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QUICK FACTS GENERAL
Name ________ Tennessee Tech University Location _____________ Cookeville, Tenn. Affiliation______________NCAA Division I Founded _______________________ 1915 Enrollment ____________________ 10,900 Nickname ______________ Golden Eagles Colors ________________ Purple and Gold Conference ________________ Ohio Valley President ____________ Dr. Philip Oldham Director of Athletics ________ Mark Wilson Athletic Department Phone _ 800-825-3948 Ticket Office Phone _______ 931-372-3940
MEDIA RELATIONS
Cross Country Contact_______Holly Weber Office Phone ____________ 931-372-6139 Cell Phone ______________ 262-496-1787 Email _____________ hweber@tntech.edu Website ________________ ttusports.com Twitter ____________ @TTUGoldenEagles Facebook ___________ TTUGoldenEagles YouTube __________________ TTUSports1
PHONE NUMBERS Area Code is 931 Wayne Angel - Head Coach: 372-3749 Mark Wilson - AD: 372-3961 Mike Lehman - SID: 372-3088 Matt Dexter - Facilities: 372-3945 Joe Erdeljac - Trainer: 372-3934
SEPTEMBER
Sat. 3 Fri. 9 Sat. 17
October
Sat. 1 Sat. 15 Sat. 29
Golden Eagle Invitational at Azalea City Classic at Commodore Classic
at Greater Louisville Classic Louisville, Ky. at Front Runner Invitational Chattanooga, Tenn. at OVC Championships Nashville, Tenn.
November Sat. 12 Sat. 19
COOKEVILLE Mobile, Ala. Nashville, Tenn.
at NCAA South Regionals * at NCAA Championships *
Tallahassee, Fla. Terra Haute, Ind.
* Indicates a meet you must qualify for
WELCOME to Tennessee Tech Cross Country / 2016 The Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office works diligently to make things easier for members of the media covering Tech cross country, as well as fans and families keeping current on the team, including constant updates on our web site (TTUsports.com) and this digital record book. If there is any information you need, please let us know by contacting our office. Thank you! Holly Weber / Cross Country SID contact
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WAYNE ANGEL HEAD COACH Cross Country / Track & Field
A veteran coach who has delivered successful programs and individual winners at every college and high school he has directed, Wayne Angel was selected in 2014 as cross country and track & field head coach at Tennessee Tech University. Angel came to the Golden Eagles after four years at Florida A&M, and has a resume that includes leading top-notch programs at the University of Illinois, Iowa and Wichita State, along with stops at UT Martin and high school programs in Illinois and Indiana. “I’m excited about Tennessee Tech, the school, the people, the community, and honored to be part of the TTU family,” Angel said. “I look forward to competing for championships down the road, and doing my part to help win the OVC Commissioner’s Cup. “We have only one place to go right now and that’s up,” he said of the Tech running programs. “Tennessee Tech is a great opportunity. The programs are sleeping giants. We have the resources and a strong commitment from the administration, and I think the sky is the limit. It’s just a question of me getting out there and recruiting great athletes and developing the ones we have now.” Angel’s coaching resume features several outstanding programs, most recently at Florida A&M, where he took a struggling Rattler program to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Prior to FAMU, he spent six seasons as men’s head coach at the University of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. “We are excited for the direction that we feel our track and field and cross country programs will be headed in the coming years under Wayne Angel,” said Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. “Coach Angel has done a tremendous job and every program he has led, he has turned them into winners. We think he can achieve similar results at Tennessee Tech. “He connects with his student-athletes, he does a remarkable job of recruiting and identifying young talent, and he is an outstanding teacher and coach who knows how to develop his athletes to become the very best they can be. We’re fully committed to building winning programs at Tennessee Tech in cross country and track and field, and Wayne Angel is the right person to work with our student-athletes to reach our goals.”
At Florida A&M, he lifted the men’s cross country program from the bottom of the MEAC to back-to-back conference championships. In track & field, he coached All-Americans in the long jump and triple jump. He was twice named the MEAC Outstanding Coach of the Year, guiding more than 40 all-MEAC winners and three MEAC individual cross country champions and 12 individual MEAC champions in track and field. While at Illinois, he produced 30 Big Ten Champions (14 individual / four relays). In 2006, Angel had 23 top NCAA finishes, 17 All-Americans and his 4x400-meter relay team finished as runner up. In addition, he developed 17 NCAA Championship qualifiers, two regional champions in the 400-intermediate hurdles in 2004. At Illinois, Angel produced an Olympian, who participated in the 2008 Games in Beijing, China, had two individuals participate in the 2004 Olympic trials and coached a Canadian National Champion. Before entering the college coaching ranks, Angel was a highly successful head track and field coach at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Ind., from 1993-1998. He led his 1997 girl’s team to an undefeated season (15-0), the Indiana State High School Championship and a No. 17 national ranking. The team was state runner-up in 1998. Angel’s Red Devils won three conference and four regional championships during his tenure. He also received numerous Coach of the Year honors during this period. Angel’s collegiate coaching career began in 1998 when he became the head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at UT Martin. He guided one first-team all-OVC performer and three school-record setters. In 1999, he was named head track coach and assistant cross country coach at Wichita State, where he was part of two Missouri Valley Championship Outdoor Championships (2000, 2001) and his runners captured numerous conference individual titles. His 2001 cross country team finished second in the Missouri Valley Championship and was in the USA top 30.
