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6/14/11 7:41 PM Cheeseborough-Guice elevated to Director of Track and Field - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics Page 1 of 2 http://www.tsutigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?PRINTABLE_PAGE=YES&SPSID=98539&ATCLID=205157925&SPID=12122&DB_OEM_ID=19600 Courtesy: Tennessee State Athletics Cheeseborough-Guice elevated to Director of Track and Field Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 06/07/2011 Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips has announced the promotion of Tigerbelles head coach Chandra Cheeseborough-Guice to Director of Track and Field over the men and women's programs. Cheeseborough-Guice will supervise and direct the day-to-day operations for the Tigerbelles and Flying Tigers track and field teams. It will be the first time in TSU Athletic history that one coach will head both programs. The announcement comes after the departure of men's head coach Kelly Carter who resigned after accepting an assistant coach position at Middle Tennessee State in nearby Murfreesboro, Tenn. "When Coach Carter left for another opportunity, we looked at other models for men and women's track and field programs in the conference and nationally," Phillips, TSU Director of Athletics, commented. "We recognized that we had an individual who had a reputation nationally, as well as internationally, already on staff, and who could coach both men and women. Coach Cheeseborough was excited at the possibility and we see it as a "win-win" for both programs." Coach Cheeseborough-Guice has coached the women's team since 1994 leading the program to six Ohio Valley Conference championship titles. The crowns include wins in 2001 (outdoor), 2002 (indoor and outdoor), 2003 (indoor), and 2008 (indoor and outdoor). She is also a four-time OVC Coach of the Year and in 1999 served as the interim men's coach during the summer while monitoring recruitment until the hiring of Sanford Strong that year. "I'm excited about the new position and think both programs are headed in the right direction. A lot of programs across the country are combining both programs and I think it's a benefit based on the savings in budget," said Cheeseborough-Guice. "It will help the program strengthen recruiting efforts. I also expect the change to build unity among the teams and in years to come, I would like to see both teams win the OVC Championship together." In 2011, the Tigerbelles finished fifth (indoor) and seventh (outdoor) in the team rankings at the OVC Track and Field Championships. For the Flying Tigers, they concluded the indoor and outdoor championships in fourth place. Cheeseborough-Guice has built a strong reputation among the track and field collegiate and international coaching ranks. In 2008, she was named the sprints coach for the 2008 USA Team that competed in the Beijing, China Olympics. USA captured 23 medals which included 10-gold, eight-silver, and five bronze medals. In 2009, she served as the women's head coach for Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany. At the IAAF under Cheeseborough, the team collected 22 medals overall, winning more events than any other country to dominate the placing table with 231 points. Team USA registered 10-gold, six-silver and six bronze medals along with several outstanding performances. As an athlete she was named to three United States Olympic teams. She placed sixth as a 17-year old in the
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6/14/11 7:41 PMCheeseborough-Guice elevated to Director of Track and Field - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Courtesy: Tennessee State Athletics

Cheeseborough-Guice elevated to Director of Track and Field

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 06/07/2011

Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University Director of Athletics TeresaPhillips has announced the promotion of Tigerbelles head coach ChandraCheeseborough-Guice to Director of Track and Field over the men andwomen's programs.

Cheeseborough-Guice will supervise and direct the day-to-day operationsfor the Tigerbelles and Flying Tigers track and field teams. It will be thefirst time in TSU Athletic history that one coach will head both programs.

The announcement comes after the departure of men's head coach KellyCarter who resigned after accepting an assistant coach position at MiddleTennessee State in nearby Murfreesboro, Tenn.

"When Coach Carter left for another opportunity, we looked at other models for men and women's track andfield programs in the conference and nationally," Phillips, TSU Director of Athletics, commented. "We

recognized that we had an individual who had a reputation nationally, as well as internationally, already onstaff, and who could coach both men and women. Coach Cheeseborough was excited at the possibility andwe see it as a "win-win" for both programs."

Coach Cheeseborough-Guice has coached the women's team since 1994 leading the program to six OhioValley Conference championship titles. The crowns include wins in 2001 (outdoor), 2002 (indoor andoutdoor), 2003 (indoor), and 2008 (indoor and outdoor). She is also a four-time OVC Coach of the Year andin 1999 served as the interim men's coach during the summer while monitoring recruitment until the hiring ofSanford Strong that year.

"I'm excited about the new position and think both programs are headed in the right direction. A lot ofprograms across the country are combining both programs and I think it's a benefit based on the savings inbudget," said Cheeseborough-Guice. "It will help the program strengthen recruiting efforts. I also expect thechange to build unity among the teams and in years to come, I would like to see both teams win the OVCChampionship together."

In 2011, the Tigerbelles finished fifth (indoor) and seventh (outdoor) in the team rankings at the OVC Trackand Field Championships. For the Flying Tigers, they concluded the indoor and outdoor championships infourth place.

Cheeseborough-Guice has built a strong reputation among the track and field collegiate and internationalcoaching ranks.

In 2008, she was named the sprints coach for the 2008 USA Team that competed in the Beijing, ChinaOlympics. USA captured 23 medals which included 10-gold, eight-silver, and five bronze medals.

In 2009, she served as the women's head coach for Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World OutdoorChampionships in Berlin, Germany. At the IAAF under Cheeseborough, the team collected 22 medals overall,winning more events than any other country to dominate the placing table with 231 points. Team USAregistered 10-gold, six-silver and six bronze medals along with several outstanding performances.

As an athlete she was named to three United States Olympic teams. She placed sixth as a 17-year old in the

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100-meter dash in Montreal (1976). She qualified for the ill-fated 1980 Olympic team that did not competebecause of a boycott. In 1984, at the Los Angeles Games, she made Olympic history by running a leg on twogold-medal relay teams and was the silver medalist in the 400-meters.

A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Cheeseborough-Guice is a graduate of Tennessee State University with a B.S.in Health and Physical Education. A former student-athlete and TSU Tigerbelle, she competed underlegendary and world renowned women's track and field coach Ed Temple.

6/14/11 7:44 PMTigerbelles post a win in day one of OVC Championship - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Martinique Guice/ TSU Tigerbelles

Tigerbelles post a win in day one of OVC Championship

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 05/06/2011

Day One: OVC Outdoor Championship Results

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Murray, Ky. - The Tigerbelles took first in the long jump while scoring 14total points in the event to help Tennessee State University score 15.5team points after day one of the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference OutdoorTrack and Field Championship on Friday.

TSU added points from their performance in two other events to currentlyhold the sixth spot in the team rankings entering into Saturday's finals.

Eastern Illinois currently sits first with 74 points with Southeast MissouriState following second with 53.

Martinique Guice capped her reign in the long jump notching the three-peat in the event during the outdoor competition.

Guice recorded 6.07m in the event bringing her career individualchampionship titles, including indoor and outdoor competition, to eightoverall. Guice won her third consecutive indoor title in the long jump in

February.

On the track, Guice qualified for the finals in the 100m with a time of 12.22s. In the 400m, Ashley Taylor(56.08s) and Gabrielle Todd (56.08s) both qualified with Brittney Washington (2:16.14) making the cut for the800m finals on Saturday.

The Tigerbelles also tacked on points courtesy of the high jump and discus throw. Daniecce Ward finishedsixth in the long jump (5.24m) and shared the eighth spot in the high jump (1.58m).

Andrea Fenderson and Teannah Holland both finished eighth in their respective events. Fenderson posted amark of 5.15m in the long jump and Holland tossed 38.88m in the discus to round out the scoring in theevent.

The Tigerbelles will close out competition on day two of the OVC Championship on Saturday, May 7. The firstevent will begin at 8 a.m. on the Marshall Gage Track inside Stewart Stadium.

For live results and met schedule - CLICK HERE

6/14/11 7:42 PMThree to represent T&F at NCAA East Prelims - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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(L-R) Michael Rideout, MartiniqueGuice, Royce Dates

Three to represent T&F at NCAA East Prelims

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 05/24/2011

MEET INFO | MEET SCHEDULE | LIVE RESULTS | WATCH LIVE

Nashville, Tenn. - Three Tennessee State University track and fieldathletes have earned a spot to participate in the NCAA Division I OutdoorTrack and Field East Preliminary Round.

The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committeeannounced the field of 48 competitors per event which includedMartinique Guice (long jump), Michael Rideout (400m) and Royce Dates(long jump).

