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What is a Chanticleer? A Chanticleer (SHON-ti-cleer) gives Coastal Carolina University one of the most unique nicknames in all of sports. Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and came to Coastal Carolina when the University was a member of the University of South Carolina system. A Chanticleer is a rooster who rules the barnyard with cunning and wit. His competitiveness never wanes as he battles to the end, using his brains to come out on top every time.
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GENERAL Institution: .......................................... Coastal Carolina University Location: .................................................. Conway, South Carolina Founded: ................................................................................ 1954 Enrollment: ............................................................................ 8,300 Nickname: .................................................................. Chanticleers Pronunciation of Nickname: ..................................SHON-ti-cleers Affiliation:............................................................. NCAA Division I Conference:.....................................................................Big South President: ............................... Dr. David DeCenzo (Maryland ‘78) Athletics Director: .......................................................................... ................................ Warren D. “Moose” Koegel (Penn State, ‘71) Athletic Department Phone: ................................... 843-349-2820 Website:.................................................www.GoCCUSports.com ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Media Relations Director: .............................. John Martin Office Phone: .......................................................... 843-349-2822 E-Mail Address: ........................................... jamartin@coastal.edu Assoc. Media Relations Director: ............................. Kent Reichert Office Phone:........................................................... 843-349-2840 E-Mail address: ............................................kreicher@coastal.edu Assistant/Men’s Contact ..............................................Kim Warner Office Phone:........................................................... 843-349-6467 E-Mail Address: ...........................................kwarner@coastal.edu Assistant/Women’s Contact:.......................................Scott Kemps Office Phone:........................................................... 843-349-2848 E-Mail Address: ............................................ skemps@coastal.edu SID Fax: ................................................................... 843-349-2819 Mailing Address: .................................................. P.O. Box 261954 ....................................................................... Conway, SC 29528 Overnight Address: ........................... 132 Chanticleer Drive West ....................................................................... Conway, SC 29526 COACHING STAFF Men’s Head Coach: ........................................................Jeff Jacobs Alma Mater, Year: ....................................UC-Santa Barbara, 1992 Years at Coastal Carolina:........................................................Fifth Men’s Track/XC Office Phone: ................................ 843-349-2907 Women’s Head Coach: ............................................... Alan Connie Alma Mater, Year: ........................................... Northeastern, 1971 Years at Coastal Carolina:....................................................... 23rd Women’s Track/XC Office Phone:........................... 843-349-2904 Assistant Coach (Throws): ..................................... Jacquie Grimes Assistant Coach (Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles): .................................... ............................................................................. Berry Shumpert, ...........................................................................Kristen Kalinowski Volunteer Assistant Coaches: .............................Amber Campbell, .......................................................................Zola (Budd) Pieterse ................................................................................Jackie Sgambati Athletic Trainers: ........Dwayne Beam, Amelia Henson, Jon Lenze Strength Coach:................................. Brian Gabriel, Sonya Woods
Editor/Design: Scott Kemps, Kim Warner. Layout Design: Scott Kemps Editorial Assistance: John Martin, Kent Reichert, William Richardson, Terrel Curry. Photography: Bill Edmonds & Judy Galligan of the Coastal Carolina Photography Department. Some photos courtesy of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Big South Conference and Tim O’Dowd.
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Quick Facts~Table of Contents ...............................................................1 Men’s Head Coach Jeff Jacobs ..................................................................2 Women’s Head Coach Alan Connie .........................................................3 Assistant Coaches ................................................................................. 4-6 Jacquie Grimes......................................................................................4 Berry Shumpert ....................................................................................4 Kristen Kalinowski ................................................................................5 Jackie Sgambati .....................................................................................5 Amber Campbell ..................................................................................6 Zola Pieterse ........................................................................................6 2008-09 Men’s Roster ..............................................................................7 Meet the Chanticleers ........................................................................ 8-15 2008 Big South Championships ..............................................................16 Men’s Honors ................................................................................... 17-18 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Records ................................................19 NCAA Championship Participants .........................................................20 2008-09 Women’s Roster .......................................................................21 Meet the Lady Chanticleers ............................................................. 22-31 2008 Big South Championships ........................................................ 32-33 Women’s Honors.............................................................................. 34-35 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Records ..............................................36 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Records ..........................................37 Women’s NCAA Participants ........................................................... 38-39 Coastal Carolina University ....................................................................40 University Administration .......................................................................41 Coastal Carolina University Executive Officers......................................42 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina .................................................................43 Coastal Carolina Athletic Department ...................................................44 NCAA Compliance.................................................................................45 Big South Conference.............................................................................46 Coastal Carolina University: A Tradition of Excellence ..........................47 Coastal Carolina Athletic Media Relations..............................................48 2008-09 Schedule ....................................................................Back Cover
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Men’s Head Coach Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Jacobs begins his fifth year as the head coach of Coastal Carolina University’s men’s cross country and outdoor track and field programs. The 2008 cross country team placed fourth at the Big South Championships. Jacobs mentored Jamie McCarthy to a spot on the Big South All-Conference team and Big South All-Academic team. The Chanticleers picked up their first team title at the Gamecock Invitational, with six runners in the top 12. In the 2008 track and field season, the Chanticleers established five new school records. Jacobs saw seven members of the squad qualify for NCAA East Regional. At the Big South Conference Championships, the Chanticleers came away with five individual titles, including Coastal Carolina’s first ever Big South high jump crown. Under the direction of Jacobs and his staff, 10 athletes earned All-Conference honors, two were named to the All-East Region Team and one advanced to the NCAA Championship. Last spring marked the fifth consecutive season at least one Coastal Carolina athlete has qualified for the Outdoor Track & Field National Championship. During the 2007 cross country season, Jacobs guided the Chanticleers to their third consecutive Coastal Carolina Invitational title, placing four runners in the top five. Coastal Carolina finished sixth in the team standings at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships. Blair Paul was named to both the AllConference and All-Academic teams. Jacobs led the 2007 track and field team to a record setting season. The squad re-wrote most of the school record book, setting 10 school records. Meanwhile, Thomas Jordan set a new facility record in the javelin at the Big South Championships. Coastal Carolina claimed two individual champions at the Big South Championships en route to a runner-up team finish. Coastal Carolina registered 15 All-Conference athletes and five regional qualifiers, while Jerome Simpson qualified for the NCAA Championships in the long jump. Jacobs led the 2006 cross country team to a second-place finish at the Big South Championships, coaching two athletes to All-Conference honors, one to the All-Academic team and the Big South Freshman of the Year in Jamie McCarthy. The Chanticleers spent the majority of the season ranked 10th in the Southeast Region and sent seven runners to the Regional meet where they finished 18th in the team standings. The team claimed first place in both the Covered Bridge Open and the Coastal Carolina Invitational. The 2006 track season was a banner year for Jacobs’ program at Coastal Carolina. The squad captured just the second Big South Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship in school history, scoring 205 points. In the course of the meet, 14 Coastal Carolina athletes posted All-Conference performances, including five conference champions and the Big South Freshman of the Year Tyrone Murphy. Jacobs also earned Co-Coach of the Year honors and had five athletes qualify for the NCAA East Regional Championships. From there, Jordan advanced to the NCAA Championships in the javelin and became just Coastal Carolina’s second track and field All-American.
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In his first year at the helm, Jacobs guided the Chanticleer track and field team to a runner-up finish in the Big South Championships as 11 athletes had All-Conference finishes, including three conference champions. Three athletes qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships, and two advanced to the NCAA National Championships, including Mark Johnson in the pole vault, who became first All-American in program history. Seven school records were established during the 2005 season. Jacobs came to Coastal Carolina from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he served as the assistant men’s and women’s track and field and cross country from 1999 to 2004. Jacobs began his coaching career during the 1991-1992 season as an assistant at UCSB with the men’s cross country team. He took a few years away from the sport before rejoining the Gauchos during the fall of 1999 as an assistant. During his time with the Gauchos, Jacobs coached the UCSB distance runners to school records in the women’s 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10,000 meters and the distance medley relay. Under Jacobs’ guidance, men’s records were also set in the 800 meters and 10,000 meters. Two athletes achieved All-American status during Jacobs tenure, with one in men’s cross county in 2001 and another in women’s track and field in 2003. UCSB also achieved great team success as the men’s cross country squad qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in 2001, finishing 17th. The women also made their mark in 2003, making their first-ever trip to the NCAA Championships, finishing 29th. In 2004, four Gaucho distance runners qualified for the NCAA Championships. In addition to his assistant coaching duties with UCSB, he also worked for a local financial planning organization for five years. Jacobs was an accomplished athlete with the Gauchos, capturing the cross country team’s MVP award in three seasons as well as being named All-Conference in 1988. His best 5,000 meter time in college was 14:34.11. Jacobs remains a competitive long-distance runner. He finished 25th out of 15,000 runners at the 33rd annual “Wharf to Wharf” six-mile race at Santa Cruz in July of 2005. He won the Coastal Carolina Homecoming 5k in November of 2004 in a course-record time of 15:40. He set the course record of 1:30.29 in the 2000 “Pier to Peak” Half Marathon, a 4,000-foot elevation climb. Jacobs captured the individual crown in the 2000 Santa Barbara Half Marathon with a time of 1:12:12. In 1991, Jacobs won “The People’s Race” in Carlsbad, Calif., posting a 5,000-meter road personal best time of 14:23. His best 10,000 meter track time remains at 30:22.63, which he set in March 1997. His best half marathon time is 1:09:24 and his best marathon time is 2:33:57. Jacobs earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies at UC-Santa Barbara in 1992 and also completed the Coaching Certification Program at UCSB. Jacobs is a certified USATF Level II Coach in both endurance and sprints and hurdles. Jacobs currently serves as the Big South Conference Representative on the NCAA Executive Track & Field Committee.
