2011 UTSA Track & Field Media Guide

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2011 UTSA Roadrunners Track & Field Media Guide Quick Facts

General Institution_ ______________ The University of Texas at San Antonio Nickname______________________________________ Roadrunners Colors__________________ Orange (1665), navy blue (289) & white Founded______________________________________________ 1969 Enrollment______________________ 30,395 (25,893 undergraduate) President_ _________________________________Dr. Ricardo Romo Athletics Director_______________________________ Lynn Hickey Athletics phone______________________________ 210/458-4161 Ticket office phone___________________________ 210/458-8872 Affiliation__________________________________ NCAA Division I Conference_______________________________________ Southland Coaching Staff Director of Track & Field/Cross Country_ ____________ Aaron Fox Assistant coach (distance/men’s cross country)_ _______Scott Slade Assistant coach (sprints/hurdles/relays)_ __________ David Burnett Assistant coach (throws)_ ________________________ Chris Adams Assistant coach (distance/women’s cross country)__Virginia Coindreau Office phone_ _______________________________ 210/458-4171 Sports Information Associate Athletics Communications Director__________________ Track & Field Contact_____________________ Brian Hernandez Email___________________________brian.hernandez1@utsa.edu Office phone_ _______________________________ 210/458-4907 Cell phone__________________________________ 210/269-7110 Mailing address_______ One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 Fax_ _________________________________________ 210/458-4569 Web site_______________________________________goUTSA.com

Media Information The UTSA athletics communications department assists media members with their coverage of all Roadrunners sports with student-athlete and coach interviews, feature ideas, results and statistics. Media members are encouraged to log on to goUTSA.com for the latest information on UTSA’s 17 intercollegiate sports. All interviews with studentathletes and coaches must be arranged through the track & field contacts Brian Hernandez.

Table of Contents

This is UTSA About UTSA___________________________________________ 2-7 Academic services & life skills_____________________________ 8-9 Career services_ ______________________________________ 10-11 President Dr. Ricardo Romo_ ______________________________ 12 Athletics Director Lynn Hickey_____________________________ 13 Step Up UTSA________________________________________ 14 NCAA Compliance____________________________________ 15 Athletic medicine________________________________________ 16 Strength & conditioning___________________________________ 17 UTSA Track & Field Complex______________________________ 18 Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic_ ________________ 19 The city of San Antonio________________________________ 20-23 Southland Conference____________________________________ 24 Information 2011 schedules_ _________________________________________ 26 2011 Roadrunners________________________________________ 27 2011 rosters__________________________________________ 28-29 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifying standards_ _____ 30 2011 NCAA Championships_______________________________ 31 goUTSA.com____________________________________________ 32 Meet the Roadrunners Men’s bios_ __________________________________________ 34-39 Women’s bios_________________________________________ 39-44 Meet The Coaching Staff Head Coach Aaron Fox_ _______________________________ 46-47 Assistant Coach Scott Slade________________________________ 48 Assistant Coach David Burnett_____________________________ 49 Assistant Coach Chris Adams _ ____________________________ 50 Assistant Coach Virginia Coindreau_________________________ 50 2010 In Review Men’s season review___________________________________ 52-57 Women’s season review________________________________ 58-62 History Men’s history_________________________________________ 64-79 Women’s history______________________________________ 80-88

The 2011 UTSA Track & Field Media Guide was written and designed and editied by Associate SID Brian Hernandez. Editorial assistance provided by student assistant Arielle Andres. Photos by David Burnett, Jeff Huehn and Mark McClendon.

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UTSA

The University of Texas at San Antonio was founded on June 5, 1969, by Texas Governor Preston Smith.

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UTSA serves the San Antonio metropolitan area and the broader region of South Texas through programs and services offered from its three campuses: Main Campus, Downtown Campus and Hemisfair Park Campus. With more than 30,000 students enrolled in 134 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, UTSA is the second-largest component in The University of Texas System and has been one of the state’s fastest-growing public universities for much of the last decade. UTSA listed an enrollment of 30,395 (25,893 undergraduates) for 2009-10, making it the sixthlargest school in the state of Texas. UTSA offers 64 bachelor’s, 49 master’s and 21 doctoral degree programs in the colleges of Architecture, Business, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Honors, Liberal and Fine Arts, Public Policy, Sciences and in the Graduate School.

Dr. Ricardo Romo, a San Antonio native, became UTSA’s fifth president in 1999 and is the first Hispanic president in the university’s 41-year history.

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The university’s three campuses provide access and opportunity for large numbers of historically underserved students. More than 58 percent of UTSA’s students come from groups underrepresented in higher education. Many students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. As the region’s largest generator of engineers, artists, business professionals, teachers, scientists and technology managers, UTSA has produced more than 78,000 graduates since awarding its first degree in 1974. UTSA has a total of 615 budgeted tenure/ tenure-track faculty positions. Ninety-eight percent of full-time faculty hold doctorates or equivalent terminal degrees. UTSA has a total of 36 endowed academic positions, a measure of academic excellence. They include 14 distinguished chairs, six chairs, six distinguished professorships, nine professorships and one faculty fellowship In addition to the educational advantages UTSA offers, its economic impact directly and indirectly produces 1.2 billion in annual business revenues and supports an estimated 15,720 jobs in the San Antonio metropolitan statistical area. Purchases by UTSA in 2009 totaled $65 million, with $16.5 million or 25 percent designated or obtained from historically underutilized business (HUB) vendors. Sources: UTSA Public Affairs Office Sources: UTSA Public Affairs Office

In 1973 construction began on UTSA’s original campus, now known as the Main Campus, on a 600-acre tract in the rolling foothills of San Antonio’s northwest side

UTSA opened the 11-acre Downtown Campus in 1997.


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M i s s i o n Stat e m e n t

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions, serving as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development for Texas, the nation and the world.

University Center Sources: Wikipedia The Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building is one of the largest and most sophisticated science facilities at any institution of higher education in Texas.

Sources: Research expenditures Wikipedia at UTSA increased to more than $67.4 million in 2009, a 30 percent increase from the previous year.

UTSA has plans for $265 million in construction over the next three years. The University recently received funding from the Texas Legislature for an $82 million building for the College of Engineering, where enrollment has grown more than 90 percent in six years.


C am p u s L i f e Laurel Village UTSA has four housing complexes on its Main Campus offering several styles of group living. On-campus housing accommodates approximately 3,700 students. Students living on-campus are close to classrooms, the student center, food courts, library, athletics facilities and the student recreation center. Chaparral Village and Laurel Village are the two newest on-campus residences and both offer two- and fourbedroom suites with cable television, high speed Internet and kitchenettes, study rooms, a computer lab, a swimming pool and basketball courts.

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The UTSA Library provides both electronic and physical access to information resources and services including a collection of 1,280,000 books, 41,000 periodicals and journal subscriptions, 54,000 audiovisual items and 300 electronic databases as well as manuscripts, maps, media and microforms.


The Recreation and Wellness Center is a state-of-the-art 300,000 squarefoot facility housing a wide variety of programs and facilities from fitness and aquatics centers, basketball, racquetball and beach volleyball courts to massage studios and a rock-climbing wall.

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Sources: Wikipedia UTSA students, faculty and staff have many options for dining on campus.

Real Food on Campus at Roadrunner Café, located adjacent to Chaparral Village, is an all-you-care-to-eat residential restaurant that includes a deli, brick oven pizza and stir-fry.

Other on-campus dining options include Smoothie King inside the Recreation and Wellness Center, Einstein Bros. Bagels in the Biotechnology, Sciences & Engineering Building, Extreme Pita in the Business Building and a Subway, Grille Works and C3 Convenience Store at the Downtown Campus.

The University Center (UC) Food Court houses Chili’s Too, Taco Cabana, Panda Express and Burger King, while Starbucks, Subway and a C3 Convenience Store are a short walk away.

The John Peace Library (JPL) Food Court houses Chick-fil-A, Sushic-The Sushi Company, Montague’s Deli, Freshens Frozen Treats, Bene Pizza & Pasta and a C3 Convenience Store.


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The UTSA Recreation & Wellness Center received the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association Outstanding Facility Award in 2009.

Strength The UTSA Recreation & Wellness Center is one of the largest campus recreation centers in the state of Texas, containing nearly 300,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. The facility consists of six program areas — fitness and wellness, open recreation, intramural sports, club sports, outdoor pursuits and aquatics.

The UTSA Recreation & Wellness Center houses more than 24,000 square feet of weight and cardio space.

Campus Recreation offers personal training, fitness assessments, nutritional guidance and group exercise for no additional fee. Group exercise consists of more than 25 classes ranging from yoga to kickboxing.


The 18,000 square-foot cardio room features numerous machines ranging from tread mills, ellipticals and stationary bikes to rowers and spin bikes.

& Fitness The Outdoor Aquatics Center features a three-lane lap pool, leisure pool, lazy river, hot tubs, ample lounge space, a pair of beach volleyball courts and a basketball court.

The jogging track, one-sixth of a mile in length, circles above four regulation basketball courts.

The 54-foot rockclimbing wall is the largest of its kind on any campus in the state of Texas.


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Services

M i s s i o n S tat e m e n t Team Academics was established in order to provide academic services for student-athletes. We provide the necessary academic support services for all studentathletes to be successful in the classroom and pursue an undergraduate degree while competing as an athlete. The center is dedicated to the academic and personal development of all student-athletes. Consistent with the mission of the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Athletics Department is committed to provide an environment in which student-athletes can be successful academically, athletically and socially. In doing so, the department dedicates itself to absolute compliance with the rules of the University of Texas System, the university, the Southland Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

V i s i o n S tat e m e n t The UTSA Athletics Department will be successful in its mission when … • Student-athletes achieve academically and compete athletically at the highest level and are prepared with skills for life. • It achieves a level of social responsibility, honesty and integrity higher than is expected by the public and is required by laws, policies, guidelines and rules. • Athletics is the focal point for school identity, pride and spirit among students, faculty, staff, alumni and the surrounding community. • The community benefits from public service, affordable entertainment and economic growth derived from athletics.

Academic Success UTSA student-athletes have earned numerous academic awards in the past eight years. Twenty-three Roadrunners have been named Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year in their respective sports, the league’s top honor, for academic and athletics success. UTSA has had six student-athletes chosen as an ESPN the Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-American, one of the top honors that can be bestowed upon a collegiate athlete, while 26 have earned Academic All-District accolades in the last six years. Since 2003, 565 student-athletes have been named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, including 102 in the 2009-10 academic year.


Academics In April 2009, a state-of-the-art academic learning center opened its doors to UTSA student-athletes. The 4,000 square-foot James and Catherine Bodenstedt Athletic Learning Center houses five study carrels, two large conference rooms, a classroom, computer lab and office space for the Academic Services staff.

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Co lin H owl e tt A ss o c i a t e A D / A ca d e m i c S e r v i c e s

Colin Howlett is in his first year as Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services at UTSA. He is responsible for overseeing academic support services for the entire department. Howlett comes to UTSA from Virginia Tech, where he was a member of the Student-Athlete Academic Support Services for 13 years. He began his tenure as Assistant Director in August 1997 and served in that capacity until his promotion to Associate Director in August 2001. He also was the Interim Director from July 2008-January 2009. While in Blacksburg, Howlett was responsible for developing and implementing academic success programs and providing academic, career and personal counseling to studentathletes in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. He also assisted in the planning and development of the department’s Learning Assistance Program, served as the liaison to the Registrar’s Office and to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities and helped coordinate the tutorial, peer mentor and study hall programs for all student-athletes. Prior to his tenure at Virginia Tech, Howlett was an Academic/Athletic Counselor at Maine from 1996-97. He also spent two years at Austin Peay where he served as an Academic Services Intern from 1994-95 and as the Interim Compliance Coordinator for six months before joining the staff at Maine. Howlett earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on human resource management from Susquehanna University in 1990. He received a master’s degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in athletic administration from Southern Mississippi in 1994.

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Career Services

C o n n e c t i n g UTSA Student-Athletes t o C a r e e r Development R esources

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“There are more than 380,000 student-athletes and most of them go pro in something other than sports.” — NCAA Public Service Announcement The mission of the UTSA University Career Center is to assist students and alumni in identifying and developing the skills necessary to pursue lifelong career goals. The Career Center provides comprehensive career planning, job search skill development and a wide range of tools and resources designed to assist students and alumni in conducting a successful job search. The Career Center’s Web site, utsa.edu/careercenter, contains full-time professional, internship, co-op, work-study and part-time job listings, which are updated daily. Dozens of employers visit campus each year to interview UTSA students for full-time professional positions, as well as intern, co-op and other jobs. Multiple career fairs are held each semester and are attended by hundreds of employers from a variety of disciplines. These events offer information on full- and part-time jobs, internships and more. The Career Center employs a total of 11 career counselors, one of which, Stefanie Cisneros, is dedicated to serving student-athletes at UTSA. Individual career counseling appointments are available with counselors to discuss any aspect of your career development. They will use a variety of methods to help you learn more about career interests, including free online career assessments. In addition, career counselors can assist you in developing job search skills such as resumé writing, interview preparation and networking skills. Throughout the year, a variety of workshops are offered on various career-related topics, including several designed specifically for student-athletes.

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Why do employers seek student-athletes?

Student-Athletes possess many of the skills and abilities which are often sought by organization recruiters. Characteristics such as mental toughness, self-confidence, and performing under pressure are needed to be successful in any workplace. Listed below are additional qualities athletes can transfer from the playing field into the workplace. TEN QUALITIES OF TEAM P LAYER S • Time management • Teamwork • Goal-directed • Competitive • Confidence • Persistence and endurance • Loyalty • Discipline • Ability to accept constructive criticism • Resilience Adapted from: Bohac, Jennifer. Career Game Plan for Student-Athletes, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2000.


Services Career Center Partner Organizations

Hundreds of employers converge on the UTSA campus each year to participate in career fairs, information sessions and networking events and as guest speakers for workshops and in classrooms. Listed below is a sampling of just a few of the organizations with which the Career Center partners. Organizations marked with an asterisk have previously hired UTSA student-athletes for internships or full-time positions. AT&T * bp Energy * Capital Group Companies CIA CPS Energy Deloitte and Touche, LLP * Enterprise * Ernst & Young LLP FBI Frost Bank Harlandale ISD HEB Hyatt Hotels and Resorts * Judson ISD * KPMG LLP Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment * Medtronic * Microsoft Corporation NASA National Security Agency New York Life Northeast ISD Northrop Grumman Northside ISD Northwestern Mutual NuStar Energy Padgett Stratemann & Co., LLP Pape-Dawson Pepsi Bottling Group Planto Roe Financial Services, Inc. Raytheon San Antonio ISD Sapient Financial Group Southwest ISD Southwest Research Institute South San Antonio ISD Sportball Systems, Inc. Spurs Sports and Entertainment Target Corporation * TCEQ Tesoro Companies, Inc. Toyota Union Pacific Railroad United States Census Bureau U.S. Department of State U.S. Marshals USAA Valero Energy Corporation Veteran’s Administration Walgreens * Walt Disney World Wells Fargo Westin YMCA Zachry Holdings, Inc.

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St e f a n i e Cisneros Student-Athlete Career Counselor

Stefanie Cisneros is in her third year as career counselor for all UTSA student-athletes and her 10th year as a staff member of the UTSA Career Center Office. During her tenure, Cisneros has had the opportunity to speak to national audiences through professional presentations at the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers Annual Conference, the American Humanics Management Institute, the California Association for Counseling and Development Regional Conference and as a co-presenter at the National Careers Conference. Her most recent presentation, “Transfer the Magic from Playing Field to Career Field”, addressed the career development needs of student-athletes and best practices for working effectively with student-athlete populations and athletics departments. Cisneros is currently involved in several professional organizations, including memberships in the National Career Development Association (NCDA), Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE), National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Texas Cooperative Education and Internship Association (TXCEIA). Cisneros graduated from UTSA in 2001 with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology and completed a master of arts degree in community counseling from UTSA in 2008. 11


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icardo Romo became the fifth president of The University of Texas at San Antonio in May 1999. As President, he leads one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher education in Texas and the nation. UTSA, under his leadership, is now poised to become the state’s next premier research university. President Romo has led strategic efforts to enhance both access to education and excellence in scholarship and service at the University. During President Romo’s tenure, UTSA’s enrollment has grown 53%, and the University has added numerous programs and facilities to enhance student life. The number of doctoral degree programs has increased from three to 21. He also has implemented new student support programs designed to help students succeed at earning a university degree. The number of advisers has tripled, and UTSA, with nearly 29,000 students in 2009, is recognized as a leader in “Closing the Gaps,” a statewide initiative by the Legislature to enroll more Texans in higher education. A native of San Antonio’s West Side, President Romo graduated from Fox Tech High School and attended The University of Texas at Austin on a track scholarship. He served as captain of the track and crosscountry team and earned All-American honors in 1966. Romo was the first Texan to run the mile in less than four minutes, and his mile record lasted 41 years. He earned a B.S. degree in education (1967), a master’s degree in history from Loyola Marymount University (1970) and a Ph.D. in history from UCLA (1975). A nationally respected urban historian, Romo is the author of “East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio,” which is now in its ninth printing (one in Spanish). Romo began his career as a social studies coordinator in the Los Angeles public schools in 1967. He taught as an assistant professor at California State University at Northridge (1970-1973) then at UC San Diego (1973-1980). In 1980, he returned to UT Austin to teach history. Prior to joining UTSA, Romo served at UT Austin as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (1993-1999). Romo serves on nearly 20 boards, many of them in San Antonio. He is active on several museum boards and is especially proud of his work with the United Way. In December 2004, Secretary of State Colin Powell appointed Romo as a U.S. representative to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. In January 12

Members of the 2001 San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame Class from left to right: Robert Quiroga, Rudy Davalos, Nelson Wolff and Dr. Ricardo Romo 2005, Romo was appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio branch, and was reappointed in 2007. He was elected chairman of the board for the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (the largest U.S. Hispanic Chamber organization) for 2006. In 2007, Governor Rick Perry appointed Romo to serve on the Commission for College Ready Texas. Romo has received many honors during his academic career. In 2006, Romo was honored by the UT Austin Friar Society as Outstanding Friar Alumnus. In November 2007, he was recognized with the Isabel la Catolica award, the highest award given to non-Spanish subjects, bestowed upon him by King Juan Carlos of Spain. In October 2008, Romo received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Texas Exes Alumni Association. President Romo is married to Dr. Harriett Romo, a Professor of Sociology at UTSA. She also serves as Director of UTSA’s Mexico Center and the Bank of America Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute (CAPRI). They have one son, Carlos, who earned degrees from Stanford University and The University of Texas School of Law. Their daughter, Anadelia, a graduate of Princeton University, received a doctoral degree from Harvard University and presently teaches at Texas State University


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ynn Hickey has made student-athlete welfare one of her top priorities as she continues to work to bring the UTSA Athletics Department to the upper echelon of the NCAA Division I standings. Under Hickey’s direction the last 10 years, UTSA has claimed three Southland Conference all-sports championships while consistently winning both team and individual awards in all 17 sports sponsored by the university. On Dec. 18, 2008, UTSA’s Athletics Initiative Business Plan was approved by the UT System Board of Regents, granting permission to start a football program. Hickey made a splash with the hiring of the first-ever head football coach, as twotime National Coach of the Year Larry Coker was introduced on March 6, 2009. Hickey has led the charge for UTSA and its hosting of numerous NCAA Championship events. Since her arrival on campus, UTSA has served as host institution for the 2001 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional, 2002 Women’s Final Four, 2003 Men’s Basketball South Regional, 2004 Men’s Final Four, 2005 Women’s Volleyball Championship, 2006 Women’s Basketball South Regional, 2007 Men’s Basketball South Regional, 2008 Men’s Final Four and 2010 Women’s Final Four. It will serve as host for the 2011 Men’s Basketball Southwest Regional and 2011 Women’s Volleyball Championship. When the calendar is turned to 2012, UTSA will have hosted 14 NCAA Championship events in a 15-year period. In 2007, Hickey was named to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, one of the most prestigious appointments in all of collegiate athletics. The 10-member committee oversees administration of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, including the selection and seeding of teams for the tournament. Hickey became just the second female ever selected to the committee, joining UNC Charlotte Athletics Director Judy Rose, who served from 19992003. Hickey has been honored nationally for her hard work at UTSA. She was named the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators 2005 Division I-AAA Administrator of the Year. Hickey earned her second national award in June 2006 as the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)/ GeneralSports TURF Systems Division I-AAA West Region AD of the Year (ADOY). She also was selected to and completed the Masters Leadership Program of San Antonio and Bexar County. “UTSA is very fortunate to have an athletic leader with both the administrative and coaching experience of Lynn Hickey,” UTSA President Dr. Ricardo Romo said. “Lynn not only is a leader who can take our athletic program to the next level, but she is also well

respected nationally and serves as an excellent role model for all student-athletes at this university.” In serving as the fourth athletics director in UTSA history, Hickey assumed the lead athletics role at one of the youngest NCAA Division I universities in the country (UTSA began athletic competition in 1981). The only female Division I athletics director that oversees both men’s and women’s sports in the state of Texas, she served as President of the Southland Conference from 2002-04 and as the SLC’s representative to the NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet. “It has been an exciting time,” said Hickey, who served on the Women’s Basketball Rules Committee from 2003-06, the last two as Chair. “We have made some good strides to bring the program to prominence nationally. San Antonio is an outstanding city and is a tremendous asset to the unlimited potential of the UTSA athletics program.” Hickey came to San Antonio from Texas A&M University, where she served as senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator since 1994. At Texas A&M, her responsibilities included event management and marketing and promotions for 16 of the university’s 19 Division I sports. She also represented the Big 12 Conference as a member of the NCAA Championship Cabinet. From 1984-94, Hickey served as head women’s basketball coach for Texas A&M. She directed the 1993-94 Aggies basketball team to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, becoming the lowest-seeded team to ever reach that milestone. Texas A&M finished the year ranked No. 19 in the CNN/USA Today Top 25 poll. Following the season, Hickey relinquished her coaching duties to accept the promotion to senior associate athletic director. She finished her coaching career with an overall mark of 279-167 in 15 years of collegiate coaching. Before her stint at A&M, Hickey was head women’s basketball coach at Kansas State University from 1979-84. She averaged more than 23 wins per season in posting a 125-39 (.762) record over five years and led the Wildcats to five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. She was inducted into the Kansas State Athletics Hall of Fame in September 2004. A native of Welch, Okla., Hickey graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., with a bachelor’s degree in education. She was an All-American for OBU’s nationallyranked basketball team and a member of the USA National Team in 1973. Hickey and her husband, Bill, have one daughter, Lauren Nicole.

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Step Up UTS A

Every step forward ... is a step closer. Football is coming to UTSA! But before the Roadrunners can take the field, we need your help! Students have already stepped up to raise their student fee to help bring football to Campus. Show support for your team by stepping up to give a gift today!

G iving to A thletics Being a Roadrunner is more than having a degree to hang on your wall. It’s a mind-set, a spirit and a source of pride that only those who bleed orange and blue can truly understand. The Roadrunner Athletic Fund is supported by alumni, fans, faculty, staff and friends of UTSA. Your donation to the Roadrunner Athletic Fund directly supports our student-athletes and sports programs. UTSA’s goal is to develop champions in the classroom and on the field. Your financial commitment makes this possible. H ow Y our G ift H elps Your support through the Roadrunner Athletic Fund is used to provide scholarships and offset the cost of UTSA’s 17 intercollegiate sports programs. Below are some examples of ways your giving can help. H ow Y ou B enefit Along with the pride that comes with your support, your contribution will be recognized and rewarded through various stewardship circles: $125 - Pride Circle $250 - Blue Circle $500 - Orange Circle $1,000 - Rowdy’s Circle $5,000 - Victory Circle $10,000 - Winners Circle $20,000 - Champions Circle Call (210) 458-4665, send an e-mail to rrathleticfund@utsa.edu or visit StepUpUTSA.com for more details.

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NC A A C o mp li an c e The NCAA Rules

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Compliance with NCAA rules is one of the highest priorities for our athletics program and institution. As a member of the NCAA, the University of Texas at San Antonio is accountable for the actions of its boosters and fans. Even the best-intentioned action on a fan’s part may be a violation of NCAA rules. Please contact the UTSA Compliance Office if you have any questions concerning what is permissible. Inquiries should be directed to the UTSA Compliance Office at this address: UTSA Compliance Office Intercollegiate Athletics One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Phone: (210) 458-5493

Representatives of Athletics Interests A “representative of UTSA’s athletics interests,” or booster, is anyone who: • Has ever participated in or is currently a member of the various athletics department support groups; • Has made a donation to the athletics program; • Has helped arrange summer and/or vacation employment for student-athletes; or • Has been involved, in anyway, in the promotion of UTSA’s athletics program

Extra Benefits

Prospective and current studentathletes may not receive extra benefits. An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletic interests to provide a student-athlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. Extra benefits would include, but are not limited to: • An employment arrangement for a prospect’s relatives; • Gifts of clothing or equipment; • Cosigning of loans; • Providing loans to a prospect’s relatives or friends; • Cash or like items; • Use of an automobile; • Any tangible items, including merchandise; • Free or reduced-cost services, rentals or purchases of any type; • Free or reduced-cost housing • Use of a college’s athletic equipment; • Sponsorship of or arrangement for an awards banquet for high school, prep school or two-year college athletes by a college, athletics representative or its alumni groups; • Employment of a student-athlete at a rate higher then the wages paid for similar work; and • Payment to a student-athlete for work not performed.

Recruiting

Only coaches and athletics department staff may be involved in the recruiting process. Athletic representatives are prohibited from contacting a prospective studentathlete or members of his/her family by telephone, letter, e-mail, or in person for the purpose of encouraging participation in athletics at The University of Texas at San Antonio. This prohibition remains in effect even after the prospect signs a national letter-of-intent (scholarship offer). You can do your part by forwarding names of any potential recruits to the UTSA coaching staffs.

Prospective Student-Athlete

A prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth grade. You can become a prospect even if you have not started the ninth grade, if a college gives you or your relatives any financial aid help or other benefits that it does not give others. Before a prospect can make an official visit to UTSA, he/she must present (1) a score from a PSAT, SAT or ACT test (through an official high school or testing agency), (2) an academic transcript, and (3) must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center and must be placed on the institution’s Institution Request List with the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Visiting UTSA Official Visit: An “official visit” is a visit paid in whole or in part by the university and cannot exceed 48 hours in length. A prospect can make a total of five official visits, with a limit of only one per university. Unofficial Visit: An “unofficial visit” is a visit made at the prospect’s own expense. The university may provide (a) three complimentary tickets to an oncampus athletics event in which the university’s team is competing and (b) transportation to view off-campus practice and competition sites within a 30-mile radius. Prospects can make as many unofficial visits as they want. More information concerning recruiting and initial eligibility can be found online at: ncaa.org goUTSA.com

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Athletic Medicine Sources: Wikipedia The UTSA Athletic Training Department is committed to providing the highest standard of sports medicine care to all Roadrunners studentathletes. This includes education, prevention, evaluation, recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses associated with athletic participation. Referral necessary for additional medical and psychological evaluation and treatment is also provided. The athletics training staff is dedicated to this mission and compliance with UTSA, Southland Conference and NCAA rules and regulations.

The UTSA training staff works under the direction of Associate Athletics Director for Athletic Medicine, Jerry Greeson. All of the physicians that work with the training staff come from the University of Texas Health Science Center Medical School and those physicians, along with selected non-physicians, compose the sports medicine team. The training staff is responsible for the care, prevention and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, taping and wrapping procedures, emergency situations should they occur, attendance of practices and home and away events that occur to 17 intercollegiate sports. UTSA student-athletes receive care from a centralized training center which has state-of-the-art therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation equipment to give student-athletes the best care available.

Jerry Greeson

Brenna Ellis

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Haj Takashima

Adam Cohn

A s s i s ta n t A t h l e t i c Trainer

A s s i s ta n t A t h l e t i c Trainer

Athletic Training Intern

Student Trainers Juan Brionnes, David Cammack, Raquel De La Garza, Andrea Dunn, Kathryn Evans, Symone Irorhe, Mandy Izzary, Kyle Kratzenberg, Laura Larrumbide, Nia LeBlanc, Stefani Marion, Shantel Nemeth, Yomi Sanchez, Heather Schlomisky, Marcus Stallings. Consulting Physicians Jorge Gomez, Richard Holcomb, David Schmidt 16

UTSA student-athletes receive care from a centralized training center, which has state-ofthe-art therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation equipment to give them the best care available.


Strength & Conditioning Sources: The missionWikipedia of the UTSA Strength & Conditioning staff is the improvement of athletic performance. This is done through structured programs of lifting and conditioning and the prevention/reduction of athletic injuries. Utilizing a variety of techniques ranging from Olympic lifts and core work to sports-specific lifts, we strive for a continual improvement in strength, power, speed, agility and flexibility. Through scientifically-based and research-backed developed programs, we attempt to maximize an individual’s and teams’ performance.

Charlie Dudley

Travis Reust

Derrick Jenkins

H e ad C o a c h

A s s o c i at e C o a c h

A s s i s ta n t C o a c h

UTSA student-athletes are running faster and getting stronger thanks to a commitment to an enhanced strength and conditioning program and a new weight room completed in 2005.

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UTSA Track & Field Complex Home to the Roadrunners, the UTSA Track & Field Complex boasts a newly refurbished track surface and sparkling green infield. One of the premier practice facilities in the Southland Conference, the eight-lane track recently was resurfaced and is centrally located on UTSA’s everexpanding Main Campus.

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Ricardo ROmo Classic

C o n t e s t e d a n n u a l l y e a c h S e p t e m b e r, the Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Cross Countr y Classic is one of the largest cross countr y events in the state of Texas. More than 4,000 high school, collegiate and professional athletes participated at the 2010 meet, which was contested at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio. In Fall 2006, the event was renamed to honor UTSA’s President, Dr. Ricardo Romo, a former cross countr y and track & field star at Fox Tech High School and the University of Texas who was the first Texan to run a sub four-minute mile.

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San Antonio has a population of approximately 1.3 million, making it the nation’s seventh-largest city. San Antonio was the third-fastest growing city in the country in 2009. With more than 26 million visitors per year, San Antonio is one of the top tourist destinations in the United States. San Antonio boasts some of the state’s most visited attractions: The Alamo (1), The River Walk (2), SeaWorld® San Antonio (4), Six Flags® Fiesta Texas® (13) and the San Antonio Zoo (14). Settled in 1731, San Antonio is one of the American West’s oldest cities and its rich history surfaces in its architecture, neighborhoods, food, culture and traditions. With 300 days of sunshine annually and an average temperature of 70 degrees, San Antonio is an ideal destination year round. San Antonio has 68 miles of urban hike and bike trails and more than 11,000 acres of urban parks.

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San Antonio boasts one of the largest military concentrations in the country with Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base and Randolph Air Force Base located in the city. San Antonio is home to five Fortune 500 companies: Valero Energy, Tesoro Petroleum, Clear Channel Communications, USAA and NuStar Energy. The largest medical research and care provider in South Texas, the South Texas Medical Center, calls San Antonio home. San Antonio is a sports town, as it is home to four professional sports franchises: the four-time NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs, the WNBA’s Silver Stars, the American Hockey League’s Rampage and the San Diego Padres’ Double-A affiliate Missions. San Antonio is a sports destination, as it annually hosts the Valero Alamo Bowl, the U.S. Army AllAmerican Bowl, the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open and the Champions Tour AT&T Championship. The city also has hosted three NCAA Men’s Final Fours, two Women’s Final Fours, five NCAA Basketball Regionals, three Big 12 Football Championship Games and Dallas Cowboys Training Camps.

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San Antonio A D e s t i n at i o n C i t y It’s easy to see why more than 26 million people visit San Antonio each year. With 300 days of sunshine annually and an average temperature of 70 degrees, the nation’s

Schlitterbahn, in nearby New Braunfels, is the world’s top-ranked waterpark.

seventh-largest city is an ideal destination year round. The Alamo City boasts some of the state’s most visited attractions: The Alamo (1), The River Walk (2), SeaWorld San Antonio (4), Six Flags Fiesta Texas (13) and the San Antonio Zoo (14).

