UNIVERSITY OF
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!."%/#0*"1$0!)%+2%!"##"$$"" Founded as Blount College in 1794, the University of Tennessee became the state’s first public university and its comprehensive landgrant research institution in 1879. Tennessee’s only public Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive University, UT ranked 51st among U.S. News and World Report’s Top Public Universities in the country.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HONORS \ The Princeton Review ranked UT as one of the top 50 universities in the nation in 2009 for “best value,” based on the quality of academics and amount of financial aid compared to costs.
The University’s colleges and schools offer more than 300 degree programs to its 27,523 students, who come from every county in Tennessee, every state in the nation and more than 100 foreign countries. Females account for 51 percent of the student body and the university has a 14.2 percent total minority enrollment. Tennessee boasts a 550-acre campus, housing 220 buildings. The landscape houses more than 300 degree programs and more than 300,000 alumni call Rocky Top home.
The city of Knoxville has grown into a cosmopolitan area with numerous attractions and more than 500 restaurants. It serves as the headquarters to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s largest public utility, and is known as a technology corridor of the Southeast.
\ Forbes Magazine ranks the UT MBA program 24th among all national programs. \ U.S. News & World Report placed the College of Law’s clinical training program in 15th place among national public institutions.
-#+3*0&&" When Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796, Knoxville was distinguished as its first capital. The capital has since moved to Nashville, but the Blount Mansion and James White’s Fort still stand as gentle reminders of Knoxville’s historic past.
\ the Princeton Review named UT as a “Best Southeastern College” for its high standards and outstanding reputation among higher education institutions in the Southeast.
The city is surrounded by seven lakes: Cherokee, Douglas, Ft. Loudon, Melton Hill, Norris, Watts Bar and Tellico and is located within 45 minutes of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
\ The UT nuclear engineering program ranks 12th in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Knoxville is at the meeting place of two of the nation’s largest interstates and within a fourhour drive of such cities as Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville.
\ UT has been named a Top 100 degree producer for African-American doctorate degrees, according to DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education magazine.
Knoxville is located in the geographical center of the eastern United States and is within a day’s drive of half of the nation’s population. Knox County is situated at the crossroads of three major interstates, I-75, I-40 and I-81. The city’s population stands at 177,661 with a metropolitan area population of approximately 704,431, which includes Knox, Anderson, Blount, Loudon, Sevier and Union counties.
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36 Lady Vols have combined to make 49 appearances in the Olympics, with a contingent of eight (Monica Abbott, Tamika Catchings, Kara Lawson, Christine Magnuson, Fabiola Molina, Candace Parker, Dee Dee Trotter and Rhian Wilkinson) making the trip to Beijing, China, for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
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45 of the 50 states within the U.S. have been represented, along with 29 foreign countries.
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THE SEC
1,786 student-athletes have competed for the Lady Vols through the 2010-11school year dating back to 1976-77.
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THE NCAA
1 of every 2.5 Lady Vols has earned All-Academic recognition.
PCT
1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
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REVIEW
1 of every 3.3 Lady Vols has garnered All-Southeastern Conference honors.
OPPONENTS
1 of every 7 Lady Vols has achieved All-America status.
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OUTLOOK
Though female athletes have competed at UT since 1903, they have been managed by a separate administration only since 1976. For over 30 years, athletics for women at Tennessee have enjoyed an enormous amount of growth and success. The department has been a model for other women’s programs across the country because of its competitive teams, outstanding facilities, quality staff members and excellent graduation rates among student-athletes. Intercollegiate athletics for women at the University of Tennessee officially began during the 1976-77 academic year. The UT women’s department had nine intercollegiate sports at that time, including basketball, cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. In the inaugural year, the staff numbered 17 and a budget of $120,000 serviced approximately 75 athletes. Despite the fact that field hockey and gymnastics are no longer a part of the department, growth in staff, budget and sports continually increased through the 1970s and into the 21st century. Under women’s athletics director Joan Cronan, nearly 115 staff members are on hand to support 227 student-athletes. With the passage of the Restoration Act of 1988, the original mandates of Title IX have been met at Tennessee with the annexation of four sports. Golf was the first added to UT’s plate in 1992. Rowing and softball joined the family during the 1995-96 season, and soccer, the 11th women’s intercollegiate sport at Tennessee, began play in the fall of 1996.
