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This Is Georgia State........................................................ 2-3 Location.................................................................Atlanta, Ga. Founded........................................................................... 1913 Enrollment.................................................................... 30,000 Nickname................................................................... Panthers Colors.............................................................. Blue and White Affiliation....................................................... NCAA Division I Conference......................Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Phone................................................................(404) 413-4000 Website.....................................www.GeorgiaStateSports.com 2010-11 GSU Athletics.......................................................... 7 Campus......................................................................... 8-9 University Housing....................................................... 10-11 Atlanta........................................................................ 12-13 Student-Athlete Academics................................................ 14 Colonial Athletic Association............................................. 15

Athlete Photos.............................................................. 16-17 Men’s Roster................................................................... 24 Player Profiles............................................................. 25-34 Roster Breakdown............................................................ 34 Pronunciation Guide......................................................... 34 Women’s Roster............................................................... 35 Player Profiles............................................................. 36-55 Roster Breakdown............................................................ 55

Athletic Department President Dr. Mark P. Becker............................................... 4 Athletics Director Cheryl L. Levick....................................... 5 Athletics Staff.................................................................... 6 Senior Women Administrator............................... Jamie Boggs Faculty Representative.............................. Dr. Andrew Sumner Interim Head Coach Chris England................................. 18-19 Years at GSU.......................................................................2nd Alma Mater...................................................Ohio State (1997) Assistant Coaches........................................................ 20-21 Distance.................................................... Lauren Blankenship Throws...........................................................Heather Graham Sprints/Hurdles......................................................Amy Henry Volunteer Assistant Coach...................................... Nate Houle Support Staff.................................................................... 21 Sport Administrator.............................................Marvin Lewis Academic Advisor...........................................Jessica Summey Athletic Trainer..................................................Cassie Hodge Athletic Trainer GA........................................... Brandon Dobo Strength and Conditioning.................................Devin Vernick Strength and Conditioning GA..................... Yonland Berryhill Media Information........................................................... 21 Sports Information Contact...............................Robert Carnes Office Phone.....................................................(404) 413-4034 Cell Phone........................................................(770) 616-0598 Fax....................................................................(404) 413-4035 E-mail......................................................... jcarnes4@gsu.edu

2010 Year-In-Review Season Review............................................................. 56-57 2011 Women’s Finish................................................... 1st CAA 2011 Men’s Finish........................................................7th CAA 2011 All-CAA Members: • Tamara Moore......................... 100m Hurdles 1st • Danielle Hill............................ 400m Hurdles 1st • Shaquita Young............................. High Jump 1st • Angelia Nugent............................Long Jump 1st • Angelia Nugent.......................... Triple Jump 1st • Yolanda Berryhill................................ Discus 1st • Yolanda Berryhill.............................. Shot Put 1st • Brandy Swann....................................... 400m 3rd • Katharine Showalter.................Steeplechase 2nd • Nugent, Swann, Dent, Hill.................. 4x400m 3rd • Jacia Montgomery....................... Heptathlon 2nd Season Statistics............................................................... 58

History & Records Program History.......................................................... 59-65 Conference Titles...................................................................1 Women’s All-Conference Participants.................................. 90 Men’s All-Conference Participants....................................... 38 Women’s NCAA Regional Qualifyers.................................... 63 Men’s NCAA Regional Qualifyers......................................... 12 Women’s NCAA Championship Qualifyers.............................5 Men’s NCAA Championship Qualifyers..................................3 School Records................................................................ 59 All-Time Men’s Roster...................................................... 60 All-Time Women’s Roster................................................... 61 Conference Championships........................................... 62-63 Conference Awards and Records........................................ 64 NCAA Qualifiers.............................................................. 65

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2012 Preview............................................................... 22-23 Women’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............................26/5 Women’s Newcomers.............................................................7 Men’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................14/4 Men’s Newcomers..................................................................6 2012 Schedule.................................................................. 22

The 2011 Georgia State Track & Field media guide is an official publication of the Georgia State Sports Communications Department.

This publication was written, designed, and edited by Robert Carnes. Special thanks to Allison George and Charlie Taylor for their assistance and all previous SIDs for their records.

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ince beginning his tenure as Georgia State University’s seventh president on Jan. 1, 2009, Mark P. Becker has launched a major strategic planning initiative focused on positioning the university, as it sets its sights on its second century, to become one of the nation’s premier urban universities. Embracing its commitments to recognized excellence in education and research, as well as its unique location in and commitment to Atlanta, the university is poised to rise to new levels of accomplishment and impact.

Under Becker’s leadership, GSU in 2011 approved and began implementation of its 10-year Strategic Plan, whose mission is to position Georgia State “as a dynamic academic community where teaching and research combine to produce leaders and create solutions to conquer the challenges of the 21s century.”

In 2010 Becker oversaw the launching of the Second Century Initiative for faculty excellence, most often referred to as “2CI.” This initiative is recruiting 100 additional faculty members to Georgia State over five years to build internationally recognized scholarly strength and critical mass in areas of priority.

Seeking to recognize the importance and influence of international commerce and technology for Georgia State students and researchers, Becker has worked to enhance Georgia State Uni-

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versity’s global reach, the cornerstone of which was the opening of GSU’s Confucius Institute in 2010, a partnership with the Beijing Language and Culture University and one of the first business-oriented Confucius Institutes in the United States.

In addition, Becker leads a diverse university whose undergraduate academic profile continues to rise, and a number of the university’s excellent graduate programs enjoy strong national rankings.

Becker also has overseen a number of physical improvements and enhancements including: the opening of the Parker H. “Pete” Petit Science Center; the university’s first freshman housing and dining complex, to be followed by the Piedmont North housing and dining complex coming on line this fall; the construction of on-campus Greek housing; and the purchasing of land for future growth and expansion in downtown Atlanta.

Prior to his appointment to Georgia State, Becker served as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina.

Before assuming that role, Becker spent three years at the University of Minnesota as a biostatistics professor, dean of the School of Public Health and assistant vice president of Public Health, Preparedness and Emergency Response.

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From 1989 to 2000, Becker was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. He also has held academic appointments at the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Cornell University.

Becker earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Towson State University and his doctorate in statistics from the Pennsylvania State University.

Active in the Atlanta community, Becker is a member of the Central Atlanta Progress Executive Committee; Atlanta Committee for Progress Board of Directors; Georgia Aquarium Board; Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees; Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Georgia Research Alliance Board of Trustees; Commerce Club Operating Board; ARCHE (Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education) Board; the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Board of Directors; and the World Affairs Council of Atlanta Board of Directors.

During his career, Becker has been involved in several professional associations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Biometric Society and the American Statistical Association, where he is a fellow. He has been principal investigator on research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and he has published extensively in leading journals of medicine, public health, and statistics.

Becker has served on a number of editorial boards, was co-editor of Sociological Methodology, and was a guest editor for Sociological Methods and Research and for the Journal of the American Statistical Association.

Becker and his wife, Laura Voisinet, have two grown children, Matthew and Julia.

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harged with leading Georgia State University athletics in an era of unprecedented growth, Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick is changing the face of Panther athletics with the historic launch of Georgia State football and the development of the overall program.

Under Levick’s leadership, the inaugural football season of 2010 was an unqualified success as the first-year team posted a winning record on the field while averaging nearly 17,000 fans for home games at the Georgia Dome. As a result, Georgia State received tremendous positive exposure, both locally and nationally.

Levick’s first two-plus years on the job have been marked by dramatic upgrades in facilities and fund-raising. Annual giving to the Panther Athletic Club has increased more than ten-fold, and the two largest gifts in the history of GSU athletics have been secured. Construction projects include the GSU Football Practice Complex, new facilities for strength and conditioning and sports medicine, and upgrades to every venue used by the Panthers.

Her forward thinking is evident in her reorganization of the GSU Athletics Association and the ambitious, six-year strategic plan she has developed for the future of Georgia State athletics.

With Levick at the helm, Georgia State’s athletic programs are rising in stature in the Colonial Athletic Association. Since her arrival, GSU has claimed six CAA team titles and 16 individual conference crowns while boasting nine CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honorees. GSU student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom, maintaining a cumulative grade point average over 3.0 while completing more than 5,000 hours of community service in 2010-11.

With a resume of experience and success at prestigious athletics programs across the nation, Levick came to Georgia

State in March 2009 from the University of Maryland, where she served as chief of staff/ executive senior athletic director, overseeing daily management of the 27-sport program.

Her impressive career includes seven years as director of athletics at Santa Clara University and Saint Louis University as well as nearly two decades in senior administrative positions at Maryland and Stanford University and stints with the Pacific 10 Conference and the NCAA headquarters.

Levick was named the 2001 Division I Athletic Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA). In 2005-06, she received the General Sports TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year Award for the NCAA Division I Central Region, and she was recognized in both 1998 and 1999 as one of the nation’s Top 25 Female Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal. She is a past president of the NCAA Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association.

Before going to Maryland in 2007, she served three years (2004-07) as director of athletics at Saint Louis, where she led the transition from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10 Conference and served as the lead fund-raiser for a new $80 million on-campus arena and practice complex. In 2006, she received the Carl O. Bauer Award as the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area.

Levick also spent four years (2000-04) as director of athletics and recreation at Santa Clara University, where she oversaw a major renovation of the school’s basketball arena.

The Broncos’ women’s soccer team captured the 2001 national championship, still the only NCAA title in school history.

Prior to Santa Clara, Levick worked 12 years at Stanford as senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator.

She served as the primary administrator for

THE LEVICK FAMILY: (l-r) Michael, Heather, Cheryl and Melissa.

33 varsity programs that won 44 national championships and six straight Sears Cup titles during her tenure.

Levick previously served as assistant commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference, assistant director of communications and women’s programs at the NCAA, women’s gymnastics coach and associate athletic director at Slippery Rock University, and assistant gymnastics coach and synchronized swim coach at Indiana University. She began her career at Pattonville Senior High School in St. Louis, Mo., coaching gymnastics and women’s track.

Levick is a 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri, and she holds a masters degree in athletic administration from Indiana University. She has two daughters: Heather, who is married to Michael Klass, and Melissa.

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JAMES GREENWELL

JAMIE BOGGS

TIFFANY DANIELS

Senior Associate AD Compliance & SWA

DR. ANDREW SUMNER

ALLISON GEORGE Associate AD Communications

Associate AD - Sports Medicine & Nutrition

Associate AD - Facilities, Operations & Events

MISTY BROWN

ISAAC FULLARD

TINA KELLY

KEVIN MILLER

AWILDA RAGLAND

ROB SLAVIS

CHARLIE TAYLOR

KEVIN WHITE

Faculty Athletics Representative

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MARVIN LEWIS

Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics

BOB MURPHY

Assistant AD Marketing

Assistant AD Communications

Senior Associate AD Finance & Administration

JOHN PORTLAND

Assistant AD Development

Assistant AD Business

TODD REESER

Senior Associate AD Development

DENA FREEMAN-PATTON Associate AD Student-Athlete Development

BEN POLLARD

Assistant AD - Speed, Strength & Conditioning

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The Colonial Athletic Association continues to build on its reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both athletically and academically.

The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 22 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2010-11, more than 1,900 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference had 21 teams in 12 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2011.

The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million.

The CAA conducts championships in 23 sports. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In 2010-11, 25 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 50 student-athletes received All-America honors in 13 different sports.

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with two teams – George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011) – advancing to the NCAA Final Four over the past five years. Three CAA teams earned NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 2011 as conference champion Old Dominion was joined by VCU and George Mason.VCU knocked off USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and top-seeded Kansas, while Mason defeated Villanova. The Rams were ranked No. 6 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the high-

est ranking ever for a CAA team. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, posting victories over Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way.

Six CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason play in 2011. James Madison represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament after capturing its second straight conference championship. Delaware, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion and VCU participated in the WNIT, with the Seahawks advancing to the second round. ODU, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997.

CAA squads have combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981. At least two women’s soccer teams have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons and William & Mary gave the CAA a team in the final 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship for the sixth time in the last nine years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 12th straight year and finished 19th overall. In the pool, Towson’s Meredith Budner finished as the runner-up in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle at the 2011 NCAA Championship and received All-America honors along with George Mason’s Ashley Danner.

Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in the past decade. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 14 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the eight of the last nine Major League Baseball drafts.

The conference boasts numerous All-Americans in lacrosse, tennis, golf, track and field, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

Commissioner Thomas E.Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current membersGeorge Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South).

During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985.

Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995. The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in 2001. Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, 2005.

School Delaware Drexel George Mason Georgia State Hofstra James Madison Northeastern Old Dominion Towson UNC Wilmington VCU William & Mary

Nickname Blue Hens Dragons Patriots Panthers Pride Dukes Huskies Monarchs Tigers Seahawks Rams Tribe

Location Newark, Del. Philadelphia, Pa. Fairfax, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Hempstead, N.Y. Harrisonburg, Va. Boston, Mass.

Norfolk, Va. Towson, Md. Wilmington, N.C. Richmond, Va. Williamsburg, Va.

Enrollment 21,177 23,500 32,156 31,000 12,000 19,434 22,942 24,466 21,840 13,071 32,436 7,725

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Femi Bab-Oke So • 5-8 • Sprints Decatur, Ga.

Brandon Black So • 5-10 • Distance Roswell, Ga.

Julian Black So • 5-10 • Distance Roswell, Ga.

Austin Boetje Fr • 6-0 • Distance Lawrenceville, Ga.

Brandon Brezial Fr • 6-1 • Sprints Macon, Ga.

Alex Gaineous Sr • 5-10 • Sprints Smryna, Ga.

Ja’Metreus Hamilton Jr • 5-8 • Sprints Stone Mountain, Ga.

Chris Harper Sr • 6-1 • Distance Marietta, Ga.

LaSalle Ledlum Jr • 5-9 • Sprint/Hurdle Lawrenceville, Ga.

Chris Manning So • 5-10 • Distance Snellville, Ga.

Chris Miles Sr • 5-8 • Sprints Decatur, Ga.

Tyler Tomy So • 5-9 • Distance Milton, Ga.

Chris Vanderkleed Fr • 6-3 • Mid-Dist.

Duluth, Ga.

Alison Bishop Jr • 5-8 • Distance Stockbridge, Ga.

Wande Brewer So • 5-10 • Sprint/Jump Atlanta, Ga.

Valentin Poncelet So • 5-11 • Distance Lillois, Belgium

Demarkis Willis Fr • X-X • Sprints

Kacey Rollins Chris Todd Corey Smith So • 5-11 • Sprint/Hurdle Jr • 5-10 • Sprint/Hurdle So • 5-9 • Sprints Fayetteville, Ga. Marietta, Ga. Powder Springs, Ga.

Dominique Wilson Fr • 6-4 • Mid-Dist.

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Mia Adams Fr • X-X • Sprints

Tatiana Colbert Gabby Brooks Talia Colbert So&• 5-2 • Sprint/Jump Jr • Sprint/Jump2011-12 So GEORGIA • 5-2 • Sprint/Jump STATE TRACK FIELD • 5-4 16 Dallas, Texas Athens, Ga. Dallas, Texas

Zanny Anderson Sr • 5-5 • Distance Social Circle, Ga.

Delecia Crawford So • 5-8 • Sprints Monroe, Ga.

Soncerea Crowder Jr • 5-0 • Sprints Duluth, Ga.

Pierre Brogniet Fr • 5-9 • Distance Renlies, Belgium

Kesean Henderson Jr • 5-10 • Throws Decatur, Ga.

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Sydney Henry Jr • 5-7 • Throws Stone Mountain, Ga.

Danielle Hill Jr • 5-1 • Hurdles Lancaster, Texas

Kelsye Holt Jr • 5-5 • Sprint/Jump Villa Rica, Ga.

Kacee Houle Sr • 5-4 • Distance Cedar Hills, Utah

Latricia Jackson Sr • 5-7 • Sprints Albany, Ga.

Niamh Kearney Fr • 5-8 • Mid-Dist.

Greystones, Ireland

Ansley Lawson Fr • 5-3 • Distance Gainesville, Ga.

Charlesha Lightbourne

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Khaliah Mason So • 5-8 • Sprints Atlanta, Ga.

Sarah McCarthy Fr • 5-2 • Distance Alexandria, Va.

Danyel Mitchell Sr • 5-2 • Mid-Dist.

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Aniya Moore Fr • X-X • Sprints

Tamara Moore Jr. • 5-8 • Hurdles Carrollton, Ga.

Leah Norman Jr • 5-2 • Hurdles DeSoto, Texas

Angelia Nugent Sr • 5-5 • Sprint/Jump Paterson, N.J.

Katie Papesh So • 5-8 • Distance Dublin, Ohio

Carresa Reeves Fr • 5-3 • Throws Philadelphia, Pa.

Andrea Rodriguez Sr • 5-3 • Distance Eastman, Ga.

Jennifer Rubel So • 5-9 • Distance College Park, Ga.

Katharine Showalter Jr • 5-5 • Distance Atlanta, Ga.

Anna Sinclair So • 5-7 • Distance Cumming, Ga.

Kelsey Spinks R-Jr • 5-3 • Distance Stockbridge, Ga.

Hannah Stefanoff Fr • 5-7 • Distance

Chris England Program Director Distance Coach

Heather Graham Assistant Coach Throws

Lauren Blankenship Assistant Coach Distance

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Brandy Swann Sr • 5-8 • Mid-Dist.

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n his second season at Georgia State, Chris England was elevated to Interim Director of Cross Country and Track and Field in July 2011.

In addition to his roles as head cross country coach and distance coach for the track team, England oversees the administration of the programs, including budget, scheduling, recruiting, travel and development.

England came to Georgia State as head cross country coach in March 2010 after serving three seasons in the same role at Murray State University.

He has been instrumental in bringing about the return of the GSU Cross Country Invitational, this time to Nash Farm Battlefield in Hampton, Ga., and in hosting the Colonial Athletic Association Cross Country Championships for the first time since the Panthers joined the league in 2005.

His first season with the GSU cross country program in 2010 was highlighted by a pair of season-opening victories by both the men’s and women’s teams at the Struts JSU Opener and the GSU Invitational.

Under England’s guidance, sophomore Katharine Showalter earned AllCAA honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for the second year in a row during the 2011 outdoor track and field season.

England guided the Murray State women’s cross country program to second place at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in 2008 and 2009 — the program’s highest finish in nearly two decades. England’s distance runners helped Murray State to third-place showings at both the indoor and outdoor conference track and field championships in 2009.

In 2009, England coached the OVC Athlete of the Year for both indoor and outdoor track in Katelyn Jones (indoor) and Taylor Crawford (outdoor). Crawford was additionally honored as the top female athlete at the indoor and outdoor championship meets, and both runners qualified for the 2009 NCAA regionals. Jones was previously named OVC Freshman of the Year for indoor track in 2008.

Before his stint at Murray State, England served as an assistant to the head cross country coach at his alma mater, The Ohio State University.

In addition to working with numerous Big Ten champions and Olympic hopefuls, he served as meet manager for the Jesse Owens Classic and director for the Ohio State Cross Country Camp.

England previously worked at the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant in the athletics department, and then at Boise State University, where he served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field teams.

Fast Facts Full Name: Christopher England Second Year at Georgia State • Interim Director of Cross Country/Track & Field • Head Cross Country Coach • Track & Field Distance Coach Birthdate: February 8, 1974 Hometown: Springfield, Ohio Family: Chris and wife, Miriam, have a son, Ewan Education: • B.S. Physical Education (Ohio State 1997) • M.S. Geography (Murray State 2009) Coaching Experience: • Head Cross Country Coach — ­ Murray State (2007-2010) • Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach — Ohio State (1998-2000, 2006-2007) • Volunteer Assistant Track & Field Coach — Boise State (1997-1999) Athletic Experience: • 2006 USATF National Champion • Two-time NCAA All-American • Seven-time All-Big 10 Conference selection • Ohio State school-record holder in the outdoor 5,000 meters (13:43.42) While competing for the Buckeyes, England was a two-time NCAA AllAmerican in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and earned multiple All-Big Ten accolades. He still holds the Ohio State record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:43.42.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ohio State in 1997 and completed a master’s in geography at Murray State in 2009.

After college, England ran professionally and trained full-time for the Olympic Trials. As a professional runner, he was nationally ranked and competed in distances from the mile to the marathon in elite races all across the United States and around the world. In 2006, he won a USA Track & Field (USATF) national title.

He has earned USATF Level II and Level I coaching certifications.

England served three years on active duty in the U.S. Army. During his military service, he competed on the Army World Class Athletic Program cross country and track and field teams, representing the U.S. Armed Forces in competitions around the world.

A native of Springfield, Ohio, England and his wife Miriam have a son, Ewan, age 1.

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ormer Samford University cross country and track and field All-American Lauren Blankenship enters her second season at Georgia State.

Blankenship works as an assistant coach for both men’s and women’s cross country and the track distance runners.

In track and field, sophomore Katharine Showalter earned All-CAA honors in the 3,000meter steeplechase as part of a women’s team which won the conference title.

An Atlanta native, Blankenship came to Georgia State in 2010 after one year as assistant cross country and track and field coach at the University of Mississippi.

During her impressive collegiate career at Samford, Blankenship won three Ohio Valley Conference Cross Country Championships and three OVC Runner of the Year awards.

A three-time qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships, she earned All-American honors as a senior in 2007 after finishing 24th.

In track and field, she was a three-time OVC indoor champion each in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs, a four-time OVC outdoor champion in the 5,000 and a two-time OVC Outdoor Champion in the 10,000-meter run.

Blankenship qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships for 5,000-meters and won All-American honors as a sophomore in 2006 and again as a senior in 2008.

