2009-2010 Tennessee Tech Track/Cross Country Guide

Cross Country / Track & Field 2009-10 Inside this Guide Schedules..................................................................... 2 Career-Best Performances.......................................... 3 Head Coach Tony Cox.................................................. 4 Assistant Coaches........................................................ 5 Top OVC Cross Country Finishes............................... 21 Athletics Director’s Honor Roll Members................ 21 President’s Award Winners....................................... 21 About the University............................................50-62 Golden Eagles in Pictures....................................63-64 Men’s Cross Country Section Men’s Roster and Team Photo..................................... 6 Men’s Profiles..........................................................7-13 Men’s Cross Country Results, 2009........................... 14 Men’s Cross Country Times, 2009............................. 15 Men’s Honors and Awards......................................... 16 Men’s Superlatives..................................................... 16 Women’s Cross Country Section Women’s Cross Country Roster................................. 17 Women’s Cross Country Team Photo........................ 17 Women’s Cross Country Results, 2009..................... 18 Women’s Cross Country Times, 2009........................ 19 Women’s Cross Country Honors............................... 20 Women’s Cross Country Superlatives...................... 20 Women’s Track & Field Section Women’s Track & Field Team Photo.......................... 22 Women’s Track & Field Roster................................... 23 Women’s Profiles...................................................24-37 Women’s Indoor Record Books................................. 38 Women’s Indoor Superlative, 2009.......................... 39 Women’s Indoor Season Bests 2009....................40-41 Women’s Outdoor Record Book............................... 42 Women’s Outdoor Superlatives, 2009..................... 43 Women’s Outdoor Season Bests, 2009................44-45 Individual Times & Distances, 2009....................46-47 Women’s All-Time Top Five, Outdoors................48-49

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Schedules / Following The Golden Eagles 2009-10 Schedules 2009 Cross Country Schedule

Sept. 5 Sept.19 Oct. 2 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 23

at Sewanee Invitational at Vanderbilt Invitational TTU Invitational # at Furman Invitational at Evansville Invitational at OVC Championship at NCAA South Regional at NCAA Finals+

# at Southern Hills Golf Course + must qualify to compete

10 a.m.(m/w) 9:15 a.m. (m/w) 3 p.m. (m/w) 9 a.m. (m/w) 11 a.m. (m/w) 9 a.m. (m/w) 10 a.m. (m/w) 11 a.m. (m/w)

2010 Indoor Track Schedule

Feb. 6 Feb. 20 Feb. 26-27 March 12-13

at TSU Invitational at Sewanee Invitational at OVC Championship at NCAA Championship+

+ must qualify to compete

Nashville, Tenn.

Sewanee, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Fayetteville, Ark.

2010 Outdoor Track Schedule

March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 30May 1 May 28-29 June 9-12

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OVC Championships COOKEVILLE at NCAA Regional+ Louisville, Ky. at NCAA Championship + Fayetteville, Ark.

+ must qualify to compete

WELCOME to TENNESSEE TECH Cross Country in 2009 / Track & Field in 2010

Rob Schabert

TTU Invitational COOKEVILLE at APSU Invitational Clarksville, Tenn. at TSU Invitational Nashville, Tenn. at Murray State Invitational Murray, Ky.

The Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office works diligently to make things easier for members of the media covering Tech cross country and track & field, and fans and friends keeping current on the team, including constant updates on our web site (TTUsports.com) and this media guide.

If there is something you need, please let us know by contacting our office.

Credits: The 2009-2010 Golden Eagle Cross Country/Track & Field Media Guide was produced

by Rob Schabert, Sports Information Director, and by Jordan Iwanyszyn, sports information student assistant.

Photography by Tech Photo Services, Jim Dillon, Tony Marable and Rob Schabert.

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Career Best Times/Distances Men’s Cross Country Career Bests

(Best times at 8k/5.0 miles - through 2009 season) Runner Time Meet/Year Bishop, Chris 27:24 Sewanee/2009 Bretz, Steven 29:51 Furman/2009 DeLorenzo, Joseph 26:24 Evansville/2008 Enicks, William 28:32 Evansville/2006 Francis, Daniel 28:50 OVC/2009 Greene, John 29:15 Evansville/2009 Livesay, Nathan 29:51 Evansville/2009 McGroom, Ethan 28:17 Evansville/2008 Read, Jarrad 26:42 Evansville/2008 Shassere, Ben 26:32 Evansville/2008 Taylor, Sam 26:31 Evansville/2008 Thompson, Ben 27:08 Evansville/2008 Woerner, Peter 27:00 Evansville/2009

Women’s Cross Country Career Bests

(Best times at 5K/3.1 miles - through 2009 season) Runner Time Meet/Year Catlett, Danielle 26:30 TTU/2009 Forbes, Kathryn 22:01 Evansville/2009 Henry, Hannah 28:44 TTU/2009 Jones, Traci 20:10 Oct. 18, 2008 Kmet, Sarah 23:47 TTU/2009 Koehl, Courtney 22:38 Evansville/2009 Norris, Mary Beth 26:39 Evansville/2009 Palmer, Tiffany 19:12 Oct. 18, 2008 Philpott, Jenna 25:05 TTU/2009 Simmons, Amanda 20:29 Oct. 18, 2008 Taylor, Morgan 21:10 Sewanee/2009 Weinzetl, Emily 25:47 TTU/2009

Track & Field Career Bests Performances (Through 2009 Outdoor season) LEAYN CARTER 4 Indoor -60m - :08.72 (ETSU, 2008) 400m - 1:01:61 (OVC, 2008) Long jump - 15’ 11.75” (TSU, 2008) Triple jump - 34’ 10.25” (OVC, 2009) Outdoor -400m - 1:01.63 (OVC, 2009) Long Jump -16’ 11.25” (Murray St, 2009) Triple Jump - 35’ 9.5” (Winthrop, 2009) DANIELLE CATLETT 4 Indoor -55m - :08.37 (Sewanee, 2009) 60m - :08.78 (ETSU, 2008) 200m - :29.57 (ETSU, 2008) 400m- 1:05.55 (OVC, 2009) 55m Hurdles - :10.08 (Sewanee, 2009) Outdoor -100m - :13.61 (TSU, 2008) 200m - :27.88 (Winthrop, 2009) 400m - 1:01.98 (Murray State, 2009) 400m Hurdles - 1:10.77 (OVC, 2008) IFEY EGUZO 4 Indoor -55m - :07.60 (OVC, 2008) 60m - :08.29 (OVC, 2009) 200m - :26.82 (Sewanee, 2008) Outdoor -100m - :12.80 (OVC, 2009) 200m - :26.78 (APSU, 2009) ASHLEY EVANS 4 Indoor800m - 2:49.47 (Sewanee, 2006) Mile Run - 5:56.07 (TSU, 2009) 3000m - 11:17.32 (OVC, 2009) 5000m - 19:07.26 (OVC, 2009) Outdoor1500m - 5:22.54 (TSU Invite, 2006) 3000m - 11:33.05 (TSU Invite, 2006) Steeplechase - 12:41.79 (APSU, 2009) 5000m - 19:15.21 (Vanderbilt, 2006) 10000m - 39:02.95 (OVC, 2006)

RACHEL FORBES 4 Indoor-55m - :08.37 (Sewanee, 2009) 60m - :08.85 (ETSU, 2008) 200m :30.05 (Sewanee, 2008) 55m hurdles - :09.74 (Sewanee, 2007) 60m hurdles - :10.31 (OVC, 2007) 100m hurdles - :09.74 (Sewanee, 2007) Pole vault - 8’ 6” (Sewanee, 2007) Outdoor-Pole Vault - 9’0” (OVC, 2008) Javelin - 112’ 10” (APSU, 2009) 100m - :13.50 (APSU, 2007) 300m Hurdles - :50.20 (APSU, 2007) 400m Hurdles - 1:10.1 (Vandy, 2007) REBECCA FORBES 4 Indoor-Weight Throw- 32’08.50” (OVC, 2009) Shot Put- 29’01.75” (Sewanee, 2009) Outdoor-Discus Throw - 97’ 9” (Western Ky., 2009) Javelin - 90’10” (Murray State, 2009) TRACI JONES 4 Indoor-Mile Run- 5:55.10 (Sewanee, 2009) 800m- 2:35.89 (Sewanee, 2009) Outdoor-800m - 2:24.25 (OVC, 2009) 1500m - 5:07.15 (OVC, 2009) SARAH KMET 4 Indoor-200m - :29:38 (OVC, 2007) High jump - 4’ 11.75” (Sewanee, 2007) Long jump - 14’ 7.75” (TSU, 2008) Triple jump - 32’ 2.75” (Sewanee, 2008) Outdoor-400m - 1:05.05 (Purdue, 2008) High Jump - 5’ 0.25” (OVC, 2009)

KATHERINE LYNN 4 Indoor -High Jump - 5’ 4.25” (OVC, 2007) Outdoor-High Jump - 5’ 4.50” (Murray St, 2009) MEAGAN LYONS4 Outdoor-100m - :12.3 (OVC, 2009) 100m hurdles - :14.33 (OVC, 2009) High Jump - 5’ 2.50” (Murray St, 2009) ASHLEY MAYHEW 4 Indoor -Shot put - 41’ 9.25” (Sewanee, 2008) Weight throw - 44’ 2.75” (OVC, 2008) Outdoor -Shot put - 43’ 3.25” (Western Ky., 2009) Discus - 125’ 5” (OVC, 2008) Hammer Throw - 139’ 10” (TSU, 2009) Javelin - 81 9” (TSU, 2008) TIFFANY PALMER 4 Indoor1 mile - 5:36.03 (OVC, 2007) 3000m - 10:58.72 (OVC, 2009) 5000m - 19:11.21 (OVC, 2009) Outdoor-800m - 2:32.34 (APSU, 2009) 1500m - 4:56.66 (TSU, 2009) 3000m - 10:59.37 (Vanderbilt, 2007) 5000m - 18:16.15 (Murray State, 2009) 10,000m - 38:24.84 (OVC, 2009)

STEPHANIE PLACE 4 Outdoor1500m - 4:47.30 (TSU, 2007) 3000m - 10:08.01 (TSU Invite, 2007) 5000m - 17:05.83 (OVC, 2008) 10,000m - 36:29.64 (OVC, 2007) ALLISON PRICE4 Outdoor100m - :12.99 (APSU, 2009) 200m - :25.28 (OVC, 2009) 400m - :58.64 (OVC, 2009) AMANDA SIMMONS 4 Indoor -800m - 2:29.73 (OVC, 2009) Mile run - 5:38.49 (OVC, 2009) Outdoor -800m - 2:31.27 (OVC, 2008) 1500m - 5:17.62 (OVC, 2009) SARAH SMITH 4 Indoor-High Jump - 4’ 5.5” (Sewanee, 2009) Outdoor-High Jump - 4’ 8.25” (Murray St., 2009) EMILY WEINTZEL 4 Indoor-400m- 1:02.14 (OVC, 2009) Outdoor-200m - 26.64 (OVC, 2009) 400m - 1:00.91 (Winthrop, 2009)

JENNA PHILPOTT 4 Indoor-Long Jump- 16’08.75” (TSU, 2009) Outdoor-400m- 1:02.24 (OVC, 2009) Long Jump - 16’ 5” (Murray State, 2009) Triple Jump - 32’ 11.75” (Murray, 2009)

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Head Coach Tony Cox

Tony Cox HEAD COACH

Cross Country / Track & Field Tony Cox, 49, is in his sixth season as the head coach of Tennessee Tech’s cross country and track programs. He returned to the program in July, 2002 as assistant coach under Jim Greeson, and was elevated to the head coaching post in May, 2004. It is his second time around in a coaching position at Tech. He was originally an assistant coach under Dena Fairley in 1998-99.

Cox has USATF (USA Track and Field) Level II certification in all events. The USATF offers three levels of coaching education as part of its mission to promote and develop all aspects of the sport of track and field. Cox completed the Level I program in July, 1999. The Level II course is a comprehensive, 60-hour program focusing on a particular event area as well as an in-depth look at training theory, physiology, biomechanics and sports psychology.

A native of Crossville, Tenn., Cox earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Tech in 1983 , and added a second bachelor’s degree from TTU in chemistry in 1992. He was a member of the Tech cross country team in 1979 and 1980. A USA track & field certified coach, Cox previously worked with recruiting, scheduling, training, and budgeting as assistant coach.

He also has 26 years experience as a competitive runner and is a four-time Boston Marathon qualifier. Cox served as the Tennessee State Parks Running Tour Coordinator 1994 to 2005, and was a 1997 recipient of the Tennessee Service Award for his work with the tour.

Tony and his wife, Amy, live in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Amy is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and now works as a nurse practitioner at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Also an avid runner and athlete, Amy was a member of the U.S. Summer Biathlon National team for nine years (through 2002) and was on two U.S. World Championships teams for summer biathlon where she competed in Austria and Poland.

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Ashley Brady ASSISTANT COACH

Cross Country / Track & Field

Ashley Brady is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Tech cross country and track & field programs. A former high jumper for the Golden Eagles, she is working with the jumpers in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. She received her undergraduate degree in human ecology in 2008, and is currently studying for a degree in agriculture. A Cookeville native, Ashley was MVP of the Cookeville High School Lady Cavs track team as a senior. During her career as a Golden Eagle, she was voted team co-captain as a senior in 2007-08. In addition to the igh jump, she also ran on the 4x400 relay team.

Catherine Baites STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH Cross Country / Track & Field

Catherine Baites is in her second year serving as a student assistant coach under Tony Cox, helping the Golden Eagle cross country and track & field teams. She has worked with the track team’s distance and middle distance runners as well as timing the sprinters. A native of Hendersonville, Tenn., Baites was a distance runner for the Golden Eagles during her undergraduate years from 2004 to 2008, competing all four yers on both the cross country and track teams. She won the Impact Award in her first cross country season in 2004, and was elected team cocaptain as a senior in 2007-08. Catherine received her bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies in 2008.

Ashley Brady at the 2007 OVC Indoor Championships

Catherine Baites at the 2006 OVC Championships

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2009 Men’s Cross Country Roster Golden Eagle Team Photo & Roster 2009 Golden Eagle Cross Country Roster

Ben Thompson

Name

Chris Bishop Steven Bretz Drew DeLorenzo Joseph DeLorenzo William Enicks Daniel Francis John Greene Nathan Livesay Palmer Maphet Ethan McGroom Jarrad Read Benjamin Shassere Samuel Taylor Ben Thompson Peter Woerner

Year Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown Morristown, Tenn.

Hendersonville, Tenn.

Crossville, Tenn.

Crossville, Tenn Red Bank, Tenn.

Morganton, N.C. Friendsville, Tenn.

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.

Fort Worth, Tex. Knoxville, Tenn.

Major Engineering General Curriculum History Civil Engineering Engineering Electrical Engineering Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Web Design Secondary Education-English Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Mathematics Mathematics and Physics

The 2009 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team:

Front row, from left -- Ben Shassere, Daniel Francis, Nathan Livesay, Drew DeLorenzo, Palmer Maphet, John Greene, Ethan McGroom, Steven Bretz and Chris Bishop.

Back row, from left -- Student Assistant Coach Catherine Baites, Assistant Coach Ashley Brady, Sam Taylor, Will Enicks, Ben Thompson, Jarrad Read, Peter Woerner, Joseph DeLorenzoe, Head Coach Tony Cox.

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Chris Bishop

Freshman / Morristown, Tenn. / Engineering

Bishop

Chris is a freshman on the Golden Eagle squad and brings with him an established career from high school...brings a competitive attitude to the course... also a solid achiever in the classroom...selected as a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of his academic efforts.

At TECH - (2009-10): Chris ran in all seven races in the cross country season and competed strongly during his freshman campaign...placed second in three races and third in another...achieved his best time of 27:24 at Sewanee, one of the meets where he attained a secondplace finish...placed fifth for the team at the OVC meet and finished with a team sixth-place showing in the NCAA South Regional meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chris comes to Tech from Hamblen High School West in Morristown...he was a consistent and leading presence for the Trojans...competed both in cross country for Coach Raymond Farmer and track for Coach Alvin Sanders...won MVP honors for distance running for both track and cross country in his freshman and sophomore years...in his senior year, he was named the Most Consistent Runner in cross country...while with the Trojans, the team was state runners-up in 2008...best 5K time is 16:16, and best 3200m time is 9:46... also a strong performer in academics...recieved First Honors and was named among the Who’s Who upon graduation.

PERSONAL: The son of Thomas and Barbara Bishop...born February 6, 1991 in Saginaw, Michigan... majoring in engineering.

Steven Bretz

Freshman / Hendersonville, Tenn. / General Curriculum

BRetz

Steven brings to his freshman season at Tech a strong resume from high school...holds a strong mindset for competing.

At Tech - (In 2009): Steven ran in the first four cross country meets of the year for the Golden Eagles... improved by more than three minutes in posting a career-best time of 29:51.70 at the Evansville Invitational to finish eighth on the squad.

HIGH SCHOOL: Steven comes to the Golden Eagle squad from Beech High School in Hendersonville... competed on the Buccaneers team under Coach Brice Askren...named Cross Country Runner of Sumner County in 2008...also named to the All-Sumner County Track Team in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

PERSONAL: Born on February 3, 1991...full name is Steven Mackenzie Bretz...studying general curriculum at Tech.

Drew DeLorenzo

Freshman / Crossville, Tenn. / History

Drew DeLorenzo

Drew is a runner with potential in his freshman year on the Tech squad...comes into his college career with a competitive spirit and an ability to succeed.

HIGH SCHOOL: Drew comes to Tech from Cumberland County High School in nearby Crossville...competed for the Jets under coach and father Louie DeLorenzo...competed in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 5k events.

PERSONAL: Drew is the son of Louie and Laura DeLorenzo...full name is Drew Larson DeLorenzo...birthday is November 11, 1990...majoring in history...is the brother of fellow Golden Eagle teammate Joseph DeLorenzo.

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Joseph DeLorenzo

Senior / Crossville, Tennessee / Civil Engineering

Joseph DeLorenzo

A very determined runner and an outstanding student, Joseph’s previous two years of experience helped him to become a key contributor for the Golden Eagles during the 2008 season, his third on the roster and second year on the course.

At TECH - (In 2008): Joseph ran in all six meets for Tech in his junior year...placed first on the squad in the Evansville meet with a career-best time of 26:24.84, which also stands in the Tech history books as the eighth-best finish in school history...placed second on the team in the meets at Sewanee and at home in the Tennessee Tech Invitational...also placed third at Furman.

(In 2007): Joseph ran in all seven meets for the Golden Eagles in 2007...finished sixth on the team at Western Kentucky meet, where he was clocked in at 28:39...beat that mark at the OVC championships in Hoover, Ala., by clocking a 28:36...was fifth on the squad to count in the scoring at both the TTU Invitational and the NCAA Regional.

(In 2006): On the roster but did not compete in his first year at Tech, taking a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Joseph graduated from Cumberland County High School in May of 2006 after receiving four letters in cross county and three in track & field for the Jets for his father, coach Louis DeLorenzo... twice selected all-sectional...also qualified for the state meet twice during his high school running career.

PERSONAL: Joseph is the son of Louis and Laura DeLorenzo...born on May 6, 1988...full name is Joseph Louis DeLorenzo...majoring in engineering...the brother of fellow Golden Eagle teammate Drew DeLorenzo.

William Enicks

Senior / Red Bank, Tennessee / Engineering

William Enicks

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William was a mainstay in the Tech lineup in his first three years and continues to show the kind of improvement that lends promise to his career during in his upcoming final season...came to Tech from Signal Mountain, Tenn., where he was a successful runner for his high school cross country and track teams.

At TECH - (In 2009): Will ran in five meets for the Golden Eagles in his final season... season-best time of 30:27.79 came at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

(In 2008): William ran in three meets during his junior year...best time was clocked in at Evansville, where he finished with a 29:16.14 performance.

(In 2007): Will battled through nagging injuries during his second season, and was only able to run in five events and finish four...missed all of the final two events...season-best time was 30:35 at Furman.

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles (In 2006): William raced in all six meets as a freshman, finishing in the team’s top five at the Vanderbilt Invitational, and placing sixth on the squad in every other event...posted his career-best mark of 28:32 at the Evansville Invitational, finishing 62nd in the field.

HIGH SCHOOL: A letterman all four years for both the cross country and the track teams at Red Bank High School...named a “Best of Preps” qualifier...also named all-region as a senior during the 2006 cross country season...led his team to victory in the sub-sectional and regional championships...served as captain of the Lions.

PERSONAL: William is the son of Hugh and Francesca Enicks...born May 7, 1988...full name is William Hugh Enicks V...majoring in engineering and plans on a military career.

Daniel Francis

Sophomore / Morganton, N.C. / Electrical Engineering

Daniel Francis

Daniel is a promising runner who spent his first season on the roster as a redshirt and is slated to begin his Golden Eagle career in 2009...a well-accomplished athlete in high school...also a solid performer in the classroom.

At TECH - (In 2009): After waiting a year, Daniel made his Golden Eagle debut in the 2009 season and competed in four races...opened the year by placing sixth on the team at the Sewanee Invitational in 29:54.13...showed improved times in every single meet...career-best time of 28:50.67 came on the OVC Championship.

(In 2008): Daniel redshirted his freshman season because of a stress fracture.

HIGH SCHOOL: Daniel is a June graduate of Freedom High School where he received a total of 10 letters in three sports. In addition to his four letters in cross country, he also claimed three in track & field and three in swimming.

PERSONAL: Daniel Francis is the son of Noel and Beth Francis of Morganton, N.C...birthday is July 17, 1990...plans to major in electrical engineering.

John Greene

Freshman / Friendsville, Tenn. / Engineering

John Greene

John is a runner with a competitive spirit who enters his freshman season at Tech...was a leading force for his team during high school action.

At Tech - (In 2009): John opened his Tech career by placing fifth on the team in 29:44.06 at the Sewanee Invitational...went on to run in five meets as a freshman and broke the 30-minute mark two more times... clocked in at 29:27.90 t the TTU Invitational and finished with a career-best 29:15.59 at the Evansville meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: John attended William Blount High School in Maryville, where he competed with the Wildcats for Coach Chris Frary...he lettered four times apiece in both cross country and track...twice named Most Valuable Runner and also named to the All-Region team in cross country...best 5K time is 16:52, 3,200m: 9:56, 1,600m: 4:31, 800m: 2:00, 400m: 55 seconds...also lettered one year in tennis.

PERSONAL: The son Mitch and Susan Greene...born April 20, 1991...full name is John Wesley Greene... majoring in engineering.

Nathan Livesay

Freshman / Oak Ridge, Tenn. / Chemical Engineering

Nathan Livesay

Nathan is a young runner with potential who begins his college career at Tech as a freshman...has the ability to compete and succeed.

At Tech - (In 2009): Nathan ran in four meets for the Golden Eagles in his rookie season...career-best time of 29:51.23 came at the Evansville Invitational...sliced more than three minutes off his time between the Furman and Evansville events.

HIGH SCHOOL: Nathan competed in his prep career at Oak Ridge High School...participated in cross country and the 800m under coach Alan Etheridge...because of his solid efforts, he was awarded the hardest worker award and also named team captain.

PERSONAL: The son of Doug and Melissa Livesey...full name is Nathan Douglas Livesey...majoring in chemical engineering.

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Palmer Maphet

Freshman / Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Mechanical Engineering

Palmer Maphet

Palmer is a freshman Golden Eagle runner from Mount Juliet...brings a strong ability to compete into his college career...also a stellar achiever in the classroom.

At Tech - (In 2009): Palmer spent a redshirt season in his first year on the roster.

HIGH SCHOOL: Palmer competed during his prep career at Mount Juliet High School...shattered a couple of school records while there, including clocking in at 4:39 in the 1600m and at 17:22 in the 5000m...achieved strong marks in academics, and was awarded for his efforts by being named to the Top Ten Percentile High Honors.

PERSONAL: Palmer is the son of Marvin Maphet...born on August 2, 1990...full name is Palmer Laine Maphet...enrolled in mechanical engineering.

