Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...................................................................................... 1 Coaching Staff .............................................................................................................. 2 Roster........................................................................................................................... 3 Player Profiles ..........................................................................................................4-17 2006-07 In Review ............................................................................................... 18-23 The Southern Conference ............................................................................................ 24 UNCG Record Book ............................................................................................... 25-29 This is UNCG ......................................................................................................... 30-34 UNCG Athletics History.......................................................................................... 35-39
UNIVERSITY FACTS Location .................................................................................................Greensboro, NC Founded .................................................................................................................1891 Enrollment ...........................................................................................................16,600 Nickname ......................................................................................................... Spartans Colors................................................................................................Gold, White & Navy Affiliation .................................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference ....................................................................................................... Southern Chancellor .................................................................................... Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan Alma Mater ......................................................... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963 Director of Athletics .................................................................................Nelson E. Bobb Alma Mater ...........................................................................................Kent State, 1970 Athletics Dept. Phone.............................................................................. 336-334-5952 Ticket Office Phone ................................................................................. 336-334-3250
Sports Information Director .................................................................... Mike Hirschman Email .............................................................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell Phone..............................................................................................336-202-5331 Assist. Sports Information Director (Cross Country/Track Contact) ..................Jessica Poole Email ................................................................................................ jepoole@uncg.edu Cell Phone............................................................................................. 336-207-2383 Sports Information Intern ..........................................................................Christy Kramer Email ............................................................................................ cmkramer@uncg.edu Sports Information Phone ........................................................................336-334-5615 Sports Information Fax .............................................................................336-334-3182 SID Office Address ...................................................................................UNCG Athletics ................................................................................................................. PO Box 26168 .......................................................................................... Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Website ......................................................................................www.uncgspartans.com
UNCG CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD INFORMATION Head Coach ................................................................................................. Linh Nguyen Alma Mater ........................................................................................... Lynchburg, 2000 Email .................................................................................................. nguyen@uncg.edu Office phone ............................................................................................336-334-4157 Assistant Coach ..................................................................................... Jennifer Severns Email ................................................................................................jmsevern@uncg.edu Alma Mater .................................................................................Central Michigan, 2002 Office Phone ............................................................................................336-334-4157
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Campbell Invitational Winthrop Asics Invitational Colonial Inter-Regional
Buies Creek, NC Rock Hill, SC Williamsburg, VA
October 12 27
Blue Ridge Mountain Open Southern Conference Championship
Boone, NC Cullowhee, NC
November 10
NCAA Regional Championship
Louisville, KY
2008 Indoor Track and Field Schedule January 25-26
Liberty On Track Open
Lynchburg, VA
February 1-2 Carolina Invitational 15-16 Virginia Tech Challenge 29-1 Southern Conference Championship
Chapel Hill, NC Blacksburg, VA Clemson, SC
2008 Outdoor Track and Field Schedule March 21-22 28-29
Wake Forest Open Raleigh Relays
Winston-Salem, NC Raleigh, NC
April 4-5 Duke Invitational 12 Carolina Fast Times 26-27 Southern Conference Championship
Durham, NC Chapel Hill, NC Cullowhee, NC
May 4 Duke Twilight 30-31 NCAA Regional Championships TBA
Durham, NC
CREDITS The 2007-08 University of North Carolina at Greensboro men’s and women’s cross country and track and field media guide was written by Jessica Poole, UNCG Assistant Sports Information Director. This guide was designed using Adobe Creative Suite CS2. Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman and former Sports Information Intern Kendra Lee. Photography by SoCon Photos, WG Sports, John Bell, and others.
MEDIA NOTE Just a reminder to please refer to our institution as UNC Greensboro (no hyphen) or UNCG on second reference.
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Spartan Coaching Staff
Linh Nguyen enters his second season as head coach and seventh year overall on the coaching staff of the UNC Greensboro men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs. He was elevated to head coach on March 3, 2006 prior to the beginning of the outdoor track season. Nguyen spent four years as an assistant coach to Rachelle Roberts, who stepped down for family reasons. He also worked as a volunteer assistant for one year with the Spartans. The 2006-07 season saw Xavier Rutz break his own school record in the 3000m and 5000m, while the men’s cross country team recorded their best finish at the SoCon Cross Country Championships with Josh Wyatt and Nicolas Vaccaro finishing in the Top 10. It was also the first time in program history that the Spartans tallied two all-conference honors in the sport of men’s cross country. On the women’s side Jess Weber led the Spartans with the fastest times of the season in both the 1500m and the 3000m during the outdoor season. During the 2006 outdoor season, Jeff Williams and Charles Jones both qualified for the NCAA East Regional. Williams in the 800 meter event and Jones, who also qualified in 2005, competed in the triple jump. Williams also set school records in the 400 and 800, while Xavier Rutz set UNCG marks in both the 3000 and 5000 meter events. Jess Weber set two school records in the 800 and 1500m, while Heidi Pinkerton set the school standard in the 3000m steeplechase. The 2004-05 season saw Jones compete in the NCAA Championships and finish 23rd in the triple jump. That feat culminated a run that saw Jones win the Southern Conference triple jump with a then school-record leap of 50 feet. Four weeks later at the NCAA East Regional, Jones shattered his own record with a 50’ 10.25” jump that placed him fifth, which qualified him for the NCAA’s in Sacramento. Jeff Williams and CR Thomas finished 1-2 in the 800 meters event at the SoCon Indoor Championships, which led the men’s team to a fifth place finish. Also garnering All-SoCon honors with third place finishes were Jones in the long jump and the Distance Medley Relay squad. On the women’s side, Jess Weber set a school record in the 1500m event at the Duke Invitational. All told, UNCG set nine school marks during the 2004-05 campaign. Nguyen has also seen several other school records recorded under his tutelage, which includes Joe Jacobs’ record setting performances in both the indoor and outdoor 3000m events along with the outdoor 5000m. Also, Heidi Sloop turned the trick in both the indoor and outdoor 3000m runs and the 3K Steeplechase. During his collegiate career, Nguyen was an eight-time All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) selection. Nguyen led Lynchburg to a pair of top-five finishes at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Cross Country meet, including one third-place finish. He also took the Hornets to a league title in 1999, while capturing ODAC Runner of the Year Honors. Nguyen, a native of East Hampton, NY, graduated from Lynchburg College in 2000 with a B.S. degree in sports medicine. Prior to coming to UNCG, Nguyen served as the assistant athletic trainer and volunteer assistant coach for the Hornets. Nguyen recently received his Master in Exercise Physiology from UNCG. He and his wife, Christina reside in Mebane.
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Jennifer Severns begins her second season as assistant coach with the UNCG Cross Country / Track & Field programs in 2007-08. Severns helped the Spartans to several milestones during her first season. Under her tuteledge Xavier Rutz broke his own school record in the 3000m and 5000m, while the men’s cross country team recorded their best finish at the SoCon Cross Country Championships with Josh Wyatt and Nicolas Vaccaro finishing in the Top 10. It was also the first time in program history that the Spartans tallied two all-conference honors in the sport of men’s cross country. On the women’s side Jess Weber led the Spartans with the fastest times of the season in both the 1500m and the 3000m during the outdoor season. Severns filled a vacant position that had been held by Linh Nguyen prior to his elevation to head coach. A 2002 graduate of Central Michigan University, Severns served as an assistant coach at Division III Dickinson College during the 2005-06 season. Prior to that, she spent time as an assistant coach at Mt. Pleasant HS in Mt. Pleasant, MI. While at Dickinson, the team placed sixth at the NCAA Division III National Championship meet after winning conference and NCAA East Regional titles. With the Red Devils, she coached two All-Americans last year, one earning the honor in both track and cross country. “I’m very excited to have Jennifer join our cross country and track staff,” said Nguyen. “She brings with her valuable experience, not only as a coach but also as a recruiter and academic mentor. Jennifer has been a part of the sport on many levels and the lessons she’s learned along the way are going to be a great asset as she helps to guide our student-athletes. “Jennifer has a tremendous enthusiasm for the sport that I feel will go a long way in helping us take this program to the next level. She is going to be a wonderful addition to our program and I’m looking forward to working with her.” While at Central Michigan, Severns was a member of the cross country and track teams for one season and served tenures in the University’s Athletic Academic Center and with the athletic marketing department. She has also served internships with USA Triathlon and the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. Severns is currently working on her master’s degree in Sports Administration from Central Michigan.
Name
Athletic Eligibility XC IN OUT
Events(s)
Hometown
Previous School
Michelle Chewens Rebecca Colangelo Courtney Fawcett Tiffany Garber Sherrika Jordan Caitlin Lenz Carly Magin Deanna Mulicka Mary Ann Rutz Jess Weber Nancy York
Fr. So. Fr-r Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. N/A Fr.
XC/Mid Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid Distance XC/Mid Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid Distance XC/Distance Mid Distance XC/Mid Distance
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Morris Plains, NJ Chester, NH Bryn Mawr, PA Charlotte, NC Ladue, MO Delmar, NY Bethlehem, PA Cary, NC Lorton, VA Greenville, NC
Cornwall Central HS Morristown HS Pinkerton Academy Unionville HS Harding University Ladue Watkins HS Bethlehem HS Saucon Valley HS Green Hope HS Hayfield HS J.H. Rose HS
Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr-r Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr-r Fr.
Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr-r Fr.
2007-08 UNCG Men’s Cross Country & Track and Field Roster Name
Athletic Eligibility XC IN OUT
Events(s)
Hometown
Previous School
Robert Belcher Lincoln Bennett Andrew Clyne Taylor Hurst Ramon Jobson-Brown Keith Gruchacz Ryan Rodd Justin Ruppe Xavier Rutz Anthony Savoia Ryan Solomon Josh Wyatt Terry Wyatt
Fr. So. Fr. Fr. N/A N/A Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr-r. Sr. So.
XC/Mid Distance XC/Mid Distance XC/Mid Distance XC/Mid Distance Jumps Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid Distance
Hope Mills, NC King, NC Washingtonville, NY Stone Mountain, GA Loganville, GA Bridgewater, NJ West Hartford, CT Rutherfordton, NC Cary, NC Haverstraw, NY Hope Mills, NC Hope Mills, NC Hope Mills, NC
South View HS West Stokes HS Washingtonville HS Lakeside HS Franklin (NJ) HS Bridgewater-Raritan (Kutztown) Conard HS R-S Central HS Green Hope HS North Rockland HS South View HS South View HS (West Florida) South View HS
Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr-r. Sr. So.
Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. So.
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Meet the Spartans
the North Carolina Intercollegiate... posted a time of 19:31 to finish 28th at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open... finished 53rd at the Lou Onesty Invitational with a time of 20:33... placed 41st at the SoCon Championships with a time of 20:40. Track: Red-shirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons. High School: Earned four letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track while competing at Hayfield Secondary... held sixth and ninth place finishes at the Virginia State meet... collected all-district and all-region honors in cross country... named team MVP and captain... All-American, all-state, all-region and all-district in track... garnered All-American honors in the 4x800m relay at the adidas Outdoor Championship.
Was named to the ESPN The Magazine/Cosida Academic AllAmerica All-District women’s track & field/cross country team for the 2006-07 school year… also was named to the Southern Conference’s Academic All-Conference squads during the fall, winter and spring seasons.
Personal: Jessica S. Weber... born August 11, 1985...daughter of Susan and Tom Weber... currently emrolled in the conflict resolution graduate program at UNCG.
2006-07: XC: Was UNCG’s top finisher in the first four events of the season… ran a season-best 19:16:44 at the Southern Conference Championships, good for a 39th place finish… paced the Spartans at the Winthrop Invitational with a 15th place finish with a time of 19:45 which led UNCG to a sixth place team finish. Indoor: Opened the season with a third place finish in the 3000m (10:54.98) at the UNC Opener… also competed in the mile and ran a season-best 5:28.53 at the Niswonger Invitational, which was UNCG’s fastest mile time of the year. Outdoor: Ran in five meets on the year… ran a 4:50.87 in the 1500m at the Wake Forest Open… also competed in the 800m and the 3000m… posted UNCG’s top time in the 800m with a 2:25.47… also had UNCG’s fastest times in the 1500m and the 3000m(11:04.26)… ran a season-best 4:48.59 at the SoCon Championships to help the team to a ninth place finish. 2005-06: XC: Was UNCG’s top-finisher in the first five events of 2005, including an 18th place showing at the Southern Conference Championship with a season-best time of 19:03.42… finished eighth at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 20:17, leading UNCG to a fourth place finish… finished in the top-20 four times. Indoor: Set a school record in the one mile event at the Southern Conference Championships with a sixth place finish in a time of 5:13.71… also ran a personal-best time in the 800m event with a 2:22.37 clocking to finish 11th at the Carolina Invitational… was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed seventh at the SoCon Championship meet with a time of 12:50.72… posted four of the top-six times in the mile during the indoor season. Outdoor: Set a pair of school records during the season… was ninth in the 1500 meters at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 4:45.08… two weeks later set the 800m record with a time of 2:18.93 at the Duke Invitational… finished seventh at the SoCon Championship meet in the 1500m (4:44.97)… recorded the top-three Spartan times in the 800 and the top-five times in the 1500m event. 2004-05: XC: Ran a season-best time of 20:55.99 at the Overton Invitational to place 29th… finished 66th at the Southern Conference Championship with a time of 21:35.59. Indoor: Finished 2nd in the 800m event at the Valentine Open with a then personal-best time of 2:24.80… member of the Distance Medley Relay squad that set a school-record time of 12:40.38 at the SoCon Indoor Championship, finishing sixth… also placed eighth in the mile at the SoCon championship with a time of 5:17.13. Outdoor: Posted UNCG’s top two and four times respectively in the 800m and 1500m events… ran a then school record clocking of 4:47.84 in the 1500m at the Duke Invitational… also ran a season-best time in the 800m with a time of 2:21.43 at the Charlotte Invitational. 2003-04: XC: Added depth and consistency to the squad... posted top-3 finishes in three meets for the Spartans... ran a career-best time of 18:48, which is tied for the 14th fastest all-time mark at UNCG, to finish 42nd at 4 • 2007 UNCG Cross Country/Track Media Guide
Top Performances XC 5K: 18:48 6K: 22:52.2
Indoor 800m: 2:22.37 Mile: 5:13.71 3000m: 10:54.98
Outdoor 800m: 2:18.93 1500m: 4:44.97 3000m: 11:04.26 5000m: 19:08.36
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2006-07: XC: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Competed in two meets… finished 94th at the Duke Asics Invitational in the 5000m with a time of 22:41.50… ran the 3000m at the Carolina Fast Times finishing 20th with a time of 12:46.99, which was the second fastest for UNCG during the season.
High School: Four-year member of the cross country team at Green Hope High School in Cary, NC… also competed in track & field for three years and on the swimming team for one year… named All-Tri 7 Conference and all-region in both cross country and track & field during the 2001 and 2002 seasons… owns the school record in the 5K, one mile and two mile runs… selected the team’s most valuable player in both 2001 and 2003… garnered the coaches award in 2002. Personal: Mary Ann Rutz… born April 27, 1987 in Houston, TX… daughter of William and Ana Rutz… brother Xavier is a member of the men’s cross country and track & field program at UNCG… undecided on a major.
Top Performances XC 5K: 20:24.7 6K: 23:56.8
Indoor 5000m: 20:35.46
Outdoor 1500m: 5:18.78 3000m: 11:36.22 5000m: 19:49.31
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2005-06: XC: Ran a season-best time of 20:24.7 to place 45th at the Blue Ridge Open… was 60th at the Southern Conference Championship after crossing the finish line in a time of 20:28.07… was the Spartans’ third finisher in the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 23:56.8 over the 6K course in Greenville, NC. Indoor: In her only competition of the season, placed 21st in the 5000m event at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 20:35.46. Outdoor: Finished third at the Elon Invitational in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:18.78… her time of 11:36.22 in the 3000m at the 49er Classic was the third fastest time for UNCG during the season… posted a time of 19:57.96 in the 5000m at the Raleigh Relays.
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2006-07: XC: Competed in two meets during the year…had her best finish of the season at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open when she ran a season-best 24:53.0… also ran in the season opening Winthrop Invitational, placing 85th with a time of 25:06 Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005-06: Did not compete during the 2005-06 school year. High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track at Morristown High School in Morristown, NJ… ran for coaches Kevin Rooney and Paul Buccino… named honorable mention All-Morris Country in cross country… was twice named second team all-state in outdoor track… also selected third team all-state in outdoor track in 2002… member of two sectional championship teams in 2001 and 2002. Personal: Rebecca Colangelo… born August 3, 1987 in Morristown, NJ… daughter of John and Adrienne Colangelo… interior architecture major at UNCG.
2006-07: XC: Only competed in the Winthrop Invitational where she posted a 22:11 in the 5K. Obtained a medical redshirt after competing at Winthrop. Indoor: Competed in three indoor meets… finished 13th in the 5000m at the UNC Opener with a time of 20:47.89…ran the 3000m at the Niswonger Invitational where she placed 26th with a time of 12:02… posted a season-best time of 11:46.33 in the 3000m at the Carolina Invitational. Outdoor: Saw action in two meets… ran the 1500m at the Duke Asics Invitational and the Carolina Fast Times… finished 73rd with a time of 5:29.13 at the Duke Asics Invitational and placed 33rd at Fast Times with a time of 5:35.75. High School: Three-year letter winner in both indoor and outdoor track at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH… also earned two varsity letters in cross country… member of the indoor 4x800m relay team that holds the school record. Personal: Courtney Brooke Fawcett… born August 24, 1988 in Boulder, CO… daughter of Brian Fawcett and Lynn Fawcett… majoring in nursing… also recruited by UNC Wilmington.