From May 26-28, the qualifying athletes will compete on the E.C. BillyHayes Track at Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex inBloomington, Ind., on the campus of Indiana University. IU serves as thehost after holding the MidEast Region Championship in 2005.

The top 12 from each event, from the East and West regions, will qualifyfor the NCAA Championship held June 8-11 in Des Moines, Iowa.

For the Tigerbelles, Guice makes her fourth appearance, third in the long jump, in regional competition and

is ranked in a three-way tie at 15th. Guice's best performance this year is her regional qualifying mark of20"6.25 (6.25m) just an inch and a half under her personal best of 20"7.75 (2009 OVC OutdoorChampionship).

She is the only Tigerbelle to have qualified for the event since the NCAA began regional competition in 2003.

She sparked her career in 2008 when she qualified for the 100m and as a leg on the 4x100m relay team.That season, she made the region cut by picking up first-place in both events at the Ohio Valley ConferenceOutdoor Championship.

This season, Guice became an eight-time OVC Champion winning the long jump (6.07m) at the 2011 OVCChampionship. It was her third consecutive outdoor title in the long jump matching the same feat in indoorcompetition in February. She finished out the year with three victories in the long jump to total eight in hercareer.

She captured wins at the Florida A&M Relays (5.55m), Morehouse Relays (5.84m) and South Carolina'sWeems Baskin Relays (5.93m) while breaking the 20-foot barrier in the long jump twice this year.

Guice was also named OVC Female Athlete of the Week three times this year and has received the honoreight times in her career.

Two athletes will represent the Flying Tigers this week at the East regional. It's the first time a member of thesquad has qualified for the post season since 2009 with two or more competing since 2008.

Rideout and Dates make their first regional appearance after finishing in the top three in their events at the2011 OVC Championship in early May. They each become the fifth members of the Flying Tigers to qualifyfor regional competition in their particular events.

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Rideout has improved and is peaking at the right time of the season after running his career best in his lasttwo races.

At the Cardinal Twilight, a last-chance qualifier hosted by the University of Louisville, he posted his PR timeof 47.33s finishing as the top collegiate runner. He finished fifth overall, behind an unattached competitor andthree members of the Venezuelan National Team.

As a result, he squeezed on to the qualifying list and ranks 46-of-48 in the event. This season, Rideout hasrecorded his career time on four occasions with one resulting in a second-place finish at the 2011 OVCOutdoor Championship (47.51s).

This season he has picked up two overall victories running career times at the Alabama Relays (47.95s) andat home in the Boston-Moon Classic (47.61s). Rideout was named the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Weekfive times in his career including four during the 2011 season.

Dates enters the regional ranked 27th in the long jump with a mark of 7.53m. The freshman transferred inmid-season from Lipscomb in December of 2010. He recorded his qualifying mark (24"08.5) at home in theBoston-Moon Classic. His career best ranked first in the OVC this year.

On the year, Dates finished in the top four in the event in three competitions including a third-place finish atthe 2011 OVC Outdoor Championship. He becomes the second Flying Tiger in the last three seasons toqualify for the long jump.

6/14/11 7:43 PMTigerbelles' Ward leaps at chance to study abroad - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Daniecce Ward/TSU Tigerbelles

Tigerbelles' Ward leaps at chance to study abroad

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 05/09/2011

Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University student-athlete, DaniecceWard, will add another lane to her academic track when she travels toChina to participate in Tennessee Consortium of International Studies'study abroad program.

Ward, a member of the Tigerbelles Track and Field team, was selected torepresent TSU and will join other students and members of the UnitedStates CIA. She applied for the opportunity through TSU's Department ofResearch and Sponsored Programs under department head MarkBrinkley.

This particular program allows students in Tennessee to experienceglobalization first hand while being exposed to everyday living andactivities in China. While on the trip, the students will receive threecollege credits in either a Logistics or History course.

Ward, a nursing major and a native of Milwaukee, Wis., recently finishedher junior year and is carrying a 3.5 grade point average. She will take part in the program from May 8-28.

Ward will study Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management. The course examines the expandingfield of efficient computer supported warehouses and logistics from an operations management standpoint.

Topics will include supply chain management, order processing, traffic management, electronic datainterchange, handling and tracking shipments, scheduling of work, diagramming work and product flow, safetyprograms, and security issues.

"I count it as a blessing, honor and indeed a privilege to be selected for this great life changing experience,"said Ward. "I'm truly thankful that I was selected over the numerous amounts of students that applied for theprogram."

Ward's venture comes a week after she completed a career season on the track. She posted a personal bestin the triple jump, 37"5.75 (11.42m), to finish third overall at the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Trackand Field Championship in early May. RECAP...

In addition to studying overseas through the program, one purpose is to strengthen the pertinent relationsbetween the U.S. and China. The program will primarily take place at Lida University located in the city ofShanghai and will also included a three day tour of Beijing.

The trip will include visits to the The Great Wall of China and the home of the 2008 Olympics, The Bird'sNest and Olympic Circle.

The location gives the students a great opportunity to experience the historical, cultural, and geographicalimportance of China and provides the foundation to understanding the people, history, culture andgovernment of a civilization that is more than 5,000 years old.

In addition, the program also shows the influence of ancient Chinese medicine, art and religion on the worldand the way in which China attempts to balance economical and political development with ancient customs,rituals, and beliefs.

6/14/11 8:00 PMTigerbelles finish ETC 2011 - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles finish ETC 2011

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FInal Results

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University women's track andfield team continued the season after the winter break as the Tigerbelleshosted the 2011 Ed Temple Classic on Saturday in the Gentry Center.

The competition featured 11 other collegiate teams and several trackclubs on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track.

The 4x400m relay team of Gabrielle Todd, Ashley Taylor, Danielle Exumand Breanna Adams posted the best overall finish. The team ran a timeof 3:56.59 for second place.

In the individual standings, Martinique Guice finished third overall, secondamong collegiate competitors, in the long jump with a mark of 18-09.25(5.72m).

Todd and Erin Reid finished fourth in their events. Todd finished the400m clocking in at 57.98 seconds and Reid ran the 55m in 7.23

seconds.

Teannah Holland was the top collegiate finisher in the shot put finishing fifth overall. She recorded her besttoss at 39-00.25 (11.89m).

Next, the Tigerbelles will head to Carbondale, Ill. to compete in the Saluki Open hosted by Southern Illinois.The two-day event will begin on Friday, Jan. 14.

6/14/11 7:52 PMTigerbelles add win in final day of OVC Championship - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Gabrielle Todd captured the victoryin the 400m dash in the OVC IndoorT&F Chapionship.

Tigerbelles add win in final day of OVC Championship

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 02/27/2011

FInal Results - 2011 OVC Indoor T&F Championship

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Charleston, Ill. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles tallied theirsecond gold medal of the 2011 OVC Indoor Track and FieldChampionship, on day two, courtesy of Gabrielle Todd's first-place finishin the 400m.

In the team standings, TSU ended the competition in fifth with 48 points.The Tigerbelles improved from last year's seventh place finish in theindoor championship.

Eastern Illinois women's team clinched the title with three eventsremaining as they finished with 177.3 points. Eastern Kentucky wassecond at 139.5 followed by Southeast Missouri at 106.5 withJacksonville State moving into fourth place with 63.3 points.

Following TSU in the overall ranking, Austin Peay placed sixth with 38while Murray State scored 28.3 and Tennessee Tech scored 23 to roundout the field.

Todd wins her first OVC crown after entering the meet and finals of the400m with the fourth fastest time. She recorded a personal best with her winning time of 56.42 (#55.72).

Todd joined the 4x400m relay (Kya Riley, Daniell Exum, Ashley Taylor) to pick up third in the final event ofthe meet with a time of 3:52.41.

After winning the long jump in day one, Martinique Guice finished fifth in the 60m at 7.62 seconds.

Also on the track, Brittney Washington ran a personal best to enter the finals of the 800m but could notcapitalize on her performance on day one. She scored in the event with an eighth-place finish with a time of2:24.41.

In the field events, TSU tacked on a pair of seventh-place finishes in the shot put and triple jump.

Teannah Holland tossed 40'8.75" (12.41m) in the shot put and Daniecce Ward ended her event with a markof 36' 01.25" (11.00m).

Next up, the Tigerbelles will start the 2011 outdoor season at the Florida A&M (FAMU) Relays inTallahassee, Fla. from March 11-12.

