It will surely go down as one of the greatest comebacks in school history, but how the UCF track & field team rallied to win 2010 Conference USA title last spring may be one of the greatest come-frombehind victories in league history.
Contents
2011 UCF WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD YEARBOOK Table of Contents/Quick Facts...................................... 1 2010 Schedule.............................................................. 2 2010 Roster.................................................................. 3 Head Coach Caryl Smith Gilbert................................4-5 Assistant Coach Jeff Chakouian.................................... 6 Assistant Coaches Paul Brown/LaTonya Loche............. 7 Track Support Staff....................................................... 8 Player Bios............................................................... 9-22 2010 C-USA Championships....................................... 24 C-USA at NCAA Championships.................................. 25 2010 Top Indoor Marks............................................... 26 2010 Top Outdoor Marks............................................ 27 All-Time Records......................................................... 28 UCF Complex/Freshmen Records................................ 29 National and Conference Honors............................... 30 Conference History/Results........................................ 31 UCF Track & Field Complex......................................... 32 This is UCF.................................................................. 33
Trailing first-place UTEP by 30 points more than halfway through the final day of competition and sitting in sixth place, the Knights began to make a move up the leader board. On the strength of 43 points from its hurdlers, UCF moved into first place with just five events remaining. With the home crowd behind them, the Knights were able to hold off surging UTEP to win their first-ever C-USA crown. In doing so, UCF posted a program conference-best 114 points in capturing its first league title since 2004 (A-Sun). Now, the Knights are faced with the daunting task of returning to the top of the mountain in 2011. With the return of C-USA Coach of the Year Caryl Smith Gilbert and the program’s first-ever USTFCCCA All-American in junior hurdler/ sprinter Jackie Coward, remaining at the top is a strong possibility for the near future. A good mix of youth and veteran leadership will have the Knights in the thick of competition at every meet this season. Sophomore Sonnisha Williams is back after both she and Coward advanced all the way to the NCAA Championships a year ago. The successes of Williams and Coward are examples of the direction UCF is headed with Smith Gilbert at the helm of the program in 2011 and beyond.
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UCF’s Conference Championships (9) President Dr. John C. Hitt............................................ 35 1997 - 1998 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 Athletics Director Keith Tribble................................... 36 2005 - 2010 Orlando...................................................................... 37
CREDITS
The 2011 UCF women’s track & field yearbook was written and edited by Pat Salvas. Editorial assistance provided by Doug Richards Photography courtesy of Sideline Sports, Romeo Guzman and UCF archives.
QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION Location............................. Orlando, Fla. Founded........................................ 1963 Enrollment.................................. 56,235 Nickname...................................Knights Colors................................ Black & Gold Home Facility (Cap.).............................. .........UCF track &Field Complex (1,000) Affiliation.......................NCAA Division I Conference ..................Conference USA President........................Dr. John C. Hitt Director of Athletics...... Keith R. Tribble Associate AD/SWA................Jessica Reo NCAA Faculty Rep...Dr. Consuelo Stebbins
TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach ....................... Caryl Smith Gilbert (4th) Assistant Coach........Jeff Chakouian (2nd) Assistant Coach........... Paul Brown (1st) Graduate Assistant .............................. LaTonya Loche (3rd) 2010 C-USA Finish/Points.......... 1st/114 Track Office Phone.........(407) 823-0096
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant SID...........................Pat Salvas Office Phone..................(407) 823-2464 Cell Phone.....................(407) 920-9035 E-Mail...........psalvas@athletics.ucf.edu
2011 SCHEDULE
INDOOR SEASON Date Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 Feb. 27
Meet Kentucky Invitational Kentucky Invitational Hokie Invitational Hokie Invitational Penn State National Invitational Penn State National Invitational Jimmy Carnes Indoor Meet
March 4 March 5 March 11 March 12
Last Chance Meet Last Chance Meet NCAA Indoor Championships NCAA Indoor Championships
Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. College Station, Texas College Station, Texas
Date March 19 March 25 March 26 April 1 April 2 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 16 April 28 April 29 April 30 May 5 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 26 May 27 May 28
Meet UCF Black & Gold Challenge UCF Invitational UCF Invitational
Location Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla.
Pepsi Florida Relays Pepsi Florida Relays Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational Florida Invitational Penn Relays Carnival Penn Relays Carnival Penn Relays Carnival
Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Gainesville, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.
June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26
NCAA Championships NCAA Championships NCAA Championships NCAA Championships USATF & Jr. Championships USATF & Jr. Championships USATF & Jr. Championships USATF & Jr. Championships USATF & Jr. Championships
OUTDOOR SEASON
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Location Lexington, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. State College, Pa. State College, Pa. Gainesville, Fla.
Tyson Invitational Tyson Invitational Conference USA Indoor Championships Conference USA Indoor Championships
UCF Twilight Conference USA Outdoor Championships Conference USA Outdoor Championships Conference USA Outdoor Championships Conference USA Outdoor Championships NCAA Regional Championships NCAA Regional Championships NCAA Regional Championships
Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. Houston, Texas (Houston) Houston, Texas (Houston)
Orlando, Fla. Houston, Tex. (Rice) Houston, Tex. (Rice) Houston, Tex. (Rice) Houston, Tex. (Rice) Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore.
2011 ROSTER Name Yr. Event(s) Hometown/High School (Last School) Dan’Elle Bellamy Sr. 400m/800m Sanford, Fla./Winter Springs HS Ashley Bolling Jr. Hurdles Jacksonville, Fla./Samuel W. Wolfson HS Dominque Booker Fr. Sprints East Orange, N.J./Immaculate Conception HS Champelle Brown Sr. Sprints Oakland, Calif./Cal Poly Afia Charles Fr. Sprints Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt HS Jackie Coward Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Knoxville, Tenn./West HS Carley Dart Sr. Middle Distance Whitby, Ontario/Father Leo J. Austin HS London Enos Fr. Pole Vault Tampa, Fla./Wharton High School Karessa Farley Jr. Sprints/Hurdles Bridgetown, Barbados Aisha-Maree Frazier Jr. Hurdles/800m Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS Mason Gardberg So. Steeplechase/3K/5K/10K Englewood, Fla./Lemon Bay HS Jacquelyn Gilchrist Jr. Jumps/Hurdles/Multis Jacksonville, Fla./Paxon School Sandy Jean Fr. Sprints/ Hurdles/Multis Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Senior HS Lynne Layne Sr. Sprints New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle HS (Tennessee) Ne’Ausha Logan Fr. Middle Distance Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS Brittany McCord Rs-Fr Sprints Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern HS Satrina Oliveira Fr. Throws Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar HS Sheila Paul Jr. Sprints Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson HS Eva Pierce So. Middle Distance Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd H. Anderson HS Destinee Romain Fr. Throws Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern Senior HS Danielle Scaffidi Fr. Distance Northport, Fla./Northport HS Aurieyall Scott Fr. Sprints Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt HS Tyler Smith Fr. Sprints Jacksonville, Fla./Samuel Wolfson Tomika Story So. Jumps Orange Park, Fla./Ridgeview HS (Florida A&M) Erica Weiss So. Pole Vault Orlando, Fla./Boone High School Sonnisha Williams So. Sprints/Jumps Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS Micaela Wimberly Sr. Sprints/Hurdles Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern HS Erica Winston Fr. Middle Distance Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS Head Coach Track and Field/Cross Country Caryl Smith Gilbert Assistant Coach/Throws Jeff Chakouian Assistant Coach Paul Brown Graduate Assistant LaTonya Loche
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HEAD COACH Caryl Smith Gilbert Now in her fiourth season at the helm of the UCF track & field and cross country programs, Caryl Smith Gilbert has made it evident that her goal is to build a championship program. In 2010, that goal became a reality as she led her team to a Conference USA title. In the spring of 2010, Smith Gilbert helped lead her team to a dramatic come-from behind finish to claim the program’s first-ever C-USA Championship in outdoor track. The Knights took the lead with three events remaining and held off a late-surge by UTEP to claim the conference title. In a championship that had 21 total events, UCF athletes had 32 seperate season-best and 22 personal-best performances in the four-day meet. One of Smith Gilbert’s runners during the 2010 season would go on to become the first NCAA Outdoor All-American. Jackie Coward finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in the NCAA Track & Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
Head Coach Fourth Season Alma Mater UCLA, 1991 Hometown Denver, Colo. COACHING TIMELINE Head Coach UCF 2007-present Assistant Coach Tennessee 2002-2007 Assistant Coach Alabama 1999-2002 Assistant Coach Penn State 1997-99 Head Coach George Washington HS 1994-97 COACHING HONORS 2010 C-USA Coach of the Year 2009 South Region Coach of the Year 2005 USTCA National and Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year for Sprints and Hurdles
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The track and field program has risen at an intense rate. In 2009, in just her second season, UCF finished in second place at the C-USA Outdoor Championships and third at the C-USA Indoor Championships, the program’s highest finishes in either championship meet to date. Under her tutelage, UCF sent a record five athletes to the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in 2009 and finished 35th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. The program also finished in ninth place at the NCAA Outdoor Regionals, its highest all-time finish. The Knights also won the title and set a school record in the shuttle hurdles at the prestigious Penn Relays. The performance also gained the program the ACCUSPLIT/Nike Relay Award at the end of the season. Individually, three Knights gained NCAA Indoor All-American distinctions in 2009 and four won C-USA individual event titles - two indoor and two outdoor. In 2008, her first season in charge, it was obvious that Smith Gilbert had the program heading in the right direction. The program finished third at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, broke 23 previous school records, had two C-USA event champions and one NCAA Indoor All-American. In her two seasons at the helm of the program, her athletes have broken 30 of the school’s indoor and outdoor school records. In August of 2009, Smith Gilbert served as the jumps and multi-events coach of Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany.
HEAD COACH Caryl Smith Gilbert She has also overseen the building of the UCF Cross Country Complex, giving the program an on-campus course to recruit to, host home meets and train on both in and out of season. The cross country team has already seen a positive impact from this, winning four events over the past two seasons. She took the helm of the UCF programs in the summer of 2007, and she brought with her extensive experience at the highest level of collegiate competition and a proven ability to transform her student-athletes into champions. Smith Gilbert came to UCF after five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee, where she was responsible for coaching sprints, hurdles and jumps. During her tenure with the Lady Vols, her athletes won three NCAA titles and seven Southeastern Conference championships and earned 53 NCAA Division I All-America honors. They also established 19 school records. In 2005, Smith Gilbert was named U.S. Track Coaches Association National and Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year for sprints and hurdles. Smith Gilbert was responsible for the development of Dee Dee Trotter, the 2007 USA Indoor and Outdoor Champion and a 2004 gold medalist in the 4x400-meter relay. She The 2011 UCF track & field coaching staff ranked among the top six in the world each of the past four years. She also coached Tianna Madison to the 2005 world Prior to becoming a collegiate coach, Smith Gilbert was the championship in the long jump. head coach from 1994-97 at her prep alma mater, George High School in Denver. During her tenure, her With a number of Smith Gilbert’s athletes playing pivotal Washington program produced state titles and three All-America roles, the Lady Vols won the school’s first NCAA Indoor selections. Under hertwo tutelage, five of her athletes accepted Championship in 2005. That year, her group combined for full scholarships to NCAA Division I schools. 24 All-America honors and seven school records. addition to her experience at the high school and As a member of the Lady Vols’ staff, Smith Gilbert was In collegiate Smith Gilbert was an assistant with Team instrumental in the development of several world-class USA duringlevels, the NACAC Championships and was invited to athletes. Cleo Tyson won the 100-meter dash and helped coach the sprints at the 2005 Am Junior Championships. the U.S. 4x100 relay team earn gold at the North America, She also was selected as anPan assistant Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association World Championships in Osaka, Japan. coach for the 2007 (NACAC) Championships. She also mentored Toyin Olupona, the 2005 Canadian National Champion in the A former indoor national record holder in the 55- and 100-meter dash and the two-time NCAA runner-up in the 60-meter dashes, Smith Gilbert was a two-time Colorado 60-meter dash. state champion in the 200-meter dash and long jump and three-time state champion in the 100-meter dash as a In addition to contributing to UT’s NCAA Indoor title in aprep standout. She set state records in each of those three 2005, Smith Gilbert’s charges helped the Lady Vols win events and went on to become a three-time All-American SEC Indoor Championships in 2005 and 2007 and an NCAA at UCLA, where she was a Pacific 10 Conference champion Mideast Regional outdoor crown in 2005. The Lady Vols in the 100-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter also posted top-four finishes at the 2004, 2005 and 2007 relay. She was part of an NCAA Championship runner-up NCAA Indoor Championships. 4x400-meter squad and was an All-American in the 4x100Prior to her appointment at Tennessee in 2002, Smith meter relay in 1988 and 1989. Gilbert was an assistant coach at the University of Alabama, A 1991 graduate of UCLA, Smith Gilbert holds a bachelor’s where she spent three years guiding athletes in the sprints, degree in film and television production. She also hurdles and jumps. During her tenure with the Crimson holds master’s degrees in sport management and sport Tide, she produced seven NCAA Division I All-Americans psychology from Tennessee. She is a 2006 USATF Level III and four USA Olympic Trials qualifiers. Coaches Education Clinician. Smith Gilbert previously held similar responsibilities as She is married to former NFL linebacker Greg Gilbert. Their an assistant at Penn State from 1997-99. While in Happy family includes sons Alex, Spencer and Osiris. Valley, her results included athletes who accumulated four All-America honors and nine school records, and made the finals at the Big Ten Championships on 10 occasions. She also served the school as an instructor for the exercise science department. 5
ASsistant COACH Jeff chakouian Jeff Chakouian was hired as an assistant coach with the UCF track & field program on July 6, 2009, and is in his second season in 2010-11. In his first season at UCF, Chakouian helped lead the Knights to the first C-USA Championship in program history. The Knights entered the final day of competition sixth before mounting a comeback that would land them at the top of the podium on their home track as the 2010 C-USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions. Under Chakouian, Lakendra Thames set four school records in 2010. Thames set new UCF records in the indoor shot and weight, while also setting marks in outdoor shot and discus. Her throws in those events were also All-Conference USA Performances.
