EAST GREENSBORO -- The numbers and accomplishments are staggering. 
 
As Duane Ross enters his final meet as the director of track and field programs at North Carolina A&T State University, he long ago cemented his legacy as a legendary figure in the history of A&T Athletics. 
 
But there is still more cement mixture to add. Ross wants to leave A&T with one more accomplishment. 
 
 A national title. 
 
The Aggies are in Eugene, Ore., for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. 
 
The Aggies men's outdoor track and field team begins competition on Wednesday with the 4x100-meter relay team at 7:32 p.m. eastern standard time. The ladies get started with senior Paula Salmon competing in the 100-meter hurdles at 9:32 p.m. EST on Thursday. The men will again compete on Friday before the women wrap up the championships on Saturday. 
 
The A&T men have a shot at the title if everything goes as planned. They are ranked eighth nationally, and they sent 11 to compete in seven different events. 
 
The Aggies competing on the men's side are Rasheem Brown (110mh), Shemar Chambers (4x400), Malcolm Croom-McFadden (4x100), Javonte' Harding (100m, 200m, 4x100); Reheem Hayles (4x400), Brandon Hicklin (long jump) Akeem Lindo (4x400), Cory Poole (400mh), Aveon Reid (400mh), Randolph Ross Jr. (400m, 4x400, 4x100) and Tavarius Wright (4x100).
 
On the women's side, Delecia McDuffie (400m), Grace Nwokocha (100m, 200m) and Paula Salmon (100mh) will compete.
 
No matter what happens in Eugene this week, however, the journey Ross has taken the Aggies on the past 10 years has been a memorable one. 
 
Indoor Track and Field 
 
Event National Champions: 4 
2019: Kayla White (women's 200 meters)
2021: Randolph Ross Jr., Daniel Stokes, Elijah Young, Trevor Stewart (men's 4x400-meter relay)
2022: Javonte' Harding (men's 200m); Randolph Ross Jr. (men's 400m)
 
NCAA Indoor Accomplishments By The Numbers
4 National Event Championships (1 woman) 
9 Different Aggies Qualified Multiple Times for NCAA Nationals (5 different women) 
9 Different Aggies Earned Multiple First-Team All-American Honors (3 women) 
11 is the number of times the Aggies had an individual qualify for NCAA nationals in the 60-meter hurdles (6 times on the women's side) ... That is the highest number of qualifiers for any event at indoor nationals under Ross.  
12 Different Aggies Earned Second-Team All-American Honors 
16 Different Aggies Earned First-Team All-American Accolades (4 women) 
23 Different Aggies Qualified for NCAA Indoor National (5 different women)
29 Different Aggies Won Multiple Event Indoor Conference Championships (15 women)  
61 Different Aggies Won Event Indoor Conference Championships (30 women)
79 is the number of event conference championships the Aggies won under Ross. The women won 40 of those championships. The Aggies' most successful event under Ross was the men's 60m and the women's 60h with seven champions apiece. 
 
Honors and Awards
2017: Duane Ross (MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach).
2018: Duane Ross (MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach).
2019: Kayla White (NCAA Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, The Bowerman Watch List, MEAC Women's Outstanding Performer -- Runner); Duane Ross (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Coach of the Year, MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach; MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach); Aaron Wilkerson (MEAC Men's Outstanding Performer -- Field Events); Regan Kimtai (MEAC Men's Outstanding Performer -- Runner).
2020: Duane Ross (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Coach of the Year; MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach); Regan Kimtai (MEAC Men's Outstanding Performer -- Runner); Loren James (MEAC Women's Outstanding Performer -- Field Events).
2021: Randolph Ross Jr. (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year).
2022: Duane Ross (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Coach of the Year; Big South Women's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year); Randolph Ross Jr. (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year); Rasheem Brown (Big South Men's Most Outstanding Performer); Markevus Jackson (Big South Men's Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year); Ron Garner (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Assistant Coach of the Year).
 
Conference Championships: 9 
2017: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions
2018: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions
2019: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions 
2020: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions 
2022: Big South Women's Champions
 
Outdoor Track and Field 
 
Event National Champions: 4 
2021: Cambrea Sturgis (women's 100 meters and 200 meters); Randolph Ross Jr., Daniel Stokes, Akeem Sirleaf, Trevor Stewart (men's 4x400-meter relay); Randolph Ross Jr. (men's 400 meters)
 
NCAA Outdoor Accomplishments By The Numbers
4 National Event Championships (2 women's event titles)  
7 Different Aggies Earned Multiple Second-Team All-American honors (3 different women) 
9 Different Aggies Earned Multiple First-Team All-American Accolades (3 different women) 
9 is the number of times an Aggie qualified for the women's 100m at NCAA outdoor nationals. That is the highest number of qualifiers for any event at outdoor nationals under Ross. 
16 Different Aggies Earned Second-Team All-American Recognition (7 different women)
17 is the number of times apiece an Aggie has qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round in the men's 100m and the men's 200m. That is the highest number of qualifiers for any event at the east prelim under Ross. 
21 Different Aggies Qualified for Multiple Times for NCAA Nationals (6 different women)  
25 Different Aggies Earned First-Team All-American Honors (8 different women) 
40 Different Aggies Qualified Multiple Times for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (15 different women)
46 Different Aggies Qualified for NCAA Nationals (15 different women) 
50 Different Aggies Won Multiple Outdoor Conference Championships (21 different women) 
79 Different Aggies Qualified for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (32 women)
87 Different Aggies Won Event Outdoor Conference Championships (37 different women)
119 is the number of event conference championships the Aggies won under Ross. The women won 56 of those championships. The Aggies had the most success in the men's 4x100. They won it eight times. 
 
Honors and Awards
2017: Chris Belcher (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year);
Duane Ross (MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach).
2018: Duane Ross (MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach).
2019: Kayla White (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Athlete of the Year, The Bowerman Watch List, MEAC Women's Outstanding Performer – Runner); Duane Ross (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Coach of the Year, USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Coach of the Year, MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach). 
2021: Trevor Stewart (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year); Cambrea Sturgis (USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Athlete of the Year); Duane Ross (NCAA co-National Men's Coach of the Year, USTFCCCA Southeast Region Men's Coach of the Year, USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Coach of the Year, MEAC Men's Outstanding Coach, MEAC Women's Outstanding Coach); Loren James (MEAC Women's Outstanding Performer – Field Events); G'Jasmyne Butler (MEAC Women's Outstanding Performer – Runner); Javonte' Harding (MEAC Men's Outstanding Performer – Runner); Ron Garner (USTFCCCA Men's Assistant Coach of the Year). 
2022: Randolph Ross Jr. (Big South Men's Outstanding Performer); Brayden Hodgest (Big South Men's Freshman of the Year); Morris Kimble III (Big South Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year); Grace Nwokocha (Big South Women's Outstanding Performer, Big South Women's Freshman of the Year); Duane Ross (Big South Women's Coach of the Year).
 
Conference Championships: 7 
2017: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions
2018: MEAC Men's Champions
2019: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions
2021: MEAC Men's Champions; MEAC Women's Champions