WOFFORD COLLEGE 201112CROSSCOUNTRY/ TRACKANDFIELD MEDIAGUIDE
WOFFORD CROSS COUNTRY TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES
TEAM AREA
MEN’S LOCKER ROOM
WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM
In fall of 2010, the Wofford cross country and track and field teams were welcomed back to campus with a new team room and locker room facilities. The area, located on the second floor of Andrews Fieldhouse, is adjacent to the golf practice room. The men’s and women’s teams each have separate changing areas that include new lockers. All teams share a large room that can be used for meetings, stretching, workouts and yoga. A variety of foam rolls and bands are available in the air conditioned space, along with a flat screen television.
About Wofford College Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Colors Conference President Athletic Director Faculty Athletics Rep. Athletic Department Phone Mailing Address College Website
Spartanburg, S.C. 1854 1,550 Terriers Old Gold and Black Southern (SoCon) Dr. Benjamin Dunlap Richard Johnson Dr. Jameica Hill (864) 597-4090 429 N. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29303 www.wofford.edu
Terrier XC/Track & Field Staff
Katie Kessler
Head Coach Alma mater Office phone Email Assistant Coach Alma mater Office phone Office fax
Johnny Bomar (first year) Western Carolina (2002) (864) 597-4109 bomarjc@wofford.edu Scott Lucking
Table of Contents
XC/Track and Field Locker Room Quickfacts/Table of Contents This is Wofford Administration Athletic Staff Head Coach Johnny Bomar Assistant Coach Scott Lucking 2011-12 Men’s & Women’s Rosters Meet the Terriers Women’s XC/Track and Field Records Men’s XC/Track and Field Records Southern Conference Honors Southern Conference Academic Honors This is Wofford The Southern Conference PHI BETA KAPPA Wofford Hall of Fame This is Spartanburg Athletic Facilities
IFC 1 2-4 5 6-8 9 9 10-11 12-26 27 28 29 30-31 32-33 34-35 36 37 38 IBC
Northern Illinois (864) 597-4155 (864) 597-4112
Media Relations
Assistant AD/Media Relations Brent Williamson Office phone (864) 597-4093 Email williamsondb@wofford.edu Asst. Athletic Media Relations Director/ XC/Track Contact Kevin Young Office phone (864) 597-4092 Email youngkm@wofford.edu Athletic Media Relations Intern Ryan Bridges Office phone (864) 597-4098 Email bridgesrs@wofford.edu Office fax (864) 597-4129 Website woffordterriers.com
Trey Parker
It is the policy of Wofford College to provide equal opportunities and reasonable accommodation to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected status in accordance with federal and state laws.
Joe Bailey
Wofford College is committed to quintessential undergraduate education within the context of values-based inquiry. As a learning community, we are united by the unfettered pursuit of knowledge and the creative search for truth.
The 2011-12 Terrier cross country/track and field media guide is a publication of the Wofford athletic media relations office. Printed January 2012. It was written, edited and designed by assistant athletic media relations director Kevin Young. Additional assistance was provided by Brent Williamson and Ryan Bridges. Cover designs by Kevin Young. Special thanks to Elizabeth Rabb and Terri Lewitt. Photography by Mark Olencki and SoCon Photos.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
1
This is Wofford
Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, S.C. It offers bachelor’s degrees in 26 major fields of study, and is well known for its programs leading to graduate and professional studies. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is committed to quintessential undergraduate education within the context of valuesbased inquiry. Wofford College consistently finds itself as a benchmark for what higher education should be now and in the future, and how students can find an exciting and fulfilling undergraduate experience that also is a good value both in financial investment and in valueadded by that educational experience. The college has scored high on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which measures the level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and a supportive campus environment. Wofford can be found in numerous college guides that provide perspectives from a variety of sources. Among those are U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” The Princeton Review’s “Best 376 Colleges;” The Fiske Guide to Colleges, The (Yale) Insider’s Guide, and Peterson’s Colleges for Top Students. Forbes.com ranked Wofford as one of “America’s Best Colleges” in 2011, the highest rated institution in South Carolina. In its November 2010 issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranked Wofford among the nation’s best private college values, at number 31. Wofford consistently lands on “best value” lists in various other national college guides and publications. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 “America’s Best Colleges,” Wofford was included in “Great Schools, Great Prices,” a listing of 31 liberal arts colleges. Wofford ranks ninth in the country in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for studying abroad, according to Open Doors 2010, a report published by the
2
Institute of International Education (IIE). The Village, Wofford’s apartment-style housing for its senior students, has earned a number of national recognitions. Phase V of The Village will open in the fall of 2011 with loft-style apartments along with a grand galleria, deli restaurant and market. It will be anchored by the Center for Professional Excellence. Wofford was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service for 2010, presented by the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency tasked with fostering an ethic of volunteerism and service in America. Wofford also was included in the 2009 Guide to Service-Learning Colleges & Universities, highlighting the college’s programs to encourage student engagement. Wofford’s entire 175-acre campus is a national arboretum, which was named the Roger Milliken Arboretum at Wofford College in honor of the late longtime trustee and benefactor. More than 5,000 trees have been planted on the Wofford campus since 1992.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Academics
Wofford offers distinctive learning opportunities that set it apart from other liberal arts colleges. They provide students with meaningful study-abroad experiences, exciting and socially useful service opportunities, career-related and experiential learning possibilities, interaction with great academians from across the world, and exposure to renowned authors, artists, and business and professional leaders. Such “focal point” programs include, but are not limited to: The Interim, a January term that encourages students and faculty to explore new interests both on and off campus. The Bonner Scholar Program, a service-learning scholarship program that places deserving students in volunteer positions throughout the community. The Success Initiative, a leadership and scholarship program that offers practical, project-based experience. The Vocational Discernment and Pre-Ministerial Program, a counseling and mentoring approach to helping students make personal decisions regarding further study and careers in the ministry. Environmental Studies provides a creative and supportive learning environment that helps students pursue their goals in the rigorous and challenging program. It operates both on Wofford’s campus and at the new Glendale Shoals Environmental Studies Center at Glendale, S.C. The property where the center is located borders 19 acres of protected green space along the Lawson’s Fork Creek. Neuroscience, a program in which students examine the nervous system and its regulation of behavior through an experimental approach, offered jointly by the Departments of Psychology and Biology. Computational Science, a fast-growing interdisciplinary field that is at the intersection of the sciences, computer science and mathematics, involves learning to store, retrieve, process and visualize massive
amounts of information in web-accessed databases. Learning Communities, an interdisciplinary approach to learning that links courses in two or more departments through a common theme. The Novel Experience, a first-year reading and writing program that offers an introduction to the academic rigors of Wofford while familiarizing students with the Spartanburg community. The Creative Writing Concentration, a program led by outstanding published faculty writers that provides additional opportunities for students to hone their creative writing skills, earn coveted prizes and become published writers themselves. Presidential International Scholar, an opportunity for an outstanding, intellectually gifted student to visit other parts of the world researching specific academic areas of interest.
Academic Majors Accounting Art History Biology Business Economics Chemistry Chinese Computer Science Economics English Environmental Studies Finance French German Government History Humanities Intercultural Studies Intercultural Studies for Business Mathematics Philosophy Physics Psychology
The Community of Scholars. Student fellows in this summer program work under the supervision of faculty mentors engaged in parallel or related research. The projects encompass all disciplines, including science, the humanities, the social sciences and the fine arts. Presidential Seminar, a weekly seminar hosted by Wofford President Benjamin Dunlap for outstanding seniors, in which seminar members explore interdisciplinary subjects of current significance. Liberty Fellowship, a two-year leadership experience hosted by the college and a partnership of South Carolina businessman Hayne Hipp, of Greenville, the Aspen Institute and Wofford, for young citizens of South Carolina with exemplary promise for societal achievement.
Religion Sociology Spanish Theatre
Academic Minors Art History Business Chinese Studies Computer Science Economics English Environmental Studies German Studies Government History Mathematics Philosophy Religion Sociology
Pre-Professional Programs Pre-Engineering Pre-Dental Pre-Law Pre-Medical Pre-Ministry Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Veterinary Science
Other Programs African/African-American Studies Communications/Journalism Computational Science Creative Writing Gender Studies Geology Information Management Latin American & Caribbean Studies Medical Humanities Military Science Music Neuroscience 19th Century Studies
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
3
Prominent Alumni alumni Wofford alumni live in all 50 states and more than 25 foreign countries. They include five Rhodes Scholars, five Truman Scholars and two Barry M. Goldwater Scholars. Of 15,994 living alumni (graduates and non-graduates), 1,155 are presidents or owners of corporations or organizations, 1,213 are practicing medicine, dentistry or other health-care professions, and 732 are attorneys or judges. Major General Rodney Anderson ‘79 Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps David Bresenham ‘93 Producer of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Has also worked on Real World/Road Rules Challenge and Big Brother. Harold Chandler ‘71 CEO, Univers Workplace Benefits michael Copps ‘63 Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission. Previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development. Fisher Deberry ‘60 Former football coach at Air Force (1983-2006) and served as president of American Football Coaches Association.
chad fiveash ‘94 Writer and producer of television series such as Kyle XY, Glory Daze, One Tree Hill and Switched at Birth. Van Hipp, jr. ‘82 President and CEO, American Defense Institute Craig Melvin ‘01 Reporter for MSNBC and NBC News Correspondent DAnny MOrrison ‘75 President, Carolina Panthers. Previously served as Athletic Director at TCU and Wofford, as well as Commissioner of the Southern Conference. wendI nix ‘96 On-air talent for ESPN, covering NFL, college football, baseball and PGA golf. greg o’dell ‘92 CEO of Washington Convention Center Authority. As Chief Executive of the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission, oversaw construction of the Washington Nationals Ballpark.
Costa M. Pleicones ‘65 Associate Justice, Supreme Court of South Carolina JERRY RICHARDSON ‘59 Jerry Richardson still holds Wofford’s single-game record with 241 receiving yards vs. Newberry in 1956 and is the record holder for touchdown receptions in a season (9 in 1958) and in a career (21). Richardson was an Associated Press Little All-America selection in 1957 and ‘58. Drafted by the defending world champion Colts, Richardson played two seasons in the NFL, earning Colt Rookie of the Year honors in 1959 and finishing third in the balloting for top NFL rookie. As a senior at Wofford, he scored 72 points on nine touchdowns, 12 extra points and two field goals. He is the founder and owner of the Carolina Panthers. Joe Taylor, Jr. ‘80 Former Secretary of Commerce, State of South Carolina walt wilkins ‘96 Former United State Attorney, State of South Carolina. Currently Soliciter for Thirteenth Judical Circuit
The Carolina panthers
The Carolina Panthers have held training camp at Wofford since their inaugural season in1995. The camp provides Wofford tremendous national exposure and visibility. Media members that visit Wofford during the five-week camp include ESPN, Fox Sports Net, USA Today and Sports Illustrated. Local print and television media from markets including Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Asheville and Greensboro/Winston-Salem are on campus on a daily basis. According to SI.com’s Tim Layden, “as I like to think of it: Training Camp Heaven. Wofford is 70 miles west of Charlotte on I-85, and presents all the reasons why there is something special about taking the team on the road for camp. Three pristine, Bermuda-grass fields with a stand of tall pines on two sides and a steep hillside -- where fans sit and watch -on another. Fans, many of them young boys and girls, lined up along the fence, getting autographs after practice. It’s a scene straight out of football’s past.”
4
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Dr. Benjamin
Dunlap president
Dr. Benjamin Bernard Dunlap took office as Wofford’s president in July 2000, becoming only the 10th chief executive in the 150-year history of the Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college. A native of Columbia, S.C., Dunlap graduated summa cum laude from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1959. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and Harvard University as a graduate student, receiving his Ph.D. in English Language and Literature in 1967. From that year until 1993, he held academic appointments at Harvard and the University of South Carolina, where he was awarded both the USC Teacher of the Year Award and the university’s Russell Award for Distinguished Scholarship. During that time, he twice served as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Bangkok, Thailand, and Chiang Mai, Thailand, and was also a member of the inaugural class of U.S.-Japan Leadership Fellows in Tokyo. In 1993, he accepted an appointment at Wofford College as the Chapman Family Professor in the Humanities, a position he still holds. In 2000, he became the 10th president of Wofford College. Dunlap’s academic fields include literature, intellectual history, Asian studies, film history and criticism, fiction writing, and the arts. On those subjects and others, especially leadership and higher education, he has lectured and spoken widely in this country and abroad including an appearance as one of “Fifty Remarkable People” at the 2007 TED Conference in Monterey. A frequent moderator for the Aspen Institute’s Executive and C.E.O. Seminars as well as its Henry Crown Fellowship and such affiliated programs as the Executive Seminar Asia, the Faculty Seminars at Wye, the Aspen-Rodel Fellowship, the Africa Leadership Initiative, the Central European Leadership Initiative, and the Liberty Fellowship of South Carolina, he has also designed and moderated seminars in Europe, Africa, and the United States for corporate clients as varied as the Netflix Corporation, Young & Rubicam, the Waters Global Forum, the Nova Chemical Corporation, and the Arab Banking Corporation. Dunlap’s many publications include poems, essays, anthologies, guides, and opera libretti as well as two novels in manuscript, Famous Dogs of the Civil War and Sunshine: The Autobiography of a Genius. As a writer-producer and on-camera talent for public television, he has been a major contributor to more than 200 programs, for which he has won numerous national and international awards, and, for four and a half years in the 1970’s and 80’s, he performed as soloist and principal dancer for the Columbia City Ballet. Since 1963, he has been married to Anne Boyd Dunlap. They have three grown children. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater, Sewanee: The University of the South.
