2010 T&F Media Guide by SFA Athletics

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

SFA Quick Facts University Information Location:..................................... Nacogdoches, Texas First Classes:.......................................................1923 Enrollment:........................................................12,845 Nickname:..............................Lumberjacks/Ladyjacks Colors:.............................................. Purple and White President:.......................................... Dr. Baker Pattillo

Athletics Department Director of Athletics:.................................. Robert Hill Associate AD-Compliance:..................... Matt Fenley Assistant AD-External Affairs:............... John Branch Asst. AD-Student Services:................ Amber Burdge Assistant AD-Business:.......................... Rob Meyers Assistant AD-Sports Medicine:.............. Sandy Miller

Track and Field Head Coach:................................................Phil Olson Alma Mater:........................... Stephen F. Austin (1986) Years at School:.......................................................11 Phone:...................................................(936) 468-4140 Fax:.......................................................(936) 468-4580 E-mail:............................................. polson@sfasu.edu Assistants: Ron McCown.......................................(936) 468-4012 Lou Snelling.........................................(936) 468-4062 Sean Lonergan.....................................(936) 468-4475 Cody Clark..................................................(936) 468-5981 Laceé Carmon...........................................(936) 468-5981 Facility:...................................... Fletcher Garner Track

Director (Track and Field Contact):....... James Dixon Office Phone:.......................................(936) 468-2606 E-mail:...............................................jdixon@sfasu.edu Fax:.......................................................(936) 468-4593 Cell:.......................................................(936) 552-1171 Assistant Director:..................................... Brian Ross Office Phone:.......................................(936) 468-5800 E-mail:......................................... rossbrian@sfasu.edu Assistant Director:..................................... Ben Rikard Office Phone:.......................................(936) 468-5801 E-mail:...................................... rikardbenja@sfasu.edu Web site:.........................................www.sfajacks.com

SFA Quick Facts..........................................................3 Coaching Staff......................................................... 4-9 Phil Olson.......................................................... 4-5 Ron McCown..................................................... 6-7 Lou Snelling....................................................... 7-8 Sean Lonergan......................................................8 Laceé Carmon.......................................................9 Ladyjack Roster.........................................................10 Ladyjack Bios...................................................... 11-23 Ladyjack Newcomers................................................24 Lumberjack Roster....................................................25 Lumberjack Bios.................................................. 26-37 Lumberjack Freshman......................................... 38-39 This is SFA........................................................... 40-41 Nacogdoches, Texas.................................................42 Stephen F. Austin......................................................43 Campus Living & Dining...................................... 44-45 Baker Pattillo Student Center....................................46 Student Recreation Center........................................47 Strength and Conditioning........................................48 Athletic Training.........................................................49 Academic Assistance................................................50 Training for Life..........................................................51 SFA Athletics Venues.......................................... 52-53 Traditions............................................................. 54-55 University Administration..........................................56 Athletics Administration............................................57 SFA Board of Regents...............................................58 Intercollegiate Athletics Council................................59 SFA Distance Training......................................... 60-61 Phil Olson Era...................................................... 61-62 Ladyjack Records......................................................63 Lumberjack Records.................................................64 NCAA Standards.......................................................65

Credits

The 2010 Stephen F. Austin Track and Field media guide was written, designed and edited by James Dixon. Editorial assistance was provided by Brian Ross and Ben Rikard.

Photo Credits:

Hardy Meredith, SFA Public Affairs

Cover Design:

Brian Ross, Assistant Director of Media Relations

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Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Phil Olson Throws/11th Year Stephen F. Austin (1986) A eight-time Southland Conference Coach of the Year, head coach Phil Olson completed his 11th season as the SFA head track and field coach. During his time at the helm, Olson has built SFA into a perennial conference power, as well as a program that is respected on a national level. Olson’s tenure has brought a • 2010 SLC Women’s Indoor & Outdoor Coach of the Year combined 15 SLC team titles • 2009 SLC Women’s Indoor in cross country and track and & Outdoor Coach of the Year field. During the past eight • 2006 SLC Women’s Indoor seasons, 20 of Olson’s athletes Coach of the Year • 2005 Men’s and Women’s have competed in the NCAA SLC Indoor Coach Championships, including one of the Year • 2003 Women’s SLC Lumberjack who competed at Outdoor Coach of the Year the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. • 2003 USTCA South Central The 2010 campaign District Coach of the Year only added to those numbers as the Ladyjacks repeated as SLC indoor and outdoor conference champions. Included in their overpowering performance, the Ladyjacks scored a conference record 201 points at the outdoor championships. The SFA women recorded seven individual titles, including five during the indoor season, and 32 allconference honors on the year. Senior thrower Frednisha Marshall returned to the NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed 12th in the weight throw. The Lumberjacks recorded SLC runner-up finishes during the indoor and outdoor seasons. The ’Jacks recorded four individual titles during the year, and 15 all-conference performances. Sophomore hurdler Nick McCloud was one of 18 SFA athletes who advanced to the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas. McCloud finished third in the 110-meter hurdles to advance to the national meet. The SFA women won the 2009 SLC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field titles, of which Olson was named SLC Coach of the Year for both seasons. Along with the Ladyjacks’ success, a youthful Lumberjack squad showed signs of things to come finishing the season with three SLC Individual championships, 14 All-SLC performances, six school records eight NCAA regional marks and two NCAA provisional marks. All told, Olson’s troops finished the season with two team titles, 56 All-SLC performances, 24 NCAA Regional marks, 17 school records, 11 SLC individual titles, eight NCAA qualifying marks, five SLC Freshman of the Year, four USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-SLC selections, an SLC Indoor Outstanding Track and Field Athlete, one SLC record, the 2009 SLC Female Student-Athlete of the Year and an All-American. Making those stats even more impressive is the face that

SFA accomplished all of this with relatively young squads. The SFA men and women graduated only one senior from each team. On top of all that, Olson’s athletes proved a success in the classroom as well when the Ladyjacks were named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. One of the bigger highlights of the season was Marshall. A three-time SLC Athlete of the Week selection in 2009, Marshall dominated the conference in the throws. She was named the SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete for a second consecutive season after winning the weight throw with a school and conference record of 67-1.50. Marshall broke the school record four times during the season, and advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships where she earned All-America honors with her schoolrecord throw of 69-4.25 to finish third in the event. Marshall finished the season with three individual league titles, four All-SLC honors, and earned Academic All-SLC and USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors. During the 2008 season, the SFA men’s and women’s track and field teams put its talented youth on display. Of SFA’s five Southland Conference individual titles and 41 all-conference honors earned last year, three of the titles and 24 of the all-conference honors were earned by underclassmen. Add to that mix Aaron Harlan, who qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the heptathlon and competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon as a sophomore, and it isn’t hard to see why Olson is considered one of the top recruiters in the SLC. The SFA men’s and women’s teams piled up the honors in 2007-08 recording five individual titles, 41 All-SLC honors, 31 NCAA Regional qualifying marks, 11 school records, five NCAA qualifying marks, two conference records and one NCAA All-Region honor. The SFA cross country squads only added to that during the fall, earning four all-conference honors and the league male and female freshman of the year honors. Olson’s athletes also have made an impact at the national level since his arrival in Nacogdoches. Olson has

SFA Under Coach Olson SLC Team Titles.................................................................15 SLC Individual Titles.........................................................108 All-SLC Performances......................................................422 School Records................................................................189 All-Americans.......................................................................6 USTFCCCA & CoSida Academic All-Americans................14 NCAA Qualifiers..................................................................46

Throws Accomplishments SLC Individual Titles...........................................................19 All-SLC Performances........................................................57 School Records..................................................................48 NCAA Qualifiers..................................................................27 NCAA Regional Qualifying Marks.......................................80 Southland Conference Records...........................................5 All-Americans.......................................................................1

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Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

sent 18 athletes to the NCAA Championships during his time in Nacogdoches, including two former athletes, and Marshall who have recorded All-America honors under Olson’s guidance. Former Lumberjack DeVaughn Rettig followed a stellar SFA career by competing at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the triple jump. This past season Marshall and sophomore Aaron Harlan recorded NCAA qualifying marks in the weight throw, and heptathlon, respectively, while Harlan competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlon. Zach Ross also recorded the ‘B’ qualifying standard for the U.S. Olympic trials in the 110-meter hurdles. Under Olson’s watch, SFA has also sent five cross country runners to the NCAA Championships. The 2005 campaign was a year to remember for Olson and the SFA program. It started with the program’s first-ever sweep of the SLC Indoor Championships. The wins marked the first indoor title for the women’s team and the first-ever SLC track and field crown ever for the men. The two squads combined to win eight individual championships and earn 20 All-SLC awards. Olson was named the SLC Indoor Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year. The pair of awards came two years after Olson was named SLC Women’s Outdoor Coach of the Year and USTCA South Central District Women’s Coach of the Year. The 2005 season also saw four SFA athletes finish the year ranked in the Top 50 among NCAA Division I competitors. Sarah Emerson’s mark of 161-02 in the javelin ranked 19th in the nation, and Kenneth McKinley’s throw of 59-07.50 in the shot put was good enough for 36th in the country. Wade Whittington and Markeshia Edwards each recorded a top- 50 performance, Whittington in the javelin (208-07) and Edwards in the shot put (49-01). All four athletes advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in their respective events. McKinley and Edwards combined to sweep the SLC men’s and women’s shot put titles at the outdoor meet. SFA continued its winning ways that fall, when the Lumberjack cross country team earned its fifth-straight SLC title. The Ladyjack team turned in a strong secondplace finish, and SFA posted individual championships in both races. The teams combined for seven all-conference honors and won both SLC Athlete of the Year awards. Ashley Monteau became the fifth SFA athlete in the previous three years to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Under Olson’s watch, SFA has produced 422 AllSLC performances, won 108 SLC individual titles, set 189 school records and had 46 NCAA qualifiers. Olson’s teams also achieve in the classroom. SFA has produced eight Academic All-Americans in the last eight years, and 11 athletes have been named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team. Former distance runner Rodney Joseph was twice named SLC Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Year, while Amy Shackelford was named the 2009 SLC Track and Field Female Student-

Athlete of the Year. With coaching responsibilities distributed among a staff of six full-time coaches, Olson concentrates on the SFA throwers. The throws program has really taken off under Olson’s direction. The SFA throwers have posted 27 NCAA qualifying marks and 66 NCAA regional qualifying marks, won 19 SLC individual titles, earned 57 All-SLC honors, and set 48 school records. Olson came to SFA in 2000 as the head coach of the Lumberjack program. The following season, Olson was named head coach for both the SFA men’s and women’s teams. Olson brought home the first track and field title in school history in 2003 when he guided the Ladyjacks to the SLC Outdoor Title. Since then, SFA has accumulated five more team championships (a sweep of the 2005 SLC Indoors), five second-place showings and four third-place finishes. The men’s and women’s cross country programs also have combined for seven championships during Olson’s tenure. Prior to taking over at SFA, Olson spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Virginia, where he directed the throws program. While at Virginia, Olson recruited, developed and coached 21 NCAA Division I qualifiers, 19 Atlantic Coast Conference Champions, eight school record-holders, four All-Americans, four Olympic Trials qualifiers, three ACC record-holders, and an American and collegiate record-holder. From 1990 to 1993, Olson was an assistant coach in the women’s track and field program at Clemson, where he was part of two conference championship teams. Olson also coached an NCAA All-American and an Olympic Trials qualifier in the shot put, as well as ACC Champions in the shot put, discus and javelin. Olson received his master’s degree in sports medicine from Virginia in 1990. He and his wife, Donna, an athletic trainer in Lufkin, have a daughter, Addie, and a son, Tobie.

Phil’s wife, Donna, and their two children, Addie and Tobie.

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Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Ron McCown

Multi Events/Pole Vault 10th Year Stephen F. Austin (1996) Ron McCown completed 10th season as the multi events and pole vault coach at SFA. During his time in Nacogdoches, McCown’s athletes have posted some impressive numbers. His troops have recorded 13 individual SLC championships, 68 All-SLC performances, 12 school records, 14 NCAA Regional Qualifying marks and 13 NCAA qualifiers. He has also had three athletes compete at the NCAA Championships in the past four seasons. McCown produced the league’s most dominant group of multi-event athletes in the conference in 2010. Senior Tabitha Riley won both the pentathlon and heptathlon titles, while junior Ebbonye Johnson was the league runner-up in the heptathlon and the high jump. The Lumberjacks placed three athletes in the top eight of the heptathlon, and scored four in the decathlon including two all-conference athletes. Along with SFA’s strength in the multis, sophomore Carrie Hahn was the conference runnerup in the indoor and outdoor high jump. Last season McCown had 15 athletes who recorded scoring finishes at the conference championships (nine in the multi events, and six in the pole vault), including four All-SLC performances and one conference runner-up finish. The multi-event athletes racked up tons of points at the conference meets last season. Junior Tabitha Riley and sophomore Ebbonye Johnson posted All-SLC finishes in the pentathlon, while Riley just missed an individual title with her score of 3,548 points. Riley came back during the outdoor season an recorded an all-conference honor in the heptathlon. The Ladyjacks placed three in the field’s overall top five. Sophomore Chris Jones recorded a score of 5,211 points to earn all-conference in the heptathlon during the indoor season. Despite their overall youth, McCown’s pole vaulters also made their presence felt on the conference level as well. A group that consisted of four newcomers and only one senior posted six scoring finishes between the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons. McCown got an early look at how strong the youth of his athletes would be in 2008. The SFA multis recorded five All-SLC honors and recorded four NCAA qualifying marks, won an SLC individual title, and sent a decathlete, Aaron Harlan, to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. All of this from a group of athletes who were sophomores or younger during the ‘08 campaign. Along with his NCAA

qualifying performances during the indoor and outdoor seasons, Harlan also recorded SLC runner-up finishes in the heptathlon and decathlon. Almost a shadow of Harlan’s performance, classmate Tabitha Riley also recorded conference runner-up finishes during the indoor and outdoor seasons. The surprise of the group may have been freshman Ebbonye Johnson. After recording a sixth-place finish in the pentathlon during the indoor season, Johnson set numerous personal bests to win the heptathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a career best score of 4,894 points. Throw into that mix sophomore Chris Jones, who recorded an NCAA provisional mark (6,998 points) in the decathlon and just missed all-conference honors with a fourth-place finish during the indoor and outdoor seasons, and the SFA multi-event athletes recorded one of their more successful seasons in school history. McCown’s athletes also proved their depth throughout the 2008 season. Freshmen Jacques Neyrey and Megan Harlan posted top-five finishes during the indoor season to give SFA one of the league’s more dominant one-two-three punches in recent history. Not to be outdone by the multis squad, the SFA pole vaulters also recorded their share of success. Kelsea David and Kristina Windham went one-two at the indoor championships, with David recording her first career conference individual title. Windham followed that up by closing out her career with another conference runner-up finish in the event during the outdoor season. McCown has proven himself as a versatile coach during his time at SFA. Former Ladyjack Leah Matthews, a converted hurdler, became one of the school’s top long jumpers and multi-event athletes under McCown. In 2007, Matthews stepped up to become one of the country’s top long jumpers. Already the owner of the school’s record, Matthews shattered her old mark by jumping 20-8.00 to finish second at the regional meet, earning all-region honors and advance to the NCAA Championships. That same season, McCown worked with the men’s and women’s high jumpers. The SFA high jumpers closed out the year recording six regional qualifying marks and winning two league individual titles, while adding a third allconference honor during the ‘07 outdoor campaign. McCown’s ability to scout talent, and help guide the athletes to compete at the next level, does not just stop with Matthews. Former Ladyjacks Jennifer Schreiner and Tracy Schuup came to SFA has a high jumper and a hurdler, respectively, but McCown took their skills and helped them excel in other areas. Schreiner went from having never vaulted before, to becoming one of the

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Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

league’s top pole vaulters clearing a height of 12-10. He converted Schuup into a two-time all-conference athlete who closed out her career as the league’s top heptathlete. McCown’s athletes have also produced on a national level. In 2006, former Ladyjack Crystal Chang dominated the SLC by winning the league’s heptathlon individual title and advanced to the NCAA Championships in both the indoor and outdoor season. Chang just missed All-America honors by finishing 12th in the pentathlon at the indoor championships. She followed that up by returning to the championships during the outdoor season where she recorded a personal-best of 5,266 in the heptathlon. Along with former NCAA qualifier, Schuup, and current Lumberjacks Aaron Harlan (heptathlon and decathlon) and Chris Jones (decathlon), both of who have qualified for the NCAA Championships, McCown has been successful at helping athletes compete at the next level. McCown has coached the current school record holders for the pentathlon, indoor heptathlon, women’s indoor and outdoor high jump, women’s indoor triple jump, and women’s outdoor long jump. He has had five female athletes clear 5-8 or higher in the high jump, including school record-holder Teresa Murray, who jumped 5-10.75. Murray finished 2005 ranked 32nd in the nation. McCown is a 1996 SFA graduate. He is a twotime NCAA Division I National qualifier in the decathlon with a personal best of 7,564 points. He was selected to participate in the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival. McCown also competed in the 1995 Team USA vs. Canada Decathlon competition. He placed seventh at the NCAA Championships in 1994 to earn All-American honors, and was an NJCAA All-American for Odessa College in 1992. McCown received his master’s degree in kinesiology from Sam Houston State in 2002. He received his bachelor’s degree from SFA in 1996. McCown and his wife, Tracy, have an 13-year-old son, Sheldon.

