2009-10 Coastal Carolina Track & Field Media Guide by Coastal Carolina University Athletics

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2009 Men’s Track and Field Highlights • Placed third in the Big South Championship, took the 110-meter hurdles and the 100-meter dash titles, and had seven members to the All-Big South Conference Team • Jacques Watson broke the all-time school and Big South high jump record at the Florida Pepsi Relays with a 7’3.25”. Placed third in the NCAA East Regionals by clearing a 7’1” jump, and was named to the AllEast Region team. Took 14th place in the finals of the NCAA National Championship, and 12th at USATF. • Jack Hutchison (110-meter hurdles), Mark Manno (junior hammer throw), Jacques Watson (high jump), and Kyle Kling (3000 meters) all broke school records. • Jacques Watson, Jack Hutchison, Corey Jameson, Mark Manno, Chad Phillips earned berths to the NCAA East Regionals. • Mark Manno and Jason Jensen placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the USATF Junior National Qualifiers (under 20).

2009 Women’s Track and Field Highlights • Women’s track and field won the Big South “Triple Crown” for the third time in Head Coach Alan Connie’s career by capturing the Big South Confernece cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field titles. • Ikeiylah Brown qualified for NCAA Nationals in the 200 meters after clocking a Big South-meet and Big South All-Time record with a time of 23.42 in the finals. • Darrialle Henley qualified for NCAA Regionals in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash at the Big South Championship with a time of 11.66. • LeAuna Sistrunk won her fourth Big South title in the 100-meter hurdles and qualified for NCAA Regionals in the triple jump with a distance of 40’8.25”. • Women’s outdoor track and field won the Big South Outdoor Championship by 99.5 points, including capturing eight individual championships and five second-place finishes. • Set an all-time Big South Conference record in both the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay with times of 45.28 and 3:40.67, respectively. • Deborah Mattern (javelin) and Brittany Connor (discus) each earned berths to NCAA East Regionals.

Table of Contents 2009 Season Highlights........................... Inside Front Cover Table of Contents/Quick Facts .......................................... 1 2009-10 Women’s Roster ................................................... 2 Women’s Head Coach Alan Connie .................................. 3 Assistant Coaches ................................................................ 4 Assistant Coaches ................................................................ 5 2009-10 Chanticleers (Women) ................................... 6-15 2009 Women’s Big South Championship Results ... 16-17 Women’s Track & Field All-Time Honors ................... 18-19 Women’s Track & Field NCAA Participants .......................... 20-21 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Record Book .................22 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Record Book ..............23 2009-10 Men’s Roster........................................................24 Men’s Head Coach Jeff Jacobs .........................................25 2009-10 Chanticleers (Men) ....................................... 26-34 2009 Men’s Big South Championship Results ..............35 Men’s Track & Field All-Time Honors ........................ 36-37 Men’s Track & Field NCAA Participants .........................38 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Time Records.............39 Coastal Carolina University .............................................40 Myrtle Beach, S.C. ..............................................................41 President David A. DeCenzo ............................................42 Athletic Administration ....................................................43 Athletic Facilities................................................................44 NCAA Compliance .............................................................45 Big South Conference .......................................................46 A Tradition of Excellence .................................................. 47 Athletic Media Relations .................................................. 48 2009 NCAA National Qualifiers ............ Inside Back Cover

What is a Chanticleer? A Chanticleer (SHON-ti-cleer) gives Coastal Carolina University one of the most unique nicknames in all of sports. Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and came to Coastal Carolina when the University was a member of the University of South Carolina system. A Chanticleer is a rooster who rules the barnyard with cunning and wit. His competitiveness never wanes as he battles to the end, using his brains to come out on top every time.

Credits Editor/Writing: Deandra Danch, Teresa Garbee Layout Design: Teresa Garbee Editorial Assistance: John Martin, Kent Reichert, Megan Gregory, Lindsay Chavez, Devon Howard, Kyle Cole Photography: Bill Edmonds and Judy Galligan of the Coastal Carolina Photography Department. Some photos courtesy of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Big South Conference and Tim O’Dowd.

GENERAL Institution: ......................................................Coastal Carolina University Location: ...............................................................Conway, South Carolina Founded: ....................................................................................................1954 Enrollment: ...............................................................................................8,300 Nickname: ...................................................................................Chanticleers Pronunciation of Nickname: ............................................ SHON-ti-cleers Affiliation: ............................................................................. NCAA Division I Conference:......................................................................................Big South President:...........................................Dr. David DeCenzo (Maryland ‘78) Athletics Director:.................................Hunter Yurachek (Guilford, ‘90) Athletic Department Phone: .............................................843-349-2820 Web site: .............................................................. www.GoCCUsports.com ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Media Relations Director: ..................................... John Martin Office Phone: ..........................................................................843-349-2822 E-Mail Address: ....................................................... jamartin@coastal.edu Assoc. Media Relations Director:...................................... Kent Reichert Office Phone:...........................................................................843-349-2840 E-Mail address:.........................................................kreicher@coastal.edu Assistant/Men’s Contact.................................................. Deandra Danch Office Phone:...........................................................................843-349-6467 E-Mail Address: .........................................................ddanch@coastal.edu Assistant/Women’s Contact: ............................................. Teresa Garbee Office Phone:...........................................................................843-349-2848 E-Mail Address: ........................................................ tgarbee@coastal.edu SID Fax: ......................................................................................843-349-2819 Mailing Address: ................................................................ P.O. Box 261954 .............................................................................................Conway, SC 29528 Overnight Address: .....................................132 Chanticleer Drive West .............................................................................................Conway, SC 29526 COACHING STAFF Women’s Head Coach: ......................Alan Connie (Northeastern, ‘71) Years at Coastal Carolina: ...................................................................... 24th Women’s Track/XC Office Phone: .....................................843-349-2904 Men’s Head Coach: ....................... Jeff Jacobs (UC-Santa Barbara, ‘92) Years at Coastal Carolina: ..................................................................... Sixth Men’s Track/XC Office Phone: ............................................843-349-2907 Assistant Coach (Throws): ............................................... Jacquie Grimes Assistant Coach (Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles):..............Berry Shumpert, ..................................................................................................... Reuben Jones Volunteer Assistant Coaches: .................................... Amber Campbell, ......................................................................................... Zola (Budd) Pieterse ................................................................................................. Jackie Sgambati Athletic Trainers: ....... Jon Lenze, Heather Pothier, Ashley Raymond Strength Coach: ..........................................Brian Gabriel, Sonya Woods

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Women’s Track & Field Roster

Name Felicia Aiken Kandisa Allicock Melissa Arango Ikeiylah Brown Kristen Burpoe Peggy Busbee*^ Robin Callan Brittany Connor Kristen Crawford Joyce Curtin*^ Jessica Dennison* Shelby Donahue* Fantasia Free Kierra Gabe Kara Gajoch Bridget Garrity Darriale Henley Jerica Howard Emma Hulburd* Vondeeshia Humphries Shanace Isaac Santresa Jamison Christian Johnson* Jenna Kazmierczack Samantha Keenan Mary Lawrence Caitlin Lupo Deborah Mattern Anjulia Nicholson Sierrah Oates Shantelle Patterson Stephanie Ramirez Janel Reeves* Crystal Robinson^ Theresa Schamberger* Samantha Simile Melekia Simpson Thomasina Smith Maranie Staab* Jocelyn Starinshak Mikaela Terry Tenasia White Rindi Wood*^ Kathryn Zenowitz*^

Event(s) Class Sprints/Hurdles R-So. Jumps/Sprints Jr. Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Sprints Sr. Jumps Jr. Distance Sr. Throws So. Throws Jr. Jumps/Sprints So. Distance Jr. Distance Fr. Mid-Distance Jr. Sprints Fr. Jumps So. Jumps So. Javelin Jr. Sprints/Jumps So. Sprints Fr. Distance Fr. Sprints/Mid-Dist. Jr. Hurdles/Sprints So. Mid-Distance So. Mid-Distance So. Sprints/Hurdles Fr. Sprints R-Jr. Pole Vault R-Fr. Javelin Jr. Javelin R-Jr. Throws Fr. Jumps/Hurdles Jr. Throws R-So. Sprints/Hurdles Fr. Mid-Distance Fr. Sprints R-Fr. Mid-Distance Sr. Sprints/Hurdles Jr. Sprints Fr. Jumps/Sprints Jr. Distance Sr. Pole Vault Fr. Multi-event R-Jr. Throws Fr. Distance Jr. Distance Sr.

Height 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-1 5-4 5-2 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-4 5-4 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-3 5-7 5-3 5-2 5-6 5-3 5-8 5-4 5-10 5-10 5-7 5-9

Hometown/High School (Previous School) Denmark, S.C./Denmark Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Greenwood, S.C./Emerald Greenville, S.C./JL Mann Killeagh, Ireland/Colaiste Eoin Aville, Ind./East Noble Griswold, Conn./Griswold Columbia, S.C./Ridge View Adams Run, N.C./Military Magnet-Academy Columbia, S.C./Ridge View Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby Mauldin, S.C./JL Mann Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan Shelburne, Vt./Rice Memorial Columbia, S.C./Irmo Orangeburg, S.C./Fairfax Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights Oak Island, N.C./South Brunswick Glenmore, Pa./Downington East Bethlehem, Pa./Downington East Pitman, N.J./Pitman Turnbridge, Vt./South Royalton Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland Pawley’s Island, S.C./Waccamaw (South Carolina) Pittsburgh, Pa./Plym Senior Rustburg, Va./Brookville Vance, S.C./Lake Marion Kendalville, Ind./East Noble Washington, Pa./Chartors-Houston Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Pawley’s Island, S.C./Waccamaw (Anderson) Trafford, Pa./Penn Trafford Murrells Inlet, S.C./Wadsworth Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie Summerville, S.C./Summerville Charleston, S.C./James Island Groton Long Point, Conn./Robert E. Fitch

*Cross country team member ^ Has different status in indoor track and outdoor track HEAD COACH: Alan Connie ASSISTANT COACHES: Jacquie Grimes, Berry Shumpert, Reuben Jones VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Amber Campbell, Zola Budd Pieterse, Jackie Sgambati

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Women’s Head Coach Alan Connie

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Alan Connie enters his 24th season as the head coach of Coastal Carolina University’s women’s cross country team, his 15th as the head women’s outdoor track and field coach and his 13th as the head coach of the women’s indoor track and field team. Connie has been named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year a record 28 times — 12 in cross country, nine in indoor track and field and seven in outdoor track and field. Connie has received the triple crown for Coach of the Year three times in his career, including the 2003-04, 2005-06 and most recently the 2008-09 seasons in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field. Also in 2004, he was named the Southeast Region Coach of the Year for Indoor Track and Field. Over the years, Connie has built the women’s cross country program into the most successful program in the Big South Conference. The proof is 12 Big South Conference Championships, 81 All-Conference selections, 14 individual champions who have been named the Big South’s Runner of the Year, 17 NCAA All-Southeast Region selections, nine NCAA National Championship qualifiers and two NCAA All-Americans. The 15 Big South individual champions includes a stretch of eight consecutive titles from 1992 to 1999, two consecutive winners in 2002 and 2003 and three straight winners from 2005 to 2007. He has also coached 10 Big South Rookies of the Year, including five straight from 2002 to 2006. To top it all off, Connie has coached the Big South’s only set of women’s cross country All-Americans in Julia Viellehner (2006) and Diana Jepchirchir (2007). While Connie has established the cross country program as the Big South’s best, he has also led the Lady Chanticleers into the national spotlight. Following a No. 24 national ranking in 1996, Connie coached Coastal to a ranking of 20th nationally in 1997. In 2002, the Lady Chants were ranked 30th in the country during the season. In track and field, Connie has coached athletes to eight All-American honors, as well as 78 Big South Indoor Champions, 93 Big South Outdoor Champions, and a combined 446 indoor and outdoor All-Conference selections. Connie’s most recent All-American in track and field was 2007 graduate Chasity Johnson, who was All-American in 2005 in the indoor triple jump. She holds the Big South Conference records in the indoor and outdoor triple and long jump, and was the 2005 Big South Conference Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year. Johnson also qualified for the USA National Outdoor Championships in Carson, Calif. Last season, the Coastal Carolina women’s cross country and track and field programs captured the triple crown for the third time in Connie’s career with the last coming in the 2005-06 season. The cross country season was highlighted by three All-Big South honors and Christian Johnson being named Big South Freshman of the Year. The indoor track and field season concluded with four indoor champions and 13 All-Big South honorees. The outdoor track and field season was highlighted by a record margin of victory of 99.5 points and the Big South Championships, beating runner-up Liberty en route to its fifth title in six years. Also, Coastal Carolina also had yet another Academic All-American in Marcie Veitch, who finished her career tied for fourth in the Coastal Carolina record book in the pole vault. Connie finished the 2008-09 season earning his 26th, 27th, and 28th Big South Coach of the Year honor. The 2008 season saw the Chants capture both the indoor track and field team title, as well as the outdoor team title. The two titles marked eight Big South indoor and outdoor championships in a five year span. The 2007-08 academic year produced two more Big South Championships in track and field and a Big South Runner-Up finish in cross country. The cross country season was highlighted by Diana Jepchirchir earning All-America honors to become Coastal Carolina’s second-straight cross country All-American. Jepchirchir also set Big South and Coastal Carolina records with a time of 20:22.50 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals held in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chants ran away with the Big South Indoor title by a 29.5 margin over runner-up Liberty at championships, winning seven of the possible 17 individual events en route to a team total of 202.5 team points. Connie earned Big South Indoor Coach of the Year honors, leading his team to its third-straight indoor team title. Coastal Carolina faired even better in the outdoor campaign, winning the outdoor team title by a 46 point margin over Charleston Southern. The squad boasted six individual titles, and earned 230 team points for their fourth title in the past five years. The 2005-06 year was a special one for the Coastal Carolina women’s cross country and track and field programs. Connie’s Chants captured the “triple crown”, sweeping the Big South in all three seasons (cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field). Coastal Carolina set a record for the most points ever totaled at the Big South Indoor Championships when they won the title with 233.5 points. Additionally, the teams also set records for largest margin of victory in Big South history in both indoor and outdoor competition. In Connie’s tenure, he has witnessed multiple athletes reach the pinnacles of their careers. Among them was Amber Campbell, a member of the USA Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she was the top American finisher. Recently, Campbell won her third straight USA National title in the weight throw and made the USA National Team again in the hammer throw. She competed at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany in the hammer throw, finishing 11th overall, marking the first time she has advanced to the finals of a major international competition. At Coastal Carolina, Campbell was a five-time All-America selection, and member of the USA National team at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Campbell also graduated as the all-time American collegiate record holder in the indoor weight throw. Another standout was Jolene (Williams) Byrne, a two-time All-American, who finished second at the NCAA Division I Indoor National Championships for 3,000 meters, and earned the Bronze Medal at the 2005 World University Games in Turkey, in the 5,000 meters. She also finished 14th at the 2005 World Cross Country Championships in France. Four members of the Coastal Carolina Track and Field team have been named to the USA, Great Britain, Ireland and New Zealand World University teams during their tenures at Coastal Carolina. In addition to the successes on the track and cross country courses, Connie’s student-athletes have proven that the student definitely comes first. The cross country team has earned 13 consecutive Academic All-American Team with distinction honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The track team has ranked as a top 15 All-Academic team since the award was inaugurated seven years ago. In 2007, Coastal was sixth out of 327 Division I track and field programs with a 3.421 cumulative team GPA and earned a 3.319 cumulative GPA in 2008 to rank 21st in the nation. Additionally, four of Connie’s athletes have earned Academic All-American honors, as selected by CoSIDA. Felicitas Mensing earned the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year Triple Crown in the 2007-08 seasons, and was Cross Country Indoor Track and Field Oudoor Track and Field only the third athlete in Big South history to accomplish 1988* 1998 2000 the feat. Her efforts in the classroom earned her Second1989* 1999 2003 Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America honors. 1993* 2000 2004* Additionally, seven of the last 11 Big South Female Schol1995* 2003 2005* ar Athletes of the Year have been members of Coastal 1996* 2004** 2006* Carolina’s track and field squad. Before coming to Coastal Carolina, Connie led the 1997* 2006* 2008* North Myrtle Beach High School boys’ cross country team 2001* 2007* 2009* to two state titles. He also guided the girls’ track and field 2002* 2008* program to two state titles and three state runner-up 2003* 2009* finishes. During his tenure at North Myrtle Beach High, 2004* Connie compiled a 169-2-1 record in dual and tri-meets. 2005* * Denotes Team Champion He was voted the South Carolina Track and Field/Cross 2008* Country Coach of the Year four times. Connie has two ** Denotes Southeast Regional Coach of the Year daughters- Sara (29) and Kira (25).

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Jacquie GRIMES Assistant Coach • Throws Coastal Carolina’s men’s and women’s throwers have achieved great success under the guidance of Jacquie Grimes. As Grimes enters her sixth season as an assistant coach, her athletes continue to achieve success at the regional and national levels. In addition to working with the throwers, Grimes also is the strength coordinator for the throwers. During her first five seasons at Coastal, she helped guide the Lady Chanticleers to Big South Outdoor Track and Field titles in 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 as well as the Big South Indoor titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Grimes has coached one All-East Region performer, 12 NCAA East Regional Qualifiers, six Conference Champions and 35 All-Conference performers. In 2008, Brittany Connor qualified for USATF Junior National meet in the hammer throw. Grimes also helped Coastal’s men’s team to the 2006 Big South Outdoor title. She has coached one All-American, two Junior All-Americans, three All-East Region performers, 13 NCAA East Regional Qualifiers, five Big South Individual Champions and 14 All-Conference performers. In 2009, Mark Manno (hammer), Jason Jensen (hammer) and Jason Flanagan (javelin) qualified for the USATF Junior National meet in Eugene, OR. Manno and Jensen both earned Junior All-American status, in the hammer throw, by finishing 4th and 6th in their event. In 2006, Grimes coached Thomas Jordan to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship meet, which earned him All-America status. Also that same year, Thomas Jordan and Kyle Hoddy represented Coastal at USATF National Championship meet in the javelin. Grimes arrived to Coastal from UNC Wilmington where she was the assistant track and field coach from 1997-2003. She helped the Seahawk men’s team to six consecutive CAA titles from 1998-2002. In 2002, she was named the CAA Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year. While at UNCW, Grimes coached two indoor NCAA provisional qualifiers, four outdoor NCAA Regional qualifiers, 33 CAA Champions and 134 All-Conference selections. She also served as the strength coordinator for the sprinters, jumpers and throwers. Before her time at UNCW, Grimes spent one year as a graduate assistant and one year as a student assistant at Troy State University, her alma mater. She coached five conference champions and seven All-Conference athletes. Grimes earned her bachelor’s of science degree in Biology from Troy State University in 1996. She was a member of the Trojan track and field team from 1993-95. Prior to heading Troy State, Grimes attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill. and was a two-sport athlete, participating on the track and field team and basketball for two seasons. Grimes currently resides in Myrtle Beach.

Berry SHUMPERT Assistant Coach • Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles, Multi’s Entering his fourth season as the Coastal Carolina University assistant track and field coach, Berry Shumpert works with the men’s and women’s sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers and multi-events. Last season, the Shumpert led group achieved a plethora of program milestones. During the New Balance Indoor Track and Field Championships, Coastal women swept every sprint and hurdle event for the second consecutive year. The Chanticleers claimed individual titles in the 60 meters (Darriale Henley), 200 meters (Ikeiylah Brown), 400 meters (Amber White) and the 60 meter hurdles (LeAuna Sistrunk). Shumpert also led senior, LeAuna Sistrunk, to an all-time Big South Conference record and a National qualifying mark of 8.33 in the 60 meter hurdles. While senior, Amber White, also attained the bench mark of establishing a new Big South Conference Indoor meet record in the 400m. All told, Shumpert’s event group amassed 110 of the 176 points scored by the Chanticleers at the 2009 Big South Indoor Championship. Last season’s outdoor track and field campaign was highlighted by two of Shumpert’s athletes earning births to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship held in Eugene, Oregon. Jay Watson, who qualified by achieving a PB of 2.22m (7’3.25”), competed in the High Jump, while Ikeiylah Brown competed in the 200m, based on her qualifying effort of 23.42 at the Big South Championship meet. Brown also established a Big South Conference record in the 100m (11.59) and was a part of record setting performances in the 4x100m Relay (45.28) and the 4x400m Relay (3:40.60). Shumpert’s group also took home Conference titles in the 100m-dash (Corey Jamison), 110m-hurdles (Jack Hutchison), 100m-hurdles (LeAuna Sistrunk), Triple Jump (LeAuna Sistrunk). Shumpert’s group garnered eleven NCAA Regional Championship qualifiers, 8 Individual Big South titles and 16 All-Conference selections. In 2008, Shumpert’s event group performances set new standards for Coastal Carolina Track and Field and the Big South Conference overall. Shumpert coached a total of 12 Big South Champions and established six new school record and three Big South all-time best performances. The Chanticleers swept the sprint events at the New Balance Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships, claiming champions in the 60-meter dash (Ikeiylah Brown), 200 meters (Shanta Johnson), 400 meters (Vondeeshia Humphries) and the 60-meter hurdles (LeAuna Sistrunk). Also at the conference’s indoor championships, Shumpert’s athletes accounted for 13 of Coastal Carolina’s 21 All-Conference selections. For his efforts during the indoor season, Shumpert was voted the Southeast Region Coach of the Year, marking the third time he has earned such an award from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association. Also during the 2008 campaign, Shumpert coached Jacques Watson to All-Region honors. Watson became the first Coastal Carolina athlete to qualify for the NCAA National Championship in the high jump with a leap of 2.16m (7’1”), establishing a new school and Big South conference record. Shumpert’s event group also produced NCAA Regional qualifiers in the pole vault (Claire Young), 110m hurdles (Ben Wheeler), long jump (Keith Graham), 100m hurdles ( LeAuna Sistrunk) and 400m (Vondeeshia Humphries). In 2007, Shumpert’s athletes broke 17 program records and five Big South records. Shumpert coached Jerome Simpson, who set a new Coastal record in the long jump, earned All-Region honors and became the first Chanticleer to qualify for the NCAA National Championships in the long jump. Under Shumpert’s guidance, Ikeiylah Brown and Shanta Johnson both qualified for the United States Track and Field Junior Nationals. Shumpert also coached multiple athletes to NCAA Regional qualifying status in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay and the triple jump. Shumpert returned to Coastal after spending two years as an assistant track and field coach at the University of Miami, where he coached, Tabia Charles, the 2006 NCAA National Champion in the Triple Jump. He also trained and developed 12 All-Americans, six Atlantic Coast Conference champions and 18 national qualifiers. He was named the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s jumps/combined events in each of his two seasons with the Hurricanes. Prior to Miami, he spent three years at the University of Tennessee as a volunteer assistant track and field coach while he earned his master’s degree in sport management. Shumpert assisted one NCAA Champion, 13 All-Americans and nine All-Southeastern Conference performers. Shumpert also helped coach Tianna Madison, who was the 2005 World Champion in the long jump. He also worked in the Office of Academic Enrichment Programs as an education counselor, advising low-income, firstgeneration college-bound students. Shumpert had his first two stints at Coastal Carolina from 1997-99 and then 2000-01, where he worked with the same groups he will be coaching again. During that time, he helped the program set 20 new school records, had 35 All-Big South performers, 10 Big South Conference title holders and three Big South records. In between his times at Coastal, he was an assistant cross country and track and field coach at Big South-rival Radford during the 1999-2000 season. He assisted in all phases of the program, while also producing four Big South champions, six All-Big South performers and 14 new school records. He also coached at two different high schools in Alabama, producing state champions in 1994 at Blount High School in Mobile and 1996 at J.O. Johnson High School in Huntsville. Shumpert, who has his USATF Level II Coaching Certification in the jumps, earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Alabama A&M University in 1993. He was a member of the track and field team, competing in the sprints and jumps. He received All-Conference honors in the long jump and triple jump. A native of Mobile, Ala., he is married to Dr. Melinda Shumpert and they have two daughters, Naomi and Mikayla.

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Assistant Coaches Assistant Coach • Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles Reuben Jones is entering his first season as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University. Previously, Jones was an assistant coach at the University of Virginia for one season. At Virginia, Jones helped coach the men’s outdoor track and field team to an Atlantic Coast Conference title for the first time in program history. He coached the program’s first-ever 110-meter hurdle champion, four All-ACC performers and eight NCAA Regional Qualifiers. Jones is a USATF Level 1 certified coach. Prior to coaching, Jones received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Virginia in 2008 and was a member of the track and field team for four years. Jones currently ranks second all-time in Virginia history in the 100-meter dash (10.46) and the 60-meter dash (6.79) and fourth all-time in the 200-meters (21.16). He was the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America Champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter in 2007. Jones was named to the USTFCCCA All-East Region Team in 2008 in the 4x100-meter relay and ranked in the top 100 in the NCAA in the 100-meters and 200-meters his junior and senior years.

Jackie SGAMBATI Volunteer Assistant Coach • Track, Cross Country

Amber CAMPBELL Volunteer Assistant Coach • Throws Amber Campbell is in her fifth year as a volunteer assistant coach for throwers at Coastal Carolina University after finishing her career as one of the most distinguished athletes ever to compete at Coastal Carolina. Most recently, Campbell competed at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, finishing 11th in the world in the hammer throw with a 70.08-meter mark. It was the first time she had advanced to the finals of a major international competition. She also won her third straight USA National title in the weight throw. In 2008, Campbell participated for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in the prelims of the hammer throw with a mark of 67.86-meters. The effort was good enough for the top American finish in her first Olympics. She was a five-time NCAA All-American in the hammer and weight throw and a 16-time Big South Champion during her four collegiate years at Coastal Carolina. She owns the school records in the weight, indoor shot put, outdoor shot put, discus and the hammer throws. She also was named the Big South Women’s Track Athlete of the Year each of her final three years. In 2002-03, she was honored as the conference’s Female Athlete of the Year. She will work with the Coastal Carolina throwers this season as she continues her training for the U.S. National Team and U.S. International Competition. In 2007, Campbell won her first USA Indoor National Championship in the weight throw with a throw of 80’6.25” (24.54m). She was the bronze medalist at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and also was third at the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. With that finish, she qualified to compete for Team USA at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where she finished 18th. Additionally, she has captured consecutive USA Indoor National Championships in the hammer throw. She will continue to train in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Campbell is a 2004 graduate with a degree in psychology. In addition to her volunteer status with the Chanticleer program, she works as a personal trainer and a night manager at Sport Doctors. She resides in Myrtle Beach.

Volunteer Assistant Coach • Distance Zola (Budd) Pieterse is entering her second season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Coastal Carolina University track & field program. A native of South Africa, Pieterse is a two-time World Cross Country Champion and a two-time Olympian, having competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and represented South Africa at 1992 Barcelona Games as she had dual citizenship due to her grandfather. During her international track career, she twice broke the world record in a period of less than three years in the women’s 5000 meters, and was the first women in the world to break 15 minutes in the 5000 meters. Best known for training and competing barefoot during her track and field career, Pieterse still holds two junior world records in the mile and the 3000 meters and during her career broke records in the 2,000 and 3,000 meters in outdoors and the indoor 3,000 meters. In 2008 she won the Asheville Half-Marathon, in running shoes, in a time 1 hour, 25 minutes, 16 seconds, almost eight minutes ahead of the runner-up. She is currently training and plans to compete in Master’s Road Race events in the United States. As a volunteer assistant, Pieterse has competed at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open, winning the 5k race with a time of 17:53. Additionally, she participated in the 2008 New York Marathon, placing 10th in her age group and was the 69th female overall with a time of 2:59.53. Pieterse, her husband Mike and three children - Mikey, Azelle and Lisa - reside in Myrtle Beach.

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Zola Budd (PIETERSE)

Men’s Track & Field

Jackie Sgambati is entering her second season as assistant coach for the Chanticleers. Previously, Sgambati was the head coach of the Elon University women’s cross country team for eight seasons. Sgambati led the Elon women’s squad to a fourth-place finish out of the 11 teams in the Southern Conference during the 2006 campaign. For the second year in a row, an Elon runner earned Freshman of the Year accolades as Caitlin Beeler placed ninth at the league meet with a time of 17:59.47, setting a school record. Beeler became just the second Elon cross country runner to earn all-conference honors at the Division I level and the first Phoenix women’s cross country runner to break 18:00.0. In 2005, Sgambati’s women’s team placed fifth in the Southern Conference as Alana Black ran to an eighth-place finish at the league championship, earning all-conference accolades while setting a then-school record with a time of 18:40.18. Sgambati also guided Anna Mae Flynn to Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2005. Flynn placed 11th at the league meet with a time of 18:45.87. John Tumbleston, a two-time Academic All-American, also tied the school record on the men’s side in 2005 with a time of 25:47.13. The men’s team placed seventh at the conference championship. An avid marathon runner herself, Sgambati served as former coach Bill Morningstar’s assistant for the Elon cross country teams before taking over as head coach. She was also a marathon coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for three years. A native of Mechanicville, N.Y., Sgambati graduated from Elon in 1998 and earned a bachelor of science degree in sports medicine with a concentration in exercise science while earning four varsity letters in cross country. Sgambati earned her master’s in nutrition from East Carolina in 2006. She married Joe Winslow in July of 2007.

Women’s Track & Field

Reuben JONES

Men’s Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field

2009-10 Chanticleers FELICIA AIKEN

IKEIYLAH BROWN

Redshirt-Junior • 5-9 Denmark, S.C./Denmark Sprints/Hurdles

Senior • 5-10 Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Sprints

2009 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the high jump at the Chanticleer Classic... Placed 12th in the 100m dash at the Chanticleer Classic... 2008 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the high jump at the Chanticleer Classic with a 4’7.75” jump... High School: Placed second in high jump at the South Carolina State Championships her junior and senior years… Selected All-Region her sophomore, junior, and senior years… Placed second in the 400 meters at the State Championship her sophomore year… Member of the first place 4x800 meter relay team her freshman year… Personal: Full name: Felicia Alina Aiken… Daughter of Thurmond and Gale Aiken… Majoring in accounting/finance.

KANDISA ALLICOCK Junior • 5-7 Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola Jumps/Sprints 2008 and 2009 All-Big South in the 4x400-meter relay and high jump (I,O)... 2009 Outdoor: Finished third in the Big South Championships in the high jump with a personal best of 5’5”… Ran a 15.7 mark in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big South Championships... 2009 Indoor: Placed third in the high jump at the Big South Championships… Had her season-best jump of 5’3.25” at Niswonger Invitational… Finished sixth at the Big South Championships in pentathlon with 2,994 points...Had a season-best time of 9.25 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Placed second at Big South Championships with a season best of 5’ 3.75” in the high jump... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that placed third at the Big South Championships... 2008 Indoor: All-Big South in high jump with third-place finish at the Big South Championships... Cleared 5’3” at Clemson Invitational... High School: Participated on Osceola’s Track and Field team just her senior season... Osceola’s high jump record holder... State qualifier... 2007 Orange Belt Conference high jump champion... Selected as Osceola’s Newcomer of the Year... Personal: Full Name: Kandisa Allicock... Daughter of Karen Massay-Brank... Majoring in psychology.

