Tennessee Cross Country Meet Notes (9-15-11)

TENNESSEE 2011 CROSS COUNTRY 1 NCAA Championship | 30 SEC Championships | 36 All-Americans

TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL

Sept. 17, 2011 | Lambert Acres Golf Club| Maryville,Tenn.

Men’s 8K Race - 9 a.m. ET Women’s 5K Race - 9:45 a.m. ET

Big Orange Slices Hey, It’s Good To Be Back Home Again  For the first time since 2008, the Tennessee cross country teams will run on their home course at Lambert Acres Golf Club in Maryville.  With its location in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the course is extremely challenging, and many squads simply don’t want to run there early in the season as they try to work their way into shape by the championship portion of the schedule.  The Big Orange squads are hosting the SEC Championships this season on Oct. 31, so this competition gives J.J. Clark’s troops a great opportunity to preview the course.  Kentucky coach Don Weber has opted to show his squads the course as well, making the easy trek down I-75 for the meet.  The men will run the full SEC Championship distance of 8000 meters, but the women will be tackling a 5000m course Saturday instead of the full 6000m.

About Our Home Course - Lambert Acres Golf Club  For the 14th season, the scenic Lambert Acres Golf Club in Maryville, Tenn., is serving as the home course for the Tennessee cross country teams. A 27-hole golf course, Lambert Acres is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and boasts 9,525 yards of rolling hills with sloping grades throughout the entire layout.  The Big Orange men have hosted 14 meets at Lambert Acres, dating back to the 1998 season.

In addition to playing host to the Tennessee Invitational 10 times and the NCAA South Regional in 2002, 2006 and 2008, the Vols also welcomed the rest of the Southeastern Conference for the 1998 SEC Championships. They will do so again in 2011.  The Lady Vols have competed in 13 official meets at Lambert Acres since 1998. In addition to playing co-host to the Tennessee Invitational nine times and the NCAA South Regional in 2002, 2006 and 2008, the Orange and White also hosted the Southeastern Conference Championships in 1998.

They will do so again in 2011.  For directions to Lambert Acres, see p. 66 of UT’s cross country guide by accessing the Quick Links section in the upper right-hand column at www.utsports.com and clicking on “2011 Media Guide.”

Not Much Experience For The Home Team At Lambert Acres  Chris Bodary is the only Vol who has run previously at Lambert Acres, placing 20th overall and seventh on the team in 26:03.14 for 8K at the last Tennessee Invitational on Sept. 19, 2008.  Lady Vols Elizabeth Altizer, Chanelle Price, Brittany Sheffey and Elizabeth Tiller ran in the 2008 Tennessee Invitational.  Sheffey placed sixth overall (fifth UT) in 18:56 on the 5K course. Price was seventh (sixth) in a still-career-best 19:04, while Altizer was 15th (eighth) in 19:45 and Tiller was 21st (10th) in 21:32.

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A Look At The Course & Meet Records For Lambert Acres  The men’s all-time 8K course record at Lambert Acres is 23:55.79, set by Michael Power of Arkansas on Oct. 31, 1998, at the SEC Championships.  Doug Ellington owns the No. 2 all-time 8K mark on the course and the best ever by a Vol with his 24:14.24 effort on Oct. 31, 1998, at that same SEC meet.  Anthony Famiglietti set the Tennessee Invitational 8K record, covering the distance in 24:52.30 on Sept. 17, 1999. That effort is seventh-best all-time on the course.  The women’s all-time 5K course record at Lambert Acres is 16:52.22, set by Amy Yoder of Arkansas at the SEC meet on Oct. 31, 1998.  2011 TENNESSEE CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Eric Trainer | Associate Media Relations Director Cell 865.603.2916 | Email etrainer@utk.edu

2011 UT XC QUICK FACTS School ............................................................ University of Tennessee Location ......................................................................... Knoxville, Tenn.

Founded .........................................................1794 as Blount College Enrollment .......................................................................................27,523 Colors ........................................................................Orange and White Nicknames ........ Lady Volunteers (Lady Vols) & Volunteers (Vols) Conference ........................................................... Southeastern (SEC) Affiliation .......................................................................NCAA Division I Home Course........Lambert Acres Golf Club (Maryville, Tenn.)

President............................................................Dr. Joseph A. DiPietro Chancellor.............................................................Dr. Jimmy G. Cheek Faculty Athletics Representative ....................... Dr. Dan Murphy Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics ...........................Dave Hart Director of Women’s Athletics ...................................Joan Cronan Director of Track & Field/Cross Country ..........................J.J. Clark Alma Mater (Year).....................................................Villanova (1986) Year at Tennessee .............................................................................10th Asst. Cross Country/Distance Coach ....Mary Jayne Reeves Alma Mater (Year) ...........................Appalachian State (2001) Year at Tennessee .......................................................................1st Volunteer Assistant ................................................Daniel Goetz Alma Mater (Year) ................................... Bryan College (2010) Year at Tennessee .......................................................................1st 2010 SEC Men’s Finish .......................................................................4th 2010 NCAA South Regional Men’s Finish .................................4th 2010 NCAA Championships Men’s Finish ...............................N/A Men’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers ...........6/5/8 2010 SEC Women’s Finish ............................................................12nd 2010 NCAA South Regional Women’s Finish .......................18th 2010 NCAA Championships Women’s Finish ........................N/A Women’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers ......8/1/4

At The Starting Line...

Tennessee Invitational  The Vols and Lady Vols host the 2011 Tennessee Invitational on Sat., Sept. 17, at Lambert Acres Golf Club in Maryville.  The men are scheduled to run an 8000-meter race at 9 a.m. Eastern time, followed by the women’s 5000-meter competition at 9:45 a.m.  As of press time, Tennessee is set to battle Kentucky in a dual meet.  This meet is a precursor to UT hosting the SEC Championships on Oct. 31.

Tennessee Invitational History  UT lasted hosted this meet in 2008, when the Lady Vols won the women’s race and the Vols took second in the men’s affair.  This is the 11th time the men have hosted the Tennessee Invitational at Lambert Acres and the 10th occasion for the women, because the 2007 distaff meet had only one team (UT).  The Lady Vols won their home meet in ‘98, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 and ‘08, and tied for first in ‘99 for a total of seven triumphs in nine tries.  The Vols have won four times (‘98, ‘99, ‘02, ‘05) in 10 previous meets.  The first Tennessee Inv. was held in 1998.  No meet was held on Sept. 14, 2001, due to the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

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 Notes...  Brooke Novak, Tennessee’s current director of operations for cross country and track & field, has the fastest 5K mark registered by a Lady Vol on the Lambert Acres Course at 17:16.96. She posted that time on Oct. 1, 2004, at the Tennessee Invitational, making that clocking the meet record as well.

It ranks as the fifth-best all-time on the course.

VOLS & LADY VOLS WITH HONORS  Several UT student-athletes have received athletic accolades during their cross country careers. Here is the list.

Familiar Faces In Familiar Places  Lady Vol junior Kelsey Kane is the daughter of former Lady Vol runner and cross country coach Missy Kane and the step-daughter of former UT volunteer pole vault coach Jim Bemiller.  Vol sophomore Daniel Tobin is the younger brother of Steve Tobin, who lettered in cross country at UT in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and was an All-SEC performer in 2007.  Vol freshman Jeremy Dickie is the younger brother of former Vol Bob Dickie (1993-97) and Lady Vol great Sharon Dickie (1998, 2000-02). Sharon was an individual victor at this meet in 2000 and 2002, and was an All-American and four-time All-SEC and All-South Region honoree. Bob, meanwhile, was All-SEC in 1994 and all-region in 1995 and 1997.

Chris Bodary, Sr., Vols 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List 2010 All-South Region 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team

Local-Motion  Five Vols hail from East Tennessee, including Jordan Chaney (Maryville/MHS), Tom Gilmartin (Knoxville/Farragut), Zack Royster (Knoxville/Farragut), Kyle Walter (Knoxville/Bearden) and Alex McCandless (Sevierville/Sevier Co.)  Four Lady Vols are local products, including Julia Petree (Maryville/MHS), Kelsey Kane (Knoxville/ West), Patavia Lowery (Knoxville/West) and Amber Zimmerman (Knoxville/Webb).

Brittany Sheffey, Sr., Lady Vols 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List 2008, 2009 All-South Region 2008, 2009 All-SEC

As Expected, Bodary, Sheffey Blaze Trail In Belmont-VU Opener  Senior Chris Bodary posted the best finish of his career to begin the 2011 campaign. The product of Downingtown, Pa., carded a runner-up and career-best 5K time of 15:26.93 at the Belmont-VU Opener in Nashville.  For the first time in his career, Bodary led Tennessee to the finish line. For the 13th time in 18 career races as a Vol, he contributed to the team scoring total.  Brittany Sheffey bounced back from a redshirt season with a strong 2011 debut. The senior from Bellport, N.Y., checked in fourth with a career-best 4K clocking of 14:11.83.  Like Bodary, Sheffey led her team to the finish stripe for the initial time as a Lady Vol. She also remained a perfect 19 of 19 at scoring performances during her career.  The Vols managed a third-place team finish out of 11 teams with 84 points, sporting a one-throughfive spread of 42.31 seconds. UT was second in the 2010 Belmont-VU Opener.  The Lady Vols, meanwhile, checked in fifth out of seven teams with 129 points after coming in seventh in 2010. The UT women’s one-through-five spread was 1:50.98 this time around.  First-time scorers for the Vols were freshmen Jeremy Dickie (17th all/2nd UT/16:01.94) and Austin Whitelaw (23rd/5th UT/16:09.24.  For the Lady Vols, junior Kelsey Kane (42nd/3rd UT/15:34.57) and rookies Lizzie Cornell (43rd/4th UT/15:35.31) and Amirah Johnson (50th/5th UT/16:02.81) were first-time counters toward UT’s point total. Kane’s effort was a big breakthrough, as she has struggled through injury, surgery and recovery during her UT career.

We Meet Again  Tennessee and Kentucky saw each other in week one at the Belmont-VU Opener. The UK men won the meet with 62 points, with UT taking third at 84. UK’s women finished third (76) to UT’s fifth (129).  UT’s Chris Bodary finished second in the 5K men’s race in 15:26.93, just behind UK’s Luis Orta (15:22.40). Orta was the SEC Runner of the Week on Sept. 6 for his efforts.  Lady Vol Brittany Sheffey finished fourth in the women’s 4K competition in Nashville in 14:11.83 and was the only member of the Tennessee or Kentucky squads in the top 10. UK’s Chelsea Oswald was 11th in 14:34.25.

Jake Rainey, So., Vols 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team

Daniel Tobin, So., Vols 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team Amber Zimmerman, So., Lady Vols 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List

WEEK BY WEEK IN THE POLLS MEN’S USTFCCCA SOUTH REGION RANKINGS Preseason ..................................Aug. 29 (5th) Week 1 .....................................Sept. 12 (7th) Week 2 ............................................. Sept. 19 Week 3 ............................................. Sept. 26 Week 4 ................................................. Oct. 3 Week 6 ................................................ Oct. 16 Week 8 ............................................... Oct. 31

WOMEN’S USTFCCCA SOUTH REGION RANKINGS Preseason ................................ Aug. 29 (nr) Week 1 ...................................... Sept. 12 (nr) Week 2 ............................................. Sept. 19 Week 3 ............................................. Sept. 26 Week 4 ................................................. Oct. 3 Week 6 ................................................ Oct. 16 Week 8 ............................................... Oct. 31

2011 TENNESSEE CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE

Date Sept. 2 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 Oct. 15 Oct. 31 Nov. 12 Nov. 21

Day Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Mon. Sat. Mon.

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Tennessee Invitational Brooks Paul Short Run Crimson Classic SEC Championships NCAA South Regional NCAA Championships

Dist.

W-4K/M-5K M-8K/W-5K M-8K/W-6K M-8K/W-5K M-8K/W-6K M-10K/W-6K M-10K/W-6K

Site Nashville, Tenn.

Maryville, Tenn.

Bethlehem, Pa. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Maryville, Tenn.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Terre Haute, Ind.

* All Dates & Times Subject To Change/Home Events In Bold

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Time/Results W - 5:30 p.m./M - 6 p.m. (CT) M - 9 a.m./W - 9:45 a.m. (ET) M - 11 a.m./W - 11:45 a.m. (ET) M – 8:30 a.m./W - 9 a.m. (CT) M - 10 a.m./W - 11 a.m. (ET) TBA (CT) M - 12:08 p.m./W - 12:58 p.m. (ET)

 Notes...

Two Teams, One Coach  The Tennessee men’s and women’s cross country teams are competing for the first time ever with one coach leading both programs. After commanding the Lady Vols the past nine seasons, UT Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark has taken on the added responsibility of leading the men’s program in 2011. He replaced 16-year veteran George Watts, who was not retained following the 2010-11 school year.  Clark is in his third season as the director of the entire track program, but Watts had led the men’s cross country program during the first two years of that arrangement. As the women’s coach, Clark has guided the Lady Vols to four NCAA South Region titles, three SEC Championships and five NCAA Championships berths.

Other Cross Country Staff Changes  J.J. Clark hired Mary Jayne (Harrelson) Reeves as his assistant cross country/distance coach in August. The 2001 graduate of Appalachian State had previous coaching stops at Virginia and Virginia Tech and trained with Clark in Knoxville during part of her 10-year professional career.  Also joining Clark and Reeves is Daniel Goetz, a volunteer assistant.

Goetz was an NAIA All-American while running for Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn.

Sizing Up The Teams In 2011  The Tennessee men returned six letterwinners and lost five from a squad that finished fourth at both the 2010 SEC Championships and NCAA South Regional. They welcomed six newcomers.  The Tennessee women returned eight letterwinners and lost one from a squad that finished a disappointing 12th at the SEC Championships and 18th at the NCAA South Regional. They welcomed four newcomers.

The Leaders Of The Packs  Clark has clear leaders for the men’s and women’s teams. A 2010 All-South Region performer, Chris Bodary should be the pace-setter for the Vols, while two-time All-South Region and All-SEC honoree Brittany Sheffey is expected out front for the Lady Vols.  Bodary ran second on the squad in three of his five races in 2010, giving support to Michael Spooner, who has graduated. Sheffey, meanwhile, returned to competition after redshirting a year ago. She was an all-star cross country recipient in 2008 and 2009 and had a strong track season last spring, winning the 1500m and placing third in the 5000m at SEC Outdoors, and taking third in the 3000m run at SEC Indoors.

Lending Support  In addition to Bodary, other key returnees for the Vols include sophomores Jake Rainey and Daniel Tobin, who were SEC All-Freshman honorees in 2010, as well as senior Tom Gilmartin, who scored in two meets for Tennessee in 2010.  Rainey counted in the team scoring in five of six meets as a rookie, while Tobin made the cut in three races.  For the Lady Vols, there are several veterans returning. The top two appear to be sophomore Amber Zimmerman and senior Chanelle Price.

In Sheffey’s absence a year ago, Zimmerman led the UT women in five of her six starts. Price, an 800m runner on the track who will see only strategic duty this season, led the team once and was second twice during a 2010 season in which she was working her way back from injury. She was the SEC Indoor and Outdoor 800m champ a year ago and entered this cross country campaign in good health.