Described as the “Most Decorated Student-Athlete in Samford History”

by SamfordSports.com, Blankenship owns several Bulldog records in the three sports including the 5K in cross country, the 3,000, 5,000 and distance medley relay in indoor track & field and in the mile, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000 and the 4x800, 4x1,500 and distance medley relays.

Blankenship graduated from Samford in the spring of 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in family studies and started work towards a master’s in nutrition and food services while at Ole Miss.

While at Ole Miss, Blankenship was the head of recruitment for the distance runners and helped coach Rebels’ great Barnabus Kirui, the 2009 Southeastern Conference cross country champion who finished fourth at the NCAA National Championships.

Before working at Ole Miss, Blankenship spent a year at her alma mater serving as an assistant cross country and track and field coach. She also planned all team travel arrangements for the Bulldogs and created Samford’s Cross Country and Track and Field monthly newsletter.

At Samford, Blankenship helped lead the women’s team to a secondplace finish at the 2008 Southern Conference (SoCon) Cross Country Championships, while the men finished in fourth place. The Bulldogs had three women’s distance event track and field individual champions at the 2009 SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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oach Heather Atkinson Graham returns to the Panthers coaching staff in 2012 for her seventh year as an assistant coach in the throwing events.

Since Graham has been at GSU, she has helped coach several talented throwers, including standout Yolanda Berryhill, who owns the school record in the discus, shot put and hammer throw. Berryhill had a standout senior year, winning the shot put and discus in 2011, while also being named CoSIDA Academic All-District III first team, Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country third team and CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women’s track and field.

Before Berryhill, Chastity Williams held many of the school throwing records under the tutelage of Graham.

Prior to joining Georgia State, Graham served as an assistant coach for throwing events at Emory University (NCAA Div. III) from 2000-2005. At Emory, Graham had the first ever Emory Two-Time Division III National Champion in the Hammer Throw (Danielle LeSure).

She has also coached three All-Americans, six NCAA Division III Qualifiers, 11 UAA Conference Champions, 30 UAA conference scorers, two post-graduate scholars, helped athletes to 15 school records, and earned six Coaching Staff of the Year Awards.

Graham, a 1999 graduate of the University of Maryland, won the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) indoor and outdoor championships in both hammer and 20-pound weight throws events from 1996-1998. She was named to the ACC all-conference track and field team from 1997-99.

During her tenure at Maryland, Graham was also a member of the ECAC Honors Team (indoor and outdoor), an ACC scholar-athlete, and a school record-holder in the hammer and weights. She also earned All-American honors and served as a team captain from 1997-1999.

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Henry came to Georgia State after four years as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. Prior to that, Henry was an assistant at the University of Texas-El Paso for two years.

During her tenure with the Irish, Henry helped guide Joanna Schultz to All-America honors at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships and a Big East individual title in the 400-meters.

Marvin Lewis

Jessica Summey

Associate A.D. Finance Sport Administrator

Academic Advisor

Cassey Hodge

Brandon Dobo

Athletic Trainer

Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

Devin Vernick

Robert Carnes

Strength and Conditioning

Sports Communications Graduate Assistant

At UTEP, Henry assisted in the development of five NCAA All-Americans in the sprint events and helped guide the women’s program to a tenth place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in 2008.

In 2002, Henry graduated from Hampton University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She also hold a master’s in developmental kinesiology with a specialization in sport psychology from Bowling Green State University, which she completed in 2008.

Henry was a Mid-Eastern Atlantic (MEAC) all-conference sprinter and hurdler while at Hampton and an All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) performer at Bowling Green.

The Newport News, Va., native was a three-time letter winner and multiple track All-American at Menchville High School. She holds USA Track and Field Level I certification.

Nate Houle Volunteer Assistant Coach • 2nd Year

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2011-12 Season Preview PANTHERS Indoor Season Dec. 3 Jan. 12-13 Jan 25-26 Feb. 10-11 Feb. 25 March 3 March 9-10

Orange & Purple Winter Classic Birmingham CrossPlex Birmingham Cross Plex Birmingham Cross Plex Sewanee Indoor Invite Last Chance Meet NCAA Championship

March 10 March 16-17 March 23-24 March 31 April 14 April 20-21 April 28 May 4-5 May 11-12 May 24-26 June 6-9

Birmingham Southern Georgia Intercollegiate Spec Towns Invite Yellow Jacket Invite Ole Miss Invitational Auburn War Eagle Coach “O” Invite CAA Championship Georgia Tech Invite NCAA East Preliminary NCAA Championship

Clemson, S.C. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Sewanee, Tenn.

TBD Nampa, Idaho

Outdoor Season Birmingham, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Athens, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Oxford, Miss.

Auburn, Ala. Troy, Ala. Fairfax, Va. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Des Moines, Iowa

“Everyone is excited for the upcoming track season. Piggy-backing off the championship last season, we have high expectations for the teams. This is a young team but one that continues to improve and impress.”

— Coach Chris England

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or the first time in school history, a Georgia State track and field team will be defending conference champions entering the 2011-12 season.

The GSU women’s team captured the 2011 CAA Track and Field title on May 5-6 in Fairfax, Va. Seven events were won by Georgia State competitors and ten individual Panthers took home All-CAA honors.

Chris England steps into the position of interim head coach this season, in addition to his role as head cross country coach. The Panthers also welcome new assistant coach Amy Henry, who will be in charge of sprints and hurdles.

“Everyone is excited for the upcoming track season,” said England.

“Piggy-backing off the championship last season, we have high expectations for the teams. These are both young teams but they continue to improve and impress.”

The women’s team returns 26 letterwinners from last year’s championship roster, graduating only five seniors in 2011. For the men, fourteen runners return from last season while only four will not return. Seven freshman join the women’s side in the 2011-12 season, while six rookies have signed on to run for the men.

“Several new additions are ready to fill in the roles left by some outstanding seniors,” said England. “They are hungry to make their mark on the team and motivate everyone to contribute.”

Distance/Mid-Distance With months of competition already under their belts following the 2011 cross country season, the distance runners should prove a strength for the Georgia State track team this year. Both men’s and women’s cross country teams saw steady improvement during the fall and hope to continue that success on the track.

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The women’s cross country team placed third at the CAA championship meet and put two Panthers on the All conference team in freshman Hannah Stefanoff and junior Katharine Showalter. Showalter was also an AllCAA competitor in track last year, finishing second in the steeplechase at the conference meet.

The GSU men’s team came in fourth place at the CAA championship and were paced by sophomores Valentin Poncelet and Tyler Tomy. Poncelet led the Panthers in each meet during the season after transferring from American International College. Tomy was a top competitor for GSU in both track and cross country last year as a freshman.

This will be the final year of competition for seniors Chris Harper, Zanny Anderson, Kacee Houle, Andrea Rodriguez and Danyel Mitchell.

With 15 women and 12 men listed as either distance or middle distance on the 2012 roster, distance will be the deepest event group for the Panthers.

Sprints/Hurdles New sprints assistant coach Amy Henry inherits a young, but talented group in her first season. The speedsters were a crucial component in capturing the conference title and earned a number of accolades.

Four individuals and one relay team in this event group earned All-CAA honors at the 2011 conference championship. Brandy Swann (400m), Tamara Moore (110m hurdles), Danielle Hill (400m hurdles) and Kacey Rollins (110m hurdles) all placed in the top three at the conference meet.

The 4x400m relay team of Swann, Hill, Angelia Nugent and Lavina Dent also earned the All-CAA distinction. Swann, Hill and Moore all qualified for the NCAA East Regional in their respective events.

Moore was also named CAA Rookie of the Year following her performance at the conference meet, where both she and Hill captured CAA individual titles.

All of these sprinters, with the exception of Dent, will compete again for the Panthers in 2012.

Seniors Alex Gainous, Chris Miles, Charlesha Lightbourne, Latrica Jackson and Brandy Swann will provide leadership to the large group of sprinters in their final year of competition. Ten men and nine women are listed as either sprinters or hurdlers on the roster and should provide depth in these events.

2011-12Season SeasonPreview Preview PANTHERS Schedule The Panthers already kicked off the indoor season with a trip to Clemson, S.C. and the Orange and Purple Winter Classic.

Three of the remaining four meets during the indoor season will be held at the newly constructed Birmingham CrossPlex facility located in Birmingham, Ala. The final meet of the season will be held at Sewanee, Tenn.

Georgia State will remain in the city of Atlanta for three meets during the outdoor portion of the 2012 schedule. These are the Georgia Intercollegiate meet on March 16-17, the Yellow Jacket Invite on March 31 and the Georgia Tech Invite on May 11-12.

During the season, the Panthers also will make road trips to Athens, Ga., Oxford, Miss., Auburn, Ala., and Troy, Ala. GSU concludes the schedule with the CAA Outdoor Championship which will take place on May 4-5 in Fairfax, Va. For those able to qualify during the season, the 2012 NCAA East Regional meet will be held in Jacksonville, Fla. on May 24-25 and the NCAA Championship take place in Des Moines, Iowa on June 6-9.

Jumps Senior Angelia Nugent was the top Panther performer last season, qualifying for the NCAA national meet in the triple jump in 2011. She finished seventh at the NCAA East Regional with a school-record jump of 12.77m.

At the CAA Championship, Nugent won both the triple jump and the long jump and senior transfer Shaquita Young won the high jump. Both earned All-CAA honors and qualified for the regional meet, although Young was unable to compete at the NCAA. Although Young exhausted her collegiate eligibility in 2011, Nugent will return this season to help guide a group of talented jumpers, many of whom also compete in sprints. Juniors Gabby Brooks and Kelsye Holt, along with sophomores Wande Brewer and twins Talia and Tatiana Colbert compose the event group.

Throws Yolanda Berryhill leaves as one of the most decorated track and field athletes in Georgia State history. She won three CAA titles, holds the school records in the discus, shot put and hammer throws and was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer at the 2011 CAA championship.

Although she will no longer compete for the Panthers, Berryhill remains a part of the program as a graduate assistant in strength and conditioning. She graduated from GSU in 2011 with a degree in exercise science and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in exercise physiology.

Her departure leaves the throwing events to juniors Kesean Henderson and Sydney Henry, along with freshman Carresa Reeves. Henderson has a personal best of 36.11m in the discus and Henry boasts a best shot put toss of 10.82m.

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2011 Men’s Roster Men’s Roster PANTHERS Name Femi Bab-Oke Brandon Black Julian Black Austin Boetje Brandon Brezial Pierre Brogniet Alex Gainous Ja’Metreus Hamilton Chris Harper LaSalle Ledlum Chris Manning Chris Miles Valentin Poncelet Kasey Rollins Cory Smith Chris Todd Tyler Tomy Chris Vanderkleed Demarkis Willis Dominique Wilson

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Yr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. So So. Fr. Fr. Fr.

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

Events Sprints Distance Distance Distance Sprints Distance Sprints Sprints Distance Sprints/Hurdles Distance Sprints Distance Sprints/Hurdles Sprints/Hurdles Sprints Distance Mid-Distance Sprints Mid-Distance

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Hometown Previous School Decatur, Ga. Chamblee Charter Roswell, Ga. Centennial Roswell, Ga. Centennial Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek Macon, Ga. Central Renlies, Belgium College Saint-Joseph ESM Smyrna, Ga. East Paulding Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson Marietta, Ga. George Walton Comprehensive Lawrenceville, Ga. Brookwood Snellville, Ga. Brookwood Decatur, Ga. Decatur Lillois, Belgium American International College Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern Milton, Ga. Milton Duluth, Ga. Providence Chrisitan Academy Macon, Ga. Northeast Douglasville, Ga. Chapel Hill

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Alex Gainous Senior Sprints 5-10 Smyrna, Ga. East Paulding

Chris Harper Senior Distance 6-1 Marietta, Ga. Walton HS

Career Bests 60m (O): 7.10 100m (O): 10.86 200m (I): 23.84 200m (O): 22.24 300m (I): 38.48 4x100m (O): 42.23 4x400m (I): 3:28.93 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Contributed in all seven meets for the Panthers...Main events were the 100m and the 200m sprints, but also saw action in the 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m relays...Best finish came at the Mississippi Open where he placed 16th out of 45 runners in the 100m race...Had team season best times in both the 100 and 200...Ran lead-off leg on the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth and scored five points for GSU at the CAA Championships and the 4x400m relay team that scored three points at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in three meets during the 2011 campaign...Ran the 55m at the Mountaineer Open, 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the Orange and Purple Classic, the 200m at the Mountaineer Open and the 300m at the Orange and Purple Classic.

Track and Field 2010 Sat out both the indoor and outdoor seasons...Named to the fall semester’s AD’s Honor Roll.

2007-09 Attended Samford University.

Prep Graduated from East Paulding High School in spring of 2007...Lettered in football, basketball and track and field...Football team made state semifinals one year...Won best runner award on high school team.

Personal Born December 16, 1988 to Gary and Rhona Gainous...Born in United Kingdom...Has one brother, Gary...Enjoys all sports and hanging out with friends...Chose Georgia State for the school and the track program...

Majoring in journalism.

Career Bests 800m (O): 1:53.88 1,500m (O): 3:57.50 4x400m (O): 3:18.51 Mile (I): 4:18.02 3,000m (I): 8:46.42 5,000m (O): 16:01.21 4x400m (O): 3:28.93 4x800m (O): 8:03.63 Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 49th overall (29th in team scoring) with a time of 27:38.45...Placed 16th overall at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 20:38.9...Finished 22nd at the GSU Invite in a time of 27:06...

Ran a 26:50 at the 8K Paul Short Run, finishing 73rd overall and second on the team...Ninth overall and fourth on the team at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 26:39.78...Placed third overall after running 26:59.54 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 32nd at the CAA Championship with a time of 27:02...

Finished 65th at the NCAA South Regional in 33:18.6.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Represented the Panthers in six meets...Competed in the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m and helped comprise relay teams for the 4x400m and 4x800m events...Had several successful finishes throughout the season in various competitions...Broke personal best in the 1,500m three times, with best showing at the War Eagle Invitational, earning a ninth-place finish out of 25 runners with a time of 3:57.50...Saw best result in the 5,000m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, leading the pack with a first-place finish out of 16 participants...Ran the 1,500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, finishing ninth out of 28 runners...Ran to an 11th place finish out of 31 runners in the 1,500m at the Mississippi Open...Had another impressive finish in the 800m at the Mississippi Open, placing 14th out of 39 participants...Part of the 4x400m relay team that scored three points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships...Earned high academic honors by making the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester...Named to the GSU All-Academic Team and the All-Service Team for the 2010-11 school year.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in four different meets for GSU...Posted a personal-best time at the New Balance Collegiate Invite in the mile, finishing in 4:18.02...

Boasted another PR at the Tiger Paw Invitational, completing the 3,000m event in 8:46.42...Additionally ran the mile in the Clemson Invitational and the 3,000m in the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country 2010 Team captain who was a mainstay in the top three for the Panthers all season...Won the season opening Struts JSU Opener 5K with a time of 15:19...

Defeated 35 other runners at that race...Placed seventh at the GSU Invitational out of 54 runners with a time of 29:03.59...Season-best time came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 8K finishing 53rd out of 187 runners with a time of 26:27.80...Also clocked 8K times of 26:30.27 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational, 26:32 at the CAA Championship and 27:03.5 at the Blue Ridge Open...Finished the NCAA South Regional Championship in a time of 33:39.08...Earned a spot on the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

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Men’s Profiles PANTHERS Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in five meets during the outdoor season...Participated in the 800 and 1,500-meter runs as well as the 4x400 and 4x800-meter relays...Ran at the CCU Shamrock Invitational, GT Yellow Jacket Invitational, JSU Gem of the Hills Invitational, War Eagle Invitational and the CAA Championships...A part of the school-record 4x400 relay team at the CAA Championships that finished in a time of 3:18.51...Ran a career best in the 800 at the War Eagle with a time of 1:53.88.

Chris Miles Senior Sprints 5-8 Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Ran at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational, Clemson Games and Virginia Tech Challenge...

Ran a personal best in the 3,000-meter run at Niswonger, completing the race in 9:09.99...Finished seventh in the mile (4:27.95) at Clemson...Ran a season best in the mile at Virginia Tech (4:19.52)...Earned Dean’s List honors during the spring semester.

Cross Country 2009 Had a breakout year for the Panthers competing in all six of the team’s races and securing his spot as one of the Panthers’ top runners...Had a season-best 16th-place finish out of 123 runners at the season opening Sewanee Invitational with a time of 27:18.74...Clocked a season-best time at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:22.49...Recorded two other top 35 finishes: the JMU Invitational (26:27.20), where he finished 34th out of 85 runners and the Commodore Classic (27:31.14), where he finished 22nd out of 170 runners...Also clocked times of 27:45.64 at the CAA Championships and 33:29.81 at the NCAA South Regionals 10K course...Was named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List.

Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 800-meter and 3,000-meter runs during the indoor season...Recorded season-best 800 time of 2:00.86 at the Tiger Paw Invitational and season-best 3,000 time of 9:20.08 at the Hampton University Invitational.

Cross Country 2008 Competed in four of six cross country meets...Posted his best 8K time of 27:25.40 at the Crimson Classic where he finished 28th out of 77 runners...Ran a 27:28.03 at the Louisville Classic...Finished in 27:48 at the CAA Championships.

Prep Attended George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, Ga....

Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field...Was a member of the 4x200-meter run school-record relay team...Received the “Coaches Award” and “Rookie Hurdler Award” in track and field and the “Lunch Pail Award” in cross country...His team finished fourth in the state in cross country and first in the region and county.

Career Bests 60m (I): 7.32 100m (O): 11.07 200m (O): 22.42 200m (I): 23.73 4x100m (O): 41.96 4x400m (O): 3:39.38 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Participanted in six meets during the 2011 campaign...Two main events were the 100m and 200m sprints, but was also a member of two 4x100m relays and one 4x400m team throughout the season...Part of the 4x100m relay team that finished fourth and scored five points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, SC...Ran in the 60m and 200m events.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in five meets during the outdoor season...Ran at the CCU Shamrock Invitational, GT Yellow Jacket Invitational, JSU Gem of the Hills Invitational, War Eagle Invitational and the CAA Championships...Participated in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays...Was a part of the GSU 2010 season best 4x100 team at the CAA’s with a time of 41.96.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season, running at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational, Clemson Games and Tiger Paw Classic...Ran the 60, 200 and 300-meter dashes.

Prep Graduated from Decatur High School in the spring of 2009...Won a business and technology award...Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field...Was named team MVP all four years...Best times were 11.06 in the 100m and 22.31 in the 200m.

Personal

Personal Christopher Wilkes Harper, Jr. was born December 6, 1989... Parents are Chris and Margie Harper...Has a younger sister, Rebecca...Enjoys wakeboarding and playing the guitar…Chose Georgia State because of its cross country program...Majoring in biology.

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Was born on October 2, 1989 to Glenda and Glenn Miles...Has three sisters, Roshell, Cynthia and Alissa...Chose Georgia State for the business program...Majoring in accounting.

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Ja’Metreus Hamilton Junior Sprints 5-8 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson

LaSalle Ledlum Junior Sprints/Hurdles 5-9 Lawrenceville, Ga. Brookwood

Career Bests 100m (O): 11.61 200m (O): 24.15 300m (I): 41.27 400m (O): 55.82 4x400m (I): 3:35.86 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Represented the Georgia State Panthers at six meets...Ran the 100m and 200m sprints, and also participated in the 4x400m relay at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Had a personal best at the Mississippi Open in the 200m with a 24.15 mark for the event.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Ran the 300m at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, S.C., at Clemson University and the 4x400m relay at the Mountaineer Open in Boone, NC at Appalachian State...Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in four meets during the season, running the 200 and 400meter dashes...Participated in the CCU Shamrock Invitational, GT Yellow Jacket Invitational, War Eagle Invitational and CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Did not compete during the indoor season.

Prep Graduated from Stephenson High School in the spring of 2009...Participated in track and field, cross country and football...Earned two letters in track and field and one in cross country...Was named to the Honor Roll all four years...A member of the National Honor Society and the National Society of High School Scholars...Named to the Who’s Who Among High Schoolers.

Career Bests 55mH (I): 8.47 60mH (I): 8.94 110mH (O): 16.42 Long Jump (O): 6.52m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Was a participant in five meets...Ran the 110m hurdles at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, Georgia Intercollegiate and War Eagle Invitational...Competed in the 100m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational and the long jump at the War Eagle Invitational, Georgia Intercollegiate, Mississippi Open and CAA Championships...

Had team-best leap in the long jump at the War Eagle Invitational with a jump of 6.52m (21-04.75 ft).

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in hurdling and long jump events...Competed in the 55m hurdles at the Mountaineer Open, 60m hurdles at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the long jump at the Orange and Purple Classic...Named to the A.D.’s Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Prep Graduated from Brookwood High School in the spring of 2009...Competed in football and track and field, lettering in both all four years.

Personal Born on July 20, 1991 to Edward and Maria Ledlum...Dad, Edward, played on the Liberian National Soccer Team...Enjoys sports and video games...

Plans to major in business economics.

Personal Born to James and La’Nedra Hamilton on Feb. 11, 1991...Has three brothers, Jo’Nathan, Timothy and Gabriel and three step brothers, Robert, Edward and Dwayne...Enjoys working out and listening to music...Favorite athletes include Adrian Peterson and Jeremy Wariner...Enjoys watching the Atlanta Falcons...Majoring in exercise science.

