2010-11 Women's Cross Country Guide by Alabama Crimson Tide

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INSIDE Contents...........................................................................2. Athletic Department Directory.............................2 Quick Facts ....................................................................2 Media Relations Personnel......................................3

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UNIVERSITY The University of Alabama.................................4-5 President Dr. Robert E. Witt..............................6-7 Athletics Director.........................................................8 Senior Support Staff...................................................9

THIS IS ALABAMA A Day in the Life...................................................10-15. The Southeastern Conference.............................16 Academic Success..................................................... 17 Previewing Bama Cross Country................. 18-21

THE CRIMSON TIDE Player Personnel.................................................22-33 Support Staff...............................................................33

THE COACHES Head Coach Randy Hasenbank..................34-35 Track & Field Coach Sandy Fowler...........36-37

2009 IN REVIEW 2009 Review ..............................................................38 2009 Crimson Classic Results............................39

RECORDS Individual Honors..................................................... 40 Team Honors................................................................41 Harry Pritchett Top Times....................................42 Know the Rules..........................................................44

CREDITS: The 2010 University of Alabama Cross Country Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Media Relations Office. The publication was written and edited by Ty Patton, Skip Powers and Jacob Meacham. Photography by UA Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley and his student assistants. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Buddy Overstreet for the cover and Brent Hollingsworth for page design and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. 2010 A L A B A M A Q U I C K F A C T S Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enrollment: 28,807 Founded: April 12, 1831 Conference: Southeastern (West) Colors: Crimson and White Nickname: Crimson Tide President: Dr. Robert E. Witt Faculty Athletics Representative: Joe Hornsby 2010 A L A B A M A P E R S O N N E L D I R E C T O R S Mal Moore, Athletics Director Kevin Almond, Associate A.D./Support Services Chris Besanceney, Assistant A.D./Ticketing and TIDE PRIDE Tank Conerly, Athletic Equipment Manager Jon Dever, Assistant A.D./Student Services Tommy Ford, Director Stewardship Services Finus Gaston, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer Jon Gilbert, Associate A.D./External Relations Dave Hart, Executive Director of Athletics Joe Hornsby, Faculty Athletics Representative Bill McDonald, Director of Sports Medicine Milton Overton, Senior Associate A.D./Technology Advancement Carol Park, Associate A.D./Business Operations Jeff Purinton, Associate A.D./Football Communications Marie Robbins, Associate A.D./Senior Woman Administrator Ronny Robertson, Associate A.D./Development Thad Turnipseed, Director of Athletic Facilities Scott Urbantke, Director of Athletic Grounds/Outdoor Facilities Mike Vollmar, Associate A.D./Football Doug Walker, Associate A.D./Director of Media Relations Mike Ward, Associate A.D./Compliance

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Belmont Opener Crimson Classic Notre Dame Pre-National

Nashville, Tenn. Tuscaloosa, Ala. South Ben, Ind. Terre Haute. Ind.

11/1 SEC Championships Columbia, S.C. 11/13 NCAA South Regional Birmingham, Ala. 11/22 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind.

2010 A L A B A M A C R O S S C O U N T R Y R O S T E R NAME Elsbeth Denton Leigh Gilmore Sarah Gilmore Lillian Goodman Jordan Harper Meghan Hawkins Kelsey Johnson Haley Moody Palee Myrex Andrea Torske Claire Turner Meredith Tyler Dayle Van Ess Sara Vaughn Katlyn Will Megan Williams Aubrielle Wright

CLASS Soph. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Soph. Sr. Fr.

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Grove Hill, Ala. (UMS Wright) Grove Hill, Ala. (UMS Wright) Opelika, Ala. (Lee-Scott Academy) Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Decatur, Ala. (Decatur) Iowa Park, Texas (Iowa Park) Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West) Bremen, Ala. (Cold Springs) Rowlett, Texas (Garland) Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Red Bank) Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Totowa, N.J. (Univ. of Tampa) Tulsa, Okla. (Union) LaGrange, Ga. (Corinth) Oxford, Ala. (Oxford) Hampton, Ga. (Westlake)

COACHES: Randy Hasenbank (Head Coach), Sandy Fowler (Head Track Coach). STAFF: Jackie Takaki (Athletic Trainer), Lance Lucas (Manager), Bradley Shupe (Manager), Hal Richardson (Massage Therapist).

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2010 A L A B A M A M E D I A R E L A T I O N S S T A F F Media Relations Phone: Media Relations Fax:

348-6084 348-8841

Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations: Doug Walker Office: 348-7245 e-mail: dwalker@ia.ua.edu Associate Director of Media Relations: Cross Country Contact Ty Patton Office: 348-5041 e-mail: tpatton@ia.ua.edu Associate Director of Media Relations: Roots Woodruff Office: 348-2088 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu

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Assistant Director of Media Relations: Josh Maxson Office: 348-7496 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu

Director of Creative Media: Buddy Overstreet Office: 348-8592 e-mail: boverstreet@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jessica Pare Office: 348-3673 e-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu

Athletic Photographer: Kent Gidley Office: 348-2301 e-mail: kgidley@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Skip Powers Office: 348-6734 e-mail: spowers@ia.ua.edu

Director of Publications: Brent Hollingsworth Office: 348-7474 e-mail: bhollingsworth@ia.ua.edu

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The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has undergone an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure. Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to elevate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports. During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 million of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs and have benefitted every Alabama student-athlete, coach, and administrator. Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of constituents, from fellow coaches and former players, to fans and the business community. All of those experiences and relationships - in addition to his ability to unify those many constituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century. His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guidance and effort helped Alabama athletics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise. Moore’s dedication to and love of the University of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his life-long contribution to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trust-

ees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility. Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced two national championships, the 2009 football title and the 2002 NCAA gymnastics championship, as well as several Southeastern Conference championships, winning titles in football, gymnastics, men’s basketball, women’s golf, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis.

During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals. At Alabama, Moore started as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971-82 and serving as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for Alabama’s last four national championship teams. A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He and the late Mrs. Charlotte Moore have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum. Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinction of being a part of eight national championship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 and 2009) with the first coming as a player, the next six during his coaching career and the last during his tenure as director of athletics. As a player and coach, he was also part of 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips. He is the only individual connected with the Tide program to be a part of eight national championships.

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THE NATION’S TOP TRACK & FIELD CONFERENCE In the ever-changing world of collegiate athletics, the tradition of excellence in the Southeastern Conference has remained constant. The SEC boasts a rich history and has dominated track and field like no other conference. 2009 SEC CROSS COUNTRY SEC Champion Florida’s women finished seventh to lead the SEC at the NCAA Cross Country Championships with the highest finish by an SEC team since 2006. UF also boasted two All-Americans, marking the second consecutive year the SEC has multiple student-athletes earn All-America honors. All five of UF’s scorers at the SEC Championships finished in the top 10 to give the Gators the title going away, followed by Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama. CROSS COUNTRY The SEC lays claim to team cross country championship by Kentucky in 1988 and 18 top 10 finishes. Additionally, the conference has 57 All-Americans since 1981 and 48 teams have finished among the top 25 since 1982.