6/14/11 7:53 PMTigerbelle Barbara Jones-Slater inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Barbara Jones-Slater

Tigerbelle Barbara Jones-Slater inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hallof Fame

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 02/13/2011

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Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University legendary Tigerbelle, Barbara Jones-Slater was honored onFriday with an induction into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

She becomes the 25th honoree affiliated with TSU athletics and eighth Tigerbelle to join former Tigerbellehead coach Ed Temple as an inductee.

A native of Chicago, Jones competed for the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki,Finland, where she won the gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay with her TSU teammates Mae Faggs, JanetMoreau and Catherine Hardy.

At the age of 15 years, she became the youngest female of any nation to have won an Olympic gold medal intrack & field.

After enrolling at TSU (1957-1960), she missed the following Olympics, but returned in the 1960 SummerOlympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 meters, where she again won the gold medal with fellowTigerbelles, Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams and Olympic 100 and 200 meters champion, Wilma Rudolph.

Jones-Slater adds another milestone to her resume after being inducted into the U.S. National Track andField Hall of Fame in 1976 and the International Hall of Fame in 1996. In November she received the LifetimeAchievement Award from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.

TSU Athletes, Coaches and Administrators Inducted in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

6/14/11 7:53 PMTigerbelle Barbara Jones-Slater inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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2009 - *"Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam, Jr.

2008 - Madeline Manning Mims

2007 - Joe Gilliam, Sr.

2006 - Richard Dent

2005 - Dick "Skull" Barnett

2004 - Lloyd Neal

2002 - Chandra Cheesborough

2001 - Lucinda Williams Adams

1999 - *Mae Faggs Starr

1998 - Leonard "Truck" Robinson (img1) (img2) (img3) (img4)

1998 - Margaret Matthews Wilburn

1997 - Theodore McClain - (img)

1994 - *Ed Martin (img)

1993 - *John B. McClendon - (img)

1992 - *Dr. Walter Davis - (athletic bio)

1989 - *"Big" John Merritt - (img)

1988 - *Howard Gentry Sr. (img)

1988 - Claude Humphrey (img)

1975 - Edith McGuire Duvall

1973 - Wyomia Tyus Simburg

1972 - Edward Temple

1970 - Ralph Boston - (bio2)

1968 - *John (Rabbit) Barnhill - (img)

1967 - *Wilma Rudolph

*Deceased

6/14/11 7:57 PMTigerbelles pick up a pair of wins at TSU Invite - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles pick up a pair of wins at TSU Invite

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Women's Final Results -TSU Invite

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles cappedtheir last home indoor meet of the season with a couple of victories at theTSU Invite on Saturday.

More than 30 teams from Division I schools to track clubs, including arecord number of participants, 814, competed inside the Gentry Centeron the Wilma Rudolph track.

TSU recorded victories in the 4x400m relay and the long jump events.

The Tigerbelles closed out the meet with a first-place finish in the4x400m relay slipping past Jackson State from 60m behind on the lastleg to edge them at the tape.

The team of Gabrielle Todd, Daniell Exum, Kya Riley, and Ashley Taylorclocked in with a time of 3:55.10.

Todd and Taylor also placed in the top four in the open 400m. Todd finished second with her fastest time ofthe season at 56.56 seconds. Taylor rounded fourth with a time of 57.65.

In the field events, Martinique Guice won the long jump with her best mark on the season. She recorded ajump of 19-11.0 (6.07m), which is currently the best jump in the Ohio Valley Conference this year.

Teannah Holland finished fourth in the shot put and weight throw. She tossed 39-10.5 (12.15m) in the shotput and 48-07.50 (14.82m) in the weight throw.

The Tigerbelles will return to the track next week when they compete in the Middle Tennessee StateInvitational on Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Murphy Center.

6/14/11 7:50 PMTigerbelles face competition at Morehouse - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles face competition at Morehouse

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 03/18/2011

MEET INFO | MEET SCHEDULE

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tigerbelles will continue their outdoor schedulewhen Tennessee State University travels to Atlanta, Ga. to compete in

the 40th Annual Morehouse College Relays.

The event is in one of the largest track and field events in the South andwill be hosted on the campus of Morehouse College on the Edwin MosesTrack inside B.T. Harvey Stadium.

The three-day event will field schools from the collegiate, middle, andhigh school ranks. It will begin on Thursday, March 17, with the collegedecathlon/heptathlon starting on Friday.

All relays and collegiate events will kick-off on Saturday, March 19, withthe a rolling schedule following the conclusion of the combined heat ofthe men and women's 10, 000m run at 9 a.m.

The list of college teams competing include: Alabama A&M, Albany State, Clark Atlanta, Florida A&M, FortValley State, Georgia State, Kentucky State, Lane, Miles, Paine, Rust, Stillman, Troy and Tuskegee.

At last year's Morehouse Relays, the Tigerbelles finished fourth in the team standings placing in the top threein six events. Martinique Guice, Gabrielle Todd, the 4x200 and 4x800 relays finished second in their individualevents. RECAP...

Last week, the Tigerbelles started outdoor competition at the FAMU Relays. Guice opened the seasoncapturing a win in the long jump with Daniecce Ward adding a victory in the high jump. RECAP...

Next, the Tigerbelles will run in the Weems Baskin Relays hosted by the University of South Carolina. Theevent is set for March 25-26 in Columbia, S.C.

6/14/11 7:55 PMTigerbelles end Middle Tennessee State Invitational - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Daniece Ward / TSU Tigerbelles

Tigerbelles end Middle Tennessee State Invitational

Courtesy: Tennessee State Sports Information Release: 02/05/2011

Final Results - Middle Tennessee State Invitational

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Murfreesboro, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbellesfinished the Middle Tennessee State Invitational with one third-placefinish a pair of fourth place pefromances.

It was a tough outing for TSU women's track and field but severalathletes managed strong results in their events.

Ashley Taylor grabbed third in the 400m with a time of 58.98 to lead TSUon the day.

In the field, Gabrielle Todd and Martinique Guice finished fourth in theirevents respectively. Todd closed out the high jump with a mark of 5-02.25 (1.58m) and Guice posted her best mark in the triple jump at 35-05.00 (10.79m).

Next week, the Tigerbelles will close out the regular indoorseason whenthey return to MTSU to compete in the Valentine Invitational on Saturday,

Feb. 12.

6/14/11 8:00 PMTigerbelles host ETC 2011 - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Gabrielle Todd finished second in the400m dash at last year's Ed TempleClassic..

Tigerbelles host ETC 2011

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EVENT SCHEDULE | LIVE RESULTS | HEAT SHEETS

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles will hostthe 11th Annual Ed Temple Indoor Track and Field Classic on Saturday,Jan. 8, on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track inside the Gentry Center.

The competition honors former and legendary TSU Tigerbelles headcoach Ed Temple.

Temple is Tennessee State's most honored and accomplished track andfield coach. His famous Tigerbelles won twenty-three gold, silver, andbronze Olympic medals, thirty-four national team titles, and thirty medalsin the Pan American Games. The running and field events are scheduledto begin with the mile run and high jump at 8 a.m.

The running events will resume at 10:30 a.m. with the women's 55mhurdles. The meet will then move to a rolling schedule per event with atwo-heat final in the 55m hurdles and dash.

With more than 300 competitors entered, the pool of men and womenteams include: Alabama A&M, Florida A&M (F) Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee State, Savannah State,Southern, Troy (F) Western Kentucky.

The Tigerbelles opened the indoor season at the Middle Tennessee State Christmas Invitational inDecember. Ashley Taylor and Gabrielle Todd were the center of the team's overall performance finishing firstand third in the 400m.

Taylor clocked in at 57.60 seconds to win the event with Todd finishing in third with a time of 58.06.

The duo joined Kya Riley and Daniell Exum on the 4x400m relay for another first-place finish to close out themeet. The quartet ran a time of 3:56.15. RECAP...

The Tigerbelles have shown they are comfortable at home on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track. At last year'sETC, Todd finished second in the 400m to lead all individual performances with a time of 59.83 secondswhile several T-Belles notching fourth place finishes. RECAP...

Up next, the Tigerbelles will move on to the Southern Illinois' Saluki Open in Carbondale, Ill. from Jan. 14-15.

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Tigerbelles to compete in the Middle Tennessee State Invitational

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LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE | HEAT SHEETS

Nashville, Tenn. - With the season winding down the Tennessee StateUniversity Tigerbelles will return to Murfreesboro, Tenn. to compete in theMiddle Tennessee State Invitational.