Top Performances
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XC 5K: 24:53
XC 5K: 22:11
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Indoor 3000m: 11:46.33 5000m: 20:47.89
Outdoor 1500m: 5:29.13
Personal: Sherrika Alisia Jordan… born December 24, 1987 in Charlotte, NC… daughter of Raymond and Daphne Jordan… older brother Raymond and younger brother Dwayne… majoring in biochemistry.
High School: Earned four letters in outdoor track and three letters in cross country and indoor track for Tom Howley and Jack Rightmeyer at Bethlehem HS in Delmar, NY. Personal: Carly Danielle Magin… born June 6, 1988 in Albany, NY…daughter of Matthew and Barbara Magin… recruited by Charlotte as well… majoring in nutrition.
Top Performances XC 5K:19:19.13 6K:24:08
Top Performances Outdoor 1500m:5:03.99
XC 5K: 20:52.01 6K: 25:20
Indoor Mile: 5:50.41 3000m: 11:44.63
Outdoor 1500m: 5:12.74 3000m Steeplechase:
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High School: Was a four-year competitor in cross country and two-year competitor in track at Harding University HS for coach Rudolph Brown… four-time cross country team MVP and two-time track team MVP… member of two state championship teams in 2004 and 2005… earned second place in the mile at state in 2004.
2006-07: XC: Ran in every meet… opened with a 21:59 at the Winthrop Asics Invitational… had her best meet at the SoCon Championships where she posted a 20:52.01… helped the Spartans to an eighth-place finish at the Mason Invitational by running a 26:02 over the 6K course. Indoor: Placed seventh in the 3000m at the UNC Opener with a time of 11:46.53… ran the mile at the Carolina Invitational and placed 42nd with a time of 5:58.13… competed in the mile at the SoCon Championships and had a season-best time of 5:50.41. Outdoor: Opened the season with a sixth place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 12:35.60… ran the 1500m twice and had her best finish at the UNC Invitational with a time of 5:12.74… recorded her best time in the 3000m Steeplechase with a 12:23.97 at the Duke Asics Invitational… posted a 12th place finish in the 3000m Steeplechase at the SoCon championships with a time of 12:46.93.
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2006-07: XC: Participated in four cross country meets on the season… shaved time in each meet she participated in… recorded a season best 19:19.13 at the Southern Conference Championships… was named team’s Most Improved Runner. Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Ran in three meets and had her best outing at the SoCon Championship running a 5:03.99 in the 1500m… posted the third fastest time on the team in the 1500m.
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High School: Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track and three letters in cross country and indoor track… member of the 4X800 relay that holds the school record…. also a member of the sprint medley relay that holds the school record… cross country team was four-time section champions… 4X800 relay was section champions in 2007… earned second team all-conference honors in cross county in 2005 and third team honors in 2006. Personal: Michelle L. Chewens… born on April 30, 1989 in Coldspring, NY… daughter of Robert and Luay Chewens… has one sister, Nicole (16)... looking to major in exercise and sports science at UNCG.
High School: Four year participant in cross country and track at Ladue Horton Watkins HS in Ladue, MO… was a member of the 2005 state championship track team… team had back-to-back runner up performances in 2006 and 2007. Personal: Caitlin A. Lenz… born February 27, 1989... daughter of Jimmie and Kim Lenz… has one sister, Kelsey (16).
High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and indoor track at Unionville HS in Kennett Square, PA… was a three-time selection to the cross country all-league squad… squad earned a gold medal at the PLAA State Championship… was a four-time first team All-SCCL cross country selection… also earned second team All-SCCL honors in the 1600m in track. Personal: Tiffany L. Garber… born April 26, 1989… daughter of Richard and Lynette Garber… father played soccer at West Chester University… also has one sibling, Timothy (16)… intends to major in interior architecture at UNCG.
High School: Participated in basketball, track and cross country at Saucon Valley HS in Hellertown, PA…was a two-time all-league track selection…. also earned team MVP honors in 2007…2006 track squad was league and league meet champions… earned two cross country varsity letters…was an all-league and all-district selection…was also named to the second team allregion squad… owns school records in the 5K with a time of 19:37 and the 1600m with a time of 5:22. Personal: Deanna M. Mulicka… born March 16, 1989 in Bethlehem, PA… daughter of Mike and Marge Mulicka… has two siblings, Michael Schuh (27) and Tanya Mulicka (18)… intends to major in secondary education at UNCG.
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High School: Earned four varsity letters in indoor and outdoor track and three varsity letters in cross country at J.H. Rose HS in Greenville, NC… was a cross country all-conference selection… was a two-time state championship participant in indoor track… also earned all-conference and all-region honors in outdoor track… was also an outdoor track state championship participant… holds the 1000m record at J.H. Rose.
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Personal: Nancy H. York… born October 1, 1989… daughter of Maurice and Dru York… will look to major in pre-med at UNCG.
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2006-07: XC: One of UNCG’s most consistent runners… had his best finish of the season at the Southern Conference Championships where he ran a 26:08.67… finished in the Top-10 at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:31... ran the 10K NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 33:14. Indoor: Competed in the 3000m, 5000m and the mile for UNCG… had two Top-10 finishes on the season… took a ninth place finish at the UNC Opener in the 3000m with a time of 9:00.35 and at the Southern Conference Championships in the 5000m with a time of 15:35.65… competed in the mile at the Carolina Invitational and finished 22nd with a time of 4:30.12, which was the fourth fastest time for the Spartans. Outdoor: Competed in the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and the 10,000m… took a 20th place finish in the 5000m at the 49ers Classic with a time of 15:37.84… competed in the 10,000m at the Wake Forest Open and took a 29th place finish with a time of 32:37.43… was UNCG’s top finisher in the 1500m at the Carolina Fast Times; posted a season best 4:12.65… posted a 19th place finish at the SoCon Championships in the 5000m with a time of 16:49.61. 2005-06: XC: Posted UNCG’s top time at both the Winthrop Invitational and the Paul Short Invitational… ran his best 8K time of 25:59.7 at the Paul Short meet… finished 11th overall at Winthrop with a time of 27:14… finished 35th at the Southern Conference Championship… crossed the line in a time of 33:15.7 over the 10K course at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Indoor: Competed in the 3000 and 5000 meter events for the Spartans… ran a seasonbest time of 9:01.85 at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the 3000m event… placed 16th at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational in the 5000m with a personal-best time of 15:47.49… finished 13th in the 5000m at the SoCon Championship (15:59.95). Outdoor: Competed in the 3000, 5000 and 10000 meter events… earned a time of 9:06.74 in the 3000 at the seasonopening 49er Classic… finished 15th in the 10,000 at the Duke Invitational (32:51.30). At Kutztown: XC: Was the Bears top finisher in all six competitions during the 2004 season… ran a personal best time of 25:57 to place fifth at the Tidewater Classic… posted four top-8 finishes on the season… finished 27th at the PSAC Championship with a time of 27:06. In 2003, led Kutztown in three meets as a freshman… finished fifth at the Salisbury Invitational with a time of 26:45… finished 27th at the PSAC Championship with a time of 27:40. High School: Third team All-New Jersey in cross country… placed 11th at the Central Jersey Group 4 Cross Country Championships… seventh at the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional meet in the 3,200m event… graduated with the school record in the two mile run. Personal: Keith Paul Gruchacz… born June 26, 1985 in Somerville, NJ... son of Shelly Gusciera... business administration major.
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Top Performances XC 8K: 25:59.7 10K: 33:14
Indoor Mile: 4:30.12 3000m: 9:00.35 5000m: 15:34.77
Outdoor 1500m: 4:12.65 3000m: 9:06.74 5000m: 15:27.93 10000m: 32:37.43
Personal: Xavier Rutz... born June 25, 1985... son of William and Ana Rutz... business administration major.
2005-06: XC: Only saw action in the first two events of the season… was 33rd at the Virginia Tech Invitational and was 25th at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 28:45. Received a medical redshirt due to injury. Indoor: Ran the top-two times in the 3000 meter event for UNCG… posted a personal-best time of 8:45.53 to place 23rd at the Virginia Tech Invitational... also ran an 8:47.39 at the Carolina Invitational… earned the top time in the 5000 meter event as well with a 15:12.76 at the Niswonger Invitational to finish fourth. Outdoor: Set a school record in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:38.54, trimming three seconds off the previous record, at the 49er Classic… set a second UNCG record in the 5000 meter event at the Duke Twilight meet with a time of 14:57.65… finished ninth in the 5000 at the SoCon Championship with a time of 15:13.85… owned the four best performances on the team in the 5000m… set a meet record in winning the 1500 meter event at the Elon Invitational with a time of 4:07.89. 2004-05: XC: Competed in all six events for UNCG during freshman season… posted his best time of the season during the opening meet of the year at the Covered Bridge Open… he covered the 8K layout in 27:26.3 for a 43rd place finish… placed 58th at the Southern Conference Championship with a time of 28:47.16… ran a time of 34:45.7 over the 10K course at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Indoor: Won the mile run at the Valentine Open with a time of 4:30.02… finished 12th in the 3000m event at the SoCon Indoor Championship with a time of 8:55.88, which at the time was the third fastest time in UNCG history… member of the All-SoCon Distance Medley Relay team that finished third at the conference meet with a 10:26.89 clocking… ran a UNCG season-best time of 16:17.30 to finish sixth in the 5000m at the Carolina Classic. Outdoor: Won the 3000 meter event at the Wake Forest Quad with a 8:58.83 clocking, which is the fifth fastest time in school history… finished eighth in the 1500m event at the Charlotte Invitational (4:05.55)… placed 28th at the Raleigh Relays in the 5000m (15:22.62), which is the fifth fastest time at UNCG and also represents the fastest time by a freshman in the 5K.
Top Performances XC 8K: 25:17 10K: 33:06
Indoor Mile: 4:21.68 3000m: 8:45.53 5000m: 15:12.11
Outdoor 800m: 1:59.33 1500m: 4:02.89 3000m: 8:38.42 5000m: 14:52.88
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2006-07: XC: Participated in all six meets… was UNCG’s top-finisher at the Winthrop Invitational and the Mason Invitational… ran a 25:17 at the Mason Invitational, finishing in eighth place and helping UNCG to a fifth-place finish… ran a 33:06 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Indoor: Earned All-Conference accolades with UNCG’s Distance Medley Relay... competed in the 3000m, 5000m and mile… UNCG’s top finisher in the 3000m at the UNC Opener… took fourth place with a time of 8:48.39… also took a fourth place finish at the Niswonger Invitational in the 5000m with a time of 15:14.97… placed fourth at the SoCon Championships in the 5000m with a time of 15:12.11... UNCG’s top performer in the 3000m and 5000m Outdoor: Primarily competed in the 3000m and 5000m… set a new school record with a third-place finish in the 3000m at the 49er Classic with a time of 8:38.42… took a 31st place finish in the 5000m with a time of 15:37.49 at the Wake Forest Open… competed in the 5000m at the SoCon Championships… took eighth place with a time of 15:52.79… set another school reocrd with a season-best 14:52.88 at the Duke Asics Invitational.
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High School: Earned four varsity letters in both cross country and outdoor track while at Green Hope HS… was a two-time 4A Mideast Region and threetime All-Tri-Seven Conference selection in cross country... two time all-region selection in track, in addition to three all-conference honors… was a part of five conference championship teams and one regional championship... also earned a combined five varsity letters in swimming and diving.
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2006-07 XC: Earned All-SoCon honors after a Top 10 finish at the Southern Conference Championship... UNCG’s top performer in three meets… had a fifth place showing at the SoCon Championships with a time of 25:32.53, which helped UNCG to a third place finish… was UNCG’s top finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 32:43. Indoor: Recorded three Top10 finishes… ran the 3000m and the 5000m… posted a season-best 8:50.03 in the 3000m at the Carolina Invitational… took an eighth-place finish in the 5000m at the SoCon Championships with a time of 15:20.89. Outdoor: Saw action in five events during the outdoor season… was UNCG’s top finisher in the 10,000m at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 32:14.15, which was his fastest time of the season… ran the third fastest time of the season in the 1500m (4:08.88) at the UNC Invitational… placed fifth at the SoCon Championships in the 10,000m with a time of 32:49.99. 2005-06: XC: Competed in all six events during first season with UNCG… set a personal-best time of 26:27.9 at the Paul Short Invitational… had a 27th place showing in his first Southern Conference Championship meet with a time of 26:30.44… was UNCG’s top finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 32:54.8 over the 10K layout. Indoor: Ran a time of 8:53.86 in the 3000 meter event at the Virginia Tech Invitational… finished 12th at the SoCon Championship in the 5000m (15:42.96). Outdoor: Saw action in four events in his first outdoor season at UNCG… recorded a time of 4:15.28 to place fourth in the 1500 meters at the Elon Invitational… earned his best time of the year in the 3000m at the 49er Classic (9:09.93)… placed 15th in the 5000m at the SoCon Championship (15:35.00)… ran the Spartan’s top-time of the season in the 10000m at the Duke Invitational (32:33.88) to finish 13th. At West Florida: Competed during his freshman season at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL… team finished fifth at the NCAA Division II South Regional… ran a time of 34:49 over the 10K course in Memphis, TN… ran a season-best time of 27:20.91 at the 8K Disney Cross Country Classic... The Argonauts placed second at the Gulf South Conference Championships. High School: Competed in both cross country and track at South View High School in Hope Mills, NC for coach Jesse Autry… he was a four-time first team All-Two Rivers Conference honoree and earned three all-region plaudits in cross country… cross country team won the 4A state title in 2003… owned a fifth place ranking in the South Region by Harrier Magazine in 2003… also named first team all-conference twice and was the regional champion in the 3200m event… ran as part of the 4x800m indoor relay state champion team in 2004... member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Joshua L. Wyatt… born February 11, 1986 in Phoenix, AZ… son of Andrea Wyatt… exercise and sports science major at UNCG.
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Top Performances XC 8K: 25:26 10K: 32:43
Indoor 3000m: 8:50.03 5000m: 15:20.89
Outdoor 800m: 2:00.21 1500m: 4:08.88 3000m: 9:02.42 5000m: 15:23.28 10000m: 32:14.15
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2005-06: XC: Competed in all six meets during first year with UNCG… posted his top time of the season of 27:57.6 at the Paul Short Invitational… placed 59th in his first Southern Conference Championship with a time of 28:33.08… ran a 10K time of 35:04.9 at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Indoor: Saw action in the 800m, mile and 3000 meter events… ran a 2:03.79 in the 800m at the Carolina Invitational to finish 15th… was 14th in the mile at the SoCon Championship (4:32.67)… member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed fifth at the SoCon Championship with a time of 10:37.64. Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 3000 meter Steeplechase at the SoCon Championships with a time of 10:07.64… ran a season-best time of 4:08.43 in the 1500 meters at the Raleigh Relays. High School: All-Conference runner at Conard High School in West Hartford, CT for coach Brian Bishop… selected All-Central Connecticut Conference in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track… conference champion in the indoor 1600m event… finished seventh in the state and 20th in New England in the 1600m… member of the conference champion indoor 4x800m relay team… also played baseball for the Chieftains.
Top Performances XC 8K: 26:40.0 10K: 34:28
Indoor 800m: 2:03.79 Mile: 4:24.28 3000m: 8:49.10 5000m: 15:50.82
Outdoor 800m: 1:58.90 1500m: 4:08.43 3000m Steeplechase:
9:46.83
Personal: Ryan Christopher Rodd… born November 14, 1987 in Coventry, CT…son of Ron and Mary Ann Rodd and Judy Emmick… business administration major.
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2006-07: XC: Participated in all six meets… posted his best time of the season of 26:40.0 at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open… finished in 45th place at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 27:31.86… ran a 34:28 at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Indoor: Competed in the 3000m, 5000m and the mile… opened the season with a Top-5 finish in the 3000m with a time of 8:49.10 at the UNC Opener... ran the 3000m and the mile at the SoCon Championships; posted a ninth-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 9:01.10 and a eighth place finish in the mile with a time of 4:26.20. Outdoor: Participated in the 3000m steeplechase, 1500m and 800m… UNCG’s top performer in the 3000m steeplechase… posted three Top-10 finishes with a season-best 9:46.83 at the UNC Invitational.
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2006-07: Indoor: Finished second in the long jump at the Niswonger Invitational with a season-best 6.85 meters… posted a 6.55 jump at the Southern Conference Championships, good for an eighth-place finish. Outdoor: Recorded the season’s top long jump mark for UNCG and the second best shot put mark… finished sixth at the UNC Invitational in the long jump with a mark of 6.49m, his best jump of the year… took a 16th place finish in the shot put at the Carolina Fast Times… earned an eighth place finish in the long jump at the SoCon Championships with a jump of 6.42 meters. 2005-06: Indoor: Finished 13th in the long jump at the UNC Invitational with a season-best length of 6.40 meters… finished ninth at the Southern Conference Championship in the long jump (6.39m)… member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed fifth at the SoCon Championships with a time of 10:37.64. Outdoor: Recorded the top-three long jump marks of the season for UNCG… his best effort was at the season-opening 49er Classic, finishing 12th with a jump of 6.48 meters… won the long jump event at the Elon Invitational (6.44m)… finished fifth at the SoCon Championship in the long jump (6.18m) and 12th in the triple jump (13.09m). High School: Competed in both track and football at Franklin High School in Somerset, NJ for track coach Darrell Hilliman… set a Somerset County triple jump record… named first team all-county, all-area and All-Skyland Conference during the outdoor season… team captain… played wide receiver for three years on the football team. Personal: Ramon Lamar Jobson-Brown… born December 9, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica… computer science major at UNCG.
