2012 NSU Men's Track Media Guide by Matt Michalec

2011-12 NSU TRACK TEAM

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2011-12 NORFOLK STATE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD TEAM Front row (seated, left-right): Robert Thrasher, John James, Sherrard Marrow, Darryl Brickhouse, Quinten Walker, Quentin Parker, Sean Holston, Andre Pickett Middle row (kneeling, left-right): Head Coach Kenneth Giles, Assistant Coach Dwayne Miller, Michael Mingo-Dabney, Kameron George, Rashad Cannon, Kenneth Smith, Aramis Massenburg, Damtew Adnew, Bruce Truitt, Nathnael Meseret Back row (standing, left-right): Jonathan Griffin, Ian Copeland, James Taylor, Erick Green, Vincent Brown, Keith Nkrumah, D’Sean Brown, Stefan Battles, Assistant Coach Jerry Price, Assistant Coach Cletus Griffin

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TABLE OFTEXT CONTENTS SAMPLE NSU President ....................................................................... 4 NSU Athletics Director ...................................................... 5 About Norfolk State University.................................... 6 NSU Athletics Highlights ................................................. 8 About Hampton Roads ...................................................10 NSU Athletics Foundation ............................................12 Strength & Conditioning Program ...........................13 Athletics Administration ...............................................14 Coaching Staff Head Coach Kenneth Giles .........................................17 Assistant Coaches ..........................................................18 Meet the 2011-12 Spartans Roster .................................................................................19 Season Outlook ..............................................................20 Schedule ...........................................................................21 Returner Profiles.............................................................22 Newcomer Profiles ........................................................32 NSU 2010-11 Season In Review..................................34 NSU Track & Field Records ............................................35 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference .....................36

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Norfolk State University 2011-12 Men’s Track

Quick Facts University Information Location ...................................................................Norfolk, Va. Founded ................................................................................1935 Enrollment ............................................................Nearly 7,000 Mascot............................................................................ Spartans School Colors .....................................................Green & Gold Affiliation ..................................................................... Division I Conference ....................Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference President ........................................................Dr. Tony Atwater Athletics Director ........................................... Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone ..............................................(757) 823-8152 Ticket Office .....................................................(757) 823-9009

Sports Information SID ........................................................................ Matt Michalec Email ....................................................... mmichalec@nsu.edu SID Phone .........................................................(757) 823-2628 SID Fax ...............................................................(757) 823-8218 Email ....................................................... mmichalec@nsu.edu Mailing Address ......... NSU Office of Sports Information 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Website ..............................................www.nsuspartans.com

Coaching Staff Head Coach .......................................... Kenneth Giles (9th year) Alma Mater .............................................................North Florida ‘87 Assistant Coaches ........................Dwayne Miller, Jerry Price ............................................................................................Cletus Griffin Track Office.................................................................(757) 823-8169

Team Information 2010-11 MEAC Indoor Finish.................................................... 1st 2010-11 MEAC Outdoor Finish ............................................... 1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................25/7 Newcomers .................................................................................................6

The 2011-12 NSU Men’s Track Media Guide was written, edited and produced by the NSU Sports Information Office, director Matt Michalec and assistant Mike Bello. Photography was provided by All-Pro Photography, Dominion Photography, Jerry S. Altares, Mark’s Digital Photography and NSU Marketing Services. Special design assistance was provided by Steve Gray.

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NSU PRESIDENT

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and the largest within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. As president, he led a population of more than 14,600 students and nearly 1,700 employees; oversaw an annual university budget of $220 million; and supported six academic colleges and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. He also directed operations at three regional campuses.

Dr. Tony Atwater President Tony Atwater was appointed the fifth president of Norfolk State University on April 22, 2011. He previously served as a Senior Fellow of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, a leadership association serving more than 400 public colleges and universities nationwide. Atwater served as president and chief executive officer at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), a comprehensive, doctoral/research university. It is the fifth largest university in Pennsylvania

Prior to serving as IUP president, he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Youngstown State University in Ohio. In this capacity, he oversaw academic programs, academic policy and academic assessment. He also provided leadership and strategic direction to approximately 750 faculty members, serving six academic colleges, the School of Graduate Studies and Research, and the library. Other administrative assignments have included serving as dean of the College of Professional Studies and Education at Northern Kentucky University; chairperson of the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Mass Media; and special assistant to the provost at the University of Connecticut. He also served as associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Toledo. Throughout his career, Atwater has assumed significant community leadership roles. These efforts include serving on the Governor’s Task Force on Youth

and Substance Abuse Prevention in Kentucky; the Board of Trustees of the Northwest Ohio Public Television Foundation; and the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the 2000-01 delegation of Leadership Cincinnati and the Advisory Board of KeyBank in the Northeast Ohio Region. Additionally, he was past president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. A native of Nashville, Tenn., Atwater earned a Ph.D. in communication research from Michigan State University in 1983, where he was the recipient of a competitive doctoral fellowship. He completed post-doctoral studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Michigan in 1989. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in mass media arts from Hampton University in 1973. Additionally, he holds three graduate certificates in higher education administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Atwater is a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and is the author of approximately 30 refereed journal articles on news selection behavior in the mass media – the subject of his research interests.

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NSU SAMPLE ATHLETICS TEXT DIRECTOR Marty Miller has been called many things during his tenure at Norfolk State University. Some have called him a rock. Others have referred to him as one of Norfolk State’s greatest ambassadors. Regardless of the label, what’s clear is that Miller has served his alma mater in various capacities for nearly 40 years, providing NSU with stability in times of need. Marty Miller His professional career at Director of Athletics Norfolk State has included stints in the areas of financial aid, career services, student affairs and athletics. After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005. Early in Miller’s tenure, he was confronted with many challenges, the biggest one being the hiring of a football coach. Miller and his search committee worked during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to find a football coach. The hard work paid off when the decision was made to hire Pete Adrian from Bethune-Cookman. With approval of then-President Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, Adrian became the first white head coach in any major sport at NSU and the second in MEAC football history. Shortly thereafter, with help from alumni, fans, friends and the Department of Facilities Management, the athletics department was able to raise funds to renovate and purchase new equipment for the weight room. In 2007, the school completed a major renovation of the NSU Softball Field, which included the installation of new team dugouts and a press box. Bleacher renovations to Joseph Echols Hall were completed for the 2008-09 basketball season. A new track surface was completed in the summer of 2010. Another highlight of his tenure as athletics director includes NSU capturing the last seven Talmadge Layman Hill awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the conference. NSU has received a total of $165,000 for winning the awards. Miller was also presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club. Miller is no stranger to winning. His career record as baseball coach was 718-543-3. Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became

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the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selection in 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968. Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in college, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after he graduated. While on active duty, Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the headcoaching job, which he held until early in 2005. Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-374-3 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title. Between 1993-97, Miller won five consecutive Louisville Slugger Awards, given to championship coaches. He was one of a select few baseball coaches to receive the award for five consecutive years. In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001. The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller. In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame. Miller was inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. He was also chosen to serve in March 2011 to serve on the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame Committee and is also a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court. Miller, a native of Danville, Va., also serves as president of the Norfolk Sports Club. He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a former NSU outfielder.

ABOUT NSU

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Norfolk State University was founded in 1935 as a beacon of hope to the region’s youth—especially within the African American community. Brought to life in the midst of the Great Depression, the university was named the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University at its founding and was one of the last historically black institutions established in the Commonwealth of Virginia. By 1969, Norfolk State University began its transformation into a vibrant, independent college and was bestowed university status in 1979. More than 75 years later, the University remains a source of inspiration for those who aspire to fulfill their dreams. A four-year public institution, NSU is located in the dynamic Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is close to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and downtown Norfolk. Additionally, NSU is one of the nation’s largest HBCUs with an enrollment of nearly 7,000 students and a faculty of nearly 300, with more than half holding terminal degrees. The University offers a variety of academic programs within the following schools and colleges: College of Liberal Arts; the College of Science, Engineering and Technology; the Honors College; the School of Business; the School of Education; the Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work; the School of Extended Learning; and the Graduate School. NSU offers 32 undergraduate, 16 master’s and three doctoral degrees. Expanding Learning Capacity Norfolk State University has been recognized as one of the top 25 producers of cyber security professionals, according to US Black Engineer and Information Technology Magazine. Additionally, the University has also been named in recent years as one of the top 50 producers of African-American Ph.D. recipients, according to Inside Higher Ed. The finding, based on a National Science Foundation report, says that Historically Black Colleges and Universities are graduating a growing share of African Americans who go on to earn Ph.D.s in science and engineering. NSU’s Dozoretz National Institute for Mathematics and Applied Sciences (DNIMAS), established in 1985, is specifically geared toward increasing the number of Ph.D.s in science technology, engineering, and mathematics. More than 50 percent of DNIMAS scholars have earned advanced degrees. Norfolk State University also has been named a “military friendly school,” which means that the university is successful at offering the necessary financial benefits, flexibility in scheduling and support programs to service members. Most recently, the university entered into an agreement with the U.S. Navy to provide the bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies through the Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership coordinated through the School of Extended Learning. The Navy’s distance learning program is vital in providing sailors with the best possible options for obtaining higher educational degrees wherever they may be assigned. Now, sailors may apply to Norfolk State University to obtain a degree in interdisciplinary studies in an online environment. Our School of Extended Learning expertly places the convenience of the digital age at the fingertips of learners. The School works with the academic and administrative units of the University by serving as an extension of the NSU campus. It offers coursework through distance education, continuing education and certificate programs. Additional degree programs include Master of Arts degrees in Pre-Elementary Education, Elementary Education (Pre-K-6), Pre-Elementary Early Education with an emphasis on Childhood Special Education and Urban Education, as well as graduate certificates in Transition Special Education and Bilingual Special Education. Building for the Future The University is building for the future with the construction of a three-story, 132,000-square-foot library that will house library services, archives and a 24/7 Internet café, individual and group study rooms, a multimedia project room, virtual conference room, a 24-hour study area, exercise equipment, and an African art gallery. One of the new library’s distinguishing features is a 90-foot high glass atrium that will provide

areas to display current student and faculty artwork, and also serve as a gathering area for multi-purpose events. The new library will provide the latest technology and create an exciting study and research environment for students. Upon completion in December 2011, the library will also reshape the look of the campus. The old library will be razed and a beautiful quadrangular pedestrian mall between the new library and the New Student Center will be created. From the days of the Great Depression to the Digital Age, Norfolk State University continues to achieve. Today, NSU remains an active and vital component of the Hampton Roads region, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation. Our faculty researchers have forged partnerships that have created cutting-edge virtual learning environments and the world’s smallest laser - both of which will have an impact on our everyday lives. Our graduates establish and lead corporations, distinguish themselves in their industries and fields of study and provide humanitarian aid around the world. Norfolk State University has played a vital role in our community in the past, is serving in a critical role today, and will continue to be an academic leader in the future. Behold the Green and Gold!

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QUICK FACTS Location: Extended Campus Center: History:

Enrollment: President: Faculty: Degree Offerings: Athletics:

Historic Norfolk, Va.; 134-acre campus 2 miles from downtown Norfolk Virginia Beach Higher Education Center • Founded in 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University • Became the independent Norfolk Polytechnic College in 1942 • Became an independent institution in 1969 • Granted University status in 1979 Nearly 7,000 Tony Atwater, Ph.D. 274 full-time equivalent 32 bachelor’s degrees; 16 master’s degrees; 3 doctoral degrees 15 intercollegiate teams (Division I; competing in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – MEAC)

Student

For more information on Norfolk State University, its academic programs and Organizations: 125 community service projects, research, campus facilities, and other amenities, Website: www.nsu.edu please call the Office of Communications and Marketing at (757) 823-8373.

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NSU TIMELINE

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ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS

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Athletics Six-Year Highlights (2005-Present) The Norfolk State University intercollegiate athletics program has experienced unprecedented success at the NCAA Division I level during the past six years (2005-11). This period of progress has been highlighted by improvements in virtually every area critical to transforming the NSU athletics program into a highly competitive program that will consistently challenge for Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and NCAA Division I championships. The catalyst for these advancements has been Marty Miller, who was appointed athletics director at NSU in December 2004. Miller believes that the mission of the athletics program is an extension of the mission of Norfolk State University. He places an emphasis on areas that impact the welfare of student-athletes. Improving graduation rates, gender equity, and the retention of student-athletes are equally, if not more important, than winning conference and national championships. However, the initiatives designed to enhance the student-athlete experience and improve the overall administrative process have been successful due to the achievements of the teams and individual athletes. Perhaps the biggest achievement came in early 2009, when the athletics department was recertified to receive NCAA accreditation for the next 10 years. By achieving certification status, NSU is considered to be operating its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA’s Division I membership. Numerous staff and coaching hires have been made to enhance the department’s efficacy. New personnel have been hired in the areas of academic support, compliance, business operations and development to meet the growing demand in those departments. A host of new head coaches joined the staff signaling new beginnings in several sports. They included Pete Adrian (Football), Claudell Clark (Baseball), Anthony Evans (Men’s Basketball), Debra Clark (Women’s Basketball), Heidi Cavallo (Softball), Brandon Duvall (Volleyball), and Wilhelmenia Harrison (Bowling). Kenneth Giles (Men’s Track) and Ronda Berard (Women’s Track) were promoted from interim to full-time head coaches in their respective sports. Giles’ cross country and track teams have dominated the MEAC. Adrian has orchestrated the steady progress of the football team, which came within a game of capturing its first MEAC title in 2007. Evans led the Spartans to the MEAC Tournament championship game in his second year, and Claudell Clark helped guide the baseball team to a runner-up finish at the MEAC Championships in 2008 and 2011. Harrison was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2010-11 after leading the bowling team to MEAC Southern Division regular-season for the second time in three years. Duvall was also named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2010 after guiding NSU to its best overall and MEAC record in Division I, while Cavallo led the Spartans to a D-I best 13-game win streak in 2011. The accomplishments of NSU student-athletes in the classroom since 2005 have been equally impressive. The number of athletes annually named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team has steadily increased, and now numbers 40 or more each year.

Football player Ryan Hathaway (right) and softball player Casey Pomeroy (left) were presented the 2010 Male and Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Awards, respectively, by current Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Carray Banks.

The following is a list of accomplishments and improvements the NSU athletics program has experienced since 2005. Academics • Had 36 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2005-06, 34 in 2006-07, 42 in 2007-08 and 2008-09, and 40 in 2009-10 • Had 54 student-athletes (sophomores or higher) named to MEAC All-Academic team (min. GPA: 3.0) in 2010-11 • Increased student-athlete graduation success rate from 40% to 61% • Won the inaugural Division I Football Championship Subdivision Academic Progress Rate Award for having the MEAC’s highest cumulative APR for the 2008-09 school year and then again for 2009-10 • David Kemboi was one of 50 student-athletes nationwide named to the 2006-07 Division I Men’s Cross Country All-Academic team as selected by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) • Thea Aspiras named to the 2010-11 National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) All-Academic First Team

Program Awards • Won the last seven MEAC men’s allsports awards (Talmadge Layman Hill Award) and earned the NSU Athletics Department $165,000 from 2005-11 (pictured at left) • Had the baseball, men’s basketball and football teams all post winning records in 2007-08 for the first time in the Division I era

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Hired a full-time assistant sports information director (January 2007) Hired a full-time athletics academic coordinator (March 2008) Hired a full-time strength and conditioning coach (August 2008) Hired an associate athletics director for development (August 2009) Hired an assistant athletics director for academic services, an assistant compliance coordinator and an additional athletic trainer (August 2010) • Developed comprehensive gender-equity and catastrophic incident guideline plans

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Football • Had first back-to-back winning seasons in Division I in 2009 (7-4) and 2010 (6-5) • Matched 2005 and 2006 win total (8-14) in 2007 with a record of (8-3) • Record 10 NSU players named All-MEAC in 2007 • Pete Adrian named NSU’s first MEAC Football Coach of the Year in 2007 • Earned school’s first-ever national FCS national ranking in 2007, reaching as high as 23rd • Had its first NFL draftee since 1996 when Don Carey was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2009 draft • Had three members of the 2009 team sign professional contracts – Chris Bell (New Orleans Saints), Defensive back Don Carey (now with the Terrell Whitehead (Jacksonville Jaguars) became the first Spartan football Jaguars) and Dennis Brown player to be drafted in 13 years when the (CFL’s Calgary Stampeders) Browns selected him in the 2009 draft.