The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Murphy Center on thecampus of Middle Tennessee State. The event will open with the longjump at 8:30 a.m. The competition is slated to end with 4x400m relay at1:40 p.m.

The teams scheduled to compete include: Arkansas-Little Rock, EasternKentucky, Western Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.

The Tigerbelles will be competing on the Murphy Center's indoor track forthe second time this season. In December, they opened the season atMTSU's Christmas Invitational. The 400m tandem of Ashley Taylor and

Gabrielle Todd spotlighted the team's overall performance finishing in first and third. RECAP...

The team is coming off the TSU Invite in which the 4x400m relay team and Martinique Guice picked up firstplace. RECAP...

Guice recorded her current best jump of the season with a mark of 6.07m and was named adidas OVCFemale Field Athlete of the Week for her performance. READ STORY...

Next week, the Tigerbelles will close out the regular indoor season before competing in the OVCChampionship, when they return to MTSU to compete in the Valentine Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 12.

6/14/11 7:51 PMTigerbelles pick up a pair at FAMU Relays - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles pick up a pair at FAMU Relays

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Women's Results - 61st FAMU Relays

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Tallahassee, Fla. - The Tigerbelles wrapped up the 61st FAMU Relayswith Tennessee State University picking up two victories in the fieldevents on Saturday at the Pete Griffin Track and Field Complex.

Daniecce Ward and Martinique Guice picked up wins in the high jumpand long jump events.

Ward captured her second collegiate victory in the high jump winning theevent with a vault of 5"0.75' (1.57m). Guice took the long jump nearly afoot better than the runner up with a mark of 18"02.50" (5.55m). Sheextends her win total in the event to seven in her career.

TSU also finished with third place awards in the 400m, 4x400m and4x800m relays.

Ashley Taylor sparked her outdoor career in the 400m with a time of58.06. She then joined teammates Breanna Adams, Kya Riley, and Gabrielle Todd on the 4x400m to crossthe line at 3:54.73.

The 4x800m relay team of Adams, Andreanna Rowe, Charita Harris and Brittney Washington made theiroutdoor debut in the event completing the event with a time of 10:10.73.

The Tigerbelles will continue outdoor competition when they head to Atlanta, Ga. to compete in theMorehouse Relays on Saturday, March 19, on the Edwin Moses Track.

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Tigerbelles end regular season at Valentine Invitational

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Final Results - Middle Tennessee State Valentine Invitational

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Murfreesboro, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles closedout the regular indoor track and field season at the Valentine Invitationalhosted by Middle Tennessee State on Saturday.

Second place finishes in the open 400m and the 4x400m relayhighlighted TSU's overall performance.

Gabrielle Todd finished runner-up in the 400m with a time of 56.92seconds. She posted her second fastest of the season.

Ashley Taylor picked up fourth in the event with a clocking of 59.61seconds.

Both Todd and Taylor later finished back-to-back in the 200m. Toddcompleted the event in fourth at 25.72 seconds and Taylor followed witha time of 25.84 seconds.

They would then make up one-half of the 4x400m relay team to close outthe competition crossing the line in second place with 3:58.34 recorded

on the clock.

TSU will take a week off to prepare for the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championshipfrom Feb. 25-26. The meet is hosted by Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena in Charleston.

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Guice tacks on her seventh OVCcrown in both indoor and outdoorcompetition.

Guice wins long jump in day one of OVC Championship

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MEET INFO | LIVE RESULTS

Charleston, Ill. - Martinique Guice spotlighted the Tigerbelles in day oneof the 2011 OVC Indoor Track and Field Championship with TennesseeState University picking up one win while qualifying for the finals in threerunning events.

Guice, two-time defending indoor champion in the long jump, capturedher third consecutive indoor crown in the event. She closed out thecompetition with a jump of 19' 6.25" (5.95m).

With the win, Guice picks up her seventh title in her track and field careerat TSU. Her crowns include individual wins in indoor and outdoorcompetition. She first won the indoor long jump title in 2009 as asophomore and has successfully defended it since. She also picked upback-to-back wins in outdoor competition in the long jump.

On the track, Guice joined Gabrielle Todd and Brittney Washingtonqualifying for the finals on Saturday.

Guice recorded the fifth fastest time (7.67 secs.) in the 60m to move on to the final heat. Todd ran a time of57.10 seconds in the 400m continue on and Washington posted her fastest time of the year in the 800m at2:19.90 to advance.

TSU also received points behind performances from Teannah Holland, Daniecce Ward, and AndreaFenderson.

Holland's toss of 15.60m in the weight throw was good for fourth. Fenderson finished fifth in the long jump(5.55m) and Ward tacked on seventh place in the high jump (1.60m).

The distance medley relay (Breanna Adams, Charita Harris, Kya Riley, Brittney Washington) also postedseventh with a time of 14:02.12.

The Tigerbelles currently sits in fourth in the overall standings with 23 points. Eastern Illinois leads the field ofeight teams with 61.33 points. The finals will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning with the women'sweight throw at 11 a.m.

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Strong outing for Tigerbelles at BMC

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Final Results - 9th Annual Boston-Moon Classic

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles finished

out the 9th Annual Boston-Moon Classic with a handful of notableperformances on Saturday at the Edward S. Temple Track Complex.

The 4x400m relay team of Gabrielle Todd, Kya Riley, Daniell Exum andAshley Taylor recorded the only first place finish. They closed out themeet crossing the line with a time of 3:54.80.

With one first-place award, it would be the runner-up performances thatspotlighted TSU throughout the day. Martinique Guice, Gabrielle Todd,Teannah Holland and the 4x100m relay team (Todd, Guice, Taylor, andCarolyn Petway) finished second with strong performances.

Guice posted a 3.8 wind aided mark of 20"06.28 (6.25m) in the long jumpfor her best performance on the season. The leap was less than one inchshy of her personal best and is currently the top mark and only jump over20-feet in the OVC.

On the track, Todd finished second in the 400m with a clocking of 56.58 seconds. She finishes as therunner-up in the event for a consecutive competition with a time under 57 seconds. She then helped the4x100m relay team to their best time of the year at 47.36 seconds.

In the throws, Holland finished second in the three-of-four throwing events on the day. She recorded a tossof 38"04.25 (11.69m - shot put), 120" 06 (36.72m - discus), and 118"00 (35.96m - hammer). Herperformances in the discus and hammer are currently her best throws this season.

Other notable performances were courtesy of Brielle Moore and Brittney Washington with both runnersrecording a career time. Moore finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.00 seconds andWashington was fourth in the 800m at 2:17.60.

The Tigerbelles will return to action on April 22-23 at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.

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Tigerbelles to compete in OVC Indoor Championship

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MEET INFO | LIVE RESULTS

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles willcompete in the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and FieldChampionship from Feb. 25-26. The championship is hosted by EasternIllinois inside the Lantz Arena in Charleston, Ill.

The competition will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday with the women's highjump, men's weight throw and long jump. The final day of competiton isSaturday, Feb. 26, with the last event on the track, the 4x400m relay,slated to start at 3:15 p.m.

OVC teams competing in women's track include: Austin Peay State,Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Murray State,Southeast Missouri State, and Tennessee Tech.

The Tigerbelles will rally around Gabrielle Todd and two-time defendingindoor long jump champion Martinique Guice for a shot at the crown. Guice enters the meet with the bestlong jump mark in the OVC with a leap of 19" 11. She posted the jump at the TSU Invite and it has heldever since. Todd's time in the 400m, 56.56 seconds, ranks fourth overall in the conference.

Andrea Fenderson and the 4x400m relay team also rank among the top three in the OVC entering the meet.Fenderson is third in the long jump rankings with her best vault of 18" 5.25. The 4x400m relay team held thefastest time for several weeks during the indoor season but is now third with their time of 3:50.35.

Last year, TSU hosted the 2010 OVC Indoor Track and Field Championship finishing seventh in the overallstandings. Guice won the long jump with Todd taking third in the high jump (5"04.25) and fifth in the 400m(57.36 seconds).

Other returning Tigerbelles and relay squads that posted points in last year's championship include: DaniecceWard, Kya Riley, the distance medley relay and the 4x400m relay teams. RECAP...

The Tigerbelles last indoor competition to prepare for this year's championship was on Feb.12 at MiddleTennessee State's Valentine Invitational. Second place finishes in the open 400m and the 4x400m relayhighlighted TSU's overall performance.