Lou Snelling

Distance Seventh Year Central Florida (2000)

Lou Snelling finished his seventh year with the Stephen F. Austin track and field and cross country programs. During that time his athletes have achieved as much as any distance program in the Southland Conference and are building a tradition to rival that of some of the perennial powers in the South Central Region. During his time in Nacogdoches, the SFA distance squads have contributed 29 individual SLC

championships, 105 All-SLC finishes and 194 scoring performances at the SLC track and field championships. On a team level, SFA has captured four SLC cross country titles and five conference championships in track and field during Snelling’s tenure. The Lumberjack and Ladyjack distance squads have combined for eight NCAA Championship qualifying performances and 15 all-region showings at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships. In all, Snelling’s athletes have earned five SLC Cross Country Athlete of the Year awards, four SLC Outstanding Track Performer honors, one SLC Track and Field Athlete of the Year, five SLC Freshman of the Year selections, and three SLC Student Athlete of the Year honors. The SFA harriers flexed their muscle in 2010 winning a conference individual title, recording eight all-conference honors and 30 scoring performances. Sophomore Stephanie Ganter led the Ladyjacks recording three all-conference honors in 2010 while classmate Mitch Ownbey repeated at league champion in the 10,000 meters. In all, 23 school records in distance events have been broken on Snelling’s watch. The coach has also guided his troops to some impressive new territory in terms of team accomplishments. The first such achievement came in 2003, Snelling’s first year on the job, when the Ladyjacks won the SLC Cross Country team championship and posted the lowest team score in program history with 42 points. Just a couple of weeks later the men’s team performed a similar feat when the Lumberjacks finished third at the regional meet. It was the squad’s best finish ever and lowest NCAA regional score, led by Michael Thompson’s school-best fourth-place performance. Thompson’s run qualified him for the NCAA Cross Country Championships, making him the first athlete in school history to achieve that distinction. He finished 37th in the race. The following year, Ashley Monteau, who would go on to finish her career as one of the most decorated athletes in SFA history, earned the program’s first female qualification to the NCAA Championships. She finished 75th in the race and made a return trip the following year, making her the only two-time national championship qualifier in SFA cross country history. Monteau was a fourtime all-region performer in cross country and reached the NCAA Regional Track and Field Championships in 2006. When SFA swept the men’s and women’s titles at the 2005 SLC Indoor Championships, one of Snelling’s distance athletes took center stage. Julian Acuna won both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters and finished as the

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meet’s top scorer with 20 points. He was named the Male Outstanding Track Performer and took Athlete of the Year honors for his efforts. The 2005 cross country season brought an unprecedented fifth consecutive team championship for the Lumberjacks and another school record. SFA placed all five of its scoring runners, including individual champion Cody Clark, inside the top 10 for the first time in school history, yielding a record-low score of 28 points. At the regional meet a few weeks later, the women’s team turned in a program-best fifth-place finish, headlined by Monteau’s No. 4 overall showing. During this impressive three-year stretch, Ana Rodriguez qualified for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in the 5,000 meters in three consecutive years (2003-2005). She is one of only four women in the country to have achieved that honor in the 5,000 during that time span. Rodriguez is still the Southland Conference record-holder in the 10,000 meters, with a time of 34:35.38. Snelling himself has been honored on multiple occasions. He was named the SLC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and picked up the Women’s Coach of the Year award twice during his career (2003 and 2009). Before joining the SFA staff, Snelling spent the previous three years as a volunteer assistant coach for the nationally ranked Indiana men’s track and cross country programs. While with the Hoosiers, Snelling was in charge of preparing practice and competition schedules for incoming freshmen, as well as facilitating the day-today responsibilities of the Indiana cross country and tack programs. He also spent time as the Hoosiers’ recruiting coordinator. In 2002-03, Snelling assisted with an IU cross country program that produced two All-Big 10 runners and recorded a top-20 national ranking. Snelling also helped develop 2003 indoor All-American John Jefferson, who was the NCAA runner-up in the mile. The IU track and field team finished among the nation’s top 10 during the indoor season. The outdoor season brought more accolades, as two runners earned all-conference honors and three athletes competed at the NCAA Championships and the USA Track and Field National Championships. Snelling earned his master’s degree from IU in 2003. He received a bachelor’s degree from Central Florida in 2000. While at UCF, Snelling was a highly decorated student-athlete. He was a four-year letterwinner, earning all-conference or academic all-conference honors all four seasons. Snelling is married to the former April Vitori. The

couple gave birth to their first child, Louis Raymond Snelling VI, in January 2009.

Sean Lonergan

Sprints/Hurdles Second Year Adrian College (1975) Sean Lonergan has completed his second season as the sprints and hurdles coach at SFA. Lonergan’s experience producing talented sprinters and hurdlers was evident in his first season on campus. In only one season Lonergan produced 24 All-Southland Conference athletes, 23 scoring performances at the SLC Championships, set nine school records, eight NCAA regional qualifying marks, an NCAA provisional qualifying performance and he helped turn Chris Moody into a conference champion, and school-record holder in the 400-meter dash. Along with his success in the sprints and hurdles, Lonergan turned the SFA 800-meter runners into an event group to be reckoned with at the conference level. In only one season, Lonergan produced four scoring performances, and an All-SLC finish by senior Brian Wall at the conference outdoor meet last spring. Wall posted a personal-best time of 1:51.37 to finish second overall. It was more of the same from Lonergan’s athletes in year two. Under Lonergan’s guidance the SFA sprints and hurdles squad produced 31 All-SLC performances, four conference titles (including two relay titles), 10 school records and two NCAA qualifying marks. Sophomore Nick McCloud blossomed into one of the league’s top hurdlers under Lonergan’s direction. McCloud won the league’s 60-meter hurdles title and recorded an NCAA provisional mark during the indoor season. He followed that up by taking the league’s 110-meter hurdle championship and advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field meet. At the conference indoor track and field championships, the SFA men’s and women’s relay teams swept the 4X400-meter relays. The Ladyjacks clocked a schoolrecord time of 3:48.91 to secure the team title, while the ’Jacks recorded a time of 3:15.55 to win the event and secure a second-place team finish. Lonergan comes to the Nacogdoches by way of the high school ranks where he has been one of the top prep coaches in the state of Texas for the past 13 seasons. He spent the past four seasons at Denton Guyer High School where he served as an assistant football coach and the boys’ head track and field coach. During his time at Guyer, Lonergan coached the program to its first district

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title, while the mile relay team was a state medalist. Prior to his time at Denton Guyer, Lonergan spent two seasons at Sanger High School where he worked with current Lumberjack Travis Beavers. Under Lonergan’s guidance, Sanger won a district title, while Beavers advanced to the state finals. Lonergan began his coaching career at Stephenville High School in 1995 as an assistant football coach and head track and field coach. Lonergan took over as the Stephenville High Director of Football Operations in 1997 under coach Art Briles. While at Stephenville High School, Lonergan guided his troops to four district titles over the next six seasons. He coached three athletes who continued their athletic careers at SFA. Markeisha Edwards, and daughters Cookie and Katie Lonergan, were each significant contributors in the Ladyjacks run to three Southland Conference titles from 2003-06. Lonergan has coached 25 athletes in football and track and field who have continued their careers at the collegiate level, including four at SFA. Lonergan will add one more to that list this spring with the addition of SFA signee, and former Sanger standout, Joshua Taber. Lonergan graduated from Adrian College in 1975, where he was a two-sport athlete. He was a two-time AllMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association swimmer, and helped guide the football team to back-to-back MIAA titles. Lonergan is a 2000 inductee into the Adrian College Hall of Fame. Lonergan is married to the former Therese Lara. The couple has two daughters, Katie and Cookie, who are both teachers in the Dallas area.

Laceé Carmon

Horizontal Jumps/Hurdles First Year Rice (2008)

Laceé Carmon joined the SFA coaching staff in September 2009. She was brought into work with SFA horizontal jumps, and will also assist with the Lumberjack and Ladyjack hurdlers. In her first season Carmon’s athlete’s recorded five All-SLC honors, two individual titles, one school record and a confernece athlete of the year. Junior Camelia Sams prospered under Carmon’s coaching earning three All-SLC honors, winning the 2010 SLC indoor long jump and triple jump title and being named SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year, marking the third consecutive season a Ladyjack has won the award. Along with the titles, Sams also set a new school record in the long jump with a mark of 19-11.50 during the indoor season. Carmon came to SFA from Smith College in Northhampton, Mass., where she worked as an assistant coach. During her time at Smith College, Carmon worked with the sprinters, hurdlers and horizontal jumps squad developing training plans for certain events. Several of her athletes earned New England Division III and ECAC championship qualifying marks under Carmon’s guidance. A USATF level one coach, Carmon also served as a colecturer of applied exercise science. A four-year letterwinner in track and field at Rice, Carmon was the true definition of a student-athlete. During her collegiate career, she earned Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll honors, was named a Western Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete and was awarded the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. Carmon graduated from Rice in May 2008 with her bachelor of arts in kinesiology and psychology, and is currently working on her master’s degree in kinesiology.

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Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

2010 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack Roster Name Kaitlyn Andrews Meredith Blocker Danielle Burchett Brooke Carpenter Jordan Clements Jazzmyn Cooper Keila Crawford Mary Dickerson Christian Donald Dezera Dunlap Amahra Edwards Silent-Joy Egboba-Waye Makayla Elliott Diona Finley Brett Fleming-Wood Marie Flores Joshalyn Freeman Stephanie Ganter Carrie Hahn Megan Harlan Kelli Hermes Alicia Jackson Megan Jenkins Ebbonye Johnson Kayla Kana Frednisha Marshall Haley Parsons Tabitha Riley Monica Rosendall D’Andrea Rouwtt Camelia Sams Amy Shackelford Brittany Shorter Sarah Sloan Arteria Sterns Katrina Turner Macy Wade Crystal Walker Lauren Watts Randi Wymer

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Silent-Joy Egboba-Waye Senior • Jumps Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster A nine-time All-Southland Conference selection … Two-time SLC Female Athlete of the Week selection … Former conference indoor long jump champion … School-record holder in the indoor long jump, 100-meter hurdles, and 4X100-meter relay, also a member of the former schoolrecord indoor 1,600-meter relay team … 2010: Clocked a time of 13.68 to finish second, and set a new school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the SLC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Followed that up by setting a new school record (13.63) in the preliminaries of the Austin Regional … Also earned all-conference honors by finishing second (20-4.25) in the long jump at the outdoor meet … Advanced to the Austin Regional in the long jump … Clocked a time of 8.53 to finish second in the 60-meter hurdles at the conference indoor championships … 2009: Was twice named conference athlete of the week … Recorded three regional marks in the 100-meter hurdles … Clocked a school-record time of 13.73 to finish second overall, and set a new school record in the event at the outdoor conference meet … Posted a time of 13.76 in the 100-meter hurdles to finish tied for 10th at the NCAA regional meet … Recorded three regional marks in the long jump … Finished sixth in the event at the SLC Outdoor Championships (18-9.75) … Improved that mark by 5.50 feet at the NCAA Regional meet … A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that set a school record (45.91) and earned All-SLC honors with its thirdplace finish at the outdoor championships … Won the SLC Indoor long jump title with a mark of 19-6.75 … Jump was also good enough to set a new school record … Earned All-SLC honors with her third-place finish (8.57) in the 60-meter hurdles at the SLC Indoor Championships … A member of the 1600-meter indoor relay that set a school record (3:49.96), and earned all-conference honors at the indoor meet … 2008: Named team co-MVP … Set school record in the 100-meter hurdles twice, including her time of 13.79 to finish second at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Her time was good enough to qualify her for the NCAA Regional Championships … Recorded a similar performance in the long jump … Posted a mark of 20-4.50 to finish second overall and qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships … A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100meter relay team that finished fifth at the SLC Championships (46.35) … Also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded a fifth-place finish (3:51.93) at the conference outdoor meet … Recorded a time of 8.84 to finish fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the conference indoor championships … Was fifth in the long jump with a mark of 18-8.00 at the SLC Indoor Championships … Named team co-MVP following the season … 2007: Just missed all-conference honors when she recorded a jump of 193.50 to finish fourth in the long jump at the SLC Outdoor Championships … A member of the Ladyjacks 4x400meter relay team that finished seventh at the SLC Indoor Championships (4:00.97) … Placed ninth in the triple jump at the indoor conference meet.

•Southland Conference Champion •Nine-Time All-Southland Conference •Four-Time School Record Holder • Personal Record: Triple Jump — 38-3.00 Long Jump — 20-4.50 100M Hurdles –– 13.63

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Frednisha Marshall Senior • Throws Tyler, Texas/John Tyler One of the most decorated throwers in the history of the Southland Conference … Two-time NCAA participant in the weight throw … 2009 NCAA Weight Throw All-American … An 11time All-Southland Conference honoree … Eight-time SLC Athlete of the Week … Six-time SLC Individual Champion … Two-time SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete … SLC record holder in the weight throw … SFA record holder in the weight and hammer throw … An Academic All-SLC selection … 2010: Recorded a throw of 47-8.50 to finish third and earn All-SLC honors at the outdoor conference meet … Advanced to the Austin Regional in the event where she recorded a toss of 48-1.75 … Defended her conference hammer throw title with a throw of 171-5 … Earned All-SLC honors with a third-place finish in the shot put at the conference indoor meet (48-2.00) … Recorded six NCAA qualifying marks in the weight throw, including her toss of 66-1.00 to defend her conference title … Finished 12th in the country with a throw of 61-7.50 in the event … 2009: Named 2009 SFA women’s team MVP … Dominated the throws at the SLC Outdoor meet … Won the SLC individual title (176-2), and set four NCAA regional marks in the hammer throw … Followed that up with a conference title and NCAA regional mark in the shot put (48-7.50) … Was sixth at regionals in the hammer with a throw of 177-7 … Set a school record mark of 187-4 in the hammer throw at the Ty Terrill Relays … Won the league’s weight throw title with her toss of 67-1.50 … The throw was one of four school records and six NCAA qualifying marks she set in the event during the season … It also set a new Southland Conference standard … Followed that up by earning all-conference honors with her secondplace (46-0.50) finish in the shot put … Named the 2009 SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete for her performance … Advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw where she recorded a school-record toss of 69-4.25 … Her throw was good enough to place her

Frednisha Marshall earned All-America honors at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

third overall earning All-America honors … A three-time conference athlete of the week selection … 2008: Earned all-conference honors by finishing second in the hammer throw at the SLC Outdoors … Also earned All-SLC honors in the shot put with a runner-up throw of 44-4.25 … Recorded a throw of 170-9 in the hammer throw at the NCAA Regional Championships … Set the school record in the hammer with a throw of 178-11 at the Bayou Classic … The league most dominant thrower during the indoor season … Set the school record in the weight throw three times … A three-time SLC Female Athlete of the Week selection … Set the school record, and recorded an NCAA mark, with her throw of 61-11.00 in the weight throw at the Houston Bayou City Classic … Followed that up with a throw of 63-11.50 to win the SLC Individual Weight throw title at the indoor championships … Recorded a throw of 48-3.50 to earn All-SLC honors and finish second overall in the shot put at the SLC Indoor meet … Was named the 2008 SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete … 2007: Recorded a season-best throw of 45-4.50 to finish sixth in the shot put at the conference outdoor championships … Set the school record in the hammer throw three times during her rookie season … Recorded a season-best of 170-1 at the John Jacobs Invitational … Finished fifth in the weight throw (54-4.50) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

•2009 Weight Throw All-America •Two-Time SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete •Six-Time SLC Champion •11-Time All-Southland Conference •Two-Time School Record Holder •Personal Record: Shot Put — 48-9.00 Hammer — 187-4 Weight Throw — 69-4.25

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Tabitha Riley Senior • Multis Carrollton, Texas/Hebron Closed out her career at the league’s most dominant multis athlete in 2010 … A seven-time All-Southland Conference selection … Two-time SLC individual champion … 2010: Scored a career-best 3,635 points to win the pentathlon at the SLC Indoor meet … Followed that up posting a personal best 4,939 points to win the league’s heptathlon title … Also scored points for SFA in the 100-meter hurdles (14.54 – 7th) and the high jump (5-1.75 – 8th) … Also added an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.96) at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Was one of three Ladyjacks to score in the heptathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Recorded a score of 4,563 to finish third overall, and earn All-Southland Conference honors … Just missed a conference individual title in the pentathlon … Scored 3,548 points to finish second overall earning All-SLC honors … 2008: Earned all-conference honors by finishing second (4,782 points) overall in the heptathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Also earned all-conference honors by recording a runner-up finish in the pentathlon (3,455 points) at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2007: Recorded a personal best of 4,705 points to finish third and earn All-SLC honors in the heptathlon … A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the SLC Conference Outdoor Championships … Also ran a leg of the Ladyjacks’ distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the conference indoor meet … Recorded a total of 3,286 points to finish fourth in the pentathlon at the league indoor championships.

