2010 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Information Guide by Middle Tennessee State University

Quick Facts Middle Tennessee Cross Country Quick Facts

Name: Middle Tennessee State University Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Enrollment: 26,432 Nickname: Blue Raiders Colors: Royal Blue and White Conference: Sun Belt President: Sidney A. McPhee Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro Sr. Women’s Administrator: Diane Turnham Main Athletics Phone: 615/898-2450 Web Site: GoBlueRaiders.com

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Hayes’ Office Phone: Assistant Coach: Vroman’s Office Phone:

Dean Hayes (Lake Forest; 1959) 615/898-2571 Keith Vroman (EKU, 2000) 615/898-5878

Media Contact Director/ Assistant AD: Cross Country Contact: Lemon’s Office Phone: Lemon’s Cell Phone: Mailing Address:

Mark Owens Christian Lemon 615/898-5272 901/268-9383 1500 Greenland Dr. Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Mission Statement The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, and the community at large. They give students, faculty, and alumni opportunities for innovative public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University.

Sun Belt Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2010 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 This is Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Training/Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Strength and Condinition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Academic Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Residence and Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sun Belt Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A.D. Chris Massaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Coaches and Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-28 Head Coach Dean Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 Asst. Coach Keith Vroman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Graduate Assistant Micah Tirop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Isaac Biwott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 David Bioywo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chris Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Justin Cacaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Kayla Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alissa Ruggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stephanie Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Kristen Tithof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Deanna Brasz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Autumn Gipson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rachel Islam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2009 Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2009 Men’s Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2009 Women’s Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 History and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-43 GoBlueRaiders.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Middle Tennessee, a Tennessee Board of Regents university, is an equal opportunity, nonracially identifiable, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. SP007-0910

2009 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sun Belt Champions

Middle Tennessee won its first conference cross country title in 26 years. The team bested the championships field, topping runner-up South Alabama 36 to 48. Led by race runner-up Festus Chemaoi, four Blue Raiders were named to the All-Sun Belt Cross Country team, a school record. Head Coach Dean Hayes was named SBC Coach of the Year.

Festus Chemaoi 2009 Sun Belt Runner-Up

Chris Mason 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

Isaac Biwott 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

William Songock 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

2009 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sun Belt Runner-up

The Blue Raider women continue to develop into one of the conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top squads, finishing Sun Belt runner-up for the second consecutive season. Senior Zamzam Sangau led the Blue Raider charge placing third overall individually en route to becoming the first female athlete in school history to qualify for an NCAA Cross Country Championship later that fall.

Marla Bailey 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

Zamzam Sangau 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

Jackie Serem 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

2010 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Schedule

Belmont Opening Meet

UTC PowerAde Invitational

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 3 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 p.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belmont Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy Warner Park Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4K

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 11 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 p.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga, Tenn. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga Course . . . . . . . . . Moccasin Bend Golf Course Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mile

Vanderbilt Commodore Classic

Greater Louisville Classic

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 18 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 a.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville, Tenn. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vanderbilt Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy Warner Park Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:30 a.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisville, Ky. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Louisville Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E.P. Tom Sawyer Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

UTC Front Runner Invitational

Sun Belt Cross Country Championships

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 16 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga, Tenn. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga Course . . . . . . . . . Moccasin Bend Golf Course Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mile

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 30 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . Bowling Green, Ky. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Western Kentucky Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kereiakes Park Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

NCAA South Regional Championships

NCAA Cross Country Championships

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 13 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hoover, Ala. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samford Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veteran’s Park Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 22 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Meet Location . . . . . . . . . . . .Terre Haute, Ind. Meet Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana State Course . . . . Wabash Valley Family Sport Center Men’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10K Women’s Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K

2010 Blue Raider Rosters 2010 Men’s Cross Country Roster Name Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) David Bioywo 5-3 118 So. Kabernet, Kenya (Atnas Kandie SS) Isaac Biwott 6-1 130 Sr. Burnt Forest, Kenya (Kapngetuny) Justin Cacaro 5-11 135 Sr. Cordova, Tenn. (UT-Martin) Festus Chemaoi 5-9 128 Sr. Ainobkoi, Kenya (Kapngetuny) Chris Mason 5-10 135 Sr. Auburn, N.Y. (Auburn HS)

David Bioywo

2010 Women’s Cross Country Roster Name Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) Marla Bailey 5-9 Sr. Barrie, Ontario (Barrie Central HS) Deanna Brasz 5-7 Fr. Vineland Station, Ontario (Heritage Christian) Kayla Bryan 5-5 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Karns HS) Autumn Gipson 5-7 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) Rachel Islam 5-8 Fr. Barrie, Ontario (Innisdale S.S.) Alissa Ruggle 5-2 So. Manhattan, Kan. (Riley County HS) Stephanie Smith 5-4 So. Aurora, Ontario (Dr. G.W. Williams S.S.) Kristen Tithof 5-6 Jr. Friendsville, Tenn. (William Blount HS)

Deanna Brasz

We Are Tennessee’s Best • Middle Tennessee is a destination school and has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state of Tennessee. • Founded in 1911 with a program to train teachers, MTSU remains one of the finest teacher preparation institutions in the southeast. • The Center for Popular Music is a nationally recognized repository with one of the largest sheet music collections in the country. It was listed as one of the top 100 places to visit in Tennessee in the 20th century by the Tennessean. • Students enjoy numerous extracurricular activities through more than 220 student organiztions including honor societies, service clubs, and an active Greek system of fraternities and sororities. • The Honors College, with its prestigious Buchanan Fellowships the highest academic scholarship awarded at MTSU-offers talented students the atmosphere of a small, select college nestled within a major university. • Doctoral programs in english, economics, human performance, and public history have been called the “highest quality,” and the Public History programs is unique in Tennessee. • Nationally recognized programs in aerospace, recording industry, and concrete industry management attract students from around the globe.

“Middle Tennessee’s geographic location in the backyard of a major metropolitan area and its athletic tradition enable the University to bring awareness and visibility to its complete athletic program.”

Why Middle Tennessee

As MTSU counts down to its centennial in 2011, there’s vibrancy in abundance across campus, in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, and around the region. Growth can be seen at many levels, from enrollment to facilities to scholarship aid to endowment to student involvement to research and more. With a record 26,432 registered and attending in the fall 2010, the largest undergraduate total in Tennessee, enrollment remains on the rise since the arrival to Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU’s 10th president, in 2001. The University’s growth parallels that of Murfreesboro over 100,000 and Rutherford County with nearly 250,000 residents. Recent projects include renovations of the Health, Wellness and

Recreation Center; Reese Smith Jr. Field; and the construction of Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium as well as a new College of Education building and student union. Future projects planned are a new science building, a student union, and a new College of Education. People who have not visited the campus in many years are astonished at the changes. The MTSU Foundation has an endowment of almost $27 million, and total foundation assets exceed $58 million.

More than $1 million a year in the form of scholarships, faculty awards and student-support program is now pumped into academics units in earning from the endowments. Once on campus, students have about 225 registered organizations to choose from. They can be involved in student government and political groups, Greek life (sororities and fraternities), student publications, honor societies, professional organizations, human interest groups, and more. In fiscal year 2008-2009, MTSU received $38.1 million in extramural funds for research, service and instruction an increase of $1.54 million over the previous year, according to campus reports.

9 training tables • 2 full-size whirlpools • Dressing areas • Private offices • Mondo ramflex flooring • X-ray • K-laser • Treadmills • Exercise bikes • Stairmaster

Drew Shea

Sports Medicine Facility Alison Ness

Alison Ness

Health care is one of the most important aspects of a student-athlete’s life, and no university is more committed to keeping athletes healthy than Middle Tennesseee. The Sports Medicine facility provides MTSU student-athletes with one of the finest athletic training facilities in the nation. Head Athletic Trainer Drew Shea and the Sports Medicine staff have set liberal hours to make sure each student-athlete has his or her needs met.

Strength and Conditioning One of the biggest changes in college

Matt Riley

Jason Spray

Russell Patterson

Katie Abundiz

athletics in the past few years has been the attitude toward strength and conditioning. Performing in the weight room has become just as important as on-the-field competition, and Middle Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the nation committed to making student-athletes the best they can be. Assistant Athletic Director Matt Riley takes care of all the strength and conditioning, including all stretching before practices and workouts as well as conditioning. It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000plus square foot weight room facility, located adjacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium and designed for use by all Middle Tennessee student-athletes. It is a strength and training area that rivals any in the country. The weight room has been described by many people as better than any in the immediate area, including those at SEC and Conference USA schools.

20,000 pounds of weights • 9 full power racks • 9 elevated platforms • 9 half-racks • 5 ground-base jammers • Dead lifts • Leg press • Leg curls • Leg extension • Bench press • Military press • Rowing machine • Treadmills • Stationary bikes • Cable television

Academic Enhancement The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center (SAEC) at MTSU houses the academic support system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills Program for all 17 Division 1-A sports. The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium on Raider Drive. The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. The mission of the center is to help student-athletes take skills learned on the field and turn them into positive preparation for life after college. The center is also committed to meeting the changing needs of student-athletes. It continues to promote partnerships between the University, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to help achieve its goals. In addition to to providing the academic support needed to be successful in the classroom, the center is committed to meeting the needs of student-athletes in life skills development through the very popular B.R.A.S.S. program.

Study tables • Tutoring • Computer lab • Library-like atmosphere • Spacious study carrels • Task lighting

2009-10 Academic Review • STUDENT ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Sara Beth Lee and Kenneth Roberts

Todd Wyant

Wynnifred Counts

Debbie Carroll

Angel Nathan

MTSU has inducted 86 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete honor Society after just five years of being eligible. Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college students who earn a varsity letter in at lease one sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and senior years.

• OUTSTANDING JUNIOR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: Kelsey Dortch (Female) and Jeremy Kellem (Male) • RAIDER AWARD FOR TOP GPA (4.0): Kristen Tithof (Track), Clara Leather (Golf), Matthew Langley (Tennis), Zamzam Sangau (Track), Jud Stoltz (Baseball), Sara Beth Lee (Soccer) • HIGHEST TEAM GPA: Golf (Women) and Tennis (Men)

Dining

Fully furnished • Beautifiul clubhouse • 24 Hour parking • Laundry facilities • On campus convenience

MTSU offers five different on-campus dining areas, with the most popular being Keathley University Center (KUC) Grill and Cyber Café. The KUC is located in the center of campus and is a major intersection for student activities. The Grill is located on the second floor and features Pizza Hut, Quizno’s Subs, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, the Burger Studio, Asian Express, and Einstein Bros. Bagels. The KUC Grill is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday–Thursday and is open until 5 p.m. on Fridays. The Cyber Café is the first of its kind in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, offering a futuristic and efficient way for students to dine. Students are able to eat while e-mailing or searching the Web at the same time on eight computers with access to the World Wide Web. MTSU also features buffet style dining at McCallie Dining in Corlew Hall and the RaiderZone at James Union Building. Both offer subs, pizza, grill works, carved meats, fresh deli food, fresh-made pasta, and a salad bar.

Scarlett Commons Scarlett Commons, named for former MTSU president M.G. Scarlett, is one of the premier residential complexes any university in the region. Opened to students in the fall of 1999, the facility provides apartment-style living with the convenience of staying on campus. Nine three-story buildings with 12 apartments each and a clubhouse make up the Scarlett complex. Each apartment contains four private bedrooms connected by two private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a comfortable living room. The Scarlett Commons clubhouse creates a real sense of community with its recreation/meeting rooms, fireplace, big screen TV, and laundry room. Any maintenance issues can be addressed by just a phone call to the 24-hour reception and service desk in the clubhouse. Students living in Scarlett Commons have their own restricted parking lot, so it’s easy to find parking.

