Dr. Jack Toms Head Coach Dr. Jack M. Toms, one of the most decorated athletics coaches in the state of Virginia, completed his 32nd year with the Hornets. He has become the most success- ful coach in the history of LC athletics, with 67 conference and 26 NCAA Regional Coach of the Year awards, and has trans- formed the LC runners into a nationally- competitive program. He was recognized in 1995 as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s top track and field coach with the Walt Cormack Award for success at the college level. Dr. Toms was inducted into the Lynchburg College Sports Hall of Fame in 1988. Having coached the track and field teams for 32 years, Toms has yet to see a year in which he did not qualify an individual or team for the NCAA national meet. He has produced 86 All-Americans and 12 National Champi- ons. His men’s track & field teams swept the conference indoor and outdoor competitions in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 - with squads winning by large margins. Track teams under Toms’ tutelage have won 38 of the last 41 league titles, and he has mentored the Regional and NCAA MVP. He has coached 10 NCAA South/Southeast Regional Athletes of the Year and has served in many capacities in the United States Track and Field Coaches Association. Dr. Toms has coached three National Athletes of the year. In addition, Dr. Toms served as head women’s cross country/track and field head coach for nine years. His women’s indoor and outdoor teams won 12 out of 18 ODAC titles with nine All-Americans along the way. Also the Athletic Director for Lynchburg College, he directed LC to the ODAC Commissioner’s Cup twice, given to the best overall athletic program in the conference, and in 2009 led LC to the Men’s Commissioner’s Cup. Under his leadership, the LC athletic department has achieved unparalleled success, as it is one of the top athletic programs on the ODAC. He has served as vice president and as President of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, and holds level I, II and III certification in leadership from the National Associa- tion of College Directors of Athletics. A 1969 graduate of Lynchburg College and a Hall of Famer, he was team’s MVP twice in his collegiate days and was the captain for three years. He has acheived the rank of full professor in the school of health science and human performance. Toms earned his masters degree from the University of Virginia and his doctorate from West Virginia University. He and his wife, Theresa, have two sons, Nathan and David. Team History a All-American Gregg Cavaliere (left) and John Cardwell All-American Matt Richards All-American Jim Adams 2009 National Cham- pion Ricky Flynn Honors and Awards Indoor Track All-Americans 1990 - James Walker 1991 - James Walker 1993 - Gregg Cavaliere 1994 - Seth McGuffin 1995 - Seth McGuffin 1998 - Dave Lichtenstein, 2x 1999 - James Goss, Johnny Harris, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams 2000 - James Goss, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith, Mark Sprague, Safwan Williams 2x 2001 - James Goss*, James Goss, Kevin Smith*, Kevin Smith, Johnny Harris, Safwan Williams 2003 - Josh Zobenica 2005 - Mike Lansdowne 2006 - Ryan Holmes 2007 - Ryan Holmes 2009 - Brandon Edwards, Ricky Flynn * - National Champion Indoor ODAC Award Winners Trackman/Athlete of the Year 1978 - Jerry Stroop 1980 - Jerry Stroop 1991 - James Walker 1992 - Gregg Cavaliere 1993 - Joe Bedard 1994 - Joe Bedard 1995 - Pat Pendleton 1996 - Joe Bedard 1998 - David Lichtenstein 1999 - James Goss 2000 - Mark Sprague 2001 - James Goss 2003 - Mike Lansdowne 2004 - Ryan Holmes 2005 - Ryan Holmes 2006 - Ryan Holmes 2007 - Ryan Holmes 2008 - Chris Word 2009 - Brandon Edwards 2010 - James Bell Freshman of the Year 2005 - Brian Viar 2006 - Chris Martin Scholar Athlete of the Year 2007 - Scott Decker Coach of the Year Aubrey Moon - 1977, 1978 Dr. Jack Toms - 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Outdoor Track All-Americans 1985 - Joe Killeen 1986 - Major Tallent* 1989 - James Walker 1990 - James Walker 1992 - Tracy Lewis 1993 - Gregg Cavaliere 2x, Matt Richards 1994 - Seth McGuffin 1995 - Seth McGuffin, Seth McGuffin 1996 - Joe Bedard 1997 - Joe Bedard* 1998 - Joe Bedard*, Joe Bedard, Dave Lichtenstein 1999 - James Goss, Johnny Harris*, Johnny Harris, Jason Smith*, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith*, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams 3x* 2000 - James Goss 3x, Johnny Harris, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams*, Safwan Williams 2001 - James Goss, James Goss 2002 - Johnny Harris 2003 - Josh Zobenica 2004 - Doug Thomasey 2005 - Doug Thomasey 2007 - Andy Rollins 2008 - Scott Decker, Travis Wray, Ricky Flynn 2x 2009 - Ricky Flynn 2x * - National Champion Outdoor ODAC Award Winners Trackman/Athlete of the Year 1980 - Jerry Stroop 1982 - Tinch Campbell 1986 - John Williams 1992 - Tracy Lewis 1995 - Tim Bennett 1998 - David Lichtenstein 1999 - James Goss 2000 - James Goss 2002 - Johnny Harris 2006 - Ryan Holmes 2007 - Chris Martin 2010 - Dan Reid Freshman of the Year 2005 - Brian Viar 2010 - Dakota Pellman Scholar Athlete of the Year 2007 - Scott Decker 2008 - Scott Decker Coach of the Year Aubrey Moon - 1977 Dr. Jack Toms - 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Indoor ODAC Award Winners Trackman/Athlete of the Year 1978 - Jerry Stroop 1980 - Jerry Stroop 1991 - James Walker 1992 - Gregg Cavaliere 1993 - Joe Bedard 1994 - Joe Bedard 1995 - Pat Pendleton 1996 - Joe Bedard 1998 - David Lichtenstein 1999 - James Goss 2000 - Mark Sprague 2001 - James Goss 2003 - Mike Lansdowne 2004 - Ryan Holmes 2005 - Ryan Holmes 2006 - Ryan Holmes 2007 - Ryan Holmes 2008 - Chris Word 2009 - Brandon Edwards 2010 - James Bell a
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Dr. Jack TomsHead Coach
Dr. Jack M. Toms, one of the most
decorated athletics coaches in the state of
Virginia, completed his 32nd year with the
Hornets. He has become the most success-
ful coach in the history of LC athletics,
with 67 conference and 26 NCAA Regional
Coach of the Year awards, and has trans-
formed the LC runners into a nationally-
competitive program. He was recognized
in 1995 as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s
top track and field coach with the Walt Cormack Award for success at the
college level. Dr. Toms was inducted into the Lynchburg College Sports Hall
of Fame in 1988.
Having coached the track and field teams for 32 years, Toms has yet
to see a year in which he did not qualify an individual or team for the NCAA
national meet. He has produced 86 All-Americans and 12 National Champi-
ons. His men’s track & field teams swept the conference indoor and outdoor
competitions in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010 - with squads
winning by large margins. Track teams under Toms’ tutelage have won 38 of
the last 41 league titles, and he has mentored the Regional and NCAA MVP.
He has coached 10 NCAA South/Southeast Regional Athletes of the Year and
has served in many capacities in the United States Track and Field Coaches
Association. Dr. Toms has coached three National Athletes of the year.
In addition, Dr. Toms served as head women’s cross country/track and
field head coach for nine years. His women’s indoor and outdoor teams won
12 out of 18 ODAC titles with nine All-Americans along the way.
Also the Athletic Director for Lynchburg College, he directed LC to the
ODAC Commissioner’s Cup twice, given to the best overall athletic program in
the conference, and in 2009 led LC to the Men’s Commissioner’s Cup. Under
his leadership, the LC athletic department has achieved unparalleled success,
as it is one of the top athletic programs on the ODAC. He has served as vice
president and as President of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, and
holds level I, II and III certification in leadership from the National Associa-
tion of College Directors of Athletics.
A 1969 graduate of Lynchburg College and a Hall of Famer, he was
team’s MVP twice in his collegiate days and was the captain for three years.
He has acheived the rank of full professor in the school of health science and
human performance. Toms earned his masters degree from the University
of Virginia and his doctorate from West Virginia University. He and his wife,
Theresa, have two sons, Nathan and David.
Team Historya
All-American Gregg Cavaliere (left) and John Cardwell All-American Matt
Richards
All-American Jim Adams2009 National Cham-
pion Ricky Flynn
Honors and AwardsIndoor Track All-Americans1990 - James Walker1991 - James Walker1993 - Gregg Cavaliere1994 - Seth McGuffin1995 - Seth McGuffin1998 - Dave Lichtenstein, 2x1999 - James Goss, Johnny Harris, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams2000 - James Goss, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith, Mark Sprague, Safwan Williams 2x2001 - James Goss*, James Goss, Kevin Smith*, Kevin Smith, Johnny Harris, Safwan Williams2003 - Josh Zobenica2005 - Mike Lansdowne2006 - Ryan Holmes2007 - Ryan Holmes2009 - Brandon Edwards, Ricky Flynn* - National Champion
Indoor ODAC Award WinnersTrackman/Athlete of the Year1978 - Jerry Stroop1980 - Jerry Stroop1991 - James Walker1992 - Gregg Cavaliere1993 - Joe Bedard1994 - Joe Bedard1995 - Pat Pendleton1996 - Joe Bedard1998 - David Lichtenstein1999 - James Goss2000 - Mark Sprague2001 - James Goss2003 - Mike Lansdowne2004 - Ryan Holmes2005 - Ryan Holmes2006 - Ryan Holmes2007 - Ryan Holmes2008 - Chris Word2009 - Brandon Edwards2010 - James Bell
Freshman of the Year2005 - Brian Viar2006 - Chris Martin
Scholar Athlete of the Year2007 - Scott Decker
Coach of the YearAubrey Moon - 1977, 1978Dr. Jack Toms - 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
Outdoor Track All-Americans1985 - Joe Killeen1986 - Major Tallent*1989 - James Walker1990 - James Walker1992 - Tracy Lewis1993 - Gregg Cavaliere 2x, Matt Richards1994 - Seth McGuffin1995 - Seth McGuffin, Seth McGuffin1996 - Joe Bedard1997 - Joe Bedard*1998 - Joe Bedard*, Joe Bedard, Dave Lichtenstein1999 - James Goss, Johnny Harris*, Johnny Harris, Jason Smith*, Jason Smith, Kevin Smith*, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams 3x*2000 - James Goss 3x, Johnny Harris, Kevin Smith, Safwan Williams*, Safwan Williams2001 - James Goss, James Goss2002 - Johnny Harris2003 - Josh Zobenica2004 - Doug Thomasey2005 - Doug Thomasey2007 - Andy Rollins2008 - Scott Decker, Travis Wray, Ricky Flynn 2x2009 - Ricky Flynn 2x* - National Champion
Outdoor ODAC Award WinnersTrackman/Athlete of the Year1980 - Jerry Stroop1982 - Tinch Campbell1986 - John Williams1992 - Tracy Lewis1995 - Tim Bennett1998 - David Lichtenstein1999 - James Goss2000 - James Goss2002 - Johnny Harris2006 - Ryan Holmes2007 - Chris Martin2010 - Dan Reid
Freshman of the Year2005 - Brian Viar2010 - Dakota Pellman
Scholar Athlete of the Year2007 - Scott Decker2008 - Scott Decker
Coach of the YearAubrey Moon - 1977Dr. Jack Toms - 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
The Hornet indoor and outdoor track teamswon the ODAC Championship for the 24th
time during Dr. Jack Toms farewell season.
LynchburgCollege
Men’s Track& Field
Ricky FlynnSenior
2009 National Champion2009 National, Regional Athlete of the Year2009 South/Southeast Champion2005, 2007-08 All-Region2007-08 ODAC Champion2005 All-ODAC2009 Academic All-American
Ricky concluded his career as the top cross country athlete in Lynchburg College history as he was the first to win the National Championship and three consecutive ODAC Titles ... An All-ODAC and All-Region performer all four years, Flynn has been a stellar student as he earned Academic All-American accolades his junior year.
Runner Biographies
Ryan Van AlstineJunior
2008-2009 All-Region2009 All-ODAC
One of the top competitors in the region, Van Alstine has been an All-Region performer the past two seasons and earned All-ODAC honors as a junior ... Won the Blue Ridge Open this fall in 26:32 and ran a career-best 25:49 at the Paul Short Invitational ... Instrumental in guiding LC
to the NCAA Championship meet.
Brandon DemersJunior
2009 All-Region2008-2009 All-ODAC
A consistent performer for the Hornets as he finished in the top 20 of numerous events ... Helped propel LC to an ODAC Championship with an 11th place finish ... Had a season-best time of 26:48 at the Paul Short Invitational and a career low time of 26:21 at the 2008 ODAC
Championship.
Nolan ComptonFreshman
2009 All-Region2009 ODAC Rookie of the Year2009 All-ODAC
Made an immediate impact as arguably the second best runner on the team ... Was named ODAC Rookie of the Year after finishing fifth at the ODAC Championship ... Placed 18th at the Regional meet to earn All-Region honors ...
Season best time of 26:21 at the Paul Short Invite.
Indoor Records55-meter6.42 - Brandon Edwards, 20096.43 - Jason Smith, 1998 *6.44 - Harold Breedlove, 19726.47 - Evan Ellison, 20106.50 - Tom Clark, 1991 *
200-meter22.29 - Mike Lansdowne, 200522.33 - Earl Graves, 200822.45 - Chris Word, 200822.47 - Brandon Edwards, 200822.59 - Jason Smith, 2000
400-meter48.54 - Kevin Smith, 2001 ^48.55 - Mike Lansdowne, 2005 *48.95 - Chris Word, 2008 *49.46 - Evan Ellison, 201049.71 - Safwan Williams, 2000 *
High Hurdles7.64 - Tracy Lewis, 1991 *7.68 - Safwan Williams, 2000 *7.74 - Jim Napier, 19757.74 - Al Decot, 19737.79 - Dave Lichtenstein, 1998 *
Long Jump24’4.5” - James Goss, 2001 ^23’7.5” - Mark Sprague, 2000 *23’4” - Dave Lichtenstein, 1998 #23’1.75” - Ryan Holmes, 2006 *22’11.25” - Joe Bedard, 1997 *
Triple Jump49’6.5” - James Walker, 1991 #48’2” - Major Tallent, 1986 ^48’1.75” - Ryan Holmes, 200647’8.5” - Brandon Edwards, 200946’9” - Rodney Early, 1995 *
High Jump6’10.75” - David Lichtenstein, 1998 #6’8.5” - Tracy Lewis, 19926’6.75” - James Bell, 20106’6.5” - Jeff Johnson, 19906’6” - Mike Kirby, 19986’6” - Joe Bedard, 19976’6” - Kevin Joyce, 1986 6’6” - Kelly Cummings, 1984
Pole Vault16’1.25” - James Bell, 200916’0.75” - Andy Rollins, 200616’0” - Scott Decker, 200815’1” - Joe Bedard, 199814’11” - Todd Postie, 2010
Shot Put53’4.25” - Seth McGuffin, 1995#48’6.75” - Dan Reid, 201048’1.5” - Rick Cash, 198847’10.5” - John Michael Pavia, 2010 47’10” - Keith Spencer, 1977
35-lb. Weight Throw58’6.25” - Dan Reid, 201055’2” - Rory Lee-Washington, 2006*53’0” - John Michael Pavia, 200952’5.5” - Will Carpenter, 200551’0.75” - Joe Bushy, 2004
Outdoor Records100-meter10.61 - Jason Smith, 1999 10.79 - James Goss, 1999 10.81 - Johnny Harris, 1999 10.82 - Brandon Edwards, 200910.84 - Tim Bennett, 1995; Tom Clark, 1992; Harold Breedlove, 1982; Bobby Hopkins, 1962
200-meter21.44 - Johnny Harris, 2002 21.57 - James Goss, 1999 21.70 - Mike Lansdowne, 2005 21.72 - Chris Word, 200821.72 - Tim Bennett, 1995; Jason Smith, 1999
400-meter47.52 - Kevin Smith, 2001 47.66 - Chris Word, 2008 47.74 - Johnny Harris, 2001 48.03 - Mike Lansdowne, 200448.61 - Safwan Williams, 2000
800-meter1:50.69 - Josh Zobenica, 20031:54.94 - Paul Johnson, 19881:55.01 - Bryan Kirby, 20061:55.24 - Ed Lowe, 19901:55.34 - Ken Brady, 1977
3000-meter8:38.12 - Ryan Van Alstine, 20099:10.25 - Lawrence Minor, 20099:11.97 - Brian Tullock, 20019:13.16 - Eric Olson, 20019:14.45 - Greg Useem, 2001
5000-meter14:25.22 - Ricky Flynn, 201014:30.51 - Gregg Cavaliere, 1993 14.50.74 - Matt Richards, 1993 14:55.24 - Brian Flynn, 200614:58.49 - Ryan Van Alstine, 2009
3000-meter Steeplechase9:19.40 - Gregg Cavaliere, 1993 9:40.29 - Brian Tullock, 20049:44.14 - Grant Garbee, 19839:44.24 - Bill Bodine, 19779:50.98 - Linh Nguyen, 2000
4x100 relay41.21 - J. Goss, K. Smith, J. Harris, J. Smith, 2001
4x400 relay3:10.20 - K. Smith, J. Harris, J. Smith, S. Williams, 1999
4x800 relay7:58.45 - J. Zobenica, B. May, L. Nguyen, K. Smith, 2000
High Hurdles14.44 - Tracy Lewis, 1992 14.74 - Rob Keiser, 199014.74 - Jim Napier, 197414.93 - Safwan Williams, 199914.99 - Dave Lichtenstein, 1998
400-meter hurdles51.72 - Safwan Williams, 1999 52.74 - Joe Killeen, 1985 54.04 - Jim Napier, 197454.11 - Dave Lichtenstein, 1998 54.36 - Brandon Edwards, 2008
Long Jump24’4.25” - Dave Lichtenstein, 1998 24’0.5” - Joe Bedard, 1997 23’11.50” - James Goss, 2001 23’4.75” - Mark Sprague, 199823’0.75” - James Walker, 1991