Ethan McGroom

Sophomore /Oak Ridge, Tennessee / Web Design

Ethan McGroom

Ethan is a young runner with a world of potential...comes to the Golden Eagle squad from Oak Ridge, Tenn., after helping his high school to several state titles...looking to make an impact on the collegiate level at Tech...also played soccer in his prep career.

AT TECH - (In 2008): Ethan ran in all six meets that the Golden Eagle squad participated in during the cross country season...posted his best time at Evansville with a finish of 28:17.62.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ethan comes to the Golden Eagles after a May 2008 graduation from Oak Ridge High School where he lettered four times in cross country, three in track and once in soccer...was part of four regional championships and three TSSAA state titles.

PERSONAL: Ethan is the son of Stan and Sam McGroom...full name is Ethan Andrew McGroom...birthday is February 4, 1990...majoring in web design.

Jarrad Read

Senior /Knoxville, Tennessee / Secondary Education-English

Jarrad Read

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Jarrad has provided consistent efforts and constant improvement throughout this four years on the roster...a team leader, he was also elected president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for his senior season...wrapped up his senior season having competed in every Golden Eagle meet during the past four years.

AT TECH - (In 2009): One of six runners who competed in every meet in 2009, Jarrad showed consistent improvement every week of the season...moved from seventh on the team to third by the end of the year...his season-best time was 28:35.46 at the Evansville Invitational where he finished fourth on the team...was third on the squad at the OVC Championship with a time of 28:08.03.

(In 2008): Jarrad competed in all six meets the Golden Eagles participated in, and had strong showings in just about each event... best time was clocked in at Evansville where he finished with a time of 26:42.53, which stands as his career best, and also stands as the 17th best finish in Tech history...had a strong finish at the OVC Championships where he placed second on the squad...also finished with fourth-place showings at the Tennessee Tech Invitational, Furman and Evansville.

(In 2007): Jarrad had strong showings in the Furman and the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, where he placed fourth among his teammates in each

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles meet. He also placed strong in the Chattanooga Invitational where he came in fifth for the Golden Eagle squad.

(In 2006): Jarrad was one of the most improved runners on the roster in his rookie season, climbing to fourth toward the end of the schedule...ran in every meet...opened the year fifth on the team at Sewanee and Austin Peay, and placed sixth among his teammates at Vanderbilt...jumped to fourth on the squad for the TTU Invitational and Evansville Invitational...best time clocked in at 27:50.44 at Evansville to finish 44th overall.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jarrad comes to the Golden Eagles from South Doyle High School with inside knowledge of the TTU program, having been a standout distance runner under the direction of his prep coach, Donnie Madgett, a former Golden Eagle runner..Jarrad lettered four times in cross country and two times in track and field, and also earned two letters on the basketball and soccer teams...Jarrad holds his school record for 3,200 meters in track and placed third in the region while earning all-KIL honors.

PERSONAL: Jarrad is the son of Randy and Debbe Read...born September 27, 1987...full name is Jarrad Randolph Read...majoring in secondary education-English.

Ben Shassere

Junior / Oak Ridge, Tennessee / Chemical Engineering

Ben Shassere

Ben is a two-year veteran who will run among the team leaders in 2009...in his first season he showed the determination needed to compete on the Golden Eagle squad...he continued that throughout his sophomore season.

AT TECH - (In 2009): Ben missed the first meet of the season, then became a regular in Tech’s lineup for the next six events... moved steadily up the ladder on the team, finishing in fifth in the Vanderbilt meet and improving to fourth at the TTU Invitational, third at Furman and second on the squad at Evansville...season-best of 27:09.85 was at Evansville....has run in 17 of Tech’s 18 meets in his three years on the roster.

(In 2008): Ben was a strong competitor in all six meets he ran during the cross country season...his best time was at Evansville where he was clocked in at 26:32.63, which stands as his career record, and also is in the Tech record books as the 14th best time in school history...he came in first on the squad at Sewanee with a time of 27:41.25...also finished third at Evansville and at the Ohio Valley Championships.

(In 2007): Ben competed in all six races in his freshman year. His strongest showing was a fourth-place finish in the TTU Invitational. He also performed strongly in the Old Timers Classic and the OVC Championship races, where he came in fifth among his Golden Eagle teammates in both races. Ben competed in the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships, where he finished sixth among the Tech squad. His best time in his freshman year was clocked in the Old Timers Classic at 28:08.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ben was a four-year letter winner in both cross country and track & field at Oak Ridge High School...voted the team captain, he won the squad’s Most Improved Runner award...helped Oak Ridge post four regional championship and two TSSAA state championships.

PERSONAL: The son of Mike Shassere and Kathy Evans...born February 14, 1989 in Arlington, Texas...full name is Benjamin Allen Shassere...majoring in chemical engineering.

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Sam Taylor

Junior / Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee / Civil Engineering

Sam Taylor

Sam is a talented runner who completed his third season on the squad and led the team in six out of seven meets as a junior....has been a consistent performer through his first three seasons on the Golden Eagle squad...Sam is proving that he has the potential to climb further into the Tech record book...has run in every meet during his three-year career.

AT TECH - (In 2009): Sam continued to be a fixture in Tech’s lineup during the 2009 season, running in all seven meets and leading the team six times...season-best time of 26:49 came at the TTU Invitational, which ranks among the top 25 8K times in Tech history...also cracked the 27-minute mark in the opener at Sewanee with a time of 26:59.96.

(In 2008): Sam finished at or near the top of the pack on the Tech squad as he competed in all six meets...best time was at Evansville, where he was clocked in at 26:31.09, which stands as his career record, and as the 13th best finish in school history...he finished first on the team at Vanderbilt, the Tech Invitational, Furman and the Ohio Valley Championships... came in second on the squad at Evansville...also finished third at Sewanee.

(In 2007): Sam finished near the top of his teammates in nearly every race in his freshman year...finished in second place in the Sewanee Invitational, and came in third in five other competitions. His best time during his first year at Tech was a 27:36 showing at the OVC Championship race.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters on the cross country team at Soddy-Daisy High School under coach Kevin Holt and two on the track & field squad for coach Steve Henry...also won four letters in soccer...named all-region in cross country all four years and voted to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of the Preps in 2005 and 2006...named all-district in soccer.

PERSONAL: The son of Fred and Dottie Taylor...born Septemper 14, 1988 in Soddy-Daisy...full name is Samuel Adam Taylor...majoring in civil engineering.

Ben Thompson

Senior / Fort Worth, Texas / Health and Physical Education

Ben Thompson

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Ben capped off his fourth and final season with the Golden Eagle squad by competing in every meet in 2009.

AT TECH - (In 2009): Ben covered the route in all seven meets during his senior season... season-best time of 28:09.03 was marked at the Evansville Invitational.

(In 2008): Ben was a solid achiever through his junior season...his best time came with a team fifthplace showing at Evansville, where he was clocked in at 27:08.74, which stands as his career-best time... he came in second on the squad at both Vanderbilt and Furman...he finished with a third-place showing at the Tennessee Tech Invitational.

(In 2007): Ben’s best showings were at the Sewanee and Furman Invitationals, where he finished third of his teammates in both races...He also finished fourth in three other events (Chattanooga Invitational, Old Timers Classic, OVC Championships)...His best time was clocked in during the OVC Championship meet at 28:01.

(In 2006): Freshman season was marked by consistency as Ben ran in every race and finished third on the squad in the final five events...opened the year fourth on the team and 64th overall at the Sewanee Invitational in 29:29.40...improved his 8K time to under 28 minutes in the final two meets...ran a careerbest 27:11 to finish 30th overall at Evansville...clocked in a 27:58 for a 44th place showing at the OVC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ben lettered three times on each squad and served as captains for the cross country and the track team at Fossil Ridge High School...he also earned one letter on the soccer team as a goalkeeper ...as a distance runner, Ben was a two-time all-district selection and sectional qualifier...he was the district runner up in cross country in 2005 as a junior.

PERSONAL: Benjamin is the son of Quanah and Susan Thompson...born October 16, 1987...full name is Quanah Benjamin Thompson...majoring in health and physical education.

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Peter Woerner

Senior / Knoxville, Tennessee / Mathematics and Physics

Peter Woerner

One of five seniors on the cross cuntry roster in 2009, Peter provided leadership and ran in every race for the Golden Eagles...has proven to be a top-notch student-athlete...competed for three years at Tech after one year at American University in Washington, D.C...a veteran runner with excellent experience, both on the high school and collegiate levels.

AT TECH - (In 2009): Peter ran in all seven meets in 2009 and finished everywhere on the team from sixth to first...led the Golden Eagle effort at Evansville with a time of 27:00.53...had a time of 27:23 at the TTU Invitational and clocked a 27.31.16 at the OVC Championshios where he was second on the squad.

(In 2008): Peter was a consistent presence, and ran in all six meets that Tech competed in during his junior year of competition...his best time was clocked in at Evansville with a finish of 27:32, which stood as his career-best time at Tech...finished in third on the team at Vanderbilt...placed fourth at Sewanee and the Ohio Valley Championships.

(In 2007): Peter’s better performances came in the Sewanee and Furman Invitationals, where he placed sixth of his teammates in each meet...His best time came in the Old Timers Classic, where he was clocked in at 29:09.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for both the track & field and cross country teams at Farragut High School...earned all-region and all-state honors.

PERSONAL: The son of Doug and Anna Woerner...born September 4, 1987 in Bangor, Maine...working on a double major in mathematics and physics.

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20092006 Men’s Cross Country Results Men’s Cross Country Results Meet #1 September 5, 2009 at Sewanee, Tenn.

SEWANEE INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Mississippi State (24); 2) Emory (50); 3) Georgia State (113); 4) Rhodes College (136); 5) Centre College (145); 6) Tennessee Tech (148); 7) Austin Peay (172): 8) Sewanee (232); 9) Covenant Colelge (240); 10 North Alabama (267); 11 Maryville College (298) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 26:59.96 (11th place); 2) Chris Bishop 27:24.93 (19th place); 3) Joseph DeLorenzo 27:59.01 (30th place); 4) Peter Woerner 28:45.91 (44th place); 5) John Greene 29:44.06 (68th place); 6) Daniel Francis 29:54.13 (72nd place); 7) Jarrad Read 30:01.92 (73rd place); 8) Ben Thompson 30:34.91 (85th place); 9) Will Enicks 30:43.39 (88th place); 10) Steven Bretz 33:17.28 (111th place).

Meet #2 September 19, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn.

VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Lipscomb (72); 2) Morehead State (131); 3) Vanderbilt (145); 4) Georgia State (151); 5) Rhodes (154); 6) Tennessee Tech (158); 7) Jacksonville State (184); 8) Union (190); 10) Austin Peay (231); 10) Valparaiso (241); 11) UT Martin (266); 12) Sewanee (303); 13) Memphis (335); 14) Murray State (349); 15) Bethel (352); 16) Blue Mountain (394) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 27:10.25 (13th place); 2) Chris Bishop 27:35.58 (28th place); 3) Peter Woerner 28:07.42 (44th place); 4) Joseph DeLorenzo 28:07.77 (45th place); 5) Ben Shassere 28:28.65 (52nd place); 6) Jarrad Read 28:43.54 (68th place); 7) Daniel Francis 29:26.79 (93rd place); 8) John Greene 30:15.93 (116th place); 9) Will Enicks 30:27.79 (120th place); 10)Ben Thompson 31:11.07 (129th place); 11) Steven Bretz 31:15.79 (131st place); 12) Nathan Livesey 32:01.67 (144th place).

Meet #5 October 17, 2009 at Evansville, Ind. EVANSVILLE INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Marshall (66); 2) Eastern Illinois (70); 3) Southeast Missouri (76); 4) Evansville (81); 5) Tennessee Tech (82); 6) Austin Peay (168); 7) Lipscomb (188): 7) UT Martin (188); 9) Murray State (257).

TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Peter Woerner 27:00.53 (10th place); 2) Ben Shassere 27:09.85 (14th place); 3) Sam Taylor 27:14.33 (15th place); 4) Jarrad Read 27:22.85 (19th place); 5) Joe DeLorenzo 27:35.46 (24th place); 6) Ben Thompson 28:09.03 (42nd place); 7) Chris Bishop 28:16.99 (49th place); 8) Daniel Francis 29:00.19 (65th place); 9) John Greene 29:15.59 (73rd place); 10) Nathan Livesay 29:51.23 (83rd place); 11) William Enicks 30:59.93 (93rd place).

Meet #3 October 2, 2009 at Southern Hills Golf Course Tennessee Tech Cross Country Invitational TEAM STANDINGS 1) UT Chattanooga (26); 2) Tennessee Tech (53); 3) Jacksonville State (60); 4) Univ. North Alabama (98); 5) Murray State (117); 6) Tennessee State (162); TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 26:49.94 (6th place); 2) Peter Woerner 27:23.34 (11th place); 3) Chris Bishop 27:51.43 (12th place); 4) Ben Shassere 28:09.34 (13th place); 5) Jarrad Read 28:15.48 (15th place); 6) Joseph DeLorenzo 28:24.30 (17th place); 7) Ben Thompson 28:27.22 (18th place); 8) John Greene 29:27.90 (23rd place); 9) Nathan Livesey 30:51.63 (33rd place); 10) William Enicks 31:19.98 (34th place); 11) Steven Bretz 31:34.16 (35th place).

Meet #6 October 31, 2009 at Nashville, TN Ohio Valley Conference Championship TEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Kentucky (22); 2) Eastern Illinois (89); 3) Southeast Missouri (98); 4) Jacksonville State (122); 5) Tennessee Tech (130); 6) Morehead State (144); 7) U. T. Martin (161): 8) Austin Peay (211); 9) Murray State (236); 10) Tennessee State (300).

TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 27:17.61 (16th place); 2) Peter Woerner 27:31.16 (19th place); 3) Jarrad Read 28:08.03 (31st place); 4) Joseph DeLorenzo 28:31.84 (34th place); 5) Chris Bishop 28:33.48 (35th place); 6) Ben Shassere 28:35.39 (36th place); 7) Ben Thompson 28:48.82 (39th place); 8) Daniel Francis 28:50.67 (40th place).

Meet #4 October 10, 2009 at Greenville, S.C. FURMAN INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Marshall University (46); 2) Furman University (81); 3) Berry College (89); 4) Tennessee Tech (106); 5) Winthrop (115); 6) The Citadel (123); 7) Roanoke (246); 8) Benedict (262); 9) Montreat College (269); 10) Francis Marion University (278); 11) Brevard College (307); 12) Limestone (311); 13) Presbyterian College (324); 14) North Greenville (351); Claflin University (422) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 27:01.26 (6th place); 2) Chris Bishop 27:50.05 (16th place); 3) Ben Shassere 28:03.44 (23rd place); 4) Jarrad Read 28:21.71 (29th place); 5) Ben Thompson 28:55.99 (39th place); 6) Peter Woerner 28:56.43 (40th place); 7) Joe DeLorenzo 29:40.92 (60th place); 8) Steven Bretz 29:51.70 (62th place); 9) John Greene 30:21.49 (68th place); 10) William Enicks 30:41.55 (73rd place); 11) Nathan Livesay 32:52.45 (93rd place).

Meet #7 November 14, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. NCAA South Regionals TEAM STANDINGS 1) Alabama (45); 2) Florida State (80); 3) Auburn (110); 4) Georgia (125); 5) Florida (143); 6) Tennessee (178); 7) South Alabama (180); 8) Kennesaw State (283); 9) Mississippi State (298); 10) Belmont (303); 11) Georgia Tech (338); 12) Chattanooga (346); 13) East Tenn. St. (399); 14) Georgia State (418); 15) Troy (423); 16) Lipscomb (433); 17) Mississippi Valley State (500); 18) Ole Miss (504); 19) South Florida (509); 19) Jacksonville St. (509); 21) North Florida (517); 22) Vanderbilt (529); 23) Tennessee Tech (591); 24) Austin Peay (690); 25) Samford (694); 26) Miami (716).

TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Sam Taylor 33:45.99 (110th place); 2) Peter Woerner 34:09.37 (121st place); 3) Jarrad Read 34:14.33 (122nd place); 4) Joseph DeLorenzo 34:22.44 (129th place); 5) Ben Shassere 34:28.90 (133rd place); 6) Chris Bishop 35:17.99 (144th place); 7) Ben Thompson 35:50.85 (153rd place).

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2009 Men’s Individual Cross Country Times INDIVIDUAL PLACES / TIMES

Sewanee Vanderbilt TTU Invitational Furman Evansville OVC NCAA

Bishop 27:24.93 (2) 27:35.58 (2) 27:51.43 (3) 27:50.05 (2) 28:16.99 (7) 28:33.48 (5) 35:17.99 (6)

Bretz 33:17.28 31:15.79 31:34.16 (11) 29:51.70 (8) -- -- --

J. DeLorenzo 27:59.01 (3) 28:07.77 (4) 28:24.30 (6) 29:40.92 (7) 27:35.46 (5) 28:31.84 (4) 34:22.44 (4)

Enicks 30:43.39 30:27.79 31:19.98 (10) 30:41.55 (10) 30:59.93 (11) -- --

Francis 29”54.13 (6) 29:26.79 (7) -- -- 29:00.19 (8) 28:50.67 (8) --

Greene 29:44.06 (5) 30:15.93 29:27.90 (8) 30:21.49 (9) 29:15.59 (9) ---

Sewanee Vanderbilt TTU Invitational Furman Evansville OVC NCAA Regional

Livesey ---- 32:01.67 30:51.63 (9) 32:52.45 (11) 29:51.23 (10) -- --

Read 30:01.92 (7) 28:43.54 (6) 28:15.48 (5) 28:21.71 (4) 27:22.85 (4) 28:08.03 (3) 34:14.33 (3)

Shassere ---- 28:28.65 (5) 28:09.34 (4) 28:03.44 (3) 27:09.85 (2) 28:35.39 (6) 34:28.90 (5)

Taylor 26:59.96 (1) 27:10.25 (1) 26:49.94 (1) 27:01.26 (1) 27:14.33 (3) 27:17.61 (1) 33:45.99 (1)

Thompson 30:45.91 31:11.07 28:27.22 (7) 28:55.99 (5) 28:09.03 (6) 28:48.82 (7) 35:50.85 (7)

Woerner 28:45.91 (4) 28:07.42 (3) 27:23.34 (2) 28:56.43 (6) 27:00.53 (1) 27:31.16 (2) 34:09.37 (2)

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All-Time Superlatives / Honors CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVES MEN’S BESTS (Top times) Golden Eagles in the OVC Championships 1987 -tie-Fourth 1962 -Third 1988 -Fourth 1963 -Fifth 1989 -Seventh 1964 -Fourth 1990 -Fifth 1965 -Third 1991 -Sixth 1966 -Third 1967 -Second 1992 -Fifth 1993 -Fourth 1968 -Sixth 1994 -Fourth 1969 -Sixth 1995 -Fifth 1970 -Fifth 1996 -Seventh 1971 -Sixth 1997 - Sixth 1972 -Eighth 1973 -Seventh 1998 - Sixth 1974 -Seventh 1999 - Sixth 2000 - Fourth 1975 -Sixth 2001-Seventh 1976 -Sixth 2002 - Sixth 1977- Eighth 1978 -Seventh 2003 - Eighth 1979 -Seventh 2004 - Seventh 1980 -Seventh 2005 - Eighth 2006 - Eighth 1981 -Fifth 2007 - Eighth 1982 -Fifth 1983 -Seventh 2008 - Sixth 1984 -Seventh 2009 - Fifth 1985 -Eighth 1986 -Sixth

Best times at 8K/5.0 miles -- through the 2009 season

RUNNER TIME DATE 1............... Chris Kennedy.........................25:30................. Sept. 16, 2000 2............... Chris Kennedy.........................26:00......................Oct. 7, 2000 3............... Anthony Motta.......................26:01................. Sept. 16, 2000 4............... Anthony Motta.......................26:04......................Oct. 7, 2000 5............... Nathan Pugh...........................26:06....................Sept. 9, 1994 6............... Nathan Pugh...........................26:20.................... Oct. 28,1994 7. ............. Spencer Whittier....................26:21................. Sept. 17, 2005 8............... Mark Caldwell.........................26:24................... Oct. 30, 1993 ................. Nathan Pugh...........................26:24................. Sept. 23, 1995 ................. Joseph DeLorenzo.................26:24................... Oct. 18, 2008 11............. Nathan Pugh...........................26:27................. Sept. 16, 1995 ................. Nathan Pugh...........................26:27................. Sept. 30, 1995 13............. Sam Taylor................................26:31................... Oct. 18, 2008 14............. Ben Shassere...........................26:32................... Oct. 18, 2008 15............. Nathan Pugh...........................26:37......................Oct. 8, 1994 16............. Nathan Pugh...........................26:38................. Sept. 24, 1994 17............. Jarrad Read..............................26:42................... Oct. 18, 2008 18............. Ryan Smith...............................26:44................. Sept. 16, 2000 19............. Nathan Pugh...........................26:45................... Oct. 27, 1995 ................. Spencer Whittier....................26:45................... Oct. 14, 2006 ................. Spencer Whittier....................26:45................... Oct. 15, 2005 ................. Eric Crews.................................26:45................. Sept. 17, 2005 23............. Sam Taylor........................ 26:49............... Oct. 2, 2009 ................. Eric Crews.................................26:49................... Oct. 15, 2006 ................. Anthony Motta.......................26:49................. Sept. 23, 2000 ................. Chad Messmer........................26:49......................Oct. 7, 2000 26............. Chris Kennedy.........................26:51.....................Nov. 2, 2002 27............. Kevin Boucher.........................26:53......................Oct. 2, 1999

Golden Eagle Cross Country HONORS AND AWARDS Named All-OVC

1963 - Mike Wolfe 1964 - William Wells 1965 - Lee Byrd 1966 - Lee Byrd 1967 - Daniel Henley 1967 - Mark Shillito 1967 - Lee Byrd 1969 - Jim Pearson 1997 - Chad Messmer

Inducted into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame Rodney Moore (1996) John Wall (2000) Eddie Scott (2007) OVC Male Athlete of the Year Rodney Moore (1978) OVC Scholar Athletes 2001 Kevin Boucher 2002 Stephen Gordon

Ben Thompson Joseph DeLorenzo

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Cross Golden2009 EagleWomen’s Team Photo & Country Roster Roster 2009 Golden Eagle Cross Country Roster

Name Danielle Catlett Kathryn Forbes Traci Jones Sarah Kmet Courtney Koehl Mary Beth (Dyer) Norris Tiffany Palmer Jenna Philpot Amanda Simmons Morgan Taylor Emily Weinzetl

Year Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. So.

Hometown Dayton, Tenn.

Norris, Tenn.

Aiken, S.C. Cookeville, Tenn.

Crossville, Tenn.

Dayton, Tenn.

Cleveland, Tenn.

Manchester, Tenn.

Woodstock, Ga. Johnson City, Tenn.

San Antonio, Texas

Major Civil Engineering Early Childhood Education Pre-Vet Marketing Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Nursing Art Education Early Childhood Education Journalism

Amanda Simmons

The 2009 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team:

Front row, from left -- Assistant Coach Ashley Brady, Kathryn Forbes, Amanda Simmons, Tiffany Palmer, Traci Jones, Assistant Coach Catherine Baites.

Second row, from left -- Head coach Tony Cox, Courtney Koehl, Rebecca Forbes, Morgan Taylor.

Find out more....

Since many of the members of the cross country team also compete in track & field, runner profiles for cross country can be found on pages 18-27 along with the track & field profiles

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20092006 Women’s Cross Country Results Women’s Cross Country Results Meet #1 September 5, 2009 at Sewanee, Tenn.

SEWANEE INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Mississippi State (25); 2) Georgia State (68); 3) Emory (77); 4) Rhodes (86); 5) Tennessee Tech (161); 6) Centre College (171); 7) Austin Peay (202); 8) Univ. of the South (228); 9) North Alabama (258); 10) Covenant Col. (264); 11) Maryville Col. (321) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 20:00.82 (12th place); 2) Traci Jones 20:51.97 (33rd place); 3)Amanda Simmons 21:04.73 (36th place); 4) Morgan Taylor 21:10.42 (40th place); 5) Kathryn Forbes 22:14.26 (62nd place); 6) Courtney Koehl 24:37.93 (94th place) Meet #2 September 19, 2009 at Nashville, Tenn.

VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Vanderbilt (34); 2) Eastern Kentucky (43); 3) Murray State (102); 4) Georgia State (108); 5) Lipscomb (127); 6) Valpo (181); 7) Rhodes (218); 8) Morehead St. (222); 9) Union Univ. (322); 10) Tennessee Tech (330); 11) Memphis (342); 12) U.T. Martin (347); 13) Jacksonville St. (350); 14) Austin Peay (353); 15) Univ. of the South (364); 16) Brenau (454); 17) Blue Mountain (461); 18) Tennessee St. (535) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 19:59.78 (30th place); 2) Traci Jones 21:12.26 (62nd place); 3) Amanda Simmons 21:50.00 (82nd place); 4) Kathryn Forbes 22:08.00 (89th place); 5) Courtney Koehl 23:29.13 (116th place); 6) Sarah Kmet 24:07.49 (123rd place) Meet #3 October 2, 2009 at Southern Hills Golf Course Tennessee Tech Cross Country Invitational TEAM STANDINGS 1) UT Chattanooga (28); 2) Murray State (35); 3) Jacksonville State (74); 4) Tennessee Tech (85); 5) North Alabama (141); 6) Tennessee State (167); 7)Alabama A&M (173) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 19:57.01 (7th place); 2) Traci Jones 20:43.52 (12th place); 3) Amanda Simmons 21:09.52 (17th place); 4) Kathryn Forbes 22:21.54 (23rd place); 5) Sarah Kmet 23:47.57 (28th place); 6) Courtney Koehl 23:54.61 (31st place); 7) Jenna Philpott 25:05.95 (39th place); 8) Emily Weinzetl 25:47.49 (41st place); 9) Danielle Catlett 26:30.76 (45th place); 10) Hannah Henry 28:44.96 (49th place); 11) Mary Beth Norris 30:05.94 (50th place)

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Meet #4 October 10, 2009 at Greenville, S.C. FURMAN INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Furman University (35); 2) UAB (41); 3) Winthrop (78); 4) Berry College (107); 5) Marshall University (148); 6) Roanoke (188); 7) Tennessee Tech (191); 8) The Citadel (203); 9) Limestone (248); 10) Montreat College (290); 11) Presbyterian College (300); 12) Salem College (345); 13) North Greenville (363); 14) Francis Marion University ( 397); 15) Piedmont (456); 16) Claflin University (468) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 20:02.35 (16th place); 2) Traci Jones 20:50.97 (33rd place); 3) Amanda Simmons 21:17.92 (41st place); 4) Kathryn Forbes 22:08.84 (53rd place); 5) Courtney Koehl 23:03.64 (68th place); 6) Mary Beth Norris 28:31.39 (110th place); 7) Hannah Henry 29:37.24 (113th place) Meet #5 October 17, 2009 at Evansville, Ind. EVANSVILLE INVITATIONAL TEAM STANDINGS 1) Murray State (47); 2) Eastern Illinois (56); 3) Belmont (65); 4) Southeast Missouri (76); 5) Evansville (119); 6) Marshall (176); 7) UT Martin (193), 8) Tennessee Tech (197); 9) Austin Peay (240) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 19:27.14 (8th place); 2) Traci Jones 21:24.00 (50th place); 3) Kathryn Forbes 22:01.78 (57th place); 4) Amanda Simmons 22:17.74 (62nd place); 5) Courtney Koehl 22:38.08 (67th place); 6) Mary Beth Norris 26:39.10 (77th place) Meet #6 October 31, 2009 at Nashville, TN Ohio Valley Conference Championship TEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Kentucky (32); 2) Murray State (63); 3) Eastern Illinois (65); 4) Southeast Missouri (104); 5) Jacksonville State (145); 6) Morehead State (166); 7) UT Martin (187), 7) Tennessee Tech (187); 9) Austin Peay (239); 10) Tennessee State (304) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Tiffany Palmer 20:22.61 (7th place); 2) Traci Jones 21:47.36 (36th place); 3) Amanda Simmons 22:21.56 (43rd place); 4) Kathryn Forbes 23:04.52 (51st place); 5) Courtney Koehl 24:04.74 (60th place); 6) Sarah Kmet 26:05.19 (65th place); 7) Mary Beth Norris 28:18.78 (71st place)

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2009 Women’s Individual Cross Country Times INDIVIDUAL PLACES / TIMES

Sewanee Vanderbilt TTU Inv. Furman Evansville OVC

Forbes 22:4.26 (5) 22:08.00 (4) 22:21.54 (4) 22:08.84 (4) 22:01.78 (3) 23:04.52 (4)

Jones 20:51.97 (2) 21:12.26 (2) 20:43.52 (2) 20:50.97 (2) 21:24.00 (2) 21:47.36 (2)

Kmet --- 24:07.49 (6) 23:47.57(5) -- -- 26:05.19 (6)

Koehl 24:37.93 23:29.13 (5) 23:54.61(6) 23:03.64 (5) 22:38.08 (5) 24:04.74 (5)

Norris -- -- 30:05.94 (11) 28:31.39 (6) 26:39.10 (6) 28:10.78 (7)

Palmer 20:00.82 (1 19:59.78 (1) 19.57.01(1) 20:02.35 (1) 19:27.14 (1) 20:22.61 (1)

Sewanee Vanderbilt TTU Inv. Furman Evansville OVC

Simmons 21:04.73 (3) 21:50.00 (3) 21:09.52 (3) 21:17.92 (3) 22:17.74 (4) 22:21.56 (3)

Catlett -- -- 26:30.76 (9) -- -- --

Henry -- -- 28:44.96 (10) 29:37.24 (7) -- --

Philpott -- -- 25:05.95 (7) -- -- --

Taylor 21:10.42 (4) -- -- -- -- --

Weinzetl --25:47.49 (8) ----

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All-Time Superlatives / Honors CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVES Golden Eagles in the OVC Championships 1985 -Eighth 1986 -Seventh 1987 -Eighth 1988 -Seventh 1989 -Fifth 1990 -Seventh 1991 -Seventh 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

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WOMEN’S BESTS (Top times)

Best times at 5K/3.1 miles -- through the 2009 season

RUNNER TIME DATE 1.................Stephanie Place......................17:34..................... Oct. 18, 2008 2.................Stephanie Place......................17:42................... Sept. 15, 2007 3.................Stephanie Place......................17:50..................... Oct. 13, 2007 4.................Stephanie Place......................17:51........................Oct. 5, 2007 5.................Stephanie Place......................17:55......................Sept. 6, 2008 6.................Stephanie Place......................18:00........................Oct. 4, 2008 7.................Stephanie Place......................18:03................... Sept. 20, 2008 8.................Stephanie Place......................18:14..................... Oct. 11, 2008 9.................Stephanie Place......................18:16....................... Nov. 1, 2008 10...............Stephanie Place......................18:21..................... Oct. 27, 2007 11...............Stephanie Place......................18:35......................Sept. 1, 2007 12...............Keri Coulthard.........................18:36................... Sept. 15, 2007 13...............Michelle Kline .........................18:37..................... Oct. 28, 2000 14...............Keri Light...................................18:38..................... Oct. 18, 2008 15...............Stephanie Place......................18:40..................... Oct. 14, 2006 16...............Lucy Hale...................................18:45..................... Oct. 27, 2001 17...............Michelle Kline..........................18:48........................Oct. 7, 2000 18...............Stephanie Place......................18:49..................... Oct. 28, 2006 ...................Keri Coulthard.........................18:49..................... Oct. 27, 2007 20...............Lucy Hale...................................18:50................... Sept. 29, 2001 21...............Michelle Kline..........................18:58..................... Oct. 27, 2001 22...............Emily Chaney...........................18:59................... Sept. 16, 2000 23...............Michelle Kline..........................19:00................... Sept. 16, 2000 24...............Emily Chaney...........................19:05........................Oct. 7, 2000 ...................Michelle Kline..........................19:05................... Sept. 29, 2001 26...............Keri Light...................................19:08........................Oct. 4, 2008 27...............Keri Light...................................19:09................... Sept. 20, 2008 28...............Alathea Thompson................19:09................... Sept. 18, 2004 29.............. Stephanie Place.......................19:12......................Sept. 2, 2006 .................. Tiffany Palmer..........................19:12..................... Oct. 18, 2008

HONORS AND AWARDS Named 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 Fairley (2009) OVC Female Athlete of the Year Diane Seng (1998) Stephanie Place (2008) OVC Scholar Athletes Golden Eagles 1992 - Julie Jones 1995 - Merrie R. Caldwell 1996 - Dena Adams 2003 - Stephanie Ward

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Top OVC Finishers/Acacdemic Honors Top Finishes (Women) OVC Cross Country Championships

1st..........Stephanie Place...................2008.........+18:16.70 3rd.........Stephanie Place...................2007.........+18:21.04 5th.........Stephanie Place...................2006........+ 18:49.00 7th.........Tiffany Palmer . ...................2009........+ 20:22.61 7th.........Lucy Hale...............................2001........+ 18:45.50 7th.........Merrie Robin Caldwell......1995........+ 19:38.10 9th.........Dena Adams.........................1995........+ 19:42.20 9th.........Keri (Coulthard) Light........2007.........+18:49.81 12th......Keri (Coulthard) Light........2008........+ 19:24.80

Stephanie Place earned all-OVC finishes in three consecutive years

* 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)

Top Finishes (Men) OVC Cross Country Championships

2nd........Lee Byrd..................................1966............. * 21:24 3rd . ......Daniel Henley.......................1967..............* 19:50 3rd.........Robert Norris.........................1962..............* 21:46 4th.........Mark Shilito............................1967..............* 20:32 5th.........William Wells.........................1964..............* 21:07 5th.........Jim Pearson...........................1970............% 30:03 6th.........Lee Byrd..................................1965..............* 21:40 6th.........Mark Webb.............................1982............. $ 32:20 6th.........Nathan Pugh.........................1995............. # 26:45 8th.........Mark Caldwell.......................1993............. # 26:24 8th.........Lee Byrd..................................1967..............* 20:48 9th.........Dean Rector...........................1962..............* 22:43 10th......Nathan Pugh.........................1994............. # 26:20 10th......Mike Wolfe.............................1963..............* 22:03 10th......Jim Pearson...........................1969..............* 21:16

PRESIDENT’S AWARDS WINNERS

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 grade-point average or higher for the semester. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of semesters each athlete has placed on the Honor Roll through 2009 Fall semester: MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Chad Messmer (3) Jason Michalek (1) Andy Milligan (1) Steven Anderson (4) Bryan Mittlestat (1) James Mittlestat (1) Justin Birdwell (2) Christopher Bishop (1) Anthony Motta (4) Bob Newby (1) Andrew Bock (1) Steve Parham (3) Kevin Boucher (7) Mark Brzuchalski (4) Chris Perry (2) Brian Pickett (2) Ben Byard (3) Jarrad Read (2) Mark Caldwell (1) Ben Shassere (3) Bryan Chambers (1) Colin Smith (6) Brandon Collins (1) Andrew Coombe (2) Ryan Smith (1) Grant Stark (1) Ramsey Coutta (3) Tommy Stevens (3) Eric Crews (8) Sam Taylor (1) Joe Czarneski (1) Ben Thompson (5) Chris Dake (1) Scott Turner (1) Michael Davis (1) Spencer Whittier (5) Shane Davis (2) Drew DeLorenzo (1) Kenneth Winter (2) Joseph DeLorenzo (4) Andrew Wisniewski (3) Peter Woerner (4) Rodney Dutro (1) William Enicks (5) WOMEN’S Daniel Flatt (1) Daniel Francis (2) CROSS COUNTRY/ John Gordon (10) TRACK & FIELD Stephen Gordon (8) John Greene (1) Dena Adams (6) Andy Holbrook (7) Jenny Adams (5) Kevin Jacobs (5) Lauren Addie (1) James Johnson (1) Laura Aitkin (1) Nathan Johnson (1) Amy Ashe (4) Joseph Justice (1) Catherine Baites (8) Bryan Kaylor (1) Megan Banks (3) Brian Kennedy (1) Charridy Barnhart (1) Chris Kennedy (8) Nichole Barnhart (5) Sam Linhoss (7) Michele Bentley (1) Nathan Livesay (1) Christina Bock (2) Bill Longhurst (1) Ashley Bolden (3) Michael Lyda (1) Madison Borden (1) Joseph Mabry (1) Ashley Brady (4) Donnie Madgett (1) Kelley Brennan (2) Bill Martin (1) Buffy Bright (1)

Courtney Brint (2) Cindy Broome (6) Victoria Brown (2) Karen Burchfield (2) Merrie Caldwell (8) Amy Campbell (3) Gwen Cannon (7) Amy Carmon (1) Leayn Carter (4) Rhonda Carter (2) Katie Carmichael (6) Kelly Carmichael (6) Danielle Catlett (4) Emily Chaney (1) Anna Connell (2) Kristen Cook (2) Christy Cotton (6) Tammy Cottrell (1) Teresa Cowan (1) Amy Crosier (1) Mary Jo Crowell (1) Kristen Deardorff (3) Amy Dickinson (5) Leslie Dunford (1) Ifey Eguzo (4) Ashley Evans (7) Jessica Ezika (1) Beth Filipek (1) Karen Fiscor (1) Kathryn Forbes (1) Rachel Forbes (7) Rebecca Forbes (3) Farrah Franklin (1) Vicki Froning (1) Deidra Garrett (4) Emily Gately (1) Joana Gerold (1) Susan Griego (2) Jessica Haire (4) Lucy Hale (4) Amy Hall (2) Karen Hall (1) Molly Hammonds (2) Heather Hargis (1) Ariane Harper (1)

Jayne Heatherly (1) Brooke Holman (7) Rachel Hooks (7) Mindy Hoskins (3) Addie House (2) Elizabeth House (1) Amy Howard (3) Tera Hughes (2) Brelinda Johnson (5) Teri Johnson (1) Aseelah Jones (2) Julie Jones (5) Laura Jones (2) Traci Jones (3) Christina Judon (2) Kristi King (4) Michelle Kline (11) Sarah Kmet (4) Courtney Koehl (1) Amanda Lane (5) Kimbel Lea (2) Keri Light (8) Katherine Lynn (5) Meagan Lyons (1) Megan Mackie (2) Jennifer Mallory (2) Dana Mason (1) Allison Mayhew (1) Ashley Mayhew (5) Courtney Mayo (2) Molly McCarthy (1) Candace McClain (3) Melanie Mickle (5) Rebecca Mitchell (1) Sheila Mitchell (4) Monique Moffett (4) Juanita Navarro (1) Julie Overbay (1) Tiffany Palmer (7) Jamie Papi (1) Emily Parker (3) Rachel Perry (3) Morgan Phillips (1) Jenna Philpott (3) Stephanie Place (9)

Becky Plaine (1) Misty Porter (1) Allison Price (1) Kelly Raine (2) Johanna Remsing (1) Sarah Rich (2) Lenita Rime (1) 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 (4) Sarah Smith (2) Jennifer Souder (3) Ashley Southern (3) Casey Stinson (3) Christina Stolaas (2) Jessica Studer (2) Karena Swisher (2) Morgan Taylor (1) Katie-Lynn Templeton (5) Alathea Thompson (4) Meggan Toohey (6) Angela Towne (7) Stephanie Ward (9) Richelle Wardell (4) Lauren Watson (7) Leah Watson (7) Amanda Weaver (5) Emily Weinzetl (1) Haley Wennerstrom (1) Ginger Wilkey (9) Lee Williams (2) Melissa Williams (2) Missy Williams (2) Lacy Yslas (1) Jennifer Zaffarano (8)

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 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 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

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles 2010 Golden Eagle Women’s Track & Field Team Photo

The 2010 Golden Eagle Track & Field Team:

Front row, from left -- Ashley Evans, Rachel Forbes, Leayn Carter, Katherin Lynn, Sarah Kmet, Amanda Simmons, Tiffany Palmer, Allison Price, Meagan Lyons, Stephanie Place.

Middle Row, from left -- Assistant Coach Ashley Brady, Danielle Catlett, XXXXXXX, Sarah Smith, Rebecca Forbes, Ashley Mayhew, Emily Weinzetl, Ifey Eguzo, Jenna Philpott, Traci Jones, Student Assistant Coach Catherine Baites.

Third row, from left -- Head Coach Tony Cox, Haley Wennersttrom, Morgan Taylor, Kathryn Forbes, Madison Borden, Courtney Koehl, XXXXX. Katie Lowery and XXXXXXX.

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2010 Women’s Track & Field Roster 2010 Golden Eagle Track & Field Roster

Name............................... Year ..... Hometown ..............................Major ......................................................................... Events Madison Borden................... Fr..............Louisville, Tenn................................Early Childhood Education.................................................... Throws Leayn Carter........................... Jr...............Dayton, Tenn....................................Nursing............................................................................... LJ, TJ, Relays Danielle Catlett...................... Jr...............Dayton, Tenn....................................Civil Engineering........................................................Hurdles, Relays Ifeyinwa Eguzo...................... Jr...............Austin, Tex.........................................Accounting.......................................................... 100m,200m, Relays Ashley Evans........................... Sr..............Jackson, Tenn...................................Exercise Science.........................................................................5,000m Kathryn Forbes...................... Fr..............Norris, Tenn.......................................Early Childhood Education....................................... 800m, 1500m Rachel Forbes......................... Sr..............Norris, Tenn.......................................Exercise Science.................................................. Pole Vault, Hurdles Rebecca Forbes..................... So.............Norris, Tenn.......................................Mechanical Engineering........................................... Discus, Javelin Traci Jones............................... So.............Aiken, S.C...........................................Pre-Vet............................................................................. 800m, 1,500m Krysten Joshen...................... Fr..............Chattanooga, Tenn........................Early Childhood Education................................ Sprints, Relays, TJ Sarah Kmet............................. Sr..............Cookeville, Tenn..............................Marketing................................................................... HJ, TJ, LJ, Relays Courtney Koehl..................... Fr..............Crossville, Tenn................................Early Childhood Education.....................................1500m, 5000m Katherine Lowery................. Fr..............Andersonville, Tenn.......................Early Childhood Education...............................................Pole vault Katherine Lynn...................... Sr..............Cookeville, Tenn..............................Business................................................................................... HJ, Relays Meagan Lyons....................... GR............Greeneville, Tenn............................Early Childhood Education............................................ Hurdles, HJ Ashley Mayhew..................... Jr...............Athens, Tenn.....................................Psychology.................................................................................. Throws Mary Beth Norris................... So. . .........Dayton, Tenn....................................Early Childhood Education...................................1,500m, 5,000m Tiffany Palmer........................ Sr..............Cleveland, Tenn...............................Elementary Education......................................... 5,000m, 10,000m Justine Phillips....................... Fr..............Lake City, Tenn.................................Early Childhood Education...................................... Sprints, Relays Jenna Philpott....................... So.............Manchester, Tenn...........................Nursing............................................................................... LJ, TJ, Relays Stephanie Place..................... GR............Bristol, Tenn......................................Nursing..................................................................... 5,000m, 10,000m Allison Price............................ GR............Atlanta, Ga........................................Marketing...................................................................... Sprints, Relays Amanda Simmons................ Sr..............Woodstock, Ga................................Education....................................................................... 800m, 1,500m Sarah Smith............................ Jr..............Gallatin, Tenn...................................Special Education................................................HJ, Hurdles, Relays Morgan Taylor........................ Fr..............Johnson City, Tenn.........................Early Childhood Education.....................................1500m, 5000m Emily Weinzetl....................... So.............San Antonio, Texas.........................Journalism.......................................................... 200m, 400m, Relays Haley Wennersttrom........... Fr..............Chattaonooga, Tenn......................Journalism................................................................................... Throws Lacy Yslas................................. Fr..............Sparta, Tenn......................................Journalism................................................................................... Throws

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Madison Borden

Freshman / Louisville, Tenn. / Early Childhood Education

Madison Borden

Madison is a Golden Eagle freshman who comes to Tech from William Blount High School...a solid discus and javelin athlete in pre-college competition...also was a varsity cheerleader.

HIGH SCHOOL: Madison competed in the shot put, discus and javelin at William Blount High School...was Blount County Shot & Discus Champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008...State Medalist in Discus in 2006 & 2007, and received sixth place in 2008...won WBHS Most Valuable Field honors in 2008...competed in the 2008 AAU semi-regional, without practice, and placed fourth to go on to the AAU Jr. Olympics...also a four-year varsity cheerleader and was captain in the 2008-09 year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Susan Borden...full name is Madison Augusta Borden...born on April 16, 1991...major is early childhood education.

Leayn Carter

Junior / Dayton, Tennessee / Nursing

Leayn Carter

Now in her third season on the Golden Eagle roster, Leayn will compete in the long and triple jumps, as well as running in the relays...she had a strong first season at Tech in 2007-08...continued to show steady improvements during the 2008-09 season...a four-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection...a versatile athlete who lettered in three sports during her high school career at Rhea County...was a high school teammate of fellow Golden Eagle sophomore Danielle Catlett.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Leayn competed in the long jump, triple jump and 400m dash during the spring indoor track season...best distance in the long jump was 15’ 4.75” at Sewanee...achieved a personal careerbest distance of 34’ 10.25” in the triple jump at the OVC Indoor Championships...also achieved a best time in the 400m dash at the OVC Championships of 1:03.76....a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Indoor meet that reached a time of 4:14.92...participated in the same three events during the outdoor season...cleared 16’ 11.25” in the long jump at Murray State, which set the team’s season-best mark...also set a team season-best mark in the triple jump with a distance of 35’ 9.5” at Winthrop...achieved her best seasonal time in the 400m dash at the OVC Championships with a time of 1:01.63...was a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Championships that set the fourth-best mark in school history for that event with a time of 4:03.59...others on that relay were Jenna Philpott, Danielle Catlett and Emily Weinzetl.

(In 2007-08): Leayn competed in four indoor events during her freshman track season (60m hurdles, 400m hurdles, the long jump, and the triple jump)...she also competed in the outdoor 400m event...she had Tech’s best time in that event in the OVC Championships, with a 1:01 performance...she set the thirdbest time on the squad for the season in the 60m competition at the ETSU Invitational, where she came in with an 8.72 performance...in the 400m event, she set the best time on the team when she clocked in a 61.61 performance at the OVC Championships...Leayn also set the season’s best distances in the jumps category...she went 15 feet, 11 inches in the TSU Invitational for the long jump, and 33 feet, 9.5 inches for the triple jump at Sewanee...she participated in the 4X400 relay event at the OVC Championships, where her team finished with a time of 4:08.25, which stands in the record books as the fifth-best time in Tech history for the event.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport letter winner at Rhea County High School...standout on the track & field team for coach Stefan Holder, competing in the 400m, triple jump and long jump...helped her team win the 4x400 regional championship as a senior...named all-district and qualified for the TSSAA state meet, where the relay foursome finished 13th..also lettered on the volleyball and wrestling teams.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Robert and Debbie Carter...full name is Leayn Noel Carter...birthdate is January 1, 1989...enrolled in nursing.

Danielle Catlett

Junior / Dayton, Tennessee / Civil Engineering

Danielle is a talented athlete and is competing in hurdles and relays for the Golden Eagles in her third season on the roster following a successful prep career at Rhea County High School...earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times in recognition of her academic efforts...was a high school teammate of fellow Golden Eagle sophomore Leayn Carter...outstanding student and versatile athlete...also played soccer in high school.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Danielle competed in the TTU Invitational during the cross country season, achieving a time of 26:30.76.

(In 2008-09): Danielle competed in the 55m hurdles, and the 55m and 400m dash events during the Danielle Catlett

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles spring indoor track season...best time in the 55m hurdles was when she clocked in a 10.08 at the Sewanee Invitational, a personal career best...also posted a time of 8.03 in the 55m dash at Sewanee, which stands as another personal best mark...in the 400m dash, she achieved another personal career-best time of 1:05.55 at the OVC Indoor Championships....a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Indoor meet that reached a time of 4:14.92...also competed in three outdoor season events - the 200m and 400m dash competitions and the 400m hurdles...posted a career-best time of 27.88 in the 200m dash at Winthrop...in the 400m dash, she accomplished another career-best mark of 1:01.98 at Murray State...in the 400m hurdles event, she nearly achieved a career-best time at the OVC meet, where her 1:10.97 mark was just two-tenths of a second shy of her career-best time in the event...was a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Championships that set the fourth-best mark in school history for that event with a time of 4:03.59...other participants on that relay were Jenna Philpott, Emily Weinzetl and Leayn Carter.

