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Athletic Communications
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Owens Track Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Lemon Lemon’s e-mail . . . . . . . . . clemon9@gmail.com Lemon’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 615/898-5272 Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Stinnett Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Stauffacher Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Woods Athletic Communications Fax . . . . 615/898-5626 Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MTSU Box 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Overnight Address . . . . . . 1500 Greenland Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Head Coach
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean Hayes Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Forest/1959 Hayes’ Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 615/898-2571 Overall Conference Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Sun Belt Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 NCAA Top 25 Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Coach of the Year Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Coaching Staff
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CREDITS
The 2009 Middle Tennessee Track and Field Media Guide is a production of the Athletic Communications Department. The guide was written and designed by Assistant Athletic Communications Director Travis Woods. Printing by Franklin Graphics in Nashville, Tenn. Covers designed by David Lowry, DGL Graphix. Special thanks to Jack Ross, J. Intintoli, Andy Heidt, Cathy Weller and Rhonda Wimberly at MT Photographic Services. Photography provided by Bradley Lambert, Glen Clark, Joe Imel, Dan Avila, Nelson Chenault, CW Pack Sports, Paul Angelle, Buffy Massey and Rick Yeatts. Content assistance provided by Christian Lemon.
Tenesha Hill, Sr.
Roscoe Payne, Fr.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni and the community at large. They give students, faculty and alumni opportunities for innovative public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University.
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Quick Facts/Table of Contents
Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger Kerr Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa/1963 . Kerr’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 615/898-5879 Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Vroman Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . Eastern Kentucky/2000 Vroman’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . 615/898-5865 Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Owusu Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alabama/1996 Owusu’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . 615/898-5878 Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . Laetitia Florimond Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . Middle Tennessee/2005 Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . Thomas Keith Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . Middle Tennessee/1980 Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Gooch Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furman/2005
Table of Contents Coaches and Athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Head Coach Dean Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Assistant Coach Roger Kerr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Keith Vroman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Administrative Assistant Thomas Keith . . . . . . . 5 Assistant Coach Andrew Owusu . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Assistant Coach Laetitia Florimond . . . . . . . . . . 5 Graduate Assistant Matt Gooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2009 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Blue Raider Men’s Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 Blue Raider Women’s Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-18 Year-in-Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2007-08 Women’s Performance Lists . . . . . 20-21 Women’s Records/Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 2007-08 Men’s Performance Lists . . . . . . . 24-25 Men’s Records/Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 History and Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-39 Track History/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Women’s Indoor Conference Winners/Records . . 32 Women’s Outdoor Conference Winners/Records . 33 Men’s Indoor Conference Winners/Records . 34-35 Cross Country Conference Results . . . . . . . . . 35 Men’s Outdoor Conference Winners/Records . 36-37 Conference Championship Results . . . . . . 38-39 2008 Cross Country Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 The University and City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-56 This Is Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43 Why Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 University President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Sun Belt Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Legend of Lightning/Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Scarlett Commons/Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Academic Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 City of Murfreesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Nashville/Davidson County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 GoBlueRaiders.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Head Coach Dean Hayes
Throughout the recent history of Middle Tennessee track and field, there have been two constants – veteran coach Dean Hayes and a legacy of championship performances. A renowned track and field coach both in college and professional circles, Dean Hayes has gained great respect since coming to Middle Tennessee 44 years ago. His men’s teams dominated the Ohio Valley Conference, and the women’s teams have duplicated that success since Hayes took over the program in 1987. Both squads have continued their successes in the Sun Belt Conference, capturing 14 of the 30 indoor and outdoor titles for which they have been eligible since joining the league seven years ago. Overall, Hayes has guided the programs to 29 OVC titles, 14 Sun Belt championships, and 18 NCAA Top 25 finishes. Forty-eight of his athletes have earned 82 All-American honors, four have become national champions and a number of them have gone on to compete internationally in the Olympic Games, World University Games and Pan-American Games. There could have been more awards, but Middle Tennessee did not sport a track program from 1987 to 1990. Hayes has added 12 Sun Belt Coach of the Year awards to complement his 15 OVC Coach of the Year honors, which included 10 in a row from 1977 to 1986. He was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Hayes became a member of the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, was inducted into the MasonDixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame in March 2005 and in December 2008 he was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In May 2009, a formal dedication took place to rename the outdoor track faciilty in his honor as the Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium. The announcement regarding the renaming of the stadium happened earlier in the spring and the dedication was timed to coincide with the Blue Raiders play hosting to the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Following the 1981 season, the Division I Track and Field Coaches Association voted Hayes the NCAA Outdoor Coach of the Year. Hayes served as president of the TFCA in 1982-83. In his first attempt at a Sun Belt Championship, Hayes delivered. The Middle Tennessee women took first place in Miami, Fla., in 2000, and Hayes earned his first Sun Belt Coach of the Year award. Since taking its place in the Sun Belt full-time prior to the beginning of the 2000-01 academic year, Middle Tennessee has captured 14 of the 30 league titles in indoor and outdoor track and field. Hayes and his charges were instrumental in capturing the school’s first-ever Vic Bubas Cup, the league’s allsports trophy, in 2001, when the
Coach Hayes took over the women’s track & field program when it was started in 1987.
HAYES AT A GLANCE Personal Birthdate: December 14, 1937 Hometown: Morrison, Ill. Family: Wife, Jan; daughters, Erin and Kara Education High School: Naperville (Ill.) Central College: Lake Forest (1959) Head Coach Experience (College) Middle Tennessee: 1965 - present Head Coach Experience (World) Goodwill Games: 1998 (New York, N.Y.) World Championships: 1997 (Athens, Greece) World Cup: 1994 (London, England) Goodwill Games: 1990 (Seattle, Wash.) World University Games: 1985 (Kobe, Japan) Assistant Coach Experience (World) Olympic Games: 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) World Championships: 1983 (Helsinki, Finland) World University Games: 1981 (Bucharest, Romania) US Olympic Festival: 1978 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) *Served as referee at 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. NCAA Top 25 Finishes (18) Women’s Indoor: 1994 - 8th Men’s Indoor: 1971-22nd; 1972 - 7th; 1973 - 8th; 1974 - 14th; 1979 - 20th; 1980 - 19th; 1981 - 11th; 1982 - 11th; 1993 - 21st
Men’s Outdoor: 1971 - 25th; 1972 - 22nd; 1973 - 25th; 1974 - 17th; 1976 - 19th; 2003 - 17th; 2007 - 21st Men’s Cross Country: 1966 - 14th Ohio Valley Conference Titles (29) Women’s Indoor: 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 Men’s Indoor: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000 Women’s Outdoor: 1991, 1994, 1996 Men’s Outdoor: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994 Men’s Cross Country: 1983 Sun Belt Conference Championships (14) Women’s Indoor: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Men’s Indoor: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 Women’s Outdoor: 2000, 2005 Men’s Outdoor: 2001, 2006, 2007 Honors United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame: 2008 Mason-Dixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame: 2005 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame: 1994 Illinois Sports Hall of Fame: 1993 Blue Raider Hall of Fame: 1982 OVC Coach of the Year (15): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 Sun Belt Coach of the Year (12): 2000 (1), 2001 (3), 2002 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2007 (1) NCAA Outdoor Coach of the Year: 1981
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Games in Bucharest, Romania (1981), the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland (1983), and the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (1988). In 1996, Hayes served as a referee at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Because of Hayes’ international success, numerous foreign athletes have sought out Middle Tennessee as their college of choice. Hayes’ most successful collegiate athletes at Middle Tennessee have competed in the NCAA triple jump, an event in which Hayes specializes. He coached NCAA champions Tommy Haynes (1974) and Barry McClure (1972, 1973) as well as NCAA high hurdle champion Dionne Rose (1994) and his most Coach Hayes giving his acceptance speech at the recent national champion, Blue Raider U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Mardy Scales in the 100-meters (2003). Association Hall of Fame ceremony in December 2008. Hayes also guided Roland McGhee to photo courtesy of the USTFCCCA nine All-American honors, and both McClure and Greg Artis won All-American track programs garnered three SBC titles. The teams played a significant role in Middle Ten- honors seven times. nessee winning the Bubas Cup in 2004, 2005 Hayes earned his B.A. at Lake Forest (Ill.), where he competed in the 800 meters, long and 2007, as well. Hayes has indeed put Middle Tennessee on jump and triple jump, an event in which he was the world map in terms of collegiate track and an NCAA qualifier. After earning his M.S.Ed. at Northern Illinois, Hayes began his coachfield. However, Hayes’ experience is not limited ing career at the high school level in Chicago to the collegiate level. He has coached several (three years) and Minneapolis (one year) before teams sponsored by either the United States returning to Lake Forest and then moving on to Middle Tennessee in 1965. Olympic Committee or USA Track and Field.
Greg Artis (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979-81 Ron Bramlett (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 Jacqui Brown (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Jasper Demps (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 John DoDoo (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1978-79 Rayfield Dupree (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Sheikh Faye (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976-78 Kim Freeman (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Tommy Haynes (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974 Godfrey Herring (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000-02 Dwight Johnson (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984-85 Andre Kirnes (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980, 1983 Eddie Loyd (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Garland Martin (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Barry McClure (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970-73 Roland McGhee (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-94 Orestes Meeks (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1982 Sarah Nambawa (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Christian Nsiah (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996, 1999 Victor Okorie (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Brian Oldfield (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 Micah Otis (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Orlando Reid (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Andreja Ribac (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Dionne Rose (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Mardy Scales (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-04 Juan Walker (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006-07 Jimmy Washington (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1976 Linnie Yarbrough (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 1981 Mile Relay (1) Barry Gambrell, Mike Davidson, Gary Mitchell, Tim Johnson 1982 Mile Relay (1) Herb Newton, Gary Mitchell, Tim Johnson, Floyd James 1982 Distance Medley (1) Herb Newton, Joe O’Loughlin, Tim Johnson, John Davis 2003 4x100m Relay (1) DJ Spann, Mardy Scales, Brad Orr, Pedro Holiday 2004 4x100m Relay (1) Xavier Darden, Mardy Scales, Wesley Dupar-Scott, JJ Sturm, Pedro Holiday
Head Coach Dean Hayes
His international experience began at the first Olympic Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo. (1978), and included working as the head coach at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan (1985); Goodwill Games in Seattle, Wash. (1990); World Cup in London, England (1994); World Championships in Athens, Greece (1997); and again at the Goodwill Games in New York City (1998). The Naperville, Ill., native also has served as an assistant at several international meets. In addition to the first Olympic Sports Festival, Hayes worked as an assistant at the World University
All-Americans Under Hayes
2007 4x100m Relay (1) Juan Walker, Orlando Reid, Sean Waller, Samuel Adade
Coach Hayes and his wife of 45 years, Jan
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Assistant Coach Roger Kerr
Middle Tennessee assistant track and field coach Roger Kerr has quite an extensive resume, which includes more experiences than most head coaches around the country. Then again, Kerr has a solid history as a head coach. The former head coach at Arizona State, Illinois State and Evansville is still involved in collegiate track and field competition for one simple reason – the Iowa native enjoys teaching and working with young athletes. In his 11 previous years with the Blue Raiders, Kerr has focused much of his energy on working with sprinters, hurdlers and weights. Kerr also deals with team equipment and helps with recruiting duties. Kerr earned his bachelor’s and master’s in physical education at the University of Iowa, where he was a three-year star on the track and field team. By the time Kerr graduated from Iowa in 1963, he held Hawkeye records in the 600 and 660 as well as a share of the indoor and outdoor mile relay. Both the 600 and 660 records stood for more than 20 years. Upon earning his master’s, Kerr became the head coach at the University of Evansville for both men’s track and field and cross country before moving on to Purdue University. In his six years at Purdue, Kerr served as head coach of the men’s cross country team while working as an assistant to the men’s track and field program. Kerr also earned his Ph.D. in educational administration while at Purdue. Kerr then had a four-year stint at Illinois State, thanks to a recommendation from Dean Hayes. While at ISU, Kerr also served as an assistant to the athletic director. Leaving the midwest for the first time, Kerr then moved to Tempe, Ariz., where he spent eight years as the head women’s track and field coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils and assistant coach for the men’s program. While in the “Valley of the Sun,” Kerr’s teams accumulated five national placings, two conference titles, 12 individual Olympians, two gold medalists and one Olympic silver medalist. At that point, Kerr took his 20 years of coaching experience and 26 years of being involved in track and field at the collegiate level and focused his attention on international competition. Kerr worked at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Calif. (1984) and Atlanta, Ga. (1996). He also worked the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta (1988) and Lillehammer, Norway (1994), as well as the Pan-American Games in Indianapolis, Ind. (1987), and
Coach Kerr enters his 12th season with the Blue Raiders in 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina (1995). With his vast experience at the college level, it should come as no surprise that Kerr has worked at the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y. (1993), and San Francisco, Calif. (1995). Kerr’s experience includes, but is not limited to, athletic ticket coordination, athletic transportation arrangements and athletic coordination for ABC and BBC television for post-meet interviews at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He has worked in administrative
Kerr AT A GLANCE Personal Birthdate: November 2, 1941 Hometown: Wapello, Iowa Family: Sons - Michael, Richard and James Education High School: Wapello (Iowa) High School College: Iowa (1963), B.S., M.A.; Purdue, Ph.D. Head Coaching Experience (College) Arizona State: 1977-85 (Women’s T&F/XC) Illinois State: 1973-77 (Men’s T&F/XC) also served as an assistant to ISU AD Purdue: 1967-73 (Men’s XC) Evansville: 1965-67 (Men’s T&F/XC) Assistant Coaching Experience (College) Middle Tennessee: 1997-present Arizona State: 1977-79 (Men’s T&F/XC) Purdue: 1967-73 (Men’s T&F) Evansville: 1965-67 (Men’s Basketball)
preparation and arrangements and equipment and clothing distribution. He also has taken part in United States Olympic Festivals in Baton Rouge, La. (1985), Houston, Texas (1986) and Colorado Springs, Colo. (1995). During the time Kerr worked at various international meets, he also spent time as an independent commodities and financial broker before returning to the love of his life – college track and field.
World Competition Experience Summer Olympic Games: 1996 (Atlanta, Ga.) Pan-American Games: 1995 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) US Olympic Festival: 1995 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) World University Games: 1995 (San Francisco, Calif.) Winter Olympic Games: 1994 (Lillehammer, Norway) World University Games: 1993 (Buffalo, N.Y.) Winter Olympic Games: 1988 (Calgary, Alberta) Pan-American Games: 1987 (Indianapolis, Ind.) US Olympic Festival: 1986 (Houston, Texas) US Olympic Festival: 1985 (Baton Rouge, La.) Summer Olympic Games: 1984 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Honors University of Iowa Hall of Fame: 1986 Finkbine Leadership Award: 1963 • Held records for both the 600 and 660 at the University of Iowa for over 20 years
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The Tullahoma, Tenn., native currently teaches at Mitchell-Neilson Elementary School in Murfreesboro. Keith has one daughter, Desiree. His extensive history with Dean Hayes and the Middle Tennessee track and field program makes him an extremely valuable cog in the machinery of Blue Raider success.
and three women have earned All-Sun Belt honors under Vroman’s tutelage, including at least one male in each of the last five years. Vroman was hired full-time during the summer of 2007 and helps in all areas of the program, including recruiting and meet management. The Ludington, Mich., native earned his bachelor’s in physical education, his master’s in health education and an M.S. in sports administration at Eastern Kentucky, where he competed in cross country and the steeplechase.
Owusu has been associated with the Middle Tennessee track program since 1999, and his contribution to the program solidifies its position as one of the premier institutions for long and triple jump in the Sun Belt Conference and the nation. Owusu is a full-time assistant professor in the Health and Human Performance Department at Middle Tennessee. He has a wealth of international experience, including two World Championships, three Olympic games, one World Cup and four All-Africa Games. Owusu earned his bachelor’s in biology from Alabama, where he garnered eight All-America honors. He held school records in both the long and triple jump upon graduation. Owusu completed an M.S.Ed. in sports administration and management at Wayne State College and in 2004 earned a Ph.D. from Middle Tennessee in human performance. Laetitia Florimond begins her fourth season on the Middle Tennessee coaching staff after a successful career as a Blue Raider. She spent the last three years as a graduate assistant at her alma mater.
Thomas Keith has been a valuable member of Dean Hayes’ track and field coaching staff since 1976. Known for his positive attitude and uncanny patience, Keith is considered among the nation’s top coaches in terms of dealing with athletes. Exceedingly versatile, Keith is able to run practices, coach Meets and handle equipment as well as work with athletes in a professional manner. Keith transferred to Middle Tennessee in the fall of 1976 and immediately went to work as team manager. He has been with the program ever since.
Andrew Owusu serves as an assistant at Middle Tennessee, bringing a vast amount of experience in the horizontal jumps.
Florimond holds the school record in the javelin with a mark of 140-9 and ranks second in the discus (143-6) and fourth in the shot put (475.25) on the Blue Raider Honor Roll. The Gardanne, France, native began her coaching career in 2000 at a primary school in Salon de Provence in her home country. She has overseen the throwers at Middle Tennesse the last three years, including all-conference performers James Thomas, Willie Parker, Meaghan Byrd, Brittany Cox and MeLyn Thompson. Florimond has taken part in a speed development camp at Texas and was an intern with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association in 2007. She also serves as a unit leader for Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. Florimond graduated from Middle Tennessee with a bachelor’s in physical education in 2005 and a master’s degree with a concentration in sport management in 2007. She is currently an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee.
Matt Gooch begins his third season as a graduate assistant at Middle Tennessee. Gooch has worked exclusively with the distance runners at Middle Tennessee after a college career in track and cross country at Furman University. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and has a level I coaches certification from USA Track and Field. Gooch was a volunteer assistant for the track and cross country teams at Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., for the 2005-06 academic year. Gooch received his bachelor’s from Furman in health and exercise in 2005 and is currently working on his master’s in exercise science at Middle Tennessee.
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Assistant Coaches
Keith Vroman begins his sixth season at Middle Tennessee and his second as a full-time assistant for the Blue Raiders. Vroman is currently in his ninth year of coaching and brings with him the experience of two distance running programs steeped in tradition, Eastern Kentucky University and Grand Valley State University. Vroman’s experience in distance running has helped the Blue Raider cross country teams make consistent strides in addition to strong showings during the distance events in the indoor and outdoor track seasons. Seven men
2009 Rosters
Men’s Track & Field Name Samuel Adade Philip Benavides Malcolm Beyah Isaac Biwott Robert Carter Festus Chemaoi Derrick Crutcher David Emery Robert Ezell Greg Franklin Stanley Gbagbeke Rod Isaac Brandon Jones Curtis King Julius Kirui Darnell McCurdy Carl Morgan Roscoe Payne DeRay Sloss William Songock Joshua Wheeler
Pos. Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Throws Distance Sprints Sprints Jumps Sprints Jumps Sprints Distance Middle Distance Jumps Hurdles Hurdles Distance Middle Distance
Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-9 5-9 5-8 6-0 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-10
Wt. 185 165 182 130 130 128 210 154 155 165 154 188 162 165 140 148 178 172 194 116 155
Cl. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. r-Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown (Previous School) Kumasi, Ghana (Prempeh College) Knoxville, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) Chamblee, Ga. (Chamblee HS) Burnt Forest, Kenya (Kapngetuny) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Central HS) Ainobkoi, Kenya (Kapngetuny) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Ooltewah HS) Pinckney, Mich. (Pinckney HS) Antioch, Tenn. (Antioch HS) Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS [Pratt (Kan.) CC]) Oginibo, Nigeria (Oviorie [Delta State]) Miami, Fla. (Miami-Dade Central HS) Arlington, Tenn. (Cordova HS) Montgomery, Ala. (Jefferson Davis HS [Johnson City CC/Pratt CC]) Kapsabet, Kenya (Kapsabet Boys HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Fayette-Ware HS) Georgetown, Grand Cayman (John Gray HS [Lindsey Wilson College]) Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth HS) Nashville, Tenn. (McGavock HS [Belmont]) Moiben, Kenya (Uasin Gishu HS) Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside HS [Concordia (Wis.)])
Women’s Track & Field Name Pos. Marla Bailey Distance Ashley Comstock Distance Maité Cortin Throws Brittany Cox Throws TraMayne Gillyard Sprints Kiara Henry Sprints Tenesha Hill Sprints Sarah Nambawa Middle Distance/Jumps Nicole Neeb High Jump Zamzam Sangau Distance Jackline Serem Distance Ashleigh Thaler Distance MeLyn Thompson Throws Kortney Thurman Jumps/Sprints Kristen Tithof Distance Nyeisha Wright Jumps/Sprints
Ht. 5-9 5-2 6-0 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-3 5-5 5-10 5-6 5-1 5-1 5-6 5-7 5-6 5-7
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Hometown (Previous School) Barrie, Ontario (Barrie Central HS) Barrie, Ontario (St. Joan of Arc HS) Laval, France (Eastern Michigan) Antioch, Tenn. (Glencliff HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Edward H. White HS) Atmore, Ala. (Escambia County HS) Germantown, Md. (Gaithersburg HS (McKendree College)) Kampala, Uganda (Ndejje University) Stratford, Ontario (Northwestern Secondary) Kampala, Uganda (Kyambog University) Rift Valley, Kenya (Sacho HS) Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS) Chattanooga, Tenn. (Girls Prepatory School) Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) Friendsville, Tenn. (William Blount HS) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Widefield HS [Southern Miss])
Head Coach: Dean Hayes Assistant Coach: Roger Kerr Assistant Coach: Keith Vroman Administrative Assistant: Thomas Keith Assistant Coach: Andrew Owusu Assistant Coach: Laetitia Florimond Graduate Assistant: Matt Gooch
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2005-06 Indoor Posted a second-place finish in the 200 meters at the MT Christmas Invitational and was a member of the second-place mile relay team ... Member of the winning mile relay at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished second in the 55 meters and fourth in the 200 at the MT Valentine Invitational. Outdoor Posted a season-best 10.54 in the 100- meters at the Sea Ray Relays and finished third in a season-best 21.42 in the 200 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 100, seventh in the 200 and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay at the Sun Belt Championships ... Member of the thirdplace 4x100 in a season-best 39.94 at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Member of the 4x100 unit with a time of 40.40 in the prelims at the NCAA Championships. Before Middle Tennessee Holds the 200 meter record (21.3) for the Kumasi interscholastic schools ... West Africa 100 and 200 champion in 2004 ... Finalist at the World Junior Championships in 2004 in Italy, finishing seventh ... Participated in the Ghana Junior National Championships from 2001-04 ... Member of the Ghana National Team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Personal Born Samuel Kwasi Adade on June 16, 1985 ... Son of Graham and Agnes Adade ... Majoring in business.
onships in 27:30.91 (5 miles). Indoor Finished sixth in the mile run in 4:33.35 and eighth in 3:45.65 as a member of the mile relay team at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed 17th in the mile (4:33.49) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Came in ninth in the 3000 meters in 9:16.45 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Ran the mile in 4:38.18 at the Middle Tennessee Classic, placing 11th ... Placed 39th in the 3000 in 9:01.95 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Finished 21st in the mile run in 4:43.10 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Ran with the 4x1500m relay, finishing third, and distance medley relay in second at the Clemson Relays in times of 16:51.40 and 10:47.37, respectively ... Set a personal best of 4:08.98 in the 1500 meters, placing 34th, at the Tiger Track Classic ... Placed 15th with a personal-best 4:07.14 at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Finished first as member of the 4x1500m relay team at the Sea Ray Relays ... Set a personal best of 15:38.88 in the 5000 meters finishing 21st at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Came in 13th in the 3000meter steeplechase in 10:39.33. 2006-07 Cross Country Finished 39th in 17:29 over 5K at the UTC Opener and 34th in 30:40.70 over 8K at the WKU Old Timers Classic ... Placed 35th in 17:27 over 5K at the FrontRunner Invitational ... Came in 53rd at the Sun Belt Championships in 28:35.48 over 8K. Indoor Did not compete. Outdoor Placed 30th in the 1500 meters in 4:12.19 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished 26th in the 1500 in 4:11.91 and was a member of the eighth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:37.38) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Posted a personal-best 9:08.20, placing 11th in the 3000 meters at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Set another PR in the 3000 in 9:03.67 and ran 800 meters in 2:02.62 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed 12th in the 5000 meters in 15:40.01 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Came in 13th in the 10,000 meters in 36:22.17 at the Sun Belt Championships. High School Two-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Knoxville Catholic HS ... Region and metro champion and finished third in state for two miles ... Holds the
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Philip Benavides Jr. • 6-1 • 165 • Distance Knoxville, Tenn./ Knoxville Catholic HS 2007-08 Cross Country Finished in the top 45 in five of the six events ... Placed 39th at the Belmont Opener in 16:43.71 (5K) and 38th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 17:08 (5K) ... Finished 43rd at the Old Timers Classic in 28:03.71 (5 miles) and 191st at the Louisville Classic in 27:14.18 (8K) ... Posted an 11thplace showing at the FrontRunner Invitational in 16:59 (5K) and placed 33rd at the Sun Belt Champi-
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Samuel Adade Sr. • 6-1 • 185 • Sprints Kumasi, Ghana/ Prempeh College 2007-08 Indoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 200 meters, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Won the 200 in 21.60 and placed second in the 55 meters in 6.45 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Came in eighth in the 200 in 22.44 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the 200 in 21.44 and placed fourth in the 55 in 6.38 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished fifth in the 200 in 21.52 and 12th in the 60 meters in 6.83 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed sixth in the 55 in 6.48 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Came in third in the 200 in 21.63 and fourth in the 55 in 6.42 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Ranked 37th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the 100 meters with a time of 10.36 and 111th in the 200 meters with a time of 21.21 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 100, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed fourth in the 100 in 10.61 and was a member of the third-place 4x200-meter relay (1:26.44) at the Clemson Relays ... Won the 100 in 10.76 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and was 15th in 10.91 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (41.30) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Finished second in the 200 in an NCAA regional qualifying time of 21.21 and fourth in the 100 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Member of the 4x100 and 4x200 squads at the Penn Relays ... Placed third in the 100 in a personal-best 10.36, sixth in the 200 and was a member of the second-place 4x100 relay at the SBC Championships ... Ran 10.39 in the 100 prelims, a personal-best 20.97 in the 200 prelims and was a member of the 4x100 relay at the NCAA Mideast Regional. 2006-07 Indoor Came in second in the 200 meters in 21.95 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed third in the 400 meters in 49.87 and was a member of the winning mile relay (3:15.20) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Came in fourth in the 200 in 22.03 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Finished third in the 200 in 22.06 and fifth in a personal-best 48.97 in the 400 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Won the 200 in 21.72 and finished third in the 400 in 48.78 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Part of the second-place 4x200-meter relay (1:23.65) and third-place NCAA regional qualifying 4x400-meter relay (3:08.82) at the Alabama Relays ... Finished eighth in the 100 in 10.65 and was a member of the fourth-place NCAA regional qualifying 4x100-meter relay (39.97) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Came in 15th in the 100 in 10.74 and a member of the second-place 4x200 relay (1:24.10) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Ran fourth in the 100 in 10.61, seventh in the 200 in 21.22 and was a member of the winning 4x100 relay (39.57) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Member of the fourth-place 4x100 relay (40.21) and secondplace 4x200 relay (1:22.81) at the Penn Relays ... Placed eighth in the 100 in 10.71 and was a member of the winning 4x100 relay (39.84) at the Sun Belt Championships ... Member of the third-place 4x100 relay (39.91) at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Member of the fifth-place 4x100 relay (39.78) at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors.
Philip Benavides, Jr.
