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Location ..............................................Charleston, SCFounded ............................................................. 1842Enrollment ......................................................... 1,800Colors ................................... Citadel Blue and WhiteAffiliation ......................................... NCAA Division IConference ...................................................SouthernNickname .........................................Bulldogs, CadetsPresident .......Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds, USMC ret.Director of Athletics .............................. Les RobinsonFaculty Athletic Rep. ..... Lt. Col. William SharbroughSenior Associate AD ............................ Ray WhitemanAssociate AD/Compliance ........................... Ed Steers
Quick Facts ................................................................. 1Credits ......................................................................... 1Roster .......................................................................... 2Schedule ..................................................................... 3Head Coach Jody Huddleston ................................... 4Assistant Coach Kris Kut ............................................. 5Assistant Coach Brian Johnson .................................. 5Men’s Track & Field Outlook ..................................... 6Men’s Cross Country Reveiw ...................................... 7Women’s Track & Field Outlook ................................ 8Women’s Cross Country Review ................................. 9Meet the Bulldogs ..................................................... 10Record Book ..............................................................21Hall of Fame ............................................................. 24President, Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds, USMC Ret .. 25Athletic Director, Les Robinson ................................ 26About The Citadel ............................................... 27-30Charleston, SC ..................................................... 31-32
The 2003-04 Citadel Cross Country and Track & Fieldmedia guide was produced by The Citadel AthleticMedia Relations Department (Erica Brammer, MikeHayden, Kevin Rhodes, Al Buddin and Noelle Orr).The Cross Country, Track & Field office providedsignificant assistance. Design and layout was doneusing Adobe PageMaker 7.0 and Adobe Photoshop7.0. Photography was provided by Russ Pace, JodyHuddleston and Olan Mills. Some pictures can bepurchased through Russ Pace at 843.953.5013.Special thanks to Angela Hayden, Tammy Plaster andThe Citadel Print Shop.
Associate AD/Special Events .............. Andy SolomonAssistant AD/Facilities ........................ Mike GroshonAssistant AD/Event Management .......Robby BennettDirector of Media Relations .................. Mike HaydenAssociate MRD ......................................Kevin RhodesAssistant MRD .....................................Erica BrammerDirector of Sports Medicine ............... Andy ClawsonAssociateAD/Director of Marketing ... Chuck BeddingfieldAssistant Director of Marketing ...........Trisha OhmanBusiness Manager ................................. Lynn MeadorAthletic Department Phone ................. 843.953.5070
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COACHING STAFF
Head Coach ....................................Jody Huddleston................................................. (South Alabama, ‘77)
Assistant Coaches ............. Kris Kut (The Citadel, ‘00)................Brian Johnson (Charleston Southern, ‘98)
Office Phone ......................................... 843.953.5900
MEDIA RELATIONS
Cross Country, Track & Field Contact ... Erica BrammerBrammer’s E-mail ............ [email protected] Phone .......................................... 843.953.5120Office Fax ...............................................843.953.5058Mailing Address ................................. 171 Moultrie St.................................................. McAlister Field House................................................. Charleston, SC 29409
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NAME CLASS EVENTS HOMETOWNMONESHA BOOKER SO. SPRINTS AIKEN, SCCHRISTEN COX FR. SPRINTS/JAVELIN COLUMBUS, NCMIRIAM CRAWFORD SO. SPRINTS MT. PLEASANT, SCCLARA CROSSMAN FR. DISTANCE SACRAMENTO, CASTEFANIE FARRIS SO. DISTANCE WASILLA, AKLAURA G ISINGER JR. DISTANCE ELIZABETH, NJALEXIS GONZALEZ SO. POLE VAULT/SPRINTS TAMPA, FLBRITTNEY GUERRY SR. DISTANCE CHARLESTON, SCELIZABETH HARRIS SR DISTANCE GLADSTONE, MOLAURA HEWSTON FR. DISTANCE SUMMERVILLE, SCSTEPHANIE MCNEILL FR. THROWS SUMMERVILLE, SCLIDIA MURILLO SR. DISTANCE GERMANTOWN, MDMARY PARK FR. DISTANCE CONWAY, SCKELLY PESTERFIELD JR. SPRINTS GOOSE CREEK, SCAMANDA RAWL FR. DISTANCE HONEA PATH, SCMANDA ROGERS JR. MIDDLE D ISTANCE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GAROSE RODRIGUEZ SR. SPRINTS OVIEDO, FLMARTHA SKINNER SO. JAVELIN ST. CATHERINES, ONTMARY THORNTON JR. SPRINTS SAVANNAH, GAOPAL VAUGHN FR. MIDDLE D ISTANCE VIRGINIA BEACH, VAKASEY WHITE SO. DISTANCE BOUTTE, LA
JOHN AUER FR. HURDLES FRANKLIN, TNERICK AUSTIN JR. THROWS ATLANTA, GAVINCE BECHTEL JR. MIDDLE D ISTANCE TAYLORS, SCJOHN BEDNARCZYK FR. HURDLES TOMS RIVER, NJMARCUS BUTLER SO. MIDDLE D ISTANCE CHERAW, SCMARCUS CARTER SR. JUMPS/JAVELIN JACKSONVILLE, FLMARCUS COHEN SR. SPRINTS SPARTANBURG, SCALEX CROSKEY FR. THROWS PITTSBURG, CATHOMAS CUMMINGS SO. HURDLES WALHALLA, SCCURTIS DAYSON FR. HURDLES JOHNS ISLAND, SCZACH D IBOIS FR. THROWS COCHRAN, GAROBERT DRUCE FR. DISTANCE MT. PLEASANT, SCCAMERON EASLEY FR. SPRINTS DRUID HILLS, GACHRIS FRANKLIN SR. THROWS CAPE CANAVERAL, FLNICK GASTLEY JR. DISTANCE MARIETTA, GAGEORGE GLOD SO. MIDDLE D ISTANCE SOUTHPORT, CTMATTHEW HOLMES FR. DISTANCE TAYLORS, SCROBERT KILLIAN SR. DISTANCE VARNVILLE, SCTONY KIMBROUGH SR. MIDDLE D ISTANCE MARIETTA, GACHARLES KUTZ FR. DISTANCE ANDERSON, SCMATTHEW MIDGETTE FR. DISTANCE NEWPORT NEWS, VAPHILLIP OBIE SR. DISTANCE MONKS CORNER, SCCHRIS PETTY SO. THROWS COLUMBIA, SCTHOMAS PRESSLEY FR. SPRINTS LAKE CITY, SCALEX PRINCE SR. SPRINTS ATLANTA, GAANTHONY QUEBODEAUX FR. DISTANCE CLEVELAND, OHMARC QUESENBERRY JR. DISTANCE FLOYD, VAHUNTER REID SR. DECATHLON GREENVILLE, SCJOEL SMITH FR. DISTANCE WASHINGTON, WVTRAVIS TAYLOR SR. DECATHLON RADCLIFF, KYRYAN THERIOT SR. DISTANCE BREAUX BRIDGE, LADANIEL THOMPSON SO. POLE VAULT HOWARD CITY, MIDEMAJ WILEY SR. JUMPS ORLANDO, FLWILLIAM WILSON FR. DISTANCE COLUMBIA, SCQUINTIN WRIGHT FR. SPRINTS CHARLESTON, SC
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Date Event Location TimeMar. 6 Savannah State Savannah, GA 9 AMMar. 13 Coastal Eye Opener Conway, SC 9 AMMar. 19-20 Weems Baskin Relays Columbia, SC 3 PMMar. 25-27 Florida Relays Gainsville, FL 9 AMApril 3 Furman Quad Meet* Greensville, SC 9 AMApril 7 South Carolina State Championships Columbia, SC 1 PMApril 10 Spec Town Relays Athens, GA 8 AMApril 17 Elon Invitational* Elon, NC 8 AMApril 22-24 Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA 8 AMApril 24 Irwin Belk Invitational Davidson, NC 10 AMMay 1-2 SoCon Championships Cullowhee, NC 8 AMMay 14-15 Reebok Invitational Atlanta, GA 8 AMMay 28-19 NCAA-East Regional Gainsville, FL 8 AM
* Denotes Southern Conference Opponents
OUTDOOR
Date Event Location TimeJan. 24 US Navy Invitational Annapolis, MD 12 noonJan. 30-31 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 9 AMFeb. 6-7 Blue Hen Invite Newark, DE 9 AMFeb. 21 Gamecock Invitational Collumbia, SC 12 noonFeb. 27-28 SoCon Championships Johnson City, TN 9 AM
INDOOR
Date Event Location ResultAug. 29 College of Charleston Invitational Hollywood, SC 2ndSept.5 South Carolina Invitational Columbia, SC 1stSept. 13 Davidson Invitational Davidson, NC 5thSept. 27 The Citadel Invitational James Island County Park, SC 2ndOct. 11 Furman Invitational Greenville, SC 7thOct. 18 Winthrop Invitational Rock Hill, SC 3rdNov. 1 SoCon Championships Davidson, NC 8thNov. 15 NCAA District III Greenville, NC No Team Score
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At the helm of The Citadel’s track and cross-country teams, JodyHuddleston has his eyes focused on the future. Since Huddleston tookcommand 18 years ago he has watched 11 indoor and 12 outdoortrack and field records fall. To date, 150 members earned All-Southern conference laurels, 43 of which were individual champions.
