2009-10 UNCG CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of contents, quick facts, roster ................................................................. 1 Coaching staff ............................................................................................... 2-3 Player profiles .............................................................................................. 4-22 2008 review.................................................................................................... 23 2008 SoCon review......................................................................................... 24 The Southern Conference ................................................................................ 25 UNCG record book .....................................................................................26-28 All-time honors ............................................................................................... 29 All-time results...........................................................................................30-33 All-time roster ................................................................................................. 34 This is UNCG ..............................................................................................35-38 Staff directory................................................................................................. 39 UNCG administration ................................................................................. 40-41 UNCG Athletics Hall of Fame ......................................................................42-45 Spartan Club ............................................................................................. 46-47 Spartan success ............................................................................................. 48
CROSS COUNTRY
September 4 12 19 October 2 16 17 31
Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman and Assistant Sports Information Director Phil Perry. Photography by WG Sports, John Bell, Chris English, Jerry Wolford, Sideline Sports and others.
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports Information Director ............................................................. Mike Hirschman Email .......................................................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell phone .......................................................................................336-202-5331 Assistant SID (XC and T&F Contact) .....................................................David Percival Email ......................................................................................... drperciv@uncg.edu Cell phone .......................................................................................336-420-7518 Assistant SID .............................................................................................Phil Perry Email ..........................................................................................pdperry@uncg.edu Cell phone .......................................................................................336-207-2383 Sports Information phone ..................................................................336-334-5615 Sports Information fax .......................................................................336-334-3182 Press Row phone .............................................................................. 336-334-5625 SID Office address .............................................................................UNCG Athletics .......................................................................................................... PO Box 26168 ....................................................................................Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Web site ...............................................................................www.uncgspartans.com
NCAA Southeast Regionals (Louisville, Ky.)
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE January 22-23 29-30
Niswonger Invitational (Johnson City, Tenn.) UNC Open (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
6 12-13 18 25-26
Meyo Invitational (South Bend, Ind.) Tiger Paw Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) Mountaineer Open (Boone, N.C.) Southern Conference Championships (Clemson, S.C.)
February
QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location ........................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Founded ........................................................................................................... 1891 Enrollment ............................................................. 17, 467 (13,453 undergraduate) Nickname ................................................................................................... Spartans Colors ......................................................................................... Gold, White & Navy Stadium ................................................................................... Fleming Gym (1,833) Affiliation ..........................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference................................................................................................. Southern Chancellor..................................................................................... Dr. Linda P. Brady Director of Athletics (Interim) .....................................................................Rod Wyatt Alma mater ..........................................................................Atlantic Christian, 1982 Athletics Dept. phone ....................................................................... 336-334-5952 Ticket Office phone ........................................................................... 336-334-3250
Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.) Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.) USC Upstate Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) Southern Conference Championships (Elon, N.C.)
November 14
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The 2009 University of North Carolina at Greensboro cross country/track & field media guide was written by David Percival, UNCG assistant sports information director. This guide was designed using Adobe Creative Suite CS4. Printed by Franklin Printing, in Nashville, Tenn.
Wake Forest Relays (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Elon Invitational (Elon, N.C.) Lou Onesty Invitational (Charlottesville, Va.)
OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE March 12-13 19-20 26-27
UNCW Seahawk Invitational (Wilmington, N.C.) Wake Forest Open (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Raleigh Relays (Raleigh, N.C.)
2-3 10 24-25
Duke Invitational (Durham, N.C.) Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Southern Conference Championships (Boone, N.C.)
9 14-15 16 28-29
Duke Twilight (Durham, N.C.) Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) Carolina Qualifier (Chapel Hill, N.C.) NCAA Regional Championships (Greensboro, NC)
April
May
*Schedule subject to change
UNCG CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD INFORMATION Head coach ............................................................................................Linh Nguyen Alma mater .........................................................................................Lynchburg ‘00 Email ......................................................................................... ltnhuye3@uncg.edu Assistant coach .............................................................Jennifer Severns, Brian Flynn Volunteer coaches ....................................................... Lincoln Bennett, Laura Bocko Cross Country/Track & FIeld Office Phone.......................................... 336-334-4157
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Linh NGUYEN HEAD COACH
Fourth year at UNCG Lynchburg, 2000
Linh Nguyen enters his third year as the head coach of UNC Greensboro’s cross country and indoor track and field teams and his fourth year at the helm of UNC Greensboro’s outdoor track and field teams. Additionally, it is Nguyen’s ninth year overall with the Spartans, having served as an assistant coach from 2001-2006. Under Nguyen’s leadership, the Spartans have produced 24 All-Conference runners, three Conference champions and two NCAA Regional qualifiers. In the 2008-09 season, the Spartans continued to see dramatic improvements both as a team and individually. Once again, the men’s cross country finish turned in a top-5 performance for the fifth straight season. Jermaine Coore was named second-team all-socon and he was named all-freshman along with Joey Thompson. Sherrika Jordan once again led the women’s team as she shattered the previous school record by over 50 seconds. Her fourth place finish at the SoCon Championships earned her first-team all-socon honors. UNCG once again had a strong indoor season in 2009 as they captured All-SoCon and AllFreshman honors on both sides. On the men’s team, Joey Thompson broke the indoor school record in the 3,000 meters and was also named All-SoCon in the event. He earned All-Freshman honors in the mile and 3,000 meters too. Taylor Hurst was third at the SoCon Championships in the 800 meters to earn All-SoCon honors as well. On the women’s side, Kerry Hartman was named to the All-Freshman team in the mile. Nguyen continued to lead the Spartans to newer heights during the 2009 outdoor season. Joey Thompson continued his impressive freshman campaign as he broke the school record in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters. At the SoCon Championships he was named All-SoCon and All-Freshman in the 1,500 meters. AJ Savoia also was named All-SoCon at the event with his finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and TJ Wyatt was runner-up in the 800 meters to earn All-SoCon honors. In his second season, Nguyen led the men’s cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the Southern Conference Championships. On the women’s side, Sherrika Jordan became the seventh runner in UNCG women’s cross country history to run sub-23:00 in the 6K. Jordan ran 22:58.65 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, which is eighth fastest in UNCG history. The 2008 indoor season saw four men’s runners earn All-SoCon honors, including the men’s distance medley relay team earning All-SoCon honors for the fourth time in five seasons. Jess Weber broke the school record in the 800 meters and Josh Wyatt recorded a new record at the 5,000 meters. During outdoor, the men saw Clyne (800m) and AJ Savoia (3,000m steeplechase) raced their way to All-SoCon distinctions, earning UNCG’s first All-SoCon honors for outdoor in two year. For the women, Weber concluded her career by setting a new record in the 800 meters in her final meet of the season, clocking 2:17.81 at the Duke Asics Twilight and becoming just the second Spartan in program history to run sub-2:20 in the 800 meters. In his first season as head coach of the cross country teams, the men posted their highest finish at the SoCon Championship meet, placing third out of 11 teams. Individually, Josh Wyatt and Nick Vaccaro finished fifth and eighth, respectively, garnering All-SoCon honors and becoming the first set of Spartans to receive cross country All-SoCon honors in the same season. For the women, Jess Weber and Sherrika Jordan each registered a 6K time that ranked among UNCG’s Top-25 times. During the 2007 indoor season, Jeff Williams won his third-straight title in the 800 meters en route to earning All-SoCon status. The distance medley relay team of Vaccaro, Terry Wyatt, Williams and Xavier Rutz also earned All-Son honors with a second-place finish at the SoCon
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Championships. In outdoor, both Vaccaro (1,500m) and Xavier Rutz (3,000m and 5,000m) established new men’s school records. The year ended with Jess Weber being named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team presented by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Nguyen was named head coach of the Spartans at the start of the 2006 outdoor season. In his inaugural season at the helm, both Jeff Williams (800 meters) and Charles Jones (triple jump) qualified for the NCAA East Regionals. It remains the only time in UNCG history in which two Spartans have made the NCAA East Region Track and Field Championships. Prior to being named head coach, Nguyen served as an assistant coach and as a volunteer assistant coach for the Spartans. In his four years as an assistant, Nguyen produced24 All-Conference honorees, one NCAA Regional qualifier and one NCAA National participant. Charles Jones became UNCG’s first NCAA Regional and National qualifier in 2005. Jones remains the only twotime Regional qualifier and is the only national qualifier in UNCG history. As a volunteer assistant, Nguyen coached Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton to cross country All-SoCon status in 2002. Prior to UNCG, Nguyen was a volunteer assistant coach at Lynchburg College, his alma mater, for one season. During the 2000-01 school year, the Hornets swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) titles in cross country, indoor, and outdoor. Nguyen was an eight-time All-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 conference 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 his bachelor’s degree in sports medicine. He received his master’s in exercise physiology from UNCG in 2007. Nguyen and his wife, Christina reside in Mebane.
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Jennifer SEVERNS
Brian FLYNN
Fourth year at UNCG C. Michigan, 2002
First year at UNCG Oklahoma, 2009
ASSISTANT COACH
ASSISTANT COACH
Jennifer Severns begins her fourth season as an assistant coach for UNCG’s cross Brian Flynn enters his first season as an assistant coach at UNC Greensboro for the country and track and field teams. Spartans cross country and track & field teams. Last year, Severns lead the men’s cross country team to its fifth consecutive top-five finish at the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships. Jermaine Coore earned All-SoCon honors at the event and he, along with Joey Thompson earned AllFreshman honors. Sherrika Jordan broke the school record by over 50 seconds as she was also named All-SoCon. During the indoor season she helped coach two runners to All-SoCon honors, while Thompson earned All-Freshman honors in the mile and 3,000 meters and Kerry Hartman was named All-Freshman in the mile. Severns continued to lead the Spartans during the outdoor season as the UNCG men’s team racked up three All-SoCon honors at the SoCon Outdoor Championships. Thompson broke three school records during the season and went on to being named All-SoCon and All-Freshman in the 1,500 meters. AJ Savoia and TJ Wyatt also earned All-SoCon honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 800 meters, respectively. In 2008-09, the men’s cross country team placed fifth at the Southern Conference Championships, marking the fourth consecutive year in which the Spartans finished in the Top-5 at the conference meet. On the women’s side, Sherrika Jordan became the seventh runner in UNCG history to run sub-23:00 in the 6K, clocking 22:58.65 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, which is eighth fastest in UNCG history. During indoor, Josh Wyatt set a new UNCG record in the 5,000 meters, while the distance medley relay team of Andy Clyne, Taylor Hurst, Terry Wyatt and Xavier Rutz earned AllSoCon honors with a second-place finish at the SoCon Championships. Meanwhile, Jess Weber established a new women’s indoor 800 meter record. In outdoor, Clyne (800 meters) and AJ Savoia (3,000-meter steeplechase) raced their way to All-SoCon distinctions. Savoia also broke a six-year record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. For the women, Weber set a new UNCG record in the 800 meters, while the threefastest 4x400-meter relay times in program history were ran.
Flynn comes to UNCG after having spent the past three years as an assistant coach for the cross country and track teams at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While at Coe, Flynn coached four runners to All-America honors and four national qualifiers in cross country and five in track. He coached 20 all-conference runners in track and cross country as well. He helped establish seven top-10 performances in cross country, including the top four male and the top female in school history. He also coached runners to 12 separate top-10 performance in track and helped guide the men’s team to a school-best conference and NCAA regional finish in 2007 and 2008. As a student-athlete, Flynn competed at Lynchburg College where he was a member of eight conference championship track teams and two conference championship cross country teams. Flynn, who is originally from Damascus, Md., was a 2003 national qualifier as a cross country runner. He was also a two-time all-region performer and a four-time all-conference runner in cross country. Flynn was an impressive distance runner as well on the Hornets track team. He earned five Old Dominion Athletic Conference individual championships and was a 12-time all-conference honoree.
In Severns’ first year, the men’s cross country team posted its highest finish at the SoCon meet, placing third out of 11 teams. Individually, Josh Wyatt and Nick Vaccaro finished fifth and eighth, respectively, garnering All-SoCon honors and becoming the first set of Spartans to receive cross country All-SoCon honors in the same season. For the women, Jess Weber and Sherrika Jordan each registered a 6K time that ranked among UNCG’s Top-25 times. During the 2007 indoor season, Jeff Williams won his third-straight title in the 800 meters en route to earning All-SoCon status. The distance medley relay team of Vaccaro, Terry Wyatt, Williams and Xavier Rutz also earned All-Son honors with a second-place finish at the SoCon Championships. In outdoor, both Vaccaro (1,500 meters) and Xavier Rutz (3,000 meters and 5,000 meters) established new men’s school records. The year ended with Weber being named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team presented by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Lincoln BENNETT
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH First year at UNCG
Prior to UNCG, Severns was an assistant coach at Dickinson College 2005-06. She helped the women’s cross country team to its sixth-straight Centennial Conference title, the NCAA Mideast Region crown and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships. The men’s cross country team placed second at the Centennial Conference meet and was fifth at the NCAA Mideast Regionals. In track and field, Dickinson had eight conference champions, 33 All-Conference performers, and eight school and three conference marks.
Laura BOCKO
Severns got her coaching start at Mt. Pleasant High School in Mt. Pleasant, MI. She served as a volunteer assistant track and field coach from March 2001-June 2002 and then returned in January 2004. During Severns’ second stint, the girl’s track and field team won the conference and region crowns, and placed sixth at the state meet. In cross country, Mt. Pleasant won the girls’ conference championship.
First year at UNCG
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH
Severns attended Central Michigan University and was a member of the cross country and track and field teams for one year. She earned her bachelor’s degree in applied arts in 2002. Severns is pursuing her master’s degree in sports administration from Central Michigan.
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2009-10 MEN’S ROSTER Name Cory Bowen Brian Carrington Andrew Clyne Jermaine Coore Taylor Day Taylor Hurst Mike Koech Patrick O’Connor Justin Ruppe AJ Savoia Ryan Solomon Joey Thompson Ben Vasquez Lamar Watkins Terry Wyatt
Year XC/ITF/OTF Sr./Sr./Sr. So./So./So. Jr./Jr./Jr. So./So./So. Fr./Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr./Jr. So./So./So. So./So./Jr. Sr./Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr./Sr. So./So./So. Jr./Jr./Jr. So./So./So. Sr./Sr./Sr.
Event XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance
Hometown/Previous School Asheville, N.C./T.C. Roberson HS Brevard, N.C./Brevard HS Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville HS Somerset, N.J./Franklin HS Cornelius, N.C./Hopewell HS Stone Mountain, Ga./Lakeside HS Eldoret, Kenya/Liberty Advance, N.C./Davie County HS Rutherfordton, N.C./R-S Central HS Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland HS Hope Mills, N.C./South View HS Columbia, Md./Howard HS Raleigh, N.C./NC State Forest City, N.C./East Rutherford HS Hope Mills, N.C./South View HS
2009-10 WOMEN’S ROSTER Name LaTrese Bristol Michelle Chewens Jade Farlow Courtney Fawcett Tiffany Garber Anna Grimes Katie Hansen Kerry Hartman Sherrika Jordan Caitlin Lenz Jenna Paley Ashley Schnell Chelsea Sumney Shaina Sumney Emily Vasquez Chelsea Willette
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Year XC/ITF/OTF Jr./Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr./Jr. So./So./So. R-Jr./Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr./Fr. Gr./Gr./Gr. So./So./So. Sr./Jr./Sr. So./So./Jr. So./So./So. Jr./Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr./Fr. So./So./So. So./So./So.
Event XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Mid-Distance XC/Distance
Hometown/Previous School Charlotte, N.C./Pfieffer Cornwall-on-the Hudson, N.Y./Cornwall Central HS Ablemarle, N.C./South Stanly HS Chester, N.H./Pinkerton Academy Kennett Square, Pa./Unionville HS Meade, Md./Meade Senior HS Portland, Ore./Seattle Centreville, Va./Westfield HS Charlotte, N.C./Harding University HS Ladue, Mo./Ladue Watkins HS Charlotte, N.C./Providence HS Lincoln, Neb./Coe College Washington, Pa./Trinity HS Washington, Pa./Trinity HS Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road HS Burlington, Vt./Burlington HS
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Cory BOWEN
Justin RUPPE
XC/Mid Distance • Senior Asheville, N.C. T.C. Roberson HS
2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in Indoor and Outdoor Track. XC: Ran his best time of the year at the Asics Winthrop Invitational in the 8k with a time of 27:23 … also ran a 27:57 at the Eye Opener Invitational and a 27:59 in the 8k at the Mason Invitational … Indoor: Had a seasonbest time in the Mile at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 4:36.82 … also finished the mile at the Niswonger Invitational in 4:43.07 … ran a 9:14.96 in the 3,000 meters at the Carolina Invitational for his best time … Outdoor: Finished the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open in a season-best time of 9:10.05 … also ran a 9:10.96 in the 3,000 at the UNC Invitational … ran a career-high 16:05.52 at the Duke Invitational in the 5,000 meters … ran a 34:09.72 in the 10,000 meters at the SoCon Championships. Prior to UNCG: Attended Weber State during the 2003-04 academic year, but did not run… attended Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College for the 2007-08 academic year. High School: Earned four varsity letters for cross country and two for track under T.C. Roberson High School head coach Steve Carpenter… All-conference and all-county selection in both cross country and track… helped T.C. Roberson to a runner-up finishes at the 2002 North Carolina State Cross Country Championships and the 2003 state indoor?? track meet. Personal: Cory Adam Bowen… born May 28, 1985 in Spartanburg, SC… son of Rick and Laura Bowen… brother, Derek, played football at Brigham Young in 1994… brother, Jake, played football at Navy and captained the 2001 team… majoring in accounting.
XC/Distance • Senior Rutherfordton, N.C. R-S Central HS
2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. XC: Ran a season-best time of 28:23.5 in the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic … also ran a 28:34 at the Blue Ridge Open … Indoor: Finished the 3,000 meters in 9:39.41 at the Niswonger Invitational, which was the only time he competed during the season … Outdoor: Finished the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Duke Invitational in 10:40.63 … also ran the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open in 9:51.63. 2007-08: XC: Had a season-best 8K time of 27:57 at the Blue Ridge Open… was 24th out of 52 runners at the Winthrop Asics Invitational with a time of 28:19… member of the fall Academic All-Southern Conference team… Indoor: Took 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational with a time of personal-best time of 9:13.31, besting his season-opening 3,000-meter time by 18 seconds… Ran 16:25.47 and finished 22nd in the 5,000 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic… received Academic All-Conference honors during the winter season… Outdoor: Ran 16:19.61 in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships, a personal record by 29 seconds… clocked a season-best time of 10:06.77 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Duke Asics Invitational… finished in the Top-20 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Wake Forest Open (19th, 10:18.90) and SoCon Championships (13th, 10:26.10)… ran 4:20.14 in the 1,500 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational… named Academic-All Conference for the spring. 2006-07: XC: Ran a career-best 8K top of 27:36.70 at the Mason Invitational… raced 36:00.50 in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals… Indoor: Posted two Top-20 finishes in the 3,000 meters… ran a season-best 9:13.48 and placed 20th in the 3,000 meters at UNC Carolina Invite… took 10th in the 3,000 meters at the SoCon Championships with a time of 9:17.19… raced a career-best 16:12.34 in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships… placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the UNC Opener with a time of 16:14.84… Outdoor: Had two Top-15 finishes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase… ran a career-best 10:02.66 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and placed 12th at the Duke Asics Twilight… placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SoCon Championships... ran a season-best 16:48.69 in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open… had a 4:15.42 performance in the 1,500 meters at Carolina Fast Times. 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 biochemistry.
Bowen’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 27:23 Mile: 4:36.82 3,000m: 9:10.05 3,000m: 9:14.96 5,000m: 16:05.52 10,000m: 34:09.72
Ruppe’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 27:36.70 3,000m: 9:13.31 1,500m: 4:15.42 10K: 36:00.50 5,000m: 16:12.34 3,000m: 9:51.29 5,000m: 16:19.61
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Ryan SOLOMAN XC/Distance • Senior Hope Mills, N.C. South View HS
Will compete as a redshirt junior during cross country and indoor and as a senior during outdoor. 2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. XC: Came within three seconds of breaking his personal-best in the 8k with a time of 28:59 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational … ran a 29:19 in the 8k at the Blue Ridge Open … Indoor: ran a new career-best in the 3,000 meters at the Carolina Invitational with a time of 9:58.34 … ran a 10:24.52 in the 3,000 meters earlier in the year at the Niswonger Invitational … Outdoor: Finished just eight seconds away from his personal-best in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 17:25.21 … ran the 3,000 meters at the UNC Invitational in 10:10.40. 2007-08: XC: Clocked his top 8K time of 28:56 at the Blue Ridge Open, which was 17 seconds faster than his previous top 8K time of 29:13.7 that was ran at the Colonial Inter-Regional… Academic All-Southern Conference fall season selection… Indoor: Finished 13th in the 5,000 meters at both the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational (17:26.17) and the Liberty On Track Open (17:34.22)… ran 9:58.47 in the 3,000 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic… named Academic All-Conference for the winter season… Outdoor: Won the 3,000 meters at the International Friendship & Freedom Games with a career-best time of 9:51.84, which was his first sub-10:00 performance in the 3,000 meters… placed 20th in the 3,000 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational with a time of 10:06.06… clocked 18:04.99 in the 5,000 meters in Section IV at the Raleigh Relays… named Academic AllConference in the spring. 2006-07: XC: Did not compete… Indoor: Did not compete... Outdoor: Ran a career-best time of 17:17.28 in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Asics Invitational… competed in the 1,500 meters at the UNC Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 4:38.83… had a 10:00.16 showing in the 3,000 meters at Carolina Fast Times. Prior to UNCG: Attended St. Cloud State University, but did not run. 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 allconference 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… recruited by Belmont-Abbey and St. Cloud State… majoring in special education.