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school record for two miles ... Also lettered three years in soccer. Personal Born Philip Austin Benavides on February 21, 1988 ... Son of Dolly Young and Phil Benavides ... Majoring in business administration. Malcolm Beyah So. • 5-11 • 182 • Sprints Chamblee, Ga./ Chamblee HS
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2008-09 Football Named Third Team All-Sun Belt by Phil Steele, All-Sun Belt Freshman Team by the Daily News Journal and Rivals.com Sun Belt All-Freshman Team in 2008 ... Played in 12 games with eight starts ... Hauled in 33 receptions and led the Blue Raiders with six touchdown catches and a 16.7 yard per catch average ... Caught a 32-yard Hail Mary on the game’s final play to defeat FAU on national TV. High School Rated as the 90th best athlete in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 186 as a wide receiver by Scout. com ... Played offense, defense and special teams for Chamblee High School, which finished No. 3 in the 2007 Georgia Associated Press poll ... Also excelled on the track, where he owned the fastest 200-meter time in the state and the 12th fastest in the nation with a time of 21.46 ... His 55-meter time of 6.48 was the 26th fastest nationally ... Trained with former two-time Olympic gold medalist Antonio McKay ... Clocked in high school at 4.32 and 4.39 in the 40yard dash. Personal Born Malcolm Jamaal Beyah on October 23, 1989 ... Son of Reginald and Carla Beyah. Isaac Biwott So. • 5-9 • 130 • Distance Burnt Forest, Kenya/ Kapngetuny 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 30 in six out of eight races ... Placed third in 17.49 at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) and 18th in 16:04.61 at the Belmont Opener (5K) ... Finished 28th in the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) coming in at 26:44.91 and at 27:15.20 at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5 miles) ... Came in 11th with a personal-best 15:49 at the UTC Invitational (5K) ... Finished the season running 18th at the Sun Belt Championships (8K). 2007-08 Cross Country Earned All-Sun Belt honors after placing 10th at the SBC Championships, finishing the five-mile course in 26:09.38 ... Finished in the top 30 in four of the five events ... Placed 23rd at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 16:09 (5K), 27th at the Old Timers Classic in 26:53.24 (5 miles) and eighth at the FrontRunner Invitational in 16:05 (5K) ... Ran 8K at the Louisville Classic in 25:47.68. Indoor Placed fourth in the mile run in 4:26.06 and was a member of the eighth-place mile relay (3:45.65) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 12th in the mile (4:27.75) and was a member of the 10th-place
4x400-meter relay (3:43.27) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 800 meters in 1:58.13 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 31st in the 800 (2:01.35) and 23rd in the mile (4:20.38) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed ninth in the 800 in 1:58.91 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fifth in a personal-best 15:08.14 in the 5000 meters, sixth in the mile in 4:20.28 and was a member of the third-place distance medley relay (10:18.16) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Member of the third-place 4x1500-meter relay (16:51.40) and the second-place distance medley relay (10:47.37) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed fourth and set a personal best in the 5000 meters (14:55.22) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished second in the 1500 meters at the Coach O Invitational in 3:59.24 ... Placed fourth in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships in 32:38.33. Before Middle Tennessee Ran track for Elijah Kiprokos and attended Olaare Primary and Kapngetuny HS in Eldoret, Kenya. Personal Born Isaac Kiptanui Biwott on August 15, 1986 ... Son of Simion and Sarah Biwott ... Cousin Julius Kosgei was an All-American at Harding University. Robert Carter So. • 5-9 • 130 • Sprints Chattanooga, Tenn./ Central HS 2007-08 Indoor Placed 13th in the 400 meters in 54.43 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 14th in the 200 meters in 23.41 and posted a time of 6.84 in the 55 meters at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed 13th in the 200 in 23.32 and 12th in the 400 in 54.23 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 16th in the 400 in 53.55 at the MT Valentine Invitational and 21st in 52.12 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Posted a 400 meter time of 52.77 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished the 200 meters in 23.15 and the 400 in 52.26 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Posted a time of 22.76 in the 200 and 52.69 in the 400 at the Coach O Invitational. High School Posted personal-best times of 22.1 in the 200 meters and 11.01 in the 100 meters for coach Reggie Upshaw at Chattanooga Central HS. Personal Born Robert Curtis Carter III on March 9, 1989 ... Son of Robert Jr. and Tina Carter. Festus Chemaoi So. • 5-9 • 128 • Distance Ainobkoi, Kenya/ Kapngetuny 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 10 in five out of eight races ... Won the season opener at the Agnes Scott Invitational in 17:13 and finished ninth at the Belmont Opener (5K) in 15:54.35 ... Came in 25th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) in 26:31.55 and 45th at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:00.48 for a season-best time ... Finished the season with two top-10 finishes, coming in eighth at the WKU
Old Timer’s Classic (8K) in 26:07.60 and sixth at the UTC Invitational (5K) in 15:28 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors coming in eighth at the Sun Belt Championships (8K), finishing in 25:57.97. 2007-08 Cross Country Placed in the top 25 in the first four events of the year, winning twice ... Won his first collegiate event, finishing the 5K course at Belmont Opener in 15:12.45 ... Placed fourth at the Old Timers Classic in 25:27.91 (5 miles) and 23rd at the Louisville Classic in 24:39.38 (8K) ... Won the UTC FrontRunner Invitational in 15:16 (5K) ... Had a mishap at the Sun Belt Championships in which his shoe came off during the race, which pushed him back to 11th in 26:15.91 (5 miles) ... Finished 49th at the NCAA South Regional in 32:33.99 (10K). Indoor Garnered Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors after compiling 18 points at the conference championships, winning the mile run along the way ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the mile and also after placing third in the 3000 meters at the SBC Championships ... Won the mile in 4:13.96 and the 3000 in 8:39.29 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished third in the 3000 in a personal-best 8:30.61 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in the mile in 4:17.55 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the 3000 in 8:49.51 and was fourth in the mile in 4:23.28 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 14th in the mile in 4:13.59 and 36th in the 800 meters in 2:04.40 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 17th in the 800 in 2:02.95 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Won the mile in 4:16.81, placed third in the 3000 in 8:31.04 and finished seventh in the 5000 in a personal-best 15:19.66 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Earned Sun Belt Freshman of the Year honors after earning 19 points at the Sun Belt Championships in four events ... Ranked 118th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the 3000-meter steeplechase with time of 9:40.33 ... Earned All-Sun
Festus Chemaoi, So. Belt honors in the steeplechase and 1500 meters, winning the steeplechase and placing third in 1500 at the SBC Championships ... Member of the thirdplace 4x1500-meter relay (16:51.40) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed third in the steeplechase in 9:45.18
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at Yellow Jacket Invitational and third in same event in 9:28.82 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Member of the winning 4x1500 relay (16:23.42) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Set a personal best in the 800 meters (1:57.24) and finished third in the 5000 meters in a personalbest 14:54.48 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the 1500 in 3:56.34 and placed second in the 800 with another PR (1:54.72) at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the steeplechase at the SBC meet in 9:40.33, placed third in the 1500 (3:57.38), finished seventh in the 5000 (15:34.83) and was eighth in the 800 ... Finished 22nd in the steeplechase at the NCAA Mideast Regional in 9:40.18. Before Middle Tennessee Voted the Cross Country Athlete of the Year twice at Kapngetuny HS and won the secondary schools cross country championship once. Personal Born Festus Kipchirchir Chemaoi on November 20, 1986 ... Son of David Chemaoi and Nelly Kiplagat. Derrick Crutcher Fr. • 5-10 • 210 • Throws Chattanooga, Tenn./ Ooltewah HS High School Attended Ooltewah High School in Ooltewah, Tenn. ... Lettered in football and track & field ... Coached by Beamy Monroe ... Threw a personal-best 145 feet in the discus ... Member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society. Personal Born Derrick Cruther Jr. on March 3, 1990 ... Son of Deborah Menefee ... Majoring in biology.
David Emery, So.
relay (10:47.37) at the Clemson Relays ... Member of winning the 4x1500 relay (16:23.42) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed fifth in the 800 meters in 1:56.16 at the Coach O Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 1500 meters in 3:59.62 and seventh in the 800 in 1:59.82 at the Sun Belt Championships. High School Ran three years of cross country and four years of track for coach Tom Carney ... Won the 2006 state cross country individual championship and was a member of the cross country state team championships as junior and senior ... Individual state champion in the 3200 meters and runner-up in the 1600 meters as senior and also All-American in the 4xMile relay ... Top times included a 1:56.6 in the 800 meters, 4:12.2 in the 1600, 9:22.02 in the 3200 and 15:34 in the 5000 meters ... Also lettered three years in swimming. Personal Born David Curtis Emery on March 1, 1989 ... Son of Donald and Kimberly Emery. Robert Ezell So. • 6-1 • 155 • Sprints Antioch, Tenn./ Antioch HS 2007-08 Indoor Placed 13th in the 200 meters in 23.11 and 11th in the 400 meters in 53.62 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 24th in the 200 in 22.56, 43rd in the 400 in 54.41 and was a member of the 17th-place 4x400-meter relay (3:25.81) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 13th in the 200 in 23.14 and posted a prelim time of 6.60 in the 55 meters at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 10th in the 55 in 6.60 and posted a prelim time of 23.69 in the 200 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Did not compete.
High School Basketball and track letterwinner at Antioch HS ... Earned all-state honors as senior in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters and on the 4x100-meter relay ... Garnered all-region accolades in the 100 and 200 ... Participated in the 2007 Junior Olympics ... Top times included a 10.6 in the 100 and a 21.8 in the 200. Personal Born Robert Isaac Ezell Jr. on August 20, 1989 ... Son of Robert Sr. and Annie Ezell. Greg Franklin Sr. • 5-10 • 165 • Sprints Prattville, Ala./ Prattville HS/ Pratt (Kan.) CC 2007-08 Indoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 55 meters, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed third in the 55 in 6.46 and fourth in the 200 meters in 22.52 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished third in the 200 in 21.82 and sixth in the 400 meters in 49.05 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in the 200 in 22.33 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed second in the 55 in 6.36, fourth in the 200 in 22.07 and was a member of the third-place mile relay (3:18.71) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished seventh in the 200 in 21.64 and 16th in the 60 meters in 6.91 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed third in the 55 in 6.41 and third in the 200 in 22.00 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished third in the 55 in 6.40 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Did not compete. Before Middle Tennessee A three-time All-American at Pratt CC in Kansas, earning accolades in indoor 200 meters and outdoor 100 and 200 ... Two-time all-conference in indoors and outdoors ... Lettered in track and basketball at Prattville HS ... Earned all-metro accolades in basketball and won the 55-meter state indoor championship in track. Personal Born Greg Charles Franklin on December 1, 1986 ... Son of Angie Cromer and the late Lorenzo Pickett ... Majoring in liberal studies. Stanley Gbagbeke So. • 6-0 • 154 • Jumps Oginibo, Nigeria/ Oviorie/ Delta State Personal Stanley Gbagbeke ... Son of Jo Gbagbeke ... Transfered from Delta State. Rod Isaac Jr. • 5-11 • 188 • Sprints Miami, Fla./ Miami-Dade Central HS 2008-09 Football Saw action in 10 games with seven starts ... Ranked eighth on the team with 32 tackles in addition to his two tackles for a loss, two pass breakups, an inter-
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David Emery So. • 6-3 • 154 • Distance Pinckney, Mich./ Pinckney HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 20 in five of eight races ... Came in fourth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) at 18:01 and 11th at the Belmont Opener finishing in 15:54.87 ... Finished 28th in 26:44.91 at the Memphis Twilight Classic and 17th in 27:38.30 at the WKU Old Timer’s Classic ... Placed 63rd at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:18.10 and seventh at the UTC Invitational (5K) in 15:29 for a personal best ... Finished ninth at the Sun Belt Championship (8K) in 26:01.54 earning all-conference honors. 2007-08 Cross Country Did not compete because of injury. Indoor Placed fifth in the 3000 meters in 9:09.79 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 14th in the mile run in 4:29.93, 20th in the 800 meters in 2:03.63 and was a member of the 10th-place 4x400-meter relay (3:43.27) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fifth in the mile in 4:25.66 at the Blue Raider Invitational and fourth in the 3000 in 8:55.87 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 26th in the mile in 4:20.94 and 34th in the 800 in 2:02.25 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 10th in the 3000 in 9:04.46 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished eighth in the mile run in 4:22.84, 21st in the 5000 meters in 16:55.60 and was a member of the third-place dis-
tance medley relay (10:18.16) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Member of the third-place 4x1500-meter relay (16:51.40) and the second-place distance medley
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ception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble ... Voted the most improved cornerback in strength and conditioning in the spring ... Collected a careerbest six tackles in the win over ULM. 2007-08 Football Played in 11 games with five starts ... Finished with 31 tackles, three pass breakups, an interception and a fumble recovery for a touchdown ... Returned the fumble for 42 yards and a score against Arkansas State ... First career interception came at home versus Louisiana-Lafayette. High School Voted All-Dade Second Team in 2006 ... Named to the Dade-Broward County All-Star Team ... Helped lead Miami-Dade to an 11-2 record in 2006. Personal Born Roderick Devone Issac on February 20, 1989 ... Son of Roy and Mamie Issac ... Major is undecided. Brandon Jones Sr. • 6-3 • 162 • Jumps Arlington, Tenn./ Cordova HS 2007-08 Indoor Placed fourth in the triple jump (44-6) at the MT Christmas Invitational and 10th (45-1) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Finished ninth in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 21-10.25 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed third in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 46-10 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished sixth in the triple jump (46-3.25) and 29th in the long jump (19-10.25) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 14th in the long jump (20-8) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished seventh in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 47-6.25 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed sixth in the long jump (21-3.25) and the triple jump (44-10.75) at the Clemson Relays ... Finished fourth in the triple jump in a personal-best 47-8, seventh in the long jump with another PR (22-3.75) and was a member of the third-place 4x100-meter relay (43.97) at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Placed eighth in the triple jump (47-0.75) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the triple jump (47-6.5), placed ninth in the long jump (22-0.25) and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100 relay (42.76) at the Coach O Invitational. 2006-07 Indoor Finished eighth in the triple jump with a personalbest mark of 46-3 at the MT Christmas Invitational and came in 16th (44-3.5) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fifth (45-9.25) at the Blue Raider Invitational and seventh (43-4.25) at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Finished eighth (43-7) at the MT Valentine Invitational and ninth (44-7.5) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed sixth with a personal-best 46-6 in the triple jump at the Alabama Relays ... Finished 10th with a mark of 43-1.75 at the Tiger Track Classic and 19th with a mark of 43-8.5 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed 12th in the long jump with a mark of 21-3.5 and 11th in triple jump with mark of 41-7.25 at Stan Lyons Invitational ... Finished 12th in triple jump with mark of 45-7.25 at Sun Belt Championships. 2005-06 Indoor
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Finished third in the triple jump with mark of 46-0.25 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Jumped 44-7.25, placing seventh in the triple jump at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Posted an eighth-place finish with a triple jump mark of 42-5 at the MT Valentine Invitational. Outdoor Set a personal-best time of 57.05 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Posted a season-best mark of 20-11.25 in the long jump at the Boston-Moon Classic and 44-8.75 in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Championships ... Member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay at the National City Invitational. High School Three-year letterwinner for coach Jerry Mershon ... Named 2005 all-metro and all-state in the triple jump and a member of the 4x400-meter relay ... Jumped 45-2 in the triple jump, 6-1 in the high jump and 21-0 in the long jump ... Recognized in Who’s Who Among American Students. Personal Born Brandon Jermaine Jones on November 24, 1986 ... Son of Sylvester Jones and the late Gwendolyn Crawford ... Majoring in exercise science. Curtis King Jr. • 5-9 • 165 • Sprints Montgomery, Ala./ Jefferson Davis HS/ Johnson County CC/ Pratt CC Before Middle Tennessee Started collegiate career in 2007 at Pratt Community College before transferring to Johnson County Community College for 2007-08 ... Finished as the 2008 indoor 200-meter National Champion ... Selected as a track All-American ... Competed in football and track for coach Jeff Stanton in high school. Personal Born Curtis King II on October 4, 1988 ... Son of Cynthia White and Curtis King ... Majoring in athletic training. Julius Kirui Jr. • 5-9 • 140 • Distance Kapsabet, Kenya/ Kapsabet Boys HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 35 six of the eight races ... Started the season finishing fifth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 18:02 and 32nd at the Belmont Opener, coming in 16:31.02 ... Finished 27th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) in 26:38.37 and 13th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) in 27:38.30 ... Placed 73rd at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:25.92 and 14th at the UTC Invitational (5K) 16:02 ... Came in 11th at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) with a time of 26:08.52. 2007-08 Cross Country Placed in top 30 in five of the six meets, including three races in the top 15 ... Finished 16th at the Belmont Opener in 15:52.16 (5K) and 27th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 16:18 (5K) ... Posted an 18th-place showing at the Old Timers Classic in 26:25.27 (5 miles) and was 85th at the Louisville Classic in 25:42.19 (8K) ... Finished seventh at the Front-
Julius Kirui, Jr. Runner Invitational in 16:02 (5K) and 14th at the Sun Belt Championships in 26:18.10 (8K). Indoor Placed second in the mile run in 4:22.16 and third in the 3000 meters in 8:45.79 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 15th in the mile in 4:32.50 at the Kentucky Invitational and seventh in 4:29.81 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed fifth in the 3000 in 8:59.65 and seventh in the mile in 4:27.58 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 21st in the 3000 in a personal-best time of 8:40.70 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 12th in the 800 meters in 2:00.08 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished sixth in the 3000 in 8:41.61 and sixth in the 5000 meters in a personal-best 15:15.82 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 3000-meter steeplechase, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed fourth in the 5000 meters in 16:09.43 at the Clemson Relays and fourth in the 3000 meters in 9:05.72 at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Set a personal best in the steeplechase, finishing ninth in 9:47.60 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 3000 in 8:49.36 at the Coach O Invitational ... Finished third in the steeplechase in 9:48.24 and fifth in the 5000 in 15:24.72 at the Sun Belt Championships. 2006-07 Indoor Participated in just two events after arriving on campus for the spring semester ... Finished 10th in the 3000 meters in 9:01.34 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 3000 in 8:52.48 and sixth in the 5000 meters in 15:30.66 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed seventh in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 10:09.22 and was a member of the sixth-place distance medley relay (10:45.01) at the Alabama Relays ... Finished 17th in the 5000-meters in 15:50.05 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Came in 19th in the 1500-meters in 4:40.73 and was a member of the eighth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:37.38) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Placed 21st in the 5000 in 15:15.45 at the Vanderbilt Invitational and set a personal best in steeplechase, finishing sixth in 9:46.02 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Placed eighth in the steeplechase in 9:47.42 and 11th in the 5000 in 15:45.98 at the Sun Belt Championships.
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High School Attended Kapsabet Boys HS, the same secondary school as former Blue Raider Geoffrey Lagat ... Posted times of 15:02 in the 5000 meters, 4:18 in the 1500 meters, 2:03 in the 800 meters and 52.96 in the 400 meters. Personal Born Julius Kipngetich Kirui on January 17, 1984 ... Son of Philiph K. Langat and Hellen C. Keino. Darnell McCurdy Fr. • 5-8 • 148 • Middle Distance Memphis, Tenn./ Fayette-Ware HS High School Attended Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School in Somerville, Tenn. ... Three-time state cross country qualifier ... A 2007 AAU National Cross Country Qualifier ... Ran a personal-best time of 17:59.00 (5K) ... Coached by Edward Redditt and father Darnell McCurdy Sr. Personal Born Darnell McCurdy on March 19, 1990 ... Son of Darnell and Vanessa McCurdy ... Majoring in engineering technology. Carl Morgan r-Sr. • 6-0 • 178 • Jumps Georgetown, Grand Caymen/ John Gray HS/ Lindsey Wilson College 2007-08 Indoor Voted a Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Sun Belt Championships after winning both the long jump and triple jump to provisionally qualify for NCAA Championships in the long jump ... Ranked 39th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the long jump with a mark of 24-10 ... Placed third in the triple jump (46-6.25) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished eighth in the 400 meters in 49.78 and was a member of the fourth-place 4x400meter relay (3:23.00) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the triple jump (47-10.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the triple jump (49-2), placed second
Roscoe Payne Fr. • 6-3 • 172 • Hurdles Flint, Mich./ Carman-Ainsworth HS High School Attended Carman-Ainsworth HS ... Four-year lettermwinner in varsity track and field ... Team captain sophomore, junior and senior years ... Junior and senior regional champion in the 110M hurdles ... An all-state pick his junior year in the 110M hurdles, 4x200M relay and 4x400M relay ... State champion
during his senior year in the 110M hurdles, 300M hurdles, 4x200M relay and 4x400M relay ... Won the 2008 Midwest Meet of Champions in the 300M hurdles ... Set personal bests in the 110M hurdles (13.80), 300M hurdles (36.86), 400M (48.5) and 200M (21.7). Personal Born Roscoe Payne on September 9, 1989 ... Son of Tonya Payne and Tyrone Brown. DeRay Sloss Jr. • 6-2 • 194 • Hurdles Nashville, Tenn./ McGavock HS/Belmont 2007-08 Indoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 55-meter hurdles, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed third in the 55 hurdles in 7.52, seventh in the 200 meters in 22.87 and was a member of the fourth-place mile relay (3:18.99) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.24 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the 55 hurdles in 7.50, placed second in the 200 in 22.29 and was a member of the fourthplace mile relay (3:24.84) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the 55 hurdles in 7.52 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Placed ninth in the 60 hurdles in 8.18 and 28th in the 200 in 22.66 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Finished third in the 55 hurdles in personal-best 7.45, eighth in the 200 in 22.67 and seventh in the long jump with a 22-9.5 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Placed third in the 55 hurdles in 7.51 and sixth in the long jump (23-1.75) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Ranked 106th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29 and 70th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.92 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the 400 hurdles, placing second at the SBC Championships ... Placed second in the long jump in a personal-best 23-6.75, finished third in the 400 hurdles (54.77) and seventh in the 110 hurdles (15.53) at the Clemson Relays ... Finished 23rd in the high hurdles in 14.65 and was a member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (41.30) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed second in the high hurdles in a personal-best NCAA regional qualifying time of 14.29 and finished ninth in the long jump (23-5.25) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished second in the high hurdles (14.39), third in the long jump (23-0) and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100 relay (42.76) at the Coach O Invitational ... Placed second in the 400 hurdles in 52.52, just one-tenth of a second from a regional qualifying time, at the Sun Belt Championships ... Also finished seventh in the high hurdles and 15th in the long jump (22-4.5) ... Posted an NCAA regional qualifying time of 51.92 in the 400 hurdles, placing ninth, at the Georgia Tech Last Chance Invitational ... Posted times of 14.72 in the high hurdles and 52.31 in the 400 hurdles preliminaries at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Before Middle Tennessee Spent one season at Belmont ... Placed third in the 400-meter hurdles, fourth in the 110-meter hurdles and was member of the third place 4x400-meter relay at the Atlantic Sun Championships. High School Track and cross country letterwinner for coach Ronnie Smith ... An all-state honoree in the 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore and junior and in the 110-
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Carl Morgan, r-Sr.
in the 400 in 49.37 and was a member of the thirdplace mile relay (3:18.71) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished fifth in the long jump (23-6.5) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Won the long jump (24-10) and the triple jump (50-1.75) at the Sun Belt Championships with personal bests in both events ... Placed third in the long jump (23-11.5) at the NCAA Last Chance Meet. Outdoor Ranked 15th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the long jump with a mark of 25-8 and 24th in the triple jump with a mark of 51-8.25 ... Voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Sun Belt Championships after winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump ... Also finished sixth in the javelin and was a member of the second-place 4x100-meter relay, earning 23 points at the meet ... Won the triple jump (48-2.75), placed fourth in the javelin (173-11) and was a member of the third-place 4x200-meter relay (1:26.44) and seventh-place 4x400-meter relay (3:24.15) at the Clemson Relays ... Finished fifth in the long jump (22-7.75) and seventh in the 100 meters (11.11) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Placed second in the long jump (24-0.75) and ninth in the javelin (171-10) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished seventh in the long jump (24-9.75) with an NCAA regional qualifying mark, 16th in the triple jump (47-4.5) and was a member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (41.03) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Posted a personal-best 252.75 in the long jump, placing second, and finished fourth in the javelin (178-0) and fifth in the triple jump (48-1.75) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Member of the 4x100 (41.18) and 4x200 (1:25.34) relays at the Penn Relays ... Won the triple jump (51-8.25) with an NCAA regional qualifying mark, placed second in the long jump (25-8) with another personal best, finished sixth in the javelin (186-7) and member of the second-place 4x100 relay (40.53) at the SBC Championships ... Placed ninth in the triple jump (50-8.75), fouled all three attempts in the long jump and was a member of 4x100 relay (40.80) at the NCAA Mideast Regional. 2006-07 Indoor Finished seventh in the triple jump in a personalbest 48-4.5 at the Kentucky Invitational before getting hurt and missing the rest of the year. Outdoor Did not compete. Before Middle Tennessee Competed two years at Lindsey Wilson College ... Won the 200 meter, 400 meter and long jump at the conference championships ... Attended John Gray HS in the Cayman Islands. Personal Born Carl Ernest Morgan on August 25, 1986 ... Son of Neville Morgan Sr. and Stephanie Henry ... Majoring in exercise science.
DeRay Sloss, Jr.
2009 Blue Raiders
meter hurdles as a junior ... Ran the fastest 300 hurdle time in the state as a senior ... Best times and marks included 14.3 in the 110 hurdles, 37.7 in the 300 hurdles, 48.7 in the 400 meters, 22-5 in the long jump and 6-6 in the high jump ... Also played football and basketball. Personal Born DeRay Sloss on December 8, 1987 ... Son of Samuel and Traci Sloss. William Songock Jr. • 5-9 • 116 • Distance Moiben, Kenya/ Uasin Gisha HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished the season with five top-10 finishes out of the six races ... Finished second at both the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) with a time of 17:31 and the Belmont Opener (5K) with a time of 15:15.89 ... Came in 10th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K), coming in 25:28.74, and sixth at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) with a time of 25:50.80 ... Placed 15th at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K), coming in 24:22.33, and fifth with a personal best at the UTC Invitational (5K) in 15:20 ... Suffered an injury at the Sun Belt Championships and was not able to finish. 2007-08 Cross Country Finished in top 20 in five of the seven meets and earned All-Sun Belt honors for second-straight season ... Placed 14th at the Belmont Opener in 15:51.63 (5K) and 19th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 15:59 (5K) ... Posted a 20th-place showing at the Old Timers Classic in 26:26.15 (5 miles) and was 55th at the Louisville Classic in 25:16.20 (8K) ... Finished fifth at the FrontRunner Invitational in 15:45 (5K) and placed eighth at the SBC Championships in 26:01.49 (5 miles) ... Finished 73rd at the NCAA South Regional in 33:29.94 (10K). Indoor Placed second in the 3000 meters in 8:44.50 and third in the mile run in 4:23.06 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished fifth in the mile in a personalbest 4:19.22 and 19th in the 800 meters in 2:02.13 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in the 3000
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in 8:43.57 at the Blue Raider Invitational and second in 8:50.72 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Posted times of 4:20.49 in the mile and 2:03.08 in the 800 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed 15th in the 800 in 2:00.29 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fourth in the 5000 meters in a personal-best 15:06.02 and fifth with a PR of 8:34.80 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Ranked 107th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:02.87 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in two events at the SBC Championships, winning the 5000 and placing second in the 10,000 meters ... Placed second in the 5000 in 15:49.50 at the Clemson Relays and posted a personal best in the 1500 meters (4:03.41) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Member of the winning 4x1500meter relay (16:23.42) and the eighth-place distance medley relay (10:32.47) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Finished eighth in the 5000 in a personal-best 15:00.72 at the Vanderbilt Invitational and won the 3000 meters in 8:35.13 at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the 5000 in 15:02.87 and placed second in the 10,000 in 31:54.10 at the Sun Belt Championships. 2006-07 Cross Country Leading runner in all three meets in which he participated ... Placed second in 25:13.94 over 8K at his first collegiate event at the Louisville Classic ... Came in second again, this time in 15:22 over 5K at the FrontRunner Invitational ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors after placing seventh in 25:09.62 over 8K at the Sun Belt Championships, recording the fastest time by a Blue Raider harrier in more than six years. Indoor Won his only race of the season, the mile run in 4:24.99, at the MT Christmas Invitational. Outdoor Placed 14th in the 5000 meters in 15:56.99 and was a member of the sixth-place distance medley relay (10:45.01) at the Alabama Relays ... Came in 19th in the 5000 in 15:58.05 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and 22nd in the 1500 meters in 4:07.32 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished 66th in the 800 meters in 2:00.73 and fourth in the 3000 meters in 8:46.34 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed 19th in the 5000 in 15:54.21 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Finished 14th in the 5000 in 16:00.69 and 11th in the 10,000 meters in 34:34.01 at the Sun Belt Championships.
Before Middle Tennessee Member of the track and handball teams at Uasin Gishu HS in Eldoret, Kenya ... Ran best times in both the 400 and 800 meters during his high school career ... Top times included 4:20 in the 1500 meters, 15:09 in the 5K and 9:09 in the 3K ... Academic representative, chair of the Science Club and vice president of the Adventist Society. Personal Born William Kipkosgei Songock on July 5, 1986 ... Son of Jonah Songock and Monica Keter ... Uncle Martin Tabutt was named the best jumper and 800 meter runner in high school ... Majoring in nursing. Joshua Wheeler Jr. • 5-10 • 155 • Middle Distance Milwaukee, Wis./ Riverside HS/ Concordia (Wis.) High School Attended Riverside High School ... Lettered in cross county, basketball and track ... Coached by Andrea Gremer ... Tabbed as an all-conference selection in cross country. Personal Born Joshua Wheeler on August 11, 1987 ... Son of Deborah Wheeler ... Mother is an assistant principal ... Majoring in accounting ... Transferred from Concordia University in Mequon, Wis.
Men’s Roster Breakdown: By Class Seniors (4): Samuel Adade, Greg Franklin, Brandon Jones, Carl Morgan Juniors (7): Philip Benavides, Rod Isaac, Curtis King, Julius Kirui, DeRay Sloss, William Songock, Joshua Wheeler Sophomores (7): Malcolm Beyah, Isaac Biwott, Robert Carter, Festus Chemaoi, David Emery, Robert Ezell, Stanley Gbagbeke Freshmen (3): Derrick Crutcher, Darnell McCurdy, Roscoe Payne By Event Sprints (7): Samuel Adade, Malcolm Beyah, Robert Carter, Robert Ezell, Greg Franklin, Rod Isaac, Curtis King Hurdles (2): Roscoe Payne, DeRay Sloss Middle Distance (2): Darnell McCurdy, Joshua Wheeler Distance (6): Philip Benavides, Isaac Biwott, Festus Chemaoi, David Emery, Julius Kirui, William Songock Jumps (3): Stanley Gbagbeke, Brandon Jones, Carl Morgan
William Songock, Jr.
