2011 cross country media guide by Robert Carnes

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Full Name ..................................................Georgia State University Location......................................................................... Atlanta, Ga. Founded....................................................................................1913 Enrollment.............................................................................30,000 Nickname........................................................................... Panthers Colors...................................................................... Blue and White Affiliation................................................................NCAA Division I Conference.............................. Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) President............................................... Dr. Mark P. Becker/3rd Year Athletic Director....................................... Cheryl L. Levick/3rd Year Faculty Representative...................................... Dr. Andrew Sumner Cross Country Administrator...................................... Marvin Lewis Athletic Department Phone.......................................(404) 413-4000 Athletic Department Website............ www.GeorgiaStateSports.com

Cross Country Staff Head Coach.............................................................. Chris England Alma Mater........................................................... Ohio State (1997) E-mail............................................................... cengland@gsu.edu Office Phone.............................................................(404) 413-4070 Assistant Coach................................................. Lauren Blankenship Alma Mater ............................................................. Samford (2008) E-mail........................................................ athljb@langate.gsu.edu Office Phone.............................................................(404) 413-4127

Team Information 2010 Men’s Finish.............................................................8th/8 CAA 2010 Women’s Finish......................................................8th/10 CAA Men’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................6/3 Women’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................................9/9

Table of Contents Georgia State Atlanta.................................................................................... 12-13 Colonial Athletic Association....................................................... 17 Campus...................................................................................... 8-9 Facilities.................................................................................. 14-15 Student-Athlete Development...................................................... 16 This Is Georgia State................................................................... 2-3 University Housing.................................................................. 10-11 Athletic Department President Dr. Mark P. Becker.......................................................... 4 Athletic Director Cheryl L. Levick.................................................. 5 Athletics Staff................................................................................. 6 Head Coach Chris England..................................................... 18-19 Assistant Coach Lauren Blankenship....................................... 20-21 Support Staff................................................................................ 22 2011 Season Outlook 2011 Preview........................................................................... 23-24 2011 Schedule.............................................................................. 25 Men’s Roster................................................................................. 26 Men’s Profiles.......................................................................... 27-31 Women’s Roster........................................................................... 32 Women’s Profiles..................................................................... 33-43 2010 Year-In-Review 2010-11 GSU Athletics Overview.................................................... 7 Cross Country Review and Accolades.......................................... 45 Team and Individual Results................................................... 46-47 History & Records All-Time Coaches........................................................................ 49 All-Time Rosters...................................................................... 50-51 Men’s Conference and NCAA History..................................... 52-53 Women’s Conference and NCAA History................................ 54-55 Year-by-Year Results............................................................... 56-58

2011 Cross Country Schedule Date Meet Start Location Sat. Sept. 3 UGA Invitational 9 a.m. Bishop, Ga. Sat. Sept. 9 Auburn Invitational 5:30 p.m. Auburn, Ala. Sat. Sept. 17 GSU Invitational 9 a.m. Hampton, Ga. Fri. Sept. 30 Paul Short Run 10 a.m. Bethlehem, Pa. Sat. Oct. 8 Jaguar Invite 8 a.m. Evans, Ga. Sat. Oct. 15 Coach “O” Invite TBD Troy, Ala. Sat. Oct. 29 CAA Championship 10 a.m. Hampton, Ga. Sat., Nov. 12 NCAA South Regional TBD Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mon., Nov. 21 NCAA Championship TBD Terre Haute, Ind. * All meets, dates and times are subject to change * All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)

About Georgia State Georgia State University is one of the nation’s leading urban-research universities and is the second largest of the 35 universities in Georgia. Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, GSU prides itself on its diversity, array of degrees and nationally-ranked programs and Panther Athletics.

About The 2011 GSU Cross Country Media Guide The 2011 Georgia State Cross Country media guide is an official publication of the Georgia State Sports Communications Department. This guide was written, designed, and edited by Robert Carnes. Special thanks to Allison George and Charlie Taylor for their assistance and to all previous SIDs for their records.

Cross Country Sports Information Contact Robert Carnes enters his first year as a graduate assistant in the Georgia State Sport Communications Department, while pursuing a master’s degree in sports administration. The Atlanta native graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism.

Sports Communications Department Associate AD/Sports Communications: ................................. Allison George Assistant AD/Sports Communications: ................................... Charlie Taylor Associate Sports Information Director: .................................... Mike Holmes Assistant Sports Information Director: ..................................Ned Colegrove Graduate Assistant/Cross Country Contact: ...........................Robert Carnes Graduate Assistant: ........................................................... Randy Lieberman Graduate Assistant: .................................................................. Ashley Webb

E-mail:ageorge@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4032 E-mail: ctaylor@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4031 E-mail: rholmes@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4033 E-mail: ecolegrove@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4166 E-mail: jcarnes4@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4034 E-mail: rlieberman1@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4034 E-mail: awebb16@gsu.edu Office Phone: (404) 413-4034 2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY 1

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ince beginning his tenure as Georgia State University’s seventh president on Jan. 1, 2009, Mark P. Becker has launched a major strategic planning initiative focused on positioning the university, as it sets its sights on its second century, to become one of the nation’s premier urban universities. Embracing its commitments to recognized excellence in education and research, as well as its unique location in and commitment to Atlanta, the university is poised to rise to new levels of accomplishment and impact. Under Becker’s leadership, GSU in 2011 approved and began implementation of its 10-year Strategic Plan, whose mission is to position Georgia State “as a dynamic academic community where teaching and research combine to produce leaders and create solutions to conquer the challenges of the 21s century.” In 2010 Becker oversaw the launching of the Second Century Initiative for faculty excellence, most often referred to as “2CI.” This initiative is recruiting 100 additional faculty members to Georgia State over five years to build internationally recognized scholarly strength and critical mass in areas of priority. Seeking to recognize the importance and influence of international commerce and technology for Georgia State students and researchers, Becker has worked to enhance Georgia State Uni-

versity’s global reach, the cornerstone of which was the opening of GSU’s Confucius Institute in 2010, a partnership with the Beijing Language and Culture University and one of the first business-oriented Confucius Institutes in the United States. In addition, Becker leads a diverse university whose undergraduate academic profile continues to rise, and a number of the university’s excellent graduate programs enjoy strong national rankings. Becker also has overseen a number of physical improvements and enhancements including: the opening of the Parker H. “Pete” Petit Science Center; the university’s first freshman housing and dining complex, to be followed by the Piedmont North housing and dining complex coming on line this fall; the construction of on-campus Greek housing; and the purchasing of land for future growth and expansion in downtown Atlanta. Prior to his appointment to Georgia State, Becker served as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. Before assuming that role, Becker spent three years at the University of Minnesota as a biostatistics professor, dean of the School of Public Health and assistant vice president of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response.

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From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. He also has held academic appointments at the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Cornell University. Becker earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Towson State University and his doctorate in statistics from the Pennsylvania State University. Active in the Atlanta community, Becker is a member of the Central Atlanta Progress Executive Committee; Atlanta Committee for Progress Board of Directors; Georgia Aquarium Board; Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia Research Alliance Board of Trustees; Commerce Club Operating Board; ARCHE (Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education) Board; the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Board of Directors; and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta Board of Directors. During his career, Becker has been involved in several professional associations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Biometric Society and the American Statistical Association, where he is a fellow. He has been principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and he has published extensively in leading journals of medicine, public health, and statistics. Becker has served on a number of editorial boards, was co-editor of Sociological Methodology, and was a guest editor for Sociological Methods and Research and for the Journal of the American Statistical Association. Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, have two grown children, Matthew and Julia.

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harged with leading Georgia State University athletics in an era of unprecedented growth, Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick is changing the face of Panther athletics with the historic launch of Georgia State football and the development of the overall program. Under Levick’s leadership, the inaugural football season of 2010 was an unqualified success as the first-year team posted a winning record on the field while averaging nearly 17,000 fans for home games at the Georgia Dome. As a result, Georgia State received tremendous positive exposure, both locally and nationally. Levick’s first two-plus years on the job have been marked by dramatic upgrades in facilities and fund-raising. Annual giving to the Panther Athletic Club has increased more than ten-fold, and the two largest gifts in the history of GSU athletics have been secured. Construction projects include the GSU Football Practice Complex, new facilities for strength and conditioning and sports medicine, and upgrades to every venue used by the Panthers. Her forward thinking is evident in her reorganization of the GSU Athletics Association and the ambitious, six-year strategic plan she has developed for the future of Georgia State athletics. With Levick at the helm, Georgia State’s athletic programs are rising in stature in the Colonial Athletic Association. Since her arrival, GSU has claimed six CAA team titles and 16 individual conference crowns while boasting nine CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees. GSU student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom, maintaining a cumulative grade point average over 3.0 while completing more than 5,000 hours of community service in 2010-11. With a resume of experience and success at prestigious athletics programs across the nation, Levick came to Georgia

State in March 2009 from the University of Maryland, where she served as chief of staff/ executive senior athletic director, overseeing daily management of the 27-sport program. Her impressive career includes seven years as director of athletics at Santa Clara University and Saint Louis University as well as nearly two decades in senior administrative positions at Maryland and Stanford University and stints with the Pacific 10 Conference and the NCAA headquarters. Levick was named the 2001 Division I Athletic Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In 2005-06, she received the General Sports TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year Award for the NCAA Division I Central Region, and she was recognized in both 1998 and 1999 as one of the nation’s Top 25 Female Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. She is a past president of the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association. Before going to Maryland in 2007, she served three years (2004-07) as director of athletics at Saint Louis, where she led the transition from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10 Conference and served as the lead fund-raiser for a new $80 million on-campus arena and practice complex. In 2006, she received the Carl O. Bauer Award as the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. Levick also spent four years (2000-04) as director of athletics and recreation at Santa Clara University, where she oversaw a major renovation of the school’s basketball arena. The Broncos’ women’s soccer team captured the 2001 national championship, still the only NCAA title in school history. Prior to Santa Clara, Levick worked 12 years at Stanford as senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator. She served as the primary administrator for

THE LEVICK FAMILY: (l-r) Michael, Heather, Cheryl and Melissa.

33 varsity programs that won 44 national championships and six straight Sears Cup titles during her tenure. Levick previously served as assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, assistant director of communications and women’s programs at the NCAA, women’s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock University, and assistant gymnastics coach and synchronized swim coach at Indiana University. She began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., coaching gymnastics and women’s track. Levick is a 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri, and she holds a masters degree in athletic administration from Indiana University. She has two daughters: Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa.

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JAMES GREENWELL Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics

MARVIN LEWIS

TODD REESER

Senior Associate Director of Athletics - Finance & Administration

Tiffany Daniels

Senior Associate Director of Athletics - Development

DR. ANDREW SUMNER

ALLISON GEORGE Associate AD Communications

Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition

Associate AD - Facilities, Operations & Events

DENA FREEMAN-PATTON

ISAAC FULLARD

TINA KELLY

KEVIN MILLER

Faculty Athletics Representative

Assistant AD Student-Athlete Development

Assistant AD Corporate Sales

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Assistant AD Marketing

JOHN PORTLAND

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CHARLIE TAYLOR Assistant AD Communications

MISTY BROWN Assistant AD AD Operations

BEN POLLARD

Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning

KEVIN WHITE Assistant AD Business

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The Colonial Athletic Association continues to build on its reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both athletically and academically. The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 22 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2010-11, more than 1,900 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference had 21 teams in 12 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2011. The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million. The CAA conducts championships in 23 sports. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In 2010-11, 25 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 50 student-athletes received All-America honors in 13 different sports. The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with two teams – George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011) – advancing to the NCAA Final Four over the past five years. Three CAA teams earned NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 2011 as conference champion Old Dominion was joined by VCU and George Mason.VCU knocked off USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and top-seeded Kansas, while Mason defeated Villanova. The Rams were ranked No. 6 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the high-

est ranking ever for a CAA team. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, posting victories over Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way. Six CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason play in 2011. James Madison represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament after capturing its second straight conference championship. Delaware, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion and VCU participated in the WNIT, with the Seahawks advancing to the second round. ODU, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997. CAA squads have combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981. At least two women’s soccer teams have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons and William & Mary gave the CAA a team in the final 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship for the sixth time in the last nine years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 12th straight year and finished 19th overall. In the pool, Towson’s Meredith Budner finished as the runner-up in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle at the 2011 NCAA Championship and received All-America honors along with George Mason’s Ashley Danner. Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in the past decade. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 14 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the eight of the last nine Major League Baseball drafts. The conference boasts numerous All-Americans in lacrosse, tennis, golf, track and field, women’s lacrosse and wrestling. Commissioner Thomas E.Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current membersGeorge Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985. Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995. The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in 2001. Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, 2005.

School Delaware Drexel George Mason Georgia State Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Old Dominion UNC Wilmington VCU William & Mary

Nickname Blue Hens Dragons Patriots Panthers Pride Dukes Huskies Monarchs Seahawks Rams Tribe

Location Newark, Del. Philadelphia, Pa. Fairfax, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Hempstead, N.Y. Harrisonburg, Va. Boston, Mass. Norfolk, Va. Wilmington, N.C. Richmond, Va. Williamsburg, Va.

Enrollment 21,177 23,500 32,156 31,000 12,000 19,434 22,942 24,466 13,071 32,436 7,725

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n his second season at Georgia State, Chris England was elevated to Interim Director of Cross Country and Track and Field in July 2011. In addition to his roles as head cross country coach and distance coach for the track team, England oversees the administration of the programs, including budget, scheduling, recruiting, travel and development. England came to Georgia State as head cross country coach in March 2010 after serving three seasons in the same role at Murray State University.

He has been instrumental in bringing about the return of the GSU Cross Country Invitational, this time to Nash Farm Battlefield in Hampton, Ga., and in hosting the Colonial Athletic Association Cross Country Championships for the first time since the Panthers joined the league in 2005. His first season with the GSU cross country program in 2010 was highlighted by a pair of season-opening victories by both the men’s and women’s teams at the Struts JSU Opener and the GSU Invitational. Under England’s guidance, sophomore Katharine Showalter earned AllCAA honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for the second year in a row during the 2011 outdoor track and field season. England guided the Murray State women’s cross country program to second place at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in 2008 and 2009 — the program’s highest finish in nearly two decades. England’s distance runners helped Murray State to third-place showings at both the indoor and outdoor conference track and field championships in 2009. In 2009, England coached the OVC Athlete of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track in Katelyn Jones (indoor) and Taylor Crawford (outdoor). Crawford was additionally honored as the top female athlete at the indoor and outdoor championship meets, and both runners qualified for the 2009 NCAA regionals. Jones was previously named OVC Freshman of the Year for indoor track in 2008. Before his stint at Murray State, England served as an assistant to the head cross country coach at his alma mater, The Ohio State University. In addition to working with numerous Big Ten champions and Olympic hopefuls, he served as meet manager for the Jesse Owens Classic and director for the Ohio State Cross Country Camp. England previously worked at the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant in the athletics department, and then at Boise State University, where he served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field teams.

Fast Facts Full Name: Christopher England Second Year at Georgia State • Interim Director of Cross Country/Track & Field • Head Cross Country Coach • Track & Field Distance Coach Birthdate: February 8, 1974 Hometown: Springfield, Ohio Family: Chris and wife, Miriam, have a son, Ewan Education: • B.S. Physical Education (Ohio State 1997) • M.S. Geography (Murray State 2009) Coaching Experience: • Head Cross Country Coach — Murray State (2007-2010) • Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach — Ohio State (1998-2000, 2006-2007) • Volunteer Assistant Track & Field Coach — Boise State (1997-1999) Athletic Experience: • 2006 USATF National Champion • Two-time NCAA All-American • Seven-time All-Big 10 Conference selection • Ohio State school-record holder in the outdoor 5,000 meters (13:43.42) While competing for the Buckeyes, England was a two-time NCAA AllAmerican in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and earned multiple All-Big Ten accolades. He still holds the Ohio State record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:43.42. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ohio State in 1997 and completed a master’s in geography at Murray State in 2009. After college, England ran professionally and trained full-time for the Olympic Trials. As a professional runner, he was nationally ranked and competed in distances from the mile to the marathon in elite races all across the United States and around the world. In 2006, he won a USA Track & Field (USATF) national title. He has earned USATF Level II and Level I coaching certifications. England served three years on active duty in the U.S. Army. During his military service, he competed on the Army World Class Athletic Program cross country and track and field teams and was a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), representing the U.S. Armed Forces in competitions around the world. A native of Springfield, Ohio, England and his wife Miriam have a son, Ewan, age 1.

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ormer Samford University cross country and track and field All-American Lauren Blankenship enters her second season at Georgia State. Blankenship works as an assistant coach for both men’s and women’s cross country and the track distance runners. In her first season with the cross country program Blankenship helped the cross country squad to a pair of season-opening victories at the Strut’s JSU Opener and the GSU Invitational.