Solomon’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 28:56 3,000m: 9:58.34 1,500m: 4:38.83 5,000m: 17:26.17 3,000m: 9:51.84 5,000m: 19:01.14
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TJ WYATT
XC/Mid Distance • Senior Hope Mills, N.C. South View HS
2008-09: XC: Broke his personal-best in the 8k at the Southern Conference Championship with a time of 26:52.35 … ran a 27:00 in the 8k at the Blue Ridge Open and a 27:05 at the Mason Invitational … finished the 8k at the Asics Winthrop Invitational in 27:19 … Indoor: Ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.97 … finished the mile at the Carolina Invitational in 4:34.89 … Outdoor: Turned in the secondfastest time in school history with a time of 1:52.92 in the 800 meters at the Duke Twilight … set another personal-best at the Duke Twilight with his time of 4:03.02 in the 1,500 meters … ran a 1:53.51 in the 800 meters at the UNC Elite and a 1:54.33 at the UNC Invitational. 2007-08: XC: Set a new personal record in the 8K at the Southern Conference Championships, clocking 26:59.01, which was his first sub-27:00 showing in the 8K… finished 18th out of 52 runners at the Winthrop Asics Invitational… Indoor: Was the third leg on the distance medley relay team that earned All-Conference honors with a second-place finish and a time of 10:19.95 at the Southern Conference Championships… opened the season with a third-place finish in the 800 meters at the Liberty On Track Open, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:59.23… ran a career-best 1:57.07 in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships and placed 11th in the prelims… clocked 51.61 in the 400 meters at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational… Outdoor: Ran a personal-best time of 1:54.31 at the Southern Conference Championships, which placed fourth in the prelims and advanced him to the finals… finished sixth in the SoCon 800-meter finals with a time of 1:57.54… placed 20th in the developmental section of the 800 meters at the Duke Asics Invitational with a time of 1:56.76… clocked 1:58.53 in the 800 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational… posted a personal record time of 51.35 in the 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays. 2006-07: XC: Clocked a season-best 8K time at the SoCon Championships, covering the course in a time of 27:39.87… raced 36:16.25 in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals… Indoor: Raced a season-best 800-meter time of 1:57.97 in the prelims at the SoCon Championships, placing ninth… had a 53.96 performance in the 400 meters at the UNC Carolina Invite… Outdoor: Ran a season-best 1:57.16 in the 800 meters in the prelims at the SoCon Championships. 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 allconference 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 in …son of Terry Sr. and Aida Wyatt… majoring in sports medicine.
Wyatt’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 26:52.35 400m: 51.61 400m: 51.35 10K: 36:16.25 800m: 1:55.97 800m: 1:52.92 Mile: 4:34.89 1,500m: 4:03.02
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Andy CLYNE
Taylor HURST
XC/Mid Distance • Junior Washingtonville, N.Y. Washingtonville HS
2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. XC: Ran a season-best time of 26:32 in the 8k at the Asics Winthrop Invitational … set a personal-best in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 34:37.7 … finished the 8k at the Blue Ridge Open in 26:44 … Indoor: Ran the fastest time on the team in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 2:38.31 … finished the mile at the SoCon Championships in 4:23.57, which was the second-fastest time on the team … ran a 4:24.23 mile at the Carolina Invitational and a 4:30.79 at the Niswonger Invitational … Outdoor: ran a season-best 1:55.82 in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships … finished the 1,500 meters at the Duke Twilight with a season-best 4:05.27 … ran the 800 meters at the UNC Invitational in 1:57.32. 2007-08: XC: Top Spartan finisher at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational, Winthrop Asics Invitational and Southern Conference Championshpis... ran sub-27:00 in each of his three 8K races… clocked a season-best 26:10.29 and placed 20th out of 84 runners at the SoCon Championships… had a 26:47 showing at the Blue Ridge Open… finished ninth out of 52 runners at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, running 26:48… was second at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational, covering the 5K course in a time of 15:57… Indoor: Earned All-SoCon honors after running the lead-off leg on the distance medley relay team that finished second at the SoCon Championships with a time of 10:19.95… finished second in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty On Track Open with a time of 2:34.12… registered an 11th-place finish in the 800 meters at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational with a time of 1:58.71… set a personal record in the mile at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic, running 4:20.89 and placing seventh… Outdoor: Earned All-SoCon honors in the 800 meters after placing third with a time of 1:55.13 in the 800-meter finals at the SoCon Championships… reached the 800-meter finals after winning his heat and finishing third in the prelims with a careerbest time of 1:54.18… took eighth in the 800 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational with a time of 1:55.01… set a personal-best time of 3:57.25 in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Asics Twilight, which was six seconds faster than his previous top 1,500-meter time of 4:03.78 ran a the Wake Forest Open. 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. Personal: Andrew Thomas Clyne… born on June 27, 1989 in Nyack, NY…. son of Thomas and Melinda Clyne… has one sister Juliana… father, Thomas, played basketball at the Pratt Institute... major is undecided.
Cross Country 8K: 26:10.29 10K: 34:37.7
Clyne’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 800m: 1:58.71 800m: 1:54.18 1,000m: 2:34.12 1,500m: 3:57.25 Mile: 4:20.89
XC/Mid Distance • Junior Stone Mountain, Ga. Lakeside HS
Holds the third-fastest time in the indoor 800 meters (1:56.27)… is third all-time in the 400 meters (52.59) for outdoor… ranks fourth all-time in the 800 meters (1:55.21) during outdoor. 2008-09: XC: Set a new personal-best in the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic with a time of 28:44.6 … also ran a 29:08 in the 8k at the Eye Opener Invitational … Indoor: Earned All-SoCon honors in the 800 meters by running a 1:56.27, which is the third-fastest time in school history … ran a 1:56.55 at the SoCon Championship prelims in the 800 meters … set a new indoor personal-best in the 400 meters with a time 53.05 at the Liberty Invitational … also ran a 53.06 in the 400 meters at the Carolina Invitational … Outdoor: Ran the 800 meters at the Wake Forest Open in 1:55.21, which set a new personal-best and was the fourth-fastest time in school history … completed the 800 meters at the Duke Invitational in 1:55.50. 2007-08: XC: Ran 28:50 and 28:50.9 at the Winthrop Asics Invitational and the Colonial Inter-Regional, respectively… raced 17:05 on the 5K course at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational… Indoor: Earned All-Southern Conference honors after running the second leg on the distance medley relay team that placed second at the SoCon Championships with a time of 10:19.95… had two Top-10 finishes in the 800 meters on the season… placed 10th in the 800-meter prelims at the SoCon Championships with a career-best time of 1:57.06… ran 1:59.28 and finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Liberty On Track Open… clocked 4:33.49 in the mile at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational… Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 800 meters at two meets… ran 1:56.06 and finished fourth in the 800-meter finals at the SoCon Championships... qualified for the SoCon 800-meter finals after running a career-best time of 1:55.63 and placing sixth in the prelims... took fourth in the 800 meters at the Duke Asics Twilight with a time of 1:56.44… clocked 52.59 in the 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays… ran 4:15.43 in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Asics Twilight. High School: Four year cross country and track participant at Lakeside HS… 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 twotime 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. Personal: Taylor Edward Hurst… born August 30, 1988 in Stone Mountain, GA… son of Gary and Patricia Hurst… has one brother, Mitchell, and one sister, Jordan…father, Gary, competed in track and field at Holy Cross College… intends to major in international business.
Cross Country 8K: 28:44.6
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Hurst’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 400m: 53.05 400m: 52.29 800m: 1:56.27 800m: 1:55.21 Mile: 4:33.49 1,500m: 4:15.43
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AJ SAVOIA
Jermaine COORE
XC/Distance • Junior Haverstraw, N.Y. North Rockland HS
Holds the school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:23.77)... Member of the 4x1,500-meter relay team that set a new school record with a time of 16:24.92 at the 2008 Raleigh Relays. 2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in indoor track. XC: Came within just nine seconds of breaking his personal-best time by running a 26:27 in the 8k at the Asics Winthrop Invitational … finished the 8k at the Blue Ridge Open in 26:28 … set a new personal-best in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 35:34.0 … ran the 8k at the Southern Conference Championships in 26:41.65 … Indoor: Ran a season-best time of 4:27.50 in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships … also set a season-best time at the SoCon Championships by running the 3,000 meters in 9:03.37 … finished the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational in 9:16.30 … Outdoor: Set a new personal-best time in the 1,500 meters at the UNC Invitational with a time of 4:03.53 … Came within just two seconds of breaking his personal-best time in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the SoCon Championships with a time of 9:25.24 where he earned AllSoCon honors … set a personal-best with a time of 15:48.18 in the 5,000 meters at the SoCon Championships … ran a 4:05.97 in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Twilight. 2007-08: XC: Clocked a career-best 8K time of 26:18 at the Blue Ridge Open, finishing 65th out of 218 runners… had a 12th-place showing at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, running the 8K in a time of 27:04… placed ninth at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational with a 5K time of 16:25… Indoor: Recorded Top-20 finishes in all five races, including three in the mile… raced a career-best 4:23.12 and placed ninth in the mile at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational… also placed ninth in the mile at the Liberty On Track Open… took 16th in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 4:28.77… set a personal record in the 3,000 meters at the SoCon Championships, running 8:49.29 and placing 10th… raced 8:52.09 and placed 18th in the 3,000 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic... Outdoor: Earned All-SoCon honors with a second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:28.50… set a new program record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Duke Asics Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 9:23.77 and placed ninth... also finished in the Top-10 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at at the Wake Forest Open (9:33.99, seventh)… raced 4:07.18 in the 1,500 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational.
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Somerset, N.J. Franklin HS
2008-09: XC: Earned Second-team All-SoCon honors at the SoCon Championships by running the 8k in 25:30.11 … that time was the fifth-fastest time in school history and he also earned all-freshman honors in the event … ran a 25:49 in the 8k at the Mason Invitational which is the 22nd fastest time in school history … finished in 25:52 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational, which was the 25th fastest in school history … Indoor: Ran the mile at the Liberty Invitational in 4:41.01 to set a new personal-best … finished the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational with a time of 9:33.88 … Outdoor: Set a personal-best time of 4:13.43 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open … ran a 9:09.98 at the UNC Invitational in the 3,000 meters … ran a seasonbest time of 15:36.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational … also ran the 5,000 meters in 17:40.59 at the Southern Conference Championships. High School: Four-time letterwinner in each cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field at Franklin HS under coach Sean Thomas… 2008 New Jersey Indoor Track State Champion in the 1,600 meters… selected as the 2008 Courier News Athlete of the Year… named All-Area and All-County all four years for cross country… All-Area honoree for indoor… AllArea honoree for indoor as a junior and senior… earned All-Area accolades for outdoor in 2008. Personal: Jermaine N. Coore… born December 2, 1988 in Brooklyn, NY… son of Hiram and Madane Walker… plans to major in business management.
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 allsection, 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: Anthony Michael Savoia… born May 11, 1989 in Strawtown, NY… son of Anthony and Renee Savoia… has one sister, Catherine… undecided on major.
Cross Country 8K: 26:18
Savoia’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor Mile: 4:23.12 1,500m: 4:03.53 3,000m: 8:49.29 3,000 Stl: 9:23.77 5,000m: 15:48.18
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Cross Country 8K: 25:30.11 10K: 33:19.0
Coore’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor Mile: 4:41.01 1,500m: 4:13.43 3,000m: 9:33.88 3,000m: 9:09.98 5,000m: 15:36.41
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Brian CARRINGTON
Joey THOMPSON
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Brevard, N.C. Brevard HS
2008-09: XC: Set a personal-best time in the 8k at the Asics Winthrop Invitational with a time of 28:20 … ran the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic in a time of 28:31.9 … also finished the 8k at the Hagan Stone Classic in 29:12 … Indoor: Ran the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 2:01.60 … set a personal-best in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:42.77 at the Liberty Invitational … also ran the 800 meters in 2:03.43 at the Carolina Classic and a 2:03.48 at the Niswonger Invitational … Outdoor: Ran a seasons-best time of 2:00.24 in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships … ran a personal-best time of 4:15.97 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open … ran a 2:00.66 in the 800 meters at the UNC Invitational and a 2:02.05 at the Duke Invitational … finished the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays in 4:24.65. High School: Member of Brevard High School’s track and field team for two years, lettering in both years under head coach Bill Baldwin… named the Western Athletic Conference MVP year... earned three letters in both basketball and soccer, garnering All-Conference and All-Region honors in both sports. Personal: Brian T. Carrington… born February 7, 1990 in Waterbury, CT… son of William and Pat Carrington… mom, Pat, played softball and tennis at Bryant College… plans to major in communications.
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Columbia, Md. Howard HS
2008-09: XC: Ran a personal-best time of 25:40 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational, which was the 13th fastest time in the 8k in school history … recorded the 16th fastest time in school history at the SoCon Championships with a time of 25:41.84 … that time was good enough to earn him all-freshman honors … set a personal-best in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships by running a 34:32.8 … also ran the 8k in 26:18 at the Blue Ridge Open … Indoor: Set a new school record in the 3,000 meters at the SoCon Championships by finishing third the event with a time of 8:30.40 … he earned All-SoCon honors and All-Freshman honors for his efforts at the event … earned All-Freshman honors at the SoCon Championships with his school-record time of 4:17.89 in the mile … also ran an 8:31.31 in the 3,000 meters at the prestigious Niswonger Invitational where he finished fourth … Outdoor: Set new school records in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters as a freshman … Earned All-SoCon and All-Freshman honors in the 1,500 meters after running a 3:52.27 at the SoCon Championships … set a personal-best in the 1,500 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 3:50.90 … he set the school record in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 8:31.25 … broke the previous school record in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Twilight by running a time of 14:50.17 … ran the 1,500 meters earlier in the year at the UNC Invitational with a time of 3:54.75. High School: Earned four letters in both indoor and outdoor track and lettered in only season he ran cross country at Howard High School under head coach David Glenn… 2007 Maryland state cross country champion, running a time of 16:16, which ranks seventh all-time… named Maryland Gatorade XC Player of the Year in 2007… earned All-State cross country honors… selected All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun for cross country… two-time Howard County Times Runner of the Year, one for cross country and one for indoor track… Indoor state champion in the 1,600 meters… holds the Class 3A 1,600-meter indoor state record with a time of 4:21… four-time outdoor state champion, claiming two titles in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters… holds the Class 2A 3,200 state outdoor record with a time of 9:19.9… named All-State, All-Metro and Runner of the Year. Personal: Joseph Lewis Thompson… born September 5, 1990 in Durham, NC… son of Charles and Margaret Thompson… has a sister, Catherine… plans on majoring in business.
Carrington’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 28:20 800m: 2:01.60 800m: 2:00.24 1,000m: 2:42.77 1,500m: 4:15.97
Thompson’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 8K: 25:40 Mile: 4:17.89 1,500m: 3:50.90 10K: 34:32.8 3,000m: 8:30.40 3,000m: 8:31.25 5,000m: 14:50.17
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Lamar WATKINS
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Forest City, N.C. East Rutherford HS
2008-09: XC: Did not compete during the cross country season … Indoor: Set a personal-best time of 53.87 in the 400 meters at the Liberty Invitational, which was the fourth-fastest time in school history … Had a season-best time of 2:01.61 at the Carolina Invitational in the 800 meters … also ran the 800 meters at the SoCon Championships in a time of 2:02.16 and at the Niswonger Invitational with a time of 2:02.65 … Outdoor: Ran the fifth-fastest time in school history and set a new personal-best in the 400 meters with a time of 53.08 at the UNC Invitational … ran a season-best time of 1:58.03 in the 800 meters at the Southern Conference Championships … also ran a 1:58.97 at the Duke Invitational and a 1:59.91 at the Wake Forest Open. High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and earned one letter in cross country at East Rutherford High School under coach Lee Lail… two-time county champion in the 800 meters… part of the 4x800-meter relay team that won back-to-back county championships… earned All-State, All-Regional and All-Conference honors for track… team MVP… also played basketball, receiving on letter. Personal: Lamar Rashun Watkins… born October 3, 1989 in Forest City, NC… son of Dashawn Miller and Annette Miller… anticipates majoring in political science.
Cross Country
Watkins’ Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 400m: 53.87 400m: 53.08 800m: 2:01.61 800m: 1:58.03
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Taylor
Mike KOECH
DAY
5-7 • OH • Freshman Greensboro, N.C. Southern Guilford Virginia Commonwealth
High School: Ran track & field for two seasons and cross country for one year for coach LaPointe at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, N.C. … was a state qualifier and all-conference performer as a senior on the cross country team … also named the team MVP of the cross country team in his final season …won the Titan Award as a member of the track & field team … was a member of the 4x800 team that ran a 8:01.50 to finish in fifth place at the state championship meet … has the school record in the 1,600 meters (4:32) and the 3,200 meters (10:09) … was a member of the National Technical Honor Society and the soccer team as well. Personal: Taylor James Day … born February 26, 1991 in Plano, Texas … son of Jim and Kathy Day … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sports medicine at UNCG.
6-1 • MB • Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. Myers Park Liberty
Prior to UNCG: Ran for Liberty University as a freshman during the 2008-09 season … had a personal-best 25:53 in the 8k at the Brooks Paul Short Run … finished in 11th place with a time of 26:12.71 in the 8k at the 2008 Big South Cross Country Championships to help lead Liberty to its fourth-consecutive Big South Championship … ran a 32:44.90 in the 10k at the NCAA Southeast Regional to help his team to a top-5 finish … High School: Attended Kapngetuny High School in Eldoret, Kenya and ran for coach Mwaniki … began running just three years ago … finished in under 15 minutes in the 5,000 meters. Personal: Mike Kipyego Koech … born June 6, 1986 in Eldoret, Kenya … son of Cherutich and Margarine Kipkoech … has two siblings, Luke and Benadine … majoring in nursing at UNCG.
Ben VASQUEZ 5-10 • S • R-Junior Raleigh, N.c. Leesville Road NC State
Prior to UNCG: Attended NC State University for three years, but did not compete athletically. High School: Competed four years in cross country and outdoor track at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C. for coach Angela Scioli … also ran indoor track for two seasons … was an all-conference performer in cross country as a junior … named team captain for the cross country his junior and senior seasons … a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: David Benjamin Vasquez … born January 31, 1988 in Toccoa, Ga. … son of David and Carol Vasquez … has one sibling, Emily, who is also a member of the UNCG cross country and track & field team … majoring in sociology at UNCG.
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Courtney FAWCETT XC/Distance • Senior Chester, N.H. Pinkerton Academy
Will compete as a redshirt junior during cross country after receiving a medical redshirt in the 2006 season … member of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded the third-fastest time in outdoor program history. 2008-09: Named Academic All-Conference in indoor and outdoor track. Named to the dean’s and chancellor’s list for the 2008-09 school year. XC: Ran a 21.42 in the 5k at the Eye Opener Invitational in her only meet of the cross country season. Indoor: Competed at the Carolina Invitational where she ran a 2:38.85, which was her best time in the 800 meters … Also ran a 2:39.89 in the 800 meters at the Niswonger Invitational … named to the SoCon Academic All-Conference team for the winter season. Outdoor: posted a season-best time of 5:12.52 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays to finish in 61st … ran a 5:15.98 in the 1,500 meters at the UNC Invitational in her final meet of the season … earned Academic All-Conference honors for the spring season. 2007-08: XC: Set a new personal record in the 5K at the Winthrop Asics Invitational with a time of a 20:56, finishing 43rd… had a 26:04.4 performance in the 6K at the Colonial Inter-Regional… member of the fall All-Southern Conference Academic Team… Indoor: Opened the season with a 5:48.56 showing in the mile at the Liberty On Track Open… ran a season-best 800-meter time of 2:35.99 at the Carolina Chick-Fil-A Invitational… earned Academic All-Conference during the winter… Outdoor: Competed in three meets, running the 1,500 meters at each meet… posted a season-best time of 5:10.23 in the developmental section at the Duke Asics Invitational… ran 5:15.60 and finished 52nd in Section II at Raleigh Relays… concluded the season with a 5:16.48 performance at the SoCon Championships… received Academic All-Conference honors during the spring. 2006-07: XC: Ran 22:11 in the 5K at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, which was her only meet of the season after suffering an injury and receiving a medical redshirt… Indoor: Took 13th in the 5,000 meters at the UNC Opener with a time of 20:47.89… ran a season-best 3,000-meter time of 11:46.33 at the UNC Carolina Invitational, a 16-second improvement from her first 3,000 meters of the season at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational (12:02.97)… Outdoor: Clocked a season-best time of 5:29.13 in the 1,500 meters developmental section at Duke Asics Invitational… finished 33rd in the 1,500 meters at Carolina Fast Times, crossing the finish line in 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.
