2016 Tennessee Tech Men's Cross Country Record Book

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QUICK FACTS GENERAL

Name ________ Tennessee Tech University Location _____________ Cookeville, Tenn.

Affiliation______________NCAA Division I Founded _______________________ 1915 Enrollment ____________________ 10,900 Nickname ______________ Golden Eagles Colors ________________ Purple and Gold Conference ________________ Ohio Valley President ____________ Dr. Philip Oldham Director of Athletics ________ Mark Wilson Athletic Department Phone _ 800-825-3948 Ticket Office Phone _______ 931-372-3940

MEDIA RELATIONS

Cross Country Contact_______Holly Weber Office Phone ____________ 931-372-6139 Cell Phone ______________ 262-496-1787 Email _____________ hweber@tntech.edu Website ________________ ttusports.com Twitter ____________ @TTUGoldenEagles Facebook ___________ TTUGoldenEagles YouTube __________________ TTUSports1

PHONE NUMBERS Area Code is 931 Wayne Angel - Head Coach: 372-3749 Mark Wilson - AD: 372-3961 Mike Lehman - SID: 372-3088 Matt Dexter - Facilities: 372-3945 Joe Erdeljac - Trainer: 372-3934

SEPTEMBER

Sat. 3 Fri. 9 Sat. 17

October Sat. 1 Sat. 15 Sat. 29

Golden Eagle Invitational at Azalea City Classic at Commodore Classic

at Greater Louisville Classic at NCAA Pre-Nationals * at OVC Championships

November Sat. 12 Sat. 19

at NCAA South Regionals * at NCAA Championships *

COOKEVILLE Mobile, Ala. Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville, Ky. Terra Haute, Ind. Nashville, Tenn.

Tallahassee, Fla. Terra Haute, Ind.

* Indicates a meet you must qualify for

WELCOME to Tennessee Tech Cross Country / 2016 The Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office works diligently to make things easier for members of the media covering Tech cross country, as well as fans and families keeping current on the team, including constant updates on our web site (TTUsports.com) and this digital record book. If there is any information you need, please let us know by contacting our office.

Thank you!

Holly Weber / Cross Country SID contact

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WAYNE ANGEL HEAD COACH Cross Country / Track & Field

A veteran coach who has delivered successful programs and individual winners at every college and high school he has directed, Wayne Angel was selected in 2014 as cross country and track & field head coach at Tennessee Tech University.

Angel came to the Golden Eagles after four years at Florida A&M, and has a resume that includes leading top-notch programs at the University of Illinois, Iowa and Wichita State, along with stops at UT Martin and high school programs in Illinois and Indiana.

“I’m excited about Tennessee Tech, the school, the people, the community, and honored to be part of the TTU family,” Angel said. “I look forward to competing for championships down the road, and doing my part to help win the OVC Commissioner’s Cup.

“We have only one place to go right now and that’s up,” he said of the Tech running programs. “Tennessee Tech is a great opportunity. The programs are sleeping giants. We have the resources and a strong commitment from the administration, and I think the sky is the limit. It’s just a question of me getting out there and recruiting great athletes and developing the ones we have now.”

Angel’s coaching resume features several outstanding programs, most recently at Florida A&M, where he took a struggling Rattler program to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Prior to FAMU, he spent six seasons as men’s head coach at the University of Illinois from 2003 to 2009.

“We are excited for the direction that we feel our track and field and cross country programs will be headed in the coming years under Wayne Angel,” said Director of Athletics Mark Wilson.

“Coach Angel has done a tremendous job and every program he has led, he has turned them into winners. We think he can achieve similar results at Tennessee Tech.

“He connects with his student-athletes, he does a remarkable job of recruiting and identifying young talent, and he is an outstanding teacher and coach who knows how to develop his athletes to become the very best they can be. We’re fully committed to building winning programs at Tennessee Tech in cross country and track and field, and Wayne Angel is the right person to work with our student-athletes to reach our goals.”

At Florida A&M, he lifted the men’s cross country program from the bottom of the MEAC to back-to-back conference championships. In track & field, he coached All-Americans in the long jump and triple jump.

He was twice named the MEAC Outstanding Coach of the Year, guiding more than 40 all-MEAC winners and three MEAC individual cross country champions and 12 individual MEAC champions in track and field.

While at Illinois, he produced 30 Big Ten Champions (14 individual / four relays). In 2006, Angel had 23 top NCAA finishes, 17 All-Americans and his 4x400-meter relay team finished as runner up. In addition, he developed 17 NCAA Championship qualifiers, two regional champions in the 400-intermediate hurdles in 2004.

At Illinois, Angel produced an Olympian, who participated in the 2008 Games in Beijing, China, had two individuals participate in the 2004 Olympic trials and coached a Canadian National Champion.

Before entering the college coaching ranks, Angel was a highly successful head track and field coach at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Ind., from 1993-1998. He led his 1997 girl’s team to an undefeated season (15-0), the Indiana State High School Championship and a No. 17 national ranking.

The team was state runner-up in 1998. Angel’s Red Devils won three conference and four regional championships during his tenure. He also received numerous Coach of the Year honors during this period.

Angel’s collegiate coaching career began in 1998 when he became the head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach at UT Martin. He guided one first-team all-OVC performer and three school-record setters.