(In 2007-08): In her first year on the Tech squad, Danielle competed in two indoor events, the 60m and 200m runs...in the 60m competition, she finished with an 8.78 performance in the ETSU Invitationals...she placed the second-best time in the 200m with a 29.57 finish, also at ETSU...she also participated in two outdoor events, the 100m run and the 400m hurdles...she registered a 13.61 time in the 100m competition at the Purdue Invitational...in the 400m hurdles, she placed the best time on the squad for 2008 with a 1:10.77 finish at the OVC Championships...she participated in the 4X400 relay event at the OVC Championships, where her team finished with a time of 4:08.25, which stands in the record books as the fifth-best time in Tech history for the event.

HIGH SCHOOL: Danielle was the captain of the hurdles teams at Rhea County for coach Stefan Holder...ran the 100m and 300m hudles and also competed in the relays...helped the 4x400 relay team finish 13th in the TSSAA state meet...also a top-notch soccer player...lettered two years on the soccer team and was named MVP both year, along with Best Offensive Player and Best Defensive Player.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Rodney Catlett and Christine Cotter...full name is Danielle Rae Catlett...born April 10, 1989 in Oak Ridge...enrolled in civil engineering.

Ifey Eguzo

Junior / Austin, Texas/ Accounting

Ifeyinwa Eguzo

A talented athlete, Ifey is now in her junior season for the Golden Eagle squad...a four-time selection for the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll...a strong competitor in track in high school and also played soccer...a standout in the classroom.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Ifey ran in the 55m, 60m and 200m dashes during the indoor meets...posted a time of 7.88 in the 55m event at Sewanee, which is the team’s best mark of the season...best time in the 60m dash was 8.29 at the OVC Indoor Championships, which is another team indoor seasonal best...ran in the 200m dash in all three indoor meets and posted a best time of 27.23 at the OVC Indoor Championships... competed in four of the squad’s five outdoor meets, participating in the 100m and 200m dashes...best time in the 100m was set at the OVC Championships, where her 12.8 stands as the third-best performance in Tech history in that event...clocked in a best 200m time at Austin Peay, with a final of 26.78...helped the 4x100 relay team to a school record-setting time of 48.90 at the Murray State meet along with teammates Meagan Lyons, Allison Price and Emily Weinzetl.

(2007-08): In Ifey’s freshman year, she participated in four events and in all eight meets during the spring track season...during the indoor part of the season, she competed in the 55m, 60m and the 200m dashes... she set Tech’s best times of the season in each event...time in the 55m was 7.60 in the OVC Indoor Championships...set a time of 8.30 in the 60m at ETSU...also finished with a 26.82 time in the 200m at Sewanee... competed in the 100m and 200m dashes during the outdoor part of the season...set the team’s best marks of the season in both events...posted a time of 12.84 in the 100m at TSU...her time of 26.98 in the 200m at Purdue was not only the best Tech time of the season, but also the fifth-best mark in the event in Tech history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ifey competed in her prep career at Leander High School in Leander, Texas...she participated on the track team for three seasons...was named co-captain of the team in her junior year...in senior year, tapped as a captain of the squad...also played varsity soccer in her freshman year...devoted to succeeding in her studies...was a honor roll student and graduated with the top 15 percent of her senior class.

PERSONAL: Ifey is the daughter of Celestine and Frances Eguzo...born on May 16, 1989...full name Ifeyinwa Eguzo...majoring in accounting.

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Ashley Evans

Senior / Jackson, Tennessee / Exercise Science

Ashley Evans

Ashley is an experienced distance runner who provides depth to the Golden Eagle cross country team and competes in the distance events during the track & field season...has shown the potential to become a standout at 5,000 meters...a solid performer in the classroom...named seven semesters on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her academic achievements.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Ashley competed in all seven events during the fall cross country season...best time of the season was at Evansville with a finish of 19:43.91...competed in three events during the spring indoor track season - the mile run, and the 3,000m and 5,000m runs... personal career-best marks were reached in all three...achieved a time of 5:56.07 in the mile run at TSU...in the 3,000m run, set a best time of 11:17.32 at the OVC Indoor meet...accomplished a mark of 19:07.26 in the 5,000m run at the OVC Indoor meet...ran in the 3,000m and 5,000m runs, the 3,000m Steeplechase and the 10,000m run during the outdoor season...posted a best time in the 3,000m run of 11:41.29 at TSU...in the 5,000m run, achieved a season-best time of 19:21.70 at Winthrop...set a career-best mark in the steeplechase at Austin Peay with a 12:41.79 time...clocked in a time of 42:04 in the 10,000m at the OVC Outdoor meet.

(2007-08): Ran in all seven meets during her junior season of cross country...finished third or fourth on the squad in every event...season’s best time was a 20:02 showing at the Old-Timer’s Meet at Western Kentucky... finished third on the team in 20:21.11 at the OVC Championships...ran in the mile run, the 3,000m, and the 5,000m events during the spring indoor season...placed the squad’s second-best time of the season in the 5,000m event with 19:38.93 finish in the OVC Championships...her best time in the mile run came at Sewanee with a 6:15.91 finish...finished with a personal season-best time of 11:24.38 in the 3,000m at the OVC Championships...participated in four meets during the outdoor season...her season-best time in 3,000m was 11:40.46 at the TSU Invitational...had the squad’s second-best seasonal times in the 5,000m and the 10,000m at the OVC Championships with finishes of 19:23.97 and 40:04.38 respectively...also had the team’s second-best finish of the season in the Steeplechase with a time of 13:03.40 at TSU. (2006-07): A regular in the Tech cross country lineup, running in all seven meets and placed in the team’s top five finishers five times, including two events where she was third on the squad...had a 21:38 at Vanderbilt to place third on the team, then eclipsed that with a 21:35 performance at the OVC Championships to place fourth on the team and 57th overall...sat out the entire 2007 track & field season due to injury.

(2005-06): Ran fourth on the team in nearly every cross country meet until the final event, when she raced to the front and was Tech’s top finisher at the OVC Championships...ran a career-best 19:42.58 to place 35th overall...saw limited action during the 2006 indoor season, running the 800m at the Sewanee Invitational and the mile at the OVC Championships...competed in four meets during outdoor schedule...had best times of 5:22.54 at 1,500m and 11:33.05 at 3,000m at the TSU Invitational...ran a season-best 19:15.21 at Vanderbilt...posted the team’s best time of 39:02.95 at 10,000m at OVC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in both cross country and track & field at University School at Jackson, and also lettered on the tennis team...named the MVP of the cross country team all four seasons, and twice received the track team?s MVP award...Ashley was crowned the all-West champion and the regional champion twice each in cross country...finished in the Top 12 every year at the TSSAA state meet, including twice placing in the Top 5...on the tennis court she was state runnerup twice.

PERSONAL: The daughter of David and Lisa Evans...born August 18, 1986 in Jackson...full name is Ashley Elizabeth Evans...majoring in exercise science.

Kathryn Forbes

Freshman / Norris, Tennessee / Nursing

Kathryn Forbes

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Kathryn is in her freshman year on the Tech squad...a talented athlete with a competitive spirit...competes in the fall cross country season, and also scheduled to compete during the spring track season...selected as a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her academic efforts.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Kathryn competed in all six meets for the Golden Eagles in her freshman campaign, and proved to be a consistent runner...best time was at the Evansville meet, where her time of 22:01.78 was enough to achieve a third-best showing for the squad...also placed fourth at the Vanderbilt, TTU, Furman and OVC meets.

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles HIGH SCHOOL: Kathryn joins the Golden Eagle team from Knoxville Catholic High School where she competed in cross country and ran in the 800m and 1,500m events on the track team under coach Shawn O’Neil...best time in the 800m was clocked in at 2:30.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Steve and Martha Forbes...birthday is June 16, 1991...full name is Kathryn R Forbes...majoring in nursing...is the sister of fellow Golden Eagle teammates Rachel and Rebecca Forbes.

Rachel Forbes

Senior / Norris, Tennessee / Exercise Science

Rachel Forbes

Rachel made her mark early as she set back-to-back school records in the pole vault as a freshman and sophomore...she now heads into her senior season on the Golden Eagle roster with the ability and work ethic to lead the Tech squad to an outstanding 2009-10 season...competes in the pole vault, dashes and hurdles...a seven-time selection for the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her for strong performance in the classroom...an all-state performer in the pole vault during her prep career...consistently shows the skills to impact the Tech program and the Ohio Valley Conference.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Rachel competed in five events during the spring indoor season...she competed in the 55m and 60m hurdles, the 55m and 60m dashes and the pole vault...in the 55m hurdles, posted the squad’s best time at Sewanee with a performance of 10.05...in the 60m hurdles, clocked in a time of 10.74 at TSU, another seasonal-best time for the Golden Eagle team...achieved a career-best time of 8.37 in the 55m dash at Sewanee...clocked in a 60m dash time of 8.97 at TSU...achieved a distance in the pole vault at 8-feet, 1/4 inch at Sewanee...also competed in the pole vault and javelin throw in the outdoor season...accomplished a best distance in the pole vault at 8-feet, six-inches at Murray State...achieved the 2009 squad’s best distance in the javelin at Austin Peay with a 112-feet, 10-inches mark, which also stands as a personal career-best.

(2007-08): Rachel ran in the 60m and 200m dashes, the 55m hurdles, and competed in the pole vault in the indoor season...ran a 8.85 in the 60m at ETSU, which still stands as a career-best mark...also set a career-best mark in the 200m with a 30.05 finish at Sewanee...raced a team-best 9.95 in the 55m hurdles at Sewanee... raised the bar in the pole vault with a 8 feet, 11 3/4 performance at Sewanee, besting her previous Tech school record in the event of 8-feet, 6-inches last season...also competed in the pole vault and the javelin during the outdoor season...smashed another school record by reaching 9’ in the pole vault at the OVC Championships...best season performance in the javelin was set at Austin Peay with a distance of 93 feet, 10.8 inches.

(2006-07): Rachel competed in three events (pole vault, 55m hurdles , 60m hurdles) during the indoor season and four (pole vault, 100m, 300m hurdles, 400m hurdles) outdoors...achieved a distance of 8-feet, 6-inches in the pole vault in her first collegiate meet at Sewanee indoors, which was a school record at the time...topped that with a new school mark, clearing 8-feet, 6 1/2 inches at the APSU Invitational...matched her own school record at the OVC Championships...had Tech’s best indoor times in the hurdles, and fastest times outdoors in 300m and 400m hurdles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rachel was an all-state honoree in the pole vault during her sophomore and junior seasons at Anderson Central High School with second place finishes both years in the TSSAA state tournament... spent her first three years at Anderson County competing for coach Al Rodd...after a transfer to Knoxville Catholic High School for her senior year she was not eligible to compete due to the transfer...an all-purpose athlete, she competed in the pentathlon and excelled in the pole vault...was third in the state as a freshman...career-best as a prep was 9’6”.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Steve and Martha Forbes...full name is Rachel Clare Forbes...birthdate is May 21, 1988...enrolled in exercise science...oldest of three sisters on the squad, being joined by Rebecca nd Kathryn

Rebecca Forbes

Sophomore / Norris, Tennessee / Mechanical Engineering

Rebecca Forbes

Rebecca is a strong and very promising student-athlete who is bringing her skills into her second season with the Golden Eagle squad...is capable of making a solid impact on the Tech squad..along with her solid athletic abilities, she is also a outstanding student, having been valedictorian of her graduating class...for her academic efforts at Tech, she has been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times...also played volleyball in high school.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Rebecca competed often in her events freshman season...competed in the weight throw and the shot put during the indoor track season...achieved a best distance in the weight throw of 32 feet, 8 1/2 inches at the OVC Indoor Championships...her best distance in the shot put was 29 feet, 1 3/4 inches...also competed in the discus throw and the javelin throw during the outdoor season...best distance

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles in the discus was at Western Kentucky with a 97 feet, 9 inch performance...achieved a distance of 90 feet, 10 inches in the javelin at Murray State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rebecca comes to Tech from Knoxville Catholic High School, where she was a two-sport athlete...competed in track under Coach Jason Surlus...named all-region in discus...her longest distance in the event during high school was 98 feet...also played volleyball, in which she was named all-district, all-region, and all-state...she was named valedictorian of her graduating class, and served as a Girls State representative.

PERSONAL: Rebecca is the daughter of Steve and Martha Forbes...born on November 2, 1989...majoring in mechanical engineering...her sisters Rachel and Kathryn are also on the Tech squad.

Traci Jones

Sophomore / Aiken, S.C. / Pre-Vet

Traci Jones

Traci looks to bring the same persistance and enthusiasm from her freshman season into her sophomore competition...participates during the cross country season, and will compete in relays during the spring track season...played soccer in high school...also a dedicated performer in the classroom...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times to honor her academic performance.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Traci proved to be a strong and consistent runner throughout the fall cross country season, running in all six meets and placing second on the squad in each event...achieved a best time of 20:43.52 at the TTU Invitational.

(In 2008-09): Ran in all seven cross country meets in her freshman year on the Golden Eagle squad...best time was posted at Evansville, where she came in with a 20:10.96 finish...competed in the 800m and mile runs during the indoor track season...reached a best time in the 800m of 2:35.89 and achieved a 5:55.10 in the mile run, both at Sewanee...participated in the 800m and 1500m runs during the outdoor season...her best time in the 800m was clocked in as a strong 2:24.25 at the OVC Championships...achieved a time of 5:07.15 in the 1500m at the OVC meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years on the cross country and track teams at South Aiken High School...also lettered on the soccer team and took took “rookie of the year” honors...with her help, the team was the state runner-up in cross country in the 2005 season, and also took second place in the state for the 4X800 competition in 2006...during her time at South Aiken, the cross country team won region championship honors in 2005 and 2006, and the track team was regional champions in 2006 and 2007...was named the MVP twice on the cross country squad...won the National Honor Society award for her achievements in the classroom.

PERSONAL: Traci is the daughter of Ray Jones and Lisa Dixon...born October 21, 1989 in Johnson City...full name is Traci Leigh Jones...majoring in pre-vet.

Krysten Joshen

Freshman / Chattanooga, Tennessee / Physical Therapy

Krysten Joshen

A highly talented and speedy freshman, Krysten is competing in her first year on the Tech squad...has the potential to make a major impact on the team through her college career.

HIGH SCHOOL: Krysten comes to Tech from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga...qualified for the state meet every year from 2004-2008...she competed in the triple jump, 4x100 and 4x200 relays and sprints... served as captain on the track team...helped her squad to win sub-sectional and sectional championships... also played basketball at RBHS. PERSONAL: Krysten is the daughter of Patrick Joshen and Sandra Benford...birthdate is August 24, 1991... full name is Shirley Krysten Joshen...studying Physical Therapy curriculum...her cousin, Tim Benford, is also a student athlete at Tech and a member of the football team.

Sarah Kmet

Senior / Cookeville, Tennessee / Marketing

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Sarah is now in her senior season on the Tech squad and is a true competitor in relays and the high jump... she has the ability to post some solid numbers in the high jump, an event where she enjoyed tremendous success on the high school level and finished among the top eight in the state two years in a row...also a solid student in the classroom...a four-time selection of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her academic efforts.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Sarah competed in the Vanderbilt, TTU and OVC cross country meets in the fall... best time was reached at the TTU Invitational, where she was clocked in at 23:47.57.

(In 2008-09): Sarah competed in the high jump during the indoor track season, and achieved a height of 4 feet, 5 1/2 inches at the Sewanee meet...that tied her with her teammate holding the same first name, Sarah

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Smith, for the team-best mark of the 2009 track season...also participated in the high jump and 400m dash during the outdoor season...her height of 5 feet, 1/4 inch at the OVC Championship meet in the high jump marks a career-best performance...she earned a best time in the 400m dash of 1:08.15 at the TSU meet.

(In 2007-08): Ran in one cross country meet during the fall as a conditioning run...posted a time of 14:53 at the 2-mile Chattanooga Invitational...competed in the high, long and triple jumps in the spring indoor track season...achieved a best height of 4 feet, 10 1/4 inches in the high jump at the OVC Championships...reached a career-best distance of 14 feet, 7 3/4 inches in the long jump at TSU...she earned another career-best performance with a distance of 32 feet, 2 3/4 inches in the triple jump at Sewanee...also competed in the high jump and 400m run during the outdoor season...reached a best height of 4 feet, 11 1/2 inches in the high jump at the Purdue meet...achieved a time of 1:05.05 in the 400m, which is another career-best.

(In 2006-07): Sarah ran the 200m and competed in the high jump during the indoor season...career-best 29:38 for 200m came at the OVC indoor meet...cleared career-high 5-feet in the high jump in the Austin Peay outdoor invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner on the track & field team at Cookeville High School for coach Bill Wrasman...a versatile prep athlete, she competed in the high jump, 400m, relays, hurdles and mile...also ran four seasons for the cross country team...winner of the team’s Best Distance Runner award as a sophomore, and won the Best Field Events honor as a senior...claimed seventh place in the TSSAA state meet in the high jump in 2005 and finished eighth in the state as a senior.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Jim and Loretta Kmet...full name is Sarah Joyce Kmet...birthdate is May 20, 1988...majoring in marketing.

Courtney Koehl

Freshman / Crossville, Tennessee / Elementary Education

Courtney Koehl

Courtney is in her first year on the Golden Eagle squad and will be a contributor during the cross country season and the track campaign...will run the 1,500m and 5,000m distances during the track season...competed in track, cross country, tennis and the swim team at Cumberland County High School...also a solid student in the classroom...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her academic performance.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Courtney competed in all six cross country meets during her freshman season... reached a best time of 22:38.08 at the Evansville meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Courtney lettered twice in cross country at Cumberland County High School in Crossville... placed third in the 3AAA Regional during her junior year...won second place honors in the 3AAA Regional during her senior year and would go on to place 19th statewide...participated on the United States Duathlon team in her sophomore year, where she placed second in the nation and 13th in the world...also a strong tennis player...lettered and was all-district twice on the court...received two letters on the swim team...qualified for the 50m & 100m freestyle swim in junior year...performed well in academics...named Student of the Month in her freshman, sophomore and senior years.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Damon and Patricia Koehl...full name is Courtney Koehl...born on May 4, 1990... enrolled in Elementary Education.

Katie Lowery

Freshman / Andersonville, Tennessee / Nursing

Katherine comes to Tech as a very strong competitor in track and has the potential to be a major impact in her rookie season...brings a strong can-do attitude into her college career...a pole vaulter who will challenge the Tech record book every time she vaults.

HIGH SCHOOL: Katherine comes to the Golden Eagle squad from Anderson County High School...qualified for the state meet in each of her four years...achieved honors as the state runner-up in the pole vault during her junior year.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Wally Lowery and Cindy Border...birthdate is January 16, 1991...full name is Katherine Summer Lowery...majoring in nursing.

Katie Lowery

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Meet The 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Katherine Lynn

Senior / Cookeville, Tennessee / Business

Katherine Lynn

Katherine now is now in her senior season on the Golden Eagle roster, returning to action in 2010 indoor season after sitting out the 2009 indoor season with a back injury...competitive athlete with the work ethic to succeed...has become one of Tech’s more successful high jumpers in recent memory...a local studentathlete who enjoyed a successful career on the cross country, soccer and track & field teams at Cookeville High School...a tall and talented jumper...also solid in the classroom...a five-time selection of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her academic work.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Katherine had a career best season in the 2009 track season...she competed in high jumps during the outdoor season, and competed in every meet...achieved her best height at the Murray State meet, where she had a career-best 5-feet, 4 1/2 inch performance.

(2007-08): Katherine competed in high jumps during the indoor season...best height was 5 feet, 3 3/4 inches at Sewanee.

(2006-07):Katherine improved her performance in every meet indoors, wrapping up with a personal-best 5-feet, 4 1/4 inches at the OVC Indoor Championships, Tech’s best jump of the season...also posted Tech’s best effort outdoors at 5-feet, 3-inches at TSU Invitational...also cleared 5-3 at the OVC Outdoor Championships...in addition to high jump, she also ran third leg of the 4x400 relay both indoors and outdoors.

High School: Katherine lettered in three sports at Cookeville High School...received four letters on the track & field team under coach Bill Wrasman and one in cross country...also earned three letters on the Cavalier soccer team...competed in the high jump and middle distances as a prepster, and also ran some sprints.

Personal: The daughter of Thomas and Kay Lynn...full name is Anna Katherine Lynn...major is business... birthdate is March 19, 1988.

Meagan Lyons

Graduate Studies / Greeneville, Tennessee / Exercise Science

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Meagan is one of two former Golden Eagle basketball standouts who are finishing up their athletic careers at Tech on the track team, joining teammate Allison Price...was a stellar three-sport athlete at Greeneville High School...now in her second year on the Golden Eagle track squad and her fifth year overall at Tech... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her academic work.

AT TECH - (2008-09): Meagan competed in the 100m dash and hurdles and the high jump during the spring outdoor season...quickly made her mark in all three events...smashed the old school record in the 100m hurdles event with a 14.33 time at the OVC Championships, breaking Carmen Tucker’s old record set in 2001...set the squad’s best time of the season in the 100m dash at the OVC Championships where she clocked in a time of 12.3...that also stands as Tech’s second-best mark in that event in school history...best time in the high jump was set at the Murray State meet with a height of 5’ 2.5”, which also placed her as the second-best individual on the team in that event, and was the fifth-best mark in that event in Tech history... helped the 4x100 relay team to a school record-setting time of 48.90 at the Murray State meet along with teammates Allison Price and Ifey Eguzo and Emily Weinzetl.

(Prior to track career): Meagan was a standout on Tech’s women’s baseketball team where she played from the 2005-06 season through the 2008-09 season...played in 120 games and racked up 1,143 points, 283 assists and 473 rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL: Meagan was a standout athlete during her four years at Greeneville High School. She won four letters in each of the three sports she competed in...played as a guard on the basketball team under coach Lynn Burkey...was named team MVP during freshman, sophomore and junior years and named to the all-county team during the same years...helped the Greene Devils to two district championships during her high school career...competed on the track team on coach Brad Woolsey’s squad...specialized in sprints... was named best sprinter and best in field events during sophomore and junior seasons...also named girls MVP in both sophomore and junior years...assisted the track quad to two district championships...played volleyball as a hitter for coach Cindy Kelley...during freshman year won all-district, all-region and all-conference honors...during senior year, won all-district and all-conference honors.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Mary Lyons...birthday is June 14, 1987...full name is Meagan Cierra Lyons... enrolled in EXPW with concentration in personal training.

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Meet the 2009-2010 Golden Eagles Ashley Mayhew

Junior / Athens, Tennessee / Psychology

Ashley Mayhew

Ashley is now in her third season on the Golden Eagle track & field team and looks to continue to build her numbers in 2010...will headline in several field events, including shot put, discus, weight toss and javelin... excellent experience on the prep level and has continued that success for the Golden Eagles...also a solid student in the classroom...a five-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her academic work.

AT TECH (In 2008-09): Ashley posted another solid season in 2009, including personal-best marks and even a school record...competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season, and outpaced the rest of the team in both...best distance in the shot put was 40-feet, 8 1/4 inches at Sewanee... achieved her best distance of the season in the weight throw at the OVC Championships, where she reached 41-feet, 11 1/4 inches...also competed in three outdoor events, and achieved career records in two of those...reached a distance in the shot put of 43-feet, 3 1/4 inches at Western Kentucky, a careerhigh, and the second-best in the event in school history...best distance in the hammer was 139-feet, 10 inches at the Tennessee State meet, which stands not only as a career-best mark but also as a new school record...best distance in the discus was 122-feet, 1 inch at Austin Peay.