In track and field, sophomore Katharine Showalter earned All-CAA honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as part of a women’s team which won the conference title. An Atlanta native, Blankenship came to Georgia State in 2010 after one year as assistant cross country and track and field coach at the University of Mississippi. During her impressive collegiate career at Samford, Blankenship won three Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships and three OVC Runner of the Year awards. A three-time qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships, she earned All-American honors as a senior in 2007 after finishing 24th. In track and field, she was a three-time OVC indoor champion each in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs, a four-time OVC outdoor champion in the 5,000 and a two-time OVC Outdoor Champion in the 10,000-meter run. Blankenship qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships for 5,000-meters and won All-American honors as a sophomore in 2006 and again as a senior in 2008. Described as the “Most Decorated Student-Athlete in Samford History” by SamfordSports.com, Blankenship owns several Bulldog records in the three sports including the 5K in cross country, the 3,000, 5,000 and distance medley relay in indoor track & field and in the mile, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 and the 4x800, 4x1,500 and distance medley relays. Blankenship graduated from Samford in the spring of 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in family studies and received a master’s in nutrition services from Ole Miss in 2010. While at Ole Miss, Blankenship was the head of recruitment for the distance runners and helped coach Rebels’ great Barnabus Kirui, the 2009 Southeastern Conference cross country champion who finished fourth at the NCAA National Championships. Before working at Ole Miss, Blankenship spent a year at her alma mater serving as an assistant cross country and track and field coach. She also planned all team travel arrangements for the Bulldogs and created Samford’s Cross Country and Track and Field monthly newsletter.

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Fast Facts Full Name: Jennifer L. Blankenship Second Year at Georgia State • Assistant Cross Country Coach • Assistant Track & Field Distance Coach Birthdate: April 26, 1984 Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Education: • B.A. Family Studies (Samford 2008) Coaching Experience: • Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach — Ole Miss (2009-2010) • Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach — Samford (2008-2009) Athletic Experience: • 3-time NCAA All-American • 15-time Ohio Valley Conference champion • 3-time OVC Runner of the Year • Holds 11 different Samford school records

At Samford, Blankenship helped lead the women’s team to a secondplace finish at the 2008 Southern Conference (SoCon) Cross Country Championships, while the men finished in fourth place. The Bulldogs had three women’s distance event track and field individual champions at the 2009 SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Blankenship earned an Endurance Specialist Certification from the US Track and Field Academy in 2011. A 2003 graduate of Norcross’ Wesleyan School, Blankenship enjoyed a highly successful high school career as she won three straight individual state titles in cross country and was a 2002 Footlocker National Qualifier. In 2009, she was inducted into the Wesleyan School Athletic Hall of Fame.

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ate Houle joined the Georgia State cross country staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2010. His primary duty on the team is assisting with daily operations and the development of the middle distance and long distance runners on the track and field team. While at GSU, Houle is working towards a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in exercise science.

Marvin Lewis

Jessica Summey

Associate A.D. Finance Sport Administrator

Academic Advisor

Cassey Hodge

Brandon Dobo

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Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Devin Vernick

Robert Carnes

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Sports Communications Graduate Assistant

Houle was a middle-distance runner for Southern Utah University from 2008-09. His uncle, Eric Houle, is the head coach at SUU. He was a member of the Thunderbirdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x400 meter relay that won the Summit League Conference in 2009. The cross country team also won the conference crown in 2008. A 2004 graduate of Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, Houle was a part of the 2000 and 2002 cross country national championship teams and an eight-time letter winner in cross country and track. Nate is married to the former Kacee Hildebrandt.

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“Everyone is excited for this upcoming season: the coaches, the administration, but most importantly the student-athletes. Having been under my training for a full year, everyone is on board and excited to make a leap in the conference standings.” — Coach Chris England

Junior Katherine Showalter (left) and sophomore Anna Sinclair (right) were two top performers for the Panthers in 2010.

ead Coach Chris England and Assistant Coach Lauren Blankenship enter their second season in control of the Georgia State Cross Country program in 2011. “Last year, the team went through a transition,” said England. “They did everything I asked of them and more. This year will about execution as we hope to build on last year’s strong foundation.”

MEN The storyline for the men’s team in 2010 was that of youth and inexperience — of nine runners, seven were freshman and only one, Chris Harper, was an upperclassman. Now a senior, Harper remains the only upperclassmen, but no longer the only veteran.

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Twins Brandon and Julian Black, Shyam Kapadia, Chris Manning and Tyler Tomy return as experienced sophomores, looking to improve on the foundations set in 2010.

For the women, ten returning runners balance eight newcomers and provide the Panthers both experience and unprecedented depth.

Tomy was the team’s top finisher in five meets last season, including the CAA Championship and the NCAA Regional. He and Harper will serve as co-captains for the team in 2011.

“At the head of the pack is a strong duo,” said England. “Katherine Showalter and Anna Sinclair battled it out for the top spot last year and traded places practically every week. It was a nice intra-squad rivalry and I hope to see that continue.”

“Tyler Tomy was our top runner almost every meet last year,” said England. “On any given day, Chris Harper will give his best performance.” They are joined by a trio of newcomers — Mill Creek High School standout Austin Boetje and Belgian athletes Pierre Brogniet and Valentin Poncelet. Poncelet comes to GSU after one year at American International University in Easton, Mass., where he was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year.

Showalter will pace fellow juniors Alison Bishop and Kelsey Spinks. Showalter took the individual title in last year’s Struts JSU Opener and finished second in the GSU Invite. As a freshman, Sinclair was GSU’s top female finisher in the CAA Championship and NCAA Regional and Georgia State Invite individual champion. She leads a sophomore class that also includes Katie Papesh and Jennifer Rubel. Seniors Zanny Anderson, Kacee Houle and Andrea Rodriguez will provide stability and guidance to an impressive pack of newcomers. Anderson and Houle will be the two women’s captains. Joining the women’s squad in 2011 are Betty Chow, Zoila Escorza, Irishnative Niamh Kearney, Ansley Lawson, Sarah McCarthy, senior track athlete Danyel Mitchell, Hannah Stefanoff and Lauren Taronji. “Our women’s team was already deep; now we’re just padding that,” said England. “The incoming freshmen come from very successful high school backgrounds so they are already used to the pressure to perform. We expect them to make an immediate contribution to the team.”

SCHEDULE In 2011, Georgia State will travel to a number of away meets around the southeast including stops in Bishop and Evans, Ga., and Auburn, Troy and Tuscaloosa, Ala. One competition will take the Panthers north to Bethlehem, Pa., as they prepare for the Paul Short Run on the campus of Lehigh University.

Lone senior Chris Harper (front) will lead a young men’s squad in 2011.

In addition to these six away meets, GSU is set to host two home meets on their home course in Hampton, Ga. See the next page for further details. For full schedule and meet details, check page 25.

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ighlighting the 2011 cross country season are two home meets: the annual Georgia State Invitational and the Colonial Athletic Association championships. “Having home meets are important because it gives our student-athletes a chance to compete in front of their friends, their classmates and their families on their home venue,” said head coach Chris England.

GSU Invite Since 1973, the GSU Invite had run annually in Panthersville. But the event went dormant for two years in 2008 and 2009. When England arrived in 2010 he decided to restart the event, but set it in a new location.

Conference Championships Hosted by Georgia State Year Date Conf. 2011................Oct. 29................. CAA 2001................Oct. 27.............. A-SUN 1998................Oct. 31............... TAAC 1993................Oct. 30............... TAAC 1990................Oct. 27............... TAAC 1986................Nov. 1................ TAAC 1984................Nov. 3................ TAAC

Nash Farm Battlefield is located in Henry County outside of Hampton, Ga., approximately 30 miles south of Atlanta, and is the new home for Georgia State cross country.

The course is a 2 kilometer loop, meaning that the men’s 8K races total four laps and the women’s 5K runs just under three. The return of the meet last season was a success as the Panthers notched team victories by both the men and women. Freshman Anna Sinclair also won the individual title for the women.

Georgia State Invitational September 17

9:00 am...........Men’s 8K 10:00 am.........Women’s 6K 11:00 am.........Awards

Colonial Athletic Association Championship October 29

10:00 am.........Men’s 8K 11:00 am.........Women’s 6K 12:00 pm.........Awards

All times are Eastern Standard and subject to change. “The GSU Invitational will be a good preview for the conference championship,” said England. “Last year’s home meet was a dry run with several smaller schools. This year is going to be more challenging because many strong Division I programs are coming to participate. It won’t be an easy victory for the Georgia State team, but it will be a good bench mark as we head towards the conference championship meet.”

CAA Championship In addition to the Invitational, the Panthers will play host to their first conference cross country meet in a decade and for the first time since joining the CAA in 2005. In 2001, the men’s team won the Atlantic Sun in Panthersville and the women’s team finished second. That year marked the both last time that GSU has hosted a conference meet and the last time that either team has won a conference crown. Before that, GSU welcomed runners from the Trans America Athletic Conference five times from 1984-98. Both the men and women’s teams finished in eighth place at last year’s CAA championship — an indication of the program’s youth and rebuilding under a new coach. Once again, Anna Sinclair was the top finisher for the women coming in 21st place. Another freshman, Tyler Tomy came in 42nd to pace the men. Both Sinclair and Tomy return for the Panthers in 2011 and hope to replicate their early success during their sophomore campaigns. “I want to begin making a name for ourselves in the conference,” said England. “Even if we don’t win our conference championship this year, we will turn a lot of heads.”

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2011 Schedule PANTHERS

UGA Invitational Date: Saturday, September 3 Time: 9 am Location: Bishop, Ga. Course: UGA Equestrian Farm

Auburn Invitational Date: Friday, September 9 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Auburn, Ala Host: Auburn University

GSU Invitational Date: Saturday, September 17 Time: 9 am Location: Hampton, Ga. Course: Nash Farm Battlefield

Paul Short Run Date: Friday, September 30 Time: 10 am Location: Bethlehem, Pa. Course: Murray Goodman Campus

Jaguar Invitational Date: Saturday, October 8 Time: 8 am Location: Evans, Ga. Course: Blanchard Woods

Coach “O” Invite Date: Saturday, October 15 Time: TBD Location: Troy, Ala. Host: Troy University

CAA Championship Date: Saturday, October 29 Time: 10 am Location: Hampton, Ga. Course: Nash Farm Battlefield Host: Georgia State University

Host: University of Georgia Contact: Leland Barrow Phone: (706) 542-1621 E-mail: leland@sports.uga.edu www.GeorgiaDogs.com Contact: Taylor Brian Phone: (334) 844-9900 E-mail: jtb0028@auburn.edu www.AuburnTigers.cstv.com

Host: Georgia State University Contact: Robert Carnes Phone: (404) 413-4034 E-mail: jcarnes4@gsu.edu www.GeorgiaStateSports.com Host: Lehigh University Contact: Ben Masur Phone: (610) 758-5101 E-mail: bjm211@lehigh.edu www.LehighSports.com Host: Augusta State University Contact: Joey Warren Phone: (706) 731-7925 E-mail: jwarren3@aug.edu www.JaguarsRoar.com Contact: Alicia Clampett Phone: (334) 670-3832 E-mail: aclampett@troy.edu www.TroyTrojans.com

NCAA South Regional Date: Saturday, November 12 Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Course: Harry Pritchett Running Park Host: University of Alabama

NCAA Championships Date: Monday, November 21 Location: Terre Haute, Indiana Course: LaVern Gibson Course Host: Indiana State University

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2011 Men’s Roster PANTHERS Name Brandon Black Julian Black Austin Boetje Pierre Brogniet Chris Harper Shyam Kapadia Chris Manning Valentin Poncelet Tyler Tomy

Class So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. So. So.

Height 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9

Hometown Previous School Roswell, Ga. Centennial Roswell, Ga. Centennial Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek Renlies, Belgium College Saint-Joseph ESM Marietta, Ga. Walton Marietta, Ga. Kell Snellville, Ga. Brookwood Lillois, Belgium American International College Alpharetta, Ga. Milton

Front Row (l-r): Julian Black, Austin Boetje, Shyam Kapadia, Brandon Black. Middle Row: Chris Manning, Assistant Coach Lauren Blankenship, Head Coach Chris England, Volunteer Assistant Coach Nate Houle, Chris Harper. Back Row: Tyler Tomy, Pierre Brogniet, Valentin Poncelet.

Team Facts • • • • •

Team co-captains are Chris Harper and Tyler Tomy. Brandon and Julian Black are identical twins. Chris Harper is the team’s only upperclassman. Pierre Brogniet and Valentin Poncelet are from Belgium; all other runners are Georgia natives. Poncelet transferred after one year at American International College, where he was the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference rookie of the year. Pro-nun-see-a-shun Guide

Boetje................................................................... BO-chee Brogniet............................................................BRAWN-ya Shyam Kapadia...................................SHAAM KA-pad-E-a Valentin Poncelet...............................VAL-in-tin ponce-lay Tomy..................................................................... TOE-me

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Roster Breakdown By Class Senior (1) Chris Harper Sophomores (6) Brandon Black Julian Black Shyam Kapadia Chris Manning Valentine Poncelet Tyler Tomy Freshmen (2) Austin Boetje Pierre Brogniet

By Hometown Georgia (7) Brandon Black (Roswell) Julian Black (Roswell) Austin Boetje (Lawrenceville) Chris Harper (Marietta) Shyam Kapadia (Marietta) Chris Manning (Snellville) Tyler Tomy (Alpharetta) Belgium (2) Pierre Brogniet (Renlies) Valentine Poncelet (Lillois)

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Chris Harper — Co-Captain Senior 6-1 Marietta, Ga. Walton HS

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Ran at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational, Clemson Games and Virginia Tech Challenge... Ran a personal best in the 3,000-meter run at Niswonger, completing the race in 9:09.99...Finished seventh in the mile (4:27.95) at Clemson...Ran a season best in the mile at Virginia Tech (4:19.52)...Earned Dean’s List honors during the spring semester. Cross Country 2009

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Represented the Panthers in six meets...Competed in the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and helped comprise relay teams for the 4x400m and 4x800m events...Had several successful finishes throughout the season in various competitions... Broke personal best in the 1,500m three times, with best showing at the War Eagle Invitational, earning a ninth-place finish out of 25 runners with a time of 3:57.50...Saw best result in the 5,000m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, leading the pack with a first-place finish out of 16 participants...Ran the 1,500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing ninth out of 28 runners...Ran to an 11th place finish out of 31 runners in the 1,500m at the Mississippi Open...Had another impressive finish in the 800m at the Mississippi Open, placing 14th out of 39 participants... Part of the 4x400m relay team that scored three points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships...Earned high academic honors by making the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester...Named to the GSU All-Academic Team and the All-Service Team for the 2010-11 school year.

Had a breakout year for the Panthers competing in all six of the team’s races and securing his spot as one of the Panthers’ top runners...Had a season-best 16th-place finish out of 123 runners at the season opening Sewanee Invitational with a time of 27:18.74...Clocked a season-best time at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:22.49...Recorded two other top 35 finishes: the JMU Invitational (26:27.20), where he finished 34th out of 85 runners and the Commodore Classic (27:31.14), where he finished 22nd out of 170 runners...Also clocked times of 27:45.64 at the CAA Championships and 33:29.81 at the NCAA South Regionals 10K course...Was named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List. Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 800-meter and 3,000-meter runs during the indoor season...Recorded season-best 800 time of 2:00.86 at the Tiger Paw Invitational and season-best 3,000 time of 9:20.08 at the Hampton University Invitational. Cross Country 2008 Competed in four of six cross country meets...Posted his best 8K time of 27:25.40 at the Crimson Classic where he finished 28th out of 77 runners...Ran a 27:28.03 at the Louisville Classic...Finished in 27:48 at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in four different meets for GSU...Posted a personal-best time at the New Balance Collegiate Invite in the mile, finishing in 4:18.02... Boasted another PR at the Tiger Paw Invitational, completing the 3,000m event in 8:46.42...Additionally ran the mile in the Clemson Invitational and the 3,000m in the Mountaineer Open. Cross Country 2010 Team captain who was a mainstay in the top three for the Panthers all season...Won the season opening Struts JSU Opener 5K with a time of 15:19... Defeated 35 other runners at that race...Placed seventh at the GSU Invitational out of 54 runners with a time of 29:03.59...Season-best time came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 8K finishing 53rd out of 187 runners with a time of 26:27.80...Also clocked 8K times of 26:30.27 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational, 26:32 at the CAA Championship and 27:03.5 at the Blue Ridge Open...Finished the NCAA South Regional Championship in a time of 33:39.08...Earned a spot on the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Prep Attended George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, Ga.... Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field...Was a member of the 4x200-meter run school-record relay team...Received the “Coaches Award” and “Rookie Hurdler Award” in track and field and the “Lunch Pail Award” in cross country...His team finished fourth in the state in cross country and first in the region and county. Personal Christopher Wilkes Harper, Jr. was born December 6, 1989... Parents are Chris and Margie Harper...Has a younger sister, Rebecca...Enjoys wakeboarding and playing the guitar…Chose Georgia State because of its cross country program...Majoring in biology.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in five meets during the outdoor season...Participated in the 800 and 1,500-meter runs as well as the 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays...Ran at the CCU Shamrock Invitational, GT Yellow Jacket Invitational, JSU Gem of the Hills Invitational, War Eagle Invitational and the CAA Championships...A part of the school-record 4x400 relay team at the CAA Championships that finished in a time of 3:18.51...Ran a career best in the 800 at the War Eagle with a time of 1:53.88.

Personal Bests Race Greater Louisville Classic JMU Invitational Charlotte Invitational Clemson Invitational CAA Championships Sewanee Invitational NCAA South Regionals

Time 26:22.49 26:27.20 26:27.80 26:30.27 26:32.0 27:18.74 33:29.81

Distance 8K 7.9K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K

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Year 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Brandon Black

Julian Black

Sophomore 5-10 Roswell, Ga. Centennial HS

Outdoor Track and Field 2011

Saw action in six meets for State... Regular competitor in the 3,000m steeplechase event, but also helped complete a team for the 4x400m and 4x800m relays...Won the steeplechase at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a time of 10:27.69.