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17 individual events en route to a team total of 202.5 team points. Connie earned Big South Indoor Coach of the Year honors, leading his team to its third-straight indoor team title. Coastal Carolina faired even better in the outdoor campaign, winning the outdoor team title by a 46 point margin over Charleston Southern. The squad boasted six individual titles, and earned 230 team points for their fourth title in the past five years. The 2005-06 year was a special one for the Coastal Carolina women’s cross country and track and field programs. Connie’s Chants captured the “triple crown”, sweeping the Big South in all three seasons (cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field). Coastal Carolina set a record for the most points ever totaled at the Big South Indoor Championships when they won the title with 233.5 points. Additionally, the teams also set records for largest margin of victory in Big South history in both indoor and outdoor competition. In Connie’s tenure, he has witnessed multiple athletes reach the pinnacles of their careers. Among them was Amber Campbell, a member of the USA Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she was the top American finisher. At Coastal Carolina, Campbell was a five-time All-America selection, and member of the USA National team at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Campbell also graduated as the all-time American collegiate record holder in the indoor weight throw. Another standout was Jolene (Williams) Byrne, a two-time AllAmerican, who finished second at the NCAA Division I Indoor National Championships for 3,000 meters, and earned the Bronze Medal at the 2005 World University Games in Turkey, in the 5,000 meters. She also finished 14th at the 2005 World Cross Country Championships in France. Four members of the Coastal Carolina Track and Field team have been named to the USA, Great Britain, Ireland and New Zealand World University teams during their tenures at Coastal Carolina. In addition to the successes on the track and cross country courses, Connie’s student-athletes have proven that the student definitely comes first. The cross country team has earned twelve consecutive Academic All-American Team with Distinction honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The track team has ranked as a top 15 All-Academic team since the award was inaugurated seven years ago. In 2007, Coastal was sixth out of 327 Division I track and field programs with a 3.421 cumulative team GPA and earned a 3.319 cumulative GPA in 2008 to rank 21st in the nation. Additionally, four of Connie’s athletes have earned Academic AllAmerican honors, as selected by CoSIDA. Felicitas Mensing earned the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year Triple Crown in the 2007-08 seasons, and was only the third athlete in Big South history to accomplish the feat. Her efforts in the classroom earned her Second-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America honors. Additionally, seven of the last 11 Big South Female Scholar Athletes of the Year have been members of Coastal Carolina’s track and field squad. Before coming to Coastal Carolina, Connie led the North Myrtle Beach High School boys’ cross country team to two state titles. He also guided the girls’ track and field program to two state titles and three state runner-up finishes. During his tenure at North Myrtle Beach High, Connie compiled a 169-2-1 record in dual and tri-meets. He was voted the South Carolina Track and Field/Cross Country Coach of the Year four times. Connie has two daughters- Sara (28) and Kira (24).
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Women’s Head Coach Alan Connie
Alan Connie enters his 23rd season as the head coach of Coastal Carolina University’s women’s cross country team, his 14th as the head women’s outdoor track and field coach, and his 12th as the head coach of the women’s indoor track and field team. Connie has also been named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year a record 25 times — 12 in cross country, seven in indoor track and field and six in outdoor track and field. In 2003-04 and 2005-06, Connie received the triple crown for Coach of the Year in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field. Also in 2004, he was named the Southeast Region Coach of the Year for Indoor Track and Field. Over the years, Connie has built the women’s cross country program into the most successful program in the Big South Conference. The proof is 12 Big South Conference Championships, 83 All-Conference selections, 15 individual champions who have been named the Big South’s Runner of the Year, 18 NCAA All-Southeast Region selections, nine NCAA National Championships qualifiers and two NCAA All-Americans. The 15 Big South individual champions includes a stretch of eight consecutive titles from 1992 to 1999, two consecutive winners in 2002 and 2003 and three straight winners from 2005 to 2007. He has also coached 10 Big South Rookies of the Year, including five straight from 2002 to 2006. To top it all off, Connie has coached the Big South’s only set of women’s cross country All-Americans in Julia Viellehner (2006) and Diana Jepchirchir (2007). While Connie has established the cross country program as the Big South’s best, he has also led the Lady Chanticleers into the national spotlight. Following a No. 24 national ranking in 1996, Connie coached Coastal to a ranking of 20th nationally in 1997. In 2002, the Lady Chants were ranked 30th in the country during the season. In track and field, Connie has coached athletes to eight All-American honors, as well as 73 Big South Indoor Champions, 78 Big South Outdoor Champions, and a combined 384 indoor and outdoor All-Conference selections. Connie’s most recent All-American in track and field was 2007 graduate Chasity Johnson, who was All-American in 2005 in the indoor triple jump. She holds the Big South Conference records in the indoor and outdoor triple and long jump, and was the 2005 Big South Conference Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year. Johnson also qualified for the USA National Outdoor Championships in Carson, Calif. The 2008 season saw the Chants capture both the indoor track and field team title, as well as the outdoor team title. The two titles marked eight Big South indoor and outdoor championships in a five year span. The 2007-08 academic year produced two more Big South Championships in track and field and a Big South Runner-Up finish in cross country. The cross country season was highlighted by Diana Jepchirchir earning AllAmerica honors to become Coastal Carolina’s second-straight cross country All-American. Jepchirchir also set Big South and Coastal Carolina records with a time of 20:22.50 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals held in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chants ran away with the Big South Indoor title by a 29.5 margin over runner-up Liberty at championships, winning seven of the possible
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Jacquie GRIMES Assistant Coach Throws
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Coastal Carolina’s men’s and women’s throwers have achieved great success under the guidance of Jacquie Grimes. As Grimes enters her fifth season as an assistant coach, her athletes continue to achieve success at the regional and national levels. In addition to coaching the throwers, Grimes is also the strength coordinator for the group. In her tenure at Coastal Carolina, she helped guide the Lady Chanticleers to Big South Outdoor Track and Field titles in 2005, 2006 and 2008 as well as Big South Indoor titles in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Grimes has coached one All-East performer, 10 NCAA East Regional Qualifiers, four Conference Champions and 26 All-Conference performers. Under Grimes’ guidance, Brittany Connor qualified for the 2008 U.S. Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the hammer throw. Grimes also helped Coastal’s men’s team to the 2006 Big South Outdoor title. She has coached one All-American, three All-East Region performers, 12 NCAA Regional Qualifiers, five Big South Individual Champions and 13 All-Conference performers. In 2006, Grimes coached Thomas Jordan to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship meet, as well as All-American status. Grimes came to the Chanticleers from UNC Wilmington where she was the assistant track and field coach from 1997-2003. She helped the Seahawk men’s team to six consecutive CAA titles from 1998-2002. In 2002, she was named the CAA Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year. While at UNCW, Grimes coached two indoor NCAA provisional qualifiers, four outdoor NCAA Regional qualifiers, 33 CAA Champions and 134 All-Conference selections. She also served as the strength coordinator for the sprinters, jumpers, and throwers. Before her time at UNCW, Grimes spent two years as a graduate assistant at Troy State, her alma mater. She coached five conference champions and seven All-Conference athletes. Grimes earned her bachelors of science degree in biology from Troy State in 1996. She was a member of the Trojan track and field team from 1993-95. Prior to heading Troy State, Grimes attended Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill. and was a two-sport athlete, participating on the track and field team and basketball for two seasons. Grimes currently resides in Myrtle Beach.