The 2002-03 season was great for the Bulldogs as Huddleston led themen’s outdoor team to its second fourth-place finish in four years atits league championships. The men’s 4x100m relay team, comprisedof seniors Kenyon Doyle, J.T. Marbury, Charles Watson and JeffWitherspoon represented the Bulldogs at the Penn Relays and tookThe Citadel’s third consecutive title in the event.
Huddleston recruited his first female in 1997, Mandy Garcia, whobecame The Citadel’s first-ever female student-athlete. Two yearslater, Peaches Hudson took second in the heptathlon and captured theinstitution’s first female All-Southern Conference title. In 2000,
Huddleston led his first female team to eighth place at the SoCon tournament and most recently saw thesuccessful performances of freshmen Clara Crossman and Laura Hewston as they recorded some of TheCitadel’s best times at the 5K and 6K distance.
Huddleston came to The Citadel from Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee, OK, where he served as head coachfor seven years. In 1984, he earned NAIA District IX Coach ofthe Year honors. Earlier that year, the Bison finished second atthe league championships, the best track performance in 10years.
An all-America decathlete at Florida Community College,Huddleston set a new national, decathlon long jump, JuniorCollege record in 1975. He transferred to South Alabama andestablished two school records. Huddleston graduated in 1977with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education andearned a master’s degree two years later in education from thesame institution.
Huddleston and his wife, Mary Ellen, have two children, Ryan(19) and Callie (14).
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Brian Johnson enters his fourth year as a Bulldog assistant coach where hisprimary responsibilities remain with the distance runners. During Johnson’sfour-year span, the distance runners have shattered nine school records andset several marks on The Citadel’s top-ten lists.
Prior to joining The Citadel staff, he served as an assistant coach at FurmanUniversity from 1998-2000 while earning his M.A. in Health and ExerciseScience. In these two years his athletes collected 18 all-Southern Conferencehonors and set 12 school records.
Johnson received his B.S. in Physical Education from Charleston Southern in1998. As a member of the track and cross country teams, he was twicenamed to the Big South all-Academic Team and received all-Big South Con-ference recognition in the 3000m steeplechase.
Johnson continues to run in several local road races and last spring he traveled north to compete in the2003 Boston Marathon and married the former Emily Eades of Louisville, KY this past summer
Kris Kut, a member of The Citadel class of 2000, begins his third year as across country and track and field assistant. Like Huddleston, Kut haswatched as six men’s records have fallen.
During his years as a cadet at The Military College of South Carolina, Kutcaptured the Southern Conference javelin title three times, while earning all-conference accolades four times. With a throw of 204-10 in 2000, heestablished a new school record.
As a senior, Kut earned a spot at the Penn Relays and finished seventh. Hetook first at several other key meets including the Furman Invitational. The1999 season was a good year for Kut as he finished second at the SoContournament in the javelin and third at the Duke and Clemson Relays and as afreshman. Kut also earned the opportunity to represent The Citadel at the
1997 Junior National Track and Field meet in St. Louis, Mo.
A member of The Citadel class of 2000, Kut also earned his Master’s in Physical Education from TheCitadel’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies in 2003. Kut, born January 20, 1978, married theformer Holly Jones of Mechanicsville, VA this past summer.
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The 2003 campaign continued one of the moresuccessful runs in recent Bulldog track historycapturing the 4x100 Penn Relay trophy en routeto the third consecutive second-place finish at
the Southern Conference Championships.
The men have their work cut out as they lose allbut one member of the 4x100 and 4x400-metersquads to graduation. “We will miss KenyonDoyle, J.T. Marbury, Jeff Witherspoon andCharles Watson,” remarked head coach JodyHuddleston, “and the points they have scoredover the past four years.” This years’ squadbegins a new cycle with freshman competing forfour years. Thomas Pressley, Cameron Easley,Curtis Dayson and Quintin Wright will mostlikely develop into the same type team as Doyle,Marbury, Witherspoon and Watson. Coacheshope this squad will have similar results.
Sprints:People may speculate who the Bulldogs willturn to, as large holes are left in The Citadelslate. Alex Prince, a senior from Atlanta, GA,will shoulder the brunt of these pressures. He
will mentor a talentpacked, young team, as heis poised to repeat as the400-meter champion inthe Southern Conference.In order to remain atopthe conference in theindoor and outdoor4x400 relay, freshmenDayson, Pressley andWright will need to con-tribute without delay.Senior Marcus Cohen sethis sights on being tabbed to the 4x400-meterrelay squad with Prince while surpassing hispersonal-best of 49.13 in the 400-meter. TheBulldogs face a difficult task as they must re-place the entire 4x100-meter relay squad thatwon three Penn Relays championships, reset theschool record, and secured three SouthernConference hon-ors.
Throws:Senior ChrisFranklin, alongwith sophomoreChris Petty, willassume largershot, discus andhammer throwingresponsibilities.This duo shouldturn a few headsin the conference.The senior trio ofMarcus Carter,Travis Taylor andHunter Reid willlaunch the javelinsince junior ErickAustin will bemissing from the
CHRIS PETTY
L to R: Jeff Witherspoon, J.T. Marbury, Charles Watsonand Kenyon Doyle
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2004 Bulldog slate. Austin will likely miss theentire season as he recovers from an injury,suffered at last season’s Outdoor SouthernConference Championships.
Jumps/Multi-Events:Taylor will handle high jump duties along withthe nine other events encompassed in the de-cathlon. After last years second-place finish, hehopes to remain among the SoCon’s elite.Taylor’s training partner, Reid, will attempt torise in the conference standings as he trainedand improved dramatically during the off-season. With Taylor as the Bulldog’s stronghold in the high jump, seniors Demaj Wileyand Marcus Carter will fill the triple jump slate.
Distance:Senior Robert Killian will pace the distancecategory in his final season with the Bulldogs.Killian is primed for a superb final season afterperforming well in the fall on the trails. Killianwill be supported in the steeplechase, 5,000-and 3,000-meters by juniors Nick Gastley, MarcQuesenberry and freshmen Matt Holmes, WillWilson andCharles Kutz.Great resultscould be seen inthe middledistances assenior TonyKimbrough,junior VinceBechtel andsophomoreMarcus Butlerwill participatein the 800-meterand 1,500-meter.
The 2003 cross country season was as muchabout who was injured as it was about who ranwell for the Bulldogs.
On the men’s side, The Citadel’s number twoand three runners were injured before the firstmeet. Junior Nick Gastley suffered a season-ending injury early on, while junior VinceBechtel returned to the slate to make a valiantattempt at theSouthern Confer-ence champion-ships as theBulldogs’ fourthrunner. Teamcaptain and num-ber one runnersenior RobertKillian ran well atthe end of theseason, but fellshort of his per-sonal expectations.Junior MarcQuesenberry hadhis best season asa Bulldog, setting apersonal best of26:50 at theWinthrop Invita-tional. Quesenberry also stepped up to helpmentor a very talented group of freshmen inMatt Holmes, William Wilson and CharlesKutz. All three freshmen made huge stridesduring the season and Huddleston and his staffare excited about the future of Citadel crosscountry.
Assistant coach Brian Johnson continues torecruit a talented class of distance runners. Hisefforts will be seen next season as Johnson willnow have a squad consisting of his recruitsfrom seniors to freshmen.
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Head coach Jody Huddleston and his staff lookfor the women to improve on the 2002-2003performance, as the young team from last sea-son has matured and a solid class of newcomersjoins the squad. The women will depend onstrong leadership from the Bulldogs lone se-nior, Rose Rodriguez, as they prepare for theupcoming season.
Sprints:Joining Rodriguez, junior Kelly Pesterfield andsophomores Monesha Booker, MiriamCrawford and Alexis Gonzalez will form therelay teams and handle most of the sprintevents. Gonzalez, last year’s lone pole vaulterfor The Citadel, proved she possessed talent inother places than the field, and thus earned aspot on the Bulldog’s sprint team. Gonzalez ranthe anchor leg of the 4x400m squad as they set anew school record at last year’s Furman Invita-
tional. Booker will be relied upon heavily asshe obtained oneyear of experience atthe collegiate level in2003. After lastyear’s results ofnothing less than thetop-three at theFurman Invitational,Huddleston’s staff,as well as The Cita-del, will expect greatthings from thisyoung lady and willonce again force theconference to takenote.
Jumps/Throws:With the depar-ture of last year’sseniors ShirleyGodfrey andCatrina Moore, alarge hole hasbeen left in thethrowing eventsand the Bulldogshave their workcut out for them.Huddlestonexpects greatthings fromfreshmanStephanieMcNeill, hopingthat she willmaintain orsurpass her
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Assistant coach Brian Johnson brought in TheCitadel’s most talented group of women run-ners to date. Along with the men’s team, thewomen had their own battle with injury.
Freshman Laura Hewston proved her abilitiesimmediately, as she ran in the number one spotfrom day one. Unfortunately Hewston suffereda hamstring injury that hindered her the lastthree meets. Hewston became the Bulldog’ssecond fastest female 5K distance runner at TheCitadel Invitational.Her personal-best of19:43, run at The Cita-del Invitational, gaveher the fourth fastestcross country time ever.In the same race, Hew-ston became the sec-ond fastest femaledistance runner at TheCitadel.
