Finish 4th at East Coast Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship

April 22, 2017

WEST NYACK, NY – The University of the District of Columbia Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team finished 4th of seven teams at the East Coast Conference Championship meet last Saturday, April 22nd hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas College at Clarkstown South High School. The Firebirds competed in 13 different events and finished with a team score of 86 total points.

Okon has now won three ECC weekly awards.
Brittany Okon Earns East Coast Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

April 17, 2017

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – The University of the District of Columbia’s Brittany Okon was named East Coast Conference Field Athlete of the Week for her performance in the Captains Classic & Combined Events meet this past Friday and Saturday.

Rowe was 1st in the 100 Hurdles with a time of 14.79s.
Firebirds Finish 4th at Captains Classic Meet

April 15, 2017

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The University of the District of Columbia Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team finished 4th out of 14 teams at the Captains Classic & Combined Events meet hosted by Christopher Newport University on Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th.

Duncan impresses in 400M and 4x400M relay.
UDC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Competes at George Mason Invitational

April 08, 2017

FAIRFAX, VA – The University of the District of Columbia Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team participated in the George Mason Invitational on Saturday, April 8th.

UDC Sweeps Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards for Week 2
UDC Sweeps Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards for Week 2

April 03, 2017

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – The University of the District of Columbia’s Shannell Hibbert and Brittany Okon were named East Coast Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week ending April 3rd.

Hibbert highlighted the team’s success with three first-place finishes.
Firebirds Flourish with Six First-Place Finishes at Battleground Relays

April 01, 2017

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - The University of the District of Columbia Women’s Track & field team had an imposing, six first-place finishes at the Battleground Relays hosted by the University of Mary Washington on Saturday, April 1st.

New Firebird Spotlight Features Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Senior Brittany Okon
New Firebird Spotlight Features Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Senior Brittany Okon

March 29, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Be sure to check out the new Firebird Spotlight on the UDC Athletics website, udcfirebirds.com, featuring women’s cross country and track & field senior Brittany Okon.

Brittany Okon Earns East Coast Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Brittany Okon Earns East Coast Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

March 27, 2017

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – The University of the District of Columbia’s Brittany Okon was named the East Coast Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Track Athlete of the Week for her performance in the season-opening Maryland Invitational on March 18th.

Senior Brittany Okon was part of the winning 4x100M Relay team and scored nine points individually across two other events.
Firebirds Finish 6th at Maryland Outdoor Track & Field Invitational

March 18, 2017

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The University of the District of Columbia women’s track & field team finished 6th of 10 teams with a score of 47 points at the Maryland Outdoor Track & Field Invitational on Saturday, March 18th.

Phillip was an olympian in Beijing in 2008.
University of the District of Columbia Announces Hiring of Joel Phillip as Head Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach

October 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Director of Athletics Patricia Thomas has announced that 2008 Olympian, Joel Phillip, has been chosen as the next University of the District of Columbia Head Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach effective October 17th.