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Top Performances Indoor Long Jump: 6.85m
Outdoor Long Jump: 6.49m Triple Jump: 13.09m Shot Put: 7.37m
Personal: Lincoln Grey Bennett… born August 9, 1987 in King, NC… son of Mike and Ronda Bennett… father Mike played tennis for UNCG…plans to major in history.
Top Performances XC 8K: 28:42
High School: Four-year participant in cross country, track and wrestling at South View HS in Hope Mills, NC… named all-county and two-time all-conference in cross country… earned all-conference honors in wrestling… member of the team that won four conference championships, two regional championships and the 2003 4A cross country state championship. Personal: Walter Ryan Solomon… born October 8, 1985 in Hartsville, SC… son of Danny and Shawn Solomon… also attended St. Cloud State University… recruited by Belmont-Abbey and St. Cloud State… majoring in special education.
Top Performances Indoor 800m: 2:06.85 Mile: 4:42.84
Outdoor 1500m: 4:14:89 3000m: 10:00.22
Outdoor 1500m: 4:38.83 3000m: 10:00.16
5000m: 17:17.28
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High School: Earned three varsity letters in both cross country and track at West Stokes HS under Coach Benji Knox… two time all-conference and allregion in the 800 meters... finished fifth in the 2A 800 meters.
2006-07: XC: Did not compete. Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Ran in five meets…. earned his best time in the 1500m at the UNC Invitational where he ran a 4:38.83… also competed in the 3000m and the 5000m… ran a season best 17:17.28 in the 5000m… ran a 10:00.16 in the 3000m at the Carolina Fast Times.
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2006-07: XC: Ran his fastest time at the Mason Invitational (28:42)… helped the Spartans to a second place finish at the Winthrop Invitational by placing 53rd with a time of 30:49… ran well at the SoCon Championships; helped UNCG to a third place finish with a time of 29:18.62. Indoor: Ran the 800m twice… posted a 2:06.85 at the Carolina Invitational and a 2:09.75 at the SoCon Championships… also ran the mile at the UNC Opener and posted a 21st place finish with a time of 4:52.84. Outdoor: Primarily ran the 1500m… posted his best time at the Duke Asics Invitational where he posted a 4:14.49… also ran the 3000m at the 49er Classic where he posted a 10:00.22.
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2006-07:XC: Ran in every meet and posted his fastest time at the Mason Invitational running a 27:36, good for an 85th place finish… helped the Spartans to a second place finish at the Winthrop Invitational by running a 29:35. Indoor: Opened the indoor season with a sixth place finish in the 5000m with a time of 16:14.84… also ran the 3000m… had his best finish at the Carolina Invitational with a 9:13.48… finished 10th in the 3000m (9:17.19) and 13th in the 5000m (16:12.34) at the SoCon Championships. Outdoor: Competed in every meet… ran a 10:02.66 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Duke Twighlight meet... had a great meet at the SoCon Championships by placing 21st in the 5000m (17:00.84) and 11th in the steeplechase (10:35.75). High School: Four-year letter winner in track and three-year letter winner in cross country at RS Central HS in Rutherfordton, NC… earned all-state honors in cross country… holds Southwest Foothills Conference record in the two mile event. Personal: Justin Todd Ruppe… born April 5, 1988 in Rantoul, IL… son of Jeff Ruppe and Belinda Ruppe… majoring in chemistry.
Top Performances XC 8K: 27:36 10K: 36:00
Indoor 3000m: 9:13.48 5000m: 16:12.34
Outdoor 1500m: 4:15.42 5000m: 16:48.69 3000m Steeplechase: 10:02.66
2006-07: XC: Ran in every meet… posted his fastest time of the year at the Southern Conference Championships where he ran a 27:39.87… helped the Spartans to a second place finish at the Winthrop Invitational after running a 28:38. Indoor: Earned All-SoCon honors as a member of the Distance Medley relay... Primarily ran the 800m but also competed in the 400m… placed 17th in the 800m at the UNC Opener with a time of 2:04.66… ran the 400m at the Carolina Invitational and placed 64th with a time of 53.96…. at the SoCon Championships, just missed the event finals with a 1:57.85 in the 800m. Outdoor: Ran in four meets and had his best finish in the 800m at the SoCon Championships where he placed 11th (1:57.16), which was his fastest time of the year. High School: Earned three varsity letters in cross country and two in indoor and outdoor track at South View HS in Hope Mills, NC… was named all-conference and all-region in cross country and indoor and outdoor track… finished first at regionals in the 800 meters… member of the cross country team that won the 2003 state championships… also received one varsity letter in swimming. Personal: Terry Donell Wyatt, Jr.… born October 3, 1988…son of Terry Sr. and Aida Wyatt… was also recruited by East Carolina and Western Carolina… plans on majoring in biology.
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Indoor 400m: 53.96 800m: 1:57.85
Outdoor 800m: 1:57.16
Personal: Robert Dail Belcher… born August 4, 1989…. son of Robert D. Belcher, Sr. and Teresa Belcher… has one sister, Tiffany Spell and one brother Ray Belcher… intends to major in physical education at UNCG.
Personal: Andrew Thomas Clyne… born on June 27, 1989…. son of Thomas and Melinda Clyne… has one sister Juliana (16)… father played basketball at the Pratt Institute…undecided major at UNCG.
High School: Four year cross country and track participant at Lakeside HS in Atlanta, GA… in 2006 earned a Top-5 finish at the Dekalb County Cross Country meet… was a member of the two-time county champion cross country team…a two-time all-state cross country selection… was an all-county track selection… finished in the Top-3 in the 800m at the Youth Nationals… in 2007 posted Top-4 finishes in the 800m and 1500m… was an all-state track selection… .also competed for the D.C. Express Track Team for two years.
High School: Earned three cross country and indoor track varsity letters and two outdoor track letters at North Rockland HS in Thiells, NY… was an all-section, all-county, all-league and all-state cross country selection… also earned all-county and all-section honors in indoor track… earned All-American honors in the steeplechase… also holds the 5K school record at North Rockland… was a member of five league championships and three county and section championships.
Personal: Taylor Edward Hurst… born August 30, 1988… son of Gary and Patricia Hurst… has one brother Mitchell (23) and one sister Jordan (18)…father competed in track and field at Holy Cross College… intends to major in international business.
Personal: Anthony Michael Savoia… born May 11, 1989… son of Anthony and Renee Savoia… has one sister, Catherine(15)… intends to major in elementary education at UNCG.
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High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country, basketball and track at Washingtonville HS in Washingtonville, NY… earned all-state cross country honors… was a member of the sprint medley relay that holds the school record.
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High School: Earned two varsity letters in cross country and track at South View HS in Hope Mills, NC… was an all-state, all-conference and all-region track selection for coach Jesse Autry… also earned all-conference and all-region honors in cross country… also played soccer.
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2006-07 Season Review
2006 UNCG Women’s Cross Country Results Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 13 Oct. 28 Nov. 11
Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte) Winthrop Invitational (Winthrop) George Mason Invitational (GMU) Blue Ridge Mountain Open Southern Conference Championships NCAA Southeast Regional
Winthrop Invitational; Rock Hill, SC (5K) Team Results 1. Davidson.....................................................27 2. Charlotte ....................................................43 3. College of Charleston ..................................88 4. Furman .....................................................106 5. Winthrop...................................................112 6. UNCG .......................................................170 7. South Carolina ..........................................183 8. Wofford ....................................................235 9. South Carolina State .................................274 Individual Results 1. Brenna Burns, Davidson ........................ 18:23 15. Jess Weber.......................................... 19:45 17. Tessa Dispenette ..................................19:47 49. Stephanie Maltais ...............................21:26 52. Carly Magin .........................................21:27 62. Courtney Fawcett .................................22:11 85. Becca Colangelo ................................. 25:06 Mason Invitational; Manassas, VA (6K) Team Results 1. Richmond ...................................................27 2. Charlotte ....................................................44 3. American ....................................................95 4. Elon ..........................................................110 5. UNC Wilmington........................................159 6. St. John’s ..................................................179 7. Campbell ..................................................220 8. UNCG .......................................................223 9. Morgan State ............................................236 10. Howard ...................................................248 11. George Mason.........................................259 12. Maryland ............................................... 354 Individual Results 1. Heather Lee, unattached ...................21:23.13 25. Jess Weber...........................................23:37 39. Tessa Dispenette .................................24:18 47. Sherrika Jordan ................................... 24:33 71. Carly Magin......................................... 26:02 77. Stephanie Maltais ............................... 26:25 Blue Ridge Mountain Open; Boone, NC (5K) Team Results 1. Appalachian State ......................................30 2. Vanderbilt ...................................................68 3. Milligan ......................................................86 4. High Point .................................................110 5. Elon ..........................................................116 6. UNC Wilmington........................................ 176 7. Radford.....................................................205 8. Western Carolina ......................................238 18 • 2007 Cross Country/Track Media Guide
Charlotte, NC Rock Hill, SC Manassas, VA Boone, NC Chattanooga, TN Louisville, KY
9. UNC Greensboro .......................................252 10. King College ...........................................274 Individual Results 1. Jenna Wrieden, Appalachian ...............17:53.9 35. Jess Weber........................................19:56.1 53. Tessa Dispenette ............................. 20:26.9 59. Sherrika Jordan................................ 20:35.5 83. Carly Magin ..................................... 21:39.8 115. Becca Colangelo ............................ 24:53.0 Southern Conference Championships; Chattanooga, TN (5K) Team Results 1. Chattanooga ...............................................43 2. Appalachian State ......................................44 3. Davidson ....................................................53 4. Elon ..........................................................124 5. College of Charleston ................................132 6. Furman .....................................................138 7. Western Carolina .......................................241 8. The Citadel ...............................................247 9. UNC Greensboro ...................................... 264 10. Georgia Southern ....................................276 11. Wofford...................................................282 Individual Results 1. Lanni Marchant, Chattanooga ........... 17:01.17 39. Jess Weber..................................... 19:16.44 42. Sherrika Jordan...............................19:19.13 51. Tessa Dispenette ............................ 19:39.02 72. Carly Magin ................................... 20:52.01 83. Stephanie Maltais ..........................21:47.69 NCAA Southeast Regional; Louisville, KY (6K) Team Results 1. North Carolina State ...................................61 2. Duke ...........................................................70 3. Virginia Tech ...............................................83 4. Virginia .....................................................109 5. Wake Forest ..............................................164 6. North Carolina ..........................................182 7. William & Mary..........................................236 8. Kentucky...................................................251 9. Davidson ..................................................266 10. Coastal Carolina .................................... 284 11. Appalachian State ..................................289 12. Liberty ....................................................331 13. Charlotte ................................................370 14. Louisville ................................................373 15. Eastern Kentucky ....................................374 16. Richmond ...............................................396 17. Western Kentucky ....................................418 18. James Madison .......................................438
No Team Score 6th/9 Teams 8th/12 Teams 9th/10 Teams 9th/11 Teams 31st/32 Teams
19. High Point ...............................................522 20. College of Charleston ..............................583 21. South Carolina ........................................650 22. Clemson .................................................657 23. Elon ........................................................672 24. Furman ...................................................699 25. Winthrop.................................................761 26. Morehead State ......................................774 27. Murray State ...........................................791 28. East Carolina ..........................................796 29. UNC Wilmington .....................................800 30. Gardner-Webb ........................................853 31. UNC Greensboro .....................................943 32. Wofford ..................................................972 Individual Results 1. Julia Lucas, NC State............................. 20:15 161. Sherrika Jordan ................................. 24:08 180. Jess Weber.........................................24:37 194. Tessa Dispenette ...............................25:21 203. Carly Magin ...................................... 25:50 205. Stephanie Maltais ............................ 26:30
Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte) Winthrop Invitational (Winthrop) George Mason Invitational (GMU) Blue Ridge Mountain Open Southern Conference Championships NCAA Southeast Regional
Winthrop Invitational; Rock Hill, SC (8K) Team Results 1. Charlotte ....................................................36 2. UNCG .........................................................53 3. Winthrop.....................................................83 4. Furman .......................................................97 5. Davidson ..................................................116 6. College of Charleston ................................123 7. Wofford .....................................................213 8. South Carolina State .................................251 Individual Results 1. Adu Dentamo, Charlotte ........................ 25:44 2. Xavier Rutz ............................................ 26:06 6. Nicolas Vaccaro ................................... 26:19 8. Josh Wyatt ............................................ 26:22 10. Keith Gruchacz .....................................26:31 31. Ryan Rodd ...........................................27:57 42. T.J. Wyatt ............................................ 28:38 50. Justin Ruppe ....................................... 29:53 53. Lincoln Bennett .................................. 30:49 Mason Invitational; Manassas, VA (8K) Team Results 1. Indiana .......................................................23 2. Charlotte ....................................................59 3. George Mason ............................................95 4. Richmond .................................................107 5. UNC Greensboro .......................................123 6. American ..................................................140 7. US Naval Academy ....................................180 8. UNC Wilmington........................................223 9. Elon ..........................................................241 10. Campbell ................................................296 11. Howard ...................................................352 12. Coppin State ..........................................355 13. Morgan State..........................................401 Individual Results 1. Jordan Kyle, Indiana .............................. 24:45 8. Xavier Rutz .............................................25:17 12. Josh Wyatt .......................................... 25:26 16. Nicolas Vacarro ................................... 25:33 32. Keith Gruchaz ..................................... 26:06 65. Ryan Rodd ...........................................27:00 85. Justin Ruppe ........................................27:36 90. TJ Wyatt ...............................................28:11 101. Lincoln Bennett ................................. 28:42 118. Tim Kwak .......................................... 30:24 Blue Ridge Mountain Open; Boone, NC (8K) Team Results 1. High Point ...................................................50 2. Appalachian State ......................................59
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3. Vanderbilt .................................................106 4. UNC Wilmington........................................136 5. East Tennessee State ................................142 6. Radford ....................................................156 7. Mars Hill ...................................................189 8. Elon ..........................................................214 9. UNC Greensboro .......................................233 10. Western Carolina ....................................245 11. Lenoir-Rhyne ...........................................246 12. Milligan ..................................................367 13. King College ...........................................385 Individual Results 1. Mike Deren, ETSU ...............................24:53.1 45. Josh Wyatt ....................................... 26:39.7 t-46. Xavier Rutz .................................... 26:40.0 t-46. Ryan Rodd..................................... 26:40.0 49. Keith Gruchacz................................. 26:40.6 72. Nicolas Vaccaro ................................27:32.1 82. Justin Ruppe .....................................27:52.7 90. T.J. Wyatt ......................................... 28:05.0 122. Lincoln Bennett ............................. 29:42.7 139. Tim Kwak ....................................... 31:58.0 Southern Conference Championships; Chattanooga, TN (8K) Team Results 1. Appalachian State ......................................51 2. Furman .......................................................70 3. UNC Greensboro .........................................94 4. Davidson ..................................................104 5. Chattanooga .............................................121 6. The Citadel ...............................................164 7. Elon .......................................................... 174 8. College of Charleston ................................175 9. Western Carolina ......................................207 10. Wofford ..................................................289 Individual Results 1. Phil Mitchell, App. St. ........................ 25:17.19 5. Josh Wyatt ....................................... 25:32.53 8. Nicolas Vaccaro ............................... 25:38.19 17. Xavier Rutz ..................................... 26:05.85 20. Keith Gruchacz............................... 20:08.67 45. Ryan Rodd ......................................27:31.86 47. Terry Wyatt......................................27:39.87 49. Justin Ruppe .................................. 27:44.72 72. Lincoln Bennett ............................. 29:18.62
No Team Score 2nd/9 Teams 5th/12 Teams 10th/10 Teams 3rd/11 Teams 20th/32 Teams
4. Virginia .....................................................131 5. Clemson ...................................................201 6. Virginia Tech .............................................235 7. Liberty.......................................................237 8. Eastern Kentucky ......................................257 9. Duke .........................................................309 10. Wake Forest ............................................335 11. North Carolina ........................................342 12. James Madison .......................................346 13. Charlotte ................................................363 14. Appalachian State .................................. 417 15. George Mason ........................................428 16. Kentucky.................................................459 17. High Point ...............................................468 18. Coastal Carolina ..................................... 474 19. Richmond ...............................................512 20. UNC Greensboro .....................................519 21. Norfolk State ......................................... 545 22. Furman .................................................. 548 23. VCU ........................................................574 24. Davidson ................................................614 25. Radford ..................................................634 26. Gardner-Webb ........................................665 27. UNC Wilmington ......................................681 28. Western Kentucky ...................................734 29. Morehead State ......................................759 30. College of Charleston ..............................838 31. Elon ........................................................889 32. Wofford ..................................................975 Individual Results 1. Jacob Korir, Eastern Kentucky ................ 30:03 71. Josh Wyatt........................................... 32:43 78. Nicolas Vaccaro .................................. 32:49 102. Xavier Rutz ........................................ 33:06 108. Keith Gruchacz...................................33:14 160. Ryan Rodd ........................................ 34:28 193. Justin Ruppe ..................................... 36:00 196. Terry Wyatt .........................................36:16
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UNC Opener (UNC) Niswonger Invitational (ETSU) Carolina Invitational (UNC) Southern Conference Championships
UNC Opener (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 3. Jess Weber, 3000m.................................................................. 10:54.98 5. Tessa Dispennette, 3000m ...................................................... 11:12.10 6. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m ........................................................ 19:52.75 7. Carly Magin, 3000m................................................................. 11:46.53 9. Kathy Oldham, Mile.................................................................. 5:50.76 13. Courtney Fawcett , 5000m ..................................................... 20:47.89 Niswonger Invitational (Johnson City, TN) Individual Results 11. Jess Weber, Mile (unseeded)....................................................5:28.53 19. Kathy Oldham, 3000m (unseeded) .........................................11:39.86 20. Carly Magin, 3000m (unseeded) .............................................11:44.63 20. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m .......................................................19:40.45 23. Tessa Dispenette, 5000m ......................................................19:48.90 26. Courtney Fawcett, 3000m (unseeded) .....................................12:02.97 Carolina Invitational (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 14. Tessa Dispennette, 3000m .....................................................11:09.76 17. Naomi D’Amours, 3000m .......................................................11:29.15 22. Courtney Fawcett, 3000m ......................................................11:46.33 28. Jess Weber, Mille ....................................................................5:35.45 30. Kathy Oldham, Mile.................................................................5:36.12 42. Carly Magin, Mile ....................................................................5:58.13 Southern Conference Championships (Clemson, SC) Individual Results 16. Tessa Dispenette, 5000m ...................................................... 18:50.20 21. Kathy Oldham, Mile ............................................................... 5:35.51 22. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m ...................................................... 19:30.05 23. Carly Magin, Mile .................................................................. 5:50.41
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Chapel Hill, NC Johnson City, TN Chapel Hill, NC Clemson, SC Top Times By Event Mile Jess Weber............................................................................. 5:28.53 Kathy Oldham ........................................................................ 5:35.51 Carly Magin ........................................................................... 5:50.41 3000 meters Jess Weber............................................................................. 10:54.98 Tessa Dispennette.................................................................. 11:09.76 Naomi D’Amours .................................................................... 11:29.15 Kathy Oldham ........................................................................ 11:39.86 Carly Magin ........................................................................... 11:44.63 Courtney Fawcett ................................................................... 11:46.33 5000 meters Tessa Dispennette.................................................................. 18:50.20 Naomi D’Amours .................................................................... 19:30.05 Courtney Fawcett ................................................................... 20:47.89
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Niswonger Invitational (Johnson City, TN) Individual Results 1. Jeff Williams, 800m .............................................................1:54.50 2. Ramon Jobson-Brown, Long Jump (unseeded) ......................6.85m 4. Nicolas Vaccaro, 3000m (unseeded) ....................................8:59.67 4. Xavier Rutz, 5000m ..............................................................15:14.97 12. Josh Wyatt, 5000m ............................................................15:22.51 19. Keith Gruchaz, 5000m .......................................................15:34.77 22. Ryan Rodd, 5000m ............................................................15:50.82 31. Justin Ruppe, 5000m .........................................................16:19.65 Carolina Invitational (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 2. UNCG, Distance Medley Relay “A” .........................................10:28.56 4. Nicolas Vaccaro, Mile ...........................................................4:21.44 6. Xavier Rutz, Mile ...................................................................4:21.68 8. Josh Wyatt, 3000m ..............................................................8:50.03 11. Jeff Williams, 400m ............................................................50.31 13. Ryan Rodd, Mile .................................................................4:24.28 20. Justin Ruppe, 3000m .........................................................9:13.48 22. Keith Gruchaz, Mile ............................................................4:30.12 47. Lincoln Bennett, 800m .......................................................2:06.85 48. Tim Kwak, 800m ................................................................2:06.91 64. T.J. Wyatt, 400m ................................................................53.96 Southern Conference Championships (Clemson, SC) Individual Results 1. Jeff Williams, 800m (finals) ..................................................1:54.05 2. UNCG, Distance Medley Relay ..............................................10:19.91 3. Jeff Williams, 800m (preliminaries) ......................................1:57.46 (advances to finals) 7. Xavier Rutz, 5000m ..............................................................15:12.11 8. Josh Wyatt, 5000m ..............................................................15:20.89 8. Ramon Jobson-Brown, Long Jump ........................................6.55 meters (21 feet, 3.5 inches) 8. Ryan Rodd, Mile ...................................................................4:26.30 9. Keith Gruchacz, 5000m ........................................................15:35.65 9. T.J. Wyatt, 800m (preliminaries) ............................................1:57.85 9. Ryan Rodd, 3000m ..............................................................9:01.10 10. Justin Ruppe, 3000m ........................................................9:17.19 12. Nicholas Vaccaro, Mile .......................................................4:36.61