Top Newcomers  Jeremy Dickie and Austin Whitelaw are the most likely to emerge from the freshman class for the Tennessee men. Dickie, younger brother of former Vol Bob Dickie and former Lady Vol Sharon Dickie, was the 2009 Michigan state runner-up for the lower peninsula, while Whitelaw was the 2010 second-place finisher.  Freshmen Amirah Johnson, a four-time all-county selection from Greenbelt, Md., and Lizzie Cornell, a 2010 all-stater from Virginia Beach, Va., enter the fray, as does local product Patavia Lowery (Knoxville West

H.S.), a transfer from South Carolina State. Lowery made the All-MEAC Cross Country Team as a freshman as SCSU, placing 13th.

Vols Fifth, Lady Vols Ninth In SEC Preseason Coaches Poll  The Vols, who were fourth at the 2010 SEC Championships, were picked to finish fifth in the 2011 SEC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Lady Vols, 12th a year ago, are projected to wind up ninth this time around.

Tennessee Hosting 2011 SEC Championships At Lambert Acres  UT will play host to the SEC Championships this season on Oct. 31. The races will be held at Lambert Acres Golf Club in Maryville. The men run at 10 a.m., followed by the women at 11.  This marks the first time Tennessee has hosted the conference meet since 1998. UT hosted it on Oct. 31 that year as well.

Men’s All-Time Top 10 8K Performances At Lambert Acres 1.

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Michael Power, Ark. Doug Ellington, Tenn.

Sean Kaley, Ark. Matt Kerr, Ark. Seneca Lassiter, Ark. Andy Begley, Ark. Anthony Famiglietti, Tenn.

Adam Dailey, Ark. Drew Griffin, Ga. Kevin Pierbon, Ga.

23:55.79 24:14.24 24:17.42 24:24.61 24:32.38 24:46.72 24:52.30 25:00.08 25:06.17 25:15.37

10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 9/17/99 10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98

SEC Championships SEC Championships SEC Championships SEC Championships SEC Championships SEC Championships UT Invitational SEC Championships SEC Championships SEC Championships

UT Men’s All-Time Top 10 8K Performers At Lambert Acres 1.

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Doug Ellington Anthony Famiglietti Jon Jamison Brad Leach Zach Zabatino Brian Wallace Andy Baksa Rob Cloutier Chris Platt Dusty Miller

24:14.24 24.52.30 25:30.57 25:34.63 25:36.40 25:42.25 25:51.41 26:04.24 26:08.19 26:14.17

10/31/98 9/17/99 9/17/99 9/17/99 10/1/04 9/17/99 10/1/04 9/15/00 10/1/04 9/12/03

SEC Championships UT Invitational UT Invitational UT Invitational Tennessee Invitational UT Invitational Tennessee Invitational UT Invitational Tennessee Invitational UT/adidas Inv.

Current Vols in bold

Women’s All-Time Top 10 5K Performances At Lambert Acres 1.

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Amy Yoder Jessica Koch Tracey Robertson Kristin Price Brooke Novak Catherine Berry Sarah Bowman Shannon Wommack Ashley LaBudde Karen Bockel

Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas N.C. State Tennessee East Tenn. St. Tennessee Chattanooga Alabama Arkansas

16:52.22 16:54.72 16:56.28 17:15.68 17:16.96 17:19.19 17:21h 17:28.95 17:32.50 17:33.60

10/31/98 SEC Champs.

10/31/98 SEC Champs.

10/31/98 SEC Champs.

09/12/03 UT/adidas Inv. 10/01/04 Tenn. Inv. 09/17/99 UT Inv. 09/19/08 Tenn. Inv. 10/01/04 Tenn. Inv. 10/31/98 SEC Champs.

10/31/98 SEC Champs.

UT Women’s All-Time Top 10 5K Performances/Performers At Lambert Acres 1.

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17:16.96 17:21h 17:39.20 17:41.65 17:50h 17:53.13 17:54.59 17:56.60 17:59.55 17:59.67 18:03.81 18:04.08 18:04.99 18:06.11 18:06.73 18:09h 18:10.22 18:13h

Brooke Novak Sarah Bowman Brooke Novak Sharon Dickie Sarah Bowman Maureen Ferris Sharon Dickie Sharon Dickie Maureen Ferris Angie Pothier Angie Pothier Carly Matthews Megan Cauble Kristen Ritter Sharon Dickie Katie Flaute Kristen Ritter Felicia Guliford

10/01/04 09/19/08 09/12/03 10/31/98 09/16/05 10/31/98 09/15/00 09/13/02 09/18/98 09/17/99 09/18/98 09/12/03 09/12/03 09/18/98 09/18/98 09/16/05 10/31/98 09/15/06

Tenn. Invite Tenn. Invite Tenn./adidas Inv. SEC Champs.

Tenn. Invite SEC Champs.

UT Invite Tenn. Invite UT Invite UT Invite UT Invite Tenn./adidas Inv. Tenn./adidas Inv. UT Invite UT Invite UT Invite SEC Tenn. Invite

Current Lady Vols in bold/h = hand time

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 2011 Vol Cross Country Roster Name Chris Bodary Jordan Chaney J.R. Creekmore Stephen Derlath Jeremy Dickie Breon Dixon Jack Felix Scott Foy Joe Franklin Tom Gilmartin Nick Kaiser Scott March Alex McCandless Jake Rainey Zack Royster Garrek Thompson Daniel Tobin Kyle Walter Austin Whitelaw

Yr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.

Ht. 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-9

 Alphabetical Wt. 144 147 163 165 160 140 155 135 135 130 180 138 139 140 155 135 150 130 140

Exp. 3L SQ HS 1L HS SQ HS HS 2L 2L HS SQ SQ 1L HS TR 1L HS HS

Hometown/High School/Prev. School Downington, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Maryville, Tenn./Maryville Wilmington, Del./Archmere Academy Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell Swartz Creek, Mich./Swartz Creek Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Hilton Head Island, S.C./Hilton Head Island Asheville, N.C./Asheville School Tallahassee, Fla./Godby Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut Lambertville, Mich./Bedford Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone/Adams St. (Colo.)

Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County Clarksville, Tenn./Rossview Knoxville, Tenn/Farragut Memphis, Tenn./White Station/LSU Springfield, Va./West Springfield Knoxville, TN/Bearden Monroe, Mich./Monroe

Director of UT Track & Field and Cross Country: J.J. Clark (Villanova ’86) Assistant Coach: Mary Jayne Reeves (Appalachian State ’01) Volunteer Assistant: Daniel Goetz (Bryan ’10)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE >>> Chris Bodary Breon Dixon Nick Kaiser

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Garrek Thompson Daniel Tobin

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 2011 Lady Vol Cross Country Roster Name Elizabeth Altizer Lizzie Cornell Andrea Ferri Ramzee Fondren Charity Honeycutt Brittney Jackson Amirah Johnson Ty-Vonna Johnson Kelsey Kane Chelsea Knotts Patavia Lowery Julia Petree Chanelle Price Kianna Ruff Brittany Sheffey Nijgia Snapp Elizabeth Tiller Amber Zimmerman

Yr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So.

Ht. 5-10 5-5 5-5 5-7 6-0 5-7 5-9 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-5 5-7 5-5

Exp. 3L HS 1L 2L SQ SQ HS SQ 2L SQ TR HS 3L SQ 3L SQ 3L 1L

 Alphabetical Hometown/High School/Prev. School Bartlett, Tenn./St. Benedict at Auburndale Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne Falls Church, Va./J.E.B. Stuart Detroit, Mich./Detroit Renaissance Burnsville, N.C./Mountain Heritage Maplewood, N.J./Columbia Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt Newark, N.J./Columbia Knoxville, Tenn./West Ripley, W. Va./Ripley Knoxville, Tenn./West/South Carolina State Maryville, Tenn./Maryville Easton, Pa./Easton Area St. Louis, Mo./McCluer South-Berkeley Bellport, N.Y./Bellport Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest/Seton Hall Tuscaloosa, Ala./American Christian Academy Knoxville, Tenn./Webb

Director of UT Track & Field and Cross Country: J.J. Clark (Villanova ’86) Assistant Coach: Mary Jayne Reeves (Appalachian State ’01) Volunteer Assistant: Daniel Goetz (Bryan ’10)

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2011 Vol & Lady Vol Honors

 Volunteer Honors

 Lady Volunteer Honors HONORS BY AWARD

HONORS BY AWARD SEC PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Chris Bodary, Jake Rainey (Sept. 1)

SEC PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Brittany Sheffey, Amber Zimmerman (Sept. 2)

HONORS BY ATHLETE

HONORS BY ATHLETE

CHRIS BODARY: SEC Preseason Watch List (Sept. 1) BRITTANY SHEFFEY: SEC Preseason Watch List (Sept. 2) JAKE RAINEY: SEC Preseason Watch List (Sept. 1) AMBER ZIMMERMAN: SEC Preseason Watch List (Sept. 2)

HONORS BY TEAM HONORS BY TEAM N/A N/A

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2011 Vol Meet Recaps BELMONT-VU OPENER NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Bodary led the Tennessee men to a third-place team finish, as the Vols popped the top on the 2011 season at the Belmont-VU Opener.

Bodary, a senior from Downingtown, Pa., covered the 5000-meter Percy Warner Park men’s course in 15 minutes, 26.93 seconds to place second out of 100 runners. Only Kentucky’s Luis Orta prevented the UT standout from taking the individual title, navigating the layout in 15 minutes, 22.40 seconds to break the tape on a sweltering day in the Music City.

Kentucky took the men’s team crown with 62 points, followed by Belmont with 78 and then UT with 84. The Vols were second a year ago.

Freshman Jeremy Dickie, brother of former Vol Bob Dickie and former Lady Vol Sharon Dickie, posted a solid effort in his first collegiate meet. His 16:01.94 output placed him 17th. Sophomore Jake Rainey was the third UT scorer, placing 20th in 16:03.65.

Also counting toward Tennessee’s point total were senior Tom Gilmartin in 22nd at 16:06.45 and rookie Austin Whitelaw in 23rd at 16:09.24. Both Dickie and Whitelaw were state runner-up performers as preps in their native Michigan.

“Chris Bodary looked very good out there today,” UT Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark said. “He’s a talent; we knew that because he was an all-region performer for us last season. I thought he ran a very smart and even race, and it was a good way to start his senior year.

“As far as the rest of the guys, I thought they all had a good showing for this time of the year. We’ll build on it from here”

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2011 Lady Vol Meet Recaps BELMONT-VU OPENER NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Brittany Sheffey paced the Lady Vols to fifth place, as the Big Orange women popped the top on the 2011 season at the Belmont-VU Opener.

Sheffey had an impressive return after redshirting last season due to injury. The product of Bellport, N.Y., turned in a careerbest clocking for 4000 meters with a 14:11.83 readout to place fourth out of 78 runners.

Vanderbilt tallied 18 points to capture top honors in the women’s team standings.

Lipscomb (63), Kentucky (76), Belmont (99) and Tennessee (129) rounded out the top five. The Lady Vols were seventh a year ago.

Two veterans and a pair of freshmen also counted toward the Lady Vols’ scoring total.

Junior Ramzee Fondren was the Big Orange’s second finisher in the women’s race. Her career-best 15:33.13 mark placed her 41st overall (scoring 29th), followed by classmate Kelsey Kane in a personal record of 15:34.57 to wind up 42nd (30th). Freshmen Lizzie Cornell was 43rd (31st) in 15:35.31, while Amirah Johnson wound up 50th (35th) in 16:02.81.

“It was good to have Brittany Sheffey back out there for the women’s team,” UT Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark said. “She knocked some rust off and did a good job today. Obviously, we have some gaps to cover, and I believe we have some people capable of doing that when the time is necessary.”

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2011 Vol Individual Results

OVERALL RECORD: 8-2; RECORD VS. SEC OPPONENTS: 1-1 NAME OF MEET DISTANCE UT TEAM FINISH # OF RUNNERS SPREAD (1-5)

Belmont-VU Opener

Tennessee Invitational

Brooks Paul Short Run

Crimson Classic

SEC Champs.

NCAA South Regional

NCAA Champs.

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8K

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10K

10K

3rd of 11 100 42.31

CHRIS BODARY

15:26.93!

Sr., Downingtown, Pa.

2nd/1st

JORDAN CHANEY So., Maryville, Tenn.

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J.R. CREEKMORE

16:36.43

Fr., Wilmington, Del.

44th/8th

STEPHEN DERLATH

16:20.54

So., Charlotte, N.C.

30th/6th

JEREMY DICKIE

16:01.94

Fr., Swartz Creek, Mich.

17th/2nd

BREON DIXON

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So., Nashville, Tenn.

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JACK FELIX

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Fr., Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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SCOTT FOY

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Fr., Asheville, N.C.

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JOE FRANKLIN

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TOM GILMARTIN

16:06.45!

Sr., Knoxville, Tenn.

22nd/4th

NICK KAISER Fr., Lambertville, Mich.

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SCOTT MARCH

17:00.54!

Sr., Douglassville, Pa.

59th/9th

ALEX McCANDLESS

16:28.49

So., Sevierville, Tenn.

35th/7th

JAKE RAINEY

16:03.65

So., Clarksville, Tenn.

20th/3rd

ZACK ROYSTER

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GARREK THOMPSON

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DANIEL TOBIN So., Springfield, Va.

17:22.02 75th/10th

KYLE WALTER

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AUSTIN WHITELAW

16:09.24

Fr., Monroe, Mich.

23rd/5th

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2011 Vol Meet Results BELMONT-VU OPENER * 5K 6 P.M. CT * SEPT. 2 * NASHVILLE, TENN. Team Standings (11 teams) 1. Kentucky ......................................................................... 62 2. Belmont ........................................................................... 78 3. Tennessee ....................................................... 84 4. Lipscomb ......................................................................... 93 5. Vanderbilt......................................................................171 6. Middle Tennessee State ...........................................180 7. Belmont-Alumni .........................................................183 8. Nashville Harriers .......................................................195 9. Kennesaw State...........................................................198 10. Austin Peay ...................................................................252 11. UT-Martin ......................................................................304 Individuals (100 runners) 1. Luis Orta, Kentucky.......................................... 15:22.40 2. Chris Bodary, Tennessee .....................15:26.93 3. Robinson Simatei, Middle Tennessee ....... 15:34.46 4. Ryan Snellen, Belmont-Alumni ................... 15:35.96 5. Matt Miller, Belmont........................................ 15:38.25 6. Isaiah Greer, Lipscomb ................................... 15:38.63 7. Tim Muller, Lipscomb...................................... 15:39.46 8. Erick Kigen, Belmont ....................................... 15:46.35 9. John Brigham, Belmont-Alumni ................. 15:47.13 10. Ashton Fisher, Lipscomb ............................... 15:47.61 17. Jeremy Dickie, Tennessee ...................16:01.94 20. Jake Rainey, Tennessee .......................16:03.65 22. Thomas Gilmartin, Tennessee.............16:06.45 23. Austin Whitelaw, Tennessee................16:09.24 30. Stephen Derlath, Tennessee ...............16:20.54 35. Alex McCandless, Tennessee...............16:28.49 44. J.R. Creekmore, Tennessee ..................16:36.43 59. Scott March, Tennessee ......................17:00.54 75. Daniel Tobin, Tennessee ......................17:22.02 Tennessee Runners Highlighted In Bold

 2011 VOLUNTEERS

Front Row (L-R): Austin Whitelaw, Alex McCandless, Kyle Walter, Joe Franklin, Breon Dixon, Tom Gilmartin. Second Row (L-R): J.R. Creekmore, Jeremy Dickie, Jake Rainey, Nick Kaiser, Chris Bodary, Scott March, Garrek Thompson. Third Row (L-R): Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark, Scott Foy, Daniel Tobin, Jack Felix, Stephen Derlath, Jordan Chaney, Zack Royster, Assistant Coach Mary Jayne Reeves.