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Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Femi Bab-Oke Sophomore Sprints 5-8 Decatur, Ga. Chamblee Charter

Brandon Black Sophomore Distance 5-10 Roswell, Ga. Centennial HS

Career Bests 55m (I): 6.75 60m (I): 7.23 100m (O): 11.66 200m (I): 23.95 400m (O): 51:37 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in four meets...Ran the 400m sprint three times, the 100m once and helped form a team for the 4x100m relay and for the 4x400 event...Part of the 4x400m relay team that scored three points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships...Recognized for success in the classroom by making the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during the spring semester...Named to GSU’s All-Service Team for the 2010-11 school year.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in two meets during the indoor season...Ran in the 55, 60 and 200-meter dashes and also was a part of the 4x400-meter relay team...

Competed at the Mountaineer Open and the Clemson Invitational...

Named to the A.D.’s Honor Roll during the fall semester.

Prep Graduated from Chamblee Charter High School in the spring of 2010...

Lettered in track & field, wrestling, and competitive cheerleading...

Won the sprint award and was part of 4x100 team that finished second at the region meet...Finished in fourth place at 100 meter sprint in the region meet with a career-best time of 10.77...Garnered the seal of music achievement upon graduation.

Personal Olu Femi Bab-Oke was born February 5, 2002 to Femi and Janet BabOke...Has one brother, Fumi, and one sister, Feyi...Career goal is to own a record label...Plans on majoring in music management at GSU...Chose GSU because of his desired major and love for the school.

Cross Country 2011 Placed 42nd overall at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 21:57.5...Finished 65th at the GSU Invite in a time of 28:57...Ran a 28:19 at the 8K Paul Short Run, finishing 241st overall...Finished 16th overall at the Jaguar Invite with a time of 27:40.20...Placed 10th overall after running 28:16.57 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 51st overall at the CAA Championship with a time of 28:14...Finished 145th at the NCAA Regional meet in 35:33.1 Outdoor Track and Field 20111 Saw action in six meets for State...Regular competitor in the 3,000m steeplechase event, but also helped complete a team for the 4x400m and 4x800m relays...Won the steeplechase at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a time of 10:27.69.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Ran in the 800m, Mile and 4,000m distance medley.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in six meets as a freshman...Best 8K time came at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational with a time of 28:20.20...Ran a 29:01 at the CAA Championships...Also hit the 29-minute mark at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 29:01.80...Other 8K times included 29:42.2 at the Blue Ridge Open and 31:44.03 at the GSU Invitational...

Opened the year with a time of 16:37 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K. Prep Graduated from Centennial High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in track and field and three in cross country...A part of the school-record 4x800 and 4x1,600-meter relay team...Won the USATF regional and state steeplechase in 2008 and 2009...USATF State Champion in 2007 in the steeplechase...Personal bests include the 1,500meter run (4:17.01), 1,600-meter run (4:32.10), 2,000-meter steeplechase (6:42.71), cross country 5K (16:46.70) and 800-meter run (2:00.96)...

Cross Country team won 2009 county championship and was the region runner up...2007 squad was county runner-ups.

Personal Brandon Alan Black was born on January 20, 1992…Parents are Joseph and Fawn Black...Comes from a running family...Twin brother, Julian, is also a GSU runner...Has an older sister Brittany...Mother ran track and field and cross country...Father competed in track and field and wrestling...Sister competed in track and field and cross country...Enjoys gaming and working on computers...Has run with his brother, Julian, since they were both in the seventh grade...Chose GSU for the location and running program...Major is psychology.

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Julian Black Sophomore Distance 5-9 Roswell, Ga. Centennial HS

Chris Manning Sophomore Distance 5-10 Snellville, Ga. Brookwood HS

Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite in 75th place overall (45th in team scoring) with a time of 28:36.24...Placed 32nd overall at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 21:30.9...Finished 58th at the GSU Invite in a time of 28:34...Ran a 27:56 at the 8K Paul Short Run, finishing 200th overall...Finished 14th overall at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 27:36.99...Placed 11th overall after running 28:22.08 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 56th at the CAA Championship with a time of 28:47.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Ran in six meets during the 2011 season...Competed in the steeplechase in every meet...Helped form two Panther teams for the 4x400m relay event and one for the 4x800m...Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for exceptional performance in the classroom.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was a competitor for State at the Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson Invitational, and Mountaineer Open...Ran the 800m, mile and competed in the 4,000m distance medley for the Panthers.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in six meets as a freshman...Best 8K time came at the CAA Championships with a time of 28:16...Ran a 28:17:56 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational...Hit under the 29-minute mark at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational with a time of 28:18.70...Other 8K times included 30:09.1 at the Blue Ridge Open and 31:30.13 at the GSU Invitational...Opened the year with a time of 16:01 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K. Prep Graduated from Centennial High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in track and field and three in cross country...Is the current school record holder in the 4x800 and 4x1,600-meter relays and the 2.5 mile time trial...Was the school’s 2008 Cross Country Runner of the Year...

Was named the school’s Rookie of the Year in 2007 for both cross country and track and field...Best times include 4:18.81 in the 1,500-meter run, 4:35.87 in the 1,600-meter run, 6:46.81 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, 2:01.27 in the 800-meter run and 16:34.30 in the cross country 5K...Cross Country team won 2009 county championship and was the region runner up...2007 squad was county runner ups...Was an honor graduate and a four-year honor roll member.

Personal

Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 84th overall (53rd in team scoring) with a time of 29:03.54...Placed 40th overall at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 21:49.1...

Finished 71st at the GSU Invite in a time of 29:24...Finished 20th overall at the Jaguar Invite with a time of 28:03.62...Placed 19th overall after running 30:13.00 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 58th overall at the CAA Championship with a time of 29:57.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in two meets during the 2011 campaign, running the 800m and 1,500m events in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and Georgia Intercollegiate...Garnered a sixth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Helped form a 4x800m relay team for the same meet...

Earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was a three-meet participant...Ran in the 800m at the Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Competed in the mile at the Orange and Purple Classic.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in five meets during first year in the program...Season-best time of 29:00.99 in the 8K came at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational...Ran 29:56 at the CAA Championships 8K, 30:34.54 at the Oglethorpe Fall Classic 8K, 32:14.55 at the GSU Invitational 8K and 16:46 at the Struts JSU Opener 5K...Earned a place on the Dean’s List for the fall semester.

Prep Graduated from Brookwood High School in the spring of 2010...Earned two letters in track and field and one in cross country...Ran two years of track and field and one of cross country...Best time in the cross country 5K was 17:41...Ran a 16:59 5,000-meter run in track and field...Ran a personal best 2:06.06 in the 800-meter run and 4:29 in the 1,500-meter run...

Was a Scholar Athlete, AP Scholar and earned a Departmental Award.

Personal Kevin Christopher Manning was born on September 7, 1991…Parents are Kevin and Kathy Manning...Has one older sister, Melissa...Enjoys running, computers and music...Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves...Chose GSU for its location and academics...Majoring in computer science.

Julian Christian Black was born on January 20, 1992…Parents are Joseph and Fawn Black...Comes from a running family...Twin brother, Brandon, is also a GSU runner...Has an older sister Brittany...Mother ran track and field and cross country...Father competed in track and field and wrestling...Sister competed in track and field and cross country...Enjoys gaming and working on computers...Has run with his brother, Brandon, since they were both in the seventh grade...Chose GSU for the location and running program...Majoring in computer science.

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Kasey Rollins Sophomore Sprints/Hurdles 5-11 Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry

Cory Smith Sophomore Sprints/Hurdles 5-10 Fayetteville, Ga. Fayette County

Career Bests 60m (I): 7.24 60mH (I): 8.35 100m (O): 11.18 110mH (O): 14.73 200m (O): 22.44 300m (I): 38.99 4x100m (O): 42.23 4x400m (O): 3:39.38 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in all seven meets for the Panthers, becoming an All-CAA performer in the 110-meter hurdles...Finished third at the CAA Championships in the 110m hurdles, earning the team six points...Also part of the 4x100m relay team that finished fourth and scored five points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships...Participated in a variety of events, including the 100m and 200m sprints, the 110m hurdles and the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays during the year...Finished fourth out of 16 participants in the 110m hurdles at the Gem of the Hills Invitational.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was a participant in the Clemson Invite, Orange and Purple Classic and Tiger Paw Invitational...Ran the 60m, 300m, 60m hurdles and performed in the long jump...Best result came in the 60m hurdles at the Orange and Purple Winter Classic, placing eighth out of 28 runners.

Prep Graduated from Sprayberry High School in the spring of 2010...Lettered in track three times and soccer twice...Was the MVP junior and senior seasons for track team...Was two time region champion in 110 meter hurdles...Finished third at state in 110 hurdles...Helped lead track team to region championship in senior season...Garnered 14th place finish in the decathlon at the 2008 Detroit Junior Olympic.

Personal Kasey Clark Rollins was born October 19, 1991 to Kevin and Maria Rollins in Marietta, Ga...Has one older brother, Kevin Rollins Jr...Enjoys photography, painting and drawing in free time...Plans on majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in physics.

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Career Bests 55m (I): 6.92 100m (O): 11.00 200m (O): 22.69 200m (I): 23.94 400m (O): 53.41 4x100m (O): 42.23 4x400m (I): 3:35.86 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in five meets for State...Best performance came at the Georgia Intercollegiate in the long jump, where he placed 3rd out of 10 participants...Also competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x100m relays throughout the season...Part of the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth and scored five points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in two meets during the season...Ran in the Mountaineer Open competing in the 55m, 4x400m relay and long jump and participated in the 200m in the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Prep Graduated from Fayette County High School in the spring of 2010...

Earned two letters on the football team, playing running back and cornerback.

Personal Cory Kala-Alejado Smith was born December 30, 1991 to Tracy and Terri Smith...Has two brothers, Major and Trey...Intends to major in sports medicine.

Men’s Profiles PANTHERS

Tyler Tomy Sophomore Distance/Mid-Distance 5-9 Alpharetta, Ga. Milton HS

Prep Graduated from Milton High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country and three in track and field...Finished 32nd in the cross country state championships as a freshman, 20th as a sophomore, fifth as a junior and 34th as a senior while ill...Finished seventh in the 3,200-meter run at the state track and field championships as a senior...

Named to the all-county and all-region teams four times...Was the 2008 Atlanta Track Club Man of the Year.

Personal

Career Bests Mile (I): 4:31.37 3,000m (I): 8:57.71 Steeplechase (O): 9:53.41 5,000m (O): 15:51.64

Tyler Tomy was born on December 4, 1991… Parents are Michael and Ellen Tomy...Has three older brothers, Seth, Joshua and Ryan...Has two older sisters, Rachel and Jessica...Brother Seth was a member of the GSU track and field squad and ran cross country as a freshman...Enjoys fishing and being with friends in free time...Chose GSU for the cross country program...Undecided on major.

Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 81st overall with a time of 28:55.07...Placed 14th overall at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 20:32.2...Finished 19th at the GSU Invite in a time of 26:57...Ran a 26:59 at the 8K Paul Short Run, finishing 97th overall...Sixth overall and second on the team at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 26:27.65...Placed 4th overall after running 27:19.60 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 24th at the CAA Championship with a time of 26:31...Finished 47th at the NCAA South Regional meet in 32:59.8.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Six-meet participant for the Panthers...Specialized in long distance events...Saw action in the 5,000m, 3,000m steeplechase and formed a team for a 4x800m relay...Finished second out of 16 runners at the Gem of the Hills Invitational in the 5,000m event...Had team season bests in both the 5,000 and steeplechase.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in four meets as a true freshman...Main event was the 3,000m, running the distance in the New Balance Collegiate Invite, Clemson Invitational and the Mountaineer Open...Ran the mile and was a member of the 4,000m distance medley at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cross Country 2010 As a freshman proved to be GSU’s most consistent runner...Finished first on the team in five of the seven races...Ran a season-best time of 25:57.30 for an 8K at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational to finish 37th out of 187 runners...Placed fourth out of 54 runners at the GSU Invitational 8K with a time of 28:26.17...Finished second out of 36 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 5K with a time of 15:22...Placed 19th out of 73 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 8K with a time of 26:16.02...Completed the 8K Blue Ridge Opener in 26:43.4, the CAA Championship in 26:18 and the NCAA South Regional in 32:59.16.

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Austin Boetje Freshman Distance 6-0 Lawrenceville, Ga. Mill Creek HS

Brandon Brezial Freshman Sprints 6-1 Macon, Ga. Central HS

Cross Country 2011 In his first collegiate meet, placed 24th overall and fourth on the team at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 20:59.4...

Finished 48th in the GSU Invite in a time of 28:08...Ran a 27:13 at the 8K Paul Short Run, finishing 128th overall and fourth on the team...Eighth overall and third on the team at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 26:38.16...Placed 14th overall after running 29:29.87 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 35th at the CAA Championship with a time of 27:11...Finished 128th at the NCAA South Regional in 35:33.1.

Prep Attended Mill Creek High School in Lawrenceville, Ga…Coached by Andy Christie…School record holder in 1,600 meters (4:23), 3,200 meters (9:21) and 5,000 meters (15:37.61)…Took third place in the 2011 state cross country meet with a time of 16:08.68…At the 2011 state track and field meet, finished second in the 3,200 meter race and fourth in the 1,600 meter race…Named All-Metro Atlanta and All-Jackson County team as a senior…Mill Creek cross country Freshman of the Year in 2007 and Most Valuable Runner in 2008, 2009 and 2010…Participated in the 2011 Peachtree Road Race where he finished 129th overall with a time of 35:03, good enough for 17th in the 16-20 age group...Also played soccer in high school.

Personal Austin Davis Boetje was born September 4, 1992 in Lawrenceville, Ga....

Parents are Mike and Lisa Boetje… Has a younger sister, Lauren...Enjoyes running, water skiing, mountin biking, soccer and ultimate frisbee...

Undecided on major.

Prep Attended Central High School in Macon, Ga....Coached by Kevin Grooms...Competed in both cross country and track and field...Holds school records in both the 400 meters and 4x400 meter relay...In 2008, helped cross country team reach state meet for first time in 15 years.

Personal Brandon Brezial was born April 9, 1992 in Macon, Ga....Parents are Robert Brezial Jr. and Erica Shaw...Has a younger sister Chasity and a younger brother Bryton...Intends to major in marketing.

Pierre Brogniet Freshman Distance 5-9 Renlies, Belgium

College Saint-Joseph E.S.M. Cross Countr 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 87th overall (55th in team scoring) with a time of 29:09.69...Placed 48th at the Auburn Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 22:48.7...Finished the GSU Invite 46th in a time of 28:02.

Prep Attended College Saint-Joseph E.S.M. in Chimay, Belgium...Runner-up in the 2007 Belgium junior cross country championships…Three time champion in the Brussels-Wallonia Indoor Track and Field championships, winning the 800-meter race in 2008 and the 1,500-meter race in both 2009 and 2010…Won the 1,500 meter race in the 2010 Brussels-Wallonia Outdoor Track and Field championship.

Personal Pierre Michel Brogniet was born on February 23, 1993 in Charleroi, Belgium...Parents are Jean-Michel Brogniet and Fabienne Compere...Has an older brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Louise and Constance...Enjoyes soccer, cycling and music...Intends to major in managerial science.

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Men’s Newcomers PANTHERS

Valentin Poncelet Sophomore (Transfer) Distance 5-11 Lillois, Belgium

College Sainte - Gertrude

American International

Chris Todd Freshman Sprints 5-9 Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern HS

Cross Country 2011 Earned All-CAA honors in his first year as a Panther...Led the Panthers at the UGA Invite, finishing 20th overall with a time of 26:12.94...

Paced the team again at the Auburn Invite with a 6th place finish in a 6K time of 19:32.6...Named CAA coMale Runner of the Week for the week of Sept 13...Finished the GSU Invite in 5th place overall in a time of 25:49...Notched another 6th place finish at the 8K Paul Short Run in a time of 25:51...Won the individual title at the Jaguar Invite with a time of 25:34.37...Notched another individual victory at the Coach “O” Invite after running a time of 25:58.55...Placed 8th at the CAA Championship with a time of 25:29...Received All-Region honors by finishing 24th at the NCAA South Regional meet.

American International

Prep Attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga...Coached

by Philip Hoskins...Lettered three years and competed in relay events and the pole vault...Part of a 4x800m relay team that placed 6th in the 2010 regional championships...Won the pole vault at the 2010 Morehouse Relays...Also played football, ran cross country and was a team captain on the swim team.

Personal Christopher Alexander Todd was born December 24, 1991 in Okanowa, Japan...Parents are Kirksey Todd and Rosalyn Williams...Has an older sister Brittany and a younger brother Dominique...Majoring in exercise science.

Competed for American International College in South Easton, Massacusetts…Named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year…Took seventh place in the 2010 conference cross country meet with a time of 25.06…Finished 10th in the NCAA Regional with a time of 31.49.

Prep Attended College Sainte-Gertrude in Lillois, Belgium.

Personal Valentin Poncelet was born May 30, 1991 in Uccle, Belgium…Parents are Nicolas and Beatrice De Schriyver…Has an older brother, Julien…Chose Georgia State for its cross country program and coach...Undecided on major.

Chris Vanderkleed Freshman Mid-Distance 6-3 Duluth, Ga. Providence Christian Aca. Prep Attended Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn, Ga...Coached

by Scott Strong...Lettered two years...Competied in the 200m, 400m, 800m, 4x400 relay and the long and high jumps...Member of the Beta Club.

Personal Christopher Nathaniel Vanderkleed was born August 11, 1993 in Downers Grove, Ill...Parents are Vernon and Laurie Vanderkleed.

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Demarkis Willis

Dominique Wilson

Freshman Sprints 5-10 Macon, Ga. Northeast HS

Freshman Mid-Distance 6-4 Douglasville, Ga. Chapel Hill HS

Prep Attended Northeast Health Science Magnet High School in Macon, Ga...Coached by Walter Daniely...

Lettered four years in track...Ran the first leg of the 4x400 team that placed second at the 2011 state meet...Anchored the 4x100m relay team that finished third in the state...

Helped lead team to four consecutive regional championships from 2007-10...Also ran for the White Lightening Track Club, where he was coached by Bobby Poole.

Personal

Prep Attended Chapel Hill High School in Douglasville, Ga....Coached

by Kelly Williams...Ran track and played football...Named Chapel Hill Track Athlete of the Year in 2011...

Competed primarily in the 400 meters and 800 meters.

Personal Dominique Wilson was born January 31, 1993 in Miami, Fla....Parents are Samson Hyland and Kim Wilson...Has an older brother Brandon...Intends to major in physics.

Demarkis Willis was born Nov. 15, 1990 in Macon, Ga...Mother is Stella Willis...Has three brothers: Jadon, Antwon and Shannon...Older brother Antwon ran track for Georgia State during the 2002-03 season...Lists writing, running, skating and cooking as his hobbies...Intends to major in marketing.

Pro-NUN-see-A-shun Guides Men Femi Bab-Oke................................. FEM-e bab-OH-key Boetje............................................................... BO-chee Brezial................................................................ BRA-zil Brogniet........................................................BRAWN-ya Ja’Metreus............................................ jah-ME-TREE-us LaSalle...............................................................lah-SAL Valentin Poncelet......................... VAL-in-tin pon-ce-lay Tomy.................................................................TOE-me Women Wande............................................................ wan-DAY Colbert..........................................................cole-BERT Delecia...................................................duh-LE-she-ah Soncerea...................................................... sonn-SIR-A Niamh Kearney....................................... NEEV ker-nee Aniya.............................................................ah-NIE-uh Angelia.................................................... AN-GEL-E-uh Zanny...................................................................ZAN-e Kacee Houle........................................... KAY-see HEWL Niamh Kearney...................................... NEEV KER-nee Papesh...............................................................PAP-ish Rubel...............................................................RUE-bull Stefanoff.....................................................STEFF-an-off

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Roster Breakdown

By Class Seniors (3)

Alex Gainous Chris Harper Chris Miles

Juniors (2) Ja’Metreus Hamilton LaSalle Ledlum

Sophomores (9) Femi Bab-Oke Brandon Black Julian Black Chris Manning Valentine Poncelet Kasey Rollins Corey Smith Chris Todd Tyler Tomy

Freshmen (6) Austin Boetje Brandon Brezial Pierre Brogniet Chris Vanderkleed Demarkis Willis Dominique Wilson

By Event Distance (9)

Brandon Black Julian Black Austin Boetje Chris Harper Chris Manning Chris Miles Tyler Tomy Pierre Brogniet Valentin Poncelet

Mid-Distance (2) Chris Vanderkleed Dominique Wilson

Sprints (6) Femi Bab-Oke Alex Gainous Ja’Metreus Hamilton Chris Todd Brandon Brezial Demarkis Willis

Hurdles (3) LaSalle Ledlum Kacey Rollins Corey Smith

2012 Women’s Roster PANTHERS Name Yr. Mia Adams Fr. Zanny Anderson Sr. Alison Bishop Jr. Wande Brewer So. Gabby Brooks Jr. Talia Colbert So. Tatiana Colbert So. Delecia Crawford So. Soncerea Crowder Jr. Kesean Henderson Jr. Sydney Henry Jr. Danielle Hill Jr. Kelsye Holt Jr. Kacee Houle Sr. Latricia Jackson Sr. Niamh Kearney Fr. Charlesha Lightbourne Sr. Ansley Lawson Fr. Khalia Mason So. Sarah McCarthy Fr. Danyel Mitchell Sr. Aniya Moore Fr. Tamara Moore Jr. Leah Norman Jr. Angelia Nugent Sr. Katie Papesh So. Carresa Reeves Fr. Andrea Rodriguez Sr. Jennifer Rubel So. Katharine Showalter Jr. Anna Sinclair So. Kelsey Spinks R-Jr. Hannah Stefanoff Fr. Brandy Swann Sr.