Two of the nation’s top theme parks, SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, call San Antonio home.

Mission Concepcion

The Alamo is one of five Spanish missions built along the San Antonio River between 1718-31. 22

Mission San José

Mission San Juan

Mission Espada


The River Walk is the secondmost visited tourist attraction in the state of Texas.

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n an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. What began as a small gathering of college administrators more than 45 years ago, the Southland has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2006, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone, as the league membership reached 12, marking the largest configuration ever for the organization. The addition of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi expanded the Southland into the Little Rock metropolitan area and into the eighth-largest city in Texas. UCA and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland in innumerable ways, including athletics and academic successes, strong and principled leadership, and strong fan support and media coverage. In addition to its two newest members, the league lineup also consists of Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, UT Arlington, UTSA and Texas State. All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 160,000 current students and an alumni base of approximately 700,000. Famous alums include NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), U.S. Central Command general Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT Arlington), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), ABC news and sports anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana) and country music star George Strait (Texas State). The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as the Dallas/

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Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the New Orleans area, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in the Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions also draw large numbers of students from the metropolitan areas of Austin, Baton Rouge, Houston, Little Rock and Shreveport. The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and indoor and outdoor track & field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball. The Conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA Championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and volleyball. Track & field has served as a proud asset for the league, producing numerous National Champions and Olympic medalists. The Southland boasts 27 men’s and three women’s student-athletes who have won NCAA Championships, including Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Shadrack Songok, who won the 10,000 meters National Championships in 2007-08. The league has also produced Olympic medalists Charles Austin, Earl Bell, Thomas Hill and Al Joyner. While successful on the fields and courts, the Southland has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to the academic and athletics success of its student-athletes. With the F.L. McDonald Postgraduate Scholarship Award, the league annually honors one male and one female scholar-athlete with a stipend for postgraduate study. The Scholar-Athlete Award is given to each institution’s male and female student-athlete with the highest grade-point average. In addition to providing expanding opportunities for studentathletes, the Southland and its member institutions are very involved in various community outreach programs. Many of these programs provide positive life skills training such as academics, citizenship and leadership.


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2011 Schedules Indoor Season

Date

Event

Location

Jan. 14

Leonard Hilton Memorial

Houston, Texas

Jan. 21-22

Texas Tech Invitational

Lubbock, Texas

Jan. 28-29

Houston Invitational & Multis

Houston, Texas

Feb. 4-5

New Balance Invitational

New York, N.Y.

Feb. 5

Howie Ryan All-Comers

Houston, Texas

Feb. 25-26

Southland Conference Championships

Norman, Okla.

March 11-12

NCAA Championships

College Station, Texas

Outdoor Season

Date

Event

Location

March 18-19

Texas Southern Relays

Houston, Texas

March 25-26

Victor Lopez Invitational

Houston, Texas

April 1

Trinity Alumni Classic

San Antonio, Texas

April 6-9

Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays

Austin, Texas

April 8

Trinity Tigers Relays

San Antonio, Texas

April 14-16

Mt. SAC Relays

Walnut, Calif.

April 16

Texas State Invitational

San Marcos, Texas

April 23

J. Fred Duckett Twilight

Houston, Texas

April 28-30

Penn Relays

Philadelphia, Pa.

April 30

Bobcat Invitational

San Marcos, Texas

May 13-15

Southland Conference Championships

Natchitoches, La.

May 26-28

NCAA Championships Preliminary Round

Eugene, Ore.

June 8-11

NCAA Championships

Des Moines, Iowa

tentative and subject to change

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2011 Women’s Roster Name Shavonne Armbrister Isabel Balbontin April Benavidez Jaimeé Bennett Jessica Bitterly Katie Bragg Marissa Cooksey Alyssa Diaz Jessica Edwards Samantha Fish Courtney Haass Nina Herrera Jhorden Hunter Courtney Johnson Eboni Johnson Aimee Jonas Morgan Kennedy Lauren Losoya Zaquita McClanahan Amanda McGill Dana Mecke Briony Miller Courtney Nelson Stacia Newton Laura Oseghae Kayla Pratt Brittany Roberts Kerry Robinson Brittney Solomon Rachel Stewart Shartanae Swearengin Nicole Washington Sarah Wedgeworth Chenee White Grace Williamson Taelor Wilson Greneshia Wright Krystal Wynn

Ht. 5-1 5-5 5-1 6-0 5-5 5-9 5-10 5-0 5-6 5-3 5-8 5-4 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-0 5-7 5-7 5-3 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-5 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-1 5-7 5-2 5-6 5-9 5-5 5-8 5-7 5-4 5-6

Year Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L So.-1L So.-1L So.-SQ Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS So.-SQ So.-1L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Jr.-2L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-SQ Fr.-HS So.-1L So.-SQ Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS

I/O Season 4th/4th 1st/1st 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 1st/1st 1st/1st 1st/1st 1st/1st 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 4th/4th 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd —/4th 2nd/2nd 2nd/3rd 2nd/2nd 1st/1st 3rd/3rd 1st/1st 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 1st/1st 2nd/2nd 2nd/2nd 1st/1st 1st/1st 1st/1st 3rd/4th 1st/1st 1st/1st

Event(s) Sprints Distances Pole Vault Throws Distances Throws Multis Distances Sprints/Jumps Distances Distances Distances Sprints/Jumps Distances Sprints/Jumps Multis High Jump Distances Throws Hurdles Middle Distances Sprints Distances Throws Sprints/Jumps Distances Throws High Jump Sprints Pole Vault Multis Sprints Middle Distances Sprints Middle Distances Throws Sprints/Jumps Sprints/Jumps

Hometown (Hgh School/Previous School) San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS) Katy, Texas (Mayde Creek HS) Elsa, Texas (Edcouch-Elsa HS) Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart HS) Baytown, Texas (Lee HS) Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr’s Mill HS) Grandview, Texas (Grandview HS) Hereford, Texas (Hereford HS) Sugar Land, Texas (Austin HS) Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos HS) Seguin, Texas (Navarro HS) El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS) Missouri City, Texas (Marshall HS) Baytown, Texas (Memorial HS) Channelview, Texas (Channelview HS) La Vernia, Texas (La Vernia HS) Sugar Land, Texas (Baptist Academy) Floresville, Texas (Poth HS) Hurst, Texas (Bell HS) Abilene, Texas (Abilene HS) Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS) Arlington, Texas (Kennedale HS) San Antonio, Texas (Brandeis HS) Del Rio, Texas (Comstock HS) Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS) Kyle, Texas (Lehman HS) Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS) The Woodlands, Texas (College Park HS) Odessa, Texas (Permian HS) Houston, Texas (Westbury HS) Portland, Texas (Gregory-Portland HS) San Antonio, Texas (Jay HS) Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS) Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville HS) Abilene, Texas (Wylie HS) Euless, Texas (Trinity HS)

Director of track & field/cross country: Aaron Fox (11th season at UTSA/ninth as head coach) Assistant coaches: Scott Slade (men’s distance/fifth season); David Burnett (sprints & relays/fifth season); Chris Adams (throws/third season); Virginia Coindreau (women’s distance/third season)

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2011 Men’s Roster Name Daniel Balbontin Keith Benford Devon Bond Geulien Brisco Nate Brunette Albert Cardenas Brandon Chiuminetta Canel Cole Cameron Courtney Spenser Eggleston Greg Gabrisch Ivan Garcia Richard Garrett Jr. Brady Hand Keyunta Hayes Crisshun Jamerson Al Johnson J.J. Jones Kyle Kaase Kemar Marsden Sean Masek Mike Medrano Isah Muhammed Lucas Neeper Joaquin Ortegon James Pailin Sean Reagan Taylor Reed Cole Reveal Daniel Rodriguez Weston Shoemate Joshua Smith Phil Steinert Jim Stitt Colin Thomas Kerry Thompson Tyler Williamson Darryl Wyrick Edmund Yeboah Josh Zu-Bolton

Ht. 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-8 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-7 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-8 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-6 5-7

Wt. 140 150 180 180 185 160 150 180 145 175 175 130 260 165 160 165 140 145 165 175 165 140 160 155 130 170 235 175 140 245 160 180 230 140 175 185 170 165 155 145

Year I/O Season Jr.-SQ 3rd/2nd So.-1L 2nd/2nd Sr.-1L 4th/4th Jr.-1L 3rd/3rd So.-SQ 2nd/2nd Jr.-2L 3rd/3rd Sr.-3L 4th/4th Sr.-1L 4th/4th Fr.-HS 1st/1st So.-1L 2nd/2nd Jr.-2L 3rd/3rd Jr.-2L 2nd/3rd So.-1L 2nd/2nd Fr.-HS 1st/1st Fr.-HS 1st/1st Fr.-HS 1st/1st Jr.-SQ 3rd/3rd Fr.-HS 1st/1st Sr.-3L 4th/4th Jr.-TR 3rd/3rd So.-SQ 2nd/2nd Fr.-HS 1st/1st Jr.-1L 2nd/3rd Sr.-3L 4th/4th Fr.-HS 1st/1st So.-SQ 2nd/2nd Fr.-RS 1st/1st So.-TR 2nd/2nd Jr.-2L 3rd/3rd Jr.-TR 3rd/3rd Fr.-HS 1st/1st Fr.-HS 1st/1st So.-1L 1st/1st So.-1L 1st/1st So.-SQ 2nd/2nd Fr.-HS 1st/1st So.-1L 2nd/2nd So.-1L 2nd/2nd Sr.-1L 4th/4th So.-TR 2nd/2nd

Event(s) Distances Jumps Jumps Jumps Sprints Middle Distances Middle Distances Middle Distances Middle Distances Sprints Pole Vault Distances Throws Middle Distances Sprints/Hurdles Middle Distances Distances Middle Distances Multis Sprints High Jump/Javelin Middle Distances Sprints/Hurdles Multis Distances Sprints Throws Pole Vault Distances Throws Hurdles Sprints Throws Distances High Jump High Jump Sprints/Jumps Sprints/ Hurdles Sprints Sprints

Hometown (High School/Previous School) Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek HS) Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS) Trenton, N.J. (Central HS/Texas) Austin, Texas (Bowie HS) Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) Converse, Texas (Judson HS) Dripping Springs, Texas (Dripping Springs HS) Killeen, Texas (Shoemaker HS/South Plains JC) Timpson, Texas (Timpson HS) Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS) Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) Laredo, Texas (Alexander HS) Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS) Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Tyler, Texas (Lee HS) Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings HS) Baytown, Texas (Sterling HS) Spring, Texas (Klein Oak HS) Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS) Kingston, Jamaica (Wolmers Boys HS/South Plains JC) Flatonia, Texas (Flatonia HS) Mission, Texas (Sharyland HS) DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS) Waco, Texas (Midway HS) The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Allen, Texas (Allen HS) Idalou, Texas (Idalou HS) Tyler, Texas (Lee HS/UT Tyler) Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS) Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge HS/South Plains JC) Edna, Texas (Edna HS) Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS) Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) Mansfield, Texas (Timberview HS) San Antonio, Texas (Antonian Prep HS) Haltom City, Texas (Haltom HS) Houston, Texas (Cypress Woods HS) Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS) Stockholm, Sweden (Walthers Gymnasium/Louisville) Austin, Texas (Anderson HS/McMurry)

Director of track & field/cross country: Aaron Fox (11th season at UTSA/ninth as head coach) Assistant coaches: Scott Slade (men’s distance/fifth season); David Burnett (sprints & relays/fifth season); Chris Adams (throws/third season); Virginia Coindreau (women’s distance/third season)

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Men

Women

AUTOMATIC Event FAT MT 55 meters _________________________________ 6.14@_ _______ — 60 meters _________________________________ 6.60@_ _______ — 55-meter hurdles __________________________ 7.17@_ _______ — 60-meter hurdles __________________________ 7.70@_ _______ — 200 meters (200m/220y) * ______________________________21.23_________ — (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ _______________20.83_________ — 400 meters (200m/220y) * ______________________________46.75_______ 46.5 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ _______________46.15_______ 45.9 800 meters (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 1:48.9_____ 1:48.6 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 1:48.0_____ 1:47.7 Mile # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 4:00.8_____ 4:00.5 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 3:59.0_____ 3:58.7 3,000 meters # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 7:57.2_____ 7:56.9 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 7:54.5_____ 7:54.2 5,000 meters # (200m/220y or less) *_ ______________________ 13:50.8____ 13:50.5 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 13:47.0____ 13:46.7 1,600-meter relay (200m/220y) * _____________________________ 3:08.9_____ 3:08.6 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 3:06.5_____ 3:06.2 Distance medley relay # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 9:35.0_____ 9:34.7 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 9:32.0_____ 9:31.7

AUTOMATIC Event FAT MT 55 meters _________________________________ 6.74@_ _______ — 60 meters _________________________________ 7.26@_ _______ — 55-meter hurdles __________________________ 7.57@_ _______ — 60-meter hurdles __________________________ 8.14@_ _______ — 200 meters (200m/220y) * ______________________________ 23.7_ ________ — (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ _______________ 23.2_ ________ — 400 meters (200m/220y) * ______________________________ 53.3_ ______ 53.0 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ _______________ 52.6_ ______ 52.3 800 meters (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 2:06.0_____ 2:05.7 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 2:05.0_____ 2:04.7 Mile # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 4:38.9_____ 4:38.6 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 4:37.0_____ 4:36.7 3,000 meters # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 9:16.0_____ 9:15.7 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 9:13.0_____ 9:12.7 5,000 meters # (200m/220y or less) *_ ______________________ 16:12.5____ 16:12.2 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 16:07.5____ 16:07.2 1,600-meter relay (200m/220y) * _____________________________ 3:36.8_____ 3:36.5 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 3:34.0_____ 3:33.7 Distance medley relay # (200m/220y or less) * _______________________ 11:09.4____ 11:09.1 (banked or over 200m/220y) * _ ______________ 11:05.5____ 11:05.2

@ qualifying times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds; times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. * size of track • # altitude adjustment available

@ qualifying times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds; times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. * size of track • # altitude adjustment available

Events Metric (English) High Jump _____________________________________ 2.24 (7-4 1/4) Pole Vault _ ___________________________________ 5.50 (18-0 1/2) Long Jump ______________________________________7.90 (25-11) Triple Jump _____________________________________16.15 (53-0) Shot Put ________________________________________19.30 (63-4) 35-Pound Weight _____________________________ 21.50 (70-6 1/2) Heptathlon _____________________________________5,675 points

Events Metric (English) High Jump _____________________________________ 1.85 (6-0 3/4) Pole Vault _ ___________________________________ 4.30 (14-1 1/4) Long Jump ___________________________________ 6.38 (20-11 1/4) Triple Jump __________________________________ 13.30 (43-7 3/4) Shot Put _____________________________________ 16.90 (55-5 1/2) 20-Pound Weight ____________________________ 21.00 (68-10 3/4) Pentathlon______________________________________4,075 points

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2011 NCAA Championships Indoor Information 47th Annual Men’s & 29th Annual Women’s Championships March 11-12 Rhonda & Frosty Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium (College Station, Texas) Host: Texas A&M University

Outdoor Information Preliminary Round Map Eugene, Ore. w

West

w Bloomington, Ind.

East 90th Annual Men’s & 30th Annual Women’s Championships Preliminary Rounds — May 26-28 East Region Haugh Track & Field Complex (Bloomington, Ind.) Host: University of Indiana West Region Hayward Field (Eugene, Ore.) Host: The University of Oregon Finals — June 8-11 Drake Stadium (Des Moines, Iowa) Host: Drake University

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commerce and services for sports organizations and fans, Jump TV Sports serves more than 400 clients representing more than 750 teams in the NCAA,

NFL, AFL, CFL, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS and NAIA. For the latest information on all of UTSA’s 17 sports, log on to goUTSA.com. There you can find game recaps, box scores, updated statistics, weekly notes, player and coach biographies, schedules, rosters, photos and archives.

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Meet The Roadrunners Men’s bios_______________34-39 Women’s bios____________39-44


Meet The Roadrunners Daniel Balbontin

Geulien Brisco

Middle Distances 5-10 • 140 • Jr.-SQ Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek HS)

Jumps 6-1 • 180 • Jr.-1L Austin, Texas (Bowie HS)

• Has participated in last two cross country campaigns after redshirting as a freshman • Has run mile, 1,500m and 5k indoors • Competed in 1,500m and 3k in lone outdoor year (2009); redshirted in 2010 • Majoring in electrical engineering

• Earned two points with seventh-place finish in long jump at 2010 Southland Indoor • Has competed in long and triple jumps during indoor career • A 200m and high, long and triple jumper outdoors

Keith Benford

• Majoring in business

Nate Brunette

Jumps 6-3 • 150 • So.-1L Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS) • 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (high jump) • 2010 Southland Indoor Freshman of the Year • 2010 Southland indoor high jump champion • UTSA record holder in indoor/outdoor high jump (7-2 ¼/2.19m / 7-0 ½/2.15m) • Southland Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20, 2010) • Majoring in kinesiology

Sprints 6-4 • 185 • So.-SQ Humble, Texas (Atascocita HS) • Ran anchor leg on 400m relay team that set new program record at Texas Relays (39.59) • Owns outdoor personal bests of 10.74 (100m) and 21.43 (200m) • Clocked indoor 200m PR of 22.25 at Southland Indoor prelims • Majoring in civil engineering

Albert Cardenas

Devon Bond

Jumps 6-3 • 180 • Sr.-1L Trenton, N.J. (Central HS/Texas) • Team captain • 2010 NCAA Outdoor All-American (triple jump) • Fifth-place performance was best outdoor national finish in school history • 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships

qualifier (triple jump) • 2010 Southland Indoor Newcomer of the Year • Three-time Southland Conference Champion [triple jump (indoor /outdoor) and high jump (outdoor)] • UTSA record holder in indoor/outdoor triple jump (52-5 ½/15.99m / 53-1 ¾/16.20m w) • Southland Athlete of the Week (Feb. 10, 2010) • Majoring in economics

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Middle Distances 5-8 • 160 • Jr.-2L Converse, Texas (Judson HS)

• 2010 Southland DMR Champion • 2010 Southland All-Academic honoree • Earned All-Southland honors at 2010 Cross Country Championships (ninth place) • Three-time All-Southland performer (XC/DMR/mile) • Majoring in information systems

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Meet The Roadrunners Brandon Chiuminetta

• Majoring in marketing

Greg Gabrisch

Middle Distances 6-0 • 150 • Sr.-3L Dripping Springs, Texas (Dripping Springs HS)

Pole Vault 6-0 • 175 • Jr.-2L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS)

• 2010 Southland DMR Champion • Four-time Southland scorer • Finished fourth (2009) and sixth (2010) in 3,000m steeplechase last two years • Also scored in 800m (indoor/sixth) and 5k (outdoor/fifth) a year ago

• Finished second (2009) and fourth (2010) in pole vault at last two Southland Outdoor meets • Owns second-best indoor pole vault mark in program history (16-0 ¾/4.90m) • Majoring in art

Ivan Garcia

Canel Cole

Middle Distances 6-5 • 180 • Sr.-1L Killeen, Texas (Shoemaker HS/South Plains JC)

Distances 5-7 • 130 • Jr.-2L Laredo, Texas (Alexander HS)

• 2010 Southland DMR Champion • Two-time All-Southland performer • Placed second in 800m at Southland outdoor and fifth at indoor meet • Majoring in biology

• Earned All-Southland honors with thirdplace finish in 10k at 2010 outdoor meet • Versatile runner who has competed in 1,500m through 10k • Redshirted 2009 indoor campaign • Majoring in kinesiology

Cameron Courtney

Richard Garrett Jr.

• 2010 UIL 1A runner-up in 800m • 2010 UIL 1A third place in 1,600m • Top times of 1:56.37 (800m) and 4:24.56 (1,600m) • Has yet to declare a major

• 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (shot put/discus) • Three-time Southland scorer in 2010 • Placed second in shot put at Southland Indoor and fourth at outdoor meet • Added runner-up finish in discus at

Throws 6-0 • 260 • So.-1L Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest HS)

Middle Distances 5-10 • 145 • Fr.-HS Timpson, Texas (Timpson HS)

Spenser Eggleston Sprints 5-10 • 175 • So.-1L Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS)

Southland Outdoor • UTSA record holder in indoor/outdoor shot put (58-3 ¼/17.76m / 57-6 ½/17.54m) • Posted five (two indoor/three outdoor) shot put gold medals and pair of discus wins in first season • Majoring in criminal justice

• Anchored seventh-place 1,600m relay team at 2010 Southland Indoor • Ran 200m and 400m indoors • Focused on 400m during outdoor campaign • Majoring in anthropology

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Meet The Roadrunners Brady Hand

J.J. Jones

Middle Distances 5-11 • 165 • Fr.-HS Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) • Me m b e r o f 2 0 1 0 Tex a s R el ay s Championship 3,200m relay that set Myers Stadium record (7:48.25) • Georgetown HS record-holder in 1,600m, 3,200m and distance medley relays • Helped team finish seventh at 2010 UIL 5A Cross Country Championships • Majoring in kinesiology

Middle Distances 5-11 • 145 • Fr.-HS Spring, Texas (Klein Oak HS) • 2010 District 13-5A Champion (800m) • Top time of 1:55.19 in 800m • Placed 27th at 2009 UIL 5A Cross Country Championships • Majoring in psychology

Kyle Kaase

Multis 6-4 • 165 • Sr.-3L Spring, Texas (Klein Collins HS)

Keyunta Hayes

Sprints/Hurdles 6-0 • 160 • Fr.-HS Tyler, Texas (Lee HS) • 2010 USATF Young Men’s 100m hurdles champion and 400m hurdles silver medalist • 2010 UIL 5A fourth place in 110m hurdles and third place in ’09 • Three-time district champion • Top times of 7.65 (60m hurdles/#1 U.S.), 13.71 (110m hurdles/#10 U.S.) and 53.26 (400m hurdles/#15 U.S.) • Has yet to declare a major

Crisshun Jamerson Middle Distances 6-0 • 165 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Alief Hastings HS)

• 2010 UIL 5A third place in 800m • 2009 UIL 5A seventh place in 800m • Top 800m time 1:52.32 (#3 Texas/#28 U.S. senior) • Has yet to declare a major

• UTSA record holder in indoor/outdoor pole vault (16-4 ¾/5.00m for both) • Five-time Southland scorer • Placed sixth (2010) and seventh (2009) in heptathlon at last two indoor meets • Eighth in decathlon at 2010 Southland Outdoor; eighth in javelin in ’09 and seventh in pole vault in ’08 • Majoring in management

Kemar Marsden

Sprints 5-10 • 175 • Jr.-TR Kingston, Jamaica (Wolmers Boys HS/South Plains JC) • 2010 NJCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (100m/200m) • 2010 NJCAA Region V Champion (100m/200m) • Majoring in criminal justice

Sean Masek

High Jump/Javelin 6-2 • 165 • So.-SQ Flatonia, Texas (Flatonia HS)

Al Johnson

Distances 5-10 • 140 • Jr.-SQ Baytown, Texas (Sterling HS) • Has run cross country for two seasons • Competed in mile, 3,000m and 5k indoors and 1,500m, 3k, 5k and 3,000m steeplechase during outdoor season • Majoring in English

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• Competed in high jump and javelin in first season as a Roadrunner • Recorded season bests of 6-6 ¾/2.00m (indoor) and 6-4 ¾/1.95m (outdoor) in high jump • Top javelin mark was 175-1/53.38m • Majoring in architecture

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Meet The Roadrunners Mike Medrano

James Pailin

Middle Distances 5-9 • 140 • Fr.-HS Mission, Texas (Sharyland HS)

Sprints 6-3 • 170 • So.-SQ Allen, Texas (Allen HS)

• All-state, all-region, All-Valley and alldistrict honoree • Sharyland HS record-holder in 1,600m (4:16.97), 3,200m (9:31.2) and 5k (15:32.9) • Has yet to declare a major

• Competed in 200m and 400m indoors • Concentrated on quarter during outdoor campaign • Majoring in interdisciplinary studies

Isah Muhammed

Sean Reagan

Sprints/Hurdles 6-0 • 160 • Jr.-1L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto HS)

• Two-time Southland scorer • Was part of DMR that placed third at 2009 indoor meet • Also on eighth-place 1,600m relay squad at that meet • Specializes in 400m and 400m hurdles • Redshirted 2010 indoor campaign • Majoring in economics

Throws 5-11 • 235 • Fr.-RS Idalou, Texas (Idalou HS) • Sat out freshman year as a redshirt • 2009-10 UIL 2A discus champion • Was runner-up as a freshman • Placed fifth in shot put at state meet in 2010, second in ’07 and ’09 • Has yet to declare a major

Taylor Reed

Pole Vault 6-0 • 175 • So.-TR Tyler, Texas (Lee HS/UT Tyler)

Lucas Neeper

Multis 6-1 • 155 • Sr.-3L Waco, Texas (Midway HS) • Six-time Southland scorer • Top finish was third in pole vault at 2010 outdoor meet after placing fifth indoors • Also finished eighth in pole vault at 2009 outdoor meet • Finished fifth in decathlon in 2010 and seventh in ’08, as well as sixth in heptathlon as a freshman • Majoring in finance

• 2010 NJCAA Outdoor All-American • Placed second at 2010 American Southwest Conference Championships • Top mark was 16-2/4.92m • Majoring in civil engineering

Cole Reveal

Distances 5-8 • 140 • Jr.-2L Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS)

Joaquin Ortegon

Distances 5-8 • 130 • Fr.-HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) • Helped team win 2009 UIL 5A Cross Country Championship • Earned all-state honors with 23rd-place finish • Has yet to declare a major

• Team captain • 2010 Southland All-Academic honoree • 2010 USTFCCCA All-South Central Region cross country performer (22nd place) • Earned All-Southland honors at 2010 Cross Country Championships (eighth place) and 2010 Southland Outdoor (third/1,500m) • Four-time Southland scorer [mile/DMR/5k (indoor)/1,500m (indoor)] • Majoring in mathematics

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Meet The Roadrunners Daniel Rodriguez

Jim Stitt

Throws 6-1 • 245 • Jr.-TR Breckenridge, Texas (Breckenridge HS/South Plains JC)

Distances 5-8 • 140 • So.-1L Mansfield, Texas (Timberview HS)

• 2010 NJCAA Outdoor All-American (fifth discus/eighth shot put) • 2009 NJCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (shot put/discus) • Top marks of 53-3 ½/16.24m (shot put) and 164-10/50.24m (discus) • Majoring in criminal justice

• Scored a point with eighth-place finish in 10,000m at 2010 Southland Outdoor • Versatile runner who competed in mile through 10k in first season • Also has run cross country • Majoring in accounting

Colin Thomas

Weston Shoemate

High Jump 6-3 • 175 • So.-SQ San Antonio, Texas (Antonian Prep HS)

Hurdles 6-1 • 180 • Fr.-HS Edna, Texas (Edna HS)

• 2010 Region 4-3A fourth place in 300m hurdles and third in ’09 • Top times of 14.34 (100m hurdles) and 39.44 (300m hurdles) • Majoring in kinesiology

• Majoring in business

• Recorded season bests of 6-8 ¼/2.04m (indoor) and 6-7 ¾/2.03m (outdoor) • Won 2010 Trinity Tigers Relays and placed second at Trinity Alumni Classic and Texas State Invitational • 2009 TAAPS 5A Champion (high jump)

Joshua Smith

Kerry Thompson

Sprints 6-1 • 180 • Fr.-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS) • 2 0 1 0 D i s t r i c t 6 - 5 A C h a mp i o n (400m/800m) and ’09 400m champion • 2009-10 Region 1-5A fourth place in 800m • Top times of 48.17 (400m) and 1:54.08 (800m) • Has yet to declare a major

Phil Steinert

High Jump 6-1 • 185 • Fr.-HS Haltom City, Texas (Haltom HS)

• 2010 UIL 5A Champion (school’s firstever boys track & field state champion) • Also won ’10 Region 1-5A and District 3-5A titles • Top jump was 7-0 (#18 U.S./#3 Texas) • Has yet to declare a major

Throws 6-4 • 230 • So.-1L Round Rock, Texas (McNeil HS) • Two-time Southland scorer in first year • Placed fifth in discus at outdoor meet • Was sixth in weight throw indoors • Just missed scoring with ninth-place effort in hammer at ’10 Southland Outdoor • Majoring in kinesiology

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Meet The Roadrunners Tyler Williamson Sprints/Jumps 5-9 • 170 • So.-1L Houston, Texas (Cypress Woods HS)

• 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (long jump) • 2010 Southland Outdoor Champion (long jump) • Two-time All-Southland performer in long jump • Finished third at 2010 indoor meet • Majoring in kinesiology

Shavonne Armbrister Sprints 5-1 • Sr.-3L San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS)

• Team captain • Five-time Southland scorer in 1,600m relay (three indoor/two outdoor) • Has focused on 400m during career but also has run deuce • Majoring in human resource management

Isabel Balbontin

Darryl Wyrick

Hurdles/Sprints 6-0 • 165 • So.-1L Texarkana, Texas (Texas HS) • Placed fifth at 2010 Southland Outdoor in 400m hurdles (PR 52.87) • Won 2010 Trinity Alumni Classic • Ran sprints during indoors (200m/400m) • Majoring in kinesiology

Distances 5-5 • Fr.-HS Katy, Texas (Mayde Creek HS)

• Placed 20th at 2010 Southland Cross Country Championships • 2010 Region 2-5A fourth place in 3,200m • Top times of 5:11.5 (1,600m) and 11:18.2 (3,200m/#6 Texas) • Majoring in geology

April Benavidez

Edmund Yeboah

Sprints 5-6 • 155 • Sr.-1L Stockholm, Sweden (Walthers Gymnasium/Louisville) • Ran anchor leg on second-place 400m relay team at 2009 Southland Outdoor • Qualified for 60m final at 2010 indoor meet • Placed second in 60m at ’08 Big East Indoor Championships while at Louisville • Majoring in marketing

Pole Vault 5-1 • Fr.-HS Elsa, Texas (Edcouch-Elsa HS)

• 2010 UIL 4A Champion • Finished seventh at 2009 state meet • Two-time Region 4-5A runner-up and three-time district champion • Top mark is 12-0/3.65m (#76 U.S./#7 Texas) • Majoring in kinesiology

Josh Zu-Bolton

Jaimeé Bennett

• 2010 NCAA Division III All-American (400m relay) • 2010 American Southwest Conference (ASC) co-Athlete of the Year • 2010 ASC Champion (100m/400m relay) and 200m runner-up • Majoring in economics

• Finished sixth in discus at 2010 Southland Outdoor • Also was 13th in hammer at that meet • Placed 12th in weight throw at 2010 Southland Indoor • Majoring in pre-biology

Throws 6-0 • So.-1L Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart HS)

Sprints 5-7 • 145 • So.-TR Austin, Texas (Anderson HS/McMurry)

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Meet The Roadrunners Jessica Bitterly

Jessica Edwards

• Earned point at 2010 Southland Outdoor in 3,000m steeplechase (eighth) • Versatile runner who has competed in 800m through 3k • Majoring in kinesiology

• Finished seventh in long jump at 2010 Southland Indoor • Won the Texas Tech Invitational, Trinity Alumni Classic and Trinity Twilight long jump titles • Has yet to declare a major

Distances 5-5 • So.-1L Baytown, Texas (Lee HS)

Katie Bragg

Sprints/Jumps 5-6 • So.-1L Sugar Land, Texas (Austin HS)

Samantha Fish

Throws 5-9 • So.-1L Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr’s Mill HS) • Runner-up in hammer at 2010 Southland Outdoor after finishing eighth in weight throw at indoor meet • UTSA record-holder in weight throw (562/17.13m) and hammer (171-6/52.28m) • Southland Athlete of the Week (March 31, 2010) • Also throws shot put and discus outdoors • Three-time prep U.S. Indoor All-American • Majoring in interdisciplinary studies

Distances 5-3 • Fr.-HS Los Fresnos, Texas (Los Fresnos HS) • Earned All-Southland honors at 2010 Cross Country Championships (10th place) • Team’s top finisher at five meets last fall • Finished 21st at 2009 UIL 5A Cross Country Championships • 2010 District 32-5A Champion (800m/1,600m) • Majoring in mathematics

Courtney Haass

Marissa Cooksey Multis 5-10 • So.-SQ Grandview, Texas (Grandview HS)