•Two-Time SLC Individual Champion •Seven-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: Heptathlon — 4,782 points Pentathlon — 3,635 points 100M Hurdles –– 14.25 400M Hurdles –– 1:04.08

Kaitlyn Andrews

•Southland Conference Champion •Five-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: Shot Put — 48-4.00 Discus — 145-10.00

Junior • Throws Georgetown, Ontario A five-time All-Southland Conference selection … A former conference champion in the indoor shot put … An Academic AllSLC selection … 2010: Recorded a throw of 46-5.50 to finish fourth in the shot put at the conference outdoor championships … Just missed an individual title in the shop put at the conference indoor championships with her throw of 48-4.00 to finish second … 2009: Finished second in the shot put at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 47-11.25 … Recorded two NCAA regional qualifying marks during the season … Posted a throw of 48-4.00 in the shot put at the regional championships … Finished sixth in the discus at the conference championships with a throw of 145-10 … Won the SLC indoor shot put title with a throw of 47-5.25 … 2008: Utilized her redshirt during the outdoor season … Finished third in the shot put with a throw of 46-9.00 to earn All-SLC honors … 2007: Recorded two NCAA Regional qualifying throws in the shot put, including her first throw of the season (47-8.50) … Finished fifth in the event at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Recorded a sixth-place throw (140-10) in the discus at the outdoor conference championships … Was the runner-up in the shot put at the conference indoor championships with a season-best throw of 48-2.75.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Meredith Blocker Junior • Distance Mineola, Texas/Mineola An All-SLC selection … 2010: Just missed scoring points for the Ladyjacks by recording a ninth-place finish in the steeplechase (11:42.78) at the conference outdoor championships … 2009: Recorded a time of 24:12 at the NCAA Regional Championships … Finished 29th overall at the SLC Cross Country Championships (22:24) … Recorded an eighth-place finish (11:57.92) in the steeplechase at the SLC Outdoor meet … 2008: Finished 54th overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:44 … Was 17th overall at the SLC Cross Country Championships, crossing the finish line with a time of 23:09 … Ran a personal best of 11:14.74 in the steeplechase at the SLC Outdoors, earning her first All-SLC honor … Also competed in the 5,000 meters during the outdoor season … 2007: Finished in the Ladyjacks’ top five at all four races during her rookie cross country season … Was the third SFA runner to cross the line at the SLC Championships, finishing 23rd with a time of 22:27 … Finished 62nd at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships with a time of 23:10.

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 3,000M — 10:34.47 Steeplechase — 11:11.64 5,000M –– 18:20.78

Keila Crawford

•Three-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 60M — 7.73 100M — 12.06 200M –– 25.03

Junior • Sprints DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto Three-time All-Southland Conference selection … 2010: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4X100-meter relay squad that earned all-conference honors by finishing third at the conference outdoor meet (45.82) … Clocked a time of 7.73 to finish sixth in the 60-meter dash at the conference indoor championships … Also a member of the Ladyjacks’ indoor school-record 4X400-meter relay team (3:49.89) … 2009: A member of the Ladyjacks 4x100-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors and set a school record with their third-place time of 45.91 at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Finished sixth in the 400-meter dash at conference outdoor meet with a time of 56.88 … Just missed a conference title in the 4x400-meter relay … Along with her teammates, Crawford helped post a time of 3:42.16 to finish second in the event at the conference outdoor meet … Placed eighth in the 200-meter dash (25.93) at the SLC indoor meet … Just missed all-conference honors in the 400-meter indoor race … Was fourth overall with a time of 57.29 … 2008: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that finished fifth overall with a time of 46.53 at the outdoor conference meet … Recorded an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter dash (7.83) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Diona Finley Junior • Sprints Missouri City, Texas/Westbury All-Southland Conference … 2009: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that finished third overall at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships earning all-conference honors, and setting a school record (3:49.96) … 2008: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that finished fifth at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:51.93 … Member of the 4x400-meter indoor relay team that finished seventh at the conference championships (3:58.36).

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 200M — 25.20 400M –– 58.38

Marie Flores

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 1,500M — 4:47.56 3,000M — 10:23.48

Junior • Middle Distance Rosharon, Texas/Alvin All-Southland Conference … 2010: Clocked a time of 4:48.21 to finish sixth in the 1,500 meters at the conference outdoor meet … 2009: Clocked a time of 24:19 at the NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships … A member of the Ladyjacks’ distance medley relay team that earned all-conference honors with their third-place finish (12:26.17) at the indoor championships … 2008: Finished 88th overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country meet (23:49) … Crossed the finish line 29th overall with a time of 23:42 at the SLC Cross Country meet … Reached the finals of the 1,500 meters at the SLC Outdoor meet and posted a personal best time of 4:51.71 … 2007: Competed in three meets during the cross country season … Finished 34th at the SLC Championships, then narrowly missed cracking the team’s top five at the NCAA South Central Regional Cham-

Joshalyn Freeman Junior • Jumps Fort Worth, Texas/Trimble Tech 2009: Competed in the long jump recording a personal record of 17-10.75 … 2008: Focused on the long jump during the outdoor season … Recorded a season-best 16-7.25 in the season opener … 2007: Utilized her redshirt during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

•Personal Record: Long Jump — 18-1.50

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Megan Harlan Junior • Multis/Javelin McGregor, Texas/Waco Midway 2010: Recorded a personal best throw of 138-8 in the javelin to finish sixth overall at the SLC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … 2009: Scored 4,562 points to be one of three Ladyjacks to place in the heptathlon’s top five at the conference outdoor championships … Also finished seventh in the javelin throw (120-2) at SLC Outdoor meet … Recorded a seventh-place finish in the pentathlon at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with her score of 3,260 points … 2008: Was among a trio of Ladyjacks who scored in the pentathlon at the SLC Indoor Championships … Recorded a fifth-place finish in the event with her score of 3,305 points.

•Personal Record: Javelin –– 138-8 Pentathlon — 3,345 points Heptathlon — 4,704 points

Alicia Jackson

•Personal Record: 60H –– 8.97 100H — 14.04 Long Jump — 18-8.00

Junior • Multis Richmond, Texas/B.F. Terry 2010: Scored a personal-best score of 4,381 points to finish eighth in the heptathlon at the conference outdoor championship … Recording a jump of 18-5.25 to place eighth overall in the long jump at the SLC outdoor meet … Just missed allconference honors with her fourth-place finish in the pentathlon (3,460 points) at the SLC indoor meet … Cleared a height of 5-3.00 to finish tied for seventh in the high jump at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Competed in the sprints and the jumps … Recorded eighth-place finish in the long jump at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with her mark of 17-9.00 … 2008: Posted a season-best mark of 17-7.25 in the long jump during the indoor season.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Megan Jenkins Junior • Distance Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls All-Southland Conference honoree … 2010: Recorded a seventh-place finish (17:59.65) in the 5,000 meters at the conference outdoor championships … Added an eighth-place (37:10.96) finish in the 10,000 meters at the outdoor meet … Crossed the finish line seventh overall in the 3,000 meters (10:13.91) at the conference indoor championships … 2009: Finished 78th at the NCAA regional meet with a time of 23:31 … Was the second Ladyjack to cross the finish line at the SLC Cross Country Championships … She was ninth overall (21:37) to earn all-conference honors … Was 10th in the 10,000 meters at the SLC Outdoor Championships (36:07.56) … Also finished 10th in the 3,000 meters (10:28.37) at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2008: Was 66th overall with a time of 23:11 at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships … Posted a time of 23:16 to finish 20th overall at the conference cross country championships … Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … 2007: Finished 68th overall at the NCAA Regional Championships with a time of 23:05 … Was the fourth Ladyjack to cross the finish line at the SLC Cross Country Championships (22:40) … She finished 27th overall … Utilized her redshirt season during the indoor and outdoor season … 2006: Redshirted the cross country campaign.

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 3,000M — 10:13.91 5,000M — 17:30.79

Ebbonye Johnson

•Southland Conference Champion •Three-Time All-SLC •Personal Record: Pentathlon — 3,455 points Heptathlon — 4,739 points

Junior • Multis Sulphur, Texas/Waco Midway Three-time All-SLC … Former SLC Heptathlon champion … 2010: Recorded a score of 4,662 points to finish second in the heptathlon at the SLC Outdoor meet just missing an individual title … Cleared a height of 5-5.75 to finish fifth in the high jump at the league outdoor championships … 2009: Scored 4,739 points to finish fourth overall in the heptathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Earned All-SLC honors with her third-place finish in the pentathlon (3,455 points) … Also finished seventh in the long jump with her mark of 17-9.75 at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2008: May have been the biggest surprise of the conference during the outdoor season … Won the SLC Individual Heptathlon title by recording a personal-best score of 4,894 points … Recorded a personal best in three of the events to win the heptathlon … Finished sixth in the pentathlon (3,284 points) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Camelia Sams Junior • Jumps/Sprints Longview, Texas/Longview Seven-time All-SLC … Two-time SLC individual champion … Named 2010 SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year … SLC Track and Field Female Athlete of the Week … SFA indoor long jump record holder … 2010: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 400-meter relay team that earned allconference honors by finishing third (45.82) at the outdoor conference championships … Recorded a jump of 19-5.50 to finish fifth in the long jump … Just missed an individual title by finish second with a mark of 40-4.25 in the triple jump … Was named SLC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year after winning individual titles in the long and triple jumps (40-0.75) … She won the league’s long jump title with a school-record jump of 19-11.50 … Recorded a seventhplace finish in the 60-meter dash (7.75) at the indoor championships … Finished the meet as the co-high point scorer … 2009: Member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that finished third overall at the conference outdoor championships with a school-record time of 45.91 to earn All-SLC honors … The conference runner-up in the outdoor long jump (19-5.50) … Just missed all-conference honors with her fifth-place finish in the triple jump (392.50) at the outdoor championships … Finished fourth in the long jump (18-7.75) at the conference indoor meet … Earned All-SLC honors in the indoor triple jump with her season-best mark of 39-1.25 … 2007: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that finished sixth and the 4x400-meter relay team that was fifth at the conference outdoor meet.

•2010 SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete •Two-Time SLC Champion •Seven-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: Triple Jump — 40-0.75 Long Jump — 19-11.50

Arteria Sterns

•Five-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 60M — 7.69 100M — 11.66 200M –– 23.93

Junior • Sprints Houston, Texas/Klein Forest Five-time All-SLC … 2010: Clocked a time of 11.73 to finish fifth overall in the 100-meter dash at the SLC meet … Clocked a time of 12.11 in the event at the NCAA Championships Austin Regional … Sixth in the 200-meter dash (24.47) at conference … Recorded a time of 24.81 in the event at the Austin Regional … Member of SFA’s 400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors by finishing third and setting a school record (45.82) at the outdoor championships … Was eighth in the 60-meter dash (7.76) at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2009: Finished seventh overall in the 100-meter dash (11.98) at the SLC Championships … A member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that set a school record, and earned All-SLC honors with their third-place finish (45.91) at the outdoor conference championships … The SLC 60-meter dash runner up with a time of 7.64 … Clocked a time of 25.33 to finish sixth in the 200 meters at the SLC indoor meet … 2008: Set NCAA regional marks in the 100 and 200 meters at the SLC outdoor meet … Earned All-SLC honors finishing second in the 100 meters (11.66) at the SLC meet … Followed that up with an All-SLC performance, and a regional qualifier in the 200 meters (23.95) … Member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that finished fifth at the conference championships (46.53) … Finished sixth (7.82) in the 60-meter dash at the SLC Indoors.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Amy Shackelford

•2009 SLC Female Student-Athlete of the Year •Two-Time Southland Conference Champion •Five-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 5,000M — 17:36.45 6,000M — 22:12.00 10,000M –– 36:04.12

Junior • Distance Port Neches, Texas/Groves Two-time SLC Individual Champion … Five-time All-Southland Conference selection Named the 2010 SLC Track and Field Female Student-Athlete of the Year and Academic All-Southland Conference … 2010: Garnered secondteam ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honors … Clocked a time of 17:49.39 to finish fifth in the 5,000 meters at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Also recorded a fifth-place finish (36:39.18) in the 10,000 meters in that same meet … Finished eighth overall in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:21.52 at the conference indoor meet … Added a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters (17:56.03) at the conference indoor meet. 2009: Finished 34th overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships (22:23) … Earned All-SLC honors with her sixthplace finish (21:26) at the SLC Championships … Arguably the league’s most dominant distance runner during the outdoor season … Overwhelmed the field to win the SLC individual title in the 5,000 (17:16.52) and 10,000-meter (36:07.56) runs at the outdoor conference meet … Advanced to the NCAA regionals in the 5,000 meters where she finished 16th overall … Just missed all-conference accolades during the indoor season finishing fourth overall in the 3,000 (10:19.77) and 5,000 (17:57.73) meters … 2008: Recorded a time of 22:40 to finish 49th overall at the regional cross country meet … Just missed all-conference honors finishing 12th overall at the SLC Cross Country meet (22:48) … Took fifth at the SLC Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters (18:12.36) … Earned all-conference honors in both the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Finished third in both races, with times of 17:44.09 in the 5K and 38:30.90 in the 10K … 2007: Was the first Ladyjack to cross the finish line at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships, clocking a time of 22:37 to finish 48th overall … Was the second Ladyjack to finish at the SLC Cross Country Championships, finishing 14th (22:12) overall … Redshirted both track and field seasons … 2006: Used redshirt during the cross country season.

Danielle Burchett Sophomore • Middle Distance Arlington, Texas/Seguin Two-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: Earned all-conference honors in the outdoor 800-meter run by finishing third with a time 2:12.25 … Recorded a time of 2:18.30 to place seventh in the 800 meters at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Clocked a time of 2:14.70 in the 800 meters to finish fourth overall at the outdoor conference championship meet … A member of the Ladyjacks’ distance medley relay team that finished third overall (12:26.17) at the conference indoor championships to earn All-SLC honors … Was sixth overall in the 800 meters (2:17.60) at the SLC Indoor Championships.

•Two-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 800M — 2:12.25 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Mary Dickerson Sophomore • Sprints Groveton, Texas/Groveton Member of the reigning conference indoor 1,600-meter relay championship team … Five-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: Was the SLC runner-up in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.23 at the conference outdoor championships … Clocked a faster time (54.90) in the event at the Austin Regional … Member of the Ladyjacks’ school-record setting (3:40.41) 1,600-meter relay team … Also earned all-conference honors in the 1,600-meter relay (3:42.14) finishing second at the conference outdoor championship … Relay team clocked a time of 3:46.62 at the Austin Regional Championships … A member of the indoor 1,600-meter relay team that set a school record (3:49.89) … Relay team set a new school record by clocking a time of 3:48.91 to win the SLC indoor title … 2009: Recorded a time of 55.09 to finish second overall, and earn All-SLC honors in the 400-meter dash … Part of the Ladyjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that finished second overall (3:42.16) at the SLC Outdoor Championships to earn All-Southland Conference honors.

•SLC Champion •Five-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 400M — 54.76

Brette Fleming-Wood •All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 3,000M –– 10:31.29 5,000M — 18:04.91 10,000M –– 38:59.86

Sophomore • Distance Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield All-Southland Conference … 2009: Recorded a time of 23:23 to place 48th overall at the SLC Cross Country Championships … Recorded a seventh-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships … Finished with a time of 18:04.91 … 2008: Was the fourth Ladyjack across the line at the NCAA South Central Regionals, finishing 55th with a time of 22:45.2 … Stepped up with an all-conference performance at the SLC Championships, finishing ninth with a season-best time of 22:36.

Makayla Elliott Sophomore • Throws Stephenville, Texas/Stephenville 2009: Recorded a throw of 150-8 to finish fourth overall in the discus at the outdoor conference championships … Utilized her redshirt during the indoor season.

•Personal Record: Discus — 150-8

Monica Rosendall •Personal Record: High Jump — 5-3.00

Sophomore • Jumps Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summitt Will be counted for points in the high jump.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Stephanie Ganter Sophomore • Distance McKinney, Texas/North First athlete in Southland Conference history to earn SLC Freshman of the Year honors in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field … Former SLC Individual Champion … Eight-time All-Southland Conference … First-team Academic All-District … 2010: Earned firstteam ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District honors … Finished second overall (17:33.74) in the 5,000 meters to earn all-conference honors during the outdoor season … Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Austin Regional … Added an all-conference honor in the 10,000 meters (36:27.35) with a third-place finish … Clocked a 10:07.60 to finish third in the 3,000 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships … Just missed an all-conference honor in the 5,000 (17:39.12) meters at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Clocked a 22:21 to finish 32nd overall at the regional cross country championships … Finished 15th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (17:14.92) … Was named SLC Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year after recording second-place finishes in the 5,000 meters (17:36.34) and 10,000 meters (36:44.52) … Won the SLC Indoor 5,000-meter individual title with a time of 17:27.47 … Also earned all-conference honors in the 3,000 meters finishing second overall with a time of 10:16.27 to earn SLC Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year honors … 2008: Took 36th overall with a time of 22:09.4 at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships … Earned All-SLC and SLC Freshman of the Year honors with her third-place time of 22:08 at the SLC Cross Country Championships.