Throws (1): Derrick Crutcher
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Marla Bailey So. • 5-9 • Distance Barrie, Ontario/ Barrie Central HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 20 in five of the eight races ... Came in third at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 21:17 and Belmont Opener (4K) in 15:16.10 ... Finished 42nd at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 19:57.18, 13th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 19:23.20 and 70th in the Greater Louisville Classic (5K), posting a personal best of 18:45.34 ... Placed seventh at the UTC Invitational (2 miles) in 11:43 ... Finished the season in 11th at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 19:12.71. 2007-08 Cross Country Earned SBC Freshman of the Year honors after placing 13th at the Sun Belt Championships ... Finished in top 40 in four of the five events ... Placed 25th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 12:26 (2 miles) and 36th at the Old Timers Classic in 19:43.27 (5K) ... Finished 72nd at the Louisville Classic in 19:08.80 (5K) and eighth at the FrontRunner Invitational in 11:47 (2 miles) ... Posted a 13th-place showing at the Sun Belt Championships in 18:50.22 (5K). Indoor Placed seventh in the 3000 meters in 10:44.66 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Posted times of 5:26.64 in the mile run and 2:40.01 in the 800 meters at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the 3000 in 10:35.22 at the Blue Raider Invitational and placed 30th in 10:35.66 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Posted a personal-best 5:21.27 in the mile at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 10th in the 3000 in 10:39.42 and posted a personal-best 18:55.16 in the 5000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Member of the school-record 4x1500-meter relay (19:45.74) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed third in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 11:47.50 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Member of the fifth-place 4x1500 relay (20:16.78) and eighth-place distance medley relay (12:44.24) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Finished third in the 3000 meters at the Coach O Invitational ... Placed sixth in the 5000 meters in a personal-best
Ashley Comstock Sr. • 5-2 • Distance Barrie, Ontario/ St. Joan of Arc HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 40 in six of the seven races ... Finished second at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 20:53 and 22nd at the Belmont Opener (4K) 15:20.40 ... Placed 36th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:47.12 and a season-best 19:02.20 at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) ... Went to the Greater Louisville Classic (5K) and finished 78th in 18:50.96 ... Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing ninth at the SBC Championships. 2007-08 Cross Country Finished in top 35 in five of the six meets ... Placed 31st at the Belmont Opener in 15:36.30 (4K) and 21st at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 12:03 (2 miles) ... Posted a 34th-place showing at the Old Timers Classic in 19:27.23 (5K) and 65th at the Louisville Classic in 19:03.80 (5K) ... Finished eighth at the FrontRunner Invitational in 11:40 (2 miles) and 16th at the Sun Belt Championships in 19:06.75 (5K). Indoor Placed fourth in the mile run in 5:16.62 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 25th in the mile in 5:19.36 and 30th in the 800 meters in 2:28.42 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in the mile in 5:16.62 at the Blue Raider Invitational and fourth in the 3000 meters in a personal-best 10:28.84 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished 26th in the mile in 5:11.80 and 30th in the 800 in 2:22.77 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed third in the 3000 in 10:30.86 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fifth in the mile in personal-best 5:08.88, ninth in the 5000 meters in 18:28.97 and was a member of the winning and school-record setting distance medley relay (12:07.87) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Member of the school-record 4x1500-meter relay (19:45.74) and first-place distance medley relay (12:34.46) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed 10th in the 1500 meters in 4:46.94 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational before an ankle injury sidelined her the rest of the season. 2006-07 Cross Country Battled injuries for most of the season ... Came in 85th in 21:40.40 over 5K at the Louisville Classic and
33rd in 12:58 over two miles at the FrontRunner Invitational ... Finished 55th in 20:24.85 over 5K at the Sun Belt Championships.
Ashley Comstock, Sr. Indoor Finished 12th in the 3000 meters in 11:25.81 at the MT Christmas Invitational and 12th in the same event in 11:17.43 at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed 10th in the mile run in 5:26.16 and 16th in the 800 meters in 2:30.66 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 13th in the mile in 5:30.76 and was a member of the seventh-place distance medley relay (12:41.86) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed 17th in a personal-best 18:59.40 and was a member of the second-place distance medley relay (12:15.62) at the Alabama Relays ... Posted a personal-best 2:22.54 in the 800 meters at the Sea Ray Relays and set a PR in the 3000 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational in 10:36.04, placing 14th ... Placed 12th in the 1500 in 5:01.00 and 25th in the 5000 in 20:36.48 at the Sun Belt Championships. 2005-06 Cross Country Became the first MT woman to earn all-conference honors and the first female to win individual medalist honors since 1992 ... Top finisher in all six races for the Blue Raiders ... Placed 42nd in 16:00.05 on a 4K course at the Belmont Opener ... Came in 12th in 12:22 on the two-mile course at the UTC Opener ... Finished 15th in 18:39.00 on the 5K course at the WKU Old Timers Classic ... Won the 5K event at the Arkansas State Invitational in 19:07, becoming first woman to win a cross country event at Middle Tennessee in over a decade ... Came in fourth in 11:30 on the two-mile course at the UTC Invitational ... Finished fifth in 17:59.56 on the 5K course at the Sun Belt Championships, earning All-Sun Belt honors ... Placed 69th in 22:54.27 on the 6K course at the NCAA South Regional. Indoor Placed fifth in the mile run in 5:20.30 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Member of the fourthplace 4x800-meter relay at the Indiana Invitational ... Member of the fifth-place distance medley relay at the MT Valentine Invitational. Outdoor Did not compete.
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Marla Bailey, So.
18:26.78 at the SBC Championships. High School Ran track and cross country for coach Dave Small ... Placed first in the GBSSA as a freshman and sophomore and 10th at the Canadian XC meet in 2004 ... Finished first in the 1500 and 3000 meters at the GBSSA and 5th at the OFSSA as freshman ... Came in 21st at the OFSSA as a junior and 9th at the OFSSA in 3000 as a senior ... Best times included a 4:52 for the 1500, 10:27 for the 3000 and 18:57 for the 5000 meters ... Student Council President and member of the Honor Roll. Personal Born Marla Blair Bailey on May 22, 1989 ... Daughter of Joe and Lori Bailey ... Mother went to the world championships in mountain biking, finishing seventh, and father is ranked in the Top 3 in Canada in mountain biking ... Brother Mitchell is a Canadian mountain biking champion for under 16.
High School Track and cross country letterwinner for coach Dave Small ... Regional champion in the 1500 meters and placed second in the 3000 meters in 2004 ... Finished seventh in the 3000 at the Ontario Championships ... Posted times of 4:44 in the 1500 and 10:33 in the 3000 in track and 18:40 in the 5000 in cross country. Personal Born Ashley Anne Comstock on July 6, 1986 ... Daughter of Sandy and Kelly Comstock ... Majoring in nutrition and food science.
2009 Blue Raiders
Maité Cortin Sr. • 6-0 • Throws Laval, France/ Eastern Michigan 2007-08 Indoor Placed eighth in the weight throw (46-1.5) and 11th in the shot put (36-4) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 22nd in both the weight throw (43-1.75) and the shot put (34-9) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed fourth in the weight throw (45-8) and 13th in the shot put (33-8) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished 15th in the weight throw (48-0.5) and 21st in the shot put (350.25) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed fourth in the weight throw (49-6) and 14th in the shot put (34-3) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished seventh in the weight throw with a personal-best 51-1 mark and 20th in the shot put (35-2) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Set a school record in the hammer throw in the third meet of the season, only to have it broken later by teammate Brittany Cox ... Finished second in the hammer (155-4) and fourth in the javelin at the Clemson Relays ... Set a personal best in the hammer with mark of 162-7 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Placed eighth in the hammer (158-2) at the Vanderbilt Invitational and third (155-8) at the Coach O Invitational ... Finished sixth in the hammer (161-2) at the Sun Belt Championships. Before Middle Tennessee Spent two years at Eastern Michigan, setting the school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 166-6. Personal Born Maité Cortin on July 23, 1986 ... Daughter of André and Henriette Cortin ... Majoring in liberal studies. Brittany Cox Jr. • 5-9 • Throws Antioch, Tenn./ Glencliff HS 2007-08 Indoor Broke her own school record in the weight throw during the season ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the shot put, placing second at the SBC Championships ... Placed fourth in the shot put (45-11) and sixth in the weight throw (46-7.5) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished sixth in the shot put (47-3.75) and eighth in the weight throw (52-8) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed third in the shot put (45-3.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational and (45-1) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Broke her own school record and posted a personal-best mark of 59-0.25 in the weight throw to finish fifth
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Brittany Cox, Jr. and also was 10th in the shot put (46-8.25) at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Won the weight throw (57-10.5) and the shot put (43-1) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put with a mark of 46-4.75 but fouled on all three attempts in the weight throw at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Set the school record three times in the hammer throw and posted personal bests in the shot put, hammer, discus and javelin during the season ... Ranked 68th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the shot put with a mark of 49-0.25 and 101st in the discus with a mark of 153-11 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the discus and shot put, winning the discus and placing second in the shot put at the SBC Championships ... Won the hammer (1611) and placed second in the shot put (44-8) and javelin (96-5) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed third in the shot put with a PR and an NCAA regional mark of 483.5 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Set a PR in the hammer with a mark of 158-7 at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed third in the hammer with a mark of 162-11 and finished second in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed second in the hammer with a mark of 164-2, finished second in the shot put with another PR (49-0.25) and was fourth in the discus at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the discus with a personal-best 153-11, placed second in the shot put (47-8) and fifth in the hammer with another school record (165-4) at the Sun Belt Championships ... Also posted a PR in the javelin (107-1) at the SBC meet ... Placed 29th in the shot put (45-8.5) and the discus (136-11) at the NCAA Mideast Regional. 2006-07 Indoor Posted three victories and five second-place finishes, including a first and a second at the Sun Belt Championships ... Won the shot put in her first collegiate meet with a mark of 46-5 and finished second in the weight throw with a mark of 54-9 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished eighth with a mark of 566 in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed second in the shot put (44-9.5) and won the weight throw (54-9.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Came in second in the shot put (44-9.5) and finished third in the weight throw (56-8) at the CarleHealth Alliance Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (45-0.5) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Won the shot put with a mark of 46-10 and broke the
school record in the weight throw for a third time, placing second with a mark of 56-10.25 at the SBC Championships. Outdoor Placed ninth with a personal-best 143-0 in the discus, sixth in the shot put (44-7) and 11th in a personal-best 149-10 in the hammer at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished seventh in the shot put with a mark of 45-9 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Came in eighth in the discus (137-8) and 11th in a personal-best 152-1 in the hammer at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed seventh in the shot put (45-10.5) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished fourth in a personal-best 46-4.75 in the shot put and was seventh in the hammer with a PR of 154-1 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Placed third with an NCAA regional mark and a PR of 48-2.5 in the shot put at the Sun Belt Championships ... Placed 26th at the NCAA Mideast Regional in the shot put (42-6.75). High School Competed in four sports at Glencliff HS - volleyball, softball, basketball and track and field ... Voted the District MVP in volleyball and Offensive Player of the Year in softball ... Junior Olympic champion ... Elected the Homecoming Queen. Personal Born Brittany Jenea Cox on April 18, 1988 ... Daughter of Tina Cox and Ricky Cox ... Majoring in athletic training. TraMayne Gillyard Sr. • 5-6 • Sprints Jacksonville, Fla./ Edward H. White HS 2008-09 Cross Country Ran in four races including the Sun Belt Championships (5K), where she finished 67th in 24:18.12 ... Finished 74th in 21:46.71 at the Belmont Opener (4k) and came in 27th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) in 24:43.90. 2007-08 Indoor Won the 200 meters in 25.11 and placed third in the 400 meters in a time of 56.08 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Posted times of 25.57 in the 200 and 56.68 in the 400 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Finished second in the 400 in a PR of 56.05, fourth in the 200 in 25.21 and was a member of the winning mile relay (3:49.77) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed second in the 400 in 56.42 and fourth in the 200 in 25.38 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Posted a time of 55.81 in the 400 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Placed fourth in a personal-best 25.04 in the 200 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fourth in a personal-best 55.41 in the 400, placed eighth in the 200 in 24.96 following a personal-best 24.85 in the prelims and was a member of the second-place mile relay (3:48.25) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Member of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:52.71) and distance medley relay (12:34.46) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed fifth in the 400 meters in 55.86 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. 2006-07 Indoor Finished third in the 400 meters in 57.65 and was a member of the fifth-place mile relay (4:06.44) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Came in eighth in the 400 in 58.15 and was a member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:55.10) at the Carle-Health Al-
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liance Invitational ... Placed seventh in the 400 in 57.67 at the Indiana Relays ... Won the 400 in 57.19 and finished second in the 200 meters in 25.42 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Member of the fourthplace 4x400 relay (3:53.07) and the seventh-place distance medley relay (12:41.86) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Finished ninth in a time of 56.66 in the 400 meters and was a member of the school-record NCAA regional qualifying 4x400-meter relay (3:38.12) at the Alabama Relays ... Ran a time of 56.56 in the 400 and was a member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay 3:41.95 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Member of the second-place 4x200-meter relay (1:40.26) at the Texas Relays and fifth-place 4x200 (1:37.98) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Posted a PR in the 400 in 55.32 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Member of the second-place 4x400 relay (3:39.23) at the Penn Relays ... Posted a personal-best 24.89 in the 200, was a member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay (46.92) and the fifth-place 4x400 relay (3:50.03) at the Sun Belt Championships. 2005-06 Indoor Placed fourth in the 400 meters and was a member of the fourth-place mile relay at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished third in the 400 in 57.33 and was a member of the fourth-place mile relay at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Placed third again in the 400 in 57.75 at the Middle Tennessee Open ... Member of the winning mile relay at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished seventh in the 400 in a seasonbest 57.07 and was a member of the second-place mile relay at the SBC Championships. Outdoor Set personal bests in both the 200 meters (24.94) and 400 meters (56.22) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Member of the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay at the Sun Belt Championships and the winning 4x200-meter relay at the Clemson Relays ... Member of the winning 4x400-meter relay at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the SBC meet in a season-best time of 3:41.37. High School Four-sport letterwinner ... a state championship meet participant all four years for coach Steven O’Brien ... Won the state title as a member of the 4x400-meter relay and finished third in the 400 meters as junior
Kiara Henry Fr. • 5-8 • Sprints Atmore, Ala./ Escambia County HS High School Attended Escambia County High School ... Ran track and played basketball and volleyball ... Also was a cheerleader ... Two-time 4A track state champion... Voted the Most Athletic and Most School Spirited. Personal Born Kiara Henry on December 14, 1989 ... Daughter of Sharon Henry and the late Kenneth Henry ... Majoring in criminal justice administration. Tenesha Hill Sr. • 5-3 • Sprints Germantown, Md./ Gaithersburg HS/ McKendree College 2006-07 Indoor Finished 10th in the 60 meters in 7.66 and 14th in the 200 meters in 25.08 at the Kentucky Invitational … Placed third in the 55 meters in 7.21 and third in the 200 in 25.57 at the Blue Raider Invitational … Came in sixth in the 60 in 7.66 and seventh in the 200 in 25.08 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational. Outdoor Member of the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay (46.32) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 100 meters in 11.97 and 13th in the 200 meters in 25.19 at the Tiger Track Classic ... Came in second in the 100 in 11.87 and fourth in the 200 in 24.74 at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Finished fourth in the 100 in 11.84 at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Before Middle Tennessee Spent one year at McKendree College in Lebanon, Ill. … State champion in the 100 meters at Gaithersburg HS … Finished second in the 200 meters at the Maryland state meet. Personal Born Tenesha Juanita Hill on May 12, 1987 … Daughter of Cassandra and Darryl Haywood … Majoring in social work. Sarah Nambawa Jr. • 5-5 • Middle Distance/ Jumps Kampala, Uganda/ Ndejje University
2007-08 Cross Country Participated in four events, finishing 56th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 13:58 (2 miles) and 82nd at the Old Timers Classic in 22:18.10 (5K).
Sarah Nambawa, Jr.
Indoor Earned All-America honors in the triple jump and broke the school record in the same event ... Ranked fourth in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the triple jump with a mark of 44-8.25 ... Voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Sun Belt Championships after winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump ... Won the triple jump with an NCAA provisional mark of 42-11.5, placed second in the long jump (18-4.75) and second in the 400 meters in 56.05 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Won the triple jump with an NCAA mark of 43-1.75, finished seventh in the long jump (18-1) and also seventh in the 400 in 56.67 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the triple jump (417), finished third in the 400 in 57.19 and was a member of the winning mile relay (3:49.77) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the 400 in 56.42, placed second in the long jump (18-3.75) and third in the 200 meters in 25.37 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Finished third in the triple jump (40-9.5), fifth in the long jump with mark of 18-7.25 and 19th in the 200 with a PR of 25.10 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Won the long jump with a mark of 19-0 and also won the triple jump (42-3) as well as placing sixth in the 200 in 25.17 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Broke the school record winning the triple jump (448.25), placed second in the long jump with a PR of (19-7.5), finished eighth in the 400 in 56.79 and was a member of the second-place mile relay (3:48.25) at the Sun Belt Championships ... Placed eighth in the triple jump (43-10.5) at the NCAA Championships, earning first career All-America honor. Outdoor Became the first Blue Raider female to participate in the NCAA Championships since 2004 after winning the triple jump at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Ranked 39th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list with a mark of 20-5.25 and 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 44-4 ... Voted the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Sun Belt Championships after winning the triple jump and placing second in the long jump ... Also placed eighth in the
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TraMayne Gillyard, Sr.
... Won the conference meet in the 400 as a junior ... Named to the Florida Times-Union First Team in the 400 in 2004 ... National Junior Olympian in AAU 1999-2005 and USA Junior Olympian 2000-01 ... Also lettered in flag football, bowling and weightlifting ... Voted the Most Improved Bowler ... Member of the Homecoming Court and voted the Most Athletic ... Member of Junior Civitan, Creed Club, Project SOS and MLK Club. Personal Born TraMayne Fayon Gillyard on April 13, 1987 ... Daughter of Wanda Henderson ... Mother ran track at Bethune-Cookman , sister Trendesha ran track at USF ... Majoring in business administration.
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400 meters and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay, compiling 20 points ... Won the long jump (19-1.5) and the triple jump (42-5.5) and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:52.71) at the Clemson Relays ... Placed third in the long jump (19-0) and the triple jump (42-0) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished fourth in the triple jump (41-7.25) and 13th in the long jump (19-1.25) and was a member of the eighth-place distance medley relay (12:44.24) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Won the triple jump (43-1.5) with an NCAA qualifying mark and placed third in the long jump (19-6) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the triple jump with a mark of 44-2 and placed second in the long jump with her mark of 20-5.25, both NCAA qualifying marks ... Her long jump mark was the third best in school history ... Also placed eighth in the 400 and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay (46.27) ... Won the triple jump with a wind-aided mark of 44-5.5 but also posted a legal mark of 44-4, another school record, at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Placed 21st in the long jump (19-0.75) at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... Posted a mark of 43-1.5 in the prelims and finished 12th overall with mark of 42-2.25 at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump. 2006-07 Indoor Placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 39-7.5, second in the 800 meters in 2:24.93 and was a member of the winning mile relay (3:53.15) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished seventh in the long jump with a mark of 17-1.25, fifth in the triple jump (38-2.75) and sixth in the 600 meters in 1:39.46 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Came in sixth in the triple jump (38-0.75) at the Indiana Relays ... Finished second in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 39-10 and also second in the 800 (2:19.44) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Placed third in the triple jump (39-7.25), second in the 800 (2:17.86) and was a member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:53.07) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed 14th with a season-best 18-5.25 in the long jump, second with a mark of 41-7.75 in the triple jump, sixth with a time of 56.11 in the 400 meters and was a member of the school record and NCAA regional qualifying 4x400-meter relay (3:38.12) at the Alabama Relays ... Finished eighth in a season-best 55.61 in the 400 and was a member of the secondplace 4x400 relay (3:41.95) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Member of the second-place 4x200-meter relay (1:40.26) at the Texas Relays ... Placed seventh in the triple jump (40-0.75) and was a member of the fifth-place 4x200 (1:37.98) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Won the triple jump with a season-best mark of 41-10.75, placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 18-7 and was seventh in the 800 meters in 2:12.11 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Member of the second-place 4x400 relay (3:39.23) at the Penn Relays ... Placed ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 39-0.25 at the SBC Championships and 13th with a mark of 41-2.25 at the NCAA Mideast Regional. High School Attended Masindi Academy for coach Pkanya Patrick ... Posted best times of 57.26 in the 400 meters, 2:13 in the 800 meters and marks of 17-3 in the long jump and 37-10 in the triple jump ... Also attended Ndejje University for one year. Personal Born Sarah Nambawa on September 23, 1985 ... Daughter of Kalanda Paul and Namutebi Immaculate ... Majoring in liberal studies.
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Nicole Neeb Fr. • 5-10 • High Jump Stratford, Ontario/ Northwestern Secondary HS High School Registered a high of 1.7m in the high jump ... Named the 2005 Female Athlete of the Year at Northwestern Secondary ... Received Track Athlete of the Year honors all four years ... Also played on the volleyball team each of her four years. Personal Born Nicole Dawn Neeb on February 3, 1989 ... Daughter of Kim and John Neeb ... Major is undecided. Zamzam Sangau Jr. • 5-6 • Distance Kampala, Uganda/ Kyambog University 2008-09 Cross Country A Two-time Sun Belt Runner of the Week who finished no lower than 16th in all eight races ... Won the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 20:30 and finished seventh at the Belmont Opener (2 miles) 14:50.81 ... Placed fifth at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 18:09.78 and second at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) in 17:55.10 ... Came in 13th at the Greater Louisville Classic (5K), posting a season best in 17:44.07 and won the UTC Invitational (2 miles) in 11:07 ... Finished the season second at the Sun Belt Championships (5K), earning all-conference honors in 17:45.89 ... Came in 16th at the NCAA Regionals (6K) in Maryville, Tenn., in 21:33.69. 2007-08 Cross Country Finished in the top 20 in all seven events, earning All-Sun Belt honors as well as All-South Region accolades ... Placed 12th at the Belmont Opener in 15:01.35 (4K) and fourth at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 11:23 (2 miles) ... Finished 13th at the Old Timers Classic in 18:17.31 (5K) and 14th at the Louisville Classic in 17:50.13 (5K) ... Won the FrontRunner Invitational in 11:01 (2 miles) ... Finished third at the SBC Championships in 18:01.50 (5K) and came in 19th at the NCAA South Regional in 21:26.55 (6K). Indoor Set school records in three events and also was a member of a record-setting relay ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in three events after winning the mile run, placing second in the 800 meters and finishing third in the 5000 meters at the SBC Championships ... Won the mile in 5:09.04 and the 3000 meters in 10:21.75 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed 13th in the mile in a school-record time of 5:00.69 and 12th in the 800 in 2:16.99 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the 800 in a school-record 2:12.63 and was a member of the winning mile relay (3:49.77) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the 3000 in a school-record 10:17.08 and placed second in the mile in 5:04.54 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Set a school record in the mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial, finishing fourth in 4:48.37 ... Won the 800 in 2:15.77 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Scored in five events at the Sun Belt Championships, netting a combined 28.5 points: winning the mile in 4:55.17, placing second in the 800 in 2:16.13, finishing third in 17:54.42 in the 5000 meters and also was a mem-
ber of the record-setting distance medley relay (12:07.87) and the second-place mile relay (3:48.25) ... Placed fifth in the mile in 4:55.04 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet. Outdoor Set the school record in the 3000 meters during the season, her fourth individual school record during the 2007-08 academic year ... Ranked 117th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:33.79 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors in three events at the SBC Championships, winning the 1500 and placing second in the 800 meters and the 5000 meters ... Member of the school-record 4x1500-meter relay (19:45.74) as well as the winning distance medley relay (12:34.46) and the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:52.71) at the Clemson Relays ... Set a school record and a personal best in the 3000 in 10:07.40, placed third at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished 31st in the 1500 in 4:49.42 and was a member of the fifth-place 4x1500 relay (20:16.78) and the eighth-place distance medley relay (12:44.24) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed sixth in 4:31.99 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished second in a personal-best 2:10.40 in the 800 at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the 1500 in 4:33.79, placed second in the 800 in 2:11.82 and second in the 5000 in 17:51.86 at the Sun Belt Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the 1500 but did not participate because of injury. 2006-07 Indoor Finished 10th in the mile run in 5:25.14 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Placed 26th in the mile in 5:17.88 and 20th in the 800 meters in 2:24.79 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Came in eighth in the mile in 5:25.83 and eighth in the 600 meters in 1:43.35 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Placed 10th in the mile in a personal-best 5:13.75 at the Indiana Relays and second in the 3000 meters in a personal-best 10:26.92 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fourth in the mile in a PR of 5:13.16, fifth in the 3000 in a school record 10:20.49 and sixth in the 5000 meters in 19:01.20 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed fourth in 2:13.88 in the 800 meters, 11th in a 4:50.05 in the 1500 meters and was a member of the second-place distance medley relay (12:15.62) at the Alabama Relays ... Set the school record in the 5000
Zamzam Sangau, Jr.
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meters in 17:50.43 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished 12th in a PR of 4:39.41 in the 1500 at the Tiger Track Classic and 32nd in 4:40.73 in the 1500 at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed sixth in a personalbest 2:12.03 in the 800 and broke the school record again in the 5000, coming in third in 17:21.42 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the 1500 in a time of 4:38.74 and the 5000 in 17:39.43 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Won the 1500 in a PR of 4:36.73, placed third in the 800 in 2:16.46 and third in the 5000 in 18:07.54 at the SBC Championships. Before Middle Tennessee Attended Kyambogo University for one year ... Participated in track, cross country and volleyball ... Named Outstanding Sports Women in all three sports at the Kibuli Primary Teachers School ... Best times included 4:45 in the 1500 meters. Personal Born Zamzam Sangau on April 8, 1987 ... Daughter of Sangau and Marian Abdul ... Brother Rajab plays volleyball, handball and basketball, and brother Ahmed plays cricket and runs track ... Majoring in liberal studies. Jackline Serem Fr. • 5-1 • Distance Rift Valley, Kenya/ Sacho HS Personal Born Jackline Serem ... Daughter of David and Elizabeth Serem ... Attended Sacho High School ... Lettered in track running the 3000 ... Majoring in nursing.
ships ... Member of FGC and Youth Council ... Captain for cross country two years and distance captain for three years with track ... Also lettered one year in soccer as freshman. Personal Born Ashleigh Elisabeth Thaler on September 16, 1986 ... Daughter of Jack and Kristin Thaler ... Majoring in liberal studies. MeLyn Thompson Jr. • 5-6 • Throws Chattanooga, Tenn./ Girls Prepatory School 2007-08 Indoor Won the shot put (47-6) and placed 10th in the weight throw (43-5.5) at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (47-11.25) at the Kentucky Invitational ... Won the shot put (46-10) and placed ninth in the weight throw (38-7) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (43-3) and eighth in the weight throw (36-10.5) at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Placed second in the shot put (45-2) and 12th in the weight throw (39-2) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished fourth in the shot put (45-4.25) at the Sun Belt Championships.
MeLyn Thompson, Jr. Outdoor Ranked 90th in the nation on the NCAA descending order list in the shot put with a mark of 47-11.75 ... Earned All-Sun Belt honors after winning the shot put at the SBC Championships ... Won the shot put (46-9) and placed third in the hammer throw with a mark of 129-1 at the Clemson Relays ... Placed seventh in the shot put (46-3.25) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and ninth (42-11) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished 35th in the shot put (41-9.75) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed eighth in the shot put (44-0.75) and 25th in the hammer (124-3) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Finished third in the shot put (46-9), fifth in the discus with a personal-best 132-8 and eighth in the hammer with PR of 138-4 at the Coach O Invitational ... Won the shot put with a mark of 47-11.75 at the Sun Belt Championships ... Placed 35th in the shot put (44-2) at the NCAA Mideast Regional.