Football Attendance • Ranked 20th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2005 • Ranked 23rd in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2006 • Ranked 7th in Division I FCS (I-AA) in 2007 • Had the 2nd and 3rd-largest crowds in Dick Price Stadium history in 2007: vs. Hampton (27,756) and vs. Virginia State (26,970) • Set a stadium record in average attendance in 2007 (17,220 average for 6 games)

NSU completed a $550,000 renovation and resurfacing of the Dick Price Stadium track in the summer of 2010. conference championships for six consecutive academic years (2006-11) • Had two athletes (Marlon Woods, Corey Vinston) earn NCAA Division I AllAmerican status in the same championship meet for the first time in school history in 2009 • Won the school’s first MEAC women’s indoor championship in 10 years in 2010, and first outdoor title in 10 years in 2011

Cross Country • Won 10 of the last 11 MEAC men’s titles, including a conference-record seven straight from 2000-06 • Sent a runner to the NCAA Division I National Cross Country Championship for the first time in school and MEAC history in 2006 (David Kemboi) • Won the school’s first-ever MEAC women’s title in 2009

Facilities

• Won 16 games in 2007-08, a five-win improvement over the previous year • Competed in the conference championship game in 2009 for the first time since joining the MEAC

• Renovated weight room in Gill Gymnasium in 2005, increasing size of existing room and purchasing new equipment • Completed softball field renovations in 2007-08, including construction of a press box, dugouts and restrooms • Replaced the outfield wall at Marty L. Miller Baseball Field (summer 2007) • Completed refurbishing of women’s sports locker rooms in Gill Gymnasium (fall 2008) • Renovated the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall basketball arena to add new chair-back seating (August 2008 and 2009) • Renovated and resurfaced the Dick Price Stadium track (summer 2010)

Bowling

Media Exposure

• Thea Aspiras named to NTCA All-America Second Team, All-MEAC First Team and tabbed the MEAC Rookie of the Year in 2011, each a first for NSU • Won a school-record 67 games in 2009-10 and matched that total in 2010-11 • Reached as high as No. 16 in the national rankings in 2010-11

• Transitioned the department’s web site from the www.nsu.edu domain to a new and improved web site, www.nsuspartans.com, in the fall of 2007 • Hosted the school’s first two nationally-televised softball games in 2007 and 2008 • Had six sporting events televised on ESPN networks (thee football games, two men’s basketball, one softball) in 2007-08, most in school history • Had five sporting events televised on ESPN networks (three football games, two men’s basketball) in 2008-09 • Began airing a weekly radio show, Inside Spartan Sports, on Fox Sports affiliate WXTG 102.1 FM in January 2009 • Conducted live video streaming for the first time in 2009-10, broadcasting 16 athletic events on the department’s web site • Conducted live video streaming for all basketball, football, baseball and softball home games in 2010-11, including the first-ever baseball and softball webcasts in school history • Redesigned the school’s current web site again in the summer of 2010

Men’s Basketball

Track & Field

• Became first MEAC men’s track program to win both the indoor and outdoor

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HAMPTON ROADS

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The vibrancy of city life, the charm of the seashore, the verdant countryside, the wild preserves and the historic landmarks are just a few of the features found in Hampton Roads. The area, which includes the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton and Suffolk, has a growing population of about 2 million. There are numerous attractions within each city. Norfolk has its Waterside, a festive marketplace similar to those in Baltimore, St. Louis and Boston. The financial and cultural hub of Virginia, Norfolk is the home of the world’s largest naval installation and serves as headquarters for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a cultural center, its features include the Chrysler Museum, the Douglas MacArthur Memorial, the Nauticus National Maritime Center, the Virginia Symphony and several theater companies, including Norfolk State University’s own NSU Players.

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Besides a long and beautiful coastline, Virginia Beach offers numerous landmarks, including the first landing cross (where the first settlers touched the shores of the New World in 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock); The Adam Thoroughgood House, probably the oldest brick house in America, dating back to 1636; and Mount Trashmore, a project that turned a mountain of solid waste into an innovative recreational compound with bicycle trails, picnic areas, and soapbox derby and cross-country courses around two lakes used for a myriad of recreational water sports. The unique 17-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel links Virginia Beach with Virginia’s Eastern Shore and a national wildlife refuge. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the Children’s Museum are located in Portsmouth. Newport News has the Mariners’ Museum, which houses one of the world’s most extensive nautical collections, while Hampton is home of the Air and Space Museum. NSU is just off Interstate 264 within walking distance of downtown and other major area attractions, such as the Scope, Chrysler Hall and MacArthur Center Mall. Hampton Roads has three daily newspapers, one African-American weekly, three independent TV stations and more than 30 radio stations.

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Total Sports - 15 Women’s Sports Basketball Bowling Cross Country Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Softball Tennis Volleyball

Men’s Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Tennis ...........................................................................

Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Board of Directors Fran Steward, President Merv Pitchford, Vice President Phillip Brooks, Treasurer Craig Cotton, Executive Director Marty Miller, Athletics Director Michael K. Brown A. Graige Johnson Curtis Maddox* Langston Powell Zackery Rodgers James Satterfield* Donna Sample Smith Joel Wagner John Warren

A BRIEF OVERVIEW Norfolk State University’s proud legacy of achievement in collegiate athletics began at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). NSU was one of the league’s most dominant programs, winning championships in every sport the school offered. In 1997, NSU joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), one of only two NCAA Division I conferences comprised of historically black colleges and universities. Other conference members include: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University. NSU made an immediate impression in the conference in 2000-01, winning the Talmadge Hill Award – presented annually to the member whose men’s teams compile the most points based on team finishes in conference competition. The Spartans won the T almadge Hill Award again each year from 2005-11. In all, NSU has won conference titles in men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s cross country, and women’s basketball during its brief tenure in the MEAC.

Why Support Norfolk State University Athletics? • NSU competes at the nation’s highest level of intercollegiate athletics competition – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I - and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). • The need to increase funding for scholarships for deserving studentathletes motivated by achievement both in athletics and academics. • Improvements and maintenance of equipment and facilities enable NSU student-athletes to perform at their full potential. • A competitive athletics program contributes to the enjoyment of the student-athlete experience.

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STRENGTH & CONDITIONING The NSU Strength and Conditioning Program is administered by Reese Bridgman, NSU’s strength and conditioning coach. Bridgman has 26 years of coaching experience in athletics at the high school, college and professional levels. His resume includes a seven-year stint as head strength and conditioning coach at Central Florida, where he worked with future professionals such as Daunte Culpepper, Asante Samuel and Brandon Marshall of the NFL and Mike Maroth of Major League Baseball. The NSU Strength and Conditioning Program exists to provide all 280+ NSU student-athletes with scientificallysound performance-enhancement programs in the areas of strength, speed, explosive power and sports nutrition. Programs are conducted in the NSU athletics weight room, a 2,000-square foot facility in Gill Gymnasium that houses the equipment and accessories needed to develop championship-level NCAA Division I athletes. The strength and conditioning program also uses the NSU athletics department’s game and practice fields. The program develops athletes by means of functional strength training for strength and power utilizing Olympic lifts, power lifts, plyometric drills and additional supplementary lifts, particularly dumbbell exercises. The program trains speed in both linear and change-of-direction movement. Athletes are taught recovery by developing good eating habits that are appropriate for athletes training at the Division I level and by emphasizing the correct amount of rest. Athletes are trained in a team setting as a part of a year-round program. Athletes train two times per week in season and three to four times per week during the remainder of the year with a break between semesters and at the end of their sport’s season. Their annual plan consists of in-season, offseason, preseason and holiday programs. All training schedules are administered within

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NCAA guidelines for contact time with athletes in both required programs and voluntary programs. Part of the emphasis within the NSU Strength and Conditioning Program is on the athlete developing lifetime character qualities of teamwork, discipline, dedication, determination, respect for others and respect for hard work. Athletes are also expected to develop an interest in lifetime fitness. “The Strength and Conditioning Program at NSU tries to remember that our athletes came to us to participate in and excel in their given sport, not to become weight lifters or body builders,” Bridgman says. “For this reason, we approach strength and conditioning as a means to an end, and we encourage our athletes to learn from and enjoy the journey.”

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION SHERIE CORNISH GORDON Sherie Cornish Gordon is entering her sixth year in athletics administration at Norfolk State University, currently serving as the senior associate athletics director for administration. Gordon’s primary responsibilities are supervising five sports (bowling, volleyball, softball, men’s tennis and women’s tennis), managing the department’s budget, supervision of the equipment and facility operations, oversight of game-day management and providing strategic guidance for the department’s marketing, promotions and development initiatives, as well as serving as the department’s senior woman administrator. Gordon came to Norfolk State University in 2005 after serving as a senior administrative assistant at American University. She also served as an athletics department intern at the University of Maryland in 2004-2005 and as an assistant women’s basketball coach at her alma mater, Morgan State University, during the 2003-2004 school year. Gordon is currently a participant in the NCAA Pathways Program (formerly NCAA Fellows Program). She is a 2006 graduate of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators’ (NACWAA) Institute for Administrative Advancement, a 2009 graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and Females and a 2010 and 2011 participant in the NACDA Mentoring Institute. In addition, Gordon is a member of NACWAA, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Collegiate Athletics Business Management Association (CABMA) and the Minority Opportunities Athletics Association (MOAA). She currently serves on the program committee for CABMA. Gordon was an accomplished basketball player at Morgan State, where she scored more than 1,000 career points. She was a four-year letter winner and was a team captain her final three seasons. Gordon, a native of Severna Park., Md., earned her bachelor’s degree in sports administration from Morgan State in 2002 and her master’s in sports management from Temple in 2004. Sherie currently resides in Suffolk, Va., with her husband, Ross, and son, Ethan. CRAIG COTTON Craig Cotton is in his 11th year as associate athletics director for external operations. He is also in his sixth year as executive director of the NSU Athletics Foundation. Cotton joined the NSU athletics staff after serving as marketing manager at Howard University. Cotton’s primary duties at NSU include developing and managing marketing and public relations projects with particular focus on the “Team Spartan Corporate Partners Program,” a comprehensive sports marketing initiative designed to attract corporate sponsorship and funding for the athletics program. Previously, Cotton worked for seven years in the Delaware State University Public Relations Office. He arrived at the Dover, Del.-based institution in 1992 and served as sports information director for two years before his appointment as the university’s director of public relations and marketing in 1994. From 1988-1992, Cotton was associate director of sports information at Temple University. He worked for seven years (1981-1988) as sports information director and administrative assistant to the director of

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intercollegiate athletics at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Cotton was also was a press operations manager for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Ga.; 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina; and the 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival in St. Louis, Mo. Cotton is a native of Greensboro, N.C., and a 1980 graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English-mass communications. He received the M.Ed. degree at Temple University in 1995. Cotton and his wife, Cynthia, reside in Norfolk, Va. KAREN HOLMES Karen Holmes is in her third year on staff in the NSU athletics department. As the associate athletics director for marketing and corporate development, her primary responsibilities are to plan, coordinate and execute athletic fundraising and outreach events and to recruit corporate sponsors for the department. Prior to NSU, Holmes served as the foundation manager at the Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau. She was responsible for planning and directing the foundation’s operations to include fundraising, staffing, budgeting and research. Holmes has also held positions as a business account representative at Opportunity, Inc. in Norfolk and as a senior marketing consultant in television and radio. Holmes is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD), National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). Holmes also serves as the MEAC’s NAADD representative. Holmes, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from NSU in 1998. She is also a 2010 graduate of the NACWAA’s Institute for Administrative Advancement. ALISHA TUCKER Alisha Tucker is entering her sixth year working in the Norfolk State University athletics department. She assumed the role of associate athletics director for student services for the 2010-11 academic year after serving as assistant athletic director for compliance for the previous four years. In her new role, she provides oversight for the compliance and athletics academic support offices. In addition to her duties at NSU, Tucker is involved in administrative activities on the national level. Tucker was appointed to the NCAA’s Amateurism Fact-Finding Committee in 2010 and will serve on that committee until 2014. She also is a member of the NCAA Low Resource Institution working group and NCAA Academic Performance Program Users working group. In addition, Tucker serves as a peer reviewer for the NCAA’s Division I Athletics Certification program. She is also instrumental in working with the NCAA’s Supplemental Support Fund which provided monies to NSU in support of athletics academic initiatives. In 2011, Tucker was selected to participate in the NACWAA (National Association for Collegiate Women

Athletics Administrators) Institute for Administrative Advancement (West Class) as well as the NCAA Regional Rules Seminar Advanced Tract. Before coming to Norfolk State, Tucker served as the athletics eligibility specialist and curriculum coordinator at Marshall University. She began her career as an intern at Michigan State University in 2001. She was promoted to assistant compliance coordinator , and then earned a promotion to compliance coordinator at MSU in 2003. Tucker has also worked in compliance offices at Villanova University and the University of Richmond. Tucker earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature and composition from the University of Virginia in 1996. She earned her master’s in sports management from Old Dominion University in 2001. A Hampton native, Tucker was a track and field athlete at Hampton High School. She was also a sprinter and hurdler on the U.Va. track team. Tucker was also the liaison between the student-government and the athletics department serving on various committees. She is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and currently resides in Portsmouth, Va. JAMAR ROSS Jamar Ross is in his third year as NSU’s assistant athletics director for business operations. Ross served from July 2007 to April 2009 as associate sports information director at Old Dominion University. At ODU, he was the primary media contact for the Monarchs’ start-up football team. Previously, Ross was the sports information director at Hampton University from 2002-07. While at Hampton, Ross served on the Governance and Commitment to Rules Compliance Subcommittee for Hampton’s NCAA Recertification Self Study. Ross also served as Sports Information Director at Winston-Salem State University in 2001-02, was the assistant SID at Hampton 2000-01, and completed a post-graduate internship at Southern Illinois University in 2000. He also served as a press room attendant at NCAA men’s basketball tournaments in 1997 and 2000. Ross graduated cum laude from Winston-Salem State University with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1999. He received his master’s in sports management from ODU in 2008. Ross also completed the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and Females in 2008.