• Ran sprints as a freshman but will make transition to multi-events this spring • 2009 UIL 2A Champion (400m) after finishing second as a junior • Scored 22.25 points at 2009 state meet • Majoring in marketing

Distances 5-8 • Fr.-HS Seguin, Texas (Navarro HS)

• Participated in five cross country meets last fall • Finished fourth at 2009 UIL 2A Cross Country Championships • Thre e- time U I L 2A r unner- up (1,600m/3,200m) • Majoring in political science

Alyssa Diaz

Nina Herrera

• Ran in all seven cross country meets last fall • 2010 UIL 4A Champion (1,600m/3,200m) • 2009 Region 1-4A Cross Country Champion • Majoring in kinesiology

• Team’s top finisher 2010 NCAA South Central Regional • 2010 UIL 5A fifth place in 1,600m • 2010 Region 1-5A second place 1,600m • Majoring in mechanical engineering

Distances 5-4 • Fr.-HS El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS)

Distances 5-0 • Fr.-HS Hereford, Texas (Hereford HS)

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Meet The Roadrunners Jhorden Hunter

• Majoring in finance

Morgan Kennedy

Sprints/Jumps 5-6 • Fr.-HS Missouri City, Texas (Marshall HS)

High Jump 5-7 • Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas (Baptist Academy HS)

• 2010 UIL 5A second place (800m relay) • 2010 Region 3-5A Champion (400m/800m relays) • Top times of 7.64 (60m/#27 U.S./#5 Texas), 25.13 (indoor 200m/#62 U.S./#10 Texas), 18-7/5.66m (long jump)

• 2010 TAPPS 4A third place • 2010 TAPPS 4A South Region Champion • 2010 TAPPS 4A South Region fourth place (triple jump) • Top mark is 5-7/1.70m (#75 U.S./#13 Texas) • Majoring in psychology

Lauren Losoya

Courtney Johnson Distances 5-6 • Fr.-HS Baytown, Texas (Marshall HS)

Distances 5-0 • So.-SQ Floresville, Texas (Poth HS)

• Ran in five cross country meets last fall • 2010 Baytown HS team captain and fouryear letterwinner in both cross country and track & field • Has yet to declare a major

• Ran in six cross country meet in the fall • Versatile runner who competed in the 800m through 10k her inaugural season • Finished fifth at the 2008 UIL 2A Cross Country Championships • Majoring in English

Eboni Johnson

Zaquita McClanahan

Sprints/Jumps 5-5 • So.-1L Channelview, Texas (Channelview HS) • Placed fourth in the triple jump at the 2010 Southland Indoor and sixth at the outdoor meet • Also competed in the 60m, 200m and long jump during her inaugural campaign • Majoring in public relations

Aimee Jonas

Throws 5-7 • So.-1L Hurst, Texas (Bell HS)

• Placed fifth in the shot put at the 2010 Southland Indoor and Outdoor meets • UTSA record-holder in the indoor shot (45-9/13.94m) and ranks second outdoors (46-2/14.07m) • Southland Athlete of the Week (May 10, 2010) • Majoring in criminal justice

Amanda McGill

Multis 5-6 • Sr.-3L La Vernia, Texas (La Vernia HS) • Eight-time Southland scorer • Has scored points in the pentathlon (fifth 2010/eighth 2008-09), heptathlon (third 2008 & ’10/sixth 2009) and outdoor high jump (2009-10) • Owns career bests of 3,295 points in the pentathlon and 4,583 in the heptathlon • Majoring in American studies

Hurdles 5-7 • So.-1L Abilene, Texas (Abilene HS)

• Ran to fifth-place finish in 60m hurdles at 2010 Southland Indoor • Qualified for finals in 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at 2010 Southland Outdoor • Top times were 8.75 (60mh), 13.92 (100mh) and 1:00.94 (400mh) • Majoring in interdisciplinary studies

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Meet The Roadrunners Dana Mecke

Stacia Newton

Middle Distances 5-3 • Sr.-3L Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley HS) • Team captain • 2010 third-team Academic All-American • 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (800m) • 2010 Southland Outdoor Athlete of the Year • 2009 Southland Indoor Outstanding

Track Performer • Eight-time Southland Champion (six indoor/two outdoor) • Four-time Southland Student-Athlete of the Year (2009-10 indoor/2010 outdoor/2008 cross country) • 2008 Southland Cross Country Champion and Athlete of the Year • 10-time Southland Athlete of the Week honoree • Majoring in mechanical engineering

Throws 5-11 • So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Kennedale HS)

• Three-time Southland scorer in her inagural campaign • Placed sixth in the shot put at the 2010 Southland Indoor & Outdoor meets • Also recorded eighth-place performance in discus at outdoor meet • 2009 UIL 3A Champion (shot put/discus) • Majoring in public relations

Lauren Oseghae Sprints/Jumps 5-5 • Fr.-HS San Antonio, Texas (Brandeis HS)

Briony Miller Sprints 5-9 • So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS)

• 2010 Southland DMR Champion • Three-time Southland scorer (DMR & 1,600m relays • Ran 200m and 400m in her first year • 2009 UIL 5A third place in 400m • Majoring in public relations

• 2010 UIL 5A Champion (long jump) and fourth place (triple jump) • 2010 Region 4-5A and District 28-5A Champion (long/triple jumps) • Top marks are 18-10 ¾/5.75m (long jump/#33 U.S./#4 Texas) and 38-11 ½/11.87m (triple jump/#72 U.S./#12 Texas) • Majoring in chemistry

Kayla Pratt

Distances 5-8 • Jr.-1L Del Rio, Texas (Comstock HS)

Courtney Nelson Distances 5-10 • Jr.-2L San Antonio, Texas (Reagan HS)

• Two-time Southland scorer in 3,000m steeplechase • Finished sixth at 2009 Southland Outdoor and was seventh a year ago • Owns personal best of 11:25.90 • Also has run the 800m and 1,500m • A three-year member of cross country squad ª Majoring in kinesiology

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• Three-time Southland Indoor Champion (5,000m/DMR) • Has anchored UTSA’s last two conference champion DMR quartets • UTSA record-holder in indoor 5,000m (17:17.76) • 2009 Southland Cross Country Championships runner-up • Two-time Southland Athlete of the Week honoree (Feb. 10, 2010/ Sept. 2, 2008) • 2009 USATF Junior All-American (5k) • Majoring in public relations

2011 UTSA Roadrunners Track & Field


Meet The Roadrunners Brittany Roberts

Shartanae Swearengin

Throws 5-5 • Fr.-HS Pflugerville, Texas (Connally HS)

• 2010 UIL 5A seventh place (shot put) • 2010 Region 4-5A & District 25-5A Champion (shot put) • Also was ’10 district champion (discus) • Top marks were 42-7/12.97m (shot put) and 125-0/38-10m (discus) • Majoring in criminal justice

Kerry Robinson

Multis 5-2 • So.-1L Odessa, Texas (Permian HS)

• Two-time Southland scorer in her inaugural season (pentathlon/1,600m relay) • Ran anchor leg on seventh-place 1,600m relay team at 2010 Southland Indoor and finished eighth in pentathlon at same meet • Scored season bests of 3,230 points in pentathlon and 4,551 in heptathlon • Has yet to declare a major

Nicole Washington

High Jump 5-4 • Fr.-HS Kyle, Texas (Lehman HS)

Sprints 5-6 • So.-SQ Houston, Texas (Westbury HS)

• Will compete primarily in high jump as a Roadrunner • Kyle HS record-holder in 200m, long jump, high jump, 400m relay and 800m relay • Majoring in criminal justice

Brittney Solomon Sprints 5-1 • So.-SQ Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak HS)

• Competed in the 60m, 100m and 200m in her first campaign • Recorded top times of 7.89 (60m), 12.23 (100m), 25.44 (200m), • 2009 Region 2-4A qualifier (100m/200m) • Majoring in psychology

Rachel Stewart

• Majoring in finance

• Ran 60m, 100m and 200m in her inaugural campaign • Registered season bests of 7.91 (60m), 12.22 (100m) and 25.79 (200m) • 2009 UIL 4A second place (400m relay/ 800m relay) and seventh in 100m

Sarah Wedgeworth Distances 5-9 • Fr.-HS Portland, Texas (Gregory-Portland HS)

• Ran in seven cross country meets last fall • Helped lead HS team to regional title • Top marks are 2:19.98 (800m/#75 Texas) and 5-2/1.57m (high jump) • Has yet to declare a major

Pole Vault 5-5 • Fr.-HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) • 2010 Region 2-5A third place & District 14-5A Champion • 2009 UIL 5A seventh place, Region 2-5A second place & District 14-5A Champion • Top mark of 11-6/3.50m (#18 Texas) • Has yet to declare a major

Chenee White

Sprints 5-5 • Fr.-HS San Antonio, Texas (Jay HS) • Ran sprints and relays for Mustangs • Placed second in 400m at 2010 District 28-5A meet • Also played for the volleyball team • Has yet to declare a major

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Meet The Roadrunners Grace Williamson

Greneshia Wright

Distances 5-8 • Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek HS)

• 2010 Most Valuable Player • 2010 Region 2-5A finalist (800m/1,600m relay) • Top marks are 57.54 (400m) and 2:13.84 (800m/#28 Texas) • Basketball team captain • Has yet to declare a major

Taelor Wilson

Sprints/Jumps 5-4 • Fr.-HS Abilene, Texas (Wylie HS)

• Top marks: 11.99 (100m); 19-3/5.86m (long jump) • 2009 UIL 5A second place (long jump) and eighth place (100m) • 2009 Region 1-5A Champion (long jump) and second place (100m) • 2009 District 8-5A Champion (long jump) • Majoring in pre-biology

Krystal Wynn

Throws 5-7 • Jr.-2L Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville HS) • Team captain • Two-time Southland scorer • Placed sixth in the weight throw at the 2009 Southland Indoor • Finished eighth in the hammer at the 2010 Southland Outdoor • Ranks second on UTSA’s hammer throw all-time performers list (153-3/46.71m) and third on the weight throw chart (50-0/15.25m) ª Majoring in criminal justice

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Sprints/Jumps 5-6 • Fr.-HS Euless, Texas (Trinity HS)

• 2 0 1 0 R e g i o n 1 - 5 A th i rd p l a ce (100m/200m) • 2 0 0 9 R e g i o n 1 - 5 A th i rd p l a ce (100m/200m) • 2009 District 5-5A Champion (100m & 200m) and ’08 District 7-5A Champion (100m) • 2009 Great Southwest Meet Champion (100m/200m) • Top marks are 7.58 (60m/#15 U.S.), 11.69 (100m), 24.20 (outdoor 200m), 25.06 (indoor 200m/#51 U.S.); 18-1/5.51m (long jump); 3810/11.83m (triple jump) • Has yet to declare a major

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Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Aaron Fox

aron Fox just is in his third season as director of track & field and cross country. An integral part of UTSA track & field for the last decade, Fox has been in charge of the men since 2003 and he added the women to his list of responsibilities following the merging of the two programs in July 2008. His Roadrunners career began as an assistant for both the men and women from 2000-02. He has led the men to five consecutive Southland Conference Indoor Championships and been named Southland Indoor Coach of the Year the past five seasons (only coach in league history to earn five straight awards). Fox’s other honors include the 2008 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor South Central Region Coach of the Year and Southland Outdoor Coach of the Year in two of the past three years (2008, ’10). He also represented Team USA as an assistant coach at the 2010 Thorpe Cup (annual United States/Germany decathlon competition). A former All-America decathlete at the University of Texas, he already has tutored several high-profile athletes at UTSA, including fourtime All-Americans Teddy Williams, three-time All-American Justin Youngblood, two-time All-American Larry Brooks, All-Americans Devon Bond, Brandon Buteaux and Rhonda Ray, two-time national qualifier Curtis Johnson, four-time Southland Champion Will Vese and 2008 Southland Cross Country, six-time indoor and two-time outdoor league champion Dana Mecke. Under his watchful eye, Roadrunners student-athletes have broken or tied six conference and 68 school records, won 77 league titles and earned 12 All-America certificates. There has been just as much success in the classroom, as multi-event performer Bryan Wolfe swept Southland Student-Athlete of the Year honors in 2005 and ’06, while Mecke has been honored four times (2008 cross country/’0910 indoor/’10 outdoor) in addition to earning third-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades last spring. In a tight team race that came down to the final event, the Flagstaff, Ariz., native led UTSA to its first-ever Southland Indoor Championship in 2006 behind individual championships from Buteaux (heptathlon) and Mthobisi Baloyi (800m). His Roadrunners successfully defended that title a year later on the strength of gold medals by Brooks (800m), Gaston Griffin (400m) and Vese (60m hurdles) and UTSA completed the three-peat in 2008 when a league-record six athletes — Steven Brown (200m), Luke Johnson (shot put), P.J. McGowen (high jump), Vese (60m hurdles), Williams (60m) and Tommy Wolfe (heptathlon) — came back to the Alamo City with individual championships. The Roadrunners picked up their fourth consecutive title in February 2009 when Vese (60m hurdles), Johnathan Whittaker (high jump), Williams (60m/200m) and Tommy Wolfe (heptathlon) finished on top. Crown number five came the following season when the Birds received winning performances from Williams (60m/200m), Keith Benford (high jump), Devon Bond (triple jump) and the distance medley relay team of Brandon Chiuminetta, Canel Cole, Bryan Ugochukwu and Albert Cardenas. Williams was tabbed the league’s Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Performer for the second season in a row, while Benford and Bond were named Freshman and Newcomer of the Year, respectively. UTSA ended a streak of back-to-back second-place finishes at the conference’s outdoor meet in 2008, giving the program its first-ever indoor/outdoor sweep in school history. First-place efforts by Williams in the 100m and 200m, Vese in the 110m hurdles, Tommy Wolfe in the decathlon and the 400-meter relay team vaulted the Roadrunners to their second Southland Outdoor Championship in school annals. Following that meet, the team entered the USTFCCA Top 25 Poll,

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which was the first national ranking by any program in UTSA Athletics history. The program’s second sweep in the last three years came this past spring when Williams (100m), Bond (high & triple jumps) and Tyler Williamson (long jump) won individual titles at the Southland Outdoor. The Birds scored a school-record 148 points en route to their seventh title under Fox’s tutelage and Williams recorded the nation’s top time (10.03w) in his gold-medal performance. Bond went on to post the second-highest national finish in program history with his fifth-place effort in the triple jump, while Williams became UTSA’s first-ever four-time All-American with his ninth-place showing in the 100m. He went on to sign a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys in July 2010, becoming the first UTSA athlete to play in the National Football League. During the past five years, 57 individuals have qualified for NCAA Championship Preliminary Round competition and 12 have advanced to compete at the national meet. The 2009 campaign saw Williams collect Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Performer honors after becoming the first athlete in five years to sweep the short sprints at the conference meet. He went on to post the third-fastest preliminary heat time, a league record 6.59, at the NCAA Indoor Championships and picked up his second All-America certificate with his eighth-place showing. He then posted the world’s fastest 100m time in any condition, 9.90, at the UTEP Invitational in April, which stood for two-and-a-half months. Meanwhile, Vese also picked up another league indoor title, his third in a row in the 60m hurdles, to push his career total to four and Tommy Wolfe won his third straight conference multi-events crown at the circuit’s indoor meet. On the women’s side, Fox immediately has turned the Roadrunners into Southland contenders in just two short seasons. Mecke helped lead the program to a five-place improvement at the 2010 Southland Outdoor and she was named the league’s Athlete of the Year after winning the 800m and 1,500m titles. Her middle distance sweep was the first in the conference in seven years. Jessica Jones was the Birds’ other champion, as she won her third consecutive 100m hurdles crown, joining former UTSA All-American Ryanne Dupree as the circuit’s only three-time winners in the event. UTSA posted its highest indoor finish, third, in a half dozen years in February 2010 on the strength of a school-record-tying six individual/relay crowns. Jones successfully defended her 60m hurdles title, Mecke swept the 800m and mile for the second straight year, Pernilla Savestrand and Kayla Pratt were victorious in the 3k and 5k, respectively, and the DMR collected gold for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, Savestrand was tabbed the circuit’s Newcomer of the Year after earning the same award during the cross country campaign. In his first season, Mecke became the fourth female in school history and first in a dozen years to win the Southland Cross Country Championship. She won her first seven races of the season before finishing the campaign with a 23rd-place showing at the NCAA South Central Regional, which was the highest finish by a Roadrunner in at least 12 years. The league’s Student-Athlete of the Year also was a five-time Southland Athlete of the Week honoree. Mecke went on to win Southland Indoor Championships in the 800 meters and mile in addition to running the anchor leg on UTSA’s first-place distance medley relay squad and she was tabbed the meet’s Outstanding Track Performer and circuit’s Student-Athlete of Year. Meanwhile, Jones swept the circuit’s hurdles crowns, including successfully defending her 100m hurdles title, to become the first female in school history to

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Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Aaron Fox do so and she went on to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional. In June, Pratt raced to All-America honors in the 5k at the USA Junior Championships. Williams earned All-America honors in the 100m following his seventhplace performance at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships and went on to advance to the quarterfinals at the United States Olympic Trials. The fifth All-American in school history had a year to remember, as he set a total of four school records — 60m (6.66), 100m (10.16), 200m (20.60) and 400m relay (39.84) in addition to winning the NCAA Midwest Regional 100m title, the Southland Outdoor 100m, 200m and 400m relay crowns and the Southland Indoor 60m gold medal. Williams, who led 1-2-3 finishes in both short sprints at the conference’s outdoor meet, was named the league’s Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer. He also set a new conference record in the 60m dash in January and competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships two months later. The Tyler native capped his season by running on the 400m relay team that ran the world’s fastest time (38.39) at the NACAC Under23 Championships. Meanwhile, Brown collected All-Midwest Region honors in the 100m, was named the Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year and was the high-point scorer at both league meets, while Tommy Wolfe became the first athlete to sweep both multi-event competitions in league history. Brooks, the school record-holder in the indoor and outdoor 800 meters, completed a rare double for the Roadrunners in 2007, becoming just the second male athlete in school history to earn All-America accolades at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the same season, matching Youngblood’s feat from 2004 (heptathlon/ decathlon). Additionally, Buteaux advanced to the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships and became the program’s third All-American with a seventh-place finish, breaking Youngblood’s school record with 5,519 points. In 2004, Youngblood won the Southland Indoor heptathlon title en route to being named the league’s Indoor Men’s Athlete of the Year and earning All-America honors with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He then picked up his third All-America certificate with a seventh-place showing at the national outdoor meet in Austin. In his first season as interim head coach in 2003, Fox led the Roadrunners to a pair of individual league titles and a fifth-place finish at the Southland Indoor. Additionally, Carl Johnson was named Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet.

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The 2002 season saw Fox tutor his student-athletes to several more honors. Both Youngblood and Ray won their respective pentathlons at the Southland Indoor Championships, while Youngblood also was the high jump champion, high-point scorer and Outstanding Field Athlete. Ray went on to repeat as the outdoor heptathlon champion. The pair both finished seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America accolades. The UTSA men won the 2001 Southland Outdoor title and Fox also guided Ray and Youngblood to multi-event league titles during the season. Ray claimed indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon crowns, while Youngblood was the indoor pentathlon champion. Fox, a team captain at Texas in 1998-99, was an All-American and the first-ever Big 12 Champion in the indoor heptathlon and outdoor decathlon. He also holds the U.S. Junior first-day total and long jump records and held the Big 12 Outdoor meet record in the decathlon from 1997-2009. In 1995, he broke Daley Thompson’s junior 100-meter dash mark in the decathlon and was the No. 1-ranked U.S. Junior and thirdranked junior decathlete in the world. Fox also still owns the Arizona Class 4A state record in the long jump (24-7) and his 10-year-old triple jump mark of 49-1 was broken in 2007. A 1999 graduate with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology, Fox served as an assistant with the Texas track & field camp from 1997-98 and with the Longhorns program until 1999. Fox is married to the former Sarah Vestal and the couple has a daughter, June Elizabeth. The Fox File Hometown_____________________ Flagstaff, Ariz. (Sinagua HS) Alma mater_ _________________________________ Texas, 1999 Coaching Experience Head Coach: UTSA, 2008-present (men & women); 2003-08 (men) Assistant Coach: UTSA, 2000-02 (men & women) Coaching Highlights • Led UTSA to 2006-10 Southland Indoor Championships & 2008 & ’10 Southland Outdoor Championships • 2008 USTFCCCA Indoor South Central Region Coach of the Year • 2006-10 Southland Indoor Coach of the Year (only coach in league history to earn five in a row) • 2008 & ’10 Southland Outdoor Coach of the Year • Six All-Americans (Devon Bond, Larry Brooks, Brandon Buteaux, Teddy Williams, Justin Youngblood, Rhonda Ray) • 2010 Southland Outdoor Athlete of the Year Dana Mecke • 2008 & ’10 Southland Outdoor Outstanding Track Performer Teddy Williams • 2009-10 Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year & Outstanding Track Performer Teddy Williams • 2010 Southland Indoor Newcomer of the Year Devon Bond • 2010 Southland Indoor Freshman of the Year Keith Benford • 2010 Southland Cross Country & Indoor Newcomer of the Year Pernilla Savestrand • 2009 Southland Indoor Outstanding Track Performer Dana Mecke • 2008 Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year Steven Brown • 2008 Southland Indoor Freshman of the Year P.J. McGowen • 2004 Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year Justin Youngblood • 2003 Southland Indoor Outstanding Track Performer Carl Johnson • 2002 Southland Indoor Outstanding Field Performer Justin Youngblood • 77 Southland Champions (45 indoor/31 outdoor/1 cross country) • Served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2010 Thorpe Cup • Teddy Williams signed free-agent contract with Dallas Cowboys in July 2010, becoming first-ever UTSA athlete to play in the NFL

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cott Slade is in his fifth year as the Roadrunners’ men’s cross country/distance coach.

His goal is to create an environment conducive to success where each student-athlete can be guided to reach their personal and athletic goals. “We want to create an atmosphere of excellence that athletes want to be a part of,” he said. “I want each member of this program to leave with the great benefits of being a UTSA student-athlete.” Slade’s distance runners were instrumental in UTSA’s second Southland Conference Championship indoor/ outdoor sweep in the last three seasons a year ago. The indoor campaign saw the distance medley relay team of Brandon Chiuminetta, Canel Cole, Bryan Ugochukwu and Albert Cardenas win the program’s fifth-ever conference crown and the Roadrunners received five other scoring performances at the meet. That effort was doubled during the Southland Outdoor, as UTSA went on to score a school-record 148 points. In fact, each distance runner accounted for points at the conference meets. Slade has led the men’s cross country team to consecutive thirdplace finishes at the Southland Conference Championships. Layne Nixon led the way, in 2009, as he earned all-conference honors with his seventh-place effort, while Cole Reveal was the team’s top finisher this past fall with his eighth-place performance. Reveal went on to earn All-South Central Region accolades. He also helped lead the women to a fourth-place performance, giving the program its best finish since 2004. Kayla Pratt finished second, defending champion Dana Mecke placed fifth and Southland Newcomer of the Year Pernilla Savestrand crossed the tape in seventh place. Mecke and Nixon went on to pick up AllSouth Central Region accolades to close out the campaign. In his first season coaching the women, Mecke became the fourth female in school history and first in a dozen years to win the Southland Cross Country Championship. She won her first seven races of the season before finishing the campaign with a 23rd-place showing at the NCAA South Central Regional, which was the highest finish by a Roadrunner in at least 12 years. The league’s Student-Athlete of the Year also was a five-time Southland Athlete of the Week honoree. Mecke went on to win Southland Indoor Championships in the 800 meters and mile in addition to running the anchor leg on UTSA’s first-place distance medley relay squad and was tabbed the meet’s Outstanding Track Performer and circuit’s Student-Athlete of the Year. Meanwhile, Pratt raced to All-America honors in the 5,000m at June’s USA Junior Championships. On the men’s side, he helped lead the Roadrunners to their fourth consecutive Southland Indoor Championship in February 2009. Slade then guided Michael Cook to the league’s outdoor 1,500 meters title and he became the first athlete in eight years and fifth in program history to accomplish the feat. The victory gave the true freshman a spot in the NCAA Midwest Regional.

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That came on the heels of a 2008 campaign that saw UTSA claim its third conference indoor crown in a row. Three months later, he was instrumental in the program’s first Southland Outdoor Championship in seven years, which resulted in the inaugural indoor/ outdoor sweep in school history, the league’s first since 2004. Slade made an immediate impact in his first year with the program, helping Larry Brooks become the first distance runner in school history to earn All-America accolades and compete at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Championships. Brooks also completed a rare double for the Roadrunners in 2007. The school recordholder in the indoor and outdoor 800 meters became just the second male athlete in school history to earn All-America accolades at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the same season, matching Justin Youngblood’s feat from 2004 (heptathlon/decathlon). The Buffalo, N.Y., native came to UTSA after a three-year stint as the director of cross country and track & field at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, Calif. He started up Soka’s cross country and track & field programs in fall 2004. Slade also coached the 2004 Orange County Marathon Champion and the leadoff leg of the winning distance medley relay at USATF Indoor Nationals. He also founded the Pacific Throws Academy and was the co-chair of long-distance running for the Southern California USATF. Prior to Soka, Slade was the head coach of the cross country and track & field programs from 1991-2003 at Plattsburgh State University. He was a four-time NCAA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year and two-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year. From 1989-91, Slade was an assistant cross country and track & field coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Slade began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant cross country and track & field coach at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. It was there that he served under legendary distance coach Dr. Joe Vigil, who served as the United States’ distance coach at the 1988 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In his two years, Slade helped lead the school to the 1988 and ’89 National Cross Country Championships and helped coach five distance runners who won national titles and a total of 41 All-Americans. Slade is Level III trained in distance events by the USATF, currently is the NCAA South Central Men’s Cross Country Region Representative for the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and is a member of the NCAA Division I Cross Country Executive Committee. An All-America distance runner at the University of Buffalo, he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 1987. Two years later, Slade received his master’s in Health, Physical Education & Recreation from Adams State College. Slade is married to Darlene Holland.

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ollowing an outstanding career at UTSA, David Burnett is in his fifth season as an assistant coach. Burnett aides Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Aaron Fox with the team’s sprinters, hurdlers and relay teams. “UTSA is a great place to be,” Burnett said. “It is in one of the largest cities in the nation and has a lot to offer both academically and athletically. I want to help advance this university any way I can and it starts by recruiting student-athletes that have character, desire and direction.” Last spring saw the Roadrunners men post their second Southland Conference Indoor/Outdoor Championship sweep in the last three years. Led by four-time All-American Teddy Williams, UTSA claimed its fifth consecutive indoor crown in February and followed that up with the third outdoor title in program history three months later. Williams was tabbed the league’s Indoor Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Performer for the second season in a row after sweeping the 60- and 200-meter dashes and he went on to place fourth in 60m at the NCAA Indoor. The Tyler native continued his amazing success during the outdoor campaign, racing to yet another Southland Championship in the 100m, winning the race in 10.03w, which was then the nation’s fastest time. Williams was tabbed the league’s Outstanding Track Performer and he went on to pick up the fourth All-America certificate of his iilustrious career. Signed by National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys in July 2010, he also was a part of the record-setting 400m relay quartet that clocked a 39.59 at the Texas Relays. Meanwhile, Jessica Jones successfully defended her 60m hurdles title at the Southland Indoor and won her third consecutive 100m hurdles crown during the outdoor season, joining former UTSA All-American Ryanne Dupree as the circuit’s only three-time winners in the event. The Jamaica native helped the Roadrunners claim their fourth consecutive Southland Indoor Championship last February. He helped guide Williams to Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Performer honors after he increased his career gold medal count to six (three indoor/three outdoor) in becoming the first athlete in five years to sweep the short sprints at the conference meet. He clocked a meet record for the second year in a row with his 6.64 winning performance in the 60-meter dash. A little less than two hours later, he circled the track in 21.84 to edge UT Arlington’s Cordero Gray by six one-thousandths of second in the deuce. Williams went on to post the third-fastest preliminary heat time, a Southland-record 6.59, at the NCAA Indoor Championships and picked up his second All-America certificate with his eighthplace showing. He then posted the world’s fastest 100m time in any condition, 9.90, at the UTEP Invitational in April, which stood for two-and-a-half months. Meanwhile, Will Vese also picked up a league indoor title, his third in a row in the 60m hurdles, and that pushed his career total to four. On the women’s side, Jessica Jones swept the circuit’s hurdles crowns, including successfully defending her 100m hurdles title, to become the first female in school history to do so and she went on to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regional. That came on the heels of a 2008 campaign that saw UTSA win its third conference indoor title in a row. Three months later, he was instrumental in the program’s first Southland Outdoor Championship in seven years, which resulted in the inaugural indoor/outdoor sweep in school history (first in Southland since 2004).

Burnett mentored Williams to All-America honors in the 100m following his seventh-place performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and he went on to advance to the quarterfinals at the United States Olympic Trials. The fifth All-American in school history had a year to remember, as he set a total of four school records — 60m (6.66), 100m (10.16), 200m (20.60) and 400m relay (39.84) in addition to winning the NCAA Midwest Regional 100m title, the Southland Outdoor 100m, 200m and 400m relay crowns and the Southland Indoor 60m gold medal. Williams, who led 1-2-3 finishes in both short sprints at the conference’s outdoor meet, was named the league’s Outstanding Outdoor Track Performer. He also established a new league record in the 60m dash in January and competed at the NCAA Indoor Championships two months later. Williams capped his season by running on the 400m relay team that ran the world’s fastest time (38.39) at the NACAC Under 23 Championships in July. Burnett also coached Steven Brown to All-Midwest Region honors in the 100m in addition to Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year accolades and the Mesquite native was the high-point scorer at both league meets. Vese also won his second consecutive Southland Championship in the 60m hurdles and also brought home gold in the 110m hurdles at the league’s outdoor meet. He helped UTSA defend its 2006 Southland Indoor Championship two years ago and also mentored Gaston Griffin, who won the league’s indoor 400m title and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships. Williams also shattered the school’s 60m record at that meet, clocking an NCAA provisional 6.71 to break teammate Cedric Harris’ mark of 6.76 set in 2005. During the outdoor campaign, Burnett coached six NCAA Midwest Regional qualifiers in five events and the quartet of Scott Briscoe, Brown, Harris and Williams earned all-region honors for their fifth-place finish in the 400-meter relay. In 2006, Burnett earned the Southland’s inaugural Steve McCarty Citizenship Award. A team captain as a senior, he helped lead UTSA to its first-ever Southland Indoor Championship. Burnett won the 2005 conference indoor 400 meters championship, was a 10-time all-conference performer and eight-time scorer at conference events. He also was a two-time NCAA Midwest Regional qualifier and four-time member of the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Burnett was a 2005 NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Council President & Leadership Conference Representative, NCAA Inspiration Award nominee, John Wooden Golden Cup Inspiration Award semifinalist and vice president for UTSA’s chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A three-sport star at Corpus Christi’s Carroll High School, he also was named the South Texas Athlete of the Year as a senior, a two-time all-state selection in track & field and All-American in soccer during the 2000-01 season. His dedication to the program, both as a former student-athlete and now as a coach, inspired the athletics department to create the David Burnett Roadrunner Pride Award in Spring 2008. Burnett earned Level I certification from USA Track & Field in 2008 and his oldest brother, Paul, was a two-time all-conference and four-time all-league performer for UTSA from 1994-97.