MELISSA ARANGO

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Junior • 5-6 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Jumps/Hurdles

2009 Outdoor: Finished fifth at the Big South Championships in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best of 14.86… Had a 16’3” long jump at the Big South Championships and Duke Invite... 2009 Indoor: Finished fifth at the Big South Championships in 60-meter hurdles… Had a season best 8.98 in 60-meter hurdles in the qualifying round at the Big South Championships… Finished ninth in long jump at Big South Championships… Had a season-best long jump of 17’2.75” at New Balance Collegiate Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Big South Championships in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15:07... Turned in a 15.05 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Placed 10th at the Big South Championships in the 400-meter hurdles and 13th in the long jump... 2008 Indoor: Leaped a season-best 35’1” in the triple jump at the Tiger Indoor Invitational... Clocked a 9.46 in 100-meters at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays... High School: Member of Hillsborough’s winter and spring track and field teams all four years... All-America in the shuttle hurdles during junior winter track season... Earned two First-Team All-Area honors as a senior, one for the 55-meter high hurdles in the winter and one for the triple jump in the spring... Received Second-Team All-County distinctions for the high hurdles in both winter and spring track her junior season... Also competed in gymnastics... Personal: Full name: Melissa Terry Arango... Daughter of Louis and Maritza Arango... Majoring in health promotion.

2009: NCAA National Qualifier (O)... Set Big South All-Time record and Big South Championship meet record in the 200 meters (O)... Set a new Big South Championship meet record in the 100 meters(O)... Big South Champion in 200meter s(I)... 2008: Big South Champion in 60-meter dash (I)... All-Big South in the 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, and 200 meters (I,O)... 2007: East Region qualifier in the 4x400-meter relay... USA Junior National qualifier in the 200meters... 2009 Outdoor: Finished 25th at the NCAA National Championships in the 200 meters… Named Big South Outstanding Performer for Running Events at the Big South Championships, winning 4 gold medals… Won 200 meters at Big South Championships with a time of 23.42, setting a new Big South All-Time record and Big South Championship meet record... Won the 100 meters in 11.59 at the Big South Championship, setting a new Big South Championship meet record… Ran second leg on the 4x100-meter relay that set the all-time Big South record and Big South Championship meet record with a time of 45.28… Ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x400-meter relay… Set new Coastal Carolina All-Time records in the100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100-meter relay at Big South Championships… Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays… Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set the All-Time Big South record in winning the fifth place medal in the college section at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:40.67…Was named Coastal Carolina University’s MostValuable Player in Outdoor Track… All-Conference in 100 00 meters, 200 meters, 4x100- and 4x400-meter at Big South Championships... mpionships... 2009 Indoor: Big South Conference 200 meters Champion with season best 24.28… Finished second at Big South outh Championships in 60-meter dash… Had Big South Conference ference top mark of the season in the 60-meter dash in qualifying ing round of the Big South Championships with 7.46... 2008 08 Outdoor: Placed second in the 200 meters at the Big South Championships to earn All-Big South honors... Ran lead leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the Championship... Ran a team-best 11.97 in the 100 00 meters at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Turned in a time of 24.28 in the 200 meters at the Georgia Tech ch Invitational which ranks as the third best time is school hool ace with history... Won the Chanticleer Classic 400 meters race 00-meter a time of 58.39... Ran the lead-off leg of the 4x100-meter relay squad that turned in a season-best time of 46.65 at 8 Indoor: the Coastal Carolina/Shamrock Invitational... 2008 Turned in a time of 7.57 en route to winning the 60-meter hips, and dash championship at the Big South Championships, hampionrank No. 2 in school history... Placed second at the Championships in the 200 meters with a time of 24.67 to placee second... Finished .02 seconds off the school record in the 200 meters with a time of 24.56 at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay squad that had a season-best 07 Outdoor: of 3:49.82 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational... 2007 d 4x100- and Earned All-Conference honors in the 400 meters and ips... Member 4x400-meter relays at the Big South Championships... of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team that set a new Big South Championship record time of 3:45.23... Member of the second-place 4x100-meter relay team at the league championships... Finished second in the 400-meter dash at the Big South Championships with a career-best time of 55.80... Part of the sprint medley relay team that set a new program record of 4:03.42 at Penn Relays... Lead-off leg on program setting 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams... NCAA Regional participant on the 4x400-meter relay team that established a new program record in the event with a time of 3:44.87... Competed at the USA Junior Nationals in the 400 meters... 2007 Indoor: Ran personal bests in the 60 meters and the 200 meters at the Big South Indoor Conference Championships... Was fourth in the 60-meter dash finals with a time of 7.71, which was the same time she ran in the prelims... Her season-best 25.27 in the 200-meter prelims finished fifth and advanced her to the finals, where she was fourth in a time of 25.40... Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that was third at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational with a time of 3:56.05, which is the fourth fastest indoor 4x400 time in program history... High School: Was the 2006 Women Athlete of the Year and named Best Sprinter as a senior at Hilton Head... Placed second in the 800 meters as a sophomore at the State Finals... Earned AllRegion honors as a freshman, junior and senior... Finished second in the state in the 400 meters, third in the 200 meters and fourth in the 100 meters... Hold the school records in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter races... Was the Women’s team MVP three times... Personal: Full Name: Ikeiylah Elaine Brown... Daughter of Robin Primus... Majoring in business management and marketing.

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2009-10 Chanticleers ROBIN CALLAN

Junior • 5-8 Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro Jumps

Sophomore • 5-7 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Throws

2008 All-Big South in high jump (I)... 2009 Outdoor: Won the Chanticleer Classic in high jump with 5’7.75”... Finished eighth at the Big South Championship in the high jump... 2008 Outdoor: Redshirted due to injury... 2008 Indoor: Tied for third at the Big South Championships in the high jump... High School: 2006 New York State Champion in the Division II high jump... Also 2006 Eastern States Champion in the high jump... Four-time Section 9 Class B high jump champion, claiming two crowns during indoor and two during outdoor... Section 9 Class B long jump champion as a senior... Set school records in the high jump, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x200-meter relay... Finished second in the high jump at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships as a sophomore... Placed second in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Championships as a sophomore and junior... Selected as the Poughkeepsie Journal Female Track Athlete of the Year in 2006... Personal: Full name: Kristen Anne Burpoe... Daughter of Charles and Laura Burpoe... Sister, Michelle, plays volleyball at Lycoming College... Major is finance.

2009: All-Big South in the weight throw (I)... 2009 Outdoor: Finished fourth at Big South Championships in the hammer throw… Had a season best in the hammer throw of 157’5” at the Chanticleer Classic… Finished 13th in the shot put at the Big South Championships and 18th in the discus... 2009 Indoor: Finished third at Big South Championships in weight throw… Had a season best of 48’2.75” at Niswonger Invitational... High School: Finished sixth in hammer throw at Nike National High School Championships senior year... Two-time Nike All-America selection in the weight throw... Three-time state qualifier in the shot put... Competed in the Empire State Games in the javelin, shot put, and hammer throw in her high school career... Personal: Full name: Robin Anne Callan... Daughter of Richard and Fran Callan... Sister Kristen was an All-American in the hammer throw at Virginia Tech, while brother Ricky (SUNY-Cortland) participated in track & field in college... Major is history education.

PEGGY BUSBEE Senior • 5-5 Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Distance

2009: NCAA East Regional Qualifier in discus... Big South Champion in discus... All-Big South in discus, shot put and hammer throw... 2008: All-Big South in discus, hammer... 2009 Outdoor: Had a season best in the discus of 152’5” at the Tar Heel and Aggie Classic, which is sixth on Coastal Carolina all-time list… Earned All-Big South honors with secondplace finish at Big South Championships in the shot put and had a personal best of 43’0.25”… Placed second in the hammer throw, earning her third All-Conference honor… Had a personal best in the hammer throw of 168’2” at the Tar Heel and Aggie Classic... 2009 Indoor: All-Big South in shot put with second-place finish at Big South Championships... Had a season best of 40’11”… Finished fifth at Big South Championships in weight throw with a season best of 46’6.25”... 2008 Outdoor: Competed at the 2008 Junior Nationals in the hammer throw... Ranks sixth in school history with a 40’8.75” toss in the shot put and seventh in the discus at 140’4”...Placed second at the Big South Championships in the hammer with a throw of 155’0”... Had regular-season best throw of 156’2”... Had third-place finish in the discus at the Big South Championships... Took home three first-place finishes at the Chanticleer Classic in the shot put, discus and hammer... Placed in the top-10 in the shot put at the Shamrock Invitational (eighth) and the Big South Championship (sixth)... Earned three top-five finishes in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, along with the Chanticleer Classic and Big South Championships... Earned three top-five marks in the hammer throw in the Asics/Winthrop Invitational (second), Big South Championship (second) and Chanticleer Classic (first)... 2008 Indoor: Finished fourth in weight throw at the Big South Championships with a season best throw of 50’11”... Took seventh at the Championships in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 39’3”... Won the Dick Taylor UNC Relays with a throw of 39’3” in the shot put... Took home a pair of top-10 finishes in the weight throw at the Dick Taylor Relays and the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... State Class 2A Champion senior year in discus... All-State selection in the discus her senior year... Four-time All-Region III AA in the discus and three-time All-Region honors in the shot put... Female Field Athlete of the Year her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons... Track and Field MVP as a senior... Was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball... Garnered All-Region honors for basketball as a junior and senior... Recipient of the Coaches’ Award for basketball as a junior... MVP and All-State selection for basketball as a senior... Three-time letterwinner in volleyball... All-Region in volleyball as a junior and senior... Selected as the MVP for volleyball as a junior and senior... Personal: Full Name: Brittany Reneah Connor... Daughter of Patrick and Betty Connor... Computer science major.

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Has senior status in outdoor track and is listed as a redshirt junior in indoor track... 2009 XC: Finished 36th at the Gamecock Invitational with the time of 21:01.07... Finished 62nd in the Big South Championship with a time of 22:19... 2009 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters… Had a personal-best time of 2:19.80 in the 800 meters at the Chanticleer Classic... 2009 Indoor: Finished 10th at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters with season-best mark of 2:23.55... 2008 XC: Ran in five races, with top overall finish coming in the Coastal Carolina Invitational (25th)... 2008 Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 800 meters at the Big South Championship... 2008 Indoor: Did not participate due to illness... 2007 XC: Clocked a career-best 5k time of 21:01 at the Low Country Invitational... Ran in her only 6k of the season in the JV race of the Paul Short Run, finishing in a time of 25:55... 2007 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 2:22.26 in the 800-meter prelims at the Big South Conference Outdoor Championships... Finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 5:14.07... 2007 Indoor: Raced in the 800 meters and mile during Indoor... Clocked a 2:29.36 800-meter time at UNC Fast Times... Finished 15th in the mile at the Big South Conference Championships with a time of 5:46.53... 2006 XC: Had a season-best 5k time of 21:05 at the Big South Championships, which earned her 53rd place... High School: Cross Country team won Region IV AAAA Championship all four years while at South Aiken... Track Region IV AAAA Region Champs four times in 3,200-meter relay, three times in the 1,600-meter relay and two times in the 800 meters... Made the 4A South Carolina Cross Country State team as a senior... All-Region IV AAAA Track and Field team in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays as a senior... Cross Country Region IV AAAA Champs as a junior... Scored highest points in track for South Aiken and made the All-Region IV AAAA team for the 800 meters in track twice... 800-meter South Carolina All-State team, 4x800 All-State team and finished third overall in the 800 meters at the state championship as a freshman... Member of National Honor Society... 2005 Wendy’s Heisman Female Athlete at South Aiken... Track and Field and Cross Country ScholarAthlete... Personal: Full Name: Peggy Elizabeth Busbee... Daughter of Russ and Virginia Busbee... Brother, Ben, competed in cross country and track and field at Winthrop University from 1999-2000 and Erskine College from 2001-2003... Majoring in marketing.

Junior • 5-8 Greenwood, S.C./Emerald Throws

Men’s Track & Field

BRITTANY CONNOR

Women’s Track & Field

KRISTEN BURPOE

Women’s Track & Field

2009-10 Chanticleers KRISTEN CRAWFORD

JESSICA DENNISON

Sophomore • 5-10 Greenville, S.C./JL Mann Jumps/Sprints

Freshman • 5-1 Aville, Ind./East Noble Distance

2009 Outdoor: Finished 16th in the triple jump at the Big South Championships… Had a personal best jump in the triple jump of 37’4.5” at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Finished 13th at the Big South Championships in the triple jump with a season best of 35’8”... High School: Placed fourth in the state in the triple jump senior year... Was All-Region in the 4x400-meter relay... State runner-up in the triple jump in junior season with a jump of 36’11”... Helped lead the Patriots to four-consecutive State Championships... Honor student in high school... Member of the Student Council and National Honor Society... Personal: Full Name: Kristen Nichole Crawford... Daughter of Keith Forrest and Yvonne Crawford... Majoring in biology.

SHELBY DONAHUE

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Men’s Track & Field

JOYCE CURTIN

2009 XC: Finished in 12th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with the time of 20:29.84... Finished 44th overall at the Big South Championships... High School: Member of the All-Area Track and Cross Country Team her freshman, sophomore and junior years.... Earned All-Conference in cross country after qualifying for States her sophomore and junior years... Named to the All-Conference team and the All-Area News Sun Team for track and cross country... Qualified at the regional and state level for both track and cross country... Personal: Full Name: Jessica Christin-Sue Dennison... Daughter of Chris Dennison and Sue Petre... Majoring in exercise science.

Junior • 5-10 Killeagh, Ireland/Colaiste Eoin Distance Is considered a redshirt sophomore in indoor track and a junior in outdoor track... 2009 XC: Finished in ninth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, which was her only race of the season... 2009 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Championships with a personal best of 11:34.38… Was ninth at the Big South Championships in the 5000 meters… Had a season-best 5000-meter time of 18:13.46 at the Duke Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Finished fifth at the Big South Championships in the 5000 meters with a personal best of 18:00.53… Finished sixth in the 3000 meters at the Big South Championships with a personal best of 10:15.68... 2008 XC: Finished 19th out of 74 runners at Big South Conference Championships... Ran personal-best in 6k with a time of 22:31 at the Paul Short Invitational... 2008 Outd Outdoor: tdoor oor:: Fin Finish Finished ished seventh at the Big South Championships in the 10,000 meters 000 mete erss ........ Ran season-best time of 18:56.06, in 5,000 00 mete meters ers at the Duke/Asics Invitational... 2007 XC:: Opened d her career with a season-best 20:08.22 5k timee at at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, which plac placed ced 10th... Competed at the Brooks Paul Sho Short ortt Run and finished the 6K course in a time im me of 24:07... High School: Represented Ireeland on eight different occasions in crosss country for both her club and school teams... Six-time conference cross country champion... Ireland’s National Cross sss Country Champion in U-14 and U-16 levels... Also evels... A Al lso o the Celtic International U-16 Cross Country try Cham Champimpion... Earned All-Ireland Cross Country honors nors att the tth he junior level as well as in the 1,500 meters rs duri during ring ng g her first and second years... Received All-Ireland -Irelaand Natio onaal in cross country at the senior level... National ring h err indoor 1,500 meter junior champion during her ,000 memesixth year... Conference 800, 1,500 and 3,000 so play yed d ters champion during her sixth year... Also played iste Eoin’s n’ss rugby and basketball... Captained Coaiste hampion ns rugby team that was the conference champions me: Joy oycce during her third year... Personal: Full Name: Joyce ary Regina Curtin... Daughter of Jimmy and M Mary Joyce Curtin... Major is physical education.

Junior • 5-4 Griswold, Conn./Griswold Mid-Distance 2009: All-Big South in cross country, All-Big South in the 1,500 meters (O)... 2009 XC: Earned All-Big South honors with a sixth-place finish at Big South Championships... Won the Coastal Carolina Invitational and was the top finisher for Coastal Carolina… Was Coastal’s first finisher and placed third at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 18:12.49 which was a personal best and season best... 2009 Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors after finishing second in the 1500 meters at the Big South Championships with a personal best of 4:41.30… Finished eighth at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters… Had a season best in the 800 meters of 2:17.94 at the Duke Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships in the mile… Had a season best in the mile of 5:14.52… Ran a personal-best 10:35.57 for the 3000 meters at the UNC Classic... 2008 XC: One of Coastal Carolina’s top runners on the year, running her way to a trio of top-10 finishes... Season-best in 6k of 22:38 at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational... Was Coastal Carolina’s fifth finisher at the Big South Championships, placing 21st out of 74 runners... Placed second at the Gamecock Invitational (18:57.26)... Took third place at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (14:56.89, 4k)... 2008 Outdoor: Sixth in school history in the 800 meters with a time of 2:16.54... Finished eighth at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters... 2008 Indoor: Member of the Big South Championship distance medley relay squad that turned in a 12:24.50, ranking third in Coastal Carolina history and earning All-Conference honors... Finished eighth in the 800 meters at the Big South Championships... 2007 XC: Competed at Regionals, clocking a 6k time of 24:09.85... Was second at the Low Country Invitational with a time of 19:38... Ran a career-best 5K time of 19:33.9 at the New Balance Big South Cross Country Championships... High School: Two-time Eastern Connecticut Conference Cross Country Champion... Helped Griswold to two Class M State Cross Country Championships... Holds the fifth-fastest time on the Eastern Connecticut Conference course... Captained cross country team as a senior... Class M Indoor State Champion in the 60-meter dash as a junior with a meet record time of 1:39.10... Class M State Champion in the 1,600 and 800 meters... Qualified for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 800 meters... Indoor Eastern Connecticut Conference champion in the 1,000 meters as a senior, running 3:00... Outdoor state champion in the 800 meters as a junior... Two-time team MVP... Selected to Norwich Bulletin and The Day All-Area Teams throughout scholastic career... Personal: Full Name: Shelby Lynn Donahue... Daughter of Wayne and Kelley Donahue... Majoring in health promotion.

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2009-10 Chanticleers KARA GAJOCH

Freshman • 5-2 Columbia, S.C./Ridge View Sprints

Sophomore • 5-10 Columbia, S.C./Ridge View Jumps

High School: Lettered three years in track and field... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay and finished sixth overall in the state her senior year... Won the Diamond Invitational her senior year... Participated in cheerleading three years... Personal: Full Name: Fantasia Damonte Free... Daughter of Ladawn Kelley... Majoring in recreation and sports management.

2009 Outdoor: Finished seventh in high jump at the Big South Championships… Had a personal best jump of 5’7.25” at the Chanticleer Classic... Had a 5’5” mark in the high jump at the Duke Invite... 2009 Indoor: Tied for fifth in high jump at the Big South Championships… Had a season-best high jump of 5’2.25” at Clemson Tiger Invitational... High School: Had personal bests of 5’4” in the high jump and 15’2” in the long jump her senior year... Also ran cross country junior and senior years, and turned in a personal best of 21:54 in her senior season... Played basketball freshman and sophomore years... Personal: Full name is Kara Ashley Gajoch... Daughter of Robert and Collenn Gajoch... Majoring in biology.

DARIALLE HENLEY

BRIDGET GARRITY

Sophomore • 5-6 Mauldin, S.C./JL Mann Sprints/Jumps

Junior • 5-8 Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby Javelin 2009 Outdoor: Finished third at the Chanticleer Classic in the javelin with a mark of 111’1”... Placed sixth at the Big South Championship in the javelin with a 116’8” throw... Had a season-best mark of 118’7” in the javelin at the Florida Relays... 2008 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships... Ranks eighth in school history with a mark of 124’6”, which was achieved at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... High School: Four-time letterwinner in indoor track and field... Competed and lettered in outdoor track during her senior season... Top javelin thrower at Upper Darby... Ranked among the top six javelin throwers in Delaware County... All-Delco Honorable Mention as a senior... Had a best throw of 112’3”... Also a two-time letterwinner in soccer... Personal: Full name: Bridget Anne Garrity... Daughter of Hugh and Denise Garrity... Marine science major.

KIERRA GABE

Men’s Track & Field

2009: NCAA Regional Qualifier in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay team... All-Big South in the 60-meter dash (I)... All-Big South in the 100 meters (O)... 2009 Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors with her second place finish at the Big South Championships in the 100 meters with a personal best time of 11.66… Ran anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team which finished first at the Big South Championships with an all-time Big South Championship record and Big South Championship meet record of 45.28… Finished sixth in the 200 meters at the Big South Championships… Ran a personal-best time of 24.44 in the 200 meters during preliminary rounds at the Big South Championships... Had a season-best mark of 19’1” in the long jump, finishing first at the Tar Heel Aggie... 2009 Indoor: Big South Conference Champion in the 60-meter dash… Had a season-best 7.46 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet and tied teammate Ikeiylah Brown for the best season mark… Had a season-best 200-meter time of 25.13 in qualifying round of Big South Championships... High School: Two-time State Champion in the 100 meters, with a personal best of 11.74... Two-time State Champion in the long jump with a personal best of 19’11.75”, which ranked 10th in the nation... Two-time South Carolina State Champion in the 4x100-meter relay... Helped lead the Patriots to four consecutive team state titles... Also played basketball, leading JL Mann to three consecutive state championships... Named Women’s Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2008...Personal: Full name: Darriale Yutylia Henley... Daugther of Darrah Henley and Harelda Patterson... Majoring in political science.

Women’s Track & Field

FANTASIA FREE

Sophomore • 5-11 Adams Run, N.C./ Military Magnet-Academy Jumps

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2009 Outdoor: Finished fifth in 400-meter hurdles at the Big South Championships… Ran a personal best time of 1:03.86 in the 400-meter hurdles preliminary round at the Big South Championships... 2009 Indoor: Finished fourth at the Big South Championships in the high jump… Had a season best in high jump of 5’4.25” at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational… Finished eighth in 400 meters at Big South Championships… Season best of 58.10 in 400 meters in the qualifying round at the Big South Championships… Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that ran a season-best 3:52.12 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... High School: South Carolina Class A state high jump champion junior year, attaining All-State status... Also earned All-State status in triple jump and long jump her senior season... Named team MVP all four years... Also played basketball four years, and was named MVP in junior and senior seasons... Participated in volleyball freshman year... Personal: Full name: Kierra Nicole Gabe... Daughter of Joseph and Yvonne Gabe... Majoring in accounting.

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2009-10 Chanticleers JERICA HOWARD

VONDEESHIA HUMPHRIES

Freshman • 5-6 Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan Sprints

Junior • 5-6 Columbia, S.C./Irmo Sprints/Mid-Distance

High School: 2009 State Champion for Class AA in the 400 meters... Lettered in track and field three years... Personal: Full Name: Jerica Nicole Howard... Daughter of Gerald and Stephanie Howard... Majoring in nursing.

EMMA HULBURD Freshman • 5-8 Shelburne, Vt./Rice Memorial Distance 2009 XC: Finished seventh in the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 20:06.93... High School: Won three state championships in the 1500 meter, 3000 meter and the 4x800-meter relay in outdoor track her senior year... Was a three-year letterwinner for cross country and indoor and outdoor track, starting her sophomore year... Placed second in the 1500 meters and third in the 3200 meters at the indoor track Essex New England qualifier her junior year... Won the 1500 meter, 3000 meter and helped win the 4x800-meter relay at the state meet for indoor track as a junior... Placed third in the 3200 meters at the New England qualifier for outdoor track as a senior... At the indoor state meet her senior year, she placed second in the 1600 meter and then third in the 3200 meters... Ran for the Junior Olympic Association in Rhode Island and placed second, which allowed her to compete at the National Junior Olympic meet where she finished 35th in the nation... Concluding her senior year, she was undefeated in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the Division II level... Personal: Full Name: Emma Louise Hulburd... Daughter of Lloyd and Sharon Hulbard... Majoring in exercise science.

2009: NCAA East Regional Qualifier on the 4x400meter relay team... 2008: Big South 400-meter Indoor Champion... NCAA East Region Qualifier... Big South and School Record Holder in 400 meters (I) (54.41)... All-Big South: 400 meters, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400meter relay... 2009 Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors in two events at the Big South Championships… Finished third in 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 56.23… Was a member of 4x400-meter relay team that won the Big South Championship and set an all-time Big South Championship record of 3:40.67… Ran a season best 200-meter time of 25.74 at the Chanticleer Classic... 2009 Indoor: Battled injury much of the indoor season... 2008 Outdoor: Set school record in the 400 meters at the New Balance Big South Championships with a time of 54.41 in the qualifying round of the championship... Finished second in the he final to earn All-Big South status... Ran the anchor leg of the he 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the Championships, nships, and ran on the 4x400-meter relay squad that placed aced third... Also placed seventh in the 200 meters... rs... Ran a personal best of 24.75 in the 200 meters ers at the Chanticleer Classic... 2008 Indoor: Won Big South Championship in the 400 meters rs with a time of 56.32... Ran personal best off 56.25 at the championships... Ran on the 4x400meter relay team at the Clemson Invitational, ational, which posted a season best of 3:49.82... 82... Also was a member of the 4x400-meter relay ay squad that finished fifth at the Big South Championampionships... High School: Six-time letterwinner rwinner in track and field... Garnered All-State te and All-Region honors in the 800 meters rs five times... Set the state record for the 800 0 mer-up ters as a seventh-grader... State runner-up nal in the 800 meters as a senior... Regional champion in the 800 meters, 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay her senior year... Captain and Irmo’s MVP as a senior... Finished fifth at the state meet as a junior... Personal: Full s name is Vondeeshia Nicole Humphries... Daughter of Vonda Humphries... Majoring in accounting.

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SHANACE ISAAC

Redshirt Freshman • 5-6 Orangeburg, S.C./Fairfax Hurdles/Sprints 2009: Redshirted due to injury... High School: State Champion in the 400-meter hurdles... State runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles... Earned AllRegion honors while team placed third in state her senior season... State runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay her junior year... State Champion in the 4x800-meter relay... Regional Junior Olympics qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles... Earned state title in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x800-meter relay freshman year... State runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay... Captained volleyball and basketball teams, where she was also named All-Region... Personal: Full name is Shanace Isaac... Daughter of Donace Isaac and Nancy Moore... Majoring in biology/chemistry.

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2009-10 Chanticleers JENNA KAZMIERCZACK

Sophomore • 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Mid-Distance

Freshman • 5-7 Oak Island, N.C./South Brunswick Sprints/Hurdles High School: Lettered in track and field all four years... Named team captain her junior and senior years... Holds the school’s record in the 55-meter hurdles, 300 meters and 4x400-meter relay in indoor track... Holds the school record in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay in outdoor track... Placed 16th at indoor state finals her senior year... Named conference champion in 100-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay in outdoor track her senior year... Was a state qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay her junior and senior years... State qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay sophomore, junior and senior years... Regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay as a sophomore, junior and senior years... Regional champion in 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles her senior year... Named conference MVP her senior year and team MVP her sophomore, junior and senior years... County champion her junior year in 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles... Personal: Full Name: Jenna Michelle Kazmierczack... Daughter of Michael and Christine Kazmierczack... Majoring in graphic design.

SAMANTHA KEENAN Redshirt Junior • 5-6 Glenmore, Pa./Dowington East Sprints

CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Sophomore • 5-6 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/ Cleveland Heights Mid-Distance

MARY LAWRENCE Redshirt Freshman • 5-4 Bethlehem, Pa./Dowington East Pole Vault 2009: Medical redshirt... High School: Lettered four seasons in track and field... Earned All-State honors senior year after vaulting a personal best of 12’....Was a member of the cheerleading squad for three years... Participated in gymnastics for 12 years... Personal: Full name: Mary Elizabeth Lawrence... Daughter of Richard Lawrence and Marianne DeRoner... Majoring in marine science.

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2009: All-Big South in 800-meters (I,O) and mile (I)... 2008: Big South Cross Country Freshman of the Year... All-Big South in Cross Country... 2009 XC: Finished fifth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Finished 13th overall at the Gamecock Invitational… Placed 22nd overall at the Big South Championships... 2009 Outdoor: Earned All-Big South after a second-place finish in the 800 meters at the Big South Championships… Had a season best of 2:15.38 in the 800 meters in the preliminary round at the Big South Championships… Had a season best in the 1500 meters of 4:47.52 at the Duke Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Earned All-Big South in both the 800 meters and mile… Finished third at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters with a season best of 2:18.32… Finished third in the mile at the Big South Championships… Had a season best in the mile of 5:11.64 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational... 2008 XC: Took seventh at the Big South Championships, finishing as the top freshman in the conference... Had four top-10 finishes in seven meets... Won the Gamecock Invitational in her first collegiate start with a time of 18:51.95... Was the top Chanticleer finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, coming in 77th with a time of 22:41.7... Had 6k season-best of 22:39 at the Paul Short Invitational... Placed fourth at both the Coastal Carolina Invitational, as well as the Big South Preview... High School: Earned All-State honors in cross country senior year... Team MVP in cross country and track three times... Earned All-District accolades in cross country junior year... Named team’s “Best New Runner” freshman year for the Tigers... Honor and Merit Roll student... Personal: Full name: Christian Arielle Johnson... Daughter of Valerie Hurley... Majoring in health promotion.

2009 All-Big South 4x400-meter relay (I)... 2009 Outdoor: Finished 12th at the Big South Championships in the 100 meters and 15th in the 200 meters… Had season bests at the Big South Championships preliminary rounds of the 100 meters and 200 meters, running in 12.59 and 25.87 respectively... 2009 Indoor: Earned All-Conference honors as a member of 4x400-meter relay team that finished third at the Big South Championships... 2008: Took a medical redshirt due to injury... 2007 Outdoor: DId not compete due to injury... 2007 Indoor: Competed in the 60 meters at the Clemson Opener, where she was fourth in her heat with a time of 8.05... Ran in the 55-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Earned MVP at Chi-Chester Relays as a senior... Named to the Daily Local All-Area First Team and the Philadelphia Inquirer First Team... Had the most points for her team in both indoor and outdoor during her sophomore and junior seasons... Personal: Full name: Samantha Marie Keenan... Daughter of John and Sharon Kennan... Health promotion major.