•SLC Individual Champion •Five-Time All-Southland Conference •Three-Time SLC Freshman of the Year •Personal Record: 3,000M –– 10:02.81 5,000M — 16:45.75 10,000M –– 36:17.35

Carrie Hahn

•Two-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: High Jump — 5-8.75

Sophomore • Jumps Vista Ridge, Texas/Vista Ridge Two-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: Was second overall in the high jump at the conference outdoor championships … Cleared a height of 5-7.75 to finish second overall at the meet … Posted a mark of 5-6.50 in the event at the Austin Regional … Just missed an individual title clearing a height of 5-7.00 in the high jump at the conference indoor championships to finish second overall … Earned SLC Female Athlete of the Week honors … 2009: Cleared a height of 5-5.00 to finish sixth at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in the high jump … Recorded a mark of 5-5.00 to finish tied for fifth at the conference indoor championship meet.

Kayla Kana Sophomore • Pole Vault Columbus, Texas/Columbus 2009: Cleared an outdoor season-best height of 10-8.00 at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Utilized her redshirt year during the indoor season.

•Personal Record: Pole Vault — 10-8.00

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Brittany Shorter Sophomore • Sprints Guyer, Texas/Guyer A member of the defending SLC indoor 1,600-meter champion team … Three-time All-SLC … 2010: Earned All-SLC recognition in the outdoor 400 meters by finishing third overall with a time of 55.44 … A member of the Ladyjacks’ school-record setting 400-meter relay team that earned allconference honors by finishing third (45.82) overall … Also a member of the outdoor 1,600-meter school record relay team (3:40.41) … A member of the Ladyjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that won a conference title with a school record time of 3:48.91 … 2009: Utilized her redshirt season.

•SLC Champion •Three-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 100M — 11.85 200M –– 24.50

Sarah Sloan Sophomore • Pole Vaults Groesbeck, Texas/Groesbeck 2010: Cleared a height of 10-8.00 to finish tied for ninth in the pole vault at the indoor conference championships … 2009: Recorded an eighth-place finish in the pole vault (10-8.00) at the Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Cleared a season-best mark of 10-11.75 to finish tied for sixth at the conference indoor championships.

•Personal Record: Pole Vault — 10-11.75

Katrina Turner Sophomore • Sprints Waco, Texas/Midway Two-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: A member of the Ladyjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that earned allconference honors with a second place finish (3:42.14) at the conference outdoor meet … Relay team clocked a time of 3:46.62 at the Austin Regional … 2009: Just missed all-conference honors with her time of 56.82 to finish fourth overall in the 400 meters at the conference outdoor meet … A member of the Ladyjacks 4x400-meter relay team that finished second overall (3:42.16) to earn all-conference honors at the league outdoor meet … A member of the Ladyjacks’ distance medley relay team that finished third (12:26.17) at the conference indoor championships to earn All-SLC honors.

•Two-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 400M — 56.82

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Macy Wade Sophomore • Pole Vault Crandall, Texas/Crandall 2010: Cleared a height of 11-7.75 to finish tied for fourth in the pole vault at the conference indoor championships just missing All-SLC honors … 2009: Cleared a height of 11-1.75 to finish tied for sixth in the pole vault at the SLC outdoor meet … Also tied for sixth in the conference at the indoor championships (10-11.75).

•Personal Record: Pole Vault — 12-3.00

Lauren Watts Sophomore • Sprints Forney, Texas/Forney A member of the defending conference champion 1,600-meter relay team … A four-time All-Southland Conference selection … 2010: Just missed all-conference honors finishing fourth (1:01.82) in the 400-meter hurdles … A member of the Ladyjacks’ school-record outdoor 1,600-meter relay team (3:40.41) … Earned all-conference when the relay team clocked a 3:42.14 to finish second at the outdoor championships … The relay team clocked a time of 3:46.62 at the Austin Regional meet … A key figure of the schoolrecord indoor 4X400-meter relay team, a record that was set twice in 2010 … The indoor 1,600-meter relay team also won the conference indoor title with a time of 3:48.91 … 2009: Was the Southland Conference runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles … Clocked a time of 1:01.25 to finish second overall earning All-SLC honors in the event … Also a member of the Ladyjacks’ 4x400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors with their second-place finish at the outdoor conference meet (3:42.16).

•SLC Champion •Four-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 400M –– 57.20 400H — 1:01.25

Randi Wymer

•Personal Record: Steeplechase –– 11:05.50

Sophomore • Distance Arp, Texas/Arp A steeplechase All-Southland Conference honoree … 2010: Just missed an individual championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase when she clocked a time of 11:05.50 to finish second overall … 2009: Finished 48th overall at the NCAA Regional meet with a time of 22:57 … Clocked a time of 22:11 to finish 25th overall at the SLC Cross Country meet … Just missed a scoring performance in the steeplechase at the outdoor conference meet … Finished ninth overall with a time of 11:58.10 … Utilized her redshirt during the indoor season … 2008: Redshirted the cross country season.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans Brooke Carpenter Freshman • Javelin Lufkin, Texas/Diboll

Jordan Clements Freshman • Multi-Events Waco, Texas/Midway

Jazzmyn Cooper Freshman • Sprints/Hurdles Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale

Christian Donald Freshman • Sprints Everman, Texas/Everman

Dezera Dunlap Freshman • Sprints/Hurdles Rowlett, Texas/Sachse

Amahra Edwards Freshman • Sprints Fort Worth, Texas/Wichita Falls

Kelli Hermes Freshman • Multis Victoria, Texas/Memorial

Haley Parsons Freshman • Distance Rowlett, Texas/Dallas Christian

D’Andrea Rouwtt Freshman • Sprints DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto

Crystal Walker Freshman • Sprints/Jumps Oak Cliff, Texas/S. Oak Cliff

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Name Craig Adderley Cameron Agnew Jon Arthur Joseph Barb Travis Beavers Kyle Bishop Cameron Cochran Nathan Collier Isiah Collins Josh Cravens Josh Cruse Barrick Ellis Austin Hardy Aaron Harlan Alden Heaphy Jim Ed Hughes Brian Johnson Justin Johnson Chris Jones Matt Langdon Keith Mahipala Harmon McClanahan Nick McCloud Marcus Mitchell Chris Moody Richard Munoz Scott Nixon Mitch Ownbey Ervin Pauline Andrew Plentl Jonus Rodriguez Xavier Rodriguez Sherman Rosborough Marcus Rosendall Donlen Ruffin Adam Saloom Donavon Sammons Logan Smart Bruce Smith D’odrick Sykes Ty’Quenton Thomas Marcus Tillman Ronald Wade Monroe Whaley Dylan Williams Adam Wolfe Dennis Yeats

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Hometown/Last School Mt. Carmel, Texas/Mt. Carmel Prep Bullard, Texas/Bullard Clute, Texas/Brazoswood Denton, Texas/Guyer Sanger, Texas/Sanger Conroe, Texas/Conroe Grandview, Texas (East Central Okla.) Pottsboro, Texas/Pottsboro Frisco, Texas/Centinnial Dallas, Texas/Newman Smith Woodville, Texas/Woodville Dallas, Texas/Bryan Adams Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill McGregor, Texas/Waco Midway Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Newton, Texas (Houston Baptist) Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit Little Elm, Texas/Little Elm Hawkins, Texas/Hawkins College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated Plano, Texas/West Portland, Texas/Portland Tyler, Texas/Lee Overton, Texas/Overton White Oak, Texas/White Oak La Porte, Texas/La Porte Austin, Texas/Westlake Yukon, Okla./Yukon Garland, Texas/Lakeview Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls Poth, Texas/Poth Poth, Texas/Poth Longview, Texas/Longview Mansfield, Texas/Summit Fort Worth, Texas/Crowley Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More Tatum, Texas/Tatum Needville, Texas/Needville Palestine, Texas/Westwood DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches Killeen, Texas/Ellison Killeen, Texas/Ellison Richardson, Texas/Richardson Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider Burleson, Texas/Burleson Terrell, Texas/Forney

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Travis Beavers Senior • Sprints/Hurdles Sanger, Texas/Sanger A member of the conference indoor champion 1,600-meter relay team … A four-time All-Southland Conference selection … 2010: Clocked a time of 54.17 to finish sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the conference outdoor meet … A member of the 4X400-meter relay team that just missed a conference title at the league outdoor meet … Relay team clocked a time of 3:08.23 to finish second overall … The relay advanced to the Austin Regional where it clocked a time of 3:08.13 … A member of the ’Jacks 1,600-meter relay team that set a school record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:11.49 … The indoor relay team went on to an indoor conference title … Two-time All-Southland Conference … Named 2010 team captain … 2009: Clocked a time of 53.93 to finish fifth overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the SLC Outdoor Championships … A member of the school-record 4x400-meter relay team that recorded a fifth-place finish at the conference outdoor championships (3:09.99) … The time was also good enough to qualify the team for the NCAA Regionals … Also a member of the ‘Jacks 4x400-meter relay team that set the school record during the indoor season (3:14.20) … The ‘Jacks’ 1,600-meter indoor relay team also placed fifth overall at the conference meet … 2008: Earned AllSouthland Conference honors as a member of the ‘Jacks’ 4x400-meter relay team that finished third (3:11.60) at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Also recorded all-conference honors as a member of the Lumberjacks’ indoor 4x400-meter relay team … SFA ran a time of 3:19.13 to finish third in the event at the indoor championships.

•SLC Champion •Four-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 400M –– 48.68 400H –– 52.65

Josh Cruse

•SLC Individual Champion •NCAA Regional Qualifier •Personal Record: Triple Jump –– 49-11.00

Senior • Jumps Woodville, Texas/Woodville SLC Individual Champion …2010: Recorded a jump of 49-11.00 to finish sixth overall in the triple jump at the conference outdoor championships … Recorded a jump of 48-4.75 at the NCAA Championships Austin Regional … Recorded a mark of 49-5.00 in the triple jump to finish fifth overall at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2009: Recorded a mark of 49-2.25 to finish fifth in the triple jump at the outdoor conference championships … Recorded a season-best jump of 49-3.50 to finish fourth in the triple jump at the SLC indoor championships to place fourth, just missing all-conference honors … 2008: Just missed all-conference honors, finishing fourth in the triple jump at the SLC Indoor Championships with a mark of 48-4.00 … 2007: Recorded an NCAA Regional mark (49-5.75) in the triple jump at the TCU Invitational … Won the 2007 SLC Indoor Triple Jump title with a mark of 49-10.50.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Aaron Harlan Senior • Multis McGregor, Texas/Waco Midway A three-time All-SLC … 2008 NCAA qualifier in the heptathlon and decathlon … 2010: Scored 6,756 points to finish third in the decathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Finished seventh in the league with a time of 14.59 in the 110-meter hurdles … Scored 4,848 points to finish seventh in the heptathlon at the conference indoor meet … Clocked a time of 8.21 to place eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Utilized his redshirt season … 2008: Set an NCAA qualifying mark in the decathlon in his first competition of the season, recording a score of 7,141 points at the York Relays … Improved his NCAA mark, and earned All-SLC honors by finishing second in the event with a score of 7,319 points at the conference outdoor championships … Also qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships in the 110-meter hurdles … Recorded two NCAA qualifying marks in the heptathlon during the indoor season … Finished second in the event at the SLC Indoor Championships (5,205 points) … Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.25) at the conference indoor meet … 2007: Won the Liberty Kickoff Classic with a score of 5,246 points … Just missed All-Southland Conference honors, finishing fourth in the heptathlon with a score of 5,011 points which is a career best.

Harlan at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

•Three-Time All-Southland Conference •Two-Time NCAA Qualifier •Heptathlon School-Record Holder •Personal Record: Heptathlon –– 5,302 points Decathlon ––  7,319 points

Matt Langdon

•SLC Indoor Outdstanding Field Athlete •SLC Individual Champion •Four-Time All-Southland Conference •SLC & SFA Record Holder •Hammer & Weight Throw School-Record Holder •Personal Record: Discus –– 175-0 Hammer ––  189-9 Weight Throw –– 64-10.00

Senior • Throws College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated A former SLC individual champion in the weight throw … Former SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete … Six-time All-SLC … 2010: Recorded a throw of 157-6 to finish fourth overall in the discus … Earned All-SLC honors in the hammer (188-11) finishing third overall … Finished the season with a throw of 188-2 at the Austin Regional … Set a school record, and recorded an NCAA provisional mark of 64-10.00 in the weight throw … Earned All-SLC honors in the event (62-2.25) … 2009: Recorded three NCAA regional marks in the hammer throw, including his mark of 188-10 to finish second, and earn All-SLC honors at the outdoor meet … Was also a finalist in the discus, where he posted a throw of 159-10 to finish seventh overall … Recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying throw (62-11.50) in the weight throw at the Houston Invite … Closed out the indoor season with a throw of 60-8.50 to finish third in the weight throw earning All-SLC … 2008: Set school record in the hammer throw twice, including his mark of 189-4 to finish second in the event at SLC outdoor meet … A regional qualifier in the hammer throw … Won the SLC Individual Weight Throw title (62-2.25) … His mark also set a new conference record in the event … Was named SLC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete for his performance … 2007: Placed eighth in the discus (161-4) at the SLC Outdoor meet … Broke the school record in the hammer on two separate occasions … Finished fifth, and set the new school record in the hammer at the conference outdoor championships (173-7) … Finished fifth in the weight throw at the SLC Indoor Championships, recording a throw of 54-1.25.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Keith Mahipala Senior • Distance Plano, Texas/West Former SLC individual champ in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … An NCAA AllRegion selection … Two-time All-Southland Conference … Academic All-SLC … Named 2010 team captain … 2010: Clocked a time of 8:37.67 to finish sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the indoor conference championships … Finished seventh overall (15:04.15) in the 5,000 meters at the indoor championships … 2009: Finished 21st overall with a time of 31:35 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships to earn NCAA All-Region honors … Was 13th overall with a time of 24:51 at the conference cross country meet … Recorded one of the best performances of his career when he posted a time of 9:04.74 to set an NCAA regional mark, and win the conference steeplechase title … It marked his second regional mark of the season … Recorded a time of 9:16.74 at the NCAA Regional Championships … Clocked a time of 15:14.71 to finish seventh overall in the 5,000 meters at the conference outdoor meet … Recorded top-six finishes in the 3,000 meters (8:31.34 – 4th) and 5,000 meters (14:54.39 – 6th) at the indoor conference champions … 2008: Was the ‘Jacks’ top finisher at the NCAA Regional Championships placing 36th overall (32:25) … Just missed all-conference honors with his 13th-place finish at the SLC Cross Country Championships (26:00) … Earned All-SLC honors with a thirdplace finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Posted an NCAA qualifying mark with his personal-best time of 9:06.11 in the steeple at the Texas Relays … Improved on his previous personal best with a seventh-place time of 14:58.12 in the 5,000 meters at the SLC Outdoors … Scored points in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships, finishing fifth in both events … Recorded a time of 8:32.09 in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters and set what was then a new personal best with a time of 15:03.00 in the 5,000 … 2007: Redshirted the cross country season … Just missed All-SLC honors in the steeplechase with a fourth-place finish at the SLC Outdoors … Posted a personal record time of 9:07.52 in the steeple at the Mt. Sac Relays … Posted a scoring performance in the 3,000 meters with a sixth-place time of 8:30.69 at the SLC Indoor Championships … Also scored in the 5,000 with a time of 15:04.78 to place sixth … 2006: Finished 20th at the 2006 SLC Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:25 … Just missed allconference honors, finishing fourth in the steeplechase (9:22.47) at the 2006 conference meet … Was fifth in the 5,000 meters (15:09.95) at the outdoor conference championships.

•SLC Individual Champion •Two-Time All-Southland Conference •NCAA Regional Qualifier •Personal Record: Steeplechase –– 9:03.28 3,000M ––  8:29.71 5,000M –– 14:54.39 8,000M –– 24:18.97

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Chris Moody Senior • Sprints White Oak, Texas/White Oak Two-time SLC champion … Eight-time All-Southland Conference … Former school record holder in the 400 meters … 2010: Recorded a time of 47.76 to finish sixth in the 400 meters at the outdoor conference championships … A member of the ‘Jacks’ outdoor 1,600-meter relay team that recorded a time of 3:08.23 to finish second at the outdoor conference championships … Just missed all-conference honors with his fourth-place finish (48.46) in the 400-meter dash at the league indoor championships … A member of the indoor 1,600-meter relay team that set a school record, and recorded an NCAA provisional mark with a time of 3:11.49 … That relay team went onto win the indoor conference title (3:15.55) … 2009: Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.27 at the SLC Outdoor Championships … A member of the ‘Jacks’ 400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors with a third-place finish (40.82) at the conference outdoor championship meet … Also a member of 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the conference outdoor meet with a school-record, and NCAA Regional qualifying time of 3:09.99 … Won the SLC individual title in the 400-meter dash (48.20) at the conference indoor championships … His championship time was also good enough to set a new school record … A member of the ‘Jacks’ school-record 1,600-meter relay team (3:14.00) … That relay team finished fifth (3:20.05) at the conference indoor championships … 2008: A member of the Lumberjacks’ 4x400-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Moody helped guide SFA to a third-place finish (3:11.60) in the event … He also earned All-SLC honors as a member of the ‘Jacks’ indoor 4x400-meter relay team, which finished third at the conference meet with a time of 3:19.13 … 2007: Ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Recorded a time of 40.80 to finish third in the 400-meter dash at the SLC Indoor Championships, and earn All-SLC honors … Also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the SLC indoor meet.

