2015 UAB Track and Field Media Guide by UAB Athletics

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The 2014-15 UAB Track & Field media guide is a publication of the UAB Athletics Media Relations office. Layout designed by Jon Hevron. The editors of the publication are Jon Hevron, Tray Littlefield, Norm Reilly and Rob Slaman.

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Contents/What’s Inside.............................................. 3 Quick Facts...................................................................... 4 Schedule.......................................................................... 5 Event Outlook ............................................................... 8 Home Meets.................................................................10 Q & A With Coach.......................................................11 Birmingham CrossPlex.............................................13 Coach Kurt Thomas...................................................15 Coach Tony Houchin.................................................16 Coach Reava Potter...................................................17 Support Staff................................................................18 Roster..............................................................................20 Shelby Barker ..............................................................22 Kandiss Briggs.............................................................23 Autumnn Burnett.......................................................24 Lauren Capone............................................................25 Hannah Coffin.............................................................26 Lucy Crookes................................................................27 Fanta Diabate...............................................................28 Leila Elliott.....................................................................29 Rebecca Evans.............................................................30 Melany Frierson..........................................................31 Kendra Gipson.............................................................32 JaCarey Heard..............................................................33 Hannah Hensley..........................................................34 Breona Humphrey......................................................35 Elisea Jones...................................................................36 Khaila Jones..................................................................37 Shanice Leach..............................................................38 Kristie Leybourne.......................................................39 Sarah Livett...................................................................40 Ali Meister.....................................................................41 Drielle Oliver................................................................42 Lauren Pray...................................................................43 Renay Ransaw..............................................................44 Breonca Reid................................................................45 Lauren Scott.................................................................46 Jessica Shelley.............................................................47 Kelli Smith.....................................................................48 Jenna Wesley................................................................49 Shelbi White.................................................................50 Jimmeshia Wilder.......................................................51 Allison Wortel...............................................................52 2014 Review.................................................................55 All-Time Records.........................................................63 Indoor Records............................................................67 Outdoor Records........................................................77 President Ray Watts...................................................90 Interim Athletics Director........................................91 Senior Administration..............................................92 Head Coaches..............................................................93 Academics.....................................................................94 Sports Medicine..........................................................95 Strength & Conditioning.........................................96 UAB .................................................................................97 Conference USA..........................................................99 Media Information...................................................100

#GoBlazers University Information Location..................................................................................................................................... Birmingham, Ala. Founded............................................................................................................................................................ 1969 Enrollment.................................................................................................................................................... 18,568 Colors........................................................................................................................... Forest Green (34, 139, 34) .......................................................................................................................................... Old Gold (207, 181, 59) Nickname..................................................................................................................................................... Blazers Affiliation.................................................................................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................................................................................. Conference USA President............................................................................................................................................Dr. Ray Watts Director of Athletics.........................................................................................................................Brian Mackin Senior Woman Administrator..................................................................................................... Derita Ratcliffe NCAA Faculty Representative............................................................................................... Dr. Frank Messina Home Venue Information Home facility................................................................................................................................ Birmingham CrossPlex Address..............................................................................................................................................2337 Bessemer Road ....................................................................................................................................................... Birmingham, Ala. 35208 Opened............................................................................................................................................................................. 2011 Size...................................................................................75,000sq.ft. of competition floor space for Track & Field ..............................................................................................................................................750,000sq.ft. of overall space Track Length.................................................................................................... 200 meter hydraulically banked track No. of Lanes..............................................................................Eight with an additional four in a warm-up space Capacity........................................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 Media........................... Press box with 20 work stations, wireless, ethernet plugs, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and copy machine

Quick Facts

Coaches Information Head Coach............................................................................................................................ Kurt Thomas, Fifth season Alma Mater...................................................................................................................................Tennessee (2004) Coaching Area..................................................................................................................................................Sprints Assistant Coach...................................................................................................................Tony Houchin, Fifth season Alma Mater........................................................................................................................Oklahoma State (1999) Coaching Area.............................................................................................................................................. Distance Assistant Coach........................................................................................................................ Reava Potter, First Season Alma Mater....................................................................................................................................................Temple (2010) Coaching Area.................................................................................................................................. Multi-events/Jumps Director of Operations................................................................................................................................ Rachel Harley Alma Mater............................................................................................................................................... UAB (2013) Track/Field Office Phone..........................................................................................................................(205) 934-7248 Office Fax.......................................................................................................................................................(205) 975-3476 2014 Review Indoor All-Conference............................................ 6 Indoor Conference Champions........................... 3 Indoor NCAA Qualifiers.......................................... 1 Outdoor All-Conference........................................ 4 Outdoor Conference Champions....................... 3 Outdoor NCAA Qualifiers...................................... 3 Indoor C-USA Finish........................ 3rd (71.5 pts) Outdoor C-USA Finish.........................8th (46 pts) 2014 Highest Outdoor Rank..............25 (June 3)

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Indoor Season

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Schedule

03/14/15 Battle of I-65 (Samford University) 03/20/15 Alabama Relays 03/21/15 Alabama Relays 03/27/15 Raleigh Relays (N.C. State) 03/28/15 Raleigh Relays (N.C. State) 04/03/15 Auburn Invitational Stanford Invite 04/04/15 Auburn Invitational Stanford Invite 04/10/15 Tennessee Relays 04/11/15 Tennessee Relays 04/17/15 Mt. SAC Relays (Mt. Sac College) War Eagle Invite (Auburn) 04/18/15 Mt. SAC Relays (Mt. Sac College) War Eagle Invite (Auburn) 05/02/15 Mississippi State Invite 05/14/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/15/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/16/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/17/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/28/15 NCAA East Preliminary 05/29/15 NCAA East Preliminary 05/30/15 NCAA East Preliminary 06/10/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships 06/12/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships 06/13/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships

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#GoBlazers Sprints In the sprints, head coach Kurt Thomas is looking to his juniors and seniors to step up this season to score key points at the indoor and outdoor championships. After qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 4x100m Relay in 2013, the Blazers have been looking for a group to take over in the sprints. This season, UAB has a lot of youth that could fill the void. Transfers Breonca Reid and Shebli White could turn out to be the missing pieces Thomas and the Blazers have been looking for.

Middle Distance UAB has not had a true middle-distance performer since Alina Varpiotaite earned All-Conference USA honors in back-to-back seasons in 2007-08. Thomas is looking to his distance group to have the versatility to run the shorter distances, such as the 800m and 1,500m. The Blazers have performed well in the 1,500m and mile over the past few years, claiming eight all-conference honors since 2012. After setting the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshman record last season in the mile, Sarah Livett is expected to focus on the 5,000m, leaving freshman Rebecca Evans as UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top competitor in the 1,500m and mile.

Event Outlook

Distance UAB comes off a cross country season highlighted by three All-Conference USA performers. Junior Lucy Crookes finished 26th at the NCAA South Regional, missing out on an at-large bid to the finals by 0.4 seconds. Distance coach Tony Houchin will be looking to his top three runners from the fall to continue their success onto the track to make up for the points scored by Elinor Kirk last year. Kirk completed the single-best year in UAB history, earning two All-America honors, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 10,000m at the NCAA Finals.

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Hurdles Thomas is excited about the prospects in the hurdles this season, especially in the shorter distances. Jessica Shelley and Autumnn Burnett are the top returners for the Green and Gold. Thomas is looking to Burnett to lead the way in the longer hurdle events after a disappointing end to last season. After qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminaries, Burnett was unable to compete after coming down with the flu. After some high points and lows, the hurdlers will need to put together a consistent, whole season for the Blazers to compete.

Jumps UAB may be the deepest in the jumping events that it has ever been, being led by three seniors in Shelby Barker, Kendra Gipson and Kelli Smith. Thomas believes that all three have the ability to not only score at the conference championships this season, but also end their careers with all-conference honors. Freshman Shanice Leach has the potential to compete with the three seniors in the jumps this season and capture crucial points that the Blazers have been unable to record in the past.

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Event Outlook

Under the guidance of newly hired Reava Potter, the multi-events have become a new focus and altered its training from before. With a new focus on building endurance, UAB is looking to score higher in areas of the Pentathlon and Heptathlon that it had not seen much success in before. Shelby Barker is the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top returner after earning third team all-conference honors a year ago in the Heptathlon. Newcomers Ali Meister and Jimmeshia Wilder have the ability to score points for the Blazers. Thomas believes that the multiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are one of the deepest areas on the team.

#GoBlazers Blazer Invitational The UAB Blazers will host the fourth edition of the UAB Blazer Indoor Invitational Jan. 9-10, 2015, at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Running events begin at 2:30 p.m. CT on Jan. 9, with field events starting at 12:30 p.m. Registration for the event is available online at Direct Athletics. Entry processing will be open from Dec. 8-Jan. 4 at 10 p.m.

UAB Vulcan Invite The UAB Vulcan Invite returns to the Birmingham CrossPlex on Jan. 23, 2015. The inaugural event took place Feb. 10-11, 2012. Running events begin at noon CT, with field events starting at 11:30 a.m. Registration for the event is available online at Direct Athletics. Entry processing will be open from Dec. 8-Jan. 18 at 10 p.m.

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Home Meet Information

The UAB Blazers will host the inaugural UAB Green and Gold Invite on Jan. 24, 2015, at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Running events are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. CT, with field events starting at 9 a.m. Registration for the event is available online at Direct Athletics. Entry processing will be open from Dec. 8-Jan. 18 at 10 p.m.

Conference USA Indoor Championships The UAB Blazers will host their fourth consecutive Conference USA Indoor Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex from Feb. 25-26, 2015. The meet will be held two weeks prior to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Ten menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and 13 womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams will be vying for team titles.

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Q & A with

Coach Kurt Thomas

What are the expectations for the 2015 indoor and outdoor seasons? “We have a really young team. Out of the 30 student-athletes, we have 13 newcomers. Our expectations are always the same though, we want to compete in Conference USA and try to score as many points as we can. We have many student-athletes that have the capability to be all-conference performers and finish top three in their respective events at both the indoor and outdoor championships. Our expectations are to be our best. We bring back some all-conference competitors, such as senior Shelby Barker in the pentathlon and several others who have scored in the past for us. Because of our youth, a goal for us would be to learn how to compete at this level. We have so many freshmen and young student-athletes that we need to learn how to compete and have that carry on throughout the season into outdoor.” Who are you looking to this season to step up after losing a key group of seniors from 2014? “The cross country team just concluded its season, and we saw a lot of good things out of junior Lucy Crookes, freshman Rebecca Evans and sophomore Sarah Livett. We expect them to continue their running for this year and to step up in both indoor and outdoor to score some points for us. We return Shelby Barker and a few others on the sprints and jumps side. I’d like to see Breona Humphrey, Autumnn Burnett and Jessica Shelley really step up. They have been here a few years but have not run fast enough to score points for us. I think that they have the ability to do something special this year so I’d like to see them perform this season. We have a few other seniors in the long and triple jump, such as Kendra Gipson, Renay Ransaw and Kelli Smith, who have a lot of ability and can score in this conference.”

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What are the advantages to hosting four meets this season at the Birmingham CrossPlex? “The advantage of hosting meets is that it is not scary. You have a lot of opportunities to run on a banked track and against a lot of good competition at our home meets. I think the main benefit is that there is not a lot of travel stress. You get to sleep in your own bed, drive yourself over to the meet and don’t need to be at the meet all day long if you don’t race until later. The student-athletes can get to the Birmingham CrossPlex when they need to and go through their pre-race routine in a nice, relaxed manner. Obliviously running on a world-class track is great as well and having the familiarity with it that other teams don’t is nice. We still need to show up and run our best no matter where we are. That is the thing about going to the CrossPlex so much, is that is becomes mundane. We need to break out of the mold, show up and compete no matter where we are.

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he indoor 200 meter hydraulically banked track designed by Mondo is only one of six in the United States and one of eight in the world. Mondo has designed the tracks for the last 10 Olympic Games and is the global leader in the sports flooring market. With the touch of a button, the state of the art six-lane oval track takes just 10 minutes to raise or lower for banked corners. Once raised, it becomes one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world. When running at the CrossPlex you’re taking on history with every stride. All track and field components meet IAAF, NCAA and NFHS standards. There are eight-60 meter lanes (for dashes and hurdles) located within the infield area of the track with dual horizontal runways for pole vault, long jump and triple jump. Additionally, dual high jump approaches can be configured along with dual throwing sectors for shot-put located outside the oval next to the implement/weigh in station. Portable weight throw sector and net meets IAAF and NCAA specifications. Lynx timing and scoring system syncs to a 60’x25’ Daktronics LED Board located at the north end of the track. The board is designed to show instant results, team scores, event leaders, video commercials and messages all at the same time. The surround sound speakers provide pristine sound for announcements and video. Elevated seating gives the spectator great views of the track as well as seven VIP suites that overlook the venue.

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Since opening in 2011, the track has hosted over 100 events and continues to grow with each year. The CrossPlex has hosted a variety of track events that include youth meets, high school state championships, regional and national club level championships, collegiate invitations, college conference championships, NCAA qualifying events and a NCAA Division II National Championship. The CrossPlex track is a venue like no other. Built for speed and success, it is where records are broken.

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Kurt Thomas

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urt Thomas was named head coach of the track & field program in December 2010, after serving as the interim head coach for the 2010 season. He is in his seventh year overall with the Blazers after serving as an assistant track & field coach from 2008-09. He works primarily with the UAB sprinters and hurdlers.

In 2014, the Blazers saw their most successful season unfold under the guidance of Thomas. Several school records were broken, including Elinor Kirk’s 32:17.05 in the 10,000-meter run. The time was the eighth fastest recorded in NCAA history and the third fastest in the history of Wales, Kirk’s home country. UAB posted 22 points at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., thanks to Kirk’s two-event All-America performance, highlighted by a second-place finish in the 10,000-meters. The Blazers were named to the top-25 poll by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on June 3, 2014, for the first time in school history, earning the No. 25 spot. In addidtion to Kirk’s successes, senior Neal Tisher set a new Conference USA record in the pole vault, winning the C-USA title with a leap of 14-0.5. Thomas coached multiple student-athletes to school records, highlights and awards during the 2013 season. Under his leadership, graduate student Eli Kirk earned 26 points at the Conference USA Indoor Championship and was named high point scorer of the meet for her efforts. She claimed the 3000m run championship and broke both school and meet records for the event, contested Feb. 23-24, with a time of 9:23.36. She also finished second in the mile run with a time of 4:43.73, nearly two seconds under the previous meet record. Kirk, along with Rhiannon Johns and the 4x100-meter relay team of Kyana White, Angel Watson, Shakima Knox and Alexis Bates all qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. The 400-meter relay team punched its ticket to Eugene with a time of 44.81, as did Kirk, who broke a 5,000-meter mark she held earlier in the season. They, along with Johns, who qualified for the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:36.72, represented UAB at the national championship. Kirk finished 19th of 24 runners in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:25.62, while Johns finished 12th at the NCAA Championships. Following their success, the six Blazers earned the USTFCCCA All-American distinction. Johns was named second-team All-American, Kirk earned honorable mention honors, while the four members of the 4x100-meter relay team were also tabbed with honorable mention honors. Johns also earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District Team and the Conference USA All-Academic Track and Field Team. Thomas enjoyed success in his first year as head coach throughout the 2011 season as several student-athletes posted personal records, two school records were shattered and two athletes competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries. Rhiannon Johns qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 meters for her first collegiate NCAA final.

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In addition, Johns also captured her second-straight Conference USA 10,000-meter title, earning first-team all-conference honors. Akira McSwain also earned all-conference accolades as she finished third in the heptathlon at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.

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During his season as the interim head coach, UAB had five athletes qualify for the preliminary round of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and Nora Mehl provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in two events.

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At the league indoor championships, Mehl became a Conference USA champion for the second time after taking the pentathlon title. Mehl and Akira McSwain received all-conference honors. At the C-USA Outdoor Championships, Rhiannon Johns won the 10,000-meter to become a C-USA champion and Lytrice Thomas and Bianca Le’Blanc both received all-conference accolades.

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During the 2008 season, Thomas coached Erica Russ to a first-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, running 13.41 and setting her own personal record. J.J. Scruggs was also crowned C-USA champion in the 400m hurdles, giving the Blazers conference champions in both outdoor hurdle events under Thomas’ guidance. Also at the C-USA Championships, senior Tara Colvin was the runner-up in the 400m, with a time of 53.93. To add to the records in 2008, Thomas’ athletes, Tara Colvin, J.J. Scruggs and Alina Varpiotaite, teamed up with middle distance senior Genoah Collins to shatter the 4x400m relay school record at the Texas Relays. The foursome ran a regional-qualifying time of 3:38.54 to finish runner-up to USC in Austin, Texas. During the 2007 season, Thomas coached three school record holders, three freshman record holders and 12 regional qualifiers. He guided fifth-year senior Penny Shields in breaking seven-time All-American Vonetta Flowers’ school record in the triple jump, with a jump of 41 - 6 1/2. Freshman Samantha Hamilton set the frosh record under Thomas’ coaching eye, jumping 41- 4. J.J. Scruggs also set a freshman record in the 400m hurdles, running 58.95 over the one-lap barriers. Prior to coming to UAB, Thomas spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Mississippi State. His primary responsibilities included coaching hurdlers, jumpers and women’s sprinters. While there, he coached several relay teams and individuals to first-place finishes. He also helped his athletes break four Mississippi State Outdoor Track and Field records, and set 33 personal-best marks. Before his stint at Mississippi State, Thomas was a student assistant at the University of Tennessee. During his three years in Knoxville, Thomas assisted with the men’s program and was a member of two Southeastern Conference championship teams and two NCAA national championship squads. Thomas also assisted with the UT Championship Track and Field Camps and coached the Knoxville Track Club. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Thomas has three USATF Level II certifications in sprints, hurdles, relays, combined events and jumps. He is a native of Hobbs, N.M., where he graduated from Hobbs High School as an all-state sprinter. Thomas and his wife Jill have two sons, Toliver Knox and Lucas David, and a dog named Rosie.

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Kurt Thomas

2005-2008 Assistant Coach Mississippi State

Thomas spent his first two years at UAB as an assistant track and field coach to former head coach Ray Stanfield. During those years Thomas primarily coached the jumpers, multi-event athletes, throwers and middle distance runners, along with the sprinters and hurdlers.

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ony Houchin, who was hired in January 2011, serves as an assistant coach with the track and field program, and is also the head coach for UAB’s cross country program.

With his main concentration on the cross country team, Houchin also works with the distance runners during the indoor and outdoor track seasons. Seven of the Blazers’ eight All-American distance runners have come under the direction of Houchin.

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Under Houchin’s tutelage, 2014 marked the most successful season for the distance program. During the indoor campaign, Elinor Kirk claimed three Conference USA titles on her way to being the high point scorer and performer of the meet. Kirk was named a USTFCCCA Indoor All-American in both the 3,000 and 5,000-meter events. In the outdoor season, Kirk broke several records on her way to claiming two C-USA titles and earning all-america honors in two events during the outdoor season. She finished second in the 10,000-meters at the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore., turning in a 32.32.99. Earlier in the season, Kirk ran the 8th-fastest 10,000-meters in NCAA history, posting a time of 32:17.05. The time was the third-fastest time recorded in the event that year to date and was No. 2 all-time for her native country of Wales. Kirk came back two days after her 10,000-meter performance at the NCAA Finals with a 15:57.96 5,000-meter run to claim seventh place. Her 10-point effort was the sole contribution to UAB’s 22nd-place team finish. Kirk capped her career with six UAB records and six C-USA titles throughout her career. She was the first Blazer to be named the C-USA Track Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA South Region Athlete of the Year. In addition to Kirk’s success in 2014, Houchin guided Sarah Livett to the UAB freshman record in the indoor 3,000-meter with a time of 9:48.57 and the mile with a 4:59.14. Houchin was a vital part of Rhiannon John’s and Kirk’s distance success during the 2013 season. Under his direction, Kirk earned 26 points at the C-USA Indoor Championship and was named high point scorer of the meet for her efforts. She claimed the 3000-meter run championship and broke both school and meet records for the event, contested Feb. 23-24, with a time of 9:23.36. She also finished second in the mile run with a time of 4:43.73, nearly two seconds under the previous meet record. Kirk, along with Johns, both qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. Kirk broke her own 5,000-meter mark which she held earlier the season to qualify for the championships, while Johns qualified for the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:36.72. Kirk finished 19th of 24 runners in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:25.62, while Johns finished 12th at the NCAA Championships. Following their success on the track, Kirk and Johns earned USTFCCCA All-American distinction. Johns was named second-team All-American, while Kirk picked up honorable mention honors. Johns also earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District Team and the Conference USA All-Academic Track and Field Team. While at UNLV, Houchin coached the Rebels’ first-ever middle-distance Mountain West Conference champion in Charlotte Browning, who claimed the league’s outdoor 1,500m title in 2007 and was named the MWC Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year. He also coached two All-MWC cross country athletes. During his tenure, his athletes added 41 marks to UNLV’s Top 10 All-Time Performer Lists.