Fawcett’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 20:56 800m: 2:35.99 1,500m: 5:10.23 6K: 26:04.40 Mile: 5:48.56 3,000m: 11:46.33
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Sherrika JORDAN XC/Distance• Senior Charlotte, N.C. Harding University HS
Will compete as a senior during cross country and outdoor track, while competing as a junior during indoor … ranks second in school history for the fastest 5k time (18:03.71) … has the third-fastest 6K time in program history (22:18)… ranks fourth in the indoor mile (5:15.52) … in outdoor, has the second-fastest time in the 1,500 meters (4:45.95) and fifth-fastest 800 meters (2:22.65). 2008-09: XC: Earned All-SoCon first-team honors at the 2008 Southern Conference Cross Country Championships after finishing in fourth place with a time of 18:03.71 … that time was also the second-fastest 5k time in school history and her personal best … Ran the third-fastest time in the 6k in school history with a 22:18 at the Mason Invitational to finish in 12th place and break her personal best by 40 seconds … Finished in 69th place at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 22:31.1 in the 6k … Also ran an 18:54 in the 5k to finish in 19th place at the Blue Ridge Open in the Gold Race. Indoor: Ran a team-best 5:15.52 in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships to win her section … it was also the fourth-fastest time in school history in the indoor mile … Finished in 19th place at the Carolina Invitational in the mile with a time of 5:22.79. Outdoor: Broke her previous-best in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open after finishing in 16th place with a time of 4:45.95 … that time was the best on the team in 2009 and broke her own record for the second-best in school history by four seconds … also ran a team-best in the 3000 meters at the UNC Invitational after finishing in sixth place with a time of 10:29.69 … ran a 19:19.35 at the Southern Conference Championships to finish in 18th place in the only time she competed in the event all season … finished in eighth place in the 1,500 meters at the SoCon Championships with a time of 4:51.11. 2007-08: XC: Top Spartan finisher at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, Colonial InterRegional, Southern Conference Championships, and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships … placed 14th at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, covering the 5K course in a personal-record time of 19:16… finished the 5K course at the SoCon Championships in a time of 19:29.29… ran a season-best 6K time of 22:58.65 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, taking 47 seconds off her previous season-best time of 23:45.8 ran at the Colonial Inter-Regional… covered the 4K course at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational in a time of 16:30, placing 16th… named Academic All-Conference for the fall… Indoor: Recorded a Top-10 finish in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty On Track Open, placing ninth with a time of 3:15.08… ran 2:27.65 in the 800 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic… finished 11th in the mile at the Carolina Chick-Fil-A Invitational with a time of 5:18.55… member of the winter Academic All-Conference team… Outdoor: Member of the school record setting 4x400-meter relay team that ran 4:10.42 at the International Friendship & Freedom Games… had a pair of Top-10 finishes in the 1,500 meters… ran a seasonbest 1,500-meter time of 4:49.92 at the SoCon Championships, placing eighth and scoring a point… finished sixth in the 1,500 meters in the developmental section at the Duke Asics Invitational, running 4:50.21… raced 2:22.65 in the 800 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational… spring Academic All-Conference selection. 2006-07: XC: Top Spartan finisher at the NCAA Regionals… clocked a season-best 24:08.55 in the 6K at NCAA Regionals, shaving 25 seconds off her earlier 6K time of 24:33.87 ran at the Mason Invitational… ran in four races, two of which were 5Ks and two 6Ks… had a season-best 5K time of 19:19.13 at the SoCon Championships, 1:16 faster than her first 5K of the season (20:35.5 at the Blue Ridge Open)… named the team’s Most Improved Runner ... Indoor: Did not compete… Outdoor: Registered a season-best time of 5:03.99 in the 1,500 meters at the SoCon Championships… finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at Carolina Fast Times with a time of 5:08.11. 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. Personal: Sherrika Alisia Jordan… born December 24, 1987 in Charlotte, NC… daughter of Raymond and Daphne Jordan… majoring in exercise sport science.
Jordan’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 18:03.71 800m: 2:27.65 800m: 2:22.65 6K: 22:18 1,000m: 3:15.08 1,500m: 4:45.95 Mile: 5:15.52 3,000m: 10:29.69
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LaTrese BRISTOL
Michelle CHEWENS
XC/Distance • R-Junior Charlotte, N.C. Pfieffer Freedom HS
2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time of 21:43 at the Blue Ridge Open … also ran a 22:32.9 at the Hagan Stone Classic … Indoor: Ran a season-best time of 2:40.73 in the 800 meters at the Liberty Invitational … finished the mile at the Niswonger Invitational in a season-best time of 6:13.32 … Outdoor: Ran a personal-best time of 1:07.47 in the 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays, which was the fifth-fastest time in school history … ran a team-best 29.75 in the 200 meters at the UNC Invitational … finished the 800 meters in 2:41.77 at the Wake Forest Open. Prior to UNCG: Attended Pfeiffer University... redshirted the 2006-07 season... competed as a redshirt freshman during the 2007-08 season... ran a season-best 5K time of 21:39.3 at the Hagan Stone Classic... registered top 6K time of the season at NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals, crossing the finish line in a time of 27:06. High School: Three-year cross country letterwinner at Freedom High School... also competed in track and field for two years... three-time cross country MVP... earned track and field MVP honors one season... played basketball for two years and was a cheerleader for one. Personal: LaTrese Maxine Bristol... born July 29, 1988 in Charlotte, NC... daughter of Max and Doris Bristol... has a brother, Max, and a sister, Tiera... Father, Max, competed in cross country, basketball, baseball and football at Pfeiffer... majoring in sociology.
XC/Mid Distance • Junior Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. Cornwall Central HS
Has the fastest time in the 1,000 meters in indoor program history with a time of 3:09.35… member of the 4x400-meter relay teams that have the three fastest times in outdoor history, running the third leg. 2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best 19:29.48 in the 5k at the SoCon Championships which was eight seconds off her personal best … Ran a 25:55.7 in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships … finished the Eye Opener Invitational in 20:24 … Indoor: Set a new personal-best in the 400 meters at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 1:04.55 which is the second-fastest in school history … Ran the fourth-fastest time in school history and a new personal-best with a 2:23.55 in the 800 meters at the Carolina Invitational … Finished the mile in 5:16.80 at the SoCon Championships which is the third-fastest in school history … Outdoor: Set the fourth-best time in the 800 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 2:21.63 … set a new personal-best in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 5:00.16 … Broke her previous personal-best in the 3,000 meters with a 10:45.69 at the UNC Invitational. 2007-08: XC: Top Spartan at the Campbell Cross Country Invitational, placing sixth and finishing the 4K course in a time of 15:47… finished 18th out of 70 runners at the Winthrop Asics Invitational, clocking a 5K time of 19:21… ran a 5K time of 20:04.36 at the Southern Conference Championships… covered the 6K course at the Colonial Inter-Regional in a season-best time of 24:39.8… Indoor: Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty On Track Open with a time of 3:09.35, a program record… clocked a season-best 800-meter time of 2:26.98 in the prelims at the SoCon Championships… ran the mile at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic, crossing the finish line in a time of 5:30.45… Outdoor: Ran the third leg on the school-record setting 4x400-meter relay that ran 4:10.42 at the International Friendship & Freedom Games… clocked a personal-record time of 5:05.55 in the 1,500 meters in the developmental section at the Duke Asics Invitational… ran a career best 2:27.85 in the 800 meters at the Tony Waldrop Invitational. High School: Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track and three letters in cross country and indoor track… member of the 4x800-meter 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 Lynn Chewens… born on April 30, 1989 in Coldspring, NY… daughter of Robert and Luay Chewens… has one sister, Nicole ... majoring in sports medicine.
Bristol’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 21:43 800m: 2:40.73 200m: 29.75 Mile: 6:13.32 400m: 1:07.47 800m: 2:41.77
Chewens’ Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 19:21 400m: 1:04.55 800m: 2:21.63 6K: 24:39.80 800m: 2:23.55 1,500m: 5:00.16 1,000m: 3:09.35 3,000m: 10:45.69
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Tiffany GARBER
Caitlin LENZ
XC/Distance • Junior Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville HS
Has the fifth-fastest time in the indoor 800 meters (2:26.11)… member of the two fastest 4x400-meter relay teams in UNCG outdoor history… ranks fourth all-time in the 1,500 meters (4:51.12). 2008-09: XC: Set a new personal-best in the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 23:57.1, which is the 25th fastest time in school history … also ran a 23:59 in the 6k at the Mason Invitational earlier in the season … broke her previous personal best in the 5k at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 19:08.31 … ran a 19:22 at the Asics Invitational as well … Indoor: Ran a 10:39.91 in the 3,000 meters at the Southern Conference Championships, which was the third-best time in school history … also ran a 10:40.59 in the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational … ran a team-best 5:21.59 in the mile at the Liberty Invitational … Outdoor: Ran the fourth fastest time in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Twilight with a time of 18:32.40 … also set the fourth fastest time in school history in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with her time of 10:33.67 … ran a season-best 5:01.31 in the 1,500 meters at the UNC Invitational. 2007-08: XC: Competed in four meets, two of which were 5Ks and two of which were 6Ks… ran a career-best 5K time of 19:53.49 at the Southern Conference Championships… top Spartan finisher at the Blue Ridge Open, running 20:04 and placing 71st out of 189 runners… one of two Spartans to compete in the NCAA Southeast Regionals… covered the 6K regional course in a time of 24:31.25, which was 26 seconds faster than her previous season-best time of 24:57.4 set at the Colonial Inter-Regional… Indoor: Ran the mile in three meets, finishing in the Top-20 at each meet… ran a career-best 5:18.98 and finished 13th at the Chick-Fil-A Carolina Invitational… placed 16th in the mile at the SoCon Championships, crossing the finish line in a time of 5:29.38… had an 11th-place showing in the mile at the Liberty On Track Open, clocking 5:29.98… registered a 2:26.11 performance in the 800 meters at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic… Outdoor: Was the second leg on the school-record 4x400-meter relay that clocked 4:10.42 at the International Friendship & Freedom Games… posted her first sub-5:00 performance in the 1,500 meters at Raleigh Relays, running 4:56.75 and placing 22nd in Section II… took ninth in the developmental section of the 1,500 meters at Duke Asics Invitational, crossing the finish line in a personal-record time of 4:51.12… was 25th in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 11:04.12… ran 2:24.76 in the 800 meters at Tony Waldrop Invitational.
XC/Distance • R-Sophomore Ladue, Mo. Ladue Watkins HS
Will compete as a junior during outdoor and a sophomore during cross country and indoor. 2008-09: XC: Ran a personal-best time in the 5k at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 20:45.70 … also ran a 21:03.9 earlier in the season at the Hagan Stone Classic … Indoor: finished the 3,000 meters at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 11:31.75 … ran a 19:53.80 at the Niswonger Invitational in the 5,000 meters … Outdoor: Set a new personal-best time in the 3,000 meters by almost one minute with a time of 11:11.68 at the UNC Invitational … also ran a 11:13.60 in the 3,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open … finished the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 5:26.24 … ran a 19:27.76 at the Duke Invitational in the 5,000 meters. 2007-08: XC: Did not compete ... Indoor: Did not compete ... Outdoor: Claimed the 3,000-meter individual crown at the International Friendship & Freedom Games with a race-winning time of 12:38.07… posted a Top-10 finish in the 3,000 meters at the Murray Neely Invitational with a career-best time of 12:07.83, placing ninth. 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 in San Francisco, CA ... daughter of Jimmie and Kim Lenz… has one sister, Kelsey… majoring in nutrition.
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 in Bryn Mawr, PA… daughter of Richard and Lynette Garber… father, Richard, played soccer at West Chester University… also has one sibling, Timothy… interior architecture major.
Cross Country 5K: 19:08.31 6K: 23:57.1
Garber’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 800m: 2:26.11 1,500m: 4:51.12 Mile: 5:18.98 3,000m: 10:33.67 3,000m: 10:39.91 5,000m: 18:32.40
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Cross Country 5K: 20:45.70
Lenz’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 3,000m: 11:31.75 1,500m: 5:26.24 5,000m: 19:53.80 3,000m: 11:11.68 5,000m: 19:27.76
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Jade FARLOW
Kerry HARTMAN
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Albemarle, N.C. South Stanley HS
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Centreville, Va. Westfield HS
2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time in the 5k at the Asics Invitational with a time of 19:54 … set a personal-best time in the 6k at the Mason Invitational with a time of 24:32 … Indoor: set a new personal-best in the 400 meters at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 1:06.60 … ran a 5:28.50 in the mile at the Carolina Invitational … also ran a 5:35.34 in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships … Outdoor: competed in just the 800 meters during the outdoor season … set a personal-best in the 800 meters with a 2:23.95 at the Wake Forest Open … also ran a 2:25.19 at the Southern Conference Championships.
2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time of 19:46 in the 5k at the Asics Invitational … ran a personal-best time of 24:19 at the Mason Invitational in the 6k … also ran a 20:19 in the 5k at the Eye Opener Invitational … Indoor: Came within .02 seconds of breaking the school record in the 1,000 meters by running a 3:09.37 at the Liberty Invitational … set a personal-best in the mile at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 5:18.23 … also ran a 5:22.53 in the mile at the Carolina Invitational … Outdoor: ran a team-best time of 2:20.56 in the 800 meters at the Wake Forest Open … also ran a 2:21.87 in the 800 meters at the SoCon Championships.
High School: Earned four letters in both cross country and outdoor track at South Stanly High School under coach Robert Farlow… North Carolina 1A outdoor track state champion for the 1,600 meters her senior year… holds South Stanly’s records in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,600 meters, and 3,200 meters and was part of the record-setting 4x400-meter and 4x800meter relay teams… earned All-State, All-Region and All-Rocky River Conference honors during cross country… received All-State honors in the 800 meters in track… earned All-County accolades in the 800 and 1,600 meters… All-Conference honoree in the 400, 800, and 1,600 meters… also played basketball and volleyball… four-year letterwinner in basketball…earned one letter for volleyball.
High School: Had a distinguished track career at Westfield High School … as a sophomore, earned All-America honors during indoor as a member of the distance medley and 4x800 relays… anchored the Virginia State Outdoor Champion 4x800-meter relay team as a junior… raced in two events at the Outdoor Nike National Championships as a freshman, competing in the mile and the 4x800-meter relay ... earned All-State distinction during outdoor in the 1,600 meters as a freshman and then in the 800 meters and 4x800meter relay as a sophomore… earned All-State during indoor for the 1,600 meters and the 4x800-meter relay in 2006… Northern Region Champion in the 1,600 meters as a junior… as a senior, claimed the region and the Concorde District indoor titles in the 1,600 meters… was also the district indoor champion for the 1,000 meters as a senior.
Personal: Jade Jeanette Farlow… born December 10, 1989 in Albemarle, NC… daughter of Robert and Katherine Farlow… dad, Robert, played basketball and football for four years in college … mom, Katherine, played basketball and softball for four years in college… plans to major in exercise and sports science.
Cross Country 5K: 19:54 6K: 24:32
Farlow’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 400m: 1:06.60 800m: 2:23.95 Mile: 5:28.50
Personal: Kerry Noël Hartman… born November 24, 1989 in Fairfax, VA … daughter of Charles and Patricia Hartman … has a sister, Jessica, and a brother, Robert … dad, Charles, played baseball for four years at CW Post … undecided on major.
Hartman’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 19:46 1,000m: 3:09.37 800m: 2:20.56 6K: 24:19 Mile: 5:22.53
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Jenna PALEY
XC/Distance • Sophomore Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS
2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time of 19:34.56 at the Southern Conference Championships in the 5k … finished the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 24:46.7 … ran a 25:00 in the 6k earlier in the season at the Mason Invitational … ran the 5k at the Asics Invitational with a time of 19:47 … Indoor: Set her season-best in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the Southern Conference Championships … ran a 11:08.20 in the 3,000 meters at the SoCon Championships to beat her time of 11:08.81 she set earlier in the year at the Carolina Invitational … Her time of 19:22.89 at the conference championship was over 20 seconds better than her time of 19:43.99 she ran at the Niswonger Invitational … Outdoor: Ran her top time of the year in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 5:16.51 … she set a new personal-best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:56.94 at the UNCG Invitational … her time of 19:16.58 in the 5,000 meters was her personal-best that she set at the Duke Invitational
Emily VASQUEZ
XC/Mid Distance • Sophomore Raleigh, N.C. Leesville Road HS
2008-09: XC: She ran a season-best in the 5k at the Southern Conference Championships with a time of 19:51.08 … Her top time in the 6k on the year was at the Mason Invitational with a time of 24:40 … she ran the 6k at the NCAA Southeast Regional in 24:53.2 … Indoor: ran a season-best time of 2:28.64 in the 800 meters at the Carolina Invitational … her time of 5:33.77 at the Liberty Invitational was her best in the mile on the year … ran an 11:15.81 in the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational for her best time of the season.
High School: Earned three letters in both cross country and track at Providence High School under coach Kurt Niedenzu… finished second at the state cross country championships as a sophomore and a junior… earned All-Region, All-Conference, and MVP honors in both cross country and track… also played soccer as a freshman, garnering All-Conference honors.
High School: Earned a total of seven years at Leesville Road High School… Competed for two years in both cross country and indoor track, while participating in outdoor track for four years… member of the 4x400-meter relay team that set a new school outdoor record ... earned All-State honors during indoor as part of the 4x800-meter relay… qualified for the indoor state meet in 1,000 meters and the 4x800- and 4x400-meter relays… qualified for the state outdoor meet in the 1,600 meters and the 4x400-meter relay… claimed Cap-7 Conference outdoor titles in the 1,600 meters and the 4x800-meter relay… All-Conference selection as a junior and senior in both cross country and outdoor track… served as the cross country team captain her junior and senior years.
Personal: Jenna Nicole Paley… born October 4, 1989 in York, PA… daughter of Brian and Robin Paley… has a brother, Austin… dad, Brian, played tennis for two years at Westchester… plans to major in education.
Personal: Emily Carolynne Vasquez… born June 24, 1990 in Toccoa, GA… daughter of David and Carol Vasquez… has an older brother, Ben… plans to major in elementary education.
Cross Country 5K: 19:34.56 6K: 24:46.7
Paley’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 3,000m: 11:08.20 1,500m: 5:16.51 5,000m: 19:22.89 3,000m: 10:56.94 5,000m: 19:16.58
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Vasquez’s Top Performances Cross Country Indoor Outdoor 5K: 19:51.08 800m: 2:28.64 1,500m: 5:01.64 6K: 24:40 Mile: 5:33.77 3,000m: 10:50.18 3,000m: 11:15.81 5,000m: 19:06.16
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Chelsea WILLETTE
Katie
HANSEN
XC/Distance • Sophomore Burlington, Vt. Burlington HS
2008-09: XC: Ran a season-best time in the 5k at the Asics Invitational with a time of 20:32 … she also ran a 21:07 in the 5k at the Eye Opener Invitational … she set a new personal-best in the 6k at the Mason Invitational with a time of 25:52 … Indoor: She set a season-best time in the 1,000 meters at the Liberty Invitational by running a 3:38.88 … she ran an 11:35.27 at the Carolina Invitational to set a personal-best in the 3,000 meters … Outdoor: She ran the 3,000 meters in 11:26.06 at the UNC Invitational to set a new personal-best … she ran a season-best time of 5:21.86 in the 1,500 meters at the Raleigh Relays … her time of 20:04.77 in the 5,000 meters set a new personal-best at the Duke Invitational. High School: Four-time New England qualifier for cross country and track while at Burlington High School and under Dan Hagan… was a two-year captain during outdoor track… recipient of the MVP and Coaches’ Award in both cross country and outdoor track. Personal: Chelsea P. Willette… born September ##, 1989 in Burlington, VT… daughter of Charles and Kay Willette… has an older sister, Calli… anticipates majoring in biology.
XC/Distance • Graduate Portland, Ore. Seattle University Sam Barlow HS
Prior to UNCG: Spent her four undergraduate years running at Seattle University for coach Trisha Steidl … has one year of eligibility left in indoor and outdoor track and field … holds numerous schools records, including the mile, 3,000-meters and 5,000-meters in indoor track and the 3,000-meters in outdoor track … earned 2009 Seattle University Female Student-Athlete of the Year honors after her senior season for her efforts in the classroom and in competition … named Third-team Academic All-Ameican by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as a senior … named firstteam Academic All-District VIII by CoSIDA as a junior and senior … advanced to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships as a senior in the 3,000-meters, finishing 11th in the finals … was an all-conference honoree in the mile in indoor track as a junior … ran a personal-best of 17:33.84 in the 5k at the Cascade Conference Preview as a senior and a 21:10 in the 6k at the Beaver Classic during her final season, both of which would have been school records at UNCG … was an all-conference performer in cross country as a junior. High School: Ran four seasons of track and two years of cross country for coach Paul Quirke at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Ore., earning a varsity letter in each year … she was an all-conference performer in both cross country and track … she was the team MVP and advanced to the state championship as a junior in cross country … advanced to the state championship in the 800-meter and 4x400 relay team as a sophomore in track and in the 800-meters as a freshman … also was an all-conference performer on the ski team that went to the state tournament. Personal: Katie Hansen … born August 9, 1987 in St. Mary’s, Calif. … daughter of Scott Hansen and Janene Thomas … has three siblings, Lachelle, Natalie and Kyle … is a graduate student in biology at UNCG.
Anna
GRIMES
XC/Mid Distance • Freshman Meade, Md. Meade Senior HS
Cross Country 5K: 20:32 6K: 25:52
Willette’s Top Performances Indoor Outdoor 1,000m: 3:38.88 1,500m: 5:21.86 3,000m: 11:35.27 3,000m: 11:26.06 5,000m: 20:04.77
High School: Earned four varsity letters in indoor and outdoor track and two in cross country for coach Nigel Holder at Meade Senior High School in Meade, Md. … was named all-county and all-metro in indoor and outdoor track … holds the school record in the 1,600 and 3,200 in both indoor and outdoor track … was the Paul Rusko and Jean Boyd recipient for academic excellence and being an athletic role model … helped lead her team to the county and regional championship three years in a row. Personal: Anna Deloise Grimes … born December, 27, 1990 in Ogden, Utah … daughter of Jeffrey and Shelia Grimes … has three siblings, Jessica, Brandon and Savanna … majoring in nursing at UNCG.
