Senior Spotlight: Roxine Chambers, Women's Track

4.29.20

Roxine Chambers holds the D&E indoor school records in the 200m (25.78) and 400m (58.02) and is part of the 4x400 meter relay team that set a new school record at the 2020 MEC Indoor Championships.

Name: Roxine Chambers
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland (originally from St. Catherine, Jamaica)
Major: Accounting and Finance

Chambers also holds the D&E outdoor record in the 400-meter dash (57.65) in addition to the 4x100 and 4x100 relays.

Chambers TFFRs Page

Most Memorable Moment (Your Sport): Each time my team and I celebrated after breaking a record.
Most Memorable Moment (Outside Your Sport): Becoming Homecoming Princess.

Chambers was named the Mountain East Conference Indoor Athlete of the Week on January 14

Who would you consider a role model from your time at D&E? Coach Pyles and Coach Lane
Favorite Song: Unstoppable by Sia and You Say by Lauren Diagle (before EVERY race)
Favorite Sports Team: The United States and Jamaica’s Women National Soccer Teams
Favorite Meal: Escovitch Fish and Breadfruit
Other Hobbies: Learning Languages, singing, writing, playing instruments
Future Plans Following Graduation: Wherever the Lord takes me, follow me @_tamtam07 to see.

Chambers is a two-sport athlete at Davis & Elkins, also playing on the women's soccer team. She is pictured above with her family and head coach Declan McGill (left) at Nuttall Field.

Know that it is a privilege to be able to play your sport, so wear your uniform with pride. Don’t stop believing in your dreams and always work hard. Know that your teammates will become your family, so you’re never alone.

Roxine Chambers on her message to future D&E student-athletes

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