Over the past two seasons, Alabama has had: • Two All-SEC recipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson • Two All-SEC Freshman recipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson • Three All-South Region recipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson (2) • One NCAA Qualifier: Sara Vaughn

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Tuscaloosa, Ala. Crimson Tide Coach Randy Hasenbank 2009 SEC Finish 5th 2009 NCAA Finish NA SEC Championships 2 Last SEC Title 1987 Website RollTide.com

Fayetteville, Ark. Razorbacks Coach Lance Harter 2009 SEC Finish 3rd 2009 NCAA Finish NA SEC Championships 13 Last SEC Title 2008 Website ArkansasRazorbacks.com

Auburn, Ala. Tigers Coach Mark Carroll 2009 SEC Finish 7th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website AuburnTigers.com

Gainesville, Fla. Gators Coach Todd Morgan 2009 SEC Finish 1st 2009 NCAA Finish 7th SEC Championships 4 Last SEC Title 2009 Website GatorZone.com

Athens, Ga. Bulldogs Coach Jeff Pigg 2009 SEC Finish 4 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website GeorgiaDogs.com

Lexington, Ky. Wildcats Coach Don Weber 2009 SEC Finish 8th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 3 Last SEC Title 1989 Website UKAthletics.com

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Baton Rouge, La. Tigers Coach Mark Elliott 2009 SEC Finish 11th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website LSUSports.net

Oxford, Miss. Rebels Coach Doug Blackwell 2009 SEC Finish 12th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website OleMissSports.com

Starkville, Miss. Bulldogs Coach Al Schmidt 2009 SEC Finish 10th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website MStateAthletics.com

Columbia, S.C. Gamecocks Coach Stan Rosenthal 2009 SEC Finish 9th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website USCSports.com

Knoxville, Tenn. Volunteers Coach J.J. Clark 2009 SEC Finish 2nd 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 5 Last SEC Title 2005 Website UTLadyVols.com

Nashville, Tenn. Commodores Coach Steve Keith 2009 SEC Finish 6th 2009 NCAA Finish N/A SEC Championships 0 Last SEC Title N/A Website VUCommodores.com

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The University of Alabama women’s cross country squad is coming off its best SEC finish in nearly a decade with a fifth-place showing at last year’s meet. That finish showing was another building block in fifth-year head coach Randy Hasenbank’s development of the Crimson Tide program, and one that he feels this year’s team is capable of eclipsing. “We finished fifth last year in the SEC, but that was not our goal,” Hasenbank said. “We ran well that day, but we did not run great. Our goal was to get into the top three a year ago, and that’s what we’re focusing on this year.” With added experience in what has been a young group the last couple of years, the Tide expects to able to compete at a high level in the SEC this fall. This year’s squad has competed well in SEC meets, and now Hasenbank’s challenge to the team is to step up and deliver in the bigger events. “We had to build the roster, build some depth, get the training philosophy in place, get the athletes to buy in, and they’re all doing a real nice job,” Hasenbank said. “But we really need our stars to shine. We still don’t have margin for error where we can have a couple of girls take the day off. We have to hit on all cylinders in the big meets.” Hasenbank’s 2010 squad is one of his deepest to date as the Tide returns its top seven runners from the SEC and South Region Championships led by senior Haley Moody. Junior Kelsey Johnson was the Tide’s top performer at the SEC Championships last season, finishing 17th. Twin sisters Leigh and Sarah Gilmore are joined by fellow junior Sara Vaughn as the remaining upperclassmen. Johnson posted one of the most solid campaigns by any runner last season as she followed up a stellar freshman season by crossing the line first for the Tide in 6-of-7 races last season. Johnson picked up her second All-South honor with a 23rd-place finish at the South Region Championships. Moody finished second in both the SEC and Regional meets for the Tide after recovering from an injury during the 2008 season and wrapped up the year by taking 10th place in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships. Vaughn will be looking to get back into the form that saw her advance to the NCAA meet during her freshman season after leading the Tide for the entire season. She capped that stellar freshman season by representing the United States in the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and helped the squad to a fifth-place finish while placing 64th individually in a field that featured the top under-19 runners in the world.

Although the Tide will be led by a core group of veterans, Hasenbank will look to a couple of sophomores in Katlyn Will and Birmingham native Elsbeth Denton to push the level of competition. Also bolstering that competition is a class of newcomers with impressive credentials that include a total of 19 state championships on the trail and track during their prep careers. “All of the roster spots have become very competitive,” Hasenbank said. “You’ve got to compete and you’ve got to compete well, because we have enough good runners behind you now to make you earn it.” “If you do your homework and do your training in the summer and fall, you’re going to be fit,” Hasenbank said. “You have to flip that switch when it’s time to compete and become a warrior and compete. There is a balancing act. You just go about your business day-to-day and know that when the time comes, you’ve got to be ready.” With an aggressive schedule that includes a trip to Notre Dame for a meet that traditionally features the top teams in the country, the Tide has scheduled opportunities to run against the nation’s best in hopes of earning points and advancing out of the NCAA South Region. The Tide won’t have to travel far for the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Championships with this year’s regional meet being held in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 13. Advancing to the NCAA Championship is one of the goals Hasenbank’s program has been gradually advancing towards under his steady direction. “We take steps each year,” Hasenbank said. “We’ve gone from 10th to eight to seventh to fifth, and now we want to take the next step at the conference level and at the regional level.” While the strides the program has made are impressive, Hasenbank feels that this year’s deep, veteran squad will be ready in November to make the next leap toward those higher expectations. “I’m looking forward to the athletes maturing enough to be really confident out there to know that they can achieve the goals that we’re talking about.” Hasenbank said. “That’s basically what we’ve lined up, them having the confidence and maturity to do well when you know you’re ready to do well. It’s time for them to do well. Those are the expectations.”

“All of them have run well in SEC meets,” Hasenbank said of the group of veterans. “Now they need to learn to run great, compete well in big meets and compete well when it matters. I think they’re ready to do that.”

