2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country and Track Media Guide

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & FieldTABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts ................................................................. 1 Credits ........................................................................ 1 MediaInformation ..................................................... 1 Mocs Success ........................................................... 2-3 The University ............................................................. 4 Chattanooga ............................................................... 5 BillGautier ............................................................... 6-7 Assistant Coach Patrick Hall ........................................ 7 AthleticsDirectorRickHart ........................................ 8 ChancellorRogerBrown ............................................. 9 AthleticsStaff............................................................ 10 SeasonPreviews ....................................................... 11 Rosters ...................................................................... 12 Mocs .................................................................... 13-21 Lady Mocs ............................................................ 22-31 All-TimeAwards .................................................. 32-33 SoCon Cross Country Top Finishes ....................... 34-35 Indoor/OutdoorTrackRecords ............................ 36-37 Conference Champions ....................................... 38-39 Southern Conference ............................................... 40

QUICK FACTSOFFICIAL NAME

UniversityofTennesseeatChattanoogaPreferred Name .................................ChattanoogaorUTCLocation ..............................................Chattanooga,Tenn.Founded ......................... 1886atChattanoogaUniversityEnrollment ..............................................................10,758Nickname .............................................. Mocs/Lady MocsMascot .................................................................. ScrappyColors .................Navy(295),OldGold(124),Silver(429)Affiliation ............................................................DivisionIConference .........................................................SouthernHome Course ........................MoccasinBendRaceCourseInterim System President .............................Dr.JanSimekChancellor ...............................................Dr.RogerBrownFacultyRepresentative ...............................Dr.MikeJones

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIONAthleticsDirector ................................................ RickHart Alma Mater.................................. NorthCarolina,1994Sr.Assoc.AD/SWA ........................................Laura HerronSr.Assoc.AD/InternalOps ................................MattPopeAssociateAD/ExternalOps .......................AndrewHortonAsst.AD/Facilities&Equipment ...................MikeRoysterAsst.AD/StudentServices ..................Dr.EmilyBlackmanAsst.AD/Communications ......................Dr.JayBlackmanAsst.AD/MocsClub&Marketing ......................RyanPeckAthleticTrainer ..............................................Todd BullardStrength&Conditioning ............................... ScottBrincksDirectorofCompliance .......................... MarquitaTurnerDirectorofTickets ...................................... MeganParkerDirectorofCreativeServices .......................OwenSeatonDirectorofMarketing&Promotions ..............Erika LerumAthleticsDepartmentPhone .......................423.425.4495

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .............. BillGautier(WesternKentucky‘83)Assistant Coach .......................................................... TBAOfficePhone ............................................. (423) 425-4782

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSDirector ....................................................... JayBlackmanAssistantDirector(contact) ........................ AnneWehunt Phone ................................................... (423) 425-4618 Email ....................................... [email protected] ............................................ JimHortenCommunitcationsGrad.Assistant ..................Nate BlytheOfficeFax .................................................. (423) 425-4610MailingAddress .................615McCallieAve.,Dept.3503 Chattanooga,TN37403ShippingAddress ..............720East4thStreet,Room132 Chattanooga,TN37403

Jay BlackmanAssistantAthleticsDirectorAthleticsCommunications&MediaRelations

Anne WehuntAssistantDirector

AthleticsCommunications&MediaRelations

Jim HortenAssistantDirectorAthleticsCommunications&MediaRelations

Nate BlytheAthleticsCommunications

&MediaRelationsGraduate Assistant

Owen SeatonDirectorCreativeServices

MEDIA INFORMATIONTo the Media: TheChattanoogaAthleticsCommunicationstaff appreciates your interest inUTCCross Country andTrackandFieldandinvitesyoutocatchalltheexcitementattheMoccasinBendRaceCoursethisfall.Pleaseletusknowifwecanfacilitateyourcoverageinanyway.Foradditionalinformation,interviewsorphotographs,contactAnneWehuntintheAthleticsCommunicationsofficeat(423)425-4618.Athlete Interviews: Allplayer interviewsmustbearrangedthroughtheAthleticsCommunicationoffice.Coach Interviews: ThebesttimetoreachCoachBillGautieris between9 a.m. and1p.m.Monday through Fridaybycontacting theAthleticsCommunicationsoffice. YoumustcontacttheAthleticsCommunicationsofficeforaninterviewwithCoachGautier.

CREDITS: The2011-12ChattanoogaCrossCountryandTrackMediaGuide is apublicationofTheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanoogaDepartmentofAthleticsandtheOfficeofAthleticsCommunications. The guide was written and designed by Anne Wehunt, Assistant DirectorAthletics Communications. Editorial and design assistance by Assistant Athletics Directorfor Communications and Media Relations Jay Blackman, Assistant Director Jim Horten andCommunicationsGraduateAssistantNateBlythe.SpecialthankstocrosscountryandtrackandfieldHeadCoachBillGautier,andAssistantCoachPatrickHall.PhotosbyDavidHumber,Dr.MikeJones,AnneWehunt,WGSportsPhotographyandSidelineSports.

TheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanoogaisanequalopportunity/affirmativeaction/TitleVI/TitleIX/Section504/ADA/ADEAinstitution.

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MOCS SUCCESSACADEMICALLY, ATHLETICALLY & SOCIALLY

Cross country’s Emmanuel Kirwa won his fourth conference race, third in the SoCon, and was the SoCon Runner of the Year for the third time.

The women’s golf team won its second-straight SoCon title and advanced to the NCAAs for the third year in a row.

The softball team won its fifth-straight SoCon Title and advanced to the finals of the NCAA Regionals for the first time.

Junior Stephan Jaeger was the SoCon Men’s Golfer of the Year for the second year in a row, leading the Mocs back to the NCAAs.

Sophomore Jenna Nurik won the SoCon Sportsmanship Award and was a second team all-conference selection.

The Mocs wrestlers have won seven-straight SoCon titles and are riding a 35-match winning streak in league action.

Sophomore Paula Passmore was the 2010 So-Con Volleyball Libero of the Year after leading the league with 5.45 digs per set.

Bailey Dewart returned from numerous inju-ries to earn the SoCon Ann Lashly Inspiration Award.

ATHLETICALLY Overthelastfiveyears,UTChaswon17reg-ularseasonand19 tournamentchampionshipsin theSouthernConference, farmore thananyotherschoolduring that time. Afterfinishing inthetop-100intheLearfieldSportsDirectors’Cupin2009,theMocshadtheirthird-bestshowingatNo.136in2011.HereisabrieflistofsomeofUTC’smajoraccomplishmentsin2010-11.

•FourSoConTeamChampionships•SixTeamsRepresentedinthePostseason•OneAll-American•OneAcademicAll-American•FiveSouthernConferenceAthletesoftheYear•TwoSouthernConferenceFreshmenoftheYear•ThreeSouthernConferenceCoachesoftheYear•EightAll-RegionPerformers•45All-SoConPerformers

ACADEMICALLY TheMocs’ student-athletes continue tohavetremendous success in the classroom. Beloware justa fewof theAcademicaccoladesUTCreceivedlastyear:•Theoverallg.p.a.oftheMocs’student-athleteshasincreasedineachofthelastsixtrems,cul-minatingwithaschool-record2.97inthespring.• Over half of all UTC student-athletes earnedatleasta3.0grade-point-averageineachofthelastfoursemesters.•Eachmemberof theSoConChampionwom-en’sgolfteammadetheDean’sListinboththefallandspringsemesters.•Wrestlinghada3.14g.p.a.fortheyear,rankingNo.7inthenation.

SOCIALLY The Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Depart-ment is heavily involved in community eventsthroughout theyear. UTCstudent-athletesarewellrepresentedintheannualSusanG.KomenRacefortheCureandtheMocsarealwaysin-volvedwith localprojectssuchascanned fooddrives, theFreshmanMove-Inandotheractivi-tiesthroughoutChattanooga. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC)plansmanyoftheAthleticDepartment’scommunityevents. TheMocsalsohaveapres-enceatChattanooga’sSpecialOlympicseventseachyear.TheMocsalsohostmanyeventsthatengage the local community, suchas the2011SoConBasketballChampionships.

The Mocs graduated 53 student-athletes dur-ing at the summer, fall and spring commence-ment ceremonies in 2010-11.

Senior David Moore became the 12th Moc in school history to be named Capital One Aca-demic All-American.

Senior Courtney Barnes was three-time Academ-ic All-District and the recipient of the SoCon Bob McCloskey Insurance Graduate Scholarship.

Chris Berry earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District team and won the SoCon Outdoor 10000M race.

Sophomore Jackson Tresnan was an ITA Scholar Athlete and led the team with 14 sin-gles wins.

Men’s basketball senior Ricky Taylor talks to youth at a local clinic hosted by the Mocs men’s basketball team.

Wrestling senior Dan Waddell led his teammates in an outing to help the local Habitat for Human-ity.

The softball team adopted Amanda Swartout as an honorary teammate through the “Friends of Jaclyn Foundation.”

Nearly all of the Mocs teams work to organize or participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on the campus of UTC.

Former Lady Mocs soccer student-athlete Danielle Barr gives instructions to local youth at the Girl Scouts Sports-A-Thon.

CHATTANOOGATHE SCENIC CITY

THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM AND CHATTANOOGA’S RIVERFRONT PARK

• You will be impressed by Chattanooga’s revitalized Riverfront that includes a 10-mile Riverwalk; The Passage, a celebration of Chatta-nooga’s Native American heritage, and the Chattanooga Pier.

• Cruise down the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle River-boat and see why Chattanooga is nicknamed the “Scenic City of the South.”

• Take a walking tour of the charming Bluff View Arts District with its shops, restaurants and the Hunter Museum of American Art.

• The Walnut Street Bridge, connecting the Bluff View Arts District and downtown with the North Shore District and Coolidge Park, is one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

THE SOUTHERN BELLE RIVERBOAT

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

WALNUT STREET BRIDGE

CHATTANOOGATHE UNIVERSITY

If you look around the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chat-tanooga, you will find a message chiseled for eternity into the stone of our structures.

“We Shall Achieve”

A bold commitment that guides us in everything we do, and tells the world what to expect from our campus. At the University of Tennes-see at Chattanooga, we achieve, and so will you.

Achieving a goal doesn’t always come easy. UTC students are chal-lenged through a rigorous liberal arts based general education and state-of-the-art cirricula in their majors. Our faculty members hold world-class credentials in teaching, research and creative endeavors and pass this experience to students. Tutoring and other academic support assist student success. Your future is worth the effort. LUPTON LIBRARY

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field

At thehelmof Chattanooga cross countryandtrackandfield,BillGautierhasestablishedhimself as one of the top coaches in the Southern Conference and perhaps the Southeast. In20years,Gautierhasledhismen’scrosscountry teams to four leaguetitles and sevenrunner up finishes. His 1998 men’s SoConChampionship team also captured the South Region crown and made school history asthe only UTC team to compete in the NCAA Championships. The Mocs were led by NicCrider, who became the first Chattanoogarunner toearnthreestraightSoCon individualtitles. Last season Emmanuel Kirwa becamethesecondwithhis thirdstraightSoConCrossCountrytitle. Thewomen’scrosscountryteamhasseensimilarsuccesswithseventitlesandfourrunnerup finishes. Former distance runner ShannonWommack is themostdecoratedChattanoogarunner inschoolhistory.She isafive-timeAll-American, four-time Southern ConferenceIndoorTrackPerformeroftheYear,three-timeSouthernConferenceCrossCountryRunnerofthe Year and the 2006 Southern ConferenceWomen’sAthleteoftheYear. ShebecameUTC’sfirstthree-timequalifierfor the NCAA Cross Country Championships,earning automatic qualifications at the NCAASouth Regional in 2002, 2004 and 2005.Wommackalsofinishedthirdinthe3,000metersteeplechase at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track andFieldChampionships,settinganewschoolrecord, while earning her second All-Americahonors in that event. In 2007, Gautier saw another one of hisrunners, Lanni Marchant, earn the program’ssecondstraightSouthernConferenceWomen’sAthleteoftheYearAward. Gautier’s first of two Indoor Coach of theYearhonors came in1998,whenhiswomen’steamclaimedthetitleandhissecondin2003,

when his women’s team amassed the mostpoints in school history for a third place team finish. Chattanoogahaswonnumerousindividualchampionships and top-athlete honors over the years. Steven Kocsis wrapped up hisjunior season with a third top athlete crownwinningtwodistanceeventsattheconferencechampionshipsandthenearninganat-largebidto compete in themen’s 5,000meters at theNCAAChampionships,alongwithWommack. In 2005, Wommack became the seventhChattanooga track and field athlete to beawardedtheA.C.“Scrappy”MooreAwardsince1992. This award is given to theUTC student-athlete who best personifies the athleticdepartment’s corevalues.Pasttrackandfieldwinners include Ian Mayne (2004), AmandaLynch (1999), Anna and Catherine Wright(1998), Mary Jane Middlekoop (1997) andMichaelKyle(1995). During his UTC career, Gautier has beennamed the Southern Conference Cross Country Coachof theYeara totalofninetimes.Thesehave included six times for women’s crosscountry(1997,1998,2001,2004,2006,2007),fourtimesformen’scrosscountry(1998,1999,2003,2004)andtwiceforindoortrackandfield(1998, 2003). He earned All-Region honors in1998,forhismen’scrosscountryteam. PriortohisarrivalatChattanooga,Gautierserved as the head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Southeast Missouri State. In his six seasons at SEMO, his men’sandwomen’s teamswon six conference titlesin cross country. His teams also placed in the topfiveattheNCAADivisionIIChampionshipsinboth trackandcross countryfiveoutof sixseasons. Gautierwasnamed theNationalCombineCoachof theYear in1990,andwas theNCAADivisionIICoachoftheYearforsixconsecutiveseasons. He has coached 17 NCAA Division IINationalChampionsand56All-Americans. Gautier earned his Bachelor of Science inPhysicalEducationandBusinessAdministrationfromWesternKentucky in 1983, and receivedhisMaster’sin1984.WhileatWKU,Gautierwasa standout distance runner for the nationally-recognized Hilltoppers. He and his wife, Jan,havetwodaughters,TaylorandSydney.