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Current Vol Career Results At UT CHRIS BODARY Date 9/19/08 9/27/08 10/4/08 10/18/08 11/3/08 11/15/08 9/18/09 9/26/09 10/3/09 10/16/09 10/31/09 11/14/09 09/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Tennessee Invitational Colonial Inter-Regional Chall.

Greater Louisville Classic ISU Pre-National Inv. (Blue) SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Crimson Classic Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge Greater Louisville Classic Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run ISU Pre-National Inv. (White) SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K 5K

DANIEL TOBIN All/UT 20th/7th 27th/4th 38th/2nd 204th/7th 43rd/5th 106th/7th 17th/5th 12th/3rd 52nd/4th 63rd/6th 51st/7th 55th/5th 5th/2nd 61st/2nd 109th/3rd 31st/3rd 23rd/2nd 2nd/1st

Time 26:03.14!

26:04.5 24:52.84!

24:45.3!

25:29.61 35:24.57!

25:51.70 26:14.6 25:14.45 25:28.20 27:00.54 32:27.88!

25:42.14 25:00 25:07.1 25:24.24 30:55.41!

15:26.93!

Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run ISU Pre-National Inv. (White) SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

All/UT

Time

J.R. CREEKMORE Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic ISU Pre-National Inv. (Open) SEC Championships Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

5K

All/UT 44th/8th

Time 16:36.43

All/UT 17th/4th 29th/7th 59th 72nd/9th 30th/6th

Time 16:11.63 26:33.63!

26:25.5!

27:03.40 16:20.54

All/UT 17th/2nd

Time 16:01.94

STEPHEN DERLATH Dist.

5K 8K 8K 8K 5K JEREMY DICKIE Dist.

5K BREON DIXON Date Meet Has not competed

Dist.

All/UT

Time

JOE FRANKLIN Date 11/3/08 9/18/09 9/26/09 10/3/09 10/16/09 10/31/09

Meet SEC Championships Crimson Classic Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge Greater Louisville Classic Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships

Date 9/26/09 10/3/09 10/16/09 10/31/09 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge Greater Louisville Classic Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run ISU Pre-National Inv. (White) SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/3/10 10/16/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener ISU Pre-National Inv. (Open) Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/16/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic ISU Pre-National Inv. (Open) Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run ISU Pre-National Inv. (White) SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K

All/UT 58th/8th 34th/7th 48th/12th 144th/10th 95th/11th 72nd/9th

Time 25:51.78!

26:31.20 28:12.0 26:09.10 26:34.22 28:01.33

All/UT 44th/10th 173rd/11th 64th/7th 62nd/8th 9th/4th 171st/6th 176th/4th 47th/7th 66th/6th 22nd/4th

Time 27:41.4!

26:22.52!

25:28.82!

27:31.04 25:49.97 25:36 25:51.4 26:09.32 32:27.94!

16:06.45!

All/UT 43rd/6th 67th 59th/9th

Time 17:01.91!

26:37.5!

17:00.54!

All/UT 27th/5th 70th/11th 103rd 35th/7th

Time 16:24.59!

28:02.13!

27:29.8!

16:28.49

All/UT 6th/1st 13th/6th 152nd/5th 183rd/5th 34th/4th 43rd/4th 20th/3rd

Time 15:46.48 26:02.28!

25:29!

25:56.8 25:30.42 31:50.20!

16:03.65

TOM GILMARTIN Dist.

8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K 5K SCOTT MARCH Dist.

5K 8K 5K ALEX McCANDLESS Dist.

5K 8K 8K 5K JAKE RAINEY

Date Meet Has not competed

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Dist.

5K 8K 8K 8K 8K 10K 5K GARREK THOMPSON Dist.

All/UT

All/UT 12th/2nd 33rd/9th 205th/7th 216th/7th 36th/5th 62nd/5th 75th/10th

Time 16:02.99!

26:39.50!

25:54!

26:36.6 25:33.77!

32:23.96!

17:22.02

All/UT 23rd/5th

Time 16:09.24!

AUSTIN WHITELAW

JORDAN CHANEY Date Meet Has not competed

Dist.

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Time

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Dist.

5K

Personal Record In College (PR)/Current PRs Are Bold

2011 Lady Vol Individual Results

FINAL OVERALL RECORD: 2-4; RECORD VS. SEC OPPONENTS: 0-2 NAME OF MEET UT TEAM FINISH # OF RUNNERS SPREAD (1-5)

Belmont-VU Opener

Tennessee Invitational

Brooks Paul Short Run

Crimson Classic

SEC Champs.

NCAA South Regional

5th of 7 78 1:50.98

ELIZABETH ALTIZER

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LIZZIE CORNELL

15:35.31!

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RAMZEE FONDREN

15:33.13!

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41st/2nd

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16:02.81!

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50th/5th

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TY-VONNA JOHNSON

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15:34.57!

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42nd/3rd

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CHELSEA KNOTTS

16:57.00!

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63rd/9th

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PATAVIA LOWERY

16:48.05!

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61st/8th

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JULIA PETREE

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4th/1st

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ELIZABETH TILLER

16:38.45

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58th/7th

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NCAA Champs.

Individual finishes reflect overall/team places; ! – Denotes career-best time at that distance * – Ran in JV race

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2011 Lady Vol Meet Results BELMONT-VU OPENER * 4K 5:30 P.M. CT * SEPT. 2 * NASHVILLE, TENN. Team Standings (7 teams) 1. Vanderbilt........................................................................ 18 2. Lipscomb ........................................................................ 63 3. Kentucky .......................................................................... 76 4. Belmont .......................................................................... 99 5. Tennessee .................................................... 129 6. Kennesaw State .........................................................192 7. Austin Peay ...................................................................195 Individuals (78 runners) 1. Jordan White, Vanderbilt ............................... 14:05.45 2. Alexa Rogers, Vanderbilt................................ 14:06.11 3. Louise Hannallah, Vanderbilt ....................... 14:06.57 4. Brittany Sheffey, Tennessee ................14:11.83 5. Allie Scalf, Vanderbilt ...................................... 14:22.61 6. Dani Walker, Lipscomb. .................................. 14:23.80 7. Kristabel Doebel-Hickok, Vanderbilt ......... 14:25.15 8. Lucy Kapkiai, Middle Tennessee ................. 14:25.86 9. Caitlin Standifer, Belmont ............................. 14:30.77 10. Tessa Hoefle, Lipscomb .................................. 14:31.17 41. Ramzee Fondren, Tennessee...............15:33.13 42. Kelsey Kane, Tennessee .......................15.34.57 43. Lizzie Cornell, Tennessee ....................15:35.31 50. Amirah Johnson, Tennessee ...............16:02.81 53. Elizabeth Altizer, Tennessee ...............16:17.05 58. Elizabeth Tiller, Tennessee ..................16:38.45 61. Patavia Lowery, Tennessee .................16:48.05 63. Chelsea Knotts, Tennessee ..................16:57.00

 2011 LADY VOLUNTEERS

Front Row (L-R): Julia Petree, Lizzie Cornell, Patavia Lowery, Ty-Vonna Johnson, Amber Zimmerman, Nijgia Snapp, Elizabeth Tiller, Kianna Ruff. Second Row (L-R): Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark, Andrea Ferri, Brittany Sheffey, Amirah Johnson, Charity Honeycutt, Brittney Jackson, Elizabeth Altizer, Chanelle Price, Kelsey Kane, Assistant Coach Mary Jayne Reeves. Not Pictured: Ramzee Fondren, Chelsea Knotts.

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Current Lady Vol Career Results At UT ELIZABETH ALTIZER Date 9/05/08 9/19/08 10/3/08 10/17/08 11/3/08 11/15/08 9/4/09 10/2/09 10/16/09 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Tennessee Invitational Brooks Paul Short Run Penn State National SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener Brooks Paul Short Run Panorama Farms Invitational Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4K 6K 6K 5K 6K 2M 6K 6K 4K

JULIA PETREE All/UT 34th/5th 15th/8th 232nd/7th 136th/7th 56th/6th 109th/7th 49th/5th 325th/7th 67th/9th 59th/5th 342nd/6th 22nd/4th 87th/4th 137th/5th 53rd/6th

Time 15:41.76!

19:45 23:36!

23:06!

22:58.02!

24:02.91 16:16.25 24:05 25:21.52 20:10.14 24:58 11:57!

23:45.07 23:15.61 16:17.05

Date Meet Has not competed

All/UT 43rd/4th

Time 15:35.31!

Date Meet Has not competed

Dist.

Time

CHANELLE PRICE Date 9/05/08 9/19/08 10/3/08 10/16/09 10/31/09 11/14/09 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Tennessee Invitational Brooks Paul Short Run Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 2M 6K 6K

All/UT 8th/1st 7th/6th 94th/6th 17th/4th 18th/4th 32nd/4th 10th/1st 72nd/2nd 91st/2nd

Time 14:52.67!

19:04!

22:04!

21:37.12!

22:14.42 21:32.27!

11:37!

23:07.35 22:24.36

KIANNA RUFF

LIZZIE CORNELL Dist.

4K

All/UT

Dist.

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Time

BRITTANY SHEFFEY ANDREA FERRI Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 2M 6K 6K

Date 9/4/09 10/2/09 10/16/09 10/31/09 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Brooks Paul Short Run Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

All/UT 80th/5th 65th/6th 303rd/4th 30th/6th 93rd/6th 147th/6th

Time 16:23.85!

20:24.06 23:58!

12:14!

24:12.06 23:33.84!

All/UT 62nd/6th 269th/5th 61st/8th 83rd/8th 48th/3rd 37th/2nd 336th/5th 19th/3rd 95th/7th 152nd/7th 41st/2nd

Time 16:45.71!

23:14!

24:32.72 24:42.04 15:41.45 19:40.86 24:41 11:46!

24:22.49 23:37.62!

15:33.13!

RAMZEE FONDREN Dist.

4K 6K 6K 6K 4K 5K 6K 2M 6K 6K 4K

Date 8/31/07 9/22/07 9/28/07 10/12/07 10/27/07 11/10/07 9/05/08 9/19/08 10/3/08 10/17/08 11/3/08 11/15/08 9/4/09 9/18/09 10/2/09 10/16/09 10/31/09 11/14/09 9/2/11

Meet Belmont Opener Bulldog Stampede Brooks Paul Short Run Penn State National Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener Tennessee Invitational Brooks Paul Short Run Penn State National SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener Crimson Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4K

All/UT 16th/4th 15th/3rd 66th/3rd 61st/4th 28th/4th 33rd/4th 15th/4th 6th/5th 33rd/3rd 37th/3rd 12th/2nd 23rd/3rd 29th/2nd 5th/2nd 14th/2nd 16th/3rd 12th/2nd 20th/3rd 4th/1st

Time 15:07.33!

18:36.65 22:03!

22:23 21:46.03!

22:01.87 15:15.18 18:56 21:17!

21:27 21:02.25!

21:42.91 15:02.12!

17:44.10 20:39!

21:31.17 21:49.62 20:59.93 14:11.83!

NIJGIA SNAPP Date Meet Has not competed

Dist.

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CHARITY HONEYCUTT Date 9/05/08 9/3/10 10/16/10

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Belmont-VU Opener Front Runner Invitational

Dist.

4K 4K 2M

All/UT 93rd/9th DNF 40th/10th

Time 20:02.91!

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BRITTNEY JACKSON Date Meet Has not competed

Dist.

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Time

AMIRAH JOHNSON Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

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Dist.

4K TY-VONNA JOHNSON Dist.

All/UT 50th/5th

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Time 16:02.81!

Time

ELIZABETH TILLER Date 9/05/08 9/19/08 10/3/08 10/17/08 11/3/08 9/4/09 9/18/09 10/2/09 10/16/09 10/31/09 11/14/09 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Tennessee Invitational Brooks Paul Short Run Penn State National SEC Championships Belmont-VU Opener Crimson Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Panorama Farms Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/3/10 9/18/10 10/1/10 10/16/10 11/1/10 11/13/10

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Commodore Classic Brooks Paul Short Run Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships NCAA South Regional

KELSEY KANE Date 9/4/09 10/16/10 11/1/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Front Runner Invitational SEC Championships Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/4/09 9/3/10 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener Belmont-VU Opener Belmont-VU Opener

Date 9/2/11

Meet Belmont-VU Opener

Dist.

4K 2M 6K 4K

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 4K 5K 6K 6K 6K 6K 4K 5K 6K 2M 6K 6K 4K

All/UT 81st/8th 21st/10th *218th (Ran in JV race) 271st/9th 93rd/8th 42nd/4th 46th/5th 299th/6th 57th/7th 78th/7th 104th/7th 44th/2nd 38th/3rd 286th/3rd 26th/5th 89th/5th 124th/3rd 58th/7th

Time 17:51.22!

21:32 25:11!

25:17 25:20.72 15:59.86!

19:43.20!

23:35!

23:54.73 24:20.56 23:13.99!

15:37.09!

19:42.54!

23:46 12:12!

23:49.14 22:59.39!

16:38.45

All/UT 35th/1st 17th/1st 152nd/1st 11th/2nd 42nd/1st 46th/1st

Time 15:25.47!

18:57.44 22:36!

11:37!

22:15.91!

21:33.01!

AMBER ZIMMERMAN All/UT 66th/7th 36th/8th 96th/8th 42nd/3rd

Time 16:52.92 12:29!

24:28.20!

15:34.57!

All/UT 71st/8th 101st/7th 63rd/9th

Time 17:18.01 18:11.41 16:57.00!

All/UT 61st/8th

Time 16:48.05!

Dist.

4K 5K 6K 2M 6K 6K

CHELSEA KNOTTS Dist.

4K 4K 4K

Personal Record (PR)/Current PRs Are Bold

PATAVIA LOWERY Dist.

4K

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MEET THE COACHES

J.J. Clark is in his 10th year at Tennessee, where he spent seven seasons as head coach of the women’s cross country and track & field programs before also assuming leadership of the men’s track & field team prior to the 2009-10 campaign.

In 2011-12, Clark adds another responsibility to his list, as he takes over coaching duties of the men’s cross country and distance units after coaching only the women’s group the past nine years.

A two-time NCAA and six-time SEC champion coach with the Lady Vol track & field and cross country teams from 2002-09, Clark heads up one of the most storied collegiate programs in the nation. The cross country teams have thrived at UT, boasting a national championship and 30 SEC titles between them since their inception. The men’s and women’s teams also have made a combined 44 appearances at national championship meets and hosted the NCAA Championships together in 1990 at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Rockford, Tenn.