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runner at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... shattered her personal-best in the 6,000m by more than one minute at the NCAA South Region Championships where she finished 56th with a time of 22:00.52 ... set personal bests in the a 800m (2:10.54), 1,500m (4:29.36) and mile (4:54.70) during the track season ... was the team’s top 800m and 1,500m runner ... finished fourth in the 1,500m at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational with her career best ... finished sixth (2:15.83) in the 800m at the Alabama Relays ... top 800m time and the eighth fastest mark in school history came in the preliminaries of the SEC Outdoor Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

• 800m - 2:17.40 • 1,500m - 4:29.55 • Mile - 4:57.49 • 4k XC - 15:04.44 • 5k XC - 18:07 • 6k XC - 22:22.72

FRESHMAN (2009-10)

Competed in all but one race during the cross country season while running in the Tide’s top seven ... placed 17th at the Crimson Classic with a season-best 5,000m time of 18:36.00 ... finished 54th at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... turned her personal-best 6,000m time of 22:22.72 at the NCAA South Region Championships where she finished 71st ... on the track, competed in the 800m, 1,500m and mile ... posted a personal best time of 2:17.40 in the 800m at the Alabama Relays, finishing 12th ... ran a personal best 4:57.49 in the preliminaries of the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships ... named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Coached by Brett Huber and Tom Jennings … was a member of the 2005 Indoor State Championship team … named most valuable runner 2006-2008 … helped lead the 4x800m relay team to an indoor state championship in 2006 … recorded a second place finish at the 2007 State Cross Country Championships … member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Key Club … is the daughter of Jeff and Gracia Denton ... has two siblings, William and Reed ... majoring in pre-pharmacy ... her brother William runs track at Samford University.

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ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA: • Outdoor 800m – 8th • Outdoor 1,500m – 8th

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:10.54 • 1,500m – 4:29.36 • Mile – 4:54.70 • 4k XC – 15:04.04 • 5k XC – 18:23.60 • 6k XC – 22:00.52

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)

Scored for the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season ... saw a 45 second improvement in her 4,000m time at the Belmont/VU Opener where she posted a time of 15:04.04 ... set another personal best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic race by nearly 20 seconds, posting a time of 18:23.60 to finish 15th ... finished 33rd as the fourth Alabama

Competed in six races for the Tide, scoring in five … set a personal-best in the 5,000m at the Crimson Classic finishing in 14th place with a time of 18:41.27 … posted a career-best in the 6,000m with a time of 23:08.57 at the Chile Pepper Festival … finished 79th at the NCAA South Region Championships … placed 16th in the mile (5:08.72) at the SEC Indoor Championships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) … finished third in the 800m (2:21.89) at the Clemson Invitational … finished 18th (2:14.84) in the 800m and 17th (4:37.66) in the 1,500m at the SEC Outdoor Championships … finished sixth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:14.34 a the Mississippi Open … placed sixth at the Alabama Relays in the 800m with a time of 2:16.23.

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Coached by Pat Galle … 2005 and 2006 4A State Team Champions in cross country and track … 2007 5A State Team Runnerup in cross country … 4A state record holder in the 1,600m, 4x800m and 3,200m … earned All-State honors in track and cross country in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 …

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earned MVP Award in track and cross country in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … member of the National Honor Society, Headmaster’s List and Spanish National Honor Society … also played basketball … named best all-around athlete for basketball … awarded the Heart Award and “Eddie” Desire Award in basketball … played AAU basketball in 2005 is the daughter of Wyman Jr. and Cynthia Gilmore ... siblings are Wil, Sarah, and Vivian ... majoring in engineering ... her father played football for the University of Alabama while her mother played basketball at Mississippi State University ... her brother, Wil, plays basketball at Birmingham-Southern College.

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ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA: • Outdoor 1,500m – 10th

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• 800m - 2:17.83 • 1,500m - 4:40.10 • Mile - 5:10.00 • 3,000m - 10:09.61 • 5,000m - 18:02.08 • 4k XC - 15:04.71 • 5k XC - 18:22.60 • 6k XC - 22:00.49

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)

Scored for the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season ... improved her 4,000m time by over 30 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she ran a time of 15:04.71 ... set a personal-best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic where she posted a time of 18:22.60 to finish 14th ... finished 36th as the fifth Alabama runner at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... dropped her 6,000m time by over 50 seconds at the NCAA South Region Championships where she finished 55th with a time of 22:00.49 ... competed in three races during the indoor season.

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FRESHMAN (2008-09)

Competed in six cross country races for the Tide, scoring in five … improved her 5,000m time by 35 seconds running a new personalbest time of 18:35.08 at the Crimson Classic where she finished 11th … posted a careerbest 6,000m time of 22:53.08 at the Chile Pepper Festival … finished 78th at the NCAA South Region Championships … placed 14th (10:09.61) in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships … finished third (10:11.34) in the 3,000m at the Tyson Invitational … posted a season-best time of 5:10.00 in the mile at the Adidas Classic … finished 18th (4:44.77) in the 1,500m and 19th (18:02.08) in the 5,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships … ran a career-best time of 2:17.83 in the 800m at the Florida Relays … posted her personal-best time of 4:40.10 in the 1,500m to finish fourth at the Mississippi Open ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Spanish National Honor Society … also played basketball … named defensive MVP for basketball … awarded the Heart Award and “Eddie” Determination Award in basketball … daughter of Wyman Jr. and Cynthia Gilmore ... siblings are Wil, Leigh and Vivian ... is a pre-med major ... father played football for the University of Alabama ... while her mother played basketball at Mississippi State University … brother, Wil, plays basketball at Birmingham-Southern College.

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Coached by Pat Galle … 2005 and 2006 4A State Team Champions in cross country and track … 2007 5A State Team Runner-up in cross country … school and 4A state record holder in the 800m … 4A 800m State Champion … garnered Rookie Award in cross country and track in 2004 and 2005 … earned MVP Award in track in 2006 and 2007 …

sonal-best time of 2:17.05 in the 800m to finish seventh at the Alabama Relays … ran the 400m hurdles for the first time running a time of 1:07.43 at the Ole Miss Invitational.l.

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• 1,600m – 5:36.44 • 3,200m - 12:02.04 • 5k XC – 17:53

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Coached by Chad Pruitt and Franklin Smith … claimed the 2010 AISA state championship in the 3,200m with a meet record time of 12:08.89 ... in 2009, she claimed both the 1,600m and 3,200m titles, setting meet records in both ... member of the National Honor Society that carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average in high school ... also served as class president ... also competed in basketball, soccer and cheerleading ... is the daughter of Bob and Mary Goodman and Susan and Doug Martin.