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION DR. CARRAY BANKS JR. Dr. Carray Banks Jr. is in his first year as NSU’s faculty athletic representative. In this capacity, he represents Norfolk State University and its faculty in relationships with the NCAA and MEAC. The faculty’s voice and influence regarding intercollegiate athletics are channeled primarily through the faculty athletic representative. Banks, who is also the head of the Department of Technology in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology at NSU, has lent his talents to many athletic endeavors at the University. He worked for six years as an academic enhancement counselor for the men’s basketball team. In addition, he has served on the NSU Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame selection committee as well as the chairman of the steering committee for NSU’s NCAA recertification in 2008. He is also a staple at home athletic events, serving as member of the official game clock management team at Spartan basketball and football games. Banks also supervises the data generation and graphic media advertisements on the graphics display boards during football games at William “Dick” Price Stadium. Banks received his bachelor’s degree in industrial arts education from Elizabeth City State University, his master of arts degree from Ball State University, and his doctor of philosophy degree in vocational and industrial education from Penn State University. Banks resides in Virginia Beach with his wife, Alesia, and daughter, Aliyah. REESE BRIDGMAN Reese Bridgman is in his fourth year as the Spartans’ assistant athletics director for strength and conditioning. Bridgman oversees the strength and conditioning efforts for all 15 of NSU’s sports programs. Bridgman previously served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Newport News Apprentice School’s football program from 2005-07. He was also the Builders defensive coordinator in 2007 after coaching the defensive line in 2005 and 2006. Before moving to the Hampton Roads area, Bridgman was the head strength and conditioning coach for the University of Central Florida from 19972003. Bridgman helped train 20 UCF football players who went on to make active NFL rosters, including the likes of Daunte Culpepper, Asante Samuel, Travis Fisher, Atari Bigby, Steve Edwards, Brandon Marshall and Rashad Jeanty. Other top-notch athletes he helped tutor at UCF include Major League pitcher Mike Maroth. Along with his strength and conditioning expertise, Bridgman has an extensive background as a football coach at the high school, college and professional levels. Bridgman coached two seasons in the Arena Football League. He coached linemen and was the strength coach for the Orlando Predators in their ArenaBowl runner-up season of 1995. The following year, he worked in the same capacity for the Milwaukee Mustangs (now defunct). Bridgman’s one stint as a head football coach came at East Central Community College in his home state of Mississippi from 1992-94. He has also worked as an assistant football coach at NAIA Georgia Southwestern College and at a pair of Division II schools, Southeast Oklahoma State and East Texas State (now known as Texas A&M-Commerce). He also was men’s

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track coach during his tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State. Bridgman, a native of Tylertown, Miss., got his football coaching start at Hattiesburg (Miss.) Prep in 1983. Bridgman, 47, received his bachelor’s degree in athletic administration and coaching from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985. He earned his master’s in physical education with an emphasis in exercise physiology from East Texas State (Texas A&M-Commerce) in 1986. Bridgman is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, and the National Association of Speed and Explosion. He and his wife, Kelly, reside in Chesapeake. JACQUELINE NICHOLSON Jacqueline Nicholson is in her fourth year working in the NSU athletics department. After serving as athletics academic coordinator the last two years, Nicholson was promoted to the position of assistant athletics director for academic support for the 2010-11 school year. Nicholson’s responsibilities include advising all NSU student-athletes on issues of NCAA eligibility requirements and monitoring progress toward their degrees. Nicholson is also in charge of coordinating the academic support efforts for each team along with the academic enhancement counselors. She also oversees the NCAA/CHAMPS Life Skills Program and serves as the advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Previously, Nicholson worked as an academic coordinator intern at Virginia Tech during the 2007-08 school year, assisting with the Hokies football team. She also served as a graduate assistant in the university academic advising center at Virginia Tech from 2005-07. Nicholson is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A), and the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). She serves on the awards committee for NACWAA and the membership committee for N4A. Nicholson is a 2011 graduate of NACWAA’s Institute for Administrative Advancement and 2011 and 2009 graduate of the N4A Professional Development Institute. A native of Clayton, N.J., Nicholson was a four-year letterwinner for the Hokies track and field team as a sprinter and hurdler. She was a member of the Virginia Tech all-academic team and athletics director’s honor roll. She earned her bachelor’s degree in human development in 2005 and her master’s in educational leadership and policy studies with a focus in higher education in 2007, both from Virginia Tech. MEGHAN ANTINARELLI Meghan Antinarelli is in her second year as assistant athletics director for sports medicine at NSU. Previously, she served for eight years as an athletic trainer within the department. Antinarelli, who is originally from Wellesley, Mass., received her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from the University

of Massachusetts in 1998. She received her master’s degree in athletic training at Old Dominion University in 2001. She and her husband, Joseph, live in Suffolk and have one son, Nicholas. MATT MICHALEC Matt Michalec is in his ninth full year heading up the NSU sports information department. After serving as sports information director for eight years, Michalec was promoted to assistant athletics director for communications in the spring of 2011. Michalec is in charge of coordinating media relations efforts for all 15 of NSU’s athletics programs. His duties include the production of press guides, serving as the media liaison for the athletics department, keeping statistics at all home athletic contests, and maintaining the university athletics web site. In 2006, he was named the Black College Baseball SID of the Year. Previously, Michalec worked for two years as a part-time sports reporter and editorial assistant at the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Va. Michalec graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in communications from Old Dominion University in 2002. He served as sports editor for ODU’s student newspaper during his time there. He got his professional start by working for two years as a sportswriter at the York Town Crier and Poquoson Post newspapers in York County, Va. Michalec is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Michalec and his wife, Annie, live in Newport News and have a son, Brandon, and daughter, Alexis. MIKE BELLO Mike Bello was hired as the assistant sports information director in August of 2010. He came to NSU after a pair of internships at Division I institutions. At NSU, Bello will be the main contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, softball, tennis and bowling. Prior to arriving at NSU, Bello spent the previous year at the University of South Florida as a full-time intern, where he was the main contact for track and field and cross country as well as the secondary contact for men’s basketball and football. While at USF, Bello was part of a new initiative there that did away with traditional printed media guides and went to a new, interactive and online format that featured videos, photos and text all intermixed on a web-based platform. During the 2008-09 athletics season, Bello worked as an intern in the sports information office at Harvard. He also spent the 2007-08 season volunteering with the sports information office at Kent State University as part of his graduate work there. He has also volunteered with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League and the Boston Breakers of the Women’s Professional Soccer League. Bello earned a bachelor’s of arts degree from Penn State University in journalism in 2004, and a master of arts degree in recreation and sports management in 2009 from Kent State.

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION JESSICA COLE Jessica Cole is in her third year as the head assistant athletic trainer at Norfolk State University. Previously, Cole served as the assistant athletic trainer at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va., for two years (2007-09). She also worked for two and a half years as the athletic trainer at Chelsea Community Hospital Outpatient Physical Therapy in her native Chelsea, Mich. Cole earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Florida Southern College in 2004. She completed her senior internship with the WNBA’s Detroit Shock in 2004, and earned her master’s degree in exercise physiology from Eastern Michigan in 2008. NICOLE DIETRICH Nicole Dietrich is in her second year as the assistant athletic trainer at Norfolk State University. Previously, Dietrich served as the assistant athletic trainer at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pa., for the past two and half years. A native of Lykens, Pa., Dietrich received her bachelor’s degree in athletic training and minored in recreation fitness management from Lock Haven University in 2004. She earned her master’s degree in psychology at Shippensburg University in 2007. Dietrich currently resides in Norfolk, Va. She and her fiancée, Filiberto, will be married in May 2012. CHRISTINA RUFFIN Christina Ruffin is in her first year as athletics academic coordinator for the NSU athletics department. Ruffin’s responsibilities include advising all NSU student-athletes on issues of NCAA eligibility requirements and monitoring progress toward their degrees. Ruffin is in charge of coordinating the academic support efforts for women’s basketball, women’s track and field, volleyball, bowling and assisting with football. She also oversees the tutoring and life skills program. Ruffin comes to Norfolk State from Georgia State, where she worked as a tutorial coordinator and football academic graduate assistant from January 2010 through June 2011. Before moving to Atlanta, Christina worked for North Carolina State University as a 4-H agent in Hertford County, N.C. A native of Smithfield, Va., Ruffin was a four-year letterwinner for the North Carolina A&T women’s tennis team. She was a member of the MEAC and North Carolina A&T all-academic teams. Ruffin earned her bachelor’s degree in sport science and fitness management with a concentration in business administration from N.C. A&T in 2008 and her master’s in sport administration from Georgia State in 2011. DERRICK COLES Derrick Coles is in his second year as the compliance coordinator at Norfolk State University. His duties consist of handling many of the day-to-day operations of Norfolk State University’s compliance office, specifically: monitoring playing/practice seasons, monitoring recruiting contacts/calls, overseeing the National Letter of Intent program, NCAA Special Assistance Fund and

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MEAC reports. In addition, Coles assists the associate athletics director with rules education for coaches and student-athletes and serves as a member of the eligibility certification team. Before coming to Norfolk State, Coles was the assistant director of sports information at Hampton University. Derrick assisted with the day-to-day activities of the Office of Sports Information, as well as serving as the primary media contact for women’s basketball, volleyball, bowling and men’s and women’s tennis. He was also the secondary media contact for football. Before coming to Hampton, Coles spent six years as an assistant within the athletic department at Virginia Union University. His duties included assisting the sports information department with programs, media guides and game-day activities, as well as working with the compliance office in reviewing academic records, practice schedules and athlete eligibility matters. Coles received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Virginia Union in 2007 and his master’s in sports management from Virginia State University in 2009. Coles is a native of Richmond, Va. and his volunteer work includes the Special Olympics, the Rudy Johnson Foundation, the James Farrior Foundation, Richmond Sports Backers and Upward Sports Academy. He is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and is also a member of the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC). MICHELLE MacFARLANE Michelle MacFarlane is in her second year as an administrative specialist in the NSU athletics department. She comes to NSU after spending six years at Eastern Virginia Medical School as an administrative assistant. While there, MacFarlane’s duties included composing correspondence, recording and distributed minutes of faculty meetings, handling travel and catering arrangements, organizing and creating flyers, and filing and organizing grades. During her time at EVMS, she also worked for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service as a tax preparer and instructor of basic tax course. MacFarlane completed classes at Old Dominion and Kee Business College, where she received her medical assistant diploma prior to working at Eastern Virginia Medical School. SHIRLEY BROOKS Shirley Brooks is in her 12th year as the football administrative assistant for the NSU athletics department. Brooks oversees all administrative aspects of the program, including coordinating special events, team travel, player files and day-to-day operations. A native of Hertford, N.C., Brooks has three children: Derek, Dietrich and Verletita. She graduated cum laude with her bachelor’s degree in tourism and hospitality management from NSU in 2010. WILLIAM WRIGHT William Wright is in his ninth year as the head equipment manager at NSU. Previously, Wright worked as a parking supervisor in NSU’s Office of Parking and Transportation. He has also served as a security officer at NSU.

A native of Portsmouth, Wright lettered in football, basketball and track at NSU in the early 1980s. He was a member of the 1984 CIAA championship football team. Wright earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in physical education in 1995. He is currently pursuing his master’s in administration. Wright has four daughters, Chiquita, Nikeya, Britney and Ashley; three granddaughters and one grandson. NATE BELL Nate Bell is in his 16th year as assistant equipment manager for the Norfolk State University athletics department. A native of Norfolk, Va., Bell is a 1994 graduate of Maury High School, were he lettered in football, and wrestling. Bell resides in Norfolk. FRANK TYREE Frank Tyree enters his first year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Norfolk State University during the 201112 school year. Tyree’s responsibilities including designing and implementing workouts for men’s and women’s track & field and men’s and women’s basketball, as well as assisting with workouts for football and baseball. Prior to coming to Norfolk State, Tyree spent three years as a sports performance coach at The Edge Sports Performance Center in Roanoke, Va., from 2008-11. There, Tyree trained middle school, high school, college and inspiring professional athletes in football, basketball, wrestling, baseball and soccer. He also worked with the Cave Spring High School football team that transitioned from 2-8 during his first year to 10-2 the following season, advancing to the Group AA semifinals. During the 2011 season, Tyree’s off-season training again helped the Knights advance to the Group AA semifinals. Tyree also volunteered under Master Strength Coaches Bill Gillespie and Dave Williams at Liberty University. While at Liberty, Tyree worked with the football, women’s basketball and volleyball programs. He also volunteered under Master Strength Coach Greg Werner while earning his bachelors of science in kinesiology at James Madison University. During his two years at JMU from 2005-06, Tyree assisted with men’s and women’s track and field, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s swimming and diving. Tyree is a native of Rocky Mount, Va., where he returned to after graduating in 2003 from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise to teach sixth grade social studies at Benjamin Franklin Middle School. While at BFMS, Tyree coached middle school track and field. Tyree is certified through the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association and the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He currently resides in Virginia Beach.

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HEAD COACH KENNETH GILES Kenneth Giles is in his ninth year as the head men’s track and field coach at NSU and 13th as head men’s cross country coach. He is also in his third season as NSU’s director of track and field programs. In that capacity, he oversees the operations of both men’s and women’s track and cross country programs with an emphasis on recruiting, scheduling and home track meet operations. Kenneth Giles Giles led the NSU cross country Director of Programs Head Men’s Track Coach team to a record seven consecutive MEAC titles from 2000-06 and three more from 2008-10. NSU also captured top-12 finishes at the NCAA Southeast Cross Country Regional in 2002 (12th) and 2005 (8th). In the only two seasons under Giles that the Spartans did not win the conference cross country title (1999 and 2007), they finished second.

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Giles coaches from his own running expertise. He was a standout 800-meter runner in college. In 1985, Giles earned Junior College All-American status by finishing eighth at the indoor national meet in the 800 for Hagerstown (Md.) Community College. He continued his success in that event at the University of North Florida, where he is still the 800-meter indoor recordholder. At one time, Giles was also the personal coach for Brown, a former Division I All-American sprinter at NSU. Brown, a three-time Olympian in 2000, 2004 and 2008 for his native Bahamas, won a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. Giles earned his bachelor’s degree from UNF in 1987. He is married to the former Dr. Jeterfonee Jones, and they have two children: Kenneth Jr. (15) and Ebone Kennya (12).

Giles has also guided the Spartans’ track team to six straight sweeps of the MEAC indoor and outdoor titles (2006-11). As an assistant track coach, he helped the Spartans to one MEAC indoor and one MEAC outdoor championship, both of which came in the 2000-01 school year. During his tenure at NSU, Giles’ Spartans have won five individual MEAC cross country championships and earned three NCAA All-Southeast Region honors. One of those, David Kemboi, became the first NSU and MEAC runner to qualify for the NCAA National Championship race. Since taking over as head coach, Giles’ athletes have won 60 individual conference championships and garnered more than 125 All-MEAC honors on the track. More than 30 of his pupils have qualified for the NCAA Regionals and six have advanced to the NCAA National Championship meet. Marlon Woods was named the 2008 NCAA Southeast Region Field Athlete of the Year. During his tenure, Giles has also tutored five All-Americans. Since Giles assumed head coaching duties, both Woods and Corey Vinston earned All-American honors in the long jump at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championship. While Giles served as an assistant, he worked with All-Americans Desmond Kapofu in the triple jump, Adrian Shears in the high jump and Olympian Christopher Brown in the 400 meters. Sprinter Sean Holston, long jumper Darris Shelton and hurdler Aramis Massenburg all earned honorable mention All-America honors by the USTFCCCA in June of 2011. For his success in cross country and track, Giles has been named MEAC Most Outstanding Coach 22 times.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Dwayne Miller is in his second year as an assistant track and field coach at NSU. He tutors the sprinters and jumpers for both the Spartan teams.