Dr. Dunlap cheers for the Terriers at the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Richard
Johnson Athletic Director
Richard Johnson is in his eleventh year as director of athletics
at Wofford College. The former head basketball coach has been an instrumental figure on campus for over 25 years. Johnson officially began his new duties on Dec. 3, 2001. In 17 years as head basketball coach at Wofford (1985-2002), Johnson had a 100 percent graduation rate for all players who completed their eligibility under him. He was the runner-up for SoCon Coach of the Year honors twice in the Terriers’ five seasons of league play under him. His 200th win was a 79-74 victory at Clemson during the 1999-2000 campaign. A 1976 graduate of The Citadel, Johnson came to Wofford after serving nine years as a basketball assistant at his alma mater under legendary coach Les Robinson. Johnson also holds an MBA from The Citadel. During his Wofford coaching tenure, Johnson guided the Terriers from NAIA membership to NCAA Division II in 1988, Division I Independent status in 1995 and the Southern Conference in 1997. Over the past several years as athletic director, he also has been a driving force behind the development of several facility projects. Russell C. King Field and Switzer Stadium returned baseball to campus in 2003. The Richardson Building was renovated in 2008, while the Joe E. Taylor Athletic Building and a golf practice facility were completed in 2009. Johnson has also been responsible for the growth of the athletic endowment, with a long-term goal of endowing all scholarships in the department. He currently chairs the Southern Conference’s men’s basketball committee and is a member of the NCAA’s Legislative Council. Johnson and his wife Carol, have two daughters, Lindsay and Lauren, and a son, Rich. Lindsay is a 2001 Wofford graduate and Lauren graduated from Wofford in 2003. The Johnsons also have three grandchildren. Lindsay and Brad Lowry are the parents of Louisa and Brady Lowry, while Lauren and Reece McWilliams are the parents of Mac and Walker McWilliams.
Dr. Jamecia
Hill
Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Jameica Hill ‘88, Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department, is in her sixth year as the Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) at Wofford. Dr. Hill represents Wofford to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Conference. She is responsible for certifying the eligibility of student-athletes and assuring integrity in the eligibility process. In addition to supervising athletics policies, the FAR also serves as a liaison between the faculty and the student athletes, looking out for their individual well-being with regard to academics and athletics. Hill, a native of Due West, S.C. and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, earned her Ph.D. degree in inorganic chemistry at Clemson University, where she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year. She received Wofford’s 1995 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award and was also an associate director for a summer science program that was funded by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Center. Hill’s interest in athletics has been a lifelong one. Her father was a high school coach, and she participated in many different sports (including being named a SC All-State point guard and playing in the North/South game). As a professor at Wofford and the wife of Jason Hill ’89, a former Wofford quarterback and assistant coach, Hill has always supported Terrier athletics. Her daughter Shelby is active in competitive cheerleading (Level 5—Worlds Division), while her son J.L. plays football as well as AAU basketball on a team based in Greenville. Hill, a 1988 graduate of Wofford, was also a cheerleader for the football and basketball teams as a student.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
5
terri lewitt
as a senior. Clark graduated from Wofford in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in history. He and his wife Jennifer reside in Spartanburg.
Terri Lewitt is in her 27th year as a member of the Wofford athletic
Andy Kiah
Associate athletic director for development / SWA
department. Lewitt’s main duties revolve around the Terrier Club and serving as the Senior Woman Administrator. She also chairs, along with the Terrier Club president, many of the events and activities administered by the Terrier Club and its board of directors, including the Terrier Ball. After coming to the college as an administrative assistant in March 1985, Lewitt became the sports information director two months later. In addition to those duties, she was the business and ticket manager for the department. She has also served as the compliance director. In 2008, she was recognized by the Southern Conference for her role in the growth of women’s athletics as the conference celebrated 25 years of women’s championships. Lewitt was promoted to assistant athletic director in 1989 and to associate director in 1996. The Burlington, N.C. native earned her B.A. degree in history from Elon in 1984. Lewitt and her husband, Mark, have two children: Lauren and David.
mark line
Associate athletic director for internal operations
Mark Line, Wofford’s all-time winningest baseball coach, returned to the Terrier athletic department in July 2003 in the role of associate athletic director for internal operations and sports programs. Among his myriad of duties, Line supervises the Olympic sports while also overseeing the department’s budget and serving as liaison to the Carolina Panthers and several on-campus groups and committees. A 1977 graduate of Erskine, Line posted a 210-158 record (.571) in 10 years as the Terriers baseball coach (1986-95). He received District Coach of the Year honors in his second season as the 1987 squad put together as a 23-11 mark. Wofford then set a singleseason school record for victories the following campaign with a 27-12 record. It marked the first time Wofford qualified for postseason play in consecutive seasons. Line’s 1991 team established another Terrier mark for wins with a 30-9 record. Line was selected as a 2004 inductee into Wofford’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The first-base dugout at Russell C. King Field, the Terriers’ on-campus baseball facility, is named in his honor. Line has served as chairman of the physical education department since 1988. Following the 1995 season, Line accepted a role as associate dean of students in the Wofford student affairs office. He worked with volunteer services, Bonner Scholars, the campus judicial system and a host of other activities involving campus life. Line and his wife, Pam, have two children: Alyse, a 2010 graduate of Wofford, and Sam, a junior baseball player at Emory and Henry.
al clark iii
assistant athletic director for development and major gifts
Al Clark is in his sixth year on the Wofford staff. For two years, he served as the assistant director of the Terrier Club. In May, 2008, he was promoted to assistant athletic director for development and major gifts. In this role, Clark has responsibility for many of the major fundraising efforts for the athletic department. Included in these efforts are scholarship endowments and facilities, such as the Taylor Center. He also continues to coordinate the Terrier Club Mini-Tour, a series of golf tournaments held throughout the Southeast that help raise scholarship funds for Wofford student-athletes. Clark worked for five years as a sales executive before joining the Wofford staff in 2007. Clark is a third generation Wofford football player. His father, Al Clark Jr. ’76, and grandfather, Al Clark Sr. ’50, preceeded him as Terriers. On the field, Al III was a four-year letterman and was Wofford’s Linebacker of the Year in 2000. He was a preseason All-SoCon selection in 2001 and his 79-yard fumble return vs. Middle Tennessee State in 1999 is the second-longest in Wofford history. A 1996 graduate of Dorman High School, Clark was the team’s Defensive Player of the Year
6
Director of Athletic facilities
Andy Kiah is in his 16th year on the staff at Wofford and tenth as the director of athletic facilities. Kiah oversees the maintenance and operation of all athletic facilities, including Gibbs Stadium, the practice fields, the Richardson Building, Snyder Field, Russell C. King Field and the Benjamin Johnson Arena. Wofford’s facilities, which are also used by the Carolina Panthers for training camp, have been ranked among the best in the country. Kiah first came to Wofford as an assistant baseball coach. A 1996 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Kiah was a four-year letterman for the UMass baseball team. The 1996 Minuteman squad advanced to the NCAA Regionals and was within one game of reaching the College World Series. He was captain of the 1996 team that set a school record with 40 wins. A native of Brewer, Maine, Kiah holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management from the University of Massachusetts. His wife Amy, is head coach of the Wofford women’s soccer team. They have two daughters, Kayleigh and Mikenna.
lenny mathis
Assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions
Lenny Mathis joined the Wofford staff in 2003 as the assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions. Mathis came to Wofford after serving as the general manager of the Spartanburg Stingers in the Coastal Plain League, a summer wooden bat baseball league for collegiate players. He directed the Stinger operations in their inaugural 2003 season. Mathis is a 2000 graduate of the University of South Carolina where he received a degree in sport and entertainment management. Mathis comes from a minor league baseball background. Prior to running the Stingers, he served as the director of ticket operations in 2002 for the Class A Savannah Sand Gnats (an affiliate of the Texas Rangers at the time). He also worked two summers, 1999 and 2000, with the Greenville Braves (then a AA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves). In 2000-01, he served as a marketing representative for the Clemson Tiger Network’s radio affiliate in Columbia, SC. A native of Manning, S.C., Mathis volunteers his time as the media and public relations chairman for the Carolina Miracle League, a baseball league for children with disabilities in Spartanburg County and surrounding areas. He is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA), co-chair of Spartanburg Young Professionals (SYP) and serves as the president of the “Friends of Duncan Park,” a grass roots organization working to preserve Historic Duncan Park Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina’s oldest baseball park (1926). He and Amanda Ingram were married on May 30, 2009.
elizabeth rabb
assistant athletic director for compliance
Elizabeth Rabb is in her eleventh year as a member of the Wofford athletic department. In her current role, she oversees NCAA, Southern Conference and Wofford regulatory issues for all Terrier student-athletes. This includes interpreting NCAA regulations and monitoring recruiting, financial aid and eligibility issues. In July she ended a three-year term as a member of the NCAA’s Administration Cabinet. Rabb will begin serving on the NCAA’s Olymipic Sports Liaison Committee in September. She has also served as Wofford’s ticket manager and cheerleading coach during her tenure at Wofford. A native of Johnson City, Tenn., Rabb earned a B.A. degree in history from Wofford in 2001. She earned her master’s degree from Converse College in December 2007. While an undergraduate, she worked as a student assistant in the athletic department and was a member of both the
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
cheerleading and dance squads. Rabb also worked as an intern at East Tennessee State and the Southern Conference office. Rabb and her husband, Marc, were married on June 23, 2007. Marc is the director of media relations at Gardner-Webb University. Their daughter, Ella, was born in June of 2010.
brent williamson
assistant Athletic Director for media relations
Brent Williamson is in his fifth season at Wofford as Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations. He joined the Terriers after spending four years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations at the University of Maine. He is responsible for the media relations operations for the Wofford College Athletic Department and is the primary contact for football, men’s basketball and baseball. He oversees all department publications, news releases and the website. In four years at Maine, Williamson oversaw the media relations for nineteen sports. He was the primary contact for the men’s ice hockey team, which advanced to three NCAA Frozen Fours. He worked with six All-Americans and a Hobey Baker Finalist, along with several current NHL players and two Stanley Cup Champions. At Maine he also oversaw the development and production of a bi-weekly television show, The Black Bear Insider, along with other special projects. Prior to Maine, he spent eight years working in media relations in the National Football League. After two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997. In 2002, he was named Director of Media Relations for the Houston Texans. He assisted in the media relations operations at four Super Bowls. A native of Taylors, S.C., Williamson graduated from Wake Forest University in 1994 with a bachelors degree in history. He added a masters of sports management from the University of Richmond in 1996. His grandfather, W.S. Williamson, graduated from Wofford College in 1932.
Justin Crouch
Sports Marketing/IMG College
Justin Crouch is in his first season as the account executive for Wofford Sports Properties and IMG College. In this role, he is responsible for the development of corporate sponsorships for Wofford College. Along with researching prospects and developing proposals, he handles the fulfillment of sponsorship agreements. Before working at Wofford, he served as a sports travel representative for Young Transportation. He also worked as marketing manager for Sideline Marketing Group. Crouch completed summer internships with the Cincinnati Bengals, UNC Asheville and Carolina Financial Group. He is a 2008 graduate of the University of North Carolina and earned a MBA in Sports Marketing and Management from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in December 2010.
Russ Bradley
Director of Video Services Russ Bradley joined the Wofford staff in July of 2010 as the Director of Video Services. Bradley oversees TerrierVision, and is responsible for video services throughout the athletic department, including the training of students as members of the Video Services Department. He also works with the Wofford College Communications Department on projects. Bradley came to Wofford after 28 years in television, most recently at WSPA-TV in Spartanburg. Bradley began his television career while still in high school, worked his way through college as a reporter and photographer for his hometown television station, and during his career has covered everything from hurricanes to Super Bowls. He also spent eleven seasons as part of the “Inside Wofford Football” television show crew. A native of Charleston, SC, Bradley is an alumnus of Leadership South Carolina and Leadership Spartanburg, and attended The Poynter Institute where he completed the Media Leadership program in 2005. Bradley also volunteers his time for several Upstate charities and his local church. He is married to Karen Bradley, executive director of TOTAL Ministries in Spartanburg.
shelby taylor
ticket manager
Shelby Taylor is in her sixth year as Wofford’s ticket manager. She joined the Terrier staff in 2006 after working as a sales representative for Powers Solutions. In her role, she supervises all ticket operations including season and game day sales. She has also been responsible for the Terriers move to electronic ticketing for football and basketball. Taylor is a 1982 graduate of the University of South Carolina-Upstate with a bachelor of science degree in administration. She and her husband David are the parents of a daughter Meg and a son Rob. Meg is a sophomore volleyball player at Gardner-Webb University.
Ann Hopkins
Business and OPerations Manager
Ann Hopkins joined the Wofford staff in the summer of 2011 as the business and operations manager. In this role she will oversee budgeting fot the athletic department and be the liason with the business office. She will also work with game operations. Prior to Wofford, she worked at Wachovia. Other business experience included The Shaw Group in business management and First Colony Corporation as an investment analyst and development coordinator. Hopkins gradauted from Wofford in 2004 with a degree in business economics. Whlie at Wofford she studied abroad at the London School of Economics and in Florence, Italy. She earned a MBA from the McColl School of Business in December 2009. She and her husband, Spencer, reside in Spartanburg.
Kevin YOung
Assistant Athletic Media Relations
Kevin Young is in his second season at Wofford as the assistant athletic media relations director. He is the primary contact for the volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s cross country/track and field teams. Prior to joining the Terriers, he served for two years as the Sports Information Director at Lees-McRae College. Young handled all of the public relations, marketing, press releases, and statistics for eighteen sports. A 2008 graduate of Anderson University with a degree in communications with a concentration in public relations and marketing, he was the assistant sports information director for two years as a student and also worked game operations. Young played two seasons of baseball at Anderson before an injury cut short his career. He is a native of Lexington, South Carolina.