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• 400m – 60.77 • 800m – 2:17.05 • 1,500m - 4:59.93 • Mile – 5:36.92 • 400m Hurdles – 1:07.43

JUNIOR (2009-10) Did not compete during the cross country season ... ran a season best 2:18.36 in the 800m at the Kentucky Indoor Invitational to finish 13th ... ran 4:59.93 in the 1,500m at the Alabama Relays ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. SOPHOMORE (2008-09) Competed at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener running a 16:07.37 over the 4,000 meter course … placed 23rd in the 800m (2:19.97) at the SEC Indoor Championships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) … finished fifth in the 800m (2:20.42) at the Adidas Classic … finished 26th in the 800m (2:19.79) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … posted a per-

FRESHMAN (2007-08) Posted a 4,000m time of 15:55 at the Belmont Opener during the cross country season … Alabama’s fourth finisher at the 5,000m Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational running a time of 19:52 … posted a time of 25:08.62 at the NCAA South Regional 6,000m course … competed in three events for the Tide, the 800m and mile indoors as well as the 400m and 800m outdoors … Alabama’s fastest 800m runner indoors even though her personal-best came outdoors when she ran a 2:21.59 at the Stanford University Invitational … ran a personal-best in the 400m of 60.77 at the Vanderbilt Invitational … at the Adidas Invitational, she ran a 5:36.92 in the mile to set a new personal record in the event. PREP AND PERSONAL Competed in the 400m and 800m under coach Greg Echols at Mountain Brook High School … led Mountain Brook High School to the 2007 indoor state title … 2006 Indoor State Champion in the 800m … 2007 Indoor State Runnerup in the 400m … won the 2007 indoor and outdoor State Championship in the 4x400m relay … named All-American at the Nike Indoor National Championships … took second place at the 2007 Nike Indoor National Championships in the 4x800m relay and third place in the distance medley relay … clocked a personal-best of 2:14.9 in the 800m and 57.4 in the 400m … member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society … is the daughter of Larron and Lere Harper ... has one sister, Courtney ... is a nursing major.

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JUNIOR (2009-10)

Competed just once during the cross country season ... finished 125th at the OSU Jamboree posting a time of 19:38.80 over the 5,000m course ... competed in three indoor events and posted a career best mile time of 5:13.44 at the Texas A&M Challenge ... ran the 800m, 1,500m and was a member of a 4x400m relay team outdoors ... had a season best time of 2:21.51 in the finals of the 800m at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, finishing eighth ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)

Did not compete during the cross country season ... finished 19th in the mile (5:14.92) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 5:14.47 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational ... finished 20th in the 800m (2:16.14) and 21st in the 1,500m (4:49.92) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 4:48.01 in the 1,500m at the Ole Miss Invitational.

CAREER BESTS: • 400m - 61.00 • 800m - 2:16.14 • 1,500m - 4:48.01 • Mile - 5:13.44 • 4k XC - 16:14 • 5k XC - 18:48 • 6k XC - 24:27.67

PREP AND PERSONAL

Lettered all four years at Decatur High School in track and cross country ... holds all distance records at Decatur ... was an All-Area runner in track and cross country ... was the cross country team captain ... led Decatur to a cross country Sectional Championship ... received the Decatur Daily’s Runner of the Year Award and was also named Decatur High’s Player of the Year ... was a nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top-10 in her senior class ... is the daughter of Kerry and Nikki Hawkins ... has three sisters, Brittany, Savannah and Kirsten ... is a nursing major.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)

Competed in five races for the Tide in cross country as a true freshman ... ran the Belmont Opener 4,000m course in a time 16:14 ... posted a 5,000m-best time of 19:57 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational ... recorded a 24:27.67 in the 6,000m at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... scored for the Tide in four of her five races on the season.

MEGHAN HAWKINS

CROSS COUNTRY

ACCOLADES: XC:

• All-SEC Freshman (2008) • All-SEC (2008) • SEC Freshman of the Week (2008) • All-South Region (2008, 2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA: • Outdoor 1,500m – 6th • Outdoor 5,000m – 7th • Outdoor 10,000m - 7th

KELSEY JOHNSON

CAREER BESTS:

• 800m – 2:14.53 • 1,500m – 4:27.12 • Mile – 4:49.90 • 3,000m – 9:32.81 • 5,000m – 16:47.02 • 10,000m - 35:43.29 • 4k XC – 14:25.61 • 5k XC –17:35.90 • 6k XC –21:01.50

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)

Led the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season ... dropped her 4,000m time by over 20 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished third with a time of 14:25.61 ... posted a season-best 5,000m time of 17:37.00 at the Crimson Classic to finish third ... led Alabama to its highest team finish of fifth since 2000 at the SEC Championships with her 17th place performance ... also led Alabama to its highest team finish of seventh since 2000 at the NCAA South Region Championships with her 23rd place finish and time season-best 6,000m time of 21:04.78 to earn her second All-South Region honor ... finished 13th in the 5,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... ran the seventh fastest 10,000m time (35:43.29) at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational ... finished ninth in the 1500m at the Florida Relays ... took fourth in the 5,000m at the SEC Indoor Championship with a season best time of 16:48.11 ... took fifth in the 3,000m with a 9:43.33 finish ...made SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)

Competed in six races for the Tide running as the number two runner all season ... named SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (3rd, 17:49) ... improved her 5,000m and 6,000m times by over 20 seconds ... posted a career-best 5,000m time of 17:35.90 at the Crimson Classic where she finished third ... ran her career-best 6,000m time of 21:01.50 at the SEC Championships where she finished 11th which earned her All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman ... named to the All-South Region team at the NCAA South Region Championships with a 12th place finish where she unfortunately finished one second away from qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... ran the 10th and 11th fastest 5,000m and 6,000m times in the SEC, respectively ... holds the No. 4 6,000m time in Alabama school history ... placed 22nd at the 2009 USA Junior National Cross Country Championships ... finished 10th in the 5,000m (17:21.98) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... placed second in the 3,000m (9:46.01) at the Adidas Classic ... finished sixth in the 5,000m (16:47.82) and 14th in the 1,500m (4:31.14) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... second freshman to finish the 5,000m at the SEC Championships, indoor and outdoor ... placed 13th in the 5,000m (17:13.37) at the Mideast Regional ... posted a personal-best 800m time of 2:14.53 at the Mississippi Open ... recorded her per-

sonal-best 1,500m time of 4:27.12 at the War Eagle Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Coached by Jacinda Langen and Ricky Ledford ... All-South team for Footlocker cross country in 2007, 2008 ... winner of “The Jesuit Mile” in 2007 ... ranked 1st academically in her class ... Academic All-District for four years ... Academic All-State for one year ... National Honor Society President ... District Cross Country Champion 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... third place (All-State) at State Cross Country Championships as a senior ... competed at the USA Cross Country Championships in Boulder, Colorado ... 3A Texas State Champion in the 1,600m, 3,200m races in 2008 ... holds the 3A Texas state record at 1,600m (4:53.75) ... competed at the USA Track and Field Championships in Colorado ... member of the Metroplexstriders Running Club in Dallas ... also played basketball ... is the daughter of Phil and Vicki Johnson ... has one brother, Markus ... is a nutrition major.

