2010 memphis track and field information guide

School record holder in the outdoor hammer throw (70.21m [230-04])

C-USA record holder in the outdoor hammer throw (66.36m [217-08])

School and C-USA record holder in the Indoor Weight Throw (22.81m [74-10.00])

Two-Time All-American (Outdoor-Hammer Throw, Indoor- Weight Throw)

NCAA Runner-Up Indoor Weight Throw (2009)

Four-time NCAA (In/Out) Championship Participant (2 Hammer, 2 Weight)

Four-time NCAA (Outdoor) Regional Qualifier (2 Hammer, 2 Discus)

Five-time C-USA Champion (Hammer ‘08, Hammer ‘07, Discus ‘08, Weight ‘09, Weight ‘08)

TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANTWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN

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2010 TRACK AND FIELD INFO GUIDEUNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

MISSION STATEMENT The primary mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide a suc-cessful athletic program at the highest level of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and integrity. The Univer-sity of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to the scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community, state and the nation through principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity.

CREDITS The 2010 University of Memphis Cross Country/Track and Field Guide is a production of the University of Memphis Media Relations Offi ce. It is intended for the editorial use of media organizations covering the Tigers. Any reprinted, reproduction or other use of the contents for any commercial use is prohibited. This guide is a publication of The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Department. It was designed by Brandon Kolditz and Mark Taylor us-ing Adobe InDesign CS4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4. It was edited by Lamar Chance, Jennifer Rodrigues and Jason Redd. Photography was provided by Jonathan Cisco, Dennis Hubbard, Joe Mur-phy and Mark Taylor. The covers were designed by Brandon Kolditz. The media guide was printed by EBSCO Media in Birmingham, Ala. Any questions, requests or changes to this guide should be directed to Mark Taylor at (901) 678-5294.

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Media Information ................................................................................... 2 Track & Field Facilities ............................................................................ 3 Success in the Classroom ...................................................................... 42010 PREVIEW 2010 Schedule ........................................................................................ 6 Memphis Tiger Invitational ...................................................................... 7 2010 Men’s Roster .................................................................................. 8 Conference USA Participants ................................................................. 8 2010 Women’s Roster ............................................................................ 9 Pronunciation Guide ............................................................................... 9 2009 Cross Country Roster .................................................................. 10 2010 Qualifying Standards ....................................................................11 2010 Men’s Preview.............................................................................. 12 2010 Women’s Preview ........................................................................ 14 Tigers in the Community ....................................................................... 16COACHES Kevin Robinson ..................................................................................... 18 Doug Clark ............................................................................................ 20 Nic Fortenberry ..................................................................................... 22 Tyler Fraizer .......................................................................................... 23 Chrissie Feldmann ................................................................................ 24 Support Staff ......................................................................................... 24ATHLETES Men’s Track and Field Athletes ..............................................................26 Women’s Track and Field Athletes .........................................................362009 REVIEW 2009 Men’s Review ................................................................................46 2009 Women’s Review ..........................................................................47 2009 Men’s Best Times .........................................................................48 2009 Women’s Best Times ....................................................................49 2009 Cross Country Results ..................................................................50HISTORY All-Time Honors .................................................................................... 52 NCAA Competitors ................................................................................ 53 Conference Champions .........................................................................54 All-Time Results/Coaching History ........................................................55 Men’s Indoor Records ............................................................................56 Women’s Indoor Records ......................................................................57 Men’s Outdoor Records .........................................................................58 Women’s Outdoor Records ....................................................................59 Men’s All-Time Letterwinners.................................................................61 Women’s All-Time Letterwinner .............................................................63 Conference USA ....................................................................................64UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS U of M Facts...........................................................................................66 Dr. Shirley Raines ..................................................................................68 Athletic Director R.C. Johnson ...............................................................69 Athletic Staff ...........................................................................................70 Facilities .................................................................................................73 Athletic Training Room ...........................................................................74 Murphy Complex ....................................................................................75 Academic Center ...................................................................................76 Tiger Traditions ......................................................................................77 City of Memphis .....................................................................................78 GoTigersGo.com....................................................................................80

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHISLocation: ....................................................................................Memphis, Tenn.Founded: ....................................................................................................1912Enrollment: .............................................................................................21,424Affi liation ................................................................................... NCAA Division IConference: .............................................................................Conference USANickname:.................................................................................................TigersColors: ...............................................................................Royal Blue and GrayTrack Facility: ...................................................................Billy J. Murphy TrackPresident: . ............................................................................Dr. Shirley Raines

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENTAthletic Director: ...........................................................................R.C. JohnsonAssociate AD/SWA: ........................................................................Lynn ParkesAssoc. AD/Finance: ............................................................................Bill LoftonAssoc. AD/External Affairs: ................................................................. Bob WinnAssoc. AD/Development: ................................................................ Bill Lansden

TRACK & FIELD STAFFHead Track Coach: ........................................Kevin Robinson (Memphis, 1998)................................................. (4th year as head coach/ 8th year at Memphis)Sprints Coach:..... ...................................Nic Fortenberry (LSU, 1996, 4th year)XC/Dist. Coach: ................ Doug Clark (Central Missouri State, 1981, 1st year)Assistant Coach ..................................Tyler Fraizer (Memphis, 2007, 3rd year)Graduate Assistant Coach ...... Chrissie Feldmann (Marquette, 2009, 1st year)

MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Media Relations Director: ........................................Jennifer RodriguesXC/Track and Field Contact: ........................................................... Mark TaylorOffi ce Phone: ............................................................................ (901) 678-5294Cell Phone: ............................................................................... (870) 759-2074Fax: ........................................................................................... (901) 678-4134Address: .................................................................. 570 Normal St., Room 203 ..........................................................................................Memphis, TN 38152Email: ..........................................................................mtylor16@memphis.eduWeb Site:........................................................................www.GoTigersGo.com

MEN’S TRACK WOMEN’S TRACK

2010 QUICK FACTS2010 QUICK FACTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

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GENERAL POLICY Media wishing to cover the Uni-versity of Memphis track and fi eld team should contact Mark Taylor, Athletic Media Relations, Room 203 M Athletic Offi ce Building, or by phone at 901-678-5294 or 870-759-2074 to arrange contact with Tiger coaches or athletes.

INTERVIEWS All U of M track and fi eld practices are closed to the media. However, special arrangements may be made by contacting the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled prac-tice time. All interviews are coordi-nated with head coach Kevin Rob-inson through the Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. The offi ce staff can also set up interviews through-

out the season with the coaches as well as athletes. Athlete inter-views however, must be scheduled around the academic and practice schedules of the individual. Please contact Mark Taylor for any further information. RESULTS/STATISTICSThe U of M Athletic Media Rela-tions staff will have rosters, sta-tistics, weekly notes and media guides available in the Athletic Me-dia Relations Offi ce or at GoTigers-Go.com for all members of the me-dia or any others who might require such information. At reporters’ re-quests, complete meet results can be provided to each media mem-ber shortly after completion of the event.

NEWSPAPERSCommercial Appeal(901) 529-2360 Fax: (901) 529-2362495 Union AvenueMemphis, TN [email protected] Stukenborg, Dan Wolken (U of M Beat Writers)

Memphis Flyer(901) 521-9000 Fax: (901) 521-0129460 Tennessee StreetMemphis, TN 38101Frank Murtaugh

Daily Helmsman(901) 678-2192 Fax: (901) 678-4792Meeman Bldg, 113Memphis, TN 38152Joseph Russell

Shelby Sun Times(901) 755-7386 Fax: (901) 755-08277508 Capital DriveCordova, TN 38138Wally Wellman, Buck Patton

Germantown News(901) 754-0337 Fax: (901) 754-29617545 North StreetGermantown, TN 38138Dan Moore

TELEVISIONWREG TV 3 (CBS)(901) 543-2117 Fax: (901) 543-2167803 Channel Three DriveMemphis, TN 38103Glenn Carver (Sports Director)Mike Ceide

WMC TV 5 (NBC)(901) 726-0410 Fax: (901) 278-76331960 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38103Jarvis Greer (Sports Director)Carrie Anderson

WHBQ TV 13 (FOX)(901) 320-1345 Fax: (901) 320-1366485 South HighlandMemphis, TN 38111Matt Stark (Sports Director), Kristin Tallent, Marcus Hunter, Greg Gaston

WPTY TV 24 (ABC)(901) 323-2430 Fax: (901) 452-18202701 Union AvenueMemphis, TN 38104Jamie Griffi n (Director), Ari Bergeron, Kathy Morris

RADIOWREC AM 600(901) 259-1300 Fax: (901) 259-64452650 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste 4100Memphis, TN 38118Forrest Goodman

WUMR FM 92(901) 678-3176 Fax: (901) 678-4331University of MemphisMemphis, TN 38152

730 Fox Sports Radio(901) 522-1919 Fax: (901) 522-1920203 Beale Street, Suite 204Memphis, TN 38103Jon Roser (Producer)

WHBQ AM 560(901) 375-9324 Fax: (901) 795-44546080 Mt. MoriahMemphis, TN 38115Eli Savoie (Program Director)

Athletic Media Relations 570 Normal, AOB Room #203Memphis, TN 38152

Offi ce: 901-678-2337Fax: 901-678-4134Coach Robinson: 901-678-4295

J e n n i f e r R o d r i g u e sDirector of Athletic Media RelationsFootball Offi ce: 901-678-2397Email: [email protected] Mater: UL Lafayette, 1995

L a m a r C h a n c eAssistant Media Relations DirectorMen’s BasketballOffi ce: 901-678-2349Email: [email protected] Mater: North Carolina, 1991

Ta m m y D e G r o f fAssistant Media Relations DirectorWomen’s Basketball & Rifl eOffi ce: 901-678-5787Email: [email protected] Mater: UW Eau Claire, 1995

B r a n d o n K o l d i t zAssistant Media Relations DirectorPublications, Secondary Football, SoftballOffi ce: 901-678-2444Email: [email protected] Mater: BYU, 2004

J a s o n R e d dAssistant Media Relations DirectorVolleyball & BaseballOffi ce: 901-678-4640Email: [email protected] Mater: Harding University, 2001

S h a w n S m i t hMedia Relations InternMen’s Soccer & M/W TennisOffi ce: 901-678-5294Email: [email protected] Mater: Iowa State, 2008

J o s h W i l k i n sMedia Relations Graduate AssistantRifl eOffi ce: 901-678-2444Email: [email protected] Mater: Ole Miss, 2004

P r e s t o n M c C l e l l a nMedia Relations Student AssistantMen’s & Women’s GolfOffi ce: 901-678-2444Email: [email protected]

M a r k Ta y l o rMedia Relations InternCross Country, Women’s Soccer, M&W Track & FieldOffi ce: 901-678-5294Cell: 870-759-2074Email: [email protected] Mater: Arkansas State, 2009

PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETSPRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF

MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATIONMEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

MEDIA POLICIESMEDIA POLICIES

TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTTRACK AND FIELD MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT

MEDIA INFORMATION

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MEMPHIS TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES

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Darius Anderson ..................................3 semestersNathan Arnold ....................................... 1 semesterJorgen Ekdahl......................................3 semestersCurtis Gibbs .........................................3 semestersNicholas Harold .................................... 1 semesterJerome Leslie ......................................2 semestersDarrell Lewis ........................................3 semestersRichard Lowe........................................ 1 semesterAndrew Miller ........................................ 1 semesterSteffen Nerdal ......................................4 semestersBrian Prackett ......................................2 semestersTrent Scott ............................................ 1 semesterKnut Syversen .....................................3 semestersTom Wilcox ........................................... 1 semesterDesiree’ Blow .......................................2 semestersKirsten Berding ..................................... 1 semesterLeonie Fiebig ........................................ 1 semesterLauren Gale .......................................... 1 semester Vivian Haynes ....................................... 1 semesterBritta Jaarats ........................................ 1 semesterMorgan Jack ......................................... 1 semesterQuaniqua Jones ................................... 1 semesterLaShundra Kershaw ............................. 1 semesterLouisa Lingley....................................... 1 semesterMonica Mason ...................................... 1 semesterAlyssa Northcutt ................................... 1 semesterHolland Thomas ..................................2 semestersAngela Wigley......................................2 semesters

Darius Anderson ........................................... 1 yearSteffen Nerdal ............................................... 1 year

Jorgen Ekdahl....................................... 1 semesterCurtis Gibbs .......................................... 1 semesterKirsten Berding ..................................... 1 semesterLeonie Fiebig ........................................ 1 semester

Jorgen Ekdahl....................................... 1 semesterCurtis Gibbs .........................................3 semestersNicholas Harold .................................... 1 semesterJerome Leslie ....................................... 1 semesterSteffen Nerdal ....................................... 1 semesterTrent Scott ............................................ 1 semesterTom Wilcox ........................................... 1 semesterKirsten Berding ..................................... 1 semesterLeonie Fiebig ........................................ 1 semesterLauren Gale .......................................... 1 semesterVivian Haynes ....................................... 1 semesterBritta Jaarats ........................................ 1 semesterLouisa Lingley....................................... 1 semesterMonica Mason ...................................... 1 semesterAlyssa Northcutt ................................... 1 semester

Darius Anderson ...........................................2 yearJoe Coneo Jr. ...............................................1 yearJorgen Ekdahl.............................................2 yearsCurtis Gibbs ................................................2 yearsRobert Jackson.............................................1 yearJerome Leslie ...............................................1 yearDarrell Lewis ...............................................2 yearsRichard Lowe................................................1 yearSteffen Nerdal ...............................................1 yearAlex Sweet....................................................1 yearKnut Syversen ..............................................1 yearDesiree’ Blow ..............................................2 yearsJasmine Darden ...........................................1 yearVivian Haynes ...............................................1 yearLaShundra Kershaw .....................................1 yearMorgan Jack .................................................1 yearKeyona Neal .................................................1 yearHolland Thomas ...........................................2 yearAngela Wigley...............................................1 year

Jorgen Ekdahl....................................... 1 semesterCurtis Gibbs .........................................2 semestersTrent Scott ............................................ 1 semesterKirsten Berding ..................................... 1 semesterLeonie Fiebig ........................................ 1 semester Curtis Gibbs ................................................2 years

4.0 SEMESTER4.0 SEMESTER

DEAN’S LISTDEAN’S LIST

TIGER 3.0 CLUBTIGER 3.0 CLUB

C-USA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMC-USA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

TIGER ACADEMIC 30TIGER ACADEMIC 30

C-USA COMMISSIONER’S C-USA COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLLHONOR ROLL

C-USA COMMISSIONER’SC-USA COMMISSIONER’SACADEMIC MEDALACADEMIC MEDAL

JORGEN EKDAHL LEONIE FIEBIG

CURTIS GIBBS

KIRSTEN BERDING

T I G E R 4 . 0 T I G E R 4 . 0 H O N O R E E SH O N O R E E S

MEMPHIS SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM

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DATE MEET LOCATION TIME

DECEMBER5 ASU Kickoff Klassic Jonesboro, Ark. All Day

JANUARY23-24 ASU Invitational Jonesboro, Ark. All Day29-30 Rod McCravy Memorial Lexington, Ky. All Day

FEBRUARY 5-6 McDonald’s Invite Carbondale, Ill. All Day12 Hoosier Hills Invitational Bloomington, Ind. All Day19 SEMO Invitational Cape Girardeau, Mo. All Day26-27 C-USA Indoor Championships Houston, Texas All Day

MARCH5 Last Chance Meet Fayetteville, Ark. TBD12-13 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark. TBD

DATE MEET LOCATION TIME

MARCH20 Rhodes Invite Memphis, Tenn. All Day26-27 LSU Relays Baton Rouge, La. All Day

APRIL2-3 Joey Haines Invite Cape Girardeau, Mo. All Day9-10 TBD 16-17 Memphis Tiger Invitational Memphis, Tenn. All Day

MAY1 Ole Miss Classic Oxford, Miss. All Day13-16 C-USA Outdoor Championships Orlando, Fla. All Day22 Tucson Elite Throwers Classic Tempe, Ariz. All Day28-29 NCAA Mideast Regionals TBA All Day

JUNE9-11 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. All Day

ASU KICKOFF KLASSIC

DATE: December 5 LOCATION: Jonesboro, Ark. SITE: ASU Convocation Centerwww.astateredwolves.com

ASU INVITATIONAL

DATE: January 23-24LOCATION: Jonesboro Ark. SITE: ASU Convocation Centerwww.astateredwolves.com

KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL

DATE: January 29-30LOCATION: Lexington, Ky.SITE: Nutter Field Housewww.ukathletics.com

MCDONALD’S INVITATIONAL

DATE: February 5-6LOCATION: Carbondale, Ill. SITE: SIU Recreational Centerwww.siusalukis.com

HOOSIER HILLS INVITATIONAL

DATE: February 12LOCATION: Bloomington, Ind. SITE: Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse www.iuhoosiers.com

SEMO INVITATIONAL

DATE: Feb. 19LOCATION: Cape Girardeau, Mo. SITE: Student Recreational Centerwww.gosoutheast.com

CONFERENCE USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE: February 26-27LOCATION: Houston, TexasSITE: Yeoman FieldhouseHOST: Univ. of Houstonwww.conferenceusa.comwww.uhcougars.com

LAST CHANCE MEET

DATE: March 5LOCATION: Fayetteville, Ark. SITE: Randall Tyson Track Centerwww.arkansasrazorbacks.com

NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE: March 12-13LOCATION: Fayetteville, Ark. SITE: Randall Tyson Track CenterHOST: University of Arkansaswww.arkansasrazorbacks.com

CONFERENCE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE: May 13-16 LOCATION: Orlando, Fla.SITE: UCF Track and Soccer ComplexHOST: UCFwww.conferenceusa.comwww.ucfathletics.com

NCAA MIDEAST REGIONALS

DATE: May 29-30LOCATION: TBASITE: TBAHOST: TBAwww.ncaa.com

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE: June 11-13LOCATION: Eugene, Ore.SITE: Hayward FieldHOST: Univ. of Oregonwww.goducks.com

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULEINDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULEOUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE

INDOOR MEET INFORMATIONINDOOR MEET INFORMATION OUTDOOR MEET INFORMATIONOUTDOOR MEET INFORMATION

2010 SCHEDULE

RHODES INVITE

DATE: March 20 LOCATION: Memphis, Tenn. SITE: Rhodes Trackwww.rhodeslynx.com

LSU RELAYS

DATE: March 26-27LOCATION: Baton Rouge, La.SITE: Bernie Moore Track & Field Stadiumwww.lsusports.net

JOEY HAINES INVITITATIONAL

DATE: April 2-3LOCATION: Cape Girardeau, Mo.SITE: Stuber Track Complexwww.gosoutheast.com

MEMPHIS TIGER INVITATIONALDATE: April 16-17LOCATION: Memphis, Tenn.SITE: Billy J. Murphy Track Complexwww.gotigersgo.com

OLE MISS CLASSIC

DATE: May 2LOCATION: Oxford, Miss.SITE: Ole Miss Track & Field Complexwww.olemissssports.com

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MEET INFORMATION(All information subject to change, prior notice will be given)

DATE April 16-17, 2010

LOCATION Memphis, Tenn.

SITE Billy J. Murphy Track Complex The track is located off Getwell Road at the University of Memphis

Park Avenue Campus “Murphy Sports Complex”.

FACILITY The track consists of nine 48” lanes. The track was resurfaced three

years ago and is in good condition. The maximum spike length for all events will be one quarter inch. Please do not use throwing implements in any areas other than those designated as “Competi-tion Areas” at designated times. The adjacent football fi elds will be open for warm-up areas for all running events at any time. Conces-sions and restrooms/ port-a-potties will be available.

AWARDS The meet will be scored, with fi rst place and second place trophies

awarded. Team score will involve Division I teams only. Event cham-pions will receive T-shirts.

MEET FORMAT • Running events will be sections by time as event fi nal. Three

attempt fi eld event prelims will advance top 9 to a three attempt fi nal.

• High Jump Opening Height (Men) - 1.50m advancing by 5cm • High Jump Opening Height (Women) - 1.80m advancing by 5cm • Pole Vault Opening Height (Men) – 4.00m advancing by 15cm 4.60m then by 10cm • Pole Vault Opening Height (Women) – 3.00m advancing by 15cm to 3.60m then by 10cm

RULES All NCAA rules will apply.

TEAMS SCHEDULED University of Memphis (M&W) Eastern Illinois University (M&W) Middle Tennessee State (M&W) University of Arkansas-Little Rock (M&W) Rhodes College (M&W) Lindenwood University (M&W) Murray State University (W) Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville (M&W) Jacksonville State University (W) Christian Brothers University (M) Harding University (M&W)

11:00 Kids (10 and under) 100m dash12:00 4x100 relay – Women12:10 4x100 relay – Men12:20 1500m Run - Women12:30 1500m Run - Men12:45 100m Hurdles – Women1:05 100m Hurdles – Men1:20 400m Dash – Women1:40 400m Dash – Men2:00 100m Dash – Women2:20 100m Dash – Men2:40 800m Run – Women2:45 800m Run – Men3:10 400m Hurdles – Women3:25 400m Hurdles – Men3:45 200m Dash – Women4:05 200m Dash – Men4:30 3,000m Run – Women4:50 3,000m Run – Men5:10 4x400 Relay – Women5:25 4x400 Relay – Men5:35 Throwers 4x100m Relay - Women5:45 Throwers 4x100m Relay - Men

9:00 Javelin - Women Long Jump - Men Shot Put - Women10:00 Pole Vault - Women11:00 Javelin - Men Long Jump - Women Shot Put - Men1:00 Discus - Women High Jump - Women Triple Jump - Men2:00 Pole Vault - Men3:30 Discus - Men High Jump - Men Triple Jump - Men

4:00 Hammer - Men6:00 Hammer - Women

FRIDAY FIELD EVENTSFRIDAY FIELD EVENTS

SATURDAY FIELD EVENTSSATURDAY FIELD EVENTS

SATURDAY TRACK EVENTSSATURDAY TRACK EVENTS

MEMPHIS TIGER INVITATIONAL

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NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOLDarius Anderson JR Hurdles Austin, Texas/Lyndon B. JohnsonNathan Arnold FR Pole Vault Kingman, Kan./Bishop Carroll Catholic HSFrashod Barlow JR Sprints Franklin, Tenn./Centennial HSJacob Chapman JR Distance Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HSJoe Coneo, Jr. JR Distance Clarksville, Tenn./Northwest HSJorgen Ekdahl JR Distance Goteborg, Sweden/Univ. of GothenbourgStephan Ender FR Sprints Lauterach, Austria/ Bundeshandelsakademie BregenzCurtis Gibbs JR Distance Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground AcademyAbdiraham Guleed FR Mid Distance Oslo, Norway/Norwegian Track and Field Athletic ClubNicholas Harold JR Hurdles Urbana, Ill./SIU-EdwardsvilleGuy Hudson JR Mid Distance Methuen, Mass./Methuen HSRobert Jackson SO Hurdles Snellville, Ga./Brookwood HSEdwin Kipkorir JR Distance Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya/Adams StateJerome Leslie JR Jumps Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro North HSDarrell Lewis JR Multis Philipp, Miss./West Tallahatchie HSRichard Lowe JR Hurdles Kansas City, Mo./Ruskin HSAdam (Seth) Major SR Throws Decatur, Ill./Rend Lake CCAndrew Miller FR Throws Louisville, Ky./ Ballard HSSteffen Nerdal SR Throws Bergen, Norway/Fana Gymnas/ Lawton Chiles HSBrian Prackett SR Pole Vault Proctor, Ark./West Memphis HSKarlis Pujats SO Pole Vault Riga, Latvia/ Agenskalna State GymnasiumTrent Scott FR Mid Distance Bartlett, Tenn./Bartlett HSRobert Skinner SO Mid Distance Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HSMarvin Stewart SR Multis Arlington, Texas/Barton County CCAlex Sweet SO Hurdles Memphis, Tenn./Houston HSKnut Syversen JR Throws Sarpsborg, Norway/St. Olan VGSAaron Whetstone JR Jumps Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle HSBrieuc Vandeleene FR Mid Distance Nivelles, Belgium/College Sainte-GertrudeTom Wilcox FR Throws Coquitlam, British Columbia/ Centennial SecondaryPreston Williams JR Multis/ Hurdles Memphis, Tenn./East HSHarding Zills SR Throws Memphis, Tenn./Muscle Shoals HS

SMUMen’s and Women’s

TulaneMen’s (Outdoor Only) and Women’s

TulsaMen’s and Women’s

UABWomen’s

UCFWomen’s

UTEPMen’s and Women’s

East CarolinaMen’s and Women’s

HoustonMen’s and Women’s

MarshallWomen’s

MemphisMen’s and Women’s

RiceMen’s and Women’s

Southern MissMen’s and Women’s

CONFERENCE-USA PARTICIPANTSCONFERENCE-USA PARTICIPANTS

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NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Kirsten Berding FR Jumps Muenster, Germany/Kardinal-von-Galen Gymnasium

Desiree’ Blow JR Multis Arlington, Texas/Grandview HS

Brittany Brewster SO Pole Vault Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennet HS

Kayleigh Brown SO Mid Distance Ammanford, Wales/ Tregib HS

Karmyn Clarke SR Throws Florissant, Mo./Rend Lake CC

Jasmine Darden SO Mid Distance Charlotte, Tenn./Creek Wood HS

Leonie Fiebig FR Multis Cologne, Germany/Vrsulinenschule Koln

Lauren Gale FR Pole Vault Gilbert, Ariz./Highley High School

Vivian Haynes SO Multis Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS

LaBritney Horton SR Sprints Fort Worth, Texas/Barton County CC

Britta Jaarats FR Multis Turi, Estonia/Tartu Kivilinna Gymnasium

Morgan Jack JR Multis Knoxville, Tenn./West HS

Holly Joiner FR Sprints Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East HS

Quaniqua Jones FR Hurdles Hampton, Va./Hampton HS

LaShandra Kershaw JR Sprints Lambert, Miss./Palmer HS

Deneen Kirk JR Multis Dallas, Texas/Irving HS

Louisa Lingley FR Mid Distance Amersham, England/The Amersham School

Monica Mason FR Sprints Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara HS

Keyona Neal SO Sprints Gary, Ind./West Side HS

Alyssa Northcutt FR Pole Vault Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll Catholic HS

Tayanna Simpson SR Hurdles Houston, Texas/Barton County CC

Holland Thomas JR Hurdles Princeton, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro North HS

Marina Vojinovic JR Throws Belgrade, Serbia/Sport HS

Angela Wigley SR Throws Glendale, Wis./Nicolet HS

Kyosha Yarbrough SO Jumps Town Creek, Ala./LaVergne HS

MEN’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Jorgen Ekdahl.............................................................. YOR-gen ECK-dollStephan Ender............................................................................. Sh-teffen Abdiraham Guleed..............................................Ab-dee-raham Goo-LeedEdwin Kipkorir.......................................................................... KIP-kor-eerSteffen Nerdal .............................................................................. NER-dollKarlis Pujats...................................................................Car-Liss Poo-yatsKnut Syversen .....................................................kuh-NEWT SEE-ver-son Brieuc Vandeleene ................................................Bree-ook Van-duh-leen

WOMEN’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Brittiany Brewster .......................................................... BRI-tee-AHH-neeKarmyn Clarke .............................................................................CAR-minBritta Jaarats ...................................................................................Ja-rotsKeyona Neal ........................................................................... key-OH-nuhMarina Vojinovic ................................................................... voy-IN-oh-vicKyosha Yarbrough ...................................................key-OH-sha YAR -bro

COACHING STAFF (ROOM 201)

HEAD COACH: KEVIN ROBINSON Offi ce: 901-678-4295 E-mail: [email protected]

SPRINTS COACH: NIC FORTENBERRY Offi ce: 901-678-1430 E-mail: [email protected]

DISTANCE COACH: DOUG CLARK Offi ce: 901-462-4778 E-mail: [email protected]

ASSISTANT COACH: TYLER FRAIZER Offi ce: 901-678-1438 E-mail: [email protected]

GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH: CHRISSIE FELDMANN Offi ce: 901-678-5924 E-mail: crfl [email protected]

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEPRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF INFORMATIONCOACHING STAFF INFORMATION

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NAME CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOLJuan Arboleda SR Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HSJacob Chapman JR Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HSJoe Coneo Jr. JR Clarksville, Tenn./Northwest HSJorgen Ekdahl JR Goteborg, Sweden/University of GothenbourgCurtis Gibbs JR Franklin, Tenn./Battle Ground AcademyGuy Hudson JR Methuan, Mass./Methuen HSJamarious Jones FR Memphis, Tenn./White Station HSEdwin Kipkorir JR Eldoret Rift Valley, Kenya/Adams State

Front (L-R): Joslynne Serna, Jasmine Darden, Brittany Duboise. Back (L-R): Kevin Robinson, Louisa Lingley, Kayleigh Brown, Karoline Shott, Doug Clark

NAME CLASS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOLKayleigh Brown SO Ammanford, Wales/Tregib HSJasmine Darden SO Charlotte, Tenn./Creek Wood HSBrittany Duboise FR Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HSLouisa Lingley FR Amersham, England/The Amersham SchoolJoslynne Serna FR Dickson, Tenn./ Creek Wood HSKaroline Shott FR Memphis, Tenn/Bartlett HS

2009 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER2009 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY ROSTER

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Front (L-R): Edwin Kipkorir, Jorgen Ekdahl, Guy Hudson, Jacob Chapman, Jamarious Jones. Back (L-R): Kevin Robinson, Joe Coneo Jr., Curtis Gibbs, Juan Arboleda, Doug Clark

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2010 NCAA MEN’S INDOOR QUALIFYING STANDARDS AUTOMATIC PROVISIONALEvent FAT MT FAT MT55 Meters 6.14@ — 6.25@ —60 Meters 6.63@ — 6.74@ —55-Meter Hurdles 7.17@ — 7.38@ —60-Meter Hurdles 7.70@ — 7.91@ —200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 21.33 — 21.73 — 200m/220 yds)* 21.08 — 21.48 — (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 20.83 — 21.23 —400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 46.95 46.7 48.05 47.8 (200m/220 yds)* 46.55 46.3 47.65 47.4 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 46.15 45.9 47.25 47.0800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 1:48.60 1:48.3 1:51.10 1:50.8 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1:48.00 1:47.7 1:50.50 1:50.2Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* 4:00.30 4:00.0 4:04.80 4:04.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:59.50 3:59.2 4:04.00 4:03.73,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 7:55.80 7:55.5 8:06.30 8:06.0 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 7:54.50 7:54.2 8:05.00 8:04.75,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 13:48.90 13:48.6 14:11.90 14:11.6 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 13:47.00 13:46.7 14:10.00 14:09.71,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:09.70 3:09.4 3:13.60 3:13.3 (200m/220 yds)* 3:08.10 3:07.8 3:12.00 3:11.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:06.50 3:06.2 3:10.40 3:10.1Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:10.70 3:10.4 3:14.80 3:14.5 (200m/220 yds)* 3:09.10 3:08.8 3:12.20 3:12.9 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:07.50 3:07.2 3:11.60 3:11.3Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 9:36.20 9:35.9 9:47.90 9:47.6 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 9:34.00 9:33.7 9:45.70 9:45.4Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (200 m/220 yds or less)* 9:39.70 9:39.4 9:51.40 9:51.1 (Banked or Over 200 m/220 yds)* 9:37.50 9:37.2 9:49.20 9:48.9 @ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. METRIC METRICHigh Jump 2.24 2.14Pole Vault 5.50 5.20Long Jump 7.85 7.50Triple Jump 16.10 15.40Shot Put 19.30 17.7535-Pound Weight 21.50 19.50Heptathlon 5,650 points 5,300 points *—Size of track#—Altitude adjustment available

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Altitude AdjustmentEvent FAT MT 3k-5,999/6k+100 Meters 10.55 -- +.03/+.06200 Meters 21.35 -- +.07/+.12400 Meters 47.20 46.9 +.11/+.21800 Meters# 1:50.40 1:50.1 1,500 Meters# 3:47.80 3:47.5Mile# 4:06.00 4:05.73,000- Meter Steeplechase# 9:07.00 9:06.75,000 Meters# 14:12.00 14:11.710,000 Meters# - Auto 28:45.00 28:44.7 10,000 Meters# - Prov 29:30.00 29:29.7110-Meter Hurdles 14.30 -- +.04/+.08400-Meter Hurdles 52.51 52.2 +.11/+.21400-Meter Relay 40.66 40.4 +.12/+.24440-Yard Relay 40.86 40.6 +.12/+.241,600-Meter Relay 3:10.00 3:09.7 +.44/+.84Mile Relay 3:11.10 3:10.8 +.44/+.84

MetricHigh Jump 2.10Pole Vault 5.05Long Jump 7.34 Triple Jump 15.00 Shot Put 16.80 Discus 51.70 Javelin 61.60 Hammer 56.80Decathlon - Auto 7,500 pointsDecathlon - Prov 6,900 points

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2010 NCAA WOMEN’S INDOOR QUALIFYING STANDARDS AUTOMATIC PROVISIONALEvent FAT MT FAT MT55 Meters 6.74@ — 6.92@ —60 Meters 7.26@ — 7.44@ —55-Meter Hurdles 7.57@ — 7.86@ —60-Meter Hurdles 8.14@ — 8.43@ —200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 23.60 — 24.30 — (200m/220 yds)* 23.40 — 24.10 — (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 23.20 — 23.90 —400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 53.00 52.7 55.00 54.7 (200m/220 yds)* 52.70 52.4 54.70 54.4 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 52.40 52.1 54.40 54.1800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 2:05.40 2:05.1 2:09.40 2:09.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 2:05.00 2:04.7 2:09.00 2:08.7Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* 4:38.60 4:38.3 4:48.60 4:48.3 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 4:38.00 4:37.7 4:48.00 4:47.73,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 9:15.80 9:15.5 9:34.80 9:34.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 9:15.00 9:14.7 9:34.00 9:33.75,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 16:09.60 16:09.3 16:46.60 16:46.3 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 16:08.00 16:07.7 16:45.00 16:44.71,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:35.40 3:35.1 3:42.40 3:42.1 (200m/220 yds)* 3:34.20 3:33.9 3:41.20 3:40.9 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:33.00 3:32.7 3:40.00 3:39.7Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:36.60 3:36.3 3:43.60 3:43.3 (200m/220 yds)* 3:35.40 3:35.1 3:42.40 3:42.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:34.20 3:33.9 3:41.20 3:40.9Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:11.00 11:10.7 11:32.00 11:31.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:09.00 11:08.7 11:30.00 11:29.7Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:14.50 11:14.2 11:35.50 11:35.2 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:12.50 11:12.2 11:33.50 11:33.2 @ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. METRIC METRICHigh Jump 1.85 1.78Pole Vault 4.20 3.95Long Jump 6.35 6.10Triple Jump 13.30 12.65Shot Put 16.90 15.2020-Pound Weight 21.00 18.75Pentathlon 4,050 points 3,700 points *—Size of track#—Altitude adjustment available

2010 NCAA WOMEN’S OUTDOOR REGIONAL QUALIFYING STANDARDS Altitude AdjustmentEvent FAT MT 3k-5,999/6k+100 Meters 11.75 -- +.03/+.07200 Meters 23.96 -- +.07/+.14400 Meters 54.61 54.3 +.11/+.21800 Meters# 2:09.80 2:09.51500 Meters# 4:27.80 4:27.5Mile# 4:49.30 4:49.0 3,000-Meter Steeplechase# 10:50.25 10:50.05000 Meters# 16:52.00 16:51.710,000 Meters# - Auto 33:30.00 33:29.710,000 Meters# - Prov 35:00.00 34:59.7100-Meter Hurdles 13.92 -- +.04/+.08400-Meters Hurdles 1:00.82 1:00.5 +.11/+.21400-Meter Relay 45.70 45.4 +.12/+.28440-Yard Relay 45.90 45.6 +.12/+.281,600-Meter Relay 3:42.00 3:41.7 +.44/+.84Mile Relay 3:43.30 3:43.0 +.44/+.84

MetricHigh Jump 1.75Pole Vault 3.85Long Jump 6.00Triple Jump 12.32Shot Put 14.30Discus 47.30Javelin 43.45Hammer 54.15Heptathlon – Auto 5,500 pointsHeptathlon - Prov 5,050 points

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HURDLES One of Memphis’ biggest strength as a pro-gram lies with the men’s hurdles. The strong base of 2010 Tiger hurdlers begins with junior All-C-USA performers Richard Lowe and Darius Anderson, who both had successful 2009 sea-sons and are improved entering 2010. With the emergence of sophomore Robert Jackson, who was ranked as high as sixth in the nation in the high school rankings at one time, Robinson is confi dent that his group of hurdlers will be the class of C-USA. To add depth to this already stellar group, Robinson looks to sophomore Alex Sweet and junior Darrell Lewis in 2010. His hope is that each of his hurdlers can step up and contribute to the Tigers’ point total at the conference meets this spring. Fresh-man Wilner Marcelin and Stephan Ender will also add depth to the talented hurdler group.

