Hampton senior Francena McCorory earned All-American honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Monday, by virtue of her third NCAA title in the 400-meter dash.
McCorory won the title, her first outdoor crown, on Friday at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon when she ran a season-best 50.69.
Joining McCorory on the 400-meter dash All-American list are: Auburn's Joanna Atkins, Oregon's Keshia Baker, Texas A&M's Jessica Beard, South Carolina's Brandi Cross, Arkansas' Regina George, Columbia's Sharey Hale, Mississippi State's Jody-Ann Muir and Arkansas' Shelise Williams.
Already the 2009-10 USTFCCCA Indoor Female Track Athlete of the Year, McCorory also earned All-American honors for the 2009-10 indoor season. She was also an All-American in the 400-meter dash in the 2009 outdoor and 2008-09 indoor seasons.
She won the 2009 NCAA indoor title with a 51.54, before defending that crown this past March with an American-record 50.54.
This is another in a long list of accolades for McCorory, who in May was named First Team All-MEAC in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay - to go along with her First Team All-MEAC honors during the indoor season in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay.
Her performance at the MEAC Indoor Championships earned McCorory the Most Outstanding Runner award.
McCorory, a three-time MEAC Athlete of the Week during the 2009-10 academic year, was First Team All-MEAC in the outdoor 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash last season, while also earning indoor First Team All-MEAC honors in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay.
McCorory was also named First Team All-MEAC after taking the outdoor title in 2008.