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Name Class Company Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous SchoolJason Byrd So. Golf 5-11 150 Alpharetta, Ga. Milton HSSteven Craig Jr. November 5-10 160 Piedmont, S.C. Wren HSStephen Dickey Fr. Tango 6-1 160 Anderson, S.C. T.L. Hanna HSMatt Haight Jr. India 5-10 160 West Milford, N.J. Pope John XXIII HSZachary Harten So. Bravo 6-1 155 Bradford, Pa. Bradford Area HSMatt Holmes Sr. Charlie 5-9 140 Taylors, S.C. Wade Hampton HSRobert Isaac Jr. Bravo 6-1 150 Oviedo, Fla. Lake Howell HSBrendan Kight Fr. Delta 6-0 150 Sumter, S.C. Wilson Hall HSDaniel Knight Fr. Charlie 5-9 145 Elgin, S.C. Spring Valley HSCharles Kutz Sr. Tango 5-11 155 Anderson, S.C. T.L. Hanna HSBryan Lailson Fr. India 5-9 130 Myrtle Beach, S.C. Myrtle Beach HSJohn Marcus So. Charlie 6-3 140 Greenville, S.C. Wade Hampton HSJosh May Fr. Delta 6-1 160 Simpsonville, S.C. Mauldin HSJames Sanyi So. Delta 5-8 130 Sumter, S.C. Sumter HSDaniel Skipper Fr. Hotel 6-0 150 Liberty, S.C. Liberty HSWill Wilson Sr. India 5-10 155 Columbia, S.C. Cardinal Newman HS

Name Class Co Ht. Hometown Previous SchoolLauren Fleming Fr. Delta 5-1 Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville HSKatheryn Gatewood Fr. Tango 5-7 El Paso, Texas Franklin HSWilma Harp Jr. Romeo 5-4 Beaufort, S.C. Beaufort HSHeather Harris Fr. Oscar 5-6 Summerville, S.C. Pinewwod Prep HSLaura Hewston Sr. F-Troop 5-7 Summerville, S.C. Stratford HSMegan Jenkins So. Bravo 5-1 Cheyenne, Wyo. Rampart HSAmanda Rawl Sr. Mike 5-3 Honea-Path, S.C. Belton-Honea Path HSErin Ritter So. Bravo 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio Archbishop McNicholas HSSarah Strickland So. India 5-8 Belton, S.C. Belton-Honea Path HSNatalie Wolin Fr. Delta 5-2 Toledo, Ohio Whitmer Senior HS

Men’s Cross Country

Women’s Cross Country

Coaches and StaffHead Coach - Jody Huddleston (South Alabama, 1977), 21st YearAssistant Coach - Kris Kut (The Citadel, 2000), Sixth YearAssistant Coach - Gary Wilson (Oklahoma Baptist, 1964), First YearVolunteer Assistant Coach - Stephanie Lundeby (Central Washington, 2005), First Year

Table of Contests .........................................1Quick Facts ..................................................1Team Rosters ...............................................12006 Previews ..............................................2Women’s Bios ...........................................3-5Men’s Bios .................................................5-8 Coaches & Staff ...........................................9History & Records .....................................10This is The Citadel ..................................... 11Charleston, S.C. .........................................12

Table of ContentsLocation .......................................Charleston, S.C.Founded ........................................................1842Enrollment ....................................................1,964President .......Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa (USAF, ret.)Colors ............................... Citadel Blue and WhiteAffiliation ......................................NCAA Division IConference ............................................. SouthernNickname ....................................Bulldogs, CadetsHead Coach ................................ Jody HuddlestonHuddleston’s Phone .................... (843) 953-5900Huddleston’s e-mail ....jody.huddleston@citadel.edu Media Relations Contact ................ Patrick WalshWalsh’s Phone ............................. (843) 953-7590Walsh’s e-mall ............. patrick.walsh@citadel.edu