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2009 NCAA East Regional Qualifier as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team... 2009 Outdoor: Finished 15th at NCAA East Regionals in the 4x400-meter relay… Earned All-Conference honors as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that captured the Big South Championship… Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set an all-time Big South record of 3:40.67, placing fifth in the college section of the Penn Relays… Finished fourth at the Big South Championships in the 400 meters… Ran a personal best of 56.56 in the preliminaries of the Big South Championships in the 400 meters... 2009 Indoor: Finished sixth at the Big South Championships in the 400 meters… Placed second in the 400 meters at the Tiger Invitational... Had a season-best 400 meters of 57.65 at New Balance Collegiate Invitational… Member of the 4x400-meter relay that ran a season best of 3:52.12 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... 2008 XC: Redshirted, retaining four years of eligibility... High School: Earned All-State honors in cross country six times... Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the South Carolina State Championships senior year with a time of 57.12, earning All-State honors... Was a Nike All-America selection in the sprint medley relay sophomore year... Was a key contributor on three-straight Class AAAA State Championships at Spartanburg... Captained the Vikings senior year and earned team MVP honors... Personal: Full name: Santresa Michelle Jaminson... Daughter of Leonard and Nicole Lynch... Undecided on a major.

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CAITLIN LUPO

ANJULIA NICHOLSON

Junior • 5-4 Pitman, N.J./Pitman Javelin

Freshman • 5-8 Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Throws

2009: All-Big South in javelin... 2008: All-Big South in javelin... 2009 Outdoor: Finished third at the Big South Championships in the javelin with a 122’5” throw... Won the Chanticleer Classic in javelin with a mark of 127’10”...Placed second at the Tar Heel Aggie Classic... Finished fourth at both the Coastal Carolina-Asics Invite and Shamrock Invite... 2008 Outdoor: Finished third at the Big South Championships with a throw of 127’10”...Had a season-best toss of 129’10” in the javelin at the Chanticleer Classic, which ranks fifth in school history... Placed third at the Shamrock Invitational with a throw of 129’9”... Made collegiate debut at the Buccaneer Invitational with a throw of 121’... High School: Six-time letterwinner in track and field... Finished second in the javelin at the Group I State Meet as a senior... Placed third in the javelin at Group I State Meet her freshman, sophomore, and junior years... Three-time champion in the javelin in Gloucester County, in Group I South Jersey and in Tri-County Classic Division during outdoor... Earned First-Team All-Gloucester County, Tri-County and South Jersey her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Selected as Pitman’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior... Recipient of the Coaches’ Award her as a senior... Also played soccer... Personal: Full name: Caitlin Noelle Lupo... Daughter of Kevin and Joan Lupo... Majoring in psychology.

DEBORAH MATTERN Redshirt Junior • 5-4 Turnbridge, Vt./South Royalton (Castleton State) Javelin 2009: NCAA East Regional Qualifier in javelin... All-Big South in javelin... 2008: All-Big South in javelin... 2009 Outdoor: Won the Big South Championships in javelin with a mark of 139’5”... Ranks second on Coastal Carolina’s all-time list in the javelin... Had a season-best throw of 146’7” at the UNC Elite... Had a mark of 139’10” at the NCAA East Regional... Won both the Tar Heel Aggie Classic and the Shamrock Invite... Placed second at the Coastal Carolina-Asics Invite with 138’2”... 2008 Outdoor: Earned All-Big South honors after placing second with a throw of 135’5”...Threw a career-best 138’9” at the Pepsi Relays, which ranks fourth in school history... Tossed 131’1” at the Asics/ Winthrop Invitational... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Transfer from Castleton State, where she did not compete in track and field... High School: Competed in track and field as a sophomore, junior and senior... Three-time Vermont state champion in the javelin... Member of the Division 3 State Championship team as a junior... Team was state runner-up during sophomore and senior seasons... Finished second in the shot put and fourth in the pole vault... Also played soccer and softball... Personal: Full name is Deborah Ruth Mattern... ern... Daughter of Wes Mattern and Susan an Boles... s... Majoring in early childhood educaeduca ca-tion.

High School: Won the Girls Thoroughbred Award her senior year... Earned All-State honors her senior year in the discus... Participated in track and field all four years... Played basketball her sophomore, junior and senior years... Personal: Full Name: Anjulia Maureen Nicholson... Daughter of Joan Holloway... Undeclared major.

SIERRAH OATES Junior • 5-7 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland Jumps/Hurdles 2008: All-Big South in long jump (O)... 2009 Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Big South Championships in the long jump with 18’0.5”, a season best... 2009 Indoor: Finished 10th at the Big South Championships in 60-meter hurdles… Tied for 13th at the Big South Championships in the long jump.. 2008 Outdoor: Jumped a team-best 18’6.5” in the long jump at the Big South Championships and placed third in the conference to earn All-Big South honors... Finished fifth at the championships with a 14.97 in the 100-meter hurdles... Part of 4x100-meter relay squad that won the Chanticleer Classic... Turned in a 14.73 in the 100-meter hurdles as the Asics/ Winthrop Invitational... Member of the 4x200-, 4x400- and 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relays... 2008 Indoor: Placed sixth at the Big South Championships in the long jump with a season best 18’1.5”... Placed seventh at the championships with a 9.00 in the 60-meter hurdles... High School: Six time-letterwinner... 2007 Nike National All-American... 2006 South Carolina 4A Long Jump State Champion... State finalist in the 100-meter hurdles as a junior and senior... Three-time All-State and All-Region honoree in the long jump... Earned All-Area honors in the long jump and 100-meter hurdles... Three-time MVP... Named WACH-TV 57 Student-Athlete of the Year... Also played basketball and volleyball... Member of the state championship basketball team her junior season... Valedictorian of her graduating class... Personal: Full name: Sierrah Lunday Oates... Daughter of Theodius and Janice Oates... Brother, Theodius, is a member of USC Aiken’s basketball team... Business management major.

SHANTELLE PATTERSON Redshirt Sophomore • 5-9 Pawley’s Island, S.C./Waccamaw (South Carolina) Throws Prior to Coastal: At South Carolina earned the Iron Gamecock Award… Finished ninth in the hammer throw at the SEC Championships with a mark of 167’2”, a personal best... Had a personal best in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a throw of 41’5.25”... At the UNC Elite had a throw of 128’4” in the discus... High School: Earned All-Conference in the discus and shot put her senior year... Lettered in track… Named to the All-Conference team in basketball and discus her junior year... Lettered in basketball… Personal: Full Name: Shantelle Dominique Patterson… Daughter of James and Beth Patterson… Majoring in art studio.

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2009-10 Chanticleers THERESA SCHAMBERGER

Freshman • 5-6 Pittsburgh, Pa./Plym Senior Sprints/Hurdles

Senior • 5-3 Kendalville, Ind./East Noble Mid-Distance

High School: Holds school records for 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 60-meter hurdles… Earned All-WPIAL and All-State for 100-meter hurdles and placed in the top 12 in the PIAA State Championships her senior year… Broke the 4x100meter relay school record her junior year… Lettered in track all four years of high school…Was a WPIAL finalist her sophomore and junior years… Was a WPIAL Qualifier her freshman year… Personal: Full Name: Paola Estefania Ramirez… Daughter of Clemencia Ramirez… Undecided major.

JANEL REEVES Freshman • 5-3 Rustburg, Va./Brookville Mid-Distance

CRYSTAL ROBINSON Redshirt Freshman • 5-7 Vance, S.C./Lake Marion Sprints

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2009 Indoors: Had a season best of 8.32 in 60-meter dash at Virginia Tech Invitational… Missed much of the season due to injury... High School: Earned All-State and All-Region honors her senior year... Region champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and 4x100-meter relay her senior year... Finished fourth at the state championships her senior year in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay... Named Girls Track MVP and was awarded the Sportsmanship Award her senior year... Was region champion in the 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay her junior year... Placed fourth in the 4x100-meter relay her junior year at the state championships... Named Best Sprinter her freshman and sophomore years... Region champion in the 100-meters and 4x100-meter relay her freshman and sophomore years... Personal: Full Name: Crystal Shaneka Robinson... Daughter of Frannie Robinson and the late Jamall Tilly... Majoring in biology.

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2009: All-Big South in cross country... 2009 XC: Finished seventh at the Big South Championship with a time of 19:09... Was Coastal Carolina’s top finisher in the Paul Short Run… Placed fourth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Finished fourth at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 18:20.35, a season and personal best... Had a season best 6,000 meter time of 21:41.06 at the Paul Short Run...Was the top finisher for Coastal Carolina at the NCAA Southeast Regionals... High School: Named Virginia State AA cross country champion her senior year... Participated in outdoor track last three years... Placed second in the two mile and placed fourth in the one mile her senior year... Placed second in the two mile and fifth in the one mile to earn All-State track honors her junior year... Participated in AA All-State cross country all four years... Personal: Full Name: Janel Dianne Reeves... Daughter of William Reeves and Teresa Camden... Brother Will runs track and cross country for Liberty University... Majoring in exercise science.

2009: Big South cross country All-Academic Team member in cross country... All-Big South in distance medley relay... 2008: Big South cross country All-Academic Team member... All-Big South in distance medley relay (I)... AllBig South in cross country... 2007: All-Big South 800-meter and mile (I)... 2009 XC: Finished sixth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...Came in 12th at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 19:07.40...Finished 21st overall at the Big South Championships... 2009 Outdoor: Finished 14th at the Big South Championships in the 5000 meters... Placed sixth in the 800 meters at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 2:23.42... 2009 Indoor: Finished 10th at the Big South Championships with a time of 5:19.76 in the mile... Placed 13th at the Tiger Invitational... 2008 XC: Fought through summer injuries to help lead the Chanticleers to 2008 Big South Cross Country title... Placed 25th the championships... Earned a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, placing ninth at the Gamecock Invitational as well as the Big South Preview... 2008 Outdoor: Placed fifth at the Big South Conference Championships in the 1500-meter run... Had a season-best in the 1500 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 4:46.47... 2008 Indoor: Led the distance medley relay squad to a first-place finish at the Big South Championships, turning in a solid performance in the anchor leg... Ran the mile at the Clemson Invitational, clocking a time of 5:13.68, which was good for fifth-place... Ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay that placed third at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic... 2007 XC: Garnered All-Big South honors by placing 10th at the New Balance Big South Cross Country Championships, clocking a personal best 5K time of 18:11.4... Ran 22:37.05 at Regionals... Gave Coastal Carolina a 1-2-3 individual finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational by placing third with a time of 19:02.06... Ran a season-top 6k time of 22:13 at the highly-competitive Brooks Paul Short Run... 2007 Outdoor: Anchor leg on the program record-setting sprint medley relay that ran a 4:03.42 and placed 19th at Penn Relays... Recorded a personal-best 2:16.16 in the 800 meters at the Winthrop Invitational... Set a career best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:42.91 at the Big South Conference Championships... 2007 Indoor: Earned All-Big South honors in the 800-meters and mile... Placed second in the 800-meter at the Big South Conference Championships with a time of 2:19.96.. Ran a personal-best 5:11.12 in the mile and helped Coastal Carolina claim three of the top four spots at the league championships... Won her heat and was 10th overall in the mile at he Big Big South South Cross the Maryland Terrapin Invitational... 2006 XC: Finished 18th at the at Country Championships with a time of 18:56... Seventh at -best 6kk the Coastal Carolina Invitational... Ran a season-best ol: FourFourrtime of 23:24 at the Paul Short Run... High School: d field... year letterwinner in cross country and track and d Track ck Four-time East Noble MVP in Cross Country and nferrand Field... First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Confer0th h ence Cross Country honors her senior year... 20th m place on IHSAA All-State Team... Second-Team sss All-State... News-Sun Co-Prep of the Year in cross n country... Four-time News-Sun All-Area Team in sss cross country and track and field... Won cross stcountry sectional championship... Made FirstourrTeam All-Conference in track as a senior... Four600 0 time Sectional Champ in the 800 meters and 1,600 ers.... meters... Sixth place All-State in the 1,600 meters... eam m Four-time News-Sun Prep of the Year in track... Team ear... won track sectional championship her senior year... uali-Cross country sectional runner-up and state qualifier as a junior... 2004 Indiana Association of Trackk able e and Cross Country Coaches All-State Honorable onor-Mention and Northeast Hoosier Conference Honorpaign... able Mention in cross country her junior campaign... or track and d First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference for d field... Placed 12th in the State in the 1,600 meters and e 13th place in the 800 meters as a sophomore..... Broke the e... Second-school record in the 800 meters as a sophomore... Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference in crosss country as a freshman... Regional runner-up in the 1,600 meters... Two-year letterwinner in swimming... Two-time News-Sun All-Area team... Notheast Hoosier Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore... Personal: Full Name: Theresa Renee Schamberger... Daughter of Stephen and Rosalind Schamberger... Health promotion major.

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SAMANTHA SIMILE Junior • 5-2 Washington, Pa./Chartors-Houston (Robert Morris) Sprints/Hurdles Prior to Coastal: At Robert Morris was NCAA East Region Qualifier and Northeast Conference Champion in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 1:04.03.... High School: WPIAL Champion her senior year… Was All-State in 300-meter hurdles her junior and senior years… WPIAL Medalist for 300-meter hurdles her sophomore and freshman years… Personal: Full Name: Samantha Denise Simile… Daughter of Paul Simile and Denise Pattuson… Majoring in English/ art studio.

MELEKIA SIMPSON Freshman • 5-6 Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Sprints High School: All-State in the 200 meters her senior year... Lettered in track and field all four years... Participated at the Junior Olympics her junior year... Earned All-Region honors her senior, sophomore and freshman years... Played basketball all four years... Personal: Full Name: Melekia Tiumba Simpson... Daughter of Billie and Nellie Simpson... Pre-med major.

THOMASENA SMITH Junior • 5-3 Pawley’s Island, S.C./Waccamaw (Anderson) Jumps/Sprints 2009 All-Big South in the distance medley (I)... 2009 Outdoors: Finished 10th at the Big South Championships in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 59.43… Had a season best of 12.82 in the 100 meters at the Shamrock Invitational… Had a season best in the 200 meters of 26.26 at the Chanticleer Classic... 2009 Indoors: Earned All-Big South honors for running the 400-meters leg in the distance medley relay that finished third at the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 12:25.21... Finished 10th at Big South Championships in long jump... Had a season best in the long jump of 17’4.25” at the New Balance Invitational… Had a season best in the 60-meter dash of 8.08 at the UNC Classic… Had a season best in the 200-meter dash of 26.39 at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Anderson University... Named Team MVP... Earned Conference Carolina’s long jump and 200-meter titles... Member of 4x400-meter relay championship squad... High School: State Champion in the triple jump... Was state runner-up in the 400-meters and the long jump senior year... Three-time region champion in the long jump and triple jump... Qualified for four events at state championships senior and junior year... Placed 31st in the state in cross country senior year... Three-time team MVP... Three-time lower state champion in the long jump... Two-time Sun News Toast of the Coast Female Athlete of the Year... Four-time All-Region player in basketball and earned Heart & Hustle Award sophomore year... Received the “Principle Award” at the Georgetown County school district award ceremony... Earned the “Warrior Award” for most outstanding student at Waccamaw... Personal: Full name is Thomasena Ann Smith... Daughter of Winston Nelson and Mary Smith... Majoring in health promotion.

MARANIE STAAB Senior • 5-8 Trafford, Pa./Penn Trafford Distance 2009: All-Big South in the 5,000 meters... 2007 and 2008 All-Big South in cross country... 2009 XC: Place second at Coastal Carolina Invitational… Finished 20th overall the Big South Championships... Season was limited to two races due to injury... 2009 Outdoors: Finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Shamrock Invitational in her only competition of the outdoor season. 2009 Indoor: Finished second at the Big South Championships in the 5,000 meters with a personal best of 17:43.58… Finished fourth at the Big South Championships in 3,000 meters with personalbest time of 10:07.81… Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational... 2008 XC: Placed fourth at the New Balance Big South Championships to earn her second-consecutive All-Big South Conference honor with a time of 18:46.10... Had three top-10 finishes on the year, including a secondplace finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a 14:53.19 in the 4k race... Placed 78th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (22:43.6), and was Coastal Carolina’s second overall finisher... Ran season-best 6k time of 22:24 at the Paul Short Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Did not compete, retaining a season of eligibility... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007 XC: Earned All-Big South honors by running 18:08.4 and placing ninth at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships... C Cha mpionsh Finished 81st at the NCAA Southeast Regionals R Reg iona with a career-best 6k time of 22:12.75... Opened her collegiate cross country career with finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitaa fifth-place fthttional... ional... 2007 Outdoor: Ran her top 3,000-meter ttime ime at Wake Forest Relays, finishing in a time of 11:17.51... Top 5,000-meter time of 20:14.73 came 11:17.5 a the Big South Championships... 2007 Indoor: at D not compete during indoor... 2006 XC: Did Redshirted the 2006 cross country season... R ed High H ig g School: Three-year letterwinner... Made the Pennsylvania P All-State Cross Country Team aass a junior jun and senior... Member of Team PA at M ideas Regional as a senior... Placed seventh in Mideast tthe he We Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic LLeague eague and 20th in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic la A Association State Class AAA Meet... W the Was t cross country Tri-State Regional Champ pio pion and the Conference WPIAL Champion aass a junior... Placed 10th in the PIAA State C l AAA Meet... Fifth in the 1,600 meters in Class the WPIAL as a sophomore and junior... Member of National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Maranie Rae Staab... Daughter of David and Diana Staab... Double-major in marketing and business management... Wall-Fellows scholar with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

JOCELYN STARINSHAK Freshman • 5-4 Murrells Inlet, S.C./Wadsworth Pole Vault High School: Was a 2009 All-District Pole Vaulter... Placed fifth at regionals her senior year... Lettered her junior and senior years in track… Placed third in districts her junior and senior years... Finished third at regionals and was state qualifier her junior year… Personal: Full Name: Jocelyn Mary Starinshak… Daughter of Tom and Jenny Starinshak… Majoring in exercise sport science.

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2009-10 Chanticleers TENASIA WHITE

Redshirt Junior • 5-10 Menomonie, Wis./Menomonie Multi-Event

Freshman • 5-10 Summerville, S.C./Summerville Throws

2009 Outdoor: Did not participate... 2008 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the high jump at the Big South Championships with a mark of 5’1.75”, a season best… Ran a 18.26 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Chanticleer Classic… Had a season best in the long jump with a mark of 14’2.5” at the Shamrock Invitational… Finished seventh at the Big South Championships in the heptathlon with 3,402 points… 2008 Indoor: Placed 11th at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic in the pentathlon… Had a 10.93 mark in the 60-meter hurdles at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays…High School: Lettered all four years in track & field… Earned Regional First Team All-Conference her senior year… Was Second Team All-Conference her junior year… Finished fourth in the state for the high jump her sophomore year… Was Second Team All-Conference in high jump her freshman year… Lettered sophomore and junior years in basketball… Lettered sophomore, junior and senior years in volleyball…Personal: Full name: Mikaela Paige Terry… Daughter of Steve and Peggy Terry… Steve Terry participated in track & field at University of Wisconsin… Majoring in Spanish.

High School: State Class AAAA Champion in the discus with a throw of 123’0.4” her senior year... Lettered in track and field her sophomore, junior and senior years... Earned All-State honors her senior year... Placed fourth in the discus state finals her junior year... Placed fifth in discus state finals her sophomore year... Participated in basketball her freshman, sophomore and junior years... Personal: Full Name: Tenasia Mone White... Daughter of Derrick and Candice White... Majoring in political science.

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MIKAELA TERRY

KATHRYN ZENOWITZ

RINDI WOOD Junior • 5-7 Charleston, S.C./James Island Distance

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Has junior status in outdoor track and is considered a redshirt sophomore in indoor track...2009 XC: Finished 10th at Coastal Carolina Invitational... Finished 21st at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 19:50.90...Placed 39th overall at the Big South Championships... 2009 Outdoors: Finished eighth in the 1,000 meters at the Big South Championships… Had a personal best in the 5,000 meters of 19:09.40 at the High Point Vertklasse Meet... 2009 Indoors: Had a personal best time in the 3,000 meters of 10:57.56 at the East Tennessee State Niswonger Invitational… Finished 13th at the Big South Championships in the 3,000 meters... 2008 XC: Finished 33rd out of 74 runners at the Big South Championships... Turned in a season-best 5k time of 20:06.37 at the Gamecock Invitational and finished 15th... Best finish of the year came at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running a time of 15:27 in the 4k race to place 14th... 2008 Outdoor: Placed 14th at the Big South Championships in the 800-meter run... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007 XC: Redshirted cross country season... High School: Fourtime state qualifier and letterwinner in cross country, twice in Nebraska and twice in South Carolina... County and Regional Champion as a junior and senior and runner up as a sophomore... Selected as the 2006 Low Country Runner of the Year... Finish third as a freshman at the Nebraska State Meet... Qualified for the state meet three times in track and field... Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Placed fifth in the two mile at the South Carolina State Championship Meet as a junior... Garnered CCSD Outstanding Track Female Athlete as well as Team MVP in 2006... Member of Optimist All-Star Track Club 2005-06... Two-time runner-up in the two mile at the Nebraska State Meet... Finished fourth in the mile at the Nebraska State Meet as a freshman... Program record holder for the one mile and two mile at Hemington High School in Nebraska... Also participated in basketball and powerlifting... State qualifier in powerlifting... Personal: Full name: Rindi Nicole Wood... Daughter of Robert and Johnna Wood... Brother, Taryn, played football for Peru State from 2005-06... Major is undecided.

Has senior status in outdoor track and is considered a redshirt junior in indoor track...2009 XC: Finished 19th at Coastal Carolina Invitational... Was 69th at the Big South Championship... 2009 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Championships.. 2009 Indoor: Did not compete indoor... 2008 XC: Missed majority of season due to injuries... Participated at the Big South Championships, placing 63rd... 2008 Outdoor: Placed 10th in the steeplechase at the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 13:10.55... Placed fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 5:23.83... Ran in the 3,000-meter run twice, coming in 32nd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and 30th at the Shamrock Invitational... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007 XC: Competed in two 5K races... Ran 22:58.66 and placed 23rd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... Raced a season-best 21:43 and placed 11th at the Low Country Invitational... 2007 Outdoor: Ran a career-best 13:05.68 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Championships and finished eighth... Was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Chanticleer Classic, clocking 13:54.78... 2007 Indoor: Redshirted the indoor season... 2006 XC: Placed 26th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 21:31.49... High School: Three-time letterwinner in cross country, competing her first two years at Norwich Free Academy and her final two at Robert E. Fitch... Connecticut State Qualifier in the 800 meters as a senior... Named captain for both cross country and track and field... Two-time Eastern Connecticut Conference Sportsmanship Runner of the Year... Placed sixth in the state for cross country as a junior... Team was runner-up ECC and state for cross country... Placed 13th at the state meet for cross country as a freshman... Four-time letterwinner in basketball... Two-time ECC Sportsmanship Player of the Year... Team qualified for the state meet two consecutive seasons... Team was the state runner-up her sophomore season and State Champions her freshman year... Two-time letterwinner in lacrosse... Also lettered in field hockey and served as captain her sophomore year... Member of Mohegan Striders Youth Running Club, coached by her father, Gary Zenowitz in which she qualified for the regionals of Junior Olympic Cross Country four consecutive years... Personal: Full Name: Kathryn Rodgers Zenowitz... Daughter of Joanne and Gary Zenowitz.... Majoring in business marketing.

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Senior • 5-9 Groton Long Point, Conn./Robert Fitch Distance

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2009 Women’s Big South Championship Results 2009 New Balance Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 26-Feb. 27, 2009 (Clemson, S.C.)

60-meter Hurdles 1. LeAuna Sistrunk ..............................8.49 5. Melissa Arango.... ............................9.06 8. Jessica Houston ...............................9.20

2009 New Balance Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships April 16-18, 2009 (Radford,Va.)

Team Results 1. Coastal Carolina..................176.66 2. Liberty ............................................124.50 3. Charleston Southern .................. 97.33 4. High Point............................................. 73 5. Gardner-Webb .............................. 61.16 6. Winthrop......................................... 49.16 7. Radford ............................................ 46.16 8. VMI .......................................................... 18 9. UNC Asheville...................................... 15

5,000 meters 2. Maranie Staab ......................... 17:43.58 5. Joyce Curtin...... ................ .......18:00.53

Team Results 1. Coastal Carolina....................... 228 2. Liberty ............................................128.50 3. High Point ............................................ 97 4. Charleston Southern ........................ 92 5. Gardner-Webb .............................. 54.50 6. Radford ............................................ 81.50 7. Winthrop......................................... 54.50 8. VMI .......................................................... 38 9. UNC Asheville...................................... 15

Track Performer of the Year Ashley Osborne, Liberty Field Performer of the Year Shamelia Brandon, Radford Freshman of the Year Manika Gamble, High Point Coach of the Year Alan Connie, Coastal Carolina Scholar-Athlete of the Year Marcie Veitch, Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Results 60 meters 1. Darriale Henley........ ........................7.50 2. Ikeiylah Brown .................................7.54 200 meters 1. Ikeiylah Brown .............................. 24.28 4. Amber White ................................. 24.97

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400 meters 1. Amber White ...............................55.57# 6. Santresa Jamison ......................... 58.02 8. Kierra Gabe .................................... 58.62

Distance Medley Relay 2. T. Schamberger, T. Smith ..... 12:25.21 K. White, M. Wyszynski 4x400-meter Relay 3. S. Jamison, M. Williams. ..........3:59.52 V. Humphries, S. Keenan High Jump 3. Kandisa Allicock ...............................5’3” 4. Kierra Gabe ........................................5’3” 5. Kara Gajoch ........................................5’1” 8. Ashley Potts........ .............................4’11”

Field Performer of the Year Marie Williams, Liberty

Pole Vault 3. Marcie Veitch................................10’10”

Coach of the Year Alan Connie, Coastal Carolina

Long Jump 3. Arielle Miller.................................18’4.5” 9. Melissa Arango ........................17’1.25’’ 10. Thomasena Smith............................. 17’ 13. Sierrah Oates ............................16’9.25’’

Scholar-Athlete of the Year Marcie Veitch, Coastal Carolina

Triple Jump 2. Arielle Miller.............................. 37’10.5” 5. LeAuna Sistrunk .........................37’2.5” 12. Jessica Houston........... ........ .......35’10’’ 13. Kristen Crawford............ ...............35’8’’ Shot Put 2. Brittany Connor .......................... 40’11’’ 7. Zakiyyah Stewart .................... 37’5.25” 12. Robin Callan......................... .......32’7.5’’

800 meters 3. Christian Johnson .....................2:18.32

Weight Throw 2. Robin Callan.............................. 47’10.5” 4. Brittany Connor ....................... 46’6.25” 10. Zakiyyah Stewart....... .............44’4.75’’

Mile 3. Christian Johnson .....................5:11.91 7. Shelby Donahue .......................5:17.26 10. Theresa Schamberger .............5:19.76

Indoor Pentathlon 6. Kandisa Allicock............. ......... ......2994 8. Ashley Potts............ ............... .........2913 13. Lauren Watts........ ............. .............2493

3,000 meters 4. Maranie Staab ......................... 10:07.81 5. Mia Wyszynski ......................... 10:15.45 6. Joyce Curtin ............................. 10:15.68 14. Rindi Wood .............................. 11:02.97

Track Performer of the Year Ikeiylah Brown, Coastal Carolina

^-Conference Record #-Meet Record @-Facility Record

Freshman of the Year Aimee Veatch, Radford

Coastal Carolina Results 100 meters 1. Ikieylah Brown........... ......... ....11.59#@ 2. Darriale Henley ............................. 11.76 100-meter Hurdles 1. LeAuna Sistrunk....... ........ ......13.78#@ 5. Melissa Arango ............................. 14.86 200 meters 1. Ikieylah Brown ......................23.42^#@ 6. Darriale Henley ............................. 24.72 400 meters 3. Vondeeshia Humphries ............. 56.23 4. Santresa Jamison ......................... 56.88 400 meter Hurdles 4. Ashley Potts......... .......................1:03.43 5. Kierra Gabe..................................1:04.86 800 meters 2. Christian Johnson .....................2:15.81 7. Peggy Busbee.... ........................2:21.13 8. Shelby Donahue... ....................2:30.18 1,500 meters 2. Shelby Donahue......... ......... .......4:41.3 8. Christian Johnson... ............. .......4:54.4 3,000-meter Steeplechase 4. Joyce Curtin....... ........... ...........11:34.38 15. Kathryn Zenowitz... .......... .....12:51.01

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10,000 meters 5. Mia Wyszynski ...............................38:07 8. Rindi Wood.....................................41:20 Triple Jump 1. LeAuna Sistrunk ............................ 40’8’’ 6. Arielle Miller........................................ 38’ 15. Jessica Houston ............................. 35’3” 16. Kristen Crawford ........................... 35’3’’ Long Jump 4. Sierrah Oates ...................................... 18’ 15. Melissa Arango .............................. 16’3’’ 19. Kandisa Allicock ................................ 15’ High Jump 3. Kandisa Allicock ...............................5’5’’ 6. Ashley Potts .......................................5’3’’ 7. Kara Gajoch........................................5’3’’ 8. Kristen Burpoe ..................................5’3’’

Discus Throw 1. Brittany Connor ...............................141’ 2. Zakiyyah Stewart ........................138’1’’ 18. Robin Callan.................................... 90’3’’ Hammer Throw 2. Brittany Connor ........................ 160’10” 3. Zakiyyah Stewart ........................160’4’’ 4. Robin Callan..................................153’6’’ Javelin Throw 1. Deborah Mattern ........................139’5” 3. Caitlin Lupo ...................................122’5” 6. Bridget Garrity .............................116’8” 9. Caitlin Cholewa ...........................108’5”

4x100-meter Relay 1. Coastal Carolina .................. 45.28^#@ 4x400-meter Relay 1. Coastal Carolina ...................... 3:46.2@

6. Shelby Donahue ....................19:06 7. Janel Reeves ..........................19:09 20. Maranie Staab .......................19:45 21. Theresa Schamberger ...........19:49 22. Christian Johnson .................19:51 39. Rindi Wood ............................20:43 44. Jessica Dennison ...................21:00 62. Peggy Busbee ........................22:19 69. Kathryn Zenowitz ..................23:21

2009 Runner of the Year Hannah Granger, VMI 2009 Freshman of the Year Jenna Moye, VMI All-Big South: Hannah Granger, VMI Dacia Bushman, Liberty Jennifer Klugh, Liberty Jenna Moye, VMI Lori Crotts, Radford Shelby Donahue, Coastal Carolina Janel Reeves, Coastal Carolina Emily Webb, High Point Brooke Spencer, Winthrop Melanie Kulesz, UNC Asheville

2009 Big South Indoor Team Champions

2009 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Carly Moss, Winthrop 2009 Cross Country All-Academic Team Carly Moss, Winthrop Theresa Schamberger, Coastal Carolina Brittany Christian, Radford Katie Olert, UNC Asheville Tracy Epley, Jr., Charleston Southern Joya Canfield, High Point Dacia Bushman, Liberty Laura Scott, Gardner-Webb Hannah Granger, VMI Mellette Johnson, Presbyterian

2009 Big South Outdoor Team Champions

Coach of the Year Paul Spangler, VMI ^-Conference Record #-Meet Record @-Facility Record

Head Coach Alan Connie was named Coach of the Year in both indoor and outdoor track in the 2009 season. It was his 27th and 28th Big South Coach of the Year honors of his career.