Bill GautierHead Coach • 21st YearWestern Kentucky, 1983

Gautier Era at a GlanceAll-Americans (8)2006, 2005, 2004 (Outdoor) – Shannon Wommack2005, 2004, (Cross Country) – Shannon Wommack2004 (Cross Country) – Kathleen Turchin1998 (Outdoor) - Anna Wright1998 (Outdoor) - Catherine Wright

NCAA National Qualifiers – Outdoor (11)2007, 2006 – Lanni Marchant2007, 2005 – Kathleen Turchin2006, 2005, 2004 – Shannon Wommack2004 – Steven Kocsis2000 – Tyleana Hanner1998 – Anna Wright1998 – Catherine Wright

NCAA National Qualifiers – Cross Country (13)2010 - Emmanuel Kirwa2006 – Lanni Marchant2005 – Ian Mayne2005, 2004, 2002 – Shannon Wommack2004, 2003 – Steven Kocsis2004 – Kathleen Turchin2002 – Gediminas Banevicius1999, 1998 – Amanda Lynch1998 – Men’s Team

NCAA South Region Champions (2)2005 – Shannon Wommack1998 – Men’s Cross Country

Southern Conference Champions (13)Men’s Cross Country:2004, 2003, 1999, 1998 Women’s Cross Country:2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1997 Women’s Indoor: 1998, 2003

Southern Conference Records (6)Lanni Marchant Outdoor 10,000 Meters, 35:06.53, 2007Shannon Wommack Indoor Mile Run, 4:48:09, 2006 Indoor 3,000 Meters, 9:34:10, 2006 Outdoor 1,500 Meters, 4:22:95, 2006 Outdoor 3,000 Meter SC, 10:07:54, 2006Tyleana Hanner Outdoor Heptathlon, 5361 pts., 2001

SoCon Athletes of the Year (30)10 Indoor5 Outdoor15 Cross Country

SoCon Freshmen of the Year (16)6 Indoor2 Outdoor8 Cross Country

South Region Coach of the Year (1)1998 – Men’s Cross Country

Southern Conference Champions (198)101 Indoor81 Outdoor16 Cross Country

Coach of the Year (13)Men’s Cross Country:2004, 2003, 1999, 1998 Women’s Cross Country:2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001, 1998, 1997 Women’s Indoor:2003, 1998

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Annelibeginsherfirstseasonastheassistantcoachforthecrosscountryandtrackandfieldteams. Shewasanine-timeall-conferenceperformerfortheLadyMocswithapairoftop10finishesinthewomen’s5-kilometercrosscountryraces. Thefour-timeSouthernConferenceOutdoorTrackchampioninthe800meter(twice)and1500meter(twice)wasnamedthe2010SoConOutdoorTrackAthleteoftheYearafterwinning

both. She qualified in her junior year for both events after winning each. However, the NCAAreformattedqualificationstandardsfortheregionmeetbydroppingthenumberofmeetsfromfourtojusttwo–EastandWest–andeliminatingautomaticqualifiers.Basedonhertimeinthe1500meterevent,UysearnedaspotattheEastRegionmeethersenioryear.Shealsoholdstheschoolrecordfortheoutdoortrack800meterrunwithatimeof2:08.99clockedintheprelimsoftheeventin2009attheleaguechampionships. InIndoorTrack,Uyswasathree-timeall-conferenceperformerwithathirdplacefinishintheMileandtwicewiththeschool’sDistanceMedleyRelay(DMR)team.Inhersenioryear,sheledtheteamfromeighthplaceallthewaytoasecondplaceandall-conferencefinishastheanchoroftheDMR. ShewasnamedtotheUSTFCCCAAll-AcademicTeamandwasamemberoftheSouthernConferenceAll-AcademicTeams.ShewasamemberoftheDean’sListwhileatUTCandnamedtotheAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll. UystransferredfromMemphistoChattanoogaafterhersophomoreyear. ShewasborninPretoria,SouthAfricaandmovedtoAustraliawhereshebecameanAustraliancitizen.

Anneli UysAssistant Coach • First Year • Somerville, Australia • Chattanooga, 2010

David MooreVolunteer Assistant Coach • First YearSarnia, Ontario, Canada • Chattanooga, 2010

PERSONALRECORDSIndoor Track Mile ........................... 4:49.59 800 meter .................. 2:13.21*Outdoor Track 1500 meter ................ 4:26.73 800 meter .................. 2:08.99*

*schoolrecord

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer ................ 24:59 10-kilometer .............. 34:00Indoor Track 800m ......................... 1:57.46 3000 meter ................ 8:38.35 Mile ........................... 4:22.57Outdoor Track 3KSteepleChase ....... 9:49.55 1500 meter ................ 3:55.12 800 meter .................. 1:53.60

DavidwasnamedtotheCapitalOneAcademicAll-AmericaThirdTeamandbecameUTC’sfirstAcademicAll-Americansince 2006. He was also selected to the Capital One All-DistrictFirstTeam.HewontheDayleMayAwardwhichisgiventotheseniorMaleandFemaleStudent-Athleteswith

thetopGPAatChattanooga.Witha4.0GPAinEngineeringManagement,DavidwasaconstantmemberoftheSouthernConferenceAll-AcademicTeams,theUTCDean’sListandtheAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll. Incrosscountry,DavidhelpedleadtheMocstoapairofRunner-UpfinishesattheleaguechampionshipsandcompetedwithUTCattheNCAASouthRegionChampionships. He competed in the 800meter in both indoor and outdoor track setting a PR in the 800m outdoor of 1:53.60. Heparticipatedinthe3000meterrunandMileintheindoorchampionshipsandthe3000meterSteeplechaseand1500meterrun at the outdoor championships. HewasborninSarnia,OntarioandiscurrentlyworkingtowardhisMBAatUTC.

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Roger Brown, Ph.D.Chancellor

D r . R o g e rG . B r o w n , aproven academicleader and nativeTennessean, is thefifteenth head ofThe University of

TennesseeatChattanooga.HisappointmentasChancellorwascelebratedbythecampusinFebruaryof2006. UnderBrown’s leadership, the campushas experienced record enrollment growthat all levels, and projections point to anenrollment ofmore than 10,000 studentsin 2009. Since taking the helm of theChattanooga campus, he has promotedUTC’smission as ametropolitan universitywithspecialemphasisinthefieldsofscience,mathematics, and technology. Brown haspledgedthecampus’commitmenttoteacherpreparation,healthcareprofessions,businessandcommerce,andculturalappreciation. UTC recently completed a strategicplanninginitiativethatfocusescampuseffortson the power of partnerships, especiallyrelationshipswithin the learning laboratoryofChattanooga. In 2008,UTChattanoogaearned the Community Engagementdesignationby theCarnegieFoundation fortheAdvancementofTeachinginrecognitionof itsmany successful partnerships in thecommunity. Brown came toChattanooga from theUniversity ofNorthCarolina at Pembroke,where he served as Provost and ViceChancellor forAcademicAffairssince2000.Previously, he had served since 1991in various academic and administrativecapacitieswiththeUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte.BrownleftUNCCharlottein2000asSeniorAssociateProvost andAssociate

ViceChancellorforAcademicAffairs. Apoliticalscientistwithparticularacademicemphasis inAmerican government, Brownearned bachelor’s andmaster’s degreesin Political Science from theUniversity ofTennesseeandthePh.D.inPoliticalSciencefromTheJohnsHopkinsUniversity.HebeganhisteachingcareeratIowaStateUniversityin1983beforejoiningtheUNCCharlottefacultyin1985. In2002,Brownwasappointedto the inaugural delegation of theAmericanAssociation of StateColleges and Universities Sino-AmericanLeadershipDevelopmentTraining for Higher EducationLeadersinChina.HehastraveledonassignmentfortheU.S.Departmentof State to Syria, Jordan, andIsrael. He also helped establishinternat ional exchanges withuniversities inGermany, France,SouthKorea,andSouthAfrica. In Chattanooga, Brown is amemberofRotaryInternationalandhasalsobeennamedtotheUnitedWayofGreaterChattanoogaBoardofDirectors,theRiverCityCompanyBoard, and theChattanoogaAreaChamber of CommerceBoard ofDirectors. He is a commissionerof the SouthernAssociation ofColleges and Schools and hasbeen appointed to theSoutheastTennessee PreK-16 EducationCouncil. Brown’s wife and partner,Dr. Carolyn Thompson, is alsoa committed community activist.In addition to her involvementand support of the university, she

currentlyservesontheboardsoftheCommunityFoundationofGreaterChattanooga,AlliedArtsofChattanooga,ChattanoogaSymphonyandOpera,WTCI,GoodShepherdChurchSchoolandCollegeAccess. Thecouplehastwochildren,CarolineandAustin.RogerandCarolynalsosharecustodyof “MadelineAlbright,”a rescuedhuskymixwithdiplomaticimmunity.

Dr. Richard BrownVice ChancellorFinance&Ops

Chuck Cantrell Asst. Vice ChancellorUniversityRelations

Dr. John DelaneyVice Chancellor

StudentDevelopment

Terry DennistonExecutiveAsst.to Chancellor

Bob LyonVice Chancellor

Univ. Advancement

Dr. Phil OldhamVice Chancellor

ProvostofAcad.Affairs

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When Rick HartcametotheUniversityof Tennessee atChattanooga, hebrought with him avision and plan for

the futureof theMocs. SincehishiringonMay23,2006,HarthaschangedthelandscapeoftheUTC Athletics Department with his leadership,organizationalskillsandinnovativeideasonhowto fulfill theMocs’mission of preparing studentsforproductiveandmeaningfullives.Enteringhisfourthseasonas theDirectorofAthletics,Hart’sefforts have made a tremendous impact on theMocs student-athletes’ quest for comprehensiveexcellence – academically, athletically andsocially.

Academically• Added staff to both the Compliance andAcademicServicesdepartmentstohelpstudent-athletes progress toward the ultimate goal ofearningacollegedegree.• Placed at least 90 student-athletes on theAthleticDirector’shonorrolleachsemester.• Showncontinuous improvement in theoverallgrade-point-averages for student-athletes -highlightedbya2.77g.p.a.inthespringof2009,the highest semester mark for the Mocs sinceHart’sarrival.• DevelopedandimplementedanambitiousAPRimprovementplanthatisworkingtoincreasetheAPRscoresofallMocsathleticsprograms.

Athletically• Captured11regularseasonand14tournamentchampionships in theSouthernConferenceoverthe last three seasons, more than any otherSoConschoolduringthattime.• In 2008-09, Chattanooga posted schoolrecordswith five teams competing in theNCAAChampionshipsand10squadsrepresentedinthepostseason.• Set a school record with a 99th place finishin the NACDA Learfield Director’s Cup thatmeasures the overall success of all Division Iathletic programs. Three of theMocs’ top-5 alltimefinishes in theNACDADirector’sCuphavecomeinHart’stenure.• Captured UTC’s first Germann Cup in 2007-08, signifying the best all-around women’ssportsprogramintheSouthernConference;andfinished second in both the Germann Cup andCommissioner’sCupstandingsin2008-09.• 12student-athletesselectedasSoConAthletesoftheYearwhiletwoMocshavebeennamedtheSoConFemaleAthletesoftheYear.Socially• Encouraged Chattanooga student-athletesin their involvement with many local communityprojects and charity work and has personallyservedasamemberof theChattanoogaRotary,theGrandMarshalofthe2007Region4Special

Olympicsandisasought-afterspeakeramongthearea’smanycivicorganizations.• Cultivated and maintained relationships withlocalandnationalpressthathasledtounequalledmediaattentionforaprogramofthissize.• Duringthemen’sbasketballNCAATournamentrun in 2009, the NBC’s “Late Show with JimmyFallon” adopted the Mocs as its team of thetournament.Theweek-longexposurebrought inanestimated$500,000ofadvertisingandnationalexposureforUTC.• Expandededucational programming (diversity,gambling prevention, etc.) for student-athletes,coaches and staff as part of a commitmentto learning and personal and professionaldevelopment.• Focused attention on strengthening therelationshipbetweenMocsAthleticsandtheUTCcampuscommunity.

Hart has also been very successful in thetraditional rolesasUTCAthleticsDirector. Inanefforttoensureefficientandeffectivemanagementof all elements of the athletics program, and tobetter align athletics with the academic missionof the institution, Hart developed and installedtheStrategic Plan forUTCAthletics.A focus onthe student-athlete experience has resulted inincreasedticketsalesandfundraising,innovativepartnerships, improvedathletics facilitiesandtheadditionofqualitycoaches.

Revenue Generation/Fundraising/Attendance• Signedanexclusive,long-termmarketingrightsdealwithLearfieldSportsthatguaranteesrecordrevenues from advertising and marketing withUTCAthletics.• Restructured theMocsClubwith two full-timestaff, resulting in nearly a 20% increase in thenumberofindividualsdonatingoverthelastyear.• SecuredthreemajorgiftsfromUTCbenefactorsthattotalednearly$2millioninthepastyear.• Excluding these three major gifts, the MocsClubcappedthe$1millionmarkforthefirsttimein2008-09.• Implemented a donor program for footballseasonticketsales.• Overall ticket revenues have increased nearly35%sinceHart’sfirstyear.• Women’sbasketballledtheSoConinattendancein 2008-09 after increasing their season ticketsalesby40%overthepreviousyear.• Men’s basketball was second in averageattendanceintheSoConin2008-09.• Attendance at softball games nearly doubledfrom2008to2009.

Facilities• Completedthestate-of-the-artBrendaLawsonStudent-Athlete Success Center which includestheWolfordFamilyStrengthandConditioningandChattemBasketballPracticeFacilities.• Received funding from Renee Haugerud and

JohnMurphyinsupportofmajorimprovementstoScrappyMooreField, theMocs’ football practicefacility.• PartneredwiththeCityofChattanoogaandTheFirstTeetoconstructauniquepracticefacilityfortheMocs’golfteams.• Enhanced the Football Locker Room, VisitingTeam Basketball Locker Rooms, AcademicComputerLabandAdministrativeOffices• InstalledvideoboardsinMcKenzieArena• Acquired landneeded todevelopplansandafundingmodelforanon-campusfacilityforTrack&FieldandWomen’sSoccer.

Coaches• IgnitedfanseverywherewiththehiringofRussHuesman,aformerMocletterwinner,inDecember2008 to “Restore the Glory” to ChattanoogaFootball.• Hired Chris Bono in 2006 to take over thewrestling program. Bono guided UTC to three-straightSoContitles.• Orchestrated Jeff Clark’s return to the headcoachingpositionofthewomen’stennisprogramin2007.