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hris Adams, who was hired in August 2008, just begins his third season working with UTSA’s throwers (shot put/discus/hammer/ javelin/weight throw) this spring. “I’m excited to be at a place that is on the rise in the Southland Conference, regionally and nationally,” Adams said when he was added to the coaching staff. “Coach (Aaron) Fox has done so many great things in a short amount of time and I’m looking forward to helping the program continue its success.” His second season in charge of the throwers saw a total of five new school records and seven student-athletes (five women/two men) combine to score points 14 times at the Southland Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Leading the way was freshman Richard Garrett Jr., who qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Rounds (discus), posted a pair of runner-up performances at the league meets (indoor shot put/discus) and broke both UTSA’s shot put marks. Meanwhile, fellow first-year performer Katie Bragg earned a silver medal in the hammer at the Southland Outdoor and established new program records in the weight throw and hammer. In his first campaign, he guided Amber Byars (discus) and Taelor Wilson (shot put) to points at the Southland Outdoor and Indoor, respectively, and the pair also made their mark on the program’s alltime performance charts, moving into the top four in the hammer, weight throw and discus. In his four seasons in San Marcos, Adams coached Abigail Ruston to 2007 NCAA Outdoor All-America honors in the shot put (second place) and Sara Stultz earned 2006 Southland Conference Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year accolades. All told, Bobcats athletes set five league records and won a total of 14 individual championships under his direction. Adams was a two-time All-American in both the shot and hammer at Ashland (Ohio) University. The Findlay, Ohio, native earned his bachelor’s degree from Ashland in recreation administration after beginning his career at Kent State, where he was an all-conference performer from 1998-2000. He also earned a silver medal for Team USA at the 2002 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-25 Track & Field Championships and was a 2004 Olympic Trials qualifier in the shot put. Adams is married to the former Amber Thompson.

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irginia Coindreau, hired in July 2008, begins her third season as women’s cross country/distance coach this year. Coindreau has made an immediate impact with the team’s distance runners, as she was instrumental in the Roadrunners women producing a fiveplace improvement at the 2010 Southland Outdoor Championships. Dana Mecke was named the league’s Athlete of the Year after winning the 800m and 1,500m titles and her middle distance sweep was the first in the conference in seven years. She went on to compete at the NCAA Championships Preliminary Rounds (800m) and was tabbed a third-team ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic-American. Meanwhile, UTSA posted its highest indoor finish, third, in a half dozen years in February 2010 on the strength of a school-recordtying six individual/relay crowns, five of which came from the distance crew. Mecke swept the 800m and mile for the second straight year, Pernilla Savestrand and Kayla Pratt were victorious in the 3k and 5k, respectively, and the distance medley relay team collected a gold medal for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, Savestrand was tabbed the circuit’s Newcomer of the Year after earning the same award during the cross country campaign. She led the women’s cross country squad to a fourth-place finish in 2009, giving the program its best finish in five years. Pratt finished second, Mecke — the defending champion — placed fifth and Savestrand — the Southland Newcomer of the Year — crossed the tape in seventh place. Mecke became the fourth female in school history and first in a dozen years to win the Southland Cross Country Championship in 2008. The junior won her first seven races of the season before finishing the campaign with a 23rd-place showing at the NCAA South Central Regional, which was the highest finish by a Roadrunner in at least 12 years. The league’s Student-Athlete of the Year also was a five-time Southland Athlete of the Week honoree. She went on to win Southland Indoor Championships in the 800 meters and mile in addition to running the anchor leg on UTSA’s first-place distance medley relay squad and was tabbed the meet’s Outstanding Track Performer and circuit’s Student-Athlete of the Year. Meanwhile, Pratt raced to All-America honors in the 5,000m at June’s USA Junior Championships. The Georgetown native came to the Alamo City after coaching the previous two seasons at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo. She served as a volunteer coach in 2006-07 and as a graduate assistant one year later, working with the cross country and distance contingent. Coindreau was a four-year letterwinner from 2001-05 in both cross country and track & field at at Adams State. She was a member of the Grizzlies’ 2005 NCAA Division II Champion distance medley relay squad and a nine-time All-American. Coindreau also helped lead the cross country team to back-to-back National Championships in 2003-04. She graduated from Adams State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in both biology and psychology.

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TSA received a pair of winning performances from senior All-American Teddy Williams in both short sprints, junior Devon Bond and freshman Keith Benford were victorious in the triple and high jumps, respectively, and the distance medley relay team claimed a gold medal to lead the Roadrunners to their fifth consecutive Southland Conference Indoor Championship. Williams successfully defended his titles in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes to become the first athlete in league history to win both crowns in consecutive years. The reigning Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year raced to a 6.66 in the 60 meters and easily outran his nearest competitor for his third consecutive crown in the event. An hour later, Williams recorded one of the most dramatic finishes in meet history with his triumph in the deuce. Meanwhile, Bond skipped to a provisional 52-1 ¾ (15.89m) in winning UTSA’s first-ever conference championship in the triple jump. The three victories, when combined with Benford and the DMR titles on the opening day, pushed the program’s all-time total to 50 and more than half (26) have come under the direction of head coach Aaron Fox. “I can’t begin to express how proud I am of our athletes,” Fox said. “To win a fifth straight title takes a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone on the roster and we received so many great performances this weekend. I’m so fortunate to have such great assistants because we wouldn’t be experiencing the success we are without their hard work and dedication.” UTSA scored 120 points to easily outdistance second-place Stephen F. Austin, which netted 99.5. The Roadrunners entered the day with a 10.5-point cushion and never looked back. Sophomore Albert Cardenas and freshman Richard Garrett Jr. both picked up eight points with their second-place finishes in the mile and shot put, respectively. Cardenas clocked a 4:12.70 for the second-best time in program history, while Garrett launched the implement 57-9 ½ (17.61m).

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Keith Benford_ ________ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.10m) Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10__________ Triple jump (15.89m) Chiuminetta, Cole,_____ 1st_ __ 10__ Distance medley relay (10:10.08) Ugochukwu, Cardenas Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10______________ 60 meters (6.66) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 200 meters (21.73) Albert Cardenas_ ______2nd___ 8_________________ Mile (4:12.70) Richard Garrett Jr.______2nd___ 8______________Shot put (17.61m) Devon Bond___________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.05m) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:53.63) Tyler Williamson_______ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.23m) Canel Cole____________ 5th_ __ 4____________ 800 meters (1:53.84) Adam Hebert__________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ 200 meters (21.91) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 5th_ __ 4_____________ High jump (2.05m) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 6th_ __ 3____________ 800 meters (1:54.64) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 6th_ __ 3_____________ Heptathlon (4,942) Cole Reveal_ __________ 6th_ __ 3_________ 5,000 meters (15:04.08) Phil Steinert___________ 6th_ __ 3_________ Weight throw (17.04m) John Matthews_ ______ t-6th___2.5________ 60-meter hurdles (8.20) Lucas Neeper_________ t-5th___2.5_____________Pole vault (4.65m) Geulein Brisco_________ 7th_ __ 2_____________Long jump (7.10m) John Matthews_ _______ 7th_ __ 2_____________ 200 meters (22.27) Ugochukwu, Archangel,__ 7th_ __ 2______ 1,600-meter relay (3:20.45) Cole, Eggleston Peyton Vickers_________ 8th_ __ 1_____________Long jump (7.01m) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 120 2. Stephen F. Austin_______ 99.5 3. Sam Houston State________90 4. UT Arlington____________82 5. Southeastern Louisiana_ ___77 6. Lamar__________________61

7. McNeese State_ _______ 59 8. Texas State____________ 31 9. Northwestern State____ 30 10. Central Arkansas_ ____10.5 11. A&M-Corpus Christi____ 2

UTSA racked up a total of 16 points in the 200m, as freshman Adam Hebert (pr 21.91) and junior John Matthews (22.27) placed fifth and seventh, respectively, behind Williams. Matthews also scored two-and-a-half points with his sixth-place performance (8.20) in the 60m hurdles. The Birds also had an impressive showing in the 800m with senior Bryan Ugochukwu (1:53.63) and juniors Canel Cole (1:53.84) and Brandon Chiuminetta (1:54.64) finishing 3-5-6, which was good for 13 addition tallies. Junior Kyle Kaase rallied late in the heptathlon on the strength of a school-record effort in the pole vault (16-4 ¾/5.00m) to finish sixth with the fifth-best point total (4,942) is school annals. The team’s final points came in the day’s last event, the 1,600m relay, in what amounted to eight victory laps for the Roadrunners. The quartet of Ugochukwu, freshman Xaviar Archangel, Cole and freshman Spenser Eggleston stopped the clock in 3:20.45, which was good for seventh place, but, by that point, the celebration already had begun.

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2010 Men’s Indoor Bests 55 meters 6.23 a P S_____Teddy Williams___________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 6.40 a_______Edmund Yeboah_ _________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 6.50 a_______Kevin Hunt_ _____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 6.66 a_______Tyler Williamson__________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 60 meters 6.61 P_______Teddy Williams__________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 6.80________Edmund Yeboah_ ______Southland Championships (2/26) 6.90________Adam Hebert__________Southland Championships (2/26) 7.00________Kevin Hunt_ __________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 7.11________Tyler Williamson_______ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 7.17________Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (2/13) 7.26________Kyle Kaase____________Southland Championships (2/26) 200 meters 21.56 o______Teddy Williams___________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 21.91_______Adam Hebert__________Southland Championships (2/27) 22.05_______John Matthews_ _______Southland Championships (2/26) 22.25_______Nate Brunette_ ________Southland Championships (2/26) 22.34 o______Kenton Jackson_______________ Iowa State Classic (2/12) 22.68 o______Spenser Eggleston_________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 22.78 o______Edmund Yeboah_ _________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 22.80 o______Xaviar Archangel_ ________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 22.80 o______Kevin Hunt_ _____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 22.90 o______James Pailin______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 23.13_______Darryl Wyrick______________ Houston All-Comers (2/6) 23.21 o______Terrence Watson__________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 400 meters 49.09 b______Xaviar Archangel_ _______ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 49.85 b______Spenser Eggleston________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 51.14_______Darryl Wyrick______________ Houston All-Comers (2/6) 50.18 o______Kevin Pfullmann__________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 51.25 o______Terrence Watson__________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 51.31 b______James Pailin_____________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 800 meters 1:53.63_ ____Brian Ugochukwu______Southland Championships (2/27) 1:53.84_ ____Canel Cole____________Southland Championships (2/27) 1:54.64_ ____Brandon Chiuminetta___Southland Championships (2/27) 1:55.89 b_ ___Albert Cardenas_ ________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) Mile 4:12.70_ ____Albert Cardenas_ ______Southland Championships (2/27) 4:17.62_ ____Cole Reveal_ ________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 4:19.43_ ____Corey Vargas________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 4:23.73 b_ ___Brandon Chiuminetta_____ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 4:29.30_ ____Corey Vargas__________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 4:35.79 o_ ___Jim Stitt_ ________________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23)

55-meter hurdles 7.80 a_______John Matthews_ __________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 8.33 a_______Kyle Kaase_______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 8.96 a_______Lucas Neeper_____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 60-meter hurdles 8.14________John Matthews_ _______Southland Championships (2/26) 8.81________Kyle Kaase____________Southland Championships (2/27) 9.05________Lucas Neeper________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 1,600-meter relay 3:17.14 b____Ugochukwu, Archangel___ New Balance Invitational (2/6) ___________Cole, Eggleston Distance medley relay 10:07.36 b___Chiuminetta, Cole,_______ New Balance Invitational (2/5) ___________Vargas, Cardenas High jump 2.19m P S____Keith Benford_ ________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 2.05m______Devon Bond___________Southland Championships (2/26) 2.05m______Johnathan Whittaker_ __Southland Championships (2/26) 2.04m______Colin Thomas_ ______ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 2.00m______Sean Masek___________Southland Championships (2/26) 1.77m______Kyle Kaase____________Southland Championships (2/26) 1.68m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (2/26) Pole vault 5.00m S_____Kyle Kaase__________ Houston Invitational/Multis (2/27) 4.75m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (2/27) 4.60m______Greg Gabrisch_______ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 4.50m______Dillard Glass_ _________Southland Championships (2/26) Long jump 7.24m______Tyler Williamson_____ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/29) 7.10m______Geulien Brisco_________Southland Championships (2/26) 7.07m______Peyton Vickers_________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 6.27m______Keith Benford_ ___________Texas Tech Invitational (1/22) 6.14m______Kyle Kaase____________Southland Championships (2/26) 5.93m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (2/26) Triple jump 15.99m P S___Devon Bond_____________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 14.66m_____Johnathan Whittaker_ _____Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 14.30m_____Geulien Brisco____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) Shot put 17.76m P S___Richard Garrett Jr.______ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 12.23m_____Kyle Kaase____________ Southland Championshps (2/26) 11.89m_____Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (2/26)

3,000 meters 8:29.36 b_ ___Cole Reveal_ ____________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 8:47.43_ ____Brandon Chiuminetta__ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 8:50.03_ ____Albert Cardenas_ ____ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 8:57.50_ ____Ivan Garcia_________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 8:58.34_ ____Eric Doll____________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30) 9:04.63_ ____Jim Stitt_ ___________ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/30)

Weight throw 17.04m_____Phil Steinert___________Southland Championships (2/26) 15.00m_____Richard Garrett Jr.____ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/29)

5,000 meters 15:04.08_ ___Cole Reveal_ __________Southland Championships (2/26) 15:25.31_ ___Jim Stitt_ _____________Southland Championships (2/26) 15:25.51_ ___Ivan Garcia___________Southland Championships (2/26) 15:35.28_ ___Daniel Balbontin_______ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 15:36.44_ ___Albert Cardenas_ ______ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 15:54.86_ ___Eric Doll______________Southland Championships (2/26)

Key: P - NCAA Championships provisional qualifying mark S - UTSA record • a - altitude • b - banked track • o - oversized track

Heptathlon 4,942_______Kyle Kaase_________ Southland Championships (2/26-27) 4,721_______Lucas Neeper_______ Southland Championships (2/26-27)

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ndividual titles by senior All-American Teddy Williams (100 meters), junior Devon Bond (high & triple jumps) and freshman Tyler Williamson (long jump) helped lead UTSA to its second Southland Conference Outdoor Championship in the last three years in Arlington. The Roadrunners scored a school-record 148 points, the league’s highest score since 2006, to outdistance runner-up Stephen F. Austin (134) and defending champion Southeastern Louisiana (99.5). The four individual crowns pushed the program’s all-time total to 46 and 19 of those have come under the tutelage of eighthyear head coach Aaron Fox. “We faced so much adversity before and during this meet and, to overcome it, is nothing short of incredible,” Fox said after winning his seventh Southland Championship (five indoor/two outdoor). “This entire group of guys laid it on line and gave their hearts and souls to win this championship. I’m so proud of what they have done this weekend. “The 10k really kicked things off for us on Friday night,” he said. “I’ve seen so many meets where that event can win a title for a team and for our three runners all to score was just amazing. It really got things going for us and the distance runners really stepped up again like they did at the indoor meet.” UTSA chipped away at Stephen F. Austin’s advantage and tied things up in the discus when freshmen Richard Garrett Jr. (second) and Phil Steinert (fifth) combined for a dozen points. The Roadrunners took their first lead of the meet after Bond skipped to the nation’s ninth-best triple jump measurement in his gold-medal performance, which came a day after winning the high jump crown. With the field events complete, the two teams took to the track to find out who the Southland Champion would be. UTSA was game to the challenge and it finished off its second indoor/ outdoor sweep in the last three seasons.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.13m) Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10__________ Triple jump (16.12m) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 100 meters (10.03) Tyler Williamson_______ 1st_ __ 10____________Long jump (7.37m) Canel Cole____________2nd___ 8____________ 800 meters (1:52.77) Richard Garrett Jr.______2nd___ 8_______________ Discus (52.79m) Teddy Williams________2nd___ 8_____________ 200 meters (20.63) Ivan Garcia____________ 3rd_ __ 6________ 10,000 meters (31:58.75) Adam Hebert__________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.33m) Lucas Neeper__________ 3rd_ __ 6______________Pole vault (4.77m) Cole Reveal_ __________ 3rd_ __ 6__________ 1,500 meters (3:56.75) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:52.92) Keith Benford_ ________ 4th_ __ 5_____________ High jump (2.08m) Albert Cardenas_ ______ 4th_ __ 5__________ 1,500 meters (3:56.43) Greg Gabrisch_________ 4th_ __ 5______________Pole vault (4.77m) Richard Garrett Jr.______ 4th_ __ 5______________Shot put (15.83m) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 5th_ __ 4_________ 5,000 meters (15:00.77) Adam Hebert__________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ 200 meters (21.21) Lucas Neeper__________ 5th_ __ 4______________ Decathlon (6,580) Phil Steinert___________ 5th_ __ 4_______________ Discus (47.70m) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 5th_ __ 4_____________ High jump (2.08m) Darryl Wyrick_________ 5th_ __ 4_______ 400-meter hurdles (52.87) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 6th_ __ 3__ 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:17.80) Eric Doll______________ 6th_ __ 3________ 10,000 meters (32:17.56) Corey Vargas__________ 7th_ __ 2__________ 1,500 meters (3:58.03) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 8th_ __ 1______________ Decathlon (5,414) Jim Stitt_ _____________ 8th_ __ 1________ 10,000 meters (32:21.76) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 148 2. Stephen F. Austin________134 3. Southeastern Louisiana_ _99.5 4. UT Arlington__________ 94.5 5. McNeese State___________76 6. Northwestern State_______73

7. Lamar________________ 66 8. Texas State___________52.5 9. Sam Houston State_____ 42 10. Central Arkansas_ _____ 23 11. A&M-Corpus Christi___7.5

The Roadrunners held onto to their advantage for the next three events, but SFA retook the lead with a seven-point showing in the quarter. However, UTSA was in position to grab the lead right back in the 100m with three runners making up the eight-man field, including Williams, who won the event in a windy 10.03 for the ninth conference crown of his illustrious career, His 10-point performance put the Birds back in front for good at 114-100. Williamson gave the Birds their first individual title of the meet on day two when he broke the sand in a career-long 24-2 ¼ (7.37m), leading a two-man contingent that combined for 16 points. “It‘s been such a pleasure to work with all our seniors the last four years and it‘s been a great ride,” Fox said. “It‘s so hard to sweep and they get to end their careers saying they did it twice in three years.”

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2010 Men’s Outdoor Bests 100 meters 10.03 (4.3)____Teddy Williams________Southland Championships (5/16) 10.29_______Teddy Williams__________ NCAA Championships (5/28) 10.55_______Edmund Yeboah_ _______________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/17) 10.60_______Adam Hebert____________ NCAA Championships (5/27) 10.74_______Nate Brunette_ ________Southland Championships (5/15) 10.87_______Kenton Jackson________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 10.95_______Tyler Williamson_________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 11.08_______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/14) 11.13 (5.9)____Kyle Kaase________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 200 meters 20.63_______Teddy Williams________Southland Championships (5/16) 21.21_______Adam Hebert__________Southland Championships (5/16) 21.40 (3.2)____John Matthews_ _______________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 21.43_______Nate Brunette_ _________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 21.78 (2.2)____Kenton Jackson________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 21.90_______Edmund Yeboah_ ________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 21.93_______John Matthews_ ________ Texas State Invitational (4/24)0 22.01_______Kenton Jackson___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 22.41_______Geulien Brisco____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 23.04_______Tyler Williamson__________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 23.18_______Keith Benford_ ___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 23.46_______Devon Bond______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 23.60_______Johnathan Whittaker_ _____ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 400 meters 48.82_______Spenser Eggleston______________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 49.36_______Xaviar Archangel_ ___________ Trinity Last Chance (5/8) 49.36_______James Pailin______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 49.72_______Kevin Pfullmann________________ Trinity Twilight (4/16) 50.10_______Bryan Ugochukwu_ ______ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 50.84_______Kenton Jackson_________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 51.06_______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/14) 52.87_______Kyle Kaase________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 800 meters 1:50.95_ ____Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 1:52.08_ ____Canel Cole_______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1:53.67_ ____Albert Cardenas_ _________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1:53.92_ ____Brandon Chiuminetta______ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1:54.09_ ____Corey Vargas_____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1:54.29_ ____Cole Reveal_ _____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1,500 meters 3:51.66_ ____Albert Cardenas_ _______________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 3:53.27_ ____Cole Reveal_ __________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 3:55.19_ ____Corey Vargas___________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 3:58.34_ ____Brandon Chiuminetta______ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 4:05.83_ ____Ivan Garcia______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 4:08.83_ ____Jim Stitt_ ________________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 4:10.17_ ____Canel Cole______________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 4:38.90_ ____Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/15) 5:19.18_ ____Kyle Kaase_________________________ Texas Relays (4/1) 5,000 meters 15:00.77_ ___Brandon Chiuminetta___Southland Championships (5/16) 15:07.18_ ___Cole Reveal_ ___________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 15:33.49_ ___Eric Doll_________________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 15:49.19_ ___Jim Stitt_ _________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 15:54.73_ ___Ivan Garcia______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 10,000 meters 31:19.65_ ___Jim Stitt_ ______________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) 31.58.75_ ___Ivan Garcia___________Southland Championships (5/14) 32:17.56_ ___Eric Doll______________Southland Championships (5/14) 110-meter hurdles 14.43 (3.9)____John Matthews_ ____________________ Texas Relays (4/2) 14.49_______John Matthews_ ________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 15.65_______Darryl Wyrick____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 16.03_______Kyle Kaase_____________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 16.57_______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/15)

400-meter hurdles 52.87_______Darryl Wyrick_________Southland Championships (5/16) 54.28_______Isah Muhammed__________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 56.19_______Terrence Watson___________________ Trinity Open (3/6) 3,000-meter steeplechase 9:17.80_ ____Brandon Chiuminetta___Southland Championships (5/15) 400-meter relay 39.59 S______Hebert, Williams____________________ Texas Relays (4/2) ___________Matthews, Brunette 1,600-meter relay 3:12.12_ ____Eggleston, Williams, _ __________ Texas Invitational (5/1) ___________Cole, Ugochukwu High jump 2.15m S_____Keith Benford_ _________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 2.13m______Devon Bond___________Southland Championships (5/15) 2.08m______Johnathan Whittaker_ __Southland Championships (5/15) 2.03m______Colin Thomas_ ________Southland Championships (5/15) 2.00m______Geulien Brisco____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1.95m______Sean Masek______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 1.84m______Kyle Kaase________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 1.65m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/14) Pole vault 5.00m S_____Kyle Kaase______________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 4.90m______Greg Gabrisch_______________ Trinity Tigers Relays (4/2) 4.77m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/16) 4.40m______Dillard Glass_ __________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) Long jump 7.50m______Peyton Vickers____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 7.37m______Tyler Williamson_______Southland Championships (5/15) 7.33m______Adam Hebert__________Southland Championships (5/15) 7.01m______Geulien Brisco_________Southland Championships (5/15) 6.73m (2.6)___Keith Benford_ ___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 6.50m______Keith Benford_ _________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 6.35m______Kyle Kaase________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 6.31m______Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/14) Triple jump 16.20m S (3.6)__ Devon Bond______________ NCAA Championships (6/9) 14.65m_____Johnathan Whittaker_ __Southland Championships (5/16) 14.47m_____Geulien Brisco___________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) Shot put 17.54m S____Richard Garrett Jr._______ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 12.34m_____Kyle Kaase________________________Texas Relays (3/31) 11.20m_____Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/14) Discus 52.79m_____Richard Garrett Jr.______Southland Championships (5/16) 50.22m_____Phil Steinert___________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 42.03m_____Michael Thomas_________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 35.80m_____Kyle Kaase____________Southland Championships (5/15) 33.23m_____Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/15) Hammer 52.10m_____Phil Steinert_______________________ Trinity Open (3/5) 44.77m_____Richard Garrett Jr.__________________ Trinity Open (3/5) 38.14m_____Michael Thomas___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/9) Javelin 58.19m_____Kyle Kaase_________________________ Texas Relays (4/1) 53.38m_____Sean Masek______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 49.79m_____Michael Thomas_________ Texas State Invitational (4/24) 48.40m_____Lucas Neeper__________Southland Championships (5/15) Decathlon 6,739_______Kyle Kaase____________________ Texas Relays (3/31-4/1) 6,580_______Lucas Neeper_______ Southland Championships (5/14-15) Key: S - UTSA record • (x.x) wind reading

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he UTSA men’s track & field program continued its dominance of the Southland Conference in 2010, as the Roadrunners captured their fifth consecutive indoor championship and their second league outdoor title in the last three years. That gave the program its second indoor/outdoor sweep in the last three seasons. The Birds are just the second team in league history to win five indoor crowns in a row (Lamar won six straight from 1980-85). It all began in February when senior All-American Teddy Williams (100/200 meters), junior Devon Bond (triple jump), freshman Keith Benford (high jump) and the distance medley quartet of juniors Brandon Chiuminetta and Canel Cole, senior Bryan Ugochukwu and junior Albert Cardenas won conference championships. UTSA nearly swept the league’s postseason awards, as Williams was named Athlete of the Year and Outstanding Track Performer for the second consecutive season, Bond was tabbed Newcomer of the Year and Benford was honored as the Freshman of the Year. To top things off, head coach Aaron Fox earned Indoor Coach of the Year accolades for a record fifth campaign in a row. The success continued three months later when the Roadrunners rode four individual titles – Williams (100m) Bond (high/triple jump) and freshman Tyler Williamson (long jump) — to their third outdoor crown in program history. The honor roll again was impressive, as Williams was named the Southland’s Oustanding Track Performer for the second time in three years and Fox collected Outdoor Coach of the Year honors.

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2010 Men’s Cross Country Results Trinity Opener Sept. 1 • San Antonio, Texas

Notre Dame Invitational (Gold Division) Oct. 1 • South Bend, Ind.

Concordia Texas Invitational Oct. 16 • Cedar Park, Texas

Individuals (2 miles) Albert Cardenas (2)_ _______________ 9:47 Ivan Garcia (3)_____________________ 9:47 Brandon Chiuminetta (4)____________ 9:47 Cole Reveal (8)___________________ 10:04 Al Johnson (11)___________________ 10:09 Jim Stitt (13)______________________ 10:16

Individuals (5 miles) Albert Cardenas (3)_ ______________ 25:09 Brandon Chiuminetta (39)__________ 26:01 Cole Reveal (48)_ _________________ 26:08 Daniel Balbontin (50)______________ 26:12 Ivan Garcia (52)___________________ 26:14 Jim Stitt (60)______________________ 26:25 Joaquin Ortegon (90)______________ 27:08 Al Johnson (103)__________________ 27:44

Individuals (5,000 meters) Al Johnson (26)___________________ 16:23 Dominick Zucconi (31)_ ___________ 16:40

Team Standings 1. UTSA 28; 2. Trinity 35; 3. Texas 60. Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic Sept. 17 • San Antonio, Texas Individuals (5,000 meters) Albert Cardenas (4)_ ______________ 15:04 Brandon Chiuminetta (7)___________ 15:21 Cole Reveal (11)_ _________________ 15:25 Jim Stitt (21)______________________ 16:09 Joaquin Ortegon (23)______________ 16:15 Ivan Garcia (32)___________________ 16:41 Al Johnson (40)___________________ 17:00 Dominick Zucconi (42)_ ___________ 17:04 Canel Cole (46)___________________ 17:19 Team Standings 1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 25; 2. Texas-Pan American 50; 3. UTSA 66; 4. Texas-Permian Basin 131; 5. Texas A&MKingsville 151; 6. Texas A&M-International 170; 7. Texas State 214; 8. Schreiner 282. Islanders Splash Sept. 24 • Corpus Christi, Texas Individuals (5 miles) Albert Cardenas (6)_ ______________ 26:22 Joaquin Ortegon (19)______________ 27:45 Cole Reveal (27)_ _________________ 28:33 Daniel Balbontin (34)______________ 29:03 Brandon Chiuminetta (35)__________ 29:10 Al Johnson (55)___________________ 32:03 Team Standings 1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 28; 2. TexasPan American 46; 4. UT Arlington 95; 4. UTSA 96; 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 129; 6. Texas A&M-International 156; 7. Angelo State 160.

Team Standings 1. Eastern Michigan 47; 2. North Central 54; 3. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 122; 4. Calvin 157; 5. Buffalo 159; 6. Notre Dame 176; 7. UTSA 184; 8. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 186; 9. IUPUI 193; 10. Eastern Illinois 202; 11. Hillsdale 284; 12. Wabash 302; 13. Youngstown State 372; 14. Valparaiso 416; 15. Wisconsin-Green Bay 498; 15. Bethel 508. Bulldogs 5K Oct. 2 • Seguin, Texas Individuals (5,000 meters) Dominick Zucconi (1)_ ____________ 17:12 Cameron Courtney (2)_____________ 17:12 Brady Hand (3)_ __________________ 17:12 Chile Pepper Fesitival Oct. 16 • Fayatteville, Ark. Individuals (10,000 meters) Albert Cardenas (52)_ ___________30:56.28 Cole Reveal (78)_ _______________31:22.45 Daniel Balbontin (80)____________31:23.81 Brandon Chiuminetta (125)_______32:02.32 Jim Stitt (133)__________________32:08.82 Joaquin Ortegon (260)___________33:35.52 Ivan Garcia (429)________________36:43.39 Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State 22; 2. Indiana 73; 3. Arkansas 74; 4. Adams State 134; 5. Texas A&M 242; 6. Wyoming 294; 7. ArkansasLittle Rock 298; 8. Massachusetts 312; 9. Oakland 319; 10. Oklahoma Christian 334; 11. UTSA 363.

Southland Conference Championships Oct. 28 • Beaumont, Texas Individuals (8,000 meters) Cole Reveal (8)__________________25:22.7 Albert Cardenas (9)_ _____________25:27.3 Ivan Garcia (19)__________________26:11.1 Daniel Balbontin (20)_____________26:15.0 Brandon Chiuminetta (21)_________26:17.2 Jim Stitt (22)_____________________26:19.4 Joaquin Ortegon (53)_____________27:42.0 Team Standings 1. Lamar 38; 2. McNeese State 70; 3. UTSA 77; 4. Stephen F. Austin 114; 5. Texas A&MCorpus Christi 134; 6. Texas State 155; 7. UT Arlington 201; 8. Southeastern Louisiana 213; 9. Central Arkansas 234; 10. Sam Houston State 298; 11. Northwestern State 304; 12. Nicholls 378. NCAA South Central Regional Nov. 13 • Waco, Texas Individuals (10,000 meters) Cole Reveal (22)_ ________________31:01.6 Albert Cardenas (32)_ ____________31:21.5 Jim Stitt (45)_____________________31:39.4 Ivan Garcia (66)__________________32:17.8 Daniel Balbontin (67)_____________32:20.0 Brandon Chiuminetta (71)_________32:35.3 Joaquin Ortegon (92)_____________33:40.0 Team Standings 1. Arkansas 30; 2. Texas 66; 3. Lamar 102; 4. Baylor 151; 5. Texas A&M 166; 6. McNeese State 173; 7. UALR 201; 8. Stephen F. Austin 215; 9. UTSA 216; 10. Rice 265; 11. TCU 295; 12. Texas-Pan American 301; 13. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 319; 14. LSU 378; 15. Texas State 422.

