2009 Track & Field Guide

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The Citadel F.W. “Billy” Symmes Class of 1935 Inducted: 1983

A four-sport athlete in football, boxing, track and baseball ... was selected All-State in football both his junior and senior years ... served as captain of the football team ... served as the Regimental Executive Officer his senior year.

Wayne Timmerman Class of 1964 Inducted: 2004 A member of The Citadel’s track and field teams in the early 1960s ... was a three-time letter winner and served as team captain his senior year ... in April 1963, in a dual meet with the University of Miami, he established the school record in the 100-yard dash (9.6 seconds, several tenths of a second from a world record) ... in the same meet, he tied the school mark of 21.3 seconds in the 220-yard dash ... also participated in the school’s seldomdefeated relay teams, including the quarter-mile (440 yards), half-mile (880 yards) and mile ... was named to the All-Southern Conference team and was a consistent Dean’s List student and was a Distinguished Military Student.

Cosmo Tocci Class of 1980 Inducted: 2001 Competed for four years as a member of the indoor track and field team and three seasons on the outdoor team ... in eight semesters, he earned All-Southern Conference honors seven times ... was a three-time conference champion capturing one indoor and two outdoor titles ... continues to hold the conference indoor shot put record with a throw of 56’ 5” (1980), ranking as the oldest individual indoor record in the league ... established the school’s indoor (56’ 7.5”) and outdoor (56’ 1.5”) school records in the shot put and his freshman indoor mark of 52’ 7.5”, set in 1977, continues to be a record.

Charles Willard Class of 1932 Inducted: 1991 Lettered all four years in football, basketball and track ... captained the basketball team his senior year ... earned All-State accolades on the gridiron as a senior ... only track athlete to enter state meets and win a place in all events he entered ... cadet captain and commanded Delta Company ... was the varsity track and basketball coach (14-16 record) and assistant football coach at The Citadel from 1934-36.

Travel Information UNC Classic

Georgia Southern Invitational*

Carolina Classic

Duke Invitational

Clemson

Sea Ray Relays

SoCon Indoor Championships

SoCon Outdoor Championships

Shamrock Invitational*

*indicates that the cadet-student-athletes will be on spring break and

Jan. 23-24 Comfort Inn University 3508 Mt. Moriah Road Durham, NC 27707 (919) 490-4949

Jan. 30-31 Comfort Inn University 3508 Mt. Moriah Road Durham, NC 27707 (919) 490-4949

Feb. 20-21 Sleep Inn Clemson 1303 Tiger Boulervard Clemson, SC 29631 (864) 653-6000

Feb. 28 - March 1 Sleep Inn Clemson 1303 Tiger Boulervard Clemson, SC 29631 (864) 653-6000

March 20-21 Comfort Inn Charleston Riverview 144 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 577-2224

March 27-28 Comfort Inn Charleston Riverview 144 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 577-2224

April 3-4 Comfort Inn University 3508 Mt. Moriah Road Durham, NC 27707 (919) 490-4949

April 10-11 Comfort Hotel 7737 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 (865) 690-0034

April 24-26 Quality Inn & Suites 2305 Main Street Statesboro, GA 30459 (912) 489-3995

have to stay in local hotels. These meets will ONLY be day trips and WILL NOT have overnight stay.

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