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Ashleigh Thaler Sr. • 5-1 • Distance Franklin, Tenn./ Franklin HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 60 in five of the seven races ... Finished ninth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 23:36 and 57th at the Belmont Opener (4K) in 17:05.92 ... Placed 91st at the Memphis Twilight Opener (5K) in 21:16.61 and 22th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) in 21:07.90 ... Finished 147th at the Greater Louisville Classic in 19:46.84 posting a season best and 15th at the UTC Invitational (2 miles) in 12:20 ... Finished 32nd at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in 20:17.92. 2007-08 Cross Country Finished in top 50 in four of the five meets ... Placed 75th at the Belmont Opener in 17:42.24 (4K) and 43rd at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 13:15 (2 miles) ... Finished 47th at the Old Timers Classic in 20:48.08 (5K) and 20th at the FrontRunner Invitational in 13:15 (2 miles) ... Placed 46th at the Sun Belt Championships in 20:32.00 (5K). Indoor Placed eighth in the 3000 meters in 10:49.26 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Set a PR in the 3000, placing 30th in 10:47.05 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed 41st in the 3000 in 11:18.00 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Finished 12th in the 5000 meters in a personal-best 18:50.60 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed fifth in the 5000 meters in 19:51.02 at the
Clemson Relays and eighth in the 1500 meters in 5:14.11 at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Finished 14th in the 5000 in 18:35.46 at the Vanderbilt Invitational and posted a personal-best 5:06.26 in the 1500 at the Coach O Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 10,000 meters in a personal-best 39:20.32 at the Sun Belt Championships. 2006-07 Cross Country Placed 34th in 13:51 over two miles at the UTC Opener and 51st in 24:05.00 over 5K at the WKU Old Timers Classic ... Came in 37th in 20:41.76 over 5K at the Louisville Classic and 27th in 12:44 over two miles at the FrontRunner Invitational ... Finished 33rd in 19:34.10 over 5K at the Sun Belt Championships. Indoor Finished 13th in the 3000 meters in 11:35.96 at the MT Christmas Invitational and 38th in a personalbest 11:18.17 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Placed ninth in 11:18.90 at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 22nd in the 5000 meters in 20:00.07 at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed 20th in a time of 19:27.85 in the 5000 meters at the Alabama Relays and another PR of 19:23.15, finishing 24th at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished seventh in a time of 19:04.03 in the 5000 at the Tiger Track Classic and 10th in a personal-best 11:00.33 in the 3000 meters at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Posted a PR of 18:26.57 in the 5000 and 800 meters in 2:29.91 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed eighth in the 5000 in 18:32.02 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Championships in 41:20.02. 2005-06 Cross Country Placed 84th on the 4K course in 19:55.46 at the Belmont Opener ... Came in 46th in 23:14.60 at the WKU Old Timers Classic and 20th in 23:40 at the Arkansas State Invitational, both on 5K courses ... Placed 36th in 14:12 on a two-mile course at the UTC Invitational ... Finished 56th in 20:56.54 on a 5K course at the Sun Belt Championships. Indoor Placed 10th in the 3000 meters in 12:29.08 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished 39th in the 3000 in 11:42.31 and was a member of the seventhplace 4x800-meter relay at the Kentucky Invitational ... Came in 10th in a time of 11:35.88 at the Middle Tennessee Open and bettered that mark to 11:19.77, finishing 24th at the Indiana Invitational ... Again set a PR in the 3000 in 11:12.82, placing 11th at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Set a personal best in the 5000 meters in 19:59.47, finishing 17th at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Finished eighth in 11:43.20 in the 3000 meters at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Bested that mark with a time of 10:56.74 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Placed second in the 10,000 meters in 42:14.18 at the Clemson Relays and posted a PR in the event at the Sun Belt Championships, finishing ninth in 40:40.51. High School Three-year cross country and four-year track letterwinner for coach Ted Gleason ... Posted times in cross country of 5:56 for the 1600 meters, 12:20 for the 3200 meters and 22:40 for the 5K ... Placed fourth in the two-mile run and third in the mile run as a freshman at the district championships ... Came in third in both the two-mile and mile runs as a sophomore at the district meet ... Finished second in the mile and first in two-mile run as a junior at the district meet ... Placed third in the two-mile and fourth in the mile run as a senior at the district champion-
2006-07 Indoor Placed second in the shot put with a mark of 45-11 and placed 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 35-2 at the MT Christmas Invitational ... Finished eighth in the shot put (44-8) and 25th in the weight throw with personal-best 44-11 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Came in fourth in the shot put (41-6) and weight throw (42-9.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Won the shot put with a personal-best 46-6.75 at the Carle-Health Alliance Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (45-4.5) at the Indiana Relays ... Placed third in the shot put (45-0) and sixth in the weight throw (44-5) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Finished 10th in the shot put (41-1.75) and 14th in the weight throw (44-3.25) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed ninth in the shot put with a mark of 43-3 at the Alabama Relays and eighth with a mark of 439.75 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished second in the shot put (40-11.75), seventh in the hammer throw (122-0) and 10th in the discus (93-2) at the Boston-Moon Classic ... Placed 10th in the shot put (43-7) and 23rd in the hammer with a personalbest 132-2 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the shot put with a mark of 49-5.75 at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Also placed 18th in the discus (122-8) and 23rd in the hammer (116-11) at the Stan Lyons meet ... Set a school record again in shot put, winning event at the Sun Belt Championships with a mark of 50-8.75 ... Came in 15th in the discus (123-11) and 14th in the hammer (118-1) at the SBC Championships ... Placed 10th in the shot put with a mark of 48-10.25 at the NCAA Mideast Regional. High School Was the state title winner in both the shot put and discus as a senior at Girls Prepatory School ... Winning marks were 44-4.25 in the shot put and 124-4 in the discus ... Set a personal best in the discus as a senior at the Division II East Sectional meet with a mark of 125-0.5 and a PR in the shot put at the GPS home meet with a mark of 45-2. Personal Born MeLyn Marie Thompson on October 12, 1987 ... Daughter of Melvin and Gwendolyn Thompson ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies (early childhood education). Kortney Thurman So. • 5-7 • Jumps/Sprints Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern HS 2007-08 Indoor Earned All-Sun Belt honors in the long jump, placing third at the SBC Championships ... Placed 10th in the long jump (17-9.75) at the Kentucky Invitational and fourth (17-1.5) at the Blue Raider Invitational ... Finished third in the long jump (17-8) and seventh in the 200 meters in 26.69 at the Middle Tennessee Classic ... Placed sixth in the long jump (18-7.25) and posted a time of 26.44 in the 200 at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... Finished seventh in the long jump (17-8.75) at the MT Valentine Invitational ... Placed third in the long jump (19-4.75) and 17th in the triple jump (35-8.75) at the Sun Belt Championships. Outdoor Placed second in the long jump (18-11.25) at the Clemson Relays and fourth (17-4.75) at the Tiger Track Classic ... Finished 14th in the long jump (19-
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Associate AD/SWA Diane Turnham (left) and Kortney Thurman, So. 0.75) and 30th in the triple jump (33-10) at the Sea Ray Relays ... Placed eighth in the long jump (18-7.25) and 20th in the 100 meters (12.58) at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Won the long jump with a personalbest mark of 19-6.25 and placed fourth in the 100 in 12.15 at the Coach O Invitational ... Finished fourth in the long jump (19-4) and was a member of the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay (46.27) at the Sun Belt Championships. High School Four-year letterwinner for coach Michael Taylor ... State champion in the long jump as a senior and the region champion as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... Best times included 11.97 in the 100 meters, 24.37 in the 200 meters and best marks included a 18-11 in the long jump and 38-7 in the triple jump. Personal Born Kortney Chanelle Marie Thurman on July 8, 1989 ... Daughter of Brian and Gwen Mason. Kristen Tithof Fr. • 5-6 • Distance Friendsville, Tenn./ William Blount HS 2008-09 Cross Country Finished in the top 50 in six of the seven races ... Came in fourth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 22:15 and 47th at the Belmont Opener in 16:04.06 ... Finished 47th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 20:04.73 and 18th at the WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) in 20:10.50 ... Placed 14th at the UTC Invitational (2 miles) in 12:23 ... Finished the season with a season-best time of 19:45.18 at the Sun Belt Championships. High School Attended William Blount High School ... Lettered in track & field all four years of high school and lettered in cross country from her sophomore through senior years under coach Chris Frary ... Was the cross country regional champion in 2005 and 2006 ... an all-region cross country selection in 2007 ... Tabbed to the all-state cross country team in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... All- state track member in 2006 ... Graduated in the top 10 in her class. Personal Born Kristen Tithof on November 16, 1989 ... Mother
Nyeisha Wright r-So. • 5-7 • Jumps/Sprints Colorado Springs, Colo./ Widefield HS/ Southern Miss 2007-08 Redshirted after transferring from Southern Miss. Indoor Did not compete. Outdoor Competed unattached in one meet, placing 16th with a mark of 17-8.75 in the long jump and fouling on her three attempts in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Before Middle Tennessee Spent one season at Southern Miss. High School Four-year track letterwinner for coach Fred Marjerrson at Widefield HS ... Won the state championship in the triple jump as a sophomore and the state titles in the long jump and triple jump as a senior ... Earned all-state honors in the 400 meters as a sophomore and junior ... Region and CSML champion as a junior and senior ... Selected as the 2006 Gatorade Athlete of the Year for Colorado ... Top times include 11:54 in the 100 meters, 23.67 in the 200 meters, 54.23 in the 400, and top marks included 20-10.5 in the long jump and 42-8.75 in the triple jump. Personal Born Nyeisha Olivia Wright on September 6, 1988 ... Daughter of Dons Wright and Corey Wright.
Women’s Roster Breakdown: By Class Seniors (5): Ashley Comstock, Maité Cortin, TraMayne Gillyard, Tenesha Hill, Ashleigh Thaler Juniors (4): Brittany Cox, Sarah Nambawa, Zamzam Sangau, MeLyn Thompson Sophomores (3): Marla Bailey, Kortney Thurman, Nyeisha Wright Freshmen (4): Kiara Henry, Nicole Neeb, Jackline Serem, Kristen Tithof By Event Sprints (5): TraMayne Gillyard, Kiara Henry, Tenesha Hill, Kortney Thurman, Nyeisha Wright Hurdles (0) Middle Distance (1): Sarah Nambawa Distance (6): Marla Bailey, Ashley Comstock, Zamzam Sangau, Jackline Serem, Ashleigh Thaler, Kristen Tithof Jumps (4): Sarah Nambawa, Nicole Neeb, Kortney Thurman, Nyeisha Wright Throws (3): Maité Cortin, Brittany Cox, MeLyn Thompson
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2007-08 Women’s Indoor Performance Chart (Final)
* - NCAA automatic mark + - NCAA provisional mark ! - personal best ^ - oversized track $ - Non-NCAA Meet f - facility record h - hand-timed p - prelim mark s - semifinals r - school record % Standards based upon banked/oversized track 55m (Auto: 6.75, Prov: 6.92) MT Record: Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Tenesha Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01 ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Valentine Invitational Erika Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.29 p . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Christmas Invitational
Mile Relay (Auto: 3:35.40, Prov. 3:42.40)% MT Record: Hall, Parrish, Phillips, Graham 3:42.78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Relay A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:48.25 . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stringer, Nambawa, Gillyard, Sangau
55mH (Auto: 7.58, Prov: 7.86) MT Record: Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 60m (Auto: 7.27, Prov: 7.44) Tenesha Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial
4x400m Relay (Auto: 3:34.20, Prov: 3:41.20) MT Record: George, Gray, Okafor, Holmes 3:38.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Relay A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:48.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stringer, Nambawa, Gillyard, Sangau Relay A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:23.54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gombert, Comstock, Bailey, Sangau
60mH (Auto: 8.15, Prov: 8.43)
4x800m Relay
200m (Auto: 23.50, Prov: 24.10)% MT Record: Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . 23.54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 TraMayne Gillyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.85 !p . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Tenesha Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.10 ! . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Antranette Stringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Valentine Invitational Erika Palmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Christmas Invitational Kortney Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial
Distance Medley Relay (Auto: 11:09.00, Prov: 11:30.00)% MT Record: Comstock, Stringer, Gombert, Sangau 12:07.87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Relay A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:07.87 r . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comstock, Stringer, Gombert, Sangau
400m (Auto: 52.70, Prov: 54.70)% MT Record: Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . 52.41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 TraMayne Gillyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.41 ! . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.87 !p . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Antranette Stringer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.38 p . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships
Pole Vault (Auto: 4.20, Prov: 3.95) MT Record: Jennifer Howard . . . . . . . . . 10-8.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003
600 (Non-NCAA Meet) 800m (Auto: 2:05.20, Prov: 2:09.00)% MT Record: Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . 2:12.63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:12.63 !r . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Raider Invitational Marjorie Gombert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:19.13 p . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:22.77 ! . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:40.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Invitational
Women’s Indoor Chart
Mile (Auto: 4:40.00, Prov: 4:48.00)% MT Record: Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . 4:48.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:48.27 !r . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Marjorie Gombert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:07.27 ! . . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:08.88 ! . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:21.57 ! . . . . . . . . . . . MT Valentine Invitational Kaitlyn Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:33.16 . . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Tiffany Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:33.44 . . . . . . . . . . . . MT Valentine Invitational 3000m (Auto: 9:15.00, Prov: 9:34.00)% MT Record: Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . 10:17.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:17.08 !r . . . . . . . Middle Tennessee Classic Marjorie Gombert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:23.93 ! . . . . . . . . . MT Christmas Invitational Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:28.84 ! . . . . . . . . Middle Tennessee Classic Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:35.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Raider Invitational Ashleigh Thaler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:47.05 ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Invitational Kaitlyn Hammond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:56.56 . . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Tiffany Sawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:04.44 ! . . . . . . . . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Catherine Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:55.20 . . . . . . . . . . MT Christmas Invitational 5000m (Auto: 16:08.00, Prov: 16:42.00)% MT Record:Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . 17:54.42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:54.42 !r . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:28.97 ! . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Ashleigh Thaler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:50.60 ! . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:55.16 ! . . . . . . . . . Sun Belt Championships
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High Jump (Auto: 1.84, Prov: 1.78) MT Record: Tipton, Florence . . . . . . . . . 5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991, 1995
Long Jump (Auto: 6.40, Prov: 6.10) MT Record: Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-8.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-7.5 (5.98m) ! . . . . Sun Belt Championships Kortney Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-4.75 (5.91m) ! . . . Sun Belt Championships Triple Jump (Auto: 13.30, Prov: 12.65) MT Record: Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . 44-8.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-8.25 (13.62m) !r* . Sun Belt Championships Kortney Thurman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-8.75 (10.89m) . . . Sun Belt Championships Shot Put (Auto: 16.90, Prov: 15.20) MT Record: Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . 48-7.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 MeLyn Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-11.25 (14.61m) . . . . . . Kentucky Invitational Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-3.75 (14.42m) . . . . . . . Kentucky Invitational Maite Cortin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-4 (11.07m) . . . . . . MT Christmas Invitational Candace Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-6.5 (8.70m) . . . . . Sun Belt Championships Weight Throw (Auto: 21.00, Prov: 19.00) MT Record: Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-0.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-0.25 (17.99m) !r . . . Rod McCravy Memorial Maite Cortin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-1 (15.57m) ! . . . . . Sun Belt Championships MeLyn Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-5.5 (13.24m) . . . . MT Christmas Invitational Candace Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-5.75 (9.59m) . . . . Sun Belt Championships
MT Christmas Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (12/08/07) Kentucky Invitational -- Lexington, Ky. (01/11-12/08) Blue Raider Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (01/19/08) Middle Tennessee Classic -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (01/26/08) Rod McCravy Memorial -- Lexington, Ky. (02/01-02/08) MT Valentine Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (02/09/08) Sun Belt Championships -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (02/23-24/08) NCAA Last Chance Meet -- Ames, Iowa (03/08/08) NCAA Championships -- Fayetteville, Ark. (03/14-15/08)
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2007-08 Women’s Outdoor Performance List (FINAL) * - NCAA regional mark ! - personal best $ - Non-NCAA Meet w - wind-aided f - facility record h - hand-timed p - prelim mark s - semifinals r - school record M - Multi-Meet
100m (Regional: 11.75) MT Record: Douglas, Okafor..........................11.34............................................ 1994, 2003 Antranette Stringer............................................11.63p *..................Sun Belt Championships Tenesha Hill.......................................................11.79p.....................Sun Belt Championships Kortney Thurman...............................................12.14p....................Sun Belt Championships 100mH (Regional: 13.92) MT Record: Dionne Rose................................13.14..................................................... 1994 200m (Regional: 23.96) MT Record: Rosemary Okafor........................23.18..................................................... 2003 Antranette Stringer............................................24.25p....................Sun Belt Championships Tenesha Hill.......................................................24.69p....................Sun Belt Championships 400m (Regional: 54.61) MT Record: Rosemary Okafor........................52.29..................................................... 2004 Sarah Nambawa................................................55.41p....................Sun Belt Championships TraMayne Gillyard.............................................55.86..................... Yellow Jacket Invitational Antranette Stringer............................................58.25........................... Boston-Moon Classic 400mH (Regional: 1:00.82) MT Record: Kishara George...........................58.72..................................................... 2005 800m (Regional: 2:09.80) MT Record: Leigh Weathers...........................2:10.03.................................................. 2004 Zamzam Sangau...............................................2:10.40 !........................Coach O Invitational Marjorie Gombert...............................................2:14.49..........................Coach O Invitational 1500m (Regional: 4:27.80) MT Record: Zamzam Sangau.........................4:31.61.................................................. 2007 Zamzam Sangau...............................................4:31.99........................ Vanderbilt Invitational Marjorie Gombert...............................................4:42.04...................Sun Belt Championships Ashley Comstock...............................................4:46.94.................. Yellow Jacket Invitational Kaitlyn Hammond..............................................5:00.21..........................Coach O Invitational Ashleigh Thaler..................................................5:06.26 !........................Coach O Invitational Tiffany Sawyer...................................................5:06.85 !........................Coach O Invitational 3000m MT Record: Zamzam Sangau.........................10:07.40................................................ 2008 Zamzam Sangau...............................................10:07.40 !r.......................Tiger Track Classic Marjorie Gombert...............................................10:31.26..........................Tiger Track Classic Marla Bailey.......................................................10:48.55........................Coach O Invitational Kaitlyn Hammond..............................................10:53.57..........................Tiger Track Classic Tiffany Sawyer...................................................10:58.99..........................Tiger Track Classic Ashleigh Thaler..................................................11:08.91...........................Tiger Track Classic 3000mST (10.50.25) MT Record: Sara Lunning...............................11:37.41................................................ 2005 Marla Bailey.......................................................11:47.50...........................Tiger Track Classic 5000m (Regional: 16:52.00) MT Record: Zamzam Sangau.........................17:21.42................................................ 2007 Zamzam Sangau...............................................17:51.86.................Sun Belt Championships Marla Bailey.......................................................18:26.78.................Sun Belt Championships Kaitlyn Hammond..............................................18:34.60 !.................... Vanderbilt Invitational Ashleigh Thaler..................................................18:35.46...................... Vanderbilt Invitational Tiffany Sawyer...................................................18:37.75 !.................... Vanderbilt Invitational 10000m (Regional - Auto: 33:30.00; Prov.: 35:00.00) MT Record: Lea White.....................................37:38.5.................................................. 1992 Ashleigh Thaler..................................................39:20.32.................Sun Belt Championships Tiffany Sawyer...................................................41:19.39.................Sun Belt Championships
4x100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay MT Record: Anderson, Brown, Douglas, Robertson 57.69..................................................... 2005 4x200m Relay MT Record: Barrow, Owens, George, Okafor..1:34.74.................................................. 2004
Distance Medley Relay MT Record: Barnes, McGill, Smith, DeOliveira...12:07.74................................................ 1991 Relay A..............................................................12:34.46.............................. Clemson Relays ....................................................................................Comstock, Gillyard, Gombert, Sangau Relay A..............................................................12:44.24.............................. Sea Ray Relays ...................................................................................... Sangau, Nambawa, Bailey, Gombert 4x1500m Relay MT Record: Bailey, Sangau, Gombert, Comstock 19:45.74................................................ 2008 Relay A..............................................................19:45.74 r............................ Clemson Relays ...................................................................................... Bailey, Sangau, Gombert, Comstock Relay A..............................................................20:16.78.............................. Sea Ray Relays .......................................................................................... Gombert, Bailey, Sangau, Sawyer High Jump (Regional: 1.75m) MT Record: Veronica Tipton...........................5-10.5.................................................... 1992 Long Jump (Regional: 6.00m) MT Record: Dionne Rose................................21-9....................................................... 1994 Sarah Nambawa................................................20-5.25 (6.23m) *....Sun Belt Championships Kortney Thurman...............................................19-6.25 (5.95m) !...........Coach O Invitational Antranette Stringer............................................17-0.75 (5.20m)......Sun Belt Championships Triple Jump (Regional: 12.32m) MT Record: Sarah Nambawa..........................44-4....................................................... 2008 Sarah Nambawa................................................44-5.5 (13.55m) w...NCAA Mideast Regional Sarah Nambawa................................................44-4 (13.51m) !r.......NCAA Mideast Regional Kortney Thurman...............................................37-5.25 (11.41m)....Sun Belt Championships Shot Put (Regional: 14.30m) MT Record: MeLyn Thompson.......................50-8.75.................................................. 2007 Brittany Cox.......................................................49-0.25 (14.94m) *.........Coach O Invitational MeLyn Thompson..............................................47-11.75 (14.62m) *..Sun Belt Championships Candace Lester.................................................28-4.25 (8.64m)................... Clemson Relays Discus (Regional: 47.30m) MT Record: Shelly Johnson...........................168-5..................................................... 1995 Brittany Cox.......................................................153-11 (46.92m).....Sun Belt Championships MeLyn Thompson..............................................132-8 (40.44m)..............Coach O Invitational Maite Cortin.......................................................104-4 (31.81m)..............Coach O Invitational Candace Lester.................................................77-5 (23.59m).............. Boston-Moon Classic Hammer (Regional: 54.15m) MT Record: Brittany Cox................................165-4..................................................... 2008 Brittany Cox.......................................................165-4 (50.39m) !r....Sun Belt Championships Maite Cortin.......................................................162-7 (49.57m) !r.............Tiger Track Classic MeLyn Thompson..............................................138-4 (42.16m)..............Coach O Invitational Candace Lester.................................................107-8 (32.83m).................... Clemson Relays Javelin (Regional: 43.45m) MT Record: Laetitia Florimond.......................140-9..................................................... 2005 Brittany Cox.......................................................107-1 (32.64m).......Sun Belt Championships Maite Cortin.......................................................63-5 (19.33m)...................... Clemson Relays Candace Lester.................................................60-10 (18.55m).................... Clemson Relays
Clemson Relays -- Clemson, S.C. (3/21-22/08) Yellow Jacket Invitational -- Atlanta, Ga. (3/28-29/08) Tiger Track Classic -- Auburn, Ala. (04/04-05/08) Sea Ray Relays -- Knoxville, Tenn. (04/11-12/08) Boston-Moon Classic -- Nashville, Tenn. (04/12/08) Vanderbilt Invitational -- Nashville, Tenn. (04/18-19/08) Penn Relays -- Philadelphia, Pa. (04/24-26/08) Coach O Invitational -- Troy, Ala. (04/26/08) Sun Belt Championships -- Denton, Texas (05/09-11/08) Georgia Tech Last Chance Invitational -- Atlanta, Ga. (05/16-17/08) NCAA Mideast Regional -- Fayetteville, Ark. (05/30-31/08) NCAA Championships -- Des Moines, Iowa (06/11-14/08)
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4x100m Relay (Regional: 45.70) MT Record: Douglas, Rose, Brown, Watson..44.87..................................................... 1994 Relay A..............................................................46.27......................Sun Belt Championships .......................................................................................... Hill, Thurman, Stringer, Nambawa
4x400m Relay (Regional: 3:42.00) MT Record: Gillyard, Nambawa, Campbell, Patterson..3:38.12.................................................. 2007 Relay A..............................................................3:52.71................................ Clemson Relays ..................................................................................... Stringer, Nambawa, Gillyard, Sangau
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Women’s Indoor Records
Event 55 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters Mile Run 3000 Meters 5000 Meters 55M Hurdles 4x400M Relay Distance Medley Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw
Name Time/Mark Dionne Rose 6.89 Nadia Graham 23.54 Rosemary Okafor 52.41 Zamzam Sangau 2:12.63 Zamzam Sangau 4:48.27 Zamzam Sangau 10:17.08 Zamzam Sangau 17:54.42 Dionne Rose 7.59 George, Gray, Okafor, Holmes 3:38.18 Barnes, McGill, Smith, DeOliveria 12:22.45 Dionne Rose 20-8.25 Sarah Nambawa 44-8.25 Veronica Tipton 5-8 Mia Florence 5-8 Jennifer Howard 5-8 Shelly Johnson 48-7.25 Brittany Cox 59-0.25
Women’s Outdoor Records
Event 100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters 1500 Meters 3000 Meters 3000 Meters Steeplechase 5000 Meters 10000 Meters 100M Hurdles 400M Hurdles 4x100M Relay 4x200M Relay 4x400M Relay 4x800M Relay 4x1500M Relay Sprint Medley Relay Distance Medley Relay Shuttle Hurdle Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Throw
Name Time/Mark Natalie Douglas 11.34 Rosemary Okafor 11.34 Rosemary Okafor 23.18 Rosemary Okafor 52.29 Rosemary Okafor 2:10.03 Zamzam Sangau 4:31.61 Zamzam Sangau 10:07.40 Sara Lunning 11:31.44 Zamzam Sangau 17:21.42 Lea White 37:38.5 Dionne Rose 13.14 Kishara George 58.72 Douglas, Rose, Brown, Watson 44.87 Barrow, Owens, George, Okafor 1:34.74 Gillyard, Nambawa, Campbell, Patterson 3:38.12 Smith, Barnes, DeOliveria, Weathers 9:06.63 Bailey, Sangau, Gombert, Comstock 19:45.74 Jarrett, Blander, Gray, Parker 4:01.92 Barnes, McGill, Smith, DeOliveria 12:07.74 Anderson, Brown, Douglas, Robertson 57.69 Dionne Rose 21-9 Sarah Nambawa 44-4 Veronica Tipton 5-10.5 Jennifer Howard 10-0.5 MeLyn Thompson 50-8.75 Shelly Johnson 168-5 Laetita Florimond 140-9 Brittany Cox 165-4
Year 1994 1996 2004 2008 2008 2008 2008 1994 2002 1992 1994 2008 1991 1995 1995 1996 2008 Rosemary Okafor owns a part of seven indoor and outdor records for the Blue Raiders.
Year 1994 2003 2003 2004 2004 2007 2008 2007 2007 1992 1994 2005 1994 2004 2007 Kishara George holds the 400 meter hurdles re1992 cord and was a member of the top team for the 2008 indoor 4x400m relay. 2002 1991 2005 1994 2008 1992 2003 2007 1995 2005 2008
indicates records set in 2008
Women’s Records
Honors
Nadia Graham 1996 OVC Female Athlete of the Year Dionne Rose 1994 OVC Track Woman of the Year
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NCAA Champions Dionne Rose 1994 NCAA 55m Hurdles
Dionne Rose captured the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 55-meter hurdles.