In 1999, he was named head track coach and assistant cross country coach at Wichita State, where he was part of two Missouri Valley Championship Outdoor Championships (2000, 2001) and his runners captured numerous conference individual titles. His 2001 cross country team finished second in the Missouri Valley Championship and was in the USA top 30.

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During his tenure at Wichita State, Angel’s athletes accounted for nine school track records, and he coached five athletes to NCAA or provisional qualifying times as well as five Missouri Valley titles.

Angel ventured to the University of Iowa in 2002, where he became the head women’s cross country coach and assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach.

In the spring of 2003, Angel made a move within the Big Ten when he was named the men’s cross country and track and field head coach at the University of Illinois. The former world-class 400-meter hurdler and Illinois alum made an immediate impact on the Illini track and field program.

Angel established himself as one of the top sprint and middle distance coaches in the Big Ten. In his six seasons at his alma mater, Angel coached and developed two Olympic Trial participants, seven All-Americans that earned 15 All-America citations, 31 Big Ten Champions, one NCAA Regional Champion and record holder, and 69 All-Big Ten accolades. In all, 12 school records fell in his six years.

This Rantoul, Illinois native holds a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign (1982), where he was a stellar track and field athlete for the Fighting Illini.

He was a two-time Big Ten Champion as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. He set the school record in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 50.56 seconds in 1982 and currently ranks fourth on the school’s all-time list in the event.

Angel was a tri-captain for the Illini in 1981, winning his first Big Ten title at the 1981 Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 4x4 relay with a time of 3:12.7, then claiming the same title outdoors with a time of 3:08.1. He also finished fourth for the Illini at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 500-meters and fourth in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles outdoors.

The new Golden Eagle coach is a former Army Airborne Ranger, and a distinguished honor graduate of the Army’s Air Assault School. He is a three-time Gold Medalist at the World Military Games and holds the Armed Forces record in the 400-meter hurdles. In addition, Angel was an Olympic Trials participant in 1980 in Eugene, Ore., and again in Los Angeles in 1984. During his competitive career, he represented the United States in international competitions in Finland, Korea, Germany, Egypt, Algeria, Mexico and Great Britain.

Angel has served as the sprint coach at the World Scholar Athlete Games in Rhode Island and served as the sprint coach for Latvia at the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

He is a member of the two Hall of Fames, the Parkland College Hall of Fame and the Rantoul (Ill.) High School Hall of Fame.

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EUGENE FRAZIER

ASSISTANT COACH Cross Country / Track & Field

With a lengthy list of success, both as a runner and as a coach, Eugene Frazier is in his first year as assistant cross country and track & field coach at Tennessee Tech.

He began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant coach at Kansas City Community College, developing and directing a successful sprint/hurdles/jumps program. He followed with a highly successful run as assistant coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, and was on coach Wayne Angel’s staff at Florida A&M the past two years before making the move to Tennessee Tech.

His responsibilities at both Butler and FAMU included oversight for following of institutional policies, rules and NJCAA or NCAA regulations. He also monitored academic progress of the team’s student-athletes, conducted practices and developed the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers.

In 2007 at Butler, he produced two NJCAA indoor national champions. Riding this momentum into the outdoor season, Butler came away with four more Kansas Jayhawk Conferences champions, while the Butler women also won six conference titles. The 07’ season was capped off with the women’s teams placing second in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference. Five women and six men were named NJCAA All-American.

The 2008 season at Butler was one for the record books.

The women started the year off with four indoor KJCC titles and

one NJCAA champion, and won the first-ever indoor KJC team title and finished third at the national meet. Continuing their winning ways outdoor, the women won six KJC titles and broke two school records, then won the KJC team title and placed fourth nationally. Not to be outdone by the women, the men also made history with one indoor conference champ, a second place team finish, highest in school history, and a third place finish nationally. Outdoors, the men won three KJC titles and their first-ever KJC team title, along with a fourth place finish nationally. Frazier was awarded the 2008 NJCAA Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year honor.

Throughout his career, Frazier has coached more than 30 All-Americans and 15 National Champions.

Frazier received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1998 from Alabama State University. While an undergraduate, he was namaed the Alabama State University Most Outstanding Sprinter. At the 1995 Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) championships, he was the runnerup in both the 100m and 200m races. The following year, he was the SWAC champion in the 60m, 100m and 4x100-meter events.

Continuing his running career, he was a qualifier in the 60m dash for the 2000 and 2003 USATF Indoor Nationals.

He has continued his education in the sport, being USATF Level 1 certified as well as NCAA Recruitment certified.

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2016 Golden Eagle Cross Country Roster Name Sigei Bernard Gilbert Boit Joshua Daughtry Anthony Palmer Paul Patterson Anthony Rono Daniel Williamson

Year Ht. Fr. 5-11 So. 5-8 So. 5-10 Fr. Sr. 5-9 Fr. 5-9 Sr. 6-1

Hometown (High School) Bomett, Kenya / Eten, Kenya / Kiborom Nashville, Tenn. / Ensworth HS Cleveland, Tenn. / Cleveland HS Eldoret, Kenya / Union City, Tenn. / Union City HS

The 2016 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team Front row, from left -- Sigei Bernard, Joshua Daughtry, Anthony Rono.

Second row, from left -- Anthony Palmer, Daniel Williamson, Paul Patterson, Gilbert Boit.

