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LEVELLAND, Texas - The South Plains College track and field teams broke out their brooms once again as they swept the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the fourth straight year. Only this time they did so within the comfort of their very own facility within the confines of the Texan Track and Field Complex.

The victory was the fourth consecutive for the Lady Texans and sixth in a row for the Texans.


Head Coach Chris Beene said both streaks are very special to him.

"It's something as coaches, we want to keep the streak alive," he said.

The overall record for consecutive team titles is six by the Barton County women from 1990-1995 and 2000-2005. In the men, Blinn College won nine from 1987-1995.

It's hard to imagine South Plains being any more dominant than they were as they claimed 18 individual and relay championships, eight runner-ups, and seven third place finishes.

Sophomores Janeil Bellille and Kemoy Campbell were named track athletes of the meet as each claimed two individual NJCAA Championships.

Bellille, a Texas A&M signee, made a surge while running the second curve of the women's 400M hurdle final to take over the race and win in a NJCAA meet record time of 56.00 seconds, shattering the record of 57.88 seconds previously held by Melaine Walker of Essex. Bellille also broke her own school record of 13.47 seconds in the 100M hurdles and led off the Lady Texan 4x400M relay that also won.

Campbell, who will compete at the University of Arkansas next season, was victorious in both the 5,000 and 1,500M runs, cruising to easy victories in both.

"We just had a great meet," Associate Head Coach Blaine Wiley said. "We had one little muff in the (4x100) relay but everything else was as good or better than we could have hoped for. That's a tribute to the kids and their preparation. I was real proud of their effort."

The SPC men annhilated the competition with 163 team points, 88 1/2 points better than second place Central Arizona. The Lady Texans expected stuff competition from Iowa Central for the team title, but wound up winning by a comfortable 23 point margin.
Beene was quick to praise his sixth-year assistant for much of the success of the programs.

"I've told a lot of people and I believe it with all my heart that Blaine Wiley is one of the best coaches in the country including NCAA Division I," he said. "He is just a fantastic coach."

Beene added that winning on the South Plains College campus makes it extra special.

"That's hard to put into words. It's a neat experience to be able to do that."

2012 Lady Texan NJCAA Champions
Janeil Bellille 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles, 4x400 Relay
Amoy Blake 400M
Amethyst Boyd Javelin
Keri Emanuel Triple Jump, Long Jump
Natoya Goule 4x800, 4x400 Relay, 800M, 1500M
Michaela Johnson 4x800 Relay
Darroneshia Lott 4x800 Relay
Sparkle McKnight 4x400 Relay
Shana-Gaye Tracey 4x800 Relay
Curry Young 4x400 Relay

2012 Texan NJCAA Champions
Kemoy Campbell 1500M, 5000M
Tyler Daniel Harper 4x400 Relay
Shavez Hart 100M, 200M
Anthonio Mascoll 800M
Dakarie McKinnie 4x400 Relay
Vernon Norwood 4x400 Relay
K'Don Samuels Pole Vault
Bralon Taplin 400M, 4x400 Relay

2012 Lady Texan NJCAA Runners-up (2nd Team All-Americans)
Amoy Blake 200M
Sparkle McKnight 400M
Jessica Ramsey Shot Put
Shana-Gaye Tracey 400 Hurdles








2012 Texan NJCAA Runners-up (2nd Team All-Americans)
Marques Atkinson 4x800 Relay
Michael Atkinson 4x800 Relay
Kemoy Campbell 4x800 Relay
Tyler Daniel Harper 4x100 Relay
Shavez Hart 4x100 Relay
Trevorvano Mackey 4x100 Relay
Vernon Norwood 400M
Julian Parker 4x800 Relay
Bralon Taplin 4x100 Relay
Juan Vasquez Decathlon

2012 Lady Texan Third-Team All-Americans
Darroneshia Lott 800M
Sparkle McKnight 400 Hurdles
Chasity Mims High Jump
Kierre White Long Jump

2012 Texan Third-Team All-Americans
Jarvis Gotch Long Jump
Trevorvano Mackey 100M
Kin Scott 800M

Women's Track Athlete of the Meet
Janeil Bellille South Plains College
Meet Record in 400 Hurdles

Women's Field Athlete of the Meet
Natalia Bartnovskaya Vincennes College
Meet Record in Pole Vault

Men's Track Athlete of the Meet
Kemoy Campbell South Plains College

Men's Field Athlete of the Meet
Jerome Wilson Western Texas College