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Table of CONTENTS
1 Table of Contents 2 Quick Facts 3 Rosters LAMAR UNIVERSITY 4 6 8 10 12
Lamar University Campus Life Sheila Umprhey Rec Sports Center Athletic Excellence Southeast Texas
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CARDINALS AND LADY CARDINALS Head Coach Trey Clark Assistant Coach Darren Gauson Assistant Coach Alesha Walker Lamar Cardinal Returners Lamar Cardinal Newcomers Lamar Lady Cardinal Returners Lamar Lady Cardinal Newcomers
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HISTORY AND TRADITION Lamar Olympians Lamar All-Americans The Southland Conference Southland Conference Southland Conference Champions Men’s Indoor Performance List Men’s Outdoor Performance List Women’s Indoor Performance List Women’s Outdoor Performance List
SAM STABLER
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2015 INDOOR SEASON Houston Indoor Opener Texas A&M Invitational UAB Invitational Houston Invitational UW Invitational Southland Conference Championships NCAA Championships
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2015 OUTDOOR SEASON Louisiana Classic Texas Relays Stanford Invitational Victor Lopez Invitational McNeese Invitational Mt. Sac Relays SLU Invitational Rice Invitational Southland Conference Championships NCAA West Preliminaries NCAA Championships
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Houston, Texas College Station, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Houston,Texas Seattle, Wash. Birmingham, Ala. Fayetteville, Ark. Lafayette, La. Austin, Texas Palo Alto, Calif. Houston, Texas Lake Charles, La. Walnut, Calif. Hammond, La. Houston, Texas Hammond, La. Austin,Texas Eugene, Ore.
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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Beaumont, Texas School Founded 1923 Enrollment 14,024 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland Nickname Cardinals Mascot Big Red/LU Colors Red and White President Mike Evans Director of Athletics Jason Henderson Faculty Representative Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Senior Woman Administrator Helene Thill Athletics Phone 409.880.2248
DOMINIQUE TAYLOR
COACHING STAFF/SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach Seasons at Lamar Seasons as Head Coach Alma Mater
Trey Clark 16th Season 16th Season Lamar (‘93,’95)
TOP RETURNERS INDOOR MEN Event Name, Best Mark Returning 60m Jared Benford, 7.03 200m Jared Beford, 22.30 400m Trey Davis, 48.54 800m Aaron Bennett, 1:52.34 Mile Sam Stabler, 4:02.38 3000m Sam Stabler, 8:00.64 5000m Ryan Creech, 14:55.70 60mH Trey Burton, 8.44 High Jump Jonathon Reece, 6’-8.75’’ Long Jump Xavier Broussard, 22’-9.25’’ Triple Jump Xavier Broussard, 47’-2.5’’
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SARAH SHIM
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Thomas Lightfoot, 11.44 Jared Benford, 21.90 Kevyn Smith, 48.21 Aaron Benford, 14:49.18 Sam Stabler, 3:42.18 Sam Stabler, 13:55.16 Ryan Creech, 31:19.94 Trey Burton, 14.86 Trey Burton, 56.80 Tye Norman, 10:32.60 Jonathan Reece, 6’-8.0’’ Michael Lester, 23’-2.5’’
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Assistant Director of Media Relations (Primary Contact) Office Phone Cell Phone Email
Assistant Coach Darren Gauson Assignment Distance Seasons at Lamar Third Alma Mater Napier (‘06), Butler (‘08) Assistant Coach Alesha Walker Assignment Jumps Seasons at Lamar Second Alma Mater New Mexico (‘11) TOP RETURNERS INDOOR WOMEN Event Name, Best Mark Returning 60m Dominique Tayler, 7.79 200m Bianca Allen, 26.30 400m Sarah Shim, 57.14 800m Louise Webb, 2:13.41 Mile Louise Webb, 4:56.42 3000m Leigh Lattimore, 9:35.64 5000m Leigh Lattimore, 17:12.51 60mH Dominique Taylor, 8.72 High Jump Long Jump Leslie Beard, 11’-10.75’’ Triple Jump Nicole Alozie, 18’-3.0’’
TOP RETURNERS OUTDOOR WOMEN
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100m Sydney Wandix, 12.23 200m Sydney Wandix, 25.08 400m Sarah Shim, 55.76 800m Rachel Davee, 2:28.11 1500m Louise Webb, 4:28.39 3000m Kaitlynn Warren, 10:56.06 5000m Leigh Lattimore, 16:57.74 10,000m Leigh Lattimore 100mH Dominique Taylor, 14.42 400mH 3000 Steeple Louise Webb, 10:19.83 High Jump Pole Vault Leslie Beard, 11’8.0’’ Long Jump Carissa Hill, 19’0.0’’ Triple Jump Erin Brown, 37’-5.25’’ Discus Denisha Nichols, 125’-0.0’’ Javelin Denisha Nichols, 71’-3.0’’
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NAME Jan Lukas Becker Jared Benford Aaron Bennett Xavier Broussard Le’Trey Burton Sean Chalmers Ryan Creech Trevon Davis Cameron Dickey Alex Dunbar Andres Espinosa Stuart Ferguson Federico Gasbarri TaMar Hicks Dalton Holly Matt Jackson Blake Johnson Michael Lester Thomas Lightfoot Tye Norman Johnathon Reece Tobias Riker Ryan Saunders Kevyn Smith Sam Stabler Jimmy Struble
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Belinda Aguilar Bianca Allen Nicole Alozie Claire Arnold Chaney Atwood Leslie Beard Erin Brown Hannah Callaway Zoia Carr Evelyn Chavez Rachael Davee Ashley Davis Nia Davis Megan Flanagan Brianna Foley Chanissey Fowler Justine Franklin Jasmine Graves Carissa Hill Minttu Hukka Vanessa Jean Jannika John Leigh Lattimore Deseray Lucas Alexis Nichols Denisha Nichols Verity Ockenden Cara Ortiz JaLana Owens Deja Phillips Sarah Shim Olivia Smith Alexandra Sokolova Janay Stanton Dominique Taylor Samantha Vaughn Sydney Wandix Kaitlynn Warren Louise Webb Brook Wilson
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EVENT(S) Distance Sprints Distance Jumps Hurdles Distance Distance Sprints Sprints/Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance Sprints Sprints Distance Sprints/Jumps Jumps Sprints Distance Jumps Distance Distance Sprints Distance Sprints
CL.-EXP. FR-TR SO-1L SR-1L JR-2L JR-2L SO-1L SR-1L SR-3L FR-HS JR-TR FR-HS JR-TR FR-TR JR-2L SO-1L SR-1L FR-HS JR-2L RS SO-1L SO-1L JR-2L JR-TR SR-1L SO-1L SR-3L SO-1L
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Saarbrucken, Germany (Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium) Houston, Texas (Summer Creek HS) Southampton, England (Cardiff Metropolitan University) Winnie, Texas (East Chambers HS) Tomball, Texas (Tomball HS) Dingwall, Scotland (Dingwall Academy) Cork, Ireland (Glanmire Community College) Houston, Texas (North Shore HS) Houston, Texas (Northland HS) Barningham, England (St. Mary’s University College) Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) Oxford, England (University of Birmingham) Chieti, Italy (Universita Politecnica delle Marche) Arlington, Texas (Timberview HS) Post, Texas (Post HS) Warrington, England (University of Birmingham) Winnie, Texas (East Chambers HS) Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS) Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS) Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS) New Waverly, Texas (New Waverly HS) Mainz, Germany (Eberhard-Karls University Tubingen) Bournemouth, England (St. Mary’s University College) Lubbock, Texas (Coronado HS) Queniborough, England (Ratcliffe College) Round Rock, Texas (Florence HS)
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Alice, Texas (Alice HS) Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands HS) Farnham, England (St. Mary’s University College) Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse HS) Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton HS) Houston, Texas (Klein Forest HS) Alvin, Texas (Alvin HS) Missouri City, Texas (Manvel HS) Porter, Texas (Porter HS) Smithville, Texas (Smithville HS) Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) Sealy, Texas (Sealy HS) Silsbee, Texas (Sil) Leander, Texas (Rouse HS) Houston, Texas (Houston Langham Creek HS) Sugar Land, Texas (Hightower HS) Kotka, Finland (Kotkan Lyseon Lukio) Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch HS) Furstenfeldbruck, Germany (Technische Universitat Munchen) Pinner, England (St. Mary’s University College) Houston, Texas (Houston Madison HS) Stafford, Texas (Stafford HS) Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown HS) Shaftesbury, England (Swansea University) Corpus Christi, Texas (Tuloso Midway HS) Houston, Texas (George Bush HS) Katy, Texas (Katy HS) Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) Moscow, Russia Manor, Texas (Manor HS) Houston, Texas (Stafford HS) Tyler, Texas (Tyler Chapel HS) Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) San Antonio, Texas (Brandeis HS) Southampton, England (University of Southampton) Houston, Texas (Glenda Dawson HS)
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TREY CLARK
Head Coach
16th season at Lamar • 16th season overall Lamar, 1993 When fans think of Lamar track and field, the first person that has to come to mind is 15-year head coach COACHING EXPERIENCE Trey Clark, who restored one of the region’s most-storied programs back to a proud tradition since he took the Year School Position helm on August 11, 1999. 2014 Lamar Head Coach The numbers tell the story. He has 11 team titles as the head coach, 75 individual Southland Conference 2013 Lamar Head Coach 2012 Lamar Head Coach champions, 11 league Athletes of the Year and seven All-Americans. The Lamar graduate claims seven South2011 Lamar Head Coach land Conference Newcomers of the Year, 10 Freshmen of the Year, three Outstanding Track Performers and four 2010 Lamar Head Coach high point scorers. 2009 Lamar Head Coach He has coached 34 current Lamar record holders and 113 athletes who currently rank in the top five in the 2008 Lamar Head Coach school’s record books. 2007 Lamar Head Coach Clark, a former sprinter and hurdler for LU, first 2006 Lamar Head Coach stepped on campus in 1988 and was named as an 2005 Lamar Head Coach assistant coach under head coach Barry Collins. He 2004 Lamar Head Coach is the Cardinals’ sixth head coach in program that 2003 Lamar Head Coach started in 1953. 2002 Lamar Head Coach 2001 Lamar Head Coach Quite possibly one of his best accomplishments 2000 Lamar Head Coach could be the restoration of Lamar’s distance pro1999 Lamar Assistant Coach gram, which swept the Southland Conference 1998 Lamar Assistant Coach Championships in both 2013 and 2014. The 2014 1997 Lamar Assistant Coach championship was the men’s’ eight overall and the 1996 Lamar Assistant Coach women’s’ fifth. Three of the last four athletes of the 1995 Lamar Assistant Coach year have come from Lamar, Matt Johnsen (2013, 1994 Lamar Part-Time Assistant men’s), Sam Stabler (2014, men’s) and Minttu Hukka 15 SEASONS AS HEAD COACH (2014, women’s). LU gained its first distance all-American since 1969 when Francis Kasagule achieved in back-to-back seasons in 2006-07. Since Samuel Kosgei (2008) and Johnsen (2012) have both done it. As a team, the men were one spot away from earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in 2014 and the women two spots away. He was named as the Southland Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2011. On Clark’s watch, Lamar earned its first ever indoor all-American when Kosgei finished eight at the NCAA Championships in 2009 in the 5,000-meter run. He has also coached two outdoor all-Americans in Joonas Harjamaki and Tom Wade. Both won it in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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During his tenure, Lamar has 36 individual indoor champions, including a run of four years (2006-09) when 1 Coach of the Year Award (2011-XC) LU had the men’s mile run champion. It also had the men’s 3 Outstanding Track Performers 3,000-meter champion for four-straight years (2009-12). 4 High Point Performers On the women’s side, he boasts a four year run of the distance medley relay (2005-08) and the 4x400 meter 7 Southland Conference Newcomers of the Year relay champions in 2000. The Lady Cardinals also have 9 Current men’s record holders five one mile run and 3,000 meter champions. 10 Southland Conference Freshmen of the Year Big Red has 26 individual league champions, in11 Southland Conference Athletes of the Year cluding the men’s 4x400 meter relay champions in 2003. From 2010-13, Lamar won three titles on the men’s 1,500 11 Southland Conference Team Titles meter run and the women did it from 2006-07. 25 Current womens record holders Even before his time as a head coach, he was an 11 Southland Conference Athletes of the Year important piece of the puzzle as the assistant coach. In 50 Top 5 record book performers - men his five years as an assistant, he worked with 33 league 63 Top 5 record book performers - women champions and 14 all-conference performers and worked with the two strongest parts of the program, relays and 75 Southland Conference Individual Titles hurdles. He led the 4x100 meter relay team to the 1999 Southland Conference championships, and guided Mark LeDoux to two straight conference titles in the 400-meter hurdles and ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships. LeDoux had two appearances at the USA Track and Field Nationals as well. Clark also helped Yamelis Ortiz, who joined the Lamar Hall of Honor in 2014, to the Olympics on Puerto Rico’s 4x400-meter relay team in 2000. Ortiz was a four-time conference champion in the 400-meter hurdles. The four-year letterman was an all-conference performer and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 1993 and a master’s in the same in 1995. He served as a part-time assistant in 1994. The Anahuac, Texas (Anahuac HS) native, is married to the former Laura Hughes and has two sons, Quade and Hayden. CLARK BY THE NUMBERS
THE TREY CLARK FILE Birthday: Hometown: Named LU Head Coach:
EDUCATION: • HS • Lamar, bachelor’s in kinesiology, 1993 • Lamar, master’s in kinesiology, 1995 FAMILY: Wife: Laura Children: Sons Quade and Hayden COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1999-present Lamar, Head Coach 1995-99 Lamar, Assistant Coach 1994 Lamar, Part-Time Coach TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2004 Cross Country- Women 2005 Cross Country- Women 2006 Cross Country- Women 2006 Cross Country-Men 2007 Cross Country- Men 2008 Cross Country- Men 2009 Cross Country- Men 2010 Cross Country- Men 2011 Cross Country- Women 2013 Cross Country- Men 2013 Cross Country- Men 2014 Cross Country- Men AWARDS: 2011
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DARREN GAUSON
Assistant Coach • Distance 3rd season at Lamar Napier (Scotland), 2006
Darren Gauson was named distance and cross country coach on September 17, 2012, and in that short time, he’s helped build upon Lamar’s outstanding distance tradition. The Edinburgh, Scotland, native guided both the men’s and women’s cross country programs to back-to-back Southland Conference titles 2013 and 2014, and helped develop three of the four individual champions during that span. In 2013 Both Matt Johnsen and Ash Harrell were key in the success for the men, finishing first and second at the conference meet en route to qualifying for the NCAA National Championships. Both Minttu Hukka and Sam Stabler dominated in 2014, both downing league records in the process. Gauson was named as the Southland Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year for both the men’s and women’s teams, both seasons. The women’s team, which had not tasted Southland glory since 2006, was comprised almost entirely of Gauson’s first recruiting class at LU. The group demolished the field at the conference championships on the way to posting its best finish at the NCAA South Central Regional since 2007. In all, nine LU runners earned a spot on the 2013 All-Southland teams, and two more took home honorable mentions. Johnsen was named Athlete of the Year and both Harrell and Leigh Lattimore earned Newcomer of the Year. It was more of the same in the next season when Big Red took home five of the six specialty awards including men’s and women’s athletes of the year (Stabler and Hukka), Freshmen of the Year (Jan Lukas Becker and Hukka) and Newcomer of the Year (Jannika John). LU collected eight All-SLC athletes. Joining the program just after the start of the 2012 campaign, Gauson directed Johnsen to the NCAA Championships, placing 33rd and becoming just the fourth Lamar harrier to earn All-American honors since 1969. As his first year turned to the indoor season, two more of his athletes made some noise as both Joe Wade and Becky Gough took home Southland Conference indoor titles. Wade earned the mile championship, his third win of the season in the event, with a time of 4:08.80, marking the fastest time at the SLC meet since 1998. Gough won the 3,000 meter run, completing the race in
10:10.05. COACHING EXPERIENCE During outdoor sea- Year School Position son, Wade earned his fifth 2014 Lamar Assistant Coach career Southland title with 2013 Lamar Assistant Coach Butler Assistant Coach a 1,500 meter win and end- 2012 Butler Assistant Coach ed the season with the top 2011 Butler Assistant Coach conference times in both 2010 2009 Butler Assistant Coach the 1,500 and 5,000 meter runs as well as the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Both Gough and Claire Miles also earned all-conference designation in two events. Prior to Lamar, Gauson spent four seasons with Butler University, helping develop and maintain one of the most successful programs in the Horizon League. While at BU, the Bulldog men continued a streak of 14 consecutive conference championships in cross country, including a 29th place finish at the NCAA National Championships in 2008. He was also pivotal in the individual development of a number of athletes, including four All-Americans (Andrew Baker, Callum Hawkins, Steve Lisgo and Rob Mullet). Gauson also worked with sprinters and hurdlers, helping the group break four school records in three years. Prior to joining the Bulldog staff, Gauson was a standout athlete for BU for two seasons, earning a Horizon League crown in the 1,500 meter run in 2008. He’s also a former Scottish national champion in the event, winning in both 2004 and 2005. A 2006 graduate of Napier University in Scotland, Gauson holds a bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise science. He completed his master’s in education at Butler in 2008. Gauson is married to the former Marbeth Shiell.
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ALESHA WALKER
Assistant Coach • Jumps 2nd season at Lamar New Mexico , 2011
After putting together a stellar career at the University of New Mexico, Alesha Walker was named to Lamar’s staff on November 11, 2013. Walker, who spent the last two-plus seasons as a graduate assistant for the Lobos, was one of the school’s most-decorated athletes. The Killeen, Texas, native holds both the indoor and outdoor school records in the long jump and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials. “For the athletes that are here, I think having a former athlete that has been through what they have will be a big help,” explained LU head coach Trey Clark. “She’s brought in a wealth of experience, especially when you consider the kind of jumps program that New Mexico has. Any time that you can bring in someone that has that level of national exposure, it’s going to be huge for the athletes and their development.” While on staff at UNM, Walker had a number of everyday duties in the office, but worked primarily with the jumps program, which produced four All-America honorees in 2012 and three more in 2013. Walker graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2011, and she’s currently pursuing her master’s in kinesiology.
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Personal • Born Jared M. Benford on June 20, 1995 in Houston, Texas. • Son of David and Shay Lovett and Shelby Benford. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 60m: • 200m: Outdoor • 200m: • Long Jump:
7.03 (2014) 22.30 (2014) 21.90 (2014) 6.93m (2014)
JARED BENFORD Sprints • So.-1L Houston, Texas Summer Creek HS
AARON BENNETT Distance • Sr.-1L Southampton, England Cardiff Metropolitan University
2015 Outdoor • Finished 18th at the Southland Conference Championships in the long jump with a wind-aided 6.10m mark. • Season high mark in the long jump was at the McNeese Springtime Twilight with a 6.93 mark, placed fifth. • Best time in the 200m was 21.90 at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight in a seventh place finish, and also finished with a wind-aided 22.29 mark at the McNeese Springtime Invite. • Took the runner-up in the 4x100m relay at the Victor Lopez Classic to open the season (42.36). Placed third in the 4x400m relay at that meet with a 3:21.75 mark. • Finished ninth at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational in the 4x1 (43.51) and sixth in the long jump on a 6.55 mark.