Anthony Houchin

Prior to his time at UNLV, Houchin was the head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams and assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track & field teams at McNeese State for the 2005-06 season. He coached one NCAA regional qualifier, two league champions and nine all-conference athletes. Before arriving at McNeese State, Houchin served as the assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s cross country and track & field programs at Butler from 200305. He helped lead the men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships, and coached All-American Olly Laws. He also assisted the women’s cross country team to its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championships that season. In 2005, he coached Victoria Mitchell to the NCAA title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. During his two-year stint, Butler produced four conference champion cross country teams and four individual conference champions. Houchin served as a graduate assistant for the men’s cross country and track & field teams at Oklahoma State from 1999-2002. He coached middle-distance and distance athletes along with serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator. During those four seasons, he coached four track & field NCAA qualifiers, three NCAA All-Americans and eight track & field conference champions. Houchin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1999 from Oklahoma State.

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Distance Alma Mater Oklahoma State (1999, 2002) Years Coaching 16 Years Years at UAB 5th Season Houchin’s Coaching Career 2011-Present Assistant Coach UAB 2006-2011 Assistant Coach UNLV 2005-2006 Assistant Coach McNeese State 2003-2005 Assistant Coach Butler 1999-2002 Graduate Assistant Oklahoma State

Reava Potter

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Reava Potter joins the UAB track and field coaching staff after spending the past three seasons at Bethune-Cookman. Potter will be coaching the jump and multi-event student-athletes under the direction of head coach Kurt Thomas. While with the Wildcats, the multi-event, vertical jump and women’s throws athletes aided the team in its first-ever men’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Championship and a MEAC men’s Indoor Runner-Up finish. In the 2013-14 season, athletes under Potter’s charge proved to be significant scorers at both the Indoor and Outdoor Championships, contributing to the Wildcats’ program-high finish on the men’s side, as Indoor MEAC Runner-up and Outdoor MEAC Champions. Six student-athletes earned All-MEAC honors under Potter’s watch, in addition to 2013-14 conference titles for Deidra Jordan (indoor pentathlon), Ed’Ricus Williams (indoor high jump), Keron Stoute (indoor heptathlon) and Nnamdi Davis (outdoor decathlon). Williams finished the indoor season ranked 30th nationally in the high jump and progressed through the outdoor season to rank in a 17th-place tie nationally and compete in the NCAA East Preliminary in the 2013-14 outdoor season. In her first season with Bethune-Cookman, she guided Martin Embry III to a MEAC outdoor title in the decathlon.

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Multi-Events/Jumps Alma Mater Temple (2010) Years Coaching 5 Years Years at UAB First Season Potter’s Coaching Career 2014-Present Assistant Coach UAB

In the fall of 2013, Potter was selected to receive a grant from the United States Olympic Committee (OSOC) and attend the USOC’s Ethnic and Minority Women in Coaching Leadership Conference (EMWICL) in Colorado. A USA Track & Field Level I Certified Coach with a Level II Certification in Jumps, Potter spent seven months working with the Bears at Shaw University as an assistant coach in both track & field and cross country, joining the staff as part of the NCAA Division II Coaching Enhancement program. In addition to her coaching role, she worked as an administrator with Shaw’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Potter also received a U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Academy scholarship as an assistant coach. Before Shaw, Potter was at her alma mater, Temple, where she worked as a graduate assistant after completing her competition eligibility. During her two seasons as a GA, her coaching emphasis was in sprints, hurdles, jumps and multi-events. Potter graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2010, serving as the Owls’ student assistant coach that same year.

A four-year letter winner in track at Temple, Potter competed in the heptathlon, 400-meter hurdles, 800 meter run and the triple jump. She also served as the head of the fundraising committee for Temple’s Stu2013-2014 Assistant Coach Bethune-Cookman dent-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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2012-2013 Assistant Coach Shaw University 2010-2012 Graduate Assistant Temple

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Rachel Harley

achel Harley enters her second season as Director of Operations for the UAB Track and Field program.

Harley recently finished up her four-year career as a Blazer and has stepped into a different role since the 2013-14 season. As a senior in 2013, she finished first at the Blazer Invite in the 800m run, and ran a personal-best time of 58.76 seconds in the 400m hurdles preliminaries at the NCAA East Regional Championships. Harley was named to the C-USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll every year while a student-athlete, and was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team as a senior. Harley graduated with a degree in exercise science from UAB in 2013.

Director of Operations Alma Mater UAB (2013)

Support Staff

Michelle Lesley Johnson Academic Counselor

Emily Westray Athletic Trainer

Katie Whitley Assistant Director of Marketing

Jack Wilson Strength & Conditioning Coach

Rob Slaman Athletic Media Relations Assistant

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#GoBlazers Alphabetical Roster Name Shelby Barker Kandiss Briggs Autumnn Burnett Lauren Capone Hannah Coffin Lucy Crookes Fanta Diabate Leila Elliott Rebecca Evans Melany Frierson Kendra Gipson JaCarey Heard Hannah Hensley Breona Humphrey Elisea Jones Khaila Jones Shanice Leach Kristie Leybourne Sarah Livett Ali Meister Darielle Oliver Lauren Pray Renay Ransaw Breonca Reid Lauren Scott Jessica Shelley Kelli Smith Jenna Wesley Shelbi White Jimmeshia Wilder Allison Wortel

Event Class Hometown Multi/Jumps SR Roswell, Ga. Sprints SO Florence, Ala. Sprints/Hurdles SR Suwannee, Ga. Sprints/Jumps FR Tampa, Fla. Distance JR Mountain Top, Pa. Distance JR Yorkshire, England Sprints SO Auburn, Ala. Sprints FR Odessa, Ukraine Distance FR Pontyclun, Wales Sprints FR Christiana, Tenn. Jumps SR Tuscaloosa, Ala. Jumps FR Atlanta, Ga. Multi/Jumps SO Southern Pines, N.C. Sprints SR Hoover, Ala. Hurdles/Sprints FR Atlanta, Ga. Sprints/Jumps FR Searcy, Ark. Jumps FR Syracuse, N.Y. Distance SR Poulton-Le-Fylde, England Distance SO Benllech, Wales Multi/Hurdles FR Spencer, Iowa Sprints FR Atlanta, Ga. Distance JR Smyrna, Ga. Jumps/Hurdles RS JR Montgomery, Ala. Sprints/Jumps JR Jacksonville, Fla. Distance RS SR Buford, Ga. Sprints/Hurdles RS SR Hoover, Ala. Jumps RS SR Chattanooga, Tenn. Mid-Distance SR Griffin, Ga. Jumps FR Lincoln, Ala. Multi/Hurdles FR Tuscaloosa, Ala. Distance SO Crown Point, Ind.

Roster

Sprinters Kandiss Briggs Autumnn Burnett Lauren Capone Fanta Diabate Leila Elliot Melany Frierson Breona Humphrey Elisea Jones Khaila Jones Darielle Oliver Breonca Reid Jessica Shelley

Distance Runners SO SR FR SO FR FR SR FR FR FR JR RS SR

Hannah Coffin Lucy Crookes Rebecca Evans Kristie Leybourne Sarah Levitt Lauren Pray Lauren Scott Jenna Wesley Allison Wortel

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Multis

Shelby Barker SR Lauren Capone FR Kendra Gipson SR JaCarey Heard FR Hannah Hensley SO Khaila Jones FR Shanice Leach FR Renay Ransaw RS JR Breonca Reid JR Kelli Smith RS SR Shelbi White FR

Shelby Barker SR Hannah Hensley SO Ali Meister FR Jimmeshia Wilder FR

Hurdlers Autumnn Burnett SR Elisea Jones FR Ali Meister FR Renay Ransaw RS JR Jessica Shelley RS SR Jimmeshia Wilder FR

Arkansas (1) Khaila Jones Florida (2) Lauren Capone Breonca Reid Georgia (8) Shelby Barker Autumnn Burnett JaCarey Heard

Ukraine (1) Leila Elliott

New York (1) Shanice Leach

Elisea Jones Darielle Oliver Lauren Pray Lauren Scott Jenna Wesley

North Carolina (1) Hanna Hensley

Indiana (1) Allison Wortel

Pennsylvania (1) Hannah Coffin

Iowa (1) Ali Meister

Tennessee (2) Melany Frierson Kelli Smith

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Roster

Alabama (8) Kandiss Briggs Fanta Diabate Kendra Gipson Breona Humphrey Renay Ransaw Jessica Shelley Shelbi White Jimmeshia Wilder

Wales (2) England (2) Rebecca Evans Kristie Leybourne Sarah Livett Lucy Crookes

#GoBlazers Shelby Barker AS A JUNIOR (2014) Indoor: Tied for first in high jump with a 1. 65-meter leap at the BCS Ice Breaker ... finished first in the 800-meter run with a 1. 65-meter leap and second in high jump with a 1. 68m leap at the Samford Multi ... finished third in the pentathlon at the 2014 C-USA Indoor Tournament. Outdoor: Finished with 4774 points in the Specs Towns Invitational ... recorded 14.82 second in the 60m hurdles at the Jace LaCoste Invite ... finished eighth in high jump at Alabama Relays with a 1.60-meter leap. AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Indoor: Ran the 200m dash in 26.63 second at the Meyo Invite ... placed third in the Pentathlon at Samford Multi & Invite with 3, 314 points ... ran the 60m hurdles in 9.52 seconds ... high jumped to a season high 1.63m (5-04.25) at C-USA Indoor Championships ... threw a season high distance of 8.13m (26-08.25) at the C-USA Championships ... at the same event, long jumped to a distance of 5.35 (17.06-75) ... ran the 800m run in 2:23.65.

Multi/Jumps

AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Indoor: Triple jumped to a season-best length of 11.79m (38-08.25) at the Vulcan Invite ... placed 12th in the same event (11.38m, 37-04.00) at the C-USA Championship ... jumped to a season-high 1.62m (5-03.75) to place 10th a the C-USA Championship.

Senior

Roswell, Ga. Roswell HS Collegiate Bests

Indoor 60m Hurdles 9.32 9.32 200m 26.24 800m 2:23.65 High Jump 1.65m (5-5) Long Jump 5.79m (19-0.00) Triple Jump 11.79m (38-8.25) Shot Put 8.63 (28-3 3/4) Pentathlon 3,652 pts

12/6/13 1/25/14 1/25/14 2/24/13 12/6/13 1/11/14 2/10/12 1/25/14 3/1/14

Outdoor 200m 25.33 Heptathlon 4,899 pts 100m Hurdles 14.82 High Jump 1.66m (5-5.25) Long Jump 5.29m (17-4.25) Shot Put 9.06m (29-8.75) Triple Jump 11.82m (38-9.50)

4/27/13 5/10/13 5/3/14 3/16/13 3/16/13 3/16/13 3/24/12

Outdoor: High jumped to a personal-best 1.65m (5-05) to place second at the Jace Locoste Invite ... finished third at the `Southern Invite in the high jump (1.62m, 5-03.75) ... leaped a season-best 11.82m (38-09.50) in the triple jump for second place at the Samford Invite ... part of the sprint medley relay team that took third (4:03.91) at the Alabama Relays ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned the league’s Academic Medal. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Roswell High School ... high jumped 5-4 and triple jumped 3511 to take first in each event at the 2011 Fulton County Championships ... earned first place at the 5A-Regional Championships in the triple jump (39-9.5)... placed second in the 400m (59.28) at the 2011 Fulton County Championships ... led her team to the 2010 Regional Championship ... threetime Georgia state meet qualifier ... also played varsity basketball ... led the basketball team to 2009 and 2011 region championship titles ... awarded the 2011 Faculty Cup at Roswell High School in metro-Atlanta, an award that is given annually by the school’s faculty and staff for academics, community service and athletics ... named the 2008 Roswell High School Track Athlete of the Year.

Barker

PERSONAL Full name is Shelby Lee Barker ... born May 5, 1993 ... daughter of Leonardo and Tamara Barker ... has one older sister, Sydney (22) ... majoring in health care management. Coach Kurt Thomas On Barker “Shelby is a returning all-conference athlete, and we expect the same things we always get from her. We need her to step up and continue to be a team leader and score some crucial points for the team.”

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Kandiss Briggs AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Indoor: Finished 35th with a 58.92 second in the 400m at the Samford Multi ... recorded a 1:25:12 seconds run in the 500m at the UAB Blazer Invitational ... recorded a 57.96 seconds in preliminaries at the 2014 C-USA Indoor Tournament. Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 200m at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... helped the 4x100 relay team place fourth and run a season-best 45:99 seconds at the War Eagle Invitational ... recorded a 12.00 second preliminary time at the 2014 C-USA Outdoor Tournament. HIGH SCHOOL Ran a season-best 8.28 in the 60 meter dash during the 2012 indoor season ... ran a best time of 12.52 seconds in the 100 meter during the 2010 outdoor season ... finished her high school career with a 25.87 second top time in the 200 meter, which she accomplished during the 2010 outdoor season ... ran her fastest 400-meter time during the 2010 season, a run of 60.32.

Sprints Sophomore

PERSONAL Full name is Kandiss Briggs.

Florence, Ala. Florence HS

Coach Kurt Thomas On Briggs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kandiss has had continued growth. She was a walk-on freshman for us last year and ran really well. She ran on our 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams a year ago. She has potential to really help us, but has to continue to get a little bit better to fall into a leadership role.â&#x20AC;?

Collegiate Bests Indoor 200m 24.97 400m 57.96 500m 1:25.12

3/1/14 3/1/14 1/11/14

Outdoor 200m 24.85 100m 11.95

5/3/14 4/18/14

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#GoBlazers Autumnn Burnett AS A SOPHOMORE (2014) Indoor: Finished second in the 60m hurdles recording a 8.82 second time at the BSC Icebreaker ... recorded a 25.91 second time in the 200m at the Vandy Indoor Invite. Outdoor: Helped teammates finish ninth place in the 4x100m shuttle hurdle relay and broke UAB’s school record with a 56.41 second finish ... finished seventh recording a 14.25 second run at the Alabama Relays ... placed seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays recording a 14.14 second run.

Sprints/Hurdles Junior

Suwannee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge Collegiate Bests Indoor 60m Hurdles 8.79 200m 25.91 400m 58.68 500m 1:20.59

2/9/13 1/25/14 2/14/14 1/11/14

Outdoor 400m Hurdles 1:01.06 100m Hurdles 14.14 200m 26.18

3/22/14 4/12/14 3/16/13

AS A FRESHMAN (2013) Indoor: Finished the year second in 60 meter hurdles with a best time of 8.79 meters, which she ran at the Samford Multi ... finished with an 8.81 at the C-USA Championship, and an 8.86 at the Samford Multi (preliminary). Outdoor: Competed in the 100 meter hurdles, 200 meter, 400 meter hurdles, 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay and 1600 sprint medley in the outdoor season ... finished with a top time of 14.29 in 100 meter hurdles at the Auburn Classic ... ran a 26.18 at the Samford Invite in the 200 meter ... ran a 1:01.73 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Samford Multi ... was part of the 4x100 meter relay team at the Samford Invite, and finished with a 46.73 ... competed on the 4x400 meter relay team twice, at the Auburn Classic and Vanderbilt Invite ... ran a 4:22.01 as part of the 1600 sprint medley team at the Alabama Relays. HIGH SCHOOL Holds both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles records at Peachtree Ridge High School ... No. 1 in Gwinnett County and regional champion in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles. Peachtree Ridge HS Lion Award winner for academic accomplishments. PERSONAL Full name is Autumnn Da’Juan Burnett... born Oct. 11, 1993, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... daughter of Kimberly and Juan Burnett .. has three siblings: Juan Jr. (21), Jaylynd (16), and Trinity (11) ... plans to major in kinesiology.

Burnett

Coach Kurt Thomas On Burnett “Tons of potential. Autumnn has a great work ethic and can easily be, not just an all-conference athlete for us, but an NCAA qualifier. “

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Lauren Capone HIGH SCHOOL Attended Lake Highland Preparatory ... triple jump, 4x1m and 4x4m record ... best jumper in 2012 and 2013 ... best sprinter in 2011 ... lifetime achievement in 2014 ... district/region champion in 400m all four years of high school. PERSONAL Full name is Lauren Kay Capone ... born on Jan. 19, 1996 ... daughter of Nick and Susan Capone ... has two older sister Samantha (25) and Lindsey (21) ... majoring in kinesiology. Coach Kurt Thomas On Capone â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lauren competes extremely hard, but needs to learn how to compete at this level before she can turn herself into a contributor to the team.â&#x20AC;?

Sprints/Jumps Freshman

Tampa, Fla. Lake Highland Prep

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#GoBlazers Hannah Coffin AS A SOPHOMORE (2014) Did not compete in 2014. AS A FRESHMAN (2013) Indoor: At the Samford Multi & Invite, ran the 800m in a season best time of 2:17.04 ... set a new freshman record in the 1,000m in 3:01.50 at the Meyo Invite ... part of the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance medley team that placed second at the C-USA Championships with a time of 11:42.56 ... ran the mile in a season best 5:12.36 at the same event ... completed the 3,000m run in 11:02.80. Outdoor: Ran the 400m run in 2:27.25 at the Samford Invite to finish in sixth place. Soccer: Competed with the UAB womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team as a midfielder. Recorded seven appearances and one shot attempt.

Distance

HIGH SCHOOL A three-year starter for the Crestwood Comets varsity soccer team ... also competed for the varsity track and cross country teams ... placed third in the 2011 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 2 800 meters and finished fourth in the 1,600 meters ... served as Student Government Board president her senior year ... a four-time member of the National Honor Society.

Junior

Mountain Top, Pa. Crestwood HS Collegiate Bests 2/9/13 2/2/13 2/24/13 2/24/13

Outdoor 800m 2:27.49

3/16/13

Coffin

Indoor 800m 2:17.04 1000m 3:01.50 Mile 5:12.36 3,000m 11:02.80

PERSONAL Born July 7, 1994 in Kingston, Pa. ... daughter of Diane and Dan Coffin ... has a younger brother, Noah, and a younger sister, Megan ... majoring in biology.

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Lucy Crookes HIGH SCHOOL Ran for high school coach Paul Bussett ... represented her country five times at the English Schools Track and Field Championships in the 3,000m and 1,500m as well as cross country ... attended University of Leeds and earned a degree in Art and Design ... named Cross Country Club President ... ran for England in mountain running three times ... represented University in cross country and track as well as Leeds City Athletic Club. PERSONAL Born May 4, 1993 in Leicester, U.K. ... daughter of Susan and James Crookes ... has two younger brothers, William and Ben ... majoring in communications management.

Distance Junior

Yorkshire, England Leeds University

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#GoBlazers Fanta Diabate AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Indoor: Recorded a 40.96 second in the 300m at the Vandy Invite ... finished with a 59.72 second time in the 400m at the UAB Blazer Invitational. Outdoor: Recorded a 57.92 second in the 400m at the Alabama Relays. HIGH SCHOOL Holds the 400m, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay records at Auburn High School ... set the 400m record in 2013 with a 57.35 ... was part of the 4x100 relay team that holds the second-best time in school history with a 48.49 ... was a member of the 4x400 relay team that set the school record in 2013 with a 3:56.06 ... the team also ranks second and third in school history with a 4:01.26 and 4:02.28.

Sprints

PERSONAL Full name is Fatoumata Diabate.

Sophomore

Coach Kurt Thomas On Diabate â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fanta is a really tough competitior that needs to stay healthy. When she is 100-percent, Fanta can have a full, productive season that can really help us in the relays.â&#x20AC;?

Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS

Collegiate Bests Indoor 200m 25.67 300m 40.96 400m 59.72

3/1/14 1/11/14 1/11/14

Outdoor 400m

3/22/14

Diabate

57.92

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Leila Elliott HIGH SCHOOL Attended James Clemens High School ... set the 60m record, the 100M record, the 200m record, the 4x100m and 4x400m record ... won the VIP award. PERSONAL Full name is Leila Elizabeth Elliott ... born on Feb. 2, 1995 ... daughter of Jeff and Robbie Elliott ... has three older brothers, Patrick (34), Ryan (26) and Taylor (20), and one older sister Rose (36) ... majoring in nursing.