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2015 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Meet #1 September 5 at Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. (2 teams)

Indiana Open

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Indiana (16); 2) Tennessee Tech (60) TECH INDIVIDUAL 1) Daniel Williamson, 27:13.94 (13); 2) Geoffrey Sambu, 27:22.52 (14); 3) Amos Kipchirchir, 29:03.14 (20); 4) Timothy Misoy, 29:54.06 (21); 5) Colin Gwaltney, 31:18.73 (24); 6) Joshua Daughtry, 31:37.46 (25) Meet #2 September 12 at Furman University, Greenville, S.C. (12 teams)

Furman Invitational

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Furman (16); 2) Auburn (46); 3) Wake Forest (109); 4) Clemson (133); 5) Virginia Miliraty Institute (137); 6) Georgia (162); 7) East Tennessee State (173); 8) Tennessee Tech (244); 9) Western Carolina (245); 10) Mercer (305); 11) Wofford (320); 12) Presbyterian (338) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 25:34.91 (27); 2) Daniel Williamson, 25:37.29 (28); 3) Amos Kipchirchir, 26:50.33 (61); 4) Timothy Misoy, 27:55.90 (89); 5) Colin Gwaltney, 29:07.89 (99); 6) Noah Rotich, 29:56.95 (108) Meet #3 September 19 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. (20 teams)

Commodore Classic

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Louisville (53); 2) Ohio State (68); 3) Middle Tennessee (111); 4) Georgia Tech (129); 5) Lipscomb (133); 6) Clemson (162); 7) Samford (192); 8) Tennessee (220); 9) Ole Miss (227); 10) Mississippi State (243); 11) Davidson (275); 12) Southeast Missouri (300); 13) Belmont (301); 14) Vanderbilt (427); 15) Murray State (434); 16) Tennessee Tech (435); 17) Memphis (461); 18) Marshall (462); 19) Alabama State (600); 20) Evansville (651) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 25:51.1 (39); 2) Daniel Williamson, 26:26.8 (71); 3) Amos Kipchirchir, 27:32.8 (137); 4) Timothy Misoy, 28:26.2 (169); 5) Noah Rotich, 28:39.6 (177); 6) Colin Gwaltney, 30:04.4 (197); 7) Joshua Daughtry, 30:23.7 (203) Meet #4 October 3 at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, Louisville Ky. (13 teams)

Greater Louisville Classic

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Oakland (30); 2) Kentucky (67); 3) Detroit (90); 4) Toledo (113); 5) Austin Peay (165); 6) Lipscomb (165); 7) Marshall (200); 8) UT Martin (207); 9) Tennessee Tech (228); 10) Mississippi (242); 11) Western Kentucky (266); 12) Morehead State (304); 13) Tennessee State (376) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 25:17.01 (10); 2) Daniel Williamson, 26:34.06 (37); 3) Amos Kipchirchir, 27:32.60 (64); 4) Noah Rotich, 27:44.20 (67); 5) Colin Gwaltney, 29:10.36 (84) Meet #5 October 16 at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (24 teams)

Crimson Classic

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Oklahoma State (27); 2) Texas A&M (95); 3) Lipscomb (131); 4) Auburn (146); 5) North Florida (170); 6) Alabama (182); 7) Texas-Arlington (237); 8) Southern Illinois (245); 9) Belmont (258); 10) LSU (294); 11) South Alabama (294); 12) Houston Baptist (320); 13) Samford (336); 14) Sam Houston State (343); 15) Mississippi State (348); 16) McNeese State (349); 17) Vanderbilt (442); 18) Louisiana Tech (509); 19) Texas-Rio Grande Valley (567); 20) Memphis (597); 21) Troy (598); 22) UL-Monroe (635); 23) Alabama State (742); Tech finished with no score due to player injury TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 25:47.01 (49); 2) Daniel Williamson, 26:42.08 (116); 3) Noah Rotich, 28:20.34 (190); 4) Colin Gwaltney, 29:58.48 (213) Meet #6 October 31 at Murray State, Murray, Ky. (12 teams)

OVC Championships

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Kentucky (21); 2) Eastern Illinois (67); 3) SIUE (89); 4) Belmont (107); 5) Morehead State (109); 6) Murray State (168); 7) Southeast Missouri (195); 8) Austin Peay (225); 9) Tennessee Tech (232); 10) UT Martin (242); 11) Jacksonville State (311); 12) Tennessee State (376) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 25:33.1 (13); 2) Daniel Williamson, 26:37.1 (35); 3) Noah Rotich, 27:26.3 (57); 4) Timothy Misoy, 28:33.5 (68); 5) Amos Kipchirchir, 28:46.6 (71); 6) Colin Gwaltney, 30:08.6 (79)

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2015 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Meet #7 November 13 at Harry Pritchett Running Park, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (22 teams)

NCAA South Regionals

TEAM STANDINGS 1) Florida State (58); 2) Mississippi (62); 3) Florida (102); 4) Georgia (127); 5) Auburn (174); 6) Alabama (183); 7) Middle Tennessee State (196); 8) Georgia Tech (211); 9) Tennessee (296); 10) Belmont (296); 11) Lipscomb (298); 12) North Florida (316); 13) Mississippi State (317); 14) South Alabama (344); 15) Samford (353); 16) East Tennessee State (417); 17) South Floriday (421); 18) Florida Gulf Coast (428); 19) Vanderbilt (484); 20) Chattanooga (565); 21) Memphis (583); Tech finished with no score TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Geoffrey Sambu, 31:52.05 (34)

