Entering the final day of the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Houston, the Knights were down, but not out.
UCF used a come-from-behind effort on the final day of the Championship, scoring a school-record 123.5 points from competition, propelling the Knights from ninth place to first.
The Knights took home their first C-USA indoor track and field title in school history.
"I am very proud of the entire team," 2011 C-USA Coach of the Year Caryl Smith Gilbert said in a release. "We won with a total-team effort and as a coach that is all you can ask for. Everyone understood what they needed to do individually so that we could achieve our collective goal, which was winning this championship."
The Knights' first C-USA indoor track title matches the success of the outdoor track and field team, who won their first conference title last year.
Freshman Aurieyall Scott had an NCAA championship qualifying time of 7.24 in the 60 meters, tying a freshman and school record.
"To have Aurieyall win and pick up that honor is great, but having it come alongside the championship makes it that much more special," Smith Gilbert said.
The Knights dominated the 60-meter hurdles as junior Jackie Coward, junior Karessa Farley, senior Micaela Wimberly and junior Ashley Bolling finished the race in first through fourth place, respectively.
Coward's first-place time of 8.16 seconds was a C-USA Indoor Championship record.
"To have all the personal awards accompany the team achievement makes the day very special," Smith Gilbert said.
The 4x400-meter relay team led by senior Champelle Brown dominated the competition, finishing in first place ahead of East Carolina by nearly a second and a half.
"Champelle, Jackie, Karessa and so many others today stepped up and solidified this team effort that ultimately led to winning the title," Smith Gilbert said.
The indoor track team will look to cap off its historic season on March 11-12 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in College Station, Texas.
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