Sprints

Coach Kurt Thomas On Elliott â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leila is very young and very talented. She needs to learn her events a little bit better. Leila came in as a 100-200m sprinter, but I think we will work her into a 200-400m sprinter. She needs to learn how to run college track first though.â&#x20AC;?

Freshman

Odessa, Ukraine James Clemens HS

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#GoBlazers Rebecca Evans HIGH SCHOOL Ran for coach Chris Goulding ... Finished third in the Home Countries Trail Championships in 2014 ... Welsh 3,000m champion ... Welsh schools 3,000m champion ... Welsh Indoor 3,000m Under 17 record holder in 2012 (10:24) ... also runs for Cardiff AAC and previously ran for Pontyclun AAC ... represented Wales over 20 times since the age of 12. PERSONAL Born Nov. 2, 1995 in Wales, UK ... daughter of Melanie and Geraint Evans ... has a younger sister, Bethan ... majoring in kinesiology.

Distance Freshman

Evans

Pontyclun, Wales Y Plant Comprehensive School

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Melany Frierson HIGH SCHOOL Attended Riverdale High School ... school record holder in 4 x 200 (anchor leg) ... two time 4 x 200 state champion in 2011 and 2013 (anchor leg) ... four year All-Region, All-District and State Team ... athlete of the year in 2013 and 2014 ... voted team MVP for four years...voted team captain for three years. PERSONAL Full name is Melany Joy Frierson ... born Oct. 3, 1995 ... daughter of Kevin and Arlene Frierson ... has five older sisters, Ashley (30), Amber (27), Brittany (25), Lindsay (21) and Ta’mera (18) ... majoring in biology. Coach Kurt Thomas On Frierson “Melany needs to get healthy after being injured in the fall. She has a great work ethic and will help us in the long run.”

Sprints Freshman

Chrsitiana, Tenn. Riverdale HS

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#GoBlazers Kendra Gipson AS A JUNIOR (2014) Indoor: UAB’s top performer in triple jump this season for the Blazers ... finished fifth at the BSC Ice Breaker with 11.5m leap ... recorded 11.71m in the triple jump at the Samford Multi ... finished thirteenth in the C-USA Indoor Tournament with a season-best 11.89m in the triple jump. Outdoor: Recorded 11.71m in the triple jump at the Alabama relays ... finished the Tennessee Relays with 11.84m competing in the triple jump. AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Indoor: Set a personal best in triple jump at the Panther Icebreaker with a leap of 11.73 meters (38-5.50). Outdoor: Set a new personal best in triple jump with a leap of 11.35 (37-03.00) at the Samford Multi

Jumps

AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Indoor: Jumped to a career-best and UAB freshman record 12.10m (39-08.50) in the triple jump to place seventh at the C-USA Championship ... placed second in the same event (11.99m, 3904.00) at the Blazer Invite ... long jumped to a season-best 5.21m (17-01.25) at the Vulcan Invite.

Senior

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Northridge HS

Gipson

Collegiate Bests

Indoor 60m 8.25 Triple Jump 12.10m (39-8.5) Long Jump 5.21m (17-1.25)

12/6/13 2/26/12 2/10/12

Outdoor Triple Jump 11.71m 11.71m 200m 26.42 Long Jump 5.17m (16-11.5)

3/22/14 4/6/12 4/12/14 5/10/13

Outdoor: Finished third at the Jace Locoste Invite with a triple jump of 11.41m (37-05.25) ... leaped to a career-best 11.71m (3805.00) in the same event at the Florida Relays ... part of the sprint medley relay team that took third (4:03.91) at the Alabama Relays ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... placed third at the 2010 state championships in the triple jump (37-1.75) ... triple jumped 38-7.75 to place fifth out of a field of 396 at the 2011 state championships ... holds the school record in the triple (39-4) and long (18-3) jumps ... leaped 38-4 to take first in the 2010 outdoor AHSAA 6A - Section 3 Championships in the triple jump ... member of the Art Honor Society ... president of the Spanish Honor Society her senior year. PERSONAL Full name is Kendra Koleen Gipson ... born Aug. 19, 1992 ... daughter of John and Hellen Gipson ... has three brothers, Ivan Treadway, Zack Gipson and Seth Gipson and one sister, Khadira Gipson ... majoring in nursing. Coach Kurt Thomas On Gipson “Kendra has a lot of talent. Entering her senior year, she has the ability to score a lot of points for us. She just needs to put it all together as she ends her career.”

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JaCarey Heard HIGH SCHOOL Attended South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga. ... competed under the direction of Coach Melonie Martin ... placed second in high jump at the Georgia 6-A Regional meet ... was a recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award all four year of high school. PERSONAL Full name is JaCarey D’mitry Heard ... daughter of Jacquelyn Hardy and Roderick Heard ... sister of Michelle Walker ... majoring in nursing

Jumps

Coach Kurt Thomas On Heard “She is a walk-on for us that will help us in the long run. She needs to get healthy enough to learn how to compete. She was a former basketball player and is a great kid that will eventually be very good for us. She just needs to learn how to train.”

Freshman Atlanta, Ga. South Cobb HS

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#GoBlazers Hannah Hensley AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Injured HIGH SCHOOL Set Pinecrest school records in the high jump and the 400-meter run as a freshman in 2010 ... won the heptathlon for her age group at the Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships ... in 2012, finished second in the high jump for the third time at the NCHSAA State Indoor Track Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Hannah Hensley ... daughter of Roger and Heather Hensley ... majoring in design and marketing

Multi/Jumps

Coach Kurt Thomas On Hensley

“Tons of talent. She was injured last year, but if she is healthy she can be an all-conference athlete. Hannah can help us in a lot of different events, including the multi’s and jumps.”

Sophomore

Hensley

Southern Pines, N.C. Pincrest HS

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Breona Humphrey AS A SOPHOMORE (2014) Indoor: Recorded a 59.41 second in the 400m at the Cupid Classic ... finished 21st in the 500m with a time of 1:19:31 at the UAB Blazer Invitational. Outdoor: Recorded a time of 58.59 second in the 400m at the War Eagle Invite ... finished the Tennessee Relays with 26.12 second in the 200-meter. AS A FRESHMAN (2013) Indoor: Ran a 59.09 400 meter at the C-USA Championship on Feb. 24. Outdoor: Finished with a top time of 25.98 in the 200 meter which she accomplished at the C-USA Championship ... also ran a 26.18 at the Samford Multi, and a 26.20 at the Samford Invite ... recorded a top time in the 400 meter of 57.23 at the Vanderbilt Invite ... competed on the 4x400 meter relay team and ran a 3:52.03 at the Auburn Classic ... also participated on the 1600 sprint medley team and finished with a 4:22.01 at the Alabama Relays.

Sprints Junior Hoover, Ala.

HIGH SCHOOL Was a member of the state championship track and field team in 2012 at Hoover High School ... was state champion in the 2012 outdoor for the 4x100m and 400m ... was member of 2012 indoor state championship team ... 2012 indoor state champion in the 4x200m, 4x400m, and earned third-place recognition in the 400m.

Hoover HS

Collegiate Bests Indoor 400m 59.09 500m 1:19.31

2/24/13 1/11/14

Outdoor 400m 57.23 200m 25.98

4/20/13 5/10/13

PERSONAL Full name is Breona Faye Humphrey... born Oct. 17, 1994, in Hoover, Ala. ... daughter of Bobby and Barbara Humphrey .. has four siblings: Maudrecus, Marlon, Marion, and Brittley ... plans to major in communications Coach Kurt Thomas On Humphrey â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breona has to step up and assume more of a leadership role. She has the talent to be one of our best 400-meter sprinters.â&#x20AC;?

Humphrey

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#GoBlazers Elisea Jones HIGH SCHOOL Attended Baker High School ... state champion in 2012 ... state runner up in 2013 ... personal record in the 400h (1:01.64) ... in the 300h (44.4) ... in the 200 (24.9) ... 400 (58.6). PERSONAL Full name is Elisea Monique Jones ... born on Feb. 8, 1996 ... daughter of Elmer and Joyce Jones ... has one older brother, Thalph (28), and one younger sister, Harmony (8) ... majoring in kinesiology. Coach Kurt Thomas On Jones â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has the ability to be a really good hurdler for us. She runs with a lot of heart and runs hard, but needs to learn how to comepte at this level. She could become a really good 400-meter hurdler for us.â&#x20AC;?

Hurdles/Sprints Freshman

E. Jones

Atlanta, Ga. Baker HS

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Khaila Jones HIGH SCHOOL Attended Searcy High School and Mills University Studies High School ... triple jump indoor state champion in 2013 ... 100 meter record at Mills High School ... 200 meter record at Mills High School ... triple jump record at Mills High School ... two-time conference MVP in 2013 and 2014. PERSONAL Full name is Khaila Marie Jones ... born on April 6, 1996 ... daughter of Wilford and Kimberly Jones ... has one older sister, Whitney Jones (24) ... majoring in biology.

Sprints/Jumps

Coach Kurt Thomas On Jones â&#x20AC;&#x153;Khaila is another freshman that needs to learn how to train and run college track and field. She can be a good role player for us in the future.â&#x20AC;?

Freshman

Searcy, Ark. Mills University Studies HS

K. Jones

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#GoBlazers Shanice Leach HIGH SCHOOL Attended Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School and Liverpool High School ... outdoor triple jump state champion in 2013 (3A) ... threetime Orangeburg Wilkinson High School MVP. PERSONAL Full name is Shanice Michelle Leach ... born Jan. 25, 1996 ... daughter of Tycia Leach ... has two younger sisters, Tymaiah (16) and Zynae (12) ... majoring in criminal justice. Coach Kurt Thomas On Leach â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shanice is a really good triple jumper that could surprise a lot of people this year. She needs to learn her events more but could score points for us as a freshman.â&#x20AC;?

Jumps Freshman

Leach

Syracuse, N.Y. Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS

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Kristie Leybourne AS A JUNIOR (2014) Injured AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Ran the 1,500m in 5:05.38 to finish in 11th place at the Samford Invite ...finished the 3,000m run in 11:20.84 at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... named to the Conference USA Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Indoor: Ran a season-best 10:37.55 in the 3,000 meters at the Meyo Invite ... placed 11th in the same event with a time of 10:39.51 at the Birmingham Invite ... ran the mile in 5:18.91 at the Vulcan Invite ... crossed the line in the mile at 5:24.98 at the C-USA Championship.

Distance

Outdoor: Redshirted.

Senior Poulton-Le-Fylde, England Baines School Collegiate Bests Indoor Mile 5:18.91 3,000m 10:37.55

2/10/12 2/4/12

Outdoor 1,500m 5:05.38 3,000m 11:20.84

3/16/13 4/6/13

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Baines School in Poulton-Le-Fylde, England ... coached by Stan Taylor ... finished first in the in the 1,500m at the Lancashire County Championships in 2011 (4:44.50), 2010 (4:42.50) and 2007 (4:47.60) ... ran for the U20 Sale Harrier Manchester/Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde in 2011 ... member of the 2010 U20 Newham & Essex Beagles/ Blackpool Wyre & Fylde ... represented North England and finished 10th at the Home Countries Cross Country Championships. PERSONAL Full name is Kristie Ann Leybourne ... born May 3, 1992 ... daughter of Philip and Susan Leybourne ... has one brother, Hayden (13) and one sister, Abi (21) ... majoring in psychology.

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#GoBlazers Sarah Livett AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Indoor: Set a UAB freshman record in the 3,000-meter with a record time of 9:48:57 at the Samford Multi ... finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run with a 10:12.94 at the UAB Blazer Invitational ... finished third with a 10:25.59 in the BSC Icebreaker ... ran the mile in 4:59.14, which was a personal best and broke her own UAB freshman record of 5:02.90 during the Cupid Classic ... finished sixth at 9:48:3 in the 3,000-meter at 2014 C-USA Indoor Tournament. Outdoor: Finished seventh in the mile with a run of 4:57.05 at the Jace LaCoste Invite ... Recorded a time of 16:59.45 in the 5,000-meter at the San Francisco State Distance ... finished with a time of 36:43.27 in the 10,000-meter and finished the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:35.96 at the 2014 C-USA Championship.

Distance

HIGH SCHOOL Anglesey Schools record holder in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m ... Welsh Schools cross country bronze medalist in 2011 and 2012 ... Welsh Schools outdoor 1500m silver medalist in 2008 and 2011, 3000m silver medalsit in 2010 and 3000m champion in 2012 ... has represented Wales 33 times (for all disciplines) in cross country, outdoor track, road running and mountain running ... the current Welsh under-20 cross country champion ... won bronze in the British schools 3000m in 2010.

Sophomore

Benllech, Wales Ysgol David Hughes Collegiate Bests 2/14/14 3/1/14 3/1/14

Outdoor 5,000m 16:59:45 Mile 4:57.05 10,000m 36:43.27

4/5/14 5/3/14 5/15/14

PERSONAL Full name is Sarah Emily Livett ... born ov. 16, 1993 ... daughter of Carol and Stephen Livett ... has one younger brother, Shaun ... majoring in biology.

Livett

Indoor Mile 4:59.14 3,000m 9:48.56 5,000m 17:25.59

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Ali Meister AS A FRESHMAN (2014) (South Dakota) Finished seventh in the 60 hurdles during the Summit League Indoor Championships ... was sixth in the 60 hurdles and ninth in the high jump at the USD Twilight ... placed eighth in the 60 hurdles and 10th in the long jump at the Jack Johnson Classic ... during outdoor season, placed fifth in the high jump and sixth in the long jump at the Tulsa Duels ... was 10th in the 100 hurdles at the Wildcat Classic...named to the Summit League honor roll. HIGH SCHOOL Homeschooled but ran for Spencer High School ... state champion in 110 hurdles ... Drake relays runner up in 110 hurdles ... school record for sprint medley and shuttle hurdle relay ... high jump was 5’5” ... record for 110 hurdles was 14.81... qualifier for All Star meet. PERSONAL Full name is Ali LaRae Meister ... born on July 7, 1994 ... has three older sisters, Tonya (31), April (30) and Bliss Warren (22) ... majoring in Kinesiology.

Multi/Hurdles Sophomore

Spencer, Iowa Univ. of South Dakota Collegiate Bests Indoor 800m 2:55.55 60m Hurdles 9.29 High Jump 1.47m Long Jump 4.84m Shot Put 8.6m Pentathlon 2749 points

1/25/14 3/1/14 1/25/14 2/21/14 1/25/14 1/25/14

Outdoor 200m 28.1 100m Hurdles 15.77 High Jump 1.55m Long Jump 5.14m Javelin 19.42m

3/29/14 3/29/14 3/22/14 3/22/14 3/22/14

Coach Kurt Thomas On Meister “Ali is a transfer that is going to be able to score for us in the multi’s. She is very even in a lot of events and can score points at both the indoor and outdoor championships.”

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#GoBlazers Darielle Oliver HIGH SCHOOL Attended Parkview High School ... youth national champion in 2009 ... junior Olympic champion in 2009 ... All-County Qualifier in 2012-2013 ... MVP in 2013. PERSONAL Full name is Darielle Alexis Oliver ... born Jan. 11, 1996 ... daughter of Dexter and Denise Oliver ... has one older brother, Andre (22) ... majoring in biology. Coach Kurt Thomas On Oliver â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a very talented walk-on that is going to surprise us. She will help us all the way around, but as a freshman, needs to learn how to compete at this level.â&#x20AC;?

Sprints Freshman Atlanta, Ga.

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Laurie Pray AS A SOPHOMORE (2014) Indoor: Finished 15th in the mile recording 5:40.31 at the BSC Icebreaker ... finished with a time of 6:13.95 at the UAB Blazer Invitational. AS A FRESHMAN (2013) Did not compete in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL Ran for coach Mike McCloud at Campbell HS in Smyrna, Ga. ... member of track team that was back-to-back region champions in 2011 and 2012 ... Campbell HS record holder for the 1600m in 5:24 ... cross country captain in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. PERSONAL Full name is Lauren Elizabeth Pray ... born July 8, 1995 ... daughter of Peter and Amelia Ray ... has two sisters, Melanie and Sarah ... majoring in criminal justice.

Distance Sophomore Smyrna, Ga. Campbell HS

Collegiate Bests Indoor Mile 5:40.31

12/6/13

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#GoBlazers Renay Ransaw AS A SENIOR (2014) Indoor: Recorded 9.18 seconds in the 60m hurdles at the Cupid Classic ... finished 14th with a jump of 5.20-meter in the BSC Icebreaker ... recorded 5.50 meters in the long jump at the Vandy Indoor Invite. Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 100-meter with a time of 12.60 at the Alabama Relays ... recorded a time of 25.82 seconds in the 200-meter at the Jace LaCoste Invitational ... recorded 5.52 meters in the long jump at the 2014 C-USA Championship. AS A JUNIOR (2013) Outdoor: Set three personal records in three different events during the 2013 outdoor season ... ran a 12.55 100m at the Samford Invite in April ... in March, broke a personal record in the 200m with a 27.38 ... set a personal best in long jump on April 16 with a leap of 5.49 meters. AS A SOPHOMORE (2012) Indoor: Placed sixth in the Pentathlon at the Ice Breaker Invite with a career-best 3,156 points ... recorded a personal-best time of 9.20 in the 60-meter hurdles as part of the Pentathlon at the Ice Breaker meet.

Jumps/Hurdles RS Senior Montgomery, Ala.

Outdoor: Redshirted. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Indoor: Second-place finisher for the Blazers in the 60-meter hurdles (9.54) at the Saluki Open ... claimed sixth-place in the long jump (5.62m) at the Niswonger Invitational ... took first in the long jump after leaping 5.70m at the Tiger Paw Invitational ... recorded a top-10 finish in the long jump (5.84m) and finished second in the 55-meter hurdles with a team and season-best time of 8.44 at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational.

Hampton HS

Collegiate Bests Indoor 55m Hurdles 8.44 60m Hurdles 9.10 800m 3:00.54 High Jump 1.55m Long Jump 5.84m Shot Put 10.16m Pentathlon 3,156 pts

12/11/10 3/1/14 12/8/11 12/8/11 12/11/10 12/8/11 12/8/11

Outdoor 100m 12.55 100m Hurdles 14.49 200m 25.81 Long Jump 5.52m

4/27/13 5/15/14 5/3/14 5/15/14

Outdoor: Raced to a 16.00 in the 100-meter hurdles at the `Southern Invitational ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala. through her junior year ... captured the Alabama state long jump title both her sophomore and junior years at Lee ... attended Hampton High School in Hampton, Va. as a senior and earned all-state honors ... recorded the nation’s 10th-best high school performance in the long jump in 2010 at the Landstown Invitational when she jumped 19-9 ... earned high school All-America honors with her effort in the 100m hurdles at the New Balance National meet in Greensboro, N.C. in 2010.

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PERSONAL Born Dec. 11, 1991 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... daughter of Otis and Veronica Ransaw ... has an older sister, Nicole, and two younger sisters, Evette and Mercedes ... majoring in art. Coach Kurt Thomas On Ransaw “Renay is a fifth-year senior that has been training really well this fall. She will help us a lot in the jumps and the hurdles.”

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Breonca Reid AS A SOPHOMORE (2014) (Bethune-Cookman) Indoor: Ran a 7.17 in the 55m dash at the South Carolina Gamecock Indoor Open (1/11) ... leaped a career-best 5.81m (19-0.75) in the long jump at the Bob Pollack Invitational (1/31). Outdoor: Ran an 11.88 100m dash at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (5/1) ... recorded a 25.05 at the North Florida Invitational (4/26) ... jumped 5.47m (17-11.5) in the long jump at the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational (2/7). AS A FRESHMAN (2013) (Bethune-Cookman) Indoor: Recorded a time of 25.84 in the 200m dash at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/1) ... ran a 7.61 in the 60m dash at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/1) ... posted a mark of 5.12m (16-09.5) in the long jump at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/10).

Sprints/Jumps

Outdoor: Ran a season-best 12.00 in the 100m dash at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/13) ... turned in a career-best 25.06 in the 200m dash at the North Florida Spring Break Invitational (3/1) ... recorded a long jump of 5.36m (17-07) at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (5/4).