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

Events Sprints Distance Distance Sp/Jumps Sp/Jumps Sp/Jumps Sp/Jumps Sprints Sprints Throws Throws Hurdles Sp/Jumps Distance Sprints Mid-Dist.

Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Mid-Dist.

Sprints Hurdles Hurdles Sp/Jumps Distance Throws Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Mid-Dist.

Hometown Previous School McDonough, Ga. Eagles Landing Social Circle, Ga. George Walton Academy Stockbridge, Ga. Woodland Atlanta, Ga. Langston Hughes Athens, Ga. Cedar Shoals Dallas, Texas Wakeland Dallas, Texas Wakeland Monroe, Ga. Monroe, Ga. Duluth, Ga. Duluth Decatur, Ga. Decatur Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson Lancaster, Texas Lancaster Villa Rica, Ga. Central Cedar Hills, Utah Lone Peak Albany, Ga. Monroe Comp./Alabama State Greystones, Ireland Loreto Abbey Dalkey Crown Haven, Bahamas Jack Hayward Gainesville, Ga. North Hall Atlanta, Ga. The Paidea School Arlington, Va. Bishop O’Connell Detriot, Mich.

Warren Mott Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro Carrollton, Ga. Central DeSoto, Texas Lancaster Paterson, N.J. Cedar Shoals Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto Philadelphia, Pa. Charter School of Wilmington Eastman, Ga. Dodge County College Park, Ga. Woodward Academy Atlanta, Ga. Saint Nicholas Orthodox Academy Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing Grandview Heights, Ohio Grandview Heights Jacksonville, N.C. Jacksonville

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Zanny Anderson Senior Distance 5-5 Social Circle, Ga. Walton Academy Career Bests 800m (I): 2:32.00 800m (O): 2:25.89 Mile (I): 5:35.25 1,500m (O): 4:53.76 3,000m (I): 10:53.41 5,000m (O): 18:24.88 10,000m (O): 38:54.16 Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 30th overall (23rd in team scoring) with a time of 19:17.08...Contributed an 18th overall finish to a team victory at the Auburn Invitational, running the 4K course in a time of 15:36.6...Placed 22nd at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 24:03...Ran a 23:57 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 263rd overall...Finished eighth overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 24:37.9...Placed eighth overall after running 20:10.63 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 48th at the CAA Championship with a time of 24:14.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in six meets during the outdoor track season, setting three personal bests in the 5,000 meters and one in the 1,500 meters...Recorded a personal best at the Mississippi Open in the 1,500m, completing the event in 4:53.76...Had another personal best at the CAA Championships in the 5,000m, finishing in 18:08.17...Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, grabbing fourth out of 23 participants...Saw action in the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invitational and earned seventh place out of 34 competitors...Also ran the 5,000m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Georgia Intercollegiate...Worked hard in the classroom and earned a spot on the Dean’s List for Spring 2011.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in two meets for State...Ran the 5,000m at the Clemson Invitational and placed seventh...Also ran the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in seven meets during the season, turning in personal bests in both the 5K and 6K...5K personal best came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational finishing 67th out of 235 runners with a time of 19:08.7...

Best 6K time was 23.16 at the CAA Championship to finish 48th out of 95 runners...Finished 38th out of 86 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational with a time of 19:37.13...Placed 18th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 22:22.73...Opened the year with a 13th place finish out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15.06...Other 5K time was 19:33.3 at the Blue Ridge Open...Recorded a 6K time of 23:36.66 at the NCAA South Regional Championship...Named to the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Ran a personal best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:39.39.18...Crossed the finish line in 10:54.83 in the 3,000-meter run at the CCU Shamrock Invitational... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational to place sixth with a time of 18:49.70...At the CAA Championships ran 38:54.16 to place 15th in the 10,000-meter run...Earned CAA All-Academic honors.

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Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran in two meets during the indoor season competing in the 3,000-meter run...Season best in the 3,000 came at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 10:53.41...Ran a 11:00.69 at the Clemson Games.

Cross Country 2009 Competed in all six races of the season...Ran a season best at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 19:34.08 for the 5K...Finished 25th out of 110 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational with a time of 20:32.33...Placed 38th out of 148 runners at the Commodore Classic with a time of 20:20.01...Placed 44th out of 119 runners at the JMU Invitational with a time of 21:14.00...Other times on the season included 23:41.14 at the 6K CAA Championships and 23:24.85 at the 6K NCAA South Regionals...Competed at the Footlocker South Regional 5K over Thanksgiving break and finished seventh out of 24 runners with a time of 19:09...

Named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 800, 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor track season...Ran a season-best 2:25.89 in the 800 at the CAA Championship...Ran a 19:23.57 for the 5,000 at the Georgia Tech Invitational during the outdoor season.

Cross Country 2008 Ran a season-best 20:28.61 in her first meet as a Panther at the 5K Crimson Classic and placed 43rd overall out of 75 runners to help Georgia State to a second-place finish...Placed 82nd overall at the CAA Championship.

Prep Competed in basketball, track and field and cross country at George Walton Academy...Was named team MVP of cross country team for three straight years...Was all-state in cross country three years in a row and allstate in track during junior campaign...Cross Country team finished second in state during freshman year...Was 10th in the state in cross country with a time of 20:12 during freshman year, and improved each season...

Placed 2nd in the 800m (2:27) during junior year...An honor graduate and member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club.

Personal Alexandra Kennedy Anderson was born September 21, 1989…Parents are Brad and Anne Jacoby...Has four younger siblings...Chose GSU because of its program history and athletics...Majoring in journalism.

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Kacee Houle Senior (Transfer) Distance 5-4 Cedar Hills, Utah Lone Peak Utah/Paradise Valley C.C. Career Bests Mile (I): 5:41.10 3,000m (I): 10:59.73 Steeplechase (O): 11:26.83 5,000m (O): 18:19.24 Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 26th overall (20th in team scoring) with a time of 19:11.00...Contributed a 25th overall finish to a team victory at the Auburn Invite, running the 4K course in a time of 15:56.4...Placed 13th at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 23:27...

Ran a 23:16 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 203rd overall and fourth on the team...Finished fourth overall with a time of 24:06.3 in the team victory...Placed 6th overall after running 19:49.66 at the Coach “O” Invite...

Placed 24th at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:31...Finished 113th overall at the NCAA South Regional meet, with a time of 23:12.9.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Steady competitor for the Panthers who competed in six meets...Performed well in the 5,000m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, placing second out of 24 runners...Ran the same event in the War Eagle Invitational and garnered a fifth place finish out of 34 participants with a season-best time of 18:19.24...Also ran the 5,000 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Placed sixth out of 16 competitors in the 3,000m steeplechase at the CAA Championships, earning the team three points...Additionally ran the steeplechase at the Mississippi Open and the Georgia Intercollegiate...Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2011 semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 (Utah) Ran the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:40.90 at the Bengal Shoot Out...

Improved 3,000m time at the Bronco Invitational (10:58.65)...Ran a time of 11:01.71 in the 3,000m at the Mountain State Games.

Cross Country 2009 (Utah) Competed in three meets for the University of Utah...Finished 22nd at the Utah State Open with a time of 18:31.00...Finished 40th at the Bob Firman Invitational with a time of 20:03.87...Finished 24th at the WAC Preview Invitational with a time of 22:31.

Cross Country 2008 (Paradise Valley C.C) Placed 28th in the NJCAA Cross Country Nationals 5K with a time of 18:50...Placed 10th at the NJCAA Track and Field Indoor 3,000-meter run (11:03)...Earned a third-place finish at the NJCAA Track and Field Outdoor meet in the 3,000 steeplechase, earning All-American honors.

Prep Graduated from Lone Peak High School in the spring of 2008...Earned four letters in track and field, three in cross country and two in basketball...Two-time All-State in cross country and track and field...Three-time region champ in cross country and the 3,200m run in track and field...

Earned first place at the West Region Junior Olympics and eighth place at the National Junior Olympics (18:23)...Placed sixth in the Utah State Class 5A 3,200m run with a time of 11:16.13 and 10th in the 1,600m run with a time of 5:14.93...Cross country team captain for four years...Six-time MVP on high school track and field team...Earned academic all-region honors...Member of the National Honors Society and Youth City Council...Played point guard on Lone Peak’s basketball team.

Personal Kacee Hildebrandt Houle was born on March 29, 1990…Parents are Konrad and DeAnna Hildebrandt...Married Nate Houle in June 2010...Has an older brother, Rhett, and a younger brother, Shea...Has two younger sisters, Jasmyn and Aisha...Dad played baseball at Rick’s College...Enjoys reading, hiking and canyoneering...Majoring in psychology.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Four-meet participant...Ran the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open and finished fifth with a time of 19:18.99...Also ran at the New Balance Collegiate and Penn State National Invites...Placed sixth in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invitational with a 10:59.73 mark...Participated in the mile at the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in seven meets during first season with the program...Started off career with an eighth-place showing out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K (14:43)...Followed up that performance with a fourth-place finish out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K (20:52.74)...Seasonbest 5K time came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational, running an 18:59.1...Also recorded 5K times of 19:01.83 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational and 19:18.2 at the Blue Ridge Open...Concluded season with a time of 23.48 at the 6K CAA Championship...Named to the Dean’s List during the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 (Utah) Redshirted the outdoor season.

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Charlesha Lightbourne Senior (Transfer) Sprints 5-5 Crown Haven, Bahamas Jack Hayward

Latricia Jackson Senior (Transfer) Sprints 5-7 Albany, Ga. Monroe Comp.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the indoor season.

Fall 2008 - Fall 2010 Attended Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma...Was named allconference in 2009 and 2010 and was a four-time All-American at the NAIA school.

Prep Graduated from Jack Hayward High School in the spring of 2007...Competed in the sprints and relays for the track and field squad.

Personal Born on September 14, 1989 to Charles Lightbourne and Barbara Russell...Has a younger sister, Reneika, and an older sister, Tynia...Intending to major in religious studies.

Career Bests 100m (O): 12:41 200m (O): 26.87 High Jump (I): 1.46m Long Jump (O): 5.40m Triple Jump (O): 11.22m Shot Put (I): 10.23m 4x100m (O): 48.54 4x400m (O): 4:02.27 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Saw plenty of action for State, competing in six meets...Finished fifth out of 21 jumpers in the long jump at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a 5.40m mark...Earned a point in the triple jump for the Panthers by placing 9th at the CAA Championships, jumping 11.22m...Ran the 200m, competed on the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams and performed the long jump in the Georgia Intercollegiate...Participated in the 100m in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and CAA Championships...Also performed in the long jump event at The War Eagle Invitational, Mississippi Open and CAA Championships...Earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester for her academic achievements.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in the JRF Combined Events Invite...Placed third in the shotput with a 10.23m mark...Placed fourth in the high jump at 1.46m...Tied for seventh in the long jump leaping 12.24m...Participated in the 60m hurdles.

Alabama State (2008-2009) Was the SWAC Hepthalon Champion in 2009 with a combined total of 4,239 points winning the heptathlon shot put, javelin and long jump events...Earned 1st team All-SWAC in outdoor track and field in 2009.

Prep Graduated from Monroe Comprehensive High School in May 2007...

Competed in softball, basketball and track and field...Specialty was the heptathlon...Best performances were 57.04 in the 400-meter run, 24.96 in the 200-meter run, 38-00 in the shot put and 37-01 in the triple jump...

Was a member of the junior Olympic 4x400 team that was runner up at nationals in 2005 with a time of 3:43.

Personal Latricia Denise Jackson was born on October 31, 1988 in Albany, Ga...

Parents are to Paul Jackson and Patricia Smith...Has two older sisters, Porchea and Shakeita...Favorite athletes are Gail Devers and Dwight Howard...Chose Georgia State for the city and the school environment...

Majoring in psycology with a minor in biology.

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Danyel Mitchell Senior Mid-Distance 5-2 Smyrna, Ga. Warren Mott HS (Mich.)

Career Bests 800m (O): 2:12.66 1,000m (I): 3:05.56 1,500m (O): 4:43.42 Mile (I): 5:30.22 Cross Country 2011 Finished 68th overall at the GSU Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 26:25.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Regular competitor for State, seeing action in all seven meets...Ran the 800m in each, recording several strong finishes...Best result came at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, finishing second out of 32 runners...Placed third out of 13 runners at the Georgia Intercollegiate, fifth out of 14 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, seventh out of 41 at the Mississippi Open and ninth out of 22 at the CAA Championships...Participated in the 1,500m in four different meets, with her best performances coming at the War Eagle and Gem of the Hills Invitationals...Earned second-place overall in both, the first out of 27 participants and the second out of 23...Competed in the same event at the CAA Championships, placing eighth overall...

Also ran the event at the Mississippi Open...Helped form two relay teams for the Panthers, a 4x400m and 4x800m at the Georgia Intercollegiate...

Helped the Panthers finish strong with a second place finish in the 4x800.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Regular competitor for the Panthers, seeing action in five meets...Earned fourth place at the Mountaineer Open in the 800m run...Also ran event in Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites...Placed sixth in both attempts running the mile, once at the Clemson Invitational and again at the Orange and Purple Classic...Times were 5:30.22 and 5:30.94...Participated in the 1,000m event at the New Balance Collegiate Invite.

Prep Graduated from Warren Mott High School in Detroit, Mich., in the spring of 2006...Earned two letters in track & field, competing in the middle distance events...Was named all-county in 2005 and 2006...Also lettered twice in basketball.

Personal Danyel Renee Mitchell was born April 3, 1988...Parents are Percel and Denise Mitchell...Has four brothers, Karlton, Percel, Terrill, Anthony and Ken-Dell...Attended Oakland University for two years before entering active duty in the Air Force.

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Angelia Nugent Senior Sprints/Jumps 5-5 Paterson, N.J. Cedar Shoals (Ga.) Career Bests 300m (I): 40.67 400m (I): 55.92 4x400m (O): 3:41.60 Long Jump (O): 6.06m Triple Jump (O): 12.77m*

*School Record Career Five-time All-CAA performer and three-time champion...Been a part of three All-CAA 4x400-meter relay teams...Won the long and triple jumps at the 2011 CAA Championships...

Holds GSU’s school record in the triple jump...A part of the 2009 CAA Champion 4x400m relay team.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Turned in career year that included advancing to the NCAA National Championships in the triple jump and winning the long and triple jumps at the CAA Championships...Advanced to the NCAA Nationals after placing seventh at the NCAA East Regionals with a GSU-record leap of 12.77m...Earned All-CAA honors in the triple jump at the CAAs with a then-GSU record jump of 12.37m...Went on to break school record again at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier with a leap of 12.70m that qualified her for the NCAA East Regionals...Mark earned her CAA Field Athlete of the Week honors...Jumping in the long jump for the first time all year, earned All-CAA honors after winning the event with a jump of 6.06m...

Also earned All-CAA honors in the 4x400-meter relay, running the lead leg, as the Panthers claimed third place.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Four meet participant...Had a personal best in the triple jump at the Penn State National Invite, leaping 12.24m, which tied her for seventh place...

Jumped for third place at the Clemson Invitational with a 12.02m mark...

Finished fourth in the 400m at the Mountaineer Open and also competed in the Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites...Placed eighth at the Clemson Invitational in the 300m dash...Helped form a 4x400m relay team at the Mountaineer Open that won the contest with a 3:54.13 mark...Also was a member of two other 4x400m relay teams during the season.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in four meets during the outdoor season...Clocked a time of 56.33 in the 400-meter run at the CAA Championships to finish fifth...AllCAA performer in the 4X400m relay after relay team finished third with a time of 3:46.51...Finished second in the 400m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, crossing the finish line in 56.32...Finished third in the triple jump at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a time of 11.97m...Helped 4x100 relay team to a third place finish with a time of 46.19...4x400 relay team finished sixth at the same meet with a time of 3:51.61...4x400 relay team won at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 3:44.05.

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Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in four meets during the indoor season...Won the college division triple jump at the New Balance Invitational with a leap of 12.13m...

Ran a season best in the 400m with a time of 55.92 at the New Balance Invitational, finishing second in the college division...Also helped the 4x400-meter relay team win the college division at the New Balance with a time of 3:48.13...At the Clemson Games meet ran a 25.42 in the 200m, finishing ninth...Ran a time of 57.95 at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in the 400m, finishing seventh...Also competed in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge, finishing ninth with a leap of 11.70m (38-04.75).

Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 300, 500 and 4x400-meter relay races and the triple jump during the indoor season...Posted a 41.42 time in the 300m at the Clemson Invitational...Recorded the team’s second-best time of 1:17.12 in the 500m at the Clemson Games...Posted the top three season finishes in the triple jump and set a new school record with a leap of 12.18m at the New York Fast Track meet...Ran the third leg of the indoor 4x400m relay and helped post the team’s season-best mark of 3:46.79 at the New York Fast Track meet...Competed in the 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay and the triple jump during the outdoor season... All-CAA performer in the 4x400m...Placed first in the 4x100m relay at the CAA Championships...

Posted a season-best 45.80 at the Penn Relays as one leg of the 4x100m Relay team to finish 12th out of 81 teams...Ran the first leg in the 4x400m at the Penn Relays, finishing in 3:41.60 to qualify for the NCAA Regionals...Helped to post the season’s second best 4x400m time of 3:44.83 at the Georgia Tech Invitational...Posted the team’s top three marks in the triple jump and recorded a season-best 12.17m (39’11.25”) a the Pepsi Florida Relays.

Prep Attended Cedar Shoals High School and competed in softball and track and field, earning three letters...Won the state championship during her senior season in the triple jump...Was named the Northeast Ga., Track Athlete of the Year in 2007-08...Was the state runner-up in the 400-meter dash during her junior year...Qualified for the 4x400m as well...As a senior qualified for the state championships in the 400m, 200m, 4x400m and 4x100m.

Personal Born on July 19, 1990 in Paterson, N.J...Has three younger brothers and four younger sisters...Chose Georgia State because of its proximity to home...Career goal is to become a pediatrician...Majoring in sociology.

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Andrea Rodriguez Senior Distance 5-3 Eastman, Ga. Dodge County HS Career Bests 1,500m (O): 5:41.23 Mile (I): 6:37.39 3,000m (I): 12:02.28 5,000m (O): 20:26.30 4x800m (O): 10:35.23 Javelin (O): 25.08m Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 64th overall with a time of 21:19.87...Placed 69th at the GSU Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 26:26...Finished 16th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 25:54.1.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Active in six meets...Had a personal best at the War Eagle Invitational, running the 5,000m event in 20:26.30...Competed in the same event at the Mississippi Open, Georgia Intercollegiate and the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Member of a 4x800m relay team at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Participated in the javelin throw at the Mississippi Open, Gem of the Hills Invitational and the CAA Championships...Recognized for her academic achievements by making the Dean’s List for the Spring 2011 semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Ran the mile at the Mountaineer Open, the 3,000m run at the Tiger Paw Invitational and the 5,000m run at the Clemson Invitational.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in three meets during the 2010 season...Recorded a career best time of 21:26.76 at the Oglethorpe Invitational 5K, finishing seventh out of 77 runners...Placed 30th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 23:54.94...Finished 29th out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 16:39...Earned a place on the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in four meets during the outdoor track season, running in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs...Ran a 12:36.29 at the Emory Track and Field Classic in the 3,000...Crossed the finish line in 21:41.02 at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000...Earned AD’s Honor Roll honors during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational during the indoor season with a time of 13:11.83 in the 3,000-meter run.

Cross Country 2009 Ran in four meets during the fall season...Ran a season-best at the 5K Commodore Classic with a time of 22:51.72...Finished the season-opening Sewanee Invitational in a time of 23:20.06,,,Completed the JMU Invitational in a time of 23:44.00...Completed the 6K CAA Championships in a time of 26:17.46...Earned fall semester’s Dean’s List honors.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 5,000 during the outdoor track season...Crossed the finish line in 21:26.76 at the Gem of the Hills meet...Finished in 20:47.69 at the CAA Championships.

Cross Country 2008 Competed in two meets in first season with the Panthers...Made Panther debut at the 5K Crimson Classic, finishing the course in 22:13.52, 61st overall...Finished the UTC Front Runner Invitational in 14:19.

Prep Attended Dodge County High School...Competed in cross country and track...Named cross country Most Valuable Runner for two-straight years...Ran a 20:51 in the 5K at the Vidalia Meet...Qualified for state twostraight years as a member of the cross country team...Received UGA Certificate of Merit.

Personal Andrea Garcia Rodriguez was on March 19, 1990 in Monterrey, Mexico...

Sister Maria is a cheerleader at Georgia State...Chose Georgia State because of its proximity to home and the downtown location...Majoring in biology.

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Brandy Swann Senior Mid-distance 5-8 Jacksonville, N.C. Jacksonville Career Bests 200m (O): 24:51 400m (O): 54.60 500m (I): 1:13.13 800m (O): 2:14.94 4x100m (O): 47.16 4x400m (O): 3:41.60 Career Two-time CAA Champion and fivetime All-CAA performer...Won the 400-meter dash and was a part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team as a freshman...Earned third place in the 400m as a sophomore...Earned third place in both the 400m and 4x400m relay as a junior...Star in the classroom as well having earned President’s List honors both semesters as a junior.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Earned All-CAA honors in both the 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay at the CAA Championships...Finished third in the 400m in a time of 55.77...Also finished fifth in the 200-meter dash to score GSU four points...Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals after running a personal best in the 400m (54.60) at the Clemson Tiger Qualifier...Had seven highest 200m and 400m times on team this season...Finished in top five in the 400m in five events...Won the 400m at the Georgia Intercollegiate and Yellow Jacket Invitational to open the year...Earned a spot on the President’s List for a perfect 4.0 GPA during both the fall and spring semesters.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Represented the Panthers in four meets...