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Lady Vols have received 930 All-SEC honors.
UT women have garnered 1,042 All-America awards.
• 8,162-3,678-72 • .688 Winning Percentage
Lady Vol student-athletes have totaled 125 Academic All-America accolades.
\ TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
78 national titles have been brought back to Knoxville by 38 individuals in the sports of swimming and diving and track and field.
Tennessee women’s teams have celebrated 11 national championships during the existence of the women’s athletics department. Track and Field claimed the first crown in 1981 at the AIAW Outdoor Championships, as well as the 2005 and 2009 trophies at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Legendary UT Head Coach Pat Summitt, meanwhile, has guided her Lady Vol basketball squads to NCAA hoops triumphs in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2007 and 2008.
• 10 NCAA Titles • 45 Top-Five NCAA Finishes • 78 Top-10 NCAA Finishes • 28 SEC Regular-Season Crowns • 22 SEC Tournament Championships
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%%%%%%%*01"%1.'#1"&&+/%2%(0/"1!+/%+3%'!.&"!01$ The University of Tennessee named Dave Hart vice chancellor and director of athletics on Sept. 5, 2011. Hart, who was the director of athletics at Florida State University for 12 years from 1995- 2007, previously served as Executive Director of Athletics at the University of Alabama, where he led day-to-day operations of the department. Comprehensive athletic success exemplified Hart’s tenure as the Florida State athletic director, as a combined 35 ACC Championships were won by 10 different Seminole athletic programs during his tenure. Additionally, the Seminole football team won nine ACC titles and appeared in four national championship games, winning the 1999 BCS National Championship with a Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. During Hart’s three years at Alabama, the Crimson Tide claimed the 2009 BCS National Championship and the individual athletic teams posted a combined eight top three finishes nationally over the last three years. He has 20 years of service as a director of athletics, including eight at East Carolina (1987-95), an athletic program he joined in 1983 after coaching and teaching at the high school following his graduation from Alabama. Highly respected as a visionary and industry leader, Hart’s career has featured service as the president of both the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the Division IA Athletics Directors’ Association. A former recipient of the Robert R. Neyland Award honoring lifetime achievement, Hart has also
been named by his colleagues as the Athletic Director of the Year for the Southeast Region in both 2000 and 2005, one of a few select individual to receive the honor multiple times. During his 13 years at Florida State, Hart negotiated unprecedented, multi-million dollar contracts for the department totaling in excess of $175 million. He also devised and executed an extensive and comprehensive facilities master plan for athletics that eclipsed the $150 million mark. Hart initiated a multi-faceted Student Development/Life Skills program for all student-athletes at FSU, an endeavor recognized nationally as a “Program of Excellence” by the Division I-A Athletics Directors’ Association. He spearheaded the rewriting of the department’s mission statement to put the student athlete at the core of athletic department priorities in its goal to build comprehensive excellence throughout all components of the department. While at FSU, Hart made many key head coaching hires, including the hiring of FSU’sfirst African-American basketball coach in Leonard Hamilton. Under Hart’s direction, FSU formalized a varsity club to encourage the participation of former student-athletes in athletic department activities. He also placed a significant focus on the growth of women’s athletics at FSU, a commitment reflected in increased funding, competitive success and facility upgrades. Academic success also accompanied Hart’s time at FSU, as the school became home to the inaugural National Student-Athlete of the Year, a State of Florida Woman of the Year recipient and a Rhodes Scholar. A record number of FSU student-athletes made the ACC Academic Honor Roll, were recipients of NCAA postgraduate scholarship awards and obtained degrees. Student-athlete community service involvement became a priority under Hart with student-athletes contributing more than 5,000 hours in community outreach projects.