Junior

Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood HS Collegiate Bests Indoor 55m 7.17 60m 7.58 200m 25.84 Long Jump 5.81m

1/11/14 2/7/14 2/1/13 1/31/14

Outdoor 100m 11.88 200m 25.06 Long Jump 5.47

5/1/14 3/1/13 3/22/14

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Sandalwood High School ... competed in the 100m, 200m and long jump ... ran a 12.07 in the 100m at the USATF National Junior Olympics on June 19, 2010 ... ran a 25.00 in the 200m at the Florida High School Athletic Association Championships on April 28, 2010 ... leaped 5.70m (18-08.75) in the long jump at the Gateway Conference Championships on March 24, 2011 ... was a participant in Senior Women Community Service. PERSONAL Born May 29, 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... daughter of Benjamen and Pamela Reid ... majoring in business management.

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#GoBlazers Lauren Scott AS A JUNIOR (2014) Indoor: Finished 14th with a 10:22.72 in the 3,000-meter at the UAB Blazer Invitational ... recorded a 10:26.22 at the Samford Multi ... finished with a 5:08.29 in the mile at the Vandy Indoor Invite. Outdoor: Recorded a time of 18:04.72 in the 5,000-meter at the Alabama Relays ... ran a 4:54.58 to finish 15th in the 1,500-meter run at the Specs Town Invitational ... recorded 38:21.98 in the 10,000-meter at the 2014 C-USA Championship. AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Sat out the 2013 season. AS A FRESHMAN (2011) (Kennesaw State) Scott competed in five races for Kennesaw State in 2011... Her top 4K time of the season came in her first collegiate race at the Belmont Opener where she posted a time of 16:33.50...Her top 5K performance was registered at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship when she ran a time 19:31.20 to finish 44th... Scott also competed in the NCAA South Regional Championship and turned in a 6K race time of 23:16.30.

Distance RS Senior

Buford, Ga. Kennesaw State Collegiate Bests 1/25/14 2/24/13 2/24/13

Outdoor 5,000m 18:03.14 1,500m 4:43.76 Mile 5:14.86 10,000m 37:34.11 3,000m 10:16.56

5/10/13 3/16/13 5/3/14 5/10/13 4/6/13

PERSONAL Born Lauren Alexandria Scott to Pam and Joe Scott in Lawrenceville, Ga... Has a twin named Zach and an older brother Matt... Likes to take pictures, go on road trips and spend time with her friends... Currently undecided on a major.

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Indoor Mile 5:08.29 3,000m 10:11:00 5,000m 17:47.70

HIGH SCHOOL Competed for Mill Creek High School in cross country and track and field... Set her personal record in the 5k during her senior season at the ASICS Cross Country Invitational, finishing ninth in 18:57.11...Set the school record in the 5k, mile, distance medley relay and 4x800 in high school... Finished fourth at the Region 7-AAAAA Girls Track and Field Championship with a time of 5:21.09 in the 3,200 meters.

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Jessica Shelley AS A JUNIOR (2014) Indoor: Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.67 seconds at the Samford Multi ... recorded a 8.74 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Cupid Classic ... recorded 27.10 seconds in the 200-meter at the UAB Blazer Invitational. Outdoor: Recorded a 14.30 to finish 13th in the Tennessee Relays ... finished 10th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.45 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational. AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Indoor: Set a personal best in 60 meter hurdles at the C-USA Championship with a run of 8.74 ... finished the Panther Icebreaker with a run of 8.94, and an 8.93 at the Blazer Invite.

Sprints/Hurdles Senior

AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Indoor: Ran a season-best 8.95 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Vulcan Invite ... ran the same time and placed 17th in the same event at the C-USA Championship ... placed 10th at the Birmingham Invite with a time of 9.17 in the same event.

Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS Collegiate Bests Indoor 60m Hurdles 8.67 60m 8.34 200m 27.10

2/8/14 1/25/14 1/11/14

Outdoor 100m Hurdles 100m

3/22/13 4/18/14

13.69 12.78

Outdoor: Set a personal best in 100 meter with a time of 12.92 at the Samford Invite ... led the squad in 100 meter hurdles with the top five times on the season (top came at the Alabama Relays, a 13.69 run, a personal best.

Outdoor: Raced to a career-best time of 14.28 in the 100-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championship ... placed fifth at the Alabama Relays in the same event with a 14.47 time ... took eighth in the 100 meters with a time of 13.13 at the Samford Invite. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Hoover High School ... won the 100-meter hurdles in 2009 (14.72) and 2010 (14.35) at the state championships ... placed second in the 100-meter hurdles (14.54) at the 2011 state championships ... garnered the Hoover High School Leadership Award her junior year and the Best Attitude Award her senior year ... named to the honor roll in her first three years. PERSONAL Full name is Jessica Brooke Shelley ... born Sept. 18, 1992 ... daughter of Jonathan and Angela Shelley ... has one older sister, Samantha (19) ... majoring in political science.

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Coach Kurt Thomas On Shelley â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jessica had a really good year of training and has a chance to end her career by scoring some points for us both indoors and out.â&#x20AC;?

#GoBlazers Kelli Smith AS A RS JUNIOR (2014)

Indoor: Recorded a 8.24 seconds in the 60-meter at the Cupid Classic ... finished 21st in long jump with a 5.36-meter leap at the Samford Multi. Outdoor: Finished seventh after a leap of 5.53m in the long jump at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... finished 12th after a leap of 5.54 meters in the long jump at the Tennessee Relays.

AS A JUNIOR (2013)

Indoor: Set a personal best in high jump with a 1.55 meter leap (5-01.00) at the Blazer Invite ... set a personal best in long jump with a 5.76 meter jump (18-10.75) on Dec. 1, 2012 at the Panther Icebreaker. Outdoor: Jumped to a personal best 5.80 meters (19-00.50) in the long jump on Mar. 16 at the Samford Invite.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)

Jumps

Indoor: Placed fifth at the Birmingham Invite with a long jump of 5.60m (18-04.25) ... long jumped to a season-best length of 5.71m (18-08.75) at the Meyo Invite ... ran a season-best 8.00 in the 60 meters at the Blazer Invite.

RS Senior

Outdoor: Long jumped to a third-place finish (5.69m, 18-08.00) at the Alabama Relays ... part of the 4x100-meter relay team that took first at the Alabama Relays with a time of 46.04 ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Brainerd HS

AS A FRESHMAN (2011)

Collegiate Bests Indoor 55m 7.39 60m 8.00 Long Jump 5.91m High Jump 1.55m (5-1) 1.55m (5-1) 1.55m (5-1) 1.55m (5-1)

12/11/10 1/13/12 12/11/10 1/11/13 1/13/12 1/26/12 2/10/12

Outdoor Long Jump 5.93m High Jump 1.69m 100m 13.40

5/15/11 3/24/12 4/12/14

Indoor: Leaped 5.74m in the long jump to earn a second-place finish at the Saluki Open ... tied for fourth in the high jump (1.57m) and claimed a top-five finish in the long jump (5.91m) at the MTSU Invitational ... jumped 5.84m in the long jump for a second-place finish at the Niswonger Invitational. Outdoor: Placed first in the long jump (5.54m) setting a new meet record at the Southern Invitational ... jumped a season-high 5.93m in the long jump at the C-USA Championships ... named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Rolll.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Brainerd High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... earned a second-place finish in the long jump at the 2010 Tennessee Class A-AA state meet with a leap of 5.79m ... also placed third in the triple jump at the 2010 state meet ... named one of the Best of Prep and selected to the 2010 All-City Track & Field Team by the Chattanooga Times Free Press ... also played on the basketball and volleyball teams ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated fourth in her class.

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PERSONAL

Full name is Kelli Denise Smith ... born Dec. 5, 1991 ... daughter of Vickie Merrell ... has a brother, Corey, and two sisters, Janita Mervell-Bonner and Michelle Bradley ... majoring in criminal justice. Coach Kurt Thomas On Smith “Kelli has been jumping really well. Last year was a rebuilding year after tearing her achilles, but she has the ability to score for us in the long jump in both indoors and outdoors.”

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Jenna Wesley AS A JUNIOR (2014) Indoor: Finished 13th with a 2:17.78 in the 800-meter at the Vandy Indoor Invite ... ran a 2:20.27 to finish 30th in the 800-meter at the Samford Multi ... finished the 800-meter run with a 20th place run of 2:23.57 ... recorded a 5:24.84 in the 100-meter at the Cupid Classic. Outdoor: Finished seventh after a run of 2:17.16 in the 800-meter at the Specs Town Invitational ... finished tenth in the 800-meter with a time of 2:17.30 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational. AS A SOPHOMORE (2013) Indoor: Did not compete in any meets. Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.

Mid-Distance Senior Griffin, Ga.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012) Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Part of the spring medley relay team that placed third (4:03.91) at the Alabama Relays ... ran a part of the 4x800-meter relay to place sixth with a time of 9:08.11 at the Florida Relays.

Spaulding HS

Collegiate Bests Indoor 500m 1:24.31 600m 1:47.19 800m 2:17.78 Mile 5:23.21

2/11/11 1/22/11 1/25/14 3/1/14

Outdoor 800m 2:17.16

4/12/14

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Spaulding High School ... coached by Dolores Owen ... two-time GHSA Class 4-AAA state title winner in the 800m in 2010 and 2011 ... finished fourth in the 1,600m as a senior ... selected by her high school as the most valuable player in cross country and track and field four-straight years ... placed eighth in the 1,500m at the AAU Junior Olympics in 2010 ... received her high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outstanding Freshman Award ... earned the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award from the Georgia Women in Sports Organization. PERSONAL Full name is Jenna Brooke Wesley ... born Dec. 19, 1992 ... daughter of Doug and Sharon Wesley ... has one brother, John (15) ... majoring in education.

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#GoBlazers Shelbi White AS A FRESHMAN (2015) Transferred to UAB from Tennessee. Will be able to compete immediately. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time 2014 Alabama State Champion winning outdoor titles in 100m, 200m, and 400m ... won Alabama 4A title in 400m all four years of high school career ... 2014 Alabama Indoor 400m State Champion ... two-sport athlete also playing volleyball at Lincoln PERSONAL

Jumps

Coach Kurt Thomas On White â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shelbi is a very talented freshman that has the ability to come in and be an immediate impact in this conference in all the sprints. She is as good as any freshman in Conference USA.â&#x20AC;?

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Freshman Lincoln, Ala. Lincoln HS

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Jimmeshia Wilder HIGH SCHOOL Attended Central High School in Tuscaloosa ... most outstanding distance runner ... most outstanding hurdler ... named best jumper ... Alabama 5A 60m hurdle state champion. PERSONAL Full name is Jimmeshia Wilder ... born on March 1, 1996 ... daughter of Jimmy Jones and Tera Wilder ... has one younger brother, Kendrius Wilder (13) ...majoring in biology. Coach Kurt Thomas On Wilder “Jimmeshia is a very talented freshman that I think will help us in the multi’s and hurdles. She has really surprised us.”

Multi/Hurdles Freshman Tuscaloosa, Ala. Central HS

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#GoBlazers Allison Wortel AS A FRESHMAN (2014) Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoors: Recorded a 21:05.91 in the 5,000-meter at the Alabama Relays ... placed 20th in the mile with a time of 5:55.63 at the Jace Lacoste Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for coach Adam Piasowy at Crown Point HS in Crown Point, Ind. ... named MVP of track team her senior season ... helped set distance medley relay school record senior year, running the 1600m element. PERSONAL Full name is Allison Nicole Wortel ... born Sept. 6, 1994 ... daughter of Brian Wortel and Michelle Boyce ... has one younger sisters, Ashley ... majoring in nursing.

Distance Sophomore

Crown Point, Ind. Crown Point HS Collegiate Bests 3/22/14 5/3/14

Wortel

Outdoor 5,000m 21:05:91 Mile 5:55.63

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BSC Icebreaker - Dec. 6, 2013 The UAB track and field team opened its 2013-14 season on Friday at the BSC Icebreaker with 11 top5 finishes, two event wins and a broken school record in pole vault. “We had a real solid meet,” head coach Kurt Thomas said. “I think we accomplished all of our goals. The sprinters and jumpers came out and executed pretty well, some of our newcomers got some race experience, and the distance girls were able to get some shorter distance work.”

UAB Blazer Invitational - Jan. 10-11, 2014 Saturday’s final round of competition at the 3rd Annual UAB Blazer Invitational saw multiple meet, CrossPlex and school records broken, highlighted by the women’s 3,000-meter run, men’s and women’s 4x400-meter relay and men’s pole vault events. “As far as our meet goes, I couldn’t be happier,” head coach Kurt Thomas said. “Great teams and athletes came to our meet and put on a show. Almost all of our meet records were broken, and several top NCAA marks happened this weekend. All the staff worked really hard to put on a first class meet.”

Vanderbilt Indoor Invite - Jan. 24-25, 2014 Elinor Kirk broke the UAB all-time record for the indoor mile run and Neal Tisher broke a facility record and her own UAB all-time mark in the pole vault to lead the UAB track and field team to completion of the Vanderbilt Indoor Invite. Just two weeks after breaking UAB’s all-time record in the 3,000-meter run, Kirk broke the 1-mile run record by four seconds at the Vanderbilt Student Recreation Center. The graduate student from Swansea, Wales, ran a 4:39.08 to win the 1-mile run competition, breaking the facility record and her own UAB all-time record of 4:43.73.

Samford Multi and Invite - Feb. 7-8, 2014 Neal Tisher tied her own UAB record in the pole vault and Sarah Livett broke a UAB freshman record to lead the UAB track and field team to completion of the Samford Multi & Invite at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Tisher leaped to a 4.00m height (13-1 ½) which ties her school record that she set this year. Livett ran a 9:48.57 in the 3,000-meter run to break the UAB freshman record of 9:52.56 set by Rhiannon Johns in 2009. Lauren Scott placed 21st in the run with a 10:26.22.

Neal Tisher continued her dominance in the pole vault competition to break her own UAB record for the third time in four meets, and freshman Sarah Livett topped her own school freshman mark in the mile run to lead the UAB track and field team at the Cupid Classic at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Following a 12-7 ½ jump in the BSC Icebreaker, and back-to-back jumps of 13-1 ½, Tisher raised the bar again on Friday with a jump of 4.06m (13-3 ¾). In four meets as a Blazer, Tisher has now broken or tied UAB records in each appearance.

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2014 Meet-by-Meet

Cupid Classic - Feb. 14, 2014

#GoBlazers C-USA Indoor Championships - Feb. 28-March 1, 2014 UAB’s Elinor Kirk won meet high point honors for the second consecutive year as the Blazers wrapped up a successful weekend of competition at the Conference USA Track and Field Championships. The Blazers placed third as a team in the two-day meet at the Birmingham CrossPlex, narrowly missing a runner-up finish and not far off the winning total. UAB finished with 71.50 points, trailing only champion East Carolina (88) and UTSA (73).

NCAA Indoor Championships - March 13-14, 2014 UAB’s Elinor Kirk opened up competition at the NCAA Championships and finished 10th in the 5,000m run with a time of 16:36.12. She finished in the top-10 of 16 runners after qualifying with a 15:44.38, which ranked sixth-best nationally entering the race. Due to the race being in Albuquerque, the NCAA conversion brings Kirk’s official time down to 16:09.78.

Alabama Relays - March 21-22, 2014 “We had a decent start to the outdoor season,” head coach Kurt Thomas said. “There’s always a small transition from indoor to outdoor to adjust to and we experienced those things this weekend. It was mostly a good meet and we had some good signs for the rest of outdoor, and we got some good experience for some athletes who we’ll need later in the season.” Neal Tisher led the way for UAB on the day, winning the pole vault competition by a tenth of a second and breaking UAB’s all-time record. The graduate student finished with a 4.07m (13-4 ¼), which broke the Blazers’ old record of 3.50m set by Toni Hawkins in 2012.

Florida Relays / Stanford Invite - April 3-5, 2014 Autumnn Burnett, Jessica Shelley, Akira McSwain and Neal Tisher combined to run a 56.41 in the 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relay to finish ninth, which breaks UAB’s school record of 56.96 set back in 2005. The 4x400-meter relay team of Shelby Barker, Kandiss Briggs, Burnett and Fanta Diabate ran a 3:42.78 to finish 26th, a seasonal best.

2014 Meet-by-Meet

Elinor Kirk ran the NCAA’s fastest time of the season in the 10,000-meter run to finish second at the Stanford Invitational, and Sarah Livett broke UAB’s freshman record in the 5,000-meter run to lead UAB’s track and field team to multiple successes.

Tennessee Relays / Spec Towns Invitational - April 10-12, 2014 Kelli Smith wrapped up action for UAB at the Tennessee Relays in the long jump, finishing 12th after a leap of 5.54 meters (18-2 ¼). Shelby Barker competed in Georgia’s heptathlon and picked up a 10th place finish with a score of 4774. She ran the 100-meter hurdles in 15.10 seconds and recorded a 1.56-meter (5-1 ¼) high jump. She finished with an 8.86-meter (29-1) performance in shot put and ran the 200-meter run in 25.47 seconds. She finished with a 5.47-meter long jump, 28.52-meter javelin throw and 2:20.38 run in the 800-meter race. Jenna Wesley was the UAB competitor in the 800-meter run and finished seventh after a run of 2:17.16.

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Mt. SAC Relays / War Eagle Invite - April 18-19, 2014 Running in one of the top track and field meets in the country, UAB’s Elinor Kirk shattered her own 5,000-meter school record by more than 17 seconds, turning in another impressive performance at the Mt. SAC Relays. Kirk became the No. 8 all-time collegiate 10,000 athlete with a record run at the Stanford Invitational, registered another record time as she clocked a 15:42.13 in the 5.000-Meter Run Invitational Elite event at the Mt. SAC meet. UAB’s 4x100m relay team of Kyana White, Shakima Knox, Angel Watson and Kandiss Briggs ran to a season-best 45.99 to finish fourth in the event.

Mississippi State Invite - May 3, 2014 Elinor Kirk picked up a win in the mile run and Neal Tisher broke UAB’s record in pole vault, to lead the No. 39 UAB track and field team to completion at the Jace Lacoste Invitational hosted by Mississippi State. Tisher highlighted the event, breaking the UAB outdoor record in pole vault (which took place Friday night) with a 4.10m (13-5 ¼) performance, besting her old record of 4.07m. Kirk ran in two races on the day, placing fourth in the 800m after a time of 2:10.25. She picked up UAB’s only win, dominating the mile run with a time of 4:40.03.

C-USA Outdoor Championships - May 15-18, 2014 UAB track and field athletes Elinor Kirk and Neal Tisher combined for victories in three events - all in record-breaking fashion - to highlight the Blazers’ performances on the final day of competition at the 2014 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Kirk, who has had a remarkable year with a combined six conference cross country and track titles, won a pair of races Sunday and achieved both in record times. Kirk captured first in the 1,500-meter run and two hours later, claimed the 5,000-meter run to become the first C-USA athlete to double in those events since 2005.

NCAA East Preliminary Meet - May 29-31, 2014 UAB’s Elinor Kirk, who already punched her ticket to the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore., after the 10,000-meter run, secured her spot in the 5K at the championship meet after capping off competition at the NCAA East Preliminary meet. “Today’s first priority objective was to advance to Eugene and the other bonus objective was to win convincingly,” assistant coach Tony Houchin said. “We were lucky that we were able to do both. It has been so fun to have such a special student-athlete like Eli on the team and we get to have two more races with her.”

Just two days after going toe-to-toe in the NCAA 10,000-meter championships to finish second and pick up first-team All-America honors, UAB’s Elinor Kirk ran another sub-16 minute time in the 5,000-meter championship to finish seventh and become a two-event All-American at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. “What an incredible weekend for UAB Track & Field,” assistant coach Tony Houchin said. “To finish 22nd as a team is truly amazing.” The Swansea, Wales native ran a 15:57.96 on Saturday to finish seventh and claim her second firstteam All-America honor of the NCAA Championships.