Daughtry Gwaltney Kipchirchir Misoy Indiana 31:37.46 (6) 31:18.73 (5) 29:03.14 (3) 29:54.06 (4) Furman DNR 29:07.89 (5) 26:50.33 (3) 27:55.90(4) Vanderbilt 30:23.7 (7) 30:04.4 (6) 27:32.8 (3) 28:26.2 (4) Louisville DNR 29:10.36 (5) 27:32.60 (3) DNR Crimson DNR 29:58.48 (4) DNR DNR OVC DNR 30:08.6 (6) 28:46.6 (5) 28:33.5 (4) NCAA DNR DNR DNR DNR

Indiana Furman Vanderbilt Louisville Crimson OVC NCAA

Rotich Sambu Williamson DNR 27:22.52 (2) 27:13.94 (1) 29:56.95 (6) 25:34.91(1) 25:37.29 (2) 28:39.6 (5) 25:51.1 (1) 26:26.8 (2) 27:44.20 (4) 25:17.01 (1) 26:34.06 (2) 28:20.34 (3) 25:47.01 (1) 26:42.08 (2) 27:26.3 (4) 25:33.1 (1) 26:37.1 (2) DNR 31:52.05 (1) DNR

Highest Finishes OVC Cross Country Championships

2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th 6th 8th 8th 9th 10th 10th 10th

Lee Byrd Daniel Henley Robert Norris Mark Shilito William Wells Jim Pearson Geoffrey Sambu Lee Byrd Mark Webb Nathan Pugh Mark Caldwell Lee Byrd Dean Rector Nathan Pugh Mike Wolfe Jim Pearson

1966 1967 1962 1967 1964 1970 2014 1965 1982 1995 1993 1967 1962 1994 1963 1969

* 21:24 * 19:50 * 21:46 * 20:32 * 21:07 % 30:03 #24:28 * 21:40 $ 32:20 # 26:45 # 26:24 * 20:48 * 22:43 # 26:20 * 22:03 * 21:16

* Indicates length of race was four (4) miles % Indicates length of race was six (6) miles + Indicates length of race was five (5) kilometers (5K) # Indicates length of race was eight (8) kilometers (8K) $ Indicates length of race was ten (10) kilometers (10K)

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2016 CROSS COUNTRY Golden Eagles in the OVC Championships 1962 - Third 1963 - Fifth 1964 - Fourth 1965 - Third 1966 - Third 1967 - Second 1968 - Sixth 1969 - Sixth 1970 - Fifth 1971 - Sixth 1972 - Eighth 1973 - Seventh 1974 - Seventh 1975 - Sixth 1976 - Sixth 1977 - Eighth 1978 - Seventh 1979 - Seventh 1980 - Seventh 1981 - Fifth 1982 - Fifth 1983 - Seventh 1984 - Seventh 1985 - Eighth 1986 - Sixth 1987 - Tie-Fourth 1988 - Fourth 1989 - Seventh 1990 - Fifth 1991 - Sixth 1992 - Fifth 1993 - Fourth 1994 - Fourth 1995 - Fifth 1996 - Seventh 1997 - Sixth 1998 - Sixth 1999 - Sixth 2000 - Fourth 2001 - Seventh 2002 - Sixth 2003 - Eighth 2004 - Seventh 2005 - Eighth 2006 - Eighth 2007 - Eighth 2008 - Sixth 2009 - Fifth 2010 - Seventh 2011 - Seventh 2012 - Seventh 2013 - Seventh 2014 - Seventh 2015 - Ninth

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-TIME BEST TIMES Best times at 8K - through 2015

RUNNER 1 Geoffrey Sambu 2 Geoffrey Sambu 3 Brennan Huber 4 Geoffrey Sambu 5 Geoffrey Sambu 6 Geoffrey Sambu 7 Chris Kennedy 8 Geoffrey Sambu 9 Geoffrey Sambu 10 Daniel Williamson 11 Brennan Huber

Brennan Huber 13 Geoffrey Samby 14 Geoffrey Sambu 15 Chris Kennedy 16 Anthony Motta 17 Anthony Motta 18 Nathan Pugh 19 Geoffrey Sambu 20 John Greene

Brennan Huber 22 Nathan Pugh 23 Spencer Whittier 24 Mark Caldwell

Nathan Pugh

Joseph DeLorenzo 27 Daniel Williamson 28 Nathan Pugh

Nathan Pugh

Daniel Williamson 31 John Greene 32 Sterling Smith

Sam Taylor 34 Ben Shassere

Daniel Williamson 36 Daniel Williamson 37 Nathan Pugh 38 Daniel Williamson 39 Nathan Pugh 40 John Greene 41 Jarrad Read 42 Daniel Williamson 43 Jordan Roth