Managingfiniteresourcesincollegiateathleticsiswidelyknownasadifficulttask.Hartmadefiscalstewardshipapriorityforthedepartmentsincehisarrival.Withdiligentleadershipandacommitmentfromeachandeverymemberofthedepartment,UTCAthleticshasmadesignificantstridestowardsreducing the financial burden on the institution–includingabalancedbudgettwoofthelastthreeyears. Hartarrivedon theUTCcampusafterservingseven years at the University of Oklahoma invariousathleticsadministrativecapacities.Hart’scareer with the Sooners began in 1999 as theDirectorofMarketingandLicensing.HebecameAssistant Athletics Director for Marketing andLicensingin2001,anddevelopedandimplementedmarketing campaigns which generated annualticket revenues in excess of $19.5million. Hartwas promoted toAssociateAthleticsDirector forProgramAdvancementandBrandingin2003andSeniorAssociateAthleticsDirectorin2006. Hart has also worked in athletics for theUniversity of North Carolina and East CarolinaUniversityandhasservedwith theU.S.OlympicCommittee.A1994graduateofUNC,Hartearnedabachelor’sdegreeinPhysicalEducation,HealthandSportScience.Hartandhiswife,Allison,alsoagraduateofNorthCarolina,haveason,Trevor,10,andadaughter,Caroline,7. Athird-generationathleticsadministrator,Hart’sfather,Dave,currentlyservesasExecutiveDirectorofAthleticsat theUniversityofAlabama,andhislategrandfather,DaveSr.,served inavarietyofroleswithincollegiateathleticsincludingastintasthe Commissioner of the Southern Conferencefrom1987-91.

Rick HartDirector of Intercollegiate Athletics • North Carolina, 1994

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Athletics Administration

MattPopeSeniorAssociateAD

Laura HerronSeniorAssoc.AD/SWA

MikeRoysterAssistantAD

Dr.EmilyBlackmanAssistantAD

Dr.MikeJonesFacultyRep.

TeresaAdcoxAdministrativeAsst.

JeffAndrewsAsst.Strength&Conditioning

MarquitaArmsteadDir.ofCompliance

JoeBaughamAsst.AthleticTrainer

ScottBrincksStrenght&Conditioning

Todd BullardAthleticTrainer

Nate BlytheGrad.Asst.Communications

Melissa CateAdmin. Assistant

JayHarrisDirectorofMajorGifts

C.J.RecherMocsSportsProperties

MeganParkerDirectorofTickets

AnneJayAdmin. Assistant

JimHortenAsst.Dir.Communications

Erika LerumDir.Marketing&Promotions

KyleRyanAsst.Dir.Facilities&Equipment

RyanPeckAssistantAD

Lisa TarrDir.StudentSupportServices

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MOCCASIN BENDHOME OF THE MOCS

AviewofMoccasinBendfrom Point Park located on Lookout Mountain. The openfieldatthebottomof the Moccasin Bend peninsulaisthelocationof the Mocs race course. Thelandformwasgiventhename“MoccasinBend”becauseofitsresemblancetoafootandtoreflecttheNativeAmericanheritageof the Tennessee Valley.

TheMocsatthestarttheannualFrontRunnerInvitationalruninOctoberattheMoccasinBendRaceCourse.

TheLadyMocsracealongtheMoccasinBendcourseattheannualPowerAdeInvitationalruninSeptember.

The Moccasin Bend race course is located at the end of the historic MoccasinBendArcheologicalDistrict.TheMoccasin Bend Archaeological Districtis an archeological site in Tennesseethat is included in the Chickamauga andChattanoogaNationalMilitaryPark. The 956-acre area was designateda National Historic Landmark in 1986. Itis located directly across the Tennessee River from Lookout Mountain, siteof an American Civil War battle. Thearcheologicaldistrict issignificantduetoits archaeological resources of AmericanIndiansettlement. The site played host to the 2006 Southern Conference Championships that saw the UTC women edge AppalachianStatebyonepoint for its seventhSoContitle in 10 years. UTC’s Lanni Marchantwonthewomen’sindividualtitleandwasnamedtheSoConRunneroftheYear. TheRunningMocshaveusedthesiteastheirhomecourserunningtheannualPowerAdeandFrontRunnerInvitationalseach year.

DIRECTIONS TOMOCCASIN BEND RACE COURSE

From the North, East or SouthTakeI-75toI-24Downtown.(Note:DONOTcontinueonI-24towardsNashville-taketherightforkatthecrossroads). Take 27 across the TennesseeRiver.ExitManufactur-ersRoad.Turnleft-goundertheoverpasstoHammRoad(approx,1/2mile).TurnleftonHammRoadtoa“T”intersection.TurnleftontoMoccasinBendandfollowtotheend(approx.2miles).

West Bounders useRoute27NorthexitorI-27N(fromI-24).

From Soddy-Daisy follow27SouthtowardChattanooga.ExitManufac-turersroadandturnrightatendofexitramp.FollowroadtoHammRoad(approx,1/2mile).TurnleftonHammRoadtoa“T”intersection.TurnleftontoMoccasinBendandfollowtotheend(approx.2miles).

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CROSS COUNTRY • TRACK & FIELD ROSTERName Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) Men DrewAustell 5-9 So. Memphis,Tenn.(BriarcrestHS)ChrisBerry 5-9 Sr. Murfreesboro,Tenn.(BlackmanHS)MarkCole 5-9 Jr. McKenzie,Tenn.(McKenzieHS)LucasCotter 6-1 Jr. Collierville,Tenn.(HoustonHS)DezerickFrazier 6-2 Fr. Goodletsville,Tenn.(PopeJohnPaulIIHS)JohnGilpin 5-9 So. Nashville,Tenn.(MartinLuthernKing,Jr.,HS)DrewHarris 6-1 Fr. Adams,Tenn.(RossviewHS)MathewKenwright 5-9 So. Cordova,Tenn.(St.BenedictatAuburndale)EmmanuelKirwa 5-8 Sr. Kapsabet,Kenya(BenedictCollege)PatrickO’Brien 6-1 Fr. Chattanooga,Tenn.(CollegedaleAcademy)BlakeOlson 5-11 Sr. PleasantView,Tenn.(SycamoreHS)ColtonPopp 5-9 Jr. Chattanooga,Tenn.(BaylorHS)JoshueVasquez 5-8 Sr. Kingsport,Tenn.(DobynsBennettHS)NathanWanuch 6-0 Jr. Missisauga,Ontario,Canada(BrockUniversity)

Women MorganBuchanan 5-7 Jr. JohnsonCity,Tenn.(ScienceHillHS)GabbyCader 5-5 So. Cleveland,Tenn.(WalkerValleyHS)MaryCumbee 5-8 Jr. Brentwood,Tenn.(BrentwoodHS)TaraGietema 5-9 Sr. Knoxville,Tenn.(MorristownHamblenWestHS)AshleyHall 5-6 Sr. Memphis,Tenn.(BriarcrestHS)ChelseaLemley 5-7 Fr. SoddyDaisy,Tenn.(SoddyDaisyHS)AnissaMason 5-5 Fr. Knoxville,Tenn.(KnoxvilleCentralHS)JennaNick 5-4 Sr. Columbia,Tenn.(SpringHillHS)TaylorPannell 5-9 Fr. SaleCreek,Tenn.(BaylorHS)JessicaPhilpott 5-3 Fr. Manchester,Tenn.(CoffeeCo.HS)AmbriaReese 5-3 Fr. Memphis,Tenn.(ArlingtonHS)KeeleyStewart 5-2 Fr. Winchester,Tenn.(St.Andrews-SewaneeHS)KathrynStuart 5-6 Jr. Brentwood,Tenn.(BrentwoodHS)AmandaSumner 5-9 So. Bristol,Conn.SarahWashington 5-5 So. Tullahoma,Tenn.(TullahomaHS)SarahAnnWhite-Woerner 5-4 Sr. Chattanooga,Tenn.(OoltewahHS)

CONNECTICUTSumner ........................Bristol

TENNESSEEAustell .....................MemphisBerry ................MurfreesboroBuchanan...........Johnson CityCader ..................... ClevelandCole ........................ McKenzie

Cotter .................... ColliervilleCumbee ............... BrentwoodFrazier ............... GoodletsvilleGietema ...................KnoxvilleGilpin ...................... NashvilleHall .........................MemphisHarris ..........................AdamsKenwright ................ CordovaLemley ................Soddy DaisyMason......................Knoxville

BREAKDOWN BY STATE/COUNTRY

Nick .........................ColumbiaO’Brien ..............ChattanoogaOlson .............. Pleasant ViewPannell .................. Sale CreekPhilpott ...............ManchesterPopp .................ChattanoogaReese ......................MemphisStewart ................WinchesterStuart ................... Brentwood

Vasquez ..................KingsportWashington ..........TullahomaWhite-Woerner .Chattanooga

CANADAWannuch .. Mississauga, Ontario

KENYAKirwa ......................Kapsabet

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Chris Berry5-9•SeniorMurfreesboro,Tenn.•BlackmanHighSchool

2010-11Cross Country: Named to the NCAA All-South Regionteamwitha20thplacefinish...earnedall-conference first team honorswith a fourthplace finish at the Southern Conferencechampionships ... placed fourth at the

VanderbiltCommodoreClassic.IndoorTrack: Earned all-conference honorswith a third place finish in the 3000meterrunattheleaguechampionships...placedfourthinthe5000meterrunattheSoConChampionships.OutdoorTrack: Claimed the SoCon title inthe 10000meter run at thechampionships.Selected to the CoSIDa/Capital One District IV All-Academic Third Team ...named to the UTC Dean’sList andAthletics Director’sHonorRollandtheSouthernConference All-AcademicFall, Winter and SpringTeams.

2009-10Cross Country: Redshirtedthe2009season... placed secondwhile runningunattachedat theUTCPowerAdeInvitational.IndoorTrack: EarnedAll-Conferencehonorsfinishingsecondinthe5000mattheSoConChampionshipinapersonalbest14:30.20.OutdoorTrack: Redshirtedthe2010season.Chris was named to the UTCDean’s List andAthletics Director’sHonorRollandtheSouthernConferenceAll-AcademicTeam.

2008-09Cross County: WonUTC’sFrontRunnerInvitationalrunningunattached...earnedAll-Conference First Team honors with a third place finish at theSouthernConferencechampionships ...finished47that theNCAASouthRegion.Indoor Track: SoConchampinthe5000meterrunandplacedsecondinthe3000meter event at the league champoinships ... placed second in themileattheMTSUInvitationalandsetapersonalandschoolrecordin the 3000 meter run at the University of Kentucky’s McCraveyMemorialwithatimeof8:10.28.Outdoor Track: Claimedthetitleinthe5000meterrunattheSoConChampionshipsandearnedtheautomaticbidtotheNCAAMideastRegionalinthe5000meterrun...setpersonalrecordsinthe1500m(3:53.49)andthe Mile (4:12.05) ... Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District...namedAll-AcademicbytheUSTFCCCA...namedtothe

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8K ........................................24:23 10K ......................................30:44Indoor Track 3000 meter .........................8:10.28* 5000 meter .........................14:30.20 Mile ....................................4:14.91Outdoor Track 10000 meter .......................30:42.48 5000 meter .........................14:28.12 1500 meter .........................3:53.09 Mile ....................................4:12.05

*schoolrecord

UTCDean’sListbothsemestersand to theAthleticsDirector’s listbothsemesters.

2007-08Cross Country: Earned the 2007 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year aswellasAll-Conferencehonors...Finishedfourthin8krunatSoConChampionships...Personalrecordin8krun,24:59.Indoor Track: RedshirtOutdoor Track: EarnedAll-Conferencehonorsafterfourthplacefinishin5,000meterrunatSoConChampionships...Ran1,600legonwinningdistancemedleyteamatFloridaStateInvitational...Setpersonalrecordsin5krun(14:57.70)and1,500meter(4:01.36).

Blackman High SchoolEarnedall-statehonorsincrosscountryfrom2004to2006...Earnedallarea,region,andmidstatehonorsallfouryearsofhighschool...Finished second in state championships in1600and3200metersin2007...Countychampionin1600metersand4x800-metersasasenior...Sectionalchampionin1600and3200metersinfinalyearofhighschool...Finishedsecondatstatetrackchampionshipsin1600and3200metersasasenior...NamedcountyMostValuablePlayerasasophomoreand junior...Placedfourth in3200metersatstatechampionshipsjunioryear.

PersonalBornApril1inMilan,Tenn....SonofShawnandElaineCliftonandMichaelandKathiBerry...hasoneyoungerbrotherZach.

Emmanuel Kirwa5-8•SeniorKapsabet,Kenya•BenedictCollege

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer .........................24:06 10-kilometer .......................30:22Indoor Track Mile ....................................4:16.25 3000 meter .........................8:24.48Outdoor Track 3000 meter SC ....................9:19.11 10000 meter .......................30:19.60 5000 meter .........................14:23.66 1500 meter .........................3:57.84

2010-11Cross Country: Won his third consecutive SouthernConference Cross Country title and wasnamed the league’sRunnerof theYear ...Earned NCAA All-Region honors with aneighthplacefinishintheSouthRegionrace

andqualified for theNCAANationalChampionships ... justmissedall-Americanhonorsfinishing47thoutof246runners.Indoor Track: Earned all-conference honorswith a third place finish in the 5000meter run at the SoConChampionshipsOutdoor Track: Named all-conference forhis runner-up finish in the5000meterrunattheleaguechampionships ... earnedall-conference honors witha third place finish in the10,000 meter race at theSoConchampionships.

THREE-TIME SOUTHERN CONFERFENCECROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR

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2009-10Cross Country: RepeatedastheSouthernConferenceRunneroftheYearwithback-to-back SoCon Cross Country titles ... earned All-Region honorsat theNCAASouthRegionmeet inTuscaloosa,Ala.,withan18thplacefinish...finishedinthetopfourinallfourregularseasonmeetsincluding a runner-up finish at the Tennessee Tech Invitational ...bestedhis10KtimeattheNCAARegionbynearlyoneminute.Indoor Track: Competedinboththe3000mand5000mevents inhisfirstSoConChampionships ... won the 3000m at the MTSU Blue RaiderInvitational...postedthreetopthreefinishesintheregularseason.Outdoor Track: Earnedall-conferencehonorsinthe5000meterfinalsattheSoConChampionshipswithathirdplacefinish...justmissedall-conferencehonorsinthe3000mSteeplechasewithafourthplacefinish.

2008-09Cross Country: Claimedthe2008SouthernConferencetitleinmen’scrosscountry...namedtheleague’sMaleRunneroftheYear...earnedAll-Regionhonorsat theNCAASouthRegionmeet inKnoxville,Tenn.,witha17th place finish ... had top 10 finishes in all four regular seasonmeets including runner-up finishes at the Great American inBirmingham,Ala.,andtheFrontRunnerInvitationalinChattanooga...hadpersonalrecordsinthe8kattheleaguechampionshipsandin the10kat theNCAASouthRegionchampionships ...named toAthleticsDirector’sHonorRollinthefallsemester.