(In 2007-08): Competed in four outdoor events during the 2008 track campaign (shot put, discus, javelin, hammer throw)...posted a distance of 40 feet, 11.5 inches in the shot put at Mississippi State, which stands as a season-best for the team...best distance of the season in discus was 125 feet, five inches at the OVC Championships, which also stands as a team season-best...went 111 feet, six inches in the hammer throw at TSU, another season-best for the team...also competed in two indoor events...posted the team’s best distance in the shot put with a 41 feet, 9.25 inches showing at Sewanee...best distance in the weight throw was 44 feet, 2.75 inches at the OVC Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ashley played basketball and volleyball at McMinn County High School in Athens, in addition to being a member of the cross country and track & field teams...named Best Offesnive Player on the basketball squad, and was chosen MVP of the volleyball and track teams...named Best Thrower on the track team as a junior...was region champ and finished third in the region in the discus as a junior...in her senior season she was section and region shot put champ and placed eighth in the TSSAA state meet in both shot put and discus.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Myron and Sherry Mayhew...full name is Ashley Anne Mayhew...birthdate is March 21, 1989...enrolled in psychology.

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Mary Beth (Dyer) Norris

Sophomore / Norris, Tennessee / Early Childhood Education

Mary Beth Norris

Mary Beth is a promising young athlete who specializes as a middle distance runner...she was a Golden Eagle newcomer in during the 2009 cross country season, coming off a strong high school career.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Mary Beth competed in four cross country meets, achieving a best time of 26:39.10 at the Evansville meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Mary Beth comes to Tech from Rhea County High School, where she was a standout runner for Coach Steffan Holder’s squads...she lettered in track for all four years, and one year in cross country...ran on a 4x800 relay team that broke a school record in 2006, and then broke that record in 2008...qualified for the TSSAA state meet in sophomore year, and qualified for the district, regional, and sub-state meets during her last three years...co-captain of the 4x800 team in her junior and senior years.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Michael and Martha Dyer...full name is Mary Beth (Dyer) Norris...married Josh Norris on June 20, 2009 in Springfield, Tenn.....born on October 22, 1989...majoring in early childhood education.

Tiffany Palmer

Senior / Cleveland, Tennessee / Elementary Education

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An all-OVC distance runner and one of the best in the conference, Tiffany has posted three solid seasons on the Tech squad...stands to make a further impact on the team and the league in her final campaign...will be among the team leaders during the cross country season...will compete in the longer distances during the track seasons...a solid student...a seven-time selection of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her for strong academic achievement...also named all-OVC in 2009.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Tiffany was a stellar and consistent competitor throughout the cross country season...ran in all six meets, and placed first for the squad in each...clocked in her best time of the season of 19:27.14 at Evansville...earned first-team all-OVC honors at the OVC Championships.

(In 2008-09): A consistent runner throughout the fall cross-country season, Tiffany finished in third place on the squad in every cross country meet she competed in...best time of the season was a 19:12.94 finish at Evansville, which also stands as a personal career-best...competed in a stellar spring track season, competing in four events during the indoor season and setting career-best marks in two of those and contributing to a new school record in another...set a distance in the mile run of 5:42.86 at Sewanee...set a career-best time in the 3000m of 10:58.72 at the OVC Championships...also set a career-best time in the 5000m of 19:11.21, also at the OVC meet...competed on the distance medley relay team that set the new school-record time of 12:21.09 at the OVC meet with teammates Keri Light, Stephanie Place and Emily Weinzetl...also competed in five meets during the outdoor season, setting career-bests in four of those...set a career-best time in the 800m of 2:32.34 at the Austin Peay meet...set a time in the 1500m of 4:56.66 at the Tennessee State meet, another career-best...her new career-best time in the 5000m was set at the Murray State meet, where she clocked in at 18:16.15...a career-best time in the 10000m of 38:24.84 was clocked in at the OVC Championships where she placed second to earn a spot on the awards podium...her best time of the season in the 3000m was 11:04.7 at TSU. (In 2007-08): Tiffany ran in every cross country meet as a sophomore and finished third on the team in all but one race...season-best time was 19:52.73 during the WKU Old-Timer’s Meet in Bowling Green...flirted with a 19-minute mark in two other races, finishing in 20:02 at the TTU Invitational and 20:06 at Furman... competed in three indoor events during the spring track season (mile run, 3000m, 5000m)...best personal time of the season in the mile run was 5:54.47 at Sewanee...posted a time of 11:02.75 in the 3000m at the OVC Championships...she was also clocked in at 20:49.87 in the 5000m at TSU...competed in two outdoor track events...in the 800m, she placed the team’s second-best seasonal time with a 2:35.04 performance at Austin Peay...in the 1500m event, she clocked in a time of 5:17.74 at Mississippi State, which is another second-best seasonal time for the squad.

(In 2006-07): Tiffany proved to be a huge asset to the lineup during the 2006 cross country season, finished second on the squad in every meet in which she competed...ran in six meets but missed the NCAA Regionals...established a career-high of 21:17.25 in the Sewanee Invitational, a time which she surpassed with a time of 21:14 at the Tennessee Tech Invitational to finish in fourth place overall...lowered that even more at University of Evansville meet with a time of 20:19.91...impressive time of 20:36 at the OVC Championship to place 38th overall...during the track season, she ran the mile and 3K indoors, then competed in the 1,500m, 3K and 5K outdoors...posted career-best times in every event as a sophomore...ran a 5:03.19 in the 1,500m at Vanderbilt...her 3K best was 10:59.37, also at Vanderbilt...ran a 19:18.39 at 5,000m at the APSU Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tiffany earned four letters in both cross country and track & field at Cleveland High School... during her years with the track team, Tiffany competed in 800m, 1600m, and 3200m...received the Coach’s

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Award and was named the team’s MVP...two-time all-region pick and was named all-state in 2005...listed on the Best of Preps list all four years.

PERSONAL: Tiffany is the daughter of Scott and Shari Palmer...born ...full name is Tiffany Palmer...majoring in elementary education.

Justine Phillips

Freshman / Lake City, Tennessee / Nursing

Justine is a Golden Eagle freshman looking to make an impact in her college career at Tech...a strong competitor in sprints and relays in high schooland will continue in those same events on the collegiate level.

HIGH SCHOOL: Justine comes to Tech from Anderson County High School in Clinton...won most-valuablesprinter and state runner-up honors while competiting for the Lady Mavericks...also participated in the 100m and 200m dashes and the relays...best 100m time was 13.03 and posted a best 200m time of 27.3.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Justin and Sheryl Phillips...full name is Morgan Justine Phillips...birthdate is March 9, 1990...majoring in nursing.

Justine Phillips

Jenna Philpott

Sophomore / Manchester, Tennessee / Nursing

Jenna is a verstile and talented athlete who is now in her sophomore year at Tech...has strong potential to leave her mark on the Golden Eagle program...actively competed in three sports in high school...also a solid performer in the classroom...named three times to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her strong academic efforts.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Jenna competed in the TTU Invitational during the cross country season and achieved a time of 25:05.95.

Jenna Philpott

(In 2008-09): Jenna participated in two events during the indoor part of the spring season...competed in the long jump and made a best distance of 16’ 8.75” at TSU, which also stands as a team seasonal best... also competed in the triple jump at Sewanee, where she achieved a distance of 33’ 5.25”....a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Indoor meet that reached a time of 4:14.92...competed in 400m dash, long jump and triple jump in the outdoor season...posted a best time of 1:02.24 in the 400m at the OVC Championships...achieved a personal season-best distance of 16’ 5” in the long jump at Murray State...in the triple jump, achieved a personal-best distance of 32’ 11.75”, also at Murray State...was a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Championships that set the fourth-best mark in school history for that event with a time of 4:03.59...other participants on that relay were Emily Weinzetl, Danielle Catlett and Leayn Carter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Jenna was a three-sport athlete at Coffee County High School in Manchester...participated all four years on the track team under coach Stan Jarrell...competed in the long jump, triple jump, 4x8 relay, and 400m dash...was a state track participant in 2005, 06, and 07...In 2005, placed sixth in the 400m run... placed seventh in the pentathalon and eighth in the long jump in 2007...played varsity basketball, where she was a four-year letterman at the right wing under coach Dan Scroggins...also played varsity volleyball under coach Scroggins as a two-year letterman...played the outside hitter and back row specialist postions and helped the Red Raiders to the volleyball district championship...also a successful student in the classroom...graduated in the top ten percent of her graduating class as an Outstanding Senior.

PERSONAL: Jenna is the daughter Darin and Shelba Philpott...birthday is December 12, 1989...full name is Jenna Leigh Philpott...majoring in nursing.

Stephanie Place

Graduate Studies / Bristol, Tennessee / Nursing

Stephanie Place

Stephanie has already established herself as the most successful female distance runner in Tech history, and should continue to reap the rewards of her hard work and dedication during the 2010 outdoor track season....coming off a year in which she was named Tech’s Outstanding Female Athlete of 2008-09...has competed all of her eligibility in both cross country and indoor track, but will return for the outdoor campaign as a threat to capture conference titles...a record-holder and all-OVC performer, she will concentrate on the 5K and 10K races...has rewritten numerous school records and will continue to threaten those marks in her final season...won the team’s Impact Award in the freshman season, an indication of what was to come... owns the 11 fastest cross country times in school history, all set within the last two seasons...holds Tech’s three best finishes in the OVC Cross Country Championships with stellar runs in 2006, 07 and 08...also holds school records at 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters on the track...stellar in academics...a nine-time selection of the Academic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of strong academic performance...also named Tech’s

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Stephanie Place accepts her OVC Academic Medal from conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher

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President’s Award winner for women’s cross country in 2007, 08 and 09...named all-OVC in 2006, 07 and 08...will compete in the 2010 outdoor track season only.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Stephanie built on her stellar 2007 cross country perfomance with a record-setting 2008 season...ran in all seven meets and was the team’s top runner in each...set a new school record in the 5k race at Evansville, where she was clocked in at 17:34, building upon the previous records she set in cross country meets the previous year...also had stellar runs at the Sewanee, Tennessee Tech, Vanderbilt, Furman and the OVC meets, in which all her times register in the top ten finishes in school history...clocked in a time at the OVC meet of 18:16.70 to lead the entire field there, the first Tech runner to achieve a first place showing in that meet... achieved a very strong performance at the NCAA South Regional meet, where her time of 21:35 was enough to place her 19th overall...again named OVC Runner of the Week five times...competed in the 3000m and 5000m runs during the spring indoor track season...set a new career-best time in the 3000m of 10:04.39 at the OVC Championships...her time in the 5000m of 17:38.31 was just about two seconds away from a career-best...competed on the distance medley relay team that set the new school-record time of 12:21.09 at the OVC meet with teammates Keri Light, Stephanie Place and Emily Weinzetl...did not compete during the outdoor season due to injury...named to the 2009 CoSIDA Academic All-District IV cross country/track & field team as a second-team selection...named the 2008-09 Tech Outstanding Female Athlete.

(In 2007-08): Stephanie was the team’s top runner in every cross country meet as a junior, earning all-OVC first-team honors and placing 42nd in the NCAA Regional...brought down 5k school records twice in the season, before also breaking those in the following season...started the season with a 18:35 showing in the first meet of the season at Sewanee, the first school record in the event since Michelle Kline’s time of 18:37 in the 2000 season...best time of the season was an 17:42 effort at the Western Kentucky Old-Timer’s Meet, which now stands as the second-best time in school history...also ran times of 17:50 at Furman and 17:51 at the TTU Invitational...chosen five times as the OVC Runner of the Week...the Ohio Valley Conference also chose her as the OVC Runner of the Year after placing third individually at the OVC Women’s Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:21.04...had a stellar spring track season, in which she shattered several school records...competed in four indoor events (mile run, 3000m, 5000m, distance medley)...best time in the mile run was at the OVC Championships, where she posted a time of 5:12.70, a close seasonal second-best time...set a new school record in the 3000m at ETSU with a time of 10:13.86...clocked in a time of 17:36.63 in the 5000m at TSU, which registers as another school record...was a participant on the distance medley team which posted a time of 12:28.53 in the OVC Championships...along with her indoor season, she also competed in three outdoor events (3000m, 5000m, 10000m)...placed the squad’s best times of the season in each of the three competitions...had a best time of 10:12.58 in the 3000m at TSU...placed a best time in the 5000m at the OVC Championships at 17:05.83, which also stands as another school record...best time in the 10000m was clocked in at the OVC at 37:05.66.

(In 2006-07): Stephanie finished fifth at the 2006 OVC Cross Country Championships, the third-best finish ever recorded by a Tech runner at the women’s conference event, earning her first-team all-OVC laurels...she was Tech’s top finisher in all seven events during the fall season..began her season with a time of 19:12.73 at Sewanee Invitational to place ninth overall...she placed second overall with a time of 19:38 at Austin Peay the following week, and was 12th at the Vanderbilt Classic with a time of 19:53.21...ran at the head of the pack for a first-place finish at the TTU Invitational with a time of 19:51...ran a stellar race at Evansville, finishing in 10th place with a time of 18:40.32...clocked in a time of 18:49 at the OVC Championships...ran just two events during indoor track season, setting career-best times in both the mike and 3,000m...sensational performance in the spring when she broke school records...set the school mark of 10:08.01 at 3,000m at the TSU Invitational...the following week she established a solid finish in 5K, clocking a 17:07.27 at the Vanderbilt Invitational, then a school record...at the OVC Championships, running the 10K for the first time, she posted a school-record 36:29.64.

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(In 2005-06): Placed among the team’s top three in every meet as a freshman on her way to winning a share of the team’s Impact Award... ran her 5K career-best of 19:45 at the Evansville Invitational, finishing second on the team and 27th overall...raced to fourth place finish at the TTU Invitational in 20:34...finished 45th overall in 20:45 at the OVC Championships...competed in the 800m at Sewanee and ran the mile at the TSU Invitational and OVC Championships...during the outdoor season Stephanie focused on three races (1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m) and had the team’s top times in all three...ran a career-best at Tennessee State with a 10:57.37 at 3,000m...her season-best at 5k was 18:26.58 at Austin Peay...eclipsed her own personal best at 1,500m at the OVC Championsips by clocking a 4:57.15...wrapped up her first season as the winner of the team’s Impact Award.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Tennessee High School in Bristol, Stephanie earned four letters in cross country for coaches Tom Murrell, Frankie Nunn and Carla Lilly...also lettered four times on the track & field team for coach Andy Arnold...ran career-best times of 2:29 at 800m, 5:36 at 1600m, and 11:52 at 3200m...also ran a 19:17 best in the 3-mile...named all-conference and all-region all four years on the cross country team, she was also the team MVP and an all-state selection as a junior and senior...in her final campaign, she was the conference champion...named all-conference three times on the track & field team.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Scott and Cindy Place...full name is Stephanie Lee Place...born June 9, 1987 in Johnson City, Tenn....earned her degree in nursing.

Allison Price

Graduate Studies / Atlanta, Georgia / Instructional Leadership

Allison Price

Allison is one of the two former Golden Eagle basketball standouts who are finishing up their athletic careers at Tech on the track team, joining teammate Meagan Lyons... now in her second season on the track squad and in her fifth year overall at Tech...recieved her bachelors degree in May 2008 and is now working on a Masters in Instructional Leadership...is a strong competitor and has a winning attitude...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for strong work in the classroom...blazing speed and potential to rewrite Tech record books while competing in sprints and relays.

AT TECH - (2008-09): Allison competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m dash events during the outdoor track season...shattered the two school records in the 200m and 400m competitions...her 200m mark was set at the OVC Championships where she clocked in at 25.28, besting Bethany Burney’s mark of 25.32 set in 2004... recorded a time of 58.64 in the 400m at the OVC Championships which breaks Brelinda Johnson’s old school record set in 2002...best time in the 100m dash was 12.99 at Austin Peay...helped the 4x100 relay team to a school record-setting time of 48.90 at the Murray State meet along with teammates Meagan Lyons, Ifey Eguzo and Emily Weinzetl.

(Prior to track career): Allison was the starting point guard for the women’s basketball team, where she played from the 2005-06 season up until her senior year in the 2008-09 year...played in 116 games, racking up 527 points, 292 assists and 269 rebounds...represented Tech at the NCAA Leadership Conference in 2008.

HIGH SCHOOL: Allison lettered in track during her sophomore season at Chattahoochee High School... competed in the 100m and 200m sprints for coach Michelle Bowden...was named 200m regional champion in 2002 and ‘03...was a four-year basketball starter…helped lead the Cougars to four consecutive regional titles and a combined four-year 95-24 record...in her junior year, Allison led the team to a second consecutive Region 5A title ...received one of the team’s Most Outstanding Player awards...in her senior campaign, she was part of a fourth consecutive 20-win season and fourth straight appearance in the Georgia State playoffs... selected co-captain and named co-MVP. PERSONAL: The daughter of Bruce and Angela Price...born October 15, 1986...full name is Allison Whitney Price...graduated in May 2008 with a degree in Marketing and is now working on a Masters degree in Instructional Leadership.

Amanda Simmons

Senior / Dickson, Tennessee / Art Education

Amanda Simmons

Amanda heads into her senior season and her third year on the Golden Eagle roster in 2009-10...spent her freshman season at Reinhardt College before transferring to Tech...a middle distance runner who will concentrate on the 800m and 1,500m races...has been a competitive and consistent presence on the track during cross country season...also strong in the classroom...named four times to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her academic work.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Amanda was a strong runner and showed consistency during the cross country season...ran in all six meets, placing third on the team in five of the contests...clocked in a best seasonal time of 21:04.73 at Sewanee.

(In 2008-09): Amanda ran in six meets for Tech during the fall cross country season...ran her best time at

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Evansville with a 20:29 finish...competed in the 800m and mile runs during the spring track season, and set career-bests in both...achieved a time in the 800m of 2:29.73 at the OVC Championships...best time in the mile run was 5:38.49, reached at the OVC meet...also competed in the 800m and 1500m runs in the outdoor season...clocked in a best time in the 800m of 2:32.58 at the OVC outdoor meet...achieved a career-best time in the 1500m of 5:17.62, also at the OVC meet.

(In 2007-08): Amanda ran in all seven meets for the Golden Eagle cross country team during the fall...best time at 5K was 21:46 at the Western Kentucky meet...ran her second-best time of the year (21:58) at the OVC Championships...competed in two indoor events during the spring track season...in the 800m, posted a seasonal personal-best time of 2:36.98 at ETSU...also participated in the mile run with a seasonal personal-best time of 5:50.81 at Sewanee...along with her indoor season, she also participated in two outdoor events...in the outdoor 800m, she placed a time of 2:31.27 at the OVC Championships...also competed in the 1500m with a personal-best time of 5:22.44 at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL: Amanda was home-schooled for her high school career and was a three-sport letterwinner, competing in tennis, basketball and cross country...was selected captain of the cross country team twice under coach Howard Brummel.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Mike and Kay Simmons...full name is Amanda Michelle Simmons...enrolled in art education...her uncle (Kent Pettyjohn) was a Golden Eagle football letterman in 1979-81.

Sarah Smith

Junior / Gallatin, Tennessee / Special Education

Sarah Smith

A standout athlete who kept busy during her high school career, Sarah is now in her junior season on the Golden Eagle squad and will compete in the high jump, hurdles and relays in 2010...lettered in four sports during her prep career as well as serving as manager for three additional teams...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, representing her strong efforts in the classroom.

AT TECH - (In 2008-09): Sarah competed in high jump in the indoor and outdoor track seasons...achieved a best height during the indoor season of 4 feet, 5 1/2 inches at the Sewanee meet...in the outdoor season, reached a height of 4 feet, 8 1/4 inches at the Murray State meet.

(2007-08): Sarah was a redshirt in her freshman season due to a foot injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sarah not only lettered in four different sports during her four seasons at Portland High School, she also served as a team manager for three other teams...four-year letterwinner in basketball, soccer and track & field, and earned three letters on the cross country team...served all four years as team manager for the volleyball team and the boys soccer and basketball teams...earned all-county laurels all four years in track..as a junior she was sectional runnerup in the high jump...earned MVP honors in soccer and basketball.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Randy Smith and Janet Smith...full name is Sarah Elizabeth Smith...born June 24, 1988 in Shreveport, Louisiana...enrolled in special education.

Morgan Taylor

Freshman / Johnson City, Tennessee / Nursing

Morgan Taylor

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Morgan comes to Tech as a talented competitor from a high school with a strong reputation for success... brings with her the necessary drive and competitive attitude that promises to lead to a stellar college career...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll to recognize her academic efforts...got her first taste of collegiate competition with one meet during the cross country season and will be a mainstay in the track & field season while competing in the 1500m and 5000m races.

AT TECH - (IN 2009-10): Morgan ran in the Sewanee meet in the cross country season and clocked in with a time of 21:10.42.

HIGH SCHOOL: Morgan spent her high school years at Science Hill High in Johnson City where she competed in both track and cross country...she achieved All-Conference awards every year from 2006 to 2008, All-Region awards all three years, and won All-State awards in 2008...has posted a career-best mark in the 5K race at 19:31...helped her team win the conference and regional championships in 2007 and 2008, and the state championship in 2008...also competed on a traveling soccer team.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Dwight and Donna Taylor...birthdate is July 13, 1991...full name is Morgan Rhea Taylor...enrolled in nursing.

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Emily Weinzetl

Sophomore / San Antonio, Texas / Journalism

Emily is in her second season on the Golden Eagle squad after making a mark during her freshman year...a promising athlete who is strong on the track, and a dedicated student in the classroom...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at Tech for her efforts in the classroom...also played basketball in high school.

AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Emily competed in the TTU Invitational posting a time of 25:47.49.

(In 2008-09): Emily competed in the 400m dash during the indoor season and achieved a best time of 1:02.14 at the OVC Indoor meet...that is the best time for a Golden Eagle in the season...a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Indoor meet that reached a time of 4:14.92...also a participant on the distance medley team that set the new school record time of 12:21.09 at the OVC meet with teammates Tiffany Palmer, Keri Light and Stephanie Place...also competed in the 200m and 400m dashes during the outdoor season...clocked in a best time in the 200m dash of 26.64 at the OVC meet, which is a close second for a Tech season-best time...best time in the 400m was 1:00.91, reached at the Winthrop meet for another close Tech seasonal-best time...helped the 4x100 relay team to a school record-setting time of 48.90 at the Murray State meet along with teammates Meagan Lyons, Allison Price and Ifey Eguzo...was a participant on the 4x400 relay team at the OVC Championships that set the fourth-best mark in school history for that event with a time of 4:03.59.

HIGH SCHOOL: Emily was a two-sport athlete at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio...competed as a sprinter in track four years for coach Nancy Aimarat...helped the team to second place in the district for three consecutive years between 2006 and 2008...best time in the 100m was 11.5...reached 25.6 as a best time in 200m...also competed in the 400m with a career-best time of 59.3...also played basketball as a small forward in her 10th and 11th grade seasons under coach Terry Barton...she helped the basketball team as it went on to be bi-district champions during her 11th grade year...for her outstanding work in the classroom, she was honored with the cum laude award from the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Scott and Kristi Weinzetl...full name is Emily Jean Weinzetl...born on September 5, 1989 in Robbinsdale, Minn....majoring in journalism and doing some volunteer work with the TTU Sports Information Office.

Emily Weinzetl

Haley Wennerstrom

Freshman / Chattanooga, Tenn. / Nursing

Haley Wennerstrom

Haley is in her freshman year on the Tech track & field squad and brings with her a strong, competitive spirit...has the ability to make a mark in the Golden Eagle program...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, recognizing her efforts in the classroom...will compete in the throws for the Golden Eagles and has potential to make an immediate impact in the weight throw.

HIGH SCHOOL: Haley comes to Tech from Chattanooga Christian School where she broke some school records...she is now the record-holder in discus with a distance achieved of 93’2”...because of her efforts, she won the Coach’s Award in her sophomore year and was MVP of her team in her senior year...also performs well in the classroom, as she was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Eric and Lisa Wennerstrom...born on December 2, 1990...full name is Haley Wennerstrom...enrolled in nursing.