Todd finished runner-up in the 400m with a time of 56.92 seconds. She posted her second fastest of theseason. Ashley Taylor picked up fourth in the event with a clocking of 59.61 seconds. Both finished back-to-back in the 200m. RECAP...

The Tigerbelles will open the outdoor season at the Florida A&M Relays from March 11-12 in Tallahassee,Fla.

6/14/11 8:03 PMCross Country concludes 2010 season - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Cross Country concludes 2010 season

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2010 OVC Championship - Men's Final Results

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2010 OVC Championship - Women's Final Results

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Cookeville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University men and women'scross country team wrapped up the 2010 season on Saturday morningwhen they competed in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship. Theevent was hosted by Tennessee Tech, and was held at the SouthernHills Golf Course in Cookeville, Tenn.

In the team standings, both teams finished tenth overall with the womenrounding out with a score of 300 while the men posted 310.

Both Eastern Kentucky teams won their fifth straight title while picking upthe individual championship. Soufiane Bouchiki won the men's 8K andKatherine Pagano was the top finisher for the women's 5K.

In the women's competition, Eastern Kentucky (20) won their 25th title,the most in OVC competition, followed by Eastern Illinois (45), MurrayState (111), Jacksonville State (119), Southeast Missouri (158),

Tennessee Tech (181), Austin Peay State (181). UT Martin (183), and Morehead State (207).

The Tigerbelles were paced by Brittney Washington, who finished in 60th with a time of 21:56.39.

Following behind Washington with career times were Andreanna Rowe (63rd), Charita Harris (64th), BreannaAdams (67th) and Gabrielle Todd (69th).

Rowe finished with a time of 22:18.07 with Harris clocking in at 22:23:35. Adams registered a time of22:57.65 and Todd completed the course in 23:18.23. It marks the third time Todd has recorded a careertime on the course while improving from last year's championship time shedding nearly five minutes off theclock.

Finishing in between Adams and Todd was Tiffany Harris (68th) who ended the course at 23:17.28.

In the men's race, Eastern Kentucky (15) took the championship for their 19th title overall in the sport,followed by Southeast Missouri State (55), Eastern Illinois (95), Morehead State (108), Austin Peay State(145), UT Martin (162), Tennessee Tech (189), Jacksonville State (211), and Murray State (260).

For the men, their top scoring runners finished with career performances. Chris Hobbs led the Flying Tigers

by registering a career mark by one second with a time of 30:42.33 for a 63rd place finish.

Jonathan Owens placed 65th with a personal best of 31:34.83. Philip Myton (67th) registered his secondcareer time of the season at 31:38.96 and Donnie Johnson (68th) crossed the finish line at 33:16.14.

Michael Johnson finished in 71st with a time of 38:21.13, and Printence McMurtrey rounded out the scores for

the men while clocking in at 38:46.70 for a 72nd place finish.

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Tigerbelles open outdoor at FAMU Relays

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MEET INFO | MEET SCHEDULE | ENTRY SHEET

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles will endtheir spring training in Florida when they compete in the Webster Surgical

Center 61st Annual FAMU Relays.

The event will take place on March 12 on the campus of Florida A&M, atthe Pete Griffin Track and Field Complex, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Collegiate teams scheduled to compete include: Albany State, Bethune-Cookman, Dillard, Fort Valley State, Grambling State, Morehouse, andPaine.

The meet will open its collegiate section at 8 a.m. with the women's 800mrun. The majority of the competition will move into a rolling schedulestarting at 3 p.m.

The Tigerbelles return to the FAMU Relays after a five-year absence. In 2006, TSU captured wins in the400m (Dominique Ward-Holmes), 400m hurdles (Margthera McLean), shot put (Latheria Lewis) and the 4x400m relay

(Dominique Ward-Homes, Tierra Boyd, Rebekah Robinson, Margthera McLean). TSU also added four second place awards.RESULTS...

The team will look to Martinique Guice and Gabrielle Todd to carry the momentum into outdoor competition.Guice and Todd ended the 2011 indoor season winning their individual events at Ohio Valley ConferenceIndoor Track and Field Championship.

Guice became a seven-time OVC champion in individual events winning her third consecutive indoor longjump crown (19' 6.25" / 5.95m). Todd followed winning the 400m on day two with a time of 55.72 seconds.TSU finished fifth in the final team standings. RECAP...

TSU will return to action next week at the Morehouse Relays in Atlanta, Ga. The collegiate portion of the two-day event is scheduled for Saturday, March 19.

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Tigerbelles improve at Saluki Open

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Final Results - Southern Illinois' Saluki Open

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Carbondale, Ill. The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles recorded afew finishes in the top three to close out Southern Illinois' Saluki Open onSaturday.

The 4x400m relay team of Gabrielle Todd, Daniell Exum, BreannaAdams and Ashley Taylor broke the tape in the event with a time of3:53.15. The quartet captured first in the event with the complete timelowered to 3:50.35 due to track size. TSU now owns the fastest time of3:50.35 in the event on the season.

Earlier, Todd finished third in the 400m at 57.90 with Taylor running a58.87 for fourth overall.

On day one of competition, Martinique Guice finished third in the longjump. Guice notched a jump of 18-08.50 (5.70m) before finishing eighthoverall in the 60m at 7.90 seconds.

Up next, the Tigerbelles will take the week off before hosting the TSU Invite on Saturday, Jan. 29, at theGentry Center on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Track.

6/14/11 7:56 PMMartinique Guice named the adidas® OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Eight-time OVC Champion,Martinique Guice

Martinique Guice named the adidas® OVC Female Field Athlete of the

Week

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Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University Tigerbelle, MartiniqueGuice, was selected the adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Female FieldAthlete of the Week.

The six-time OVC Champion picked up her sixth career weekly honor,first on the year, for her performance at the TSU Invite on Saturday.

She put up her best mark of the season winning the long jump. Sherecorded a jump of 19-11.0 (6.07m), which is currently the best jump inthe OVC this season.

Guice is the two-time OVC defending indoor and outdoor champion inthe long jump. Her freshman year, she captured the gold during theoutdoor season winning the 100m and was a member of the first-place4x100m relay team.

Next, the Tigerbelles will compete at the Middle Tennessee StateInvitational this Saturday, Feb. 5, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. at the Murphy

Center.

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Guice selected adidas® OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week

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Nashville, Tenn. - Tennessee State University Tigerbelle, MartiniqueGuice, earned another weekly honor after she was selected adidas®Ohio Valley Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week.

She was recognized due to her third-place performance in the long jump

at home in the 9th Annual Boston-Moon Classic on Saturday. Sherecorded her best jump of the season with a mark of 20"06.25 (6.25m).

It is the only jump over 20 feet in the OVC and ranks first in the league.

In addition, Guice's jump is listed 13th in the nation this year, andaccording to USTFCCCA (U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country

Coaches Association), it ranks 33rd in the country, which includesperformances dating back to last season.

The USTFCCCA ranking is similar to college football's BCS, FCS, andDivision I Basketball's Top-25. After the conclusion of the third week ofoutdoor competition, last year's rankings will be dropped, giving Guice an opportunity to move up the list.

Guice continues to stack weekly honors from the OVC. After being named for her results in the 100m and200m two weeks ago, her count now extends to eight in her career.

A seven-time OVC Champion, the senior retained her indoor long jump title in February and is a two timedefending champion in outdoor competition.

Next, Guice will compete at the 45th Annual Sea Ray Relays hosted by the University of Tennessee(Knoxville). The meet is set for April 13-16 at the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium. The women's longjump is scheduled for Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

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Track and Field at home for Boston-Moon Classic

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MEET SCHEDULE & INFO | HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE (FRIDAY)

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University men and women's

track and field teams will compete at home in the 9th Annual Boston-Moon Classic on Saturday, April 9, at the Edward S. Temple TrackComplex.

The meet, hosted by the Flying Tigers, honors TSU men's track and fieldlegends, three time Olympic medalist, Ralph Boston, and former 100m-world record, John Moon.

The Classic will also host a high school section, which is set to kick -offon Friday, April 8, at 2 p.m. with the boy's shot put and preliminaryrunning events. The finals of those events are scheduled for Saturday.

The collegiate portion of the meet will open with the women's hammerthrow at 1 p.m. All running events on Saturday, will start with the

collegiate women's steeplechase and move into a rolling schedule.

Collegiate teams scheduled to participate include: Alabama A&M, Albany State, Belmont, Jacksonville State,Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee State, Morehouse, Rust, Shorter and Tennessee Tech.