•Two-Time SLC Individual Champion •Eight-Time All-Southland Conference •School Record Holder •Personal Record: 400M –– 47.73

Austin Hardy Junior • Middle Distance Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 2009: Focused primarily on the 800 meters … Also competed on the ‘Jacks’ distance medley relay team … 2008: Utilized his redshirt during the 2008 campaign … 2007: Concentrated on the 800 meters … Recorded a season-best time of 2:01.36 in the event … Was a member of the ‘Jacks’ distance medley relay team that finished sixth at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 10:23.50.

•Personal Record: 800M –– 1:56.00

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Chris Jones Junior • Multis Hawkins, Texas/Hawkins Three-time All-Southland Conference … NCAA qualifier … 2010: Just missed a conference individual title when he scored 6,960 points to finish second in the decathlon at the conference outdoor meet … Recorded a score of 5,129 points to finish fourth overall in the heptathlon at the conference indoor championships … 2009: Scored 5,211 points to finish third in the heptathlon, and earn All-Southland Conference honors at the SLC Indoor Championships … 2008: Just missed All-Southland Conference honors with a fourth-place finish in the decathlon and heptathlon … Recorded 6,998 points to finish fourth in the decathlon at the conference meet and qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also finished fourth in the heptathlon at the SLC Indoor meet with his score of 4,970 points … 2007: Recorded a personal best of 6,252 points in the decathlon to finish fifth at the conference championships … Just missed scoring at the conference indoor meet by placing ninth in the heptathlon.

•Three-Time All-Southland Conference •NCAA Qualifier •Personal Record: Heptathlon –– 5,211 points Decathlon –– 6,998 points

Sherman Rosborough Junior • Sprints Longview, Texas/Longview Two-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: Ran a key leg of the ‘Jacks’ 4X100-meter relay to guide the team to a fourth-place finish at the SLC Outdoor Championships (40.84) … 2009: Earned All-Southland Conference honors as a member of the ‘Jacks’ 400-meter relay team that finished third (40.82) at the outdoor conference championships … 2008: Was a member of the Lumberjacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that just missed earning All-Southland Conference honors with their fourth-place finish at the outdoor championships … The relay team recorded a time of 40.54 to qualify for the regional championships.

•Two-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 100M –– 10.85 200M –– 22.01

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Donovan Sammons Junior • Sprints Tatum, Texas/Tatum Three-time All-SLC … SLC Champion … 2010: A member of the ‘Jacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors by clocking 3:08.23 to finish second overall … Clocked a 49.35 to finish seventh overall in the 400 meters at the SLC Indoor meet … A member of the ‘Jacks’ indoor 1,600-meter relay team that set a school record and recorded an NCAA provisional mark (3:11.49) and later won the conference title (3:15.55) … 2009: A member of the Lumberjacks’ 1,600-meter relay team that finished fifth at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:09.99 … The team’s time was good enough to set a new school record, and qualify for the NCAA Regionals … Was also a member of SFA’s 1,600-meter indoor relay team that set a new school record with a time of 3:14.00 … That relay team went on to finish fifth at the conference indoor championships … 2008: Competed in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay for the Lumberjacks … A member of the Lumberjacks’ 4x400-meter relay team that earned All-Southland Conference honors at the indoor conference meet … SFA recorded a time of 3:19.13 to finish third overall in the event.

•SLC Champion •Three-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 400M –– 47.77

Logan Smart Junior • Distance Needville, Texas/Needville 2010: Clocked a time of 9:26.59 to finish 10th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … 2009: Recorded a 51st-place finish at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships with his time of 33:16 … Was the sixth Lumberjack to cross the finish line at the SLC Cross Country Championships, clocking a time of 26:05 to finish 35th overall … Just missed scoring in the steeplechase at the conference outdoor championships with a 10th-place finish (9:31.95) … 2008: Competed in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season and the steeplechase during the outdoor season … Scored points for SFA at the SLC Outdoor Championships with his eight-place finish (9:45.74) in the steeplechase.

•Personal Record: 3,000M –– 8:59248 Steeplechase –– 9:26.59

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Ty Thomas Junior • Sprints Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches All-Southland Conference … 2010: A member of the 4X100-meter relay team that just missed all-conference honors … Relay recorded a time of 40.84 to finish fourth overall at the SLC Outdoor Championships … 2009: A member of the Lumberjacks’ 400-meter relay team that earned All-SLC honors with their third-place finish (40.82) at the conference outdoor meet … Also competed in the long jump … 2008: Had a major impact on the Lumberjack sprints squad during his freshman season … Finished eighth in the 200 meters (21.84) … A member of the ‘Jacks’ 4x100meter relay team that just missed all-conference honors at the SLC Outdoor Championships … SFA finished fourth overall in the event with an NCAA Regional qualifying time of 40.54 … Just missed all-conference accolades during the indoor season with his fourth-place finish (6.93) in the 60-meter dash … Also posted a fifth-place finish (22.24) in the 200 meters at the conference indoor championships.

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 60M –– 6.85 100M –– 10.76 200M –– 21.43

Adam Wolfe Junior • Throw Burleson, Texas/Burleson 2010: Recorded a throw of 183-9 to finish eighth overall at the SLC Championships … 2009: Just missed all-conference honors at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in the javelin … Recorded a throw of 191-9 to finish fifth overall in the event … 2008: Despite his freshman status, really became one of the top javelin throwers in the conference … Recorded a season-best throw of 192-3 to finish fifth, just missing all-conference honors, at the SLC Outdoor Championships.

•Personal Record: Javelin –– 193-4

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Dennis Yeats Junior • Distance Burleson, Texas/Burleson All-Southland Conference … 2010: Clocked a time of 15:09.82 to finish seventh at the conference meet in the outdoor 5,000 meters … Just missed a scoring performance with his ninth-place finish in the 10,000 meters (32:34.56) at the outdoor league meet … Was seventh in the indoor 3,000 meters (8:38.22) at the SLC meet … Clocked a time of 14:56.35 to finish fifth in the league in the indoor 5,000 meters …2009: Recorded a time of 32:39 to finish 35th overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships … Just missed All-Southland Conference recognition with his 12th-place finish (24:41) at the conference cross country meet … Came up just short of all-conference honors in the 10,000 meters at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Recorded a fourth-place finish in the event with a time of 31:43.22 … Was sixth in the 5,000 meters (15:11.91) at conference outdoor meet … Was seventh in the indoor 5,000-meter (15:04.00) run at the SLC Championships … 2008: The Lumberjacks’ top runner during the cross country season … Finished 50th overall with a time of 32:51 at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships … Earned All-Southland Conference honors with his seventh-place finish (25:31) at the conference cross country championships … Scored with an eighth-place finish in the 5,000 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships, logging a time of 15:09.83 ... 2007: Was the only true freshman to compete for the Lumberjacks during the cross country season … Led SFA to a fourth-place finish at the SLC Championships with his 18th-place performance of 25:55 … Was also the first SFA runner to cross the line at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, finishing 56th overall with a time of 32:10.0.

•All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: 3,000M –– 8:38.22 5,000M –– 14:47.75

Jon Arthur

•Two-Time All-Southland Conference •Personal Record: Shot Put –– 58-9.50 Weight Throw –– 58-11.25

Sophomore • Throws Brazoswood, Texas/Brazoswood Two-time All-Southland Conference … 2010: Earned All-Southland Conference honors in the shot put after finishing second with a throw of 58-9.50 at the league outdoor championships … Just missed all-conference honors with a fourthplace finish in the hammer throw (181-3) … Qualified for the NCAA Championship Austin Regional in the hammer throw and shot put … Posted a throw of 53-4.50 to finish third overall and earn all-conference honors in the shot put at the indoor conference championships … Was fourth overall in the weight throw at the league championships (58-11.25) … 2009: One of the league’s top returning shot putters … Recorded a throw of 53-7.00 to finish sixth overall at the SLC Outdoor Championships … The throw was his second-best effort of the season … Posted a top-five finish in the shot put during the indoor season … Recorded a mark of 54-4.50 to finish fifth overall in the league … Was also a conference finalist in the weight throw … Posted a mark of 53-5.00 to finish eighth overall.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Kyle Bishop Fr./So. • Throws Conroe, Texas/Conroe 2010: Was eighth in the shot put (477.00) at the conference outdoor meet … Recorded a sixth-place finish (150-4) in the discus at the outdoor meet … Was seventh in the league in the shot put with a throw of 48-9.00 … Was eighth in the league in the weight throw (53-8.50) at the SLC indoor meet … 2009: Competed in the shot put, discus and hammer throw for the Lumberjacks … Was among the league’s top 10 in the discus during his rookie season … Utilized his redshirt during the indoor season.

•Personal Record: Shot Put –– 50-0.00 Discus –– 157-10 Hammer –– 173-2

Cameron Agnew •Personal Record: Javelin –– 175-6

Sophomore • Throws Bullard, Texas/Bullard 2009: Recorded a personal-best throw 175-6 in the javelin at the Ty Terrill Relays … Is being counted on to be a conference finalist in the event in 2010.

Isiah Collins Sophomore • Sprints Frisco, Texas/Centennial Will be counted to score points for the Lumberjacks in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season, and the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor campaign.

•Personal Record: 60H –– 8.64 110H –– 15.05 400H –– 56.27

Brian Johnson •Personal Record: 100M –– 10.70 200M –– 22.30 400M –– 49.38

Sophomore • Sprints Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit Will be counted on to have an impact in the true sprints at the conference level … 2009: Will focus on the 100, 200 and 400 meters during the outdoor season, and the 200 and 400 meters during the indoor season.

Justin Johnson Sophomore • Sprints Little Elm, Texas/Little Elm 2010: A member of the ’Jacks 400-meter relay team that just missed an all-conference honor with their fourth-place finish (40.84) at the indoor championships … 2009: Competed in the 100- and 200-meter dash, along with the 400-meter relay during the outdoor season, and ran the 60- and 200-meter dashes during the indoor season.

•Personal Record: 60M –– 7.08 100M –– 10.78 200M –– 22.19 400M –– 49.50

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Harmon McClanahan

•Personal Record: Steeplechase –– 9:15.67 5,000M –– 15:20.75

Sophomore • Distance Portland, Texas/Gregory 2010: Just missed all-conference honors in the steeplechase with a fourthplace finish (9:15.67) at the outdoor conference championships … 2009: Clocked a time of 33:09 to finish 45th overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships … Crossed the finish line 31st overall with a time of 25:57 at the conference cross country championships … Recorded a time of 9:17.63 to finish fifth overall in the steeplechase at the conference outdoor track and field championships … Posted a time of 15:20.75 to finish eighth in the 5,000-meter run at the outdoor conference championships.

Nick McCloud Sophomore • Sprints/Jumps Tyler, Texas/Lee Two-time SLC individual champion … Two-time SLC Athlete of the Week … Sixtime All-Southland Conference honoree … NCAA Outdoor qualifer … Named 2009 SLC Indoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year … 2010: Placed among the nation’s top 24 in the 110-meter hurdles … Clocked a school-record time of 13.67 to finish third at the NCAA Championship Austin Regional to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Recorded a time of 13.84 to win the SLC 110-meter hurdles individual title … Was sixth in the league in the outdoor 200 meters (21.28) … Clocked a time of 7.95 to win the SLC 60-meter hurdle title … Earned all-conference honors in the indoor 200 meters by finish third with a time of 21.84 … Named SLC Athlete of the Week following the Arkansas Qualifier … 2009: Recorded a personal-best of 14.03 in the 110-meter hurdles to qualify for the NCAA Regional Championships … It marked the second time during the season he recorded a regional mark in the event … A member of the ‘Jacks’ 4x100-meter relay team that earned all-conference honors with their third-place finish (40.82) at the outdoor meet … Also ran a leg of the men’s 1,600-meter relay team that finished fifth (3:09.99) at the outdoor conference meet, and set a school record … Set a school record, NCAA provisional mark and earned All-Southland Conference honors with his time of 7.91 to finish second in the 60-meter hurdles … Was fifth in the indoor 200 meters at the conference championships (22.27) … A member of the 4x400-meter relay team that recorded a time of 3:14.00 to set a school record … The relay team finished fifth at the conference indoor championships with a time of 3:20.05.

•Personal Record: Discus –– 175-0 Hammer Throw –– 170-10 Weight Throw –– 52-9.25

•2009 SLC Indoor Freshman of the Year •Three-Time All-Southland Conference •Two-Time School Record Holder •Personal Record: 60H –– 7.91 110H –– 13.67 200M –– 21.19 Long Jump –– 22-5.00

Marcus Mitchell Sophomore • Throws Overton, Texas/Overton 2010: Recorded a throw of 162-00 to finish eighth in the hammer throw at the conference outdoor championships … 2009: Recorded a top-10 finish in the hammer throw at the conference outdoor championships (157-6).

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Scott Nixon Sophomore • Jumps Austin, Texas/Westlake With a year of experience under his belt, will be counted for points in the high jump at the conference championships.

•Personal Record: High Jump –– 6-7.00

Mitch Ownbey

•2008 SLC Cross Country Freshman of the Year •SLC Individual Champion •Five-Time All-Southland Conference •NCAA All-Region •Personal Record: 3,000M –– 8:36.96 5,000M –– 14:40.82 10,000M –– 30:11.75

Sophomore • Distance Little Elm, Texas/Little Elm Two-time SLC 10,000-meter champion … Six-time All-Southland Conference … NCAA All-Region … 2008 SLC Cross Country Freshman of the Year … 2010: Defended his conference title in the 10,000 meters … He clocked a time of 31:43.15 to win the SLC individual title … Crossed the finish line with a time of 14:57.23 to finish fourth overall in the 5,000 meters at the conference outdoor meet … 2009: Earned NCAA All-Region honors with his 11th-place finish (31:17) at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships … Garnered All-Southland Conference recognition after his fourth-place finish (24:16) at the SLC Cross Country Championships … Really came into his own at the SLC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he garnered two all-conference honors and an individual title … Recorded a dazzling finish to clock a time of 30:54.73 to win the SLC 10,000-meter title … Ownbey outkicked the defending champion in the final 250 meters to win the title … He followed that up with another strong finish in the 5,000 meters to place second (14:28.86) earning all-conference honors … Also recorded a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (14:46.80) at the SLC Indoor Championships … Was sixth in the 3,000 meters (8:33.37) at the SLC Indoor meet … 2008: Named 2008 SLC Cross Country Freshman of the Year … Finished 55th overall with a time of 33:00 at the NCAA Regional Championships … Earned All-SLC honors with his eighth-place finish (25:39) at the SLC Cross Country Championships … In his only race of the outdoor season, posted a third-place time of 14:53.38 in the 5,000 meters at the Bayou Classic … That time stands as a personal best and was the top 5,000-meter time recorded by a Lumberjack during the outdoor season … Recorded top-10 finishes in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships … Was ninth in the 3,000 with a time of 8:36.96 … Took sixth in the 5,000, clocking in at 15:04.59 … 2007: Redshirted the cross country season.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Andrew Plentl Sophomore • Multis Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls 2010: Just missed All-SLC honors finishing fourth in the decathlon with a score of 6,694 points … Cleared a height of 13-11.25 in the pole vault to finish eighth at the league outdoor championships … Scored 5,094 points to finish fifth in the heptathlon at the conference indoor meet … 2009: Scored 6,356 points to finish sixth overall in the decathlon at the SLC Outdoor Championships … Just missed All-SLC honors during the indoor season, by placing fifth (5,003 points) in the heptathlon at the conference meet.

•Personal Record: Heptathlon — 5,094 points Decathlon –– 6,694 points

Xavier Rodriguez

•Personal Record: Steeplechase –– 9:18.41 5,000M –– 15:35.04 10,000M –– 32:05.91

Donlen Ruffin Sophomore • Sprints/Hurdles Fort Worth, Texas/Crowley Will be counted on to strengthen the Lumberjacks in the sprint and hurdle events.

Sophomore • Distance Poth, Texas/Poth 2010: Crossed the finish line seventh overall with a time of 9:18.41 in the steeplechase at the conference championships … Was sixth in the outdoor 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:03.55 at the conference meet … Just missed all-league honors by finishing fourth (32:05.91) in the 10,000 meters … 2009: Recorded a time of 33:46 to finish 72nd overall at the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships … Was the fourth Lumberjack to cross the finish line at the SLC Cross Country Championships … Finished the course 29th overall with a time of 25:50 … Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 10,000 meters (32:24.59) to finish sixth overall at the conference outdoor meet.