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Event
1. Dionne Rose 2. Jacqui Brown 3. Sarah Nambawa 4. Michelle Welch 5. Stephanie Tamgho
21-9 21-3.25 20-5.25 20-5 20-3.75
Record
Year
Event
Name
t1. Natalie Douglas t1. Rosemary Okafor 3. Willisa Heintz 4. Erika Palmer 5. Antranette Stringer
11.34 11.34 11.47 11.62 11.63
Record
Year
1. Sarah Nambawa 2. Andrea Ribac 3. Jacqui Brown 4. Kim Freeman 5. Stephany Reid
44-4 43-7.25 43-1 42-4.25 41-10.25
2008 2000 1994 2001 2002
200 Meters
1. Rosemary Okafor 2. Willisa Heintz 3. Nadia Graham 4. Antranette Stringer 5. Erika Palmer
23.18 23.35 23.54 23.94 23.98
2003 2001 1996 2006 2007
High Jump
1. Veronica Tipton 2. Ursula Langford 3. Mia Florence 4. Krista hare t5. Koko Rowley t5. Amanda Forrester t5. LaToya Brown
5-10.5 5-8.5 5-8 5-6.5 5-6 5-6 5-6
1992 1989 1994 1989 1992 2002 2003
400 Meters
1. Rosemary Okafor 2. Kishara George 3. Nadia Graham 4. Bromeka Holmes 5. Veronia Patterson
52.29 53.29 53.30 53.59 54.00
2004 2005 1996 2001 2007
Shot Put
1. MeLyn Thompson 2. Brittany Cox 3. Shelly Johnson 4. Laetitia Florimond 5. Rhonda Hall
50-8.75 49-0.25 48-7.25 47-5.25 47-0.5
2007 2008 1996 2005 1995
800 Meters
1. Rosemary Okafor 2. Zamzam Sangau 3. Kapreia Kirk 4. Sarah Nambawa 5. Leigh Weathers
2:10.03 2:10.03 2:11.64 2:12.11 2:13.15
2004 2008 2000 2007 1991
Discus
1. Shelly Johnson 2. Brittany Cox 3. Laetitia Florimond 4. Tina Rumsey 5. Katie Mirgliotta
168-5 153-11 143-6 139-6 135-9
1997 2008 2005 1993 2004
1500 Meters
1. Zamzam Sangau 2. Dianne DeOliveria 3. Marjorie Gombert 4. Sharon Smith 5. Karen Barnes
4:31.61 4:35.09 4:42.04 4:43.11 4:44.90
2007 1991 2008 1990 1992
Weight Throw
1. Brittany Cox 2. Meaghan Byrd 3. Maite Cortin 4. LaSean Bell 5. Katie Mirgliotta
59-0.25 55-7 51-1 50-3.5 47-9.25
2008 2006 2008 2005 2004
3000 Meters
1. Zamzam Sangau 2. Kiya Thomas 3. Sharon Smith 4. Karen Barnes 5. Dianne DeOliveria
10:07.40 10:21.57 10:21.74 10:22.37 10:29.06
2008 1990 1989 1992 1991
Hammer Throw
1. Brittany Cox 2. MeLyn Thompson 3. Meaghan Byrd 4. LaSean Bell 5. Katie Mirgliotta
165-4 162-7 162-5 149-6 148-7
2008 2008 2004 2005 2004
Steeplechase
1. Sara Lunning 2. Miranda Galloway 3. Marla Bailey
11:31.44 11:37.60 11:47.50
2007 2005 2008
Javelin
1. Laetitia Florimond 2. Kelley Smith 3. Tracy Edens 4. Dara McLean 5. Tori Blander
140-9 127-3 124-6 121-5 118-1
2005 2000 1989 2002 2002
5000 Meters
1. Zamzam Sangau 2. Joan Becker 3. Ashleigh Thaler 4. Marla Bailey 5. Lea White
17:21.42 18:01.72 18:26.57 18:26.78 18:27.01
2007 1986 2007 2008 1992
Pole Vault
1. Jennifer Howard
10-8.25
2003
10000 Meters
1. Lea White 2. Debbie Morrison 3. Ashleigh Thaler 4. Lisa Mitchell 5. Tiffany Sawyer
37:38.8 38:33.09 39:20.32 39:46.32 39:47.74
1992 1986 2008 1982 2007
Heptathlon
1. Jerkita McClorin 2. Kelley Smith 3. LaToya Brown 4. Ayana Riviere
4774 pts 4675 pts 4365 pts 3471 pts
2003 2002 2003 2003
100M Hurdles
1. Dionne Rose 2. Jerkita McClorin 3. Candice Robertson 4. Sherrie Bingham 5. Jessica Anderson
13.14 13.46 13.64 13.90 14.00
1994 2001 2006 1987 2005
4x100 Meters Relay
1. Douglas, Rose, Brown, Watson 2. Cain, Heintz, Davis, Holmes 3. Okafor, George, Barrow, Jarrett 4. Deckard, Francis, Marcus, Owens 5. Okafor, George, Barrow, Owens
400M Hurdles
1. Kishara George 2. Veronia Patterson 3. Tori Blander 4. Contrena Brown 5. Alicia Moore
58.37 59.60 59.78 1:01.74 1:01.78
2004 2007 2000 2004 2000
4x400 Meters Relay
1. Gillyard, Nambawa, Campbell, Patterson 3:38.12 2. George, Gray, Okafor, Holmes 3:38.18 3. Barrow, Owens, George, Holmes 3:39.75 4. Barrow, George, Freeman, Okafor 3:40.15 5. Barrow, Brown, George, Okafor 3:40.71
Long Jump Triple Jump
Name
1994 1994 2008 1990 2007
100 Meters
1994 2003 2001 2007 2008
44.87 44.99 45.64 45.66 45.79
1994 2001 2003 2004 2004 2007 2002 2004 2003 2004
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Women’s Honor Roll
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2007-08 men’s Indoor Performance Chart (Final)
* - NCAA automatic mark + - NCAA provisional mark ! - personal best ^ - oversized track $ - Non-NCAA Meet f - facility record h - hand-timed p - prelim mark s - semifinals r - school record % Standards based upon banked/oversized track 55m (Auto: 6.14, Prov: 6.26) MT Record: Mardy Scales...............................................6.14............................................................2003 Greg Franklin.....................................................................6.33 !p...................... Middle Tennessee Classic Samuel Adade...................................................................6.37 p........................ MT Christmas Invitational Chaz Ward.........................................................................6.47 !...........................MT Valentine Invitational Robert Ezell.......................................................................6.50 !...........................Sun Belt Championships Phillip Tanner.....................................................................6.51.............................Sun Belt Championships Lee Johnson......................................................................6.65 p....................... Middle Tennessee Classic Jeremy Turner...................................................................6.79 p....................... Middle Tennessee Classic Robert Carter.....................................................................6.84 p............................Blue Raider Invitational Freddie Rankin..................................................................6.89 p....................... Middle Tennessee Classic 55mH (Auto: 7.17, Prov: 7.38) MT Record: Linnie Yarbrough........................................7.20............................................................2006 DeRay Sloss......................................................................7.45 !...........................MT Valentine Invitational Pete Senatus.....................................................................7.60.............................Sun Belt Championships Freddie Rankin..................................................................7.66 !......................... MT Christmas Invitational Jeremy Turner...................................................................8.10 p..........................MT Valentine Invitational Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................8.18 p..........................Sun Belt Championships 60m (Auto: 6.62, Prov: 6.74) Samuel Adade...................................................................6.83.............................. Rod McCravy Memorial Greg Franklin.....................................................................6.91.............................. Rod McCravy Memorial Chaz Ward.........................................................................7.02 p........................... Rod McCravy Memorial Lee Johnson......................................................................7.12 p........................... Rod McCravy Memorial Phillip Tanner.....................................................................7.16...................................Kentucky Invitational 60mH (Auto: 7.70, Prov: 7.91) DeRay Sloss......................................................................8.15 p........................... Rod McCravy Memorial Pete Senatus.....................................................................8.32.............................. Rod McCravy Memorial Freddie Rankin..................................................................8.55...................................Kentucky Invitational Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................8.94 p........................... Rod McCravy Memorial 200m (Auto: 21.08, Prov: 21.48)% MT Record: Mardy Scales...............................................20.84..........................................................2004 Samuel Adade...................................................................21.44........................ Middle Tennessee Classic Greg Franklin.....................................................................21.60 p........................Sun Belt Championships Pete Senatus.....................................................................21.95......................... MT Christmas Invitational DeRay Sloss......................................................................22.29.............................Blue Raider Invitational Robert Ezell.......................................................................22.56............................ Rod McCravy Memorial Phillip Tanner.....................................................................22.66...........................MT Valentine Invitational Daniel Oketch....................................................................22.72............................ Rod McCravy Memorial Freddie Rankin..................................................................22.79......................... MT Christmas Invitational Carlos Morgan...................................................................22.82 p........................Sun Belt Championships Chaz Ward.........................................................................22.91 !.........................MT Valentine Invitational . Jeremy Turner...................................................................22.99........................ Middle Tennessee Classic Brandon Lucas..................................................................23.25......................... MT Christmas Invitational Robert Carter.....................................................................23.32........................ Middle Tennessee Classic Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................23.76...........................MT Valentine Invitational 400m (Auto: 46.45, Prov: 47.65)% MT Record: Godfrey Herring..........................................46.36..........................................................2001 Greg Franklin.....................................................................49.05.................................Kentucky Invitational Carl Morgan.......................................................................49.37........................ Middle Tennessee Classic Carlos Morgan...................................................................50.10.................................Kentucky Invitational Brandon Lucas..................................................................50.26............................ Rod McCravy Memorial Daniel Oketch....................................................................50.45............................ Rod McCravy Memorial Freddie Rankin..................................................................50.75............................ Rod McCravy Memorial Robert Carter.....................................................................52.12 p........................Sun Belt Championships Robert Ezell.......................................................................53.62........................ Middle Tennessee Classic
Men’s Indoor Chart
800m (Auto: 1:47.80, Prov: 1:49.90)% MT Record: Dennis Votava.............................................1:51.84.......................................................1977 Isaac Biwott.......................................................................1:58.11 p......................Sun Belt Championships Chris Travis........................................................................1:59.08........................MT Valentine Invitational Julius Kirui.........................................................................2:00.08........................MT Valentine Invitational William Songock................................................................2:00.29........................MT Valentine Invitational David Emery......................................................................2:02.35......................... Rod McCravy Memorial Festus Chemaoi................................................................2:02.95........................MT Valentine Invitational Mile (Auto: 3:59.00, Prov: 4:04.90)% MT Record: Joe O’Loughlin............................................4:03.47.......................................................1982 Festus Chemaoi................................................................4:13.59......................... Rod McCravy Memorial William Songock................................................................4:19.22 !............................Kentucky Invitational Isaac Biwott.......................................................................4:20.28........................Sun Belt Championships David Emery......................................................................4:20.94......................... Rod McCravy Memorial Julius Kirui.........................................................................4:22.16...................... MT Christmas Invitational Philip Benavides................................................................4:33.35...................... MT Christmas Invitational Matthew Young..................................................................4:56.90........................MT Valentine Invitational
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3000m (Auto: 7:54.00, Prov: 8:05.00)% MT Record: Joe O’Loughlin............................................8:12.64.......................................................1981 Festus Chemaoi................................................................8:30.61 !............................Kentucky Invitational William Songock................................................................8:34.80 !......................Sun Belt Championships Julius Kirui.........................................................................8:40.70 !....................... Rod McCravy Memorial David Emery......................................................................8:55.87..................... Middle Tennessee Classic Phillip Benavides...............................................................9:01.95 !....................... Rod McCravy Memorial Matthew Young..................................................................9:57.96 !.................... MT Christmas Invitational 5000m (Auto: 13.49.00, Prov: 14:10.00)% MT Record: Geoffrey Lagat............................................14:39.99.....................................................2001 William Songock................................................................15:06.22 !....................Sun Belt Championships Isaac Biwott.......................................................................15:08.14 !....................Sun Belt Championships Julius Kirui.........................................................................15:15.82 !....................Sun Belt Championships Festus Chemaoi................................................................15:19.66 !....................Sun Belt Championships David Emery......................................................................16:55.60......................Sun Belt Championships Matthew Young..................................................................18:03.77......................Sun Belt Championships Mile Relay (Auto: 3:09.30, Prov: 3:13.20)% MT Record: Okorie, Darden, Hicks, Waller....................3:08.32.......................................................2004 Relay A..............................................................................3:18.71..................... Middle Tennessee Classic .............................................................................................................. Franklin, Morgan, Morgan, Oketch Relay A..............................................................................3:18.99...................... MT Christmas Invitational .................................................................................................................... Senatus, Rankin, Lucas, Sloss Relay B..............................................................................3:45.65...................... MT Christmas Invitational .................................................................................................................Biwott, Travis, Benavides, Young 4x400m Relay (Auto: 3:08.10, Prov: 3:12.00) Relay A..............................................................................3:16.78......................... Rod McCravy Memorial ................................................................................................................Senatus, Rankin, Franklin, Adade Relay A..............................................................................3:23.00..............................Kentucky Invitational ..................................................................................................................Oketch, Morgan, Morgan, Travis Relay B..............................................................................3:25.81......................... Rod McCravy Memorial .........................................................................................................................Oketch, Ezell, Jones, Travis Relay B..............................................................................3:43.27..............................Kentucky Invitational ......................................................................................................................Kirui, Songock, Emery, Biwott 4x800m Relay Distance Medley Relay (Auto: 9:34.00, Prov: 9:45.70)% MT Record: Johnson, Mitchell, David, O’Loughlin.......9:48.04.......................................................1981 Relay A..............................................................................10:18.16......................Sun Belt Championships ........................................................................................................................Biwott, Lucas, Travis, Emery High Jump (Auto: 2.24, Prov: 2.16) MT Record: Alex Pruitt....................................................7-1.5...........................................................2005 Long Jump (Auto: 7.85, Prov: 7.50) MT Record: Roland McGhee...........................................27-0.75.......................................................1993 Carl Morgan.......................................................................24-10 (7.57m) !+..........Sun Belt Championships Carlos Morgan...................................................................24-3.5 (7.40m) +..........Sun Belt Championships Lee Johnson......................................................................23-2.5 (7.07m).............. Rod McCravy Memorial DeRay Sloss......................................................................23-1.75 (7.05m) !.........Sun Belt Championships Brandon Jones..................................................................21-10.25 (6.66m) !.........Blue Raider Invitational Triple Jump (Auto: 16.10, Prov: 15.40) MT Record: Tommy Haynes...........................................54-6.5.........................................................1974 Carl Morgan.......................................................................50-1.75 (15.28m) !.......Sun Belt Championships Carlos Morgan...................................................................48-2 (14.68m)..............Sun Belt Championships Brandon Jones..................................................................47-6.25 (14.48m) !.......Sun Belt Championships Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................45-3 (13.79m)..............MT Valentine Invitational Shot Put (Auto: 19.30, Prov: 17.75) MT Record: Brian Oldfield..............................................57-7............................................................1966 Weight Throw (Auto: 21.50, Prov: 19.50) MT Record: James Thomas............................................58-8.75.......................................................2007
MT Christmas Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (12/08/07) Kentucky Invitational -- Lexington, Ky. (01/11-12/08) Blue Raider Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (01/19/08) Middle Tennessee Classic -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (01/26/08) Rod McCravy Memorial -- Lexington, Ky. (02/01-02/08) MT Valentine Invitational -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (02/09/08) Sun Belt Championships -- Murfreesboro, Tenn. (02/23-24/08) NCAA Last Chance Meet -- Ames, Iowa (03/08/08) NCAA Championships -- Fayetteville, Ark. (03/14-15/08)
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* - NCAA regional mark ! - personal best $ - Non-NCAA Meet w - wind-aided f - facility record h - hand-timed p - prelim mark s - semifinals r - school record M - Multi-Meet 100m (Regional: 10.55) MT Record: Mardy Scales...............................................10.07..........................................................2004 Samuel Adade...................................................................10.36 *.........................Sun Belt Championships Phillip Tanner.....................................................................10.78 p........................Sun Belt Championships Carlos Morgan...................................................................10.79................................Vanderbilt Invitational Carl Morgan.......................................................................11.11........................... Yellow Jacket Invitational D.D. Kyles..........................................................................11.33............................Sun Belt Championships Lee Johnson......................................................................11.82............................Sun Belt Championships 110mH (Regional: 14.30) MT Record: Linnie Yarbrough........................................13.67..........................................................2006 DeRay Sloss......................................................................14.29 !p*......................Sun Belt Championships Pete Senatus.....................................................................14.49........................................Clemson Relays Freddie Rankin..................................................................15.06................................Boston-Moon Classic Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................15.58 !p ......................Sun Belt Championships Jeremy Turner...................................................................15.97..................................Coach O Invitational 200m (Regional: 21.35) MT Record: Roland McGhee...........................................20.44..........................................................1994 Samuel Adade...................................................................20.97 !......................... NCAA Mideast Regional D.D. Kyles..........................................................................21.88..................................Coach O Invitational Phillip Tanner.....................................................................22.10................................Vanderbilt Invitational Robert Carter.....................................................................22.76..................................Coach O Invitational Daniel Oketch....................................................................23.25................................... Tiger Track Classic 400m (Regional: 47.20) MT Record: Godfrey Herring..........................................45.35..........................................................2001 Daniel Oketch....................................................................50.46................................... Tiger Track Classic Robert Carter.....................................................................52.26................................... Tiger Track Classic 400mH (Regional: 52.51) MT Record: Victor Okorie...............................................49.19..........................................................2003 DeRay Sloss......................................................................51.92..... Georgia Tech Last Chance Invitational Freddie Rankin..................................................................54.01 !................................Coach O Invitational Jeremy Turner...................................................................55.97 p........................Sun Belt Championships Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................1:02.34 p.....................Sun Belt Championships 800m (Regional: 1:50.40) MT Record: Jerry Singleton............................................1:49.6.........................................................1969 Festus Chemaoi................................................................1:54.72 !.............................Coach O Invitational David Emery......................................................................1:56.15 p.....................Sun Belt Championships Daniel Oketch....................................................................2:01.48....................... Yellow Jacket Invitational 1500m (Regional: 3:47.80) MT Record: Gary Perry...................................................3:42.9.........................................................1977 Festus Chemaoi................................................................3:56.34...............................Coach O Invitational Isaac Biwott.......................................................................3:59.24...............................Coach O Invitational David Emery......................................................................3:59.93................................ Tiger Track Classic William Songock................................................................4:03.41................................ Tiger Track Classic Philip Benavides................................................................4:07.14 !...........................Boston-Moon Classic Julius Kirui.........................................................................4:11.30..............................Boston-Moon Classic 3000m William Songock................................................................8:35.13...............................Coach O Invitational Julius Kirui.........................................................................8:49.36...............................Coach O Invitational Matthew Young..................................................................9:50.31................................ Tiger Track Classic 3000mST (Regional: 9:07.00) MT Record: Danny Green...............................................9:08.37.......................................................1986 Festus Chemaoi................................................................9:28.82................................ Tiger Track Classic Julius Kirui.........................................................................9:47.60 !...........................Vanderbilt Invitational Philip Benavides................................................................10:39.33......................Sun Belt Championships Matthew Young..................................................................10:43.60...........................Boston-Moon Classic 5000m (Regional: 14:12.00) MT Record: Ross Dowland.............................................14:20.84.....................................................1981 Festus Chemaoi................................................................14:54.48 !.........................Vanderbilt Invitational Isaac Biwott.......................................................................14:55.22 !.........................Vanderbilt Invitational William Songock................................................................15:00.70 !.........................Vanderbilt Invitational Julius Kirui.........................................................................15:24.72......................Sun Belt Championships Philip Benavides................................................................15:38.88 !.........................Vanderbilt Invitational 10000m (Auto: 28:45.00; Prov.: 29:30.00) MT Record: Robert Willis................................................30:51.20.....................................................1983 William Songock................................................................31:54.10......................Sun Belt Championships Isaac Biwott.......................................................................32:38.33......................Sun Belt Championships
Distance Medley Relay MT Record: Lawrence, Farris, Davis, O’Loughlin.........9:50.64.......................................................1982 Relay A..............................................................................10:32.47................................... Sea Ray Relays .............................................................................................................. Chemaoi, Biwott, Songock, Emery Relay A..............................................................................10:47.37...................................Clemson Relays ...............................................................................................................Emery, Oketch, Benavides, Biwott
4x200m Relay MT Record: Loyd, McGhee, Gupton, Otis.....................1:21.17.......................................................1994 Relay A..............................................................................1:25.34...........................................Penn Relays ..................................................................................................................Tanner, Morgan, Morgan, Adade Relay A..............................................................................1:26.44.....................................Clemson Relays ................................................................................................................. Adade, Morgan, Morgan, Tanner 4x400m Relay (Regional: 3:10.00) MT Record: Darden, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Waller.........3:05.65.......................................................2004 Relay A..............................................................................3:24.15.....................................Clemson Relays .................................................................................................................Oketch, Morgan, Morgan, Emery Relay A..............................................................................3:31.68........................Sun Belt Championships ........................................................................................................... Rankin, Kyles, Middlebrooks, Turner 4x1500 Relay MT Record: Green, Flint, Burn, Porter...........................16:13.80.....................................................1985 Relay A..............................................................................16:23.42................................... Sea Ray Relays ....................................................................................................... Benavides, Chemaoi, Songock, Emery Relay A..............................................................................16:51.40...................................Clemson Relays ............................................................................................................Biwott, Emery, Chemaoi, Benavides 1600 Sprint Medley Relay MT Record: Shannon, Mitchell, T. Johnson, Davis.......3:20.68.......................................................1982 High Jump (Regional: 2.10m) MT Record: Chris Koger.................................................7-1.75.........................................................2002 Long Jump (Regional: 7.34m) MT Record: Roland McGhee...........................................27-6............................................................1993 Carl Morgan.......................................................................25-8 (7.82m) !*............Sun Belt Championships Carlos Morgan...................................................................24-11.75 (7.61m) *.......Sun Belt Championships DeRay Sloss......................................................................23-6.75 (7.18m)........................Clemson Relays Brandon Jones..................................................................22-3.75 (6.80m) ! .............Boston-Moon Classic Lee Johnson......................................................................22-1 (6.73m).....................Boston-Moon Classic Freddie Rankin..................................................................20-1 (6.12m).....................Boston-Moon Classic Triple Jump (Regional: 15.00m) MT Record: Eddie Loyd..................................................55-2............................................................1982 Carl Morgan.......................................................................51-8.25 (15.75m) *......Sun Belt Championships Carlos Morgan...................................................................48-2 (14.68m)..............Sun Belt Championships Brandon Jones..................................................................47-8 (14.53m) !.................Boston-Moon Classic Frederick Middlebrooks.....................................................44-8.75 (13.63m).........Sun Belt Championships Shot Put (Regional: 16.80m) MT Record: Brian Oldfield..............................................59-2............................................................1966 Discus (Regional: 51.70m) MT Record: Harrison Salami..........................................182-9..........................................................1977 Hammer (Regional: 56.80m) MT Record: James Thomas............................................182-6..........................................................2007 Javelin (Regional: 61.60m) MT Record: Jeff Sims......................................................220-11........................................................1984 Carlos Morgan...................................................................208-4 (63.51m) *.........Sun Belt Championships Carl Morgan.......................................................................186-7 (56.87m)............Sun Belt Championships
Clemson Relays -- Clemson, S.C. (3/21-22/08) Yellow Jacket Invitational -- Atlanta, Ga. (3/28-29/08) Tiger Track Classic -- Auburn, Ala. (04/04-05/08) Sea Ray Relays -- Knoxville, Tenn. (04/11-12/08) Boston-Moon Classic -- Nashville, Tenn. (04/12/08) Vanderbilt Invitational -- Nashville, Tenn. (04/18-19/08) Penn Relays -- Philadelphia, Pa. (04/24-26/08) Coach O Invitational -- Troy, Ala. (04/26/08) Sun Belt Championships -- Denton, Texas (05/09-11/08) Georgia Tech Last Chance Invitational -- Atlanta, Ga. (05/16-17/08) NCAA Mideast Regional -- Fayetteville, Ark. (05/30-31/08) NCAA Championships -- Des Moines, Iowa (06/11-14/08)
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4x110m Shuttle Hurdle Relay MT Record: R. Davis, Kirnes, Nesbitt, Williams............56.73..........................................................1983
4x100m Relay (Regional: 40.66) MT Record: Spann, Scales, Orr, Holiday.......................38.94..........................................................2003 Relay A..............................................................................40.53 *.........................Sun Belt Championships ..................................................................................................................Tanner, Morgan, Morgan, Adade Relay A..............................................................................41.30........................................ Sea Ray Relays ....................................................................................................................Sloss, Morgan, Morgan, Adade Relay A..............................................................................42.76..................................Coach O Invitational ....................................................................................................................... Sloss, Rankin, Turner, Jones Relay A..............................................................................43.97................................Boston-Moon Classic .................................................................................................................. Turner, Rankin, Johnson, Jones
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Men’s Indoor Records
Event 55 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters Mile Run 3000 Meters 5000 Meters 55M Hurdles Mile Relay 4x400M Relay Distance Medley Relay Long Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault High Jump Shot Put Weight Throw
Name Mardy Scales Mardy Scales Godfrey Herring Dennis Votava Joe O’Loughlin Joe O’Loughlin Geoffrey Lagat Linnie Yarbrough Ellis, Newton, Johnson, Mitchell Okorie, Darden, Hicks, Waller Johnson, Mitchell, Davis, O’Loughlin Roland McGhee Tommy Haynes Tom Yelverton Alex Pruitt Brian Oldfield James Thomas
Event 100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters 1500 Meters 5000 Meters 10000 Meters 3000M Steeplechase 110M Hurdles 400M Hurdles 4x100M Relay 4x200M Relay 4x400M Relay 4x800M Relay 4x1500M Relay Sprint Medley Relay Distance Medley Relay Shuttle Hurdle Relay Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Discus Javelin Hammer Throw
Name Mardy Scales Roland McGhee Godfrey Herring Jerry Singleton Gary Perry Ross Dowland Robert Willis Danny Green Linnie Yarbourgh Victor Okorie Spann, Scales, Orr, Holiday Lloyd, McGhee, Gupton, Otis Darden, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Waller Yates, Anderson, Bandy, Singleton Green, Flint, Burn, Porter Shannon, Mitchell, T. Johnson, Davis Lawrence, Farris, Davis, O’Loughlin R. Davis, Kirnes, Nesbitt, Williams Roland McGhee Eddie Loyd Chris Koger Tom Yelverton Brian Oldfield Harrison Salami Jeff Sims James Thomas
Men’s Outdoor Records
NCAA Champions
Men’s Indoor Chart
Time/Mark 6.14 20.84 46.36 1:51.84 4:03.47 8:12.94 14:39.99 7.20 3:09.93 3:08.32 9:48.04 27-0.75 54-6.5 15-8.5 7-1.5 57-7 58-8.75
Time/Mark 10.07 20.44 45.35 1:49.6 3:42.9 14:20.84 30:51.20 9:08.37 13.67 1:49.6 38.94 1:21.17 3:05.65 7:34.4 16:13.80 3:20.68 9:50.64 56.73 27-6 55-2 7-1.75 16-0 59-2 182-9 220-11 182-6
Year 2003 2004 2001 1977 1982 1981 2001 2006 1983 2004 1981 1993 1974 1981 2005 1966 2007
Year 2004 1994 2001 1969 1977 1981 1983 1986 2006 1969 2003 1994 2004 1967 1985 1982 1982 1983 1993 1982 2002 1985 1966 1977 1984 2007
Brian Oldfield owns the indoor and outdoor records for the shot put. He also once held the world and American top marks in the event.
Other Honors
Barry McClure 1972, 1973 NCAA Triple Jump Set Collegiate Records at 52-10.5 and 54-1.75
Brian Oldfield Set Professional Shot Put World Record at 75-0 (1974) and American Record at 72-9.75 (1984)
Tommy Haynes 1974 NCAA Triple Jump Set Collegiate Record at 54-6.75 (1974) and American Record at 56-5.25 (1975)
Greg Artis 1981 OVC Athlete of the Year 1981 OVC Indoor/Outdoor Trackman of the Year
Mardy Scales 2003 NCAA Outdoor 100m
Mardy Scales 2004 Sun Belt Athlete of the Year
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Mardy Scales won the 100 meters at the 2003 NCAA Championships and was a seven-time AllAmerican at Middle Tennessee
Greg Artis leaped his way to the 1981 OVC Athlete of the Year and OVC Indoor/Outdoor Trackman of the Year honors.
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Name
Record
Year
Event
Name
Record
Year
Triple Jump
1. Eddie Loyd 2. Tommy Haynes 3. Barry McClure 4. Roland McGhee 5. John DoDoo
55-2 54-6.75 54-4.5 54-4 54-0.5
1982 1974 1973 1993 1979
High Jump
1. Chris Koger 2. Alex Pruitt 3. Skipper Willbanks t4. Roscoe Kidd t4. Linwood Harris t4. Sean Smith
7-1.75 7-1.5 7-1 7-0 7-0 7-0
2002 2005 1985 1978 1984 1985
200 Meters
1. Roland McGhee 2. Orlando Reid 3. Mardy Scales 4. Dwight Johnson t5. Tanko Braimah t5. Godfrey Herring
20.44 20.51 20.52 20.65 20.77 20.77
1994 2007 2004 1985 2001 2002
400 Meters
1. Godfrey Herring 2. Kenden Maynard 3. Sean Waller 4. Ed Stegall 5. Tim Johnson
45.35 46.12 46.43 46.44 46.78
2001 1997 2003 1977 1983
Pole Vault
1. Tom Yelverton 2. David Cleveland t3. Jack Warner t3. Scott Ellis 5. Mike Stevens
16-0 15-7 15-6 15-6 14-9
1982 1978 1977 1981 1967
800 Meters
1. Jerry Singleton 2. John Davis 3. Gary Perry 4. Dana McCutcheon 5. Dennis Votava
1:49.74 1:49.96 1:50.34 1:50.84 1:50.94
1969 1981 1977 1978 1977
Shot Put
1. Brian Oldfield 2. Ted Hausauer 3. Steve McQuiston 4. James Thomas 5. Buck Edwards
59-2 56-10.75 55-7.5 54-9.5 53-5
1966 1976 1985 2007 1970
1500 Meters
1. Gary Perry 2. Joe O’Loughlin 3. Dennis Votava 4. Dana McCutcheon 5. Charles Dahlgren
3:42.9 3:44.8 3:46.0 3:52.0 3:54.5
1977 1982 1977 1980 1967
Discus
1. Harrison Salami 2. Steve McQuiston 3. James Thomas 4. Brian Oldfield 5. Buck Edwards
182-9 167-1 166-9 166-5 162-9
1977 1985 2007 1966 1970
Steeplechase
1. Danny Green 2. Levi Sybert 3. Jonathan Guillou 4. Eric Kiauka 5. Festus Chemaoi
9:08.37 9:10.14 9:14.80 9:24.34 9:28.82
1986 2003 2006 1998 2008
Weight Throw
1. James Thomas 2. Nick Diel 3. Willie Parker 4. Brandon Parker 5. Jesse Newsome
58-8.75 51-0 48-9 45-9.25 37-3.25
2007 2005 2006 2002 2003
5000 Meters
1. Ross Dowland 2. Joe O’Loughlin 3. Geoffrey Lagat 4. Jeff Skinner 5. Richard Russo
14:20.84 14:21.80 14:33.40 14:44.24 14:48.44
1981 1981 2000 1982 1972
Hammer Throw
1. James Thomas 2. Nick Diel 3. Willie Parker 4. Germayle Franklin 5. Lindsay Sims
182-6 162-8 162-5 117-8 89-6.75
2007 2006 2006 2007 2005
10000 Meters
1. Robert Willis 2. Geoffrey Lagat 3. Jeff Skinner 4. Jeff Lingwall 5. Derek Dell
30:51.20 30:52.70 31:01.44 31:50.94 31:53.14
1983 2001 1984 1993 2006
Javelin
1. Jeff Sims 2. Harrison Salami 3. Carlos Morgan 4. Lindsay Sims 5. Keith Cromartie
220-11 217-0 208-4 200-8 198-0
1984 1976 2008 2005 1974
110M Hurdles
1. Linnie Yarbrough 2. Miguel Williams 3. Ron Bramlet 4. Jasper Demps 5. Juan Walker
13.49 13.69 13.72 13.75 13.80
2006 1983 1999 2001 2007
4x100M Relay
1. Spann, Scales, Orr, Holiday 2. Darden, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Holiday 3. Spann, Scales, Braimah, Herring 4. Lloyd, McGhee, Gupton, Otis t5. Darden, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Strum t5. Spann, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Herring t5. Walker, Reid, Barton, Adade
400M Hurdles
1. Victor Okorie 2. Russell Holloway 3. DJ Spann 4. David Wyatt 5. Kenny Nesbitt
49.14 50.14 50.55 50.84 50.97
2003 1977 2003 1970 1084
4x400M Relay
1. Darden, Scales, Dupar-Scott, Waller 3:05.65 2. Terrell, Waller, Reid, Barton 3:06.22 3. Darden, Scales, Hicks, Waller 3:06.40 4. Dupar-Scott, Spann, Williams, Herring 3:06.48 5. Terrell, Fraley, Barton, Waller 3:06.68
Long Jump
1. Roland McGhee 2. Tommy Haynes 3. Greg Artis 4. Dwight Johnson 5. Andre’ Kirnes
27-6 26-8.5 26-7.5 26-6 26-3.5
1993 1974 1981 1985 1982
100 Meters
1. Mardy Scales 2. Orlando Reid t3. Roland McGhee t3. Ron Lloyd 5. Xavier Darden
10.07 10.17 10.24 10.24 10.31
2004 2007 1994 1994 2004
38.94 39.02 39.30 39.55 39.57 39.57 39.57
2003 2004 2001 1993 2004 2002 2007 2004 2006 2004 2002 2006
indicates times or marks set in 2008
Men’s Honor Roll
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Program History
The track and field program at Middle Tennessee has been in existence for 54 years and has become the school’s most dominant athletic program. Blue Raider and Lady Raider track has racked up 18 NCAA Top 25 finishes, 43 conference titles and 11 Olympians. During this span, 42 individuals have brought 80 All-American awards back to Middle Tennessee. There have been only two coaches in the history of the program. Joe Black Hayes got the program started in 1954, heading the program for a decade before a new coach was named in 1965. A young head coach named Dean Hayes, no relation to the previous coach, took over the program that year. During the 1965 campaign, Middle Tennessee began to garner national attention with Brian Oldfield’s second-place finish Dionne Rose was featured in this photo in Sports in the NCAA shot put. Oldfield later set a world Illustrated during the Atlanta Grand Prix just prior record with a throw of 75-0 and competed for to her appearance in the 1996 Olympics. the United States in the 1972 Olympics in Mu The Blue Raiders won their first OVC outdoor nich, Germany. The Blue Raiders’ march toward track and field title in 1977 and returned with another outdoor supremacy continued during the 1970s. Barry Mc- championship in 1978. The squad took home its Clure became the first Middle Tennessee athlete first OVC indoor championship in 1979. After that, ever to earn All-American honors at the Division the championships came at a fast and furious I level in 1970. McClure went on to further great- pace. The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders eventuness in the triple jump by becoming NCAA champi- ally won a combined 29 titles in OVC competition. on in the meet in 1972 and 1973. He set the NCAA Greg Artis would become one of the most decorated track and field athletes ever to participate at record for the triple jump during this span also. Tommy Haynes followed McClure’s success by Middle Tennessee during the early 1980s. Artis breaking all of his triple jump records. He earned became a seven-time All-American in the long All-American honors in both the long jump and jump and triple jump and was named Ohio Valley triple jump in 1974. He later set the NCAA and Conference Athlete of the Year in 1981. American records in the triple jump before com- During this boom period for the program, a very peting for the United States in the 1976 Olympics quiet championship was won that has not yet been repeated at Middle Tennessee. The 1983 men’s in Montreal, Canada. cross country team won its only conference championship that season. Success in the cross country realm would not be repeated until Geoffrey Lagat won MT’s first-ever individual title at the 2000 Sun Belt Conference Championships meet. Lagat repeated as Sun Belt champion in 2001. The 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, perhaps shed the best light on the Middle Tennessee program. Dean Hayes was afforded the privilege of serving the United States Olympic Team as an assistant coach. The Lady Raiders won the 1988 women’s indoor OVC title after Dean Hayes took the helm of the program that year. The men’s program was discontinued following the 1986 season and was not revived until 1990. Dionne Rose became the first woman at Middle Tennessee to earn All-American honors with her performances in the long jump and the 55m hurdles in 1994. In fact, she won the NCAA indoor title in the 55m hurdles. Rose later competed for her native Jamaica in both the 1992 The 4x200 meter relay team won at the 1994 Penn Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and 1996 OlymRelays in Philadelphia, Pa.