Hart has also earned the Athletics Directors’ Award for advancing the quality and progress of student-athletes and the athletics program while at Florida State, and in 2008, he received the James J. Corbett Award, the highest honor bestowed by NACDA. Hart’s commitment to service includes considerable time on numerous national and conference committees, including the NCAA Council, the NCAA Honors and Awards Committee and the NCAA Special Events and Postseason Bowls Committee, and he has consulted to the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Council. Hart was one of 11 athletic directors nationally who worked as an advisory group to presidents and conference commissioners in ongoing meetings and discussions regarding Bowl Championship Series (BCS) format options and similar issues related to the football postseason. In addition to his prominent leadership roles nationally, Hart had direct involvement with the renegotiations of both of the ACC’s football and basketball television contracts and chaired the ACC Television Committee as well as the ACC Men’s Basketball and Football committees. Hart has served as Executive Director of Athletics at Alabama since August of 2008. Hart joined the UA Athletic Department after serving as an advisor to the Atlantic Coast Conference and ACC Commissioner John Swofford. A 1971 Alabama graduate, Hart played basketball for the Crimson Tide under legendary head coach C.M. Newton and earned a master’s degree from UA in 1972 while working as a graduate assistant basketball coach. Hart met his wife, the former Pam Humble, while at Alabama. Pam is a 1970 graduate of The University of Alabama, and the couple has three children: Rick, who serves currently as the athletic director at UT Chattanooga, Jamie and Kelly. The Harts are the grandparents of five grandchildren: Trevor, Caroline, McKinley, Olivia and Kingsley.
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%%%%%%%%%5+6"#7$%'!.&"!01$%(0/"1!+/ Triumphant collegiate programs are able to distinguish themselves from their counterparts because of superiority on the field of competition and within the classroom. The integrity and proactive guidance of the person at the helm is what has provided the edge to the University of Tennessee women’s athletics department for almost three decades. So it comes as no surprise that UT Chancellor Dr. Jimmy Cheek named Women’s Athletics Director Joan Cronan as the Interim Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics on June 9, 2011. It is a position she held until Sept. 21, 2011 when Dave Hart moved into the permanent role. Under the vision and direction of Cronan, a heavilyrequested speaker on leadership and motivation on the national and local levels, the University of Tennessee Lady Vols have garnered a reputation as one of the most visible and respected programs throughout the nation. UT’s success in both the athletic and academic realms speaks volumes to her decision-making and leadership ability, as demonstrated by her appointment to the 2010 NCAA Division I Leadership Council and selected by her peers as the president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in 2008-09. Cronan is also a former president of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA). Both organizations have also honored Cronan as well. She was selected by NACWAA to receive their 2005 Athletic Director of the Year award. In 2004, Cronan was honored by NACDA with their Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year award. In 2009, the United States Sports Academy elected Cronan to its Board of Trustees and she was presented with the Women of Achievement Award: “Women Who Make a Difference” by the International Women’s Forum. Starting her 29th year at Tennessee in 2011-12, Cronan’s continued admiration by her peers and the 184
community is well deserved because of her efforts in facilitating the operation of a first-class program, which has finished in the top two in the Southeastern Conference Women’s All-Sports Award from The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group for six of the past seven years, including three first-place finishes. In three of the past six years, all 11 Lady Vol teams participated in postseason play. The UT women’s athletics department achieved a seventh place finish in the 2007 Director’s Cup – Tennessee’s highest finish ever. She strives not only to keep UT as one of the premier women’s athletics departments in the nation but also to improve women’s athletics on a local, regional and national level. Cronan joined UT from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, where she served as the athletics director for 10 years and was later inducted into that institution’s hall of fame. Under Cronan, the school was selected as the No. 1 women’s athletics program in the country in 1980 by the American Women’s Sports Foundation. Closer to home, Cronan is a past president of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, is active on the boards of First Tennessee Bank and the YMCA, and has served as vice chair of the Leadership Knoxville board. She also works closely