SPRINTS The Tigers look to junior Frashod Barlow, who returns in 2010 as one of the top short sprinters in Conference USA. Af-ter a major hamstring injury cut his 2008 outdoor season short, Barlow is expected to be at full strength for the 2010 campaign. Barlow should provide a major boost of leadership and is a true scoring threat for the Tigers in both the 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons. In addition to Barlow, the Tigers have several hurdlers that will compete in the sprints as well. Lowe, Anderson, Jackson, Sweet, Lewis and Marcelin will see action in the short sprint events for the Tigers as they hope

to provide some extra scoring punch toward a C-USA Championship.

DISTANCE The Tigers return fi ve distance competitors from the 2010 roster. Coach Robinson hired a veteran in the coaching profession of the dis-tance runners in August to lead the distance group in hopes of increasing the scoring threat. Doug Clark will have fi ve returning distance run-ners to work with and three freshman to add to

the fray. Clark brought over 20 years of experience to the table when he was

hired in August and Coach Robin-son expects to see more points out of the distance runners this season.

“I think it’s great for our pro-gram to attract somebody of Doug’s experience,” Robin-son said. “He is a very suc-cessful coach who has prov-en himself over the years as one of the best distance and middle distance coaches in the country. I think it speaks volumes for our program and where we are going to be able to attract somebody with the quality that Doug has. I’m re-ally excited to have the op-portunity to work with him now and throughout the fu-ture and I think he is going to do some great things for the University of Memphis.” Hudson, a two-time All-C-USA performer returns for his junior season after two productive seasons in the middle distance events. Af-ter a fi fth place fi nish in the

800m run at the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Champi-onships, Hudson is expected to play a large role in the Tiger’s success this season. Jacob Chapman, Joe Coneo Jr., Jorgen Ekdahl, Curtis Gibbs and Edwin Kipkorir will all see action in the distance events for the Tigers. Kipkorir, an All-C-USA performer, is in his sec-ond season at the U of M after transferring from Adams State in 2008. Freshman Trent Scott will join Hudson as a middle distance runner this season and Janu-ary signees Abdiraham Guleed and Brieuc Van-deleene will look to make an impact in the dis-tance events for the Tigers.

THROWS “Obviously, I think the throwers are the staple of this program,” head coach Kevin Robinson said. “I started building the program around the throwers and right now we have Steffen (Nerd-al), Knut (Syversen) and Seth (Major) who are the backbone of the entire program. Having red-shirted those three athletes last year, I feel like they are ready to do some major damage this year on the conference and national scene.” The Memphis throws group features an expe-rienced unit of four returning letterwinners, led by senior Steffen Nerdal. A two-time All-Ameri-can, who was the runner-up in the weight throw at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships, Nerd-al will be a favorite to win indoor and outdoor championships this year. Nerdal, who recorded a career-best and Memphis school-record weight throw of 22.54m (73-11.50) at the NCAA Indoor Championship, has proven to be one of the most prolifi c throw-ers in program history entering the 2010 season. Having won two hammer, two weight throw and one discus conference title, Nerdal expects to win additional hardware this season. Knut Syversen leads a talented group of shot put throwers after fi nishing fi rst four times during

In his fourth year as head coach of the track and fi eld teams at the University of Memphis, Kev-in Robinson expects great things from the core of the program he

has built. With four upperclassman throwers entering the 2010 season, Robinson expects the throwers to be a major component in their effort to take home a second championship. In 2010, Robinson believes that his Tigers have a very legitimate chance to head into the 2010 C-USA Indoor Championships in Houston, Texas, and be a top-three team. The oppor-tunity for Memphis to take home some championship hardware is present, but Robinson is very adamant that in order to have team success, his coaching staff must ensure that each of the Tiger athletes continues to improve throughout the season. Robin-son returns two reigning C-USA title holders in junior/senior All-American Steffen Nerdal and sophomore Aaron Whetstone from 2008. Nerdal took home the C-USA championship and set a school and conference meet re-cord with a mammoth 20.94m (68-08.50) toss in the indoor weight throw in 2008. He also prevailed as champion at the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Champi-

onships with fi rst place medals in both the discus and the hammer throw. The Tiger newcomer, Whetstone, also set a new school and conference meet record with his fi rst-place 16.60m (54-05.50) leap in the triple jump. Robinson returns reigning C-USA title holders in senior All-American Stef-fen Nerdal, senior Knut Syversen and junior Aaron Whetstone. Nerdal took home C-USA Performance of the Meet honors with a C-USA meet record and then personal-record weight throw toss of 21.55m. Syversen took home the C-USA championship in the indoor shot put competition with a personal-best

toss of 17.16m. On the outdoor circuit, Whetstone won the C-USA outdoor long jump championship with a personal-best leap of 7.75m. With the nucleus of returning talent, Robinson and his coaching staff tirelessly recruited in the offseason to add seven newcomers to the 2010 roster. This group of newcomers looks to add another dimension to the team’s success during the 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons. Robinson and his staff hopes the Tigers can remain injury free throughout the sea-son to fi nd Memphis atop the C-USA standings at season’s end.

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the 2009 indoor season. The 2008 C-USA Freshman of the Year, Syversen set a per-sonal best mark in the shot put and won the C-USA title with a throw of 17.16m (56-3.75). Syversen was a regional qual-ifi er in shot put last season. Harding Zills and Seth Major also return for the men’s throwing group this season. Zills compet-ed in the weight throw and shot put last season, compiling six top-10 performances. Major redshirted last season and will return for his senior sea-son looking to pick up where he left off in the 2008 season as an NCAA Regional qualifi er in shot put and discus. The seasoned throwers will be joined by three new-comers to the Memphis roster. Andrew Miller and Tom Willcox look to gain valuable experience this season from the upper-classmen. “The leadership of the upperclassmen is ir-replaceable,” Robinson said. “Anytime you can put a group of athletes that are as committed to what they are doing as this group of seniors. The leadership the group shows on and off the track, spoken and unspo-ken, is unbelievable.”

JUMPS “Historically over the last eight to 10 years, we have had a very sound tradition in jumping,” Robinson said. “We have won multiple women’s high jump titles in the past. This year we are in a situation where we don’t have as many num-bers in jumpers as I would like, but the jumpers we do have I am very confi dent in. I feel like if we are going to have a chance to win the con-ference title this year, our jumpers are going to have to step up and perform big when it matters the most.” The U of M men’s track and fi eld jumpers group has an experienced cast of four returning letterwinners for the 2009-10 season and one freshman will join the cast in Memphis’ quest for a C-USA Championship. An NCAA Championship qualifi er, junior jumper Aaron Whetstone anchors the array of Tiger jumpers. Whetstone fi nished fi rst in the long jump at the C-USA Outdoor Champion-ships with a personal best leap of 7.50m to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. A top-fi ve fi nisher in each of the outdoor meets he participated in, Whetstone also participated in the triple jump where he posted a personal best leap of 15.90m at the C-USA Outdoor Championships. The Carlisle,Pa. native had four fi rst place fi nishes during the 2008-09 in-door season including a personal best triple jump leap of 15.56m at the Arkansas Last Chance meet.

Junior Jerome Leslie looks to build off a strong 2008-09 campaign that

saw him fi nish in the top-fi ve nine times during the indoor season and seven top-10 fi nishes during the out-door season. Leslie fi nished third at the Joey Haines Invitational with a personal-best high jump of 1.98m

during the outdoor campaign and his best fi nish in high jump dur-ing the outdoor season came at the SEMO Invite where he fi n-ished third with a leap of 1.93m. The Plainsboro, N.J., native also

competed in the long jump and triple jump in both the indoor and

outdoor seasons. “Jerome is a guy who I feel has the ability and the talent to become a force,” Robinson said. “He hasn’t

spent nearly as much time as he has needed to in the high jump, but

we are going to rectify that this year. He is going to do high jump more and more this year and I feel like he can jump

6’8” or 6’10” on a regu-lar basis with the increased

exposure to the event. I look for Je-rome to break the 50 feet barrier in

the triple jump this year. I think Jerome, given the right conditions and the right training, can be one of the best jumpers in the conference.” The men’s pole vault will feature senior Brian Prackett who has compiled 12 top-fi ve fi nishes in his three seasons at the U of M. Prackett posted a fi rst place vault of 4.41m (14-6.00) at the SEMO Invite during the 2008-09 indoor sea-son. Prackett will be joined by freshman Nathan Arnold as the two will represent the Tigers in the pole vault this season. “Brian has been with me for fi ve years now and has been a guy we can count on,” Robinson said. “He has always performed at his best when it matters the most. He has been with the team so long that it is hard to think about the team without him. We brought Nathan in and he is go-ing to be a very good jumper. He was a highly successful high school jumper, jumping 16 feet. All indications are that he is prepared to jump higher than that this season. Nathan and Brian together don’t do anything but train and do ev-erything the right way. You couldn’t ask for any better kids.”

MULTI-EVENT Junior Preston Williams will be joined by Darrell Lewis and Marvin Stewart as the Tigers‘ multiple event athletes. Williams, a six-time All-C-USA performer, will lead the cast of multi ath-letes with his experience gained from a season ago. Lewis, also an All-C-USA performer, moves to the multiple event depth chart after competing primarily as a sprinter a season ago.

Men’s Roster BreakdownBY EVENT

SPRINTS/HURDLES/RELAYSDarius Anderson JRFrashod Barlow JRStephan Ender FRNicholas Harold JRGuy Hudson JRRobert Jackson SORichard Lowe JRDarrell Lewis JRWilner Marcelin FRMarvin Stewart SRAlex Sweet SOPreston Williams JR

DISTANCE/MID DISTANCEJacob Chapman JRJoe Coneo Jr. JRJorgen Ekdahl JRCurtis Gibbs JRAbdiraham Guleed FRGuy Hudson FREdwin Kipkorir JRRobert Skinner SOTrent Scott FRBrieuc Vandeleene FR

POLE VAULTNathan Arnold FRBrian Prackett SRKarlis Pujats SO

JUMPSJerome Leslie JRAaron Whetstone JR

THROWERSAdam (Seth) Major SRAndrew Miller FRSteffen Nerdal SRKnut Syversen JRHarding Zills SR

MULTISDarrell Lewis JRMarvin Stewart SRPreston Williams JR

BY CLASSSENIORSAdam (Seth) Major ThrowsSteffen Nerdal ThrowsMarvin Stewart MultisHarding Zills Throws

JUNIORSDarius Anderson Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysFrashod Barlow Sprints/RelaysJacob Chapman DistanceJoe Coneo Jr. DistanceJorgen Ekdahl DistanceCurits Gibbs DistanceNicholas Harold Hurdles/RelaysGuy Hudson Mid DistanceEdwin Kipkorir DistanceJerome Leslie JumpsDarrell Lewis MultisRichard Lowe Hurdles/RelaysKnut Syversen ThrowsAaron Whetstone JumpsPreston Williams Multis/Hurdles

SOPHOMORESRobert Jackson Hurdles/RelaysKarlis Pujats Pole VaultRobert Skinner Mid DistanceAlex Sweet Hurdles/Relays

FRESHMENNathan Arnold Pole VaultStephan Ender Sprints/RelaysAbdiraham Guleed Mid Distance Wilner Marcelin Hurdles/RelaysAndrew Miller ThrowsTrent Scott Mid DistanceTom Wilcox ThrowsBrieuc Vandeleene Mid Distance

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SPRINTS Junior LaShundra Kershaw returns as the Tigers’ highest ranked sprinter in the 60m dash, 100m dash, and both the indoor and outdoor 200m races. Kershaw has had her fair share of injuries throughout her career at Memphis, but her training has been adjusted to compensate for previous injury issues. She has remained healthy through fall and winter training. Expect the junior speedster to shine in the short sprints for the Tigers in 2010. “If we can keep LaShundra healthy throughout the year and put her on the track at the conference meet at 100 percent, she can be a very dominant force for us through-out the year and into the conference meets,” said Robinson. After joining the Lady Tigers at winter break last year, LaBrittany Horton is eager to return to the track after being in the program for a full calendar year. Horton is ex-pected to challenge Kershaw for the Memphis top times as well as foes in the C-USA . “We look for LaBrittany to be one of the best sprinters who has ever walked through the doors here, and we are really excited about what she can bring to the table this year,” said Robinson. After a stellar freshman cam-

paign, Keyona Neal returns and hopes to give the Lady Tigers a triple scoring threat in the short sprints. Freshmen Monica Mason and Holly Joiner enter the U of M program with high hopes of reaching new levels with their talent.

HURDLES After transferring

to the U of M a year ago, senior hurdler Tayanna Simpson has already made an im-pact on the track and in the record books. Simpson owns the

Memphis record in the outdoor 100m and 400m

hurdles. Simpson is the Lady Tigers leading hurdler

and Robinson thinks she can improve on the records already set.

“She will be a very dominant force at the C-USA Champi-onships in the hurdles,” said Robinson. Expect to see Holland

Thomas in the fi nals of the hur-dling events for the Lady Tigers. The junior has gained valuable experience from the Lady Tigers who graduated last season. “Heavy expectations lie on

their shoulders, but I believe that

they are experienced and have the profes-sional attitude to handle it,” said Robinson. Freshman Quaniqua Jones will step in to the hurdlers group for the Lady Tigers. Jones was a four-time all-state selection at Hampton High School in Virginia and Coach Robinson expects her to continue her winning ways at the U of M.

DISTANCE Sophomore Jasmine Darden returns, for her second season, giving the Lady Tigers dis-tance group the spark needed to reach the next level. “Even though she is in her second track and fi eld season, we are expecting good things out of Darden in the near future,” said Robinson. “She has shown a lot of heart in practice and she has done everything that we have asked of her and we’re anxious to see where she is at this point and how effective she will be on the track.” Sophomore Kayleigh Brown came to the University of Memphis as a native of Wales and is expected to be the anchor of the Lady Tiger distance runners. She had two second-place fi n-ishes in the mile run during the indoor season. Freshman Louisa Lingley is also looking to make an impact in 2010. The hopes are that the young group of Lady Tiger distance com-petitors will help contribute to the Lady Tigers’ fi rst C-USA Championship.

THROWS Marina Vojinovic leads the cast of three throwers for the Lady Tigers. Vojinovic re-

When discussing the upcoming season for the wom-en’s track and fi eld team, one word can describe the Lady Tigers. With 60 percent of the team being underclassman, “young” is a common word when describing the depth chart. Head Coach Kevin Rob-

inson knows he has a young team, but the young team has reason to believe in 2010. “As a unit, we have assembled the best and deepest group of female track and fi eld athletes that have ever stepped foot on this campus. As

long as we do our job to keep these young ladies healthy, hungry and motivated, then we will go into that conference championship meet only accepting of a team C-USA championship,” said Robinson. After a fi fth place fi nish in the C-USA Indoor Championships and a sixth place fi nish in the C-USA Outdoor Championships, 2010 is expected to be a season full of improvements. Eight Lady Tigers return boasting All-C-USA performances from seasons past. Senior thrower Karmyn Clark and senior sprinter Tayanna Simpson have each posted two All-C-USA performances and hope to provide leadership to the nine newcomers.

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corded four NCAA qualifying marks during the 2009 outdoor season including a second place, personal record toss of 15.36m (50-3.75) at the C-USA Outdoor Championship. Karmyn Clark and Angela Wigley also return for the Lady Tiger throwers. Clark consistently im-proved her marks during the season, fi nishing fi fth at the C-USA Outdoor Champion-ship with a personal-best regional qualifying throw of 14.37m (47-1.75) and also posted points in the hammer and weight throws. “Marina and Karmyn were both re-gional qualifi ers last year,” Robinson said. “Marina was only here for a semester, but she has improved substantially and has learned several differ-ent events this year. Marina will be a force to be reckoned with in the shot put as well as the weight throw, hammer throw and discus. Karmyn is con-tinuing to work hard and de-velop her skills. She is looking to break 50 feet in the shot this year as well as improve in the weight and hammer throws. I think Karmyn will knock it out of the park this year. An-gela is looking to fi nally crack that scoring barrier and score some points and contribute to the team perfor-mance.”

JUMPS The U of M women’s track and fi eld team jumps group will be anchored by sophomore Kyosha Yarbrough in the upcoming season. Brittany Brewster is the only other jumper re-turning for the Lady Tigers as the young squad will have three freshmen join the jumpers group this season. Yarbrough had a standout freshman sea-son for the Lady Tigers as she posted seven top-10 fi nishes during the 2008-09 indoor sea-son and nine top-10 fi nishes during the outdoor campaign. Yarbrough fi nished fi rst in the long jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a leap of 5.71m (18-9.00). The Town Creek, Ala., native captured her best fi nish of the outdoor season at the SEMO invite with a triple jump of 11.20m (36-9.00). “I still don’t know what to expect from Kyo-sha,” Robinson said. “She has so much ability and she is just now starting to realize that she has so much ability. She doesn’t fully under-stand how good she can become. She is training really hard and has a great attitude about it and

I expect a huge breakout year for Kyosha.”

Brewster competed in six meets during the outdoor sea-son, posting a season-best

pole vault of 3.20m (10-6.00) on three different occasions. The Kingsport, Tenn., native

saw limited action during the indoor season as she

competed in two meets, posting a third-place fi nish at the EIU Mega meet with a vault of 2.90m (9-6.25). Three freshmen

join the already expe-rienced group of jumpers

and vaulters for the 2010 season. Kirsten Berding, Lauren Gale and Alyssa Northcutt all look to have an impact for the Lady Tiger track and fi eld team this season.

“It is going to be exciting to see our women’s pole vault this year,” Robinson said. “Brittany comes back after scoring points last year as a

freshman. I am really excited about Alyssa and Lauren coming in with per-sonal records that would place them in the top three in the conference last year.

They are phenomenal students and are everything I am trying to create with this

program, working hard, studying hard and meet the requirements of this program.”

MULTIS The largest group of athletes hail from the multi-event athletes. Three juniors, a sopho-more and two freshmen make up the depth chart for the multis. When C-USA Championship time comes, Robinson expects great things from this group. Juniors Desiree’ Blow, Morgan Jack and Deneen Kirk will take the Lady Tigers into com-petitions with their proven leadership skills. Blow posted a top-10 performance in the Heptathlon at the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships. Jack saw limited action a season ago, but is expected to be a key factor for the Lady Tigers in 2010. Kirk fi nished fourth in the heptathlon at the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships and Coach Robinson and staff look for her and the other upperclassman to step up in 2010 and im-prove their personal records and possibly grab medals at the C-USA Championships. Sophomore Vivian Haynes, an All-C-USA performer, is coming off a strong freshman cam-paign. Haynes posted a sixth place fi nish in the high jump at the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Cham-pionships. Freshmen Leonie Fiebig and Britta Jaarats enter the Lady Tiger program and Rob-inson expects the newcomers to make an imme-diate impact on the success of the team in 2010.

Women’s Roster Breakdown

BY EVENTSPRINTS/HURDLES/RELAYSLaBrittany Horton SRHolly Joiner FRQuaniqua Jones FRLaShundra Kershaw JRDeneen Kirk JRMonica Mason FRKeyona Neal SOTayanna Simpson SRHolland Thomas JR

DISTANCE/MID DISTANCEKayleigh Brown SOJasmine Darden SOLouisa Lingley FR

POLE VAULTBrittany Brewster SOLauren Gale FRAlyssa Northcutt FR

JUMPSKirsten Berding FRKyosha Yarbrough SO

THROWERSKarmyn Clarke SRMarina Vojinovic JRAngela Wigley SR

MULTISDesiree’ Blow JRLeonie Fiebig FRVivian Haynes SOBritta Jaarats FRMorgan Jack JRDeneen Kirk JR

BY CLASSSENIORSKarmyn Clark ThrowsLaBrittany Horton Sprints/RelaysTayanna Simpson Sprints/Hurdles/RelaysAngela Wigley Throws

JUNIORSDesiree’ Blow MultisMorgan Jack MultisLaShundra Kershaw Sprints/RelaysDeneen Kirk MultisHolland Thomas Hurdles/RelaysMarina Vojinovic Throws

SOPHOMORESBrittany Brewster Pole VaultKayleigh Brown Mid DistanceJasmine Darden Mid DistanceVivian Haynes MultisKeyona Neal Sprints/RelaysKyosha Yarbrough Jumps

FRESHMENKirsten Berding JumpsLeonie Fiebig MultisLauren Gale Pole VaultBritta Jaarats MultisHolly Joiner Sprints/RelaysQuaniqua Jones HurdlesLouisa Lingley Mid DistanceMonica Mason Sprints/RelaysAlyssa Northcutt Pole Vault

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COACHING EXPERIENCE

Years Capacity University2006-present Head Coach Memphis2002-2005 Assistant Coach Memphis1998-2002 Assistant Coach Southern Illinois

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2007 C-USA Coach of the Year• Eight All-Americans• 14 NCAA Championship Participants• Three NCAA Regional Champions• 2007 C-USA Men’s Outdoor Championship• 33 C-USA Champions• 193 All-C-USA Honorees

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

• 1993 Great Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year• 1994 C-USA Indoor Athlete of the Year• Seven-time C-USA/GMC Champion• C-USA hammer champion three years in a row (1996-98)• Seven-time NCAA Outdoor Qualifi er• Set school records in indoor shot put, indoor weight

throw, outdoor shot put and outdoor hammer.

EDUCATION

• B.S. University of Memphis (1998)

A brand new era was ushered in for the University of Mem-phis track & fi eld program on Aug, 17, 2006. The U of M athletic department announced that former Memphis ath-lete and C-USA Champion, assistant coach Kevin Robin-son, would become the fi rst person in school history to as-

sume the title of head coach of both the Tigers’ men’s and women’s track and fi eld programs. Robinson is no stranger to success. As a Tiger, the seven-time con-ference champion was a U of M record holder in four events, the indoor shot put and weight throw and the outdoor shot put and hammer throw. He brings the same higher standard of success and work ethic from the throwing ring to the head coaching realm as he moves forward with the University of Memphis Track & Field program. In four years at the helm, he has taken the program to brand new heights, including winning the school’s fi rst Men’s Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in 2007. The C-USA coaches voted him C-USA Coach of the Year in 2007. In 2009, 15 Tigers earned a total of 20 All-C-USA performances and three Tigers took home C-USA Championships. Robinson has coached 57 different All-Conference athletes who have amassed 193 total All-C-USA performances. With his keen ability to recruit the best regional, state, national and international athletes to the University of Memphis, he has quickly transformed the Memphis track and fi eld program into a genuine C-USA championship contender and national player. In four years under Robinson, Memphis has produced 13 C-USA Champions that have recorded 25 C-USA Championship per-formances. He has also taken seven athletes to compete at the NCAA Championships in eight separate events, resulting in eight All-America performances. Including his years as an assistant coach, Robinson has coached eight All-Americans, along with 17 NCAA Championship participants. He has also coached three NCAA Mid-East Regional Champions. Five Mem-phis athletes have received United States Track & Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) indoor and outdoor All-America honors, four earned USTFCCCA Mideast Region All-America accolades and three received USTFCCCA Academic All-America awards. Memphis athletes have also etched their name in several Confer-ence USA awards, including an outdoor C-USA Athlete of the Year, three C-USA Freshmen of the Year awards, two C-USA Newcomer of the Year awards, 14 C-USA Athletes of the Week performances by eight athletes, three best performances of the C-USA Championship meet, three high point performances of the C-USA Championship meet, four C-USA All-Academic Team members, and one cross country team that earned the C-USA All-Academic Team Award. The C-USA record book features four Memphis record holders since Robinson took the helm at the U of M. In 2003, his fi rst year as an assistant coach at Memphis, Robinson helped three Tigers earn a combined fi ve individual C-USA titles and set fi ve school records. In that same season, the Tigers produced three regional qualifi ers in four events. Robinson also worked closely with Memphis thrower Gaute Myklebust who was awarded the C-USA Male Outdoor Athlete of the Year honor. The Tigers continued to fi nd success in Robinson’s second year as an assistant. After winning a second-straight conference Outdoor Ath-lete of the Year award and an NCAA Mid-East Regional title, Myklebust placed fourth in the discus at the NCAA Championship. The fi nish was the highest-ever for a Memphis thrower and made Myklebust Memphis’ fi rst All-American in more than 20 years.

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Gaute MyklebustTwo-time World Championships Participant

The two-time NCAA Qualifi er was named the 2003 and 2004 C-USA Male Athlete of the Year. The four-time C-USA Champion currently holds the school records in shot put and discus.

Susan King5th Place- 2008 Olympic Trials

NCAA runner-up in shot put and NCAA Regional Champion. The six-time NCAA Qualifi er holds the school record in the dis-cus. King was a two-time C-USA Champion and was named the 2008 C-USA Women’s Athlete of the Year.

Keenan Gibson2004 Olympian

The fi rst Lady Tiger to qualify for the NCAA Championships. School record holder in the 200m dash. C-USA Champion in the 200m dash.

Daniel Kiss2008 Olympian

Two-Time World Championships Participant

School record holder in 60m and 110m hurdles. Ranked in the top-fi ve nationally in the 110m hurdles in 2005.

Gail Lee9th Place- 2008 Olympic Trials

Two-time All-American shot put thrower and three-time NCAA Championship qualifi er in her career at the U of M. Lee currently holds the hammer and weight throw school records.

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His 2004 campaign featured impressive performances by Robinson’s jumpers. Lisa-Marie Hyman placed second in the triple jump at the conference meet and set a Memphis record in the event. The fi eld event athletes also set two other school records in the women’s heptathlon and the men’s pentathlon. Despite the incredible accomplishments during his fi rst two years at Memphis, 2005 proved to be Robin-son’s banner year. His athletes set six school records, won three C-USA titles and tallied four runner-up fi n-ishes, a C-USA Female Freshman of the Year honor and two NCAA Championship appearances. Thrower Gail Lee was responsible for many of those ac-complishments as she broke indoor records in both the shot put and weight throw. Lee also was the C-USA Champion in the weight throw and runner-up in the shot put. Lee’s shot put marks qualifi ed her for NCAA Indoor Championships. In that same season, J.D. Erickson added a conference title in the shot put and Janon Busby won the triple jump event at the conference indoor meet. Chen Edri broke three school records and earned the title of C-USA Female Freshman of the Year. Hyman put up a second-place fi nish in the outdoor triple jump and made her fi rst trip to the NCAA Championships. In 2006, Robinson helped Erickson to a second-straight conference indoor title in the shot put and a school record in the indoor weight throw. Lee made her second consecutive appearance in the top-10 in the shot put at the NCAA Championships. Sivan Aballi and Amaechi Oselukwue both earned second-place honors at the C-USA Championships. The 2009 season saw the Tigers amass 200 All-C-USA perfor-mances and three C-USA titles. Under the guidance of Robinson, thrower Steffen Nerdal fi nished second in the weight throw at the NCAA Champi-onships to earn All-America status. Nerdal and the Tiger throwers were redshirted in the 2009 Outdoor season in preparation for the 2010 Outdoor campaign. In all, Robinson has seen his athletes break 24 school records, pile up 33 C-USA titles and earn over 190 all-conference performances during his time at Memphis. Along with their success on the track, Robinson’s athletes also ex-celled in the classroom. Myklebust was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District and C-USA Scholar Athlete teams in 2004, while Hyman was a CoSIDA All-American in 2004 and 2005 and was awarded one of only six C-USA Postgraduate Scholarships. In 2006, Aballi was named to the Co-SIDA Academic All-District team. Following his career as a student-athlete at the U of M, Robinson began his coaching career as an assistant at Southern Illinois from 1998

through 2002. During his stint at SIU, he coached a group of eight athletes to 13 individual Missouri Valley Conference championships. Robinson’s ath-letes set three conference records and six school records. He also had nine individuals qualify for the NCAA Regionals and had two All-Americans. At the 2001 USA Track and Field Championships, Robinson coached Brian Miller to a fi fth-place fi nish in the shot put. That season, Miller ranked fi fth nationally and 15th in the world. As a Tiger, Robinson is one of the most decorated throwers in Mem-phis history. His dominating prowess in the shot put, weight throw, and hammer throw as a Tiger is unmatched. During his freshman campaign,

he won the indoor shot put event in Memphis’ last year as a member of the Great Midwest Conference

at the 1994 GMC Indoor Championships. In his sophomore season, Robinson was named the C-USA Athlete of the Year at the indoor cham-pionships after he won the indoor weight throw, and fi nished second in the indoor shot put. The four-time C-USA Athlete of the Week award win-

ner also qualifi ed for the NCAA Outdoor Champi-onships in 1997 and 1998 in seven combined

events. As a sophomore and a senior, he won C-USA indoor titles in both the

weight throw and hammer throw. Robinson is part of another elite

C-USA group of only eight men who have won three or more C-USA Outdoor Titles in the same event (hammer throw, 1996-98). In total, Robinson owns six combined C-USA titles in the weight throw, and the hammer throw and one more GMC title in the shot put. When Robinson graduated in 1998 he was the record holder in four

separate events including the indoor and outdoor shot,

the 35lb. weight throw, and the hammer throw. His only record left standing today is the indoor shot put 18.06m (59-3). In 1998, Robinson was named

the National Strength and Con-ditioning Association Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year and an NSCA All-American. That season, he fi nished 13th in the shot put at the NCAA Championships with an effort of 57-4.25. He also qualifi ed for the Olympic trials in 2000 in both the shot put and weightlifting. In 2003, Robinson gained certifi cation in CPR, AED,

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Doug Clark, in his fi rst season at Memphis, has over 20 years of coaching experience, coaching 19 NCAA Division I All-Americans in the 1500m, Mile, 3000m, 3000m steeplechase, 5000m, distance medley relay and cross country and 32 ad-

ditional NCAA Qualfi ers.

Prior to coming to Memphis, Clark coached nine years at Kansas. In Clark’s last fi ve seasons at Kansas, the men’s cross country team had four All-Americans. Clark’s men’s cross country team at Kansas fi nished 12th at the 2005 NCAA Championships and 20th at the 2006 NCAA Champion-ships. He mentored three consecutive Big 12 Champions from 2004-06. He also coached Kansas alumnus Charlie Gruber to a second-place fi n-ish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, earning Gruber a place on the 2004 USA Olympic Team in the 1,500 meter run.

Prior to his nine year tenure at Kansas, Clark was an assistant coach at Tulsa under current Kansas coach Stanley Redwine from 1994-2000. While at Tulsa, Clark’s teams held school records in the women’s 1,000 meters, mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, distance medley relay, 4x800-meter relay and 1,500 meters as well as the men’s 800 meters, mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 1,500 meters, 3,000 meter steeplechase and distance medley relay. Clark coached distance runner Dwight Davis, who posted a 3:59.29 mile time to become Tulsa’s fi rst ever NCAA All-American.

In 1994 while at UTEP, Clark assisted the Miners to a No. 3 fi nish in the na-tion during the 1994 indoor season and national runner-up honors during the 1994 outdoor championships. Clark also coached former UTEP track athlete Jim Svenoy to the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Clark began his coaching career at the University of Arkansas as a vol-unteer assistant coach, being promoted to an assistant coach in 1991. While Clark was an assistant, the Razorbacks won all nine NCAA Cham-pionships in cross country (three), indoor track (three), and outdoor track (three) during the 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years, commonly referred to as the NCAA Triple Crown. As recruiting coordinator, Clark helped assemble one of the most dominant programs in the history of NCAA Track & Field and Cross Country.

A 1981 graduate of Central Missouri State University, Clark was an NCAA qualifi er in cross country and qualifi ed for the 1980 Olympic Marathon Tri-als, running 2:17:40. He was the top Masters runner in Oklahoma from 1996-2000 posting times of 14:58/5K, 25:45/8K, and 31:41/10K.

“Doug has, in a brief amount of time, been able to inject life and optimism into the distance program. He is a tireless recruiter with an extensive knowledge base for the events. His wealth of experience as an athlete, coach, mentor, and educator make him an invaluable asset to the track and cross country teams. Doug Clark has an insatiable passion for coaching the distance events, and will not be held back!”

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COACHING EXPERIENCE

Years Capacity University2009-present Assistant Coach Memphis2000-2009 Assistant Coach Kansas1994-2000 Assistant Coach Tulsa1994 Assistant Coach UTEP1987-1993 Assistant Coach Arkansas


• NCAA Champion at UTEP (3000m Steeplechase)• 2004 USA Olympian Charlie Gruber (1500m)• 19 NCAA All-Americans• 32 additional NCAA Qualifi ers• Two NCAA Top-20 Cross Country Teams• Three-straight Cross Country Individual Big-12

Champions (2004-06)• Six Big-12 Champions

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

• NCAA Qualifi er• 1980 Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifi er• Top Master’s Runner in Oklahoma, 1996-2000

EDUCATION

• B.S. Central Missouri State University (1981)• M.S. Sports Mgmt. - University of Arkansas (1989)

Assistant Coach Distance/Mid Distance

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In just his fourth year as an assistant coach to head coach Kevin Robinson, Nic Fortenberry has already seen great success achieved by several Tiger ath-letes. Fortenberry has coached two NCAA qualifi ers,

12 NCAA Regional Qualifi ers and eight C-USA Champions.

One of Fortenberry’s pupils entering the 2009-10 track and fi eld season is junior Aaron Whetstone. Under the guidance of Fortenberry and the Memphis coaching staff, Whetstone has captured two C-USA crowns and four All-C-USA performances. In the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Champion-ships, Fortenberry saw Whetstone set a conference meet record with a fi rst-place triple jump leap of 16.60m (54-05.50). Whetstone’s jump broke the Memphis school record and was the No. 1 jump in the nation for a brief period of 2008.

For the second consecutive season, three or more of Fortenberry’s ath-letes qualifi ed for the 2009 NCAA Mideast Regionals. Five Tigers qualifi ed for the Mideast Regionals and two of the athletes advanced to the fi nals of the Regionals. Three of Fortenberry’s athletes qualifi ed for the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regionals, with all of them winning individual crowns at the C-USA Outdoor Championships. He has had nine regional qualifi ers in his initial two years of coaching, including seven C-USA Champions.

Under Fortenberry, NCAA Mideast qualifi er hurdler Amaechi Oselukwue successfully defended his Conference USA title in the 110 hurdles, as he raced to an impressive 14.16 time.

In Fortenberry’s fi rst season, the Tiger sprinters and hurdlers played a pivotal role in the men’s team’s C-USA Outdoor Championship, scoring a total of 56 points.

Fortenberry has more than a decade of experience as both an athlete and a coach at the high school and collegiate levels. As a prep standout at Tylertown High School in Tylertown, Miss., Fortenberry was the captain of the track team, a four-year letterman, and a three-year state qualifi er.

Fortenberry enrolled at Louisiana State University on a Naval ROTC scholarship during the summer of 1992. In 1993, he joined the LSU track and fi eld team. Fortenberry competed in cross-country, the 800m dash and the 400m hurdles for the Tigers.

He began his coaching career in 1997 as an assistant track coach and head cross country coach at Kirby High School in Memphis. He took over as the boy’s head coach the following year.

In 2000, Fortenberry moved to Houston High under George Gibson, where he coached sprinters and multi-event athletes. He also served as the as-sistant cross country coach. During his time there, the cross country team won three state titles and the track team won the 2005 State Champion-ship. Over 20 of his athletes have gone on to Division I programs, includ-ing former Memphis decathlete Jason Morgan.

Fortenberry graduated from LSU in 1996 with a degree in industrial educa-tion and construction management.

Nic is the father of two children, Gabe (12) and Jada (6).

“Nic is a very dedicated student of the speed and jumping events. His keen eye for sprint mechanics, and his ability to get the most out of his athletes when it matters the most, are great characteristics of a fundamentally sound coach. Nic continues to lead his athletes with honor, discipline, and integrity.”


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COACHING EXPERIENCE

Years Capacity University2006-present Assistant Coach Memphis2000-2005 Assistant Coach Houston HS1998-2000 Head Boys Coach Kirby HS1997 Assistant Coach Kirby HS


• Two NCAA Qualifi ers• 12 NCAA Regional Qualifi ers• Eight C-USA Champions

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

• Member of the LSU Track team, 1993-1995• Four-year letterwinner and three-time state qualifi er at

Tylertown High School

EDUCATION

• B.S. Louisiana State University (1996)

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Tyler Fraizer enters his second season as an assistant track and fi eld coach at the University of Memphis. Fraizer continues to work closely with the Tiger javelin throwers, pole vaulters and other fi eld event athletes under his former coach Kevin Robin-

son. Fraizer also continues his duties as the coordinator of track and fi eld operations for the Tigers.

Following the completion of his track and fi eld career at the University of Memphis, Fraizer has taken his extensive knowledge and expertise of several fi eld events to the coaching arena.