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During his tenure at Wichita State, Angel’s athletes accounted for nine school track records, and he coached five athletes to NCAA or provisional qualifying times as well as five Missouri Valley titles. Angel ventured to the University of Iowa in 2002, where he became the head women’s cross country coach and assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach. In the spring of 2003, Angel made a move within the Big Ten when he was named the men’s cross country and track and field head coach at the University of Illinois. The former world-class 400-meter hurdler and Illinois alum made an immediate impact on the Illini track and field program. Angel established himself as one of the top sprint and middle distance coaches in the Big Ten. In his six seasons at his alma mater, Angel coached and developed two Olympic Trial participants, seven All-Americans that earned 15 All-America citations, 31 Big Ten Champions, one NCAA Regional Champion and record holder, and 69 All-Big Ten accolades. In all, 12 school records fell in his six years. This Rantoul, Illinois native holds a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign (1982), where he was a stellar track and field athlete for the Fighting Illini. He was a two-time Big Ten Champion as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. He set the school record in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 50.56 seconds in 1982 and currently ranks fourth on the school’s all-time list in the event. Angel was a tri-captain for the Illini in 1981, winning his first Big Ten title at the 1981 Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 4x4 relay with a time of 3:12.7, then claiming the same title outdoors with a time of 3:08.1. He also finished fourth for the Illini at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 500-meters and fourth in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles outdoors. The new Golden Eagle coach is a former Army Airborne Ranger, and a distinguished honor graduate of the Army’s Air Assault School. He is a three-time Gold Medalist at the World Military Games and holds the Armed Forces record in the 400-meter hurdles. In addition, Angel was an Olympic Trials participant in 1980 in Eugene, Ore., and again in Los Angeles in 1984. During his competitive career, he represented the United States in international competitions in Finland, Korea, Germany, Egypt, Algeria, Mexico and Great Britain. Angel has served as the sprint coach at the World Scholar Athlete Games in Rhode Island and served as the sprint coach for Latvia at the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. He is a member of the two Hall of Fames, the Parkland College Hall of Fame and the Rantoul (Ill.) High School Hall of Fame.
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EUGENE FRAZIER
ASSISTANT COACH Cross Country / Track & Field
With a lengthy list of success, both as a runner and as a coach, Eugene Frazier is in his first year as assistant cross country and track & field coach at Tennessee Tech. He began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach at Kansas City Community College, developing and directing a successful sprint/hurdles/jumps program. He followed with a highly successful run as assistant coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, and was on coach Wayne Angel’s staff at Florida A&M the past two years before making the move to Tennessee Tech. His responsibilities at both Butler and FAMU included oversight for following of institutional policies, rules and NJCAA or NCAA regulations. He also monitored academic progress of the team’s student-athletes, conducted practices and developed the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. In 2007 at Butler, he produced two NJCAA indoor national champions. Riding this momentum into the outdoor season, Butler came away with four more Kansas Jayhawk Conferences champions, while the Butler women also won six conference titles. The 07’ season was capped off with the women’s teams placing second in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference. Five women and six men were named NJCAA All-American. The 2008 season at Butler was one for the record books. The women started the year off with four indoor KJCC titles and
one NJCAA champion, and won the first-ever indoor KJC team title and finished third at the national meet. Continuing their winning ways outdoor, the women won six KJC titles and broke two school records, then won the KJC team title and placed fourth nationally. Not to be outdone by the women, the men also made history with one indoor conference champ, a second place team finish, highest in school history, and a third place finish nationally. Outdoors, the men won three KJC titles and their first-ever KJC team title, along with a fourth place finish nationally. Frazier was awarded the 2008 NJCAA Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year honor. Throughout his career, Frazier has coached more than 30 All-Americans and 15 National Champions. Frazier received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1998 from Alabama State University. While an undergraduate, he was namaed the Alabama State University Most Outstanding Sprinter. At the 1995 Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) championships, he was the runnerup in both the 100m and 200m races. The following year, he was the SWAC champion in the 60m, 100m and 4x100-meter events. Continuing his running career, he was a qualifier in the 60m dash for the 2000 and 2003 USATF Indoor Nationals. He has continued his education in the sport, being USATF Level 1 certified as well as NCAA Recruitment certified.