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2014 Meet-by-Meet

NCAA Finals - June 11-14, 2014

#GoBlazers 2013-14 UAB Indoor Track & Field

2014 Indoor

Top Performances (As of Jan. 27, 2014)

60 meter 7.49 7.53 (p) 7.55 (p) 7.55 7.57 7.57 7.60 (p) 7.61 (p) 7.66 (p) 7.71 7.74 (p) 7.74 (p) 7.75 (p) 8.11 (p) 8.25 (p) 8.26 (p) 8.31 (p) 8.34 (p) 8.36

Shakima Knox Alexis Bates Shakima Knox Shakima Knox Alexis Bates Shakima Knox Shakima Knox Shakima Knox Alexis Bates Alexis Bates Angel Watson Angel Watson Alexis Bates Kendra Gipson Kendra Gipson Kelli Smith Kelli Smith Jessica Shelley Jessica Shelley

BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite

12/6/13 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14

60 meter hurdles 8.80 8.82 8.83 (p) 8.85 (p) 8.85 (p) 8.88 (p) 9.04 (p) 9.12 (p) 9.22 (p) 9.25 (p) 9.32 (p) 9.32 (p) 9.36 (p) 9.44 (p) 9.57 (p)

Jessica Shelley Autumnn Burnett Jessica Shelley Jessica Shelley Akira McSwain Jessica Shelley Autumnn Burnett Neal Tisher Autumnn Burnett Autumnn Burnett Shelby Barker Shelby Barker Renay Ransaw Akira McSwain Renay Ransaw

BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker

12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13

200 meter 24.66 25.00 25.01 25.07 25.35 25.91 26.24 26.26 27.10

Angel Watson Shakima Knox Angel Watson Kyana White Kyana White Autumnn Burnett Shelby Barker Akira McSwain Jessica Shelley

Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite

1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14

300 meter 39.60 40.93 40.96

Angel Watson Shakima Knox Fanta Diabate

UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite

1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14

400 meter 57.16 59.20 59.72 1:01.43 1:04.14

Kyana White Kandiss Briggs Fanta Diabate Fanta Diabate Fanta Diabate

Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

500 meter 1:16.66 1:19.31 1:20.59 1:25.12

Kyana White Breona Humphrey Autumnn Burnett Kandiss Briggs

UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite

1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14

800 meter 2:17.78 2:23.57 2:26.31

Jenna Wesley Jenna Wesley Jenna Wesley

Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker

1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13

2:32.26 2:35.75 2:37.27

Kara Woods Kara Woods Kara Woods

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

mile 4:39.08 (*) 5:02.90 5:08.29 5:36.76 5:40.31 6:13.95

Elinor Kirk Sarah Livett Lauren Scott Lindsay Miller Laurie Pray Laurie Pray

Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite

1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/10-11/14

3,000 meter 9:14.10* 10:12.94 10:22.72 10:25.59 10:44.36 10:57.14 11:12.32

Elinor Kirk Sarah Livett Lauren Scott Sarah Livett Lauren Scott Lindsay Miller Lindsay Miller

UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker

1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 12/6/13

4x400-meter relay 3:50.04 3:51.03 3:52.02 3:58.86

UAB UAB A UAB UAB B

BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

high Jump 1.54m (5-0.5) 1.54m (5-0.5) 1.64m (5-4 1/2) 1.65m (5-05.00)

Shelby Barker Akira McSwain Shelby Barker Shelby Barker

UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker

1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 12/6/13

4.00m (13-1 1/2)* 3.85m (12-07.50)*

Neal Tisher Neal Tisher

Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker

1/24-25/14 12/6/13

long Jump 5.79m (19-0.00) 5.50m (18-0.50) 5.20m (17-00.75) 5.05m (16-7.0) 4.18m (13-8 3/4)

Shelby Barker Renay Ransaw Renay Ransaw Kelli Smith Akira McSwain

UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invite BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite Vandy Indoor Invite

1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

triple Jump 11.05m (36-03.00) 11.34m (37-2 1/2)

Kendra Gipson Kendra Gipson

BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/24-25/14

shot put 12.15m (39-10 1/2) 8.63m (28-3 3/4)

Akira McSwain Shelby Barker

Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite

1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14

pole vault

* - UAB School Record ! - UAB Freshman Record (&) - Part of pentathlon (p) - Preliminary time/jump (sf ) - Semi-final time/jump

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2013-14 UAB Track & Field Individual Performances (As of Jan. 27, 2014)

Shelby barker 60m hurdles: 200m: High Jump: Long Jump: Shot Put:

Alexis Bates 60m:

autumnn burnett 60m hurdles:

200m: 500m:

Fanta Diabate

300m: 400m:

elinor kirk 3,000m: 1-mile:

kenDra GipSon 60m: Triple Jump:

kanDiSS briGGS 400m: 500m:

breona humphrey

500m:

Shakima knox 60m:

300m:

Sarah livett 3,000m:

linDSay miller

3,000m: 1-mile:

laurie pray 1-mile:

BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

7.53 7.57 7.71 7.75

BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/24-25/14

8.82 9.04 (p) 9.22 (p) 9.25 (p) 25.91 1:20.59

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational

12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14

60m:

40.96 59.72 1:01.43 1:04.14

Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

neal tiSher

9:14.10* 4:39.08*

UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite

1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

200m: 300m: 60m:

8.25 (p) 11.05 (36-3) 11.34 (37-2 1/2)

BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

Jenna weSley

59.20 1:25.12

Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational

1/24/-25/14 1/10-11/14

kyana white

1:19.31

UAB Blazer Invitational

1/10-11/14

7.49 7.55 7.55 7.57 7.60 (p) 7.61 (p) 40.93

BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational

12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14

10:12.94 10:25.59 5:02.90

UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

10:57.14 11:12.32 5:36.76

Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

5:40.31 6:13.95

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invitational

12/6/13 1/10-11/14

60m hurdles: Long Jump:

lauren Scott 3,000m: 1-mile:

JeSSica Shelley 60m hurdles:

200m:

kelli Smith 60m:

Pole Vault:

60m hurdles:

anGel watSon

800m:

200m: 400m:

kara wooDS 800m:

9.36 (p) 9.57 5.20 (17-0 3/4) 5.50 (18-0 1/2)

UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/10-11/14 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

10:22.72 10:44.36 5:08.29

UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite

1/10-11/14 12/6/13 1/24-25/14

8.80 8.83 8.85 8.80 8.34 (p) 8.36 (p) 27.10

BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker BSC Icebreaker Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational UAB Blazer Invitational

12/6/13 1/24-25/14 12/6/13 12/6/13 1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14

8.26 (p) 8.31 (p)

UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker

1/10-11/14 12/6/13

4.00m (13-1 1/2)* 3.85 (12-7 1/2) 9.12 (p)

Vandy Indoor Invite BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite

1/24-25/14 12/6/13 1/10-11/14

25.01 39.60 7.74 (p) 7.74 (p)

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invite UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

2:17.78 2:23.57 2:26.31

Vandy Indoor Invite UAB Blazer Invitational BSC Icebreaker

1/24-25/14 1/10-11/14 12/6/13

25.07 25.35 57.16

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

2:32.26 2:35.75 2:37.27

BSC Icebreaker UAB Blazer Invitational Vandy Indoor Invite

12/6/13 1/10-11/14 1/24-25/14

* - UAB School Record ! - UAB Freshman Record A - NCAA Championships automatic qualifying mark P - NCAA Championships provisional qualifying mark (&)- part of pentathlon (p) - Preliminary time/jump (sf ) - Semi-final time/jump

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2014 Indoor

1-mile:

renay ranSaw

9.32 9.32 26.24 1.65 (5-5) 1.64 (5-4 1/2) 1.54 (5-0 1.2) 5.79 (19-0) 8.63 (28-3 3/4)

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Outdoor Individual Performances (As of June 3, 2014) Eli KirK

10,000m: 800m: Mile: 1,500m: 5,000m:

KatE Brown 10,000m: 5,000m: 1,500m:

ShaKima Knox 100m:

200m:

Kyana whitE 400m:

200m:

angEl watSon 100m:

200m:

laurEn Scott 5,000m:

1,500m: Mile: 10,000m:

JESSica ShEllEy

2014 Outdoor

100m hurdles:

100m:

autumnn BurnEtt 400m hurdles:

32:17.05 33:55.60 2:10.25 4:40.03 4:38.02 (p) 4:15.93 15:42.13 15:53.93 16:05.29

Stanford Invitational NCAA East Prelim Jace LaCoste Invite Jace LaCoste Invite C-USA Champ. C-USA Champ. Mt. SAC Relays NCAA East Prelim C-USA Champ.

4/5/14 5/31/14 5/3/14 5/3/14 5/15/14 5/15/14 4/18/14 5/29/14 5/15/14

34:14.31 16:28.85 17:01.60 4:40.20

Stanford Invitational Mt. SAC Relays Alabama Relays Jace LaCoste Invite

4/5/14 4/18/14 3/22/14 5/3/14

12.03 11.92 (p) 11.72 11.86 12.05 11.80 11.84 (p) 24.71 24.14

C-USA Champ. C-USA Champ. Jace LaCoste Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite

5/15/14 5/15/14 5/3/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 4/18/14 4/12/14 4/18/14

54.75 (p) 55.10 54.85 55.71 55.17 55.33 55.02 24.52

C-USA Champ. C-USA Champ. Jace LaCoste Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite Tennessee Relays

5/15/14 5/15/14 5/3/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 4/18/14 4/12/14

11.93 (p) 11.95 11.96 12.09 24.60 (p) 24.27 23.82

C-USA Champ. Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays Jace LaCoste Invite C-USA Champ. Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite

5/15/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 5/3/14 5/15/14 4/12/14 4/18/14

18:22.30 18:19.42 18:04.72 18:16.97 4:54.58 5:14.86 38:21.98

C-USA Champ. Florida Relays Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Spec Towns Invitational Jace LaCoste Invite C-USA Champ.

5/15/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 4/12/14 5/3/14 5/15/14

14.09 (p) 14.76 14.69 14.30 13.98 (p) 14.45 12.78 (p) 12.82

C-USA Champ. Florida Relays Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

5/15/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

1:05.26

Florida Relays

100m hurdles: 400m hurdles:

lindSay millEr 3,000m SC:

nEal tiShEr Pole Vault:

Javelin: Long Jump:

JEnna wESlEy 800m:

ShElBy BarKEr Heptathlon: 100m hurdles: High Jump:

aKira mcSwain Heptathlon:

100m hurdles:

Long Jump: High Jump: 200m:

rEnay ranSaw 100m:

100m hurdles:

200m: Long Jump:

Fanta diaBatE 400m:

4/5/14

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1:01.06 1:02.02 1:01.52 14.25 14.14 1:03.56

Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays Tennessee Relays

3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 4/12/14

11:10.07 11:16.83 11:19.00 11:46.27 11:49.25

Florida Relays C-USA Champ. Alabama Relays Jace LaCoste Invite War Eagle Invite

4/5/14 5/15/14 3/22/14 5/3/14 4/18/14

4.28m 4.20m 4.10m 4.05m (13-3 1/2) 4.07m 4.05m (13-3 1/2) 40.70m 39.38m 5.64m

C-USA Champ. NCAA East Prelim Jace LaCoste Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite C-USA Champ. War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

5/15/14 5/30/14 5/3/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 5/15/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

2:17.16 2:17.30 2:18.53 2:19.14 (p)

Spec Towns Invitational Jace LaCoste Invite War Eagle Invite C-USA Champ.

4/12/14 5/3/14 4/18/14 5/15/14

4774 pts 14.82 15.11 17.21 (p) 1.60m 1.60m 1.60m

Spec Towns Invitational Jace LaCoste Invite Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

4/12/14 5/3/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

4988 pts 4394 pts 14.16 (p) 14.29 14.05 (p) 14.22 5.39m 5.46m 5.49m 1.60m 24.84

C-USA Champ. Spec Towns Invitational C-USA Champ. Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite Jace LaCoste Invite War Eagle Invite

5/15/14 4/12/14 5/15/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 5/3/14 4/18/14

12.60 12.58 14.49 14.98 14.63 (p) 14.92 25.81 5.52m 5.45m 5.45m

Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays C-USA Champ. Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite Jace LaCoste Invite C-USA Champ. War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

3/22/14 4/12/14 5/15/14 4/12/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 5/3/14 5/15/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

57.92 59.64

Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite

3/22/14 4/18/14

#GoBlazers BrEona humphrEy 400m: 200m:

Kara woodS 800m:

Sarah livEtt 5,000m:

Mile: 10,000m:

alliSon wortEl 5,000m: Mile:

KElli Smith Long Jump:

100m:

KEndra gipSon Triple Jump: 200m:

KandiSS BriggS 200m:

100m:

rElay tEamS 4x100:

4x200: 4x400:

1,600 Medley: 4x100 shuttle:

58.96 58.59 26.12

Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Tennessee Relays

3/22/14 4/18/14 4/12/14

2:26.19 2:28.63 2:40.42

Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

17:25.81 16:59.45 17:35.96 4:57.05 36:43.27

Alabama Relays San Francisco State Distance C-USA Champ. Jace LaCoste Invite C-USA Champ.

3/22/14 4/5/14 5/15/14 5/3/14 5/15/14

21:05.91 21:11.97 5:55.63

Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite

3/22/14 4/18/14 5/3/14

5.42m 5.46m 5.54m 5.10m 5.53m 13.40

C-USA Champ. Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays War Eagle Invite Jace LaCoste Invite Tennessee Relays

5/15/14 3/22/14 4/12/14 4/18/14 5/3/14 4/12/14

11.71m 11.84m 26.42

Alabama Relays Tennessee Relays Tennessee Relays

3/22/14 4/12/14 4/12/14

27.26 (p) 24.85 25.11 12.00 (p) 11.95 (p)

C-USA Champ. Jace LaCoste Invite Tennessee Relays C-USA Champ. War Eagle Invite

5/15/14 5/3/14 4/12/14 5/15/14 4/18/14

46.19 45.78 46.09 46.19 45.99 1:37.49 1:37.48 3:49.04 3:42.78 3:47.07 3:50.50 4:10.14 4:23.10 56.41

C-USA Champ. Jace LaCoste Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays War Eagle Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays C-USA Champ. Florida Relays Alabama Relays Jace LaCoste Invite Florida Relays Alabama Relays Florida Relays

5/15/14 5/3/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/18/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 5/15/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 5/3/14 4/5/14 3/22/14 4/5/14

2014 Outdoor

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Elinor Kirk (2014)

All-Time Records 6.97 7.36 23.87 39.59 53.64 1:13.43 1:35.42 2:07.58 2:59.68 4:39.08 9:10.40 16:18.92 8.00 8.46 3:44.07 11:37.00 5-11 1/4 (1.81m) 21-8 3/4 (6.62m) 41-2 1/2 (12.56m) 40-9 1/2 (12.43m) 13-3 3/4 (4.06m) 3,774 points

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100 Meters Vonetta Jeffery 11.30 1995 200 Meters Vonetta Jeffery 23.05 1995 400 Meters Barbara May 53.30 1988 800 Meters Alina Varpiotaite 2:08.33 2008 1,500 Meters Elinor Kirk 4:15.93 2014 3,000 Meters Beth Groom 9:47.18 1995 5,000 Meters Elinor Kirk 15:42.13 2014 10,000 Meters Elinor Kirk 32:17.05 2014 100-Meter Hurdles Nakeshia Jackson 13.25 2000 400-Meter Hurdles Nakeshia Jackson 58.44 2000 3000-Meter Steeplechase Kristina Vaughn 10:28.69 2012 4x100 Relay White-Watson-Knox-Bates 44.81 2013 4x200 Relay Gibson-Thomas-Christopher-Jeffery 1:35.44 1995 4x400 Relay Scruggs-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:38.51 2008 4x800 Relay Hood-Collins-Varpiotaite-Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blanc 9:04.02 2008 4x1600 Relay Vaughn-Hood-Varpiotaite-Lundberg 18:59.09 2009 Distance Medley Relay Collins-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Mays 11:34.37 2008 Shuttle Hurdle Relay Burnett-Shelley-McSwain-Tisher 56.41 2014 Sprint Medley Relay Carter-Lockett-Colvin-Collins 3:52.77 2005 Long Jump Vonetta Jeffery 21-8 3/4 (6.62m) 1994 Triple Jump Penny Shields 41-5 3/4 (12.64m) 2008 High Jump Nora Mehl 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 2010 Meredith George 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 2000 Carla Turnbough 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 1988 Shot Put Cadetric Walker 40-8 (12.39m) 1988 Discus Cadetric Walker 143-3 (43.66m) 1988 Javelin Olivia Ross-Hurst 163-7 (49.86m) 2003 Pole Vault Neal Tisher 14-0 1/2 (4.28m) 2014 Heptathlon Angela King 5,436 1988

All-Time Records

Outdoor

Vonetta Jeffery Yolanda Cooper Vonetta Jeffery Tara Colvin Tara Colvin Tara Colvin Genoah Collins Alina Varpiotaite Lucy Taylor Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk Elizabeth Ambrus Theresa Smith Nakeshia Jackson Adewakun-Varpiotaite-Collins-Colvin Taylor-Harley-Fayen-Vaughn Nora Mehl Vonetta Jeffery Kim White Jessica Moore Neal Tisher Nora Mehl

Indoor

55 Meters 60 Meters 200 Meters 300 Meters 400 Meters 500 Meters 600 Meters 800 Meters 1,000 Meters Mile 3,000 Meters 5,000 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 4x400 Relay Distance Medley Relay High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Pole Vault Pentathlon

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55 Meters 60 Meters 200 Meters 300 Meters 400 Meters 500 Meters 800 Meters Mile 3,000 Meters 5,000 Meters 60-Meter Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Pentathlon Pole Vault

Stacey Adewakun Taneeshia Jones Angel Watson Jacinta Scruggs Tara Colvin Alina Varpiotaite Alina Varpiotaite Sarah Livett Sarah Livett Elizabeth Hilligoss Taneeshia Jones Meredith George Vonetta Jeffery Samantha Hamilton Akira McSwain Toni Hawkins

7.00 7.47 24.81 40.13 56.40 1:14.90 2:13.90 4:59.14 9:48.56 17:23.09 8.58 5-8 1/2 (1.74m) 19-11 (6.07m) 39-7 (12.07m) 3,527 10-8 (3.25m)

2005 1998 2010 2008 2005 2006 2006 2014 2014 2005 1998 1999 1993 2008 2010 2012

100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters 1,500 Meters 3,000 Meters 5,000 Meters 10,000 Meters 100-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles 3,000-Meter Steeplechase High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Heptathlon

Taneeshia Jones Teneeshia Jones Tara Colvin Alina Varpiotaite Lori Usrey Sandra Lundberg Sarah Livett Sarah Livett Nakeshia Jackson Nakeshia Jackson Whitney Mays Meredith George Vonetta Jeffery Samantha Hamilton Alecia Robertson Akira McSwain

11.54 23.88 53.85 2:10.78 4:36.55 9:53.39 16:59.45 36:43.27 13.86 59.00 10:45.60 5-6 1/2 (1.69m) 20-9 3/4 (6.34m) 41-3 (12.57m) 35-1 1/4 (10.67m) 4,983

1998 1998 2005 2006 1996 2009 2014 2014 1998 1998 2005 1999 1992 2008 1995 2010

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Freshman Records

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Angel Watson (2012)

Indoor Record Book

60-meters

Indoor 60-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Yolanda Cooper 7.36 2000 2 Shakima Knox 7.45 2/28/14 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 3 Stephanie McCauley 7.47 2/24/07 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas Stephanie McCauley 7.47 2/26/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas Taneeshia Jones 7.47 1998 Vonetta Jeffery 7.47 1995

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Indoor Records

Indoor 300-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Stacey Adewakun 39.47 2/5/05 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 2 Tara Colvin 39.59 2/3/07 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 3 Angel Watson 39.60 1/11/14 UAB Blazer Invite Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Jacinta Scruggs 40.13 2/9/08 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 5 Stacey Adewakun 40.16 2/3/07 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind.

200-meters

Indoor 200-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Vonetta Jeffery 23.87 1995 2 Angel Watson 23.96 2/26/12 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 3 Angel Watson 24.22 2/10/12 Vulcan Invite Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Angel Watson 24.23 2/26/12 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 5 Angel Watson 24.24 2/4/12 Meyo Invitational (Notre Dame) Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind.

300-meters

55-meters

Indoor 55-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Vonetta Jeffery 6.97 1995 Taneeshia Jones 6.97 1998 3 Stacey Adewakun 7.00 1/15/05 Houston Cougar Opener Houston, Texas 4 Stacey Adewakun 7.01 1/15/05 Houston Cougar Opener Houston, Texas 5 Oriana Carter 7.03 1/22/05 Saluki Invite Carbondale, Ill.

400-meters

#GoBlazers Indoor 400-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Tara Colvin 53.64 2/16/08 Tiger Invitational Clemson, S.C. 2 Kyana White 54.91 3/01/14 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 3 Tara Colvin 55.47 2/9/08 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 4 Tara Colvin 55.49 2/3/07 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 5 Kyana White 55.79 2/28/14 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala.