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2010 Women’s Southland Conference Indoor Championships

old medals by the senior trio of Jessica Jones, Dana Mecke and Pernilla Savestrand, sophomore Kayla Pratt and the distance medley relay propelled UTSA to a third-place finish at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships. Mecke completed her second consecutive middle-distance double, a Southland Conference first, while Jones repeated in the 60-meter hurdles, Savestrand claimed top honors in the 3,000m, Pratt won the 5k and the quartet of Savestrand, freshman Briony Miller, junior Jayde James and Pratt helped the Roadrunners to their highest indoor league finish since finishing third in 2004. UTSA became just the second program to sweep the distance events at the Southland Indoor (UT Arlington/1997). “We came into the meet knowing that if everything fell our way, we could compete for a conference championship,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “While we fell a little short of that, I’m very proud of the way our seniors delivered. They had an outstanding meet.” Stephen F. Austin repeated as champions with 151 points, followed by UT Arlington (122) and UTSA’s 105 was its highest total since posting 124.5 as runners-up in 1996. Mecke successfully defended her 800m title for the third year in a row and captured the mile crown in a 90-minute span on the final day. The Smithson Valley High product clocked a 4:54.76 to lead a onetwo finish by her and Savestrand in the mile, and she came back a little more than an hour later to take the 800m in 2:14.31. “For Dana to be sitting in the hospital the with food poisoning on Thursday and to come back and win two more championships is an absolutely amazing accomplishment,” Fox said. “She’s tough as nails

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Jessica Jones___________ 1st_ __ 10________ 60-meter hurdles (8.48) Dana Mecke___________ 1st_ __ 10___________ 800 meters (2:14.31) Dana Mecke___________ 1st_ __ 10________________ Mile (4:54.56) Kayla Pratt____________ 1st_ __ 10________ 5,000 meters (17:17.76) Pernilla Savestrand_____ 1st_ __ 10________ 3,000 meters (10:00.23) Savestrand, Miller,______ 1st_ __ 10__ Distance medley relay (12:12.29) James, Pratt Pernilla Savestrand_____2nd___ 8_________________ Mile (4:56.07) Jayde James_ __________ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (2:16.72) Eboni Johnson_________ 4th_ __ 5___________ Triple jump (11.97m) Kayla Pratt____________ 4th_ __ 5_________ 3,000 meters (10:11.25) Aimee Jonas___________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ Pentathlon (3,280) Zaquita McClanahan___ 5th_ __ 4______________Shot put (13.73m) Amanda McGill________ 5th_ __ 4_________ 60-meter hurdles (8.75) Stacia Newton_________ 6th_ __ 3______________Shot put (13.58m) Armbrister, Miller,_ ____ 7th_ __ 2______ 1,600-meter relay (3:59.04) Jones, Swearengin Jessica Edwards________ 7th_ __ 2_____________Long jump (5.60m) Katie Bragg____________ 8th_ __ 1_________ Weight throw (16.43m) Shartanae Swearengin_ _ 8th_ __ 1_____________ Pentathlon (3,162) Final Team Standings 1. Stephen F. Austin________151 2. UT Arlington___________122 3. UTSA________________ 105 4. Sam Houston State_______59 5. Northwestern State_____ 46.5 6. Texas State______________46

7. McNeese State_ _______ 37 8. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 30 9. Lamar________________ 23 10. Nicholls______________ 20 11. Southeastern Louisiana__ 15.5 12. Central Arkansas_ ______ 8

and she showed why she’s one of the best distance runners UTSA has ever had this weekend.” Jones skimmed the hurdles in a personal-best-tying 8.48 to win her second straight indoor crown and she became the first league athlete to win back-to-back races since Tameshia Miller of Northwestern State in 2004-05. Meanwhile, Savestrand continued the strong showing by the distance crew, as she raced to a season-best 10:00.23 clocking. She was named Southland Newcomer of the Year after the meet. Pratt scored 17.5 points after winning the 5,000m and anchoring the DMR to gold on the opening day. She clocked a 17:17.76 for her first individual league crown and bettered her own school record by nearly six seconds.

Pernilla Savestrand was named Southland Newcomer of the Year after winning two championships.

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2010 Women’s Indoor Bests 55 meters 7.34 a_______Nicole Washington_________ Texas Tech Invational (1/23) 60 meters 7.89________Brittney Solomon________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 7.91________Nicole Washington_____Southland Championships (2/27) 7.98________Eboni Johnson_________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 200 meters 25.85 o______Shavonne Armbrister______Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 25.90 o______Amanda McGill_______________ Iowa State Classic (2/12) 26.03 b______Brittney Solomon________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 26.13 o______Nicole Washington________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 26.17 o______Jessica Jones______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 26.22 o______Briony Miller_____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 26.99 o______Marissa Cooksey__________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 27.69 o______Brantley Vaughan_________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 400 meters 56.21 b______Shavonne Armbrister_____ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 57.81 b______Briony Miller____________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 58.61 b______Rebecca Crain___________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 1:00.05 b____Marissa Cooksey_________ New Balance Invitational (2/5)

55-meter hurdles 8.09 a_______Jessica Jones______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 8.33 a_______Amanda McGill___________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 8.41 a_______Porshia Fobbs_ ___________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 8.92 a_______Brantley Vaughan_________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 9.08 a_______Aimee Jonas______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 9.49 a_______Shartanae Swearengin_ _____ Texas Tech Invational (1/23) 60-meter hurdles 8.48________Jessica Jones___________Southland Championships (2/27) 8.75________Amanda McGill________Southland Championships (2/27) 9.02________Porshia Fobbs_ ________Southland Championships (2/27) 9.29________Brantley Vaughan_________ New Balance Invational (2/5) 9.33________Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (2/27) 9.72________Shartanae Swearengin_ ______Houston Invitational (1/29) 1,600-meter relay 3:51.27 b____Armbrister, Miller,_ ______ New Balance Invitational (2/6) ___________Jones, Crain Distance medley relay 11:53.66 b___Mecke, Crain,_ __________ New Balance Invitational (2/5) ___________James, Savestrand

800 meters 2:13.19_ ____Dana Mecke________________Houston Invitational (1/29) 2:16.72_ ____Jayde James_ __________Southland Championships (2/27) 2:21.94_ ____Rebecca Crain______________Houston Invitational (1/29) 2:24.29_ ____Shartanae Swearengin_ ______Houston Invitational (1/29) 2:31.22_ ____Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (2/27)

High jump 1.59m______Aimee Jonas______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 1.56m______Shartenae Swearengin_ _Southland Championships (2/27)

1,000 meters 3:07.30 o____Jayde James_ _____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 3:08.67 o____Jessica Bitterly____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23)

Long jump 5.60m______Jessica Edwards________Southland Championships (2/27) 5.35m______Shartanae Swearengin_ ______ Houston All-Comers (2/6) 5.12m______Aimee Jonas___________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15)

Mile 4:49.82 b S___Dana Mecke_____________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 4:56.07_ ____Pernilla Savestrand_____Southland Championships (2/27) 5:09.43_ ____Kayla Pratt____________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 5:21.40_ ____Jessica Bitterly______________Houston Invitational (1/29) 5:40.20_ ____Lauren Losoya______________Houston Invitational (1/29) 5:58.08_ ____Rebecca Crain_________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 3,000 meters 10:00.23_ ___Pernilla Savestrand_____Southland Championships (2/27) 10:11.25_ ___Kayla Pratt____________Southland Championships (2/27) 10:32.39_ ___Jayde James_ _______________Houston Invitational (1/29) 10:33.42 b___Jessica Bitterly___________ New Balance Invitational (2/6) 5,000 meters 17:17.76 S___Kayla Pratt____________Southland Championships (2/27)

Pole vault 3.50m S_____Brooke Townzen____________ Houston All-Comers (2/6)

Triple jump 11.97m_____Eboni Johnson_________Southland Championships (2/27) 11.32m_____Rebekah Hill_ _________ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) Shot put 13.94m S____Zaquita McClanahan_____ New Balance Invitational (2/5) 13.58m_____Stacia Newton____________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 9.23m______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (2/27) 8.34m______Shartanae Swearengin_ ______Houston Invitational (1/29) Weight throw 17.13m S____Katie Bragg______________Texas Tech Invitational (1/23) 15.25m_____Taelor Wilson_ ________Southland Championships (2/27) 15.08m_____Jaimeé Bennett_ _______ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15) 13.12m_____Stacia Newton______________Houston Invitational (1/29) Pentathlon 3,280_______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (2/27) 3,230_______Shartanae Swearengin_ ______Houston Invitational (1/29) Key: S - UTSA record • a - altitude • b - banked track • o - oversized track

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ana Mecke swept the middle distance events and Jessica Jones captured her third consecutive 100-meter hurdles crown to lead UTSA to a fourth-place finish at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. Mecke picked up the first two outdoor titles of her illustrious career after racing to a 4:30.57 clocking for a comfortable victory in the 1,500 meters and, less than one hour later, registering a personalbest 2:08.36 to take top honors in the 800m. Mecke’s middle distance sweep was her second of the year, as she won the 800m and mile for the second consecuitve season at the Southland Indoor in February. She joined UT Arlington’s Therese Ahlepil (1997) as the only league runner to win both middle distance races at the indoor and outdoor meets in the same year and her outdoor sweep was the first in the conference since UT Arlington’s Kajsa Haglund in 2003. She was named the league’s Outdoor Athlete of the Year following the meet. “Dana has been unbelievable this season,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “She’s tough as nails and is one of the best competitors I’ve ever worked with.” Meanwhile, Jones made history by winning her third 100m hurdles title and fifth overall league crown. She skimmed the barriers in 13.51, which bettered her previous personal record set in a goldmedal performance at this meet a season ago. “I couldn’t be happier for Jessica to end her conference career the way she did today,” Fox said. “She’s been great all year long in the

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Jessica Jones___________ 1st_ __ 10______ 100-meter hurdles (13.51) Dana Mecke___________ 1st_ __ 10___________ 800 meters (2:08.36) Dana Mecke___________ 1st_ __ 10_________ 1,500 meters (4:30.57) Katie Bragg____________2nd___ 8_________ Weight throw (50.78m) Aimee Jonas___________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ Heptathlon (4,583) Armbrister, Miller,_ ____ 4th_ __ 5______ 1,600-meter relay (3:43.54) Jones, Crain Zaquita McClanahan___ 5th_ __ 4______________Shot put (13.78m) Jaimeé Bennett_ _______ 6th_ __ 3_______________ Discus (43.10m) Eboni Johnson_________ 6th_ __ 3___________ Triple jump (12.06m) Stacia Newton_________ 6th_ __ 3______________Shot put (13.33m) Aimee Jonas___________ 7th_ __ 2_____________ High jump (1.57m) Courtney Nelson_______ 7th_ __ 2__ 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:25.90) Jessica Bitterly_________ 8th_ __ 1__ 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:37.31) Jayde James_ __________ 8th_ __ 1____________ 800 meters (2:15.57) Stacia Newton_________ 8th_ __ 1_______________ Discus (42.24m) Taelor Wilson_ ________ 8th_ __ 1_________ Weight throw (45.12m) Final Team Standings 1. Stephen F. Austin______ 201.5 2. UT Arlington___________102 3. Texas State____________ 80.5 4. UTSA__________________70 5. Northwestern State_______67 Sam Houston State_______67

7. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 65 8. Southeastern Louisiana__ 57 9. McNeese State_ _______ 51 10. Nicholls______________ 43 11. Lamar_________________ 7 12. Central Arkansas_ ______ 5

hurdles and always steps up in big meets. To PR while winning her third straight title puts her in some elite company.” It marked the sixth high hurdles crown for the Roadrunners and Jones joined Ryanne Dupree, who raced to gold in 2004-05 and ’07, as the Southland’s only three-time winners in the event. The Roadrunners scored 70 points to finish fourth in the team standings. Stephen F. Austin (201.5) successfully defended its team title and followed by UT Arlington (102) and Texas State (80.5). Aimee Jonas finished third in the heptathlon after scoring 4,583 points in the two-day, seven-event heptathlon. She entered the second day in sixth after scoring 2,972 points in the first four events, and moved up three spots with a solid final three events. The La Vernia native posted marks of 17-10 ¼ in the long jump, which was good for second place, 91-9 in the javelin and 2:31.84 in the 800 meters to match her third-place league finish from two years ago.

Dana Mecke swept both middle distance events for the first Southland Conference Outdoor Championships of her illustrious career.

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Freshman Katie Bragg finished second in the hammer throw to highlight UTSA’s opening day of action. She measured 166-7 to post the program’s first-ever runner-up finish in the event.

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2010 Women’s Outdoor Bests 100 meters 12.22 w_ ____Nicole Washington__________________ Texas Relays (4/2) 12.23_______Brittney Solomon__________ Texas State Trangular (4/24) 12.32_______Nicole Washington______________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 200 meters 25.19_______Briony Miller_____________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 25.44_______Brittney Solomon_________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 25.79_______Nicole Washington________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 25.95 w_ ____Shartanae Swearengin_ _____________Texas Relays (3/31) 26.17_______Eboni Johnson____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 26.38_______Shartanae Swearengin_ _Southland Championships (5/14) 26.57_______Brantley Vaughan_______ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 26.88_______Porshia Fobbs_ ___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 27.29_______Jessica Edwards___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 26.48_______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/14) 400 meters 55.23_______Briony Miller_____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 55.81_______Shavonne Armbrister___________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 57.37_______Rebecca Crain_________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 58.91_______Marissa Cooksey_____________ Trinity Last Chance (5/8) 1:02.38_ ____Aimee Jonas____________________ Trinity Twilight (4/16) 800 meters 2:07.44_ ____Dana Mecke_____________ NCAA Championships (5/28) 2:13.56_ ____Rebecca Crain_________Southland Championships (5/15) 2:13.88_ ____Jayde James_ __________Southland Championships (5/15) 2:13.92_ ____Pernilla Savestrand_____Southland Championships (5/15) 2:15.25_ ____Shartanae Swearengin_ _Southland Championships (5/15) 2:25.24_ ____Jessica Bitterly__________________ Trinity Twilight (4/16) 2:26.73_ ____Courtney Nelson___________________ Trinity Open (3/6) 2:28.95_ ____Lauren Losoya_____________________ Trinity Open (3/6) 2:31.84_ ____Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/15) 1,500 meters 4:25.38 S____Dana Mecke____________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 4:33.64_ ____Pernilla Savestrand______________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 4:40.59_ ____Jayde James_ __________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 4:56.39_ ____Jessica Bitterly_______________ Trinity Tigers Relays (4/2) 5:01.90_ ____Kayla Pratt_______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 5:03.59_ ____Courtney Nelson_____________ Trinity Tigers Relays (4/2) 5:04.92_ ____Lauren Losoya_____________________ Trinity Open (3/5) 3,000 meters 12:01.92_ ___Lauren Losoya____________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 5,000 meters 20:15.58_ ___Lauren Losoya____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 10,000 meters 37:12.16_ ___Kayla Pratt_____________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/26) 41:01.05_ ___Lauren Losoya__________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/26) 100-meter hurdles 13.51_______Jessica Jones___________Southland Championships (5/16) 13.92_______Amanda McGill________Southland Championships (5/15) 14.64_______Porshia Fobbs_ ________Southland Championships (5/15) 14.91 w_ ____Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/14) 15.43_______Aimee Jonas______________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 15.57_______Brantley Vaughan_______ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 16.14 w_ ____Shartanae Swearengin_ _____________Texas Relays (3/31) 16.25_______Shartanae Swearengin_ ____ Texas State Triangular (4/24)

400-meter hurdles 1:00.94_ ____Amanda McGill________________ Texas Invitational (5/1) 1:04.85_ ____Jessica Jones______________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 3,000-meter steeplechase 11:25.90_ ___Courtney Nelson_______Southland Championships (5/15) 11:26.26_ ___Pernilla Savestrand________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 11:37.31_ ___Jessica Bitterly_________Southland Championships (5/15) 400-meter relay 47.60_______Washington, Jones_ _______ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) ___________McGill, Miller 1,600-meter relay 3:43.54_ ____Armbrister, Miller______Southland Championships (5/16) ___________Jones, Crain High jump 1.62m______Shartanae Swearengin_ _____________Texas Relays (3/31) 1.57m______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/15) Pole vault 3.50m S_____Brooke Townzen________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) Long jump 5.79m______Jessica Edwards_________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 5.49m w_____Eboni Johnson____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 5.44m______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/15) 5.42m______Shartanae Swearengin_ ____ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 4.81m______Rebekah Hill_ ____________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) Triple jump 12.06m_____Eboni Johnson_________Southland Championships (5/16) 11.58m_____Rebekah Hill_ __________________ Trinity Twilight (4/16) Shot put 14.07m_____Zaquita McClanahan_________ Trinity Last Chance (5/8) 13.43m_____Stacia Newton__________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 10.83m_____Katie Bragg______________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 10.39m_____Taelor Wilson_ ___________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 9.44m______Aimee Jonas___________Southland Championships (5/14) 8.07m______Shartanae Swearengin_ _Southland Championships (5/14) Discus 44.38m_____Stacia Newton____________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 43.43m_____Jaimeé Bennett_ __________ Texas State Triangular (4/24) 36.99m_____Katie Bragg_______________________ Trinity Open (3/6) 31.13m_____Zaquita McClanahan_______________ Trinity Open (3/6) Hammer 52.28m S____Katie Bragg____________________ Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) 46.71m_____Taelor Wilson_ ____________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/9) 44.33m_____Jaimeé Bennett_ ___________________ Trinity Open (3/5) 37.10m_____Stacia Newton_____________________ Trinity Open (3/5) 31.24m_____Zaquita McClanahan_________ Trinity Tigers Relays (4/2) Javelin 35.74m_____Brooke Townzen__________ Trinity Alumni Classic (4/10) 31.39m_____Aimee Jonas____________ Victor Lopez Invitational (3/27) 31.35m_____Shartanae Swearengin_ _Southland Championships (5/15) Heptathlon 4,583_______Aimee Jonas_______ Southland Championships (5/14/-15) 4,551_______Shartanae Swearengin_ _________ Texas Relays (3/31-4/1) Key: S - UTSA record • w - wind-aided mark

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2010 Women’s Cross Country Results Trinity Opener Sept. 1 • San Antonio, Texas

Notre Dame Invitational (Gold Division) Oct. 1 • South Bend, Ind.

Concordia Texas Invitational Oct. 16 • Cedar Park, Texas

Individuals (2 miles) Alyssa Diaz (2)____________________ 11:50 Courtney Haass (3)________________ 11:52 Courtney Nelson (5)_______________ 11:54 Samantha Fish (6)_________________ 11:54 Lauren Losoya (7)_________________ 12:05 Isabel Balbontin (10)_______________ 12:17 Sarah Wedgeworth (12)____________ 12:59 Courtney Johnson (13)_____________ 13:08

Individuals (3 miles) Samantha Fish (30)________________ 18:44 Isabel Balbontin (34)_______________ 18:46 Alyssa Diaz (68)___________________ 19:14 Nina Herrera (70)_________________ 19:15 Courtney Haass (101)______________ 19:46 Sarah Wedgeworth (109)___________ 19:54 Courtney Nelson (112)_____________ 19:58 Lauren Losoya (133)_______________ 20:31

Individuals (5,000 meters) Lauren Losoya (21)________________ 19:30 Courtney Johnson (22)_____________ 19:36

Team Standings 1. UTSA 23; 2. Trinity 38; 3. Texas Lutheran 87.

Team Standings 1. Oakland 91; 2. West Virginia 104; 3. Oshkosh 115; 4. Indiana State 168; 5. Western Michigan 169; 6. Calvin 170; 7. Eastern Illinois 173; 8. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 233; 9. Fresno State 257; 10. Ball State 261; 11. IUPUI 263; 12. Buffalo 277; 13. Hillsdale 292; 14. UTSA 296; 15. Youngstown State 300; 16. Northern Illinois 417; 17. Valparaiso 505; 18. Bethel 559; 19. Wisconsin-Green Bay 589.

Ricardo Romo/Six Flags Fiesta Texas Classic Sept. 17 • San Antonio, Texas Individuals (5,000 meters) Samantha Fish (15)________________ 18:43 Alyssa Diaz (24)___________________ 19:04 Isabel Balbontin (28)_______________ 19:25 Courtney Haass (30)_______________ 19:31 Nina Hererra (34)_________________ 19:40 Lauren Losoya (35)________________ 19:43 Courtney Nelson (38)______________ 19:57 Sarah Wedgeworth (44)____________ 20:31 Courtney Johnson (48)_____________ 20:51 Team Standings 1. Texas 15; 2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 67; 3. UTSA 131; 4. Texas-Pan American 137; 5. Abilene Christian 154; 6. Texas A&M-International 252; 7. Texas State 263; 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 288; 9. Texas Lutheran 301; 10. Texas-Permian Basin 331; 11. St. Mary’s 382; 12. Schreiner 453. Islanders Splash Sept. 24 • Corpus Christi, Texas Individuals (3 miles) Samantha Fish (12)________________ 18:49 Courtney Haass (17)_______________ 19:12 Alyssa Diaz (23)___________________ 19:36 Courtney Nelson (27)______________ 19:48 Courtney Johnson (34)_____________ 20:19 Sarah Wedgeworth (36)____________ 20:26

Bulldogs 5K Oct. 2 • Seguin, Texas Individuals (5,000 meters) Courtney Johnson (1)______________ 19:13 Chile Pepper Festival Oct. 16 • Fayetteville, Ark. Individuals (5,000 meters) Samantha Fish (75)______________18:08.61 Isabel Balbontin (95)_____________18:19.30 Nina Herrera (115)______________18:29.47 Alyssa Diaz (194)________________19:08.19 Sarah Wedgeworth (226)_________19:19.63 Courtney Nelson (291)___________19:47.01 Courtney Haass (317)____________20:03.12 Team Standings 1. Oklahoma State 72; 2. Indiana 76; 3. Texas A&M 162; 4. Adams State 196; 5. Oakland 262; 6. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 297; 7. UAB 348; 8. Limpscomb 349; 9. Oklahoma 369; 10. Auburn 386; 24. UTSA 624.

Southland Conference Championships Oct. 28 • Beaumont, Texas Individuals (6,000 meters) Samantha Fish (10)_______________22:04.1 Isabel Balbontin (20)______________22:38.5 Nina Herrera (25)________________22:49.8 Alyssa Diaz (40)__________________23:35.5 Sarah Wedgeworth (44)___________23:40.4 Courtney Nelson (51)_____________23:49.6 Lauren Losoya (52)_______________23:52.8 Team Standings 1. Stephen F. Austin 34; 2. Texas A&MCorpus Christi 78; 3. McNeese State 116; 4. UT Arlington 137; 5. UTSA 139; 6. Nicholls 155; 7. Lamar 158; 8. Texas State 170; 9. Central Arkansas 218; 10. Southeastern Louisiana 254; 11. Sam Houston State 265; 12. Northwestern State 332. NCAA South Central Regional Nov. 13 • Waco, Texas Individuals (6,000 meters) Nina Herrera (51)________________21:52.6 Samantha Fish (62)_______________22:15.6 Isabel Balbontin (73)______________22:24.1 Alyssa Diaz (97)__________________23:15.7 Courtney Nelson (103)____________23:25.4 Sarah Wedgeworth (107)__________23:34.4 Lauren Losoya (108)______________23:35.4 Team Standings 1. Texas 46; 2. Rice 71; 3. Arkansas 98; 4. Baylor 102; 5. Texas A&M 139; 6. Stephen F. Austin 147; 7. SMU 215; 8. Texas A&MCorpus Christi 242; 9. Lamar 313; 10. Houston 327; 11. McNeese State 347; 12. Arkansas State 354; 13. TCU 356; 14. Nicholls 357; 15. UTSA 361; 16. LSU 378; 17. TexasPan American 386; 18. Texas State 422.

Team Standings 1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 26; 2. UT Arlington 55; 3. Texas-Pan American 77; 4. UTSA 102; 5. Angelo State 132; 6. Texas A&M-International 161; 7. Texas A&MKingsville 175; 8. St. Mary’s 233.

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History Men’s history____________ 64-79 Women’s history_________ 80-88


Men’s Coaching History & Team Captains Southland Year Head Coach (Assts.) In Out XC 1982_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

Southland Year Head Coach (Assts.) Captains In Out XC 1998_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 6th___7th___ 3rd ______ (David Hartman)

1983_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

1999_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 5th___9th___ 6th ______ (Randy Reina)

1984_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

2000_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 7th___8th___ 6th ______ (James Blackwood, Randy Reina, Leonard Byrd)

1985_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

2001_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 2nd___1st___ 6th ______ (James Blackwood, Randy Reina, Aaron Fox, Tameka Roberts)

1986_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Glen McMicken)

2002_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 2nd___4th___ 4th ______ (Aaron Fox)

1987_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Glen McMicken)

2003_ _ Aaron Fox ^____________________________ 5th___7th___ 7th ______ (Matt Ellis, Rose Monday)

1988_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2004_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ Ca.Johnson,___ 6th___4th___ 9th ______ (Matt Ellis, Rose Monday)___ Cu.Johnson, J.Youngblood

1989_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2005_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ Cu.Johnson___ 2nd___3rd___ 7th ______ (Matt Ellis, Rose Monday)

1990_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2006_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ D.Burnett,____ 1st_ _ 2nd_ _ 7th ______ (Matt Ellis, Rose Monday)___ M.Mitchell, B.Wolfe

1991_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —___ 3rd ______ (Brad Joens)

2007_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ L.Brooks,_____ 1st_ _ 2nd_ _ 6th ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ B.Buteaux

1992_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 8th___9th___ 6th ______ (not available)

2008_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ S.Brown,_ ____ 1st_ __1st___ 6th ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ L.Johnson, W.Vese

1993_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 7th___8th___ 2nd ______ (Macks Dillon)

2009_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ W.Vese,_ _____ 1st_ __4th___ 3rd ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ T.Wolfe ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau)

1994_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 4th___6th___ 4th ______ (Macks Dillon) 1995_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 5th___4th___ 1st ______ (Macks Dillon) 1996_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 3rd___4th___ 1st ______ (Macks Dillon) 1997_ _ Macks Dillon___________________________ 2nd___3rd___ 1st ______ (David Hartman)

Jim Skaines 1982-85

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2010_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ C.Vargas,_____ 1st_ __1st___ 3rd ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ J.Whittaker ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau) 2011_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ D.Bond,______ —____ —____— ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ C.Reveal ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau) ^ interim head coach

Macks Dillon 1997

Que McMaster 1998-2002

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Aaron Fox 2003-present


Men’s All-Americans/NCAA Championships Results

Devon Bond

Larry Brooks

2010 - triple jump (outdoor/5th/16.20)

2007 - 800 meters (indoor/16th/1:53.76) 2007 - 800 meters (outdoor/8th/1:53.77)

Leonard Byrd

Teddy Williams

1995 - 400 meters (outdoor/7th/45.76) 1996 - 400 meters (outdoor/3rd/45.51) 1997 - 400 meters (outdoor/7th/45.99)

NCAA Indoor Championships Team Finishes 2004 (Fayetteville, Ark.) 2005 (Fayetteville, Ark.) 2009 (College Station, Texas) 2010 (Fayetteville, Ark.)

t-56th (2) 48th (2) t-59th (1) t-35th (5)

2008 - 100 meters (outdoor/7th/10.40) 2009 - 60 meters (indoor/8th/6.70) 2010 - 60 meters (indoor/4th/6.65) 2010 - 100 meters (outdoor/9th/10.32)

1995 (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1996 (Eugene, Ore.) 1997 (Bloomington, Ind.) 2002 (Baton Rouge, La.)

Brandon Buteaux

2005 - Heptathlon (indoor/7th/5,519)

Justin Youngblood

2002 - Decathlon (outdoor/7th/7,642) 2004 - Heptathlon (indoor/7th/5,512) 2004 - Decathlon (outdoor/7th/7,588)

NCAA Outdoor Championships Team Finishes 65th (2) 2004 (Austin, Texas) t-45th (6) 2007 (Sacramento, Calif.) t-66th (2) 2008 (Eugene, Ore.) t-59th (2) 2010 (Eugene, Ore.)

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Men’s Southland Conference Indoor Championships Individual Champions (50) 60 meters (3) 2008_ _____________ Teddy Williams (6.71) 2009_ _____________ Teddy Williams (6.64) 2010_ _____________ Teddy Williams (6.66)

5,000 meters (3) 1996_ _________ David Hartman (14:41.52) 1997_ ____________ Tim Wallace (14:43.24) 1999_ ____________ Tim Wallace (14:48.47)

200 meters (4) 2003_ ____________ Curtis Johnson (21.92) 2008_ _____________ Steven Brown (21.60) 2009_ ____________ Teddy Williams (21.84) 2010_ ____________ Teddy Williams (21.73)

60-meter hurdles (6) 2001_ _______________ Carl Johnson (7.98) 2002_ _______________ Carl Johnson (7.96) 2003_ _______________ Carl Johnson (7.81) 2007_ __________________ Will Vese (7.93) 2008_ __________________ Will Vese (7.98) 2009_ __________________ Will Vese (7.87)

400 meters (5) 1994_ _____________ Leonard Byrd (49.20) 1997_ _____________ Leonard Byrd (48.23) 2000_ _________ Justin Youngblood (48.56) 2005_ _____________ David Burnett (49.19) 2007_ _____________ Gaston Griffin (48.51) 800 meters (3) 1996_ ____________ Sean Goetsch (1:50.33) 2006_ __________ Mthobisi Baloyi (1:53.17) 2007_ ____________ Larry Brooks (1:51.63) Mile (4) 1993_ ____________ Eddie Castillo (4:14.70) 1997_ _________________ Ryan Taylor (n/a) 1998_ __________ Philo Saunders (4:06.53^) 2001_ _________ Henry Maruping (4:15.97) Two miles (1) 1994_ ___________ Gary Guerrero (9:12.89) 3,000 meters (1) 1997_ ______________Ryan Taylor (8:21.59)

High jump (4) 2002_ _________ Justin Youngblood (2.11m) 2008_ _____________P.J. McGowen (2.16m) 2009_ ______ Johnathan Whittaker (2.11m) 2010_ ____________ Keith Benford (2.10m) Triple jump (1) 2010_ _____________Devon Bond (15.89m) Shot put (2) 2002_ ___________ Jason Reynosa (17.01m) 2008_ ____________ Luke Johnson (17.16m)

1,600-meter relay (1) 1997_ ______________ M.Ellis, M.Edwards, ______________ P.Burnett, L.Byrd (3:18.36)

Pentathlon (2) 2001_ _________ Justin Youngblood (3,842) 2002_ _________ Justin Youngblood (4,003)

Distance medley relay (5) 1994_ ____________ C.Malesich, S.Goetsch, _________ S.Hinojosa, E.Castillo (10:19.89)

Heptathlon (5) 2004_ _________ Justin Youngblood (5,483) 2005_ __________ Brandon Buteaux (5,339) 2006_ __________ Brandon Buteaux (5,357) 2008_ _____________ Tommy Wolfe (5,251) 2009_ _____________ Tommy Wolfe (5,256)

1997_ __________ S.Snodgrass, M.Edwards, ___________ S.Goetsch, R.Taylor (10:03.33) 1998_ ____________S.Snodgrass, K.Griffith, ________ M.Morgan, P.Saunders (9:46.31^) 2001_ ___ individuals unavailable (10:18.90) 2010_ ____________ B.Chiuminetta, C.Cole ____ B.Ugochukwu, A.Cardenas (10:10.08) ^ track distance was inaccurately established, resulting in faster times

Year-by-Year Results Honor Roll 1992_ ________________________8th (12) Athlete of the Year 1993_ ________________________7th (24) Justin Youngblood (2004) 1994_ ________________________4th (59) Steven Brown (2008) 1995_ ________________________5th (64) Teddy Williams (2009) 1996_ ________________________3rd (69) Teddy Williams (2010) 1997_ ______________________ 2nd (118) 1998_ ________________________6th (57) Outstanding Track Performer 1999_ ________________________5th (54) Carl Johnson (2003) 2000_ ______________________ 7th (39.5) Teddy Williams (2009) 2001_ _______________________ 2nd (93) Teddy Williams (2010) 2002_ _______________________ 2nd (92) 2003_ _____________________ 5th (48.25) Outstanding Field Performer 2004_ ______________________ 6th (50.5) Justin Youngblood (2002) 2005_ _______________________ 2nd (85) 2006________________________1st (111) Freshman of the Year 2007______________________ 1st (114.5) P.J. McGowen (2008) 2008________________________1st (122) Keith Benford (2010) 2009______________________ 1st (120.5) 2010________________________1st (120)

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Newcomer of the Year Devon Bond (2010) High-Point Scorer Tim Wallace (1999) Henry Maruping (2001) Justin Youngblood (2002) Justin Youngblood (2004) Steven Brown (2008) Coach of the Year Aaron Fox (2006) Aaron Fox (2007) Aaron Fox (2008) Aaron Fox (2009) Aaron Fox (2010)


Men’s Southland Conference Outdoor Championships Individual Champions (46) 100 meters (4) 2001_ ___________ Francis Ngapout (10.30) 2004_ ____________ Curtis Johnson (10.43) 2008_ ____________ Teddy Williams (10.16) 2010_ ____________ Teddy Williams (10.03) 200 meters (1) 2008_ ____________ Teddy Williams (20.60) 400 meters (4) 1994_ _____________ 1995_ _____________ 1996_ _____________ 1997_ _____________

Leonard Byrd (46.46) Leonard Byrd (46.12) Leonard Byrd (44.88) Leonard Byrd (45.96)