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Shot Put 2. Brittany Connor ....................... 43’0.25” 12. Zakiyyah Stewart .......................35’4.5” 13. Robin Callan.................................... 34’7’’

Team Results: 1. Liberty....................................................47 2. VMI ..........................................................66 3. Coastal Carolina.........................76 4. High Point.............................................86 5. Winthrop ............................................ 117 6. UNC Asheville................................... 148 7. Radford ............................................... 172 8. Gardner-Webb ................................. 225 9. Charleston Southern ..................... 262

Results (Top 5 and Coastal Carolina Finishers): 1. Hannah Granger, VMI .................18:25 2. Dacia Bushman, Liberty.............18:32 3. Jennifer Klugh, Liberty...............18:37 4. Jenna Moye, VMI ..........................18:39 5. Lori Crotts, Radford .....................18:45

Men’s Track & Field

Pole Vault 3. Marcie Veitch .................................. 10’8’’

2009 New Balance Big South Conference Cross Country Championships October 31, 2009 (High Point, N.C.)

Women’s Track & Field

5,000 meters 4. Mia Wyszynski .........................17:56.97 9. Joyce Curtin ............................... 18:34.7 14. Theresa Schamberger ..........19:35.43

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Women’s Track & Field All-Time Honors

Alan Connie’s Big South Coach of the Year Honors (28) Cross Country: ................1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, .......................1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 Indoor Track and Field .........................1998, 1999, 2000, ...................................2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Outdoor Track and Field: ....................2000, 2003, 2004, ............................................................2005, 2006,2008, 2009 Regional Coach of the Year (Southeast) Alan Connie-2004 Big South Cross Country Team Championships (12) 1988,1989,1993,1995,1996,1997,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Teams (13) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Janel Reeves .................................................................... 2009 Robyn Ritter..............................................2000, 2001, 2002 Sheila Rottier ................................................................... 1993 Theresa Schamberger .................................................. 2007 Rachel Shivers ................................................................. 1988 Kristin Shultz ........................................................1991, 1992 Chantal St. Pierre ........................................................... 1993 Maranie Staab ......................................................2007, 2008 Valentine Stumpf ................................................1993, 1994 Shelley Tyler..................................................................... 1989 Sonja Vertacnik............................1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Julia Viellehner ............................................................... 2006 Kelly Webb ................................................1988, 1989, 1990 Jaime Weisgerber .......................................................... 1995 Kym Weselak ................................................................... 1999 Jolene Williams ............................1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Eileen Wicker ................................................................... 2003 Mia Wyszynski................................................................. 2008

NCAA Cross Country All-Americans (2) Diana Jepchirchir ........................................................... 2007 Julia Viellehner ............................................................... 2006

Big South Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year (7) Kara Koppel ..........................................................2001, 2002 Felicitas Mensing ........................................................... 2007 Angela Murphy....................................................1994, 1996 Jolene Williams ....................................................1998, 1999

NCAA Southeast All-Region Cross Country Team (17) Catherine Conder ...................................1995, 1996, 1997 Kara Koppel ..........................................................2001, 2002 Diana Jepchirchir ........................................................... 2007 Anne Marie Moutsinga .........................2003, 2004, 2005 Angela Murphy............................................................... 1996 Kim Nemergut ................................................................ 2001 Laurie Occhipinti ........................................................... 1997 Valentine Stumpf ........................................................... 1993 Julia Viellehner ............................................................... 2006 Jolene Williams ........................................1998, 1999, 2000

Big South Cross Country Rookie of the Year (10) Ingrid Burgess ................................................................. 1996 Catherine Conder .......................................................... 1994 Jessica Goeden ............................................................... 2002 Daneja Grandovec ........................................................ 2003 Corina Hopkins ............................................................... 1997 Saskia Janssen ................................................................ 2005 Christian Johnson.......................................................... 2008 Christina Mohr ................................................................ 2004 Julia Viellehner ............................................................... 2006 Jamie Weisgerber .......................................................... 1995

Big South Cross Country Individual Champions/Runners of the Year (14) Catherine Conder ...................................1994, 1995, 1996 Diana Jepchirchir ........................................................... 2007 Anne Marie Moutsinga .........................2002, 2003, 2005 Kristen Schultz ................................................................ 1992 Valentine Stumpf ........................................................... 1993 Shelley Tyler..................................................................... 1989 Julia Viellehner ............................................................... 2006 Jolene Williams ........................................1997, 1998, 1999

NCAA Division I Track and Field All-Americans (8) Amber Campbell ........................ 2001 (OT/IT), 2002 (IT), ................................................................. 2003 (OT), 2004 (IT) Chasity Johnson ......................................................2005 (IT) Jolene Williams .................................................1998 (OT/IT)

Big South Cross Country All-Conference Honors (81) Danielle Barajas ........................................1996, 1997,1998 Tori Brooks ....................................................................... 1988 Ingrid Burgess ................................................................. 1996 Catherine Conder .......................1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Shelby Donahue ............................................................ 2009 Natasha Elliott................................................................. 2002 Cathy Ellis ......................................................................... 1989 Lisa Ferrara ....................................................................... 1987 Daneja Grandovec ........................................................ 2003 Kim Hefner ....................................................................... 1992 Corina Hopkins ............................................................... 1997 Saskia Janssen ................................................................ 2005 Diana Jepchirchir ................................................2006, 2007 Christian Johnson.......................................................... 2008 Kara Koppel ..............................................1999, 2001, 2002 Lindsey Kozlowski ...................................2001, 2002,2004 Kim Liljeblad.................................................................... 1990 Felicitas Mensing ....................................2005, 2006, 2007 Christina Mohr ................................................................ 2004 Anne Marie Moutsinga .............2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Angela Murphy........................................1993, 1994, 1996 Kim Nemergut ..............................2001, 2002, 2003,2004 Estelle Oberson .............................................................. 2005 Laurie Occhipinti ........................1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Elizabeth Pendleton ..........................................1997, 1998 Ruby Price......................................................................... 1989

USTCA All-Academic Track and Field Teams (7) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Big South Indoor Track and Field Team Championships (5) 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Big South Female Athlete of the Year (5) Felicitas Mensing ................. ...........................................2008 Amber Campbell ................................................2001, 2003 Jolene Williams ....................................................1999, 2000 Big South Indoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Athlete (9) Amber Campbell (Field) .......................2001, 2002, 2004 Diana Jepchirchir ........................................................... 2008 Chasity Johnson (Field) ....................................2004, 2005 Felicitas Mensing (Track)............................................. 2007 Anne Marie Moutsinga (Track) ................................. 2004 Jolene Williams ............................................................... 1999 Big South Indoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year (8) Kara Koppel ..........................................................2002, 2003 Felicitas Mensing ................................................2007, 2008 Marcie Veitch ................................................................... 2009 Jolene Williams ........................................1998, 1999, 2000

Big South Indoor Track and Field Champions (78) 2009: Darriale Henley (60 meters), Ikeiylah Brown (200 meters), Amber White (400 meters), LeAuna Sistrunk (60 meter hurdles) 2008: Ikeylah Brown (60 meters), Shanta Johnson (200 meters), Vondeeshia Humphries (400 meters), Diana Jepchirchir (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters) LeAuna Sistrunk (60 meters), Marcie Veitch (Pole Vault) 2007: Chasity Johnson (200 meters, long jump, triple jump), Amber White (400 meters), Felicitas Mensing (Mile, 3,000 meters), Laura Flath (pole vault) 2006: Chasity Johnson (200 meters, 4x400, triple jump, long jump), Amber White (4x400), Saskia Janssen (800 meters, Mile), Felicitas Mensing (3,000 meters), Claire Young (PoleVault), LeAnna Sistrunk (4x400), Ebony Brown (4x400) 2005: Anne Marie Moutsinga (5,000 meters, 3,000 meters), Chasity Johnson (200 meters, long jump, triple jump) 2004: Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, distance medley relay), Lital Azulay (distance medley relay), Jessica Watson (distance medley relay), Jessica Goeden (distance medley relay), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (triple jump), Amber Campbell (weight throw) 2003: Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Jackie Lugaila (shot put, weight throw) 2002: Kara Koppel (3,000 meters), Courtney Samuel (high jump, triple jump), Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw) 2001: Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw), Shashonda Lane (long jump), Courtney Samuel (triple jump) 2000: Jolene Williams (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters), Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw) 1999: Jolene Williams (mile, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay), Laurie Occhipinti (5,000 meters, distance medley relay), Laurie Occhipinti (distance medley relay), Sandra Henson (distance medley relay), Courtney Samuel (high jump), Liz Pidgeon (weight throw) 1998: Angela Murphy (800 meters, distance medley relay), Jolene Williams (mile, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay), Corina Hopkins (distance medley relay), Shashonda Lane (distance medley relay), Liz Pidgeon (weight throw) Big South Indoor Track and Field All-Conference Honors (185) Kandisa Allicock ............................................................. 2009 Lital Azulay................................................................. 2004 (2) Danielle Barajas ........................................................ 1998 (2) Aubrey Bergquist................................................2005, 2007 Ikeiylah Brown .............................................. 2008, 2009 (2) Ebony Brown ................................................. 2005, 2006 (2) Tamara Bryant ..........................................2005, 2006, 2007 Amber Campbell .......2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (2),2004 (2) Brittany Conor ................................................................ 2009 Natasha Elliot .................................................................. 2002 Laura Flath ................................................2006, 2007, 2008 Sylvia Galarza .................................................................. 2005 Jessica Goeden ....................................................2003, 2004 Danielle Hagler ............................................................... 2005 Corina Hopkins ............................................................... 1998 Vondeeshia Humphries ............................................... 2008 Jessica Houston...................................................2007, 2008

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Women’s Track & Field All-Time Honors

Big South Outdoor Track and Field Most Outstanding Athlete (8) Ikieylah Brown (Track) ..................................................2009 Amber Campbell (Field).......................2001, 2003, 2004 Chasity Johnson (Field) ................................................2005 Angela Murphy (Track).................................................1996 Liz Pidgeon (Track) ........................................................1998 Valentine Stumpf (Track) .............................................1994 Big South Conference Outstanding Track and Field Athletes of the Year (3) Amber Campbell ..................................................2003, 2004 Chasity Johnson ...............................................................2005

2007: LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles), Amber White (400-meters, 4x400), Marcie Veitch (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump), Tamara Bryant (discus), Ikeiylah Brown (4x400), Shanta Johnson (4x400), Desiree Leach (4x400) 2006: Saskia Janssen (1,500 meters), Felicitas Mensing (3,000-meter steeplechase), LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles, 4x100), Ebony Brown (400-meter hurdles), Courtney Lemon (4x100), Felisha Jacobs (4x100), Chasity Johnson (4x100, Long Jump), Claire Young (pole vault), Dana Sizemore (javelin), Brittany Reid (discus) 2005: Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump, 200 meters), Ebony Brown (400 meters), Anne Marie Moutsinga (10,000 meters), Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000 meter Steeplechase), Brittany Reid (discus) 2004: Anne Marie Moutsinga (5,000 meters), Claudia Witte (10,000 meters), Daneja Grandovec (3,000 meters), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump), Amber Campbell (discus, hammer), Dana Sizemore (javelin) 2003: Anne Marie Moutsinga (1,500 meters), Robyn Ritter (10,000 meters), Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000-meter steeplechase), Amber Campbell (hammer, shot put, discus) 2002: Marilyn Testa (400-meter hurdles), Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Annette Purdy (hammer) 2001: Amber Campbell (hammer, shot put, discus), Courtney Samuel (triple jump, high jump, heptathlon) 2000: Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Amber Campbell (discus), Annette Purdy (hammer) 1999: Jolene Williams (1,500 meters), Laurie Occhipinti (3,000 meters), Annette Purdy (hammer) 1998: Jolene Williams (1,500 meters), Laurie Occhipinti (3,000 meters), Liz Pidgeon (hammer, javelin), April Cook (high jump) 1997: Angela Murphy (800 meters, 1,500 meters), Catherine Conder (3,000-meters), Dorie Biagianti (discus) 1996: Angela Murphy (800 meters, 1,500 meters) 1995: Catherine Conder (1,500 meters) 1994: Valentine Stumpf (800 meters, 1500 meters) Big South Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Honors (261) Kandissa Allicock .......................................... 2008 (2), 2009 Lital Azulay ................................................................. 2004 (2) Danielle Barajas............................................ 1996 (2), 1997 Monica Beall .....................................................................1996 Aubrey Bergquist ...........................................................2007

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Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year (7) Kara Koppel ..........................................................2001, 2002 Felicitas Mensing ............................................................2008 Angela Murphy ...................................................1996, 1997 Marcie Veitch....................................................................2009 Jolene Williams....................................................1998, 1999

2008: Diana Jepchirchir (5,000 meters,10,000 meters) Elisha Tegeder (heptathlon), LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles), Felicitas Mensing (3,000-meter steeplechase), Claire Young (pole vault)

Dorie Biagianti.......................................................... 1997 (2) Ebony Brown...................2003, 2005 (4), 2006 (3), 2007 Ikeiylah Brown ..................... 2007 (3), 2008 (3). 2009 (4) Tamara Bryant ........................................2005 (2), 2007 (3) Amber Campbell ................2000 (2), 2001 (3), 2003 (3), ........................................................................................ 2004 (4) Kristine Claffie..................................................................1994 Catherine Conder ..................................1995, 1996, 1997 Brittany Connor......................................2008 (2), 2009 (3) April Cook .................................................1997, 1998, 1999 Shelby Donahue .............................................................2009 Laura Flath ............................................................2005, 2007 Sylvia Galarza ...................................................................2005 Daneja Grandovec .................................................. 2004 (2) Jessica Greene .................................................................2000 Julia Greene......................................................................2000 Darriale Henley ........................................................ 2009 (2) Sandra Henson ............................................. 1999 (2), 2000 Lisa Holsinger .................2000 (2), 2001, 2002, 2003 (2) Jessica Houston ..............................................................2008 Vondeeshia Humphries ......................2008 (3), 2009 (2) Santresa Jamison............................................................2009 Saski Janssen ............................................................ 2006 (2) Felisha Jacobs .........................................2005 (2), 2006 (3) Katherine Jenerette .......................................................1994 Diana Jepchirchir.................................. 2007 (2), 2008 (2) Chasity Johnson .................2004 (2), 2005 (7), 2006 (3), ........................................................................................ 2007 (3) Christian Johnson ..........................................................2009 Shanta Johnson ....................................................... 2007 (3) Kara Koppel ..........................................................2002, 2003 Lindsey Kozlowski .........2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004, 2005 Laura Kukich.....................................................................1999 Shashonda Lane .................. 1998, 1999 (3), 2000, 2001 Desiree Leach ..................................................................2007 Courtney Lemon.....................................2005, 2006, 2007 Caitlin Lupo ..........................................................2008, 2009 Deborah Mattern................................................2008, 2009 Christina Mohr.................................................................2005 Dawnita Moore ...............................................................2003 Felicitas Mensing ......................................... 2006 (2), 2008 Arielle Miller .....................................................................2008 Anne Marie Moutsinga ......................2003 (2), 2004 (3), ........................................................................... 2005 (3), 2006 Angela Murphy ..........................1995, 1996 (2), 1997 (2) Jamie Mushatt-Valrie ....................................................2007 Kim Nemergut .......................................................... 2004 (2) Sierrah Oates....................................................................2008 Estelle Oberson ...............................................................2006 Laurie Occhipinti .................................1995 (2), 1997 (2), ............................................................................ 1998 (2), 1999 Karen Olesky ....................................................................2004 Elizabeth Pendleton ............................................... 1998 (2) Liz Pidgeon ................................................................ 1998 (3) Jessica Pressley........................................2005, 2006, 2007 Annette Purdy ................1999 (2), 2000 (2), 2001, 2002 Brittany Reid................................2004, 2005 (2), 2006 (2) Robyn Ritter .............................................2000, 2002, 2003 Sheila Rottier....................................................................1994 Courtney Samuel................1999 (5), 2000 (4), 2001 (3), ........................................................................................ 2002 (3) LeAuna Sistrunk .......2006 (3), 2007, 2008 (4), 2009 (3) Zarena Sita ........................................................................2008 Dana Sizemore ........................................2004, 2005, 2006 Zakiyyah Stewart..................................................... 2009 (2) Valentine Stumpf..................................................... 1994 (2) Marilyn Testa ...............................2001, 2002 (3), 2004 (2) Elisha Tegeder.........................................2005 (2), 2008 (2) Katrina Vereen .................................................................1999 Marcie Veitch................................2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Jessica Watson .....................................................2002, 2004 Jolene Williams........................................1997, 1998, 1999 Amber White ...............................2006, 2007 (3), 2009 (2) Eileen Wicker ....................................................................2005 Claudia Witte....................................................................2004 Claire Young .........................................................2006, 2008

Men’s Track & Field

Big South Outdoor Track and Field Team Championships (5) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Big South Outdoor Track and Field Champions (93) 2009: Ikieylah Brown (100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100, 4x400), LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles, triple jump, 4x100), Brittany Connor (discus), Deborah Mattern (javelin), Amber White (4x100, 4x400), Darriale Henley (4x100), Vondeeshia Humphries (4x400), Santresa Jamison (4x400)

Women’s Track & Field

Darriale Henley ...............................................................2009 Felicia Jacobs ...................................................................2005 Diana Jepchirchir..................................................... 2008 (2) Shanta Johnson ..............................................................2008 Chasity Johnson 2004(5), 2005 (6), 2005 (5), 2007 (4) Christian Johnson ................................................... 2009 (2) Kara Koppel .............................................2002 (2), 2003 (2) Lindsey Kozlowski ..........................................................2005 Shashonda Lane ..................1998 (2), 1999 (5), 2001 (2) Desiree Leach ..................................................................2007 Danielle Leyh ...................................................................1998 Stephanie Lomax .................................................... 2000 (2) Jackie Lugaila..........................................2002 (2), 2003 (2) Felicitas Mensing ...................................2006 (3), 2007 (2) Michelle Mentzer..................................................... 2002 (2) Arielle Miller .............................................................. 2009 (2) Dawnita Moore ...............................................................2003 Christina Mohr.................................................................2005 Anne Marie Moutsinga ......................2003 (2), 2004 (3), ......................................................................2005 (3), 2006 (3) Aaryn Munson .....................................................2002, 2003 Angela Murphy ........................................................ 1998 (3) Kim Nemergut .................................. 2002, 2004 (2), 2005 Sierrah Oates....................................................................2008 Laurie Occhipinti ..................................................... 1999 (2) Elizabeth Pendleton ...........................................1998,1999 Liz Pidgeon ..............................................1998 (2), 1999 (2) Jessica Pressley....................................................2006, 2007 Annette Purdy .................................................................2001 Brittany Reid.........................................................2004, 2006 Robyn Ritter .........................................................2002, 2003 Latrice Sales......................................................................2002 Courtney Samuel................1999 (2), 2000 (4), 2001 (2), ........................................................................................ 2002 (2) Margo Sanders ................................................................2004 Heather Saponaro ..........................................................2002 Theresa Schamberger ........................................... 2007 (3) LeAuna Sistrunk ................... 2006 (2), 2007, 2008, 2009 Maranie Staab..................................................................2009 Marilyn Testa ................................2002 (2), 2003(2), 2004 Elisha Tegeder..................................................................2005 Marcie Veitch................................2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Jessica Watson ........................................2002 (2), 2004 (3) Kym Weselak ....................................................................2000 Amber White ...............................2006 (2), 2007 (2), 2009 Keli-Jo White.....................................................................2007 Jolene Williams.....................1998 (3), 1999 (3), 2000 (2) Claudia Witte....................................................................2004 Eileen Wicker ....................................................................2004 Claire Young .............................................2006, 2007, 2008

Men’s Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field NCAA Participants Ebony BROWN

Amber CAMPBELL

400-meter Hurdles • 2006 NCAA Participant

Weight Throw • Hammer Throw 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 NCAA Participant 2008 United States Olympic Team Member

•2006 NCAA Qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles •Coastal Carolina record holder in the 400-meter hurdles •Member of Coastal Carolina’s record holding 4x400-meter relay squads for both indoor and outdoor •Two-time Big South 400-meter dash champion •Earned All-Conference honors nine times during outdoor competition and four during indoor

Ikieylah BROWN 200 meters • 2009 NCAA Participant •2009 NCAA Qualifier in the 200 meters •Named 2009 Big South Outstanding Track Performer of the Year for running events •Seven-time Big South Champion •Ten-time All-Big South •Set Big South all-time record and Big South Championship meet record in the 200 meters in 2009. •Set Big South Championship meet record in the 100 meters in 2009 •Set the Coastal Carolina all-time records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay at the Big South Championships in 2009 •Ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay that set the all-time Big South record and Big South Championship meet record •2009 Big South Champion in the 100 meters •2008 Big South Champion in the 60 meters •2007 East Regional Qualifier in the 4x400-meter relay •USA Junior National Qualifier in the 200 meters in 2007

•Broke school, conference and regional outdoor hammer record as well the school outdoor shot put record •Finished third at the 2004 USA Indoor Championships in the Weight Throw •2004 Indoor All-American after placing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw •2003 Outdoor All-American after placing ninth in the NCAA Championships in the Hammer •2002 Indoor All-American after placing ninth in the NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw •2001 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in the Hammer at the NCAA Championships •2001 Indoor All-American after placing seventh in the Weight Throw at the NCAA Championships •2001 and 2003 Big South Conference Female Athlete of the Year •Sixteen-time Big South AllConference •Weight Throw of 64’5.75” is a world record for 19-year-olds •Qualified for the USA Track and Field Indoor Nationals in the weight throw •Placed 21st in the hammer throw at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. •Her throw of 67.86-meters gave her the top American finish in her first Olympic appearance. •Finished 11th in the hammer throw in the finals of the IAAF World Championships in 2009

Diana JEPCHIRCHIR

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Catherine CONDER

5,000 meters • 10,000 meters • 1995, 1996, 1997 NCAA Participant •Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country and Track •13th in 5,000 meters at 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships •17th in 5,000 meters at 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships •14th (top freshman in the nation) in 10,000 meters at 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships •1996 Silver Medalist in 5,000 meters (16:26) in Penn Relays, a Big South Conference record in this event

Cross Country • 2007 NCAA Participant •2007 Big South Champion •2007 Big South Runner of the Year •2007 All-Big South •2007 All-Southeast Region •2007 All-American, finishing 29th at the NCAA Championships •2007 All-American •2007 All-Southeast Region •2007 Big South Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion and Runner of the Year •Current Coastal Carolina and Big South women’s cross country record holder for a 6K race with a time of 20:22.50 •Captured the 2008 Big South Outdoor individual titles in the 5,000 and 10,000m.

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Long Jump • Triple Jump • 2005, 2006 NCAA Participant

Hammer Throw • 1999 NCAA Participant

•2006 NCAA Provisional National Qualifier in the Long Jump and Triple Jump •2005 All-American in the Indoor Triple Jump •2005 Big South Conference Outstanding Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year •2005 Big South Conference Outstanding Field Event Performer at Indoor and Outdoor Championships •All-Time Big South Conference and Coastal Carolina record holders in the Triple Jump and Long Jump • Ranks No. 4 in school history in the 200-meters •2005 Indoor and Outdoor National Championship Qualifier in Triple Jump •2005 All-East Region in Triple Jump •16-time Big South Conference Champion •2005 NCAA Division I All-Academic Team Member

Anne Marie MOUTSINGA

•Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country and Track •10-time Big South AllConference •48th at 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships •2003 NCAA Southeast All-Region selection after finishing 10th overall at the Southeast Cross Country Regional •Two-time Big South Women’s Runner of the Year

Julia VIELLEHNER Cross Country • 2006 NCAA Participant •2006 Cross Country All-American •2006 All-Southeast Region •2006 Big South Runner of the Year •2006 Rookie of the Year •2006 Big South Champion in Cross Country, earning All-Conference honors •First Coastal Carolina cross country runner in program history and first female in the Big South to be named All-American in cross country

Jolene WILLIAMS Cross Country • 3,000 meters • 1997, 1998 NCAA Participant

Angela MURPHY 3,000 meters • 1996, 1997 NCAA Participant

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•GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American •Five-time Big South Champion •19th in 3,000 meters at 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships •39th in 3,000 meters at 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships •1996 Silver Medalist in 3,000 meters (9:22.54) in Penn Relays, a Big South Conference Record •Also hold Big South records in 1,500 meters (4:22) and 800 meters (2:09)

• GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American • 10-time Big South Champion in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track • Three-time Big South Female Track Athlete of the Year • 1998 NCAA Indoor All-American after placing second in 3,000 meters (9:25.69), a Big South Conference record • 1998 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in 3,000 meters • Ran in the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Men’s Track & Field

Cross Country • 2003, 2005 NCAA Participant

•Six-time Big South Champion •13th in the Hammer at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships •Former Big South record holder in the Hammer (191’4”) and the Javelin (143’9”) •Competed in the 2001 World University Games in Beijing, China

Women’s Track & Field

Chasity JOHNSON

Men’s Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Record Book 60 meters 1. Chasity Johnson 2. Ikeiylah Brown Darriale Henley 3. Shanta Johnson 4. LeAuna Sistrunk 5. Courtney Lemon 6. Arielle Miller 7. Latrice Sales 8. Shashonda Lane 60 meter Hurdles 1. LeAuna Sistrunk 2. Jessica Houston 3. Ebony Brown 4. Melissa Arango 5. Sierrah Oates 6. Felisha Jacobs 7. Courtney Samuel Dawnita Moore 9. Elisha Tegeder Shashonda Lane 200 meters 1. Ikeiylah Brown 2. Shanta Johnson 3. Chasity Johnson 4. Amber White 5. Darriale Henley 6. LeAuna Sistrunk 7. Vondeeshia Humphries 8. Zarena Sita Sandra Henson 400 meters 1. Amber White 2. Vondeeshia Humphries 3. Shanta Johnson 4. Ebony Brown 5. Santresa Jamison 6. Kierra Gabe 7. Dawnita Moore 8. Desiree Leach 800 meters 1. Saskia Janssen 2. Angela Murphy 3. Christina Mohr 4. Christian Johnson 5. Shelby Donahue 6. Theresa Schamberger 7. Kim Nemergut 8. Jessica Watson

7.45 7.46 7.46 7.70 7.79 7.86 7.87 7.90 7.92

8.33 8.72 8.88 8.98 9.00 9.06 9.15 9.15 9.26 9.26

24.28 24.46 24.71 24.75 25.13 25.44 25.73 26.00 26.00

55.57 56.25 56.83 56.99 57.65 58.10 58.48 58.35

2:13.75 2:14.50 2:17.58 2:18.32 2:19.28 2:19.96 2:20.36 2:20.44

2007 2009 2009 2008 2009 2007 2008 2002 1999

2009 2008 2006 2009 2008 2006 2002 2003 2005 1998

2009 2008 2005 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 1999

2009 2008 2008 2006 2009 2009 2004 2007

2006 1995 2005 2009 2008 2007 2005 2002

5,000 meters 1. Jolene Williams 17:15.65 2. Diana Jepchirchir 17.:24.54 3. Anne Marie Moutsinga 17:27.75 4. Laurie Occhipinti 17:41.13 5. Kara Koppel 17:42.00 6. Maranie Staab 17:43.58 7. Felicitas Mensing 17:44.68 8. Danielle Barajas 17:54.24

1999 2008 2006 1999 2002 2009 2006 1998

Pentathlon 1. Elisha Tegeder 2. Kandisa Allicock 3. Ashley Potts 4. Alyssa Englebrecht 5. Mikaela Terry 6. Lauren Watts

3,090 points 2,994 points 2,913 points 2,281 points 2,604 points 2,259 points

2007 2009 2009 2007 2008 2008

12:18.91

2004

12:22.92

2004

12:24.50

2008

12:36.19

2007

12:36.21

1998

12:36.21

2002

12:37.99

2005

Distance Medley Relay 1. Azuly, Watson Goeden, Moutsinga 2. Nemergut, Watson Goeden, Grandovec 3. Donahue, Sita K. White, Schamberger 4. Bergquist, Leach K. White, Schamberger 5. Occhipinti, T. Williams Murphy, J. Williams 6. Munson, Saponaro Mentzer, Elliot 7. Bergquist, Tegeder Hagler, Moutsinga 4x400-meter Relay 1. E. Brown, A. White Sistrunk, C. Johnson 2. V. Humphries, A. White S. Jamison, I. Brown 3. I. Brown, S. Johnson Leach, A. White 4. E. Brown, A. White Sistrunk, C. Johnson 5. E. Brown, Sistrunk C. Johnson, A. White 6. Leach, A. White I. Brown, C. Johnson 7. Moore, Testa Johnson, Watson 8. Keenan, A. White S. Johnson, C. Johnson 9. E. Brown, Tegeder A. White, C. Johnson

3:49.10

2006

3:52.12

2009

3:52.68

2008

3:54.64

2006

3:54.99

2006

3:56.05

2007

3:56.30

2004

3:56.78

2006

3:58.05

2006

Pole Vault 1. Marilyn Testa 2. Marcie Veitch 3. Laura Flath 4. Claire Young Marcie Veitch 5. Lisa Holsinger 6. Mary Lawrence 7. Margo Sanders 8. Monique Gibson 9. Elisha Tegeder

11’11.75” 11’5.75” 11’0.25” 10’10” 10’10” 10’6” 10’2.5” 9’6.25” 8’6.25” 8’4.25”

2003 2008 2007 2007 2009 n/a 2009 2004 2005 2005

Long Jump 1. Chasity Johnson 2. Shashonda Lane 3. Arielle Miller 4. Sierrah Oates 5. Courtney Samuel 6. Stefanie Lomax 7. Felisha Jacobs 8. LeAuna Sistrunk

20’0.25” 18’7” 18’4.5” 18’1.5” 11’11.75” 17’9.75” 17’9” 17’6.75”

2006 1999 2009 2008 1999 2000 2006 2008

Triple Jump 1. Chasity Johnson 2. LeAuna Sistrunk 3. DeMiracle Washington 4. Courtney Samuel 5. Felisha Jacobs 6. Arielle Miller 7. Shashonda Lane 8. Stefanie Lomax 9. Jessica Houston

43’3.25” 40’5.5” 39’5.25” 39’0.5” 38’9.5” 38’9” 38’2.75” 37’10.75” 37’2.5”

2005 2008 2006 2000 2007 2009 1999 2000 2008

Shot Put 1. Amber Campbell 2. Brittany Reid 3. Sylvia Galarza 4. Jackie Lugaila 5. Courtney Nash 6. Tamara Bryant 7. Alexandra Rathburn 8. Brittany Connor

49’7.75” 47’3.5” 46’6.25” 43’7.75” 43’7.25” 43’5.25” 43’5” 40’11”