Freshman Clara Cross-man missed the firstfew meets due to aninjury and upon her return, ran a personal bestof 19:51. This gave her the seventh fastest timein Bulldog history. In the same race, Crossmanbecame The Citadel’s fifth fastest female. Hew-ston and Crossman became two of only sixfemales in Citadel cross country history to run a5K in under 20 minutes. The number threerunner, freshman Amanda Rawl, also struggledwith an injury for almost the entire season.Rawl ran 21:14 at South Carolina and then 21:17at Davidson, which is one of the more difficultcourses in the conference, before she sufferedan injury. Two walk-on seniors, Lidia Murilloand Elizabeth Harris, who knocked two min-utes off their 5K times, along with junior LauraGisinger rounded out the top six on this year’steam.
average high school distance. Once again thisyear, Gonzalez represents the Bulldogs as thelone pole-vaulter. She vaulted her way into TheCitadel record books as Gonzalez achieved anew height of 9.6 ft. Junior Kelly Pesterfield willreturn as The Citadel’s mainstay in the longjump.
Distance:Laura Gisinger returns as the Bulldogs top-distance runner and will get some much neededand deserved help from a gifted group of fresh-men in Laura Hewston, Amanda Rawl, andClara Crossman. These freshmen proved theirtalent and made an immediate impact duringthe 2003 cross country season. Huddlestonexpects them to only get better during the in-door and outdoor track seasons as he believesThe Citadel has not seen its ultimate potential.
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CARTERJUMPS & JAVELIN
SENIOR
JACKSONVILLE, FL
MARCUS
COHENSPRINTS
SENIORSPARTANBURG, SC
CHRIS
FRANKLINTHROWS
SENIOR
CAPE CANAVERAL , FL
2004… Expected to surpass his personal-best of 184’5 (javelin)and continue climbing The Citadel’s javelin all-time list asCarter currently ranks fourth… 2003... Captured all-state andall-conference hon-ors... took second-place in the javelin atthe Outdoor SoConChampionships with atoss of 165’5 whiletriple jumping 45’10 toplace eighth... hurledthe javelin to claim thebronze medal at the SCState Championships...grossed two first-placefinishes at the CoastalCarolina Classic with ajavelin distance of182’3 and a triple jumpof 42’10.75... garnereda third at Delaware inthe triple jump...2002... Received all-state and all-SouthernConference honors inthe javelin... twicecaptured second placeas Carter launched thelance 184’5 at the SCState Outdoor Championships and 184’1 at the Outdoor SoConChampionships... netted first-place in the javelin (176’10) at theFurman Invitational... High School... A 1999 graduate ofForrest High School... Personal… Son of Virginia and ThomasCarter... born September 29, 1981... tabbed to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll... majoring in business administration.
2004… Currently ranks seventh all-time in the weight throw ata distance of 45’5 and looks to exceed his personal-best in thediscus of 142’1… 2003... Took the eighth spot at the IndoorSoCon Championships with a hurl of 44’6... Franklin’s discustoss of 134’2 won the gold at the Furman Invitational while hepitched a personal-best, 142’1, at the Weems Baskin Relays...landed in the eighth position at the Outdoor SoCon Champion-ships in the discus... threw a personal-best at 45’5 in the 35lb
2004... Returns to the sprint class as a conference championand three-time all-conference performer... looks to beat a 400-meter personal-best of 49.13... 2003... Captured a school
record as part of the 4x300 team,2:18.83... 2002... Had a sensa-tional indoor season as a memberof the 4x400-meter conferencerunners-up... part of the secondfastest 4x400 squad (3:17.25)...helped run a 10:35.32 in thedistance medley relay to claim thetenth fastest spot all-time on TheCitadel’s register as well as theeighth position in the 55-meter...produced successful results at theOutdoor Southern ConferenceChampionships as a member ofthe winning 4x400 relay, the 4x100runner-up squad and finishedseventh in the 400-meter... assistedin claiming the third fastestoutdoor 4x400 time at 3:12.70 and
two sixth-place rankings in the 4x200 and sprint medley on theschools all-time list... won the gold medal at Penn Relays in the4x100 Military Relay... member of the school record 4x300squad, 2:18.83... High School... A 2000 graduate ofSpartanburg High School... Personal… Son of Carolyn andCharles Ragin... born November 13, 1981... a starter on theBulldog’s football team as a defensive back... a Dean’s Liststudent tagged to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... majoringin business administration.
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OBIEDISTANCE
SENIOR
MONKS CORNER, SC
2004... Will add depth to the distance team... 2003... Madevast improvement... 2002... Participated in the 800m and1000m… CROSS COUNTRY... ran the 5k for the Bulldogs… 2001...Worked to make the adjustment to the collegiate field… HighSchool: A 2000 graduate of Goose Creek High School… Per-sonal... Son of Pam and Phillip Obie... born July 27, 1982...earned Dean’s List honors... majoring in computer science.
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KIMBROUGHMIDDLE DISTANCE
SENIOR
MARIETTA, GA
2004… Returns as one of the Bulldog’s top middle distancerunners... should climb The Citadel’s all-time chart this seasonas he is currently third in the indoor distance medley relay at10:21.36… 2003... Found the ninth spot all-time in the indoor500 when he crossed the finish in 1:08.15… 2002... A member
of the all-conference 4x400Indoor Southern Conferencesquad… registered in thesecond spot on the all-timeindoor 4x400 list with at timeof 3:17.25... 1:56.66 in theindoor 800 secured the seventhspace all-time... placed sixthat the Outdoor SoCon Champi-onships in 1:57.45... 2001...Set the freshman schoolrecord in the indoor DMRwhen the team ran a10:55.82... ranked sixth all-timein the indoor 1000 (2:35.40)and earned the eighth spot inthe 800 at the Indoor SouthernConference Championships,1:58.40… High School... A2000 graduate of Pope HighSchool.... Personal… Son ofCharlcye and ReedKimbrough... born March 16,1982... attends The Citadel
under an Army contract… received Dean’s List honors whilebeing tagged to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… majoring inbusiness administration.
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KILLIANDISTANCESENIOR
JAMES ISLAND, SC
2004… Will set the pace for the Bulldogs in the distancecategories during his final season at The Citadel… 2003...Number one cross country runner… team captain… TRACK &FIELD... garnered seventh at Indoor SoCon Championships andfifth in the distance medley relay… ranked seventh all time onThe Citadel’s indoor track 5,000-meters, 15:17.38… fifth beststeeplechase time inschool history,9:39.77… fourth best3,000-meter time inschool history,8:59.19… member ofeighth fastest outdoor4x1500 relay team…finished seventh at theOutdoor SoCon Champi-onships in the steeple-chase and placedeighth in the 5,000-meter… 2002... Crosscountry team captain…TRACK & FIELD... memberof the Bulldogs’ thirdfastest indoor distancemedley relay team…crossed the finish line infourth-place at IndoorSoCon Championshipsin distance medleyrelay... earned the ninthfastest outdoor 5,000mtime in school history,15:10.98… completed the 5,000-meter in seventh place at theOutdoor SoCon Championships and finished eighth in thesteeplechase… helped the distance medley relay team finish intenth-place on the Bulldogs’ all-time register… 2001... Numberone cross-country runner... TRACK & FIELD... member of indoorfreshman school record distance medley relay… finishedeighth at Outdoor SoCon Championships in steeple… 2000...Freshman outdoor school record in steeplechase 9:42.63…High School... A 2000 graduate of Wade Hampton HighSchool... Personal… His guardians are Taube and Sheila Roy...born March 3, 1982... attends The Citadel under an Armycontract… garnered Southern Conference all-Academic Teamhonors while being named to the Dean’s List and added to theAthletic Director’s Honor Roll… majoring in computer science.
weight at Appalachian State... 2002... Clenched first-placehonors in the hammer throw at the Furman Invite... finishedsixth at the Outdoor SoCon Championships in the discus... HighSchool... A 2000 graduate of Cocoa Beach High School...Personal… Son of Gayle and Neal Franklin... born April 20,1982... a tight end on the Bulldog’s football team... majoringin business administration.
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REIDDECATHLON
SENIOR
GREENVILLE, SC
TRAVIS
TAYLORDECATHLON
SENIORRADCLIFF, KY
RYAN
THERIOTDISTANCE
SENIOR
BREAUX BRIDGE , LA
2004… Will add depth to the multi-events while assisting
2004… Is the stronghold of the multi-events for the Bulldogsand looks to add a fourth all-conference performer honor tohis resume… 2003... Grasped second-place at the OutdoorSoCon Championships in the decathlon with 5306 points, whileplacing eighth in the high jump... garned the number one highjump spot at the SC State Championships... 2002... A leap of6’4.75 indoors ranked Taylor seventh all-time... his 6’6 perfor-mance secured the eighth slot all-time for the outdoor highjump... Set the decathlon high jump school record at 6’3.5...2001... Threw a gold medal performance in the javelin at theFurman Quad ... High School... A 2000 graduate of NorthHardin High School... Personal… Son of Sunso and JosephTaylor... born August 19, 1982... attends The Citadel under anArmy contract... majoring in criminal justice.