Lacy Yslas

Freshman / Sparta, Tenn. / Secondary Education/Spanish

Lacy Yslas

Lacy is a freshman on the Golden Eagle squad and will competing in the throwing events during the indoor and outdoor track seasons...a talented athlete who made her mark in track in high school...also competed in basketball and volleyball...also a strong performer in the classroom...earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her solid academic efforts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lacy comes to Tech from White County High School in nearby Sparta...the first track athlete from that high school to ever compete on the collegiate level of competiton...started her track career during her junior year and advanced to sectionals in the same year...as a senior, advanced to the state meet and took fifth-place honors...was a member of the Tennessean’s All-Midstate second team...lettered both years for coach Dave Bruce...also lettered three years in basketball and three years in volleyball for the Warriors...a solid worker in the classroom in high school...kept a solid “A” average and was chosen to be a Girls’ State alternate as well as a member of BETA. PERSONAL: Lacy is the daughter of Fidel Yslas and Alice Johnson...full name is Lacy Lorraine Yslas...born on June 4, 1991...studying curriculum in Secondary Education/Spanish.

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All-Time Records - INDOOR All-Time Women’s Track and Field Records - Indoor Season Through 2009 Indoor Season

BOLD indicates INDOOR school records set in 2009 season Running Events 55m 60m 200m 400m 800m One-Mile 3000m 5000m

Bethany Burney Bethany Burney Gwen Cannon Carmen Tucker Michelle Kline Michelle Kline Stephanie Place Stephanie Place

:07.28 :07.70 :25.80 1:01.00 2:15.89 5:06.53 10:04.39 17:36.63

2/14/04 2/27/04 2/14/98 1/25/02 2/24/01 2/24/01 2/28/09 12/02/08

Sewanee Indoor OVC Championships MTSU Invitational SIU Invitational OVC Championships OVC Championships OVC Championships TSU Invitational

Hurdles Events 55m hurdles 60m hurdles

Carmen Tucker Carmen Tucker

:08.48 :09.21

12/9/01 2/28/03

MTSU Invitational OVC Championships

Field Events Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Weight Throw Shot Put High Jump

Lauren Addie Lauren Addie Rachel Forbes Sherita Moore Suzanne Roberson Amy Campbell

17’ 1.25” 36’ 11’ 8’ 11.75” 46’ 9” 43’ 1” 5’ 6”

2/23/07 2/24/07 2/09/08 2/27/04 12/9/01 2/27/04

OVC Championships OVC Championships Sewanee Invitational OVC Championships MTSU Invitational OVC Championships

Relay Events 4x400m

Distance Medley

Carmen Tucker/Michelle Kline Brelinda Johnson/Christina Judon Keri Light/Emily Weinzetl Tiffany Palmer/Stephanie Place

4:09.09

2/24/01

OVC Championships

12:21.09

2/28/09

OVC Championships

Note: Tennessee Tech sponsored a women’s track and field team in 1978 and 1979, but few records are available from those years. The women’s track program was restarted in the 1991-92 season.

Right: Brelinda Johnson and Christina Judon were part of the school-record 4x400 relay team in 2001.

Center: Suzanne Roberson Far Right: Bethany Burney set school records in the sprints both indoors and outdoors.

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2009 Indoor Season Superlatives FINAL Through 2009 season (numbers in BOLD FACE are school records set in 2009 season) Running Events 55m..........................Ifeyinwa Eguzo..................................... 7.88............................ Sewanee Invitational 60m..........................Ifeyinwa Eguzo..................................... 8.29............................OVC Championships 200m........................Ifeyinwa Eguzo..................................... 27.23..........................OVC Championships 400m........................Emily Weinzetl...................................... 1:02.14.......................OVC Championships 800m........................Keri Light.............................................. 2:20.02.......................OVC Championships Mile Run................... Keri Light.............................................. 5:08.48.......................OVC Championships 3000m...................... Stephanie Place.................................. 10:04.39................. OVC Championships 5000m...................... Stephanie Place................................... 17:38.31.....................OVC Championships Hurdles 55m .........................Rachel Forbes...................................... 10.05.......................... Sewanee Invitational 60m..........................Rachel Forbes...................................... 10.74..................................TSU Invitational Field Events High Jump................ Sarah Smith......................................... 4’ 05.50”..................... Sewanee Invitational .................................Sarah Kmet.......................................... 4’ 05.50”..................... Sewanee Invitational Long Jump................ Jenna Philpott...................................... 16’ 08.75”...........................TSU Invitational Triple Jump............... Leayn Carter........................................ 34’ 10.25”...................OVC Championships Shot Put.................... Ashley Mayhew.................................... 40’ 08.25”................... Sewanee Invitational Weight Throw........... Ashley Mayhew.................................... 41’ 11.25”...................OVC Championships Pole Vault................. Rachel Forbes...................................... 8’ 00.50”..................... Sewanee Invitational Relay Events 4x400m relay............ Leayn Carter, Jenna Philpott,............... 4:14.92.......................OVC Championships .................................Danielle Catlett, Emily Weinzetl...............................................................................

Distance Medley..... Keri Light, Emily Weinzetl................. 12:21.09................. OVC Championships

Tiffany Palmer, Stephanie Place

2009 INDOOR Results

Meet 1) No team scores at TSU Invitational, Jan. 31 Meet 2) Sewanee Invitational (4th place/13 teams), Feb. 7 Meet 3) OVC Championships (8th place/8 teams), Feb. 27-28

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2009 Indoor Season Bests 800 Meters

RUNNING EVENTS 55 Meters

Date Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 7

Athlete Eguzo, Ifeyinwa Catlett, Danielle Forbes, Rachel

60 Meters

Date Feb. 28 Jan. 31 Jan. 31

Athlete Eguzo, Ifeyinwa VanDyken, Amber Forbes, Rachel

Date Athlete Feb. 28 Eguzo, Ifeyinwa Jan. 31 VanDyken, Amber Date Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 28

Time 7.88 8.03 8.37

Site OVC TSU TSU

Time 8.29 8.94 8.97

Athlete Light, Keri Simmons, Amanda Jones, Traci

Mile Run

Date Feb. 28 Feb. 7 Feb. 28 Feb. 7 Jan. 31

Athlete Light, Keri Palmer, Tiffany Simmons, Amanda Jones, Traci Evans, Ashley

3,000 Meters

200 Meters

400 Meters

Site Sewanee Sewanee Sewanee

Date Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 7

Athlete Weinzetl, Emily Carter, Leayn Catlett, Danielle

Site OVC TSU

Time 27.23 30.56

Site OVC OVC OVC

Time 1:02.14 1:03.76 1:05.55

Date Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 28

Athlete Place, Stephanie Light, Keri Palmer, Tiffany Evans, Ashley

5,000 Meters

Date Feb. 28 Feb. 28 Feb. 28

Athlete Place, Stephanie Evans, Ashley Palmer, Tiffany

Site OVC OVC Sewanee

Time 2:20.02 2:29.73 2:35.89

Site OVC Sewanee OVC Sewanee TSU

Time 5:08.48 5:42.86 5:38.49 5:55.10 5:56.07

Site OVC OVC OVC OVC

Time 10:04.39 10:53.10 10:58.72 11:17.32

Site OVC OVC OVC

Time 17:38.31 19:07.26 19:11.21

HURDLES 55 Meter Hurdles

Date Feb. 7 Feb. 7

Athlete Forbes, Rachel Catlett, Danielle

60 Meter Hurdles

Date Athlete Jan. 31 Forbes, Rachel Jan. 31 VanDyken, Amber

Site Sewanee Sewanee

Time 10.05 10.08

Site TSU TSU

Time 10.74 10.81

FIELD EVENTS High Jump Date

Athlete

Feb. 7 Smith, Sarah Feb. 7 Kmet, Sarah

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Height

4’ 5.5” 4’ 5.5”

2009 Indoor Season Bests RELAYS 4x400 Relay

Date Feb. 28

Athlete Leayn Carter Jenna Philpott Danielle Catlett Emily Weintzel

Distance Medley Relay

Date Feb.28

Long Jump

Date Athlete Jan. 31 Philpott, Jenna Feb. 7 Carter, Leayn

Triple Jump

Date Feb. 28 Feb. 7 Jan. 31

Athlete Carer, Leayn Philpott, Jenna Vandyken, Amber

Shot Put

Date Feb. 7 Feb. 7

Athlete Mayhew, Ashley Forbes, Rebecca

Weight Throw

Date Athlete Feb. 28 Mayhew, Ashley Feb. 28 Forbes, Rebecca

Pole Vault

Date Feb 7

Athlete Forbes, Rachel

Site TSU Swewanee

Distance 16’ 08.75” 15’ 4.75”

Site OVC Sewanee TSU

Distance 34’ 10.25” 33’ 5.25” 32’ 01.50”

Site Sewanee Sewanee

Distance 40’ 8.25” 29’ 1.75”

Site OVC OVC

Distance 41’ 11.25” 32’ 08.50”

Site Sewanee

Distance 8’ 0.5”

Athlete Tiffany Palmer Emily Weintzel Keri Light Stephanie Place

Site OVC

Time 4:14.92

Site OVC

Time 12:21.09

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All-Time Records - OUTDOOR All-Time Women’s Track and Field Records - Outdoor Season Through 2009 Season

BOLD indicates OUTDOOR school records set in 2009 season Running Events 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 3000m Steeplechase 5000m 10000m

Bethany Burney Allison Price Allison Price Keri Light Keri Light Stephanie Place Alathea Thompson Stephanie Place Stephanie Place

:11.92 :25.28 :58.64 2:17.02 4:38.75 10:08.01 11:23.52 17:05.83 36:29.64

4/17/04 5/1/09 5/1/09 5/06/07 4/4/09 4/14/07 4/21/06 5/03/08 5/06/07

Vanderbilt Invitational OVC Championships OVC Championships OVC Championships APSU Invitational TSU Invitational Vanderbilt Invitational OVC Championships OVC Championships

Hurdles Events 100m hurdles 400m hurdles

Meagan Lyons Carmen Tucker

:14.33 1:04.00

5/1/09 4/21/01

OVC Championships Vanderbilt Invitational

Field Events Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Hammer Discus Javelin

Shenika Moore Lauren Addie Amy Campbell Rachel Forbes Suzanne Roberson Ashley Mayhew Suzanne Roberson Richelle Wardell

18’ 0.5” 36’ 8.25” 5’ 7” 9’ 0” 44’ 7.50” 139’10” 143’ 0” 123’ 10”

4/15/06 5/06/07 5/7/05 5/03/08 4/6/01 4/11/09 4/14/01 5/4/02

TSU Invitational OVC Championships OVC Championships OVC Championships Mountain Laurel Relays TSU Classic UNCA Dual Meet OVC Championships

Relay Events 4x100m relay

4x200m relay

4x400m relay

4x800m relay

Distance Medley

Sprint Medley

Meagan Lyons/Allison Price Emily Weinzetl/Ifey Eguzo Melissa Williams/ Jennifer Ezell Carmen Tucker/Kristen Deardorff Brelinda Johnson/Carmen Tucker Jenny Ackerson/Stephanie Ward Aseelah Jones/Christina Judon Michelle Kline/Melanie Mickle Michelle Kline/Carmen Tucker Brelinda Johnson/Lucy Hale Melissa Williams/Jennifer Souder Carmen Tucker/Lucy Hale

:48.90

4/18/09

MSU Invitational

1:50.62

4/13/02

Sea Ray Relays

3:59.39

04/19/03 Vanderbilt Invitational

9:42.71

4/3/99

Mt. Laurel Relays

12:24.66

4/13/02

Sea Ray Relays

4:25.53

3/16/01

Disney Relays

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Amy Campbell approaches the bar at Vanderbilt. She set the high jump school record at the 2005 OVC Outdoor Championships in Clarksville, Tenn.

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2009 Outdoor Season Superlatives FINAL Through 2009 season (numbers in BOLD FACE are school records sets in 2009 season) Running Events 100m...................... Meagan Lyons................................. :12.3............................OVC Championships 200m.................... Allison Price..............................:25.58....................... OVC Championships 400m.................... Allison Price...............................58.64....................... OVC Championships 800m...................... Keri Light.....................................2:18.19................................APSU Invitational 1,500m................. Keri Light............................... 4:38.75...........................APSU Invitational 3,000m.................... Stephanie Place..........................10:12.58.......................... Winthrop Invitational Steeplechase........... Ashley Evans..............................12:29.47.......................... Winthrop Invitational 5,000m.................... Tiffany Palmer............................18:12.14............................OVC Championships 10,000m.................. Tiffany Palmer............................38:24.84............................OVC Championships Hurdles Events 100m hurdles....... Meagan Lyons...........................:14.33....................... OVC Championships 400m hurdles........... Danielle Catlett.............................1:10.97............................OVC Championships Field Events High Jump............... Katherine Lynn.............................. 5’ 4.5”.....................Murray State Invitational Pole Vault................ Rachel Forbes................................... 8’ 6”.....................Murray State Invitational Long Jump............... Leayn Carter............................16’ 11.25”.....................Murray State Invitational Triple Jump.............. Leayn Carter............................... 35’ 9.5”.......................... Winthrop Invitational Shot Put.................. Ashley Mayhew..........................43’ 3.25”............. Western Kentucky Invitational Discus Throw........... Ashley Mayhew............................ 122’ 1”................................APSU Invitational Hammer Throw..... Ashley Mayhew..................... 139’ 10”............... TSU Boston Moon Classic Javelin..................... Rachel Forbes..............................112’ 10”................................APSU Invitational Relay Events 4x100m relay....... Meagan Lyons, Allison Price.......... 48.90.......... Murray State Invitational

Emily Weinzetl, Ifey Eguzo 4x400m relay........... Leayn Carter, Jenna Philpott................4:03.59......................OVC Championships .............................. Danielle Catlett ,Emily Weinzetl

2009 OUTDOOR Results Meet Meet Meet Meet Meet Meet

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Asics Winthrop Invitational, March 28 -- (Team Results Not Tallied) APSU Governors Invitational, April 4 -- (Team Results Not Tallied) TSU Boston Moon Classic, April 11 -- (Team Results Not Tallied) Murray State Invitational, April 18 -- (2nd Place, Three Teams) Western Kentucky Invitational, April 25 -- (Individuals only) Ohio Valley Conference, May 1-2 -- (8th place)

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2009 Outdoor Season Bests FINAL Through 2009 Season / Bold indicates school record 100 Meters Date Athlete May 1 Meagan Lyons May 1 Ifey Eguzo Apr. 4 Allison Price

Site OVC OVC APSU

Time 12.3 12.8 12.99

200 Meters Date Athlete May 1 Allison Price May 1 Emily Weinzetl Apr. 4 Ifey Eguzo Mar. 28 Danielle Catlett Apr. 4 Hannah Henry

Site OVC OVC APSU Winthrop APSU

Time 25.28 26.64 26.78 27.88 28.73

400 Meters Date Athlete May 1 Allison Price Mar. 28 Emily Weinzetl May 1 Leayn Carter Apr. 18 Danielle Catlett May 1 Jenna Philpott Apr. 11 Sarah Kmet Apr. 4 Hannah Henry

Site OVC Winthrop OVC Murray State OVC TSU APSU

Time 58.64 1:00.91 1:01.63 1:01.98 1:02.24 1:08.15 1:08.24

Site APSU OVC APSU OVC TSU

Time 2:18.19 2:24.25 2:32.34 2:32.58 3:13.49

800 Meters Date Athlete Apr. 4 Keri Light May 1 Traci Jones Apr. 4 Tiffany Palmer May 1 Amanda Simmons Apr. 11 Hannah Henry 1,500 Meters Date Athlete Apr. 4 Keri Light Apr. 11 Tiffany Palmer May 1 Traci Jones May 1 Amanda Simmons

Site APSU TSU OVC OVC

Time 4:38.75 4:56.66 5:07.15 5:17.62

3,000 Meters Date Athlete Apr. 11 Keri Light Apr. 11 Tiffany Palmer Apr. 11 Ashley Evans

Stie TSU TSU TSU

Time 10:30.59 11:04.77 11:41.29

5,000 Meters Date Athlete May 1 Keri Light Apr. 18 Tiffany Palmer Mar. 28 Ashley Evans

Site OVC Murray State Winthrop

Time 18:12.14 18:16.15 19:21.70

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10,000 Meters Date Athlete May 1 Tiffany Palmer May 1 Ashley Evans

Site OVC OVC

Time 38:24.84 42:04.23

Stie Winthrop

Time 12:29.47

100 Meter Hurdles Date Athlete May 1 Meagan Lyons

Site OVC

Time 14.33

400 Meter Hurdles Date Athlete May 1 Danielle Catlett

Site OVC

Time 1:10.97

High Jump Date Athlete Apr. 18 Katherine Lynn Apr. 18 Meagan Lyons May 1 Sarah Kmet Apr. 18 Sarah Smith

Site Murray State Murray State OVC Murray State

Height 5’ 4.50” 5’ 2.50” 5’ 0.25” 4’ 8.25”

3000 Meter Steeplechase Date Athlete Mar. 28 Ashley Evans

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2009 Outdoor Season Bests Pole Vault Date Athlete Apr. 18 Rachel Forbes

Javelin Date Athlete Apr. 4 Rachel Forbes Apr. 18 Rebecca Forbes

Site Murray State

Distance 8’ 6”

Site WKU

Distance 43’ 3.25”

Long Jump Date Athlete Apr. 18 Leayn Carter Apr. 18 Jenna Philpott Apr. 11 Amber Vandyken

Hammer Throw Date Athlete Apr. 11 Ashley Mayhew

Site Murray State Murray State TSU

Distance 16’ 11.25” 16’ 5” 15’ 2.75”

Triple Jump Date Athlete Mar. 28 Leayn Carter Apr. 18 Jenna Philpott Apr. 4 Amber Vandyken

Site Winthrop Murray State APSU

Distance 35’ 10” 32’ 11.75” 29’ 10.25”

Site APSU WKU

Distance 122’ 1” 97’ 9”

4x100 Relay Date Athlete Site Apr. 18 Meagan Lyons Murray State

Allison Price

Emily Weinzetl

Ifey Eguzo

4x400 Relay Date Athlete Site May 1 Leayn Carter OVC

Jenna Philpott

Danielle Catlett

Emily Weinzetl

Shot Put Date Athlete Apr. 25 Ashley Mayhew

Discus Throw Date Athlete Apr. 4 Ashley Mayhew Apr. 25 Rebecca Forbes

Site APSU Murray State

Distance 112’ 10” 90’ 10”

Site TSU

Distance 139’ 10”

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Time 48.90

Time 4:03.59

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2009 Individual Times/Distances Leayn Carter

Long Jump Triple Jump 400-Meter Dash

Danielle Catlett

55-Meter Hurdles 55-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 400-Meter Hurdles

Ifey Eguzo 55-Meter Dash 60-Meter Dash 100-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash Ashley Evans Mile Run 3000-Meter Run 3000-Meter Steeple 5000-Meter Run 10000-Meter Run

Rachel Forbes 55-Meter Hurdles 55-Meter Dash 60-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Dash Pole Vault Javelin Throw Rebecca Forbes

Discus Throw Weight Throw Shot Put Javelin Throw

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TSU-I 15-00.50 -- 1:05.45

Sewanee-I 15-04.75 34-00.25 1:05.88

OVC-I --- 34-10.25 1:03.76

Winthrop-O 14-09.50 35-09.50 --

APSU-O 15-10.50 33-08.25 --

TSU-O 16-06.50 33-00.50 --

MUR-O 16-11.25 34-10.25 1:02.24

OVC-O 16-2.5 34-7 1:01.63

TSU-I -- -- -- 1:07.03 --

Sewanee-I 10.08 8.03 -- 1:07.24 --

OVC-I --- --- -- 1:05.55 --

Winthrop -O -- -- 27.88 1:02.71 1:11.85

APSU-O -- -- -- 1:03.23 1:13.45

TSU-O -- -- -- -- --

MUR-O -- -- -- 1:01.98 --

OVC-O ---- -1:10.97

TSU-I -- 8.69 -- 28.44

Sewanee-I 7.88 -- -- 27.67

OVC-I -- 8.29 -- 27.23

Winthrop -O -- -- 13.36 27.27

APSU-O -- -- 13.11 26.78

TSU-O -- -- -- --

MUR-O -- -- 13.40 27.42

OVC-O --- 12.8 26.96

TSU-I 5:56.07 --- -- 19:49.97 -- TSU-I -- -- 10.74 8.97 -- -- TSU-I -- 26-03.00 27-11.00 --

Sewanee-I OVC-I Winthrop -O APSU-O 6:05.85 --- -- -- --- 11:17.32 -- -- -- -- 12:59.47 12:41.79 -- 19:07.26 19:21.70 -- -- -- -- -- Sewanee-I 10.05 8.37 -- -- 8-00.25 --

OVC-I -- -- -- -- -- --

Winthrop -O -- -- -- -- -- 102-06.00

TSU-O -- 11:41.29 12:53.63 -- --

APSU-O -- -- -- -- 8-02.50 112-10.00

MUR-O -- 11:57.01 -- 19:59.06 --

TSU-O -- -- -- -- -- 101-06.00

Sewanee-I OVC-I Winthrop -O APSU-O TSU-O -- -- 83-04.75 94-02.25 -- 30-02.75 32-08.50 -- -- -- 29-01.75 28-09.25 -- -- -- -- -- -- 85-05.50 87-11.00

WKU-O -- -- 13:21.94 -- -- MUR-O -- -- -- -- 8-06.00 104-05.00

MUR-O 94-07.00 -- -- 90-10.00

WKU-O 97’9” -- -- 82’8”

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OVC-O --12:59.58 19:32.63 42:04.23

OVC-O --- ---110-06.00 OVC-O 88’10” --89’9”

2009 Individual Times/Distances Traci Jones Mile Run 800-Meter Run 1500-Meter Run

TSU-I 6:04.86 2:36.10 --

Sewanee-I 5:55.10 2:35.89 --

OVC-I -- -- --

Winthrop -O -- -- 5:29.09

APSU-O -- 2:26.42 5:18.06

TSU-O -- 2:33.09 5:14.89

MUR-O -- 2:30.20 5:14.90

OVC-O -2:34.35 5:07.15

Sarah Kmet 400-Meter Dash High Jump

TSU-I -- --

Sewanee-I -- 4-05.50

OVC-I -- --

Winthrop -O -- --

APSU-O 1:10.82 4-10.25

TSU-O 1:08.15 --

MUR-O 1:09.33 4-10.25

OVC-O -5-0.25

Keri Light

TSU-I -- -- -- -- --

Sewanee-I 5:18.68 2:22.79 -- -- --

OVC-I Winthrop -O 5:08.48 -- 2:20.12 2:21.04 -- 4:43.36 10:53.10 -- -- --

APSU-O -- 2:18.19 4:38.75 -- --

TSU-O -- 2:18.38 4:42.18 10:30.59 --

MUR-O -- 2:20.28 4:44.56 -- --

OVC-O -2:20.06 4:43.91 -18:12.14

Katherine Lynn

TSU-I --

Sewanee-I --

OVC-I --

Winthrop -O 5-1.00

APSU-O 5-00.25

TSU-O 5-04.00

MUR-O 5-04.50

OVC-O 5-0.25

Meagan Lyons

TSU-I -- -- --

Sewanee-I -- -- --

OVC-I -- -- --

Winthrop -O -- -- --

APSU-O 12.99 15.70 5-02.25

TSU-O -- -- --

MUR-O -- 15.02 5-02.50

OVC-O 12.3 14.33 5-02.25

MUR-O 120-11 -- -- 143-2.25

WKU-O 112”3” -- 43’3.25” --

OVC-O 114’11” -40’11” --

APSU-O 2:32.34 -- 5:01.68 -- -- --

TSU-O 2:33.28 -- 4:56.66 11:04.77 -- --

MUR-O -- -- 5:11.26 -- 18:16.15 --

OVC-O ----18:47.54 38:24.84

Mile Run 800-Meter Run 1500-Meter Run 3000-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run High Jump

100-Meter Dash 100-Meter Hurdles High Jump

Ashley Mayhew

Discus Throw Weight Throw Shot Put Hammer Throw

TSU-I Sewanee-I -- -- 36-00.75 40-5.00 38-11.50 40-8.25 -- --

Tiffany Palmer

OVC-I Winthrop -O APSU-O TSU-O -- 114-00 122-01.00 112-04 41-11.25 -- -- -- 37-09.25 41-03.25 40-11.00 40-03.25 -- 131-07.50 132-10.50 139-10