•Personal Record: 60H –– 8.50 110H –– 15.40 400M –– 52.75 400H –– 54.77

Adam Saloom •Personal Record: 3,000M –– 8:31.56 Steeplechase –– 9:12.92 5,000M –– 15:15.42

Freshman • Distance Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More All-Southland Conference … 2010: Earned All-SLC honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by finishing third overall with a time of 9:12.92 … Just missed all-conference honors with a fourth-place finish (8:31.56) at the indoor conference championships in the 3,000 meters … Was eighth in the 5,000 meters (15:15.42) at the league indoor meet … 2009: Was 108th at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 35:16 … Recorded a time of 27:00 to finish 53rd at the SLC Cross Country Championships … Utilized his redshirt during the indoor and outdoor season.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans Cameron Cochran Junior • Pole Vault Grandview, Texas (East Central Oklahoma)

Jim Ed Hughes Junior • Throws Newton, Texas (Houston Baptist)

Stedman Donnell Freshman • Sprints

Barrick Ellis Freshman • Sprints Dallas, Texas/Bryan Adams

Craig Adderley Freshman • Jumps Mt. Carmel, Texas/Mt. Carmel Prep

Alden Heaphy Freshman • Distance Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More

Joseph Barb Freshman • Sprints Denton, Texas/Guyer

Nathan Collier Freshman • Distance Rowlett, Texas/Pottsboro

Josh Cravens Freshman • Multis Dallas, Texas/Newman Smith

Malcolm Horton Freshman • Sprints Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie

Richard Munoz Freshman • Distance La Porte, Texas/La Porte

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans Jonus Rodriguez Freshman • Middle Distance Poth, Texas/Poth

Marcus Tillman Freshman • Sprints Killeen, Texas/Killeen

Marcus Rosendall Freshman • Jumps Mansfield, Texas/ Summitt

Ronald Wade Freshman • Sprints Killeen, Texas/Ellison

Bruce Smith Freshman • Sprints Palestine, Texas/Westwood

Monroe Whaley Freshman • Sprints Richardson, Texas/Richardson

D’odrick Sykes Freshman • Sprints DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto

Dylan Williams Freshman • Distance Wichita Falls, Texas/Wichita Falls

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

THIS IS SFA Like the towering pine trees that encircle its campus, Stephen F. Austin State University has grown over time from its tiny beginnings to a strong, independent institution that stands proudly among its peers. And, like those majestic evergreens, SFA continues to strive for bigger and better things, always reaching toward the sun as it spreads its branches and drops its seeds all over the state of Texas. SFA has its roots in education, a strong foundation that has served the university well over the years and remains a point of pride for East Texas’ premier fouryear school. The university was first chartered by the Texas Legislature in 1917, but further progress was put on hold until after World War I. Following the war, funding legislation for the school was signed in 1921, and Nacogdoches was selected as the site that same year. Two years later, on Sept. 18, 1923, the first classes at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College were held. Nearly a century later, the university ranks as one of the top teacher preparation institutions in the state and has attained national

recognition for several of its other instructional programs. With six colleges of instruction, SFA offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and more than 120 areas of study. Graduate students have nearly 50 degree programs from which to choose, including three doctoral courses of study. More than 80 percent of professors at and instructors at SFA hold the highest degree in their field. With a studentto-faculty ratio of 20:1, SFA continues to demonstrate that it is committed to making sure each student gets the personal attention he or she requires to succeed. SFA enrollment has been rising for four consecutive reporting periods. Enrollment for the fall 2009 semester was 12,845, followed by a spring 2009 enrollment of 11,226. In 2008, SFA introduced a new 12-day term, called May-mester, to expand opportunities for students to earn credit hours during the summer months. A new parking garage and multi-level freshman residence hall will soon be added to help accommodate the growth. The 412-acre main campus is part of

Did You Know? Ninety-six percent of Lumberjacks report Texas residency, and 75 percent claim either the Dallas, East Texas or Houston areas as home.

the homestead of historic Texas patriot and U.S. senator Thomas J. Rusk. The university also maintains the 490acre Walter Todd Agricultural Research Center for beef, swine and poultry production, as well as an experimental forest and a forestry field station on Lake Sam Rayburn. In addition, the physics department operates the second-largest observatory in the Central Time Zone. The facility is one of only a few in the world of its size that permit regular use by advanced undergraduates and graduate students. The largest telescope at the observatory, a 41-inch telescope, is the second-largest in both the state of Texas and the Central Time Zone. As SFA approaches its 90th birthday, the school continues to grow and evolve. Improvements — from a new student center to new residence halls to a new student recreation center — are being made on campus yearly to enhance the student experience. SFA has produced an alumni base exceeding 100,000 members, a number that will continue to swell as the university’s growth rate accelerates. Come grow with us.

SFA

AT A GLANCE Vitals

Founded...................................................................... 1921 First Classes................................................................ 1923 Enrollment................................................................ 12,845 Colleges of Instruction....................................................... 6 Undergraduate Degrees.................................................. 84 Master Degrees............................................................... 43 Doctoral Degrees.............................................................. 3

Administration President.............................................Baker Pattillo, Ph.D. Provost/V.P. Academic Affairs........... Richard Berry, D.M.A. V.P. Finance & Administration.......... Danny Gallant, M.B.A. V.P. University Affairs.................. Steven Westbrook, M.Ed. Interim V.P. Development......................John Lewis, D.B.A. Executive Dir. Alumni Affairs....................Jeff Davis, M.B.A.

Academic Officers Interim Dean, Business.................... Michael Stroup, Ph.D. Interim Dean, Education.................. Mel Finkenberg, Ed.D. Dean, Fine Arts......................... A.C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddyâ&#x20AC;? Himes, Ph.D. Dean, Forestry/Agriculture............. Stephen Bullard, Ph.D. Dean, Liberal/Applied Arts...................Brian Murphy, Ph.D. Dean, Sciences/Mathematics.......... Anthony Duben, Ph.D. Dean, Grad. Studies......... James Standley, Ph.D. Director, Library.........................................Shirley Dickerson, M.L.S.

Colleges of Instruction Nelson Rusche College of Business James I. Perkins College of Education College of Fine Arts Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture College of Liberal and Applied Arts College of Sciences and Mathematics

Lumberjacks by Gender Female....................................................................... 7,275 Percentage............................................................... 60.7 Undergraduate........................................................ 6,231 Graduate................................................................. 1,044 Male............................................................................ 4,715 Percentage............................................................... 39.3 Undergraduate........................................................ 4,173 Graduate.................................................................... 542

Lumberjacks by Age 18 and Under.............................................................. 2,337 Percentage............................................................... 19.5 19-21.......................................................................... 3,663 Percentage............................................................... 30.6 22-24.......................................................................... 2,223 Percentage............................................................... 18.5 25-30.......................................................................... 1,122 Percentage................................................................. 9.4

Did You Know? The Spring 2009 SFA commencement featured the largest graduating class in school history with 1,060 students receiving their diplomas.

NACOGDOCHES When Spanish trader Antonio Gil Y’Barbo established Nacogdoches as the first permanent settlement in Texas, he designated the town center as the intersection of El Camino Real and El Calle del Norte — the meeting place of the region’s major east-west and northsouth thoroughfares. Some 220 years later, Nacogdoches continues to be a major intersection — only now the town is a junction where a rich past meets a promising future. Nacogdoches is known for playing several key roles in the history of Texas and served as the backdrop or starting point for some of the biggest moments in the story of the state of Texas. Originally settled by a Caddo Indian tribe between 1250 and 1450, Nacogdoches saw French, Spanish and Mexican rule before the Lone Star Republic was established. Some of the first shots of the Texas Revolution against the Mexican government were fired in Nacogdoches. Town citizens, both Mexican and Anglos, attacked and drove out the local Mexican garrison in The Battle of Nacogdoches

in 1832. Townsfolk later helped outfit a company of volunteer soldiers from New Orleans who went on to fight in the Texas Revolution, some of whom lost their lives in the historic battle at the Alamo. The town’s history took a new turn in 1923 with the opening of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College. The small college has since grown to a major university, and the town has grown to a population of approximately 30,000, with the amenities and entertainment options of a modern city. Nacogdoches also is located a mere 140 miles northeast of Houston and just 180 miles southeast of Dallas. Both cities offer excellent shopping and dining opportunities, as well as clubs from all four major professional team sports. Small enough to provide the safety and security of a small town, but large enough to offer many of the conveniences of a large city, Nacogdoches is as unique as it sounds. Texas’ oldest town continues to grow and prosper as its rich heritage guides it into its sixth century of existence.

Fast Facts • Nacogdoches is widely recognized as the “Oldest Town in Texas,” with some estimates placing the first Caddo Indian settlement in the area as early as 1250 AD. • As of the 2000 census, Nacogdoches’ population was 29,914. • The town encompasses a total area of 25.3 square miles. • While the state of Texas is known for the “Six Flags” that have flown over it, Nacogdoches claims those six, plus three more, a fact recognized each year with the town’s Nine Flags Festival. • Nacogdoches County is the top blueberry producer in Texas. The city hosts an annual Blueberry Festival each June. • Nacogdoches is the hometown of Clint Dempsey, formerly of MLS fame, now playing soccer for Fulham FC and the U.S. National Team.

Did You Know? The first oil well in the state of Texas was drilled in Nacogdoches in 1859.

STEPHEN F . AUSTIN Stephen F. Austin State University is named for one of the legends of Texas history. Stephen Fuller Austin, known as “The Father of Texas,” is recognized as the founder of Anglo-American Texas. Following his graduation from Transylvania University in Kentucky at the age of 16, Austin took over the family mining business in the Missouri Territory from his father. In the coming years, he would serve as an ensign in the Missouri militia and a Missouri legislator, as well as a circuit court judge in the Arkansas Territory. He went on to study law in New Orleans. During this time, Austin’s father, Moses, obtained a land grant from the Spanish government with the intent of settling 300 Catholic U.S. families in the Texas Territory. When the elder Austin died in 1821, Stephen picked up where his father left off, but found the going more difficult than anticipated. With the Mexican uprising against Spanish rule throwing the fledgling colonial government into turmoil, Austin’s status as empresario came into question. Austin

Did You Know? A statue of Stephen F. Austin stands in the U.S. Capitol Building. He is one of only two Texans represented in the building.

made multiple pilgrimages to the Mexican capital to plead his case and was rewarded by having his father’s original agreement with the Spanish government honored. In 1825, Austin brought the first 300 families into Texas to settle. Through cunning diplomacy and cautious political maneuvering, Austin negotiated contracts to bring another 900 settlers to Texas between 1825 and 1829. By 1832, Texas’ colonial population numbered 11,000. The growing colonial populous became increasingly dissatisfied with Mexican rule. Austin again traveled to Mexico City and gained several important concessions from the ruling authority, but after growing frustrated with the slow pace of change, Austin penned a letter encouraging Texans to unite and form their own independent local governments. For this he was arrested and spent several months in prison before returning, in 1835, to a Texas on the brink of revolution. The war for Texas independence

began in October of that year. While Austin had counseled his countrymen not to take up arms against Mexico until all diplomatic efforts had been exhausted, once the first shots in the war had sounded, his patriotism shone brightly. Austin is remembered for his firm and decided voice, speaking words of encouragement and hope during the darkest days of the revolution, as well as his laborious travels in the United States to obtain needed support for his struggling countrymen. Following the decisive Texas victory in the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, Austin was named secretary of state under Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of Texas. Unfortunately, his time in office would be short. Austin became ill in December of that year and died of pneumonia on Dec. 27, 1836. He was 43 years old. Upon hearing of Austin’s death, Houston issued an official statement proclaiming: “The Father of Texas is no more; the first pioneer of the wilderness has departed.”

CAMPUS LIVING Stephen F. Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletes have several unique opportunities when it comes to on-campus living. Recently, the university opened two brand-new apartment-style residence halls that boast the latest innovations in campus living anywhere in the United States. Lumberjack Lodge and Lumberjack Village both offer fully furnished units with private bedrooms and kitchen units. The Lodge, the first of the two facilities to open, is a four-story brick facility located conveniently near East College Cafeteria, Ralph W. Steen Library and Homer Bryce Stadium. The Lodge offers two-bedroom/one-bath or fourbedroom/two-bath units. Each unit has a kitchenette with a full-sized refrigerator, microwave and double sink. The building offers two laundry facilities per floor complete with television viewing areas, as well as a game room with pool table

and two conference rooms. The Village is the newest housing facility on campus. It is located in close proximity to the Pattillo Student Center, Health and Physical Education Complex and the new Student Recreation Center. Like the Lodge, the Village is a four-story brick building, but it has exclusively twobedroom/one-bath units. In addition to all the amenities found in the Lodge, the Village offers two types of units. Unit A consists of the same kitchenette setup as found in all the rooms at the Lodge. Unit B provides a full kitchen and a washer and dryer for personal use. In addition, the Village has an in-house convenience store for its residents, as well as outdoor recreation areas. Both Lumberjack Lodge and Lumberjack Village are co-ed halls with 24-hour visitation. Through an agreement with the Residence Life Department,

Did You Know? Of the approximately 200 studentathletes living on campus (as of spring 2009) more than 70 percent lived at either Lumberjack Lodge or Lumberjack Village â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the two newest residence halls on campus.

On-Campus Living At a Glance Female Residence Halls Griffith Hall......................... Comm. Bath Kerr Hall............................ Comm. Bath Todd Hall........................... Comm. Bath Hall 10............................... Comm. Bath Male Residence Halls Hall 16............................... Comm. Bath Mays Hall........................... Comm. Bath Coed Residence Halls Hall 14............................... Comm. Bath North Hall..............................Suite Bath South Hall..............................Suite Bath Wisely Hall.............................Suite Bath Steen Hall..............................Suite Bath Hall 20....................................Priv. Bath Lumberjack Lodge.................Suite Bath Lumberjack Village................Suite Bath the SFA athletics department holds multiple units at each facility for use by its athletes.

CAMPUS DINING The recent explosion of on-campus construction at Stephen F. Austin has provided students with numerous new opportunities in housing, learning and recreation. These changes may have had the greatest impact in the area of campus dining. The university now has more than a dozen eating locations from which to choose. The two primary on-campus eateries are East College Marketplace and Lumberjack Den, both all-you-can-eat buffet-style facilities. Lumberjack Den is located on the first floor of the newly renovated Baker Pattillo Student Center. East College is a favorite among studentathletes because of its close proximity to the athletics training facilities, as well as Hall 20 and Lumberjack Lodge. The university also has added an expanded Pizza hut station at East College Marketplace. Just to the north, on the ground floor of the Ralph W. Steen Library, students have a good outlet for quick study breaks. Einstein Bros.

Bagels café specializes in bagels and other breakfast food, as well as small deli sandwiches. The new Baker Pattillo Student Center offers more variety in dining choices in a contained location than any other place in town. Aside from Lumberjack Den, students have the option of frequenting several different restaurant chains. The Student Center houses Chickfil-A, Starbucks, Brickoven Pizzeria, Panda Express, Freshens Yogurt, Zoca, Bleecker Street Café and a convenience store. All students who live in campus residence halls — with the exception of those housed in the B Units of Lumberjack Village — are required to purchase a meal plan each semester. These meal plans provide a set number of meals per week that can be used at the on-campus dining locations. Meal plans can also be purchased for students who live off campus.

Did You Know? SFA students can use a re-loadable “Jack Bucks” debit card at campus dining locations and several restaurants around town.

Campus Dining Options Bleecker Street C3 Convenience Store Chick-fil-A East College Marketplace Einstein Brothers Bagels Freshens Jack’s Brick Oven Pizza Panda Express Pizza Hut Express Starbucks Lumberjack Den Village Market Convenience Store Zoca On-Campus Meal Plans Plan Dining Dollars Total 210 Block $75 $1428 7/14 $125 $1428 7/20 $50 $1428 Off-Campus Meal Plans Plan Dining Dollars Total 5/5 $50 $562 25 Block $100 $256 50 Block $50 $358

BAKER PATTILLO STUDENT CENTER In the past sevaral years, Stephen F. Austin State University has seen numerous construction projects and facility upgrades completed on campus. But the crowning achievement in this campus improvement campaign is the Baker Pattillo Student Center, opened in the spring of 2007. The $32 million renovation to what once was called the University Center began with a vision proposed by student leaders. SFA students now have access to a facility that rivals any in the region. The most recognizable portion of the project is the 95,000-square-foot addition that houses a three-story atrium and lounge area. The addition includes a multi-outlet food court and convenience store, as well as a 383-seat movie theatre and Commercial Bank of Texas banking center. The upper two floors of the addition

house offices for student government and student organizations, as well as other campus offices. Television rooms and study lounges are located throughout the facility. Some holdovers from the previous University Center include the Barnes and Noble University Book Store and Grand Central Station, the largest dining outlet on campus. The upper floor of the original building still houses the Grand Ballroom and Twilight Ballroom, as well as numerous lounges, suites, offices and meeting rooms. Just after its grand opening in April of 2007, the SFA Board of Regents approved a motion to name the student center for Dr. Baker Pattillo, SFA president and a key figure in the completion of this dream facility.

Did You Know? The Pattillo Student Center is one of only five structures on campus named for SFA presidents. The others are Johnson Coliseum, Steen Hall, Steen Library and the Boynton Building.

Facility Highlights • Project was born at a student leadership retreat in 2001. • Students voted to support project funding in March of 2003. • Construction began on May 17, 2004. • Facility was completed in just under three years. • Total cost of the construction was $32 million. • Total size of addition is 95,000 square feet. • Facility houses a 383-seat movie theatre. • Main addition is a three-story atrium that houses a multi-outlet food court, bank, convenience store, TV room and study lounges. • Post office was expanded to 10,000 P.O. boxes.

STUDENT RECREATION CENTER SFA students have the ultimateon-campus wellness resourcein the beautiful, state-of-art Student Recreation Center. The $24 million facility, manned by the Campus Recreation Department, offers a diverse lineup of fitness equipment and classes, wellness programs, and outdoor pursuit opportunities. Located on Wilson Drive across the street from the intramural fields, the ground floor houses two multi-purpose courts that can be configured for basketball, volleyball or badminton. The first floor also includes a 12,000-squarefoot weight and fitness center, as well as a lounge area and locker rooms. But the most striking feature of the first floor is a 39-foot-tall climbing wall with bouldering cave. In the Wellness Center, students can get health guidance through nutrition and fitness assessments. Massage therapy also is available. The Outdoor Pursuits division also is housed on the first floor, offering access to camping equipment and staff-led camping excursions.