ALEX
PRINCESPRINTS
SENIORATLANTA, GA
2004… Returns as The Citadel’s number one sprinter and trackcaptain with seven all-conference accolades... will lead theBulldogs sprint slate with a personal-best of 47.29 in the 400…2003... Listed throughout The Citadel’s record books… set theindoor (48.14) andoutdoor (47.29) 400-meter record... acomponent of therecord holding 4x400-meter indoor team,3:16.34, and thesecond fastestoutdoor 4x400-metersquad, 3:12.18... holdsthe number two spotin the indoor 500-meters, 1:06.21...recipient of the men’strack and field MVPprize... capturedseveral honors at theindoor and outdoorSouthern ConferenceChampionships...named the indoor andoutdoor 400-meterconference cham-pion... a member ofthe indoor andoutdoor SoConchampion 4x400-meter relay... teamcaptain... 2002... Finished second at the Indoor and OutdoorSouthern Conference Championships... received the men’sOutstanding Track Performer award... High School... A 2000graduate of North Springs High School... Personal… Son ofAdriana and Alex Prince... born July 27, 1981... majoring inbusiness administration.
classmate Travis Taylor… 2003... Completed the SoConOutdoor Championships ranked seventh in the decathlon...2002... Twice acquired first-place prizes at the Furman Quad inthe pole vault and the 110HH... 2001... Threw a gold medalperformance in the javelin at the Furman Quad ... HighSchool... A 2000 graduate of Greenville High School... Per-sonal… Son of Susan and Preston Reid... born May 15, 1982...a Gold Star recipient and Dean’s List student... all-SoConAcademic honoree and a regular on the Athletic Director’sHonor Roll... majoring in criminal justice.
2004... Will add depth to the distance slate... 2003... Madevast improvements... 2002... Participated in the 800m and1000m… CROSS COUNTRY... ran the 5k for the Bulldogs… 2001...Worked to make the adjustment to the collegiate field… HighSchool: A 2000 graduate of Breaux Bridge High School…Personal... Son of Norma and Lionel Theriot... born May 29,1982... a Gold Star recipient and Dean’s List student... all-SoConAcademic honoree and a regular on the Athletic Director’sHonor Roll... majoring in business administration.
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VINCE
BECHTELDISTANCE
JUNIOR
TAYLORS , SC
DEMAJ
WILEYJUMPS
SENIORORLANDO, FL
ERICK
AUSTINTHROWSJUNIOR
ATLANTA, GA
2004… Expected to miss the majority of the season due to aninjury… 2003... Took second-place in the hammer at theCharleston Southern Invitational... clenched fourth in thehammer, shot and discus at the Furman Invitational... com-pleted the Outdoor Southern Conference Championships insixth-place as Austin threw the javelin 145’0 ft... 2002... Garnedsecond-place hammer laurels at the Furman Invitational...High School... A 2001 graduate of St. Pius X High School...Personal… Son of Mary Lou and Richard Austin... bornSeptember 27, 1982... majoring in criminal justice.
2004… Returns to the track after an injury-plagued fall season
2004... With a strong off-season preparation should return topthe Bulldogs jumping line-up… 2003... Did not see meetaction... 2002... Ranked ninth all-time on the indoor triplejump with a distance of 45’9.75... took second at the TennesseeInvitational in the triple jump and finished sixth at the IndoorSouthern Conference Championships with a triple leap of 44’0...2001... Earned the tenth spot on the outdoor triple jump all-time chart... High School... A 2000 graduate of W.R. BooneHigh School... Personal... Son of Versie Wiley and DavidWalton... born October 9, 1980... majoring in computerscience.
NICK
GASTLEYDISTANCEJUNIOR
MARIETTA, GA
2004… Returns to the track looking for an injury free cam-paign... if his injuries from cross country subside Gastley willhave a successful season, especially in the 10,000 where hispersonal-best is at 33:37.39… 2003... Component of the WeemsBaskins Relays 4x1200 Championship Team, 13:00.69, that alsoholds the school record... 2002... The second-fastest crosscountry runner at theSouthern ConferenceChampionships andholds the 10th fastestOutdoor 10K time at33.37.09... 2001...Ran in the numbertwo spot for TheCitadel at the South-ern ConferenceChampionship... HighSchool... A 2001graduate of PopeHigh School...Personal… Son ofNatasha and AndrewGastley... bornFebruary 22, 1983...majoring in businessadministration.
on the trail... personal-best inthe 10K (36.03) and 8K(27.24)… with an injury freeseason could break his 1500-meter personal-best of4:00.56... 2003... Took thetenth spot all-time on theoutdoor 800-meter slate witha 1:55.62 showing... part ofthe winning 4x1200 and4x1500 teams at WeemsBaskin Relays and CharlestonSouthern Invitational,respectively... 2002...Received all-state accoladesin the steeplechase... cap-tured second at the SC StateChampionships in thesteeplechase... 2001...Clenched third-place in cross
country at The Citadel Invitational... High School... A 2001graduate of Wade Hampton High School... Personal… Son ofDeborah and Stan Fletcher... born June 3, 1982... majoring inbusiness administration.
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DANIEL
THOMPSONPOLE VAULTSOPHOMORE
HOWARD CITY, MI
CHRIS
PETTYTHROWS
SOPHOMORE
COLUMBIA, SC
2004… Should produce great results for the bulldogs in thethrows… 2003... Secured three second-place finishes in theshot put at Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina and theFurman Quad... recorded a distance of 42’4 in the shot put fora personal-best... High School... A 2002 graduate of HammondHigh School... Personal… Son of Ann and Jim Petty... bornApril 5, 1984... a Dean’s List student and regularly tabbed tothe Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... majoring in businessadministration.
2004… Returns to the pole vault for a second year... looks tosurpass the 13’0 mark… 2003... Tied for ninth all-time in thepole vault at 13’0... pole vaulted into first at the Furman Quad
2004... A great distance runner with fantastic speed… 2003...Saw limited action... High School… A 2002 graduate ofHigh School... Personal: Son of Susan Glod and JosephFairfield…born October 17, 1984... majoring in political science.
THOMAS
CUMMINGSHURDLES
SOPHOMORE
WALHALLA, SC
GEORGE
GLODMIDDLE DISTANCE
SOPHOMORESOUTHPORT, CT
MARCUS
BUTLERMIDDLE DISTANCE
SOPHOMORECHERAW , SC
MARC
QUESENBERRYDISTANCE
JUNIOR
FLOYD, VA
2004… The Bulldog’s main hurdler who runs a 55.33 in 400IH…2003... Re-wrote the freshman school record in the 60HH (9.16)and another as a component of the freshman outdoor 4x400-meter team (3:27.07)... finished eighth all-time the 400IH(55.53)... claimed fourth at the Outdoor Southern ConferenceChampionship in the 400IH with a time of 55.49... named the
2004… Listed on the middle distance line-up... likely to see timeon several relays… 2003... Helped set two freshman schoolrecords as a member of the sprint medley relay and the 4x300relay... secured second-place in the 800-meter with a time of1:57.28 at the Furman Quad... High School... A 2002 graduateof Cheraw High School... Personal… Son of Antonia Butler...born August 16, 1984... majoring in political science.
2004… Enters the track season after a victorious fall on thecourse as The Citadel’s number three runner… 2003... Memberof the outdoor 4x1200 (13:00.69) school record holding teamthat also clenched first at the Weems Baskin Relays... securedsecond-place in the steeplechase at the Fruman Quad and theWeems Baskin Relays... High School... A 2001 graduate of FloydCounty High School... Personal… Son of Connie and MauriceQuesenberry... born May 6, 1983... received Gold Stars and is aregular on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the SouthernConference Honor Roll... majoring in civil engineering.
South Carolina 400IH state champion and the 400IH winner atthe Furman Quad... his indoor 60HH time, 9.16, ranks third all-time... High School... A 2002 graduate of Walhalla HighSchool... Personal… Son of Debra and Ricky Cummings... bornMarch 25, 1984... majoring in political science.
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ROBERT
DRUCEDISTANCE
FRESHMAN
MT. PLEASANT, SC
MATT
HOLMESDISTNACEFRESHMAN
TAYLORS , SC
ALEX
CROSKEYTHROWS
FRESHMAN
PITTSBURG, CA
CURTIS
DAYSONHURDLES
FRESHMAN
JOHNS ISLAND, SCJOHN
AUERHURDLES
FRESHMAN
FRANKLIN , TN
CAMERON
EASLEYSPRINTS
FRESHMAN
DRUID HILLS, GA
and secured second at the Coastal Carolina Invite, whilegrasping fourth-place at the SC State Championships... HighSchool... A 2002 graduate of Tri-County High School... Per-sonal… Son of Laura and Michael Thompson... born April 16,1984... also a member of the wrestling team... majoring ineducation.