John Greene

Ryan Smith 46 Nathan Pugh

Spencer Whittier

Spencer Whittier

Eric Crews

TIME DATE 24:28 Nov. 1, 2014 24:41 Sept. 13, 2014 25:05 Nov. 1, 2014 25:10 Oct. 4, 2014 25:17.01 Oct. 3, 2015 25:19 Oct. 11, 2014 25:30 Sept. 16, 2000 25:33.1 Oct. 31, 2015 24:34.91 Sept. 12, 2015 25:37.29 Sept. 12, 2015 25:40 Sept. 13, 2014 25:40 Oct. 4, 2014 25:47.01 Oct. 16, 2015 25:51.1 Sept. 19, 2015 26:00 Oct. 7, 2000 26:01 Sept. 16, 2000 26:04 Oct. 7, 2000 26:06 Sept. 9, 1994 26:09 Sept. 6, 2014 26:17 Oct. 15, 2011 26:20 Oct. 11, 2014 26:20 Oct. 28,1994 26:21 Sept. 17, 2005 26:24 Oct. 30, 1993 26:24 Sept. 23, 1995 26:24 Oct. 18, 2008 26:26.8 Sept. 19, 2015 26:27 Sept. 16, 1995 26:27 Sept. 30, 1995 26:28 Oct. 4, 2014 26:28 Oct. 8, 2011 26:31 Oct. 27, 2012 26:31 Oct. 18, 2008 26:32 Oct. 18, 2008 26:33 Oct. 11, 2014 26:34.06 Oct. 3, 2015 26:37 Oct. 8, 1994 26:37.1 Oct. 31, 2015 26:38 Sept. 24, 1994 26:39 Sept. 30, 2011 26:42 Oct. 18, 2008 26:42.08 Oct. 16, 2015 26:44 Nov. 1, 2014 26:44 Oct. 29, 2011 26:44 Sept. 16, 2000 26:45 Oct. 27, 1995 26:45 Oct. 14, 2006 26:45 Oct. 15, 2005 26:45 Sept. 17, 2005

Golden Eagle Cross Country HONORS AND AWARDS All-OVC

1963 - Mike Wolfe 1964 - William Wells 1965 - Lee Byrd 1966 - Lee Byrd 1967 - Daniel Henley 1967 - Mark Shillito 1967 - Lee Byrd 1969 - Jim Pearson 1997 - Chad Messmer 2014 - Geoffrey Sambu 2015 - Geoffrey Sambu Inducted into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame Rodney Moore (1996) John Wall (2000) Eddie Scott (2007) OVC Male Athlete of the Year Rodney Moore (1978) OVC Scholar Athletes 2001 Kevin Boucher 2002 Stephen Gordon

BOLD indicates current member of the team

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HONORS AND AWARDS

President’s Award Winners Men’s Cross Country 1995 Tommy Stevens 1996 Nathan Pugh 1997 Ray Whitford 1998 Brian Pickett 1999 Stephen Gordon 2000 Stephen Gordon 2001 Stephen Gordon 2002 Stephen Gordon 2003 Stephen Gordon 2004 Colin Smith 2005 Colin Smith 2006 Spencer Whittier 2007 Eric Crews 2008 Eric Crews 2009 Joseph DeLorenzo 2010 Jarrad Read 2011 Ben Shassere 2012 John Greene 2013 Adam McLeod 2014 John Greene 2015 Daniel Williamson

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Women’s Cross Country 1995 Merrie Caldwell 1996 Merrie Caldwell 1997 Dena Adams 1998 Brooke Holman 1999 Michelle Kline 2000 Michelle Kline 2001 Michelle Kline 2002 Amy Campbell 2003 Stephanie Ward 2004 Deidra Garrett 2005 Deidra Garrett 2006 Alathea Thompson 2007 Stephanie Place 2008 Stephanie Place 2009 Stephanie Place 2010 Tiffany Palmer 2011 Beth Miller 2012 Beth Miller 2013 Beth Miller 2014 Megan O’Donoghue 2015 Yeshi Dohrmann

Women’s Track & Field 1994 Lee WIlliams 1995 Dena Adams 1996 Dena Adams 1997 Dena Adams 1998 Jenny Adams 1999 Susan Griego 2000 Angela Towne 2001 Stephanie Ward 2002 Stephanie Ward 2003 Amy Ashe 2004 Amy Campbell 2005 Alathea Thompson 2006 Leah Watson 2007 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2008 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2009 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2010 Rachel Forbes 2011 Katherine Lynn 2012 Rebecca Forbes 2013 Katie Lowery 2014 Peri Winborne 2015 Madison Stremler

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Athletic Director’s Honor Roll The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 gradepoint average or higher for the semester. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of semesters each athlete has placed on the Honor Roll through 2015 Spring semester:

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Steven Anderson (4) Kolbe Andrzejewski (8) Sigei Bernard (1) Justin Birdwell (2) Christopher Bishop (1) Matthew Bishop (7)Andrew Bock (1) Kevin Boucher (7) Mark Brzuchalski (4) Ben Byard (3) Mark Caldwell (1) Bryan Chambers (1) Brandon Collins (1) Andrew Coombe (2) Ramsey Coutta (3) Eric Crews (8) Joe Czarneski (1) Chris Dake (1) Josh Daughtry (2) Michael Davis (1) Shane Davis (2) Drew DeLorenzo (1) Joseph DeLorenzo (4) Rodney Dutro (1) William Enicks (6) Daniel Flatt (1) Daniel Francis (4) John Gordon (10) Stephen Gordon (8) John Greene (8) Andy Holbrook (7) Brennan Huber (2) Kevin Jacobs (5) James Johnson (1) Nathan Johnson (1) Joseph Justice (1) Bryan Kaylor (1) Brian Kennedy (1) Chris Kennedy (8) Sam Lariviere (2) Sam Linhoss (7) Nathan Livesay (3) Bill Longhurst (1) Michael Lyda (1) Joseph Mabry (1) Donnie Madgett (1) Michael Mahan (6) Palmer Maphet (1) Bill Martin (1) Adam McLeod (7) Chad Messmer (3) Jason Michalek (1) Andy Milligan (1) Bryan Mittlestat (1) James Mittlestat (1)