with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athletes in Action, having served as a board member for the local FCA chapter and as a national trustee. In 2003, Cronan was inducted into the FCA Hall of Champions. Additionally, she finds time to be a deacon at Central Baptist Church-Bearden. In 1998, Cronan’s work earned her accord from the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame, as she was named its Administrator of the Year. Other honors include chairing the 1991 Knoxville area United Way Fund Drive, serving as president of the Executive Women’s Association, receiving the 1994 Toastmaster’s International Communication and Leadership Award and earning the 1994 AOPi Citizen of the Year Award. In March of 1987, the Women’s Basketball Coaches
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Association honored her hard work, dedication and success by presenting her with its leadership award. She also won the 1995 regional award for the National Association of Collegiate Women’s Athletic Administrators. Cronan has served on the NCAA’s Executive Committee, Management Council, as well as the NCAA’s Council, and is a member of the NCAA Championship Cabinet. She also has been a member of the Southeastern Conference Executive Committee. As a former coach, Cronan served a two-year stint at Tennessee from 1968 to 1970. In 1969, she led the women’s basketball team to an alternate berth in the first-ever National Invitational Collegiate Basketball Tournament. While at Charleston, she continued her success, not only as a basketball coach but in tennis as well. In 1981, she gave up coaching to devote her fulltime attention to her duties as teacher and athletics director. A graduate of LSU, Cronan earned her B.S. in 1966 and her M.S. in 1968, both in physical education. She was a fall 1995 inductee into LSU’s Alumni Hall of Distinction. Currently an avid golfer and tennis player, Cronan was ranked as high as second in the South in doubles and is a former state and Southern doubles champion. Cronan makes her home in Gettysvue. She and her late husband Tom, who passed away on Aug. 18, 2006, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, have two daughters; Kristi (Mrs. Rhett Benner) and Stacey (Mrs. Kent Bristow), both 1994 graduates of UT; three grandsons, Chase Thomas and Reed Kent Bristow, and Quinn Leighton Benner; and two granddaughters, Reese Lauren Benner and Larkin Ann Bristow.
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SENIOR ATHLETICS STAFF
OUTLOOK COACHES
Chris Fuller
Senior Assoc. AD External Operations
David Blackburn
Mike Ward
Mark Ingram
Bill Myers
Senior Associate AD Administration/ Sports Programs
Senior Associate AD Development
Senior Associate AD Business Operations/ CFO
Joe Arnone
Brad Bertani
Angie Boyd-Keck
Harris D. (Bud) Ford
Assoc. AD-Business/ Internal Affairs
Associate AD Media Relations
Jenny Moshak
Jimmy Stanton
OPPONENTS
Senior Assoc. AD Administration
LADY VOLS
Jon Gilbert
Executive Senior Associate AD
Debby Jennings
Tyler Johnson
Associate AD Compliance
THE NCAA
Associate AD Ticket Operations
FACILITIES
Senior Associate AD Strategic Initiatives
Donna Thomas
Senior Associate AD Women’s Athletics
REVIEW
Desiree ReedFrancois
Associate AD Business & Internal Affairs
Carmen Tegano
Dara Worrell
Scott Carter
Jason McVeigh Associate AD Director of Sports Medicine
Associate AD Sports Medicine Women’s Basketball
Todd Dooley
David Elliott
Associate AD Communications
RECORDS
Associate AD Media Relations Women’s Basketball
HISTORY
Assoc. AD Development
THE SEC
Greg Hulen
Doug Kose
Assistant AD Sales & Marketing
Associate AD Development
Jason Yellin
Assistant AD Media Relations
Assistant AD Development
Bob Kesling Director Broadcasting
Assistant AD Compliance
Assistant AD Event Management
Condredge Holloway Asst. AD - Student Athlete Relations/ Letterman
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Associate AD Administration
Kevin Zurcher
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For over 30 years, when the 10 most elite women’s basketball players in the nation are named by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for Kodak or State Farm All-America accolades, chances are you’ll find a player from the University of Tennessee on the list. The Lady Vols hold the distinction of having produced the most WBCA-chosen All-Americans with 20 women earning the honor. Additionally, nine players have been named to the team more than once during their careers.In March 1996, Chamique Holdsclaw became the first Lady Vol rookie to be named to the team and was a repeat winner in 1997, 1998 and 1999 adding her to the short-list of four-time Kodak AllAmericans. Tamika Catchings etched her name in the record books in 2001 when she, too, became a four-time Kodak All-American, earning the honor in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. In 1999, the Lady Vols made history when the Three Meeks -- Holdsclaw, Catchings and Semeka Randall -- were named to the 1999 Kodak All-America team. It marked the first time that three players from one school were named to the team in the same year.