Benedict CollegeWasnamedthe2007SouthernIntercollegiateAthleticConference’sMostValuableRunnerafterwinning theDivision IISouthRegionalChampionship...Finished57thatthe2007DivisionIICrossCountryNational Championships... Named to SIACAll-ConferenceTeam...WontheAugustaStateJaguarInvitationalandtheMorehouse/CAUInvitationalin2007.

Terige High SchoolNamedoutstandingathleteincrosscountry.

PersonalBorn on Dec. 6 in Kapsabet, Kenya... Majoring in ElectricalEngineering...FatherisJamesK.Kirwa.

2010-11CrossCountry: Placed 18th at the Southern Conferencechampionships tohelp theMocs toa thirdplacefinish...Indoor Track: Set a PR in the 800m at the Southern

Conference Championships ... competed in the Mile Run at theleaguechampionships.Outdoor Track: Member of the fifth place 4x400 meter team at the SoConChampionships...

Joshue Vasquez5-8•JuniorKingsport,Tenn.•DobynsBennettHighSchool

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer ....................25:28Indoor Track 800 meter ......................1:55.79 Mile ...............................4:18.78Outdoor Track 800 meter ......................1:54.89 1500 meter ....................3:55.98 Mile ...............................4:18.25

2009-10CrossCountry: Helped lead theMocs toa topplacefinishat theTennesseeTechInvitationalwithathirdplacefinishinthe8Krace...justmissedAll-ConferencehonorsattheSoConChampionshipswitha16thplacefinish.Indoor Track: Redshirtedthe2010season.Outdoor Track: Redshirtedthe2010season.Named to the UTC Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the Springsemester.

2008-09Cross Country: Named the 2008 SouthernConference Freshman ofthe Year ... named to theAll-FreshmanTeamandAll-ConferenceSecondTeam.Indoor Track: Just missed all-conferencehonorsasamemberofboththe DMR and 4x400 teamsattheSoConchampionships...ranaPRof4:21.62intheMileattheMTSUValentineInvitational.Outdoor Track: Earned all-conference honorswith a third place finish in the 1500meterrunattheSoConchampionships,recordingaPR...namedtoAthleticDirector’sHonorRollinthespringsemester.

Dobyns Bennet High SchoolNamedall-statethreeyears...Regionandconferencechampionjuniorandsenioryearincrosscountry...All-regionwinnerin1,600meterasajunior...Memberofteamthatwonconferencechampionshipallfouryears.

PersonalBorn on June 29, inManhattan, N. Y. ... Parents are Bolivar andAracelisVasquez...Familyincludesthreesisters,Yanessa,Amy,andBianca.

Mark Cole5-9•SophomoreMcKenzie,Tenn.•McKenzieHighSchool

2010-11CrossCountry: Redshirtedtheseason.Indoor Track: Redshirtedtheseason.Outdoor Track: Redshirtedtheseason.

NamedtotheUTCDean’sListandAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll.

2009-10Cross Country:Named to the Southern ConferenceAll-Freshman team as a topfinishing freshman ... had two Top 10 finishes including a ninthplacefinishtohelpleadtheMocstothetitleattheTennesseeTechInvitational.

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2009-10Cross Country:Redshirtedthe2009season.Indoor Track:Won theMileat theBlueRaider Invitationalwitha timeof4:24 ...betteredhistimebymorethanonesecondattheValentineInvitational...member of the fifth placedDistanceMedley Relay team at theSoConChampionships.Outdoor Track:Ranthe800minatimeof1:57attheEmoryUniversityInvitational...postedatimeof4:00inthe1500mattheUTKSeaRayRelays.

High SchoolLucaswas a best of preps nominee in his junior year and finalistsenioryear...two-timeAll-Statehonoreeincrosscountryasajuniorandasenior...regionalcrosscountrychampionsenioryear...statetrack qualifier junior and senior year... served as captain of statechampioncrosscountryteamsenioryearandpostedpersonalbestsof1:58inthe800m,4:30inthemile,9:38for2milesand15:56forcrosscountry5k.

PersonalBornAugust13 inGreensboro,N.C. ... lived inNaperville, Ill. from2001-2006 ...Moved toCollierville,Tenn. after sophomore year ...sonofBillandTracyCotter...familyincludessister,Jenna....doublemajoringinAccountingandEnglish.

Blake Olson5-11•SophomorePleasantView,Tenn.•SycamoreHighSchool

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer .........................26:36.63 10-kilometer .......................34:01Indoor Track 3000 meter .........................9:15.97 Mile ....................................4:31.91Outdoor Track 1500 meter .........................4:03.18 3000 meter .........................8:58.66 10,000meter ......................31:37.34

Lucas Cotter6-1•SophomoreCollierville,Tenn.•HoustonHighSchool

2010-11CrossCountry: NamedSouthernConferenceFreshmanofthe Year ... earned all-conference secondteamhonors ... placed 14th at the leaguechampionships...placed75thattheNCAASouth Region Championships ... helped

MocstowintheUTCFrontRunnerInvitationalwithaseventhplacefinish...placed12thattheVanderbiltCommodoreClassic,helpingthe Mocs to a runner-up finish ... helped Mocs to win the UTCPowerAdeInvitationalwithafourthplacefinish.Indoor Track: Anchor leg of the DistanceMedleyRelay(DMR)SoConChampionshipteam...Outdoor Track: Scored for the Mocs in the1500meterrunattheleaguechampionships ... placedsecondinthe1500meterattheWKUHilltopperRelays...ran third legof4x800meterwinning team at the EmoryInvitational...

Member of the Southern Conference Fall, Winter and SpringAll-Academic Teams ... named to the UTC Dean’s List andAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll.

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer .........................25:19 10-kilometer .......................31:55Indoor Track Mile ....................................4:17.06 3000 meter .........................8:54.51Outdoor Track 800 meter ...........................1:57.69 1500 meter .........................3:53.95

2010-11Indoor Track: Just missed all-conference honors with afourthplacefinishinthe400meterhurdlesat the league championships ... competedinthe800meterrunattheSoConfinals...ran the first leg of the fourth place 4x400

meterrelayteam.Outdoor Track: Placed fourth in the 400meterhurdlesat theSouthernConference championshipsjust missing out on all-conference honors ... ranthe first leg of the men’s fifthplace4x400meterrelayattheleague championships ... wonthe 400 meter hurdles at theEmoryInvitational.NamedtoUTCDean’sListandAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll.

2009-10Indoor Track:Competedin the 60 meter Hurdles and the 400m Dash at theSouthern Conference championships...recorded a PR of 8.81 inthe55mHurdlesattheBlueRaiderInvitational...recordedTop10finishesinthe200mand55mHurdlesattheBlueRaiderInvitaional.

PERSONALRECORDSIndoor Track 55m H ................................. 8.81 60m H ................................. 9.29 200m .................................. 24.89 400m .................................. 53.73Outdoor Track 400m H ............................... 55.81

Indoor Track:PlacedfourthintheMileattheBlueRaiderInvitatioanal...competedinthe800mattheSoConChampionships.Outdoor Track:Placed fifth in the 10,000m finals the SoCon Championships justmissingall-conferencestatus...rana4:03inthe1500mattheEmoryUniversityInvitational.Named to theSouthernConferenceFall,WinterandSpringHonorRolls...namedtotheUTCDean’sListandAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll.

High SchoolThree-timeregioncrosscountrychampion in2006,2007,and2008... runner-up inTSSAAA-AAstatecrosscountrychampionships in2007and2008 ...Jackson-Sun CrossCountryRunnerof theYearsophomore, junior, andsenioryear ... finished thirdinthe1600atthe2008statetrackmeet. PersonalBorn February 13 inJackson,Tennessee ... sonof Randy Cole and JanNelson ... Chemistry major...familyincludestwosistersBrookeandBailey.

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Outdoor Track:Justmissedall-conferencehonors in the400meterHurdlesat theSouthern Conference championships with a fourth place finish ...postedaPRintheeventof55.81inthepreliminaryround.NamedtoUTCDean’sListandAthleticsDirector’sHonorRoll.

High SchoolHoldsschool records in the110meterhurdles,300meterhurdles,4x400meter relayand4x100meter relay ...AAUnationalqualifierin the 400 meter hurdles ... invited to the Great Eight Invitationalinboththe110and300meterhurdles...placedfourthinthestatechampionships in the100meterhurdleevent ... placedfirst in thesub-sectionals in the 100 meter hurdles and was second in thesectionals...claimeddistricttitleinthe110and300meterhurdlesaswellasthe4x400meterand4x100meterrelays...PRs:110meterhurdles:15.81;300meterhurdles:41.65;400meterhurdles:58.90.

PersonalBornJanuary19,1991...sonofKellieandMarkOlson...undeclaredmajor.

2010-11Indoor Track: Ranthe800meter ... ranaPR1:58.05atthe prestigious Rod McCravy MemorialmeethostedbytheUniversityofKentucky... placed third at the MTSU ValentineInvitational...anchorlegofthefourthplace

4x400meterrelayteam.Outdoor Track: Competed in the 800 meterrun ... ran a PR 1:56.55 atthe Georgia Tech YellowJacket Invitational ... placedsecondattheWKUHilltopperInvitational in the 800meterrun ... anchor legof the fifth place4x400meter relay teamat theleaguechampionships.

High SchoolFinished sixth in the state championships in the 800m in 2010…Finished7thinstatechampionshipsinthe1600min2010…RegionalChampioninthe800min2010…RegionalRunner-upinthe1600min2010…Qualifiedforthestatechampionshipsinthedecathalonandthe4x200m relay in2009…MostValuableCrossCountryRunnerjuniorandsenioryear…Track teamcaptainsenioryear…MVP intracksenioryear…BestofthePrepsAll-Metroteamintrackin2010.Holdspersonalbestsof4:33.39for1600,1:58.78for800,and17:27for5Kcross-country.

PersonalBorn February 20, 1992 in Memphis, Tenn. … son of Steve andCaroleAustell…familyincludesbrothersKent,LaneandClayandonesister,Jenna.

Drew AustellFreshmanEads,Tenn.•BriarcrestHighSchool

PERSONALRECORDSIndoor 800 meter ...........................1:58.05Outdoor Track 800 meter ...........................1:56.55

2010-11Indoor Track: Ran the 800 meter and the Mile at theSoConchampionships

Outdoor Track: Competedinthe800meterand1500meter

events...ranthesecondlegofthe4x800meterfifthplaceteamattheGeorgiaTechYellowJacketrelays...

High SchoolCaptain of cross country teams that won back-to-back statechampionshipsin2008and2009...participatedinTennesseestatetrackmeet junior and senior years ... earned all-state honorswithasecondplacefinish in the800mandranapersonalbestof4:26inthe1600toplacefourthatthestatetrackmeetsenioryearalsoearninghimall-statehonors...PRs:5k•16:54,1600m•4:26,800m•1:59.6.

PersonalBornApril3,1992inNashville,Tenn....sonofJackandPamGilpin.

John GilpinSophomore•Nashville,Tenn.MartinLutherKing,Jr.HighSchool

Nathan Wanuch6-0•Sophomore•Mississauga,OntarioGlenforest Secondary School/Brock University

2010-11CrossCountry: Placed second at the season-openingPowerAdeInvitationalandhelpedleadtheMocstothewin...Mocsfinishedsecondat

theVanderbiltCommodoreClassicwithassistancefromWanuch...helpedtheMocstoclaimthetitleattheFrontRunnerInvitational...injurykepthimoutoftheSouthernConferenceChampionshipsIndoor Track: Competed in the Mile and 3000 meter runs at the leaguechampionships...ranaPR4:18.13attheMTSUValentineInvitational... recorded aPR 8:39.02 in the 3000meter at theRodMcCravyMemorial Invitational hostedbyKentucky

AccomplishmentsHad a breakthrough trackseasonin2009thatincludedtwomedals atROPSSAA,a9thplacefinishinthe2000mSteeplechase, and a 12thplace finish in the 3000m atOFSAA.CappedoffthetrackseasonatJuniorNationalswitha7thplace finish in the 3000m steeplechase. 2009 Cross-Country wasalsosuccessfulwith3top20finishes,includingone1stplacefinish.Finished 21st at both the Ontario University Championships, andatCrossCountryJuniorNationalsrunning31:55(10km)and25:25

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 8-kilometer .........................25:46 10-kilometer .......................31:55Indoor Track Mile ....................................4:18.13 3000 meter .........................8:39.02

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(8km)respectively.Track2010includedaBronzemedalinthe3000mattheIndoortrackprovincialchampionshipsandnewpersonalbestsinthe1500(3:54.50)andinthe3000msteeplechase(9:16.03)

PersonalBornMay19thinEdmonton,AlbertaCanada...sonofArtandJoanWanuch ... fivesiblings:Alex,Jessica,Jacob,Samuel,Nicholas ...planstomajorinHealthandexercisescience.

High SchoolFour-time cross country state qualifier ...Times Free Press “Best of Preps” FirstTeamasajunior...ledteamtothreestraightregiontitles...2011Long-CourseDuathlon19-under National Champion ... 41st atIronman70.3WorldChampionshipsfor2011

for24-underagegroup...two-timeUSAqualifierfortriathlon...tennisdoublestatesemi-finalist...three-timeregionchampionindoubles...tennisteamcaptaininjuniorandsenioryears...namedtotheTimes Free Press “BestofPreps”SecondTeamsinglesasaseniorandFirstTeamdoubles...memberoftheswimteamandbasketballteam...namedteamMVPforbasketballasasophomoremaintaineda4.0GPAthroughouthighschool...memberoftheStudentSenateasafreshmanandamemberoftheStudentAssociationasasophomore... servedasJuniorClassVicePresidentandwasSenateStudentPresidentinsenioryear...graduatedwithhonors.

PersonalPatrick John O’Brien ... born April 19 in Calhoun, Ga. ... son ofGeorgiaandJohnO’Brien...hasanoldersister,MollyatOleMissandayoungerbrotherConnerinhighschool...Biochemistrymajor.

Patrick O’Brien6-1•FreshmanChattanooga,Tenn.•CollegedaleAcademy

High Schoolfour-timecrosscountrystatequalifier,2007-10...four-timestatetrackqualifier,2008-11...memberofFellowshipofChristianAthletesandYounglife.