Placed in the top three in each of her 500m run attempts...Won the event at the Orange and Purple Classic, finishing in 1:16.60...Grabbed third place in both the New Balance Collegiate and the Penn State National Invites...

Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed first at the Mountaineer Open...Also helped form relay teams for the Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites...Ran the 400m at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and the 800m at the Mountaineer Open.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Suffered an injury plagued year, but rallied to earn All-CAA honors in the 4x400-meter relay (3:46.51) at the CAA Championships...Ran in the 400m at the CAA Championship with a 56.27 to finish eighth...Made the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

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Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season running at the Niswonger Invitational, New Balance Invitational and Virginia Tech Challenge...Completed the 400m at the Niswonger with a time of 56.97, finishing fifth...Also finished fifth at the same meet in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18.84...Also ran a 58.62 in the 400 at the New Balance Invitational.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009 Was named CAA co-Rookie of the Year for Track...Competed in the 400, 800, 1,500, 1,600, Spring Medley and 4x400-meter relay during the outdoor season... All-CAA performer in the 400m and 4x400m relay...Apart of the winning 4x400m relay team at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:44.90...Ran the second leg in the 4x400m at the Penn Relays, finishing in 3:45.69 to qualify for the NCAA Regionals...Helped to post the season’s second best 4x400m time of 3:44.83 at the Georgia Tech Invitational... Placed fourth in 3:50.79 as a member of the 1,600m Sprint Medley relay team at the Pepsi Florida Relays and placed second at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:48.66...Posted the team’s top four times in the 400m during the season and recorded her season-best 54.79 at the CAA Championships to place first...Placed eighth in the 800m at the CAA Championships with a time of 2:37.96.

Indoor Track and Field 2009 Competed in the 800 and 1,000-meter run during the indoor season...

Posted her best time in the 800m at the Virginia Tech Challenge where she finished in 2:18.63 for 12th place...Ran a 3:13.58 in the 1,000m at the Clemson Games.

Prep Received four letters in track and three in cross country at Jacksonville High school...Was the 3A state champ in the 800m, 400m, 500m and 4x800m...Former school record holder in the 800m (2:17) and a four-time conference champ in the 400m...Set a personal best in the 400m (55.9) and the 500m (1:16) at the conference championships in 2008...Ran a 2:17 in the 800m at the 2007 state championship...Was an NC Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal Born February 11, 1990 to George and Renita Swann in Okinawa, Japan...Chose Georgia State because of its business school...Majoring in early childhood education.

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Alison Bishop Junior Distance 5-8 Stockbridge, Ga. Woodland HS Career Bests Mile (I): 6:00.18 3,000m (I): 11:14.18 Steeplechase (O): 11:19.61 5,000m (O): 18:12.60 4x800m (O): 10:35.23 Cross Country 2011 Contributed a 13th place finish to a team victory at the Auburn Invitational, running the 4K course in 15:25.7...Placed 15th at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 23:43...Ran a 23:01 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 184th overall and third on the team...Finished fifth overall in the team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 24:11.2...Placed forth overall after running 19:34.85 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 35th at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:54...Finished 99th overall at the NCAA South Regional in a personal best time of 23:00.3.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 5,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the outdoor season...Ran a personal best in the 5,000m at the War Eagle Invitational to finish third out of 34 runners with a time of 18:12.60...

Ran a personal best in the steeplechase at the Mississippi Open, finishing second out of 14 runners with a time of 11:19.61...Finished fifth in the steeplechase at the CAA Championships to score four points for the Panthers...Named to the Dean’s List during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in two meets during the indoor season...Ran the 3,000-meter run at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational with a time of 11:34.77...Raced the 5,000-meter run at the Clemson Games, receiving a time of 19:33.00.

Cross Country 2009 Competed in all six races during the fall season...Season-best 5K time came at the Greater Louisville Classic (19:36.98)...Best 6K time came at the CAA Championships (23:42.73)...Ran a 20:27.38 at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational to finish 22nd out of 110 runners...Finished the Commodore Classic in 20:24.57 and the JMU Invitational in 21:17.40...

Completed the 6K NCAA South Regionals in 23:44.04...Named to the fall semester’s Dean’s List with a 3.94 GPA. Prep Competed in cross country and track and field in high school...Ran for coach Shurrod Dickey at Woodland...Picked up four letters in cross country and three in track...Finished sixth in the state in 3A in 2007...Was the Region 4 3A champion in 2007 and 2008...Was named Henry County Female Athlete of the Year in 2007-08...Ran a personal best 19:05 at the Footlocker 5K in 2007...Finished fifth in the two-mile run in track in 2009 after finishing eighth in 2008...Region champion in the two-mile run in 2007...Graduated in the top 10% of her class and received the Coca-Cola award.

Personal Alison Justine Bishop was born May 29, 1991... Parents are Tom and Maureen Bishop...Father played college football at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio...Has an older brother Seth and two sisters Tiffany and Jenna...

Majoring in biology.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in three meets during the outdoor season...Ran the 5,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational and placed second with a 18:49.51 mark, which was a personal-best record...Earned a fourth-place finish at the Clemson Invitational in the same event...Participated in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open and earned herself another personal-best record with a time of 11:14.18.

Cross Country 2010 Turned in strong sophomore campaign, racing in seven meets for the Panthers...Produced personal-best 5K time at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational (18:58.99) finishing 23rd out of 86 runners...Placed 10th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational with a time of 21:22.40...Finished seventh out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:33...Ran a 19:07.9 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K and a 19:30.8 at the Blue Ridge Open...Personal-best 6K time came at the NCAA South Regional Championship with a time of 23:10.36...Finished 49th out of 95 runners at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:20...Earned a spot on the President’s List during the fall with a 4.0 GPA. Outdoor Track and Field 2010 In the outdoor season competed primarily in the 3,000m steeplechase...

Opened with a 12:33.53 at the Gem of the Hills Invitational...Ran 12:09.69 to post a season-best time at the War Eagle Invitational...Placed 11th overall at the CAA Championships with a time of 12:10.47...Earned Dean’s List honors in the spring and received CAA All-Academic honors.

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Gabby Brooks Junior Sprints/Jumps 5-4 Athens, Ga. Cedar Shoals HS

Soncerea Crowder Junior Sprints 5-0 Duluth, Ga. Duluth HS

Career Bests 60m (I): 8.14 200m (O): 25:65 400m (O): 1:01.51 4x200m (I): 1:43.85 Long Jump (O): 5.62m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in four meets...Finished fourth at the Orange and Purple Classic in the long jump with a leap of 5.61m...Also jumped at the New Balance Collegiate Invite, Mountaineer Open and Penn State National Invite...Ran the 60m at the Orange and Purple Classic...Participated in the 400m at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and the Mountaineer Open...Helped complete a 4x200m relay team at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and a 4x400m squad for the Penn State National Invite.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 During the outdoor track season, competed in the 200m and the long jump...Ran 26.33 in the 200m at the CAA Championships...Finished in 25.85 at the Georgia Invitational...Ran a personal best at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 25.65...Jumped 5.62 (18-05.25) at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 At the ETSU Niswonger Invitational ran a 25.76 in the 200m...Competed in the 400m at the New Balance Invitational with a time of 1:01.25.

Prep Graduated from Cedar Shoals High School in the spring of 2009...Competed in track and field and cheerleading...Finished third in the long jump at the Georgia State high school meet...Best performance in long jump was 18-07...Career-best 57.2 in the 400-meter run and 24.9 in the 200-meter run...Team won city championship three times and region title two times.

Personal Born July 25, 1991 to Sandra and Lance Brooks...Has two younger brothers and one older sister...Enjoys reading and writing...Majoring in psychology.

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Career Bests Long Jump (O): 5.20m Heptathlon (O): 3,335 points Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season...Earned a spot on the A.D.’s Honor Roll during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the outdoor season...Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the CAA Championships with 3,335 points...Ran the 100m at the GT Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 13.79...Competed in the 200m at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a time of 28.71...

Named to the Dean’s List and received CAA All-Academic honors.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season, running in the 60-meter hurdles...Ran a 10.61 at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational.

Prep Graduated from Duluth High School in the spring of 2009...Earned four letters in track and field, three in basketball and two in volleyball...Best performance in 100-meter high hurdles was 15.8...Jumped 17-2 in the long jump...Finished second in region in the 100 hurdles during senior year.

Personal Born October 20, 1990 to Seandra Walker. Has one younger brother, Sabiann...Enjoys singing, reading and photography...Majoring in psychology.

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Kesean Henderson

Sydney Henry

Junior Throws 5-10 Decatur, Ga. Decatur HS

Junior Throws 5-7 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson HS Career Bests

Career Bests

Shot Put (O): 12.26m Discus (O): 31.19m

Discus (O): 36.11m Hammer (O): 41.28m Weight Throw (I): 12:07m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in three meets for the Panthers...Threw the discus 31.32m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, placing seventh out of 25 competitors...Also threw at the Georgia Intercollegiate and the Mississippi Open...Participated in the hammer throw for State and recorded a personal best at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a 41.28m mark...Also threw the hammer at the Gem of the Hills Invitational.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in the weight throw at the Orange and Purple Classic...

Grabbed ninth place with a throw of 12.07m.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in the hammer throw and the discus during the outdoor season throwing in four meets...At the GT Yellow Jacket Invitational threw 36.11m (118-06) in the discus...At the Gem of the Hills Invitational posted a season best in the hammer throw with a 37.58m (123-03)...Threw 37.14m (121-10) in the hammer throw at the CAA Championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Redshirted the indoor season.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in four meets for State...

Earned a personal best in the shot put at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a 12.26m mark, best for fifth place out of 17 competitors...

Had a strong performance at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, grabbing sixth out of 26 participants...Also threw at the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Competed in the discus at the Mississippi Open and the Georgia Intercollegiate.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Active in three meets in the shotput...Grabbed a tenth place finish at the Orange and Purple Classic with a 10.35m mark...Also competed in the Mountaineer Open and the Clemson Invitational.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in the shot put and discus while throwing in four meets...At the CAA Championships threw 10.82m (35-05.98) in the shot put...At the Gem of the Hills Invitational in the shot put posted a 10.65m (34-11.25)...

Hurled a season best in the discus at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a throw of 31.19m (102-04).

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Redshirted the indoor season.

Prep Graduated from Decatur High School in the spring of 2009...Earned one letter in track and field and basketball...Received a scholar athlete and coach’s award in basketball...Threw a career-best 32-0 in the shot put and 99-0 in the discus.

Personal Born February 18, 1991 to Jackie Henderson and Antonio Lindsey...Has two brothers and two sisters...Enjoys reading, playing the saxophone, playing basketball and listening to music...Majoring in psychology...

Chose Georgia State to be close to home.

Prep Graduated from Stephenson High School in the spring of 2009...Lettered in track and field...Threw shot put and discus...Won two MVP awards for field...Holds the shot put record at high school. Placed fifth at state competition in 2009.

Personal Born February 1, 1991 to Dierdra Henry and Cedric Lyles...Has two brothers and a sister...Enjoys drawing, reading, listening to music and writing poetry...Would like to become an art teacher...Intended major is art education.

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Danielle Hill Junior Hurdles 5-1 Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS

Kelsye Holt Junior Sprints/Jumps 5-5 Villa Rica, Ga. Central HS

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Continued to thrive in the 400meter hurdles, winning the 2011 CAA Championship in the event and earning All-CAA honors...Set a personal record in the event with a 58.90 in the finals...Also ran the last leg of the All-CAA 4x400-meter relay team at the CAA Championships...The team finished third in the event with a time of 3:45.99...Advanced to the NCAA East Regionals in 400 hurdles...Best regular season finish in 400 hurdles came at the Yellow Jacket Invitational where she second out of 10 hurdlers...Participated mainly in the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay, but also saw action in the 100meter hurdles and the 4x100-meter relay...4x100 relay placed seventh at the CAAs to earn two points for GSU. Indoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in four meets during the 2011 indoor season...Helped form the 4x400m relay that won the event at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 3:54.13...Raced in another squad that competed at the New Balance Collegiate Invite...Saw action in the 500m dash at the Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites as well at the Orange and Purple Classic...Participated in the 60m hurdles at the New Balance Collegiate and Penn State National Invites.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Switched to the hurdle events during the outdoor season and completed an impressive freshman year that earned her All-CAA accolades in the 400m hurdles...Finished second in the event with a time of 1:00.57...Finished fourth in the 100m hurdles at the CAA Championships with a time of 14.24...At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placed 14th in the first round of the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.54...Finished 9th of the 25 hurdlers in the 400-meter hurdles at the USA Outdoors with a time of 1:00.82, just missing qualifying for the finals by .18 seconds...Finished seventh at the War Eagle Invitational in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:02.40...Finished sixth at the Georgia Invitational in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.77.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season running the 60, 200 and 400-meter runs...Ran a time of 9.32 at the Clemson games meet in the 60m during the indoor season...Ran 1:00.50 in the 400m at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational.

Prep Graduated from Lancaster High School in Cedar Hill, Texas in the spring of 2009...Lettered four years in track...Qualified for the USA Junior Nationals in the 400 and 100 hurdles...Part of 2008 4x400 state championship team.

Personal Danielle Marie Hill was born May 31, 1991 to Lisa Hill in Kansas City, Mo...

Has three brothers, David, Anthony and Josh, and two sisters, Bailey and Madison...Chose GSU over several other offers because of the new and exciting environment...Majoring in film and video.

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Career Bests 60m (I): 8.33 100m (O): 13:40 200m (I): 28.61 4x100m (O): 48.54 Long Jump (O): 5.10m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in two meets for the Panthers...Ran the 100m at the Mississippi Open, finishing with a 13.40 mark...Helped form a 4x400m relay team that finished seventh at the CAA Championships, which provided the Panthers with two points towards their overall team score...Performed in the long jump at the CAA championships.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the indoor season.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Ran in the 100-meter dash at the CCU Shamrock Invitational with a time of 12.16...Competed in the long jump at the CCU Shamrock Invitational and finished with a leap of 5.10m (16-08.78).

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in three meets during the indoor season...Clocked a time of 8.33 in the 60-meter dash at the ESTU Niswonger Invitational...Jumped a 5.04m (16-6.42) in the long jump at the New Balance Invitational...Also competed in the 200-meter dash.

Prep Graduated with honors from Central High School in the spring of 2009...

Sported a 3.8 GPA at the time of graduation...Lettered in track and field four times, basketball four times and softball once...Won the captain award in 2006, 07 and 09 for track...Was the 2008 team MVP...Won the 2009 Lion Award...Was a state qualifier in the long jump all four years...

Was a three-year region long jump champion...Finished third in the state in 2008, fourth in 2009 and sixth in 2007...Won most improved award in basketball in 2005-06. Was the 2008-09 team MVP...Team made three state playoff appearances.

Personal Born on December 14, 1990 to Angie and Scott Holt...Enjoys playing basketball, shopping and spending time with friends and family...Chose Georgia State for the track program and to be close to home...Majoring in pre-nursing.

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Tamara Moore Junior Sprints/Hurdles 5-8 Carrollton, Ga. Central

Leah Norman Junior Hurdles 5-2 DeSoto, Texas Lancaster

Career Bests 55mH (I): 8.20 60m (I): 8.22 60mH (I): 8.68 100m (O): 12.14 100mH (O): 13.50 200m (O): 26.33 4x100m (O): 47.16 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Had a breakout year in first season competing for GSU, earning AllCAA honors in the 100-meter hurdles after winning the event at the CAA Championships in a time of 13.842...Also helped score two points for GSU by running the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay team at the CAAs...Had GSU’s top nine 100m hurdles times during the outdoor season...Earned a spot in the NCAA East Regionals in the event after running 13.50 at the Alice Coachman Invite...Time earned her CAA Track Athlete of the Week accolades...Placed second out of 11 competitors at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 14.08...Also competed in the 100 and 200-meter dashes during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in five meets during the indoor season, all in hurdling events...Placed second in the preliminaries of the 55m hurdles in the Mountaineer Open, earning her a spot in the finals...Placed fourth in the preliminaries at the Clemson Invitational in the 60m hurdles to earn herself another berth into the finals of an event...Earned ninth place in the Orange and Purple Classic in the 60m hurdles and also competed in the New Balance Collegiate and the Penn State National Invites.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in one meet during the indoor season, completing the 60-meter hurdles in a team season best of 9.21.

Prep Graduated with honors from Central High School in the spring of 2009...

Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cheerleading and two-year letterwinner in basketball...Won the state championship in the 100meter hurdles in 2007...Runner up in both 2008 and 2009...Three-time Most Valuable Runner at Central...2008 and 2009 region champion in 100 hurdles...Third-place in the 300-meter hurdles at 2009 region track meet...Best 100 hurdles time is 14.47.

Personal Born on July 22, 1991 to Connie Buffington...Has one brother, Chad...

Enjoys running, listening to music, dancing and reading...Chose Georgia State for the school and track program...Majoring in psychology.

Career Bests 60mH (I): 9.26 100mH (O): 14.55 400mH (O): 1:03.77 500m (I): 1:19.81 800m (O): 2:35.12 4x400m (O): 3:53.02 4x800m (O): 9:58.44 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in five meets during the spring campaign...Saw time in several different events for the Panthers, competing in the 800m, 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x400m and 4x800m relays...Recorded a personal best at the Georgia Intercollegiate in the 100m, finishing in 14.82 seconds which qualified her for sixth place out of 23 competitors...Earned two points for State at the CAA Championships while competing in the 400m hurdles...Helped form a 4x400m relay team that placed second out of 12 competitors at the Gem of the Hills Invitational...Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2010 semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action for State in four meets...Finished sixth at the Clemson Invitational in the 500m dash with a 1:21.12 mark...Also ran event in the New Balance Collegiate and Penn State National Invites...Set a personal best in the 60m hurdles at the Clemson Invitational with a 9.26 second time...Participated in the event at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and Orange and Purple Classic.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Competed in the 400m hurdles in the outdoor season...Ran a 1:03.77 at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Ran 1:06.10 at the CAA Championships...Crossed the line at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 1:04.77...Made the AD honor roll for the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Raced in the 60m hurdles during the indoor season and ran 9.45 at the Clemson Games meet.

Prep Graduated from Lancaster High School in the spring of 2009...Lettered in track and field four times and volleyball three times...Was named academic all-district for two years in volleyball...Best time in the 100-meter hurdles was 14.4...Ran a personal-best 43.6 in the 300-meter hurdles and a 1:02.61 in the 400-meter hurdles...Won three state titles with track team...Team earned second place in 2009...Was in the National Honor Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal Born January 15, 1991 to Stephaney and David Norman...Has one older sister, Danielle...Enjoys playing volleyball...Chose Georgia State for the coaching staff, school and major program...Majoring in marketing.

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Katharine Showalter Junior Distance 5-5 Atlanta, Ga. Saint Nicholas Orthodox Career Bests 1,500 (O): 4:44.78 Mile (I): 5:19.14 3,000m (I): 10:40.96 Steeplechase (O): 10:52.48 5,000m (O): 18:57.45 Cross Country 2011 Earned All-CAA honors...Finished the UGA Invite seventh overall and second on the team with a time of 18:14.25...Contributed a 10th place finish to a team victory at the Auburn Invitational, running the 4K course in 15:18.2...Placed sixth at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 22:49...Ran a 23:30 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 230th overall and fifth on the team...

Recorded her best finish of the year at the Jaguar Invite, finishing second overall and second on the team in a time of 23:41...Placed second overall after running 19:18.82 at the Coach “O” Invite...

Placed 11th at the CAA Championship with a time of 22:54...Finished 119th overall at the NCAA South Regional meet with a time of 23:20.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 1,500-meter run and the 3,000-meter steeplechase during the spring season, with best results coming in the steeplechase...Earned All-CAA accolades for the second year in a row in the steeplechase after finishing second at the CAA Championships in a time of 10:56.86...Had three other top-five finishes on the year...Placed fifth at the Mississippi Open with a time of 11:24.91, third at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a time of 11:40.86 and third at the Gem of the Hills Invitational with a time of 11:49.25...Placed seventh at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in the 1,500m with a time of 4:48.99...Earned A.D.’s Honor Roll accolades during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Was active in five meets for the Panthers, recording three personal-best records...Led the pack in the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open, placing first with a time of 18:57.45, a personal record...Had success with the 3,000m event each time performed...Finished fourth at the Clemson Invitational with a 10:48.38 mark, a personal best...Later on beat that PR at the New Balance Collegiate Invite with a time of 10:40.96...Earned tenth place in the same event at the Penn State National Invite...Ran the mile at the Tiger Paw Invitational.

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Cross Country 2010 Turned in a strong sophomore campaign, consistently finishing in the top two on the team...Won the season-opening Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:01, defeating 52 other runners...Placed third out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 20:32.69...Career best came at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K where she clocked a 17:53.5, finishing 13th out of 235 runners...Other 5K times were 18:54.59 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational and 18:59.8 at the Blue Ridge Open...

Finished 32nd out of 95 runners at the CAA Championship with a time of 22:46 on the 6K course...Completed the NCAA South Regional Championship in 22:50.35...Named to the Dean’s List during the fall semester.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 During the outdoor season earned All-CAA honors for placing second in the CAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:06.72...Ran a season best in the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 10.52.48...Also competed in the 1,500-meter run during the season and ran a personal-best time of 4:44.78 at the Georgia Invitational...Made the AD Honor Roll in the spring.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Ran the mile at the Tiger Paw Classic with a time of 5:36.46.