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2016 Golden Eagle Women’s Cross Country Roster Name Sarah Brandt Anna Cooper Molly Griffin De’Airrien Jackson Crystal Liebenburg Purity Murray Micayla Rennick Andrea Retano Jenna Storms Madison Stremler Lisa Wickham
Year Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr.
Ht 5-7 5-9 5-3 6-0 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-9 5-3 5-7
Hometown (High School) Oroville, Calif. / Oroville HS Bristol, Tenn. / Tennessee HS Knoxville, Tenn. / Hardin Valley Academy Alviso, Calif. / Wilcox HS South Africa / Midstream College HS Eldoret, Kenya / Kosival Girl’s School Sacramento, Calif. / American River CC Culver, Ore. / Culver HS Cottonwood, Calif. / West Valley HS Franklin, Tenn. / Page HS Trinidad & Tribago, South Africa / St. Francois Girls’
The 2016 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team Front row, from left -- Sarah Brandt, Andrea Retano, Madison Stremler, Crystal Liebenburg, Madison Stremler. Second row, from left -- Anna Cooper, Jenna Storms, De’Airrien Jackson, Micayla Rennis, Purity Murray
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2015 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Meet #1 September 5 at Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. (2 teams)
Indiana Open
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Indiana (15); 2) Tennessee Tech (50) TECH INDIVIDUAL 1) Jenna Storms, 19:25.03 (9); 2) Sarah Brandt, 20:00.50 (13); 3) Purity Murray, 20:31.14 (16); 4) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 20:47.09 (17); 5) Lera McNamara, 21:33.67 (19); 6) Madison Stremler, 22:12.97 (20); 7) Molly Griffin, 23:17.73 (23) Meet #2 September 12 at Furman University, Greenville, S.C. (13 teams)
Furman Invitational
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Auburn (30); 2) Georgia (86); 3) Furman (89); 4) Clemson (90); 5) Wake Forest (95); 6) High Point (154); 7) Western Carolina (231); 8) East Tennessee State (254); 9) Tennessee Tech (255); 10) Mercer (282); 11) Wofford (338); 12)Virginia Military Institute (349); 13) Presbyterian (368) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sarah Brandt, 22:43.58 (38); 2) Jenna Storms, 23:05.11 (49); 3) Purity Murray, 23:32.53 (58); 4) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 24:18.67 (78); 5) Madison Stremler, 25:03.29 (88); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 26:00.79 (108) Meet #3 September 19 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. (21 teams)
Commodore Classic
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Michigan (39); 2) Vanderbilt (92); 3) Mississippi State (95); 4) Lipscomb (97); 5) Ole Miss (115); 6) Ohio State (161); 7) Clemson (189); 8) Belmont (278); 9) Louisville (307); 10) Georgia Tech (308); 11) Davidson (314); 12) Southeast Missouri (343); 13) Memphis (413); 14) Samford (422); 15) Murray State (480); 16) Tennessee Tech (486); 17) UAB (487); 18) Marshall (514); 19) Alabama State (527); 20) Evansville (605); 21) Alabama A&M (700) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sarah Brandt, 18:32.80 (94); 2) Jenna Storms, 18:35.20 (97); 3) Purity Murray, 19:17.60 (148); 4) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 20:31.90 (203); 5) Madison Stremler, 20:49.40 (208); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 20:57.10 (211); 7) Anna Cooper, 22:10.20 (229); 8) Molly Griffin, 22:18.10 (230) Meet #4 October 3 at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, Louisville Ky. (15 teams)
Greater Louisville Classic
