UNLV Rebels track and field
American college track and field team
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The UNLV Rebels track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The team is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Myron Partridge Stadium.[2]
| UNLV Rebels track and field | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Head coach | Carmelita Jeter |
| Conference | MW |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Outdoor track | Myron Partridge Stadium |
| Nickname | Rebels |
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] |
The program is coached by Carmelita Jeter.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]
The UNLV men's track team was cut following the 1981 season. Both indoor and outdoor track were cut along with women's volleyball and tennis under a plan by then-President Leonard Goodall.[5] The men's team was coached by Al McDaniels.[6]
Heptathlete Sheila Tarr won the program's first individual title in 1984. Her father Jerry Tarr had won NCAA titles for Oregon in 1962.[7]
Postseason
AIAW
The Rebels have had 5 individual AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.[8]
| AIAW All-Americans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | Name | Event | Place |
| 1975 Outdoor | Beatrice Emodi | Long jump | 5th |
| 1976 Outdoor | Linda Cornelius | Pentathlon | 4th |
| 1977 Outdoor | Unknown | 4 × 110 yards relay | 2nd |
| Unknown | |||
| Unknown | |||
| Unknown | |||
| 1977 Outdoor | Cecelia Branch | Sprint medley relay | 3rd |
| Nedra Washington | |||
| Emma Jean Major | |||
| Delores Lee Render | |||
| 1979 Outdoor | Lisa Thompson | 100 meters | 2nd |
| 1979 Outdoor | Cecelia Branch | 100 meters hurdles | 3rd |
| 1980 Outdoor | Ann Crump | Pentathlon | 3rd |
| 1981 Indoor | Lisa Thompson | 60 meters | 3rd |
NCAA
As of August 2025[update], a total of 27 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality). No men achieved All-American status before the team was dropped by the 1982 season.[9][10]