ALABAMA

ACCOLADES: XC:

• All-SEC Freshman (2007) • All-SEC (2007) • All-South Region (2007) • SEC Freshman of the Week (2007)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA: • Outdoor 3,000m – 8th

CAREER BESTS:

• 1,500m - 4:42.17 • Mile - 4:59.47 • 3,000m - 9:59.22 • 5,000m - 17:11.84 • 10,000m - 37:33.48 • 4k XC - 14:43.66 • 5k XC - 17:39 • 6k XC - 21:22.09

JUNIOR (2009-10)

Scored in five of the six races while competing as the Tide’s No. 2 runner in four meets during the cross country season ... set a personalbest 4,000m time at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished seventh with a time of 14:43.66 ... posted a season-best 5,000m time of 17:48.50 at the Crimson Classic to finish sixth ... finished 23rd as the second Alabama runner at the SEC Championships ... turned in a season-best 6,000 meter time of 21:35.06 at the NCAA South Region Championships to finish 36th ... competed in four races during the outdoor season ... finished 10th in the 10,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 37:33.48 ... took third in the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open (18:14.36).

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)

Coming off an injury in the spring, Moody competed in three cross country races for the Tide ... posted a season-best 6,000m time of 22:29.74 at the SEC Championships where she finished 46th ... finished 16th in the 3,000m (10:13.11) at the SEC Indoor Championships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) ... competed just once during the outdoor season coming

CROSS COUNTRY

HALEY MOODY

at the Alabama Relays in the 1,500m where she posted a time of 5:00.86.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)

Led the Tide in all six races as a true freshman ... earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the week of Sept. 18 after she finished third at the Crimson Classic 5,000m run with a time of 17:50.33 ... ran a personal-best 17:39 in the 5,000m at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational to finish second overall ... recorded a career-best 21:22.09 at the SEC Championships to finish 13th overall earning her All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman honors ... finished 18th at the NCAA South Regional ... broke the 5:00 barrier in the mile by running a 4:59.47 at the Adidas Invitational ... the 10:00 barrier fell to Moody as well in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships when she ran 9:59.22 to place ninth ... posted a career-best of 4:42.17 in the 1,500m at the Alabama Relays ... ran a 17:11.84 in the 5,000m at the Stanford University Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Led Morristown West High School to two State Championships in 2005 and 2006 and four Regional Championships ... named team MVP four times in cross country ... three-time All-State selection and a fourtime All-Region and All-Conference selection ... three-time Regional Champion and record holder for cross country ... named Knoxville News Sentinel Prep Extra Runner of the Year in 2005 and 2006 ... school record holder in the 3,200m, 1,600m and 4x800m relay ... member of the French Club, Beta Club and Student Class Council ... named Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist ... competed for Knoxville Track Club under coach Marty Sonnenfeldt ... named AAU All-American in 2004 ... is the daughter of Ed and Jenny Moody ... is a history major.

chase during the track season ... posted the third fastest 3,000m steeplechase time in program history to finish 11th at the Florida relays with a time of 10:59.01 ... competed in the finals of the 5,000m and 3,000m steeplechase at the SEC Championships, finishing 16th and and 12th, respectively ... finished 12th in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships ...

FRESHMAN (2008-09)

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:23 • 1,600m – 5:13 • 3,200m - 11:23 • 5k XC –19:52

PREP AND PERSONAL

Was the two-time 2A state cross country champion ... helped her team to the 2006 2A team title ... was a four-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m and a three-time champion in the 800m ... also was a member of the basketball team that won back-to-back state titles and four-straight Cullman Country titles ... was an all-state and regional MVP on the hardwood as well ... was plagued by injury during her senior cross country season ... was a member of the National Honor Society and vice president of her class ... is the daughter of Lee and Ginger Myrex ... majoring in marine science and biology

• Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase – 3rd

Competed in six cross country races, scoring in every race for the Tide ... ran consistently as the 3-4 runner on the team all year ... set a personal-best in the 5,000m by almost 30 seconds at the Crimson Classic running a time of 18:27.56 to place ninth ... ran a careerbest 6,000m time of 22:53.86 at the SEC Championships where she placed 52nd ... did not compete indoors ... finished ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:49.02) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a careerbest time of 11:21.68 in the 3,000m steeplechase to finish eighth at the Florida Relays ... ran times of 2:26.19 and 4:48.00 in the 800m and 1,500m, respectively at the War Eagle Invitational.

CAREER BESTS:

PREP AND PERSONAL

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:

• 800m – 2:26.19 • 1,500m – 4:40.46 • 3,000m - 10:10.42 • 5,000m - 17:40.18 • 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:59.01 • 4k XC –15:18.42 • 5k XC –18:27.56 • 6k XC –22:53.86

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)

Competed twice during the cross country season. .. finished 25th at the Belmont/ VU Opener and 18th at the Crimson Classic posting times of 15:07.92 and 18:38.30 for the 4,000 and 5,000m races, respectively ... ran primarily the 3,000m and 3,000m steeple-

Coached by Lynn Duyck ... named cross country MVP every year from 2004 to 2007 ... AllState Academic in cross country ... named track MVP in 2006 and 2008 ... District Cross Country Champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... District 3,200m Champion 2006-2008 ... District 1,600m Champion from 2005-2008 ... Regional 3,200m Champion in 2007 ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society ... National Merit Semifinalist ... is the daughter of Darryl and Tonya Torske ... majoring in engineering.

ANDREA TORSKE

ALABAMA

CAREER BESTS: • 800m - 2:22 • 1,600m - 5:11 • 3,200m - 11:03 • 5,000m - 18:24

PREP AND PERSONAL

Was the 2010 Tennessee state champion in both the 3,200m and 1,600m ... was also the 2009 Tennessee state cross country champion ... was the national champion of the Nike Elite Emerging two-mile race in 2009 ... was named to the Footlocker All-South team in 2007 ... Chattanooga Area Best of Preps Runner of the Year 2007 and 2009 ... won the Chattanooga Best of Preps John Franklin Award for Academics in 2010 ... is the daughter of Bryan and Cheryl Turner ... is majoring in nursing.

CROSS COUNTRY

JUNIOR (2009-10)

Joined the team midway through the cross country season...Did not compete during cross season ... Raced the 3,000m indoor at the Niswonger Invitational and the Texas A&M Challenge ... Also, raced the 1500 during outdoor at Alabama Relays and the Ole Miss Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Competed for Mountain Brook gymnastics for 12 years under coach Phillip Acton ... was a five-time state champion in gymnastics as well as a six-time regional qualifier ... was also a competitive in triathlete prior to joining the track & field squad, placing as the second female in the Southeastern Collegiate Triathlon Conference in 2008 ... was the first female at the SECTC in 2009 and was eighth in the nation ... member of the National Honor Society and Key Club ... the daughter of Paul and Kay Tyler ... is a nursing major.

CAREER BESTS:

• 3,000m - 10:41.22 • 5,000m - 18:06.78 • 10,000m - 37:06.00

PRIOR TO ALABAMA

Competed at NCAA Division II University of Tampa for two seasons ... only competed in one cross country event last season ... posted personals bests on the track in the 5,000m (18:06.78) and 10,000m (37:36.95) in backto-back weeks at the USF Invite and Florida State Relays, respectively.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Attended Passaic Valley High School where she was an all-county runner in track while also being named to all-conference team in cross country and track ... also ran in the Walt Disney World ‘12 Marathon, finishing fourth in the 19-25 age group ... member of the National Honor Society ... daughter of Neil Van Ess and Dawn Terlizzi.