TEAM STANDINGS 1) West Virginia (30); 2) Missisippi (89); 3) Oakland (90); 4) Tennessee (97); 5) UT Martin (148); 6) Lipscomb (162); 7) Tennessee Tech (217); 8) Detroit (267); 9) East Tennessee State (276); 10); UAB (279); 11) Marshall (284); 12) Ball State (305); 13) Loyola (Ill.) (314); 14) Austin Peay (325); 15) Tennessee State (485) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Jenna Storms, 18:24.85 (20); 2) Sarah Brandt, 18:25.17 (21); 3) Purity Murray, 19:13.16 (55); 4) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 19:28.55 (66); 5) Madison Stremler, 19:55.49 (83); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 20:26.69 (96); 7) Anna Cooper, 21:09.88 (115); 8) Lera McNamara, 21:12.16 (116); 9) Molly Griffin, 21:21.65; 10) D’Airrien Jackson, 22:34.50 (121) Meet #5 October 16 at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (26 teams)
Crimson Classic
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Oklahoma State (30); 2) Alabama (71); 3) Auburn (74); 4) Mississippi (117); 5) Texas A&M (166); 6) South Alabama (210); 7) Lipscomb (253); 8) Southern Miss (265); 9) North Florida (275); 10) Texas-Arlington (322); 11) Belmont (389); 12) Memphis (412); 13) Sam Houston State (440); 14) Florida State (441); 15) LSU (442); 16) Tennessee Tech (451); 17) Alabama State (470); 18) Texas- Rio Grande Valley (474); 19) McNeese State (512); 20) UAB (521); 21) Samford (522); 22) Troy (543); 23) Southern Illinois (574); 24) Houston Baptist (595); 25) Louisiana Tech (762); 26) UL-Monroe (801) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Purity Murray, 18:27.94 (77); 2) Sarah Brandt, 18:45.00 (94); 3) Jenna Storms, 18:51.45 (103); 4) Madison Stremler, 19:26.54 (148); 5) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 19:34.25 (157); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 20:28.29 (196)
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Meet #6 October 31 at Murray State, Murray, Ky. (12 teams)
OVC Championships
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Kentucky (27); 2) Eastern Illinois (91); 3) Southeast Missouri (104); 4) Murray State (106); 5) Belmont (143); 6) Morhead State (158); 7) UT Martin (171); 8) Tennessee Tech (192); 9) SIUE (196), 10) Austin Peay (256); 11) Jacksonville State (331); 12) Tennessee State (334) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Purity Murray, 18:32.4 (24); 2) Sarah Brandt, 18:48.6 (34); 3) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 19:09.1 (43); 4) Jenna Storms, 19:09.9 (44); 5) Madison Stremler, 19:23.8 (53); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 20:06.4 (63) Meet #7 November 13 at Harry Pritchett Running Park, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (30 teams)
NCAA South Regionals
TEAM STANDINGS 1) Vanderbilt (65); 2) Mississippi State (78); 3) Alabama (135); 4) Florida State (139); 5) Auburn (186); 6) Middle Tennesse State (201); 7) Mississippi (205); 8) Lipscomb (206); 9) Florida (256); 10) Georgia (364); 11) South Alabama (401); 12) Chattanooga (404); 13) Florida Gulf Coast (407); 14) Southern Miss (419); 15) North Florida (465); 16) South Florida (483); 17) Georgia Tech (495); 18) Belmont (496); 19) Tennessee (512); 20) Jacksonville (533); 21) UCF (557); 22) Memphis (559); 23) Florida A&M (567); 24) Georgia State (619); 25) UAB (692); 26) East Tennessee State (697); 27) Tennessee Tech (734); 28) Alabama State (736); 29) Mercer (796); 30) Georgia Southern (798) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Purity Murray, 22:53.93 (132); 2) Jenna Storms, 23:12.80 (146); 3) Sarah Brandt, 23:24.45 (156), 4) Sonel Bezuidenhout, 23:29.68 (162); 5) Madison Stremler, 24:01.43 (186); 6) Angela Jepchirchir, 24:33.16 (200)
2015 INDIVIDUAL TIMES / TEAM FINISHES Indiana Furman Vanderbilt Louisville Crimson OVC NCAA
Bezuidenhout 20:47.09 (4) 24:18.67 (4) 20:31.9 (4) 19:28.55 (4) 19:34.25 (5) 19:09.1 (3) 23:29.68 (4)
Brandt 20:00.50 (2) 22:43.58 (1) 18:32.8 (1) 18:25.17 (2) 18:45.00 (2) 18:48.6 (2) 23:24.45 (3)
Cooper DNR DNR 22:10.2 (7) 21:09.88 (7) DNR DNR DNR
Griffin 23:17.73 (7) DNR 22:18.1 (8) 21:21.65 (9) DNR DNR DNR