Berry SHUMPERT Assistant Coach Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles, Multis In the third season of his third stint at Coastal Carolina, Berry Shumpert serves as an assistant track and field coach and works with the sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers, and multi-events. Last season, Shumpert’s event group performances set new standards for Coastal Carolina Track and Field and the Big South Conference overall. Shumpert coached a total of 12 Big South Champions and established six new school record and three Big South all-time best performances. The Chanticleers swept the sprint events at the New Balance Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships, claiming champions in the 60-meter dash (Ikeiylah Brown), 200 meters (Shanta Johnson), 400 meters (Vondeeshia Humphries) and the 60-meter hurdles (LeAuna Sistrunk). Also at the conference’s indoor championships, Shumpert’s athletes accounted for 13 of Coastal Carolina’s 21 All-Conference selections. For his efforts during the indoor season, Shumpert was voted the Southeast Region Coach of the Year, marking the third time he has earned such an award from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association. Also during the 2008 campaign, Shumpert coached Jacques Watson to All-Region honors. Watson became the first Coastal Carolina athlete to qualify for the NCAA National Championship in the high jump with a leap of 2.16m (7’1”), establishing a new school and Big South conference record. Shumpert’s event group also produced NCAA Regional qualifiers in the pole vault (Claire Young), 110m hurdles (Ben Wheeler), long jump (Keith Graham), 100m hurdles ( LeAuna Sistrunk) and 400m (Vondeeshia Humphries). In 2007, Shumpert’s athletes broke 17 program records and five Big South records. Shumpert coached Jerome Simpson, who set a new Coastal record in the long jump, earned All-Region honors and became the first Chanticleer to qualify for the NCAA National Championships in the long jump. Under Shumpert’s guidance, Ikeiylah Brown and Shanta Johnson both qualified for the United States Track and Field Junior Nationals. Shumpert also coached multiple athletes to NCAA Regional qualifying status in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay and the triple jump. Shumpert returned to Coastal after spending two years as an assistant track and field coach at the University of Miami, where he coached, Tabia Charles, the 2006 NCAA National Champion in the Triple Jump. He also trained and developed 12 All-Americans, six Atlantic Coast Conference champions and 18 national qualifiers. He was named the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s jumps/combined events in each of his two seasons with the Hurricanes. Prior to Miami, he spent three years at the University of Tennessee as a volunteer assistant track and field coach while he earned his master’s degree in sport management. Shumpert assisted one NCAA Champion, 13 All-Americans and nine All-Southeastern Conference performers. Shumpert also helped coach Tianna Madison, who was the 2005 World Champion in the long jump. He also worked in the Office of Academic Enrichment Programs as an education counselor, advising low-income, first-generation college-bound students. Shumpert had his first two stints at Coastal Carolina from 1997-99 and then 2000-01, where he worked with the same groups he will be coaching again. During that time, he helped the program set 20 new school records, had 35 All-Big South performers, 10 Big South Conference title holders and three Big South records. In between his times at Coastal, he was an assistant cross country and track and field coach at Big South-rival Radford during the 1999-2000 season. He assisted in all phases of the program, while also producing four Big South champions, six All-Big South performers and 14 new school records. He also coached at two different high schools in Alabama, producing state champions in 1994 at Blount High School in Mobile and 1996 at J.O. Johnson High School in Huntsville. Shumpert, who has his USATF Level II Coaching Certification in the jumps, earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Alabama A&M University in 1993. He was a member of the track and field team, competing in the sprints and jumps. He received All-Conference honors in the long jump and triple jump. A native of Mobile, Ala., he is married to Dr. Melinda Shumpert and they have two daughters, Naomi and Mikayla.
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Kristen KALINOWSKI Assistant Coach Track & Field Events Kristen Kalinowski is entering her first season as an assistant coach with the Coastal Carolina University track & field program. The 2008 Lafayette College graduate arrives at Coastal Carolina after completing a highly-decorated athletic career for the Leopards. The West Nyack, N.Y. native earned All-Patriot League honors in 2007 and 2008, and was a five-time Patriot League Champion in the heptathlon (twice), high jump (twice) and the pentathlon. She also served as team captain for three seasons, assisting in event planning and budget management. Kalinowski also excelled in the classroom, earning Patriot League Scholar-Athlete awards all-four years for the Leopards. Additionally, she served as president of the International Affairs Honor Society and was a member of Sigma Iota Rho, Pi Delta Phi, and the French Language and Literature Society.
Jackie SGAMBATI
Jackie Sgambati is entering her first season as assistant coach for the Chanticleers. Previously, Sgambati was the head coach of the Elon University women’s cross country team for the past eight seasons. Sgambati led the women’s squad to a fourth-place finish out of the 11 teams in the Southern Conference during the 2006 campaign. For the second year in a row, an Elon runner earned Freshman of the Year accolades as Caitlin Beeler placed ninth at the league meet with a time of 17:59.47, setting a school record. Beeler became just the second Elon cross country runner to earn all-conference honors at the Division I level and the first Phoenix women’s cross country runner to break 18:00.0. In 2005, Sgambati’s women’s team placed fifth in the Southern Conference as Alana Black ran to an eighth-place finish at the league championship, earning all-conference accolades while setting a then-school record with a time of 18:40.18. Sgambati also guided Anna Mae Flynn to Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2005. Flynn placed 11th at the league meet with a time of 18:45.87. John Tumbleston, a two-time Academic All-American, also tied the school record on the men’s side in 2005 with a time of 25:47.13. The men’s team placed seventh at the conference championship. An avid marathon runner herself, Sgambati served as former coach Bill Morningstar’s assistant for the Elon cross country teams before taking over as head coach. She was also a marathon coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for three years. A native of Mechanicville, N.Y., Sgambati graduated from Elon in 1998 and earned a bachelor of science degree in sports medicine with a concentration in exercise science while earning four varsity letters in cross country. Sgambati earned her master’s in nutrition from East Carolina in 2006. She married Joe Winslow in July of 2007.
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Amber CAMPBELL Volunteer Assistant Coach Throws
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Amber Campbell is in her fourth year as a volunteer assistant coach for throwers at Coastal Carolina University after finishing her career as one of the most distinguished athletes ever to compete at Coastal Carolina. Most recently, Campbell participated for Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. She placed 21st in the prelims of the hammer throw with a mark of 67.86 -meters. The effort was good enough for the top American finish in her first Olympics. She was a five-time NCAA All-American in the hammer and weight throw and a 16-time Big South Champion during her four collegiate years at Coastal Carolina. She owns the school records in the weight, indoor shot put, outdoor shot put, discus and the hammer throws. She also was named the Big South Women’s Track Athlete of the Year each of her final three years. In 2002-03, she was honored as the conference’s Female Athlete of the Year. She will work with the Coastal Carolina throwers this season as she continues her training for the U.S. National Team and U.S. International Competition. In 2007, Campbell won her first USA Indoor National Championship in the weight throw with a throw of 80’6.25” (24.54m). She was the bronze medalist at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and also was third at the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. With that finish, she qualified to compete for Team USA at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where she finished 18th. Additionally, she has captured consecutive USA Indoor National Championships in the hammer throw. She will continue to train in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Campbell is a 2004 graduate with a degree in psychology. In addition to her volunteer status with the Chanticleer program, she works as a personal trainer and a night manager at Sport Doctors. She resides in Myrtle Beach.
Zola PIETERSE Volunteer Assistant Coach Distance Zola (Budd) Pieterse is entering her first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Coastal Carolina University track & field program. A native of South Africa, Pieterse is a two-time Olympian, having competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Los Angeles Games and represented South Africa at 1992 Barcelona Games as she had dual citizenship due to her grandfather. During her international track career, she twice broke the world record in a period of less than three years in the women’s 5000 meters, and twice was the women’s winner at the World Cross Country Championships. Best known for training and competing barefoot during her track and field career, Pieterse still holds two junior world records in the mile and the 3000 meters and during her career broke records in the 2,000 and 3,000 meters in outdoors and the indoor 3,000 meters. In 2008 she won the Asheville Half-Marathon, in running shoes, in a time 1 hour, 25 minutes, 16 seconds, almost eight minutes ahead of the runner-up. She is currently training and plans to compete in Master’s Road Race events in the United States. As a volunteer assistant, Pieterse has competed at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open, winning the 5k race with a time of 17:53. Additionally, she participated in the 2008 New York Marathon, placing 10th in her age group and was the 69th female overall with a time of 2:59.53. Pieterse, her husband Mike and three children - Mikey, Azelle and Lisa - reside in Myrtle Beach.