In last year's Boston-Moon Classic, the Flying Tigers picked up two victories and were led by MichaelRideout's win in the 400m with a time of 48.38 seconds. He then joined Julian Mallory, Phillip Myton andJohnnie Poole to win the 4x400m-relay. RECAP...

The team is coming off competition at the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn last week. Several runnersimproved their time in their respective events with Arthur Combest recording the best finish. Combestrecorded a career time, 14.88, in the 110m hurdles to finish seventh overall. RECAP...

For the Tigerbelles, last year's Classic ended with four victories in the 400m, high jump and both relays.Gabrielle Todd won the 400m (57.70) and Daniecce Ward picked up the win in the high jump. RECAP...

The team is competing after a week off from competition. Their last time on the track was during theMorehouse Relays. TSU finished fourth in the team standings and were led by first place performances fromTeannah Holland (shot put) and the 4x800m relay team. RECAP...

Next, after a week absence, both teams will compete across town at the Vanderbilt Invitational. The two-daycompetition will begin on Friday, April 22.

6/14/11 7:45 PMTigerbelles on tap at Vanderbilt Invitational - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles on tap at Vanderbilt Invitational

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Meet Schedule - Vanderbilt Invitational

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tigerbelles will head over to the West End ofNashville when Tennessee State University competes in the VanderbiltInvitational. Competition will begin on Friday, April 22, and will conclude,Saturday, April 23.

The meet will take place at the Vanderbilt Track and Field Complexlocated next to the McGugin Athletic Center and Rich Athletic PracticeFacility.

The men's long jump will set the event in motion on Friday at 3 p.m.while running events scheduled to start at 5 p.m. with the women's 200m.Saturday's line-up will open with the women's hammer throw at 10 a.m.and the 400m relay will open competition on the track at 12 p.m.

Participating teams include: Austin Peay (W), Belmont (M/W), Howard(M/W), Lee (Tenn.) (M/W), Lipscomb (M/W), Memphis (M/W), MiddleTennessee State (M/W), Southern Illinois (M/W), Southern Indiana (M/W),

Tennessee (M/W), Tennessee Tech (W), Alabama-Birmingham (W), Vanderbilt (M/W), VirginiaCommonwealth (M/W), Western Kentucky (M/W) as well as unattached athletes.

TSU will enter the Invitational for the first time since the 2008 season when they finished in the top-ten in 11events. Former Tigerbelles, including the 2008 OVC MVP, Dominique Holmes, and Gladys Williamshighlighted the overall performance.

Holmes finished second in the 400m (53.97 secs.) and fourth in the 200m (23.66 secs.) while Williamsfinished third in the high jump (5"05.00 | 1.65m).

Current T-Belle, Martinique Guice, is the only competitor on the current roster to have competed at theInvitational in 2008. As a freshman, she finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 19"02.00 (5.84m)RESULTS...

Guice was the only Tigerbelle to compete last weekend. Despite the tough misty and cold weather, she

finished second in the long jump (5.74m) at the 45th Annual Sea Ray Relays. RESULTS...

The team finished competition two weeks ago at home in the 9th Annual Boston-Moon Classic. TheTigerbelles posted one victory and finished runner-up in three events. The 1600m relay (Gabrielle Todd, KyaRiley, Daniell Exum, Ashley Taylor) closed out the meet with a win running a time of 3:54.80. RECAP...

Next, the team will compete at the Penn Relays, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, from April 27-30in Philadelphia, Penn.

6/14/11 7:50 PMTigerbelles 4th at Morehouse Relays - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles 4th at Morehouse Relays

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles picked uptwo wins while finishing in the top three of seven events at the 40thAnnual Morehouse College Relays, held at the Edwin Moses Track inAtlanta, Ga.

The Tigerbelles finished fourth in the team standings with 96 pointsscoring in 15 events. Florida A&M picked up first place with 212.50 pointsfollowed by Troy (124) and Albany State (111). Clark Atlanta (57), FortValley State (34), Tuskegee (34), Paine (33.5), Kentucky State (28),Stillman (26), Alabama A&M (21), Georgia State (10), and Rust (3)rounded out the team scoring.

Teannah Holland picked up her first collegiate win in the shot put whenshe tossed a career high of 40"02.25 feet (12.25m).

Other first place efforts came courtesy of the 4x800 team (BrittneyWashington, Breanna Adams, Charita Harris, Kya Riley) when they clocked in with a time of 9:54.38.

Martinique Guice fared well with a second-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 19"02.00 feet (5.84m).She also finished fourth and seventh in the 100m (12.11s) and 200m (25.45s) dash with her fastest times ofthe season.

Daniecce Ward recorded a season best of 5:05.75 (1.67m) in the high jump event to finish second. Later inthe day, Ward set her personal record in the triple jump with a score of 37"02.25 feet (11.33m) which wasgood for a fifth place overall.

Brittany Washington earned another second-place finish for the Tigerbelles with a time of 4:55.45 in the1500m dash. Ashley Taylor ended up in third in the 400m clocking in with a time of 57.30s.

In other relay events, the team of Carolyn and Caylon Petway, Martinique Guice, and Gabrielle Todd roundedout the scores for the day when they finished third in the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:40.89.

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T&F ends season at NCAA East Preliminaries

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Final Results

NCAA East Region Preliminaries (Indiana University)

Bloomington, Ind. - Three student-athletes represented the TennesseeState University men and women's track and field team at the NCAA EastPreliminary Round hosted by Indiana University (E.C. Billy Hayes Trackat Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex).

With the competition ranging form some of the toughest teams andfastest competitors in the East region, Martinique Guice, Royce Datesand Michael Rideout missed qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Track andField Championship (Des Moines, Iowa - Drake University).

During the three-day meet, in each event, the top 16 moved on to thefinals with the top 12 moving forward to the NCAA Championship to beheld on June 8 - 11.

In the long jump, Guice (20"6.25) and Dates (24"08.25) entered the meetwith the best jumps in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Guice, an eight-time OVC individual champion, finished seventh in thesecond flight of the preliminaries with a jump of 19"05.5 (5.93m) missing the finals in the event.

She closes out her career at TSU making four consecutive regional appearances after dominating the longjump in the OVC.

Guice capped her tenure notching her third consecutive indoor and outdoor long jump crowns this year. Shealso recorded wins in the 100m, and as a member of the 4x100m relay team, in her first season as aTigerbelle.

Dates, after finishing third in the long jump at the OVC Outdoor Championship, ended his first year with the

Flying Tigers finishing 12th in his flight. He posted a mark of 21"05.25 (6.53m).

On the track, Rideout entered the meet after recording his career fastest time in his last three races, includinga second-place finish at the OVC Outdoor Championship.

He recorded his recent PR of 47.33s at the University of Louisville's last chance qualifier, Cardinal Twilight,his last time out. He finished this week with a time of 48.70s. Rideout missed the finals with his time ranking

37th in a field of 48.

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Meet Schedule

Middle Tennessee State Christmas Invitational (PDF)

LIVE RESULTS

Nashville, Tenn. - Track and field season is here and the TennesseeState University Tigerbelles will start their 2010-11 indoor campaign atthe Middle Tennessee State University Christmas Invitational.

The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Murphy Center onthe campus of MTSU. The women's weight throw will open thecompetition at 11 a.m. with the last event, the men and women's 4x400mrelay, slated to start at 4:40 p.m.

Teams already on the list to compete include: Georgia Tech, Miligan,Alabama Birmingham, Austin Peay State and Western Kentucky.

The T'belles jump-started last year's season at MTSU with six finishes inthe top ten. The 4x400m relay highlighted the team's overall performancewith a third place finish. Kya Riley and Gabrielle Todd return this seasonfrom that quartet.

In the field events, eight-time OVC champion Martinique Guice was fourth in the long jump (5.42m) and fifthin the triple jump (11.12m). RECAP...

Tigerbelles will return to action when they host the Ed Temple Classic on Jan. 8.

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Tigerbelles close out regular season at Valentine Invitational

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LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE

Nashville, Tenn. --- The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles willconclude their 2010-2011 regular indoor track and field season, Saturday,Feb. 12, at Middle Tennessee State's Valentine Invitational at the MurphyCenter in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The meet will begin at 9:00 a.m., with field events and will conclude at2:00 p.m., with the mile relay.

The competition will consist of Middle Tennessee State, Troy, Belmont,Milligan, UT Chattanooga, and Western Kentucky.