Todd Reidel
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONIN
Todd Riedel joined the Wof ord College athletic department staff as Director of Strength and Conditioning in June of 2010. Riedel came to Wof ord following one year at Missouri State University where he served as the associate director of strength and conditioning for the Bears. He assisted with the training of all sixteen teams, while heading up the strength and conditioning efforts for the softball, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer programs. Prior to Missouri State, Riedel spent a year at Western Kentucky University working directly with all aspects of Hilltopper football, and conducted programs for soccer, tennis and cheerleading. Riedel’s previous experience was at Colgate University where he assisted with football and was directly responsible for twelve Olympic sports. He also has additional experience as an intern at Xavier, Harvard and West Virginia University. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Riedel graduated from the College of Mount Saint Joseph in 2001 where he was a four-year letter winner for the Lion’s football team. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Health and also earned a Master of Education in Sports Administration from Xavier University in 2006. He is certified by the International Sport Science Association, USA Weightlifting, and has two certifications through National Strength & Conditioning Association. Todd and his family reside in Spartanburg.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
7
Ryan Bridges
Media Relations Intern
JON MANGEL
Strength and Conditioning Intern
Charlie Coon
Marketing Intern
Dana Mason
Athletic Training Intern
Kendra Funk
Chelsie Hilbourn
AshleE Revell
Ron Robinson
Gordon Rodgers
Administrative Assistant
Athletic Training Intern
Travis Thornberry
Eric Tooker
Compliance Intern
8
Ryan Falck
Strength and Conditioning Intern
Strength and Conditioning Intern
Chaplain
TRACI WILSON
Administrative Assistant
Marketing Intern
Office Assistant
Tyler Lampert
Strength and Conditioning Intern
Caroline Thomas
Administrative Assistant
Daigo Yazawa Facilities Intern
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Johnny Bomar Head Coach
Johnny Bomar enters his first season at the helm of the Wofford College cross country/track and field programs in 2011-2012. “We are excited to have Johnny join our staff at Wofford as the cross country/track and field head coach,” said Athletic Director Richard Johnson. “He will be a great addition to our staff and a valuable asset to our programs.” Bomar comes to Wofford after serving as an assistant at Western Carolina where he worked with the hurdlers and sprinters. WCU finished second in the indoor and outdoor SoCon Track and Field Championships on both the men’s and women’s side. Prior to his time with the Catamounts, he spent five years at King College two years as head coach and three years as assistant coach. While at King, he coached seven NAIA National Champions, 27 NAIA All-Americans, 20 conference champions and 58 NAIA national qualifiers. He was also named the AAC Coach of the Year in 2009. Bomar spent his first three season as assistant track and field and assistant cross country coach before overseeing all programs as the head track and field coach in 2008. Bomar is 2002 graduate of Western Carolina and served as a graduate assistant from 2003 until 2005. In his first stint at WCU he coached 20 Southern Conference Champions, 36 All-Conference Athletes, 20 NCAA Regional Qualifiers and one Junior National All-American. He was also the assistant cross country coach for the Catamounts during that time. He was a part of the 1999 WCU squad, which captured both the SoCon Indoor and Outdoor championships. He was an eight-time Division I letterman and a three-time All-SoCon student-athlete.
Scott Lucking Assistant Coach
Coach Lucking is in his second year with the Wofford cross country and track programs. He joined the Wofford staff after spending a year at South Walton High School in Florida, where eight of his athletes broke numerous school records. His responsibilities with the Wofford program include recruiting, training, and developing the distance runners. Under Coach Lucking’s leadership both the men’s and women’s cross country teams achieved their greatest success in over a decade. In 2011 women’s team members set three personal records, had four runners under 19:00 for a 5k in the same race for the first time in school history, and Alissa Williams earned All-Southern Conference Freshman Team honors. Lucking guided the team to fifteen of the top twenty-five times of all-time Wofford performances and the team’s best finish at the Southern Conference Championship since 1998. On the men’s side nine personal records were set and four runners were under 27:00 for an 8k in the same race for the first time in school history. The Terrier men set nine of the top twenty-five times of all-time Wofford performances and ran for the team’s best finish ever at the Southern Conference Championship. Lucking competed at the collegiate level for both Syracuse University and Northern Illinois University. At Syracuse, he was a member of the distance medley relay team which set a school record and was a member of the cross country team that qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. At Northern Illinois, he was a member of two school record holding teams in the two mile relay and distance medley relay events. He graduated with a degree in marketing and a minor in retail. He holds USA Track & Field certifications in Level I coaching and Level II endurance and continues to compete in running events today. Coach Lucking resides in Greenville with his wife, Cindy, and son Alex.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
9
Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field Roster Name
Year Event
Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.
Joe Bailey Russell Baker Ben Boyles Travis Butler Tony Ditolla Mavrick Harris Tyrell Jemison Parker Johnson Jay Lloyd Brian McCracken Mike McCrimmon Andrew McCurry Hunter McGahee Matt Menard Trey Parker Sam Parrott Tyler Sloencki Chase West Justin Whitaker
Jumps Distance Distance Distance Throws Distance Sprints Distance Distance Throws Jumps Throws Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance
Hometown/Previous School Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood Christian School Chapin, S.C. / Chapin Raleigh, N.C. / Sanderson Indian Land, S.C. / Indian Land HS Columbia, S.C. / Brooklyn-Cayce Greenwood, S.C. / Emerald North Charleston, S.C. / R.B. Stall HS Raleigh, N.C. / Broughton HS Lexington, S.C. / Lexington HS Anderson, S.C. / Westside Center Hill, Fla. / South Sumter HS Sherrills Ford, N.C. / McCallie School Chapin, S.C. / Chapin HS Greenwood, S.C. / Emerald Sumter, S.C. / Wilson Hall Spartanburg, S.C./ Spartanburg Day School Mount Pleasant, S.C./ Bishop England Carlisle, Pa. / Carlisle Free Home, Ga./ Creek View HS
2011 Men’s Cross Country Team
2011-12 Men’s Track and Field Team
10
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field Roster Name
Year Event
Kaitlin Brown Caroline Burdette Alyssa Burkert Rachel Cooley Carly Egan Kiersten Ellsworth Emily Gothberg Shelby Harris Sam Hughes Andrea Kelsey Katie Kessler Nicole Klasnic Keenan Langley Caroline Liddy Stacey Mangan Ashleigh Padgett Kim Stauffer Alissa Williams
Kathleen Woods
Hometown/Previous School
So. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Mid.-Distance Distance Distance Distance Mid-Distance Distance Hurdles Distance Distance Throws Distance Distance
Woodruff, S.C. / Woodruff Greenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann Ocoee, Fla. / Ocoee Chesnee, S.C. / Chesnee HS Lawrenceville, Ga. / Brookwood Mills River, S.C./ West Henderson HS Asheville, N.C. / A.C. Reynolds Greenwood, S.C. / Emerald Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork Kettering, Ohio / Kettering Fairmont Springboro, Ohio / Springboro Columbia, S.C. / Dutch Fork Charlotte, N.C./ Charlotte Catholic Milford, Conn. / Foran Fayetteville, Ga./ Whitewater HS Batesburg, S.C. / Batesburg-Leesville Florence, S.C. / West Florence Kentwood, Mich./ East Kentwood HS
So.
Throws
Carlisle, Pa. / Big Spring
2011 Women’s Cross Country Team
2011-12 Women’s Track and Field Team
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
11
Joe Bailey
Senior • Greenwood, S.C. • Jumps
High School Four-year all-region and all- conference varsity basketball player ... Region and Confer ence Most Value Player senior year ... Four-year all-region soccer player ... All-State goalie senior year Personal Born August 1, 1990... Son of Scott and Denise Bailey... Mathematics major.
Track and Field Career
Outdoor 2011 Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Wofford Terrier Relays Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Indoor 2010-11 Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet Outdoor 2010 Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Indoor 2009-10 Southern Conference Championship Clemson Invitational
Event Results
Place
High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump
6th 21st NP 1st 3rd
1.95m 1.89m 1.95m 1.98m/PR/SR 1.92m
High Jump 1.90m High Jump 1.80m 55m Hurdles 10.59/PR
10th 28th 29th
High Jump 4x100m Long Jump High Jump Long Jump 200m High Jump
8th 7th 33rd 12th 19th 44th 9th
1.85m 50.14/PR 5.01m 1.80m 5.74m/PR 25.69/PR 1.80m
High Jump 1.84m High Jump 1.84m
Track and Field Career
Outdoor 2009 Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships 2009 ASICS Winthrop Invitational
Event Results
Place
High Jump 1.8m Javelin 35.73m/PR
10th 21st
10th 3rd
Russell Baker
Junior • Chapin, S.C. • Distance
High School Member of the cross country and track & field teams at Chapin High School. Personal Born February 16, 1991 ... Son of Ralph and Susan Baker ... Majoring in biology and Spanish.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Tiger Paw Invitational 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational
Cross Country Career 2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational
12
Event Results
Place
5,000m 10,000m 5,000m 5,000m
16:31.05 34:08.40/PR 16:46.40 16:13.32/PR
31st 4th 52nd 12th
5,000m
16:39.77
31st
5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 5,000m
17:43.69 17:12.10 16:57.79 17:04.97
21st 33rd 25th 68th
4,000m DMR 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m 4,000m DMR
11:32.28 17:07.14 17:06.31 9:33.92/PR 11:21.78/PR
8th 33rd 54th 2nd 3rd
Time
Place
28:46 28:13.07
88th 48th
Cross Country Career Time Place Charlotte Invite 27:39.7 105th Upstate Invite 27:41.56 37th Southern Conference Championship 28:00.91 71st Southeast Regional Meet 35:41.3 201st 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener 30:26 51st Winthrop Asics Invitational 28:03.73 43rd Charlotte Invite 30:22.50 156th Upstate Invite 28:02.44 26th Southern Conference Championship 28:06.95 71st NCAA Southeast Regional 34:57.08 188th Honors and Awards 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Ben Boyles
Sophomore • Raleigh, N.C. • Distance
High School Three year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Sanderson High School ... As a senior, led his cross country team to a state championship as well as a conference championship ... Member of the state championship 4x800m relay team in indoor track as a senior ... 4x800m relay team finished third at state championships in outdoor track as a senior ... Named a N.C. High School
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor ASICS/Winthrop Invitational 2010-11 Indoor Tiger Paw Invitational
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet
Event Results
Place
400m
57.50/PR
23rd
4x400m
3:42.65/PR
16th
Time
Place
27:50 28:00.01 29:53.80 27:24.75 27:30.78 33:38.31
37th 42nd 149th 22nd 59th 140th
Athletic Association Scholar Athlete for four consecutive years... Recorded a personal best time of 16:48 in the cross country 5K ... Participated in the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals as a member of the 4x800m relay team ... Member of National Honor Society ... Served as class president as a freshman and sophomore. Personal Born on May 11, 1992 in Raleigh, N.C.... Son of Scott and Wendy Boyles... Intended major is History.
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Tony Ditolla
Sophomore •Columbia, S.C. • Throws
High School Participated in track and field at Brooklyn-Cayce High School ... Made the principal’s honor roll ... Graduated seventh in his class. Personal Son of Clyde and Amy Ditolla ... Born March 4, 1991 ... Majoring in chemistry and math.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Wofford Terrier Relays Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic
Event Results
Place
Shot put Discus Shot put Discus Shot put Discus Shot put Discus
NP NP 18th 18th 39th 22nd 14th 13th
8.10m 24.75m 9.54m 21.71m 8.76m 40.79m/PR 9.85m/PR 25.72m
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
13
Mavrick Harris
Senior • Greenwood, S.C. • Distance
High School Captain of his Emerald High School cross country team in 2006 and 2007 ... Led his cross country team to a fifth place finish at the state meet as a junior ... Team finished 14th during his freshmen and sophomore years ... Ran a career best time of 17:05.00 at the Upper State Championship as a senior ... Ran 3200 and 3200 relay events in track & field ... Also a member of the track and wrestling teams
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational JRF Multi & Invitational 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational 2009 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships 2008-09 Indoor ETSU Niswonger Invitational (College/Open Division)
Event Results
Place
10,000m 5,000m 5,000m 10,000m 5,000m 800m Mile 4x400m
34:12.41 16:36.60 15:59.65 32:45.40/PR 15:34.87/PR 2:06.16/PR 4:33.07/PR 3:34.61/PR
17th 22nd 21st 1st 23rd 23rd 5th 5th
5,000m 4,000m DMR 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m
15:56.76 10:50.46/PR 16:09.30 16:08.11 9:26.33
23rd 7rh 23th 8th 21st
10,000m 5,000m 10,000m 5,000m 5,000m
34:26.75 16:41.90 34:33.57 16:12.35 16:08.88
15th 18th 22nd 17th 49th
3,000m 9:23.09 4,000m DMR 11:32.28 5,000m 16:21.80 5,000m 16:42.49 3,000m 9:24.57 4,000m DMR 11:21.78
14th 8th 29th 48th 1st 3rd
1,500m 4:29.25/PR 3,000m SC 10:53.89/PR
20th 12th
Mile
49th
4:52.80/PR
Tyrell Jemison
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic
14
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional 2008 Cross Country Eye-Opener Winthrop Asics Invite Greater Louisville Classic Blue Ridge Open Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regionals
Time
Place
27:49 27:14.92 27:15.1 27:08.44 27:42.65 36:11.3
58th 39th 92nd 28th 69th 213th
30:15 30:27.84 31:17.90 28:53.26 29:56.41 35:56.25
50th 68th 170th 35th 84th 207th
29:51 29:03 28:54 29:06 29:15 37:48
128th 93rd 132nd 193rd 73rd 207th
Sophomore • North Charleston, S.C. • Sprints
High School Ran track for R.B. Stall High School in Charleston, S.C. ... Set a school record in the 400m with a time of 51.00 as a junior ... Qualified for the Lower State championship as a member of the 4x100m relay team ... Twice received the Spirit of the Warrior award, given for all-around performance and positive attitude for track.
Track and Field Career
... Named All-Lakelands Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society. Personal Born June 22, 1990 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... Son of Floyd Christian Harris and Lisa Marie Burnette... Majoring in economics and history.