Dwayne Miller Assistant Coach

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE Bengono earned his bachelor’s degree in communication from George Mason in 2003 and his master’s in education with a concentration in school counseling from Cambridge College. Jerry Price is in his second season as an assistant track and field coach at NSU. He will work primarily with the hurdlers.

Miller has an extensive background in coaching at the high school, club, collegiate and professional level in the Hampton Roads area. Miller was an assistant coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News during the 2009-10 school year and was a volunteer assistant at Hampton University from 2000-03. Prior to his collegiate experience, Miller was the head track coach at Maury High School from 1996-99.

Price brings 23 years of coaching experience to NSU. Most recently, Price was the head boys and girls track coach at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, Va., from 1999-2009. His teams there won a total of eight district championships. Price coached numerous award-winning athletes at Matoaca. Among them are current Spartans Shanneka Claiborne (sprints) and Aramis Massenburg (hurdles), who have both won MEAC championships in their respective events.

Miller got his start in coaching in 1991 with the Norfolk Real Deal Track Club, which tutors youth track and field athletes in the Hampton Roads area. From 1991-2006, Miller helped coach 40 All-Americans and 20 national champions. His athletes went on to win five world championship medals, three world junior gold medals and three Olympic gold medals. Among the notable athletes he coached include LaShawn Merritt, 2008 Olympic and 2009 World Championship gold medalist in the 400 meters; LaTasha Colander Clark, 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400 meter relay; and Rachelle BooneSmith, 2005 World Championship silver medalist in the 200 meters.

Prior to Matoaca, Price was the head boys and girls track coach at James River High School, also in Chesterfield, from 1996-99. He got his start in coaching as an assistant at Leesville High School in Leesville, La., from 1988-90. Price has also served since 2006 as president and head coach of the Diamond Track & Field Club in Colonial Heights, Va.

Miller was named the 2008 Nike Coach of the Year by USA Track & Field. He was also selected as the USOC Development Coach of the Year in 2004.

A standout football player and track athlete in high school, Price graduated from Alabama A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1984.

Jerry Price Assistant Coach

Cletus Griffin is in his third year as a volunteer assistant track and cross country coach at Norfolk State. He assists in coaching the long-distance runners and multi-event athletes.

Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communication from NSU in 1987. A sprinter and long jumper for the Spartans, Miller also competed professionally from 1988-94. He and his wife, Yolanda, have two sons, Duane and Marcus. Serge Bengono is in his sixth season as an assistant track coach at Norfolk State University. He coaches NSU’s sprinters and relay teams. Bengono came to NSU from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he assisted during the 2005 outdoor season.

Serge Bengono Assistant Coach

Bengono boasts a wealth of collegiate and international experience. He is a two-time Summer Olympian, having competed in the 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney) Games for his native Cameroon in the 100 meters and on the 4x100 relay team.

Bengono lettered three years at George Mason University and excelled in the short sprints (60, 100 and 200 meters) and on the 4x100 relay team. He won the IC4A title in the 100 meters as a sophomore in 2001. At one time Bengono owned school records in the 60 meters (6.74), 100 meters (10.25) and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team (39.65). Bengono transferred to George Mason from Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas, where he won multiple NAIA All-American honors and also played soccer as a freshman in 2000.

Cletus Griffin Assistant Coach

Griffin, a former Division II All-American, brings more than 15 years of secondary and collegiate coaching experience to the program. Griffin was a standout long-distance runner at Akron University. He was an All-American in the 10,000 meters in 1972 and in cross country in 1973. Griffin also met the Olympic qualifying standards for the 10,000 meters in 1972 and for the marathon in 1976.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and history from Akron in 1974, Griffin earned a master’s in health and physical education from Akron in 1976. Griffin was also an assistant cross country and track coach for the Zips from 1974-77. Griffin then embarked on a successful high school coaching career, first in Ohio and then in Virginia Beach. He was the head cross country and track coach at Green Run High School from 1984-89, winning four outdoor state championships. He then moved over to another Virginia Beach High School, Salem, from 1990-92, winning multiple district and regional titles. Griffin produced 25 high school All-Americans during his tenure at Green Run and Salem.

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2011-12 ROSTER Name Ht. Yr. Events Damtew Adnew 5-8 So. Long Distance Stefan Battles 6-1 Fr. Middle Distance Darryl Brickhouse 6-0 Sr. Sprints D’Sean Brown 6-3 Fr. Jumps Vincent Brown 6-1 Jr. Middle Distance Rashad Cannon* 5-9 Sr. Jumps/Sprints Ian Copeland 6-3 So. Throws Jamal Craig 5-9 Sr. Throws Theo Duncan 6-4 Sr. Throws Kameron George 5-10 Jr. Mid/Long Distance Erick Green 6-5 So. Sprints Jonathan Griffin 6-2 Gr. Mid/Long Distance Sean Holston 5-8 Sr. Sprints John James 5-10 Jr. High Jump Philemon Kimutai 5-9 Sr. Mid/Long Distance Amos Kipkosgei 5-6 Jr. Mid/Long Distance Sherrard Marrow 5-10 Sr. Hurdles Aramis Massenburg* 6-1 Sr. Hurdles Nathnael Meseret 5-8 So. Distance Michael Mingo-Dabney 6-1 Fr. Throws Keith Nkrumah 6-2 Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Quentin Parker 5-9 So. Sprints/Hurdles Andre Pickett 5-10 Fr. Sprints Vincent Rono 5-7 Sr. Long Distance Johnathan Ross 5-7 Jr. Javelin Kenneth Smith 6-0 Jr. Sprints James Taylor 6-3 Jr. Sprints/Jumps Josef Tessema 5-8 Sr. Mid/Long Distance Bruce Truitt 5-9 Fr. Sprints Robert Thrasher 5-11 So. High Jump Quinten Walker 5-8 Sr. Sprints * Will only compete during 2012 outdoor season

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE Hometown/Previous School Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee HS Hampton, Va./Hampton HS Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River HS Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh HS Richmond, Va./Purdue University Suffolk, Va./Kings Fork HS Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry HS Brooklyn, N.Y./Transit Tech Norfolk, Va. /Maury HS Virginia Beach, Va./Radford University Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee HS Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River HS Eldoret, Kenya/University of Wyoming Eldoret, Kenya/New York Tech Hampton, Va./Bethel HS Ettrick, Va./Matoaca HS Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee HS Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood HS Martinsville, Va. /Bassett HS Hampton, VA /Hampton HS Bomet, Kenya/Mogotio Secondary Fairburn, Ga./Sandy Creek HS Newport News, Va./Woodside HS Suffolk, Va./Nansemond River HS Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee HS Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek HS Virginia Beach, Va./Cox HS Hampton, Va./Hampton HS

Head Coach: Kenneth Giles Assistant Coaches: Dwayne Miller, Jerry Price, Cletus Griffin, Serge Bengono Pronunciation Guide 1st Name Last Name PHIL-uh-mon KEY-moo-tie Amos Kip-KOSS-gay AIR-uh-miss Massenburg NOTH-na-el MESS-er-ett Keith In-KROO-muh YO-seff TESS-uh-muh W W W. N S U S PA R TA N S . C O M

2011-12 OUTLOOK

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Spartans Loaded for Bear in 2011-12 With almost every key member of last year’s MEAC championship-sweeping team back in 2011-12, the Spartans will again be the prohibitive favorites to sweep the conference’s indoor and outdoor track titles. And with depth and talent back in almost every phase of the roster, the Spartans are looking to continue to make noise on the regional and national levels, as well. The Spartans feature a pair of athletes who earned honorable mention All-America honors in sprinter Sean Holston and hurdler Aramis Massenburg. Holston won three MEAC titles last year, sweeping the indoor 200 and 400 meter dashes, while also winning gold in the 400 meters at the outdoor meet. He advanced through the NCAA East Region all the way to nationals, where he placed 19th to earn his first All-America recognition of any kind. Massenburg peaked late in the season in the 110 hurdles, winning the MEAC title and running a school-record time of 13.63 seconds in the MEAC prelims. NSU has several other athletes capable of qualifying to regionals and beyond, led by junior hurdler Keith Nkrumah, senior long jumper Rashad Cannon and junior high jumper John James. Nkrumah was MEAC runner-up to Massenburg in the 110 hurdles, while Cannon consistently topped the 24-foot mark and James won the conference outdoor title in the high jump.

Josef Tessema Long Distance

Head coach Kenneth Giles is also excited to have sprinter James Taylor back in the folder. Taylor was the MEAC runner-up in the 60 meters last year in his rookie season and just missed the school record in that event. But Taylor was injured prior to the start of outdoor season and did not compete. He should be one of the conference’s top 60-meter and 200-meter runners while also forming with Holston to headline NSU’s 4x400 meter relay team along with Nkrumah and junior Kenneth Smith. The Spartans still boast unparalleled depth in the distance events, led by 2011 MEAC Indoor Most Outstanding Runner Josef Tessema. Tessema holds indoor school records in both the mile and 3,000 meters. Senior Philemon Kimutai and juniors Amos Kipkosgei and Vincent Rono are also among the MEAC’s best, while junior Kameron George and newcomers Nathnael Meseret and Damtew Adnew give NSU seven quality distance runners. Senior Theo Duncan should pace the Spartans in the throwing events, with help from sophomore Ian Copeland and freshman Michael Mingo-Dabney.

James Taylor Sprinter

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2011-12 SCHEDULE

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INDOOR SEASON Date Site/Event Dec. 4 CNU Holiday Open Jan. 7 UMES Coach O Invitational Jan. 13-14 UNC Dick Taylor Invitational Jan. 20-21 Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Open Feb. 4 CNU Vince Brown Invitational Feb. 10-11 Tyson Invitational Feb. 16-18 MEAC Indoor Championships March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships

Location Newport News, Va. Princess Anne, Md. Chapel Hill, N.C. Blacksburg, Va. State College, Pa. Newport News, Va. Fayetteville, Ark. Landover, Md. Boise, Idaho

OUTDOOR SEASON March 15-17 Shamrock Invitational March 30-31 Raleigh Relays April 5-7 Florida Relays April 14 Norfolk State Relays April 21 Morgan State Legacy April 25-28 Penn Relays May 3-5 MEAC Outdoor Championships May 12 Last Chance Invitational May 24-26 NCAA Outdoor Regionals June 6-9 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Myrtle Beach, S.C. Raleigh, N.C. Gainesville, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Philadelphia, Pa. Greensboro, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa

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RETURNER PROFILES Vincent Brown 6-1 Junior Middle Distance Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh HS 2010-11: Cross Country: Ran a personal-best time of 27:28.60 to place 24th at the MEAC Championship…finished 16th overall at the 6K Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge at William & Mary (20:03). Indoor: Placed third in the 800 meters at the MEAC Indoor Championship, earning all-conference recognition…clocked a time of 1:54.85 at the MEAC meet…ran a season-best time of 1:54.78 to finish as runner-up at the Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State. Outdoor: Ran a new PR of 1:52.73 to place first in the 800 prelims at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…finished sixth in the 800 finals at the conference meet (1:56.78)…ran a time of 1:53.30 at the Florida Relays…finished fifth in 1:53.93 at Morgan State…placed seventh in the 1,500 at the Raleigh Relays (4:01.31).

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2009-10: Cross Country: Ran a time of 28:39.60 at the MEAC Championship, placing 27th…his best performance came at the Great American Cross Country Festival, where he placed 14th in a seasonbest time of 27:46. Indoor: Ran an indoor season-best 800m time of 1:53.63, placing eighth at Penn State…that ranked as the fourthfastest time in the MEAC during indoor season…came in fourth in the 800m at the MEAC Indoor Championship (1:55.63). Outdoor: Set a new PR and finished 11th at the Sea Ray Relays in Tennessee (1:53.00)…brought home a fifth-place finish in the 800 at the Morgan State Legacy meet (1:55.20)…finished sixth at the MEAC Outdoor Championship (1:54.54). High School: Ran track and cross country as a senior at McIntosh… best 5K time was 16:51…was Georgia AAAA outdoor state 800-meter champion in a personal-best 1:53.20…also won the AAU Junior Olympic 800-meter title (1:54.71). Personal: Vincent Brown III was born on Dec. 27, 1990…son of Vincent Brown Jr. and Leslie Brown…majoring in mathematics. Personal Records Indoor 800 Meters: 1:53.63 (2010 Penn State National) Outdoor 800 Meters: 1:52.74 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

Rashad Cannon

At Coffeyville CC: NJCAA Outdoor All-American after placing sixth in the long jump (24-5.5)…best marks at Coffeyville were 24-8 in the long jump and 48-2 in the triple jump.

5-9 Senior Jumps Richmond, Va. Purdue/Highland Springs HS

High School: Four-year letterwinner…All-Metro by the Richmond Times Dispatch in the long jump, triple jump and 100 meters as a senior…ranked sixth in the nation in the long jump as a senior with a top leap of 23-9…placed fifth at the outdoor state meet in the long jump his senior season.

2010-11: Indoor: MEAC runner-up in the long jump (24-5.5) and eighth in the triple jump (44-9) … finished second at the Penn State national with a season-best long jump of 24-9.75 … jumped at least 24 feet in all seven meets he competed in during indoor season. Outdoor: Placed third in the MEAC outdoor long jump with a personalbest 25-2.75 … was also third in the triple jump (49-8.25) … won the Raleigh Relays long jump with a best leap of 24-7 … that effort also earned him MEAC Track Athlete of the Week … qualified for the NCAA East Regional, where his best jump with 23-3.5.

Personal: Rashad C. Cannon was born on March 13, 1989…son of Alvin Cannon and Lynette Hudson…majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Personal Records Indoor Long Jump: 24-9.75 (2010 Wisconsin Elite) Outdoor Long Jump: 25-2.75 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

At Purdue: Surpassed the NCAA Indoor Championship minimum provisional long jump standard three times…took first place at the Gene Edmonds Cup (24-8.75), Grand Valley State Invitational (24-9), and Wisconsin Elite Invitational (24-9.75)…did not compete during outdoor season.

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RETURNER PROFILES Ian Copeland 6-3 Sophomore Throws Suffolk, Va. Kings Fork HS 2010-11: Indoor: Finished sixth at the MEAC Indoor Championship in the weight throw (43-6.5) … best throw of the season was 46-5.5 at Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invitational. Outdoor: Placed eighth at the MEAC

NORFOLK NORFOLKSTATE STATEUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY2011-12 2011-12 MEN’S MEN’STRACK TRACK&&FIELD FIELDMEDIA MEDIAGUIDE GUIDE Outdoor Championship in the discus throw with a toss of 132-1, his best of the season … also posted a throw of 131-10 at the Morgan State Legacy Meet, placing 15th. High School: Won the Southeastern District Outdoor championship in the discus as a senior with a personal-best throw of 155-3…placed ninth at the VHSL state outdoor meet in the discus…was third in the shot put at the district indoor meet as a senior…lettered two years in track & field and one in wrestling. Personal: Ian E. Copeland was born on March 15, 1992…son of Alvin and Jacqueline Copeland…majoring in biology. Personal Records Outdoor Shot Put: 43-0 (High school) Discus: 155-0 (High school) Relays (41-5)…was sixth in the shot put at Morgan State.