CHEERLEADERS
Tennessee is one of a handful of women’s athletics programs that sponsors its own varsity cheerleading squad complete with full grant-in-aid. The Lady Vol cheerleaders and mascot Smokey are chosen from a large try-out group in the spring.
FINAL FOUR
Since Tennessee earned its first trip to the AIAW National Championships in 1977, every Lady Vol since that time has experienced at least one trip to the Final Four during her career at Tennessee. The Lady Vol Class of 1989 (Bridgette Gordon, Sheila Frost and Melissa McCray), the Class of 1998 (Laurie Milligan) and the Class of 2005 (Shyra Ely, Brittany Jackson, Loree Moore) had the distinction of going to four consecutive Final Fours in their careers. They are the first classes in NCAA women’s basketball history to go to four consecutive championships. Bridgette, Sheila and Melissa also sport two NCAA national championship rings from 1987 and 1989. Milligan, who played in four consecutive NCAA Final Four title games, was the first player in the history of the women’s game to do so. Milligan won titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
GRADUATION RATE
When Head Coach Pat Summitt recruits a player to the University of Tennessee, she expects her to work hard in the classroom and on the playing court. Sure, there have been players to transfer or decide to leave for one reason or another, but the bottom line is that every player who has completed her eligibility at Tennessee has graduated or is in the process of completing her degree. Because of this commitment, the Lady Vol graduation rate is 100 percent, with a majority of the players completing their degrees on time. In addition, Lady Vols have been awarded 70 individual Academic All-Southeastern Conference citations. Debbie Hawhee took matters a step further when she graduated at the top of her class with honors in December 1991 and began her master’s degree studies while completing her basketball eligibility. Debbie was the first Lady Vol to graduate at the head of her class. During the 2000-01 season, there were four seniors on the team. All-American classmates Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall picked up diplomas on Dec. 16, 2000, and became the first players to graduate ahead of their class since Hawhee. Both Catchings and Randall were All-SEC Academic honorees during their Lady Vol careers and completed their eligibility in graduate school. In his December 2000 commencement address, Dr. Bill Madia, director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), singled out the early graduation of Catchings and Randall with some interesting scientific data. A mathematician at ORNL figured out that the probability of two AllAmericans graduating ahead of their class from the same institution was 100 million to 1. In May 2001, fellow senior Kristen “Ace” Clement picked up her UT diploma and fifth-year senior Kyra Elzy earned her master’s degree. Elzy became the first Lady Vol in history to earn both a B.S. and an M.S. during her eligibility. In May 2004, senior Kara Lawson earned the Torch Bearer Award, the highest honor bestowed to a student by the University of Tennessee. Amazingly, every one of these graduated players has also had the opportunity to play in at least one Final Four during her career at UT.
NICKNAME
The formation of the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Department for the 197677 academic year prompted much discussion concerning a proper nickname for the distaff athletes. After long consideration and debate, it was decided the female studentathletes would be known as “Lady Volunteers” or “Lady Vols.” The University of Tennessee, as the state’s land grant university, draws the nickname of its athletic teams (Volunteers) from the name most associated with the state. Tennessee acquired the name “The Volunteer State” in the early days of the 19th Century when General Andrew Jackson mustered large armies from his home state to fight the Indians and later the British at the Battle of New Orleans. The name became even more prominent in the Mexican War when Governor Aaron V. Brown issued a call for 2,800 men to battle Santa Anna, and some 30,000 volunteered. The name “Volunteers” or “Lady Volunteers” is frequently shortened to “Vols” or “Lady Vols” for the men’s and women’s athletic teams.