Quick Facts

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The Citadel’s women’s cross country team is poised to have a breakout season in 2006 as two talented seniors and a trio of stellar sopho-mores return and are paired with three highly touted freshmen runners. The team is coming off an incredibly successful 2005 season and could surpass that this fall. “Our women had a really good 2005 sea-son and I’m very excited about this fall,” said head coach Jody Huddleston, who is entering his 21st year at The Citadel. “They have shown tremendous improvement. We have a great base of runners returning this fall, led by seniors Laura Hewston and Amanda Rawl.” Hewston, a native of Summerville, S.C., was the team’s No. 1 runner in 2004 and was challenged by a trio of f reshmen r u n n e r s last fall. Rawl was the track t e a m ’ s Most Im-proved Ath-lete in 2006 and has had a good s u m m e r full of train-ing. She is poised to have a good fall season. A trio of girls, who had a p h e n o m -enal fall 2005 sea-son in their knob year, joins Hewston and Rawl in leading the 2006 squad on the course. “I expect Megan [Jenkins] to be our No. 1 runner this fall,” said Huddleston. “She, along with Erin Ritter and Sarah Strickland, had a very good track season as all three broke school re-cords. Erin ran 19:10 in the 5k in track season, which was a huge personal record for her. That time was the second fastest 5k ever ran by a Citadel woman. Sarah really blossomed late in the track season and crushed the school record at the SoCon Outdoor Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase.” The Bulldogs open up the season at the South Carolina Invitational on Sept. 1 in Colum-bia. They host the annual Citadel Invitational on Sept. 30 at James Island County Park.

Previewing Women’sCross Country

Previewing Men’sCross Country

The Citadel’s men’s cross country team is ready to open the 2006 slate and they should be a competitive team within the Southern Conference this year. A trio of strong seniors in Matt Holmes, Charles Kutz and Will Wilson will lead a talented crop of runners this fall. The Bulldogs, who had a tough 2005 season, are ready to get the season un-derway. “We have a good group of seniors this year, a

good group of leaders,” said Hud-d l e s t o n , who is en-tering his 21st year at The Citadel. “ C h a r l e s Kutz, Matt Holmes and Will Wilson are our three seniors this year and they should be our top three run-ners this year. They will get help from juniors Ste-ven Craig and Robert Isaac and f r e s h m e n

Stephen Dickey and Daniel Knight.” Will Wilson was named the Most Outstand-ing Runner for the 2005 season and the Columbia, S.C. native is looking to have a strong 2006 season. Wilson has probably the least experience out of this year’s roster after playing soccer in high school, but has improved exponentially every year he has been at The Citadel. “Will grew up playing soccer and didn’t run much in high school,” said Huddleston. “He even-tually gave up soccer and found out he is a pretty good runner. He finished in the top 10 last year at the Disney Invitational, a meet that had over 300 runners.” Wilson will join fellow seniors Matt Holmes and Charles Kutz in leading the 2006 team. “Charles [Kutz] has really matured and put in a good summer,” said Huddleston. “Physically, he should be able to be competitive. Matt [Holmes] has struggled with injuries the past couple years. We are hoping that he will get past that this year and have a good senior year.” The Bulldogs open up the season at the South Carolina Invitational on Sept. 1 in Columbia. They host the annual Citadel Invitational with the women’s team on Sept. 30 at James Island County Park.

SeniorAmanda Rawl

SeniorWill Wilson

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High School… A 2006 graduate of Gainesville High School… was a two-year cap-tain of Gainesville High’s cross country team… won a team district championship in cross country… qualified for the Florida state track and field championships in the pole vault… lettered in cross country (four letters), track and field (four letters), weightlifting (twice) and was manager of the school’s wrestling team (three years)… coached by Larry Holsey, Michael Denmark and Mike Cotton… Personal… Daugh-ter of David and Shawn Fleming… her father, David, is a member of The Citadel class of 1991… born on Jan. 9, 1988… majoring in health and exercise science.

Lauren FLeming Fr. 5-1 gainesville, Fla. gainesville HS

High School… Graduated from Franklin High School in 2006… ran track and cross country throughout high school… received First Team All-City honors in cross coun-try… received Second Team All-City honors in both cross country and track… was a state qualifier in cross country… brought home a team district cross country champi-onship her senior year… coached by Jesse Aguliar… Personal… Daughter of Mike and Kathy Gatewood… born on Jan. 21, 1988… majoring in political science.