On the oval, Tennessee has won seven national championships and claimed 51 SEC titles (22 indoors/29 outdoors) in track & field through the years.

athletes who have totaled 30 All-South Region awards in nine seasons and 13 who’ve accumulated 22 total All-SEC honors. In addition to qualifying women’s teams for the NCAA Championships from 2002 to 2006, he also had Jackie Areson (2008, 2009, 2010), Sarah Bowman (2008) and Katie Van Horn (2009, 2010) qualify as individuals, with Bowman placing 36th in 2008 to become the first female cross country All-American at Tennessee since Sharon Dickie in 2000.

During Clark’s nine years at the wheel of Tennessee track & field, 38 athletes (35 female/three male) have combined to earn 167 (162 female/five male) All-America certificates, with his charges collecting 12 NCAA titles (nine indoors and three outdoors, all by women). He also has produced 55 SEC championships (53 by women [29 indoors/24 outdoors] and two by men [one indoors/one outdoors] during that time period. Evander Wells was his first male All-America recipient, taking fourth in the 200m outdoors in 2010.

Two of Clark’s pupils, 400m whiz DeeDee Trotter and long jump ace Tianna Madison, ascended to stardom on the international stage before their college days were through, resulting in their early departures for the lucrative world of professional track & field.

Among UT’s 12 national women’s event winners under Clark’s watch are 2011 indoor 5000m champ Jackie Areson, 2010 indoor and outdoor 800m champ Wright, 2009 indoor mile champ and NCAA meet-record-holder Bowman, 2005 indoor and outdoor long jump winner Madison, 2004 indoor 800m champ Nicole Cook, 2004 outdoor 400m winner Trotter, 2004 DMR legs Brooke Novak, Trotter, Cook and Lindsay Hyatt; 2008 DMR contributors Brittany Sheffey, Brittany Jones, Wright and Bowman; 2009 world-record-setting DMR members Wright, Chanelle Price, Jones and Bowman, who checked in with a sizzling 10:50.98 readout to rewrite women’s history, and 2010 DMR victors Wright, Ellen Wortham, Price and Sheffey.

CLARK’S BIG ORANGE SUCCESS...

ACADEMIC PROWESS...

The architect of an amazing reclamation project with the women’s cross country and track & field programs at Rocky Top, Clark spent seven impressive seasons in Knoxville before assuming control of both the men’s and women’s teams. During that time, the women’s cross country program benefited immensely from Clark’s tutelage, claiming SEC hardware from 2003-05 and NCAA South Region plaques from 2002-05, and making NCAA Championships appearances from 2002-06. He stands as the all-time winningest women’s cross country coach in the history of UT Athletics.

On the trails, his distaff troops carved out eight consecutive top-three performances at the SEC Championships (2002-09), including three runner-up finishes to go along with the three victories. At the regional level, Team Orange has wound up fourth or better in eight of nine seasons under his watch, finishing third three times along with the four triumphs the squad has enjoyed.

During the track & field portion of the season, he has directed the Lady Vols to NCAA Indoor National Championships in 2005 and 2009, SEC Indoor Championships in 2005, 2007 and 2009, and an NCAA Mideast Regional crown outdoors in 2005.

With Clark at the helm, Tennessee has enjoyed six top-five NCAA women’s track & field finishes (Indoors: 1st in 2005 and 2009, 2nd in 2010, 3rd in 2007 and 4th in 2004; Outdoors: 4th in 2005) and four additional top-10 outings (Indoors: seventh in 2011, t8th in 2008; Outdoors: t7th in 2004, t10th in 2009) during his stay in Knoxville. UT also has nine SEC top-three outcomes (seven indoors, two outdoors) since 2003, with runner-up efforts indoors in 2004 and 2008 in addition to the titles won in 2005, 2007 and 2009. He now is trying to match that feat with the men’s team.

In the classroom, Clark ’s high expectations have been met with equal success, as his track & field/cross country troops have tallied 197 (157 women/40 men) SEC Academic Honor Roll recognitions, 24 female Capital One Academic All-District IV nods and 10 female Academic All-America citations since 2002.

Bowman became his first two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmerica honoree in 2009, as she followed up second-team distinction in 2008 with first-team status as a senior. Also earning accolades in 2009 were first-teamer Wright and second-team selection Amanda Alexander. Wright would repeat and be named Academic All-American of the Year for track & field/cross country, while Areson also made the first team in 2010 and Price followed in 2011. Katie Flaute and Christina Billings were second-team ESPN The Magazine honorees in 2007 and 2003, respectively, while Felicia Guliford garnered Academic AllAmerica acclaim from the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association in fall 2004.

Additionally, Clark’s team and individuals are consistently honored by the USTFCCCA and SEC for academics. In 2008 and 2009, Bowman was named both the USTFCCCA Indoor Women’s Track Scholar Athlete of the Year and the SEC Women’s Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also joined Guliford and Wright as Lady Vol harriers nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Wright’s 2010 campaign was highlighted by the H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, SEC Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year, an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and USTFCCCA Indoor Track Scholar Athlete of the Year, giving UT the honor three years running. The Lady Vols also were recognized as the USTFCCCA Indoor Scholar Team of the Year in both 2009 and 2010.

Price followed in the footsteps of Bowman and Wright. She became UT’s four-straight SEC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree in 2011 as a co-winner.

J.J. CLARK Director of Track & Field and Cross Country

21-TIME COACH OF THE YEAR...

Clark has been recognized far and wide for his acumen in track & field and cross country, earning a total of 21 coach of the year accolades (11 track & field/10 cross country) during a career which also includes 10 seasons as women’s cross country coach and assistant track & field coach at Florida (1992-2002).

Among his 10 honors for cross country, Clark is a five-time South Region Women’s Coach of the Year (1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) and a five-time SEC Women’s Coach of the Year (1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005). His 1996 and 1997 recognitions came while he was at Florida.

The crafty skipper twice has been named national women’s collegiate indoor track & field coach of the year, reaping the award from the USTFCCCA in 2009 and the USTCA in 2005. Nike also selected him as its 1998 USA Elite Coach of the Year as well.

Clark has garnered regional track & field coach of the year distinction on five occasions, collecting USTFCCCA South Region Indoor women’s accord in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and USTCA South Region Indoor and Mideast Region Outdoor women’s kudos in 2005.

At the SEC level, the Big Orange boss was named the SEC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS AND ALL-AMERICANS AT UT...

While winning national and conference titles now are annual, and realistic, goals, turning recruits into top-flight competitors has long been a hallmark of Clark and the Tennessee program. In cross country, Clark has groomed 14 female 14

PENN RELAYS AND RECORD-SETTING MARKS...

In 2004, Clark returned the Big Orange women to vogue at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., as the Lady Vol contingent pulled off a hat trick of baton event victories at the Penn Relays. Tennessee quartets captured a trio of “Championships of America” in the distance medley, 4x800m and sprint medley relays, with the latter establishing a collegiate record. UT, which also added an sprint medley relay title in 2006 and a DMR crown in 2007, had not won that many relays in Philly since 1984.

Tennessee once again pulled off a triple in 2009 and 2010, with Bowman earning athlete of the meet honors for playing a role in UT winning the DMR, 4x1500m and 4x800m events in 2009. The 4x1500m unit ran a world-record clocking, while the 4x8 brought the baton home in an American-record readout.

Wright, meanwhile, was instrumental in leading UT to victories in those races in 2010.

Those 2009 efforts came after an indoor campaign where the Lady Vols twice posted eye-catching marks in the DMR. First, UT ran 10:56.40 for an American record at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Then, the Big Orange won the NCAA title in March with the aforementioned world best.

Speaking of records, there also have been some other league and NCAA women’s marks set on Clark’s watch. Among them, the 2004, 2010 and 2011 DMRs lowered the SEC record to 11:16.61, 11:14.59 and 11:05.37, respectively, while Cook’s 2005 collegiate record in the 800m also stands as an SEC best.

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MEET THE COACHES In addition to the DMR upgrade in 2011, Areson posted a league 3K indoor best of 9:10.49, while Liz Costello lowered the SEC 10K mark to 33:42.96.

Madison’s leap of 22-8.50 at the 2005 SEC Outdoor meet, while not a record due to a slight gust of 2.2 mps, stood then as the best mark in the 28 years that women had competed in the long jump at the conference championships.

Madison’s measurement of 22-3 at the 2005 NCAA Indoor meet, meanwhile, tied Carol Lewis’ American collegiate record and was just short of the NCAA standard.

During Clark’s first nine years on The Hill, UT women’s marks in 16 events indoors and 18 events outdoors have been revised, while one men’s best (outdoors) has been eclipsed since 2010.

In addition to that, 21 Lady Vol freshman records (10 indoors/11 outdoors) have fallen, and two Vol rookie standards (both indoors in 2011) have tumbled.

REPRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY...

SEC Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year in 1998 and 1999, and Becki Wells, a two-time victor in the mile/1500 meters and the 1996 SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Year. Both own the school records in their respective events, part of a total of 12 such marks accomplished by Clark-tutored athletes at Florida.

In cross country, Clark led the school to its first-ever team appearance at the NCAA Championships in 1994. UF was extended invitations four more times to the national meet under his leadership, going in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999 and charting a top team finish of 16th on the third of its five trips. Clark also guided Florida to SEC titles in 1996 and 1997, and the Gators claimed NCAA regional titles in 1997 and 1998.

Among those drawing kudos for their standout cross country performances were Wells, the 1995 and 1996 SEC champion, and Hilary White, the 2000 SEC Freshman Athlete of the Year. Additionally, Wells and Velsen picked up All-America citations during their careers.

Internationally, Tennessee also returned to the scene under Clark, the 2008 U.S. Olympic women’s middle distance coach. His former athletes Bowman (1500m), Cook (800m), Madison (LJ), Trotter (400m/4x400mR), Bennett (800m), Shanna Dickenson (throws), Dickie (distance/XC), Lynne Layne (sprints), Jeneba Tarmoh (sprints) and Cleo Tyson (sprints), and current Lady Vol Price (800m), have performed well for Team USA. Current star Annie Alexander and ex-Lady Vols Rose-Anne Galligan (distance/XC), Toyin Olupona (sprints) and Patricia Hall (sprints), meanwhile, have been fine representatives for Trinidad & Tobago, Ireland, Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Newcomer Justin Hunter became Clark’s first international male competitor, finishing sixth in the long jump at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships.

World success showered the Big Orange in 2004, as college junior Trotter ran on the victorious U.S. Olympic 4x400m relay unit and grabbed fifth in the open 400 meters before becoming the first underclass Lady Vol to turn pro. Clark also moved four of his pupils into the 800m finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials, where Bennett and Cook finished fourth and seventh, respectively.

He advanced two (wife Jearl Miles-Clark and sister Hazel Clark) to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where Miles-Clark wound up sixth in her fifth trip to the Olympiad, while a freak accident prevented Clark from advancing beyond the prelims in her second visit to the Games.

Hazel would also qualify for the 2008 Games, competing for her brother, J.J., who served as the women’s middle distance coach for the U.S. In 2005, Madison would leap to international stardom, winning the long jump at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships.

As mentioned previously, Clark’s influence also extends into the international arena, and his history of preparing athletes for competition is second to none. Proof of that was evident in 2000, when three of his pupils, sisters Joetta and Hazel and wife Jearl, finished one-two-three in the 800m at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif., and went on to represent America in Sydney.

During his time as head of “Team Clark,” the 1986 Villanova graduate prepared Joetta to compete in four Olympics prior to retiring, Jearl to make five appearances and win two Olympic golds and two world championships, and Hazel to make the finals in her initial trip to the Olympics in 2000 and qualify again in 2004 and 2008. His spouse also maintains the American record she set in the 800m in 1999 and was the 2004 Olympic Trials champion and 2003 USATF outdoor victor in the 800m as well as the 2002 winner in the 400m.

In addition to the familial success, he also coached three-time Olympian Mark Everett to a No. 1 USA ranking and fourth-place world rating in the 800 meters. Nike recognized Clark for his work in continuing to develop world-class athletes, naming him the 1998 USA Elite Coach of the Year.

Clark’s abilities have also been noticed and rewarded by his sport’s national governing body. After serving as an assistant for the U.S. women at the 1999 IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Greece, he would receive the honor of being named head coach of the 2001 team in Edmonton, Canada. As previously mentioned, he later earned the distinction of being the middle distance coach for the U.S. women at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

IMPACTING BIG ORANGE ATHLETICS...

BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND FAMILY...

Clark’s impact has been felt beyond the programs he coaches, as well, as his squads’ SEC and NCAA finishes have fueled the most extensive department-wide spree of female sport success in the history of UT Athletics. The Lady Vols were declared the SEC women’s all-sports winners in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Though the Lady Vols and Tennessee finished second in the SEC all-sports standings in 2006-07, the women’s and men’s programs combined to place seventh nationally in the U.S. Sports Academy Director’s Cup standings, marking UT’s highest ranking in history.

A product of Maplewood, N.J., and a graduate of Columbia High School, Clark made trips to Knoxville during his teen years to watch his sister Joetta compete for the Lady Vols and saw her help Tennessee win the 1981 AIAW National Outdoor Championship. Those examples left an impression on the younger brother, and he blazed his own trail in track & field.

First, he set his own standard of excellence in running, winning the New Jersey high school state title in the mile and two-mile as a senior in 1982. With that kind of effort, he then earned a scholarship to Villanova, where he would develop into a sub-four minute miler in his competitive days en route to qualifying for the 1988 U.S Olympic T rials.

After graduating from VU in May of 1986 with a B.A. in communications, Clark returned to his prep alma mater and served as assistant track coach. While at CHS from 1986 to 1989, he worked with the girls’ and boys’ middle distance and sprints corps. Then, in 1991, he made his transition into collegiate coaching, serving as a graduate assistant at Florida for one year before being hired full time there.

Clark, who resides in Knoxville with wife Jearl and son Jorell, studied anatomy and physiology coursework in graduate school at UF. Bridging the gap between his high school coaching and college experience, he also took courses in nutrition and exercise physiology in 1990 at Kean College in Union, N.J., and became certified as a licensed sports massage therapist in 1991 from the Florida School of Massage in Gainesville. His father is Joe Lewis Clark, the bat-wielding principal of Paterson, New Jersey’s Eastside High School, depicted by actor Morgan Freeman in the 1989 movie “Lean on Me.”

LIFE BEFORE ROCKY TOP...

One of the most respected distance coaches in the nation, Clark enjoyed 10 successful seasons as an assistant from 1992 to 2002 at the University of Florida and spent the 1991-92 year there as a graduate assistant. His group of athletes played a key role in Florida’s SEC Indoor and Outdoor track & field titles in 1997 and 1998, its indoor crown in 2002 and its third-place national finish indoors in 2002. It has been estimated that his charges accumulated more than 650 points in SEC action and 110-plus at the NCAA level during his 10 seasons as a full-time aide.