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pics in Atlanta, Ga. Rose is one of four female AllAmericans in the history of the program. The 1996 campaign saw yet another outstanding individual performance for the Lady Raiders, as Nadia Graham took home OVC Female Athlete of the Year honors. The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders combined to win 11 OVC titles during the 1990s and saw the men’s 4x200m relay team ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in 1994. That year, the 4x200 relay captured the title at the prestigious Penn Relays. The 2000 season was the last in the OVC for Middle Tennessee and both squads went out in style. Both teams placed well in the indoor and outdoor meets, with the men taking the indoor title for the first time in seven years. Middle Tennessee announced that it would move into the Sun Belt Conference for the 200001 season during the fall of 1999, but the track team got a call that it did not expect as the 2000 track and field season wound down. Both the men’s and women’s teams were invited to participate in the 2000 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in Miami, Fla., and the women’s team responded by winning the championship, giving the school its first-ever SBC title. Both squads won four straight indoor crowns from 2001 to 2004 and the men captured a fifth in 2006. The Blue Raiders claimed outdoor championships in 2001 and back-to-back titles in two of the last three years, 2006 and 2007, while the Lady Raiders won their second outdoor title in 2005. Middle Tennessee has captured 14 of a possible 30 championships for which it has been eligible since joining the Sun Belt.
Middle Tennessee Founded Last Chance Meets
The first indoor meet in the Ohio Valley Conference was held in Murphy Center in 1976, and the meet was a watershed moment for the NCAA. The current qualifying system for the NCAA championships was derived from this meet. Head Coach Dean Hayes and several area coaches were looking for a final opportunity for their athletes to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. The coaches got together and held a meet at Murphy Center the week before the national meet. The practice continued in ensuing years and came to be known as the NCAA Last Chance Meet. There are at least five Last Chance Meets around the nation each year, including Ames, Iowa (Iowa State); South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame); Blacksburg, Va. (Virginia Tech); Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska); Fayetteville, Ark. (Arkansas); and Gainesville, Fla. (Florida).
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Opened in spring 2007, Middle Tennessee’s outdoor track complex has a 1,500-seat grandstand, press box, locker rooms and a concession stand. The facility serves as the host venue for the 2009 Sun Belt Championships in May.
Middle Tennessee’s track and field teams benefit from some of the finest facilities in the Southeast. The Blue Raiders and Lady Raiders use an outdoor complex that is nine years old. The Olympicsize track is certified by the United States Track and Field Association and was the host site of the 2000 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships. The facility, which also annually hosts the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association High School track championships, underwent a $3.5 million addition in 2006-07, adding locker rooms, a press box and a 1,500-seat grandstand. The facility is scheduled to host the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships this spring. The running surface features eight lanes measuring 42 inches each, which allows ample space for each competitor to run without feeling closed in by other runners. Like the running surface, the infield portion of the complex is user-friendly. It features the unique aspect of two long jump runways, allowing both the men’s and women’s teams to compete or practice at the same time. A pole vault runway, javelin runway, high jump area and hammer/discus cage are also located in the infield area. Middle Tennessee’s track and field teams consider themselves doubly lucky to have Murphy Center indoor track and field facility. Located on the upper level of Murphy Athletic Center, the indoor track is one of only two such facilities in the Sun Belt Conference. Murphy Center played host to the 2002, 2004,
the treatment and care of athletic injuries. Murphy Center has a long and storied history in high school athletics as well. The facility has long been host to the TSSAA boy’s and girl’s state basketball championships, the state volleyball championships and the state cheerleading finals. Aside from athletics, the facility has staged countless concerts for some of the world’s most renowned artists, including Elvis Presley, U2, Elton John, the Judds and three consecutive sold-out shows by country music superstar Garth Brooks. Murphy Center is unique on campus and in the area as it has served as the site for several large conventions and trade shows as well as for Middle Tennessee’s commencement ceremonies three times a year.
2006 and 2008 Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Championships. The indoor track is no stranger to
The Blue Raiders compete on the upper level of the Murphy Center at one of only two indoor facilities in the Sun Belt Conference. The venue has played host to SBC Indoor Championships every other year with the next scheduled for February 2010.
Coach Dean Hayes monitors a photo finish area, one of two around the Muphy Center track.
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Athletic Facilities
championship competition, as it played host to numerous indoor championships in the Ohio Valley Conference. The indoor track facility measures a staggering 50,000 square feet and can accomdate every track and field event. The six-lane, sixth-of-a-mile oval features two photo finish lines. Murphy Center, built in 1972, also serves as the home of Middle Tennessee’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Monte Hale Arena seats 11,520 fans. Murphy Center also houses the athletic department offices, the HHP Department and the Blue Raider Athletic Association office. Murphy Center features two auxiliary gyms for team practices or physical education classes, racquetball courts and two dance studios. It is also home to an athletic training room that features Murphy Center houses the athletic department offices, BRAA office, a full-service training room, locker rooms, the Health and Human Performance Departstate-of-the-art ment offices and Monte Hale Arena for men’s and women’s basketball. modalities for
Barry McClure: Triple Jump Brian Oldfield: Shot Put, Outdoor 1965 World Record (ITA): 75-0 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany
Greg Artis: Long Jump Indoor 1979-81 Outdoor 1979-81 Triple Jump Indoor 1981
Outdoor 1970-73 Indoor 1971-73 Collegiate Record
Long Jump Outdoor 1974
All-Americans
Rayfield Dupree: Triple Jump Indoor 1977
John DoDoo: Triple Jump Outdoor 1978-79
Andre’ Kirnes: Long Jump Outdoor 1980 Outdoor 1983
Eddie Loyd: Triple Jump Outdoor 1982
Herb Newton, Gary Mitchell, Tim Johnson, Floyd James: Mile Relay Outdoor 1982
Dwight Johnson: Long Jump Indoor 1984-85
Herb Newton, Joe O’Loughlin, Tim Johnson, John Davis (inset): Distance Medley Relay Outdoor 1982
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Jimmy Washington: Triple Jump Outdoor 1976
Tommy Haynes: Triple Jump Indoor 1974 Outdoor 1974
Barry Gambrell, Mike Davidson, Tim Johnson, Gary Mitchell: Mile Relay Outdoor 1981
Orestes Meeks: Long Jump Indoor 1982
Sheikh Faye: Long Jump Indoor 1976 Outdoor 1976-78
Roland McGhee: Long Jump Indoor 1991-94 Outdoor 1991-92, 1994 55 meters Indoor 1993-94 Jacqui Brown: Long Jump Indoor 1994 Outdoor 1994 Triple Jump Indoor 1994 Outdoor 1994
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Dionne Rose: 55m Hurdles Indoor & Outdoor 1994 Long Jump Indoor & Outdoor 1994
Micah Otis: Long Jump Indoor 1994
Christian Nsiah: 200 meters Indoor 1996 60 meters Indoor 1999
Ron Bramlett: 110m Hurdles Outdoor 1999
Jasper Demps: 60m Hurdles Indoor 2001
Kim Freeman: Triple Jump Indoor 2001
Mardy Scales: 60 meters Indoor 2002-04 100 meters Outdoor 2003-04 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2003-04
Godfrey Herring: 400 meters Indoor 2000-02 Outdoor 2001-02
Andreja Ribac: Triple Jump Outdoor 2000
Pedro Holiday, Brad Orr, Mardy Scales, DJ Spann: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2003
Victor Okorie: 400m Hurdles Outdoor 2003
Garland Martin: 60m Hurdles Indoor 2004
Xavier Darden: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2004
Wesley Dupar-Scott: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2004
MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S OLYMPIANS
Pedro Holiday: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2004
Orlando Reid: 200 meters Outdoor 2006-07 100 meters Outdoor 2007 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2007
Linnie Yarbrough: 110m Hurdles Outdoor 2006
Sean Waller: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2007
Samuel Adade: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2007
Sarah Nambawa: Triple Jump Indoor 2008
Sites of Competition: 1972 - Munich, Germany 1976 - Montréal, Quebec 1988 - Seoul, South Korea 1996 - Atlanta, Georgia 2000 - Sydney, Australia 2004 - Athens, Greece
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All-Americans
Juan Walker: Long Jump Indoor 2006, Outdoor 2007 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2007
JJ Sturm: 4x100m Relay Outdoor 2004
Name Country Year(s) Sheikh Faye Gambia 1972, 1976 Brian Oldfield United States 1972 Tommy Haynes United States 1976 Rayfield Dupree United States 1976 Dean Hayes United States (Assistant Coach) 1988 Albert Agyemang Ghana 1996, 2000 Christian Nsiah Ghana 1996, 2000, 2004 Dionne Rose Jamaica 1996, 2000 Rosemary Okafor Nigeria 2000 Tanko Braimah Ghana 2000, 2004 Andrew Owusu Ghana 2000, 2004
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OVC Championships 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 Sun Belt Championships 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 OVC Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 2001, 2002, 2004 OVC Athlete of the Year Dionne Rose, 1994 Mia Florence, 1995 Nadia Graham, 1996 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Performer Rosemary Okafor, 2003 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Field Performer Kim Freeman, 2001 Kim Freeman, 2002 Letitia Eady, 2002 Sarah Nambawa, 2008
Women’s Indoor Conference Champions
Individual Champions 55 Meters 1996 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06 Nekeya Ralls 1997 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.01 1999 Stacy Acklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.06 2000 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.02 2001 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.94 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.93 55 Meter Hurdles 1992 Koko Rowley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.03 1994 Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.59 1996 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.84 1997 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.82 1998 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.09 2001 Jerkita McClorin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.88 2004 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.22 2005 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.96 2006 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.88 200 Meters 1995 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.79 1996 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.94 2000 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.14 2001 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.03 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.85 400 Meters 1995 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.17 1996 Melanie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.60 2002 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.87 2004 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.26 2005 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.58
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OVC Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual Long Jump 20-5 Michelle Welch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump 42-2 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55M Hurdles 7.59 Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Meters 23.54 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Year 1990 1994 1994 1996
Retired Events Two Mile Relay 9:24.28 Dianne DeOliveira, Karen Barnes, Leigh Weathers, Sharon Smith . 1992 Sun Belt Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual Year 55M Hurdles 7.88 Jerkita McClorin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 7.88 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 1,000 Yards 1986 Debbie Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:45.24 Mile Run 1991 Dianne DeOliveira . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:01.73 4x400m Relay 1996 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . .
3:48.06 3:44.69 3:43.94 3:43.55 3:45.43
Two Mile Relay 1990 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:28.89 1991 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:28.19 1992 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:24.28 Distance Medley Relay 2008 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 12:07.87 Shot Put 1995 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-1 1996 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-10 1997 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 1998 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-2.25 2007 Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-10 Weight Throw 2006 Meaghan Byrd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-7 Long Jump 1986 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-8 1988 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0.5 1989 Ursula Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-5.5 1990 Michelle Welch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-5 1991 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-10 1992 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-5.25 1993 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-2.5 1994 Dionne Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-4.5 1995 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-10 1996 Bianca Conley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-4.25 1997 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-8.25 2001 Jerkita McClorin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-11.5 2002 Letitia Eady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-11.75 2003 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-10
Triple Jump 1985 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-6 1989 Kyieta Beason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-9 1992 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-2 1993 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-11 1994 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-2 1995 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-6.75 1996 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-3 1999 Andreja Ribac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-4.75 2000 Andreja Ribac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-10.75 2001 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-4.25 2002 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-10.75 2003 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39-5 2008 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-8.25 High Jump 1986 Ursula Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Ursula Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Veronica Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Veronica Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Veronice Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 Amanda Forrester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-6 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-6
Sun Belt Track Performers of the Week Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 16, 2002 Kelley Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 2002 4x400m Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 5, 2002 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . February 20, 2003 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . December 10, 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . January 27, 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . February 3, 2004 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . February 10, 2004 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . January 14, 2008 Sun Belt Field Performers of the Week Stephany Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29, 2002 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 13, 2002 Stephanie Tamgho . . . . . . . . . . January 18, 2006 Stephanie Tamgho . . . . . . . . . . January 31, 2006 Stephanie Tamgho . . . . . . . . . . January 23, 2007 Stephanie Tamgho . . . . . . . . . February 13, 2007 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . January 14, 2008 Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 5, 2008 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . February 13, 2008
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OVC Championships 1991, 1994, 1996, 2000 Sun Belt Championships 2000, 2005 OVC Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 1996, 2000 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 2005 OVC Athlete of the Year Nadia Graham, 1996 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Performer Willisa Heintz, 2001 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Field Performer Stephany Reid, 2002 Sarah Nambawa, 2008 Individual Champions 100 Meters 1995 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.67 1996 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.12 1999 Stacy Acklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.83 2001 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.47 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.64 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 200 Meters 1981 Donna Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.56 1996 Nadia Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.17 2000 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.22 2001 Willisa Heintz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.35 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.64 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.49 400 Meters 1982 Jackie Wilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.71 1996 Melanie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.62 2005 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.29
1,500 Meters 2007 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . 4:36.73 2008 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . 4:33.79 10,000 Meters 1982 Lisa Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39:46.8 . 100 Meter High Hurdles 1992 Latonia Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 1993 Nadrian McGill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58
Sun Belt Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual Year Shot Put 50-8.75 MeLyn Thompson (SBC Championship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 1994 1996 2005
Nadrian McGill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.57 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.74 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.17
400 Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1994 Nadrian McGill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:02.31 1996 Sarah Dunmore . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:02.07 1999 Tori Blander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:01.97 2000 Tori Blander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00.34 2000 Tori Blander (SBC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.78 2003 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.67 2005 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.72 400 Meter/440 Yard Relay 1981y Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.14 1994m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.70 1995m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.72 1996m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.84 2001m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.99 1600 Meter/4x440 Yard Relay 1981y Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 1996m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 2003m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 2004m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 2005m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . 2006m Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . .
3:58.36 3:50.97 3:41.55 3:42.32 3:40.84 3:41.37
High Jump 1986 Ursula Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Ursula Langford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989 Krista Hare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991 Veronica Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Veronica Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Veronica Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996 Mia Florence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5-6 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-4
Long Jump 1985 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-0 1986 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-3.25 1988 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6.5 1991 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-10.75 1992 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-11.5 1993 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0.5 1994 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-3 1996 Nekeya Ralls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 2000 Kim Freeman (SBC) . . . . . . . . . 19-4.75
Triple Jump 1991 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-3 1992 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-4.25 1993 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-5 1994 Jacqui Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-5.5 1999 Andreja Ribac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-5.25 2000 Andreja Ribac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-7.25 2000 Andreja Ribac (SBC) . . . . . . . . . . 42-4 2002 Stephany Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-10.75 2008 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-2 Discus 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 2008
Tina Rumsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139-6.5 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147-5 Shelly Johnsonn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151-2 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147-0 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144-4 Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-11
Javelin 2000 Kelley Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125-11 2005 Laetitia Florimond . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-9 Shot Put 1995 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-4.5 1996 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-0 1997 Shelly Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-1.5 2007 MeLyn Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . 50-8.75 2008 MeLyn Thompson . . . . . . . . . . 47-11.75 Heptathlon 2003 Jerkita McClorin . . . . . . . . . . . 4774 pts Sun Belt Track Performers of the Week Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26, 2002 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2, 2003 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . March 23, 2004 Kishara George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 6, 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13, 2004 Rosemary Okafor . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 20, 2004 Kerry Barrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29, 2005 Candice Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12, 2005 Sun Belt Field Performers of the Week Letitia Eady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 19, 2002 Kim Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23, 2003 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 27, 2007 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24, 2007 Sarah Nambawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 25, 2008 Brittany Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1, 2008
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Women’s Outdoor Conference Champions
800 Meters 1991 Leigh Weathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:13.15
OVC Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual Year Long Jump 20-6.5 Sherrie Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988 Triple Jump 43-7.25 Andreja Ribac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000
OVC Championships 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000 Sun Belt Championships 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 OVC Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2000 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 OVC Athlete of the Year Greg Artis, 1980 & 1981 Kenny Nesbitt, 1985 Roland McGhee, 1994 Rob Jordan, 2000 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Performer Mardy Scales, 2003 Mardy Scales, 2004 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Field Performer James Thomas, 2006 Carl Morgan, 2008 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Festus Chemaoi, 2008
Men’s Indoor Conference Champions
Individual Champions 55 Meters/60 Yards Dash 1982 Kenny Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.33 (y) 1984 Kenny Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 (y) 1985 Mike Pittman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.42 (y) 1986 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 (y) 1991 Walter Dunson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35 (m) 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34 (m) 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27 (m) 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25 (m) 1995 Keith Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.29 (m) 1996 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.39 (m) 1998 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27 (m) 1999 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.24 (m) 2000 Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.31 (m) 2002 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.32 (m) 2003 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.31 (m) 2004 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34 (m) 2007 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.36 (m) 55 Meters/60 Yards High Hurdles 1979 Ed Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.59 (y) 1983 Miguel Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.29 (y) 1984 Ron Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.44 (y) 1985 Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.30 (y) 1991 Vince Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.44 (m) 1992 Vince Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.60 (m) 1993 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.30 (m) 1994 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 (m) 1995 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 (m) 1996 Carlos Clardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.51 (m) 1998 Haneef Sharif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 (m) 1999 Ron Bramlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.28 (m) 2000 Jasper Demps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.35 (m)
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OVC Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual/Relay Year Long Jump 26-6.5 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 Triple Jump 53-0.5 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981 55 Meters 6.24 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 55M Hurdles 7.23 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 200 Meters 21.00 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Mile Relay 3:11.86 Perald Ellis, Herb Newton, Tim Johnson, Gary Mitchell . . . . 1983 Retired Events 500 Meters 1:03.21 60 Yard Hurdles 7.29 300 Yard Dash 30.46
Perald Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1986 Miguel Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1984
Sun Belt Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual/Relay Year 60 Meters 6.60 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003 55M Hurdles 7.20 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 7.31 Jasper Demps (SBC Championship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 60M Hurdles 7.75 Jasper Demps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 200 Meters 21.12 Tanko Braimah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 400 Meters 46.41 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002 46.98 Godfrey Herring (SBC Championship) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 4x400M Relay 3:08.32 Victor Okorie, Xavier Darden, Dwone Hicks, Sean Waller . . 2004 Jasper Demps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.31 (m) Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 (m)
3000 Meters/Two Mile Run 1985 Danny Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:12.25 (y)
200 Meters/300 Yards Run 1984 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.46 (y) 1985 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.82 (y) 1986 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.88 (y) 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.15 (m) 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00 (m) 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.04 (m) 1995 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.59 (m) 1996 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.38 (m) 1999 Christian Nsiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.79 (m) 2000 Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . . 21.36 (m) 2001 Tanko Braimah . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.12 (m) 2003 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.16 (m) 2004 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00 (m) 2006 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.20 (m) 2007 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.32 (m)
5000 Meters/Three Mile Run 1993 Jeff Lingwall . . . . . . . . . . . . 15:19.79 (m)
2001 2006
400 Meters/440 Yards Run 1978 J.T. Musgrove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.05 (y) 1979 Ed Stegall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.4 (HT/y) 1980 Ed Stegall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.08 (m) 1983 Tim Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.5 (HT/y) 1984 Tim Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.64 (y) 1999 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.28 (m) 2000 Godfrey Herring, . . . . . . . . . . . 46.66 (m) 2001 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.98 (m) 2002 Fred Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.95 (m) 2003 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.95 (m) 2004 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.25 (m) 2006 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.11 (m) One Mile Run 2008 Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:16.81
Distance Medley Relay 1982 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . 9:48.6 (HT/m) Mile/1600 Meter Relay 1978 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:14.3 (HT/y) 1979 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:15.0 (HT/y) 1980 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . 3:15.9 (HT/m) 1981 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . 3:12.1 (HT/m) 1983 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:11.86 (m) 1984 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:14.97 (m) 1985 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:15.15 (m) 1986 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:13.98 (m) 1996 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:15.77 (m) 2000 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:13.74 (m) 2003 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:16.42 (m) 2004 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:10.15 (m) 2006 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:14.36 (m) Long Jump 1979 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-3.25 1980 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0.5 1981 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-6.5 1982 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-0 1983 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-6.75 1986 Malcolm Branham . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-2.5 1991 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-4.25 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-2.5 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-3.75 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-2.75 1997 Boniface Amuzu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-1.5 1998 Boniface Amuzu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-10.5 1999 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-1.5
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Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-1.25 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-6.25 Carl Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-10
Triple Jump 1976 Jimmy Washington . . . . . . . . . . . 51-3.25 1977 Rayfield Dupree . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-9.75 1978 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-0.75 1979 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-3.75 1981 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-0.5 1982 Eddie Loyd, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-9.25 1983 Eddie Loyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-10.5 1986 William Beasley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-2 1991 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-10 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-7.25 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-0.75 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-6 1997 Jahez Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . 49-11.75 2008 Carl Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-1.75 High Jump 1984 Linwood Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 1986 Sean Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 1991 Vince Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 1994 Marlin Cobwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 1995 Torrence Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 1997 Jahez Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 2001 Chris Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9.75 2002 Chris Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-0 Shot Put 1976 1984 1985 1986 1994
Ted Hausauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-1 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-11.5 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-5 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-10.5 Melvin Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-0.5
Weight Throw 2006 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-1.5 2007 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-9.25 Pole Vault 1976 Jack Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6 1980 David Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-0 RETIRED EVENTS 500 Meters 1984 Gary Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:04.51 1985 Perald Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:04.02 1986 Perald Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:03.21
1000 Meters/1000 Yards Run 1985 Billy Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15.25 1986 Jerry Malone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:16.15 Sun Belt Track Performers of the Week Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 15, 2002 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 2003 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2003 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 13, 2003 Jasper Demps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 20, 2003 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 20, 2004 Pedro Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 27, 2004
Sun Belt Field Performers of the Week Alex Pruitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 1, 2005 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 18, 2006 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 24, 2006 Carlos Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 23, 2007 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 13, 2007 Lee Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 5, 2008
Cross Country Results Men’s Top 10 Conference Championship Finishes 1966 – 4 miles 5. Michael Haddock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:45 6. Charles Dahlgren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:48 1967 – 4 miles 6. Charles Dahlgren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:37 10. Gary Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:29 1968 – 4 miles 9. Charles Dahlgren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:46 1971 – 6 miles 6. Rick Russo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:22 1978 – 10K 6. Gary Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:00 1979 – 10K 5. Joe O’Loughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31:33 1980 – 10K 8. Joe O’Loughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35:48 1982 – 10K 5. Jeff Skinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:16 1983 – 10K Conference Team Champion 2. Jeff Skinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:44 3. Danny Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32:51 4. Robert Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33:19 1984 – 5 miles 2. Robert Willis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:40 1992 – 5 miles 7. Jeff Lingwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:46 1996 – 8K 8. Curt Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:22.8 1997 – 8K 4. Dave Milne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:10 7. Eric Kiauka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:27 2000 – 8K Individual Champion 1. Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:07 2001 – 8K Individual Champion 1. Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:14.63 2002 – 8K 2. Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:22.63
10. Levi Sybert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27:13.34 2004 – 8K 4. Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:11.2 5. Derek Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:16.8 2005 – 8K 5. Jonanthan Guillou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:32.37 7. Derek Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:42.23 2006 – 8K 7. William Songock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:09.62 2007 – 5 miles 8. William Songock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:01.49 10. Isaac Biwott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:09.38 2008 – 8K 8. Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25:57.97 9. David Emery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:01.54 Women’s Top 10 Conference Championship Finishes 1981 – 5K 9. Lisa Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:29 1982 – 5K 4. Sharon Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:12 1988 – 5K 9. Sharon Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:45 1989 – 5K 4. Kiya Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:40 9. Karen Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:40 1990 – 5K 4. Karen Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:48 10. Dianne DeOliveira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:17 1991 – 5K 2. Kiya Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:19 4. Karen Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:32 1992 – 3.1 miles 9. Dianne DeOliveira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20:14 2005 – 5K 5. Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:59.56 2007 – 5K 3. Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:01.50 6. Marjorie Gombert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18:14.07 2008 – 5K 2. Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:45.89 9. Ashley Comstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19:01.84
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600 Yards 1979 J.T. Musgrove . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10.3 (HT) 1983 Herb Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10.12
Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 10, 2004 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 9, 2005 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 15, 2005 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 18, 2006 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 24, 2006 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 23, 2007 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2007 DeRay Sloss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 22, 2008
OVC Championships 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994 Sun Belt Championships 2001, 2006, 2007 OVC Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Dean Hayes – 2001, 2006, 2007 OVC Athlete of the Year Tommy Haynes, 1974 John DoDoo, 1977 Ed Thomas, 1980 Greg Artis, 1981 Dwight Johnson, 1984-86 Roland McGhee, 1993-94 Micah Otis, 1995 Jahez Salahuddin, 1998 Rob Jordan, 1999 Sun Belt Most Outstanding Track Performer Godfrey Herring, 2001 & 2002 Mardy Scales, 2004 Carl Morgan, 2008
Men’s Outdoor Conference Champions
Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Pete Senatus, 2006 Festus Chemaoi, 2008 Individual Champions 100 Meters/100 Yards Dash 1958 Ray Purvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.90 (y) 1960 Ray Purvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.90 (y) 1970 Charles Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.60 (y) 1980 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.62 (m) 1981 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.32 (m) 1983 Orestes Meeks . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.22 (m) 1984 Kenny Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . 10.42 (m) 1985 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 10.47 (m) 1986 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 (m) 1991 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 (m) 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 10.80 (m) 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 10.58 (m) 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 (m) 1995 Keith Watkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.48 (m) 1996 Dave Creary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29 (m) 1999 Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . 10.37 (m) 2000 Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 (m) 2003 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 (m) 2004 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.12 (m) 2006 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.37 (m) 2007 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.30 (m) 200 Meters/220 Yards Dash 1980 David Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . 21.10 (m) 1981 Barry Gambrell . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.10 (m) 1982 Mike Farris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.30 (m) 1984 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 20.90 (m)
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OVC Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual/Relay Long Jump 26-8.5 Tommy Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump 54-0.5 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Meters 10.24 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110M Hurdles 13.89 Ron Bramlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Meters 20.56 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400M Hurdles 50.14 Russell Holloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x100M Relay 40.01 Kenny Shannon, Barry Gambrell, Greg Artis, André Kirnes . . . . Retired Meets 440Yard Hurdles 50.0 Mile Relay 3:10.5
Russell Holloway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Dennis Bandy, Davie Wyatt, Terry Scott, Jerry Singleton . . . . . . 1969 David Robinson, Larry Cotton, J.T. Musgrove, Ed Stegall . . . . . 1977
Sun Belt Records (Through 2007-08) Meet Record Individual/Relay 100 Meters 10.02 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Meters 20.37 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Meters 45.35 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4x100M Relay 38.94 DJ Spann, Mardy Scales, Brad Orr, Pedro Holiday . . . . . . . . . . 1985 1986 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007
Year 1974 1979 1994 1994 1999 1985 1977 1981
Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 20.56 (m) Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . 21.00 (m) Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 21.53 (m) Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.38 (m) Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.24 (m) Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . 20.40 (m) Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.36 (m) Kenden Maynard . . . . . . . . . . 21.04 (m) Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . 20.81 (m) Albert Agyemang . . . . . . . . . . 20.90 (m) Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.65 (m) Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . 20.77 (m) Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.78 (m) Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.52 (m) Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.85 (m) Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.53 (m)
400 Meters/440 Yards Dash 1967 Jerry Singleton . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.20 (y) 1978 Ed Stegall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.50 (m) 1979 Ed Stegall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.33 (m) 1984 Tim Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.71 (m) 1985 Perald Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.14 (m) 1986 Perald Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.00 (m) 1993 Carlos Gupton . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.99 (m) 1997 Kenden Maynard . . . . . . . . . . 46.12 (m) 2001 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . 45.55 (m) 2002 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . 45.68 (m) 2003 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.43 (m) 800 Meters/880 Yards Run 1969 Jerry Singleton . . . . . . . . . . . 1:53.60 (y) 1979 Dana McCutcheon . . . . . . . 1:52.73 (m) 1980 Dana McCutcheon . . . . . . . 1:51.20 (m) 1,500 Meters/Mile Run 1961 Tom Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:25.50 (y)
Year 2004 2004 2001 2003
3,000 Meters Steeplechase 2008 Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:40.33 5,000 Meters/Three Mile Run 1985 Danny Green . . . . . . . . . . 15:31.60 (m) 2001 Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . . 14:41.22 (m) 2008 William Songock . . . . . . . . 15:02.87 (m) 10,000 Meters 1984 Jeff Skinner . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 Robert Willis . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 Jeff Lingwall . . . . . . . . . . . 1993 Jeff Lingwall . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Geoffrey Lagat . . . . . . . . .