KatHryn gatewood Fr. 5-7 el Paso, texas Franklin HS

2005 ... Opened up the 2005 season with a time of 22:54 at The Citadel Invitational (9/24)... finished 83rd at the Winthrop Classic (10/15) with a 4k time of 17:44... ran a time of 21:52 at the Disney Invitational (10/8)... ran a season-best time of 21:49 at the SoCon Championships (10/30)... 2004 ... Placed 16th in the College of Charles-ton meet (9/3) with a 2k time of 13:33... set a personal record in the 5k with a time of 20:12 at The Citadel Invitational (9/25), finishing 17th... ran a time of 21:18 at the Furman Invitational (10/9)... at the SoCon Championships, finished with a time of 21:19... High School... Attended Beaufort High School where she lettered in cross country and track all four years... was coached by Col. Johnson... track team won the state championship her sophomore year... track team also won the regional champi-onship during her freshman, sophomore and junior years... Personal... Daughter of Jeffrey and Babylina Harp... was born in Manilla, Phillippines... majoring in computer science.

wiLma HarP Jr. 5-4 Beaufort, S.C. Beaufort HS

High School… A 2006 graduate of Pinewood Prep School… received three letters in cross country and track and two letters in basketball… was a SCISA State (indi-vidual) Champion in cross country… named All-State and All-Region twice in cross country… was the 1600m regional champion… her cross country team won the re-gional and state title twice… coached by Chan Pons and Irv Batten… Personal… Daughter of Frank and Shellie Harris… born on Dec. 26, 1987… her father, Frank, played football at The Citadel… majoring in biology.

HeatHer HarriS Fr. 5-6 Summerville, S.C. Pinewood Prep HS

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Harp’stop times

PR.............20:12

2004..........20:122005..........21:49

Laura HewSton Sr. 5-7 Summerville, S.C. Stratford HS

2003 Most Valuable Runner2005... Opened the season with a time of 20:12 at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2), placing 25th... ran a time of 20:10 at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), finishing fifth when scored as a dual meet against CofC and placing third when scored as a dual meet against Davidson... topped that time with a mark of 19:48 at The Citadel Invitational (9/24), finishing fourth... matched that time as she finished 37th at the So-Con Championships (10/30)... ran a 6k time of 24:03 at the NCAA Regional Champi-onships in Greenville, N.C.... 2004... Placed 11th at the College of Charleston meet (9/3) with a 2m time of 12:56... at the Naval Academy Salty Dog Invitational (9/18), ran a time of 26:32... set a personal best time of 19.08 as she finished sixth in The Citadel Invitational (9/25)... ran a time of 20:24 at the Furman Invitational (10/9)... at

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2005 Most Valuable Runner2005... Opened her knob season with a fourth-place finish in the Gamecock Invi-tational (9/2) with a time of 19:21...at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), ran a time of 20:12 as she finished sixth in the dual meet against CofC, fourth in the dual scoring against Charleston Southern... ran to a third-place finish at The Cita-del Invitational (9/24) with a time of 19:47... set a personal best mark of 19:38 at the Disney Invitational, placing 38th... finished 19th at the Winthrop Classic (10/15) with a 4k time of 15:38... at the SoCon Championships (10/30), finished 35th with a time of 19:46... named the team’s most valuable runner for her strong knob-year performance... High School... Attended Rampart High School... named All-Area Honorable Mention in 2004... Personal... Born Sept. 9, 1987 in Little Rock, Ark.... majoring in political science... daughter of Ronald and Brenda-Lyn Jenkins... father Ronald is a graduate of The Citadel.

megan JenKinS So. 5-1 Colorado Springs, Colo. rampart HS

Jenkins’top times

PR.............19:38

2005..........19:38

2005... At the Gamecock Invitational (9/2), ran a time of 21:32... set a mark of 22:00 at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), finishing 11th in the dual meet scored against CofC and eighth in the dual meet scored against Charleston Southern... fin-ished 15th at The Citadel Invitational (9/24) with a time of 21:19... ran a 21:22 at the Disney Invitational (10/8)... placed 81st at the SoCon Championships (10/30) with a time of 21:48... 2004... Opened the 2004 season with a 2m time of 14:07 at the College of Charleston meet (9/3), finishing 18th... ran a 4k time of 17:14 at the Win-throp Classic (10/16)... set a personal best mark of 21:06 at The Citadel Invitational (9/25), finishing 22nd... ran a time of 21:24 at the Furman Invitational (10/9)... set a mark of 21:49 at the SoCon Championships (10/30)... 2003... Ran a time of 21:14 at the Gamecock Invitational (9/5)... finished 30th at the Davidson Open (9/13)... ran a time of 21:34 at The Citadel Invitational (9/27)... set a mark of 22:06.6 at the Furman Invitational (10/11)... at the SoCon Championships, ran a time of 22:23.9... High School... A 2003 graduate of Belton-Honea Path High School... Personal... Majoring in health and wellness.