2002 2005 2005 2003 2007 2005 2008 2009

Weight Throw 1. Amber Campbell 2. Jessica Pressley 3. Liz Pidgeon 4. Tamara Bryant 5. Brittany Reid 6. Courtney Nash 7. Karen Olesky 8. Jackie Lugaila

72’11.75” 59’10.5” 58’1” 57’3.5” 55’3.5” 53’2.25” 51’10” 51’3”

2004 2007 1999 2005 2005 2007 2005 2002

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Mile Run 1. Saskia Janssen 2. Valentine Stumpf 3. Jolene Williams 4. Christina Mohr 5. Felicitas Mensing 6. Anne Marie Moutsinga 7. Kim Nemergut 8. Kara Koppel

4:55.39 4:58.17 4:58.40 4:58.86 4:58.89 5:02.89 5:03.40 5:04.00

2006 1995 1999 2005 2007 2006 2005 2003

3,000 meters 1. Jolene Williams 2. Catherine Conder 3. Julia Viellehner 4. Angela Murphy 5. Anne Marie Moutsinga 6. Christina Mohr 7. Diana Jepchirchir 8. Felicitas Mensing

9:25.29 9:37.83 9:44.72 9:48.79 9:49.83 9:55.43 9.55.45 9:55.69

1998 1996 2007 1998 2004 2005 2008 2007

High Jump 1. Courtney Samuel 2. Chasity Johnson 3. Jessica Watson 4. Marilyn Testa Jessica Houston Kierra Gabe Ashley Potts 5. Dawnita Moore 6. Kandisa Allicock 7. Heather Saponaro

5’5.25” 5’5” 5’5” 5’4.25” 5’4.25” 5’4.25” 5’4.25” 5’3.75” 5’3.25” 5’2.25”

n/a 2004 2004 2004 2007 2009 2009 2003 2008 n/a

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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Record Book 11.59 11.66 11.91 11.92 11.94 12.23 12.31

2009 2009 2006 1999 2006 2007 2001

200 meters 1. Ikeiylah Brown 2. Shanta Johnson 3. Amber White 4. Darriale Henley 5. Amber White 6. Chasity Johnson 7. Vondeeshia Humphries

23.42 24.12 24.16 24.44 24.47 24.56 25.07

2009 2007 2007 2009 2009 2007 2008

400 meters 1. Vondeeshia Humphries 2. Amber White 3. Shanta Johnson 4. Ikeiylah Brown 5. Santresa Jamison 6. Ebony Brown 7. Desiree Leach 8. Dawnita Moore

54.41 54.57 55.10 55.80 56.56 56.88 57.71 58.00

2008 2007 2007 2007 2009 2005 2007 2003

2:09.68 2:10.13 2:12.99 2:15.38 2:16.16 2:16.40 2:16.54 2:16.96

1997 1994 2006 2009 2007 2004 2008 2004

1,500 meters 1. Angela Murphy 2. Jolene Williams 3. Anne Marie Moutsinga 4. Valentine Stumpf 5. Kara Koppel 6. Kim Nemergut 7. Saskia Janssen 8. Felicitas Mensing

4:22.27 4:25.86 4:31.47 4:31.65 4:37.13 4:37.21 4:38.62 4:38.78

1997 1998 2003 1994 2002 2003 2006 2006

3,000 meters 1. Angela Murphy 2. Jolene Williams 3. Catherine Condor 4. Kara Koppel 5. Kim Nemergut 6. Lital Azulay 7. Anne Marie Moutsinga 8. Valentine Stumpf

10,000 meters 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 2. Diana Jepchirchir 3. Catherine Conder 4. Robyn Ritter 5. Claudia Witte 6. Estelle Oberson 7. Diana Jepchirchir 8. Lital Azulay 100-meter Hurdles 1. LeAuna Sistrunk 2. Ebony Brown 3. Felisha Jacobs 4. Jessica Houston 5. Courtney Samuel 6. Sierrah Oates 7. Melissa Arango

16:26.99 16:44.28 16:54.57 17:05.12 17:08.55 17:12.50 17:16.41 17:20.61

1997 1998 1996 2002 2002 2004 2005 1994

1996 2004 1999 2004 2008 2005 2006 2002

2006 2003 2006 2006 2002 2007 2009 2009

Pole Vault 1. Marilyn Testa 2. Claire Young 3. Laura Flath 4. Marcie Veitch 5. Lisa Holsinger 6. Jenny Lewinski 7. Margo Sanders 8. Monique Gibson

12’11.75” 11’9” 11’5.75” 11’3.75” 10’11.75” 10’0” 10’0” 9’6.25”

2004 2008 2006 2007 2002 2003 2004 2006

3,000-meter Steeplechase 1. Felicitas Mensing 2. Daneja Grandovec 3. Lindsey Kozlowski 4. Eileen Wicker 5. Kara Koppel 6. Aubrey Bergquist 7. Jessica Goeden 8. Joyce Curtin

10:24.24 10:45.37 10:49.96 11:26.78 11:27.39 11:29.15 11:33.34 11:34.38

2006 2004 2004 2006 2001 2007 2003 2009

Long Jump 1. Chasity Johnson 2. Arielle Miller 3. Felisha Jacobs 4. Shashonda Lane 5. Sierrah Oates 6. Courtney Samuel 7. Darriale Henley 8. Tasha Williams

20’1.5” 18’ 9” 18’8.5” 18’7.75” 18’6.5” 18’4” 18’ 4.5” 17’11”

2006 2009 2006 2001 2008 2002 2009 1998

45.28

2009

45.77

2007

46.12

2007

46.18

2006

Triple Jump 1. Chasity Johnson 2. LeAuna Sistrunk 3. DeMiracle Washington 4. Courtney Samuel 5. Jessica Houston 6. Felisha Jacobs 7. Arielle Miller 8. Kristin Crawford

43’9” 40’ 8.25” 40’1.25” 39’7.25” 39’1” 38’5” 38’ 0.75” 37’ 4.5”

2005 2009 2006 2000 2008 2006 2009 2009

46.30

2007

46.53

2007

46.63

2006

46.65

2008

Shot Put 1. Brittany Reid 2. Amber Campbell 3. Sylvia Galarza 4. Tamara Bryant 5. Brittany Connor 6. Jackie Lugaila 7. Brittany Nordin 8. Courtney Nash

47’4.25” 47’3.75” 44’5.5” 43’7” 43’ 0.25 41’10” 40’6.75” 40’5.5”

2006 2004 2005 2005 2009 2002 2004 2007

1:37.86

2007

1:39.87

2008

1:45.81

2008

3:40.67

2009

Discus 1. Amber Campbell 2. Tamara Bryant 3. Brittany Reid 4. Sylvia Galarza 5. Brittany Connor 6. Jamie Mushatt-Valrie 7. Courtney Nash 8. Brittany Connor

165’10” 164’8” 163’2” 153’6” 152’ 5” 149’3” 143’8” 140’4”

2001 2005 2005 2005 2009 2007 2006 2008

3:44.87

2007

3:45.23

2007

3:46.34

2007

3:46.42

2006

3:46.21

2007

Hammer 1. Amber Campbell 2. Liz Pidgeon 3. Tamara Bryant 4. Jessica Pressley 5. Brittany Reid 6. Annette Purdy 7. Jackie Lugaila 8. Karen Olesky

220’7” 191’2” 183’5” 175’11” 173’9” 172’6” 168’8” 168’8”

2004 1999 2007 2007 2005 2002 2002 2005

3:50.50

2007

3:50.94

2006

4:03.42

2007

4:15.50

2008

Javelin 1. Dana Sizemore 2. Deborah Mattern 3. Liz Pidgeon 4. Amber Campbell 5. Caitlin Lupo 6. Sylvia Galarza 7. Marilyn Testa 8. Bridget Garrity

150’5” 146’ 7” 143’9” 142’1” 129’10” 125’5” 124’8” 124’6”

2004 2009 1998 2001 2008 2005 2004 2008

59.01

2006

59.10

2008

1:02.11

2008

Heptathlon 1. Courtney Samuel 2. Marilyn Testa 3. Heather Saponaro 4. Elisha Tegeder 5. Lisa Holsinger 6. Lauren Watts 7. Jessica Doolady 8. Kandisa Allicock

4,635 points 4,462 points 4,318 points 4,151 points 3,793 points 3,757 points 3,668 points 3,488 points

2001 2002 2002 2008 2001 2007 2005 2009

5’8” 5’8” 5’ 7.75” 5’ 7.75” 5’5.25” 5’5” 5’ 5”

2001 2005 2009 2009 2002 2007 2009

4x100-meter Relay 1. L. Sistrunk, I. Brown A. White, D. Henley 2. I. Brown, S. Johnson, Lemon, C. Johnson 3. I. Brown, S. Johnson, Lemon, C. Johnson 4. Sistrunk, Lemon, Jacobs, C. Johnson 5. I. Brown, S. Johnson, Sistrunk, C. Johnson 6. I. Brown, S. Johnson, A. White, C. Johnson 7. Sistrunk, A. White, Jacobs, Lemon 8. Brown, Miller Sistrunk, Humphries 4x200-meter Relay 1. I. Brown, S. Johnson, A. White, C. Johnson 2. Brown, Humphries Sistrunk, Sita 3. Allicock, Houston Arango, Miller 4x400-meter Relay 1. V. Humphries, A. White S. Jamison, I. Brown 2. Brown, E. Brown, S. Johnson, Leach 3. I. Brown, S. Johnson, A. White, Leach 4. Leach, A. White, I. Brown, S. Johnson 5. E. Brown, Sistrunk, Jacobs, A. White 6. I. Brown, S. Johnson, A. White, Leach 7. I. Brown, Leach, Sistrunk, Houston 8. E. Brown, Sistrunk, Janssen, White Sprint Medley Relay 1. S. Johnson, I. Brown, A. White, Schamberger 2. Brown, Sita Humphries, Donahue

34:41.79 35:24.54 35:25.04 37:27.48 37:30.46 37:33.10 37:46.96 37:55.12

2005 2008 1995 2002 2004 2006 2007 2004

Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. E. Brown, Jacobs, Tegeder, Sistrunk 2. Sistrunk, Arango Oates, Houston 3.. Allicock, Arango Oates, Sita

13.67 14.09 14.15 14.58 14.69 14.73 14.86

2007 2006 2006 2008 2000 2008 2009

High Jump 1. Courtney Samuel Chasity Johnson 3. Kristin Burpoe Kara Gajoch 5. Jessica Watson 6. Jessica Houston Kandisa Allicock

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5,000 meters 1. Catherine Conder 2. Anne Marie Moutsinga 3. Jolene Williams 4. Lital Azulay 5. Diana Jepchirchir 5. Christina Mohr 6. Estelle Oberson 7. Kara Koppel

9:22.54 9:26.37 9:34.77 9:55.40 10:00.84 10:01.80 10:02.83 10:08.84

58.67 1:01.39 1:01.57 1:01.74 1:01.77 1:03.00 1:03.16 1:03.76

Men’s Track & Field

800 meters 1. Angela Murphy 2. Valentine Stumpf 3. Saskia Janssen 4. Christian Johnson 5. Theresa Schamberger 6. Kim Nemergut 7. Shelby Donahue 8. Jessica Watson

400-meter Hurdles 1. Ebony Brown 2. Dawnita Moore 3. Felisha Jacobs 4. LeAuna Sistrunk 5. Marilyn Testa 6. Desiree Leach 7. Ashley Potts 8. Kierra Gabe

Women’s Track & Field

100 meters 1. Ikeiylah Brown 2. Darriale Henley 3. Courtney Lemon 4. Shashonda Lane 5. Chasity Johnson 6. Shanta Johnson 7. Sandra Henson

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Men’s Track & Field Roster

Name Zack Barr Stevie Brunson Ryan Caputo* Kasheem Clifton Rob Delviscio* Ryan Edlich Derrick El Nou Nou Bryan Fill Jason Flanagan Ross Graves Max Hacker* John Heron* Jack Hutchison Corey Jameson Jason Jensen Burton Jones II Kyle Kling* Spencer Lange* Alex Levy Jamie McCarthy* Christian Mendez Shane Norris Jerry Ntumba Travis Owens Chad Phillips Jacob Scheuer Curtis Smiley Jerome St. Bernard Lenny Steed Tyler Swanson Chris Tillotson Darren Tymczak Jacques Watson Kiefer Whitmore Jarod Williams*

Event(s) Javelin Mid-Distance Distance Hurdles Distance Sprints/Jumps Throws Javelin Javelin High Jump Distance Distance Hurdles/Relays Sprints/Relays Throws Jumps Distance Distance Sprints/Relays Distance Mid-Distance Hurdles Jumps/Hurdles Mid-Distance Jumps Hurdles/Relays Throws Sprints/Relays Sprints/Relays Throws Throws Sprints Jumps Sprints Distance

Class Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. R-So. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. R-Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. R-So. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. So. Fr. So. R-Jr. R-So. Fr.

Ht. 6-0 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-6 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-3 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-7 6-3 5-6 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-8

Wt. 230 143 157 145 125 150 240 215 178 175 143 144 175 185 255 175 115 140 185 135 180 175 143 180 175 170 235 180 190 245 200 185 173 175 135

Hometown/High School (Previous School) Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area Sumter, S.C./Sumter Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern Morton, Pa./Ridley Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Seneca, S.C./Seneca Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights (Monmouth) Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius Chester, Md./Kent Island Easley, S.C./Easley Myrtle Beach, S.C./Carolina Forest Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Louisville, Ohio/Louisville Manchester, Mass./Manchester-Essex Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley (The Citadel) Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland/Kinsale-North Monastery Thiells, N.Y./North Rockland (St. Thomas Aquinas) Lexington, S.C./Lexington Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Blackstone, Ill./Dwight Township Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek Markham, Ontario, Canada/McGivney (Monmouth) Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando Random Lake, Wis./Kewaskum Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Toms River, N.J./Toms River East Sumter, S.C./Sumter Mauldin, S.C./Mauldin Louisville, Ohio/Louisville

*Cross country team member HEAD COACH: Jeff Jacobs ASSISTANT COACHES: Berry Shumpert, Jacquie Grimes, Reuben Jones VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Amber Campbell, Zola Budd Pieterse

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Jeff Jacobs begins his sixth year as head coach of Coastal Carolina University’s men’s cross country and outdoor track and field programs. Jacobs coached the Chanticleers to a great start, winning the first two meets of the 2009 cross country season. In the Big South Cross Country Championships, the Chants ran to a third place finish with three runners (Jamie McCarthy, Kyle Kling, and Max Hacker) coming in the top ten and earning All-Big South. Kling also earned a place on the Big South AllAcademic Team. For the 2009 track and field season, Jacobs oversaw the team to a third-place Big South finish and saw five members of his squad qualify for NCAA East Regional. He coached Jacques Watson to a 14th-place finish in the NCAA Nationals and a 12th place finish at the USA Track and Field Nationals. Jacobs also saw two throwers qualify for the USATF Junior National Qualifiers (under 20), with Mark Manno and Jason Jensen placing in the top-10. In the 2008 track and field season, Jacobs saw seven members of his squad qualify for NCAA East Regional. At the Big South Conference Championship, the Chanticleers came away with five individual titles, including Coastal Carolina’s first ever Big South high jump crown. During the 2007 cross country season, Jacobs guided the Chanticleers to their third consecutive CCU Invitational title, placing four runners in the top five. Coastal finished sixth in the team standings at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships. Blair Paul was named to both the All-Conference and All-Academic teams. Jacobs led the 2007 track and field team to a record setting season. The squad re-wrote most of the school record book, setting 10 school records. Meanwhile, Thomas Jordan set a new facility record in the javelin at the Big South Championships. CCU claimed two individual champions at the Big South Championships en route to a runner-up team finish. Coastal registered 15 All-Conference athletes and five regional qualifiers, while Jerome Simpson qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump. Jacobs led the 2006 cross country team to a second-place finish at the Big South Championships, coaching two athletes to All-Conference honors, one to the All-Academic team and the Big South Freshman of the Year in Jamie McCarthy. The Chanticleers spent the majority of the season ranked 10th in the Southeast Region and sent seven runners to the Regional meet where they finished 18th in the team standings. The team claimed first place in both the Covered Bridge Open and the CCU Invitational. The 2006 track season was a banner year for Jacobs’ program at Coastal. The squad captured just the second Big South Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship in school history, scoring 205 points. In the course of the meet, 14 CCU athletes posted All-Conference performances, including five conference champions and the Big South Freshman of the Year Tyrone Murphy. Jacobs also earned Co-Coach of the Year honors and had five athletes qualify for the NCAA East Regional Championships. From there, Jordan advanced to the NCAA Championships in the javelin and became just Coastal’s second track and field All-American. In his first year at the helm, Jacobs guided the Chanticleer track and field team to a runner-up finish in the Big South Championships as 11 athletes had All-Conference finishes, including three conference champions. Three athletes qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships, and two advanced to the NCAA National Championships, including Mark Johnson in the pole vault, who became first All-American in program history. Seven school records were established during the 2005 season. Jacobs came to Coastal from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he served as the assistant men’s and women’s track and field and cross country coach since the fall of 1999. Jacobs began his coaching career during the 1991-1992 season as an assistant at UCSB with the men’s cross country team. He took a few years away from the sport before rejoining the Gauchos during the fall of 1999 as an assistant. During his time with the Gauchos, Jacobs coached the UCSB distance runners to school records in the women’s 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 3,000meter steeplechase, 10,000 meters and the distance medley relay. Under Jacobs’ guidance, men’s records were also set in the 800 meters and 10,000 meters. Two athletes achieved All-American status during Jacobs tenure, with one in men’s cross county in 2001 and another in women’s track and field in 2003. UCSB also achieved great team success as the men’s cross country squad qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in 2001, finishing 17th. The women also made their mark in 2003, making their first-ever trip to the NCAA Championships, finishing 29th. In 2004, four Gaucho distance runners qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Besides his assistant coaching duties with UCSB, Jacobs also worked for a local financial planning organization for five years. Jacobs was an accomplished athlete with the Gauchos, capturing the cross country team’s MVP award in three seasons as well as being named All-Conference in 1988. His best 5,000 meter time in college was 14:34.11. Jacobs remains a competitive long-distance runner. He finished 25th out of 15,000 runners at the 33rd annual “Wharf to Wharf” six-mile race at Santa Cruz in July of 2005. He won the CCU Homecoming 5k in November of 2004 in a course-record time of 15:40. He set the course record of 1:30.29 in the 2000 “Pier to Peak” Half Marathon, a 4,000-foot elevation climb. Jacobs captured the individual crown in the 2000 Santa Barbara Half Marathon with a time of 1:12:12. In 1991, Jacobs won “The People’s Race” in Carlsbad, Calif., posting a 5,000-meter road personal best time of 14:23. His best 10,000 meter track time remains at 30:22.63, which he set in March 1997. His best half marathon time is 1:09:24 and his best maraJacobs’ File thon time is 2:33:57. • 2006 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Team Champions (School Record 205 points scored) Jacobs earned his bachelor of • 2006 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year arts degree in communication stud• Big South Outdoor Track and Field Team Runner-up (’05, ’07, ’08) ies at UC-Santa Barbara in 1992 and • Big South Cross Country Team Runner-up (’06) also completed the Coaching Cer• First NCAA All-American in school history for Outdoor Track and Field (Mark Johnson – ’05 Pole Vault (8th tification Program at UCSB. Jacobs place)) is a certified USATF Level II Coach • 2 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans in both endurance and sprints and • 7 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship Qualifiers hurdles. Jacobs also serves as Big • 9 NCAA All-East Region Track & Field South Conference Track and Field • 26 NCAA Regional Track Field Qualifiers Coaches Chair and NCAA DI Execu• 1 NCAA All-Southeast Region Cross Country Finisher tive Committee Representative for • 3 Big South Conference Outdoor Track and Field Records the USTFCCCA since July 2008. • 18 CCU Track and Field School Records • 17 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Individual Champions • 28 Big South All-Conference Track and Field Performances • 11 Big South All-Conference Cross Country Finishers • USTFCCCA All-Academic XC Team 2004, 2005

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2009-10 Chanticleers

Zack Barr

Stevie Brunson

Junior • 6-0 • 200 Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area Javelin

Freshman • 5-9 • 143 Sumter, S.C./Sumter Mid-Distance

2009 Outdoor: Placed eighth in the javelin at Big South Championships with a throw of 181’7”… At the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational had a season-best throw of 187’2” in the javelin… Ranked sixth on the Coastal Carolina all-time list in the javelin... 2008 Outdoor: Placed second in the javelin at the Battle of the Beach with a then personal-best throw of 181’2”… Finished seventh in the javelin at the Big South Championship… Recorded a personal-best throw of 43’8.5”in the shot put at the Battle of the Beach… High School: Four-time letterwinner at Williamsport Area... Had career-best marks of 198’7” in the javelin, 149’8” in the discus and 52’5” in the shot put... Recipient of the Underclassmen Award as a junior... Selected as the Most Valuable Field Athlete as a sophomore... Garnered the Freshman Award... Also played football and lettered his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Received Sun Gazette All-Star honors in football as a senior... Personal: Full name: Zachary Scott Barr... Son of Eric and Judi Barr... Majoring in marketing.

High School: Lettered in track and field all four years… Placed fourth at State Championships and was Regional 6 Champion in the 800 meters, 4x800-meters his senior year… Regional 6 Champion in the 4x800-meter relay and 800 meters senior junior year… Regional 6 Champion in the 4x800-meter relay freshman year… Made the Honor Roll… Personal: Full name: Stevie Stefon Brunson Jr… Son of Stevie Sr. and Thelma Brunson… Majoring in biology.

Kasheem Clifton Senior • 5-11 • 145 Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern Hurdles

Ryan Caputo Redshirt-Junior • 5-10 • 157 Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights Distance 2009 XC: Placed 20th in the Big South Championships with a time of 27:15, improving 30 spots from last season’s result… Had a personal-best in second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational 6k with a time of 19:45.24… Ran a season-best 8k time at 25:54 the Paul Short Run… Completed the NCAA Southeast Regionals (10k) with a time of 34:10.14, and coming in 160th place… 2009 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event with a time of 10:16.54… Had a personal-best time in the Duke Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:11.11…Placed 10th in Big South Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:20.50… Ran a personal-best 9:18.07 in the 3,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... 2008 XC: Placed 12th at the Gamecock Invitational (6k) with a time of 17:28.59… Ran a season-best 29:22.29 at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships… Finished 15th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (6k) with a time of 20:27.26… 2008 Outdoor: Redshirted and retained year of eligibility… 2007 XC: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:53 at the Brooks Paul Short Run... Finished 13th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking a time of 28:33.03... Placed ninth at the Low Country Invitational with a 5k time of 16:36... 2007 Outdoor: Took second in the 3,000 meters steeplechase at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 10:37.48... Ran 9:23.44 and placed sixth in the 3,000 meter at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...2006 XC: Finished 21st at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 28:15.85... Placed 55th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:20.59...High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Was a member of the District Championship Cross Country team in 2005... Personal: Full Name: Christopher Ryan Caputo... Son of Frank and Karen Caputo... Majoring in health promotion.

2009: All-Big South in 110-meter hurdles... 2009 Outdoor: Finished with a personal-best time of 14.64 in the 110-meter hurdles, placing third in the Big South Championships… Ran a personal-best in the 200 meters of 23.26 at the HPU Vertklasse, placing ninth… Won the 110-meter hurdles in the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 15.05… Placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational with a time of 14.84 and the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 15.35… Participated in the triple jump for the first time in his career at the Big South Championships, leaping 39’8.50”... 2008 Outdoor: Won the 110-meter hurdle at the Chanticleer Classic with a career-best 14.90… At the Big South Championship, finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.14)… Ran a personal best of 24.21 at the Duke Invitational in the 200-meter dash... 2007 Outdoor: Ran 15.03 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Chanticleer Classic and in the prelims of the Big South Championships... Finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdle finals at the Big South Championship with a time of 15.14... Part of the 4x110-meter hurdle relay team that clocked 59.78 at Penn Relays... Clocked 1:00.99 in the 400-meter hurdles at Battle of the Beach... Competed in the 200 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running 23.80... High School: Won the Regional Championship three times in his career in both football and track and field... Earned All-Region honors in the hurdles... Won the Academic nt Award in both footbal alll and a d Achievement football track three e times... Four-time letle nd terwinner in both football and track and field... Earned AllllCounty honors football nors for footba ballll or... Person nal al: as a junior... Personal: Full name:: Kashee Kasheem eem m W. Clifton..... Son n off Hiawatha Clifto Clifton ton n and Connie e M Mccajorin ng Millan... Majoring in accounting. ng.

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2009-10 Chanticleers Derrick El Nou Nou

Junior • 5-6 • 125 Morton, Pa./Ridley Distance

Freshman • 6-4 • 240 Seneca, S.C./Seneca Throws

2009 XC: Did not compete due to injury… 2009 Outdoor: Had a season best in the Coastal Shamrock Invitational 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.08, placing sixth… Ran a 10:09.28 in the Coastal Carolina Invitational, finishing sixth… Finished 12th in the Big South Championships 3,000-meter Steeplechase… 2008 XC: Set a career-best mark at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open, clicking in at 28:23… Placed fifth at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 16:41.29… Ran 29:27.85 at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships… 2008 Outdoor: Ran a then personal best of 10:20.59 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Finished 14th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Championship... 2007 XC: Redshirted and retained a year of eligibility… High School: Captain of the cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field teams his senior season… Competed in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at Ridley… As a junior, he ran a 2:07 in the 800 meters and 4:40 in the 1,600 meters… Finished 14th as a freshman and 21st as a sophomore at the Central League Cross Country Championships... Earned Second Team All-Central League honors his freshman year… Personal: Full name: Robert Joseph Delviscio… Son of Joe and Gail Delviscio… Majoring in biology.

Junior • 5-9 • 150 Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Sprints/Jumps

Senior • 6-1 • 215 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./ Hasbrouck Heights (Monmouth) Javelin 2009 Outdoor: At the Coastal Carolina Invitational had a throw of 44’6” in the shot put…Limited to competition due to injury... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Monmouth University… Placed 12th in the javelin at the NCAA East Regional Championship… Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week after winning the javelin at the Lou Onesty Invitational hosted by Virginia with a NCAA qualifying throw of 222’ 8”, a personal best.... High School: Competed in javelin and shot put as a junior and senior… A member of the wrestling and football team all four years… Personal: Full name: Bryan Kenneth Fill… Son of Bruce and Loretta Fill… Majoring in business.

Jason Flanagan Sophomore • 6-1 • 178 Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge Javelin 2009 Outdoor: Qualified for the USATF Junior National Championship…Had a throw of 186’4” to finish fourth in the javelin at the Big South Championship… Placed fourth and threw a personal-best 191’2” in the javelin at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational… Won the javelin with a throw of 190’11” at the Battle of the Beaches… At the Coastal Carolina Invitational had a throw of 186’10” in the javelin… Placed sixth at the UNC Elite by throwing 186’8”… He is ranked fifth on the Coastal Carolina all-time list in javelin... High School: Owns a personal best of 191’9.25” in the javelin... As a senior named First Team All-Catholic in the javelin, discus and pole vault… Three-time All-Catholic Team recipient… Catholic League champion his senior season in the javelin… Two time All-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection… Was a shot put All-Catholic Honorable Mention… Two-time Nike Outdoor National Participant in the javelin… Personal: Full name: Jason Patrick Flanagan… Son of Brian and Maureen Flanagan… Majoring in health promotion.

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2009: All-Big South in the 4x100-meter relay... 2008: All-Big South in 100-meters and 4x100-meter relay... 2009 Outdoor: Named to the All-Big South as the first leg in the 4x100-meter relay as they finished in second in the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 41.20… Finished sixth in the 100 meter final in the Big South Championship … Ran a season-best 10.73 in the 100-meter dash preliminaries at the Big South Championship… Ran a season best in the preliminaries of the 200 meters with a time of 22.17… Had a season-best jump of 22’8” in the long jump at the Big South Championship, placing fifth… Placed third at the Battle of the Beaches by clearing 22’3” in the long jump... 2009 Indoor: Had a personal-best in the 60-meter at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational with a time of 7.05… 2008 Outdoor: Ran under 11 seconds five times in the 100 meters, including a personal-best 10:59 (wind-aided) at the Chanticleer Classic… Member of the 4x200-meter relay team that broke the school record at the Penn Relays running 1:26.21… Finished third in the 100 meters at the Big South Championship… At the Asics/Winthrop Invitational, finished sixth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.09… Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Big South Championships (41.15)… Finished fourth in the high jump at the Shamrock Invitational with a jump of 6’4.75”… Placed fourth in the long jump at the Big South Championship with a jump of 22’9.75”… High School: Earned All-Tidewater Conference Independent School throughout all four years at Bishop Sullivan... Competed in the State Catholic meet all four years... Two-time State Independent meet participant... Threetime MVP for track... Athlete of the Year his senior season... Also played soccer... Earned three First Team All-Conference and one Second Team All-Conference honors in soccer... Captain his senior season... Personal: Full name: Ryan Douglas Edlich... Son of John and Rebecca Edlich... Majoring in biology.

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Ryan Edlich

High School: Threw a with a personal best in the shot put of 49’11.5” his senior year… Played football and JV basketball…Silver Cord Recipient... Personal: Full name: Derek Jordan El-Nou Nou… Son of Ramona Drago… Majoring in computer science.

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2009-10 Chanticleers

Ross Graves

Max Hacker

Junior • 6-3 • 175 Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach High Jump

Senior • 5-10 • 143 Hazelwood, Md./Hazelwood West Distance

2009 Outdoor: Tied a personal best in the high jump at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational, clearing 6’8.75”… Helped the 4x400-meter relay to a season-best 3:24.15 and a seventh-place finish in the Big South Championship…Won the high jump event by clearing a 6’4.75 at the Tar Heel & Aggie Classic... 2009 Indoor: Jumped a 6’6.25” in the high jump at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Jumped 6’8.75” in the high jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational to ranking second in Coastal Carolina history... Placed eighth in the high jump at the Big South Championships… Ran a 23.54 in the 200 meters at the Chanticleer Classic… Recorded a time of 51.58 in the 400 meters at the Shamrock Invitational… Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter ‘A’ relay team that won the Buccaneer Invitational (3:20.60)… Finished 10th at the Big South Championship in the triple jump (41’9.75”)… High School: Competed in track and field all four years and ran cross country for three... 2007 regional champion in the mile and high jump... State finalist in the 4x400-meter relay, 800-meters and the high jump as a senior... Cross Country team qualified for states his senior season... Named to Sun News Toast of the Coast as a senior... Also played basketball for three years... Personal: Full name: Berkeley Ross Graves... Son of Stokes and Susan Graves... Majoring in finance.