31:15.85 (m) 31:26.76 (m) 33:47.00 (m) 32:29.00 (m) 30:52.70 (m)
110 Meters/120 Yards High Hurdles 1961 Ray Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.10 (y) 1963 Ray Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.50 (y) 1970 Lonnell Poole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.30 (y) 1980 Ed Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.34 (m) 1981 Miguel Williams . . . . . . . . . . . 14.18 (m) 1983 Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64 (m) 1984 Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.00 (m) 1985 Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.03 (m) 1993 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 (m) 1994 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.20 (m) 1995 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.32 (m) 1998 Haneef Sharif . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.16 (m) 1999 Ron Bramlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.94 (m) 2000 Haneef Sharif . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.20 (m) 2000 Jasper Demps (SBC) . . . . . . . 14.06 (m) 2001 Jasper Demps . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.97 (m) 2004 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 (m) 2005 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . 13.73 (m) 2006 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . 13.96 (m) 2007 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.80 (m) 400 Meters/440 Yards Intermediate Hurdles 1967 Don Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.30 (y)
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David Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.50 (y) Myles Maillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.00 (y) Russell Holloway . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 (m) Russell Holloway, . . . . . . . . . . 51.00 (m) Ed Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.54 (m) Pete Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.70 (m) Herb Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.09 (m) Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.95 (m) Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.52 (m) Kenny Nesbitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.92 (m) Deric Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.40 (m) Tom Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.70 (m) Tom Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.85 (m) Tom Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.55 (m) Mario Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.02 (m) DJ Spann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.55 (m) DJ Spann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.75 (m) Victor Okorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.53 (m) Victor Okorie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.87 (m) Pete Senatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.54 (m)
400 Meters/440 Yards Relay 1973 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 41.00 (y) 1980 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.12 (m) 1981 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.01 (m) 1982 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.03 (m) 1983 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.26 (m) 1984 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.65 (m) 1985 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.66 (m) 1986 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.60 (m) 1992 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.68 (m) 1993 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.12 (m) 1995 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.22 (m) 1997 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.65 (m) 1999 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.71 (m) 2000 Middle Tennessee (SBC) . . . . 40.00 (m) 2001 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 39.59 (m) 2002 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 39.76 (m) 2003 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.19 (m) 2004 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.15 (m) 2006 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 40.22 (m) 2007 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . 39.84 (m)
High Jump 1957 Jerry Hurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0 1960 Troy Haydon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Frank Halliburton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Rosco Kidd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11 Skipper Willbanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Marlin Cobwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Torrence Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9.75 Torrence Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Chris Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9.75 Alex Pruitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10.75
Long Jump 1959 Ray Purvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-11.5 1960 Ray Purvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-9.5 1973 Tommy Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-7 1974 Tommy Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-8.5 1977 Sheikh Faye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-6.25 1978 Sheikh Faye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-.25 1979 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-8.5 1980 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-7.5 1981 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-2.5 1982 André Kirnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-6.75 1983 Orestes Meeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-7.25 1984 Dwight Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-5 1985 Malcomb Branham . . . . . . . . . . 25-1.25 1986 Malcolm Branham . . . . . . . . . . . 26-0.5 1991 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-8.75 1992 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-4.75 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-7 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-2.25 1995 Micah Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-11.5 1997 Jaz Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-1.75 1998 Jaz Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-6.5 1999 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-9.75 2000 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-5.5 2003 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-2.5 Triple Jump 1971 Barry McClure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-9.75 1973 Barry McClure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-6 1974 Tommy Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-3.5 1976 Jim Washington . . . . . . . . . . . 52-11.75 1977 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-2.5 1978 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-11.25 1979 John DoDoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-0.5 1980 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-11.75 1981 Greg Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-11.25 1982 Eddie Loyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-8 1983 Eddie Loyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-2 1984 Linwood Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-11.75 1986 Williams Beasley . . . . . . . . . . 50-11.75 1991 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-11 1993 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-3.5 1994 Roland McGhee . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-4.75 1997 Jaz Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-11.25 1998 Jaz Salahuddin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-6.25 1999 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-10 2000 Rob Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-8.5 2008 Carl Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-8.25 Discus 1968 1974 1976 1977 1986
John Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154-11 Harrison Salami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155-3 Harrison Salami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167-2 Harrison Salami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168-3 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-1
Pole Vault 1980 David Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-0 Javelin 1983 1984 1985 2005
Jeff Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208-1 Jeff Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220-11 Jeff Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205-11 Lindsay Sims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200-8
Shot Put 1964 1965 1966 1983 1984 1985 1986 1993
Brian Oldfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-4 Brian Oldfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-3.75 Brian Oldfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-5.75 Jim Fitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-8.75 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-6.5 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-8 Steve McQuiston . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-2.5 Melvin Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . 46-3.25
Hammer Throw 2007 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180-8 RETIRED EVENTS 220 Yards Low Hurdles 1957 Ed Carson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.20 1961 Ray Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.40 3,000 Meters/Two Mile Run 1956 Milner Carden . . . . . . . . . . . 10:23.00 (y) 1962 Porter Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . 10:15.5 (y) Broad Jump 1960 Ray Purvis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-11.625 Sun Belt Track Performers of the Week Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18, 2000 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 18, 2001 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26, 2001 4x100m Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 8, 2001 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22, 2001 4x100m Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29, 2001 DJ Spann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 26, 2002 Godfrey Herring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 16, 2002 Sean Waller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 9, 2003 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23, 2003 4x400 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 30, 2003 4x400 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 23, 2004 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13, 2004 Mardy Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 20, 2004 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29, 2005 Linnie Yarbrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 26, 2005 4x400 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 4, 2006 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23, 2006 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 10, 2007 Orlando Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 24, 2007 Samuel Adade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22, 2008 Sun Belt Field Performers of the Week Chris Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 18, 2001 Chris Koger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 19, 2002 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 4, 2006 Juan Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 25, 2006 James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 17, 2007 Carl Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22, 2008
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1600 Meters/Mile Relay 1969 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:10.50 (y) 1973 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:12.70 (y) 1977 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:10.50 (y) 1978 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:14.20 (y) 1979 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:15.68 (y) 1981 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:11.64 (y) 1983 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:12.06 (y) 1984 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . 3:12.68 (y) 1985 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:14.19 (m) 1993 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:09.38 (m) 1994 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:09.13 (m) 1999 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:12.69 (m) 2002 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:09.47 (m) 2003 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:09.03 (m) 2006 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:08.73 (m) 2007 Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . 3:08.80 (m)
1960 1978 1985 1996 1997 1998 2002 2005
Indoor Conference Championship Results
Year Winner – Women 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979 – 1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 Eastern Kentucky, 111 1986 Eastern Kentucky, 137 1987 1988 Middle Tennessee, 130 1989 Murray State, 81 1990 Murray State, 75.5 1991 Middle Tennessee, 81 1992 Murray State, 61 1993 Eastern Kentucky, 133 1994 Middle Tennessee, 112 1995 Middle Tennessee, 140 1996 Middle Tennessee, 146 1997 Southeast Missouri, 134 1998 Southeast Missouri, 126.5 1999 Eastern Kentucky, 109.5 2000 Southeast Missouri, 103 2001 Middle Tennessee, 102.5 2002 Middle Tennessee, 138 2003 Middle Tennessee, 108 2004 Middle Tennessee, 124 2005 South Alabama, 138 2006 Western Kentucky, 115.5 2007 Western Kentucky, 126 2008 Western Kentucky, 149
Indoor Results
Winner – Men Site Western Kentucky, 68 Murfreesboro Morehead State, 60 1/3 Morehead, Ky. Austin Peay, 94 Johnson City, Tenn. Middle Tennessee, 127.5 Murfreesboro Murray State Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 145.5 Morehead Middle Tennessee, 162.5 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 151 Murfreesboro Eastern Kentucky, 181.5 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 93 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 84 Murfreesboro Championships Not Held – Murfreesboro – Murfreesboro – Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 68 Murfreesboro Murray State, 98.5 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 152 Murfreesboro Eastern Kentucky, 136 Murfreesboro Eastern Kentucky, 153 Murfreesboro Southeast Missouri, 162 Murfreesboro Eastern Illinois, 174 Charleston, Ill. Eastern Illinois, 166 Murfreesboro Eastern Illinois, 176 Charleston, Ill. Middle Tennessee, 146 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 104 Jonesboro, Ark. Middle Tennessee, 126 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 157 Jonesboro, Ark. Middle Tennessee, 124 Murfreesboro North Texas, 111 Jonesboro, Ark. Middle Tennessee, 153 Murfreesboro Arkansas State, 129 Jonesboro, Ark. South Alabama, 129 Western Kentucky, 128 Murfreesboro
MT Women – – – – – – – – – 4th, 19 3rd, 38
MT Men 3rd, 39 5th, 29 4th, 82.5 1st, 27.5 3rd, 104 1st, 145.5 1st, 162.5 1st, 151 2nd,178.5 1st, 93 1st, 84
1st, 130 3rd, 44 2nd, 63 1st, 81 2nd, 57 3rd, 84.5 1st, 112 1st, 140 1st, 146 3rd, 111 3rd, 95 5th, 63 3rd, 86 1st, 102.5 1st, 138 1st, 108 1st, 124 3rd, 96 5th, 70 3rd, 87
– – – 1st, 68 2nd, 73.5 1st, 152 2nd, 136 3rd, 114.5 2nd, 155 2nd, 104 2nd,122.5 2nd, 122 1st, 146 1st, 104 1st, 126 1st, 157 1st, 124 3rd, 76.5 1st, 153 4th, 84.5
2nd, 95
2nd, 121
The 2006 Blue Raider men’s team earned the program’s most recent Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championship at Murphy Center. Overall, Middle Tennessee has won 14 indoor championships, including five since joining the Sun Belt in 2000-01. The Blue Raiders will play host to the league’s indoor meet again in 2010.
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Winner – Men Site Morehead State, 64.5 Bowling Green, Ky. Morehead State, 61 Bowling Green, Ky. Eastern Kentucky, 38.5 Murfreesboro Murray State, 48.3 Cookeville, Tenn. Murray State, 68 Murray, Ky. Murray State, 66 3/7 Murfreesboro Murray State, 75 Cookeville, Tenn. Murray State, 101.3 Richmond, Ky. Murray State, 102 Murray, Ky. Western Kentucky, 91 Murfreesboro Western Kentucky, 77.5 Morehead, Ky. Western Kentucky, 82 Richmond, Ky. Western Kentucky, 89 Ft. Campbell, Ky. Western Kentucky, 96 Johnson City, Tenn. Western Kentucky, 102 Bowling Green, Ky. Western Kentucky, 71.5 Murfreesboro Western Kentucky, 88 Cookeville, Tenn. Western Kentucky, 85.5 Johnson City, Tenn. Western Kentucky, 90 Morehead, Ky. Western Kentucky, 166 Murray, Ky. Western Kentucky, 171 Richmond, Ky. Austin Peay, 119 Clarksville, Tenn. Middle Tennessee, 113 Bowling Green, Ky. Middle Tennessee, 119 Murfreesboro Western Kentucky, 166 Cookeville, Tenn. Middle Tennessee, 155 Morehead, Ky. Middle Tennessee, 162 Murray, Ky. Middle Tennessee, 153 Richmond, Ky. Middle Tennessee, 203 Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee, 233.5 Murray, Ky. Middle Tennessee, 120 Akron, Ohio Middle Tennessee, 84 Clarksville, Tenn. Championships Not Held – Richmond, Ky. – Murray, Ky. – Richmond, Ky. Murray State, 164 Murray, Ky.
MT Women – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6th, 14 5th, 18 4th, 107 4th, 28 4th, 18 5th, 12 4th, 14 4th, 40.3
MT Men 6th, 5.5 6th, 14 5th, 31.5 4th, 33.3 5th, 24 2nd, 48 6/7 2nd, 55 4th, 33.3 4th, 26 5th, 24 6th, 17.5 4th, 34 5th, 30 5th, 22 4th, 27 3rd, 52 5th, 34 4th, 39 2nd, 58 2nd, 107 4th, 42 2nd, 87 1st, 113 1st, 119 2nd, 105.5 1st, 155 1st, 162 1st, 153 1st, 203 1st, 233.5 1st, 120 1st, 84
3rd, 102 3rd, 56 3rd, 34 t1st, 88
– – – 2nd, 45
Murray State, 108
Richmond, Ky.
3rd, 64
2nd, 59
Middle Tennessee, 165 Middle Tennessee, 159 Southeast Missouri, 178 Southeast Missouri, 190.5 Eastern Illinois, 203 Eastern Illinois, 205 Eastern Illinois, 206 Eastern Illinois, 222 North Texas, 122 Middle Tennessee, 154 North Texas, 148.25 North Texas, 179.67 Western Kentucky, 147 Arkansas State, 146.5 Middle Tennessee, 163 Middle Tennessee, 130 Western Kentucky, 144
Cape Girardeau, Mo. Murray, Ky. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Cookeville, Tenn. Charleston, Ill. Clarksville, Tenn. Richmond, Ky. Murfreesboro Miami, Fla. New Orleans, La. New Orleans, La. Denton, Texas Denton, Texas New Orleans, La. Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. Denton, Texas
3rd, 110 1st, 133 2nd, 149.5 1st, 180 3rd, 89 5th, 66.5 5th, 70 2nd, 111 1st, 103 3rd, 99 2nd, 119 5th, 95 3rd, 114 1st, 153.5 5th, 90 4th, 87 3rd, 109
1st, 165 1st, 159 3rd, 128 2nd, 169 2nd, 147 2nd, 114 2nd, 144 2nd, 153.5 3rd, 112 1st, 154 4th, 116.5 2nd, 163 3rd, 123 5th, 96 1st, 163 1st, 130 2nd, 124
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Year Winner – Women 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959 – 1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – 1967 – 1968 – 1969 – 1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979 Eastern Kentucky, 216 1980 Eastern Kentucky, 188 1981 Murray State, 179 1982 Murray State, 100 1983 Eastern Kentucky, 177 1984 Eastern Kentucky, 184 1985 Eastern Kentucky, 140 1986 Eastern Kentucky, 152 1987 1988 Eastern Kentucky, 199.5 1989 Murray State, 125 1990 Eastern Kentucky, 64.5 1991 Middle Tennessee, 88 Murray State, 88 1992 Eastern Kentucky, 74 Murray State, 74 1993 Eastern Kentucky, 178 1994 Middle Tennessee, 133 1995 Southeast Missouri, 193.5 1996 Middle Tennessee, 180 1997 Southeast Missouri, 201 1998 Southeast Missouri, 157 1999 Eastern Kentucky, 142 2000 Southeast Missouri, 136 2000 Middle Tennessee, 103 2001 Arkansas State, 124 2002 New Mexico State, 138 2003 Western Kentucky, 171 2004 New Mexico State, 175 2005 Middle Tennessee, 153.5 2006 Western Kentucky, 141.5 2007 Western Kentucky, 143 2008 Western Kentucky, 143
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Women’s Results
Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (1)
Marla Bailey Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 21:17 (3) Belmont Opener (4K) 15:16.10 (16) Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:57.18 (42) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 19:23.20 (13) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 18:45.34 (70) FrontRunner Invitational (2M) 11:43 (7) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 19:12.71 (11) NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 23:16.68 (74)
Ashley Comstock Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 20:53 (2) Belmont Opener (4K) 15:20.40 (22) Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:47.12 (36) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 19:02.20 (9) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 18:50.96 (78) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 19:04.84 (9) NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 21:33.69 (16)
Date 09/05 09/20 10/04 11/01
Meet Time (Finish) Belmont Opener (4K) 21:46.71 (74) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 24:43.90 (27) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 23:47.37 (259) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 24:18.12 (67)
TraMayne Gillyard
Sarah Nambawa
Date Meet Time (Finish) 09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 26:35.20 (215) 11/01 Sun Belt Championships (5K) 22:25.51 (57)
Ashleigh Thaler Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish)
Belmont Opener (4K) 17:05.92 (57) Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 21:16.61 (91) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 21:07.90 (22) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 19:46.84 (147) FrontRunner Invitational (2M) 12:30 (15) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 20:17.92 (32) NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 24:20.10 (118) Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 22:15 (4) Belmont Opener (4K) 16:04.06 (47) Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 20:04.73 (47) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 20:10.50 (18) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 20:00.64 (169) FrontRunner Invitational (2M) 12:23 (14) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 19:45.18 (20) NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 24:23.31 (121)
2008 Cross Country Results
Zamzam Sangau Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 20:30 (1) Belmont Opener (4K) 14:50.81 (7) Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 18:09.78 (5) WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 17:55.10 (2) Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 17:44.07 (13) FrontRunner Invitational (2M) 11:07 (1) Sun Belt Championships (5K) 17:45.89 (2) NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 21:33.69 (16)
Jacjie Serem
Date Meet Time (Finish) 10/18 FrontRunner Invitational (2M) 14:16 (39)
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Belmont Opener (09/05 - 5K) 1. Vanderbilt
6. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (7)
44 149
Memphis Twilight Classic (09/13 - 5K) 1. Arkansas 7. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (5)
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WKU Old Timers Classic (09/20 - 5K) No Team Scoring Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)
Greater Louisville Classic (10/04 - 5K) 1. Texas 79 16. Middle Tennessee 430 Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (13)
FrontRunner Invitational (10/18 - 2 Miles) 1. Chattanooga 3. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (1)
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Sun Belt Championships (11/01 - 5K) 1. Western Kentucky 2. Middle Tennessee 3. UALR 4. North Texas 5. South Alabama 6. Florida Atlantic 7. Florida International Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)
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Men’s Results Isaac Biwott Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 17:49 (3) Belmont Opener (5K) 16:04.61 (18) Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:44.91 (28) WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 27:15.20 (14) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:29.62 (82) FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 15:49 (11) Sun Belt Championships (8K) 26:22.79 (18) NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 34:19.19 (80)
Festus Chemaoi Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 17:13 (1) Belmont Opener (5K) 15:54.35 (9) Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:31.55 (25) WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 26:07.60 (8) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:00.48 (45) FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 15:28 (6) Sun Belt Championships (8K) 25:57.97 (8) NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 33:40.88 (56)
David Emery Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish)
Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 18:01 (4)
Belmont Opener (5K) Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) FrontRunner Invitational (5K) Sun Belt Championships (8K) NCAA Regional Meet (10K)
Julius Kirui Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 18:02 (5) Belmont Opener (5K) 16:31.02 (32) Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:38.37 (27) WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 27:08.30 (13) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:25.92 (73) FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 16:02 (14) Sun Belt Championships (8K) 26:08.52 (11) NCAA Regional Meet (10K) DNF
Darnell McCurdy
Date Meet Time (Finish) 10/18 FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 20:04 (36) 11/01 Sun Belt Championships (8K) 34:05.70 (70)
Roscoe Payne
Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 23:36 (9)
Kristen Tithof Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01 11/15
Smart Women Sweat Challenge (08/30 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee 19
15:54.87 (11) 26:44.91 (28) 27:38.30 (17) 25:18.10 (63) 15:29 (7) 26:01.54 (9) DNF
Date Meet Time (Finish) 11/01 Sun Belt Championships (8K) DNF
William Songock Date 08/30 09/05 09/13 09/20 10/04 10/18 11/01
Meet Time (Finish) Smart Women Sweat Challenge (5K) 17:31 (2) Belmont Opener (5K) 15:15.89 (2) Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 25:28.74 (10) WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 25:50.80 (6) Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 24:22.33 (15) FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 15:20 (5) Sun Belt Championships (8K) DNF
Josh Wheeler
Date Meet Time (Finish) 11/01 Sun Belt Championships (8K) 29:58.84 (63)
Smart Women Sweat Challenge (08/30 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (1)
Belmont Opener (09/05 - 5K)
1. Belmont 2. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: William Songock (2)
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Memphis Twilight Classic (09/13 - 8K) 1. Harding 38 4. Middle Tennessee 127 Top MT Finisher: William Songock (10)
WKU Old Timers Classic (09/20 - 5 Miles) No team scoring Top MT Finisher: William Songock (6)
Greater Lousiville Classic (10/04 - 8K) 1. Southern Illinois 77 8. Middle Tennessee 251 Top MT Finisher: William Songock (15)
FrontRunner Invitational (10/18 - 5K) 1. Middle Tennessee Top MT Finisher: William Songock (5)
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Middle Tennessee State University
As MTSU counts down to its centennial celebration in 2011, there’s vibrancy in abundance across campus, in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, and around the region. Growth can be seen at many levels, from enrollment to facilities to scholarship aid to endowment to student involvement to research and more. With a record 23,872 registered and attending in fall 2008 and with the largest undergraduate total in Tennessee, enrollment remains on the rise since the arrival of Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU’s 10th president, in 2001. The University’s growth parallels that of Murfreesboro (pop. 100,000) and Rutherford County (pop. 229,380). Recently expanded projects include the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center and Reese Smith Jr. Field for MT baseball. Future projects planned are new Science, Student Union, College of Education and Behavioral Science buildings; multiple parking garages; and more. People who have not visited campus in many years are astonished at the changes and, obviously, there’s more on the horizon. The University Honors College unveiled its first class of Buchanan Fellowship recipients in 2007-08. Limited to 20 students per year, this is the highest academic scholarship awarded at MTSU. More entering freshmen and transfers continue to receive the HOPE Scholarship, with the Tennessee Legislature increasing the award amount to compensate for tuition increases. MTSU’s endowment leaped from $29.8
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million to $34.9 million during the 2006-07 fiscal year. “For 2005-06, we had asset value appreciation of more than 13 percent,” said Joe Bales, vice president for Development and University Relations. “Add to that the gifts we received that year, and the total growth of our endowment put us in the top 25 percent of colleges and universities in the nation.” More than $1 million a year in the form of scholarships, faculty awards and studnet-support programs is now pumped into academic units in earnings from the endowment. Once on campus, students have about 300 registered organizations to choose from. They can be involved in student government and political groups, Greek life (sororities
and fraternities), student publications, honor societies, professional organizations, human interest groups, and more. The University continues to move forward with student and faculty research. External funding has reached $37 million, which includes public service, research, and instruction, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs reports. The Undergraduate Research Center holds Scholars Week in the spring, showcasing research efforts and the arts. The celebration includes departmental and college events featuring oral and multimedia presentations, posters, performances, debates, demonstrations, speakers, luncheon, and awards. Students continue to excel at national levels as evidenced by recognition they have received as groups or individuals. MTSU’s 500-plus acre campus rests near the geographic center of Tennessee. From food to shopping to entertainment, visitors and permanent residents alike can find what they need and want in Murfreesboro. Adjacent to I-24, the Avenue, with a variety of retail stores and eateries, opened in fall 2007. In a few years, Middle Tennessee Medical Center will be joining other medical offices along Medical Center Parkway, not far from I-24 and the Avenue, and about 15 minutes from campus. Murfreesboro is only about 30 miles east on I-24 from neighboring Nashville, the state capitol, Music City U.S.A., and
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education/cedar glade studies; energy efficiency and green energy management, health and human services, child welfare; business and economic research, Tennessee small business development, Middle East, organizational and human resource effectiveness, interdisciplinary microanalysis and imaging, and Tennessee mathematics, science and technology education. • MTSU offers 145-plus undergraduate programs in seven colleges – Basic and Applied Sciences, Business, Education and Behavioral Science, University Honors, Liberal Arts, Mass Communication, and Continuing Education and Distance Learning. The College of Graduate Studies oversees more than 55 programs including doctoral study.
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Middle Tennessee State University
home of the world famous Grand Ole Opry, Tennessee Titans NFL team, Nashville Predators NHL franchise, Nashville Sounds Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Colleges of MTSU Milwaukee Brewers, and other cultural and entertainment venues such as the • Graduate Studies Sommet and Schermerhorn Symphony • Basic and Applied Sciences centers. • Jennings A. Jones College of • The University produces 26 Business • Education and Behavioral percent of Tennessee’s certified Science teachers – more than any state • Liberal Arts university. MTSU initiated and • Mass Communication sponsors the Tennessee Teachers • University Honors Hall of Fame to recognize lifelong • Continuing Education and teaching achievements. Distance Learning • MTSU boasts some of the nation’s premier programs in aerospace, recording industry, and concrete industry management, Introductory chemistry labs average attracting students from around the 24.6 students, and lectures average globe. Nursing, business, and mass 73.8 students; general chemistry communication programs also rank labs average 26.6 students, and among the nation’s elite. lectures average 76 students; general • The University Honors College offers requirement art courses talented students the atmosphere of average 76.9 students, a small, select college nestled within foundation courses for a major university. In 2007-08, MTSU art majors average 15.37 unveiled the prestigious Buchanan students; speech courses Fellowships – the highest academic average 24.31 students; scholarships awarded – named in about 90.5 percent of honor of alumnus James Buchanan undergraduate courses (B.S. ’40), the recipient of the 1986 have 40 students or Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. less; and average class • More than $145 million in student size is 23.93 students. financial assistance is available, • The University has including $38 million in scholarships. two centers of Seventy-one percent of the student excellence – historic body receives financial assistance. preservation and • When possible, MTSU strives for popular music. Other individualized education. Freshman centers, institutes, English courses have no more than and bureaus address 24 students and average 19.71. environmental
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supporting particular disciplines, Middle Tennessee has been recognized as one of the top education schools in the nation, graduating over 500 new teachers annually. Middle Tennessee State University visitors discover two worlds: the beauty of our heritage is seen in Kirksey Old Main, the first structure built in 1911, standing on the north side of a quadrangle rich with the most historic buildings on campus; and the energy of our expansion and progress, seen in state-of-the-art new facilities such as the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building. The Business and Aerospace Building and the Bragg Mass Communication Building anchor a second quadrangle along with James E. Walker Library, a magnificent example of technology integrated with higher education. Athletic areas include Murphy Athletic Center, Floyd Stadium, Reese Smith Baseball Field and Complex, the Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium and the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center.
Why Middle Tennessee State?
Winter, spring, summer and fall, Middle Tennessee serves its educational purpose with stalwart dedication, unwavering attention to its students, and tireless support of its athletic programs. Founded in 1911, the University is the largest undergraduate institution in Tennessee, with an enrollment of more than 23,000 students annually on a 500-acre campus located at the geographic center of the state in Murfreesboro. Just 30 miles away is the state capital, Nashville — Music City USA. Fifty percent of the U.S. population lives within 650 miles of Nashville—that puts Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, and Middle Tennessee at the heart of exponential growth. As the 30th largest television viewing market, Nashville provides that priceless element of exposure to a rapidly growing audience. In other words, Middle Tennessee has a very large fan base that stretches well past its blue and white borders. In fact, the majority of midstate valedictorians and salutatorians have made Middle Tennessee their number one choice for higher education for many years. Middle Tennessee has also become a destination school or university of choice (three-fourths of recently entering freshmen listed Middle Tennessee as their first choice). As the home for two Centers of Excellence – the Center for Historic Preservation and the Center for Popular Music – Middle Tennessee provides ample educational support and diversity. Enriched by nine Chairs Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building of Excellence dedicated to
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Middle Tennessee athletic programs benefit from and contribute to the University’s three main goals: academic quality, student-centered learning, and community and business partnerships. These goals attract students who have proved they are Tennessee’s Best. With first-rate academics, facilities, equipment and personnel, and enjoying priceless support from the people of Murfreesboro and the region, Middle Tennessee student-athletes represent the best of Tennessee’s Best.