Anthony Motta (4) Bob Newby (1) Steve Parham (3) Matt Pennycuff (3) Chris Perry (2) Brian Pickett (2) Jarrad Read (4) Ben Shassere (5) Colin Smith (6) Ryan Smith (1) Sterling Smith (3) Nathan Snow (3) Grant Stark (1) Tommy Stevens (3) Sam Taylor (2) Ben Thompson (6) Scott Turner (1) Spencer Whittier (5) Daniel Williamson (3) Kenneth Winter (2) Andrew Wisniewski (3) Peter Woerner (5)

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD Dena Adams (6) Jenny Adams (5) Lauren Addie (1) Laura Aitkin (1) Amy Ashe (4) Catherine Baites (8) Megan Banks (3) Charridy Barnhart (1) Nichole Barnhart (5) Michele Bentley (1) Christina Bock (2) Ashley Bolden (3) Madison Borden (6) Leah Bradley (5) Ashley Brady (4) Sarah Brandt (2) Kelley Brennan (2) Buffy Bright (1) Courtney Brint (2) Cindy Broome (6) Brittney Brown (5) Victoria Brown (2) Karen Burchfield (2) Kendale Caldwell (7) Merrie Caldwell (8) Amy Campbell (3) Gwen Cannon (7) Amy Carmon (1) Leayn Carter (5)

Rhonda Carter (2) Katie Carmichael (6) Kelly Carmichael (6) Danielle Catlett (7) Emily Chaney (1) Claire Cashin (2) Rebecca Cline (10) Anna Connell (2) Dalis Connell (4) Kristen Cook (2) Anna Cooper (3) Brittany Cotto (4) Christy Cotton (6) Tammy Cottrell (1) Teresa Cowan (1) Amy Crosier (1) Mary Jo Crowell (1) Kristen Deardorff (3) Amy Dickinson (5) Yeshi Dohrmann (6) Rebeca Duarte (2) Leslie Dunford (1) Ifey Eguzo (7) Ashley Evans (8) Jessica Ezika (1) Beth Filipek (1) Karen Fiscor (1) Kathryn Forbes (5) Rachel Forbes (11) Rebecca Forbes (8) Farrah Franklin (1) Vicki Froning (1) Deidra Garrett (4) Emily Gately (1) Joana Gerold (1) Susan Griego (2) Molly Griffin (2) Jessica Haire (4) Lucy Hale (4) Amy Hall (2) Karen Hall (1) Molly Hammonds (2) Heather Hargis (1) Ariane Harper (1) Hailee Hayes (1) Jayne Heatherly (1) Brooke Holman (7) Margarett Holder (5) Rachel Hooks (7) Mindy Hoskins (3) Addie House (2) Elizabeth House (1) Amy Howard (3) Tera Hughes (2) De’Airrien Jackson (2) Brelinda Johnson (5) Teri Johnson (1) Aseelah Jones (2)

Julie Jones (5) Laura Jones (2) Traci Jones (9) Krysten Joshen (1) Christina Judon (2) Kelli Keck (2) Erin Keyes (3) Brooklyn Kimball (6) Kristi King (4) Michelle Kline (11) Sarah Kmet (5) Courtney Koehl (1) Amanda Lane (5) Kimbel Lea (2) Crystal Liebenburg (1) Keri Light (8) Landry Loving (3) Alora Lowe (1) Ashley Lowe (1) Katie Lowery (7) Katherine Lynn (7) Meagan Lyons (1) Megan Mackie (2) Jennifer Mallory (2) Dana Mason (1) Allison Mayhew 1) Ashley Mayhew (8) Courtney Mayo (2) Molly McCarthy (1) Candace McClain (3) Amelia McCoy (7) Brittany McGee (1) Melanie Mickle (5) Beth Miller (7) Chelsea Mills (1) Elizabeth Mitchell (4) Rebecca Mitchell (1) Sheila Mitchell (4) Monique Moffett (4) Purity Murray (1) Juanita Navarro (1) Meghan O’Donoghue (9) Julie Overbay (1) Tiffany Palmer (8) Jamie Papi (1) Emily Parker (3) Rachel Perry (3) Morgan Phillips (2) Jenna Philpott (6) Stephanie Place (10) Becky Plaine (1) Misty Porter (1) Allison Price (2) Kelly Raine (2) Johanna Remsing (1) Andrea Retano (2) Sarah Rich (2) Lenita Rime (1)

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Kanetra Robertson (2) Christie Runyon (2) Caitlin Russell (4) Jessica Savage (1) Brooke Schliewe (1) Delena Sharp (2) Jamie Sharp (1) Maggie Silvers (5) Amanda Simmons (5) Sarah Smith (2) Jennifer Souder (3) Ashley Southern (3) Casey Stinson (3) Christina Stolaas (2) Jenna Storms (1) Madison Stremler (3) Jessica Studer (2) Karena Swisher (2) Elisa Tanksley (5) Morgan Taylor (3) Katie-Lynn Templeton (5) Alathea Thompson (4) Jaelyn Todd (2) Meggan Toohey (6) Angela Towne (7) Stephanie Ward (9) Richelle Wardell (4) Lauren Watson (7) Leah Watson (7) Amanda Weaver (5) Kara Webb (1) Emily Weinzetl (6) Haley Wennerstrom (6) Atlanta Westbrook (2) Ginger Wilkey (9) Emily Williams (5) Lee Williams (2) Melissa Williams (2) Missy Williams (2) Sarah Wilson (1) Peri Winborne (8) Lacy Yslas (9) Jennifer Zaffarano (8)