600-meters

Indoor 600-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Genoah Collins 1:35.42 2/21/04 SEMO Triangular Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2 Lauren Fayen 1:36.55 1/22/11 Gladstein Invitational Bloomington, Ind. 3 Bianca Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blanc 1:38.11 1/22/11 Gladstein Invitational Bloomington, Ind. 4 Donna Pucke 1:39.10 2/21/03 Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5 Rachel Harley 1:41.64 1/22/11 Gladstein Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Indoor 800-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Alina Varpiotaite 2:07.58 3/8/08 Alex Wilson Invitational Guglielmino Athletics Complex South Bend, Ind. 2 Genoah Collins 2:07.70 3/5/05 Alex Wilson Invitational Guglielmino Athletics Complex South Bend, Ind. 3 Genoah Collins 2:08.34 2/9/08 Meyo Invitational Guglielmino Athletics Complex South Bend, Ind. 4 Genoah Collins 2:08.75 2/26/05 Conference USA Indoor Championships Houston, Texas 5 Alina Varpiotaite 2:10.13 3/1/08 Conference USA Indoor Championships Houston, Texas

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800-meters

Indoor Records

500-meters

Indoor 500-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Tara Colvin 1:13.43 2/4/06 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 2 Alina Varpiotaite 1:14.90 2/4/06 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 3 Tara Colvin 1:14.98 1/14/06 Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, Va. 4 Rachel Harley 1:15.32 2/2/13 Meyo Invite Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 5 Kyana White 1:16.66 1/11/14 UAB Blazer Invite Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala.

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Mile

Indoor Mile Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 4:39.08 1/25/14 Vanderbilt Invitational Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility Nashville, Tenn. 2 Elinor Kirk 4:41.10 3/1/14 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 3 Elinor Kirk 4:43.73 2/24/13 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 4 Elinor Kirk 4:45.26 2/9/13 Samford Bulldog Invite Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 5 Sarah Hudak 4:45.46 2/24/13 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala.

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Indoor Records

Indoor 5,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 15:44.38 2/14/14 Husky Invitational Dempsey Indoor Facility, Seattle, Wash. 2 Elizabeth Ambrus 16:18.92 3/14/08 NCAA Indoor National Championships Randal Tyson Track Center Fayetteville, Ark. 3 Rhiannon Johns 16:18.92 2/23/13 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 4 Elizabeth Ambrus 16:24.85 3/7/08 Alex Wilson Invitational Guglielmino Athletics Complex South Bend, Ind. 5 Rhiannon Johns 16:26.52 2/1/13 Meyo Invitational Guglielmino Athletics Complex South Bend, Ind.

3,000-meters

Indoor 3,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 9:10.40 3/1/14 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 2 Elinor Kirk 9:14.10 1/11/14 UAB Blazer Invitational Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 3 Elinor Kirk 9:17:00 3/15/14 NCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, N.M. 4 Elinor Kirk 9:23.36 2/24/13 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala. 5 Rhiannon Johns 9:25.35 2/24/13 Conference USA Indoor Championships Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham, Ala.

5,000-meters

1,000-meters

Indoor 1,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Lucy Taylor 2:59.68 2/13/10 Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson, S.C. 2 Whitney Mays 2:59.90 2/4/06 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 3 Hannah Coffin 3:01.50 2/2/13 Meyo Invite Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 4 Colleen Standridge 3:01.95 2009 5 Jakia Williams 3:02.50 2/4/06 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind.

55-meter Hurdles

#GoBlazers Indoor 55-meter Hurdles Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Theresa Smith 8.00 2/21/03 Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2 Theresa Smith 8.05 2/21/04 SEMO Triangular Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3 Theresa Smith 8.07 1/22/05 Saluki Invite Carbondale, Ill. 4 Theresa Smith 8.09 1/30/04 Appalachian State Invitational Boone, N.C. Theresa Smith 8.09 1/18/03 Saiuki Invitational Carbondale, Ill.

4x400 Relay

Indoor 4x400-meters (1,600-meters) Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Names Time Date Meet/Location 1 Adewakun-Varpiotaite-Collins-Colvin 3:44.07 1/27/07 Niswonger Invitational Johnson City, Tenn. 2 Scruggs-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:44.55 2/9/08 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 3 White-Thomas-Watson-Harley 3:44.63 2/24/13 ConferenceUSA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Adewakun-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:44.75 2/24/07 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 5 Adewakun-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:45.48 2/3/07 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. Indoor Distance Medley Relay (DMR) Top-5 Performance List No. Names Time Date Meet/Location 1 Taylor-Haryley-Fayen-Vaughn 11:37.00 2/26/12 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 2 Collins-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Mays 11:37.50 2/9/08 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 3 Coffin-Thomas-Harley-Hudak 11:42.56 2/24/13 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Hood-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Mays 11:46.80 2/24/07 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 5 Collins-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Mays 11:48.32 2/16/08 Tiger Invitational Clemson, S.C.

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Distance Medley

Indoor Records

60-meter Hurdles

Indoor 60-meter Hurdles Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Nakeshia Jackson 8.46 2000 2 Theresa Smith 8.48 2/12/05 Tiger Invite Clemson, S.C. Theresa Smith 8.48 2/28/03 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 4 Theresa Smith 8.51 2/26/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 5 Theresa Smith 8.52 2/26/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

Pentathlon

#GoBlazers Indoor Pentathlon Top-5 Performance List No. Name Points Date Meet/Location 1 Nora Mehl 3,774 2/27/10 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 2 Shleby Barker 3,652 3/1/14 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 3 Akira McSwain 3,644 2/26/12 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Shelby Barker 3,602 2/8/14 Samford Multi Birmingham, Ala. 5 Judy Shepherd 3,599 2/28/04 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

Triple Jump

Long Jump

Indoor Long Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Deborah Hawkins 19-05 1/4 (5.92m) 12/1/07 Clemson Opener Clemson, S.C. 2 Kelli Smith 19-05 (5.91m) 12/11/10 MTSU Invitational Murfreesboro, Tenn. Renay Ransaw 19-02 (5.84m) 12/11/10 MTSU Invitational Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4 Deborah Hawkins 19-02 (5.84m) 2/3/07 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. Indoor Triple Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Kim White 41-2 1/2 (12.56m) 1998 2 Deborah Hawkins 40-8 3/4 (12.41m) 2/24/07 C-USA Championships Houston, Texas Penny Shields 40-8 3/4 (12.41m) 2/25/06 C-USA Championships Houston, Texas 4 Penny Shields 40-6 3/4 (12.36m) 2/16/08 Tiger Inviatiional Clemson, S.C. 5 Penny Shields 40-5 1/2 (12.33m) 1/11/08 Houston Opener Houston, Texas

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Indoor Records

Indoor Shot Put Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Akira McSwain 12.15m (39-10 1/2) 1/25/14 Vandy Indoor Invite Nashville, Tenn. 2 Dina Katsoulis 36-05 (11.09m) 2001 3 Akira McSwain 36-03.50 (11.06m) 2/26/12 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 4 Cherie Adams 35-10 (10.92m) 1/30/10 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. Akira McSwain 35-10 (10.92m) 2/27/10 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

High Jump

Indoor High Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Height Date Meet/Location 1 Nora Mehl 5-11 1/4 (1.81m) 2/27/10 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 2 Meredith George 5-09 3/4 (1.77m) 2000 3 Nora Mehl 5-08 3/4 (1.75m) 2/27/10 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 4 Nora Mehl 5-08 3/4 (1.75m) 2/510 Meyo Invitational Loftus Sport Center in South Bend, Ind. 5 Nora Mehl 5-07 3/4 (1.72m) 2/26/11 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

Shot Put

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Pole Vault

Indoor Pole Vault Top-5 Performance List No. Name Height Date Meet/Location 1 Neal Tisher 4.06 (13-3 3/4) 2/14/14 Cupid Classic Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 2 Neal Tisher 4.00m (13-1 1/2) 2/8/14 Samford Multi Birmingham, Ala. 3 Neal Tisher 4.00m (13-1 1/2) 1/25/14 Vandy Indoor Invite Nashville, Tenn. 4 Neal Tisher 3.95m (12-0.95) 3/1/14 Conference USA Championships Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala. 5 Neal Tisher 3.85m (12-7 1/2) 12/6/13 BSC Icebreaker Birmingham Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham, Ala.

Shakima Knox (2010)

Nore Mehl (2010)

Indoor Records

Conference USA Indoor Championships Team Finishes at C-USA Indoors 1996 2nd (127 points) 1997 7th (28 points) 1998 5th (41 points) 1999 7th (33 points) 2000 8th (24 points) 2001 11th (17 points) 2002 13th (11 points) 2003 12th (15 points) 2004 8th (31 points) 2005 3rd (77 points) 2006 8th (36 points) 2007 4th (87 points) 2008 4th (55 points) 2009 9th (32 points) 2010 9th (25 points) 2011 11th (28 points) 2012 T-8th (41 points) 2013 3rd (83 points) 2014 3rd (71.50 points)

C-USA Indoor Individual Champions By Year *C-USA Meet Record 1996 Vonetta Jeffery 55m 7.00 Vonetta Jeffery 200m 24.17 Andrea Ripley 3,000m 9:57.48 Andrea Ripley 5,000m 17:13.94 Vonetta Jeffery 4x400 3:58.38 Hillary Pugh 4x400 3:58.38 Michelle Lovelace 4x400 3:58.38 Claudine Christopher 4x400 3:58.38 Vonetta Jeffery LJ 6.21m (20’4.50”) Vonetta Jeffery TJ 10.85m (35’7.25”)

2007 Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 17:01.68 Stacey Adewakun 4x400 3:44.75 Genoah Collins 4x400 3:44,75 Alina Varpiotaite 4x400 3:44.75 Tara Colvin 4x400 3:44.75 2008 Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 16:31.83* 2010 Nora Mehl Pentathlon 3,774 pts

2013 Elinor Kirk 3,000m 9:23.36* 2000 Rhiannon Johns 5,000m 16:18.92 Yolanda Cooper 55m 6.86 2014 2005 Mile 4:41.10* Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 16:57.16 Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk 3,000m 9:10.40 Elinor Kirk 5,000m 16:35.38

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Rhiannon Johns (2011)

Triple Jump Vonetta Jeffery 1996 2000

200m Vonetta Jeffery

1996

Mile Elinor Kirk

2014

3,000m Andrea Ripley Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk

1996 2013 2014

5,000m Andrea Ripley Elizabeth Ambrus Elizabeth Ambrus Elizabeth Ambrus Rhiannon Johns Elinor Kirk

1996 2005 2007 2008 2013 2014

4x400 Relay Vonetta Jeffery Hillary Pugh Michelle Lovelace Claudine Christopher Stacey Adewakun Genoah Collins Alina Varpiotaite Tara Colvin

1996 1996 1996 1996 2007 2007 2007 2007

Long Jump Vonetta Jeffery

1996

1998 1996 First Team Jenny Adams 60m Hurdles Pentathlon Distance Medley Relay DMR Nora Mehl 2010 Third Team C-USA Indoor All-Conference Yolanda Cooper 60m By Year Kerine Black Triple Jump 1996 First Team 1999 Vonetta Jeffery 60m First Team Vonetta Jeffery 200m Yolanda Cooper 60m Andrea Ripley 3,000m Andrea Ripley 5,000m Third Team 4x400 Relay Team 4x400 Melissa Hopkins 5,000m Vonetta Jeffery Long Jump Vonetta Jeffery Triple Jump 2001 Second Team Second Team Yolanda Cooper 60m Lathrina Cameron 60m Meredith George High Jump Claudine Christopher 400m 2003 Third Team Third Team Talveta Thomas 60m Theresa Smith 60m Hurdles Kathy Gibson 200m 2005 1997 First Team Second Team Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m Lori Ursey Mile Second Team Third Team Stephanie McCauley 60m Michelle Lovelace 200m Elizabeth Ambrus 3,000m Michelle Lovelace 60m Hurdles Third Team Genoah Collins 800m Theresa Smith 60m Hurdles

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Indoor Records

By Event 55m Vonetta Jeffery Yolanda Cooper

#GoBlazers 2006 Third Team Tara Colvin Penny Shields

4x400m Relay 400m Third Team Triple Jump Distance Medley Relay

2007 First Team Elizabeth Ambrus 4x400m Relay

4x400 2013 First Team Elinor Kirk DMR Rhiannon Johns

2009 Third Team 5,000m Distance Medley Relay DMR 4x400 Nora Mehl High Jump

Second Team Elinor Kirk Rhiannon Johns Elinor Kirk Distance Medley Relay

Second Team 2010 Alina Varpiotaite 800m First Team Third Team Distance Medley Relay DMR Nora Mehl Heptathlon Sarah Hudak Deborah Hawkins Triple Jump Third Team 2014 Third Team Nora Mehl High Jump First Team Elizabeth Ambrus 3,000m Elinor Kirk Erika Russ 60m Hurdles 2011 Elinor Kirk Third Team Elinor Kirk 2008 Distance Medley Relay DMR First Team Second Team Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 2012 Kyana White Second Team Second Team Sarah Hudak Mile Third Team Alina Varpiotaite 800m Distance Medley Relay DMR Neal Tisher Elizabeth Ambrus 3,000m Shelby Barker

Indoor Records

Stephanie McCauley (2005)

3,000m 5,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m DMR Mile

Mile 3,000m 5,000m 400m Pole Vault Pentathlon

Alina Varpiotaite (2008)

By Event 60m First Team Vonetta Jeffery

Third Team Talveta Thomas Yolanda Cooper 1996 Yolanda Cooper

Second Team Latrina Cameron Yolanda Cooper Stephanie McCauley

200m 1996 First Team 2001 Vonetta Jeffery 2005

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Third Team 1996 Kathy Gibson 1998 Michelle Lovelace 1999 400m Second Team Claudine Christopher 1996 Kyana White

1996 1997

1996 2014

#GoBlazers 5,000m First Team Andrea Ripley Elizabeth Ambrus Elizabeth Ambrus Elizabeth Ambrus Rhiannon Johns Elinor Kirk

Tara Colvin (2006)

Second Team Elinor Kirk Third Team Tara Colvin 800m Second Team Alina Varpiotaite Alina Varpiotaite Third Team Genoah Collins Mile First Team Elinor Kirk Second Team Lori Ursey Sarah Hudak Elinor Kirk Third Team Sarah Hudak 3,000m First Team Andrea Ripley Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk

Third Team Elizabeth Ambrus

60m Hurdles First Team 2007 Jenny Adams 2008 Third Team Michelle Lovelace 2005 Theresa Smith Theresa Smith Erika Russ 2014 4x400m Relay First Team 1996 1997 2007 2012 2013 Second Team 2008

2001 2009 2010

1996

Triple Jump 1999 First Team Vonetta Jeffery

1996

Second Team 1998 Deborah Hawkins

2007

Third Team 1997 Kerine Black 2003 Penny Shields 2005 2007 Pole Vault Third Team Neal Tisher

2013 Distance Medley Relay First Team 1998 1996 Second Team 2013 2007 2014 2012 2013 2005 Third Team 2008 2008 2013 2009 2011 2007

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1998 2006

2014

Heptathlon First Team Nora Mehl

2010

Third Team Shelby Barker

2014

Neal Tisher (2014)

Indoor Records

Second Team Elizabeth Ambrus Elizabeth Ambrus Rhiannon Johns

Third Team 2006 Melissa Hopkins

High Jump Second Team 1996 Meredith George 2005 2007 Third Team 2008 Nora Mehl 2013 Nora Mehl 2014 Long Jump First Team 2013 Vonetta Jeffery

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UAB at the NCAA Indoor Championships C-USA Individual Awards Athlete of the Year 1996 Vonetta Jeffery 1996 29 – 6 points Vonetta Jones 200m 8th (23.93) Freshman of the Year Vonetta Jones LJ 4th (6.26m/20’6.05”) Taneeshia Jones 1998 2008 Coach of the Year T39 – 1 point Ray Stanfield 2005 Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 8th (16:18.92) High Point Scorer Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk Performer of the Meet Elinor Kirk

2014 2013 36 – 6 points 2014 Elinor Kirk 3,000m 3rd (9:17.00) Elinor Kirk 5,000m 10th (16:36.12) 2014

Indoor Records

Athletes of the Week Nora Mehl Feb. 23, 2010 Genoah Collins Jan. 22, 2008 Genoah Collins Feb. 12, 2008 Theresa Smith Jan. 21, 2003 Elinor Kirk Jan. 14, 2014 Elinor Kirk Feb. 18, 2014

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USTFCCCA Indoor All-Americans 2008 Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m 2014 First Team Elinor Kirk

3,000m

Second Team Elinor Kirk

5,000m

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Outdoor Record Book 2014 4x100m Relay

200-meters 800-meters

Outdoor Records

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400-meters

Outdoor 200-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Vonetta Jeffery 23.05 1995 2 Angel Watson 23.85 4/21/12 War Eagle Invite Auburn, Ala. 3 Taneeshia Jones 23.88 1998 4 Angel Watson 23.82 4/18/14 War Eagle Invite Auburn, Ala. 5 Barbara May 23.98 1988 Angel Watson 23.98 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. Outdoor 400-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Barbara May 53.30 1988 2 Tara Colvin 53.85 5/12/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 3 Tara Colvin 53.92 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas 4 Tara Colvin 53.96 4/15/06 Jace Lacoste Invite Starkville, Miss. 5 Tara Colvin 54.39 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas Outdoor 800-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Alina Varpiotaite 2:08.33 4/19/08 Vanderbilt Invite Nashville, Tenn. 2 Alina Varpiotaite 2:08.90 5/31/07 NCAA Mideast Regional Fayetteville, Ark. 3 Alina Varpiotaite 2:09.08 4/11/09 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. 4 Genoah Collins 2:09.24 4/15/06 Jace Lacoste Invite Starkville, Miss. 5 Lucy Taylor 2:09.47 4/21/12 Long Beach Invite Norwalk, Calif.

100-meters

Outdoor 100-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Vonetta Jeffery 11.30 1995 2 Taneeshia Jones 11.54 1998 3 Oriana Carter 11.58 5/14/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 4 Yolanda Cooper 11.59 5/11/00 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. 5 Michelle Lovelace 11.60 1997

1,500-meters

#GoBlazers Outdoor 1,500-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 4:15.93 5/15/14 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 2 Sarah Hudak 4:20.58 4/20/13 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Claif. 3 Sarah Hudak 4:21.84 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. 4 Sarah Hudak 4:22.46 4/21/12 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. 5 Sarah Hudak 4:24.65 5/5/12 Samford Invite Birmingham, Ala.

5,000-meters

Outdoor 5,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 15:42.13 4/18/14 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. 2 Elinor Kirk 15:53.93 5/29/14 NCAA East Prelim Jacksonville, Fla. 3 Elinor Kirk 15:57.96 6/12/14 NCAA Finals Eugene, Ore. 4 Elinor Kirk 15:59.57 5/25/13 NCAA East Prelim Greensboro, N.C. 5 Rhiannon Johns 16:01.24 4/20/13 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Outdoor 10,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Elinor Kirk 32:17.05 4/5/14 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. 2 Elinor Kirk 32:32.99 6/12/14 NCAA Finals Eugene, Ore. 3 Rhiannon Johns 33:29.99 3/30/13 Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif. 4 Elinor Kirk 33:55.60 5/31/14 NCAA East Prelims Jacksonville, Fla. 5 Elizabeth Ambrus 34:07.95 4/15/06 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif.

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10,000-meters

Outdoor Records

3,000-meters

Outdoor 3,000-meters Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Beth Groom 9:47.18 1995 2 Melissa Hopkins 9:52.86 1999 3 Sandra Lundberg 9:53.39 2009 4 Jill Faulkner 10:01.20 1988 5 Lori Usrey 10:04.92 1999

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400-meter Hurdles

Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Nakeshia Jackson 58.44 5/13/00 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. 2 Rachel Harley 58.80 4/20/13 Vanderbilt Invite Nashville, Tenn. 3 Jacinta Scruggs 58.96 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas 4 Rachel Harley 59.10 5/10/13 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 5 Rachel Harley 59.26 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La.