JOHN
BEDNARCZYKHURDLESFRESHMAN
TOMS RIVER, NJ
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QUINTIN
WRIGHTSPRINTS
FRESHMAN
CHARLESTON, SC
THOMAS
PRESSLEYSPRINTS
FRESHMANLAKE CITY, SC
ANTHONY
QUEBODEAUXDISTANCE
FRESHMAN
CLEVELAND, OH
WILLIAM
WILSONDISTNACE
FRESHMAN
COLUMBIA, SC
JOEL
SMITHDISTANCEFRESHMAN
WASHINGTON, WV
DOUGLAS
SCHMIDJAVELIN
FRESHMAN
ARLINGTON, WI
CHARLES
KUTZDISTNACEFRESHMAN
ANDERSON , SC
MATT
MIDGETTEDISTNACEFRESHMAN
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
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GUERRYDISTANCE
SENIORCHARLESTON, SC
LIDIA
MURILLODISTANCE
SENIORGERMANTOWN, MD
2004… New to the Bulldog’s squad... will provide depth to thedistance line-up... looks to continue her strong performancesfrom the cross country season... Personal… Daughter of LindaGuerry… born January 13, 1983… a member of The Citadel’s2001 and 2002 soccer squads... majoring in physical education.
2004… A newcomer who will provide greater depth to thedistance line-up after posting a personal-best of 22:52 duringthe cross country season... High School... Seneca Valley...Personal… Daughter of Rolando and Tatjana O’Bryne… bornJanuary 20, 1981… a member of The Citadel’s soccer programduring the 2001 season... earned Dean’s List honors... majoringin Spanish.
WOMENCROSS COUNTRY
ELIZABETH
HARRISDISTANCE
SENIOR
GERMANTOWN, MD
2004… New to the Bulldog’s squad... will provide greaterdepth to the distance line-up... High School... a 2000 graduateof Winnetonka High School... Personal… Daughter of KellyHarris… born August 25, 1981… earned dean’s list honors...majoring in biology.
TRACK AND FIELD
ROSE
RODRIGUEZSPRINTSSENIOR
OVEIDO , FL
2004… Will set the tone for the 2004 season… as The Citadel’slone experienced senior, Rodriguez is expected to lead the 4x100and 4x400 relay squads… looks to continue her school record-setting trend in the 200-meter as she is poised to surpass herpersonal-best of 27.01… 2003… Member of school record
outdoor 4x100 relayteam… part of theoutdoor 4x400school record relaysquad… helped the4x400 crew claim theschool’s 4x400record… her time of27.82 ranked fifthall-time indoor 200-meter… earned thenumber fourposition all-time forthe indoor 400,1:03.92… finishedthird in indoor 200at VMI Winter Relayswith a time of28.03… 2002…Found the fifth slotin the outdoor 100-meter all-time schoolrankings when she
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BOOKERSPRINTS
SOPHOMORE
AIKEN , SC
2004… Will bring considerable momentum to the relaysquads… will strengthen the sprint slate in the 400-meters whileattempting to break a 60.81 personal-best... 2003… Member of
MARY
THORNTONSPRINTS
JUNIOR
SAVANNAH, GA
2004…Hopes to break her personal-best of 68.60 in the 400-meter… 2003… Did not see action… 2002… Found the tenthspot all-time in the outdoor 400-meter (68.60) ... Personal…Daughter of Lee and Linda Thornton... born November 7, 1982… earned Dean’s List honors while being tabbed to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll and garnered Southern ConferenceAthletic Honor Roll accolades… majoring in business adminis-tration.
LAURA
GISINGERDISTANCE
JUNIOR
ELIZABETH, NJ
MANDA
ROGERSMIDDLE DISTANCE
JUNIOR
LOOKOUT MT., GA
2004… After a successful cross country season, Gisingerprimed for the track season and expected to exceed herpersonal-best (21:00) in the 5000-meters… 2003… Ranked sixthall-time in the outdoor 5000… a member of the school recordholding 4x1500 and x800 teams… captured the third slot onthe school’s all-time indoor mile and the sixth position all-timefor the indoor 3000-meter… 2002… Received a varsity letter…High School… A 2001 graduate of Elizabeth High School…Personal… Daughter of Cindy and John Gisinger… born August20, 1983… 2003 Gold Star recipient… garnered 2003 SouthernConference all-Academic Team laurels… tabbed to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll four times… majoring in physicaleducation.
2004… Enters the season with a personal-best of 68.09 in the400-meter… looks to be a leader in the Bulldogs middledistances… 2003… With a time of 68.09, Rogers rankedseventh on The Citadel’s all-time outdoor 400-meter list…found in the ninth spot all-time for the indoor 400-meter…earned the tenth slot all-time on the indoor 400-meter register(1:09.27)… 2002… Found in the seventh spot on The Citadel’s100-meter all-time list with a time of 14.23… High School… A2001 graduate of Chattanooga Christian School… Personal…Daughter of Danny Rogers… born May 5, 1982… tagged tothe Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… majoring in criminaljustice.
KELLY
PESTERFIELDSPRINTS
JUNIORCHARLESTON, SC
2004… Will add solid strength to the relay teams, whileremaining the foundation of the Bulldogs jumping staff…2003… Found the eighth slot all-time with an indoor 200-metertime of 26.85... helped the 4x200-, 4x300- and 4x1500-meteroutdoor relay squads claim the school records… a member ofthe record holding short sprint medley relay team… completedthe outdoor season in the number four and five spots on TheCitadel’s all-time list in the long jump and 100-meter, respec-tively… posted a blue-ribbon long jump performance at theoutdoor Furman Quad with a leap of 15’6… clinched the goldin the 200-meter (30.16) at the SC State Championships… a timeof 7.84 for the indoor 55-meter placed Pesterfield in the fourthslot, while a 8.62 in the 60-meter found the number fiveposition all-time… 2002… An important component in the4x400-meter relay… 2001… Saw limited action… HighSchool… A 2001 graduate of Goose Creek High School…Personal… Daughter of Bobbie and Mike Pesterfield… bornFebruary 9, 1983… a regular starter on The Citadel’s women’ssoccer team… ranked among the nation’s best in scoring herfreshman year… majoring in psychology.
ran a 13.03… Personal… Daughter of Cynthia and FrankRodriguez… born January 31, 1982… tabbed to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll in the spring 2003… majoring in businessadministration.
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CRAWFORDSPRINTS
SOPHOMORE
MT PLEASANT, SC
2004… Will provide strength and speed to the relay teams...looks to beat a 200-meter personal-best of 27.00... 2003… Witha time of 27.04 she earned the number three spot all-time inthe indoor 200-meter and a finish the indoor 400-meter in1:07.99 to gain The Citadel’s ninth slot all-time... helped theoutdoor 4x100, 4x200 and 4x300 relay squads to schoolrecords... member of the short sprint medley school recordholding team... ranked fourth all-time on The Citadel’s outdoor100-meter (13.00) list as well as sixth in the 200-meter (27.00)...finished second in the 100-meter at the Coastal CarolinaInvitational in 13.12... High School… A 2002 graduate ofWando High School… Personal… Daughter of VivianCrawford… born January 1, 1984… a member of the soccerclub... earned Dean’s List laurels while being tagged to theAthletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Southern Conference all-Academic list… majoring in physical education.
KASEY
WHITEDISTANCE
SOPHOMORE
BOUTTE , LA
2004… Expected to help the Bulldogs in the middle-distance
ALEXIS
GONZALEZPOLE VAULT
SOPHOMORE
TAMPA, FL
2004… Will lead the Bulldog’s in the pole vault for the secondyear in a row... looks to jump over her personal-best of 9’6.5...look for her to contriube in the sprint and relay events this
STEFANIE
FARRISDISTANCE
SOPHOMORE
WASILLA, AK
2004… Will assist the distance runners during the indoorseason... High School… A 2002 graduate of Wasilla HighSchool… Personal… Daughter of Sandy and Steve Farris…born November 19, 1983… a member of The Citadel’s volleyballteam... majoring in physical education.
the indoor 4x400-meter school record-setting relay squad…recorded a new 400-meter freshman indoor school record witha time of 63.17… the same 400-meter race earned the third slotall-time for the indoor 400-meters… helped the 4x100-, 4x200-,4x300- and 4x400-meter outdoor relay squads claim schoolrecords… a member of the record holding short sprint medleyrelay team… completed the outdoor season in the numbertwo, three, and four spots on The Citadel’s all-time list 100-(12.90), 400-(60.81), and 200-meter (26.85) races, respectively…returned from the Furman Quad with the gold in the 400-meteras she crossed the finish in 1:00.81… High School… A 2002graduate of South Aiken High School… Personal… Daughter ofMorley and Rosabell Booker… born October 6, 1984… earnedDean’s List laurels while being tabbed to the Athletic Director’sHonor Roll and the Southern Conference all-Academic list…majoring in physical education.
season as well... 2003… Cleared the 9’6.5 mark to own theschool record in the outdoor pole vault as well as the freshmanschool record... helped the outdoor 4x300, 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay squads garner school records...during indoorGonzalez vautled 8’0 to claim a new Citadel school record...ranked tenth (30.07) all-time on The Citadel’s indoor 200-meterregister... High School… A 2002 graduate of Vivian GaitherHigh School… Personal… Daughter of Sandra Lambert… bornAugust 14, 1984… Gold Star recipient... tabbed to the AthleticDirector’s Honor Roll twice and the Southern Conference all-Academic list… majoring in psychology.
MARTHA
SKINNERJAVELIN
SOPHOMORE
ST. CATHERINES, ONT
2004… Newcomer.. High School… A 2001 graduate of SirWinston Churchhill High School… Personal… Daughter of Danand Anita Skinner… born July 9, 1983… a member of 2002 ans2003 soccer teams... majoring in physical education.