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Hometown/High School (Previous School) Mauldin, S.C./Mauldin (Charleston Southern) Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Morton, Pa./Ridley Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights (Monmouth) Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge Charleston, S.C./West Ashley (Fork Union Military) Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West Columbia, S.C./Irmo Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius Griswold, Conn./Griswold Chester, Md./Kent Island Easley, SC/Easley Myrtle Beach, S.C./Carolina Forest Camden, S.C./Camden Roebuck, S.C./Spartanburg Louisville, Ohio/Louisville Alpharetta, Ga./Mt. Pisgah Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley (The Citadel) Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland /Kinsale-North Monastery Columbia, S.C./Ridgeview Hebron, Conn./RHAM Lexington, S.C./Lexington Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Durham, N.C./Southern Durham Blackstone,Ill./Dwight Township Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort Goose Creek, S.C/Goose Creek Markham, Ontario, Cananda/ McGivney (Monmouth) Mt. Plesant, S.C./Wando Random Lake, Wis./Kewaskum Toms River, N.J./Toms River East Sumter, S.C./Sumter Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Summerville, S.C./Summerville (The Citadel)
Men’s Track & Field Roster
Name Event(s) Chris Abercrombie Throws Zach Barr Throws Christopher Brown Throws Ryan Caputo* Distance Kasheem Clifton Hurdles Darious Dantzler Hurdles Kevin Davis* Mid-Distance Robert Delviscio* Steeplechase Ryan Edlich Sprints/Jumps Bryan Fill Javelin Jason Flanagan Throws Keith Graham Jumps Ross Graves Jumps Max Hacker* Distance Steven Harmon Decathlon John Heron* Distance Kyle Hoddy Javelin Jack Hutchison Decathlon Corey Jameson Sprints Jason Jensen Throws Dorian Johnson Throws Burton Jones Jumps Kyle Kling* Distance Kyle Lenoir-Gay Sprints Alex Levy Decathlon Mark Manno Throws Jamie McCarthy* Distance David Mead* Mid-Distance Christopher Miemiec Hurdles Shane Norris Hurdles Travis Owens* Mid-Distance Chad Phillips Jumps Whittmin Reese Sprints Jacob Scheuer Hurdles Eric Singleton Throws Curtis Smiley Throws Jerome St. Bernard Sprints Leonard Steed Sprints Tyler Swanson Throws Darren Tymczak Sprints Jacques Watson Jumps Ben Wheeler Hurdles/Sprints Marquel Willis Sprints *Cross country team member
HEAD COACH: Jeff Jacobs (Fifth Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jacquie Grimes, Berry Shumpert, Kristen Kalinowski VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Amber Campbell, Zola (Budd) Pieterse, Jackie Sgambati
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COASTAL CAROLINA
Chris ABERCROMBIE
Ryan CAPUTO
R-Senior • 6-0 • 245 Mauldin, S.C. Mauldin Charleston Southern Throws
R-Sophomore • 5-10 • 155 Clarks Summit, Pa. Abington Heights Distance
2008 Outdoor: Recorded a season-best 146’5” in the discus at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational… Set a season-best mark of 149’4” in the hammer throw at the Battle of the Beach… Finished seventh at the Big South Conference Championship with a season-best 47’0.25”in the shot put… Earned two third-place finishes at the Chanticleer Classic in the discus and the shot put… Finished second in the shot put and third in the discus with a throw of 145’10” at the Buccaneer Invitational… Tossed a 46’7.25” throw in the shot put to place second at the Battle of the Beache… Battle of the Beach discus Champion with a throw of 143’7” … 2007 Outdoor: Won the shot put and the discus at the Chanticleer Classic with season-best throws of 157’5” in the discus and 47’11” in the shot... Finished fifth in the discus at the Big South Conference Championship with a throw of 147’6” .. Was sixth in the shot put at the Big South Championship... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Competed for Big South rival Charleston Southern... Finished sixth in the discus at the Big South Championships with a personal-best throw of 158’3” ... High School: 2004 graduate of Mauldin High School... Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Two-time All-County and All-Region in the discus and shot put... Won the state championship in the discus... Was third in the state in the shot put... Set his high school record in the shot put and the discus as a senior... Two-time letterwinner in football and wrestling... Personal: Full Name - Christopher Jamal Abercrombie... Son of James Abercrombie and Kim Smith... Majoring in business management.
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TRACK & FIELD
Zack BARR Sophomore • 6-0 • 215 Williamsport, Pa. Williamsport Area Javelin 2008 Outdoor: Placed second in the javelin at the Battle of the Beach with a personal-best throw of 181’2”… Finished seventh in the javelin at the Big South Championship… Recorded a personal-best throw of 43’8.5”in the shot put at the Battle of the Beach… Threw a season-best 177’6” in the javelin... High School: 2007 graduate of Williamsport Area… Four-time letterwinner at Williamsport Area... Had career-best marks of 198’7” in the javelin, 149’8” in the discus and 52’5” in the shot put... Recipient of the Underclassmen Award as a junior... Selected as the Most Valuable Field Athlete as a sophomore... Garnered the Freshman Award... Also played football and lettered his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Received Sun Gazette All-Star honors in football as a senior... Personal: Full name Zachary Scott Barr... Son of Eric and Judi Barr... Majoring in marketing.
2008 XC: Placed 12th at the Gamecock Invitational (6k) with a time of 17:28.59… Ran a season-best 29:22.29 at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships… Finished 15th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (6k) with a time of 20:27.26… 2008 Outdoor: Redshirted and retained year of eligibility… 2007 XC: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:53 at the Brooks Paul Short Run... Finished 13th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking a time of 28:33.03... Placed ninth at the Low Country Invitational with a 5K time of 16:36... 2007 Outdoor: Took second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 10:37.48... Ran 9:23.44 and placed sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...2006 XC: Finished 21st at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 28:15.85... Placed 55th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 28:20.59...High School: 2006 graduate of Abington Heights High School... Fourtime letterwinner in track and field... Was a member of the District Championship Cross Country team in 2005... Personal: Full Name - Christopher Ryan Caputo... Son of Frank and Karen Caputo... Majoring in health promotion.
Kasheem CLIFTON Junior • 5-11 • 145 Rock Hill, S.C. Northwestern Hurdles 2008 Outdoor: Won the 110-meter hurdle at the Chanticleer Classic with a career-best 14.90… At the Big South Championship, finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.14)… Ran a personal best of 24.21 at the Duke Invitational in the 200-meter dash... 2007 Outdoor: Ran 15.03 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Chanticleer Classic and in the prelims of the Big South Outdoor Championships... Finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdle finals with a time of 15.14... Part of the 4x110meter hurdle relay team that clocked 59.78 at Penn Relays... Clocked 1:00.99 in the 400-meter hurdles at Battle of the Beach... Competed in the 200 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running 23.80... High School: 2006 graduate of Northwestern High School… Won the Regional Championship three times in his career in both football and track and field... Earned All-Region honors in the hurdles... Won the Academic Achievement Award in both football and track three times... Four-time letterwinner in both football and track and field... Earned AllCounty honors for football as a junior... Personal: Full name is Kasheem W. Clifton... Son of Hiawatha Clifton and Connie McMillan... Majoring in accounting.
Bryan FILL Christopher BROWN Freshman • 6-3 • 230 Greenville, S.C. Christ Church Episcopal Throws High School: 2008 graduate of Christ Church Episcopal School... Holds the school record in the shot put (50’3.5”) and discus (150’4”)… Greenville County Champion in the shot put and discus as a senior… Two-time Greenville County Championship MVP for field events… State runner-up in the discus his junior year… State qualifier in the shot put as a sophomore and junior… Also played football all four years earning Greenville All-County Team as a senior… Personal: … Son of Scott and Sally Brown… Majoring in business.
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Junior • 6-1 • 215 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. Hasbrouck Heights (Monmouth) Javelin Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Monmouth University… Placed 12th at the NCAA East Regional Championship… Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week after winning the javelin at the Lou Onesty Invitational hosted by Virginia with a NCAA qualifying throw of 222’ 8”... Personal best in the javelin is 67.88m (222’ 8”)… High School: 2006 graduate of Hasbrouck Heights High School… Competed in javelin and shot put as a junior and senior… A member of the wrestling and football team all four years… Personal: Full name: Bryan Kenneth Fill… Son of Bruce and Loretta Fill… Majoring in business.
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Kevin DAVIS
Ryan EDLICH
Sophomore • 5-11 • 135 Horsham, Pa. Hatsboro-Horsham Distance
Sophomore • 5-9 • 150 Virginia Beach, Va. Bishop Sullivan Sprints/Jumps
Robert DELVISCIO Sophomore • 5-6 • 125 Morton, Pa. Ridley Steeplechase 2008 XC: Set a career-best mark at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open, clicking in at 28:23… Placed fifth at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 16:41.29… Ran 29:27.85 at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships… 2008 Outdoor: Ran a personal best of 10:20.59 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Finished 14th in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Championship... 2007 XC: Redshirted and retained a year of eligibility… High School: 2007 graduate of Ridley High School… Captain of the cross country and indoor/outdoor track and field teams his senior season… Competed in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at Ridley… As a junior, he ran a 2:07 in the 800m and 4:40 in the 1600m… Finished 14th as a freshman and 21st as a sophomore at the Central League Cross Country Championships... Earned Second Team All-Central League honors his freshman year… Personal: Full name: Robert Joseph Delviscio… Son of Joe and Gail Delviscio… Majoring in biology.
Jason FLANAGAN Freshman • 6-1 • 175 Philadelphia, Pa. Father Judge Javelin High School: 2008 graduate of Father Judge High School for Boys… Owns a personal best of 191’9.25” in the javelin... As a senior, named First Team AllCatholic in the javelin, discus and pole vault… Three-time All-Catholic Team recipient… Catholic League champion his senior season in the javelin… Two time All-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection… Was a shot put All-Catholic Honorable Mention… Two-time Nike Outdoor National Participant in the javelin… Personal: Full name: Jason Patrick Flanagan… Son of Brian and Maureen Flanagan… Majoring in health promotion.