John Heron Senior • 5-10 • 144 Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius Distance 2007: All-Big South in steeplechase... 2009 XC: Did not compete due to injury… 2009 Outdoor: Was the top competitor in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, posting a 10:05.22 time in the Big South Championship and placing eighth… Helped the 4x800-meter relay team post a season-best time of 8:00.98 at the Shamrock Invitational… Had a season-best time 9:10.43 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, placing sixth in the 3,000 meters... 2008 XC: Redshirted the season retaining a year of eligibility… 2008 Outdoor: Top steeplechaser for Coastal Carolina during the 2008 season… Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Big South Championship... Set a personal best of 9:16.76 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Asics Duke Invitational, ranking him third all-time at Coastal Carolina… Finished third in the 3,000-meter run at the Shamrock Invitational with a career-best time of 8:47.72… 2007 XC: Was the top Chanticleer at the Brooks Paul Short Run, completing the 8k course in a time of 25:50 and placing 97th... Was 24th at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships… 2007 Outdoor: Finished with a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Conference Championships in 9:28.52... Won the 2,000-meter steeplechase at Battle of the Beach with a time of 6:10.59... Took third in the 5,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking 15:02.32... Member of the distance medley relay team that ran 10:06.79 at the Penn Relays… 2006 XC: Finished fourth at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:17.88... Placed seventh at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 25:46.94... Finished 12th at the Big South Cross Country Championships at 25:40.45... Finished 101st at Regionals with a time of 33:03.75... Ran a season-best 8k time of 25:24.6 at Pre-Nationals and placed 175th... High School: Ran personal-best times of 4:22.44 in the 1,600 meters, 8:58 in the 3,000 meters (Indoors), 9:32.19 in the 3,200 meters and 9:21.32 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which was a New York Section III record... Was a member of the 2006 Nike Indoor National 4x1600-meter relay championship team that now holds the meet record... Member of the championship distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays in 2006... Placed 20th at the Nike Cross Country National Championships in 2005 where his team placed third... 2005 New York Section III Cross Country Individual Champion and the 2006 Indoor League Champion in the 3,200-meters... Personal: Full Name: John Patrick Heron... Son of Larry and Lisa Heron... Majoring in physical education.

2009: All-Big South in cross country... 2009 XC: Placed sixth in the Big South Championships (8k) with a time of 26:10… Finished third in the Coastal Carolina Invitational 6k with a time of 20:03.10… Ran for a 25:31 time at the Paul Short Run 8k and finished second on the team… Placed sixth in the Gamecock Open 5k with at 15:55.27… Ran a 33:05.02 in the NCAA Southeast Regional (10k) and placed 112th… 2009 Outdoor: Ran a season-best in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 15:53.59… Came in 17th in the Big South Championship in the 5,000-meter event with a time of 16:33.00… Finished second at the Chanticleer Classic in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:04.79... 2008 XC: Redshirted the season due to injury… 2008 Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 10,000 meters at the Big South Championships… Ran a personal best of 8:51.67 to finish seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Shamrock Invitational… Logged a personal best in the 1,500 meters of 4:05.55 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational... 2007 XC: Had a career-best 8k time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, running 25:15.7... Placed fourth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with an 8k time of 26:34.83... 2007 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the Big South Conference Championships, clocking 33:02.48... Was fifth in the 5,000-meters at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational with a time of 15:21.56... Ran a season-best 4:06.13 in the 1,500 meters at the Shamrock Invitational... Member of the distance medley relay team that was fourth at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 10:33.07... 2006 XC: Finished seventh at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:28.28... Placed fifth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 25:41.03... Finished 15th at the Big South Cross Country Championships at 25:52.50... Finished 75th in the Paul Short Run with a time of 25:31... Placed 170th at Pre-Nationals at 25:21.8... Was 84th at Regionals with a 10K time of 32:52.80... High School: Had personal-best times of 4:23 in the 1,600 meters and 9:46 in the 3,200 meters... Was a state finalist in the 1,600 meters in 2005 and 2006... Placed 24th in the 2005 Missouri State High School Cross Country Championships... Personal: Full Name: Maxwell L. Hacker... Son of Tim and Laura Hacker... Majoring in business.

Corey Jameson Redshirt-Sophomore • 6-1 • 185 Easley, S.C./Easley Sprints/Relays 2009: All-Big South in the 100-meter dash and 4x100meter relay... 2009 Outdoor: NCAA Regional Qualifier…Won the 100-meter dash in the Big South Championships with a time of 10.74… Ran a careerbest of 10.67 in the 100-meter preliminaries at the Big South Championships… Helped the 4x100-meter relay team as the second leg earn a third-place finish with a time of 41.20… Ran a personal-best of 22.17 in the 200-meter prelims at the Big South Championships… At the NCAA East Regionals, ran a 10.75 and placed 27th in the 100-meter dash… Finished the 100 meters in fifth place at the Tar Heel & Aggie Classic with a time of 10.86… Helped the 4x400-meter relay place fourth in both the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational with a time of 3:32.11 and the Battle of the Beaches with a time of 3:34.59... 2008: Redshirted... High School: Lettered in track his last three seasons for the Green Wave… Competed in the Upper State finals in the 200 meters as a senior… Was part of the County Champion 4x100-meter relay squad… Posted a career-best 10.9 in the 100 meters… Also lettered in football his final three years… Personal: Full name: Corey Lamar Jameson… Son of Charlene Jameson… Majoring in communication.

2009-10 Coastal Carolina Track & Field Media Guide

2009-10 Chanticleers Burton Jones II

Senior • 6-0 • 175 Chester, Md./Kent Island Hurdles/Relays

Sophomore • 6-3 • 175 Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Jumps

Jason Jensen

2009 Outdoor: Qualified for the USATF Junior National Championship and earned Junior All-American after finishing sixth in the hammer (6kg) with a throw of 203’1”… At the Penn Relays, threw for a personal-best 179’3”in the hammer throw… At the Big South Championship had a throw of 171’10” finishing sixth in hammer… In the shot put, had a personal-best throw of 43’3” at the Battle of the Beaches, placing fifth… Had a personal-best 149’2” throw in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, placing fifth…He is ranked sixth on the Coastal Carolina all-time list in the hammer... High School: Owned personal best of 159’ in the discus... Named Track and Field MVP as a senior… Region 3-A All-State and state runner-up in the discus … Set the shot put school record with a throw of 47’5”… Was the shot put and discus MVP as a sophomore… Played basketball his freshman year… Personal: Full name: Jason Ronald Jensen… Son of Jeff and Donna Jensen… Major undecided.

Kyle Kling Sophomore • 5-6 • 115 Louisville, Ohio/Louisville Distance 2009: All-Big South in cross country... Named to the 2009 All-Academic Team... 2009 XC: Placed fifth at the Big South Championship (8k) and second on the team with a time of 25:56… Selected as the Big South Runner of the Week twice after winning the Gamecock Open with a 5k time of 15:19.39 and finishing 37th in the Paul Short Run 8k with a personal-best time of 24:27 and placing higher than any other Chanticleer in those races… Top finisher for the Chants in four races… Finished first for the Chanticleers and eighth overall at the Blue Ridge Open 8k with a time of 25:25.35... Finished first for the Chanticleers and 57th overall in the NCAA Southeast Regional (10k) with a time of 32:08.51… 2009 Outdoor: Set school record and won the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:36.31 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Won the 1,500 meters and ran a personal-best in the Chanticleer Classic of 3:56.27... Finished sixth in the Big South Championship 10,000 meters with a time of 32:11.66, and 10th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:40.23… Ran a personal-best in the 5,000 metesr at the Penn Relays 14:31.32… Won the 3000-meter and 1500-meter events at the Battle of the Beaches… 2008 XC: One of the top runners for the Chanticleers, finishing 12th at the Big South Championship with a time of 26:27.92… Ran a careerbest 25:11 at the Brooks Paul Short Run… Finished second at the Gamecock Invitational (5k) with a time of 16:03.05… At the Coastal Carolina Invitational, crossed the line at 19:05.33 for a second-place finish… Ran 25:32 at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open placing 29th out of 210 runners… High School: 2008 graduate of Louisville High School… Finished 11th in 2007 Ohio State High School Division I Cross Country Championship… Runner-up in 2007 District Cross Country Championship… 2008 Ohio State High School Championship Finalist in the 1600 meters… Holds personal bests of 4:22.76 (1600m), 9:44.60 (3200m), 15:43 (5k)… Personal: Full Name: Kyle Adam Kling... Son of Christopher and Susan Kling... Majoring in marketing.

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Sophomore • 6-7 • 255 Myrtle Beach, S.C./Carolina Forest Throws

2009 Outdoor: Had a personal-best mark in the triple jump of 47’7.25” at the Big South Championship, placing sixth… In the high jump, had a personalbest mark clearing 6’4.75” and finished in sixth at the Big South Championships… Jumped for a mark of 6’4.75” at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational in the high jump… Had a personal-best leap in the long jump of 22’5.75,” placing seventh at the Big South Championships… Won the long jump at the Chanticleers Classic clearing 21’8… Jumped 6’2.75” in the high jump at the Pepsi Florida Relays... High School: Competed in the high jump and triple jump... Had a personal best of 6’5” in the high jump... In the triple jump, registered a 46’ jump his senior year... Personal: Full Name: Burton Raynard Jones... Son of Burton and Susan Jones... Majoring in accounting.

Men’s Track & Field

2009: All-Big South in the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles... 2008: All-Big South 110-meter hurdles and the decathlon... 2009 Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles... Won the 110-meter hurdles event at the Big South Championships with a time of 14.46 that set a new school record… At the NCAA Regionals ran a 14.71 and placed 31st in the 110-meter hurdles… In the 400-meter hurdles had a personal-best time of 53.56 at the Big South Championships and finished third… Helped the 4x400 relay to a season-best 3:24 and seventh place in the Big South Championship… Posted a season-best 11.14 in the 100-meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… In the 200-meter dash had a seasonbest time of 22.53 at the HPU Vertklasse… Placed second in the 100-meter hurdles in both the Coastal Carolina Asics Invitational with a time of 14.53 and the Tar Heel Aggie Classic with a time of 14.64… Ran a personal-best time at the Chanticleer Classic in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.14… In the javelin had a best throw of 150’2” in the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran a 14.67 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Pepsi Florida Relays… 2008 Outdoor: Placed second in the decathlon in the Big South Championships with 6,264 points... Finished third in the 110-meter hurdles... Ran a personal-best 14.50 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran the third leg of the 4x100meter ‘A’relay team that placed second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (42.10)… 2007 Outdoor: Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational with a time of 14.74... Ran 14.71 in both the prelims and the finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the Big South Conference Championships... Won the decathlon at the Shamrock Invitational with 6,305 points... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Winthrop Invitational... High School: Three-time me State Champion in the 300-meter hurdles... Four-time letterwinner terwinner in track and field... Was the 2A/3A State Champion ion n in the 55-meter indoor high hurdles as a se-nior... Won the 110-meter high hurdles State Championship as a senior... Was also the Re-gional Champion in the indoor 55-meter high h hurdles and the 300-meter dash... Was the 300-meter meter high hurdles state champion as a sophomore re and a junior... Became the first State Champion at Kent or state Island... Won the bronze medal at the indoor fied championship in the high jump... Also qualifi ed for xth in states in the 200 meters as a junior... Placed sixth nships the long jump at the outdoor state championships amed and third in the 110-meter hurdles... Was named sonal: the Star-Democrat Athlete of the Year... Personal: Full Name: John Adams Lyttelton Hutchison... Son of James Hutchison and Cathay Miller... Majoring in communication.

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2009-10 Chanticleers

Spencer Lange

Christian Mendez

Freshman • 5-11 • 140 Manchester, Mass./Manchester-Essex Distance

Junior • 6-1 • 180 Thiells, N.Y./North Rockland (St. Thomas Aquinas) Mid-Distance

2009 XC: Participated in three races this season... Ran a 22:34.19 in the Coastal Carolina Invitation al(6k)… Ran in the Big South Championship, placing 70th with a time of 31:26… Participated in the Blue Ridge Open, Open Race 8k with a personalbest time of 30:50.81... High School: Four-year letterwinner for cross country... Named captain his junior and senior year... Ran a 5K in 17:35, three miles in 16:44, and an 8K in 29:39 his senior year... Ran 5K in 18:19 and 8K in 29:50 in his junior year... Also lettered in baseball as a sophomore and in tennis as a junior... Personal: Full Name: Spencer Robert Lange... Son of Robert and Prudence Lange... Majoring in economics.

High School: Lettered in cross country for two years and indoor track and outdoor track for three years… Named to the All-County Cross Country First Team, All-County Indoor 4x800-meter relay team and 1000-meter First Team, All-County Outdoor 800-meter and 4x800-meter First Team and the All-Section First Team in Outdoor Track and Field his senior year… Selected to the Second Team All-County Cross Country, Second Team All-County 4x800-meter relay team in indoor and outdoor track and field junior year… Won Section 1 Team Championship for Rockland County his sophomore year… Personal: Full name: Christian Mendez... Son of Alfredo and Alba Mendez… Majoring in political science.

Jerry Ntumba Alex Levy Senior • 6-3 • 185 Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley (The Citadel) Sprints/Relays 2009 Outdoor: Ran for a season-best time of 22.33 in the 200 meters at Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational placing in the top 20… Ran a personal-best mark of 11.35 in the 100 meter dash at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran a 11.37 in the Chanticleers Shamrock Classic in the 100-meter dash... 2009 Indoor: Had an indoor personal-best time of 22.79 in the 200 meters at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational… Ran a 7.16 in the 60-meter preliminaries at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational… 2008 Outdoor: Placed ninth at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.19… Ran 16.61 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Chanticleer Classic… Finished eighth in the decathlon at the Big South Championships with 5,279 points… Ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that captured the Battle of the Beach and Chanticleer Classic titles… 2007 Outdoor: Anchored the 4x200-meter relay team that set a new program record with a time of 1:26.94 at the Pepsi Florida Relays... Ran a career-best 22.35 in the 200-meter prelims at the Big South Conference Championships... Member of the 4x100meter relay team that placed second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 41.93... Jumped a career-best 12’7.5” in the pole vault at the Big South Conference Championships... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended The Citadel for a semester… High School: Two-time letterwinner in track and field and football at Spring Valley... Won the Coaches’ Award as a senior... Earned AllState honors as a senior... Was third in the state in the pole vault as a junior... Earned All-State, All-Region and All-Area honors in the pole vault... Personal: Full Name: Alexander Frederick Levy... Son of Art and Barb Levy... Majoring in sport management.

Freshman • 5-9 • 143 Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia Jumps/Hurdles High School: Named to the All-State high jump in indoor and outdoor… Won the Section V indoor and outdoor in high jump and triple jump... Personal: Full name: Jerry Kaboyi Ntumba… Son of Albert and Michov Kalonji… Majoring in political science.

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2009-10 Chanticleers Shane Norris

Redshirt-Senior • 5-10 • 135 Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland/ Kinsale-North Monastery Mid-Distance

Sophomore • 6-3 • 165 Lexington, S.C./Lexington Hurdles 2009 Outdoor: Came in sixth place at the Big South Championships in the 110-meter hurdles, running a 15.79… Had a personal-best time of 15.41 in the 110-meters hurdles at the Chanticleer Classic, placing second… At the HPU Vertklasse ran a personalbest of 56.83 in the 400-meter hurdles and to place fifth … Ran a personal-best mark of 23.22 in the 200 meters at the Chanticleer Classic… In the 400-meters ran a best time of 53.12 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran 57.6 in the Big South Championship preliminaries in the 400-meter hurdles... High School: Second in the 4A State 110-meter hurdles… All-Region in 110-meter hurdles as a senior… Finished sixth at the 4A State in the 400-meter hurdles his senior year… Has personal bests of 14.78 in the 110-meter hurdles and 56:52 in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles… Region runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles his junior year and 400-meter hurdles runner-up his sophomore and junior seasons… Personal: Full name: Shane William Norris… Son of David Norris and Rhonda Driggers… Majoring in biology.

Travis Owens Junior • 6-2 • 180 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Mid-Distance

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2009 Outdoor: In the 800 meters ran a season-best 1:58.30 in the preliminaries of the Big South Championship… Helped the 4x400 relay to a season-best 3.24.15 and a seventh-place finish in the Big South Championship… Ran a season-best in the 400 meters of 52.52 at the Weems Baskin Relays… Participated in the 4x800 relay at the Shamrock Invitational, which ran a season-best 8:00.98… Placed second at the Chanticleer Classic in the 800 meters at 2:01.69… Ran a time of 1:58.39 at the Duke Asics Invitational… Finished in eighth in the Coastal Carolina Invitational in 1:58.79 in the 800 meters… 2008 XC: Helped the Chanticleers to a fourth-place finish at the Big South Championship with a time of 28:51.97… In his first race of the season, finished the Blue Ridge Mountain Open with a time of 29:24… 2008 Outdoor: Top 800-meter runner for Coastal Carolina in 2008… Finished ninth at the Big South Championship with a time of 1:56.03 in the preliminaries of the 800 meters… Ran a personal best of 1:55.95 in the 800-meter run at the Duke Asics Invitational… Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed fifth at the Big South Championship… Logged a seasonbest 4:12.93 for 1500 meters at the Shamrock Invitational… 2007 XC: Ran a career-best 28:11 in the 8k in the JV race at the Brooks Paul Short Run and placed 184th out of 443... Clocked 28:39.5 at the Big South Championship… High School: Captained the Fort Mill State Champion cross country team as a senior... Earned All-State honors as a senior in cross country... Three-time All-Region selection and a four-time All-County honoree... Runner-up at the Regional Meet his junior year... Three-time regional champion in the 800 meters... Earned All-State honors in track for the 1,600-meters as a junior and the 800 meters as a senior... Part of Fort Mill’s Track and Field team that finished second at the South Carolina State Meet his final year... Also played basketball his junior and senior seasons... Part of the State Championship squad his senior season… Personal: Full Name: Travis Timothy Owens... Son of Tim and Sherri Owens... Majoring in biology.

Men’s Track & Field

2009: All-Big South in cross country... 2008: All-Big South in cross county... Named to the All-Academic cross country team... 2006: All-Big South in cross country and named Big South Freshman of the Year in cross country... 2009 XC: Named to the All-Big South Team after placing fourth in the Big South Championship (8k) with a time of 25:49… Won the Coastal Carolina Invitational (6k) with a time of 19:13.71… Ran season best at the Blue Ridge Open (8k) 25:37.87… Placed fourth at the Gamecock Open 5k with a time of 15:44.40… Came in second for the Chants and 67th overall in the NCAA Southeast Regional (10k) with a time of 32:20.17… 2009 Outdoor: Medical Redshirt… Ran in one meet only, the 1,500 meters at the Battle of the Beaches with a time of 4:06…2008 XC: Won the Gamecock Invitational, leading the Chanticleers to the team title, en route to earning Big South Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 4... Finished fifth at the Big South Conference Championships... Ran a season-best 24:58 at the Brooks Paul Short Run… Took second place at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (6k) with a time of 19:15… Finished third at the Big South Conference Preview with a time of 26:19.1… 2008 Outdoor: Recorded the fastest 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter times for Coastal Carolina during the 2008 season… Finished eighth in the 1,500 meters and ninth in the 5,000 meters at the Big South Championship… Ran a season-best 14:52.21 in the 5,000 meter run at the Duke Asics Invitational… Won the Chanticleer Classic 1,500-meters event running a season -best 3:57.94… Runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the Battle of the Beach… 2007 XC: Opened the season with an 18th-place finish and an 8k time of 26:05.42 at the Covered Bridge Open... Had a season-best 8k time of 25:10.7 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, shaving 55 seconds off from his previous season-best... Finished second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 26:13.02... Placed 11th at the New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:43.9... 2007 Outdoor: Ran career-best 1:54.14 and took first in the 800 meters at the Chanticleer Classic... Finished seventh in both the 800-meter prelims and finals at the Big South Championships... Had a personal-best time of 3:50.82 in the 1,500 meters at UNC Elite... Ran 3:52.44 in the 1,500 meters at the Big South Championships and placed fourth... Had a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,500 meters at the Winthrop Invitational and Battle of the Beach... Placed second in the 5,000-meter run at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking 15:01.79... Member of the distance medley relay team that ran 10:06.79 at Penn Relays... 2006 XC: Finished fourth at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:09Won the Coastal Carolina Invitational in 25:25... Finished sixth at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:21... Placed ninth at the Paul Short Run with a time of 24:59... Ranked 82nd at Pre-Nationals with a personal-best 8K time of 24:46... Finished 144th in Regionals at 33:46... 2006 Outdoor: Clocked a season-best time of 3:52.67 in the 1,500 meters at the Big South Championships... Posted a personalbest time of 1:54.93 in the 800 meters at the Settle Bagwell meet... Led the Chanticleers in the mile run with a personal-best time of 4:15.12... High School: Finished 14th and was the first in the Under-23 bracket for the 2005 Irish National Cross Country Championships... Finished 31st in the European Cross Country Championships for Under-20... Helped the Irish National team to a silver medal in the 2004 European Cross Country Championships... Placed fourth at the 2004 Irish Junior Cross Country Championships... Personal: Full name: James Joseph McCarthy... Son of Seamus and Catherine McCarthy... Majoring in communication.

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2009-10 Chanticleers

Chad Phillips

Jacob Scheuer

Redshirt-Sophomore • 6-1 • 175 Greenwood, S.C./Greewood Jumps

Junior • 5-11 • 155 Blackstone, Ill./Dwight Township Hurdles/Relays

2009 Outdoor: Won the long jump event at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational with a personal-best jump of 24’2.5”, qualifying for NCAA East Regionals... Ranks second in the Coastal Carolina record books in the long jump… Won the long jump event at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a mark of 22’3”… Placed ninth in the Pepsi Florida Relays in the long jump of 22’9”… Jumped 45’8” in the triple jump at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational, finishing seventh… 2009 Indoor: Had an indoor personal-best jump of 23’4” in the long jump at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational… Had an indoor personal-best jump of 47’5” in the triple jump at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational… 2008: Redshirted season... High School: Was the 2007 South Carolina State Champion in the high jump and triple jump... State runner-up in the long jump... Earned AllState honors in the triple jump, high jump, and 4x100-meter relay as a senior... Selected as Gatorade Athlete of the Year for South Carolina as a senior... Junior Olympic National Qualifier... Was the South Carolina State runner-up in the high jump and long jump as a junior, garnering All-State honors in the events... Placed sixth in the triple jump at the state meet his sophomore season... Personal: Full Name: Chad O’Dell Phillips II... Son of Marion and Regina Williams... Majoring in health promotions.

2009 Outdoor: Placed fifth and ran a personal-best in the 400-meter hurdles at Big South Championships with a time of 54.75… Ran personal-best 50.42 in the 400-meter preliminaries at the Big South Championships… Helped the 4x400 relay to a season-best 3:24.15 and seventh place in the Big South Championship… Participated in the 4x800 relay at the Shamrock Invitational and ran a seasonbest 8:00.98… Came in third place in the 400 meters at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 50.53… Ran a personal-best 800 meters in 2:00.99 at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational… Ran a 50.58 at the Duke Invitational in the 400 meters and 55:10 in the 400-meter hurdles...2008 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… High School: Two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference honoree... Member of the state champion 4x400-meter relay team his junior season... Was fourth at the state meet in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles as senior... Placed seventh in the event his junior season... Also played football and basketball all four years... Personal: Full name: Jacob Daniel Scheuer... Son of Dave and Carole Scheuer... Brother Paul was a member of Coastal Carolina’s track team from 2001-05... Majoring in sports science.

Curtis Smiley

Jerome St. Bernard

Senior • 6-1 • 235 Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek Throws

Senior • 5-11 • 180 Markham, Ontariao, Canada/ McGivney (Monmouth) Sprints/Relays

2009 Outdoor: Did not compete... 2008 Football: Played in all 12 games at tight end, earning three starts... Recorded a 35-yard reception in the Chants 23-18 Big South victory at Gardner-Webb... Had a solo tackle against Colgate and North Carolina A&T... Saw a majority of action on the goal line and short yardage situations... 2008 Outdoor: Finished 11th at the Big South Championship in the shot put with a throw of 44’10.75”... Was fourth at the Battle of the Beach in the shot put (44’2.75”)... Had a fourth place showing at the Battle of the Beach throwing 141’1” in the discus... Finished ninth in the discus at the New Balance Big South Championships... 2007 Football: Played in all 11 contests as a redshirt sophomore to earn his first college letter... Did not carry the ball, but saw a majority of action on the goal line and short yardage situations... 2006 Football: Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, seeing action off the bench against Savannah State and Charleston Southern... Had three carries for four yards in the win over Savannah State... 2005 Football: Did not see action as a true freshman... High School: Named to the Shrine Bowl Roster for South Carolina... Named to the High School Sports Report Post and Courier’s All-Lowcountry team... Led the Gators to an 8-5 mark and their first winning season since 1989 and the second most wins in school history... Also led them to the second round of the playoffs for just the third time in Goose Creek history... Earned the team’s MVP award after rushing for 1,020 yards on 189 carries and a team-high 15 touchdowns from the fullback slot... Was part of an offense that set a new single-season school record in scoring, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns and singlegame record for rushing yards... Personal: Full Name: Curtis Jerome Smiley, Jr. ... Son of Valeria Smiley... Majoring in computer science.

2008 and 2009 All Big South in 4x100-meter relay... 2009 Outdoor: Ran the third leg of the 4x100meter relay that finished second at the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 41.20… Won the 200-meter event at the HPU Vertklasse with a season-best time of 22.02… Ran a season-best 10.95 in the 100 meters in the preliminaries at Tar Heel Aggie Classic… Placed second in the Chanticleer Classic in the 100 meters with a time of 11.24, and third in the 200 meters with a time of 22.58… Ran a 22.12 in the 200 meters in the preliminaries of the Big South Championship, and a 11.01 in the 100-meter dash... 2008 Outdoor: Recorded a career-best 10.71in the 100 meters at the Chanticleer Classic… Finished fourth in the 100 meters at the Big South Championship crossing the line at 11.03… Won 100-meter dash at the Battle of the Beach with a time of 10.89… Ran 21.86 in the 200 meters to place third at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… Placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Big South Championships... Helped the 4x100-meter relay team claim third place at the Big South Championships… Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Monmouth University... Part of Monmouth’s Northeast Conference Championship Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams... Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on Jan. 23... Made Honor Roll and Dean’s List... High School: Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) 200-meter champion as sophomore... York Region Champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters... Earned OFSAA silver medals in the 200 meters as a senior and the 100 meters as a sophomore... Received a bronze medal in the 100 meters as a senior... Part of two 4x100-meter relays teams that were finalists at the OFSAA meet... Was the Toronto District Colleges Athletic Association 100- and 200-meter champion as a freshman... McGivney’s Track and Field MVP as a senior... Francis Liberman Catholic High School’s Track and Field MVP as a sophomore and freshman... Also ran for Mississauga Track Club... Personal: Full name: Jerome Sheldon St. Bernard... Son of Ian and Brenda St. Bernard... Majoring in communication.

2009-10 Coastal Carolina Track & Field Media Guide

2009-10 Chanticleers Chris Tillotson

Redshirt-Junior • 6-1 • 190 Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando Sprints/Relays

Freshman • 5-11 • 200 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Throws

2009: All-Big South in the 4x100-meter relay... 2009 Outdoor: Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished second in the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 41.20… Ran a personal best of 10.77 in the 100-meter preliminaries at the Big South Championships… Won the 100-meter event at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 11.16… At the HPU Vertklasse placed second in the 200 meters after running a personal-best 22.03…Had a time of 11.02 in the 100-meter dash at the HPU Verklasse, coming in second... 2008 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… High School: Ran a personal-best time of 10.65 in the 100 meters his senior year... Lettered in track and field all four years... Ran for the Mt. Pleasant Track Club... Also a member of the football team... Personal: Full name: Leonard Cameron Steed... Son of Leonard and Brenda Steed... Majoring in recreation and sports management.

Sophomore • 6-1 • 245 Random Lake, Wis./Kewaskum Throws 2009 Outdoor: Had a personal-best throw of 42’6” in the shot put at the Big South Championships… In the discus threw a personal best of 134’7” at the Coastal Carolina Invitational placing fifth…Threw for a personal-best in hammer throw at the Chanticleer Classic with a mark of 143’02”, placing sixth… Threw137’7 in the hammer at Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational... High School: Second Team AllEastern Wisconsin Conference in the discus his junior and senior year… Holds a personal best of 149’7” in the discus... State qualifier in the discus as a senior… Also played football where the Indians won the Eastern Wisconsin Conference Championship twice… Personal: Full name: Tyler John Swanson… Son of John and Holly Swanson… Majoring in marine science.

Darren Tymczak Sophomore • 6-0 • 185 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East Sprints 2009 Outdoor: Ran personal best in the 400 meters of 51.62 at the Chanticleer Classic… At the Duke Invitational, ran a personal-best in the 200 meters at 23.61… Ran a time of 51.92 in the Big South Championship preliminaries in the 400 meters… Participated in the 400 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays, posting a time of 52.38... High School: Started competing in track his sophomore year... Ran the 400 meters and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team... Had a personal best of 50.9 in the 400 meters... Also a member of the football team, the A-South and New Jersey Group 4 State Champs... Personal: Full Name: Darren Joseph Tymczak... Son of Frank and Debbie Tymczak... Majoring in sports management.

Men’s Track & Field

Tyler Swanson

High School: Ranked in the Top 24 in the State senior year in the javelin… Set school record in the javelin throw… Selected to First team All-State his senior year… Named All-County, All-Group and AllArea First Team both senior and junor years… Selected to the All-Conference First Team sophomore, junior and senior years… Started as a outside linebacker in football won All-Conference, All-County junior and senior years… Personal: Full name: Christopher Thomas Tillotson… Son of Dave and Suzanne Tillotson… Majoring in education.