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CLARA
CROSSMANDISTANCEFRESHMAN
SACRAMENTO, CA
LAURA
HEWSTONDISTANCE
FRESHMAN
SUMMERVILLE, SC
MARY
PARKDISTANCE
FRESHMANCONWAY, SC
AMANDA
RAWLDISTANCEFRESHMAN
HONEA PATH, SC
OPAL
VAUGHNDISTANCEFRESHMAN
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
STEPHANIE
MCNEILLTHROWS
FRESHMAN
SUMMERVILLE, SC
CHRISTEN
COXSPRINTS/JAVELIN
FRESHMAN
COLUMBUS , NC
events... hopes to improve upon her personal-best in the 3000-meter, 12:38.19... 2003… Earned the freshman school record inthe indoor mile and fourth on The Citadel’s all-time list at6:40.43... found in the number three spots all-time in the indoor800 (3:00.85) and 1000 (3:47.24)... finished third at the DelawareInvitational in the 1000-meter... her time of 12:38.19 gained theseventh slot in the indoor 3000-meter... outside White helpedthe 4x800 and 4x1500 relay squads to school records... listedseventh all-time in the outdoor 1500-meter... High School… A2002 graduate of John Curtis Christian High School… Per-sonal… Daughter of Goldie and Ronald Edwards… born August22, 1984… majoring in electrical engineering.
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Men’s OutdoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year100 Curtis Hardy 10.42 1984200 Curtis Hardy 21.23 1984400 Alex Prince 47.29 2003800 Layne Anderson 1:50.64 19881500 Robert Kendrick 3:51.90 1986Mile Layne Anderson 4:11.49 1989100 H Jim Scott 14.14 1980400 IH Tony Brevard 52.91 1990Steeple Jeff Szczepanik 9:30.0 19883,000 Rich Lampe 8:39.54 19915,000 Andrew Cawood 15:00.87 199810,000 Andrew Ciappa 31:31.43 1981Decathlon Scot Sanborn 6539 1995Long Jump Bill Elliott 24-2.5 1962Triple Jump Hillery Douglas 49-4 1982High Jump Scott Thompson 7-0.75 1982Pole Vault Bill Burke 15-6 1981Javelin Kris Kut 204-10 2000Discus Kelvin Brown 171-10 1990Shot Cosmo Tocci 56-1.5 1979Hammer Phil Sordian 155-6 19794 x 100 Marbury-Cohen 40.79 2002
Witherspoon-Doyle4 x 200 Marbury-Watson 1:27.14 2003
Witherspoon-Doyle4 x 400 Baker-Anderson 3:11.63 1986
DeGurian-Davis4 x 800 Davis-Gibson 7:41.42 1986
Persell-AndersonSMR Baker-Hardy 3:24.92 1985
Davis-StephensDMR Hughes-Schoonover 9:54.69 1989
Cason-OwensShuttle Mathis-McNeely 58.5 1980
Matier-Scott4 x 1500 Gibson-Anderson 16:20.6 1987
Owens-Cason4 x 1600 Trelawney-Sutter 17:56.86 1999
Bautista-GubitosiDecathlon100 Scot Sanborn 11.34 1992Long Jump Travis Taylor 6.09 - 19-11.75 2003Shot Scot Sanborn 12.48 - 40-11.5 1996High Jump Travis Taylor 1.92 - 6-3.5 2002400 Scot Sanborn 49.25 19951st Day Scot Sanborn 3432 1995110 HH Scot Sanborn 16.42 1996Discus Scot Sanborn 39.04 - 128-1 1996Pole Vault Scot Sanborn 3.80 - 12-5.5 1995Javelin Scot Sanborn 56.54 - 185-6 19961500 Scott Sutter 4:24.76 20012nd Day Scot Sanborn 3117 1996
Women’s OutdoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year100 Latrice Sales 12.36 1999200 Tara Stephenson 25.80 2002400 Latrice Sales 60.00 1999800 Tara Stephenson 2:27.83 20021500 Sharon Hacker 5:07.03 2001Mile Mandy Garcia 5:51.98 1999100 H Peaches Hudson 15.84 2000400 IH Peaches Hudson 1:04.84 2000Steeple Olivia Perry-Smith 12:20.21 20023,000 Sharon Hacker 10:50.00 20025,000 Sharon Hacker 18:28.06 200210,000 Sharon Hacker 41:30.56 2002Heptathlon Tara Stephenson 4697 2002Long Jump Tanika Griffith 18-0 2001High Jump Tara Stephenson 5-6.5 2002Javelin Carol Hamlin 124-4 1999Discus Carol Hamlin 105-7 2002Shot Catrina Moore 38-7.75 2000Hammer Carol Hamlin 128-6 20004 x 100 Rodriguiez-Booker 49.96 2003
Booker-Crawford4 x 200 Pesterfield-Booker 1:48.03 2003
Crawford-Gonzalez4 x 200 Booker-Cummings 1:38.86 2003(Co-Ed) Booker-Canton4 x 300 Pesterfield-Booker 3:00.80 2003
Crawford-Gonzalez4 x 400 Rodriguez-Booker 4:12.01 2003
Booker-Gonzalez4 x 800 Farris-White 11:39.71 2003
Gonzalez-GisingerSMR (800) Pesterfield-Booker 1:54.84 2003
Booker-CrawfordDMR Garcia-Sales 13:37.32 1999
Hudson-Mitchell4 x 1600 White-Gisinger 25:38.08 2003
Farris-Pesterfield4 x 1600 Garcia-Mitchell 24:02.39 1999
Hacker-HudsonHeptathlon100H Peaches Hudson 15.82 2000High Jump Tara Stephenson 5-6.5-1.69m 2002Shot Tara Stephenson 29-6.5-9.00m 2002200 Tara Stephenson 25.81 20021st Day Tara Stephenson 2765 2002Long Jump Tara Stephenson 17-9-5.41m 2002Javelin Tara Stephenson 109-1-33.26m 2002800 Tara Stephenson 2:27.83 20022nd Day Tara Stephenson 1932 2002Total Tara Stephenson 4697 2002Men’s IndoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year55 m Curtis Hardy 6.35 198460 m Kenyon Doyle 6.84 200055 HH Jim Scott 7.56 198060 HH Bernie Motte 8.67 1997200 m Kenyon Doyle 21.60 2000 300 m Curtis Hardy 35.15 1985400 m Alex Prince 48.14 2002500 m Willie Davis 1:06.05 1985800 m Layne Anderson 1:51.63 19881000 m Layne Anderson 2:26.54 1987Mile Layne Anderson 4:11.49 1989 1500 m Layne Anderson 3:52.88 19883,000 m Rich Lampe 8:40.01 19915,000 m Marty Maag 14:56.87 1984Long Jump Dan Creel 23-8.75 1991Triple Jump Hillary Douglas 48-2.5 1982High Jump Eric McClary 7-1.5 2000Pole Vault Bill Burke 14-7 1981Shot Cosmo Tocci 56-7.5 197935 lb. Wt. Stanley Victrum 52-2 19814 x 400 Witherspoon-Marbury 3:16.34 2003
Doyle-Prince4 x 800 Anderson - Hughes 7:44.34 1989
Owens - CasonDMR Foster - Davis 10:12.8 1988
Anderson - Owens
Women IndoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year55 m Latrice Sales 7.38 200055 m H Peaches Hudson 9.18 200160 m Latrice Sales 8.02 200060 m H Peaches Hudson 10.25 2002200 m Latrice Sales 26.34 1999 300 m Latrice Sales 42.57 1999400 m Latrice Sales 61.54 2000500 m Peaches Hudson 1:23.39 1999800 m Peaches Hudson 2:29.55 20001000 m Peaches Hudson 3:29.15 1999Mile Sharon Hacker 5:51.30 20013,000 m Sharon Hacker 10:48.94 20025,000 m Sharon Hacker 19:09.21 2002Long Jump Tara Stephenson 17-7 2002High Jump Tara Stephenson 5-1.75 2002Pole Vault Alexis Gonzalez 8-0 2002Shot Catrina Moore 38-5 200120 lb. Wt. Carol Hamlin 44-9 20004 x 400 Booker-Rodriguez 4:09.51 2003
Booker-FarrisDMR Garcia-Sales 14:04.76 1999
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Women’s IndoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year55 m Tara Stephenson 7.41 200260 m Latrice Sales 8.12 199960 m H Peaches Hudson 10.54 1999200 m Latrice Sales 26.34 1999 300 m Latrice Sales 42.57 1999400 m Monesha Booker 63.17 2003500 m Peaches Hudson 1:25.32 19991000 m Stefanie Farris 2:35.07 2003Mile Kasey White 6:40.43 20033,000 m Mandy Garcia 11:21.50 19985,000 m Mandy Garcia 20:26.79 1999Long Jump Tara Stephenson 17-7 2002High Jump Tara Stephenson 5-1.75 2002Pole Vault Alexis Gonzalez 8-0 2002Shot Catrina Moore 38-1.25 200020 lb. Wt. Carol Hamlin 33-5.25 1999DMR Garcia - Sales 14:04.76 1999
