HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – With the close of the most unique season in program history, the Alabama A&M Sports Information Office is counting down the Top-10 stories of the 2020-21 season throughout the summer. Today, we continue with the No. 5 story of the season – Women's Track & Field Brings Home Championships and Numerous Honors.
 
Make sure to check www.AAMUSports.com every Friday to catch the latest release.
 
Story No. 5: Women's Track & Field Brings Home Championships and Numerous Honors
Alabama A&M women's track & field excelled throughout both the indoor and outdoor campaigns, racking up championships, annual and weekly honors and an NCAA East Preliminaries berth over the course of 12 meets.
 
Following a four indoor meet regular season, the Bulldogs would shine at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championships, despite them being delayed nearly a week due to inclement weather.
 
Undeterred, they came away with five All-SWAC honors on Day 1 before picking up two more on the final day. Senior Danice Loney (Melbourne, Fla.) would anchor that performance as she delivered an individual championship in the pole vault and fellow senior Sabria Wooten (Dallas, Ga.) claimed her third All-Conference honor of the weekend.
 
The regular season would also see a sweep of the SWAC weekly awards by Loney and freshman Kaan Oliver (Pike Road, Ala.) on January 28 while Loney would go back-to-back the following week.
 
That would be a precursor to an outdoor season that would see five more SWAC honors with four by senior Akia Slaughter (Smyrna, Ga.) on March 30, April 4, April 27 and May 4 with the first of those being a sweep with Loney.
 
As impressive as their performance was at the indoor championships, A&M would deliver a dominant outing at the 2021 SWAC Outdoor Championships. They would come away with a whopping 11 All-Conference honors, headlined by a second straight pole vault title by Loney behind a league-record effort.
 
With the exemplary season she had produced to that point, Slaughter was not done as she became only the second Bulldog to earn a trip to the NCAA Division I East Preliminaries since at least 2010. She would earn that trip to Jacksonville, Florida with qualifying marks in both the 100- and 200-meters.
 
All tolled, Alabama A&M women's track & field delivered a 2020-21 season that saw them compile 18 All-SWAC honorees, eight weekly award winners and an individual NCAA postseason appearance to rank in the top five moments of this year's countdown.
 
The Schedule
Every Friday throughout the Summer and leading up to the 2021-22 preseason, the SID Office will release the list one at a time beginning with the No. 10 story on June 4. The No. 1 story in Alabama A&M Athletics, as chosen by the Sports Information Office, will be released on Friday, August 6.
 
Countdown to the Top-10 Alabama A&M Athletics Stories from 2020-21
No. 1 – Coming August 6
No. 2 – Coming July 30
No. 3 – Coming July 23
No. 4 – Coming July 16
No. 5 – Women's Track & Field Brings Home Championships and Numerous Honors (July 9)
No. 6 – Women's Basketball's Dariauna Lewis Delivers Season For The Ages (July 2)
No. 7 – Men's Tennis Earns First SWAC Championship and NCAA Tournament Berth (June 25)
No. 8 – Softball's Coe Bursts Onto The Scene With Award Winning Season (June 18)
No. 9 – Women's Soccer Produces Record-Setting Defensive Effort In Spring Campaign (June 11)
No. 10 – Baseball Delivers DI Era Record-Tying Seven-Game Win Streak (June 4)
Honorable Mention (June 2)