PersonalAndrewAlanHarris ... bornMarch21 inMarshall,Texas ... sonofJanetandTysonHarris...hasanoldersister,Abigail...HealthandHumanPerformance:OutdoorRecreationmajor.

Drew Harris6-0•FreshmanAdams,Tennessee•RossviewHighSchool

High SchoolSchoolrecordholderinthe400meterdashatPopeJohnPaul II ...placed third in thestate in the 400 meter dash at the statefinals...finishedsixthinthe200meterdashatthestatefinals...memberofthefootballandbasketball teams ...namedstudentof

themonth.

PersonalDezerickFrazier...nicknameis“Dez”...sonofDeniseandDezerickFrazierandhasayoungersisternamedOlivia.

Dezerick Frazier6-3•FreshmanGoodlettsville,Tenn.•PopeJohnPaulIIHS

High SchoolTennesseeTitansMr.FootballAwardwinnerforDivisionII-AA...dual-threatquarterbackat theBaylorSchool inChattanooga,Tenn... led theRedRaiders to theDII-AAstatechampionship game ... member of theChattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite

Dozen...totaled2,828yardsoftotaloffense,including1,750rushingwith25touchdownsasasenior...TSWADIIAll-State...MrFootballfinalistasa junior ...Baylorwent17-7 inhis twoyears ...NationalHonorSocietyandhonorrollstudent...all-stateandsilvermedalistinthelongjumpasajunior.

PersonalFull name is Jacob Andrew Huesman ... son of Russ and AmyHuesman...bornFeb.27,1993...hastwoyoungersisters,NatalieandEmily,andoneyoungerbrother,Levi...fatheristheheadcoachof theMocsandplayedatUTC from1978-81 ...plans tomajor inEngineering.

Jacob Huesman6-1•FreshmanChattanooga,Tenn.•BaylorSchool

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2010-11CrossCountry: Placed19that theSoConChampionships...56thattheNCAASouthRegionmeet...placedfifthinthePowerAdeInvitationalandsixthintheFrontRunner.

Indoor Track: Competed in the3000meterand5000meter racesat the leaguechampionships...placedthirdintheMileattheValentineInvitational...placedfourthinthe3000meterrunattheBlueRaiderInvitational.Outdoor Track: Placedfourthinthe10,000meterrunattheSoConChampionships.

2009-10Cross Country: Redshirtedtheseason.Indoor Track: Redshirtedtheseason.Outdoor Track: Earned All-Conferencestatus with a third placefinish in the 10,000meter run at the SoConChampionships...postedPRs in the 1500m, 3000mand5000mracesduringtheseason...ran a 4:46.51 inthe1500mattheEmoryUniversityInvitational,bestingherprevioustop time of 4:49.09...edged her 5000m time at the Yellow JacketInvitationalbyjustlessthanonesecondwithatimeof18:00.87andran the3000m ina timeof10:20.07at theSeaRayRelays,morethanfoursecondsbetterthanherprevioustime...finishedintheTop8orbetterineveryraceoftheseason.NamedtotheUTCDean’sList,AthleticsDirector’sHonorRollandtheSouthernConferenceAll-AcademicTeam.

2008-09Cross Country: LedtheLadyMocstoathirdconsecutiveSoContitlewithafifthplacefinishattheleaguechampionshipsearningall-conferencefirstteamhonors.Indoor Track: Earnedall-conferencehonors in the5000meter runat theSoConchampionshipswithathirdplacefinish...ranthemileattheMTSUInvitationalplacingsixthandcompetedinthe3000meterrunattheUniversityofKentuckyRodMcCraveyMemorial.Outdoor Track: Earnedall-conferencehonorswithathirdplacefinishinthe10,000meterrunattheSoConchampionships...ranthemilelegoftheDMRattheGeorgiaRelays,finishingsecond...namedtotheDean’sListandAthleticsDirector’sHonorRollbothsemesters...selectedtotheSouthernConferenceAll-AcademicTeam.

2007-08Cross Country: Finished16thatSoConChampionshipsand13thatUTCOpener...Placed65thatNCAASouthRegional...Setpersonalrecordsinthe

Tara Gietema5-9•SeniorKnoxville,Tenn.•MorristownHamblenWest

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 5-kilometer .........................18:04 6-kilometer .........................21:52Indoor Track Mile ....................................5:13.19 3000 meter .........................10:10.60 5000 meter .........................18:05.59Outdoor Track 1500 meter .........................4:45.51 3000 meter .........................10:20.07 5000 meter .........................18:00.87 10000 meter .......................37:35.01

5k,18:40,andthe6k,23:20.Indoor Track: Ranthe3,000and5,000meter...Bestfinishwassixthinthe3,000meter at theSoConChampionships... Set personal records in the3,000meter,10:16.92,andthe5,000meter,18:28.56.Outdoor Track: NamedAll-Conferenceafterfinishingsecondinthe10,000meterattheSoConChampionships...Finishedfifthinthe3,000meterattheFlorida State Invitational... Set personal bests in the 1,500meter,4:53.33,3,000meter,10:24.65,andthe10,000meter,38:02.88.

Morristown Hamblen WestEarnedall-statehonors from2004 through2006 ...memberof thestate champions in 2005 and 2006 ... earned cross country all-conference and all-region all four years ... team won region andconference championships all four years ... member of fifth placefinishing4x800-metersteamattrackandfieldstatechampionshipsin2005,alsofinished10thin1,600-meters.

PersonalBorn May 13 in Knoxville, Tenn ... daughter of Tom and DebbieGietema...familyincludestwinbrotherThomas.

2010-11Indoor Track: Placed fourth in the 400meter run at theBlue Raider Invitational ... ran the 800meter at theValentine Invitational and theSouthernConferencechampionships.

Outdoor Track: Ranthe400meterHurdles...placedthirdattheEmoryInvitationaland fifth at theHilltopperRelays ...member of the seventh place4x100meterrelayteamattheSoConChampionshipsandthe4x400meterteam.

2009-10Indoor Track:Competed in the 400m atthe Southern ConferenceChampionships...Outdoor Track:Competed in the 100mHurdles and 400m HurdlesattheSouthernConferenceChampionships.

2008-09Indoor Track:Competedinthe200meterandthe400metereventsattheMiddleTennesseeValentineInvitational.Outdoor Track:Redshirtedseason.

High SchoolFour-year varsity and regional participant ... three time trackMVP

Ashley Hall5-6•SeniorMemphis,Tenn.•BriarcrestHighSchool

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 5-kilometer .........................19:33Indoor Track 800 meter ...........................2:14.29 400 meter ........................... 59.60Outdoor Track 400 meter ........................... 58.82 800 meter ...........................2:13.21

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Mary Cumbee5-7•JuniorBrentwood,Tenn.•BrentwoodHighSchool

2010-11CrossCountry: Placed 29th at the Southern ConferenceChampionships...finished76thattheNCAASouthRegionMeet ...helpedwomen toa

secondplacefinishattheFrontRunnerInvitationalandafirstplacefinishat thePowerAde Invitational ...placed24that theVanderbiltCommodoreClassic.Outdoor Track: Ranthe800meterattheHilltopperRelayswitha10thplacefinish...competdinthe1500meterrun at the Yellow JacketInvitational.2009-10Cross Country:Recorded three Top 10finishes including an eighthplaceattheTennesseeTechInvitational...Placed 33rd atthe Southern ConferenceChampionships and 38th attheCrimsonClassic.Indoor Track:MemberofthesecondplaceAll-ConferenceDistanceMedleyRelayteam...ran the Mile at both the Blue Raider Invitational and theValentineInviatational.Outdoor Track:PlacedintheTop15inallracesduringtheseasonwithtwoTopFivefinishes...member of the secondplace4x1500m relay teamat theUTKSeaRayRelaysandfourthinthe800mattheEmoryUniversityInvitational.

High SchoolReceivedall-regionandall-statehonorsintrackandfieldfrom2008-2009...earnedall-regionandall-mid-statehonors incrosscountryfrom2007-2008...Finishedsixthinstatechampionshipsinthe3200metersin2008...Countychampionin3200,1600,and800metersasasenior...sectionalchampionin1600and3200metersasasenior...finishedthirdatthestatetrackchampionshipsin1600metersfinalyearofhighschool...namedBrentwoodHighSchoolRunneroftheYearsenioryear…graduatedwithacademichonors.

PersonalBorn October 5, in Orlando, FL… Daughter of Jim and EmilyCumbee… Family includes older brother Sam and twin brotherMatthew.

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 5-kilometer .........................18:51 6-kilometer .........................22:13Indoor Track Mile ....................................5:14.37Outdoor Track 800 meter ...........................2:21.21 1500 meter .........................4:48.15

(sophomore,juniorandsenior)forBriarcrest...memberoftheschoolrecord4x800meterrelayteam...setrecordwithatimeof2:28inherjunioryear...placedthirdinthe300meterHurdlesattheregionmeet.

PersonalDaughter of Richard and Jackie Hall ... has one brother Justin ...bornJune2,1990inMemphis...majoringinSecondaryEducation:English.

Morgan Buchanan5-7•JuniorJohnsonCity,Tenn.•ScienceHillHighSchool

2010-11CrossCountry: RanunattachedinthePowerAdeInvitational...placed60thattheCommodoreClassic.Indoor Track: Competed intheMileat theRodMcCravyMemorial, Valentine Invitational and

SouthernConferenceChampionships.Outdoor Track: Competed in the 1500meter run at theHilltopperRelays and theYellowJacketInvitational.

2009-10Outdoor TrackPlaced fifth at the EmoryUniversityInvitationalinthe1500m run...competed inthe3000mrunattheUTKSeaRayRelays.

High SchoolEarnedall-statehonorsin2008incrosscountry...memberofthestatechampionshipteamin2008andrunnerupin2007...earnedall-conference three years and all-region three years... team wonregionandconferencechampionsall fouryears...memberofstatechampionship 4x800 meters realy team at track and field statechampionshipsin2008and2009,alsoapartofthetrackandfieldstatechampionshipasateamin2009.

PersonalBorn September 5 in Johnson City, Tenn... daughter of Jerry andTeresaBuchanan...hasanoldersisterAshleywhograduatedfromETSUandisheadedtoEVMStobecomeanarttherapist.

PERSONALRECORDSOutdoor Track 1500 meter .........................5:01.50 3000 meter .........................11:23.15

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & FieldKathryn Stuart5-6•JuniorBrentwood,Tenn.•BrentwoodHighSchool

2010-11CrossCountry: Placed 43rd at the Southern ConferenceChampionships ... finished 75th at theNCAA South Region Meet ... helped theLady Mocs to a first place finish at thePowerAdeInvitationalandarunner-upfinish

attheFrontRunnerInvitational.Indoor Track: Competed in the 3000meter run at the BlueRaiderInvitational,placingfifthandsettingaPRintheevent.Outdoor Track: Placed ninth in the 3000meter Steeplechase atthe Southern ConferenceChampionships...finishedsecond in the 3000meterrunattheHilltopperRelays.

2009-10Cross Country:Tallied three Top 10 finishes including a sixth place finish to helptheLadyMocstotheteamtitleattheTennesseeTechInvitational...placed27that theSouthernConferencechampionships...recordedhertoptimeoftheseasoninthe5KattheCrimsonClassic.Indoor Track:Placedsecondinthe3000mattheValentineInvitationalandthirdinthesameeventattheBlueRaiderClassic.

High SchoolMemberof2008-2009cross-countryall-metroteam...placedthirdincrosscountryregionals...earnedcrosscountryMVPsenioryear...placedthirdin3200mintheGreatEightInvitational...regionrunner-up in3200m ... all-mid-state trackfirst team for3200m ... finishedfourthinClassAAAstate3200m...placedseventhintheClassAAAstate1600m...PR’s:5K:19:44;3200meter:11:30.23;1600meter:5:21.03.

PersonalBornDecember27thinNashville,TN...daughterofHankandTracieStuart...familyincludessisterEmmieagraduateofUTCandformerrunner,andabrother,Paul.

PERSONALRECORDSCross Country 5-kilometer .........................18:57 6-kilometer .........................22:11Indoor Track Mile ....................................5:15.63 3000 meter .........................1 0 : 2 4 . 2 3Outdoor Track 3000 meter SC ....................11:34.72

2010-11Indoor TrackCompeted in the 200 meter and 400meterdashes...placed15thattheleaguechampionships.Outdoor TrackCompeted in the 400 meter dash at the

YellowJacketInvitational,placing11thandwas14thintheeventattheSoConchampionships...ranthe4x100meterand4x400meterrelaysattheleaguechampionships.

Walker Valley High SchoolFour-timestatequalifier in trackandfield ... In2010wontheA/AASectionals in the long jump, triple jump an dthe 400m ... placedsecond in the100mHurdles ... fourth in the long jump in theA/AAStatefinals...secondinthe400mattheChattanooga“BestofPreps”...holdsnineschoolrecordsatWalkerValley.

PersonalBornJanuary7,1992...daughterofIlkaCader...undecidedmajor.

Gabby Cader5-5•SophomoreCleveland,Tenn.•WalkerValleyHighSchool

2009-10Indoor TrackRan the 800 meter at the SouthernConferenceChampionships...placedfourthintheMileattheValentineInvitational.Outdoor TrackPlacedthirdinthe800meterattheEmory

Invitational...memberofthirdplace4x800meterrelayteam...ranthe1500meterattheYellowJacketInvitational(13th)andtheSeaRayRelays(15th).

High SchoolFive-time All-Academic team member ... earned All-Conferencehonors 11 times ... all-state performer ... Indoor Track (1600/1000meter state champion/cross country) ... All-Northeast Team ...Footlocker 2005, 2006 cross country ... sprint medley relay team-anchorleg...ClassLStateChampion...1000meterIndoorTrack...ClassMStateChampion1000meterand1600meterIndoorTrackUSATF...JuniorOlympicsRegion1NewEnglandChampionships...CrossCountryandOutdoorTrack800meter.

PersonalBornApirl11inNewBritain,Conn....daughterofMartyandJamieSumner.

Amanda Sumner5-9•SophomoreBristol,Conn.•BistolEasternHighSchool

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Chelsea Lemley5-7•FreshmanChattanooga,Tenn.•SoddyDaisyHighSchool

High SchoolMemberofthetrackteamcompetinginthe100and300hurdles...alsoamemberofthe4x400relayteamandcompetedinthePentathlon ...member of the soccer team...memberof theHonorRollandNationalHonorSociety...memberoftheBetaClub

andsecretaryofhersophomoreclass...memberofLittleSistersandFBLA.

