Throughout the 2010 year, the Athletic Department at Wayland Baptist University will celebrate its All- Decade Teams in each in-season sport. This week, it is time to announce the Pioneer Women's Track and Field Team of the Decade.

The All-Decade team is composed of outstanding performers on the track from 2000 through 2009.

Pioneer Women's Track All-Decade Team:

Purity Biwott (2008-2009):  The school record-holder in three individual events and as a member of five relay teams, Biwott won indoor national championships in both the indoor and outdoor 800m, the 1500m, and as a member of two 4x800m relay teams, and is a nine-time All-American.  She holds seven of the top ten WBU times in the outdoor 800m.

Erin Britton (2007-2009):  An eight-time All-American, Britton helped to establish new WBU records as a part of the indoor and outdoor DMR and 4x800m relay teams.  She was a part of two indoor national championship 4x800m relay teams, and was the NAIA runner-up in the 1000m.

Letitia Davis (2000-2001):  The 2001 Sooner Athletic Conference Most Valuable Athlete, Davis is a nine-time All-American and won indoor national championship honors as a part of the 2001 4x400m relay team.

Kydia Echols (2007-2008):  Echols is the school record-holder in the indoor 600y and 600m, and as a part of the indoor 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams.  An 11-time All-American, she won indoor national championships in both the indoor relay events.

Priscilla Edwards (2001-2004):  A six-time All-American, Edwards is the school record-holder in the Heptathlon.  She was runner-up in the event in 2004 at the NAIA Outdoor Championships and was also a part of the runner-up 4x100m relay team.

Letitia Gilkes (2000-2001):  Gilkes holds the school record in the indoor 800m.  She won the Indoor National Championship in the 600m and as a part of the 2001 4x400m relay team.  A six-time All-American, she was the runner-up in the 600m in her freshman season.

Caroline Karunde (2008-2009):  Karunde, a seven-time All-Amerian, owns the school record in the 1500m, the 5000m, and the Steeplechase.  She was also a part of the record-setting 4x800m relays and DMR in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.  She won indoor national championships in the 3000m and as a member of the 4x800m relay, and was the runner-up in the 5K and 10K.  

Latanya Nation (2008-2009):  Nation helped lead the Pioneer women to four straight NAIA Track & Field Championships.  An 11-time All-American, she owns the school records in the 60m Hurdles and the Pentathlon.  She is a two-time national champion as part of the 4x100m relay team, and won runner-up honors in the 60m Hurdles, the 100m Hurdles, and the Pentathlon.  She was also the 2008 Sooner Athletic Conference Most Valuable Athlete.

Caroline Oladipo (2005-2008):  A two-time national champion as a member of the 4x100m relay team, Oladipo is a nine-time All-American and was the national runner-up in the triple jump twice.  She holds the WBU record in the indoor triple jump and was a member fo the SMR relay team which established a new school mark at the 2008 Texas Relays.

Keliesha Ross (2007-2009):   A 13-time All-American, Ross won four national championships as a part of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.  The indoor 4x400m relay established a new school record in its championship run in 2007.  She also holds a school record as a part of the Sprint Medley Relay team competing in the 2008 Texas Relays.

Akisha Simmons (2004-2007):  Simmons is an 11-time All-American and a two-time national champion in the school-record holding indoor 4x400m relay and the outdoor 4x100m relay.  She was the runner-up in the 100m at the 2007 Outdoor Championships and the Most Valuable Athlete at the 2007 Sooner Athletic Conference Championships. 

Kimberly Smith (2008-2009):  The school record-holder in the indoor 55m, 60m, and 200m and the outdoor 100m, Smith is a two-time NAIA Indoor Champion in both the 60m and 200m, a two-time Outdoor Champion in the 100m and 200m and 4x100m relay in the first decade of the new century.  She earned 15 All-American designations during her first two seasons as a Pioneer.

WyKeisha Thompson (2000):  Thompson saved the best for last, finishing up her four years at Wayland with an Outdoor National Championship in the Hammer Throw in 2000.  She was also third place at the Indoor Nationals in the Weight Throw in 2000.