In the first week of conference awards, East Carolina junior high jumper Avion Jones was named American Athletic Conference Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Week. Jones collected the accolades after a stellar performance for the Pirates at the Christop...

Senior Henry Johnson bettered his previous personal-best and school-record mark in the pole vault as he helped guide East Carolina track and field to a successful season opener at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open that saw four Pirates earn first-pl...

The Pirates kick off the year at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open on Saturday, December 6, in Newport News, Va. With the start of a new season, ECU looks to bring the success and high expectations it had in C-USA to the American Athletic Conference.

East Carolina track and field head coach Curt Kraft and his staff announced the signing of 11 student-athletes in the early signing period Monday. Eight women and three men will compete and attend East Carolina University for the 2015-16 school year.

The signing class is made up of 10 men and seven women, two of which are transfers and one that is an international student. The Pirates add 14 freshmen, two sophomores and one junior to the roster for the 2014-15 season.

Tynita Butts represented East Carolina well as she turned in a Top-5 showing at the 2014 USA Track and Field (USATF) Outdoor National Championships on Sunday.

Tynita Butts heads to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in the women's high jump at the 2014 USA Track & Field (USATF) Outdoor National Championships on Sunday, June 29,

After earning her sixth All-America selection, Tynita Butts was named Conference USA Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year for the first time in her career as voted on by the league's head coaches.

The East Carolina track and field program wrapped up a successful run during the 2013-14 school year over the weekend after a program-best 10 Pirates saw action at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships.

Tynita Butts tied for second place in the women's high jump at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships en route to earning her sixth-career All-America honor.