Assistant Coach Second Season Alma Mater Kentucky, 2005 Hometown Seekonk, Mass. COACHING TIMELINE Assistant Coach UCF 2009-present Assistant Coach Illinois State 2007-09 Volunteer Coach Kentucky 2006 Volunteer Coach Brown 2005-06
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Chakouian will be responsible for working with the throwers at UCF. He also serves as both the recruiting coordinator and the camps coordinator. Prior to his time at UCF, Chakouian spent the previous three seasons at Illinois State University. During his three-year tenure at Illinois State, Chakouian coached a pair of Missouri Valley Conference champions as well as 10 NCAA Division I Outdoor Regional participants and 13 all-conference performers. Prior to his stint at Illinois State, Chakouian served as a volunteer assistant coach at both Kentucky and Brown. While at Kentucky in 2006, he helped coach one Southeastern Conference champion and four all-conference standouts. Serving in the same position at Brown from August 2005-March 2006, he coached one Ivy League champion and two all-conference performers. Chakouian amassed an impressive resume of national and international competitive experience. A native of Seekonk, Mass., Chakouian was a six-time All-American in the shot put while a member of the track and field team at Kentucky. Chakouian, who received his undergraduate degree in education kinesiology and health promotions from Kentucky in May 2005, was a five-time SEC champion, an eight-time All-SEC selection in the shot put and was a team captain for three seasons. Chakouian has competed in numerous international competitions in over a dozen countries. He finished fifth at the Junior World Championships (Santiago, Chile) in 2000 and first at the Junior Pan American Games (Sante Fe, Argentina) in 2001 while also being ranked No. 6 on the Jr. World Shot Put List.
ASSISTANT coach/cross country coach Paul brown Paul Brown enters his first season with the UCF track & field and cross country programs after joining the Knights’ coaching staff in the summer of 2010. Brown comes to UCF after five years as an assistant track and cross country coach at Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. During his time at Oak Ridge, Brown assisted with the girls cross country team as it qualified for three consecutive 3A-State Championships (2007-2009), while helping to lead the girls track team to the 2007 and 2008 3A-State title. He also was a part of four consecutive regional championships, four consecutive district championships and four consecutive Metro Conference Championships.
Assistant Coach First Season Alma Mater Florida, 2003 Hometown Tampa, Fla. COACHING TIMELINE Assistant Coach UCF 2010-Present Assistant Coach Oak Ridge HS 2006-10 Assistant Coach Atlantic Community HS 2005-06
Prior to joining the Knights’ staff, Brown has coached nine athletes to 24 top-eight finishes at the 2007-2010 Class 3A-State Championships. Brown’s athletes have garnered 13 All-America honors. In 2007 and 2010, his long jumper (Odeika Bent) and his triple jumper (Juna Esperance) won the Class 3A-State titles, respectively. Esperance was ranked in the Top 30 nationally among all triple jumpers. A former University of Florida runner, Brown was a Junior All-American in 1999. Running in the 110-meter hurdles, he served as a sprints captain from 2001-03. Brown qualified for the National Championships in 2003 in his final season in Gainesville, while earning his B.A. in English. Brown will serve as the primary coach for cross country and middle and long distance runners as well as jumpers during the track & field seasons.
Graduate ASSISTANT LaTonya Loche LaTonya Loche is in her third season as a graduate assistant at UCF. Loche came to UCF after finishing a stellar career at Tennessee in 2008. While a studentathlete on the UT track and field team, Loche put herself in the record books on numerous occasions. She left as a 12-time All-American and four of the relay teams she participated on were school record holders upon her graduation. Loche was born and raised in Bastrop, La., where she was a three-year member of the track and field team at Bastrop High School. While in high school, she claimed six individual Louisiana 4A state titles, including three in the 100-meter dash.
Graduate Assistant Third Season Alma Mater Tennessee, 2008 Hometown Bastrop, La.
She graduated from Tennessee in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminal justice. Loche is currently pursuing her master’s degree in criminal justice from UCF.
COACHING TIMELINE Graduate Assistant UCF 2007-present
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UCF Atheletics and Track & Field SUPPORT STAFF Scott Sinclair Keith Tribble Director of Athletics
Upon his hiring on June 6, 2006, Keith Tribble publicly shared his two core goals in taking the Director of Athletics position with the University of Central Florida - “To graduate our student-athletes and compete for championships”. Since that day, everything UCF has planned and accomplished over the last four years has fit within that mission. Over three decades working in and around the collegiate community the consistency in Tribble’s background is his ability to build programs with strong foundations and dynamic infrastructure. Tribble, one of only seven African-American Director of Athletics in the Football Bowl Subdivision, has quickly taken hold of the burgeoning UCF athletics program’s blueprints and promised to lead with the two key principles that everyone associated with the program will also share.
Jessica Reo
Senior Associate AD/SWA Track Administrator Jessica Reo was promoted to senior associate athletics director for student services in July of 2008. Along with other sports, she serves as the administrator for track and field. Prior to coming to UCF, she spent seven years at the University of Miami. Reo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Florida State in 1993. She has worked in the media relations field for Florida State, the Atlantic Coast Conference and Miami.
Eric Coleman
Coordinator of Academic Advising Services II Eric joined the Academic Services for Student Athletes staff as the Coordinator of Academic Advising Services in January 2009. He is currently the lead advisor for softball, woman’s track & field, and Cross Country, and oversees all aspects of ASSA Tutoring Services. Prior to joining the ASSA staff, Eric spent one year at The University of Akron as the Coordinator of CHAMPS/ Life Skills and Tutoring Services. He also served as Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment at Gustavus Adolphus College, Director of the Intercultural Student Center and Resident Director/Advisor for the McNair Scholars Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
Scott Sinclair is in his seventh year at UCF as an assistant director of strength and conditioning. He works with the football program while also training the track and field program. Sinclair came to UCF after working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Georgia Tech from 2001-03. While with the Yellow Jackets, Sinclair worked as the director of player development for Georgia Tech’s football squad. Prior to Georgia Tech, he served as an assistant at Wake Forest from 1999-01.
Ed Woodley
Assistant Athletic Trainer Ed Woodley is in his second year at UCF after serving the previous two years as a graduate assistant at Southern Miss. Woodley was an intern with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the summer of 2008. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science with an emphasis in athletic training in 2004. Woodley also worked a semester with the United States Air Force Academy as a student athletic trainer.
Marcus Sedberry
Director of Student Services CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator
Meet the 2011 Knights
THE Seniors
THE JUNIORS
THE sOPHOMORES
THE Freshmen
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Dan’elle bellamy 2010: Ran a season-best 26.61 in the 200m on 3/20 at the Black & Gold Challenge…Also posted a season-best time in the 400m at the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17…Posted best finish (10th) in the 400m at the Black & Gold Challenge on 3/20. 2009: In her first season with the team, she finished 15th in the 400m dash at the UCF Invitational at her first meet, crossing the line in 59.78...Set a personal record of 26.29 in the 200m dash at the Miami Elite Meet...Also competed in the 400m dash at the Miami Elite, finishing in 59.36...Set a personal record of 57.94 in the 400m dash and finished sixth at UCF Twilight.
Class Senior Events 400m/800m Hometown Sanford, Fla. High School Winter Springs
Prior to UCF: Graduated from Winter Springs High School...Named team MVP her senior season as well as to the all-conference and all-district teams...Led her team to a strong finish as regional runner-up...Says her biggest thrill as an athlete was to win her high school conference while breaking her high school’s records in the 100, 200 and 400m dashes in the same meet. Personal: Born in Orlando, Fla...Daughter of Danny Bellamy and Janice Evelyn...Stepdaughter of Steven Evelyn...Major is sports and fitness.
Champelle Brown 2010: Best time of the season in the 200 meters came in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships on 5/15 in 24.71…Finished third in the 400 meters at the Black & Gold Challenge on 3/20 in 55.34... Set a PR in the indoor 400 meters at Virginia Tech’s Last Chance meet on 3/6. Prior to UCF: At Laney Community College, had personal bests of 23.93 in the 200m and 53.88 in the 400m...Her time of 53.88 in the 400m dash is the school record at Laney...Also ran a leg of the school-record 4x400m relay team...Finished first in the 400m dash at the Coast Conference, Nor Cal and the California State Championships...Also part of winning 4x400m relay teams at all three levels...Finished second in the 200m dash at the state championships...Helped her team to a second-place finish at the California State Championships...Attended Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Calif.
Class Senior Events Sprints Hometown Oakland, Calif. Last School Cal Poly
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Personal: Born in Martinez, Calif...Daughter of Tonyia Brown and stepdaughter of Tony Brown... Major is business administration.
careley dart 2010: Set a personal record in the 800 meters at the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17 as she finished in 2:08.92‌Earned second team all-conference honors for her second-place showing in the 800 meters on 5/16 as she finished in 2:09.11‌On 3/27 at the UCF Invitational, set a new personal record in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:37.71 to finish third. 2009: Finished in third place in the 800m event at the UCF Twilight. 2008: Did not compete. 2007: In her collegiate debut, ran the 800m in 2:24.39 at the Florida Intercollegiate...Recorded a time of 2:21.67 in the 800-meter run at the Diet Pepsi Invitational...Posted a 2:21.79 in the 800-meters and ran on both the second-place 4x400-meter run and distance medley relay teams at the Clemson Invitational...A member of the distance medley relay that took sixth at the C-USA Indoor Championships...Recorded a time of 61.51 in the 400-meter run at the UCF Invitational...Took sixth in the 1500-meter run (4:49.49) at the USF Invitational...Ran the second leg on the school record-breaking 4x800-meter run relay that claimed top honors at the Disney Invitational...Finished the 800-meter run in 2:19.51 at the Miami Elite Invitational...Went 2:15.08 in the 800-meters at the Golden Knight Twilight. Prior to UCF: Played volleyball and soccer at Father Leo J. Austin High School, competing in the provincial championship for both teams...Ran with the Durham Dragons Track Club...Qualified for the Under-19 National Cross Country Championships twice...Placed ninth at the provincial championship in 2003...Won a gold medal in the 800-meter run and a silver in 400-meter dash at the OFSAA championships.
Class Senior Events Middle Distance Hometown Whitby, Ontario High School Father Leo J. Austin
Personal: Born in Whitby, Ontario...Daughter of Jeff and Cynthia Dart...Major is interpersonal and organizational communications with a minor in marketing.
Lynne lane Prior to UCF: Earned seven All-American honors seven at the University of Tennessee...Also won championships in the 2007 Pan American Junior Games in both the 100m dash and the 4x100m relay...Participated in 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials...Posted a personal-best 23.12 in the 200m at the NCAA Mideast Regional in 2008...Ran an indoor personal-best 23.54 during the SEC Championships in 2007...Also in 2007, ran a personal-best 11.24 in the 100m dash...At New Rochelle HS, she was the outdoor state champion in both the 100 and 200m dashes, indoor national champion in 200m dash and indoor state champion in the 60 and 200m dash...Ran a personal-best 6.94 in the 55m dash in high school. Personal: Born in New Rochelle, N.Y...Daughter of Cheryl Layne...Major is interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in education.