Ran in six meets during the 2011 season...Competed in the steeplechase in every meet...Helped form two Panther teams for the 4x400m relay event and one for the 4x800m... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for exceptional performance in the classroom.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Ran for State in the 800m, Mile and 4,000m distance medley.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was a competitor for State at the Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Invitational, and Mountaineer Open...Ran the 800m, mile and competed in the 4,000m distance medley for the Panthers.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in six meets as a freshman...Best 8K time came at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational with a time of 28:20.20...Ran a 29:01 at the CAA Championships...Also hit the 29-minute mark at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 29:01.80...Other 8K times included 29:42.2 at the Blue Ridge Open and 31:44.03 at the GSU Invitational... Opened the year with a time of 16:37 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in six meets as a freshman...Best 8K time came at the CAA Championships with a time of 28:16...Ran a 28:17:56 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational...Hit under the 29-minute mark at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 28:18.70...Other 8K times included 30:09.1 at the Blue Ridge Open and 31:30.13 at the GSU Invitational...Opened the year with a time of 16:01 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K.

Prep Graduated from Centennial High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in track and field and three in cross country...A part of the school-record 4x800 and 4x1,600-meter relay team...Won the USATF regional and state steeplechase in 2008 and 2009...USATF State Champion in 2007 in the steeplechase...Personal bests include the 1,500-meter run (4:17.01), 1,600-meter run (4:32.10), 2,000-meter steeplechase (6:42.71), cross country 5K (16:46.70) and 800-meter run (2:00.96)...Cross Country team won 2009 county championship and was the region runner up...2007 squad was county runner-ups. Personal Brandon Alan Black was born on January 20, 1992…Parents are Joseph and Fawn Black...Comes from a running family...Twin brother, Julian, is also a GSU runner...Has an older sister Brittany...Mother ran track and field and cross country...Father competed in track and field and wrestling...Sister competed in track and field and cross country...Enjoys gaming and working on computers...Has run with his brother, Julian, since they were both in the seventh grade...Chose GSU for the location and running program...Major is psychology.

Prep Graduated from Centennial High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in track and field and three in cross country...Is the current school record holder in the 4x800 and 4x1,600-meter relays and the 2.5 mile time trial...Was the school’s 2008 Cross Country Runner of the Year... Was named the school’s Rookie of the Year in 2007 for both cross country and track and field...Best times include 4:18.81 in the 1,500-meter run, 4:35.87 in the 1,600-meter run, 6:46.81 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, 2:01.27 in the 800-meter run and 16:34.30 in the cross country 5K...Cross Country team won 2009 county championship and was the region runner up...2007 squad was county runner ups...Was an honor graduate and a four-year honor roll member. Personal Julian Christian Black was born on January 20, 1992…Parents are Joseph and Fawn Black...Comes from a running family...Twin brother, Brandon, is also a GSU runner...Has an older sister Brittany...Mother ran track and field and cross country...Father competed in track and field and wrestling...Sister competed in track and field and cross country...Enjoys gaming and working on computers...Has run with his brother, Brandon, since they were both in the seventh grade...Chose GSU for the location and running program...Majoring in computer science.

Personal Bests Race Strut’s JSU Opener Clemson Invitational CAA Championships Charlotte Invitational

Time 16:37.00 28:20.20 29:01.00 20:01.80

Personal Bests Distance 6K 8K 8K 8K

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Year 2010 2010 2010 2010

Race Strut’s JSU Opener CAA Championships Clemson Invitational Charlotte Invitational

Time 16:01.00 28:10.00 28:17.56 28:18.70

Distance 6K 8K 8K 8K

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Shyam Kapadia

Chris Manning

Sophomore 5-11 Marietta, Ga. Kell HS

Sophomore 5-10 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood HS

Outdoor Track and Field 2011

Traveled and competed in six meets for GSU...Participated in the 800m, 1,500m and helped make a relay team for the 4x800m event... Recorded best result at the Georgia Intercollegiate, placing second out of 14 runners in the 1,500 meters... Was successful in the 1,500m at the Mississippi Open, finishing 13th out of 31 participants...Earned Dean’s List honors for Spring 2011. Indoor Track and Field 2011

Competed in two meets during the 2011 campaign, running the 800m and 1,500m events in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and Georgia Intercollegiate...Garnered a sixthplace finish in the 1,500m at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Helped form a 4x800m relay team for the same meet...Earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester. Indoor Track and Field 2011

Competed in the Tiger Paw Invite, Mountaineer Open and the Clemson Invitational...Ran the mile for State in Boone and placed 9th out of 35 runners, clocking in at 4:42.86...Ran in the 3,000m at both Clemson meets.

Was a three-meet participant...Ran in the 800m at the Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Competed in the mile at the Orange and Purple Classic.

Cross Country 2010

Competed in all seven meets as a freshman...Best time in the 8K was 27:26.70 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational...Opened the year with an 8th place finish out of 36 runners with a time of 15:50 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K...Placed 21st out of 54 runners at the GSU Invitational 8K with a time of 30:31.28...Other 8K times were 27:35 at the CAA Championship, 27:35.2 at the Blue Ridge Open and 27:57.49 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational...Ran a 35:02.35 at the NCAA South Regional... Named to the President’s List during the fall semester for a 4.0 GPA. Prep Graduated from Kell High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field...As a senior, was named to the All-Cobb County Cross Country Team...Was an individual qualifier in the state cross country championship in 2009...Won the 2010 Region 6-5A 3,200-meter run championship...Was county runner-up in the same event...Named the 2007 Most Improved Distance Runner...Given the 2006 Team Above Self Award...Part of the school-record 4x1,600 and 4x800-meter relay teams...Personal best in the cross country 5K is 16.44 and 9:47 in the track and field 3,200m...Cross Country team won region championship in 2009...Team finished top five at state...Was a member of the Beta Club and earned a spot on the Principal’s Highest Honor Roll.

Competed in five meets during first year in the program...Season-best time of 29:00.99 in the 8K came at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational...Ran 29:56 at the CAA Championships 8K, 30:34.54 at the Oglethorpe Fall Classic 8K, 32:14.55 at the GSU Invitational 8K and 16:46 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K...Earned a place on the Dean’s List for the fall semester. Prep Graduated from Brookwood High School in the spring of 2010...Earned two letters in track and field and one in cross country...Ran two years of track and field and one of cross country...Best time in the cross country 5K was 17:41...Ran a 16:59 5,000-meter run in track and field...Ran a personal best 2:06.06 in the 800-meter run and 4:29 in the 1,500-meter run... Was a Scholar Athlete, AP Scholar and earned a Departmental Award. Personal Kevin Christopher Manning was born on September 7, 1991…Parents are Kevin and Kathy Manning...Has one older sister, Melissa...Enjoys running, computers and music...Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves...Chose GSU for its location and academics...Majoring in computer science.

Personal Shyam Pankaj Kapadia was born on November 5, 1992…Parents are Pankaj and Bhauna Kapadia...Has two younger brothers, Tapas and Tejas... Enjoys skiing, biking and hiking...Is interested in investment banking... Chose GSU for the location and the business school...Majoring in finance.

Personal Bests Race Strut’s JSU Opener Charlotte Invitational CAA Championships NCAA South Regional

Time 15:50.00 27:27.70 27:35.00 35:02.35

Personal Bests Distance 6K 8K 8K 10K

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010

Race Strut’s JSU Opener Clemson Invitational CAA Championships GSU Invitational

Time 16:46 29:00.99 29:56.00 32:14.55

Distance 6K 8K 8K 8K

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Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Tyler Tomy — Co-Captain Sophomore 5-9 Alpharetta, Ga. Milton HS

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Six-meet participant for the Panthers...Specialized in long distance events...Saw action in the 5,000m, 3,000m steeplechase and formed a team for a 4x800m relay...Finished second out of 16 runners at the Gem of the Hills Invitational in the 5,000m event...Had team season bests in both the 5,000 and steeplechase. Indoor Track and Field 2011

with a time of 28:26.17...Finished second out of 36 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 5K with a time of 15:22...Placed 19th out of 73 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 8K with a time of 26:16.02...Completed the 8K Blue Ridge Opener in 26:43.4, the CAA Championship in 26:18 and the NCAA South Regional in 32:59.16. Prep Graduated from Milton High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field...Finished 32nd in the cross country state championships as a freshman, 20th as a sophomore, fifth as a junior and 34th as a senior while ill...Finished seventh in the 3,200-meter run at the state track and field championships as a senior... Named to the all-county and all-region teams four times...Was the 2008 Atlanta Track Club Man of the Year. Personal Tyler Tomy was born on December 4, 1991… Parents are Michael and Ellen Tomy...Has three older brothers, Seth, Joshua and Ryan...Has two older sisters, Rachel and Jessica...Brother Seth was a member of the GSU track and field squad and ran cross country as a freshman...Enjoys fishing and being with friends in free time...Chose GSU for the cross country program...Majoring in French.

Competed in four meets as a true freshman...Main event was the 3,000m, running the distance in the New Balance Collegiate Invite, Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Ran the mile and was a member of the 4,000m distance medley at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Cross Country 2010 As a freshman proved to be GSU’s most consistent runner...Finished first on the team in five of the seven races...Ran a season-best time of 25:57.30 for an 8K at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational to finish 37th out of 187 runners...Placed fourth out of 54 runners at the GSU Invitational 8K

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Personal Bests Race Strut’s JSU Opener Charlotte Invitational Clemson Invitational CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

Time 15:22.00 25:57.30 26:16.02 26:18 32:59.16

Distance 6K 8K 8K 8K 10K

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

Men’s Newcomers PANTHERS

Austin Boetje

Valentin Poncelet

Freshman 6-0 Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek HS

Sophomore (Transfer) 5-11 Lillois, Belgium

College Sainte - Gertrude

American International

Prep Attended Mill Creek High School in Lawrenceville, Ga…Coached by Andy Christie…School record holder in 1,600 meters (4:23), 3,200 meters (9:21) and 5,000 meters (15:37.61)…Took third place in the 2011 state cross country meet with a time of 16:08.68…At the 2011 state track and field meet, finished second in the 3,200 meter race and fourth in the 1,600 meter race…Named All-Metro Atlanta and All-Jackson County team as a senior…Mill Creek cross country Freshman of the Year in 2007 and Most Valuable Runner in 2008, 2009 and 2010…Participated in the 2011 Peachtree Road Race where he finished 129th overall with a time of 35:03, good enough for 17th in the 16-20 age group...Also played soccer in high school. Personal Austin Davis Boetje was born September 4, 1992 in Lawrenceville, Ga.... Parents are Mike and Lisa Boetje… Has a younger sister, Lauren...Enjoys running, water skiing, mountain biking, soccer and ultimate frisbee...Undecided on major.

Pierre Brogniet

American International Competed for American International College in South Easton, Massachusetts during the 2010 Cross Country season…Named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year…Took seventh place in the 2010 conference cross country meet with a time of 25.06…Finished 10th in the NCAA Regional Championship with a time of 31.49. Prep Attended College Sainte-Gertrude in Lillois, Belgium. Personal Valentin Poncelet was born May 30, 1991 in Uccle, Belgium…Parents are Nicolas and Beatrice De Schriyver…Has an older brother, Julien…Chose Georgia State for its cross country program and coach...Undecided on major.

Personal Bests at American International Race Northeast-10 Championship NCAA North Regional

Time 25.06 31.49

Distance 8K 10K

Year 2010 2010

Freshman 5-9 Renlies, Belgium

College Saint-Joseph E.S.M.

Prep Attended College Saint-Joseph E.S.M. in Chimay, Belgium...Runnerup in the 2007 Belgium junior cross country championships…Three time champion in the Brussels-Wallonia Indoor Track and Field championships, winning the 800-meter race in 2008 and the 1,500-meter race in both 2009 and 2010…Won the 1,500 meter race in the 2010 Brussels-Wallonia Outdoor Track and Field championship. Personal Pierre Michel Brogniet was born on February 23, 1993 in Charleroi, Belgium...Parents are Jean-Michel Brogniet and Fabienne Compere...Has an older brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Louise and Constance...Enjoys soccer, cycling and music...Intends to major in managerial science.

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2011 Women’s Roster PANTHERS Name Zanny Anderson Alison Bishop Betty Chow Zoila Escorza Kacee Houle Niamh Kearney Ansely Lawson Danyel Mitchell Sarah McCarthy Katie Papesh Andrea Rodriguez Jennifer Rubel Katharine Showalter Anna Sinclair Kelsey Spinks Hannah Stefanoff Lauren Taronji

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

Height 5-5 5-8 4-10 5-2 5-4 5-8 5-3 5-2 5-2 5-8 5-3 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-5

Hometown Previous School Social Circle, Ga. Walton Academy Stockbridge, Ga. Woodland Norcross, Ga. Berkmar/Georgia Perimeter Lilburn, Ga. Parkview Cedar Hills, Utah Lone Peak/Utah Greystones, Ireland Loreto Abbey Dalkey Gainesville, Ga. North Hall Smyrna, Ga. Warren Mott Arlington, Va. Bishop O’Connell Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto Eastman, Ga. Dodge County College Park, Ga. Woodward Academy Atlanta, Ga. Saint Nicholas Orthodox Academy Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing Grandview Heights, Ohio Grandview Heights Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson

Front Row (l-r): Jennifer Rubel, Anna Sinclair, Katie Papesh, Alison Bishop. Middle Row: Head Coach Chris England, Hannah Stefanoff, Ansley Lawson, Lauren Taronji, Katherine Showalter, Assistant Coach Lauren Blankenship, Volunteer Assistant Coach Nate Houle. Back Row: Kacee Houle, Zoila Escorza, Sarah McCarthy, Betty Chow, Andrea Rodriguez, Danyel Mitchell, Kelsey Spinks, Zanny Anderson. (Not Pictured: Niamh Kearney)

Pro-nun-see-a-shun Guide Zanny.............................................................ZAN-e Zoila Escorza..............................ZOY-la ez-CORE-za Kacee Houle..................................... KAY-see HEWL Niamh Kearney................................ NEEV KER-nee Papesh.........................................................PAP-ish Rubel.........................................................RUE-bull Stefanoff...............................................STEFF-an-off Taronji........................................................tar-ON-g

Team Facts • • •

Team co-captains are seniors Zanny Anderson and Kacee Houle. Kelsey Spinks will serve as GSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) president for 2011. Danyel Mitchell is an Air Force veteran and track & field letterwinner. This is her first year running cross country. *A detailed roster breakdown is located on page 43

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Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Zanny Anderson — Co-Captain Senior 5-5 Social Circle, Ga. Walton Academy Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in six meets during the outdoor track season, setting three personal bests in the 5,000 meters and one in the 1,500 meters...Recorded a personal best at the Mississippi Open in the 1,500m, completing the event in 4:53.76...Had another personal best at the CAA Championships in the 5,000m, finishing in 18:08.17...Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, grabbing fourth out of 23 participants...Saw action in the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invitational and earned seventh place out of 34 competitors... Also ran the 5,000m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Georgia Intercollegiate...Worked hard in the classroom and earned a spot on the Dean’s List for Spring 2011. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in two meets for State...Ran the 5,000m at the Clemson Invitational and placed seventh...Also ran the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Cross Country 2010

with a time of 21:14.00...Other times on the season included 23:41.14 at the 6K CAA Championships and 23:24.85 at the 6K NCAA South Regionals...Competed at the Footlocker South Regional 5K over Thanksgiving break and finished seventh out of 24 runners with a time of 19:09... Named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List. Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor track season...Ran a season-best 2:25.89 in the 800 at the CAA Championship...Ran a 19:23.57 for the 5,000 at the Georgia Tech Invitational during the outdoor season. Cross Country 2008 Ran a season-best 20:28.61 in her first meet as a Panther at the 5K Crimson Classic and placed 43rd overall out of 75 runners to help Georgia State to a second-place finish...Placed 82nd overall at the CAA Championship. Prep Competed in basketball, track and field and cross country at George Walton Academy...Was named team MVP of cross country team for three straight years...Was all-state in cross country three years in a row and allstate in track during junior campaign...Cross Country team finished second in state during freshman year...Was 10th in the state in cross country with a time of 20:12 during freshman year, and improved each season... Placed 2nd in the 800m (2:27) during junior year...An honor graduate and member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. Personal Alexandra Kennedy Anderson was born September 21, 1989…Parents are Brad and Anne Jacoby...Has four younger siblings...Chose GSU because of its program history and athletics...Majoring in journalism.

Competed in seven meets during the season, turning in personal bests in both the 5K and 6K...5K personal best came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational finishing 67th out of 235 runners with a time of 19:08.7...Best 6K time was 23.16 at the CAA Championship to finish 48th out of 95 runners...Finished 38th out of 86 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:37.13...Placed 18th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 22:22.73...Opened the year with a 13th place finish out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15.06...Other 5K time was 19:33.3 at the Blue Ridge Open... Recorded a 6K time of 23:36.66 at the NCAA South Regional Championship...Named to the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Ran a personal best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.39.18...Crossed the finish line in 10:54.83 in the 3,000-meter run at the CCU Shamrock Invitational... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational to place sixth with a time of 18:49.70...At the CAA Championships ran 38:54.16 to place 15th in the 10,000-meter run...Earned CAA All-Academic honors. Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran in two meets during the indoor season competing in the 3,000-meter run...Season best in the 3,000 came at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 10:53.41...Ran a 11:00.69 at the Clemson Games. Cross Country 2009 Competed in all six races of the season...Ran a season best at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 19:34.08 for the 5K...Finished 25th out of 110 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational with a time of 20:32.33...Placed 38th out of 148 runners at the Commodore Classic with a time of 20:20.01...Placed 44th out of 119 runners at the JMU Invitational

Personal Bests Race Charlotte Invitational Blue Ridge Open Greater Louisville Classic Clemson Invitational CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

Time 19:08.7 19:33.3 19:34.08 19:37.13 23:16:00 23:24.85

Distance 5K 5K 5K 5K 6K 6K

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Year 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Kacee Houle — Co-Captain Senior (Transfer) 5-4 Cedar Hills, Utah Lone Peak Utah/Paradise Valley C.C. Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Steady competitor for the Panthers who competed in six meets...Performed well in the 5,000m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, placing second out of 24 runners...Ran the same event in the War Eagle Invitational and garnered a fifth place finish out of 34 participants with a season-best time of 18:19.24...Also ran the 5,000 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Placed sixth out of 16 competitors in the 3,000m steeplechase at the CAA Championships, earning the team three points...Additionally ran the steeplechase at the Mississippi Open and the Georgia Intercollegiate...Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2011 semester. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Four-meet participant...Ran the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open and finished fifth with a time of 19:18.99...Also ran at the New Balance Collegiate and Penn State National Invites...Placed sixth in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invitational with a 10:59.73 mark...Participated in the mile at the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in seven meets during first season with the program...Started off career with an eighth-place showing out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K (14:43)...Followed up that performance with a fourth-place finish out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K (20:52.74)...Seasonbest 5K time came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, running an 18:59.1...Also recorded 5K times of 19:01.83 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational and 19:18.2 at the Blue Ridge Open...Concluded season with a time of 23.48 at the 6K CAA Championship...Named to the Dean’s List during the fall semester. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 (Utah) Redshirted the outdoor season. Indoor Track and Field 2010 (Utah) Ran the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:40.90 at the Bengal Shoot Out... Improved 3,000m time at the Bronco Invitational (10:58.65)...Ran a time of 11:01.71 in the 3,000m at the Mountain State Games. Cross Country 2009 (Utah) Competed in three meets for the University of Utah...Finished 22nd at the Utah State Open with a time of 18:31.00...Finished 40th at the Bob Firman Invitational with a time of 20:03.87...Finished 24th at the WAC Preview Invitational with a time of 22:31. Cross Country 2008 (Paradise Valley C.C) Placed 28th in the NJCAA Cross Country Nationals 5K with a time of 18:50...Placed 10th at the NJCAA Track and Field Indoor 3,000-meter run (11:03)...Earned a third-place finish at the NJCAA Track and Field Outdoor meet in the 3,000 steeplechase, earning All-American honors. Prep Graduated from Lone Peak High School in the spring of 2008...Earned four letters in track and field, three in cross country and two in basketball...Two-time All-State in cross country and track and field...Three-time region champ in cross country and the 3,200m run in track and field... Earned first place at the West Region Junior Olympics and eighth place at the National Junior Olympics (18:23)...Placed sixth in the Utah State Class 5A 3,200m run with a time of 11:16.13 and 10th in the 1,600m run with a time of 5:14.93...Cross country team captain for four years...Six-time MVP on high school track and field team...Earned academic all-region honors...Member of the National Honors Society and Youth City Council...Played point guard on Lone Peak’s basketball team. Personal Kacee Hildebrandt Houle was born on March 29, 1990…Parents are Konrad and DeAnna Hildebrandt...Married Nate Houle in June 2010...Has an older brother, Rhett, and a younger brother, Shea...Has two younger sisters, Jasmyn and Aisha...Dad played baseball at Rick’s College...Enjoys reading, hiking and canyoneering...Majoring in psychology.

Personal Bests at Georgia State Race Charlotte Invitational Clemson Invitational Blue Ridge Open NCAA Regional

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Time 18.59.1 19.01.83 19:18.2 22:51.39

Distance 5K 5K 5K 6K

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Profiles PANTHERS

Danyel Mitchell Senior 5-2 Detroit, Mich. Warren Mott HS Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Regular competitor for GSU, seeing action in all seven meets...Ran the 800m in each, recording several strong finishes...Best result came at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, finishing second out of 32 runners... Placed third out of 13 runners at the Georgia Intercollegiate, fifth out of 14 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, seventh out of 41 at the Mississippi Open and ninth out of 22 at the CAA Championships...Participated in the 1,500m in four different meets, with her best performances coming at the War Eagle and Gem of the Hills Invitationals...Earned second-place overall in both, the first out of 27 participants and the second out of 23...Competed in the same event at the CAA Championships, placing eighth overall...Also ran the event at the Mississippi Open...Helped form two relay teams for the Panthers, a 4x400m and 4x800m at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Helped the Panthers finish strong with a second place finish in the 4x800. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Regular competitor for the Panthers, seeing action in five meets...Earned fourth place at the Mountaineer Open in the 800m run...Also ran event in Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites...Placed sixth in both attempts running the mile, once at the Clemson Invitational and again at the Orange and Purple Classic...Times were 5:30.22 and 5:30.94...Participated in the 1,000m event at the New Balance Collegiate Invite. Prep Graduated from Warren Mott High School in Detroit, Mich., in the spring of 2006...Earned two letters in track & field, competing in the middle distance events...Was named all-county in 2005 and 2006...Also lettered twice in basketball.

Before coming to Georgia State, Danyel Mitchell served in the U.S. Air Force for three years. She competed for the Pantherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track team last season and this will be her first year as a member of the cross country team.

Personal Danyel Renee Mitchell was born April 3, 1988...Parents are Percel and Denise Mitchell...Has five brothers, Karlton, Percel, Terrill, Anthony and Ken-Dell...Attended Oakland University for one year before entering active duty in the Air Force, where she served for three years.

Personal Bests in Track Race Clemson Tiger Qualifier Penn State Invite New Balance Invite War Eagle Invitational Clemson Invitational

Time 2:12.66 2:17.81 3:05.56 4:43.42 5:30.22

Distance Outdoor 800m Indoor 800m Indoor 1,000m Outdoor 1,500m Indoor Mile

Year 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011

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Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Andrea Rodriguez Senior 5-3 Eastman, Ga. Dodge County HS Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Active in six meets...Had a personal best at the War Eagle Invitational, running the 5,000m event in 20:26.30...Competed in the same event at the Mississippi Open, Georgia Intercollegiate and the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Member of a 4x800m relay team at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Participated in the javelin throw at the Mississippi Open, Gem of the Hills Invitational and the CAA Championships...Recognized for her academic achievements by making the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Ran the mile at the Mountaineer Open, the 3,000m run at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the 5,000m run at the Clemson Invitational. Cross Country 2010 Competed in three meets during the 2010 season...Recorded a career best time of 21:26.76 at the Oglethorpe Invitational 5K, finishing seventh out of 77 runners...Placed 30th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 23:54.94...Finished 29th out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 16:39...Earned a place on the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in four meets during the outdoor track season, running in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs...Ran a 12:36.29 at the Emory Track and Field Classic in the 3,000...Crossed the finish line in 21:41.02 at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000...Earned AD’s Honor Roll honors during the spring semester. Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational during the indoor season with a time of 13:11.83 in the 3,000-meter run. Cross Country 2009 Ran in four meets during the fall season...Ran a season-best at the 5K Commodore Classic with a time of 22:51.72...Finished the season-opening Sewanee Invitational in a time of 23:20.06,,,Completed the JMU Invitational in a time of 23:44.00...Completed the 6K CAA Championships in a time of 26:17.46...Earned fall semester’s Dean’s List honors. Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 5,000 during the outdoor track season...Crossed the finish line in 21:26.76 at the Gem of the Hills meet...Finished in 20:47.69 at the CAA Championships. Cross Country 2008 Competed in two meets in first season with the Panthers...Made Panther debut at the 5K Crimson Classic, finishing the course in 22:13.52, 61st overall...Finished the UTC Front Runner Invitational in 14:19.

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Prep Attended Dodge County High School...Competed in cross country and track...Named cross country Most Valuable Runner for two-straight years...Ran a 20:51 in the 5K at the Vidalia Meet...Qualified for state twostraight years as a member of the cross country team...Received a UGA Certificate of Merit. Personal Andrea Garcia Rodriguez was on March 19, 1990 in Monterrey, Mexico... Sister Maria is a cheerleader at Georgia State...Chose Georgia State because of its proximity to home and the downtown location...Majoring in biology.

Personal Bests Race

Time

Oglethorpe Invitational Crimson Classic Commodore Classic Sewanee Invitational JMU Invitational CAA Championships

21:26.76 22:13.52 22:51.72 23:20.06 23:44.00 26:17.46

Distance

Year

5K 5K 5K 5K 5K 6K

2010 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Alison Bishop Junior 5-8 Stockbridge, Ga. Woodland HS Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the outdoor season...Ran a personal best in the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invitational to finish third out of 34 runners with a time of 18:12.60...Ran a personal best in the steeplechase at the Mississippi Open, finishing second out of 14 runners with a time of 11:19.61...Finished fifth in the steeplechase at the CAA Championships to score four points for the Panthers...Named to the Dean’s List during the spring semester.

Prep Competed in cross country and track and field in high school...Ran for coach Shurrod Dickey at Woodland...Picked up four letters in cross country and three in track...Finished sixth in the state in 3A in 2007...Was the Region 4 3A champion in 2007 and 2008...Was named Henry County Female Athlete of the Year in 2007-08...Ran a personal best 19:05 at the Footlocker 5K in 2007...Finished fifth in the two-mile run in track in 2009 after finishing eighth in 2008...Region champion in the two-mile run in 2007...Graduated in the top 10% of her class and received the Coca-Cola award. Personal Alison Justine Bishop was born May 29, 1991... Parents are Tom and Maureen Bishop...Father played college football at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio...Has an older brother Seth and two sisters Tiffany and Jenna... Majoring in biology.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in three meets during the outdoor season...Ran the 5,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational and placed second with a 18:49.51 mark, which was a personal-best record...Earned a fourth-place finish at the Clemson Invitational in the same event...Participated in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open and earned herself another personal-best record with a time of 11:14.18. Cross Country 2010 Turned in strong sophomore campaign, racing in seven meets for the Panthers...Produced personal-best 5K time at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational (18:58.99) finishing 23rd out of 86 runners...Placed 10th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational with a time of 21:22.40...Finished seventh out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:33...Ran a 19:07.9 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K and a 19:30.8 at the Blue Ridge Open...Personal-best 6K time came at the NCAA South Regional Championship with a time of 23:10.36...Finished 49th out of 95 runners at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:20... Earned a spot on the President’s List during the fall with a 4.0 GPA. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 In the outdoor season competed primarily in the 3,000m steeplechase... Opened with a 12:33.53 at the Gem of the Hills Invitational...Ran 12:09.69 to post a season-best time at the War Eagle Invitational...Placed 11th overall at the CAA Championships with a time of 12:10.47...Earned Dean’s List honors in the spring and received CAA All-Academic honors. Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in two meets during the indoor season...Ran the 3,000-meter run at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational with a time of 11:34.77...Raced the 5,000-meter run at the Clemson Games, receiving a time of 19:33.00. Cross Country 2009 Competed in all six races during the fall season...Season-best 5K time came at the Greater Louisville Classic (19:36.98)...Best 6K time came at the CAA Championships (23:42.73)...Ran a 20:27.38 at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational to finish 22nd out of 110 runners...Finished the Commodore Classic in 20:24.57 and the JMU Invitational in 21:17.40... Completed the 6K NCAA South Regionals in 23:44.04...Named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List with a 3.94 GPA.

Personal Bests Race Georgia State Invitational Charlotte Invitational Blue Ridge Open Greater Louisville Classic NCAA South Regional CAA Championship

Time 18:58.99 19:07.9 19:30.8 19:36.98 23:10.36 23:20.0

Distance 5K 5K 5K 5K 6K 6K

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Year 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Katharine Showalter Junior 5-5 Atlanta, Ga. Saint Nicholas Orthodox Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 1,500-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the spring season, with best results coming in the steeplechase... Earned All-CAA accolades for the second year in a row in the steeplechase after finishing second at the CAA Championships in a time of 10:56.86...Had three other top-five finishes on the year...Placed fifth at the Mississippi Open with a time of 11:24.91, third at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a time of 11:40.86 and third at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a time of 11:49.25...Placed seventh at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1,500m with a time of 4:48.99...Earned A.D.’s Honor Roll accolades during the spring semester. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was active in five meets for the Panthers, recording three personal-best records...Led the pack in the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open, placing first with a time of 18:57.45, a personal record...Had success with the 3,000m event each time performed...Finished fourth at the Clemson Invitational with a 10:48.38 mark, a personal best...Later on beat that PR at the New Balance Collegiate Invite with a time of 10:40.96...Earned tenth place in the same event at the Penn State National Invite...Ran the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cross Country 2010 Turned in a strong sophomore campaign, consistently finishing in the top two on the team...Won the season-opening Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:01, defeating 52 other runners...Placed third out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 20:32.69...Career best came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K where she clocked a 17:53.5, finishing 13th out of 235 runners...Other 5K times were 18:54.59 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational and 18:59.8 at the Blue Ridge Open... Finished 32nd out of 95 runners at the CAA Championship with a time of 22:46 on the 6K course...Completed the NCAA South Regional Championship in 22:50.35...Named to the Dean’s List during the fall semester. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 During the outdoor season earned All-CAA honors for placing second in the CAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:06.72...Ran a season best in the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 10.52.48...Also competed in the 1,500-meter run during the season and ran a personal-best time of 4:44.78 at the Georgia Invitational...Made the AD Honor Roll in the spring. Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran the mile at the Tiger Paw Classic with a time of 5:36.46. Cross Country 2009 Ran in all six races during a productive freshman season that saw three top-32 finishes...Started her freshman campaign with an eighth-place finish out of 110 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational in a time of 19:40.87, the top freshman finisher in the field...Finished in 32nd place out of 119 runners at the JMU Invitational in a time of 20:43.30... Placed 21st out of 148 runners at the Commodore Classic in a time of 19:43.47...Had a season-best time of 19:27.71 at the Greater Louisville Classic...Two 6K times included 25:24.81 at the CAA Championships and 24:38.76 at the NCAA South Regionals...Earned a spot on the Dean’s List during the fall semester. Prep Attended Saint Nicholas Orthodox Academy…Ran cross country and track and field for Lee Fidler…Won a national championship at the USATF Nationals in the 3,000-meter run in the summer of 2008…Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the USATF Nationals…Best cross country meet 5K time was 19:11…Recorded a time of 18:48 in a 5K road race… Ran a time of 10:34 in a 3,000-meter run indoor race and a 4:49 1,500-meter run in an outdoor race. Personal Katherine Noel Showalter was born December 8, 1990...Parents are Harold and Pamela Showalter…Has an older brother, Christopher, an older sister, Rebecca, and a younger sister, Mary…Enjoys reading, biking, backpacking, camping and climbing…Favorite athlete is distance runner Kara Goucher…Chose Georgia State for the running program...Majoring in Spanish.

Personal Bests Race Charlotte Invitational Clemson Invitational Blue Ridge Open CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Time 17:53.5 18:54.59 18:59.8 22:46.0 22:50.35

Distance 5K 5K 5K 6K 6K

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Kelsey Spinks Redshirt Junior 5-3 Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing HS Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during due to a knee injury...Earned a spot on the President’s List for the spring semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in two meets... Ran the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Mountaineer Open. Cross Country 2010 After missing the 2009 season with injury, returned to compete in six races...Finished ninth out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:48...Placed sixth out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 21:12.16...Ran personal best at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K with a time of 19:39.43...Completed the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:47.0...Ran a 20:51.6 at the Blue Ridge Open 5K and a 23:53 at the 6K CAA Championship, a personal-best for a 6K...Named to the President’s List after achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Ran in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor season...Ran 11:24.77 to open the season in the 3,000...Posted a season best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000 with a time of 20:13.73...Received CAA AllAcademic honors. Indoor Track and Field 2010 Redshirted the indoor season due to injury. Cross Country 2009 Redshirted the cross country season due to injury...Earned a spot on the fall semester’s Dean’s List. Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor track season...Ran season-best time at the Gem of the Hills meet, finishing in 20:29.65 in the unseeded event...Ran a 20:38.71 at the Emory Invitational. Cross Country 2008 Ran best 5K at the Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 19:46.35 to place 30th out of 75 runners...Finished the 5K Greater Louisville Classic in 20:32.60...Crossed the finish line in 24:37 at the CAA Championships to finish 75th out of a field of 101 runners.

Prep Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Eagle’s Landing High School...Was named Henry County track athlete of the year and academic athlete of the year...Set the region record in the 1,600-meter run and 5K during junior year...Named best distance runner in track for two years... Placed sixth at state in the 3,200-meter run in 2007 and 2008. Personal Jennifer Kelsey Spinks was born October 26, 1989 to Claud and Cathy Spinks...Has a twin sister Kelley...Father and grandfather ran cross country and track... Majoring in psychology... 2011 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president after serving as vice-president in 2010.