13. Justin Ruppe, 5000m .........................................................16:12.34 19. Tim Kwak, 800m (preliminaries) .........................................2:05.83 22. Lincoln Bennett, 800m (preliminaries) ................................2:09.75
Top Times/Marks By Event 400 meters Jeff Williams .............................................................................50:31 T.J. Wyatt ..................................................................................53.96 800 meters Jeff Williams .............................................................................1:54.05 T.J. Wyatt ..................................................................................1:57.85 Tim Kwak ..................................................................................2:05.83 Lincoln Bennett.........................................................................2:06.85 Mile Nicolas Vaccaro ........................................................................4:21.44 Xavier Rutz ................................................................................4:21.68 Ryan Rodd ................................................................................4:24.28 Keith Gruchaz ...........................................................................4:30.12 Lincoln Bennett.........................................................................4:52.84 3000 meters Xavier Rutz ................................................................................8:48.39 Ryan Rodd ................................................................................8:49.10 Josh Wyatt ................................................................................8:50.03 Nicolas Vaccaro ........................................................................8:59.67 Keith Gruchaz ...........................................................................9:00.35 Justin Ruppe .............................................................................9:13.48 5000 Meters Xavier Rutz ................................................................................15:12.11 Josh Wyatt ................................................................................15:20.89 Keith Gruchaz ...........................................................................15:34.77 Ryan Rodd ................................................................................15:50.82 Justin Ruppe .............................................................................16:12:34 Long Jump Ramon Jobson-Brown ...............................................................6.55m Distance Medley Relay UNCG .......................................................................................10:19.91
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UNC Opener (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 1. Jeff Williams, 800m .............................................................1:54.98 4. Xavier Rutz, 3000m ..............................................................8:48.39 5. Ryan Rodd, 3000m ..............................................................8:49.10 6. Justin Ruppe, 5000m ...........................................................16:14.84 7. Josh Wyatt, 3000m ...............................................................8:54.67 9. Keith Gruchacz, 3000m ........................................................9:00.35 17. Nicolas Vaccaro, Mile .........................................................4:46.49 17. TJ Wyatt, 800m ...................................................................2:04.66 21. Lincoln Bennett, Mile .........................................................4:52.84 31. Tim Kwak, 800m ................................................................2:11.22
Chapel Hill, NC Johnson City, TN Chapel Hill, NC Clemson, SC
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49er Classic (Charlotte) Wake Forest Open (Wake Forest) UNC Invitational (UNC) Duke Asics Invitational (Duke) Carolina Fast Times (UNC) Southern Conference Championships
49er Classic (Charlotte, NC) IIndividual Results 6. Carly Magin, 3000m Steeplechase................................................ 12:35.60 18. Jess Weber, 3000m .................................................................... 11:04.26 41. Kathy Oldham, 1500m ............................................................... 5:09.91 Wake Forest Open (Winston-Salem, NC) Individual Results 12. Naomi D’Amours, 10,000m ........................................................ 42:50.89 41. Jess Weber, 1500m .................................................................... 4:50.87 43. Tessa Dispenette, 5000m .......................................................... 19:52.54 74. Kathy Oldham, 1500m ............................................................... 5:09.23 83. Carly Magin, 1500m .................................................................. 5:17.19 UNC Invitational (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 13. Jess Weber, 1500m .................................................................... 4:53.80 16. Carly Magin, 1500m ................................................................... 5:12.74 17. Naomi D’Amours, 1500m ........................................................... 5:13.64 18. Tessa Dispenette, 1500m ........................................................... 5:15.56 16. Jess Weber, 800m ...................................................................... 2:25.27 20. Kathy Oldham, 800m ................................................................. 2:29.51 Duke Asics Invitational (Durham, NC) Individual Results 15. Jess Weber, 1500m (developmental) .......................................... 4:52.95 19. Carly Magin, 3000m Steeplechase ............................................. 12:23.97 38. Jess Weber, 800m ...................................................................... 2:27.07 45. Kathy Oldham, 1500m (developmental) ..................................... 5:09.44 61. Sherrika Jordan, 1500m (developmental) ................................... 5:19.29 66. Heather Deutschle, 100m (preliminaries) ................................... 14.32 73. Courtney Fawcett, 1500m (developmental) ................................ 5:29.13 78. Amy Carnell, 1500m (developmental) ......................................... 5:44.62 82. Tessa Dispenette, 5000m (seeded) ............................................ 19:32.95 82. Kathy Oldham, 800m ................................................................. 2:37.70 90. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m (seeded) ............................................ 20:45.37 94. Mary Ann Rutz, 5000m (seeded) ................................................ 22:41.50 Carolina Fast Times (Chapel Hill, NC ) Individual Results 9. UNCG, 4X400 Relay ..................................................................... 4:23.16 20. Mary Ann Rutz, 3000m ............................................................... 12:46.99 21. Tessa Dispenette, 1500m ........................................................... 5:06.34 22. Sherrika Jordan, 1500m ............................................................. 5:08.11 27. Carly Magin, 1500m ................................................................... 5:16.97 28. Heather Deutschle, 100m .......................................................... 13.98 32. Naomi D’Amours, 1500m ........................................................... 5:28.74 33. Courtney Fawcett, 1500m .......................................................... 5:35.75 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships (Boone, NC) Individual Results 9. Jess Weber, 1500m ...................................................................... 4:48.59 16. Sherrika Jordan, 1500m ............................................................. 5:03.99 18. Kathy Oldham, 1500m ............................................................... 5:08.01 16. Tessa Dispennette, 5000m ......................................................... 19:59.72 22. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m ........................................................... 20:50.50 10. UNCG, 4X400m Relay ................................................................ 4:24.52 12. Carly Magin, 3000m Steeplechase ............................................. 12:46.93 22 • 2007 Cross Country/Track Media Guide
Charlotte, NC Winston-Salem, NC Chapel Hill, NC Durham, NC Chapel Hill, NC Boone, NC Duke Twilight (Durham, NC) Individual Results 17. Jess Weber, 1500m .................................................................... 4:52.59 15. Jess Weber, 5000m .................................................................... 19:08.36 16. Naomi D’Amours, 5000m ........................................................... 19:15.91
Top Times By Event 800 meters Jess Weber................................................................................... 2:25.27 Kathy Oldham .............................................................................. 2:29.51 1500 meters Jess Weber................................................................................... 4:48.59 Sherrika Jordan............................................................................ 5:03.99 Tessa Dispenette.......................................................................... 5:06.34 Kathy Oldham .............................................................................. 5:08.01 Carly Magin ................................................................................. 5:12.74 Naomi D’Amours .......................................................................... 5:13.64 Courtney Fawcett ......................................................................... 5:29.13 3000 meters Jess Weber................................................................................... 11:04.26 Mary Ann Rutz.............................................................................. 12:46.99 5000 meters Jess Weber................................................................................... 19:08.36 Naomi D’Amours .......................................................................... 19:15.91 Tessa Dispenette.......................................................................... 19:32.95 Mary Ann Rutz.............................................................................. 22:41.50 10,000 meters Naomi D’Amours .......................................................................... 42:50.89 Steeplechase Carly Magin ................................................................................. 12:23.97 4x400 Relay UNCG .......................................................................................... 4:23.16
49er Classic (Charlotte) Wake Forest Open (Wake Forest) UNC Invitational (UNC) Duke Asics Invitational (Duke) Carolina Fast Times (UNC) Southern Conference Championships
49er Classic (Charlotte, NC) Individual Results: 3. Xavier Rutz, 3000m ..................................................................................................... 8:38.42 10. Ryan Rodd, 3000m Steeplechase ............................................................................9:59.64 17. Justin Ruppe, 3000m Steeplechase ..........................................................................10:56.37 19. Nicolas Vaccaro, 1500m ..........................................................................................4:02.19 20. Keith Gruchacz, 5000m ............................................................................................15:37.84 22. Josh Wyatt, 3000m ..................................................................................................9:02.42 52. T.J. Wyatt, 800m ......................................................................................................2:04.97 54. Tim Kwak, 800m ......................................................................................................2:05.79 56. Lincoln Bennett, 3000m ..........................................................................................10:00.22 Wake Forest Open (Winston-Salem, NC) Individual Results: 18. Nicolas Vaccaro, 1500m ..........................................................................................3:57.20 23. Josh Wyatt, 10,000m ...............................................................................................32:14.15 29. Keith Gruchacz, 10,000m .........................................................................................32:37.43 31. Xavier Rutz, 5000m ..................................................................................................15:37.49 54. Justin Ruppe, 5000m ...............................................................................................16:48.69 60. Ryan Solomon, 5000m ............................................................................................18:10.07 72. Ryan Rodd, 1500m ..................................................................................................4:12.17 95. Tim Kwak, 800m ......................................................................................................2:02.58 96. T.J. Wyatt, 800m ......................................................................................................2:03.66 98. Lincoln Bennett, 1500m ...........................................................................................4:21.70 UNC Invitational (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 6. Ryan Rodd, 3000m Steeplechase ..............................................................................9:46.83 6. Ramon Jobson-Brown, Long Jump ..............................................................................6.49m 10. Scott Snyder, Shot Put ..............................................................................................11.60 m 13. Nicolas Vaccaro, 800m ............................................................................................1:56.75 17. Xavier Rutz, 1500m ................................................................................................... 4:02.89 28. Josh Wyatt, 1500m ..................................................................................................4:08.88 29. Keith Gruchacz, 1500m ............................................................................................4:14.43 33. Justin Ruppe, 1500m ...............................................................................................4:15.71 38. Lincoln Bennett, 1500m ...........................................................................................4:20.93 39. Tim Kwak, 1500m ....................................................................................................4:24.93 42. David Fulp, 1500m ..................................................................................................4:36.61 43. Ryan Solomon, 1500m ............................................................................................4:38.83 Duke Asics Invitational (Durham, NC) Individual Results 28. Nicolas Vaccaro, 1500m (seeded) ............................................................................3:57.78 40. Xavier Rutz, 5000m (seeded) ....................................................................................14:52.88 80. Josh Wyatt, 5000m (seeded) ....................................................................................15:23.28 89. Keith Gruchacz, 5000m (seeded) .............................................................................15:27.93 156. Ryan Solomon, 5000m (seeded) ............................................................................17:17.28 24. Ryan Rodd, 3000m Steeplechase ............................................................................10:00.41 30. Justin Ruppe, 3000m Steeplechase .........................................................................10:19.92 77. T.J. Wyatt, 800m (developmental) .............................................................................. 2:05.67 79. Tim Kwak, 800m (developmental) ............................................................................2:05.98 61. Lincoln Bennett, 1500m (developmental) .................................................................4:14.49 Carolina Fast Times (Chapel Hill, NC) Individual Results 13. UNCG, 4X400 Relay “A” ...........................................................................................3:28.79 16. UNCG, 4X400 Relay “B” ..........................................................................................3:37.08 16. Ramon Jobson-Brown, Shot Put ...............................................................................7.37 m 17. Ryan Solomon, 3000m .............................................................................................10:00.16 24. Keith Gruchacz, 1500m ............................................................................................4:12.65, 25. Ryan Rodd, 800m ....................................................................................................1:58.90 28. Xavier Rutz, 800m ....................................................................................................1:59.33 32. Josh Wyatt, 800m ....................................................................................................2:00.21 32. David Fulp, 1500m ................................................................................................... 4:29.15 27. Justin Ruppe, 1500m ...............................................................................................4:15.42 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships (Boone, NC) Individual Results 5. UNCG, 4X400 Relay ...................................................................................................3:31.14 5. Josh Wyatt, 10,000m .................................................................................................32:42.99 6. Ryan Rodd, 3000m Steeplechase ..............................................................................9:56.10 7. Nickolas Vaccaro, 1500m ...........................................................................................4:02.75 8. Xavier Rutz, 5000m ....................................................................................................15:52.79 8. Ramon Jobson-Brown, Long Jump ..............................................................................6.42 m
Charlotte, NC Winston-Salem, NC Chapel Hill, NC Durham, NC Chapel Hill, NC Boone, NC 11. T.J. Wyatt, 800m .......................................................................................................1:57.16 11. Justin Ruppe, 3000m Steeplechase .........................................................................10:35.75 16. Lincoln Bennett, 1500m ...........................................................................................4:32.23 13. Josh Wyatt, 5000m ..................................................................................................16:01.33 16. Ryan Rodd, 5000m ..................................................................................................16:32.93 17. Tim Kwak, 800m .......................................................................................................1:59.48 19. Keith Gruchacz, 5000m ............................................................................................16:49.61 21. Justin Ruppe, 5000m ...............................................................................................17:00.84 Duke Twilight (Durham, NC) Individual Results 16. Lincoln Bennett, 800m..............................................................................................2:02.70 8. Nicolas Vaccaro, 1500m .............................................................................................3:57.92 11. Ryan Rodd, 3000m Steeplechase .............................................................................9:57.01 12. Justin Ruppe, 3000m Steeplechase ..........................................................................10:02.66 12.Xavier Rutz, 5000m ...................................................................................................15:13.67 22.Keith Gruchacz, 5000m .............................................................................................15:47.39 26. Justin Ruppe, 5000m................................................................................................17:16.32 27. Ryan Solomon, 5000m..............................................................................................17:18.37
Top Times By Event
800 meters Nicolas Vaccaro ............................................................................................... 1:56.75 T.J. Wyatt ......................................................................................................... 1:57.16 Ryan Rodd ....................................................................................................... 1:58.90 Xavier Rutz ....................................................................................................... 1:59.33 Tim Kwak ......................................................................................................... 1:59.42 Josh Wyatt ....................................................................................................... 2:00.21 1500 meters Nicolas Vaccaro ............................................................................................... 3:57.20 Xavier Rutz ....................................................................................................... 4:02.89 Josh Wyatt ....................................................................................................... 4:08.88 Ryan Rodd ....................................................................................................... 4:12.17 Keith Gruchacz................................................................................................. 4:12.65 Lincoln Bennett................................................................................................ 4:14.49 Justin Ruppe .................................................................................................... 4:15.42 Tim Kwak ......................................................................................................... 4:24.93 David Fulp ....................................................................................................... 4:29.15 Ryan Solomon ................................................................................................. 4:38.83 3000 meters Xavier Rutz ....................................................................................................... 8:38.42 Josh Wyatt ....................................................................................................... 9:02.42 Lincoln Bennett................................................................................................ 10:00.16 5000 meters Xavier Rutz ....................................................................................................... 14:52.88 Josh Wyatt ....................................................................................................... 15:23.28 Keith Gruchacz................................................................................................. 15:27.93 Justin Ruppe .................................................................................................... 16:48.69 Ryan Solomon ................................................................................................. 17:17.28 10,000 meters Josh Wyatt ....................................................................................................... 32:14.15 Keith Gruchacz................................................................................................. 32:37.43 3000m Steeplechase Ryan Rodd ....................................................................................................... 9:46.83 Justin Ruppe .................................................................................................... 10:02.66 Long Jump Ramon Jobson-Brown ...................................................................................... 6.49 m Shot Put Scott Snyder .................................................................................................... 11.60 m Ramon Jobson-Brown ...................................................................................... 7.37 m 4 x 400 Relay UNCG .............................................................................................................. 3:28.79
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The Southern Conference
T
he Southern Conference, which began its 87th
season of intercollegiate competition in 2007, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and defining the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fiftholdest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. The Southern Conference has also excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision conference. Southern Conference member Appalachian State has won the last two Football Championship Subdivision titles. The Conference currently consists of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have been recognized countless times on Verizon/ CoSIDA Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Southern Conference office is located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the SoCon a first class meeting area and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. The Southern Conference will celebrate 25 years of women’s championships in 2007-08. A year-long celebration of women’s sports will highlight student-athletes, coaches and teams. Commissioner Ken Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics. The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From its humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral part of the Southern Conference and its success. The league crowns champions in nine women’s sports including cross country, soccer, volleyball, indoor track & field, basketball, tennis, golf, outdoor track & field and softball. The Southern Conference was formed on February 25, 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga. as 14 institutions from the 30-member Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) reorganized as the Southern Conference. Those charter members included Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. Athletic competition began in the fall of 1921. In 1922, six more schools - Florida, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tulane and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. A year later, the University of the South joined the ranks. VMI became a member in 1925 and Duke was added 1929. Since then, conference membership has experienced a series of membership changes with 42 institutions having been affiliated with the league. The league has undergone two major transitions during its history. The first occurred in December 1932 when the Southeastern Conference was formed from the 23school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 mem24 • 2007 Cross Country/Track Media Guide
bers west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorganized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the membership. The second major shift came about in 1953 when Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest withdrew from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. This change was brought about due to the desire of many of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular season basketball games against local rivals. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that spans four Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. On July 1, 2008, Samford will officially join the league, brining membership of the conference to 12. John Iamarino was officially named commissioner of the conference on January 2, 2006. Previously, Iamarino served as commissioner of the Northeast Conference. In nine years with the New Jersey-based league, Iamarino promoted the conference through an ambitious agenda which improved competition, upgraded compliance-related matters and increased the marketing and brand awareness of the conference and its member institutions. The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December 1950. Duke head football coach Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the conference. Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974. Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. In 1987, he was succeeded by Dave Hart who spearheaded the transfer of the league office from Charlotte, N.C. to Asheville, N.C. Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members, added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the basketball Tournament. Waters, who is currently the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, was followed by Alfred B. White in 1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the current SoCon logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. He became the president of the Asheville franchise of the National Basketball Development League in 2001. Danny Morrison headed the conference from 2001-2005 and orchestrated the league’s move from Asheville, N.C. to historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s leadership, the conference increased its marketing and promotional efforts. The Southern Conference has also been a breeding ground for some of college athletics’ most recognized coaches and administrators. Legendary basketball coaches Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett Case of North Carolina State both worked the sidelines in the Southern Conference.