Class Senior Events Sprints Hometown New Rochelle, N.Y. High School (Last School) New Rochelle (Tennessee)
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micaela wimberly 2010: Earned all-conference third team honors with a third-place showing in the 100-meter hurdles on 5/16 in 13.69…Second-best time in the 100-meter hurdles came in the C-USA preliminaries in 13.81…Posted a sub 14-second mark in the same event on 4/2 at the Florida Relays in 13.95…Season-best time in the 200 meters came on 5/15 in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships in 25.02. 2009: Set a 60m hurdles personal record of 8.52 at the PSU National Invitational during the indoor season...Had her best time of 25.20 in the 200m at the Kentucky Invitational...Set and then tied an indoor triple jump personal record of 38-9.50/11.82m at the PSU National and C-USA Indoor Championships, respectively...Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 100m hurdles... Finished third in the 100m hurdles at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a personal-best 13.51 seconds...Part of the record-setting shuttle hurdles relay team which won the Penn Relays and an ACCUSPLIT relay award. 2008: Made a splash during the indoor season and competed in five different events...Set a then-school record in the 55-meter hurdles, running the event in 8.15 to finish 14th at the Tom Jones Memorial...Earned C-USA Indoor All-Conference honors in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing third with a time of 8.73...Also participated in the 60-meter dash and the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Championships, finishing 18th and 15th respectively...Competed in the triple jump at the Hurricane Invitational on March 22...Ran in the 200-meter dash at the Miami Elite Invitational on April 12...Part of UCF’s school-record-setting 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay teams at Penn Relays April 24-25...Also participated in the shuttle hurdles at Penn Relays...Also part of the 4x100-meter relay squad at the UCF Invitational May 10 that broke its previous school record. Prior to UCF: Joined UCF in the spring semester just before the start of the 2008 indoor season... Participated in the AT&T USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind...A standout hurdler and sprinter at Miami Northwestern High School.
Class Senior Events Sprints/Hurdles Hometown Miami, Fla. High School Miami Northwestern
Personal: Born in Miami, Fla...Daughter of Michael Wimberly and Sonja Ballard...Major is criminal justice.
ashley bolling 2010: Jumped a season-best 16-10.0/5.13m for seventh place at the UCF Invitational on 3/26… Set a personal-best time of 14.16 in the 100-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships…Was ninth at the UCF Invitational on 3/20 in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.75…Season-best time in the 400 meters came on 3/20 at the Black & Gold Challenge in 26.51…Finished 15th in the javelin on 3/26 with a throw of 56-4.0/17.17m. 2009: Recorded a 13th-place finish in the 60m hurdles at the C-USA Indoor Championships at 8.91...Set a personal best in the 100m hurdles of 8.81 at the Carle Classic...Also in indoors, had a top jump of 16-10.0/5.13m in the long jump at the Tom Jones Memorial...In outdoors, finished fifth in the long jump at the Black & Gold Challenge on March 21 with a top jump of 152.75/4.64m...Had a season-best 16-11.25/5.16m in the long jump at the UCF Invitational...Also had a season-best 14.32 in the 100-meter hurdles at the UCF Invitational. Prior to UCF: Competed for Samuel W. Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Fla...Under coaches Ron Brooks and Mark Farrah, was a four-time selection to the all-conference team...Finished second in the 3A state championships as a senior in the 100m hurdles...Claimed fourth place in the same event as a junior while also competing on the 4x100m relay team which finished third in the state...Also was fourth in the region in the long jump...As a sophomore, took fifth at the state meet in the 100m hurdles, was third in the 4x100m and claimed sixth in the 300m hurdles... Finished in eighth place at state in the long jump as a freshman...Also competed for Prime Time Youth Track Club.
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Class Junior Events Hurdles Hometown Jacksonville, Fla. High School Samuel W. Wolfson
Jackie Coward 2010: Became the first Outdoor All-American in UCF program history as she finished fifth nationally in the 100-meter hurdles…Set a personal-best time to win the C-USA 60-meter hurdles in 12.99 on 5/16…She advanced to the finals with a then season-best time of 13.07 in the preliminaries…At the UCF Invitational on 3/27 she set a new personal record in the 400-meter hurdles in 59.11…Finished second at the C-USA Championships in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 56.36…Set a personal-best time in the 400 meters on 3/20 at the Black & Gold Challenge in 56.26 to finish fifth…Finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.04…Reached the semifinals of the USA Track & Field Championships on 6/26.
Class Junior Events Sprints/Hurdles Hometown Knoxville, Tenn. High School West HS
2009: Set a UCF freshman school record of 7.81 in the 55mH at the Tom Jones Memorial...Set a freshman record of 8.19 in the 60mH at the C-USA Indoor Championships...Set a personal record of 24.39 in the 200m at the PSU National Invitational...Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 100m and 400m hurdles...Claimed the C-USA individual event title in the 400m hurdles at the C-USA Outdoor Championships with a time of 59.27...Set the freshman school records in the 100m and 400m hurdles with times of 13.51 and 59.27 respectively...Finished second at the C-USA Championships in the 100m hurdles...Part of the record-setting shuttle hurdles relay team which won the Penn Relays and an ACCUSPLIT relay award. Prior to UCF: Attended Knoxville West High School where she ran for current UCF assistant coach Tyangela Sanders...A 12-time state champion sprinter and hurdler...Best time in the 100-meter hurdles in 2008 (13.26) ranked No. 1 in the nation according to Track and Field News rankings... Also ranked second in the nation in the 300-meter hurdles (41.26) and third in the 400-meter hurdles (59.76)...Wrapped up her prep career with three victories at the 2008 Tennessee State High School Athletics Association Championships, winning the 100-meter hurdles (13.48), the 300-meter hurdles (41.11) and anchoring the team’s championship 4x400-meter relay (3:51.12)... Victory in the 4x400-meter relay clinched the Tennessee Class AAA state championship for her team...Time in the 300-meter hurdles broke her own state meet record in that event...Finished second in the 100-meter dash at the state championships...Holds the national high school indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.16...Member of the 2006 and 2007 USA Today All-America team...Won the bronze medal in the 2007 Junior Pan-Am Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the 2007 Nike Outdoor National Champion in the 100-meter hurdles...In her junior season, claimed the Class AAA individual state championship in the 100-meter dash (11.98), the 200-meter dash (24.16) and the 400-meters (54.97)...Named the USA Track and Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 9, 2007, after winning the 55-meter hurdles at the 28th Ed Temple Classic in Nashville, Tenn...As a sophomore, she accomplished that feat in 7.67 seconds, the fastest time by a high school athlete since 1993. Personal: Born in Knoxville, Tenn....Daughter of Jackie Coward....Major is sociology.
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Aisha-Maree Frazier 2010: Was the C-USA Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, posting a personal record in the process as she crossed the line in 59.20 on 5/16…In the 400 meters at the C-USA Championships on 5/15, Frazier set a new PR as she finished in 56.28…Ran a 1:02.61 at the NCAA East Championships on 5/27. 2009: With a time of 55.76, set an indoor personal best in the 400m at the PSU National Invitational...Finished in ninth place in the 400m (56.64) at the C-USA Indoor Championships... Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.46. Prior to UCF: Attended Marietta High School and also competed for the Gazelles in summer track...As a senior, was named athlete of the week, was the all-county champion in the 400-meter dash and also broke the school record in that event...In summer track, was the Youth Nationals 400-meter hurdles champion and a two-time national champion in the 800-meter run...As a junior in high school, won the state championship in the 400-meter hurdles while at Summerville High School...Also part of the champion 4x800-meter relay team...During her sophomore season, was the all-county champion in the 400-meter dash and claimed third place in the state meet in the 800-meter run...Also played both soccer and volleyball for four years, and was a member of the Beta Club. Personal: Born in Augsburg, Germany...Daughter of Orlando and Dawn Frazier....Major is interdisciplinary studies.
Class Junior Events Hurdles/800m Hometown Marietta, Ga. High School Marietta HS
Karessa farley At Iowa: All-American, placing sixth in 60-meter hurdles (8.23) at 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships... First Hawkeye in women’s school history to earn all-America honors in that event. High School: The 100-meter hurdles high school champion senior year... Named high school athlete of the year as a senior... four-time competitor at CARIFTA Games, earning bronze medal in 2006... Best 100-meter hurdles time was 13.92... Also competed at Central American Games and Pan American Junior Championships... Coached by Brian Holder and Gabriel Burnett... Two-time national netball team member. Personal: Daughter of Matthew Farley and Alphine Farley.... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Class Senior - Indoor Junior - Outdoor Events Sprints/Hurdles Hometown Bridgetown, Barbados High School (Previous School) Queen’s College (Iowa)
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Jacquelyn Gilchrist 2010: At the C-USA Championships on 5/15, she set a new personal-best mark in the long jump as she jumped 19-9.75/6.04m to finish fifth…Also finished sixth at the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17 with a jump of 18-8.50/5.70m…Finished second at the UCF Invitational and third at the Black & Gold Challenge in the long jump…Set a personal-best mark in the triple jump at the CUSA Championships on 5/16 with a mark of 38-8.75/11.80m…Season-best time in the 100 meters on 4/17 at the Tom Jones Memorial in 12.83. 2009: During the indoor season, had two top-10 finishes at the C-USA Indoor Championships, including coming in seventh in the pentathlon with 3,227 points...Had a personal-best jump of 18-5.25/5.62m in the long jump at the C-USA Championships to claim 10th place...Jumped 196.25/5.95m to take ninth in the long jump at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, her fifth top-10 finish in the event on the outdoor season...Ran a season-best 1:05.46 in the 400m hurdles at the Miami Elite.
Class Junior Events Jumps/Hurdles/Multis Hometown Jacksonville, Fla. High School Paxon School
Prior to UCF: Attended Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Fla...Named Team MVP all four years in high school...As a senior was named all-conference and finished third in the state in the long jump with a leap of 18-6...Set a personal record as a senior in the same event, jumping 19-6...Also named all-conference as a freshman...Competed for Prime Time Running Track Club and Running Force Track Club. Personal: Born in Tallahassee, Fla....Daughter of Lacy and Jacquelyn Gilchrist....Major is health sciences.
Sheila paul 2010: Broke her own school and personal record in the 200 meters in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships on 5/15 in 23.88…Finished fifth at the C-USA Championships on 5/16 in the 200 meters…Set a then school and personal record in the 200 meters on 3/20 at the Black & Gold Invitational in 23.92…Reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter dash on 6/9…Finished fourth at the conference championship meet in the same event on 5/16 in 11.53… Finished first in the 100 meters at the Black & Gold Challenge on 3/20 in 11.79.
Class Junior Events Sprints Hometown Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. High School Boyd H. Anderson HS
2009: Had an impressive first season at UCF, breaking three school records and four freshman records...In the indoor season, broke the school record and set a new freshman record in the 60m dash (7.40)...Set a 55m hurdles personal record of 7.11 seconds at the Tom Jones Memorial... At the C-USA Indoor Championships, won a close race to win the title in the 60m dash (7.44)... Also set both freshman and school records in the 100m (11.51) and 200m dash (23.98) during the outdoor season...Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 100 and 200m dash...Finished in third place at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in the 100m dash with a time of 11.51 seconds. Prior to UCF: Attended Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla...As a senior for the Lady Cobras, claimed the state championship in the 100-meter dash...Also part of a 4x100meter relay team that finished as the state runner-up...Named Athlete of the Year...In her junior campaign, finished second in both the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay at the state meet...In her sophomore season, broke the school record as part of the 4x100-meter relay team... Lists her biggest thrills as an athlete to date as winning the state championship and being named the athlete of the year...Was a member of the Health and Wellness program. Personal: Born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla...Daughter of Orilien and Micheline Paul....Major is criminal justice.
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mason gardberg 2010: Set a personal best in the preliminaries of the 3000-meter steeplechase at the C-USA Championships on 5/15 with a time of 11:54.49… At the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17 she finished fifth in 11:57.61 in the same event…Improved her season-best time in the 5000 meters from the week before by 11 seconds at the UCF Invitational on 3/27 as she posted a time of 19:58.44. Prior to UCF: Attended Lemon Bay High School...As a senior, won the district championship in the two-mile run with a time of 12:55.39...In the 5K run, she was the county champion as a sophomore, junior and senior after finishing as the runner-up as a freshman...Was a four-time team MVP in cross country...Also participated in weightlifting in high school...Qualified for the state championships in cross country, weightlifting and track and field her sophomore year. Personal: Born in New Orleans, La...Daughter of Manuel and Gale Gardberg...Major is civil and environmental engineering.
Class Sophomore Events Steeplechase/3K/5K/10K Hometown Englewood, Fla. High School Lemon Bay HS
eva pierce 2010: Posted a season-best time of 59.35 in the 400 meters at the Black & Gold Challenge on 3/20…Ran a 59.38 in the same event at the Tom Jones Memorial on 4/17…Crossed the line in 59.87 in the 400 meters at the UCF Invitational on 3/27. Prior to UCF: In 2009, she ran a 55.64 in the 400m run in the FHSAA State Finals for Boyd H. Anderson HS, finishing third in the event...Named all-county in the 4x400m relay in both her junior and senior seasons and all-county in the 4x800m relay her sophomore, junior and senior... Was also a part of a 4x800m relay team that captured the region championship and finished as the state runner-up. Personal: Born in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla...Daughter of Elmer Pierce and Sonja Pierce...Major is criminal justice.