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Women’s OutdoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year100 Latrice Sales 12.36 1999200 Tara Stephenson 25.80 2000400 Latrice Sales 60.00 1999800 Tara Stephenson 2:27.83 20021500 Mandy Garcia 5:07.26 1999Mile Sharon Hacker 5:59.43 1999100 H Peaches Hudson 16.10 1999400 IH Peaches Hudson 1:06.85 1999Steeple Olivia Perry-Smith 12:20.21 20023,000 Mandy Garcia 11:09.36 19985,000 Mandy Garcia 19:21.6 199810,000 Amanda Orson 45:12.61 2000Heptathlon Tara Stephenson 4697 2002Long Jump Tara Stephenson 17-9 2002Triple JumpHigh Jump Tara Stephenson 5-6.5 2002Pole Vault Alexis Gonzalez 9-6.5 2003Javelin Carol Hamlin 124-4 1999Discus Carol Hamlin 94-10 1999Shot Catrina Moore 38-7.75 2000Hammer Megan Gentry 111-11 19994 x 100DMRHeptathlon100H Peaches Hudson 16.35 1999High Jump Tara Stephenson 5-6.5 1.69m 2002Shot Tara Stephenson 29-6.5 9.00m 2002200 Tara Stephenson 25.8 20021st Day Tara Stephenson 2765 2002Long Jump Tara Stephenson 17-9 5.41m 2002Javelin Tara Stephenson 109-1 33.26m 2002800 Tara Stephenson 2:27.83 20022nd Day Tara Stephenson 1932 2002Total Tara Stephenson 4697 2002
Men’s IndoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year55 m Carlos Frank 6.38 199760 m Kenyon Doyle 7.02 199955 HH Eric Redish 7.73 198260 HH Thomas Cummings 9.16 2003200 m Kenyon Doyle 22.36 1999300 m Charles Watson 35.17 2000400 m Detric Cummings 49.04 1991500 m Willie Davis 1:06.05 1985800 m Layne Anderson 1:56.20 19861000 m Tim Cheslak 2:33.26 1978Mile Matt Smith 4:24.0 19781500 m Phil Stephens 4:09.8 19823,000 m Andrew Cawood 8:48.71 19985,000 m Andrew Cawood 15:33.90 1998Long Jump James Brown 23-2.5 1994Triple Jump Prince Collins 47-9.5 1980High Jump Eric McClary 6-9 1999
Scott Thompson 6-9 1982Pole Vault David Watson 14-6 1983Shot Cosmo Tocci 52-7.5 197735 lb. Wt. Stanley Victrum 44-4 19804 x 400 Marbury - Witherspoon 3:30.79 2000
Ferguson - Delery4 x 800 Zucker - Williams 8:19.14 1993
Michel - UnderwoodDMR Krisel - Cohen 10:55.82 2001
Kimbrough - Killian
Men’s OutdoorEvent Name Time/Dist Year100 Kenyon Doyle 10.50 1999200 Kenyon Doyle 21.27 1999400 Willie Davis 48.07 1985800 Layne Anderson 1:51.85 19861500 Art Milak 3:52.4 1977Mile Phil Stephens 4:21.6 1982110 HH Chris Matier 14.81 1979400 IH Ben Dixon 53.63 1986Steeple Robert Killian 9:42.63 20013,000 John Hill 9:15.64 19945,000 Andrew Cawood 15:00.87 199810,000 Andrew Ciappa 32:53.1 1978Decathlon Scott Sanborn 6004 1992Long Jump Aaron Green 22-8.50 1995Triple Jump Hillery Douglas 47-3 1979High Jump Scott Thompson 7-0.75 1982Pole Vault Forrest Rayford 15-0 1971Javelin Kris Kut 185-4 1997Discus Carey Cash 156-1 1990Shot Pat Twomey 50-7 1982Hammer Chris Sexton 106-1 19874 x 100 Marbury - Witherspoon 43.25 2000
Watson - Ferguson4 x 200 Witherspoon - Marbury 1:29.26 2000
Watson - Ferguson4 x 400 Canton-Surface 3:27.07 2003
Bulter-Cummings4 x 800 Wood - Lilly 8:09.94 1995
Herring - PostonDMR Gibbs - Sarto 10:55.57 1996
Sluder - Keith4 x 1500 Morrison - vonAhlefeld 17:32.5 1989
Ryan - Lampe4 x Mile Ryan - Hill 18:44.28 1994
Hamilton - DowdyDecathlon100 Scot Sanborn 11.34 1992Long Jump Scot Sanborn 19-10.25/6.05m 1992Shot Scot Sanborn 36-10.25/1.23m 1992High Jump Scot Sanborn 5-10-1.78m 1992400 Scot Sanborn 51.04 1992110 HH Scot Sanborn 17.14 1992Discus Scot Sanborn 108-9-33.14m 1992Pole Vault Scot Sanborn 10-0-3.05 1992Javelin Scot Sanborn 159-3-48.54m 19921500 Scot Sanborn 4:39.20 1992
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INDOOR60-Yard Dash
Lonnie Ford, 1978 6.3
200-MeterJay Ingram, 1999 22.32
400-MeterAlex Prince, 2003 48.78
800-MeterMike Cason, 1989 1:54.6Mike Cason, 1990 1:54.03
70-Yard Low HurdlesDick Fischl, 1955 7.9Jim Pugh, 1958 7.8Jim Pugh, 1960 7.8
4x400-MeterJeff Witherspoon, J.T. Marbury, 2003 3:16.34Kenyon Doyle, Alex Prince
Long JumpBill Elliot, 1960 21’5.5”Mike Watson, 1963 22’2.5”Will Dowden, 1964 22”2.5
High JumpTom Miller, 1962 6’0”Bob Joacobs, 1979 6’10”Eric McClary, 1999 6’9.75”Eric McClary, 2000 7’1.2”
Pole VaultTom Metsker, 1960 12’8”
Shot PutEd Watkins, 1960 49’4”Cosmo Tocci, 1980 56’5”Carey Cash, 1993 50’25
35-Pound WeightDoug Wertz, 1978 47’8.5”
OUTDOOR100-Yard
Jim Pugh, 1959 9.9Jim Pugh, 1960 9.8
100-MeterCurtis Hardy, 1985 10.64Curtis Hardy, 1986 10.76Phillip Florence, 1989 10.62Kenyon Doyle, 1999 10.51
220-YardJim Pugh, 1959 21.7Jim Pugh, 1960 21.6
200-MeterByron Walker, 1982 21.84Curtis Hardy, 1985 21.43Curtis Hardy, 1986 21.31Kenyon Doyle, 1999 21.34
400-MeterAlex Prince, 2003 47.29
440-YardJoe North, 1984 48.21
800-MeterLayne Anderson, 1986 1:51.85Mike Cason, 1989 1:51.69Mike Cason, 1990 1:53.95
120-Yard High HurdlesDick Fischl, 1955 15.3Will Dowden, 1963 15.0Ken Williams, 1966 15.1
110-Meter HurdlesJim Scott, 1981 14.23
220-Yard HurdlesDick Fischl, 1955 25.5Jim Pugh, 1959 23.7Jim Pugh, 1960 23.7
330-Yard Intermediate HurdlesWill Dowden, 1964 37.7
440 Intermediate HurdlesKen Williams, 1966 53.6
400-Meter Intermediate HurdlesSteve Medill, 1985 52.94
4x400-Meter RelayMarcus Cohen, Kenyon Doyle, 2002 3:12.70J.T. Marbury, Alex PrinceJeff Witherspoon, J.T. Marbury, 2003 3:12.18Kenyon Doyle, Alex Prince
Long JumpBill Hughes, 1958 21’10”Bill Elliot, 1962 22’0.5”Will Dowden, 1963 22’4”Will Dowden, 1964 23’0.5”
High JumpBob Blackledge, 1960 6’2”Cal McCombs, 1966 ‘2”Scott Thompson, 1982 6’11.5”Eric McClary, 2000 6’8”
Pole VaultTom Metsker, 1959 12’6.75”Bill Burke, 1981 15’0”
Shot PutJoe Grossi, 1961 47’11.5”Ed Watkins, 1969 48’6.5”Cosmo Tocci, 1979 55’7.75”Cosmo Tocci, 1980 55’7.25”Ron Moak, 1996 53’1.75”Quentin Armstrong, 2001 50’2.5”Quentin Armstrong, 2002 51’.75”
DiscusJoe Davis, 1958 154’7.5”Joe Davis, 1959 152’1.75”Joe Davis, 1960 157’5”Keith Stowers, 1961 142’1”Brooks Fox, 1974 160’1”Kelvin Brown, 1987 135’0”Carey Cash, 1990 146’8”
JavelinClyde Gaffney, 1959 194’4.25”Douse Rustin, 1961 196’9.5”Douse Rustin, 1962 194’7”Jan Behney, 1969 197’10”Casey Blake, 1983 193’3.25”John Wilson, 1984 190’4.25”John Wilson, 1985 194’5”Bill Blake, 1986 179’9.5”Bill Blake, 1987 174’9.5”Scot Sanborn, 1996 189’2.75Kris Kut, 1997 177’4”Kris Kut, 1998 190’0.5”Kris Kut, 2000 196’5”
Triple JumpBill Elliot, 1961 45’6”Bill Elliot, 1962 47’3.5”
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
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MIKE CASON
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FAME
JOHN E. BURROWS1980
BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK
WILL DOWDON2000
TRACK & FIELD
WILLIAM W. “BILL” ELLIOT1990
TRACK & FIELD
JAMES “JIM” D. ETTARI1994
FOOTBALL/TRACK/WRESTLING
HANK FOSTER1992
BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK & FIELD
H.L. “RUSTY” HOLT1998
FOOTBALL/TRACK
JOHN C. MAMAJECK1985
FOOTBALL/TRACK
DAVID MCALISTER1980
FOOTBALL/TRACK & FIELD
JAMES H. “JI,” PUGH1991
TRACK & FIELD
W. BURKE WILLIARD JR.1991
BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK
MICHAEL R. REGNER SR.1987
TRACK/WRESTLING
JOHN RIVERS1984
TRACK & FIELD
GEORGE C. ROGERS1979
BASEBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK
JOHN “JACK” E. ROGERS1984
BASEBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK
ANDREW “ANDY” SABADOS1983
FOOTBALL/TRACK
WILIAM H. “BILL” SICKELS III1999
CROSS-COUNTRY/TRACK
JACK W. SIMMONS1980
BASEBALL/FOOTBALL/TENNIS/TRACK
FREDRICK W. “BILLY” SYMMES1983
BASEBALL/BOXING/FOOTBALL/TRACK
COSMO TOCCIO2001
TRACK & FIELD
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Major GeneralJohn SouthyGrinalds, UnitedStates MarineCorps (Retired),was namedeighteenthPresident of TheCitadel on his 59thbirthday, January5, 1997.