Jamal Craig 5-9 Senior Throws Portsmouth, Va. Norcom HS

2008-09: Indoor: Competed in the weight throw and shot put as a freshman…best shot put indoors was 47-3.75 at CNU…placed fifth in the weight throw at the MEAC Indoor Championship (44-2.5). Outdoor: Came in sixth in the shot put at the Hampton Relays outdoor meet, and eighth at Morgan State. High School: Lettered four years in track…also played four years of football and two of baseball…Eastern District indoor shot put champion as a senior…placed third at the Eastern Region indoor meet and fourth at the regional outdoor meet…named the track team MVP and Lineman of the Year on the football team as a senior.

2010-11: Indoor: Finished fourth in the MEAC in the weight throw with a best toss of 48 feet, 4.5 inches. Outdoor: Placed 10th in the shot put at the MEAC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 42 feet.

Personal: Jamal Micheal Craig was born on Oct. 9, 1989…son of Wanda and Jarome Craig…majoring in sociology.

2009-10: Indoor: Earned third place in the weight throw at the MEAC Indoor Championship with a season-best throw of 14.14m (46-4.75 feet)…also came in ninth in the shot put at the conference championship (42-0)…placed fourth in the weight throw at George Mason. Outdoor: Came in third in his flight in the shot put at the Colonial

Personal Records Indoor Shot Put: 47-3.75 (2009 CNU Vince Brown Invitational) Weight Throw: 48-4.50 (2011 MEAC Indoor) Outdoor Shot Put: 42-0.00 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

Theo Duncan 6-4 Senior Throws Ashland, Va. Patrick Henry HS 2010-11: Indoor: Finished third at the MEAC Indoor Championships in the shot put with a season-best throw of 52 feet … placed first in his flight in the shot put at George Mason (47-10.75). Outdoor: Threw a season-best 51 feet to earn fourth place in the shot put at the MEAC Outdoor Championship … posted a throw of 49-7 to take 14th place at the Raleigh Relays. 2009-10: Indoor: Had the second-best indoor shot put throw in the MEAC prior to the conference championship at the Maryland Invitational (52-7.5), placing third…was sixth at the MEAC Indoor Champi-

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onship in the shot put. Outdoor: Threw an outdoor season-best 48-3.5 and earned 11th place in the shot put at Wake Forest…that throw was the fifth-best shot put in the MEAC during outdoor season. 2008-09: Indoor: Came in seventh place in the shot put at the MEAC Indoor Championship (47-11) and eighth at the outdoor championship (47-2.25) in the shot put…was fifth at the Hampton Indoor Invitational (47-11). Outdoor: Season-best throw was 48-9.75 at the Colonial Relays. High School: A three-year starter along the offensive line…named to the All-Colonial District team as a junior and senior…Colonial District champ and Central Region runner-up in the shot put as a senior…also earned all-state honors, taking fifth place at the VHSL State Group AAA Outdoor Championship as a senior with a season-best throw of 536.5…best high school shot put was 53-7.75. Personal: Theophilus Simeon Duncan was born on May 16, 1989… son of Pamela Duncan…academic major is business marketing. Personal Records Indoor Shot Put: 52-7.5 (2010 Maryland Invitational) Outdoor Shot Put: 48-3.5 (2010 Wake Forest Open)

RETURNER PROFILES Kameron George 5-10 Junior Middle/Long Distance Brooklyn, N.Y. Transit Tech 2010-11: Cross Country: Earned All-MEAC honors with a 13th-place finish at the conference championship…covered the 8K course in a personal-best time of 26:13.40…finished 22nd at the U.Va. Lou Onesty Invitational (26:55.99)…finished 10th at the Great American Cross Country Invitational (26:38)…was 13th at the Colonial Inter-Region Challenge (19:47 for 6K). Indoor: Ran a season-best time of 4:28.10 in the mile run at the Hokie Invitational…clocked a 4:28.13 to place 10th at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational…crossed the finish line in eighth place in the 3,000 meters at Penn State in a season-best time of 9:00.46…finished 10th in the 3,000 at the MEAC Indoor Championship (9:11.50). Outdoor: Ran a season-best 1,500m time of 4:04.71 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing in 26th place…came in eighth in the 1,500 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship, running a 4:07.76. 2009-10: Cross Country: Ran a time of 28:01.93 at the MEAC Championship, placing 21st…placed 10th at the Great American Cross

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE Country Festival with a season-best time of 26:50, the 12th-fastest time in the MEAC in 2009. Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3,000m at CNU (8:55.42)…ran a PR in the mile at Penn State (4:23.86) and finished 15th…bested that with a clocking of 4:21.87 to earn sixth place at the MEAC Indoor Championship…placed 11th in the 3,000m. Outdoor: Finished 15th while running his season-best 1,500m time of 4:03.41 at the Sea Ray Relays…placed ninth at the MEAC Outdoor Championship in the 1,500 and 13th in the 3,000m steeplechase. High School: Lettered two years in track and one in cross country… was the New York Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) city cross country champion as a senior (16:30 for 5K)…also won both the mile (4:29) and two-mile (9:34) as a senior during indoor track season at the PSAL championships…PRs in those events are 4:24 and 9:30…won national titles in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters at the 2008 AAU Club Championships in Orlando, Fla. Personal: Kameron E. George was born on Sept. 22, 1991…son of Joseph and Pamela George…majoring in electronic engineering. Personal Records Cross Country 8,000 Meters: 26:13.40 (2010 MEAC XC Championship) Indoor Mile: 4:21.87(2010 MEAC ID) 3,000 Meters: 8:55.42 (2010 CNU Vince Brown Invite) Outdoor 1,500 Meters: 4:03.41 (2010 Sea Ray Relays) 3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 10:49.51 (2010 MEAC OD) at the Sea Ray Relays … also competed in the 400m at the Morgan State Legacy Meet and in the 400m hurdles at the Tribe Open.

Erick Green 6-5 Sophomore Sprints Norfolk, Va. Maury HS

2010-11: Indoor: Season-best 400m time was 50.95, placing him 14th at Kent State …also ran the 400m leg on NSU’s winning distance medley team at Kent State. Outdoor: Ran a season-best 50.83 in the 400m

Jonathan Griffin 6-2 Junior Middle/Long Distance Virginia Beach, Va. Radford Univ./Kellam HS

High School: Lettered four years in track…also played football and basketball…Eastern District high jump champion as a senior…won district titles in the 200 and 400 meters while placing second in the discus and third in the shot put and high jump as a junior…named Maury’s track & field MVP his junior year. Personal: Erick C. Green was born on Feb. 2, 1991…son of Richard and Rita Green…majoring in kinesiology. Personal Records Outdoor 200 Meters: 22.02 (High School) 400 Meters: 49.77 (High School) PR of 1:59.89 at the Sea Ray Relays, placing 22nd…came in sixth in the 1,500 at the Tribe Open (4:14.49)…was 13th in the 800m at the same meet, crossing in 2:20.29. 2009-10: Indoor: Competed in the 800m at the Maryland Invitational. Outdoor: Ran the 800m at Wake Forest and Morgan State. 2008-09: Earned his first varsity letter at NSU during cross country season. Personal: Jonathan Orion Griffin was born on March 7, 1989…son of Debra Griffin and Cletus Griffin, who is a volunteer assistant coach at NSU…majoring in sociology.

2010-11: Cross Country: Finished the 6K course in 22:07 at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge…best 8K time was a 28:36.90 at the MEAC Championship, good for 38th place. Indoor: Placed fifth at the Captain’s Classic in the 800 meters (2:03.93). Outdoor: Ran an 800m

Personal Records Outdoor 800 Meters: 1:59.89 (2011 Sea Ray Relays)

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RETURNER PROFILES Sean Holston 5-8 Senior Sprints Springfield, Va. Robert E. Lee HS 2010-11: Indoor: Repeated as MEAC 200 and 400 meter champion … set a new MEAC meet record with his winning 400m time of 47.44 seconds … won the 200 meters in a time of 21.37, just .05 off his own meet record … placed sixth in the 400 at the Tyson Invitational in a season-best time of 46.67 seconds, the top time in the MEAC during the 2011 indoor season … won the invitational section of the men’s 400 at the Penn State national in 46.87 seconds … helped the NSU 4x400 relay to a season-best time of 3:09.40 en route to a fourth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational … ran a season-best 200 time of 21.18 seconds to win the gold medal at Kent State … also won the 60 meters at Kent State, running a season-best time of 6.71 in the prelims before clocking a 6.72 in the finals. Outdoor: An honorable mention All-America performer after advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400 meters … MEAC champion in the 400 meters in a PR of 46.00 seconds … ran a time of 46.13 seconds to finish eighth at the NCAA East Regional in the 400, qualifying him for nationals … placed fifth in his 400m heat and 19th overall at the national meet, running a 46.17 … also was conference runner-up in the 200 meters after clocking a PR of 20.73 in the finals …posted a 20.93 in the 200 at the Raleigh Relays … helped the 4x400 relay notch its best time of the season with a 3:10.06 at the Florida Relays (13th place). 2009-10: Indoor: MEAC indoor 200 and 400 champion…NCAA Indoor qualifier in both events…set a new MEAC Indoor Championship meet record with his winning time of 21.32 seconds in the 200…that time was converted to a banked track time of 20.92, which qualified Holston for the NCAA Indoor Championship…finished 13th in the 200m at the NCAA Indoor Championship (21.04), but did not qualify for the final…captured victories in the 200 meters at Maryland (21.72)

John James 5-10 Junior High Jump Suffolk, Va. Nansemond River HS 2010-11: Indoor: Jumped an indoor personal-best height of 6-10.25 at the Hokie Invitational, good for a fourth-place tie … finished sixth at the Penn State National (6-8.75) … placed third at the MEAC Indoor Championship with a top height of 6-8.25. Outdoor: Jumped a personal-best 7-0.25 to win the MEAC outdoor high jump title, the first conference gold medal of his career … also cleared at least 6-8 in three other meets, the Florida Relays, Tribe Open and NCAA East Regional … the regional appearance was the first of his career.

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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE and Virginia Tech (21.28)…Holston ran a time of 46.59 in the 400m at Penn State, placing second and qualifying for the NCAA meet…also ran a leg on NSU’s 4x400 team at PSU which ran a season-best time of 3:10.86…ran a time of 47.88 to take the MEAC indoor 400m title. Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 200m and 400m…kicked off the season with a victory in the 400 against a field of collegians and professionals at the Carolina Spring Break Classic in Puerto Rico…ran a season-best time of 46.73 in that meet…finished third in the 200m at the Sea Ray Relays (20.87)…ran on the 4x100 team which ran a season-best time of 41.19 at the Penn Relays, eventually placing fifth in the finals of the college section…ran a PR of 20.83 seconds in the prelims of the 200 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…did not run in the finals of the 200 due to injury…advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in the 200m after running a 21.08 in the preliminaries. 2008-09: Sat out at the season as a non-qualifier. High School: Lettered two years at Robert E. Lee…Virginia state champion in the 200, 300 and 400 meters as a senior…his 300-meter time of 33.21 seconds was the fastest in Virginia history and secondfastest in U.S. history at the time…won national championships in the 200 and 400 meters at the 2007 Nike Indoor National Championships…set a meet record in the 400 at the Nike Indoor meet (47.12)…later ran a personal-best time of 46.47 seconds during outdoor season…All-Met Athlete of the Year for indoor and outdoor track seasons…also ran PRs of 21.05 (200 meters) and 10.56 (100)…won the state 300m title as a junior and was an All-American in the 60 meters. Personal: Marquis Sean Holston was born on July 10, 1989…goes by Sean…son of Darius Holston and Sharon Rosa…majoring in physical education. Personal Records Indoor 60 Meters: 6.71 (2011 Doug Raymond Invitational) 200 Meters: 21.04 (2010 NCAA Indoor Championship)* 400 Meters: 46.59 (2010 Penn State National)* Outdoor 100 Meters: 10.56 (High school) 200 Meters: 20.73 (2011 MEAC Outdoor) 400 Meters: 46.00 (2011 MEAC Outdoor) * School records

2009-10: Indoor: Cleared 6-6.25, a season-best, at the CNU Captains Invitational…finished in a tie for fourth place at the MEAC Indoor meet (6-4.75)…placed sixth at the Maryland Invitational (6-4). Outdoor: MEAC Outdoor runner-up in the high jump with a season-best 6-9.75…tied with champion James Moore of UMES, but finished second based on more misses…placed eighth at the Sea Ray Relays with a top height of 6-8.75. High School: Lettered four years in track, golf and soccer…finished third at the state outdoor meet in the high jump as a senior (6-6)…finished second in the state indoor meet in the high jump as a junior… was a first-team all-district soccer pick as a senior. Personal: John E. James was born on Feb. 11, 1991…son of John and Denise James…majoring in electrical engineering. Personal Records Indoor High Jump: 6-10.25 (2011 Hokie Invitational) Outdoor High Jump: 7-0.25 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

RETURNER PROFILES Philemon Kimutai 5-9 Senior Middle/Long Distance Eldoret, Kenya University of Wyoming Kapcherop Secondary 2010-11: Cross Country: Earned All-MEAC status for the second straight year with a 12th-place finish at the MEAC Championship (26:06.20)…started off the season with a fourth-place finish at the UMES Lid-Lifter (25:48.63)…placed 10th at the Lou Onesty Invitational the following week (25:57.45)…came in sixth in the 6K Colonial Inter-Region Challenge (18:49)…was eighth at the Great American meet (8K, 26:16.40). Indoor: Won the 3,000 meters at the Penn State National, running an indoor PR of 8:28.28…placed fourth in the same event at the CNU Holiday Open (8:34.65)…placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Hokie Invitational in 14:54.27, the top time in the MEAC in 2011…at the MEAC Indoor Championship, was runner-up in the 3,000 (8:53.72), third in the mile (4:22.54) and sixth in the 5,000 (15:44.91). Outdoor: Ran a season-best 5,000m time of 14:29.82 to take sixth place at the Raleigh Relays…earned three top-four finishes at the MEAC Outdoor Championship, earning NSU a total of 16 points…ran a PR of 9:25.51 to take third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the conference championship…also finished fourth in both the 1,500 (3:58.24) and the 5,000 (14:53.09). 2009-10: Cross Country: MEAC Championship runner-up with a time of 25:46…three-time MEAC Cross Country Athlete of the Week…won the HBCU Challenge section of the Great American Cross Country Festival in a personal-best time of 24:46…that was the fastest time in the MEAC for the season…also placed first at William and Mary’s Colonial Inter-Regional meet (25:29) and second at U.Va.’s Lou Onesty Invitational (25:00.10). Indoor: Named the Most Outstanding Runner at the 2010 MEAC Indoor Championship after having a hand in 26.5 NSU

Amos Kipkosgei 5-6 Junior Middle/Long Distance Eldoret, Kenya New York Tech/Tulon HS 2010-11: Cross Country: Placed third overall and second among Spartan runners with a 25:43.68 at the UMES Lid-Lifter to begin the season…crossed the finish line third overall and third on the team with a 6K time of 18:34 at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge…was also third among the Spartans and third overall at the Great American Invitational (25:06.1)…earned All-MEAC honors for the second consecutive year with a personal-best 8K time of 24:58.90, good enough for third place at the conference championship. Indoor: Registered top-five finishes in all three distance races at the MEAC Indoor Championship…ran a PR of 15:04.66 to finish second to teammate Josef Tessema in the 5,000 meters…also finished third in the