Class Sophomore Events Middle Distance Hometown Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. High School Boyd H. Anderson
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tomika story 2010: Set a personal record in the triple jump with a mark of 40-9.0/12.42 to finish fourth at the C-USA Championships on 5/16…Set a new personal record in the 100 meters in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships on 5/15 with a time of 12.40. Prior to UCF: Competed during her freshman season at Florida A&M...Finished in third place at the MEAC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a jump of 39-5.50/12.05m...While a senior at Ridgeview High School, had personal bests in both the triple jump (39-6.0/12.07m) and long jump at the FHSAA State Finals...Was the three-time state champion in the triple jump...Also finished in second in the long jump at the state championship as a senior in 2008. Personal: Born in Jacksonville, Fla...Daughter of Anthony and Elora Story...Major is psychology.
Class Sophomore Events Jumps Hometown Orange Park, Fla. High School Ridgeview HS (Florida A&M)
erica weiss 2010: Finished 15th in the pole vault at the Tom Jones Memorial with a personal record of 11-0.75/3/37m…Posted a fifth-place finish at the Black & Gold Challenge with a jump of 106/3.20m…Tied for eighth at the C-USA Championships with a height of 10-10.74/3.32m. Prior to UCF: Ran track all four years at Boone, hurdled, high jumped and pole vaulted...Ran a best of 15.54 in the 100m hurdles, high jumped 4’10” and vaulted 11’6”...Placed 4th in the state senoir year pole vaulting and also qualified in the 100m hurdles...3 year consecutive Metro Confrence Champion in the woman’s pole vault...And also recieved the MVP Award senior year and graduated in the National Honors Society. Personal: Born in Rochester, NY...daughter of Eric and Judy Weiss...plans to major in digital media.
Class Sophomore Events Pole Vault Hometown Orlando, Fla. High School Boone HS
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sonnisha Williams 2010: Recorded a new school and freshman record in the long jump at the NCAA East Championships on 5/27 with a jump of 20-6.25/6.25m to earn a spot in the finals and an eventual spot at the NCAA Championships…Finished 21st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 19-1.50/5.83m…Set a personal best in the high jump at the C-USA Championships with a mark of 5-4.50/1.64m to finish tied for fifth…At the Black & Gold Challenge on 3/20, Williams set a then PR in the long jump with a mark of 18-7.25/5.67m to take first place...In the preliminaries of the 400 meters at the C-USA Championships on 5/15, Williams set a personalbest time of 57.46. Prior to UCF: Attended Raines HS in Jacksonville, where she won both the FHSAA 2A State Finals and the regional championships in both the high jump and the long jump as a senior... Also placed seventh in the state and second in the region in the 200m dash...Had personal bests of 5-8.0 in the high jump, 20-3.50 in the long jump and 24.47 in the 20mm dash...Named to allconference team and subsequently the athlete of the year for her efforts in volleyball, basketball and track...Named to the all-state track team her senior year. Personal: Born in Ft. Myers, Fla...Daughter of April Williams and goddaughter of Keith Chestnut... Major is biology
Class Sophomore Events Sprints/Jumps Hometown Jacksonville, Fla. High School Raines HS
Brittany Mccord 2010: Redshirted Prior to UCF: Graduate of Miami Northwestern HS, where she set a personal best in 2007 in the 100m dash, breaking the 12-second mark with a time of 11.94...Was a member of the state champion 4x100m relay team as a junior...Took third place in the state as a sophomore in the 100m dash...High school team won the Class 4A state championship in her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons. Personal: Born in Miami, Fla...Daughter of Jimmy McCord and Deborah McCord...Major is athletic training.
Class RS-Freshman Events Sprints Hometown Miami, Fla. High School Miami Northwestern HS
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dominique booker Class Freshman Events Sprints Hometown East Orange, N.J. High School Immaculate Conception
Prior to UCF: Set 11 school, six conference, four county and three state records and was named to the all-county and all-state teams as a senior at Immaculate Conception High School… Was honored as the All-County MVP in 2010…Was named to the all-county, all-state and all-conference teams and team MVP all four years…Ran the 55m in personal-best 6.92 as a junior… Personal: Daughter of Stefani Booker…Plans to major in journalism at UCF.
afia charles Class Freshman Events Sprints Hometown Greenbelt, Md. High School Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Prior to UCF: Attended Eleanor Roosevelt High... 2009 Maryland state champion in 500-meter dash...set record for fastest time in the country for 500 meters in 2010...was first person to represent Antigua and advance to finals in World Juniors Games. Personal: Daughter of Walter and Ruperta Charles...Mother ran for Antigua and Barbuda at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...Majoring in forensic science.
london enos Class Freshman Events Pole Vault Hometown Tampa, Fla. High School Wharton
Prior to UCF: Enos graduated from Wharton High School... placed first at Steinbrenner/USF Invitational in 2010... pole vault state champion in 4A class in 2010...won best field event award and was named team MVP...was also four-year varsity cheerleader. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Audra Enos...major is advertising/public relations.
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Sandy Jean Prior to UCF: Graduated from Miami Northwestern High School...2010 state champion in 300-meter hurdles with a time of :42.3 and 100 M hurdles at :14.1... part of the 2009 Nike Outdoor Invitational Champions in the 4x4...won 2007 state championship in 4x4. Personal: Born in Miami, Fla....Daughter of Margueith Occilus...Major is international business.
Class Freshman Events Sprints Hometown Miami, Fla. High School Miami Northwestern Senior HS
Ne’Ausha Logan Prior to UCF: Was part of a California State Championship as a senior at Long Beach Poly High School...Was also part of the 4x4 relay team that also claimed a state title in 2010… Finished fourth in the state in the 800m as a junior...Was a CIF Champion in the 800m as a sophomore. Personal: Daughter of Mytreal Clark... Born in Los Angeles... Cousin Shalonda Solomon ran track professionally...Majoring in communication sciences and disorders.
Class Freshman Events Middle Distance Hometown Long Beach, Calif. High School Long Beach Poly HS
Satrina Oliveira Prior to UCF: As a senior at Dunbar High School, she was second in the state in the shot put and discus, while being named to the first region and district teams in discus…Second in Florida in discus as a junior and fourth in the shot put…As a freshman and sophomore, she qualified for regionals in the discus. Personal: Daughter of Sonia Reeves…Also played volleyball, basketball, soccer, tennis and bowling while at Dunbar… Working towards a degree in sports and fitness.
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Class Freshman Events Throws Hometown Fort Myers, Fla. High School Dunbar HS
destinee romain Class Freshman Events Throws Hometown Miami, Fla. High School Miami Northwestern Senior HS
Prior to UCF: Romain graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior High...holds school record for shot put with a toss of 47’11” ...threw 139’4” in discus in state championship meet in 2010...won All-Dade First Team honors for discus...district champion in shot put and discus in 2008 and 2009. Personal: Born in Miami, Fla. ...Daughter of Robert and Caron Romain...Major is undecided.
danielle scaffidi Class Freshman Events Distance Hometown Northport, Fla. High School Northport HS
Prior to UCF: Set a personal-best of 19:25 in the 5K as a senior at North Port High School…Three-time team cross country MVP (sophomore, junior, senior)…Finished first at the 2009 Lemon Bay Invitational and sixth at the Disney Invitational… Personal-best times of 5:24 in the mile and 11:59 in the twomile race as a junior, events she was both country and district champion in…Four-year varsity cross country runner. Personal: Daughter of John and Debra Scaffidi…Born in Brookhaven, N.Y. …Majoring in physical therapy.
aurieyall Scott Class Freshman Events Sprints Hometown Greenbelt, Md. High School Eleanor Roosevelt HS
Prior to UCF: Graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High...placed in top five in U.S. in the 400 meter during indoor in 2010... won indoor state title for 55 meters and second placed in 300 meters in 2009...broke school record in 200 meters in a time of 24.6 during her freshman year. Personal: Born in Atlanta, Ga...daughter of Anita Holston and James Scott III...major is undecided.
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tyler smith Prior to UCF: Graduated from Samuel Wolfson High School...2010 regional champion in 100 meters...won allconference as a junior...finished third in regionals in 2008 as a sophomore. Personal: Born in Jacksonville, Fla. ...daughter of Denise and Tyrone Smith...Plans to major in legal studies with a minor in sports management law.
Class Freshman Events Sprints Hometown Jacksonville, Fla. High School Samuel Wolfson
erica winston Prior to UCF: Part of a cross country league championship as a senior at Long Beach Poly High School in California…Ran varsity all four years at Long Beach…Set a new PR in the 800m with a 2:13 as a junior…Best split time in 4x400 came as a sophomore (56). Personal: Daughter of Alfred and Debbie Winston…Born in Long Beach, Calif. …Major is undeclared.
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Class Freshman Events Middle Distance Hometown Long Beach, Calif. High School Long Beach Poly
UCF Track Stats & Records
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2010 Conference usa Outdoor championships
WOMEN’S EVENT CHAMPION Event
Athlete School 100M Blessing Okagbare UTEP 200M Chastity Riggien Southern Miss 400M Jamie Riles Tulane 800M Tayler Rigsby Tulsa 1500M Katie Wright Tulsa 3000M Steeple Silje Fjortoft SMU 5000M Paula Whiting Tulsa 10,000M Rhiannon Johns UAB 100M Hurdles Jackie Coward UCF 400M Hurdles Aisha Frazier UCF 4x100M Relay Houston Christie Jones, Whitney Harris, Kalyn Floyd, Grecia Bolton 4x400M Relay Tulsa Caroline Schuster, Ashley Wills, Lenora Guion-Firmin, Jennifer Mace High Jump Tynita Butts East Carolina Long Jump Blessing Okagbare UTEP Triple Jump Ashley May Southern Miss Shot Put Simone du Toit SMU Discus Simone du Toit SMU Hammer Megan Lewis East Carolina Javelin Anna Wessman UTEP Pole Vault Ariana Ince Rice Heptathlon Lydia Chamberlin Tulsa AWARDS Track Athlete of the Year Blessing Okagbare, UTEP Field Athlete of the Year Blessing Okagbare, UTEP Coach of the Year Caryl Smith Gilbert, UCF Freshman of the Year Tynita Butts, East Carolina High Point Scorer Blessing Okagbare, UTEP Performance of the Meet Blessing Okagbare, UTEP
Mark 11.36 23.69 53.62 2:08.50 4:21.01 10:14.67 16:17.48* 35:07.25 12.99 59.20 43.82* 3:37.45 1.74m (5-08.50”) 6.58m (21-07.25”) 13.26m (43-06.00”) 16.33m (53-07.00”) 54.06m (177-04”) 57.44m (188-05”) 50.83m (166-09”) 3.87m (12-08.25”) 5,021 points
WOMEN’S STANDINGS
1. UCF 114 2. UTEP 109 3. Rice 87 4. Tulsa 81.8 5. SMU 76.3 6. Houston 75 7. UAB 70 8. East Carolina 67 9. Southern Miss 63 10. Tulane 32 11. Marshall 27 12. Memphis 13.8
UCF ATHLETES AND POINTS EARNED Place Athlete Time/Mark Record - Shot Put 2. LaKendra Thames 51-4.25/15.65m (SR, PR) 5. Jessica Francis 44-11/13.69m (PR) - High Jump T5. Sonnisha Williams 5-4.50/1.64m (PR) - Triple Jump 4. Tomika Story 40-9.0/12.42m (PR) 11. Jacquelyn Gilchrist 38-8.75/11.80m (PR) - 4x100m Relay 45.05 4. James, Coward, Wimberly, Paul (SR) - 100mH 1. Jackie Coward 12.99 (+3.9) (PR) 2. Tiki James 13.19 (+3.9) 3. Micaela Wimberly 13.69 (+3.9) 8. Ashley Bolling 14.16 (+3.9) (PR) - 100m 4. Sheila Paul 11.53 (+1.1) - 800m 2. Carley Dart 2:09.11 - 400mH 1. Aisha-Maree Frazier 59.20 (PR) 2. Jackie Coward 59.36 - 200m 5. Sheila Paul 24.29 (+0.6) - 4x400m Relay 5. UCF 3:43.17 -Long Jump 2. Sonnisha Williams 20-6.25/6.25m 6. Jacquelyn Gilchrist 19-9.75/6.04m (PR) - Discus 2. Lakendra Thames 174-4.00/53.14m (SR, PR) 5. Jessica Francis 145-2.00/44.25m - Pole Vault T8. Erica Weiss 10-10.75/3.32m (SR) - School Record / (PR) - Personal Record 24
Points Earned (8) (4) (3.50) (5) (5) (10) (8) (6) (1) (5) (8) (10) (8) (4) (4) (8) (4) (8) (4) (.5)
Head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert was honored as the 2010 C-USA Coach of the Year
2010 COnference USA at NCAA OUtdoor championships SATURDAY, JUNE 12 FINALS Long Jump 1. Blessing Okagbare, UTEP 6.79m/22-03.00 6. Tori Bowie, Southern Miss 6.26m/20-06.50 21. Sonnisha Williams, UCF 5.83m/19-01.50 16. Tynita Butts, East Carolina 5.98m/19-07.50 Javelin 5. Anna Wessman, UTEP 50.62m/166-01 9. Ana Ruzevic, Tulane 49.50m/162-5 100m Hurdles 5. Jackie Coward, UCF
13.04
4x100m Relay 5. Houston 44.24 (Christie Jones, Whitney Harris, Kalya Floyd, Grecia Bolton) FRIDAY, JUNE 11 FINALS 100m 1. Blessing Okagbare, UTEP 10.98 5,000m 4. Risper Kimaiyo, UTEP 16:06.26 15. Paula Whiting, Tulsa 16:15.41
200m 15. Christie Jones, Houston 23.80 18. Kalyn Floyd, Houston 23.95 3,000m Steeplechase 19. Silje Fjortoft, SMU
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 FINALS Discus 6. Simone du Toit, SMU 53.20m/174-06 High Jump T7. Tynita Butts, East Carolina 1.78m/5-9.25 12. Ke’Airra Jones, Southern Miss 1.76m/5-9.25 PRELIMS 100m 2. Blessing Okagbare, UTEP 11.10 - Q 19. Sheila Paul, UCF 11.36 16. Shakera Reece, Rice 11.47 22. Grecia Bolton, Houston 11.54 4x100m Relay 2. Houston 43.68 - Q (Christie Jones, Whitney Harris, Kalya Floyd, Grecia Bolton) 12. UTEP 44.72 (Shalaiyah Sommerville, Endurance Abinuwa, Siobhian Crain, Blessing Okagbare)
Shot Put 18. Simone du Toit, SMU KEY: Q - advanced to finals 15.66m/51-04.50 THURSDAY, JUNE 10 FINALS Hammer 21. Terran Alexander, UTEP 53.96m/177-00 22. Suesanna Williams, USM 52.91m/173-07
10:24.61
Jackie Coward and Aisha-Maree Frazier with the 2010 Conference USA Championship trophy.