800 meters (6) 1992_ ____________ Eddie Castillo (1:51.29) 1995_ ____________ Sean Goetsch (1:51.04) 1996_ ____________ Sean Goetsch (1:51.28) 2004_ ____________ Larry Brooks (1:51.29) 2006_ ____________ Larry Brooks (1:51.36) 2007_ ____________ Larry Brooks (1:50.12) 1,500 meters (5) 1992_ ____________ Eddie Castillo (3:51.80) 1997_ ______________Ryan Taylor (3:54.41) 1998_ ___________ Philo Saunders (3:53.32) 2001_ _________ Henry Maruping (3:53.50) 2009_ ____________Michael Cook (3:53.03) Year-by-Year Results 1992_ ________________________9th (25) 1993_ ________________________8th (16) 1994_ ________________________6th (59) 1995_ ________________________4th (91) 1996_ _______________________4th (101) 1997_ _______________________3rd (115) 1998_ ________________________7th (52) 1999_ ________________________9th (38) 2000_ ______________________ 8th (32.5) 2001________________________1st (131) 2002_ ________________________4th (98) 2003_ ________________________7th (34) 2004_ ________________________4th (82) 2005_ ________________________3rd (96) 2006_ ______________________ 2nd (132) 2007_ ______________________ 2nd (127) 2008______________________ 1st (138.5) 2009_ ______________________ 4th (99.5) 2010________________________1st (148)

3,000-meter steeplechase (1) 1996_ __________ David Hartman (9:13.91) 5,000 meters (2) 1995_ _________ David Hartman (14:45.10) 1996_ _________ David Hartman (14:55.54) 10,000 meters (3) 1994_ __________ Gary Guererro (31:34.61) 1995_ _________ David Hartman (29:57.48) 1996_ _________ David Hartman (31:28.73) 110-meter hurdles (4) 2001_ ________________Alex Flores (14.20) 2002_ ______________ Carl Johnson (13.93) 2004_ ______________ Carl Johnson (13.84) 2008_ _________________ Will Vese (13.86) 400-meter hurdles (2) 1998_ _____________ Jok-Tan Byerly (50.19) 2006_ _________________T.R. Sissel (51.83) 400-meter relay (2) 2002_ ____________ C.Johnson, C.Rowland ________________A.Goble, C.Dean (40.35) 2008_ ______________C.Harris, T.Williams, ________________S.Brown, K.Hunt (40.21)

1,600-meter relay (4) 1995_ ____________ R.Landtiser, P.Burnett, _____________ S.Goetsch, L.Byrd (3:09.76) 1998_ __________ K.Griffith, D.Hardworth, ____________ J.Byerly, C.Rowland (3:11.51) 2001_ ______________A.Goble, C.Rowland, __________ C.Dean, J.Youngblood (3:07.44) 2002_ ______________ A.Goble, C.Johnson, _______ J.Youngblood, C.Rowland (3:10.58) High jump (2) 2002_ _______________ Steve Ortiz (2.15m) 2010_ ______________ Devon Bond (2.13m) Long jump (2) 2007_ _______________Mo Jackson (7.30m) 2010_ __________Tyler Williamson (7.37m) Triple jump (1) 2010_ _____________Devon Bond (16.12m) Decathlon (3) 2006_ _______________Bryan Wolfe (6,887) 2007_ __________ Brandon Buteaux (7,148) 2008_ _____________ Tommy Wolfe (7,395)

Southland Conference Record Holders

Honor Roll

Athlete of the Year Leonard Byrd (1996) Outstanding Track Performer Leonard Byrd (1995) David Hartman (1996) Teddy Williams (2008) Teddy Williams (2010) High-Point Scorer David Hartman (1996) Steven Brown (2008)

Leonard Byrd 44.88 - 400 meters (1996 outdoor)

Carl Johnson 7.81 - 60-meter hurdles (2003 indoor)

Coach of the Year Que McMaster (2001) Aaron Fox (2008) Aaron Fox (2010)

Teddy Williams 6.59 - 60 meters • 9.90 - 100 meters (2009 indoor) (2009 outdoor)

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TSA — led by first-place performances by junior Alex Flores (110-meter hurdles), freshman Henry Maruping (1,500 meters), freshman Francis Ngapout (100 meters) and its 1,600-meter relay team of sophomore Andis Goble, junior Chris Rowland, sophomore Christopher Dean and sophomore Justin Youngblood — picked up its first Southland Conference Outdoor Championship in school history at Maverick Stadium in Arlington. The Roadrunners benefitted from balanced scoring across the board to score 131 points and outdistanced UT Arlington by 16. Northwestern State placed third (112) and defending champion Texas State finished fourth (91). UTSA, which began the meet’s final day in fourth place with 24 points, began its charge to the front when Youngblood led three Roadrunners who combined to score 11 points in the high jump with his third-place performance (2.13). Junior Steven Ortiz, who finished second earlier in the meet in the decathlon, was sixth and sophomore Robert Thompson placed seventh. In the day’s second running final, Maruping won the 1,500 meters in 3:53.50. His effort, combined with freshman Clifton Tierney’s seventh-place showing, put the Roadrunners in second place in the team standings, 19 points behind Northwestern State (8162). One event later, UTSA took its first lead of the meet. Flores led three Roadrunners who finished among the top four in the 110meter hurdles when he stopped the clock in 14.20. Sophomore James Cantu was second (14.45) and sophomore Carl Johnson placed fourth (14.49) to give the Roadrunners 23 points in the event and a tenuous 85-83 edge in the team standings. The Roadrunners maintained the advantage through the next two events, but Northwestern State went back in front (108100) when it outscored UTSA 16-0 in the triple jump. One event later, Flores and Cantu finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 400-meter hurdles to pull the Roadrunners

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Alex Flores____________ 1st_ __ 10______ 110-meter hurdles (14.20) Henry Maruping_______ 1st_ __ 10_________ 1,500 meters (3:53.50) Francis Ngapout_ ______ 1st_ __ 10____________ 100 meters (10.30) Goble, Rowland,_ ______ 1st_ __ 10_____ 1,600-meter relay (3:07.44) Dean, Youngblood James Cantu___________2nd___ 8_______ 110-meter hurdles (14.45) Henry Maruping_______2nd___ 8_________ 5,000 meters (14:37.07) Steven Ortiz___________2nd___ 8______________ Decathlon (6,810) Individuals unavailable___2nd___ 8_________ 400-meter relay (40.27) Francis Ngapout_ ______ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ 200 meters (21.02) Justin Youngblood______ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.13m) Justin Youngblood______ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.55m) Carl Johnson_ _________ 4th_ __ 5_______ 110-meter hurdles (14.49) Chris Rowland_________ 4th_ __ 5_____________ 400 meters (47.48) Alex Flores____________ 5th_ __ 4_______ 400-meter hurdles (53.05) Jason Reynosa_________ 5th_ __ 4_______________ Discus (48.14m) Jason Reynosa_________ 5th_ __ 4______________Shot put (15.94m) James Cantu___________ 6th_ __ 3_______ 400-meter hurdles (53.60) Russell Dauphin_ ______ 6th_ __ 3______________Pole vault (4.60m) Tyler Keen____________ 6th_ __ 3__ 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:38.99) Tyler Keen____________ 6th_ __ 3________ 10,000 meters (32:27.16) Steven Ortiz___________ 6th_ __ 3_____________ High jump (2.03m) Robert Thompson______ 7th_ __ 2_____________ High jump (2.03m) Clifton Tierney_ _______ 7th_ __ 2__________ 1,500 meters (3:59.51) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 131 2. UT Arlington___________115 3. Northwestern State______112 4. Texas State______________91 5. Sam Houston State_______77 6. McNeese State_________ 72.5

7. Stephen F. Austin______ 66 8. Southeastern Louisiana_ _45.5 9. Louisiana-Monroe_ ____ 32 10. Lamar________________ 24 11. Nicholls______________ 13

within one at 108-107. That set the stage for a dramatic finish to the meet. UTSA regained the lead when Ngapout raced to a third-place finish in the 200 meters. The Koutaba, Cameroon, native outdistanced Northwestern State’s Herbert Jones by 14 onehundredth of a second to give the Roadrunners a 113-112 advantage, an edge they would not relinquish the remainder of the day. Maruping’s second-place performance in the 5,000 meters clinched the program’s first-ever track & field championship one event later and he finished the meet with a team-high 18 points. The 1,600-meter relay quartet put an exclamation point on the championship with its winning time of 3:07.44 in the meet’s final event.

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2006 Men’s Southland Conference Indoor Champions

ehind individual titles from seniors Mthobisi Baloyi and All-American Brandon Buteaux, UTSA’s men’s track & field team captured its first-ever Southland Conference Indoor Championship at Bill Yeoman Field House in Houston. In a tight team race that came down to the final event, the Roadrunners scored 111 points to edge Sam Houston State (104.3) and defending champion Stephen F. Austin (103). “I’m really proud of the way our team stepped up,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “We had our ups and downs on the first day, but we knew what we had to do and nailed it. I’m happy for the senior class. For them to get a conference championship on their way out means a lot to them and me.” Buteaux scored a season-best 5,357 points to capture the heptathlon title. The first-day leader posted marks of 8.25 in the 60-meter hurdles, 14-3 ¼ in the pole vault and 2:50.7 in the 1,000 meters to successfully defend his conference championship. Baloyi won the 800 meters, an event UTSA scored an amazing 30 points in with five Roadrunners in the top eight. Bryan Wolfe closed strong on day two, scoring 2,374 secondday points to jump all the way from sixth to second place in the heptathlon. Wolfe clocked an 8.39 in the 60-meter hurdles, cleared 14-7 ¼ in the pole vault and ran 2:52.28 for 1,000 meters in contributing eight points to UTSA’s effort. Freshman Tommy Wolfe, Bryan’s younger brother, finished eighth with 4,874 points, as the Roadrunners scored 19 in the event. Will Vese and Marques Mitchell began UTSA’s move on the track by combining for 13 points in the 60-meter hurdles. Vese finished second (8.08), with Mitchell close behind in fourth (8.15). Steven Brown and Cedric Harris posted 10 points in the 60 meters, placing third (6.87) and fifth (6.89), respectively, as UTSA moved into third place in the team race with 56 points. Brown advanced to the semifinal round a day earlier as the last qualifier, winning a coin flip to break a tie. The Roadrunners jumped into second place with 12 points in the 400 meters. Gaston Griffin earned runner-up honors with a 48.59 clocking, while T.R. Sissel was fifth in 49.28.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Mthobisi Baloyi________ 1st_ __ 10___________ 800 meters (1:53.17) Brandon Buteaux_ _____ 1st_ __ 10____________ Heptathlon (5,357) Larry Brooks__________2nd___ 8____________ 800 meters (1:53.83) Gaston Griffin_________2nd___ 8_____________ 400 meters (48.59) Will Vese_ ____________2nd___ 8_________ 60-meter hurdles (8.08) Bryan Wolfe___________2nd___ 8_____________ Heptathlon (5,103) Steven Brown_________ 3rd_ __ 6_______________ 60 meters (6.87) Burnett, Sissel,_________ 3rd_ __ 6______ 1,600-meter relay (3:17.34) Griffin, Briscoe Scott Briscoe__________ 4th_ __ 5_____________ 200 meters (21.95) Marques Mitchell______ 4th_ __ 5_________ 60-meter hurdles (8.15) Justin Pitchford________ 4th_ __ 5____________ 800 meters (1:54.86) Cedric Harris__________ 5th_ __ 4_______________ 60 meters (6.89) Steven Brown_________ 5th_ __ 4_____________Long jump (7.11m) Chris Layman_ ________ 5th_ __ 4____________ 800 meters (1:55.16) T.R. Sissel_____________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ 400 meters (49.28) Pitchford, D.Brown,_ ___ 5th_ __ 4___ Distance medley relay (10:25.41) Brooks, Schwartz Eric Miller_ ___________ 6th_ __ 3____________ 800 meters (1:55.58) Mthobisi Baloyi________ 7th_ __ 2__________ 3,000 meters (8:44.19) Benson Cheserek_______ 7th_ __ 2_________ 5,000 meters (15:27.70) Luke Johnson__________ 7th_ __ 2_________ Weight throw (16.40m) Brandon Buteaux_ _____ 8th_ __ 1____________ High jump (1.95m) Robert Stager__________ 8th_ __ 1_________ Weight throw (15.86m) Tommy Wolfe_________ 8th_ __ 1_____________ Heptathlon (4,874) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 111 2. Sam Houston State____ 104.3 3. Stephen F. Austin________103 4. UT Arlington____________84 5. Northwestern State_______78

6. McNeese State_ ______47.5 7. Southeastern Louisiana__ 43 8. Louisiana-Monroe_ ____ 40 9. Texas State___________34.2 10. Lamar________________ 18

UTSA made a big move in the standings thanks to 30 points in the 800 meters final. Baloyi and Larry Brooks finished one-two with times of 1:53.17 and 1:53.83, respectively. Justin Pitchford, Chris Layman and Eric Miller placed third (1:54.86), fourth (1:55.16) and fifth (1:55.58), respectively, as UTSA moved into first. “We probably got a little more than we expected out of the 800,” Fox said. “We knew we had some depth in that event, but to get 30 points got the ball rolling for the rest of the day.” Junior Scott Briscoe added five points with a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters (21.95), putting the Roadrunners ahead of SFA by 12 with just two events remaining. SFA pulled to within three with 11 points in the 3,000 meters, against Baloyi’s seventh-place finish (two points) in 8:44.19. That set up the finale with UTSA owning the top 1,600-meter relay time in the conference entering the meet. David Burnett, Sissel, Griffin and Briscoe clocked a 3:17.34 for third, scoring six points. SFA took eighth, allowing Sam Houston to leap frog into second behind the Roadrunners in the final standings.

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ehind individual titles from senior Larry Brooks, sophomore Gaston Griffin and junior Will Vese, the UTSA men’s track & field team successfully defended its Southland Conference Indoor Championship at Bill Yeoman Field House.

The Roadrunners scored 114.5 points, their second-most at a conference indoor meet in school history, and easily outdistanced Texas-Arlington, which finished in second place with 98 points. Stephen F. Austin rounded out the top three with 82.5 points. “To win it for a second year in a row is just amazing,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “We lost most our team from a year ago and replaced those guys with a lot of talent, but you never know about freshmen in their first conference meet. They competed like champions, didn’t let the pressure get to them and the upperclassmen provided them with outstanding leadership. This championship is a testament to the job they did this year. It was a total team effort.” Vese continued his stellar season in the 60-meter hurdles, easily winning the event in 7.93, nine one-hundredths of a second ahead of second-place finisher John Thomas of Sam Houston State. The Houston native’s first conference championship drew UTSA into a first-place tie with Stephen F. Austin (57.5 points) after 10 scored events and set the stage for the Roadrunners’ march to the title. UTSA trailed UT Arlington by a half point (67-66.5) entering the 400 meters and Griffin gave the Roadrunners the lead for good when he raced to a 48.51 in winning his first conference championship. The San Antonio native became the fifth Roadrunner in school history to win an SLC indoor 400 meters title, as he defeated defending champion Chris Edison of Sam Houston State by five one-hundredths of a second. Brooks won his first indoor SLC title and third conference crown overall in the 800 meters with a 1:51.63 clocking. He led five Roadrunners who combined to score 24 points in the event and that gave UTSA a 29.5-point cushion with just three events remaining.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Larry Brooks__________ 1st_ __ 10___________ 800 meters (1:51.63) Gaston Griffin_________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 400 meters (48.51) Will Vese_ ____________ 1st_ __ 10________ 60-meter hurdles (7.93) Carvey Evans__________2nd___ 8_____________ High jump (2.07m) Steven Brown_________ 3rd_ __ 6_______________ 60 meters (6.82) Steven Brown_________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ 200 meters (22.04) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:55.35) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.07m) Tommy Wolfe_________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ Heptathlon (4,914) Chris Layman_ ________ 4th_ __ 5_________________ Mile (4:17.71) Alton St. Rose_________ 4th_ __ 5___________ Triple jump (14.47m) D.Brown, Miller,_ ______ 4th_ __ 5______ 1,600-meter relay (3:19.41) Briscoe, Brooks C.Vargas, D.Brown,_____ 4th_ __ 5___ Distance medley relay (10:15.20) Brooks, Cheserek Marcus Bibles_ ________ 5th_ __3.5____________ High jump (2.02m) Steven Brown_________ 5th_ __ 4_____________Long jump (7.00m) Eric Miller_ ___________ 5th_ __ 4____________ 800 meters (1:56.38) Chris Layman_ ________ 6th_ __ 3____________ 800 meters (1:57.57) Dominic Brown________ 7th_ __ 2_____________ 400 meters (50.12) Benson Cheserek_______ 7th_ __ 2_________________ Mile (4:22.50) Cedric Harris__________ 7th_ __ 2_______________ 60 meters (7.18) Luke Johnson__________ 7th_ __ 2_________ Weight throw (16.29m) Mo Jackson_ __________ 8th_ __ 1_____________Long jump (6.59m) Adrian Vargas_________ 8th_ __ 1____________ 800 meters (1:58.02) Teddy Williams________ 8th_ __ 1_______________ 60 meters (7.61) Teddy Williams________ 8th_ __ 1____________ 200 meters (1:19.52) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA_______________ 114.5 7. Texas State___________57.5 2. UT Arlington____________98 8. McNeese State_ ______38.5 3. Stephen F. Austin_______ 82.5 9. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 32 4. Sam Houston State_______66 Northwestern State____ 32 5. Southeastern Louisiana____63 11. Central Arkansas_ _____ 19 6. Lamar__________________60 The Roadrunners officially clinched the championship two events later in the 3,000 meters, the second-to-last event of the day, and then went on to place fourth in the 1,600-meter relay (3:19.41). The Roadrunners finished day one in fourth place with 29.5 points, trailing only SFA (46.5), UTA (38) and Southeastern Louisiana (30) heading into Saturday’s final day of action. Sophomore Carvey Evans, who cleared a career-best 6-9 ½, was one of three UTSA high jumpers to score in the event on Friday. Meanwhile, the long jump saw two UTSA athletes – Brown (2211 ¾) and freshman Mo Jackson (21-7 ½) – score points and the Roadrunners’ other points of the day came from their fourthplace distance medley relay team (10:15.20) and junior Luke Johnson’s seventh-place effort in the weight throw (53-5 ½). Junior Steven Brown led UTSA with 16 total points, as he finished third in the 60 and 200 meters and fifth in the long jump.

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n the strength of individual titles from seniors Steven Brown (200 meters), Luke Johnson (shot put) and Will Vese (60m hurdles), junior Tommy Wolfe (heptathlon), sophomore Teddy Williams (60m) and freshman P.J. McGowen (high jump), the UTSA men’s track & field team won its third consecutive Southland Conference Indoor Championship. The Roadrunners scored a school-record 122 points to easily outdistance Stephen F. Austin, which finished second with 101.5, and the six individual crowns were a new league mark. “I am at a loss for words,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “I couldn’t be prouder of this group of guys than I am right now. Every single member of this team contributed to this championship and to have six individual champions says a lot about the effort we saw out there this weekend. These guys weren’t willing to give up the title without a fight and they were able to stay on top. To win by 21.5 points shows how much all of them wanted it.” Wolfe got the ball rolling when he captured the program’s fourth heptathlon title in the last five years with a personal-best 5,251 points (No. 4 in UTSA history). Standing in second and trailing by 114 points entering the final day, the Raymondville native took over the lead when he won the morning’s first event, the 60meter hurdles, in a personal-best 8.40 and never looked back. Johnson followed with the first conference title of his four-year career when he launched a personal-best toss of 56-3 ¾/17.16m (No. 2 in UTSA history) in the shot put. The afternoon session saw the beginning of the running finals and, despite having just 10 qualifiers from the first day, the Roadrunners took command of the meet when they netted three championships and a total of 59 points. Vese successfully defended his 60-meter hurdles title when he crossed the tape in 7.98. The Houston native picked up the program’s fifth championship in UTSA history and became the first back-to-back winner since Carl Johnson won three in a row for the Roadrunners from 2001-03.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Steven Brown_________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 200 meters (21.60) Luke Johnson__________ 1st_ __ 10_____________Shot put (17.16m) P.J. McGowen_ ________ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.16m) Will Vese_ ____________ 1st_ __ 10________ 60-meter hurdles (7.98) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10______________ 60 meters (6.71) Tommy Wolfe_________ 1st_ __ 10____________ Heptathlon (5,251) Steven Brown_________2nd___ 8_____________Long jump (7.36m) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____2nd___ 8____________ 800 meters (1:55.57) Teddy Williams________2nd___ 8_____________ 200 meters (21.78) Steven Brown_________ 3rd_ __ 6_______________ 60 meters (6.82) Carvey Evans__________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.06m) Miller, D.Brown,_ ______ 3rd_ __ 6___ Distance medley relay (10:15.10) Ugochukwu, Chiuminetta Luke Johnson__________ 5th_ __ 4_________ Weight throw (16.85m) Lucas Neeper__________ 6th_ __ 3_____________ Heptathlon (4,324) Alton St. Rose_________ 6th_ __ 3___________ Triple jump (14.61m) Will Vese_ ____________ 6th_ __ 3_______________ 60 meters (6.93) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 6th_ __ 3_____________ High jump (2.01m) Gaston Griffin_________ 7th_ __ 2_____________ 400 meters (49.80) John Matthews_ _______ 8th_ __ 1_____________ 400 meters (50.23) Corey Vargas__________ 8th_ __ 1_________________ Mile (4:23.99) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 122 2. Stephen F. Austin______ 101.5 3. UT Arlington__________ 98.5 4. Lamar__________________62 Southeastern Louisiana____62 6. Northwestern State_______47

7. McNeese State_ _______ 44 8. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 40 9. Sam Houston State_____ 38 10. Texas State____________ 34 11. Central Arkansas_ _____ 14

The 60 meter dash followed and Williams’ phenomenal campaign in the event continued when he stopped the clock in 6.71 to win the first championship in school annals. Brown (6.82) and Vese (6.93) finished third and sixth, respectively, to give UTSA a whopping 19 points in the event. After junior Gaston Griffin (seventh) and freshman John Matthews (eighth) combined for three points in the quarter and sophomore Bryan Ugochukwu picked up eight in the 800m when he clocked a 1:55.57, a mere three-tenths of a second behind Lamar’s Ewan Simpson. The Roadrunners slammed the door on any hopes that Stephen F. Austin had at winning the meet when Brown (pr 21.60/No. 2 UTSA history) and Williams (pr 21.78) finished 1-2 in the 200m. The victory gave Brown a total of 24 points in the meet, which clinched high point scoring accolades for the Mesquite native. He became the fifth Roadrunner in school history to earn the honor and his total was the most at the event since Justin Youngblood had 30 for UTSA in 2002.

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irst-place finishes by sophomore Teddy Williams in the 100 and 200 meters, a gold-medal performance by senior Will Vese in the 110-meter hurdles, a winning effort by senior Tommy Wolfe in the decathlon and a first-place performance by the 400-meter relay team vaulted the UTSA men’s track & field title to its second Southland Conference Outdoor Championship in school history. It was the Roadrunners’ first title since 2001 and their first indoor/outdoor sweep in school annals. UTSA had placed second the past two years, including a heart-breaking one-point loss in 2007. The Birds scored a school-record 138.5 points to outdistance second-place finisher Southeastern Louisiana by nine-and-a-half points. However, it was not as close as the final score indicated, as UTSA held a commanding 22.5-point cushion after finishing 1-2-3 in the deuce. The Roadrunners also claimed the top three spots in the 100 three events earlier.

“When you lose by a point like we did last year, it became an obsession to try and win this year,” head coach Aaron Fox said. “Our goal all year long was to become the first UTSA team to sweep both the indoor and outdoor championships and we were able to accomplish that. This victory is dedicated to the seniors because they have been the backbone of this program the last four years.” UTSA posted a total of five first-place finishes during the threeday meet, tying the school record established in 1996. The flurry of first-place finishes started in the evening’s first event, the 400-meter relay. The quartet of senior Cedric Harris, Williams, senior Steven Brown and freshman Kevin Hunt circled the oval in 40.21. Williams then led the parade of medals in the short sprints with a pair of school records. The Tyler native crossed the tape in 10.16 to win the 100 by 15 one-hundredths of a second over Brown (10.31/No. 3 in UTSA history). Harris completed the 24point trifecta with his time of 10.37.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Will Vese_ ____________ 1st_ __ 10______ 110-meter hurdles (13.86) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 100 meters (10.16) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 200 meters (20.60) Tommy Wolfe_________ 1st_ __ 10_____________ Decathlon (7,395) Harris, Williams,_______ 1st_ __ 10________ 400-meter relay (40.21) S.Brown, Hunt P.J. McGowen_ ________2nd___ 8_____________ High jump (2.15m) Steven Brown_________2nd___ 8_____________ 100 meters (10.31) Steven Brown_________2nd___ 8_____________ 200 meters (20.67) Steven Brown_________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.41m) Cedric Harris__________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ 100 meters (10.37) Cedric Harris__________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ 200 meters (20.78) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 3rd_ __ 6___________ Triple jump (15.08m) Luke Johnson__________ 4th_ __ 5______________Shot put (16.76m) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 4th_ __ 5_____________ High jump (2.10m) P.J. McGowen_ ________ 5th_ __ 4_____________Long jump (7.31m) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 5th_ __ 4____________ 800 meters (1:53.38) Carvey Evans__________ 6th_ __2.5____________ High jump (2.10m) Luke Johnson__________ 6th_ __ 3_______________ Discus (47.18m) Luke Johnson__________ 6th_ __ 3_____________ Hammer (51.84m) Jacob McDonald_______ 6th_ __ 3_______________ Javelin (57.59m) Alton St. Rose_________ 6th_ __ 2___________ Triple jump (14.83m) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 7th_ __ 2______________Pole vault (4.75m) Ryan McMakin________ 7th_ __ 2______________Shot put (15.34m) Lucas Neeper__________ 7th_ __ 2______________ Decathlon (5,654) Eric Miller_ ___________ 8th_ __ 1____________ 800 meters (1:55.62) Tommy Wolfe_________ 8th_ __ 1_______________ Javelin (55.12m) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA_______________ 138.5 2. Southeastern Louisiana_ _129 3. UT Arlington___________106 4. Sam Houston State_______86 5. Stephen F. Austin_______ 83.5

6. Texas State____________ 75 7. McNeese State_ _______ 63 8. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 60 9. Lamar________________ 38 10. Northwestern State____ 35

The Roadrunners took the lead for good in the next event, the 1,500 meters, when sophomore Bryan Ugochukwu (5th/1:53.38) and senior Eric Miller (8th/1:55.62) combined for five points. It was deja-vu all over again three events later as Williams, Brown and Harris again went gold, silver and bronze in the 200. WIlliams raced to his second school record of the day when he ran through the tape in a windy 20.60. The Lions needed a combined 13 points in the following event, the 5k, to stay mathematically alive, but Kalphys Kemboi and Henry Rop could muster only 11 with their third and fourth place finishes, respectively, and the celebration was on. Just as they did at the indoor meet in February, UTSA used the 1,600meter relay as a victory lap. Brown, who also finished third in the long jump, was the meet’s high scorer with 24.5 points. At the league’s indoor meet in February, he claimed the same honor with 24.

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ed by a total of five individual titles, the UTSA men’s track & field team won its fourth consecutive Southland Conference Indoor Championship.

The Roadrunners, who began the day in a first-place tie with Southeastern Louisiana, scored 120.5 points to easily outdistance runner-up UT Arlington (101). Senior Will Vese won his third consecutive title in the 60meter hurdles (7.87) and fellow senior Tommy Wolfe defended his heptathlon crown with a personal-record 5,256 points. Meanwhile, junior All-American Teddy Williams not only won the 60m for the second year in a row (meet-record 6.64), but he also was victorious in the 200m by six one-thousandths of a second (21.834). He became the first athlete in five years to sweep the short sprints at the league meet (Courtney Dotson, Sam Houston State, 2004) and the two gold medals pushed his total to six in his three years as a Roadrunner. Junior Johnathan Whittaker, who was victorious in the high jump (6-11/2.11m), was UTSA’s other winner during the two-day meet. “It’s pretty hard to put into words what these guys have accomplished,” Fox said after the meet. “To have some of our guys get a ring every year is amazing and to come back each season with underclassmen and win is quite an accomplishment. It wasn’t easy and that is a credit to every athlete on this team. This meet is dedicated to the seniors who have worked so hard the last four years and come out on top every time.” UTSA is just the second program in league history to win four indoor titles in a row. Lamar won six straight from 1980-85. Just as he did a year ago, Wolfe kicked off the parade of gold-medal performances with his win in the heptathlon. The Raymondville native, who began the day with just an 11-point lead, opened the morning with a personal-record 8.41 in finishing second overall in the 60m hurdles. He followed with the second-best pole vault measurement (15-5/4.70m) and took a 296-point cushion into the final event, the 1,000 meters, and the lead was more than enough. Meanwhile, sophomore Kyle Kaase, who began the morning in 10th place, moved up three spots to seventh with his 4,798 points to pick up two points for the Roadrunners. Those two performances pushed UTSA in front of the Lions, 55.5-51.5, but Southeastern Louisiana reclaimed the advantage after outscoring the Roadrunners, 16-3 in the triple jump.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Will Vese_ ____________ 1st_ __ 10________ 60-meter hurdles (7.87) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.11m) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10______________ 60 meters (6.64) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 200 meters (21.84) Tommy Wolfe_________ 1st_ __ 10____________ Heptathlon (5,256) Gaston Griffin_________2nd___ 8_____________ 400 meters (48.38) Michael Cook_ ________ 3rd_ __ 6_________________ Mile (4:19.12) P.J. McGowen_ ________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.11m) P.J. McGowen_ ________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.17m) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:54.08) Reveal, Muhammed,____ 3rd_ __ 6___ Distance medley relay (10:15.57) Ugochukwu, Cook Jeffery Herron________ t-4th___4.5____________ High jump (2.06m) Layne Nixon_ _________ 5th_ __ 4_________ 5,000 meters (14:53.36) Cole Reveal_ __________ 5th_ __ 4_________________ Mile (4:20.67) Tommy Wolfe_________ 5th_ __ 4______________Pole vault (4.76m) Beengo Adeeko________ 6th_ __ 3_______________ 60 meters (6.88) Alton St. Rose_________ 6th_ __ 3___________ Triple jump (14.55m) Dillard Glass_ _________ 7th_ __ 2______________Pole vault (4.61m) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 7th_ __ 2_____________ Heptathlon (4,798) Caesar Slade___________ 7th_ __ 2_____________ 200 meters (22.51) Corey Vargas__________ 7th_ __ 2_________________ Mile (4:23.48) Carvey Evans__________ 8th_ __ 1_____________ High jump (2.01m) Ugochukwu, Griffin,____ 8th_ __ 1______ 1,600-meter relay (3:22.38) Muhammed, Watson Final Team Standings 1. UTSA_______________ 120.5 2. UT Arlington___________101 3. Southeastern Louisiana__ 81.5 4. Lamar__________________79 5. Stephen F. Austin_________75 6. Texas State______________62

7. Sam Houston State_____ 46 8. McNeese State_ _______ 39 9. Northwestern State____ 37 10. A&M-Corpus Christi___ 12 11. Central Arkansas_ ______ 9

With the running finals next on the schedule, it was all UTSA from that point forward. The Roadrunners scored a combined 12 points in the first running event of the afternoon, the mile, and they went ahead in the standings for good. Vese then became the second athlete in league history to win three 60m hurdles titles in a row, matching former Roadrunner Carl Johnson’s three-peat from 2001-03. The lead continued to swell one event later when Williams and sophomore Benga Adeeko (sixth/6.88) paired up for 13 points in the 60-meter dash. Senior Gaston Griffin followed with a silvermedal performance in the 400m and junior Bryan Ugochukwu then posted a third-place effort in the 800m in 1:54.08. A dozen more points were added to the ledger one event later in the deuce, as Williams picked up 10 more with his win and sophomore Caesar Slade finished seventh. UTSA closed out the title with an eighth-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay.

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TSA received a pair of winning performances from senior All-American Teddy Williams in both short sprints, junior Devon Bond and freshman Keith Benford were victorious in the triple and high jumps, respectively, and the distance medley relay team claimed a gold medal to lead the Roadrunners to their fifth consecutive Southland Conference Indoor Championship.