2014 Cross Country • Ran at the Rice Invitational and put up a 18:53 mark in a 5.6K and finished 12th.
2014 Indoor • Finished 18th in the 200m and 17th in the 60m dash in the preliminary round at the Southland Conference Championships with a 22.30 and 7.03 mark, respectively. Both were season highs. • Placed seventh at as a part of the 4x400m relay team at the Howie Ryan Invitational (3:21.51) and fifth at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational (3:18.96). • Top finish in the 200m was at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invite with a 12th place finish and a 22.48 time. Also took 13th at the Howie Ryan Invite on a mark of 22.97. • Took 15th in two preliminary rounds at the Houston Indoor Invitational in the 60m dash, 7.05 and 7.06. High School • Ran for coach Shelton Ervin. • Posted best time of 21.8 seconds in the 200 meter dash. • Member of 4x200 team that set school-record time of 1:25.90. • Also won the 4A state title in the 4x200 with a time of 1:26.20. • Competed for both Wings and CL Stars track clubs.
2014 Outdoor Track • Competed in 11 races across eight meets • NCAA qualifier in the 800 • Made outdoor debut at Victor Lopez Classic, winning the 800 with a time of 1:50.89 • Broke 1:50 barrier for the first time in his career with a fourth place outing at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet, finishing in 1:49.21 • Runner-up at Southland Championships with a time of 1:51.43 • Posted a time of 1:49.18 in the first preliminary race at the NCAA West Preliminary to qualify for the second round • Ended 24th overall • Season-best time of 1:49.18 was the best in the Southland for the season and ranks third on Lamar’s all-time performance list. 2014 Indoor Track • Raced nine times at five meets • Made debut at the Houston Indoor Opener, placing fourth in the mile at 4:25.61 • Ran first 800 at Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, winning with a time of 1:52.73 • Also won the Howie Ryan Invitational 800 crown, clocking in at 1:54.24 • Placed second at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic with a time of 1:52.34, which ranked third in the Southland • Placed third at the conference meet, ending in 1:52.75 • Member of Southland-winning distance medley relay team that set school, facility and conference records with a time of 9:54.13. P
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rior to Lamar: • Three-time finalist at the indoor and outdoor British University and College Athletics Championships • Placed first in the 800 meter run at the South of England Indoor Championships and Welsh Indoor Championships • Placed second in the 800 at UK Indoor U20 Championships • Also ranked No. 1 in England in the race ... Hampshire County U20 800 record holder • Has a personal-best time of 1:51.21 in the 800.
Personal • Born Aaron Joseph Bennett on January 29, 1992 in Winchester, England • Son of Todd and Vanessa Bennett. • Father represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games, earning a silver medal in the 4x400 meter relay. • He also took bronze in the event at the 1983 World Championships and set a world indoor record in the 400 on the way to earning two European championships. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump: Outdoor • Long Jump:
High School • Placed third in the 800 meter run at South of England U20 Championships • Also ran for Southampton Athletic Club. Personal • Born Aaron Joseph Bennett on January 29, 1992, in Winchester, England ... Son of Todd and Vanessa Bennett • Father represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games, earning a silver medal in the 4x400 meter relay • He also took bronze in the event at the 1983 World Championships and set a world indoor record in the 400 on the way to earning two European championships. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 5.6K: Indoor • 800m: • Mile: Outdoor • 400m: • 800m: • 1500m:
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XAVIER BROUSSARD Jumps • Jr.-2L Winnie, Texas East Chambers HS 2014 Outdoor • Competed in the long jump at five different meets, including a season-best of 6.85 meters in the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Invitational. • Finished 15th at the Southland Conference Track and Field Championships with a 6.57 mark. • Marked at 6.30 meters at the McNeese Springtime Invite. 2014 Indoor • Best mark on the season in the long jump was 6.94 meters at the Southland Conference Championships, and placed 11th. • Also had long jumps of 6.47m at the Houston Indoor Opener, 6.28m at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational and 6.22 at the Howie Ryan Invitational. • Top mark in the triple jump was 12.97 meters at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational. Prior to Lamar • Three-time finalist at the indoor and outdoor British University and College Athletics Championships. • Placed first in the 800 meter run at the South of England Indoor Championships and Welsh Indoor Championships. • Placed second in the 800 at UK Indoor U20 Championships. • Also ranked No. 1 in England in the race. • Hampshire County U20 800 record holder. • Has a personal-best time of 1:51.21 in the 800. High School • Placed third in the 800 meter run at South of England U20 Championships. • Also ran for Southampton Athletic Club.
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2013 Indoor • Participated in five events over three meets • Competed in the 55 meter hurdles at the McNeese Invitational, placing 13th at 8.80 seconds • Ran the 60 meter hurdles at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s with a time of 8.89. High School • Competed for coach Ricky Badley • Posted time of 14.00 in the 110 meter hurdles and 38.46 for the 300 meter hurdles. Personal • Born Le’Trey Antwione Burton on March 9, 1993 in Houston, Texas • Son of Frankie and Tawana Burton.
LETREY BURTON Sprints • Jr.-2L Tomball, Texas Tomball HS 2014 Outdoor • Ran in three events during the season, 110m hurdle, 400m hurdle and the 200m dash. • Best time in the 110m hurdle was in the preliminary round at the Southland Conference Championships (14.86) • Top mark in the 400m hurdle was at the Lion Invitational (56.80). • Ran in the 200m once, and recorded a 23.21 time at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invite and placed 26th. • Best finish in the 110m hurdle was fourth at the Lion Invite on a wind-aided time of 14.83, and also fifth at the Victor Lopez Classic (15.62).
CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 55H: • 60m: • 60H: Outdoor • 110H: • 200m: • 400H:
8.80 (2013) 7.54 (2014) 8.44 (2014) 14.85 (2014) 23.21 (2014) 56.80 (2014)
2014 Indoor • Competed in the 60m hurdle and the 60m dash. • Finished sixth at Southland Conference Championships in the 60mH with an 8.47 time. • Top time in the hurdle was 8.44 in the preliminary round at the SLC Championships. • Ran a 7.54 time at the Howie Ryan Invitational in the 60m dash.
SEAN CHALMERS Distance • So-1L Dingwall, Scotland Dingwall Academy 2014 Cross Country • Competed in one event, the 6K at the Texas A&M Invitational and finished 12th with an 18:53 time. 2014 Outdoor Track • Raced four times across four meets • Began season with a 10th place showing in the 1,500 at the Victor Lopez Classic, clocking in with a time of 3:56.49, which would ultimately rank 12th in the Southland Conference for the season • Placed third in the 800 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic, ending in 1:56.25 • Came in 14th in the 1,500 at the Southland Championships, finishing in 4:02.70. 2014 Indoor Track • Competed in six races over the course of four meets • Made collegiate track debut at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, finishing fourth in the mile at 4:23.59 ... Came in 13th in the race at the Howie Ryan Invitational, crossing the finish line in 4:20.04 • Posted eighth-best Southland time in the 800 with an eighth-place finish at Howie Ryan, ending in 1:55.20 • Placed fifth in the mile at the Southland Championships with a time of 4:16.58, which ranked him ninth in the league for the season.
2013 Outdoor • Competed in nine events across five meets • Posted a wind-aided time of 15.31 for the 110 meter hurdles at the Bobcat Classic to finish 14th • Also put up best 400 meter hurdle time at the Bobcat Classic, finishing in 58.38 to place 15th • Ended eighth in the 110 meter hurdles at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet and 10th at the McNeese Spring Time Classic with times of 16:35 and 15:41, respectively • Placed 19th at the Southland Championships with a 400 meter hurdle time of 1:00.20 and 16th in the 110 meter hurdles at 15.63.
2013 Cross Country • Competed in three races • Placed 49th at Southland Championships with a time of 27:35.8 for the 8,000-meter course • Ended 15th at Houston Baptist Invitational, completing the 5,000-meter course in 16:06 • Came in 60th at 5,500-meter Rice Invitational with a time of 18:07.
LETREY BURTON
High School • Named Sportsperson of the Year
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• Set records for 800 meter and 1,500 meter runs with times of 1:54.79 and 4:00.55, respectively • Posted personal-best times of 51.9 in the 400 and 8:47.8 in the 3,000 • Also ran for Inverness Harriers. Personal • Born Sean Michael Chalmers on October 7, 1995, in Mayburgh, Scotland • Son of Ross and Lorraine Chalmers. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country •6K: Indoor • 800m: • Mile: Outdoor • 800: • 1500m:
• Came in 97th at NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 33:22.6 for the 10,000-meter course • Finished five-mile Notre Dame Invitational in 25:44.9 to place 94th • Ended 25th at 5,500-meter Rice Invitational with a time of 17:31.
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RYAN CREECH Distance • Sr.-3L Cork, Ireland Glanmire Community College 2014 Cross Country • Claimed All-Southland Conference honors with a 10th place finish at the Southland Conference Championships on a 24:25.4 mark. • Finished 37th at the South Central Regional with a 30:49.8 mark in the 10K. • Also ran 8,000 meters at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational and the Chile Pepper Festival and finished with times of 24:04.0 and 24:42.4, respectively. 2014 Outdoor Track • Competed in three races over two meets • Opened campaign with a third place showing in the 5,000 at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Invitational, crossing the finish line in 15:06.13 • Placed second in the 10,000 at the Southland Championships, ending in 31:19.94 • Came in 16th in the 5,000 at the conference championships, posting a time of 15:59.37. 2014 Indoor Track • Ran in four races over three events • Began season with a third place finish in the 3,000 at the Howie Ryan Invitational, putting up a time of 8:41.28 • Also came in third at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic, ending in 8:33.08, which ranked ninth in the Southland Conference • Placed sixth in the event at the Southland Championships with a time of 8:37.02 • Took home conference crown in the 5,000 with a time of 14:55.70, which was the third-best mark on the season in the league. 2013 Cross Country • Competed in five races • Earned All-Southland Second Team honors for finishing ninth at 8,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 25:30.9
2013 Outdoor Track • Completed five races across four meets • Won 5,000 meter crown at Sam Houston State Quad Meet, posting a time of 14:41.73, which ranked seventh in the Southland • Put up a time of 30:21.24 in the 10,000 meter run at Mt. SAC Relays, finishing 12th and ranking fourth in the conference • Placed fourth in the 10K at the Southland Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:44.15 • Clocked in at 15:09.34 in the 5K at conference to come in 10th. 2013 Indoor Track • Ran in five races across four meets • Placed fifth in the 5,000 meter run at the Southland Championships with a time of 15:00.17 • Also ended seventh in the 3,000 meter run at the SLC meet at 8:34.88 • Took home first collegiate win at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s, completing the 5,000 in 15:04.48 • Ended second in the 3K at the Jeff Davis Invitational with a time of 8:38.51. 2012 Cross Country • Participated in three events • Finished third at the LSU Cross Country Festival, completing the 8,000 meter course in 26:30.0 • Ended 27th at 8,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 25:26.4. 2012 Outdoor Track • Did not compete. 2012 Indoor Track • Ran in four events across three meets • Earned Southland Freshman of the Year award • Placed third in the 5,000 meter run at the Southland Championships, finishing in 14:57.72 • Ended eighth in the 3,000 at the SLC meet with a time of 8:35.13 • Picked up fourth place finish at the Birmingham Invitational and Multi’s, putting up a time of 8:34.10. 2011 Cross Country • Competed in six events • Placed seventh in the three-mile Johnny Morris Invitational at 16:04.18 • Ended 16th at the Southland Championships, completing the 8,000-meter course in 25:48.2 • Finished the 8,000-meter Grass Routes Grand Prix in a time of 26:31.8 to place 24th • Posted 44th place finish at the South Central Region-
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al, putting up a time of 34:11.9 for the 10,000-meter course.
land Conference Championships, finishing in 48.09 • Also posted a time of 48.88 at the Southland event, finishing eighth • Placed 12th in the 400 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic and 16th at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic with times of 49.51 and 49.33, respectively • Also a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished eighth at the SLC Championships with a time of 3:18. •... Relay quartet came in fifth at McNeese with a time of 3:17.00 and 22nd at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a time of 3:17.10.
High School • Earned High School Sportsperson of the Year in 2010 • Captured Irish Schools 5,000 meter title with a time of 15:18. Personal: • Born David Ryan Creech on December 19, 1991, in Cork, Ireland • Son of Eamon and Norma Creech. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 5.5K: • 6K: • 8K: • 10K: Indoor • 3000m: • 5000m: Outdoor • 5000m: • 10,000m:
17:31.0 (2013) 23:24.5 (2014) 24:25.4 (2014) 30:49.8 (2014) 8:33.08 (2014) 14:55.70 (2014) 14:41 (2013) 30:21.24 (2013)
TREVON DAVIS Sprints • Jr.-2L Houston, Texas North Shore HS 2014 Outdoor • Finished fifth in the 4x400m relay at the league championships with a 3:13.79 mark, top time on the season. • Also ran the 4x4 at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice (3:17.35, 7th), Lion Invitational (3:21.57, 3rd) and the Victor Lopez Classic (3:21.75, 3rd). • Top time in the 400m was 48.52 in a runner-up finish at the Victor Lopez Classic, where he also finished as the runner-up in the 4x100m relay with a season-best 42.36 time. • Was 18th in the 400m at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational with a 50.09 time and finished ninth in the 4x1 on a 43.51 run. • Ran the 800m once, at the Lion Invitational and finished 12th on a 2:11.44 time. 2014 Indoor • Finished fourth in the 400m dash at the Southland Conference Championships with a 48.56 time and 10th as a part of the 4x400m dash with a mark of 3:19.49. • Season-high time in the 400m was in the preliminary round of the championships, 48.54. • Finished 26th in the 400m at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic with a 50.32 mark and fourth in the 4x4 with a 3:19.39 time. • Ran the 200m twice during the season, at the Howie Ryan Invitational and finished 16 with a 23.02 time and at the Houston Indoor Opener with a runner-up finish on a 22.84 run. • Competed in the 60m dash at the Howie Ryan Invite, and ran times of 7.11 and 7.07 (season high) in the prelims. • Top mark in the 4x4 was at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational of 3:18.96, fifth place finish.
RYAN CREECH
2013 Indoor • Competed in eight events across four meets • Finished 10th in the 400 meter dash at the Southland Championships with a season-best time 49.84 seconds • Ran the event at both McNeese meets, putting up a time of 51.43 to place second in the first and 51.87 to end fourth in the second • Also a member of the second place 4x400 relay team at the Jeff Davis Invitational with a time of 3:24.17 • Member of distance medley relay team at SLC meet that placed third at 10:15.93. 2012 Outdoor • Did not compete. 2012 Indoor • Did not compete. High School • Helped team to 2010 state championship • Part of runner-up team in 4x400 relay team at the state meet • Also lettered in football. Personal • Born Trevon Davis on July 28, 1991 in Houston, Texas • Son of Tamara Henson and Andre Davis • Brother, Devante, plays wide receiver for UNLV. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 60m: • 200m: • 400m: Outdoor • 200m: • 400m: • 800m:
7.07 (2014) 22.84 (2014) 48.54 (2014) 22.16 (2013) 48.09 (2013) 2:11.44 (2014)
2013 Outdoor • Ran in 10 races over the course of five meets • Posted best 400 meter time of the season at the South-
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sixth ... Placed fourth in the event at the McNeese Spring Time Classic with a time of 1:55.27 • Finished in 1:56.28 at the Southland Championships to come in 10th • Participated in the 400 once, placing ninth at the SHSU Quad Meet with a time of 51.28 • Also a member of the 4x400 relay team that came in second at SHSU with a time of 3:17.46 • The quartet posted times of 3:17.46 and 3:18.03 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and Southland Championships, respectively, to place 22nd and eighth • The 4x400 team posted its best time of the season at McNeese, finishing in 3:17.00 and ending fifth.
TAMAR HICKS Sprints • Jr.-2L Arlington, Texas Timberview HS 2014 Outdoor • Season-best mark of 3:13.79 at the Southland Conference Championships in the 4x400m relay and netted a fifth place finish. • Timed at 1:55.33 during the preliminary rounds of the championships in the 800m race, also a season best. • Put up a 1:56.57 mark in the 800m at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight to finish 20th and 3:17.35 in the 4x4 for seventh place. • At the McNeese Springtime Invite, placed sixth in the 800m (1:56.79) and fifth in the 4x4 (3:22.76). • Set an early season-high in the 800m at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational on a 1:55.61 mark, seventh place. • Ran the 400m dash in 50.14 at the Victor Lopez Classic, also ran the 4x4 in 3.21.75 for third place. 2014 Indoor • Season-best time in the 800m of 1:58.14 at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational in an eighth place finish. • Also finished in fifth place at A&M in the 4x400m relay on a 3:18.96 time, season best mark. • Competed at the Southland Conference Championships in the 800m and 4x4; finished 15th in the prelims with a 1:59.83 mark in the 800m and 10th in the 4x4 with a 3:19.49 time. • Finished 39th in the 800m (1:59.68) and fourth in the 4x4 (3:19.39) at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic. • Placed seventh in the 4x4 at the Howie Ryan Invite on a 3:21.51 mark and 20th in the 800m on a 1:59.07 run. • Opened the season with a 51.43 run in the 400m dash and 3:23.71 mark in the 4x4 at the Houston Indoor Opener.
2013 Indoor • Ran in eight races over four meets • Took home 600 meter crown at the Jeff Davis Invitational with a time of 1:26.76 • Also a member of the 4x400 relay team at the meet that finished second at 3:24.17 • Finished fifth in the 800 at the McNeese Invitational with a time of 2:07.77. High School • Competed for Coach Rayford Ross • Team captain as a senior Part of nation’s No. 1 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:12.71 • Two time regional qualifier in the 800 • Also ran for Dallas Gold Track Club.
DALTON HOLLY Sprints • Fr.-RS Post, Texas Post HS 2014 Outdoor • Did not compete 2014 Indoor • Did not compete
Personal • Born TaMar C. Hicks on November 30, 1994 in Irving, Texas • Son of Donald and Shirley Hicks. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 400m: • 600m: • 800m: Outdoor • 400m: • 800m:
51.43 (2014) 1:26.76 (2013) 1:58.14 (2014) 50.14 (2014) 1:54.33 (2013)
2013 Outdoor • Competed in 10 races over the course of seven meets • Ran primarily in the 800, putting up a season-best time 1:54.53 at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet to finish
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CARDINAL RETURNERS 26:51.4 (2014) 17:56.0 (2013) 23:23.8 (2013)
MATT JACKSON Distance • Jr.-TR Warrington, England Univeristy of Birmingham
MICHAEL LESTER Sprints/Jump • Sr.-3L Arlington, Texas Mansfield Summit HS
2014 Cross Country • Injured
2014 Outdoor • Member of the 4x100m relay team and competed in the long jump and the 100m dash. • Top jump of the season was 7.07 at the Southland Conference Championships and finished seventh. • Placed fifth at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Kight Invitational in the long jump on a 7.04 mark and sixth at the Lion Invitational on a 6.82 jump. • Competed in the 100m and long jump at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight, and finished 16th (11.53) and 13th (6.72m), respectively. •Ran the 4x1 at the Victor Lopez Classic and finished as the runner-up on a 42.36, top time and placed of the year.