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Outdoor Records

Outdoor 4x100-meter Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 White-Watson-Knox-Bates 44.81 5/25/13 NCAA East Prelim Greensboro, N.C. 2 White-Watson-Knox-Bates 45.21 5/10/13 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 3 Gibson-Thomas-Fincher-Jeffery 45.22 1995 4 Smith-McCauley-Hunter-Carter 45.45 5/28/04 NCAA Mideast Regional Baton Rouge, La. 5 Smith-McCauley-Carter-Lockett 45.51 3/20/05 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

3,000-meter Steeple

Outdoor 3,000-meter Steeplechase Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Kristina Vaughn 10:28.69 5/25/12 NCAA East Prelim Jacksonville, Fla. 2 Kristina Vaughn 10:30.00 4/6/12 Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif. 3 Kristina Vaughn 10:35.81 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. 4 Kristina Vaughn 10:39.35 4/21/12 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. 5 Whitney Mays 10:45.60 5/14/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

4x100-meter Relay

100-meter Hurdles

Outdoor 100-meter Hurdles Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Nakeshia Jackson 13.25 4/22/00 Vanderbilt Classic Nashville, Tenn. 2 Erika Russ 13:41 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas 3 Timara McMillan 13.69 5/16/10 Conference USA Championships Orlando, Fla. Theresa Smith 13.69 5/14/04 Conference USA Championships Louisville, Ky. Jessica Shelley 13.69 3/22/13 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

4x200-meter Relay

#GoBlazers Outdoor 4x200-meter Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Gibson-Thomas-Christopher-Jeffery 1:35.44 1995 2 Gibson-Fincher-Christopher-Jeffery 1:36.54 1995 3 McSwain-Watson-Katchen-Bates 1:36.79 3/24/12 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 4 Knox-Watson-White-Bates 1:36.93 3/22/13 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 Thomas-Cameron-Lovelace-Jeffery 1:37.11 1996

4x800-meter Relay

Outdoor 4x800-meter Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Hood-Collins-Varpiotaite-Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blanc 9:04.02 4/5/08 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Austin, Texas 2 Collins-Mays-Varpiotaite-Hood 9:08.05 4/7/07 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. 3 Fayen-Taylor-Thomas-Wesley 9:08.11 4/6/12 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. 4 LeBlanc-Standridge-Taylor-Fayen 9:09.69 3/27/11 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 Minnifield-Jennings-Collins-Walton 9:12.52 2/12/05 Clemson Relays Clemson, S.C. Outdoor 4x1,500-meter Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Vaughn-Hood-Varpiotaite-Lundberg 18:59.09 3/28/09 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 Kelly-Jackson-Caywood-Usrey 19:01.44 1999 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3 Hilligoss-Ambrus-Mays-Fortney 19:15.84 3/20/05 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 4 Olsen-Gammon-Ambrus-Mays 19:16.23 3/30/08 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 UAB 19:19.34 3/20/06 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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4x1,500-meter Relay

Outdoor Records

4x400-meter Relay

Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Scruggs-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:38.51 4/5/08 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Austin, Texas 2 Jennings-Duke-Minnifield-Colvin 3:40.58 5/14/05 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 3 Scruggs-Collins-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:41.45 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas 4 White-Harley-Watson-Thomas 3:41.62 5/10/13 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 5 Jennings-Duke-Varpiotaite-Colvin 3:41.87 5/28/05 NCAA Mideast Regional Bloomington, Ind.

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Shuttle Hurdle Medley

Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Burnett-Shelley-McSwain-Tisher 56.41 4/5/14 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. 2 Shepherd-Russ-Smith-Harris 56.96 3/20/05 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3 McMillan-Pruitt-Hamilton-Chambers 58.20 3/28/09 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 4 McSwain-Thomas-McMillan-Hamilton 58.28 4/3/10 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. 5 UAB 58.68 3/28/10 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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Outdoor Records

Outdoor Long Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Vonetta Jeffery 21-8 3/4 (6.62m) 1994 2 Vonetta Jeffery 21-2 1/2 (6.46m) 1996 Conference USA Championships 3 Kathy Gibson 20-0 1/4 (6.10m) 1995 4 Erin Harris 19-11 (6.07m) 5/27/06 NCAA Mideast Regionals Knoxville, Tenn. 5 Erin Harris 19-9 1/2 (6.03m) 3/24/07 LSU Relays Baton Rouge, La. Erin Harris 19-9 1/2 (6.03m) 4/15/06 Jace LaCoste Invite Starkville, Miss. Angela King 19-9 1/2 (6.03m) 1988

Sprint Medley

Outdoor Sprint Medley Relay (SMR) Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Carter-Lockett-Colvin-Collins 3:52.77 3/20/05 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 Harrell-McCauley-Colvin-Varpiotaite 3:54.55 3/30/07 LSU Relays Baton Rouge, La. Adewakun-McCauley-Colvin-Varpiotaite 3:54.55 4/7/07 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. 4 Adewakun-Carter-Colvin-Varpiotaite 3:55.23 3/19/06 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 UAB 3:56.05 3/30/08 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Long Jump

Distance Medley

Outdoor Distance Medley Relay (DMR) Top-5 Performance List No. Name Time Date Meet/Location 1 Collins-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Mays 11:34.37 4/5/08 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Austin, Texas 2 Hudak-Fayen-Taylor-Vaughn 11:36.98 3/24/12 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3 Mays-Colvin-Varpiotaite-Ambrus 11:43.63 4/28/06 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa 4 Hood-Walker-Collins-Mays 11:46.25 4/7/07 Florida Relays Gainesvlle, Fla. 5 Hood-Leâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blanc-Varpiotaite-Lundberg 11:48.67 4/11/09 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville Tenn.

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High Jump

Outdoor High Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Nora Mehl 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 4/10/10 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Meredith George 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 4/15/00 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Carla Turnbough 5-10 1/2 (1.79m) 1988 4 Angela King 5-10 (1.78m) 1988 Nora Mehl 5-10 (1.78m) 5/28/11 NCAA East Prelim Bloomington, Ind.

Shot Put

Outdoor Shot Put Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Cadetric Walker 40-8 (12.39m) 1988 2 Jacque Nero 36-2 3/4 (11.04m) 1992 3 Dina Katsoulis 36-2 (11.02m) 4/12/03 Jace Lacoste Invite Starkville, Miss. 4 Angela King 36-0 1/2 (10.98m) 1988 5 Akira McSwain 35-6 1/2 (10.89m) 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La.

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Javelin

Outdoor Javelin Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Olivia Ross-Hurst 163-7 (49.86m) 3/15/03 Samford Open Birmingham, Ala. 2 Neal Tisher 133-5 1/4 (40.70m) 5/15/14 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 3 Neal Tisher 129-1 3/4 (39.38m) 4/18/14 War Eagle Invite Auburn, Ala. 4 Nakeshia Jackson 127-1 (38.74m) 2000 5 Tiffany Parker 125-10 (38.35m) 3/21/04 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Outdoor Records

Triple Jump

Outdoor Triple Jump Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Penny Shields 41-5 3/4 (12.64m) 3/30/08 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 Penny Shields 41-5 (12.62m) 5/17/08 Conference USA Championships El Paso, Texas 3 Vonetta Jeffery 41-4 1/4 (12.60m) 1995 4 Samantha Hamilton 41-3 (12.57m) 5/3/08 Ole Miss Invite Oxford, Miss. 5 Kendra Gipson 38-8 1/2 (11.84m) 4/12/14 Tennessee Relays Knoxville, Tenn.

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Heptathlon

Discus

Outdoor Discus Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Cadetric Walker 143-3 (43.66m) 1988 2 Donna Burke 124-9 (38.02m) 1987 3 Christy Mixon 119-4 (36.37m) 4/3/04 Coach O Invite Troy, Ala. 4 Christy Mixon 107-11 (32.89m) 4/19/03 Ole Miss Invite Oxford, Miss. 5 Cherie Adams 102-17 3/4 (31.53m) 3/13/10 Birmingham-Southern Invite Birmingham, Ala.

Outdoor Heptathlon Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Angela King 5,436 1988 2 Nakeshia Jackson 5,282 4/15/00 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. 3 Vonetta Jeffery 5,059 1994 4 Akira McSwain 5,060 5/13/12 Conference USA Championships New Orleans, La. 5 Akira McSwain 5,051 5/15/11 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas

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Pole Vault

Outdoor Pole Vault Top-5 Performance List No. Name Distance Date Meet/Location 1 Neal Tisher 14-0 1/2 (4.28m) 5/15/14 Conference USA Championships Houston, Texas 2 Neal Tisher 13-7 3/4 (4.20m) 5/30/14 NCAA East Prelim Jacksonville, Fla. 3 Neal Tisher 13-4 1/2 (4.10m) 5/3/14 Jace Lacoste Invite Starkville, Miss. 4 Neal Tisher 13-3 1/2 (4.07m) 3/22/14 Alabama Relays Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5 Neal Tisher 13-2 3/4 (4.05m) 4/18/14 War Eagle Invite Auburn, Ala. Neal Tisher 13-2 3/4 (4.05m) 4/5/14 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla.

Akira McSwain (2012)

Outdoor Records

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Deborah Hawkins (2007)

Kyana White (2014)

Outdoor Records

Conference USA Outdoor Championships Team Finishes at C-USA Outdoors 1996 4th (98 points) 1997 6th (65 points) 1998 5th (62.5 points) 1999 7th (47 points) 2000 9th (41 points) 2001 11th (7.5 points) 2002 13th (10 points) 2003 13th (5 points) 2004 9th (47 points) 2005 8th (54 points) 2006 T-5th (74 points) 2007 9th (45 points) 2008 4th (70 points) 2009 8th (49 points) 2010 7th (70 points) 2011 9th (36.5 points) 2012 7th (58 points) 2013 7th (61 points) 2014 8th (46 points)

C-USA Outdoor Individual Champions By Year *C-USA Meet Record 1996 Vonetta Jeffery 100m 11.64 Vonetta Jeffery 200m 23.43 Michelle Lovelace 100m Hurdles 14.72 Michelle Lovelace 400m Hurdles 1:01.14 Vonetta Jeffery LJ 6.46m (21-2.5) Vonetta Jeffery TJ 12.10m (39-8.5)

Jacinta Scruggs 400m Hurdles 58.96 2009 Nora Mehl Heptathlon 4,811 pts 2010 Rhiannon Johns 10,000m 35:07.25 2011 Rhiannon Johns 10,000m 35:06.23

1998 Teneeshia Jones 100m 11.54 2012 Sarah Hudak 1,500m 4:21.84 Kristina Vaughn 3,000m Steeple 10:35.81 2000 Nakeshia Jackson

400m Hurdles

58.44

2013 Sarah Hudak 1,500m 4:25.04 2006 Elizabeth Ambrus 10,000m 35:39.04

2014 Elinor Kirk 1,500m 4:15.93* 2008 Elinor Kirk 5,000m 16:05.29* Erika Russ 100m Hurdles 13.41 Neal Tisher PV 4.28 (14-0.5)*

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Sarah Hudak (2012)

By Event 100m Vonetta Jeffery Teneeshia Jones 200m Vonetta Jeffery

Triple Jump Vonetta Jeffery 1996 1998 Pole Vault Neal Tisher 1996 Heptathlon Nora Mehl

100m Hurdles Michelle Lovelace Erika Russ

1996 2008

400m Hurdles Michelle Lovelace Nakeshia Jackson Jacinta Scruggs

1996 2000 2008

1,500m Sarah Hudak Sarah Hudak Elinor Kirk 5,000m Elinor Kirk

3,000m Steeple Kristina Vaughn Long Jump Vonetta Jeffery

100m

2014 Second Team Teneeshia Jones

200m

2009 Third Team Melissa Hopkins 10,000m C-USA Outdoor All-Conference By Year 1999 1996 Second Team First Team Nakeshia Jackson 400m Hurdles Vonetta Jeffery 100m Nakeshia Jackson Heptathlon Vonetta Jeffery 200m Michelle Lovelace 100m Hurdles Third Team Michelle Lovelace 400m Hurdles Melissa Hopkins 10,000m Vonetta Jeffery LJ Nakeshia Jackson 100m Hurdles Vonetta Jeffery TJ Nakeshia Jackson Javelin

2012 2013 2014 Second Team Latrina Cameron 200m 4x400m Relay 4x400 2014 Third Team Latrina Cameron 100m 2006 2010 1997 2011 Second Team Lori Ursey 1,500m Michelle Lovelace 400m Hurdles 2012 Third Team Michelle Lovelace 100m Hurdles 1996 Kim White Triple Jump

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2000 First Team Nakeshia Jackson 400m Hurdles Second Team Yolanda Cooper

100m

Third Team Nakeshia Jackson 100m Hurdles Kim White Triple Jump 2004 Second Team Genoah Collins

800m

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10,000m Elizabeth Ambrus Rhiannon Johns Rhiannon Johns

1998 1996 First Team Teneeshia Jones

#GoBlazers 2005 2009 Third Team First Team Whitney Mays 3,000m Steeple Nora Mehl Heptathlon Elizabeth Ambrus 10,000m Third Team 2006 Alina Varpiotaite 800m First Team Stephanie Gammon 10,000m Elizabeth Ambrus 10,000m Nora Mehl High Jump Timara McMillan Heptathlon Second Team Whitney Mays 3,000m Steeple 2010 First Team Third Team Rhiannon Johns 10,000m Elizabeth Ambrus 5,000m Second Team 2007 Akira McSwain Heptathlon Third Team Alina Varpiotaite 800m Third Team Whitney Mays 3,000m Steeple Bianca LeBlanc 800m Deborah Hawkins Triple Jump Lytrice Thomas 400m Hurdles 2008 First Team Erika Russ Jacinta Scruggs Second Team Tara Colvin

2011 First Team 100m Hurdles Rhiannon Johns 400m Hurdles Third Team Akira McSwain 400m

10,000m Heptathlon

2012 First Team Sarah Hudak 1,500m Kristina Vaughn 3,000m Steeple Second Team Rachel Harley

400m Hurdles

2013 First Team Sarah Hudak

1,500m

Second Team Elinor Kirk Rhiannon Johns

1,500m 5,000m

Third Team Rachel Harley Elinor Kirk 2014 First Team Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk Neal Tisher

Outdoor Records

Second Team Yolanda Cooper

1,500m 5,000m Pole Vault

Second Team Akira McSwain

Stephanie Gammon (2008)

By Event 100m First Team Vonetta Jeffery Teneeshia Jones

400m Hurdles 5,000m

Heptathlon

Kristina Vaughn (2009)

Third Team Latrina Cameron

1996

Teneeshia Jones

1998

400m Second Team Tara Colvin

2008

1996 200m 1998 First Team Vonetta Jeffery

1996

2000 Second Team Latrina Cameron

800m Second Team 1996 Genoah Collins

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2004

#GoBlazers 10,000m First Team Elizabeth Ambrus Rhiannon Johns Rhiannon Johns

Erika Russ (2008)

Third Team Melissa Hopkins Melissa Hopkins Elizabeth Ambrus Stephanie Gammon Third Team Alina Varpiotaite Alina Varpiotaite Bianca LeBlanc

100m Hurdles 2007 First Team 2009 Michelle Lovelace 2010 Erika Russ

1,500m First Team Sarah Hudak Sarah Hudak Elinor Kirk

Third Team Michelle Lovelace 2012 Nakeshia Jackson 2013 Nakeshia Jackson 2014 400m Hurdles First Team 1997 Michelle Lovelace 2013 Nakeshia Jackson Jacinta Scruggs

Second Team Lori Usrey Elinor Kirk 3,000m Steeple First Team Kristina Vaughn Second Team Whitney Mays

Second Team 2012 Michelle Lovelace Nakeshia Jackson Rachel Harley 2006

Triple Jump First Team 2006 Vonetta Jeffery 2010 2011 Third Team Kim White Kim White 1998 Deborah Hawkins 1999 2005 Pole Vault 2009 First Team Neal Tisher Javelin 1996 Third Team 2008 Nakeshia Jackson Heptathlon 1997 First Team 1999 Nora Mehl 2000 Second Team Nakeshia Jackson Akira McSwain 1996 Akira McSwain 2000 2008 Third Team Timara McMillan Akira McSwain 1997 1999 2012

Second Team Rhiannon Johns

High Jump Third Team 2013 Nora Mehl

Third Team Elizabeth Ambrus Elinor Kirk

2006 2013

2009

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1996 1997 2000 2007

2014

1999

2009 1999 2010 2014 2009 2011

Jacinta Scruggs (2008)

Outdoor Records

5,000m First Team Elinor Kirk

Third Team Lytrice Thomas 2010 2005 Rachel Harley 2013 2007 4x400m Relay Second Team UAB 1996 2014

Third Team Whitney Mays Whitney Mays

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2013 C-USA Individual Awards -- - 0 points Athlete of the Year 5,000m 19th (16:25.61) Elinor Kirk 2014 Elinor Kirk Rhiannon Johns 10,000m 12th (34:15.62) Kyana White 4x100m Relay 21st (45.41) Freshman of the Year Nakeshia Jackson 1998 Angel Watson 4x100m Relay 21st (45.41) Shakima Knox 4x100m Relay 21st (45.41) Alexis Bates 4x100m Relay 21st (45.41) Performer of the Meet Elinor Kirk

2014

Athletes of the Week Vonetta Jeffery Apr 23, 1996 Vonetta Jeffery Apr 30, 1996 Vonetta Jeffery May 7, 1996 Nakeshia Jackson Apr 27, 2000 Whitney Mays May 28, 2006 Erin Harris Mar 20, 2007 Stacey Adewakun May 8, 2007 Elinor Kirk April 8, 2014 C-USA All-Academic Jennifer Thompson Stephanie Gammon Nora Mehl Rhiannon Johns Nora Mehl Kristina Vaughn Rhiannon Johns Kristina Vaughn Kristina Vaughn Rhiannon Johns Elinor Kirk

USTFCCCA Outdoor Awards USTFCCCA All-Americans 2014 2013 28th - 10 points First Team Elinor Kirk 5,000m 7th (15:57.96) Rhiannon Johns 5,000m Elinor Kirk 10,000m 2nd (32:32.99) Neal Tisher PV 20th (3.90m/12-9.5) Honorable Mention Rachel Harley (2013)

2007 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014

Outdoor Records

CoSida Awards Academic All-District First Team Jennifer Thompson Nora Mehl Rhiannon Johns Rhiannon Johns Kristina Vaughn Rhiannon Johns UAB at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Elinor Kirk

2014 First Team Elinor Kirk Elinor Kirk

2007 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2014

1996 Second Team T-43rd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4 points Vonetta Jeffery LJ 2nd (6.32m/20-9) Rhiannon Johns

2010

Academic All-American 2006 First Team -- - 0 points Elizabeth Ambrus 10,000m 21st (35.19.28) Nora Mehl Rhiannon Johns Rhiannon Johns 2011

2011 2012 2013

-- - 0 points Rhiannon Johns 5,000m 23rd (16:29.21) Second Team Rhiannon Johns Elinor Kirk

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Alexis Bates Shakima Knox Angel Watson Kyana White Elinor Kirk

2011 2014

Honorable Mention Neal Tisher

4x100m Relay 4x100m Relay 4x100m Relay 4x100m Relay 5,000m

5,000m 10,000m Pole Vault

USTFCCCA South Region Athlete of the Year Elinor Kirk 2014 USTFCCCA Academic All-Americans Erika Russ 2008 Jacinta Scruggs 2008 Nora Mehl 2009 Rhiannon Johns 2011 Nora Mehl 2011 Rachel Harley 2012 Sarah Hudak 2012 Kristina Vaughn 2012 Rachel Harley 2013 Sarah Hudak 2013 Rhiannon Johns 2013 Elinor Kirk 2013 Kate Brown 2014 Elinor Kirk 2014 Neal Tisher 2014

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ay L. Watts, M.D., UAB’s seventh president, has demonstrated visionary leadership in education, research and clinical care throughout his career.

Dr. Ray Watts

A Birmingham native and graduate of West End High School, Dr. Watts earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering at UAB in 1976. The collaborations he had with biomedical engineering students as an undergraduate inspired him to expand his career horizons and, four years later, he graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as valedictorian of his class. Dr. Watts completed a neurology residency, medical internship, and clinical fellowships at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a two-year medical staff fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Before returning to UAB in 2003, he was part of a team that helped to create an internationally renowned research and clinical center for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at Emory University in Atlanta. At UAB, Dr. Watts served as the John N. Whitaker Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurology. There he led the development of an interdisciplinary research program aimed at translating scientific breakthroughs into promising new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and played a key role in the establishment of the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. He also was named president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation.