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2016 CROSS COUNTRY

All-Time Participants The following list represents the names of student-athletes who have participated in Tennessee Tech cross country through the years, including their hometown and the years as a member of the team. This list was compiled from information in historical documents, media guides and results. The sports information staff would appreciate any assistance in filling in gaps, such as hometowns, missing years, and incorrect or missing names. Please submit updates to: sportsinfo@tntech.edu

Last Name, First Hometown Years Agee, Michael Nashville, TN 1971 Anderson, Steve 1994 Andrzejewski, Kolbe Spring Hill, TN 2011, 2012 Arnold, Mark 1977 Baird, Aaron 1996 Barclay, Ian 2014 Barnes, Robert Ft. Walton Beach, FL 1971, 1972 Beck, Brent Calhoun, GA 1975 Bergeron, Robert Atlantic Beach, FL 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Bergosh, Steve 1989 Beverly, Ted 1969, 1970 Birdwell, Justin Cookeville, TN 2003, 2005, 2006 Bishop, Chris Morristown, TN 2009, 2010 Bishop, Matthew Morristown, TN 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Black, John Brooklyn, NY 1976 Boatman, Bill Oak Ridge, TN 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 Bock, Andrew 2005 Boucher, Kevin Cookeville, TN 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Bourassa, Tom Auburn, MA 1975, 1976 Bretz, Steven 2009 Brooks, Ernie Clinton, TN 1972, 1973, 1974 Brzuchalski, Mark Kingsport, TN 2003, 2004, 2005 Burden, Kenny Louisville, KY 1972, 1973 Burge, Steve 1994 Byard, Ben Morristown, TN 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Byrd, Lee Louisville, KY 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 Caldwell, John 1996 Caldwell, Mark Kingsport, TN 1995, 1997 Carrier, Jeff Kingsport, TN 1984 Chambers, Bryan Brentwood, TN 1997, 1998 Coleman, Ronnie Knoxville, TN 1973 Collins, Brandon Columbia, TN 1996, 1998, 1999 Coombe, Andrew 1989 Coutta, Ramsey 1989, 1990 Crews, Eric 2005, 2006, 2007 Crockett, Ricky Nashville, TN 1972, 1973 Curry, David 1980, 1981 Czarneski, Joe Cookeville, TN 1990, 1991, 1992 Davidson, Mike Cookeville, TN 1976 Davis, Shane 1991 Deal, Shawn Cookeville, TN 1995 Deck, Jim Cookeville, TN 1984 Decastro, Carlos 1989 Delorenzo, Drew 2010 Delorenzo, Joseph Crossville, TN 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Deveraux, Mike St. Petersburg, FL 1975 Dillinger, Jon Morristown, TN 1986, 1987 Dotty, Howard Nashville, TN 1963, 1964 Dutro, Rodney 1994 Eads, Tyler Tullahoma, TN 2010 Edwards, Fred Springfield, VA 1986, 1987

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Last Name, First Hometown Years Enicks, William Red Bank, TN 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Epstein, Adam Greenville, TN 1973 Ewing, Luker Nashville, TN 1972, 1973 Fanning, Bill Cookeville, TN 1974, 1975 Fawcett, Shane 1988, 1989, 1990 Fellman, Billy Old Hickory, TN 1981, 1982, 1983 Ferguson, Mike Chattanooga, TN 1987 Fitzpatrick, Roderick 1977 Flatt, Daniel Cookeville, TN 2003 Forshey, John 1980 Francis, Daniel Morganton, NC 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 Frohock, Ron Boston, Mass.

1984 Garman, Tay Cookeville, TN 1983, 1984 Gibson, Paul 1969, 1970 Gordon, John Cookeville, TN 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Gordon, Steve 2000, 2001, 2002 Gouge, Paul Chattanooga, TN 1982, 1983 Graf, Robert Louisville, KY 1964, 1966, 1967 Greene, John Friendsville, TN 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Gwaltney, Collin Cleveland, TN 2014 Hamby, Mike 1989 Hamed, Kevin 1994 Hansen, Greg Arlington Heights, IL 1975 Harrell, Gary Shively, KY 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 Harrison, David Pulaski, TN 1974 Haugh, Brian Brentwood, NY 1975, 1976, 1977 Hembling, Bryan Lincroft, NJ 1974 Henry, John Woodbridge, VA 1976, 1977 Hensley, Dan Napoleon, OH 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 Higdon, Brian Cookeville, TN 1983 Higgins, Sean Chattanooga, TN 1987 Holbrook, Andy Cookeville, TN 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Houser, Chris Oak Ridge, TN 1983, 1984 Huber, Brennan Greenbrier, TN 2013, 2014 Hudson, Matt Oak Ridge, TN 2004 Huggins, David 1966 Humphrey, Mark Knoxville, TN 1973 Ivey, Lance Oak Ridge, TN 2004 Jacobs, Kevin McMinnville, TN 1991, 1992 Jarvis, Rick 1992 Jaskolka, Chris Huntington, TN 1987 Johnson, Alan Cookeville, TN 1991, 1992 Johnson, Scott 1965 Jordan, Charlie Gallatin, TN 2011, 2012 Jordan, Jim 1966 Justice , Joe 2006 Kaczmarek, Stan London, Ontario 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Kennedy, Brian Ashland City, TN 2008 Kennedy, Chris Brentwood, TN 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Kerr, Don West End, Grand Bahamas 1973 King, Wesley Greeneville, TN 2013, 2014