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MASCOT
The official mascot is Smokey, a rather pleasant blue tick coon hound that has been on the job since 1953. The dog is a native breed of Tennessee and is in a line of canines used for hunting raccoons. The present Smokey, the ninth in a line of such dogs provided by the family of the late Rev. W.C. Brooks of Knoxville, is appropriately called Smokey IX. Smokey was chosen as a result of the 1953 Pep Club contest to select a mascot. At Lady Vol events, a human version of Smokey accompanies the cheerleaders.
OLYMPIANS
The UT Lady Volunteers tip the balance when it comes to representation on USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Teams. Since basketball was introduced as a medal sport for women in 1976, every team in the past nine Olympiads has sported at least one Lady Vol on the roster. In all, 15 players and two coaches have traded their Tennessee orange and white for the red, white and blue of the USA. Along the way, a collection of medals has been brought home: gold medals for Tamika Catchings, Kara Lawson and Candace Parker in 2008, a gold medal by Catchings in 2004, gold medals by Nikki McCray and Chamique Holdsclaw in 2000, gold for McCray and Carla McGhee in 1996, a gold for Bridgette Gordon in 1988, and gold for Lea Henry and Cindy Noble in 1984; silver medals by Pat (Head) Summitt, Cindy Brogdon, and Patricia Roberts in 1976; and a bronze medal by Daedra Charles in 1992. Holly Warlick, Jill Rankin and Cindy Noble were deprived of their medal hopes due to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. The USA team had finished first in the pre-Olympics qualifying tournament and was poised to take on the great USSR team that summer. In the coaching ranks, Pat Summitt hung up her sneakers after the 1976 Games and was named the assistant for the 1980 team and the head coach for the gold medalist 1984 squad. Assisting her in 1984 was then-Lady Vol Assistant Coach, Nancy Darsch. Darsch made a return trip to the Olympics as an assistant in the summer of 1996. She is the only assistant to garner two trips and two gold medals.
PAT’S PALS
Prior to every Lady Vol home game, several dozen youngsters don a “Pat’s Pal” T-shirt, grab an orange and white shaker, and form a human tunnel for the team to run through prior to pregame warm-ups. Elementary and middle school girls and boys are eligible to join “Pat’s Pals”.
ROCKY TOP
Over 40 years ago, a husband-wife song writing team, Boudleaux and Felice Bryant penned the song “Rocky Top,” in Gatlinburg, Tenn. Since that time, the tune has emerged as the unofficial fight song for UT athletic teams. Rocky Top Wish that I was on ol’ ROCKY TOP, Down in the Tennessee hills; Ain’t no smoggy smoke on ROCKY TOP, Ain’t no telephone bills. Once I had a girl on ROCKY TOP, Half bear, other half cat; Wild as mink, but sweet as soda pop, I still dream about that. [CHORUS] ROCKY TOP, you’ll always be Home sweet home to me; Good ol’ ROCKY TOP-ROCKY TOP Tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed ol’ ROCKY TOP Looking for a moonshine still; Strangers ain’t come down from ROCKY TOP, Reckon they never will. Corn won’t grow at all on ROCKY TOP, Dirt’s too rocky by far; That’s why all the folks on ROCKY TOP Get their corn from a jar. [CHORUS] (Copyright 1967 by HOUSE OF BRYANT Publications, P.O. Box 120608, Nashville, TN 37212)
SCHOOL COLORS
The colors Orange and White were selected by Charles Moore, a member of the first football team in 1891, and were later approved by a vote of the student body. The colors were those of the common American daisy which grew in profusion on “The Hill.”
STREET SIGNS
Generally, you won’t find many city streets named after women, unless you’re on the University of Tennessee campus. In May 1999, Chamique Holdsclaw Drive replaced UT Drive on the Tennessee campus and is now one of the main routes to Thompson-Boling Arena. You can reach Chamique Holdsclaw Drive from Pat Head Summitt Street that runs in front of Stokely Athletic Center.