Personal Bests Race Clemson Invitational Crimson Classic Charlotte Invitational CAA Championship CAA Championship

Time 19:39.43 19:46.35 19:47.0 23:53 24:37

Distance 5K 5K 5K 6K 6K

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Year 2010 2008 2010 2010 2008

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Katie Papesh

Jennifer Rubel

Sophomore 5-8 Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto HS

Sophomore 5-9 Atlanta, Ga. Woodward Academy

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in four meets for GSU... Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, finishing 10th out of 23 runners...Competed in the same event at the Yellow Jacket and War Eagle Invitationals...Participated in the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open and finished fifth with a time of 19:55.01...Succeeded in the classroom and was named to the Spring 2011 AD’s Honor Roll. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Active in three meets for the Panthers...Ran the mile at the Clemson and Tiger Paw Invitationals and the 3,000m run at the Mountaineer Open. Cross Country 2010 Competed in five meets during freshman campaign...Finished 12th out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15:04...Placed 13th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 21:42.50... Best 5K time came at the Blue Ridge Open (20:40.9)...Ran a 20:55.29 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K...Ran a 24.22 at the 6K CAA Championship...Earned a place on the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall. Prep Graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country, three in basketball and two in track and field...Career best times include 1,600-meter run (5:11), 800-meter run (2:21) and cross country 5K (18:58)...Was the district champ for the 1,600 in 2009 and 2010...State qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay in 2009...A part of the school-record 4x800 relay team (9:27) in 2010...Was a state qualifier for cross country in 2009 and track and field in 2010...A part of a team that won the district and finished second at the regional in 2009... Also won the district in 2006 and 2008...First team all-conference and alldistrict in 2006, 2008 and 2009...Owns the school record for three-pointers in a game (6) and the school record for three-point percentage in a season (43%) and a career (38%)...The 43% ranked third in the state... Was co-captain on both the cross country and basketball teams...Summa Cum Laude...Member of National Honors Society...On the honor roll all four years...Named an Academic All-Ohioan for basketball and track.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in two meets...Ran the 5,000m at the Clemson Invitational and placed third with a time of 18:44.70...Also ran event in the Tiger Paw Invitational. Cross Country 2010 Competed in three meets during the 2010 season...Opened her career at the 4K Struts JSU Opener, finishing 14th out of 53 runners with a time of 15:13...Placed 20th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 22:52.51...Ran a season-best time of 21:19.03 at the 5K Oglethorpe Invitational, finishing in sixth place out of 77 runners. Prep Graduated from Woodward Academy (Region 4, Class 3A) in the spring of 2010...Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track and field... Earned two in swimming...Was a state qualifier in cross country all four years...Qualified for state in track and field during junior year (3,200m) and senior year (1,600m and 3,200m)...Was the region champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m in 2010...Region runner-up in the 3,200m in 2009... Was the runner-up at the region cross country meet during her senior year...Was a part of the school-record 4x1,600-meter relay team... Earned several awards including Fastest 5K Performance Award, War Eagle Award, Most Improved Swimmer Award, Most Valuable Distance Runner Award and Varsity Triathlete Award...Helped team to third-place finishes at the cross country state championships during freshman and junior years...Track and field squad won region championship junior and senior years. Personal Jennifer Elaine Rubel was born on July 8, 1992 to Jon and Barbara Rubel... Has one younger sister, Jaime...Father was a swimmer at Georgia Tech... Enjoys swimming and running triathlons...Chose GSU for the running program and the film department...Majoring in film and video.

Personal Kathryn Papesh was born on March 29, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Brian and Deb Papesh...Has an older sister, Ashley...Enjoys cooking, reading and playing basketball...Chose GSU for the running program and Atlanta...Majoring in nutrition. Personal Bests Race Blue Ridge Open Clemson Invitational Georgia State Invite CAA Championship

Time 20:40.9 20:55.29 21:42.55 24:22

Personal Bests Distance 5K 5K 5K 6K

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Year 2010 2010 2010 2010

Race Charlotte Invitational Oglethorpe Invitational Georgia State Invitational

Time 20:20.4 21:19.03 22:52.51

Distance 5K 5K 5K

Year 2010 2010 2010

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Anna Sinclair Sophomore 5-7 Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth HS Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during the spring season...Posted the top four 5,000m times on the team, with best coming at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 17:25.06, to finish fourth... Scored four points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in a time of 17:31.04...Finished third out of 22 runners at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a time of 17:44.31...Also placed fourth out of 15 runners at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 17:34.48...Also competed in the 1,500m and had best finish at Mississippi Open with a time of 4:44.36... Named to the President’s List during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in four meets during the indoor season...Bested competition in the 3,000m run at the Mountaineer Open, taking first place with a 10:26.61 mark...Also won the 5,000m event at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 17:51.39...Grabbed tenth place at the Penn State National Invite and also ran at the New Balance Collegiate Invite in the 5,000m. Cross Country 2010 Made an immediate impact as a freshman proving to be one of the top runners on the team...Won the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 20:21.40...Defeated 62 other runners...Placed second out of 53 runners at the season-opening Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:04...Season-best time of 18:44.7 came at Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K, placing 48th out of 235 runners...Placed 22nd out of 86 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K with a time of 18:55.81...Other 5K time was 19:11.0 at the Blue Ridge Open...Was top finisher at the CAA Championships for the Panthers finishing the 6K course in a time of 22:23, good for 21st out of 95 runners...Also finished the NCAA South Regional Championship 6K course in 22:01.51...Named to the President’s List after achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester. Prep Graduated from North Forsyth High School in the spring of 2010...Fouryear letterwinner in both cross country and track and field...Earned the team MVP award for three years...Also earned team awards for leadership, excellence and dedication...Owns school records in the 3,200-meter run (11:21), 4x800-meter relay, 1,600-meter run (5:14) and 1,200-meter run (4:01)...Ran a career-best 19:06 in the 2009 GHSA Cross Country Championships to finish 10th...Earned on a spot on the honor roll all for years...Earned an award for AP Psychology. Personal Anna Catherine Sinclair was born on February 5, 1992 to Randy and Deanne Sinclair...Grew up in Seattle, Wash., before moving to Cumming during high school...Has an older brother, Jonathan, and two older sisters, Candice and Shaina...Enjoys equestrian and working on cars... Chose GSU for its location...Majoring in exercise science.

Personal Bests Race Charlotte Invitational Clemson Invitational Blue Ridge Open CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

Time 18:44.7 18:55.81 19:11.0 22:23 22:01.51

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Women’s Newcomers PANTHERS

Betty Chow

Zoila Escorza

Sophomore (Transfer) 4-10 Norcross, Ga. Berkmar HS Georgia Perimeter

5-2 Freshman Lilburn, Ga. Parkview HS

Prep

Attended Berkmar High School in Lilburn, Ga….Coached by Jonathon Sykes… Lettered two years in cross country and track and field…Also played in the school orchestra… Transferred to Georgia State after spending one year at Georgia Perimeter College.

Attended Parkview High School in Lilburn, Ga… Lettered four years in track and field… 2011 Scholar Athlete award…Named cross country team’s “Rookie of the Year” after joining as a sophomore…Helped Parkview to Class 5A Region 8 track and field champions three consecutive years (2009-11) and Region 8 runners-up for three years (2008-10) in cross-country…Graduated with

Personal Betty Esmabeth Chow was born May 4, 1991 in Atlanta, Ga....Parents are Raul and Maria Chow…Has a younger sister Jenifer and younger brother Gary...Enjoys music, art, running and medical discoveries…Intends to major in nursing.

honors in Spring 2011. Personal Zoila Escorza was born February 6, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga....Parents are Eleazar and Laura Escorza…Has three sisters, Jessica, Jazmin and Kristy... Enjoies movies and photography...Undecided on major.

Niamh Kearney Freshman 5-8 Greystones, Wicklow, Ireland

Loreto Abbey Dalkey HS

Ansely Lawson Freshman 5-3 Gainesville, Ga. North Hall HS

Prep Attended Loreto Abbey Dalkey High School in Dublin, Ireland… Coached by Ryan Montgomery… School won national cross country titles in 2009 and 2010…Represented Ireland in junior internationals in cross country, indoor and outdoor track…Finished first at the 2008 Irish U18 cross country meet and the All-Ireland U19 1,500 meter in 2009…Won the U18 National 1,500 meter steeplechase and took third in the U19 National 3,000 meters… Also played soccer in high school…Her club soccer team won national championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009…Played on the Irish Women’s U17 and U19 teams in the European Championship league. Personal Niamh Kearney was born December 4, 1992 in Dublin, Ireland...Parents are Pat and Deirdre Kearny…Has an older brother Ronan…Intends to major in nutrition.

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Prep Attended North Hall High School in Gainesville, Ga…. Coached by Drew Rogers… Lettered four years in cross country… School record holder in the 5K with a time of 19:14, which she ran in the 2010 state meet and placed 10th… Team finished second in the state and won the regional title that year… Earned first team All-County and team Most Valuable Runner honors both junior and senior seasons… Member of the National Honor’s Society, Beta Club and Student Council. Personal Ansley Renee Lawson was born July 27, 1992 in Gainesville, Ga.…Parents are John and Shelia Lawson…Has an older sister, Amberly, and three brothers: Andrew, Tyler and Brandon…Enjoys running, writing and the outdoors...Intends to major in nursing.

Women’s Newcomers PANTHERS

Sarah McCarthy

Hannah Stefanoff

Freshman 5-2 Arlington, Va. Bishop O’Connell HS

Freshman 5-7 Grandview Heights, Ohio

Grandview Heights HS

Prep Attended Bishop O’Connell High School…Coached by Cindy Walls… School record holder in 3,200 meters with a time of 10:46…Named to the All-State and All- Washington D.C. team as a senior… State cross country runner-up and track championship in the 3,200 and 1,600 meter races…Team won the Virginia Independent Schools cross country championship in 2009 and 2010… Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society. Personal Sarah Eileen McCarthy was born January 13th 1993 in Guelph, Ontario... Parents are Doug and Mary Jo McCarthy…Has an older sister, Jessica… Enjoys running, hiking and the outdoors...Intends to major in criminal justice.

Lauren Taronji Freshman 5-5 Jefferson, Ga. Jefferson HS Prep Attended Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Ga…Coached by Tim Corbett…Lettered four years in track and field and one year in cross country…Competed in the 3,200, 1,600 and 800-meter races…Nominated for participation in the Governor’s Honors Program…Graduated as an honors student. Personal Lauren Michelle Taronji was born December 22, 1992...Parents are Michael Taronji and Laurie Hanson…Has two younger sisters, Carley and Madison, and a younger brother, Christopher…Enjoies running, reading, writing and swimming...Intends to major in computer information systems.

Prep Attended Grandview Heights High School…Coached by Brian Schoch and Jon Wilhelm…Qualified for the state cross country meet all four years in high school…All-State first team in both track and cross country as sophomore, junior and senior years…Took third place in the 2010 state cross country championship meet after placing fifth in the 2009 meet…Finished fifth in the 2011 state track and field championship 3,200 meter race after finishing second in the same event the previous year…Helped Grandview Heights to consecutive district track and field championships in 2010 and 2011… Graduated in Spring 2011 with honors. Personal Hannah Patricia Stefanoff was born May 25, 1993 in Dayton, Ohio...Parents are James and Monica Stefanoff…Has an older brother, Adam, and two younger sisters: Emma and Olivia…Intends to major in biology.

Roster Breakdown By Class Seniors (4) Zanny Anderson Kacee Houle Danyel Mitchel Andrea Rodriguez Juniors (3) Alison Bishop Kelsey Spinks Katherine Showalter Sophomores (4) Betty Chow Katie Papesh Jennifer Rubel Anna Sinclair Freshmen (6) Zoila Escorza Niamh Kearney Ansley Lawson Sarah McCarthy Hannah Stefanoff Lauren Taronji

By Hometown Georgia (12)

Zanny Anderson (Social Circle) Alison Bishop (Stockbridge) Betty Chow (Norcross) Zoila Escorza (Lilburn) Ansley Lawson (Gainesville) Andrea Rodriguez (Eastman) Jennifer Rubel (College Park) Katherine Showalter (Atlanta) Anna Sinclair (Cumming) Kelsey Spinks (Stockbridge) Lauren Taronji (Jefferson)

Michigan (1)

Danyel Mitchell (Detroit)

Ohio (2)

Katie Papesh (Dublin) Hannah Stefanoff (Grandview Heights)

Utah (1)

Kacee Houle (Cedar Hills)

Virginia (1)

Sarah McCarthy (Arlington)

Ireland (1)

Niamh Kearney (Greystones)

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Team Photos PANTHERS

Senior Women

Junior Women

Sophomore Women

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Senior Chris Harper

Sophomore Men

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2010 Year-In Review PANTHERS

“Both teams can be proud of how they have matured throughout the season.With a new coach, system and many new faces, change can make for a difficult transition.” — Coach Chris England

he Georgia State cross country teams’ first season under head coach Chris England was highlighted by a pair of seasonopening victories by both the men and the women at the JSU Strut’s Opener and the GSU Invitational. At the JSU Strut’s Opener, the Panthers were paced by a pair of individual winners. Junior Chris Harper won the meet on the men’s side, while sophomore Katharine Showalter claimed the women’s crown. Both teams also notched victories the next week when they hosted the Georgia State Invitational. Freshman Anna Sinclair also earned the individual title for the women. The meet, held at the Nash Farm Battlefield in Henry County, returned following a two-year break. The Invitational was a school tradition run annually since 1973.

Senior Caitlin Price led the way in the Clemson Classic before sitting out the remainder of the season with injury. The 2008 AllCAA performer also took a medical redshirt in 2009.

Youth and inexperience was the make-up of both teams in 2010.

Three seniors including Price, Amy French and Emilie Somerville concluded their careers at Georgia State.

The men’s team returned only one runner from the 2009 squad in Harper, while seven freshmen got their first collegiate experience.

The men graduated no seniors and the lone upperclassman, Harper, will return to run for the Panthers for a final time in 2011.

The squad was led consistently by a trio of Georgia runners in Harper (Marietta HS) and freshmen Carlos Galindo (Collins Hill HS) and Tyler Tomy (Milton HS). Tomy led the squad in five of the seven meets, finishing second in the other two. Galindo was first in one meet, second in two and third in four. Harper finished first in one, second in three and third in three. On the women’s side, Georgians Showalter (St. Nicholas Academy) and Sinclair (North Forsyth HS) finished one or two on the team in virtually every meet. The women got significant contributions from Utah transfer Kacee Houle, track and field athlete Jasmine Love and juniors Zanny Anderson and Alison Bishop.

What the team lacked in experience they made up for with hard work as several members of the two teams earned personal bests throughout the season. Eight members of the two teams saw lower 5K (women) or 8K (men) times, while 11 runners topped their previous career-best in the 6K (women) or 10K (men). Both teams finished eighth at the CAA Championship meet in Wilmington, N.C., and each placed a runner in the top 100 individual competitors at the NCAA South Regional. Freshmen Tomy and Sinclair were the top performers at both post-season meets. Tomy finished 42nd overall in the conference meet and 83rd at the regional. Sinclair took 21st at the CAA and 71st at the regional.