TSU-I -- -- -- -- 19:51.17 --

Sewanee-I -- 5:42.86 -- 11:35.17 -- --

TSU-I -- -- --

Sewanee-I -- -- --

OVC-I -- -- --

Winthrop -O -- -- --

APSU-O 12.99 26.27 --

TSU-O -- -- --

MUR-O -- -- 1:01.56

OVC-O -25.28 58.64

Jenna Philpott

TSU-I -- 16-08.75 --

Sewanee-I -- 15-09.50 33-05.25

OVC-I -- -- --

Winthrop -O -- 12-10.75 --

APSU-O 1:02.68 15-06.50 --

TSU-O 1:02.99 15-07.50 --

MUR-O 1:03.28 16-05.00 32-11.75

OVC-O 1:02.24 15-4.25 --

Stephanie Place

TSU-I -- 18:11.52

Sewanee-I 10:19.46 --

OVC-I Winthrop -O 10:04.39 -- 17:38.31 --

APSU-O -- --

TSU-O -- --

MUR-O -- --

OVC-O ---

Amanda Simmons

TSU-I 5:50.78 2:33.55 --

Sewanee-I -- -- --

OVC-I 5:38.49 2:29.73 --

Winthrop -O -- 2:37.46 5:18.87

APSU-O -- 2:48.15 5:19.63

TSU-O -- 2:36.00 5:23.96

MUR-O -- 2:40.33 5:27.70

OVC-O -2:32.58 5:17.62

TSU-I --

Sewanee-I 4-05.50

OVC-I --

Winthrop -O --

APSU-O --

TSU-O --

MUR-O 4-08.25

OVC-O --

TSU-I -- 1:02.76

Sewanee-I -- 1:03.07

OVC-I -- 1:02.14

Winthrop -O -- 1:00.91

APSU-O -- 1:01.16

TSU-O -- 1:01.24

MUR-O 26.97 --

OVC-O 26.64 1:02.49

800-Meter Run Mile Run 1500-Meter Run 3000-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run 10000-Meter Run

Allison Price 100-Meter Dash 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash

400-Meter Dash Long Jump Triple Jump

3000-Meter Run 5000-Meter Run

Mile Run 800-Meter Run 1500-Meter Run

Sarah Smith

High Jump

Emily Weinzetl 200 Meter Dash 400 Meter Dash

OVC-I Winthrop -O -- 2:33.32 -- -- -- 5:13.27 10:58.72 -- 19:11.21 19:05.27 -- --

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All-Time Top Five Outdoor Performances The fastest, highest, longest and strongest performers in Tech’s track & field history

All-Time Top Five Through 2009 Season

10,000m Run Stephanie Place.................... 36:29.64............2007 Dena Adams.......................... 37:41.73............1997 Tiffany Palmer.................38:24.84........2009 Lucy Hale................................ 38:33.48............2002 Ashley Evans.......................... 39:02.95............2006

Running Events 100m Dash Bethany Burney................... 11.92..................2004 Meagan Lyons.................12.3 (h)..........2009 Ashley Kendrick................... 12.58..................2005 Joanna Gerold...................... 12.61..................2003 Ifey Eguzo . .....................12.8 (h)..........2009 Jennifer Ezell......................... 12.82..................2002 Lauren Addie........................ 12.83..................2003 200m Dash Allison Price....................25.58.............2009 Bethany Burney................... 25.32..................2004 Melissa Williams................... 26.02..................2001 Ashley Kendrick................... 26:39..................2005 Emily Weinzetl ...............26.64.............2009

Hurdles Events 100m Hurdles Meagan Lyons.................14.33.............2009 Carmen Tucker...................... 14.85..................2001 Joanna Gerold...................... 15.41..................2003 Kimbel Lea............................. 15.72..................2005 Kelly Carmichael.................. 16.18..................1995

Christina Judon holds the second-best 800m time in Tech track history.

400m Dash Allison Price....................58.64.............2009 Brelinda Johnson................. :58.91.................2002 Leah Watson.......................... :59.59.................2006 Jenny Ackerson.................... 1:00.40...............2003 Kanetra Roberson................ 1:00.54...............2005 800m Run Keri Light................................ 2:17.02...............2007 Michelle Kline....................... 2:18.27...............2001 Melanie Mickle..................... 2:21.29...............2000 Stephanie Ward.................... 2:22.84...............2003 Alathea Thompson.............. 2:23.75...............2006

400m Hurdles Carmen Tucker...................... 1:04.00...............2001 Kimbel Lea............................. 1:05.50...............2005 Joanna Gerold...................... 1:06.24...............2003 Kelly Carmichael.................. 1:06.31...............1996 Alathea Thompson.............. 1:08.92...............2005 3000m Steeplechase Alathea Thompson.............. 11:23.52............2006 Richelle Wardell.................... 12:19.95............2002 Catherine Baites................... 12:20.25............2008 Emily Chaney........................ 12:21.00............2001 Ashley Evans...................12:41.79........2009

1500m Run Keri Light.........................4:38.75..........2009 Michelle Kline....................... 4:41.11...............2002 Stephanie Place.................... 4:47.30...............2007 Alathea Thompson.............. 4:57.57...............2006 Tiffany Palmer.................4:56.66..........2009 Stephanie Place has set every distance record

3000m Run Stephanie Place.................... 10:08.01............2007 Lucy Hale................................ 10:30.58............2002 Keri Light.........................10:30.59........2009 Dena Adams.......................... 10:38.00............1997 Michelle Kline....................... 10:44.27............2001 5000m Run Stephanie Place.................... 17:05.83............2008 Dena Adams.......................... 17:59.58............1997 Keri Light.........................18:12.14........2009 Tiffany Palmer.................18:16.15........2009 Christy Cotton....................... 18:41.26............1995

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Joanna Gerold is on the charts in both the 100m and 400m hurdles events.

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All-Time Top Five Outdoor Performances Javelin Richelle Wardell.................... 123’ 10”..............2002 Jessica Savage...................... 114’3”.................2005 Christina Stolaas.................. 113’1”.................2005 Rachel Forbes..................112’10”.........2009 Karen Burchfield.................. 108’6”.................2005 Pole Vault Rachel Forbes........................ 9’ 0”.....................2008 Jennifer Ezell......................... 8’ 0”.....................2003 Joanna Gerold...................... 7’ 0”.....................2006 Hammer Ashley Mayhew...............139’ 10”.........2009 Casey Stinson........................ 129’ 2”................2003

4x800m Relay at Sewanee Relays............... 9:42.71...............1999 at Sewanee Relays............... 9:44.71...............2001 at Mt. Laurel Relays............. 9:52.44...............2002 Distance Medley Relays at Sea Ray Relays.................. 12:24.66............2002 at OVC Indoor....................... 13:13.34............2005 at Disney Relays................... 13:51.69............2001 Sprint Medley Relays at Disney Relays................... 4:25.53...............2001 Alathea Thompson set the school mark in the steeplechase at the 2006 OVC Championships

Ginger WIlkey

Field Events Long Jump Shenika Moore..................... 18’ 0.5”...............2006 Buffy Bright............................ 17’ 10.75”..........1999 Lauren Addie......................... 17’ 7”...................2005 Kimbel Lea............................. 17’ 7”...................2005 Leayn Carter....................16’ 11.25”......2009 Triple Jump Lauren Addie......................... 36’ 8.25”.............2007 Raela Washington................ 36’ 1.25”.............2004 Leayn Carter....................35’ 9.5”..........2009 Kimbel Lea............................. 35’ 6”...................2006 Carmen Tucker...................... 34’ 7”...................2002 High Jump Amy Campbell...................... 5’ 7”.....................2005 Katherine Lynn................5’ 4.5”............2009 Victoria Brown...................... 5’ 4.25”...............2006 Ashley Brady.......................... 5’ 3”.....................2006 Meagan Lyons.................5’ 2.25”..........2009 Shot Put Suzanne Roberson.............. 44’ 7.5”...............2001 Ashley Mayhew...............43’ 3.25”........2009 Sherita Moore....................... 39’ 11”................2003 Lauren Elmore...................... 27’ 6.75”.............2008 Katie Carmichael.................. 36’ 7.75”.............2001 Discus Suzanne Roberson.............. 143’ 0”................2001 Sherita Moore....................... 142’ 8”................2002 Ashley Mayhew.................... 125’ 5”................2008 Ashley Southern.................. 121’ 7”................2003 Jennifer Zafferano............... 117’ 8”................1997

Jessica Savage

Relay Events 4x100m Relay at Murray State Invit.......48.90.............2009 at OVC Championship....... 49.45..................2003 at TSU Invitational............... 49:46..................2005 at OVC Championship....... 49:80..................2006 at APSU Invitational.......50.34.............2009 4x200m Relay at Sea Ray Relays.................. 1:45.69...............2002 at Disney Relays................... 1:50.62...............2001 at TSU Invitational............... 1:53.79...............2005 at Austin Peay Invitational....................... 1:55.30 2007 at Sewanee Relays............... 2:01.18...............1992 4x400m Relay at Vanderbilt Inv................... 3:59.39...............2003 at OVC Championship....... 4:00.57...............2001 at OVC Championship....... 4:01.92...............2006 at OVC Championship....4:03.59..........2009 at OVC Championship....... 4:03.95...............2002

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This Is Tennessee Tech University

One of the “Top Southern Public Universities” by U.S. News & World Report One of the “Best Southeastern Universities” and “America’s Best College Values” by The Princeton Review Among “America’s 100 Best College Buys”

by Institutional Research and Evaluations, Inc. Where Quality Counts

For more than 90 years, Tennessee Tech has served the various needs of the region, the state and beyond. Not only is Tech renowned as a fine institution of higher education, it also serves as a public resource center and encourages scholarly research and creative activity by its faculty and students.

Today, Tech makes a number of contributions to economic development locally, regionally and nationally.

Tech’s 65,000-plus alumni occupy positions of leadership in education, business, industry, government and public service.

Tennessee Tech is widely known as an institution noted for its academic quality — an institution where the energies of the faculty, staff and students are devoted to ensuring that the university’s quality is maintained and enhanced. The university’s vision is guided by the “T.E.C.H.” framework — technological leadership, enrollment growth, a caring campus, and high quality.

The university is divided into seven academic divisions offering 44 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree and 20 programs of study at the graduate level. More than 75 percent of the 370 full-time faculty members hold doctoral degrees.

Considered one of the most picturesque campuses in the South — and one of the safest — the buildings carry an attractive Georgian style of architecture that lends the Tech campus an Ivy-league character.

Tech was established in 1915 as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, located on the site of its forerunner, Dixie College. TPI gained university

Why we're the Golden Eagles

status in 1965, reflecting the institution’s role as a multipurpose, state-supported university. Tech’s current enrollment continues to include students from almost all 95 Tennessee counties, along with students from more than 40 other states and about 40 foreign countries.

Campus Life

Tennessee Tech students know that there is a lot more to college life than what goes on in the classroom. Nearly 200 student organizations on campus offer activities ranging from academic, athletic, cultural, political, community-oriented, social to spiritual. At Tech, it’s easy to get involved and make friends.

Campus recreation coordinates 11 intramural and club sports: basketball, bowling, flag football, golf, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. The Fitness Center is a free, full-service health club for students. It houses a fully equipped weight room, 25-meter indoor pool, cardiovascular equipment and an indoor track. Tech is also a center for the arts, presenting concerts, theatre productions, lectures, dance performances, films, workshops, demonstrations and art exhibits each year. And, of course there’s always an athletics event to attend. Tennessee Tech’s athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference for 16 sports on the NCAA Division I level, and students can attend all regular season athletic events absolutely free!

The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department unveiled a new brand on Aug. 31, 2006, with an all-new set of logos for the Golden Eagles.

The brand is new, but the tradition remains — the name Golden Eagles. How did TTU adopt the name?

In the first quarter of this century, Tennessee Polytechnic Institute was a tiny school, located in the rugged, mountainous Upper Cumberland region where Golden Eagles were plentiful, soaring above the lush, upland forests. It's easy to understand how those early students and faculty could narrow their choices for their athletic team's nicknames to "Golden Eagles" or "Mountaineers."

On February 14, 1925, the nickname "Golden Eagles " was officially adopted. The school newspaper, The Oracle, printed a story that outlined the efforts of a committee to suggest several possible nicknames to Athletic Association members for their consideration. The two most popular names were "Golden Eagles" and "Mountaineers," and the association, by a vote of 139-18, proudly declared its preference.

It wasn't until 27 years later that a tangible mascot found its way to the campus. Several Tech

students braved a driving night rainstorm to pilfer a huge block-tin eagle statue from the charred ruins of a resort hotel in Monteagle. They painted the creature - with a wingspan of over six feet - a glistening gold, and suspended it from the rafter for public inspection at the following day's basketball game in Memorial Gym.

Then-Governor Frank G. Clement, a lifelong friend of the hotel owner, was in Cookeville to speak . He worked out a compromise between his friend and the school students, who wanted to retain the eagle as their mascot.

Over the years, a wide variety of artwork and drawings have been used to represent the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Some of those include a drawing which appeared in media guides in the mid 1970s, and a cartoon-style mascot in the early 1980s that was dubbed ‘the purple chicken” by Tech students.

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The Student-Athlete Experience at Tech Outstanding high school student-athletes have difficult choices to make, and one of the most important will be deciding on a college to attend, an institution where they will have the best opportunity to succeed in fulfilling their academic and athletic dreams. Many of the best will choose Tennessee Tech University, and they will quickly learn that the university is totally devoted to providing a complete and rewarding student-athlete experience.

Academic Reputation

Tennessee Tech University’s academic reputation has gained excellent reviews in several national publications. TTU is ranked among the Top Public Schools in the South in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 edition of America’s Best Colleges, and The Princeton Review has listed TTU among the Southeast’s Best Universities. With 10,796 students for the 2008-09 Fall semester, the largest enrollment in the school’s history, and an average class size of 26, strong faculty/student relationships are a hallmark of a TTU educational experience.

Commitment to Academics

The Golden Eagle athletics program is known for its dedication to nurturing the true student-athlete. Since 1985, hundreds of Golden Eagle student-athletes have received district, conference and national recognition for their academic success. The TTU athletic department’s commitment to academic excellence provides the opportunity for all student-athletes to complete their degree, even after their athletic eligibility expires through the department’s Fifth Year Scholarship program.

Fan Support

Over the years, many Tennessee Tech teams have built solid, loyal and steadily increasing fan bases. On a typical gameday, the stands at Tech’s venues are filled to capacity. Tech’s fans are also famous for their zealous vocal support of the Golden Eagles, but do so in good taste and well within the OVC Sportsmanship Policy. It all adds up to an exciting atmosphere surrounding Tech’s home contests. And, admission is free to many sporting events on campus including volleyball, soccer, tennis, baseball and softball.

Media Coverage

From the pages of Cookeville’s Herald-Citizen to the Tennessee Tech athletics web site (TTUsports.com) and media guides, it’s easy to follow along with the success of Golden Eagle student-athletes and teams. The teams all enjoy outstanding coverage from all of those outlets, as well as some regional and national consideration. Information is readily available on the teams, coaches and players, as well as the history of the programs, the opponents and the Ohio Valley Conference, to members of the media, fans, friends of the program and family members.

Competitive Scheduling

Each season, Tennessee Tech student-athletes have the opportunity to challenge formidable competition, both in the Ohio Valley Conference and outside the league. By facing the most-difficult non-conference scheduling they can, Tech’s teams have the opportunity to develop an edge when the conference schedule begins, an edge that will carry through into the post-season. Many Golden Eagle teams have won OVC regular season championships or tournament championships, and have allowed their student-athletes to advance to play in NCAA National Championship Tournaments.

Strength, Conditioning and Sports Medicine

All TTU student-athletes receive the support needed for their physical growth and strength. The strength and conditioning regimen is an integral part of the Golden Eagle student-athlete’s experience. In addition, Tennessee Tech boasts an award-winning athletic training staff to provide support for all of the university’s more than 300 student-athletes.

It is the philosophy of Tennessee Tech University to enhance a studentathlete’s performance and prevent injury through strength training and an outstanding sports medicine program. All players’ progress is charted and recorded from the time they enter the program until they leave, with workouts specifically designed for in-season, off-season and during the summer. The workouts are also tailored to specific positions, helping allow each player to become the very best that he or she can be.

Tennessee Tech University Athletics Mission Statement

The mission of Tennessee Technological University Intercollegiate Athletics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping student-athletes make appropriate progress toward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society.

The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.

Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and com-

petitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes.

The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are promoted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution.

Intercollegiate Athletics is as supportive of women as of men and as supportive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations.

Intercollegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Athletics Administration

DR. ROBERT (BOB) BELL

University President - Florida 1969

Dr. Robert (Bob) Bell, now in his 10th year as President of Tennessee Tech, is an avid supporter of TTU and Ohio Valley Conference sports. He currently chairs the OVC President’s Board of Directors.

Bell became TTU’s President in 2000 after serving as dean, associate dean, assistant dean, and a chairperson in the university’s College of Business. After taking the post, he oversaw the reorganization of the athletics department, bringing in a full-time athletics director for the first time in almost 20 years.

He has also been involved in statewide economic development on behalf of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, working on the THEC master plan focusing on links among higher education and stakeholders in business, health care and state government.

Bell has served four terms on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award’s Board of Examiners and was appointed a charter member of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence in 1992, serving on the group’s panel of judges from 1994 to 2005. He represented Tennessee as a state delegate to the White House Conference on North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 and spent two years as an economic development consultant for the nation of Mauritius.

Dr. Bell has served on or chaired a variety of professional, regional and national organizations, including the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business International, the Southern Business Association, the North American Case Research Association, the Tennessee College Association, and a number of Tennessee higher education task forces, among others.

In 2005, Bell was named the first recipient of the Ned R. McWherter Leadership Award, presented by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence.

In the scholarly arena, he has been published extensively in the fields of management, organizational design, computer science and quality/productivity management, authoring two books and more than 70 articles, case studies and papers.

Bell is also well known and respected in the Cookeville community. He has chaired the Cookeville-Area Putnam County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors, the Regional Quality Council and the Putnam Tomorrow Task Force for the Putnam County Commission.

A past president of the local YMCA, Bell currently chairs the Cookeville Industrial Development Board and is a member of the Board of Directors for CityScape and Blood Assurance Corp. He has been an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America since 1988 and serves on the executive board for the Middle Tennessee Council of BSA. He is also a member of the Cookeville Rotary and Evening Lions Clubs.

MARK WILSON Director of Athletics - Maine 1991

Mark Wilson’s first five years as Director of Athletics at Tennessee Tech have been highlighted by vision, energy, and enthusiasm. Those factors have facilitated growth and excellence in all areas and have placed the focus on generating a better student-athlete experience.

In 2007, Wilson received a fiveyear contract extension to keep him at the helm of the Golden Eagle athletic programs through 2012.

Wilson was recently appointed to a position on the NCAA Leadership Council through April, 2011. It will give the Ohio Valley Conference, TTU and Wilson a voice in a variety of strategic decisions that can affect intercollegiate athletics.

Wilson, 40, has led Athletics to several milestone accomplishments during his first four years, including enhanced facilities and fund raising, high profile staff additions, and compliance and academic success.

Under Wilson’s guidance, the program has continued to focus on the academic success of its student-athletes, with soaring numbers each semester on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Tech’s studentathletes have achieved their highest overall combined semester GPAs.

Wilson also developed a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past two years, Tech has completed several construction projects to athletic facilities, including resurfacing the outdoor tennis courts, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovating the running track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms

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and locker rooms, new lights at Tucker Stadium and installation of electronic targets in the rifle range. Most recently, Athletics opened a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center.

Additional building plans call for a new strength and conditioning facility and a student-athlete center.

Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the necessary resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff.

All of those accomplishments have come while the department has continued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations.

Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from Ohio University.

Since his first day at Tech, Wilson has made rapid and steady progress. He began by restructuring the department and implemented plans for a better student-athlete experience. In addition, athletics launched a dynamic new website, gained NCAA certification and was found in complete compliance, created a far-reaching “WIN” program for academic success, opened an entertaining and popular Tailgate Park, and started plans for two capital projects.

Before going to Ohio, Mark served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts. He also worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic department and interned with the Northwestern University ticketing and marketing departments.

Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the University of Massachusetts in 1994.

Mark and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Katey (14) and Meaghan (9).

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Administration and Staff/Coaches Athletics Administration

Joe Erdeljac Frank Harrell Athletics Trainer Associate A.D.

Dr. Lance Jasitt Tammie McMillan Misty Pearson Assistant A.D. Assistant A.D. Corporate Sales & Marketing

Dr. Jeff Roberts Rob Schabert Faculty Rep Assistant A.D.

Ben Shannon Facilities and Events

Baseball Matt Bragga

Basketball (M) Mike Sutton

Basketball (W) Sytia Messer

CC & Track Tony Cox

Football Watson Brown

Golf (M) Craig King

Golf (W) Brandy Stout

Rifle Steve Law

Soccer Becky Fletcher

Softball Tory Acheson

Tennis (M & W) Kenny Doyle

Volleyball John Blair

Ticket Office

Strength & Conditioning

Sandy Zimmerman

Development

Drew Hixon

Chip Pugh

Marketing & Sales

Leveda Birdwell

Golden Eagles Head Coaches

Facilities

Tyler Birdwell

Matt Dexter

Cheerleading & Dance

Clerical Staff

Patrena Hicks

Grant Swallows Mandy Thatcher Compliance & Associate A.D. Special Events

Kim Meredith

Kim Nash

Peggie Parrott

Debbie Turnbow

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Academic Support

Winning in the Classroom Tennessee Tech’s commitment to its student-athletes is evident.

The support personnel and resources available provide Golden Eagle student-athletes with the tools needed for success.

The success of Tennessee Tech University’s athletic teams is tied closely to the academic progress of each student-athlete, and the academic performance of each Tech student-athlete is closely monitored by the coaching staff as well as an experienced staff in Academic Services.

Tech’s student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. Each semester, the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll pays tribute to more than 150 students in athletics, including athletes, trainers, managers and cheerleaders, and the overall GPA of the department has climbed steeply in the past six semesters.

Student-athletes are the most visible component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students, alumni, family and friends. Their athletic abilities and achievements are a focus for national attention, as athletic events not only bring back faithful alumni, but serve as a welcome mat to the university for potential new stu- Marilyn Borch-Jensen dents.

Academic

Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training in an effort to be the best they Advisement can be. These hours are not required by non-athletes in the student body, and these extra demands can compete Secretary with academics for the student-athlete’s time and energy. The Tech Athletics Department works to provide help with course content (through tutors and monitored study hours) as well as with time management and study skills and any other academic support services that will allow Tech student-athletes to maximize their academic potential.

ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America Tennessee Tech University student-athletes have achieved Academic All-America honors 34 times since 1976.

1976....................................... Donley Canary, Baseball 1978...................................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball 1982.................................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball 1985..................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1986.................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986..................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987..............................................Derek Lane, Baseball 1987..................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987.................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1988..................................................Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990............................................Lisa Johnson, Softball 1993...........................................Andrea Roark, Softball 1996...................................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996.......................................... Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996................................Dena Adams, Cross Country 1997...................................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997..............................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998 ................................Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1999........................................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999........................................ Wes Gallagher, Football 2000..........................................Diane Seng, Basketball 2000.........................................Nick Solomon, Football 2001............................................ Janet Holt, Basketball 2002............................................ Janet Holt, Basketball 2002................................... LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003....................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003................................... LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2004....................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2005...................................... Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2007.............................................. Beth Boden, Softball 2008......................................Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008.............................................. Beth Boden, Softball 2008.................................. Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2009...........................................Taylor Askew, Football

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ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-America District IV District IV consists of Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama.