Sun Belt Conference

While there are 31 NCAA conferences member of the Division 1 football coali- nered with JumpTV Sports Inc. to deliver that sponsor multiple sports, the Sun tion, the Sun Belt Conference has a per- a full-service, customized, public and Belt is one of only eleven to participate manent seat on the NCAA’s 17-member premium Web site to provide fans with in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Board of Directors. As a result, the con- a broad range of real-time information and Football Bowl Subdivision. The Sun ference has a crucial voice on some of and content about the conference’s athBelt was formed in 1976, with six mem- the most pressing issues in college athletic teams. The Sun Belt is one of the bers competing in four men’s sports, and letics and will always have a role in the few conferences in the nation to provide today comprises 13 institutions of higher implementation of any future NCAA leg- video highlights and features on its web learning while sponsoring 19 champion- islation and guidelines. site from each of the league’s respecship sports for men and women. The conference continues to utilize tive championships. This technology is The Sun Belt Conference entered its television to grow and promote the a great recruiting tool, enabling anyone 35th season in 2010-11 with a proud his- league. Adding volleyball, baseball, and in the world with internet access to view tory of athletic and academic success. softball to the conference’s television the conference’s championships. Fans in The conference sponsors 10 women’s package has resulted in more national five different countries viewed the consports - basketball, cross country, golf, and regional television exposure for the ference’s most recent soccer championsoccer, softball, swimming and div- league than at any time in its history. The ship. ing, tennis, indoor and outdoor track conference’s regional television package The Sun Belt Conference is led by and field and volleyball; and nine men’s enables live telecasts of Sun Belt events Commissioner Wright Waters, who is in sports - baseball, basketball, cross coun- to reach over 20 million households. his ninth full year as commissioner. He try, football, golf, swimming and diving, Additionally, ESPN televised the confer- was named the conference’s fourth comtennis and indoor and outdoor track and ence’s men’s basketball championship missioner in February of 1998 following field. game for the 29th straight season in the tenures of Vic Bubas (1976-1990), Jim Each of the 19 sports has seen nu- 2009, marking its longest affiliation with Lessig (1990-1991), and Craig Thompmerous team and individual accom- any conference in the country. son (1991-1998). The league’s annual plishments, and 12 Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference has part- all sports champion is awarded the Vic Sun Belt Staff schools are currently graduBubas All-Sports Cup, named ating their student athletes Wright Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commissioner after the conference’s first at a rate higher than their Bert Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assoc. Commissioner/CFO commissioner. Kathy Keene . . . . . . . . Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance school’s student body. All The conference office Rick Mello . . . Assoc. Commissioner/Sports Administration Sun Belt schools are comhas been headquartered in John McElwain . . . . . Assoc. Commisioner/ Commincations mitted to excellence and Bryant Carter . . Assoc. Commissioner/Sport Administration downtown New Orleans since facility upgrades and expan- Travis Llewellyn . . . . . . . . . Director of Media/New Media 2000 after moving from its sions are occurring on virtu- Chauntrell Shelby . . . . . . . . . Chief Administrative Officer suburban location of Metairie, ally every campus. Keith Nunez . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Media Relations La. Because of its status as a Andrew Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Champonships Assistant

President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee; Prarie View A&M, 1976 Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to his appointment at MTSU in 2001, he was executive vice chancellor at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in Nashville. In addition, he served as chief academic officer and interim chancellor for the Board of Regents system. Before his appointment at TBR, McPhee served in various administrative capacities at several major universities including Oklahoma State University, University of Louisville, and University of Memphis. In May 2007, President McPhee received the title of Honorary Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing. The Honorary Professor title is the highest academic award given at the institution. McPhee was named Outstanding American University President of 2002 by the American Football Foundation. In 2003, he was listed by Nashville Post business magazine as one of Tennessee’s 100 Most Powerful Individuals, and in 2004, he was ranked by Tennessee Business magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful African Americans in the State of Tennessee. In 2006, Dr. McPhee was listed by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of seven university presidents in the U.S. who is shaping intercollegiate athletics on a national scale. Most recently, in the spring of 2009, President McPhee was the keynote speaker for Prairie View A&M Founder’s Day celebrations, and in June of this year Dr. McPhee was an invited participant at the International Agricultural University Presidential Forum held in Beijing and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. McPhee earned his bachelor’s degree (with highest honors, summa cum laude) from Prairie View A&M University; a master’s degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; and a doctorate in applied behavioral studies in education from Oklahoma State University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard University Management Development Program and has completed professional development programs at St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas, and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As an academician, President McPhee’s scholarly publications and presentations are extensive. His publications have appeared in local, national, and international professional journals. In addition, he is the senior author of

a book, Understanding the Campus Culture: An Introduction to College, and has co-authored a chapter for a major college textbook on academic advising. McPhee’s scholarly pursuits include several international visits and presentations in locations such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Lanzhou, China; Mekelle, Ethiopia; Penang, Malaysia; Hong Kong; Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Nassau, Bahamas. McPhee is currently a participating member of NCAA’s Football Academic Working Group and just recently chaired the NCAA Division I Working Group to review “At-Risk” Student-Athlete issues (ARSA). The ARSA final report was submitted to the NCAA Board of Directors in January 2009. McPhee also served a five-year term on the

NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a three-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee, and two terms as president of the Sun Belt Conference athletic league and chairman of the SBC’s CEO Executive Committee. In May 2005, he was appointed to the NCAA Presidential Commission on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed him to the National Council for the Humanities, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him. A past member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, McPhee chaired its membership council. He is a member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club and serves as a member of the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville) and SunTrust Regional Bank Advisory Board (Murfreesboro). He also served on the Nashville Adventure Science Center Board, the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Board, and the Middle Tennessee Council for Boy Scouts of America Executive Board and co-chaired the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force on Higher Education. McPhee was recently re-elected to a second three-year term as a commission member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. During McPhee’s tenure at MTSU, the Univer-

sity has experienced considerable growth in many areas. Student enrollment has increased significantly, making MTSU undergraduate enrollment the largest in the state. During the past several years, the University added twelve new degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2002, for the first time in the history of the University, three Ph.D. programs were established: in Economics, English, and Human Performance. A Ph.D. in Public History was instituted shortly thereafter, and in July 2007, a new Ph.D. in Literacy Studies was approved. From 2001 to 2007, the University increased extramural funding from $6 million to approximately $40 million. Since McPhee’s arrival, MTSU has been successful in raising admission standards, resulting in an increase in high-ability students. MTSU has been the institution of choice for midstate valedictorians and salutatorians in recent years and has enrolled a significant number of National Merit scholars and Achievement scholars. McPhee’s presidency has coincided with several major improvements in University facilities. A ten-year, $70 million renovation of all student residential housing is scheduled for completion by 2011, the University’s centennial year. In addition, the University acquired the 500-acre Guy James property to consolidate its highly regarded programs in the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience. This acquisition doubled the size of campus acreage from 500 to 1,000. Over $9 million was spent to renovate Andrew L. Todd Hall, which now houses the Department of Art and has state-of-the-art equipment for its students and faculty. The Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building was built with private funding. In January 2007, an addition to the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building was opened and dedicated, bringing the facility to 28,000 square feet. The University secured private gifts in support of a $6 million baseball stadium completed in 2008 and dedicated in spring 2009. In 2006, the University received $15 million in state support for the planning and infrastructure development for a proposed $120 million science building, and in April 2007, a new $3 million track and soccer complex was opened. Recently, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the construction of a $31.7 million building for the University’s College of Education. A $19 million expansion of the Health, Wellness, and Recreation Center was completed in 2008. Presently, the University is involved in proposed or active capital projects totaling nearly $400 million. President McPhee is married to Elizabeth McPhee, and they have two children, Seneca and Sidney-Anthony.

Athletic Director Chris Massaro; Northern Colorado 1983 The landscape of college athletics has changed drastically over the past decade and that renovation also has been demonstrated at Middle Tennessee, particularly during the four-plus years since Chris Massaro was named director of athletics on April 8, 2005. Proving to be a true visionary, Massaro has helped revolutionize the Blue Raiders’ athletic department while helping pave the way for even greater success in future years. During his short but highly successful reign, Massaro has overseen unprecedented success not only in the university’s athletic programs but also in regard to academic success, facility upgrades, and a proven record of hiring coaches who have thrived under his watch. Under Massaro’s leadership, the Blue Raiders have captured the Sun Belt’s all-sports trophy three times in five years. Since his arrival, Massaro has enhanced the Blue Raiders’ broad-based, 17-sport programs. Among the accomplishments included in the last four years: • The Athletic Department has captured 20 Sun Belt Conference championships and earned 14 coach of the year honors. • The athletic program has had a record 18 nationally televised events during his tenure. • Middle Tennessee’s football team earned an at-large invitation to the Motor City Bowl in 2006, the first bowl appearance during the Division I era, then picked up a second invitation in 2009 to the New Orleans Bowl. • The women’s volleyball team reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in 2007 and has made four straight NCAA appearances. • The men’s golf team received its first-ever atlarge invitation into the East Regional in 2008 and subsequently advanced to the National Championship where they finished 15th in the country. They backed up that effort with another NCAA regional in 2009 after winning the SBC title. • The women’s basketball team appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2006 and 2007 and returned again in 2009. The team narrowly missed reaching the Sweet 16 in 2007 after earning a No. 5 seed. • The Middle Tennessee tennis doubles team of Marco Born and Andreas Siljestrom won the National Championship in 2007 – the first NCAA doubles title in Athletic Department history. • The Middle Tennessee track teams have combined for four conference titles and the 2007 men’s outdoor squad finished No. 21 in the nation while the 2009 women’s indoor team ranked tied for 30th. • The Blue Raider baseball team captured the regular season and tournament championship in 2009 and advanced to the NCAAs. Massaro’s success at Middle Tennessee doesn’t

stop with the athletic teams. There has been a tremendous track record for hiring quality coaches with head football coach Rick Stockstill, women’s head basketball coach Rick Insell, and men’s golf coach Whit Turnbow – and all Massaro hires – each earning Sun Belt Coach of the Year in their first seasons. In all, Massaro’s guidance has provided coaches with the resources to produce 20 conference titles, 21 NCAA postseason appearances, one Sun Belt Conference Athlete of the Year, and 14 Coach of the Year awards. Academic enhancement has also skyrocketed under Massaro’s leadership. Massaro, who was appointed to a panel on APR Improvement Plans for the 2007 NCAA Convention, inherited a football program with a national-low score of 812 and saw it increase to a current 990 (on a 1,000-point scale) in 2009. As a whole, the Athletic Department has improved from a 908 score when Massaro was hired to an impressive cumulative (four years) score of 951 in 2007-08. All 17 Middle Tennessee sports teams achieved passing marks of 925 or higher in 2006-07 with four teams turning in a perfect mark of 1,000. In 2007-08, 16 of 17 teams topped the 925 mark. Massaro, who spent 20 years at the University of South Carolina prior to his appointment at Middle Tennessee, also overhauled the annual Blue Raider Athletic Association’s annual giving program, which resulted in a record number of members and financial giving in 2008, indicating the fourth such year record numbers have been realized. The annual campaign has improved 40 percent since his arrival. Facility upgrades also have been at the top of Massaro’s impressive list of accomplishments. He completed a $6 million capital campaign for the new baseball stadium and initiated a series of major renovations to existing athletic facilities during the previous three years, including a state-of-the-art soccer and track complex. Most recently, a state-ofthe-art golf performance center was completed in December 2008. In the midst of numerous upgrades, Massaro also has initiated generous contributions that made it possible to install a new synthetic surface in Floyd Stadium for the 2006 season. Additionally, new videoboards – one for football and two inside Murphy Center – were installed in 2007. In a span of five years Massaro’s hiring practices have been regarded as excellent. On Dec. 12, 2005, he made his highest profile hire when he selected Stockstill to take over the football program. Stockstill became just the second head coach in the I-A era and led the Blue Raiders to a league championship and a bowl appearance in his first season. Two days following his hiring, Massaro was pressed into action to find a replacement to lead the nationally recognized women’s basketball program. Massaro made his first hire when he brought on board legendary high school coach Rick Insell to take over the program. Both Insell and Stockstill won championships in their first seasons on the job. Massaro has also made a significant upgrade in the Blue Raider football

schedule. During the summer of 2005, he announced a home game in 2007 that made Virginia the first team from the highly regarded ACC to visit Floyd Stadium, and then quickly added a second ACC member when Maryland agreed to make the trip to Murfreesboro in 2008 and the Blue Raiders rewarded him with a 24-14 upset. On his 100th day on the job, Massaro made one of his biggest announcements: a five-year contract with the University of Memphis to play football that started in 2007. The Tigers became the first in-state Division I-A (FBS) football team to play the Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro. Massaro has also worked out a home-and-home series with Mississippi State that saw the Bulldogs come to Floyd Stadium in 2009 – making them the first SEC program to play in a Sun Belt stadium – and nearby Georgia Tech that will have the Yellow Jackets coming to Murfreesboro in 2011. He has also inked a home-and-home with Minnesota that will see the Golden Gophers come to Murfreesboro to begin the 2010 season on Thursday, Sept. 2. In March 2008, Massaro made another big move when he announced a four-game series with neighboring rival Vanderbilt of the SEC. The series begins in 2015 and the teams will play twice in Murfreesboro and twice in Nashville. The Glenwood Springs, Colo., native joined the South Carolina staff under the Ohio University sport administration program in 1985. Massaro helped usher the Gamecocks into the SEC and learned under legendary athletic director Dr. Mike McGee. Massaro earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1983 and his master’s degree in sport administration from Ohio University in 1986. At UNC, Massaro was a five-year football team member. Massaro is also heavily involved in community service projects and organizations. He is a member of the Red Cross Board, the City Golf Commission and the Rutherford County Sports Council Executive Committee, and he served on the search committee for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce president. Massaro and his wife, Cindy, have four children: Hank, Lainey, Rachel, and Ben.