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2016 CROSS COUNTRY

Last Name, First Hometown Years Lanier, Jack Jacksonville, FL 1969, 1970, 1971 Lariviere, Sam Oak Ridge, TN 2013 Lawhern, Brian 1988 Lawson, Greg Rogersville, TN 1976 Lea, James Cookeville, TN 1962 Lee, Frank 1980, 1981, 1982 Linhoss, Sam Florence, AL 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Livers, Jim Louisville, KY 1972, 1973 Livesey, Nathan Oak Ridge, TN 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Longhurst, Bill 1994 Lorenz, Geoffrey Kingston Springs, TN 1995 Lyda, Mike Tullahoma, TN 1987, 1988 Lyons, John Memphis, TN 1971, 1972 Madgett, David Heiskell, TN 1987, 1988 Madgett, Donnie Knoxville, TN 1984, 1986, 1988 Mahan, Mike Tullahoma, TN 2011, 2012 Malone, E. 1963 Martin, Bill 1988 Martin, Bryan 1986 Martin, Gerald 1963 Mays, Steve 1965 McLeod, Adam Kingsport, TN 2010 ,2011, 2012 McGehee, Les Nashville, TN 1972 McGroom, Ethan Oak Ridge, TN 2008 Messmer, Chad Alberta, Canada 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Michalak, Jason Nashotah, WI 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Miller, Matt Akron, OH 1984 Milligan, Andy 1988 Mittlestat, Brian Oak Ridge, TN 1994, 1995 Mittlestat, Jimmy Oak Ridge, TN 2003, 2004, 206 Morris, George 1990 Moses, Mark Nashville, TN 1984 Motta, Anthony Nashville, TN 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Muqbel, Ahmad Jordan 1991, 1992, 1994 Murphy, Didier Killean, TX 1976 Newbern. Keith 1986 Newby, Bob 1986 Newhouse, John Danville, VA 1971, 1972 Norris, Robert Clarksville, TN 1962 O' Donnell, Bill 1980, 1981, 1982 Orr, Bill Maryville, TN 1962, 1963, 1964 Orr, Bill Alcoa, TN 1972 Ousley, Ken Nashville, TN 1972 Outlar, Richard Jamaica, NY 1976 Parham, Steve 1986, 1988, 1989 Parrish, Larry Morristown, TN 1971 Patton, Tress Knoxville, TN 1973 Pennycuff, Matt Crossville, TN 2011, 2012, 2013 Perry, Chris Knoxville, TN 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Perry, Daniel 2000 Pickett, Brian Kingsport, TN 1997, 1998 Porter, Richard Morristown, TN 1982, 1983, 1984 Pressley, Ryan Knoxville, TN 2004, 2005 Pugh, Nathan Signal Mountain, TN 1994, 1995

Last Name, First Hometown Read, Jarrad Knoxville, TN Rhoden, Blake Brentwood, TN Robinson, Darren Charlotte, TN Rogers, David Ft. Lauderdale, FL Rose, Bruce Athens, TN Roth. Jordan Gray, TN Sambu, Geoffrey Nakura, Kenya Shaver, John Nashville, TN Sefak, Glen Cleveland, TN Shassere, Ben Oak Ridge, TN Shillito ,Mark Dayton, OH Short, Keith Sparta, TN Simpson, Michael Louisville, KY Smith, Colin Cookeville, TN Smith, Larry Rockwood, TN Smith, Ryan Smith, Sterling Knoxville, TN Snow, Nathan Colliervile, TN Solomon, Steve Nashville, TN Southworth, Robert Ft. Lauderdale, FL Standley, Kenny Hermitage, TN Stark, Grant Trimble, TN Stevens, Thomas Hendersonville, TN Stoppenhagen, Danny Brownsville, TN Sublett, Gary Louisville, KY Taylor, Dean Nashville, TN Taylor, Sam Soddy Daisy, TN Thomas, John Cookeville, TN Thompson, Ben Wautauga, TX Toler, Todd Tong, Jordan Turner, Scott Urbon, Jim Lansing, MI Vaughn, Michael Weatherly, Mark Memphis, TN Webb, Mark Wells, Bill Dayton, OH Wells, Richard Knoxville, TN Whitford, Kay Whittier, Spencer Flintstone, GA Williams, George Davis, CA Williamson, Daniel Union City, TN Winter, Ken Tazewell, TN Wisniewski, Andrew Morristown, TN Woerner, Peter Knoxville, TN Wolfe, Michael Zehnder, Steven

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Years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2014 1986, 1987 1971 1976 2013, 2014 2014 1975, 1976, 1977 1995 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 2003, 2004, 2005 1974 2000, 2001, 2002 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 1982, 1983 1971, 1972 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 1995, 1996 1991, 1992, 1994 1974, 1976 1977 1964, 1965 1976 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 1976 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2000 2001, 2002 1990, 1991, 1992 1975 1994 1972, 1973, 1974 1980, 1981, 1982 1964, 1965 1967, 1968 1996 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 1984 2013, 2014 1990, 1991, 1992 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 2007, 2008, 2009 1963 1996

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