Middle Tennessee’s geographic location in the backyard of a major metropolitan area and its athletic tradition enable the University to bring awareness and visibility to its complete athletic program.
Facts and Figures
Top 30 TV Market Exposure –Nielsen Media Research Local Universe Estimates. Ranked nationally as fourth best county for job growth (Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2002-2003). County size projected to double by 2025 (Tennessee State Census Survey, 2000). Middle Tennessee has been the number one choice of midstate valedictorians and salutatorians for several years. Middle Tennessee has won the Sun Belt Conference All-Sports trophy four times in seven years. A total of 136 NCAA Tournament appearances. 74 Conference Athlete of the Year Awards. 61 Conference Coach of the Year Awards.
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Why Middle Tennessee State?
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University President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee
Dr. Sidney A. McPhee is the tenth president of Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to his appointment at MTSU in 2001, he was executive vice chancellor at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in Nashville. In addition, he served as chief academic officer and interim chancellor for the Board of Regents system. Before his appointment at TBR, McPhee served in various administrative capacities at several major universities including Oklahoma State University, University of Louisville, and University of Memphis. In May 2007, President McPhee received the title of Honorary Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing. The Honorary Professor title is the highest academic award given at the institution. McPhee was named Outstanding American University President of 2002 by the American Football Foundation. In 2003, he was listed by Nashville Post business magazine as one of Tennessee’s 100 Most Powerful Individuals, and in 2004 he was ranked by Tennessee Business magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful African Americans in Tennessee. Most recently, Dr. McPhee was listed in 2006 by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of seven university presidents in the U.S. who is shaping intercollegiate athletics on a national scale. McPhee earned his B.A. degree (with highest honors, summa cum laude) from Prairie View A&M University; a master’s degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; and a doctorate in applied behavioral studies in education from Oklahoma State University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard University Management Development program and has completed professional development programs at St. Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas, and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As an academician, President McPhee’s scholarly publications and presentations are extensive. His publications have appeared in local, national, and international professional journals. In addition, he is the senior author of a book, Understanding the Campus Culture: An Introduction to College, and has co authored a chapter for a major college textbook on academic advising. McPhee’s scholarly pursuits include several international visits and presentations
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in locations such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Lanzhou, China; Mekelle, Ethiopia; Penang, Malaysia; Hong Kong; Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Nassau, Bahamas. McPhee recently completed a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a three-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee, and two terms as the president of the Sun Belt Conference athletic league and chair of the SBC’s CEO executive committee. In May 2005, he was appointed to the NCAA Presidential Commission on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed him to serve on the National Council for the Humanities, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him. A member of the Rutherford County
Chamber of Commerce, McPhee chaired its membership council. He is a member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club and serves as a member of the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville) and SunTrust Regional Bank Advisory Board (Murfreesboro). He also served on the Nashville Adventure Science Center Board, the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Board, and the Middle Tennessee Council Boy Scouts of America Executive Board. He is co chair of the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force on Higher Education. McPhee was recently elected to a three-year term as a commission member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. During McPhee’s tenure at MTSU, the University has experienced significant growth in
many areas. Student enrollment has increased significantly, making MTSU undergraduate enrollment the largest in the state. During the past several years, the University added twelve new degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2002, for the first time in the history of the University, three Ph.D. programs were established: in Economics, English, and Human Performance. A Ph.D. in Public History was instituted shortly thereafter, and in July 2007, a new Ph.D. in Literacy Studies was approved. In the area of extramural funding, the University has increased external grant funding from $6 million in 2001 to approximately $40 million in 2007. During McPhee’s tenure, MTSU has been successful in raising admission standards, resulting in an increase in high-ability students. MTSU has been the institution of choice for midstate valedictorians and salutatorians in recent years and has enrolled a significant number of National Merit scholars and Achievement scholars. McPhee’s presidency has coincided with major improvements in University facilities. A ten-year, $70 million renovation of all student residential housing is scheduled for completion by 2011, the University’s centennial year. In addition, the University acquired the 500-acre Guy James property to consolidate its highly regarded programs in the School of Agribusiness and Agriscience. This acquisition doubled the size of campus acreage from 500 to 1,000. Over $9 million was spent to renovate Andrew L. Todd Hall, which now houses the Art Department and has state-of-the-art equipment for its students and faculty. The Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building was built with private funding. In January 2007, an addition to the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building was opened and dedicated, bringing the facility to 28,000 square feet. The University secured private gifts in support of a $5 million baseball stadium which was built in 2008. In 2006, the University received $15 million in state support for the planning and infrastructure development for a proposed $120 million science building, and in April 2007, a new $3 million track and soccer complex was opened. In June 2007, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the construction of a $31.7 million building for the University’s College of Education and Behavioral Science. A $17 million expansion of the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center is underway and was completed in 2008. Presently, the University is involved in proposed or active capital projects totaling nearly $400 million. President McPhee is married to Elizabeth McPhee, and they have two children, Seneca and Sidney-Anthony.
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Chris Massaro, who
and has provided an opportunity for economic impact
spent 20 years at the
and national exposure, giving Middle Tennessee the
University of South Car-
possibility of hosting national tournaments.
olina, was named the
Another lucrative agreement to benefit the Blue
sixth director of athletics
Raider athletics department was reached when Mas-
in school history on April
saro and President Sidney McPhee worked exten-
8, 2005. In a short time,
sively with the city of Murfreesboro to secure a $5.5
Massaro has made a
million gift to improve the Dean A. Hayes Track and
huge impact by hiring
Soccer Stadium and assist with the renovation of the
in 2009. Massaro has also worked out a series with
a new head football coach, completing a $5 million
baseball stadium.
nearby Georgia Tech that will see the Yellow Jackets
capital campaign for the new baseball stadium, initi-
Shortly after unveiling the capital campaign, Mas-
come to Murfreesboro in 2011.
ating a series of major renovations to existing athletic
saro made another major announcement involving
Massaro, who has stepped up Middle Tennessee’s
facilities and drastically improving the departments
the future of Blue Raider football at the 2006 Blue-
fundraising since his arrival, helped the BRAA set a
APR.
White Spring Game. Massaro announced that gen-
fundraising record for annual giving in 2005-06 and
The APR improvement did not go unnoticed. Mas-
erous contributions had made it possible to install a
again in 2006-07.
saro was appointed to a panel on APR Improvement
new synthetic surface in Floyd Stadium for the 2006
His media blitz continued with a major move of
Plans for the 2008 NCAA Convention after the Blue
season. Massaro came back at the 2007 Spring
the Blue Raider Network in 2006 to Nashville flag-
Raiders went from a 908 when he arrived to an im-
Game to announce that new videoboards would be in
ship radio station 106.7 FM - The Fan. The ESPN
pressive jump to 936 following the 2006-07 year. A
place for the 2007 season, one in Floyd Stadium and
station carried football, men’s basketball, and select
big reason for the improvement was the football pro-
two in Murphy Center.
women’s basketball games. Massaro also inked a
gram going from a nation low 812 to a 901 during that
Hitting the ground running was the trademark of
deal with Nelligan Sports Marketing in January of
span.
Massaro’s first year at Middle Tennessee.
2007 to handle all the department’s corporate sales,
On December 12, 2005, Massaro made his high-
Two days following his hiring, Massaro was
radio, and television opportunities.
est profile hire when he selected Rick Stockstill to
pressed into action to find a replacement to lead
As senior associate athletic director at South
take over the football program. Stockstill became just
the nationally recognized women’s basketball pro-
Carolina, Massaro provided significant leadership to
the second head coach in the I-A era at Middle Ten-
gram. Massaro made his first hire when he brought
the department. He became a senior staff member in
nessee and in his first season led the Blue Raiders to
on board legendary high school coach Rick Insell to
1994.
a league championship and their first bowl appear-
take over the program. Both Insell and Stockstill won
The Glenwood Springs, Colo., native joined the
ance in the I-A era.
championships in their first season on the job.
Gamecock staff under the Ohio University sport ad-
There was little time for Massaro to take a break
If the business of hiring coaches, fundraising,
ministration program in 1985. Massaro helped usher
from the rigors of the previous hectic months be-
and running the day-to-day operation of the athletic
the Gamecocks into the Southeastern Conference
cause in February 2006, still less than a year from his
department wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Mas-
and learned under legendary athletic director Dr.
hiring date, the ambitious administrator unveiled the
saro also has made a significant upgrade in the Blue
Mike McGee.
first capital campaign for Blue Raider athletics. This
Raider football schedule. During the summer of 2005,
Massaro, who is a member of the Rutherford
vigorous campaign led to a multimillion dollar renova-
he announced a home game in 2007 that will make
County Sports Council and was appointed to a panel
tion to Reese Smith Jr. Field, home of the Blue Raider
Virginia the first team from the highly regarded ACC
on APR Improvement Plans for the 2008 NCAA
baseball team, which began in the summer of 2007
to visit Floyd Stadium. On his 100th day on the job,
Convention, earned his bachelor’s degree in busi-
Massaro made one of his
ness administration from the University of Northern
biggest announcements:
Colorado in 1983 and his master’s degree in sport
a five-year contract with
administration from Ohio University in 1986. At UNC,
the University of Mem-
Massaro was a five-year football team member.
phis to play football. The
A 1994 graduate of the Sports Management In-
series got underway in
stitute, Massaro has had experience in developing
2007. Part of this con-
SMI’s class programming on different occasions while
tract includes Memphis
also serving on the Executive Committee. The SMI is
playing in Floyd Stadium,
a cooperative educational effort between the schools
which will make the Ti-
of business and the athletic departments from Notre
gers the first in-state Di-
Dame, Texas, Michigan, Southern California, North
vision I-A football team to
Carolina and South Carolina.
play the Blue Raiders in
Massaro and his wife, Cindy, have four children:
Murfreesboro with a visit
Hank, Lainey, Rachel and Ben.
Athletic Director Chronology
1947-81: 1981-87: 1987-94: 1994-2000: 2000-2005: 2005-Present:
Charles M. “Bubber” Murphy Jimmy Earle John Stanford Lee Fowler James “Boots” Donnelly Chris Massaro
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Director of Athletics Chris Massaro
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Sun Belt Conference
WRIGHT WATERS Commissioner
BERT CARTER Associate Commissioner
KATHY KEENE Associate Commissioner
While there are 31 NCAA conferences that sponsor multiple sports, the Sun Belt is one of only eleven to participate in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and Football Bowl Subdivision. The Sun Belt was formed in 1976 with six members competing in four men’s sports, and today comprises 13 institutions of higher learning while sponsoring 19 championship sports for men and women. The Sun Belt Conference entered its 33rd season in 2008-09 with a proud history of athletic and academic success. The conference sponsors 10 women’s sports - basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball; and nine men’s sports – baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field. Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, and 12 Sun Belt Conference schools are currently graduating their student athletes at a rate higher than their school’s student body. All Sun Belt schools are committed to excellence in the 21st century and facility upgrades and expansions are occurring on virtually every campus. Because of its status as a member of the Division 1-A football coalition, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 17-member Board of Directors. As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics and will always have a role in the implementation of any future NCAA legislation and guidelines. The conference continues to utilize television to grow and promote the league. Adding volleyball, baseball and softball to the conference’s television package has resulted in more national and regional television exposure for the league than at any time
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RICK MELLO Associate Commissioner
JOHN McELWAIN Associate Commissioner
Wright Waters................................................Commissioner Bert Carter...................................Assoc. Commissioner/CFO Kathy Keene.................... Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance Rick Mello.......Assoc. Commissioner/Sports Administration John McElwain........Assoc. Commissioner/Communications Bryant Carter..... Asst. Commissioner/Sports Administration Travis Llewellyn.............Director of Multimedia/New Media Melissa Kristofak....................... Director of Media Relations Chauntrell Shelby......................Chief Administrative Officer Samantha Newman.....................Media Relations Assistant Andrew Ward................................Championships Assistant
in its history. The conference’s regional television package enables live telecasts of Sun Belt events to reach over 20 million households. Additionally, ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball championship game for the 28th straight season in 2008, marking its longest affiliation with any conference in the country. The Sun Belt Conference has partnered with JumpTV Sports, Inc. to deliver a full-service, customized, public and premium web site to provide fans with a broad range of real-time information and content about the conference’s athletic teams. The Sun Belt is one of the few conferences in the nation to provide video highlights and features on its web site from each of the league’s respective championships. This technology is a great recruiting tool: enabling anyone in the world with internet access may view the conference’s championship events, and fans in five different countries viewed the conference’s most recent soccer championship. Prominent Sun Belt alumni include former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (Denver), NFL Hall of Fame football player “Mean” Joe Greene (North Texas), Arizona Diamondbacks
BRYANT CARTER Assistant Commissioner
TRAVIS LLEWELLYN Electronic Media
All-Star baseball player Luis Gonzalez (South Alabama), former member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives John Breaux (Louisiana-Lafayette), country music superstar Tim McGraw (Louisiana-Monroe), and actor Andy Garcia (Florida International). The conference’s first 32 years have also produced numerous individual national champions along with Olympic track medalists including Earl Bell, Tom Hill and Al Joyner (Arkansas State), Hollis Conway (LouisianaLafayette) and Tayna Lawrence (Florida International). Old Dominion’s Anne Donovan received the Naismith Trophy recognizing the nation’s top women’s basketball player in 1983, helped the United States win the Olympic gold medal in 1984, and helped the Lady Monarchs capture the national championship in 1985 (one of eight women’s Final 4 appearances by Sun Belt schools: Old Dominion – 1983, 1985; WKU – 1985, 1986, 1992; Louisiana Tech – 1994, 1998, 1999). Sun Belt teams have also participated in the men’s NCAA Final Four (Charlotte in 1977), the College World Series (Louisiana-Lafayette in 2000), the women’s College World Series (Louisiana-Lafayette in 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008), and had 10 players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft. The Sun Belt Conference is led by Commissioner Wright Waters, who is in his ninth full year as commissioner. He was named the conference’s fourth commissioner in February of 1999 following the tenures of Vic Bubas (1976-1990), Jim Lessig (1990-1991), and Craig Thompson (1991-1998). The league’s annual all sports champion is awarded the Vic Bubas Cup, named after the conference’s first commissioner. The conference office has been headquartered in downtown New Orleans since 2000 since moving from its surburan location of Metairie, La.
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n Robbie Stewart
n Alison Ness
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Sports Medicine
Health care is one of the most important aspects of a studentathlete’s life, and no university is more committed to keeping athletes healthy than Middle Tennessee. The Sports Medicine facility provides MTSU student-athletes with one of the finest athletic training facilities in the nation. Head Athletic Trainer Drew Shea and the Sports Medicine staff have set liberal hours to make sure each student-athlete has his or her needs met. The Sports Medicine facility opens at 6 a.m. each morning and doesn’t close until all student-athletes have been treated. The Sports Medicine facility contains a complete injury rehabilitation center, new rehab equipment, two full-size whirlpools, a dressing area for athletes, and a private office for the team physicians. In the summer of 2008, the facility added new Mondo Ramflex flooring, which will help provide a safe and healthy environment for the student-athletes. There is no waiting in the Sports Medicine facility since there are nine taping stations, multiple state-of-the-art modalities, and a new rehabilitation area. All of the equipment in the facility is top of the line. Athletes can use a full-stride treadmill, a stairmaster, and an exercise bike during their rehabilitation. One of the most recent additions to the equipment in the Sports Medicine facility is a $15,000 K-Laser which helps speed up the healing process, enabling student-athletes to return to competition sooner. The latest piece of equipment that aids the Sports Medicine staff is a new state-of-the-art computer system that tracks injuries, rehab protocols, medications, and surgeries. The new computer system allows each athletic trainer to keep student-athlete rehabilitation programs moving forward at as rapid a pace as possible. The facility also contains a fully stocked physician’s examination room for the quick resolution of any minor issues that a student-athlete may encounter while avoiding more time-consuming measures. There is also a C-Arm portable x-ray machine on site. Shea and his assistants each have an office in the Sports Medicine facility, and there is work space for the nine graduate assistants. Each office is self-contained, allowing private consultations with injured student-athletes.
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THE MASCOT In Greek mythology, the winged horse
Legend of Lightning/Nickname
possessed superior cunning and speed. The thundering horse of the gods was entrusted to carry awesome lightning bolts and could only be harnessed by a noble being with a pure heart. Character, talent and strength were required to mount and ride the fabled winged horse. Today, this winged horse is a fitting symbol of a university that has earned its wings and excels in many academic arenas, including historic preservation, teacher training, aerospace, political science, horse science and recording industry. But the winged horse is more than a symbol of physical accomplishment; it’s also a symbol of character and the responsible wielding of power. The challenge of all great universities and university athletic departments is to help student-athletes build character as well as strength. This winged horse, Lightning, is a symbol to Middle Tennessee students,
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athletes and alumni of the soaring school spirit they experience at sporting events. For its nobility and character, the winged horse was immortalized in the stars. Now, with breathtaking speed and thundering, unbridled power, Lightning strikes, forevermore, fear in the hearts of Blue Raider opponents and leads Middle Tennessee to victory!
BLUE RAIDERS In the early days of athletics
at Middle Tennessee State University, the teams were known by several nicknames. Among these were Teachers, Normalites and Pedagogues. In 1934, it was decided that the school needed a specific nickname. During football season that year, the Murfreesboro Daily
News Journal held a contest to name the team. The late Charles Sarver, then a Middle Tennessee football player and later principal at White County High School in Sparta, Tenn., won the $5 prize for his entry of “Blue Raiders.” Sarver later indicated he had “borrowed” the nickname of the Colgate Red Raiders but substituted MTSU Blue for Colgate Red. Ever since then, Middle Tennessee athletic teams have been known as the Blue Raiders. For a time, the “unofficial” mascot for the Blue Raiders was a costumed, cartoon-like dog that debuted in the 1980s. A reasonable facsimile of a bluetick hound, the affable character was dubbed “Ole Blue.” On January 17, 1998, the current mascot, “Lightning,” was born. The mascot was unveiled at a basketball game in Murphy Center. The introduction of Lightning gave a new identity to the nickname Blue Raiders.
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One of the biggest changes in college athletics over the past few years has been the attitude toward strength and conditioning. Performing in the weight room has become just as important as on-the-field competition, and Middle Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the nation committed to making student-athletes the best they can be. Assistant Athletic Director Matt Riley takes care of all of the strength and conditioning, including all stretching before practices and workouts as well as conditioning. It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000-plus square foot weight room facility located adjacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium and designed for use by all Middle Tennessee studentathletes. It is a strength training area that rivals any in the country. The weight room has been described by many people as better than any in the immediate area, including those at SEC and Conference USA schools. The facility, which opened in January of 1999, greets student-athletes with over 20,000 pounds of plates and dumbbells, but the sheer volume of weights is not the most impressive aspect of the room. It is equipped with nine full power racks, nine elevated platforms and nine half-racks. Hammer strength equipment rounds out the room with five ground-base jammers, a dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl and a leg extension. Other Hammer strength equipment in the facility includes a bench
Strength & Conditioning Staff
Matt Riley Assistant AD
Russell Patterson Head Football
Jason Spray Assistant
Katie Abundiz Assistant
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press, a military press, a rowing machine, neck machine, pull-up and pull-over. An impressive array of dumbbells is also provided for the student-athletes’ use. Two sets each of dumbbells ranging from five to 150 pounds are kept on racks around the room. Mirrors ring the walls of the room to help student-athletes ensure that they are using proper form throughout their workouts. Cardiovascular equipment, such as treadmills and stationary bikes, is also available in the facility. Other state-of-the-art amenities may also be found in the weight room. A television with cable and a state-of-the-art sound system has been installed for the enjoyment of the student-athletes. Three offices for the strength coaches are located in the facility, along with restrooms and a hospitality area.
Scarlett Commons Scarlett Commons, named for former MTSU president M. G. Scarlett, is one
of the premier living arrangements at any university in the region. Opened to students in the fall of 1999, the facility provides apartment-style living with the convenience of staying on campus. Nine three-story buildings with 12 apartments each and a useful clubhouse make up the Scarlett complex. Each apartment contains four private bedrooms connected by two private bathrooms, a full kitchen, and a comfortable living room. Each apartment is fully furnished, and window mini-blinds are provided. The kitchen includes a table and four chairs, microwave, refrigerator, stove, and oven. The living area includes a sofa, lounge chair, and television stand. Each bedroom has a closet and is furnished with a bed, dresser, nightstand, and desk with a hutch. Each apartment also includes cable and phone lines in the living room and data lines with access to the Internet for personal computers in each bedroom. The Scarlett Commons clubhouse creates a real sense of community with its recreation/meeting rooms, fireplace, big screen TV, and laundry room. Any maintenance issues are a mere phone call away to the 24-hour reception and service desk located in the clubhouse. Students living in Scarlett Commons have their own restricted parking lot, so it’s easy to find parking in front of their buildings 24 hours a day. For more information on Scarlett Commons and other on-campus housing, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/~housing/.
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MTSU offers five different on-campus dining areas, with the most popular
being Keathley University Center (KUC) Grill and Cyber Café. The KUC is located in the center of campus and is a major intersection for student activities. The Grill is located on the second floor and features Pizza Hut, Quizno’s Subs, Grille Works, Salad Garden, Chick-Fil-A, and Freshens (desserts and smoothies). The KUC Grill is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and is open until 5 p.m. on Fridays. The Cyber Café is the first of its kind in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, offering a futuristic and efficient way for students to dine. Students are able to eat while e-mailing or searching the Web at the same time on eight computers with access to the World Wide Web. Burger King and Subway serve students until 2:00 a.m. Monday–Thursday and 7 p.m. on Fridays. Six 32-inch televisions suspended from the ceiling also catch students up on events around the world. Sofas and armchairs make Cyber Café a great place to relax between classes with coffee or Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Student-athletes can start the day with biscuits and gravy and an omelet from McCallie Dining in Corlew Hall. This is a favorite spot because of the fun atmosphere and all-you-can-eat dining selections. Student-athletes get a chance to relax and socialize with each other while feasting on subs, pizza, grill works, carved meats, fresh deli food, fresh-made pasta, and a salad bar. Thursday nights in McCallie are theme nights featuring, for example, tastes of the bayou on Cajun night or a feast of egg rolls and fried rice on Far East night. No matter what is served, the fellowship among athletes and students is always enjoyable. A great spot for lunch is the RaiderZone at James Union Building, a new sports theme restaurant. Students can enjoy all-you-can-eat buffet-style foods, pizza and pasta, carved meats, fresh deli food, and freshly made salads.
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MTSU has inducted 61 student-athletes into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society after just four years of being eligible. Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college students who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and senior years.
n Jim Rost
n Wynnifred Counts
n Debbie Carroll
n Angel Nathan
2007-08 Academic Review n 156 of 290 (54%) of all student-athletes had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester. n 71 student-athletes made the Dean’s List in the spring by earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and 20 attained a perfect 4.0. n 10 of 13 teams had a 2008 spring semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. n In the spring, the student-athletes had a 3.07 GPA.
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Academic Enhancement Center
The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center (SAEC) at MTSU houses the academic support system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B.R.A.S.S.) Life Skills Program for all 17 Division I-A sports. The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium on Raider Drive. The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Blue Raider student-athletes can take advantage of the library-like atmosphere as they report for their required study hall hours under the watchful eyes of director Jim Rost; assistant director and coordinator of B.R.A.S.S. Wynnifred Counts, and assistants Debbie Carroll and Angel Nathan. Rost, in his third year at the helm, made his way to MTSU after four years as associate director/academic advisor for football at LSU. The center consists of administrative offices, fully equipped individual and group tutoring rooms, a computer center, and spacious study carrels equipped with task lighting. Services provided by the center include help with registration and preregistration, help with study skills, and updates on NCAA legislation. The center uses an innovative objective study table program, which includes daily mentoring and constant tutoring. Tutors in various subjects are scheduled in the tutoring rooms throughout all hours of operation, and all tutoring takes place at the center. The SAEC staff is responsible for monitoring the student-athletes’ progress providing, daily reports to coaches and meeting with the entire coaching staff weekly. The mission of the center is to help student-athletes take skills learned on the field and turn them into positive preparation for life after college. The center is also committed to meeting the changing needs of studentathletes. It continues to promote partnerships between the University, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to help achieve its goals. In addition to providing the academic support needed to be successful in the classroom, the center is committed to meeting the needs of student-athletes in life skills development through the very popular B.R.A.S.S. program. As the B.R.A.S.S. coordinator, Counts is dedicated to helping prepare student-athletes for life after college. Blue Raiders volunteer, when possible, to help teachers and students at elementary and middle schools throughout Rutherford County during the academic year. In 2006, the athletic department began a mentoring program with the city schools in which student-athletes and coaches help tutor tkids. In the spring of each year, Special Olympics at Middle Tennessee uses Blue Raider studentathletes to run each event. Career night and substance and alcohol abuse seminars are yearly, well-attended events. The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center is just one way that Middle Tennessee is helping to prepare student-athletes for life after college.
A student-athlete’s life involves more than academics and athletics. Like most college students, student-athletes need to enjoy themselves, relax, and have a good time, and Murfreesboro fits the bill. Murfreesboro is one of the fastest growing cities in the south with a population of 100,000, and Rutherford County has more than 230,000 residents. A short 40-minute drive from Nashville, Music City U.S.A., Murfreesboro is a large city with a small-town atmosphere. Murfreesboro has many appealing places to shop, eat, and socialize. One of the largest outdoor shopping malls in the region, the Avenue of Murfreesboro, opened in 2007. This specialty center combines premier national retailers, select local merchants, and specialty restaurants in an attractive setting that is popular with students. There are several beautiful parks, walkways and greenways throughout the city, and numerous lakes are located close by for swimming, water skiing, and boating. History buffs enjoy the 600-acre Stones River Battlefield, Oaklands historic site, the Sam Davis home, Fortress Rosecrans and Cannonsburgh Village. All are rich in history and welcome visitors. Rutherford is the fastest growing county in Tennessee. – U.S. Census Bureau, March 2008 The Nashville – Davidson – Murfreesboro MSA ranks 2nd on the list of “Best Cities for Relocating Families.” – Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation, May 2007
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Nashville: Music City U.S.A. MTSU thrives in the radiant glow of Nashville’s exponential growth. Some major metropolitan areas overshadow their neighbors, but Nashville provides unprecedented economic and media support. The relationship between Davidson County and Rutherford County is akin to a big brother looking out for the up-and-coming sibling. Davidson County saw a nearly 14% population growth from 1990 to 2002, and Rutherford County boomed with a 62% increase. (Regional Profile, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, 2003) Living up to the title of Music City U.S.A. requires a more than impressive collection of media outlets, coverage, and support. The Tennessean, Nashville Business Journal and the City Paper each provide superior coverage, and eight local television stations and 29 radio stations never miss a moment of news, weather, and sports action in and around Davidson County. The Sun Belt Conference and its members have access to and are able to draw from the seemingly limitless resources offered by Middle Tennessee’s proximity to Nashville.
Blue Raiders reach Davidson County alums MTSU has more than 13,000 alumni in greater Davidson county, and the Blue Raider athletic department has a far-reaching impact into the Nashville area. The Blue Raiders regularly play athletic events in Music City in order to help reach more of their vast, growing fan base. MTSU defeated Vanderbilt at Dudley Field in 2001, 2002, and 2005, and the Blue Raiders played host to Big East foe Louisville at LP Field in 2006, marking the first time the football program has played a home football game in Nashville as a Division I-A member. The game was televised nationally on ESPN2 and drew a record home crowd for the Blue Raiders. In 2007, MTSU joined forces with WKU to put on the Sun Belt Classic basketball doubleheader, which saw the Blue Raiders take on No. 2 Memphis followed by WKU and No. 10 Tennessee. Both games were nationally televised and drew a Sommet Center regular season record 18,071 fans.
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GoBlueRaiders.com
GoBlueRaiders.com is a fast and accurate Internet source for official coverage of Blue Raider athletics. Regardless of where you are or what time of day it is, you can access up-to-date information on your favorite Blue Raider sports or athletes. GoBlueRaiders.com has grown to average more than 14.9 million page views a year, with the average visitor spending nearly five minutes on the site each day. The site has seen in excess of 3.1 million visitors since January of 2004. After two years of operation under a national sports Web site provider, GoBlueRaiders. com moved to a total in-house operation with a new design and format. Since 2001, the Athletic Communications office has managed the site and been responsible for all content, designs, services and updates. The Web site, named Best Collegiate Sports Web site in 2002 by the Tennessean, underwent a complete renovation in 2006. Thanks to members of the athletic communications staff, pre-game releases, game stories, features, upto-date statistics, photos and results for all 17 Blue Raider sports are regularly posted to the site. Add online ticketing by Ticketmaster and links to Blue Raider alumni and spirit groups and you have the most complete source of information about Middle Tennessee athletics anywhere. Full-motion video is featured as part of a new Internet streaming package introduced in the summer of 2007. The Web site has become a valuable tool in promoting each and every Middle Tennessee scholarship sport. Custom sites for recent standouts such as Dewon Brazelton, Courtney Mitchell, Dwone Hicks, Patrice Holmes, Amber Holt and Chrissy Givens have been integrated
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into the GoBlueRaiders.com Web site. The site also features complete bios on players and coaches, printable monthly event calendars, press conference audio and video, and photo galleries of many events and games. In partnership with Yahoo! Sports, Middle Tennessee broadcasts play-by-play of all football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games online.
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