Williams successfully defended his titles in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes to become the first athlete in league history to win both crowns in consecutive years. The reigning Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year raced to a 6.66 in the 60 meters and easily outran his nearest competitor for his third consecutive crown in the event. An hour later, Williams recorded one of the most dramatic finishes in meet history with his triumph in the deuce. Meanwhile, Bond skipped to a provisional 52-1 ¾ (15.89m) in winning UTSA’s first-ever conference championship in the triple jump. The three victories, when combined with Benford and the DMR titles on the opening day, pushed the program’s all-time total to 50 and more than half (26) have come under the direction of head coach Aaron Fox. “I can’t begin to express how proud I am of our athletes,” Fox said. “To win a fifth straight title takes a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone on the roster and we received so many great performances this weekend. I’m so fortunate to have such great assistants because we wouldn’t be experiencing the success we are without their hard work and dedication.” UTSA scored 120 points to easily outdistance second-place Stephen F. Austin, which netted 99.5. The Roadrunners entered the day with a 10.5-point cushion and never looked back. Sophomore Albert Cardenas and freshman Richard Garrett Jr. both picked up eight points with their second-place finishes in the mile and shot put, respectively. Cardenas clocked a 4:12.70 for the second-best time in program history, while Garrett launched the implement 57-9 ½ (17.61m).

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Keith Benford_ ________ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.10m) Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10__________ Triple jump (15.89m) Chiuminetta, Cole,_____ 1st_ __ 10__ Distance medley relay (10:10.08) Ugochukwu, Cardenas Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10______________ 60 meters (6.66) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 200 meters (21.73) Albert Cardenas_ ______2nd___ 8_________________ Mile (4:12.70) Richard Garrett Jr.______2nd___ 8______________Shot put (17.61m) Devon Bond___________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________ High jump (2.05m) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:53.63) Tyler Williamson_______ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.23m) Canel Cole____________ 5th_ __ 4____________ 800 meters (1:53.84) Adam Hebert__________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ 200 meters (21.91) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 5th_ __ 4_____________ High jump (2.05m) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 6th_ __ 3____________ 800 meters (1:54.64) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 6th_ __ 3_____________ Heptathlon (4,942) Cole Reveal_ __________ 6th_ __ 3_________ 5,000 meters (15:04.08) Phil Steinert___________ 6th_ __ 3_________ Weight throw (17.04m) John Matthews_ ______ t-6th___2.5________ 60-meter hurdles (8.20) Lucas Neeper_________ t-5th___2.5_____________Pole vault (4.65m) Geulein Brisco_________ 7th_ __ 2_____________Long jump (7.10m) John Matthews_ _______ 7th_ __ 2_____________ 200 meters (22.27) Ugochukwu, Archangel,__ 7th_ __ 2______ 1,600-meter relay (3:20.45) Cole, Eggleston Peyton Vickers_________ 8th_ __ 1_____________Long jump (7.01m) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 120 2. Stephen F. Austin_______ 99.5 3. Sam Houston State________90 4. UT Arlington____________82 5. Southeastern Louisiana_ ___77 6. Lamar__________________61

7. McNeese State_ _______ 59 8. Texas State____________ 31 9. Northwestern State____ 30 10. Central Arkansas_ ____10.5 11. A&M-Corpus Christi____ 2

UTSA racked up a total of 16 points in the 200m, as freshman Adam Hebert (pr 21.91) and junior John Matthews (22.27) placed fifth and seventh, respectively, behind Williams. Matthews also scored two-and-a-half points with his sixth-place performance (8.20) in the 60m hurdles. The Birds also had an impressive showing in the 800m with senior Bryan Ugochukwu (1:53.63) and juniors Canel Cole (1:53.84) and Brandon Chiuminetta (1:54.64) finishing 3-5-6, which was good for 13 addition tallies. Junior Kyle Kaase rallied late in the heptathlon on the strength of a school-record effort in the pole vault (16-4 ¾/5.00m) to finish sixth with the fifth-best point total (4,942) is school annals. The team’s final points came in the day’s last event, the 1,600m relay, in what amounted to eight victory laps for the Roadrunners. The quartet of Ugochukwu, freshman Xaviar Archangel, Cole and freshman Spenser Eggleston stopped the clock in 3:20.45, which was good for seventh place, but, by that point, the celebration already had begun.

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ndividual titles by senior All-American Teddy Williams (100 meters), junior Devon Bond (high & triple jumps) and freshman Tyler Williamson (long jump) helped lead UTSA to its second Southland Conference Outdoor Championship in the last three years in Arlington.

The Roadrunners scored a school-record 148 points, the league’s highest score since 2006, to outdistance runner-up Stephen F. Austin (134) and defending champion Southeastern Louisiana (99.5). The four individual crowns pushed the program’s all-time total to 46 and 19 of those have come under the tutelage of eighthyear head coach Aaron Fox. “We faced so much adversity before and during this meet and, to overcome it, is nothing short of incredible,” Fox said after winning his seventh Southland Championship (five indoor/two outdoor). “This entire group of guys laid it on line and gave their hearts and souls to win this championship. I’m so proud of what they have done this weekend. “The 10k really kicked things off for us on Friday night,” he said. “I’ve seen so many meets where that event can win a title for a team and for our three runners all to score was just amazing. It really got things going for us and the distance runners really stepped up again like they did at the indoor meet.” UTSA chipped away at Stephen F. Austin’s advantage and tied things up in the discus when freshmen Richard Garrett Jr. (second) and Phil Steinert (fifth) combined for a dozen points. The Roadrunners took their first lead of the meet after Bond skipped to the nation’s ninth-best triple jump measurement in his gold-medal performance, which came a day after winning the high jump crown. With the field events complete, the two teams took to the track to find out who the Southland Champion would be. UTSA was game to the challenge and it finished off its second indoor/ outdoor sweep in the last three seasons.

Individual Scoring Name Place Pts Event Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10____________ High jump (2.13m) Devon Bond___________ 1st_ __ 10__________ Triple jump (16.12m) Teddy Williams________ 1st_ __ 10____________ 100 meters (10.03) Tyler Williamson_______ 1st_ __ 10____________Long jump (7.37m) Canel Cole____________2nd___ 8____________ 800 meters (1:52.77) Richard Garrett Jr.______2nd___ 8_______________ Discus (52.79m) Teddy Williams________2nd___ 8_____________ 200 meters (20.63) Ivan Garcia____________ 3rd_ __ 6________ 10,000 meters (31:58.75) Adam Hebert__________ 3rd_ __ 6_____________Long jump (7.33m) Lucas Neeper__________ 3rd_ __ 6______________Pole vault (4.77m) Cole Reveal_ __________ 3rd_ __ 6__________ 1,500 meters (3:56.75) Bryan Ugochukwu_ ____ 3rd_ __ 6____________ 800 meters (1:52.92) Keith Benford_ ________ 4th_ __ 5_____________ High jump (2.08m) Albert Cardenas_ ______ 4th_ __ 5__________ 1,500 meters (3:56.43) Greg Gabrisch_________ 4th_ __ 5______________Pole vault (4.77m) Richard Garrett Jr.______ 4th_ __ 5______________Shot put (15.83m) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 5th_ __ 4_________ 5,000 meters (15:00.77) Adam Hebert__________ 5th_ __ 4_____________ 200 meters (21.21) Lucas Neeper__________ 5th_ __ 4______________ Decathlon (6,580) Phil Steinert___________ 5th_ __ 4_______________ Discus (47.70m) Johnathan Whittaker_ __ 5th_ __ 4_____________ High jump (2.08m) Darryl Wyrick_________ 5th_ __ 4_______ 400-meter hurdles (52.87) Brandon Chiuminetta___ 6th_ __ 3__ 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:17.80) Eric Doll______________ 6th_ __ 3________ 10,000 meters (32:17.56) Corey Vargas__________ 7th_ __ 2__________ 1,500 meters (3:58.03) Kyle Kaase_ ___________ 8th_ __ 1______________ Decathlon (5,414) Jim Stitt_ _____________ 8th_ __ 1________ 10,000 meters (32:21.76) Final Team Standings 1. UTSA________________ 148 2. Stephen F. Austin________134 3. Southeastern Louisiana_ _99.5 4. UT Arlington__________ 94.5 5. McNeese State___________76 6. Northwestern State_______73

7. Lamar________________ 66 8. Texas State___________52.5 9. Sam Houston State_____ 42 10. Central Arkansas_ _____ 23 11. A&M-Corpus Christi___7.5

The Roadrunners held onto to their advantage for the next three events, but SFA retook the lead with a seven-point showing in the quarter. However, UTSA was in position to grab the lead right back in the 100m with three runners making up the eight-man field, including Williams, who won the event in a windy 10.03 for the ninth conference crown of his illustrious career, His 10-point performance put the Birds back in front for good at 114-100. Williamson gave the Birds their first individual title of the meet on day two when he broke the sand in a career-long 24-2 ¼ (7.37m), leading a two-man contingent that combined for 16 points. “It‘s been such a pleasure to work with all our seniors the last four years and it‘s been a great ride,” Fox said. “It‘s so hard to sweep and they get to end their careers saying they did it twice in three years.”

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Men’s Indoor Record Book 55 meters 6.23 a________ Teddy Williams_ _____ Texas Tech Invtitional (1/23/10) 6.35 a__________ Chris Dean_ _______Red Raider Invitational (1/25/03) 6.36__________ Cedric Harris_ ___________ Houston Opener (1/15/05) 6.39 a_________ Carl Johnson________Red Raider Invitational (1/25/03) 6.40 a________Edmund Yeboah_____ Texas Tech Invitational (1/23/10) 60 meters 6.59 SLC______ Teddy Williams_ ____ NCAA Championships (3/13/09) 6.76__________ Cedric Harris_ ___Southland Championships (2/16/07) 6.80_________Edmund Yeboah___Southland Championships (2/26/10) 6.81_________ Curtis Johnson____Southland Championships (2/20/04) 6.82__________ Two athletes___________________________________-200 meters 21.53 b________ Cedric Harris_ ______Boise State Invitational (1/28/06) 21.56 o_______ Teddy Williams_ ____ Texas Tech Invitational (1/22/10) 21.60_________ Steven Brown____Southland Championships (2/23/08) 21.69 o_______Francis Ngapout__________________ Lubbock (12/1/02) 21.70 o_______ Curtis Johnson______ Wes Kittley All-Comers (1/21/05) 400 meters 47.09_________ Leonard Byrd_ ______________________________ 1997 47.28 o________Gaston Griffin________NAU Team Challenge (1/26/07) 48.39 o_________ T. R. Sissel____________ Red Raider Classic (1/31/04) 48.58 o________ Scott Briscoe________NAU Team Challenge (1/26/07) 49.09 b______ Xaviar Archangel_____ New Balance Invitational (2/5/10) 800 meters 1:48.72 o______ Larry Brooks__________ Iowa State Qualifier (3/3/07) 1:51.56_ ______ Sean Goetsch_ ______________________________ 1995 1:52.09 b_____ Mthobisi Baloyi_ ____ New Balance Invitational (2/4/06) 1:52.50 a b___ Bryan Ugochukwu__ Cherry & Silver Invitational (1/24/09) 1:53.42 b_____ Justin Pitchford_ ____ New Balance Invitational (2/4/05) Mile 4:03.84_ _______ Roger Soler________________________________ 1983 4:12.70_ _____Albert Cardenas___ Southland Championhips (2/27/10) 4:16.82 a o____ Mthobisi Baloyi_ _______ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/21/06) 4:17.34 a b___ Benson Cheserek______Boise State Invitational (1/28/06) 4:17.59_ ______ Michael Cook__ Houston Invitational/Multis (1/31/09) 3,000 meters 8:10.09_ _______ Roger Soler________________________________ 1985 8:29.36 b_______ Cole Reveal_______ New Balance Invitational (2/6/10) 8:34.27 b____ Benson Cheserek_____ New Balance Invitational (2/4/06) 8:36.61_ _____Henry Maruping__________________ Houston (2/16/02) 8:40.74 a b____ Mthobisi Baloyi_ _____Boise State Invitational (1/28/06) 5,000 meters 14:36.00_ ____ David Hartman_ _____________________________ 1995 14:53.36_ _____ Layne Nixon_____Southland Championships (2/20/09) 15:04.08_ ______ Cole Reveal_____Southland Championships (2/26/10) 15:25.31_ _______ Jim Stitt_______Southland Championships (2/26/10) 15:25.51_ ______ Ivan Garcia_____Southland Championships (2/26/10) 55-meter hurldes 7.32__________Carl Campbell_______________________________ 1985 7.37 a_________ Carl Johnson_________Red Raider Invitational (2/7/03) 7.47____________ Will Vese______________ Houston Opener (1/15/06) 7.62 a________ Willie Saunders_ ______Red Raider Invitational (2/7/03) 7.76 a_______ Marques Mitchell____ Wes Kittley All-Comers (1/21/05) 60-meter hurdles 7.81 SLC_______ Carl Johnson_____Southland Championships (2/22/03) 7.82____________ Will Vese_____________ Iowa State Qualifer (3/7/09) 8.10________ Brandon Buteaux_____ NCAA Championships (3/12/05) 8.13 a_______ Marques Mitchell_____Boise State Invitational (1/28/06) 8.14_________ John Matthews____Southland Championships (2/26/10)

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Men’s Outdoor Record Book 100 meters 9.90 w SLC_____________ Teddy Williams_ _______________ 2009 10.30________________Francis Ngapout________________ 2001 10.31_________________ Steven Brown_________________ 2008 10.35________________ Curtis Johnson_________________ 2002 10.37_________________ Cedric Harris_ ________________ 2008 200 meters 20.60 w_ _____________ Teddy Williams_ _______________ 2008 20.67 w_ ______________ Steven Brown_________________ 2008 20.71________________ Curtis Johnson_________________ 2003 20.78 w_ ______________ Cedric Harris_ ________________ 2008 20.99________________ Chris Rowland_________________ 1998 400 meters 44.88 SLC______________ Leonard Byrd_ ________________ 1996 46.90_________________ Tony Wilson__________________ 1987 46.97_________________Gaston Griffin_________________ 2007 47.04________________ Chris Rowland_________________ 2002 47.16___________________Matt Ellis___________________ 1997 800 meters 1:48.44_ ______________ Larry Brooks_________________ 2007 1:48.68_ ______________ Sean Goetsch_ ________________ 1995 1:50.90_ ______________ Eddie Castillo_________________ 1992 1:50.91_ _______________Larry Portis__________________ 1984 1:50.95_ ____________ Bryan Ugochukwu_______________ 2010 1,500 meters 3:44.25_ _______________ Roger Soler__________________ 1983 3:45.10_ _____________ Rick Schummer_ _______________ 1990 3:47.34_ _____________ Axel Wehmeier_ _______________ 1988 3:48.70_ ______________ Alfie Morgan_ ________________ 1987 3:49.02_ _______________Ryan Taylor__________________ 1997 5,000 meters 13:55.1_ _______________ Roger Soler__________________ 1985 13:56.4_ _____________ David Hartman_ _______________ 1995 14:08.3_ _____________ Axel Wehmeier_ _______________ 1988 14:09.6_ ______________ Steve Barlow__________________ 1986 14:19.5_ _______________Jose Iniquez__________________ 1989 10,000 meters 29:39.3_ ______________ Rene Guillen _________________ 1988 29:45.5_ ______________ Steve Barlow__________________ 1986 29:48.2_ _______________Jose Iniquez__________________ 1989 29:56.4_ _____________ Robert Kramer_________________ 1990 29:57.4_ _____________ David Hartman_ _______________ 1995 110-meter hurdles 13.81 w_ ________________ Will Vese___________________ 2008 13.84_________________ Carl Johnson__________________ 2004 13.91_________________Carl Campbell_________________ 1985 14.15_______________ Marques Mitchell_______________ 2004 14.20_________________Mark Cormier_________________ 1991 400-meter hurdles 50.19_________________Jok Tan Byerly_________________ 1998 51.16__________________ T.R. Sissel___________________ 2005 52.05__________________ Paul Alcala_ _________________ 1999 52.26_________________Mark Cormier_________________ 1991 52.45_________________ James Cantu__________________ 2001 3,000-meter steeplechase 8:43.22_ ______________ Steve Barlow__________________ 1986 9:00.58_ ____________ Benson Cheserek________________ 2006 9:02.12_ _______________Ryan Taylor__________________ 1997 9:08.56_ ______________ Paul Perrone__________________ 1991 9:13.91_ _____________ David Hartman_ _______________ 1996

400-meter relay 39.59________ Hebert, Williams, Matthews, Brunette_____ 2010 39.84________ Vese, Williams, Harris, S.Brown___________ 2008 39.91________ Vese, Briscoe, Harris, S.Brown____________ 2006 39.96________ Vese, Williams, Harris, S.Brown___________ 2008 40.12________ Harris, Briscoe, Williams, S.Brown________ 2007 1,600-meter relay 3:07.44_ _____ Goble, Rowland, Dean, Youngblood_ ______ 2001 3:08.18_ _____ Ellis, Goetsch, Edwards, Byrd_____________ 1996 3:08.20_ _____ Ellis, Byerly, Goetsch, Byrd_______________ 1997 3:08.22_ _____ Briscoe, Burnett, Brooks, Sissel_ __________ 2006 3:08.30_ _____ Briscoe, Sissel, Burnett, Griffin____________ 2006 High jump 2.15m________________ Keith Benford_________________ 2010 2.15m________________ P.J. McGowen_________________ 2008 2.15m_________________ Steve Ortiz_ _________________ 2002 2.15m______________ Justin Youngblood_ ______________ 2002 2.13m________________ Devon Bond__________________ 2010 Pole vault 5.00m_________________ Kyle Kaase___________________ 2010 4.95m________________Tommy Wolfe_________________ 2009 4.90m_______________ Russell Dauphin________________ 2001 4.90m________________Greg Gabrisch_________________ 2010 4.77m________________ Lucas Neeper_ ________________ 2010 Long jump 7.79m w_______________ Steven Brown_________________ 2006 7.71m________________Tomm Wisloff_________________ 1986 7.50m_______________ Peyton Vickers_________________ 2010 7.46m______________ Justin Youngblood _______________ 2002 7.37m______________ Tyler Williamson________________ 2010 Triple jump 16.20m w______________ Devon Bond__________________ 2010 15.08m w___________ Johnathan Whittaker______________ 2008 15.00m w______________Alton St. Rose_________________ 2008 14.62m________________ Mo Jackson__________________ 2007 14.47m______________ Geulien Brisco_________________ 2010 Shot put 17.54m_____________ Richard Garrett Jr._ ______________ 2010 17.37m_______________Jason Reynosa_________________ 2002 16.97m_______________ Luke Johnson_ ________________ 2008 16.58m_________________ Ole Gran___________________ 1984 15.68m______________ Ryan McMakin_________________ 2008 Discus 54.03m_________________ Ole Gran___________________ 1986 52.79m_____________ Richard Garrett Jr._ ______________ 2010 51.03m_______________ Luke Johnson_ ________________ 2006 50.22m________________Phil Steinert__________________ 2010 50.05m_______________Jason Reynosa_________________ 2001 Hammer 56.60m_______________ Luke Johnson_ ________________ 2007 52.28m________________ Rob Stager__________________ 2006 52.10m________________Phil Steinert__________________ 2010 47.80m_______________ Chris Linzza__________________ 1987 45.84m______________ Ryan McMakin_________________ 2007 Javelin 63.69m_______________Joseph Burton_________________ 2006 63.35m_______________ Ben Martinez_ ________________ 2003 59.71m_______________Tommy Wolfe_________________ 2009 58.19m________________ Kyle Kaase___________________ 2010 57.59m______________Jacob McDonald________________ 2008 Decathlon 7,642_______________ Justin Youngblood_ ______________ 2002 7,395_________________Tommy Wolfe_________________ 2008 7,342_______________ Brandon Buteaux________________ 2007 7,260_________________ Bryan Wolfe__________________ 2006

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Men’s Cross Country Record Book

David Hartman 1995 SLC Athlete of the Year

Ryan Taylor 1997 SLC Athlete of the Year

Year-by-Year Results 1991_ ________________________ 3rd (104) 1992_ ________________________ 6th (117) 1993_ _________________________2nd (44) 1994_ _________________________ 4th (93) 1995__________________________ 1st (33) 1996__________________________ 1st (50) 1997__________________________ 1st (35) 1998_ ________________________ 3rd (108) 1999_ ________________________ 6th (170) 2000_ ________________________ 6th (183) 2001_ ________________________ 6th (179) 2002_ ________________________ 4th (128) 2003_ ________________________ 7th (171) 2004_ ________________________ 9th (193) 2005_ ________________________ 7th (149) 2006_ ________________________ 7th (161) 2007_ ________________________ 6th (172) 2008_ ________________________ 6th (145) 2009_ _________________________ 3rd (86) 2010_ _________________________ 3rd (77)

Shawn Flanagan 1995 & ’96 SLC Coach of the Year

David Hartman 1997 SLC Coach of the Year

Honor Roll Individual Champions 1995_ ____________ David Hartman (24:47) 1997_ _______________ Ryan Taylor (24:31) Athlete of the Year 1995_ __________________ David Hartman 1997_ ______________________Ryan Taylor Coach of the Year 1995_ __________________ Shawn Flanagan 1996_ __________________ Shawn Flanagan 1997_ __________________ David Hartman

Ryan Taylor won the 1997 Southland Cross Country Championship in 24:31 and was named the conference’s Athlete of the Year

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Men’s All-Time Letterwinners Acuna, Geronimo Adeeko, Benga Alvarez, Hector Baloyi, Mthobisi Banks, Kyle Barlow, Steve Bauer, David Benford, Keith Bibles, Marcus Bochat, William Bond, Devon Brisco, Geulien Briscoe, Scott Brooks, Larry Brown, Dominic Brown, Steven Brusca, Shannon Burnett, David Burnett, Paul Burton, Joseph Buteaux, Brandon Byerly, Jok Tan Byrd, David Byrd, Leonard Campbell, Carl Cantu, James Cardenas, Neto Castillo, Eduardo Castro, Aaron Cheserek, Benson Chiuminetta, Brandon Clark, Adrian Clendaniel, Sean Cole, Canel Coleman, Valdis Cook, Michael Dauphin, Russell Dean, Christopher Deering, Stephen Desalme, Darrell Dilworth, Nathaniel Edwards, Marcus Eggleston, Spencer Ellis, Matt Evans, Carvey Flaspoehler, Keith Flores, Alex Flores, Jesus Gabriel, James Gabrisch, Greg Gaffney, James Garcia, Alvaro Garcia, Bernardo Garcia, Pete Garrett Jr., Richard Gentile, Lucien George, Willie Gilles, Robert Glass, Dillard Goble, Andis Goetsch, Sean

Gonzales, Santos Gran, Ole Green, Carlos Griffin, Gaston Griffith, Kieron Guerrero, Gary Guillen, Rene Harris , Cedric Harrison III, Burt Hernandez, Daniel Herron, Jeffery Hinojosa, Sergio Hunt, Kevin Iniquez, Jose Jackson, Mo Johnson, Andy Johnson, Carl Johnson, Curtis Johnson, Luke Johnson, Tommy Kaase, Kyle Keen, Tyler Kimbell, Kevin Kopper, Lance Landtiser, Robert Layman, Chris LeBay, Mike Malesich, Chad Martinez, Ben Martinez, Joe Maruping, Henry Massicot, David Matthews, John Maulding, Bruce McDonald, Jacob McGowen, P.J. McMakin, Ryan Miller, Eric Mitchell, Marques Moore, Lee Morales, Asael Morgan, Marcus Mucci, Patrick Muhammed, Isah Neeper, Lucas Ngapout, Francis Nixon, Layne Norman, Tony Nunez, Josh Oaks, Greg Orndorff, Jake Ortiz, Steve Partridge, Garry Perez, Carlos Pitchford, Justin Poulsen, Peder Prado, Marc Quihlan, John Radford, Willie Ramierez, Robert Ramos, Lionel

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Ramos, Roberto Reveal, Cole Reynosa, Jason Rodgers, Mitchell Rosales, Robert Rowland, Chris Salazar, Humberto Salinas Jr., Victor Saunders, Philo Scheppers, Jason Schwartz, Micheal Sepulveda, Anthony Singletary, Walter Sissel, T.R. Smith, Lee Smith, Sharon Snodgrass, Shelby Soler, Roger Spivey, Danny St. Rose, Alton Stager, Robert Steinert, Phil Stewart, Carl Stitt, Jim Story, Jake_ Taylor, Kevin Taylor, Ryan Tierney, Clifton Thibert, Christopher Thompson, Robert Todaro, Shay Tracy, Ty Ugochukwu, Bryan Varela, John Vargas, Adrian Vargas, Corey Vese, Will Villarreal, Mike Voos, David Wallace, Tim Watson, Terrence Weirich, Brian Wernli, Eric White, Danny White, John Whittaker, Johnathan Wiatrak, Aaron Will, Randy Williams, Teddy Williamson, Tyler Windsor, Tom Wisloff, Tom Wolfe, Bryan Wolfe, Tommy Wyrick, Darryl Yeboah, Edmund Youngblood, Justin Zamovano, Miguel Zucconi, Dominick

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TSA’s storied women’s track & field history has had its share of nationally-acclaimed student-athletes grace the national and international scene.

An eight-time All-American, former UTSA student-athlete and assistant coach, Tameka Roberts is one of the most-decorated athletes in school annals. She was the only athlete to compete in three separate events at the 1996 United States Olympic Trials. Roberts earned All-America accolades in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the long jump from 1995-97. Roberts still holds Southland Conference records in the 100 meters (11.25), 200 meters (22.94) and long jump (21-10 1/2/6.66m). The Roadrunners, who began competing in 1982, needed just three seasons before showcasing their first All-American. Starlite Williams, who also has the distinction of being the all-time leading scorer in UTSA women’s basketball history, captured national acclaim in the triple jump with an eighth-place finish that year. Jody Dunston grabbed five All-America certificates from 198789, earning back-to-back honors in cross country in 1987-88 and garnering a trio of certificates during the 1989 season. Teresa Neighbors picked up a pair in the sprints in 1988-89.

Ryanne Dupree was a four-time All-American and three-time Southland Conference Athlete of the Year honoree. In 1992, the 1,600-meter relay team of Tamny Booker, Portia Matthews, Rosalyn King and Lisa Addison blazed the track with a time of 3:42.05 to earn All-America honors. In all, 10 Roadrunners have earned All-America honors, most recently making a name in the multi-events. Rhonda Ray broke through for a seventh-place finish in the heptathlon in 2002, while Ryanne Dupree earned three certificates in the heptathlon (2004-05, ’07) and one in the indoor pentathlon in 2006. UTSA was a track & field power before joining the Southland in 1992. The Roadrunners then had an immediate impact on the league, winning the triple crown (cross country/indoor/outdoor) in their first two seasons in the league. UTSA since has captured 13 conference team and 96 individual or relay championships since. Roberts won 14 individual conference crowns and was named Southland Indoor Athlete of the Year three times and Outdoor Athlete of the Year twice. Dupree captured 10 individual titles, set three league records and earned Southland Athlete of the Year honors three times. Starlite Williams, UTSA’s first-ever track & field All-American, also is the women’s basketball program’s all-time leading scorer.

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Women’s Coaching History & Team Captains Southland Year Head Coach (Assts.) In Out XC 1982_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

Southland Year Head Coach (Assts.) Captains In Out XC 1998_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 3rd___8th___ 8th ______ (David Hartman)

1983_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

1999_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 8th___8th___ 2nd ______ (Randy Reina)

1984_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

2000_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 9th___7th___ 5th ______ (James Blackwood, Randy Reina, Leonard Byrd)

1985_ _ Jim Skaines_____________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Shawn Flanagan)

2001_ _ Que McMaster_ ________________________ 4th___5th___ 4th ______ (James Blackwood, Randy Reina, Aaron Fox, Tameka Roberts)

1986_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Glen McMicken)

2002_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 4th___3rd___ 3rd ______ (Rose Monday, Aaron Fox)

1987_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Glen McMicken)

2003_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 3rd___9th___ 7th ______ (Rose Monday)

1988_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2004_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 3rd___5th___ 3rd ______ (Jerry Dyes, Rose Monday)

1989_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2005_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 4th___4th___ 5th ______ (Jerry Dyes, Rose Monday)

1990_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —____— ______ (Brad Joens)

2006_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 5th___5th___ 5th ______ (Jerry Dyes, Rose Monday)

1991_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ —____ —___ 1st ______ (Brad Joens)

2007_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 6th___4th___ 8th ______ (Jerry Dyes, Rose Monday)

1992_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 1st_ __1st___ 1st ______ (not available)

2008_ _ James Blackwood_______________________ 7th___4th___ 5th ______ (Jerry Dyes, Katie Kelley)

1993_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 1st_ __1st___ 1st ______ (Macks Dillon)

2009_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ A.Jackson_ ___ 5th___9th___ 4th ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ J.Jones, D.Mecke ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau)

1994_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 1st_ __1st___ 3rd ______ (Macks Dillon) 1995_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 2nd__ 2nd_ _ 1st ______ (Macks Dillon) 1996_ _ Shawn Flanagan_________________________ 2nd___1st___ 1st ______ (Macks Dillon) 1997_ _ Macks Dillon___________________________ 2nd___1st___ 4th (David Hartman)

Jim Skaines 1982-85

Shawn Flanagan 1986-96

Macks Dillon 1997

2010_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ R.Hill,________ 3rd___4th___ 5th ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ J.Jones, D.Mecke ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau) 2011_ _ Aaron Fox_________________ S.Armbrister, —____ —____— ______ (Scott Slade, David Burnett)__ D.Mecke, T.Wilson ______ (Chris Adams, Virginia Coindreau)

Que McMaster 1998-2001

James Blackwood 2002-08

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Women’s All-Americans/NCAA Championships Results Jody Dunston 1987_ ________5k (cross country)____________ 16:46________ 19th 1988_ ________5k (cross country)_____________ n/a_________ 14th 1989_ ________3,000 meters (indoor)_________9:05.98_ _______ n/a 1989_ ________5,000 meters (outdoor)_______ 16:34.99________ 4th 1989_ ________10,000 meters (outdoor)______ 34:00.80________ 3rd Ryanne Dupree 2004_ ________heptathlon (outdoor)_ ________ 2005_ ________heptathlon (outdoor)_ ________ 2006_ ________pentathlon (indoor)_ _________ 2007_ ________heptathlon (outdoor)_ ________

5,316_________ 5,575_________ 4,193_________ 5,773_________

7th 8th 4th 6th

Teresa Neighbors 1989_ ________100 meters (outdoor)__________ n/a__________ n/a 1990_ ________55 meters (indoor)_ ___________ 6.76__________ 3rd Rhonda Ray 2002_ ________heptathlon (outdoor)_ ________ 5,323_________ 7th

Jody Dunston

Ryanne Dupree

Teresa Neighbors

Rhonda Ray

Starlite Williams

Lisa Addison, Tamny Booker, Rosalyn King, Portia Matthews

Tameka Roberts 1995_ ________long jump (outdoor)__________ 5.84m_________ n/a 1996_ ________long jump (indoor)___________ 6.21m_________ 6th 1996_ ________200 meters (outdoor)_________ 23.43_________ 9th 1996_ ________long jump (outdoor)__________ 6.41m________ 11th 1997_ ________200 meters (indoor)_ __________ n/a__________ 4th 1997_ ________100 meters (outdoor)__________ n/a__________ 9th 1997_ ________200 meters (outdoor)__________ n/a__________ n/a 1998_ ________200 meters (indoor)_ _________ 23.26_________ 5th Starlite Williams 1985_ ________triple jump (outdoor)________ 12.64m________ 8th Lisa Addison, Tamny Booker, Rosalyn King, Portia Matthews 1992_ ________1,600m relay (outdoor)________3:34.05_ _______ 4th

Tameka Roberts

1985 Outdoor (Austin, Texas) 1988 Indoor (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1989 Indoor (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1989 Outdoor (Provo, Utah) 1990 Indoor (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1992 Outdoor (Austin, Texas) 1996 Indoor (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1996 Cross Country (Tucson, Ariz.)