The elevated walking track is oneeighth of a mile long and winds around the perimeter of the second floor of the recreation center, offering superb views of some of the most beautiful areas of campus. Cardiovascular equipment and areas for stretching are stationed along the track. Approximately 60 group exercise classes are offered each week in two multi-purpose studios on the second floor. There are two courts for racquetball or wallyball. An outdoor patio on the second floor offers a place for observation, sunning or relaxation. In the courtyard and pool area, students can enjoy a number of recreational options. The current in the 270-foot-long lazy river can be utilized for exercise or just for fun. Three lanes in the pool are available for lap swimming, and there’s also a space for water basketball or volleyball. Students can enjoy a 30-person spa and a 12-foot diving well. Two sand volleyball courts and two basketball courts, along with picnic areas, also are available for reservation for group activities.

Did You Know? An average of 11,162 patrons visited the Student Recreation Center and the Norton HPE Complex/ Shelton Gym each week during the Spring 2009 semester.

Facility Highlights • Completed at a cost of $24 million. • Grand Opening was held on Sept. 22, 2007. • 12,000 square-foot weight and fitness center. • 39-foot-tall, free-standing climbing wall with bouldering cave. • Two full-sized courts for basketball, volleyball or badminton. • Lounge area. • Locker rooms. • Wellness center for nutrition and fitness assessments, as well as massage therapy. • Elevated walking track (eight laps to a mile). • Two multi-purpose studios. • Two racquetball/wallyball courts. • Courtyard with outdoor basketball and sand volleyball courts. • Three-lane lap pool. • 30-person spa. • 12-foot diving well. • 270-foot river.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING It takes a special kind of athlete to earn a roster spot at a Division I institution. At Stephen F. Austin, the strength and conditioning staff is committed to taking those special athletes to an even higher level. Under the direction of veteran strength coach Dan Eason, SFA studentathletes take part in sport-specific programs to increase their strength, speed and endurance. The strength and conditioning program is based in the Jimmy W. Murphy Wellness Center — an 8,000-square-foot facility located at the southwest corner of Homer Bryce Stadium. The facility is conveniently located near the stadium and athletics field house and provides SFA student-athletes with the latest in weight and aerobic training equipment. The Murphy Center houses a cardio room with three treadmills, two total-body

elliptical machines and seven stationary bikes; a mixing room for NCAA-compliant supplements; eight Olympic weight-lifting platforms; four dual-sided power racks configured for multiple lifts and exercises; a total body Hammer Strength circuit; two glute-ham machines; two reverse hyper machines; a selection of dumbbells ranging in weight from 5 to 150 pounds; as well as a variety of miscellaneous equipment for the total development of student-athletes’ bodies. The SFA strength and conditioning program employs the services of Eason, as well as assistant strength and conditioning coach Brittany Burton. Eason and Burton oversee the fitness programs for the entire athletic department, while three graduate assistants each work specifically with various teams.

Wellness Center Equipment • Three treadmills. • Two total-body elliptical machines. • Seven stationary bikes. • Mixing room for NCAA-compliant supplments. • Eight Olympic weight-lifting platforms. • Four dual-sided power racks. • Total body Hammer Strength system for circuit training. • Two glute-ham machines. • Two reverse hyper machines. • Dumbells. • Resistance bands. • Medicine balls. • Swiss training balls. • In-house locker rooms with showers.

Did You Know? In addition to scheduled team workout sessions, SFA student-athletes have access to the Jimmy W. Murphy Wellness Center and its staff on an individual basis six days a week.

Full-time Wellness Center Staff  Dan Eason Director Brittany Burton  Asst. Director

ATHLETIC TRAINING The Sports Medicine program at Stephen F. Austin seeks to provide the finest preventative education, medical care and physical rehabilitation possible for all SFA student-athletes. To that end, the program employs a state-of-theart training center and one of the best athletic training staffs around. Under the direction of veteran trainer Sandy Miller — a member of both the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame and the National Association of Athletic Trainers’ Hall of Fame — the sports medicine staff provides the best in care for SFA’s student-athletes while providing a hands-on educational program for athletic training students. In addition to Miller, the department employs three accredited full-time assistant trainers, three accredited graduate assistants, 16 graduate students working toward their master’s

degrees in athletic training through SFA’s accredited entry-level graduate athletic training program, and 12 undergraduate students in the athletic training internship program. The sports medicine program is housed in the 5,300-square-foot athletic training facility located behind the field house at the north end of Homer Bryce Stadium. The training room has the staff and facilities to accomodate several student-athletes at once, with a wide range of equipment capable of meeting the needs to treat almost any injury. Features of the training facility include a pair of dual HydroWorx pools that measure seven feet, six inches square with a water depth of three feet, nine inches. One pool is configured for cold therapy, while the other employs heat. The pools are used for enhancing recovery, as well as aquatic rehabilitation.

Full-time Sports Medicine Staff (Left to right) Sandy Miller Loree McCary Trey Younger Troyce Solley

Did You Know? No other SLC school employs more full-time accredited athletic trainers than SFA.

Athletic Training Staff Notable Achievements • In addition to being a member of two athletic training halls of fame, head athletic trainer Sandy Miller has had the opportunity to serve at many national and international events: • 1990 Goodwill Games • U.S. Olympic Training Center • 1995 Track & Field World Championships • Miller was honored as a Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer in 1999, and has served as a member of the board of directors of the NATA. The athletic training center also houses a set of SciFit exercise equipment that includes an upright bike, all-body ergometer and treadmill. This equipment is used to aid in rehabilitation of injuries.

ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE Under the direction of assistant athletics director for student services Amber Burdge, the SFA athletics department’s student services program offers support to student-athletes for nearly all phases of their lives away from the playing field. The mission of student services is to ensure that all studentathletes are aware of the resources available to them — both within the department of athletics and through the university at large — and to make sure that SFA’s student-athletes are utilizing these resources to maximize their potential, both in the classroom and in day-to-day life. Academics is the largest piece of the student services pie. The student services staff, which consists of Burdge, academic services assistants Haley Blount and Nathan Schneider, two graduate assistants and up to eight student assistants, is charged with overseeing and managing the academic health of more than 350 student-athletes at SFA. Burdge and her staff utilize a software program called Student Athlete Monitoring System (SAMS) to keep abreast of the big picture. The SAMS

software uses feedback directly from SFA professors to update the athletics department with vital information like student-athlete grades, attendance and academic progress. Using the information provided by SAMS, as well as personal interaction with the student-athletes, student services can fine-tune the extra instructional opportunities to fit each student’s needs. University options available to all students include tutoring and student instruction through the library’s Academic Assistance and Resource Center (AARC). Thanks to the university’s friendly 20:1 studentto-instructor ratio, additional personal assistance from professors is typically also available. In-house assistance from the student support staff is always readily available for student-athletes and can be tweaked even further to fit the unique needs of each individual. Burdge and her staff act as liaisons between the department and the university faculty, cultivating the long-standing relationship between the two. Student services also provides individualized academic counseling,

including course selection, scheduled, degree programs and eligibility, as well as offering hand-picked tutors to fit the needs of student-athletes. Student-athletes are encouraged to make use of the Academic Services building, located behind the athletics field house at Homer Bryce Stadium. The facility is manned by student services staff and is open six days per week for a total of nearly 70 hours a week. The building houses several individual study stations with partitions for semi-privacy and 15 computer work stations with inhouse printing and copying capabilities. The facility also offers laptop computers for student-athletes to take on road trips for completing course work during the season. In addition to the main area, there are two smaller workrooms available for tutoring or group study. The student services team also works in conjunction with the CHAMPS Life Skills program to help promote improved study skills and time-management practices, as well as health and wellness through programs like drug and alcohol education.

Did You Know? From the fall of 2008 to the spring of 2009, 46 SFA studentathletes received their degrees. In the spring of 2008, SFA had 135 student-athletes on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Amber Burdge

Haley Blount

Nathan Schneider

TRAINING FOR LIFE The Stephen F. Austin athletics department seeks to give its studentathletes every advantage they need to succeed both on the field and in the classroom. But the ultimate goal of training in both these arenas is to give our Lumberjacks a leg up in the game of life. To that end, the department strives to provide SFA student-athletes with the resources and support needed to prepare them for success in their lives after collegiate athletics. The life training starts with a freshman orientation class called SFA 101. The course is available for any first-year SFA student and seeks to ease the transition into life on the SFA campus. SFA 101 courses meet twice weekly for an hour each meeting, and the student receives a letter grade worth one semester hour of credit. But the gains of successfully completing the course go far beyond mere credit earned toward graduation. SFA 101 presents and reinforces skills and information that are key to a smooth passage from high school or junior college to life at a four-year institution. Primary topics include: academic integrity, accessing and evaluating

information, campus and community service opportunities and obligations, college classroom learning strategies, overview of university resources, time management, money management, the true value of a college education, university rules and procedures, and working successfully with peers, faculty and staff. The course also provides students with information about SFA’s history and traditions. The course is taught by handpicked faculty and staff members who are dedicated to helping students succeed. The athletics department offers two course sections, proctored by administrators. Assistant athletic trainer and senior woman administrator Loree McCary teaches one section, while assistant athletic director for academic services Amber Burdge oversees the other section. In addition to the required curriculum for SFA 101, the department’s classes also cover extra topics, including: career exploration, team-building exercises, alcohol education, personal health and safety, and note-taking and exam preparation. In addition to her role as an SFA 101

Did You Know? Students who successfully complete SFA 101 have higher retention and graduation rates than first-time SFA students who do not take the course.

instructor, McCary coordinates the SFA athletics department’s CHAMPS Life Skills program. CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success) is an initiative of the NCAA Foundation to create a total development program for student-athletes. The goal is to send student-athletes into life after college with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed on their own in the real world. In her first year as senior woman administrator, McCary took SFA’s CHAMPS program in a new direction, offering multiple educational opportunities and chances for student-athletes to come together and build skills for the future. Program topics include: stress management, personal safety and selfdefense, violence prevention, dressing for success, interviewing techniques and financial planning. The Champs curriculum also includes: nutrition and cooking, money management while in school, life after athletics, drug and alcohol education, and personal and social development.

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Homer Bryce Stadium

• Home to the Lumberjack football team. • Opened in 1973 as Lumberjack Stadium. • Seating capacity is 14,575 with maximum capacity of 25,000, including grass berm seating. • In 2003, the pressbox was renovated to add luxury suites and a new working press area. • In 2004, the playing surface was replaced with Momentum 51, a synthetic field-turf surface. • In 2006, a Daktronics ProStar Video Board and ProAd Panel scoreboard were installed.

Fletcher Garner Track  • Home to the Ladyjack and Lumberjack track and field teams. • In 2006, SFA replaced the track surface with a new, state-ofthe-art polyurethane surface.

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Gerald and Candace Schlief Tennis Complex

• Home to the Ladyjack tennis team. • Boasts 16 NCAA regulation tennis courts. • Pavilion featuring player locker rooms and offices completed in 2008.

Jaycees Field  • Home to the Lumberjack baseball team. • Was the original home of SFA baseball, prior to the cancellation of the program in 1995. • Is adjacent to four covered batting cages. • New building with locker room and player lockers was added in 2007. •Prior to the 2009 season, a 740-seat bleacher system with a covered chair-back seating area was added.

• Home to the Ladyjack and Lumberjack basketball teams and the Ladyjack volleyball team. • Built in 1974. • Seating capacity is 7,200. • In 2006, a Daktronics ProStar Video Board and ProAd Panel were installed. • The Coliseum has played host to two NCAA Women’s Midwest Regionals and a Men’s NIT First-Round Game. • Site of the 2008 Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament.

William R. Johnson Coliseum   Crown Colony Country Club • Home course of the Lumberjack golf team. • Ranked among Texas’ Top 10 golf courses.

• Home to the Ladyjack soccer team since 2003. • New Daktronics scoreboard added in 2007. • New awnings over team bench and media areas added in 2007.

SFA Soccer Complex 

SFA Softball Field  •Construction is under way on the SFA Softball Field. •SFA is scheduled to begin play in the facility in 2010.

TRADITIONS The students and faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University have bred several strong traditions since the school’s founding, and, as SFA approaches its 90th birthday, new traditions are born almost yearly. It’s no coincidence that nearly all of SFA’s rituals and customs have ties to Lumberjack and Ladyjack athletics, a rallying point for school spirit since the university’s beginnings. The oldest campus tradition also is the most easily recognized one. Future students find it staring them in the faces before they set foot in an SFA classroom. When high schoolers tear open the envelope containing their letters of acceptance to the university, the first line boldly reads, “Congratulations! You’re a Lumberjack!” Since the university first opened its doors in 1923, SFA’s athletic teams and students in general have been known as the Lumberjacks. The nickname was chosen in an assembly held shortly after the institution officially opened classes. Students and the faculty met to debate the merits of several potential nicknames, with the proponents of each choice leading cheers to rally support for their

proposed mascots. T.E. Ferguson — a professor of English at the time, whose name now adorns an academic building on campus — submitted “Lumberjacks,” a nickname he found appropriate for a university surrounded by the piney woods of Deep East Texas. The assembly agreed. With the arrival of the first women’s basketball team in the late 1930s, SFA’s female athletes took on the moniker of Ladyjacks, a nickname chosen by two of the campus’ pioneers in women’s athletics — Drs. Lucille Norton and June Irwin. One special SFA tradition earns national attention each year as the college football season winds down, and bitter rivalries are hashed out all over the country. When the Lumberjack football team takes on rival Northwestern State, there are more than just bragging rights up for grabs. The two teams battle each year with the winner taking home the largest football trophy in the nation — Chief Caddo. The Chief is seven feet, six inches tall and weighs more than 320 pounds. Chief Caddo is in his late 40s, having been carved from a 2,000-pound black

gum log following the 1961 football game between the two teams. The statue is named to honor the Caddos — a Native American tribe indigenous to the area. As legend has it, a Caddo chief and his two sons are responsible for the settling of Nacogdoches and Natchitoches, La. — home to Northwestern State — each of which is recognized as the oldest settlement in its respective state. Anyone lucky enough to be on campus for an SFA victory over the Demons will have the chance to see the Lumberjack football team rally around the statue of Chief Caddo and celebrate the fact that he will reside in the Homer Bryce Stadium field house for the next calendar year. Following the game, if fans look to the south of the stadium, they’ll be able to see another important SFA tradition in action. After every SFA victory in any sport, at home or on the road, the university turns on a large purple light that sits atop the Garner tower, the tallest building on campus. The building’s roof remains illuminated all night to let all who see it know that their Lumberjacks or Ladyjacks were victorious.

TRADITIONS The light atop Garner can be seen all over campus, but another Lumberjack tradition can be heard — and sometimes felt — all over town. At every home football game, the SFA ROTC cadets man a 75 mm cannon dubbed “Ole Cotton.” From its station beyond the south end zone at Homer Bryce Stadium, the big gun puts an exclamation point on every SFA scoring strike, as the cadets fire off a round to rally the Lumberjacks and their fans. Speaking of fans, there is no shortage of ways for the Lumberjack faithful to get together and show their support for SFA athletes. Starting with the ’Jacks Back Pep Rally before the first home football game of the season, SFA fans crowd the commuter parking lot before every home game for Lumberjack Alley the biggest tailgate party in town. With local businesses, student organizations and SFA alumni offering food, drink, games and fellowship, there’s a good time to be had by every Lumberjack fan. Homecoming week is full of opportunities for SFA students, fans and alumni to gather in support of their

school. The Alumni Association sponsors an alumni golf tournament, silent auction, benefit drawing and Duck Dash — a water race featuring rubber ducks — during the week. On game day, the main event leading up to Lumberjack Alley and the football game is a parade downtown. The night before the game, the SFA band and spirit squads lead a torchlight parade through campus and out to the intramural fields, where the torch is used to light SFA’s annual homecoming bonfire. A new tradition that also involves fire is the Burn Shirt program. Begun by the Student Activities Association in an effort to increase school spirit on campus, the Burn Shirt initiative encourages students to get rid of apparel that is branded with the logos and names of other universities. Students can trade other schools’ merchandise for an SFA T-shirt. The shirts are known as Burn Shirts, because, in the project’s formative days, the discarded apparel from other colleges was burned on a bonfire in a spirit rally setting. But in 2007, it was decided that a more productive use of the unwanted gear would be to donate it to local

shelters and charitable organizations. The idea remains the same, though, proclaimed in the words of the Burn Shirts: “Lumberjack Spirit Burns In My Soul!” One of the newest traditions on campus helps Lumberjacks identify one another long after they graduate and leave Nacogdoches behind. The SFA Mentor Ring is a specially designed ring that has been adopted as the university’s official class ring. More than just a piece of jewelry, the Mentor Ring comes with an SFA mentor for each student. These mentors ensure that the students’ last months at SFA are on the right track to graduation and beyond. Students receive their Mentor Rings in a ceremony called the Big Dip. At this ceremony, held in the middle of campus, students have their hands dipped in purple dye before being presented with their rings. Each of these customs and rituals plays its own role in making the SFA experience unique. Get involved, find your niche and maybe you could be responsible for the next great Lumberjack tradition.