C-USA NCAA TEAM FINISHES
7. UTEP T46. UCF T46. Houston T51. SMU T51. Southern Miss T66. East Carolina
C-USA USTFCCCA ALL-AMERICANS
Athlete Jackie Coward Tynita Butts Christie Jones Whitney Harris Kalya Floyd Triple Jump Grecia Bolton 20. Ashley May, Southern Miss Simone du Toit 12.56m/41-02.50 Tori Bowie Blessing Okagbare PRELIMS Anna Wessman 100m Hurdles 4. Jackie Coward, UCF 13.04 - Q Risper Kimaiyo
School UCF East Carolina Houston Houston Houston Houston SMU Southern Miss UTEP UTEP UTEP
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Event(s) 100m hurdles high jump 4x100m relay 4x100m relay 4x100m relay 4x100m relay discus long jump 100m, long jump javelin 5,000m
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2010 ucf tOP oUTDOOR MARKS Mark Athlete 100m (SR: 11.51; FR: 11.51) 11.36 (+2.4!w) Sheila Paul 11.96 (+2.2)wp Tiki James 12.40 (+1.3)p Tomika Story 12.49 (-1.2) Amanda Leland 12.66 (-1.9) Sonnisha Williams 12.68w (+3.6)w Jacquelyn Gilchrist
Meet
4th 12th 18th 16th 8th 9th
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor UCF Invite Black & Gold Black & Gold
100mH (SR: 13.03; FR: 13.51) 12.99 (+3.9)!w Jackie Coward 13.19 (+3.9)w Tiki James 13.69 (+3.9)w Micaela Wimberly 14.16 (+3.9)!w Ashley Bolling 14.39 (+0.6)! Santrell Atkins 15.31 (-0.8)p Samantha Shields
1st 2nd 3rd 8th 6th 9th
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor Tom Jones Tom Jones
200m (SR: 23.88; FR: 23.88) 23.88 (+1.7)^!p Sheila Paul 24.71 (+2.0)!pw Champelle Brown 25.02 (+0.3) Micaela Wimberly 25.93 (-0.2) Ashley Bolling 25.98 (+1.6) Amanda Leland 26.33 (-2.1) Samantha Shields 26.61 (-2.1) Dan’Elle Bellamy
5th 18th 21st 18th 18th 19th 22nd
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor Tom Jones Black & Gold Black & Gold Black & Gold
400m (SR: 53.90; FR: 57.48) 55.34! Champelle Brown 56.26! Jackie Coward 56.28!p Aisha-Maree Frazier 57.46!p Sonnisha Williams 59.35 Eva Pierce 1:00.03 Dan’Elle Bellamy 1:05.23 Amanda Leland
3rd 5th 12th 18th 8th 10th 14th
Black & Gold Black & Gold C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor Black & Gold Black & Gold Black & Gold
Mark Athlete 3,000m SC (SR: 10:50.27; FR: 10:58.72) 11:02.66! Jamie Rzepecki 11:54.59! Mason Gardberg
Place 13th 15th
Meet Florida Relays C-USA Outdoor
4x100m Relay (SR: 45.05) 45.05^ UCF ‘A’ 2nd C-USA Outdoor (James, Coward, Wimberly, Paul) 4x200m Relay (SR: 1:36.34) 1:36.47 UCF ‘A’ 8th Florida Relays (Wimberly, Coward, Brown, Williams) Sprint Medley (SR: 3:53.16) 3:53.68 UCF ‘A’ 2nd (Paul, Brown, Frazier, Dart) 4x400m Relay (SR: 3:40.31) 3:43.17 UCF ‘A’ 5th (Brown, Coward, Dart, Frazier) Pole Vault (SR: 12-5.50) 11-0.75/3.27m! Erica Weiss
15th
Florida Relays
C-USA Outdoor
Tom Jones
Long Jump (SR: 20-0.25; FR: 19-6.25) 20-6.25/6.25m (+2.0)^#! Sonnisha Williams 2nd 19-9.75/6.04m (+1.9)! Jacquelyn Gilchrist 6th 18-11.25/5.77m Tomika Story 3rd 17-2.75/5.25m (-1.8) Samantha Shields 8th 16-11.50/5.17m Ashley Bolling 5th
NCAA East C-USA Outdoor UCF Twilight Tom Jones UCF Twilight
High Jump (SR: 5-11.25; FR: 5-10.75) 5-4.5/1.64m! Sonnisha Williams 5-3.25/1.61mH Samantha Shields
t5th t5th
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor
Triple Jump (SR: 43-5.75; FR: 40-10.5) 40-9.0/12.42m (+0.0)! Tomika Story 38-8.75/11.80m (+0.5)! Jacquelyn Gilchrist 37-10.75/11.55m (-0.5) Sonnisha Williams
4th 11th 2nd
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor UCF Invite
400mH (SR: 58.92; FR: 59.27) 59.11 Jackie Coward 1st 59.20! Aisha-Maree Frazier 1st
UCF Invite C-USA Outdoor
800m (SR: 2:06.96; FR: 2:12.02) 2:08.92! Carley Dart 2:21.53 Kathia Skinner 2:36.76H Samantha Shields
3rd 3rd 10th
Tom Jones Black & Gold C-USA Outdoor
Shot Put (SR: 51-4.25; FR: 46-5.25) 51-4.25/15.65m^! LaKendra Thames 44-11.0/13.69m! Jessica Francis 41-1.0/12.52m!H Samantha Shields
2nd 5th 1st
C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor C-USA Outdoor
1,500m (SR: 4:33.61; FR: 4:40.15) 4:37.71! Carley Dart 4:56.91 Jamie Rzepecki 5:17.74 Alyssa Franks 5:35.28 Jaclyn Johnson
3rd 10th 41st 13th
UCF Invite UCF Invite Florida Relays Black & Gold
Hammer (SR: 192-3; FR: 150-1) 172-4/52.54m! LaKendra Thames 160-9/48.99m! Ashley Kirkpatrick 152-4/46.43m Jessica Francis
3rd 18th 3rd
UCF Invite C-USA Outdoor Black & Gold
3,000m (SR: 10:13.59; FR: 10:13.59) 10:18.14 Ocean Cohen 10:23.09 Erica Weitz
5th 6th
Tom Jones Tom Jones
Discus (SR: 174-4; FR: 160-3) 174-4/53.14m^! LaKendra Thames 152-11/46.62m Jessica Francis
2nd 4th
C-USA Outdoor Black & Gold
5,000m (SR: 17:03.50; FR: 17.22.74) 17:42.47! Erica Weitz 17:57.14! Ocean Cohen 18:10.27! Jamie Rzepecki 19:58.44 Mason Gardberg
18th 22nd 23rd 8th
Javelin (SR: 133-2; FR: 133-2) 125-7/38.29m! Taylor Bartolotta 91-2.0/27.80mH Samantha Shields 56-4/17.17m Ashley Bolling
2nd 10th 15th
UCF Invite C-USA Outdoor UCF Invite
Heptathlon (SR: 5,233; FR: 4,500) 4,578 Samantha Shields
8th
C-USA Outdoor
10,000m (SR: 35:08.01; FR: 35:41.00) 36:20.88 Ocean Cohen 26
Place
19th
C-USA Outdoor Florida Relays C-USA Outdoor UCF Invite
Penn Relays
2010 ucf tOP inDOOR MARKS Mark Athlete Place 55m (Auto: 6.74; Prov: 6.92; SR: 7.05; fR: 7.11) 7.23! Amanda Leland 8th
Meet Jimmy Carnes
60m (Auto: 7.26; Prov: 7.44; SR: 7.40; fR: 7.40) 7.48 Sheila Paul 2nd 7.52 Tiki James 10th(p) 7.77 Amanda Leland 25th(p) 7.93 Tomika Story 23th(p) 7.96 Sonnisha Williams 27th(p) 8.05 Jacqueline Gilchrist 31st
Rod McCravy C-USA Indoor Kentucky Invite C-USA Indoor Carle Classic Rod McCravy
55mH (Auto: 7.57; Prov: 7.86; SR: 7.70; fR: 7.83) 8.08! Micaela Wimberly 1st 8.26 Santrell Atkins 2nd
Jimmy Carnes Jimmy Carnes
60mH (Auto: 8.14; Prov: 8.43; SR: 8.17; fR: 8.19) 8.19+ Tiki James 1st 8.24+ Jackie Coward 1st(p) 8.49! Mica Wimberly 1st(p) 8.72! Ashley Bolling 8th(p) 9.22 Santrell Atkins 35th(p) 9.37 Samantha Shields 2nd(p)
Rod McCravy C-USA Indoor Carle Classic C-USA Indoor Kentucky Invite Rod McCravy
200m (Auto: 23.20; Prov: 23.90; SR: 24.04; fR: 24.04) 24.21! Sheila Paul 24th Tyson Invite 24.75 Jackie Coward 14th Kentucky Invite 24.81! Micaela Wimberly 8th Carle Classic 25.02 Champelle Brown 21st Kentucky Invite 25.28 Tiki James 15th Carle Classic 25.47 Sonnisha Williams 26th Kentucky Invite 25.59 Mica Wimberly 30th Kentucky Invite 25.71! Amanda Leland 22nd Carle Classic 26.34 Ashley Bolling 43rd Kentucky Invite 26.34 Dan’Elle Bellamy 25th Jimmy Carnes 26.93 Samantha Shields 28th Carle Classic 27.10 Santrelle Atkins 53rd Kentucky Invite 400m (Auto: 52.40; Prov: 54.40; SR: 55.18; fR: 55.18) 56.32 Champelle Brown 12th Kentucky Invite 57.28 Aisha-Marie Frazier 61th Tyson Invite 1:00.05 Dan’Elle Bellamy 15th Jimmy Carnes 600m 1:37.65
Carley Dart
5th
800m (Auto: 2:05.00; Prov: 2:09.00; SR: 2:09.13) 2:14.13! Carley Dart 4rd 2:19.85 Kathia Skinner 17th 2:32.28 Samantha Shields 2nd(p)
Mark Athlete Place Meet 5000m (Auto: 16:07.50; Prov: 16:44.50; SR: 16:48.07; fR: 17:22.74) 17:53.80!f Ocean Cohen 14th C-USA Indoor 4x400m Relay (Auto: 3:33.00; Prov: 3:40.00; SR: 3:46.28) 3:48.13 UCF ‘A’ 7th Kentucky Invite (Brown, Williams, Coward, Wimberly) Dist. Medley Relay (Auto: 11:11.00; Prov: 11:32.00; SR: 12:06.01) 12:26.97 UCF 9th C-USA Indoor (Franks, Williams, Dart, Katrina Skinner) Pole Vault (Auto: 4.25m/13-11.25; Prov: 4.00m/13-1.50 SR: 11-7.75) 3.25m/10-8.0! Erica Weiss 10th C-USA Indoor High Jump (Auto: 1.85m/6-0.75; Prov: 1.78m/5-10 SR: 5-10.75; fR: 5-10.75) 1.62m/5-3.75 Samantha Shields 2nd(p) Rod McCravy 1.60m/5-3.0 Sonnisha Williams 12th C-USA Indoor Long Jump (Auto: 6.38m/20-11.15; Prov: 6.13m/20-1.25 SR: 19-11.50; fR: 19-10.75) 6.06m/19-10.75!# Sonnisha Williams 3rd C-USA Indoor 5.84m/19-2.0 Jacquelyn Gilchrist 10rd Tyson Invite 5.63m/18-5.75! Tomika Story 5th Carle Classic 5.56m/18-3.0 Tiki James 11th C-USA Indoor 5.43m/17-9.75 Samantha Shields 2nd(p) Kentucky Invite Triple Jump (Auto: 13.3m/43-7.75; Prov: 12.65m/41-6 SR: 43-7; fR: 40-10.5) 12.61m/41-4.50! Tomika Story 3rd C-USA Indoor Shot Put (Auto: 16.9m/55-5.5; Prov: 15.2m/49-10.5 SR: 48-10.75; fR: 46-5.25) 14.90m/48-10.75!^ Lakendra Thames 8th Rod McCravy 12.91m/42-4.25 Jessica Francis 9th C-USA Indoor 11.65m/38-2.75 Samantha Shields 1st(P) Rod McCravy 20-lb. Weight Throw (Auto: 21.0m/68-10.75; Prov: 18.75m/61-6.25 SR: 61-5.50; fR: 49-11.75) 18.83m/61-5.50!^ Lakendra Thames 7th Rod McCravy 15.74m/51-7.75! Jessica Francis 21st Kentucky Invite 15.29m/50-2.0! Ashley Kirkpatrick 14th C-USA Indoor Pentathlon (Auto: 4,050; Prov: 3,700; SR: 3,653; fR: 3,653) 3,576 Samantha Shields 2nd Jimmy Carnes 2,837 Ashley Bolling 17th C-USA Indoor
Carle Classic
Tyson Invite Tyson Invite Rod McCravy
Mile (Auto: 4:37.00; Prov: 4:47.00; SR: 5:03.86; fR: 5:09.09) 5:16.38 Katrina Skinner 11th Jimmy Carnes 5:21.10 Alyssa Franks 14th Jimmy Carnes 6:00.51 Jaclyn Johnson 26th Jimmy Carnes 3000m (Auto: 9:13.00; Prov: 9:32.00; SR: 9:57.30; fR: 10:13.59) 10:25.64 Ocean Cohen 18th Tyson Invite 10:52.92 Erica Weitz 32nd Kentucky Invite 11:49.98 Mason Gardberg 17th Jimmy Carnes
EDITOR’S KEY + = NCAA Regional Qualifier ^ = School Record # = Freshman Record ! = Personal Record (PR) m = Meet Record
p = Earned in Preliminaries s = Earned in Semifinals c = Earned in Consolation Event H = Earned in Heptathalon
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All-time indoor records Event 55m 60m 200m 400m 800m 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 55mH 60mH High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon 4 x 400m 4 x 800m Distance Medley
Name(s) Erica Garcia Dominique Booker Aurieyall Scott Champelle Brown Shantile Blackburn Karen Kozub Sonja Shedden Sonja Shedden Sonja Shedden Tiki James Jackie Coward Lizzie Harris Erica Weiss Sonnisha Williams Dione Thomas Lakendra Thames Lakendra Thames Lizzie Harris Brown, Scott, Coward, Charles Claessens, Martinez, Morrow, Giles Blackburn, Shields, Zieminski, Rzepecki
Mark/Time 7.04 7.26 23.17 55.09 2:09.13 2:56.37 5:03.86 9:57.30 16:48.07 7.70 8.16 5-10.75 11-11.75/3.65m 20-9.0/6.32m 43-7 48-10.75/14.90m 61-5.50/18.83m 3,653 3:40.15 9:46.58 12:06.01
Date 2/10/02 1/21/11 1/29/11 3/6/10 1/31/09 2/2/07 2/28/01 2/1/02 2/1/02 1/24/09 1/21/11 3/14/08 1/30/11 1/22/11 3/7/09 1/30/10 1/29/10 2/27/08 1/15/11 1/18/03 2/29/08
All-time outdoor records Event 100m 100mH 200m 400m 400mH 800m 1,500m 3,000m 3,000mSC 5,000m 10,000m Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Throw Heptathlon 4 x 100m 4 x 200m 4 x 400m 4 x 800m 4 x 1,500m 4 x 1,600m Sprint Medley Distance Medley Shuttle Hurdle
Name(s) Sheila Paul Tiki James Sheila Paul Valerie Beaubrun Lizzie Harris Shantile Blackburn Karen Kozub Jenny Clausen Andrea Morrow Anne Panaggio Sonja Shedden Sonnisha Williams Dionne Thomas Lizzie Harris Katie Fowke LaKendra Thames LaKendra Thames Amber Twyner Tiffany Roebuck Jamie Pew James,Coward, Wimberly, Paul Wimberly, Thomas, Adaramola, Harris Adaramola, Chin, Blackburn, Harris Blackburn, Skinner, Skinner, Dart Claessens, Morrow, Miller, Zieminski Kozub, Jones, Claessens, Dillman Paul, Coward, Harris, Blackburn Kozub, Harris, Blackburn, Zieminski Coward, James, Wimberly, Harris
Mark/Time 11.51 13.03 23.88 53.90 58.92 2:06.96 4:35.71 10:13.59 10:50.27 17:21.34 35:08.81 20-6.25/6.25m 43-5.75/13.25m 5-11.25/1.81m 12-5.50 51-4.25/15.65m 174-4/53.14m 133-2 192-3 5,233 45.05 1:36.34 3:40.31 9:01.70 19:43.13 20:53.10 3:53.16 11:30.13 54.07
Editor’s Note: Lines marked in bold indicate that record was set during current season (2011) and Current as of Feb.1. 28
Date 5/16/09 5/30/09 5/16/10 2002 4/4/09 4/12/09 5/10/08 4/28/07 2004 1999 2001 5/27/10 5/30/09 5/15/09 4/22/06 5/17/10 5/16/10 1997 3/10/06 2003 5/16/10 4/25/08 5/18/08 4/4/09 3/19/05 3/12/04 4/24/09 4/24/08 4/24/09
ucf track and field complex records Event 100m 200m 400m 800m 1,000m 1500m 3,000m 3,000mSC 5,000m 10,000m 100mH 400mH 4 x 100m 4 x 400m Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Heptathlon
Name(s) Veronica Cambell-Brown Veronica Cambell-Brown Ginou Etienne Taylor Rigsby Astrid Claessens Katie Wright Jenn Feenstra Silje Fjortoft Paula Whiting Rhiannon Johns Lacena Golding Brittney Boston Houston Tulane ‘A’ Jordyn Brown Simone du Toit Anna Wassman Erin Gilreath Blessing Okagbare Nicole Whitman Laverne Spencer Nalie Moser Lydia Chamberlin
Team Pure Athletics Pure Athletics South Florida Tulsa UCF Tulsa Georgia State SMU Tulsa UAB unattached unattached Houston Tulane Texas SMU UTEP NYAC UTEP unattached Albany Florida Tulsa
Mark/Time 11.02 22.38 52.42 2:08.50 2:58.9 4:21.01 9:58.93 10:14.67 16:17.48 35:07.28 13.10 59.09 43.82 3:44.08 16.51m/54-2 54.06m/177-04 50.83m/166-09 68.94m/226-2.5 6.58m/21-7.25 13.28m/43-6.75 1.90m/6-2.75 4.00m/13-1.5 5,021