Coaches and Athletes

Head Coach Dean Hayes Head Coach Experience (College): Head Coach Experience (World): Middle Tennessee: 1965 - present

Personal:

Birthdate: December 14, 1937

Hometown: Morrison, Ill. Family: Wife, Jan; daughters, Erin and Kara

Education:

High School: Naperville (Ill.) Central College: Lake Forest (1959)

Throughout the recent history of Middle Tennessee track and field, there have been two constants - veteran coach Dean Hayes and a legacy of championship performances. A reknowned track and field coach both in college and professional circles, Dean Hayes has gained great respect since coming to Middle Tennessee 45 years ago. His men’s teams dominated the Ohio Valley Conference, and the women’s teams have duplicated that success since Hayes took over the program in 1987. Both squads have continued their successes in the Sun Belt Conference, capturing 15 of the 38 indoor and outdoor titles for which they have been eligible since joining the league 10 years ago. Overall, Hayes has guided the program to 29 OVC titles, 16 Sun Belt championships, and 18 NCAA Top 25 finishes. Forty-nine of his athletes have earned 85 All-American honors, four have become national champions and a number of them have gone on to compete internationally in the Olympic Games, World University Games and PanAmerican Games. There could have been more awards, but Middle Tennessee did not sport a track program from 1987 to 1990. Hayes has added 14 Sun Belt Coach of the Year awards to complement his 15 OVC Coach of the Year honors, which included 10 in a row

Goodwill Games: 1998 (New York, N.Y. World Championships: 1997 (Athens, Greece) World Cup: 1994 (London, England) Goodwill Games: 1990 (Seattle, Wash.) World University Games: 1985 (Kobe, Japan)

Asst. Coach Experience (World):

Olympic Games: 1998 (Seoul, South Korea) World Championships 1983 (Helsinki, Finland) World University Games: 1981 (Bucharest)

from 1977 to 1986. He was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Hayes became a member of the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and was inducted into the Mason-Dixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame in March 2005, and in

December of 2008 he was inducted into the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. In 2009, he was honored by his collegiate alma mater, Lake Forest being inducted into the Lake Forrest Hall of Fame. Following the 1981 season, the Division I Track and Field Coaches Association voted Hayes the NCAA Outdoor Coach of the Year. Hayes serves as president of the TFCA in 1982-83. In his first attempt at a Sun Belt Championship, Hayes delivered. The Middle Tennessee women took first place in Miami, Fla., in 2000, and Hayes earned his first Sun Belt Coach of the Year award. Since taking its place in the Sun Belt full-time in 2000-01 academic year, Middle Tennessee has captured 14 of the 34 league titles in indoor and outdoor track and field. Hayes and his charges were instrumental in capturing the school’s first-ever Vic Bubas Cup, the league’s all-sports trophy, in 2001, when the track program’s garnered three SBC titles. The teams played a significant role in Middle Tennessee winning the Bubas Cup in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as well. Hayes has indeed put Middle Tennessee on the world map in terms of collegiate track and field. However, Hayes’ experience is not limited to the collegiate level. He has coached several teams spon-

in Athens, Greece (1997); and again at the Goodwill Games in New York City (1998). The Naperville, Ill., native also has served as an assistant at several international meets. In addition to the first Olympic Sports Festival, Hayes worked as an assistant at the World University Games in Bucharest, Romania (1981), the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland (1983), and the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (1988). Because of Hayes’ international success, numerous foreign athletes have sought out Middle Tennessee as their Coach Hayes and his wife of 47 years, Jan college of choice. He coached NCAA chamsored by either the United States pions Tommy Haynes (1974) and Olympic Committee of USA Track Barry McClure (1972, 1973) as well and Field. as NCAA high hurdles champion Di His international experience beonne Rose (1994) and his most regan at the first Olympic Sports cent national champion, Blue RaidFestival in Colorado Springs, Colo. er Mardy Scales in the 100 meters (1978), and has included working as (2003). Hayes also guided Roland the head coach at the World UniverMcGhee to nine All-American honsity Games in Kobe, Japan (1985); ors and both McClure and Greg ArGoodwill Games in Seattle, Wash. tis won All-American honors seven (1990); World Cup in London, Engtimes. land (1994); World Championships NCAA TOP 25 FINISHES (18) Women’s Indoor: 1994 - 8th Men’s Indoor: 1971 - 22nd; 1972 - 7th; 1973 - 8th; 1974 - 14th; 1979 - 20th; 1980 -19th; 1981 - 11th; 1982 - 11th ; 1993 21st Men’s Outdoor: 1971 -25th, 1972 - 22nd; 1973 - 25th; 1974 - 17th; 1976 - 19th; 2003 - 17th; 2007 - 21st Men’s Cross Country: 1966 - 14th OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TITLES (29) Women’s Indoor - 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995 Men’s Indoor - 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000 Women’s Outdoor - 1991, 1994, 1996 Men’s Outdoor - 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994 Men’s Cross Country - 1983 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TITLES (16) Women’s Indoor: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Men’s Indoor: 2001 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 Women’s Outdoor: 2000, 2005 Women’s Outdoor: 2001, 2006, 2007 Men’s Cross Country: 2009 HONORS: Lake Forest College Hall of Fame: 2009 USA Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame: 2008 Mason-Dixon Athletic Hall of Fame: 2005 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame: 1994 Illinois Sports Hall of Fame: 1993 Blue Raider Hall of Fame: 1982 OVC Coach of the Year (15): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2000 Sun Belt Coach of the Year (14): 2000 (1), 2001 (3), 2002 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2007 (1), 2009 (2) NCAA Outdoor Coach of the Year: 1981

All-Americans Under Hayes

Greg Artis (7) . . . . . . . . . 1979-81 Ron Bramlet (1) . . . . . . . . . . 1999 Jacqui Brown (4) . . . . . . . . . 1994 Brittany Cox (1) . . . . . . . . . . 2010 Jasper Demps (1) . . . . . . . . . 2001 John DoDoo (2) . . . . . . . 1978-79 Rayfield Dupree (1) . . . . . . . 1977 Stanley Gbagbeke (2) . . . 2009-10 Sheikh Faye (4) . . . . . . . . 1976-78 Kim Freeman (1) . . . . . . . . . 2001 Tommy Haynes (3) . . . . . . . . 1974 Godfrey Herring (5) . . . . . 2000-02 Dwight Johnson (2) . . . . . 1984-85 Andre Kirnes (2) . . . . . 1980, 1983 Eddie Loyd (1) . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Garland Martin (1) . . . . . . . . 2004 Barry McLure (7) . . . . . . . 1970-73 Roland McGhee (9) . . . . . 1991-94 Orestes Meeks (1) . . . . . . . . 1982 Sarah Nambawa (4) . . . . . 2008-10 Christian Nsaih (2) . . . . 1996, 1999 Victor Okorie (1) . . . . . . . . . 2003 Brian Oldfield (1) . . . . . . . . . 1965 Mican Otis (1) . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Orlando Reid (3) . . . . . . . 2006-07 Andreja Ribac (1) . . . . . . . . . 2000 Dionne Rose (4) . . . . . . . . . 1994 Mardy Scales (5) . . . . . . . 2002-04 Juan Walker (2) . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Jimmy Washington (1) . . . . . 1976 Linnie Yarbourgh (1) . . . . . . . 2006 1981 Mile Relay (1) Barry Campbell, Mike Davidson, Gary Mitchell, Tim Johnson 1982 Mile Relay (1) Herb Newton, Gary Mitchell, Tim Johnson, Floyd James 2003 4x100m Relay (1) DJ Spann, Mardy Scales, Brad Orr, Pedro Holiday 2004 4x100m Relay (1) Xavier Darden, Mardy Scales, Wesley Dupar-Scott, JJ Strum 2007 4x100m Relay (1) Juan Walker, Orland Reid, Sean Waller Samuel Adade

Asst. Coach Keith Vroman Coaching Experience: Eastern Kentucky: 2001-2002 Middle Tennessee: 2003 - Present

Personal: Hometown: Ludington, Mich.

Education:

College: BA Eastern Kentucky (2000) MS Eastern Kentucky MA Eastern Kentucky

Since first coming to Middle Tennessee eight years ago, Keith Vroman has been an integral part in the growth and success of the Blue Raider distance runners. MT distance runners have won 15 individual conference indoor/outdoor titles from the 800 to 10,000 meter events while also earning a combined 33 second and third place finishes at Sun Belt Championships. Under Vroman’s instruction, Middle Tennessee runners have rewritten the school record books, including all female indoor/outdoor times and five of the nine men’s standards. At Sun Belt Cross Country Championships, 13 athletes have been named to all-conference rosters in his tenure. Along with head coach Dean Hayes, Vroman helped lead the 2009 men’s team to its first conference cross country title in 26 years. The Middle Tennessee women’s cross country team has placed second in the conference in each of the previous two seasons. In 2009, Zamzam Sangau and Festus Chemaoi became the first two Blue Raiders to run at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 38 years. Entering his 10th year of coaching, Vroman brings experience steeped in tradition, Eastern Kentucky and Grand Valley State. Vroman’s was hired full-time during the summer of

2007 and helps in all areas of recruiting and meet management. The Ludington, Mich., native earned his bachelor’s in physical education, his M.A. in health education and an M.S. in sports administration the same year at Eastern Kentucky, where he competed in cross country and the steeplechase.

All-Sun Belt XC Under Vroman Derek Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004, 2005 Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-2008 Jonathan Gillou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 William Songock . . . . . . . . 2006^, 2007, 2009 Isaac Biwott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007, 2009 Marjorie Gombert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . 2007, 2008*, 2009 Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008, 2009* David Emery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007^, 2009 Chris Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 Jackie Serem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 * Denotes Sun Belt Conference Runner-up ^Denotes Sun Belt Freshman of the Year

Graduate Asst. Micah Tirop Personal: Birthdate: March 17, 1983 Hometown: Moi’s Bridge, Kenya

Education:

College: South Alabama (2010)

Micah Tirop joins the Blue Raider staff as a graduate assistant for the 2010 season. Tirop, an 18 time All-Sun Belt Conference runner at South Alabama, is a two time Sun Belt Individual Cross Country Champion taking the 2007 and 2008 title. Tirop also took the 2008 Sun Belt Indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meter crowns. While at USA, Tirop ran a career best time of 29:18 in the 10,000 meters. Micah has competed on the international level, running the 5,000 meters at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey. A native of Moi’s Bridge, Kenya native attended Uasin Gishu High School and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya, before attending South Alabama. Tirop graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from South Alabama in 2010. Tirop is currently working on a master’s in health and human performance with a concentration in Sport Management at Middle Tennessee.

Men’s Returners Isaac Biwott Senior • 5-9 • 130 Burnt Forest, Kenya • Kapngetuny 2007, 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

16:09 (5K), 27th at Old Timers Classic in 26:53.24 (5 miles) and eighth at Front Runner Invitational in 16:05 (5K) ... Ran 8K at Louisville Classic in 25:47.68. Before Middle Tennessee: Ran track for Elijah Kiprokos and attended Olaare Primary and Kapngetuny HS in Eldoret, Kenya.

2009: Earned All Sun Belt honors by finishing ninth at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) in a time of 27:52.35 ... Came in fifth at the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (5K) in a time of 16:01 ... Placed 11th in a time of UTC Opener (2M) in 16:17 ... Finished 17th in a time of 26:55.52 at

Personal: Isaac Kiptanui Biwott ... Son of Simion and Sarah Biwott ... Born August 15, 1986 ... Cousin, Julius Kosgei, was an All-American at Harding Univ.

the WKU Old Timers Classic (8K) ... Ran to a 18th-place finish at the Belmont Opener (5K) in 16:24.15. 2008: Finished the season running 18th at the Sun Belt Championship (8K) Finished in the top 30 in six out of eight races ... Placed third in 17.49 at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) and 18th in 16:04.61 at the Belmont Opener (5K) ... Came in 11th with a personal best in 15:49 at the UTC Invitational (5K). 2007: Earned All-Sun Belt honors after placing 10th at SBC Championships, finishing five-mile course in 26:09.38 ... Finished in Top 30 in four of five events ... Placed 23rd at UTC Powerade Invitational in

David Boiywo Sophomore • 5-3 • 118 Kabarnet, Kenya • Atnas Kandie SS

2009: Did not run XC High School - Attended Atnas Kandie SS in Eldoret, Kenya ... Set lifetime bests of 3:57 in the 1,500 meters and 8:30 in the 3,000 meters. Personal - Born David Kibnnot Boiywo on March 24, 1990.