Event Results
Place
100m 200m 100m 100m
19th 21st 22nd 59th
12.00s 24.19s 11.83s 12.09s
Personal Born March 16, 1992 in North Charleston, S.C. ... Son of William and Ivy Jemison ... Major is undecided.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Brian McCracken
Junior • Anderson, S.C. • Throws
High School Earned varsity leters in soccer, football and track & field at Westside High School in Anderson, S.C. ... Member of the Beta Club ... AP Scholar. Personal Born June 16, 1991 in Anderson, S.C. ... Son of Bob and Sue McCracken... Government major.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Wofford Terrier Relays Wofford Terrier Relays Charlotte 49er Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship
Event Results
Place
Discus Shot Put Discus Discus
32.90m 10.00m 33.98m 35.88m
12th NP NP 31st
Shot Put Shot Put
10.26m 10.52m
16th 32nd
Discus Shot Put
34.59m 10.45m
11th 13th
Andrew McCurry
Track and Field Career
2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson Invitational
Event Results
Place
Shot Put Discus Shot Put
10.20m 26.77m 9.74m
18th 23rd 29th
Shot Put Shot Put Shot Put
11.09m 9.99m 10.78m
13th 24th 11th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2011 Southern Conference Spring and Winter All-Academic Teams
Sophomore • Sherrills Ford, N.C. • Throws
High School Three-year letter -winner in football and track anf field ... Football team finished second in the state in 2006 ... Graduated Cum Laude.. National Honor Society. Personal Son of Mike and Lyan McCurry ... Born September 17, 1992 ... Plans to major in biology.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Wofford Terrier Relays Wofford Terrier Relays Wofford Terrier Relays Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic
Event Results
Place
Shot Put Javelin Javelin Shot Put Discus Shot Put Discus Shot Put Discus
15th 12th NP NP NP 32nd 47th 11th 12th
11.87m 42.39m 40.76m 11.25m 25.66m 10.90m 26.20m 11.40m 27.56m
Mike McCrimmon
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids
2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Event Results
Place
Shot Put Shot Put
15th 35th
10.59m 10.40m
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore • Center Hill, Fla. • Jumps
High School Three-year starter at linebacker for South Sumter High School ... As a senior was team captain and led the team with 101 tackles along with two sacks and two interceptions ... Named to the Leesburg Commercial All-Area Team and the Orlando Sentinel All-Area Team, along with being selected to play in the Orlando East/West All-Star game ... Team won the 2A District championship in 2006, 2007 and
Track and Field Career
Track and Field Career
Event Results
Place
Long Jump 6.83m Triple Jump 13.30m Triple Jump 13.66m
3rd 7th 14th
Long Jump Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump
10th 9th 7th 2nd
6.40m 13.95m 6.72m 13.53m
2008 and won a regional title in 2007 ... Also ran the 4x100 relay on the track team and competed on the weightlifting team. Personal Son of David and Wanda McCrimon ... Born August 6, 1992 ... Brother, Shawn, played football at Western Kentucky ... Also plays on the Wofford football team at middle linebacker ... Planning to major in computer science.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
15
Matt Menard
R-Sophomore • Greenwood, S.C. • Distance
High School Ran cross country and track at Emerald High School in Greenwood, S.C. ... Led cross country team to two straight fifth place finishes in the State Championship in 2007 and 2008 ... Named All-Region Cross Country for four consecutive years ... Named Cross Country All-State in 2008 ... Helped track team to a sixth place finish in the state meet as a freshman, a fourth place finish as a sophomore,
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Event Results
Place
5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m
17:16.36 16:23.13 16:50.40 16:28.15 16:37.29 9:38.31
26th 26th NP 13th 47th 7th
5,000m 3,000m 3,000m
17:18.63 9:51.87 10:10.25
33rd 22nd 37th
and a fifth place finish as a junior and senior ... Named All-Region Track & Field in 2008 ... Ran a personal best time of 15:01 in the cross country 5K ... Ran a personal best time of 2:07 in the 800m, 4:58 in the 1600m and 10:47 in the 3200m ... Earned the Cross Country Academic Award in 2008 and the Track & Field Academic Award in 2009. Personal Born November 1, 1990 in Greenwood, S.C. ... Son of Mason Menard and Laurie Smith ... Major is mathematics and physics.
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet
16
29:18 28:28.39 28:54.8 28:30.22 28:18.01 36:11.3
99th 54th 140th 47th 78th 214th
2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2011 Southern Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams 2010 Southern Conference Fall Academic Team
Junior • Sumter, S.C. • Distance
High School Seven-year member of Wilson Hall cross country and track teams ... Named all-state for cross country and track for four consecutive years ... Named MVP of cross country team as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Three-time SCISA Runner of the Year ... Cross country state champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Three-time Honor roll member ... Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club ... 2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational
Place
Honors and Awards
Trey Parker
Track and Field Career
Time
Event Results
Place
3,000m SC 4x400m 3,000m SC 800m 1,500m 800m 800m 4x400m
12th 7th 20th 8th 36th 47th 15th 5th
9:37.70 3:28.90 9:37.68 2:01.06 4:05.47 2:00.94 2:02.56 3:34.61
4,000m DMR 10:50.46 4x400m 3:32.04 Mile 4:33.56 Mile 4:41.77
7th 6th 28th 11th
5,000m 5,000m 3,000m 1,500m
15:56.47 15:22.66 9:03.31 4:08.09
17th 5th 15th 35th
5,000m 4x400m 3,000m 5,000m Mile 4,000m DMR
15:24.94 3:35.61 9:06.85 15:35.81 4:37.50 11:21.78
15th 7th 25th 20th 3rd 3rd
Time
Place
26:30 25:52.4 25:56.78 25:43.94 36:11.3
17th 33rd 7th 22nd 215th
Member of French National Honor Society ... President of FCA. Personal Born September 5, 1990 in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Bert and Stacy Parker ... English major.
Cross Country Career
2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional
Time
Place
26:31 26:21.25 26:06.91 26:04.19 32:17.14
12th 11th 5th 18th 64th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009 Southern Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Chase West
R-Sophomore• Carlisle, Pa. • Distance
High School Member of the track & field and soccer teams at Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Pa. ... Led his track team to a State Championship and a national ranking of 14th in the 4x800m relay in 2009 ... Member of the 4x800m relay team that won a state championship, set a school record, and was ranked 14th in the nation in 2009 ... 4x800m relay record time was 7:44 ... Earned All-Conference first
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Southern Conference Championship
Event Results
Place
800m 4x400m 800m 400m 800m 200m 800m 400m 400m 4x400m
1:58.12 3:28.90 1:56.85 52.09 1:59.97 24.06 1:59.57 51.05 51.93 3:34.61
19th 7th 39th 13th 6th 26th 36th 40th 4th 5th
800m 4,000m DMR 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m 400m
1:59.80 10:50.46 3:32.04 2:03.20 3:42.65 2:00.27 52.18
18th 7th 6th 39th 16th 8th 9th
Time
Place
31:15.97
88th
Travis Butler High School Four-year track letter winner at Indian Land High School ... 2010 and 2011 region team champions ... Holds the school record in the 800m ... All-Region in the 800m, 4x800m, and 4x400m ... Fouryear letter winner in football ... Beta Club president ... National Honor Society.
Parker Johnson Personal Three-year letter winner in cross country at Broughton High School ... Team won 2008 state championship ... Three-year track letter winner ... Team finished third in state in 2009 and first in region in 2010 ... 4x800m team won region ... Earned all-region in 2010.
Jay Lloyd High School Four-year letter winner in cross country ... Team was region champs all four years ... All-County and All-Area runner ...WLTX Player of the Year ... WLTX Athlete of the Week ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee ... Four-year soccer letter winner ... Fouryear region champions in soccer.
team honors ... Was named a Conference Scholastic All-Star ... Member of the National Honor Society and student council. Personal Born on August 20, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Son of Stephen and Laura West ... Sister Rachel plays soccer at Gettysburg College ... Business Economics major.... Also plays soccer at Wofford.
Freshman • Indian Land, S.C. • Mid-Distance
Personal Son of Fred and Aileen Butler ... Born May 1, 1993 ... Plans to major in biology.
Freshman • Raleigh, N.C. • Distance
Personal Son of Michael and Paula Johnson ... Born April 16, 1993.
Freshman • Lexington, S.C. • Distance
Personal Son of Jim and Anne Lloyd ... Born July 21, 1992 ... Plans to major in business economics.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
17
Hunter McGahee High School Two-year cross country letter winner ... Team finished fifth in state in 2009 ... Third in state in 2010 ... Three-year letter winner in track ... Finished second in the state in the 4x800m in 2010 and 2011 ... Team finished seventh in state in track in 2011 ... All-Region in 2010, 2009 and 2008 ... All-Area in 2010 and 2009.
Sam Parrott High School Three-year cross country letter winner ... Three-time all-conference ... Named all-state in 2010 ... Herald Journal All-Area Team in 2010 and 2011 ... Four year basketball letter winner ... Co-MVP senior season ... Six-year tennis letter winner ... Three-time all-conference ... All-State in in 2011 ... State champion in 2011.
Tyler Slonecki High school Four-year cross country letter winner ... Team won state in 2008 and 2009 ... Finished second in 2007 and 2010 ... Named all-state in cross country in 2010 ... Two-year track and field letter winner ... Team finished second in 2009 and third in 2010 ... Named all-state in 2010 and 2011 ... Hold school record in 4x800m ... Honorable Mention Lowcountry All-Star Team ... Member of student govern-
Justin Whitaker High school Four-year letter winner in cross country ... Team finished third in the state in 2009 ... Team won state in 2010 ... Three-year letter winner in track ... All-County in 2010-11 ... Holds the school record in the 800m, 4x400m and 4x800m ... Finished fifth at state in 8000m ... Carried a 4.0 GPA in high school.
18
Freshman • Chapin, S.C. • Distance
Personal Son of Mack and Vicki McGahee ... Born August 28, 1992 ... Plans to major in psychology.
Freshman • Spartanburg, S.C. • Distance
Personal Son of Stephen and Karen Parrott ... Grandfather, Bill Ramgbottom, ran track at Georgia Tech ... Born March 6, 1993 ... Plans to major in biology.
Freshman • Mount Pleasant, S.C. • Distance
ment. Personal Son of James and Catherine Slonecki ... Born July 9, 1993 ... Plans to major in biology.
Freshman • Free Home, Ga. • Distance
Personal Son of Ray and Lauren Whitaker ... Born June 18, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Kaitlin Brown
Sophomore • Woodruff, S.C. • Jumps
High School Six year letterman in track & field at Woodruff High School ... Three year letterman in cross country ... Competed primarily in long jump, high jump, 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles ...Earned All-State honors in high jump as a sophomore and junior ... Earned All-Region track honors for three consecutive years ... Finished sixth in the state in long jump as a freshman ... Holds personal
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Kent Taylor Run for the Kids
Event Results
Place
High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump High Jump
7th NP 3rd 4th 3rd
1.60m 1.55m 1.60m 1.60m 1.54m
High Jump 1.55m High Jump 1.60m
13th 4th
Caroline Burdette
Senior • Greenville, S.C. • Distance
High School Six-year letter winner on the JL Mann cross country team ... Team finished in fourth-place at state as a freshman and a second-place finish as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Competed in 4x800m relay, 800m run, and pole vault during track season ... Led track team to three straight state championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Named all-region twice for cross country and three times
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson Invitational 2009 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Track Championships 2009 ASICS Winthrop Invitational 2008-09 Indoor ETSU Niswonger Invitational
best records of 5’3” in the high jump, 16’3” in the long jump, 18.02 in 100m hurdles and 1:21.00 in 400m hurdles ... Member of National Honor Society and FCA ... AP Scholar ... Wofford Student Leadership Institute in 2009 ... Named Wofford College Scholar as a senior. Personal Born on January 13, 1992 in Woodruff, S.C. ... Daughter of Robin and Denise Brown ... Intended major is biology...Won Comeback Player of the Year at 2011 Bosscars.
Event Results
Place
1,500m 1,500m 800m 1,500m 800m 1,500m 800m Mile
5:08.15 5:03.97 2:30.09 5:09.20 2:30.94 5:04.29 2:43.79 5:50.19
24th 18th 43rd 16th 49th 42nd 22nd 17th
Mile Mile 4x400m 800m
5:49.77 5:50.51 4:14.31 2:33.88
57th 18th 10th 10th
1,500m 4x400m 1,500m 800m 1,500m 3,000m 1,500m
5:26.53 4:19.64 5:07.35 2:27.80 5:11.69 11:41.24 5:10.28
30th 11th 12th 44th 6th 12th 45th
Mile 4x400m Mile 800m 4,000m DMR
5:36.75 4:20.98 5:44.92 2:33.57 12:53.80
29th 11th 37th 38th 2nd
1,500m 1,500m
5:08.12 5:11.14
18th 17th
3,000m
12:13.98
54th
for track & field ... All-Region pole vault champion ... Upper State qualifier three times ... Member of the state champion 4x800m relay team ... Named all-region for the 800m and 1600m events ... Wendy’s High School Heisman school winner and State Finalist ... Member of National Honor Society ... Recipient of Army National Guard Girls’ Track Academic Achievement Award. Personal Born on May 30, 1990 in Greenville, S.C. ... Daughter of George and Sally Burdette ... Brother George played soccer at Wofford from 1999-2002 ... Biology major.
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional 2008 Cross Country Eye-Opener Winthrop Asics Invite Greater Louisville Classic Blue Ridge Open Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regionals
Time
Place
21:37 22:45.93 21:34.60 21:07.47
88th 88th 182nd 47th
21:51 21:59.52 20:14.50 21:17.29 21:43.18 26:36.94
54th 68th 105th 51st 93rd 233rd
21:50 20:44 21:45 22:06 21:42 27:26
146th 96th 93rd 180th 91st 230th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2011 Southern Conference Winter All-Academic Team 2011 Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team 2010 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team 2010 Southern Conference Winter All-Academic Team 2010 Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team 2009 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
19
Alyssa Burkert
Sophomore • Ocoee, Fla. • Distance
High School Four-year letter win- ner on the cross country and track teams at Ocoee High School ... Finished fourth in the 2007 cross country State Championships and first in the 2006 District Two Championships ... Recorded a personal best time of 18:03 in the 5K event ... During track season, placed fourth in the 1600m run at the 2007 State Championships with a personal best time of 5:04 ... Member
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Duke Invitational Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Winthrop Asics Invitational
Event Results
Place
1,500m 1,500m 800m 4x400m 1,500m 400m 800m Mile 4x400m
5:01.56 4:46.16 2:19.43 4:07.24 4:58.17 59.67 2:22.85 5:36.50 4:08.75
19th 1st 13th 18th 7th 28th 27th 11th 5th
Mile 4,000m DMR 4x400m Mile 4x400m Mile 4x400m Mile
5:18.86 13:35.33 4:07.17 5:28.02 4:12.55 5:24.51 4:14.31 5:31.74
16th 10th 9th 44th 19th 10th 10th 11th
Time
Place
20:28.03
54th
Carly Egan
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Wofford Terrier Relays Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite
Cross Country Career
Charlotte Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet
Time
19:14.60 20:02.35 23:47.9
Place
77th 64th 193rd
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Sophomore • Lawrenceville, Ga. • Distance
High School Four year letterwinner on the cross country, track and swim teams at Brookwood High School ... Led cross country team to four straight top-five finishes at the 5A State Championships, including a third place finish during her senior year ... Individually, earned a career-best 10th place finish at the state championships and ran a personal best time of 18:55 in the 5K ... Named team MVP for
Track and Field Career
of the National Honor Society. Personal Daughter of Timothy and Danielle Burkert ... Born April 2, 1992.
Event Results
Place
3,000m SC 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m SC 5,000m 800m Mile
11:51.18 19:15.93 18:41.25 12:07.55 18:23.24 2:26.72 5:24.53
13th 23th 20th NP 15th 16th 7th
5,000m 5,000m 3,000m Mile
18:38.60 18:58.93 11:18.24 5:45.93
16th 6th 11th 19th
Time
Place
21:08 22:05.96 22:16.00 22:14.59
76th 81st 201st 58th
four consecutive years ... Helped the Brookwood track team to a fourth-place finish at the state championship as a junior ... Individually, qualified for the state meet for four consecutive years while also achieving personal best times of 11:27 in the 3200m and 5:18 in the 1600m events ... Named a scholar-athlete for four years in cross country, track and swimming and served as the captain of all three teams as a senior. Personal Born June 24, 1992 in Poughkeepsie, New York ... Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Egan.