ACCOLADES: XC:

• All-SEC Freshman (2008) • All-SEC (2008) •Two-Time SEC Freshman of the Week (2008) • Two-Time SEC Athlete of the Week (2008) • All-South Region (2008)

sic and lead the Crimson Tide to the team title which earned her SEC Freshman and Athlete of the Week ... named SEC Athlete of the Week for the second straight week for her performance at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (1st-17:37) ... named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time with her 18th place finish and a time of 21:04.12 in her first ever 6,000m at the Chile Pepper Festival ... named All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman at the SEC Championships with her 10th place finish running a personal-best 6,000m time of 20:59.06 ... named All-South Region with her seventh place finish at the South Region Championships ... finished 139th at the NCAA Championships ... ran the No. 5 and 10 fastest 5,000m and 6,000m times in the SEC, respectively ... holds the No. 3 fastest 6,000m time in Alabama school history ... advanced to the IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 64th while leading team USA to a fifth place finish, after finishing fifth at the 2009 USA Junior National Cross Country Championships ... finished 15th in the mile (5:07.51) and the 3,000m (10:12.52) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... broke the five-minute bar-

rier in the mile at the Tyson Invitational where she ran 4:58.33 to place fifth ... also broke the 10-minute barrier in the 3,000m at the Adidas Classic placing fifth with a time of 9:55.81 ... finished sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:03.50) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 11:01.89 to win the 3,000m steeplechase at the Mississippi Open.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Coached by Mike Stanton ... 2005 State Cross Country Team Champions ... 2005, 2006, 2007 State Track and Field Team Champions ... 4x400m relay State Champion in 2005 ... 800m State Champion in 2006 ... Cross Country State Champion in 2006 ... 800m and 1,600m State Champion in 2007 ... Cross Country State Champion in 2007 ... awarded the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award ... 2008 Gatorade Runner of the Year in Oklahoma ... member of the National Honors Society, Redskins for Christ, Key Club, Tulsa Union Medical Society and French Club ... daughter of Douglas and Cathy Vaughn ... majoring biology and marine science.

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:

• Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase – 4th

CAREER BESTS:

• 800m – 2:12 • 1,500m – 4:42.32 • Mile – 4:58.33 • 3,000m – 9:55.81 • 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:01.89 • 4k XC –14:28.21 • 5k XC –17:17.95 • 6k XC –20:59.06

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)

Scored for the Tide in six races ... posted a season-best 5k time of 18:16.80 in her home state at the OSU Jamboree to finish 34th ... finished 32nd as the third Alabama runner at the SEC Championships ... turned in a season-best 6,000 meter time of 22:00.79 at the NCAA South Region Championships to finish 57th ... competed primarily in the 3,000m steeplechase during the outdoor season ... had a season-best time of 11:09.26 at the Drake Relays, finishing 17th ... finished ninth in the 3,000m indoors at the Texas A&M Challenge with a time of 10:14.82 ... named to the All-SEC Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)

Led the Tide in every race during the cross country season and was the lone qualifier for the NCAA Championships ... Vaughn ran 17:17.95 over the course of 5,000 meters to win the 20th Annual Crimson Clas-

SARA VAUGHN

ALABAMA

CAREER BESTS: • 800m - 2:11.44 • Mile - 4:55.99 • 1,500m - 4:33.90 • 3,200m - 10:56 • 4k XC -14:46.56 • 5k XC -17:49.00 • 6k XC -22:15.00

FRESHMAN (2009-10)

Scored in four of the six races while competing as the No. 1 runner for the Tide in one meet during the cross country season... recorded a 4,000m time of 14:46.56 at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished ninth...posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:49.00 at the Crimson Classic to finish seventh...led Alabama at the OSU Jamboree where she finished 18th...turned in a personal-best 6,000 meter time of 22:15.00 at Pre-Nationals...finished 61st at the SEC Championships...crossed the line with a 91st place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships ... posted a personal best 1,500m time of 4:33.90 at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing 12th ... also had personal best 2:11.44 in the preliminaries of the 800m at the SEC meet ... competed in the mile and distance medley relay during the indoor season ... named to the SEC Freshman All-Academic team.

KAITLYN WILL

PREP AND PERSONAL

Coached by Ken Williams ... named most valuable runner 2006-2008 ... helped lead team to State Championships in 3A cross country (2003-08) and track (2006-08) ... won the State Individual Championship in cross country 2004-06 and was also a State Champion in the 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m and 4x400m relay ... earned the Spirit of Service Award ... Valedictorian of her senior class ... daughter of Steve and Susan Will ... is a biology major.

THE 2009 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

CROSS COUNTRY

CAREER BESTS:

• 1,500m – 5:02.95 • Mile – 5:20 • 3,000m – 10:41.92 • 5,000m – 18:07.60 • 4k XC - 15:07.43 • 5k XC - 19:05.20 • 6k XC -23:58

JUNIOR (2009-10)

Competed for the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season...improved her 4,000m time by nearly 50 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she ran a time of 15:07.43 and finished 24th...set a personal-best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic where she posted a time of 19:05.20 to finish 29th...posted a season-best 6,000m time of 24:36.12 at the SEC Championships where she finished 81st ... competed in six events during the track season ... had a season-best 5,000m time of 18:25.91 at the Alabama Relays ... had an indoor 3,000m best of 10:45.89 at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)

Competed in six cross country races ... improved her times at 4,000m, 5,000m and 6,000m by almost 30 seconds or more ... posted a personal-best 4,000m time of 15:55.13 at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener ... ran a career-best 5,000m time of 19:16.88 at the Crimson Classic ... ran her season-best time at 6,000m at the SEC Championships crossing the line with a time of 23:59.43 ... posted a time of 10:43.42 in the 3,000m at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... finished 11th in the 5,000m (18:50.41) at the Tyson Invitational ... finished 20th in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 18:07.60 at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a time of 10:41.92 in the 3,000m to finish fifth at the Volunteer Track Classic ... ran a personal-best 1,500m time of 5:02.95 at the Ole Miss Invitational.

MEGAN WILLIAMS

FRESHMAN (2007-08)

Competed in five cross country races as a true freshman ... scored in two of the five races she competed in ... tallied a season-best time of 19:57 in the 5,000m at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational ... ran a season-best time of 24:27.67 over 6,000m at the SEC Championships ... posted a career-best 5:54.64 in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational ... posted a career-best in the 1,500m with a time of 5:09.53 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... ran a time of 19:34.82 in the 5,000m at the Ole Miss Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONAL

Competed in the mile, two mile and 4x400m relay at Oxford High School under coach Dana Webb ... holds the school record in the two mile run ... named track MVP all four seasons ... member of the 2006 4x400m State Championship relay team ... graduated in the top 10 of her senior class ... daughter of Willard and Bobbie Williams ... majoring in Chemical Engineering.

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CROSS COUNTRY SUPPORT STAFF

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Equipment Manager

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Academic Advisor

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PREP AND PERSONAL

Led her team to the cross country state championship in 2009 ... was the 800m state champion in 2008 and 2009 and youth national champion in 2008 ... earned region championships in the 1,600m in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... a National Honor Society member ... is a the daughter of Cynthia Wright ... has two siblings, Austin and Amber ... majoring in biology.

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW Belmont/VU Opener 4,000 Meters • Sept. 4 Nashville, Tenn. • 5:30 p.m. 9 Teams • 85 Runners 2nd Place • 57 Points # NAME 3. Kelsey Johnson 7. Haley Moody 9. Katlyn Will 17. Sara Vaughn 21. Leigh Gilmore 22. Elsbeth Denton 23. Sarah Gilmore 24. Megan Williams 25. Andrea Torske 50. Lindsey McKee 63. Elise Goubet 69. Rue Chitwood

TIME 14:25.61 14:43.66 14:46.56 14:59.71 15:04.04 15:04.44 15:04.71 15:07.43 15:07.92 16:16.45 16:46.41 17:01.34

Crimson Classic 5,000 Meters • Sept. 18 Tuscaloosa, Ala. • 5 p.m. 15 Teams • 116 Runners 1st Place • 43 Points # NAME 3. Kelsey Johnson 6. Haley Moody 7. Katlyn Will 13. Sara Vaughn 14. Sarah Gilmore 15. Leigh Gilmore 17. Elsbeth Denton 18. Andrea Torske 29. Megan Williams

TIME 17:37.00 17:48.50 17:49.00 18:17.90 18:22.60 18:23.60 18:36.00 18:38.30 19:05.20

53. Lindsey McKee 81. Rue Chitwood 88. Elise Goubet

19:53.30 21:03.40 21:54.10

OSU Jamboree 5,000 Meters • Oct. 3 Stillwater, Okla. • 9:10 a.m. 24 Teams • 211 Runners 7th Place • 186 Points # NAME 18. Katlyn Will 34. Sara Vaughn 45. Kelsey Johnson 46. Haley Moody 47. Leigh Gilmore 48. Sarah Gilmore 52. Elsbeth Denton 125. Meghan Hawkins 133. Megan Williams

TIME 17:56.20 18:16.80 18:30.70 18:31.00 18:31.90 18:32.00 18:36.00 19:38.80 19:46.60

Pre-Nationals 6,000 Meters • Oct. 17 Terre Haute, Ind. • 11:55 a.m. 37 Teams • 247 Runners 23rd Place • 593 Points (White/Open Race) # NAME WHITE RACE 70. Kelsey Johnson 110. Katlyn Will 131. Sara Vaughn 136. Leigh Gilmore 146. Sarah Gilmore 155. Haley Moody OPEN RACE 54. Natasha Klimas 93. Megan Williams

TIME 21:48.7 22:15.0 22:27.8 22:30.3 22:37.2 22:43.2 23:40.1 24:51.1

SEC Championships 6,000 Meters • Oct. 31 Oxford, Miss. • 11 a.m. 12 Teams • 101 Runners 5th Place • 141 Points # NAME 17. Kelsey Johnson 23. Haley Moody 32. Sara Vaughn 33. Leigh Gilmore 36. Sarah Gilmore 54. Elsbeth Denton 61. Katlyn Will 64. Natasha Klimas 81. Megan Williams

TIME 22:10.24 22:22.44 22:36.86 22:37.10 22:43.54 23:19.87 23:30.94 23:39.39 24:36.12

NCAA South Region Championships 6,000 Meters • Nov. 14 Tuscaloosa, Ala. • 11:15 a.m. 23 Teams • 170 Runners 7th Place • 208 Points # NAME 23. Kelsey Johnson 36. Haley Moody 55. Sarah Gilmore 56. Leigh Gilmore 57. Sara Vaughn 71. Elsbeth Denton 91. Katlyn Will * Earned All-South Region Honors

TIME 21:04.78* 21:35.06 22:00.49 22:00.52 22:00.79 22:22.72 22:53.40

HONORS AND AWARDS ALL-SOUTH REGION Kelsey Johnson

ALABAMA

2009 CRIMSON CLASSIC September 18, 2009 Harry Pritchett Running Park (5K) TEAM FINISH 1. Alabama 2. Auburn 3. Tennessee 4. Georgia Tech 5. Samford 6. Chattanooga 7. Kennesaw State 8. LSU 9. Belmont 10. Alabama State

SCORE 43 75 88 115 137 153 164 167 254 259

INDIVIDUAL TOP FINISHERS 1. MacKenzie Howe, Kennesaw State 2. Holly Knight, Georgia State 3. Kelsey Johnson, Alabama 4. Jackie Areson, Tennessee 5. Brittany Sheffey, Tennessee 6. Hailey Moody, Alabama 7. Katlyn Will, Alabama 8. Laurel Pritchard, Auburn 9. Katie Van Horn, Tennessee 10. Stephanie Barnes, Auburn

TIME 17:13.40 17:16.90 17:37.00 17:42.20 17:44.10 17:48.50 17:49.00 17:58.10 18:02.90 18:04.70

OTHER ALABAMA FINISHERS 13. Sara Vaughn 14. Sarah Gilmore 15. Leigh Gilmore 17. Elsbeth Denton 18. Andrea Torske 29. Megan Williams 53. Lindsey McKee 81. Rue Chitwood 88. Elise Goubet

TIME 18:17.80 18:22.60 18:23.60 18:36.00 18:38.30 19:05.20 19:53.40 21:03.40 21:54.10

CROSS COUNTRY

2009 CRIMSON CLASSIC STARTING LINE

HALEY MOODY

ELSBETH DENTON

INDIVIDUAL HONORS SEC CHAMPIONS ATHLETE YEAR Evelyn Adiru 1985, 1987 Carole Trepanier 1988 Becki Wells 1993 ALL-SEC ATHLETE YEAR Lisa Pakutka 1983, 1984 Liz Lynch 1984 Gina Procaccio 1984 Heidi Olafsdottir 1984, 1986, 1987 Evelyn Adiru 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Jeni Nielson 1985, 1986, 1987 Susan Crawford 1986, 1987, 1989 Elspeth Turner 1986, 1987 Kristen Seabury 1987, 1990 Carole Trepanier 1988 Malin Ohlund 1990, 1992, 1993 Marie Ohlund 1991 Heather Shutt-Warner 1991, 1992 Sian Pilling 1991 Jessica Fry 1994, 1995 Amanda Grout 1997 Liz Lopacki 1997 Ashley LaBudde 1998, 1999, 2000 Dawn Boggs 1999 Aly Mills 2000 Julia Hicks 2005 Haley Moody 2007 Sara Vaughn 2008 Kelsey Johnson 2008