Isaac’s 2009 Results

Date 9/4 9/11 9/19 10/3 10/17 10/31

Meet Belmont Opener (5K) UTC Powerade Opener (5K) WKU Old Timer’s Classic (8K) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (5K) Sun Belt Championships (8K)

Finishing Time 16:24.15 16:17 26:55.52 25:47.92 16:01 27:52.35

Place 18th 11th 17th 104th 5th 9th

Men’s Returners Festus Chemaoi Senior • 5-9 • 128 Ainobkoi, Kenya • Kapngetuny 2007, 2008, 2009 All-Sun Belt Team 2009 NCAA Qualifier

2007: Placed in Top 25 in first four events of the year, winning twice ... Won first collegiate event, finishing 5K course at Belmont Opener in 15:12.45 ... Placed fourth at Old Timers Classic in 25:27.91 (5 miles) and 23rd at Louisville Classic in 24:39.38 (8K) ... Won FrontRunner Invitational in 15:16 (5K). Before Middle Tennessee: Voted Cross Country Athlete of the Year

2009: Became the first male runner at Middle Tennessee to qualify twice at Kapngetuny HS and won secondary schools cross country for the NCAA Cross Country Championships since 1971 ... Earned All championship once. NCAA South Regional (10K) honors by finishing 13th at the NCAA South Regional (10K) in a time of 30:38.50 ... Garnered all-conference honors, placing second at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) in

Personal: Festus Kipchirchir Chemaoi ... Son of David Chemaoi and Nelly Kiplagat ... Born November 20, 1986.

26:42.14 ... Won the Belmont Opener (5K), UTC Opener (5K) and the UTC Front Runner Invitational (5K) with respective times of 15:11.96, 15:30 and 15:11. 2008: Finished in the top 10 in five out of eight races ... Won the season opener at the Agnes Scott Invitational in 17:13 and finished ninth at the Belmont Opener (5K) in 15:54.35 ... Earn All Sun Belt Honors coming in eighth in the Sun Belt Championship (8K) in Bowling Green finishing 25:57.97.

Festus’ 2009 Results

Date 9/4 9/11 9/19 10/3 10/17 10/31 11/14 11/23

Meet Belmont Opener (5K) UTC Powerade Opener (5K) WKU Old Timer’s Classic (8K) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (5K) Sun Belt Championships (8K) NCAA South Regionals (10K) NCAA Championships (10K)

Finishing Time 15:11.96 15:30 24:59.51 24:20.48 15:11 26:42.14 30:38.50 31:21.1

Place 1st 1st 3rd 10th 1st 2nd 13th 146th

Chris Mason Senior • 5-10 • 135 Auburn, N.Y. • Auburn HS 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

2009: Earned All Sun Belt honors by placing eighth at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) in a time of 27:42.24 ... Came in fifth at the Belmont Opener (5K) in a time of 15:47.40 ... Finished sixth at the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (5K) at the 16:04 ... Placed eighth at the UTC Opener (5K) in 16:12 ... Ran to a ninth place finish at the WKU Old Timer Classic (8K) in 26:09.14 ... Came in 46th at the NCAA South Regional (10K) in a 32:09.05. Before Middle Tennesse: NJCAA XC DIII National Champion 2008 and 2009 and Outdoor DIII Track National Champion in 10K and 5K in 2008 and 2009. High School: Four-year cross country letterwinner and three-year indoor and outdoor track letterwinner at Auburn High school. Personal: Chris Mason...Son of Wayne Mason and Christine Lockrow...Born January 10, 1989...Majoring in Business Administration

Chris’ 2009 Results Date 9/4 9/11 9/19 10/3 10/17 10/31 11/14

Meet Belmont Opener (5K) UTC Powerade Opener (5K) WKU Old Timer’s Classic (8K) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (5K) Sun Belt Championships (8K) NCAA South Regionals (10K)

Finishing Time 15:47.50 16:12 26:09.14 25:18.57 16:04 27:42.24 32:09.05

Place 5th 8th 9th 57th 6th 8th 46th

Men’s Newcomers Justin Cacaro Senior • 5-11 Cordova, Tenn. • Cordova HS

Before Middle Tennessee - Ran two seasons at Cowley Community College in Arkansas City, Kan., listing best times of 15:44 in the 5,000 meters, 25:47 in the 8,000 meters, and 32:31 in the 10,000 meters ... Ran one season at UT-Martin and was named to the 2009 All-OVC Cross Country team. Set career best times of 15:10 in the 5,000 meters and 25:34 in the 8,000 meters. High School - Four-year winner at Cordova High School under head coach Jason Wood. Named to Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps in 2005 and 2006 ... All-region team member sophomore, junior and senior … Named All-American as a freshman in the 5,000 meters … Four-year Tennessee Cross Country and Nationals Cross Country Finals qualifier.

Personal - Justin Taylor Cacaro … Majoring in Health and Human Performance and Business … Wants to work in marketing in professional sports upon graduating Middle Tennessee.

Women’s Returners Marla Bailey Senior • 5-9 Barrie, Ontario • Barrie Central HS 2007 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year 2009 All-Sun Belt Team

High School: Ran track and cross country for coach Dave Small at Barrie Central Collegiate ... Placed first in the GBSSA as freshman and sophomore and 10th at Canadian XC meet in 2004 ... Finished first in 1500 and 3000-meters at GBSSA and 5th at OFSSA as freshman ... Came in 21st at OFSSA as junior and 9th at OFSSA in 3000 as se-

nior ... Best times include 4:52 for 1500, 10:27 for 3000 and 18:57 for 2009: Earned All Sun Belt honors by finishing fourth at the Sun Belt 5000-meters ... Student Council President and member of the Honor Championships (5K) in a time of 19:58.33 ... Finished fifth at the UTC Roll. Frontrunner Invitational (2M) in a time of 11:38 ... Placed seventh in

12:04 at the UTC Opener ... Came in 14th at the WKU Old Timers Clas- Personal: Marla Blair Bailey ... Daughter of Joe and Lori Bailey...Born sic (5K) in 18:57.06 ... Came in 48th at the NCAA South Regional (6K) May 22, 1989 ... Mother went to the world championships in mountain biking, finishing seventh, and father is ranked in the Top 3 in

in a time of 21:57.36. 2008: Finished the season 11th at the Sun Belt Championship with

Canada in mountain biking.

a time of 19:12.71 ... Finished in the top 20 in five of eight races ... Came in third at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 21:17 and Belmont Opener (4K) in 15:16.10 ... Placed 13th at the WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5K) 19:23.20. 2007: Earned SBC Freshman of the Year honors after placing 13th at Sun Belt Championships ... Finished in Top 40 in four of five events ... Placed 25th at UTC Powerade Invitational in 12:26 (2 miles) ... Posted

Marla’s 2009 Results

Date 9/4 9/11 9/19 10/3 10/17 10/31 11/14

Meet Belmont Opener (4K) UTC Powerade Opener (2M) WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5K) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (2M) Sun Belt Championships (5K) NCAA South Regionals (6K)

Finishing Time 15:03.48 12:04 18:57.06 18:26.93 11:38 19:58.33 21:57.36

Place 20th 7th 14th 46th 5th 4th 4th

13th-place showing at Sun Belt Championships in 18:50.22 (5K).

Kayla Bryan Sophomore • 5-5 Knoxville, Tenn. • Karns SS

2009: Placed 16th at the UTC Front Runner Invitational (2M) in 13:22 ... Ran to a 18th place finish at the UTC Opener (2M) in 13:01 ... Came in 27th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) in a time of 21:08.61 ... Finished 45th at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in a time of 22:58.78 ... Placed 55th at the Belmont Opener (2M) in a time of 16:34.99. High School: Lettered in cross country 2005-08 and lettered in track 2006-08 under coaches Erin Chady and Marty Sonnenfeldt. Personal: Kayla Marie Bryan ... Daughter of Philip and Donna Bryan ... Born November 8, 1990 ... Major is undecided.

Kayla’s 2009 Results

Date 9/4 9/11 9/19 10/3 10/17 10/31

Meet Belmont Opener (4K) UTC Powerade Opener (2M) WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5K) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (2M) Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Finishing Time 16:34.99 13:01 21:08.61 19:45.38 13:22 22:58.78

Place 55th 18th 27th 168th 16th 45th

Women’s Returners Alissa Ruggle Sophomore • 5-2 Manhattan, Kan. • Riley County HS

2009: Finished 10th at the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (2M) in a time of 12:30 ... Came in 17th in 13:00 at the UTC Opener (2M) ... Placed 42nd at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in a time of 22:51.37 ... Came in 56th at the Belmont Opener (4K) in a time of 16:36.71. High School: Two-time cross country letterwinner and two time track letter winner under coach Garry Sigle ... All-state and academic all state cross country as a senior ... State champion 4x800 meter champion as a junior and state champion 1600 meter as a senior. Personal: Alissa Ruggle ... Daughter of Kevin and Kristi Ruggle ... Born December 16, 1990 ... Majoring in pre-med.

Alissa’s 2009 Results

Date 9/4 9/11 10/3 10/17 10/31

Meet Belmont Opener (4K) UTC Powerade Opener (2M) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (2M) Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Finishing Time 16:44.14 12:33 20:35.66 12:30 22:51.37

Place 61st 13th 225th 10th 42nd

Stephanie Smith Sophomore • 5-4 Aurora, Ontario • Dr. G.W. Williams S.S.

2009: Finished 13th at the UTC Frontrunner Invitational (2M) in 13:06 ... Placed 24th at the UTC Opener (2M) in 13:41 ... Came in 27th at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in 22:14.98 ... Finished 34th at the Belmont Opener (4K) in a time of 15:31.93. High School: Three-time cross country letterwinner and four time track letter winner under coaches Tania DeVires and Maria Moreau ... Cross Country Regional Champion. Personal: Stephanie Smith ... Daughter of Stuart and Susan Smith ... Born April, 25, 1990 ... OFSAA Champion in the 800, 1500 and 3000 meters ... Majoring in political science.

Stephanie’s 2009 Results Date 9/4 9/11 10/3 10/17 10/31

Meet Belmont Opener (4K) UTC Powerade Opener (2M) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) UTC Frontrunner Classic (2M) Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Finishing Time 15:31.93 13:41 21:37.41 13:06 22:14.98

Place 34th 24th 267th 13th 27th

Women’s Returners/Newcomers Kristen Tithof Junior • 5-6 Friendsville, Tenn. • Blount HS

cross country 2007 ... All-state cross country 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... All state track 2006. Graduated top 10 in class. Personal: Kristen Tithof ... Mother is a professor of veterinary science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville ... Born November 16, 1989

2010: Did not run cross country 2009: Finished in the top 50 in six of seven races ... Came in fourth in the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 22:15 and 47th at the Belmont Opener in 16:04.06 ... Finished 47th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 20:04.73 and 18th at the WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5K) in 20:10.50 ... Placed 169th in the Greater Louisville Classic in 20:00.64 and 14th in the UTC Invitational (2M) in 12:23 ... Finished the season with a season best in 19:45.18 at the Sun Belt Championship finishing 19:45.18. High School: Attended William Blount High School in Maryville, TN ... Lettered in track and field all four years of high school and lettered in cross country sophomore through senior years under coach Chris Frary ... Cross country regional champion 2005 and 2006 ... All region

Deanna Brasz Freshman • 5-7 Vineland Station, Ontario • Heritage Christian School High School: Ran cross country and track under Stuart Galloway at Heritage Christian School … Won the 3,000 meters and placed fourth in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 OFSAA Track meet … Took sixth in the 3,000 meters at the 2007 OFSAA Track meet … Personal bests of 10:02 in the 3,000 meters and 4:49.08 in the 1,500 meters … Earned Heritage Christian SS Sportsmanship Award … Named to the school honor roll every semester. Personal: Deanna Timena Brasz … Born April 14, 1993 daughter of Rick and Yvette Brasz … Majoring in Biology.

... Majoring in Biology.

Women’s Returners Rachel Islam Freshman • 5-8 Barrie, Ontario • Innisdale S.S.

High School: Ran cross country and track under Joe Denes at Innisdale SS, also played soccer at Innisdale … Placed fourth individual and as a team at the 2006 OFSAA Cross Country meet … Took eighth at the 2008 OFSAA Cross Country meet … Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the 2008 OFSAA Track and Field meet … Holds personal best times of 59.04 in the 400 meters, 2:14.58 in the 800 meters, and 4:51 in the 1,500 meters … Was named an Ontario Scholar. Personal: Rachel Leigh Islam … Born June 15, 1992 daughter of David and Debbie Islam … Mother Debbie was a competitive figure skater, taking third place at the 1979 Canadian Figure Skating Championships … Major is currently undeclared.

Autumn Gipson Freshman • 5-7 Knoxville, Tenn. • Oak Ridge HS

High School: Four year letter-winner in cross country and track under coach Allen Etheridge at Oak Ridge High School … Two-state Champion with Oak Ridge team … Named to the Cross Country AllRegion team all for years and All-State team as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Set a personal best time of 2:19 in the 800 meters … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Autumn Shonice Gipson ... Born February 23, 1992 daughter of Christina Davis ... Plans to attend physical therapy school ... Majoring in Exercise Science.

2009 Season Review Chemaoi and Sangau run at NCAA Championships

Chemaoi and Sangau Qualify at NCAA Regionals

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Perfect weather conditions awaited Middle Tennessee’s top cross country runners, Zamzam Sangau and Festus Chemaoi, as they concluded the 2009 campaign at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Sangau, the first female in school history to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, finished 143rd of 254 entries in a time of 21:36.0 in the women’s 6,000-meter race. The Kampala, Uganda, native ran strong with the top20 competitors for the first half mile before settling back in the main pack. Chemaoi finished 146th out of 250 in a respectable time of 31:21.1 on the men’s 10,000 meter course. Chemaoi was the first Blue Raider men’s runner to participate in the NCAA Championships since Richard Russo in 1971. As a junior, Chemaoi will have another opportunity to qualify next year for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For the first time in school history, Middle Tennessee had a male and a female runner qualify for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships. Zamzam Sangau and Festus Chemaoi garnered qualification at the NCAA South Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on November 14. Sangau became the first women in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships. The Uganda native finished fifth place overall on the 6,000-meter course in a time of 20:30.22. She came in second in the individuals with a team standings. It was the second consecutive season Sangau earned all-region honors. Chemaoi qualified with an at-large bid by finishing 13th overall at the NCAA South Regional Championships.

Men win Sun Belt Conference Title; Women Runner-up MONROE, La. -The slippery and wet conditions of Selman

Field in Monroe, La. were not enough to keep the Middle Tennessee men’s cross country team from taking their first ever Sun Belt Conference title. Led by the efforts of individual runner-up Festus Chemaoi and fifth-place William Songock, all Blue Raider scorers placed in the top 11. Chemaoi completed the 8,000-meter course in 26:42.14, and Songock came in at 27:32.13. The Blue Raiders finished with 36 team points to defeat second-place South Alabama with 43 points. Hayes received his first-ever men’s cross country Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year award. Newcomer Chris Mason ran an inspired race at his first conference meet. The SUNY Delhi transfer finished eighth overall to earn his first All-Sun Belt award at Middle Tennessee. What was perhaps more impressive was Mason ran a majority of the race shoeless upon losing both in the first mile. Senior Isaac Biwott earned the second all-conference cross country award of his career by taking ninth in a time of 27:42.24. Biwott first won the award in 2007 at the championships in Bowling Green, Ky. David Emery rounded out the Middle Tennessee scorers, placing 11th with a time of 28:00.88.

For the second season in a row, the Blue Raiders matched their best-ever finish at a conference championship meet, taking second at the 2009 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships. Led by senior Zamzam Sangau, the Blue Raiders recorded their lowest team score in the history of the program, 65. Sangau placed third overall on the 5,000-meter course in a time of 19:49.09, Marla Bailey finish fourth in 19:58.33, and Jackie Serem finished in seventh in 20:30.52. All there were honored all-conference runners. The ladies were defeated by defending 2008 Sun Belt Champion Western Kentucky, which recorded 53 points.

2009 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Results/Finishes Marla Bailey

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (4K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (2M) 9/19 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (2M) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (5K) 11/14 NCAA South Regional (6K)

Kayla Bryan

Samantha Hunt

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (4K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (2M) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (2M) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Amber Kassauba

Alissa Ruggle

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (4K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (2M) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (2M) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Zamzam Sangau

Jackie Serem

Time (Finish) 15:03.48 (20) 12:04 (7) 18:57.06 (14) 18:26.93 (46) 11:38 (5) 19:58.33 (4) 21:57.36 (48)

Time (Finish) 16:34.99 (55) 13:01 (18) 21:08.61 (27) 19:45.38 (168) 13:22 (16) 22:58.78 (45)

Time (Finish) 17:58.61 (77) 13:25 (21) 20:59.92 (250) 12:32 (11) 22:05.26 (24)

Time (Finish) 16:44.14 (61) 12:33 (13) 19:56.09 (22) 19:32.44(140) 12:12 (9) 23:04.57 (47)

Time (Finish) 16:36.71 (56) 13:00 (17) 20:35.66 (225) 12:30 (10) 22:51.37 (42)

Time (Finish) 14:17.00 (2) 11:24 (2) 17:40.51 (2) 17:43.05 (11) 11:13 (1) 19:49.09 (3) 20:30.22 (5) 21:36.0 (143)

Time (Finish) 15:12.95 (26) 11:47 (4) 18:45.37 (10) 18:26.75 (45) 11:34 (4) 20:30.52 (7) 21:51.65 (43)

Stephanie Smith

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (4K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (2M) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (2M) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (5K)

Time (Finish) 15:31.93 (34) 13:41 (24) 21:37.41(267) 13:06 (13) 22:14.98 (27)

MEET RESULTS

UTC Invitational (10/17 - 2M)

Belmont Opener (9/05 - 4K)

1. Vanderbilt 42 2. Alabama 57 3. UAB 109 4. Middle Tennessee 124 5. Tennessee 129 6. Belmont 142 7. Murray State 164 8. Lipscomb 170 9. Tennessee-Martin 271 Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)

UTC Powerade Invitational (9/11 - 2M) 1. Middle Tennessee 41 2. Chattanooga 42 3. Kennesaw State 48 4. Mercer 98 5. Tennessee State 150 Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)

WKU Old Timers Classic (9/19 - 5K) No Team Scoring Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)

Greater Louisville Classic (10/3 - 8K) 1. Purdue 88

2. Kentucky 3. Louisville t4 . Missouri t4. Western Kentucky 6. V anderbilt t7. Central Michigan t7. Eastern Kentucky 9. Washington University (St. Louis) 10. Southern Indiana 11. Davidson 12. Mississippi State 13. Middle Tennessee 14. Belmont 15. Elon 16. Georgia State 17. Rend Lake College 18. Findlay 19. Bellarmine 20. Oakland 21. Lipscomb 22. Mississippi 23. Arkansas State 24. Lewis 25. Northern Kentucky 26. Southeast Missouri State 27. Shorter College 28. Detriot Mercy 29. UALR

30. Cornerstone University 31. Seton Hall 32. Lee 33. Morehead State 34. Augusta State 35. East Tennessee State Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (11)

130 141 173 173 179 208 208 290 295 360 379 386 426 430 497 533 538 551 570 571 587 600 646 652 657 686 716 721

1. Chattanooga 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Tennessee State Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (1)

756 816 853 965 1002 1158

26 29 80

Sun Belt Championships (10/31 - 5K) 1. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. North Texas 4. Florida Atlantic 5. Arkansas-Little Rock 6. Arkansas State 7. South Alabama 8. Troy 9. Louisiana-Monroe 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 11. Florida International Top MT Finishner: Zamzam Sangau (3)

53 65 98 103 141 142 152 166 229 239 302

NCAA South Regional (11/14 - 6K) 1. Florida 2. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23. Jacksonville State No Full Middle Tennessee Team Top Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (5)

33 54 637

NCAA Championships (11/23 - 6K) 1. Villanova 86 2. Florida State 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33. Indiana 716 No Full Middle Tennessee Team Top Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (143)

2009 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Results/Finishes Isaac Biwott

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (5K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (5K) 9/19 WKU Old Timers Classic (8K) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (5K) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (8K)

Time (Finish) 16:24.15 (18) 16:17 (11) 26:55.52 (17) 25:47.92 (104) 16:01 (5) 27:52.35 (9)

Philip Benavides

Date Event Time (Finish) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (8K) 32:12.02 (72)

Festus Chemaoi

David Emery

Chris Mason

William Songock

Josh Wheeler

Date Event 9/4 Belmont Opener (5K) 9/11 UTC Powerade Opener (8K) 9/19 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 10/3 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 10/17 UTC Frontrunner Invit. (5K) 10/31 Sun Belt Championships (8K)

Time (Finish) 15:11.96 (1) 15:30 (1) 24:59.51 (3) 24:20.48 (10) 15:11 (1) 26:42.14 (2) 30:38.50 (13) 31:21.1 (146)

Time (Finish) 16:26.67 (23) 16:17 (12) 27:32.74 (22) 25:37.57 (85) 15:59 (4) 28:00.88 (11)

Time (Finish) 15:47.40 (5) 16:12 (8) 26:09.14 (9) 25:18.57 (57) 16:04 (6) 27:42.24 (8) 32:09.05 (46)

Time (Finish) 15:36.59 (3) 15:44 (3) 25:20.75 (5) 24:23.53 (14) 15:21 (2) 27:32.13 (6)

Time (Finish) 17:50.00 (54) 18:25 (38) 30:13.23 (31) 29:23.36 (321) 19:09 (12) DNF

MEET RESULTS Belmont Opener (9/05 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Belmont 3. Lipscomb t4. Vanderbilt t4. Belmont-Alumni 6. Tennessee-Martin 7. Murray State Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (1)

45 57 78 96 96 142 169

UTC Powerade Opener (9/11 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Chattanooga 3. Kennesaw State 4. Mercer 5. Tennessee State Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (1)

28 48 55 81 149

WKU Old Timers Classic (9/19 - 5K) No Team Scoring Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (3) Greater Louisville Classic (10/3 - 8K) 1. Louisville 68 2. Kentucky 153 3. Tennessee 188 4. Central Michigan 205 5. Middle Tennessee 251 6. Davidson College 259 7. Queens University (Charlotte) 206 8. Eastern Kentucky 274 9. Rend Lake College 284 10. Purdue 288 11. Southern Indiana 345 12. Oakland 350 13. Arkansas 363 14. Mississippi State 413 15. Belmont 435 16. East Tennessee State 514 17. Washington University (St. Louis) 520 18. Western Kentucky 543 19. McKendree College 567 20. Cornerstone University 616 21. Detroit Mercy 629 22. Bellarmine 635 23. Lipscomb 664 24. Southeast Missouri State 667 25. Bryan College 671 26. Elon 681 27. Mississippi 717 28. Georgia State 728 29. Centre College 753 30. Vanderbilt 771 31. Shorter College 796 32. Northern Kentucky 797 33. Morehead State 848 34. Arkansas State 876 35. Findlay 880 36. Lee 898 37. Wheeling Jesuit 1024 38. Seton Hall 1107 Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (11)

UTC Invitational (10/17 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee 2. Chattanooga Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (1)

18 37

Sun Belt Championships (10/31 - 8K) 1. Middle Tennessee 2. South Alabama 3. Arkansas-Little Rock 4. North Texas 5. Troy 5. Western Kentucky 7. Florida Atlantic 8. Arkansas State 9. Louisiana-Monroe 10. Florida International 11. Louisiana-Lafayette Top MT Finisher:Festus Chemaoi (2)

36 43 86 158 161 161 181 185 195 210 280

NCAA South Regional (11/14 - 10K) 1. Alabama 2. Florida State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26. Miami No Full Middle Tennessee Team Top Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (13) NCAA Championships (11/23 - 10K) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31. Michigan State No Full Middle Tennessee Team Top Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (146)

45 80 716

127 143 654

Records

1962 OVC, Cookeville CC, Cookeville, Tenn. 4 Miles 1. Murray State 2. Western Kentucky 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Eastern Kentucky

39 43 69 73

1963 OVC Cookeville CC, Cookeville, Tenn. 4 Miles 1. Murray 2. Western Kentucky 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Tennessee Tech 1964 OVC V.A. GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4 Miles 1. Western Kentucky 42 2. Eastern Kentucky 43 3. Murray State 61 4. Tennessee Tech 86 5. East Tennessee 149 6. Austin Peay 153 7. Morehead State 196 8. Middle Tennessee 199 1965 OVC Morehead Campus, Morehead, Ky. 4 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 15 2. Murray State 77 3. Tennessee Tech 90 4. Middle Tennessee 123 5. Morehead State 128 6. East Tennessee 153 7. Western Kentucky 158 8. Austin Peay 176 1966 OVC Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 4 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Western Kentucky 5. Murray State 6. East Tennessee 7. Morehead State 8. Austin Peay

27 66 96 106 107 116 168 221

1967 OVC Clarksville GC, Clarksville, Tenn. 4 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 43 2. Tennessee Tech 52 3. Western Kentucky 80 4. East Tennessee 115 5. Middle Tennessee 127 6. Morehead State 134 7. Murray State 148 8. Austin Peay 190 1968 OVC V.A. Mountain Home, Johnson City, Tenn. 4 Miles 1. Murray State 54 2. Western Kentucky 63 3. Eastern Kentucky 77 4. East Tennessee 78 5. Morehead State 126 6. Tennessee Tech 146 7. Middle Tennessee 170 8. Austin Peay 196 1969 OVC Bowling Green, Ky. 4 Miles 1. Murray State 49 2. East Tennessee 61

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Western Tennessee Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Austin Peay

65 101 106 140 144 230

1970 OVC Men’s VA GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10K 1. East Tennessee 43 2. Murray State 80 3. Western Kentucky 93 4. Morehead State 104 5. Tennessee Tech 107 6. Middle Tennessee 110 7. Eastern Kentucky 118 8. Austin Peay 218 1971 OVC Men’s Ironwood Golf Course, Cookeville, Tenn. 10K 1. East Tennessee 28 2. Murray State 46 3. Morehead State 79 4. Middle Tennessee 121 5. Western Kentucky 124 6. Tennessee Tech 146

1966 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Team 2nd Place in OVC, 14th in the NCAA

7. 8.

Eastern Kentucky Austin Peay

162 195

1972 OVC Men’s V.A. Mountain Home, Johnson City, Tenn. 6 Miles 1. East Tennessee 20 2. Murray State 76 2. Western Kentucky 76 2. Eastern Kentucky 76 5. Morehead State 126 6. Austin Peay 148 7. Middle Tennessee 166 8. Tennessee Tech 212 1973 OVC Men’s, Morehead GC, Morehead Ky. 6 Mile Middle Tennessee disqualified 1. East Tennessee 35 2. Western Kentucky 37 3. Murray State 77 4. Eastern Kentucky 88 5. Morehead State 126 6. Austin Peay 153 7. Tennessee Tech 182 8. Middle Tennessee DQ 1974 OVC Men’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 6 Miles 1. Western Kentucky 22 2. East Tennessee 60 3. Murray State 62 4. Morehead State 136 5. Eastern Kentucky 138 6. Austin Peay 152 7. Tennessee Tech 163 8. Middle Tennessee 183 1975 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC Richmond, Ky. 6 Mile 1. Western Kentucky 28 2. East Tennessee 41 3. Murray State 62 4. Morehead State 124 5. Eastern Kentucky 138 6. Tennessee Tech 163 7. Austin Peay 181 8. Middle Tennessee 215

1976 OVC Men’s, Swan Lake GC, Clarksville, Tenn. 6 Miles 1. Western Kentucky 27 2. East Tennessee 38 3. Murray State 74 4. Eastern Kentucky 100 5. Morehead State 143 6. Tennessee Tech 188 7. Austin Peay 202 8. Middle Tennessee 215 1977 OVC Men’s Hobson Grove GC, Bowling Green, Ky. 10K 1. East Tennessee 20 2. Murray State 42 3. Eastern Kentucky 98 4. Western Kentucky 107 5. Morehead State 136 6. Austin Peay 148 7. Middle Tennessee 157 8. Tennessee Tech 109 1978 OVC Men’s, 6 Miles 1. Western Kentucky 2. Murray State 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Middle Tennessee 5. Morehead State 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee Tech

30 50 71 99 104 185 201

1979 OVC Men’s Ironwood GC, Cookeville, Tenn. 10K 1. Western Kentucky 15 2. Murray State 64 3. Eastern Kentucky 69 4. Akron 97 5. Middle Tennessee 116 6. Morehead State 159 7. Tennessee Tech 218 8. Austin Peay 243 1981 OVC Men’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 10K 18. Jeff Skinner 33:06 27. John Davis 34:32 31. Mark Moses 35:35 48. Darryl Richards 39:46 49. Tim Johnson 40:54 50. Richard Smith 40:57

1982 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 10K 1. Akron 29 2. Murray State 49 3. Middle Tennessee 79 4. Morehead State 100 5. Tennessee Tech 130 6. Austin Peay 169 7. Youngstown State 179 1983 OVC Men’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio 10K 1. Middle Tennessee 49 2. Murray State 52 3. Eastern Kentucky 71 4. Akron 89 5. Youngstown State 129 6. Morehead State 158 7. Tennessee Tech 197 8. Austin Peay 209 1984 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 34 2. Akron 37 3. Middle Tennessee 98 4. Murray State 99 5. Morehead State 128 6. Youngstown State 147 7. Tennessee Tech 192 8. Austin Peay 195 1984 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 16. Debbie Morrison 19:45 1985 OVC Men’s, Morehead State Golf Course 5 Miles 1. Austin Peay 51 2. Murray State 65 3. Akron 69 4. Eastern Kentucky 71 5. Morehead State 101 6. Youngstown State 151 7. Middle Tennessee 210 8. Tennessee Tech 216

1986 OVC Men’s VA Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 5 Miles 1. Austin Peay 33 2. Murray State 53 3. Eastern Kentucky 60 4. Youngstown State 127 5. Morehead State 130 6. Tennessee Tech 159 7. Akron 161 8. Middle Tennessee 190 1987 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles 17.(ns)Phil Shell 28:54.3 40.(ns)Jeff Hunter 36:03.1 46.(ns)Carlos Cooper 39:44.2 47.(ns)Troy Cash 41:30.3 1988 OVC Men’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky. 5 Miles 1. Morehead State 28 2. Eastern Kentucky 31 3. Murray State 75 4. Austin Peay 105 5. Tennessee Tech 125 6. Middle Tennessee 174 7. Tennessee State 209 1990 OVC Men’s Arlington GF, Richmond, Ky. 8K 1. Eastern Kentucky 25 2. Morehead State 50 3. Murray State 72 4. Austin Peay 82 5. Tennessee Tech 139 6. Middle Tennessee 158 7. Tennessee State 189 1991 OVC Men’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn. 8K 1. Eastern Kentucky 24 2. Murray State 58 3. Morehead State 68 4. SE Missouri State 101 5. Middle Tennessee 139 6. Tennessee Tech 156 7. Austin Peay 162 8. Tennessee State NS

1992 OVC Men’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 23 2. SE Missouri State 58 3. Morehead State 74 4. Murray State 107 5. Tennessee Tech 145 6. Middle Tennessee 156 7. Austin Peay 193 8. Tennessee-Martin 228 9. Tennessee State 241

1996 OVC Men’s 8K 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Morehead State 3. Eastern Kentucky 4. Murray State 5. SE Missouri State 6. Austin Peay 7. Tennessee Tech 8. Middle Tennessee 9. Tennessee-Martin 10. Tennessee State

1993 OVC Men’s Morehead GC, Morehead Ky. 8K 1. Eastern Kentucky 17 2. SE Missouri State 51 3. Morehead State 79 4. Tennessee Tech 99 5. Austin Peay 123 6. Middle Tennessee 196 7. Tennessee-Martin 226 8. Tennessee State 258

1998 OVC Men’s 8K Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn. 1. Eastern Illinois 31 2. Eastern Kentucky 37 3. Murray State 83 4. Morehead State 92 5. Austin Peay 144 6. Tennessee Tech 166 7. Middle Tennessee 202 8. SE Missouri State 234 9. Tennessee State 279

1994 OVC Men’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5 Mile 1. Eastern Kentucky 25 2. Morehead State 41 3. SE Missouri State 73 4. Tennessee Tech 116 5. Austin Peay 119 6. Murray State 177 7. Middle Tennessee 192 8. Tennessee-Martin 229 9. Tennessee State 235 1995 OVC Men’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 8K 1. Morehead State 36 2. Eastern Kentucky 51 3. SE Missouri State 59 4. Murray State 123 5. Tennessee Tech 124 6. Austin Peay 143 7. Tennessee-Martin 197 8. Middle Tennessee 201 9. Tennessee State222

40 45 63 122 152 173 189 198 210 260

1999 OVC Men’s 8K Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky. 1. Eastern Kentucky 24 2. Eastern Illinois 42 3. Murray State 81 4. Morehead State 102 5. Austin Peay 183 6. Tennessee Tech 189 7. SE Missouri State 191 8. Middle Tennessee 204 9. Tennessee State 244 2000 SBC Men’s 8K Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark. 10/28/00 1. North Texas 56 2. Western Kentucky 66 3. UALR 119 4. Middle Tennessee 121 5. Louisiana Tech 132 6. Florida International 148 7. South Alabama 193 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 216 9. New Mexico State 225 10. Denver 228 11. Arkansas State 230 12. New Orleans 342

4. New Orleans 5. UALR 6. Troy 7. Arkansas State 8. Middle Tennessee 9. Florida International 10. Louisiana-Lafayette

1983 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Team OVC Champions 2001 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/27/01 1. UALR 56 2. North Texas 62 3. Western Kentucky 91 4. Florida International 112 5. Middle Tennessee 130 6. New Mexico State 154 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 175 8. South Alabama 206 9. Denver 209 10. Arkansas State 238 11. New Orleans 315 2002 SBC Men’s 8K Denton, Texas, 11/4/02 1. UALR 21 2. Western Kentucky 80 3. Middle Tennessee 89 4. Florida International 115 5. North Texas 118 6. New Mexico State 130 7. Louisiana-Lafayette 157 8. Denver 222 9. Arkansas State 240 10. South Alabama 285 11. New Orleans 298

2003 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 1. Western Kentucky 38 2. UALR 44 3. North Texas 82 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 136 5. South Alabama 157 6. Arkansas State 165 7. New Orleans 168 8. Middle Tennessee 201 9. New Mexico State 224 10. Florida International 252 2004 SBC Men’s 8K Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark. 10/30/04 1. Louisiana-Layafette 58 2. Middle Tennessee 63 3. Western Kentucky 82 4. South Alabama 89 5. North Texas 126 6. Arkansas State 138 7. UALR 154 8. New Orleans 188 9. New Mexico State 240 10. Florida International 272 2005 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/29/05 1. Western Kentucky 67 2. North Texas 75 2. South Alabama 75

143 145 146 161 172 186 214

2007 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/27/07 1. UALR 53 2. North Texas 75 3. Middle Tennessee 76 4. Western Kentucky 81 5. Florida International 154 6. Troy 159 7. Arkansas State 193 8. South Alabama 196 9. Florida Atlantic 224 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 264 11. Louisiana-Monroe 278 2008 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky., 11/1/08 1. Western Kentucky 50 2. UALR 94 3. Middle Tennessee 110 3. North Texas 110 5. South Alabama 153 6. Troy 159 7. Florida Atlantic 173 8. Florida International 177 9. Louisiana-Monroe 183 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 222 11. Arkansas State 231 2009 SBC Men’s 8K Monroe, La. 10/30/09 1. Middle Tennessee 36 2. South Alabama 43 3. UALR 86 4. North Texas 158 5. Troy 161 5. Western Kentucky 161 7. Florida Atlantic 181 8. Arkansas State 185 9. Louisiana-Monroe 194 10. Florida International 210 11. Louisiana-Lafayette 280

1980 OVC Women’s Derrickson Arg., Morehead Ky, Complex 5K 1. Murray State 33 2. Eastern Kentucky 45 3. Western Kentucky 71 4. Morehead State 106 5. Middle Tennessee 132 6. Austin Peay 157 1981 OVC Women’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5K 1. Murray State 40 2. Western Kentucky 56 3. Eastern Kentucky 64 4. Middle Tennessee 77 5. Austin Peay 123 6. Morehead State 162 1982 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 35 2. Murray State 44 3. Austin Peay 73 4. Middle Tennessee 92 5. Morehead State 123 1983 OVC Women’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 30 2. Murray State 52 3. Austin Peay 76 4. Akron 85 5. Morehead State 142 6. Middle Tennessee NS 1985 OVC Women’s Morehead State GC 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 21 2. Murray State 55 3. Akron 61 4. Middle Tennessee 122 5. Youngstown State 136 6. Morehead State 174 7. Austin Peay 196 8. Tennessee Tech 213

1982 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Team 4th Place in OVC 1986 OVC Women’s, VA Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 3 Miles 1. Eastern Kentucky 25 2. Murray State 59 3. Akron 69 4. Youngstown State 118 5. Austin Peay 118 6. Morehead State 163 7. Tennessee Tech NS 8. Middle Tennessee NS 1987 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 21 2. Murray State 34 3. Middle Tennessee 97 4. Youngstown State 113 5. Morehead State 142 6. Austin Peay 164 7. Tennessee State 184 8. Tennessee Tech 220 1988 OVC Women’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 21 2. Murray State 42 3. Middle Tennessee 80 4. Morehead State 118 5. Austin Peay 139 6. Tennessee State 159 7. Tennessee Tech 202

1989 OVC Women’s 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. Murray State 3. Middle Tennessee 4. Morehead State 5. Austin Peay 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech

17 64 79 83 145 163 186

1990 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 25 2. Murray State 62 3. Middle Tennessee 72 4. Morehead State 74 5. Austin Peay 129 6. Tennessee State 184 7. Tennessee Tech 194 1991 OVC Women’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 23 2. Middle Tennessee 44 3. Murray State 81 4. Morehead State 120 5. SE Missouri State 129 6. Austin Peay 141 7. Tennessee Tech 163 8. Tennessee State 200

1992 OVC Women’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 15 2. SE Missouri State 70 3. Morehead State 101 4. Tennessee Tech 102 5. Murray State 123 6. Austin Peay 136 7. Middle Tennessee 177 8. Tennessee State 205 9. Tennessee-Martin 209 1993 OVC Women’s Morehead GC, Morehead, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 21 2. SE Missouri State 62 3. Murray State 75 4. Morehead State 91 5. Tennessee Tech 139 6. Austin Peay 159 7. Tennessee-Martin 167 8. Tennessee State 218 9. Middle Tennessee 252 1994 OVC Women’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 20 2. SE Missouri State 45 3. Austin Peay 101 4. Tennessee Tech 105 5. Morehead State 126 6. Tennessee-Martin 145 7. Tennessee State 196 8. Murray State 201 9. Middle Tennessee 247 1995 OVC Women’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 15 2. SE Missouri State 48 3. Tennessee Tech 79 4. Tennessee-Martin 118 5. Murray State 125 6. Morehead State 128 7. Tennessee State 214 8. Austin Peay 220 9. Middle Tennessee 230

1996 OVC Women’s 5K 1. Eastern Kentucky 2. SE Missouri State 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Morehead State 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Murray State 7. Tennessee State 8. Austin Peay 9. Middle Tennessee

29 59 67 70 119 150 155 229 230

1998 OVC Women’s 5K Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn. 1. Eastern Kentucky 32 2. SE Missouri State 57 3. Morehead State 60 4. Eastern Illinois 89 5. Murray State 136 6. Tennessee-Martin 208 7. Austin Peay 216 8. Tennessee Tech 218 9. Middle Tennessee 248 1999 OVC Women’s 5K Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky. 1. Eastern Kentucky 33 2. SE Missouri State 48 3. Eastern Illinois 59 4. Morehead State 95 5. Austin Peay 161 6. Murray State 173 7. Tennessee Tech 192 8. Tennessee State 193 9. Middle Tennessee 248 10. Tennessee-Martin 286 2000 SBC Women’s 5K Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark. 10/28/00 1. New Orleans 31 2. Western Kentucky 68 3. UALR 71 4. New Mexico State 106 5. South Alabama 147 6. North Texas 165 7. Florida International 168 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 181 9. Denver 203 10. Arkansas State 277 11. Louisiana Tech 315 12. Middle Tennessee 353

2001 SBC Women’s 6K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/27/01 1. UALR 54 2. Western Kentucky 65 3. New Mexico State 66 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 119 5. South Alabama 167 6. Denver 173 6. North Texas 173 8. New Orleans 176 9. Florida International 230 10. Arkansas State 263 11. Middle Tennessee 284 2002 SBC Women’s 6K Denton, Texas, 11/4/02 1. UALR 29 2. Western Kentucky 47 3. New Mexico State 79 4. New Orleans 129 5. Denver 137 6. Louisiana-Lafayette 141 7. North Texas 204 8. Arkansas State 210 9. Florida International 211 10. South Alabama 268 11. Middle Tennessee 285 2003 SBC Women’s 6K Bowling Green, Ky. 1. Western Kentucky 38 2. North Texas 91 3. Florida International 103 4. Louisiana-Lafayette 130 5. New Orleans 133 6. Arkansas State 146 7. South Alabama 148 7. UALR 148 9. New Mexico State 185 10. Middle Tennessee 278 2004 SBC Women’s 5K Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark. 10/30/04 1. Western Kentucky 33 2. UALR 69 3. Florida International 123 4. New Mexico State 124 5. North Texas 129 6. New Orleans 142

7. Arkansas State 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 9. Middle Tennessee 10. South Alabama

144 195 224 226

2005 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/29/05 1. UALR 33 2. Western Kentucky 57 3. Middle Tennessee 82 4. North Texas 95 5. Florida International 107 6. Troy 175 7. Arkansas State 210 8. South Alabama 211 9. New Orleans 214 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 226 2006 SBC Women’s 5K Little Rock, Ark., 10/28/06 1. Western Kentucky 39 2. Florida International 69 3. Florida Atlantic 103 4. UALR 104 5. Middle Tennessee 134 6. Louisiana-Monroe 135 7. North Texas 140 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 200 9. Arkansas State 213 10. South Alabama 254 11. Troy 287

2007 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/27/07 1. Western Kentucky 52 2. UALR 63 3. Middle Tennessee 69 4. Florida International 80 5. Florida Atlantic 138 6. North Texas 178 7. Arkansas State 207 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 211 9. Louisiana-Monroe 217 10. Troy 230 11. South Alabama 274

2009 SBC Women’s 5K Monroe, La., 10/31/09 1. Western Kentucky 53 2. Middle Tennessee 65 3. North Texas 98 4. Florida Atlantic 103 5. UALR 141 6. Arkansas State 142 7. South Alabama 152 8. Troy 166 9. Louisiana-Monroe 299 10. Louisiana-Lafayette 239 11. Florida International 302

2008 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky., 11/1/08 1. Western Kentucky 32 2. Middle Tennessee 74 3. UALR 112 4. North Texas 113 5. South Alabama 138 6. Florida Atlantic 140 7. Arkansas State 166 8. Troy 193 9. Louisiana-Lafayette 214 10. Florida International 231 11. Louisiana-Monroe 269

Middle Tennessee women have finished SBC runner-up in 2008 and 2009 37

1963 OVC Cookeville CC, Cookeville, Tenn. 4 Miles 12. T Williams 14. Phil Dickens 24. Paul Anderson 28. Phil Griffin 29. Fred Lazenby 30. Bill Eisele 1970 OVC Men’s VA GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10K 15. Gary Robinson 21. Myles Miallie 22. Rich Russo 24. Bob McLear 28. Homer Huffman 51. Dan Crews

22:13 22:18 23:14 23:42 24:00 24:53

1981 OVC Men’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 10K 18. Jeff Skinner 33:06 27. John Davis 34:32 31. Mark Moses 35:35 48. Darryl Richards 39:46 49. Tim Johnson 40:54 50. Richard Smith 40:57

31:16 31:45 31:47 31:54 32:24 DNF

1982 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 10K 5. Jeff Skinner 32:16 11. Robert Willis 33:06 14. William Brooks 33:40 20. Jody Patel 34:44 29. Tim Webb 36:25 31. Brian Martin 36:48

1971 OVC Men’s Ironwood Golf Course, Cookeville, Tenn. 10K 6. Rich Russo 32:22 24. Grady Manning 35:08 27. Bob McLear 35:27 29. Myles Maillie 35:43 35. Homer Huffman 36:41 45. Alan Brown 38:52 1975 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC Richmond, Ky. 6 Mile 35. James Key 34:16 38. John Timberlake 34:50 46. Terry Hoover 36:20 47. Neil Barnard 36:40 49. Ed Capron 38:51 50. Mike O’Hara 39:25 51. Pete Pinko 39:49 1976 OVC Men’s, Swan Lake GC, Clarksville, Tenn. 6 Miles 33. Randy Oliver 34:09 36. Dennis Votava 34:24 43. John Lerchenfeld 35:13 50. Jim Gilbert 37:31 53. Linton Whaley 41:42 55. Lew McBee 41:50 1978 OVC Men’s, 6 Miles 6. Gary Perry 15. Joe O’Loughlin 20. Dana McCucheon 24. Jay Simonetta 34. Linton Haley 38

31:00 31:50 32:27 33:02 35:27

1983 OVC Men’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio 10K 2. Jeff Skinner 32:44 3. Danny Green 32:51 4. Robert Willis 33:18 18. Billy Porter 34:20 22. William Brooks 34:30 27. Greg McDaniel 34:52 36. Mike Shiver 37:03 1984 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles 2. Robert Willis 21. Paul Elirt 23. Billy Porter 28. Jerry Malone 31. Mike Byrne 44. Danny Green 1985 OVC Men’s, Morehead State Golf Course 5 Miles 24. Mark Byrne 26:19.3 40. Brad Fox 28:05.1 45. Byron Grizzard 29:00.0 49. Chris Moody 29:49.1 53. James Duhart 39:14.0 54. Deric Haynes 39:14.4

1987 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 11. Missy Wright 20:02.3 17. Debbie Morrison 20:40.8 18. Becky Brown 20:44.4 25. Kathy White 21:58.7 26. Tracy Robinson 21:58.9 32. Ursula Langford 22:34.7 40. Susan Howle 25:00.1 1987 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles 17.(ns)Phil Shell 28:54.3 40.(ns)Jeff Hunter 36:03.1 46.(ns)Carlos Cooper 39:44.2 47.(ns)Troy Cash 41:30.3 1988 OVC Men’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky. 5 Miles 31. Phil Snell 31:09 33. Nick Shermack 31:44 34. William Keathley 31:48 36. Nels Hendrickson 32:06 40. Robert Stepp 33:56 41. Ilmar Multi 34:09 43. Chris King 35:09 1990 OVC Men’s Arlington GF, Richmond, Ky. 8K 28. Jason Welch 30:09 30. Jeff Garrett 31:11 32. Steve Ryan 32:22 33. Erin McCrum 32:47 35. Chris Layne 33:42 1991 OVC Men’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn. 8K 11. Jeff Lingwall 28:02 23. Jason Welch 29:17 33. Steve Ryan 32:06 41. Mike Burkett 33:33 45. Terry Townsend 35:13 48. Jay Neale 36:07 1992 OVC Men’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5 Miles 7. Jeff Lingwall 26:46 29. Brian Gray 29:03 33. Jason Welch 29:21 40. Richard Primm 30:36 47. Jason Dean 32:25 48. Steve Ryan 32:29

1993 OVC Men’s Morehead GC, Morehead Ky. 8K 17. Jeff Lingwall 26:55 39. Brian Gray 29:22 42. Richard Primm30:05 48. William Burrus 32:43 50. Kenneth McDevitt 33:26 1994 OVC Men’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5 Mile 19. Jeff Lingwall 27:03.3 29. Curt Arthur 27:48.9 35. Brian Gray 28:36.4 51. William Burrus 30:48.5 58. Ken McDevitt 36:00.7

63. Sean Rabe 64. Mike Krisle

31:46.41 31:59.66

2000 SBC Men’s 8K Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark. 10/28/00 1. Geoffrey Lagat 25:07 14. Levi Sybert 26:31 21. Anthony McGary 27:01 37. Thomas Mbanda 27:57 48. John Cheek 28:25 52. Josh Carroll 28:25 70. Dallas Jones 31:39