During his tenure with the Gators, Clark groomed two athletes who combined for three SEC Athlete of the Year awards in cross country and track, and developed competitors who racked up five NCAA Championships, 44 NCAA All-America citations and 32 conference championship plaques. Among those were his sister, Hazel, a three-time national champ in the 800 meters and the

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE COACHING MEN, WOMEN...

 CLARK’S YEAR BY YEAR PERFORMANCES AT TENNESSEE XC SEASON 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 9 Seasons

WOMEN’S XC SEC/REG/NCAA 3rd/1st/28th 1st/1st/24th 1st/1st/21st 1st/1st/28th 3rd/3rd/28th 2nd/4th/-----3rd/3rd/-----2nd/3rd/-----12th/18th/---3 SEC/4 South Region XCTitles

T&F SEASON 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 9 Seasons

WOMEN’S T&F SEC IN/OUT 9th/7th 2nd/6th 1st/3rd t3rd/5th 1st/4th 2nd/4th 1st/3rd 4th/7th 3rd/5th 3 SEC IndoorTitles

WOMEN’S T&F NCAA IN/OUT t23rd/t22nd 4th/t7th 1st/4th t18th/18th 3rd/t27th t8th/13th 1st/t10th 2nd/t26th 7th/11th 2 NCAA IndoorTitles

MEN’S T&F SEC IN/OUT ------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----10th/9th 7th/8th

MEN’S T&F NCAA IN/OUT ------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/-----DNS/45th 39th/t64th

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MEET THE COACHES

MARY JAYNE REEVES Assistant Coach Cross Country/Track & Field Mary Jayne (Harrelson) Reeves is in her first season working with the Tennessee track & field and cross country teams. She joined the Big Orange program after spending the 2010-11 campaign on the staff at the University of Virginia.

Reeves will assist J.J. Clark in working with the UT cross country and distance squads and play a key role in the recruiting process.

At UVa, she coached women’s cross country and distance runners, developing two ACC champions, three regional qualifiers and three NCAA Championship qualifiers. During the campaign, there were three school records broken, two athletes made the finals of the USA Championships and her NCAA qualifiers cranked out an individual runner-up outing and a third-place relay showing at the national championship meet.

In addition to her coaching experience at Virginia, Reeves was at Virginia Tech from 2001 to 2004, serving as an assistant track & field and cross country coach for the Hokie men and women. Besides coordinating the recruitment of male and female student-athletes, she produced two All-Americans (one cross country, one track), six all-region cross country runners and three conference champions.

Between her stints in Blacksburg and Charlottesville, and while continuing her professional running career, the Timberland, N.C., native and her husband, Jon, owned and operated Reeves Tennis and Fitness, Inc., in Newnan, Ga. Among her duties were coordinating strength and conditioning for junior and adult athletes, creating women’s fitness programs, directing summer camps, scheduling programming, and managing the budget and accounting for the business.

Reeves is making her second stop in Knoxville, having trained as a professional distance runner with Clark from 2004-07. In a post-collegiate career that stretched from 2001 to 2010, she represented both Nike and Brooks and was consistently ranked among the top five female 1500m runners in the U.S. Among her accomplishments were gold medals in the 800 and 1500m at the 2007 NACAC Championships, silver medals in the 1500m at both the 2003 and 2007 Pan Am Games and silvers in the 800m and 1500m at the 2002 U.S. Indoor Championships. She also participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, finishing fifth in the 1500m in 2000 and 2004.

The recipient of a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Appalachian State University in 2001, Reeves was a two-time NCAA champion (1500m), six-time All-American and 26-time conference champion, including three straight titles in cross country, during her collegiate career. She was twice named the Southern Conference’s Female Athlete of the Year and was the 2001 NCAA Woman of the Year in North Carolina. The Southern Conference inducted her into its hall of fame in 2010.

DANIEL GOETZ Volunteer Assistant Cross Country/Track & Field Daniel Goetz is in his first season as a volunteer assistant at Tennessee. He will be working with the men’s and women’s distance runners.

A 2010 graduate of Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., Goetz began his coaching career in 2010 as an assistant for the Lions’ cross country team. He helped the men’s squad post a seventh-place finish at the NAIA Championships, the best in school history.

In January 2011, he enrolled in graduate school at UT to pursue a master’s in kinesiology with a double focus in biomechanics and exercise physiology.

He teaches an activity class as a graduate teaching assistant in the kinesiology department and observed the Tennessee track & field staff before becoming a part of the unit in 2011.

An all-state performer in cross country and track in his only season of participation as a senior at Chattanooga Christian School, Goetz was the first recruit by the Bryan program in 2005. He qualified four times for the NAIA Cross Country Championships and earned All-America acclaim in the mile in 2008 for a fourthplace finish on the oval. He also was rewarded for his work in the classroom, picking up NAIA Academic All-America accolades in 2009 and 2010.

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CHRIS BODARY

JORDAN CHANEY

5-9 * 144 * SENIOR DOWNINGTOWN , PA. BISHOP SHANAHAN H.S.

5-11 * 147 * SOPHOMORE MARYVILLE, TENN. MARYVILLE H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ....................................................... 15:26.93 (2011) 8K: .........................................................24:45.3 (2008) 10K: .................................................... 30:55.41 (2010)

5K: ..............................................................................N/A 8K: ........................................................................... N/A 10K: ...........................................................................N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List...2010 All-South Region Team...2010, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll...2008 SEC All-Freshman Team.

2011: No appearances.

2010: No appearances.

2011: Led UT to the finish line for the first time in his career, placing second overall at the Belmont-VU Opener in a 5K career-best time of 15:26.93...He now has factored into Tennessee’s scoring tally in seven straight meets and on 13 occasions during his career.

2010: Earned All-South Region honors as the 23rd-place finisher and UT’s No. 2 man in a personal-record 10K time of 30:55.41 at the NCAA South Regional...Was UT’s third runner and placed 31st overall at the 8K SEC Championships in 25:24.24...Ran second on the team and placed fifth overall in 25:42.14 at the 8K Commodore Classic...Also was No. 2 runner for UT at 8K Brooks Paul Short Run, placing 61st in 25:00...Was squad’s third runner and 109th overall in the 8K White Race at the ISU Pre-National Invitational in 25:07.1...Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Appeared in all six meets as a sophomore...Was UT’s fifth scorer and placed 55th at the NCAA South Regional in a career-best 32:27.88...

Contributed to the team’s scoring tally at the Crimson Classic, Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge and Greater Louisville Classic...Ran third for UT, placing 12th overall at the Colonial in 26:14.6...Had his best 8K mark of the campaign at Louisville, taking 52nd in 25:14.45 as UT’s fourth runner...

Named to the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008: Competed in all six races, scoring for the team three times...Finished seventh among Vols in 32:24.57 at the 10K NCAA South Regional...Placed 43rd overall and fifth among UT runners at the SEC Championship in 25:29.61...Came across the line 38th overall and second among Vols in a season-best 8K time of 24:52.84 at the Greater Louisville Classic...Placed 27th overall and fourth among Big Orange runners in 26:04.5 at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge...Opened the season with a 20th-place finish in 26:03.14 at the UT Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state by the Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association after finishing second in the indoor 3,000m state championship race...Posted the third-fastest 3K time (8:47.52) in the state of Pennsylvania in 2008 ...Placed second in the state indoor 3K and second in the NSIC twomile in 2008.

PERSONAL: Majoring in agriculture leadership...Born March 7, 1990…

Parents are Michael and Lisa Bodary...Family includes younger brother Jeff and older sister Jen…Recipient of Aura D. Branson Athletic Scholarship Endowment and Melody Sasser Endowment.

2009: Redshirted in his first season at UT due to injury.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state in cross country as a senior and qualified for state as a junior...Earned All-South accolades at the Foot Locker Regionals as a senior...Claimed 1600m state title on the track his senior year and posted a runner-up finish in the 800m.

PERSONAL: Majoring in wildlife and fisheries science...Born Aug. 4, 1990...

Parents are Kristin and Jeff Pryor...Has a sister, Gracie…Recipient of Jones C. Beene/Plastic Industries Scholarship.

J.R. CREEKMORE 6-0 * 163 * FRESHMAN WILMINGTON, DEL. ARCHMERE ACADEMY

CAREER BESTS 5K: ................................................................ 15:39 (H.S.) 8K: ........................................................................... N/A 10K: ...........................................................................N/A 2011: Placed 44th overall and ran eighth on the team at the Belmont-VU Opener, logging a 5K time of 16:36.43.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state acclaim in cross country his final three seasons and was a two-time all-state honoree in track and a four-time awardwinner in swimming…Made all-county all four years in cross country and during his final two seasons on the oval…Helped Archmere win state cross country team titles in 2007 and 2008…His career cross country 5K best is 15:39…PRs on the oval include 9:35.59 for 3200m, 4:20.78 for 1600m and 1:59.08 for 800m…Member of National, Spanish and Science National Honor Societies.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Interested in materials science engineering as a course of study…Born Dec. 1, 1992, in Newark, Del….Parents are Richard and Lisa Creekmore…Has a younger brother, Ben.

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STEPHEN DERLATH

BREON DIXON

6-4 * 165 * SOPHOMORE CHARLOTTE, NC. ARDREY KELL H.S.

5-7 * 140 * JUNIOR NASHVILLE, TENN. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ....................................................... 16:10.00 (2009) 8K: ........................................................ 26:25.5 (2010) 10K: ............................................................................N/A

5K: ...............................................................................N/A 8K: ............................................................................. N/A 10K: ............................................................................N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

2011: Opened his sophomore campaign by placing 30th overall and sixth on the team in 16:20.54 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener.

2010: No appearances.

2009: Redshirted in his first season at UT.

2010: Finished 72nd in his first SEC meet, checking in at 27:03.40 for 8K...

Ran fourth for UT and placed 17th overall in 16:11.63 in his collegiate debut at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener...Placed 29th and was the Vols’ seventh finisher in 26:33.63 at the 8K Commodore Classic...Was UT’s top finisher in the Open Race at the ISU Pre-National Invitational, covering the course in an 8K PR of 26:25.5…Named to 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year team captain at Ardrey Kell High School, he was all-region in cross country in 2008 and 2009 and earned all-conference kudos from 2007-09...Owns 5K career best of 16:10.00 on the trails...2010 North Carolina all-state honoree in track & field, doing so in the 3200m indoors and out...Fifth in 3200m at 2010 NCHSAA 4A Championships outdoor meet in 9:42.56 and snared seventh indoors in 9:53.42...2010 region champ in 3200m...Other PRs include 9:39 for 3200m, 9:13.85 for 3000m.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed as a state finalist in the 800m for Brentwood Academy in both 2007 and 2008, finishing fourth overall at the 2008 meet…Eagles captured team state titles in three consecutive years with Dixon on the team…Ran to a 17th-place individual finish at the state championships in 2008…Earned all-midstate and team MVP honors for his efforts…Helped 2006 team to runner-up finish at state cross country championships.

PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology...Born Jan. 11, 1991…Mother is Sheronda Corlew, and his beloved father figure is Douglas Williams…Family includes sisters Tiffany and Keyona.

JACK FELIX

PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Born May 11, 1992, in Garden City, N.Y….

Parents are Bernie and Nancy Derlath...Siblings include sisters Christina and Brittany.

6-2 * 155 * FRESHMAN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. HILTON HEAD ISLAND H.S.

JEREMY DICKIE

CAREER BESTS

6-0 * 160 * FRESHMAN SWARTZ CREEK, MICH. SWARTZ CREEK H.S. CAREER BESTS 5K: .......................................................... 15:41.40 (H.S.) 8K: ........................................................................... N/A 10K: ...........................................................................N/A 2011: Had an impressive college debut, running second for Tennessee and placing 17th overall in 16:01.94 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: State runner-up in cross country as a junior (15:50.2) and state runner-up in the 1600m (4:16.60) on the track as a senior…Placed third at the state meet in the 1600m and fourth in the 3200m as a junior…

PRs include 9:18.72 for 3200m, 4:11.53 for 1600m and 15:41.40 for 5K in cross country....Won Flint Metro League cross country championship in 2009 and 2010 and claimed victory at the 2009 regional meet and 2010 Greater Flint Area Cross Country Championships.

5K: ................................................................ 15:37 (H.S.) 8K: ............................................................................. N/A 10K: ............................................................................N/A 2011: No appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state honoree in cross country and track in 2008, 2009 and 2010…Ran 15:37 at the 2010 Foot Locker South meet…State champ in the 3200m as a sophomore and with 4x800m relay unit from 2008 to 2010…Helped XC team win state titles in 2009 and 2010 and track team prevail in 2011…PRs include 4:22 in the 1600m and 9:22 in the 3200m…

Honor graduate at HHIHS and member of National Art Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Is interested in kinesiology as a major…Born July 21, 1993, in Beaufort, S.C….Worked at a bike shop back home and enjoys cycling and participating in triathlons…

Parents are Nick and Lindy Felix…Has two sisters, Camille and Elizabeth, who are distance swimmers.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born May 21, 1992, in Flint, Mich…Parents are Robert and Mary Dickie...Siblings include Bob, Joanna, Sharon and Ben…Bob and Sharon each had very successful running careers at UT, and Jeremy became the fifth sibling to run in the state cross country meet…Recipient of the Dr. Roy L. Seals Athletic Scholarship Endowment and the Taylor Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

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SCOTT FOY

TOM GILMARTIN

5-11 * 135 * FRESHMAN ASHEVILLE, N.C. ASHEVILLE SCHOOL

5-9 * 130 * SENIOR KNOXVILLE, TENN. FARRAGUT H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ..............................................................................N/A 8K: ........................................................................... N/A 10K: ...........................................................................N/A

5K: ....................................................... 16:06.45 (2011) 8K: ...................................................... 25:28.82 (2009) 10K: ................................................... 32:27.94 (2010) CAREER HONORS: 2010, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 VegaWatts Volunteer Award.

2011: No appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state cross country performer in 2007 and 2010…Made Foot Locker All-South Sophomore Cross Country Team in 2008…All-state in track & field in 2007 and 2008, winning the 1600 meters both seasons and the 800 in 2008…Career bests include 1:55.68 for 800m, 4:23.81 for 1600m, 9:54 for 3200m and 15:51.46 for 5000m.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Volunteered with Special Olympics in Charlotte, N.C….Born July 16, 1992, in Rochester, N.Y….

Parents are Dan and Judi Foy.

JOE FRANKLIN

2011: Logged a 5K career best at the Belmont-VU Opener, beginning his senior season with a 16:06.45 readout that placed him 22nd overall and fourth among Vols.

2010: Came in 47th and was team’s No. 7 runner in 26:09.32 at the 8K SEC Championships...Placed 66th and ran sixth for UT in a career-best 32:27.94 at the 10K NCAA South Regional...Began junior campaign by scoring in fourth position for UT and placing ninth overall in 25:49.97 at the 8K Commodore Classic...Ran sixth for team at 171st overall in 25:36 at the 8K Brooks Paul Short Run...Fourth for UT and 176th overall (25:51.4) at ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational...Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Made appearances in four 8K races as a sophomore...Finished eighth on the team and 62nd overall at the SEC Championships in 27:31.04...Posted his career best of 25:28.82 en route to 64th place overall and seventh on the team at the Panorama Farms Invitational...Named to the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll...Received the Vega-Watts Volunteer Award at the team banquet.