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
20
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Emily Gothberg
Junior • Asheville, N.C. • Mid.-Distance
High School Member of the AC Reynolds track & field team ... Participated in the 4x400m relay and 4x200m relay ... Helped 4x400m relay team finish fifth at state championship ... Also helped set a team personal best of 1:46 in the 4x200m relay ... Named all-state in the 4x400m relay ... Graduated with high honors.
Track and Field Career
Event Results
Place
800m 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m 400m 800m 800m 4x400m
2:30.09 4:06.66 2:28.57 4:07.24 2:29.36 1:03.63 2:31.13 2:30.57 4:08.75
22nd 8th 42nd 18th 3rd 53rd 50th 17th 5th
4,000m DMR 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m 4x400m
13:35.33 4:07.17 2:39.56 4:12.55 2:32.23 4:14.31
10th 9th 65th 19th 19th 10th
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids
Track and Field Career
Event Results
2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship
Place
400m
1:03.49
19th
4x400m 4x100m
4:19.64 54.09
11th 8th
Shelby Harris
2011 Outdoor Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite
Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational
400m 400m 200m 400m
1:04.12 1:03.94 28.02 1:02.58
35th 17th 64th 33rd
4x400m 200m 400m 400m 200m 200m 400m 4,000m DMR
4:20.98 28.05 1:04.62 1:04.10 27.78 28.31 1:04.44 12:53.80
11th 33th 25th 90th 137th 15th 13th 2nd
Cross Country Career
Time
Place
23:13 23:08.90 23:50.42
60th 182nd 82nd
2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Junior • Greenwood, S.C. • Distance
High School Led cross country team to region championships in 2006 and 2007 and a third-place finish in 2008 ... Helped the cross country team to a seventh-place finish in the state in 2006, eighth-place in 2007 and tenth in 2008 ... Named all-region for cross country for three consecutive years (2006-08) ... Ran a personal best time of 21:20 in the 5K as a senior ... Led track & field team to three consecutive
Track and Field Career
Personal Born April 25, 1991 in Fairview, N.C. ... Daughter of Todd and Leeann Gothberg ... Pyschology majr.
Event Results
Place
5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 10,000m 10,000m 5,000m 5,000m
22:12.72 21:41.98 19:11.21 40:17.99 39:04.82 18:55.32 18:38.44
NP 25th 18th 11th 7th 10th 25th
5,000m 5,000m 3,000m 5,000m
18:51.98 19:31.80 11:27.45 19:18.36
16th 19th 36th 5th
Time
Place
20:58.21 21:41.36
45th 90th
20:30 20:19.95 19:57.00 20:15.65
28th 44th 88th 30th
region championships as well as a third-place finish in the state meet in 2006 and a second-place finish in 2007 and 2008 ... Named all-region for track in 2007 and 2008 ... member of the 4x800m school record holding team with a split of 2:37 ... Ran a career best time of 5:39 in the 1600m and 12:20 in the 3200m in 2009 ... Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club. Personal Born June 22, 1991 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... Daughter of Floyd Harris and Lisa Burnette ... Major is biology ... Brother Mavrick Harris runs cross country and track at Wofford.
Cross Country Career
Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional
Time
19:40.64 23:43.34
Place
40th 173rd
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
21
Sam Hughes
Sophomore • Irmo, S.C. • Distance
High School Member of the cross country and track teams at Dutch Fork High School ... Helped her 2009 track team to a state championship and her 2010 cross country team to a region championship ... Named All-Region in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Recorded a personal best time of 18:54 in the cross country 5K event ... three-year honor roll member ... Voted “Most Athletic” in high school.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southeast Regional Meet
Event Results
Place
5,000m 5,000m 3,000m SC 3,000m
20:52.58 19:14.94 12:23.81 11:12.27
34th 12th 10th 4th
3,000m 5,000m 3,000m
11:29.06 20:19.12 11:34.76
19th 22nd 16th
Time
Place
19:09 19:16.09 19:36.90 19:44.84 24:11.2
16th 25th 96th 20th 211th
Andrea Kelsey
Junior • Kettering, Ohio • Distance
High School Member of the cross country team at Kettering-Fairmont HS ... Led team to a second-place finish in district in 2007 and a third-place finish in 2008 ... GWOC (Greater Western Ohio Conference) allconference honors for cross country in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Ran a personal best time of 18:53 in the 5K ... Ran the 3200m, 1600m, and 4x800m relay for the track & field team ... Track team was dis-
Track and Field Career
2010-11 Indoor Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite
22
Personal Daughter of Danny and Cynthia Hughes...born June 28, 1992.
Event Results
Place
4x400m 3,000m
4:14.31 11:14.77
10th 11th
3,000m SC 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m SC 3,000m 1,500m
12:08.80 19:34.69 18:34.08 12:00.14 10:41.00 4:52.73
10th 22nd 3rd 4th 3rd 17th
3,000m 5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m 4,000m DMR
10:29.36 18:23.53 18:29.94 19:14.89 10:38.40 12:53.80
10th 12th 8th 26th 5th 2nd
Time
Place
18:58 19:05.83 19:29.30
12th 19th 88th
trict champions in 2007 ... 4x800m relay team finished seventh in the state in 2008 and set a new school record ... Named to the All-Ohio Track team in 2008 ... Named All-Aca demic Ohio in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Valedictorian of her graduating class. Personal Born December 17, 1990 in Kettering, Ohio ...Daughter of Lisa Kelsey and David and Beth Kelsey ... Major is enviromental studies ... Sister Megan Kelsey runs cross country and track at Bowling Green State University.
Cross Country Career
Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional
Time
Place
18:42.50 18:49.39 22:34.5
9th 18th 101st
20:03 21:04.41 19:17.00 19:36.03 19:49.75 24:37.26
31st 58th 61s 16th 46th 204th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2010 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Katie Kessler
Sophomore • Springboro, Ohio • Mid.-Distance
High School Competed for four years on the Springboro High School cross country and track teams ... During cross country season, helped her team to three straight top-ten finishes at the state meet, including a second-place finish as a senior ... Team also won three straight league championships while Kessler was a member ... Named first team all-conference in 2008 and 2009 ... During track season,
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Event Results
Place
800m 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m 400m 800m 1,500m 800m 4x400m
2:17.65 4:06.66 2:18.29 4:07.24 2:20.65 1:00.13 2:19.61 4:56.56 2:18.10 4:08.75
13th 8th 5th 18th 2nd 8th 16th 26th 2nd 5th
800m 800m 4,000m DMR 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m 4x400m 800m
2:19.47 2:16.89 13:35.33 4:07.17 2:21.00 4:12.55 2:23.14 4:14.31 2:22.88
7th 8th 10th 9th 12th 19th 7th 10th 3rd
helped set a school record in the 4x800m relay... Named first team all-conference in 2008 ... Achieved a personal best time of 2:19 in the 800m event ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Named to the Academic All-Ohio Cross Country team in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the Academic All-Ohio Track team in 2008 and 2009. Personal Daughter of Curt and Shelly Kessler... Born January 20, 1992.
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet
19:53 20:05.19 19:44.60 19:52.25 20:57.74 24:43.9
37th 45th 100th 24th 82nd 231st
2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
Junior • Columbia, S.C. • Distance
High School Four-year member of cross country and track & field teams at Dutch Fork HS ... Named all-region for cross country from 2005-2008 ... Named all-state cross country in 2008 ... Earned all-region and all-state honors for track & field in 2009 ... Named the 4A Runner of the Year as a senior .... Holds Dutch Fork records in 4x800m relay, 3200m, 1600m, and 5K events ... Won the 4A 2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor So,uthern Conference Championship
Place
Honors and Awards
Nicole Klasnic
Track and Field Career
Time
Event Results
Place
1,500m 3,000m 1,500m 800m 1,500m 800m Mile
5:13.87 11:01.75 5:15.63 2:31.91 5:01.88 2:35.19 5:28.01
27th 22nd 20th 51st 37th 19th 9th
4,000m DMR 800m Mile 4x400m Mile
13:35.33 2:35.61 5:46.00 4:14.31 5:43.69
10th 62nd 16th 10th 17th
4x400m 4x100m 800m 800m 1,500m
4:19.64 54.09 2:36.18 2:28.21 5:08.81
11th 8th 67th 18th 42nd
800m
2:26.48
16th
State Championship in the 3200m and finished second in the 1600m event ... Member of National Honor Society. Personal Born November 6, 1990 in Columbia, S.C. ... Daughter of Kim and Gary Klasnic ... Father Gary played football at The Citadel ... Cousin Carly Klasnic plays soccer at Carlow College ... Majoring in Theatre. Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational Clemson Invitational
4x400m Mile 800m Mile 800m 4,000m DMR
4:20.98 5:26.27 2:25.64 5:35.91 2:29.76 12:53.80
Cross Country Career
Time
Place
22:11.42 21:16.47
83rd 85th
20:34 20:03.10 18:49.20 20:05.64 20:34.89
39th 34th 32nd 24th 68th
2010 Cross Country Winthrop Asics Invitational Southern Conference Championship 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship
11th 24th 28th 10th 5th 2nd
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
23
Caroline Liddy
Senior • Milford, Conn. • Distance
High School Member of the Foran High School track team ... Ran the one and two mile events ... Helped team to an appearance at the State meet in 2007. Personal Born December 14, 1990 in Greenwich, Conn. ... Daughter of Kevin and Catherine Liddy... Psychology maror.
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational
Cross Country Career
2010 Cross Country Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite
Event Results
Place
5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 5,000m
20:20.72 20:39.18 20:11.74 20:29.71
NP 21st 47th 5th
3,000m
11:53.64
19th
5,000m 10,000m 5,000m 5,000m
20:17.70 41:08.25 19:39.54 19:14.28
29th 13th 17th 30th
5,000m 3,000m 5,000m 3,000m
19:21.99 11:08.58 19:37.75 11:26.44
20th 25th 31st 8th
Time
Place
21:25.24 21:01.5 20:45.09
74th 163rd 38th
Ashleigh Padgett
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic
Southern Conference Championship 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional 2008 Cross Country Eye-Opener Greater Louisville Classic
Time
Place
21:20.92
88th
20:15 20:55.52 20:27.50 20:50.59 26:00.94
35th 56th 120th 78th 230th
20:48 21:55
93rd 98th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2010 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
Junior • Batesburg, S.C. • Throws
High School Four-year letterwinner in softball at Batesburg-Leesville High School ... Led her team to district championships in 2007 and 2008 ... Team finished third in the state in 2007 and fourth in the state in 2008 ... Named All-Region for softball in 2009 ... Member of Beta Club, Spanish Honor Society and FCA ... Wofford Scholar in 2009.
Track and Field Career
Cross Country Career
Event Results
Place
Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin
31.68m 30.71m 28.63m 30.91m 29.56m
12th NP 7th 15th 5th
Javelin Javelin Javelin Javelin
27.55m 27.32m 26.72m 29.60m
11th 20th 12th 15th
Personal Born October 11, 1990 in Lexington, S.C. ... Daughter of Steve and Donna Padgett ... Majoring in Economics and Government.
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2011 Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team
24
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Kim Stauffer
Junior • Florence, S.C. • Distance
High School Four-year letter winner on the West Florence High School cross country and track & field teams ... Helped track team to a firstplace finish at regionals in 2007 and 2008 ... Led cross country team to second- place finish at regionals in 2005, 2006, and 2007 and a third-place finish in 2008 ... Named female cross country MVP in 2008 ... Named all-region for cross country in 2007 and
Track and Field Career
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Duke Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship Tiger Paw Invitational Kent Taylor Run for the Kids 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet 2010 Outdoor Southern Conference Championship Duke Invitational 2010 ASICS Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic 2009-10 Indoor Southern Conference Championship Tiger Paw Invitational
Event Results
Place
5,000m 5,000m 5,000m 3,000m 1,500m 800m Mile
20:58.81 19:55.35 19:17.44 11:27.91 5:12.31 2:35.70 5:39.09
35th 17th 13th 14th 50th 20th 14th
3,000m 5,000m 3,000m Mile
11:21.12 19:48.33 11:30.64 5:46.73
18th 17th 15th 20th
5,000m 1,500m 5,000m 3,000m 1,500m
20:44.03 :31.50 20:01.97 11:48.20 5:24.26
30th 42nd 22nd 14th 62nd
5,000m 3,000m
20:11.44 11:38.59
27th 30th
Kathleen Woods
2011 Outdoor Southern Conference Outdoor Championship Wofford Terrier Relays ASICS/Winthrop Invitational ASICS/Winthrop Invitational Charlotte 49er Classic Charlotte 49er Classic Palmetto Classic Palmetto Classic 2010-11 Indoor Southern Conference Indoor Championship 2011 Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet
Track and Field Career
Event Results
ETSU Niswonger Invitational Clemson Invitational
5,000m 3,000m
20:34.24 11:40.64
Cross Country Career
Time
Place
19:46 20:14.22 20:13.90 19:41.62 19:51.34 24:15.4
33rd 49th 125th 18th 60th 214th
21:30 21:04.73 20:22.00 20:50.22 21:15.07 25:28.30
50th 59th 113th 39th 87th 218th
2010 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship Southeast Regional Meet 2009 Cross Country Eye Opener Winthrop Asics Invitational Charlotte Invite Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Southeast Regional
Place
45th 9th
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2009-10 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2011 Southern Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Team 2010 Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team
Sophomore • Carlisle, Pa. • Throws
High School Lettered in track, basketball and golf at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa. ... Lettered all four years in each sport for 12 total varsity letters ... Qualified for the Mid- penns as an individual track athlete in 2007 and 2008 ... Qualified for districts in 2009 as an individual track athlete ... Helped basketball team go from a 9-10 record in 2008 to an 18-6 record in 2009 ... Basketball team won a
Track and Field Career
2008 ... Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club ... Graduated in the top five in her class. Personal Born December 30, 1990 in Creve Coeur, Mo. ... Daughter of Gregory and Victoria Stauffer ... Biology major.