PersonalChelsea Paige Lemley ... daughter of Pamela Kangas andBobbyLemley ... bornDecember 22 inChattanooga ...ExerciseSciencemajor.

High SchoolPlaced11th in theregion in the100materdash ... finish seventh in the region in the200meter dash .. as a senior ...memberof the volleyball team ... earned all-districthonor as a senior ... Silver Top Cat cardfor havingaGPAover3.5 ... received the

SpanishIIAward...HonorRollinmathematics...memberoftheBetaClub,DECA,FBLA,link-up...Freshmanmentorleader

PersonalAnissa Rose Mason ... born February 25 in Knoxville, Tenn. ...daughter of Cheryl and Anthony Mason ... has a younger sister,Casey...ExerciseSciencemajor.

Anissa Mason5-5•FreshmanKnoxville,Tenn.•KnoxvilleCentralHighSchool

High SchoolPlacedsecondintheregionincrosscountryat Spring Hill ... member of the school’ssoccer team foroneseason ...memberoftheDrugFreeClub.

PersonalJennaChristineNick...bornFebruary10...History/Germanmajor.

Jenna Nick5-4•SeniorColumbia,Tennessee•SpringHillHighSchool

High SchoolSarah is running her first season of competitive collegiate racing... ranprimarily longdistance trail races ...1stFemaleat the2011ScenicCityTrailMarathon...1stFemaleinthe2010Pinhoti100mileraceinAlabama...inhighschoolplayedbasketballfortheOwlsandwas theJeffParkerAward recipient foroutstandingstudent-athletesenior year ...maintained a 4.0GPA in high school and was theschoolvaledictorian...maintaina4.0GPAatUTCandmemberoftheschool’sDean’sListeachsemester.

PersonalBornAugust 25 inChattanooga ... daughter ofDarleneWhite andCarlWoerner...hasasisterHollyWoerner...HealthandExerciseSciencePedagogymajor.

Sarah White-Woerner5-4•SeniorChattanooga,Tenn.•OoltewahHighSchool

2010-11Indoor TrackRanthe200meterdashattheBlueRaiderInvitational ... placed 16th in the 400meter dash at the Valentine Invitational... competed in the 800 meter run at theSouthernConferenceChampionships.

Outdoor TrackCompetedinthe400meterHurdlesattheHilltopperRelays...ranthe 400meter run at the SouthernConferenceChampionships ...competedonthe4x100meterrelayteamattheleaguechampionships.

High SchoolPlaced8thinstateinthetriplejumpjunioryear…4x400relayteamplaced8thinthestatesenioryear.

PersonalBornJanuary31,1992…daughterofEddieandTommieWashington…siblingsAndre,Lauren,ErinWilliams,andJasonWilliams…BiologyPre-Medmajor.

Sarah Washington5-5•SophomoreTullahoma,Tenn.•TullahomaHighSchool

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High SchoolHelpedleadhertrackteamtofourstraightstate titles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) ...placed third in thePentathlon in2009andfifth in thesameevent in2010 ...memberofthestatechampionsoccerteamin2011.

PersonalBorn September 15 in Chattanooga ... daughter of Vicki andTomPannell...Businessmajor.

Taylor Pannell5-9•FreshmanSaleCreek,Tenn.•BaylorSchool

High SchoolMemberofthe4x800meterstatechampionrelay teamasa junior ...member of staterunner-up 4sx400 meter relay team as asophomore ... named team MVP for bothcross country and track and field in herjuniorandsenioryears...namedtheMost

AthleticFemaleasasenior ...memberof thevolleyball teamasafreshman...memberofHOSAinsophomoreandjunioryears...four-yearmemberoftheHonorRoll.

PersonalBornJune29inMemphis,Tenn....HeathandHumanPerformance:ExerciseSciencemajor-Preprofessional.

Ambria Reese5-3•FreshmanMemphis,Tennessee•ArlingtonHighSchool

High SchoolThree-time medalist at the state trackchampionships ... placed 7th in the 800meters in 2008 and 2009 ... placed 8th inthe 800meters in 2011 ...member of the8thplace4x800meterteamin2008...800meter PR: 2:21 ... Girl’s track team won

districttitletwoyearsinarow...memberofthevolleyballteamandwasathree-timeall-districtawardwinner,2009-11.

PersonalJessica Lynn Philpott ... born June 7 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ...daughterofShelbaandDarinPhilpott ...sisterJennarunstrackatTennesseeTech...Marketingmajor.

Jessica Philpott5-3•FreshmanManchester,Tennessee•CoffeeCoHighSchool

High SchoolThree-timecrosscountryMVP,2007,2008,2010...regionandstatechampionin2007and 2008 ... won the Coach’s Award forsoftball in2009...Coach’sAwardrecipientfor track in 2011 ... member of the HonorRoll...ClassRepresentative...memberof

theHonorCouncil.

PersonalKeeleyAnnStewart...bornMay15inNashville,Tenn....daughterofBridigStewartandKevinStewart...hasonyoungersisterRachel...PreK-3major.

Keeley Stewart5-3•FreshmanWinchester,Tenn.•St.Andrew’s-Sewanee

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Southern Conference - 8K • October 30, 2010 • Boone, N.C.3rd/11 teams1.EmmanuelKirwa,SoCon Runner of the Year4.ChrisBerry,All-Conference First Team14.LucasCotter,SoCon Freshman of the Year, All-Conference Second Team18.JoshueVasquez37.DavidMoore

NCAA South Region - 10K • November 3, 2010 • Birmingham, Ala.6th/18 teams7.EmmanuelKirwa,All-Region19. Chris Berry39.NathanWanuch53.DavidMoore75.LucasCotter

NCAA Championships - 10K • November 22, 2010 • Terre Haute, Ind.47.EmmanuelKirwa

SoCon Indoor Track • Feb. 26-27, 2011 • Clemson, S.C.Men’s Distance Medley Relay1.KyleMcLarty,JakeSimms,JoshVasquez,LucasCotter,Conference Champions

Men’s 3000 meter Run3.ChrisBerry,All-Conference9.EmmanuelKirwa14.NathanWanuch

Men’s 5000 meter Run3.EmmanuelKirwa,All Conference4. Chris Berry

Men’s 800 meter Run5.DavidMoore

Men’s 4x400 meter Run4.BlakeOlson,DavidMoore,JakeSimms,DrewAustell

Men’s Mile Run9.JoshVasquez12.NathanWanuch13.LucasCotter14.KyleMcLarty21.JohnGilpin

SoCon Outdoor Track • April 22-23, 2011 • Birmingham, Ala.Men’s 10,000 Meter Run - Finals 1.ChrisBerry,Conference Champion3.EmmanuelKirwa,All-Conference

Men’s 5000 meter2.EmmanuelKirwa,All-Conference3.ChrisBerry,All-Conference

Men’s 1500 meter8.LucasCotter19.JoshVasquez20.JohnGilpin

Men’s 800 meter run7.DavidMoore

Men’s 400 meter Hurdles4. Blake Olson

Men’s 4x400 meter relay5.DavidMoore,BlakeOlson,DrewAustell,LucasCotter

Women’s Cross Country 2010 Southern Conference - 5K • October 30, 2010 • Boone, N.C.4th/12 teams7.AnneliUys,All-Conference First Team19. Tara Gietema25. Shelley Taylor29.MaryCumbee43.KathrynStuart61. Lauren Anderson69. Heather Stuive

NCAA South Region - 6K • November 3, 2010 • Birmingham, Ala.12th/25 teams37. Anneli Uys56. Tara Gietema75.KathrynStuart76.MaryCumbee86. Shelley Taylor157. Lauren Anderson

SoCon Indoor Track • Feb. 26-27, 2011 • Clemson, S.C.Women’s 3000 meter Run9.TaraGietema10:29.06

Women’s Distance Medley Relay9.Chattanooga12:35.90KathrynStuart,GabbyCader,LaurenAnderson,ShelleyTaylor

Women’s Mile18. Shelley Taylor23.MorganBuchanan

Women’s 5000 meter Run14. Tara Gietema

Women’s 4x400 meter Relay10.GabbyCader,LaurenAnderson,ShelleyTaylor,RasheeShowers

SoCon Outdoor Track • April 22-23, 2011 • Birmingham, Ala.Women’s 10,000 Meter Run - Finals 4. Tara Gietema

Women’s 800 Meter - Prelims17. Lauren Anderson19. Monika Groppe

Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles - Prelims14.GabbyCader16. Ashley Hall22.SarahWashington

Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase9.KathrynStuart11. Shelley Taylor

Women’s 4x100 meter relay7.Chattanooga51.53GabbyCader,LaurenAnderson,SarahWashington,AshleyHall Women’s 4x400 meter relay11.Chattanooga4:09.07

2010 Cross Country • 2011 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Feild Results

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCEHALL OF FAME 2011.............. ShannonWommack

SOUTHERN CONFERENCEFEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1997........... MaryJaneKiddlekoop 2006.............. ShannonWommack 2007......................LanniMarchant

SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR Men’s Cross Country BillGautier..................1998,1999, .....................................2003,2004Women’s Cross Country BillGautier..................1997,1998, .......2001,2004,2006,2007,2008Women’s Indoor Track BillGautier...................1998,2003

SOCON RUNNER OF THE YEAR Cross Country 1996........................... NicCrider 1997........................... NicCrider 1998........................... NicCrider 2000......................RyanKendall 2001....................... GinaRecher 2002........GediminasBanevicius 2002........... ShannonWommack 2003.....................StevenKocsis 2004.....................StevenKocsis 2004........... ShannonWommack 2005...........................IanMayne 2005........... ShannonWommack 2006...................LanniMarchant 2007................ KathleenTurchin 2008................ EmmanuelKirwa 2009................ EmmanuelKirwa 2010................ EmmanuelKirwa Indoor Track and Field 1999............................NicCrider 2000............................NicCrider 2001.................. TyleanaHanner 2002........... ShannonWommack 2003........... ShannonWommack 2004.....................StevenKocsis 2004........... ShannonWommack

2005.....................StevenKocsis 2005................... NettieHalcomb 2006........... ShannonWommack Outdoor Track and Field 2000.................. TyleanaHanner 2003........................GinaRecher 2004.....................StevenKocsis 2005........... ShannonWommack 2006........... ShannonWommack 2010...........................AnneliUys

SOCON FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR Cross Country 1994. MaryJaneMiddlekoop 1997...........CatherineWright 1998...................AndyCoker 1998............NatalieScruggs 1999................RyanKendall 2001..... ShannonWommack 2003.......... KathleenTurchin 2007................... ChrisBerry 2008........... JoshueVasquez 2010................. LucasCotter Indoor Track and Field 1993................... TobeTaylor 1994.......... MicheleMarshall 1995. MaryJaneMiddlekoop 1997............ TyleanaHanner 1998..................AnnaWright 2001.........OddbjorgHaugen 2004.......... KathleenTurchin Outdoor Track and Field 2000.................AllisonFrese 2001.........OddbjorgHaugen 2004.......... KathleenTurchin

NCAA CROSS COUNTRYCHAMPIONSHIPS 1998 AmandaLynch(atlarge) 1999 AmandaLynch(atlarge) 2002 ShannonWommack 2002 GediminasBanevicius 2003 StevenKocsis 2004 StevenKocsis 2004 ShannonWommack 2004 KathleenTurchin 2005 IanMayne

2005 ShannonWommack 2006 LanniMarchant 2010 EmmanuelKirwa

NCAA OUTDOOR TRACKCHAMPIONSHIPS 1998 AnnaWright(All-American) 1998 CatherineWright(All-American) 2000 TyleanaHanner 2004 ShannonWommack (All-American) 2004 StevenKocsis(at-large) 2005 KathleenTurchin(at-large) 2005 ShannonWommack (All-American) 2006 LanniMarchant 2006 ShannonWommack (All-American) 2007 LanniMarchant(at-large) 2007 KathleenTurchin

NCAA CROSS COUNTRYALL-AMERICANS 2004 ShannonWommack 2004 KathleenTurchin 2005 ShannonWommack

NCAA OUTDOOR TRACKALL-AMERICANS 1998........................AnnaWright 1998.................CatherineWright 2004........... ShannonWommack 2005........... ShannonWommack 2006........... ShannonWommack

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-REGION 1997..............AnnaWright(14th) 1997...... CatherineWright(17th) 1997......... AmandaLynch(25th) 1998......... AmandaLynch(10th) 1998............JenniferCroft(15th) 1998..............BeckySlick(22nd) 1999........... AmandaLynch(3rd) 2000............. GinaRecher(20th) 2001. ShannonWommack(21st) 2002...ShannonWommack(7th)

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK ALL-TIME AWARDS

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2004..ShannonWommack(2nd) 2004........ KathleenTurchin(5th) 2004.........LanniMarchant(13th) 2005... ShannonWommack(1st) 2006..........LanniMarchant(2nd) 2007...... KathleenTurchin(17th)

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-REGION 1997................. NicCrider(13th) 1997........DanieleLenarduzzi(20th) 1998....................NicCrider(1st) 1998............RodneyStoker(5th) 1998........ MikeLeinweber(13th) 2000........... CurtisGadula(17th) 2001.......... StevenKocsis(23rd) 2001............RyanKendall(25th) 2002..... GediminasBanevicius(7th) 2003............ StevenKocsis(3rd) 2003............ColinSullivan(21st) 2004.............StevenKocsis(7th) 2005.................IanMayne(10th) 2005.................JeffTaylor(23rd) 2007......... MichaelMentz(22nd) 2008...... EmmanuelKirwa(11th) 2009...... EmmanuelKirwa(18th) 2010........ EmmanuelKirwa(8th) 2010............... ChrisBerry(20th)

WOMEN’S TRACK ALL-MIDEAST REGION 2004........... ShannonWommack ................................ 4th(5000m) 2005........... ShannonWommack ........ 4th(3000mSteepleChase) 2006........... ShannonWommack ....... 2nd(3000mSteepleChase) 2007................ KathleenTurchin ................................ 8th(5000m)

MEN’S TRACK ALL-MIDEAST REGION 2003........ GediminasBanevicius ................................ 7th(5000m) 2004.....................StevenKocsis ................................ 7th(5000m)

USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 2004...................LanniMarchant 2004................ KathleenTurchin

2004........... ShannonWommack 2005........... ShannonWommack 2005................ KathleenTurchin 2006........... ShannonWommack 2006...................LanniMarchant 2007...................LanniMarchant 2007................ KathleenTurchin 2008.................... MichaelMentz 2009.......................... AnneliUys 2009......................... ChrisBerry 2009..................MichaelDanehy 2010.......................... AnneliUys