Jackson DNR DNR DNR 22:34.50 (10) DNR DNR DNR
Indiana Furman Vanderbilt Louisville Crimson OVC NCAA
Jepchirchir DNR 26:00.79 (6) 20:57.1 (6) 20:26.69 (6) 20:28.29 (6) 20:06.4 (6) 24:33.16 (6)
McNamara 21:33.67 (5) DNR DNR 21:12.16 (8) DNR DNR DNR
Murray 20:31.14 (3) 23:32.53 (3) 19:17.6 (3) 19:13.16 (3) 18:27.94 (1) 18:32.4 (1) 22:53.93 (1)
Storms 19:25.03 (1) 23:05.11 (2) 18:35.2 (2) 18:24.85 (1) 18:51.45 (3) 19:09.9 (4) 23:12.80 (2)
Stremler 22:12.97 (6) 25:03.29 (5) 20:49.4 (5) 19:55.49 (5) 19:26.54 (4) 19:23.8 (5) 24:01.43 (5)
Highest Finishes OVC Cross Country Championships 1st 3rd 5th 7th 7th 7th 9th 9th 12th
Stephanie Place Stephanie Place Stephanie Place Tiffany Palmer Lucy Hale Merrie Robin Caldwell Dena Adams Keri (Coulthard) Light Keri (Coulthard) Light
2008 2007 2006 2009 2001 1995 1995 2007 2008
+18:16.70 +18:21.04 + 18:49.00 + 20:22.61 + 18:45.50 + 19:38.10 + 19:42.20 +18:49.81 + 19:24.80
* Indicates length of race was four (4) miles % Indicates length of race was six (6) miles + Indicates length of race was five (5) kilometers (5K) # Indicates length of race was eight (8) kilometers (8K) $ Indicates length of race was ten (10) kilometers (10K)
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ALL-TIME WOMEN’S SUPERLATIVES/HONORS Golden Eagles in the OVC Championships 1985 - Eighth 1986 - Seventh 1987 - Eighth 1988 - Seventh 1989 - Fifth 1990 - Seventh 1991 - Fifth 1992 - Fourth 1993 - Fifth 1994 - Fourth 1995 - Third 1996 - Fifth 1997 - Fourth 1998 - Eighth 1999 - Seventh 2000 - Fifth 2001 - Fifth 2002 - Ninth 2003 - Eighth 2004 - Sixth 2005 - Eighth 2006 - Eighth 2007 - Sixth 2008 - Fourth 2009 - Seventh 2010 - Sixth 2011 - Ninth 2012 - Eleventh 2013 - Tenth 2014 - Tenth 2015 - Eighth
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-TIME BEST TIMES Best times at 5K/3.1 miles -- through 2015
RUNNER 1 Stephanie Place 2 Stephanie Place 3 Stephanie Place 4 Stephanie Place 5 Stephanie Place 6 Stephanie Place 7 Stephanie Place 8 Stephanie Place 9 Stephanie Place 10 Stephanie Place 11 Jenna Storms 12 Sarah Brandt 13 Purity Murray 14 Purity Murray 15 Sarah Brandt 16 Jenna Storms 17 Stephanie Place 18 Keri Coulthard 19 Michelle Kline 20 Keri Light 21 Stephanie Place 22 Sarah Brandt Lucy Hale 24 Sarah Brandt 25 Michelle Kline 26 Stephanie Place Keri Coulthard 28 Lucy Hale 29 Jenna Storms 30 Michelle Kline 31 Emily Chaney 32 Michelle Kline 33 Emily Chaney Michelle Kline 35 Keri Light 36 Sonel Bezuidenhout Jenna Storms Keri Light 39 Alathea Thompson 40 Stephanie Place Tiffany Palmer
TIME DATE 17:34 Oct. 18, 2008 17:42 Sept. 15, 2007 17:50 Oct. 13, 2007 17:51 Oct. 5, 2007 17:55 Sept. 6, 2008 18:00 Oct. 4, 2008 18:03 Sept. 20, 2008 18:14 Oct. 11, 2008 18:16 Nov. 1, 2008 18:21 Oct. 27, 2007 18:24.9 Oct. 3, 2015 18:25.2 Oct. 3, 2015 18:27.95 Oct. 16, 2015 18:32.4 Oct. 31, 2015 18:32.8 Sept. 19, 2015 18:35.2 Sept. 19, 2015 18:35 Sept. 1, 2007 18:36 Sept. 15, 2007 18:37 Oct. 28, 2000 18:38 Oct. 18, 2008 18:40 Oct. 14, 2006 18:45.00 Oct. 16, 2015 18:45 Oct. 27, 2001 18:48.6 Oct. 31, 2015 18:48 Oct. 7, 2000 18:49 Oct. 28, 2006 18:49 Oct. 27, 2007 18:50 Sept. 29, 2001 18:51.45 Oct. 16, 2015 18:58 Oct. 27, 2001 18:59 Sept. 16, 2000 19:00 Sept. 16, 2000 19:05 Oct. 7, 2000 19:05 Sept. 29, 2001 19:08 Oct. 4, 2008 19:09 Oct. 31, 2015 19:09 Oct. 31, 2015 19:09 Sept. 20, 2008 19:09 Sept. 18, 2004 19:12 Sept. 2, 2006 19:12 Oct. 18, 2008
Golden Eagle Cross Country HONORS AND AWARDS All-OVC
1995 - Merrie Robin Caldwell 1996 - Dena Adams (Track) 1997 - Dena Adams 2001 - Lucy Hale 2006 - Stephanie Place 2007 - Stephanie Place 2007 - Keri Coulthard 2008 - Stephanie Place 2008 - Keri Coulthard 2009 - Tiffany Palmer Inducted into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame Dena Adams Farley (2009) OVC Female Athlete of the Year Diane Seng (1998) Stephanie Place (2008) OVC Scholar Athletes 1992 - Julie Jones 1995 - Merrie Robin Caldwell 1996 - Dena Adams 2003 - Stephanie Ward Derryberry Award Winner Meghan O’Donoghue (2014)