2010 GSU Cross Country Accolades CAA Championships finish Men: 8th out of 8 teams; Women: 8th out of 10 teams NCAA South Regionals Men: Only four runners competed; Women: 19 out of 25 teams Meet Team Victories Both men and women at JSU Strut’s Opener and the Georgia State Invitational Invididual Meet Victories Katherine Showalter at JSU Strut’s Opener Anna Sinclair at the Georgia State Invitational

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2010 Year-In Review PANTHERS

Team Schedule and Results Date Race Location Distance Saturday, Sept. 4 JSU Strut’s Opener at Oxford, Ala. 4K 5K Saturday, Sept. 10 Georgia State Invitational Hampton, Ga 5K 8K Saturday, Sept. 17 Clemson Invitational at Clemson, SC 5K 8K Saturday, Oct. 1 Charlotte Invitational at Charlotte, NC 5K 8K Friday, Oct. 15 Blue Ridge Open at Boone, NC 5K 8K Saturday, Oct. 16 Oglethorpe Fall Classic Atlanta, Ga. 5K 8K Saturday, October 30 CAA Championship at Wilmington, NC 6K 8K Saturday, Nov. 13 NCAA South Regionals at Hoover, Ala. 6K 10K

Top Finisher Place Katherine Schowalter (1) 1st/6 Chris Harper (2) 1st/5 Anna Sinclair (1) 1st/7 Tyler Tomy (2) 1st/7 Caitlin Price (13) 8th/9 Carlos Galindo (18) 5th/8 Katherine Schowalter (14) 6th/25 Tyler Tomy (38) 8th/22 Katherine Schowalter (55) 11th/18 Tyler Tomy (83) 14th/18 Jennifer Rubel (6) 2nd/9 Tyler Champagne (6) DNP Anna Sinclair (21) 8th/10 Tyler Tomy (42) 8th/8 Anna Sinclair (71) 19th/25 Tyler Tomy (83) DNP

Women’s Individual Results

Name Zanny Anderson Alison Bishop Abby Carney Amy French Madison Halls Kacee Houle Jasmine Love Katie Papesh Lauren Postma Caitlin Price Andrea Rodriguez Jennifer Rubel Katherine Showalter Anna Sinclair Emilie Somerville Kelsey Spinks Cameron Taylor Lauren Towers

JSU Strut’s Opener 14:01 (13) 14:33 (7) 16:25 (26) 14:52 (11) 16:11 (24) 14:43 (8) 14:50 (10) 15:04 (12) 15:30 (17) 14:25 (4) 16:39 (29) 15:13 (14) 14:01 (1) 14:04 (2) 15:57 (22) 14:48 (9) 17:01 (33) 20:10 (42)

Georgia State Invitational 22:22.73 (16) 21:22.40 (9) 23:33.29 (23) 21:17.88 (7) 23:53.07 (24) 20:52.74 (4) 21:35.81 (10) 21:42.55 (12) DNR 21:19.97 (8) 23:54.94 (25) 22:52.51 (18) 20:32.69 (2) 20:21.40 (1) 24:14.51 (27) 21:12.16 (6) DNR 30:51.28 (37)

Clemson Invitational 19:37.13 (38) 18:58.99 (23) DNR 19:23.15 (33) DNR 19:01.83 (25) 19:15.51 (29) 20:55.29 (58) DNR 18:27.89 (13) DNR DNR 18:54.59 (21) 18:55.81 (22) DNR 19:39.43 (39) DNR DNR

Charlotte Invitational 19:08.7 (72) 19:07.9 (71) 21:17.8 (172)^ 19:07.0 (70) DNR 18:59.1 (64) 18:56.1 (62) DNR 19:32.7 (94)^ 18:52.9 (58) DNR 20:20.4 (126) 17:53.5 (14) 18:44.7 (51) DNR 19:47.0 (102)^ DNR DNR

Blue Ridge Open 19:33.3 (100) 19:30.8 (97) DNR DNR DNR 19:18.2 (79) 19:24.5 (90) 20:40.9 (142) 19:34.5 (101) DNR DNR DNR 18:59.8 (55) 19:11.0 (72) DNR 20:51.6 (148) DNR DNR

CAA Championship 23:16 (48) 23:20 (49) DNR 23:48 (65) DNR 23:37 (59) 23:16 (47) 24:22 (77) 23:29 (54) DNR DNR DNR 22:46 (32) 22:23 (21) DNR 23:53 (68) DNR DNR

NCAA Regionals 23.36.66 (151) 23:10.36 (134) DNR DNR DNR 22:51.39 (116) 22:41.97 (106) DNR 23:14.17 (136) DNR DNR DNR 22:50.35 (115) 22:01.51 (71) DNR DNR DNR DNR

Finish in parentheses ^Unattached (at the Charlotte Invitational)

Men’s Individual Results

JSU Strut’s Opener 16:37 (16) 16:01 (11) 16:29 (16) 15:38 (6) 15:23 (4) 15:19 (2) 15:50 (8) 16:46 (18) 15:22 (3)

Name Brandon Black Julian Black Tyler Champagne Warren Enriquez Carlos Galindo Chris Harper Shyam Kapadia Chris Manning Tyler Tomy

Georgia State Invitational 31:44.03 (28) 31:30.13 (27) 32:09.57 (32) 29:56.55 (16) 29:02.27 (8) 29:03.59 (9) 30:31.28 (23) 32:14.55 (34) 28:26.17 (6)

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Clemson Invitational 28:20.20 (49) 28:17.56 (47) 28:41.42 (51) 26:58.50 (33) 26:14.43 (18) 26:30.27 (24) 27:57.49 (44) 29:00.99 (54) 26:16.02 (19)

Charlotte Invitational 29:01.8 (143) 28:18.7 (126) DNR 26:45.4 (69) 26:40.5 (64) 26:27.8 (57) 27:26.7 (97) DNR 25:57.3 (38)

Blue Ridge Open 29:42.2 (148) 30:09.1 (150) DNR 28:31.0 (136) 26:44.4 (84) 27:03.5 (89) 27:35.2 (115) DNR 26:43.4 (83)

CAA NCAA Championship Regionals 29:01 (68) DNR 28:16 (67) DNR 29:05 (69) DNR 27:29 (58) DNR 26:58 (55) 34:11.43 (117) 26:32 (49) 33:39.08 (103) 27:35 (60) 35:02.35 (133) 29:56 (70) DNR 26:18 (42) 32:59.16 (83)

2010 Year-In Review PANTHERS JSU Strut’s Opener Oxford, Ala. September 4, 2010 Men (5K) — 1st place out of 5 teams 2. Chris Harper.............. 15:19 3. Tyler Tomy.................. 15:22 4. Carlos Galindo........... 15:23 7. Warren Enriquez......... 15:38 9. Shyam Kapadia........... 15:50 11. Julian Black............... 16:01 16. Tyler Champaign...... 16:29 18. Brandon Black .......... 16:37 21. Chris Manning ......... 16:46 Women (4K) — 1st place out of 6 teams 1. Katherine Showalter... 14:01 2. Anna Sinclair.............. 14:04 4. Caitlin Price................ 14:25 7. Alison Bishop.............. 14:33 8. Kacee Houle............... 14:43 9. Kelsey Spinks............. 14:48 10. Jasmine Love............. 14:50 11. Amy French.............. 14:52 12. Katie Papesh............. 15:04 13. Zanny Anderson . ..... 15:06 14. Jennifer Rubel........... 15:13 17. Lauren Postma.......... 15:30 22. Emilie Somerville..... 15:57 24. Madison Halls........... 16:11 26. Abby Carney............ 16:25 29. Andrea Rodriquez..... 17:07 42. Lauren Towers .......... 20.10

Georgia State Invitational Hampton, Ga. September 10, 2010 Men (8K) — 1st place out of 7 teams 6. Tyler Tomy.................. 28:26.17 8. Carlos Garlindo.......... 29:02.27 9. Chris Harper.............. 29:03.59 16. Warren Enriquez....... 29:56.55 23. Shyam Kapadia......... 30:31.28 27. Julian Black............... 31:30.13 28. Brandon Black........... 31:44.03 32. Tyler Champaign...... 32:09.57 34. Chris Manning ......... 32:14.55 Women (5K) — 1st place out of 7 teams 1. Anna Sinclair.............. 20:21.4 3. Katherine Showalter... 20:32.69 4. Kacee Houle............... 20:52. 74 6. Kelsey Spinks............. 21:12.16 8. Amy French................ 21:17.88 9. Caitlin Price................ 21:19.97 10. Alison Bishop............ 21:22.40 11. Jasmine Love ............ 21:35.81 13. Katie Papesh ............ 21:42.50 18. Zanny Anderson . ..... 22:22.73 20. Jennifer Rubel .......... 22:52.51 26. Abby Carney ........... 23:33.29 29. Madison Halls........... 23:53.07 30. Andrea Rodriguez .... 23:54.94 32. Emilie Somerville..... 24:14.51 57. Lauren Towers........... 30:51.28

Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. September 17, 2010 Men (8K) — 5th place out of 8 teams 18. Carlos Galindo......... 26:14.43 19. Tyler Tomy................ 26:16.02 24. Chris Harper............ 26:30.27 33. Warren Enriquez....... 26:58.50 44. Shyam Kapadia......... 27:57.49 47. Julian Black............... 28:17.56 49. Brandon Black........... 28:20.20 51. Tyler Champaign...... 28:41.42 54. Chris Manning.......... 29:00.99 Women (5K) — 4th place out of 9 teams 13. Caitlin Price.............. 18:27.89 21. Katherine Showalter.. 18:54.59 22. Anna Sinclair............ 18:55.81 23. Alison Bishop............ 18:58.81 25. Kacee Houle............. 19:01.83 29. Jasmine Love............. 19:15.51 33. Amy French.............. 19:23.15 38. Zanny Anderson....... 19:37.13 39. Kelsey Spinks............ 19:39.43 58. Katie Papesh............. 20:55.29

Charlotte Invitational Charlotte, N.C. October 1, 2010 Men (8K) — 8th place out of 22 teams 38. Tyler Tomy................ 25:57.3 57. Chris Harper............ 26:27.8 64. Carlos Galindo......... 26:40.5 69. Warren Enriquez....... 26:45.4 97. Shyam Kapadia......... 27:26.7 126. Julian Black............. 28:18.7 143. Brandon Black......... 29:01.8 Women (5K) — 6th place out of 25 teams 14. Katherine Showalter.. 17:53.5 51. Anna Sinclair............ 18:44.7 58. Caitlin Price.............. 18:52.9 62. Jasmine Love............. 18:56.1 64. Kacee Houle............. 18:59.1 70. Amy French.............. 19:07.0 71. Alison Bishop............ 19:07.9 72. Zanny Anderson....... 19:08.7 102. Kelsey Spinks.......... 19:47.0

Blue Ridge Open Boone, N.C. October 15, 2010 Men (8K) — 14th place of 18 teams 83. Tyler Tomy................ 26:43.4 84. Carlos Galindo......... 26:44.4 98. Chris Harper............ 27:03.5 115. Shyam Kapadia....... 27:35.2 136. Warren Enriquez..... 28:31.0 148. Brandon Black......... 29:42.2 150. Julian Black............. 30:09.1 Women (5K) — 11th place of 18 teams 55. Katherine Showalter.. 18:59.8 72. Anna Sinclair............ 19:11.0 79. Kacee Houle............. 19:18.2 90. Jasmine Love............. 19:24.5 97. Alison Bishop............ 19:30.8

100. Zanny Anderson...... 19:33.3 101. Lauren Postma......... 19:34.5 106. Amy French............ 19:37.4 142. Katie Papesh........... 20:40.9 148. Kelsey Spinks.......... 20:51.6

Oglethrope Classic Atlanta, Ga. October 16, 2010 Men (8K) — Team Did Not Place 6. Tyler Champagne....... 29:40.18 15. Chris Manning.......... 30:34.65 Women (5K) — 2nd place out of 9 teams 6. Jennifer Rubel............. 21:19.03 7. Andrea Rodriguez...... 21:26.76 14. Emilie Somerville..... 21:58.23 18. Abby Carney............ 22:17.37 19. Madison Halls........... 22:21.31 56. Lauren Towers........... 26:19.97

CAA Championship Wilmington, N.C. October 30, 2010 Men (8K) — 8th place out of 8 teams 42. Tyler Tomy................ 26:18 49. Chris Harper............ 26:32 55. Carlos Galindo......... 26:58 58. Warren Enriquez....... 27:29 60. Shyam Kapadia......... 27:35 67. Julian Black............... 28:16 68. Brandon Black........... 29:01 69. Tyler Champaign...... 29:05 70. Chris Manning.......... 29:56 Women (6K) — 8th place out of 10 teams 21. Anna Sinclair............ 22:23 32. Katherine Showalter.. 22:46 47. Jasmine Love............. 23:16 48. Zanny Anderson....... 23:16 49. Alison Bishop............ 23:20 54. Lauren Postma.......... 23:29 59. Kacee Houle............. 23:37 65. Amy French.............. 23:48 68. Kelsey Spinks............ 23:53 77. Katie Papesh............. 24:22

NCAA South Regional Hoover, Ala. November 13, 2010 Men (10K) — Team Did Not Place 83. Tyler Tomy................ 32:59.16 103. Chris Harper........... 33:39.08 117. Carlos Galindo........ 34:11.43 133. Shyam Kapadia....... 35:02.35 Women (8K) — 18th place of 25 teams 71. Anna Sinclair............ 22:01.51 106. Jasmine Love........... 22:41.97 115. Katherine Showalter22:50.35 116. Kacee Houle............ 22:51.39 134. Alison Bishop.......... 23:10.36 136. Lauren Postma......... 23:14.17 151. Zanny Anderson...... 23:36.66

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Cross Country History PANTHERS

10 Team Conference Championships (Men — 5, Women — 5)

18 Individual Conference Champions (Men — 8, Women — 10)

19 Conference Runners of the Year (Men — 8, Women — 11)

12 Conference Coaches of the Year (Rowland- 4, Raby- 4, LaBudde- 3, Daniels- 1)

1 NCAA All-American (Mark Steeds — 2008)

A Brief Sporting History The Georgia State men’s cross country program began in 1964 as one of the school’s first NCAA varsity sports. In 1985, Georgia State began fielding a women’s NCAA cross country team under the tenure and guidance of Coach Bruce LaBudde. The Panthers have captured 10 team conference titles, five by the men’s team and the same number by the women. Eight individual men and 10 women have also won the conference crown for Georgia State. In 2008, Mark Steeds became one of only two Georgia State student-athletes in any sport to be named a first-team All-American when he finished 12th overall in the NCAA Championship. The Panthers have made an additional eight appearances in the NCAA finals, including three trips for Andrew Letherby from 1995-97. Four of GSU’s coaches have earned conference Coach of the Year honors a total of twelve times. Both John Rowland and Jessica Raby took home the award four times each. Rowland, Raby and LaBudde not only coached Georgia State cross country, but also competed for the Panthers. LaBudde was the star of the first cross country team in 1964 and Raby was All-Conference three times. The Georgia State Invitational meet was run annually from 1974-2007 in Panthersville. The meet was revived in 2010 by current head coach Chris England at Nash Farm Battlefield.

A Timeline of GSU’s Conference History 1964 — Start of GSU NCAA cross country program 1976 — GSU one of six founding members of Sun Belt Conf. 1976 — Start of women’s cross country program 1981 — Men leave Sun Belt, indepentant for two years 1983 — Men join the Trans America Athletic Conference 1985 — Women join New South Women’s Athletic Conf. 1991 — Women’s teams join the TAAC 2001 — TAAC changes name to the Atlantic Sun Conf. 2005 — GSU joins the Colonial Athletic Association History Section Page Index All-Time Coaches..............................................49 All-Time Men’s Roster........................................50 All-Time Women’s Roster...................................51 Men’s Conference Results..................................52 Men’s Post-Season Finishes................................53 Women’s Conference Results.............................54 Women’s Post-Season Finishes...........................55 Year-by-Year Results..........................................56-58 Please Note — These are all of the records on file. If you have any additions or corrections to the information found here, feel free to contact the Georgia State Sports Communications Department so that it can be added to our records (contact information found on page 1).

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All-Time Coaches PANTHERS

Kenneth England Coached in 1964 and 1965 • Became the first Georgia State cross country coach when he helped start the program in 1964 • Team won seven out of twelve dual meets in the two years that England was head coach • Coached GSU stand-out and future coach Bruce LaBudde

Tim Singleton Coached from 1966-1972 (7 years) • Inducted into the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 • Founded the Peachtree Road Race in 1970 • Member of the Peachtree Road Race Hall of Fame • Director of the Atlanta Marathon in 1966 • Hired in July 1966 after serving as assistant basketball coach and head track coach at West Georgia College • Earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Georgia Tech where he played football and ran track • Earned a Ph.D. from Georgia State • Served as GSU Dean of Men

Bruce LaBudde Coached from 1973-1991 (18 years) • Ran at Georgia State from 1964-67 • Invited to the 1968 Olympic Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo. • Graduate of North Springs High School in Atlanta • Participated in the first Atlanta Marathon in 1963 and won the event three times (1964, 1966, 1967) • The LaBudde Sportsmanship Award is named in his honor and given annually to a GSU student-athlete

Frank Daniels Coached in 1992 • Named the Trans America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1992 • Both the men’s and women’s teams finished second at the 1992 TAAC championships • The men had three of the top four finishers at the conference meet, including TAAC champion Chad Newton

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program a total of 22 years as a coach, assistant and student-athlete Four-time Conference Coach of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997, 2001) Led the program to seven conference championships (men— 5; women— 2) between 1995 and 2001 Guided three runners into the NCAA championships including three appearances by Andrew Letherby (1995, 96, 97) and an All-American finish by Mark Steeds (12th, 2008) Ran for the GSU cross country and track teams from 1987-1990, afterwards worked as a graduate assistant

Jessica Graham Raby Coached the women’s team from 1995-2008 (13 years) • Four-time Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2000, 2007, 2008) • Guided the women’s team to two conference titles (1998 and 2000) while producing 13 All-Conference runners • Hired in 1995 by head cross country coach John Rowland to coach the women • Jessica Graham was a three-time All-Conference competitor (1988-90) for the Panthers • Earned a Bachelor of Music from Georgia State and a Master of Music from Indiana University Bloomington

Sylvia Kamp Coached in 2009 • Oversaw All-CAA efforts from Loris Hutterli and Janel Blancett. Blancett went on to finish 9th in the NCAA Regional and 47th in the NCAA Championship. • Head coach at Wright State for three years (2006- 2008) • Worked as an assistant coach at Xavier, Butler and Florida • Lettered in track and cross country at Centre College

Chris England Coach since 2010 • Entering his second year as head coach of the Panthers • For full information on Chris England, please see page 19

John Rowland Coached from 1993-2008 (15 years) • Involved with the cross country 2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

All-Time Men’s Roster PANTHERS A

Pat Adams Bryan Albea Yibeltal Arega Thomas Aseff

1985-88 1987-89 2005-06 2001-02

Mitch Ferrell Mike Fitzgerald Rick Fletcher

M 1968 1985-87 1966

G B Richard Babcock Matt Barile John Bernard Mark Bolt Brandon Black Jerry Black Julian Black John Blackwell Jesse Blanton Bill Bracken Chris Brannon Ben Brantly Barry Britt Scott Brooks Ronnie Brown Andy Bucksot Mike Burch Toby Burditt Rusty Burns

1984-86 1999-2000 1970 1970, 72 20101966 20101989 1996-97 1966-68 2006-09 2003 2008 1998 1984 1984 1989 1989 1987