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV TEAM 1997........MaryJaneMiddlekoop 2009..........................ChrisBerry 2011..........................ChrisBerry 2011....................... DavidMoore

NCAA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1998....................AmandaLynch 1999...................... JenniferCroft 1999....................AmandaLynch 2001............... OddbjorgHaugen 2002........... ShannonWommack 2003........... ShannonWommack 2003........................GinaRecher 2004........... ShannonWommack 2004.................KathleenTurchin 2005........................... IanMayne 2005........... ShannonWommack 2006........... ShannonWommack 2006...................LanniMarchant 2007...................LanniMarchant 2007.................KathleenTurchin COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2005........................... IanMayne 2005.......... ShannonWommack 2006........................... IanMayne 2006........... ShannonWommack 2011....................... DavidMoore

DAYLE MAY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2005...........................IanMayne 2005...................LanniMarchant 2011.......................DavidMoore

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK ALL-TIME AWARDSSCRAPPY MOORE AWARD 1995....................... MichaelKyle 1997........MaryJaneMiddlekoop 1998 AnnaandCatherineWright 1999....................AmandaLynch 2004........................... IanMayne 2005........... ShannonWommack 2006...................LanniMarchant

USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM AWARD Year Team Rank GPA1994 Women’sTeam 12 3.3401995 Women’sTeam 4 3.5001996 Women’sTeam 4 3.5301996 Men’sTeam 32 3.0201997 Women’sTeam 2 3.6091997 Men’sTeam 35 3.0601998 Women’sTeam 5 3.5101999 Women’sTeam 28 3.4002000 Women’sTeam 12 3.4302001 Women’sTeam 7 3.5702002 Women’sTeam 14 3.5602004 Women’sTeam 2 3.6592005 Women’sTeam 22 3.5102006 Women’sTrack 46 3.+2006 Men’sTrack 16 3.+2007 Women’sCC 101 3.3002007 Women’sTeam 3 3.4602008 Women’sTrack 48 3.0002008 Men’sTrack 28 2.2442008 Women’sCC 67 3.4162008 Men’sCC 44 3.2752009 Women’sTrack 1 3.5502009 Men’sTrack 18 3.1892009 Women’sCC 28 3.532009 Men’sCC 9 3.522010 Women’sTrack 60 3.292010 Men’sTrack 26 3.182010 Men’sCC 16 3.4562010 Women’sCC 24 3.5942011 Men’sTrack 5 3.4292011 Women’sTrack 43 3.368

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Name Place Time YearEmmanuelKirwa 1st 24:29 2010EmmanuelKirwa 1st 25:00 2009EmmanuelKirwa 1st 24:53 2008IanMayne 1st 24:37 2005StevenKocsis 1st 25:34 2004StevenKocsis 1st 25:17 2003GediminasBanevicius 1st 24:50 2002RyanKendall 1st 25:13 2000NicCrider 1st 25:24 1998NicCrider 1st 25:18 1997NicCrider 1st 25:48 1996CurtisGadula 2nd 25:47 1999ChrisBerry 3rd 24:46 2008MichaelMentz 3rd 25:18 2007ColinSullivan 3rd 25:48 2004RodneyStoker 3rd 25:52 1998ChrisBerry 4th 24:41 2010ChrisBerry 4th 25:19 2007TimClark 4th 25:31 2006JeffTaylor 4th 25:10 2005CurtisGadula 4th 25:39 2000IanMayne 5th 26:08 2004ColinSullivan 5th 25:59 2003KyleMcLean 5th 26:05 1998GediminasBanevicius 6th 26:11 2004DanieleLenarduzzi 6th 25:58 1999GediminasBanevicius 7th 26:14 2003StevenKocsis 7th 25:05 2001MikeLeinweber 7th 26:19 1998MarkNewman 7th 26:11 1990CurtisGadula 8th 26:22 1998DwightThomas 9th 25:53 2000ShonGrice 9th 26:25 1998RodneyStoker 9th 26:03 1997MarkNewman 9th 26:10 1991RonHaley 9th 25:53 2000TimEnsign 9th 25:04 1984IanMayne 10th 26:18 2003RyanKendall 10th 25:12 2001RyanKendall 10th 26:12 1999TomO’Bryant 10th 25:35 1986MichaelMentz 11th 25:51 2006DanieleLenarduzzi 11th 26:10 1997JoshueVasquez 12th 25:28 2008LinasSalkauskas 12th 25:28 2002

Name Place Time YearLarsTveter 12th 25:25 2001CurtisGadula 12th 26:11 1997PaulBough 12th 26:22 1991MarkNewman 12th 26:14 1989NicCrider 13th 26:45 1995TomO’Bryant 13th 25:29 1984LucasCotter 14th 25:19 2010DavidMoore 14th 25:54 2007AllenHughes 14th 26:20 1987JeffTaylor 15th 25:57 2006BretBurns 15th 26:15 2000ShonGrice 15th 26:29 1999MikeLeinweber 15th 26:37 1996JoshueVasquez 16th 25:53 2009MarkNewman 16th 33:08* 1988RonHaley 16th 26:01 1986AllenHughes 16th 26:00 1985TimClark 17th 26:01 2007RobertHatcher 17th 25:45 2002BretBurns 17th 25:35 2001DamianWalsh 17th 26:24 1997MikeLeinweber 17th 26:10 1994BrianDay 17th 27:17 1993PaulBough 17th 26:31 1989GregMcMillian 17th 33:17* 1988AllenHughes 17th 26:03 1986JoshueVasquez 18th 25:37 2010MichaelMentz 18th 26:00 2005IanMayne 18th 25:50 2002ShonGrice 18th 26:43 1996DamianWalsh 18th 26:57 1995ChuckMargraves 18th 27:20 1993ColinSullivan 19th 26:03 2005RobertHatcher 19th 26:55 2004DamianWalsh 19th 26:59 1995DavidMoore 20th 25:51 2008ColinSullivan 20th 25:54 2002BrianDay 20th 27:01 1995

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Name Place Time YearKathleenTurchin 1st 17:30 2007LanniMarchant 1st 17:01 2006ShannonWommack 1st 16:53 2005ShannonWommack 1st 17:38 2004ShannonWommack 1st 17:42 2002GinaRecher 1st 17:54 2001KathleenTurchin 2nd 17:50 2004ShannonWommack 2nd 17:59 2001AmandaLynch 2nd 18:29 1998DeeCampbell 2nd 19:24 1988AnneliUys 3rd 18:11 2009LanniMarchant 3rd 18:00 2004GinaRecher 3rd 17:54 2000AmandaLynch 3rd 18:17 1999MaryJaneMiddlekoop 3rd 18:08 1994LucieMays 3rd 19:16 1992EllenDavis 4th 18:16 2005BeckySlick 4th 18:36 1998MaryJaneMiddlekoop 4th 18:24 1997TaraGietema 5th 18:04 2008KathleenTurchin 5th 19:13 2005GinaRecher 5th 18:08 2002JenniferCroft 5th 18:47 1998CatherineWright 5th 18:28 1997MicheleMarshall 5th 18:56 1995DeeCampbell 5th 19:03 1989EmilyRomines 5th 19:43 1988DeeCampbell 5th 19:06 1987HeatherStuive 6th 18:51 2009KatieWilliams 6th 18:19 2007SabrinaLefort 6th 17:44 2006LanniMarchant 6th 19:15 2003BlairCollins 6th 18:24 2001AndreaDavis 6th 18:23 2000AndreaDavis 6th 18:46 1999AmandaLynch 6th 18:30 1997MaryJaneMiddlekoop 6th 18:47 1996AnneliUys 7th 18:12 2010AndreaDavis 7th 19:00 1998MicheleMarshall 7th 18:27 1994LisaDurham 7th 19:96 1991EmilyRomines 7th 19:27 1987KatieWilliams 8th 17:56 2006EllenDavis 8th 18:17 2002MaryJaneMiddlekoop 8th 19:48 1995MicheleMarshall 8th 19:11 1993SueEllenGerard 8th 18:59 1986KatieWilliams 9th 18:22 2008

Name Place Time YearAmyDoolittle 9th 18:28 2001BeckySlick 9th 18:54 1999BlairMcKinney 9th 19:26 1992ShelleyTaylor 10th 18:26 2007SabrinaLefort 10th 18:44 2005NettieHalcomb 10th 18:59 2004EllenDavis 10th 19:27 2001NatalieScruggs 10th 19:27 1998ChristiCawood 10th 19:05 1989DeeCampbell 10th 19:01 1986SabrinaLefort 11th 18:30 2008JordynRadke 11th 18:33 2007AmyDoolittle 11th 18:38 2002AnnaWright 11th 18:46 1997NettieHalcomb 12th 18:07 2006KatieWilliams 12th 18:47 2005AmandaLynch 12th 19:10 1996TeresaSmith 12th 19:58 1992MonicaLambert 12th 19:59 1990CathyBumgarner 12th 19:47 1987EllenDavis 13th 19:16 2004TeresaSmith 13th 20:03 1990JenniferCroft 14th 19:02 1997MichelleBozue 14th 19:48 1995MaryChristison 14th 19:51 1987CathyBumgarner 14th 19:21 1986NettieHalcomb 15th 19:51 2003ChannelLemon 15th 18:57 2000LauraCoffey 15th 20:13 1992JordynRadke 16th 18:42 2008TaraGietema 16th 18:40 2007KathleenTurchin 16th 18:15 2006MonicaLambert 16th 20:43 1988ShellyTaylor 17th 18:15 2006LeahMoore 17th 19:52 1998CammieBanker 17th 19:02 1994LeahMoore 18th 19:18 1997MichelleBozue 18th 19:06 1994TaraGietema 19th 18:52 2010EmilyWood 19th 18”43 2008CammieBanker 19th 19:54 1993SueEllenGerard 19th 20:08 1985SuzanneWalker 20th 19:07 2005MicheleMarshall 20th 19:29 1996LucieMays 20th 20:11 1991BrendaWamack 20th 20:25 1990MonicaLambert 20th 20:24 1989CathyBumgarner 20th 20:09 1985

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MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS

Event Record Holder Time/Distance Year55Meters JerryEllison 6:34 199455MetersH JohnYarbrough 7:48 200460MetersH JohnYarbrough 7.87 2004200Meters ShounHabersham 21.69 1990400Meters MichaelKyle 48.20 1994600Meters JohnBaldwin 1:21.21 2000800Meters RyanKendall 1:52.26 20021,000Meters DannyIncantalup 2:31.34 1994MileRun NicCrider 4:06.29 20003,000 Meters Chris Berry 8:10.28 20095,000Meters StevenKocsis 14:14.83 20054x400Meters Robertson,Upkins,Taylor,Kyle 3:17.45 19954x800Meters Croft,Brown,Margraves,Walsh 7:43.92 1995DMR Gadula,Baldwin,Prieur,Kendall 9:59.82 2001LongJump NickWilliams 23-05.00 1994TripleJump MichaelDodd 46-09.50 2002HighJump WarrenRobertson 6-08.00 1994

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS

Event Record Holder Time/Distance Year100Meters TobeTaylor 10.51 1996100MetersH JohnYarbrough 14.33 2004200Meters JerryEllison 21.77 1995400Meters WarrenRobertson 48.35 1996400MetersH MichaelKyle 51.00 1995800Meters RyanKendall 1:50.68 20011,500Meters NicCrider 3:44.88 19992,000MeterSC LinasSalkauskas 5:53.00 20043,000MeterSC IanMayne 9:04.19 20055,000Meters StevenKocsis 14:07.03 200510,000Meters RodneyStoker 30:14.00 19984x100Meters Fontenot,Dodd,Goodine,Harrington 41.90 20024x400Meters Upkins,Kyle,Robertson,Williams 3:14.96 19954x800Meters Walsh,Crider,Margraves,Croft 7:32.90 19964x1,500Meters McLean,Leinweber,Stoker,Crider 15:44.22 19994x1,600Meters McLean,Crider,Margraves,Leinweber 17:09.00 1996DMR Gadula,Baldwin,Prieur,Crider 9:48.13 2000SMR Ellison,Williams,Kyle,Walsh 3:26.47 1995HighJump WarrenRobertson 6-08.00 1994LongJump NickWilliams 23-09.99 1995TripleJump MichaelDodd 49-02.25 2002

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WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS Event Record Holder Time/Distance Year55Meters RashidaDodson 7.01 199855MetersH LataviaShores 7.13 200460Meters LataviaShores 7.72 200460MetersH ShamiekaJohnson 8.80 2004200Meters RashidaDodson 24.39 1998400Meters ShamiekaJohnson 56.50 2004600Meters SummerCiomek 1:36.90 1998800Meters AnneliUys 2:13.21 20101,000Meters JenniferCroft 3:00.51 1998MileRun ShannonWommack 4:48.09 20063,000Meters ShannonWommack 9:31.75 20065,000Meters ShannonWommack 16:23.52 20064x400Meters Sain,Foster,Harden,Pointer 3:53.37 20024x800Meters Ware,Eckard,Middlekoop,Sharp 9:27.60 1995DMR A.Wright,Shropshire,Croft,C.Wright 11:55.89 1998ShotPut PennyCarden 37-09.75 1989LongJump TyleanaHanner 20-01.75 2000TripleJump TyleanaHanner 40-04.75 2001HighJump AlisonFrese 5-06.00 2004 AnnaHutcherson 5-06.00 1999PoleVault AnnaHutcherson 6-06.00 1999Pentathlon AlexineCrutchfield 2787points 2004WeightThrow CamilleMatthews 43-05.75 2004

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD RECORDSEvent Record Holder Time/Distance Year100Meters LataviaShores 11.69 2004100MetersH MarnaMoore 13.84 2001200Meters TyleanaHanner 23.67 2001400Meters ShamiekaJohnson 53.99 2003400MetersH ElisabethSain 59.72 2003800 Meters Anneli Uys 2:08.99 20091,500Meters ShannonWommack 4:22.95 20063,000Meters CatherineWright 9:40.35 19983,000MetersSC ShannonWommack 9:56.60 20063,200Meters LanniMarchant 10:40.00 20045,000Meters KathleenTurchin 16:19.74 200710,000Meters ShannonWommack 33:34.29 20064x100Meters Cole,Pointer,Shores,Smith 46.00 20044x200Meters Shores,Foster,Harden,Johnson 1:38.28 20034x400Meters Frese,Lemon,Harden,Smith 3:50.11 20034x800Meters Bozue,Moss,Eckard,Stivers 9:06.23 19974x1,500Meters Davis,Halcomb,Turchin,K.Williams 18:32.49 20054x1,600Meters Lynch,Middlekoop,A.Wright,C.Wright 20:13.78 1998DMR Lynch,Hanner,Slick,Croft 11:37.99 1999SMR Moore,Hanner,Pointer,Lemon 4:01.64 2001HighJump TyleanaHanner 5-07.00 2001LongJump TyleanaHanner 20-08.50 2000TripleJump TyleanaHanner 40-09.00 2001Heptathlon TyleanaHanner 5361points 2001