Cross Country 2009 Ran in all six races during a productive freshman season that saw three top-32 finishes...Started her freshman campaign with an eighth-place finish out of 110 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational in a time of 19:40.87, the top freshman finisher in the field...Finished in 32nd place out of 119 runners at the JMU Invitational in a time of 20:43.30...Placed 21st out of 148 runners at the Commodore Classic in a time of 19:43.47...Had a season-best time of 19:27.71 at the Greater Louisville Classic...Two 6K times included 25:24.81 at the CAA Championships and 24:38.76 at the NCAA South Regionals...Earned a spot on the Dean’s List during the fall semester.

Prep Attended Saint Nicholas Orthodox Academy…Ran cross country and track and field for Lee Fidler…Won a national championship at the USATF Nationals in the 3,000-meter run in the summer of 2008…

Finished fifth in the 1,500-meter run at the USATF Nationals…Best cross country meet 5K time was 19:11…Recorded a time of 18:48 in a 5K road race…Ran a time of 10:34 in a 3,000-meter run indoor race and a 4:49 1,500-meter run in an outdoor race.

Personal Katherine Noel Showalter was born December 8, 1990...Parents are Harold and Pamela Showalter…Has an older brother, Christopher, an older sister, Rebecca, and a younger sister, Mary…Enjoys reading, biking, backpacking, camping and climbing…Favorite athlete is distance runner Kara Goucher…Chose Georgia State for the running program...Majoring in Spanish.

Women’s Profiles PANTHERS

Kelsey Spinks Redshirt Junior Distance 5-3 Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing

Wande Brewer Sophomore Sprints/Jumps 5-10 Atlanta, Ga. Langston Hughes

Career Bests 3,000m (I): 11:03.32 Cross Country 2011 Missed the first few meets of the season recovering from an injury sustained the previous year...Placed 20th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 26:09.4.

Outdoor Track and Field 2010 Ran in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs during the outdoor season...Ran 11:24.77 to open the season in the 3,000...Posted a season best at the War Eagle Invitational in the 5,000 with a time of 20:13.73...Received CAA AllAcademic honors.

Indoor Track and Field 2010 Received a medical redshirt for the indoor season.

Cross Country 2009 Redshirted the cross country season due to injury...Earned a spot on the fall semester's Dean's List.

Outdoor Track and Field 2009

Career Bests 200m (I): 27:50 300m (I): 44.83 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in the Clemson Invitational...Ran the 200m and 300m dash events.

Prep Graduated from Creekside High School in the spring of 2010...Lettered three years in track and two years in cross country...Was a member of the state runner-up 4x100 relay teams in 2007 and 2008...Won the Coaches Award in cross country and the Living Legend Award in track...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club.

Personal Wande Rose Brewer was born March 15, 1992 to Ola Aina and Diane Brewer-Aina...Enjoys working on cars and challenging himself daily...

Favorite athlete is NBA player Courtney Lee...Plans on majoring in business at GSU.

Competed in the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor track season...Ran season-best time at the Gem of the Hills meet, finishing in 20:29.65 in the unseeded event...Ran a 20:38.71 at the Emory Invitational.

Cross Country 2008 Ran best 5K at the Crimson Classic, crossing the finish line in 19:46.35 to place 30th out of 75 runners...Finished the 5K Greater Louisville Classic in 20:32.60...Crossed the finish line in 24:37 at the CAA Championships to finish 75th out of a field of 101 runners.

Prep Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Eagle's Landing High School...Was named Henry County track athlete of the year and academic athlete of the year...Set the region record in the 1,600-meter run and 5K during junior campaign...Was named best distance runner in track for two years...Placed sixth at state in the 3,200-meter run in 2007 and 2008.

Personal Born October 26, 1989 to Claud and Cathy Spinks...Has a twin sister Kelley...Father and grandfather ran cross country and track..Wants to be a forensic psychologist in the FBI's behavioral analysis unit...Major is psychology...Is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) vice-president for 2010.

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Tatiana Colbert

Talia Colbert Sophomore Sprints/Jumps 5-2 Dallas, Texas Wakeland HS

Sophomore Sprints/Jumps 5-2 Dallas, Texas Wakeland HS Career Bests

Career Bests

55m (I): 7.40 60m (I): 7.78 100m (O): 12:35 200m (O): 25.13 4x200m (I): 1:43.85 4x400m (O): 3:51.63 Long Jump (I): 5.37m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in three meets for the Panthers before being sidelined with an injury...Finished third out of 11 competitors in the long jump at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a leap of 5.37m...Finished 10th out of 29 participants at the same meet in the 100m, posting a 12.35 mark...Completed the 200m event with a 14th place finish out of 27 runners...Also made up a team for the 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay...At the Gem of the Hills Invitational, the 4x400m relay team came in second place out of 12 squads, finishing with a 3:53.02 mark...Was a participant in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and saw action in the 100m and 200m events...Scored a spot on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2010 semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Represented the Panthers at five indoor meets...Finished seventh in the long jump with a leap of 5.31m at the Mountaineer Open...Ran the 60m dash at the Clemson Invite and placed tenth...Also ran the same event at the New Balance Collegiate Invite, Orange and Purple Classic and the Penn State National Invite...Participated in the 55m dash at the Mountaineer Open...Saw action in the 200m dash at the Penn State National and New Balance Collegiate Invites...Helped form a 4x200m relay team at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and two 4x400m relay teams, one at the Penn State National Invite and the other at the Mountaineer Open.

Prep Graduated from Wakeland High School in Fisco, Texas in the spring of 2010...Lettered in basketball, track, and cross country...Captained track team all four years...Was the school’s Athlete of the Year in track from 2007-2010...Finished third in state long jump in 2008 and was part of 4x400 team that finished third at state in 2010 and second at state in 2008.

Personal Tatiana Iman Colbert was born April 8, 1992 to Anthony and Barbara Colbert in Plano Texas...Has an older bother, Brandon Johnson, and a twin sister Talia Colbert, who also runs track for GSU...Enjoys shopping, playing basketball, and watching movies...Plans on studying government and eventually teaching history...Chose GSU to be near her twin sister and the athletic opportunities available.

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60m (I): 8.00 200m (I): 26:06 400m (I): 1:01.04 4x200 (I): 1:43.85 Long Jump (I): 5.31m Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in four meets for State...Best result came in the long jump at the Orange and Purple Classic where she finished seventh with a leap of 5.28m...Performed same event in the Clemson Invitational and the Penn State National Invite...Ran the 60m at the Clemson Invitational and the Orange and Purple Classic...Saw action in the 200m and 400m at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and ran in the 400m at the Penn State National Invite...Helped form a 4x200m and 4x400m relay team at the New Balance Collegiate Invite.

Prep Graduated from Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas in the spring of 2010...Lettered four years in track and also lettered in basketball...Won the MVP award for her track team twice, as well as best sprinter and most improved awards throughout her career...Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter events as well as the long jump.

Personal Talia Chastade Colbert was born April 8, 1992 to Anthony and Barbara Colbert in Plano, Texas...Has an older brother, Brandon Johnson, and a twin sister Tatiana Colbert, who also runs track for GSU...Enjoys shopping, listening to music, and watching movies...Plans on majoring in nursing...Chose GSU because she enjoyed the campus environment and the ability to major in her desired career.

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Delicia Crawford Sophomore Sprints 5-8 Monroe, Ga. Monroe Area Career Bests 60mH (I): 9.63 100mH (O): 15.80 300m (I): 42.54 400mH (O): 1:08.08 4x400m (O): 4:02.27 Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Three meet participant for the Panthers...Ran the 100m hurdles at the Georgia Intercollegiate and the Yellow Jacket Invitational...Competed in the 400m hurdles at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, Georgia Intercollegiate and Yellow Jacket Invitational...Helped form a 4x400m relay team for the Panthers at the Georgia Intercollegiate.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Participated in two meets for the Panthers...Ran the 300m dash and the 60m hurdles in both the Tiger Paw and Clemson Invitationals.

Prep Graduated from Monroe Area High School in the spring of 2010...Lettered in track and basketball four times and volleyball three times...Was two-time region champ in the 100 hurdles and also won region championship in the 300 hurdles her senior season...Part of two region champion 4x100-relay teams...Finished third at state in the 300 hurdles her senior season.

Personal Delecia Sha’Quille Crawford was born August 28, 1992 to Larry Crawford and Floria Jackson...Has four brothers and one sister...Enjoys going to church, shopping, and playing video games in her spare time...Intends on majoring in criminal justice at GSU with goal of one day working in law enforcement...Chose GSU because of the coaching staff and her love of the urban campus.

Katie Papesh Sophomore Distance 5-8 Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto HS Career Bests Mile (I): 5:42.47 1,500m (O): 5:12.33 3,000m (I): 11:44.01 5,000m (O): 19:55.01 Cross Country 2011 Cross Country 2011: Finished the UGA Invite 68th overall with a time of 22:03.81...Placed 64th in the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 26:10...Finished 28th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 27:09.4.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Saw action in four meets for GSU...Ran the 1,500m at the Gem of the Hills Invitational, finishing 10th out of 23 runners...Competed in the same event at the Yellow Jacket and War Eagle Invitationals...Participated in the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open and finished fifth with a time of 19:55.01...Succeeded in the classroom and was named to the Spring 2011 AD’s Honor Roll.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Active in three meets for the Panthers...Ran the mile at the Clemson and Tiger Paw Invitationals and the 3,000m run at the Mountaineer Open.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in five meets during freshman campaign...Finished 12th out of 53 runners at the Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 15:04...Placed 13th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 21:42.50...

Best 5K time came at the Blue Ridge Open (20:40.9)...Ran a 20:55.29 at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K...Ran a 24.22 at the 6K CAA Championship...Earned a place on the A.D.’s Honor Roll for the fall.

Prep Graduated from Dublin Scioto High School in the spring of 2010...Earned four letters in cross country, three in basketball and two in track and field...Career best times include 1,600-meter run (5:11), 800-meter run (2:21) and cross country 5K (18:58)...Was the district champ for the 1,600 in 2009 and 2010...State qualifier in the 4x800-meter relay in 2009...A part of the school-record 4x800 relay team (9:27) in 2010...Was a state qualifier for cross country in 2009 and track and field in 2010...A part of a team that won the district and finished second at the regional in 2009...

Also won the district in 2006 and 2008...First team all-conference and alldistrict in 2006, 2008 and 2009...Owns the school record for three-pointers in a game (6) and the school record for three-point percentage in a season (43%) and a career (38%)...The 43% ranked third in the state...

Was co-captain on both the cross country and basketball teams...Summa Cum Laude...Member of National Honors Society...On the honor roll all four years...Named an Academic All-Ohioan for basketball and track.

Personal Kathryn Papesh was born on March 29, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Brian and Deb Papesh...Has an older sister, Ashley...Enjoys cooking, reading and playing basketball...Chose GSU for the running program and Atlanta...Majoring in nutrition.

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Jennifer Rubel Sophomore Distance 5-9 Atlanta, Ga. Woodward Academy

Anna Sinclair Sophomore Distance 5-7 Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth

Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 44th overall with a time of 19:52.69...Contributed a 40th place finish in a team victory in the Auburn Invite, running the 4K course in a time of 16:31.7...Placed 28th at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 24:26...Ran a 24:03 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 317th overall...

Finished 12th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 25:04.9...Placed 13th overall after running 21:23.95 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 80th at the CAA Championship with a time of 25:32.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Did not compete during the outdoor season.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in two meets...Ran the 5,000m at the Clemson Invitational and placed third with a time of 18:44.70...Also ran event in the Tiger Paw Invitational.

Cross Country 2010 Competed in three meets during the 2010 season...Opened her career at the 4K Struts JSU Opener, finishing 14th out of 53 runners with a time of 15:13...Placed 20th out of 63 runners at the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 22:52.51...Ran a season-best time of 21:19.03 at the 5K Oglethorpe Invitational, finishing in sixth place out of 77 runners.

Prep Graduated from Woodward Academy (Region 4, Class 3A) in the spring of 2010...Earned four varsity letters in cross country and track and field...

Earned two in swimming...Was a state qualifier in cross country all four years...Qualified for state in track and field during junior year (3,200m) and senior year (1,600m and 3,200m)...Was the region champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m in 2010...Region runner-up in the 3,200m in 2009...

Was the runner-up at the region cross country meet during her senior year...Was a part of the school-record 4x1,600-meter relay team...

Earned several awards including Fastest 5K Performance Award, War Eagle Award, Most Improved Swimmer Award, Most Valuable Distance Runner Award and Varsity Triathlete Award...Helped team to third-place finishes at the cross country state championships during freshman and junior years...Track and field squad won region championship junior and senior years.

Personal Jennifer Elaine Rubel was born on July 8, 1992 to Jon and Barbara Rubel...

Has one younger sister, Jaime...Father was a swimmer at Georgia Tech...

Enjoys swimming and running triathlons...Chose GSU for the running program and the film department...Majoring in film and video.

Cross Country 2011 Finished the UGA Invite 24th overall with a time of 19:05.03...Contributed a 26th place finish in a team victory in the Auburn Invitational, running the 4K course in a time of 15:56.9...Placed ninth at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 23:17...Ran a 23:47 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 248th overall...

Finished 6th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 24:18.4...Placed fifth overall after running 19:48.37 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 43rd at the CAA Championship with a time of 24:08...Finished 119th overall at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 23:34.5.

Outdoor Track and Field 2011 Competed in the 1,500 and 5,000-meter runs during the spring season...

Posted the top four 5,000m times on the team, with best coming at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 17:25.06, to finish fourth...Scored four points for the Panthers at the CAA Championships with a fifth-place finish in a time of 17:31.04...Finished third out of 22 runners at the Georgia Intercollegiate with a time of 17:44.31...Also placed fourth out of 15 runners at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 17:34.48...Also competed in the 1,500m and had best finish at Mississippi Open with a time of 4:44.36...Named to the President’s List during the spring semester.

Indoor Track and Field 2011 Saw time in four meets during the indoor season...Bested competition in the 3,000m run at the Mountaineer Open, taking first place with a 10:26.61 mark...Also won the 5,000m event at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 17:51.39...Grabbed tenth place at the Penn State National Invite and also ran at the New Balance Collegiate Invite in the 5,000m.

Cross Country 2010 Won the GSU Invitational 5K with a time of 20:21.40...Defeated 62 other runners...Placed second out of 53 runners at the season-opening Struts JSU Opener 4K with a time of 14:04...Season-best time of 18:44.7 came at Charlotte Cross Country Invitational 5K, placing 48th out of 235 runners...

Placed 22nd out of 86 runners at the Clemson Cross Country Invitational 5K with a time of 18:55.81...Other 5K time was 19:11.0 at the Blue Ridge Open...Top finisher at the CAA Championships for the Panthers finishing the 6K course in a time of 22:23, good for 21st out of 95 runners...Finished the NCAA South Regional Championship 6K course in 22:01.51...Named to the President’s List after earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester.

Prep Graduated from North Forsyth High School...Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Earned the team MVP award three years...

Owns school records in the 3,200-meter run (11:21), 4x800-meter relay, 1,600-meter run (5:14) and 1,200-meter run (4:01).

Personal Anna Catherine Sinclair was born on February 5, 1992 to Randy and Deanne Sinclair...Has an older brother, Jonathan, and two older sisters, Candice and Shaina...Enjoys equestrian and working on cars...Chose GSU for its location...Majoring in exercise science.

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Mia Adams Freshman Sprints 5-5 McDonough, Ga. Eagles Langind HS

Ansley Lawson Freshman Distance 5-3 Gainesville, Ga. North Hall HS

Prep Attended Eagles Landing High School in McDonough, Ga...Coached

by Claude Spinks...Lettered four years in track...Also played volleyball and basketball in high school...

Named to the All-State first team for both track and basketball as a senior...Earned MVP honors for track team both junior and senior seasons...In 2011, won Regional titles in the triple jump, long jump, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay.

Personal Mia Adams was born Oct. 5, 1993 in Fort Hood, Texas...Parents are Micheal and Daryl Adams...Has an older sister Kendra..Intends to major in exercise science.

Niamh Kearney Freshman Mid-Distance 5-6 Greystones, Ireland Loreto Abbey Dalkey

Cross Country 2011 Placed 31st overall at the GSU Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 24:34...Finished 13th overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 25:10.5...Placed 10th overall after running 20:42.25 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 84th at the CAA Championship with a time of 25:43.

Prep Attended North Hall High School in Gainesville, Ga….Coached by Drew Rogers… Lettered four years in cross country…School record holder in the 5K with a time of 19:14, which she ran in the 2010 state meet and placed 10th…Team finished second in the state and won the regional title that year… Earned first team All-County and team Most Valuable Runner honors both junior and senior seasons… Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Student Council.

Personal Ansley Renee Lawson was born July 27, 1992 in Gainesville, Ga.…Parents are John and Shelia Lawson…Has an older sister, Amberly, and three brothers: Andrew, Tyler and Brandon…Enjoys running, writing and the outdoors...Intends to major in nursing.

Cross Country 2011 Placed 37th overall at the GSU Invite, running the 6K course in a time of 24:50...Placed seventh overall in a team victory at the Jaguar Invite, with a time of 24:24.1...Placed 31st at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:43...Finished third on the team and 93rd overall at the NCAA South Regional meet in a personal best time of 22:51.4.

Prep Attended Loreto Abbey Dalkey High School in Dublin, Ireland…Coached

by Ryan Montgomery…School won national cross country titles in 2009 and 2010…Represented Ireland in junior internationals in cross country, indoor and outdoor track…Finished first at the 2008 Irish U18 cross country meet and the All-Ireland U19 1,500 meter in 2009…Won the U18 National 1,500 meter steeplechase and took third in the U19 National 3,000 meters… Also played soccer in high school…Her club soccer team won national championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009…Played on the Irish Women’s U17 and U19 teams in the European Championship league.

Personal Niamh Kearney was born December 4, 1992 in Dublin, Ireland to Pat and Deirdre Kearny…Has an older brother Ronan…Intends to major in nutrition.

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Women’s Newcomers PANTHERS

Khalia Mason Sophomore (Transfer) Sprints 5-8 Atlanta, Ga. The Paidea School

Sarah McCarthy Freshman Distance 5-2 Alexandria, Va. Bishop O’Connell HS

2009-10 Attended Loyola Marymont University in Los Angeles, Ca...Coached by Andrew Roberts...Red-shirted her freshman season.

Prep Attended the Paideia School in Atlanta, Ga...Coached by Jo Jo Cadray...Won the regional meet in the 100m three years from 2007-09...

Qualified for the state meet all three years in the event...Finished seventh in the 100m at the state meet in 2007...Also played softball and was named the Most Improved player on the team in 2008...Won the school’s community service award in 2009.

Cross Country 2011 In her first collegiate meet, finished in 17th place at the UGA Invite with a time of 18:50.53...Placed eighth at the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 23:12...

Ran a 22:50 at the 6K Paul Short Run, finishing 163th overall and second on the team...Finished third overall as part of a team victory at the Jaguar Invite with a time of 23:56...Placed third overall after running 19:31.42 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 18th at the CAA Championship with a time of 23:15...Second on the team at the NCAA South Regional meet, placed 64th overall with a personal best time of 22:14.9.

Prep

Personal Khaliah Mason was born November 12, 1990 in Hayward, Ca...Parents are Reginald Mason and Karen Goodlett...Father ran the 400m hurdles as a student-athlete at Stanford...Lists painting, drawing, writing, swimming, reading, cooking and music as her interests...Majoring in English.

Attended Bishop O’Connell High School… Coached by Cindy Walls…

School record holder in 3,200 meters (10:46)… Named to the All-State and All Washington D.C. team as a senior… State cross country runner-up and track championship in the 3,200 and 1,600 meter races… Team won the Virginia Independent Schools cross country championship in 2009 and 2010… Member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society.

Personal

Aniya Moore Freshman Sprints 5-8 Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro HS Prep Attended Swainsboro High School in Swainsboro, Ga...Coached by Barry Young...Lettered four years in track and basketball, three years in cross country and two years in softball...

Three year regional triple jump champion...Finished second in the 300m low hurdles at the regional meet in 2011 and placed seventh at the state meet...Member of a three-time 4x400m regional champion relay team...Earned top runner award and basketball team MVP as a senior.

Personal Aniya Cimone Moore was born on Aug. 8, 1993 in Fayetteville, N.C...Parents are Ronald and Yolanda Moore...Has an older brother Kevin and a younger sister Chloe...Lists singing, dancing, going to church, partying and texting as her hobbies...Intends to major in education.

Sarah Eileen McCarthy was born January 13th 1993 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada... Parents are Doug and Mary Jo McCarthy…Has an older sister, Jessica…Enjoys running, hiking and the outdoors...Intends to major in criminal justice.

Carresa Reeves Freshman Throws 5-3 Philadelphia, PA

Charter School of Wilmington Prep Attended Charter School of Wilmington in Wilmington, Del... Coached by Rich Schuder...Lettered four years...

All-County in both discus and shot put in 2009 and 2010...County champion in the discus in 2010 with a throw of 113’ 5”...Placed second in the shot put at the 2010 county meet with a toss of 37’ 5”...Helped team to a state championship in 2009...Holds the school discus relay record.

Personal Carresa Fatima Mona Reeves was born May 20, 1993...Parents are Vincent Seymore and Dana Leverette...Intends to major in Chemistry.

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Hannah Stefanoff Freshman Distance 5-7

Grandview Heights, Ohio Grandview Heights HS

Cross Country 2011 Named CAA co-Rookie of the Year and earned All-CAA honors...Panthers top finisher in every meet as a freshman...In her first collegiate meet, finished in 6th place at the UGA Invite with a time of 18:13.95...