Women’s Track & Field

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Jacques Watson

Jarod Williams

Redshirt-Junior • 6-2 • 173 Sumter, S.C./Sumter Jumps

Freshman • 5-8 • 135 Louisville, Ohio/Louisville Distance

2009: NCAA National Qualifier... School and Big South record holder in high jump (7’3.25”)... Named to the All-East Region and All-Big South teams... 2008: Big South high jump champion... NCAA National Qualifier... All-Big South in high jump... 2009 Outdoor: NCAA National Qualifier in the high jump… Set the Coastal Carolina and Big South record in the high jump with a mark of 7’3.25” to win the high jump at the Florida Relays and qualify for the NCAA Regionals… National high jump finalist, taking 14th place after clearing 6’10.75”…. Placed third at the high jump and earned All-East Region by clearing a 7’1” jump... Placed third at the Big South Championships and named to the All-Big South Team by clearing a 6’10.75”… Participated in the USA Track and Field Championships, earning a spot in the high jump finals where he placed 12th... Won the triple jump had a personal-best of 46’5” at the Battle of the Beaches… At the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational had the best jump of 20’7” in the long jump… Won the high jump at Coastal Carolina Invitational by clearing a 7’0.5”… Won the high jump event at Battle of the Beaches by posting a height of 6’10.25”... 2009 Indoor: Had an indoor personal best-jump of 7’0.25” in the high jump to win the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational… 2008 Outdoor: Leapt over seven feet four times… Participated at the NCAA Championships after a qualifying jump of 7’1” at the NCAA East Region Championships… Broke the school record and qualified for Regionals at the Georgia Tech Invitational recording a jump of 7’1”… Finished third at the NCAA East Region Championships, tying a career high… Big South Champion in the high jump with a jump of 7’0.25”… Claimed four high jump titles including the Buccaneer Invitational (6’2”), Battle of the Beach (Meet Record – 6’7.5) and the Asics/Winthrop Invitational (7’0.5”)… Was eighth in the long jump at the Big South Championships (21’2.75”)… Jumped a season-best 21’7.25” at the Battle of the Beach in the long jump… Placed fifth at the Big South Championships with a mark of 45’8.5” in the triple jump… 2007 Outdoor: Did not compete due to NCAA regulations... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... 2006 South Carolina State Champion in the high jump, which also earned him AllState honors during his senior season... Also named Outstanding Athlete and Lower Richland’s Outstanding Performance in jumps as a senior... Captain of team as a junior... MVP during his junior season... Also played football and basketball... Three-time letterwinner in both football and basketball... Personal: Full name: Jacques Layhun Watson... Son of George and Shaun Watson... Majoring in health promotion.

2009 XC: Participated in all the races this season… Had a personal-best in the Blue Ridge Open 8k with a time of 26:19.07, placing 51st in the race… Placed third in the Gamecock Invitational (5k) with a time of 15:42.74… Ran a time of 27:28 in the Big South Championship (8k) and finished in 24th… High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field and three year-letterwinner in cross country... His last three years, was named First-Team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference for cross country... His junior and senior year, he was named First Team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference for both cross country and track and field along with First Team All-Stark county and First Team All-Ohio for cross country... As a senior, he was named Stark County runner of the year for cross country and first team first team All Ohio for track... His sophomore year, he was on the Second Team All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference… Personal: Full Name: Jarod Thomas Williams... Son of Derek Williams and Lori Wood... Majoring in accounting.

Kiefer Whitmore Redshirt-Sophomore • 6-1 • 175 Mauldin, S.C./Mauldin Sprints 2009 Outdoor: Did not compete… 2008 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 50.64 for the 400 meters at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational… Ran bests of 22.39 for 200 meters and 11.13 for 100 meters at the Chanticleers Classic… Ran led on the 4x400meter relay team at the Big South Championship, finishing fifth… Finished 14th in the 400 meters at the Big South Championship… High School: Member of the Mauldin track and field team that won the Greenville County meet for the first time in 13 years his senior year… Ran a career-best 200-meter time of 22.6 and a best 400-meter time of 51.0 as a senior… Three-time letterwinner in track and field… Also played football and was a three-time letterwinner… Personal: Full Name: Kiefer Heath Whitmore… Son of Kenny and Suzanne Whitmore… Biology major.

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2009-10 Chanticleers

2009-10 Coastal Carolina Track & Field Media Guide

2009 Men’s Big South Championship Results

Team Results: 1. Liberty ...............................................................216 2. VMI .....................................................................107 3. Coastal Carolina ............................101.50 4. Radford .............................................................. 99 5. High Point .......................................................... 86 6. Charleston Southern...................................... 75 7. Gardner-Webb ........................................... 67.50 8. Winthrop.................... .......................... ..............58 9. UNC Asheville ......................................................5

10,000 meters 6. Kyle Kling ............................................ 32:11.66 High Jump 3. Jacques Watson..................................6’10.75” 6. Burton Jones .........................................6’4.75” Long Jump 5. Ryan Edlich ............................................... 22’8” 7. Burton Jones .......................................22’5.75” 10. Jacques Watson................................ 20’10.75 11. Kyle Lenoir................ .............................20’10.5”

2009 New Balance Big South Conference Cross Country Championships October 31, 2009 (High Point, N.C.) Team Results: 1. Liberty ............................................................. 33 2. High Point ...................................................... 46 3. Coastal Carolina.................................59 4. VMI ..................................................................107 5. UNC Asheville .............................................133 6. Winthrop ......................................................150 7. Charleston Southern ................................199 8. Gardner-Webb ............................................225 9. Radford..........................................................247

Field Performer of the Year Anthony Bryant, Liberty

Pole Vault 12. Steve Harmon .....................................12’11.5”

Freshman of the Year Jacob Smith, High Point

Freshman of the Year John Talbert, Liberty

Shot Put 11. Mark Manno ..........................................44’2.5” 14. Chris Brown .........................................42’9.75” 16. Tyler Swanson ........................................... 42’6” 19. Jason Jenson ..........................................40’7.5”

All-Conference Team Sam Chelanga, Liberty Evans Kiegan, Liberty Josh Morgan, High Point Jaime McCarthy, Coastal Carolina Kyle Kling, Coastal Carolina Max Hacker, Coastal Carolina Neal Darmody, High Point David Ricksecker, Liberty Jacob Smith, High Point Jake Reed, Liberty

All-Academic Team Will Beasley, UNC Asheville Jean Pierre Poisson, Charleston Southern Josh Morgan, High Point Phil Leineweber, Liberty Paul Steinke, Gardner-Webb Matt Dobson, Radford Kevin Davis, Coastal Carolina Trevor Beesley, Winthrop Scholar-Athlete of the Year Phil Leineweber, Liberty Coach of the Year Brant Tolsma, Liberty Coastal Carolina Results 100 meters 1. Corey Jameson ....................................... 10.74 6. Ryan Edlich ............................................... 10.94

Discus Throw 5. Eric Singleton ............................................. 150’ 8. Chris Brown ............................................139’4” 10. Jason Jensen ..........................................132’6” 12. Dorian Johnson ....................................129’11” Hammer Throw 2. Mark Manno ...........................................192’3” 6. Jason Jensen ........................................171’10” 10. Chris Brown ............................................152’7”

Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jason Wenzel, Gardner-Webb All-Academic Team Jason Wenzel, Gardner-Webb Josh Morgan, High Point Kyle Kling, Coastal Carolina Mark Hopely, Liberty Adam Freudenthal, Winthrop Matt Satterwhite, VMI Andrew King, Charleston Southern Nicholas Baer, Presbyterian Nathan Turner, Radford

Javelin Throw 4. Jason Flanagan......................................186’4” 5. Kyle Hoddy. .............................................185’7” 8. Zack Barr ..................................................181’7” 4x100-meter Relay 2. Jameson, Watson ................................... 41.20 St. Bernard, Edlich 4x400-meter Relay 7. Hutchison, Owens, .............................3:24.15 Graves, Scheuer

400-meter Hurdles 3. Jack Hutchison ....................................... 53.56 5. Jacob Scheuer......... ........................ ........54.75

Coach of the Year Brant Tolsma, Liberty

Results (Top 5 and Coastal Finishers): 1. Sam Chelanga, Liberty ....................... 23:50 2. Evans Kigen, Liberty ............................. 25:13 3. Josh Morgan, High Point .................... 25:48 4. Jamie McCarthy.............................25:49 5. Kyle Kling .......................................25:56

3,000-meter Steeplechase 8. John Heron ........................................ 10:05.22 10. Ryan Caputo ....................................... 10:20.50 12. Rob Delviscio................................. .....10:58.34

6. 20. 24. 37. 50. 70.

5,000 meters 10. Kyle Kling ............................................. 15:40.23 17. Max Hacker.......... ....................... ........16:33.00

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Max Hacker....................................26:10 Ryan Caputo ..................................27:15 Jarod Williams ...............................27:28 Josh Tormasi ..................................28:00 David Mead ...................................29:06 Spencer Lange ...............................31:26

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110-meter Hurdles 1. Jack Hutchison ....................................... 14.46 3. Kasheem Clifton..................................... 14.64 6. Shane Norris ............................................ 15.79

Runner of the Year Sam Chelanga, Liberty

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Track Performer of the Year Levi Brooks, Charleston Southern

Triple Jump 6. Burton Jones .......................................47’7.25” 11. Kyle Lenoir ..............................................43’2.5” 12. Jacques Watson................................42’10.25” 13. Kasheem Clifton....................................39’8.5”

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2009 New Balance Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships April 16-18, 2009 (Radford, Va.)

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Men’s Track & Field All-Time Honors

Big South Cross Country Team Champions (3) 1993, 1995, 1996 Big South Track and Field Team Champions (2) 2003, 2006 Regional Coach of the Year (Southeast) Andrew Allden....................................... 2003 Big South Track and Field Coach of the Year (2) Andrew Allden....................................... 2003 Jeff Jacobs (co) ...................................... 2006 Big South Cross Country Individual Champions/Runners of the Year (2) Terah Kipchiris ........................... 2002, 2003 Big South Cross Country Rookie of the Year (5) Campbell Claridge ............................... 1998 Brian Cross .............................................. 1995 Albert Edman ......................................... 1996 Jamie McCarthy .................................... 2006 Nelson Oliveria ...................................... 2002 USCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team (1) Terah Kipchiris ........................................ 2003 NCAA Cross Country All-Southeast Region (3) Terah Kipchriris ............................ 2002,2003 Nelson Oliveira ....................................... 2005 Big South Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2) Albert Edman ......................................... 1997 Michael Killoran .................................... 2000 Big South Cross Country All-Academic Team (14) Ashley Ackerman ................................... 1998 Campbell Claridge ................................ 1999 Albert Edman .......................................... 1997 Michael Killoran ........................ 2000, 2001 Terah Kipchiris ........................... 2003, 2004 Kyle Kling ................................................. 2009 Jamie McCarthy .................................... 2008 Nelson Oliveira .......................... 2002, 2005 Blair Paul ...................................... 2006, 2007 Kari Walsh ................................................ 1996

Big South Cross Country All-Conference Honors (45) Graham Alig................................ 1993, 1994 Jason Andrews ...................................... 2000 Gustav Berggren ................................... 1996 Karl Byrne ................................................ 1999 Bob Carr ....................................... 1986, 1988 Campbell Claridge .................. 1998, 1999, ......................................................... 2000, 2001 Brian Cross .............................................. 1995 Doug Currie .................... 2004, 2005, 2006 John Decatur .......1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Albert Edman ............................. 1996, 1997 Finbarr Egan .................... 1993,1995, 1996 Chris Feist ................................................ 1999 Peter Fixler .............................................. 1995 Max Hacker ............................................. 2009 Chris Hogan ............................................ 1992 Steve Johnson ....................................... 1990 Terah Kipchiris ............... 2002, 2003, 2004 Kyle Kling ................................................. 2009 Jamie McCarthy ............ 2006, 2008, 2009 Mark Newell............................................ 1992 Lou Nordeen .......................................... 1988 Nelson Oliveria .............. 2002, 2003, 2005 Blair Paul .................................................. 2007 Karl Walsh .................................... 1995, 1996 Dale Ward ................................................ 1990 USCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team (5) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 USTCA All-Academic Track and Field Team (2) 2002, 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans (2) Mark Johnson ........................................ 2005 Thomas Jordan ....................................... 2006

NCAA East Regional Qualifiers (49) 2009: Jack Hutchison (100-meter Hurdles), Corey Jameson (100 meters), Mark Manno (Hammer), Chad Phillips (Long Jump), Jacques Watson (High Jump) 2008: Jacques Watson (High Jump), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Kyle Hoddy (Javelin), Jacob Edelman (Hammer), Galen Jones (Hammer), Keith Graham (Long Jump), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter Hurdles), Ben Wheeler (110-meter Hurdles) 2007: Kyle Hoddy (Javelin), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter Hurdles), Jerome Simpson (Long Jump), Tommy Sugishita (Hammer) 2006: Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Galen Jones (Hammer, Shot Put), Tommy Sugishita (Discus), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter Hurdles) 2005: Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Galen Jones (hammer), Terah Kipchiris (3000-meter Steeplechase), 2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Terah Kipchiris (5,000 meters, 3,000-meter Steeplechase), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400 meters, 4x400) 2003: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Nick Kenworthy (discus, hammer), Nick Maxwell (4x400), Taylor McFadden (triple jump), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter hurdles, 4x400)

NCAA All-East Region (9) Terah Kirchiris.......................................... 2005 Mark Johnson ................. 2004, 2005, 2006 Thomas Jordan ............... 2006, 2007, 2008 Jerome Simpson .................................... 2007 Jacques Watson.......................... 2008, 2009

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Men’s Track & Field All-Time Honors

2008: Keith Graham (Long Jump), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter Hurdles), Jacques Watson (High Jump), Ben Wheeler (110-meter Hurdles) 2007: Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Jerome Simpson (Long Jump) 2006: Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Tommy Sugishita (Discus), Galen Jones (Shot Put), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter Hurdles) 2005: Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump)

2003: Jacob Simatwa (400-meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hurdles, 4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Nick Maxwell (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump), Nick Kenworthy (Discus, Hammer) 2002: Ray Felton (4x400), Kendall White (4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Antonio Sullivan (4x400), Mike Roden (Discus), Matt Roden (Hammer) 2001: Nick Kenworthy (Discus)

1999: Cornelius Camp (100 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put) Daniel Carter (Javelin)

Big South Outdoor Track and Field Outstanding Field Performer (2) Nick Kenworthy ......................................2003 Mike Roden..............................................2002 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Freshman Of The Year (1) Tyrone Murphy .......................................2006 Big South Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Honors (158) Trez Alford ...................................1998, 1999 Jason Andrews ......................................2000 O’Neal Barnett .......................................1995 Gustav Berggren ...................................1997 Karl Byrne ..........................................2000 (2) Cornelius Camp ...................1999 (2), 2000 Daniel Carter ..........................................1999 Campbell Claridge ...............................2001 Casey Chow ............................................2006 Ken Cole .......................................2002, 2003 Dustin Cowan ........................................2004 Doug Currie ............................................2007 Steve Dowens ........................................2005 Ryan Edlich ...........................2008 (2), 2009 Albert Edman .............................1996, 1997 Henrik Edmen ........................................1996 Finbarr Egan ........................1994, 1995 (2), .........................................................1996, 1997 Ray Felton...................... 2002 (2), 2003 (2), .........................................................2004, 2005 Peter Fixler ..............................................1996 Keith Garramone ......................2001, 2002 Keith Graham .........................................2008 Corey Hackett ............................2001, 2002 Steve Harmon ........................................2008 John Heron .............................................2007

1998: Karl Walsh (10,000 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put), David Rowland (10,000-meters) 1997: Gustav Berggren (5,000 meters) 1996: Finbarr Egan (5,000 meters)

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2000: Jason Andrews (800 meters), Karl Byrne (1,500 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer)

Big South Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team (7) Ken Cole ...................................................2002 Kevin Davis .............................................2009 Keith Garramone ..................................2003 Terah Kipchiris .......................................2005 Nelson Oliveira ......................................2006 Blair Paul ......................................2007, 2008

Kyle Hoddy..................................2006, 2007 Chad Howey ...........................................1997 Corey Jameson ......................................2009 Dorian Johnson .....................................2007 Jack Hutchison . 2007, 2008 (2), 2009 (2) Marcus Johnson ....................................2004 Mark Johnson ...........................2003, 2004, .........................................................2005, 2006 Galen Jones ..........................2006 (2), 2008 Thomas Jordan .. 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Nick Kenworthy ............ 2001 (2), 2003 (2) Terah Kipchiris .............. 2004 (3), 2005 (3) Jason Lambert .......................................2007 Mark Manno ...........................................2009 Aubrey Lemon .................................2007 (2) Matt Maxwell .................1999, 2000, 2003 Nick Maxwell ..............................2004. 2005 Tyler McCart ................. 1998 (2), 1999 (2), ...............................................................2000 (2) Jamie McCarthy ....................................2006 Taylor McFadden ................2003, 2005 (2) Jake Morris ..............................................2007 Jason Mosley ..........................................1999 Tyrone Murphy ..............2006, 2007, 2008 Nelson Oliveria ...................2004, 2005 (2), ...............................................................2006 (2) Jarvarius Phelps ..................2007 (2), 2008 Whittmin Reese .....................................2007 Tim Roa ..............................................2005 (2) Matt Roden .............................................2002 Mike Roden................... 2000 (2), 2002 (2), ...............................................................2003 (2) David Rowland ......................................1995 Paul Scheuer................. 2002 (2), 2003 (2), .........................................................2004. 2005 Geoff Shute .............................................1997 Jacob Simatwa.............. 2003 (2), 2004 (3) Jerome Simpson .......... 2006 (2), 2007 (3) Eric Singleton .........................................2006 Jerome St. Bernard ...................2008, 2009 Lenny Steed ............................................2009 Antonio Sullivan ...................................2002 Tommy Sugishita ......................2006, 2007 Michael Wagner ....................................2003 Karl Walsh ........................1995, 1997, 1998 Jacques Watson.....................................2008 Kendall White ............... 2002 (2), 2003 (2), ............................................ 2004 (2), 2005 (2) Ben Wheeler .....................................2008 (2)

Men’s Track & Field

2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeplechase, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hurdles, 4x400)

Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1) Keith Garramone ..................................2003

Women’s Track & Field

Big South Outdoor Track & Field Champions (61) 2009: Jack Hutchison (110-meter hurdles), Corey Jameson (100 meters)

1995: Karl Walsh (5,000 meters), David Rowland (10,000 meters)

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Terah KIPCHIRIS

Pole Vault • 2004, 2005, 2006 NCAA Participant

Cross Country • Steeplechase • 2002, 2003, 2005 NCAA Participant

• 2005 All-American in the pole vault • 2005 Penn Relays Pole Vault Champion

• 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Qualifier (3,000-meter Steeplechase)

• Three-time NCAA National Qualifier

• Two-time NCAA Cross Country National Championship Qualifier

• NCAA East Regional Pole Vault Champion in 2004 • Broke the Regional Meet Record (17’3”/5.26m)

• Fifth at 2002 and 2003 NCAA Cross Country Southeast Regional

• Three-time All-East Region Selection • Four-time Big South Pole Vault Champion

• 70th at 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships

• Big South pole vault record holder (17’8.5”/5.40m)

• 110th at 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships • First male cross country/track and field Coastal Carolina athlete to qualify for NCAA Championships

Men’s Track & Field

Thomas JORDAN Javelin • 2004, 2006 NCAA Participant • 2006 All-American in the javelin (Seventh) • Big South All-Time record holder (232’6”) • Big South Meet Record Holder

• Big South record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:48.42) • 2004 and 2005 Big South Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase • 2004 Big South Champion in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters • Coastal Carolina record holder in the 5,000 (14:22.10) and 10,000 meters (29:38.62).

• Coastal Carolina Record holder • Four-time Big South Champion (‘2004, 2006, 2007, 2008) • 2008 NCAA All-East Region (seventh place) • 2008 Georgia Tech Invitational Champion

Jerome SIMPSON

• 2008 Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational Champion

Long Jump • 2007 NCAA Participant

• 2008 Penn Relays Championship Division Medalist (fourth place)

• 2007 NCAA Qualifier in the long jump

• 2007 NCAA All-East Region (sixth place) • 2006 USATF National Placewinner (15th) • NCAA All-East Region (fifth place) • 2006 Texas Relays Placewinner (third) • 2006 USATF National Qualifier • 2004 NCAA Qualifier

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• Two-time Big South Cross Country Champion and Runner of the Year

Jacques WATSON High Jump • 2008, 2009 NCAA Participant •Holds Coastal Carolina high jump record at 7’3.25” •Finished 14th NCAA Finals by clearing 6’10.75 •Placed third in the 2008 and 2009 NCAA East Regional, clearing a school record of 7’1”

• Finished third at the NCAA East Regionals in the long jump with a 24’7.25” leap, which also set a new Coastal Carolina record • 2007 Big South Conference Champion in the Long Jump • Five-Time All-Big South honoree (twice in the long jump, once in each the high jump and the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays). • Former All-American wide receiver on Coastal Carolina football team • Holds every Chanticleer football single-game, single-season and career receiving record • Is the Big South’s all-time leader in football for career and single-season reception yards and touchdown receptions

•2008 Big South High Jump Champion •Holds Big South Conference meet record of 7’0.25”. •2008 and 2009 All-Big South & All-East Region •2008 and 2009 Florida Relays Champion

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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Time Records 10.55 10.63 10.67 10.69 10.70

2007 2000 2009 1998 2006

200 meters 1. Aubrey Lemon 2. Jason Lambert 3. Paul Scheuer 4. Cornelius Camp 5. Jerome Simpson

21.18 21.42 21.62 21.66 21.69

2007 2007 2002 1999 2006

400 meters 1. Jacob Simatwa 2. Jarvarius Phelps 3. Tyrone Murphy 4. Jontae Snipes 5. Kendall White

47.56 48.07 48.15 48.29 48.82

2004 2008 2008 2000 2004

1:50.59 1:51.63 1:52.55 1:52.71 1:54.14

2004 2004 2000 2000 2007

1,500 meters 1. Doug Currie 2. Jamie McCarthy 3. Campbell Claridge 4. Nelson Oliveira 5. Albert Edman

3:50.69 3:50.82 3:51.24 3:51.73 3:53.73

2005 2007 2000 2006 1997

Mile 1. Jamie McCarthy 2. Nelson Oliveira 3. Campbell Clayridge

4:15.12 4:15.71 4:16.12

2006 2006 2001

3,000 meters 1. Kyle Kling 2. Doug Currie 3. Nelson Oliveira 4. Terah Kipchiris 5. John Heron

8:36.31 8:38.58 8:40.49 8:47.04 8:47.72

2009 2006 2004 2005 2008

5,000 meters 1. Terah Kipchiris 2. Finbarr Egan 3. Nelson Oliveira 4. Kyle Kling 5. Doug Currie

2004 1997 2006 2009 2007

29:38.62 30:15.40 30:42.77 31:14.30 31:21.37

2005 1997 2007 1995 2004

110-meter Hurdles 1. Jack Hutchison 2. Ben Wheeler 3. Kasheem Clifton 4. Jim Chemlik

14.46 14.49 14.64 14.89

2009 2008 2008 2005

400-meter Hurdles 1. Tyrone Murphy 2. Kendall White 3. Jack Hutchison 4. Paul Scheuer 5. Jacob Scheuer

52.17 52.83 53.56 53.82 54.75

2008 2004 2009 2004 2009

4x200-meter Relay 1. Phelps, Edlich Wheeler, St. Bernard 2. Phelps, Edlich St. Bernard, Levy 3. Lemon, Phelps, Levy, Lambert 4. Lemon, Wheeler, Hutchison, Levy 5. Lemon, Wheeler, Phelps, Lambert 4x400-meter Relay 1. Murphy, Simpson, Phelps, Lambert 2. Scheuer, Cowan, White, Simatwa 3. Scheuer, White, Maxwell, Simatwa 4. Scheuer, Maxwell, Cowan, White 5. Martin, Hutchison, Phelps, Lambert 4x800-meter Relay 1. Jesensky, Currie, Kipchiris, Simatwa 2. Newell, Barnett, Quick, Morgan 3. Claridge, Kiloran, Andrews, Byrne 4. Owens, Davis Scheuer, Heron Distance Medley Relay 1. Heron, Murphy, McCarthy, Currie 2. Heron, Martin, McCarthy, Currie 3. Edman, Howey, Cross, Egan High Jump 1. Jacques Watson 2. Jerome Simpson Ross Graves 4. Taylor McFadden 5. Greg Shute

41.01

2007

41.15

2008

41.20

2009

41.29

2008

41.39

2004

1:26.21

2008

1:26.45

2008

1:26.94

2007

1:28.25

2007

1:28.89

2007

3:11.32

2007

3:12.96

2004

3:14.42

2003

3:15.81

2004

3:15.88

2007

Pole Vault 1. Mark Johnson 2. Tim Roa 3. Casey Chow 4. Ray Felton 5. Keith Garramone

17’8.5” 15’9” 14’11” 14’6” 14’5”

2006 2005 2006 2003 2004

Long Jump 1. Jerome Simpson 2. Chad Phillips 3. Keith Graham 4. Corey Hackett 5. Michael Streater

24’7.25” 24’ 2.5” 24’1” 23’6.75” 23’4.5”

2007 2009 2008 2001 2005

Triple Jump 1. Taylor McFadden 2. Marcus Johnson 3. Keith Graham 4. Burton Jones 5. Tim Roa

48’11.75” 48’7” 48’0.75” 47’ 7.25” 47’5.75”

2005 2004 2008 2009 2005

Shot Put 1. Jacob Edelman 2. Mike Roden 3. Galen Jones 4. Jasper Brooks 5. Chris Abercrombie

52’7.25” 51’1.75 49’8.5” 49’7.75” 47’11”

2008 2002 2006 2004 2007

Discus 1. Nick Kenthworthy 2. Tommy Sugishita 3. Mike Roden 4. Eric Singleton 5. Chris Abercrombie

172’2” 165’10” 161’2” 158’5” 157’5”

2001 2006 2003 2007 2007

Hammer Throw 1. Tyler McCart 2. Galen Jones 3. Jake Edelman 4. Mark Manno 5. Tommy Sugishita

206’5” 203’11’ 201’1” 192’ 3” 182’6”

2000 2008 2008 2009 2007

Javelin 1. Thomas Jordan 2. Dan Carter 3. Kyle Hoddy 4. Jon Wright 5. Jason Flannagan

232’6” 205’2” 204’10” 192’8” 191’ 2”

2004 1999 2007 2008 2009

6,795 points 6,446 points 6,305 points 6,153 points 5,948 points

2000 2003 2007 2002 2009

7:44.13

2004

7:48.50

1995

7:48.67

2000

8:00.98

2009

10:06.79

2007

Decathlon 1. Matt Maxwell 2. Ray Felton 3. Jack Hutchison 4. Keith Garramore 5. Steve Harmon

10:09.33

2007

Bold denotes 2009-10 team member

10:14.19

1996

7’3.25” 6’8.75” 6’8.75” 6’7.00” 6’6.75

2009 2006 2009 2005 1997

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10,000 meters 1. Terah Kipchiris 2. Finbarr Egan 3. Doug Currie 4. Denny Kearns 5. Nelson Oliveira

14:22.10 14:25.95 14:29.99 14:31.32 14:32.01

4x100-meter Relay 1. Phelps, Lemon, Reese, Simpson 2. Wheeler, Phelps St. Bernard, Edlich 3. Edlich, Jameson, St. Bernard, Steed 4. Phelps, St. Bernard Wheeler, Edlich 5. Streater, Anderson, Geiger, Scheuer

2005 2006 2008 1996 1996

Men’s Track & Field

800 meters 1. Jacob Simatwa 2. Kenny Jesensky 3. Karl Byrne 4. Jason Andrews 5. Jamie McCarthy

3,000-meter Steeplechase 1. Terah Kipchiris 8:48.42 2. Nelson Oliveira 9:08.39 3. John Heron 9:16.76 4. Finbarr Egan 9:21.63 5. Henrick Edmen 9:28.00

Women’s Track & Field

100 meters 1. Aubrey Lemon 2. Cornelius Camp 3. Corey Jameson 4. Trez Alford 5. Dee Stokes

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Coastal Carolina University The University Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public, comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers baccalaureate programs to nearly 8,300 students in 42 fields of study including acclaimed programs in marine science, resort tourism and professional golf management. Graduate programs include an MBA as well as master’s degrees in education and coastal marine and wetland studies. The University prides itself on the interaction of students and faculty in the classroom, through internships and hands-on research. The combined expertise of faculty ranges from emerging market economics to global positioning systems, bottlenosed dolphins and the history of rock ‘n’ roll. There are more than 335 full-time faculty members, 83 percent of whom have doctoral or terminal degrees.

The Campus The campus comprises 53 main buildings on 307 acres including the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies and the Coastal Science Center, located on the East Campus at the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501. The University also offers courses at the Waccamaw Center for Higher Education in Litchfield, and in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown. Waties Island, 1,062 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology. Students enrolled in Coastal’s Professional Golf Management program staff Quail Creek Golf Club at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus. Academic Programs Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degree programs in 42 major fields of study and 37 undergraduate minors. The University also offers six master’s degree programs in education, instructional technology, and coastal marine and wetland studies. Coastal’s growing array of international programs take students to places such as Australia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Germany, India, Japan and Russia. Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Spadoni College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the South Carolina State Board of Education. Coastal Carolina University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Department of Computer Science is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

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COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

Founded: 1954 (In 1993, the South Carolina Legislature established Coastal Carolina University as an independent, public institution, ending a more than 30-year affiliation with the University of South Carolina.) Student Profile Enrollment Approximately 8,300 students South Carolina residents: 51 percent Out-of-state residents: 49 percent from 45 states International students: 1 percent from 38 countries Male students: 49 percent Female students: 51 percent Average SAT score for first-time freshmen: 1,033

Faculty Full-time faculty members: 335 Faculty members with doctoral or terminal degrees: 83 percent Student to faculty ratio: 18:1 Finances Tuition for 2009-2010 In-state: $4,325 per semester Out-of-state: $9,045 per semester Residence Halls $3,540 per semester includes meal plans, student health services and Internet access.

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Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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the following year, though, and the group returned to Hispaniola. In the next three centuries, the region’s population slowly grew. Landowners gradually developed large plantations in the area, with rice as the principal crop. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, people began to “vacation” here, although it was quite rustic. Houses and camps were sparse, and there were few permanent residents at the turn of the century. But, drawn by the ocean, sand and trees, people began to call Myrtle Beach “home” as the 1900s progressed. Today, Myrtle Beach is a well known destination for vacationers from around the country, Canada and abroad. According to the 2000 Census, the city is at the center of the 13th fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. It is also one of the golf capitals of the world, boasting over 100 golf courses within a 40-mile radius.

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The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast. Our 25,000 permanent residents welcome millions of visitors each year to this full-service resort community. Guests come to enjoy the wide beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and an incredible range of activities and entertainment. Myrtle Beach was incorporated as a town in 1938 and became a city in 1957. Its name comes from the wax myrtle, a shrub that grows abundantly in the area. History records that a party of Spaniards from Hispaniola landed about 50 miles north of present-day Myrtle Beach in 1526 and eventually established the first European settlement in the U.S. about 30 miles to the south. The settlement, San Miguel de Cauldape, was abandoned

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David A. DeCenzo became the second president of Coastal Carolina University on May 7, 2007. DeCenzo joined Coastal Carolina’s administration in 2002 when he was named dean of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. He was named provost and senior vice president of academic administration in May 2006. Before joining the Coastal Carolina University faculty, DeCenzo served as director of partnership development in the College of Business and Economics at Towson University in Maryland from 1999 to 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland College Park and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from West Virginia University. An experienced industry consultant, DeCenzo has served a wide variety of clients including Citicorp Global Technology, Moen Inc., Motorola and others. His major academic interests are in human resource management, management and organizational behavior. He is the author of textbooks that are used widely at colleges and universities throughout the United States and the world. He serves on the board of directors of the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Center, and he served a two-year term on the Conway Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. As dean of Coastal Carolina’s Wall College, DeCenzo led the move to establish a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. He also helped create the Wall Center of Excellence, designed to enhance and reinforce business students’ skills through experiential learning. As provost, he instituted Centers for Excellence to support student internships, research and travel in each of the university’s four colleges. DeCenzo and his wife, Terri, have four children.