ALL-SEC FRESHMAN ATHLETE YEAR Haley Moody 2007 Sara Vaughn 2008 Kelsey Johnson 2008

SEC ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ATHLETE YEAR Aly Mills 2000 Julia Hicks 2005 Sara Vaughn 2x-2008

SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONS ATHLETE YEAR Cindy Sturm 1978, 1979 Sue Jackson 1980

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK ATHLETE YEAR Haley Moody 2007 Sara Vaughn 2x-2008 Kelsey Johnson 2008

ALL-SOUTH REGION ATHLETE YEAR Aly Mills 1998 Ashley LaBudde 1998, 1999, 2000 Amanda Grout 1999 Dawn Boggs 1999 Julia Hicks 2005, 2006 Haley Moody 2007 Sara Vaughn 2008 Kelsey Johnson 2008, 2009 ALL-AMERICANS ATHLETE YEAR Sue Jackson 1980 Jeni Nielsen 1986 Elspeth Turner 1986, 1987 Heidi Olafsdottir 1987 Carole Trepanier 1988 Evelyn Adiru 1988 Becki Wells 1993 Malin Ohlund 1994 Jessica Fry 1995

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR ATHLETE YEAR Ashley LaBudde 1998 Dawn Boggs 1999 SEC COACH OF THE YEAR COACH YEAR David Troy 1986, 1987 SOUTH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR COACH YEAR David Troy 1986

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TEAM HONORS / CHAMPIONS SEC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHAMPIONS YEAR TEAM POINTS 1983 Tennessee 24 1984 Florida 41 1985 Kentucky 84 1986 Alabama 30 1987 Alabama 20 1988 Kentucky 22 1989 Kentucky 39 1990 Tennessee 41 1991 Arkansas 30 1992 Arkansas 52 1993 Arkansas 37 1994 Arkansas 31 1995 Arkansas 40 1996 Florida 52 1997 Florida 37 1998 Arkansas 25 1999 Arkansas 15 2000 Arkansas 43 2001 Arkansas 35 2002 Arkansas 39 2003 Tennessee 57 2004 Tennessee 55 2005 Tennessee 48 2006 Arkansas 17 2007 Arkansas 39 2008 Arkansas 46 2009 Florida 24

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TOP 25 FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR PLACE TEAM TOTAL YEARS 1978 18th Arkansas 13 1979 18th (1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 1980 23rd 1981 15th 01, 02, 06, 07, 08) Tennessee 5 1984 12th (1983, 90, 2003, 04, 05) 1987 6th Florida 4 1993 13th (1984, 96, 97, 09) 1994 20th Kentucky 3 * denotes AIAW (1985, 88, 89) Alabama 2 (1986, 87)

POINTS N/A* N/A* N/A* N/A* 269 161 367 427

TOP 10 FINISHES AT NCAA/AIAW SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR PLACE 1977 2nd 1978 1st 1979 1st 1980 2nd 1981 3rd 1984 3rd 1985 6th 1986 1st 1987 3rd 1988 5th 1997 8th 1999 7th 2000 10th 2008 8th * denotes AIAW

POINTS N/A* N/A* N/A* N/A* N/A* N/A 180 N/A N/A N/A 205 194 269 219

TOP 20 CROSS COUNTRY COURSE TIMES HARRY PRITCHETT RUNNING PARK (5K) 1. Carole Trepanier, Alabama 1988 SEC Championships 2. Lisa Breiding, Kentucky 1988 SEC Championships 3. Ashley LaBudde, Alabama 2000 Crimson Classic 4. Lauren Blankenship, Samford 2005 Crimson Classic 5. Valerie McGovern, Kentucky 1988 SEC Championships 6. Kristy Orre, Kentucky 1988 SEC Championships 7. Carole Trepanier, Alabama

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1988 Crimson Classic Lisa Reed, LSU 1988 SEC Championships Sara Vaughn, Alabama 2008 Crimson Classic Lisa Reed, LSU 1988 Crimson Classic Karen Hoffman, Unattached 1990 Crimson Classic Julia Hicks, Alabama 2006 Crimson Classic Amy Patterson, Auburn 1991 Crimson Classic Denise Bushallow, Kentucky 1988 SEC Championships

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Sian Pilling, Alabama 1991 Crimson Classic Becki Wells, Alabama 1995 Crimson Classic Julia Hicks, Alabama 2005 Crimson Classic Elizabeth Ambrus, UAB 2007 Crimson Classic Kelsey Johnson, Alabama 2008 Crimson Classic Sherry Hoover, Kentucky 1988 SEC Championships

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TOP 20 ALABAMA 5K PERFORMANCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Carole Trepanier 1988 Razorback Invitational Elspeth Turner 1987 NCAA Championships Heidi Olafsdottir 1987 NCAA Championships Becki Wells 1993 NCAA South Regional Evelyn Adiru 1988 Razorback Invitational Liz Lynch 1984 Seminole Invitational Julia Hicks 2005 Auburn Invitational Aly Mills 2000 Auburn Bank Invitational Lisa Pakutka 1983 Azalea Invitational Ashley LaBudde 2000 Crimson Classic Dawn Boggs 1999 NCAA South Regional Elizabeth Lopacki 1998 Auburn Invitational Malin Ohlund 1993 Auburn Invitational Jeni Nielsen 1986 Georgia State Invitational Sara Vaughn 2008 Crimson Classic Claire Townsend 1983 Azalea Invitational Jessica Fry 1994 Penn State Invitational Heather Schutt 1991 NCAA Districts Susan Crawford 1989 Razorback Invitational Kristen Seabury 1989 Razorback Invitational

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TOP 15 ALABAMA 6K PERFORMANCES 1. Julia Hicks 20:32 2005 SEC Championships 2. Ashley LaBudde 20:57 2000 NCAA South Regional 3. Sara Vaughn 20:59.06 2008 SEC Championships 4. Kelsey Johnson 21:01.50 2008 SEC Championships 5. Haley Moody 21:22.09 2007 SEC Championships 6. Aly Mills 21:23 2000 SEC Championships 7. Tara Enebak 21:27 2005 SEC Championships 8. Megan Carnes 21:37 2005 SEC Championships 9. Katie Davis 21:52 2005 SEC Championships 10. Elizabeth Wancowicz 21:56 2005 SEC Championships 11. Katlyn Will 22:15 2009 Pre-Nationals 12. Virnetta Greene 22:25 2002 Chile Pepper Festival 13. Jen Gray 22:26 2005 SEC Championships 14. Leigh Gilmore 22:30.30 2009 Pre-Nationals 15. Sarah Gilmore 22:37.20 2009 Pre-Nationals

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KATIE DAVIS

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ELIZABETH WANCOWICZ

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