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION DR. BAKER PATTILLO University President Stephen F. Austin State University has been a major part of the life of Dr. Baker Pattillo for more than 40 years — first as a student, later as an administrator and now as president. After 27 years as vice president, Pattillo was named president by the SFA Board of Regents in January 2007. A longtime supporter of Lumberjack and Ladyjack athletics in his role as vice president for university affairs, Pattillo immediately voiced his intention to remain committed to the students. “My role has been to serve students and to attend to student needs; that role will now be expanded to all areas of the university,” Dr. Pattillo said following the board’s announcement. “However, students are the primary reason we are here, so I’ll be focusing on our continued efforts to improve recruitment and retention. I’m looking forward to this and will give my best to the university every day.” Prior to being named president, Dr. Pattillo was vice

ROBERT HILL Director of Athletics Hill is in his fifth year as Director of Athletics and his 23rd year as a member of the SFA Athletics Department. During his time as Director of Athletics, SFA teams have claimed 12 Southland Conference titles and have made NCAA championship appearances in men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball and indoor and outdoor track and field. Following on the heels of its 2008 SLC title, and trip to the NIT, the men’s basketball team claimed its second consecutive conference title and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. SFA Athletics also recorded another first during the 2008-09 season qualifying all of its men’s and women’s teams to SLC post season tournaments. Under Hill’s guidance, SFA has added two new varsity sports. SFA will be competing in women’s golf and bowling beginning in 2009-10. Facility improvements have been a priority since Hill became director with the addition of a new sound system for the Coliseum, an eight-lane track surface, video screens and scoreboards for football, basketball and

president for university affairs, overseeing all athletics programs at SFA. During that time, Dr. Pattillo also served as the university’s institutional representative to the NCAA, and recently completed a term as president of the Southland Conference. A native of Arp, Texas, Dr. Pattillo began his professional career at SFA in 1966 when he was named assistant director of placement and financial aid. In 1970, he became director of placement and financial aid, serving until 1972 when he was named dean of student services. He was promoted to vice president for student affairs in July 1979 with the more comprehensive university affairs designation coming in 1982. A two-time graduate of Stephen F. Austin, Dr. Pattillo received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1965 and his Master of Education degree in 1966. He received his Ph.D. in educational administration from Texas A&M University in 1971. Dr. Pattillo and his wife, Janice, who is chair of the Department of Elementary Education and a professor of elementary education, have one daughter, Paige, an SFA graduate who graduated from law school at the University of Texas in May 2004. She was also the feature twirler with the Lumberjack and Longhorn bands. With a lifestyle that has been all SFA all the time, Pattillo continually makes a fresh commitment to help improve the university, not only for current and future students, but also for alumni and Nacogdoches. baseball, renovated dressing rooms for football and men’s basketball, major renovations to the fieldhouse main meeting room, football offices and to the varsity weight room. A new $450,000 tennis pavilion to house the women’s team, opened in the spring of 2008. Major renovations are ongoing for both baseball and softball after securing a long-term lease with the City of Nacogdoches. Baseball construction includes a new 750 seat bleacher system while work is underway to build a new softball stadium for exclusive use of the Ladyjacks in time for the 2010 season. Academic success is another point of emphasis for Hill. A total of 203 SFA student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 2008-09 academic year. There were also 40 student-athletes who earned their degrees with 17 of those graduating with honors. Hill also is active on the national scene, serving on the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Director’s Association committee representing the Southland Conference. He also serves on several Southland Conference committees. In 2007, he received the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award from the AllAmerican Football Foundation. The Canadian, Texas, native began his SFA career as sports information director in 1987. Hill moved to assistant athletic director for business affairs in 1990 and became associate athletic director for internal affairs in 1998. Prior to joining SFA, he spent 17 years in broadcasting. Both he and his wife, Brenda, are SFA graduates. Their family includes daughter Alix and her husband Matt of Dallas; son Stuart and his wife Kathy and a grandson, Blake, all of Columbia, MD.

ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

Matt Fenley Assoc AD (compliance) mfenley@sfasu.edu

Rob Meyers Asst AD (business affairs) rmeyers@sfasu.edu

John Branch Asst AD (external affairs) jbranch@sfasu.edu

Amber Burdge Asst AD (student services) burdgeam@sfasu.edu

Jeremy Stolfa Coord. of Athletic Operations stolfajerem@sfasu.edu

James Dixon Director of Media Relations jdixon@sfasu.edu

Brian Ross Asst Director of Media Relations rossbrian@sfasu.edu

Ben Rikard Asst Director of Media Relations rikardbenja@sfasu.edu

Sandy Miller Asst. AD (sports medicine) smiller@sfasu.edu

Loree McCary Asst Athletic Trainer/SWA lmccary@sfasu.edu

Greg Payne Director of Equipment/Facilities gpayne@sfasu.edu

Haley Blount Academic Services Assistant blounthn@sfasu.edu

G.W. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treyâ&#x20AC;? Younger III Asst Athletic Trainer tyounger@sfasu.edu

Nathan Schneider Academic Services Assistant schneidenp@sfasu.edu

Dan Eason Strength and Conditioning deason@sfasu.edu

Troyce Solley Asst Athletic Trainer solleytj@sfasu.edu

Brittany Castledine Asst Strength and Conditioning burtonbm@sfasu.edu

SFA BOARD OF REGENTS

Carlos Z. Amaral Plano, Texas

Richard B. Boyer The Colony, Texas

Scott Coleman Houston, Texas

James Hinton Dickerson, Jr. New Braunfels, Texas

Valerie E. Ertz Dallas, Texas

John R. “Bob” Garrett Secretary Tyler, Texas

Steve McCarty Alto, Texas

James A. Thompson Chair Sugar Land, Texas

Melvin R. White Vice Chair Pflugerville, Texas

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS COUNCIL The Intercollegiate Athletics Council, as a standing committee of the faculty senate, serves as an advisory panel to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Its mission is to maintain intercollegiate athletics programs that benefit all students — student-athletes and non-student-athletes — and which are supportive of the purposes and goals of the university. The NCAA Constitution requires that a majority of the members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Council be regular faculty members or administrators of the university. The faculty members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Council are appointed by the vice president for university affairs. The council consists of seven members — six faculty, staff or members of the community, and the director of athletics, who serves as an exofficio member of the council. Faculty members serve staggered three-year terms, which begin with the new academic year. Members may be reappointed to serve additional terms. The chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics Council is a faculty representative appointed by the vice president for university affairs. The council reports as requested to the faculty senate. The Intercollegiate Athletics Council meets monthly during the academic year with the director of athletics to review the operations of the department, assist in the development of new policy, and consult on other matters as related to athletics.

Dr. Dale Perritt Chairman Dept. of Agriculture IAC Chair/Faculty Rep.

Monique Cossich Executive Director Enrollment Management

Ken Collier Associate Professor Political Science, Geography, Public Administration

Dr. Kevin Langford Director Pre-Health Professions

Dr. Jack McCullough Regents Prof. Emeritus of Biology

Dr. Archie McDonald Community Liaison

Dr. Kim Childs Associate Dean Mathematics & Statistics

Robert Hill Director of Athletics Ex-Officio Member

ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Stephen F. Austin State University is a comprehensive, statesupported university committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. This commitment extends to maintaining a successful intercollegiate athletic program as a substantial contributor to a comprehensive collegiate environment. The goals of the university and the intercollegiate athletic department include excellence in achievement through specialized and multidisciplinary development, training and competition. The university and the intercollegiate athletics department provide a successful, high-quality program that involves a broad range of sports for students throughout the campus community, conforms to NCAA and Southland Conference regulations, and focuses on the educational, physical, mental and social wellbeing of student-athletes. The university and the intercollegiate athletics department ensure that all student-athletes meet academic standards set by the university and the NCAA. Student-athletes are encouraged to complete chosen academic programs and become contributing citizens. Their health and safety receive the highest priority. The university and the intercollegiate athletics department are committed to providing equal opportunities for all studentathletes and members of the athletics staff.

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Piney Woods Country Club

When the SFA cross country squad wants a hilly, challenging, all-grass course, it heads to Piney Woods Country Club, just south of town. The 18-hole championship golf course features a tough up-anddown landscape with enough open space to design several different training routes. The country club serves as SFA’s home course and hosted the 2000 and 2001 Southland Conference Championships. The Lumberjacks won the league crown at the 2001 race, beginning a streak of five consecutive conference titles. Piney Woods will host a third conference meet this fall when the 2008 SLC Championships are held there.

SFA Experimental Forest

Just a few miles south of Piney Woods Country Club lies the Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest. The area is a large tract of land dedicated to learning and research for the university’s nationally renowned forestry department. The forest is crisscrossed by roadways, both graded dirt and twoman paths. The Lumberjack and Ladyjack harriers use the roads for their longer group training runs.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Pecan Park/Lanana Creek Trail

A favorite training run for the Lumberjack and Ladyjack cross country teams is Lanana Creek Trail. The trail follows the contours of Lanana Creek, a small waterway that courses through the eastern half of the SFA campus from north to south. Lanana Creek Trail runs approximately four miles from beginning to end, giving SFA runners a solid eight-mile round trip for training runs. The teams also utilize measured courses from 200 meters to 2,000 meters along the path. Right in the middle of the four-mile trek, the trail opens up on Pecan Acres Park. The park has served as SFA’s home course for competitions since 2005. It is the site of the annual Lumberjack Opener and the Brooks Lumberjack Invitational high school meet. In 2006, Pecan Park hosted the Southland Conference Championships, where both SFA squads finished second.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Stephen F. Austin Track & Field

The SFA track and field team has seen unparalleled success under head coach Phil Olson. A eight-time Southland Conference Coach of the Year, Olson’s troops have won 15 conference titles during his 11 years on campus. Along with the team honors, Olson’s athletes also have recorded quite a few individual honors. Olson has produced 422 All-SLC performers, 189 school records, 108 SLC individual champions, 46 NCAA qualifiers, 14 Academic All-Americans and six All-Americans.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

SLC Track & Field Titles

•2010 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions •2010 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champions •2009 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions •2009 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champions •2006 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champions •2005 Men’s Cross Country Champions •2005 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champions •2005 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Champions •2004 Men’s Cross Country Champions •2003 Women’s Cross Country Champions •2003 Men’s Cross Country Champions •2003 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions •2002 Women’s Cross Country Champions •2002 Men’s Cross Country Champions •2001 Men’s Cross Country Champions

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

Ladyjack Track & Field • 10-Time SLC Champions • 65 SLC Individual Champions • Three All-Americans

Women’s Indoor Records Event 55-Meter Dash 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Dash 60-Meter Hurdles 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run Mile Run 3,000-Meter Run 5,000-Meter Run 4x400-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Pentathlon

Athlete Pam Mosely Shanita Ford Karen Ryan Alecia Green Leah Matthews Tan Morris Yolanda McFarland Bonnie Barlow Haley Parsons Ashley Monteau Ashley Monteau Brittany Shorter Amahra Edwards Mary Dickerson Lauren Watts Savannah Matzinger Ashley Mangum Crystal Chang LaKoa McKeever Camelia Sams Leah Matthews Jessica Claiborne Teresa Murray Misty Ballard-Swan Destine Rawls Frednisha Marshall Crystal Chang

Event 100-Meter Dash 100-Meter Hurdles 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 400-Meter Hurdles 800-Meter Run 1,500-Meter Run 3,000-Meter Run 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 5,000-Meter Run 10,000-Meter Run 4x100-Meter Relay 4x400-Meter Relay 4x800-Meter Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Discus Hammer Throw Javelin Shot Put Heptathlon

Athlete Rosalyn Jones Silent-Joy Egboba-Waye Linda Coleman Darin James Linda Coleman Stevina Wyatt Susan Acker Haley Parsons Ashley Monteau Vicky Jannise Ana Rodriguez Ana Rodriguez Keila Crawford Arteria Sterns Camelia Sams Brittany Shorter Stevina Wyatt Teshania Langston Crystal Chang Katrina Roundtree Names Unavailable Leah Matthews Shametra Boykins Teresa Murray Misty Ballard-Swan Blake Gordon Frednisha Marshall Sarah Emerson Destine Rawls Jennifer Hoppe

Mark/Time 7.09 8.29 8.29 7.58 8.49 24.89 55.04 2:14.64 4:59.50 9:51.10 16:47.74 3:48.91

Meet/Site SLC Championships SLC Championships Northeast Louisiana Invitational SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships

Year 1991 1997 1985 2006 2006 2002 1995 1999 2010 2006 2006 2010

SLC Championships

2005

19-11.50 19-6.75 40-7.75 5-10.75 13-5.25 50-1.75 69-4.25 3,963 points

SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships Leonard Hilton Invitational SLC Championships LSU Last Chance NCAA Championships Last Chance/Intermountain

2010 2006 2002 2005 2001 2002 2009 2006

Mark/Time 11.62 13.63 23.70 23.70 53.88 59.68 2:02.82 4:31.23 9:58.53 10:55.06 16:45.28 34:35.38 45.82

Meet/Site SFA Relays NCAA - Opening Round Houston Invitational NCAA D. II Championships NCAA D. II Championships NCAA Regional NCAA D. II Championships Arkansas Twilight North Texas Invitational SLC Championships Mt. SAC Relays Mt. SAC Relays SLC Championships

Year 1988 2010 1986 1985 1986 2006 1986 2010 2005 2004 2004 2005 2010

Texas Relays

2006

12:24.28

Women’s Outdoor Records

3:40.50

9:18.26 20-8.00 NCAA Regionals 42-6.75 NCAA Regionals 5-10.75 Dogwood Invitational 13-5.25 Texas A&M Invitational 170-2.00 Texas A&M All-Comers 178-11 Bayou Classic 161-2 Houston Invitational 50-1.75 Texas A&M Multis/Relays 5,433 NCAA Championships

Bold indicates current SFA athletes. Bold relays indicates the record was set in the previous season.

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE

1986 2007 2003 2005 2001 2003 2008 2005 2002 1999

Lumberjack Track & Field • Six-Time SLC Champions • 69 SLC Individual Champions • 14 All-Americans

Men’s Indoor Records Event 55-Meter Dash 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Dash 60-Meter Hurdles 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 800-Meter Run Mile Run 3,000-Meter Run 5,000-Meter Run 4x400-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Heptathlon

Athlete Robert Ligans Kevin Ellis Marcell Williams Nick McCloud Marcell Williams Joe Barb J.W. Potter Chris Bloor Julian Acuña Mitch Ownbey Joe Barb Travis Beavers Donavon Sammons Chris Moody Alex Beckworth Chance Edwards Justin Meier Mike Thompson Marcell Williams DeVaughn Rettig Chris Olsson-O’Neil Adam Keul Kenneth McKinley Matt Langdon Aaron Harlan

Mark/Time 6.30 7.24 6.73 7.91 21.00 48.19 1:52.65 4:12.62 8:24.90 14:46.80 3:11.49

10:08.65

25-5 50-9.25 7-5.75 18-7.50 57-9.75 64-10.00 5,302 points

Meet/Site Oklahoma City Indianapolis Houston Razorback Invitational Houston SLC Championships SLC Championships Arlington Hyatt Regency Invitational SLC Championships Tyson Invitational

Year 1980 1995 1999 2009 1999 2010 2002 1984 2005 2009 2010

SLC Championships

2004

Houston SLC Championships Houston NCAA Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships Arkansas

1999 2004 1995 2001 2006 2010 2008

Men’s Outdoor Records Event 100-Meter Dash 110-Meter Hurdles 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 400-Meter Hurdles 800-Meter Run 1,500-Meter Run 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 5,000-Meter Run 10,000-Meter Run 4x100-Meter Relay 4x400-Meter Relay 4x800-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Discus Hammer Throw Javelin Shot Put Decathlon

Athlete Andy Hopkins Nick McCloud Ron Clark Courtney Hale Juan Jackson J.W. Potter Chance Edwards Mike Thompson Mitch Ownbey Nathan Flores Marcell Williams Ricky Boze Kevin Ellis Goodwin Chris Moody Travis Beavers Donovan Sammons Joe Barb Greg Brown John Robertson James Henderson Randy Meador Brian Zemlicka Angelo Bryant Greg Bryant Chris Bloor Reggie Lazenby Rodney Black Chris Olsson-O’Neil Adam Keul Darwin Johnson Matt Langdon Wade Whittington Kenneth McKinley Tommy Richards

Mark/Time 10.10 13.67 20.60 46.18 50.81 1:49.55 3:49.16 9:03.15 14:11.29 29:27.29 40.26

Meet/Site Albuquerque, N.M. NCAA - Opening Round Walnut, Calif. Natchitoches, La. Huntsville Nacogdoches SLC Championships NCAA Championships Cardinal Twilight Mt. SAC Relays Unknown

Year 1968 2010 1991 2000 1990 2002 2005 2004 2009 2002 1997

3:08.13

NCAA - Opening Round

2010

7:35.18

Houston

1988

9:53.60

Ruston, La.

1984

SLC Championships Austin Mt. SAC/Walnut, Calif. Drake Relays NCAA Midwest Regionals SLC Championships SLC Championships SLC Championships Angelo State

2006 1996 1995 2001 2007 2009 2004 2005 1993

26-2.25 55-1 7-6.50 18-4 180-5 189-8 211-10 59-07.50 7,699

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TRACK & FIELD • 2010 MEDIA GUIDE