All-Big South in 100-meter and 4x100m relay... 2008 Outdoor: Ran under 11 seconds five times, including a personal-best 10:59 (wind-aided) at the Chanticleer Classic… Member of the 4x200-meter relay team that broke the school record at the Penn Relays running 1:26.21… Finished third in the 100 meters at the Big South Championship… At the Asics/Winthrop Invitational, finished sixth with a time of 22.09… Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Big South Championships (41.15)… Finished fourth in the high jump at the Shamrock Invitational with a jump of 6-4.75… Placed fourth in the long jump at the Big South Championship with a jump of 22-9.75… High School: 2007 graduate of Bishop Sullivan High School… Earned All-Tidewater Conference Independent School throughout all four years at Bishop Sullivan... Competed in the State Catholic meet all four years... Two-time State Independent meet participant... Threetime MVP for track... Athlete of the Year his senior season... Also played soccer... Earned three First Team All-Conference and one Second Team All-Conference honors in soccer... Captain his senior season... Personal: Full name: Ryan Douglas Edlich... Son of John and Rebecca Edlich... Majoring in biology.
Burton JONES Freshman • 6-3 • 175 Roebuck, S.C. Spartanburg Jumps High School: 2008 graduate of Spartanburg High School… Competed in the high jump and triple jump… Had a personal best of 6’5 (1.96m) in the high jump… In the triple jump, registered a 46” (14.02m) jump his senior year… Personal: Full name: Burton Raynard Jones… Son of Burton and Susan Jones… Majoring in accounting.
Steve HARMON Junior • 6-3 • 185 Columbia, S.C. Irmo Decathlon 2008 All-Big South in decathlon... 2008 Outdoor: Placed third in the decathlon at the Big South Championships tallying 5,687 points… Ran 23.24 in the 200 meter at the Duke Invitational… Earned fourth place in the 110 meter hurdle (17.61) and the pole vault (14’1.25”) at the Chanticleer Classic… Posted 20’7.25” in the long jump at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… Finished second in the javelin at the Chanticleer Classic… 2007 Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors in the pole vault by placing third and jumping a career-best 14’1.25” ... Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Chanticleer Classic with a 13’7.25” vault... High School: 2006 graduate of Irmo High School… Two-time letterwinner in track and field and football at Irmo High School... Cleared 13’0” as a senior in the pole vault... Earned Academic Excellence awards in both football and track and field... Football team won the Regional Championship his junior and senior years... Personal: Full Name: Steven Matthew Harmon... Son of Bill and Sue Harmon... Business management major.
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2008-2009 Chanticleers
2008 XC: Ran consistently for the Chanticleers all season, posting a season-best 27:43 at the Brooks Paul Short Run… Finished sixth at the Gamecock Invitational (5k) with a time of 17:02.21… At the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championship, finished 39th with a time of 28:27.04… 2008 Outdoor: At the Big South Championship, finished 11th in the 1500 meter and 13th in the 800 meters… Ran personal bests of 1:57.09 in the 800 meters at the Big South Championship and 4:06.22 in the 1500-meter at the Shamrock Invitational… Placed third in the 1500-meter at the Battle of the Beach… 2007 XC: Ran a career-best 8K time of 27:05 at the Brooks Paul Short Run... Finished ninth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 27:29.87... Placed 26th at the New Balance Big South Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships… High School: 2007 graduate of Hatsbro-Horsham High School… Member of the indoor 4x800-meter relay team that holds Hatsboro-Horsham’s record, which was set his junior year... Ran on the cross country team that placed third at the Pennsylvania State Meet his freshman year... Member of the cross country team was sixth at the state meet his senior year... Earned an American League honorable mention as a freshman… Personal: Full name: Kevin Patrick Davis... Son of Brian and Lorraine Davis... Majoring in art studio.
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COASTAL CAROLINA
TRACK & FIELD
Keith GRAHAM
Max HACKER
Sophomore • 6-3 • 190 Charleston, S.C. West Ashley (Fork Union Military) Jumps
Junior • 5-10 • 150 Hazelwood, Mo. Hazelwood West Distance
2008 Big South long jump champion... NCAA East Regional Qualifier... All-Big South Long Jump.. 2008 Football: Played in all 12 contests at wide receiver… Registered his first two career receptions at Penn State, picking up 31 yards… Tied a career-high 31 receiving yards against Stony Brook with three receptions for 31 yards… Finished the season with 10 receptions for 112 yards… Pulled down his first career touchdown at Presbyterian with an eight-yard catch in the end zone... 2008 Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA Regionals in the long jump in his first appearance as a Chanticleer winning the Battle of the Beach with a jump of 24’1”… Big South Champion in the long jump (23-5.25)… Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Big South Championship recording a personal-best 48-0.75/14.65m… Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Fork Union Military Academy in 2007… High School: Two-time member of the All-State team for both football and track… Earned Nike All-American status twice finishing third in the triple jump during his senior season and third in both the long and triple jump during his junior season… Two-time S.C. state champion… Also played in the Shrine Bowl as a wide receiver… Personal: Full name: Keith Antuan Graham… Son of Rodney Graham and Velma and Jose Stamp… Mother, Velma, played basketball at Paine College… Majoring in sport management.
2008 XC: Redshirted the season due to injury… 2008 Outdoor: Finished 10th in the 10,000 meters at the Big South Championships… Ran a personal best of 8:51.67 to finish seventh in the 3000m at the Shamrock Invitational… Logged a personal best in the 1500 meters of 4:05.55 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational... 2007 XC: Had a career-best 8k time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, running 25:15.7... Placed fourth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with an 8k time of 26:34.83... 2007 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the Big South Conference Championships, clocking 33:02.48... Was fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational with a time of 15:21.56... Ran a season-best 4:06.13 in the 1,500 meters at the Shamrock Invitational... Member of the distance medley relay team that was fourth at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 10:33.07... 2006 XC: Finished seventh at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:28.28... Placed fifth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 25:41.03... Finished 15th at the Big South Cross Country Championships at 25:52.50... Finished 75th in the Paul Short Run with a time of 25:31... Placed 170th at Pre-Nationals at 25:21.8... Was 84th at Regionals with a 10K time of 32:52.80... High School: 2006 graduate of Hazelwood West High School... Had personal-best times of 4:23 in the 1,600 meters and 9:46 in the 3,200 meters... Was a state finalist in the 1,600 meters in 2005 and 2006... Placed 24th in the 2005 Missouri State High School Cross Country Championships... Personal: Full Name: Maxwell L. Hacker... Son of Tim and Laura Hacker... Majoring in business.
Kyle HODDY Senior • 6-0 • 175 Griswold, Conn. Griswold Javelin
Ross GRAVES Sophomore • 6-3 • 175 Myrtle Beach, S.C. Myrtle Beach Jumps 2008 Outdoor: Jumped 6’8.75” in the high jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational to rank him No. 2 in Coastal Carolina history... Placed eighth in the high jump at the Big South Championships… Ran a 23.54 in the 200-meters at the Chanticleer Classic… Recorded a time of 51.58 in the 400-meter at the Shamrock Invitational… Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter ‘A’ relay team that won the Buccaneer Invitational (3:20.60)… Finished 10th at the Big South Championship in the triple jump (41’9.75”)… High School: 2007 graduate of Myrtle Beach High School… Competed in track and field all four years and ran cross country for three... 2007 regional champion in the mile and high jump... State finalist in the 4x400-meter relay, 800 meters and the high jump as a senior... Cross Country team qualified for states his senior season... Named to Sun News Toast of the Coast First Team as a senior... Also played basketball for three years... Personal: Full name - Berkeley Ross Graves... Son of Stokes and Susan Graves... Majoring in finance.
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Two-time All-Big South... NCAA East Region Qualifier... 2008 Outdoor: Qualified for NCAA Regionals with a throw of 203-1/61.89m in the javelin at the Battle of the Beach… Finished second at the Shamrock Invitational (201’0”)… Placed fourth at the Big South Conference in the javelin throwing 185”9… 2007 Outdoor: Helped Coastal Carolina to a 1-2 finish in the javelin at the Big South Conference Championships by taking second with a 198’11” throw, garnering All-Conference honors in the javelin... Also placed second in the javelin at three other meets... Had a 200’9” toss at the Georgia Tech Invitational... Won the javelin at Battle of the Beach with a 195’10” throw... Registered a career-best 204’10” throw at Wake Forest... Competed at the NCAA East Regionals, where he threw 196’9” and finished 20th... 2006 Outdoor: Registered a season-best throw of 200’11” at the Big South Conference Championships, finishing third and earning All-Conference honors as a freshman... Qualified for USATF for Jr. Nationals... High School: 2005 graduate of Griswold… His javelin personal-best was 195’7”... Connecticut State Champion in the javelin throw… All-New England, after finishing sixth in the region… Competed at Nike Outdoor National Championships in the javelin... Personal: Full name: Kyle Stetson Hoddy... Son of Gregory and Lisa Hoddy... Majoring in management…
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John HERON
Jack HUTCHISON
Junior • 5-10 • 145 Manlius, N.Y. Fayetteville-Manlius Distance
Junior • 6-0 • 175 Chester, Md. Kent Island Decathlon
Corey JAMESON R-Freshman • 6-1 • 185 Easley, S.C. Easley Sprints 2008: Redshirted... High School: A 2007 graduate at Easley High School… Lettered in track his last three seasons for the Green Wave… Competed in the Upper State finals in the 200 meters as a senior… Was part of the County Champion 4x100-meter relay squad… Posted a career-best 10.9 in the 100 meters… Also lettered in football his final three years… Personal: Full name: Corey Lamar Jameson… Son of Charlene Jameson… Majoring in accounting.
Jason JENSEN Freshman • 6-7 • 255 Myrtle Beach, S.C. Carolina Forest Throws High School: 2008 graduate of Carolina Forest High School… Owns personal best of 159’ in the discus... Named Track and Field MVP as a senior… Region 3-A All-State and state runner-up in the discus … Set the shot put school record with a throw of 47’5 (14.45m)… Was the shot put and discus MVP as a sophomore… Played basketball his freshman year… Personal: Full name: Jason Ronald Jensen… Son of Jeff and Donna Jensen… Major undecided.
2008 All-Big South 110mHH, Decathlon... 2008 Outdoor: Named to the Big South All-Conference team after placing second in the decathlon with 6,264 points, and third in the 110-meter hurdles... Ran a personal-best 14.50 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter ‘A’ relay team that placed second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (42.10)… 2007 Outdoor: Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational with a time of 14.74... Ran 14.71 in both the prelims and the finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the Big South Conference Championships... Won the decathlon at the Shamrock Invitational with 6,305 points... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Winthrop Invitational... High School: Three-time State Champion in the 300-meter hurdles... Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Was the 2A/3A State Champion in the 55-meter indoor high hurdles as a senior... Won the 110-meter high hurdles State Championship as a senior... Was also the Regional Champion in the indoor 55-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter dash... Was the 300-meter high hurdles state champion as a sophomore and a junior... Became the first State Champion at Kent Island... Won the bronze medal at the indoor state championship in the high jump... Also qualified for states in the 200 meters as a junior... Placed sixth in the long jump at the outdoor state championships and third in the 110 high hurdles... Was named the Star-Democrat Athlete of the Year... Personal: Full Name: John Adams Lyttelton Hutchison... Son of James Hutchison and Cathay Miller... Majoring in communications.
2008-2009 Chanticleers
2007 All-Big South in steeplechase... 2008 XC: Redshirted the season retaining a year of eligibility… 2008 Outdoor: Top steeplechaser for Coastal Carolina during the 2008 season… Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final at the Big South Championship... Set a personal best of 9:16.76 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at Asics Duke Invitational, ranking him third all-time at Coastal Carolina… Finished third in the 3000 meter run at the Shamrock Invitational with a career best time of 8:47.72… 2007 XC: Was the top Chanticleer at the Brooks Paul Short Run, completing the 8k course in a time of 25:50 and placing 97th... Was 24th at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships… 2007 Outdoor: Garnered All-Conference honors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a second-place finish at the Big South Conference Championships in 9:28.52... Won the 2,000-meter steeplechase at Battle of the Beach with a time of 6:10.59... Took third in the 5,000 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking 15:02.32... Member of the distance medley relay team that ran 10:06.79 at the Penn Relays… 2006 XC: Finished fourth at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:17.88... Placed seventh at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 25:46.94... Finished 12th at the Big South Cross Country Championships at 25:40.45... Finished 101st at Regionals with a time of 33:03.75... Ran a season-best 8k time of 25:24.6 at Pre-Nationals and placed 175th... High School: 2006 graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School.... Ran personal-best times of 4:22.44 in the 1,600 meters, 8:58 in the 3,000 meters (Indoors), 9:32.19 in the 3,200 meters and 9:21.32 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which was a New York Section III record... Was a member of the 2006 Nike Indoor National 4x1600-meter relay championship team that now holds the meet record... Member of the championship distance medley relay team at the Penn Relays in 2006... Placed 20th at the Nike Cross Country National Championships in 2005 where his team placed third... 2005 New York Section III Cross Country Individual Champion and the 2006 Indoor League Champion in the 3,200 meters... Personal: Full Name: John Patrick Heron... Son of Larry and Lisa Heron... Majoring in marketing.
Alex LEVY Junior • 6-3 • 185 Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley (The Citadel) Decathlon 2008 Outdoor: Placed ninth at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.19… Ran 16.61 in the 110-meter hurdle at the Chanticleer Classic… Finished eighth in the decathlon at the Big South Championships with 5,279 points… Ran the second leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that captured the Battle of the Beach and Chanticleer Classic titles… 2007 Outdoor: Anchored the 4x200-meter relay team that set a new program record with a time of 1:26.94 at the Pepsi Florida Relays... Ran a career-best 22.35 in the 200-meter prelims at the Big South Conference Championships... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 41.93... Jumped a career-best 12’7.5” (3.85m) in the pole vault at the Big South Conference Championships... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended The Citadel for a semester… High School: 2006 graduate of Spring Valley High School… Two-time letterwinner in track and field and football at Spring Valley... Won the Coaches’ Award as a senior... Earned All-State honors as a senior... Was third in the state in the pole vault as a junior... Earned All-State, All-Region and All-Area honors in the pole vault... Personal: Full Name: Alexander Frederick Levy... Son of Art and Barb Levy... Majoring in sport management.
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Dorian JOHNSON
Kyle LENOIR-GAY
R-Junior • 6-4 • 240 Camden, S.C. Camden Throws
Freshman • 5-11 • 150 Alpharetta, Ga. Mt. Pisgah Sprints
2007 All-Big South in discus... 2008: Redshirt season... 2007 Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors in the discus with a third-place finish and a personal-best 153’5” (46.77m) throw at the Big South Championships... Finished second in both the shot put and discus at Battle of the Beach... Top shot put mark of 39’3.25” (11.97m) came at Battle of the Beach... 2006 Outdoor: Season-best throw of 153’0” (46.63m) at the Western Carolina Invitational placing him in the fifth spot on Coastal Carolina’s all-time records... Marked personal best in shot put at the Settle Bagwell with a distance of 39’85” (12.10m)... High School: 2005 graduate of Camden High School... Finished second in the 2005 South Carolina High School State AAA discus final... Won Regional discus championship with a personal-best of 143’4”... Personal: Full name: Dorian Jarelle Johnson... Son of Regina Ponds and Richard Johnson... Majoring in computer science.
2008-2009 Chanticleers
High School: A 2008 graduate of Mt. Pisgah High School… Named MVP of the track team his senior year… Was second in the state in the 100-meter dash… Also competed at the state Championships in the long jump and 4x100-meter relay… Played basketball and football all four years… Named Most Improved and All-County his senior year in football… Personal: Full name: Kyle Najee Lenoir… Son of Butch Gay and Joyce Lenoir… Majoring in economics.
David MEAD Junior • 5-11 • 130 Columbia, S.C. Ridgeview Mid-Distance
Kyle KLING Freshman • 5-6 • 115 Louisville, Ohio Louisville Distance 2008 XC: One of the top runners for the Chanticleers, finishing 12th at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:27.92… Ran a career-best 25:11 at the Brooks Paul Short Run… Finished second at the Gamecock Invitational (5k) with a time of 16:03.05… At the Coastal Carolina Invitational, crossed the line at 19:05.33 for a second-place finish… Ran 25:32 at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open placing 29th out of 210 runners… High School: 2008 graduate of Louisville High School… Finished 11th in 2007 Ohio State High School Division I Cross Country Championship… Runner-up in 2007 District Cross Country Championship… 2008 Ohio State High School Championship Finalist in the 1600 meters… Holds personal bests of 4:22.76 (1600m), 9:44.60 (3200m), 15:43 (5k)… Personal: Full Name: Kyle Adam Kling... Son of Christopher and Susan Kling... Majoring in marketing.
2008 XC: Set a new personal best in the 8k at the Brooks Paul Short Run, finishing with a time of 28:34… Ran to an eighth-place finish at the Gamecock Invitational (5k), clocking a time of 17:12.30… At the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships, ran 29:32.18… 2008 Outdoor: Ran a season-best 1:58.18 in the preliminaries of the 800 meters at the Big South Championships… 2007 XC: Ran a season-best time of 28:56 in the Brooks Paul Short Run JV race, taking 28 seconds off his previous season-best... Opened the season with a 29:24.40 race at the Covered Bridge Open... 2007 Outdoor: Ran a career-best 1:57.81 in the 800 meter prelims at the Big South Championships... Member of the distance medley relay that placed fourth at the Shamrock Invitational... High School: 2006 graduate of Ridgeview High School… Lettered in both cross country and track his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Member of the South Carolina State 4A recording holding 4x800-meter relay team... Personal: Full Name: David Michael Mead... Son of Jeri Mead... Brother, Andy, ran cross country and track at Augustana College from 2001-05... Majoring in accounting.
Mark MANNO
Christopher MIEMIEC
Freshman • 6-4 • 250 Lebanon, Pa. Cedar Crest Throws
Freshman • 6-2 • 155 Hebron, Conn. RHAM Hurdles
High School: Holds Cedar Crest High School record for the discus throw (161’8”)… Four year letterwinner in track... Lettered three years in both basketball and football for the Falcons... Personal best in the shot put of 53’ 9”... Personal: Full name is Mark Michael Manno… Son of Mark Manno and Dawn Long... Father Mark played football for the Kutztown University Golden Bears... Majoring in physical education.