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Ashley SCHNELL XC/Distance • Junior Lincoln, Neb. Coe College Lincoln North Star HS
Prior to UNCG: Spent two years running at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she holds numerous school records … ran a 21:37.96 in the 6k at the 2008 Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships to earn All-American honors … was named All-American in the 800-meters and mile in indoor track at the 2009 Indoor Track and Field National Championships after finishing in third place in both events … also earned All-American honors after finishing in third place at the 2009 Outdoor Track and Field National Championships … also qualified for the national championships in cross country as a freshman … earned conference champion honors seven times in her two years at Coe … was named MVP of the indoor track and field conference meet in 2009 … was named all-conference in cross country as a sophomore after running a 21:37.22. High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track and field at Lincoln North Star High School in Lincoln, Neb. for coach Matt Musiel … was named all-state in cross country and was a three-time state medalist … also named all-state in track and field and was a ninetime state medalist … won the state championship in the 800-meters as a senior … holds the school record for best time in cross country as well as numerous school records in track & field including the 800 meters, mile, 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay and the distance medley relay … was on the 4x800 relay team that finished runner up at the state championships … helped lead her team to a sixth-place finish at the state cross country championships … was a four-year member of the honor roll and was the vice president of the National Honor Society. Personal: Ashley C. Schnell … born November 24, 1988 In Lincoln, Neb. … daughter of David and Charlyce Schnell … has three siblings, Gretja, Matthew and Derek, who runs cross country and track at the University of Nebraska-Kearney … majoring in music performance at UNCG.
Chelsea SUMNEY
XC/Distance • Freshman Washington, Pa. Trinity HS
High School: Ran four years of cross country and three years of track & field for coach Jim Faiella at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa. … finished in seventh at the cross country state championships as a senior and came in 21st as a junior to earn medalist honors both times … was selected to the all-state team as a senior in cross country … holds the school record in the 3,200-meters and the 4x800 relay … set the cross country course record at Trinity HS … named the Washington County Observer-Reporter “Athlete of the Week” award during her junior year … was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Chelsea Erin Sumney … born September 27, 1990 in Washington, Pa. … daughter of John and Mary Sumney … has three siblings, Sarah, Daniel and Shaina, who is also on the cross country and track & field team … majoring in nursing at UNCG.
Shaina SUMNEY
XC/Mid Distance • Freshman Washington, Pa. Trinity HS
High School: Earned four varsity letters in cross country and three in track & field at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa. for coach Jim Faiella … was a three-time state qualifier in cross country … ran a personal-best 19:30.00 in the District 7 Championships to qualify for the state championship as a senior … holds the school record in the 800 meters as well as the 4x800 relay … was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Chelsea Erin Sumney … born September 27, 1990 in Washington, Pa. … daughter of John and Mary Sumney … has three siblings, Sarah, Daniel and Chelsea, who is also on the cross country and track & field team … majoring in nursing at UNCG.
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2009 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW Date Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 17 Nov. 1 Nov. 15
Team Results Meet (Location) Eye Opener Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) Asics Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) Mason Invitational (Centreville, Va.) Hagan Stone Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.)- Gold Race Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.)- Open Race Southern Conference Championships (Spartanburg, S.C) NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (Clemmons, N.C.)
Eye Opener (5K) Spartanburg, SC (Sept. 6)
Individual 1. Emily Tangwar, USC Upstate ......................................................18:26 53. Sherrika Jordan .......................................................................20:00 61. Tiffany Garber..........................................................................20:03 73. Kerry Hartman.........................................................................20:19 75. Michelle Chewens ...................................................................20:24 77. Jade Farlow .............................................................................20:29 78. Jenna Paley .............................................................................20:30 82. Emily Vasquez .........................................................................20:34 84. Mary Rutz ...............................................................................20:36 110. Chelsea Willette .................................................................... 21:07 141. Courtney Fawcett...................................................................21:42 Team 1. Clemson...............................................................................40 points 2. South Carolina ...............................................................................82 3. Davidson........................................................................................88 4. Furman ..........................................................................................96 5. Elon ............................................................................................. 114 6. USC Upstate ................................................................................138 7. College of Charleston ...................................................................193 8. UNC Greensboro .............................................................. 237 9. The Citadel...................................................................................279 10. Georgia Southern .......................................................................306 11. Wofford ......................................................................................329 12. Presbyterian...............................................................................353 13. South Carolina State ..................................................................357 Asics Winthrop Invitational (5K) Rock Hill, SC (Sept. 20) Individual 1. Tarah McKay, Louisville.............................................................. 17:05 25. Sherrika Jordan .....................................................................19:045 39. Tiffany Garber .........................................................................19:22 61. Kerry Hartman .........................................................................19:46 63. Jenna Paley ............................................................................. 19:47 70. Jade Farlow .............................................................................19:54 77. Mary Rutz ................................................................................19:58 86. Emily Vasquez .........................................................................20:18 93. Chelsea Willette ......................................................................20:32 94. Michelle Chewens ...................................................................20:38 116. Caitlin Lenz ...........................................................................21:33 145. Rebecca Colangelo ...............................................................23:31 Team 1. Louisville..............................................................................31 points 2. South Carolina .............................................................................109 3. Davidson...................................................................................... 110 4. Appalachian State........................................................................ 118 5. Elon .............................................................................................153 6. UNC Wilmington ........................................................................... 174 7. Charlotte ......................................................................................202 8. Campbell .....................................................................................204 9. USC Upstate ................................................................................ 231 10. UNC Greensboro ............................................................ 241 11. Winthrop ....................................................................................249 12. Winston-Salem State .................................................................389 13. North Carolina Central ............................................................... 413 14. Wofford......................................................................................426 15. South Carolina State ..................................................................435 16. Georgia Southern .......................................................................437 17. Presbyterian ...............................................................................492 Mason Invitational (6K) Centreville, VA (Oct. 4) Individual 1. Lauretta Dezubay, Virginia .........................................................21:29 12. Sherrika Jordan .......................................................................22:18 48. Tiffany Garber .........................................................................23:59 56. Kerry Hartman.........................................................................24:19 62. Jade Farlow .............................................................................24:32 68. Emily Vasquez .........................................................................24:40 76. Jenna Paley .............................................................................25:00 84. Mary Rutz ................................................................................25:11 100. Chelsea Willette ....................................................................25;52 107. Michelle Chewens .................................................................26:05 Team 1. Virginia ................................................................................30 points
2. Columbia ....................................................................................... 41 3. Maryland .......................................................................................92 4. Northeastern................................................................................ 127 5. UNC Wilmington ........................................................................... 178 6. UNC Greensboro .............................................................. 224 7. Campbell .....................................................................................226 8. St. Francis (PA) .............................................................................249 9. James Madison ............................................................................256 10. VCU ...........................................................................................298 11. Delaware....................................................................................308 12. Mary Washington .......................................................................333 13. Longwood ..................................................................................373 14. George Mason............................................................................387 15. American ...................................................................................392 16. Howard ......................................................................................396 Hagan Stone Classic (5K) Greensboro, NC (Oct. 4) Individual 1. Emily Fournier, Elon ................................................................18:29.5 40. Caitlin Lenz ..........................................................................21:03.9 65. LaTrese Bristol .....................................................................22:32.9 106. Danielle Merriman .............................................................24:42.9 Team 1. Elon .....................................................................................23 points 2. Montreat College ...........................................................................68 3. UNC-Chapel Hill XC Club ................................................................82 4. North Carolina Central ...................................................................82 5. Spartanburg Methodist ................................................................122 6. North Carolina A&T ...................................................................... 146 Blue Ridge Open (5K) Boone, NC (Oct. 17) Individual - Gold Race 1. Zola Pieterse, unattached .......................................................... 17:58 19. Sherrika Jordan .......................................................................18:54 86. Tiffany Garber .........................................................................19:52 94. Mary Rutz ................................................................................19:58 108. Jenna Paley ...........................................................................20:08 137. Jade Farlow ...........................................................................20:31 147. Kerry Hartman .......................................................................20:50 174. Chelsea Willette .................................................................... 21:47 Team - Gold Race 1. Clemson .............................................................................. 74 points 2. High Point ...................................................................................... 83 3. Coastal Carolina .......................................................................... 111 4. Appalachian State ....................................................................... 127 5. Davidson ...................................................................................... 173 6. UNC Wilmington ........................................................................... 212 7. Elon ............................................................................................. 218 8. Milligan .......................................................................................228 9. Western Carolina ..........................................................................229 10. Charleston .................................................................................322 11. Radford ......................................................................................327 12. USC Upstate .............................................................................. 377 13. UNCG .............................................................................. 393 14. Campbell ...................................................................................407 15. VMI ............................................................................................420 16. Lees McRae ...............................................................................438 17. Miami .........................................................................................449 18. Charlotte ....................................................................................459 19. Longwood .................................................................................. 548 20.Queens ....................................................................................... 566 21. Gardner-Webb ............................................................................575 22. East Tennessee State ................................................................. 576 23. UNC Asheville ............................................................................579 24. Roanoke ....................................................................................606 25. Wofford ......................................................................................720 Individual - Open Race 1. Michelle Lutz, unattached .........................................................19:10 14. Michelle Chewens ...................................................................20:36 32. Latresse Bristol .......................................................................21:43 63. Danielle Merriman ..................................................................24:43 Team - Open Race 1. Clemson ...............................................................................25 points 2. Elon ...............................................................................................73 3. UNC Wilmington............................................................................. 75
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Finish 8/13 teams; 237 points 10/17 teams; 241 points 6/16 teams; 224 points No Team Score 13/25 teams; 393 points No Team Score 8/12 teams; 203 points 30/33 teams; 808 points
4. High Point ....................................................................................103 5. Davidson ......................................................................................128 6. Milligan .......................................................................................130 7. Virginia Wise ................................................................................ 157 Southern Conference Championships (5K) Spartanburg, S.C. (Nov. 1) Invidual 1.Megan Lordi, Furman .............................................................17:22.03 4. Sherrika Jordan .....................................................................18:03.71 37. Tiffany Garber......................................................................19:08.31 53. Michelle Chewens ...............................................................19:29.48 56. Jenna Paley.........................................................................19:34.56 65. Emily Vasquez .....................................................................19:51.08 72. Jade Farlow.........................................................................20:05.37 76. Mary Ann Rutz .....................................................................20:14.31 80. Caitlin Lenz ........................................................................ 20:45.70 81. Kerry Hartman.................................................................... 20:48.49 Team 1. Chattanooga ...................................................................................60 2. Samford .........................................................................................62 3. Furman ........................................................................................... 77 4. Appalachian State ..........................................................................93 5. Davidson ...................................................................................... 127 6. Elon ..............................................................................................150 7. Western Carolina ...........................................................................158 8. UNC Greensboro ..................................................................... 203 9. College of Charleston .................................................................... 216 10. The Citadel ................................................................................. 317 Georgia Southern ........................................................................ 317 12. Wofford ......................................................................................384 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (6K) Clemmons, N.C. (Nov. 15) Individual 1. Tasmin Fanning, Virginia Tech .................................................. 20:07.8 69. Sherrika Jordan..................................................................... 22:31.1 160. Tiffany Garber ..................................................................... 23:57.1 196. Jenna Paley.........................................................................24:46.7 202. Mary Ann Rutz ....................................................................24:52.2 204. Emily Vasquez .....................................................................24:53.2 272. Jade Farlow.........................................................................25:16.1 320. Michelle Chewens...............................................................25:55.7 Team 1. Virginia .........................................................................................105 2. Kentucky.......................................................................................126 3. North Carolina ..............................................................................154 4. Duke ............................................................................................. 171 5. William & Mary .............................................................................204 6. Louisville ...................................................................................... 221 7. Virginia Tech..................................................................................226 8. Richmond .....................................................................................230 9. Charlotte ......................................................................................259 10. Clemson .....................................................................................267 11. Wake Forest ................................................................................270 12. James Madison ...........................................................................272 13. Western Carolina ........................................................................392 14. Furman .......................................................................................393 15. Liberty ........................................................................................460 16. High Point ...................................................................................464 17. East Carolina ...............................................................................465 18. NC State ..................................................................................... 477 19. Coastal Carolina .........................................................................494 20. Davidson ....................................................................................499 21. Eastern Kentucky ........................................................................505 22. Appalachian State ......................................................................535 23. South Carolina............................................................................605 24. Western Carolina ........................................................................644 25. Murray State ...............................................................................684 26. Campbell ....................................................................................693 27. Elon ............................................................................................694 28. UNC Wilmington .........................................................................734 29. Winthrop.....................................................................................770 30. UNC Greensboro ................................................................... 808 31. College of Charleston ..................................................................888 32. Gardner-Webb ............................................................................ 981 33. Morehead State ..........................................................................992
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2009 WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Liberty Invitational Jan. 23-24 (Lynchburg, Va.) 400 meters 16. Michelle Chewens ....................1:04.55 24. Jade Farlow ..............................1:06.60 800 meters 12. LaTrese Bristol .........................2:40.73 1,000 meters 6. Kerry Hartman ........................... 3:09.37 21. Courtney Fawcett .....................3:30.90 22. Chelsea Willette.......................3:38.88 Mile 6. Tiffany Garber ............................ 5:21.59 10. Emily Vasquez ..........................5:33.77 13. Mary Rutz ................................5:35.30
3,000 meters 14. Caitlin Lenz ............................ 11:31.75 16. Jenna Paley ............................ 11:37.65 4x400 meter relay 11. UNCG....................................... 4:21.20 4x800 meter relay 2. UNCG ‘C’.................................. 10:19.14 3. UNCG ‘A’ ..................................10:20.82 4. UNCG ‘B’..................................10:54.34 Niswonger Invitational Jan. 30-31 (Johnson City, Tenn.) 800 meters 51. Courtney Fawcett .....................2:39.89 Mile-seeded 14. Sherrika Jordan ........................5:28.73 Mile-unseeded 16. Michelle Chewens ....................5:25.08 33. Kerry Hartman .........................5:35.44 34. Jade Farlow..............................5:35.64 50. LaTrese Bristol .........................6:13.32 3,000 meters 12. Tiffany Garber ........................10:40.59 30. Emily Vasquez ........................ 11:15.81 44. Laura Bocko ..........................11:50.43 47. Chelsea Willette .....................12:02.96 5,000 meters 32. Mary Rutz .............................. 19:38.13 37. Jenna Paley ............................19:43.99
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38. Caitlin Lenz ............................19:53.80 Carolina Invitational Feb. 13 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 800 meters 12. Michelle Chewens ....................2:23.55 26. Emily Vasquez ..........................2:28.64 42. Courtney Fawcett .....................2:38.85 Mile 15. Tiffany Garber .......................... 5:22.41 17. Kerry Hartman ..........................5:22.53 19. Sherrika Jordan........................5:22.79 25. Jade Farlow..............................5:28.50
2. Western Carolina ............................. 135 3. Georgia Southern ............................... 93 4. Samford ............................................ 78 5. College of Charleston ......................... 44 6. Chattanooga ...................................... 42 7. Elon ................................................... 36 8. Furman .............................................. 11 9. Davidson ............................................. 8 10. The Citadel ........................................ 3 11. UNC Greensboro ............................. 1
3,000 meters 21. Mary Rutz............................... 11:01.35 25. Jenna Paley............................ 11:08.81 29. Laura Bocko ..........................11:32.52 31. Chelsea Willette ..................... 11:35.27 4x400 meter relay 8. UNCG ........................................4:20.42 SoCon Championships Feb. 28-March 1 (Clemson, S.C.) 800 meter prelims-Heat 5 3. Michelle Chewens ...................... 2:24.23 Mile - section 1 2. Emily Vasquez ............................5:25.40 5. Jade Farlow ................................5:35.34 Section 2 1. Sherrika Jordan ..........................5:15.52 2. Michelle Chewens ...................... 5:16.80 3. Kerry Hartman ...........................5:18.23 7. Tiffany Garber............................. 5:25.07 3,000 meters-section 1 6. Emily Vasquez .......................... 11:01.09 7. Jenna Paley ..............................11:08.20 11. Mary Rutz...............................12:05.93 Section 2 11. Tiffany Garber ........................ 10:39.91 5,000 meters-section 1 4. Jenna Paley..............................19:22.89 4x400-meter relay-section 1 3. UNCG........................................ 4:16.22 (Jordan, Farlow, Hartman, Chewens) Team Results 1. Appalachian State ............................211
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2009 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Wake Forest Open Mar. 20-21 (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 800 meters 24. Kerry Hartman .........................2:20.56 36. Jade Farlow..............................2:23.95 85. LaTrese Bristol ......................... 2:41.77 1,500 meters 16. Sherrika Jordan ........................4:45.95 54. Michelle Chewens ....................5:08.95 66. Courtney Fawcett ......................5:17.24
3,000 meters 8. Tiffany Garber ..........................10:33.67 14. Emily Vasquez ........................ 10:50.18 19. Jenna Paley............................11:02.49 26. Caitlin Lenz ............................ 11:13.60 5,000 meters 27. Mary Rutz ...............................19:35.22 36. Chelsea Willette..................... 20:23.10 Raleigh Relays Mar. 27-28 (Raleigh, N.C.) 400 meters 95. LaTrese Bristol ..........................1:07.47 96. Danielle Merriman ...................1:08.03 1,500 meters-Section II 45. Emily Vasquez .......................... 5:01.64 61. Courtney Fawcett .....................5:12.52 65. Jenna Paley.............................. 5:16.51 67. Mary Rutz.................................5:20.29 68. Chelsea Willette..................5:2Ger1.86 71. Caitlin Lenz .............................. 5:26.24 3,000 meters steeplechase 10. Laura Bocko ..........................12:15.09 4x800 meter relay 19. UNCG ......................................9:39.38 4x1500 meter relay 13. UNCG ....................................19:58.85 Duke Invitational Apr. 3-4 (Durham, N.C.) 400 meters 27. Danielle Merriman.................... 1:07.25 28. LaTrese Bristol ......................... 1:07.65 800 meters 12. Michelle Chewens .................... 2:21.63 14. Kerry Hartman .........................2:22.09
40. Jade Farlow..............................2:26.69 1,500 meters 47. Sherrika Jordan ........................ 4:54.76 1,500 meters-Developmental 19. Michelle Chewens .................... 5:00.16 47. Courtney Fawcett......................5:23.65
5,000 meters-Section C Developmental 12. Emily Vasquez ........................ 19:06.16 16. Jenna Paley ............................ 19:16.58 21. Caitlin Lenz ............................ 19:27.76 24. Laura Bocko .......................... 19:37.55 27. Mary Rutz ...............................19:49.26 30. Chelsea Willette.....................20:04.77 5,000 meters-Section B 24. Tiffany Garber ........................18:36.40 UNC Invitational Apr. 11 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 200 meters 27. LaTrese Bristol............................. 29.75 400 meters 25. Danielle Merriman ................... 1:06.97 800 meters 15. Kerry Hartman .........................2:23.29 19. Jade Farlow ..............................2:25.64 1,500 meters 24. Tiffany Garber .......................... 5:01.31 28. Emily Vasquez ..........................5:05.02 34. Courtney Fawcett .....................5:15.98
1,500 meters 8. Sherrika Jordan ...........................4:51.11 17. Michelle Chewens .................... 5:04.11 3,000 meter steeplechase 10. Laura Bocko .......................... 12:08.11 5,000 meters 7. Tiffany Garber........................... 18:39.31 18. Sherrika Jordan......................19:19.35 20. Jenna Paley............................19:26.07 23. Mary Rutz ..............................10:38.60 28. Caitlin Lenz ............................20:06.56 4x400-meter relay 10. UNCG......................................4:19:99 Team Results 1. Appalachian State .............. 210.5 points 2. Western Carolina ..............................177 3. Georgia Southern .......................... 146.5 4. Elon ................................................... 84 5. Chattanooga ...................................... 52 6. Samford ............................................ 44 7. College of Charleston ......................... 42 8. The Citadel ........................................ 27 9. Davidson ........................................... 23 10. Furman .............................................. 9 11. UNC Greensboro ............................. 3 12. Wofford ............................................. 0 Duke Twilight May 3 (Durham, N.C.) 5,000 meters 8. Tiffany Garber ..........................18:32.40 10. Laura Bocko .......................... 19:29.16
3,000 meters 6. Sherrika Jordan ........................10:29.69 8. Michelle Chewens ....................10:45.69 16. Jenna Paley ............................10:56.94 17. Mary Rutz ............................... 10:57.61 19. Caitlin Lenz ............................ 11:11.68 21. Chelsea Willette .....................11:26.06 3,000 meter steeplechase 6. Laura Bocko ............................12:22.35 SoCon Championships Apr. 25-26 (Statesboro, Ga.) 800 meters-prelims 19. Kerry Hartman ......................... 2:21.87 22. Jade Farlow.............................. 2:25.19 26. Michelle Chewens .................... 2:31.87
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2008 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY REVIEW Date Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 17 Nov. 1 Nov. 15
Team Results Meet (Location) Eye Opener Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) Asics Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) Mason Invitational (Centreville, Va.) Hagan Stone Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.)- Gold Race Blue Ridge Open (Boone, N.C.)- Open Race Southern Conference Championships (Spartanburg, S.C.) NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (Clemmons, N.C.)