Rupp guided the Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all his coaching accomplishments, Rupp never led Kentucky to a Southern Conference tournament championship. Case mentored the Wolfpack to six consecutive Southern Conference Tournament championships from 1947 through 1952. Lefty Driesell coached Davidson to three Southern Conference Tournament championships in 1966, 1968 and 1969. Driesell also won the league’s Coach of the Year award four straight times from 1963 through 1966. Former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned league Coach of the Year honors three times in the late ’70s and early ’80s while at Appalachian State and is in his first season as head coach at the College of Charleston. Terry Holland saw his basketball coaching career take off at Davidson when he returned to his alma mater in 1970. Holland was honored as the Southern Conference Coach of the Year for three consecutive seasons from 1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the conference tournament title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1970. J. Dallas Shirley, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, spent 21 years as the assistant to the commissioner and supervisor of officials in the Southern Conference. He also served as president of the International Association Basketball Officials and the United States Olympic Basketball Committee. Even the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant got his coaching start in the Southern Conference as he guided the Maryland Terrapins in 1945. A legendary Southern Conference football coach is the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who guided the Tigers as a league member from 1940-52. The incomparable Howard won 69 Southern Conference games which still ranks tied for fourth on the league’s all-time coaching victories list. The Southern Conference has been represented on the sidelines at five Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby Ross, who piloted the San Diego Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was the head coach at The Citadel from 1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy directed William & Mary from 1964-68. He was succeeded at William & Mary by Lou Holtz. William & Mary competed in the Southern Conference from 1936-77.
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Spartan All-Time Honors NCAA Championship Participants Men’s Outdoor Track Charles Jones (Triple Jump) ...................................................................... 2005
NCAA East Regional Participants Men’s Outdoor Track
All-Conference Selections Women’s Cross Country Monica Reif ...........................................................................(1995, Big South) Leslie Avbel............................................................................(1996, Big South) Brigid O’Connell......................................................................... (2000, SoCon) Mary Nero...................................................................................(2001, SoCon) Heidi Sloop ................................................................................ (2002, SoCon) Heidi Sloop ................................................................................ (2003, SoCon) Eleanor Wilson ........................................................................... (2003, SoCon) Heidi Sloop ................................................................................ (2005, SoCon)
Charles Jones
Men’s Cross Country Jason Lloyd ............................................................................(1994, Big South) David Jordan .............................................................................. (1999, SoCon) Matt Nolan ................................................................................ (2000, SoCon) Joe Jacobs ................................................................................. (2005, SoCon) Josh Wyatt ................................................................................. (2006, SoCon) Nicolas Vaccaro ......................................................................... (2006, SoCon)
Women’s Indoor Track Niki Ash ..................................................................................... (2000, SoCon) Niki Ash .....................................................................................( 2001, SoCon)
Women’s Outdoor Track Niki Ash ..................................................................................... (2000, SoCon) Christy Lee ................................................................................. (2000, SoCon)
Men’s Indoor Track DMR (Thomas, Williams, Vaccaro, Jacobs) .................................. (2004, SoCon) Jeff Williams .............................................................................. (2005, SoCon) CR Thomas ................................................................................ (2005, SoCon) Charles Jones............................................................................. (2005, SoCon) DMR (Thomas, Williams, Rutz, Vaccaro) ...................................... (2005, SoCon) Charles Jones............................................................................. (2006, SoCon) Jeff Williams .............................................................................. (2006, SoCon) Jeff Williams ................................................................................(2007 SoCon) DMR (Vaccaro, Williams, TJ Wyatt, Rutz) .......................................(2007 SoCon)
Men’s Outdoor Track Jeff Williams .............................................................................. (2004, SoCon) Charles Jones............................................................................. (2005, SoCon) Jeff Williams .............................................................................. (2005, SoCon) Jeff Willimas ............................................................................... (2006 SoCon)
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Charles Jones (Triple Jump) ...................................................................... 2005 Charles Jones (Triple Jump) ...................................................................... 2006 Jeff Williams (800m) ................................................................................ 2006
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Student-Athlete Time Date Meet CR Thomas ..................................................25:12..................................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Xavier Rutz ..................................................25:17 ....................................9/30/06 .................................. George Mason Invitational Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:18 ..................................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Josh Wyatt ...................................................25:26....................................9/30/06 .................................. George Mason Invitational Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:30.14 ...............................10/2/04 .............................................Overton Invitational Josh Wyatt ...................................................25:32.53 ............................10/28/06 ........................................SoCon Championships Nicolas Vaccaro...........................................25:33....................................9/30/06 .................................. George Mason Invitational Matt Nolan .................................................25:35.48 ..............................11/2/02 .......................................SoCon Championships David Jordan ..............................................25:36 .................................10/26/99 .............................................. NC Intercollegiate Matt Nolan ..................................................25:37 ...................................10/7/00 ........................................Paul Short Invitational Nicolas Vaccaro...........................................25:38.19.............................10/28/06 ........................................SoCon Championships Matt Nolan .................................................25:40.94 ............................10/28/00 .......................................SoCon Championships David Jordan ..............................................25:41 ...................................10/9/99 .............................Georgia Southern Invitational Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:42.40 ................................9/3/04 .......................................... Covered Bridge Open Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:43.9 ................................9/18/04 ........................................... Clemson Invitational Chris Adams ...............................................25:45 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Jason Lloyd .................................................25:45 .................................10/25/94 .................................. Big South Championships Joe Jacobs ..................................................25:47 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Joe Jacobs ..................................................25:49 ...................................10/3/03 .................................Blue Ridge Mountain Open Brian St. Onge ............................................25:50 ...................................9/11/98 .................................................UNH Invitational CR Thomas ..................................................25:52.75 ............................10/20/04 .............................................Overton Invitational Michael Jaquins .........................................25:53 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Rocky Billota ..............................................25:53 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Rob Ball .....................................................25:54 ...................................10/9/99 .............................Georgia Southern Invitational Keith Gruchacz ............................................25:59.7 ................................10/1/05 .........................................Paul Short Invitational
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Student-Athlete Time Date Meet Joe Jacobs ...................................................32:00.0 ..............................11/13/04 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Matt Nolan ..................................................32:02.1...............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Joe Jacobs ...................................................32:04..................................11/14/03 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Jason Lloyd .................................................32:20..................................11/12/94 .................................................. NCAA District III Jeff Pollard ..................................................32:23..................................11/16/96 .................................................. NCAA District III Rob Ball ......................................................32:30..................................11/13/99 .................................................. NCAA District III Josh Wyatt ...................................................32.43..................................11/11/06 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional David Jordan ...............................................32:44..................................11/13/99 .................................................. NCAA District III CR Thomas ..................................................32:44.1...............................11/13/04 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Nicolas Vaccaro...........................................32.49..................................11/11/07 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Josh Wyatt ...................................................32:54.8 ..............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Brian St. Onge .............................................32:57 ..................................11/14/98 .................................................. NCAA District III Michael Jaquins ..........................................33:04..................................11/10/01 .................................................. NCAA District III Xavier Rutz ..................................................33:06..................................11/11/06 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Keith Gruchacz ............................................33:14 ..................................11/11/06 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Keith Gruchacz ............................................33:15.7...............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Nicolas Vaccaro...........................................33:17.6 ...............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Matt Nolan ..................................................33:20..................................11/11/00 .................................................. NCAA District III Nicolas Vaccaro...........................................33:33.9 ..............................11/13/04 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Jose Zavala..................................................33:44.1...............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Leonard Mitchell .........................................33:50..................................11/13/99 .................................................. NCAA District III Chris Adams ................................................34:01 ..................................11/10/01 .................................................. NCAA District III Brian St. Onge .............................................34:03..................................11/16/96 .................................................. NCAA District III Joe Jacobs ...................................................34:13..................................11/10/01 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Rob Ball ......................................................34:27 ..................................11/11/00 .................................................. NCAA District III
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Student-Athlete Time Date Meet Eleanor Wilson ............................................17:51.08 .............................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Heidi Sloop .................................................18:05.87 ............................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Brigid O’Connell .........................................18:15.93 ............................10/28/00 .......................................SoCon Championships Brigid O’Connell .........................................18:21 ...................................9/23/00 ..................................................Great American Leslie Avbel ................................................18:24 .................................10/19/96 .............................................. NC Intercollegiate Mary Nero ..................................................18:27 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Heidi Sloop .................................................18:30.97.............................11/02/02 .......................................SoCon Championships Heidi Sloop .................................................18:31 ....................................10/3/03 ..................................Blue Ridge Mountain Open Brigid O’Connell .........................................18:33 ...................................9/16/00 ..........................................Winthrop Invitational Christy Lee .................................................18:34 ...................................9/30/00 .........................................Campbell Invitational Leslie Avbel ................................................18:35 .................................11/16/96 ................................................. NCAA District III Mary Nero ..................................................18:39 .................................10/06/01 ............................................ Walt Disney Classic Leslie Avbel ................................................18:40 .................................10/26/96 .................................. Big South Championships Christy Lee .................................................18:48 ...................................9/22/00 ..................................................Great American Jess Weber ..................................................18:48 ..................................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Christy Lee .................................................18:51 ...................................9/16/00 ..........................................Winthrop Invitational Eleanor Wilson ............................................18:51 ....................................10/3/03 ..................................Blue Ridge Mountain Open Emily Furr ...................................................18:54 .................................10/27/01 .......................................SoCon Championships Kelly English ...............................................18:58 .................................10/06/01 ............................................ Walt Disney Classic Heather McNair ..........................................18:59 ...................................9/18/93 ..........................................Winthrop Invitational Emily Furr ...................................................19:00 .................................10/06/01 ............................................ Walt Disney Classic Leslie Avbel ................................................19:01 ...................................9/19/98 ..........................................Winthrop Invitational Takeesha Carter ..........................................19:01 ..................................10/18/03 ............................................... NC Intercollegiate Jess Weber ..................................................19:03.42 ............................10/30/05 ........................................SoCon Championships Heidi Sloop .................................................19:03.9...............................10/12/02 ............................................. Walt Disney Classic
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Student-Athlete Time Date Meet Eleanor Wilson ............................................21:59 ..................................11/15/03 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Brigid O’Connell ..........................................22:16 ....................................10/7/00 ................................................................ Lehigh Heidi Sloop .................................................22:32.2 ..............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Heidi Pinkerton ...........................................22:43.0 ..............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Morgan Cole ...............................................22:43.1...............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Jess Weber ..................................................22:52.2 ................................10/1/05 ................................................................ Lehigh Christy Lee ..................................................22:57 ..................................11/11/00 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Jamie Hollingworth ......................................23:19 ....................................10/7/00 ................................................................ Lehigh Heidi Pinkerton ...........................................23:28.1.................................10/1/05 ................................................................ Lehigh Kristin Irwin .................................................23:29....................................10/7/00 ................................................................ Lehigh Jess Weber ..................................................23:36.1...............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Stephanie Maltais .......................................23:37.8 .................................10/1/05 ................................................................ Lehigh Jess Weber ..................................................23:37 ....................................9/30/06 .................................. George Mason Invitational Kelly English ................................................23:38....................................10/7/00 ................................................................ Lehigh Kristin Irwin .................................................23:39.5 ..............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Emily Furr ....................................................23:40....................................10/7/00 ................................................................ Lehigh Mary Nero ...................................................23:46.0 ..............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Eleanor Wilson ............................................23:47.1 ...............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Crystal Rayle ...............................................23:50.2 ..............................11/16/02 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Heidi Pinkerton ...........................................23:55..................................11/10/01 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Mary Ann Rutz .............................................23:56.8 ..............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Erin Lord .....................................................23:59.4 ..............................11/12/05 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Kristin Irwin .................................................24:02 ..................................11/15/03 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Brigid O’Connell ..........................................24:07 ..................................11/11/00 .................................................. NCAA District III Mary Nero ...................................................24:08 ..................................11/10/01 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional Sherrika Jordan ..........................................24:08 ..................................11/11/06 ................................... NCAA Southeast Regional
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Location
Name
Time
400m........................ 2/10/05.................. Appalachian State.................... Jeff Williams ..................... 49.80 800m........................ 2/25/06.................. SoCon Championships............. Jeff Williams .................. 1:53.57 Mile.......................... 2/18/06.................. Virginia Tech Invite.................... Nicolas Vaccaro ............. 4:16.32 3000m..................... 2/7/04.................... Carolina Classic........................Joe Jacobs .....................8:38.94 5000m..................... 2/23/02.................. SoCon Championships............. Joe Jacobs ................... 15:07.90 DMR......................... 2/29/04.................. SoCon Championships............. CR Thomas................... 10:11.00 Jeff Williams Nicolas Vaccaro Joe Jacobs Weight Throw ............ 1/30/04 ..................Appalachian State ................... Brandon Spencer .......... 40’ 7.75” Long Jump ................ 1/28/06 ..................UNC Invitational....................... Charles Jones................ 6.94m (22’9.25”) Triple Jump ............... 2/4/06 ....................Carolina Invitational................. Charles Jones................ 15.35m (50’4.5”)
Nicolas Vaccaro
Outdoor Event
Date
Location
Name
Time
400m........................ 5/8/06.................... Duke Twilight............................. Jeff Williams.............. 48.56 800m........................ 4/8/06.................... Duke Invitational....................... Jeff Williams.............. 1:51.63 1500m......................4/23/07................... Wake Forest Open......................Nicolas Vaccaro..........3:57.20 3000m..................... 3/16/07................... 49er Classic.............................. Xavier Rutz................. 8:38.42 3000mSC................. 3/6/02.................... Liberty Invite.............................. Joe Jacobs................. 9:37.30 5000m..................... 4/6/07..................... Duke Twilight............................. Xavier Rutz................. 14:52.88 10000m................... 3/31/00.................. Raleigh Relays........................... Rob Ball.................... 31:33.35 4x400m.................... 3/20/05.................. Wake Forest...............................Jeff Williams.............. 3:25.61 Charles Jones CR Thomas Nicolas Vaccaro 4x1500m.................. 3/23/02.................. Pirate Relays............................. Justin Schafer............ 16:57.14 Rocky Billota Mike Jaquins Matt Nolan DMR......................... 3/23/02.................. Pirate Relays.............................. Mike Jaquins............ 10:46.81 Greg Rodevick Matt Nolan Chris Adams Hammer................... 4/15/06.................. Carolina Fast Times................... Brandon Spencer....... 43.48m (142’8”) Long Jump................. 4/17/04...................Elon...........................................Charles Jones............ 6.89m (22’5.25”) Triple Jump................ 5/28/05.................. NCAA Regional.......................... Charles Jones............ 15.50m (50’10.25”)
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Event
Date
Location
Name
Time
800m ....................... 2/8/02 ...............Christopher Newport....................... Morgan Cole .......................................2:21.84 1500m ..................... 1/24/03 .............Christopher Newport....................... Misty Tilson .........................................5:05.30 Mile .......................... 2/25/06 .............SoCon Championships ................... Jess Weber ..........................................5:13.71 3000m ..................... 2/25/06 .............SoCon Championships ................... Heidi Pinkerton ...................................10:31.0 5000m ..................... 2/25/06 .............SoCon Championships ................... Heidi Pinkerton ...................................18:17.17 DMR ......................... 2/26/05 .............SoCon Championships ................... Tricia O’Connell ...................................12:40.38
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Erin Lord Jess Weber 20-lb Weight ............. 2/1/02 ...............VMI ................................................ Niki Ash ...57’3.5” Shot Put ................... 1/19/02 .............Appalachian State .......................... Niki Ash ...38’2” Outdoor Event
Date
Location
Name
Time
200m.................... 4/18/03............. SoCon Championships............... Jennifer Kennedy .................... 27.71 400m.................... 4/12/03............. Lynchburg Classic....................... Eleanor Wilson ....................... 59.00 800m.................... 4/8/06............... Duke Invitational........................ Jess Weber ............................. 2:18.93 1500m.................. 4/30/06............. SoCon Championships............... Jess Weber ............................. 4:44.97 3000m.................. 4/4/04............... Duke Invitational........................ Heidi Pinkerton ...................... 10:17.36 2000mSC.............. 3/22/03............ Wake Forest Invite...................... Heidi Pinkerton ...................... 7:45.21 3000mSC.............. 4/8/06............... Duke Invitational........................ Heidi Pinkerton ...................... 11:11.08
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5000m.................. 3/20/99............. Wake Forest Invite...................... Leslie Avbel............................18:10.20 10000m................ 3/31/00............. Raleigh Relays........................... Christy Lee .............................37:48.5 4x400m................. 1999............................ ........................................................................................ 4:22.15 4x1500m............... 3/23/02............. Pirate Relays.............................. Morgan Cole ......................... 16:57.14 Mary Nero Emily Furr Kristin Irwin DMR...................... 3/23/02............. Pirate Relays.............................. Morgan Cole ......................... 13:01.32 Heather Waters Misty Tilson Emily Furr Hammer Throw....... 4/8/00............... Duke Invitational........................ Niki Ash ................................. 155’8” Shot Put................. 4/21/01............. SoCon Championships............... Niki Ash ................................. 36’.75’
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In 2005, UNCG ranked #2 nationally by “The Princeton Review” among best bargain public universities. For the last six years, UNCG has been ranked in The Princeton Review’s “Best 357 Colleges” guide. UNCG, with a campus currently covering 210 acres, was founded in 1892, making this the 115th year of its existence. In the Fall of 2005, UNCG had a record enrollment of 16,060, including more than 12,000 undergraduates. Just five years earlier, the total enrollment at UNCG was less than 13,000. The average SAT score for enrolled freshman in 2005 was 1051, the highest it has ever been, and 53 percent of the freshman class had a high school GPA of 3.5 or better. In 2006, UNCG launched the Lloyd International Honors College. UNCG is located just two hours from the Appalachian Mountains or three hours from the Carolina beaches. The Piedmont Triad is home to more than a million people, including 238,440 in Greensboro.
With a record number or more than 16,000 students enrolled for Fall 2007, a dedicated faculty and staff numbering more than 2,000, and exciting new developments underway, UNCG is rapidly taking its place as one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the country. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is classified by The Carnegie Foundation as a Research University with High Research Activity. The University was established in 1891 and became coeducational in 1963. The 210-acre campus is located one mile from the center of Greensboro, a city of 238,440. The Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as “The Triad” has a population of approximately 1.3 million.
University History
The University has a rich history. It was chartered Feb. 18, 1891, as the State Normal and Industrial School (later College), the first state-supported school for the higher education of women in North Carolina. The institution came into being as a direct result of a crusade made by Charles Duncan McIver on behalf of the education of women. Other pioneers in public school education — notably, Charles B. Aycock, Edwin A. Alderman, and James Y. Joyner — came to Dr. McIver’s assistance; but more than any other individual, the University owes its foundation to him. In the past century the University’s mission has evolved, as suggested with its sequence of names. It was known first as the State Normal and Industrial School, and after 1896 as the State Normal and Industrial College until 1919. During the period 1919-1931 it was known as the North Carolina College for Women, and was the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina from 1932 to 1963. It is warmly remembered as “the WC” by its many alumnae of the period. During the years 1932-1963 the University was one of the three branches of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. The other branches included The University of North Carolina (at Chapel Hill) and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (at Raleigh). In 1962, the Board of Trustees recommended that the Greensboro campus become coeducational at all levels of instruction beginning with the fall of 1964. Subsequently, by act of the General Assembly in the Spring of 1963, the name of the institution was changed to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In December of 1934, during the years of the Consolidated University, the Woman’s College Section of Phi Beta Kappa was installed. On February 17, 1956 Epsilon Chapter of North Carolina was installed as an extension of the UNC-Chapel Hill chapter. In 2006, the chapter was voted the Best in the Nation among public universities by the national society. UNCG is one of only six higher education institutions in the state with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. In October of 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation which combined all 16 of the state-supported institutions of higher education into a single University of North Carolina. The UNC system is governed by a Board of Governors and administered by a president. Each constituent institution has a separate Board of Trustees and is administered by a chancellor. The crusader for founding the institution, Charles Duncan McIver, served as its first chief executive officer with the title of President. By act of the Board of Trustees in 1945, the title was changed to Chancellor. Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan became UNCG’s first woman chancellor in January 1995, succeeding Dr. Debra W. Stewart, Dean of the Graduate School at North Carolina State University, who was named Interim Chancellor in the summer of 1994. During its first seven decades, the institution’s mission was to prepare women, primarily undergraduates, for the most effective living of that day. Today that goal – effective living – remains the same, but its scope has been greatly expanded. As UNCG, it now offers men and women over 150 graduate a and undergraduate programs and provides opportunities to apply classroom learning to real life situations through internships and practica. It also offers students the chance to tailor-make their own programs of study based on individual needs and goals.
At the center of the UNCG campus stands a statue of the Roman Goddess Minerva. The original statue was a gift from the Class of 1907. James Barnhill (‘53) was commissioned to create a new statue in 2003. Minerva has been a symbol for the University dating back to the first time it appeared on diplomas in 1892.
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The University Community
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the fastest growing universities around. With a record 16,600 students enrolled, including approximately 10,500 full-time undergraduates, the university has positioned itself for continued growth and success as the 21st century evolves. Despite record numbers of students, the student/faculty ratio is still just 16:1. Today’s UNCG includes: • The College of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of the departments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Broadcasting & Cinema, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Science, English, Geography, German, Russian, Japanese & Chinese Studies, History, Mathematics & Statistics, Philosophy, Physics & Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Sociology, and Theatre. It also includes the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, the Freshman Seminars Program and the Residential College. Other special programs include African American Studies, Freshman Seminars, Archaeology, the Bachelor of Liberal Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies. • The Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics, Alumni House on the UNCG campus. which was established in 1969 as the School of Business and Economics and renamed in 1987. It is made up of the departments of Accounting & Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems & Operations Management, the Center for Applied Research, the Center for Economic Education, and the Center for Global Business Education and Research. The Bryan School’s vision is to be recognized for the global business and information technology perspectives of its programs. • The School of Education, which is made up of the departments of Counseling & Educational Development, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations, Educational Research Methodology, Library & Information Studies, and Specialized Education Services. The School of Education also includes The Collegium for the Advancement of Schools, Schooling & Education, the Center for Educational Research & Evaluation, the Center for Educational Studies & Development and the Center for School Accountability, Staff Development & Teacher Quality. The school’s teacher education programs for elementary and middle grades are considered among the best in North Carolina and the Southeast. • The School of Health and Human Performance, which was established in 1970 as the School of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, was renamed in 1990. The school offers academic programs of distinction in both theory and performance. It is made up of five departments: Communication Sciences & Disorders; Dance; Exercise & Sport Science; Public Health Education; and Recreation, Tourism & Hospitality Management. • The School of Human Environmental Sciences, which was established in 1949 as the School of Home Economics, was renamed in 1987. It prepares students for professional careers in fields which improve the quality of life for individuals and families. The school is made up of the departments of Consumer, Apparel & Retail Studies, Human Development & Family Studies, Interior Architecture, Nutrition, and Social Work. • The Graduate School, which was established in 1921, is responsible for the welfare of all of the graduate programs on campus and approximately 3,600 graduate students from 33 states and 34 foreign countries. These students work with more than 500 graduate faculty members who are actively engaged in research, scholarship and creative activity. • The School of Music, which was established in 1921, rated as one of the Top 20 in the country, combines rigorous theory, history, and performance training with a broad liberal arts education. The University opened a $25.7 million stateof-the-art music facility in 1999. It is the only comprehensive slate of performance and music education degrees from the baccalaureate through the doctorate in North Carolina. • The School of Nursing, which was established in 1966, is the largest in North Carolina. It has three departments – Adult Health, Parent-Child and Community Practice – and is recognized for the excellence of its programs and the success of its graduates. The master’s program in nurse anesthesia was ranked eighth nationally by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, UNCG is the first institution in the UNC system to offer a combined Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration in health management. • The Aubrey Paul & Georgia Garrison Lloyd International Honors College was established in 2006. It is named for the parents of Ms. Rebecca Lloyd, a patron of the College whose support has been invaluable in the formation of the Honors College. Ms. Lloyd’s gift, a $4 million endowment, was the largest-ever alumni gift at UNCG. The Lloyd International Honors College offers enhanced academics, international and global perspectives, and a variety of extra-curricular activities that will give its students the skills and knowledge needed to be admitted to the most prestigious graduate schools, to compete for nationally competitive awards like the Fulbright, and to start exciting careers in the United States and abroad. Students in any major can choose from among its three different programs. All of these programs can be completed in the time it takes to earn a regular degree and offer a wide variety of small, innovative seminar-style courses that are the hallmark of a quality honors experience. A special characteristic of the IHC is its emphasis on international and global perspectives. In today’s world, international and global perspectives are a necessary part of a complete university education. At IHC, these perspectives are not isolated in a single course or two. Instead, students can find those perspectives throughout the College’s programs – in most of its courses, in its honors residence hall, and in a variety of extra- and co-curricular activities. For honors students who study abroad at one of UNCG’s partner universities, a travel fund is available. Finally, the IHC operates on the principle that while courses are important, its students’ education is too important to be limited to the classroom. It offers its students a variety of special activities both at UNCG and abroad – an honor residence hall, special advising, student symposia, guest lectures and performances, informal coffees, internships and enhanced study abroad experiences.
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Of the more than 16,000 students enrolled in the fall of 2006, 67 percent were female. In addition, 24 percent of the undergraduate student body and 13 percent of the graduate student body were minorities. UNCG’s enrollment increased 8.8 percent from the year before, the largest increase since 1974. In the fall of 2006, UNCG enrolled a record 2,427 new freshman, 45 percent of which ranked in the top quarter of their high school graduating class. In addition, 53 percent of the incoming freshman class had a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). The University also enrolled 1,407 new transfer students. From those students first enrolled in the fall of 2005, 76 percent returned in the fall of 2006. Among the more than 16,000 students at UNCG, 32 percent of the student body lives in oncampus housing. Undergraduates have more than 85 areas of study from which to choose a major leading to one of six undergraduate degrees. In addition, there are 59 master’s degrees and 23 doctoral degrees offered. Among the more than 1,000 members of the faculty, nearly three-fourths are full-time. Nearly 80 percent of the faculty hold doctorates or other terminal degrees. In the 2006 academic year, faculty engaged in 6,466 scholarly or creative works and published 56 books and 548 refereed articles. Faculty members earned 220 grants, as well. In all, the UNCG faculty submitted 316 research proposals totalling $99.7 million. Typically, UNCG awards more than 2,000 bachelor’s and nearly 1,000 master’s degrees during graduation festivities held each December and May. At the spring 2006 graduation ceremony, the University granted 1,326 bachelor’s degrees, 604 master’s degrees and 47 doctoral diplomas. UNCG has long had a reputation for academic excellence and student-athletes at UNCG are not an exception to the rule. At the end of each of the last three academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better. A record 52 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA in a semester) in the Spring 2006 semester. In August 2005, The Princeton Review rated UNCG the second-best bargain in its “The Best 357 Colleges” guide. It marked the sixth-straight UNCG appeared in the guide, and its highest-ever rating. UNCG was also ranked in the Top 50 public
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Although contemporary in its educational program, UNCG is also realistic. In its effort to prepare graduates for effective living, it has built into its program the flexibility needed to meet the rapidly changing needs of society. UNCG, therefore, will remain a university in transition, not satisfied with yesterday or today, but always looking toward tomorrow.
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universities by Consumer’s Digest, making it the only institution to appear in both rankings (Princeton Review and Consumer’s Digest). In October 2004, “Cosmo GIRL”, a magazine geared towards young women, rated UNCG one of the Top 50 institutions in America. For its study, the magazine focused on specific factors important to female students: small class size, prominent female faculty, strong women’s athletic programs, a career center that facilitates internship opportunities, leadership options among clubs and activities and an active alumni network. The finalists were selected from 2,685 colleges and universities. In-state tuition and room and board rates for UNCG are just over $10,000 per year, while out-of-state rates are just over $20,000 per year. Campus life is enriched by a “small college” atmosphere and many extracurricular and coeducational activities. There are more than 130 student organizations, an active Student Government, fraternities and sororities, and a Campus Recreation program which offers informal, intramural and club sports, as well as an extensive outdoor adventure program. The more than 80 buildings on the campus reflect the 115-year history of the University. There are many new features, including a new, $26 million music building which opened in August 1999, and a total renovation of the Elliott University Center, which was completed in 2003. UNCG received approximately $166 million from the state for construction and renovation, based on voter approval of the North Carolina Higher Education Bonds. The $17.6 million Maud Gatewood Studio Arts Building and the $16.9 million Moore Humanities and Research Administration Building are the centerpieces of the project, along with the $40 million Science Building, which was opened in 2003. In addition, the 400-student Spring Garden Apartments residence hall was put into use during the 2006-07 academic year. Other recent renovation projects include the Gove Student Health Center, Aycock Auditorium and Petty, Brown and McNutt buildings, as well as a connector between Jackson Library and Elliott University Center. The many construction projects on campus show the growth of the university, while at the same time attempting to preserve many of the structures that have made the institution what it is today. In the Fall of 2004, the University launched the Students First Campaign, which has a fundraising goal of $100 million. The Students First Campaign will set aside $52 million for scholarships to make UNCG a firstchoice school for top high school students from North Carolina and elsewhere. Remaining funds will also be used for endowments that will create new professorships, expand university facilities and public services. UNCG expects to meet its goal by the year 2009. The Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which concluded Dec. 31, 1998, raised $55.4 million over a five-year span to create 77 new scholarship and fellowship funds, as well as funds for research, programs and acquisitions. UNCG is a member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
A look up College Avenue – the heart of the UNCG campus. Once a main road through campus, it is now only open to pedestrian traffic.
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A statue of Charles McIver, the university’s founder, sits in the middle of campus.
UNCG’s brand new $16.9 million Hall for Humanities and Research Administration, which opened this past summer, sits on Spring Garden St. in the heart of campus.
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UNCG Administration
Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who has served as UNCG’s Chancellor since January 1, 1995, is the institution’s ninth chief executive and the first woman to serve in the position. Her leadership has sustained UNCG’s record of excellence and maintained a solid foundation for the future. UNCG was founded as State Normal and Industrial School, a college for women in 1891. The institution became coeducational in 1963. Today, UNCG offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs. Sullivan instituted a strategic planning process that produced the UNCG Plan. Created for five-year increments, the Plan provides a framework for enhancing UNCG’s position as a diverse, studentcentered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery, and service. Under Dr. Sullivan’s leadership, enrollment at UNCG again exceeded 16,000 last year, while academic standards for admission have increased. The campus continues to lead the UNC system in minority enrollment, underscoring UNCG’s commitment to diversity. New undergraduate programs for freshman include the Lloyd International Honors College, Communication Across the Curriculum and the living-learning communities. Distinctive graduate programs include genetic counseling and management information systems, along with new Ph.D. programs in the areas of nursing, public health, economics, geography, history, information technology and special education. Funding to support research and community projects has continued to grow, along with giving by the University’s friends and supporters. UNCG’s new Students First Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $100 million through 2009. The earlier Second Century Campaign for UNCG, which ended in December 1998, raised $55.4 million, far exceeding the original goal of $42.8 million.
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Director of Athletics Nelson Bobb Beginning his 25th year this fall as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at UNCG, Nelson E. Bobb has developed a nationally recognized program that has continually succeeded in competition as well as in the classroom. Bobb, the first fulltime athletic director at the University, is the primary architect of a program that now features 16 NCAA Division I teams, eight for men and eight for women. Earlier this summer, he was named to NACDA’s NCAA Division I-AAA Executive Committee as an at-large member. When he arrived in July 1983, there were eight teams competing on the Division III level. The University authorized the shift to Division I in February 1987 and he guided the program through the unprecedented change in competitive status in only five years. UNCG is one of only a dozen institutions to ever compete in all three divisions. However, no other institution has made the complete shift of all teams from Division III to Division I in that time frame. During his tenure, he has watched over the construction or renovation of all of the Spartans’ athletic venues. He began that process by serving on the committee that built Fleming Gymnasium and the HHP Building in 1989. He then moved onto the transformation of Campus Field in 1991 into what is today UNCG Soccer Stadium – one of the premier venues in all of college soccer. In 1999, he oversaw the construction of the UNCG Baseball Stadium and the renovation and lighting of the UNCG Tennis Courts. Most recently, he added to the list the transformation of UNCG’s softball facility to become a top-of-the-line stadium venue, and the reconfiguration of seating in Fleming Gym, which added chairback seating on both sides and additional stands under one of the baskets. Under Bobb’s guidance, Spartan student-athletes have consistently graduated at a rate equal to or higher than the general student population at UNCG. Each of the last three academic years, more than 40 percent of UNCG’s student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or better. Last spring, 52 percent of student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in the semester, equalling the record set the previous spring. As of June 2007, nearly half (46 percent) of UNCG’s 225 student-athletes held cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or better. Other recent program accomplishments include completing the NCAA certification process for Division I institutions twice and successfully transitioning the department’s teams into Southern Conference membership. Under Bobb’s leadership, UNCG hosted the final two rounds of the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, and was home to Olympic athletes from several countries for training prior to the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Bobb was also a member of the Olympic Torch run committee in Greensboro for the 1996 Games. During his tenure, UNCG teams have won 36 conference tournament titles, 27 as an NCAA Division I member. They have also won 65 conference regular season titles, 39 of those since moving to NCAA Division I. UNCG earned the Commissioner’s Cup for overall excellence in the Big South for three consecutive years. While Bobb was athletic director in the 1980’s, the men’s soccer team won four Division III national championships and the women’s basketball team made five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances with a third-place finish in 1988. During his tenure at UNCG, Bobb has also served in various NCAA appointments, including serving on one of the first NCAA Certification teams. From 1995-2000, he served on the Certification Team for four such events. Most recently, Bobb 34 • 2007 UNCG Cross Country/Track Media Guide
served on the Division I Men’s Soccer National Committee and had a two-year term as the chair of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Rules Committee. This academic year, Bobb will serve on four Southern Conference committees, serving on the Committee on Committees, Constitution and By-Laws, Audit Committee and the Men’s Soccer Sport Committee, of which he is the chair. On campus, Bobb is a member of the Chancellor’s Executive Staff and has been part of many governing bodies both inside and outside of athletics during his tenure. He is one of the original members of the Greensboro Sports Commission, having served in the body since 1989. He has also been a member of the Greensboro Sports Council since 1983. He has presented twice each to the NCAA Convention and the NACDA Convention. UNCG student-athletes have received numerous awards. In 1984, he established the Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award to honor the student-athlete(s) posting the highest grade-point average annually. Bobb, a native of Gahanna, OH, oversees a staff of more than 50 full and part-time employees with administrative divisions of administration and business, student welfare, facilities and operations and integrated public affairs within the department. Before coming to UNCG, Bobb served as an assistant athletic director at Cornell University for five years. He also served as an assistant football coach at Cornell for nine seasons. A 1970 graduate of Kent State (OH) with a bachelor’s degree in education, Bobb also holds a master’s degree in secondary education from Kent. As an undergraduate, he was a three-year letterwinner on the football team as an offensive guard and earned All-Academic recognition from the Mid-American Conference as a junior. He was an all-conference choice his senior year.
1940s
Nancy Porter may have been the first student-athlete in the modern sense of the word at UNCG. The Ohio native competed in national women’s golf tournaments as early as 1948.
1950s
Women’s College hosted the 10th national golf tournament in 1954 at Starmount Country Club. The College fielded regionally competitive teams that had their beginnings in club sports, play days and other recreational events.
1960s
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The overnight success of the UNCG athletics program has been some 60 years in the making. This year marks the 40-year anniversary of the official formation of UNCG’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department. The success story however, began while UNCG was still the Women’s College of the University of North Carolina and intercollegiate competition for women was still in its infancy.
UNCG launched women’s basketball in 1963 under coach Ellen Griffin. Other early teams were tennis, golf and field hockey.
The University became co-educational in 1963. Men’s athletics were added in 1967-68 and the intercollegiate program for men and women received formal recognition from the University. During the fall of 1967, the nickname Spartans was adopted, giving the athletic teams a “fierce mascot, while still preserving the heritage of the WC’s Minerva mark.” Men’s teams joined the Dixie Conference in 1968. Bowling was one of the early men’s teams.
1970s
The women’s basketball team finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament in 1971. The team was one of the first to compete with the five-player rule. The women’s golf team won the University’s first team national championship in 1973, coached by Nancy Porter and featuring future pro Donna Horton White. UNCG was a leader in forming the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW).
1980s
The men’s basketball team, coached by Larry Hargett, won the Dixie Conference Championship and competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1980. Ryan Fox won the 1981 individual national title in Division III men’s golf. In the spring of 1981, the University streamlined its program from 12 to eight all competing at the NCAA Division III level. The 1981-82 academic year was the in which the NCAA sponsored women’s championships.
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The men’s soccer team was ranked in the national Top-20 for the first time in September of 1981. It did not leave the poll for another 10 years. Coached by Lynne Agee, in her first season, the women’s basketball team finished runner-up in the inaugural Division III championship in 1982. It was the first of seven straight NCAA trips for the team. With Mike Berticelli at the helm, UNCG captured its first men’s national championship in soccer in 1982 and then repeated in 1983. The women’s tennis team, under Agee’s direction, was the national runner-up in 1983. Nelson E. Bobb was hired as the first full-time athletic director in 1983. The women’s volleyball team posted a 34-3 record and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 1984. Men’s soccer player Eddie Radwanski, the first two-time All-American in the program’s history, was the first pick in the Major Indoor Soccer League draft in 1985. Under Michael Parker’s direction, the men’s soccer team became the first in NCAA history to win three consecutive national championships, in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In February of 1987, the University announced the elevation of the athletic program from Division III to Division I, an unprecedented move in NCAA history.
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LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was a student at UNCG. She left school early to turn professional.
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Shawn Mahoney was named the tournament’s MVP. The women’s basketball team finished third in the nation after entering the NCAA Tournament unranked in 1988. The Division II era began in 1988-89 and women’s soccer was added to the program. The team was ranked No. 13 nationally before ever playing a game. The men’s soccer team was runner-up in the 1989 Division II national tournament and Jason Haupt led all divisions in scoring.
1990s
The men’s and women’s soccer team were ranked No. 1 nationally in Division II at the same time in 1990. The women’s volleyball and basketball teams made Division II playoff appearances in 1990-91. Women’s golf returned to the athletic program and baseball was added in 1990-91. UNCG Soccer Stadium, a $3.6 million facility, opens for its first game on September 7, 1991, as the men’s team defeated Campbell, 3-1. Four days later, the Spartans stunned No. 2 NC State, 2-1. Men’s soccer’s Mike Gailey led all Division I players in scoring in 1991. UNCG joined the Big South Conference in 1992, ending a four-year period as an independent. Softball claimed the 1993 Big South regular season title. Brian Moehler became the first Spartan to sign a professional baseball contract after being drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 Major League draft by the Detroit Tigers. He made his “big league” debut in 1996, and pitched the first game ever in Comerica Park in 2000. Men’s soccer won the 1993 Big South championship.
Women’s golf was ranked in the Top 20 nationally in the fall of 1993. Men’s soccer claims its second straight Big South championship on Nov. 5, 1994. Larry Feniger was named the tournament MVP. Women’s basketball claimed five straight Big South regular season titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Vickie Henson was named the league’s Player of the Year in 1993. Volleyball won the 1995 Big South regular season championship with a record of 7-0. Liz Gremillion was named the league’s MVP. Softball captured three consecutive Big South regular season titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Erin Chandler was named the Player of the Year in 1995 and Christine Hornak was the Player of the Year in 1997. Softball also captured four straight Big South Tournament championships in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. In just its fourth season, baseball claimed the Big South title and won two games in the 1994 NCAA Regionals. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. On April 15, 1995, men’s tennis captured the Big South Championship. On April 18, 1995, men’s and women’s golf sweep the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was named the league’s Player of the Year. Men’s basketball claimed back-to-back Big South regular season titles in 1995 and 1996. On March 2, 1996, men’s basketball knocked off Liberty, 79-53, to claim the Big South Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in Division I. The Spartans lost to Cincinnati in the NCAA Tournament, 66-61. The five seniors from the team had their
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numbers honored. Scott Hartzell finished his career as the mens basketball’s all-time leading scorer with 1,539. On April 15, 1996, women’s Golf wins the Big South Tournament. Becky Morgan was once again named the league’s Player of the Year. One day later, the UNCG men’s golf team won the Big South Tournament. Michael Way was the league’s Player of the Year. Women’s golfer Becky Morgan earned her third straight Big South Player of the Year award in April 1997. Women’s tennis captured the 1997 Big South Women’s Tennis championship on April 19, 1997. On May 18, 1997, the UNCG baseball team won the Big South tournament championship with a 14-5 victory over Charleston Southern. Mike Gaski was named Big South Coach of the Year. Baseball earned a bid to the NCAA South I regional, and finished with a school-record 45 wins, including one at the NCAA regional. Pitcher Jason Parsons led the nation with 15 wins and was named third-team All-America. Wrestling, in its first year in the Southern Conference , tied for the 1997 SoCon title. Joe Stanton became the first and only three-time NCAA qualifier in UNCG history. Women’s Soccer won its first Southern Conference Championship in 1997, while outscoring opponents, 24-0, in the SoCon Tournament. The team earned its first NCAA win with a 3-1 overtime upset of fifth-seeded Duke. In 1997, Siggi Eyjolfsson becomes the first First-Team AllAmerican in UNCG men’s soccer Division I history. UNCG women’s basketball defeated top-seeded Georgia Southern, 75-68, in the SoCon Tournament and earned its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament bid in 1998. In 1998, UNCG men’s soccer claimed its first SoCon title and
In 1998, women’s soccer won its second straight SoCon title, and made its third straight NCAA appearance. On Feb. 12, 1999, the UNCG Baseball Stadium, a $5.4 million facility, opened to a crowd of 1,835. On Dec. 21, 1999, Lynne Agee’s women’s basketball squad defeats defending ACC champion Clemson in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime contest in Fleming Gym, 78-67.
2000s
National Championships (6)
In 2000, wrestler Dax Pecaro recorded his second straight undefeated season in the Southern Conference and won the 184-pound title for the second year as well. Pecaro became the fifth UNCG wrestler to win a match at the NCAA Tournament.
In April 2000, UNCG women’s golf came within one stroke on the final hole of upsetting six-time champion Furman. The team set a new school-record for low round (292) and tournament (901) at the championship. November 2000, the women’s soccer team won its third SoCon title in four years and upset No. 21 William & Mary in Greensboro in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, becoming the only team in UNCG history to advance to the second round of an NCAA Division I Tournament twice. On March 4, 2001, the men’s basketball team won its first Southern Conference championship on David Schuck’s buzzer-beating layup. The team went on to play top-ranked Stanford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, its second trip to the “Big Dance” in five years. Guard Nathan Jameson was named first-team Verizon Academic All-America. In April 2001, the men’s tennis team tied for the SoCon regular season championship with Furman, after posting a 9-1 mark in league play. Head coach Jeff Trivette was named the SoCon Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year. In May 2001, Leigh Irwin, the SoCon Player of the Year in 2000, finishes her softball career as the only player in SoCon history to reach the century mark in stolen bases with 103. In June 2001, golfer Karl Mitchell was named a second-team Academic All-American. On Nov. 11, 2001, UNCG women’s soccer captured the 2001 SoCon Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament to play North Carolina. Senior goalkeeper Kat Clewley was named the Tournament MVP. Fellow senior Lynsey McLean was named the league’s Player of the Year.
Conference Tournament Titles (39 overall; 27 in NCAA Div. I) Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Softball – 1988 Men’s Soccer – 1993 ** Softball – 1994 ** Women’s Soccer – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 ** Softball – 1995 ** Men’s Golf – 1995 ** Women’s Golf – 1995 ** Men’s Tennis – 1995 ** Men’s Basketball – 1996 ** Men’s Golf – 1996 ** Women’s Golf – 1996 ** Softball – 1996 ** Women’s Soccer –1996 ** Men’s Soccer – 1996 ** Baseball – 1997 ** Women’s Tennis – 1997 ** Softball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer –1997 Men’s Soccer –1998 Women’s Soccer –1998 Women’s Basketball – 1998 Men’s Basketball –2001 Women’s Soccer – 2001 Women’s Soccer – 2003 Men’s Soccer – 2005 Women’s Soccer – 2006 Men’s Soccer – 2006 Conference Reg. Season Titles (73 overall; 39 in NCAA Div. I) Men’s Tennis – 1974 Men’s Basketball – 1981 Men’s Tennis – 1981 Women’s Volleyball – 1981
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On Feb. 2, 2000, UNCG women’s basketball claimed a 77-71 victory at Appalachian State, the program’s 500th overall win.