Date 5/10/09 5/10/08 5/10/08 5/16/10 2/14/03 5/16/10 4/21/01 5/15/10 5/16/10 5/14/10 3/21/09 5/10/08 5/16/10 3/27/97 3/21/09 5/15/10 5/16/10 4/30/05 5/15/10 4/29/06 4/30/05 3/21/09 5/14/10
All-time UCF freshmEn records INDOOR Event 55m 60m 200m 400m 800m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 55mH 60mH High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Wt. Throw Pentathlon
Name Sheila Paul Dominique Booker Aurieyall Scott Lizzie Harris Katrina Skinner Astrid Claessens Jenny Clausen Jenny Clausen Jackie Coward Jackie Coward Lizzie Harris Sonnisha Williams LaTrica Firby Michelle Tueton LaKendra Thames LaKendra Thames Sandy Jean
Mark/Time 7.11 7.26 23.17 55.18 2:14.06 5:09.09 10:15.00 17:29.00 7.83 8.19 5-10.75/1.80m 6.06/19-10 40-2.0/12.24m 11-5.75/3.50m 42-11.75/13.10m 49-11.75/15.23m 3,303
Date 1/24/09 1/21/11 1/29/11 2/2/08 2/14/09 2/9/03 2/10/07 2/3/07 1/24/09 2/28/09 3/14/08 2/24/20 2000 2/10/06 1/26/07 1/27/07 1/28/11
OUTDOOR Event 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m 100mH 400mH 3,000mSC High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Heptathlon
Name Sheila Paul Sheila Paul Stephanie Knapp Karen Kozub Amy Giles Jenny Clausen Jenny Clausen Jenny Clausen Jackie Coward Jackie Coward Andrea Morrow LesSundra Ford Katie Fowke Sonnisha Williams LaTrica Firby LaKendra Thames LaKendra Thames Amber Twyner Kendra Howell Sheree Carter
Mark/Time 11.51 23.98 57.48 2:12.02 4:40.15 10:13.59 17:22.74 35:41.00 13.51 59.27 10:58.72 5-11.25/1.81m 12-0/3.66m 20-6.25/6.25m 40-10.5/12.46m 46-5.25/14.15m 160-3/48.85m 133-2/40.59m 150-1/45.76m 4,500 points
Date 4/3/09 4/11/09 4/28/07 4/17/04 4/20/02 4/28/07 3/22/07 4/13/07 4/24/09 5/16/09 4/18/03 3/27/04 4/1/04 5/27/10 4/1/00 4/28/07 4/14/07 5/5/97 2/19/05 5/12/06
Editors’ Note: For UCF track and field complex, records set by UCF athletes are in bold. 29
OUtdoor National and conference Honors All-Conference First Team Aisha Frazier...................................................2010 (400mH) Jackie Coward................................................2010 (100mH) Jackie Coward................................................2009 (400mH) Sheree Carter.......................................2008 (Heptahalon) Lizzie Harris.............................................2008 (High Jump) Diana Chin........................................ 2005 (100m hurdles) Victoria Chin......................................... 2005 (Triple Jump) Katie Fowke..............................................2005 (Pole Vault) Ann Louise Larsen................................2005 (High Jump) Tiffany Roebuck.............. 2005 (Hammer, Discus, Shot) Katie Fowle...............................................2004 (Pole Vault) Karen Kozub..................................................... 2004 (800m) Tiffany Roebuck........................................ 2004 (Hammer) Amanda Morrow...............2003 (3,000m steeplechase) Michele Olandese..........................................2003 (Discus) Sonja Shedden.......................................... 2003 (10,000m) Valerie Beauburn...............................2002 (400m, 800m) Diana Chin............................................ 2002 (100 hurdles) LaTrica Firby........................................... 2002 (Long Jump) Ann Louise Larsen................................2002 (High Jump) Tiffany Roebuck................................................ 2002 (Shot) Katara Beard....................................................... 2001 (Shot) LaTrica Firby........................................... 2001 (Long Jump) Kellie Marzetta................................. 2001 (400m hurdles) Jamie Pew.......................................................2001 (Javelin) Kelly Roloff..............................................2001 (High Jump) Shannon Ryan.........................................2001 (Pole Vault) Sonja Shedden.......................................... 2001 (10,000m) Katara Beard....................................2000 (Shot, Hammer) Randi Chapman................................... 2000 (Long Jump) LaTrica Firby.......................................... 2000 (Triple Jump) Katara Beard....................................................... 1999 (Shot) Corliss Cade.............1999 (100m hurdles, Triple Jump) Sonja Shedden.......................................... 1999 (10,000m) Amber Twyner...............................................1999 (Javelin) Katara Beard....................................................... 1998 (Shot) Michele Boike............1998 100m hurdles, High Jump) Corliss Cade........................................... 1998 (Long Jump) Jennifer Herron..............................................1998 (Discus) Anne Panaggio.............................................1998 (5,000m) Amber Twyner...............................................1998 (Javelin) All-Conference Second Team Lakendra Thames...............................2010 (Shot, Discus) Sonnisha Williams................................2010 (Long Jump) Jackie Coward.................................. 2010 (400m Hurdles) Tiki James.......................................... 2010 (100m Hurdles) Shantile Blackburn......................................... 2009 (800m) Jackie Coward.................................. 2009 (100m Hurdles) Shantile Blackburn......................................... 2008 (800m) Lizzie Harris............................... 2008 (400m, High Jump) Sheree Carter.........................2008 (400m Heptathalon) Jenny Clausen............................................ 2007 (10,000m) Katie Fowle...............................................2007 (Pole Vault) Victoria Chin.....................................2007 (400m Hurdles) Tiffany Roebuck............................. 2006 (Weight Throw) Diana Chin............................................. 2005 (Long Jump) Michelle Teuton.......................................2005 (Pole Vault) Rian Thomas............................................... 2005 (Hammer) Diana Chin........................................2004 (100m Hurdles) Sara Dillman............................................... 2004 (10,000m) LaTrica Firby.................. 2004 (Long Jump, Triple Jump) Ann Louise Larsen............................... 2004 (Long Jump) Andrea Morrow................ 2004 (3,000m Steeplechase) Rian Thomas............................................... 2004 (Hammer) Kelly Roloff............................................. 2003 (Long Jump) Ann Louise Larsen................................2003 (High Jump) Elese Wilcox..................................... 2003 (Hammer, Shot) Diana Chin............................................. 2002 (Long Jump) LaRissa Dunn....................................2002 (100m Hurdles) LaTrica Firby.......................................... 2002 (Triple Jump) Jamie Pew.......................................................2002 (Javelin) Tiffany Roebuck........................................ 2002 (Hammer) Kelly Roloff..............................................2002 (High Jump) Sonja Shedden.......................................... 2002 (10,000m) Katara Beard.................................... 2001 (Discus, Javelin) Kellie Marzetta.................................2001 (100m Hurdles) Jamie Pew...............................................2001 (High Jump) Kristen Newsome...................................2001 (Pole Vault) Elese Wilcox................................................ 2001 (Hammer) Katara Beard....................................................2000 (Discus) Corliss Cade............ 2000 (100m Hurdles, Triple Jump) Amber Twyner...............................................2000 (Javelin) Katara Beard................................ 1999 (Discus, Hammer) Corliss Cade........................................... 1999 (Long Jump) Katara Beard....................................................1998 (Discus) Stephanie Cameron................................. 1998 (10,000m) Nikeisha Sykers................................1998 (400m Hurdles) Kelli Walsh............................................. 1998 (Triple Jump) Amber Bland.................................................... 1997 (400m) Michele Boike....................................... 1997 (Long Jump) 30
Kelly Kobia......................................................1997 (Javelin) Megan Rodell................................................1997 (5,000m) Michele Boike........................................1996 (High Jump) Kelly Kobia.......................................................... 1996 (Shot) Christy Miller.................................................1996 (3,000m) Rene Plasencia...............................................1996 (1500m) Kelli Welsh............................................. 1996 (Triple Jump)
Tiki James ......................................... 2010 (100m Hurdles) Lakendra Thames.......................................... 2009 (Discus) Kelsey Poljansek ........................................... 2009 (Discus) Lizzie Harris ........................................... 2009 (High Jump) Dione Thomas .....................................2009 (Triple Jump) Tiki James.......................................... 2009 (100m Hurdles) LesSundra Ford.....................................2004 (High Jump)
All-Conference Third Team Miceala Wimberly........................... 2010 (100m Hurdles) Miceala Wimberly........................... 2009 (100m Hurdles) Sheila Paul..........................................................2009 (100m) Dione Thomas.......................................2009 (Triple Jump) Lakendra Thames..............................................2009 (Shot) Victoria Chin.....................................2008 (100m Hurdles) Lizzie Harris.......................................2008 (400m Hurdles) Dione Thomas (i)..................... 2008 (Long, Triple Jump) Micaela Wimberly (i)........................ 2008 (60m Hurdles) Sheree Carter (i)................................. 2007 (Pentathalon) Katorie Stinney (i).................................2007 (High Jump) Diana Chin (i)......................................... 2006 (Long Jump) Diana Chin............................................. 2006 (Long Jump) Victoria Chin.....................................2006 (400m Hurdles) Jenny Rogan, Victoria Chin, Dione Thomas and Lynnsey Hicks..............................................2006 (4x100m) Kelsey Bealert......................................... 2005 (Pole Vault) Diana Chin............................................ 2005 (Triple Jump) Victoria Chin.....................................2005 (400m Hurdles) Virginia Traynor................................................. 2005 (Shot) Diana Chin............................................. 2004 (Long Jump) Tracy Fischler............................................2004 (Pole Vault) Tiffany Roebuck................................................ 2004 (Shot) Astrid Claessens.......................................... 2003m (800m) Erica Garcia....................................................... 2003 (100m) Liz Jovanovski............................................ 2003 (Hammer) Kelly Roloff..............................................2003 (High Jump) Emily Pugh, Dashicka Ruffin, Astrid Claessens and Kelly Roloff....................................................2003 (4x400m) Erica Garcia....................................................... 2002 (100m) Amy Giles........................................................2002 (1,500m) Valery Martinez............................................... 2002 (800m) Jamie Pew................................... 2002 (Shot, High Jump) Emily Pugh........................................2002 (400m Hurdles) GeAna Rivera.............................................. 2002 (10,000m) Tiffany Roebuck.............................................2002 (Discus) Elese Wilcox................................................ 2002 (Hammer) Katara Beard............................................... 2001 (Hammer) Sarah Kureshi................................................... 2001 (800m) Kelly Roloff............................................. 2001 (Long Jump) Sonja Shedden............................2001 (3,000m, 5,000m) Kristen Newsome...................................2000 (Pole Vault) Melissa Norris............................................. 2000 (10,000m) Jaimie Perez............................................2000 (High Jump) Natausha Samuels.......................................... 2000 (400m) Amber Twyner................................................2000 (Discus) Natasha Garner..........1999 (200m, Long, Triple Jump) Sonja Shedden.............................................1999 (3,000m) Amber Twyner.................1999 (Shot, Discus, Hammer) Katara Beard................................1998 (Hammer, Javelin) Michele Boike..................................1998 (400m Hurdles) Megan Rodell............................................. 1998 (10,000m) Susan Hartley................................................1997 (5,000m) Christy Miller................................1997 (1,500m, 3,000m) Kelly Putnam..........................................1997 (High Jump) Amber Twyner.................................... 1997 (Shot, Discus) Amber Bland............................ 1996 (400m, High Jump) Sanatera Johnson.............................. 1996 (Shot, Discus)
NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifiers Lizzie Harris.............................................2008 (High Jump)
USTFCCCA All-American Jackie Coward.................................. 2010 (100m Hurdles)
NCAA Regional Qualifiers Sheila Paul.............................................2010 (100m, 200m) Jackie Coward............................... 2010 (100mH, 400mH) Carley Dart......................................................... 2010 (800m) Tiki James...........................................2010 (100m Hurdles) 4x100mH........................................................................... 2010 Micaela Wimberly............................2010 (100m Hurdles) Aisha-Marie Frazier.........................2010 (400m Hurdles) Sonnisa Williams .................................. 2010 (Long Jump) Jacquelyn Gilchrist............................... 2010 (Long Jump) Tomika Story.........................................2010 (Triple Jump) Lakendra Thames............................... 2010 (Shot, Discus) Dione Thomas.......................................2009 (Triple Jump) Lizzie Harris..............................................2009 (High Jump) Kelsey Poljansek................................................. 2009 (Shot) Lakendra Thames.............................................. 2009 (Shot) Tiki James...........................................2009 (100m Hurdles) 4x100m relay.................................................................... 2008 Shantile Blackburn.......................................... 2008 (800m) Sheree Carter....................................2008 (100m Hurdles) Victoria Chin..................................... 2008 (100m Hurdles) Victoria Chin...............................2006-08 (400m Hurdles) Lizzie Harris........................................2008 (100m Hurdles) Lizzie Harris........................................2008 (400m Hurdles) Lizzie Harris..............................................2008 (High Jump) Karen Kozub..........................................2004, 2008 (800m) LaKendra Thames...................................... 2008 (Shot Put) Dione Thomas........................................2008 (Long Jump) LaKendra Thames.......................................... 2007 (Discus) Diana Chin....................................... 2005-06 (Long Jump) Katie Fowke........................................ 2004-06 (Pole Vault) Tiffany Roebuck.................................. 2004-06 (Hammer) Diana Chin.........................................2005 (100m Hurdles) Victoria Chin..........................................2005 (Triple Jump) Ann Louise Larsen..........................2003-05 (High Jump) Tiffany Roebuck..................................2005 (Shot, Discus) LaTrica Firby...........................................2004 (Triple Jump) LesSundra Ford..................................... 2004 (High Jump) Andrea Morrow........... 2003-04 (3000m Steeplechase) Rian Thomas................................................2004 (Hammer) Kelly Roloff.............................................. 2003 (High Jump) NCAA Provisional Qualifiers Lizzie Harris..............................................2008 (High Jump) Jamie Pew............................................2002 (Heptathalon) Kelly Roloff...........................................2003 (Heptathalon) Sonja Shedden (i)........................................ 2002 (5,000m) Sonja Shedden...........................................2001 (10,000m) U.S. Track and Field Coaches’ Association All-Academic Team 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. Track and Field Coaches’ Association All-Academic Team Sonja Shedden................................................................ 2002 Kelly Roloff........................................................................ 2003 Katie Fowke................................................................2005-06
C-USA Freshman of the Year Jenny Clausen.................................................................. 2007
U.S Track and Field Coaches’ Association All-East Region Team Dione Thomas.......................................2008 (Triple Jump)
C-USA Coach of the Year Caryl Smith Gilbert......................................................... 2010
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team Kristen Zieminski............................................................ 2008
USTFCCCA South Region Coach of the Year Caryl Smith Gilbert......................................................... 2009 Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Marcia Mansur-Wentworth 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Year Katara Beard.........................................................2000, 2001 Valerie Beaubrun............................................................2002 Tiffany Roebuck..............................................................2005 NCAA Outdoor Championship Qualifiers Sonnisha Williams................................2010 (Long Jump) Jackie Coward.................................2010 (100m (Hurdles)
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team Astrid Claessens.............................................................. 2005 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Track and Field Academic All-District First Team Kristen Zieminski............................................................ 2008 Tracy Fischler.................................................................... 2006 Astrid Claessens.............................................................. 2005 C-USA All-Academic Team Kristen Zieminski............................................................ 2008
conference history and results
Year Indoor Host 1996# -- 1997# -- 1998# -- 1999# -- 2000# -- 2001# -- 2002# -- 2003# -- 2004# -- 2005# -- 2006$ Houston 2007$ Houston 2008$ Houston 2009$ Houston 2010$ Houston * Conference Record
Indoor Score -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 27.50 46 86 60
Indoor Finish -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7th 9th 8th 3rd 5th
Outdoor Host UCF Samford FIU Troy Troy UCF Troy UCF UCF Belmont UTEP Rice UTEP Tulsa UCF
Outdoor Score 146 172 186 160 154 196 208* 124 127 158 45.50 66.33 84.33 111 114
Outdoor Finish 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 9th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st
EDITOR’S NOTE: The UCF track and field teams have compiled an impressive record of success at Conference Championships, claiming eight of the nine championships as a member of the Atlantic Sun. The Knights’ claimed third place in Caryl Smith Gilbert’s season at the helm of the program in 2008. UCF made the switch to C-USA in 2006 and began competition in both indoor and outdoor conference meets at that time. # - A-Sun Conference $ - C-USA
C-USA INDOOR HISTORY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
2010 UTEP .......................................................................113.5 Rice ........................................................................... 110 Houston .....................................................................92 Tulsa ........................................................................ 89.5 UCF ..............................................................60 East Carolina .............................................................47 Southern Miss ..........................................................44 SMU .............................................................................36 UAB ..............................................................................25 Marshall . ....................................................................19 Memphis . ..................................................................18 Tulane ........................................................................... 7 2009 Rice ...........................................................................148 Houston ..................................................................108 UCF ............................................................. 86 UTEP ........................................................................... 54 Memphis . ................................................................. 51 SMU............................................................................ 45 Tulsa ........................................................................... 42 Southern Miss ......................................................... 40 UAB ............................................................................. 32 Marshall . ................................................................... 20 Tulane ........................................................................ 20 East Carolina ...............................................................1 2008 Rice..........................................................................133.5 UTEP.......................................................................114.5 Memphis................................................................. 74.5 UAB...............................................................................55 Houston.......................................................................52 Tulane..........................................................................51 Tulsa..............................................................................48 UCF...............................................................46 Southern Miss...........................................................34 East Carolina.......................................................... 25.5 SMU..............................................................................15 Marshall......................................................................... 0 2007 Rice ........................................................................... 100 UTEP ......................................................................95.50 Houston .....................................................................91 UAB ..............................................................................87 Memphis . ..................................................................78 Tulsa ............................................................................54 SMU .............................................................................37 Southern Miss.......................................................... 37 UCF........................................................ 27.50 Tulane .........................................................................27 East Carolina .............................................................22 Marshall . ...................................................................... 6 2006 Houston ............................................................ 141.50 Rice ........................................................................... 126 UTEP ............................................................................72 Tulsa ............................................................................66 Southern Miss ..........................................................60 SMU .............................................................................51 UCF ..............................................................44 UAB ..............................................................................36 Memphis . ..................................................................28 East Carolina .......................................................20.50 Tulane .........................................................................10 Marshall . ...................................................................... 8
C-USA OUTDOOR HISTORY
The Knights hosted and won the 2010 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship. It was the first league crown for UCF since joining C-USA in 2005.