amanda rawL Sr. 5-3 Honea-Path, S.C. Belton-Honea Path HS

2005 Most Outstanding Runner2005... Opened the season with a 20th-place finish at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2), running a 20:01... finished second overall at the College of Charleston meet (9/10) with a time of 19:56... placed eighth at The Citadel Invitational (9/24) with a mark of 20:20... set a personal best time of 10:41 as she finished 42nd at the Disney Invitational (10/8)... placed 53rd at the SoCon Championships (10/30) with a time of 20:14... at the NCAA Regionals, finished 163rd with a 6k time of 24:14... High School... Attended Archbishop McNicholas High School... received All-Ohio honors her senior year... Personal... Daughter of John and Melanie Ritter... born Oct. 5, 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio... majoring in biology.

erin ritter So. 5-8 Cincinnati, ohio. archbishop mcnicholas HS

rawl’stop times

PR.............21:06

2003..........21:142004..........21:062005..........21:19

ritter’stop times

PR.............19:41

2005..........19:41

Hewston’stop times

PR.............19:08

2003..........20:012004..........19:082005..........19:48

the SoCon Championships (10/30), finished 25th with a 6k time of 20:12... 2003... Named Most Valuable Runner in 2003... ran a 2m time of 12:55.1 at the College of Charleston meet (8/29), finishing 15th... finished 13th at the Gamecock Invitational (9/5) with a time of 20:01... placed 25th at the Davidson Open with a time of 21:08... ran 19:43 at The Citadel Invitational (9/27), placing 10th... at the Furman Invitational (10/11), set a mark of 20:42.3... ran a time of 21:11.3 at the SoCon Championships (11/1), placing 55th... finished her knob year off with a time of 25:33 at the NCAA Re-gional Championships... High School... A 2003 graduate of Stratford High School... earned All-State laurels all four years... earned multiple MVP honors... Personal... Daughter of Maria and James Hewston... born July 9, 1985... majoring in business administration.

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2005-06 Tom Metsker Ultimate Sacrifice Award Honoree2005... Ran a time of 21:10 at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2)... set a mark of 21:00 at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), finishing seventh when scored as a dual match against CofC and sixth as a dual match against Charleston Southern... placed 10th at The Citadel Invitational (9/24) with a time of 20:43... bested that with a time of 20:03 at the Disney Invitational (10/8)... set a personal best time at the SoCon Champion-ships (10/30), running 19:50... ran a time of 25:03 at the NCAA Regional Champion-ships... High School... Attended Belton-Honea Path High School... coached by Matt Wurst... named team MVP three years... Personal... Daughter of Ray and Delores Strickland... born June 5, 1987... majoring in chemistry.

SaraH StriCKLand So. 5-8 Belton, S.C. Belton-Honea Path HS

Strickland’stop times

PR.............19:50

2005..........19:50

High School... A 2006 Whitmer High School graduate... received four letters in cross country and track and field... named Toledo All-City League three times in cross country... received one All-Great Lakes League honor... was a regional qualifier in the 3200m her junior year... cross country team finished second in the City League Championships... coached by Jeremy Elliott... Personal... Daughter of Craig and Laura Wolin... born on Dec. 21, 1987... majoring in business administration.

nataLie woLin Fr. 5-2 toledo, ohio whitmer Senior HS

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2005... Did not compete... High School... Graduated from Milton High School in 2005... coached by Andy Carr... team placed seventh in state... also lettered in cross country and wrestling... Personal... Son of Bill and Kay Byrd... twin brother runs track for the University of Alabama... born on April 23, 1987 in Chesapeake, Va.... majoring in business administration with an accounting concentration.