2014 Outdoor • Injured 2014 Indoor • Injured 2013 Cross Country • Raced in two events before picking up an injury • Placed 48th at 5,500-meter Rice Invitational with a time of 17:56 • Ended 176th at five-mile Notre Dame Invitational, clocking in at 26:51.4. Prior to Lamar • Champion in the 1,500 meter run at the North of England Indoor Championships • Also earned silver in the 3,000 • Placed fourth in the 1,500 at the national event • Holds personal-best times of 1:51 in the 800, 3:47 in the 1,500 and 8:17 in the 3,000 • Member of English national gold-medal winning team five times, most recently in 2010. High School • Placed third twice in the steeplechase at the English Schools Championships. Personal • Born Mathew David Jackson on April 28, 1991, in Warrington, England • Son of David and Christine Jackson.
2014 Indoor • Competed in the 55m dash and long jump during the season. • Top jump was 6.92 meters in the first jump of the season at the McNeese State Cowboys Invite #1. • Finished the 55m on a 6.84 mark during the prelims of the Cowboy Invite. • Was 11th in in the long jump at the Southland Conference Championships on a 6.90m mark. 2013 Outdoor • Did not compete. 2013 Indoor • Competed in four events across three meets • Put up best long jump of the season with a mark of 22 feet, 8.5 inches to place sixth at the McNeese Invitational • Placed third in the event at the Jeff Davis Invitational with a distance of 22 feet, five inches • Came in 11th at Southland Championships with a long jump of 22 feet, 7.75 inches.
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2012 Outdoor • Completed eight events at six meets • Placed fourth in the long jump at both the SHSU Twilight Meet and Southeastern Lion Invitational with marks of 22 feet, 7.75 inches and a wind-aided 23 feet, 2.5 inches, respectively • Finished fifth in the triple jump at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet with a mark of 45 feet, 1.75 inches. 2012 Indoor • Participated in four events across three meets • Placed 10th in the triple jump at the Birmingham Invitational and Multi’s with a mark of 42 feet, two inches • Placed 11th in the long jump and 12th in the triple jump at the Iowa State Classic with distances of 21 feet, 8.75 inches and 42 feet, 1.25 inches, respectively • Came in 16th in the long jump at the Southland Championships with a mark of 22 feet, 1.75 inches High School • District champion and regional qualifier in both the long and triple jump • Also qualified for regionals in power lifting • Played wide receiver for the football team. Personal • Born Michael Donnell Lester II on May 20, 1993 in Kansas City, Mo. • Son of Michael and LaTrice Lester. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 55m: • Long Jump: • Triple Jump: Outdoor • 100m: • Long Jump: • Triple Jump:
6.84 (2013) 6.92m (2013) 12.85m (2012) 11.53 (2014) 7.07m (2014) 13.76m (2012)
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TJ LIGHTFOOT Jumps • RSo.-1L Beaumont, Texas West Brook HS 2014 Oudoor • Top time in the 100m dash was at the Southland Conference Championships, and finished 30th on an 11.44 mark in the prelims. • Timed at 11.61 at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight and finished 18th. • Finished eighth at the Victor Lopez Classic (11.53) and 21st at the Lion Invitational (11.42-w). • Member of the 4x100m team at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Kight Invitational, and finished ninth on a 43.51 time. 2014 Indoor • Ran the 60m dash in the preliminary round at the Howie Ryan Invitational, and marked at 7.12. 2013 Outdoor • Redshirted. 2012 Outdoor • Redshirted. High School • Ran for head coach Kirby Jones • Put up best time of 10.55 seconds in the 100 meter dash • Team captain ... Three-time regional qualifier • Competed for USA World Junior 4x100 meter relay team • Also ran for Beaumont Track Club. Personal • Born Thomas Isaiah Lightfoot on November 30, 1992 in Beaumont, Texas • Son of Thomas and Janice Lightfoot • Father ran track for Lamar.
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TYE NORMAN Distance • So.-1L Beaumont, Texas West Brook HS
JONATHAN REECE Jumps • Jr.-2L New Waverly, Texas New Waverly HS
2014 Cross Country • Ran at one event, the Rice Invitational and finished 63rd with an 18:52 mark. 2014 Outdoor Track • Raced three times across three meets • Made collegiate debut at SFA Carl Kight Invitational, finishing 21st in the 1,500 with a time of 4:07.40 • Placed fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:32.60 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic • Came in ninth in the 1,500 at the Southeastern Lion Invitational, finishing in 4:14.13. 2014 Indoor Track • Did not compete. 2013 Cross Country • Did not compete. High School • District champion in the 3,200 meter run in 2012 • Earned silver medal in the 2,000 meter steeplechase at the 2013 Texas Relays • Holds personal records of 4:26, 9:48 and 16:10 in the 1,200, 3,200 and 5,000 meter runs, respectively, as well as a time of 6:12 in the 2,000 meter steeplechase. Personal: • Born Zachary Tye Norman on November 8, 1994 in Beaumont, Texas • Son of Charlie and Debbie Norman. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 5.6K: Outdoor • 1500m: • 3000mS:
18:52 (2014) 4:07.40 (2014) 10:32.60 (2014)
2013 INDOOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2014 Outdoor • Competed in the high jump, and recorded one long jump. • Season-best jump was 2.03 at the McNeese Springtime Invite, and crowned him champion. • Was fourth on a 1.90m jump at the Victor Lopez Invite, and tenth at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight on a 1.86m mark. • Finished 13th at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Kight Invitational on a 6.37m mark and 16th at the Duckett-Rice Invite on a jump of 6.58m.
CAREER BESTS: Indoor • High Jump: • Long Jump: Outdoor • High Jump: • Long Jump:
2.05m (2x, last in 2014) 6.98m (2013) 2.08m (2013) 6.58m (2014)
2014 Indoor • Took fourth place at the Southland Conference Championships in the high jump on a 2.00 mark. • Finished as the champion in the high jump at both the Southern Miss Cupid Classic (2.05m, season best) and Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational (2.04m). 2013 Outdoor • Posted marks in the high jump at three events • Won McNeese Spring Time Classic with a height of six feet, nine inches • Placed second at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet with a season-best mark of six feet, 9.75 inches • Ended third at the Southland Championships with a height of six feet, 8.75 inches. 2013 Indoor • Participated in five events over four meets • Southland Freshman of the Year • Placed second at the Southland Championships in the high jump with a mark of six feet, 8.75 inches • Put up same performance earlier in the year to place second at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s • Also finished ninth in the long jump at the SLC meet,
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RYAN SAUNDERS Distance • Fr.-1L Bounremouth, England St. Mary’s University College 2014 Cross Country • Competed in one race, at the South Central Regionals, and finished 40th with a 31:00.8 mark in the 10K. 2014 Outdoor Track • Injured. 2014 Indoor Track • Injured. 2013 Cross Country • Competed in two events • Placed 27th at the 10,000 meter NCAA South Central Regionals, putting up a time of 31:10.3 • Completed five-mile Notre Dame Invitational in 25:25.6 to place 62nd. High School: • Placed fourth at British University and Colleges Cross Country Championships, helping team to a gold medal • Placed 10th at 2010 European Cross Country Championships • Came in second in the 1,500 meter run at 2010 AAA U20 World Trials • Also ran for Bournemouth AC and City of Norwich AC • Holds personal-record times of 1:50.48 in the 800 meter run and 3:46.56 in the 1,500. Personal: • Born Ryan James Saunders on July 29, 1991, in London, England • Son of Sharon and Trevor Saunders. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 5K: • 10K:
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KEVYN SMITH Sprints • So.-1L Lubbock, Texas Coronado HS 2014 Outdoor • Season top mark of 48.21 in the 400m netted him 10th in the preliminary rounds of the Southland Conference Championships. • Ran the 200m once, and placed 20th on a 23.55 mark at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Invitational. • Finished third and fifth with the 4x400m relay team at the Lion Invitational (3:21.57) ands McNeese Sprigntime Invite (3:22.76), respectively. • Took 12th place twice in the 400m dash, at the Lion Invitational (51.59) and (50.96). 2014 Indoor • Season-best time of 52.02 in the 400m dash at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational. • Ran the 60m dash with a time of 7.58 at the Houston Indoor Opener, only meet to run the 60m. • Competed in the 4x400m relay, and finished fourth with a 3:23.71 mark. • Finished the 400m in 53.22 at the Howie Ryan Invitational and 52.82 at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic. High School • Competed for coach Mike Meeks • Put up best 400 time of 49 seconds • Part of school record-setting 4x200 team, posting a time of 1:26.38. Personal • Born Kevyn Andre Smith on November 30, 1994 in Lubbock, Texas • Son of Danny and Dessa Smith.
25:25.5 (2013) 31:00.8 (2014)
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the finish line in 3:42.18, which also ranked second in school history • Took home league titles in both the 1,500 and 5,000 at the Southland Championships with times of 3:51.97 and 14:55.29, respectively • Ended 27th in the 1,500 at the NCAA West Preliminary, putting up a time of 3:44.88.
SAM STABLER Distance • Sr.-3L Queniborough, England Ratcliffe College 2014 CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION 2014 OUTDOOR 15000M CHAMPION 2014 OUTDOOR 5000M CHAMPION 2014 INDOOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 INDOOR OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 2014 INDOOR HIGH POINT SCORER 2014 INDOOR 3,000M CHAMPION 2014 INDOOR 5,000M CHAMPION
2014 Cross Country • Named as the Southland Conference Athlete and Student-Athlete of the Year. • Won the Southland Conference Championship and broke the league record at the league championships on a 23:29.1 mark, also his career-high time. • Was the top league runner and earned All-Region honors after a third place finish at the South Central Regionals with a 10K mark of 29:35.9. • Top league finisher at the NCAA Championships with a 32:34.0 mark. • Fourth place finish at the Chile Pepper Festival on a 24:10 time in 8,000 meters. • Timed at 24:21 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational. • Opened the season with a second place finish on a 17:02 time at the Rice Invitational. 2014 Outdoor Track • Ran in six races over the course of five meets • Southland Student-Athlete of the Year • Opened up season with a 1,500 win at the Victor Lopez Classic, ending in 3:43.44 • Posted the top Southland mark of the season in the 5,000 with a time of 13:55.16 at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing 23rd in the race and moving up to second on LU’s all-time performance list • Recorded the top Southland 1,500 mark of the season to win the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet, crossing
2014 Indoor Track • Competed in six races across four meets • Southland Athlete of the Year, Student-Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Athlete • Opened up season with the 3,000 title at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, finishing in 8:01.29 • Followed up by setting a school and conference record in the mile with a converted time of 3:59.33 at the Howie Ryan Invitational, narrowly missing the ultimate national qualifying mark by one-tenth of a second • Also put up the top Southland time in the 3,000 with a second-place showing at the Meyo Invitational, clocking in at 8:00.64, which also ranked second in school history • Part of the Southland-winning distance medley relay team, setting a school, meet and facility record with a time of 9:54.13 • Also set the Southland meet record in the mile during the prelims with a time of 4:03.14, and then returned a day later to win the mile title with a time of 4:10.61 • Took home the 3,000 crown as well by clocking in at 8:21.69 to finish as the leading scorer in the men’s meet with 22.5 points. 2013 Cross Country • Raced in five events • Named First Team All-Southland after a fourth place fi0nish at 8,000-meter Southland Championships, ending in 25:07.6 • Placed 29th at 10,000-meter NCAA Championships
with a time of 31:14.1 • Came in 10th at Rice Invitational, finishing the 5,500-meter course in 17:06. 2013 Outdoor Track • Completed eight races across six meets • Qualified for the NCAA Regional with a 1,500-meter time of 3:46.59 at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic, placing fourth and ranking third in the Southland • Placed 22nd 5,000 meter run at Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 14:22.25, which ranked third in the conference • Placed fourth in both the 1,500 and 5,000 meter races at the Southland Outdoor Championships, putting up times of 3:53.77 and 14:43.46, respectively • Clocked in at 3:58.65 to place 43rd at NCAA West Regional ... Ended fourth in the 1,500 at Texas State Bobcat Classic with a time of 3:48.84. 2013 Indoor Track • Ran in six events across four meets • Finished fourth in the mile at the Southland Championships with a time of 4:13.85 • Member of third place distance medley relay team at the SLC meet with a time of 10:15.93 • Also ended fourth in the event at the Jeff Davis Invitational with a time of 4:11.32 • Posted seventh place finish in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:40.06 at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s. 2012 Cross Country • Competed in four races • Won individual crown at the LSU Cross Country Festival, completing the 8,000-meter course in 25:51.7 • Placed 12th at the 8,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 24:41.9 • Finished 107th at 10,000-meter South Central Regional at 34:30.4. 2012 Outdoor Track • Ran in six races over five meets • Began season with a pair of crowns at the Leon Johnson Invitational, finishing the 1,500 run in 3:54.16 and the 3,000 in 8:53.36 • Also placed third in the 1,500 at the Southland Championships with a time of 3:46.87 • Posted 43rd place finish in the event at the NCAA West Preliminary Round at 4:04.36. 2012 Indoor Track • Participated in six races at four meets • Won Birmingham Invitational and Multi’s in the 3,000 with a time of 8:16.64 • Finished third in the event at the Iowa State Classic with a season-best time of 8:11.80 • Ended second in the mile at the Leonard Hilton Invitational at 4:16.00.
SAM STABLER
2011 Cross Country • Competed at six events
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• Won Southland Freshman of the Year award • Finished 12th at the Southland Championships with a time of 25:34.5 for the 8,000-meter course • Had a sixth place showing at the three-mile Johnny Morriss Invitational with a time of 16:02.16 • Ended 10,000-meter South Central Regional in 34:11.9 to place 89th. High School • Ran for Coach Wayne Walker • Helped team to second place showing at English Schools Championship • Also ran with OWLS A.C., helping team to a win at the Midland Road Relays and a runner-up showing at the National Cross Country Relays.
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17:06.0 (2013) 17:02 (2014) 23:23.8 (2013) 23:29.1 (2014) 29:35.9 (2014) 4:02.38 (2014) 8:00.64 (2014) 15:58.87 (2012) 3:42.18 (2014) 8:53.36 (2012) 13:55.16 (2014)
Personal • Born Samuel James Stabler on May 17, 1992, in Leicester, England • Son of Jim and Ann Stabler.
SAM STABLER
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JAN LUKAS BECKER Distance • Fr.-HS Saarbrucken, Germany Otto-Hahn Gymnasium 2014 CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
2014 Cross Country • Earned second team All-Southland Conference honors with a sixth place finish at the Southland Conference Championships with an 8,000-meter finish of 24:12.8. • Finished 12th at the South Central Regionals in a 10K event at Arkansas with a time of 30:09.5. • Ran a 24:59.3 mark at the Chile Pepper Festival and 25:20.0 time at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, both 8Ks. • Finished the Texas A&M Invitational 6K with a mark of 18:43.9 and finished seventh. High School • Ran for LG Region Karlsruhe • Placed third at U23 German championships in both cross country and 3,000 meter steeplechase in 2014 • Posted best times of 14:25.91 and 8:55.98 in the 5,000 meter run and 3,000 meter steeplechase, respectively • Also clocked in at 30:59 in the 10,000 meter road race. • Placed fourth in each the 5,000 meter run, 2,000 meter steeplechase and cross country at the U20 German championships in 2012 at Otto-Hhan Gymnasium. Personal • Born Jan Lukas Becker on September 22, 1993, in Dudweiler, Germany • Son of Thomas Schmidt and Gerda Becker • Father coached him for much of youth career.
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CAMERON DICKEY Sprint/Jumps • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Northland HS
ALEX DUNBAR Distance • Jr.-TR Barningham, England St. Mary’s University College
High School • State runner-up in the long jump and 2014 Regional and district champion. • Best mark of 21’-10.5’’ in the long jump and 42’-4.0’’ in the triple jump. • Defensive player of the year finalist in football. • All-state and all-district honoree in football and basketball. • 2014 Academic All-state in football, basketball and track. • Member of the 2014 National Honor Society. • Lettered in football, basketball and track. • Coached by Chris Norwood. Personal • Born March 3, 1996 • Son of Earlis and Jennifer Dickey. • Majoring in nursing.
2014 Cross Country • Earned first team All-Southland Conference honors on a 23:56.9 time and fourth place finish at the 8,000-meter Southland Conference Championships. • Finished 24th at the South Central Regionals at Arkansas with a 10,000-meter time of 30:25.9. • Ninth place finish at the Texas A&M Invitational with a 18:47.3 mark in the 6,000-meter race. • Put up times of 25:11.0 and 24:54.8 at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational and Chile Pepper Festival, respectively. Prior to Lamar • Won 10,000 meter title at 2013 British University Championships with a personal-best time of 30:51.53 • Also finished third at the cross country championships • Currently ranked in the top 25 in his age group in the UK in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs • Carries a personal best 5,000 time of 14:39.03. High School • Placed third in the 800 meter run at South of England U20 Championships • Also ran for Southampton Athletic Club. Personal • Born Aaron Joseph Bennett on January 29, 1992 in Winchester, England • Son of Todd and Vanessa Bennett • Father represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games, earning a silver medal in the 4x400 meter relay • He also took bronze in the event at the 1983 World Championships and set a world indoor record in the 400 on the way to earning two European championships.
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ANDRES ESPINOSA Distance • Fr.-HS Humble, Texas Atascocita HS
STUART FERGUSON Distance • Jr.-TR Oxford, England Univeristy of Birmingham
2014 Cross Country • Competed in two races. • Finished with a 28:22.8 mark in an 8K at the Chile Pepper Festival. • Put up a 20:56.4 mark in the Texas A&M Invitational, a 6K.
2014 Cross Country • Top 20 finish at the Southland Conference Championships on a 24:57.8 mark in the 8,000-meter race. • Ran the 10K at the South Central Regionals and finished 102nd with a 32:18.0 mark. • Finished the Chile Pepper Festival in 25:55.3 and placed 64th. • Placed 64th at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational on a 24:57.8 time. • Was 80th at the Texas A&M Invitational 6K with a 20:09.5 time.
High School • Ran for Coach Todd Symons • Earned 2013 district individual and team championship in cross country • Set school record with a cross country time of 16:07 over 5,000 meters • Holds career-best times of 4:04 and 9:04 in the 1,500 and 3,000 meter runs, respectively. Personal • Born Andres Espinosa on May 17, 1996, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico • Son of Efrain and Laura Espinosa.
Prior to Lamar: • Took home first place finish in the 1,500 meter run at Scottish Senior Championships in 2012 • Placed fourth at in the event at British Universities and Colleges Sport indoor championships, crossing the finish line in 3:56.54 • Came in fifth in the event a year prior • Holds a career-best time of 3:47 in the race to go along with a time of 1:52 in the 800.
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FEDERICO GASBARRI Distance • Fr.-TR Chieti, Italy Univerista Politecnica delle Marche 2014 Cross Country • Placed 23rd at the Southland Conference Championships with a 25:05.0 mark in the 8,000-meter race. • Ran the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (8K) in 26:18.0 and finished 234th. • Took part in the 6,000-meter race at the Texas A&M-Invitational and took 31st on a 19:19.4 mark. High School • Placed 10th in the 1,500 meter run at European Junior Championships • Finished fourth in the event at U20 Italian championships • Holds personal best times of 1:53.07 and 3:48.00 in the 800 and 1,500, respectively. Personal • Born Federico Gasbarri on August 25, 1994, in Chieti, Italy • Son of Bruno Gasbarri and Giuseppina Regnicoli.
High School: • Won U17 UK title in the 1,500. Personal: • Born Stuart J. Ferguson on October 10, 1992, in Oxford, England • Son of Alan and Linda Ferguson.