BOLD indicates current member of the team Stephanie Place earned all-OVC finishes in three consecutive years
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HONORS AND AWARDS
President’s Award Winners Men’s Cross Country 1995 Tommy Stevens 1996 Nathan Pugh 1997 Ray Whitford 1998 Brian Pickett 1999 Stephen Gordon 2000 Stephen Gordon 2001 Stephen Gordon 2002 Stephen Gordon 2003 Stephen Gordon 2004 Colin Smith 2005 Colin Smith 2006 Spencer Whittier 2007 Eric Crews 2008 Eric Crews 2009 Joseph DeLorenzo 2010 Jarrad Read 2011 Ben Shassere 2012 John Greene 2013 Adam McLeod 2014 John Greene 2015 Daniel Williamson
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Women’s Cross Country 1995 Merrie Caldwell 1996 Merrie Caldwell 1997 Dena Adams 1998 Brooke Holman 1999 Michelle Kline 2000 Michelle Kline 2001 Michelle Kline 2002 Amy Campbell 2003 Stephanie Ward 2004 Deidra Garrett 2005 Deidra Garrett 2006 Alathea Thompson 2007 Stephanie Place 2008 Stephanie Place 2009 Stephanie Place 2010 Tiffany Palmer 2011 Beth Miller 2012 Beth Miller 2013 Beth Miller 2014 Megan O’Donoghue 2015 Yeshi Dohrmann
Women’s Track & Field 1994 Lee WIlliams 1995 Dena Adams 1996 Dena Adams 1997 Dena Adams 1998 Jenny Adams 1999 Susan Griego 2000 Angela Towne 2001 Stephanie Ward 2002 Stephanie Ward 2003 Amy Ashe 2004 Amy Campbell 2005 Alathea Thompson 2006 Leah Watson 2007 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2008 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2009 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2010 Rachel Forbes 2011 Katherine Lynn 2012 Rebecca Forbes 2013 Katie Lowery 2014 Peri Winborne 2015 Madison Stremler
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Athletic Director’s Honor Roll The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 gradepoint average or higher for the semester. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of semesters each athlete has placed on the Honor Roll through 2015 Spring semester: MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Steven Anderson (4) Kolbe Andrzejewski (8) Sigei Bernard (1) Justin Birdwell (2) Christopher Bishop (1) Matthew Bishop (7)Andrew Bock (1) Kevin Boucher (7) Mark Brzuchalski (4) Ben Byard (3) Mark Caldwell (1) Bryan Chambers (1) Brandon Collins (1) Andrew Coombe (2) Ramsey Coutta (3) Eric Crews (8) Joe Czarneski (1) Chris Dake (1) Josh Daughtry (2) Michael Davis (1) Shane Davis (2) Drew DeLorenzo (1) Joseph DeLorenzo (4) Rodney Dutro (1) William Enicks (6) Daniel Flatt (1) Daniel Francis (4) John Gordon (10) Stephen Gordon (8) John Greene (8) Andy Holbrook (7) Brennan Huber (2) Kevin Jacobs (5) James Johnson (1) Nathan Johnson (1) Joseph Justice (1) Bryan Kaylor (1) Brian Kennedy (1) Chris Kennedy (8) Sam Lariviere (2) Sam Linhoss (7) Nathan Livesay (3) Bill Longhurst (1) Michael Lyda (1) Joseph Mabry (1) Donnie Madgett (1) Michael Mahan (6) Palmer Maphet (1) Bill Martin (1) Adam McLeod (7) Chad Messmer (3) Jason Michalek (1) Andy Milligan (1) Bryan Mittlestat (1) James Mittlestat (1)
Anthony Motta (4) Bob Newby (1) Steve Parham (3) Matt Pennycuff (3) Chris Perry (2) Brian Pickett (2) Jarrad Read (4) Ben Shassere (5) Colin Smith (6) Ryan Smith (1) Sterling Smith (3) Nathan Snow (3) Grant Stark (1) Tommy Stevens (3) Sam Taylor (2) Ben Thompson (6) Scott Turner (1) Spencer Whittier (5) Daniel Williamson (3) Kenneth Winter (2) Andrew Wisniewski (3) Peter Woerner (5)