Dr. Ray Watts

In 2010, Dr. Watts accepted the position of Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Medicine at UAB, and later was named to the James C. Lee Jr. Endowed Chair. As dean, Dr. Watts – in partnership with UAB Health System and Health Services Foundation leaders – initiated the AMC21 comprehensive strategic plan, encompassing education, research, clinical care and primary care. AMC21 aims to make UAB “the preferred academic medical center of the 21st century,” and has led to the recruitment of outstanding faculty, the launch of programs to accelerate research and drug discovery, and the development of a third regional medical campus in Montgomery, among other successes. He has been tireless in his efforts to enhance medical student training— from increasing available scholarships to supporting Equal Access Birmingham, a volunteer organization in which students provide care to underserved patients—and to foster stronger relationships with medical alumni throughout the state. “People want to invest in the future—in solutions that will have a real impact on our health, education and our economy,” Dr. Watts has said. “So the state and community want us to develop our ideas and capitalize on opportunities to lead. UAB can be one of the most dymanic and productive universities of the 21st century, and that is our vision.” Dr. Watts and his wife Nancy, who just retired as a nurse at UAB, have five grown children.

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UAB President UAB’s Presidents Dr. Joseph F. Voker 1969-1976 Dr. S Richardson Hill Jr. 1977-1987 Dr. Charles A. McCallum 1987-1993 Dr. J Claude Bennett 1993-1996 Mr. Paul Hardin 1997 (Interim) Dr. W. Ann Reynolds 1997-2002 Dr. Carol Z. Garrison 2002-2012 Dr. Ray L. Watts 2013-Present

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hannon James Ealy, a veteran athletics administrator who has held a variety of senior leadership positions in UAB Athletics the past seven years, has been named Interim Director of Athletics at UAB.

For the past five years, Ealy has managed the day-to-day operations of the athletics department and served as second in command for the Blazers’ athletic program. Ealy joined the UAB athletics staff in the fall of 2007 as Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs and in 2009, he also assumed responsibilities for Internal Operations. Ealy has held the title of Senior Associate AD for Internal Operations since 2013. Most recently, Ealy has had oversight for several sports (football, men’s basketball, baseball and softball), as well as a number of individual department units (business operations, academics, facilities and operations, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and equipment operations). While overseeing external affairs, he managed the offices of Blazer Boosters, marketing, media relations, ticket operations and IMG. The only area Ealy has not overseen is compliance, which has been a direct report to the athletic director’s office in the past. Ealy was involved extensively in the search process for recent head coaching hires Bill Clark, Jerod Haase and Garrick McGee. Ealy crafted UAB’s successful bid to host the 2015 Conference USA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships which will be held in Birmingham in March.

Director of Athletics UAB’s Directors of Athletics Gene Bartow 1977-2000 Herman Frazier 2000-2002 Watson Brown 2002-2005 Richard Margison 2005-2007 Brian Mackin 2007-2014 Shannon Ealy 2014 (Interim)

Other duties for Ealy since he arrived at UAB have been serving as the liaison to agreements to Nike, LRG and Fanatics. He has served as the point of contact for the Athletic Facilities Master Plan and coordinated facility projects and improvements that have included: football and men’s basketball locker rooms, softball facility, baseball and softball hitting facilities, sand volleyball courts, and video boards at Bartow Arena, Young Memorial Field and UAB Softball Field. Ealy has played a major role in the creation and adherence of the athletic department’s $30 million budget. Ealy has an extensive background in athletics, including event planning and management. Prior to coming to UAB, Ealy served as an executive at Bruno Event Team under the leadership of Ronnie Bruno and Gene Hallman. While with the Bruno organization, Ealy held a role of President of Birmingham Sports Ventures (20042007), where he coordinated and evaluated strategic planning, feasibility studies and funding models for downtown Birmingham multi-purpose dome stadium. He also served as Vice President of Alabama Sports Foundation (2000-2007), where he managed and promoted marquee events such as the SEC Baseball Tournament, SEC Gymnastics Championship, NCAA Basketball Championships, Magic City Classic, U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and U.S. Soccer matches. From 1996-2000, Ealy worked at the Southeastern Conference office where he served as Director of Championships, Marketing and Operations. While at the SEC, managed ticket operations and assisted with event management and marketing for the SEC Football Championship game, SEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments, as well as the SEC Baseball and Softball Tournaments. Ealy spent one year at the University of Florida as a marketing assistant for various Gator sports, such as football, baseball, gymnastics and soccer. Ealy began his career in athletics administration at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, as Assistant to the Athletic Director and coordinated marketing and event management efforts for home contests.

Ealy earned his Masters of Sports Administration degree from Ohio University in 1995. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 1991 from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he was a football student-athlete. Ealy is married to the former Carolyn Wall of Birmingham. They have three children: Brian, Caitlin and Alyssa.

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Shannon Ealy

Bill Clark, who came in January as UAB’s head football coach, said, “I have the utmost respect for Shannon Ealy as a collegiate athletics administrator. He played an instrumental role in our success this year. He has a successful future in front of him and possesses good leadership qualities. He will do a great job in this new role of Interim Athletic Director.”

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Dr. Frank Messina

r. Frank Messina has served as UAB’s faculty athletics representative (FAR) since 2008. In addition to his duties as faculty athletics representative, Dr. Messina is professor of Accounting & Finance at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he has been on the faculty since 1993. Dr. Messina received his doctorate in business administration (D.B.A.) from Mississippi State University in 1993, a master’s in professional accountancy at MSU in 1990, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of West Alabama in 1986. He has four times been awarded for UAB Excellence in Classroom Teaching; has received the UAB President’s Excellence in Teaching Award; twice received the Loudell Robinson Excellence in Accounting Teaching Award, the NSAC Silver Pen Research Award and the El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, along with several other teaching and research honors. Dr. Messina has published extensively in tax, accounting, and cooperative journals and has presented a variety of seminars around the country over the past several years.

Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)

Senior Administrative Staff

Shannon Ealy

Senior Admin Staff

Interim AD/ External Affairs

Norm Reilly

Associate AD for Media Relations

Derita Ratcliffe

Senior Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator

Matt Wildt

Associate AD for Ticket Operations & Football Administration

Bill Lansden

Corey Bray

Associate AD for External Affairs

Associate AD for Compliance

Reid Adair

Brad Hardekopf

Assistant AD for Facilities and Operations

Assistant AD for Development

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Timothy Garner Associate AD for Financial Affairs

Mike Jones

Assistant AD for Athletic Training

Jeff Guin

Associate AD for Student Services

Jen Kost

Assistant AD for Marketing

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Head Coaches

Bill Clark Football

Jerod Haase

Men’s Basketball

Randy Norton

Women’s Basketball

Softball

Michelle Crews Bowling

Men’s Soccer

Mike Getman

Lori Goodwin

Tony Houchin

Alan Murray

Kerry Messersmith

Brian Shoop

Cross Country

Derek Tarr

Men’s Tennis

Harold Warren

Women’s Soccer

Men’s Golf

Kurt Thomas

Track and Field

Kim Wilcox

Women’s Golf

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Volleyball

Rifle

Baseball

Mark Tjia

Women’s Tennis

Head Coaches

Marla Townsend

Bailey Coleman

Sand Volleyball

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Academic Services A

Academics

ssociate Athletic Director for Student Services Jeff Guin oversees a director, coordinator, four full-time advisors and two learning specialists at the Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. Their mission is to provide the highest quality of academic support, counseling and guidance to UAB student-athletes by promoting academic excellence, self-responsibility, personal and professional growth. Guin and his staff act as a liaison between student-athletes, coaches and UAB’s academic communities and ensure that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the university, the NCAA and Conference USA. UAB’s Student Services program strives to ensure student-athletes succeed to their highest academic ability. Inherent in the program is the philosophy that student-athletes take responsibility for their own growth and development while receiving maximum support. The academic unit’s goals are to prepare student-athletes for viable careers, to assist them in securing degrees and to produce responsible citizens. The athletic advisors, in conjunction with spe-

cific major advisors, work with student-athletes on a regular basis on necessary requirements for their chosen degree. The advisors also help plan class schedules, keeping in mind academic standing, practice, travel and competition schedules. Additionally, the advisors regularly review the performance and class attendance of all student-athletes to help them keep on pace toward graduation. In addition, the NCAA Life Skills program and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) are run through the student services offices. UAB’s commitment to academic excellence got a boost in the summer of 2008 with the completion of the Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire Student-Athlete Academic Center. Under the direction of athletics director Brian Mackin, and with a generous donation from Don M. & Marsha Hoke Hire, UAB was able to completely renovate the academic center and provide first-class facilities to the Blazers’ student-athletes.

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STAFF Student Services Associate Athletic Director Jeff Guin Assistant Athletic Director Student-Athlete Development Justin Mackey Coordinator Greg Green Academic Advisors Drew Barnette Michelle Lesley Josh Watson Morgan Mercer Learning Specialists Wayne Hamberger Amy Nicholas

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Sports Medicine STAFF Sports Medicine Assistant Athletic Director Mike Jones Associate Athletic Trainer Bryan Koch Assistant Athletic Trainers Melissa Adams Laurie Fincher Jen Wallace

he Sports Medicine staff provides for all 18 varsity teams and 350 University of Alabama at Birmingham student-athletes with high quality health care. Student-athletes have access to the leading sports medicine and health care professionals. The Sports Medicine staff consists of team physicians, dentists, athletic trainers and a sports nutritionist. The daily care, prevention, evaluation and treatment of injuries is supervised by a staff of seven full-time and five graduate assistants that have been certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and licensed by the state of Alabama. The Sports Medicine program is under the direction of Mike Jones; his full-time athletic trainers are Melissa Adams, Laurie Fincher, Bryan Koch and Jennifer Wallace. Graduate assistant trainers Emily Westray, Brian Krinsky, Ashton Vincze, Katie Michaels, John Pellerin and Luke McCarthy complete the staff. Team physicians are affiliated with the acclaimed UAB Health System, health professional school and the UAB Sports Medicine. U.S. News & World Report and other national publications consistently rank UABâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovative programs and expert specialists among the best in Ameri-

ca. The Medical Director of UAB Sports Medicine is Dr. William Garth, an orthopedic surgeon. He is responsible for all services provided to student-athletes. General medical care is provided by Dr. Brenda Baumann and Dr. Reed Estes. In the fall of 2008, the Wallace Building Athletic Training Room opened. The 9,000 square foot state-of-theart facility offers the finest therapeutic modalities and rehabilitative equipment. It has an extensive collection of therapeutic and rehabilitation equipment including a BTE isokinetic testing machine and hydrotherapy tanks. The Wet Room features two free standing dual-tank consoles that offer whole-body and extremity immersion in either warm or cold hydrotherapy. UAB has the largest dual-tank console that has a stainless steel tank with a capacity of 1,450 gallons of water and can accommodate up to 25 football student-athletes at a time.

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Sports Medicine

Graduate Assistants Emily Westray Brian Krinsky Katie Michaels John Pellerin Ashton Vincze Luke McCarthy

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Strength & Conditioning U

AB Strength and Conditioning can now boast of hav-

lute best they can be. All four

ing one of the finest facilities around for the staff and

phases of performance will become the pillars of our pro-

student-athletes.

gram.

The center opened in January of 2008 and houses a 10,000 square-foot weight room that features more than

MINDSET- The power to believe that impossible is noth-

40,000 pounds of free weights.

ing. The power to let your mind control your body.

Director of Strength and Conditioning Zac Woodfin and

MOVEMENT-The basis of all sport, learning to move cor-

his staff work with members of the Blazer football team

rectly and efficiently, will greatly enhance our ability to

to develop training programs and enhance each athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

win!

performance.

NUTRITION-As an athlete this is our FUEL. Learning to

Strength & Conditioning

Woodfin, one of the top players in UAB football

fuel our bodies for practice, competition, and life will be

history who has spent the past three seasons on the

essential.

staff of the Green Bay Packers, begins his first season

RECOVERY-Our ability to actively recover from the rigors

as strength and conditioning coach for the Blazers.

and stress of the game will prepare us to return to play stronger and

Mission Statement

better.

To provide our student athletes with the knowledge, motivation, resources, and tools they need to devel-

Most importantly we have to SLEEP! Soft tissue massage,

op into the athlete and person

mobility, flexibility, corrective exercises, hydrotherapy, hy-

that represents UAB in a first class manner.

dration, and nutrition will also be key contributors to our recovery.

Our staff will provide the best training methods and

education to lead our athletes to become the abso-

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STAFF Strength and Conditioning Assistant Athletic Director Zac Woodfin Assistant Directors of Sports Enhancement Stacey Torman Corey Schlesinger SaJason Finley Blake Klotz Stewart Young Keith Mora Xavier Robinson Rhonda Watts Jack Wilson

SINCE BECOMING an autonomous campus of The University of Alabama System in 1969, UAB has earned international renown for its innovative academic programs in a range of disciplines, groundbreaking research and leading-edge patient care. The University comprises 10 schools (Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, Optometry and Public Health and a College of Arts and Sciences) and has seen record enrollment for five consecutive years, reaching 18,568 in 2013. Students are 26% African-American, 60% female and represent more than 100 countries, contributing to campus consistently recognized among the nation’s most diverse in The Princeton Review.

Academic programs at all levels are nationally recognized for their exceptional research and service learning opportunities. Undergraduate programs offer the type of hands-on, closely mentored research experiences found primarily at the graduate level in most universities, such as Alabama’s only undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering, a program in the neurosciences conducted jointly with the School of Medicine, and new majors in Biomedical Sciences, Public Health and Informatics. U.S. News & World Report 2015 “Best Graduate Schools” lists 12 UAB programs in the top 25 and The Scientist “Best Places to Work as a Postdoc” ranks UAB first among all U.S. universities. Driven by an intensely collaborative and entrepreneurial character, UAB’s robust research enterprise ranks 23rd in funding from National Institutes of Health (11th among public universities), with more than $454 million in external funding. This wide-ranging research spans the continents in scope: Developing revolutionary treatments for the most devastating human diseases, from cancer to AIDS to Parkinson’s; using satellite remote sensing to reveal lost settlements in Egypt and the Roman Empire (as featured on BBC and Discovery Channel); pioneering new materials for everything from stronger military gear to bio-coatings for cardiac stents; and combating global cybercrime in a one-of-a-kind cyber forensics center, collaborating with the FBI, Homeland Security and industry partners.

UAB drives the region’s economy with a statewide impact exceeding $5 billion annually. As Alabama’s largest single employer (over 23,000 employees), UAB supports more than 61,000 jobs state-wide—one of every 33 Alabama jobs. The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has generated some $64 million in revenues and spun off more than 58 start-up companies, and Innovation Depot—in which UAB is a founding partner—is the largest business incubator in the Southeast, with 95 companies and a $1 billion economic impact over the past four years. As a leading academic medical center, UAB also translates its research into the highest quality patient care, treating more than a million patients annually. UAB Hospital (with 1,157 beds), the largest in Alabama and 3rd largest public hospital in the U.S., houses the state’s only level 1 adult trauma center, and is the only Alabama hospital to be listed in every annual issue of U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Hospitals” (24 straight years). The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only NCI-designated center in Alabama and a six-state region, and houses a state-of-the-art Advanced Imaging Facility and the most powerful cyclotron at any U.S. academic medical center. UAB also promotes the cultural and artistic vitality of its community and state. The Alys Stephens Center for the Performing Arts had total attendance of more than 104,000 in 2013 and is the anchor of a burgeoning Cultural Arts Corridor, which was recently expanded with the opening of the Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts.

UAB’S DECADES-LONG PARTNERSHIP with its community and state has led to the economic, cultural and social renaissance of Birmingham, as the city has grown from a primarily steel-based economy to a thriving nexus of R&D, medicine, banking and other service industries. That partnership continues as UAB garners overwhelming support for its largest philanthropic campaign ever, the $1 billion Campaign for UAB: Give Something, Change Everything. As of March 2014, nearly 71,000 donors had given $473.4 million to this campaign that will dramatically advance UAB’s mission and transform the future of Birmingham and Alabama.

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Conference USA Conference USA celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014-15, welcoming newcomer Western Kentucky University into the fold on July 1. The league has transformed through its two decades, but the commitment to excellence, integrity, leadership and its student athletes in athletics, academics and community is unwavering. Conference USA enjoys a far-reaching fan base with its 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Since beginning competition in 1995, Conference USA teams have combined for 83 bowl appearances in football, 100 NCAA Tournament appearances in basketball including three Final Fours, 60 NCAA baseball appearances including six College World Series berths, 71 NCAA soccer tournament appearances including four trips to the College Cup, and 35 individual national champions in track and field and cross country. Success is not limited to athletic achievement, however, as 186 Conference USA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America honors, 651 have achieved academic all-district laurels and thousands of student-athletes have earned their college degrees. Conference USA sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball). C-USA annually awards $4,000 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Awards, Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Additionally, Conference USA presents a Spirit of Service Award three times each year, recognizing student-athletes who excel on the field, in the classroom and give back to the community through significant service efforts and participation. SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. In addition to the numerous NCAA Tournament berths, C-USA has sent four men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the NCAA Sweet 16. The league has also had 35 national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving, and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 800 NCAA appearances. SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance of student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 19 years, more than 28,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK The C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network programming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event highlights, and conference-produced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digital Network, and those numbers have more than doubled. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide fans access to events offered on all of the C-USA member institution’s athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming.

The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and, after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP became full-time Conference USA members for all sports in 2005. In 2013, charter member Charlotte returned to C-USA and was joined by new members FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA. The membership is at 14 institutions with WKU joining the league on July 1, 2014.

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Conference USA

A PROUD HISTORY Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner April 24, 1995, in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996.

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#GoBlazers Media Services The UAB Athletics Media Relations office will be available throughout the entire 2014-15 women’s track and Field season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the UAB women’s track and field team. Any additional questions should be directed toward the women’s track and field contact Jonathan Hevron. During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a runner or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact UAB women’s track and field contact Jonathan Hevron, via email (jhevron@uab.edu) or by phone (248-978-5066), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be made available and all UAB student-athletes have been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior approval of the sports communications staff. Receiving Information Media members may receive releases, notes and more on the women’s track and field team via email. To receive such information, simply email your requests to jhevron@uab.edu. UABSport.com UABsports.com is the place for the media and fans to go for the latest on Blazer women’s track and field. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger at UABsports.com. Results, recaps and the latest statistics can be found at UABsports.com following the conclusion of each invitational.

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Social Media The UAB women’s track and field team is active on Twitter. To follow the Blazers, visit Twitter.com/UAB_TrackXC. Additional notes and information on UAB women’s track and field, along with all 17 of the Blazers’ varsity sports, follow @UABathletics at Twitter.com/UABathletics. Address The UAB Athletics Media Relations office is located in the West Tower of Bartow Arena. Mailing Address Physical Address 1720 2nd Ave. S Bartow Arena Bartow Arena 617 13th St. S Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Birmingham, Ala. 35294

Media Information

Track & Field Contact:

Rob Slaman raslaman@uab.edu (O) 205-934-0724 (C) 407-462-8662

Media Relations Staff Norm Reilly Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations

Tray Littlefield Associate Director of Media Relations

Kristin Watkins Assistant Driector of Media Relations

Brandon Lee Assistant Director of Media Relations

Rob Slaman Media Relations Assistant

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Indoor Season Outdoor Season

12/05/14 Birmingham-Southern Icebreaker 01/09/15 UAB Blazer Invitational 01/10/15 UAB Blazer Invitational 01/16/15 Vanderbilt Invitational 01/17/15 Vanderbilt Invitational 01/21/15 Samford Multi 01/22/15 Samford Multi 01/23/15 UAB Vulcan Invite 01/24/15 UAB Green and Gold Invite 02/13/15 Samford Invitational 02/14/15 Samford Invitational 02/25/15 Conference USA Indoor Championships 02/26/15 Conference USA Indoor Championships 03/13/15 NCAA Indoor Championships 03/14/15 NCAA Indoor Championships 03/14/15 Battle of I-65 (Samford University) 03/20/15 Alabama Relays 03/21/15 Alabama Relays 03/27/15 Raleigh Relays (N.C. State) 03/28/15 Raleigh Relays (N.C. State) 04/03/15 Auburn Invitational Stanford Invite 04/04/15 Auburn Invitational Stanford Invite 04/10/15 Tennessee Relays 04/11/15 Tennessee Relays 04/17/15 Mt. SAC Relays (Mt. Sac College) War Eagle Invite (Auburn) 04/18/15 Mt. SAC Relays (Mt. Sac College) War Eagle Invite (Auburn) 05/02/15 Mississippi State Invite 05/14/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/15/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/16/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/17/15 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 05/28/15 NCAA East Preliminary 05/29/15 NCAA East Preliminary 05/30/15 NCAA East Preliminary 06/10/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships 06/12/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships 06/13/15 NCAA Outdoor Championships