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BLAKE JOHNSON Sprints/Jumps • Fr.-HS Winnie, Texas East Chambers HS
TOBIAS RIKER Distance • Jr.-TR Mainz, Germany Eberhard-Karls University Tubingen
High School • Was named to the Beaumont Enterprise’s Super Gold Track and Field first team. • East Chamber’s Track MVP and Region IV 2A 110m hurdle champion and state qualifier. • Marks of 14.8 in the 110m hurdle, 40.61 in the 300m hurdle, 43’ in the triple jump and 19’-11.0’’ in the long jump. • Coached by Chris Fontenot.
2014 Cross Country • Put up a 25:01.3 time at the Southland Conference Championships and placed 21st. • Ran 8Ks at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (26:19.0, 235th place) and Chile Pepper Festival (25:38.5, 51). • Participated in the 6K at the Texas A&M Invitational and placed 24th on a 19:14.1 time.
Personal • Son of John and Lena Johnson. • Born May 21, 1996. • Majoring in Kinesiology.
JIMMY STRUBLE Sprints • So.-HS Round Rock, Texas Florence HS
High School • Placed fifth in the 1,500 meter run at U23 German national championships in 2013 •Also came in second in the southern Germany event in both the 800 and 1,500 •Holds career best times of 1:51.17, 3:49.33 and 8:24.50 in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meter runs, respectively.
High School • Personal best time of 10.80 in the 100m dash as a junior and 22.52 in the 200m dash. • Also ran the 400-meter in a 49.5 as a senior. • Earned all-district and all-area honors in football as a wide receiver his junior. • Regional qualifier in powerlifting as a junior. • Academic all-state in football and track as a senior. • Member of the National Honor Society. Personal • Son of Jacki and Stephen Struble. • Born May 31, 1995. • Sister, Tatianna Struble, runs track at Robert Morris.
Personal: • Born Nicolai Tobias Riker on February 19, 1991, in Wiesbaden, Germany •Son of Martin and Gabriele Riker.
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• Placed 67th at 4,200-meter Rice Invitational, completing the race in 16:59. High School • Set 3,200 meter record with a time of 11:30. • Holds personal-best times of 19:06 in the 5,000 meter run and 5:20 in the mile. Personal • Born Belinda Aguilar on December 14, 1994 in Corpus Christi, Texas. • Daughter of Emerica Aguilar.
BELINDA AGUILAR Distance • So.-1L Alice, Texas Alice HS 2014 Cross Country • Placed 36th at the Southland Conference Championships (6K) with a 22:55.2 mark, helping her team win the league championship. • Ran the 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals and finished 288 with a time of 24:30.9. • Finished 83rd at the Chile Pepper Festival after an 18:27.6 time in the 5,000-meter race. • Raced at the Texas A&M Invitational in the 4.1K and finished 34th (15:25.9). 2014 Outdoor • Raced in the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m during outdoor season. • Clocked a top time of 4:50.81 in the 1500m at the McNeese Springtime Invite, placed fifth. Also took 12th with a 4:53.48 mark as the SFA Sketcher’s Carl Knight Invitational. • Ran the 5000 at three meets, including a season top time of 17:49.11 Victor Lopez Classic, finished fourth. • Only 10,000m race was at the Southland Conference Championships (38:09.23), finished seventh. 2014 Indoor • Top time in the mile at the Houston Indoor Opener, 5:29.81 and took 17th. • Ran the 3000m in five meets, top time of 10:10.19 at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic where she finished sixth. • Also clocked times of 10:32.91 (Texas A&M Invite, 1/17), 10:24.76 (Howie Ryan Invite, 1/31), and 10:16.06 (Southland Conference Championships, 2/6). 2013 Cross Country • Raced in five events • Came in 42nd at 6,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 23:33.4. • Ended 94th at NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 23:19.8 for the 6,000-meter course.
CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.1K: • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • Mile: • 3000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 5000m: • 10,000m:
15:25.9 (2014) 16:59.0 (2013) 18:27.6 (2014) 22:55.2 (2014) 5:29.81 (2014) 10:10.19 (2014) 4:50.81 (2014) 17:49.11 (2014) 38:09.23 (2014)
BIANCA ALLEN Sprints • So.-1L Spring, Texas Klein Collins HS 2014 Outdoor • Season best of 25.26 in the 200m at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight and took 27th place, only time she ran in the 200m. • Best time in the 400m was at the Southland Conference Championships (prelims) with a 57.81 mark and 21st place finish. • Ran the 400 at the Victor Lopez Classic (58.50, 19th place), McNeese Sprigntime Invite (59.06, 11th), 2014 Lion Invitational (58.73, 28th) and the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (58.73, 28th). • 4x4 team finished as the conference runner-up with a 3:24.43 mark at the Southland Conference Championships, also a season high. • Ran the 4x100m in one meet, timed at 48.88 at the Victor Lopez Invitational and finished eighth. 2014 Indoor • Raced in three events, 4x400, 200m, 400m. • Put up a 26.30 mark in the 200m at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational for a 21st place finish. • Ran the 400m at three meets with a season best of 1:00.56 at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic in a 50th place finish. Placed 29th at the Houston Indoor opener (1:03.38) and 32nd at the Howie Ryan Invitational (1:01.8). • Top team time of 3:55.57 in the 4x4, and placed fifth. High School • Lettered twice for the track team • Earned a berth to regionals as a member of the 4x400 relay team • Also lettered all four years in basketball • Qualified for Junior Olympics in 2013 as a member of the 4x800 relay team. Personal • Born Bianca Shawnta Allen on February 13, 1995 in
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Houston, Texas • Daughter of Robert and Susita Allen • Mother played softball for Hillsboro College. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 200m: • 400m: • 4x400m: Outdoor • 200m: • 400m: • 4x100m: • 4x400m:
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26.30 (2014) 1:00.56 (2014) 3:55.57 (2014)
8.01 (2014) 26.75 (2014) 5.56 (2014) 12.50 (2014) 5.65 (2014)
25.56 (2014) 57.81 (2014) 48.88 (2014) 3:42.43 (2014)
NICOLE ALOZIE Jumps/Sprints • So.-1L Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands HS 2014 Outdoor • Top finish in the long jump was eighth at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight with a 5.65 mark, also a season-high. • Finished ninth at the Southland Conference Championships with a 5.50 jump, and eighth at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational (5.23m). • Ran in the 200m once, finished with a 26.75 time and was 26th. • Finished with a 12.50 time in the 100m at the Lion Invitational. • Best time of 47.24 and finished sixth in the 4x100 at the SFA Skecher. 2014 Indoor • Compete in the 60m once, at the Houston Indoor Opener, finished with an 8.01 mark in the preliminary round • Ran in the 200m with a season high of 26.75 at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational and finished 27th. Also ran the event at the Howie Ryan Invite (26.92, 56th). • Best long jump mark is 5.56m at the Howie Ryan Invite, and was the champion of that event. • First jump of the year was at the Texas A&M Invite, hit 5.27m and placed 10th. • Jumped at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic (5.21m, 26th) and at the Southland Conference Championships (5.39, 18th). High School • Competed for Coach Alana Miller • Earned team MVP for track as a senior • Posted top time of 12.02 seconds in the 100 meter dash • Put up top marks of 18 feet and 37 feet, 9.5 inches in the long jump and triple jump, respectively. Personal • Born Nicole Uchi Alozie on June 18, 1996 in Lagos, Nigeria
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LADY CARDINAL RETURNERS • Placed third overall in the Hampshire Cross Country League • Placed third in inter-county U23 championships and finished in the top 20 at the South of England U23 Championships • Holds personal record of 9:49 in 3,000. • Member of British colleges gold team at the All Hallows School Personal • Born Claire Elizabeth Arnold on May 15, 1992 in Guildford, England • Daughter of Mike and Catherine Arnold.
CLAIRE ARNOLD Distance • Sr..-2L Farnham, England St. Mary’s University College 2014 Cross Country • Ran in one meet, marked at 18:59 in a 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival. 2014 Outdoor • Ran the 1500m at the McNeese Springtime Invite, and finished second with a 4:47.93 mark. • Marked at 18:03.78 and finished 10th at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight. 2014 Indoor • Finished fourth in the 3000m at the Southland Conference Championships with a 10:09.15 mark and in the 5000m with a 17:43.26 mark. • Finished second in 3000m (10:01.21) at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic and was fourth (10:09.02) at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational. • Tan the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational and timed at 5:23.43 and placed 24th. 2013 Cross Country • Competed in five races • Took home Second Team All-Southland honors after a ninth place finish at the Southland Championships, ending the 6,000-meter course in 21:59.6 • Came in 61st at 6,000-meter NCAA South Central Regional, finishing in 22:26.0 • Placed 23rd at 4,200-meter Rice Invitational with a time of 15:57 • Ended 121st at Notre Dame Invitational with a time 18:42 for the 5,000-meter course. High School • Finished 44th at the 2013 British University and Colleges Cross Country Championships • Also ran for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletic Club • Earned a silver medal with Southern 6 stage relay team
CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • Mile: • 3000m: • 5000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 5000m:
15:57.0 (2013) 18:42.1 (2013) 21:59.6 (2013) 5:23.43 (2014) 10:01.21 (2014) 17:43.26 (2014) 4:47.93 (2014) 18:03.78 (2014)
LESLIE BEARD Jumps • Sr.-3L Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS 2014 Outdoor • Season-high mark in the pole vault was 3.56m at the Southland Conference Championships in a seventh place finish. • Finished second at the McNeese Springtime Invite with a 3.35m mark in the pole vault, and 21st in the long jump with a 5.03m. • Top Ten finishes at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational (ninth, 3.40m), Victor Lopez (ninth, 3.40m) and J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (10th, 3.51m). 2014 Indoor • Competed in the pole vault at three meets. • Season-high mark was 3.63m in the first jump of the season at Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational, placed third. • Finished 12th at the Southland Conference Championships with a 3.33m mark. • Jumped for a 3.50m mark at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic and finished 20th. 2013 Outdoor •Participated in the pole vault at five meets • Set school record in pole vault, posting a mark of 11 feet, 10.75 inches at the Southland Championships to place fifth • Won pole vault at J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet with a height of 11 feet, 9.75 inches. 2013 Indoor • Competed in three events • Set school record in pole vault by topping a height of 12 feet, 1.5 inches at Southland Championships to place seventh • Ended second at McNeese Invitational after clearing a height of 11 feet, 5.75 inches • Bettered the mark a week later at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s, posting a mark of 11 feet, 7.75 inches to finish 10th.
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2012 Outdoor • Participated in the pole vault at five meets • Improved every meet, culminating with a mark of 11 feet, 7.75 inches to place eighth at the Southland Championships.
2013 Indoor • Competed in five events across four meets • Finished fifth in the long jump at the Southland Championships with a mark of 19 feet, 0.5 inches • Posted a mark of 37 feet, 11.25 inches in the triple jump at the SLC meet, ending eighth • Finished third in the long jump at the Jeff Davis Invitational, putting up a distance of 18 feet, 1.5 inches • Ended sixth in the event at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s at 18 feet, three inches.
2012 Indoor • Competed at four meets • Set a then-school record in the pole vault, topping 11 feet, 8.5 inches at the Iowa State Classic to finish second • Cleared 11 feet, 7.75 inches at the Southland Championships to finish fourth. High School • Competed for head coach Randy Richard • Best mark in the pole vault was 11 feet, seven inches. Personal • Born Leslie Kathleen Beard on December 15, 1992 in Beaumont, Texas • Daughter of Roger and Christine Beard. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Pole Vault: Outdoor • Pole Vault: • Long Jump:
3.70m (2013) 3.63m (2013) 5.03m (2014)
ERIN BROWN Jumps• Sr.-3L Houston, Texas Klein Forest HS 2014 Outdoor • Placed eighth at the Southland Conference Championships in the long jump with a 5.51 time. • Also had top 10 finishes in the long jump at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (5.60m, ninth) and Lion Invitational (5.74, fifth). • Competed at the Georgia Tech Invitational, and finished 22nd in the triple jump (11.41m) and 20th in the long jump (5.52m). • Ran in the 4x100m relay at the Victor Lopez Classic, and placed seventh on a 47.89 time. Also hit a 5.40m in the long jump to finish 10th. 2014 Indoor • Competed in the triple and long jumps. • Top mark in the long jump was 5.29m (20th) at the Southland Conference Championships, also where her season and career high in the triple jump (11.79m, sixth) was. • Had a top 10 finish at the Texas A&M 12 Team in the triple jump with a 11.03m mark. Placed 19th with an 11.24 mark at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic. • Highest finish in the long jump was 16th at the Texas A&M 12 Team on a 5.19m mark. Finished 17th at the Howie Ryan Invite on a 5.19m mark.
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2012 Outdoor • Posted results in six events across five meets • Won long jump crown at SHSU Twilight Meet with a wind-aided mark of 18 feet, 8.75 inches • Posted season-best triple jump distance of 36 feet, 5.5 inches to place seventh at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet. 2012 Indoor • Competed in six events over four meets • Put up season-best mark of 36 feet, five inches in the triple jump to finish fifth at the Iowa State Classic • Best mark in the long jump was 16 feet, 6.5 inches to place 18th at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. High School • Competed for head coach Leslie Wylie. Personal • Born Erin A. Brown on February 10, 1993 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Alvin and Lucette Brown • Featured on E! Network modeling reality show Scouted. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump: Outdoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump:
5.80m (2013) 11.79m (2014) 5.65m (2013) 11.73m (2013)
2013 Outdoor • Participated in 10 events over the course of six meets • Put up a career-best distance of 38 feet, six inches for the triple jump at the Southland Championships, finishing eighth • Also placed seventh in the long jump at the Southland’s showcase event, posting a mark of 18 feet, 6.5 inches • Ended fourth at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet with a distance of 17 feet, 7.5 inches • Posted a mark of 37 feet, 9.5 inches to place 11th at the Bobcat Classic.
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HANNAH CALLAWAY Jumps • Jr..-1L Alvin, Texas Alvin HS 2014 Outdoor • Season-high mark of 3.41m and finished 15th at the Southland Conference Championships • Finished second at the McNeese Springtime Invite on a 3.35m mark. • Put up a 3.31m mark and placed 12th at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight 2014 Indoor • Hit 3.20m in both the McNeese State Cowboy Invite #1 and the McNeese State Cowboy Invite #2.
RACHEL DAVEE Sprints • RSo.-1L Smithville, Texas Smithville HS
2014 Outdoor • Competed in three events, the 4x400m relay, 200m, and 400m. • Top 10 finishes in the 4x4 at the McNeese Springtime Invite (4:08.69) and SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invite (4:06.07). • Top time in the 200m was a 27.31 mark at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight. • Season-best time of 1:01.13 at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight and a 1:04.12 at the Lion Invitational. 2014 Indoor • Did not compete
2013 Outdoor • Did not compete. 2013 Indoor • Posted results in both McNeese meets, topping 10 feet, six inches each time to finish fourth at the first and fifth at the second. High School • Put up best mark of 11 feet, six inches and qualified for regionals twice. Personal • Born Hannah V. Callaway on March 4, 1994 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Anthony and Maxine Callaway. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Pole Vault: Outdoor • Pole Vault:
ZOIA CARR Sprints • RSo.-1L Missouri City, Texas Manvel HS
3.20m (2013) 3.41m (2014)
2013 Outdoor • Redshirted.
2014 Indoor • Ran the 400m at the Houston Indoor Invitational with a1:05.97 time, placed 34th. • Finished 16th at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational in the 800m on a 2:34.66 time. 2013 Cross Country • Ran in one race, and finished with a 24:53.8 time and finished seventh at the McNeese Relays.
2013 Indoor • Redshirted. High School • Ran both the 400 and 800 meter runs, putting up besttimes of 1:03 and 2:27, respectively • Also posted best 200 time of 26 seconds. Personal • Born Zoia S. Carr on January 17, 1994 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Lawrence and Edwina Carr. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Pole Vault: Outdoor • Pole Vault:
2014 Outdoor • Ran the 800m at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (2:32.20, 26th) and (2:28.11, 17th). • Competed in the 400m at the Victor Lopez and finished 32nd with a 1:03.57 mark. • A part of the 4x400 relay team at the McNeese Springtime Invite and finished seventh on a 4:08.69 mark.
3.20m (2013) 3.41m (2014)
High School • Four-time regional qualifier in both track and cross country • Also a state qualifier in the 800 meter run • Holds personal records of 1:00.05 in the 400 and 2:21 in the 800 meter runs. Personal • Born Rachael DeeAnn Davee on September 9, 1994 in Smithville, Texas • Daughter of Sam and Lori Davee. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 400m: • 800m: Outdoor • 400m: • 800m:
1:05.97 (2014) 2:34.66 (2014) 1:03.57 (2014) 2:28.11 (2014)
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NIA DAVIS Jumps• So.-1L Missouri City, Texas Elkins HS 2014 Outdoor • Runner-up in the 4x400m team at the Southland Conference Championships with a 3:42.43 time, and placed 10th in the 400m at the 56:24 mark. • Champions in the 4x4 at the Lion Invitational with a 35:51.11 time, and was second at the McNeese Springtime Invite with a 3:49.31 time. • Also competed in the 4x100m at the Victor Lopez Classic and finished seventh with a 47.89 time. • Finished sixth at the Lion Invitational with a 57.82 mark in the 400m. • Season high time of 56.12 in the 400m at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight. 2014 Indoor • Finished third at the Southland Conference Championships as a part of the 4x400m relay team on a 3:45.31 team. • 4x4 team finished fourth at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic with a 3:59.85 time. • Ran the 400m at the Howie Ryan Invite, and finished 33rd with a 1:01.12 time. High School • Competed for Coach Ben Still • Earned team MVP award • Also ran for Wings Track Club. Personal • Born Nia Chardai Davis on May 2, 1995 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Carrie Dixon and Marcus Davis. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 400m: • 4x400m: Outdoor
1:01.12 (2014) 3:45.31(2014)
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• Ended 30th at 6,000-meter Southland Championships with a time of 23:06.8 • Placed 84th at NCAA South Central Regional, putting up a time of 22:59.3 for the 6,000-meter course • Came in 35th at 4,200-meter Rice Invitational, finishing in 16:07. High School • Part of second-place team in state as a senior • Helped team to a third place finish at Nike South Central Cross Country Regional • 5A regional qualifier in the 3,200 meter run • Has a personal-best time of 11:07 in the 3,200.