The 2007-08 season was Fraizer’s fi rst as a coach, but he had an immedi-ate impact. Javelin thrower Christian McDonald had another impressive season, qualifying for the second time for the NCAA MidEast Regionals, where he set a personal-best throw of 64.9m (212-11).

Fraizer also assists with the U of M pole vaulters. Ashton Baldwin and Whitney Bolton both grabbed All-C-USA marks at the indoor and outdoor championships in 2008. Both vaulters tied their own indoor school record with a height of 3.75m (12-04.00). Baldwin also broke an outdoor pole vault school record at the Arkansas John McDonnell Invitational with a mark of 3.70m (12-01.5)

Before Fraizer joined the Tiger track and fi eld coaching staff in Fall 2007, he was a member of the Memphis men’s track and fi eld team from 2005-07. While an athlete at Memphis, he was part of the 2007 C-USA Confer-ence Outdoor Championship team, fi nishing fourth in the javelin at the C-USA Championships.

Prior to his time as an athlete at the University of Memphis, Fraizer spent time at Hutchinson Community College, where he earned All-American honors as a sophomore. He was a two-time qualifi er for the NJCAA Na-tional Championships in the javelin in his freshman and sophomore cam-paign at Hutchinson and a Junior Olympic qualifi er.

Frazier graduated with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, from the University of Memphis in 2007. He is a native of Wichita, Kansas, attended Bishop Carroll Catholic HS.

“Tyler is a very versatile coach working primarily with the pole vaulters, but extending to help with the javelin and the multi event athletes. Tyler works closely with his athletes to ensure that they have the technical awareness to compete at their highest level. Being an alumni of the University of Memphis, and of the track and fi eld team, Tyler has a passion for the program and for the institu-tion that is diffi cult to replicate.”


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Years Capacity University2007-present Assistant Coach Memphis


• Christian McDonald- Two-time NCAA MidEast Regional Qualifi er.

• Christian McDonald- School record holder javelin throw at 64.90m (212-11)

• Ashton Baldwin- University of Memphis record holder pole vault.

• Whitney Bolton- University of Memphis record holder pole vault.

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE

• Member of the University of Memphis track and fi eld team specializing in the javelin throw from 2005-2007.

• Member of the Hutchinson Community College track and fi eld team from 2003-2005.

EDUCATION

• B.S. University of Memphis (2007)

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LYNNPARKES

Associate AD - Compliance SWAOffi ce: 901-678-2088E-mail: [email protected]

BILLLANSDEN

Associate AD - DevelopmentOffi ce: 901-678-2334E-mail: [email protected]

ADAM MOUSSA

Track & Field ManagerOffi ce: 901-230-0734E-mail: [email protected]

AMOSMANSFIELD

Head Athletic TrainerOffi ce: 901-678-2847E-mail: amansfi [email protected]

ALBYLINDON

Athletic TrainerCell: 850-501-7395E-mail: [email protected]

JONATHANCISCO

Track & Field ManagerOffi ce: 901-230-0734E-mail: [email protected]

DR. JOELUCKEY

Director of Athletic AcademicsOffi ce: 901-678-2714E-mail: [email protected]

KRISTINHENKE

M & W Track and FieldAcademic AdvisorOffi ce: 901-678-2707E-mail: [email protected]

“Chrissie is a charismatic young coach who has brought a wealth of enthusiasm into the program. She has helped immensely in continuing to develop the multi event athletes, as well as working with the jumpers on occa-sion. The combination of her academic research, and her athletic experience will enable her to become a great coach in the future.”


Chrissie Feldmann joins the Memphis Tigers Track & Field coaching staff after a four year career at Marquette University. Feldmann spent three years as a jumper and one year as a participant in the heptathlon and pentathlon.

Feldmann graduated from Marquette in the spring of 2009 with a bachelor of science in exercise science. She is currently pursuing a master of sci-ence degree in exercise and sport science at the University of Memphis and is a graduate research assistant in the Musculoskeletal Dynamics Laboratory.

Feldmann will assist the coaching staff in all disciplines this season.

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Austin, TexasLyndon B. Johnson HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Anderson participated in seven meets during the outdoor season...Had six top-fi ve fi nishes during the season...Finished second in the 110m hurdles at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a time of 14.66...Set a personal-best time of 14.46 in the 110m hurdles at the C-USA Championships...Fin-ished third in the C-USA Championship 110m hurdles race with a time of 14.73...His best fi nish in the 400m hurdles came at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 55.52.

2009 INDOOR: Anderson participated in four meets during indoor season...Recorded a personal best 60m dash time in of 7.61 at the SIU McDonald’s Invitation-al...Finished fourth in the 60m hurdles at the SIU Mc-Donald’s Invitational with a time of 8.61 in the fi nals..Member of the second place fi nishing distance medley relay team at the EIU Mega Meet...Set a season-high time of 8.49 seconds in the prelims of the 60m hurdles at the C-USA Championships.

2008 OUTDOOR: Anderson participated in three meets during the outdoor season...Finished top-eight in every race...Two top-fi ve fi nishes...Placed fourth at SEMO-tion relays with a time of 15.60 in the 110m hurdles...At C-USA Outdoor Championships, he set a season-best 110m hurdles time of 15.13 in prelims...Placed seventh in 110m hurdles fi nals with a time of 15.15...Also set a 400m hurdles season-best time of 55.96 in prelims...Placed fi fth in 400m hurdles fi nals with a time of 57.60.

2008 INDOOR: Anderson participated in six meets during indoor season...Finished top-eight in every race...Three top-fi ve fi nishes...At SIU Saluki SASF In-vitational fi nished fourth with an 8.48 time in the 60m

hurdles...Finished second at the SIU McDonald’s In-vitational with a season-best 8.43 in the fi nals of the 60m hurdles...Set a 55m hurdles season-best at SEMO Invitational with fi rst place time of 7.81 in the fi nals...At C-USA Indoor Championships, he tied his season-best 60m hurdles mark of 8.43 in prelims...Placed eighth in 60m hurdles fi nals with a time of 8.46.

PREP: Attended Lyndon B. Johnson HS lettering in track and fi eld for four years under coach La’Boris Bean...Specialized in sprints and hurdles...Regional qualifi er in 110 hurdles 2004...In 2006, fi nished sixth at the UIL State (Texas) Championships in 110 meter hurdles class 4-A...In 2007, fi nished fourth at UIL State Championships in 110 meter hurdles class 4-A...Third place fi nish at regionals in 300 meter hurdles in 2007.

ACADEMICS: Named to the C-USA Track and Field All-Academic Team in 2009...Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for three semesters and was placed on the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Native of Austin, Texas...Son of Julia and Darryl Anderson...Has one sister, Marquita...Enjoys watching TV and playing video games...Favorite movie is the “Hulk”...Majoring in physics.

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PREP: Four-year letterman at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in Track and Field...Three time All-State selection...Four-time All-Region selection...Personal best pole vault is 16 feet.

Personal: Son of Rick and Helena Arnold...Enjoys fi shing, playing guitar and traveling...Also enjoys sand volleyball.

Franklin, Tenn.Centennial HS

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THREE-TIME ALL C-USA PERFORMER

2009 OUTDOOR: Participated in four meets during the outdoor season...Finished 12th at the Memphis Tiger Invitational 200m dash with a time of 23.51, but ran his season best 200m dash in the preliminar-ies at the C-USA Championship Meet with a time of 22.80...Posted a personal best time of 10.98 in the 100m dash in the prelims of the C-USA Champion-ship Meet.

2009 INDOOR: Barlow participated in fi ve meets...Collected a second place fi nish in the 55m dash at the SEMO Invite with a season best time of 6.60... Finished 9th in the 60m dash at the EIU Mega Meet with a sea-son best time of 7.09... Finished 12th at the SIU Mc-Donald’s Invitational with a time of 23:52.

2008 OUTDOOR: Barlow participated in three meets during the outdoor season...At the SEMOtion Relays, he achieved his top fi nish of 11th with a time of 22.90...At the Ole Miss Invitational, he ran a personal best 200m dash time of 22.59 fi nishing in 25th place.

2008 INDOOR: Barlow participated in seven meets...Notched two fi rst place fi nishes in the 55m dash at the Arkansas State Invitational and another in the 55m dash at SEMO Invitational, while running a personal best time of 6.33...Had two top-fi ve fi nishes in the 60m dash at the SIU Saluki SASF Invitational and the SIU McDonald’s Invitational...At C-USA Indoor Champion-ships, he set a personal best record in the 60m dash with a preliminary time of 6.81...In the fi nals he fi nished seventh with a time of 7.10...Also at the C-USA Indoor Championships he set a personal best 200m dash time of 22.50 while placing 11th.

GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - NATHAN ARNOLD

I chose the University of Memphis because of the determination of the coaching staff and the energy of the team...My favorite athletes are Tim Mack and Scott Huffman...My season goal is to vault 17 feet...My most memorable place to compete was at the El Dorado Street Vault in Kansas.

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PREP: Attended Centennial High School lettering in track and fi eld for four years under coach Mose Phil-lips...Also lettered in football for four years...Earned fi rst team All-District, Great Eight Champ and second team All-Mid State...Placed 2nd in the 100 meter at TSSAA Championship in 2007.

PERSONAL: Native of Franklin, Tenn....Full name is Frashod Cleamon Barlow...Born on August 19, 1989 to Felicia and Cleaver Barlow...Has two sisters...Majoring in management information systems.

Olive Branch, Miss.Olive Branch HS

Cross Country 26:27.903000m Run (in) 9:30.025000m Run (in) 16:11.43Mile Run (in) 4:42.643000m Run (out) 9:11.855000m Run (out) 15.47.4910000m Run (out) 32:34.92

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Memphis’ top fi nisher in four of the fi ve meets in which the distance runners com-peted in the 2009 cross country season...His best fi nish of the season came at the Rhodes Invitational in which he fi nished fi fth.

2009 OUTDOOR: Participated in four meets during the outdoor season...Recorded a personal-best time of 9:11.85 in the 3000m run at the Memphis Tiger Invita-tional...In the 10,000m run, he posted a personal-best time of 32:34.92 at the Rhodes Open...Finished 10th in the 10,000m at the C-USA Championships.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in two meets during the in-door season...Posted a personal-best time of 16:11.43 in the 3000m run at the EIU Mega Meet.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets that the Tiger cross country team participated in dur-ing the 2008 season…Registered four top-15 fi nishes in 2008 with a personal-best 8k time of 26:27.90 at the UALR Invitational where he fi nished in 11th place…At the C-USA Cross Country Championships, he fi nished in 25th place with a time of 26:29.00.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets during the outdoor season...Notched two top-10 fi nishes...At SEMOtion Relays, he grabbed a season-best 5000m run time of 15:47.49 fi nishing in seventh place...As an unattached participant at the Ole Miss May Invite, he ran a 15:58.42 and fi nished in 10th place.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in two meets during the indoor season...At Arkansas State Kickoff, he ran a 9:34.07 time and placed ninth in the 3000m run...At the SIU McDonald’s Meet, he set a season-best for the 3000m run with a time of 9:30.02 and fi nished in 17th place...Also set a personal-best mile time of 4:42.64 and fi nished in 17th place.

2007: CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all but one meet for the Tigers…Ran a season-best time of 26:09.68 at the University of Evansville Invitational…At the C-USA Championships crossed the line second for the Tigers in a time of 28:42.1.

PREP: Attended Olive Branch High School lettering in track and fi eld for four years and cross country for three years under coach Eric Rombough...Specialized in distance...Earned All-State accolades all three years in cross country.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jacob Andrew Chapman...Born on April 15, 1989 in Memphis, Tenn., to Lisa and Randy Chapman...Has two siblings...Was a member of the National Honor Society and FCA.

Clarksville, Tenn.Northwest HS

Cross Country 27:13.93800m Run (out) 2:02.161500m Run (out) 4:19.27

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all fi ve meets for the Tiger cross country team...Recorded his best time of the 2009 season at the Rhodes Open with a fi nishing time of 28:32.43.

2009 OUTDOOR: Ran in two meets during the outdoor season...Ran a personal-best 2:202.16 at the Rhodes Open 800m run...Set a personal-best in the 1500m run with a time of 4:19.27 at the Rhodes Open.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets that the Tiger cross country team participated in dur-ing the 2008 season…Recorded his best 8k time at the UALR Invitational with a 27:13.93…At the C-USA Cross Country Championships, he ran a 27:26.00 which was good enough for 39th place.

2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six meets for the Tigers...At the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic, ran a season best time of 27:44.3...Competed at the C-USA Championships, fi nishing in a time of 29:57.1.

PREP: Attended Northwest High School lettering in track and fi eld all four years under coach David Rob-inson...Specialized in distance...Was team captain in cross country and track, and also an All-Area, All-Mid State, All-State, Team MVP, Most Dedicated in 2005 and 2006...In 2006, was named to the Footlocker All-South team and was named Leaf Chronicle Runner of the Year.PERSONAL: Full name is Joe Eric Coneo, Jr...Born on

October 16, 1988, to Vivian and Joe Coneo, Sr...Has two brothers and two sisters...A member of the National Beta Club and JROTC...Enjoys running and spending time with friends...Favorite book is To Kill A Mocking-bird...Majoring in criminal justice.

Goteborg, SwedenUniversity of Gotenbourg

Cross Country 26:16.403000m Run (in) 9:02.795000m Run (in) 16:27.67Mile (in) 4:32.271500m Run (out) 4:17.963000m Run (out) 9:20.313000m Steep. (out) 9:49.475000m Run (out) 16:05.21

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all fi ve cross country meets for the Tigers...Ran a season-best 27:27.20 at the C-USA Championship Meet...Finished 10th at the Bison Stampede.

2009 OUTDOOR: Ran in fi ve meets during the outdoor season...Set a personal-best 3000m time of 9:20.31 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Also set a personal-best time in the 5000m with a time of 16:05.21 at the Rhodes Open...Set a personal-best time of 9:49.47 at the Mississippi Open in the 3000m steeplechase.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in three meets during the indoor schedule with a fi fth place fi nish in the 3000m at the EIU Mega Meet....Set a personal-best time of 9:02.79 with the fi fth place fi nish.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in each of the Ti-ger’s six meets during the 2008 season…Ran his best 8k time of the season at the Watson Ford Invitational registering a time of 28:13.96…At the 2008 C-USA Cross Country Championships, he recorded a time of 28:40.00 which placed him 43rd at the championships.

2008 OUTDOOR: Ran three different races through-out the course of the 2008 outdoor season...In the fi rst meet of the season at the Rhodes Open Meet, he ran a personal best 1500m time of 4:17.96 placing 17th...For much of the year, his biggest impact came in the 3000m steeplechase...Notched three top 10 perfor-mances including a ninth place, season-best 10:09.19 time at the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships...At

GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - FRASHOD BARLOW

The most memorable place I competed was the Tyson Invite because it was a top quality meet that featured the best athletes in the nation...I chose the University of Mem-phis because of the school and the good coaching staff they have...My most exciting moment on the track was being an All-State honoree in high school.


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the C-USA Outdoor Championships, he also placed 17th in the 5000m run recording a time of 16:56.74.

2008 INDOOR: Ekdahl competed in the mile run, 3000m run, and the 5000m run during the 2008 indoor season for the Tigers...Recorded his personal best time and fi nish in the 3000m run at the SIU SASF Invita-tional Meet with a time of 9:11.78 placing 12th...At the McDonalds Invitational meet at SIU Carbondale, he ran a personal best mile time of 4:32.27 with a top-10 fi nish in ninth place...At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Champion-ships, he ran the mile fi nishing in 12th place with a time of 4:36.99...Also ran in the 5000m race placing in 15th with a time of 16:27.67.

2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six cross country meets for the Tigers and was Memphis’ top fi nisher in fi ve of six meets...Ran a season best time at the Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic, fi nishing in 26:16.4...At the C-USA Championships, crossed the line fi rst for Memphis in a time of 28:13.5.

ACADEMICS: Has been on the Tiger 3.0 list for three semesters and has been placed on the C-USA Com-missioner’s Academic Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended Dergarden...Specialized in distance.

PERSONAL: Born in Goteborg, Sweden, on May 20, 1986 to Marita and Stefan Ekdahl...Has an older sister, Frida and a younger brother, Erik...Enjoys playing soc-cer...Started in athletics as a swimmer for eight years...Began to compete in triathlons and realized that run-ning was the sport he should compete in...Has been running competitively since age 14...Majoring in eco-nomics.

Franklin, Tenn.Battle Ground Academy

Cross Country 29:41.51

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all fi ve cross country meets for the Tigers...Set a personal-best time of 29:41.51 at the Bison Stampede.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two meets for the Tigers…Registered a 24:29.00 at the opening meet of the year in the Arkansas Tech Invitational placing him in 36th place…Placed 203rd at the Memphis Twilight Meet with a time of 33:38.22.

2008 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR: Redshirted.

ACADEMICS: Is part of the University of Memphis hon-ors program...Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for three semesters…Has also been a part of the Tiger Academic 30 for two semesters…Has made the Dean’s List for two semesters…Has achieved a 4.0 semester grade point average for one semester…Has been se-lected to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year and also the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for one year…Has a featured profi le on Fogel-man College of Business & Economics home page…Is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society.

PREP: Attended Battle Ground Academy lettering in cross country and track and fi eld for three years...Spe-cialized in distance...Earned the Leadership Award in 2007...Mid-state fi nalist in cross country and the MVP his senior year...Helped lead his team to a mid-state championship team in cross country as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Curtis Allen Gibbs III...Born on May 25, 1989, in Grosse Point, Mich., to Lynda and Curtis Gibbs...Has one younger brother...Was a mem-ber of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society...Majoring in economics...Co-owner & Founder of Vibes Coffee Shop.

Urbana, IllinoisSIU-Edwardsville

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SIU-Edwardsville (2007-09)- Was a four-time confer-ence champion...Two-time NCAA Championship Quali-fi er at the Division II level...Was named an All-Ameri-can...Five time All-GLVC honoree.

PREP: Lettered in track and fi eld, basketball and soc-cer at Urbana High School...Was a four-time Illinois State Championships qualifi er...Finished seventh in the state of Illinois in the 400m dash his junior year...Re-ceived the most points of his career last season.

PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Donna Harold...En-joys playing the piano and chess...His favorite forms of recreation are listening to music and frisbee golf.

Methuen, Miss.Methuen HS

800m Run (in) 1:54.99800m Run (out) 1:54.341500m Run (out) 4:04.22

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TWO-TIME ALL C-USA PERFORMER

2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in one of fi ve cross country meets...Posted a 29:47.34 at the C-USA Championship meet.

2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for the Ti-gers...Set a personal-best 800m time of 1:54.34 at the C-USA Championships and fi nished fi fth overall...Was a runner on the 4x100m relay team, 4x400m relay and the Sprint Medley relay team.

2009 INDOOR: Ran in four different meets during the indoor campaign...Set a personal-best 800m run time of 1:54.99 at the C-USA Championships in which he fi nished fi fth...Finished fi rst in the 800m at the SIU Mc-Donald’s meet...Member of the 4x400m relay team that fi nished third at the C-USA Championships.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets for the Tigers during the 2008 Cross Country season…Set a season best 8k time of 28:41.89 at the UALR Invita-tional…At the 2008 C-USA Cross Country Champion-ships, he ran a time of 28:55.00 and placed 47th.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - NICHOLAS HAROLD

I chose the University of Memphis because of the engineering department and the track and fi eld program...My favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr....My season goal is to qualify for Nationals in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay...My most memorable moment was placing second in the 4x400m relay at Nationals as a sophomore.

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2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 800m run and the 1500m run during the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…Ran the 1500m run only once, but ran a 4:24.47 time and fi nished in 20th place at the SEMO-tion Relays…Set a season-best outdoor 800m run time of 2:00.79 at the Ole Miss May Invitational fi nishing in 19th place.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 800m run and the mile during the 2008 indoor season for the Tigers…Recorded two top-10 fi nishes in the 800m run including a sixth place fi nish at the SIU SASF Invitational with a time of 2:00.50…At the Arkansas State Invitational, set a personal best mile time of 4:35.32 with his season best fi nish of 7th...The next week at the SIU McDonalds Invitational, fi nished in eighth place in the 800 meter run besting his previous time at 2:00.14…At the C-USA Indoor Championships, set a personal best 800 meter time running a sub-two minute 1:58.63 time fi nishing in 11th place…Also fi nished in 13th place in the mile run with a time of 4:46.19.

2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets for Memphis...Had a season best time at the UALR Open, fi nishing the race in 28:11.7...At the C-USA Championships, crossed the line in 31:57.2.

PREP: Attended Methuen High School lettering in cross country and track and fi eld under coach Roger Fuller...Specialized in mid-distance...Also, participated in soccer...Named a Merrimack Valley Conference All-Conference in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Emmanuel Jean-Pierre Guy Hudson...Son of Johnetta and Edward Hudson...Volun-teers for Habitat for Humanity, Bread and Roses Food Kitchen and Lazarus House for Homeless Shelter.

Snellville, Ga.Brockwood HS

55m Hurdles (in) 7.7860m Hurdles (in) 8.1860m Dash (in) 7.26110m Hurdles (out) 14.36400m Hurdles 56.17

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2009 OUTDOOR: Had an outstanding freshman cam-paign, competing in seven meets for the Tigers...One of his best performances came at the Memphis Tiger Invitational in the 110m hurdles in which he fi nished fi rst with a time of 14.36...Also fi nished fi rst in the 110m

hurdles at the Joey Haines Invitational meet...Finished 10th in the 400m hurdles at the Memphis Tiger Invita-tional with a personal-best time of 56.17.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets for the Tigers as a freshman... Finished fi rst in the 55m hurdles at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best time of 7.78... Set a personal-best time of 8.18 in the 60m hurdles at the C-USA Championships, fi nishing fourth... Ran a 7.26 in the prelims of the 60m dash at the EIU Mega Meet.

PREP: Ran the 60m hurdles indoor and the 110m and 400m hurdles outdoor...High school personal best are 13.99 in the 110m hurdles, 7.96 in the 60m hurdles and 37.8 in the 300m hurdles...At the 2007 USATF Outdoor Nationals, placed eighth in the 110m hurdles and also qualifi ed as a 2007 All-American...In the 2008 indoor season for the 60m hurdles, he was ranked as high as fi fth in the nation... Was the two time county and region champion...At the 2007 and 2008 state meet, placed fourth both times in the 110m and 300m hurdles.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Latrice Hollingsworth & Ce-cil Jackson...Full name is Robert Odell Jackson...Plans to major in fi nance.

Eldoret Rift Valley, KenyaMarakwet HS/Adams State

Cross Country 25:54.55Mile Run (in) 4:16.593000m Run (in) 9:05.21800m Run (out) 1:55.191500m Run (out) 3:55.743000m Steep. (out) 9:18.44

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two cross country events and was Memphis’ top fi nisher once...Posted a 26:38.30 at the C-USA Championships.

2009 OUTDOOR: Competed at seven events during the outdoor campaign...Garner All-C-USA honors with a fourth place fi nish in the 3000m steeplechase at the C-USA Championships...Set a personal-best 800m

time of 1:55.19 at the Ole Miss Invitational...Also set a personal-best 1500m time of 3:55.74 at the Ole Miss Invitational...Finished fi rst two times in the 1500m com-petitions at the Joey Haines Invitational and the Mem-phis Tiger Invitational...Posted a personal-best 9:18.44 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mississippi Open...Posted a fi rst place fi nish at the Joey Haines Invita-tional in the 3000m steeplechase.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the indoor season...Set a personal-best mile run time of 4:16.59 at the Rod McCravy Invitational...Had two third

place fi nishes in the mile run coming at the EIU Mega Meet and the SIU McDonald’s meet...Competed in the 3000meter run once, fi nishing 10th at the SIU McDon-ald’s meet with a personal-best time of 9:05.21.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six of the meets that the Tiger Cross Country team competed in during the 2008 season and was Memphis’ top fi nisher in fi ve of six meets, registering four top-10 fi nishes…Season best 8k time was at the UALR Invitational where he ran a 25:54.55 and placed 6th…At the C-USA Cross Country Championships, fi nished with a time of 26:11.00 and in 21st place.

2008 OUTDOOR (ADAMS STATE): Competed at Ad-ams State during the 2008 indoor and outdoor track and fi eld seasons…Finished the 3000m run in 9:29.22 at the San Angle Classic at Arizona State University...Ran best 1500m time of 3:55.47 at Western State Col-lege.

2008 INDOOR (ADAMS STATE): Ran a 8:45.62 in the 3000m run at RAMC.

2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed for Adams State during the 2007-08 season…Recorded a time of 26:04.24 in the 8k Tiger Open in Forthays, Kan.

PERSONAL: Son of Andrea Chelanga and Christine Kiptoo...Majoring in Pre-med...Played handball in high school...Participated in science congress.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - ROBERT JACKSON

I chose the University of Memphis because I had the chance to stand out and succeed...My most memorable place to compete at was the 2009 C-USA Indoor Championships in Houston...My season goal is to make it to the NCAA Championships...My most exciting moment was meeting the professional athletes at the LSU Relays.

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Plainsboro, N.J.West WindsorPlainsboro North HS

Long Jump (in) 6.71mHigh Jump (in) 1.94mTriple Jump (in) 14.49mLong Jump (out) 6.86mHigh Jump (out) 1.98mTriple Jump (out) 14.82m

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed at fi ve events during the outdoor season...Placed third at the Joey Haines In-vitational with a personal-best high jump of 1.98m (6-06.00)....Finished eighth at the same meet with a per-sonal-best long jump of 6.86m (22-06.25)...Set another personal record at the Joey Haines Invitational with a 14.82m (48-07.50) triple jump, fi nishing fourth.

2009 INDOOR: After a standout indoor season as a freshman, Leslie followed it up with nine top-fi ve fi nish-es...Finished in a tie for fi rst in the triple jump with a per-sonal best leap of 14.49m (47-06.50) at the EIU Mega Meet...Finished fi fth in the long jump at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best leap of 6.71m (22-00.25)...Finished fourth at the C-USA Championships with a personal-best high jump mark of 1.94m (6-04.25).

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets while partici-pating in the high jump, long jump and triple jump dur-ing the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…Set a sea-son-best high jump height at the SEMOtion Relays with a mark of 1.90m (6-02.75) and placing fourth…Also took second place at the same meet in the triple jump with a season-best distance of 14.80m (48-06.75)…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, equalled his season-best high jump mark of 1.90m (6-02.75) fi nish-ing in eighth place…Also set a season-best long jump distance of 6.80m (22-03.75), which earned him a 10th place fi nish…Earned another 10th place fi nish in the triple jump with a leap of 14.23m (46-08.25).

2008 INDOOR: As a freshman, competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump for the Tigers…Scored points in all six meets he participated in during the 2008 indoor

season…Set a season-best long jump leap of 6.71m (22-00.25) placing seventh in the fi rst meet of the year at the Arkansas State Kick Off Meet…In the high jump, record-ed two top-fi ve performances including a jump of 1.91m (6-03.25) landing him in fourth place at the SIU McDon-alds Invitational…At the SEMOtion Relays, found himself on the medal stand for all three events he competed in…Recorded a long jump distance of 6.40m (21-00.00) earn-ing him a third place medal…Received second place honors in the triple jump with a distance of 13.49m (44-03.25)…Received a fi rst place medal with a leap of 1.88m (6-02.00) at the SEMOtion Relays…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, fi nished eighth in the high jump, long jump and triple jump scoring points in each event and earning an All-Conference performance in each of the events…At the conference championships, set a season-best height in the high jump of 1.94m (6-04.25)…Jumped 6.61m (21-08.25) in the long jump and set a season-best triple jump record with a mark of 14.00m (45-11.25).

ACADEMICS: Has been a part of the Tiger 3.0 Club for one semester and has been a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended West Windsor Plainsboro North High School lettering in track and fi eld under coach Brian Gould...Specialized in jumps...Also, played football and basketball...Earned MVP accolades in 2006 and 2007 for track team...Mercer County champ in long and triple jump in 2007...Holds county record in triple jump with 45’5...Won New Jersey Sectionals in high jump.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jerome Rowan Leslie...Has three sisters Daniela, Sharlene and San-Sherray...En-joys playing basketball...Majoring in business.

Phillip, Miss.West Tallahatchie HS

55m Dash (in) 6.91200m Dash (in) 23.86400m Hurdles (out) 56.96

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets for the Tigers...Best fi nish was 11th at the Mississippi Open in the 400m hurdles...Set his personal-best mark in the Mississippi Open with a time of 56.96...Was a member of the 4x400m relay team at the Rhodes Open.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in two events during the in-door schedule...Finished with a time of 6.95 in the pre-lims of the SEMO Invite 55m dash.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets while par-ticipating in the 400m hurdles during the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…Set a personal best record of 58.82 in the 400m hurdles at the Ole Miss May Invita-tional earning 22nd place…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, placed 15th with a time of 1:01.75 in the 400m hurdles.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in three meets while partici-pating in the 55m dash and 200m dash for the Tigers during the 2008 indoor season...In the fi rst meet of the season, set a personal-best time of 6.91 in the 55m dash earning 32nd place…At the same meet, set a per-

sonal-best 200m dash record with a time of 23.86 fi n-ishing in 31st place…Recorded one top-10 fi nish with a 10th place 6.92 time in the 55m dash at the SEMO Invitational.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for two semesters…Has also been a member of the C-USA Academic Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended West Tallahatchie High School letter-ing three years in track and fi eld...Specialized in hur-dles...Also, played basketball and football...In the fi rst year of running track, came in third in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles at the district meet...Won district and became the division champion in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles...In 2007, was named district, regional and Sectional Champion, earning the MVP and Lead-ership award...State qualifi er in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles in 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darrell Ladonta Lewis...Son of Angela Lewis...Has one sister...Was a member of the Beta Club, Math and Science Club and earned the Delta Valley Academic Award...Majoring in sport and leisure management.

Kansas City, Mo.Ruskin HS

200m Dash (in) 23.09400m Dash (in) 50.03400m Dash (out) 47.83400m Hurdles (out) 51.55

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the out-door season...Set a personal best in the 400m dash at the Mississippi Open with a time of 47.83...Finished fi rst in the 400m hurdles twice and qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships with a personal-best time of 51.55.

2009 INDOOR: Competed at fi ve meets during the in-door season...Set a personal-best time of 50.03 in the 400m dash at the Rod McCravy Invitational...Finished second in the 400m dash at the SEMO Invite.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets while par-ticipating in the 100m dash and 400m hurdles during the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…In the opening meet at the Rhodes Open Meet, set a personal-best


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - DARRELL LEWIS

The most memorable place I competed was at the LSU Relays because I really enjoyed the hype and competitive feel it had...My most exciting mo-ment on the track was setting my personal-best 400m time of 56.96 at the 2009 C-USA Championships...My season goal is to score at the C-USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

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100m dash time running a time of 11.11 and fi nishing in 15th place…Set his season-best 400m hurdles mark with a second place fi nish and a time of 53.90…At the C-USA Championships, ran a 54.87 in the preliminaries of the 400m hurdles which qualifi ed him for the fi nals…In the fi nals, ran a 58.47, which was good enough to earn him an All-Conference sixth place fi nish.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in four meets while partici-pating in the 200m dash and the 400m dash during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season for the Tigers…At the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet, set a personal best 200m dash time of 23.09 and placed 23rd…Set a sea-son-best 400m dash time of 53.64 in 19th place at the same meet.

ACADEMICS: Has been a part of the Tiger 3.0 Club for one semester and a member of the C-USA Commis-sioner’s Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended Ruskin High School lettering in track and fi eld...Specialized in hurdles.

PERSONAL: Born on February 21, 1989, in Kansas City, Mo....Parents are Pearlette and Reggie Davis...Majoring in business.

Decatur, Ill.Meridian HSRend Lake CC

Shot Put (in) 16.62mWeight Throw (in) 17.03mShot Put (out) 16.91mDiscus (out) 53.92mHammer Throw (out) 50.86m

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2009 INDOOR/OUTDOOR: Redshirted.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets including the NCAA Mid-East Regionals while participating in the shot put, discus and hammer throw during, the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…At the Tigers fi rst meet the Rhodes Open Meet, placed second in the shot put with a toss of 16.40m (53-09.75)…Also earned third place at the same meet in the hammer throw with a mark of 50.19m (164-08)…Set a personal-best mark in the shot put at the Ole Miss May Invitational when he threw a 16.91m (55-05.75) earning a sixth place fi n-

ish…Also threw a personal-best hammer throw plac-ing fi fth with a toss of 50.86m (166-10)…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, fi nished in third place behind teammates Knut Syversen and Glen Edwards with a throw of 16.47m (54-00.50)…Set a personal-best discus mark with a toss of 53.92m (176-11) and a second place fi nish…Qualifi ed for the NCAA Mid-East Regional…At the NCAA Mid-East Regional in Fayette-ville, Ark., threw a 50.43m (165-05)...Earned the 2008 C-USA Newcomer of the Year honors.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in seven meets while par-ticipating in the shot put and indoor weight throw during the 2008 indoor season for the Tigers…Placed second in the shot put at the Arkansas State Invitational with a throw of 16.46m (54-00.00)…At the SEMO Invitational, threw a personal-best shot put mark of 16.62m (54-06.50) with a fourth place fi nish…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, tied his personal-best shot put throw and placed third behind teammates Greg Norrid and Glen Edwards…Also set a personal-best weight throw mark at the C-USA Championships with a toss of 17.03m (55-10.50) which earned him an All-Confer-ence sixth place fi nish.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Competed in the throws at Rend Lake CC...Earned All-America honors in the shot put and discus in 2006...Was second in the nation in the discus and third in the nation in shot put indoors in 2007.

PREP: Senior season he placed eighth in the shot put at the State Championships with a throw of 52 feet...Tossed the discus 172 feet 7 inches landing him a sec-ond place fi nish at the Illinois State Championships...Placed fourth in both shot put and discus with throws of 53’5” and 157’8” respectively...Qualifi ed for state in shot put and discus his sophomore campaign...Fresh-man year qualifi ed for the Illinois State Championship in the shot put.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott and Sandy Major...Enjoys playing golf and slow pitch softball...Seth is the young-est of seven children...Majoring in criminal justice.

Louisville, Ky.Ballard HS

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PERSONAL: Son of Malcolm and Andrea Miller...Nick-name is Drew.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - SETH MAJOR

My favorite athlete is “Mr. Intensity” Adam Nelson because of the excitement he brings and how he motivates others to do better...My season goals are to throw near 60 feet or more in the shot and throw 190 feet or more in the discus...An interesting fact about me is that I enjoy doing improv whenever I get an opportunity.

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Bergen, NorwayFana GymnasLawton Chiles HS

Weight Throw (in) 22.54mHammer Throw (out) 70.21mDiscus Throw (out) 55.37m

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TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANTWO-TIME NCAA QUALIFIERSIX-TIME C-USA CHAMPION

2009 OUTDOOR: Redshirted.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in six meets in weight throw and shot put...Finished fi rst in all six weight throw meets he participated in...Set a personal best weight throw mark of 22.54 meters en route to his NCAA Champi-onship...Finished fi rst at the EIU Mega Meet, SIU Mc-Donald’s, Rod McCravy, SEMO Invite and the C-USA Championships as well...Finished second at the EIU Mega Meet with a shot put mark of 14.41 meters.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets during the 2008 outdoor season including the NCAA Mid-East Regional and the 2008 NCAA Outdoor National Cham-pionships…Competed in both the discus and the ham-mer throw during the outdoor season for the Tigers…At the Rhodes Open Meet, earned the title of meet champion in both the discus and the hammer throw with tosses of 54.10m (177-06) and 64.12m (210-04) ,respectively…Also swept the SEMOtion Relays in the discus 51.77m (169-10) and the hammer throw 67.43 (221-03) earning fi rst place in both events…At the John McDonnell Invitational, earned a fi rst place fi nish in the hammer throw with a toss of 63.81m (209-04)…At the exclusive Sea Ray Relays, earned fourth

place in the hammer throw with a toss of 66.67m (218-09)…At the Ole Miss May Invitational, earned another meet title with a hammer throw of 64.80m (212-07)…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, earned a pair of C-USA titles in the discus with a launch of 53.94m (177-00) and the hammer throw with a toss of 66.36m (217-08)...Qualifi ed to compete at the NCAA Mid-East Regionals in Fayetteville, Ark.…Set a season best mark and placed ninth in the discus with a mark of 54.18m (177-09)…At the NCAA Regional, launched the hammer 65.59m (218-06)…The fourth place toss sent him to the NCAA National Championships…At the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, earned All-America honors with a sixth place fi nish in the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 68.21m (223-09).

2008 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets while par-ticipating in the weight throw during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Distances improved each meet throughout the season and recorded three fi rst place fi nishes…At the Arkansas State Invitational, placed fi rst place in the weight throw and broke his previous per-sonal best of 18.78m (62-00.00) with a toss of 18.98m (62-03.25)…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Champion-ships, set a personal best record and a C-USA meet record with a throw of 20.94m (68-08.50) earning him the C-USA crown for the weight throw. 2007 INDOOR: At the Rod McCravy Classic, placed eighth in the discus with a throw of 50.63 and had a dis-tance of 16.25 in the weight throw... At the Gladstein In-vitational, had a distance of 16.61 meters in the weight throw...Placed second at the McDonald’s Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 18.02 meters...Took fi rst at the Red Hawk Invitational with a throw of 59-5 ¾ in the weight throw...At the C-USA Champion-ships placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 18.78. 2007 OUTDOOR: Grabbed two fi rst place fi nishes at the Rhodes Invitational with a throw of 54.54 meters in the discus and 61.68 meters in the hammer...Took home two fi rst place fi nishes at the Lynx Invitational in the hammer and discus with distances of 64.36 meters and 54.11 meters...Won both the discus and hammer at the Mississippi State Bulldog Classic with throws of 54.49 meters and 59.99 meters...Placed fi rst in the dis-cus throw at the Ole Miss Invitational with a distance of 55.37 meters...Won the hammer at the ASU Mini Meet with a throw of 61.22 meters...At the C-USA Champion-ships, won the hammer throw with a distance of 60.59 meters and took fourth in the discus with a distance of 50.19.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for three semesters…Made the Dean’s List for one semester…Has been a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year…Honored to the C-USA All-Academic Team in 2008.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Was a Norwegian Junior Cham-pion in the hammer throw and a three-time Norwegian National Champion in the discus...Took fourth in the hammer at the Florida State High School Meet while competing for Lawton Chiles HS in Tallahassee, Fla....Has thrown 209-7 (63.89m) and 174-8 (53.26m) in the discus.

PERSONAL: Born February 22, 1985, in Bergen, Nor-way...Nickname is Enly, which stands for “Viking Pow-er”...Parents are Willy Nerdal and Signe Steinkopf...Both parents hold a PH.D. in chemistry...Hobbies are fi shing and skiing...Majoring in business.

Proctor, Ark.West Memphis HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in two outdoor meets and had two top-10 fi nishes...Finished seventh at the Joey Haines Invitational with a pole vault leap of 4.26 meters...Set a season best leap of 4.30 meters at the Memphis Tiger Invitational where he fi nished fi fth.

2009 INDOOR: Competed at four events during the indoor season...Finished fi rst at the SEMO Invite with a pole vault mark of 4.41 meters...Finished second at the SIU McDonald’s meet with a pole vault leap of 4.30 meters...Set a personal best leap of 4.46 meters at the C-USA Championship and fi nished fi fth.

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded heights in the pole vault in four meets during the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…Set a season best mark of 4.45m (14-07.25) at the Ole Miss Invitational earning him a second place fi nish…Hit the same mark at the Ole Miss May Invita-tional earning him a sixth place fi nish…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, cleared a mark of 4.30m (14-01.25) in 10th place.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the 2008 indoor season…Participated in the pole vault for the Ti-gers…On three separate occasions, set and tied a sea-son best mark of 4.27m (14-00.00) at the Arkansas State Kickoff, the Arkansas State Invitational and the SEMO Invitational where he placed second…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, recorded an All-C-USA height of 4.26m (13-11.75) earning him eighth place.

2007 INDOOR: Tied for fourth at the ASU Kickoff Clas-sic in the pole vault with a height of 4.11 meters...At the McDonald’s Invitational, placed fourth with a height of 4.00 meters in the pole vault...Placed second in the pole vault with a height of 13-11.75 at the Red Hawk In-vitational...At the C-USA Championships, placed sixth in the pole vault scoring with a leap of 4.30 meters.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - STEFFEN NERDAL

I chose the University of Memphis because I heard some great things about Coach Robinson and the program...My most exciting moment was throwing three feet above my previous personal record, but my most exciting moments are yet to come...My season goal is to bring home a national title to the Tiger track and fi eld family.

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2007 OUTDOOR: At the Rhodes Invitational, placed fourth in the pole vault with a height of 4.11 meters...Took fi rst place at the Lynx Invitational in the pole vault with a height of 4.40 meters...At the Mississippi State Bulldog Classic, took sixth with a leap of 4.27 meters in the pole vault...Placed second at the ASU Mini Meet in the pole vault with a leap of 4.30 meters...At the C-USA Championships, tied for third in the pole vault with height of 4.31 meters.

2006 INDOOR: Redshirted the indoor campaign. 2006 OUTDOOR: Scored at the C-USA Champion-ships with an eighth-place fi nish in the pole vault with a mark of 14-01.25...Finished seventh at the Rhodes Invitational...Finished third in the pole vault with a clear-ance of 13-06.00 at the Bulldog Invitational...Logged a of 13-11.25 in the pole vault Vanderbilt Relays.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for four semesters.

Bartlett, Tenn.Bartlett HS

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PREP: Received three letters in Track as well as three letters in Cross Country at Bartlett High School...Was named Best of Preps Scholar Athlete of the Year fi nal-ist in 2009...Was part of the Best of Preps All-Metro 4x800 Team...Was a state qualifi er in cross country and track...Part of the school record 4x400 team who set the mark a 3:27.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Lynn Scott...Enjoys playing video games and being on a computer...His favorite forms of recreation are running and golf...Was ranked third in his graduating class...Member of the National Honor Society.

Arlington, TexasArlington HSBarton County CC

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the outdoor season, running in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash...Finished 13th at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a 200 meter dash time of 24.02...Ran a personal best 23.32 at the Ole Miss Invitational in the 200 meter dash...Finished 15th in the 100 meter dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a time of 11.57...Set a personal best 100 meter dash time of 11.38 at the Ole Miss Invitational.

2009 INDOOR: Ran the 55 meter dash at one meet... Ran a 6.87 55 meter dash in the prelims of the SEMO Invite.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Member of the Barton County Community College track and fi eld team…In 2005, Barton County CC won the NJCAA Indoor National Championship.

PREP: Attended Arlington High School in Arlington, Texas…Participated in track and fi eld, cross country and swimming…Received four letters for track and fi eld and two letters for cross country…Earned All-Conference honors in the 110m hurdles, 4x100m re-lay, 4x200m relay and 300m hurdles…School record holder in the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles.

PERSONAL: Son of Joyce Carpenter…Born on De-cember 27, 1985…Activities include running, watching movies and playing sports.

Memphis, Tenn.Houston HS

400m Dash (in) 50.69400m Dash (out) 49.13400m Hurdles (out) 53.61

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season, running in the 400 meter dash, 400 meter hurdles, 4x100 meter relay, 4x400 meter relay and Sprint Medley...Ran the 400 meter dash at the Mis-sissippi Open with a personal best time of 49.13...Fin-ished second in the 400 meter hurdles at the Rhodes Open with a time of 54.46...Set a personal-best time in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.61 at the C-USA Championships.

2009 INDOOR: Ran the 400 meter dash in four meets and was a member of the Tiger 4x400m relay team at two meets including the C-USA Championships... Fin-ished fi rst in the 400 meter dash at the SEMO Invite with a time of 51.34... Set a personal best time of 50.69 in the prelims of the C-USA Championship 400 meter dash.

PERSONAL: Full name is Alex Wesley Sweet…Son of Albert and Debra Sweet...Attended Houston High School…Majoring in marketing management...Also en-joys playing basketball.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - MARVIN STEWART

The most memorable place I have competed would be the Tyson Invite my freshman year...I chose the University of Memphis because the program was rebuilding and I wanted to be a part of it...My favorite athlete is Michael Johnson...My season goal is to place at the C-USA Championships and advance to regionals.

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Sarpsborg, NorwaySt. Olan VGS

Weight Throw (in) 18.87mShot Put (in) 17.16mDiscus (out) 49.82mShot Put (out) 17.18mHammer Throw (out) 56.30m

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FIVE-TIME ALL C-USA PERFORMER


2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve events during the indoor season fi nishing fi rst in the shot put on four dif-ferent occasions...Set a personal best shot put mark of 17.16 meters at the C-USA Championships where he fi nished fi rst...Also fi nished fi rst in the shot put at EIU Mega Meet, SIU McDonald’s and SEMO Invite...Finished second in the weight throw at the EIU Mega Meet, SIU McDonald’s and SEMO Invite...Finished third at the C-USA Championship weight throw with a personal-best toss of 18.87 meters.

2008 OUTDOOR: 2008 Conference USA Freshman of the Year...Competed in seven meets during the 2008 outdoor season including the NCAA Mid-East Regional Meet…Participated in the shot put, hammer throw and discus for the Tigers and racked up 14 top-5 fi nishes…At the Rhodes Open Meet, appeared on the medal stand two times placing third in the shot put with a throw of 16.25m (53-03.75) and another third place fi nish in the discus with a throw of 47.61m (156-02)...At the Ole Miss May Invitational, set a personal record for the shot put with a third place toss of 17.18m (56-04.50)…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, placed fi fth in the hammer throw setting a personal best mark of 56.30m (184-08)…Set another personal-best mark in the discus with a fourth place performance of 49.82m (163-05)…Shot put throw earned him a trip to the medal stand as his toss of 16.81m (55-02.00) earned him a second place C-USA fi nish…At the NCAA Mid-East Regionals, placed 18th throwing the shot put 16.42m (53-10.50).

2008 INDOOR: Participated in all seven meets dur-ing the 2008 indoor season…Threw the shot put and weight throw for the Tigers…In his fi rst meet at Mem-phis, placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 15.79m (51-09.75) and third in the weight throw with a launch of 17.16m (56-03.75)…Set a set a personal-best throw of 16.97m (55-08.25) in the shot put at the SEMO Invita-tional placing third…At the same meet, placed second in the weight throw with a personal best toss of 19.47m (63-10.00)…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, threw an All-Conference fi fth place mark in the shot put with a toss of 16.27m (53-04.50)…Also placed second in the weight throw with a throw of 18.75m (61-06.25).

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for two semesters…Has also been a member of the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended St. OLAV VGS competing in track and fi eld...Specialized in throws.

PERSONAL: Full name is Knut Steinar Syverson...Son of Signe Liv Syverson...Is the youngest of fi ve sib-lings...Majoring in civil engineering.

Carlisle, Pa.Carlisle HS

Long Jump (in) 7.20mTriple Jump (in) 15.56mLong Jump (out) 7.50mTriple Jump (out) 16.60m

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2009 OUTDOOR: NCAA Championship qualifi er after competing in seven meets during the season...Finished fi rst at the C-USA Championships with a personal best long jump leap of 7.50 meters...Top-fi ve fi nisher in the long jump when entered...Finished second in the long jump at the Joey Haines Invitational and the Memphis Tiger Invita-tional...Finished third at the Mississippi Open and fi nished fourth at the LSU Relays...Had four second place fi nishes in the triple jump with a season-best triple jump leap of 15.90 meters set at the C-USA Championships.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in seven events during the indoor schedule...Took advantage of the Arkansas Last Chance Meet and fi nished fi rst with a personal best tri-ple jump leap of 15.56 meters...Finished fi rst at the EIU Mega Meet, SIU McDonald’s and the SEMO Invite...Fin-ished second at the C-USA Championships in the triple jump with a leap of 15.44 meters...Had two third place fi nishes in the long jump coming at the SIU Mcdonald’s and SEMO Invite meets...Finished fourth in the 55 meter dash at the SEMO Invite with a 6.63 time...Also ran in the 60 meter dash and 200 meter dash with a third place fi nish in the 200 meter dash at the SEMO Invite.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the 2008 outdoor season…Participated in the 100m dash, the long jump and the triple jump earning six combined top-three fi nishes for the Tigers…Set personal best marks in the 100m dash with a time of 11.10 and in the long jump with a distance of 7.02m (23-00.50) earning second place…Also placed fi rst in the triple jump with a leap of 15.18m (49-09.75)…Bested that mark with a third place

fi nish at the Ole Miss May Invitational and a mark of 15.24m (50-00.00)…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Cham-pionships, became a C-USA Champion by setting a new C-USA meet record and personal-best triple jump leap of 16.60m (54-05.50) to qualify for the NCAA Mid-East Regional in Fayetteville, Ark.…Had a jump of 15.32m (50-03.25) at the Regionals earning him 12th place.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the 2008 indoor season…Participated in the 55m dash, the 60m dash, the long jump and the triple jump for the Tigers in-cluding a combined 11 top-fi ve fi nishes in the long and triple jump…At the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet at his fi rst collegiate meet, placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 14.63m (48-00.00)…The next meet at the SIU SASF Invitational, earned a second place fi nish in the long jump with a personal best mark of 7.12m (23-04.50)…Took home another runner-up fi nish in the long jump at the Arkansas State Invitational with a jump of 7.11m (23-04.00)…Then took home the meet championship in the long jump at the SIU McDonalds Invitational with a mark of 7.04m (23-01.25)…Placed second in the triple jump at the same meet with a jump of 14.52m (47-07.75)…At the SEMO Invitational, grabbed fourth place in the 55m dash with a personal best time of 6.58 in the fi nals…Earned two more fi rst place titles at the SEMO Invitational in the long jump with a jump of 7.04m (23-01.25) and a triple jump of 14.26m (46-09.50)…At the C-USA Indoor Cham-pionships, ran a personal best time 7.15 in the 60m dash prelims…Took third place in the long jump at 7.11m (23-04.00)…In the triple jump, set a personal best 14.65m (48-00.75) mark earning All-Conference honors in sixth place.

PREP: Attended Carlisle High School lettering in track and fi eld under Coach Forness...Specialized in jumps...Long jump state champion in Pennsylvania in 2007. PERSONAL: Full name is Aaron Gregory Whetstone...Born on April 12, 1989, in Tacoma, Wash., to Stephanie and Robert Whetstone...Has one brother...Majoring in exercise and sport science.

Coquitlam, British ColumbiaCentennial Secondary

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - KNUT SYVERSEN

The most memorable place I have competed has to be my fi rst C-USA Championship outdoor meet in El Paso, Texas...My favorite athlete is Ulf Timmermann because of his throw in the 1988 Olympics and how incredible it was...My most exciting moment was almost beating Steffen Nerdal at the SEMO Invite.

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PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Lori Willcox... Enjoys weightlifting and hanging out with friends... Was on the honor roll every year during his high school career.

Memphis, Tenn.East HS


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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in four events during the outdoor season...Had two top-fi ve fi nishes in 110 meter hurdles competition...Finished third at the Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 15.39...Finished fourth at the Rhodes Open with a personal best time of 15.23 in the 110 meter hurdles...Saw limited action in the long jump and had a season high jump of 6.38 meters at the Joey Haines Invitational.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in four events during the in-door season...Finished third with a time of 7.95 in his only meet in the 55 meter hurdles...Finished sixth at the SIU McDonald’s Meet with a time of 9.36 in the 60 me-ter hurdles...Finished fi fth in the long jump at the SIU McDonald’s meet with a leap of 6.57 meters.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed as a decathlete in the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers…During the meets leading up to the C-USA Championships, participated in the 110 hurdles, long jump and high jump…Posted a personal best height in the high jump at 1.75m (5-08.75) at the Rhodes Open Meet…Set a personal best time for the 110m hurdles at 15.12 fi nishing in eighth place at the Ole Miss Invitational…Also set a personal best long jump mark of 6.19m (20-03.75) at the same meet…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, competed in the decathlon setting a personal best All-Conference score with a mark of 3,105 points which was good enough to take fi fth place…During the de-cathlon, set personal-best marks in the 100m dash with a time of 11.75, shot put with a throw of 10.99, high jump with a leap of 1.85m (6-00.75), pole vault with a height of 3.00m (9-10.00), discus with a toss of 27.39m (89-10), javelin with a throw of 30.67m (100-07), 400m dash with a time of 54.85 and the 1500m run with a time of 5:49.05.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in six meets while partici-pating in several different events including the indoor heptathlon during the 2008 indoor season for the Ti-gers…Set a personal best long jump mark of 6.60m (21-08.00) in the fi rst meet of the year at the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet…Also at the Arkansas State Kick-off Meet, set personal-best marks in the 400m dash with a time of 54.64 and the shot put with a distance of 11.44m (37-06.50)…Set a high jump personal best during the heptathlon at the Arkansas State Invitational with a mark of 1.87m (6-01.50)…Set a personal best 55m hurdles time at the same meet in the preliminaries with a time of 7.65 and a personal best 1000m time during the heptathlon with a time of 3:18.71…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, set a personal-best record time of 8.38 in the 60m hurdles earning him sixth place… Also during the C-USA Championships, set a personal-best 60m dash time of 7.46 during the heptathlon…Set a season-best heptathlon score at the Arkansas State Invitational with a score total of 4320.

PREP: Attended East High School lettering in track and fi eld for four years, under Coach Gary Deberry...Spe-cialized in the decathlon...Also participated in football and basketball...Earned all-metro team honors in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Preston Allan Williams...Born on October 18, 1988, in Memphis,Tenn., to Shar-ren Williams...Has two siblings; Amanda and Bran-don...Majoring in accounting.

Memphis, Tenn.Muscle Shoals HS

Shot Put (in) 14.93mWeight Throw (in) 16.89mShot Put (out) 15.16mHammer Throw (out) 51.02mDiscus Throw (out) 45.14m

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the season and had seven top-10 fi nishes...Finished second in the hammer throw with a throw of 49.22 me-ters at the Mississippi Open...Had a season high ham-mer throw mark of 49.77 meters at the LSU Relays...Finished fourth in the shot put at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a season high throw of 14.95 meters.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve events during the in-door campaign and had six top-10 fi nishes...Finished third at the EIU Mega Meet weight throw competition with a throw of 15.69 meters...Set a personal-best weight throw at the C-USA Championships with a throw of 16.89 meters, fi nishing fi fth...Finished third in the shot put competition at the EIU Mega Meet with a throw of 13.78 meters...Had a season-high shot put toss of 14.50 meters at the SEMO Invite, fi nishing fi fth.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Participated in the shot put and weight throw for the Tigers…Placed fourth in the fi rst meet of the year at the Arkansas State Kick-off Meet and threw a personal best weight throw toss of 16.17m (53-00.75)…At the SEMO Invitational, re-corded a personal best mark in the shot put with a toss of 14.93m (48-11.00)…At the C-USA Championships, took 11th place in the shot put with a throw of 13.45m (44-01.50) and 13th in the weight throw with a toss of 14.63m (48-00.00).

2007 INDOOR: At the ASU Kickoff Classic, competed in the shot put throwing a distance of 12.15 and threw a distance of 12.87 in the weight throw...At the Rod Mc-Cravy, competed in the shot put and discus fi nishing with throws of 13.78 meters and 40.19 meters...At the

Gladstein Invitational, had a distance of 14.08 meters in the weight throw...Placed eighth at the McDonald’s Invitational in the weight throw with a distance of 13.64 meters...Recorded two tenth place fi nishes at the C-USA Championships in the shot put and weight throw with distances of 12.56 meters and 12.79 meters.

2007 OUTDOOR: Placed sixth in the hammer at the Rhodes Invitational with a throw of 37.78 meters...At the Lynx Invitational, placed sixth in the hammer with a throw of 43.12 meters...Competed at Mississippi State Bulldog Classic placing ninth in the shot put and sixth in the hammer with throws of 13.81 meters and 42.29 me-ters...Placed seventh at the Ole Miss Invitational in the hammer with a distance of 40.44 meters...Took second in the hammer at the ASU Mini Meet with a distance of 42.58 meters...At the C-USA Championships, placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 40.62.

2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Redshirted.

PREP: Attended Muscle Shoals H.S. in Muscle Shoals, Ala....Earned three letters each in football and track and fi eld, playing nose tackle in football and throw-ing the shot and discus in track...Won the discus and placed second in the shot at the 2005 Alabama Sec-tional Championships...Finished as runner-up in both events at the 2005 Alabama 5A State Championships...Voted as the Field MVP his sophomore season and the Most Dedicated his senior season...Track coach was Jonathan Shirah.

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1987 in Memphis, Tenn....Full name is Harding O’Neal Zills...Son of Randy and Rebecca Zills...Father is a teacher and mother is a marketer...Would like to get his Traditional Chi Medi-cine degree after graduating...Enjoys martial arts, read-ing and movies.


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PREP: Competed in 400m hurdles and 4x100m at the U-20 (junior) World Championships in Poland in 2008...Member of the Austrian team at the u-18 World Cross Country Championship in Italy in 2006...Member of the Austrian National Track and Field team since 2008.

PERSONAL: He enjoys watching movies, browsing the internet and meeting friends...Was born in Bregenz, Austria but calls Lauterach, Austria his hometown.

Oslo, NorwayNorweigan Track and Field Club

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PREP: Ran the 800m for the Norwegian Track and Field Athletic Club...Improved personal-best times from 2:16 to 1:54 after training with coach Jama Aden at the Bislet Games in 2007...His personal-best 800m time currently stands at 1:50 after training with Aden the past two years.

PERSONAL: Moved from Somalia to Norway at age 12...Can speak Norwegian, English and Somali...Has a fi rm, the Guleed Agency, which organizes public par-

ties with an average of 500 participants...Was a youth adviser for Agenda X, a Norwegian organization work-ing against racism...Plans to get a master’s degree in business studies to pursue a career in fi nance.

Riga, LatviaAgenskalna State Gymnasium

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PREP: Competed at Riga Technical University and set a personal-record of 5.10m in the pole vault...Started his career in 2006 with a best vault of 4.20m and vaulted 5.10m in his fi nal season at Riga Technical University.

PERSONAL: Pujats enjoys pole vaulting and watching movies.

Nivelles, BelgiumCollege-Saints-Gertrude

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PREP: Competed at Cercle Athletique Du Brabant Wal-lon in the 800m and 1500m run…Set personal-bests of 1:53.96 in the 800m and 2:30.80 in the 1,000m...In the 1,500m his best time was 3:56.79 and in the 3,000m steeplechase his best time is 9:35.50.

PERSONAL: Brieuc was born in Nivelles…His hob-bies include watching movies, reading books, com-puter games and track and fi eld…Hopes to break the Belgium Junior National record of 4:17 in the mile this season…Is a champion French speaker and fi fth place in Belgian.

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PREP: Competed at Kardiual-von-Galen Gymnasium in a track club at Muenster Germany...She is an eight time regional winner and was fi fth place in high jump at the European Club Championships in 2009...She was eighth place in the National Youth Championships in high jump in 2008...Her individual record in high jump currently is 1.72m (5’8”)...Berding was coached by Brigitte Kurschilgeu who is the National Coach of Germany.

PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Harin and Ludger Berding...Enjoys listening to music, dancing and hang-ing out with friends when not running track...Her favor-ite form of recreation is snowboarding.

Arlington, TexasGrandview HS

55m Hurdles (in) 9.1560m Hurdles (In) 9.80400m Dash (In) 1:03.77100m Hurdles (Out) 15.49200m Run (Out) 27.33400m Hurdles (Out) 1:07.08

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the 2009 outdoor season, including the C-USA Champi-onships as a participant in the Heptathlon...Finished ninth in the Heptathlon at the C-USA Championships with 4,202 points...Finished 12th in the long jump at the Rhodes Open with a leap of 4.56m (14-11.50).

2009 INDOOR: Competed at two events during the in-door season...Finished fourth in the 55m hurdles at the EIU Mega Meet, setting a personal-best time of 9.15.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season...At the Rhodes Open Meet, recorded a season-best fi fth place in the 400m hurdles fi nishing with a time of 1:08.13…Set a personal-best time in the 400m hurdles at the Ole Miss Invitational fi nishing with a time of 1:07.78…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, set a personal-best time in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.49 in the preliminaries.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Competed in the 55m hurdles, 60m hurdles and 400m dash for the Ti-gers…At the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet, set a sea-son-best time of 9.18 in the preliminaries of the 55m hurdles…Also at the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet set a season-best in the 400m dash with a time of 1:04.24 placing 20th…At the SIU McDonald’s Invitational, set a 60m hurdles personal-best record with a time of 9.80 in the preliminaries.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for two semesters…Has also been on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended Grandview High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner in track competing in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and triple jump...Coached by Colby Matthews.

PERSONAL: Full name is Desiree’ Blow...Daughter of-Sherryl and Cornelius Blow...Was a part of the National Honor Society, DECA and Foreign Languages Club.

Kingsport, Tenn.Dobyns-Bennett HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed at six meets during the indoor season...Had three top-10 fi nishes including a seventh place fi nish at the C-USA Championships...Registered a personal-best pole vault mark of 3.20m (10-06.00) on three different occasions during the out-door season.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in two meets during the in-door season...Finished third at the EIU Mega Meet with a pole vault mark of 2.90m (9-06.25).

PREP: Won regionals with a vault of 10 feet and placed at the state meet...Sophomore year she broke her own record of nine feet that she set the year before...Quali-fi ed for state and placed third at regionals.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Buddy Brewster...Full name is Brittany Leigh Brewster...Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School and is a native of Kingsport, Tenn.…Was a three sport athlete...Was the only female on the boys varsity football team...Also competed in swimming and diving placing ninth at state and won conference all four years.

Ammanford, WalesTregib HS

800m Run (in) 2:16.18Mile Run (in) 5:04.743000m Run (in) 10:26.38

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2010 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES

GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - KAYLEIGH BROWN

The most memorable place I have competed was at Crystal Palace in London because it was an invitation only event and famous athletes were competing in the same race as I was...My favorite athlete is Kelly Holmes because she is a two-time Olympic Champion in the 800m and 1500m , and has great determination.

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2009 INDOOR: Competed at four events during the indoor campaign...Finished second in the mile run at the EIU Mega Meet and the SIU McDonald’s meet...Set a personal-best mile run time at the Rod McCravy Invitational with a time of 5:04.74...Posted a 2:16.18 in her only 800m run of the indoor season in the prelims of the C-USA Championships...Tallied a personal-best 10:26.38 in the 3000m run at the C-USA Champion-ships, but her best fi nish in the 3000m run came at the SIU McDonald’s meet in which she fi nished seventh.

PREP: Attended Tregib High School…Set personal-best records in high school of 2:17 in the 800m dash, 4:44 in the 1500m run, 5:32 in the 1500m steeplechase 10:27 in the 3000m run and 7:46 in the 2000m steeple-chase…Set a Welsh School Championship record of 5:34 in the 1500m steeplechase.

PERSONAL: Born in Munster, West Germany…Is the daughter of Delyth and Steve Brown…Activities include running, swimming, shopping, hockey, netball, soccer and playing basketball.

Florissant, Mo.McCluer North HS/Rend Lake CC

Weight Throw (in) 16.68mShot Put (in) 14.62mHammer Throw (out) 50.49mShot Put (out) 14.37m

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season...Finished top-10 in all six meets while throwing the hammer and fi nished top-10 in fi ve of the six meets throwing shot put...Threw a personal-best 50.49m (165-08) in the hammer throw at the C-USA Championships in which she fi nished eighth...Posted a season-best shot put mark of 14.37m (47-01.75) at the C-USA Championships in which she fi nished fi fth.

2009 INDOOR: Represented the Lady Tigers at fi ve meets during the indoor season...Threw a personal-best 16.68m at the SEMO Invite and collected a fourth place fi nish...Finished second in the SEMO Invite shot put competition with a season-best toss of 14.62m.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Was a member of the Rend Lake CC track and fi eld team...Won indoor and outdoor nationals in the hammer throw her sophomore year...

Best performances her sophomore year were 56 feet 11 inches in the weight throw, 156 feet in the hammer throw, 125 discus throw and 41 feet in the shot put...Finished fi fth at the indoor nationals throwing the shot 42 feet...Was an All-American in the shot put, discus and hammer throw.

PREP: Threw the shot 42 feet 11 inches in high school and had a 126 feet toss of the discus as well.

PERSONAL: Full name is Karmyn Marche Clarke…Is the daughter of Orriu Clark and Joann Shearer...Is a native of Florissant, Mo., and attended McCluer North High School…Attended junior college at Rend Lake College (Ill.)…Is majoring in computer science.

Charlotte, Tenn.Creek Wood HS

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all fi ve meets...Finished a season-best ninth at the Rhodes Invitational with a season best 5k time of 20:37.24.

2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in two meets in the 800m and 1500m run...Ran a personal-best 800m run of 2:28.93 at the Rhodes Open...Finished 11th at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a personal-best 1500m run of 5:13.02.

2009 INDOOR: Competed at the EIU Mega Meet and the SIU McDonald’s Invitational during the indoor season... Finished in the top-10 in each meet... Ran a personal-best 800m with a time of 2:35.55 and fi nished ninth at the SIU McDonald’s meet... Finished fourth in the 800m run at the EIU Mega Meet.

PREP: At the state meet her junior year, placed third in the 1600 meter run...In the state meet her sophomore year, placed third in the 800 meter run and fourth in the 1600 meter run...Freshman year she placed sixth in the 400 meter dash.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jasmine Octavia Yvonne Darden…Is the daughter of Yvonne Daniel...Native of Charlotte, Tenn., and attended Creek Wood High School…Is majoring in biology.

Cologne, GermanyVrsulinenschule Koln

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PREP: Participated in Ursulinenschule Koln Club Team in Cologne, Germany...She is a four-time regional win-ner and a participant in the European Team Cup Cham-pionships...She ran with the 4x100m relay team at Na-tionals in Germany and received a third place medal and was sixth place in the 4x200m indoor nationals...Her career best 100m time is 12.36 while her 200m best is 25.54 and her best 60m indoor time is 7.80...She has also competed in long jump and has a career best jump of 5.66m (18-05.00).

PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Ulla Fiebig and Berni Detering...Nickname is Leo...Enjoys snowboard-ing, and hanging out with friends when not doing track and fi eld activities.

Gilbert, Ariz.Highley High School

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - LAUREN GALE

The most memorable place I competed was the Wynn Zucco Meet...My most exciting moment on the track was winning the Arizona State Champi-onship with a new personal record of 11’4”...I chose the University of Memphis because of the atmosphere, coaching staff and team camaraderie.

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triple jump at Higley High...Lettered in Basketball, Vol-leyball, Cross Country and Track & Field.

PERSONAL: She is the daughter of Val and Tonya Gale...Her nickname is LG...Her hobbies are pole vaulting, running, competing and training...Was top-fi ve percent in her graduating class and a fi nalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

Memphis, Tenn.Houston HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Lady Tigers...Had a 10th place fi nish in the 400m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Set a personal-best 400m dash time of 59:41 at the Mississippi Open...Ran on the 4x400m relay time which fi nished in the top-fi ve three times...Competed in the high jump at two events and posted a sixth place fi nish at the C-USA Champi-onships with a personal-best high jump of 1.65m (5-05.00).

2009 INDOOR: Competed at three indoor meets as a freshman...Finished in the top-10 in two of three meets as a 400m dash participant...Posted a personal-best 400m dash time of 1:01.30 at the SIU McDonald’s In-vitational...Was a runner on the Lady Tigers 4x400m relay team that fi nished second at the EIU Mega Meet.

PREP: Won best female athlete her senior year at the Germantown Classic...Placed fi fth in state with a 400 meter time of 0:58...Won the 400m dash and 200m dash at the Germantown Classic...Was the county champion in the 400m dash and the 4x400m relay...Ju-nior year she placed fi rst in the 4x400m relay, 4x200m relay and 4x100m relay and placed third in the high jump at the outdoor sectionals...Placed second at state in the 4x200m relay and also helped her 4x400m re-lay team to a third place fi nish at state...Contributed to school records in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400m relays.

PERSONAL: Full name is Vivian Jannell Haynes…Daughter of Bruce and Mae Haynes...Native of Mem-phis, Tenn., and attended Houston High School...Is ma-joring in journalism.

Fort Worth, TexasBarton County C.C.

55m Dash (in) 7.3460m Dash (in) 7.56200m Dash (in) 26.08100m Dash (out) 11.90200m Dash (out) 25.68

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets for the Lady Tigers as a junior transfer...Finished fi rst in the 100m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a personal-best time of 11.90...Ran in the 200m dash at the Joey Haines Invitational to set a personal-best time of 25.68...Ran on the Lady Tigers 4x100m relay team which posted three top-10 fi nishes.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in three indoor meets, fi n-ishing top-10 in each meet...Finished fourth in the 55m dash at the SEMO Invite where she set a personal-best time of 7.34...Finished sixth in the 60m dash at the SIU McDonald’s meet...Set a personal-best 60m dash time of 7.56 in the prelims at the C-USA Championships...Finished fi rst in the 200m dash at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best time of 26.08.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: A member of the track and fi eld team at Barton County Community College…Was a NJCAA All-American in the 200m dash…Placed sec-ond at the NJCAA National Championships in the 200m dash.

PREP: Attended O.D. Wyatt H.S. in Fort Worth, Tex-as…Competed in the sprints and relays for the track and fi eld team…Was a regional and district champion.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Phyllis Horton…Activities in-clude running and hanging out with friends.

Turi, EstoniaTartu KivilinnaGymnasium

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PREP: Scored 4,753 points in the heptathlon in her senior season at Tartu Kivilinna Gymnasium...Threw 42.97m in the javelin throw and 13.65m in the shot put...Jumped a career-best 1.70m in the high jump and set a personal-best 60m time of 8.26...Tallied 3,416 points in the pentathlon.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kaie and Donald Jaarats...Her mother was a sprinter, dad was a long jumper, grandmother was a member of the Soviet Union team ...Enjoys playing basketball and volleyball when not running track.

Knoxville, Tenn. West HS.

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in two outdoor meets for the Lady Tigers...Posted a season-best 200m dash time of 28.35 at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Ran in the 400m dash at the Joey Haines Invitational and posted a 1:09.37 mark...Finished 11th in the long jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a leap of 4.76m (15-07.50).

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season…Ran the 200m dash and the 400m dash for the Tigers…Set a per-


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - VIVIAN HAYNES

The most memorable place I competed was the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships because I set my personal record in the high jump...I chose the University of Memphis because I like the campus and the opportunity the coaches gave me...My season goal is to high jump 5’7” and place at the C-USA Championships in the heptathlon.

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sonal-best time in the 400m dash at the Rhodes Open Meet with a time of 1:09.69 during the preliminaries…At the SEMOtion Relays, set a personal-best time in the 200m dash with a time of 28.32 in the preliminaries.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Ran the 55m dash, the 60m dash, and the 200m dash for the Tigers…In the fi rst meet of the season at the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet, set a personal-best time in the 200m dash with a time of 28.27 in the preliminaries…Ran a personal-best 60m time of 8.91 at the SIU McDonalds meet in the preliminaries…Set another personal-best record in the 55m dash at the SEMO Invitational with a time of 8.05.

ACADEMICS: Was a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for one semester…Also made the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Lettered in track and fi eld four years at West High School...Competed in the 200 meters, 400 me-ters and was a part of the school record setting 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 teams...Was a part of the 4x200 meter relay squad that won states in 2006 and 2007...Coached by Sam Roberts and Charles Ryan.

PERSONAL: Full name Morgan Alexandria Jack...Born on February 13, 1989, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Ev-elyn and Kenneth Jack...Has two brothers and one sis-ter...Enjoys basketball and running.

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PERSONAL: She is the daughter of James Joiner Jr. and the late Indy Page...Enjoys playing sports, read-ing the Bible and listening to music...Graduated with a 3.4 GPA.

Hampton, Va. Hampton HS

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PREP: Was an All-State selection all four years of high school...Placed third at indoor state meet in the 55m hurdles with a personal record time of 8.17...Placed second in the outdoor state meet in the 300m hurdles running a 44.20...Lettered in track and fi eld and fi eld hockey at Hampton High School.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Quincey and Francine Jones...Nickname is Niqua...Hobbies include shop-ping, going out to eat, running track, playing fi eld hockey, skateboarding, and spending time with family...Graduated with highest honors.

Lambert, Miss. Palmer HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Lady Tigers....Had three top-10 fi nishes in the 100m dash...Finished third in the 100m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a personal-best time of 12.17...Also fi nished third in the 200m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a personal-best time of 24.95.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve indoor meets for the Lady Tigers...Finished second in the 55m dash at the SEMO Inivte with a season-best 7.19 mark...Had two fourth place fi nishes in the 60m dash...Finished sixth in the 200m dash at the SEMO Invite.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in two meets during the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season…Recorded two times in the 100m dash and one mark in the 200m dash…At the John McDonnell Invitational, ran her season-best in the 100m dash with a time of 12.34 in the preliminaries…Also ran the 200m dash with a time of 26.32 in the preliminaries at the same meet…Last race of 2008 was the 100m dash at the Ole Miss May Invitational where she ran a 12.50 time.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Participated in the 55m dash, the 60m dash and the long jump for the Ti-gers…Recorded fi ve combined top-fi ve fi nishes during her 2008 indoor campaign…Placed fourth at the Arkan-sas State kickoff meet with a time of 7.10 in the 55m dash…At the SIU SASF Invitational, recorded a third place fi nish in the 60m dash with a time of 7.71…Reg-istered personal-best records including long jump with a distance of 5.46m (17-11.00) and in the 55m dash with a time of fourth place time of 7.08 at the Arkansas State Invitational…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Cham-pionships, recorded a personal-best 60m dash time of 7.58 in the preliminaries.

2007 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR: Redshirted the in-door and outdoor seasons in 2007.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for one semester.


GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - LASHUNDRA KERSHAW

The most memorable place I competed was the Tyson Relays...My favorite athlete is “Flo Jo”, Florence Griffi n Joiner...My season goal is to make the top-eight in the 60m and 200m dash...I chose the University of Memphis because I thought it would be a great environment for me.

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - KEYONA NEAL

I chose the University of Memphis because I wanted to be exposed to a different environment...My favorite athlete is Sonya Richards...My season goal is to place eighth or better at both the 2010 C-USA Indoor & Outdoor Championships...My most memorable track meet was the ASU Kickoff Klassic earlier this season.

PREP: Ran track for four years at Madison Shannon Palmer High School...A two-year team MVP, she won the Class 3-A state championship in both the 100 and 200m in 2006...Took third at the state fi nals in the long jump in 2006...Also lettered four years in basketball, where she played shooting guard.

PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Bobbie and James Kershaw...Born Sept. 25, 1987 in Clarksdale, Miss....Majoring in education...Her goal is to become a high school English teacher.

Dallas, TexasIrving HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Compted in seven meets...Finished fourth in the Heptathlon with 4,581 points at the C-USA Championships...Finished third in the long jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...At the Mississippi Open, she set a personal-record long jump with a leap of 5.51m (18-01.00)...Finished second in the 200m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a season-high 24.91 mark.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the indoor campaign...Finished third in the 200m dash at the SEMO Invite with a season-high time of 26.35...Fin-ished second in the 400m dash at the EIU Mega Meet and the SIU McDonald’s Invitational.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season…Ran the 100m dash, the 200m dash and the 400m dash for the Ti-gers…At the Rhodes Open Meet, recorded a top-fi ve fi nish placing fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.67…At the John McDonnell Invitational, ran a per-sonal-best 100m dash time of 12.40 in the preliminar-ies…Recorded a personal-best time of 24.66 in the 200m dash at the Ole Miss May Invitational…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championship, set a personal-best mark for the 400m dash with a time of 56.53 in the preliminaries.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the 2008 indoor season…Participated in the 55m dash, the

60m dash, 200m dash and 400m dash for the Tigers… At the Arkansas State Invitational, had two top-10 fi n-ishes including a 10th place fi nish in the 55m dash with a time of 7.54 and a sixth place fi nish in the 200m dash crossing the fi nish at the 26.94 mark…At the SIU Mc-Donalds Invitational, ran her only 400m dash notching a time of 1:00.77 in 16th place…At the SEMO Invita-tional, registered her personal-best 55m dash time of 7.43 and earned an eighth place fi nish…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, ran a personal-best 60m dash time in the preliminaries with a time of 7.84…Ran a personal-best 200m dash time of 25.81 in the pre-liminaries.

PREP: Lettered all four years in track for Coach Jo-seph Evans at Irving High School...Competed in the 100 and 200 meters...Also, competed in volleyball and basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Deneen Tenisha Kirk...Daughter of Sherrie and Cedric Kirk...Has one brother, Cedric.

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PREP: Attended The Amersham School in her home-town of Amersham, England...Participated on the run-ning and netball teams...Holds the school record in the 1500m, 800m and 200m runs...Was coached by Conrad Milton, former Great Britain coach and team manager.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Ruth Lingley of Amersham, England...Her favorite forms of recreation include skiing, swimming and running...Also enjoys traveling and socializing with friends.

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PERSONAL: Daughter of Alvin and Karen Mason...Her favorite hobbies include reading, arts and crafts and mathematics...Enjoys playing tennis and swimming... Graduated with high honors...Was a 12-time National Champion in the AAU division.

Gary, Ind.West Side HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Lady Tigers and was a runner on the 4x400m relay team that fi nished in the top-fi ve three times...Finished seventh in the 400m dash at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Set a personal-best 400m dash time of 57.39 at the C-USA Championships, fi nishing 10th.

2009 INDOOR: Saw action in one meet for the Lady Tigers...Finished fourth in the 400m dash at the EIU Mega Meet with a time of 1:02.16...Ran on the 4x400m relay team that fi nished second at the EIU Mega Meet.

PREP: Competed in several relays with her team at the state championships...Was part of her 4x400m relay indoor champions with a 3:58 time...Also was a part of a 4x200m relay fi nalist and a 4x100m relay fi nalist that placed eighth at the state championships...Placed seventh in the 400m dash with a time of 57.3...Was a

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - ALYSSA NORTHCUTT

My most exciting moment on the track was winning the 5A State Title last year...I chose the University of Memphis because they have an excellent program and the people are awesome...My favorite athlete is Stacy Dragila...An interesting fact about me is that I am an Emerging Leader at the U of M.

400m dash sectional and regional runner-up...Outdoor she was a part of a state champion 4x400m relay team that ran a 3:55 time...Was her high school track team’s MVP...Was also conference champ in the 400m dash and conference runner up in the 4x400m relay...Was an AAU National qualifi er in the 4x400m relay in 2007...Also qualifi ed for AAU regionals with a 200m time of 25.50.

PERSONAL: Full name is Keyona Jerice Neal…Is the daughter of Cassandra Neal...Is a native of Gary, Ind., and attended West Side High School…Majoring in physical therapy.

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PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Melanie Northcutt...Lettered at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in Wichita, Kansas.

Houston, TexasBarton County C.C.

55m Hurdles (in) 8.4060m Hurdles (in) 8.75200m Dash (in) 26.78100m Hurdles (out) 13.60400m Hurdles (out) 1:01.60

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the outdoor campaign and had eight top-fi ve fi nishes...Finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a time of 13.94...Set a personal-best 100m time of 13.60 in the prelims of the C-USA Outdoor Championships...Finished fi rst in the 400m hurdles at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a per-sonal-best time of 1:01.06.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets for the Lady Tigers and had four top-15 fi nishes...Finished second in the 55m hurdles at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best time of 8.40....Finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the EIU Mega Meet...Set a personal-best 60m hur-dles time of 8.75 in the prelims at the C-USA Indoor Championships...Set a personal-best 200m dash time of 26.78 at the Rod McCravy Invite, but her best fi nish in the 200m dash came at the EIU Mega Meet as she fi nished 12th.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Attended Barton County Com-munity College for two years…Ran the hurdle events for the track and fi eld team…Honored as 2008 All-Kan-sas Jayhawk CC Conference…In 2008, won the NJ-CAA National Championship in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.23 and placed third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.61.

PREP: Received four letters for track and fi eld at West-bury High School in Houston, Texas…Personal best records in high school in the 100m hurdles was 14.02 and in the 300m hurdles her best time was 43.24…Was named to the 2004 Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Born on September 4, 1987, in Houston, Texas…She is the daughter of Dwayne and Kaynell Simpson…Activities include reading, shopping and volunteering at hospitals…Has two older siblings, Ra-sheeda and Dwayne Simpson Jr.

Princeton, N.J. West WindsorPlainsboro

55m Hurdles (in) 8.2760m Hurdles (in) 9.09100m Hurdles (out) 14.29400m Hurdles (out) 1:03.08

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season and had 10 top-10 fi nishes...Finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Rhodes Open...Fin-ished fi fth in the 100m hurdles at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Finished sixth in the 400m hurdles at the Mississippi Open with a time of 1:03.39.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in four meets throughout the indoor schedule in 2009...Finished third in the 55m hurdle competition at the SEMO Invite...Had a fourth place fi nish in the 60m hurdles at the SIU McDonald’s Invitational...Set a personal-best 60m hurdles time of 9.09 at the C-USA Indoor Championships.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets throughout the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season…Competed in both the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles…In the fi rst meet of the season at the Rhodes Open Meet, placed second in the 400m by running a time of 1:03.70…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, set personal-best records in both the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles…Ran a 14.47 in the preliminar-ies of the 100m hurdles and a tenth place 1:03.08 in the 400m hurdles.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the In-door track and fi eld season…Participated in the 55m hurdles, the 60m hurdles and the 400m dash for the Tigers…At the SIU McDonalds Invitational, set person-al records in the 60m hurdles running a seventh place time of 9.11 in the fi nals and also ran a personal best 1:01.50 in the 400m dash in the fi nals…Set a personal record in the 55m hurdles when she ran 8.27 in the preliminaries at the SEMO Invitational…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, ran the 60m hurdles and recorded a 9.16 in the preliminaries.

ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for two semesters…She has also made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for one year.

PREP: Attended West Windsor Plainsboro North High School, where she lettered in track and fi eld all four years...Coached by Bill Mealy...Competed in the hur-dles...Also participated in fi eld hockey...Was named MVP her junior and senior year.

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GETTING TO KNOW THE TIGERS - MARINA VOJINOVIC

The most memorable place I competed was the IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China in 2006...My indoor and outdoor season goal is to qualify for the NCAA and throw the shot over 16m...I chose the University of Memphis because I heard a lot of good things about the coaching staff and the players achievements.

PERSONAL: Full Name is Holland Trier Thomas...Was born on October 16, 1989, to Jessica and Gary Thomas...Has a sister, Paris...Enjoys skiing.

Belgrade, SerbiaSport HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets as a thrower for the Lady Tigers...Finished fi rst place in the javelin throw at the Rhodes Open with a personal-best throw of 35.21m...Of seven meets, had six top-fi ve fi n-ishes in the shot put...Finished second at the Rhodes Open (13.79m), Joey Haines Invitational (14.80m) and the C-USA Championships (15.36m)...Her second place toss of 15.36m at the C-USA qualifi ed her for the NCAA Championships...Threw discus at one meet to set a personal-best throw of 34.67m.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put at four meets during the indoor season and fi nished in the top-fi ve in three of those four meets...Finished second at the SIU McDonald’s Invite with a personal-best throw of 14.74m.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS: Spent one year at Manhattan College…Threw the shot put on the Jaspers’ track and fi eld team…Set a MAAC indoor and outdoor record in the shot put and won the bronze medal at the ECAC Championship…Personal record for the shot put is 15.35m (50-04.5).

PREP: Competed for Sport HS track and fi eld team in Serbia…Participated in the Serbian Junior Champion-ships from 2005-07…Participated in the Balcan Youth Junior Championship in 2005 and the Balcan Junior Championship from 2005-07…Placed second at the European Championship CUP club in 2006 and 2007…Competed at the World Junior Championship in Beijing in 2006…Finished 11th at the European Junior Cham-pionships in Netherlands in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born on December 18, 1988…Daughter of Marija and Dusan Vojinovic…Activities include lis-tening to music and singing.

Glendale, Wisc.Nicolet HS

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2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Lady Tigers on the outdoor circuit...Finished in the top-10 in fi ve of the six meets...Her best fi nish was second at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a personal-best ham-mer throw of 50.40m.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the in-door season and collected three top-10 performances in the four meets...Finished second in the weight throw at the EIU Mega Meet with a personal-best weight throw of 16.19m.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the 2008 outdoor track and fi eld season…Participated in the hammer throw for the Tigers and improved on each throw throughout the 2008 season…Began at the Rhodes Open Meet with a toss of 32.95m (108-01) in ninth place…The next week she improved her distance by more than fi ve meters by launching the hammer 37.98m (124-07) to earn seventh place…At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, threw her personal re-cord in the hammer throw with a mark of 43.52m (142-09) which earned her 14th place in the conference.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the 2008 indoor track and fi eld season…Competed in the indoor weight throw for the Tigers and notched two top-fi ve fi nishes and fi ve top-10 fi nishes…Posted her fi rst top-fi ve fi nish at the Arkansas Kickoff Meet with a fi fth place throw of 14.24m (46-08.75)…Recorded a personal best weight throw mark at the Arkansas State Invita-tional with a launch of 15.36m (50-04.75) earning her fourth place…At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Champion-ships, threw a 14.47m (47-05.75) mark which landed her in 18th place.

2007 OUTDOOR: Placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 39.25 meters at the Rhodes College Open...Placed fi fth at the Lynx Invitational in the hammer with a throw of 39.19 meters...At the Mississippi State Bulldog Invitational, placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 11.58 meters and fourth in the hammer with a throw of 37.05 in the hammer...Placed third in the hammer throw at the ASU Mini Meet with a distance of 36.66 meters...At the C-USA Championships, had a throw of 11.37 meters in the shot put.

2007 INDOOR: Placed fourth at the ASU Kickoff Clas-sic in the shot put, with a throw of 12.64 meters (41-05.75)...At the Rod McCravy Invitational had a throw of 12.70 meters in the weight throw and 11.73 meters in the shot put...Finished ninth at the McDonald’s In-vitational in the weight throw with a distance of 15.18 meters and ninth in the shot put with a throw of 12.23 meters...Tallied two seventh place fi nishes at the Red Hawk Invitational in the weight throw and shot put with distances of 44-8.25 and 39-1...At the C-USA Champi-onships, had a throw of 11.97 meters in the shot put.

PREP: A thrower from Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisc...Was two-time state champion in the shot put...Lettered three years in basketball and was named All-State Honorable Mention.

PERSONAL: Full name is Angela Terese Wigley...The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Wigley...Born August 4, 1988, in Milwaukee, Wisc...Majoring in political sci-ence...Plans to attend law school.

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2009 OUTDOOR: Had a standout freshman campaign, compiling seven top-fi ve performances in six meets...Finished fi rst in the long jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational with a leap of 5.71m...Set a personal-best long jump of 5.93m at the Mississippi Open in which she fi nished second...Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Rhodes Open with a leap of 11.76m...Set a per-sonal best triple jump of 12.36m at the C-USA Champi-onships, taking home seventh place.

2009 INDOOR: Competed in fi ve meets during the in-door season, compiling seven top-10 performances... Finished third in the long jump at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best leap of 5.62m...Finished second in the triple jump at the SEMO Invite with a leap of 11.20m...Set a personal-best triple jump of 11.69m at the Rod McCravy Invitational.

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2009 C-USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2009 C-USA Indoor Championships saw the Tigers post a sixth-place fi nish in the team standings, but two Tigers won individual crowns. Steffen Nerdal earned the 2009 C-USA In-door Championship Performance of the Meet. Nerdal defended his weight throw title from the 2008 Indoor Championships and broke his own C-USA Indoor Championship record in the pro-cess. His mark of 21.55m (70-08.50) was just a centimeter shy of his personal best mark. The Memphis men continued their domi-nance in the throwing disciplines as the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Freshman of the Year, Knut Syversen started day two of the 2009 C-USA In-door Championships with a strong performance in the shot put. He set a personal-best mark in the men’s shot put and won the C-USA title with a throw of 17.16m (56-03.75). This is the sec-ond year in a row that Memphis swept the C-USA Indoor Titles in the throwing events and the seventh year in a row that the C-USA shot put champion has worn a Memphis uniform. High jumper Jerome Leslie tied a personal-best mark in the high jump and garnered fourth place honors in the high jump event with a mark of 1.94m (6-04.25). In the men’s triple jump, both Leslie and Aaron Whetstone made the fi nals. Leslie came away with a sixth-place fi nish with a jump of 14.43m (47-04.25). Whetstone recorded an NCAA provisional mark in the triple jump and tied the winning leap with a mark of 15.44m (50-08.00), but was awarded second-place in the triple jump fi nals.

Brian Prackett earned fi fth-place in the pole vault with a 4.46m (14-07.50) height, an indoor personal record for Prackett.

2009 C-USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two years removed from a C-USA Outdoor Championship, the Tigers entered the 2009 C-USA Outdoor Championships on a quest to win another title. The fi nal standings left Memphis in seventh-place with 69 points for the meet. The reigning C-USA meet triple jump cham-pion and record holder, sophomore Aaron Whet-stone, added to his already impressive resume by taking home another individual event title by setting a career best mark in the long jump with an NCAA regional qualifying leap of 7.75m (25-05.25) on his fi rst jump of the competition. Whet-stone took second-place with a season best and NCAA regional qualifying mark of 15.90m (52-02.00). Senior Christian McDonald recorded a sea-son best toss in the javelin throw of 63.55m (208-06) earning fourth-place. Senior Greg Nor-rid took third-place in the shot put with a mark of 15.60m (51-02.25). Sophomore Darius Anderson earned third-place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.73. In the 800m run, sophomore Guy Hudson took fi fth-place with a time of 154.50. Sophomore Richard Lowe earned second-place in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.63 and freshman Alex Sweet earned seventh-place with a time of 54.72. Junior Harding Zills scored four points for Tigers with a fi fth-place fi nish in the men’s ham-mer throw with a toss of 49.32m (161-10). Zills fi nished eighth in the discus fi nals with a mark of 42.26m (138-08).

NCAA MIDEASTREGIONALS

Aaron Whetston, Aaron Evans, Richard Lowe and Christian McDonald represented the blue and gray at the 2009 NCAA MidEast Re-gionals. Senior Christian McDonald wrapped up a stellar career for Memphis track and fi eld with his second appearance at the MidEast Region-

als in the javelin throw. He fi nished in 24th place with a mark of 55.00m (180-05). Freshman Aaron Evans took to the track with the 12th best time at 1:49.35 in the Mid-East Region for the 800m preliminaries. Evans started strong in the fi rst 600 meters of his pre-liminary heat, but faded in the last half lap fi nish-ing fi fth place in his heat in a time of 1:55.02 and 20th overall. Sophomore Aaron Whetstone scored two points with his seventh place fi nish in the triple jump. Whetstone, competing in the third fl ight, made his best effort in the prelims on his fi rst jump, landing a jump of 15.86 meters before fouling a second attempt. Fellow sophomore Richard Lowe also add-ed a point for the Tigers by advancing to the fi -nals of the 400m hurdles. Lowe, who qualifi ed for the fi nals with a time of 51.78 in the prelims, fi nished eighth in the fi nals with a time of 54.71 in his fi rst-ever NCAA regional.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The University of Memphis men’s track and fi eld team was represented at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships by junior Steffen Nerdal. The Norwegian native opened the trials with a throw of 21.33m (69-11.75). His second throw marked the best throw of the championship at 22.46m (73-08.25) and Nerdal’s career best for the time being which qualifi ed the junior for the event fi nals. In the fi fth round, he launched his career best and Memphis school record throw of 22.54m (73-11.50) which landed him in second position of the standings. Nerdal’s second place showing gave the Memphis Tigers their eighth All-America performance of all-time (both indoor and outdoor) and eight points for the meet. “Steffen (Nerdal) had an incredible competi-tion,” said head coach Kevin Robinson. “He led for most of the meet and he had three lifetime PR’s at the biggest meet of the year. He is a true competitor and I am so proud of him and what he has accomplished. He’s an amazing athlete, incredible student, and an unbelievable person, both inside and out. He is a phenomenal repre-sentation of my program and the University of Memphis.”

2009 Men’s NCAAChampionship Qualifi ers

Steffen Nerdal Indoor Hammer Aaron Whetstone Outdoor Triple Jump

2009 Men’s NCAARegional Qualifi ers

Aaron Evans 800mRichard Lowe 400m HurdlesChristian McDonald JavelinAaron Whetstone Triple Jump

2009 C-USA Champions

Knut Syversen Shot Put IndoorSteffen Nerdal Weight Throw IndoorAaron Whetstone Long Jump Outdoor

2009 Honors

C-USA PERFORMER OF THE MEETSteffen Nerdal Indoor

C-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEKSteffan Nerdal Feb. 22, Indoor

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2009 C-USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Lady Tigers wrapped up a fi fth-place fi nish at the 2009 C-USA Indoor Champion-ships. Sivan Aballi and Inger Anne Froysedal each garnered individual championships. Froysedal won the high jump competition with a leap of 1.75m(5-08.75) and she took fi fth place in the women’s triple jump with a jump of 12.08m (39-07.75). Froysedal earned the 2009 C-USA Freshman of the Year award for her out-standing performances during the meet. The women racked up 21 total team points in the shot put with four All-Conference perfor-mances including the fi rst-place throw by Sivan Aballi with an NCAA provisional mark of 15.92m (52-02.75). Kristin Sundsteigen recorded a throw of 14.47m (47-05.75) and Marina Voji-novic’s mark was 14.43m (47-04.25) placing them in fourth-place and fi fth-place, respec-tively. Charlotte Abrahamsen rounded out the Tigers’ shot put scoring with a seventh-place mark of 14.20m (46-07.25). Tayanna Simpson competed in the 60m hurdle fi nals and grabbed a seventh-place fi nish with a time of 8.78. She set her personal record time in the preliminaries with a time of 8.75. In the women’s pole vault Ashton Baldwin joined a crowded medal stand in a three-way-tie for third-place with a height of 3.52m (11-06.50). Froysedal tallied 3,432 points for a third-place fi nish after clocking a 9.38 in the 60m hurdles and clearing a height of 1.66m (5-05.25) in the high jump. Froyesdal recorded marks of 10.53m (34-06.75) in the shot put and 5.41m in the long jump before crossing the fi nish line at 2:41.49 in the 800m run. In her fi nal event of the

day, she took home the high jump crown by re-cording a mark of 1.75m (5-08.75).

2009 C-USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Lady Tigers went into the 2009 C-USA Championships looking for a solid team per-formance. The fi nal standings left Memphis in sixth-place with 68.50 points. The Lady Tigers earned the most All-C-USA championship performances in the women’s shot put. Vojinovic recorded her personal record with a second-place mark of 15.36m (50-04.75). Clark earned fi fth-place with her personal record NCAA regional qualifying throw of 14.37m (47-01.75). Sundsteigen grabbed her personal best throw of 14.12m (46-04.00) and earned seventh place. Simpson earned fi fth place in the 100m hurdles with an NCAA regional qualifying time of 13.64 after setting a school record of 13.60 in the preliminaries. Abrahamsen earned eighth place with a toss of 13.91m (45-07.75) and freshman Al-anna Owens placed ninth with a toss of 13.66m (44-09.75). Abrahamsen placed fourth with a season best NCAA regional qualifying javelin throw of 44.36m (145-06) and the freshman Froysedal earned fi fth place with a throw of 42.27m (138-08) In the triple jump, Froysedal set a personal record and improved her own school record with a leap of 13.03m (42-09.00) and took second place. Freshman Kyosha Yarbrough earned seventh-place with her personal record and NCAA regional qualifying jump of 12.36m (40-06.75). Senior Whitney Bolton grabbed sixth place with a height of 3.35m (10-11.75) while fresh-man Brittiany Brewster grabbed seventh place with a mark of 3.20m (10-06.00).

NCAA MIDEASTREGIONALS

A program record fi ve Lady Tigers qualifi ed for the NCAA MidEast Regionals in Louisville, Ky. Aballi, Abrahamsen, Clarke, Vojinovic and Yarbrough qualifi ed for the regionals in hopes of advancing to the NCAA Championships. Abrahamsen competed in the javelin throw, fi nishing fi fth in the fl ight with a best throw of 42.20 meters, which was not enough to advance her to the event fi nals. The Lady Tigers had a strong contingent in the women’s shot put, with three different student-athletes qualifi ed in the event. Just two Lady Tigers recorded a mark at the meet though, with Voljinovic posting her best mark on her fi rst throw, a 14.47 meter effort before fouling on her two other attempts and fi nishing 28th overall in the event. Aballi capped her outstanding Tiger career with a 13th-place fi nish in the shot in her third NCAA Regional appearance. Aballi’s best mark was also her fi rst throw, with a mark of 15.33 meters. Aballi fouled on her next throw, and threw a shorter distance of 15.16 meters on her third, and fi nal, throw to wrap up a stellar Mem-phis career. Yarbrough, competing in her fi rst outdoor regional in the women’s triple jump, fi nished second in her fl ight with a best mark of 12.30 meters, but missed qualifying for the fi nals.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Aballi failed to advance to the fi nals of the shot put event, but earned a 12th place per-formance by recording a mark of 15.70m (51-08.25). Aballi is the ninth Lady Tiger to have competed in the NCAA Championships all-time (both indoor and outdoor).

2009 Women’s NCAAChampionship Qualifi ers

Sivan Aballi Indoor Shot Put

2009 Women’s NCAARegional Qualifi ers

Sivan Aballi Shot PutCharlotte Abrahamsen JavelinKarmyn Clarke Shot PutMarina Vojinovic Shot PutKyosha Yarbrough Triple Jump

2009 C-USA ChampionsSivan Aballi Shot Put IndoorInger Anne Froyesdal High Jump Indoor

2009 Honors

C-USA FRESHMAN OF THE YEARInger Anne Froysedal Indoor

C-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEKInger Anne Froysedal Feb. 22, Indoor

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55M1. 6.60 Frashod Barlow SEMO Invite 2/202. 6.63 Aaron Whetstone SEMO Invite 2/203. 6.64 Frashod Barlow SEMO Invite 2/204. 6.66 Eric July SEMO Invite 2/20

55M HURDLES1. 7.78 Robert Jackson SEMO Invite 2/202. 7.84 Robert Jackson SEMO Invite 2/203. 7.95 Preston Williams SEMO Invite 2/204. 7.97 Preston Williams SEMO Invite 2/20

60M1. 7.04 Eric July C-USA Champ. 2/282. 7.09 Frashod Barlow EIU Mega Meet 1/242. 7.09 Frashod Barlow EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 7.11 Frashod Barlow C-USA Champ. 2/28

60M HURDLES1. 8.18 Robert Jackson C-USA Champ. 2/282. 8.24 Robert Jackson Rod McCravy 2/73. 8.26 Robert Jackson EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 8.27 Robert Jackson EIU Mega Meet 1/24

200M1. 22.60 Eric July Rod McCravy 2/72. 22.94 Eric July C-USA Champ. 2/282. 23.34 Frashod Barlow Rod McCravy 2/73. 23.36 Frashod Barlow C-USA Champ. 2/28

400M1. 50.03 Richard Lowe Rod McCravy 2/72. 50.52 Richard Lowe SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 50.69 Alex Sweet C-USA Champ. 2/284. 51.16 Richard Lowe EIU Mega Meet 1/24

800M1. 1:49.02 Aaron Evans Ark. Last Chance 3/62. 1:50.18 Aaron Evans Rod McCravy 2/73. 1:52.80 Aaron Evans C-USA Champ. 2/284. 1:53.94 Aaron Evans EIU Mega Meet 1/24

MILE1. 4:16.59 Edwin Kipkorir Rod McCravy 2/72. 4:21.19 Edwin Kipkorir SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 4:25.67 Edwin Kipkorir EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 4:32.29 Edwin Kipkorir C-USA Champ. 2.28

3000M1. 9:02.79 Jorgen Ekdahl EIU Mega Meet 1/242. 9:03.41 Jorgen Ekdahl C-USA Champ. 2/283. 9:05.21 Edwin Kipkorir SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 9:10.02 Edwin Kipkorir C-USA Champ. 2/28

5000M1. 16:27.67 Jacob Chapman EIU Mega Meet 1/242. 16:21.20 Jacob Chapman C-USA Champ. 2/28

4X400M RELAY1. 3:21.57 Richard Lowe C-USA Champ. 2/28 Alex Sweet Guy Hudson Aaron Evans

DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY1. 10:32.67 Aaron Evans C-USA Champ. 2/28 Richard Lowe Guy Hudson Edwin Kipkorir

POLE VAULT1. 14-07.50 (4.46) Brian Prackett C-USA Champ. 2/282. 14-06.00 (4.41) Brian Prackett SEMO Invite 2/203. 14-01.25 (4.30) Brian Prackett SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 13-01.50 (4.00) Jason Morgan EIU Mega Meet 1/24

LONG JUMP1. 22-08.00 (6.91) Aaron Whetstone Rod McCravy 2/72. 22-06.25 (6.86) Aaron Whetstone SEMO Invite 2/202. 22-06.25 (6.86) Aaron Whetstone SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 22-00.25 (6.71) Jerome Leslie SEMO Invite 2/20

TRIPLE JUMP1. 51-00.75 (15.56) Aaron Whetstone Ark. Last Chance 3/62. 50-08.00 (15.44) Aaron Whetstone C-USA Champ. 2/283. 49-01.00 (14.96 Aaron Whetstone SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 48-11.75 (14.93) Aaron Whetstone Rod McCravy 2/7

HIGH JUMP1. 6-4.25 (1.94) Jerome Leslie C-USA Champ. 2/282. 6-4.00 (1.93) Jerome Leslie SEMO Invite 2/203. 6-2.25 (1.89) Jerome Leslie SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 6-2.25 (1.89) Jerome Leslie Rod McCravy 2/7

WEIGHT THROW1. 73-11.50 (22.54) Steffen Nerdal NCAA Champ. 3/142. 70-09.00 (21.56) Steffen Nerdal SEMO 2/203. 70-08.50 (21.55) Steffen Nerdal C-USA 2/284. 69-04.25 (21.13) Steffen Nerdal SEMO Invite 2/20

SHOT PUT1. 56-03.75 (17.16) Knut Syversen C-USA Champ. 2/282. 55-07.00 (16.94) Knut Syversen SEMO Invite 2/203. 55-03.50 (16.85) Knut Syversen EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 54-05.25 (16.59) Knut Syversen Rod McCravy 2/7

OUTDOOR EVENTSOUTDOOR EVENTS

100M1. 10.95 Eric July C-USA Champ. 5/162. 10.98 Frashod Barlow C-USA Champ. 5/163. 11.12 Eric July Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/184. 11.17 Eric July Rhodes Open 3/21

110M HURDLES1. 14.36 Robert Jackson Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 14.42 Robert Jackson C-USA Champ. 5/163. 14.46 Darius Anderson C-USA Champ. 5/164. 14.63 Robert Jackson Miss. Open 5/2

200M1. 22.32 Eric July Ole Miss Inv. 4/112. 22.49 Eric July Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/183. 22.80 Eric July Joey Haines 4/43. 22.80 Frashod Barlow C-USA Champ. 5/16

400M1. 47.83 Richard Lowe Miss. Open 5/22. 48.72 Aaron Evans Joey Haines 4/43. 49.13 Alex Sweet Miss. Open 5/24. 51.92 Calvin Watkins Miss. Open 5/2

400M HURDLES1. 51.55 Richard Lowe Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 51.63 Richard Lowe C-USA Champ. 5/163. 52.78 Richard Lowe Ole Miss Inv. 4/114. 52.87 Richard Lowe C-USA Champ. 5/16

800M1. 1:49.35 Aaron Evans Miss. Open 5/22. 1:52.13 Aaron Evans Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/183. 1:53.56 Guy Hudson Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/184. 1:54.16 Aaron Evans C-USA Champ. 5/16

1500M1. 3:55.74 Edwin Kipkorir Ole Miss Inv. 5/22. 3:58.16 Edwin Kipkorir Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/163. 3:59.65 Edwin Kipkorir Joey Haines 4/44. 4:00.88 Edwin Kipkorir Rhodes Open 3/21

3000M1. 9:11.85 Jacob Chapman Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 9:20.31 Jorgen Ekdahl Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

3000M STEEPLECHASE1. 9:18.44 Edwin Kipkorir Miss. Open 5/22. 9:33.50 Edwin Kipkorir C-USA Champ. 5/163. 9:33.87 Edwin Kipkorir Rhodes Open 3/214. 9:38.30 Edwin Kipkorir Joey Haines 4/4

5000M1. 16:05.21 Jorgen Ekdahl Rhodes Open 3/212. 16:06.19 Jacob Chapman Joey Haines 4/43. 16:30.77 Jorgen Ekdahl Joey Haines 4/4

HIGH JUMP1. 6-06.00 (1.98) Jerome Leslie Joey Haines 4/42. 6-02.75 (1.90) Jerome Leslie LSU Relays 3/283. 5-10.75 (1.80) Jason Morgan Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

POLE VAULT1. 14-00.00 (4.26) Brian Prackett Joey Haines 4/42. 10-11.75 (3.35) Cody Conley Rhodes Open 3/21

LONG JUMP1. 25-05.25 (7.75) Aaron Whetstone C-USA Champ. 5/162. 24-07.25 (7.50) Aaron Whetstone Joey Haines 4/43. 24-00.25 (7.32) Aaron Whetstone LSU Relays 3/283. 24-00.25 (7.32) Aaron Whetstone Miss. Open 5/2

TRIPLE JUMP1. 52-02.00 (15.90) Aaron Whetstone C-USA Champ. 5/162. 49-03.00 (15.01) Aaron Whetstone Joey Haines 4/43. 48-10.75 (14.90) Aaron Whetstone LSU Relays 3/284.48-07.50 (14.82) Jerome Leslie Joey Haines 4/4

SHOT PUT1. 54-06.50 (16.62) Knut Syversen Ole Miss Inv. 4/11 2. 54-04.50 (16.57) Knut Syversen LSU Relays 3/283. 53-08.25 (16.36) Knut Syversen Joey Haines 4/44. 53-00.00 (16.15) Knut Syversen Mem. Tiger. Inv. 4/18

HAMMER1. 230-04 (70.21) Steffen Nerdal Ole Miss Inv. 4/112. 225-09 (68.80) Steffen Nerdal LSU Relays 3/283. 225-08 (68.79) Steffen Nerdal Rhodes Open 3/214. 222-09 (67.90) Steffen Nerdal Joey Haines 4/4

DISCUS1. 164-04 (50.08) Knut Syversen Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 138-08 (42.26) Harding Zills C-USA Champ. 5/163. 137-04 (41.85) Greg Norrid Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

JAVELIN1. 208-06 (63.55) Christian McDonald C-USA Champ. 5/162. 206-00 (62.80) Christian McDonald Joey Haines 4/4 3. 202-03 (61.65) Christian McDonald Ole Miss Inv. 4/114. 200-08 (61.17) Christian McDonald LSU Relays 3/28

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55M1. 7.19 LaShundra Kershaw SEMO Invite 2/202. 7.25 LaShundra Kershaw SEMO Invite 2/203. 7.34 LaBrittney Horton SEMO Invite 2/204. 7.34 LaBrittney Horton SEMO Invite 2/20

55M HURDLES1. 8.39 Holland Thomsa SEMO Invite 2/202. 8.40 Tayanna Simpson SEMO Invite 2/203. 8.57 Holland Thomas SEMO Invite 2/204. 8.58 Tayanna Simpson SEMO Invite 2/20

60M

1. 7.56 LaBrittney Horton C-USA Champ. 2/282. 7.65 LaShundra Kershaw C-USA Champ. 2/283. 7.83 LaShundra Kershaw C-USA Champ. 2/284. 7.85 LaShundra Kershaw Rod McCravy 2/7

60M HURDLES1. 8.75 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 2/28 2. 8.78 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 2/283. 9.05 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 2/284. 9.08 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 2/28

200M1. 25.78 LaShundra Kershaw Rod McCravy 2/72. 25.87 LaShundra Kershaw C-USA Champ. 2/283. 26.08 LaBrittney Horton SEMO Invite 2/204. 26.11 LaBrittney Horton SIU McDonald’s 1/31

400M1. 1:01.27 Deneen Kirk SIU McDonald’s 1/312. 1:01.30 Vivian Haynes SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 1:02.16 Keyona Neal EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 1:02.86 Deneen Kirk EIU Mega Meet 1/24

800M1. 2:16.18 Kayleigh Brown C-USA Champ. 2/282. 2:35.55 Jasmine Darden SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 2:36.43 Jasmine Darden EIU Mega Meet 1/24

MILE1. 5:04.74 Kayleigh Brown Rod McCravy 2/72. 5:05.29 Kayleigh Brown C-USA Champ. 2/283. 5:13.17 Kayleigh Brown SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 5:28.24 Kayleigh Brown EIU Mega Meet 1/24

3000M1. 10:26.38 Kayleigh Brown C-USA Champ. 2/282. 10:38.15 Emily Malinowski SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 10:42.44 Kayleigh Brown SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 10:44.05 Emily Malinowski Rod McCravy 2/7

5000M1. 18:42.67 Emily Malinowski C-USA Champ. 2/282. 18:43.82 Emily Malinowski EIU Mega Meet 1/24

4X400M RELAY1. 4:06.72 C-USA Champ. 2/28 Vivian Haynes Deneen Kirk Holland Thomas Tayanna Simpson

POLE VAULT1. 12-0.00 (3.65) Whitney Bolton SEMO Invite 2/202. 11-11.75 (3.65) Ashton Baldwin EIU Mega Meet 1/243. 11-11.75 (3.65) Whitney Bolton SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 11-07.75 (3.55) Ashton Baldwin Rod McCravy 2/7

LONG JUMP1. 18-10.00 (5.74) Inger Anne Froysedal SEMO Invite 2/202. 18-09.00 (5.71) Inger Anne Froysedal SIU McDonald’s 1/313. 18-05.50 (5.62) Kyosha Yarbrough SEMO Invite 2/20 4. 17-09.50 (5.42) Eryka Morris EIU Mega Meet 1/24

TRIPLE JUMP1. 40-02.00 (12.24) Inger Anne Froysedal EIU Mega Meet 1/242. 39-08.00 (12.09) Inger Anne Froysedal SEMO Invite 2/203. 39-07.75 (12.08) Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 2/284. 39-00.50 (11.90) Inger Anne Froysedal Rod McCravy 2/7

HIGH JUMP1. 5-09.75 (1.77) Inger Anne Froysedal SEMO Invite 2/202. 5-08.75 (1.75) Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 2/283. 5-08.00 (1.73) Inger Anne Froysedal EIU Mega Meet 1/244. 5-06.00 (1.68) Inger Anne Froysedal SIU McDonald’s 1/31

WEIGHT THROW1. 55-05.50 (16.90) Kristin Sundsteigen SEMO Invite 2/202. 54-08.75 (16.68) Karmyn Clark SEMO Invite 2/20 3. 53-03.00 (16.23) Karmyn Clark SIU McDonald’s 1/314. 53-01.50 (16.19) Angela Wigley EIU Mega Meet 1/24

SHOT PUT1. 52-07.25 (16.03) Sivan Aballi Rod McCravy 2/20 2. 52-02.75 (15.92) Sivan Aballi C-USA Champ. 2/283. 51-09.00 (15.77) Sivan Aballi Last Chance 3/64. 51-01.75 (15.59) Sivan Aballi SIU McDonald’s 1/31

PENTATHLON1. 3432 Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 2/28

OUTDOOR EVENTSOUTDOOR EVENTS

100M1. 11.85 LaShundra Kershaw C-USA Champ. 5/162. 11.90 LaBrittney Horton Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/183. 12.06 LaBrittney Horton LSU Relays 3/284. 12.06 LaBrittney Horton Joey Haines 4/4

100M HURDLES1. 13.60 Tayann Simpson C-USA Champ. 5/162. 13.64 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 5/163. 14.06 Tayanna Simpson Miss. Open 5/24. 14.14 Tayanna Simpson LSU Relays 3/28

200M1. 24.75 LaShundra Kershaw C-USA Champ. 5/162. 24.91 Deneen Kirk Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/183. 24.94 Deneen Kirk Ole Miss Inv. 4/114. 24.95 LaShundra Kershaw Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

400M1. 57.39 Keyona Neal C-USA Champ. 5/162. 57.91 Keyona Neal Ole Miss Inv. 4/113. 57.94 Keyona Neal Miss. Open 5/24. 58.92 Keyona Neal Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

400M HURDLES1. 1:01.06 Tayanna Simpson Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 1:01.46 Tayanna Simpson C-USA Champ. 5/163. 1:01.68 Tayanna Simpson LSU Relays 3/284. 1:02.97 Tayanna Simpson LSU Relays 3/28

800M1. 2:28.93 Jasmine Darden Rhodes Open 3/212. 2:35.84 Jasmine Darden Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

1500M1. 5:13.35 Jasmine Darden Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 5:14.00 Jasmine Darden Rhodes Open 3/21

5000M1. 18:29.18 Emily Malinowski Rhodes Open 3/21

4X100M RELAY1. 46.79 LaBrittney Horton LSU Relays 3/28 Eryka Morris Deneen Kirk Tayanna Simpson

HIGH JUMP1. 5-07.00 (1.70) Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 5/162. 5-05.00 (1.65) Inger Anne Froysedal Rhodes Open 3/213. 5-05.00 (1.65) Inger Anne Froysedal LSU Relays 3/284. 5-05.00 (1.65) Vivian Haynes C-USA Champ. 5/16

POLE VAULT1. 12-03.50 (3.75) Whitney Bolton Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 12-00.00 (3.65) Whitney Bolton Joey Haines 4/43. 11-11.75 (3.65) Whitney Bolton Miss. Open 5/24. 11-05.75 (3.50) Whitney Bolton Ole Miss Inv. 4/11

LONG JUMP1. 19-05.50 (5.93) Kyosha Yarbrough Miss. Open 5/22. 19-04.75 (5.91) Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 5/163. 19-00.75 (5.81) Inger Anne Froysedal Joey Haines 4/4 4. 19-00.75 (5.81) Kyosha Yarbrough Joey Haines 4/4

TRIPLE JUMP1. 42-09.00 (13.03) Inger Anne Froysedal C-USA Champ. 5/162. 42-04.00 (12.90) Inger Anne Froysedal Joey Haines 4/43. 41-01.00 (12.52) Inger Anne Froysedal LSU Relays 3/284. 40.07.00 (12.37) Inger Anne Froysedal Miss. Open 5/2

SHOT PUT1. 50-10.00 (15.49) Sivan Aballi Ole Miss Inv. 4/11 2. 50-04.75 (15.36) Marina Vojinovic C-USA Champ. 5/163. 50-02.75 (15.31) Sivan Aballi LSU Relays 3/284. 50-00.00 (15.24) Sivan Aballi Miss Open 5/2

HAMMER THROW1. 171-01 (52.14) Kristin Sundsteigen Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/182. 165-08 (50.49) Karmyn Clark C-USA Champ. 5/16 3. 165-04 (50.40) Angela Wigley Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/184. 162-06 (49.52) Alanna Owens Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/18

DISCUS1. 149-10 (45.66) Sivan Aballi LSU Relays 3/282. 147-02 (44.86) Sivan Aballi Joey Haines 4/4 3. 143-04 (43.70) Kristin Sundsteigen Mem. Tiger Inv. 4/184. 143-04 (43.69) Kristin Sundsteigen LSU Relays 3/28

JAVELIN

1. 145-06 (44.36) Charlotte Abrahamsen C-USA Champ. 5/16

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MEN – 4 MILE WOMEN – 5KMIKE ROSE SOCCER COMPLEX -

MEMPHIS, TENN.

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. University of South Alabama 432. University of Arkansas-Little Rock 803. University of Mississippi 1224. University of Alabama 1365. Samford University 1856. Harding University 2087. Arkansas State University 2428. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2489. Texas A&M University-Commerce 25710. University of the Cumberlands 32111. Southern Arkansas University 33312. Christian Brothers University 35013. Mississippi Valley State University 37214. Valdosta State University 40015. Birmingham-Southern College 42216. Hendrix College 44717. University of Central Arkansas 45318. Morehouse College 46819. University of Memphis 47820. Blue Mountain College 51321. Bethel University 51422. University of the Ozarks 52423. Tulane University 52824. Belhaven College 71925. Millsaps College 742

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS33. Jacob Chapman 21:20.4443. Jorgen Ekdahl 21:35.50111. Joe Coneo Jr. 23:43.94130. Curtis Gibbs 24:20.36151. Juan Arboleda 26:44.91

WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Samford University 472. Harding University 913. San Jose State University 1174. Arkansas State University 1485. University of Arkansas-Little Rock 1546. Tulane University 1587. University of South Alabama 1958. University of Mississippi 2069. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21610. Hendrix College 24911. Arkansas Tech University 25512. University of Montavello 31913. University of Central Arkansas 32014. University of the Cumberlands 37015. Birmingham-Southern College 38416. Valdosta State University 40017. University of Memphis 49618. Texas A&M University-Commerce 51319. Southern Arkansas University 53420. Mississippi Valley State University 63221. Christian Brothers University 64622. Bethel University 66623. Millsaps College 69424. University of the Ozarks 699

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS68. Louisa Lingley 20:47.4790. Jasmine Darden 21:44.24106. Karoline Shott 22:44.33115. Brittany Duboise 22:51.05117. Joslynne Serna 23:12.85

VANDERBILT INVITATIONALSEPTEMBER 29, 2009

MEN – 8K WOMEN – 5KLITTLE ROCK, ARK.

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Lipscomb University 722. Morehead State University 1313. Vanderbilt University 1454. Georgia State University 1515. Rhodes College 1546. Tennessee Tech University 1587. Jacksonville State University 1848. Union University 1909. Austin Peay University 23110. Valporaiso University 24111. University of Tennessee-Martin 26612. University of the South 303

13. University of Memphis 33514. Murray State University 34915. Bethel University 35216. Blue Mountain College 394

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS15. Jacob Chapman 27:15.1260. Jorgen Ekdahl 28:46.1765. Joe Coneo Jr. 28:58.4890. Curtis Gibbs 31:11.52105. Juan Arboleda 33:56.02

WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Vanderbilt University 342. Eastern Kentucky University 433. Murray State University 1024. Georgia State University 1085. Lipscomb University 1276. Valporaiso University 1817. Rhodes College 2188. Morehead State University 2229. Union University 32210. Tennessee Tech University 33011. University of Memphis 34212. Univeresity of Tennessee-Martin 34713. Jacksonville State University 35014. Austin Peay University 35315. University of the South 36416. Brenau College 45417. Blue Mountain College 46118. Tennessee State University 535

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS55. Brittany Duboise 21:11.6356. Jasmine Darden 21:11.9059. Louisa Lingley 21:14.1084. Karoline Shott 22:34.7488. Joslynne Serna 22:48.87

RHODES COLLEGE INVITATIONALSEPTEMBER 29, 2009

MEN – 8K WOMEN – 6KMEMPHIS, TENN.

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Rhodes College 572. Southern Arkansas University 753. University of Tennessee-Martin 1064. University of Memphis 1355. ARKTEN Track Club 1366. Hendrix College 1397. Birmingham-Southern College 1528. University of the Ozarks 1789. Henderson State University 19310. Belhaven College 27311. Millsaps College 31512. Lane College 38113. LeMoyne College 38714. University of Arkansas-Monticello 402

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS5. Jacob Chapman 27:20.3116. Joe Coneo Jr. 28:32.0824. Jorgen Ekdahl 29:06.7937. Curtis Gibbs 30:02.96 53. Juan Arboleda 31:59.10 WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Rhodes College 252. Birmingham-Southern College 803. University of Memphis 964. University of Tennessee-Martin. 995. Hendrix College 1006. Southern Arkansas University 1527. ARKTEN Track Club 1718. Delta State University 1889. University of Arkansas-Monticello 23110. University of the Ozarks 27111. Millsaps College 28012. LeMoyne College 335

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS8. Louisa Lingley 20:29.999. Jasmine Darden 20:37.6415. Brittany Duboise 21:07.5529. Karoline Shott 22:18.5735. Joslynne Serna 22:48.25

TED LLYOD BISON STAMPEDEOCTOBER 10, 2008

MEN – 8K WOMEN – 5KSEARCY, ARK.

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Harding University 392. Christian Brothers University 613. University of Memphis 724. Hendrix College 925. Henderson State University 1196. University of the Ozarks 1487. University of Arkansas-Monticello 214

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS5. Jacob Chapman 27:11.659. Jorgen Ekdahl 27:35.0715. Edwin Kipkorir 28:15.1121. Joe Coneo Jr. 28:53.4328. Curtis Gibbs 29:41.51 WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. Harding University 232. Arkansas Tech University 513. University of Memphis 664. Henderson State University 1095. Christian Brothers University 1376. University of Arkansas-Monticello 139

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS8. Kayleigh Brown 20:40.4810. Jasmine Darden 20:52.1511. Louisa Lingley 20:58.9214. Brittany Duboise 21:33.2127. Joslynne Serna 23:44.22

CROSS COUNTRY CONFERENCE USACHAMPIONSHIPS

OCTOBER 31, 2009MEN – 8K WOMEN – 5K

BEAR BRANCH SPORTFIELDS - THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS.

MEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. UTEP 312. Tulsa 323. Rice 884. Marshall 1165. Houston 1226. East Carolina 1407. University of Memphis 2108. Tulane 236

MEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS29. Edwin Kipkorir 26:38.6337. Jacob Chapman 26:57.3243. Jorgen Ekdahl 27:27.2949. Joe Coneo Jr. 28:40.0952. Curtis Gibbs 29:42.4753. Guy Hudson 29:47.37 WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS1. SMU 282. UTEP 403. Rice 824. Tulsa 905. Houston 1386. UAB 1547. East Carolina 1938. Southern Mississippi 2059. UCF 22210. Tulane 25411. Memphis 32712. Marshall 338

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS50. Kayleigh Brown 20:15.9255. Jasmine Darden 20:40.1371. Lauren Everhart 21:44.3272. Brittany Duboise 21:48.1279. Joslynne Serna 23:45.7680. Karoline Shott 23:56.81

2009 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

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MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD1983 Ed Hammonds1985 Joe Gorman1987 Terron Wright1990 Jim Mathis1991 Paul Bannon1992 Calvin Johnson1993 Ed Taylor1994 Lynn Fox Maurice Knight1995 Richard Vollmer1998 Nick Brooks2000 David Hathcock2001 Colin Hene2003 John Mohundro2005 David Waldschmidt2006 Kevin Robinson2008 Victor Lacey

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD1987 Susan Russ1990 Wanda Hooker-Wiggins2002 Anita Hobbs-Long

E D H A M M O N D S

NATIONAL CHAMPION100 Yard Dash 1973

ALL-AMERICAN60 Yard Dash 1972, 1973100 Yard Dash 1973

NATIONAL CHAMPION440 Yard Relay 1973

ALL-AMERICAN440 Yard Relay 1973

T E R R O N W R I G H T

NATIONAL CHAMPION60 Yard Hurdles 1981

ALL-AMERICAN60 Yard Hurdles 1980, 1981200 Meters 1981

C-USA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR C-USA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD1996 Kevin Robinson (In.)2003 Gaute Myklebust (Out.)2004 Gaute Myklebust (Out.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Susan King (Out.)

C-USA HIGH POINT SCORER C-USA HIGH POINT SCORER

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2007 Brandon Winbush (Out.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Charlotte Abrahamsen (In.)2008 Susan King (Out.)

C-USA PERFORMANCEC-USA PERFORMANCE

OF THE MEETOF THE MEET

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Steffen Nerdal (In.)2009 Steffen Nerdal (In.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Susan King (Out.)

C-USA FRESHMANC-USA FRESHMAN

OF THE YEAROF THE YEAR

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD1996 Kevin O’Connell (Out.)2007 Steffen Nerdal (Out.)2008 Knut Syversen (Out.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2005 Chen Edri (Out.)2008 Charlotte Abrahamsen (In.)2009 Inger Anne Froysedal (In.)

C-USA NEWCOMERC-USA NEWCOMER

OF THE YEAROF THE YEAR

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Seth Major (Out.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2008 Charlotte Abrahamsen (In.)

C-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEKC-USA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD1/16/96 Kevin Robinson (In.)2/19/96 Kevin Robinson (In.)3/26/96 Kevin Robinson (Out.)4/2/96 Austin Dickinson (Out.)5/7/96 Jim Reif (Out.)4/14/97 Kevin Robinson (Out.)2/9/00 Jason Garrison (In.)3/23/00 Delvit Rogers (Out.)4/5/00 Larry Crawford (Out.)2/13/01 Delvit Rogers (In.)4/17/01 Keenan Gibson (Out.)4/29/03 Mate Nemeth (Out.)2/24/04 Szilard Toth (In.)3/30/04 Gaute Myklebust (Out.)4/27/04 Mate Nemeth (Out.)3/22/05 Willie Green (Out.)4/12/05 Daniel Kiss (Out.)5/10/05 Daniel Kiss (Out.)2/21/06 J.D. Erickson (In.)2/20/07 Glen Edwards (In.)5/20/07 Steffen Nerdal (Out.)5/27/07 Christian McDonald (Out.)1/22/08 Aaron Whetstone (In.)2/12/08 Aaron Whetstone (In.)4/8/08 Steffen Nerdel (Out.)4/22/08 Knut Syversen (Out.)2/22/09 Steffen Nerdal (Out.)

WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD3/26/96 Dawnaya Ewing (Out.)2/25/05 Gail Lee (In.)1/29/08 Charlotte Abrahamsen (In.)2/26/08 Susan King (In.)4/15/08 Susan King (Out.)5/6/08 Susan King (Out.)2/22/09 Inger Anne Froysedal (In.)

C-USA COACH OF THE YEARC-USA COACH OF THE YEAR

MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD2007 Kevin Robinson (Out.)

SUSAN RUSS (1969-1979)

• Credited with starting the women’s track and fi eld program.

• M Club Hall of Fame• Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame• Tennessee Secondary School Athletic

Association Hall of Fame

E D H A M M O N D S

LY N NF O X

M A U R I C EK N I G H T

E DTAY L O R

PA U LB A N N O N

ALL-AMERICAN6 Mile 1975

CHARLOTTEABRAHAMSEN

ALL-AMERICANPentathlon 2008

G A U T EMYKLEBUST

ALL-AMERICANDiscus 2004

G A I LL E E

ALL-AMERICANShot Put 2006-07

N I C KB R O O K S

ALL-AMERICAN880 Yd Run 1981

S U S A NK I N G

ALL-AMERICANShot Put 2008

S T E F F E NN E R D A L

ALL-AMERICANHammer 2008Weight 2009

WA N D AH O O K E R

AIAW ALL-AMERICAN200m Dash 1978 1979

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSNATIONAL CHAMPIONS

NCAA ALL-AMERICANSNCAA ALL-AMERICANS

M CLUB HALL OF FAMEM CLUB HALL OF FAME

ALL-TIME HONORS

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MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPINDOORINDOOR

Name Event YearPaul Bannon 3-Mile 1974

Name Event YearRicky Kirk 2-mile Relay 1977Karl Winfi eld 2-mile Relay 1977John Bob Gilbert 2-mile Relay 1977Gary Garner 2-mile Relay 1977

Name Event YearGeoff Cooper 1,000 yd 1979Tony Blackwell 2-Mile 1979

Name Event YearGeoff Cooper 1,000 yd 1980Steve Anders 1-Mile 1980

Name Event YearNick Brooks 880 yd 1981Geoff Cooper 1,000 yd 1981

Name Event YearVictor Lacey 440yd 1982Colin Hume 1-Mile 1982

Name Event YearVictor Lacey 440yd 1983Colin Hume 1-Mile 1983

Name Event YearColin Hume 1-Mile 1984William Singleton 1,000 yd 1984

Name Event YearSteffen Nerdal Weight Throw 2009

WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPWOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPINDOORINDOOR

Name Event YearGail Lee Shot Put 2005


Name Event YearCharlotte Abrahamsen Pentathlon 2008Susan King Shot Put 2008

Name Event YearSivan Aballi Shot Put 2009

MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPOUTDOOROUTDOOR

Name Event YearLynn Fox 100 yd. 1971

Name Event YearEd Hammonds 60 yd./110 yd./440yd Relay 1972Norman Williams 220 yd. /440 yd. Relay 1972Maurice Knight 440 yd. Relay 1972Lynn Fox 440 yd. Relay 1972

Name Event YearEd Hammonds 60 yd./100 yd./440yd Relay 1973Ed Taylor 440 yd. /440 yd. Relay 1973Maurice Knight 440 yd. Relay 1973Lynn Fox 440 yd. Relay 1973Paul Bannon 3-Mile 1973Tyler Higgins Discus 1973

Name Event YearReuben Fairfax Triple Jump 1974Tyler Higgins Discus 1974Terdell Middleton Long Jump 1974Paul Bannon Cross Country 1974

Name Event YearReuben Fairfax Triple Jump 1975Terdell Middleton Long Jump 1975

Name Event YearPaul Bannon Cross Country /3-Mile 1976Terdell Middleton Long Jump 1976

Name Event YearTerdell Middleton Long Jump 1977Ricky Kirk 1,000 yd. 1977Paul Bannon 10,000m 1977Gary Garner 800 yd. 1977

Name Event YearGeoff Cooper 1,000 yd. /1,500m 1978

Name Event YearGeoff Cooper 1,500m 1979

Name Event YearTerron Wright 60-yd. Hurdles 1980

Name Event YearNick Brooks 800m 1981Terron Wright 60 yd. Hurdles /110m Hurdles /200m 1981Geoff Cooper 1- Mile 1981

Name Event YearVictor Lacey 400m 1982Colin Hume 1,500m 1982Geoff Cooper 1,000 yd. 1982

Name Event YearColin Hume 1,500m 1983

Name Event YearColin Hume Cross Country 1984William Singleton 800m 1984Victor Lacey 4000m 1984

Name Event YearTyrone Betters High Jump 1989

Name Event YearAustin Dickinson 100m 1994

Name Event YearKevin Robinson Shot Put 1997

Name Event YearKevin Robinson Shot Put 1998

Name Event YearDelvit Rogers Long Jump 2000

Name Event YearGaute Myklebust Shot Put /Discus 2003Mate Nemeth 3000m /Steeplechase 2003

Name Event YearGaute Myklebust Discus 2004Mate Nemeth 3000m Steeplechase 2004

Name Event YearSteffen Nerdal Hammer Throw 2007

Name Event YearSteffen Nerdal Hammer Throw 2008

Name Event YearAaron Whetstone Triple Jump 2009

WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPWOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPOUTDOOROUTDOOR

Name Event YearKeenan Gibson 100m/200m 2003

Name Event YearLisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump 2005



Name Event YearSivan Aballi Shot Put 2008Susan King Shot Put 2008

Name Event YearSivan Aballi Shot Put* 2009

MEN’S NCAA REGIONALMEN’S NCAA REGIONALPARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

Name Event YearFranck Diadeau 100m/4x100m Relay 2003Ivan Williams 200m/4x100m Relay 2003Michael Woods 4x100m Relay 2003Austin Hunter 4x100m Relay 2003Ferenc Bekesi 1500m 2003Mate Nemeth 3000m Steeplechase 2003Adam Martin Shot Put/Hammer 2003Gaute Myklebust Shot Put /Discus 2003

Name Event YearIvan Williams 200m 2004Larry Harris 400m /Hurdles 2004Mate Nemeth 3000m /Steeplechase 2004Gaute Myklebust Discus 2004

Name Event YearJanon Busby Triple Jump 2005Brandon Winbush Long Jump 2005Norbert Gulyas Discus 2005

Name Event YearDaniel Bandy 4x100m Relay 2006J.D. Erickson Discus/Hammer/Shot Put 2006Willie Green 100m/4x100m Relay 2006Norbert Gulyas Discus 2006Damien Jefferson 4x100m Relay 2006Marcus Thomas 4x100m Relay 2006Brandon Winbush Long Jump 2006

Name Event YearGlenwood Edwards Shot Put 2007Willie Green 100m 2007Stephon Greenlee 400m Hurdles 2007Norbert Gulyas Discus 2007Larry Harris 400m Hurdles 2007Christian McDonald Javelin 2007Steffen Nerdal Discus/Hammer 2007Amaechi Oselukwue 110 Hurdles 2007Brandon Winbush Long Jump/Triple Jump 2007

Name Event YearGlen Edwards Shot Put 2008Seth Major Shot Put/Discus 2008Christian McDonald Javelin 2008Steffen Nerdal Discus/Hammer Throw 2008Amachi Oselukwue 110m hurdles 2008Knut Syversen Shot Put 2008Aaron Whetstone Triple Jump 2008

Name Event YearAaron Evans 800m 2009Richard Lowe 400m Hurdles 2009Christian McDonald Javelin 2009Aaron Whetstone Triple Jump 2009

WOMEN’S NCAA REGIONALWOMEN’S NCAA REGIONALPARTICIPANTSPARTICIPANTS

Name Event YearLisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump 2003Keenan Gibson 100m /200m 2003

Name Event YearVictoria Crawford Triple Jump 2004

Name Event YearLisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump 2005Chen Edri High Jump/Javelin 2005

Name Event YearSivan Aballi Discus/Shot Put 2006Chen Edri Javelin 2006Susan King Discus/Shot Put 2006Gail Lee Hammer/Shot Put 2006

Name Event YearChen Edri High Jump 2007Gail Lee Hammer/Shot Put 2007Emily Malinowski 5000m 2007Tina Sherratt 1500m 2007

Name Event YearSivan Aballi Shot Put/Discus 2008Charlotte Abrahamsen Shot Put 2008Susan King Discus/Hammer Throw/Shot Put 2008

Name Event YearSivan Aballi Shot Put 2009Charlotte Abrahamsen Javelin 2009Karmyn Clarke Shot Put 2009Marina Vojinovic Shot Put 2009Kyosha Yarbrough Triple Jump 2009

Note: The NCAA moved outdoor qualifying to the regional format in 2001.

ALL-TIME NCAA PARTICIPANTS

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MEN’S INDOOR CHAMPIONSMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPIONS

1993Chad Bailey Triple Jump, 46-07.50Marvin Barnes 55m, 6.38Gary Claxton Long Jump, 23-04.25Memphis 4x400m Relay, 3:20.71

1994Memphis 4x400m Relay, 3:20.74Marvin Barnes 55m, 6.47Robert Herring Weight Throw, 51-07.50Kevin Robinson Shot Put, 50-05.00

1995Austin Dickinson Triple Jump, 48-09.50Adrian Dunbar 55m Hurdles, 7.65Lambros Iacovou Shot Put, 55-01.00Kevin Robinson Weight Throw, 54-04.00

1996Kevin Robinson Weight Throw, 61-00.00Memphis 4x400 Relay, 3:20.35

1997Memphis Distance Medley, 9:59.99

1998Kevin Robinson Weight Throw, 62-01.75

1999Delvit Rogers Long Jump, 24-11.25

2000Larry Crawford 55m, 6.26Memphis 4x400 Relay, 3:19.19Jason Garrison Shot Put, 55-02.00 Weight Throw, 61-03.50

2001Larry Crawford 60m, 6.73Stefan Matschimer 3000m, 8:25.46Memphis 4x400m Relay, 3:17.26 Distance Medley, 10:12.02

2003Adam Martin Shot Put, 56-08.75Mate Nemeth 3000m, 8:29.27

2004Gaute Myklebust Shot Put, 57-02.00

2005Janon Busby Triple Jump, 52-09.25J.D. Erickson Shot Put, 57-03.50

2006J.D Erickson Shot Put, 58-03.25

2007Glen Edwards Shot Put, 55-38

2008Glen Edwards Shot Put, 55-11.00Steffen Nerdal Weight Throw, 68-08.50

2009Knut Syversen Shot Put, 56-03.75Steffen Nerdal Weight Throw, 70-08.50

WOMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPIONSWOMEN’S INDOOR CHAMPIONS

1993Angela Brown 55m, 7.27Chena Stevenson 400m, 1:00.71

1994Jeremie Lefl er High Jump, 5-1.5

1995Janeen Goodson High Jump, 5-6

1997Tyranda Mosby Long Jump, 19-10.75

2003Lisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump, 41-04.50

2005Gail Lee Weight Throw, 61-07.00

2007Gail Lee Weight Throw, 65-02.25 Shot Put, 56-01.75

2008Susan King Shot Put, 54-10.25Charlotte Abrahamsen Pentathlon, 4004

2009Sivan Aballi Shot Put, 52-02.75Inger Anne Froyesdal High Jump, 5-08.75

MEN’S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSMEN’S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS

1992Marvin Barnes 100m, 10.64 200m, 21.86Gary Claxton Triple Jump, 46-07.00Andrew Juby 10,000m, 31:37.30Larry Martin 800m, 1:51.47Kendall Robertson 400m, 47.71Jon Veneklase 110m Hurdles, 14.99

1993Chad Bailey Triple Jump, 48-01.25Greg Fowler Javelin, 184-06Kendall Robertson 400m, 48.33Ken Sandridge 800m, 1:54.05Memphis 4x400 Relay, 3:16.51

1994Matt Talley Shot Put, 51-00.25Jon Veneklase 110m Hurdles, 14.75

1995Austin Dickinson 100m, 10.38Lambros Iacovou Shot Put, 56-09.00

1996Austin Dickinson Long Jump, 24-03.00 Lambros Iacovou Discus, 163-02Jim Reif 800m, 1:51.63Tim Smith 400m, 47.37Kevin Robinson Hammer, 191-09

1997Kevin Robinson Hammer, 177-00

1998Kevin Robinson Hammer, 190-05

1999Christos Adamides Pole Vault, 16-04.75Stefan Matschimer 1500m, 3:51.29

2000Larry Crawford 100m, 10.42Jason Garrison Shot Put, 55-09.75Delvit Rogers Triple Jump, 53-06.50

2001Chris Ingram 400m, 47.33Memphis 4x100m Relay, 40.19 4x400m Relay, 3:11.00

2002Greg Doughty Javelin, 200-03

2003Gaute Myklebust Shot Put, 61-07.50 Discus, 186-05Mate Nemeth 5000m,14:39.00 3000m Steeple, 9:13.30

2004Mate Nemeth 5000m, 14:35.25 3000m Steeple, 9:14.96Gaute Myklebust Shot Put, 59-04.25 Discus, 185-07

2007Willie Green 100m, 10.47Steffen Nerdal Hammer, 198-09Amaechi Oselukwue 110m Hurdles, 14.36Brandon Winbush Long Jump, 23-10.00 Triple Jump, 49-04.25

2008Amaechi Oselukwue 110m Hurdles, 14.16Aaron Whetstone Triple Jump, 54-05.50Glen Edwards Shot Put, 57-09.00Steffen Nerdal Discus, 177-00 Hammer, 217-08

2009Aaron Whetstone Long Jump, 25-05.25

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSWOMEN’S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONS

1992Angela Brown 100m, 12.31Chevida Deberry 100m Hurdles, 14.59Anita Hobbs Long Jump, 19-05.00 400m, 57.66 200m, 24.93Lisa Rembe Javelin, 132-07 Discus, 138-05Memphis 4x100m Relay, 48.20

1993Memphis 4x100m Relay, 48.42 4x400m Relay, 3:54.78Chena Stevenson 400m, 57.41

1994Lori Durham Javelin, 114-11Carla Talbird Heptathlon 4,324 pts. High Jump, 5-03.00Chena Stevenson 400m, 56.33

1995Janeen Gooden High Jump, 5-07.75Memphis 4x400m Relay, 3:58.15

1997Tyranda Mosby Long Jump, 20-03.75

1999Kyriaki Pilia Discus, 151-07

2001Barbara Wine Shot Put, 47-10.75

2002Lisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump, 41-01.00

2003Keenan Gibson 200m, 23.36Lisa-Marie Hyman Triple Jump, 40-08.25

2006Gail Lee Shot Put, 52-05.25

2007Gail Lee Shot Put, 54-00.50

2008Chen Edri High Jump, 5-08.75Susan King Shot Put, 58-06.50

* Since 1992

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

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MEN’S TEAM FINISHESMEN’S TEAM FINISHES

Year Conference Indoor Outdoor2009 C-USA 6 72008 C-USA 5 42007 C-USA 4(t) 12006 C-USA 5 52005 C-USA 6 102004 C-USA 4 32003 C-USA 3 42002 C-USA 7 72001 C-USA 3 22000 C-USA 5 41999 C-USA 5 31998 C-USA 3 31997 C-USA 4 51996 C-USA 3 2(t)1995 GMC 3 31994 GMC 3 31993 GMC 2 21992 GMC 2 21991 Metro * 51990 Metro * 51989 Metro * 61988 Metro * 61987 Metro * 61986 Metro * 51985 Metro * 81984 Metro * 61983 Metro * 51982 Metro * 31981 Metro * 31980 Metro 2 31979 Metro * 21978 Metro * 31977 Metro * 31976 Metro * 21975 Metro * 21974 - - -1973 Metro * 21972 Metro 3 21971 Metro * *1970 Metro * 41969 Metro * 51968 Metro * 31967 Metro * 31966 - - -1965 - - -1964 - - -1963 - - -1962 - - -1961 - - -1960 TIAC * 11959 TIAC 1 11958 TIAC * 11957 TIAC * 11956 TIAC * *1955 TIAC * *1954 TIAC * *

WOMEN’S TEAM FINISHESWOMEN’S TEAM FINISHES

Year Conference Indoor Outdoor2009 C-USA 5 62008 C-USA 3 62007 C-USA 5 82006 C-USA 9 82005 C-USA 12 112004 C-USA 13 132003 C-USA 10 62002 C-USA 11 102001 C-USA 8 72000 C-USA 9 101999 C-USA 8 81998 C-USA 8 91997 C-USA 10 81996 C-USA 5 31995 GMC 3 31994 GMC 3 31993 GMC 2 21992 GMC 2 21991 Metro * 51990 Metro * 51989 Metro * 61988 Metro * 61987 Metro * 61986 Metro * 51985 Metro * 8

* Championship not contested or Memphis did not compete for a team score.

- Memphis not in conference or did not fi eld a team in specifi ed year.

CROSS COUNTRY FINISHESCROSS COUNTRY FINISHES

Year Conference Men’s Women’s2009 C-USA 7 112008 C-USA 7 122007 C-USA 8 102006 C-USA 8 102005 C-USA 11 112004 C-USA 7 142003 C-USA 5 142002 C-USA 6 122001 C-USA 10 122000 C-USA 9 121999 C-USA 6 121998 C-USA 10 121997 C-USA 10 121996 C-USA 9 121995 GMC 5 111994 GMC 5 71993 GMC 5 71992 GMC 5 51991 Metro 6 51990 Metro 7 71989 Metro 7 71988 Metro 7 41987 Metro 6 61986 Metro 3 51985 Metro 4 61984 Metro 5 *1983 Metro 4 *1982 Metro 4 *1981 Metro 3 *1980 Metro 3 *1979 Metro 5 *1978 Metro 3 *1977 Metro 1 *1976 Metro 2 *

MEN’S TRACK COACHES A.L. Allen 1953-54Norm Sloan 1955Glen Johnson 1956-67Larry Wright 1968-70Glenn Hays 1971-2006

WOMEN’S TRACK COACHESSusan Russ 1969-1979Pat McGuigan 1979-1982No Women’s Team 1982-1985Brenda Cash 1985-2006

COMBINED PROGRAM COACHES* Kevin Robinson 2006-present

* Programs combined after 2006 seasonBRENDA CASH

1985-2006

GLENN HAYS1971-2006

SUSAN RUSS1969-1979

KEVIN ROBINSON2006-PRESENT

ALL-TIME TEAM RESULTS/COACHING HISTORY

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DANIEL KISS60M HURDLES60M HURDLES

STEFFEN NERDALWEIGHT THROW

60m Hurdles Memphis 7.84 Daniel Kiss 2005

C-USA 7.81 Andrew Carruthers Houston 2005

NCAA 7.47 Reggie Torian Wisconsin 1997

60m Dash Memphis 6.73 Larry Crawford 2001

C-USA 6.64 Julien Dunkley ECU 2001

NCAA 6.45 Leonard Myles-Mills BYU 1999

200m Dash Memphis 21.51 Larry Crawford 2000

C-USA 20.91 LaShawn Merritt ECU 2005

NCAA 20.10 Wallace Spearmon Arkansas 2005

400m Dash Memphis 46.90 Victor Lacey 1982

C-USA 46.77 LaShawn Merritt ECU 2005

NCAA 44.57 Keron Clement Florida 2005

800m Run Memphis 1:49.02 Aaron Evans 2009

C-USA 1:51.12 Dominic Tanui UTEP 2007

NCAA 1:44.84 Paul Ereng Virginia 1989

Mile Memphis 3:59.58 Colin Hume 1983

C-USA 4:00.82 Pablo Solares Rice 2007

NCAA 3:55.06 Tony Waldrop North Carolina 1974

3000m Run Memphis 8:17.19 David Topham 1984

C-USA 8:16.14 Stephen Samoei UTEP 2007

NCAA 7:38.59 Alistair Cragg Arkansas 2004

5000m Run Memphis 14:51.06 Toby Rayner 2007

C-USA 14:10.74 Japeth Ng’ ojoy UTEP 2007

NCAA 13:18.12 Galen Rupp Oregon 2009

4x400m Relay Memphis 3:15.50 G. Hill,V. Lacey, K. Golden, T. Cowan 1983

C-USA 3:13.06 TCU 2003

NCAA 3:03.51 Florida 2005

Distance Medley Memphis 9:59.30 G. Cooper, B. Sanford, N. Brooks,

T. Blackwell 1980

C-USA 9:51.62 UTEP 2009

NCAA 9:25.97 Texas 2008

Heptathlon Memphis 4,728 Jason Morgan 2007

C-USA 5,373 Ronald Veilon Houston 2004

NCAA 6,208 Trey Hardee Texas 2006

Long Jump Memphis 7.82m (25-08.00) Terdell Middleton 1978C-USA 7.78m (25-6.25) Aundre Edwards TCU 2002NCAA 8.59m (28-02.50) Miguel Pate Alabama 2002

Triple Jump Memphis 16.23m (53-03.00) Delvit Rogers 2001C-USA 15.82m (51-11.00) Brandal Lawerence TCU 2003NCAA 17.50m (57-05.00) Charlie Simpkins Baptist 1986

High Jump Memphis 2.22m (7-03.25) Tyrone Betters 1989C-USA 2.24m (7-04.25) Mickael Hanany UTEP 2006NCAA 2.37m (7-09.25) Hollis Conway ULL 1989

Pole Vault Memphis 5.05m (16-06.75) Karlis Pujats 2010C-USA 5.18m (17-00.00) Bill Collins Houston 1998NCAA 5.85m (19-20.25) Jacob Davis Texas 1999

Shot PutMemphis 18.06m (59-03.00) Kevin Robinson 1998C-USA 19.34m (63-05.50) John Davis Houston 1999NCAA 21.73m (71-03.50) Ryan Whiting Arizona State 2008

Weight Throw Memphis 22.81m (74-10.00) Steffen Nerdal 2010C-USA 21.55m (68-08.50) Steffen Nerdal Memphis 2009NCAA 25.08m (82-03.50) Kibwe Johnson Ashland 2007

Memphis= University of Memphis RecordC-USA= Meet RecordNCAA= NCAA Record as of Jan. 1, 2010

TRACK EVENTSTRACK EVENTS FIELD EVENTSFIELD EVENTSLA

RRY

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AWFO

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VIC

TOR

LA

CEY

DISCONTINUED EVENTSDISCONTINUED EVENTS

50yd Dash Gerald Tinker 5.10 196960yd Dash Gerald Tinker 6.00 1970100yd Dash Gerald Tinker 9.40 1970100m Dash Terron Wright 10.11 1979300yd Dash Terron Wright 29.26 1981600yd Run Gary Garner 1:11.00 19761,000yd Run Geoff Cooper 2:08.90 19791,000m Run William Singleton 2:22.29 19842-Mile Run Tony Blackwell 8:40.60 197950yd Hurdles Dave Waldschmidt 6.20 197060yd Hurdles Terron Wright 7.16 19794x800m Relay G. Garner 7:38.20 1977 Geoff Cooper Bob Sanford Ricky Kirk

55m Dash Ed Hammonds 6.20 197355m Hurdles Terron Wright 7.16 1979

C-USA NONCONTESTED EVENTSC-USA NONCONTESTED EVENTS

MEN’S INDOOR RECORDS

SSISSSTEFFENSTEFFEN

WEIGHTWEIGHTJASON MORGANJASON MORGANHEPTATHLONHEPTATHLON

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SUSAN KINGSUSAN KINGSHOT PUTSHOT PUT

LISA-MARIE HYMANLISA-MARIE HYMANTRIPLE JUMPTRIPLE JUMP

WHITNEY BOLTONWHITNEY BOLTONPOLE VAULTPOLE VAULT

WOMEN’S INDOOR RECORDS

60m Hurdles Memphis 8.72 Sheena Ohlig 2004

C-USA 8.19 Jackie Coward UCF 2009

NCAA 7.84 Virginia Powell USC 2006

60m Dash Memphis 7.56 LaBritney Horton 2009C-USA 7.22 Gloria Asumnu Tulane 2008

NCAA 7.09 Angela Williams USC 2001

200m Dash Memphis 24.79 Kennan Gibson 2002

C-USA 23.41 Ebonie Floyd Houston 2007

NCAA 22.40 Bianca Knight Texas 2008

400m Dash Memphis 56.97 Jessica Wright 2008

C-USA 54.21 Endurance Abinuwa UTEP 2009

NCAA 50.80 Natasha Hastings South Carolina 2007

800m Run Memphis 2:11.90 Tina Sherratt 2007

C-USA 2:07.43 Jenny Holmroos UTEP 2006

NCAA 2:00.75 Nicole Cook Tennessee 2005

Mile Memphis 4:56.19 Tina Sherratt 2007

C-USA 4:45.08 Kelly Young UTEP 2008

NCAA 4:25.91 Jenny Barringer Colorado 2009

3000m Run Memphis 9:47.70 Daniele Riendeau 2006

C-USA 9:30.44 Alex Becker Tulsa 2008


5000m Run Memphis 17:10.49 Emily Malinowski 2007

C-USA 16:19.42 Silje Fjortoft SMU 2009

NCAA 15:14.18 Kim Smith Providence 2004

4x400m Relay Memphis 3:54.01 V. Haynes, D. Kirk, M. Mason, K. Neal 2010

C-USA 3:42.48 Houston 2009

NCAA 3:27.66 Texas 2003

Distance Medley Memphis 11:56.33 E. Malinowski, E. Morris, T. Sherratt,

A. Uys 2007

C-USA 11:40.37 Tulsa 2007

NCAA 10:50.98 Tennessee 2009

PentathlonMemphis 4,103 Charlotte Abrahamsen 2008

C-USA 4,004 Charlotte Abrahamsen Memphis 2008

NCAA 4,496 Jacquelyn Johnson Arizona State 2008

Long Jump Memphis 6.60m (19-10.75) Tyranda Mosby 1997C-USA 6.65m (21-10.00) Blessing Okagbare UTEP 2008NCAA 6.91m (22-08.00) Elva Goulbourne Auburn 2002

Triple Jump Memphis 13.23m (42-07.00) Lisa-Marie Hyman 2003C-USA 13.53m (44-04.75) Blessing Okagbare UTEP 2008NCAA 14.25m (46-09.00) Suzette Lee LSU 1997

High Jump Memphis 1.77m (5-09.75) Inger Anne Froysedal 2009C-USA 1.85m (6-00.75) Gaelle Niare SMU 2007NCAA 1.98m (6-06.00) Destinee Hooker Texas 2009

Pole Vault Memphis 3.75m (12-03.50) Whitney Bolton 2008 3.75m (12-03.50) Ashton Baldwin 2008C-USA 4.07m (13-04.25) Rachel Greff Rice 2008NCAA 4.53m (14-10.50) Amy Linnen Arizona 2002

Shot PutMemphis 17.84m (58-06.50) Susan King 2008C-USA 17.84m (58-06.50) Susan King Memphis 2008NCAA 19.15m (62-10.00) Laura Gerraughty UNC 2004

Weight Throw Memphis 19.87m (65-02.25) Gail Lee 2007C-USA 21.27m (69-09.20) Dayana Octavien USF 2004NCAA 25.56m (83-10.25) Brittany Riley Southern Ill. 2007


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55m Dash Natalie Martindale 7.04 200055m Hurdles Anita Gregory 8.08 1992 Tayanna Simpson 8.08 2010

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2-Mile Run Paul Bannon 9:00.00 19733-Mile Run Paul Bannon 13:27.50 19746-Mile Run Paul Bannon 27:44.60 1975

GAUTE MYKLEBUSTGAUTE MYKLEBUSTDISCUS/SHOT PUTDISCUS/SHOT PUT LARRY HARRISLARRY HARRIS

400M HURDLES400M HURDLES

STEFFEN NERDALSTEFFEN NERDALHAMMER THROWHAMMER THROW

MEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS

110m Hurdles Memphis 13.49 Daniel Kiss 2005

C-USA 13.68 David Payne Cincinnati 2004

NCAA 13.00 Renaldo Nehemiah Maryland 1979

400m HurdlesMemphis 51.42 Larry Harris 2007

C-USA 50.05 Greg Christie Houston 1999

NCAA 47.56 Kerron Clemont Florida 2005

100m DashMemphis 10.20 Ed Hammonds 1979

10.20 Willie Green 2006

C-USA 10.20 Michael Frater TCU 2004

NCAA 9.92 Ato Bolden UCLA 1996

200m Dash Memphis 20.39 Terron Wright 1981

C-USA 20.33 Churandy Martina UTEP 2006

NCAA 19.69 Walter Dix Florida State 2007

400m DashMemphis 45.92 Victor Lacey 1982

C-USA 45.33 Chris Jones Houston 1998

NCAA 44.00 Quincy Watts USC 1992

800m RunMemphis 1:47.01 Nick Brooks 1979


NCAA 1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Oregon 1984

1500m Run Memphis 3:42.20 Colin Hume 1982


NCAA 3:30.56 Bernard Legat Wash. State 1999

3000m Steeple Memphis 8:37.53 Mate Nemeth 2003

C-USA 8:53.79 Paul Mutai Tulane 2007

NCAA 8:05.49 Henry Rono Wash. State 1978

5000m RunMemphis 13:49.20 Paul Bannon 1976

C-USA 14:07.73 Stephen Samoei UTEP 2007


10,000m RunMemphis 28:36.80 Paul Bannon 1976

C-USA 29:43.67 Herbert Mwangi TCU 2002


4x100m RelayMemphis 39.60 M. Knight, E. Hammonds, L. Fox,

E. Taylor 1973

C-USA 39.11 UTEP 2006

NCAA 38.04 TCU 19988

4x400m RelayMemphis 3:08.80 H. Holland,A. Battle, R. Sanford,

B. Mason 1978

C-USA 3:05.09 ECU 2003

NCAA 2:59.59 LSU 2005

Long Jump Memphis 8.07m (26-05.75) Delvit Rogers 2000C-USA 8.05m (26-05.00) Rephel Martin Charlotte 2000NCAA 8.74m (28-08.25) Erick Walder Arkansas 1994

Triple Jump Memphis 16.60m (54-05.50) Aaron Whetstone 2008C-USA 16.60m (54-05.50) Aaron Whetstone Memphis 2008NCAA 17.92m (57-07.25) James Beckford Blinn 1995

High Jump Memphis 2.18m (7-01.75) Larry Jenkins 1978C-USA 2.30m (7-07.25) Mickael Hanany UTEP 2008NCAA 2.39m (7-9.75) Hollis Conway ULL 1989

Pole Vault Memphis 5.10m (16-08.75) Christos Adamides 1999C-USA 5.31m (18-02.50) Jason Colwick Rice 2008NCAA 5.98m (19-07.50) Lawrence Johnson Tennessee 1999

Shot PutMemphis 18.78m (61-07.25) Gaute Myklebust 2003C-USA 19.09m (62-07.75) John Davis Houston 1998NCAA 22.00m (72-02.25) John Godina UCLA 1995

Discus Memphis 60.85m (199-08) Gaute Myklebust 2003C-USA 59.40m (194-10) John Davis Houston 1997NCAA 67.66m (222-00) Hannes Hopley SMU 2004

HammerMemphis 68.21m (223-09) Steffen Nerdal 2008C-USA 66.63m (217-08) Dimitrios Fylladitakis UTEP 2009NCAA 82.56m (270-10) Balazs Kiss USC 1995

JavelinMemphis 64.90m (212-11) Christian McDonald 2008C-USA 73.26m (240-40) Nathan Junius Tulane 2000NCAA 89.10m (292-40) Patrik Boden Texas 1990

DecathlonMemphis 6,999 Kevin O’Connell 1999C-USA 7,521 Jason Wilson Southern Miss. 2000NCAA 8,465 Trey Hardee Tennessee 2006


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GAIL LEEGAIL LEEHAMMER THROWHAMMER THROW

EMILY MALINOWSKIEMILY MALINOWSKI3000M STEEPLECHASE3000M STEEPLECHASE

TAYANNA SIMPSONTAYANNA SIMPSON100M/400M HURDLES100M/400M HURDLES

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS

100m Hurdles Memphis 13.60 Tayanna Simpson 2009C-USA 13.10 Jenny Adams Houston 2000

NCAA 12.48 Virginia Powell USC 2006

400m HurdlesMemphis 1:01.06 Tayanna Simpson 2009C-USA 57.67 Alicia Cave Houston 2005

NCAA 53.47 Janeene Vickers UCLA 1991

100m Dash Memphis 11.40 Wanda Hooker 1978

C-USA 11.21 Blessing Okagbare UTEP 2009

NCAA 10.78 Dawn Sowell LSU 1989

200m Dash Memphis 23.36 Wanda Hooker 1981

23.36 Keenan Gibson 2003


NCAA 22.04 Dawn Sowell LSU 1989

400m DashMemphis 54.40 Wanda Hooker 1979


NCAA 49.89 Sanya Richards Texas 2004


C-USA 2:06.27 Vernetta Rolle Houston 1998

NCAA 1:58.33 Claudette Groenedaal Oregon 1985


C-USA 4:17.99 Hanne Lyngstad Tulane 1998


3000m Steeple Memphis 10:43.55 Emily Malinowski 2007

C-USA 10:01.77 Brianna Dahm Marquette 2002


5000m RunMemphis 16:48.86 Emily Malinowski 2007

C-USA 16:18.88 Silje Fjortoft SMU 2009


10,000m RunMemphis 37:21.51 Daniele Riendeau 2006

C-USA 34:41.14 Becky Wade Rice 2009

NCAA 31:25.45 Sally Kipyego’ Texas Tech 2008

4x100m RelayMemphis 45.76 A. DeLatour, M. Abraham,

A. Gardner, N. Marindale 2000

C-USA 44.24 Houston 2007

NCAA 42.36 Texas A&M 2009

4x400m RelayMemphis 3:49.00 W. Hooker, D. Spencer,

S. Parks, M. Walker 1978

C-USA 3:35.31 Houston 2006

NCAA 3:23.75 Texas 2004

Long Jump Memphis 6.17m (20-03.00) Tyranda Mosby 1996C-USA 6.90m (22-06.00) Blessing Okagbare UTEP 2009NCAA 7.24m (23-09.00) Jackie Joyner UCLA 1985

Triple Jump Memphis 12.67m (41-07.00) Lisa-Marie Hyman 2003C-USA 13.86m (45-05.75) Blessing Okagbare UTEP 2008NCAA 14.25m (46-09.00) Suzette Lee LSU 1997

High Jump Memphis 1.78m (5-10.00) Chen Edri 2007C-USA 1.92m (6-03.50) Gaelle Niare SMU 2006NCAA 2.00m (6-06.75) Amy Acuff UCLA 1997

Pole Vault Memphis 3.70m (12-01.50) Ashton Baldwin 2008C-USA 4.13m (13-06.50) Rachel Greff Rice 2006NCAA 4.60m (15-01.00) Chelsea Johnson Florida State 2006

Shot PutMemphis 18.10m (59-04.75) Susan King 2008C-USA 17.84m (58-06.50) Susan King Memphis 2008NCAA 19.15m (62-10.00) Laura Gerraughty UNC 2004

DiscusMemphis 51.19m (167-11) Susan King 2008C-USA 58.44m (191-09) Dayana Octavien USF 2004NCAA 67.48m (221-05) Meg Ritchie Arizona 1981

HammerMemphis 56.57m (185-07) Gail Lee 2007C-USA 63.97m (209-10) Dayana Octavien USF 2004NCAA 72.94m (239-3.75) Jenny Dahlberg Georgia 2007

JavelinMemphis 43.30m (143-06) Chen Edri 2006C-USA 56.45m (185-02) Erma Gene Evans UTEP 2007NCAA 61.82m (202-10) Irina Kharun Indiana 2004

HeptathlonMemphis 4,849 Victoria Crawford 2004C-USA 5,571 Gaelle Niare SMU 2007NCAA 6,718 Jackie Joyner UCLA 1985


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4x200m Relay Keenan Gibson 1:38.98 2002 Ashley Reed Cherishe Hollingsworth Chanel Dunn4x800m Relay Caron Draper 9:37.30 1979 Sandra Parks Sue Poteate Mary Walker

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AJuan Arboleda.......................... 2006-07Jerry Acree ................... .......... 1973-76Christos Adamides .................. 1998-99Steve Anders ..................... .......... 1979Darius Anderson .................... 2008-10Steve Anthony .................. ........... 2002Robert Antonowich .......... ............ 1967Mike Armstrong ............................ 1961Jermaine Arrington ............ .......... 1996Nathan Arnold ............................. 2010Tim Ashby ......................... ........... 1994

BJerry Bagley ................................. 1948Chad Bailey .............. .............. 1992-95Larry Balka ....................... ........... 1973Daniel Bandy ............... ........... 2005-06Shannon Banks ........... ........... 1988-91Bob Bannister ................... ........... 1948Paul Bannon ............... ............ 1973-76

John Barber ........................... 1959-60Frashod Barlow ..................... 2008-10Marvin Barnes ....................... 1991-94Melvin Barnes ........................ 1991-94Arthur Battle ........................... 1978-79Hunter Beckman .......................... 1959Ferenc Bekesi .............................. 2003Alvin Bell ...................................... 1995Tyrone Betters ....................... 1988-90Ozzie Binion ................................ 1967Michael Bins ................................ 1975Tony Blackwell ............................. 1979Phillip Blake ................................. 1986DeWayneBolton ..................... 1953-57David Bouie ................................. 1993Joe Boyland ........................... 1986-89Danny Boyle ................................ 1967Kevin Bradley .............................. 1983Gene Bramlett ............................. 1948James Branch .............................. 1978Nick Brooks ........................... 1978-79John Broughton ..................... 1958-59Darron Brown ........................ 2001-02Ludovic Bruneau .......................... 1998Reedy Buford ............................... 1967Pat Burnett ................................... 1988Janon Busby .......................... 2004-05Gary Butner ................................. 1970

CRandy Carleton ...................... 1966-67Orin Carpenter ....................... 1988-90Anthony Carter ............................ 1983Don Carter ............................. 1964-65John Casone ............................... 1955Jacob Chapman ..................... 2008-10Jerroll Christopher ....................... 1994

John Church .......................... 1975-76Gary Claxton .......................... 1990-93John Cobb ................................... 1949Keith Cobb ............................. 1997-98Kevin Cobb ............................ 1997-98Rip Coleman .......................... 1970-72Joe Coneo, Jr ......................... 2008-10Joe Connelly .......................... 1973-75Anthony Cook .............................. 1986Geoff Cooper ............................... 1979John Cooper ................................ 1978Fred Cotton .................................. 1978Gary Couch ................................. 1985Ken Coutain ................................. 1998Tyjuan Cowan .............................. 1983John Crafton ................................ 1986Jan Craig ..................................... 1957Karl Craig ..................................... 1995Steve Crandell ............................. 1973Larry Crawford ................... 1998-2001Ricky Creed ................................. 1983

DChris Daffi n .................................. 1979Calvin Daugherty ......................... 1983Brian Davis ............................ 1994-96Ted Davis ..................................... 1967Clyde DeLaney ............................ 1961Bill Derryberry ........................ 1956-58George Dhuy ......................... 1965-67Franck Diadhiou .................... 2000-03Austin Dickinson .................... 1995-96Adam Didyk ................................. 2003Robert Dixon ................................ 1957Damien Dodson ........................... 1997Norman Dodson .......................... 1974Toby Dolman ................................ 1996Hank Dombrowski ....................... 1975Glenn Donnelly ............................ 1961Jeff Doudrick .......................... 2001-02Greg Doughty ........................ 2001-02Michael Douglas .......................... 1983Neal Doyle ............................. 1953-56Charles Duckworth ...................... 1985Adrian Dunbar ....................... 1995-96Nick Dunning ............................... 1983Guy Dwelly ............................ 1978-79

ETillman Eddins ............................. 1964Giff Edgerton ......................... 1958-60Rick Edler .................................... 1974Glenwood Edwards ................. 2006-08Lee Eilert ...................................... 1997Robert Eilert ................................. 1958Jorgen Ekdahl ........................ 2008-10Donnie Elder ................................ 1983Wayne Ellers ......................... 1965-67Amari Elmore ............................... 1990Stephan Ender ............................ 2010J.D. Erickson .......................... 2005-06Sam Ethridge ............................... 1955Charles Euff ................................. 1961

FKelvin Fairfax ......................... 1978-79Reuben Fairfax ...................... 1974-77Ned Fallat .............................. 1959-61Albert Fancher ....................... 1955-56Jack Fayssoux ....................... 1955-58Hugh Ferry............................... 2002-03Joe Finley ......................... ........... 1959Geoff Fletcher .............. ........... 1991-93Kevin Foltz ............... ........... 1997-2000Fotis Fotiou .............. ........... 1998-2002Greg Fowler ...................... ........... 1994Jim Fox ............................ ............ 1973Lynn Fox ..................... ............ 1970-73Joe Franklin ...................... ........... 1959Richard Frazer .................. ........... 1949Tyler Frazier ............................. 2006-07Tommy Freels .................. ............ 1955Joel Freeman .......................... 1988-91Brian Friend ..................... ............ 1978Christian Friis .................. ............. 1998Darius Frye .................. ........... 2004-05

GFred Gainley ..................... ........... 1976Eric Gaithers .................... ............ 1988Gary Garner ............................ 1974-76Thomas Garner ................ ........... 1995Vincent Garner ................. ........... 1986Wesley Garrett ......................... 2008-09Jason Garrison ......... .......... 1997-2000Justin Garrison ......... .......... 1999-2002Karl Gatson .................................. 1997Ron Gay ..................... ............ 1972-74Ed Gebera ....................... ............ 1957Joe Gerda .................... ........... 2001-02Phil Gibbey ...................... ............ 1960Curtis Gibbs ........................... 2008-10John Bob Gilbert ......... ............ 1974-78John Gilbreath ................. ............ 1976Jeff Glover ................... ........... 1965-66Robert Goode .......... ........... 1998-2001Keith Gorden .................... ........... 1983Ken Goree ................... ........... 1957-60Joe Gorham .................. .......... 1953-57Herbert Gowdy ................ ............ 1949Bobby Green ................ .......... 1970-73Willie Green ............... ............. 2003-07Stephon Greenlee ................... 2006-07Don Greer ................... ............ 1973-75John Griffi n .................... .............. 1960Dave Griffi th ............................ 1955-57John Griggs ................. ........... 1958-61Simon Gron ..................... ............ 1994Abdiraham Guleed...................... 2010Norbert Gulyas ........... ........... 2004-07Hoffman Gurley .......... ............ 1966-67

HMarkus Hagmann ............ ............ 1997Wayne Haley ................... ............ 1975Ken Hall ...................... ............ 1992-94

Ed Hammonds ............. ........... 1970-73Ben Hanback ............... ........... 1988-91Buster Hancock ................ ........... 1975Don Hankey ................ ............ 1953-54Anthony Harden ........................... 2002Kris Harmon ............................ 2001-02Nicholas Harold .......................... 2010Dornell Harris .......................... 1973-74Larry Harris ............... ............. 2004-07Robert Harris ................... ............ 1986David Hathcock .......... ............ 1962-65Paul Haynes ..................... ........... 1949Sammy Hays .................... ........... 1970Richard Hazlett ................ ............ 1993Ken Hearn ........................ ........... 1957Haven Herendon .............. ........... 1988Robert Herring ............ ............ 1994-96Andre Hicks ............................. 2006-08Tyler Higgins .............. ............. 1972-74John Hightower ............................ 1948Eddie Hill .......................... ........... 1976Glenn Hill ......................... ............ 1983Dan Hinders ............................ 1994-95Frank Hobbs ..................... ........... 1990Leon Hoffman ............. ............ 1965-66Henry Holland ............. ............ 1978-79Baskerville Holmes .......... ............ 1983Richard Holt ..................... ............ 1967Barry Hood ....................... ........... 1973Mike Hopper ............... ............ 1959-60John Horne .................. ........... 1988-90Chris Horton ................ ........... 1985-86Guy Hudson ........................... 2008-10Michael Hudson .......... ............ 1983-85Maurice Hudspeth ............ ........... 1948Colin Hume ...................... ............ 1983Jeff Hulon ......................... ........... 1983Austin Hunter ............. ............. 2003-06C.B. Hutcherson ............... ........... 1958

ILambros Iacovou ........ ............ 1995-99Chris Ingram ............ ........... 1998-2001

JRobert Jackson...................... 2009-10Tom Jackson ........................... 1960-61Sam James ............................. 2004-08Daemien Jefferson ...... ........... 2005-07Chris Jenkins ............... ................ 1986Larry Jenkins ............... ........... 1978-79Bruce Johnson ............................. 1973Brad Jones ................... .......... 1992-94Cevetillus Jones ............... ........... 1998James Jones ................. ......... 1994-95Jarred Jones ............................ 2005-08Reginald Jones ............ ........... 1989-90Jeff Jordan ........................ ........... 1988Andrew Juby ............... ............ 1989-92

ALL-TIME MEN’S ROSTER

2 0 0 7 C - U S A O U T D O O R C H A M P I O N S2 0 0 7 C - U S A O U T D O O R C H A M P I O N S

PAUL BANNONPAUL BANNON

ED HAMMONDSED HAMMONDS

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Lemmie Jurrel ............. ............ 1991-94

KRoland Kail ...................... ............ 1956Steve Kallaher .................. ........... 1988Szaboles Karadi ............... ........... 2004Ted Kauerz .................. ........... 1963-64Phil Kebbey ...................... ........... 1959Tommy Kelly .............. ............. 1956-57Istvan Kerekjarto ..................... 2003-04Robert Kersey .............................. 1955Steve Kinzalow ........... ............ 1953-55Edwin Kipkorir ....................... 2008-10Ricky Kirk ................... ............. 1974-77Daniel Kiss .............................. 2004-05Ronnie Klinger ................. ............ 1967Eric Knight ....................... ............ 1978Maurice Knight ........................ 1970-73Richard Kunz .............. ............ 1955-57

LVictor Lacey ................ ............ 1983-85Scott Lakomiak ........... ............ 1993-95Donald Lamb .............. ............ 1962-65Jemar Lambert ................. ........... 1995Tim Lampley ................ ........... 1989-92Joel Laney ................... ........... 1961-63Steve Lanham ................... .......... 1990Jeff La Russo ........... ........... 1998-2001Balazs Laszlo .............. ........... 2000-03Albert Lawrence ........................... 1967Skip Lawrence ................. ............ 1966Tommy Leach ............. ............ 1970-73Douglas Lee ................ ........... 1985-86Granville LeMuene .......... ............ 1966Jerome Leslie......................... 2008-10Bob Lewis ................... ............ 1959-62Darrell Lewis .......................... 2008-10Benny Linderman ............. ........... 1948Robert Loeb ................ ............ 1971-74Luther Lockard ........................ 1973-75Billy Logan ................. ............. 1983-85Mark Logan .................................. 1985Larry Long ....................... ............ 1960Pete Longo ................... .......... 1953-54James Lovelace ........................... 1957Richard Lowe ......................... 2008-10Andre Lucas ................ ........... 2000-03

MJames Mabill ................................ 1959Andrew Mackay ............... ............ 1983James Madden .............. ......... 1960-61Imran Mahmood ............... ........... 2003Rehan Mahmood .............. ........... 2003Seth Major .............................. 2008-10Mark Mantych ............. ............ 1992-93Sam Manuel ................ ........... 1973-76Charles Marshall .......................... 1983Adam Martin ............... ............ 2001-04Larry Martin, Jr. ....................... 1989-92

Bobby Joe Mason ........ ........... 1975-78Stefan Matschiner .............. 1999, 2001Jay Mathis ................... ........... 1978-79Jim Mathis .................. ............ 1955-57Jon Mathis ....................... ............ 1985Ken Mathis .............................. 1953-54James Maurer ......................... 1963-66Fred Maxey .................................. 1961William Mays .............. ............ 1966-67Kevin McConnell ..................... 1990-93Ken McCool ..................... ............ 1958Scott McDill ................ ............. 1958-60Christian McDonald ................. 2007-08Steve McFarland ......... ........... 1992-93Tim McGaughran ............. ............ 1948Larry McGhee .................. ............ 1973Patrick McGhee .......... ............ 1992-94Jamie McRae .......................... 1953-54Don Meadow .................... ........... 1948Michael Mentz ................. ............ 2004Joe Mercer .............................. 1953-54Kyle Merryman ........... ............ 1986-88Terdell Middleton ........ ............ 1974-76Andre Miller ..................... ............ 1985Andrew Miller .............................. 2010Doug Miller ...................... ............ 1979James Mirda ................ ........... 1988-91James Mitchell ................. ............ 1958Marvel Mitchell ........................ 1973-76Tarris Mitchell ............. ............. 1994-95John Mohundro ....................... 1971-73Elliot Montesi ................................ 2006Marcell Moore ............ ............. 1996-97Marcus Moore ......................... 1996-97Steve Moore ..................... ........... 1999Jason Morgan .............. ........... 2004-08Greg Morphis ................... ............ 1983David Morphy .................. ............ 1994Mike Morphy ................... ............. 1997Richard Moseman ............ ........... 1959Phil Mulky ....................... ............. 1958John Muse ........................ ........... 1948Gaute Myklebust ..................... 2003-04

NDerek Nakluski ................ ............ 2002Andy Nelson ............... ............ 1953-54Gary Nemeth ............... ........... 2002-05Mate Nemeth ............... ........... 2003-04Steffen Nerdal ........................ 2006-10Don Newman .............. ............ 1976-78Branda Newsom .......... ........... 1994-95Eric Newton ................ ............ 1986-89Jeff Nix .................................... 2005-06Mike Nixon ...................... ............. 1967

Greg Norrid .............................. 2006-08Landon Norris ............. ............ 2000-03John Norton ...................... ........... 1948Landon Norris .................. ............ 2001Dale Norwood .............. ........... 2001-02

OKenneth Olds ................... ............ 1979Kevin O’Connell ...... ............ 1996-2000Todd O’Hara .................... ............ 1988Alan O’ Neal .................... ............ 1962Amaechi Oselukwue ... ............ 2004-08

PAnthony Parker ................ ............ 1983Tim Parkes ....................... ........... 2000Seth Parrish ...................... ........... 1991Richard Parsons .......... ........... 1974-76Scott Pearcy ..................... ........... 1983Don Peeler .............................. 1963-64Don Pemberton ........... ........... 1953-55Nico Perkins ..................... ........... 1988Patrick Perkins ............................. 1986Courtland Perry ....... ........... 1999-2002

Vince Perryman ........... ........... 1996-99Raymond Peters .......... ........... 1970-73Stanley Peters ................... .......... 1967Don Phillips .................................. 1979Steve Plumlee ................... .......... 1986Russell Polhemus ............. ........... 1963Mark Porter ................. ............ 1978-79John Potts .................................... 1957Clyde Powell ............... ............ 1996-97Brian Prackett ........................ 2006-10Travis Pressler .................. ........... 2003Paul Price .................... ........... 1961-62Karlis Pujats ................................ 2010

RDavid Racey ..................... ........... 1988Joe Ragland ...................... .......... 1960Ed Raposo ................... ........... 1978-79Robbey Rasmussen ..................... 2008Jerry Read ........................ ........... 1957Bryand Ream .......................... 1964-65Matt Reed ......................... ........... 1996Norman Reed ................... ........... 1988Sam Reid .......................... ........... 1961Jim Reif ....................... ............ 1995-98John Rhodes ................ .......... 1957-59Buddy Ricky ................................. 1966Bob Robbins .................... ............ 1962Percy Roberts ................... ........... 1948Kendall Robertson ...... ............ 1992-95Kevin Robinson ........... ........... 1994-98Delvit Rogers .......... ............ 1999-2002Rich Rottgering ........... ............ 1961-62Cody Rushing ............. ............ 2004-05

SDavid Salter ..................... ............ 1961Ken Sandridge ............. ........... 1991-94Bob Sanford ............................ 1976-79Marc Santi ................... ........... 1993-96Bob Scanland .............. ........... 1961-64Gene Scanlon .............. ........... 1960-63Pat Scanlon ....................... .......... 1965Christopher Scarlett ..... .......... 1994-96Christian Schmalleger ......... 1998-2000John Schwent ................... ........... 1994Barry Scott .................. ............ 1988-91Jason Scott .................. ........... 1995-97Kevin Scott ................. ............ 1990-94Trent Scott ................................... 2010Wayne Scroggins ........ ........... 1974-75Abraham Shaposhnik . ............ 2004-06Brian Sharp ............................. 1977-80Mike Shinault .............. ............ 1965-67Charles Shrum ........................ 1970-73

ALL-TIME MEN’S ROSTER

MAURICE KNIGHTMAURICE KNIGHT

FORMER HEAD COACH GLEN HAYS WITH FORMERFORMER HEAD COACH GLEN HAYS WITH FORMERTIGERS TERRY MCKEE AND ERIC NEWTONTIGERS TERRY MCKEE AND ERIC NEWTON

HEAD COACH KEVIN ROBINSONHEAD COACH KEVIN ROBINSONWITH STEFFEN NERDALWITH STEFFEN NERDAL

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Frank Simonton ................ ........... 1957John Simonton ........................ 1965-67William Singleton ....... ............. 1983-85Floyd Smalley .................. ............ 1963Cecil Smith ................. ............ 1958-60Jerry Smith .................. ........... 1965-66Jewell M. Smith .......... ............ 1964-65Ryan Smith ....... ............ 1999, 2001-03Steve Smith ...................... ........... 1988Tim Smith ................... ............ 1994-97Chris Soro ............................... 1977-80Ryan Stevenson ........... .......... 1993-96Barry Steward .................. ............ 1974Brian Stewart ............... ........... 1995-96Marvin Stewart ....................... 2009-10Daily Sturgis .................... ............ 1961Wesley Summers .............. .......... 1966Geoff Standen ......................... 2006-07Hank Stipes ................. ........... 1953-54John Strong ................. ........... 1988-89Richard Swaby ........................ 2006-09Rudy Sylvan ..................... ........... 1999Knut Syversen ....................... 2008-10Stein Syverson ............................ 2004

TMatt Talley ................... ........... 1993-96James Tally ....................... ........... 1986Dave Tamburrino ......... ........... 1988-89Cliff Taylor .................. ............. 1973-74Courtney Taylor ....................... 2005-06Ed Taylor .......................... ............ 1973Everet Taylor ............... ............ 1973-74Preston Taylor ............. ............ 2002-04Allen Terrell ..................... ............. 1985James Thomas ............. .......... 1953-57Joe Thomas ...................... ........... 1967Marcus Thomas ....................... 2006-07Stephen Thomas ............... .......... 1986

Gerald Thornton ............... ........... 1986Gerald Tinker ............... ........... 1970-73Ralph Tipton .................... ............ 1961Mario Todman ............. ............ 1997-98Charles Toler .................... ........... 1967David Topham ............. ............ 1983-86Terry Topping .............. ............ 1985-86Szilard Toth ...................... ............ 2004Plato Touliatos ............. ........... 1953-54James Travis ................ .......... 1964-65Nuggie Treadwell ............. ............ 1970Lewis Trotter .................... ............ 1960J.D. Tweedy .................................. 2006Anthony Tyson ............ ............ 1986-88

VRuss Valentine .................. ........... 1970Curt Van Cleeve ............... ........... 1983Brieuc Vandeleene...................... 2010Tommy Vaughan .......... ........... 1962-65Jon Veneklase .............. .......... 1990-94Richard Vernon ................ ............ 1967Frank Vickers .............. ............ 1989-92Steve Vires ................... .......... 1974-75Bobby Vollmer ............ ............ 1953-55Richard Vollmer .......... ............ 1957-60Andy Voura ...................... ............ 1978

WBobby Wakefi eld .............. ............ 1975David Waldschmidt ..... ............ 1970-73Jack Wallace ..................... .......... 1948Joe Wallace .................. .......... 1958-60Tom Walters ..................... ............ 1973Mike Weathers ............ ............ 1991-93Charity Weatherspoon . ........... 1998-99John Welch ....................... ........... 1966David West .................. ........... 1971-74Aaron Whetstone ................... 2008-10Keith White ..................... ............. 1948Phil White ........................ ............ 1957James Wheeler ............................ 1961Lance Wiedower ......... ............ 1996-97Tom Wilcox .................................. 2010Don Williams ................... ............. 1975Ivan Williams .............. ............ 2001-04Preston Williams .................... 2008-10Wray Williams ............ ............. 1953-54Glenn Williamson ......................... 1984Wayne Wilson .................. ............ 1955Vic Wimpee ................. ........... 1959-60Brandon Winbush .................... 2005-07Karl Winfi eld .............. ............. 1975-78Skip Wolfe .................... ............... 1959Wayne Woodard .......... ........... 1994-95Jason Wood ................. ........... 1996-99Andre Woods ............... ........... 1994-97Michael Woods ............ ........... 2000-04Alvin Wright .................... ............. 1976Artie Wright ................ ............. 1955-56James E. Wright ............... ........... 1959Terron Wright ................... ............ 1979Ron Wynhoven ............ ........... 1976-79

YTim Yaracs ........................ ........... 1988Guy Yoe ....................... ........... 1970-73Gary York .................... ............ 1985-87

ZHarding Zills ........................... 2006-10

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Sivan Aballi ............................. 2005-09Melissa Abraham .... ................ 1999-02Charlotte Abrahamsen ............. 2008-09Terry Adams ............................ 1988-91Kimbrell Allen ............. ............. 1994-97Tracy Allen ................... ........... 1989-92Kameilah Amaya ..................... 1999-02Julie Anderson ............. ........... 1987-88Kellie Anderson ....................... 1997-98Pamela Anderson .............. .......... 1986

BAli Baker ........................... ... 2004Ashton Baldwin ........................ 2007-09Olivia Baldwin .......................... 2006-08Franicia Barnett ................. .......... 2004Sherry Bell ................... ........... 1987-90Kirsten Berding ........................... 2010Emilie Bishop ................... ............ 1994Carunda Bland ........................ 1992-95Stephanie Bland ........... .......... 1995-96Desiree Blow .......................... 2008-10Elizabeth Brennan ............. .......... 1996Brittany Brewster................... 2009-10Katy Bondeson ............. .......... 2000-02Whitney Bolton ........................ 2005-09Sue-Ann Bowen ...................... 2003-05Josetta Brooks ............ ........... 2003-06

Karin Brooks ................ ........... 2003-05Tonya Brooks ............... ........... 1987-90Angela Brown .............. ........... 1992-95Genita Brown .................... ........... 2002Kayleigh Brown ..................... 2009-10Romelin Bueno ............ ........... 1995-98LaTricia Bullock .......... ............ 1994-95

CLindsay Cade .......................... 2003-04Brenda Caldwell ........... .......... 1986-88Carrie Caldwell ................. ........... 1993Christa Carney ........................ 1994-96Kara Cassel ....................... .......... 2004Karmyn Clark ......................... 2009-10Laura Clark ....................... ........... 2000Sarah Cloud ................................. 1993Sharon Compton ............... .......... 1996Karin Cox ..................... ........... 1994-96Victoria Crawford ........ ............ 2003-04

DAndrea Dahlman ..................... 1999-02Mary Claire Dake .................... 2004-07Leslie-Ann Daley ......... ........... 2001-03Jasmine Darden ..................... 2008-10Adria Davis .................. ........... 2001-02Kenisha Davis ......................... 1997-99TriNikka Davis ............. ........... 1993-96Tyane Deal ................... .......... 1998-00Chevida Deberry ..................... 1992-95Alexandra DeLatour ................ 1998-00Chanel Dunn ........................... 2002-05Dena Dunn ................... .......... 1991-94Lori Durham ................. ........... 1994-95

EDonna Echols .................... .......... 1992Chen Edri ................................ 2004-08Lauren Everhart ............................ 2008Dawnaya Ewing ........... ........... 1995-97Joy Eye ............................. ........... 2002

FLeonie Fiebig .............................. 2010LaShunda Flake ..................... 2004-07Arielle Frileux ................... ............ 1998Allison Furr ....................... ........... 1998Hayley Futrell .......................... 2002-03

ALL-TIME WOMEN’S ROSTERALL-TIME WOMEN’S ROSTER

ALL-TIME MEN’S/WOMEN’S ROSTER

WILLIAM SINGLETONWILLIAM SINGLETON

GERALD TINKERGERALD TINKER

SIVAN ABALLISIVAN ABALLI

1980 OLYMPIAN TERRON WRIGHT1980 OLYMPIAN TERRON WRIGHT

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GLauren Gale ................................. 2010Alisa Gardner .......................... 1997-00Montia Gardner ............................ 1999Nicole Gasser .................... .......... 1997Keenan Gibson ............. .......... 2001-03Janeen Gooden ............. ......... 1995-96Gail Graham ................. .......... 1989-90Quiana Green ................ ......... 2005-06Teneshia Green .................. ......... 1999Melissa Greer ............... .......... 1997-99Anita Gregory .............. ........... 1990-92Annette Gregory ................ .......... 1990

HBrandy Hain ...................... ........... 1996Alissa Hale ................................... 1991Deborah Hall ................................ 1989Tamekia Hammond ...................... 1996Candice Harden ...................... 2001-02Cassandra Harding ................. 2004-07Carla Hardy .............. .......... 1998-2001Ashley Harris ................... ............ 2004Camille Harris .............. ........... 1998-99Sylvia Harris ................ ........... 1990-93Vivian Haynes ........................ 2009-10Cantrece Hayslett ......... .......... 1989-92Cantrina Hayslett ......... ........... 1989-92Tamisha Henderson ................ 1993-94Anita Hobbs ................. ........... 1989-92Patti Hoffl er .................. ........... 1988-90CherisheHollingsworth............. 2001-03Emily Holt ......................... ........... 1995LaBrittney Horton .................. 2009-10Paulette Hunter ............................ 1986Lisa-Marie Hyman . ................. 2001-05

IZaneta Ivy ................ ........... 1998-2001

JBritta Jaarats............................... 2010Morgan Jack........................... 2008-10Nicole Jackson ........................ 2006-07Sarah Janecek ........................ 2004-05Shamieka Johnson ........ ......... 2001-02Tamika Johnson ........................... 1999Holly Joiner ................................. 2010Kim Jones ..................... .......... 1986-88Quaniqua Jones.......................... 2010

KSylvia Kearney ........................ 1989-92

LaShundra Kershaw .............. 2007-10Susan King .............................. 2005-08Deneen Kirk............................ 2008-10Lisa Koch ..................... ........... 1987-90

LDebra Lane ................... .......... 1986-89Rhonda Lauderdale ........... .......... 1989Lilly Lebron ............. ............ 1999-2002Gail Lee ........................ .......... 2005-07Jeremie Lefl er ............... .......... 1994-97Lashaun Lewis ............................. 1998Louisa Lingley ............................ 2010Angela Logsdon ...................... 1986-88Camilla Lucas ................... ........... 2004Denise Lukes ................ .......... 1998-99

MStacy Magnett .............................. 1996Maria Majzik ........................... 2005-06Emily Malinowski ..................... 2005-09Alicia Marner ................................ 2004Kim Marshall ............... ............ 1992-95Stacy Martin ............................ 1994-95Natalie Martindale ............... 1999-2000Monica Mason ............................. 2010Emily Mayer ............ ............ 1999-2002Becca McMahon ......... ............ 2004-07Kimberly McVeigh ..... .............. 2004-06Cisa Mickle ....................... ........... 1988Melanie Mitchell ............... ............ 1995Katie Moore ................. ........... 2001-02Eryka Morris ............................ 2006-09Tyranda Mosby ............ ........... 1994-97Gaylon Muhammad ................. 2005-08Kathryn Murphy .......... ............ 1997-98Kim Myers ................... ............ 1991-93

NZsofi a Nagy .................. .......... 2003-05Keyona Neal ........................... 2009-10Monique Nelson ...................... 2000-03Sheila Nelson ............... .......... 1988-89Nora Nemere ................ .......... 2003-05Angela Nolan .................... ........... 1988Alyssa Northcutt ......................... 2010

OSheena Ohlig ................ .......... 2002-05Lori Owens ........................ .......... 1989Elin Ovrebo .................. ........... 1995-96

PAutumn Parkey ................. ........... 2001Laura Peel .................... .......... 1995-96

Amy Perkins ...................... .......... 1997Julie Petersen ............... .......... 1987-89Brittany Pieraccin.......................... 2004Tracy Pierce ................. .......... 1989-91Kyriaki Pilia ................. ............ 1996-99Shermekia Plez .................. ......... 2004Priamka Pruitt .............. ........... 1993-96Sue Purnell ................... .......... 1997-98

QAmirah Qaasim ............ ........... 1991-95Carrie Quinn ...................... .......... 1995

RWendy Ragle ....................... 1999-2003Ashley Reed ....................... ......... 2002Lisa Rembe .................. .......... 1990-92Lori Rembe .................. ........... 1990-92Daniele Riendeau ....... ............ 2004-06Charner Rogers ............ .......... 1996-97Carla Ross ................ .......... 1997-2000Marjorie Russell ................ ........... 1991Tabitha Russell ............. .......... 2003-04Valencia Russell ........... .......... 1989-92

SMalissa Saylden ................ .......... 1987Gwen Sanders .............. .......... 1995-97Sarah Schluckebier ....... ......... 1989-93

Lisa Scott ..................... ........... 1991-92Tina Sherratt ............................ 2007-08Tracy Shipmon ............. .......................1993-94Christina Simon ................ 1986Tayanna Simpson .................. 2009-10Samantha Slaughter ..... .......... 1995-98Tameka Sledge .................. .......... 1996Lekeshua Solomon ............ .......... 2003Shannon Sproles ................ ......... 1988Sherri Stamper ............. .......... 1996-98Chena Stevenson .......... ......... 1992-95Ashley Stewart ........................ 2004-09Joy Stotts ........................... .......... 1997Courtney Suggs ........ .......... 1999-2000

TCarla Talbird ............................ 1994-95Holland Thomas ..................... 2008-10

UCorrie Underwood ........................ 1995Anneli Uys .................................... 2007Annette Uzoh ................................ 2005

VMarina Vojinovic .................... 2009-10

WHeather Wells ............................... 1990Rachel Weston ........................ 1995-98LaKeesha Wherry ......................... 1994Titian-Rose Whittle .................. 2002-03Angela Wigley ........................ 2006-10Kristen Wilder ............................... 2002Michel Wilson ............................... 2004Susie Winkelmann ........................ 1993Christy Williams ....................... 1991-94LaTricia Williams ..................... 1994-96Patricia Willingham ....................... 1998Barbara Wine....................... 1999-2002Heather Woolls ........................ 2003-05Rachel Woodard ........................... 1993Jessica Wright .............................. 2008Patricia Wright .............................. 1991

YKyosha Yarbrough ................. 2009-10

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ALL-TIME WOMEN’S ROSTER

TAYANNA SIMPSONTAYANNA SIMPSON

SUSAN KINGSUSAN KING

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CONFERENCE USA: COMPETITION LIVES HERE

Marking its 15-year milestone during the 2009-10 season, Conference USA is still going strong. From the beginning, dedi-cation to excellence has been the league’s guiding principle and remains today a common thread for a promising future. C-USA is home to 12 nationally prominent, tradition-rich members in East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Mem-phis, Rice, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, UCF and UTEP. This combi-nation enhances men’s and women’s programs that are immersed in athletic success and academic prowess. Together, we are committed to excellence, integrity and leadership in athletics, academics and in our communities. All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and fi eld) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and fi eld and volleyball). The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Com-missioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C-USA annually awards 12 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Conference USA also added a Spirit of Service Award, recognizing student-athletes three times a year for a combination of signifi cant community service ef-forts, good academic standing and participation in their elected sport.

SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation.

Football• 56 teams have earned bowl bids • Member of the Bowl Championship Series• Bowl tie-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Bell

Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, EagleBank Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl and Texas Bowl

Men’s Basketball• Consistently rated as one of the top basketball

leagues in the country• 83 postseason teams (43 NCAA and 35 NIT, 5 CBI)• One National Championship title game appearance• Three Final Four teams• Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams• One NIT Champion and four NIT semifi nalists• Inaugural CBI Champion

Women’s Basketball• 43 NCAA Tournament appearances• 30 WNIT appearances• One team in the NCAA Sweet 16• Two WNIT semifi nalists

Softball• C-USA has sent three teams to the Women’s Col-

lege World Series since sponsoring the sport in 2000

• Since 2004, Conference USA has sent 15 teams to the NCAA Softball Championship, highlighted by fi ve selections in 2004 and four in 2008

• Only fi ve programs have won C-USA Softball titles since the league began sponsoring the sport in 2000. Former league member DePaul won four straight titles from 2002-05, while Southern Miss

won the fi rst two league titles in 2000 and 2001. Tulsa was champion in 2006 after the league re-aligned and 2009, while Houston won in 2007 and UCF claimed the title in 2008.

• C-USA boasts 22 NFCA All-America selections since softball was commissioned by the league in 2000, led by Rachel Folden of Marshall’s three selections from 2006-08.

In addition, 32 volleyball teams, 46 men’s and women’s soccer teams and 22 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C-USA has sent three men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, fi ve softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the Sweet 16. The league has also had six national champions in NCAA track and fi eld competition, one national champion in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and fi eld. Overall, Confer-ence USA teams and individuals have made more than 500 NCAA appearances.

SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in aca-demic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student popula-tion. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing fi eld as well. In 14 years, 130 student-athletes earned national ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors, while 461 were named All-District. In addition, more than 17,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.

C-USA ON TV C-USA enjoys signifi cant television exposure through its partnerships with ESPN Inc. and CBS College Sports Television Networks. The league entered into long-term agreements with both ESPN and CBS College Sports, which, combined, provides C-USA with signifi cant national and regional exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. Additionally, the CBS College Sports agreement includes video-on-demand, Internet, broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distribution as well as corpo-rate marketing rights, and website production through CBS Interactive. The agreement with ESPN extends the conference’s current regular season football pack-age to include the broadcast of the conference’s Football Championship Game. It also encompasses distribution of men’s basketball and women’s basketball on ESPN/ESPN2 and both tournament championship games.

C-USA IN THE COMMUNITY The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communi-ties through volunteer service with local and national organizations.

GOVERNANCE Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, Conference USA is one of the seven confer-ences having signifi cant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. R. Gerald Turner of SMU currently serves as chair of the Board.

A PROUD HISTORY; A PROMISING FUTURE Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s charter mem-bers included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current offi ce in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s fi rst commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, C-USA began a new chapter in 2005-06 when its current membership came together to form the new look of the league. Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity and a history that refl ects the league’s national presence. Fourteen years of remark-able history has reinforced the league’s position in col-legiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond.

Britton BanowskyCommissioner

or almost a cen-tury the University of

Memphis has been a catalyst for progress in the

city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the surround-

ing Mid-South region. From its inception as a nor-mal school dedicated to the education of public school teachers, to its role today as an educa-tor of technologically-savvy graduates who face a complex world, the University of Memphis has always fulfilled its current mission while looking forward to and planning for its future. Exceptional students from Tennessee, from every other state in the nation and from al-most 100 countries around the world choose to attend the University of Memphis. They come here on the recommendation of their major professors at European universities; they come here to study subjects that are offered nowhere else; they come to study alongside men and women who are recognized and respected throughout the academic and scientific com-munities as foremost in their fields. Ever forward-looking, the University of Memphis is poised to enter one of its most his-toric and productive periods. From the faculty and staff we have in place to our alumni and benefac-tors, our “people assets” have never been more willing, able and generous in their efforts to build an academic environment that makes a life-long impact on the young minds at the U of M.

PRESIDENTDr. Shirley C. Raines

FOUNDED1912 as West Tennessee State Normal School

CAMPUS SIZEMore than 202 buildings on more than 1,160 acres at eight sites

OPERATING BUDGET$344 million

LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT$1.43 billion

ENROLLMENT (FOR FALL 2009) Total ..................................................21,424 Undergraduate .................................16,719 Graduate ............................................4,288 Law School ............................................417 Full-time ............................................... 69% Part-time .............................................. 31%

WORKFORCEApproximately 2,500 employees, including 930 full-time faculty

COLLEGES & SCHOOLS• Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law• College of Arts & Sciences• College of Communication and Fine Arts• College of Education• Fogelman College of Business and Economics• Graduate School• Herff College of Engineering• Loewenberg School of Nursing• School of Audiology and Speech Language

Pathology• University College

DEGREES• 15 bachelor’s degrees in more than 50 majors

and 70 concentrations• Master’s degrees in over 45 subjects• Doctoral degrees in 21 disciplines• Specialist degree in education• Juris Doctor (law degree)• Online degree program

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TIGER PRIDE• The University of Memphis campus has

been designated a Level 2 Arboretum by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and the Tennessee State Division of Forestry. To achieve that designation requires that at least 60 varieties of trees must be labeled and available for a self-guided tour.

• The U of M has 25 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other university in Tennessee. A Chair of Excellence is a state-designated, definitive authority in his or her field of study.

• The U of M Law School ranked 5th nationwide as a Best Value Law School by preLaw magazine based on the combination of high bar pass rate, high employment rate, and low tuition.

• The Campus School at the University of Memphis has been recognized as one of the highest achieving schools in Tennessee, with 99% of its students scoring proficient or advanced in both reading and math.

• The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is the only doctoral degree granting music school in the state of Tennessee and within a 300 mile radius of the city of Memphis.

• The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the U of M as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for 2006 through 2009.

• The University of Memphis Student Health Services is the only primary care facility in Memphis with digital radiology.

• Our Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) is among the leading earthquake research organizations in the United States. It conducts research in 140 stations throughout the southeastern United States and five other countries.

• More than 50 judges in the State of Tennessee are graduates of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.


revious to her appointment at the

University of Memphis, Dr. Shirley C. Raines

was Vice Chancellor for Academic Services and Dean

of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. While at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, she received the Distinguished Faculty Member award and has received two research awards from the Eastern Educational Research Association. She is the author of 14 books and numerous journal articles and is widely regarded as an expert in teacher education and early childhood education. During the years of Dr. Raines’ tenure at the University of Memphis, the following building projects have been completed: the FedEx Institute of Technology, the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, the Student Activities Plaza and fountain, the clock tower, University Services Building with new bookstore, the Athletic Training Facility, softball stadium, additions to the Carpenter Student Housing Complex, the renovation of the former Millington Naval Hospital and the renovation of Wilder Tower, which is devoted to student services. New construction ventures underway include a new student center, a new Honors residence hall, a new golf center and the relocation of the Law School to its historic downtown location on the Mississippi River. Described in The Commercial Appeal as “powerful, prepared and personable,” she has become known for her effective work in building productive partnerships on and off the campus. Because of an emphasis on building productive partnerships, the University has realized a 99% increase in annual giving to the University as well as a 103 percent increase in sponsored research grant and contract awards, during Dr. Raines’ tenure. Major focus areas of her work with students include expanding the University’s Honors and Emerging Leaders programs and establishing internships in many majors. Dr. Raines is one of 12 college presidents on the NCAA Board of Directors and chairs the NCAA Presidential Task Force Oversight and Monitoring Group while also serving on the Board of Directors of C-USA. While Chair of the Board of Directors of C-USA, Dr. Raines led the conference through realignment. As a community leader, she serves as the past chair of the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce and on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations, including Memphis Tomorrow, local PBS station WKNO, and the Higher Education Division of United Way. The March/April 2009 issue of Business TN included her on the magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful people in Tennessee. In 2009, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen appointed Dr. Raines to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). She will serve a four-year term. The SREB, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1948, works with Tennessee and 15 other member states to improve education from the pre-kindergarten to the university level. Dr. Raines earned her Doctorate in Education and her Master of Science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Her Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee at Martin. She also completed the Management Development Program from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A native of Bells, Tennessee, she is married to retired professor, Dr. Robert J. Canady. In his retirement, he is a stained glass artist and a private pilot. Bob and Shirley are the parents of four adult children and four grandchildren.


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C. Johnson came aboard in February of

1996 and immediately set forth in bringing U

of M Tiger athletics into national prominence.

Over the last 13 years, the dynamic administrator has built Tiger Athletics into a nationally-recognized program that has been to five bowl games in the last six years and played for the Men’s Basketball National Championship title in 2007-08. In addition, for the last 11 straight years, donations to the department have continued to rise, and on June 30, 2009, a record-setting $7 million was announced by the Tiger Scholarship Fund. Also in the last six years under Johnson, the Tigers have captured 14 total C-USA championships in men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s golf and men’s track. The men’s basketball program has garnered five regular-season titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and four C-USA Tournament championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), while the women’s soccer program claimed back-to-back-to-back league championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Johnson is currently spearheading his second major capital campaign which benefits nearly every area of the Tiger Athletic Department. Included in the $12.9 million project is a new addition to the Athletic Office Building, a weight room and turf practice field for Tiger Football, a redesign of the Tiger baseball stadium that is currently underway, the completed golf practice facility, a renovation of the Finch Center men’s basketball practice facility and the Anfernee Hardaway Hall of Fame to honor Tiger athletes. Johnson’s first capital campaign was previously the largest fund-raising effort in the history of Memphis athletics. The $8 million campaign included a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office complex addition, a new basketball practice facility, which is still considered one of the best in the country, and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex. During his tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, the Tiger Scholarship Fund Board of Directors and the Athletic Director’s Ambassador’s Club. The Ambassador’s Club, which started with two members in 1997, has reached an all-time high of 37 members under Johnson. A significant revenue source for Tiger Athletics, members of the Ambassador’s Club pledge to commit $500,000. In June 2007, Johnson inked a lucrative long-term contract extension with Learfield Sports, which enabled Tiger Sports Properties to retain the multimedia rights for Memphis Athletics through 2017. The Tigers signed on with Learfield Sports in 2001, granting the partner radio and television rights, athletic venue signage, game day promotions and sponsorships, as well as the official athletic department website. Terms for the contract call for the Tigers to receive a financial guarantee each year of the agreement and to participate in annual revenue sharing. Last fall, the U of M entered into a five-year, $11.3 million partnership with Nike to provide shoes, apparel and equipment for all Tiger athletic teams. A believer in academic excellence as well as athletic success and national prominence, Johnson leads a department that set a school record with 50 percent of its student-athletes achieving a 3.0 or higher during the fall 2007 semester. For the most recent academic year, which includes fall 2008 and spring 2009, 335 student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA and 12 had a 4.0 for the year and 20 others had a 4.0 either in the fall or spring. Nine teams logged a semester average of 3.0 or higher for the 2007 fall semester, and for the last four straight semesters, the athletic department as a whole has maintained a 2.8 GPA . In May 2008, 44 athletes earned their degrees, marking the largest group for one ceremony since 2002 when the athletic academic services department began keeping record. Johnson came to Memphis after serving as athletic director at Temple from 1994-1995. A long-time administrator, Johnson also served as an athletic director at Miami University (1988-1994) and Eastern Illinois (1980-88), and was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from 1974-80. An native of Ottawa, Ill., Johnson holds his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Iowa in 1965 and earned his master’s degree in physical education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1967. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three children: Jeff, P.A. and Michelle; five grandchildren and one great grandson.

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EDDIECANTLER

SUPPORT SERVICES

CARLEVANS

ANNUAL GIVING

NICOLEGREEN

DIR. OF COMPLIANCE

MELISSAMOORE

TICKETING

JENNIFERRODRIGUES

DIR. OF MEDIA RELATIONS

FREDSTEWARTBUSINESS

PAULGOEBEL

MEN’S TENNIS

RICHIEGRANT

MEN’S SOCCER

BETHHARRELSON

WOMEN’S GOLF

JOSHPASTNER

MEN’S BASKETBALL

LARRYPORTERFOOTBALL

GRANTROBBINS

MEN’S GOLF

BROOKSMONAGHAN

WOMEN’S SOCCER

KEVINROBINSON

TRACK

DARONSCHOENROCK

BASEBALL

WINDYTHEES

SOFTBALL

LEE TAYLORWALKER

WOMEN’S TENNIS

BUTCHWOOLBRIGHT

RIFLE

MELISSAMcFERRIN

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BILLLANSDEN

DEVELOPMENT

BILLLOFTONFINANCE

LYNNPARKES

COMPLIANCE/SWA

LISHTRICE

ASSISTANT TO THE AD

BOBWINN

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

APRILJAUREGUIVOLLEYBALL

ASSOCIATE ADs

ASSISTANT ADs

HEAD COACHES

ATHLETIC STAFF

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DOUGCLARKTRACK

ANNECOTE

VOLLEYBALL

MIKEDuBOSEFOOTBALL

NICFORTENBERRY

TRACK

TYLERFRAZIER

TRACK

NICKGLASER

MEN’S SOCCER

JODIGRANT

WOMEN’S SOCCER

FREDCORRALBASEBALL

JAYHOPSONFOOTBALL

ASHLEYBLANTONSOFTBALL

SEDRICKIRVIN

FOOTBALL

KEVINMcGIVENFOOTBALL

JOHNMcDONELLFOOTBALL

DANIELLEO’BANION


JONNYWALKER

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WILLISWILSON

MEN’S BASKETBALL

KILLIANROESSNER

SOFTBALL

ERICPRICE

FOOTBALL

BRETTSCHNEIDER


GLYNNCYPRIEN

MEN’S BASKETBALL

JOHNDOWDY

RIFLE

JACKMURPHY

MEN’S BASKETBALL

MARKOMAJSTOROVIC

VOLLEYBALL

GALENSCOTT

FOOTBALL

MARKFINNEGAN

M & W TENNIS

MARKFRANKLIN

MEN’S SOCCER

MICHAELWHOLEY


JERRYZULLI

BASEBALL

BRADANDERSON

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER

LAMARCHANCE

ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS

SUSANBLACKWELL

ACCOUNTING CLERK

BARBARACHAPMAN

BUSINESS OFFICE

FRANKIECONKLIN

SPIRIT SQUADS

RYANCREWS

COMPLIANCE

JUSTINCROUSE

FB PLAYER PERSONNEL

SALLYANDREWS

ASST. COMPLIANCE

ASSISTANT COACHES

SUPPORT STAFF

ATHLETIC STAFF

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BUSINESS OFFICE

BRANDONHAYS

MARKETING DIR.

RICHARDHOGANS

STRENGTH & COND.

MARCHOHORST

EQUIPMENT MANAGER

ESTHERHOLLIE

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

MIKEJENKINS

STRENGTH & COND.

LARRICKJOHNSON

WBKB SECRETARY

STANLEY E.STEVENSFACULTY REP.

JEFFKUPPER

FB OPERATIONS DIR.

DONNALARIVIERE

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

GAILLEE

LIFE SKILLS

VALORIELOTT

ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

DR. JOELUCKEY

DIR. ATHLETIC ACADEMICS

AMOSMANSFIELD

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

JESSIEMILLS

ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

CAROLEMURRAYADS OFFICE

JASONNEASE

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

MELISSANORRIS

MBKB SECRETARY

SHERRISCHWARTZ

FB RECRUITING SEC.

ERICSEBASTIAN

MBKB OPERATIONS DIR.

ROSALYNSIMS

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER

DONEASESMITH

WBKB OPERATIONS DIR.

MIKESTARK

STRENGTH COACH

LOUSTRASBERG

TRAVEL COORDINATOR

BRIDGETVANLANDEGHEM

ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

RONNIEVINSON

BUSINESS OFFICE

JENNIFERWALKER

ADMIN. ASSISTANT

LETONIAWILLIAMSTICKET OFFICE

WESLEYWHEELER

COMPUTER ANAYLIST

MARTHAWOODS

SPORTS INFO. SEC.

FREDQUARLES

ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

KIMYAMASSEY

ASST. DIR. ACADEMICS

KRISTINHENKE

ACADEMIC COUNSELOR

BRANDONKOLDITZ


JASONREDD


JUDYGUPTON

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

JUDYDAVIS-LEWIS

ADS OFFICE

KELLYDROZD

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

DARBYDUNNAGAN

VIDEO COORDINATOR

CHRISDUTY

ASST. VIDEO COORDINATOR

FRANKFLETCHER

M CLUB DIRECTOR

STELLAGREEN

OLYMPIC SPORTS SEC.

TAMMYDeGROFF


SUSANDAY

TICKET OFFICE

ATHLETIC STAFF

he University of Memphis athletic

training staff is second-to-none when it

comes to ensuring that U of M student-athletes receive quality care in the areas of athletic injury, rehabilitation and preventative care. With fully-staffed athletic training rooms located at the Murphy Athletic Complex, the Larry O. Finch Center and the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, Memphis student-athletes can be assured of receiving the best medical attention and rehabilitation available. The Murphy Athletic Complex training room was redesigned and reconstructed as part of the $6 million renovation of the Park Avenue Campus in 2003. The athletic training facility contains an in-ground aquatic rehabilitation pool, allowing athletic trainers to work on rehabilitating injuries without having the student-athlete support his/her own body weight. The athletic training room also contains doctor examination rooms, storage areas and the latest in rehabilitation equipment. The athletic training staff uses a comprehensive approach to the injury care and wellness of student-athletes by utilizing state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment equipment with the latest methods in the care and prevention of injuries. The athletic training staff is surrounded by many qualified and generous team doctors who are available to the many student-athletes at the University of Memphis. Dr. Barney Freeman, Dr. Fred Azar and Dr. Barry Phillips of The Campbell Clinic are directly responsible for the orthopedic needs of the Tiger football team, while Dr. Thomas Meriwether and Dr. Arthur Franklin serve as the team physicians. Tiger student-athletes are fortunate to have the two largest privately-owned hospital systems in the world located in Memphis. Baptist Hospital and Methodist Hospital offer the finest in healthcare to area residents and handle the care of Memphis student-athletes. The athletic training staff is one support group that the athletic teams cannot do without. They are responsible for staffing all practices and games as well as handling the day-to-day rehabilitation of injured or post-surgery student-athletes. The goal of the sports medicine department is not only to care for the injuries, but also to assist the student-athletes in preventing injuries from occurring.

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF

Amos Mansfield (Fifth Year)Head Athletic Trainer, MBA, ATC

Brad Anderson (First Year)Assistant Athletic Trainer, ATC

Rosalyn Sims (Second Year)Assistant Athletic Trainer, MS, ATC

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ATHLETIC COMPLEX• The University of Memphis Murphy Athletic

Complex is located approximately one mile south of the institution’s main campus and serves as the home and training facility for many of the Tiger athletic teams.

• Opened in 1971, the Murphy Complex, the first of its kind in the Southeast, offers the Tiger football team the ability to practice outdoors on four 100-yard grass fields. If weather conditions are less than favorable, the team can move indoors to the turf room and workouts can continue.

• A spacious locker room for the football team includes such amenities as steam and sauna rooms as well as in-house television and stereo systems. Large equipment rooms, training rooms and weight rooms are available for all Tiger teams that work out at the Murphy Complex.

• The Murphy Complex underwent some major changes and renovations in 2003. The renovations were part of a $6 million facelift given to the Murphy Complex, giving Tiger student-athletes a state-of-the-art training facility.

• The renovation of the Murphy Complex included numerous areas for team use. The 25,000-square-foot addition houses a new locker room for the football squad. It also includes a theater-style football team meeting room, offensive and defensive meeting rooms and individual meeting rooms for position coaches.

• The renovated training room has examination rooms for team doctors, rehabilitation and taping areas and an in-ground aquatic pool for rehabilitating injuries.

• The equipment room was renovated with an additional laundry room to ease the burden of taking care of the equipment needs of the football, track, baseball, softball and soccer teams.

• Additional locker rooms were added for the football staff, women’s soccer team and visiting teams competing at the track and field and baseball facilities. A media interview room, video room and storage room were also a part of the renovation project.


n March 2002, vast improvements were

beginning to take place in the CAAS. At that time,

Dr. Joe Luckey took over the staff after spending the previous

10 years at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Luckey, who was nationally recognized for his outstanding leadership in 1999, came to Memphis with a vision. In just one short year, Dr. Luckey recruited six new staff members, instituted new academic programs, designed and inspired two (which is now four) special sections of ACAD 1100 for student-athletes and transitioned the office from the basement of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse to the newly-renovated Wilder Tower. Dr. Luckey heads a full-time staff of eight, while also utilizing 20 tutors, two academic interns, graduate assistants and student workers. CAAS has a unique responsibility as an office as it provides academic services to all student-athletes and conducts all necessary paperwork for NCAA academic compliance/certification. The academic services include orientation programs, tutoring, mentoring, academic counseling, study hall and academic advising. Further detail about the services and programs offered by CAAS are found on the website, http://www.memphis.edu/caas/index.php. Dr. Luckey has continued to challenge the Center’s staff, the coaching staffs and the student-athletes to collaboratively enhance the academic performance of U of M student-athletes. As the following highlights indicate, the group effort has resulted in positive results for the university. During the last seven academic years, 14 teams have posted their highest-ever semester GPAs, a record number of student-athletes made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Tiger 3.0 Club, the department semester GPA record has been set, and several individual student-athletes have been recognized for prestigious national academic awards, such as the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and Academic All-America. Ultimately, the goal of every student-athlete is to graduate. CAAS has continued to set records here as well as 44 student-athletes graduated in May, 2009, encompassing the largest-ever graduation group for the athletics department. The CAAS received a new home during the summer of 2003 with the completion of the Wilder Tower. The Wilder Tower also houses admissions, the bursar, financial aid, the registrar, student development and academic advising. A total of 8,000 square feet, encompassing the entire sixth and seventh floors of the tower, have been designated for the CAAS. The area supports 23 student computer stations, 17 offices and numerous study tables. Four academic awards are sponsored by the CAAS as a means of honoring the top student-athletes. The Tiger 3.0 Club recognizes student-athletes who earned grade-point averages of 3.0 during the fall/spring semesters, while the Tiger Academic Thirty is dedicated to the 30 student-athletes with the best grade-point average on each team and then the next best group of student-athletes, totaling 30. The final honor, the TEAM GPA Award, is presented to the male and female team with the best grade point average for the semester. The fourth and newest award, CAAS Academic Achievement Award, is presented to the student-athlete(s) who has overcome personal hardship but has still worked hard in the classroom.


I

hen the University of Memphis first fielded a

football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a

nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, “We fight like Tigers.” The nickname was born. More and more the nickname “Tigers” was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use “Normals” or the “Blue and Gray” when referring to the University. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the “Teachers” or “Tutors.” The Tiger nickname would return, but not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis. The first Tiger, TOM, was procured by the Highland Hundred Football Boosters in 1972 and served the U of M faithfully for nearly 20 years until passing away in February of 1992. The Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University in a ceremony at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on November 11, 1972, during a football game against the University of Cincinnati. TOM had initially been named ‘Shane’ at the suggestion of the breeder’s daughter. Once in Memphis, though, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries were submitted. The list was ultimately reduced to two choices, Shane, and TOM, which stands for Tigers Of Memphis. TOM won. In the fall of 1991, the Highland Hundred Tiger Guard received TOM II as a gift from Tom and Carolyn Atchison of Florence, Alabama. TOM II would serve with pride for 17 years through 2008, passing away on October 15th of that year. Shortly after TOM II’s death, the Tiger Guard began the search for a new tiger to serve as TOM III, and a stroke of good luck was realized in a discussion with the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue & Educational Center in Rock Springs, Wis. Faced with three new cubs born August 31, 2008, after an unexpected pregnancy at their facility, founders Jeff Kozlowski and Jenny Meyer offered to donate one of their young tigers to serve as TOM III. TOM III was introduced at a press conference on November 17, 2008, and the Tiger Guard officially presented him to the University on November 22 during a football game against the UCF.


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onsidered the “Home of the Blues” and the “Birthplace

of Rock ‘n Roll,” the city of Memphis’ musical roots run

deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as

the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient Egypt, boasts all the amenities you would expect in a city with over 1 million residents, while retaining the charm and down-to-earth feel of a small town. Downtown Memphis recently realized a building boom valued at $2.3 billion which transformed the heart of the city. One of the most visible projects was the construction of AutoZone Park, the downtown ballpark which is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Triple-A club. The 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48 luxury suites and is located at the corner of Third Street and Union Avenue across from the world-famous Peabody Hotel. The city’s newest downtown project is FedExForum, an entertainment arena that houses both the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the University of Memphis men’s basketball team. The $250 million state-of-the-art arena features a 35,000-square-foot outdoor plaza where fans of all ages can gather before an event. The arena has over 100 points of sale for concession stands and four full-service restaurants. FedExForum is located one block south of Beale Street. Beale Street has rapidly become the entertainment center of Memphis and visitors and locals alike enjoy the food and music offered in the various nightclubs. Where Beale Street meets the Mississippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The weekend-long event is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May International Festival which also includes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony. Also located within a block of Beale is Gibson Guitar Memphis, which includes factory tours and cultural exhibits. Across the street is the Smithsonian’s Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum located at the FedExForum, which includes artifacts documenting music’s past. Memphis’ musical roots also include Stax and Hi-Records as well as Sun Records recording studio. Stax became known for “sweet soul music” through such artists as the MarKeys, Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and Isaac Hayes. One of Hi-Records’ premier artists was Al Green. Sun Records’ most famous recording artist was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash among its recording artists. Elvis Presley’s Graceland is one of the five most visited home tours in America and is the most famous home in the United States after the White House. In 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historical Places. Over 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each year. The city’s location makes Memphis a major distribution hub with two interstate highways intersecting the city. Memphis is also home of FedEx, the nation’s largest package carrier which makes Memphis International Airport the world’s busiest cargo airport. Over 500 commercial passenger flights originate from Memphis International each day.


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MEMPHIS IS...• Named for its Egyptian sister city on the Nile

• The largest city in Tennessee & the 19th largest city in the United States

• Centered in the middle of the nation’s population

• The Pork BBQ Capital of the world

• The home of The Pyramid, the third largest pyramid in the world

• Ranked by the travel industry as one of the top 20 destinations for an athletic event

• Ranked as one of the nation’s top 10 convention centers and locations

• The nation’s largest spot cotton-trading market

• The hardwood capital of the world

• The home of the world’s largest cargo airport

• The third-largest rail center in the United States

• The fourth-largest inland port in the United States

• Home to the Memphis Zoo, one of only four zoos in the United States to exhibit giant pandas.

• The 47th Best Sports City according to the Sporting News 2009 list.

2010 memphis track and field information guide

Documents

outdoor hammer

media guide

field guide

time cusa champion hammer

ebsco media

cusa record holder

mark taylor

pronunciation guide