Following the UGA meet, was named the CAA Runnner of the Week for the week ending Sept. 7...Led the Panthers to a team victory at the Auburn Intive, again finishing 6th after running the 4K course in a time of 14:57.9...Won the GSU Invite with a 6K time of 22:23...Recorded a personal best 6K time of 22:13 at the Paul Short Run, finishing 104th overall to lead the women’s team...Earned another individual title at the Jaguar Invitational, setting a 6K course record of 23:07.4...Won her third individual title of the season by running 18:49.91 at the Coach “O” Invite...Placed 9th at the CAA Championship with a time of 22:50...First GSU finisher at the NCAA South Regional meet, came in 48th place overall with a personal best time of 22:00.8.

Prep Attended Grandview Heights High School in Grandview Heights, Ohio…

Coached by Brian Schoch and Jon Wilhelm… Qualified for the state cross country meet all four years in high school… All-State first team in both track and cross country as sophomore, junior and senior years…Took third place in the 2010 state cross country championship meet after placing fifth in the 2009 meet…Finished fifth in the 2011 state track and field championship 3,200 meter race after finishing second in the same event the previous year…Helped Grandview Heights to consecutive district track and field championships in 2010 and 2011… Graduated in 2011 with honors.

Personal Hannah Patricia Stefanoff was born May 25, 1993 in Dayton, Ohio...Parents are James and Monica Stefanoff…Has an older brother, Adam, and two younger sisters: Emma and Olivia…Intends to major in biology.

Roster Breakdown

By Class Seniors (8)

Zanny Anderson Kacee Houle Latricia Jackson Charlesha Lightbourne Danyel Mitchell Angelia Nugent Andrea Rodriguez Brandy Swann

Juniors (12) Alison Bishop Gabby Brooks Soncerea Crowder Kesean Henderson Sydney Henry Danielle Hill Kelsye Holt Brittany Long Tamara Moore Leah Norman Katharine Showalter Kelsey Spinks

Sophomores (8) Wande Brewer Talia Colbert Tatiana Colbert Delecia Crawford Khalia Mason Katie Papesh Jennifer Rubel Anna Sinclair

Freshmen (7) Mia Adams Niamh Kearney Ansley Lawson Sarah McCarthy Aniya Moore Carresa Reeves Hannah Stefanoff

By Event Distance (12)

Zanny Anderson Alison Bishop Kacee Houle Ansley Lawson Sarah McCarthy Katie Papesh Andrea Rodriguez Jennifer Rubel Katharine Showalter Anna Sinclair Kelsey Spinks Hannah Stefanoff

Mid-Distance (3) Niamh Kearney Danyel Mitchell Brandy Swann

Sprints/Jumps (6) Wande Brewer Gabby Brooks Talia Colbert Tatiana Colbert Kelsye Holt Angelia Nugent

Sprints (8) Mia Adams Delecia Crawford Soncerea Crowder Latricia Jackson Charlesha Lighbourne Brittany Long Khalia Mason Aniya Mason

Hurdles (3) Danielle Hill Tamara Moore Leah Norman

Throws (3) Kesean Henderson Sydney Henry Carresa Reeves

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2010-11 Year in Review PANTHERS

2011 CAA Women’s Track and Field Champions Individual CAA Champions (5 individuals in 7 events) Tamara Moore............................... 100m Hurdles Danielle Hill.................................. 400m Hurdles Shaquita Young.............................. High Jump Angelia Nugent............................. Long Jump, Triple Jump Yolanda Berryhill.......................... Discus, Shot Put All-CAA Participants (11 Individuals, 1 relay team) Brandy Swann . ............................. 400m Tamara Moore .............................. 100m Hurdles Danielle Hill ................................. 400m Hurdles Katharine Showalter ..................... Steeplechase Shaquita Young ............................. High Jump Angelia Nugent ............................ Long Jump, Triple Jump Yolanda Berryhill ......................... Discus, Shot Put Jacia Montgomery ........................ Heptathlon Kasey Rollins ................................ 110m Hurdles Nugent, Swann, Dent, Hill.............. 4x400m Relay Qualifiers for NCAA East Regionals (6) Yolanda Berryhill ......................... Discus Danielle Hill ................................. 400m Hurdles Tamara Moore .............................. 100m Hurdles Angelia Nugent ............................ Triple Jump Brandy Swann . ............................. 400m Shaquita Young ............................. High Jump Qualifier for NCAA National Championship (1) Angelia Nugent ............................ Triple Jump School Records Broken (4) Angelia Nugent ............................ Triple Jump — 12.77m Yolanda Berryhill ......................... Discus — 48.78m Danielle Hill ................................. 400m Hurdles — 58.90 Jacia Montgomery ........................ Heptathlon — ­ 4,530 points CAA Weekly Honorees (5): Yolanda Berryhill ......................... Field Athlete of the Week: 3/22 Shaquita Young ............................. Co-Field Athlete of the Week: 4/05 Yolanda Berryhill ......................... Co-Field Athlete of the Week: 4/19 Tamara Moore .............................. Track Athlete of the Week: 5/17 Angelia Nugent ............................ Field Athlete of the Week: 5/17 CAA Rookie of the Year Tamara Moore CAA Coach of the Year Eric Campbell CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Women’s Track and Field) Yolanda Berryhill CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team Yolanda Berryhill Capital One Academic All-America® Third Team Yolanda Berryhill

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he Georgia State track and field program enjoyed a season to remember in 2011 as the women's track and field team brought home the school's first track and field championship at the CAA Championships in May in Richmond, Va. Scoring 133 points, the Panthers out-distanced second place George Mason by 28 points to nab the title. GSU was paced by the Most Outstanding Field Performer in senior Yolanda Berryhill, as she won both the discus and shot put titles, while also placing fourth in the hammer throw.

Junior Angelia Nugent won the triple and long jumps and also placed third as part of the 4x400m relay team. Also earning victories were Tamara Moore and Danielle Hill in the 100 and 400m hurdles, respectively, and Shaquita Young in the high jump.

Freshman Tamara Moore was named the CAA Rookie of the Year and Eric Campbell was voted the CAA Coach of the Year.

In all, nine women in 11 events were named All-CAA, while Kasey Rollins picked up All-CAA honors in the 110m hurdles on the men's side.

Nugent, who broke her own school record several times in the triple jump, blazed through the NCAA East Regionals, finishing seventh with a leap of 12.77m (41-10.75 ft). The Athens, Ga., product advanced to the NCAA Nationals, where she placed 19th out of 24 jumpers with a mark of 12.42 meters.

Also advancing to the NCAA East Regionals were Berryhill (Discus), Hill (400m Hurdles), Moore (100m Hurdles), Young (High Jump) and Brandy Swann (400m).

Besides the school record in the triple jump for Nugent, three other Panthers set school marks. Berryhill broke her own school record in the discus with a toss of 48.78m (160-05 ft), Hill set a new 100m hurdle mark with a time of 58.90 and Jacia Montgomery broke her own school record in the heptathlon with 4,530 points.

2010-11 Year in Review PANTHERS 2010-11 Indoor Schedule Date Dec. 4 Jan. 7-8 Jan. 21-22 Jan. 28-29 Feb. 4-5 Feb. 11-12 Feb. 24-25 March 4-5 March 11-12

Meet Roaring Tiger Opener Clemson Invitational Mountaineer Open Penn State National New Balance Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational USA Indoor National Championship Last Chance Qualifier NCAA Indoor National Championship

Date March 18-19 March 25-16 April 1-2 April 7-9 April 16-17 April 29-30 May 7 May 26-28 June 8-11 June 23-26

Meet Georgia Intercollegiate Championship Yellow Jacket Invitational Gem of the Hills Texas Relays War Eagle Invitational CAA Championship UGA Last Chance Meet NCAA East Preliminary Round NCAA Outdoor National Championship USA Junior and Senior Championship

Location Clemson, SC Clemson, SC Boone, NC State College, Pa. New York, NY Clemson, SC Albuquerque, NM College Station, Texas

2011 Outdoor Schedule Location Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Ala. Austin, Texas Auburn, Ala. Richmond, Va. Athens, Ga. Greensboro, N.C. Eugene, Ore. Eugene, Ore.

During the year Berryhill earned two CAA Field Athlete of the Week Awards, while Moore, Nugent and Young earned one award each, with Moore being the only Panther to earn Track Athlete of the Week accolades.

Berryhill earned her first after the Georgia Intercollegiate, where she placed first in the discus, second in the hammer throw and fourth in the shot put. Young won the high jump at the Gem of the Hills Invitational to claim her CAA award. Her mark placed her 23rd in the country at the time. Berryhill picked up her second honor after Auburn University's War Eagle Invitational, where she placed fifth against a loaded field in the discus. Moore and Nugent earned their CAA awards after securing spots in the NCAA East Regionals after strong showings in last chance meets.

Moore ran 13.50 in the 100m hurdles prelims at the Albany State Last Chance Meet, while Nugent placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 12.70 meters.

The men's team graduates no one from this year's squad that showed marked improvement throughout the season. Rising senior Chris Harper lowered his 1,500m mark several times throughout the season including a best of 3:57.50. Also showing great improvement throughout the year was Michael Dampier, who lowered his time in the 800m by 11 seconds

throughout the course of the year. Rollins also performed admirably in the 110m hurdles, placing third at the CAAs, the lone Panther male to earn All-CAA honors.

The Panther men only sent 14 competitors to the CAAs, but the team still managed to score 14 points with Rollins scoring six in the 110m hurdles, while the 4x100m relay team placed fourth and the 4x400m relay team finished sixth.

Ending their careers for the Panthers were five GSU student-athletes that scored points for State including Berryhill, Lavina Dent, Jasmine Love, Montgomery and Young.

Berryhill graduates as one of the most decorated GSU women's track and field athletes to ever put on the uniform. The Leesburg, Ga., native holds school records in the discus, shot put and hammer and was an All-CAA performer four times, winning three CAA titles. She also earned Capital One Academic All-District III first team as a senior.

With a host of talented returnees, the future is surely bright for the GSU track and field program is it gets set to try and repeat the magic that turned out to be the 2011 season.

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2010-11 Event Bests PANTHERS Men’s Best Event 55m 60m 100m 200m 200m 300m 400m 500m 800m 800m 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 5,000m 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles 110m Hurdles 3,000m SC 4x100m Relay 4x400m Relay 4x400m Relay 4x800m Relay 4,000m Dist. Med. Long Jump Long Jump

Venue Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor

Name Femi Bab-Oke Alex Gainous Alex Gainous Alex Gainous Alex Gainous Alex Gainous Femi Bab-Oke Seth Tomy Michael Dampier Michael Dampier Michael Dampier Chris Harper Chris Harper Chris Harper Carlos Galindo Tyler Tomy LaSalle Ledlum Kasey Rollins Kasey Rollins Tyler Tomy Gainous, Smith, Rollins, Miles S. Tomy, Hamilton, Smith, Bab-Oke J. Black, Dampier, Harper, Gainous Enriquez, J. Black, Kapadia, Harper T. Tomy, J. Black, B. Black, Enriquez LaSalle Ledlum LaSalle Ledlum

Event 55m 60m 100m 200m 200m 300m 400m 400m 500m 800m 800m 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 5,000m 55m Hurdles 60m Hurdles 100m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 3,000m SC 4x100m Relay 4x200m Relay 4x400m Relay 4x400m Relay 4x800m Relay 4,000m Dist. Med. Long Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump High Jump High Jump Shot Put Shot Put Weight Throw Discus Hammer Throw Javelin Throw Pentathlon Heptathlon

Venue Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor Outdoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor

Name Olivia Fisher Olivia Fisher Tamara Moore Tatiana Colbert Brandy Swann Angelia Nugent Angelia Nugent Brandy Swann Brandy Swann Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Danyel Mitchell Katharine Showalter Anna Sinclair Anna Sinclair Anna Sinclair Tamara Moore Tamara Moore Tamara Moore Danielle Hill Katharine Showalter Hill, Moore, Dent, Swann Colbert, Dent, Colbert, Brooks Nugent, Swann, Colbert, Hill Nugent, Swann, Dent, Hill Love, Mitchell, Swann, Halls Georgia State Gabby Brooks Angelia Nugent Angelia Nugent Angelia Nugent Shaquita Young Shaquita Young Yolanda Berryhill Yolanda Berryhill Brittany Rhea Yolanda Berryhill Yolanda Berryhill Jacia Montgomery Jacia Montgomery Jacia Montgomery

Meet Mountaineer Open Tiger Paw Invitational CAA Championships Mountaineer Open Mississippi Open Orange and Purple Classic War Eagle Invitational Clemson Invitational Mountaineer Open Mississippi Open Tiger Paw Invitational War Eagle Invitational New Balance Collegiate Invite Tiger Paw Invitational Clemson Invitational Yellow Jacket Invitational Mountaineer Open Orange and Purple Classic CAA Championships War Eagle Invitational CAA Championships Mountaineer Open War Eagle Invitational Georgia Intercollegiate Tiger Paw Invitational Orange and Purple Classic War Eagle Invitational

Mark 6.75 7.10 10.86 23.84 22.24 38.48 51.37 1:09.52 2:01.10 1:56.65 2:43.78 3:57.50 4:18.02 8:46.42 16:05.85 15:51.64 8.47 8.35 14.73 9:53.41 42.23 3:35.86 3:28.93 8:03.63 10:52.10 6.17m 6.52m

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Meet Mountaineer Open New Balance Collegiate CAA Championships Penn State National Invite CAA Championships Clemson Invitational New Balance Collegiate Clemson Tiger Qualifier New Balance Collegiate Penn State National Invite Clemson Tiger Qualifier New Balance Collegiate War Eagle Invitational Tiger Paw Invitational Mountaineer Open Clemson Invitational War Eagle Invitational Mountaineer Open New Balance Collegiate Alice Coachman Invite CAA Championships CAA Championships War Eagle Invitational New Balance Collegiate Mountaineer Open CAA Championships Georgia Intercollegiate Clemson Invitational Orange and Purple Classic CAA Championships Penn State National Invite NCAA East Regionals Tiger Paw Invitational Gem of the Hills Invitational Mountaineer Open CAA Championships Clemson Invitational CAA Championships CAA Championships CAA Championships JRF Combined Events Invite CAA Championships

Mark 7.11 7.77 12.14 25.85 24.51 40.67 56.46 54.60 1:13.13 2:17.81 2:12.66 3:05.56 4:43.42 5:19.14 10:26.61 17:51.39 17:25.06 8.20 8.68 13.50 58.90* 10:56.86 47.16 1:43.85 3:54.13 3:45.99 9:27.16 13:01.12 5.61m 6.06m 12.24m 12.77m* 1.70m 1.75m 13.70m 13.97m 14.70m 48.78m* 49.69m 29.65m 3,052 points 4,530 points* *School Record

School Records PANTHERS Men’s Event Records Event 100 meters 200 meters 400 meters 800 meters 1,500 meters 3,000 meters 5,000 meters 10,000 meters 3,000m Steeplechase 110m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 4x100m Relay 4x400m Relay Distance Medley High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Javelin Discus Shot Put

Name Royce Toombs Bryant Mark Bryant Mark Zaven O’Bryant Mark Steeds Mark Steeds Mark Steeds Andrew Letherby Matt Oates Robbie Short Robbie Short Nicholson, Williams, Miles, Jenkins Johnson, Jenkins, Harper, DeVito Mott, Campbell, McMaster, Barile Curt Patton Jacob English Jacob English Louis Payeur Mac Williams Mac Williams

Year Meet 1986 2003 Atlantic Sun Championship 2003 Atlantic Sun Championship 2008 Georgia Tech Invite 2009 Oregon Twilight 2008 CAA Championship 2009 1995 2001 1986 1986 2010 CAA Championship 2010 CAA Championship 2001 1984 2008 CAA Championship 2008 CAA Championship 1985 1968 1968

Mark 10.66 21.32 47.37 1:51.01 3:44.01 8:05.94 13:46.85 29:52.20 9:40.90 14.10 55.50 41.96 3:18.51 10:06.60 6-8 (1.83m) 23-6 (7.01m) 50-2 (15.24m) 154-3.5 (46.94m) 129-5 (39.47m) 48-10 (14.63m)

Women’s Event Records Event 100 meters 200 meters 400 meters 800 meters 1,000 meters 1,500 meters 3,000 meters 5,000 meters 10,000 meters 3,000m Steeplechase 100m Hurdles 400m Hurdles 4x100m Relay 4x400m Relay Distance Medley 1,600m Sprint Medley High Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Javelin Discus Shot Put Hammer Heptathlon

Name Kendra LaFleur Denice Vance Zanta Marble Tamika Kinchen Tamika Kinchen Tamika Kinchen Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra Jenn Feenstra Sheriee Willis Danielle Hill Vance, Canady, O’Connor, Ezeonwuka Thomas, O’Connor, Taylor, Canady Feenstra, Marble, Negussie, Howard LaFleur, Tyson, Swann, Kinchen Kristen Pace Alexandra Roze’fort Angelia Nugent Julie Burroughs Yolanda Berryhill Yolanda Berryhill Yolanda Berryhill Jacia Montgomery

Former Panther Mark Steeds holds the school record in both the 1,500m and 5,000m and was a two-time CAA champion in the 1,500m.

Year Meet 2010 War Eagle Invitational 2007 CAA Championship 2004 2010 USATF Outdoor Champ.

2009 Clemson Games 2010 CAA Championship 2002 2002 2005 2001 2007 2011 CAA Championship 2006 Georgia Tech Invitational 2005 2001 2009 Penn Relays 2004 2007 Auburn Invite 2011 NCAA East Regionals 1984 2011 CAA Championship 2008 FSU Snowbird Invitational 2010 Gem of the Hills Invite 2011 CAA Championship

Mark 11.46 23.54 54.12 2:03:25 2:57.49 4:25.47 9:32.90 16:29.53 35:06.13 10:24.87 13.41 58.90 44.89 3:37.90 12:17.34 3:48.66 6-0.5 (1.83m) 19-11 (5.79m) 41-10.75 (12.77m) 107-11.8 (32.61m) 160-47 (48.78m) 47-06.5 (14.49m) 163-08 (49.89m) 4,530 points

During her collegiate career, Yolanda Berryhill claimed three school records in the shot put, hammer throw and the discus.

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All-Time Men’s Roster PANTHERS A

E

Pat Adams Calvin Addison Carlton Addison Bryan Albea Yibeltal Arega Thomas Aseff

1985-88 2007-2009 2009 1987-89 2005-06 2001-02

M

Peter Eddy Spencer Edwards Todd Eldredge Jacob English Warren Enriquez

1989 1996-97 1980-82, 84 2005-08 2010

F B Richard Babcock Femi Bab-Oke Matt Barile John Bernard Mark Bolt Brandon Black Jerry Black Julian Black John Blackwell Jesse Blanton Bill Bracken Chris Brannon Ben Brantly Barry Britt Scott Brooks Raymond Brown Ronnie Brown Andy Bucksot Mike Burch Toby Burditt Rusty Burns

1984-86 20101999-2000 1970 1970, 72 20101966 20101989 1996-97 1966-68 2006-10 2003-05 2008 1998 2009-10 1984 1984 1989 1989 1987

C George Caldwell Matt Cameron Andrew Campbell Min Cha Tyler Champagne David Chapman Jeff Clayton Willy Castano Frank Clegg Billy Collins John Conti Tom Connelly Jeremy Cook David Coy Kendall Crear Mike Crosby

1967 2002-05 1999-2004 1998-00 2010 2007-09 1994-97 1985-86, 88 1966-68 1970, 72 1977 1988 1994-97 1976 2001-03 1981

D David Dayton Michael Dampier Frank Daniels Phil Davis Michael Dear Walt Delgato David Deviney Joe DeVito Tom Donahue Vincent Doran Nate dos Santos Julian Dwyer

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1977 2011 1985, 86 2004-06 1992-94 1984 1970 2009 1989 1970, 72-73 2009 1995

Mitch Ferrell Mike Fitzgerald Rick Fletcher

1968 1985-87 1966 G

Alex Gainous 2010Carlos Galindo 2010 Giovanni Gentiluomo 1998-2001 Saam Ghiaasiaan 2001-04 Adam Gillis 1994 Dan Givens 1968 Jerad Godsave 2005 Terry Graham 1967 Matthew Griffin 1998 Paul Griffin 1981 Paul Gross 1981, 84 H Ja’Metreus Hamilton 2010Steven Harbin 1973, 76 Chris Harper 2008Jake Harris 2005-06 Torrey Harris 2010 Daniel Hill 1995 Lekan Hussain 1991-94 Wes Hutcherson 2001, 05-04 Loris Hutterli 2005-09 J Jamel Jenkins Rashaan Johnson

2010 2010

K Shyam Kapadia Stephen Kerry John Kirchner

20102002-03 2000-01

L Brian LaBudde Bruce LaBudde Brian Langman Richard Lawrence LaSalle Ledlum Andrew Letherby Mike Lliff John Lovelace Jay Lutenbacher Stuart Lyall Craig Lynn

1995-98 1964-67 2003-05 1966 20111994-97 1973 1973 1967 1995 1977

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David Majors Daniel Mandell Chris Manning Kenneth Martin David Matthais Kevin Matthews Matt McMaster Harold McNeese Robert Medcalf Adam Menzies Chris Miles Nicholas Miller Ralph Millsap Matt Miro John Mishasek Armadeep Misha Jack Moore Danny Moran Tom Moritz Jay Morrill Tee Mott

S 1970 1987 20101998-2001 1967 2005 2000-03 1973, 1977 1984 2003 20102003-07 1972 2003-06 1966 1998, 2000 1970 1967 1988-89 2004-05, 07 1998-2001

N Pat Newberry Tommy Newsome

1980-81 1984

O Matt Oates Zaven O’Bryant Lachlan Oliver

1998-2000 2006-08 2001 P

Glenn Paul Jonathan Peters Ricky Pennington Jonathan Peters Josh Pinson Rob Preiditsch Tommy Preston James Price Jones Price