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MEN – INDOORS1993 800Meters ShaneStryker 4x400Meters Michael,Henry,Taylor,Stryker 4x800Meters Margraves,Smith,Croft,Stryker1995 400Meters MichaelKyle1996 3,000Meters MikeLeinweber 8:34.50 MileRun ChuckMargraves 4:18.40 DMR Walsh,Upkins,Harber,Crider 10:27.401998 5,000Meters RodneyStoker 14:45.46 DMR Grice,Stoker,Baldwin,McLean 10:15.971999 3,000Meters NicCrider 8:34.11 5,000Meters NicCrider 4:12.51 DMR Gadula,Baldwin, McLean,Leinweber 10:28.272000 800Meters NicCrider 1:55.50 MileRun NicCrider 4:12.51 5,000Meters KyleMcLean NT DMR Travers,Reeves,McLean,Grice 10:15.882001 3,000Meters CurtisGadula 8:37.43 1,500Meters AaronPrieur NT2004 800Meters RobertHatcher 1:55.85 3,000Meters StevenKocsis SR8:23.03 5,000Meters StevenKocsis SR14:41.892005 3,000Meters StevenKocsis SR8:21.77 5,000Meters StevenKocsis SR14:41.70 DMR Harrington,Kocsis,Salkauskas,Sullivan 10:14,832006 5,000Meters IanMayne 14:48.422008 MileRun MichaelMentz 4:13.992009 5000Meters ChrisBerry 14:55.22 800Meters MichaelDanehy 1:55.592011 DMR McLarty,Simms,Vasquez,Cotter 10:15.20

MEN – CROSS COUNTRY Team Team Individual Champion Champion Runner-Up Runner of the Year 1998 1997 1996.......................... NicCrider 1999 2000 1997.......................... NicCrider 2003 2001 1998.......................... NicCrider 2004 2002 2000.....................RyanKendall 2005 2002.......GediminasBanevicius 2007 2003....................StevenKocsis 2008 2004....................StevenKocsis 2005..........................IanMayne 2008............... EmmanuelKirwa 2009............... EmmanuelKirwa

MEN – OUTDOORS1993 800Meters ShaneStryker 400Meters MichaelKyle 4x400Meters Bowen,Taylor,Stryker,Kyle1994 100Meters JerryEllison1995 400MeterHurdles MichaelKyle 1,500Meters ChuckMargraves 4x400Meters Upkins,Williams,Robertson,Kyle1996 400Meters WarrenRobertson1997 400MeterHurdles ChrisUpkins1998 400Meters WarrenRobertson1999 1,500Meters NicCrider 3,000Meters ShonGrice2000 800Meters JohnBaldwin 1,500Meters NicCrider2001 3,000Meters ShonGrice2002 5,000Meters StevenKocsis 10,000Meters CurtisGadula 3,00MeterSC BretBurns2003 3,000MeterSC LinasSalkauskas 5,000Meters StevenKocsis 400MeterHurdles ChrisHarrington2004 400MeterHurdles ChrisHarrington 51:74 3,000MeterSC LinasSalkauskas 9:22.87 5,000Meters StevenKocsis 15:06.93 10,000Meters StevenKocsis 32:03.482005 400MeterHurdles ChrisHarrington 52:65 3,000MeterSC IanMayne 9:23.28 5,000Meters StevenKocsis 14:55.552006 5,000Meters ColinSullivan 14:42.182008 1,500Meters MichaelMentz 3:57.172009 5000Meters ChrisBerry 15:05.32 800Meters MichaelDanehy 1:54.822011 10,000Meters ChrisBerry 14:58.69

MEN’S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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WOMEN – INDOORS1992 3,000Meters LucieMayes 9:59.511993 5,000Meters LucieMayes 17:44.411994 3,000Meters MicheleMarshall 10:09.02 4x400Meters Matthews,Ware,Sharp,Miley 3:57.691995 3,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 10:12.55 5,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 17:54.54 DMR Ware,Banker, Shropshire,Middlekoop 11:35.991996 400Meters AndreaShropshire 58.95 25lb.Weight AyokkaGreen 48-02.751997 3,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 10:13.251998 55Meters RashidaDodson 7.05 55MeterH TyleanaHanner 8.28 200Meters RashidaDodson 24.39 5,000Meters AnnaWright 17:02.291999 55Meters TyleanaHanner 7.10 55MeterH MarnaMoore 8.08 200Meters TyleanaHanner 25.80 3,000Meters AmandaLynch NT 5,000Meters AmandaLynch 17:35.292000 MileRun TyleanaHanner 5:04.25 3,000Meters AmandaLynch 9:45.312001 55MeterH MarnaMoore 8.05 LongJump TyleanaHanner 20-00.252002 3,000Meters ShannonWommack 10:29.43 5,000Meters ShannonWommack 17:54.22 DMR Doolittle,Freese,Lemon,Recher 12:17.692003 400Meters TiffanyPointer 56.97 MileRun ShannonWommack 4:58.90 3,000Meters ShannonWommack 10:10.56 DMR Chattanooga 12:11.582004 LongJump KasolaSmith 19-10.25 MileRun ShannonWommack 4:55.61 3,000Meters ShannonWommack 9:52.87 5,000Meters ShannonWommack 17:40.19 DMR Halcomb,Frese, Williams,Marchant 12:20.242005 MileRun NettieHalcomb 5:04.99 3,000Meters NettieHalcomb 10:05.70 5,000Meters NettieHalcomb 17:20.872006 800Meters ShannonWommack 2:15.27 MileRun ShannonWommack 4:48.09 3,000Meters ShannonWommack 9:34.10 5,000Meters LanniMarchant 17:17.342007 5,000Meters LanniMarchant 17:02.49 DMR Halcomb,Alexander,Wood,Turchin 12:11.882008 3,000Meters ShelleyTaylor 10:05.02

WOMEN – OUTDOORS1995 5,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 17:29.671996 3,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 9:54.60 5,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 17:24.461997 5,000Meters MaryJaneMiddlekoop 17:57.5 4x100Meters Johnson,Miley, Hanner,Shropshire 37:08.591998 3,000Meters CatherineWright 9:40.355,000Meters AnastasiaWright 17:01.79 10,000Meters DeannaCampbell 37:08.592000 100MeterHurdlesMarnaMoore 14.02 200Meters TyleanaHanner 24.40 1,500Meters BeckySlick 4:44.87 10,000Meters AndreaDavis 38:08.38 LongJump TyleanaHanner 19-04.00 HighJump AnnaHutcherson 5-05.002001 100MeterHurdlesMarnaMoore 14.25 5,000Meters OddbjorgHaugen 16:58.93 4x100Meters Hanner,Moore,Pointer,Foster 46.74 LongJump TyleanaHanner 19-06.75 Heptathlon TyleanaHanner 5361pts.2002 400MeterHurdlesElisabethSain 1:00.22 3,000MeterSC ShannonWommack 11:31.592003 400Meters ShamiekaJohnson 53.99R 3,000MeterSC LanniMarchant 11:28.89 5,000Meters GinaRecher 17:34.45 10,000Meters GinaRecher 37:23.812004 1,500Meters ShannonWommack 4:38.54 3,000MeterSC ShannonWommack SC10:45.65 5,000Meters LanniMarchant 18:02.75 10,000 Meters Kathleen Turchin 36:49.562005 1,500Meters ShannonWommack 4:32.34 3,000MeterSC ShannonWommack SR10:34.87 5,000 Meters Kathleen Turchin 17:16.45 10,000Meters EllenDavis 39:24.562006 1,500Meters ShannonWommack 4:22.95 3,000MeterSC ShannonWommack 10:07.54 5,000Meters LanniMarchant 16:45.222007 5,000Meters LanniMarchant 17:12.26 10,000Meters LanniMarchant 35:06.532009 800Meters AnneliUys 2:10.91 1500Meters AnneliUys 4:32.972010 800Meters AnneliUys 2:10.96 1500Meters AnneliUys 4:26.61

WOMEN – CROSS COUNTRY Team Team Individual Champion Champion Runner-Up Runner of the Year 1997 1992 2001......................GinaRecher 1998 1994 2002..........ShannonWommack 2001 2002 2004..........ShannonWommack 2004 2005 2005..........ShannonWommack 2006 2006................. LanniMarchant 2007 2007...............KathleenTurchin 2008

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

The Southern Conference, whichbeganits91stseasonofintercollegiatecompetitionin2011,isanationalleaderinemphasizingthedevelopmentofthestudent-athlete and in helping to buildlifelongleadersandrolemodels. The Southern Conference is thenation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division Icollegiate athletic association. Onlythe Big Ten (1896), the MissouriValley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915)and the Southwestern Athletic (1920)conferences are older in terms oforigination. Academic excellence has been amajorpartoftheSouthernConference’stradition. Hundreds of SouthernConferencestudent-athleteshavebeenrecognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDAAcademicAll-Americaandall-district teams. A total of 19RhodesScholarshipwinnershavebeen selected from conferenceinstitutions. The Conference currentlyconsists of 12 members in fivestates throughout the Southeastand sponsors 19 varsity sportsand championships that produceparticipants for NCAA Division IChampionships. The Southern Conferenceoffices are located in the historicBeaumontMillinSpartanburg,S.C.Atextilemill thatwasinoperationfrom 1880 until 1999, BeaumontMill was renovated in 2004 andtodayoffers the league first classmeetingareasandofficesaswellasaspaciouslibraryforstorageoftheconference’shistoricaldocuments.

Membership History On Feb. 25, 1921, representativesfrom14oftheSouthernIntercollegiateAthletic Association’s (SIAA) 30members met at Atlanta’s PiedmontHotel to establish the SouthernIntercollegiate Conference. On handat the inauguralmeetingwereofficialsfrom Alabama, Alabama PolytechnicInstitute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia,GeorgiaSchoolofTechnology(GeorgiaTech),Kentucky,Maryland,MississippiA&M(MississippiState),NorthCarolina,North Carolina State, Tennessee,Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute(VirginiaTech)andWashington&Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia waschosen as acting chairman and N.W.Dougherty of Tennessee was namedsecretary.Thedecision to formanewathletic conference was motivated bythedesire tohaveaworkablenumberof conference games for each leaguemember. Playbeganinthefallof1921andayear later,sixmoreschools joined thefledglingleagueincludingTulane(whichhad attended the inaugural meetingbut had elected not to join), Florida,LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina andVanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 andDukewasaddedin1929.

By the 1930s, membership in theSouthern Conference had reached 23schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of VirginiaTech, president of the SouthernConference, called the annual leaguemeeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 atthe Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn.Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announcedthat 13 institutions west and southof the Appalachian Mountains werereorganizing as the SoutheasternConference. Members of the newleague included Alabama, AlabamaPolytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia,Georgia School of Technology,Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,Mississippi A&M, University of theSouth, Tennessee, Tulane andVanderbilt.

TheSouthernConferencecontinuedwith membership of 10 institutionsincluding Clemson, Duke, Maryland,North Carolina, North Carolina State,South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, VirginiaTechandWashington&Lee. Thesecondmajorshiftoccurredsome20 years later. By 1952, theSouthernConference included 17 colleges anduniversities. Another split occurredwhensevenschoolsincludingClemson,Duke,Maryland,NorthCarolina,NorthCarolina State, South Carolina andWake Forest departed to form theAtlanticCoastConferencewhichbeganplay in 1953.The revampedSouthernConference included members TheCitadel, Davidson, Furman, GeorgeWashington, Richmond, VMI, VirginiaTech,Washington&Lee,WestVirginiaandWilliam&Mary. Today, the league continues tothrivewithamembershipthatincludes12 institutions and a footprint thatspans five states: Tennessee, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, AlabamaandGeorgia.Currentleaguemembersare Appalachian State, Chattanooga,College of Charleston, The Citadel,Davidson, Elon, Furman, GeorgiaSouthern,UNCGreensboro, Samford,WesternCarolinaandWofford.

Coaches and Administrators The Southern Conference has alsobeen a breeding ground for some ofcollege athletics’ most recognizedcoachesandadministrators. Legendary basketball coachesAdolphRupp of Kentucky andEverettCase of North Carolina State bothworked the sidelines in the SouthernConference. Rupp guided theWildcats to a 30-5 mark during the1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for allhis coaching accomplishments, Ruppnever led Kentucky to a SouthernConference tournamentchampionship.Case mentored the Wolfpack to sixconsecutive Southern ConferenceTournament championships from 1947through1952.

Lefty Driesell coachedDavidson to three SouthernConference Tournamentchampionships in 1966, 1968and 1969. Driesell also won theleague’sCoachof theYearawardfour straight times from 1963through 1966. Former GeorgiaTechcoachBobbyCreminsearnedleague Coach of theYear honorsthree times in the late ’70s andearly ’80s while at AppalachianStateandisnowtheheadcoachattheCollegeofCharleston. Terry Holland saw hisbasketball coaching career takeoff atDavidsonwhenhe returnedtohisalmamaterin1970.Hollandwas honored as the SouthernConferenceCoachof theYear forthree consecutive seasons from

1970-72 and led the Wildcats to theconference tournament title and anappearanceintheNCAATournamentin1970.J.DallasShirley,amemberoftheBasketballHallofFame,spent21yearsas the assistant to the commissionerand supervisor of officials in theSouthern Conference. He also servedas president of the InternationalAssociation Basketball Officials andthe United States Olympic BasketballCommittee. The legendary Paul “Bear” Bryantgot his coaching start in the SouthernConferenceasheguidedtheMarylandTerrapins in 1945. Another famousSouthernConference football coach isthelateFrankHowardofClemson,whoguidedtheTigersasaleaguememberfrom 1940-52. The incomparableHoward won 69 Southern Conferencegames. TheSouthernConferencehasbeenrepresented on the sidelines at fiveSuper Bowls in recent years. BobbyRoss, who piloted the San DiegoChargerstothe1996SuperBowl,wasthe head coach at The Citadel from1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills headcoach Marv Levy directed William &Maryfrom1964-68.HewassucceededatWilliam&MarybyLouHoltz.William& Mary competed in the SouthernConferencefrom1936-77.

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