MEGAN FLANAGAN Distance • So.-1L Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS 2015 Cross Country • Finished 26th on a time of 22:080.8 (6000m) at the Southland Conference Championships, and helped the Lady Cards win a league title. • Finished 72nd at the South Central Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:20.9 (6,000m) • Ran 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals and finished 270th with a 23:30.7 time. • Ran at the Chile Pepper Festival and timed at 18:13.7 in the 5K race. • Placed 36th in the Texas A&M Invitational with a 15:29.4 time in a 4.1K 2014 Outdoor • Competed in five events over the course of five meets • Opened season with a seventh-place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase, clocking in at 11:47.95 • Placed 15th in the 1,500 at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational with a time of 4:58.70 • Runner-up in the steeplechase at the McNeese Spring Time Invitational, crossing the finish line in 11:45.30, which ranked as the 14th-best time in the Southland • Ended 12th in the event at the Southland Championships with a time of 11:46.09. 2014 Indoor • Ran the mile and 3000m. • Best in the mile was 5:27.46 at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational, in a 19th place finish. • Finished 15th in the mile with a 5:27.89 mark. • Season best time of 10:38.57 in the 3000m at 10:38.57 at the Southland Conference Championships, and finished 23rd. • Placed ninth at the Howie Ryan Invitational, timed at 10:41.21. 2013 Cross Country • Raced at five events
Personal • Born Megan Taylor Flanagan on January 24, 1995 in Fall River, Mass. • Daughter of Robert and Mardy Flanagan CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.1K: • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • Mile: • 3000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 3000S:
15:29.4 (2014) 16.07.0 (2013) 18:13.7 (2014) 22:08.8 (2014) 5:27.46 (2014) 10:38.57 (2014) 4:58.70 (2014) 11:45.30 (2014)
BRIANNA FOLEY Jumps • So.-1L Sealy, Texas Sealy HS 2014 Outdoor • Finished 16th in the triple jump at the Southland Conference Championships on an 11.01m mark, the best of the season. • Also placed in the top 10 (ninth) at the Lion Invitational on a 10.81m jump. • Best mark in the long jump was at the McNeese Springtime Invitational, 5.01m. • Put up a 5.00m jump at the Lion Invitational, and a 4.95m mark at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight. 2014 Indoor • Opened the season with at 11.06m mark in the triple jump at the Houston Indoor Invitational, the season best. • Placed 23rd in the Southern Miss Cupid Classic with an 11.03m mark, and finished 13th at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invite with a 10.50m mark. • One long jump on the season, marked 4.91 and finished 27th at the Houston Indoor Opener. High School • Ran for Coach Ray Dabney Qualified for regional twice • Posted best marks of 18 feet, three inches in the long jump and 37 feet, 11 inches in the triple jump. Personal • Born Brianna Foley on January 7, 1995 in Belleville, Texas • Daughter of James and Gertie Foley. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump: Outdoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump:
4.91m (2014) 11.06m (2014) 5.01m (2014) 11.01m (2014)
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• Won the event at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet with a mark of 18 feet, seven inches • Finished seventh at the McNeese Spring Time Classic with a distance of 18 feet, five inches • Put up mark of 17 feet, 8.25 inches to place 12th at Southland Championships • Ran with the 4x100 meter relay team twice, placing sixth at the Southland Championships with a time of 46.52 and fourth at McNeese with a time of 46.75. 2013 Indoor • Did not compete. 2012 Outdoor • Did not compete.
JUSTINE FRANKLIN Sprints • So.-1L Leander, Texas Rouse HS 2014 Outdoor • Ran the 400m and 4x400m relay at the Victor Lopez Classic. • Finished in 33rd with a 1:04.33 in the 400m and was third in the 4x4 with a 3:47.99 mark. 2014 Indoor • Did not compete High School • Three-time regional qualifier and two-time state qualifier • Helped team to regional titles in both 2011 and 2013 • Posted personal-best times of 58.0 in the 400 and 2:25 in the 800. Personal • Born Justine Dianne Franklin on September 3, 1994 in Livingston, Texas • Daughter of Crystal Phillips. CAREER BESTS: Outdoor • 400m: • 4x400m:
1:04.33 (2014) 3:47.99 (2014)
CARISSA HILL Sprints/Jumps • Sr.-3L Sugar Land, Texas Hightower HS 2014 Outdoor • Top 10 finishes in every meet in the long jump and 4x100m relay. • Fourth place finish as a part the 4x1 relay team with a 46.04 mark at the Southland Conference Championships, and took seventh in the long jump with a 5.51m mark. • Relay team finished third at the Victor Lopez Classic (46.35), sixth at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (46.54), fourth at the McNeese Springtime Invite (47.02), fourth at the Lion Invitational (47.12) and sixth at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational (47.24) • Career-high long jump was 5.79m at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Invite in a sixth place finish. • Marked at 5.47m at the Lion Invitational and finished ninth and had a wind-aided jump of 5.73 at the McNeese Springtime Invite in a fifth place finish. 2014 Indoor • Placed 12th that the Southland Conference Championships in the long jump with a mark of 5.45m, also tied the season high from the Howie Ryan Invitational (11th place). • Had a 5.30m long jump and took 18th place at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic. • Opened the indoor season with a 5.39m long jump for ninth at the Houston Indoor Opener and followed with a 5.38m jump at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational. • Ran the 60m twice, at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational (8.06, 19th) and Howie Ryan Invite (7.99, 62nd).
2012 Indoor • Participated in eight events across four meets • Put up a season-best mark of 18 feet, 3.75 inches in the long jump to place seventh at the Southland Championships • Also put up a season-best distance of 36 feet, seven inches in the triple jump at the SLC meet to finish 17th • Ended eighth in the triple jump at the Birmingham Invitational and Multi’s with a mark of 36 feet, 0.25 inches • Posted distance of 17 feet, 6.25 inches to place ninth in the long jump at the Iowa State Classic. High School • Competed for Coach David Pollack • Earned regional championships in 2010 and 2011 and placed third at state in 2011. Personal • Born Carissa Denyce Hill on July 9, 1993 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Frankie and Allison Hill • Sister, Franchelle, runs track at Texas State. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • Long Jump: • Triple Jump: • 60m: Outdoor • Long Jump:
5.58m (2013) 11.15m (2013) 7.97(2013) 5.79m (2014)
2013 Outdoor • Participated in nine events over the course of seven meets • Primarily competed in the long jump, putting up a career-best distance of 18 feet, 9.25 inches at the Bobcat Classic to finish eighth
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LADY CARDINAL RETURNERS of 10:03.12 and 17:12.51, the latter of which ranks as the third-best 5,000 time in school history. 2013 Cross Country • Southland Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-Southland after a second place finish at the Southland Championships with a time of 20:54.9 for the 6,000-meter course • Earned 14th-place finish at 10,000-meter NCAA South Central Regional, posting a time of 20:50.1 • Placed fifth at Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 17:09.9 for the 5,000-meter course, earning Southland Athlete of the Week honors in the process • Took home Rice Invitational title, completing the 4,200-meter course in 14:30.
LEIGH LATTIMORE Distance • Sr.-1L Pinner, England St. Mary’s University College 2014 OUTDOOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2013 CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
2014 Cross Country • Was the Southland Conference runner-up on a 20:44.2 mark in the 6K, and took 17th place at the South Central Regionals on a 20:51 time. • Finished 58th at the ISU Pre-Nationals in a 21:41.6 6K run. • Ran a 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival and finished at 16:40.0, and ran a 4.1K at the Texas A&M Invitational and timed at 14:19.0. 2014 Outdoor • Ran in five races over five meets • Southland Newcomer of the Year • Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award winner • Opened season at Stanford Invitational and posted the top Southland time in the 10,000, finishing 26th in 34:19.82, which ranked second on LU’s all-time performance list • Placed 29th in the 5,000 at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 16:57.50, which ranked third in the league and fourth in LU history • Took home the Southland title in the 5,000, finishing in 17:30.15 • Placed 26th in the 10,000 at the NCAA West Preliminary with a time of 35:26.16. 2014 Indoor • Competed in six races across five meets • Debuted at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, finishing second in the 3,000 with a time of 9:47.53 • Also ran in the event at the Meyo Invitational, placing seventh with a Southland-best time of 9:35.64, which ranked second in school history • Finished second and third in at the conference championships in the 3,000 and 5,000, respectively, with times
Prior to Lamar • Placed seventh at the 2013 British Universities and College Cross Country Championships • Posted a third-place finsh at the event in 2012 to help squad to a team title • Placed fifth in the 5,000 at BUCS Athletics Championships • Personal-best times in the 3,000 and 5,000 are 9:29 and 16:49, respectively. High School • Finished eighth at the English Schools Cross Country Championships • Came in fifth at inter-counties event and third at the McCain Cross Challenge. Personal • Born Leigh Gladys May Lattimore on February 2, 1991 in Edgware, England • Daughter of Terry and Alison Lattimore. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.1K: • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • Mile: • 3000m: • 5000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 5000m: • 10,000m:
14:19.0 (2014) 14:30.0 (2013) 16:40.0 (2014) 20:44.2 (2014) 5:01.42 (2014) 9:35.64 (2014) 17:12.51 (2014) 5:43.95 (2014) 16:57.71 HT (2014) 34:19.82 (2014)
DENISHA NICHOLS Throws • Sr.-3L Elizabethtown, Ky. Elizabethtown HS 2014 Outdoor • Finished 20th in the discus at the Southland Conference Championships with a 36.24m mark. • Career high discus throw was 38.10m at the McNeese Springtime Invite, and finished 10th at that meet. • Placed eighth in the discus at the Victor Lopez Classic on a 37.49m mark and 10th at the McNeese Springtime Invite with a 38.10m mark. • Took 14th at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight in the javelin on a 21.73m throw. 2014 Indoor • Did not compete 2013 Outdoor • Competed in eight events across six meets • Put up career-best distance of 116 feet, one inch to place fourth in the discus throw at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet • Also finished fourth in the discus at the SHSU Quad Meet with a distance of 114 feet • Ended 12th at the Southland Championships with a mark of 113 feet, two inches • Put up career-best mark of 93 feet, 10 inches to finish 11th at the Victor Lopez Rice Bayou Classic. 2013 Indoor • Did not compete. 2012 Outdoor • Competed in two events • Posted season-best mark in the discus, putting up a distance of 114 feet, four inches to place fourth at the SHSU Twilight Meet • Threw the discus 105 feet, 11 inches at the Southeastern Lion Invitational to end 12th. 2012 Indoor
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High School • Competed for Coach Jeff McNeill • Helped team to a third place finish in 2011 and earned an individual state title • Had a top mark of 36 feet, four inches in the shot put and 114 feet, 11 inches in the discus. Personal • Born Denisha Shairee Nichols on May 22, 1993 in Staten Island, N.Y • Daughter of Cynthia Maye. CAREER BESTS: Outdoor • Discus: • Javelin
38.10m (2014) 28.61m (2014)
JALANA OWENS Sprints • So.-1L Houston, Texas George Bush HS 2014 Outdoor • Season high 26.08 time in the 200m dash at the Victor Lopez Classic in a 36th place finish. Also ran a wind-aided time of 26.55 in the 200m at the Lion Invitational. • Top time of 59.90 in the 400m at the McNeese Springtime Invitational and finished 16th. • Took 31st place at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Invite on a 1:00.05 mark and 19th place at the Lion Invitational with a 1:00.80 mark, both in the 400m. • Best time of 4:06.07 time with the 4x400m relay team at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational in a ninth place finish. • Ran with the 4x100m relay team at the Victor Lopez Classic, and finished eighth on a 48.88 mark. 2014 Indoor • Did not compete High School • Ran for coach Carey Wright Regional and state qualifier in 2011, 2012 and 2013 • Also won regionals in 2013. Personal • Born JaLana J’Nese Owens on March 29, 1995 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Jarrod and Veronica Owens. CAREER BESTS: Outdoor • 200m: • 400m:
26.08 (2014) 59.90 (2014)
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SARAH SHIM Distance • Jr.-2L Houston, Texas Langham Creek HS 2014 Outdoor • Finished as the Southland Conference runner-up in 4x400m relay (3:42.43) and fourth in the 4x100m relay (46.04). • Ran a 56.40 time at the Southland Conference Championships in the 400m dash, and finished 13th in her heat. • Career high time of 55.76 in the 400m at the J. Fred Duckett-Rick Twilight, finished in 10th place. Member of the 4x4 team that took third place with a 3:46.51 time. • 4x4 team was the champion at the Lion Invitational (3:51.11) and runner-up at the McNeese Springtime Invite (3:49.31). • Sixth place finishes at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invite (57.43) and Victor Lopez Classic (56.13) in the 400m. • Third place in the 4x4 with a 3:47.99 at the Lopez Classic and in the 4x1 with a 46.35 mark. 2014 Indoor • Season-high time of 26.48 time in the 200m at the Howie Ryan Invitational and placed 47th, and best time of 55.76 in the 400m at the Southland Conference Championships. • Took third place in the 4x400m relay with a 3:45.31 at the league championships. • Placed fourth at in the 4x4 at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic with a 3:59.85 time, also placed 34th in the 400m on a 58.33 mark. • Ran the 60m dash once, at the Howie Ryan Invite, and took 68th on a 8.05 time, also took fifth in the 4x4 (3:55.57). 2013 Outdoor • Ran in 15 races over the course of seven meets • Put together strong showing at the SHSU Quad Meet, finishing 10th in the 100, fifth in the 200 and third as a part of the 4x400 relay team with times of 12.66, 25.64 and 3:56.94, respectively • Posted season-best 200 time at the McNeese Spring
LADY CARDINAL RETURNERS Time Classic, finishing 10th in 25.44 • Recorded season-best 400 time of 56.97 at the Southland Championships to place 10th • Member of fifth place 4x400 relay team at the Southland’s premier event, putting up a time of 3:50.37 • Relay team placed sixth at the Bobcat Classic with a time of 3:48.64 and fourth at McNeese with a time of 3:50.50. 2013 Indoor • Participated in seven races across four meets • Had a strong showing at the Jeff Davis Invitational, claiming the 400 meter crown with a time of 59.92 seconds • Also won the 4x400 relay title at the event with a time of 3:58.26 • Placed third in the 400 at the McNeese Invitational with a time of 1:00.86 • Finished 12th in the event at the Southland Championships with a season-best time of 58.54. Creek High School • Ran for Coach Ellen Robinson • Part of state-qualifying 4x100 meter relay team in 2012 • Also ran for Track Houston. Personal • Born Sarah Shim on December 31, 1993 in Kerriville, Texas • Daughter of Judy Shim. CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 60m: • 200m: • 400m: Outdoor • 100m: • 200m: • 400m:
8.05 (2014) 26.48 (2014) 57.14(2014) 12.66 (2014) 125344 (2013) 55.76 (2014)
DOMINIQUE TAYLOR Throws • So.-1L Houston, Texas Stafford HS 2015 Outdoor • Five top 10 finishes in the 100m hurdles, including a second place finish at the J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight on a 14.74 mark. • Took eighth place at the Lion Invitational (14.42), ninth in the McNeese Springtime (14.48- wind-aided), eighth in the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational (14.73). • Claimed the fourth spot at the Southland Conference Championships in the 4x100m relay with a 46.04 mark. • was the runner-up at the Duckett-Rice Invite with a 46.54 mark. • Was third in the 4x1 with a 46.65, season high) mark at the Victor Lopez Classic, sixth at the Carl Knight Invite (47.24), fourth at the McNeese Springtime (47.02) and the Lion Invitational (47.12) • Top time in the 200m was 25.58 at the McNeese Springtime. 2014 Indoor • Season best time of 8.72 in the 60m hurdles at the Southland Conference Championships to place sixth. Set an 8.83 mark in the preliminary round. • Finished sixth in the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational in the 60m dash with a 7.84 mark, and put a 7.83 mark in the prelims. • Best time in the 60m dash was 7.79 at the Howie Ryan Invitational, and placed 30th. Ran a 8.86 and 8.88 in the prelim round in the 60m hurdles at the meet. High School • Competed for Coach Ryan Beard • Finished third in the 300 meter hurdles at Texas state championships • Holds school records in both 100 and 300 meter hurdles. Personal • Born Dominique Beatrice Taylor in Richmond, Texas
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• Ran the 55 meter dash at both McNeese meets, posting a time of 7.59 seconds to finish 20th at the first and 7.65 at the first to end 15th • Put up time of 8.06 in the 60 to end 52nd at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s.
7.79 (2014) 8.72(2014)
High School • Ran for Tom Kennedy • Qualified for regionals three times.
25.58 (2013) 14.42 (2014)
Personal • Born Sydney Danielle Wandix on October 24, 1994 in Houston, Texas • Daughter of Elijah White and Diana Wandix-White • Sisters, Raven and Jasmine White, play soccer at Southern and Stephen F. Austin, respectively.
SYDNEY WANDIX Sprints • Sr.-2L Houston, Texas Cy-Fair HS 2014 Outdoor • Fourth place at the Southland Conference Championships in the 4x100m relay with a 46.04 time. • Ran a 12.34 time in the 100m at the SLC Championships and a 25.52 mark in the 200m. • Top 10 finishes in the 4x1 at J. Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight (6th, 46.54), Lion Invitational (4th, 47.12) and Victor Lopez Classic (7th, 47.89). • Season best in the 100m of 12.23 at the Lion Invitational in an eight place finish. • Top time in the 200m was 25.08 at the Lion Invitational in a sixth place finish. • Finished 11th in the 200m at the SFA Skecher’s Carl Knight Invitational.
CAREER BESTS: Indoor • 55m: • 60m: • 200m: Outdoor • 100m: • 200m:
7.59 (2013) 7.98 (2014) 26.77(2014) 12.23 (2014) 25.08 (2014)
2014 Indoor • Best time in the 200m was 26.77 at the Southern Miss Cupid Classic, and placed 60th. • Also marked times 27.26 (Howie Ryan Invitational, 63rd place) and 27.11 (Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational, 30th). • Top time in the 60m dash was 7.98 in the preliminaries at the Houston Indoor Opener. 2013 Outdoor • Ran in 10 races across six meets • Put up season-best 100 meter time at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet, placing ninth at 12.70 • Also placed 12th in the event at the SHSU Quad Meet with a time of 12.74 • Posted season-best time of 25.47 to place 22nd at the Southland Championships • Ended 15th in the 200 at the Rice Twilight, completing the race in 26.15.
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2013 Indoor • Ran in four events over three meets
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2013 Outdoor Track • Did not compete. 2013 Indoor Track • Completed four races across three meets • Finished fourth at the McNeese Invitational with a time of 5:36.95 in the mile • Posted and eighth place finish in the 5,000 meter run at the Howie Ryan Invitational and Multi’s at 19:08.25 • Placed 25th in the 3,000 meter run at the Southland Championships with a time of 11:45.84.
KAITLYNN WARREN Distance • Jr.-2L San Antonio, Texas Brandeis HS 2014 Cross Country • Finished 38th at the Southland Conference Championships with a 23:00.2 mark, only the second 6K of the season for her. • Raced at the ISU Pre-Nationals and finished 69th with a 24:32.8 time in the 6K. • Put up a 16:10.5 time in the 4.1K at Texas A&M Invitational. 2014 Outdoor Track • Competed in five races across five meets • Opened up season at Victor Lopez Classic, finishing 18th in the 5,000 with a time of 18:51.34 • Ran in the 1,500 twice, posting a season-best time of 4:59.70 to place 17th at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational and coming in eighth at the McNeese Spring Time Classic with a time of 5:00.92 • Placed second in the 3,000 at the SLU Lion Invitational at 10:56.06 • Came in 12th in the 10,000 at the Southland Championships at 40:20.81. 2014 Indoor Track • Raced three times over the course of three meets • Picked up a third-place finish at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, finishing the 5,000 with a time of 19:18.67 • Placed 23rd in the 3,000 at the Howie Ryan Invitational, clocking in at 11:12.44. 2013 Cross Country • Competed in three events • Came in 18th at Houston Baptist Invitational with at time of 19:04 for the 5,000-meter course ... Finished 4,200-meter Rice Invitational in 17:05 to place 70th • Ended 191st at 5,000-meter Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 20:09.2.
2012 Cross Country • Ran in five events • Finished 19th at LSU Cross Country Festival with a time of 23:19.1 for the 6,000-meter course • Ended 20th at the 6,000-meter Southland Championships at 22:34.5. High School • Four-year letterwinner • Took home District 27-5A titles as a sophomore, junior and senior • Also helped team to a track and field title as a senior. Personal • Born Kaitlynn Johanna Warren on October 7, 1993 in Beaumont, Texas. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.1K: • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • Mile: • 3000m: • 5000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 3000m: • 5000m: • 10,000m:
16:10.5 (2014) 17:05.0 (2013) 19:04.0 (2013) 22:34.5 (2012) 5:29.40(2013) 11:12.44 (2014) 19:08.25 (2013) 4:59.70 (2014) 10:56.06 (2014) 18:51.34 (2014) 40:20.81 (2014)
LOUISE WEBB Throws • So.-1L Southampton, England University of Southampton 2014 INDOOR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 INDOOR OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 2014 INDOOR 800M CHAMPION 2014 3000M CHAMPION
2014 Cross Country • Finished 98th in the South Central Regionals with a 23:05.3 mark, • Ran a 15:21.4 time at the Texas A&M Invitational. 2014 Outdoor Track • Completed seven races across five meets • Started season with a first-place finish at the Victor Lopez Classic, winning the 1,500 with a time of 4:29.67 • Placed ninth at the Stanford Invitational in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 10:22.26 • Posted top Southland time in the race at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 10:19.83, which also ranks second in school history and was good enough to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminary • Recorded third-best conference time in the 1,500, finishing third at the J. Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet, crossing the finish line in 4:28.39 ... The time also ranked third in school history • Placed second and fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase and 1,500, respectively, at the Southland Championships with times of 10:26.78 and 4:34.57. 2014 Indoor Track • Raced eight times over five meets • Southland Athlete and Newcomer of the Year • Also earned Southland Outstanding Track Performer • Made debut at Houston Indoor Opener, winning the 800 with a time of 2:17.18 • Recorded third-best 3,000 meter time in the conference at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational, placing third with a time of 9:57.45 • Posted a converted time of 4:53.52 in the mile to finish
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LADY CARDINAL RETURNERS fourth at the Howie Ryan Invitational, which ranked first in the conference and second in school history • Also set school record in the 800 at the same meet, ending third with a time of 2:11.89, which finished the year as second in the league • Began Southland Championships by running the anchor leg on the title-winning distance medley relay team that finished in 11:49.43, which ranks second on LU’s all-time performance list • Also became the first-ever athlete to win both the 800 and 3,000 in the same meet, finishing with times of 2:13.68 and 10:03.05. 2013 Cross Country • Competed in five races • Earned a spot on the All-Southland First Team after a fourth place finish at the 6,000-meter Southland Championships, ending in 21:17.3 • Placed 19th at NCAA South Central Regional with a time of 21:08.3 for the 6,000-meter course • Came in 26th at 5,000-meter Notre Dame Invitational, completing the race in 17:40.4 • Ended 19th at 4,200-meter Rice Invitational with a time of 15:51.
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chase • Also set UK record at 2009 English Schools Championships with a time of 4:44 in the 1,500 meter steeplechase • Placed third at 2009 English School Cross Country Championships.
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Personal • Born Louise Judith Caton Webb on February 9, 1991 in Southampton, England • Daughter of Desmond and Fiona Webb. CAREER BESTS: Cross Country • 4.1K: • 4.2K: • 5K: • 6K: Indoor • 800: • Mile: • 3000m: Outdoor • 1500m: • 3000S:
15:21.4 (2014) 15:51.0 (2013) 17:40.4 (2013) 21:17.3 (2013) 2:13.41 (2013) 4:56.42 (2013) 9:57.45 (2013) 4:28.39 (2014) 10:19.83 (2014)
Prior to Lamar • Came in third at 2009 European Junior Championships with a 3,000 meter steeplechase time of 10:10.3, which ranks second all-time in the UK for a U20 event • Placed fifth in the 1,500 at 2009 UK U20 Championships and fourth in the steeplechase at the senior event • Holds personal records of 2:11.0 in the 800 meter run, 4:22.3 in the 1,500 and 4:52 in the mile ... Also ran for Southampton Athletic Club. High School • Placed fifth at the World Youth Championships with a UK youth record of 6:32.45 in the 2,000 meter steeple-
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CHAYNEE ATWOOD Distance • Fr.-HS Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS
EVEYLYN CHAVEZ Distance • Fr.-HS Porter, Texas Porter HS
2014 Cross Country • Ran the 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival and finished 102nd on an 18:45.0 mark. • Competed at the Texas A&M Invitational and timed in at 15:47.2 and 54th place.
2014 Cross Country • Took All-Southland Conference honors at the Southland Conference Championships with a 10th place finish and 21:18.9 mark. • Ran in the South Central Regionals and finished 53rd and finished with a time of 21:48.7. • Ran in the ISU Pre-Nationals and timed in the 6,000-meter race at 22:10.0 and placed 110th. • Competed in the 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival and timed at 17:22.8 and placed 25th. • Finished the Texas A&M Invitational with a 14:48.5 time and 15th place finish in the 4.1K.
High School • Holds personal best times of 5:22 and 11:36 in the 1,600 meter and 3,200 meter runs • Also ran for Dallas Metroplex Striders. Personal • Born Chaynee E. Atwood on May 4, 1996, in Paris, Texas • Daughter of Darrell Atwood and Kristie McWaters-Atwood.
ASHLEY DAVIS Sprints • Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas Elkiins HS
High School • Ran personal-best time of 10:39.79 over two miles to place second at 2014 New Balance Indoor National Championships • Finish second in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs at 4A state championships • Also came in second at the state championships in cross country • Holds personal best times of 2:18:58 and 4:55.15 in the 800 and 1,600 meter runs ... Earned spot on THSCA Academic All-State team • Also named a U.S. Achievement National Honor Student.
High School • Career best time of 56.6 in the 400m. • Two-time team MVP and named most improved in 2013. • Made it to the Regionals in in 400m in 2014 and in the 4x400m in 2013. • Two-year varsity letterwinner. • Coached by Ben Still. • Member of the Afterburners track club. Personal • Daughter of Jerry and Chevette Davis • Born on Oct. 23, 1996. • Majoring in exercise science.
Personal • Born Evelyn J. Chavez on March 8, 1996, in Midland, Texas • Daughter of Boris and Norma Chavez.
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CHANISSEY FOWLER Sprints • Fr.-HS Silsbee, Texas Silsbee HS
JASMINE GRAVES Sprints • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Houston Langham Creek HS
High School • Career-best time of 11.83 in the 100m dash. • Four-time regional qualifier, two-time regional champion and three-year state qualifier. • Coached by Hiawatha Hickman.
High School • Career-best times of 11.8 in the 100m dash and 24.0 in the 200m. • Advanced in to the regionals her senior season in the 4x200m.3 • Named as the team’s most improved player. • Coached by Ellen Robinson
Personal • Daughter of Renaido Ray Fowler and Cicely Dawn Fowler. • Born Nov. 26, 1995. • Majoring in business.
Personal • Born Jan. 11, 1996. • Daughter of Harolyn Graves. • Nicknamed “Jazz
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MINTTU HUKKA Distance • Fr.-HS Kotka, Finland Kotkan Lyseon Lukio 2014 CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2014 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION
2014 Cross Country • Named as the Southland Conference Athlete and Freshman of the Year after taking the Southland Conference Crown at the league championships on a 20:06.6 6,000-meter time. • Finished 14th at the South Central Regionals with a 20:43.5 time. • Ran a 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals and finished 30th with a 21:17.6 mark. • Competed at the Chile Pepper Festival (5K) and finished with at 16:44.9 and in ninth place. • Raced in the 4.1K at the Texas A&M Invitational and placed seventh on a 14:23.6 time. High School • Ran for club Karhulan Katajaiset • Placed 12th at World Junior Championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 2014 • Also ran at World Juniors in 2012 as well as both the European cross country and track championships in 2013 • Holds personal best times of 2:14.00, 4:28.67, 9:27.12 and 16:42.03 in the 800, 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs, respectively • Owns top steeplechase time of 9:56.51. Personal • Born Minttu Karoliina Hukka on March 31, 1995, in Kotka, Finland • Daughter of Tero and Mari Hukka.
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VANESSA JEAN Sprints • Fr.-HS Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch HS High School • Coached by David Adams. Personal • Born June 18, 1996. • Daughter of Proslong and Adna Jean. • Majoring in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
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JANNIKA JOHN Distance • Jr.-TR Furstenfeldbruck, Germany Technische Universitat Munchen
DESERAY LUCAS Sprints • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Houston Madison HS
2014 CROSS COUNTRY NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
2014 Cross Country • Named as the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. • Garnered first-time All-Southland Conference honors after a third place finish on a 20:49.6 mark. • Placed 35th at the South Central Regionals with a 21:32.3 time. • Finished 63rd at the ISU Pre-Nationals with a 21:44.8 mark. • Put up a 17:16.4 5,000-meter mark and placed in 22nd at the Chile Pepper Festival. • Ninth place finish at the Texas A&M Invitational (4.1K) on a time of 14:31.4.
High School • Career-best time of 57.7 in the 400m. • Co-team captain junior season and captain senior season. • Member of the National Honor Society. • Member of the Texas Hurricanes summer track team. • Coached by Camrel Neal. Personal • Daughter of Rodric Lucas and Natarsha Savoie. • Born July 12, 1996. • Majoring in Kinesiology.
Prior to Lamar • Won U23 German titles in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in both 2012 and 2014 • Came in third with the U23 German national team at 2013 European cross country championships • Helped U20 squad to a third place finish as well at 2012 event • Holds best times of 2:09.91, 4:25.04, 9:24.76 and 16:19.80 in the 800, 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs • Also holds a best time of 10:05.48 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. High School • Helped German U20 team to second place finish at 2011 European cross country championships • Finished 11th in 3,000 meter steeplechase at 2011 European U20 championships. Personal • Born Jannika Maria John on December 26, 1992, in Munich, Germany • Daughter of Dietrich and Regina John.
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ALEXIS NICHOLS Sprints • Fr.-HS Stafford, Texas Stafford HS
VERITY OCKENDEN Distance • Jr.-TR Shaftesbury, England Swansea University
High School • Ran the 400m in 57.0, a career best. • Ran the anchor leg for the 4x400m relay team at the state meet her senior year. • MVP of the team in 2014. • All-American cheerleader. • All-Academic Award. • Coached by Coach Hoffman
2014 Cross Country • First team All-Southland Conference honors after a fourth place finish at the Southland Conference Championships on a 20:54.5 time. • Finished 23rd at the South Central Regionals with a mark of 21:02.5. • Placed 84th at the ISU Pre-Nationals with after a 21:55.6 time. • Raced in the 5,000-meter Chile Pepper Festival with a 16:55.7 mark. • Competed at the Texas A&M Invitational and finished eight on a mark of 14:27.1.
Personal • Daughter of Chester and Tanglia Nichols. • Born June 14, 1996. • Majoring in criminal justice and minoring in accounting.
High School • Came in third at British Universities and Colleges Sport outdoor championships with a 1,500 meter time of 4:29.56 • Posted personal best times of 2:08.28, 4:29.56 and 10:34.78 in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meter runs, respectively. Personal • Born Verity C. Ockenden on August 31, 1991, in Maidstone • Daughter of Neal Ockenden and Fiona MacKenzie.
CARA ORTIZ Distance • Fr.-HS Corpus Christi, Texas Tuloso Midway HS 2014 Cross Country • Did not compete High School • Ran for coach Zeke Hernandez • Earned team MVP for both track and cross country in 2013 and 2014 • Four-time regional qualifer in the 800 • Placed third at the regional meet in 2013 and 2014 • Earned district titles in the 400, 800 and 4x400 relay as a senior • Helped team to four district championships in cross country • Holds school records in both the 400 (59.2) and 4x400 relay (4:01.02) • Carries personal best time of 2:16 in the 800. Personal: • Born Cara Anna Ortiz on March 29, 1996, in Corpus Christi, Texas • Daughter of Rebecca Ortiz.
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DEJA PHILLIPS Sprints/Jumps • Fr.-HS Katy, Texas Katy HS
OLIVIA SMITH Sprints • Fr.-HS Carrollton, Texas Creekview HS
High School • Career-best times of 24.98 in the 200m, 12.02 in the 100m, 18’-5.75’’ in the long jump and 37’-2.5’’ in the triple jump. • Team Captain her senior year. • Member of the Wings track club. • Coached by Pat Darcey.
High School • Regional and state qualifier in the 4x400m event. • Career-best times of 58.0 and 2:30 in the 400m and 800m, respectively. • Coached by Misty Springfield
High School • Russian Junior Championship finalist in 2013 and 2014 in the 800m. • Career-best time of 2:08.97 in the 800m and 57.53 in the 400m.
Personal • Daughter of Larry and Aundria Smith. • Born May 2, 1996. • Majoring in biology.
Personal • Daughter of Audrey and Olga Sokolova. • Born March 36, 1995. • Majoring in electrical engineering.
Personal • Born July 4, 1996 as Dejanira A. Phillips. • Daughter of Leonard and Beatricia Butler. • Majoring Exercise Science.
ALEXANDRA SOKOLOVA Sprints • So.-TR Moscow, Russia Moscow State Linguistic University
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JANAY STANTON Sprints • Fr.-HS Manor, Texas Manor HS
SAMANTHA VAUGHN Sprints • Fr.-HS Tyler, Texas Tyler Chapel HS
High School • Broke school record in the 4x200m her junior season, and then broke her own mark her own senior season. • Attended the state meet her sophomore season and went to the Junior Olympics in 2014. • Went to Regionals and area all four seasons in high school. • Coached by Sharon Robbins. • Member of the National Honor Society, parliamentarian.
High School • Career best of 26.0 in the 200m dash.
Prior to Lamar • Ran at UTSA.
Personal • Daughter of Toska Vaughn. • Born April 25, 1996. • Majoring in nursing.
High School •MVP of her team senior season. • Claimed fourth at the state meet in the 300 hurdles. • Medaled at state in her sophomore season. • Coached by Coach Killen.
Personal • Daughter of Arlinda and Freddie Stanton. • Jan. 20, 1996. • Majoring in Biochemistry.
BROOK WILSON Hurdles • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas Glenda Dawson HS
Personal • Daughter of Curtis Wilson and Pamela Jones. • Born Sept. 29, 1995. • Majoring biology and minoring in pre-veterinarian.
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PEDRO CACERES
MIDDE HAMRIN
Caceres competed in the steeplechase at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for Argentina. At Lamar, he was a six-time Southland Champion, winning the 1,500 twice and 5,000 outdoors, the 880 yard run and mile indoors and cross country.
PEDRO CACERS
Hamrin competed in the marathon for Sweden at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She is one of the greatest LU distance runners ever, setting six school records, earning All-America honors four times along with two national titles.
MIDDE HAMRIN
BRIAN DAVIS
DOUG HINDS
Davis ran the 1,600 relay for his native South Africa at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He set the 440-yard record in his time at Lamar and was a member of LU’s nationally-acclaimed sprint medley and mile relay teams.
BRIAN DAVIS
Hinds was a member of the Canada’s 1,600 relay team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He was also a member of the 1980 team that boycotted the Moscow games. Hinds won four Southland 400 titles at LU and was also a three-time All-American.
DOUG HINDS
THOMAS ERIKSSON
YAMELIS ORTIZ
Eriksson competed in both the high jump and long jump for Sweden at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He’s Lamar’s greatest field performer, winning nine conference crowns and the 1985 national title in the high jump at seven feet, 7.5 inches.
THOMAS ERIKSSON
Ortiz ran as a part of the 1,600 meter relay team for Puerto Rico at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Ortiz won four conference championships in the 400 meter hurdles at Lamar as well as a Texas Relays title.
YAMELIS ORTIZ
CHRISTER GULLSTRAND
Eriksson competed in both the high jump and long jump for Sweden at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He’s Lamar’s greatest field performer, winning nine conference crowns and the 1985 national title in the high jump at seven feet, 7.5 inches.
CHRISTER GULLSTRAND
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NCAA CROSS COUNTRY Gerry Garcia Francis Kasagule Francis Kasagule Samuel Kosgei Matt Johnsen
1969 2006 2007 2008 2012
23rd 29th 10K 24th 10K 37th 10K 33rd 10K
NCAA INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Samuel Kosgei
2009
8th
5,000 Meter Run
14:00.38
NAIA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Ian Stewart Ian Stewart Leon Bryant Mickey Nash Colin Ridgeway Ian Stewart Ian Stewart
1960 1960 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961
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5,000 Meter Run 1,500 Meter Run 440 Yard Hurdles Pole Vault High Jump Three Mile Run One Mile Run
14:51.7
1964 1972 1972 1973 1974 1979
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880 Yard Run Javelin Decathlon 440 Yard Hurdles 120 Yard Hurdles 4x400 Meter Relay
1:54.3 242’ 8” 7,161 50.4 13.7 3:07.1
1981
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1982 1983
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1984 1984 1984
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10,000 Meter Run 10,000 Meter Run High Jump 5,000 Meter Run 10,000 Meter Run
NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Joe Leblanc Glen Pere John Whitson DeDe Gipson DeDe Gipson Jesse Cavil, Doug Hinds, Jessie Kibbles, Leonard White Sid Appling, Grover Burnham, Jackie Harris, Eddie Robinson Troy Amboree Grover Burnham, Romero Chevis Jackie Harris, Jerry Nichols Troy Amboree Thomas Eriksson Troy Amboree, Kymond Guiton Jackie Harris, Jerry Nichols Thomas Eriksson Carlos Ward Jonas Lundstrom Joonas Harjamaki Tom Wade AIAW OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Midde Hamrin Midde Hamrin Carolyn Ford Midde Hamrin Midde Hamrin
31:34.9 30:20.6 30:09.4 29:56.2
IAN STEWART
53.8 12’ 6.5” 6’ 7” 14:18.7 4:16.3
7’ 7.5” 1:48.31 8:54.80 8:44.58 8:50.0
CAROLYN FORD
JOE LEBLANC
GERRY GARCIA
33:10.1 33:37.48 6’ 0” 16:03.75 33:37.68
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Now in its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities inthree states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15,1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its five decades of existence. The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans. In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian). The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns
automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. Continuing its tradition of innovation, the league launched the Southland Conference Television Network in the fall of 2008 and has broadcast more than 160 events. The network has expanded its reach to roughly 13 million households throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma in recent years, and has also gained national viewership through ESPN3 and Fox College Sports. In its first six years, the network has received recognition for its work, earning numerous College Sports Media and Telly Awards. The Southland Conference, in conjunction with the city of Frisco, Texas, and Hunt Sports Group, also serves as the host to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, which has been home to the conference headquarters since 2006. The game is played at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium, and after a successful three-year run, the partnership was rewarded with a three-year renewal to serve as the national championship host site through the 2015 season.