2001 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/27/01 1. Geoffrey Lagat 25:14.23 1995 OVC Men’s Abe Stuber T&F 12. Levi Sybert 25:59.31 Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 8K 20. Anthony McGary 26:37.33 24. Curt Arthur 28:17 46. Steve Safstrom 28:22.08 37. Jason Smith 29:41 51. Carlos Gonzalez 28:46.14 42. William Burrus 30:14 59. Josh Carroll 29:28.00 47. Jon Royal 31:13 66. Brian Picklesimer 31:34.25 51. Lawrence Barham 31:59 54. Chris Taylor 34:04 2002 SBC Men’s 8K Denton, Texas, 11/4/02 1996 OVC Men’s 8K 2. Geoffrey Lagat 26:22.63 8. Curt Arthur 26:22.8 10. Levi Sybert 27:13.34 24. Jason Smith 27:29.8 19. Anthony McGary 28:00.86 56. Kyle Brown 31:00.5 20. Edwin Koech 28:05.05 57. Marcus Murray 31:23.9 38. Josh Carroll 29:12.13 59. Grant Cruger 32:10.2 62. Sean Rabe 32:08.12 61. Shane Heavener 32:17.7 63. William Burrus 33:00.8 2003 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 1998 OVC Men’s 8K Cane Creek, 11. David Hughes 27:21.59 Cookeville, Tenn. 36. Zach Wood 29:55.77 26. Jason Smith 28:26.85 44. Tony Carufe 30:26.93 32. John Cheek 28:52.59 56. Anthony McGary 32:39.04 46. Casey Lawson 30:48.42 62. Carlos Gonzalez 34:50.69 48. Kyle Brown 30:59.84 65. Tim Hicks 35:51.36 50. Dallas Jones 31:25.43 56. Alex Brown 33:51.60 2004 SBC Men’s 8K Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark. 10/30/04 1999 OVC Men’s 8K Ft. Campbell 4. Geoffrey Lagat 26:11.2 GC, Fort Campbell, Ky. 5. Derek Dell 26:16.8 32. Kyle Brown 28:49.18 11. Steve Safstrum 26:35.9 38. Jason Smith 29:08.90 15. Jonathan Guillou 27:00.0 47. John Cheek 29:48.78 28. David Hughes 27:55.0 54. Kareem Manley 30:24.88 38. Carlos Gonzalez 28:33.0 60. Josh Carroll 30:58.65 39. Tony Carufe 28:33.4 62. John Everett 31:44.87

2005 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/29/05 5. Jonathan Guillou 25:32.37 7. Derek Dell 25:42.23 40. Tony Carufe 27:40.62 63. Luke Pfleger 30:39.32 65. Ryan Hood 33:05.60 2006 SBC Men’s 8K Little Rock, Ark., 10/28/06 7. William Songock 25:09.62 39. Tony Carufe 27:36.31 53. Philip Benavides 28:35.48 55. Matt Young 28:45.65 59. Chris Travis 29:29.04 60. Luke Pfleger 29:31.88 62. Ryan Hood 29:48.80 2007 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/27/07 8. William Songock 26:01.49 10. Isaac Biwott 26:09.38 11. Festus Chemaoi 26:15.91 14. Julius Kirui 26:18.10 33. Philip Benavides 27:30.91 63. Matthew Young 29:39.54 64. Adam Cunningham 30:02.31 73. Luke Pfleger 31:06.56 2008 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky., 11/1/08 8. Festus Chemaoi 25:57.97 9. David Emery 26:01.54 11. Julius Kirui 26:08.53 18. Isaac Biwott 26:22.79 64. Josh Wheeler 29:58.84 75. Darnell McCurdy 34:05.70 2009 SBC Men’s 8K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/31/09 2. Festus Chemaoi 26:42.14 6. William Songock 27:32.13 8. Chris Mason 27:42.24 9. Isaac Biwott 27:52.35 11. David Emery 28:00.88 72. Philip Benavides 32:12.02

1980 OVC Women’s Derrickson Arg., Morehead Ky, Complex 5K 20. Sharon Johnson 24:35 22. J. Simms 24:59 26. Vickie Wells 26:07 29. Robin Moses 26:58 35. C. Porterfield 31:27 1981 OVC Women’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5K 9. Lisa Mitchell 19:27 13. Sharon Johnson 19:56 15. Robin Moses 20:09 19. Vickie Wells 20:21 21. Diane Oleka 20:29 1982 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 4. Sharon Johnson 19:12 11. Robin Moses 19:54 19. Millie Daniels 21:28 27. Michelle Harmon 23:08 31. Lou Redman 25:08 1983 OVC Women’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio 5K 28. Betsy Korn 23:23 30. Vickie Ring 24:09

1984 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 16. Debbie Morrison 19:45

12. Dianne DeOliveria 15. Sharon Smith 33. Linda Brewer

1985 OVC Women’s Morehead State GC 5K 12. Debbie Morrison 18:21 14. Jan Becker 18:42 31. Pamela Gallimore 21:33 32. Krista Carr 21:33 33. Karen Johnston 21:55

1992 OVC Women’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5K 9. Dianne DeOliveria 20:14 42. Pam Kilduffe 24:15 43. Melanie Hall 24:52 44. Nadrian McGill 24:55 45. Mia Florence 25:38

1986 OVC Women’s, VA Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 3 Miles 19.(ns)Debbie Morrison 19:00 30.(ns)Missy Wright 21:48 37.(ns)Krista Carr 23:29 39.(ns)Robyn Crews 24:42

1993 OVC Women’s Morehead GC, Morehead, Ky. 5K 43. Nikki Woodall 23:33 50. Rachel Morley 25:20 51. Nadrian McGill 25:37 53. Tiffany Dean 26:46 55. Kim Watson 31:30 56. Andra Byars 31:36 57. Melanie Hall 32:05

1988 OVC Women’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky. 5K 9. Sharon Smith 19:45 13. Karen Barnes 20:21 17. Tracey Robinson 21:14 20. Jennifer Binkley 21:34 21. Michelle Welch 22:08 30. Rebecca Brown 22:56 1989 OVC Women’s 4. Kiya Thomas 9. Karen Barnes 19. Stephanie Evans 20. Michelle Welch 27. Linda Brewer

18:40 19:40 20:54 21:24 22:37

1990 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5K 4. Karen Barnes 18:48 10. Diane DeOliveria 19:17 11. Kiya Thomas 19:39 22. Lea White 20:50 25. Leigh Weathers 21:19 26. Sharon Smith 21:35 37. Linda Brewer 23:51

Lisa Mitchell Sharon Johnson 1981 All-OVC Team 1981 All-OVC 40

1991 OVC Women’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn. 5K 2. Kiya Thomas 18:19 4. Karen Barnes 18:32 11. Lea White 19:18

19:19 19:47 21:38

1994 OVC Women’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5K 47. Nikki Woodall 23:48.1 48. Tyjuana Phillips 24:03.2 49. Megan Meadows 24:13.1 51. Melanie Hall 25:09.2 52. Rachel Morley 25:16.0 53. Nadia Graham 27:42.9 1995 OVC Women’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5K 33. Tyjuana Phillips 21:40.6 41. Sarah Dumore 22:43.3 48. Melanie Hall 24:20.8 49. Nadia Graham 24:24.6 59. Rachel Parrish27:28.0 60. Bianca Conley 27:29.4 1996 OVC Women’s 5K 34. Sonya Ewing 18:31.9 46. Tyjuana Philips 21:58.6 48. Saran Dunmore 22:16.5 49. Stacey Soda 22:22.2 53. Maronda Harris 23:19.4 54. Jennifer Cunningham 23:21.3 64. Liz Nemeth 25:54.1

1998 OVC Women’s 5K Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn. 36. Sabrina Smith 21:01.00 46. Kapreia Kirk 21:51.11 53. Lavonda Miller 23:06.86 54. Tori Blander 23:08.40 59. Sarah Calvin 24:34.61

2003 SBC Women’s 6K Bowling Green, Ky. 42. Kim Alsobrook 27:15.26 56. Fran Haas 30:30.45 57. Lauren Milbourn 31:03.08 61. Contrena Brown 34:23.74 62. Kishara George 34:30.22

2008 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky., 11/1/08 2. Zamzam Sangau 17:45.89 9. Ashley Comstock 19:01.84 11. Marla Bailey 19:12.71 20. Kristen Tithof 19:45.18 32. Ashleigh Thaler 20:17.92

1999 OVC Women’s 5K Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky. 26. Kapreia Kirk 20:20.62 51. Sabrina Smith 22:32.00 55. Tori Blander 22:46.82 56. Vonda Miller 22:50.94 64. Jennifer Mays 26:04.19 68. Jameka Collins DNF 69. Whitney Graham DNF 70. Tiffany Purham DNF

2004 SBC Women’s 5K Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark. 10/30/04 26. Miranda Galloway 20:31.9 37. Sara Lunning 21:03.3 39. Marjorie Gombert 21:19.0 60. Kishara George 23:55.2 62. Catherine Carter 24:27.9 64. Kerry Barrow 28:02.4 65. Shanna-Kay Campbell34:32.0

2009 SBC Women’s 5K Monroe, La., 11/1/08 3. Zamzam Sangau 19:49.09 4. Marla Bailey 19:58.33 7. Jackie Serem 20:30.52 24. Samantha Hunt 22:05.29 27. Stephanie Smith 22:14.98 42. Alissa Ruggle 22:51.37 45. Kayla Bryan 22:58.78 47. Amber Kassuba 23:04.57

2000 SBC Women’s 5K Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark. 10/28/00 56. Sabrina Smith 21:29 68. Tori Blander 22:20 74. Heather Smith 24:28 77. Jerkita McClorin 27:37 78. Robin Wallace 27:39 79. Naomi Ansah 27:52

2005 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/29/05 5. Ashley Comstock 17:59.76 11. Kaitlyn Hammond 18:26.56 17. Miranda Galloway 18:42.58 24. Sara Lunning 19:05.68 25. Marjorie Gombert 19:06.75 35. Tiffany Sawyer 19:43.56 57. Ashley Thaler 20:56.54 67. Catherine Chester 23:00.38

2001 SBC Women’s 6K Bowling Green, Ky. 10/27/01 48. Erin Russell 26:27.82 54. Regina Raccuglia 27:17.55 59. Tori Blander 28:06.41 61. Sabrina Smith 28:18.63 62. Coleen Parker 28:25.66 2002 SBC Women’s 6K Denton, Texas, 11/4/02 49. Trisha Devalcourt 27:42.25 54. Erin Russell 29:07.00 59. Fran Haas 30:24.64 60. Chelsea Taylor 30:57.73 63. Rosemary Okafor 32:48.14 65. Laura Smith 33:49.47 69. Kishara George DNF

2006 SBC Women’s 5K Little Rock, Ark., 10/28/06 15. Marjorie Gombert 18:48.91 18. Zamzam Sangau 18:56.20 28. Sara Lunning 19:27.49 33. Tiffany Sawyer 19:34.10 40. Ashleigh Thaler 19:51.42 55. Ashley Comstock 20:24.90 67. Catherine Chester 21:38.82 2007 SBC Women’s 5K Bowling Green, Ky., 10/27/07 3. Zamzam Sangau 18:01.50 6. Majorie Gombert 18:14.07 13. Marla Bailey 18:50.22 16. Ashley Comstock 19:06.75 31. Tiffany Sawyer 19:54.32 35. Kaitlyn Hammond 19:58.98 47. Ashley Thaler 20:32.00 41

All-Time Conference Award Winners

Charles Dahlgren All-OVC 1966 All-OVC 1967 All-OVC 1968

All-OVC 1966

Gary Robinson All-OVC 1967

Rick Russo

Gary Perry

All-OVC 1971

All-OVC 1978

Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Loughlin

Lisa Mitchell

Sharon Johnson

Jeff Skinner

Danny Green

All-OVC 1979 All-OVC 1980

All-OVC 1981

All-OVC 1982

All-OVC 1982 All-OVC 1983*

All-OVC 1983

Robert Willis

Sharon Smith

Kiya Thomas

Karen Barnes

Dianne DeOliveria

All-OVC 1983 All-OVC 1984*

All-OVC 1988

All-OVC 1989 All-OVC 1991

All-OVC 1989 All-OVC 1990 All-OVC 1991

All-OVC 1990 All-OVC 1992

Jeff Lingwall

Curt Arthur

Eric Kiauka

Dave Milne

Geoffrey Lagat

All-OVC 1997

SBC Champion 2001 SBC Champion 2002 All-Sun Belt 2003* All-Sun Belt 2004

All-OVC 1992

Micheal Haddock

All-OVC 1996

All-Time Conference Award Winners

Levi Sybert All-Sun Belt 2002

Isaac Biwott All-Sun Belt 2007 All-Sun Belt 2009

Derek Dell All-Sun Belt 2004 All-Sun Belt 2005

Marjorie Gombert All-Sun Belt 2007

Marla Bailey

Chris Mason

Freshman of the Year 2007^ All-Sun Belt 2009

All-Sun Belt 2009

Ashley Comstock

Jonathan Gillou

William Songock

All-Sun Belt 2005 All-Sun Belt 2008

All-Sun Belt 2005

All-Sun Belt 2006^ All-Sun Belt 2007 All-Sun Belt 2009

Zamzam Sangau

Festus Chemaoi

David Emery

All-Sun Belt 2007 All-Sun Belt 2008* All-Sun Belt 2009

All-Sun Belt 2008 All-Sun Belt 2009*

All-Sun Belt 2008

Jackie Serem All-Sun Belt 2009

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