Carlos Galindo 2010 Giovanni Gentiluomo 1998-2001 Adam Gillis 1994 Dan Givens 1968 Jerad Godsave 2005 Terry Graham 1967 Matthew Griffin 1998 Paul Griffin 1981 Paul Gross 1981, 84 H Steven Harbin Chris Harper Daniel Hill Lekan Hussain Wes Hutcherson

1973, 76 20081995 1991-94 2001, 05-04

David Majors Daniel Mandell Chris Manning Kenneth Martin David Matthais Kevin Matthews Matt McMaster Harold McNeese Robert Medcalf Adam Menzies Nicholas Miller Ralph Millsap Matt Miro John Mishasek Armadeep Misha Jack Moore Danny Moran Tom Moritz Jay Morrill

R 1970 1987 20101998-2001 1967 2005 2000-03 1973, 1977 1984 2003 2003-07 1972 2003-06 1966 1998, 2000 1970 1967 1988-89 2004-05, 07

C George Caldwell Matt Cameron Andrew Campbell Min Cha Tyler Champagne David Chapman Jeff Clayton Willy Castano Frank Clegg Billy Collins John Conti Tom Connelly Jeremy Cook David Coy Mike Crosby

1967 2002-05 1999-2004 1998-00 2010 2007-09 1994-97 1985-86, 88 1966-68 1970, 72 1977 1988 1994-97 1976 1981

E Peter Eddy Spencer Edwards Todd Eldredge Warren Enriquez

1989 1996-97 1980-82, 84 2010

S Kale Self Deanlo Shird Garrick Simmons Jimmy Sinkoski Nick Stavropoulos Mark Steeds Rob Stone Wally Strom Greg Smith Rabah Syed

Sean Taylor Seth Tomy Tyler Tomy Alan Tudor

1989 1995 1987 1996-97 1998-2000 2005-08 1981 1987-88 1970 2005-08

1985-86 2009 20101984 V

Lloyd van Pamelen Irvin Van Wie

1985-87 1967

W Tee Mott (above)

1998-2001

N 1977 1985, 86 1992-94 1984 1970 2009 1989 1970, 72-73 2009 1995

1976-77 2005-06 2000-03 1970, 72 1977-78 1977 2008 1976-77 1972, 74, 76 2001-04 1996-2000 1993-96 1981 1987-89 1984 1984-88

D David Dayton Frank Daniels Michael Dear Walt Delgato David Deviney Joe DeVito Tom Donahue Vincent Doran Nate dos Santos Julian Dwyer

Paul Rasmussen Steve Rankin David Rath Tom Raynor Steve Reese David Remy Brett Richardson Wayne Riley Wayne Roach Paul Rickard Chris Richards Aaron Robinson Ricky Rodriguez John Rowland Kevin Russell David Ryan

Loris Hutterli (above) 2005-09

Pat Newberry Tommy Newsome

K Shyam Kapadia Stephen Kerry John Kirchner

20102002-03 2000-01

L Brian LaBudde Bruce LaBudde Brian Langman Richard Lawrence Andrew Letherby Mike Lliff John Lovelace Jay Lutenbacher Stuart Lyall Craig Lynn

1995-98 1964-67 2003-05 1966 1994-97 1973 1973 1967 1995 1977

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1980-81 1984

O Matt Oates Zaven O’Bryant Lachlan Oliver

1998-2000 2006-08 2001

2002-04 2005-09 2001-03 1976 1972 1973 2004-06 1972 2002-03, 05 2004 2003-06

P Glenn Paul Jonathan Peters Ricky Pennington Jonathan Peters Josh Pinson Rob Preiditsch Tommy Preston James Price Jones Price

Chris Walker Nelson Walker Tony Walsh Mike Weaver John White Gary Williams Jeremy Williams Greg Williamson Matt Wilpers Drew Woods Tim Wood

1981 2003 1987 2003 2008-09 1991-94 1984 1970 1972

Frank Zimmerman

1967

All-Time Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roster PANTHERS A Sara Acraman Marcia Aldridge Carolyn Alexander Elsje Alexander Zanny Anderson

1995 1978 1977 2002-04 2008-

B Theresa Bertram Alison Bishop Kim Bohannon Nancy Bohannon Katie Blaising

1987 20091982, 84 1977 2004

Jenn Feenstra Danielle Fleming Carole France Hayley Freeman Amy French Alex Friel Amanda Fuller Ifuela Fuller

2000-04 2003-04 1976 2000-03 2007-10 2004-07 2002 1998-2000

G Latasha Garland Jessica Graham Jane Graves Sheryl Goodman

1995-96 1988-89 2000-03 1977

H Beth Hall Rebecca Hallam Madison Halls Kristi Hanna Rachel Hannah Laurie Harris Alicia Hewes Jody Higgins Jenna Hoffman Brittany Holland Kacee Houle

1996-99 2007-09 2010 1978 2004-07 1998-2001 1990 1988-89 1996-99 2003-06 2010-

Sara Keel Katy Kline Tamika Kinchen Ashley King Kelly Kirkland

S 2000 1996 2009 2004-07 1990

L Lisa Lorrain Jasmine Love

1976-77 2010 M

Tiffany McCall Jan McCreary Cindy Medved Marica Merck Caroline Miller Michele Moore Terri Morrison

2000-01 1976 1986-89 1993-94 2008-09 1981 1986 N

Nigiste Negussie Debbie Nelkin Christy Nelson Chris Norcross Mandy Nowosielski Gina Nunnally

2000-03 1984 1995 1976 1999-2000 1990

1994-1995 P

Katie Papesh Micki Pearson Rebecca Pedrick Barbara Phelan Laurie Phelan Allison Pollitte Stephanie Poore Debra Poss Lauren Postma Caitlin Price Shelly Price

Janel Blancett (above) 2006-09 Anne Broe 1982 Terri Brost 1984 Lauren Burke 2002-04 C Abby Carney Paige Carruth Brandie Carter Kacie Carter Caren Chaffin Hayley Conger Tink Cooper Teresa Crisp

2008-10 1988-89 1996-97 1996 1992-94 2006 1976-77 1984, 86-87 D

Angie Davis Laura Despard Sarah Dooley Ann Doverspike Becky Dowling

1986 1977 1999 1977 1988

E Margie Ellis Jennifer Ewart

1984 1996-97

T Meghan Takacs Susan Tanner Cameron Taylor Beth Thomas Judy Thomasson Lauren Towers Michele Tremblay Bunny Turner Jackie Tribble

2009 1977 2010 1990 2002 2009-10 1981-82 1981 1976

O Julie Ourada

Keri Scroggins 1994-96 Linda Shelling 1987 Katharine Showalter 2009Anna Sinclair 2010Andrea Smith 2002-05 Kayla Smith 2006-09 Laura Smith 1985, 87 Emilie Somerville 2007-10 Eileen Spaulding 1989 Kelsey Spinks 2008Liz Stanford 2003-06 Connie Stephens 1981 Angie Stewart 1990 Megan Stewart 2005, 2008 Tracie Stone 1981

20102002 2004-05 2004-05 1996-99 1988-89 2006-08 1984 2007-10 2006-10 1994-97

Kristina Wagner Brandi Watson Nora Weed Loreen White June Wichele Sue Wikel Fay Wisenbaker

1990 1992-93, 95 1986-88 1988 1981 1976 1994-95

Sarah Howard (above) 1996-99 Kim Hoyle 1996 Stephanie Huber 2002-04 Brittanie Hughes 1998-2001 Maya Humphrey 2002 J Catie Jensen Jodie Johnson Jenny Jones

Kim Ramos Kelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ransom Cathy Reinkemeyer Nancy Reitz Carolyn Reckamp Mandy Roberts Traci Robinson Andrea Rodriguez Amy Rowland Jennifer Rubel Gina Russell

1998-2000 2009 1987-88 1984 1990 1998-2000 1997 20081989 20101989

2007-09 1990 1998-2001

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference History PANTHERS All-Conference Selections

2008 CAA Champion and NCAA All-American Mark Steeds

Name Year(s) Conference Four Time All-Conference Tee Mott Andrew Letherby

1997-99, 2001 1994-97

TAAC/A-SUN TAAC

Three Time All-Conference Mark Steeds Matt Cameron Michael Dear

2005-06, 08 2002-04 1991-92, 94

CAA A-SUN TAAC

Two Time All-Conference Jay Morrill Nick Miller Paul Rickard Kenneth Martin Giovanni Gentiluomo Jimmy Sinkoski Rob Preiditsch Chad Newton John Rowland Mike Fitzgerald Frank Daniels Robert Medcalf

2004, 2007 2003-04 2001, 2003 2000-01 1999, 2001 1996-97 1991-93 1991-92 1988-90 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85

A-SUN/CAA A-SUN A-SUN TAAC/A-SUN TAAC/A-SUN TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC

All-Conference Loris Hutterli Rabah Syed Nick Stavropoulos Spencer Edwards Daniel Hill Jeff Clayton Stuart Lyall Julian Dwyer Sam Hooper Jon Cressman Jason Vuckovic Tom Connelly Kevin Russell Alan Tudor Todd Eldridge Ronnie Brown

2009 2008 1998 1997 1996 1995 1995 1995 1992 1990 1990 1988 1985 1984 1984 1983

Runner of the Year 2008 2003 1997 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991

Mark Steeds Paul Rickard Andrew Letherby Andrew Letherby Julian Dwyer Andrew Letherby Chad Newton Michael Dear

CAA CAA TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC Freshman of the Year

2005 2004 2002

Mark Steeds Jay Morrill Matt Cameron Coach of the Year

2001 1997 1996 1995 1992

John Rowland John Rowland John Rowland John Rowland Frank Daniels

Conference Championship Finish Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2000 1999 1998* 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993* 1992 1991 1990* 1989 1988 1987 1986* 1985 1984* 1983 1981-82 1980 1979 1978 1964-1977

Conference Finish Points CAA 8th 225 CAA 6th 173 CAA 2nd 70 CAA 3rd 96 CAA 4th 104 CAA 3rd 93 A-SUN 2nd 42 A-SUN 2nd 41 A-SUN 3rd 77 A-SUN 1st 35 TAAC 2nd 68 TAAC T-1st 55 TAAC 2nd 70 TAAC 1st 31 TAAC 1st 36 TAAC 1st 36 TAAC 3rd 91 TAAC 6th 131 TAAC 2nd 41 TAAC 2nd 43 TAAC 2nd 41 TAAC 4th 85 TAAC 2nd 55 TAAC 2nd 50 TAAC 2nd 40 TAAC 2nd 42 TAAC 2nd 34 TAAC 2nd 68 Independent Sun Belt 3rd 99 Sun Belt 3rd 87 Sun Belt 3rd 68 Independent

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Postseason Finishes PANTHERS NCAA Regional Team Finish

Top 10 Individuals at Conference Championship Year Name Place 2009 Loris Hutterli 8th 2008 Mark Steeds 1st Rabah Syed 9th 2007 Jay Morrill 9th 2006 Mark Steeds 3rd 2004 Jay Morrill 4th Nick Miller 5th Matt Cameron 7th 2003 Paul Rickard 1st Matt Cameron 5th Nick Miller 6th 2002 Matt Cameron 2nd 2001 Giovanni Gentiluomo 2nd Tee Mott 3rd Paul Rickard 5th Kenneth Martin 10th 2000 Kenneth Martin 7th 1999 Tee Mott 2nd Giovanni Gentiluomo 8th 1998 Tee Mott 2nd Nick Stavropoulos 6th 1997 Andrew Letherby 1st Tee Mott 3rd Jimmy Sinkoski 6th Spencer Edward 10th 1996 Andrew Letherby 1st Daniel Hill 2nd Jimmy Sinkoski 4th 1995 Julian Dwyer 1st Andrew Letherby 2nd Stuart Lyall 9th Jeff Clayton 10th 1994 Andrew Letherby 1st Michael Dear 2nd 1993 Rob Preiditsch 9th 1992 Chad Newton 1st Michael Dear 2nd Sam Hooper 4th 1991 Michael Dear 1st Chad Newton 2nd Rob Preiditsch 7th 1990 John Rowland 2nd Jason Vuckovic 5th Jon Cressman 7th 1988 John Rowland 6th Tom Connelly 8th 1987 Mike Fitzgerald 4th 1986 Mike Fitzgerald 3rd Frank Daniels 10th 1985 Frank Daniels 3rd Kevin Russell 6th Robert Medcalf 10th 1984 Robert Medcalf 2nd Todd Eldridge 3rd Ronnie Harmon 6th Alan Tudor 10th 1983 Ronnie Brown 3rd

Time 25:31 23:56 24:47 25:08 25:11 26:51 26:54 27:12 25:12 25:40 25:43 25:55 25:18 25:22 25:27 25:49 26:17 25:16 26:16 25:06 26:14 24:53 25:21 25:31 25:53 26:13 27:07 27:33 25:18 25:29 26:43 26:44 25:40 26:13 27:51 25:29 25:40 26:06 24:35 25:03 26:09 26:09 26:32 26:54 26:08 26:11 25:49 32:21 33:14 26:49 27:24 28:08 26:33 26:55 27:07 27:43 31:52

Dist. 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 10K 10K 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 5 mi 10K

Conf. CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC

Year Place 2009 14 2008 8th 2007 11th 2006 9th 2005 7th 2004 16th 2003 12th 2002 13th

Year Place 2001 8th 2000 10th 1999 12th 1998 11th 1996 18th 1995 15th 1990 25th

Top 25 Runners at NCAA Regionals Year 2009 2008 2006 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1995 1988

Name Place Loris Hutterli 25th Mark Steeds 4th Mark Steeds 11th Tee Mott 18th Tee Mott 14th Andrew Letherby 3rd Andrew Letherby 2nd Andrew Letherby 6th Julian Dwyer 8th John Rowland NA

Time 31:16.48 31:10.33 31:37.50 30:44 31:49 30:42 29:55 31:42 31:55 32:57

Three-time NCAA Nationals competitor Andrew Letherby

Individuals at NCAA Nationals Year 2008 1997 1996 1995 1995

Name Place Mark Steeds 12th Andrew Letherby 41st Andrew Letherby 79th Andrew Letherby 47th Julian Dwyer 112th

Time 29:49.20 30:26 32:38 31:58 33:05

Runners of the Week Name Mark Steeds Mark Steeds Nick Miller Paul Rickard Paul Rickard Michael Bond Tee Mott Giovanni Gentiluomo Giovanni Gentiluomo

Year 2008 2008 2004 2003 2003 2002 2001 2001 2001

Date Oct. 21 Oct. 7 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 14 Sept. 11 Oct. 23 Oct. 2 Sept. 19

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference History PANTHERS Four-time All-Conference runner Jenn Feenstra

All-Conference Selections Name Year(s) Conference Four Time All-Conference Jennifer Feenstra Sarah Howard Cindy Medved

2000-01, 2003-04 TAAC/A-SUN 1996-1999 TAAC 1986-1989 NSWAC

Three Time All-Conference Nigisti Negussie Meri Luckens (Poteet) Jessica Graham (Raby) Nora Weed Brittanie Hughes

2001-2003 1989-1991 1988-1990 1985-1987 1998-00

A-SUN NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC TAAC

Two Time All-Conference Janel Blancett Caitlin Price Rachel Hannah Jenna Hoffman Shelley Tyler Laura Smith Terri Morrison

2008-09 2006, 2008 2006-07 1996, 1998 1990, 1992 1986-87 1985-86

CAA CAA CAA TAAC NSWAC/TAAC NSWAC NSWAC

All-Conference Rebecca Hallam Andrea Smith Laurie Harris Shelly Price Sara Acraman Brenna Willis Jane McDonald Heather Weldon Gina Russell Loreen White Linda Shelling Teresa Crisp Kim Bohanon Runner of the Year 2008 2007 2004 1998 1997 1996 1995 1991 1990 1986 1985

Janel Blancett Rachel Hannah Jenn Feenstra Sarah Howard Sarah Howard Sarah Howard Sara Acraman Meri Poteet Meri Poteet Terri Morrison Terri Morrison

2007 2002 2000 1995 1995 1992 1992 1991 1989 1988 1987 1985 1985

CAA A-SUN TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC Freshman of the Year

2008 2007

Rebecca Hallam Caitlin Price Coach of the Year

2008 2007 2000 1998 1989 1986 1985

Jessica Raby Jessica Raby Jessica Raby Jessica Raby Bruce LaBudde Bruce LaBudde Bruce LaBudde

Conference Championship Finish Year 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001* 2000 1999 1998* 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993* 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

Conference CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC

Finish Points 8th 183 8th 188 3rd 83 3nd 91 2nd 83 3rd 116 3rd 90 3rd 77 4th 137 2nd 65 1st 51 3rd 63 1st 41 2nd 71 3rd 65 5th 131 8th 213 8th 208 2nd 58 2nd 49 2nd 38 1st 31 2nd 48 2nd 41 1st 28 1st 32

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Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Postseason Finishes PANTHERS Top 10 Individual at Conference Championship Year