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Team Finishes t-49th (1) 1997 Indoor (Indianapolis, Ind.) t-28th (4) 1998 Indoor (Indianapolis, Ind.) t-25th (6) 2002 Outdoor (Baton Rouge, La.) t-21st (11) 2004 Outdoor (Austin, Texas) t-25th (6) 2005 Outdoor (Sacramento, Calif.) t-34th (5) 2006 Indoor (Fayetteville, Ark.) t-41st (3) 2007 Outdoor (Sacramento, Calif.) 19th (439)

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t-28th (5) t-43rd (4) t-59th (2) t-65th (2) t-70th (1) t-39th (5) t-59th (3)


Women’s Southland Conference Indoor Championships Individual Champions (52) 55 meters (3) 1996_ ____________ Tameka Roberts (7.10) 1997_ ____________ Tameka Roberts (7.01) 1998_ ____________ Tameka Roberts (6.89) 60 meters (1) 2005_ ____________Rosalind Holmes (7.45) 200 meters (4) 1996_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (24.36) 1997_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (24.83) 1998_ __________ Tameka Roberts (23.67^) 2005_ ___________Rosalind Holmes (24.27) 400 meters (3) 1992_ _____________Tamny Booker (57.96) 1993_ _____________ Kisha Guyden (56.65) 1997_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (56.75) 800 meters (7) 1994_ _____________Linda Garcia (2:17.32) 2002_ ____________ Letitia Gilkes (2:11.63) 2003_ _________ Katie Poindexter (2:11.78) 2004_ ____________ Letitia Gilkes (2:12.39) 2008_ _____________ Dana Mecke (2:15.86) 2009_ _____________ Dana Mecke (2:13.00) 2010_ _____________ Dana Mecke (2:14.31) Mile (3) 1992_ _____________ Liza Hunter (5:00.79) 2009_ _____________ Dana Mecke (5:00.35) 2010_ _____________ Dana Mecke (4:54.76) Two miles (1) 1992_ ____________ Liza Hunter (10:43.70)

5,000 meters (2) 1996_ _____________ Meg Harris (17:23.45) 2010_ _____________ Kayla Pratt (17:17.56) 60-meter hurdles (3) 1999_ ______________Tiffany Talbert (8.75) 2009_ ________________Jessica Jones (8.48) 2010_ ________________Jessica Jones (8.48) 1,600-meter relay (3) 1996_ _________ C.Henderson, S.Roberson, ___________C.Lezama, T.Roberts (3:50.92) 1998_ ___ individuals unavailable (3:45.48^) 2005_ ________________ D.Smith, L.Sidney, ___________ R.Dupree, R.Holmes (3:48.83) ^ track distance was inaccurately established, resulting in faster times

Mile relay (2) 1992_ ____ individuals unavailable (3:54.01) 1993_ ____ individuals unavailable (3:54.24) Two-mile relay (1) 1992_ ____ individuals unavailable (9:33.90)

Distance medley relay (5) 1994_ ___ individuals unavailable (12:25.93) 2002_ ______________Y.Alonso, A.Johnson, _________K.Poindexter, L.Cerna (12:12.04) 2004_ _____________ M.Chance, C.Wright, _____________L.Gilkes, L.Cerna (11:49.57) 2009_ _________________ K.Pratt, R.Crain, _____________ J.James, D.Mecke (12:15.90) 2010_ _____________P.Savestrand, B.Miller, ______________ J.James, K.Pratt (12:12.29) High jump (2) 1993_ ______________Janet Booker (1.69m) 1994_ ______________Janet Booker (1.71m) Long jump (3) 1996_ ___________Tameka Roberts (6.04m) 1998_ ___________Tameka Roberts (6.13m) 2006_ ___________Morgan Moszee (6.20m) Shot put (2) 1992_ _______________ Kim Bush (13.61m) 1994_ _______________ Kim Bush (13.78m) Pentathlon (6) 2001_ _______________ Rhonda Ray (3,439) 2002_ _______________ Rhonda Ray (3,702) 2003_ _______________ Rhonda Ray (3,769) 2004_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (3,800) 2006_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (4,055) 2007_ ______________ Ashley Allen (3,630)

3,000 meters (1) 2010_ ______ Pernilla Savestrand (10:00.23) Year-by-Year Results Honor Roll 1992________________________1st (121) Athlete of the Year 1993________________________1st (122) Liza Hunter (1992) 1994________________________1st (126) Tameka Roberts (1996) 1995_ ______________________ 2nd (127) Tameka Roberts (1997) 1996_ _____________________2nd (124.5) Tameka Roberts (1998) 1997_ ______________________ 2nd (102) Ryanne Dupree (2006) 1998_ ________________________3rd (69) 1999_ ________________________8th (27) Outstanding Track Performer 2000_ ________________________9th (24) Liza Hunter (1992) 2001_ ________________________4th (65) Tameka Roberts (1996) 2002_ ______________________ 4th (75.5) Tameka Roberts (1997) 2003_ ________________________3rd (88) Tameka Roberts (1998) 2004_ ________________________3rd (84) Rosalind Holmes (2005) 2005_ ________________________4th (88) Dana Mecke (2009) 2006_ ________________________5th (81) 2007_ ________________________6th (67) Outstanding Field Performer 2008_ ________________________7th (39) Tameka Roberts (1998) 2009_ ________________________5th (74) 2010_ _______________________3rd (105)

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Women’s Southland Conference Outdoor Championships Individual Champions (53) 100 meters (3) 1996_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (11.32) 1997_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (11.46) 2005_ ___________Rosalind Holmes (11.60) 200 meters (3) 1992_ ___________ Portia Matthews (24.00) 1996_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (23.16) 1997_ ___________ Tameka Roberts (23.54) 400 meters (3) 1993_ _____________ Kisha Guyden (54.95) 1997_ ___________Soonja Roberson (55.22) 2002_ ___________ Andrea Johnson (54.10) 800 meters (2) 2006_ ____________Veronica Silva (2:12.79) 2010_ _____________ Dana Mecke (2:08.36) 1,500 meters (5) 1992_ __________ Joanne Kineard (4:31.10) 1993_ _____________Linda Garcia (4:35.07) 1994_ _____________Linda Garcia (4:39.30) 1995_ ________ Christina Ramirez (4:43.37) 2010_ _____________ Dana Mecke (4:30.57) 3,000 meters (3) 1992_ __________ Joanne Kineard (9:46.87) 1996_ ______________ Meg Harris (9:57.01) 1997_ ________ Jennifer DeBrecht (9:50.93) 5,000 meters (2) 1992_ _________ Joanne Kineard (17:29.10) 1996_ _____________ Meg Harris (17:37.91)

10,000 meters (1) 1996_ ____________ Stacey Poole (35:49.08) 100-meter hurdles (9) 1992_ _________ Valicia Henderson (13.83) 1999_ _______________ Tiffany Hart (13.72) 2000_ _______________ Tiffany Hart (13.62) 2004_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (13.65) 2005_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (13.60) 2007_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (13.47) 2008_ _______________Jessica Jones (13.76) 2009_ _______________Jessica Jones (13.63) 2010_ _______________Jessica Jones (13.51) 400-meter hurdles (1) 1992_ _________ Valicia Henderson (59.76) 400-meter relay (5) 1994_ ______individuals unavailable (45.72) 1995_ ____________ T.Roberts, P.Matthews, ___________ T.Williams, C.Lezama (45.31) 1996_ ______individuals unavailable (46.01) 1997_ ______individuals unavailable (45.69) 2005_ ______________ M.Mozee, R.Dupree, _____________ L.Sidney, R.Holmes (45.72)

High jump (2) 1993_ ______________Janet Booker (1.69m) 1994_ ______________Janet Booker (1.78m) Pole vault (1) 1998_ _______ Stephanie Hensley (2.74m) ^ ^ exhibition event

Long jump (4) 1995_ ______________Janet Booker (6.60m) 1997_ ___________Tameka Roberts (6.18m) 2005_ ___________Morgan Moszee (6.21m) 2007_ ___________ Ryanne Dupree (6.25m) Triple jump (1) 1992_ _________ Portia Matthews (12.58m) Shot put (2) 1994_ _______________ Kim Bush (13.94m) 1995_ _______________ Kim Bush (14.28m) Heptathlon (4) 2001_ _______________ Rhonda Ray (5,160) 2002_ _______________ Rhonda Ray (5,210) 2005_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (5,465) 2007_ ____________ Ryanne Dupree (5,593)

1,600-meter relay (2) 1992_ ____ individuals unavailable (3:44.47) 1997_ ____ individuals unavailable (3:42.89)

Year-by-Year Results Honor Roll 1992______________________ 1st (174) Athlete of the Year 1993______________________ 1st (168) Tameka Roberts (1996) 1994______________________ 1st (170) Tameka Roberts (1997) 1995_ ____________________ 2nd (169) Ryanne Dupree (2005) 1996______________________ 1st (159) Ryanne Dupree (2007) 1997______________________ 1st (166) Dana Mecke (2010) 1998_ ______________________ 8th (46) 1999_ ____________________ 8th (54.5) Outstanding Track Performer 2000_ ______________________ 7th (57) Joanne Kineard (1992) 2001_ ______________________ 5th (64) Tameka Roberts (1996) 2002_ _____________________ 3rd (107) Tameka Roberts (1997) 2003_ ______________________ 9th (34) Ryanne Dupree (2005) 2004_ ____________________ 5th (62.5) 2005_ _____________________ 4th (113) Outstanding Field Performer 2006_ ______________________ 5th (85) Tameka Roberts (1995) 2007_ ______________________ 4th (93) Ryanne Dupree (2007) 2008_ ___________________ 4th (70.66) 2009_ ______________________ 9th (31) 2010_ ______________________ 4th (70)

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High-Point Scorer Joanne Kineard (1992) Meg Harris (1996) Tameka Roberts (1997) Tameka Roberts (1998) Ryanne Dupree (2005) Ryanne Dupree (2007) Coach of the Year Shawn Flanagan (1992) Shawn Flanagan (1993) Shawn Flanagan (1994) Shawn Flanagan (1996) Macks Dillon (1997)


Women’s Indoor Record Book 55 meters 6.76_______Teressa Neighbors______ NCAA Championships (3/10/91) 6.89_______ Tameka Roberts_____Southland Championships (2/27/98) 7.02_______ Rosalind Holmes____________ Houston Opener (1/15/05) 7.07_______ Morgan Moszee_____________ Houston Opener (1/15/05) 7.33______ Candace Nwaozuru___________ Houston Opener (1/15/05)

60-meter hurdles 8.44 a_______ Ryanne Dupree______ New Mexico Invitational (1/27/06) 8.48_________ Jessica Jones______Southland Championships (2/27/10) 8.54________ Lyndsey Sidney_____Southland Championships (2/16/07) 8.61_________ Rhonda Ray_ _____Southland Championships (2/22/03) 8.75________Amanda McGill ____Southland Championships (2/27/10)

60 meters 7.45_______ Rosalind Holmes____Southland Championships (2/19/05) 7.50_______ Morgan Moszee_____Southland Championships (2/19/05) 7.67________ Ashley Jackson_____Southland Championships (2/20/09) 7.68 a______Shanelle Slaughter_________ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/21/06) 7.76_________Brittany Epps_________ J.D. Martin Invitational (2/3/07)

1,600-meter relay 3:43.70 o SLC__ Smith, Dupree, Sidney, Holmes____ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/22/05) 3:46.01_ ___Matthews, Gindratt, Booker, Guyden_ ________________ 1993 3:47.62_ ___Holmes, Smith, Wright, Gilkes___ Southland Champ. (2/21/04) 3:48.89_ ___Smith, Jackson, Sidney, Dupree_ _ Southland Champ. (2/18/06) 3:50.13_ ___Smith, Jackson, Jones, Epps______ Southland Champ. (2/17/07)

200 meters 23.26 SLC___ Tameka Roberts__________ NCAA Championships (1998) 23.75 o_____ Rosalind Holmes_________ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/23/05) 24.58______ Portia Matthews_ ______________________________ 1992 24.67______ Morgan Moszee ____Southland Championships (2/19/05) 24.81_______ Ashley Jackson_____Southland Championships (2/20/09) 400 meters 54.86______ Portia Matthews_ ______________________________ 1993 56.21 b___ Shavonne Armbrister_ ____ New Balance Invational (2/6/10) 56.36________ Letitia Davis______Southland Championships (2/22/03) 56.40________ Diane Smith______Southland Championships (2/19/05) 57.68 o_______Letitia Gilkes____________ Red Raider Classic (1/31/04) 800 meters 2:06.05 b SLC__ Katie Poindexter_ __________ Tyson Invitational (2/15/03) 2:09.25 o_____ Dana Mecke____________ Iowa State Qualifier (3/7/09) 2:11.08 a o___ Cindy Dunagin_______ Texas Tech Invitational (2/24/90) 2:12.39_ _____Letitia Gilkes_____ Southland Championships (2/21/04) 2:14.87_ _____ Jayde James_______Southland Championships (2/21/09) Mile 4:49.82 b_____ Dana Mecke_________ New Balance Invational (2/6/10) 4:50.73_ ___ Katie Poindexter_ ___Southland Championships (2/22/03) 4:51.00_ _____Jody Dunston________ NCAA Championships (3/10/89) 4:52.02_ _____Leticia Cerna______Southland Championships (2/21/04) 4:56.07 o__ Pernilla Savestrand_ __Southland Championships (2/27/10)

Distance medley relay 11:49.57_ __Chance, Wright, Gilkes, Cerna___ Southland Champ. (2/20/04) 11:53.66 b__Mecke, Crain, Jones, Savestrand__ New Balance Invite (2/5/10) 12:15.90_ __Pratt, Crain, James, Mecke_ _____ Southland Champ. (2/20/09) 12:17.81 a o__ Poindexter, Gilkes, Alonso, Cerna____ Red Raider Classic (1/25/02) 12:18.37_ __Barlow, Jones, James, Mecke_____ Southland Champ. (2/22/08) High jump 1.76m________ Lynse Leal__________________________________ 1995 1.73m______ Ryanne Dupree__________________ Zia Classic (1/26/06) 1.71m_______ Shawn Lewis _ ________ Daily Oklahoman (2/13-14/87) 1.66m_______ Ashley Allen______Southland Championships (2/16/07) 1.64m_______ Aimee Jonas___________Houston Invitational (1/31/09) Pole vault 3.50m_____ Brooke Townzen_ ________ Houston All-Comers (2/6/10) 3.30m_____ Lindsey Nguyen____Cherry & Silver Invitational (1/24/09) Long jump 6.20m_____ Morgan Moszee_____Southland Championships (2/17/06) 6.13m_____ Tameka Roberts_____Southland Championships (2/20/98) 6.07m______ Ryanne Dupree_______ McDonald’s Last Chance (3/4/05) 5.98m_______ Shay Porter__________________________________ 1993 5.67m_______Brittany Epps______________ Houston Opener (1/12/08) Triple jump 12.67m____ Portia Matthews_ ______________________________ 1992 11.97m_____ Eboni Johnson_ ____Southland Championships (2/27/10) 11.61m______ Rebekah Hill___________Houston Invitational (1/31/09)

3,000 meters 9:05.98_ _____Jody Dunston________ NCAA Championships (3/10/89) 10:00.23_ __Pernilla Savestrand____Southland Championships (2/27/10) 10:11.25_ _____Kayla Pratt_______Southland Championships (2/27/10) 10:23.27_ ___ Hope Jimenez_____Southland Championships (2/17/07) 10:29.50_ ____Rita Lambert____________Houston Invitational (2/4/06)

Shot put 13.94m__ Zaquita McClanahan_ ___ New Balance Invitational (2/5/10) 13.79m_______ Kim Bush_ _________________________________ 1993 13.58m_____ Stacia Newton_ ______ Texas Tech Invitational (1/23/10) 13.56m_____ Jessica Fowler______Southland Championships (2/22/03) 13.39m_____ Natasha Ramos_____Southland Championships (2/18/06)

5,000 meters 17:17.76_ _____Kayla Pratt_______Southland Championships (2/27/10) 17:23.45_ _____Meg Harris__________________________________ 1996 18:53.92_ __Ashley McDonald___________ Houston Opener (1/15/05) 19:11.49_ ____ Karilyn Petty______Southland Championships (2/19/05)

Weight throw 17.13m______ Katie Bragg_________ Texas Tech Invitational (1/23/10) 15.87m_____ Natasha Ramos_____Southland Championships (2/17/06) 15.25m_____ Taelor Wilson_____Southland Championships (2/27/10) 15.08m_____ Jaimeé Bennett_____ Leonard Hilton Memorial (1/15/10)

55-meter hurdles 8.04 a_______ Lyndsey Sidney__________ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/22/05) 8.06 a_______ Ryanne Dupree__________ Wes Kittley Six-Way (1/22/05) 8.07________ Shelia Ballado________________________________ 1993 8.09 a________ Jessica Jones________ Texas Tech Invitational (1/23/10) 8.13 a________ Rhonda Ray_ _____________Red Raider Open (1/25/03)

Pentathlon 4,193 SLC____ Ryanne Dupree______NCAA Championships (3/9-10/06) 3,769________ Rhonda Ray ___Southland Championships (2/20-21/03) 3,630________ Ashley Allen___Southland Championships (2/15-16/07) 3,295________ Aimee Jonas_____ Houston Invitational/Multis (2/1/08) 3,283_______Kandace Traywick___Southland Championships (2/16-17/06)

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Women’s Outdoor Record Book 100 meters 11.25 SLC______________ Tameka Roberts__________________1997 11.31_________________Teresa Neighbors_________________1989 11.53_________________ Rosalind Holmes_ ________________2005 11.67_________________ Tiffany Williams__________________1995 11.69_________________ Cherisse Lezama_ ________________1997 200 meters 22.94 SLC______________ Tameka Roberts__________________1996 23.38_________________ Rosalind Holmes_ ________________2005 23.60_________________Teresa Neighbors_________________1989 23.78__________________ Jessica Snitkoff_ _________________2004 23.79_________________ Cherisse Lezama_ ________________1995 400 meters 54.10_________________ Andrea Johnson__________________2002 54.14___________________ Krista Pink____________________1986 54.17__________________ Kisha Guyden___________________1994 54.46___________________ Letitia Davis_ __________________2003 54.50_________________ Andrea Johnson__________________2000 800 meters 2:05.00_ ______________ Katie Poindexter__________________2002 2:07.44_ ________________ Dana Mecke_ __________________2010 2:08.06_ _______________Cindy Dunagin__________________1990 2:08.21_ ________________Letitia Gilkes___________________2003 2:10.09_ ______________ Kristina Castillo__________________1995 1,500 meters 4:25.38_ ________________ Dana Mecke_ __________________2010 4:27.61_ ________________ Paula Wiese___________________1987 4:27.64_ ________________ Janice Reina___________________1987 4:28.95_ _______________ Leticia Cerna___________________2004 4:29.64_ ________________ Liza Hunter____________________1992 5,000 meters 15:57.1_ _______________ Jody Dunston___________________1989 16:49.7_ ________________ Liza Hunter____________________1992 16:51.1_ ______________ Melanie Hennis__________________1985 16:53.8_ _______________Joanne Kineard__________________1992 16:54.8_ _______________ Susana Ibarra___________________1990 10,000 meters 32:47.9_ _______________ Jody Dunston___________________1989 34:09.9_ _______________Joanne Kineard__________________1991 34:25.5_ ______________ Melanie Hennis _ ________________1985 34:47.4_ ________________ Liza Hunter____________________1991 34:52.6_ _______________ Susana Ibarra___________________1990 100-meter hurdles 13.23__________________Ryanne Dupree__________________2007 13.36__________________ Tiffany Talbert_ _________________2000 13.51___________________ Jessica Jones_ __________________2010 13.64___________________ Rhonda Ray____________________2001 13.83________________ Valicia Henderson_________________1992 400-meter hurdles 59.76________________ Valicia Henderson_________________1992 59.79__________________Lyndsey Sidney__________________2005 1:00.03_ _______________ Sheila Ballado___________________1993 1:00.69_ _____________ Barbara Nagengast_________________1987 1:00.74_ ______________ Debbie Esquivel__________________1987 3,000-meter steeplechase 10:47.54_ ______________ Leticia Cerna___________________2004 11:25.90_ _____________ Courtney Nelson_ ________________2010 11:26.26_ ____________ Pernilla Savestrand________________2010 11:37.18_ _______________Karilyn Petty___________________2006 11:37.31_ ______________ Jessica Bitterly__________________2010

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400-meter relay 45.31________ Lezama, Matthews, Williams, Roberts ________1995 45.39__________ Moszee, Dupree, Sidney, Holmes___________2005 45.69________ Williams, Lezama, Roberson, Roberts_________1997 45.72________Roberson, Matthews, Lezama, Guyden________1994 45.76__________ Slaughter, Epps, Dupree, Jackson___________2007 1,600-meter relay 3:34.05 SLC_ ____ King, Booker, Addison, Matthews __________1992 3:39.60_ ______ Guyden, Matthews, Ballado, Booker_ ________1993 3:40.33_ _________ Davis, Hurd, Gilkes, Johnson_ ___________2002 3:42.87_ _______ Smith, Snitkoff, Wright, Holmes___________2004 3:42.89_ ____ Roberson, Henderson, Roberts, Lezama________1997 High jump 1.81m___________________ Lynse Leal____________________1996 1.79m__________________Janet Booker___________________1994 1.76m_________________Rhonda Jalufka __________________1989 1.76m_________________ Sharon Lewis___________________1988 1.75m_________________Ryanne Dupree__________________2007 Pole vault 3.50m________________ Brooke Townzen_ ________________2010 3.40m________________ Lindsey Nguyen__________________2009 3.36m_______________ Stephanie Henslee_________________2000 2.90m________________Christian Cabello_________________2003 2.80m__________________ Nikki Harris_ __________________2008 Long jump 6.66m SLC_____________ Tameka Roberts__________________1994 6.31m__________________ Kristin Gran_ __________________1984 6.21m________________ Morgan Moszee__________________2005 6.20m_________________Ryanne Dupree__________________2007 6.17m__________________ Shay Porter____________________1993 Triple jump 12.98m_________________ Kristin Gran ___________________1984 12.89m_______________ Starlite Williams _________________1985 12.73m_______________ Portia Matthews _________________1992 12.26m_________________ Shay Porter _ __________________1993 Shot put 15.19m__________________ Kim Bush____________________1994 14.07m_____________ Zaquita McClanahan________________2010 13.71m________________ Jessica Fowler___________________2003 13.56m________________Natasha Ramos__________________2006 13.43m________________ Stacia Newton_ _________________2010 Discus 47.51m________________ Edie Christian___________________2003 47.46m_________________Cara Cooper___________________2000 46.80m________________Natasha Ramos__________________2006 44.38m________________ Stacia Newton_ _________________2010 43.43m________________Jaimeé Bennett__________________2010 Hammer 52.28m_________________ Katie Bragg____________________2010 46.71m________________ Taelor Wilson___________________2010 44.33m________________Jaimeé Bennett__________________2010 43.47m________________Natasha Ramos__________________2006 42.52m_________________Amber Byars___________________2009 Javelin 43.50m_______________ Karen Wilkinson_ ________________1990 42.87m________________ Rakel Thigpen___________________2002 41.41m________________Chelsea Malina__________________2007 41.03m________________ Kari Michalik___________________2008 38.61m________________Ryanne Dupree__________________2007 Heptathlon 5,818 SLC_______________Ryanne Dupree__________________2007 5,323___________________ Rhonda Ray____________________2003 5,226___________________ Ashley Allen_ __________________2007 5,127________________ Kandace Traywick_________________2006

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Women’s Cross Country Record Book

Joanne Kineard 1991 SLC Athlete of the Year

Liza Hunter 1992 SLC Athlete of the Year

Stacy Poole 1996 SLC Athlete of the Year

Dana Mecke 2008 SLC Athlete of the Year

Pernilla Savestrand 2009 SLC Newcomer of the Year

Shawn Flanagan 1991, ’92, ’93, ’95 & ’96 SLC Coach of the Year

Year-by-Year Results 1991________________________ 1st (33) 1992________________________ 1st (36) 1993________________________ 1st (42) 1994_ _______________________ 3rd (60) 1995________________________ 1st (34) 1996________________________ 1st (21) 1997_ _______________________ 4th (94) 1998_ ______________________ 8th (185) 1999_ _______________________2nd (77) 2000_ ______________________ 5th (117) 2001_ _______________________ 4th (94) 2002_ _______________________ 3rd (85) 2003_ ______________________ 7th (192) 2004_ _______________________ 3rd (98) 2005_ ______________________ 5th (101) 2006_ ______________________ 5th (139) 2007_ ______________________ 8th (207) 2008_ ______________________ 5th (152) 2009_ ______________________ 4th (115) 2010_ ______________________ 5th (139)

Honor Roll Individual Champions 1991_ __________ Joanne Kineard (17:44) 1992_ _____________ Liza Hunter (17:25) 1996_ ______________Stacy Poole (17:43) 2008_ _____________Dana Mecke (21:39) Athlete of the Year 1991_ _________________Joanne Kineard 1992_ ____________________Liza Hunter 1996_ ____________________ Stacy Poole 2008_ ___________________ Dana Mecke Newcomer of the Year 2009_ _____________ Pernilla Savestrand Coach of the Year 1991_ ________________ Shawn Flanagan 1992_ ________________ Shawn Flanagan 1993_ ________________ Shawn Flanagan 1995_ ________________ Shawn Flanagan 1996_ ________________ Shawn Flanagan

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Women’s All-Time Letterwinners Abel, Jana 1995-98 Ackerley, Ashley 2003-04 Adams, Breka 2002-04 Adams, Tracy 1989 Addison, Lisa 1990-94 Allen, Ashley 2005-07 Allen, Haylee 2007 Almanza, Sonia 2001-03 Alonso, Yaritza 2002-03 Aneto, Stephanie 1998-99 Appelt, Melissa 2006 Armbrister, Shavonne 2008-10 Armenteros, Jessica 1994-96 Arzola, Debbie 1994-98 August, Sakeena 1991 Aycock, Amanda 1996-97 Ballado, Sheila 1991-93 Bannon, Sheila 2002 Barbosa, Amanda 2003-05 Barlow, Faith 2007-08 Baskin, April 2001 Bennett, Jaimeé 2010 Bennett, Janna 2006 Berry, Cynthia 1991-96 Bishop, Nanette 1982 Bitterly, Jessica 2010 Bobmanuel, Jaclyn 2008 Bocanegra, Adrienne 2008 Bode, Brandi 1996-99 Bogholtz, Kathryn 1994 Bohls, Carol 1987-88 Boissenet, Courtney 1997 Booker, Jamie 1992-95 Booker, Janet 1992-95 Booker, Tamny 1990-93 Bragg, Katie 2010 Britton, Brittney 2006-07 Broils, Latricia 1995 Brooks, Kim 2008 Brown, Cristal 2001 Brown, Kali 2002-03 Brown, Mindy 1997-98 Buggs, Shantel 2006-07 Burgess, Samantha 2006 Burnett, Jane 1993-94 Burnley, Catherine 2002 Bush, Jessica 2006 Bush, Kim 1992-95 Byars, Amber 2009 Cabello, Christian 2002-03 Cain, Crissy 2001 Campbell, Carla 1982 Campbell, Dionte 2001 Carruthers, Kelly 2006 Castillo, Kristina 1994-95 Castro, Jackie 1999, 2002-03 Cerna, Leticia 2001-04 Chance, Meghan 2003-06 Christian, Edie 2001-04 Coe, Sharon 2000-01 Coleman, Natasha 1997 Cooper, Cara 1999-2001 Copeland, Ashley 2005 Cotten, Brandi 1995 Crain, Rebecca 2009-10 Cray, Richelle 1998 Curlee, Tonya 2001-02 Curlee-Olivas, Yolanda 2001-02 Davenport, Danielle 2007-08 Davis, Kemeyon 1996-99 Davis-Wiltshire, Letitia 2002-03 Davis, Regina 1987-88

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Jonas, Aimee 2008-10 Jones, Jessica 2007-10 Kautz, Kayla 2006 Kennedy, Brittany 2006 Kineard, Joanne 1989-93 King, Michelle 1989-90 King, Rosalyn 1989-93 Kozlowicz, Katie 2004 Kramer, Traci 1986-88 Kurjawa, Kamila 2003 Lambert, Rita 2003-06 Langlinais, Julianndra 1990 Leal, Lynse 1995-98 Leno, Veronica 2008 Lewis, Barbara 1988-89 Lewis, Ebony 2001 Lewis, Sharon 1987-88 Lezama, Cherisse 1994-97 Lezama, Summer 2000-01 Lisenbe, Beth 1999 Loke, Tracy 1989-91 Lopez, Lori 1995 Louis, Nicole 1999 Lowe, Catena 1994 Malina, Chelsea 2005-08 Mann, Erica 1994-96 Marin, Kristina 1998 Matthews, Portia 1991-95 McCallie, Shellon 1986-88 McClanahan, Zaquita 2010 McCray, Nolandra 2008 McDonald, Ashley 2003-05 McGill, Amanda 2010 McGill, Traci 1991 McHatton, Tracy 1985-88 Mecke, Dana 2007-10 Mendenhall, Zandra 1989 Mendez, Brianna 2003-07 Michalik, Kari 2005-08 Miller, Briony 2010 Mondaine, Doneika 2002-03 Moore, Farrah 2007 Moorman, Kathy 1999-2000 Moreno, Yolanda 1994 Moszee, Morgan 2004-06 Muller, Heidi 1990-91 Mycock, Heidi 1999-2001 Nagengast, Barbara 1986-88 Nealy, Dontriah 1997-98 Neely, Jonello 2000 Neighbors, Teresa 1986-90 Nelson, Courtney 2009-10 Newton, Stacia 2010 Nguyen, Lindsey 2009 Norman, Wendy 1983 Nwaozuru, Candace 2005-06 O’Connor, Kylene 1999-2002 Odom, Tamara 1999 Oliver, Landry 2004-05 Ortiz, Sara 2006-07 Ownby, Becky 1982-83 Palomo, Melissa 2003-04 Perez, Priscilla 1990 Perez, Samantha 1999-2001 Perez, Theresa 2000-02 Petty, Karilyn 2003-06 Pierce, Adeanah 2000 Poindexter, Katie 2000-03 Poole, Stacy 1996-97 Porter, Shay 1993-96 Pratt, Kayla 2009-10 Price, Kathy 1988-90

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Prose, Amber 2001 Purnell, LaTanya 1988 Ramirez, Amber 1997-98 Ramirez, Christina 1992-95 Ramos, Natasha 2003-06 Ray, Rhonda 1999-2002 Reed, Angela 1993 Reinhardt, Nicholle 1998-2000 Roberson, Soonja 1994-97 Roberts, Tameka 1995-98 Rodriguez, Lisa 1982 Rodriguez, Melissa 1994 Rodriguez, Michelle 1988-91 Rose, Linda 1983 Ruffino, Darcy 1995-96 Russell, Detra 2000 Salas Cristina 1999 Sams, Chanel 2004 Sanchez, Monica 1990 Sanders, Yolanda 1989 Sandoval, Laura 1988-89 Savestrand, Pernilla 2010 Savoy, Calaia 2006 Sheets, Lisa 1983 Sidney, Lyndsey 2004-07 Silva, Elizabeth 1994-96 Silva, Lisa 1994-97 Silva, Veronica 2004-07 Sinclair, Latasha 2004-06 Slaughter, Shanelle 2006-08 Smith, Dawn 1994-95 Smith, Diane 2004-07 Smith, Sharon 1982 Smith, Stacey 1999 Sneed, Ashley 2003 Snitkoff, Jessica 2001-04 Spence, Katy 2007 Sprague, Susan 1998-99 Squier, Natalie 2007-08 Stopper, Liz 1982-83 Stringer, Zemora 2001 Strya, Sonya 2005-07 Swearengin, Shartanae 2010 Swords, Stephanie 2004-05 Talbert, Tiffany 1999-2000 Tausch, Lynse 1994 Terry, Joni 1982 Thigpen, Rakel 2002 Thomas, Kayla 2008 Traywick, Kandace 2003-06 Triem, Sarah 1983 Vasil, Tonja 1988 Vega, Carmen 1992-94 Waldrum, Amanda 2005 Ward, Crystal 2004-06 White, Robin 1983 White, Sallie 1982 Wicall, Shelley 1983 Wicha, Nicole 1990 Wilkinson, Karen 1990 Williams, Darlene 1991 Williams, Charlita 1998-99 Williams, Starlite 1985 Williams, Tiffany 1995-98 Wilson, Keelah 2000 Wilson, Lauren 2008 Wilson, Taelor 2008-10 Wright, Chonna 2002-05 Yeats, April 1996-99 Zambrano, Debbie 2006-08




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