Women’s Golf – 1973 (AIAW) Men’s Soccer – 1982 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1983 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1985 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1986 (NCAA III) Men’s Soccer – 1987 (NCAA III)
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On Feb. 11, 2002, men’s soccer player Alejandro Moreno was selected by the L.A. Galaxy in the third round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft. On March 13 and 14, 2002, the men’s and women’s basketball teams both received their first-ever invitations to the NIT and WNIT, resepectively. The men’s team played eventual-champion Memphis, while the women’s team faced Virginia Tech. In November 2002, Chris Goos was named the SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 60 points - 20 goals and 20 assists. Goos was also named a second-team All-American. On November 19, 2002, the men’s basketball team defeated Wagner, 84-65, in the first round of the Preseason NIT in Fleming Gymnasium. It marked UNCG’s first ever win in the NIT. The Spartans advanced to play at Kansas in the second round. On November 21, 2002, men’s soccer player Cliff Patterson was named third-team CoSIDA Academic All-American after scoring 17 goals on the season. On Feb. 23, 2003, softball’s Amber Watson tossed a perfect game against Toledo in a 2-0 win. Watson struck out 17 batters, including the game’s first nine. On Feb. 27, 2003, James Maye broke the men’s basketball all-time scoring record with 17 points against Furman. Maye recorded a triple-double in the game with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. He finished his career with 1,574 points. On May 7, 2003, Jennifer Hubbard was named the SoCon’s Softball Player of the Year after hitting .384 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in. Penny Thompson ended her standout career as the SoCon’s all-time home run leader with 36. On May 25, 2003, softball’s Jennifer Moran earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. On May 30, 2003, pitcher/outfielder Ryan Gordon was named first-team All-America by Louisville Slugger. The junior hit .416 on the season and captured the SoCon’s batting crown, the first in school history to do so. Gordon was also named third-team All-America by Baseball America. In November 2003, the UNCG women’s soccer team won the Southern Conference Tournament title to earn its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in four years. The Spartans defeated archrival Furman, 2-0, to win the SoCon crown. UNCG followed that with a first round NCAA Tournament win over Wake Forest, 2-1, before losing to eventual-National Champion North Carolina in the second round. It marked the third time that the Spartans had advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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On January 7, 2004, UNCG women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee won her 500th game as a head coach when her Spartans defeated Furman, 63-60, in a SoCon tilt at Fleming Gymnasium. Agee became just the 23rd women’s basketball coach in NCAA history to achieve the milestone, joining the likes of legends Jody Conradt of Texas, Tennessee’s Pat Summit, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Louisiana Tech’s Leon Barmore, North Carolina State’s Kay Yow and North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell. On January 31, 2004, UNCG defeated North Carolina for the first time in the sport of Wrestling. After the match ended in a 20-20 tie, UNCG won the match on a tie-breaker, marking the first time the Spartans had defeated the Tar Heels in seven tries. It was UNCG’s first win over an ACC school in five years. Kevin Artis’ 24-9 win in the final bout of the match tied the overall score and provided the only technical fall of the match, giving UNCG the edge in the tie-breaker. On February 23, 2004, Jay Joseph became UNCG’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing the mark held by his former teammate James Maye set one year earlier. Joseph finished his career with 1,646 points. He also finished first all-time at UNCG in games played, field goals made and field goal attempts. In March 2004, Darren Burns was named the SoCon Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UNCG’s first wrestling Freshman of the Year since joining the SoCon. On September 25, 2004, as part of the fifth induction class into the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame, Lynne Agee became the first active head coach to be enshrined in the UNCG Hall. Agee was inducted along with the 1982 men’s soccer team, the 1973 women’s golf team and deceased administrator David Knight. On September 29, 2004, James Goodman’s goal 28 minutes into the contest was the lone tally as UNCG defeated rival-UNC Chapel Hill, 1-0, in front of a crowd of 2,608 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The crowd was the largest at UNCG Soccer Stadium since 1999. The win gave UNCG its fourth win of the season over an ACC-member squad. Just 19 days later, on October 17, 2004, UNCG received its first No. 1 national ranking since moving to Division I. The men’s soccer team was ranked No. 1 for the first time that day and became a consensus No. 1 a day later when all four major soccer polls – College Soccer News, Soccer America, Soccer Times and the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll – all listed the Spartans atop the rankings. UNCG remained a consensus No. 1 for two more weeks and a top-ranked team for a fourth week before seeing its 18-match unbeaten streak snapped. The Spartans evevntually earned the SoCon’s first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, garnering a No. 8 seed. UNCG advanced to the third round of the tournament, before suffering a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime loss to UC Santa Barbara, the eventual national runner-
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up. On the heels of the outstanding season, Michael Parker was named the NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year. Parker was also named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year. On October 31, 2004, UNCG wrapped up its fourth Southern Conference women’s soccer regular season crown in an eight-year span with a convincing 7-0 win over The Citadel in Charleston. Rakel Logadottir finished the season as UNCG’s all-time leader in career assists. On November 3, 2004, UNCG’s Amy Carnell and Karla Davis swept the 2004 SoCon Women’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year honors. A week later, Randi Patterson and Matt Smith were named the 2004 SoCon Men’s Soccer Player and Freshman of the Year, respectively. It marked the first time one school had swept all four awards. Patterson went on to earn several All-American honors. Freshmen Kyle Hines and Kristen Boone swept the SoCon’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Freshman of fthe Year honors in February of 2005. Hines set school and SoCon records for blocks in a season with 106, while Boone recorded 121 steals to set a new school record. Her total was the fourth-highest singleseason total recorded by a freshman in NCAA history. Joe Kemmerer, Daren Burns and Joe Lowe all qualified for the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. Burns had the best showing of the three, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 197-lb. class. He wound up in the fourth round of the wrestlebacks and finished the season with a 30-6 mark. Two months later, Burns was the surprise of the Pan American Wrestling Championships, finishing third for Team USA at the international competition held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In May of 2005, Charles Jones became the first Spartan to qualify for the NCAA Track and Field Championships. After winning the SoCon Championship in the triple jump to qualify for NCAA Regional competition, Jones outlasted a two-hour thunderstorm delay and recorded a jump of 15.35 meters to break a tie for fifth-place and earn automatic qualification into the National Championship meet in Sacramento. Earlier in the meet, Jones had leaped a school-record 15.50 meters. Jones eventually finished the national championship meet in 23rd place. In June of 2005, Chris Mason was drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft, being selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In August of 2005, Randi Patterson and Scott Jones became the first UNCG players to be named to the “watch list” for the Hermann Award, given annually to the Collegiate Soccer Player of the Year. Patterson was later named among 15 semifinalists for the award. On October 30, 2005, Randi Patterson became the 13th player
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In November 2005, Randi Patterson became the first player in 20 years to earn back-to-back Southern Conference Player of the Year awards. He and Scott Jones later earned All-American honors.
On December 3, 2005, Kyle Hines grabbed 21 rebounds, the most by a Spartan in more than 30 years, to go along with 18 points in a 72-58 win over College of Charleston at Fleming Gym. The 21 rebounds were also a Fleming Gym record. Hines went onto earn All-Region honors from the US Basketball Writers, joining five ACC all-stars. On December 31, 2005, UNCG hosted top-ranked Duke at the Greensboro Coliseum in front of a record crowd of 21,124. The near capacity crowd was the largest to ever see a UNCG athletic event. At the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2006, Jeff Williams earned his second consecutive conference title in the 800 meters, making him the first repeat champion in school history. Williams later went onto win the outdoor title in the 800 meters to qualify for the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field meet. UNCG’s wrestling team sent multiple wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year. The Spartans finished tied for 31st, the program’s highest NCAA Championship finish to date. UNCG opened its remodeled softball venue on Wednesday, February 22 with a twinbill against Radford. The opening of the new $3 million facility was originally scheduled for 11 days earlier, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Later in the year, the Spartans became the first No. 8 seed to beat a top-seed in the SoCon Softball Tournament.
On April 18, 2006, UNCG earned its first win over a top-ranked team in any sport during the university’s Division I era... and got to beat Big Brother in the process. The baseball team beat top-ranked North Caorlina, 7-6, in front of a crowd of 1,033. After jumping out to a 4-1 lead, UNCG withstood several Tar Heel rallies, including a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning before closer Patrick Currin slammed the door. Charles Jones joined Jeff Williams at NCAA East Regional Outdoor Track & Field meet, making Jones a two-time qualfier in the triple jump. Jones finished 11th, falling short in his attempt to return to the national meet. Jermaine Mitchell drafted in fifth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland A’s. Mitchell became the second-highest baseball player drafted behind Chris Mason in 2005. In addition, teammate Patrick Currin, who earned Second-Team Academic All-American honors, was also selected by Oakland the following day in Round 22. UNCG alumn Andy Bare qualified for the 106th U.S. Open, becoming the first Spartan to qualify for a major golf tournament. Bare finished ninth in a sectional that drew national attention. Also attempting to qualify at the same sectional was Michelle Wie, trying to become the first female to play in the Open.
Andy While Bare was making his name on the pro scene nationally, two UNCG golfers did so on Bare the amateur national scene. Spartan golfers Nathan Stamey and Bradley Leeper appeared among 156 golfers at the 2006 USGA Public Links held at Gold Mountain GC in Bremerton, WA. Stamey qualified by winning his sectional, while Leeper earned a spot as an alternate and was added to the field just 48 hours prior to it getting underway. In November 2006, the UNCG soccer teams completed a sweep of the SoCon soccer titles. The Spartans men’s and women’s teams won the regular season and tournament titles to earn automatic bids to their respective NCAA Tournaments. The men’s team advanced to the round of 16 for the third consecutive year, including a win over sixth-seeded West Virginia in Morgantown. The women’s team gave Oklahoma State all
it could handle for 60 minutes before losing, 2-0, in a match played at Clemson. Scott Jones became the school’s first four-time first-team allconference selection in the sport of men’s soccer in November 2006. Kyle Hines became the first men’s basketball player to win Conference Player of the Year honors in March 2007. Hines was second in the league in scoring and first in rebounding, which also earned him AP All-America Honorable Mention honors. Earlier in the season, Hines became the first UNCG player to top the 30-point mark four times in the same season. Hines led the conference in scoring for the first 100 days of the season and finished the year with five 30-point games on the year. His 20.9 ppg average was the first time a Spartan averaged more than 20 points per game since 1990-91. 2007 was a banner year for the UNCG men’s golf program. Freshman Drew Younts shot a school-record 63 in early March, breaking an 80-year-old record at El Campeon GC in Howey-inthe-Hills, FL. Six weeks later, senior J.D. Bass became just the fourth Spartan in 30 years to win an individual conference title when he won the SoCon Championship at the Country Club of South Carolina. UNCG’s baseball team found quite the way to turn its first-ever triple play on May 25, 2007. Playing in its second game of the Southern Conference Tournament, the Spartans’ duo of Tim Carrier and Ricky Orton turned the trick to give the Spartans an 8-6 win over Georgia Southern. With the bases loaded Carrier, UNCG’s second baseman, caught a linedrive off the bat of Justin Klinger. Carrier stepped on second and then fired to Orton for the game’s final out and the first triple play in school history.
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In December 2005, UNCG’s women’s basketball program enjoyed two of its greatest non-conference wins since moving to the Division I level. In a 12-day span, UNCG knocked off Big East foe West Virginia at home and ACC member Wake Forest on the road. It was UNCG’s first-ever win over a Big East school and the program’s first victory over Wake Forest since 1977.
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in school history and just the fifth junior to record 100 career points in the Spartans’ 3-0 men’s soccer win over Wofford. The win clinched a share of the Southern Conference regular season title. Two weeks later, UNCG added another Southern Conference Tournament championship trophy to the mantle with a 2-1 win over Davidson. UNCG eventually advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 – its second straight Round of 16 appearance.
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Team Inductions 1973 Women’s Golf Team, 2004 Won the first national championship of any kind for UNCG, competing in the AIAW National Tournament in Massachusetts. Defeated Rollins College on the final hole for the championship.
1982 Men’s Soccer Team, 2004 Won the NCAA Division III National Championship without a home field... facilities at UNCG were under renovation at the time, forcing the team to play its games at near-by Grimsley High School... the team finished19-3-0, including a 3-0 win over Wake Forest during the regular season and a 2-1 win over Plymouth State in double overtime in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Individual Inductions Lynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach, 2004 The first active head coach to be enshrined... first coach in NCAA history to lead her team to the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions... more than 500 career wins to her credit.
Jim Allen - Administrator, 2003 Former vice chancellor for student affairs... had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.
Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete, 2001
Lynne Agee
Jim Allen
Maxine Allen
Mike Berticelli
Mike Burke
Marge Burns
Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler... set world records and earned a top national ranking.
Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2000 Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.
Mike Burke - Supporter, 2001 Led UNCG’s charge in scholarship fundraising... created first athletic endowment in 1987... raised funds toward a total endowment now valued at more than $4 million.
Marge Burns - Amateur Athlete, 2000 Holds record of 10 North Carolina State Amateur Golf titles ... named Carolinas Outstanding Amateur five times ... qualified and played in 14 USGA Amateur Championships, as well as six US Open Tournaments.
Renee Coltrane - Women’s Basketball, 2001 1983-84 All-American as a junior ... first women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Wendy Engelmann-Gettings - Women’s Basketball, 2002 Scored 1,378 points and dished out a school-record 574 assists.
Renee Coltrane
Wendy Engelmann-Gettings
Mike Fleming
Liz Gremillion
Belmar Gunderson
Scott Hartzell
Mike Fleming - Supporter, 2000 UNCG supporter for more than two decades ... UNCG named its basketball gymnasium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on December 1, 1994.
Liz Gremillion - Volleyball, 2006 On of the best setters to ever play for the Spartans, recording over 4,000 assists in her career. Named 1995 Big South Conference Player of the Year.
Belmar Gunderson - Amateur Athlete, 2000 Participated from 1952-56 at Women’s College ... competed in four Wimbledons and 11 United States Lawn Tennis National Championships (now U.S. Open).
Scott Hartzell - Men’s Basketball, 2006 Led UNCG to its first Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament berth, in which UNCG nearly upset Cincinnati. Graduated as school’s all-time leading scorer (men’s) and set every university three-point shooting standard in his career. Led the team in scoring in three of his four seasons. 40 • 2007 UNCG Cross Country/Track Media Guide
Two-time first-team All-American ... led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987... UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77. Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree... one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranked in the Top 10 in 20 statistical catagories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).
Pat Hielscher - Women’s Volleyball Coach, 2001
Jason Haupt
Winn Hazlegrove
Pat Hielscher
Elizabeth House
Lewis Johnstone
Ellie Jones
Dock Kelly
Dr. David Knight
Ethel Martus Lawther
Carol Mann
Tom Martin
Jill Masterman
Andrew Mehalko
Jo Ann Messick
Brian Moehler
Coached UNCG’s first volleyball team in 1970 ... guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.
Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter, 2003 Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.
Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer, 2000 Led UNCG to three straight national playoff appearances ... third all-time leading scorer in team history with 66 goals and 24 assists.
Ellie Jones - Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, Field Hockey, 2003 One of UNCG’s most versatile student-athletes ever as she excelled in tennis, basketball and field hockey from 1969-73.
Dock Kelly - Wrestling, 2006 One of UNCG’s first-ever qualifiers for the NCAA Wrestling Championships (1996), compiled a record of 50-34 despite competing with birth defects that left him without part of an arm and a leg. Honored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with its Medal of Courage.
Dr. David B. Knight - Administrator, 2004 Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to DIvision I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s long-time Faculty Athletics Representative... became the only FAR to serve on the Division I, II and III levels... served as chair of the NCAA’s first Division I Academics / Eligibility / Compliance Cabinet and served as a consultant to the NCAA on numerous academic reform issues (for whom the current Knight Commission was named.)
Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator, 2003 Served 26 years as head of Department of Physical Education (1948-71)... developed both men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic programs after Women’s College became UNCG in 1963.
Carol Mann - Women’s Golf, 2002 LPGA Hall of Fame member... earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.
Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball / Supporter, 2002 UNCG’s first male president of Alumni Board of Directors... served as tri-captain of the first two UNCG men’s basketball teams.
Jill Masterman - Field Hockey, 2000 Played on field hockey team for four years and was a co-captain as a senior in 1977.
Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer, 2002 Led UNCG to 1983, 1985 and 1986 NCAA Division III National Championships.
Jo Ann Messick - Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis, Field Hockey, 2006 Three-sport competitor at UNCG in the early day of women’s athletics at UNCG (1970’s). Four-year standout in field hockey, earning Deep South All-Star accolades three times. Six-time participant in National Field Hockey Festivals, including three while at UNCG.
Brian Moehler - Baseball, 2005 UNCG’s first player to be drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft... earned UNCG’s first-ever win over a Division I opponent and went onto pitch for Detroit and Florida in the major leagues. 2007 UNCG Cross Coumtry/Track Media Guide • 41
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Winn Hazlegrove - Softball, 2005
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Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran - Administrator, 2000 Served as Chancellor from 1979-94... guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991... created the Spartan Club.
Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer, 2002 Member of first women’s soccer team... UNCG’s first great goalkeeper (women’s soccer) with 18 career shutouts.
Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach, 2005 Second active coach to be inducted (first male)... winner of more than 400 collegiate matches, including more than 300 at UNCG... led Spartans to NCAA Division III National Championship in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
William Moran
Laura Mussulman
Michael Parker
Angie Polk-Jones
Nancy Porter
Eddie Radwanski
Bruce Shaw
Mike E. Sweeney
Jim Swiggett
Donna Friesen Wigton
Rita Wiggs
Stanley Frank
Chuck Hayes
Jim Melvin
Charlie Reid
Mike Weaver
Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG to a 93-22 mark in her four years (1985-89) ... Division III All-American as a junior... UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 1,585 points.
Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach, 2005 One of the pioneers of women’s athletics at UNCG... coached the UNCG women’s golf team to the 1973 national championship... also considered one of UNCG’s first student-athletes, participating in women’s golf in the 1940’s.
Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer, 2000 Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983... two-time Division III All-American (1983 and 1984) ... No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.
Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG’s first-ever men’s basketball teams ... scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s first 1,000 point scorer ... two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.
Mike Sweeney - Men’s Soccer, 2003 Amassed 55 goals and 27 assists in his three seasons at UNCG (1980-83)... member of 1982 and 1983 NCAA III National Championship teams... led the team in scoring in 1981 and 1982 and was a first-team All-American in 1983.
Jim Swiggett - Coach, Administrator, 2003 Pioneer in men’s athletics at UNCG... served as men’s basketball coach from 196875 and started men’s golf program, serving as coach from 1967-79... also served as the university’s second Men’s Intercollegiate Division Coordinator (modern day Athletic Director).
Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball, 2000 Led UNCG to state NCAIAW title and AIAW Regional appearance in 1972 ... led UNCG in scoring for four straight seasons and finished with 1,347 career points.
Donna Friesen Wigton - Volleyball, 2003 Volleyball standout at UNCG (1970-73) ... active contributor to the sport through coaching.. part of officiating crew at 1996 Olymnpics and 1993 World University Games.
“The Big Five” Chuck Hayes - Supporter, 2000 Jim Melvin - Supporter, 2000 Charlie Reid - Supporter, 2000
Mike Weaver - Supporter, 2000 Stanley Frank - Supporter, 2000
Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support. The purpose of the UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor those special individuals, who through their superior athletic achievements or by their outstanding service, have made long-lasting, exemplary contributions to the UNCG athletics program. Persons to be recognized for the excellence of their achievements may include former athletes, coaches, administrators and other individuals who brought recognition and honor to both themselves and to UNCG.
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Nominations should be sent to: Hall of Fame Committee - c/o Rod Wyatt UNCG Department of Athletics PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402 Additional Information Available Through: Phone: 336-256-0108 E-mail: jrwyatt@uncg.edu or on-line at www.uncgspartans.com