Name Place

Time

Dist.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985

Janel Blancett Janel Blancett Caitlin Price Rachel Hannah Rebecca Hallam Rachel Hannah Caitlin Price Jennifer Feenstra Jennifer Feenstra Nigisti Negussie Andrea Smith Nigisti Negussie Jennifer Feenstra Nigisti Negussie Jennifer Feenstra Laurie Harris Brittanie Hughes Sarah Howard Brittanie Hughes Sarah Howard Brittanie Hughes Jenna Hoffman Sarah Howard Katy Kline Sarah Howard Jenna Hoffman Katy Kline Sara Acraman Shelly Price Shelley Tyler Jane McDonald Brenna Willis Meri Poteet Heather Weldon Meri Poteet Jessica Graham (Raby) Shelley Tyler Meri Luckens (Poteet) Jessica Graham (Raby) Gina Russell Cindy Medved Loreen White Jessica Graham (Raby) Cindy Medved Linda Shelling Cindy Medved Laura Smith Nora Weed Terri Morrison Laura Smith Cindy Medved Nora Weed Terri Morrison Kim Bohanon Teresa Crisp Nora Weed

21:13 21:17 21:25 21:28 22:20 22:16 22:24 18:15 18:01 18:16 18:35 19:09 17:19 18:17 18:20 18:54 18:55 18:09 19:15 18:04 18:57 18:59 18:44 19:39 19:34 20:12 20:23 18:56 19:50 20:19 20:40 20:45 17:34 18:43 18:56 19:17 20:12 19:31 19:30 19: 41 20:01 19:31 19:33 20:36 18:59 20:07 20:42 20:44 19:11 20:45 21:27 22:14 18:37 18:40 20:47 21:18

6k 6k 6k 6k 6k 6k 6k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k 5k

6th 2nd 4th 1st 9th 4th 6th 1st 4th 5th 3rd 7th 2nd 6th 2nd 5th 7th 2nd 8th 1st 5th 6th 1st 9th 1st 6th 9th 1st 8th 4th 6th 8th 1st 4th 1st 2nd 8th 2nd 4th 5th 9th 3rd 4th 10th 2nd 5th 9th 10th 1st 2nd 5th 9th 1st 2nd 6th 7th

Conf. CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA CAA A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN A-SUN TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC TAAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC NSWAC

NCAA Regional Team Finish Year Place 2010 9th 2009 17th 2008 11th 2007 6th 2006 11th 2005 18th 2004 16th

Year Place 2003 13th 2002 12th 2001 11th 2000 13th 1999 11th 1998 8th

Top 25 Runners at NCAA Regionals Year 2009 2008 2008 2007 2004 2003 2001 1999 1998

Name Place Janel Blancett 9th Janel Blancett 15th Caitlin Price 21st Rachel Hannah 8th Jennifer Feenstra 17th Jennifer Feenstra 15th Jennifer Feenstra 2nd Sarah Howard 8th Sarah Howard 21st

Time 20:33.42 21:26.81 21:40.30 20:55.91 21:38 21:30 20:55 17:11 17:55

2007 CAA Champion Rachel Hannah

Individuals at NCAA Nationals Year 2009 2007 2001

Name Place Janel Blancett 47th Rachel Hannah 95th Jennifer Feenstra 44th

Time 20:53.20 21:31.50 21:34

Conference Runners of the Week Name Janel Blancett Janel Blancett Janel Blancett Rebecca Hallam Janel Blancett Caitlin Price Rachel Hannah Rachel Hannah Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra Nigisti Negussie Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra Nigisti Negussie Nigisti Negussie Nigisti Negussie Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra

Year 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2001 2001 2001

Date Oct. 6 Sept. 22 Sept. 15 Sept. 8 Oct. 21 Sept. 23 Oct. 3 Sept. 18 Oct. 26 Oct. 5 Oct. 28 Oct. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 23 Oct. 2 Sept. 19

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Year-by-Year Results PANTHERS Please Note: Teams competed in primarily dual meets until 1982. For multi-team invitationals, the first number indicates the place Georgia State finished in, followed by the total number of teams in the field. 1964 West Georgia Georgia Tech Furman Sewanee Calloway Gardens

W L L W 9th/16

1969 Furman Morehouse College Jacksonville State West Georgia Georgia Southwestern Emory Morehouse Baptist Coll. of Charleston University of Georgia Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Freshmen 1970

1965 Berry College West Georgia College Shorter College University of Florida Georgia Tech

W (2) W (2) W L (2) L

1966 Furman East Tennessee State Berry College DeKalb Georgia Tech Emory West Georgia. Georgia South Western Citadel Baptist

L L W W (2) L W (2) W W L L

Berry College West Georgia University of Georgia Emory University Georgia Southwestern Armstrong Citadel Georgia Southern Georgia Tech South Carolina Cades Cove 10 Miler Stone Mtn Road Race East Point Road Race West Georgia Invitational Georgia Collegiate National USTFF Champ. Georgia USTFF Champ.

W W L L L 6th W W 4th (Team 1) 9th (Team 2) L W W 3rd L L 2nd 2nd 1st

1968 Mars Hill Emory Georgia Southwestern Morehouse Georgia Tech Georgia Clemson

W L L W W W T W L L 3rd 8th 2nd 7th 4th 13th 3rd

1971-73

1967 West Georgia Emory University of Georgia Furman Clemson Aldridge Meet Emory DeKalb Calloway Gardens Georgia Tech Ashville Biltmore Morehouse Georgia Collegiate Baptist Auburn Atlanta Track Turkey Run Troy Invitational Atlanta Marathon

L W W W W W W L L L W

W W W W L L L

No information on record. 1974 Vanderbilt North Carolina Mercer

W W W 1975

Won both dual meets, placed first in four open meets, sixth in Tennessee Championships 1976 *Start of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country program Men Women Davidson W Western Carolina W Vanderbilt L Tennessee Tech L Emory W Mississippi State forfeit Berry College L Georgia Tech L West Georgia L Albany State W Armstrong W Columbus W Emory W Oglethorpe W Southern Tech W Wake Forest L Davidson W

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High Point W South Alabama W Stone Mtn 5-mile Road Race 13th West Georgia Invitational 5th Georgia Collegiate 6th Georgia State Invitational 4th Pirate Invitational 1st Tennessee Championship

1st 1st 1st 1st 6th

1977 Men Albany State L Oglethorpe W West Georgia W Emory W Columbus W Southern Tech W Wake Forest L Davidson College L J.C. Smith W Tennessee Chattanooga W Belmont W Georgia L Georgia Tech L Western Carolina L Davidson L Vanderbilt L Auburn Florida State Alabama Berry College Georgia Collegiate 6th Blazer Classic 4th Sun Belt Invitational 3rd Stone Mountain Invite West Georgia Invitational Georgia State Invitational Georgia AIAW Championship Regional AIAW Championship

Women

W L L L W

1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd

1978 The men finished third in the Sun Belt Conference championship meet. 1979 No information on record. 1980 Men Berry W Emory Davidson W Campbell L Davidson U.A.B. Morris Brown Wake Forest West Georgia Invitational 4th Georgia Collegiate 3rd Georgia State Invitational 5th Stone Mtn. Invitational Sun Belt Championship 3rd AIAW Region Championship

Women forfeit

W W forfeit 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 6th

Year-by-Year Results PANTHERS 1981 Men Women West Georgia W Berry W Jacksonville State Inc. U.A.B Incomple Oglethorpe Forfeit Georgia Collegiate 3rd 2nd Georgia State Invitational 1st 8th Atlanta Collegiate 1st 1st Southern Independent 2nd 1st 1982 Men Stone Mtn Race 3rd/5 UNCC Invitational 6th/9 West Georgia Invite Emory Invitational 2nd/5 Vanderbilt Invitational 1st/7 Georgia Collegiate 4th/11 Jacksonville State 1st/3 Georgia State Invitational 4th/13 Metro Atlanta 1st/3 Southern Independent 2nd/9

Women 1st/6 1st/10 1st/7 T-Ist/6 1st/2 2nd/5 1st/2 1st/6

1983 Opponents in dual meets included Indiana, Purdue, Tennessee, Florida and Clemson.

Women 3rd 6th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd

1st/6

1987 Men Western Carolina Invitate 1st/4 Georgia State Invitational 8th/18 Georgia Southern Invite 1st/5 UAB Invitational 1st/6 Georgia Collegiate 3rd/14 The Citadel Invitational 1st/16 South Florida Invite TAAC Championships 2nd/7 NSWAC Championship

Women 1st/3 5th/9 4th/5 5th/9 1st/7 6th/15 2nd/7

1988 Men Murray State Invitational 1st/6 Georgia State Invitational 5th/19 Samford Invitational 1st/3 Georgia Collegiate 3rd/15 Citadel Invitational 1st/16 Mercer Dual Meet 1st/5 South Florida Invitate TAAC Championship 2nd/8 NSWAC Championship

Women 3rd/5 4th/7 1st/2 4th/11 1st/16 5th/11 2nd/8

Men Georgia Invitational 8th/9 Georgia State Invitational 9th/14 Western Carolina Invite 3rd/6 Florida State Invite Georgia Collegiate 7th/14 Charlotte Invitational 4th/9 Mercer-Albany St. 1st/3 TAAC Championship 4th/8 NSWAC Championship Vanderbilt Invitational 7th/16 NCAA District III DNP

Women 5th/10 5th/12

Men Women Wake Forest Invitational 7th/9 DNP Georgia State Invitational 5th/11 9th/10 Rice Invitational DNP Charlotte Invitational 3rd/13 2nd/9 Georgia Collegiate 5th/13 2nd/9 Georgia Southern Invite 1st/4 Citadel Invitational 10th/22 2nd/7 South Carolina Invite 2nd/4 TAAC Championship 2nd/8 NSWAC Championship 1st/6 1986 Women 1st/4 7th/16 1st/9 3rd/13 2nd/9

Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Crimson Classic Invite Georgia Collegitate Pelican State Invitational Vanderbilt Invitational TAAC Championship NSWAC Championship

1992 Men Women Georgia State Invitational 6th/16 8th/13 Indiana Invitational 7th/8 UT Chattanooga Invite 3rd/3 Georgia Collegiate 3rd/17 5th/13 Lehigh Invitational 12th/27 Pelican Cup Invitational 5th/12 Clemson Invitational 6th/8 7th/7 TAAC Championship 2nd/9 2nd/9 1993 Georgia Tech Dual Meet Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Tulane Invitational Austin Peavy Invitational TAAC Championship

Men 2nd/2 9th/10 4th/8 4th/5 9th/14 8th/11 6th/10

Women 2nd/2 9th/10 DNP 4th/5 DNP 7th/9 8th/10

Men 2nd/2 5th/9 6th/12 2nd/5 4th/15 6th/16 1st/2 3rd/11

Women 2nd/2 10th/10 9th/12 3rd/5 8th/15 8th/10 1st/2 8th/11

1994 Georgia Tech Dual Meet Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Florida State Invitational Auburn Invitational Mercer Dual Meet TAAC Championship 1995

9th/20 3rd/13 2nd/8 1st/3 1st/8 2nd/10 25th/34

1990

1985

Men Western Carolina Invite 1st/4 Georgia State Invitational 6th/18 Mercer Dual Meet 1st/2 West Georgia Invitational Charlotte Invitational 5th/12 Georgia Collegiate 4th/12 Citadel Invitational 1st/16

1st/3

1989

1984 Men Berry Invitational 2nd Georgia State Invitational 4th Oglethorpe Invitational 1st Seminole Invitational 9th Georgia Collegiate 3rd Charlotte Invitational 2nd Georgia Southern Invite 1st Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship 2nd Southern Independent 1st

Central Florida Invite TAAC Championships 3rd/8 NSWAC Championship

Men Women 4th/9 4th/9 8th/17 9th/16 8th/14 3rd/14 4th/12 4th/15 6th/15 2nd/16 2nd/16 2nd/9 2nd/7

1991 Men Women Western Carolina Invite 3rd/5 3rd/5 Georgia State Invitational 4th/15 4th/13 Georgia Invitational 4th/4 4th/4 Georgia Collegiate 3rd/16 4th/12 Tulane Invitational 4th/16 4th/15 Vanderbilt Invite 8th/24 Georgia Southern Invite 1st/3 1st/3 TAAC Championship 2nd/9 2nd/9* *1st year the women joined the TAAC

Georgia Tech Dual Meet Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Lehigh Invitational Troy State Invitational Mercer Dual Meet TAAC Championships NCAA South Regional

Men Women 1st/2 2nd/2 4th/13 9th/13 1st/7 DNP 1st/3 1st/3 9th/16 15th/16 1st/10 6th/9 1st/2 1st/2 1st/12 5th/12 15th/42 DNP

1996 Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Florida State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Auburn Invitational Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship

Men Women 5th/13 8th/12 8th/12 7th/12 2nd/10 5th/9 2nd/3 2nd/3 12th/32 31st/42 2nd/7 3rd/7 1st/12 3rd/12

1997 Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Birmingham Classic Georgia Collegiate Furman Invitational Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Men 4th/18 2nd/8 3rd/21 2nd/2 8th/18 1st/8 1st/12

Women 9th/17 4th/7 15th/20 2nd/2 8th/21 3rd/7 2nd/12

Year-by-Year Results PANTHERS 1998 Western Carolina Invite Tulane Invitational Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Florida State Invitational Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship NCAA South Regional

2003 Men Women 7th/13 6th/12 2nd/10 2nd/10 3rd/13 2nd/13 2nd/4 2nd/3 3rd/12 2nd/12 3rd/10 3rd/9 2nd/11 1st/11 11th/24 8th/23

Western Carolina Invite Seminole Invitational Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Auburn Invitational Troy State Invitational Atlantic Sun Championship NCAA South Regional

2008 Men Women 2nd/9 1st/7 2nd/14 3rd/12 1st/3 1st/5 1st/3 1st/3 8th/29 13th/32 1st/5 1st/5 2nd/11 3rd/11 12th/21 13th/25

The Dupont Challenge Crimson Classic Greater Louisville Classic Penn State Invitational CAA Championship NCAA South Regional NCAA Nationals

Men Women 1st/2 1st/2 2nd/9 2nd/9 7th/33 2nd/32 12th/28 11th/28 2nd/8 3rd/10 8th/21 11th/23 Steeds, 12th

2009 1999 Western Carolina Invite Central Florida Invitational Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate Gator Invitational Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship NCAA South Regional

2004 Men Women 3rd/9 5th/10 1st/7 3rd/14 1st/4 1st/16 2nd/2 2nd/2 2nd/10 3rd/16 1st/10 2nd/6 1st/10 3rd/10 11th/22 11th/33

Belmont Invitational Georgia State Invitational Louisville Classic Georgia Collegiate American XC Festival Auburn Invitational Troy Invitational Atlantic Sun Championship NCAA South Regional

Men Women 3rd/12 6th/13 3rd/5 3rd/5 5th/41 2nd/38 9th/16 6th/18 6th/16 18th/20 11th/21 6th/20 1st/6 1st/6 2nd/11 3rd/11 16th/20 16th/23

2000 Western Carolina Invite Georgia Invitational Georgia State Invitational Campbell Invitational Georgia Collegiate Troy State Invitational TAAC Championship NCAA South Regional

2005

Men Women 1st/6 3rd/7 3rd/7 3rd/7 1st/6 2nd/5 1st/6 1st/5 2nd/2 2nd/2 1st/6 1st/5 2nd/9 1st/10 10th/19 13th/18

UNC Wilmington Invite Louisville Classic Georgia Collegiate Auburn Invitational Georgia State Invitational CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

Men 3rd/7 1st/8 6th/11 2nd/3 1st/9 1st/11 8th/17

Tennessee Invitational Greater Louisville Classic Georgia State Invitational Chile Pepper Invitational Troy State Invitational CAA Championship NCAA South Regional

2001 Western Carolina Invite Georgia State Invitational Sean Earl Lake Front Invite Georgia Collegiate Troy State Invitational Atlantic Sun Championship NCAA South Regional

Women 3rd/7 6th/33 4th/15 DNP 3rd/14 3rd/10 18th/24

Men 4th/10 15th/36 1st/13 DNP 3rd/6 4th/9 9th/25

Women 6th/10 12th/31 2nd/11 19th/44 DNP 2nd/10 11th/23

2006 Women 1st/7 1st/9 2nd/14 DNP 1st/7 2nd/11 11th/18

2002 Tennessee Invitational Georgia State Invitational Georgia Collegiate North Carolina Collegiate Auburn Invitational Atlantic Sun Championship NCAA South Regional

Men 1st/7 4th/36 DNP 3rd/25 3rd/6 3rd/10 7th/20

2007 Men Women 5th/7 5th/8 1st/5 1st/5 1st/4 2nd/4 1st/4 3rd/4 DNP DNP 3rd/12 4th/12 13th/18 12th/16

Georgia State Invitational Greater Louisville Classic Panther Invitational Chile Pepper Invitational Troy Invitational CAA Championships NCAA South Regional

2011 GEORGIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Men Women 1st/18 1st/19 16th/36 8th/28 DNP 3rd/6 DNP 12th/41 1st/7 4th/11 3rd/8 3rd/10 11th/19 6th/20

Sewanee Invitational JMU Invitational Commodore Classic Greater Louisville Classic Penn State National CAA Championships NCAA South Regionals NCAA Championships

Men Women 3rd/11 2nd/11 5th/9 4th/10 4th/16 4th/18 28th/38 16th/35 canceled 6th/8 8th/10 14th/26 17th/23 Blancett, 47th

2010 Strutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JSU Opener Georgia State Invitational Clemson Invitational Charlotte Invitational Oglethorpe Fall Classic Blue Ridge Open CAA Championship NCAA Regionals

Men 1st/4 1st/7 5th/8 8th/22 DNP 14th/18 8th/8 DNP

Women 1st/6 1st/7 6th/25 11th/18 2nd/9 11th/18 8th/10 19th/25