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Coastal Carolina Executive Officers

President David DeCenzo shares a laugh with Head Baseball Coach Gary Gilmore prior to one of the 2008 NCAA Conway Regional games.

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UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

David A. DeCenzo President

Edgar Dyer Executive Vice President

Will Garland Senior VP of Finance and Administration

Robert Sheehan Senior VP of Academic and Student Affairs

Mary Eaddy Interim Vice PresidentUniversity Communication

Judy Vogt Vice PresidentEnrollment Services

Jim Adams Vice PresidentUniversity Advancement

Debbie Conner Associate Vice President University Relations

Coastal Carolina University Mission Statement

Original approved by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on April 18, 1997 Update adopted by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on December 14, 2007

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution that seeks to develop students who are both knowledgeable in their chosen fields and prepared to be productive, responsible, healthy citizens with a global perspective. To deliver on this commitment, Coastal Carolina recruits highly qualified and motivated students, faculty, and staff from the region, state, nation, and world to create a diverse and dynamic student-centered learning environment. Because Coastal Carolina embraces the teacher-scholar model, it places primary emphasis on high quality teaching and engaged learning, and it supports faculty research, creative activities, and expert collaboration in the community, state, nation, and world. This focus enables faculty and staff to mentor students in collaborative research, creative opportunities, and internships. To nurture this active learning community, Coastal Carolina maintains a broad range of contemporary technologies, programming, support services, and innovative course offerings and delivery methods. The result is alumni who are well prepared for professional careers or graduate programs in their chosen fields and who continue to be connected to Coastal Carolina. Inspired by its founding in 1954 to serve the educational needs of the immediate area, Coastal Carolina has grown with the region to become a mid-sized regional comprehensive university with a tradition of a strong liberal arts core. As such, Coastal Carolina commits its resources to maintaining a population of 8,000 – 12,000 students by building baccalaureate and selective master’s programs of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services. Coastal Carolina fully embraces its leadership role as a regional center of economic and intellectual resources, lifelong learning, cultural and recreational opportunities, and athletic programs. As Coastal Carolina executes this mission, it recognizes its responsibility to be a role model to the community and to the professions by assuring fair and honest treatment of people with whom it interacts and sustainable stewardship of resources entrusted to it, adopting the highest standards of integrity and accountability, and committing itself to excellence through continuous self-improvement.

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Coastal Carolina Athletic Administration

Lauren Barker Business Manager

Kristen Bauer Women’s Volleyball Coach

AraLeigh Beam Assistant Compliance Director

Dwayne Beam Head Athletic Trainer

David Bennett Football Coach

Alan Connie Women’s XC & Track & Field Coach

Stella Cooper Special Projects Coordinator

Jim Curry Compliance Director

Jess Dannelly Associate A.D.Community Outreach

Jody Davis Women’s Tennis Coach

Shaun Docking Men’s Soccer Coach

Cliff Ellis Men’s Basketball Coach

Ken Faircloth Ticket Manager

Heather Fons Assistant Athletic Trainer

Brian Gabriel Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Gary Gilmore Baseball Coach

Walter Goffigan Associate DirectorAcademic Support

Kelley Green Softball Coach

Bruce Gregory Senior Associate A.D.Internal Operations

Jeff Jacobs Men’s XC & Track & Field Coach

Kayla Johnson Business Assistant

Samantha Kost Student-Athlete Support Services

Alan LeForce Women’s Basketball Coach

Jon Lenze Assistant Athletic Trainer

Barry Lippman Assistant Athletic Trainer

Linda Lyerly Associate A.D/ Finance

John Martin Assistant A.D.Media Relations

Joe Mazurkiewicz Associate A.D.Academics

Bryan Paar Event Operations Coordinator

Jeff Pounds Associate Athletic Trainer

Chris Powers Men’s Tennis Coach

Katie Quinney Women’s Golf Coach

Kent Reichert Associate DirectorMedia Relations

Cari Rosiek Associate A.D./ SWA

Alex Souza Assistant Event Ops. Coordinator

Jennifer Spindler Assistant Athletic Trainer

Allen Terrell Director of Golf/ Men’s Golf Coach

Melissa Todd Administrative Assistant

Sonya Woods Asst. Strength Coach

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COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

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Hunter Yurachek is starting is first year as the Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University, taking over the reins of the department in January 2010. “First I would like to thank Dr. (David) DeCenzo and (search committee chair) Charles Hodge for the confidence they have shown in me to lead the Coastal Carolina University Athletics Department.” Yurachek said. “I believe Coastal Carolina is a rising star in college athletics and my family can not wait to become a part of the Conway and Myrtle Beach communities. Most importantly, I can not wait to become a part of the Chanticleer family, be involved in the lives of the student-athletes and work with the coaches and staff. This is where I want to be for a long time and I will do whatever I can to see this department and University reach all of its goals.” Yurachek has spent the last three-and-a-half years at the University of Akron, serving the last two as executive senior associate athletics director. In that role, he led and managed the Zips’ external relations unit, which includes marketing and promotions, media relations, ticket operations, development (Z-Fund), video operations and merchandising. In addition to those tasks, he was the sport administrator for men’s basketball, men’s golf and women’s golf, including hiring golf coaches Nick Goetze and Jenny King, as well as working closely with the football program. Most recently, Yurachek was instrumental in the addition of the 30,000-seat InfoCision Stadium on Akron’s campus. He co-chaired a subcommittee that oversaw the financing and assisted in the selling of the stadium and field naming rights for a combined $15 million. He also brought in another $1.2 million in naming rights for other areas of the facility that opened this season to rave reviews. Yurachek also worked closely with ISP - which handles the athletic program’s radio network, sponsorships and advertising. Yurachek helped increase Akron’s sponsorship past the $500,000 mark two years ago, the first time that occurred in the program’s history. In addition, the amount of gifts increased 75 percent and the monetary portion increased 38 percent during the 2008-09 school year. Prior to his time Akron, the 41-year-old Yurachek spent two years (2004-06) as the associate athletics director for marketing at the University of Virginia. He spent four years (200104) as senior associate athletics director at Western Carolina University and two years at Vanderbilt University (1998-2000) as an assistant athletics director and director of marketing and promotions. The native of Charlotte, N.C., began his career in athletics administration at Wake Forest University (1994-98) as the assistant director of marketing and promotions. A native of Richmond, Va., Yurachek grew up in Charlotte, N.C., and eventually earned his bachelor’s in business management at Guilford College in 1990, where he was a four-year letterwinner in the basketball program. He then followed that with his master’s in sports administration from the University of Richmond in 1994. Yurachek is a member of he National Association of Collegiate Athletic directors and National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, as well as being involved in numerous community service activities. He and wife Jennifer have three sons, Ryan (13), Jake (9) and Brooks (5).

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Coastal Carolina Athletic Facilities Brooks Stadium

The newest addition to the Coastal Carolina athletic landscape, Brooks Stadium has ranked among the top 15 in the nation in its six years in attendance based on capacity.

Watson Stadium/ Vrooman Field

Coastal Carolina Softball Field

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The Chanticleer softball program has won over 70 percent of its home contests at the home field, recently renovated with a brick, padded backstop, new backstop netting, permanent chairback seating and inning-by-inning scoreboard. The facility is among the finest on the East Coast and is the home of numerous events during the year.

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TPC is the home course of the nationally-recognized men’s golf program and host to the annual General Hackler Championship.

Home to the nationally-ranked baseball program, Watson Stadium/ Vrooman Field hosted the 2008 NCAA Conway Regional and has seen the three-time defending Big South Champion Chanticleers win more than 75 percent of their games in the stadium in recent years.

Kimbel Arena

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The men’s and women’s soccer squads call Coastal Carolina Soccer Field home as the facility has hosted a first-round NCAA Regional game in recent history, as well as being the home field for two of the top soccer programs in the Big South Conference.

World Tour Tou Golf Links

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Kimbel Arena is home to the volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball programs, with an intimate setting providing a solid home-court advantage for the Chanticleers.

Billy Nichols Tennis Center & Joseph Holliday Courts

The center gives Coastal Carolina’s men’s and women’s tennis programs a first-class home advantage. The facility includes six courts and seating for fans.

The 2009 Big South Champion women’s golf program counts World Tour Golf Links among its home courses in the Myrtle Beach area, utilizing the unique course design mimicking some of the greatest holes in golf to its advantage.

Athletic Training Room

Located within Kimbel Arena, the facility houses rehab and treatment equipment for the Chanticleer student-athletes.

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NCAA Compliance TELEPHONE CALLS & CONTACTS Who can call me on the telephone? When? How often?

The NCAA Eligibility Center will certify the academic and amateur credentials of all college-bound student-athletes who wish to compete in NCAA Division I or II athletics. If you intend to participate in Division I or II athletics, you must register with and be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center.

How do I register with the Eligibility Center? The only method of registration is online. Please note that the Web address for the Eligibility Center was changed in the summer of 2009. Go online to www.eligibilitycenter.org. Register as a U.S. or international student and complete the Student Release Form online. Then follow instructions to complete the registration process. You will be asked to include your credit or debit card information to pay the fee at the time of registration. The registration fee is $60 for domestic and $85 for international students. Students should register with the Eligibility Center at the beginning of their junior year in high school.

What information does the Eligibility Center need to certify me? In order to receive a final certification decision from the NCAA Eligibility Center, you must: 1) Register online and pay the registration fee. 2) Send official transcripts from every high school you attended to the Eligibility Center. Faxed transcripts are no acceptable. 3) Request the appropriate testing agency (SAT/ACT) to send your official test scores to the Eligibility Center using code 9999. Test scores on your high school transcript will not be used. 4) Submit your final high school transcript with proof of graduation to the Eligibility Center. 5) Complete the Amateurism Questionnaire AND request final amateurism certification.

What is the 16 Core Course Requirement?

How do I have my test scores sent to the Eligibility Center? All SAT and ACT scores must be reported to the Eligibility Center directly from the testing agency. Test scores will not be accepted if reported on a high school transcript. When registering for the SAT or ACT, input the Eligibility Center code of 9999 to make sure the score is reported directly to the Eligibility Center. You may also log on to the SAT or ACT web site and request your scores to be sent to the Eligibility Center.

RECRUITING REGULATIONS

Can I call a coach? When? How often? Yes. You can make an unlimited number of calls to a coach at your own expense at any time. Remember though that a coach may not be able to call you back if you leave a message if it is not a permissible call period explained above based on your grade level, or if the coach has reached the maximum number of permissible calls for that time period.

Who can have an in-person, off-campus contact with me? When? How often? Only coaches can have in-person, off-campus contact with a prospect, and similar to telephone calls, the rules regarding contacts do vary by sport. In sports other than football and basketball, it is permissible to make an in-person, off-campus recruiting contact starting July 1 following your junior year, limited to three per year. Football is permitted off-campus contact beginning July 1 of your senior year and is limited to six contacts during a contact period. Men’s basketball is permitted to make an in-person, off-campus recruiting contact starting September 9 of your senior year, limited to three contacts during the prospect’s senior year. Women’s basketball is permitted to do so starting September 16 of your senior year, limited to three contacts during the prospect’s senior year.

When are coaches allowed to have unlimited calls to me? During the five days immediately prior to, and during, your official visit to that University; on the day of a permissible, in-person, off-campus contact that occurs between you and a coach; after the calendar day on which you sign a National Letter of Intent (NLI); and in all sports other than football, on the initial NLI signing date and during the two days immediately following the initial signing date. In football, coaches are permitted to make unlimited calls during the 48 hours before and after 7 a.m. on the initial NLI signing date.

CORRESPONDENCE AND RECRUITING MATERIALS From whom can I receive letters? Beginning when? Coaches can begin sending you recruiting materials, such as letters and e-mails, beginning September 1 of your junior year. In men’s basketball, you may begin receiving recruiting materials June 15 after your sophomore year.

What can a university send me? General correspondence (such as letters and e-mails), questionnaires, media guides, camp brochures, business cards, institutional note cards or postcards, pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent, nonathletics institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA may all be mailed to a prospect. Game programs, however, cannot be mailed to a prospect but may be provided during an official or unofficial visit.

Can they send me anything prior to my junior year?

When do I become a prospective student-athlete? Typically when you start ninth-grade. However, if a college gives you, your relatives or your friends any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to students generally, then you become a prospective student-athlete before your ninth-grade year.

When is a college considered to be recruiting me? Recruiting is considered to have occurred when a coach, institutional staff member or representative of the institution’s athletics interests solicits a prospect (or a prospect’s relatives or legal guardians) for the purpose of securing that student’s enrollment and participation in athletics at their institution.

Who can recruit me? Only University coaches and authorized institutional staff members. Representatives of an institution’s athletics interests, such as boosters, alumni, and friends of the University, are NOT permitted to have contact with a prospective student-athletes in any way.

OFFICIAL VISITS What is an official visit?

How many official visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when? You are limited to one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official visits total to Divisions I and II colleges. These visits may be taken following the opening day of classes during your senior year of high school.

SUMMER JOBS Can a university I will be attending help me get a summer job? Beginning when? Yes, an institution may arrange for employment opportunities provided the employment does not begin until after graduation from high school.

Are there payment regulations for summer employment? Yes, compensation may only be paid for work actually performed and at a rate comparable with the going rate in that locality for similar services. It is preferred that payment is received by check or direct deposit, as opposed to a cash transaction.

Can I accept transportation from my employer? Free transportation to and from a job may not be provided unless it is the employer’s established policy to transport all employees to and from the job site.

ANY QUESTIONS?

If you should have any further questions, please contact a member of Coastal Carolina University’s Athletic Compliance Office. You can also gain further information through the NCAA’s Web site at www.ncaa.org and the Web site for the NCAA Eligibility Center, located at www.eligibilitycenter.org.

What must the school have from me before I take an official visit? Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to register with the Eligibility Center and provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript and SAT, ACT or PLAN score.

UNOFFICIAL VISITS What is an unofficial visit? Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expense you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest.

How many unofficial visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when? You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during a dead period.

Jim Curry Director of Compliance 843-349-2976 / jcurry@coastal.edu

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Any visit to a college campus by you and your parents paid for by the college. The college may pay all or some of your expenses and provide you with three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest.

Yes, but only questionnaires, summer camp brochures, non-athletics institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA.

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If you want to participate in Division I athletics or receive an athletics scholarship during your first year out of high school, you must satisfy the 16 core course requirement. Remember that not all classes you take to meet high school graduation requirements may be used as core courses. These 16 core courses must be included on your high school’s list of approved core courses which can be found on the Eligibility Center Web site or by asking your guidance counselor. The minimum approved core course requirements are: • 4 years of English. • 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher). • 2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school). • 1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science. • 2 years of social science. • 4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or non-doctrinal religion/philosophy).

Only coaches and authorized institutional staff members may call prospects, and rules regarding telephone calls do vary by sport. In sports other than football and basketball, coaches may begin call you once per week starting July 1st following your junior year. In football, coaches may call you one time from April 15 – May 31 during your junior year. Coaches may then start calling you once per week after September 1 of your senior year. In men’s basketball, coaches are permitted one call per month beginning June 15 before your junior year through July 31 after your junior year. Beginning August 1 after your junior year, coaches may call twice per week. In women’s basketball, coaches are permitted to call once per month in April, May and from June 1-20 during your junior year, as well as once between June 21 – 30, and three times in July after your junior year. Beginning August 1 after your junior year, coaches can make one call per week.

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THE NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER What is the NCAA Eligibility Center?

AraLeigh Beam Asst. Director of Compliance 843-349-2029 / abeam@coastal.edu

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Big South Conference

Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each studentathlete. This has evolved into the Conference’s mission of “Developing Leaders Through Athletics.” The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, receiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an official conference. The Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner, and in 1990, the League received its first automatic bid – receiving an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Baseball Championship. Under Sasser’s seven years of leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation.

In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 13 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new levels. The Conference has enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during the past several years. Kallander has brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in Conference history, as well as increased national television exposure to the League as a whole through aggressive and unique television packages. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to add football as a championship sport, which came to fruition in 2002, and has solidified Conference membership with the additions of High Point, Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, and in 2011-12, the return of charter member Campbell University. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to more than 600 events annually through a partnership with the member institutions, as well as the creation of several online and social media platforms. In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Conference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this time, the Conference has had two individual National Champions, more than 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and men’s golf and had an individual selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship four times in addition to the first men’s tennis doubles at-large selection. The League also had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, has had the nation’s top scoring men’s basketball

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team three consecutive years as well as the national men’s basketball scoring leader twice, received an at-large playoff berth in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships – the Conference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only Conference nationwide to have an at-large participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina), a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three out of the last five years, while its FCS playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year of the Big South’s football existence. The Conference’s tagline, “Developing Leaders Through Athletics” was unveiled in 2008-09 in conjunction with the Conference’s 25th Anniversary. The League also honored its heritage with the Top 25 “Best of the Best” moments in League history from 1983-2008, with Liberty University’s 10year women’s basketball championship run from 1996-2007 being crowned the No. 1 moment in the Big South’s first 25 years. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the League has had more than 95 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.

GEORGE F. “BUDDY” SASSER CUP Coastal Carolina University won the prestigious George F. “Buddy” Sasser Cup for a record-setting ninth time in 2006-07. The Sasser Cup, named for the former Coastal Carolina Athletic Director and Big South Commissioner, honors the top overall athletic department in the Big South Conference. The award is based on a point system, with points being awarded based upon each school’s finish in each of the 18 league-sponsored sports. T h e C h a n t i c l e e r s’ n i n e Sasser Cup awards are the most earned by one school in Big South history. Coastal won the 2006-07 award by capturing Big South titles in football, women’s indoor track, men’s golf, women’s tennis (tournament) and baseball (regular-season and tournament). In addition to the Big South honors, Coastal Carolina was represented in six different NCAA Championships.

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A Tradition of Excellence

NINE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SASSER CUPS

1987-88, 1988-89 1989-90, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07

83 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOOTBALL (3) -- 2004, 2005, 2006 MEN’S SOCCER (9) -- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 VOLLEYBALL (3) -- 1996, 1998, 2009 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (3) -- 1993, 1995, 1996 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (12) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 MEN’S BASKETBALL (3) -- 1990, 1991, 1993 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (5) -- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 MEN’S GOLF (12) -- 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 WOMEN’S GOLF (4) -- 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009 MEN’S TENNIS (4) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994 WOMEN’S TENNIS (2) -- 2001, 2007 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (2) -- 2003, 2006 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (5) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 BASEBALL (11) -- 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 SOFTBALL (5) -- 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006

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72 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL)

FOOTBALL (1) -- 2006 MEN’S SOCCER (7) -- 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 VOLLEYBALL (3) -- 1996, 1998, 2009 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (2) -- 2002, 2003 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (7) -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 MEN’S BASKETBALL (2) -- 1991, 1993 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (6) -- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 MEN’S GOLF (10) -- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 WOMEN’S GOLF (4) -- 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 WOMEN’S TENNIS (2) -- 2001, 2007 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (6) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (9) -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 BASEBALL (9) -- 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 SOFTBALL (4) -- 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006

SCHOOLS COASTAL CAROLINA HAS DEFEATED SINCE 2000

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Jacques Watson qualified for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, his second straight year to advance to the championships.

♦ The baseball team posted 47 wins and earned its third straight Big South Tournament title, advancing to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional as the No. 2 seed. ♦ Baseball's David Anderson and Cody Wheeler were named Second and Third Team All-Americans, respectively, by Collegiate 2009 Big South Women’s Golf Champion Chanticleers Baseball, while Anthony Meo, Taylor Motter and Daniel Bowman were named Freshman All-Americans by the publication. Nick McCully joined Wheeler and Anderson on the Third Team Ping! Baseball All-America squad, while Meo also picked up Second Team Freshman All-American from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association and Baseball America. ♦ Men’s golfer Zack Byrd was named Third Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America and Golfweek. ♦ Women’s soccer won its second straight Big South regular season title and advanced to the Big South title game. ♦ Volleyball shared the regular season crown for the first time in more than 10 years. ♦ Baseball Head Coach Gary Gilmore recorded his 800th career win on May 14, 2009, in a 9-1 win over Charleston Southern.

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COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS TRADITION OF ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG ITS STUDENT-ATHLETES. IN 2008-09, COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETICS: ♦ Captured the Women’s All-Sport Trophy for the fifth time in six years of existence. ♦ Six Big South Team Championships (Baseball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field) ♦ Three NCAA Teams (Baseball, Men’s Golf and Women’s Golf) ♦ Six Big South Athletes of the Year (Women’s Soccer, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Baseball (Player and Pitcher)) ♦ Two NCAA Individual Participants (Men’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field) ♦ Five Big South Coaches of the Year (Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Men’s Golf, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Baseball) ♦ One Big South Freshman of the Year (Women’s Cross Country) ♦ Five Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year (Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Men’s Golf) ♦ Big South Men’s Golf Medalist, Women’s Golf Medalist, Baseball Tournament MVP and 14 Individual Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Champions. ♦ 90 All-Conference selections ♦ Three CoSIDA Academic All-America winners – Ashleigh Gunning (Second Team - Women’s Soccer), Emily McColl (Third Team - Women’s Soccer) and Marcie Veitch (Third Team Women’s Track and Field) ♦ Seven CoSIDA Academic All-District award winners. ♦ Overall student-athlete cumulative grade point average of 2.983, as compared to 2.922 for the general degree-seeking students. ♦ Cumulative grade point average of all women’s teams is 3.241, compared to a 3.045 of female degree-seeking students. ♦ Women’s track and field’s Marcie Veitch won the Big South’s Christenberry Award for the top graduating female student-athlete, completing her biology degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA. ♦ The men’s golf squad won its sixth consecutive Big South title, including all five golfers earning All-Big South honors, the first time that has happened in League history. ♦ The women’s golf team picked up its third conference crown in school history and made its second appearance in the NCAA Regionals, posting the second-best women’s golf team finish in conference annals. ♦ The women's cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field squads won the League's "Triple Crown" taking home all three league titles in the same year, the third time they have accomplished that feat. ♦ Men’s track and field’s Jacques Watson qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the high jump for the second straight year, clearing 7’ 3 1/2” to continue to raise his Big South record. ♦ Women’s track and field’s Ikeiylah Brown also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 meters, her first appearance in the postseason event.

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Women’s Track & Field

Athletic Media Relations COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. A.D.-Media Relations............................................. John A. Martin Office Phone ....................................................................843-349-2822 E-mail .................................................................jamartin@coastal.edu Associate Media Relations Director ............................. Kent Reichert Office Phone ....................................................................843-349-2840 E-mail ..................................................................kreicher@coastal.edu Media Relations Assistant/Men’s T&F Contact ......Deandra Danch Office Phone .....................................................................843-349-6467 E-mail ....................................................................ddanch@coastal.edu

John Martin

Kent Reichert

Student Assistants......... Katie McClure, Phil Johnson, Terrel Curry, ......................... Kate Dowling, Lindsay Chavez, Samantha Zeisler, .....................................Samantha Mann, Kyle Cole, Devon Howard Office fax................................................................................843-349-2819 Address ........................... Coastal Carolina Athletic Media Relations ..........................................................................................P.O. Box 261954 ......................... (Overnight Address: 132 Chanticleer Drive West) .....................................................................................Conway, SC 29528

Deandra Danch

Teresa Garbee

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Interviews: Interviews with Coastal Carolina University coaches and players must be arranged through the athletic media relations office and will be scheduled before or after practices. No interviews will be allowed with players on gameday unless permission is received from the coaching staff through the Athletic Media Relations office. After all home events, Coastal Carolina players and coaches will be available in the interview room following a brief cooling off period. A member of the Coastal Carolina athletic media relations staff will contact all media representatives at the events for interview requests. Under no circumstances will student-athlete phone numbers be given out.

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DIRECTIONS TO COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Media Relations Assistant/Women’s T&F Contact.....Teresa Garbee Office Phone..........................................................................843-349-2848 E-mail ................................................................... tgarbee@coastal.edu

By Air: Arriving at Myrtle Beach Airport, enter the on-ramp for U.S. 17 North (entering to the right). Stay in the right lane and exit for U.S. 501 North (to Conway). Follow the directions below for U.S. 17 the remainder of the way. From I-95: From the South, take S.C. 327 exit to U.S. 76/301 Turn left onto U.S. 76/301. This will become S.C. 576 and then U.S. 501. After passing through Conway, turn right at the second stop light (approximately two miles) into the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. You are now on College Road. Kimbel Arena (basketball/volleyball), Charles L. Watson Baseball Stadium and Brooks Stadium are visible on the right from University Boulevard. To get to the Softball Field or the Track & Field Complex, turn right onto Chanticleer Drive West after passing Kimbel Arena but before getting to the Baseball Stadium. From the North, take the “South of the Border” exit (IMPOSSIBLE to miss). Follow signs to Myrtle Beach and this will lead you to U.S. 501. Then follow the directions above. From U.S. 17: Follow U.S. 17 Bypass to U.S. 501 (Conway exit). At this point, you are approximately eight miles from campus. You will pass the stoplight at Conway Hospital and then pass a Food Lion shopping center (on left). Just after passing Horry-Georgetown Technical College (on left), take the next left into the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. See directions above to find athletic facilities.

MEDIA OUTLETS NEWSPAPERS The Sun News 914 Frontage Road East Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Phone: 843-444-1767 Fax: 843-626-0356 Web: www.thesunnews.com Josh Hoke, Beat Writer E-mail: jhoke@thesunnews.com Shane Bowen, Sports Editor E-mail: sbowen@thesunnews.com The Chanticleer P.O. Box 261954 Conway, SC 29528 Phone: 843-349-2330 Fax: 843-349-2743 E-mail: chanticleer@coastal.edu The State P.O. Box 1333 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-771-8415 Fax: 803-771-8613 Web:www.thestate.com Email: state@thestate.com Myrtle Beach Herald 2501 North Kings Highway Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Phone: 843-626-3131 Fax: 843-448-4860 Email: mbherald@aol.com The Horry Independent 2510 North Main Street Conway, SC 29526 Phone: 843-248-6882 Fax: 843-248-6024 E-mail: horry80@aol.com TELEVISION WPDE-TV (ABC) 3215 South Cashua Drive Florence, SC 29501 Phone: 843-665-1515 Fax: 843-665-4907 Web:www.wpde.com Rich Chrampanis, Sports Director Mark Haggard, Sports Reporter E-mail: 15sports@wpde.com WBTW-TV (CBS) 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 Phone: 843-294-8402 Fax: 843-293-1760 Web:www.wbtw.com Matt Lincoln, Sports Director E-mail: mlincoln@wbtw.com WMBF-TV (NBC) 918 Frontage Road East Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 Phone: 843-839-9623 Fax: 843-839-9625 Web:www.wmbfnews.com Justin Felder, Sports Anchor E-mail: jfelder@wmbfnews.com WIRE SERVICES Associated Press (Columbia) P.O. Box 101101 Columbia, SC 29211 Phone: 800-922-1565 Fax: 803-252-2913 Web:www.ap.org Pete Iacobelli, Sports E-mail: piacobelli@ap.org; apcolumbia@ap.org PA-Sports Ticker 55 Realty Drive, Suite 200 Cheshire, Ct 06410 Phone: 800-367-8935 Fax: 800-336-0383

2009-10 Coastal Carolina Track & Field Media Guide

2009 NCAA National Qualifiers Ikeiylah Brown • 2009 NCAA Qualifier in the 200 meters and regional qualifier in the 200 meters and on the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams • Named 2009 Big South Outstanding Track Performer of the Year for running events • Seven-time Big South Champion • Ten-time All-Big South • Set Big South all-time record and Big South Championship meet record in the 200 meters in 2009 with a mark of 23.42 • Set Big South Championship meet record in the 100 meters in 2009 with a time of 11.59 • Set the Coastal Carolina all-time records in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay at the Big South Championships in 2009 • Ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay that set the all-time Big South record and Big South Championship meet record of 45.28 • 2009 Big South Champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams • 2008 Big South Champion in the 60 meters • 2007 East Regional Qualifier in the 4x400-meter relay • USA Junior National Qualifier in the 200 meters in 2007

Jacques Watson • Two-time NCAA Qualifier in the high jump in 2008 and 2009 • Holds Coastal Carolina and Big South high jump record of 7’3.25” • Finished 14th 2009 NCAA Finals by clearing 6’10.75 • Placed third in the 2008 and 2009 NCAA East Regional by clearing 7’1” • 2008 Big South High Jump Champion, qualifying for NCAA’s • Holds a Big South Conference meet record of 7’0.25” • Placed 12th at the USATF finals • 2008 and 2009 All-Big South and AllEast Region • Florida Relays Champion in both 2008 and 2009

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2010 SCHEDULE

DAY Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat.-Sun. Sat. Fri.-Sat.

DATE Jan. 15-16 Jan. 29-30 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 27-28 Mar. 6 Mar. 12-13

INDOOR WOMEN’S SCHEDULE at Hokie Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.)* at Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) at Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup (State College, Pa.)* at Tiger Paw Invitational (Clemson, S.C.)* at Tyson Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) at Tiger Tune-up (Clemson, S.C.) Chanticleer Intrasquad Challenge (Conway, S.C.) at Big South Indoor Championship (Clemson, S.C.) at Virginia Tech Last Chance (Blacksburg, Va.) at NCAA Indoor Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)

DAY Sat. Fri.-Sat. Thu.-Sat. Thu.-Fri. Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Thu.-Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri.-Sat. Fri.-Sat. Thu.-Sat. Sat. Wed.-Sat.

DATE Mar. 6 Mar. 12-13 Mar. 18-20 Mar. 25-26 Mar. 27 Apr. 2-3 Apr. 2-3 Apr. 9-10 Apr. 15-17 Apr. 25 May 2 May 7-8 May 14-15 May 27-29 June 5 June 9-12

OUTDOOR MEN’S & WOMEN’SCHEDULE Battle of the Beaches V (Conway, S.C.) – Men Only CCU Invitational (Conway, S.C.) CCU/Shamrock Invitational (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) at Asics Winthrop Meet-Multi-Events (Rock Hill, S.C.) at Weems Baskin Relays (Columbia, S.C.) at Asics Duke Invitational (Durham, N.C.) at Pepsi Florida Relays (Gainesville, Fla.) at Sea Ray Relays (Knoxville, Tenn.) at Big South Outdoor Championship (Charleston, S.C.) at Vertklasse Meeting (High Point, N.C.) at Duke Twilight (Durham, N.C.) at Orange/Purple Classic (Clemson, S.C.) at Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (Greensboro, N.C.) Myrtle Beach Open (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) at NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

* Men will also compete with limited squad