1985.......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1985..............................Barry Wilmore, Football 1985......................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986......................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1986...............................Joel Chandler, Football 1986.......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987................................. Ed deHass, Basketball 1987................................... Derek Lane, Baseball 1987.......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball 1987......................Andy Rittenhouse, Football 1987..................................Clark Richey, Football 1988....................................... Jim Cornelius, Golf 1990...............................Steve Arnette, Baseball 1990...............................Tuesday Frase, Softball 1990................................. Lisa Johnson, Softball 1990..........................Spencer Hissam, Football 1991................................Ted Lockerby, Football 1991.........................................Ben Holt, Baseball 1991................................Andrea Roark, Softball 1992................................Ted Lockerby, Football 1992................................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993................................Andrea Roark, Softball 1993.........................................Ben Holt, Baseball 1994.....................Mary Beth Coombs, Softball 1995.................................... Scott Trent, Football 1995............................................Lisa Phipps, Golf 1995...................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996.................................. Jason Matson, Tennis 1996................................Stacy Hughes, Softball 1996................ Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field 1996........................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1996................................Brandy Henry, Softball 1996...................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1996.............. Meggan Toohey, Cross Country

1997................................Stacy Hughes, Softball 1997........................Dena Adams, Track & Field 1997.......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1997....................................... Wade Morrell, Golf 1997................................. Jeff Norman, Football 1997............................. Wes Gallagher, Football 1997...................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball 1998...............................Diane Seng, Basketball 1998................................. Taylor Ralph, Baseball 1998......................................Amy Ayers, Softball 1998.......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field 1998............................. Wes Gallagher, Football 1999...............................Diane Seng, Basketball 1999...................Collin Carmichael, Basketball 1999............................. Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis 1999........................................Shane Sewell, Golf 1999............................. Wes Gallagher, Football 1999..................Kevin Boucher, Cross Country 1999................ Steven Gordon, Cross Country 2000...............................Diane Seng, Basketball 2000..................................Janet Holt, Basketball 2000...................Collin Carmichael, Basketball 2000................................Brandy Henry, Softball 2000.............................Mirza Duranovic, Tennis 2000..............................Nick Solomon, Football 2001..................................Janet Holt, Basketball 2001........................... Grant Swallows, Football 2001............................... Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2001........................................Julie Tryon, Soccer 2002..................................Janet Holt, Basketball 2002................................. Brent Jolly, Basketball 2002.........................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2002..................Stephanie Ward, Track & Field 2002...................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer

2002............................... Kara Gilbert, Volleyball 2002...................................... Trey Perry, Football 2003......................... Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2003 .......................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball 2003...................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer 2004......................... Stephanie Ward, CC/Track 2004.................................... Brett Vavra, Football 2004............................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005...................................... Eric Anderson, Golf 2005........................... Michelle Brigano, Soccer 2005................................Jess Seyfert, Volleyball 2005............................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005....................................Jon Mahan, Football 2006........................Leah Watson, Track & Field 2006................................... Beth Boden, Softball 2006....................................Jon Mahan, Football 2007................................... Beth Boden, Softball 2007................................Taylor Askew, Football 2007.................... Bradley Thompson, Football 2008................................... Beth Boden, Softball 2008........................Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2008...........................Thomas Nelson, Baseball 2008............................Keri Coulthard, CC/Track 2008................................Taylor Askew, Football 2008.................... Bradley Thompson, Football 2008................................... Kathryn Lally, Soccer 2008....................................Taren Brown, Soccer 2008...............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009...............................Frank Davis, Basketball 2009......................................Keri Light, CC/Track 2009.........................Stephanie Place, CC/Track 2009..........................Lacoe Coquerille, Softball 2009...............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009................................Taylor Askew, Football

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Dr. LANCE JASITT Assistant Athletics Director / Academics and Student Welfare

Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare. He has served in compliance and administrative operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998.

Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and graduate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-athletes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to progress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty.

A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the operations of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes.

In addition to his administrative role within Athletics, Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 2008-09 president of the TTU Council of the International Reading Association and is still actively involved in that organization.

He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years.

Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State University in 1987. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in education from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004.

Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy.

His wife of 29 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian is pursuing a second degree in Environmental Geology at Tennessee Tech and plans to graduate in May 2010. Meagan is a junior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Former volleyball standout Laura Sidorowicz was named Tech’s 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year. She graduated with a 3.911 grade point average.

The “WIN” program: Work Intensely Now The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional support for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for maintaining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recommend additional participation at any time. All incoming freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time management and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutoring, and study skills workshops.

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Strength and Conditioning Athletics Administration

Emphasizing Player DEVELOPMENT The Tennessee Tech strength and conditioning program is a blend of science, technology, nutrition and one-on-one attention to each athlete. Golden Eagle student-athletes make a year-round commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level. At TTU, a program is tailored to match each student-athlete’s individual needs with the sport-specific physical demands.

This includes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. This combination allows Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes to better reach their specific goals. Another major focus of the strength staff is the development of sport-specific speed, agility and conditioning.

CHIP PUGH Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Chip Pugh is in his fourth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical development of student-athletes in all 16 sports, providing support in building toward championships.

Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he created and developed a highly successful strength and conditioning program that helped win 12 conference championships.

An alumnus of Ohio University, he was an offensive lineman on the football team while earning a bachelor’s degree in sport industry and a master’s degree in physical education.

Pugh believes that the qualities that athletes can develop in strength and conditioning will not only aid in their athletic development, but will also help them build quality character components necessary for life.

A native of Parkersburg, W. Va., he began his coaching career at his alma mater as an assistant strength and conditioning coach where he primarily worked with men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve, currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest, with football while at Ohio.

After leaving Ohio University he became the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Marietta Golden Eagle (Ohio) College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach. Additionally, during his two years at Marietta Strength All-Americans College he also served as a campus minister to the college. under Chip Pugh

Pugh is a certified member of the National Strength Awarded by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting.

2007 Katie Sutherland, Softball

He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and conducts Amadi McKenzie, Men’s Basketball personal training classes open to the public using the 2008 Allison Price, Women’s Basketball CrossFit methods.

John Jackson, Football 2009

Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were marBlair Bowens, Women’s Basketball ried July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are

Kelechi Odu, Football active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit.

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Academic Support for Student-Athletes Construction set for new strength center New facility will house weight room, practice space and locker facilities

Victories on the field, court or track often find their beginnings in a place without cheering fans and blaring bands — the strength and conditioning center.

And the scope and quality of a team’s strength and conditioning facility loom large during recruiting season, so Tennessee Tech’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has plans to build a new facility to capture the attention of recruits and enhance the training of Tech’s student-athletes.

“Building this strength and conditioning center is the most important thing we can do to properly train Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes and compete for recruits,” said Mark Wilson, director of athletics. “All our OVC peers and many high schools have nice, big strength centers that allow student-athletes to train efficiently and to be bigger, faster and stronger. Today’s student-athletes expect a certain standard of facilities and equipment in a Division I athletics program.”

The need for a new facility is punctuated by the fact that Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Chip Pugh currently runs three shifts of workouts a day just to accommodate all the football student-athletes in the current 2,500 square foot facility. Shifts are also scheduled for student-athletes on Tech’s other 15 teams. Additionally, it is prohibitive for safety reasons to perform heavy lifts like the power clean in a facility located on a third floor instead of a ground floor facility.

“This project is the number one priority in the athletics department,” said Wilson. “We’ve done all we can do in the existing space to make it work for our athletes.”

At an estimated cost of $2 million, the proposed strength and conditioning center will feature approximately

21,000 square feet of space and state-of-the-art equipment.

The building will house 8,000 square feet of weight room space, 9,000 square feet of indoor practice space, and 4,000 square feet of support/locker room space. The new building will be located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. This location allows for access to the newly built outdoor strength and conditioning area that includes an obstacle course, speed training sand pit, as well as a natural grass practice surface.

“We need this facility to put the tools in place to help make our teams successful,” he said. “And once we get the student-athletes here, they’ll have a greater opportunity for competitive success by becoming better athletes.”

Tech is scheduled to begin construction on the new Strength Center in March.

Assistant Strength Coach

Kristina Hortert

An artist’s rendering of the new strength center

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Sports Medicine JOE

ERDELJAC

Assistant Athletic Trainers

Head Athletics Trainer West Virginia 1988 Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech for seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to 1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basketball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams.

A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac begin his career in 1988 while an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree in 1989.

His first full-time position was Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University prior to joining the Tech staff. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the CRMC as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter. During his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, working with the basketball teams and other Olympic team members

A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), he is also in the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association (SEATA) and is currently serving as president of the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS).

Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, born on December 15, 2008.

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers

Katherine Emert

Molly Kidd

Lee Rice

Matt Rodrigue

Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech studentathletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.

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Upton Dabney

Chris Fry

Adrienne Wilson

UPTON DABNEY --

Upton Dabney joined the athletic training staff at Tennessee Tech in 2008 after serving five years at Oregon Tech for nearly five years where he personally handled all of the sports medicine needs for the school’s 11-sport athletic program. A graduate of Morristown (Tenn.) East High School, he earned a degree from the Tennessee Institute of Electronics, worked for several years in the computer field, and in 1992 joined the U.S. Air Force where he worked in the medical field at Offutt AFB (Neb.) for four years.

In 1996, Dabney returned to school for athletic training at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and worked at the University of Nebraska Medical School. He transferred to East Tennessee State in 1998, serving as a student athletic trainer before earning his bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in 2001. He spent one year at Emporia (Kan.) State beginning graduate studies, then interned at Jacksonville (Fla.) University and finished a master’s degree in physical education while at The Citadel (SC) in 2003-04.

CHRIS FRY --

One of the newest members of the Tech athletic staff, Chris Fry was named as an assistant athletic trainer in October 2009. Fry earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California University of Pennsylvania, and also gained experience at Washington & Jefferson College plus professional football and baseball teams. A native of Wampum, Pa., Fry worked as a student assistant trainer at California University of Pennsylvania, and spent five months on the staff at Washington & Jefferson. Fry earned his bachelor’s degree in 2008 in Athletic Training, before accepting a graduate assistant post at the same school on the way to his master’s degree in Athletic Training. In 2007, he spent the summer serving an internship with the Washington Wild Things professional baseball team, and in 2009 he worked the preseason as an intern with the Philadelphia Eagles.

ADRIENNE WILSON --

Adrienne Wilson is in her first year at Tennessee Tech, joining the Sports Medicine staff in October 2009 after earning her master’s degree at the University of New Mexico. A native of San Diego, Calif., Wilson received her bachelor’s degree at the University of North Dakota, and has worked with athletes ranging from high school and college athletics to professional soccer and international competition at the ESPN Winter X Games.

As an undergraduate, Wilson was an athletic training student at North Dakota, where she received her bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Athletic Training. She also held an internship with the Grand Forks, N.D., high schools. She took a graduate assistant position at the University of New Mexico, earning her master’s degree in Sports Administration. In 2008, she gained additional experience with two temporary positions. She was on the medical staff at the ESPN Winter X Games in 2008, providing services for an international field of extreme sport athletes.

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Dr. Richard WILLIAMS Team Physician Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olympic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexington, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.

Dr. Craig MALTMAN Consultant Dr. Craig Maltman, M.D., is the newest member of the Tennessee Tech sports medicine team. For the past several years, Dr. Maltman has helped to improve the Tech program by providing services as a consultant to the sports medicine staff and a general practitioner for all of Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes. Dr. Maltman is currently on the active staff at the North Cedar Medical Center. Born in Scotland, he was schooled in Canada. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in 1983, his master’s in Physiology in 1985, and his medical degree in 1987, all from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He also served a two-year residency in family practice at Queen’s before embarking on his professional medical career in 1989.

Dr. James TALMAGE Consultant Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from The Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.

Kristine GERMANN Physician’s Assistant Kristine Germann covers several of the women’s sports programs and events at TTU. She specializes in primary care sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedics. A native of Jefferson City, Missouri, Kristine attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School. While there, she was a Division I varsity letterman in volleyball. She then went on to the Medical College of Georgia, completing her PA degree in 1994. She has 10 years of experience in various areas of health care including internal medicine, psychiatry and sports medicine. She has also worked with the LPGA tour in primary care and sports medicine for the professional lady golfers.

Kristine has been practicing with Dr. Williams at Mid-State Sports Medicine since 2007.

Medical Support Staff

Dr. Clark Childress u Team Dentist

Dr. Mike Huddleston u Team Optometrist

Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Student Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a convenient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Tennessee Tech.

Chuck Williams serves as the physical therapist for TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine. A 1998 graduate of the University of Dayton Pre-Physical Therapy program, Williams also became a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) the same year. He added his MSPT in 2000, became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in 2001, and received his DPT in 2002. In 2006, he earned Sports Certified Specialist (SCS) status.

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Sports Hall of Fame Since its creation in 1975, the TTU Sports Hall of Fame has inducted 153 members, whose photos and biographies are featured in the Hall of Fame Gallery in Eblen Center.

1975 Inductees Preston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football,

Basketball, Track, Baseball* Creed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football,

Track* B. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--Football* Tom Fann (1950-52)--Football* James Dearing Miller (1920-25)--Football* 1976 Inductees Malcolm P. Quillen (1930-33)--Baseball, Football* Raymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37)--Baseball,

Basketball, Football, Track Elwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34)--Baseball,

Basketball, Football* Sidney McGee (1939-68)--Sports Information* Emmett T. Strickland (1933-36)--Football,

Baseball, Basketball 1977 Inductees Hooper Eblen (1941-74)--Basketball, Baseball,

Football, Track, Tennis, Golf* Kenneth Sidwell (1955-56)--Basketball Joe B. Sills (1927-31)--Football, Baseball,

Basketball* Wilburn Tucker (1941-67)--Baseball, Football* Eddie Watson (1922-28)--Football, Baseball,

Basketball* 1978 Inductees Benton Bilbrey (1940-43)--Track, Football,

Baseball* Huland Draper (1937-40)--Baseball, Basketball* Jack Van Hooser (1951-54)--Football, Baseball Lonnie Warwick (1961-63)--Football Homer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62)--Football,

Track 1979 Inductees Carl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39)--Football,

Baseball* Tom Chilton (1956-57)--Track William Dupes (1949-51)--Football James S. Hagan (1957-60)--Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52)--Football, Basketball 1980 Inductees Albert Jobe (1927-30)--Football, Baseball,

Basketball, Track Jim Ragland (1960-63)--Football* Marshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football,

Basketball* David C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football,

Basketball* Larry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football 1981 Inductees Frank R. Adams (1927-31)--Football* Lowell Smith (1958-61)--Football James A. Carlen (1924-27)--Athletics* 1982 Inductees David Baxter (1958-61)--Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53)--Football Bannis Norris (1931-35)--Basketball, Baseball* Virgil Rains (1949, 1952-54)--Football Ray Thomas (1957-60)--Football

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1983 Inductees Edward Gracey (1939-42)--Golf, Football, Track* Gordon Mason (1957-61)--Football* Charles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball,

Baseball* W. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--Football* Jim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football 1984 Inductees Edward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--Football* Don Cook (1948-51)--Baseball, Basketball Tommy Hackler (1959-60)--Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48)--Football, Track* 1985 Inductees Earl Carrier (1929-34)--Football, Baseball,

Basketball* Ray Carter (1970-73)--Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39)--Football, Baseball,

Basketball Charles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72)--Tennis 1986 Inductees Glen (Pete) Davis (1938-42)--Basketball,

Football* Elois Grooms (1972-75)--Football Mike Hennigan (1971-72)--Football Ron Shumate (1957-61)--Baseball, Basketball 1987 Inductees R.L. Highers (1940-43)--Football, Baseball

Basketball* Frank Jones (1972-76)--Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42)--Football

Baseball* 1988 Inductees Everett Derryberry (1940-74)--Administration* Herbie Merritt (1956-59)--Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75)--Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57)--Football 1989 Inductees Noble Cody (1952-90)--Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57)--Football,

Baseball Gayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76)--Basketball James G. (Red) Jarell (1944, 46-49)--Football,

Basketball 1990 Inductees L.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball,

Football Pam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--Basketball Bobby Nichols (1960-63)--Golf* Johnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball 1991 Inductees Ray Drost (1958-64)--Football, Baseball* Ron Filipek (1964-67)--Basketball* Rod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--Rifle Joseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69)--Football

1992 Inductees Robert Aylward (1970-73)--Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82)--Basketball Jim Harrison (1943-49)--Baseball, Football Marynell Meadors (1970-86)--Basketball,

Volleyball 1993 Inductees Marc Burnett (1977-82)--Basketball Dr. William Headrick (1941-43)--Basketball,

Baseball* Pam Cassity Smith (1973-77)--Basketball Don Wade (1968-82)--Football* 1994 Inductees Murray Cunningham (1973-76)--Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49)--Football, Baseball* Ed Hooper (1940-1998)--Athletics* Hubie Smith Jr. (1950-56)--Golf 1995 Inductees Ed Burns (1975-79)--Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--Rifle Rodney Moore (1975-79)--Track 1996 Inductees Eldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98)*--Broadcasting Wayne Pack (1970-73)--Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85)--Volleyball Mike Winchester (1972-75)--Baseball 1997 Inductees Wayne Anderson (1977-80)--Football Donley Canary (1973-77)--Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89)--Rifle* Cheryl Taylor (1983-87)--Basketball 1998 Inductees Juan Escudero (1986-88)--Tennis Bruce Harris (1955-57)--Basketball Bob Joye (1967-80)--Football Derek Lane (1984-87)--Baseball 1999 Inductees Jim Cornelius (1985-88)--Golf Johnny Donnelly (1989-98)--Supporter* Melinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90)--Basketball Elaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82)--Rifle* 2000 Inductees Bill Branch (1949-52)--Football, Baseball* C. Stephen Lynn (1966-69)--Tennis Melanie Marshall (1986-89)--Volleyball,

Basketball, Softball, Golf John D. Wall (1950-53)--Track Lana Ward (1987-90)--Rifle

2001 Inductees Matt Bulow (1987-90)--Tennis, Paralympics Angela Moorehead (1988-91)-- Basketball Matt Stark (1977-80)--Rifle 2002 Inductees John Fitzpatrick (1969-72)--Football Todd Kemp (1985-88)--Baseball Roschelle Vaughn (1990-92)--Basketball 2003 Inductees Becky Murray Isom (1982-85)--Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86)--Basketball Steve Moore(1968-83)--Athletics Trainer Raymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84)--Rifle Barry Wilmore (1982-85)--Football 2004 Inductees Anthony Avery (1986-90)--Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94)--Softball Andrea Roark (1990-93)--Softball Delores Wheatley (1969-2004)--Academics 2005 Inductees Leonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54)--Football Scott Baerns (1985-88)--Baseball David Mays (1974-98)--Baseball Coach 2006 Inductees Shawn Monday Smith (1986-90)--Basketball Cecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91)--Basketball Angelo Volpe (1987-2000)--President Melanie Gray Walker (1991-95--Golf Bill Worrell (1981-2006)--Basketball Coach 2007 Inductees Dr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006)--Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89)--Softball Dr. David Larimore (1976-2006)--Administrator Eddie Scott (1951-54)--Football, Track Ryan Weeks (1986-89)--Football 2008 Inductees Chris Hedman (1986-90)--Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97)--Baseball John “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007)--Supporter* Rachel Melchiorre (1994-97)--Volleyball Tom Pack (1996-99)--Golf 2009 Inductees Dena Adams Fairley (1995-98)--Cross Country,

Track Jim Bishop (1967-71)--Football, Baseball John Moorhead (1955-59)--Football, Track Tony Stone (1955-59/67-73)--Football/Coach Branon Vaughn (1995-99)--Football

A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame.

Nominations are due each year by June 30. * denotes deceased as of Oct. 1, 2009

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NCAA Woman of the Year 1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball) 1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball) 1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB) 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track) 1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC) 1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball) 1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball) 2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball) 2002- Janet Holt (Basketball) 2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball) 2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball) 2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball) 2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball) 2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf) 2008 - Beth Boden (Softball) 2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball)

Man of the Year

1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball) 1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball) 1995 - Willie Queen (Football) 1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football) 1997 - Robert Taylor (Football) 1998 - Jeff Norman (Football) 1999 - T.J. Christian (Football) 2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football) 2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball) 2002- Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball) 2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis) 2005 - Brett Vavra (Football) 2006 - David McMahan (Football) 2007 - Anthony Ash (Football) 2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball) 2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football)

Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year

1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball) 1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball) 1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball) 1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball) 1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track) 1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) 2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball) 2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis) 2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball) 2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball) 2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball) 2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball) 2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball) 2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball) 2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track)

An Honored Staff

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year

1994 - Mike Jones (Football) 1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball) 1996 - Michael Penix (Football) 1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball) 1998 - Andre Caballero (Football) 1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football) 2001 - Chad Evitts (Football) 2002 - Grant Swallows (Football) 2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball) 2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) 2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football) 2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf) 2008 - Larry Shipp (Football) 2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball)

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986 Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006 John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of he Year - 2009 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997 David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991 Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994 Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001 Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002 Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008 David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003

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Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005 Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001 Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006 Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993 Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004 Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998 Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006 Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999 Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000 Bill Worrell - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1986

Raymond Brown..............................1933-1937 Hooper Eblen....................................1941-1974 Tom Fann............................................1950-1952 P.V. Overall..........................................1923-1967 Emmett Strickland..........................1933-1936 Wilburn Tucker.................................1941-1967 Star Wood...........................................1950-1951 Jim Youngblood...............................1968-1972 Bill Dupes...........................................1954-1962

OVC Hall of Fame Dr. Thurston Banks..........................1974-2006 Raymond Brown..............................1933-1937 Dr. Everett Derryberry....................1943-1974 Hooper Eblen....................................1941-1974 David Larimore.................................1977-2004 Marynell Meadors...........................1970-1986 Johnny Oldham................................1955-1964 P.V. Overall..........................................1923-1967 Malcolm Quillen...............................1930-1933 Dr. Arliss Roaden..............................1974-1985 Wilburn Tucker.................................1941-1967 Angelo Volpe.....................................1987-2000 Don Wade...........................................1966-1982 Bill Worrell..........................................1980-2006

College Football Hall of Fame Jim Youngblood...............................1968-1972

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Following Tech / Media Relations ROB SCHABERT

Sports Information Staff

Assistant Athletics Director / Sports Information and Broadcast-

Now into his 27th year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcasting. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982.

An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual workshop in 28 of his 31 years in the profession. He has served on numerous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee.

In late September, Schabert returned to Minnesota to be inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Professional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title.

A tireless worker, Schabert has won dozens of national publication and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times.

Schabert, 53, has been a strong advocate for awards programs that recognize the success of student-athletes and staff, and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes.

He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the President’s Award program in 1991. He also established the department’s Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete awards.

He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Americans.

Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and operations of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus.

A Minnesota native, Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University.

In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff.

Rob and his musically talented wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the business — Matt (assistant SID at Morehead State) and Kristen Marquez (U.S. Army public affairs in Heidelberg, Germany).

Sports Information Office located on main concourse in Eblen Center (Rooms 324 - 326)

Rob Schabert, Assistant Athletic Director: 372-3088 Steve Appelhans, Sports Information Intern: 372-3293 Jordan Iwanyszyn, Cross Country & Track Contact: 372-3293

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505 Overnight Address: 1100 McGee Blvd.

Sports Information FAX: 372-6139

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Steve Appelhans

Brandon Goodwin

Jordan Iwanyszyn

James Schiermeyer

Cross Country and Track & Field Information on the Web The most comprehensive information on the Tennessee Tech cross country and track & field teams can be found on the official athletics website, TTUsports.com. The Sports Information Office has prepared pages featuring record books, individual results and superlatives for the indoor and outdoor seasons, in addition to general information on the teams such as schedule, roster, player profiles and coaching staff.

Practices All practices are open to the media. However, no interviews may be conducted during a practice. Interviews with players and coaches must be arranged, in advance, for before and after practice.

Interviews with Coach Tony Cox Interviews with coach Tony Cox can be arranged any time Monday through Friday by calling the Sports Information Office.

Player Interviews All player interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. This policy allows us to arrange a time that will not interfere with a student-athlete’s academic schedule, which has top priority.

Driving directions to Tucker Stadium From points east and west on I-40: Take Willow Avenue exit (exit 286); turn north onto Willow Avenue and proceed three miles; the campus and Tucker Stadium will be on your right.

From points north and south on SR 42/111: Exit at Cookeville/Algood exit and turn west onto 10th street; proceed three miles to Washington Avenue, and turn right; proceed 2/10 mile to 12th Street and turn left; after 1/2 mile, the campus and the Tucker Stadium will be on your left.

Media Parking: Unless other arrangements are made with the Sports Information office, all media parking is in the South Lot next to Eblen Center, about one block from Tucker Stadium.

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