5-11 * 135 * SENIOR TALLAHASSEE, FLA. GODBY H.S.

2008: Did not compete while focusing on academics.

CAREER BESTS 5K: ............................................................................... N/A 8K: ........................................................ 25:51.78 (2008) 10K:............................................................................. N/A

HIGH SCHOOL: Won 2007 TSSAA state crown as a member of Farragut’s 4x800 relay unit...Held school record in cross country 5K upon graduation...

Won individual title and helped team to Knoxville Interscholastic League championship as a senior...Named a National Merit Finalist his senior year.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biomedical engineering...Born April 7, 1989…Parents are David and Jeanne Gilmartin...Family includes brothers David and Christopher…Recipient of the Dr. Ed N. Duncan Scholarship Endowment.

2011: No appearances.

2010: No appearances.

2009: Saw duty in five meets as a sophomore...Finished 72nd overall and ninth on the team at the SEC Championships in 28:01.33...Season-best 8K clocking came at the Greater Louisville Classic, where he was 144th, 10th on the team, in 26:09.10...Best placing on the squad came at the Crimson Classic, where he ran seventh for UT and wound up 34th overall in 26:31.20.

2008: Ran only in the 8K SEC Championships for the Vols, placing 58th overall in a time of 25:51.78.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time high school All-American...Won indoor and outdoor 800m national titles...Won state cross country championship in 2008...

Captured four state track titles in the 800m and three in the 1600m...Holds the Florida state high school record of 4:08.84 in the mile.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology...Born Sept. 12, 1988, to Joseph Franklin and Ardella Joe...Family includes sisters Christina, Contessa and Sharisse, and brothers Jason and Corrian...Father was an All-American at Auburn in 1979.

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NICK KAISER

ALEX McCANDLESS

6-1 * 180 * FRESHMAN LAMBERTVILLE, MICH. BEDFORD H.S.

5-9 * 139 * SOPHOMORE SEVIERVILLE, TENN. SEVIER COUNTY H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ........................................................15:30.20 (2010) 8K: ........................................................................... N/A 10K: ...........................................................................N/A

5K: ....................................................... 16:24.59 (2010) 8K: .........................................................27:29.8 (2010) 10K: ........................................................................... N/A

2011: No appearances.

2011: Hit the finish chute in 35th place, seventh among UT runners, in a time of 16:28.49 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fourth at the 2010 Michigan State Cross Country Championship – Lower Peninsula in 15:31.80…His 5K PR (15:30.20) came a week earlier at the Region 4 Championships, where he was the runner-up…

His victorious, career-best 1:50.00 readout in the 800m at the Midwest Meet of Champions ranked him No. 7 on the 2011 Track & Field News U.S. prep list…Runner-up in the 800m at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals (1:50.47) and 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals…2011 and 2009 Michigan state champ and 2010 runner-up in the 800m…Part of state champion 4x800m relay as a junior…Became the first three-time winner of Monroe County Region Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year distinction.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born Nov. 30, 1992, in Toledo, Ohio…Parents are Ron and Diane Kaiser…Has an older brother, Bradley…Recipient of the William Pettway Jr. Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

2010: Popped the top on his UT career at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener, running fifth for the Big Orange and placing 27th overall in a career-best 16:24.59...Logged an 8K time of 28:02.13 to place 70th at the Commodore Classic...Ran in 8K ISU Pre-National Open Race, finishing 103rd in a careerbest 27:29.8.

HIGH SCHOOL: Owns a 16:45 5K personal best in the Senior Boys Division at the 2009 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships...

Won the 2000m steeplechase at the 2010 Volunteer Track Classic and was runner-up in 2009...Had a PR steeple clocking of 6:17.69 in taking 13th at the 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals...Broke every distance record at Sevier County High School, many of them formerly held by his father...

National finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman in 2009...Valedictorian of his class.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and interested in psychology as a major...Born April 11, 1992, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Eddie and Libby McCandless...Has a younger sister, Caitlyn.

SCOTT MARCH

5-9 * 138 * SENIOR DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. DANIEL BOONE H.S./ADAMS ST. (COLO.) CAREER BESTS 5K: ....................................................... 17:00.54 (2011) 8K: .........................................................26:37.5 (2010) 10K: .......................................................................... N/A 2011: Notched a personal-best 17:00.54 effort at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener, crossing the line 59th overall and ninth among UT runners 2010: In his first race as a Vol, Scott was Tennessee’s sixth finisher and placed 43rd overall in 17:01.91 at the 5000-meter Belmont-VU Opener in Nashville...Placed 67th in Open Race at 8K ISU Pre-National Invitational with a PR time of 26:37.5.

2009: Enrolled at UT, but did not compete in cross country.

ADAMS STATE: Sat out as a redshirt at Adams State (Colo.) before transferring to Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference performer in his junior and senior seasons at Daniel Boone H.S....School 800m record-holder at 1:54...Also ran 3:56 in the 1500m.

PERSONAL: Majoring in political science...Born March 28, 1989, to Bill and Nancy March...Family includes twin sister Mandy and brother Chris...His high school coach was former Villanova coach Marty Stern.

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JAKE RAINEY

ZACK ROYSTER

5-11 * 140 * SOPHOMORE CLARKSVILLE, TENN. ROSSVIEW H.S.

6-1 * 155 * FRESHMAN KNOXVILLE, TENN. FARRAGUT H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ....................................................... 15:06.46 (2009) 8K: .............................................................25:29 (2010) 10K: .....................................................31:50.20 (2010)

5K: ..............................................................15:57 (2010) 8K: ..............................................................................N/A 10K: ............................................................................N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List...2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll...2010 SEC All-Freshman Team.

2011: Ran third for his team and placed 20th overall in 16:03.65 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener.

2010: Garnered SEC All-Freshman status after placing 34th in 25:30.42 as his team’s No. 4 runner at the 8K SEC Championships...Ran fourth for his squad and placed 43rd overall in a 10K career-best of 31:50.20 at the NCAA South Regional...Led the Vols and placed sixth overall in 15:46.48 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener...Was 13th overall and team’s No. 6 runner at the 8K Commodore Classic, finishing in 26:02.28...Notched an 8K PR of 25:29 at the Brooks Paul Short Run, finishing fifth for UT and 152nd overall...Ran fifth for team and 183rd overall in 25:56.8 at 8K ISU Pre-National Inv. White Race...

Named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-state, all-region, All-Knoxville Interscholastic League (KIL) and All-Prep Xtra First Team cross country honors as a senior in 2010…Finished 11th at the TSSAA state cross country meet…Made the All-KIL and Prep Xtra Teams in 2009 as well…Ran his cross country 5K PR of 15:57 to place third at the 2010 KIL Championships…Logged a 16:02 readout at the 2010 Foot Locker South Regional…Participated in Student Government and graduated with a 4.18 GPA from FHS. PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Was born April 6, 1993, in Knoxville, Tenn….Parents are Tim and Susan Royster…Has a sister, Kristyn…Zack’s father is a UT graduate and his sister is a student here.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state XC in 2007 and 2008, and was all-state in track, 2008-10...Was the 2010 state champ at 1600m and 3200m...Named Tennessean and Leaf Chronicle Runner of the Year in 2008 and 2009...

Seventh at Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional, covering 5K in 15:38...

Prep cross country PR is 15:06.46, which he ran at the 2009 Chile Pepper Festival...Ran track PRs of 4:15.29 in the mile (2010 Vol Track Classic), 8:35.93 for 3000m (2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals) and 8:57.19 for 3200m (2010 Arcadia Invitational).

GARREK THOMPSON 5-7 * 135 * JUNIOR MEMPHIS, TENN. WHITE STATION H.S./LSU

PERSONAL: Majoring in communications...Born April 28, 1992, in Fayetteville, N.C....Mother is Marie Rainey...Has an older brother, Zeek…

Recipient of the Gerdau Ameristeel Men’s Athletic Endowed Scholarship.

CAREER BESTS 5K: ...............................................................................N/A 8K: ............................................................................. N/A 10K: .......................................................................... N/A 2011: No appearances.

2010: Sat out the season after transferring from LSU…Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

LSU: Competed in track & field in 2009 and 2010 for the Tigers...Eighth in 800m at 2010 SEC Indoors...Ran 400m leg on LSU’s runner-up SEC Indoor DMR unit in 2010 as well...Helped Tigers’ outdoor 4x800m relay win at Texas Relays in 2010...Outdoor bests include 1:50.75 for 800m and 49.41 for 400m...Has run 1:51.81 indoors for 800m.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran 400m and 800m at WSHS...Ran PR 49.78 to finish second in 400m at 2008 TSSAA 4 AAA Sectional...Fifth at 2008 AAU Region 3A Championships in an 800m PR of 1:59.15.

PERSONAL: Majoring in communications studies...Born May 6, 1990, in Memphis, Tenn....Mother is Nina Thompson.

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DANIEL TOBIN

KYLE WALTER

5-9 * 150 * SOPHOMORE SPRINGFIELD, VA. WEST SPRINGFIELD H.S.

5-9 * 130 * FRESHMAN KNOXVILLE, TENN. BEARDEN H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

5K: ....................................................... 16:02.99 (2010) 8K: ...................................................... 25:33.77 (2010) 10K: ................................................... 32:23.96 (2010)

5K: ........................................................16:02.00 (2010) 8K: ............................................................................. N/A 10K: ............................................................................N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2010 SEC All-Freshman Team.

2011: No appearances.

2011: Placed 75th overall and 10th on the squad in the first meet, running a time of 17:22.02 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Bearden High School and with the Knoxville Track Club…2010 AAU All-American in 1500m…Finished seventh in a personalbest 4:23.50 at the 2011 TSSAA State Championships in the 1500m…Fourth at the 2010 Knoxville Interscholastic League Cross Country Championships in a 5K career best of 16:02.00…Eighth at the region meet and 32nd at state championships as a senior…Other career bests include 1:58.8 for 800m and 4:08.74 for 1500m on the oval...Also wrestled for three seasons for the Bulldogs.

2010: Earned SEC All-Freshman Team recognition after running fifth for UT and 36th overall in a career-best 25:33.77 at the 8K SEC Championships...

Was again the Vols’ fifth man at the NCAA South Regional, crossing the line in a career-best 32:23.96 to place 62nd overall...After redshirting in 2009, he began his collegiate career by running second for UT and placing 12th overall in a personal-record 16:02.99 at the 5K Belmont-VU Opener...

Turned in a 33rd-place finish at the 8K Commodore Classic, logging a time of 26:39.50...Posted a then-PR at the 8K Brooks Paul Short Run, checking with a 25:54 readout to place 205th overall and seventh on the team...Ran seventh for the Vols and 216th overall in 26:36.6 at the 8K ISU Pre-National Invitational White Race.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born April 16, 1993, in Knoxville, Tenn.…Parents are Glenn and Donita Walter…Has two sisters, Jessica and Paige…His father attended law school at UT.

2009: Redshirted in his first season at UT.

AUSTIN WHITELAW

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned all-district and all-region honors as a cross country runner during his senior season...Also named all-district and all-region, both indoors and outdoors, during the 2009 track & field season...Named to the National Honor Society.

5-9 * 140 * FRESHMAN MONROE, MICH. MONROE H.S.

PERSONAL: Majoring in nuclear engineering...Born May 30, 1991…Parents are Albert and Deborah Tobin...Family includes sister Deanna and brother Steven, who competed in cross country and track at Tennessee from 200409.

CAREER BESTS 5K: ....................................................... 15:05.20 (2010) 8K: ........................................................ 25:10.11 (H.S.) 10K: ............................................................................N/A 2011: Contributed to UT’s scoring total in his first collegiate meet, placing 23rd overall and fifth on the team in 16:09.24 on the 5K trail at the BelmontVU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 2009 and 2010 all-state acclaim in cross country and from 2009-11 in track & field…As a senior, he finished second in the Michigan State Cross Country Championships – Lower Peninsula and won the Region 4 meet a week earlier with a PR 5K time of 15:05.20…Fourth in 3200m at state track championships as a senior...Ran his PR (9:17.10) in that event at the 2011 Midwest Meet of Championships…His 1600m best is 4:18.86…Has a 25:10.11 8K cross country race to his credit.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born June 27, 1993, in Ann Arbor, Mich…Parents are Susan Costello and David Whitelaw…Has three younger siblings: Ethan and Bryan Costello and Wyatt Whitelaw…

Attended same high school as former Vol and U.S. Olympian Todd Williams.

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ELIZABETH ALTIZER

5-10 * SENIOR BARTLETT, TENN. ST. BENEDICT AT AUBURNDALE H.S.

LIZZIE CORNELL 5-5 * FRESHMAN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. PRINCESS ANNE H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

4K: ...................................................... 15:41.76 (2008) 5K: ............................................................ 19:27 (2007) 6K: ...................................................... 22:58.02 (2008)

4K: ...................................................... 15:35.31 (2011) 5K: ...............................................................18:25 (H.S.) 6K: ............................................................................. N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Was in UT’s scoring five in her college debut, placing 43rd overall and fourth on the squad in a career-best 15:35.31 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener.

2011: Finished 53rd overall and sixth among Lady Vols in 16:17.05 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: All state in cross country in 2010 and was all-district and all-region from 2008 to 2010…She was the first woman in PAHS’s 50-year history to earn all-state in cross country…Four-time all-district honoree on the oval indoors, adding all-region kudos in 2009 and 2010 and all-state acclaim in 2010…Outdoors, she was all-district from 2008 to 2010 and added all-region distinction in 2009 and 2010…Injured during 2011 track & field season…Career bests include 4:40 for 1500m, 5:04 for 1600m and 18:25 for 5K in cross country…Member of National Honor Society.

2010: UT’s fourth runner and 87th overall in 23:45.07 at the 6K SEC Championships...Scored in fifth position and placed 137th at the 6K NCAA South Regional in 23:15.61...Opened up by running fifth for UT and placing 59th overall in 20:10.14 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Scored in fourth position and was 22nd overall in 11:57 at the two-mile Front Runner Invitational…Made 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Competed in three meets as a sophomore...Scored for UT in the season-opening Belmont-VU Invitational, placing fifth on the squad and 49th overall in 16:16.25 over the 4K course...Also ran at Brooks Paul Short Run and Panorama Farms but did not aid team total...Made 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born June 4, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif….Parents are Pamela and Lewis Cornell…Has an older sister, Marjorie…Lists surfing as one of her hobbies.

2008: Ran in all six meets as a rookie for the Lady Vols...Contributed to the team’s scoring total in her first event as a collegian, running fifth on the team and placing 34th overall in 15:41.76 at the 4K Belmont Opener...