With familyroots deep in theEastern Shore ofVirginia, General
Grinalds was born in Baltimore, Maryland in1938. His family moved to Macon, Georgia whenhe was ten years old. By the time he graduatedfrom high school, General Grinalds had becomea class officer, an all-state football player, anhonor student and colonel of the Junior ROTCunit.
General Grinalds was graduated withhonors from the United States Military Academyin 1959, earning a BS degree. He continued hiseducation at Brasenose College, OxfordUniversity as a Rhodes Scholar earningbachelor’s and master’s degrees in geographyand, once again, graduating with honors. GeneralGrinalds served as a White House Fellow in 1971and completed his MBA at Harvard BusinessSchool with distinction in 1974.
Serving with the Department of DefenseSystems Analysis Office during the late 1960s,General Grinalds became a manpower planninganalyst — a field in which he developed anexpertise used throughout his military career.
General Grinalds has served abroad in theMediterranean region, the Panama Canal Zone,Japan, Belgium, and for two tours of duty inVietnam. During one of those tours, he was
awarded a Silver Star for heroism in combat.From 1982 to 1985, General Grinalds served asspecial assistant to the Supreme AlliedCommander, Europe, working in delicatenegotiations between NATO and the Frenchmilitary. Because of his outstanding servicethere, French President François Mtterandinducted him into the Legion d’Honneur, a rarehonor for an American colonel.
In 1986, General Grinalds received therank of brigadier general before beginning anassignment serving the Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff. He was later promoted to majorgeneral and, in 1989, became the commandinggeneral of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in SanDiego, California, a position he held until hisretirement in 1991.
General Grinalds then became theseventh headmaster of one of the South’s mostprestigious boys’ preparatory schools,Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, where heserved until coming to The Citadel.
General Grinalds married NorwoodDennis, his childhood sweetheart from Macon, in1962. They have four children.
General Grinalds is active in a number oforganizations. He is a member of the Rotary Clubof Charleston, the Senior Board of Directors ofthe Brasenose College Charitable Foundation, atrustee of Porter-Gaud School, and a member ofthe Executive Board of the Coastal CarolinaCouncil, Boy Scouts of America.
General Grinalds also has membership inthe Officers’ Christian Fellowship, the WhiteHouse Fellows Association, the Association ofAmerican Rhodes Scholars, and the Sons of theAmerican Revolution. He is a former trustee ofHampden-Sydney College and the MadeiraSchool and has served as a member of theVirginia and South Carolina state selectioncommittees for the Rhodes Scholarship Trust.
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN GRINALDSUSMC RETIRED
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Les Robinson, avirtual Who’s Who inintercollegiate athleticsand one of the region’smost sought-afterspeakers, begins histhird year as the Directorof Athletics at TheCitadel.
Possessing morethan four decades ofcollege athleticexperience to his credit,Robinson, who alsoserved as athleticsdirector and basketballcoach at North CarolinaState and EastTennessee State, is onlythe fifth athletics directorin Citadel history. Heserved as the Bulldogs’basketball coach from1974-85, having spentthe five previous
seasons as an assistant coach.During the past two years, the school witnessed the
opening of the Altman Athletic Center at Johnson HagoodStadium and the addition to McAlister Field House for women’sathletics. He hired the school’s first senior womanadministrator, taken measures to improve the department’sweight room, and is personally spearheading the revamping ofJohnson Hagood Stadium.
Last year alone, The Citadel, under Robinson’sguidance, hosted the Southern Conference cross-countrychampionships, the first two rounds of the women’s basketballchampionships, the men and women’s tennis championshipsand the baseball tournament.
A 1965 graduate of N.C. State, Robinson served fiveyears as a Bulldog assistant coach under Dick Campbell andGeorge Hill, and eventually spent 11 seasons as The Citadel’shead basketball coach from 1974-85. He directed the 1978-79 and 1984-85 teams to 20 and 18 victories, respectively.Robinson was named the Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 1979 and was tabbed South Carolina’s Coach-of-the-Year in 1979 and 1985.Following his tenure at The Citadel, Robinson became the headbasketball coach at East Tennessee State, where he coachedthe Buccaneers for five years increasing their win total (7-14-20-27) each year. He resurrected the ETSU program that wonjust seven games in 1987 to its finest run of basketball andathletics successes in school history.
Robinson guided the Buccaneers to two NCAATournament appearances (1989 and 1990), a pair of SouthernConference Tournament championships (1989 and 1990) andwas named Southern Conference and Tennessee Coach-of-the-Year following the 1990 campaign. The Buccaneers alsoproduced record levels of departmental revenue while heserved the dual role of head basketball coach and athleticsdirector.
The West Virginia native remains the only coach inSouthern Conference men’s basketball history to earn league
coach-of-the-year honors at two different schools, and heranks fifth on the conference’s list of basketball wins.
Robinson returned to Raleigh and his alma materprior to the 1990-91 basketball campaign to coach theWolfpack, replacing Jim Valvano. Robinson promptly guidedN.C. State to a 20-11 record and NCAA Tournamentappearance while earning the NABC’s District Coach-of-the-Year honor in his first season atop the Wolfpack program. Histeams also enjoyed commendable academic success duringthe decade while graduation rates and grade point averagesincreased and the academic qualifications of incomingfreshmen improved. He also posted the best career winningpercentage against North Carolina of any ACC coach duringhis tenure.
As athletic director at N.C. State from 1996-2000,Robinson oversaw a department with an operating budget of$25 million and sent 11 teams to postseason play. During hisfinal year, the department witnessed a $1.1 million surplus.In addition, the cumulative grade point average of athletes atthe ACC institution exceeded that of the general student body.Robinson and the N.C. State family also witnessed theopening of the Entertainment and Sports Arena, a 19,700-seat facility which serves as the home of the Wolfpack men’sbasketball program and the Carolina Hurricanes of theNational Hockey League.
As an undergraduate at N.C. State, Robinson servedas team captain and led the Wolfpack freshman basketballsquad in scoring in 1961 while playing for legendary coachEverett Case. He went on to earn two varsity letters with theWolfpack in 1963 and 1964, spent the 1965 season as astudent assistant coach and was promoted to graduateassistant status in 1966.
He departed N.C. State after the 1966 season tocoach at Cedar Key High School in Cedar Key, FL where hewent 41-9 in two seasons. He then made a one-seasonassistant coaching stop at Western Carolina where he earnedhis Masters’ degree before joining The Citadel’s coaching staffprior to the 1969-70 campaign
Robinson is in his third year serving on the prestigiousNCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee as he was oneof four new members chosen by the 34-member selectionpanel in 1999. The Basketball Committee is one of theNCAA’s most influential committees, as the group isresponsible for site selection for each round of the NCAADivision I men’s basketball championships. Additionally, itchooses the at-large teams that competes in the field of 64,and makes many important decisions regarding the NCAABasketball Tournament.
Robinson earned a Bachelor of Science degree ineducation and recreation from N.C. State in 1965 and addeda master’s degree in education and guidance from WesternCarolina in 1969. He also served a pair of stints with USABasketball as head coach of the South squad in the 1993Olympic Festival in San Antonio, TX and as an assistant coachto Bobby Cremins at the 1988 World Qualifying Games inMexico City.
Robinson is married to the former Barbara Simon ofSt. Albans, WV. The Robinsons, who have maintained a homeon Sullivan’s Island, have four children: Greg, Robby, Kelly andBarbara; and seven grandchildren: L.G. Robinson, SavannahGraves, Lily Graves, James Graham Boyd, Hugh Bissell Graves,Mary Emma Graves, and Charles Simon Boyd.
LES ROBINSONDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
NORTH CAROLINA STATE ‘65
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