Event Results
Place
Discus Discus Discus Shot Put Discus Shot Put Discus Shot Put
31.26m 27.46m 29.90m 9.50m 31.15m 9.29m 32.18m 8.96m
12th NP 5th 18th 31st 30th 7th 11th
Shot Put Shot Put
9.28m 9.72m
15th 20th
league championship in 2010 and qualified for the district tournament in 2008, 2009, and 2010 ... Holds the school record for lowest women’s golf score ... Named women’s golf MVP in 2008 and 2009 ... Ranked first in her academic class ... Member of student council and National Honor Society ... Served as class president as a senior. Personal Born November 1, 1991 in Carlisle, Pa. ... Daughter of Wolfgang and Kerry Woods ... Father Wolfgang played football and wrestled in college ... Intended major is math/pre-Med.
Honors and Awards 2010-11 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
25
Rachel Cooley High School Three-time letter winner in cross country ... Team finished third in the region and sixth in state in 2009 ... 2010 Spartanburg HeraldJournal All-Area Academic ... 2008 Coaches Award winner ... 2009 and 2010 team captain ... Two year member of the swim team ... Swimming captain in 2010.
Kiersten Ellsworth High School Four year cross country and track letter winner ... Teams finished conference champions in every season in both cross country and track ... 2008 cross country team took third at state ... Holds the school record in the 4x800m and 3200m ... Named cross country all-state in 2010 ... All-Area in cross country in 2009, 2009 and 2010 ... All-Area in track in 2009, 2010 and 2011 ... Cross country
Keenan Langley High School Two-year track and field letter winner ... Holds the high school record in the hurdles ... Finished second at the conference meet ... Took fourth at the regional meet.
Stacey Mangan High School Four-year letter winner in cross country and track ... Cross country team finished sixth in the state twice, 2007 and 2008 ... Finished fourth in the state in 2009 ... Three-year cross country captain and distance captain for track ... Three-time all-county in cross country and track ... Finished second in the region in cross country in 2008 ... Member of the 4x800m that holds the school record ... Junior
Alissa Williams High School Three-year cross country letter winner and four year track letter winner ... Cross country team finished third in the state in 2008 ... Track team finished state runner-ups in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... 2011 Track and Field team state champions ... Six-time Indoor Track All-State Team ... All-State Cross Country team in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Academic All-State in cross country and track ... All-State in
26
Freshman • Chesnee, S.C. • Distance
Personal Daughter of Beth and Gary Cooley Jr ... Born March 7, 1993 ... Plans to major in biology/pre-med.
Freshman • Mills River, N.C. • Distance
team captain in 2009 and 2010 ... Track team captain in 2010 and 2011 ... National Honor Society ... North Carolina Scholar. Personal Daughter of Ken and Michelle Ellsworth ... Born March 18, 1993 ... Plans to major in chemistry.
Freshman • Charlotte, N.C. • Hurdles
Personal Daughter of Roy Langley and Julie Young ... Brother, Roy Langley plays football at Middleburg College ... Plans to major in business.
Freshman • Fayetteville, Ga. • Distance
Marshall Georgia Merit Scholar. Personal Daughter of Albert and Jennifer Mangan ... Born September 3, 1992 ... Plans to major in history.
Freshman • Kentwood, Mass. • Distance
track and field in 2010 and 2011 ... Holds the school record in the 5k, 800m and 4x800m ... Three time all-conference in both track and cross country. Personal Daughter of Bart and Wendy Williams ... Born February 10, 1993 ... Plans to major in biology.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Women’s Cross Country Top Performances Event 5k:1 5k:2 5k:3 5k:4 5k:5 6k:1 6k:2 6k:3 6k:4 6k:-5
Nicole Klasnic
Event 55m 60m 200m 400m 800m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Pentathlon 4x400m DMR
Athlete Andrea Kelsey Nicole Klasnic Andrea Kelsey Andrea Kelsey Lauren Bosshardt Andrea Kelsey Shelby Harris Alyssa Burkert Caitlin Dodd Lauren Bosshardt
Time Year 18:42.50 2010 18:49.2 2009 18:49.39 2010 18:58.9 2010 19:00.16 2006 22:34.5 2010 23:43 2009 23:47.9 2010 24:08.5 2010 24:08.8 2005
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Records Athlete Penny Kroger Lisa Lynch Emily Gothberg Emily Gothberg Katie Kessler Alyssa Burkert Andrea Kelsey Andrea Kelsey Mackenzie DeGraff Mackenzie DeGraff Kaitlin Brown Tiffani Beebe Nola Belcher Jennifer Etters Mackenzie DeGraff M. DeGraff, E. Gothberg, K. Kessler, A. Burkert N. Klasnic, E. Gothberg, C. Burdette, A. Kelsey
Mark Year 7.97s 1998 8.56s 2008 27.78s 2010 1:03.49 2011 2:16.89 2011 5:18.86 2011 10:29.36 2010 18:23.53 2010 9.81s 2011 10.35s 2011 1.60m 2011 10’00.00” 2011 35’08.00” 2005 26’00.25” 2001 2450 2011 4:07.17 2011 12:53.80 2010
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Records
Shelby Harris
Andrea Kelsey
Event 100m 200m 400m 800m 1,500m 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m 100m Hurdles 3,000m SC Mile Long Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer 4x100m 4x400m 4x800m 4x1600m Sprint Medley DMR
Athlete Lisa Lynch Emily Gothberg Alyssa Burkert Katie Kessler Alyssa Burkert Andrea Kelsey Carly Egan Shelby Harris Mackenzie DeGraff Andrea Kelsey Carly Egan Talisha Haywood Kaitlin Brown Page Stroup Crystal Belcher Kathleen Woods Janet Rhodes Jennifer Etters Mastry, Gothberg, Klasnic, DeGraff Kessler, Dodd, Burkert, Gothberg Burkert, Gothberg, Egan, Kessler Oliva, Adamson, Bosshardt, Abraham Gothberg, Klasnic, Burkert, Kessler Dodd, Klasnic, Stauffer, Burdette
Mark Year 13.47s 2008 28.02s 2010 59.67s 2011 2:17.65 2011 4:46.16 2011 10:41.73 2010 18:23.24 2011 39:04.82 2010 17.33s 2010 11:33.89 2010 5:24.53 2011 14’11.25” 2001 1.60m 2011 3.20m 2001 36”11.75” 2006 32.18m 2011 39.39m 2004 83’0” 2000 54.09s 2010 4:06.66 2011 9:49.0 2011 21:57.48 2006 4:17.08 2011 13:27.82 2011
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
27
Men's Cross Country Top Five Performances Event 8k:1 8k:2 8k:3 8k:4 8k:5 10k:1 10k:2 10k:3 10k:4 10k:5
Bryan Brooks
Event 55m 60m 200m 400m 800m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put 4x400m DMR
Athlete Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Bryan Brooks Bryan Brooks Stuart McDaniel
Time Year 25:43.94 2010 25:52.4 2010 25:56.78 2010 26:04.19 2009 26:06.91 2009 32:17 2009 32:59.2 2010 33:38 2009 34:34 2006 34:48 2007
Men's Indoor Track and Field Records Athlete Jesse McCoy Elias Conits Elias Conits Brian Smith Chase West Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Alex Love Alex Love Mike McCrimon Adrien Borders Joe Bailey Drew Adamson Katon Bethay P. Spencer, C. Wolfe, T. Parker, C. West T. Parker, C. Wolfe, M. Harris, C. West
Mark Year 6.64s 2001 7.03s 2009 23.23s 2009 51.22s 2009 1:59.80 2011 4:33.56 2011 9:06.85 2010 15:24.97 2010 7.84s 2006 8.29s 2006 22’00.75” 2011 49’10.50” 2002 1.90m 2010 3.50m 2008 53’04.00” 2006 3:32.04 2011 10:50.46 2011
Men's Outdoor Track And Field Records
Elias Conits
Trey Parker
28
Event 100m 200m 400m 800m 1,500m 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m 110m Hurdles 3,000m SC Mile Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer 4x100m 4x400m 4x800m Sprint Medley DMR
Athlete Adrian Borders Adrian Borders Brian Smith Chase West Trey Parker Trey Parker Trey Parker Mavrick Harris Steve Lindsay Trey Parker Mavrick Harris Adrien Borders Adrien Borders Joe Bailey Katon Bethay Katon Bethay Carter Blanche Katon Bethay 98 Conference team Spencer, Parker, Wolfe, West Parker, Harris, Wolfe, West Jemison, Spencer, West, Parker Antley, Lesko, Davis, Powell
Mark Year 10.80s 2003 21.90s 2003 50.17s 2009 1:56.85 2011 4:08.19 2010 9:03.31 2010 15:22.66 2010 32:45.40 2011 14.93s 1998 9:37.68 2011 4:33.07 2011 24’03.00” 2003 49’10.50” 2002 1.98m 2011 52’09.50” 2006 148’05.00” 2006 55.00m 2009 135’05.00” 2003 42.29s 1998 3:28.90 2011 8:08.56 2011 3:42.64 2011 10:50.31 2006
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Southern Conference Honors
Trey Parker
2009 Cross Country Freshman of the Year
Katon Bethay
2006 Outdoor Performer of the Year
All-Southern Conference Honors
Adrien Borders
2002 Outdoor Freshman of the Year 2003 Outdoor Performer of the Year
Runner of the Week Name Andrea Kelsey Niki Klasnic
Week January 14, 2010 October 7, 2009
Name Year Katon Bethay 2006 Katon Bethay 2006 Crystal Belcher 2006 Alex Love 2005 Adrien Borders* 2005 Adrien Borders 2005 Crystal Belcher 2005 Katon Bethay 2005 Ugo Ihekweazu* 2004 Adrien Borders 2004 Adrien Borders 2004 Janet Rhodes 2004 Alex Love 2004 Adrien Borders* 2003 Adrien Borders* 2003 Katon Bethay 2003 Adrien Borders 2002 Adrien Borders 2002 Page Stroup 2000
Season Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor
Event Shot Put Discus Javelin 110m Hurdles Long Jump Triple Jump Javelin Shot Put High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Javelin 60m Hurdles Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault
* Southern Conference champion
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
29
Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team 2010 Andrea Kelsey Cailtin Dodd Caroline Burdette Caroline Liddy Kimberly Stauffer Pearce Tapp Matt Menard 2009 Caroline Burdette Laura Trent Caitlin Dodd Bryan Brooks Paul Vecchione
2008 Justina Oliva Laura Trent Pearce Tapp Kari Harris Justin Hunter Bryan Brooks Paul Vecchione 2007 Lauren Bosshardt Sarah Whitener Justina Oliva Aimee Caswell Jessie Sahms Megan Klipfel
Bryan Brooks Justin Hunter Brian Smith 2006 Lauren Bosshardt Mandy Mills Sarah Whitener Justina Oliva 2005 Trey Antley Andre Caldwell Ben Pauli Andrew Powell Jaya Abraham Ashley Adamson
Lauren Bosshardt Mandy Mills 2004 Andre Caldwell Ben Pauli Andrew Powell Jaya Abraham Ryn Lister Mandy Mills Corey Wilson 2003 Andre Caldwell Stacey Horton Holly Smith
Southern Conference Winter All-Academic Team 2011 Kimberly Stauffer Caroline Burdette Caitlin Dodd Brian McCracken Matt Menard Phillip Spencer 2010 Bryan Brooks Pearce Tapp Caitlin Dodd Caroline Burdette Caroline Liddy 2009 Bryan Brooks
Justin Hunter Brian Smith Tommy Weber Justina Oliva Pearce Tapp 2008 Justina Oliva Laine Evans Megan Klipfel Jessie Sahms Lauren Bosshardt Justin Hunter Bryan Brooks Brian Smith Paul Vecchione
2005 Andre Powell Katon Bethay Michael Lance 2004 Andre Caldwell Ben Pauli Abby Anderson 2003 Emily Smothers Abby Anderson Christine Pezzutti
2007 Lauren Bosshardt Sarah Whitener Justina Oliva Aimee Caswell Crystal Belcher Mandy Mill 2006 Andrew Powell Katon Bethay Michael Lance Lauren Bosshardt Jaya Abraham Crystal Belcher Ashley Adamson
Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team 2011 Kimberly Stauffer Caroline Burdette Caitilin Dodd Ashleigh Padgett Brian McCracken Andy Vess Matt Menard Phillip Spencer 2010 Bryan Brooks Andy Vess Paul Vecchione Pearce Tapp Caitlin Dodd Caroline Burdette Caroline Liddy Kari Harris 2009 Andy Vess
30
Brian Smith Bryan Brooks Justin Hunter Monier Abusaft Tommy Weber Pearce Tapp Justina Oliva 2008 Justina Oliva Megan Klipfel Jessie Sahms Lauren Bosshardt Sarah Whitener Justin Hunter Bryan Brooks Brian Smith Paul Vecchione 2007 Lauren Bosshardt Regina Fuller
Justina Oliva Aimee Caswell Crystal Belcher Mandy Mills 2006 Trey Antley Ben Pauli Katon Bethay Lauren Bosshardt Mandy Mills Jaya Abraham Crystal Belcher Ashley Adamson 2005 Andrew Powell Janet Rhodes 2004 Andre Caldwell Andrew Powell Jaya Abraham
2003 Jonathan Cheek Emily Smothers
The Southern Conference established the academic all-conference teams for each sport beginning in the winter season of 2002-03. Teams are selected during the fall (football, volleyball, soccer and cross country), winter (basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling) and spring (baseball, softball, outdoor track and field, tennis and golf) season. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering this season and be at least a sophomore academically. The student-athlete must have also competed in at least one-half of the team’s competition.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2010-11 David Jackson Andrea Kelsey Katie Kesseler Nicole Klasnic Caroline Liddy Brian McCracken Andrew McCurry Matt Menard Ashleigh Padgett Trey Parker Mackenzie DeGraff Caitlin Dodd Carly Egan Emily Gothberg Shelby Harris Tiffani Beebe Ben Boyles Carolie Burdette Alyssa Burkert Phillip Spencer Kim Stauffer Pierce Tapp Andy Vess Chase Wolfe Kathleen Woods 2009-10 Russell Baker Bryan Brooks Caroline Burdette Mackenzie DeGraff Caitlin Dodd Kari Harris Shelby Harris Andrea Kelsey Marissa Kmonicek Caroline Liddy Brian McCracken Chris Norton Ashley Padgett Phillip Spencer Kim Stauffer Pearce Tapp Laura Trent Paul Vecchione Andy Vess 2008-09 Monier Abusaft Richard Bateman Bryan Brooks Caroline Burdette Aimee Caswell Caitlin Dodd Theo Eliopoulos Christopher Gerwig Justin Hunter Caroline Liddy Morgan Mickalis Justina Oliva Jessie Sahms Josh Shumaker Brian Smith
Pearce Tapp Laura Trent Andy Vess Tommy Weber Mary Williams 2007-08 Travis Adamson Lauren Bosshardt Bryan Brooks Aimee Caswell Caitlin Dodd Corey Gelbaugh Kari Harris Justin Hunter Megan Klipfel Stuart McDaniel Justina Oliva Jessie Sahms Albert Shahid Brian Smith Pearce Tapp Dana Teszler Laura Trent Charlotte Van Hale Paul Vecchione Tommy Weber Sarah Whitener 2006-07 Bryan Brooks Justin Hunter Chris Williams Brian Smith Tommy Weber Kari Harris Jessie Sahms Lauren Bosshardt Katie Isbell Mandy Mills Aimee Caswell Justina Oliva 2005-06 Kemp Anderson Trey Antley Andrew Harris Ben Pauli Andrew Powell Brian Smith Tommy Weber Chris Williams Jaya Abraham Ashley Adamson Lauren Bosshardt Katie Isbell Ryn Lister Mandy Mills Justina Oliva Rachel Smithson Corey Wilson 2004-05 Trey Antley Andre Caldwell
Ben Pauli Andrew Powell Michael Lance Jaya Abraham Ashley Adamson Lauren Bosshardt Mandy Mills Crystal Belcher Janet Rhodes 2003-04 Kyle Horne Ugo Ihekweazu Ben Pauli Andrew Powell Chris Shugart Andrew Caldwell Jonathan Cheek Shana Glenn Mandy Mills Ashley Adamson Stacey Horton Corey Wilson Jaya Abraham Ryn Lister Holly Smith Jessica Connett Katie Rlihan Kelsey Roth Bernie Sikes Austin Somers Janet Rhodes 2002-03 Emily Smith Emily Smothers Stacey Horton Bates Rambow Jaya Abraham Holly Smith Andre Caldwell Jonathan Cheek Ashley Adamson 2001-02 Matt Borders Jonathan Cheek Jennifer Gilstrap Tanya Kelly Kim McDonald Katherine Reed Holly Smith Emily Smothers Evelyn King 2000-01 Rachel Bishop Matt Borders Alicia DeFronzo Jennifer Etters Mark Farthing Jennifer Gilstrap Tanya Kelly Charles Malpass Amanda Nave Katherine Reed