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OUTLOOK
The five inductees in the Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 represent former student-athletes and a coach from four Lady Vol teams. The honorees included: Kathy Pesek (Swimming and Diving), Sue Walton (Track & Field), Ariana Wilson (Volleyball), Coach Bud Fields (Volleyball) and Semeka Randall (Basketball). Athletes are eligible for inclusion 10 years after they have graduated from the University, while administrators may be admitted to the Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame five years following their last service to UT. Each of these outstanding individuals exemplifies the true spirit of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. The inaugural class selected for the Lady Volunteer Hall of Fame was inducted on Oct. 26, 2001. The 10 original members were former UT President Edward J. Boling, first-ever Lady Vol Athletics Director Gloria Ray (1976-83) and athletes Daedra Charles-Furlow (basketball, 1988-91), Joetta Clark Diggs (track & field, 1981-84), Benita Fitzgerald Mosely (track & field, 1980-83), Bridgette Gordon (basketball, 198589), Tracy Ignatosky Long (swimming, 1987-89), Peta and Paula Kelly (tennis, 1978-82) and Beverly Robinson Buffini (volleyball, 1981-83). A selection committee, chaired by UT Lady Vol Senior Associate Athletics Director Donna Thomas, chose each of the hall of fame classes. Throughout the 35 year history of Lady Vol student-athletes, over 1,700 women have donned the Orange and White Tennessee uniform. With the addition of the five individuals to the 2011 Class of The 2011 Lady Vol Hall of Fame Inductees (L to R): Kathy Pesek (Diving), Sue Walton (Track & Field), the Lady Vol Hall of Fame, membership has now reached 66 in this Ariana Wilson (Volleyball), Bud Fields (Volleyball), and Semeka Randall (Basketball) very elite Hall.
MEDIA INFO
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FACILITIES
Shelia Collins Class of 2007
Tonya Edwards Class of 2006
Bridgette Gordon Class of 2001
Tanya Haave Class of 2005
Dena Head Class of 2008
Lea Henry Class of 2005
Chamique Holdsclaw Class of 2010
Kellie Jolly Class of 2009
Nikki McCray Class of 2004
Carla McGhee Class of 2007
Cindy Noble Class of 2002
Mary Ostrowski Class of 2006
Semeka Randall Class of 2011
Jill Rankin Class of 2008
Patricia Roberts Class of 2003
Shelley Sexton Class of 2010
Holly Warlick Class of 2002
THE SEC
Daedra Charles Class of 2001
THE NCAA
Cindy Brogdon Class of 2003
Inductees Missy Alston Angie Boyd Dr. Joseph Johnson Jasmin Jones Robin Maine Jenny McGrath Ilrey Oliver Howard Aldmon April Chapple Elizabeth Brown Cathy Rattray Terry Crawford Catherine Byrne LaVonna Martin Patty Wiegand Edward J. Boling Gloria Ray Joetta Clark Benita Fitzgerald Tracy Ignatosky Peta Kelly Paula Kelly Beverly Robinson
Year Inducted 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001
Sport Track & Field Golf Administrator Cross Country, Track & Field Volleyball Swimming Track & Field Administrator Volleyball Swimming Track & Field Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Swimming Track & Field Cross Country, Track & Field Administrator Administrator Cross Country, Track & Field Track & Field Swimming Tennis Tennis Volleyball UTLADYVOLS.COM
UNIVERSITY
Sport Volleyball Swimming & Diving Track & Field Volleyball Rowing Soccer Golf Tennis Softball Diving Track & Field Administrator Track & Field Swimming Track & Field Tennis Administrator Swimming Softball Volleyball Diving Swimming Cross Country, Track & Field Volleyball
RECORDS
Year Inducted 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006
HISTORY
Inductees Bud Fields Kathy Pesek Sue Walton Ariana Wilson Amy Delashmit Laura Lauter Katharina Larsson Margie Lepsi Buffy Walker Jane Anthony Rosemarie Hauch Dr. Nancy Lay Tonya Lee Heather Burgess Dedra Davis Manisha Malhotra Helen B. Watson Nicole deMan Bridget Jackson Dianne Shoemaker Tracy Bonner Karla Driesler Alisa Harvey Bonnie Kenny
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THE DEFINITE DOZEN TH 1. Respect Yourself & Others 2. Take Full Responsibility 3. Develop & Demonstrate Loyalty 4. Learn To Be A Great Communicator 5. Discipline Yourself So No One Else Has To 6. Make Hard Work Your Passion 7. Don’t Just Work Hard, Work Smart 8. Put The Team Before Yourself 9. Make Winning An Attitude 10. Be A Competitor 10 11. Change Is A Must 11 12. Handle Success Like You Handle Failure 12
TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL Eight-Time NCAA National Champions 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008 1
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2011-12 TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DAY Tues. Tues. Sun. Tues. Sun. Sun. Tues. Sun. Sun. Tues. Sat. Tues. Wed. Sun. Tues. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Mon. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Mon. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Sun.