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE points…MEAC champion in the mile (4:16.24)…was conference runner-up in the 5,000 (15:19.91) and placed third in the 3,000 (8:51.52)… also ran the anchor leg on the victorious distance medley relay team (10:14.08)…ran a season-best 3,000m time of 8:30 at George Mason, finishing in fourth place…won the 5,000m at Virginia Tech in a MEAC season-best clocking of 14:45.51…also ran on the DMR team that posted a season-best time of 10:11.08 at Penn State. Outdoor: Earned three top-three finishes at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…was second in the 5,000m (15:09.46) and third in the 1,500m (season-best 3:54.77) and 3,000m steeplechase (9:46.79)…took third place in the steeplechase in 9:28.46 at Wake Forest, which was his fastest clocking of the season…season-best 5,000m time was 14:46.65 at William & Mary. At Wyoming: Lettered two years in track and one in cross country at Wyoming…as a sophomore in 2008-09, Kimutai ran a personal-best time of 3:45.23 in the 1,500 meters to win first place at the Gem City Dual and attain a regional qualifying mark during outdoor season… finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Mountain West Conference Championship (3:49.40)…best 5,000-meter time was 14:21.99 a the Oregon Relays…also took first place in the 3,000 meters at the Gem City Dual (8:19.01, PR)…top 8K time in cross country was 27:04 during his one season on the Cowboys’ cross country team (2008). Personal: Philemon Kibor Kimutai was born on Dec. 2, 1985…son of Benjamin and Gladys Kimutai…majoring in accounting. Personal Records Cross Country 8,000 Meters: 24:46 (2010 Great American) Indoor Mile: 4:16.24 (2010 MEAC ID) 3,000 Meters: 8:28.28 (2011 Penn State National) 5,000 Meters: 14:45.51 (2010 Va. Tech Invite) Outdoor 1,500 Meters: 3:45.23 (2009 Gem City Dual) 3,000 Meter SC: 9:25.51 (2011 MEAC OD) 5,000 Meters: 14:21.99 (2009 Gem City Dual) 3,000m (8:55.14) and was fifth in the mile (4:28.91)…in addition, ran the anchor leg to help the distance medley relay team win the MEAC title in that event (10:17.17)…posted a season-best time of 4:24.81 in the mile to take 10th place at Penn State…ran a season-best time of 8:48.59 in the 3,000 meters at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational, finishing as runner-up. Outdoor: Was MEAC runner-up in three events to help the Spartans to the team title…ran a PR of 9:25.32 to take second place in the 3,000m steeplechase…posted a time of 14:46.38 to finish second in the 5,000m, and clocked a 3:56.81 to take runner-up in the 1,500m…took 14th place in the 5,000 meters at the Penn Relays in a season-best time of 14:46.34. 2009-10: Cross Country: Placed fourth overall at the MEAC Championship with a time of 26:02…earned All-MEAC honors…ran a time of season-best time of 25:11 to finish third overall at the Great American Cross Country Festival…the 25:11 was the third-fastest time of the year in the MEAC. Indoor: MEAC Indoor champion in the 5,000m (15:18)…took third place in the 5,000 at Virginia Tech (15:04.83)… came in fourth in the 3,000m at Penn State and posted the MEAC’s second-fastest time of the indoor season (8:32.31)…placed fourth in that event at the conference indoor meet (8:53.43)…was MEAC runner-up, behind teammate Philemon Kimutai, in the mile run (4:17.86). Outdoor: Named Most Outstanding Performer at the conference outdoor

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RETURNER PROFILES meet…won the 5,000m to complete a personal indoor-outdoor sweep of that event (14:58.23)…MEAC outdoor runner-up in the 1,500m (season-best 3:53.60) and the 3,000m steeplechase (9:34.82)…ran the MEAC’s fastest 5k time and established his own PR with a 14:29.83 at the Sea Ray Relays, where he finished fifth…also finished eighth in the college section of the 5,000m at the Penn Relays (14:32.19). At New York Tech: 2008 East Coast Conference Cross Country champion…finished the 8K course in 26:47.63…named ECC Runner of the Year Award and named to the all-conference first team…ran a seasonbest time of 25:41 to finish fifth at the Paul Short Invitational…did not run track at New York Tech. Personal: Amos Kipkosgei was born on June 3, 1984…son of Isaack

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE and Milka Sitienei…majoring in nursing. Personal Records Cross Country 8,000 Meters: 24:58.90 (2010 MEAC XC Championship) Indoor Mile: 4:17.86 (2010 MEAC ID) 3,000 Meters: 8:32.31 (2010 Penn State National) 5,000 Meters: 15:04.83 (2010 Va. Tech Invite) Outdoor 1,500 Meters: 3:51.37 (pre-college) 3,000 Meter SC: 9:34.82 (2010 MEAC OD) 5,000 Meters: 14:29.83 (2010 Sea Ray Relays) son-best time of 53.44 seconds in the preliminaries of 400 hurdles at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…placed eighth in the finals (55.68).

Sherrard Marrow 5-10 Senior Hurdles Hampton, Va. Bethel HS 2010-11: Indoor: Participated in just one meet, running a time of 52.42 in the 400 meters at the CNU Holiday Open. Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets for the Spartans. 2009-10: Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Ran the 400 meters at Wake Forest (49.89 seconds). 2008-09: Indoor: Competed as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team and also in the 400-meter hurdles. Outdoor: Ran an outdoor sea-

Aramis Massenburg 6-1 Senior Hurdles Ettrick, Va. Matoaca HS 2010-11: Indoor: Won his second career MEAC indoor title in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 7.94 at the conference indoor meet … broke the 8.00 second mark three times during the year, twice coming at the MEAC championship … ran a time of 7.95 at the CNU Holiday Open, placing fourth … clocked a 7.96 in the MEAC preliminary heats. Outdoor: An honorable mention All-American by the USTFCCCA in the 110 hurdles after advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship … finished seventh in the NCAA East Region with a time of 13.71 to punch his ticket to nationals … placed 21st out of 24 at the national meet with a top time of 13.97 seconds … set a new school record with his MEAC outdoor preliminary time of 13.63 seconds … went on to win the MEAC gold medal in the 110m … ran a winning time of 13.89 to place first in the final.

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High School: A three-year letterwinner in track…named a Daily Press All-Star on numerous occasions… during his senior season, was a member of Bethel’s 1,600-meter relay team that won the national title at the 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals and also won the 2008 VHSL outdoor state championship…also won the gold medal as part of the 4x400 relay at the 2008 AAU Junior Olympics…ran a top time of 38.13 in the 300-meter hurdles and has also run a 48.38 in the 400 meters… also a part of Bethel’s winning 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams at the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals during his junior year…state champion in the 4x400 relay as a sophomore. Personal: Sherrard Marrow was born on Oct. 29, 1990…son of Albert and Lavon Marrow…majoring in sociology. Personal Records Outdoor 400 Meters: 48.38 (High school) 400 Meter Hurdles: 53.33 (High school)

2009-10: Indoor: MEAC runner-up in the 60m hurdles (8.03 seconds) …won the event at the George Mason meet in a time of 8.07 seconds…followed that up with a victory the following week at Maryland (8.09)…placed third at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational in a seasonbest time of 7.94 seconds…that ranked as the No. 2 time in the MEAC in 2010. Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier and MEAC runner-up in the 110m hurdles…earned a fifth-place finish at Wake Forest, a sixth at Tennessee’s Sea Ray Relays, and was 13th at the Penn Relays (14.23)…ran a career-best time of 13.91 seconds to place second at the conference championship…advanced to the second round at the regional, running a time of 13.95 in the preliminaries and just missing out on a trip to nationals. 2008-09: Indoor: MEAC indoor champion in the 60-meter hurdles… ran a personal-best time of 7.87 seconds to take the conference championship…also ran a 7.87 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, placing second. Outdoor: Did not run during outdoor season due to injury. 2007-08: Indoor: An impact hurdler for NSU as a rookie…came in sixth place at the MEAC Indoor Championship in the 60-meter hurdles (8.21)…season-best time was 8.10 seconds at George Mason. Outdoor: An NCAA regional qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles during outdoor season, Massenburg ran a season-best time of 13.98 at the Morgan State Legacy meet…that was the third-fastest time of the season in the MEAC…placed seventh in the MEAC in the 110 hurdles at the conference outdoor meet.

RETURNER PROFILES High School: Four-year letterwinner in track… earned Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro recognition after winning Central District outdoor championships in the 110-meter hurdles, the 300 hurdles and the triple jump…top times were 14.2 seconds in the 110 hurdles and 39.50 in the 300 hurdles….won Central District indoor titles in the 55 hurdles and the high jump, and won the Central Region indoor title in the 55 hurdles.

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE Personal: Karl Aramis Massenburg…goes by Aramis…born Aug. 6, 1989…son of Karl and Jennifer Massenburg…majoring in business management. Personal Records Indoor 60 Meter Hurdles: 7.87 (Twice) Outdoor 110 Meter Hurdles: 13.63 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

2009-10: Redshirted.

Keith Nkrumah 6-2 RS-Junior Sprints/Hurdles Brooklyn, N.Y. Midwood HS 2010-11: Indoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team at the Tyson Invitational, where the Spartans ran a time of 3:09.40 …ran a season-best 60m hurdles time of 7.98 seconds in the prelims at the Penn State National … finished third in the MEAC in the 60 hurdles with time of 7.99 seconds (prelims) and 8.00 (finals). Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles, but did not compete there … ran a personal-best time of 13.72 seconds in the MEAC Outdoor Championship prelims … ran a leg on NSU’s thirdplace 4x100 meter relay team at the conference meet (40.19 seconds) … was also sixth at the MEAC meet in the 200 meters (21.18 prelims, 21.24 finals) … ran a leg on NSU’s 4x400 relay team which ran a 3:10.06 to place 13th at the Florida Relays.

Quentin Parker 5-9 Sophomore Sprints/Hurdles Martinsville, Va. Bassett HS 2010-11: Indoor: Competed in the 400m at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational and the Father Diamond Invitational … also ran a leg on the winning 4x400 relay team at the Vince Brown Invitational. Outdoor: Ran the 400 meter hurdles for the Spartans during outdoor season … ran a personal-best time of 56.89 seconds to earn an eighth-place finish at the Donald Webster Invitational at Coppin State.

2008-09: Indoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s seventh-place 4x400 team at the conference indoor meet. Outdoor: Outdoor season-best times were 14.62 in the 110 hurdles at the Sea Ray Relays and 52.87 in the 400 hurdles at the Penn Relays…ran a leg on NSU’s eighth-place 4x400 finishers at the outdoor meet. High School: Lettered three years in track and one each in football and cross country… won the New York state outdoor title in the 200 meters and the 4x200 meters as a senior…also won district titles in the 100 and 200…personal-best high school times were 10.62 in the 100 meters and 21.30 in the 200…school record-holder in the 200. Personal: Keith Kweku Nkrumah was born on Nov. 28, 1990…son of Alex and Dorothy Nkrumah…majoring in mass communications. Personal Records Indoor 60 Meter Hurdles: 7.98 (2011 Penn State National) Outdoor 100 Meters: 10.62 (High School) 110 Meter Hurdles: 13.72 (2011 MEAC Outdoor) 400 Meter Hurdles: 52.61 (2011 Florida Relays)

High School: Lettered four years in track and one in football…was district champion in the 200 meters as a senior…placed second in the region in both the 200 and 400…placed second in the state indoor meet in the 500. Personal: Quentin Jamal Parker was born on July 10, 1992…son of Willie Parker and Pamela Strickland…majoring in exercise science. Personal Records Indoor 500 Meter Dash: 1:07 (High School) Outdoor 400 Meter Dash: 49.5 (High School) 400 Meter Hurdles: 56.89 (2011 Donald Webster Invitational)

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RETURNER PROFILES Vincent Rono 5-7 Junior Long Distance Bomet, Kenya Mogotio Secondary

2010-11: Cross Country: Finished as the MEAC runner-up at the conference cross country championship in a personal-best 8K time of 24:40.90…won the individual title and earned MEAC Runner of the Week accolades after running a time of 25:30.19 at the UMES Lid-Lifter to open the season…clocked a 25:24.91 to finish fifth overall and second on the squad the following week at U.Va…placed second on the 6K course at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge (18:33)…broke 25 minutes on an 8K course for the first time in his career with a time of 24:59.5 to place second overall at Great American…led NSU runners with a 40th-place finish at the 10K NCA Southeast Regional (31:50.50). Indoor: Finished top-five in the both the 3,000m (fifth, 8:59.81) and the 5,000m (fourth, 15:28.40) at the MEAC Indoor Championship…finished seventh in the 3,000 at Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invitational in an indoor PR of 8:54.71. Outdoor: Placed sixth in both the 3,000m steeplechase (9:45.42) and the 5,000 meters (15:13.15) at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…ran a season-best 5,000m time of 15:10.68 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing 21st.

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2009-10: Cross Country: Earned All-MEAC honors by placing seventh at the conference championship in a time of 26:30…season-best time was 25:40.70, which earned him 11th place at the Lou Onesty Invitational. Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Ran a season-best 5,000m time of 14:43.29 in finishing 10th at the Sea Ray Relays…took third place at the MEAC Outdoor Championship in 15:12.29. 2008-09: Indoor: Ran an indoor school-record time of 14:33.15 to win the 5,000 meters at the Hampton Invitational in his collegiate debut…named the MEAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for that performance…at the MEAC Indoor Championship, placed fifth in the 5,000 and seventh in the 3,000. Outdoor: Season-best outdoor time in the 5,000 meters was 15:50.81 at the Wake Forest Open. Before NSU: Top time in the 5,000 was 14:43…has run a personal-best of 30:16 in the 10,000 meters. Personal: Vincent Kipkemoi Rono was born on June 22, 1986…son of Daniel and Selina Chepckwony…majoring in physics. Personal Records Cross Country 8,000 Meters: 24:40.90 (2010 MEAC XC Championship) Indoor 3,000 Meters: 8:54.71 (2011 Hokie Invite) 5,000 Meters: 14:33.15 (2009 Hampton Invite) Outdoor 3,000m SC: 9:45.42 (2011 MEAC OD) 5,000 Meters: 14:43.29 (2010 Sea Ray Relays)

2009-10: Outdoor: Posted a distance of 133-10 at Wake Forest.

Johnathan Ross 5-7 Junior Javelin Fairburn, Ga. Sandy Creek HS 2010-11: Outdoor: Threw a season-best 147-7 in the javelin at the Sea Ray Relays … finished ninth at the MEAC meet with a top throw of 139-7.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in track…also lettered three years in football…personal-best throw was 149-11 in the javelin…ran on the AAA state championship 4x100 relay team his junior year, when he helped Sandy Creek win the state team title…also ran on the state champion 4x100 relay team as a sophomore. Personal: Johnathan P. Ross was born on May 24, 1991…son of John and Patricia Ross…majoring in business. Personal Records Outdoor Javelin: 149-11 (High School)

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RETURNER PROFILES Kenneth Smith 6-0 Junior Sprints Newport News, Va. Woodside HS

2010-11: Indoor: Season-best 400 time was 48.97 at Kent State’s Doug Raymond Invitational, where he finished in fourth place … ran the 400m leg on NSU’s first-place MEAC Indoor Championship distance medley relay team (10:17.17) … also helped the DMR place eighth at Penn State in a season-best time of 10:02.52 … also ran a leg on NSU’s fourth-place 4x400 relay team which placed fourth at the Tyson Invitational. Outdoor: Helped the 4x400 relay team to a season-best time of 3:10.06, good for 13th at the Florida Relays … best 400m time was 49.49 at Sea Ray Relays. 2009-10: Indoor: Won the 400 at Maryland (50.43)…ran in indoor season-best of 48.79 at Penn State, placing sixth…also the Spartans anchor on the 4x400 relay, Smith helped the team finish third at Penn

James Taylor 6-3 Junior Sprints Suffolk, Va. Nansemond River HS

2010-11: Indoor: MEAC Indoor runner-up in the 60 meters after clocking a time of 6.76 seconds in the finals … ran a personal-best time of 6.66 seconds to place second at the Penn State National … also ran a 6.69 in the prelims … clocked a personal-best indoor 200m time of 21.08 seconds, good for a second-place finish, at the Hokie Invitational … that was the fastest time of the season for any Spartan in the 200m … also at the Hokie Invitational, Taylor ran a 6.72 in both the prelims and finals of the 60 meters, placing third … named MEAC Track Athlete of the Week for his performances at Virginia Tech … placed third in the 200 at the MEAC Championship (21.70) … was second to teammate Sean Holston in both the 60 (6.81) and 200 (21.65) at Kent State’s Doug Raymond Invitational … also ran a leg on NSU’s fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team at the Tyson Invitational (3:09.40). Outdoor: Did not run compete due to an injury.

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE State in a season-best time of 3:10.86…also ran on the fourth place 4x400 team at the MEAC Championship (3:18.71)…placed eighth in the individual 400m at the MEAC indoor meet (49.41). Outdoor: Helped the Spartans to a second-place finish in the 4x400 at the Sea Ray Relays (season-best 3:08.99)…Smith also ran a time of 48.46 in the 400 to take 12th place at the same meet...ran a season-best time of 48.42 to place 11th at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…ran the anchor on both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the conference outdoor meet. High School: Played two years of football and one of soccer…did not run track until his senior season…was a first-team Daily Press All-Star in the 4x400 relay during indoor and outdoor seasons…second-team Daily Press All-Star in the 300 (indoor) and 400 (outdoor)…finished second in the district and was a state qualifier in the 400 meters. Personal: Kenneth Dewayne Smith was born on April 24, 1991…son of Kenneth and Camilla Smith…majoring in computer science. Personal Records Indoor 400 Meters: 48.79 (2010 Penn State National) Outdoor 400 Meters: 48.42 (2010 MEAC OD)

high schoolers in the nation in all four events…earned first place in the 200 at the 2009 National Scholastic Indoor Championship…during outdoor season, won state titles in the 200 (21.68) and 400 (47.12, PR) meters as a senior, while placing second in the long jump (25-0, PR) and 100 meters…ran a personal-best time of 21.15 in the 200 meters in the prelims of the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals, where he eventually placed third…took second in the long jump at the same meet…achieved his PR in the 100 meters his senior year at the NSU Invitational (10.61)…as a junior, was state indoor champion in the long jump and on Nansemond River’s 4x200 relay team…also won the long jump at the Penn Relays his junior season. Personal: James Lorenzo Taylor was born on June 30, 1990…son of James and Claudette Taylor…majoring in sociology. Personal Records Indoor 60 Meter Dash: 6.66 (2011 Penn State National) 200 Meters: 21.08 (2011 Hokie Invitational) 400 Meter Dash: 47.12 (High School) Long Jump: 24-8 (High School) Outdoor 100 Meter Dash: 10.61 (High School) 200 Meter Dash: 21.15 (High School) Long Jump: 25-0 (High School)

2009-10: Sat out the year as a non-qualifier. High School: The first athlete in Virginia history to win four gold medals at a state indoor track meet…Taylor took first place in the 50, 300 and 500 meters as well as the long jump his senior year at the 2009 VHSL State Group AAA indoor meet…ranked among the top five

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RETURNER PROFILES Josef Tessema 5-8 Senior Middle/Long Distance Springfield, Va. Robert E. Lee HS 2010-11: Cross Country: Earned his third All-MEAC honor in a row with a fourth-place finish (25:00.60) at the conference championship meet…led NSU to the team title at the U.Va. Lou Onesty Invitational with a first-place finish of 25:03.25…earned MEAC Runner of the Week honors for that performance, his first of three such awards during the season…also earned MEAC weekly accolades with a first-place effort at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge…finished the 6K Colonial course in 18:27, again leading NSU to a team title…clocked a personalbest time of 24:47.80 to again finish first and spearhead a Spartan victory at the Great American Cross Country Invitational, picking up his third MEAC weekly honor in the process. Indoor: Claimed three individual titles and ran a leg on the victorious distance medley team to earn MEAC Indoor Most Outstanding Runner honors at the conference indoor meet…clocked a PR of 15:03.24 to win the MEAC indoor 5,000m title…won the mile in 4:16.32 and the 3,000 in 8:51.49…ran the lead-off (1,200m) leg on the MEAC championship DMR team that clocked a 10:17.17…earlier in the year, set school records in both the mile and the 3,000…ran a 4:12.75 to break his own school record in the mile and earn 13th place at the Penn State National…clocked a school-record 8:27.76 at the CNU Holiday Open to finish as runnerup. Outdoor: Ran a PR of 14:46.85 in taking third place in the 5,000 at the MEAC Outdoor Championship…also placed third at the conference meet in the 1,500 (3:56.82)…clocked a season-best 1,500 time of 3:52.79 and took fourth at the Sea Ray Relays…ran a 3:55.35 at the Florida Relays…won the 5,000 in a time of 15:00.25 at the Tribe Open. 2009-10: Cross Country: All-MEAC cross country runner, placing ninth at the championship meet (26:43 in 8K)…led NSU with a 60th-place finish out of 231 runners at the 10K NCAA Southeast Regional. Indoor: Ran the MEAC’s fastest time and a school-record time in the mile at Penn State (4:13.14), taking first place…finished 11th in the 3,000m at Maryland (8:50.86)…ran a 5,000m time of 15:05.52 to take fourth place

Robert Thrasher 5-11 Sophomore Jumps Virginia Beach, Va. Cox HS 2010-11: Indoor: Finished in sixth place at the MEAC Indoor Championship in the high jump with a personal-best jump of 6-6.25 … cleared 6-6 to earn fifth place at the CNU Vince Brown Invitational. Outdoor: Season-best high jump height was 6-4.75, which he cleared at both the Sea Ray Relays (11th place) and MEAC Outdoor Championship meet (seventh place).

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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE at Virginia Tech…at the conference championship, placed fourth in the mile (4:20.77), fifth in the 5,000m (15:32.78), second in the 3,000m (8:50.38) and ran a leg on the winning distance medley relay team (10:14.08). Outdoor: Conference champion in the 1,500m (3:52.88)… ran his fastest time at the Sea Ray Relays, where he finished eighth (3:51.94)…posted the conference’s fourth-fastest 5,000m clocking at the Penn Relays (14:47.61)…took fifth place in the 5,000m at the MEAC Outdoor Championship (15:22.26). 2008-09: Cross Country: An All-MEAC cross country performer… placed fourth at the MEAC championship (25:59). Indoor: Ran the MEAC’s fastest time in the mile during indoor season, with a winning time of 4:14.91 at Penn State…other best indoor times were 8:48 in the 3,000 meters and 15:37 in the 5,000…finished second in the mile at the MEAC Indoor Championship (4:21.86)…placed fourth in the 3,000 (8:55.48) and ninth in the 5,000 (16:11). Outdoor: Tessema ran the second-fastest 1,500 time in the MEAC with his 3:53.43 at the Raleigh Relays…ran a time of 15:15.17 in the 5,000 at Wake Forest, his best effort of the season…at the MEAC Outdoor Championship, placed fourth in the 1,500 (4:01.97) and eighth in the 5,000 (15:57.05). 2007-08: Attended NSU, but sat out the season as a non-qualifier. High School: First-team All-Northern Region cross country selection as a senior…was the Northern Region and Patriot District cross country runner-up that year…also placed second in the region (indoors and outdoors) in the mile run, and placed in the top six at both the indoor and outdoor state Group AAA meets…top high school times were 4:16 for the mile, 9:27 for the two-mile, and 15:49 for 5,000 meters. Personal: Josef A. Tessema was born on April 11, 1989…son of Asnake Getachew and Tigest Gebre…majoring in building construction. Personal Records Cross Country 8,000 Meters: 24:47.80 (2010 Great American) Indoor Mile: 4:12.75 (2011 Penn State National)* 3,000 Meters: 8:27.76 (2010 CNU Holiday Open)* 5,000 Meters: 15:03.24 (2011 MEAC ID) Outdoor 1,500 Meters: 3:51.94 (2010 Sea Ray Relays) 5,000 Meters: 14:46.85 (2011 MEAC OD) * School records

High School: VHSL Group AAA state outdoor qualifier in the high jump as a senior, placing sixth with a height of 6-5…personal-best high school jump was 6-6…lettered three years in football, basketball and track…as a senior, was an honorable mention all-district selection in both football and basketball while serving as a team captain in both sports. Personal: Robert Lee Thrasher was born on Sept. 17, 1991…son of Robert and Debbie Thrasher…majoring in psychology. Personal Records Indoor High Jump: 6-6.25 (2011 MEAC Indoor) Outdoor High Jump: 6-6 (High school)

ATHLETE PROFILES Quinten Walker 5-8 Senior Sprints Hampton, Va. Hampton HS 2010-11: Indoor: Posted a season-best 60m time of 6.93 seconds in the prelims of the MEAC Indoor Championship … clocked a 6.95 to earn seventh place at the conference meet. Outdoor: Ran a leg on the Spartan’s third-place 4x100 relay team, which ran a season-best time of 40.19 seconds at the MEAC Outdoor Championship … also helped the 4x100 team finish third in the college section of the 4x100 team at the Penn Relays … clocked a 10.74 in the prelims of the 100m dash at the conference meet, but did not qualify for the finals. 2009-10: Indoor: Ran a PR of 6.78 seconds in the prelims of the Penn State National Open…finished second in the finals of the 60m at Penn State (6.80)… won the event at George Mason (6.83) and took third

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE at Virginia Tech (6.82)…finished fifth in the 60 at the MEAC Indoor Championship (6.94). Outdoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s 4x100 relay team which posted its fastest time at the Penn Relays (41.19) in the preliminaries…helped the team finish fifth in the Penn Relays collegiate finals…placed seventh in the 100m at the MEAC Outdoor Championship (10.61) and ran a leg on NSU’s 4x100 relay which placed sixth (41.49). 2008-09: Indoor: An impact short sprinter during his rookie campaign…ran a season-best time of 6.85 seconds in the 60 meters at Penn State…finished seventh in the 60 at the MEAC Indoor Championship (6.94). Outdoor: Participated on the fourth-place 4x100 relay team at the MEAC Outdoor Championship (40.68 seconds). High School: Two-year letterwinner in track...Peninsula District champion and all-region and all-state honoree in the 500 meters and on the 4x200 relay team as a senior…also an all-district outdoor performer in the 100 and on the 4x400 relay as a senior…qualified for the Nike Indoor Nationals in the 300 meters and with Hampton’s 4x100 relay team. Personal: Quinten Phillip Walker was born Aug. 2, 1990...son of Michael and Darlene Walker...plans to major in kinesiotherapy.

NEWCOMERS Damtew Adnew 5-8 Sophomore Long Distance Springfield, Va. Robert E. Lee HS

2010-11: Sat out at NSU as a non-qualifier.

Stefan Battles 6-1 Freshman Middle Distance Hampton, Va. Hampton HS

High School: All-Northern Region and All-Patriot District as a senior during cross country season…during indoor season, placed seventh in the region in the 3,200 meters…during outdoor season, finished third in the region and ninth at the state meet in the 3,200m…personal-best high school times were 4:26 for the mile and 9:32 for two miles. Personal: Damtew Adnew was born on June 2, 1991…son of Brhena Derbew and Yeshimebet Yemer…majoring in electronic technology. Personal Records Outdoor Mile: 4:26 (High school) 3,200 Meters: 9:32.12 (High school)

High School: Lettered two years on the track team at Hampton ... finished fifth in the 800 meters as a senior, running a personal-best 2:03.43. Personal: Stefan Alphonso Battles was born on Feb. 2, 1992 … son of Uvonder Colvin … majoring in sociology. Personal Records Outdoor 800 Meters: 2:03.43 (High school)

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NEWCOMER PROFILES RETURNER PROFILES D’Sean Brown 6-3 Freshman Jumps Virginia Beach, Va. First Colonial HS

NORFOLK NORFOLKSTATE STATEUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY2011-12 2011-12 MEN’S MEN’STRACK TRACK&&FIELD FIELDMEDIA MEDIAGUIDE GUIDE High School: Lettered four years in basketball and three in track at FC … was a state Group AAA outdoor qualifier in both the long and high jumps as a senior … tied for fourth in the state in the high jump (6-4) and finished 11th in the long jump (21-1.25) … won both the Beach District and Eastern Region titles in the high jump … high school PRs were 6-8 in the high jump and 23-3.5 in the long jump. Personal: D’Sean A. Brown was born on Dec. 27, 1991 … son of Alexandra Mottey … majoring in accounting. Personal Records Long Jump: 23-3.5 (High school) High Jump: 6-8 (High school)

Nathnael Meseret 5-8 Sophomore Middle/Long Distance Springfield, Va. Robert E. Lee HS

2010-11: Sat out at NSU as a non-qualifier. High School: All-district, all-region and all-state performer as a senior at Robert E. Lee…Patriot District cross country champion as both a junior and senior…placed fifth at the Northern Region cross country

Michael Mingo-Dabney 6-1 Freshman Throws Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS

championship and 16th at the state meet as a senior…during indoor track season, won both the 1,600 (4:23) and 3,200 (9:29) championships at the Northern Region meet…also took third place at the state indoor meet in the 3,200 (9:24)…his personal-best time of 9:18 in the 3,200m earned him ninth place at the Nike Indoor Nationals and ranked him among the top 20 fastest times in the nation…was Northern Region outdoor champion in the 1,600 (4:19)…at the state outdoor meet, placed ninth in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200. Personal: Nathnael Degu Meseret was born on June 24, 1991…son of Degu Meseret and Burtecane Reta…majoring in electronic engineering. Personal Records Indoor 3,200 Meters: 9:18.16 (High school) Outdoor Mile: 4:18.28 (High school)

volleyball, football and swimming … finished third an the Beach District outdoor meet in the discus throw … placed eighth in the Eastern Region in the same event … high school PRs were 142-7.5 in the discus, 45-11.25 in the weight throw and 43-10 in the shot put. Personal: Michael Alexander Mingo-Dabney was born on Aug. 6, 1993 … son of Marie Mingo … majoring in accounting. Personal Records Discus: 142-7.5 (High school) Weight Throw: 45-11.25 (High school) Shot Put: 43-10 (High school)

High School: Lettered four years in track and one each in wrestling,

Andre Pickett 5-10 Freshman Sprints Hampton, Va. Hampton HS

High School: Lettered four years in track and one each in wrestling,

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2010-11 IN REVIEW

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE

2011 NSU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD INDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST Event 60m 200m 400m 800m Mile Run 3,000m 5,000m 60mH 4x400 DMR LJ HJ TJ PV SP WT Hept.

Athlete James Taylor James Taylor Sean Holston Vincent Brown Josef Tessema Josef Tessema Philemon Kimutai A. Massenburg Holston, Nkrumah Taylor, Smith Tessema, Smith Brown, Kimutai Rashad Cannon John James Darris Shelton Raoul Hernandez Theo Duncan Jamal Craig N/A

2011 NSU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST

Date/Event Penn State National Hokie Invitational Tyson Invitational Doug Raymond Invitational Penn State National CNU Holiday Open Hokie Invitational MEAC Championship Tyson Invitational

Time/Mark 6.66 21.08 46.67 1:54.78 4:12.75! 8:27.76! 14:54.27 7.94 3:09.40

Penn State National

10:02.52

Penn State National Hokie Invitational Hokie Invitational MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship

24-09.75 6-10.25 47-04.25 12-2.75 52-2 48-4.5

Event 100m 200m 400m 800m 1,500m 3k SC 5,000m 110mH 400mH 4x100

Athlete Ramaan Ansley Sean Holston Sean Holston Vincent Brown Josef Tessema Amos Kipkosgei Philemon Kimutai A. Massenburg Keith Nkrumah Ansley, Holston Walker, Nkrumah 4x400 Moon, Holston Nkrumah, Brown LJ Darris Shelton HJ John James TJ Darris Shelton PV Ryan Owens SP Theo Duncan Discus K. Richardson Javelin Johnathan Ross Decath. N/A

Date/Event MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship Sea Ray Relays MEAC Championship Raleigh Relays MEAC Championship Florida Relays MEAC Championship

Time/Mark 10.49 20.73 46.00 1:52.73 3:52.79 9:25.32 14:29.82 13.63 52.61 40.19

Florida Relays

3:10.06

MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship MEAC Championship Sea Ray Relays

25-03.25 7-00.50 50-0.75 11-3 51-0 138-8 147-7

2011 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championship Feb. 17-19, 2011 Landover, Md.

2011 MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship May 5-7, 2011 Greensboro, N.C.

Final Team Results 1) Norfolk State 2) Hampton 3) Maryland-Eastern Shore 4) Delaware State 5) South Carolina State 6) Bethune-Cookman 7) Florida A&M 8) Morgan State 9) Coppin State 10) Howard 11) North Carolina A&T

Final Team Results 1) Norfolk State 2) Maryland Eastern Shore 3) Morgan State 4) Hampton 5) South Carolina St. 6) North Carolina A&T 7) Delaware State 8) Bethune-Cookman 9) Florida A&M 10) Coppin State 11) Howard

200 110 73 49 44 41 38 36 27 23 21

NSU’s 2011 MEAC Indoor Champions Sean Holston - 200m, 400m Aramis Massenburg - 60m Hurdles Josef Tessema - Mile, 3000m, 5000m Distance Medley Relay – Tessema, Kenneth Smith, Brown, Amos Kipkosgei

Note: Distances are listed in feet and inches.

162 137 72 66 65 58 49 45 33 24 21

NSU’s 2011 MEAC Outdoor Champions Sean Holston - 400 meters John James - High jump Aramis Massenburg - 100 meter hurdles NCAA East Regional Participants Rashad Cannon - Long jump (33rd place) Sean Holston – 400 meters (8th) John James - High jump (30th) Aramis Massenburg – 110 meter hurdles (10th) Darris Shelton - Long jump (9th place), triple jump (T-26th) Holston, Shelton, Ramaan Ansley, Quinten Walker - 4x100 relay (DQ) NCAA National Championship Qualifiers Sean Holston - 400 meters (19th place; HM USTFCCCA All-America) Aramis Massenburg - 110 meter hurdles (21st; HM USTFCCCA All-America) Darris Shelton - Long jump (23rd; HM USTFCCCA All-America) Note: Distances are listed in feet and inches.

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NSU TRACK RECORDS 2010-11 IN REVIEW

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE NSU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS

NSU MEN’S TRACK & FIELD INDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS Event 55m 60m 60h 200m

Athlete Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Aramis Massenburg Joel Mascoll Sean Holston 300m Sean Holston 400m Sean Holston 500m Christopher Brown 800m Wycliffe Rotich 1000m Keenan Harris Mile Josef Tessema 3000m Josef Tessema 5000m David Kemboi

Date/Location 1996/Gainesville, Fla. 1996/Johnson City, Tenn. 2009/Landover, Md. 1997/Johnson City, Tenn. 2010/Fayetteville, Ark. 2010/Blacksburg, Va. 2010/University Park, Pa. 2001/Fairfax, Va. 2002/Johnson City, Tenn. 2007/Blacksburg, Va. 2011/University Park, Pa. 2010/Newport News, Va. 2006/Landover, Md.

Time/Mark 6.21 6.65 7.87 21.04 21.04 33.36 46.59 1:03.25 1:51.82 2:33.39 4:12.75 8:27.76 14:21.81

4x400 Relay

Coffield Samuels Donavan Housen Christopher Brown Joel Mascoll

1999/Indianapolis, Ind.

3:07.80

4x800 Relay

Kirwayne Holford Duncan Bitok Joseph Terer William Keown

2002/University Park, Pa. 7:35.37

Distance Hillary Cheruiyot Medley Troy Wilkerson Relay Dominic Luka David Kemboi

2006/Landover, Md.

HJ Marlon Woods LJ Corey Vinston TJ Allen Mortimer PV Brett Dodd SP Theo Duncan Weight Jamal Craig Heptath. Darris Shelton

2008/Landover, Md. 2009/Landover, Md. 1997/Richmond, Va. 2010/Landover, Md. 2010/Landover, Md. 2010/Landover, Md. 2009/Landover, Md.

Event 100m 110mH 200m 400m 400mH 800m 1,500m 3kSC 5,000m

Athlete Steven Riddick Aramis Massenburg Ramon Clay Christopher Brown Wayne Whyte Dominic Luka Junior Mitchell David Kemboi David Kemboi

Date/Event 1972/Ill.-NCAA 2011/Greensboro, N.C. 1996/Atlanta, Ga. 2001/Durham, N.C. 1995/Kingston, Jamaica 2006/Greensboro, N.C. 1997/Gainesville, Fla. 2006/Durham, N.C. 2006/Raleigh, N.C.

Time/Mark 10.00 13.63 20.10 45.08 49.08 1:48.12 3:45.91 9:01.15 13:58.51

4x100 Relay

Malcolm Watts Ramon Clay Brian Lewis Tim Montgomery

1996/Philadelphia, Pa.

39.20

4x200 Relay

Malcolm Watts 1996/Philadelphia, Pa. Christopher Duncan Brian Lewis Tim Montgomery

1:21.80

4x400 Relay

Lawrance Davis Gus Coleman William Nealy Robert Colbert

1971/Philadelphia, Pa.

3:05.89

4x800 Relay

Ephantus Limo Kirwayne Holford Hubert Morgan Wycliffe Rotich

2000/Philadelphia, Pa.

7:28.60

Sprint Christopher Brown Medley Michael Temple Relay Donte Lucas Wycliffe Rotich

2001/Raleigh, N.C.

3:19.71

HJ LJ TJ PV SP Discus Javelin Decath.

2001/Tallahassee, Fla. 1974/Ill.-NCAA 1996/Gainesville, Fla. 1974/Ill.-NCAA 2010/Greensboro, N.C. 2009/Greensboro, N.C. 1973/Ind.-NCAA 2008/Baltimore, Md.

7-5 26-2 54-4 15-6 52-2 147-11 258-7 5924 points

9:40.44

7-2 ½ 25-9 ½ 51-9 15-7 52-7.5 46-4.75 4,408 points

Note: Distances are listed in feet and inches

Adrian Shears Aaron Heard Allen Mortimer Charles Hollowman Frede Spellman Kendrick Richardson Anthony Hall Meredith Whitties

Note: Distances are listed in feet and inches

Norfolk State University NCAA Division I Track & Field All-Americans Name Malcolm Watts/ Christian Williams/ Claude Toukene/ Joel Mascoll

Year 1998

Event Place 4x100m Relay 7th

In./Out. Outdoor

Name Corey Vinston Sean Holston (HM) Ara. Massenburg (HM) Darris Shelton (HM)

Christopher Brown Adrian Shears Christopher Brown Desmond Kapofu Marlon Woods

2000 2001 2001 2003 2009

400m High Jump 400m Triple Jump Long Jump

Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor

Note: Beginning in 2011, the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) began distinguishing between first team, second team and honorable mention All-America. The top eight finishers in each event are considered first-team All-America, places 9-16 are considered second team, and the rest are considered honorable mention.

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3rd T-7th 4th 6th 7th

Year 2009 2011 2011 2011

Event Long Jump 400m 110mH Long Jump

Place 8th 19th 21st 23rd

Indoor/ Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor

ABOUT THE MEAC The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 42nd year of operation in the 2011-12 academic school year. The MEAC is made up of 13 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University, Savannah State University and South Carolina State University.

HISTORY In 1969, a bold ad hoc group of innovators long associated with intercollegiate athletics met in Durham, N.C., to discuss the feasibility of organizing a new conference. Dissected from these discussions, a steering and planning committee was formed to fully investigate the idea, present a detailed report with recommendations to interested collegiate institutions, and then construct a workshop to outline proposals. After adopting a program, seven institutions (Delaware State College, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State College) agreed to become the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Its major objective was to establish, organize and supervise an intercollegiate athletic program among a compact group of educational institutions of high academic standards and with a sound philosophy of co-curricular activities. The conference agreed to seek Division I status for its sports. The conference was confirmed in 1970, kicking off its first season of competition in football in 1971. In 1978, a milestone was reached when the MEAC selected Kenneth A. Free to be its first full-time commissioner. Free served the conference for 18 years before stepping down in May of 1996. In July of 1996, Charles S. Harris was named commissioner and served in the capacity until April 2002. On September 1, 2002, Dr. Dennis E. Thomas was named the commissioner and has served in the position for nine years. The conference’s first expansion occurred in October 1979 when Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M University were voted into the MEAC as new members. Original members Morgan State, North Carolina Central and Maryland Eastern Shore withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year. Maryland Eastern Shore was readmitted in 1981 and Morgan State returned in 1984. Florida A&M opted to resign in 1984 but rejoined the conference in 1986. Coppin State College was granted admittance in 1985, becoming the ninth member institution. The MEAC expanded again in the 1990’s with the inclusion of Hampton University (1995) and Norfolk State University (1997). The conference expanded in 2007 adding Winston-Salem State University. Following the 2009-10 academic/athletic season Winston-Salem State withdrew from the conference and returned to Division II. On July 1, 2010 the MEAC made its final expansion with the admittance of North Carolina Central and Savannah State University. On June 8, 1980, the MEAC was classified as a Division I conference by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Prior to that year the conference operated as a Division II conference. The following month the MEAC received an automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Currently, the conference has automatic qualifying bids for NCAA postseason play in baseball (since 1994), men’s basketball (since 1981), women’s basketball (since 1982), football (since 1996), softball (since 1995), men and women’s tennis (since 1998), and volleyball (since 1994). The MEAC initiated cross country in 1980 and North Carolina A&T earned the inaugural men’s crown. The first women’s cross country championship took place a year later with Howard winning the first of its seven titles. Indoor Track and Field was also added in 1981 with South Carolina State capturing the men’s title and Howard winning the women’s crown. Tennis and golf returned as MEAC governed sports in 1981, after a five-year hiatus. South Carolina State won all seven of the conference’s golf championships from 19721983 before the sport was discontinued after the 1983 championship. Morgan State dominated the conference in wrestling winning 13 of 24 conference championships during the sports tenure (1972-1995). Baseball, which began in 1972, was discontinued following the 1977 season. It was brought back as a MEAC governed sport along with women’s volleyball in 1983. Women’s softball became a MEAC sanctioned sport in 1992. Bowling was officially sanctioned as a MEAC sport in 1999. Before that season, the MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women’s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year.

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2011-12 MEN’S TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE That same year, Morgan State won the NCAA College Division II National Championship and junior Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster was named the Division II Player of the Year. The 1981 tournament champion Howard Bison became the first MEAC team to play in the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Coppin State and Hampton made history in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament with first-round victories. The No. 15 seeded Coppin State defeated No. 2 South Carolina in 1997 and No. 15 seeded Hampton defeated No. 2 Iowa State in 2001. Both victories ranked among the Top 10 greatest tournament upsets of all-time by ESPN’s SportsCenter. In women’s basketball, South Carolina State won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Division II National Championship in 1979. In 1982, Howard became the first MEAC women’s team to participate in the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. South Carolina State earned the conference’s bid in 1983 and became the first MEAC team, men or women, to win an opening-round game in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. The No. 14 North Carolina A&T Lady Aggies faced No.3 Florida State in the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The 14th seed was the highest seed earned by a MEAC women’s basketball program since the inception of the 64-team bracket in 1994. The Lady Aggies defeated Wake Forest and Charlotte before falling to Miami in the third round of the 2010 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). North Carolina A&T became the first MEAC team and historical black college/university to win two consecutive basketball games in a national postseason tournament. In football, the MEAC was instrumental in constructing the Freedom Bowl All-Star Classic, the Heritage Bowl, and the Gold Bowl. Prior to Division I competition, the MEAC competed in the Gold Bowl held in Richmond, Va., which matched the MEAC champion against the champion of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). South Carolina State represented the MEAC in 1976 and 1979, winning both outings over Winston-Salem State and Norfolk State respectively. In addition to the 1976 and 1979 crowns, South Carolina State won MEAC football titles in 1974-78, 1980-83, 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2009. During the 1981 and 1982 seasons they reached the second round of the I-AA championships. In outdoor track and field, North Carolina Central won the first three MEAC outdoor titles and finished fourth in the 1974 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. NCCU’s Larry Black was a member of the 1972 Olympic 400-meter relay team that won the gold medal. He won the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. MEAC women began outdoor track and field conference competition in 1980. In 1982, South Carolina State won the AIAW Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. The MEAC has showcased over 27 athletes in the Olympics and 11 have earned medals during the Summer Games. In 2003, Florida A&M became the first MEAC school to win a volleyball match in the NCAA Championship, with a first-round win over Winthrop. In 2004, the Lady Rattlers became the first historically black college/university to rank in the Top 25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll. South Carolina State’s women’s tennis team earned the conference’s first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ranking in a 2005 final poll reaching a No. 72 ranking. In softball, Bethune-Cookman earned the conference’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Softball Championship in 2005. The Lady Wildcats defeated Florida, Central Florida and South Florida in the Florida Regional to become the first MEAC school to win a NCAA Division I Softball Regional. Bethune-Cookman ended the 2005 season with the conferences’ first-ever rankings in the final softball polls, reaching No. 18 in the NFCA/ USA Today Coaches poll and No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com Poll. Florida A&M was the first MEAC baseball team to advance to NCAA postseason play in 1994. The Rattlers took on Southeastern Louisiana in a best of three play-in series, falling after two games, 11-10 and 8-7. During the 2002 campaign, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats advanced to the Gainesville Regional and became the first MEAC team to win in the NCAA Tournament with a 7-4 victory over Florida International. The Wildcats had previously lost to Florida in their first game 13-1 and were eliminated from the regional with a 21-10 loss in their second matchup against the Gators.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS The MEAC has enjoyed tremendous athletic success over the years. In 2008, Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) defeated Arkansas State 4-2 to win the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship, a first for the conference and institution. With the victory, Lady Hawks’ head coach Sharon Brummell became the first female head coach to win a NCAA bowling title. In men’s basketball, UMES became the first historical black college/university to participate in the 1974 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). The Hawks defeated Manhattan, 84-81, in the first round before falling to Jacksonville by two points in the second round. Before the Jacksonville loss UMES had the best record in the nation at 27-1.

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