2014 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
2014 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men 1. Southeastern Louisiana 2. Sam Houston State 3. Stephen F. Austin 4. Lamar 5. Northwestern State 6. Abilene Christian 7. McNeese State 8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9. Central Arkansas 10. Oral Roberts 11. New Orleans 12. Incarnate Word 13. Houston Baptist
199.0 106.5 91.0 75.0 60.0 46.0 43.5 43.0 32.0 27.0 10.0 5.0 4.0
Women 1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Lamar 4. McNeese State 5. Central Arkansas 6. Southeastern Louisiana 7. Northwestern State 8. Houston Baptist 9. Abilene Christian 10. Oral Roberts 11. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12. Nicholls 13. New Orleans 14. Incarnate Word
132.0 124.0 82.0 53.0 53.0 46.0 36.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 22.0 17.0 14.0 9.0
Men 1. Southeastern Louisiana 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Sam Houston State 4. Abilene Christian 5. Lamar Northwestern State 7. McNeese State 8. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 9. Oral Roberts 10. Central Arkansas 11. New Orleans 12. Incarnate Word 13 Houston Baptist
157.0 156.0 96.0 63.0 57.0 57.0 52.0 49.0 43.0 31.0 26.0 19.0 13.0
Women 1. Sam Houston State 2. Stephen F. Austin 3. Northwestern State 4. Central Arkansas 5. McNeese State 6. Southeastern Louisiana 7. Lamar 8 Incarnate Word 9. Houston Baptist 10. Oral Roberts 11. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12. Abilene Christian Nicholls 14. New Orleans
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176.0 135.55 75.0 67.5 67.0 60.0 53.0 34.0 44.0 30.0 25.0 22.0 22.0 18.0
INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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CROSS COUNTRY COACH OF THE YEAR 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
- MEN -
Sita Waru Sita Waru Sita Waru Jake Stewart Jake Stewart Trey Clark Darren Gauson Darren Gauson
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008 2009 2013 2014
Samuel Kosgei Francis Kasagule Matt Johnsen Sam Stabler
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2006 2010 2013
Samuel Kosgei Tallam Kipruto Ash Harrell
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2006 2009 2010 2011 2014
Francis Kasagule Bob Abimbsibwe Matt Johnsen Sam Stabler Jan Lukas Becker
COACH OF THE YEAR 2004 2005 2006 2013 2014
- WOMEN Sita Waru Sita Waru Sita Waru Darren Gauson Darren Gauson
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2006 2007 2014 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2013 2014 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2009 2014
- MEN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2007 2014
Francis Kasagule Sam Stabler
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 2007 Francis Kasagule 2008 Francis Kasagule 2012 Matt Johnsen 2014 Sam Stabler HIGH POINT SCORER 2007 2009 2014
Francis Kasagule (22.5) Francis Kasagule (20.5) Sam Stabler (22.5)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2011
Tom Wade
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2007 2012 2013
Francis Kasagule Ryan Creech Johnathon Reece
-WOMEN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2007 2008 2014
Clerc Koenck Clerc Koenck Louise Webb
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 2007 2008 2014
Clerc Koenck Clerc Koenck Louise Webb
HIGH POINT SCORER 2007 2008
Clerc Koenck Clerc Koenck Minttu Hukka Leigh Lattimore Jannika John
Clerc Koenck (22.5) Clerc Koenck (22.5)
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
COACH OF THE YEAR 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986
- MEN -
Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly Sonny Jolly
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 1971 Jackie Colbert 1978 Junior Holmes 1980 Frank Montebello 1984 Troy Amboree OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER 1971 John Whitson 1972 Edward Robinson 1979 Michael Coleman 1983 Thomas Eriksson 1984 Thomas Eriksson 1985 Thomas Eriksson HIGH POINT SCORER 1971 1984 1985 1986
Jackie Colbert (15) Troy Amboree (32.5) Thomas Eriksson (32.5) Thomas Eriksson (31)
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2010
Joonas Harjamaki
-WOMEN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008
Clerc Koenck
OUTSTANDING TRACK PERFORMER 1987
Becky Brooke
HIGH POINT SCORER 1987 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2014
Becky Brooke (30) Leigh Lattimore
Samantha Walkow Minttu Hukka
TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY - MEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1979 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 1970 Gerry Garcia 7K 19:14 1982 Mike Plumb 10K 31:30 1983 Pedro Caceres 10K 31:04 1984 Rafael Colemenares 10K 31:59 2008 Samuel Kosgei 8K 24:13 2009 Franis Kasagule 8K 23:54 2013 Matt Johnsen 8K 24:39 2014 Sam Stabler 8K 23:29.1 - WOMEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 1985 Rosita Astrom 3M 1986 Becky Brooke 3M 2006 Clerc Koenck 6K 2007 Clerc Koenck 6K 2014 Minttu Hukka 6K
18:32 17:25 21:35 20:49 20:06.6
4:08.85 Long Jump 4:08.80 1984 Thomas Eriksson
24’ 7.25”
800 Meter Run 2005 Jake Champagne 2008 Ewan Simpson 2011 Joe Wade
Triple Jump 1:54.70 1981 Monzell Baker 1:55.27 1985 Thomas Eriksson 1:51.44 1986 James Richardson
49’ 2.5” 52’ 2.5” 51’ 2.5”
3,000 Meter Run 2007 Francis Kasagule 2009 Samuel Kosgei 2010 Samuel Kosgei 2011 Tom Wade 2012 Tom Wade 2014 Sam Stabler
8:17.33 8:23.95 8:18.04 8:20.33 8:22.90 8:21.69
5,000 Meter Run 2009 Samuel Kosgei 2010 Samuel Kosgei 2012 Matt Johnsen 2014 Sam Stabler
14:31.71 14:16.73 14:40.74 14:55.70
2012 2013
Joe Wade Joe Wade
Mile Relay 1980 3:21.20 1982 3:19.40 1983 3:19.98 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 1984 3:16.12 - MEN 1985 3:18.55 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 Two Mile Relay 1980 7:47.60 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 1982 7:53.48 440 Yard Dash 1986 7:47.87 1981 Doug Hinds 49.30 1987 7:49.87 1982 Doug Hinds 49.19 1984 Jackie Harris 49.76 Distance Medley Relay 1985 Ulf Sedlacek 49.45 1980 10:13.00 1981 10:09.09 600 Yard Run 1983 10:13.56 1982 Kymond Guiton 1:12.24 1984 10:18.13 1985 10:17.12 880 Yard Run 2007 10:07.43 1981 Frank Montebello 1:55.33 2008 10:09.06 1982 Grover Burnham 1:54.41 2009 10:07.43 1983 Grover Burnham 1:54.85 2011 10:08.35 1984 Pedro Caceres 1:53.30 2012 10:07.90 2014 9:54.13 1,000 Yard Run 1981 Frank Montebello 2:13.52 60 Yard Hurdles 1986 Geryl House 2:09.52 1986 Craig Bradford Mile Run 1984 2006 2007 2008 2009
Pedro Caceres Danny Shaw Francis Kasagule Francis Kasagule Francis Kasagule
4:11.20 4:13.36 4:19.78 4:14.37 4:15.58
High Jump 1982 Thomas Eriksson 1984 Thomas Eriksson 1985 Thomas Eriksson 1986 John Johnson
- WOMEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 1,000 Yard Run 1987 Becky Brooke
2:42.09
One Mile Run 1987 Becky Brooke 2006 Amanda King 2007 Clerc Koenck 2008 Clerc Koenck 2011 Katrine Vaessel 2012 Samantha Walkow 2014 Kayla DeBondt
5:13.20 4:57.19 4:51.66 4:47.16 5:00.16 5:02.84 4:57.64
Two Mile Run 1987 Becky Brooke
11:18.60
800 Meter Run 2014 Louise Webb
2:13.68
3,000 Meter Run 2004 Rowan Bird 2006 Renee Graham 2007 Clerc Koenck 2008 Clerc Koenck 2011 Samantha Walkow 2013 Becky Gough 2014 Louise Webb
10:11.31 9:48.69 9:49.08 9:48.50 9:57.25 10:10.05 10:33.00
5,000 Meter Run 2007 Renee Graham 2008 Renee Graham 2011 Taylor Cloy
17:08.92 17:09.42 17:16.92
4x400 Meter Relay 2000 3:51.11 Distance Medley Relay 2005 12:01.57 2006 12:02.15 2007 12:03.03 7.34 2008 12:13.96 2014 11:49.43 7’ 2.75” 7’ 3.25” 7’ 6’ 11.75”
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INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD - MEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1971 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 100 Yard Dash 1964 Terry Guidry 1967 Henry Harrison 1971 Jackie Colbert
w9.50 w9.50 9.90
220 Yard Dash 1967 Henry Harrison 1969 Jackie Colbert 1970 Jackie Colbert 1971 Jackie Colbert
22.40 21.20 21.30 21.80
440 Yard Dash 1967 Waverly Thomas 1972 Jackie Colbert
47.30 47.00
880 Yard Run 1964 Joe Leblanc 1967 John Richardson 1971 Larry Blackmon
1:53.60 1:53.40 1:53.40
Two Mile Run 1964 Barry Boecher 1965 Barry Boecher
9:54.10 9:31.50
Three Mile Run 1967 Doug Boone 1968 Doug Boone 100 Meter Dash 1978 Junior Holmes 1979 Junior Holmes 1984 Troy Amboree
14:52.4 14:23.6 10.80 10.50 10.40
200 Meter Dash 1978 Junior Holmes 1979 Junior Holmes 1982 Romero Chavis 1984 Troy Amboree
21.20 20.90 21.30 20.91
400 Meter Dash 1978 Doug Hinds 1979 Doug Hinds 1980 Doug Hinds 1981 Sid Appling 1982 Doug Hinds 1983 Jackie Harris 1984 Jackie Harris 2005 Trenton Price
47.60 46.90 47.37 46.71 46.61 45.89 45.74 46.86
800 Meter Run 1980 Jessie Kibbles 1985 Frank Morgan 1986 Carlos Ward
1:52.46 1:48.92 1:49.77
2000 2005
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SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Ruben Norlin Jake Champagne
1,500 Meter Run 1980 Frank Montebello 1983 Pedro Caceres 1984 Pedro Caceres 2006 Danny Shaw 2010 Francis Kasagule 2012 Tom Wade 2013 Joe Wade 2014 Sam Stabler
1:51.76 1971 41.40 1:50.66 1974 41.00 1983 40.51 3:48.95 3:52.70 3:50.75 3:57.65 3:54.29 3:45.31 3:51.17 3:51.79
5,000 Meter Run 1984 Pedro Caceres 2007 Francis Kasagule 2009 Samuel Kosgei 2010 Samuel Kosgei 2014 Sam Stabler
14:52.54 14:36.95 14:21.60 14:23.85 14:53.29
3,000 Meter Steeplechase 1964 Barry Boecher 1965 Barry Boecher 1968 Doug Boone 1975 Russell Crowe 1980 Frank Montebello 1982 Frank Montebello 1983 Mike Plumb 1984 Scott Hesketh 1985 Rafael Colmenares 1986 Fredrik Hesslevik 2010 Joonas Harjamaki 2012 Joe Wade
9:13.90 9:21.90 9:18.50 9:16.60 8:52.10 8:46.65 9:11.09 9:10.90 8:54.12 8:55.10 8:56.26 8:54.70
120 Yard Hurdles 1964 J.C. Modica 1971 Tom Prejean 330 Yard Hurdles 1965 Robert Rouse 440 Yard Hurdles 1975 Alan Smith 400 Meter Hurdles 1977 Daniel Stagg 1978 Daniel Stagg 1979 Eddie Robinson 1980 Eddie Robinson 1983 Christer Gullstrand 1984 Nicholas Ross 1985 Ulf Sedlacek 1999 Mark LeDoux 2000 Mark LeDoux 440 Yard Relay 1964 41.60 1965 41.20 1967 41.30 1970 41.30
One Mile Relay 1964 3:18.2 1965 3:10.2 1971 3:13.1 4x100 Meter Relay 1978 40.70 1979 40.50 1984 40.01 1999 40.61 4x400 Meter Relay 1978 3:11.00 1979 3:10.20 1980 3:11.65 1981 3:10.20 2003 3:11.23 High Jump 1964 Colin Ridgeway 1971 Mike Linden 1978 Byron Hildebrand 1984 Thomas Eriksson 1985 Thomas Eriksson
6’ 8.5” 6’ 6” 6’ 8” 7’ 5.75” 7’ 3.5”
Long Jump 1965 Ford Brown 1966 Gerald Williams 1967 Gerald Williams 1971 Toby Mitchell 1979 Michael Coleman w14.20 1984 Troy Amboree 14.50 1985 Thomas Eriksson
22’ 10” 22’ 3.25” 23’ 11.25” 24’ 7.25” 24’ 4.5” 26’ 0.25” w25’ 8.75”
Triple Jump 38.50 1966 Gerald Williams 1967 Gerald Williams 1969 Gary Parker 51.80 1970 Mike Linden 1971 Mike Linden 1972 Edward Robinson 51.10 1976 Kenneth Earls 50.50 1979 Michael Coleman 51.80 1982 Michael Coleman 52.55 1984 Thomas Eriksson 51.19 1985 Thomas Eriksson 50.58 1986 James Richardson 50.64 51.18 Pole Vault 50.58 1971 John Whitson Discus 1966 1971 1972 1974
Peter Nimmo Steve Rice Steve Rice Steve Rice
TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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w45’ 9.5” w47’ 2.5” 46’ 0.5” 48’ 0.5” 47’ 7” 49’ 7.5” 49’ 6.25” 51’ 52’ 2” 53’ 11” 51’ 7.25” 51’ 9” 16’ 1.75” 165’ 4” 173’ 3” 158’ 8” 169’ 6”
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1975 1976 1977 1983
Don Davis Don Davis Don Davis Nonah Hadnot
Javelin 1973 1981 1986
Glen Pere Clint Butler Olov Nyman
Shot Put 1969 Ken Terrell 1970 Ken Terrell 1980 Parnell Lykes
160’ 10” SUN BELT CONFERENCE INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 168’ - MEN 168’ 11” INDIVIDUAL TITLES 177’ 8” 55 Meter Hurdles 1994 Ken Battle 7.61 1995 Sam Barnett 7.58 241’ 3” 220’ 3” 4x400 Meter Relay 225’ 11” 1998 3:10.70
- WOMEN 52’ 11.25” INDIVIDUAL TITLES 54’ 1.5” One Mile Run 53’ 7.5” 1993 Urika Hellstrom
5:01.26
800 Meter Run 1994 Urika Hellstrom 1998 Johnnie Walters
2:17.33 2:17.87
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD - WOMEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 200 Meter Dash 2011 Ashley Idunoba 23.80 2012 Ashley Idunoba 23.44 400 Meter Dash 2005 Chinelo Nwobu 2006 Chinelo Nwobu
53.77 54.10
1,500 Meter Run 1986 Becky Brooke 1987 Becky Brooke 2006 Clerc Koenck 2007 Clerc Koenck 2008 Clerc Koenck
4:37.27 4:35.58 4:36.60 4:44.92 4:30.93
3,000 Meter Run 1986 Becky Brooke 1987 Becky Brooke
10:25.60 10:07.16
5,000 Meter Run 1986 Caroline Mullen 1987 Becky Brooke 2007 Renee Graham 2008 Clerc Koenck
18:27.30 17:50.39 17:20.35 17:15.61
High Jump 1995 Melissa Tankersley Long Jump 1992 Catina Crawford 1993 Catina Crawford 1994 Catina Crawford 4x400 Meter Relay 1998 3:51.53
400 Meter Hurdles 1996 Yamelis Ortiz 1997 Yamelis Ortiz 1998 Yamelis Ortiz
High Jump 1992 Barbara Hickey 400 Meter Relay 1992 46.65
AMERICAN SOUTH INDOOR TRACK & FIELD - MEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 400 Meter Dash 5’ 6.25” 1990 Dwight Colbert 48.92
3,000 Meter Run 19’ 3.5” 1988 Dermot Dolan 20’ 0.5” 1989 Jonas Lundstrom 20’ 1.25” 5,000 Meter Run 1990 Ian Mullen Long Jump 1990 Danny Mitchell - WOMEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 55 Meter Hurdles 1991 Toya Alford
SUN BELT CONFERENCE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD - MEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES High Jump 800 Meter Run 1988 Cassi Presley 1992 Art Simpson 1:50.25 1991 Cassi Presley 1993 Art Simpson 1:51.31
10,000 Meter Run 2007 Renee Graham
36:12.86
3,000 Meter Steeplechase 2006 Amanda King 2007 Amanda King
4x400 Meter Relay 1993 3:10.27
10:31.46 10:16.99
400 Meter Hurdles 2000 Yamelis Ortiz
58.17
- WOMEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1992 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 400 Meter Run 1998 Jennifer Washington 800 Meter Run 1998 Johnnie Walters
8:37.60 8:46.65 14:42.29 24’ 7.75”
8.40 5’ 8” 5’ 7.75”
51.49
55.49 2:11.95
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4x4 Meter Relay 1998 3:46.71
Distance Medley Relay 1998 12:19.00
400 Meter Hurdles 1998 Mark LeDoux
59.85 59.24 1:00.61
INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AMERICAN SOUTH OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD - MEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 1,500 Meter Run 1989 Jonas Lundstrom 3:53.44 5,000 Meter Run 1989 Jonas Lundstrom
14:58.2
3,000 Meter Steeplechase 1989 Jonas Lundstrom
8:55.6
400 Meter Hurdles 1990 Chris Lafferty
51.93
Long Jump 1989 Danny Mitchell 1990 Travis Reed - WOMEN INDIVIDUAL TITLES 100 Meter Hurdles 1990 Toya Alford 1991 Toya Alford High Jump 1988 Cassi Presley 1989 Barbara Hickey 1990 Barbara Hickey Javelin 1988
Sherry Fairclough
Shot Put 1989 Sheila Lofton
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LONE STAR CONFERENCE OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD - MEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1963 INDIVIDUAL TITLES 880 Yard Run 1959 A.F. DaSilva 1:53.0 1962 Jerry Dunn 1:53.0 Mile Run 1958 Ramon Sandoval 1960 Ian Stewart 1963 James McLatchie
4:09.3 4:13.8 4:23.7
Two Mile Run 1958 Ramon Sandoval 24’ 6.5” 1959 Ian Stewart 23’ 11” 1960 Ian Stewart 1961 Ian Stewart 1963 Simon McNamee
9:53.2 10:03.0 9:41.5 9:58.8 9:57.9
14.61 14.74
120 Yard Hurdles 1963 J.C. Modica
14.5
330 Yard Hurdles 1963 J.C. Modica
38.3
5’ 8.25” 5’ 10” High Jump 5’ 10” 1961 Colin Ridgway 1962 Colin Ridgway 1963 Colin Ridgway 138’ 5” Discus 1963 Peter Nimmo 41’ 4”
6’ 8” 6’ 10” 6’ 6”
1953-55 1955-68 1968-71 1971-91 1991-99 1999-Pres.
Jack Martin Ty Terrell Carl Babcock Sonny Jolly Barry Collins Trey Clark
TREY CLARK
TY TERRELL
157’ 9.5”
JACK MARTIN 1968 TRAGEDY
RANDY CLEWIS
DON DELAUNE
MIKE FAVAZZA
Head Coach Trey Clark with the portrait of the lives lost in a plane crash that claimed head coach Ty Terrell (very left), Don Delaune (right), Randy Clewis, Mike Favazza, and Waverly Thomas (left). Clark hoists the portrait in his office as a reminder of the successes of Coach Terrell and his WAVERLY THOMAS team despite lesser advantage of other universities. The plane went down on April 28, 1968 on the way home from the Drake Relays.
TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS INDOOR: 80 • 81• 82 • 83 • 84 • 85
OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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55 METER DASH 1. 6.25 2. 6.36 3. 6.37 4. 6.39 5. 6.41
Junior Holmes Troy Amboree Tony Allen Mitchell Bennett Chad Coleman
1978 1982 1990 1982 2002
55 METER HURDLES 1. 7.34 Craig Bradford 2. 7.39 Mike Holder 3. 7.52 Roger Coleman 4. 7.53 Frank Henry 5. 7.55 Anthony Placide
1985 1982 1984 1982 1986
60 METER DASH 1. 6.80 2. 6.90 3. 6.93 4. 7.00 5. 7.00
Michael Gauthier Dexter Horn Jeremy Kemp Thomas Carter Jamal Nash
2005 2001 2003 2000 2000
60 METER HURDLES 1. 8.22 Jamal Nash 2. 8.30 Jason George 3. 8.33 Mark LeDoux 4. 8.36 O’Shay Griffin 5. 8.36 Anthony Placide
2012 2003 1998 2002 1986
200 METER DASH 1. 21.32 2. 21.57 3. 21.58 4. 21.67 5. 21.73
T.J. Robinson Chris Williams Tony Allen Gary Lincoln Danny Braud
1993 2002 1990 1990 2003
4X400 METER RELAY 1. 3:10.60 1998 2. 3:12.23 1984 3. 3:12.42 1984 4. 3:12.50 1998 5. 3:13.27 1998
400 METER DASH 1. 46.33 2. 47.35 3. 47.50 4. 47.70 5. 47.95
T.J. Robinson Greg Williams Jackie Harris Mark LeDoux Trenton Price
1992 2010 1984 1998 2003
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. 9:54.13 2. 9:55.10 3. 10:01.67 4. 10:01.69 5. 10:01.85
2014 1983 2012 2007 2011
800 METER RUN 1. 1:50.54 2. 1:51.36 3. 1:51.49 4. 1:51.70 5. 1:51.73
Joe Wade Art Simpson Frank Morgan Pedro Caceres Francis Kasagule
2011 1994 1985 1984 2009
HIGH JUMP 1. 7’ 3.25” 2. 7’ 1.5” 3. 6’ 10” 4. 6’ 10” 5. 6’ 10”
Thomas Eriksson John Johnson Jason Moore Derrick Sonnier Scott Stephens
1984 1989 1989 1995 1985
MILE RUN 1. 3:59.33 2. 3:59.56 3. 4:05.67 4. 4:08.43 5. 4:09.00
Sam Stabler Francis Kasagule Joe Wade Scott Hesketh Pedro Caceras
2014 2008 2013 1985 1984
LONG JUMP 1. 25’ 4.75” 2. 24’ 10” 3. 24’ 7.75” 4. 24’ 5.75” 5. 24’ 0.75”
Troy Amboree Thomas Eriksson Danny Mitchell Michael Coleman Andy Fontenot
1983 1985 1990 1980 2012
3,000 METER RUN 1. 7:53.42 Francis Kasagule 2. 8:00.64 Sam Stabler 3. 8:01.29 Sam Stabler 4. 8:09.54 Joonas Harjamaki 5. 8:10.99 Joe Wade
2008 2014 2014 2010 2012
TRIPLE JUMP 1. 53’ 0.75” 2. 51’ 10.5” 3. 51’ 2.5” 4. 49’ 2.5” 5. 49’ 0.25”
Thomas Eriksson Arnie Holm J.R. Richardson Monzell Baker Dewayne Brannon
1984 1984 1986 1981 1984
5,000 METER RUN 1. 13:46.66 Samuel Kosgei 2. 14:14.84 Matt Johnsen 3. 14:32.79 Ian Mullen 4. 14:32.80 Anthony Pequeno 5. 14:40.10 Frank Bwambale
2009 2012 1993 2011 2007
POLE VAULT 1. 16’ 6.5” 2. 16’ 3” 3. 16’ 4. 15’ 7” 5. 15’ 6” 5. 15’ 6”
Tommy Negrete James Smart John Cordes Jonathan Henley Curt Strickland Josh Wiegand
1993 1974 1995 2001 1984 2000
SHOT PUT 1. 58’ 5.5” 2. 55’ 5” 3. 52’ 9.75” 4. 51’ 10.5” 5. 51’ 5”
Nonah Hadnot Eugene Seale Parnell Lykes Larry McCoy Fred Armstrong
1984 1984 1984 1980 1980
HEPTATHLON 1. 4,422
Nick Fyffe
2013
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OUTDOOR: 63 • 71 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 92
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100 METER DASH 1. 10.30 2. 10.32 3. 10.34 4. 10.35 5. 10.40 5. 10.40 200 METER DASH 1. 20.63 2. 20.79 3. 20.85 4. 20.87 5. 20.88
Kevin Bell Junior Holmes Romero Chevis Doug Hinds Troy Amboree Tony Allen Junior Holmes T.J. Robinson Jackie Harris Sid Appling Troy Amboree
1977 1978 1983 1979 1984 1990 1979 1992 1979 1981 1984
110 METER HURDLES 1. 13:58 DeDe Gipson 2. 13.79 Craig Bradford 3. 14.07 Mike Holder 4. 14.13 Steve Brown 4. 14.13 Sam Barnett
1974 1986 1982 1979 1995
400 METER HURDLES 1. 49.75 DeDe Gipson 2. 50.21 Mark LeDoux 3. 50.58 Daniel Stagg 3. 50.58 Nicholas Ross 5. 50.64 Ulf Sedlacek
1972 1998 1978 1984 1985
1984 1982 1983 1968 1966
4X100 METER RELAY 1. 39.90 1978 2. 40.01 1984 3. 40.06 1984 4. 40.09 1982 5. 40.24 1973 5. 40.24 1977
1986 1984 1971 1986 1993
4X400 METER RELAY 1. 3:02.65 1984 2. 3:03.69 1984 3. 3:04.44 1984 4. 3:04.56 1984 5. 3:04.72 1983
1,500 METER RUN 1. 3:40.89 Francis Kasagule 2. 3:42.18 Sam Stabler 3. 3:43.69 Pedro Caceres 4. 3:43.84 Frank Montebello 5. 3:45.31 Tom Wade
2010 2014 1983 1980 2012
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. 9:41.01 1980 2. 9:44.58 2012 3. 9:49.01 1979 4. 9:50.34 1971 5. 9:50.96 2011
5,000 METER RUN 1. 13:35.75 Samuel Kosgei 2. 13:55.16 Sam Stabler 3. 14:01.94 Francis Kasagule 4. 14:13.37 Joe Wade 5. 14:20.24 Joonas Harjamaki
2010 2014 2008 2013 2010
10,000 METER RUN 1. 28:32.62 Samuel Kosgei 2. 29:25.70 Matt Johnsen 3. 30:00.09 Rafael Colmenares 4. 30:21.24 Ryan Creech 5. 30:38.38 Anthony Pequeno 3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. 8:33.31 Jonas Lundstrom 2. 8:35.75 Joonas Harjamaki 3. 8:38.37 Rafael Colmenares 4. 8:40.50 Tom Wade 5. 8:41.87 Frank Montebello
400 METER DASH 1. 45.74 2. 46.02 3. 46.10 4. 46.34 5. 46.44 800 METER RUN 1. 1:47.54 2. 1:48.10 3. 1:49.24 4. 1:49.44 5. 1:49.60
Jackie Harris Doug Hinds Jerry Nichols Randy Clewis Waverly Thomas Carlos Ward Frank Morgan Larry Blackmon Geryl House Art Simpson
HIGH JUMP 1. 7’ 7.5” 2. 7’ 1.75” 3. 7’ 0.5” 4. 6’ 11.5” 5. 6’ 11” 6. 6’11”
Thomas Eriksson John Johnson Colin Ridgeway Jason Moore Mickey Davis Byron Hildebrand
1985 1987 1962 1990 1981 1978
2010 2012 1985 2013 2011
LONG JUMP 1. 26’ 4.5” 2. 26’ 3” 3. 25’ 7.5” 4. 25’ 5” 5. 25’ 1.5”
Troy Amboree Alvin Thomas Thomas Eriksson Danny Mitchell Gerald Williams
1984 1988 1984 1989 1966
1989 2010 1986 2012 1980
TRIPLE JUMP 1. 53’ 11” 2. 53’ 9.25” 3. 52’ 2” 4. 51’ 9”
Thomas Eriksson Arne Holm Michael Coleman James Richardson
1984 1983 1982 1986
POLE VAULT 1. 17’ 5.5” 2. 16’ 7” 3. 16’ 6” 4. 16’ 2.75”
Tommy Negrete James Smart John Whitson Josh Wiegand
1994 1978 1972 2000
DISCUS 1. 195’ 7” 2. 181’ 7” 3. 178’ 10” 4. 178’ 6” 5. 176’ 6”
Nonah Hadnot Steve Rice Donnie Davis Parnell Lykes Kelly Spurlock
1984 1974 1977 1984 1981
JAVELIN 1. 249’ 7.75” 2. 240’ 4.5” 3. 223’ 10” 4. 218’ 5. 215’ 5.75”
Glenn Pere Olov Nyman Clint Butler Goran Lindholm Thomas Eriksson
1972 1985 1981 1986 1982
SHOT PUT 1. 56’ 10.5 2. 56’ 9” 3. 56’ 8” 4. 55’ 1” 5. 53’ 11.75”
Parnell Lykes Nonah Hadnot Eugene Seale Kenneth Terrell Anthony Guillory
1984 1984 1984 1969 1962
DECATHLON 1. 7,406 2. 7,161
Thomas Eriksson John Whitson
1985 1972
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GO BIG RED WOMEN’S INDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST 2015 LAMAR TRACK AND FIELD
55 METER DASH 1. 6.93 2. 7.15 3. 7.25 4. 7.26 5. 7.27
Alicia McIntosh Carol Aikels Christina Richardson Catina Crawford Jennifer Willrich
2000 1993 1989 1992 1988
55 METER HURDLES 1. 8.08 Tunesia Ashford 2. 8.29 Toya Alford 3. 8.29 Stephanie Belanger 4. 8.33 Jessika Johnson 5. 8.38 Yamelis Ortiz
1993 1990 1989 2008 1998
SHOT PUT 1. 44’ 01.00” 2. 41’ 08.75” 3. 41’ 04.00” 4. 40’ 03.75” 5. 38’ 07.00”
Jenny Heisler Sheila Lofton Tiffany Adams Valencia Hatcher Tanecia Jordan
1992 1988 1993 2000 1993
60 METER DASH 1. 7.29 2. 7.54 3. 7.79 4. 7.83 5. 7.88
Alicia McIntosh Ashley Idunoba Cammie Randle Dominique Taylor Corlis Burrell
2000 2012 2002 2014 2005
60 METER HURDLES 1. 8.70 Jessika Johnson 2. 8.72 Dominique Taylor 3. 8.95 Tiffany Brumley 4. 8.97 LaToya Reed 5. 8.98 Adrianne Johnson
2008 2014 2006 1998 2009
PENTATHLON 1. 3392 2. 3112 3. 3053 4. 2858 5. 2739
Beatrice Douglas Jessika Johnson Adrianne Johnson Rachel Ince Kim Ballenger
2012 2007 2007 2005 2007
200 METER DASH 1. 24.12 2. 24.33 3. 24.62 4. 24.78 5. 24.88
Ashley Idunoba Chinelo Nwobu Cheryl Garner Alcenia Gilmore Brittany Pollard
2012 2006 2002 1997 2008
4X400 METER RELAY 1. 3:45.31 2014 2. 3:47.77 2008 3. 3:48.14 2005 4. 3:48.39 2008 5. 3:48.71 2000
400 METER DASH 1. 55.29 2. 55.52 3. 55.70 4. 55.80 5. 55.99
Brittany Pollard Saschelle Slaughter Toni Sylvester Yamelis Ortiz Chinelo Nwobu
2008 2014 2005 1998 2006
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. 11:48.64 2007 2. 11:49.43 2014 3. 11:58.57 2005 4. 11:59.15 2006 5. 12:00.03 2007
800 METER RUN 1. 2:13.41 2. 2:13.74 3. 2:14.22 4. 2:14.38 5. 2:15.23
Louise Webb Kayla DeBondt Hanna Nilsson Palmgren Liv Lindberg Candace Taylor
2014 2014 2011 1992 2004
HIGH JUMP 1. 5’ 08.00” 2. 5’ 07.00” 3. 5’ 06.00” 4. 5’ 06.00” 5. 5’ 06.00”
Cassie Presley Beatrice Douglas Sonya Chalk Melissa Tankersley Lilliana Caceres
1998 2012 2004 1995 1983
MILE RUN 1. 4:39.59 2. 4:53.52 3. 4:53.52 4. 4:55.39 5. 4:56.66
Clerc Koenck Amanda King Louise Webb Kayla DeBondt Midde Hamrin
2008 2007 2014 2014 1983
LONG JUMP 1. 20’ 01.25” 2. 19’03.50” 3. 19’00.50” 4. 18’ 06.50” 5. 18’ 05.75”
Catina Crawford Beatrice Douglas Erin Brown Cathy Clover Lynetta Randolph
1994 2013 2013 1992 2001
3,000 Meter Run 1. 9:30.45 2. 9:35.64 3. 9:43.06 4. 9:45.69 5. 9:46.04
Clerc Koenck Leigh Lattimore Sam Walkow Renee Graham Amanda King
2008 2014 2012 2006 2006
TRIPLE JUMP 1. 38’08.25” 2. 38’ 03.50” 3. 38’ 03.00” 4. 38’ 02.75” 5. 36’ 11.75”
Erin Brown Lynetta Randolph Catina Crawford Mikiesha Jones Kashonna White
2014 2002 1993 2003 2001
5,000 METER RUN 1. 16:53.51 Renee Graham 2. 17:11.92 Taylor Cloy 3. 17:12.51 Leight Lattimore 4. 17:23.98 Joyce Cheruiyot 5. 17:31.15 Rowan Baird
2008 2011 2014 2010 2004
POLE VAULT 1. 12”01.50” 2. 10’ 11.75” 3. 10’ 06.00” 4. 10’ 00.00”
Leslie Beard Candace Sewell Hannah Callaway Shelby Johnston
2012 2008 2013 2013
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GO BIG RED 65 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST 2015 LAMAR TRACK AND FIELD
100 METER DASH 1. 11.44 2. 11.56 3. 11.63 4. 11.76 5. 11.77
Alicia McIntosh Ashley Idunoba Carol Aikels Corlis Burrell Rosalyn Capps
2001 2012 1992 2004 2004
3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE 1. 10:16.99 Amanda King 2. 10:19.83 Louise Webb 3. 10:33.67 Renee Graham 4. 11:24.93 Claire Miles 5. 11:25.89 Emily Carpenter
2007 2014 2007 2013 2010
TRIPLE JUMP 1. 39’ 11.5” 2. 38’ 6.75” 3. 38’ 6” 4. 38’ 1.25” 5. 37’ 10.5”
Lynetta Randolph Kashonna White Erin Brown Cheryl Meekins Saschelle Slaughter
2002 2001 2013 1990 2013
200 METER DASH 1. 23.44 2. 23.73 3. 23.74 4. 24.12 5. 24.24
Ashley Idunoba Alicia McInstosh Cheryl Garner Carol Aikels Chinelo Nwobu
2012 2001 2003 1993 2006
100 METER HURDLES 1. 13.68 Jessika Johnson 2. 13.86 Tunesia Ashford 3. 14.10 Kashonna White 4. 14.27 Yamelis Ortiz 5. 14.33 Adrianne Johnson
2008 1993 2002 1997 2009
POLE VAULT 1. 11’ 10.75” 2. 11’2.25’’ 3. 11’ 0.75” 4. 10’ 5. 9’ 0.25”
Leslie Beard Hannah Callaway Candace Sewell Ashlee Baker Shelby Johnston
2013 2014 2006 2006 2012
400 METER DASH 1. 53.77 2. 54.45 3. 54.79 4. 55.42 5. 55.43
Chinelo Nwobu Toni Sylvester Donette Whyte Brittany Pollard Yamelis Ortiz
2006 2005 2000 2008 1998
400 METER HURDLES 1. 57.91 Yamelis Ortiz 2. 1:00.07 Kia Wenberg 3. 1:01.89 Tunesia Ashford 4. 1:02.09 Alexandra Mayfield 5. 1:02.18 Katina Lawson
1997 1983 1992 2007 2003
DISCUS 1. 155’ 8” 2. 151’ 8” 3. 144’ 4” 4. 140’ 7” 5. 138’ 8”
Lorna Sonnier Brandy Johnston Carista Ward Alice Schwing Tiffany Adams
1981 1998 2005 1981 1992
800 METER RUN 1. 2:11.82 2. 2:11.87 3. 2:11.95 4. 2:12.70 5. 2:12.81
Clerc Koenck Ulrika Hellstrom Johnnie Walters Amber Prather Candace Taylor
2008 1993 1998 2005 2005
4X100 METER RELAY 1. 46.24 1993 2. 46.33 2000 3. 46.40 2001 4. 46.42 2012 5. 46.45 2006
JAVELIN 1. 142’ 9” 2. 138’ 4.5” 3. 138’ 3.63” 4. 136’ 7” 5. 132’ 1”
Sherry Fairclough Kim Allen Claudia Lee Brandy Johnston Britney Fesco
1988 1983 1979 1998 2004
1,500 METER RUN 1. 4:23.11 Clerc Koenck 2. 4:24.19 Midde Hamrin 3. 4:28.39 Louise Webb 4. 4:29.15 Samantha Walkow 5. 4:30.19 Rowan Baird
2008 1982 2014 2012 2004
4X400 METER RELAY 1. 3:41.77 2000 2. 3:42.93 2014 3. 3:43.04 2006 4. 3:43.28 2000 5. 3:44.40 2000
SHOT PUT 1. 43’ 8” 2. 43’ 1” 3. 42’ 1.25” 4. 42’ 0.5” 5. 41’ 10”
Tiffany Adams Tanicia Jordan Jenny Heisler Lorna Sonnier Sheila Lofton
1993 1993 1992 1980 1988
3,000 METER RUN 1. 9:02.01 Midde Hamrin 2. 9:49.50 Amanda King 3. 9:54.59 Becky Brooke 4. 10:00.49 Renee Graham 5. 10:02.94 Caroline Mullen
1982 2007 1986 2007 1986
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. 11:48.48 2. 11:49.30 3. 12:16.59 4. 12:19.00 5. 12:19.16
2004 2005 2011 2005 2002
HEPTATHLON 1. 4,695 2. 4,276 4. 3,642
Karen Gibson Rachel Ince Kim Ballenger
1985 2005 2006
5,000 METER RUN 1. 15:36.41 Midde Hamrin 2. 16:34.89 Renee Graham 3. 16:54.49 Becky Gough 4. 16:57.71 Leigh Lattimore 5. 17:07.33 Samantha Walkow
1982 2007 2013 2014 2010
HIGH JUMP 1. 6’ 1” 2. 6’ 3. 5’ 9” 4. 5’ 7” 4. 5’ 7”
Carolyn Ford Barbara Hickey Cassi Presley Lillian Caceres Melissa Tankersly
1981 1990 1988 1983 1994
10,000 METER RUN 1. 33:10.11 Midde Hamrin 2. 34:19.82 Leigh Lattimore 3. 35:47.81 Taylor Cloy 4. 36:12.86 Renee Graham 5. 37:01.21 Lydia Shook
1980 2014 2011 2007 1982
LONG JUMP 1. 19’ 9.75” 2. 19’ 9” 3. 19’ 7.5” 4. 19’ 4.75” 5. 19’
Carolyn Ford Beatrice Douglas Catina Crawford Joyce Williams Carissa Hill
1981 2012 1993 1981 2014
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