2010 1. UCF.............................................................. 114 2. UTEP.............................................................................109 3. Rice.................................................................................. 87 4. Tulsa.............................................................................81.8 5. SMU.............................................................................76.3 6. Houston......................................................................... 75 7. UAB................................................................................. 70 8. East Carolina................................................................ 67 9. Southern Miss............................................................. 63 10. Tulane............................................................................ 32 11. Marshall......................................................................... 27 12. Memphis....................................................................13.8 2009 1. Rice .............................................................................131 2. UCF .............................................................111 3. SMU .............................................................................. 96 4. Houston ...................................................................86.5 5. UTEP ............................................................................. 79 6. Memphis . ................................................................68.5 7. Tulsa ............................................................................. 62 8. UAB ............................................................................... 49 9. Southern Miss ........................................................44.5 10. East Carolina ...........................................................42.5 11. Tulane .......................................................................... 40 12. Marshall...........................................................................7 2008 1. Rice...............................................................................175 2. UTEP......................................................................143.50 3. UCF...........................................................84.33 4. UAB................................................................................ 70 5. SMU............................................................................... 64 6. Memphis...................................................................... 58 7. Houston...................................................................51.50 7. Tulsa..........................................................................51.50 9. Southern Miss............................................................ 45 10. Tulane........................................................................... 39 11. Marshall...................................................................19.33 12. East Carolina..........................................................17.83 2007 1. Rice.........................................................................146.50 2. UTEP............................................................................122 3. Houston......................................................................105 4. Tulsa..........................................................................88.83 5. UCF...........................................................66.33 6. SMU............................................................................... 53 7. Tulane........................................................................... 50 8. Memphis.................................................................47.33 9. UAB................................................................................ 45 10. Southern Miss............................................................ 45 11. East Carolina............................................................... 34 12. Marshall...........................................................................0 2006 1 Houston......................................................................125 2. UTEP............................................................................109 3. Rice.........................................................................108.50 4. Southern Miss............................................................ 85 5. UAB................................................................................ 74 5. Tulsa............................................................................... 74 7. SMU............................................................................... 61 8. Memphis...................................................................... 46 9. UCF...........................................................45.50 10. Tulane........................................................................... 38 11. East Carolina............................................................... 33 12. Marshall........................................................................ 18 31
UCF Track & field complex Built in 1991, the UCF Track & Field Complex serves as the home to all home track and field meets as well as men’s and women’s soccer games. The Knights also use the facility as the site of all of their practices. The complex features an eightlane, 400-meter track that was resurfaced during the summer of 2004. The facility includes throwing areas for the hammer, discus and shot put, as well as recently improved long and triple jump pits. The complex features bleacher seating with a capacity for 500 fans and numerous other spectator areas. In 2006, the bleachers were upgraded to feature more comfortable chairback seating. This season, the Knights hosted three meets at the facility which served as warmups to this weekend’s prestigious event, including the Black & Gold Challenge, the UCF Invitational and the UCF Twilight. Renovations on the complex got underway in the summer of 2010. These renderings display plans to include a new section of bleachers which will provide expanded seating, a press box and a building to house concessions and restroom facilities. The UCF Track & Field Complex is nestled between the 45,000-seat Bright House Networks Stadium and the 10,000-seat UCF Arena, which both opened in 2007 and house the Knights’ football and basketball programs, respectively.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA UCF Stands For Opportunity: The University of Central Florida is one of the most dynamic universities in the country in one of the most popular cities in the world. Offering 214 degree programs, it is an academic and research leader in numerous fields, such as optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, the sciences including biomedical sciences, hospitality management and digital media. UCF’s 1,415-acre main campus provides modern facilities, most of which have wireless abilities, with 600 acres set aside for lakes, woods and an arboretum. UCF has 12 colleges, including the newly established College of Medicine. More than 56,000 students attend classes on UCF’s main Orlando campus and its 11 regional campuses. UCF began offering classes in 1968 and recently granted its 198,311 degree. UCF promotes a diverse and inclusive environment. UCF students come from 63 Florida counties, 50 states, and 141 countries. Study abroad programs allow UCF students to study and conduct research with 98 institutions in 36 countries. Students at UCF have been recognized throughout the world and include recipients of the Rhodes, Mellon and Goldwater scholarships. In 2009, the UCF College of Medicine officially opened, allowing the university to help increase opportunities for medical education in Florida.
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TOWERS AT KNIGHTS PLAZA
Many members of the UCF track & field team reside on campus at the Towers at Knights Plaza. The new apartments on the north side of campus allow the studentathletes to live across the street from the UCF Arena, the UCF Practice Facility and Knightro’s cafeteria. The apartments feature single bedrooms with full-size beds, kitchens and living room areas. Each bedroom includes high-speed Internet access, cable television and local phone service. The Towers at Knights Plaza are also located near Bright House Networks Stadium, the Wayne Densch Sports Center and Nicholson Fieldhouse. The apartments are located above retail shops and restaurants, including Barnes and Noble and Tailgaters restaurant.
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UCF PRESIDENT DR. JOHN C. HITT
PERSONAL PROFILE • married to the former Martha Halsted for 48 years • father of two and grandfather of two • avid fisherman and golfer GOAL-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP Five Major Goals for UCF • offer the best undergraduate education in Florida • achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research • provide an international focus to the curricula and research programs • become more inclusive and diverse • become America’s leading partnership university CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A Leader in Higher Education • more than 18 years as president of the University of Central Florida - planned and won approval for a new college of medicine - doubled enrollment with enhanced academic quality - increased by sevenfold the number of doctoral degrees awarded each year - expanded research funding from $6.2 million to more than $121 million a year ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS • graduated cum laude in 1962 from Austin College (B.A. psychology) • earned master’s degree in 1964 from Tulane University (M.S. physiological psychology) • earned doctoral degree from Tulane University in 1966 (Ph.D. physiological psychology) • graduate study supported by fellowships from the Danforth Foundation and the National Science Foundation CURRENT CIVIC SERVICE ENGAGEMENTS • member, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission Fundraising Campaign leadership cabinet • member, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando’s Council of Governors • member of the board, American Heart Association • member of the board, Central Florida Partnership • member of the board, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission • member of the board, United Arts of Central Florida • member, American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment Leadership Circle • chair, Conference USA Board of Directors SELECTED AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS • Junior Achievement’s Spirit of Achievement Award, 2008 • multiple listings among the Orlando Sentinel’s 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida and Orlando Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People in Central Florida • Seminole Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007 • Orlando Business Journal’s inaugural Legacy Award, 2006 • Orlando Sentinel’s Central Floridian of the Year, 2005 35
UCF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS KEITH R. TRIBBLE Upon his hiring on June 6, 2006, Keith Tribble publicly shared his two core goals in taking the director of athletics position with the University of Central Florida – to graduate student-athletes and compete for championships. Since that day, everything UCF has planned and accomplished has fit within that mission. In over three decades working in and around the collegiate community, the consistency in Tribble’s background is his ability to build programs with strong foundations and dynamic infrastructure. Tribble, one of only seven African-American directors of athletics in the Football Bowl Subdivision, has quickly taken hold of the burgeoning UCF Athletics program’s blueprints and promised to lead with the two key principles that everyone associated with the program will also share. Most importantly, Tribble is committed to the concept of the well-rounded student-athlete, emphasizing the importance of their academic prowess off the field as well as championship results on. In addition, the other focal point of his concentration is the oversight of the construction, expansion and completion of the UCF Athletics Facilities Master Plan. When finished in 2020, the plan will have touched every-single area of the student-athletes’ well-being, including residential housing, academic and mentoring support facilities and state-of-the-art performance venues where UCF fans and supporters can cheer on the Knights. To date, Tribble has overseen $150 million in new construction and improvements to UCF athletic facilities since his arrival, and was recently approved to move forward with a $70 million facility development plan that will complete the UCF Athletics quadrant on campus. Through a renewed commitment, Tribble has been most proud of the record academic achievement of UCF student-athletes during his time in Orlando. The Knights, for the fourth-straight year in 2009-10, led all public institutions in Conference USA with the highest number of student-athletes on the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with 221 representatives maintaining a 3.0 grade-point average or better. UCF’s 221 honorees represented approximately 60 percent of the school’s total student-athletes. For three-straight years, through 2009, UCF student-athletes had placed the highest number on the league honor roll for all schools, public or private. UCF Athletics can now compete for C-USA championships in all sports, and has been progressing in this direction under Tribble since his first year at UCF. In recent years, the football program has played for two C-USA titles, winning in 2007. That same year, women’s soccer and softball and members of the women’s track and field squad first claimed C-USA titles. In 2008-09, C-USA Coach of the Year Joi Williams led a young women’s basketball program to a memorable conference championship and NCAA Tournament invitation. Men’s golf won its first C-USA championship, while finishing among the top-10 teams nationally in 2009 and followed up in 2010 with another C-USA team title. Women’s track and field earned the school’s latest league title with a memorable finish at the 2010 C-USA Championship, helping Caryl Smith Gilbert earn conference coach of the year honors. Women’s soccer was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation in 2009 and made its third-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance behind C-USA Coach of the Year Amanda Cromwell. In all, UCF Athletics has or will be competing in NCAA postseason tournaments in all of its programs in the coming seasons. Tribble arrived at UCF following 13 years as the chief executive officer of the south Florida-based Orange Bowl Committee, where he was an integral part of reshaping the collegiate football bowl system into an acclaimed industry. Tribble attended the University of Florida where he played offensive guard for three bowl teams. He graduated in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism (public relations and marketing). Tribble and his wife, Terri, have a daughter, Carlyn, and a son, Kyle.
SENIOR STAFF
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David Chambers Executive Associate AD
David Hansen Senior Associate AD
Jessica Reo Senior Associate AD
Jeff Ulmer Senior Associate AD
ORLANDO UCF is located in one of the world’s most vibrant cities - Orlando. Looking for theme parks, attractions, museums, world-class shopping, great restaurants, golf courses and nature preserves? You can find it all here in Orlando. One of the area’s top attractions is its weather, with the average annual temperature 72.4 degrees. Orlando is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. In 2009, nearly 50 million visitors traveled to the region. Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando and Sea World are just a short drive away from the UCF campus. The Kennedy Space Center, state parks and sandy beaches off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean are also all nearby. Orlando is a frequent destination for today’s top musical acts, who visit popular venues like Hard Rock Live at Universal’s CityWalk and House of Blues, which is located at Downtown Disney. The city’s world-renowned theme parks have added a variety of new entertainment experiences, including Disney’s Cirque de Soleil and Universal’s Blue Man Group performances. Beyond the theme parks, downtown Orlando features an ever-changing skyline, fine dining options and a newly developed arts district.
With top-notch events occuring year round, Orlando is a premier destination for sports fans. The region is home to professional franchises, college football bowl games, worldfamous auto races and several professional golf tournaments. The Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association play in downtown Orlando at the new Amway Center. The region’s sports calendar is busy each spring as Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex hosts the Atlanta Braves for Major League Baseball spring training. The Houston Astros train in nearby Kissimmee and the Washington Nationals prepare for the regular season in Viera. The Florida Citrus Bowl hosts a pair of college bowl games each winter. Other events in the area include the Daytona 500 and PGA Tour tournaments. 37