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High School: 2008 graduate of RHAM High School… Competed on both indoor and outdoor track and field teams for three years… Named to the Northwest All-Conference team his junior and senior years… Ran hurdles and competed in the high jump at RHAM… Personal: Full name: Christopher Jason Miemiec… Son of Glenn and Lorraine Miemiec… Majoring in biology.
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Jamie McCARTHY
Shane NORRIS
Senior • 5-10 • 140 Riverstick, Ireland North Monastery Distance
Freshman • 6-3 • 165 Lexington, S.C. Lexington Mid-Distance
Two-time All-Big South in cross country... 2008 XC: Won the Gamecock Invitational, leading the Chanticleers to the team title, en route to earning Big South Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 4... Finished fifth at the Big South Conference Championships, earning All-Conference honors… Was selected to the Big South All-Academic Team… Ran a season-best 24:58 at the Brooks Paul Short Run… Took second place at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (6k) with a time of 19:15… Finished third at the Big South Conference Preview with a time of 26:19.1… 2008 Outdoor: Recorded the fastest 1500m and 5000m times for Coastal Carolina during the 2008 season… Finished eighth in the 1500m and ninth in the 5000m at the Big South Championship… Ran a season-best 14:52.21 in the 5000m run at the Duke Asics Invitational… Won the Chanticleer Classic 1500m event running a season -best 3:57.94… Runner-up in the 1500m at the Battle of the Beach… 2007 XC: Opened the season with an 18th-place finish and an 8k time of 26:05.42 at the Covered Bridge Open... Had a season-best 8k time of 25:10.7 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, shaving 55 seconds off from his previous season-best... Finished second at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 26:13.02... Placed 11th at the New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:43.9... 2007 Outdoor: Ran career-best 1:54.14 and took first in the 800 meters at the Chanticleer Classic... Finished seventh in both the 800-meter prelims and finals at the Big South Championships... Had a personal-best time of 3:50.82 in the 1,500 meters at UNC Elite... Ran 3:52.44 in the 1,500 meters at the Big South Championships and placed fourth... Had a pair of second-place finishes in the 1,500 meters at the Winthrop Invitational and Battle of the Beach... Placed second in the 5,000-meter run at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, clocking 15:01.79... Member of the distance medley relay team that ran 10:06.79 at Penn Relays... 2006 XC: Finished fourth at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 25:09, earning All-Conference and Big South Freshman of the Year honors... Won the Coastal Carolina Invitational in 25:25... Finished sixth at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 26:21... Placed ninth at the Paul Short Run with a time of 24:59... Ranked 82nd at Pre-Nationals with a personal-best 8K time of 24:46... Finished 144th in Regionals at 33:46... 2006 Outdoor: Clocked a season-best time of 3:52.67 in the 1,500 meters at the Big South Championships... Posted a personalbest time of 1:54.93 in the 800 meters at the Settle Bagwell meet... Led the Chanticleers in the mile run with a personal-best time of 4:15.12... High School: Finished 14th and was the first in the Under-23 bracket for the 2005 Irish National Cross Country Championships... Finished 31st in the European Cross Country Championships for Under-20... Helped the Irish National team to a silver medal in the 2004 European Cross Country Championships... Placed fourth at the 2004 Irish Junior Cross Country Championships... Personal: Full name: James Joseph McCarthy... Son of Seamus and Catherine McCarthy... Majoring in communication.
High School: 2008 graduate of Lexington High… Second in the 4A State 110-meter hurdles… All-Region in 110-meter hurdles as a senior… Finished sixth at the 4A State in the 400-meter hurdles his senior year… Has personal bests of 14.78 in the 110-meter hurdles and 56:52 in the 400 intermediate hurdles… Region runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles his junior year and 400-meter hurdles runner-up his sophomore and junior seasons… Personal: Full name: Shane William Norris… Son of David Norris and Rhonda Driggers… Majoring in biology.
Darren TYMCZAK
2008: Redshirt season... High School: 2007 South Carolina State Champion in the high jump and triple jump... State runner-up in the long jump... Earned All-State honors in the triple jump, high jump, and 4x100-meter relay as a senior... Selected as Gatorade Athlete of the Year for South Carolina as a senior... Junior Olympic National Qualifier... Was the South Carolina State runner-up in the high jump and long jump as a junior, garnering All-State honors in the events... Placed sixth in the triple jump at the state meet his sophomore season... Personal: Full Name: Chad O’Dell Phillips II... Son of Marion and Regina Williams... Major is undecided.
High School: 2008 graduate of Toms River East High School… Started competing in track his sophomore year… Ran the 400 meters and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team… Has a personal best of 50.9 in the 400 meters… Also a member of the football team… A-South and New Jersey Group 4 State Champs… Personal: Full name: Darren Joseph Tymczak… Son of Frank and Debbie Tymczak… Majoring in sports management.
Sophomore • 6-2 • 175 Fort Mill, S.C. Fort Mill Mid-Distance 2008 XC: Helped the Chanticleers to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 New Balance Big South Men’s Cross Country Championships, finishing 42nd with a time of 28:51.97… In his first race of the season, finished the Blue Ridge Mountain Open with a time of 29:24… 2008 Outdoor: Top 800-meter runner for Coastal Carolina in 2008… Finished ninth at the Big South Championship with a time of 1:56.03 in the preliminaries of the 800 meters… Ran a personal best of 1:55.95 in the 800m run at the Duke Asics Invitational… Member of the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth at the Big South Championship… Logged a season-best 4:12.93 for 1500m at the Shamrock Invitational… 2007 XC: Ran a career-best 28:11 in the 8K in the JV race at the Brooks Paul Short Run and placed 184th out of 443... Clocked 28:39.5 at the New Balance Big South Conference Cross Country Championships… High School: Captained the Fort Mill State Champion cross country team as a senior... Earned All-State honors as a senior in cross country... Three-time All-Region selection and a four-time All-County honoree... Runner-up at the Regional Meet his junior year... Three-time regional champion in the 800 meters... Earned All-State honors in track for the 1,600 meters as a junior and the 800 meters as a senior... Part of Fort Mill’s Track and Field team that finished second at the South Carolina State Meet his final year... Also played basketball his junior and senior seasons... Part of the State Championship squad his senior season… Personal: Full Name: Travis Timothy Owens... Son of Tim and Sherri Owens... Majoring in biology.
Chad PHILLIPS R-Freshman • 6-1 • 175 Greenwood S.C. Greenwood Jumps
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Freshman • 6-0 • 185 Toms River, N.J. Toms River East Sprints
Travis OWENS
COASTAL CAROLINA
Jacob SCHEUER
Eric SINGLETON
Sophomore • 5-11 • 155 Blackstone, Ill. Dwight Township Hurdles
Senior • 6-3 • 205 Beaufort, S.C. Beaufort Throws
2008 Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… High School: Two-time All-State and three-time All-Conference honoree... Member of the state champion 4x400-meter relay team his junior season... Was fourth at the state meet in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles as senior... Placed seventh in the event his junior season... Also played football and basketball all four years... Personal: Full name: Jacob Daniel Scheuer... Son of Dave and Carole Scheuer... Brother Paul was a member of Coastal Carolina’s track team from 2001-05... Majoring in sports science.
Whittmin REESE
2008-2009 Chanticleers
TRACK & FIELD
Senior • 5-8 • 180 Durham, N.C. Southern Durham Jumps/Sprints 2008 Football: Played in 10 games, getting the starting nod nine times… Finished the season with 29 total tackles, 24 solo tackles and one interception… Had a season-high six tackles at Penn State and against Towson, earning four solo and two assisted tackles in each contest… 2008 Outdoor: Ran 10.95 in the 100-meter preliminaries at the Big South Championships… Placed seventh in the 100-meter dash at the Battle of the Beach… Anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth (41.82) at the Shamrock Invitational… 2007 Outdoor: Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished second and ran 41.01 at the Big South Conference Championships... Produced a career-best 10.81 in the 100-meter finals at the Big South Championships, placing fourth in the finals... Had a season-best mark of 22’0.25” in the long jump at the Big South Championships, which placed seventh... 2006 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the long jump at the Big South Championships with his leap of 22’2.25”... High School: 2005 graduate of Southern Durham High School… Finished fifth in the state in the 110-meter hurdles his junior year and third in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior... Also played football… Played both defensive back and running back for Southern Durham, earning All-Area, All-Region and All-Conference honors... Helped lead the Spartans to the 3-A Five County Conference Championship and a 13-1 record overall his senior year, the team’s second consecutive title and second straight school-record 13-win season... Split time at running back but still rushed for 1,012 yards, averaging more than eight yards per carry, and 15 touchdowns... Also was a Wendy’s Heisman award winner at Southern Durham... Earned a place in the National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name - Whittmin Antionelle Reese... Son of Willie and Wanda Reese... Majoring in management.