Posted her 6K career best at the SEC Championships, reporting in 56th overall and sixth on the squad in 22:58.02...Was one of seven Lady Vols to compete at the NCAA South Regional, placing 109th in 24:02.91...Named to 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named both cross country and track’s Most Valuable Runner and Scholar-Athlete recipient in her final three seasons...Was track & field’s Rookie of the Year and Scholar-Athlete award recipient as a freshman...Was regional cross country champion in 2005 and finished second in 2006 and 2007, and finished fourth, fifth and third, respectively, at the state cross country meet in her final three seasons at St. Benedict...Won the Shelby County title in her first career cross country race...Nine-time region champion on the oval and scored 12 times at the state track & field meet, finishing fourth in the 800m, 1,600m and 3,200m and third in the 4x800m relay as a senior.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biological sciences...Has one sister, Mary Katherine...Elizabeth Anna Altizer was born in Memphis, Tenn., on June 14, 1990...Her parents are retired Naval Captain Philip and Lisa Altizer…

Recipient of Price/Wheeler Women’s Athletic Endowed Scholarship.

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RAMZEE FONDREN

ANDREA FERRI

5-7 * JUNIOR DETROIT, MICH. DETROIT RENAISSANCE H.S.

5-5 * JUNIOR FALLS CHURCH, VA. J.E.B. STUART H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

4K: ...................................................... 16:23.85 (2010) 5K: ...............................................................19:50 (H.S.) 6K: ...................................................... 23:33.84 (2010)

4K: ...................................................... 15:33:13 (2011) 5K: ...............................................................18:36 (H.S.) 6K: ............................................................ 23:14 (2009)

2011: No appearances.

2010: Checked in 93rd at the 6K SEC Championships in 24:12.06...Placed 147th at 6K NCAA South Regional in a PR of 23:33.84...In her first collegiate appearance, she was UT’s fifth runner, placing 80th overall in a career-best 16:23.85 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener...Came in 65th in 20:24.06 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Had her top team showing, scoring in fourth position and placing 303rd overall in a 6K PR of 23:58 at the Brooks Paul Short Run...

Was sixth for UT and 30th overall at two-mile Front Runner Invitational in 12:14.

2011: Ran second for UT and placed 41st overall in a 4K career best of 15:33.13 at the Belmont-VU Opener.

2010: Placed 95th in 24:22.49 in the 6K SEC Championships and 152nd in 23:37.62 at NCAA South Regional...Opened the campaign scoring third for the Big Orange and winding up 48th overall in a personal record 15:41.45 at the Belmont-VU Opener...Was UT’s second scorer and placed 37th overall in 19:40.86 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Ran fifth for the Lady Vols and 336th overall in 24:41 at the 6K Brooks Paul Short Run...Scored third for the Big Orange and placed 19th overall in 11:46 at the two-mile Front Runner Invitational.

2009: Did not see action in any meets.

2008: Was not on the cross country team, but she walked on to the track & field team during the spring of 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and earned two letters in cross country and three in basketball...Was a seven-time all-district outdoor track honoree, twice earning district MVP accolades...Was the district mile champ in 2008...Two-time all-district choice for indoor track in 2008 and garnered all-district cross country and district Most Valuable Runner kudos in 2007...Career bests on the oval include 5:30 for the mile and 2:24 for the 800m...Cross country personal records include 19:50 for 5,000 meters and 19:39 for three miles...Served as the yearbook editor and founded the recycling program at her school...She was an International Baccalaureate Diploma student, the recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award and a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Is pursuing a major in environmental studies...Enjoys being outdoors in nature and watching sports...Has one sister, Colette...Andrea Marie Ferri was born in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 5, 1989...Her parents are Roy and Annette Ferri.

2009: Ran in four meets as a redshirt freshman...Knocked out a 6K personal best at the Brooks Paul Short Run, finishing fifth on the team and 269th overall in 23:14...Posted a 4K PR in the Belmont-VU Opener, taking 62nd overall and sixth on the squad in 16:45.71...Competed in SEC meet, winding up 83rd and running eighth for UT in 24:42.04.

2008: Redshirted during her rookie season at Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran cross country and track at Detroit Renaissance High School all four years of her prep career...Won four straight city cross country titles...Three-time 800m Michigan Division 2 state champion and a 2007 winner at 1,600 meters after finishing second in 2006...Set state meet record in 800m as a sophomore and junior, improving the mark to 2:11.08...

Won 1,600m her junior year in 4:58.23...Did not run either event as a senior while recovering from a leg injury...Three-time Nike Indoor All-American from 2004-05 to 2006-07, finishing third in the 800m in 2007 and taking sixth in 2005 and 10th in 2006...USATF Outdoor All-American in 2007...

Career bests include 2:06.8 for 800m, 4:58.23 for 1,600m, 55.0 for 400m, 4:38 for 1,500m and 18:36 for 5K in cross country...Ran her top half-mile clocking in the prelims of the 2007 USA Junior Championships before logging a 2:08.64 readout to wind up seventh.

PERSONAL: Ramzee is majoring in Spanish...She credits her father and Coach Weaver with exposing her to the sport...Has three siblings: August, Shareef (a.k.a. Zeus) and Malcolm...Ramzee Victoria Lyn Fondren was born in Detroit, Mich., on March 24, 1990...Her parents are Ben and Jaki Fondren…Recipient of Audrine Clinton Honey Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund.

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BRITTNEY JACKSON

CHARITY HONEYCUTT

5-7 * RS FRESHMAN MAPLEWOOD, N.J. COLUMBIA H.S.

6-0 * JUNIOR BURNSVILLE, N.C. MOUNTAIN HERITAGE H.S. CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

4K: ...................................................... 20:02.91 (2008) 5K: ............................................................................. N/A 6K: ............................................................................. N/A

4K: ............................................................................. N/A 5K: ............................................................................. N/A 6K: ............................................................................. N/A

CAREER HONORS: 2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

2010: Redshirted in her first season at UT.

2011: No appearances.

2010: Ran at the Belmont-VU Opener but did not finish...Placed 40th at two-mile Front Runner Invitational in 13:30...She was named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Redshirted during her second season at UT...She was named to the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008: Competed in one meet for the Lady Vols during her rookie campaign...Placed ninth on the team and 93rd overall at the Belmont Opener in Nashville...Logged a 4K career-best time of 20:02.91...Named to the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track four seasons and participated in cross country and basketball three years at Mountain Heritage High School...Was a fourtime all-conference honoree in track and claimed four regional titles in the 800 meters...Named MVP of the track team all four seasons and in cross country all three years she ran...Holds five school records and was a fouryear state qualifier...Was 2008 runner-up in the 800m at the North Carolina 2A state meet and placed third in 2005 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Majoring in retail and consumer science...Her maternal grandmother graduated from UT...Charity Dawnanne Honeycutt was born in Spruce Pine, N.C., on Feb. 18, 1990...Her parents are Danny and Rebecca Honeycutt.

HIGH SCHOOL: No. 8 on Track & Field News’ 2010 top preps 800m list at 2:08.17...PR time was good for second at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions...

Won the 800m (2:11.70) and was runner-up in the 400m hurdles (1:01.67) and high jump (5-4) at the 2010 NJSIAA Group Championships…Second in the 800 and third in the high jump at 2010 Nike Track Nationals...Fifth in the 800 (2:09.06) at the 2010 New Balance Nationals...Was a Nike Indoor AllAmerican in the 4x400m and sprint medley relays, and pentathlon...Other career bests include 5-6 in the high jump, 1:01.00 in the 400m hurdles and 3,224 in the pentathlon.

PERSONAL: Majoring in communications...Has a brother, Thomas Roland Jackson Jr....Brittney April Jackson was born in Bayonne, N.J., on April 22, 1992...Parents are Levenda Barrow and Thomas Jackson.

AMIRAH JOHNSON

5-9 * FRESHMAN GREENBELT, MD. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT H.S. CAREER BESTS 4K: ...................................................... 16:02.81 (2011) 5K: .........................................................18:27.30 (H.S.) 6K: ............................................................................. N/A 2011: Scored in fifth position and placed 50th overall in a career-best 16:02.81 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL: Seven-time state champ on the oval, winning 1600m indoors in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and outdoors in 2009…Swept the 800m crowns indoors and out in 2009 and added a 4x800m victory in 2008…

Named to the Prince George’s County-Gazette All-Decade Team…Ran a 2:08.6 4x800m split at Penn Relays as a freshman and was on No. 3 all-time sprint medley relay at 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals…Career bests include 2:11.30 for 800m, 5:00.48 for 1600m and 18:27.30 for 5K in cross country…

All-county all four years…Was 2010 Prince George’s County and 4A South Regional champion in cross country.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born Feb. 15, 1993, in Houston Texas...Parents are Gregory Johnson Sr. and Donna Johnson…

Has four siblings: Marcus, Mikaela, Gregory Jr. and Adrienne…Her father was her prep coach.

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KELSEY KANE

TY-VONNA JOHNSON

5-5 * JUNIOR KNOXVILLE, TENN. WEST H.S.

5-3 * RS FRESHMAN NEWARK, N.J. COLUMBIA H.S.

CAREER BESTS

CAREER BESTS

4K: ............................................................................. N/A 5K: ............................................................................. N/A 6K: ............................................................................. N/A

4K: ...................................................... 15:34.57 (2011) 5K: ...............................................................18:57 (H.S.) 6K: ...................................................... 24:28.20 (2010)

2011: No appearances.

2010: Redshirted in her first season at UT.

2011: Made her first scoring appearance for the Lady Vols in the BelmontVU Opener, finishing 42nd overall and third for UT with a career-best time of 15:34.57.

HIGH SCHOOL: Placed second in the 400m in a career-best 55.42 at the 2010 Nike Track Nationals...Logged her 800m PR of 2:09.54 at the NJSIAA Meet of Championships to place fifth...At the 2010 New Balance National Championships, she joined UT teammate Brittney Jackson on her school’s runner-up 4x400m relay unit, which set a state record (3:40.97) and the No. 4 mark in the country for the season...Also has a career best of 25.57 for 200m.

2010: Competed in her first SEC Championship meet, placing 96th in 24:28.20...Made season debut at two-mile Front Runner Invitational, finishing 36th in 12:29...That marked her first cross country race since September 2009.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences...Siblings include Aaliyah Graham, Alicia Graham, Asad Braswell, and A’mya Braswell...

Ty-Vonna Monae Johnson was born in Newark, N.J., on Jan. 5, 1992...Her parents are Tyrone and Iva Johnson.

2008: Redshirted during her first season at Tennessee.

2009: Made one appearance as a redshirt freshman...Placed seventh for Tennessee and was 66th overall at the Belmont-VU Opener in 16:52.92.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track four years and cross country for three at Knoxville’s West High School…Helped the Rebels claim state track & field team titles in 2006 and 2008...Earned all-state accolades all four seasons on the oval and her final three years in cross country...Posted Class AAA state cross country finishes of eighth as a senior, 10th as a junior and fifth as a sophomore...Charted a 5K PR of 18:57 in finishing 72nd at the 2007 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships in Charlotte, N.C....Was all-state in track in the 800m, mile, 3,200m and 4x800m relay in each of her final three seasons...Named Knoxville Interscholastic League Outstanding Distance Runner in April 2008 after claiming victory in both the 1,600m and 3,200m...Prep PRs include 18:57 for 5K and 19:25.52 for three miles in cross country, and 5:10.15 for 1,600m, 5:15.63 for the mile, 11:20.36 for 3,200m and 2:21.37 for 800m on the oval.

PERSONAL: Majoring in journalism and electronic media...Mother is a Lady Vol Hall of Famer and a TV personality, and was a 1984 U.S. Olympian middle distance runner and the coach of UT’s 1990 SEC Cross Country Championship team during Kelsey’s first year of life...Stepfather is a UT professor and a former UT men’s volunteer assistant who coached 2004 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack among a host of others...Has one sibling: Gracie Bemiller...Kelsey Catherine Kane was born in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 17, 1990...Her parents are Missy (Alston) Kane Bemiller and Jim Bemiller.

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CHELSEA KNOTTS

PATAVIA LOWERY

5-5 * JUNIOR RIPLEY, W.VA. RIPLEY H.S.

5-5 * SOPHOMORE KNOXVILLE, TENN. WEST H.S./SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

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CAREER BESTS

4K: ...................................................... 16:57.00 (2011) 5K: ............................................................................. N/A 6K: ............................................................................. N/A

4K: ...................................................... 16:48.05 (2011) 5K: ...................................................... 19:05.60 (2010) 6K: ...................................................... 24:32.26 (2010)

CAREER HONORS: 2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Made her Lady Vol premiere at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener, running a career-best 16:48.05 to place 61st overall and eighth for Tennessee.

2011: Ran a career-best 16:57.00 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener to finish 63rd overall and ninth on the team.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (2010-11): Made All-MEAC in cross country in 2010 after finishing 13th in a career-best 19:05.60 at the 5K league championship meet…Helped the Lady Bulldogs finish second in the team standings…Also made the All-MEAC Academic Team…Was SCSU’s third finisher and 223rd overall in a 6K personal best of 24:32.26 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

2010: Placed 101st in 18:11.41 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener in her only appearance of the campaign...Made 2011 the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: Saw duty in one meet as a redshirt freshman...Ran eighth for Tennessee and crossed the finish line 71st overall in 17:18.01 at the Belmont-VU Opener...Made the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008: Redshirted during her first year at UT...Named to the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran cross country and track all four seasons at Ripley High School...Captained the squads in two of those years...Was a cheerleader for two seasons...Finished 20th at the West Virginia State AAA Cross Country Championships as a freshman, covering the 5,000-meter distance in a personal record of 20:15...Qualified for the state track & field championships in the 800m in her first three seasons...Placed fourth as a freshman in 2:21.24...

Came in ninth in that event in 2006 and eighth in 2007...Also finished third at the state meet as a freshman in the 400 meters in 59.79...Posted a finish of fifth in the 800 meters at the 2004 USATF/AAU National Championships and placed seventh in 2003 and 2005...Prep career best times include 2:16 for 800 meters, 59.1 for 400 meters and 5:30 for 1,600 meters.

HIGH SCHOOL: TSSAA AAA state champion in the 800m…All-state in track and cross country as a senior…Placed 11th at state cross country meet…2010 Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Female High School Athlete of the Year…Ran 800m career best of 2:15.43 at 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals…KIL champion at 800m and fourth in 1600m.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born Sept. 12, 1991, in Knoxville...Parents are Darryl Lowery and Pamela Mayfield…

Siblings include Charles and Kristin Mayfield.

JULIA PETREE 5-6 * FRESHMAN MARYVILLE, TENN. MARYVILLE H.S.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biological sciences...Came to UT in the inaugural 15-member class of Haslam Scholars, a premier honors program aimed at attracting the nation’s top students to campus...She joined teammate Elizabeth Tiller in that esteemed group...Has a younger brother, Bradley...

Chelsea Marie Knotts was born in Morgantown, W.Va., on Jan. 6, 1990...Her parents are Stephen and Melinda Knotts.

CAREER BESTS 4K: ..............................................................................N/A 5K: ......................................................... 21:37.70 (H.S.) 6K: ..............................................................................N/A 2011: No appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state performer on the oval all four years at MHS… Won AAA state title in the 400m in 2009…She was second in the 400m and 100m in 2010, and third in the 100m in 2011…Finished third in the 400m at AAU Indoor Nationals in 2011…Owns Maryville High School records in the 100m and 400m as well as with the 4x200m and 4x400m relays…PRs include 12.06 in the 100m, 24.95 in the 200m and 55.63 in the 400m…Ran 2:24 in the 800m and 21:37.70 for 5K in cross country.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences…Born March 12, 1993, in Maryville...Parents are Stanley Petree and Caroline Petree…Has a younger brother, Andrew…Joins former MHS alums Ally Colvin, Jordan Chaney and Ellen Wortham in the track program at UT.