1981 2003 1987 2003 2008-09 1991-94 1984 1970 1972

R Paul Rasmussen Steve Rankin David Rath Tom Raynor Steve Reese David Remy Brett Richardson Wayne Riley Wayne Roach Paul Rickard Chris Richards Aaron Robinson Eric Robinson Herman Robinson Ricky Rodriguez Kasey Rollins John Rowland Kevin Russell David Ryan

1976-77 2005-06 2000-03 1970, 72 1977-78 1977 2008 1976-77 1972, 74, 76 2001-04 1996-2000 1993-96 2004-07 2003-2006 1981 20111987-89 1984 1984-88

Kale Self Deanlo Shird Mohammad Sheidu Garrick Simmons Jimmy Sinkoski Nick Stavropoulos Mark Steeds Rob Stone Wally Strom Corey Smith Greg Smith Rabah Syed

1989 1995 2003-05 1987 1996-97 1998-2000 2005-08 1981 1987-88 20111970 2005-08

T Sean Taylor Seth Tomy Tyler Tomy Alan Tudor

1985-86 2009-10 20101984 V

Lloyd van Pamelen Irvin Van Wie Nam Vu

1985-87 1967 2005-07

W Chris Walker Nelson Walker Tony Walsh Mike Weaver John White Gary Williams Jeremy Williams Greg Williamson Matt Wilpers Antwon Willis Drew Woods Tim Wood

2002-04 2005-09 2001-03 1976 1972 1973 2004-06 1972 2002-03, 05 2005-03 2004 2003-06

Z Frank Zimmerman

1967

All-Time Women’s Roster PANTHERS A Sara Acraman Elsje Alexander LaCrisha Allen LaMisha Allen Ellyce Anderson Zanny Anderson Edith Anenih Andrea Anom Dawn Arnold

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F 1995 2002-04 2005-06 2005-06 2008-09 20082005-07 2007 2004-07

Jenn Feenstra Olivia Fisher Danielle Fleming Hayley Freeman Amy French Alex Friel Amanda Fuller Ifuela Fuller

2000-04 2011 2003-04 2000-03 2007-10 2004-07 2002 1998-2000

G B Porscha Bailey Laura Beamer Briana Beck Yolanda Berryhill Theresa Bertram Alison Bishop Kim Bohannon Nancy Bohannon Brittany Black Katie Blaising Janel Blancett Wande Brewer Anne Broe Gabby Brooks Terri Brost Denisha Bryant Lauren Burke

2004-07 2007 2005-07 2008-11 1987 20091982, 84 1977 2007 2004 2006-09 20111982 20101984 2005-07 2002-04

C Ciji Canady Abby Carney Paige Carruth Brandie Carter Kacie Carter Caren Chaffin Talia Colbert Tatiana Colbert Hayley Conger Teresa Crisp Delicia Crawford Soncerea Crowder

2003-06 2008-10 1988-89 1996-97 1996 1992-94 201120112006 1984, 86-87 20112010-

D Angie Davis Crystal Davis Kendra Davis Nicole Davis Talena Davis Lavina Dent Ladrica Derrico Alanah Dillard Sarah Dooley Latorya Dopson Becky Dowling

1986 2010 2006-09 2005-09 2006-05 2009-11 2005-07 2008 1999 2005-09 1988 E

Margie Ellis Jennifer Ewart Adaku Ezeonwuka

1984 1996-97 2004-07

Latasha Garland Charon Gaskins Jessica Graham Jane Graves Marquita Goings

1995-96 2002-04 1988-89 2000-03 2005-06

H Beth Hall 1996-99 Rebecca Hallam 2007-09 Madison Halls 2010 Rhondalynn Hamilton 2005-07 Rachel Hannah 2004-07 Ashantia Harris 2006-07 Laurie Harris 1998-2001 Chan Harris 2010 Kesean Henderson 2010Sydney Henry 2010Alicia Hewes 1990 Jody Higgins 1988-89 Danielle Hill 2010Jenna Hoffman 1996-99 Brittany Holland 2003-06 Kelsye Holt 2010Kacee Houle 2010Sarah Howard 1996-99 Kim Hoyle 1996 Stephanie Huber 2002-04 Brittanie Hughes 1998-2001 Maya Humphrey 2002 J Latricia Jackson Nicola James Jennifer Jeboda Catie Jensen Christina John Jasmine Johnson Jodie Johnson Zapora Johnson Jenny Jones

2011 2005-07 2010 2007-09 2010 2008 1990 2002-04 1998-2001

M Zanta Marble Shay Marks Tiffany McCall Jazmine McRae Cindy Medved Marica Merck Angela Miller Caroline Miller Danyel Mitchell Kalera Mitchell Michele Moore Tamara Moore Jacia Montgomery Terri Morrison

2001-04 2008-10 2000-01 2001-04 1986-89 1993-94 2001-04 2008-09 20102005-03 1981 20102008-11 1986

N Nigiste Negussie Debbie Nelkin Christy Nelson Leah Norman Mandy Nowosielski Angelia Nugent Gina Nunnally

2000-03 1984 1995 20101999-2000 20091990

O Julie Ourada Natasha O’Connor

1994-1995 2003-06

P Kristen Pace Katie Papesh Micki Pearson Rebecca Pedrick Barbara Phelan Laurie Phelan Allison Pollitte Stephanie Poore Debra Poss Lauren Postma Caitlin Price Shelly Price

2001-04 20102002 2004-05 2004-05 1996-99 1988-89 2006-08 1984 2007-10 2006-10 1994-97

R

K Sara Keel Tamika Kinchen Katy Kline Tamika Kinchen Ashley King Kelly Kirkland

Kendra LaFleur 2007-10 Cherell Lawson 2007-10 Charlesha Lightbourne 2011Brittany Long 2011 Jasmine Love 2010 Faith Lucus 2008-09

2000 2009-10 1996 2009 2004-07 1990

Kim Ramos Kelle’ Ransom Cathy Reinkemeyer Nancy Reitz Carolyn Reckamp Brittany Rhea Mandy Roberts Karen Robinson Traci Robinson Andrea Rodriguez

1998-2000 2009 1987-88 1984 1990 2009-11 1998-2000 2005-07 1997 2008-

Amy Rowland 1989 Alexandria Rozefort 2005-07 Jennifer Rubel 2010Gina Russell 1989 S Keri Scroggins 1994-96 Linda Shelling 1987 Katharine Showalter 2009Anna Sinclair 2010Andrea Smith 2002-05 Kayla Smith 2006-09 Laura Smith 1985, 87 Rikola Smith 2010 Emilie Somerville 2007-10 Eileen Spaulding 1989 Kelsey Spinks 2008Liz Stanford 2003-06 Maurisia Stansil 2007 Connie Stephens 1981 Angie Stewart 1990 Megan Stewart 2005, 2008 Tracie Stone 1981 Ariel Sutton 2004-07 Brandy Swann 2009T Meghan Takacs India Tate Ashley Taylor Cameron Taylor Ashley Thomas Beth Thomas Princess Thomas Judy Thomasson Lauren Towers Michele Tremblay Bunny Turner Bianca Tyson

2009-10 2008 2005-02 2010 2006-04 1990 2005-02 2002 2009-10 1981-82 1981 2008-10

V Denice Vance

2004-07 W

Kristina Wagner Brandi Watson Nora Weed Loreen White Janel Wheeler June Wichele Fay Wisenbaker Amber White Chastity Williams Shania Williams Shannon Williams Whitney Winters Sheriee Willis

1990 1992-93, 95 1986-88 1988 2005-07 1981 1994-95 2010 2005-09 2007-10 2007-10 2008 2004-07

Y Shaquita Young

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Conference Championships PANTHERS

Women’s All-Conference (90) (Top 3 at championship meet) Name

Event 2011 CAA (11)

Tamara Moore.............................. 100m Hurdles Danielle Hill................................. 400m Hurdles Shaquita Young.............................. High Jump Angelia Nugent............................. Long Jump Angelia Nugent............................. Triple Jump Yolanda Berryhill.......................... Discus Yolanda Berryhill.......................... Shot Put Brandy Swann....................................... 400m Katharine Showalter.............................. Steeplechase Nugent, Swann, Dent, Hill...................... 4x400m Jacia Montgomery................................. Heptathlon

Place 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd

2005 A-Sun (5) Jenn Feenstra................................ 10,000m Jenn Feenstra......................................... 5,000m Sheriee Willis........................................ 100m Hurdles Ashley Taylor........................................ 400m Betsy Lewis........................................... Triple Jump 2004 A-Sun (9) Zanta Marble................................ 400m Jenn Feenstra................................ Steeplechase Jenn Feenstra................................ 10,000m Kristen Pace................................. High Jump Marble, Taylor, Willis, Bailey.......... 4x400m Zanta Marble......................................... 200m Princess Thomas................................... 400m Ashley Taylor........................................ 200m Nigisti Negussie.................................... 5,000m

2010 CAA (9) Tamika Kinchen........................... 800m Tamika Kinchen........................... 1,500m Kendra LaFleur............................. 100m Kendra LaFleur...................................... 200m Janel Blancett........................................ 5,000m Danielle Hill.......................................... 400m Hurdles Katharine Showalter.............................. Steeplechase Nugent, Swann, Kinchen, Hill................. 4x400m Yolanda Berryhill.................................. Discus

1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

3rd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st

2008 CAA (7) Yolanda Berryhill.......................... Discus Nicole Davis................................. 400m Denice Vance........................................ 200m Caitlin Price................................. 5,000m Rachel Hannah...................................... 5,000m Ezeonwuka, Vance, LaFleur, Lawson.4x100m Derrico, Davis, Lawson, Arnold....... 4x400m

1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st

Zanta Marble................................ 400m Tarjatta Rose................................ 400m Hurdles Kristen Pace................................. High Jump Rose, Canady, Taylor, Marble.......... 4x400m Andrea Smith........................................ Steeplechase Nigisti Negussie.................................... 5,000m Tarjatta Rose......................................... 100m Hurdles Andrea Smith........................................ 5,000m Alicia Smith........................................... Long Jump

2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st

2006 CAA (4) Sheriee Willis............................... 100m Hurdles Sheriee Willis............................... 400m Hurdles Adaku Ezeonwuka................................. 100m O’Connor, Dopson, Derrico, Bryant....... 4x400m

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1st 1st 1st 1st

2002 A-Sun (6) Johnson, Marble, Smith, Rose......... 4x100m Zanta Marble................................ 200m Tarjatta Rose................................ 400m Hurdles Nigisti Negussie.................................... 3,000m Nigisti Negussie.................................... 5,000m Tarjatta Rose......................................... 100m Hurdles

1st 1st 1st

2001 A-Sun (4) Zanta Marble ............................... 400m Jenn Feenstra................................ 3,000m Jenn Feenstra................................ 5,000m Zanta Marble......................................... 200m

1st 1st 1st

2000 TAAC (3) Sarah Howard............................... 3,000m Sarah Howard............................... 5,000m Brittanie Hughes................................... 5,000m

2007 CAA (10) Denice Vance........................................ 100m Adaku Ezeonwuka................................. 100m Denice Vance........................................ 200m Denisha Bryant............................. 800m Caitlin Price.......................................... 1,500m Rachel Hannah...................................... 5,000m Ashantia Harris..................................... 100m Hurdles Sheriee Willis........................................ 100m Hurdles LaFleur, Ezeonwuka, Bailey, Vance.. 4x100m Derrico, Bryant, Davis, Arnold........ 4x400m

1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

2003 A-Sun (9)

2009 CAA (8) Kendra LaFleur...................................... 100m Brandy Swann............................... 400m Tamika Kinchen........................... 800m Tamika Kinchen.................................... 1,500m Jasmine Johnson.................................... 100 Hurdles Jasmine Johnson........................... 400m Hurdles Davis, LaFleur, Nugent, Tyson........ 4x100m Davis, Swann, Dopson, Nugent........ 4x400m

1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st

1st 1st

1999 TAAC (3) Sarah Howard............................... 3,000m Sarah Howard............................... 5,000m Brittanie Hughes................................... 5,000m

1st 1st

1998 TAAC (1) Sarah Howard............................... 3,000m

1st

1997 TAAC (1) Sarah Howard............................... 3,000m BOLD = Champion

1st

Conference Championships PANTHERS

Men’s All-Conference (38) (Top 3 at championship meet) Name

Event 2011 CAA (1)

Place

Kasey Rollins

110m Hurdles

3rd

Mark Steeds Joe DeVito

1,500m 800m

Mark Steeds Jacob English Jacob English Zaven O’Bryant

1,500m Triple Jump Long Jump 800m

1998 TAAC (2) Tee Mott Steve Wright

1,500m Long Jump

Andrew Letherby Jeff Clayton

1,500m 5,000m

1997 TAAC (2)

2009 CAA (2) 1st 3rd

2008 CAA (4) 1st 1st 2nd 2nd

2007 CAA (2) Mark Steeds Jacob English

1,500m Triple Jump

Mark Steeds

5,000m

3rd 3rd

2006 CAA (1) 2nd

2005 A-Sun (5) Matt McMaster Matt Cameron Jacob English Eric Robinson Matt McMaster

1,500m Steeplechase Triple Jump 400m 800m 2004 A-Sun (2)

Matt Cameron Nick Miller

Steeplechase 5,000m

Bryant Mark Bryant Mark Paul Rickard Crear, Willis, Aseff, Mark Kenneth Martin

200m 400m 5,000m 4x400m 10,000m

Tee Mott Paul Rickard Matt McMaster Giovanni Gentiluomo

800m 5,000m 1,500m 5,000m

1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd

Tee Mott holds the A-Sun 1,500m record at the conference championship meet with a time of 3:49.93.

Jacob English advanced to the NCAA Regionals in the triple jump in 2008.

2003 A-Sun (5)

2002 A-Sun (4)

2001 A-Sun (7) Tee Mott Tee Mott Matt McMaster Matt Barile Matt McMaster Andrew Campbell Matt Oates

800m 1,500m 800m 10,000m 1,500m 5,000m Steeplechase

Steve Wright

Long Jump

1999 TAAC (1)

Conference Championship Results Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Men Score 6th 9 6th 16 5th 16 5th 18 4th 58 T-4th 49 4th 60 5th 27 5th 58 8th 12 8th 19 7th 36 7th 26 7th 12 7th 14

Women Score 7th 10 6th 10 6th 30 6th 31 6th 44 5th 60 3rd 96 3rd 100 5th 63 6th 74 3rd 116 4th 97 3rd 120 5th 93 1st 133

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Conference Records and Awards PANTHERS CAA Athlete of the Week Award Winners

Women’s Conference Championship Records Event 800m 4x100 Relay

400mH 3,000m

Participants Tamika Kinchen Kendra LaFleur Adaku Ezeonwuka Porscha Bailey Denice Vance Tarjatta Rose Jenn Feenstra

Year 2010 2007

Time 2:08.90 45.07

2003 2001

59.28 9:58.93

Name Angelia Nugent Tamara Moore Yolanda Berryhill Shaquita Young Yolanda Berryhill Tamika Kinchen Tamika Kinchen Denice Vance Rachel Hannah

Award Field Track Co-Field Co-Field Field Co-Track Co-Track Track Track

Men’s

Women’s Multiple Conference Championship Winners Name Zanta Marble Sarah Howard Nicole Davis Jenn Feenstra Tarjatta Rose Kendra LaFleur Angelia Nugent Yolanda Berryhill Tamika Kinchen Sheriee Willis Brandy Swann Kristen Pace Ashley Taylor Denice Vance Porscha Bailey LaDrica Derrico Adaku Ezeonwuka Cherell Lawson Dawn Arnold

Event/s 400m/200m/4x100m/4x400m 3,000m/5,000m 400m/4x400m 3,000m/5,000m 400mH/4x100m/4x400m 100m/4x100m Triple Jump/Long Jump/4x400m Discus/Shot Put 800m/1,500m 400mH/100mH/4x400m 400m/4x400m High Jump 4x400m 4x100m 4x100m/4x400m 4x400m 4x100m 4x100m/4x400m 4x400m

Titles 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Multiple Conference Championship Winners Same Event Name Sara Howard Zanta Marble

Yolanda Berryhill Tamika Kinchen Sarah Howard Jenn Feenstra Tarjatta Rose Kristen Pace

Event 3,000m 400m 4x100m Relay 4x400m Relay Discus 800m 5,000m 10,000m 400mH High Jump

Years 1997-2000 2001, 03-04 2007-09 2007-09 2008, 2011 2009-10 1999-2000 2004-05 2002-03 2003-04

Name Yolanda Berryhill Tamara Moore Tamika Kinchen Brandy Swann Andrea Smith Jenn Feenstra Sara Howard

Award Most Outstanding Field Performer Rookie of the Year Co-Outstanding Track Performer Co-Rookie of the Year Most Outstanding Fr. Performer Most Outstanding Fr. Performer Most Outstanding Performer

Titles 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Date 5/17/11 5/17/11 4/19/11 4/05/11 3/22/11 4/20/10 4/06/09 3/27/07 4/10/07

Conference Championship Records Event 1,500m

Participants Tee Mott

Year 2001

Time 3:49.93

Men’s Multiple Conference Championship Winners Name Tee Mott Bryant Mark Mark Steeds

Event/s 800m/1,500m 200m/400m/4x400m 1,500m

Years 1998-2001 2003 2008-09

Titles 4 3 2

Multiple Conference Championship Winners Same Event Years 2008-09 2001-02 1998, 2001

Name Mark Steeds Tee Mott Tee Mott

Event 1,500m 1,500m 800m

Name Jacob English Mark Steeds

Award Most Outstanding Field Performer Athlete of the Year

Titles 2 2 2

Conference Award Winners Year 2008 2008

Athlete of the Week Award Winners Name Mark Steeds Mark Steeds Mark Steeds Jacob English Nick Miller

Date 4/08/08 3/25/08 4/10/07 3/02/05 4/06/04

Conf.

CAA CAA CAA CAA A-Sun

Conference Award Winners Year 2011 2011 2010 2009 2003 2001 1999

Former GSU runner Zanta Marble qualified for four events at the 2003 NCAA Regionals.

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Former GSU runner Janel Blancett led the team in four events during the 2010 season.

NCAA Qualifiers PANTHERS

Women’s NCAA Regional Qualifiers (63) 2011 (6) Yolanda Berryhill Danielle Hill Tamara Moore Angelia Nugent Brandy Swann Shaquita Young

Discus 400mH 100mH Triple Jump 400m High Jump

Yolanda Berryhill Janel Blancett Tamika Kinchen Kendra LaFleur

Discus 5,000m 800m 100m, 200m

2010 (4)

2009 (9) Janel Blancett Nicole Davis Latorya Dopson Jasmine Johnson Tamika Kinchen Kendra LaFleur Angelia Nugent Brandy Swann Bianca Tyson

5,000m 4x100m, 4x400m 4x400m 400H 800m, 1,500m 100m, 4x100m 4x100m, 4x400m 400m, 4x400m 4x100m

2004 (6) Dawn Arnold Jenn Feenstra Natasha O’Connor Kristin Pace Ashley Taylor Princess Thomas

4x400m 3,000m SC 4x400m High Jump 4x400m 4x400m 2003 (7)

Ciji Canady Zapora Johnson Zanta Marble Kristin Pace Tarjatta Rose Alicia Smith Ashley Taylor

4x400m 4x100m 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m High Jump 100H, 400H, 4x100m, 4x400m Long Jump, 4x100m 4x400m

Men’s NCAA Regional Qualifiers (12) 2009 (1) Mark Steeds

5,000m

Mark Steeds Jacob English

5,000m Triple Jump

2008 (2)

2007 (1)

2008 (9) Dawn Arnold Yolanda Berryhill Nicole Davis LaDrica Derrico Adaku Ezeonwuka Kendra LaFleur Cherell Lawson Caitlin Price Denice Vance

4x400m Discus 400m, 4x400m 4x400m 4x100m 100m, 4x100m 4x100m, 4x400m 5,000m 100m, 200m, 4x100m 2007 (12)

Dawn Arnold Porscha Bailey Denisha Bryant Nicole Davis LaDrica Derrico Adaku Ezeonwuka Rachel Hannah Ashantia Harris Kendra LaFleur Alexandra Rozefort Denice Vance Sheriee Willis

4x400m 4x100m 800m, 4x400m 4x400m 4x400m 4x100m 5,000m 100H 4x100m Long Jump 100m, 200m, 4x100m 100H 2006 (5)

Ciji Canady Adaku Ezeonwuka Natasha O’Connor Denice Vance Sheriee Willis

200m, 4x100m 4x100m 4x100m 4x100m 100H, 400H 2005 (5)

Ciji Canady Natasha O’Connor Ashley Taylor Princess Thomas Sheriee Willis

4x100m, 4x400m 4x100m, 4x400m 4x100m, 4x400m 4x400m 100H, 4x100m

Mark Steeds

5,000m

Matt McMaster

1,500m

2005 (1)

2003 (7) Bryant Mark Paul Rickard Kendall Crear Antwon Willis Thomas Aseff Bryant Mark

200m and 400m 5,000m 4x400m 4x400m 4x400m 4x400m

NCAA National Qualifiers Women’s National Qualifiers (5) Indoor Track 2002 Jenn Feenstra 2004 Kristin Pace

5,000m High Jump

Outdoor Track 2005 Kristin Pace 2009 Tamika Kinchen 2011 Angelia Nugent

High Jump 800m Triple Jump

19th

12.42m

Men’s National Qualifiers (3) 1997 2008 2009

Andrew Letherby 5,000m Mark Steeds 5,000m Mark Steeds 5,000m

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