Tyler SWANSON Freshman • 6-1 • 245 Random Lake, Wis. Kewaskum Throws
2006 All-Big South in discus... 2008 Outdoor: Recorded the top throw for the Chanticleers in the discus 154’3”… Won the discus at the Chanticleer Classic with a throw of 147’11… Had a throw of 137’2” in the hammer at the Chanticleer Classic… 2007 Outdoor: Set a season-best mark in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a 158’5” throw, which finished fourth... Finished seventh in the discus at the Big South Championship Meet... Was also fourth in the javelin at the Chanticleer Classic with a career-best 134’6” toss... Threw a personal-best 121’9” in the hammer at Battle of the Beach... 2006 Outdoor: Earned All-Big South in the discus with his third-place throw of 150’5”... Threw a season-best 154’0” in the discus at the Battle of the Beach... Holds the fourth spot on Coastal Carolina all-time records in the discus throw... High School: 2005 graduate of Beaufort High School... 2005 South Carolina State AAAA discus champion with a personal best of 176’8”... Finished as the number one discus thrower in the state in 2005... Finished third in the 2004 South Carolina State AAAA discus... Personal: Full name: Eric Jerome Singleton... Son of Joe Singleton... Majoring in health promotion.
Curtis SMILEY Senior • 6-1 • 235 Goose Creek, S.C. Goose Creek Throws 2008 Football: Played in all 12 games at tight end, earning three starts… Recorded a 35-yard reception in the Chants 23-18 Big South victory of the season at Gardner-Webb… Had a solo tackle against Colgate and North Carolina A & T… Saw a majority of action in goal line and short yardage situations… 2008 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the shot put with a throw of 44’10.75” … Was fourth at the Battle of the Beach in the shot put (44’2.75”)… Had a fourth place showing at the Battle of the Beach throwing 141’1” in the discus… Finished ninth in the discus at the New Balance Big South Championships… 2007 Football: Played in all 11 contests as a redshirt sophomore to earn his first college letter... Did not carry the ball but saw a majority of action in goal line and short yardage situations... 2006 Football: Played in two games as a redshirt freshman, seeing action off the bench against Savannah State and Charleston Southern... Had three carries for four yards in the win over Savannah State... 2005 Football: Did not see action as a true freshman... High School: 2005 graduate of Goose Creek High School… Named to the Shrine Bowl Roster for South Carolina... Also named to the High School Sports Report Post and Courier’s All-Lowcountry team... Led the Gators to an 8-5 mark and their first winning season since 1989 and the second most wins in school history... Also led them into the second round of the playoffs for just the third time in Goose Creek history... Earned the team’s MVP award after rushing for 1020 yards on 189 carries and a team-high 15 touchdowns from the fullback slot... Scored a school-record 16 touchdowns (15 rushing, 1 receiving) in 2004, while serving as one of three team captains... Was part of an offense that set new single-season school records in scoring, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns and single-game record for rushing yards... High school teammate of current Chanticleer Jamie Fordham...Personal: Full name: Curtis Jerome Smiley, Jr. … Son of Valeria Smiley... Majoring in computer science.
High School: 2008 graduate of Kewaskum High… Second Team All-Eastern Wisconsin Conference in the discus his junior and senior year… Holds a personal best of 149’7” in the discus... State qualifier in the discus as a senior… Also played football where the Indians won the Eastern Wisconsin Conference Championship twice… Personal: Full name: Tyler John Swanson… Son of John and Holly Swanson… Majoring in marine science…
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Jerome St. BERNARD
Jacques WATSON
Junior • 5-11 • 185 Markham, Ontario McGivney (Monmouth) Sprints
R-Sophomore • 6-2 • 175 Sumter, S.C. Sumter Jumps
Ben WHEELER Junior • 5-9 • 160 Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg Hurdles/Sprints
School record holder in high jump (7’1”)... Big South high jump Champion... NCAA Championships participant... All-Big South in high jump... 2008 Outdoor: Leapt over seven feet four times… Participated at the NCAA Championships after a qualifying jump of 7’1” at the NCAA East Region Championships… Broke the school record and qualified for Regionals at the Georgia Tech Invitational recording a jump of 7’1”… Finished third at the NCAA East Region Championships, tying a career high… Big South Champion in the high jump with a jump of 7’0.25”… Claimed four long jump titles including the Buccaneer Invitational (6’2”), Battle of the Beach (Meet Record – 6’7.5 and the Asics/Winthrop Invitational (7’0.5”)… Was eighth in the long jump at the Big South Championships (21’2.75”)… Jumped a season-best 21’7.25” at the Battle of the Beach in the long jump… Placed fifth at the Big South Championships with a mark of 45’8.5” in the triple jump… 2007 Outdoor: Did not compete due to NCAA regulations... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... 2006 South Carolina State Champion in the high jump, which also earned him All-State honors during his senior season... Also named Outstanding Athlete and Lower Richland’s Outstanding Performance in jumps as a senior... Captain of team as a junior... MVP during his junior season... Also played football and basketball... Three-time letterwinner in both football and basketball... Personal: Full name: Jacques Layhun Watson... Son of George and Shaun Watson... Majoring in health promotion.
Marquel WILLIS
Big South Champion in 110mHH... Holds school record in the 100-meter hurdles (14:49), All-Big South 110mHH, 4x100m relay... 2008 Outdoor: Set a new school record in the 110-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational running a personal-best 14.49… A member of the 4x200-meter relay team that broke the school record at the Penn Relays running 1:26.21… Ran a wind-aided 10.80 at the Chanticleer Classic in the 100-meters... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished third at the Big South Conference Championships… Posted a season-best 22.78 in the 200 meters at the Coastal Carolina Invitational… 2007 Outdoor: Ran 14.81 in the 110-meter hurdle prelims at the Big South Championships... Advanced to the finals, ran 14.95 and placed fifth... Battle of the Beach Champion in the 110-meter hurdles... Ran on the 110-meter hurdle relay team that raced 59.78 at Penn Relays... Tied for sixth in the 200 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a personal-best time of 22.22... High School: Two-time letterwinner... Was the MVP and Most Outstanding Hurdler as a senior... Earned All-Area and All-State in the 110-meter high hurdles... Won the Coaches’ Award... Won the 110-meter high hurdles at the Diamond Hornet Invitational... Also earned Most Outstanding Hurdler as a junior... Personal: Full Name: Benjamin Christopher Martin Wheeler... Son of Alicia Wheeler Hawes... Majoring in sociology.
R-Sophomore • 6-1 • 190 Summerville, S.C. Summerville (The Citadel) Sprints 2008 Football: Started seven games, playing in 11 contests at wide receiver… In the final six games of the season, he registered 25 receptions for 358 yards and scored six touchdowns… Finished the season with 27 receptions for 382 yards and six touchdowns... Ended the season second in the Big South in scoring and scoring touchdowns (7.2 points per game), fourth in receptions per game (4.40) and fifth in receiving yards per game (63.8)… Tied for the fourth best individual receiving game in program history with 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven receptions against Liberty… … 2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash at three events for the Chanticleers… Posted a wind-aided 11.19 at the Chanticleer Classic… Prior to Coastal Carolina: Spent the Fall 2006 semester at The Citadel... Played football, in five games, getting one start, as a freshman... Had seven catches for 75 yards and one carry for 42 yards on the year... High School: A 2006 graduate of Summerville... Ran 11.2 in the 100-meter dash on the track team… Competed in the 400-meter dash and on the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay squads... Started and lettered his final two years in football... Named to the Honorable Mention All-Lowcountry squad after posting 35 catches for 607 yards and six touchdowns for the Green Wave... Was a team captain his senior year, helping his team to a region title and state runner-up... Also was a two year starter in basketball... Personal: Full name: Marquel Dante Willis... Son of Melvin and Cynthia Willis... Majoring in accounting.
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All Big South in 4x100m relay... 2008 Outdoor: Recorded a career-best 10.71 at the Chanticleer Classic… Finished fourth in the 100 meters at the Big South Championship crossing the line at 11.03… Won 100-meter dash at the Battle of the Beach with a time of 10.89… Ran 21.86 in the 200 meters to place third at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational… Placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Big South Championships... Helped the 4x100-meter relay team claim third place at the Big South Championships… Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Monmouth University... Part of Monmouth’s Northeast Conference Championship Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams... Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on Jan. 23... Made honor roll and Dean’s List... High School: 2007 graduate of Father Michael McGivney Catholic High School... Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) 200 meter champion as sophomore... York Region Champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters... Earned OFSAA silver medals in the 200 meters as a senior and the 100 meters as a sophomore... Received a bronze medal in the 100 meters as a senior... Part of two 4x100-meter relays teams that were finalists at the OFSAA meet... Was the Toronto District Colleges Athletic Association 100 and 200 meter champion as a freshman... McGivney’s Track and Field MVP as a senior... Francis Liberman Catholic High School’s Track and Field MVP as a sophomore and freshman... Also ran for Mississauga Track Club... Personal: Full name: Jerome Sheldon St. Bernard... Son of Ian and Brenda St. Bernard... Majoring in communications.