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD Dena Adams (6) Jenny Adams (5) Lauren Addie (1) Laura Aitkin (1) Amy Ashe (4) Catherine Baites (8) Megan Banks (3) Charridy Barnhart (1) Nichole Barnhart (5) Michele Bentley (1) Christina Bock (2) Ashley Bolden (3) Madison Borden (6) Leah Bradley (5) Ashley Brady (4) Sarah Brandt (2) Kelley Brennan (2) Buffy Bright (1) Courtney Brint (2) Cindy Broome (6) Brittney Brown (5) Victoria Brown (2) Karen Burchfield (2) Kendale Caldwell (7) Merrie Caldwell (8) Amy Campbell (3) Gwen Cannon (7) Amy Carmon (1) Leayn Carter (5)
Rhonda Carter (2) Katie Carmichael (6) Kelly Carmichael (6) Danielle Catlett (7) Emily Chaney (1) Claire Cashin (2) Rebecca Cline (10) Anna Connell (2) Dalis Connell (4) Kristen Cook (2) Anna Cooper (3) Brittany Cotto (4) Christy Cotton (6) Tammy Cottrell (1) Teresa Cowan (1) Amy Crosier (1) Mary Jo Crowell (1) Kristen Deardorff (3) Amy Dickinson (5) Yeshi Dohrmann (6) Rebeca Duarte (2) Leslie Dunford (1) Ifey Eguzo (7) Ashley Evans (8) Jessica Ezika (1) Beth Filipek (1) Karen Fiscor (1) Kathryn Forbes (5) Rachel Forbes (11) Rebecca Forbes (8) Farrah Franklin (1) Vicki Froning (1) Deidra Garrett (4) Emily Gately (1) Joana Gerold (1) Susan Griego (2) Molly Griffin (2) Jessica Haire (4) Lucy Hale (4) Amy Hall (2) Karen Hall (1) Molly Hammonds (2) Heather Hargis (1) Ariane Harper (1) Hailee Hayes (1) Jayne Heatherly (1) Brooke Holman (7) Margarett Holder (5) Rachel Hooks (7) Mindy Hoskins (3) Addie House (2) Elizabeth House (1) Amy Howard (3) Tera Hughes (2) De’Airrien Jackson (2) Brelinda Johnson (5) Teri Johnson (1) Aseelah Jones (2)
Julie Jones (5) Laura Jones (2) Traci Jones (9) Krysten Joshen (1) Christina Judon (2) Kelli Keck (2) Erin Keyes (3) Brooklyn Kimball (6) Kristi King (4) Michelle Kline (11) Sarah Kmet (5) Courtney Koehl (1) Amanda Lane (5) Kimbel Lea (2) Crystal Liebenburg (1) Keri Light (8) Landry Loving (3) Alora Lowe (1) Ashley Lowe (1) Katie Lowery (7) Katherine Lynn (7) Meagan Lyons (1) Megan Mackie (2) Jennifer Mallory (2) Dana Mason (1) Allison Mayhew 1) Ashley Mayhew (8) Courtney Mayo (2) Molly McCarthy (1) Candace McClain (3) Amelia McCoy (7) Brittany McGee (1) Melanie Mickle (5) Beth Miller (7) Chelsea Mills (1) Elizabeth Mitchell (4) Rebecca Mitchell (1) Sheila Mitchell (4) Monique Moffett (4) Purity Murray (1) Juanita Navarro (1) Meghan O’Donoghue (9) Julie Overbay (1) Tiffany Palmer (8) Jamie Papi (1) Emily Parker (3) Rachel Perry (3) Morgan Phillips (2) Jenna Philpott (6) Stephanie Place (10) Becky Plaine (1) Misty Porter (1) Allison Price (2) Kelly Raine (2) Johanna Remsing (1) Andrea Retano (2) Sarah Rich (2) Lenita Rime (1)
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
Kanetra Robertson (2) Christie Runyon (2) Caitlin Russell (4) Jessica Savage (1) Brooke Schliewe (1) Delena Sharp (2) Jamie Sharp (1) Maggie Silvers (5) Amanda Simmons (5) Sarah Smith (2) Jennifer Souder (3) Ashley Southern (3) Casey Stinson (3) Christina Stolaas (2) Jenna Storms (1) Madison Stremler (3) Jessica Studer (2) Karena Swisher (2) Elisa Tanksley (5) Morgan Taylor (3) Katie-Lynn Templeton (5) Alathea Thompson (4) Jaelyn Todd (2) Meggan Toohey (6) Angela Towne (7) Stephanie Ward (9) Richelle Wardell (4) Lauren Watson (7) Leah Watson (7) Amanda Weaver (5) Kara Webb (1) Emily Weinzetl (6) Haley Wennerstrom (6) Atlanta Westbrook (2) Ginger Wilkey (9) Emily Williams (5) Lee Williams (2) Melissa Williams (2) Missy Williams (2) Sarah Wilson (1) Peri Winborne (8) Lacy Yslas (9) Jennifer Zaffarano (8)
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All-Time Participants The following list represents the names of student-athletes who have participated in Tennessee Tech cross country through the years, including their hometown and the years as a member of the team. This list was compiled from information in historical documents, media guides and results. The sports information staff would appreciate any assistance in filling in gaps, such as hometowns, missing years, and incorrect or missing names. Please submit updates to: sportsinfo@tntech.edu