The Tigerbelles return to the Murphy Center and will look to improve afterlast week's Middle Tennessee State Invitational. Ashley Taylor led TSU atthe competiton with a third-place finish in the 400m with Martinique

Guice posting her best mark in the triple jump at 35-05.00 (10.79m) placing fourth. RECAP...

Last year at the invitational, The Tigerbelles recorded six finishes in the top-ten. The 4x400m relay teamfinished in second place with a time of 3:38.50 along with Gabrielle Todd registered the best individualperformance on the track with her fastest time in the 400m last year (58.50 seconds). RECAP...

After a week off, the Tigerbelles will gear up for the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and FieldChampionship. The meet is scheduled for Feb. 25 - 26 and will be hosted by Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill.

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Tigerbelles to compete at Weems Baskin Relays

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MEET INFO | MEET SCHEDULE

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles will hit theroad again when they compete in the Weems Baskin Relays thisweekend. This will be their third event of the outdoor season.

The meet will be hosted by the University of South Carolina, and will beheld at the Weems Baskin Track on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26,in Columbia, S.C.

Along with the Tigerbelles and host South Carolina, teams scheduled tocompete are: Lenoir-Rhyne, Campbell, Citadel, Erskine, Dayton, Morris,Charlotte, Tuskegee, Francis Marion, Clark Atlanta, East TennesseeState, Limestone, South Carolina-Beaufort, Savannah State, SavannahArt & Design, Appalachian State, Ashland, Fort Valley State, UNC-Pembroke, Benedict, Charleston Southern, Claflin, Coastal Carolina,South Carolina State, and Voorhees.

In last year’s event, Gabrielle Todd won the second section of the 400m dash with a time of 57.52 seconds.The 4x400m relay team finished second overall with a time of 3:57.70 seconds. RECAP...

The women’s portion of the events will begin at 10am on Saturday, with the women’s hammer throw and willend with the women’s 4x400m relay at 4:55pm.

The Tigerbelles are coming off an appearance at the Morehouse Relays last week, where they registeredthree first-place finishes. TSU captured first overall in the 4x200m, and 4x800m relays, while individually,Martinique Guice picked up a first in the long jump. RECAP...

Next up, the Tigerbelles will take a week off before competing in their only home meet of the season in theBoston-Moon Classic, held at the Ed Temple Track Complex on April 9.

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Tigerbelles finish up at OVC Championship

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Final Results - OVC Outdoor Championship

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Murray, Ky. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles finished the2011 OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship in seventh with 34.5points in the team rankings.

Daniecce Ward posted the best finish on the final day in an individualevent. Ward recorded a career jump of 37"5.75 (11.42m) to finish thirdoverall in the triple jump.

The 4x400m relay team (Gabrielle Todd, Ashley Taylor, Daniell Exum,Kya Riley) also grabbed third with a time 3:50.33 to close outcompetition.

Other scores included additional points on the day in the 100m, 400m,800m and hammer throw.

After winning the long jump on day one, Martinique Guice finishedseventh in the 100m with a time of 12.26s.

In the 400m, Gabrielle Todd and Ashley Taylor finished seventh and eighth to round out scoring in theevent. Todd clocked in at 59.03s and Taylor crossed the line at 1:00.10.

Brittney Washington and Teannah Holland finished eighth in their events to tack on additional points.Washington finished the 800m with a time of 2:30.08 and Holland threw a career best, 135"2 (41.21m), toclose out the event.

Eastern Illinois captured their fourth consecutive outdoor crown, fifth in the last six seasons, with a score of185. Southeast Missouri State made a charge at the title but scored 181 points to finish second. EasternKentucky (136), Jacksonville State (106.5), Murray State (48), Austin Peay State (44) followed, withTennessee Tech (25) and Morehead State (16) rounding out the team scores.

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Tigerbelles host the TSU Invite

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MEET SCHEDULE | LANE ASSIGNMENTS | LIVE RESULTS

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles willcompete at home when they host the TSU Invite on Saturday, Jan. 29,inside the Gentry Center.

The meet is slated to start at 8 a.m. on the Wilma Rudolph Indoor Trackwith pole vault jump-starting the field events.

The running events will start at 10:30 a.m. with the 55m hurdles and themeet will continue with a rolling schedule. There will be two heat finals inthe 55m hurdles and 55m dash.

Teams scheduled to compete include: Alabama A&M, Alabama State,Alabama-Huntsville, Albany State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin PeayState, Bethel (Tenn.), Bevill State, Chattahoochee, Tech, Covenant,Jackson State, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Miles, Mississippi ValleyState, Savannah State, Sewanee, Tennessee Tech, Union and Vanderbilt.

After a week off, the Tigerbelles will look to improve after a strong showing in the Saluki Open at SouthernIllinois two weeks ago. The 4x400m relay team won the event breaking the tape with a time of 3:53.15.RECAP...

This will be the team's second competition at home this season after hosting the Ed Temple Classic earlierthis month. The T-belles posted stellar performances by Martinique Guice, Teannah Holland and 4x400mrelay team. RECAP...

For their next meet, TSU will return to Murfreesboro, Tenn. for the second time this year when they competein the Middle Tennessee State Invitational. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5.

6/14/11 7:45 PMTigerbelles and Flying Tigers get set for OVC Championship - Tennessee State Tigers Athletics

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Tigerbelles and Flying Tigers get set for OVC Championship

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LIVE RESULTS | MEET SCHEDULE | MEET INFO | 2011 OVC PERFORMANCE LIST

Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University men and women's track and field team will cap the regularseason when they compete in the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

The Championship will take place from May 6-7 in Murray, Ky. inside Stewart Stadium on the campus of hostuniversity, Murray State. Events will begin at noon on Friday with the discus and Saturday's finals are slatedto start at 8 a.m. with the hammer throw.

Several athletes who rank among the top half of the OVC in their respective events lead the Tigerbelles andFlying Tigers.

For the Tigerbelles, Martinique Guice will look to complete her reign in the long jump entering theChampionship with the top long jump mark at 20"6.25 (6.25m). The seven-time OVC champion is seeking herthird consecutive outdoor title in the event after winning her third indoor long jump crown in February.

In the 400m, TSU will look to their tandem of Gabrielle Todd (56.31 secs.) and Ashley Taylor (56.45 secs.).

Both rest back-to-back in the Conference in the event this year at 8th and 9th.

In other field events, Daniecce Ward ranks 4th in the high jump at 5'6 (1.68m) posting her personal best inthe event this year. Brittney Washington has shown signs of improvement through the season and is coming

off her fastest time in the 800m at 2:15.11, which is 5th on this year's OVC list.

The Tigerbelles are coming off a strong outing at the Vanderbilt Invitational two weeks ago in which a handfulof times improved including a six-second shed off their time in the 4x400m relay. The Tigerbelles punchedtheir fastest time of the year at 3:47.53, which currently sits third in the league. RECAP...

In last year's OVC Outdoor Championship, the Tigerbelles finished 7th overall and were spotlighted byGuice's win in the long jump and Todd's second-place finish in the high jump. RECAP...

The Flying Tigers will look to improve from last year's 4th place finish in the 2010 Championship. ArthurCombest and Xavier Walton finished second in their respective events to help TSU finish runner-up in two ofthree events. RECAP...

Combest won his second indoor title in the high jump in February and will look to capture his first crown inoutdoor competition. This season, Combest enters the Championship ranked first in the high jump (6"5.5 -1.97m) and fourth in the 110m hurdles (14.88 secs.).

Newcomer, Royce Dates, posts the best mark in the long jump at 24"8.5 (7.53m) and will compete in his first

OVC Championship. He his followed by Walton on the list at 4th (23"6.0 - 7.16m) and Avian Hughes sitting

5th (23"1.75 - 7.05m).

Also in the field events, Jamal Henderson in the high jump (6"4.0 - 1.93m) stands third in the OVC ranksafter scoring in last year's Championship.

On the track, Michael Rideout and Lequinn Davis help lead TSU with their times sitting in the top three in the

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league. Rideout is second in the 400m (47.61 secs.) after posting the Conference's fastest time for fiveweeks. Davis holds the third best time in the 100m (10.82 secs.), the fastest of his career.

The team has also built both relays into contenders with the 4x100m relay ranking second with a time of41.59 seconds. The 4x400m relay holds the third best time at 3:17.01, recently posting the time aftercompeting at the Vanderbilt Invitational. RECAP...