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CHANELLE PRICE

22, 1990...Her parents are Harry and Yolanda Price…Recipient of Wayne Basler Women’s Track & Field Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

5-6 * SENIOR EASTON, PA. EASTON AREA H.S.

CAREER BESTS 4K: ...................................................... 14:52.67 (2008) 5K: ............................................................ 19:04 (2008) 6K: ...................................................... 21:32.27 (2009) CAREER HONORS: 2011 Capital One Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country First-Team Academic All-America…2011 Capital One Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country First-Team Academic All-District IV…2011 SEC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year…2010 ESPN The Magazine Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Second-Team Academic All-District IV…2010, 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

2010: Ran second for UT and 72nd overall in 23:07.35 at the 6K SEC Championships...Also was team’s No. 2 finisher and placed 91st overall at the 6K NCAA South Regional in 22:24.36...Season debut came at the Front Runner Invitational, where she paced the Lady Vols with a 10th-place outcome in 11:37 on the two-mile layout…Made the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll, was chosen 2011 SEC Track & Field Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was named 2011 Capital One Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country First-Team Academic All-America as well as 2011 Capital One Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country First-Team Academic All-District IV. 2009: After a long summer of running the 800m on the oval, she was inserted into the Lady Vol lineup for the final three races...Was a differencemaker, scoring in fourth position on all three occasions...Finished 18th at the SEC Championships in 22:14.42...Took 32nd at the NCAA South Regional in a 6K career best of 21:32.27...Wound up 17th in her first season appearance, checking in with a then-PR readout of 21:37.12 at the Panorama Farms Invitational...Made the 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll and was named 2010 ESPN The Magazine Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District IV Second Team.

2008: Ran in the first three meets of the season as a rookie...Led the squad in the 2008 lid-lifter, the Belmont Opener in Nashville...Checked in at 14:52.67 to place eighth in a field of 103 on the 4K course...Also had careerbest times in the Tennessee Invitational and the Brooks Paul Short Run, running sixth for the Big Orange in those meets...Posted a 5K PR of 19:04 at the home event to finish seventh overall...Ran 22:04 to place 94th out of 301 competitors at the Paul Short meet...Named to the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Mentioned with the likes of Joetta Clark, Kim Gallagher and Mary Decker as one of the finest middle distance runners ever to come out of the U.S. prep ranks...Named 2008 Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year and was recognized for that honor at the ESPYs...Also named the Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year as well as state winner for Pennsylvania...Ran a 2:01.61 personal record in the 800 meters in June 2008 at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon...That mark was the second-fastest time in scholastic history, placed her sixth against a world-class field and earned her an invitation to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials...Finished seventh at the 2007 U.S. Outdoor Championships in 2:02.38...Three-time Pennsylvania Class 3A state champ in the 800 meters, setting a state meet record of 2:02.90 that also shattered the National Federation of High Schools mark as well...Two-time Nike Outdoor Nationals 800m champ, winning in 2007 with a time of 2:02.76...Went on to finish seventh at 2007 IAAF World Juniors...

Three-time state medalist and all-state honoree in cross country...Two-time district champ on the trails.

PERSONAL: Majoring in journalism and electronic media...Lists publishing a women’s sports magazine among her objectives...Has one brother, Domenique, who played football at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania...Chanelle Pinease Price was born in Livingston, N.J., on Aug. 28

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KIANNA RUFF

5-3 * RS FRESHMAN ST. LOUIS, MO. MCCLUER SOUTH-BERKELEY H.S. CAREER BESTS 4K: ............................................................................. N/A 5K: .........................................................22:00.78 (H.S.) 6K: ............................................................................. N/A CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

2010: Redshirted in her first season at UT…Named to 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 800m at the 2010 AAU Junior Olympics in a career-best 2:09.46...Also victorious at the AAU Area 10 National Qualifier and AAU Ozark District Qualifier leading up to the national meet...Won 800m and 400m titles at the 2010 Missouri Class 3 State Championships and had a 400 crown in 2009 as well...Was state runner-up in the 800m in 2008 and 2009, and in the 400m in 2008...Helped MS-BHS win four state team titles during her career...Other track career bests include 54.2 in the 400m and 24.4 in the 200m...Ran a 5K cross country race as a junior, finishing in 22:00.78.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Has twin siblings, Eric and Erica...Kianna Marnice Ruff was born July 18, 1992, in St. Louis, Mo....Her parents are Kimberly Ruff and Dwayne Baldwin.

2008: Once again contributed toward the point total in all six of UT’s races as a sophomore...Earned NCAA All-South Region and All-SEC honors for the first time in her career...Ran her 6K lifetime best at the conference meet, finishing 12th overall and second on the team in 21:02.25...Was the team’s third scorer and placed 23rd at the regional meet in 21:42.91...Also contributed third-place team scoring roles at the Brooks Paul Short Run and Penn State National Invitational...She placed 33rd in 21:17 and 37th in 21:27, respectively, at those events...Ran fourth on the squad and 15th overall in 15:15.18 at the 4K Belmont Opener...Was sixth overall and fifth on the team at the 5K Tennessee Invitational in 18:56.

2007: Scored in all six meets as a rookie and received the team’s Freshman of the Year award...Filled the No. 4 spot for UT at both the SEC Championships and the NCAA South Regional...Wound up 28th at the SEC meet in a careerbest 6K time of 21:46.03...Placed 33rd at the South Regional in 22:01.87...

Ran third for Team Orange at the 5K Bulldog Stampede and 6K Brooks Paul Short Run, placing 15th (18:36.65) and 66th (22:03), respectively, with a PR at the Paul Short meet...Began her collegiate career by scoring in fourth position and placing 16th overall in 15:07.33 at the Belmont Opener...Also ran fourth and took 28th overall at the 6K Penn State National Invitational in 21:46.03.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in cross country and track & field on the varsity level since seventh grade, helping her school win conference championships from 2002 to 2006, county track & field championships indoors and outdoors in 2004 and 2005 and a cross country county title in 2004...In cross country, Brittany was a three-time all-state selection and was named Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete in 2004 and 2005...On the oval, she was an All-American indoors in 2006 and earned all-state acclaim as the state champion in both the 1000m (2006) and 1,500m (2005) runs...Was chosen Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete in each of those two seasons...

Outdoors, Brittany was all-state in 2004 after winning a state title in the 800m and in 2005 after claiming the state crown in the 1,500m...She was chosen Suffolk County Outstanding Athlete on each of those occasions...Took second in 2007 at the state indoor meet, running 2:55.07 in the 1,000m...Ranked fourth on Track & Field News’ indoor prep list in the 800m at 2:10.77...Placed fifth in the 1,500m at 2007 state outdoor meet in 4:40.05...Was ninth in the 800m at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2:09.15.

PERSONAL: Completed her undergraduate degree in social work and is pursuing a master’s in agricultural leadership...Her uncle is Justin Gatlin, a former NCAA champion at Tennessee and U.S. Olympian...Has five siblings: Paxton, William, Angel, Patricia and Yahannah...Brittany Sheffey was born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 1988...Her parents are William and Patricia Sheffey…Recipient of Smolik Family Track & Field Scholarship Endowment.

BRITTANY SHEFFEY 5-5 * SENIOR BELLPORT, N.Y. BELLPORT H.S.

CAREER BESTS 4K: ...................................................... 14:11.83 (2011) 5K: ........................................................... 17:35.8 (H.S.) 6K: ............................................................ 20:39 (2009) CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List...2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009, 2008 All-South Region…2009, 2008 All-SEC…2007 UT Freshman of the Year Award.

2011: Placed fourth overall and first for UT at the Belmont-VU Opener, with a career-best time of 14:11.83...It marked the first time in her career she led the Lady Vols to the finish line, and it was the 19th-consecutive start she contributed to the Lady Vols’ scoring tally.

2010: Redshirted due to injury…Named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2009: One of UT’s top runners as a junior, Brittany scored in all six team races...Earned All-South Region and All-SEC status for the second straight year...Placed 12th and ran second for UT at the 6K SEC meet in 21:49.62...

Was third on the team and 20th overall at the 6K NCAA South Regional in 20:50.53...Was team’s second finisher and placed fifth overall at the 5K Crimson Classic in 17:44.10...Had 4K (15:02.12, 19th) and 6K (20:39, 14th) PRs at the Belmont-VU Opener and Brooks Paul Short Run. FOLLOW ON TWITTER @VOL_TRACK AND @LADYVOL_TRACK /// TENNESSEE CROSS COUNTRY

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NIJGIA SNAPP

5-5 * JUNIOR MAYS LANDING, N.J. OAKCREST H.S./SETON HALL CAREER BESTS 4K: ............................................................................. N/A 5K: ............................................................................. N/A 6K: ............................................................................. N/A 2011: No appearances.

2010: Did not compete during her first season at Tennessee.

SETON HALL: Ran track for the Pirates in 2010...Indoor/outdoor 400m runner-up at BIG EAST meets that season...Ran on conference champion 4x400m relays, indoors and out…Swept 4x400m relay BIG EAST titles before the program was eliminated after 2010 season...Ran a 53.97 400m to take second at BIG EAST Outdoors...She was second indoors (55.06)...Also finished eighth indoors in the 800m...Was an NCAA outdoor 4x4 qualifier...

Ran an indoor PR 2:08.80 in the 800m at the ECAC Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time high school All-American...Prep PRs included 53.64 for 400m, 2:10.57 for 800m and 4:57 for 1500m.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business...Born July 22, 1991...Her parents are Joseph Snapp Jr. and Tracey Miles...Siblings include Jordien Moore, Maureace Snapp and Joseph Snapp III.

Community Service Team and chosen as the VOLSCARS/UT Athletics Helen B. Watson Female Scholar-Athlete.

2009: Participated in all six team races for Tennessee as a sophomore...

Had personal bests in four of those and counted toward scoring in first two meets...Fourth for UT and 42nd overall in Belmont-VU Opener in personal record of 15:59.86...Scored fifth and placed 46th at the Crimson Classic in a 5K best of 19:43.20...Top 6K effort was a 23:13.99 readout at the NCAA South Regional, where she crossed the line seventh for the Big Orange and 104th overall...Placed 78th at SEC Championships in 24:20.56..Named to 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2008: Competed in five meets during her first season as a Lady Volunteer...

Made the travel squad for the SEC meet, running eighth on the team and 93rd overall in 25:20.72...Was 21st overall at the 5K Tennessee Invitational in 21:32...Named to the 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year member of the cross country and track & field teams at American Christian Academy...Earned all-state acclaim in cross country in her final three seasons there...Finished fifth at the 1A-2A state meet in 2007...On the oval, she was a six-time 2A all-state honoree, earning recognition her final three years with the 4x800-meter relay team, her sophomore and junior years in the 3,200m and as a sophomore in the 1,600m...

The 4x8 won state titles in 2007 and 2008 and was runner-up in 2006, as was she in 2006 and 2007 in the 3,200m...Finished third in the 1,600m in 2006...Earned all-section status in the 1,600m, 3,200m and 4x800m relay her final three seasons and in cross country in 2005 and 2007…Had a 20:09 5K cross country prep PR...Named Miss ACA, the highest award given by the school, was a member of National Honor Society and graduated with honors.

PERSONAL: Majoring in public administration and Spanish...Came to UT in the inaugural 15-member class of Haslam Scholars, a premier honors program aimed at attracting the nation’s top students...Also the recipient of the 2008 Peyton Manning Scholarship...Has one brother, Eric...Elizabeth Joyce Tiller was born in Northport, Ala., on April 7, 1990...Her parents are Charles and Debbie Tiller.

ELIZABETH TILLER

5-7 * SENIOR TUSCALOOSA, ALA. AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CAREER BESTS 4K: ...................................................... 15:37.09 (2010) 5K: ...................................................... 19:42.54 (2010) 6K: ...................................................... 22:59.39 (2010) CAREER HONORS: 2011 Capital One Academic All-District IV Track & Field/ Cross Country First Team…2011 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team…2011 VOLSCARS/UT Athletics Helen B. Watson Female ScholarAthlete…2011, 2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll…2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: Placed 58th overall and seventh for UT with a time of 16:38.45 at the Belmont-VU Opener.

2010: Scored in third position and placed 124th overall in a PR time of 22:59.39 at the 6K NCAA South Regional...Ran fifth for the team at the SEC Championships, crossing the line 89th in 23:49.14...Began her junior year by running a career-best second on the team and placing 44th overall in a personal-record 15:37.09 at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener...Was squad’s third finisher, placing 38th overall in a career-best 19:42.54 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Was UT’s third finisher, taking 286th place in 23.46 at the 6K Brooks Paul Short Run...Filled team’s No. 5 spot, charting a 26th-place result of 12:12 at the two-mile Front Runner Invitational….Named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District IV Track & Field/Cross Country First Team and 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll…Member of the 2011 SEC Track & Field 30

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AMBER ZIMMERMAN 5-5 * SOPHOMORE KNOXVILLE, TENN. WEBB SCHOOL

CAREER BESTS 4K: .......................................................15:25.47 (2010) 5K: ........................................................... 18:12.00 (HS) 6K: .......................................................21:33.01 (2010) CAREER HONORS: 2011 SEC Preseason Watch List...2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

2011: No appearances.

2010: Led UT and was 42nd overall in a 6K career best of 22:15.91 at the SEC Championships...Placed 46th in a career-best 21:33.01 and led UT for the fifth time in six races at the NCAA South Regional...Debuted as UT’s top finisher and grabbed 35th place at the 4K Belmont-VU Opener, covering the course in 15:25.47...Led team for second straight week, placing 17th overall in a time of 18:57.44 at the 5K Commodore Classic...Was No. 1 runner for Big Orange again at the 6K Brooks Paul Short Run, registering a career-best time of 22:36 and placing 152nd out of 367 runners...Just missed leading the squad at the Front Runner Invitational, matching Chanelle Price’s time of 11:37 on the two-mile course but crossing the line just behind her teammate to place 11th…Named to the 2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Won TSSAA State Cross Country Division II A Championships in 2006 and 2009, and was the runner-up in 2007 and 2008...Careerbest time on the course for 5K is 18:12.00 (25th, 2008 Foot Locker South Regional)...Was 30th at that meet in 2008...On the track, she won state titles in 2007 in the 1600m, 3200m and 4x800m relay...Was third in the 1600m and fifth in the 800m at the 2010 TSSAA Division II Championships...

Named All-KIL (800m/1600m) and chosen to the Knoxville News-Sentinel’s PrepXtra Second Team as a senior...Other best prep times include 10:20 (3000m), 11:18.43 (3200m) and 4:48 for 1500m.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science...Siblings include Mike, David and Ariel Zimmerman, Sean Zimmerman-Wall and Sharon Gandy...Born Sept.

15, 1992, in Plano, Texas...Parents are Lesli Rowan and John Zimmerman.

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