DATE Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26
OPPONENT CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH) UNION UNIVERSITY (EXH) PEPPERDINE MIAMI [Fla.] (STATE FARM TIPOFF) at Virginia BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE TEXAS at Maggie Dixon Classic vs. DePaul at Rutgers at UCLA (Wooden Center) at Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn UT-CHATTANOOGA GEORGIA at Arkansas at Kentucky VANDERBILT LSU at Notre Dame at Alabama at Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY (“Play for Kay” in 3D) at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA
SITE KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE Charlottesville, Va. KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE New York, N.Y. Piscataway, N.J. Los Angeles, Calif. Palo Alto, Calif. KNOXVILLE Auburn, Ala. KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE Fayetteville, Ark. Lexington, Ky. KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE South Bend, Ind. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Athens, Ga. KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE Nashville, Tenn. KNOXVILLE Starkville, Miss. Oxford, Miss. KNOXVILLE KNOXVILLE
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Mar. 1-4
SEC TOURNAMENT (Bridgestone Arena)
Nashville, Tenn.
TV FSS ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPN FSS FSS ESPNU ESPNU CSN FSS CSS CSS ESPNU FSN SECN CSS ESPN2 FSN ESPN2 CSS SECN CSS ESPN2 CSS SECN FSN ESPNU
TIME 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm 1:30 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm PT 7:00 pm PT 7:00 pm 2:00 pm CT 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:30 pm CT 7:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm CT 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm 8:00 pm CT 7:00 pm 8:00 pm CT 1:00 pm CT 7:00 pm 3:30 pm
Sat.-Tues. Mar. 17-20 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1st & 2nd ROUNDS) Campus sites* ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU *(Sixteen pre-determined sites: [M17-19] Ames, Iowa, Bridgeport, Conn., Chicago, Ill., College Park, Md., College Station, Texas, Norfolk, Va., Spokane, Wash., West Lafayette, Ind.; [M18-20] Baton Rouge, La., Bowling Green, Ohio, Chapel Hill, N.C., Little Rock, Ark., Nashville, Tenn., Norman, Okla., Notre Dame, Ind., Tallahassee, Fla.) Sat.-Tues. Mar. 24-27 NCAA TOURNAMENT (REGIONALS) (3/24 & 3/26): Des Moines Regional — Des Moines, Iowa; Fresno Regional — Fresno, Calif. (3/25 & 3/27): Kingston Regional — Kingston, R.I.; Raleigh Regional — Raleigh, N.C. Sun. & Tues.
Apr. 1 & 3
NCAA FINAL FOUR
Denver, Colo.
ESPN/ESPN2
ESPN
TV Key: CSN-Comcast Sports Net, CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast, FSN-FOX Sports Net, SECN-Southeastern Conference Sports Network. ALL TIMES, DATES AND TELEVISION SCHEDULES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE