Women's Race at 10:15 a.m.; Men's Race at 10:45 a.m. Meet Central GREENVILLE, N.C. Oct. 11, 2012 - The East Carolina men's and women's cross country teams are on the road this weekend at the 2012 NCAA Pre-Nationals on Saturday, Oct. 13, at E.P. `Tom' Sawyer State Park hosted by the University of Louisville. The day's competition kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with the men's Red race. The women's Red race follows at ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 19, 2012 - Michael Murray has been named assistant men's tennis coach at East Carolina University, announced head coach Shawn Heinchon on Thursday. Murray joins the Pirates after spending five years as the head boy's and girl's varsity tennis coach at Forsyth Country Day School in Winston-Salem. During his five years at Forsyth Country Day, Murray helped guide the Furies to four boys' ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 19, 2012 - East Carolina sophomore nose tackle Terry Williams has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities effective immediately following a drug-related arrest according to an announcement from head football coach Ruffin McNeill Thursday afternoon. The decision came hours after McNeill and ECU athletics officials were made aware of late Wednesday night charges of possessio ...

IRVING, Texas July 19, 2012 - East Carolina graduate Kimmy Cummings and rising junior Matt Milner have both been selected as the Conference USA Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year for their respective sports, according to an announcement Thursday by league commissioner Britton Banowsky. The C-USA honor is presented to the top student-athlete in each conference-sponsored sport. The award is based on academic achieve ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 18, 2012 - Former Hickory High School standout Jada Payne has completed a grant-in-aid agreement to attend East Carolina and join the women's basketball program beginning with the 2012-13 campaign, according to an announcement Wednesday by head coach Heather Macy. Payne, a 6-2 combo guard and wing player, will sit out the upcoming season due to NCAA rules regarding transfer students an ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 16, 2012 - The kickoff time for East Carolina's non-conference contest against South Carolina, scheduled for Sept. 8 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, has been set for 12:21 p.m. (EDT) to accommodate a live SEC Network regional television broadcast and ESPN3 stream according to an announcement from the Southeastern Conference Monday. 2012 SEC Network Affiliates The Pirates will op ...

GUANAJUATO, Mexico - While East Carolina junior All-America Tynita Butts has won a number of events on home soil the last several seasons, she can now add an international title to her repertoire as she captured the high jump gold medal at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) U23 Championships held this weekend in Mexico. NACAC U23 Championships Results Butts and Canadian Michelle Theo ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. --- Kirstin Buchanan Burgess has been named assistant women's tennis coach at East Carolina University announced head coach Tom Morris on Wednesday. "It is a great opportunity to have Kirstin a part of our program again," said Morris. "It was a wonderful experience to have her in our program as a player, and I'm elated that she will be joining our staff this year as our assistant coach. I'm ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 12, 2012 - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named the East Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving squads Scholar All-America Teams for the 2012 spring semester this week. The ECU women compiled a 3.58 cumulative GPA during the reporting period for the award, ranking fourth in the nation among NCAA Division I programs behind Clemson (3.62), Alabama (3. ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. July 13, 2012 - Former Pirate standout Ben Sanderson has been named assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, while also serving as the hitting and outfield instructor at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head baseball coach Billy Godwin Friday. Prior to his return to ECU, Sanderson served four years as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic University working wit ...