Eye Opener (8K) Spartanburg, SC (Sept. 6) Individual 1. Patrick Morgan, Furman ..............................................................25:31 18. Xavier Rutz ................................................................................26:39 24. Josh Wyatt.................................................................................26:56 25. Joey Thompson..........................................................................26:56 27. Andrew Clyne............................................................................. 27:01 29. AJ Savoia ..................................................................................27:06 35. Jermaine Coore ......................................................................... 27:11 45. Terry Wyatt ................................................................................27:29 59. Cory Bowen............................................................................... 27:57 77. Lincoln Bennett .........................................................................28:24 103. Taylor Hurst .............................................................................29:08
Team 1. Clemson.................................................................................45 points 2. Elon .................................................................................................46 3. Davidson..........................................................................................59 4. Furman ............................................................................................73 5. UNC Greensboro ................................................................ 108 6. The Citadel.....................................................................................205 7. USC Upstate...................................................................................220 8. College of Charleston .....................................................................230 9. Wofford..........................................................................................235 10. Presbyterian .................................................................................303 11. South Carolina State ....................................................................333 Asics Winthrop Invitational (8K) Rock Hill, SC (Sept. 20) Individual 1. Scott McClain, Louisville .............................................................24:51 15. Joey Thompson..........................................................................25:40 24. Jermaine Coore .........................................................................25:52 32. Josh Wyatt ................................................................................26:15 36. AJ Savoia ..................................................................................26:27 38. Andrew Clyne ............................................................................26:32 49. Xavier Rutz ................................................................................26:51 64. Terry Wyatt ................................................................................ 27:19 67. Cory Bowen ...............................................................................27:23 75. Lincoln Bennett .........................................................................27:50 81. Bobby Belcher ...........................................................................28:08 84. Brian Carrington........................................................................28:20 92. Ryan Solomon...........................................................................28:59 102. Patrick O’Connor .....................................................................29:43 Team 1. Louisville................................................................................23 points 2. Appalachian State............................................................................42 3. Elon .................................................................................................96 4. UNC Greensboro ................................................................ 121 5. Davidson........................................................................................139 6. Campbell .......................................................................................169 7. Winthrop ........................................................................................182 8. UNC Wilmington..............................................................................198 9. USC Upstate ..................................................................................304 10. Wofford........................................................................................ 310 11. Winston-Salem State ...................................................................339 12. North Carolina Central .................................................................360 13. Presbyterian.................................................................................373 14. South Carolina State .................................................................... 419 Mason Invitational (8K) Centreville, VA (Oct. 4) Individual 1. Emil Heineking, Virginia ...............................................................24:40 24. Jermaine Coore .........................................................................25:49 35. Xavier Rutz ................................................................................26:12 39. Josh Wyatt ................................................................................26:19 55. AJ Savoia ..................................................................................26:47 64. Terry Wyatt ................................................................................27:05 72. Joey Thompson.......................................................................... 27:18 77. Andrew Clyne.............................................................................27:25 101. Cory Bowen .............................................................................27:59 113. Lincoln Bennett .......................................................................28:28 Team 1. Virginia ..................................................................................19 points 2. Columbia .........................................................................................50 3. Maryland .........................................................................................85 4. George Mason................................................................................121 5. UNC Greensboro ................................................................. 178 6. Northeastern..................................................................................224
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7. Campbell .......................................................................................232 8. Delaware........................................................................................243 9. St. Francis (PA) ...............................................................................269 10. UNC Wilmington ........................................................................... 274 11. Longwood ....................................................................................288 12. American .....................................................................................292 13. Mary Washington ......................................................................... 314 14. Hagerstown CC ............................................................................403 15. Howard ........................................................................................ 414 16. Montgomery College-Rockville .....................................................507 Hagan Stone Classic (8K) Greensboro, NC (Oct. 4)
Individual 1. Johnny Shuping, unattached.................................................... 25:55.8 44. Bobby Belcher .......................................................................28:14.0 48. Justin Ruppe ......................................................................... 28:23.5 55. Brian Carrington.....................................................................28:31.9 62. Taylor Hurst ........................................................................... 28:44.6 77. Ryan Solomon ........................................................................29:31.8 98. Patrick O’Connor ....................................................................30:16.5 Team 1. Elon .......................................................................................24 points 2. UNC .................................................................................................64 3. UNC-Chapel Hill XC Club ..................................................................75 4. Spartanburg Methodist .................................................................. 118 5. Montreat College ...........................................................................146 6. UNC Greensboro ................................................................ 160 7. North Carolina Central ....................................................................166 8. North Carolina A&T ........................................................................205 Blue Ridge Open (8K) Boone, NC (Oct. 17) Individual - Gold Race 1. Michael Crouch, Queens University ..............................................24:19 67. Joey Thompson...........................................................................26:18 71. Anthony Savoia .........................................................................26:28 73. Josh Wyatt ................................................................................26:30 83. Xavier Rutz ................................................................................26:43 84. Andy Clyne ................................................................................26:44 102. T.J. Wyatt .................................................................................27:00 109. Jermaine Coore .......................................................................27:13 163. Cory Bowen .............................................................................28:13 Team- Gold Race 1.North Carolina ........................................................................ 43 points 2. Queens ............................................................................................ 53 3. Duke ................................................................................................62 4. Appalachian State .......................................................................... 119 5. Clemson ........................................................................................164 6. High Point ...................................................................................... 172 7. Elon ...............................................................................................243 8. VMI ................................................................................................ 257 9. Campbell ....................................................................................... 270 10. Davidson ...................................................................................... 276 11. UNCG ................................................................................ 288 12. Mars Hill ......................................................................................399 13. Milligan .......................................................................................400 14. Western Carolina ..........................................................................434 15. UNC Wilmington ...........................................................................444 16. Coastal Carolina .......................................................................... 471 17. Lees McRae.................................................................................. 506 18. Longwood ....................................................................................525 19. Miami .......................................................................................... 533 20. Charleston ................................................................................... 552 21. UNC Asheville............................................................................... 567 22. Roanoke ......................................................................................613 23. USC Upstate ................................................................................ 651 24. Lenoir Rhyne ................................................................................682 25. Gardner-Webb .............................................................................707 26. Wofford ........................................................................................734 Individual- Open Race 1. Wilson Curry, unattached .............................................................25:50 18. Bobby Belcher ...........................................................................27:30 23. Lincoln Bennett .........................................................................27:42 41. Justin Ruppe .............................................................................28:34 59. Brian Carrington ........................................................................29:12 62. Ryan Solomon .......................................................................... 29:19 65. Taylor Hurst ...............................................................................29:35 94. Pat O’Connor ............................................................................34:07
Finish 5/11 teams; 108 points 4/14 teams; 121 points 5/16 teams; 178 points 6/8 teams; 160 points 11/26 teams; 288 points 5/9 teams; 128 points 5/11 teams; 126 points 22/29 teams; 625 points Team- Open Race 1. Duke .....................................................................................15 points 2. Appalachian State ............................................................................42 3. UNC Club .........................................................................................92 4. Elon ...............................................................................................100 5. UNCG .................................................................................. 128 6. Virginia Wise .................................................................................. 161 7. Carson Newman .............................................................................183 8. Mars Hill ........................................................................................ 189 9. Milligan .........................................................................................192 Southern Conference Championships (8K) Spartanburg, S.C. (Nov. 1) Individual 1. Emmanual Kirwa, Chattanooga ...............................................24:35.18 13. Jermaine Coore .....................................................................25:30.11 18. Joey Thompson .....................................................................25:41.84 24. Josh Wyatt ............................................................................26:01.20 30. Xavier Rutz ........................................................................... 26:18.22 43. A.J. Savoia ............................................................................26:41.65 47. TJ Wyatt ................................................................................ 26:52.35 49. Andy Clyne ............................................................................27:01.64 72. Bobby Belcher ..................................................................... 28:00.97 81. Lincoln Bennett .................................................................... 28:40.33 Team 1. Appalachian State ............................................................................40 2. Chattanooga ..................................................................................... 57 3. Furman .............................................................................................70 4. Samford .........................................................................................124 5. UNC Greensboro .......................................................................126 6. Elon ................................................................................................132 7. Western Carolina .............................................................................197 8. Davidson ........................................................................................198 9. College of Charleston ......................................................................275 10. The Citadel ...................................................................................286 11. Wofford.........................................................................................342 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (8K) Clemmons, N.C. (Nov. 15) Individual 1. Samuel Chelanga, Liberty ........................................................ 29:53.4 104. Jermaine Coore .....................................................................33:19.0 118. Josh Wyatt ............................................................................33:41.8 133. Xavier Rutz ........................................................................... 33:58.3 151. Joey Thompson..................................................................... 34:32.8 153. Andy Clyne ............................................................................34:37.7 175. A.J. Savoia ........................................................................... 35:34.0 194. Lincoln Bennett ................................................................... 36:36.5 Team 1. William & Mary .................................................................................66 2. Virginia .............................................................................................67 3. NC State ......................................................................................... 111 4. Duke ...............................................................................................146 5. Liberty ............................................................................................156 6. Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................187 7. Virginia Tech....................................................................................197 8. Richmond .......................................................................................208 9. Louisville ........................................................................................253 10. Clemson .......................................................................................286 11. North Carolina ..............................................................................291 12. Charlotte ......................................................................................305 13. Kentucky.......................................................................................323 14. High Point .....................................................................................389 15. Appalachian State ........................................................................391 16. George Mason .............................................................................. 416 17. Morehead State ............................................................................444 18. VMI...............................................................................................512 19. Elon ..............................................................................................536 20. Furman .........................................................................................559 21. Davidson.......................................................................................619 22. UNC Greensboro .....................................................................625 23. Western Kentucky .........................................................................625 24. Campbell ......................................................................................631 25. East Carolina ................................................................................665 26. Coastal Carolina ........................................................................... 718 27. UNC Wilmington ............................................................................827 28. UNC Asheville ...............................................................................835 229. The Citadel .................................................................................851
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2009 MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Liberty Invitational Jan. 23-24 (Lynchburg, Va.) 400 meters 16. Taylor Hurst ..................................53.05 21. Lamar Watkins .............................53.87
33. AJ Savoia ................................. 9:16.30 51. Jermaine Coore ........................9:33.88 55. Justin Ruppe ............................ 9:39.41 67. Ryan Rodd ............................. 10:01.36 74. Ryan Solomon ........................ 10:24.52
3. Joey Thompson ...........................8:30.40
800 meters 18. Bobby Belcher ..........................2:06.95 23. Patrick O’Conner .......................2:10.95
Carolina Invitational Feb. 13 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 400 meters 37. Taylor Hurst ..................................53.06
Team Results 1. Appalachian State ..................235 points 2. Western Carolina .............................. 191 3. The Citadel ......................................... 60 4. Samford ............................................. 46 Chattanooga ....................................... 46 6. Furman ............................................... 36 7. Davidson ............................................. 23 8. UNC Greensboro .............................. 22 9. Wofford ................................................ 4
1,000 meters 4. Andy Clyne ..................................2:38.31 8. Lincoln Bennett........................... 2:41.98 9. Brian Carrington .........................2:42.77 Mile 14. AJ Savoia ..................................4:36.30 15. Cory Bowen ..............................4:26.82 16. Jermaine Coore ......................... 4:41.01 3,000 meters 20. Ryan Rodd ................................ 9:58.10 4x800 meter relay 2. UNCG ‘C’.....................................8:12.82 4. UNCG ‘B’..................................... 8:15.10 5. UNCG ‘A’ ..................................... 8:19.19 Long Jump 21. Ramon Jobson-Brown ............ 19-04.75 Niswonger Invitational Jan. 30-31 (Johnson City, Tenn.) 800 meters-seeded 15. Taylor Hurst .............................. 1:58.11 21. TJ Wyatt ...................................2:00.63 800 meters-unseeded 23. Lamar Watkins .........................2:02.65 27. Brian Carrington .......................2:03.48 46. Patrick O’Conner ......................2:08.89 Mile-seeded 10. Andy Clyne ...............................4:30.79 Mile-unseeded 36. Lincoln Bennett .......................4:42.59 37. Cory Bowen .............................. 4:43.07 57. Bobby Belcher ..........................5:05.80 3,000 meters-seeded 4. Joey Thompson .......................... 8:31.31 3,000 meters-unseeded
800 meters 21. Lamar Watkins .......................... 2:01.61 26. Brian Carrington .......................2:03.43 35. Patrick O’Conner .......................2:09.12 42. Lincoln Bennett ........................2:13.80
4x400 meter relay-Section 2 6. UNCG.........................................3:32.48 (Clyne, Carrington, T. Wyatt, Hurst)
Mile 6. Andy Clyne ..................................4:24.23 21. TJ Wyatt ....................................4:34.89 27. Ryan Rodd ................................4:42.50 3,000 meters 26. Cory Bowen ..............................9:14.96 34. AJ Savoia ..................................9:24.30 48. Ryan Solomon ..........................9:58.34 4x400 meter relay 8. UNCG.........................................3:34.64 SoCon Championships Feb. 29-Mar. 1 (Clemson, SC) 800 meters-prelims Heat 1 3. TJ Wyatt ......................................1:55.97 Heat 3 2. Taylor Hurst .................................1:56.55 4. Brian Carrington .........................2:01.60 Heat 4 4. Lamar Watkins ............................ 2:02.16 800 meters-Finals 3. Taylor Hurst .................................1:56.27 4. TJ Wyatt ......................................1:56.92 Mile-Section 1 1. Joey Thompson............................ 4:17.89 Section 2 5. AJ Savoia .................................... 4:27.50 Section 3 9. Andy Clyne ..................................4:23.57 3,000 meters-Section 1 1. AJ Savoia ....................................9:03.37 Section 2
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Wake Forest Open Mar. 20-21 (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 800 meters 11. Taylor Hurst ............................................ 1:55.21 52. Lamar Watkins ....................................... 1:59.91 97. Patrick O’Connor .................................... 2:05.92
800 meters (Developmental) 26. Andy Clyne ............................................. 1:59.03 35. Lincoln Bennett ..................................... 2:00.82 44. Bobby Belcher ....................................... 2:01.80 47. Brian Carrington ..................................... 2:02.05 60. Patrick O’Connor.................................... 2:06.66
1,500 meters 39. TJ Wyatt ................................................. 4:06.65 52. Lincoln Bennett ..................................... 4:10.54 67. Jermaine Coore ...................................... 4:13.43 82. Brian Carrington .................................... 4:15.97
1,500 meters (Developmental) 57. Lincoln Bennett ...................................... 4:18.68
3,000 meters 1. Joey Thompson......................................... 8:31.25 31. Cory Bowen ............................................ 9:10.05 42. Justin Ruppe .......................................... 9:51.29 5,000 meters 69. Ryan Solomon ......................................17:25.21 3,000-meter steeplechase 7. AJ Savoia ..................................................9:47.55 13. Ryan Rodd ........................................... 10:26.45 14. Bobby Belcher ......................................10:37.09 Javelin Throw 13. Jeremy Cannon ...................................... 52.58m
3,000-meter steeplechase 9. AJ Savoia ................................................ 9:25.52 28. Ryan Rodd ........................................... 10:09.93 36. Justin Ruppe ........................................ 10:40.63 5,000 meters - Section A 17. Joey Thompson ..................................... 15:03.65 Section D 5. Jermaine Coore ...................................... 15:36.41 22. Cory Bowen ......................................... 16:05.52 Long Jump 19. Ramon Jobson-Brown ...............................6.33m Javelin Throw 11. Jeremy Cannon....................................... 50.40m UNC Invitational Apr. 11 (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Long Jump 27. Ramon Jobson-Brown................................5.85m
400 meters 21. Lamar Watkins .......................................... 53.08
Raleigh Relays Mar. 27-28 (Raleigh, N.C.) 400 meters 97. Patrick O’Connor ....................................... 56.42
800 meters 14. TJ Wyatt ................................................. 1:54.33 24. Andy Clyne ..............................................1:57.32 33. Brian Carrington .................................... 2:00.66 34. Bobby Belcher ....................................... 2:01.72 39. Patrick O’Connor.................................... 2:05.70
1,500 meters (Section II) 24. Lincoln Bennett...................................... 4:06.03 49. Ryan Rodd ............................................. 4:19.29 54. Brian Carrington .................................... 4:24.65 3,000-meter steeplechase 15. Bobby Belcher..................................... 10:38.09 5,000 meters (Section IV) 5. Cory Bowen............................................ 16:08.23 25. Ryan Solomon ..................................... 18:05.87 Long Jump 43. Ramon Jobson-Brown ...............................5.96m 4x800-meter relay 11. UNCG .................................................... 7:39.29 4x1,500-meter relay 14. UNCG .................................................. 16:52.30 Duke Invitational Apr. 3-4 (Durham, N.C.) 800 meters 22. TJ Wyatt ................................................. 1:54.72 30. Taylor Hurst............................................ 1:55.50 42. Lamar Watkins ....................................... 1:58.97
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1,500 meters 10. Joey Thompson ...................................... 3:54.75 21. AJ Savoia ............................................... 4:03.53 3,000 meters 8. Jermaine Coore ........................................ 9:09.98 9. Cory Bowen.............................................. 9:10.96 13. Lincoln Bennett...................................... 9:28.76 15. Ryan Solomon...................................... 10:10.40 3,000 meter steeplechase 4. Ryan Rodd ..............................................10:37.92 5. Justin Ruppe .......................................... 10:42.60 SoCon Championships Apr. 25-26 (Statesboro, Ga.) 800 meters (prelims) 2. TJ Wyatt ................................................... 1:54.47 8. Andy Clyne ............................................... 1:55.82 14. Lamar Watkins ....................................... 1:58.03 17. Brian Carrington ..................................... 2:00.24 18. Taylor Hurst ............................................ 2:01.98 800 meters (finals) 2. TJ Wyatt ................................................... 1:54.95 8. Andy Clyne ............................................... 2:00.71
1,500 meters 2. Joey Thompson ........................................ 3:52.27 14. Lincoln Bennett.......................................4:10.19 3,000-meter steeplechase 2. AJ Savoia ................................................. 9:25.24 5,000 meters 11. AJ Savoia ............................................. 15:48.18 18. Joey Thompson .................................... 16:20.00 23. Jermaine Coore .....................................17:40.59 10,000 meters 12. Cory Bowen ......................................... 34:09.72 4x400-meter relay 6. UNCG...................................................... 3:28.73 Long Jump 11. Ramon Jobson-Brown ...............................6.36m Javelin Throw 5. Jeremy Cannon ........................................ 52.54m Team Results 1. Western Carolina ................................. 254 points 2. Appalachian State ............................253.5 points 3. The Citadel .......................................................70 4. Samford ....................................................... 66.5 5. Davidson ..........................................................63 6. Chattanooga .....................................................40 7. UNC Greensboro ...........................................32 8. Furman .............................................................28 9. Wofford ............................................................10 Duke Twilight May 3 (Durham, N.C.) 800 meters 4. TJ Wyatt ................................................... 1:52.92 8. Taylor Hurst .............................................. 1:58.97 1,500 meters 10. TJ Wyatt ................................................. 4:03.02 12. Lincoln Bennett...................................... 4:04.76 13. Andy Clyne ............................................. 4:05.27 14. AJ Savoia ............................................... 4:05.97 3,000-meter steeplechase 2. AJ Savoia ................................................ 9:31.40 5,000 meters 3. Joey Thompson .......................................14:50.17 UNC Elite May 8 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 800 meters 12. TJ Wyatt ................................................. 1:53.51 Georgia Tech Invitational May 15-16 (Atlanta, Ga.) 1,500 meters 8. Joey Thompson ........................................ 3:50.90
UUNNCCGGSSPA PARRTATAANNSS. C. COOMM
NCAA PARTICIPANTS AND HONORS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS Men’s Outdoor Track Charles Jones (Triple Jump) .............................................................................2005
NCAA EAST REGIONAL PARTICIPANTS Men’s Outdoor Track Charles Jones (Triple Jump) .............................................................................2005 Charles Jones (Triple Jump) .............................................................................2006 Jeff Williams (800m) .......................................................................................2006
ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES Women’s Cross Country
Monica Reif ................. 1995, Big South Leslie Avbe .................. 1996, Big South Brigid O’Connell................ 2000, SoCon Mary Nero......................... 2001, SoCon Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ..... 2002, SoCon Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ..... 2003, SoCon Eleanor Wilson .................. 2003, SoCon Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ..... 2005, SoCon Sherrika Jordan................. 2008, SoCon
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 Nick Vaccaro ..................... 2006, SoCon Jermaine Coore ................. 2008, SoCon
Taylor Hurst ....................... 2009, SoCon
Women’s Outdoor Track
Niki Ash ............................ 2000, SoCon Christy Lee ........................ 2000, SoCon
Men’s Outdoor Track
Charles Jones
Jeff Williams ..................... 2004, SoCon Charles Jones ................... 2005, SoCon Jeff Williams ..................... 2005, SoCon Jeff Williams ..................... 2006, SoCon Andrew Clyne .................... 2008, SoCon AJ Savoia .......................... 2008, SoCon AJ Savoia .......................... 2009, SoCon Joey Thompson ................. 2009, SoCon TJ Wyatt ............................ 2009, SoCon
Women’s Indoor Track
Niki Ash ............................ 2000, SoCon Niki Ash ............................ 2001, 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, T. Wyatt, Rutz) .. ......................................... 2007, SoCon DMR (Clyne, Hurst, T. Wyatt, Rutz) .......... ......................................... 2008, SoCon Joey Thompson ................. 2009, SoCon
Jeff Williams
Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS
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Student-Athlete ......................................Time ..................................................... Date ..................................................Meet 1. Eleanor Wilson ........................................ 17:51.08 ................................................... 10/18/03 ............................... NC Intercollegiate 2. Sherrika Jordan .......................................18:03.71.................................................... 11/1/08 ......................... SoCon Championships 3. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ...........................18:05.87................................................... 10/18/03 ............................... NC Intercollegiate 4. Brigid O’Connell ......................................18:15.93................................................... 10/28/00 ........................ SoCon Championships 5. Brigid O’Connel..........................................18:21 ...................................................... 9/23/00 .................................... Great American 6. Leslie Avbel................................................18:24 ..................................................... 10/19/96 ............................... NC Intercollegiate 7. Mary Nero ..................................................18:27 ..................................................... 10/27/01......................... SoCon Championships 8. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ...........................18:30.97................................................... 11/02/02 ........................ SoCon Championships 9. Heidi (Sloop) Pinketon ...............................18:31 ...................................................... 10/3/03 ...................Blue Ridge Mountain Open 10. Brigid O’Connell ..................................... 18:33 ...................................................... 9/16/00 ............................Winthrop Invitational 11. Christy Lee .............................................. 18:34 ...................................................... 9/30/00 ...........................Campbell Invitational 12. Leslie Avbel ............................................ 18:35 ..................................................... 11/16/96 .................................. NCAA District III 13. Mary Nero............................................... 18:39 ..................................................... 10/06/01 ............................. Walt Disney Classic 14. Leslie Avbel............................................. 18:40 ..................................................... 10/26/96 ................... Big South Championships 15. Christy Lee .............................................. 18:48 ...................................................... 9/22/00 .................................... Great American Jess Weber ............................................. 18:48 ..................................................... 10/18/03 ............................... NC Intercollegiate 17. Christy Lee ...............................................18:51 ...................................................... 9/16/00 ............................Winthrop Invitational Eleanor Wilson.........................................18:51 ...................................................... 10/3/03 ...................Blue Ridge Mountain Open 19. Sherrika Jordan....................................... 18:54 ..................................................... 10/17/08.................................. Blue Ridge Open Emily Furr ............................................... 18:54 ..................................................... 10/27/01......................... SoCon Championships 21. Kelly English............................................ 18:58 ..................................................... 10/06/01 ............................. Walt Disney Classic 22. Heather McNair....................................... 18:59 ...................................................... 9/18/93 ............................Winthrop Invitational 23. Emily Furr ............................................... 19:00 ..................................................... 10/06/01 ............................. Walt Disney Classic 24. Leslie Avbel..............................................19:01 ...................................................... 9/19/98 ............................Winthrop Invitational Takeesha Carter ......................................19:01 ..................................................... 10/18/03 ............................... NC Intercollegiate 26. Jess Weber............................................19:03.42................................................... 10/30/05 ........................ SoCon Championships 27. Heidi Sloop ............................................19:03.9.................................................... 10/12/02 ............................. Walt Disney Classic
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Student-Athlete ......................................Time ..................................................... Date ..................................................Meet 1. Eleanor Wilson ...........................................21:59 .................................................... 11/15/03 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 2. Brigid O’Connell ........................................ 22:16 ...................................................... 10/7/00 .....................................Paul Short Run 3. Sherrika Jordan ......................................... 22:18 ...................................................... 10/4/08 ............................... Mason Invitational 4. Sherrika Jordan ........................................ 22:31.1 .................................................... 11/15/08 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 5. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ............................22:32.2.................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 6. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ............................22:43.0 ................................................... 11/12/05 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 7. Morgan Cole ............................................22:43.1.................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 8. Jess Weber ..............................................22:52.2..................................................... 10/1/05 .....................................Paul Short Run 9. Christy Lee ................................................ 22:57 ..................................................... 11/11/00.................... NCAA Southeast Regional 10. Sherrika Jordan .....................................22:58.65 .................................................. 11/10/07.................... NCAA Southeast Regional 11. Jamie Hollingworth.................................. 23:19 ...................................................... 10/7/00 .....................................Paul Short Run 12. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton .........................23:28.1..................................................... 10/1/05 .....................................Paul Short Run 13. Kristin Irwin ............................................ 23:29 ...................................................... 10/7/00 .....................................Paul Short Run 14. Jess Weber ............................................23:36.1.................................................... 11/12/05 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 15. Stephanie Maltais.................................. 23:37.8 ..................................................... 10/1/05 .....................................Paul Short Run 16. Jess Weber ............................................ 23:37.49 .................................................... 9/30/06 ................... George Mason Invitational 17. Kelly English ............................................ 23:38 ...................................................... 10/7/00 .....................................Paul Short Run 18. Kristin Irwin ...........................................23:39.5.................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 19. Emily Furr................................................ 23:40 ...................................................... 10/7/00 .....................................Paul Short Run 20. Mary Nero..............................................23:46.0.................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 21. Eleanor Wilson ...................................... 23:47.1 .................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 22. Crystal Rayle..........................................23:50.2.................................................... 11/16/02 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 23. Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton .......................... 23:55 ..................................................... 11/10/01.................... NCAA Southeast Regional 24. Mary Ann Rutz ........................................23:56.8.................................................... 11/12/05 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 25. Tiffany Garber ........................................ 23:57.1 .................................................... 11/15/08 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 26. Tiffany Garber ......................................... 23:59 ...................................................... 10/4/08 ............................... Mason Invitational 27. Erin Lord ................................................23:59.4.................................................... 11/12/05 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 28. Kristin Irwin ............................................ 24:02 ..................................................... 11/15/03 ................... NCAA Southeast Regional 29. Brigid O’Connell ......................................24:07 .................................................... 11/11/00 .................................. NCAA District III
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WOMEN’S INDOOR RECORDS 200 meters Jennifer Kennedy................... 28.45 ................... 2003 400 meters Jennifer Kennedy................. 1:03.68 .................. 2003 Michelle Chewens ............... 1:04.55 .................. 2009 Jade Farlow ......................... 1:06.60 .................. 2009 800 meters Jess Weber...........................2:21.75 .................. 2008 Morgan Cole ........................2:21.84 .................. 2002 Takeesha Carter .................. 2:22.22 .................. 2004 Michelle Chewens ............... 2:23.55 .................. 2009 Kelly English ........................2:24.77 .................. 2001 Tiffany Garber ......................2:26.11 .................. 2008 1,000 meters Michelle Chewens ............... 3:09.35 .................. 2008 Kerry Hartman .....................3:09.37 .................. 2009 Sherrika Jordan................... 3:15.08 .................. 2008 1,500 meters Misty Tilson......................... 5:50.30 .................. 2003 Crystal Rayle........................5:11.08 .................. 2003 Erin Lord ..............................5:14.27 .................. 2003 Tricia O’Connell ................... 5:18.66 .................. 2003 Mile Jess Weber...........................5:13.71 .................. 2006 Kelly English ........................5:14.77 .................. 2001 Michelle Chewens ................5:16.80 .................. 2009 Kathy Oldham ......................5:17.89 .................. 2006 Morgan Cole ........................5:17.94 .................. 2002 Sherrika Jordan................... 5:18.55 .................. 2008
Christy Lee .......................... 18:38.0 .................. 2000 Emily Furr........................... 18:39.77 ................. 2002 Tessa Dispennette.............. 18:50.20 ................. 2007 Mary Nero.......................... 19:03.49 ................. 2002 4x400-meter relay UNCG ................................. 4:20.42 .................. 2009 4x800-meter relay UNCG ................................ 10:10.64 ................. 2008 UNCG .................................10:19.14 ................. 2009 Distance Medley Relay O’Connell, Lord .................. 12:40.38 ................. 2005 Wilson, Weber Oldham, Lord ..................... 12:50.72 ................. 2006 O’Connell, Weber Cole, Waters .......................13:01.33 ................. 2002 Tilson, English UNCG .................................13:01.76 ................. 2003 UNCG ............................... 13:02.3 (h)................ 2002 Shot Put Niki Ash .........................38’2” (11.63m) ............ 2002 Michele Proctor ........... 31’9.25” (9.68m)........... 2003 Weight Throw Niki Ash .........................54’8” (16.66m) ............ 2003 Michelle Proctor ......... 39’0.25” (11.89m).......... 2004
3,000 meters Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton .......10:31.00 ................. 2006 Emily Furr............................10:39.81 ................. 2002 Tiffany Garber .....................10:39.91 ................. 2009 Mary Nero.......................10:40.60/.47 ............. 2002 Christy Lee ......................10:46.62/.60 ............. 2000 Jess Weber......................... 10:54.98 ................. 2007 5,000 meters Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ....... 18:17.17 ................. 2006
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WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS
100 meters Heather Deutschle .....................13.98 ............... 2006, 2008 Christin Heverly ..........................15.29 ..........................2006 Hilary Overby..............................15.50 ..........................2006 200 meters Jennifer Kennedy........................27.71 ..........................2003 LaTrese Bristol ...........................29.75 ..........................2009
400 meters Eleanor Wilson ......................... 1:01.05 ........................2003 Jennifer Kennedy...................... 1:02.95 ........................2003 Roxanne Allen .......................... 1:03.85 ........................2000 Danielle Merriman ................... 1:06.97 ........................2009 LaTrese Bristol ......................... 1:07.47 .........................2009 Kelly English ............................ 1:08.03 ........................2000 Chrissy Looney ......................... 1:10.06 ........................1999 800 meters Jess Weber............................... 2:17.81 .........................2008 Eleanor Wilson ......................... 2:18.91 ........................2003 Kerry Hartman ......................... 2:20.56 ........................2009 Michelle Chewens .................... 2:21.63 ........................2009 Morgan Cole ............................ 2:21.75 ........................2002 Emily Furr................................. 2:22.65 ........................2000 Sherrika Jordan........................ 2:22.65 ........................2008 1,500 meters Jess Weber............................... 4:44.97 ........................2006 Sherrika Jordan........................ 4:45.95 ........................2009 Eleanor Wilson ......................... 4:50.17.........................2003 Tiffany Garber .......................... 4:51.12.........................2008 Morgan Cole ............................ 4:51.17 .........................2002 3,000 meters Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ........... 10:17.36 ........................2004 Leslie Avbel ............................ 10:21.54 .......................1999 Sherrika Jordan....................... 10:29.69 .......................2009 Tiffany Garber ......................... 10:33.67 .......................2009 Jamie Hollingsworth ................ 10:35.00 .......................1999 Niki Adams ............................. 10:40.33 .......................2001 Kelly English ........................... 10:40.86 .......................2001 5,000 meters Leslie Avbel ............................ 18:10.20 .......................1999 Christy Lee .............................. 18:27.67........................2000 Emily Furr................................ 18:30.20 .......................2002 Tiffany Garber ......................... 18:32.40 .......................2009 Mary Nero............................... 18:34.40 .......................2002 Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ........... 18:56.97 .......................2003
Ann Robatin ...............................19.03 ..........................1999 400-meter hurdles Pia Diggs ................................. 1:12.47 ........................1999 Ann Robatin ............................. 1:15.94 ........................1999 2,000-meter steeplechase Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ............ 7:45.21.........................2003 3,000-meter steeplechase Heidi (Sloop) Pinkerton ........... 11:11.08........................2006 Laura Bocko ........................... 12:08.11........................2009 Carly Magin ............................ 12:23.97 .......................2007 4x400-meter relay Jordan, Garber ......................... 4:10.42 ........................2008 Chewens, Weber Jordan, Garber ......................... 4:11.89.........................2008 Chewens, Weber Jordan, Chewens ...................... 4:12.94 ........................2008 Fawcett, Weber UNCG ...................................... 4:19.99 ........................2009 UNCG ...................................... 4:21.37.........................2003 UNCG ...................................... 4:22.15.........................1999 4x800-meter relay UNCG ...................................... 9:39.38 ........................2009 Waldrop, English ..................... 10:24.20 .......................1999 Cutler, B. O’Connell 4x1,500-meter relay UNCG ..................................... 19:58.85 .......................2009 Avbel, Waldrop........................ 21:00.97 .......................1998 Hollingsworth, Byerly Long Jump Kaitlyn Nortz .....................15’0.75” (4.59m) .................2006 Elizabeth Flattery ..............12’6.75” (3.83m) .................2008 Hammer Throw Niki Ash ............................ 155’8” (47.44m) ..................2000 Michele Proctor ................ 132’5” (40.36m)..................2004 Shot Put Niki Ash ...........................36’0.75” (10.99m) ................2001 Michele Proctor ................29’9.25” (9.07m) .................2003 Discus Michele Proctor ................. 93’1” (28.37m)...................2004
10,000 meters Jamie Hollingsworth ................ 36:27.43........................1999 Christy Lee .............................. 37:48.48 .......................2000 Emily Furr................................39:00.96 .......................2002 Leslie Avbel ............................ 39:29.07 .......................1999 Heather Simpson ..................... 39:48.0 ........................1998 100-meter hurdles Pia Diggs ...................................19.00 ..........................1999
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RECORDS 8K
Student-Athlete ........................................... Time ..............................................Date ............................................... Meet 1. CR Thomas ..................................................... 25:12 ............................................ 10/18/03 ............................. NC Intercollegiate 2. Xavier Rutz ....................................................25:17.98 ........................................... 9/30/06 ..................George Mason Invitational 3. Joe Jacobs ...................................................... 25:18 ............................................ 10/18/03 ............................. NC Intercollegiate 4. Josh Wyatt ....................................................25:26.01 ........................................... 9/30/06 ..................George Mason Invitational 5. Jermaine Coore .............................................25:30.11 ........................................... 11/1/08 ....................... SoCon Championships 6. Joe Jacobs ....................................................25:30.14 ........................................... 10/2/04 ...........................Overton Invitational 7. Josh Wyatt .....................................................25:32.53.......................................... 10/28/06 ...................... SoCon Championships 8. Nick Vaccaro .................................................25:33.00........................................... 9/30/06 ..................George Mason Invitational 9. Matt Nolan....................................................25:35.48........................................... 11/2/02 ....................... SoCon Championships 10. David Jordan ................................................. 25:36 ............................................ 10/26/99 ............................. NC Intercollegiate 11. Matt Nolan .................................................... 25:37 ............................................. 10/7/00 ................................... Paul Short Run 12. Nicolas Vaccaro ..........................................25:38.19 .......................................... 10/28/06 ...................... SoCon Championships 13. Joey Thompson ............................................. 25:40 ............................................. 9/20/08 ..........................Winthrop Invitational 14. Matt Nolan..................................................25:40.94.......................................... 10/28/00 ...................... SoCon Championships 15. David Jordan ................................................. 25:41 ............................................. 10/9/99 ............. Georgia Southern Invitational 16. Joey Thompson ...........................................25:41.84 ........................................... 11/1/08 ....................... SoCon Championships 17. Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:42.40............................................ 9/3/04 ...........................Covered Bridge Open 18. Joe Jacobs ...................................................25:43.9 ............................................ 9/18/04 .......................... Clemson Invitational 19. Chris Adams ................................................. 25:45 ............................................ 10/27/01 ...................... SoCon Championships Jason Lloyd ................................................... 25:45 ............................................ 10/25/94 ................. Big South Championships 21. Joe Jacobs .................................................... 25:47 ............................................ 10/27/01 ...................... SoCon Championships 22. Jermaine Coore ............................................. 25:49 ............................................. 10/4/08 ............................. Mason Invitational 23. Joe Jacobs .................................................... 25:49 ............................................. 10/3/03 .................Blue Ridge Mountain Open 24. Brian St. Onge............................................... 25:50 ............................................. 9/11/98 .................................UNH Invitational 25. Jermaine Coore ............................................. 25:52 ............................................. 9/20/08 ..........................Winthrop Invitational 26. CR Thomas .................................................25:52.75.......................................... 10/20/04 ...........................Overton Invitational 27. Michael Jaquins ............................................ 25:53 ............................................ 10/27/01 ...................... SoCon Championships Rocky Billota ................................................. 25:53 ............................................ 10/27/01 ...................... SoCon Championships 29. Rob Ball........................................................ 25:54 ............................................. 10/9/99 ............. Georgia Southern Invitational 30. Keith Gruchacz.............................................25:59.7 ............................................ 10/1/05 ................................... Paul Short Run
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Student-Athlete ........................................... Time ..............................................Date ............................................... Meet 1. Joe Jacobs .....................................................32:00.0 .......................................... 11/13/04 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 2. Matt Nolan.....................................................32:02.1 ........................................... 11/16/02 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 3. Joe Jacobs ...................................................... 32:04 ............................................ 11/14/03 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 4. Jason Lloyd ..................................................... 32:20 ............................................ 11/12/94 .................................NCAA District III 5. Jeff Pollard ..................................................... 32:23 ............................................ 11/16/96 .................................NCAA District III 6. Rob Ball .......................................................... 32:30 ............................................ 11/13/99 ................................ NCAA District III 7. Josh Wyatt ...................................................... 32:43 ............................................ 11/11/06 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 8. David Jordan ................................................... 32:44 ............................................ 11/13/99 .................................NCAA District III 9. CR Thomas.....................................................32:44.1 ........................................... 11/13/04 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 10. Nick Vaccaro ...............................................32:49.45.......................................... 11/11/06 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 11. Josh Wyatt ...................................................32:54.8 ........................................... 11/12/05 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 12. Brian St. Onge .............................................. 32:57 ............................................ 11/14/98 ................................NCAA District III 13. Michael Jaquins ............................................ 33:04 ............................................ 11/10/01 .................................NCAA District III 14. Xavier Rutz ..................................................33:06.90.......................................... 11/11/06 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 15. Keith Gruchacz ............................................33:14.45 .......................................... 11/11/06 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 16. Keith Gruchacz ............................................33:15.7 ........................................... 11/12/05 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 17. Nick Vaccaro ................................................ 33:17.6 ........................................... 11/12/05 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 18. Jermaine Coore ............................................33:19.0 ........................................... 11/15/08 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 19. Matt Nolan.................................................... 33:20 ............................................ 11/11/00 ................................ NCAA District III 20. Nick Vaccaro................................................33:33.9 ........................................... 11/13/04 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 21. Josh Wyatt ...................................................33:41.8 ........................................... 11/15/08 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 22. Jose Zavala ..................................................33:44.1 ........................................... 11/16/02 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 23. Leonard Mitchell ........................................... 33:50 ............................................ 11/13/99 .................................NCAA District III 24. Xavier Rutz ...................................................33:58.3 ........................................... 11/15/08 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 25. Chris Adams ................................................. 34:01 ............................................ 11/10/01 .................................NCAA District III 26. Brian St. Onge .............................................. 34:03 ............................................ 11/16/96 .................................NCAA District III 27. Joe Jacobs..................................................... 34:13 ............................................ 11/10/01 ................. NCAA Southeast Regional 28. Rob Ball........................................................ 34:27 ............................................ 11/11/00 .................................NCAA District III
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MEN’S INDOOR RECORDS 200 meters Jeff Williams ......................... 23.29 ..................... 2006 Marquice Miller .................... 26.09 ..................... 2005 400 meters Jeff Williams ......................... 49.80 ..................... 2005 Terry Wyatt ............................ 51.61 ...................... 2008 Taylor Hurst ........................... 53.05 ..................... 2009 Lamar Watkins ...................... 53.87...................... 2009 Marquice Miller .................... 57.68 ...................... 2004 800 meters Jeff Williams ........................1:53.57 .................... 2006 TJ Wyatt ...............................1:55.97 .................... 2009 Taylor Hurst ..........................1:56.27 .................... 2009 CR Thomas ......................... 1:56.30 .................... 2005 Terry Wyatt ..........................1:57.07 .................... 2008 Nick Vaccaro ........................1:57.53 .................... 2006 1,000 meters Andy Clyne ...........................2:34.12 .................... 2008 Lincoln Bennett....................2:41.98 .................... 2009 1,500 meters Matt Nolan ..........................4:15.51 .................... 2003 Mile Nick Vaccaro ........................4:16.32 .................... 2006 CR Thomas ......................... 4:18.82 .................... 2004 Andy Clyne .......................... 4:20.89 .................... 2008 Xavier Rutz ...........................4:21.68 .................... 2007 Matt Nolan ......................... 4:22.93 .................... 2002 3,000 meters Joey Thompson ....................8:31.31 .................... 2009 Joe Jacobs .......................... 8:38.94 .................... 2004 Xavier Rutz .......................... 8:45.53 .................... 2006 CR Thomas ..........................8:47.23 .................... 2004 Ryan Rodd ...........................8:47.28 .................... 2008 AJ Savoia ............................ 8:49.29 .................... 2008
Rob Ball............................. 15:28.80 ................... 2000 Keith Gruchacz................... 15:34.77 ................... 2007 4x400 Relay UNCG ................................. 3:34.64 .................... 2009 4x800 Relay UNCG ................................. 8:12.82 .................... 2009 Distance Medley Thomas, J. Williams.............10:11.00 ................... 2004 Vaccaro, Jacobs Vaccaro, Wyatt ....................10:19.91 ................... 2007 Williams, Rutz Clyne, Hurst ....................... 10:19.95 ................... 2008 Wyatt, Rutz Clyne, Hurst ........................10:24.31 ................... 2008 Wyatt, Rutz Thomas, J. Williams............ 10:26.89 ................... 2005 Rutz, Vaccaro Long Jump Charles Jones .............. 22’9.25” (6.94m)............. 2006 Ramon Jobson-Brown .....21’6” (6.55m) ............... 2007 Marquice Miller ........... 20’10.5” (6.36m)............. 2004 Triple Jump Charles Jones .............. 50’4.5” (15.35m)............. 2006 Shot Put Brandon Spencer ..........35’6.75” (10.86) ............. 2003 Weight Throw Brandon Spencer ...........44’2” (13.46m) .............. 2006 Scott Bellamy ................36’0” (10.97m) .............. 2006
5,000 meters Josh Wyatt ..........................15:07.55 ................... 2008 Joe Jacobs ..........................15:07.90 ................... 2002 Xavier Rutz ..........................15:12.11 ................... 2007
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100 meters Jessen Houston ...................................... 11.74 ....................................1999 Kinte Duffy .............................................12.18 ....................................2001 Quantay Broadie ....................................12.78 ....................................1999 200 meters Dan Bond ..............................................23.90 ....................................1999 Calvin Henderson ...................................23.98 ....................................1999 Kinte Duffy .............................................24.76 ....................................2001 Ron Neil .................................................25.30 ....................................1999 400 meters Jeff Williams ..........................................48.56 ....................................2006 Terry Wyatt .............................................51.35 ....................................2008 Taylor Hurst ............................................52.59 ....................................2008 Cedric Cooper ........................................52.44 ....................................2001 Lamar Watkins .......................................53.08 ....................................2009 Gabe Dungan .........................................54.52 ....................................2001
800 meters Jeff Williams ........................................ 1:51.63 ..................................2006 TJ Wyatt ............................................... 1:52.92 ..................................2009 Andy Clyne ........................................... 1:54.18 ..................................2008 Taylor Hurst .......................................... 1:55.21 ..................................2009 CR Thomas .......................................... 1:55.70 ..................................2004 1,500 meters Joey Thompson .................................... 3:50.90 ..................................2009 Nick Vaccaro ........................................ 3:57.20 ..................................2007 Andy Clyne ........................................... 3:57.25 ..................................2008 Leonard Mitchell .................................. 3:58.01 ..................................2001 CR Thomas .......................................... 3:59.58 ..................................2004 Xavier Rutz ........................................... 3:59.73 ..................................2008 3,000 meters Joey Thompson .................................... 8:31.25 ..................................2009 Xavier Rutz ........................................... 8:38.42 ..................................2007 Joe Jacobs ........................................... 8:41.22 ..................................2004 Brian St. Onge...................................... 8:44.00 ..................................2000 Rob Ball............................................... 8:50.47 ..................................2000 Jamie Bedard........................................8:57.07 ..................................2001 5,000 meters Joey Thompson ................................... 14:50.17 .................................2009 Xavier Rutz .......................................... 14:52.88 .................................2007 Joe Jacobs .......................................... 15:16.87 .................................2004 Rob Ball.............................................. 15:22.12 .................................2000 Josh Wyatt .......................................... 15:23.28 .................................2007 Rocky Bilotta ...................................... 15:25.80 .................................2002 10,000 meters Rob Ball.............................................. 31:33.35 .................................2000 Josh Wyatt .......................................... 32:12.37 .................................2008 Joe Jacobs .......................................... 32:12.88 .................................2002 Keith Gruchacz.................................... 32:37.43 .................................2007 Brian St. Onge..................................... 32:52.73 .................................2000 3,000-meter steeplechase AJ Savoia ............................................. 9:23.77 ..................................2008 Ryan Rodd ........................................... 9:34.06 ..................................2008 Joe Jacobs ........................................... 9:37.30 ..................................2002 Rocky Bilotta ....................................... 9:43.20 ..................................2002 Matt Nolan .......................................... 9:58.50 ..................................2002
UNCG ....................................................45.95 ....................................1999 4x400-meter relay Williams, Jones .................................... 3:25.61 ..................................2005 Thomas, Vaccaro Williams, Vacarro ................................. 3:26.00 ..................................2004 Jacobs, Thomas UNCG .................................................. 3:27.09 ..................................2005 Williams, Vacarro ................................. 3:27.66 ..................................2004 Jacobs, Thomas Williams, Jones .................................... 3:28.42 ..................................2005 Thomas, Vaccaro 4x800-meter relay UNCG .................................................. 7:39.29 ..................................2009 UNCG .................................................. 8:00.86 ..................................2008 UNCG .................................................. 8:03.14 ..................................2008 UNCG .................................................. 8:06.13 ..................................2008 Mitchell, Cooper .................................. 8:06.37 ..................................2000 Bedard, St. Onge 4x1,500-meter relay Rutz, Clyne.......................................... 16:24.92 .................................2008 Savoia, Rodd UNCG ................................................. 16:52.30 .................................2009 Schafer, Billota ....................................16:57.14..................................2002 Jaquins, Nolan St. Onge, L. Mitchell ............................ 17:26.29 .................................1998 Bedard, Ball Distance Medley Relay UNCG ................................................. 10:34.34 .................................1999 Jauqins, Rodevick ............................... 10:46.81 .................................2002 Nolan, Adam Long Jump Charles Jones...............................22’10.75” (6.89m) ..........................2005 Ramon Jobson-Brown .................... 21’5.5” (6.54m) ............................2008 Marquice Miller ............................20’4.25” (6.20m) ...........................2004 Triple Jump Charles Jones..............................50’10.25” (15.50m) .........................2005 Ramon Jobson-Brown ..................42’11.5” (13.09m) ..........................2006 Shot Put David Black ..................................40’1.5” (12.23m) ...........................2004 Scott Snyder ................................38’0.75” (11.60m) ..........................2007 John Kimble .................................... 32’7” (9.93m) .............................2004 Joe Sheffield ................................31’10.75” (9.72m) ..........................2005 Ramon Jobson-Brown ................... 24’2.25” (7.37m) ...........................2007 Hammer Throw Brandon Spencer .......................... 142’8” (43.48m) ...........................2006 Scott Bellamy ............................... 105’8” (32.21m) ...........................2004 Discus Throw David Black .................................. 126’5” (38.53m) ...........................2004 Scott Bellamy ................................118’5” (36.10m)............................2006 Ryan Clark .....................................112’1” (34.17m) ............................2006 John Kimble ................................... 92’8” (28.26m) ............................2004 Javelin Throw Jeremy Cannon ............................. 172’6” (52.58m) ...........................2009
4x100-meter relay UNCG ....................................................44.62 ....................................1999
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THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE The Southern Conference, which began its 89th season of intercollegiate competition in 2009, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference basketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. 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. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today offers the league first class meeting areas and offices as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. Membership history On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play
summer baseball for money. Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929. By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league which began play in 1932. The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institutions including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 12 institutions and a footprint that spans five states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford. Leadership John Iamarino was officially named commissioner of the conference on January 2, 2006. Iamarino has promoted the Southern Conference through an ambitious agenda which has improved competition, upgraded compliance-related matters, launched the conference’s Hall of Fame 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.
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www.soconsports.com t 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 conference logo and elevated the conference’s commitment to marketing and development of corporate partners. Danny Morrison headed the conference from 2001-2005 and orchestrated the league’s move from Asheville, N.C., to Spartanburg, S.C. Under Morrison’s leadership, the conference increased its marketing and promotional efforts. Championship history The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994. 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 Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and softball.
UUNNCCGGSSPA PARRTA TAANNSS. C. COOMM
The University of North rth Carolina at Greensboro was first chartered back on February 18, 1891 as the State Normal and Industrial School. ol. It was the first state-supported school for the higherr education of women in North Caroarles Duncan McIver, it became colina. Founded by Charles 3. Today, in its 119th year of existance, educational in 1963. the campus covers 210 acres in downtown Greensboro ent that exceeded 17,000 for the first and has an enrollment time ever last year. For fall 2008, 17,467 students were enrolled, including 13,453 undergraduates.
MINERVA Charles Duncan McIver, founder of the State Normal and Industrial School (now UNCG), decided Minerva, Roman goddess of Wisdom, would be a good symbol for the school. Beginning with the first diploma in 1893, the head of Minerva has appeared on every diploma awarded by the institution. The class of 1907 donated the original Minerva statue - made of plaster - to the University. In 2003, the class of 1953 commissioned a replacement, made of bronze, and placed outside the Elliott University Center in the heart of campus.
UNIVERSITY FOUNDER CHARLES MCIVER Founded in 1891, UNCG is a diverse, studentcentered research university, linking the Triad and North Carolina to the world through learning, discovery and service. The university is organized into a College of Arts & Sciences and six professional schools, with more than 1,000 faculty members teaching in programs that offer 86 undergraduate, 56 master’s and 25 doctoral degrees. Among its highimpact projects are the Gateway University Research Park and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, which are being created in partnership with North Carolina A&T.
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Board of Trustees Mr. Stephen C. Hassenfelt Mrs. Earlene Hardie Cox Dr. Kate R. Barrett Dr. Richard L. Moore Mr. William J. Pratt Ms. Jane Preyer Ms. Jean E. Davis Mr. James Norman Smith Ms. Susan M. Safran* Dr. Carolyn R. Ferree Ms. Gwynn Swinson Mr. Randall Kaplan Ms. Jesse Russo*
COLLEGE AVENUE
(ex-officio, SGA President) * takes office in September 2009
UNCG’s School of Nursing, which was established in 1966, is the third 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.
Despite record numbers for enrollment, UNCG still enjoys a student-faculty ratio of 17:1 with a faculty totalling 1,080. More than 2,000 bachelor’s degrees and nearly 1,000 master’s and doctoral diplomas are awarded annually. Over the last several years, 75 percent of freshmen have returned the following year.
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MOORE BUILDING OPENED IN 2006
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THE UNCG CAMPUS AND THE GREENSBORO SKYLINE 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 four academic years, more than 40% of UNCG student-athletes held a grade-point-average of 3.0 or better, including 49% of them last year. In spring 2009, UNCG’s 248 studentathletes had a combined GPA of 2.93, marking the sixth-straight semester they combined for a 2.9 GPA or better.
The School of Music, which was established in 1921, is rated as one of the Top 20 in the country and combines rigorous theory, history, and performance training with a broad liberal arts education. Pictured above, the University opened a $25.7 million state-of-the-art music facility in 1999. The school offers the only comprehensive slate of performance and music education degrees from the baccalaureate through the doctorate in North Carolina.
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UNCG VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will redefine the public research university for the 21st century as an inclusive, collaborative, and responsive institution making a difference in the lives of students and the communities it serves. UNCG is a . . . • Learner-centered, accessible, and inclusive community fostering intellectual inquiry to prepare students for meaningful lives and engaged citizenship; • Research university where collaborative scholarship and creative activity enhance quality of life across the lifespan; • Source of innovation and leadership meeting social, economic, and environmental challenges in the Piedmont Triad, North Carolina, and beyond; and • Global university integrating intercultural and international experiences and perspectives into learning, discovery, and service.
VALUES STATEMENT The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a community including students, faculty, staff, and alumni, will demonstrate its commitment to . . . • Inclusiveness – A welcoming and inclusive academic community, based on open dialogue and shared governance, offers a culture of caring with visible, meaningful representation of differences; • Collaboration – interdisciplinary, intercommunity, inter-institutional and international collaboration is reflected and rewarded in teaching, research, creative activity, community engagement, and infrastructure; • Sustainability – Academics, operations, and outreach are conducted with careful attention to the enduring interconnectedness of social equity, the environment, economy, and aesthetics; • Responsibility – A public institution, the University responds to community needs and serves the public in a systematic fashion through the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity; and • Transparency – Goals, processes, decisions and outcomes are accessible and measurable, resulting in enhanced performance, trust, and accountability.
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Athletic Department Mailing Address: 1408 Walker Ave., 337 HHP Building, PO Box 26168, Greensboro, NC 27403 All Phones are area code (336) [WM] Denotes office located at West Market Street building [HHP] Denotes office located at HHP Building
Dr. Linda P. Brady, Chancellor Dr. Terry Ackerman, Faculty Athletics Rep.
Phone E-mail 334-5266 334-3474 taackerm@uncg.edu
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Rod Wyatt, Interim Director of Athletics [HHP] 256-0108 ADMINISTRATION FAX 334-4063 TBA, Assoc. AD - Administration [HHP] 334-5649 Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities/Internal Operations [HHP] 334-5537 Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] 334-4464 Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] 256-0108 Christy Avent, Assoc. AD - External Operations [HHP] 334-5213
jrwyatt@uncg.edu
csrobert@uncg.edu restewar@uncg.edu jrwyatt@uncg.edu mcwilso2@uncg.edu
334-3253 jawalsh@uncg.edu 334-3367 paula_terrell@uncg.edu
334-3182
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING 334-9861 mjwillia@uncg.edu 256-0407
TICKETS John Comer, Ticket Manager [HHP]
334-3250 jfcomer@uncg.edu
COACHING STAFFS BASEBALL (Office located in stadium) 334-3247 mggaski@uncg.edu 334-3247 j_athas@uncg.edu 334-3247 baseball@uncg.edu
Mike Dement, Head Coach [HHP] Rod Jensen, Associate Head Coach [HHP] Brian Judski, Asst. Coach [HHP] Corey Gipson, Asst. Coach [HHP] Kevin Oleksiak, Dir. of Basketball Operations [HHP]
334-3003 256-0120 334-3003 334-4473 334-3003
basketball@uncg.edu rljensen@uncg.edu bwjudski@uncg.edu cagipson@uncg.edu basketball@uncg.edu
334-4021 334-3002 334-3754 334-3754
lcagee@uncg.edu capesche@uncg.edu jbhines@uncg.edu kslatham@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lynne Agee, Head Coach [HHP] Carol Peschel, Associate Head Coach [HHP] Jon Hines, Asst. Coach [HHP] KaLeah Latham, Asst. Coach [HHP]
CROSS COUNTRY / TRACK & FIELD 256-0108 jrwyatt@uncg.edu 334-3254 jlhender@uncg.edu
Linh Nguyen, Head Coach [HHP] Jennifer Severns, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-4157 ltnguye3@uncg.edu 334-4157 jmsevern@uncg.edu
MEN’S GOLF 334-5537 334-3226 334-3032 334-3032 334-3032
csrobert@uncg.edu jlaguilar@uncg.edu deblack@uncg.edu jpvernon@uncg.edu jelong@uncg.edu
Terrance Stewart, Head Coach [HHP]
334-3122 tcstewar@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S GOLF Emily Maron, Head Coach [HHP]
334-5316 elmarron@uncg.edu
MEN’S SOCCER
PROMOTIONS Christy Avent, Assoc. AD - External Operations [HHP] Emily Snow, Director of Campus Relations Stacy Kosciak, Special Asst. to the AD
334-5615 drperciv@uncg.edu
MEN’S BASKETBALL
eapearson@uncg.edu dmkovach@unccg.edu jmmccloy@uncg.edu maweber2@uncg.edu jleick@uncg.edu TBA d_demyan@uncg.edu slnottin@uncg.edu
FACILITIES Cathy Roberts, Assoc. AD - Facilities [HHP] Jennifer Aguillar, Asst. AD - Facilities [HHP] David Black, Facilities Assistant [HHP] Josh Vernon, Facilities Assistant [HHP] Jane Long, Equipment Assistant [HHP]
David Percival, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] (Volleyball, Wrestling, Baseball, M/W Track & XC) SPORTS INFORMATION FAX
334-3700 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925 334-5925
COMPLIANCE Rod Wyatt, Assoc. AD - Student Welfare [HHP] Jana Henderson, Compliance Director [HHP]
334-5615 pdperry@uncg.edu
Mike Gaski, Head Coach Jamie Athas, Asst. Coach Dustin Ijames, Asst. Coach
BUSINESS OFFICE Jackie Walsh, Asst. AD - Business [HHP] Paula Terrell, Accountant [HHP]
Phil Perry, Asst. Sports Information Director [HHP] (Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Softball)
334-5172 jbcamp@uncg.edu 334-3465 kosteele@uncg.edu
ATHLETIC TRAINING Erica P. Thornton, Head Athletic Trainer [HHP] Daisy Kovach, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] Jay McCloy, Assoc. Athletic Trainer [HHP] Molly Weber, Assoc. Athletic Trainer/Rehab Coord. [HHP] Jennifer Eick, Asst. Athletic Trainer Erin Gillooly, Asst. Athletic Trainer Devin Demyanovich, Asst. Athletic Trainer Sara Nottingham, Asst. Athletic Trainer
Mike Hirschman, Sports Information Director [HHP] 334-5615 mwhirsch@uncg.edu (Men’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball, M/W Tennis, M/W Golf)
Mark Williams, Strength & Conditioning Coach [HHP] SPORTS MEDICINE FAX
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT Joanna Camp, Academic Enhancement Director Kwadjo Steele, Academic Compliance Director
SPORTS INFORMATION
334-5213 mcwilso2@uncg.edu 256-0550 esnow@uncg.edu 256-1188 sbmeadow@uncg.edu
Michael Parker, Head Coach [HHP] Justin Maullin, Asst. Coach [HHP] Scott Brittsan, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-5222 mhparker@uncg.edu 334-5258 j_maulli@uncg.edu 334-5258
WOMEN’S SOCCER PUBLIC AFFAIRS - MARKETING Dick Stewart, Assoc. AD - Public Affairs [HHP] TBA, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] Gary Klutts, Asst. AD - Public Affairs [WM] Justin Hukill, External Relations [WM] WEST MARKET STREET OFFICE FAX
334-4464 334-3420 334-3252 334-3798 334-3798
restewar@uncg.edu TBA gpklutts@uncg.edu jbhukill@uncg.edu
SPARTAN CLUB Mike Roach, Spartan Club Director [WM] Donegan Root, Associate Director [WM] Helen Sedwick, Office Manager [WM]
334-3576 jmroach@uncg.edu 334-3786 d_root@uncg.edu 334-5156 h_sedwic@uncg.edu
Eddie Radwanski, Head Coach [HHP] Jeff Robbins, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-4474 eddie_rad@uncg.edu 334-3121 jbrobbi2@uncg.edu
SOFTBALL Jennifer Herzig, Head Coach [HHP] Vanessa Oakes, Asst. Coach [HHP] Gwen Johnson, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-5057 jlherzig@uncg.edu 334-5057 vkoakes@uncg.edu 334-5057 TBA
MEN’S TENNIS Thomas Mozur, Head Coach [HHP]
334-4302 tamozur@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S TENNIS Jeff Trivette, Head Coach [HHP]
334-5581 uncgtennis@uncg.edu
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Patrick Nicholas, Head Coach [HHP] Laura Tomes, Asst. Coach [HHP]
334-5303 phnichol@uncg.edu 334-3001 lmtomes@uncg.edu
WRESTLING Jason Loukides, Head Coach [HHP] Daren Burns, Asst. Coach [HHP]
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Dr. Linda BRADY Chancellor Dr. Linda P. Brady became the 10th chancellor of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro August 1, 2008. Brady, 61, succeeded Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, UNCG’s first woman chancellor, who retired July 31, 2008, after almost 14 years in the post. In recommending Brady to the Board of Governors, UNC President Erskine Bowles said: “Over the past 25 years, Linda Brady has accumulated a wealth of leadership experience at highly respected public, urban universities, as well as in the halls of Washington. At each step along the way, she has proven herself to be an energetic leader who promotes collaboration, creative problem-solving, and real-life commitment to scholarship, research, and public service. … “With her broad experience in higher education and federal government, her demonstrated integrity and sound judgment, and her profound understanding of the global marketplace in which our students must compete, Linda Brady will be a forceful and effective leader for UNC Greensboro.” A native of New York City and the first member of her family to attend college, Brady graduated from Douglass College, the women’s division of Rutgers University, in 1969 with a degree in political science. She received a master’s degree in the field from Rutgers (1970) and a doctorate in political science from The Ohio State University (1974). She began her academic career as an assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University in 1973 and joined the faculty at Goucher College in Maryland three years later. From 1978 to 1985, Brady held several positions in the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Defense. Among other roles, she served as a political analyst in the State Department’s Office of Disarmament and Arms Control and as special assistant for mutual and balanced force reductions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She later served as a senior fellow in international security and arms control at the Carter Center of Emory University (1986-87) and as a distinguished professor of national security at the U.S. Military Academy (1991-92). From 1993 to 2001, Brady led the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she was also a professor of international affairs. She joined North Carolina State University in 2001 as Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of political science, and over the next five years was credited with building the stature and visibility of the College, launching a number of new graduate degree programs, and significantly increasing external support for the humanities and social sciences at NC State. She left North Carolina in 2006 to become the chief academic and operating officer at the University of Oregon. Brady has authored or co-edited three books and numerous book chapters and scholarly articles in the fields of American foreign policy, international negotiation, and arms control. Among other professional organizations, she is a member of the International Studies Association, the American Political Science Association, the International Institute for
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Strategic Studies, and the Council on Foreign Relations. A past recipient of the Georgia Tech School of Social Sciences Teaching Award, she has earned the Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State and is a two-time recipient of the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the Department of the Army. She was an American Council on Education Fellow in 1997-98, serving her fellowship year at the University of Iowa under the mentorship of President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Jon Whitmore. Since moving to UNCG, Brady has become a member of the Greensboro Rotary Club. She is also on the Board of Directors for United Way of Greater Greensboro and the Greensboro Partnership. Brady is married to Gustav “Steve” Heyer, a retired Army officer. She has two adult stepsons and three grandchildren: Stephen Heyer and his wife, Suzanne, live in Richmond, Va., with their children Alyx, Megan, and Andrew Casey, while Michael Heyer lives in Chicago, Ill. In accepting the position at UNCG, Brady said, “This is one of the very best jobs in American higher education. I am so grateful for this opportunity and humbled by the trust you have place in me. I shall not let you down.”
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Kim RECORD Director of Athletics Kimberly S. “Kim” Record, was named to the post of director of intercollegiate athletics at UNCG on Sept. 27, 2009. Record, who most recently had served as a consultant with ISP Sports, was the senior associate director of athletics at Florida State Unviersity from 1995 to 2008, and held a succession of positions at the University of Virginia from 1984-1995, culminating with an appointment as associate director of athletics for administration. She emerged from a national search that drew 125 candidates, and is UNCG’s first female athletic director. There are only 29 female athletic directors in the NCAA Division I, with five of them in the UNC system. Record is only the second woman to hold an athletic director’s position in the 89-year history of the Southern Conference. “I am delighted that Kim Record is joining UNCG as director of intercollegiate athletics,” said UNCG Chancellor Linda P. Brady. “She is the right person for this position, and she possesses the leadership, administration and fundraising skills that are essential to bringing greater success to Spartan athletics. I look forward to working with her to raise UNCG’s program to a higher level of visibility and excellence.” At UNCG, Record will lead a program that fields men’s and women’s teams in 18 sports, 250 student-athletes, and 57 employees. She succeeds Nelson E. Bobb, UNCG’s first-ever AD who resigned from the post in the spring, after directing Spartan athletics for 26 years. Record will be responsible for the leadership, administration, organization and finances of UNCG’s athletics program, which is undergoing a major shift in its men’s basketball program. The Spartan men’s basketball team will be playing its games in the Greensboro Coliseum beginning this season. Among other responsibilities, she will coordinate fundraising and operation of the Spartan Club with the vice chancellor for university advancement. She will oversee efforts to engage alumni, fans and the community with UNCG athletics. The AD also takes the lead role in strategic planning and in athletics facilities development. The athletics budget is approximately $8.8 million, and athletic scholarships provided for the 2009-10 academic
Kim Record chats with members of the media and university community at her press conference on Sept. 27, 2009.
year exceed $2.1 million. In her 13 years at Florida State, she had a broad range of administrative duties, including serving as a member of the Executive Management Team, which determined and implemented policy decisions for a 19-sport, $50 million intercollegiate program. She directly supervised three sports programs – men’s and women’s basketball and women’s soccer – and monitored Title IX compliance. Other areas included executivelevel staffing; day-to-day departmental operations; serving as liaison with the trademark licensing program; and oversight for marketing, media and public relations, and radio and television contracts. In construction, she facilitated FSU’s $6 million state-of-the-art soccer and softball stadium and its $10 million men’s and women’s basketball training center. She oversaw a project that showcased the history of athletics at FSU as part of a $100 million facilities improvement plan. Her initial responsibilities as associate director of athletics at FSU included oversight of men’s and women’s tennis, swimming & diving and softball. Record also held the designation of senior woman administrator. At Virginia, she supervised all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the department and specialized in external operations. She implemented marketing and promotional strategies for all 26 sports programs as associate director of athletics for external operations. She was the executive staff member of a capital campaign team created to raise $50 million. She came up through the ranks at Virginia, where she earned her bachelor’s degree, starting out as a sports information intern who was progressively promoted in the department to associate director of athletics for administration. As a consultant with ISP, Record provided marketing expertise in the area of athletics sports signage, including videoboards, scorer’s tables and other digital signage. She has also coordinated purchase and installation between vendor, institution and ISP. Within the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Record has served on both the executive committee and the Director’s Cup Committee. Within the NCAA, she served on the Women’s Soccer Committee and the Regional Soccer Committee. A native of Charlottesville, she graduated form Virginia and earned the M.S. degree in sports management from Florida State. She has two sons – Kyle, 21, a third year student at the University of Virginia, and Josh, 16, a sophomore at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Fla.
Kim Record with her sons Kyle (left) and Josh (right) shortly after being introduced as UNCG’s new director of athletics.
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Team Inductions
1982 Men’s Soccer Team
1973 Women’s Golf Team
(Inducted 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 finished 19-3-0, 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.
(Inducted 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.
1981-1982 Women’s Basketball Team
1983 Women’s Tennis Team
(Inducted 2007) National runners-up in the first-ever NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament … amassed a record of 25-3, losing in overtime at Elizabethtown College (Pa.) … began a run of seven consecutive 20-win seasons for the women’s basketball program.
(Inducted 2008) With four freshmen and two sophomores, team compiled a 20-4 record, including 14-2 in the spring, and finished the NCAA Division III national runners-up … Amy Brown and Lisa Zimmerman earned All-American honors that season.
Individual Inductions Lynne Agee - Women’s Basketball Coach
Nelson Bobb - Administrator
(Inducted 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
(Inducted February 2008) UNCG’s Director of Athletics for more than 25 years … Led the program through its transition from Division III to Division II to Division I and from the Big South Conference into the Southern Conference.
Mike Burke - Supporter
(Inducted 2003) Former vice chancellor for student affairs … had oversight on program’s move from Division III to I.
Maxine Allen - Amateur Athlete
(Inducted 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
(Inducted 2001) Garnered national attention as duckpin bowler … set world records and earned a top national ranking.
Mike Berticelli - Men’s Soccer Coach
(Inducted 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
(Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983 … guided UNCG to 70-9-5 record (86.3%) in four seasons.
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(Inducted 2001) All-American as a junior (1983-84) … first women’s basketball player to exceed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.
Wendy Engelmann-Gettings - Women’s Basketball (Inducted 2002) Scored 1,378 points and dished out a schoolrecord 574 assists.
Siggi Eyjolffson - Men’s Soccer (Inducted September 2008) Threetime All-American and two-time Academic All-American. UNCG’s all-time leading scorer with 185 points, recording 75 goals and 35 assists in his four seasons.
Mike Fleming - Supporter (Inducted 2000) UNCG supporter for more than two decades … UNCG named its basketball gymnasium the Michael Fleming Gymnasium on Dec. 1, 1994.
Dr. June Galloway - Administrator (Inducted February 2008) Served as the Coordinator of Women’s Athletics until her passing in 1974, helping to develop the first formal athletics program at UNCG.
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Liz Gremillion - Volleyball (Inducted 2006) One 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 (Inducted 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).
Larry Hargett - Men’s Basketball Coach (Inducted 2007) Coached UNCG to its first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament berth, coming at the Division III level … finished the 1979-80 season 16-12 to earn its first NCAA bid.
Scott Hartzell - Men’s Basketball (Inducted 2006) Led UNCG to its first Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bid, in which UNCG nearly upset Cincinnati … graduated as UNCG’s all-time leading scorer and set every UNCG 3-point shooting standard in his career … led the team in scoring in three of his four seasons.
Jason Haupt - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2001) Two-time firstteam All-American … led UNCG to a Division III national championship in 1987 … UNCG’s all-time leader in goals scored with 77.
Winn Hazlegrove - Softball (Inducted 2005) Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American honoree … one of UNCG’s greatest softball players, still ranked in the Top 10 in 20 statistical categories at the time of her induction (10 years after her graduation).
Pat Hielscher - Volleyball Coach
Ethel Martus Lawther - Administrator
(Inducted 2001) Coached UNCG’s first volleyball team in 1970 … guided Spartans to a 106-30 record and a NCAIAW state title in 1974.
Ali Lord - Women’s Soccer
Elizabeth House - Media / Supporter (Inducted 2003) Former sports writer for The Carolinian and The News & Record covering UNCG athletics.
Lewis Johnstone - Men’s Soccer
(Inducted 2007) UNCG’s record holder for single-season and career goals … tallied 20 or more goals in three seasons … had a singleseason record 26 goals in 1996, earning All-American honors … Big South Player of the Year in 1996 and SoCon Player of the Year in 1998.
Carol Mann - Women’s Golf
(Inducted 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, Field Hockey, Women’s Basketball (Inducted 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
(Inducted 2002) LPGA Hall of Fame member … earned 38 LPGA victories in 22 years on tour.
Tom Martin - Men’s Basketball, Supporter (Inducted 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
(Inducted 2006) One of UNCG’s first-ever qualifiers for the NCAA Championships (1996) … compiled a 50-34 mark 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
(Inducted 2000) In the days of AIAW, a four-year standout on field hockey team and was a co-captain as a senior in 1977.
Tonka Maynor - Baseball
(Inducted 2004) Not only a leader in the transition from Division III to Division I, but a leader on the national scene as UNCG’s Faculty Athletics Representative … became the only FAR to serve on the Div. 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.
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(Inducted 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.
(Inducted 2007) Ten years after graduation, still ranked on the Top 10 list at UNCG in every offensive statistical category … hit .363 in his four seasons at UNCG, logging 239 hits … holds UNCG record for career RBI with 171.
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Andrew Mehalko - Men’s Soccer
Laura Mussulman - Women’s Soccer
(Inducted 2002) Led UNCG to three (1983, 1985 and 1986) NCAA Division III national championships in his four seasons with the Spartans.
(Inducted 2002) Member of first women’s soccer team … UNCG’s first great goalkeeper in women’s soccer with 18 career shutouts.
Jo Ann Messick - Women’s Basketball, Michael Parker - Men’s Soccer Coach Women’s Tennis, Field Hockey
(Inducted 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 championships in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
(Inducted 2006) Three-sport competitor at UNCG in the 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
Dr. Frank Pleasants - Administrator (Inducted 2007) Served as the Coordinator of Men’s Athletics, helping to develop the first formal athletics program at UNCG beginning in 1967.
(Inducted 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.
Chancellor Emeritus, William E. Moran Administrator
Angie Polk-Jones - Women’s Basketball (Inducted 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.
(Inducted 2000) Served as Chancellor from 1979-94 … guided UNCG from Division III to Division I in 1991 … created the Spartan Club.
Becky Morgan - Women’s Golf
Nancy Porter, Women’s Golf Coach
(Inducted 2007) One of the most notable athletic alumni as a member of the LPGA Tour … won the Big South individual championship three times and earned Big South Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997) … a three-time AllAmerican, won medalist honors 10 times … qualified for the NCAA Regional all four years, earning a spot in the national event three times … an Academic All-American in 1997 … holds the UNCG records for lowest 18-, 36- and 54-hole scores.
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(Inducted 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 1940s.
Eddie Radwanski - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG to back-to-back Division III national championships in 1982 and 1983 … two-time Division III AllAmerican (1983 and 1984) … No. 1 draft pick in the 1985 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Dallas Sidekicks.
Cathy Roberts - Administrator (Inducted February 2008) Has spent virtually entire career - beginning as a student - working in athletics at UNC Greensboro, overseeing athletic facilities and operations and serving as the Senior Women’s Administrator.
Bruce Shaw - Men’s Basketball (Inducted 2000) Led UNCG’s firstever men’s basketball teams … scored 1,401 points, becoming UNCG’s first 1,000-point scorer … two-time All-Dixie Conference honoree.
Joe Stanton - Wrestling (Inducted 2008) Compiled a 9825 mark in his four seasons at UNCG, qualifying for three NCAA championships to make him the first male to qualify for an NCAA championship as an individidual … was UNCG’s winningest wrestler for 11 years.
Mike Sweeney - Men’s Soccer (Inducted 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.
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Jim Swiggett - Coach, Administrator (Inducted 2006) Pioneer in men’s athletics at UNCG … served as men’s basketball coach from 1968-75 and started men’s golf program, serving as coach from 1967-79 … also served as the university’s second Men’s Intercollegiate Division Coordinator.
“The Big Five” (shown left to right) Chuck Hayes, Mike Weaver, Jim Melvin, Stanley Frnak, Charlie Reid
Karyn Thompson Voelz - Softball (Inducted 2008) Most prolific hitter in UNCG softball history. Inducted 12 years after graduation and still ranked in top six in 12 offensive categories … led UNCG to 149-86-2 mark and three NCAA play-in series during her time at UNCG.
Helped establish NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG through scholarship funding and support.
Rita Wiggs - Women’s Basketball (Inducted 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 (Inducted 2003) Volleyball standout at UNCG (1970-73) … active contributor to the sport through coaching … part of officiating crew at 1996 Olympics and 1993 World University Games.
About the Hall of Fame: 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. Ceremonies are traditionally held each fall during Homecoming weekend. Nominations should be sent to: Hall of Fame Committee - c/o Stacy Kosciak UNCG Department of Athletics PO Box 26168 Greensboro, NC 27402 Additional Information Available Through: E-mail: sbmeadow@uncg.edu or online at www.uncgspartans.com
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The Spartan Club is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to secure scholarship support for nearly 250 student-athletes who compete in 18 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I athletic programs at UNCG. UNCG proudly proclaims that 100 percent of Spartan Club contributions go directly to athletic scholarships for deserving studentathletes.
Methods of Giving Cash, Checks and Credit Card Gifts: Provide the yearly financial resources needed to operate the athletic program. Payments may be spread over the course of a fiscal year (July 1-June 30), but all pledges must be paid by June 30. The University accepts cash, checks and credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, Visa).
Employer Matching Gifts: Matching gifts double or triple the impact of your gift and increase your membership level. Be sure to enclose your matching gift form with application and donation and associate benefits.
Athletic Scholarship Endowments: These provide tuition, room, melas, books and fees on an annual basis for a studentathlete. Pay tribute to someone’s life and accomplishments or leave your own legacy while strengthening UNCG’s athletic program.
Planned and Estate Gifts: These gifts include life income arrangements from trusts, annuities, income funds, as well as life insurance policies and individual estate bequests, such as cash or real estate.
Annual Scholarships
Endowed Athletic Scholarships
A named endowment to support athletic scholarships may be created with a commitment of $50,000 or more. The endowment generates income that is awarded to student-athletes on an annual basis. Lynne C. Agee Fund James H. Allen Fund Alma W. Barrier Fund Smith Barrier Fund Irwin Belk Fund Fund Aaron Michael Bobb Mike & Nancy Burke Fund Robert A. and Mary C. Fleming Fund The Michael B. Fleming Fund Stanley and Dorothy Frank Fund J. Douglas Galyon Fund Ellen Griffin Fund Lester Earl Gross III Fund Charles A. Hayes Fund
Nathan & Robyn Jameson Fund David Bates Knight Fund C. Tomas Martin Fund Karl Mayer Fund Jim Melvin Fund Charles C. Moyer Fund Victor M. Nussbaum, Jr. Fund Nancy Ann Porter Fund Charles M. Reid Fund Rayna Matea Taylor Fund Edward & Carolyn Uprichard Fund H. Michael Weaver Fund
Six additional funds that are on their way to reaching endowment status include: Dr. Richard and Sharon Beavers Scholarship Fund Rich Brenner Endowed Fund Gary, Marilyn and Jordan Smith Fund Patricia A. Hielscher Volleyball Athletic Scholarship Becky Jackson Fund
UNCG Spartan Club PO Box 41230 Greensboro, NC 27404-1230 Director: Mike Roach
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An annual scholarship may be created with a commitment of $10,000 or more over a four-year period. Richard A. and Sharon J. Beavers Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Bobb Family Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Bott Family Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Linda Brady and Steve Heyer Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund David L. and Martha P. Brown Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Marc and Janis Bush Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Clarida Family Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Doug M. Hamilton Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Raila M. Harris Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Nixon C. Henley Annual Athletic Scholarship George G. Hoyle Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Karl Mayer Textile Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Brenda Tolbert King Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Kronenfeld Family Annual Scholarship Fund LindBrook Development Annual Athletic Scholarship Greg & Sylvia Mims Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Shawn Daniel Mulrooney Memorial Annual Athletic Scholarship Piedmont Orthopedic Associates, Inc. Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Bob & Laura Pitts Spartan Excellence Scholarship Fund Senn Dunn Annual Athletic Scholarship Shamrock Corporation Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Jerry & Ellyn Steinhorn Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Mary and Art Winstead Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Perry R. Wyatt Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund
Phone: (336) 334-5156 Fax: (336) 334-5319 www.spartanclub.org
Associate Director: Donegan Root
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Spartan Club Executive Committee Chair: Kurt Kronenfeld ‘79 - Vice President, Senn Dunn Insurance Samantha F. Brumbaugh ‘99 - Attorney at Cairo, Ferguson, Brumbaugh, Stroupe, PLLC Chuck Burns - Area Vice President, First Citizens Bank Craig Cook ‘82 - President, Oakbrook Solutions, Inc. Katie Dannemiller - Vice President of Operations, Greensboro Grasshoppers Michael H. Godwin - Attorney at Schell, Bray, Aycock, Abel & Livingston, PLLC Keith Grandberry ‘89 - President & CEO, Winston-Salem Urban League Leaton Harris - Director of Business Operations, TEK Systems Pete LaMuraglia ‘86 - Partner, Compass Financial Partners, LLC F. Dean Little, III - Secretary/Treasurer of Yost & Little Kevin McCoy ‘02 - Vice President, South Atlantic Lumber Ben Sirmons ‘74 - Assistant General Council, UNIFI, Inc. Tracy Smith Michael Spohn ‘91 - CFO/Vice President, Old North State Trust, LLC Jeff Taylor ‘83 - CFO, Pope Companies Harrison Turner, Partner, Greensboro Dermatology Associates Ex-Officio Members Dr. Patti Stewart - Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, UNCG Marc Bush - President, Greensboro Sports Commission Dick Stewart - Associate Director of Athletics, UNCG Dr. Terry Ackerman - Faculty Athletics Rep, UNCG Rod Wyatt - Interim Director of Athletics, UNCG Ryan Soloman - SAICA President Kayren Finney - SAICA representative Eric Durham - Blue Crew representative Mike Roach - Director, Spartan Club Advisor C. Thomas Martin ‘70 - Former Director of Planning, City of Greensboro
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SPARTAN SUCCESS Student-athletes at UNCG have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the years. Although the athletic department just celebrated its 40th season last year, athletics at UNCG date back to the 1940s in the days before the university became co-ed. Golfer Nancy Porter, who went on to a successful pro career, is regarded as one of UNCG’s first student-athletes, competing in tournaments on the national level in the late 1940s. In 1963, as the university prepared to go co-ed, UNCG began to formally organize athletic teams. Women’s basketball, under head coach Ellen Griffin, women’s tennis, women’s golf and field hockey were started. LPGA Hall of Famer Carol Mann was on one of the early UNCG women’s golf teams. In 1967, UNCG began men’s athletics and the intercollegiate athletics program received formal recognition from the University. In the fall of 1967, the Spartan was adopted as the program’s mascot. In 1968, UNCG’s men’s teams joined the Dixie Athletic Conference, known today as the USA South Conference on the NCAA Division III level. Women’s teams competed as part of the AIAW early on, with UNCG being one of the lead organizers of the organization. Two of the first men’s sports were basketball and bowling. In 1971, with the emergence of the five-player rule in women’s basketball, UNCG finished fourth in the National Collegiate Tournament. Two years later, the women’s golf team won the AIAW national title – UNCG’s firstever team national crown. Porter coached the squad and future professional golfer Donna Horton White was on the squad. Since then, UNCG has enjoyed a number of successes: • Five national titles in men’s soccer during the 1980s and a runner-up finish in women’s tennis. • An unprecedented five-year move from Division III to Division II to Division I. • A trip to the “Big Dance” – the NCAA men’s basketball tournament – in just its fifth year of Division I status. • Men’s soccer coach Michael Parker and women’s basketball coach Lynne Agee were the first to lead teams to the NCAA tournament in all three divisions. • A baseball squad built from scratch by Mike Gaski that made it to the NCAA tournament in just its fifth season of play. • A men’s soccer program that conquered all comers for two months to become the No. 1 team in the nation in 2004, the beginning of UNCG’s three straight NCAA tournament Round of 16 appearances and four in five years. • Kyle Hines, who became just the sixth player in college basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 blocked shots in a career. • Individuals like wrestler Dock Kelly, who overcame birth defects that left him without legs qualifying for the NCAA Championship. • Students like Siggi Eyjolffson, who earned Academic All-American honors three times. From major league gue pitcher Brian Moehler to MLS champion Alejandro lejandro Moreno to LPGA star Becky Morgan, Spartan alumni have gone on to successful careers ers in sports. That success ss isn’t just limited to thee playing field, either. Thee late Doug Hamilton was one of the pioneerss within MLS and played ed on the UNCG national al championship teams ms off the 1980s. Eyjolffson son returned to his native ve Iceland and is one ne of the top people in his native country’s soccer federation, currently serving as their women’s national team head coach. S p a r t a n athletics has had its ts success stories over ver the years … and the he best is yet to come.
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National Championships (6) 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)
Conference Tournament Titles (40 overall; 28 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 Men’s Soccer – 2008
Conference Reg. Season Titles (75 overall; 41 in NCAA Div. I) Men’s Tennis – 1974 Men’s Basketball – 1981 Men’s Tennis – 1981 Women’s Volleyball – 1981 Men’s Soccer – 1981 Women’s Basketball – 1982 Softball – 1982 Women’s Tennis – 1982 Women’s Volleyball – 1982 Women’s Basketball – 1983 Softball – 1983 Women’s Tennis – 1983
Women’s Volleyball – 1983 Men’s Soccer – 1983 Women’s Basketball – 1984 Softball – 1984 Men’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Tennis – 1984 Women’s Volleyball – 1984 Men’s Soccer – 1984 Women’s Basketball – 1985 Women’s Tennis – 1985 Men’s Soccer – 1985 Men’s Tennis – 1986 Women’s Tennis – 1986 Men’s Soccer – 1986 Men’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Basketball – 1987 Women’s Tennis – 1987 Men’s Soccer – 1987 Men’s Basketball – 1988 Women’s Basketball – 1988 Men’s Tennis – 1988 Women’s Tennis – 1988 Softball – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1993 Men’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Soccer – 1993 Women’s Basketball – 1994 Baseball – 1994 ** Men’s Soccer – 1994 Women’s Soccer – 1994 Men’s Basketball – 1995 Women’s Basketball – 1995 Softball – 1995 Men’s Soccer – 1995 Women’s Soccer – 1995 Volleyball – 1995 Men’s Basketball – 1996 Women’s Basketball – 1996 Softball – 1996 Men’s Soccer – 1996 Women’s Soccer – 1996 Softball – 1997 Baseball – 1997 Women’s Basketball – 1997 ** Women’s Soccer – 1997 ** Men’s Soccer - 1997 ** Women’s Basketball – 1998 ** Baseball – 1998 ** Women’s Soccer – 1998 ** Men’s Soccer – 1998 ** Women’s Basketball – 1999 ** Women’s Soccer – 2000 ** Men’s Tennis – 2001 ** Women’s Soccer – 2001 ** Women’s Basketball – 2002 ** Men’s Basketball – 2002 Men’s Soccer – 2004 ** Women’s Soccer – 2004 ** Men’s Soccer – 2005 ** Women’s Soccer – 2006 ** Men’s Soccer – 2006 ** Women’s Soccer – 2007** Women’s Soccer – 2008** ** denotes officially recognized conference champion
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