Laura Sams Emily Smothers Page Stroup 1999-2000 Will Brumbach Brannon Greene Kristian Gusmer Charles Malpass Ashley McGee Chandler Todd Ward Burgess Heather Gallagher Edna Gantt Katherine Reed Laura Sams Emily Smothers Allison Ulrich Dana Bruce Jennifer Etters Jennifer Gilstrap Kim McDonald Page Stroup Deanna Whitley 1998-99 Will Brumbach Brannon Greene Kristian Gusmer Charles Malpass Ashley McGee Brad Talbert Chandler Todd Alicia DeFronzo Heather Gallagher Kathryn Rawlings Melissa Turpin Allison Ulrich Carl Sloan John Sozzi Josh Tomlinson Mary Brooke Sunderland Heather Carpini Mary Page Stroup Sallie Watson 1997-98 Alicia DeFronzo Heather Gallagher Ashley Greene Brannon Greene Amy Greenwood Ashley McGee William Newell Ira Parnell Allison Ulrich George White The Southern Conference athletic directors established the honor roll prior to the 1988-89 athletic year as a way to recognize the league’s outstanding student-athletes. The academic honor roll consists of student-athletes who participated in varsity sports at member institutions and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher while passing at least 24 hours in two semesters of classes or its equivalent for other academic calendars.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
31
The richardson Richardson Building
The Richardson building
The home of the Wofford College Athletic Department is the Richardson Physical Activities Building. The facility includes offices for the administration, football, basketball and other sports on the second floor. Also included on the second floor is an aerobic dance room and weight room with machine and free weights along with a variety of cardio machines. Locker rooms for football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer and a training room are located on the first floor. Wofford alumnus and Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson made a $1 million donation in 2008 that was used for enhancing the Richardson Building. Numerous improvements were made in the facility to ensure that it is one of the most advanced athletic facilities in the nation. Enhancements to the Richardson Building include new paint and carpet in the entire facility. The coaching and administration suites have been reconfigured to provide better reception areas. Football and men’s basketball offices are outfitted with a new video system, including computers, editing software and large-screen monitors. This new system is similar to those being used by the NFL and NBA. Inside the Harley Room, a new audio/video system was installed to handle the variety of events held in the room. New displays for academic honors, Southern Conference honors and the Hall of Fame are a part of the project. Additional murals and photos compliment the building and give it a fresh look. In addition, the fitness facilities have been upgraded as well. Nearly $100,000 worth of new equipment was added to supplement the current selection of treadmills and elliptical machines. The cardio area features six flat panel televisions for viewing while working out. The fitness area is used by the entire student body at Wofford.
Left: The fitness facility is available for all students and has numerous cardio machines in addition to free weights and weight machines. Top: The reception area for the football office suite. Above: The football locker room.
32
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Strength strength and Conditioning conditioning
The Joe E. Taylor Center
Wofford alumnus and South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Joe Taylor donated $1 million for the renovation of the Curry Building into the Joe E. Taylor Athletic Center The Taylor Center features a 7,000 square foot weight room and offices for athletic department staff. The building, located next to Gibbs Stadium, was completed in June of 2009. The weight room facility is equipped with a total of 24 racks with built-in pull-up bars and nearly 25,000 pounds of plates, dumbells and olympic weights. The 24 racks are divided, with twelve used with platforms and twelve used with benches. Additional equipment includes four pulldown machines, four low row machines, five power runners, six glute/ham machines, two decline ab machines, a leg press and exercise bike. Also included is a large area of Mondo track flooring, which is used with the step-up boxes, plyo boxes and hurdle sets in speed development. The Taylor Center also provides offices for administration and numerous sports, including men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s golf, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis and cross country and track and field. A conference room and several work areas give the coaching staff much needed space.
Mission Statement
The Wofford College Strength and Conditioning Department embraces the mission of both the college and athletic department. The mission of our program is to foster a positive, safe, challenging, and training environment. Our approach allows coaches, athletic trainers, and athletes to work together towards developing an athlete’s full physical and mental potential. A focal point of our training programs will be to not spend too much time training one specific aspect of development, but to train with balance. We will be hitting all areas, not neglecting another to prevent injury. Our coaches will inspire the athletes to be consistent, disciplined, and to put forth a great effort every day; never allowing their feelings to affect their performance.
The Philosophy
The Strength and Conditioning Program consists of a year-round training philosophy designed to improve all aspects of physical and mental development of each athlete. The training cycles consist of different phases, all of which follow sound fundamental training principle and periodization ranging from low to high intensity and high to low volume. These are all encompassing sport specific macrocycles, mesocycles, and microcycles, which will allow each athlete the best opportunity for reaching maximum genetic potential.
Goal
The goal is to improve the strength, speed, agility, balance, and coordination of the athletes. We will further develop proprioception, kinesthetic awareness, eye-hand and eye-foot coordination. We will be focusing on injury prevention, flexibility, and overall power of the athletes trained under the direction of the strength and conditioning department. This will enable each athlete to have the skills and tools necessary to achieve success.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
33
The Southern Conference
The Southern Conference, which began its 91st season of intercollegiate competition in 2011, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models. The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first conference basketball tournament (1921), tackling the issue of freshmen eligibility (1922), developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming the first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), the Southern Conference has been a pioneer. The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) conferences are older in terms of origination. Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognized on Capital One Academic All-America and all-district teams. A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conference institutions. The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five
states throughout the Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C. A textile mill that was in operation from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and offers the league meeting areas and offices as well as a library for storage of historical documents. Membership History On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee. Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W. Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable number of conference games for each
The Southern Conference office is located in the refurbished Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, less than a mile from the Wofford campus.
34
league member. With 30 schools in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school at least once during the regular season and many schools went several years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920, the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money. Play began in the fall of 1921 and a year later, six more schools joined the fledgling league including Tulane (which had attended the inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU), Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and Duke was added in 1929. By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23 schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn. Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced that 13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. According to the minutes of the meeting, Dr. Sanford stated that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J. Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had grown too large. The resignations were accepted and the withdrawing schools formed the new league which began play in 1932.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
Southern Conference Members
The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institutions including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another split occurred when seven schools including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference which began play in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary. Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes 12 institutions and a footprint that spans five states: Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Current league members are Appalachian State, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford.
two teams finishing in the Top 20 in every season since 1982. The conference has placed multiple representatives in the FCS Playoffs in 24-of-28 seasons, with 16 Championship Game appearances and eight national titles. The Southern Conference has had at least one team reach the semifinals in 11 of the last 13 years and in 17 of the last 20 seasons. Wofford won the 2003, 2007 and 2010 SoCon Football Championships.
Bold indicates current conference member
Championship History The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball. The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women’s sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and softball. Football The Southern Conference has excelled as the premier Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. Southern Conference member Appalachian State won three consecutive FCS titles from 2005-07, becoming the first team to do so. The league boasts more than 250 players who have garnered AllAmerica recognition and numerous national player or coach of the year awards. The conference has had at least one team in the Top 10 of the final FCS poll for 25 consecutive years with at least
Alabama (1921-1932) Appalachian State (1971-present) Auburn (1921-1932) College of Charleston (1998-present) Chattanooga (1976-present) The Citadel (1936-present) Clemson (1921-1953) Davidson (1936-1988, 1991-present) Duke (1928-1953) East Carolina (1964-1976) East Tennessee State (1978-2005) Elon (2003-present) Florida (1922-1932) Furman (1936-present) George Washington (1936-1970) Georgia (1921-1932) Georgia Southern (1991-present) Georgia Tech (1921-1932) Kentucky (1921-1932) Louisiana State (1922-1932) Marshall (1976-1997) Maryland (1921-1953) Mississippi (1922-1932) Mississippi State (1921-1932) North Carolina (1921-1953) North Carolina at Greensboro (1997-present) North Carolina State (1921-1953) Richmond (1936-1976) Samford (2008-present) South Carolina (1922-1953) Tennessee (1921-1932) Tulane (1922-1932) University of the South (1922-1932) Vanderbilt (1922-1932) Virginia (1921-1937) VMI (1924-2003) Virginia Tech (1921-1965) Wake Forest (1936-1953) Washington & Lee (1921-1958) West Virginia (1950-1968) Western Carolina (1976-present) William & Mary (1936-1977) Wofford (1997-present)
Wofford won the 2009 Men’s Soccer Regular Season and Tournament Championships.
Commissioner John Iamarino
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
35
PHi Phi Beta Kappa At the end of the last academic year, there were approximately 2,000 four-year colleges in the United States. Only 262 of them have the right to induct their graduates into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious liberal arts honor society. There are five independent Phi Beta Kappa colleges and universities in the Carolinas: Wofford, Davidson, Duke, Furman and Wake Forest. Phi Beta Kappa has an interesting history. Founded at the College of William and Mary in December 1776, Phi Beta Kappa was the first of the Greek letter fraternities and adopted such rituals as the badge, the secret oath, and the special handclasp from the various secret societies of the day. Phi Beta Kappa, however, was also devoted to the principles of “friendship, morality, and literature (or learning),” and these characteristics gradually attained the greatest emphasis. John Quincy Adams, Edward Everett and Joseph Story, members of the Harvard chapter, are credited with making the fraternity a public literary and honor society for undergraduates in the 1830’s. Women were first admitted to Phi Beta Kappa in 1875 at the University of Vermont. Only two chapters of Phi Beta Kappa existed in the Southeast before 1900, but gradually the historic state universities and the most outstanding private colleges began to secure chapters. The process of earning a charter often takes many years and standards are very high. Final approval comes by vote of all the chapters at the triennial meetings of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. At the August 1994 triennial meeting in San Francisco, 53 colleges and universities sought chapters, but only seven institutions even qualified for a vote. Wofford received its chapter at the 1940 triennial meeting, bringing to fruition more than ten years of work by three Phi Beta Kappa members who were then serving on the faculty: President Henry Nelson Snyder, Dr. David Duncan Wallace, class of 1894, and Dr. John West Harris ’16, a brash and brilliant young English professor not afraid to campaign vigorously in the conviction that his alma mater deserved membership. (Dr. Harris later founded the National Beta Club, which still has its headquarters in Spartanburg).
Joseph Fornadel ‘10 (above) and Mitch Allen ‘11 are the latest in a long line of football players to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
36
With about 350,000 members across the country, Phi Beta Kappa today sponsors numerous programs to encourage scholarship and learning, including the Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards and the visiting scholar, academic fellowship and leadership programs.
For these reasons, Phi Beta Kappa Day at Wofford has institutional significance, as well as being especially memorable for the new members, each of whom will receive the traditional Phi Beta Kappa watch key or pin.