JaSon ByrdSo. 5-11 150 alpharetta, ga. milton HS

2005... Finished 12th at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2) with a 5k time of 16:34... ran 17:01 in the 5k at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), placing ninth in the dual scoring against CofC and sixth in the dual scoring against Charleston Southern... at the Winthrop Classic (10/15), ran 21:56 in the 6k... finished 20th at The Citadel Invitational (9/24) with a time of 30:55... topped that with a time of 29:52 at the Disney Invitational (10/8), a season best... at the SoCon Championships (10/30), ran a time of 30:25... 2004... Ran a 5k time of 17:50 in the College of Charleston meet (9/3)... at the Winthrop Classic (10/16), ran a 6k time of 20:31... ran 29:16 at the Naval Acade-my’s Salty Dog Invitational (9/18)... set a personal record at The Citadel Invitational (9/25) with a time of 28:02... set a mark of 29:35 at the Furman Invitational (10/9)... ran 30:01 at the SoCon Championships (10/30)... High School... A 2004 graduate of Wren High School... was All-State (3A) in cross country and track, as well as All-County and All-Region... high school team won the 4x800m relay state championship in 2003 and 2004... team was the 2004 3A State Champions in track... coached by Mereidth Craig... Personal... Son of Steve and Rita Craig... born on Nov. 23, 1985 in Greenville, S.C.... majoring in civil engineering.

Steven CraigJr. 5-10 160 Piedmont, S.C. wren HS

Craig’stop times

PR.............28:02

2004..........28:022005..........29:52

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High School... Graduated from T.L. Hanna High School in 2006... received four letters in track and cross country... was a two-time All-State honoree... three-time All-Region honoree... member of the 2003 South Carolina State Championship 4x800m relay team... that relay team still holds the school record... named Most Valuable Track Athlete of Anderson County... coached by Chuck Parker... Personal... Born in Lexington, S.C.... son of Steve and Phyliss Dickey... majoring in political science.

StePHen diCKeyFr. 6-1 160 anderson, S.C. t.L. Hanna HS

matt HoLmeSSr. 5-9 140 taylors, S.C. wade Hampton HS

2005 Co-Most Outstanding Runner2005... Finished seventh at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2) with a 5k time of 16:20... placed second overall at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), running a 5k time of 16:16... at The Citadel Invitational (9/24), finished fourth with a time of 27:16... set a personal best mark of 26:54 at the Disney Invitational (10/8), finishing 34th... ran a 6k time of 19:55 at the Winthrop Classic (10/15)... finished 48th at the SoCon Championships (10/30), running 27:23... named Co-Most Outstanding Runner along with Charles Kutz... 2004... Placed 11th at the College of Charleston meet (9/3) with a 5k time of 17:05... at the Naval Academy’s Salty Dog Invitational (9/18), finished 41st with a mark of 27:18... finished eighth at The Citadel Invitational (9/25), running 26:44... 2003... Opened his knob season with a 17th place finish at the College of Charleston meet (8/29) with a 5k time of 17:11.2... at the Gamecock Invitational, finished 10th, running 16:37 (5k)... in his first 8k run of the year, ran 28:26 at the Davidson Open (9/13)... finished 17th at The Citadel Invitational (9/27) with a time of 28:02... ran 28:13 at the Furman Invitational (10/11)... placed 19th at the Winthrop Classic (10/18), running 27:16.9... finished 39th at the SoCon Championships (11/1) with a mark of 28:06.9... ran 34:37 (10k) at the NCAA Regionals (11/15)... High School... A 2003 graduate of Wade Hampton High School... Three-time All-County and All-Region... Two-time recipient of All-State honors... Personal... Son of Sally and Mike Holmes... born Nov. 2, 1984... Dean’s List, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004...majoring in business ad-ministration.

Holmes’top times

PR.............26:44

2003..........27:162004..........26:442005..........26:54

roBert iSaaCJr. 6-1 150 oviedo, Fla. Lake Howell HS2005... Finished 21st at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2), running 17:02 (5k)... ran 16:53 (5k) at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), finishing eighth in the dual scoring against CofC and fifth in the dual scoring against Charleston Southern... ran a time of 20:50 (6k) at the Winthrop Classic (10/15)... placed 13th at The Citadel Invitational (9/24) with a time of 29:06... ran a personal best time of 28:03 at the Disney Invitational (10/8), finishing 84th... 2004... Did not compete... High School... Graduated from Lake Howell High School in 2004... named All-Seminole Athletic Conference his senior year... lettered in cross country and track... coached by Larry Bahn and Brett Hamilton... Personal... Son of Bob and Sue Isaac... born on Nov. 12, 1985 in Omaha, Neb.... father Bob was a long and triple jumper for The Citadel from 1972-1976... majoring in business administration.

isaac’stop times

PR.............28:03

2005..........28:03 Brendan KigHtFr. 6-0 150 Sumter, S.C. wilson Hall HSHigh School... Three-time All-State cross country runner from Wilson Hall High School... All-State track runner his senior year in 2006... lettered in cross country, track and soccer... received All-State honors and named South Carolina’s Player of the Year in soccer in 2006... also received All-Region honors in soccer all four years of high school... coached by Tom O’Hare in track and cross country... Personal... Born on Feb. 25, 1988 in Sumter, S.C.... son of Greg and Carolyn Kight... majoring in civil engineering.

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danieL KnigHtFr. 5-9 145 elgin, S.C. Spring valley HSHigh School... Graduated from Spring Valley High School in 2006... received All-State Cross Country honors in 2004... garnered All-Region honors in 2003, ’04 and ’05... coached by John Jones... Personal... Born on Aug. 31, 1988 in Columbia, S.C.... full name is Daniel Watson Knight, Jr.... son of Danny and Sophia Knight... majoring in business administration.

CHarLeS KutzSr. 5-11 155 anderson, S.C. t.L. Hanna HS

2005 Co-Most Outstanding Runner2005... Finished 13th at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2), running 16:35 (5k)... ran a 5k time of 16:41 at the College of Charleston meet (9/10), finishing sixth in the dual scoring against CofC and third in the dual scoring against Charleston Southern... placed 15th at The Citadel Invitational with a time of 29:18 (8k)... set a personal best time of 27:09 at the Disney Invitational (10/8), finishing 45th... ran 21:15 (6k) at the Winthrop Classic (10/15)... finished 51st at the SoCon Championships (10/30) with a time of 27:48... named the team’s Co-Most Outstanding Runner along with Matt Holmes... 2004... Finished 10th at the College of Charleston meet (9/3), running 17:04 (5k)... ran 27:48 at the Naval Academy’s Salty Dog Invitational (9/18)... placed 17th at The Citadel Invitational (9/25), running 27:39... ran 29:07 at the Furman Invitational (10/9)... set a 6k mark of 19:59 at the Winthrop Classic (10/16)... placed 70th at the SoCon Championships (10/30), running 29:42... 2003... Placed 18th at the College of Charleston meet (8/29), running 17:13.3 (5k)... at the Gamecock Invitational (9/5), finished 14th with a 5k time of 16:51... ran 29:04 at the Davidson Open (9/13)... ran to a 24th place finish at The Citadel Invitational (9/27) with a time of 28:42... ran 28:26.3 at the Furman Invitational (10/11)... finished 27th at the Winthrop Classic with a time of 27:48.1... finished 59th at the SoCon Championships (11/1) with a time of 29:01.4... ran a 10k time of 34:50 at the NCAA Regionals (11/15)... High School... 2003 gradu-ate of T. L. Hanna High School... named All-Anderson County in 2003 in 4x800... named All-Region in 4x800 also in 2003... letterman in cross country and track... Per-sonal... Son of Mary and Rodney Kutz... born July 19, 1985... Athletics Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004... majoring in physical education.

Kutz’stop times

PR.............27:09

2003........ 27:48.12004..........27:392005..........27:09

JoHn marCuSSo. 6-3 140 anderson, S.C. t.L. Hanna HS2005... Did not compete... High School... Attended Wade Hampton High School... coached by Rick Zeller... cross country team was the South Carolina AAA State Champions in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003... team was also the Peach Blossom Conference and Greenville City Champs the same year... Personal... Son of Mike and Gloria Marcus... born on May 7, 1987 in Columbia, S.C.... majoring in English.

JameS SanyiSo. 5-8 130 Sumter, S.C. Sumter HS2005... Did not compete... High School... Attended Sumter High School, where he graduated in 2005... coached by Jimmy Watson... lettered in cross country, track and field and wrestling... was All-Region in track and field... Personal... Son of James and Mary Ann Sanyi... born on Jan. 26, 1987 in Sumter, S.C.... majoring in biology.

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danieL SKiPPerFr. 6-0 150 Liberty, S.C. Liberty HSHigh School... Graduated from Liberty High School in 2006... lettered in cross coun-try and track... Personal... Born on May 19, 1988 in Greenville, S.C.... son of Ricky and Renee Skipper... majoring in civil engineering.

wiLL wiLSonSr. 5-10 155 Columbia, S.C. Cardinal newman HS

2005 Most Valuable Runner2005... Ran to a third place finish at the Gamecock Invitational (9/2) with a 5k time of 15:59... won the College of Charleston meet (9/10) with a mark of 16:05 (5k)... was the runner up at The Citadel Invitational (9/24), running 26:39... set a personal best time of 26:10 at the Disney Invitational (10.8), finishing 10th... finished the Winthrop Classic (10/15) with a 6k time of 20:37... placed 40th at the SoCon Championships (10/30) with a time of 26:56... ran 33:51 (10k) at the NCAA Regional Champion-ships... named the team’s Most Valuable Runner... 2004... Finished as the run-ner up at the College of Charleston meet (9/3), running 16:16.0 (5k)... ran 27:12 at the Naval Academy’s Salty Dog Invitational (9/18)... at The Citadel Invitational (9/25), finished sixth with a time of 26:30... at the Furman Invitational (10/9), ran 28:13... ran a 6k time of 19:26 at the Winthrop Classic (10/16)... finished 40th at the SoCon Championships (10/30) with a time of 28:11... 2003... Finished 16th at the College of Charleston meet (8/29) with a 5k time of 17:09.9... placed ninth at the Gamecock Invitational (9/5), running 16:35 (5k)... ran 28:35 at the Davidson Open (9/13)... finished 16th at The Citadel Invitational (9/27), running 28:00... set a mark of 28:54.6 at the Furman Invitational (10/11)... finished 39th at the Winthrop Classic (10/18) with a time of 28:37.3... finished 69th at the SoCon Championships (11/1), running 29:53.5... High School... A 2003 graduate of Cardinal Newman High School... earned All-State honors... Personal... Son of Maura and Jeremy Wilson... born Aug. 15, 1984... Athletics Director’s Honor Roll, Fall 2003... majoring in busi-ness administration.

wilson’stop times

PR.............26:10

2003..........28:002004..........26:302005..........26:10

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Jody HuddLeStonHead CoaCH

21st year South alabama (1977)

KriS Kutassistant CoaCH

Sixth year the Citadel (2000)

Entering his 21st year at The Citadel, head cross country and track and field coach Jody Huddleston continues to lead one of the most successful programs at The Citadel and in the Southern Conference. Huddleston’s tenure has seen 48 conference champions, 184 All-Southern Conference honors bestowed, the first woman to compete in athletics at The Citadel, the first woman to win a conference championship at The Citadel and the first woman to compete in an NCAA Championship event in school history. Huddleston led the Bulldogs through the historic 2006 track and field seasons, which included then-junior Stephanie McNeill entering the history books on several separate oc-casions and the women’s team doubling their best performance at a conference champion-ship. McNeill set history by becoming the first woman from the Military College of South

Carolina to qualify for an NCAA Championship event, throwing a qualifying mark of 47’ 9” in the shot put. McNeill won her flight in the shot put at the NCAA Regional Championships with a throw of 46’ 10.25” as she finished 15th overall. The women’s team finished sixth at the SoCon Outdoor Championships with a school record 48 team points scored. Huddleston, along with assistant coach Kris Kut, coached McNeill as she won the 2006 Southern Confer-ence discus title with a throw of 141’ 2”, making her the first female cadet to win a SoCon Championship. Those accomplishments, along with regional and national media exposure, came in a 2006 track and field season that saw 22 school records broken, 19 athletes receiving All-Conference honors, three SoCon Athlete of the Week honors, two conference champions and two conference superlative honors. Moreover, McNeill was named the SoCon’s Outstanding Field Performer and freshman Shaquill Smith was tabbed as Freshman of the Year after he won the high jump, placed fifth in the triple jump as he set a new freshman school record (47’ 4.25”) and placed eighth in the long jump. Huddleston’s program first broke into the national headlines in the fall of 1997 when Mandy Garcia be-came the school’s first-ever female cadet-student-athlete and attracted unprecedented national media exposure as she set history. Garcia served as the lone member of the women’s cross country, indoor track and outdoor track “team” that year. Two years later, Peaches Hudson took second in the heptathlon and captured the institu-tion’s first female All-Southern Conference honor. Huddleston came to The Citadel from Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee, Okla., where he served as head coach for seven years. In 1984, he earned NAIA District IX Coach of the Year honors. Earlier that year, the Bison finished second at the league championships, the best track performance for the school in 10 years. An All-America decathlete at Florida Community College, Huddleston set a new national junior college de-cathlon long jump record in 1975. He transferred to South Alabama and went on to establish two school records. Huddleston graduated from South Alabama in 1977 with a bachelor’s of science degree in physical education. He earned a master’s degree in education two years later at that same institution. Huddleston has tgree children, Ryan (21) and Callie (16) and he and his wife, Mary Ellen, have one daughter, Mary Kathryn (21 months).

Kris Kut enters his seventh year as a coach at The Citadel, his first in a full-time coaching status. Along with Jody Huddleston, Kut has been on staff during the track and field programs through the past several years and has watched from the sidelines as school records have fallen over and over again. Kut, who focuses mainly on the field events and is the program’s recruiting coordina-tor, has helped coach 12 conference champions during his tenure at The Citadel, including the school’s first female to win a conference championship, Stephanie McNeill. Kut guided McNeill as she also became the first female from The Citadel to qualify and compete in an NCAA Championship event. Under his tutelage, The Citadel’s cadet-student-athletes have won 83 All-Conference honors and numerous school records have fallen, including 22 during

the 2006 season alone. Kut, a 2000 graduate from The Citadel, was a four-year letterwinner at The Military College of South Carolina as he pursued his bachelor’s degree in political science. He remained at the school as he earned his master’s degree in health, exercise and sport science in 2003. A three-time Southern Conference Champion as a cadet-student-athlete, Kut also received four All-Conference honors. He remains the school record holder in the javelin and was a junior national qualifier, competing in the 1997 Junior National Track and Field meet in St. Louis, Mo. As a senior, Kut finished seventh in the javelin at the prestigious Penn Relays, as well as first at several other key meets. Born Jan. 20, 1978, Kut married the former Holly Jones of Mechanicsville, Va., in 2003. They cur-rently reside in Mount Pleasant, S.C., with their two-year old son Andre Jackson and their three-month old son Preston.

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Southern ConferenceChampionship Results

Men

Year Finish (Pts)1969 5th (137)1970 4th (98)1971 4th (84)1972 3rd (108)1973 6th (162)1974 8th (238)1975 8th (193)1976 8th (241)1977 7th (169)1978 7th (177)1979 7th (171)1980 7th (173)1981 8th (223)1982 6th (173)1983 5th (145)1984 8th (203)1985 4th (110)1986 8th (212)1987 7th (146)1988 7th (174)1989 8th (166)1990 8th (167)1991 8th (204)1992 T-5th (154)1993 6th (149)1994 8th (201)1995 8th (205)1996 8th (236)1997 6th (152)1998 8th (230)1999 10th (199)2000 4th (121)2001 8th (198)2002 7th (203)2003 8th (215)2004 9th (231)2005 9th (234)

History and RecordsSouthern Conference

Championship Results

Women

Year Finish (Pts)1997 NTS***1998 11th (290)1999 T-10th (324)2000 11th (291)2001 9th (250)2002 12th (364)2003 11th (294)2004 11th (295)2005 9th (231)

*** No team score was recorded in 1997 as The Citadel fielded only one runner. Mandy Garcia, the first female cadet-student-athlete in The Citadel’s history, finished 44th over-all with a 5k time of 20:42.

All-Southern ConferenceHonorees

Jim Boyd1971

Bob Butcher1994

Andrew Cawood2000

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