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Strong showing for T-Belles at Weems Baskin Relays

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Results - Weems Baskin Relays

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Columbia, S.C. - Several Tigerbelles spotlighted Tennessee StateUniversity to close out the University of South Carolina's Weems BaskinRelays on Saturday.

Due to the weather, the shot put was cut short and the high jump wascanceled.

Martinique Guice, Gabrielle Todd and the 4x400m relay teamspearheaded the total team effort.

Guice guided TSU in the field events picking up her third straight andeighth career win in the long jump. She posted her best jump of theseason with a mark of 19" 5.5 (5.93m). Guice's new mark keeps her atthe top of the OVC Best List.

Todd, coming off an injury that sidelined her last week, finished second inthe 400m. She improved her time with a personal best 56.31 seconds.

Todd joined teammates, Ashley Taylor, Kya Riley and Daniell Exum on the 4x400m relay to finish secondoverall with a time of 3:51.72. The time is the fastest on the season.

The Tigerbelles return to the track after a week off when they compete at home in the Boston Moon Classic.The competition will take place on Saturday, March 9.

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Martinique Guice remainedconsistent in the long jump posting amark over 20 feet for the second timethis season.

Tigerbelles post season marks at Vanderbilt Invitational

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Final Results - Vanderbilt Invitational

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Nashville, Tenn. - With the Ohio Valley Conference Championship downthe stretch, the Tennessee State University Tigerbelles grew strongerwith stellar performances at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday.

On the first day (4/22) of the Invitational, Martinique Guice finishedsecond in the long jump with a mark of 20"04.25 (6.20m).

It's the second time this season, third career, that Guice has broke the20-foot barrier. She also finished the 100m (11.92 secs.) and 200m(25.08 secs.) with her fastest time of the year. She also currently holdsthe best mark in the long jump in the OVC this year.

On day two, Ashley Taylor and Gabrielle Todd finished back-to-back inthe 400m crossing the line in third and fourth place.

Taylor clocked in with a PR of 56.45 seconds and Todd registered a timeof 56.60. To end the day, the duo helped lift the 4x400m relay team,with Daniell Exum and Kya Riley, to their fastest time of the season,3:47.53, for third overall.

In the 800m, Brittany Washington scratched two seconds off her season best finishing the race with a time

of 2:15.11 (8th). She then registered another personal best in the 1500m with a time of 4:48.28.

Other top times on the season courtesy of the Vanderbilt Invitational include: Caylon Petway - 100m (12.44secs.), Kya Riley (58.20 secs.) and Carolyn Petway (58.85 secs.) in the 400m, Miana Lee - 100m hurdles(15.82 secs.), Cierra Joshua (38"4.0 - 11.68m) and Brittani Logan (39"10 - 12.14m) - shot put.

Next, the Tigerbelles will end the year at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Murray, Ky. The meetis scheduled for May 6-7.

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(L-R) Andrew Warner (Men's Golf),Michael Rideout (Men's Track andField), Lawrence Washington (Men'sTennis), Martinique Guice (Women'sTrack and Field) and Richard Gill(Men's Golf)...

Five named adidas® OVC Athlete of the Week

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Nashville --- Five student-athletes spotlighted Tennessee State Universitythis week after being named the adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Athleteof the Week for their respective sports.

TSU was represented during the OVC's weekly selections by MartiniqueGuice (Women's Track and Field), Michael Rideout (Men's Track andField), Richard Gill (Men's Golf), Andrew Warner (Men's Golf), andLawrence Washington (Men's Tennis).

Guice captured her fifth career outdoor athlete of the week award, eighthincluding indoor selections, after receiving the conference's female trackathlete of the week. She picks up her second award all time for herperformances in the running events after competing in the MorehouseRelays on Saturday.

Guice finished the 100m with a time of 12.11 seconds (7th) and was

clocked in the 200m at 25.45 seconds (4th). In addition, she won the longjump with a mark of 19"02.00 (5.84m). All three performances currently sitat the top of the OVC Best List. This is Guice's second Athlete of theWeek honor this year. She received one during indoor competition (2/1)for her efforts in the long jump.

Rideout was named Co-Male Track Athlete of the Week after finishing the 400m dash with a time of 48.98seconds. At the Morehouse Relays, Rideout finished third overall, first among collegiate competition, andcurrently holds the fastest time in the OVC in the event.

This is Rideout's third conference weekly honor of his career. He received an indoor selection earlier in 2011during indoor season (1/25) and was named to an outdoor honor last year.

The men's golf duo of Gill and Warner were named Co-Male Golfers of the Week after finishing in a tie forthird place, out of a field of 38 players, at the Florida A&M Spring Invitational held at the Southwood GolfCourse in Tallahassee, Fla.

Each golfer carded rounds of 72-71 to finish at 143 (-1), which was five strokes off the lead. Their playhelped Tennessee State to a second-place finish out of seven teams overall.

Through six rounds this spring, Warner is leading the Tigers in stroke average (75.7) and has three top fivefinishes. This is the second weekly honor for the freshman. He was named during the 2010 fall season(10/27).

Gill currently has the team's second best stroke average of 76.2. He has two top five finishes, includingposting a first round score of 70 to help TSU win the 2010 National Black College Invitational Championshiplast fall.

Men's tennis was led by Washington's effort on the court. He went 2-0 in No. 1 singles play last week toreceive his second career Male Athlete of the Week. He picked up a 6-4, 6-3, win at Eastern Illinois andfollowed up with a 6-4, 6-1, victory against Western Kentucky.

Washington is undefeated in OVC competition and sports a 4-2 overall mark in singles play this year. He iscurrently on a two-match win streak and has won five of his last six in individual competition.

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Tigerbelles lace up for Saluki Open

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Heat Sheets

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Meet Schedule - Saluki Open

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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles will travelto Carbondale, Ill. to compete in the Saluki Open.

The meet, hosted by Southern Illinois, will be a two-day affair is set forJan. 14-15 at the Student Recreation Center on the campus of SIU.

The competition will consist of 20 teams ranging from Division I to NJCAAand NAIA teams.

Teams set to compete include: Alabama State (M/W), Arkansas State(M/W), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (M/W), Austin Peay State (W), Belmont (M),Jacksonville State (W), Mississippi Valley State (M/W), Missouri State(W), Murray State (W), Southeast Missouri State (M/W), Southern Illinois(M/W), Alabama-Birmingham (W), McKendree (M/W), Bethel, (M/W),Hannibal-LaGrage (M/W), Lindenwood (M/W), Missouri Baptist (M/W),Missouri State and Rend Lake (M/W).

The Tigerbelles competed in Carbondale, Ill. last year at SIU's SASF Invitational with Martinique Guice andGabrielle Todd finishing in the top ten in their events. RECAP...

Last week, the team continued their indoor season, after several weeks off their season opener at MTSU,hosting the annual Ed Temple Classic. Todd helped lead the 4x400m relay team to a second-place overallfinish posting a time of 3:56.59. Guice finished third overall, second among collegiate entrees, in the longjump with a mark of 18-09.25 (5.72m). RECAP... Guice's jump is currently the best in the OVC on the season.

After a week off, the T-belles will next host the TSU Invite on Jan. 29 at the Gentry Center.

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400m runners lead the Tigerbelles in season opener

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Final Results

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Murfreesboro, Tenn. - The Tennessee State University Tigerbelles gotthe 2010-11 indoor season underway at the Middle Tennessee StateChristmas Invitational inside the Murphy Center.

The 400m tandem of Ashley Taylor and Gabrielle Todd spotlighted theteam's overall performance finishing in first and third. Taylor clocked in at57.60 seconds to win the event with Todd finishing in third with a time of58.06.

The duo joined Kya Riley and Daniell Exum on the 4x400m relay foranother first place finish to close out the meet. The quartet ran a time of3:56.15.

Through the course of the day, Martinique Guice, Chardonne Duncan,Breanna Adams, and Teannah Holland finished in fourth in theirrespective events.

Guice finished the 55m in 7.17 seconds, the exact time she posted lastyear to close out indoor competition at the OVC Championship.

Duncan opened her career in the 55m hurdles posting a time 9.41. Adams registered a time of 2:28.14 in the800m with Holland recording her best toss in the shot put at 37-09.50 (11.52m).

The Tigerbelles will return to action when they host the Ed Temple Classic inside the Gentry Center on theWilma Rudolph Indoor Track on Jan. 8.


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