Name Hometown Dena Adams Lawrenceburg, TN Laura Aitken Cookeville, TN Shereem Alsafar Janell Balanetsky Knoxville, TN Baylee Balgemann Hendersonville, TN Megan Banks Cookeville, TN Nichole Barnhart Maryville, TN Catherine Bates Hendersonville, TN Lisa Bishop Ashley Bolden Tazewell, TN Leah Bradley McDonough, GA Ashley Brady Cookeville, TN Kelly Brennan Brittney Brown Greenville, TN Victoria Brown Knoxville, TN Karen Burchfield Cream Ridge, NJ Bethany Burney Ooltewah, TN Kendale Caldwell Powell, TN Merrie Caldwell Kingsport, TN Claire Cashin Snellville, GA Ashley Clark Rebecca Cline Spring Hill, TN Dalis Connell Chattanooga, TN Anna Copper Bristol, TN Christy Cotton Keri Coulthard Kingsport, TN Teresa Cowan Cookeville, TN Terri Cowan Hillsboro, TN Amy Crosier Cookeville, TN Mary Jo Crowell Cookeville, TN Amy Dickinson Yeshi Dohrmann Tullahoma, TN Ashley Evans Jackson, TN Beth Filipek Cookeville, TN Kathryn Forbes Norris, TN Vicki Froning Norris, TN Diedra Garrett Monroe, TN Emily Gately Palos Verdes, TN Joanna Gerold Cookeville, TN Wendy Gordon Cookeville, TN Susan Griego Cookeville, TN Amy Hall Cookeville, TN Karen Hall Molly Hammonder Heather Hargis Malinda Haskins Cookeville, TN Brooke Holman Dickson, TN Rachel Hooks Heiskell, TN Elizabeth House Alpine, TN Angela Hughes Cookeville, TN Brelinda Johnson Clarksville, TN
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Years 96 96 97 99 14 90,91 03,04,05 04,05,06,07 87 05 10,11 05 87,89 10,11 05 05 05 13 91 13 10 10,11,12,13 13 14 94,95 05,06,07,08 87 91 90 86,87 94,95 10,11,12,13,14 05,06,07 87, 88, 89,90 09,10,11,12 91 03,04,05 05 05 90 99 96,97,98,99 95 89 89 87 96,97,98 05 99 87 03,04
Aseelah Jones Cambria Heights, NY Julie Jones Chattanooga, TN Traci Jones Aiken, SC Christina Judon Clarksville, TN Kristy King Cookeville, TN Michelle Kline Napoleon, MI Courtney Koehl Kimbel Lea Lebanon, TN Landry Loving Johnson City, TN Megan Mackie Cookeville, TN Allison Mayhew Courtney Mayo Franklin, TN Molly McCarthy Knoxville, TN Amelia McCoy Crossville, TN Katie McCrany Cookeville, TN Lera McNamara Canton, GA Suzanne Meeker Melanie Mickle Bay Shore, NY Beth Miller Watertown, WI Chelsea Mills Chattanooga, TN Elizabeth Mitchell Manchester, TN Shelia Mitchell Lebanon, TN Monique Moffett Knoxville, TN Shenika Moore Nashville, TN Juanita Navarro Blissfield, MI Takisha Newman Jamaica, NY Meghan O’Donoghue Talbott, TN Kathie O’Neill Sevierville, TN Tiffany Palmer Emily Parker Jenna Philpott Stephanie Place Bristol, TN Amy Plemons Kelly Raine Thunder Bay, Ontario Hannah Remsing Baxter, TN Sarah Rich Kanetra Robertson Dickson, TN Kristy Runyan Jill Runyon Caitlin Russell Harrogate, TN Jessica Savage Tompkinsville, TN Brooke Schliewe Horicon, WI Maggie Silvers Lexington, TN Amanda Simmons Amy Stark Thimble, TN Casey Stinson Lafayette, TN Jessica Studder Maryville, TN Morgan Taylor Katie-Lynn Templeton Cookeville, TN Paula Terry Gainesboro, TN Alathea Thompson Watauga, TX Meggan Toohey Cookeville, TN
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96,97,98 89,90,91 08,09,10,11 97,98,99 90 97,98,99 09 05 12,13,14 98 07 05 03,04,05 10,11,12,13 11 2014 07 96,97,98,99 10,11,12 12 11,12,13 91 98 05 99 96 10,11,12,13 14 06,07,08,09 94 10 05,06,07,08 86 96,97,98,99 99 94 05 89 86 05,06 05 05,06 03,04 07,08,09 96,97,98,99 05 05 09 05,07 87 03,04,05 96
2016 CROSS COUNTRY
Angela Towne Amy Walls Old Hickory, TN Stephanie Ward Chandler, NC Richelle Wardell Kent, OH Leah Watson Nashville, TN Amanda Weaver Clarksville, TN Kara Webb New Market, TN Emily Weinzetl San Antonio, TX Ginger Wilkey Soddy Daisy, TN Emily Williams Talbott, TN Sarah Wilson Maryville, TN Peri Winborne Knoxville, TN
97,98,99 87 03,04 03,04 05 98,99 11,12 10,11 03,04,05 10,11,12,13,14 13 10,11,12,13
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