Wofford’s Phi Beta Kappa Student-Athletes Name Sport Mitchell Charles Allen ‘11 Football Abigail A. Anderson ‘05 Women’s Soccer Katerine R. Annas ‘00 Tennis William Hawksley Barbee ’60 Basketball Margaret W. Barrett ’96 Volleyball John Patrick Batten, Jr. ’80 Basketball, Football Edward Milton Berckman ’52 Track Angela Colleen Berry ‘06 Volleyball Edward Barton Blackmon, Jr. ’74 Track Lauren MacKenzie Bosshardt ‘08 Cross Country/Track Thomas Leinbach Bower, III ’74 Football, Baseball Brandon M. Boyce ‘01 Basketball Kevin Mark Bringewatt ’89 Baseball William K. Brumbach III ‘00 Cross Country Thomas Casey Brittain ’75 Football George W. Burdette III ‘03 Men’s Soccer Timothy H. Burwell ’80 Baseball James Harold Chandler ’71 Football Augustus McKee Chreitzberg, Jr. ’47 Tennis Aaron Curtis Cole ’94 Cross Country Jessica Scheel Connett ‘07 Women’s Soccer Troy Michael Cox ’89 Cross Country Robert Scott Creveling ’74 Football Jonathan Dean Crumly ’91 Men’s Soccer Kenneth Joseph Davis ’59 Swimming Phillip Mark Dempsey ’90 Football Meredith P. Denton ‘00 Basketball Beverly Thomas Duncan ’69 Basketball Dendy E. Engelman ‘98 Volleyball Heidi Faber ’85 Volleyball Jennifer M. Ferguson ‘05 Rifle William Harvey Floyd, Jr. ’53 Tennis Joseph Edward Fornadel III ‘10 Football Benjamin J. Foster ‘02 Football LuAnne Vaughan Gatlin ’86 Volleyball Coleman Lane Glaze ’88 Baseball Scott Timothy Gould ’81 Basketball Cole Blease Graham, Jr. ’64 Baseball Joseph Andrew Green ’94 Football Donald James Grenier ’62 Golf Clary H. Groen ‘96 Golf Kristian P. Gusmer ‘00 Cross Country Kelly Ann Harvey ’92 Cross Country John Arthur Hendrix ’68 Baseball, Basketball Kristen A. Hite ‘00 Track William Stanley Hoole ’24 Baseball Courtney A. Howe ‘97 Volleyball Jonathan Douglas Hufford ‘09 Football April Lynn Hughes ’90 Volleyball Charles Haskell Hughes, Jr. ’81 Football Thomas Lloyd Jackson ’76 Football Elizabeth Bohlen Jeter ’93 Tennis Gerald Kenneth Johnson ’76 Football William R. Johnson ‘02 Tennis Larry Hudson Jones ’70 Basketball Scott H. Jones ‘98 Football Heidi M. Kadous ‘03 Volleyball
Name Sport William Paul Keesley ’75 Track C. Bailey King, Jr. ‘02 Football Meredith A. Knox ‘99 Volleyball, Basketball James William Logan ’86 Cross Country William Steven Lowrance ‘58 Football Lindsay R. Lyman ‘04 Volleyball Kathryn S. Maloney ‘04 Rifle Rudolph Ernest Mancke, III ’67 Football Michael Christopher Marshall ’83 Football Mary Beth Martin ‘00 Tennis Stephanie H. Martin ’97 Volleyball Jonathan Virett Maxwell ’71 Basketball Samuel Jesse McCoy ’25 Track Mary Ann McCrackin ’85 Volleyball Daniel Baker Morrison, Jr. ’75 Basketball Horace William Mullinax ’50 Baseball Stephen Christopher Mullins ’78 Men’s Soccer Jennifer A. Nett ‘02 Basketball William A. Newell ‘98 Cross Country Curt L. Nichols ‘96 Men’s Soccer John B. Nichols ‘01 Football Charles Phifer Nicholson ’82 Football George Bryan Nicholson, Jr. ’75 Football Albert Cook Outler ’28 Cross Country/Track Christi R. Owen ‘96 Tennis Kyung Seok Paek ’82 Soccer Edwin Thomas Parham, III ’94 Tennis Pamela Gaye Parnell ’83 Volleyball Manoj Pariyadath ‘98 Tennis Dwight Fleming Patterson, Sr. ’29 Cross Country/Track Rebecca J. Paulson ‘03 Volleyball Richard Duncan Pinson ’72 Basketball Thomas Clark Powell ‘09 Men’s Soccer Ray Hampton Price ’74 Track J. Bishop Ravenel ‘01 Basketball Jordan Whitney Rawl’10 Rifle Mary Alexander Rea ‘09 Women’s Soccer Robert Bruce Remler ’79 Golf Leah Karen Rhodes ’82 Volleyball, Basketball Carolyn Sophia Rivers ‘09 Volleyball Wendy M. Rohr ‘04 Tennis Neill Russell Sandifer ‘07 Men’s Soccer Kathleen Grace Sobczyk ‘06 Volleyball Faith A. Stewart ‘03 Women’s Soccer Reddick Bowman Still, III ’58 Golf, Football Allen Heath Stokes, Jr. ’64 Golf Meredith Lucille Swittenberg ’91 Tennis Brian William Thomas ’83 Men’s Soccer Robert E. Tibbetts ‘04 Men’s Soccer Stephen Michael Tomasovich ’90 Basketball Allyson C. Varn ‘99 Basketball Cheryl Elizabeth Vickers ’87 Basketball Albert Theodore Watson ’43 Football Wallace Steadman Watson ’58 Track Kirk Austin Whitehead ‘10 Men’s Golf Laura Lynne Wilkinson ’83 Basketball
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
2011 Wofford Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
PRE-LETTERMAN’S CLUB Claude S. Finney ’29 Ted M. Phelps ’69 David Lemmons ’66 Warren Whittaker ’67 Daniel Lewis ’62 William Barbee ’60 Jerry Richardson ’59 Charles Bradshaw ’59 Trapier Hart ’60 George Lyons ’65 William Ziegler ’67 Donald Williams ’67 Harold Chandler ’71 Sterling Allen ’73 Stan Littlejohn ’73
POST-LETTERMAN’S CLUB 1979 – Joel Robertson ’41 1979 – C.B. Mooneyham ’34 1979 – P.J. Boatwright ’49 1979 – Elby Hammett ’49 1979 – Charlie Seay ’48 1979 – Phil Dickens 1980 – Gene Alexander 1980 – Warren Ariail ’49 1980 – Lou Bouknight ’33 1980 – Aubrey Faust ’42 1980 – James Neal ’53 1980 – Bob Prevatte ’50 1981 – A.B. Bullington ’33 1981 – Sammy Sewell ’50 1981 – Vernon Quick ’51 1981 – Jimmy Hilton ’42 1981 – Skip Corn ’73 1981 – Conley Snidow 1982 – William Childs ’25 1982 – Lorine King ’51 1982 – Jack Beeler ’52 1982 – Bob Pollard ’52 1982 – Bill Moody ’53 1982 – Jim Brakefield 1983 – Earle Buice 1983 – Don Fowler ’57 1983 – Ricky Satterfield ’76 1984 – Wally Dean ’50 1984 – Joe Hazle ’55 1984 – Bill Scheerer 1984 – Willie Varner ’52 1985 – Jack Abell ’54 1985 – Clifford Boyd ’71 1985 – Philip Clark ’50 1985 – Robert Jordan ’71 1986 – Thomas Bower ’74 1986 – Fisher DeBerry ’60 1986 – James Gordon ’52 1986 – Doug Lowe ’75 1986 – Harvey Moyer ’50 1987 – Coy Gibson ’75 1987 – George Rice ’57 1988 – LeNoid Best ’82 1988 – Carter Davis, Jr. ’75
Football Football Track Football Football Basketball Football Football Basketball Basketball Golf Football Football Football Golf BKB/FB/BB Basketball/Baseball Golf Football Basketball Coach Coach Trainer Football Football/Basketball Basketball Football Basketball Football Football Football Football/Track Coach Tennis Football Football Football Basketball Coach Coach Basketball Football Basketball Football Special Football/Track Football/Basketball Football FB/BKB/BB Football Football Coach Football Basketball Football Football/Basketball Football Football Football
1988 – Alfred McGinnis ’56 1989 – William Carpenter ’58 1989 – Frank Ellerbe ’18 1990 – Thomas McIntyre ’56 1991 – Sid Allred ’70 1991 – Meg Hunt ’84 1991 – Jim Clary ’49 1991 – Bruce Johnson ’70 1991 – Eli Sanders ’54 1992 – Buddy Hayes ’66 1992 – Tim Renfrow ’83 1992 – Ronny Wilson ’72 1993 – Vic Lipscomb ’70 1993 – Tori Quick ’87 1994 – Fred “Skinny” Powers ’51 1994 – James Blair ’83 1995 – Pablo De Freitas ’87 1995 – Judy Nwajiaku ’90 1996 – Jimmy Littlefield ’69 1996 – Robert Mickle ’85 1997 – Bret Masters ’89 1997 – Lou McCullough ’49 1997 – Greg O’Dell ’92 1998 – Shawn Graves ’93 1998 – Clay Griffin ’88 1999 – Keith Kinard ’80 1999 – Justin Laughlin ’94 1999 – Tony Peay ’79 1999 – Wayne Rice ’87 1999 – Jason Smoak ’93 2000 – Libby Corry ’95 2000 – Bud Gault ’35 2000 – Tim Wallace ’83 2001 – Louise Maynard ’96 2001 – Willie Pegram ’68 2002 – Chad McLain ’91 2002 – Danny Morrison ’75 2003 – Dan Williams ’98 2003 – Brigid Meadow ’98 2003 – A.M. Chreitzberg 1895 2004 – Dr. Sam Black ’11 2004 – Mark Line 2005 – Stephon Blanding ’90 2005 – Brenda Jackson ’94 2005 – Darrell Brown ’86 2006 – Brian Bodor ’01 2006 – Ian Chadwick ’01 2007 – Bobby Cannon ’50 2007 – Seth Chadwick ’97 2007 – Jenny Nett ’02 2008 – Travis Wilson ‘03 2008 – Nathan Fuqua ‘03 2008 – Michael Lenzly ‘03 2009 – Heidi Best ‘01 2009 – Jimmy Miner ‘04 2009 – Matt Nelson ‘04 2009 – Wendy Rohr ‘04 2010 – Lee Basinger ‘05 2010 – Eric Deutsch ‘05 2010 – William McGirt ‘01 2010 – Ed Wile ‘73 2011 – Katon Bethay ‘06
Football FB/Basketball Baseball Baseball Football Women’s Basketball Football Football Football Basketball Football/Baseball Football Golf Women’s Basketball Basketball Basketball Soccer W. Basketball/VB Basketball Basketball Football/Baseball Administrator Basketball Football Baseball Football Baseball Soccer/Baseball Basketball Golf Women’s Basketball Football/Baseball/Track Baseball Women’s Tennis Basketball Baseball Athletic Director Football Women’s Soccer Baseball/Football Coach Baseball Coach Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Men’s Golf Football Men’s Basketball Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Football Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Soccer Football Football Women’s Tennis Football Football Men’s Golf Football Football/Track and Field
2011 – Adrian Borders ‘05 2011 – Ellen Rogers ‘06
Track and Field/Basketball Women’s Tennis
HONORARY LETTERMAN Bernard Harrelson Durwood Hatchell Dick Hardy Charles Newcome John Holliday Walter Booth Bobby Ivey Jesse Davis Larry Smith Cleveland Harley Joe Lesesne Junie White Keith Laws Ray Leonard James Talley Ray Henderson Mack Poole Talmage Skinner Ralph Voyles Lee Hanning Steve Kana John Keith, Jr. Mark Hauser Greg McKinney Tom Brown Pete Yanity Toccoa Switzer Bob Pinson Gordon Orr Woody Willard ’74 Dr. Dan Maultsby ’61 Bill Drake Lucy Quinn ‘83 Mike Brown ‘76 Joe Taylor ‘80 Rob Gregory ‘64
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Harry Williams Bob Pinson Ron Smith Jimmy Gibbs Douglas Joyce Martha Andrews Lt. Col. (ret.) Joe Miller Homozel Mickel Daniel (awarded posthumously) George Todd Joe Lesesne Robert Chapman ’49 Roger Milliken Cleveland Harley ’50 Grady Stewart ’50 Robbie Atkins ’65 Grover Eaker ‘34 (awarded posthumously) Eli Sanders ‘54 Ann Johnson Craig Phillips
1981 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010 2011 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
37
The hub city
The City’s origins predate the Revolutionary War. Spartanburg was named for a unit of American Revolution forces called the “Spartan Rifles” who helped defeat the British at the Battle of Cowpens in 1781, under the leadership of General Daniel Morgan. The town of Spartanburg was incorporated in 1831 and later as a city in 1880 by the 13 Original States and Tennessee. During this time Spartanburg was booming due in large part to the rapidly expanding textile industry. In the 1870s, Spartanburg became a railroad “hub city,” with mainline railroads extending from Magnolia Street depot in all directions, taking passengers and freight to Charleston, Augusta, Atlanta, Asheville, Charlotte and points beyond. As many as 90 trains per day could be seen and heard operating in Spartanburg during the golden age of the American railroad, 1900-20. During the 1920s, Spartanburg built South Carolina’s first municipal airport and claimed the state’s first commercial radio station (WSPA). Its leadership in the state was reflected by the election of several residents as governor. Thousands of U.S. soldiers bound for overseas service in World Wars I and II trained at camps in Spartanburg. The post headquarters for Camp Wadsworth (1917-19) was located at the present site of WestGate Mall, and the Camp Croft (1940-45) was located south of the city. Much of that military reservation has become Croft
38
State Park. After World War II, Spartanburg made a concerted effort to promote its location at the junction of Interstates 85 and 26 to international business. One of the greatest successes of this campaign was the development of the BMW manufacturing center near the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport. Spartanburg’s downtown, which always has been anchored by the campuses of Wofford and Converse Colleges, has been undergoing a major revival since the mid-1990s. In addition to the corporate headquarters for Denny’s, Advance America, QS-1 and several other companies, the city has acquired a magnificant public library, the Marriott Hotel at Renaissance Park and most recently, the Chapman Arts Center and the USC Upstate George Dean Johnson School of Business. The area surrounding Morgan Square gradually is redeveloping with a variety of interesting restaurants and urban apartment-style housing. Throughout the 20th century, textile manufacturing companies formed the backbone of the Spartanburg
economy. The most significant of these companies still in operation is internationally respected Milliken & Company. Blessed by geography and climate as well as by energetic and well-educated citizenry, Spartanburg is emerging as one of the centers of a 21st century metroplex that extends along the South Carolina portion of the I-85 corridor.
2011-12 Wofford Cross Country and Track & Field Media Guide
2011-12 Cross Country/Track and Field Schedule 9/2/2011 9/10/2011 9/17/2011 9/30/2011 10/8/2011 10/14/2011 10/15/2011 10/29/2011 11/12/2011
12/3/2011 1/27/2012 2/4/2012 2/10/2012 2/17/2012 2/23/2012 3/3/2012 3/9/2012 3/16/2012 3/24/2012 3/29/2012 4/7/2012 4/13/2012 4/21/2012 5/5/2012 5/24/2012 6/6/2012
Cross Country
Eye Opener Charlotte Duals Winthrop/Asics Invitational UNC Charlotte Gene Mullin Furman Cross Country Invitational Penn State National Upstate Invite Southern Conference Championship NCAA Regional
Track and Field
Appalachian State Clemson Invitational UNC Chapel Hill Tiger Paw Invitational Appalachian State Southern Conference Indoor Championships Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet NCAA Championships 49er Classic Western Carolina Asics/Winthrop Terrier Relays Western Carolina Southern Conference Outdoor Championships Bob Pollock Spring Invitational NCAA East Preliminary Round NCAA Championships
Spartanburg, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Greenville, S.C State College, Penn. Spartanburg, S.C. Charleston, S.C. Louisville, Ky.
Boone, N.C. Clemson, S.C. Chapel Hill, N.C. Clemson, S.C. Boone, N.C. Birmingham, Ala. Blacksburg, Va. Boise, Idaho Charlotte, N.C. Cullowhee, N.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Cullowhee, N.C. Cullowhee, N.C. Clemson, S.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa