2012-13 Tennessee Tech Cross Country/Track & Field Guide

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Schedules ...................................................................2 Following the Golden Eagles ..............................2Career-Best Performances ....................................3 Head Coach Tony Cox ............................................4Photo Gallery ............................................................5Top OVC Cross Country Finishes ......................26 A.D. Honor Roll Members ...................................26 President’s Award Winners .................................55 About the University ..................................... 64-80

Men’s Cross Country SectionMen’s Roster and Team Photo .............................6 Men’s Profiles ......................................................7-17Men’s Photo Gallery..............................................18Men’s Cross Country Results, 2011 ..................19 Men’s Cross Country Times, 2011 ....................20Men’s Honors and Awards ..................................21Men’s Superlatives.................................................21

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Location: Cookeville, Tenn.Founded: 1915Enrollment: 11,768Nickname: Golden EaglesColors: Purple and GoldConference: Ohio ValleyNational Affiliation: NCAA Division IPresident: Dr. Philip OldhamDirector of Athletics: Mark WilsonCC/Track Contact: Rob SchabertAthletic Trainer: Joe Erdeljac Mailing Address: PO Box 5057 Cookeville, TN 38505

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Women’s Cross Country Section Women’s Cross Country Roster.........................22Women’s Cross Country Team Photo..............22Women’s Cross Country Results, 2011 ...........23Women’s Cross Country Times, 2011 ..............24Women’s Cross Country Honors .......................25Women’s Cross Country Superlatives .............25

Women’s Track & Field SectionWomen’s Track & Field Team Photo .................27Women’s Track & Field Roster ............................28Women’s Profiles ............................................. 29-54Women’s Indoor Record Books .........................56Women’s Indoor Superlatives, 2011 ...............57Women’s Outdoor Record Book .......................58Women’s Outdoor Superlatives, 2011 ............59Individual Times & Distances, 2011 .......... 60-61Women’s All-Time Top Five, Outdoors .... 62-63

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WELCOME to TENNESSEE TECH Cross Country in 2012 / Track & Field in 2013 The Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office works diligently to make things easier for members of the media covering Tech cross country and track & field and fans keeping current on the team, including constant updates on our web site (TTUsports.com) and this digital guide. If there is any infor-mation you need, please let us know by contacting our office. Thank you!

April Gilbert

Credits: The 2012-2013 Golden Eagle Cross Country/Track & Field Digital Guide was produced by April Gilbert, Sports Information Stu-dent Intern. Photography by Tech Photo Services, Jim Dillon, Tony Marable and Rob Schabert. Information in this guide is current as of Sept. 1, 2012.

2012 Cross Country Schedule Sept. 8 at UA Huntsville Invitational M-8/W-5Sept. 15 at Vanderbilt Invitational M-8/W-6 Sept. 29 at Louisville Invitational W-5/M-8Oct. 5 TTU Invitational# W-5/M-8Oct. 13 at Barry College Invitational M-8/ W-6Oct. 27 at OVC Championships W-5/M-8Nov. 9 at NCAA South Regional+ W-6/M-10Nov. 17 at NCAA National Championships* M-10/W-6 # at Southern Hills Golf Course + at Tallahassee, Fla. % must qualify

2012-2013 Schedules2012-13 Indoor Track Schedule Dec. 8 Southern Illinois Invitational Carbondale, Ill.Jan. 18-19 East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn.Feb. 2 University of the South Sewanee, Tenn.Feb. 22-23 OVC Championships Charleston, Ill.March 8-10 NCAA Championships* Fayetteville, Ark * must qualify to enter

2013 Outdoor Track Schedule March 22-23 Vanderbilt Black and Gold Nashville, Tenn.March 30 Austin Peay Invitational Clarksville, Tenn.April 6 Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala.April 13 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky.April 19-20 Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn.April 23 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn.May 3-4 OVC Championships Charleston, Ill.May 23-25 NCAA East Prelim Meet* Greensboro, N.C.June 6-8 NCAA Championships* Eugene, Ore.

Information on the WebThe most comprehensive information on the Tennessee Tech cross country and track & field teams can be found on the official athletics website, TTUsports.com. The Sports Information Office has prepared pages featuring record books, indi-vidual results and superlatives for indoor and outdoor cross country, in addition to general information on the teams such as schedule, roster, player profiles and coaching staff.

PracticesContact the Sports Information Department if you wish to attend a practice. Interviews with Head Coach Tony Cox Interviews with Coach Cox can be arranged any time Monday through Friday by calling the Sports Information Office. Player InterviewsAll player interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. This policy allows us to arrange a time that will not interfere with a student-athlete’s academic schedule, which is a top priority.

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Men’s Cross Country Career Bests(Best times at 8K/5.0 miles - through 2011 season)Runner Time Meet/YearKolbe Andrzejewski 29:58 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Matthew Bishop 26:51 Jax State/Oct. 8, 2011John Greene 26:17 Evansville/Oct. 15, 2011Charlie Jordan 29:30 Evansville/Oct. 15, 2011Nathan Livesey 29:51 Evasnville/Oct. 17, 2009Michael Mahan 27:36 Evansville/Oct. 15, 2011Adam McLeod 27:37 Evansville/Oct. 15, 2011Matt Pennycuff 29:12 OVC/Oct. 29, 2011Sterling Smith 28:26 OVC/Oct. 29, 2011Nathan Snow 28:13 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010

MADISON BORDEN Indoor -- Shot put - 37’ 6.75” (OVC, 2011)Weight Throw - 37’ 4” (TSU, 2011)Outdoor --Discus Throw - 133’ 3” (OVC, 2010)Hammer Throw - 116’ 3” (TSU, 2011)Javelin Throw - 70’ 11” (TTU, 2010) Shot Put - 39’ 4.5” (APSU, 2012)

BRITTNEY BROWN Indoor -- 800m - 2:44.79 (OVC, 2011) Mile - 5:53.90 (SIU, 2012)3,000m - 11:43.92 (SIU, 2012)Outdoor --800m - 2:47.31 (TSU, 2012)1,500m - 5:31.26 (TSU, 2012)3,000m - 11:33.79 (Vandy, 2012)

KENDALE CALDWELL Indoor -- 55m - 9.17 (OVC, 2012)800m - 2:41.39 (ETSU, 2012)Outdoor --800m - 2:32.43 (APSU, 2012)1500m - 5:15.81 (APSU, 2012)

REBECCA CLINE Indoor --Mile Run - 5:40.71 (SIU, 2012) 3,000m - 11:15.70 (OVC, 2012) 5,000m - 19:52.12 (OVC, 2012)Outdoor --800m - 2:31.98 (Vandy, 2012)1500m - 5:03.84 (APSU, 2012) 3000m - 10:49.98 (Vandy, 2012)3000mS - 12:50.51 (OVC, 2012)5000m - 19:28.23 (OVC, 2011)10,000m - 43:33.54 (OVC, 2012)

DALIS CONNELL Indoor -- 200m - 29.35.00 (OVC, 2011)400m - 1:03.09 (OVC, 2012)800m - 2:39.13 (SIU, 2012)Outdoor --200m - :27.27 (TSU, 2011)400m - 1:01.92 (TSU, 2012)800m - 2:46.51 (APSU, 2012)

Women’s Cross Country Career Bests(Best times at 5K/3.1 miles - through 2011 season)Runner Time Meet/YearBrittney Brown 20:49 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Rebecca Cline 19:13 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Yeshi Dohrmann 22:38 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Kathryn Forbes 21:52 Jax State/Oct. 8, 2011Amelia McCoy 19:56 Jax State/Oct. 8, 2011Beth Miller 20:00 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Elizabeth Mitchell 22:50 TTU Invite/Sept. 30, 2011Meghan O’Donoghue 20:45 OVC/Oct. 29, 2011Kara Webb 20:12 Jax State/Oct. 8, 2011Emily Williams 20:32 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010Peri Winborne 19:30 Evansville/Oct. 16, 2010

BRITTANY COTTOIndoor -- 55m - :08.19 (Sewanee, 2011)200m - 27.64 (ETSU, 2012)400m - 1:01.95 (SIU, 2011)Outdoor --200m - 26.34 (APSU, 2012)400m - 1:00.05 (APSU, 2012) 400m Hurdles - 1:05.29 (OVC, 2011)

YESHI DOHRMANN Indoor -- Mile Run - 6:29.39 (OVC, 2011)3,000m - 13:17.00 (Sewanee, 2011)Outdoor --800m - 2:44.66 (APSU, 2011)1500m - 6:00.83 (TSU, 2011)

KATHRYN FORBES Indoor--800m - 2:40.51 (SIU, 2012)Mile Run - 5:50.75 (OVC, 2010)5,000m - 21:21.96 (OVC, 2012)Outdoor--800m - 2:34.82 (OVC, 2010)1500m - 5:15.59 (APSU, 2012)3,000m - 11:40.68 (APSU, 2012)

MARGARETT HOLDER Outdoor--Shot Put -- 31-04.00 (Vandy 2012)

KELLI KECK Indoor -- Triple jump - 36’ 1.5” (OVC, 2012)Long Jump - 16’ 7.0” (ETSU, 2012)Outdoor --200m - :27.22 (APSU, 2011)Long Jump - 16’ 8.75” (OVC, 2012) Triple Jump - 36’ 10.5” (TSU, 2011)

ERIN KEYES Indoor--High Jump - 5’ 0.0” (OVC, 2012)Outdoor--High Jump - 5’ 0.25” (OVC, 2012)

BROOKLYN KIMBALL Indoor--60m - 8.19 (ETSU, 2012)200m - 27.42 (ETSU, 2012)400m - 59:81 (OVC, 2012)Outdoor--400m - 1:00.33 (Vandy, 2012)

KATIE LOWERY Indoor --Pole vault - 10’ 0” (OVC, 2011)Outdoor --Pole vault - 10’ 3” (Sewanee, 2012)

AMELIA McCOY Indoor -- 3,000m - 12:07.39 (Sewanee, 2011)Outdoor --3000m - 11:39.71 (Vandy, 2011)5000m - 20:50.30 (JSU, 2011)10,000m - 44:44.98 (OVC, 2011)

BETH MILLER Indoor --3,000m - 11:32.63 (OVC, 2011)5,000m - 19:54.58 (OVC, 2011)Outdoor --3000m - 11:18.37 (TSU, 2011)5000m - 19:53.27 (OVC, 2011) 10,000m - 40:42.45 (OVC, 2011)Javelin - 55’ 10” (TSU, 2011)

ELIZABETH MITCHELL Indoor--800m - 2:39.15 (SIU, 2012)

MEGHAN O’DONOGHUE Indoor -- 3,000m - 11:46.35 (SIU, 2012) 5,000m - 19:32.04 (OVC, 2012)Outdoor --3000m - 11:26.24 (Vandy, 2012)5000m - 20:25.80 (JSU, 2011) 10,000m - 41:32.62 (UT, 2012)

JUSTINE PHILLIPS Indoor--55m - :07.63 (OVC, 2010)60m - :08.32 (SIU, 2012)200m -:27.30 (OVC, 2012)Long Jump - 15’ 9” (Sewanee, 2011)Outdoor--100m - :12:79 (APSU, 2012)200m - :26.45 (OVC, 2012) Long Jump - 15’ 4” (JSU, 2011)

ELISA TANKSLEYIndoor -- 60m - 8.63 (OVC, 2011)200m - :28.75 (SIU, 2012)400m - 1:04.36 (OVC, 2011)Outdoor --200m - :27.92 (TSU, 2012) 400m - 1:02.08 (OVC, 2011)

KARA WEBB Indoor--800m - 2:31.39 (SIU, 2012)Mile- 5:25.48 (OVC, 2012)Outdoor--800m - 2:23.24 (OVC, 2012)1500m - 4:55.22 (APSU, 2012)

HALEY WENNERSTROM Indoor--Shot put - 29’ 1.75” (Sewanee, 2010)Weight Throw - 31’ 10.25” (Sewanee, 2010)Outdoor--Javelin - 88’ 7” (APSU, 2011)Hammer - 99’ 9” (Vandy, 2010)Discus - 95’ 2” (Vandy, 2010)

EMILY WILLIAMSIndoor --800m - 2:30.07 (OVC, 2011)Mile - 5:45.35 (OVC, 2011) 3,000m - 11:30.45 (OVC, 2012) Outdoor --800m - 2:33.28 (Vandy, 2011)1500m - 5:12.33 (Vandy, 2011)

PERI WINBORNEIndoor -- 3,000m - 11:12.21 (OVC, 2011) 5,000m - 19:35.46 (TSU, 2011)Outdoor --3000m - 10:53.03 (Vandy, 2011)Steeplechase - 12:11.34 (OVC, 2011)5000m - 19:24.69 (JSU, 2011)

LACY YSLAS Indoor--Shot Put - 37’ 1.0”” (SIU, 2012)Weight throw - 39’7.25” (OVC, 2010)Outdoor--Javelin - 108’ 11” (OVC, 2012)Discus - 136’ 10” (OVC, 2010)Shot put - 36’ 11” (Vandy, 2010)

Track & Field - Returnees Career Best Performances (Through 2012 season)

CAREER BEST TIMES/DISTANCES



HEAD COACH TONY COX

Tony CoxHEAD COACHCross Country / Track & Field

Tony Cox, 52, is in his ninth season as the head coach of Tennessee Tech’s cross country and track and field programs. He returned to the program in July 2002 as assistant coach under Jim Greeson, and was elevated to the head coaching post in May 2004. It is his second time in a coaching position at Tech. He was originally an assistant coach under Dena Fairley in 1998-99.

Cox has USATF (USA Track and Field) Level II certification in all events. The USATF offers three levels of coaching education as part of its mission to promote and develop all aspects of the sport of track and field. Cox completed the Level I pro-

gram in July 1999. The Level II course is a comprehensive, 60-hour program focusing on a particular event area as well as an in-depth look at training theory, physiology, biomechanics and sports psychology.

A native of Crossville, Tenn., Cox earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Tech in 1983 and added a second bachelor’s degree from TTU in chemistry in 1992. He was a member of the Tech cross country team in 1979 and 1980. A USA track & field certified coach, Cox previously worked with recruiting, scheduling, training, and budgeting as an assistant coach.

He also has 26 years experience as a competitive runner and is a four-time Boston Marathon qualifier. Cox served as the Tennessee State Parks Running Tour Coordinator 1994 to 2005, and was a 1997 recipient of the Tennessee Service Award for his work with the tour.

Tony and his wife, Amy, live in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Amy is a graduate of the Air Force Academy and now works as a nurse practitioner at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Also an avid runner and athlete, Amy was a member of the U.S. Summer Biathlon National team for nine years (through 2002) and was on two U.S. World Champion-ships teams for summer biathlon where she competed in Austria and Poland.



The 2012 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team:Front row, from left -- Charlie Jordan, Nathan Livesey, Michael Mahan, Kolbe Andrzejewski, Matt Pennycuff Back row, from left -- Student Assistant Coach Jenna Philpott, Sterling Smith, John Greene, Nathan Snow, Adam McLeod, Matthew Bishop, Coach Tony Cox

2012 Golden Eagle Cross Country Roster

Name ................................... Year ..............................Ht. ..........................Hometown (High School) Kolbe Andrzejewski .................Senior ................................. 6-0 .....................Spring Hill, Tenn. (Independence)Matthew Bishop .........................Junior .................................. 5-9 ..............Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West)Daniel Francis...............................Senior..................................5-7..................................Morganton, N.C. (Freedom)John Greene ................................Senior ................................. 6-1 ...................Friendsville, Tenn. (William Blount)Charlie Jordan .............................Sophomore ...................... 5-9 ............................ Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp)Nathan Livesey ...........................Senior ................................ 5-10 .............................Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge)Michael Mahan ...........................Senior ................................. 5-9 ............................ Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma)Adam McLeod ............................Junior ................................. 5-11 ....................Kingsport, Tenn. (Homeschooled) Matt Pennycuff ...........................Sophomore ...................... 6-0 ........... Crossville, Tenn. (Cumberland County)Sterling Smith .............................Sophomore ..................... 5-11 ........................................ Knoxville, Tenn. (Karns)Nathan Snow...............................Junior .................................. 6-0 .............................Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville)

2012 MEN’S XC ROSTER



MEET THE 2012 GOLDEN EAGLES

Kolbe ANDRZEJEWSKISenior F Spring Hill, Tenn. Independence HS

Kolbe completed his third season on the Golden Eagle cross country team...an out-standing student...was consistent and reliable for Tech in 2011.

AT TECH (In 2011): Kolbe ran in all six meets during the 2011 season and ran con-sistent 8K times in the low 30s throughout the year...his top finish rela-tive to his teammates came in the first meet of the season at Se-wanee in which he ran

a 31:17 and was Tech’s sixth finisher...cut his Sewanee time by more than a minute at Georgia State, running a 30:05...saved the best for last, running his season-best time of 30:03 at the OVC Championships, placing seventh on the team.

(In 2010): Kolbe ran in three meets during the 2010 cross country season and saw improved times with each effort...made his TTU debut at the Western Kentucky Invitational, finishing in 33:04.31...moved up a spot on the team’s ladder with a time of 31:55 at the TTU Invitational...best showing of the season came two weeks later at the Evansville Invita-tional with a personal best of 29:57.72 to place ninth on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kolbe lettered in both cross country and track & field under Coach Finley at Independence High School, serving as team captain of both squads in his senior season...named to All-Metro team in cross country...com-peted in 1600m and 3200m races during track season...won the Mr. Hustle Award in cross country as a sophomore and the Eagle Leadership Award for both teams as a senior...helped team claim first place in the district and second in the regional...a member of the National Honor Society, Kolbe attended the Governor’s School for Emerging Technologies at Tech and was selected for American Legion Boys’ State.

PERSONAL: The son of David and Dwynne Andrzejewski...birthdate is Sept. 6, 1990...full name is Kolbe David Andrze-jewski...majoring in geosciences.




Matthew BISHOPJunior F Morristown, Tenn. Morristown West HS

Matthew came to Tech from Mor-ristown West High School where he es-tablished himself as a competitor on the track becoming an important asset to the Golden Eagles...brings a winning at-titude to the squad...also an achiever in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011): Matt ran in all seven

meets for the Golden Eagles in 2011 and was the team’s second-place finisher in each event...After opening the year with an 8K time of 28:36 at Sewanee, he lowered his time to 27:03 at Georgia State and ran times ranging from the high 26s to the low 27s for the remainder of the season...ran his best times in the middle of the year with a 26:51 at Jackson-ville State and a 27:12 at the TTU Invitational...finished the year with a 27:24 at the OVC Championships and a 34:35 10K time at the NCAA South Regional.

(In 2010): Matthew was stellar and consistent in his first season on the Tech squad...ran in all six meets of the cross country season...placed first on the team in the early races of the season at Sewanee and Western Kentucky...finished the last four meets second on the squad...achieved his best time of 26:54.82 at Evansville.

HIGH SCHOOL: Matthew ran for coach Raymond Farmer at Morristown West...in addition to four letters in cross country, he also received one letter in track...earned all-conference honors all four seasons and helped the cross country team win four conference championships and three region crowns at the state meet... he was instrumental in the team’s steady rise from seventh place in his freshman season, to fourth and second over the next two years, culminating in a state championship as a senior...also an achiever in academics, graduating with top honors.

PERSONAL: The son of Thomas and Barb Bishop...born April 26, 1992...majoring in wildlife and fisheries.




Daniel FrancisSenior F Morganton, N.C. Freedom HS

Daniel proved his will to compete during the 2009 campaign, when he made his debut...looks to bring that same drive in his senior year...also a solid performer in the classroom...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of his achieve-ments in the classroom for four semesters.

AT TECH (In 2010): Daniel ran in four meets during the cross country season...finished fifth on the team at the season-open-ing meet at Sewanee...clocked in a season-best time of 28:46 at Furman.

(In 2009): After waiting a year, Daniel made his Golden Eagle debut in the 2009 season and competed in four races...opened the year by placing sixth on the team at the Sewanee Invi-tational in 29:54.13...showed improved times in every single meet...career-best time of 28:50.67 came on the OVC Champi-onship.

(In 2008): Daniel redshirted his freshman season because of a stress fracture.

HIGH SCHOOL: Daniel is a June graduate of Freedom High School where he received a total of 10 letters in three sports. In addition to his four letters in cross country, he also claimed three in track & field and three in swimming.

PERSONAL: Daniel Francis is the son of Noel and Beth Francis of Morganton, N.C... birthday is July 17, 1990... majoring in electrical engineering.




JohnGREENESenior F Friendsville, Tenn.William Blount HS

John is in his senior year at Tech and looks to help bring momen-tum to the squad...was a leading force for his team in high school...named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times in recogni-tion of his work in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011): John had a break-through junior season, lowering his career-best 8K time by nearly two minutes within a year’s time...led the

Golden Eagles in all seven races during the fall season...im-proved throughout the season, posting new career-best times in six of the seven meets...began the season with a bang, setting a new PR with a time of 27:41 at Sewanee...lowered that time by more than 40 seconds in his second meet at Georgia State, running a 26:59...lowered his time by 20 seconds at TTU, then by 11 at Jacksonville State and ran his current PR of 26:17 at Evans-ville...led Tech and set a new 10K PR at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 33:27.

(In 2010): John ran in all six meets, and proved to be a strong runner...opened the season at Sewanee placing second on the squad...also placed third on the team in two other races, at Western Kentucky and Furman...achieved a season-best time of 28:00.09 at Evansville.

(In 2009): John opened his Tech career by placing fifth on the team in 29:44.06 at the Sewanee Invitational...went on to run in five meets as a freshman and broke the 30-minute mark two more times...clocked in at 29:27.90 the TTU Invitational and fin-ished with a career-best 29:15.59 at the Evansville meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: John attended William Blount High School in Maryville, where he competed with the Wildcats for Coach Chris Frary...he lettered four times apiece in both cross country and track...twice named Most Valuable Runner and also named to

the All-Region team in cross country...best 5K time is 16:52, 3,200m: 9:56, 1,600m: 4:31, 800m: 2:00, 400m: 55 seconds...also lettered one year in tennis.

PERSONAL: The son Mitch and Susan Greene...born April 20, 1991...full name is John Wesley Greene...majoring in engi-neering.




CharlieJORDANSophomore F Gallatin, Tenn.Station Camp HS

Charlie is in his second season at Tech. He con-tinues to train everyday in hopes of posting excellent times for the Golden Eagles in future seasons.

AT TECH (In 2011): Charlie ran in six meets in his freshman season with the Golden Ea-gles...set new personal records in four of those six meets...cut his 31:48 8K time at Sewanee by more than a minute in his second meet at Georgia State, running

a 29:39...bested that time by one second at Jacksonville State with a 29:38...set his current PR at Evansville with a 29:30...had his best finish comparatively to the team at Georgia State, where he was the fifth Tech runner to cross the finish line.

HIGH SCHOOL: Charlie was a four-year letterman in cross coun-try and track and field at Station Camp, where he competed in the 5K, 3200 meter, 1600 meter, 800 meter and 400 meter. He posted a personal record time of 16:40 in the 5K. Charlie was the top finisher on his team at the state track meet in each of his four seasons, leading the Bison to top 10 finishes each year, including a second-place finish his sophomore season. Station Camp won regional titles in three of Jordan’s four seasons. Char-lie won Station Camp’s Career Excellence Award and was the Sumner County Runner of the Year in 2009. He earned all-county and all-Midstate honors all four seasons and was named all-state twice.

PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Robin Goode...born on Feb. 18, 1993...full name is Charlie Christian Jordan...majoring in nursing.




Nathan LIVESEYSenior F Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge HS

Nathan looks to carry to his senior year the same drive he brought in his previous seasons...has the ability to compete and succeed...a selec-tion on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of his academic efforts.

AT TECH (In 2011): Nathan ran in five meets in 2011, clocking a season-best 8K time of 31:45 at Jacksonville State...dropped his time in four of those five

meets...cut his season-opening time of 35:50 at Sewanee by more than three minutes to 32:15 at Georgia State...ran a 32:10 at the TTU Invitational before dropping into the 31’s at Jacksonville State.

(In 2010): Nathan competed in three cross country meets in the fall season...clocked in his season-best time of 32:53 at the TTU Invitational.

(In 2009): Nathan ran in four meets for the Golden Eagles in his rookie season...career-best time of 29:51.23 came at the Evansville Invitational...sliced more than three minutes off his time between the Furman and Evansville events.

HIGH SCHOOL: Nathan competed in his prep career at Oak Ridge High School...participated in cross country and the 800m under coach Alan Etheridge...because of his solid efforts, he was awarded the Hardest Worker Award and also named team captain.

PERSONAL: The son of Doug and Melissa Livesey...full name is Nathan D. Livesey...majoring in chemical engineering.




Michael MAHANSenior F Tullahoma, Tenn. Tullahoma HS

After two successful seasons at Maryville College, Michael transferred to Tech. An honors student during his high school career, he was a standout run-ner at Tullahoma High School before embark-ing on his college career.

AT TECH (In 2011): Michael ran in all seven meets in 2011 and was a consistent third-place finisher for Tech in every race...set new

PR in five of those seven meets in his first season competing for the Golden Eagles...after posting a 28:56 8K at Sewanee, he bested that time by almost 50 seconds at Georgia State, posting a 28:11...bested his PR by nearly 20 seconds with a 27:49 at Jacksonville State, then set his current PR with a 27:36 at Evansville...ran his first collegiate 10K at the NCAA South Regional, posting a 34:54.

(In 2010): Michael joined the Golden Eagle squad but did not compete in any races during the season.

BEFORE TECH: Michael spent two years at Maryville College, where he ran on the cross country team both years...named Freshman of the Year in the GSAC Conference and earned All-Conference honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Michael earned two letters on the track team under coach Clester Winningham and three for coach David Benjamin on the cross country squad....named the MVP while serving as team captain during his senior year on the cross country team...selected all-region and earned the opportunity to run in the TSSAA state meet...helped the track & field team capture two district championships.

PERSONAL: The son of Ben and Georgia Mahan...full name is Michael Craig Mahan...born Feb. 27, 1990 in Tullahoma, Tenn...majoring in exercise science with pre-physical therapy emphasis.




AdamMcLEODJunior F Kingsport, Tenn. Homeschooled

Adam is a promising student athlete in his third year on the Golden Eagle squad...a strong runner with the ability to excel in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011): Adam ran in all seven meets for the Golden Ea-gles in 2011...set a new PR in four of those seven meets...was a consistent fourth-place finisher for Tech, placing there in every regular-season meet...ran an 8K PR of 27:37 at Evansville...after opening with a 30:00

time at Sewanee, lowered that time by nearly two minutes at set a new PR of 28:13 at Georgia State...lowered that time by two seconds at Jacksonville State with a 28:11, then dipped into the 27s at Evansville...ran a 27:48 at the OVC Championships to place fourth on the team...ran a 35:58 in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional and was Tech’s fifth finisher.

(In 2010): Adam competed in four cross country races in his debut season...proved his potential with a strong fourth-place finish on the team at the opening meet at Sewanee...clocked in a season-best time of 28:28.34.

HIGH SCHOOL: Adam was homeschooled through his pre-col-lege career...competed in several 5K, 8K, 10K and half-marathon races...clocked in a best 5K time of 17:23...in the 10K, achieved a best time of 37:04...reached a time in the half-marathon of 1:23:10...also an achiever in academics and earned a 4.0 GPA at graduation.

PERSONAL: Adam is the son of Andrew and Janice McLeod...birthdate is March 6, 1992...studying chemical engineering.




MattPENNYCUFFSophomore F Crossville, Tenn.Cumberland County HS

Matt is in his second season with the Golden Eagles. His integrity and endurance is sure to

accumulate several successful seasons for the cross country team. Matt also strives for success academically having been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll his freshman year at Tech.

AT TECH (In 2011): Matt ran in all seven meets in his first season as a Gold-en Eagle and showed marked improvement

throughout the season...ran a personal best 29:12 in his final 8K meet of the season at the OVC Championships and was Tech’s sixth finisher...set PRs in all but one meet in 2011...sliced his 30:35 time at Sewanee by nearly a half-minute at Georgia State, where he ran a 30:09, then cut that time by almost 20 seconds at the TTU Invitational with a 29:51...continued his trend of improvement at Jacksonville State, posting a 29:15...best finish in relation to his teammates was fifth at Sewanee and TTU...ran a 39:06 in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional and was Tech’s sixth finisher.

HIGH SCHOOL: Matt was a four-year letterman in track and a two-year letterman in cross country under coach Louie De-Lorenzo at Cumberland County High School...named Most Valuable Runner on the track team in 2011 and on the cross country squad in 2010...was also an All-Region AAA honoree...ran a personal-record 17:47.94 5K at the Back Yard Cross Country Invite on Oct. 9, 2010...ran a PR of 4:55.80 in the 1600 meter run and 10:24.40 in the 3200 meter.

PERSONAL: The son of Howard and Barbara Pennycuff...born Oct. 13, 1992...full name is Matthew Alexander Pennycuff...ma-joring in pre-law.




Sterling SMITHSophomore F Knoxville, Tenn. Karns HS

Sterling is in his second season with the Golden Eagles. He has promis-ing skills as a runner and has showed con-sistent improvement in his times throughout the season. His future seasons will be just as bright and impressing as his first.

AT TECH (In 2011): Sterling ran in six meets for the Golden Eagles and showed consistent improvement through-out the season...peaked

at the end of the season, running a season-best 8K time of 28:26 at the OVC Championships and turning in his best finish relative to his teammates at the NCAA South Regional, where he was the fourth Golden Eagle to finish the 10K with a time of 35:27...cut his TTU Invitational time of 30:05 by more than a minute at Jacksonville State, posting a 28:44, then sliced that time to 28:32 at Evansville.

HIGH SCHOOL: Sterling ran cross country and track at Karns High School under coach Christopher Cowan-Banker...set a 5K personal record of 16:54.00 at the Foot Locker South Regional on Nov. 27, 2010 and ran in the TSSAA State Cross Country Championships...in track and field, he ran the 800 meter, 1600 meter and 3200 meter...set a personal-record time of 4:49.57 at the TSSAA Section 1AAA Championships on May 13, 2011.

PERSONAL: The son of Gary and Donna Smith...born April 19, 1993...full name is Sterling Curtis Dean Smith...major is undeclared.




NathanSNOWJunior F Collierville, Tenn.Collierville HS

Nathan is an accom-plished runner and a solid performer in the classroom...brings the drive and attitude to succeed.

AT TECH (In 2011): Nathan ran in five meets for the Golden Eagles and ran the 8K with times in the 30-to-31-minute range...posted a season-best time of 30:59 at Jack-sonville State...cut his season-opening time of 38:31 at Sewanee by nearly seven minutes

at Georgia State, posting a 31:38, then shaved another 30-plus seconds at Jacksonville State, posting a 31:03.

(In 2010): Nathan participated in all six meets the Golden Eagles competed in during the fall season...improved steadily through the season...achieved his season-best time of 28:13.32 at Evans-ville.

HIGH SCHOOL: Nathan comes to the Golden Eagle program from Collierville High School...he claimed a combined seven letters in cross country and track & field for coach Robbie Sim-mons...began his prep career as the team’s Newcomer of the Year in 2007, won Most Improved Runner honors in 2008, and last fall was the Runner of the Year and Region 8AAA champion.

PERSONAL: The son of Sidney and Janet Snow...birthdate is March 17, 1992...majoring in English.






2011 MEN’S XC RESULTS

Meet #1September 3, 2011 at Sewanee, Tenn.SEWANEE INVITATIONALTEAM STANDINGS 1) Mississippi State (24); 2) Emory (60); 3) Cen-tre (94); 4) Rhodes (105); 5) Tennessee Tech (125); 6) Southwest-ern (181); 7) University of the South (188); 8) North Alabama (252); 9) Huntingdon (255); 10) Maryville (258); 11) Oglethorpe (338)TECH INDIVIDUALS1) John Greene 27:41.41 (6th place); 2) Matt Bishop 28:36.76 (23rd place); 3) Mike Mahan 28:56.57 (27th place); 4) Adam McLeod 30:00.14 (54th place); 5) Matt Pennycuff 30:35.43 (58th place); 6) Kolbe Andrzejewski 31:17.61 (68th place); 7) Charlie Jordan 31:48.49 (75th place); 8) Nathan Livesey 35:50.85 (97th place); 9) Nathan Snow 38:31.10 (107th place)

Meet #2September 17, 2011 at Hampton, Ga.GEORGIA STATE INVITATIONALTEAM STANDINGS 1) Georgia (27); 2) Kennesaw State (62); 3) UNC Wilmington (91); 4) Georgia State (101); 5) Tennessee Tech (159); 6) Austin Peay (174); 7) Clayton State (188); 8) West Georgia (217); 9) Troy (224); 10) Morehouse (275)TECH INDIVIDUALS1) John Greene 26:59 (20th place); 2) Matt Bishop 27:03 (21st place); 3) Michael Mahan 28:11 (49th place); 4) Adam McLeod 28:13 (50th place); 5) Charlie Jordan 29:39 (77th place); 6) Sterling Smith 29:42 (78th place); 7) Kolbe Andrzejewski 30:05 (81st place); 8) Matt Pennycuff 30:09 (82nd place); 9) Nathan Snow 31:38 (88th place); 10) Nathan Livesey 32:15 (89th place)

Meet #3September 30, 2011 at Cookeville Tenn.Tennessee Tech InvitationalTEAM STANDINGS 1) Jacksonville State (25); 2) Tennessee Tech (33); 3) Tennessee State (81) TECH INDIVIDUALS1) John Greene 26:39 (1st place); 2) Matt Bishop 27:12 (3rd place); 3) Michael Mahan 28.16 (7th place); 4) Adam McLeod 28.55 (9th place); 5) Matt Pennycuff 29.51 (13th place); 6) Charlie Jordan 29.58 (14th place); 7) Sterling Smith 30.05 (15th place); 8) Kolbe Andrzejewski 30.24 (16th place); 9) Nathan Snow 32.03 (22nd place); 10) Nathan Livesey 32.10 (24th place)

Meet #4October 8, 2011 at Oxford, AlabamaJSU 6th Annual FoothillsTEAM STANDINGS 1) Emory Uni. (85); 2) Columbus State Uni. (93); 3) Clayton State Uni. (105); 3) Jacksonville State Uni. (105); 4) West Alabama (113); 5) Tennessee Tech (116); 6) Scad-Atlanta (133); University of West Georgia (168); 7) Birmingham-Southern (229); 8) Alabama State (305)TECH INDIVIDUALS1) John Greene 26:28(5th place); 2) Matt Bishop 26:51 (10th place); 3) Michael Mahan 27:49 (37th place); 4) Adam McLeod 28.11 (43rd place); 5) Sterling Smith 28:44 (54th place); 6) Matt Pen-nycuff 29:15 (67th place); 7) Charlie Jordan 29:38 (70th place); 8) Kolbe Andrzejewski 30.33 (77thplace); 9) Nathan Snow 30:59 (80th place); 10) Nathan Livesey 31:45 (83rd place)

Meet #5October 15, 2011 at Evansville, IndianaUE InvitationalTEAM STANDINGS 1) Southern Illinois (26); 2) IUPUI (63); 3) Marshall (101); 4) Evansville (103); 5) Southeast Missouri State (109); 6) Belmont (130); 7) Tennessee Tech (212); 8) Morehead State (226); 9) Valparaiso (252); 10) Vincennes (272); 11) Lipscomb (324); 12) Marian (360)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) John Greene 26:17 (17th place); 2) Matt Bishop 27:14 (34th place); 3) Mike Mahan 27:36 (56th place); 4) Adam McLeod 27:37 (57th place); 5) Sterling Smith 28:32 (84th place); 6) Charlie Jordan 29:30 (96th place); 7) Matt Pennycuff 29:50 (98th place); 8) Kolbe Andrzejewski 30:06 (99th place); 9) Nathan Snow 31:43 (115th place); 10) Nathan Livesey 32:17 (118th place)

Meet #6October 29, 2011 at Richmond, KentuckyOVC Cross Country ChampionshipsTEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Kentucky (18); 2) Eastern Illinois (62); 3) Southeast Missouri State (65); 4) Morehead State (149); 5) UT Martin (159); 6) Jacksonville State (164); 7) Tennessee Tech (175); 8) Austin Peay State (201); 9) Tennessee State (289); 10) Murray State (316) TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) John Greene 26:44 (20th place); 2) Matt Bishop 27:24 (35th place); 3) Mike Mahan 27:43 (38th place); 4) Adam McLeod 27:48 (42th place); 5) Sterling Smith 28:26 (50th place); 6) Matt Pennycuff 29:12 (55th place); 7) Kolbe Andrzejew-ski 30:03 (62nd place); 8) Charlie Jordan 30:40 (66th place)

Meet #7November 12, 2011 at Tuscaloosa, AlabamaNCAA South RegionalTEAM STANDINGS 1) Florida State (40); 2) Florida (68); 3) Georgia (94); 4) Auburn (194); 5) Middle Tennessee State (200); 6) Geor-gia Tech (232); 7) Kennesaw State (258); 8) Mississippi (258); 9) Chattanooga (263); 10) Belmont (281); 11) Mississippi State (330); 12) Tennessee (341); 13) Lipscomb (366); 14) Memphis (368); 15) Georgia State (400); 16) Mercer (404); 17) Florida A&M (417); 18) Alabama (423); 19) North Florida (429); 20) Vanderbilt (479); 21) South Alabama (509); 22) South Florida (570); 23) Tennessee-Martin (595); 24) Tennessee Tech (601)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) John Greene 33:27 (74th place); 2) Mat-thew Bishop 34:35 (123rd place); 3) Mike Mahan 34:54 (133rd place); 4) Sterling Smith 35:27 (140th place); 5) Adam McLeod 35:58 (148th place); 6) Matt Pennycuff 39:06 (159th place)



2011 MEN’S XC INDIVIDUAL TIMES

INDIVIDUAL TIMES / PLACES

McLeod Pennycuff Smith SnowSewanee 30:00.14 (4) 30:35.43 (5) 38:31.10 (9)Ga. State 28:13 (4) 30:09 (8) 29:42 (6) 31:38 (9)TTU Inv. 28:55 (4) 29.51 (5) 30:05 (7) 31:03 (9)Jax State 28:11 (4) 29:15 (6) 28:44 (5) 30:59 (9)Evansville 27:37 (4) 29:50 (7) 28:32 (5) 31:43 (9)OVC 27:48 (4) 29:12 (6) 28:26 (5) --- NCAA Reg. 35:58 (5) 39:06 (6) 35:27 (4) ---

Andrzejewski Bishop Greene Jordan Livesey Mahan Sewanee 31:17.61 (6) 28:36.76 (2) 27:41.41 (1) 31:48.49 (7) 35:50.85 (8) 28:56.57 (3)Ga. State 30:05 (7) 27:03 (2) 26:59 (1) 29:39 (5) 32:15 (10) 28:11 (3)TTU Inv. 30:24 (8) 27:12 (2) 26:39 (1) 29:58 (6) 32:10 (10) 28:16 (3)Jax State 30:33 (8) 26:51 (2) 26:28 (1) 29:38 (7) 31:45 (10) 27:49 (3)Evansville 30:06 (8) 27:14 (2) 26:17 (1) 29:30 (6) 32:17 (10) 27:36 (3)OVC 30:03 (7) 27:24 (2) 26:44 (1) 30:40 (8) --- 27:43 (3)NCAA Reg. --- 34:35 (2) 33:27 (1) --- --- 34:54 (3)



ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES/HONORS

Golden Eagle Cross CountryHONORS AND

AWARDS

All-OVC1963 - Mike Wolfe1964 - William Wells1965 - Lee Byrd1966 - Lee Byrd1967 - Daniel Henley1967 - Mark Shillito1967 - Lee Byrd1969 - Jim Pearson1997 - Chad Messmer

Inducted into theTennessee TechSports Hall of FameRodney Moore (1996)John Wall (2000)Eddie Scott (2007)

OVC Male Athlete of the YearRodney Moore (1978)

OVC Scholar Athletes2001 Kevin Boucher2002 Stephen Gordon

MEN’S BESTS (Top times) Best times at 8K/5.0 miles -- through the 2011 season

RUNNER TIME DATE1. ............. Chris Kennedy ........................25:30 ................ Sept. 16, 20002. ............. Chris Kennedy ........................26:00 .....................Oct. 7, 20003. ............. Anthony Motta ......................26:01 ................ Sept. 16, 20004. ............. Anthony Motta ......................26:04 .....................Oct. 7, 20005. ............. Nathan Pugh ..........................26:06 ...................Sept. 9, 1994 6. ..........John Greene .................... 26:17 ............ Oct. 15, 20117. ............. Nathan Pugh ..........................26:20 ................... Oct. 28,19948. ............ Spencer Whittier ...................26:21 ................ Sept. 17, 20059. ............. Mark Caldwell.........................26:24 .................. Oct. 30, 1993................. Nathan Pugh ..........................26:24 ................ Sept. 23, 1995................. Joseph DeLorenzo ................26:24 .................. Oct. 18, 200812. ........... Nathan Pugh ..........................26:27 ................ Sept. 16, 1995................. Nathan Pugh ..........................26:27 ................ Sept. 30, 199514 .........John Greene .................... 26:28 .............. Oct. 8, 201115 ............ Sam Taylor ...............................26:31 .................. Oct. 18, 200816 ............ Ben Shassere ..........................26:32 .................. Oct. 18, 200817. ........... Nathan Pugh ..........................26:37 .....................Oct. 8, 199418. ........... Nathan Pugh ..........................26:38 ................ Sept. 24, 199419 .........John Greene .................... 26:39 .......... Sept. 30, 201120 ............ Jarrad Read .............................26:42 .................. Oct. 18, 200821 .........John Greene .................... 26:44 ............ Oct. 29, 201122. ........... Ryan Smith ..............................26:44 ................ Sept. 16, 200023 ............ Nathan Pugh ..........................26:45 .................. Oct. 27, 1995................. Spencer Whittier ...................26:45 .................. Oct. 14, 2006................. Spencer Whittier ...................26:45 .................. Oct. 15, 2005................. Eric Crews ................................26:45 ................ Sept. 17, 2005

BOLD = 2011 season

CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVES

Golden Eagles in the OVCChampionships1962 - Third1963 - Fifth1964 - Fourth1965 - Third1966 - Third1967 - Second1968 - Sixth1969 - Sixth1970 - Fifth1971 - Sixth1972 - Eighth1973 - Seventh1974 - Seventh1975 - Sixth1976 - Sixth1977 - Eighth1978 - Seventh1979 - Seventh1980 - Seventh1981 - Fifth1982 - Fifth1983 - Seventh1984 - Seventh1985 - Eighth1986 - Sixth

1987 - Tie-Fourth1988 - Fourth1989 - Seventh1990 - Fifth1991 - Sixth1992 - Fifth1993 - Fourth1994 - Fourth1995 - Fifth1996 - Seventh1997 - Sixth1998 - Sixth1999 - Sixth2000 - Fourth2001 - Seventh2002 - Sixth2003 - Eighth2004 - Seventh2005 - Eighth2006 - Eighth2007 - Eighth2008 - Sixth2009 - Fifth 2010 - Seventh2011 - Seventh



2012 WOMEN’S XC ROSTER

The 2012 Golden Eagle Cross Country Team:Front row, from left -- Student Assistant Coach Jenna Philpott, Kendale Caldwell, Kara Webb, Amelia McCoy, Emily Williams, Yeshi Dohrmann, Peri Winborne, Coach Tony CoxSecond row, from left -- Elizabeth Mitchell, Meghan O’Donoghue, Beth Miller, Kathryn Forbes, Rebecca Cline, Landry Loving, Dalis Connell Find out more.... Since many of the members of the cross country team also compete in track & field, runner profiles for cross country can be found on pages 29-53 along with the track & field profiles

2012 Golden Eagle Cross Country Roster

Name ........................................... Year ................................Ht .................................. Hometown (High School)Kendale Caldwell..................................Sophomore..........................5-5.................................Powell, Tenn. (Anderson County)Rebecca Cline ....................................... Junior .................................... 5-5 ........................ Spring Hill, Tenn. (Columbia Central)Dalis Connell..........................................Junior......................................5-7.......................Chattanooga, Tenn. (Boyd Buchanan)Yeshi Dohrmann .................................. Junior .................................... 5-1 ..................................... Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma)Kathryn Forbes ..................................... Senior .................................... 5-6 ................................ Norris, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic)Landry Loving........................................Freshman..............................5-2...................................Johnson City, Tenn. (University)Amelia McCoy ...................................... Junior .................................... 5-4 .................... Crossville, Tenn. (Cumberland County)Beth Miller ............................................. Senior .................................... 5-7 ......................................Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)Elizabeth Mitchell ................................ Sophomore ......................... 5-5 .............Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County Central)Meghan O’Donoghue ........................ Junior .................................... 5-2 ................................Talbott, Tenn. (Morristown West)Kara Webb .............................................. Sophomore ......................... 5-7 ......................New Market, Tenn. (Jefferson County)Emily Williams ....................................... Junior .................................... 5-5 ................................Talbott, Tenn. (Jefferson County)Peri Winborne ....................................... Junior .................................... 5-7 .............................................Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut)



2011 WOMEN’S XC RESULTS

Meet #1September 3, 2011 at Sewanee, Tenn.SEWANEE INVITATIONALTEAM STANDINGS 1) Mississippi State (18); 2) Emory (62); 3) Rhodes (76); 4) Centre (95); 5) Tennessee Tech (152); 6) Southwestern (211); 7) North Alabama (220); 8) University of the South (223); 9) Huntingdon (287); 10) Oglethorpe (308); 11) Maryville (315)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Peri Winborne 24:40.53 (29th place); 2) Rebecca Cline 25:07.84 (36th place); 3) Beth Miller 25:11.72 (38th place); 4) Traci Jones 25:19.87 (41st place); 5) Kara Webb 25:20.80 (42nd place); 6) Leah Bradley 25:30.59 (45th place); 7) Meghan O’Donoghue 26:20.95 (61st place); 8) Amelia McCoy 27:00.57 (72nd place); 9) Emily Weinzetl 27:07.81 (74th place); 10) Emily Williams 27:23.51 (79th place); 11) Kathryn Forbes 27:54.34 (84th place); 12) Brittney Brown 28:10.98 (87th place); 13) Katie McCrary 28:51.46 (91st place)

Meet #2September 17, 2011 at Hampton, Ga.GEORGIA STATE INVITATIONALTEAM STANDINGS 1) Georgia (28); 2) Georgia State (33); 3) UNC Wilmington (93); 4) Kennesaw State (135); 5) Tennessee Tech (160); 6) Austin Peay (162); 7) Troy (171); 8) West Georgia (202); 9) Clayton State (247)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Peri Winborne 24:42 (35th place); 2) Tra-ci Jones 24:53 (39th place); 3) Rebecca Cline 24:58 (41st place); 4) Leah Bradley 25:28 (56th place); 5) Meghan O’Donaghue 25:35 (60th place); 6) Emily Williams 26:08 (63rd place); 7) Amelia McCoy 26:19 (67th place); 8) Brittney Brown 27:03 (75th place); 9) Kathryn Forbes 27:52 (81st place); 10) Katie McCrary 28:54 (86th place); 11) Elizabeth Mitchell 29:20 (90th place)

Meet #3September 30, 2011 at Cookeville, Tenn.TTU INVITATIONALTEAM STANDINGS 1) Jacksonville State (27); 2) Tennessee Tech (49); 3) UT-Chattanooga (50); 4) Alabama A&M (113); 5) Tennessee State (125)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Peri Winborne 20:13.67 (5th place); 2) Rebecca Cline 20:25.44 (7th place); 3) Traci Jones 20:41.81 (10th place); 4) Leah Bradley 20:50.52 (13th place); 5) Beth Miller 20:58.11 (14th place); 6) Meghan O’Donaghue 21:07.87 (15th place); 7) Amelia McCoy 21:32.02 (18th place); 8) Emily Wil-liams 21:35.69 (19th place); 9) Kara Webb 21:37.21 (20th place); 10) Brittney Brown 22:40.16 (25th place); 11) Kathryn Forbes 22:46.67 (26th place); 12) Elizabeth Mitchell 22:50.39 (27th place); 13) Katie McCrary 23:23.70 (29th place)

Meet #4October 8, 2011 at Oxford, AlabamaJSU 6th Annual Foothills TEAM STANDINGS 1) Emory University (32); 2) Jacksonville State University (56); 3) West Alabama (106); 4) Alabama State (125); 5) Tennessee Tech (143); 6) Clayton State Uni. (157); 7) University of West Georgia (166); 8) Columbus State Uni. (171); 9) Scad-Atlanta (210); 10) Gadsden State (333); 11) Huntingdon College (342); 12) Georgia Southwest (344)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Rebecca Cline 19:29.61 (24th place); 2) Leah Bradley 19:54.71 (37th place); 3) Amelia McCoy 19:56.96 (39th place); 4) Beth Miller 20:01.38 (40th place); 5) Kara Webb

20:12.14 ( 42nd place); 6) Emily Williams 20:36.04 (56th place); 7) Peri Winborne 20:40.22 (60th place); 8) Meghan O’Donaghue 20:46.12 (63rd place); 9) Brittney Brown 21:10.99 (71st place); 10) Katie McCrary 21:49.97 (85th place); 11) Kathryn Forbes 21:52.23 (87th place)

Meet #5October 15, 2011 at Evansville, IndianaUE Invitational TEAM STANDINGS 1) Belmont (32); 2) Southern Illinois (57); 3) Evansville (96); 4) Murray State (124); 5) Lipscomb (125); 6) South-east Missouri State (146); 7) Morehead State (164); 8) Valparaiso (172); 9) Tennessee Tech (242); 10) Marshall (260); 11) Marian (290)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Rebecca Cline 19:46 (39th place); 2) Peri Winborne 19:53 (42nd place); 3) Leah Bradley 20:19 (55th place); 4) Beth Miller 20:36 (64th place); 5) Traci Jones 20:39 (65th place); 6) Meghan O’Donaghue 20:45 (71st place); 7) Amelia McCoy 20:48 (72nd place); 8) Kara Webb 20:51 (73rd place); 9) Brittney Brown 21:02 (78th place); 10) Emily Williams 21:33 (91st place); 11) Katie McCrary 22:00 (95th place); 12) Kathryn Forbes 22:28.59 (98th place)

Meet #6October 29, 2011 at Richmond, KentuckyOVC Cross Country Championships TEAM STANDINGS 1) Eastern Illinois (41); 2) Eastern Kentucky (57); 3) Southeast Missouri Sate (88); 4) Jacksonville State (103); 5) Mur-ray State (116); 6) Morehead State (142); 7) Austin Peay State (161); 8) UT Martin (206); 9) Tennessee Tech (223); 10) Tennessee State (321)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Rebecca Cline 20:02 (42nd place); 2) Leah Bradley 20:08 (43rd place); 3) Peri Winbourne 20:19 (47th place); 4) Beth Miller 20:21 (48th place); 5) Kara Webb 20:26 (51st place); 6) Amelia McCoy 20:38 (53rd place); 7) Meghan O’Donaghue 20:45 (54th place); 8) Traci Jones 20:57 (59th place)

Meet #7November 12, 2011 at Tuscaloosa, AlabamaNCAA South RegionalTEAM STANDINGS 1) Florida State (34); 2) Vanderbilt (54); 3) Flor-ida (62); 4) Mississippi (185); 5) Georgia (208); 6) Alabama (217); 7) Lipscomb (258); 8) Mississippi State (283); 9) North Florida (284); 10) Belmont (303); 11) South Florida (312); 12) UAB (377); 13) Tennessee (384); 14) Georgia State (386); 15) Auburn (390); 16) South Alabama (393); 17) Georgia Tech (481); 18) Memphis (483); 19) Jacksonville State (487); 20) Southern Miss (557); 21) Mercer (591); 22) Florida A&M (621); 23) Kennesaw State (665); 24) UCF (670); 25) Alabama State (679); 26) Chattanooga (690); 27) Tennessee Tech (763)TECH INDIVIDUALS 1) Rebecca Cline 24:04 (149th place); 2) Leah Bradley 24:27 (158th place); 3) Traci Jones 24:54 (168th place); 4) Beth Miller 25:10 (174th place); 5) Amelia McCoy (176th place); 6) Kara Webb 25:17 (178th place); 7) Meghan O’Donoghue (182nd place)



2011 WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL TIMES / PLACES

Bradley Brown Cline Dohrmann Forbes JonesSewanee 25:30.59 (6) 28:10.98 (12) 25:07.84 (2) --- 27:54.34 (11) 25:19.87 (4) Ga. State 25:28 (4) 27:03 (8) 24:58 (3) --- 27:52 (9) 24:53 (2) TTU Inv. 20.50.52 (4) 22.40.16 (10) 20.25.44 (2) --- 22.46.67 (11) 20.41.81 (3) Jax State 19:54 (2) 21:10 (9) 19:29 (1) --- 21:52 (11) --- Evansville 20:19 (3) 21:02 (9) 19:46 (1) --- 22:28 (12) 20:39 (5) OVC 20:08(2) --- 20:02(1) --- --- 20:57 (8) NCAA Reg. 24:27.20 (2) --- 24:08.80 (1) --- --- 24:54 (3)

McCoy McCrary Miller Mitchell O’Donaghue WebbSewanee 27:00.57 (8) 28:51.46 (13) 25:11.72 (3) --- 26:20.95 (7) 25:20.80 (5) Ga. State 26:19 (7) 28:54 (10) --- 29:20 (11) 25:35 (5) --- TTU Inv. 21.32.02 (7) 23.23.10 (13) 20.58.11 (5) 22.50.39 (12) 21.07.87 (6) 21.37.21 (9) Jax State 19:56 (3) 21:49 (10) 20:01 (4) --- 20:46 (8) 20:12 (5) Evansville 20:48 (7) 22:00 (11) 20:36 (4) --- 20:45 (6) 20:51 (8) OVC 20:38 (6) --- 20:21 (4) --- 20:45 (7) 20:26 (5) NCAA Reg. 25:11 (5) --- 25:10 (4) --- 25:56 (7) 25:17 (6)

Weinzetl Williams Winborne Sewanee 27:07.81 (9) 27:23.51 (10) 24:40.53 (1) Ga. State --- 26:08 (6) 24:42 (1) TTU Inv. --- 21.35.69 (8) 20.13.67 (1)Jax State --- 20:36 (6) 20:40 (7) Evansville --- 21:33 (10) 19:53 (2) OVC --- --- 20:19 (3)



ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES/HONORS

WOMEN’S BESTS (Top times) Best times at 5K/3.1 miles -- through the 2011 season

RUNNER TIME DATE1 ................Stephanie Place .....................17:34 .................... Oct. 18, 20082 ................Stephanie Place .....................17:42 .................. Sept. 15, 20073 ................Stephanie Place .....................17:50 .................... Oct. 13, 20074 ................Stephanie Place .....................17:51 .......................Oct. 5, 20075 ................Stephanie Place .....................17:55 .....................Sept. 6, 20086 ................Stephanie Place .....................18:00 .......................Oct. 4, 20087 ................Stephanie Place .....................18:03 .................. Sept. 20, 20088 ................Stephanie Place .....................18:14 .................... Oct. 11, 20089 ................Stephanie Place .....................18:16 ...................... Nov. 1, 200810 ..............Stephanie Place .....................18:21 .................... Oct. 27, 200711 ..............Stephanie Place .....................18:35 .....................Sept. 1, 200712 ..............Keri Coulthard ........................18:36 .................. Sept. 15, 200713 ..............Michelle Kline .........................18:37 .................... Oct. 28, 200014 ..............Keri Light ..................................18:38 .................... Oct. 18, 200815. .............Stephanie Place .....................18:40 .................... Oct. 14, 200616 ..............Lucy Hale ..................................18:45 .................... Oct. 27, 200117 ..............Michelle Kline .........................18:48 .......................Oct. 7, 200018 ..............Stephanie Place .....................18:49 .................... Oct. 28, 2006...................Keri Coulthard ........................18:49 .................... Oct. 27, 200720 ..............Lucy Hale ..................................18:50 .................. Sept. 29, 200121 ..............Michelle Kline .........................18:58 .................... Oct. 27, 200122 ..............Emily Chaney ..........................18:59 .................. Sept. 16, 200023 ..............Michelle Kline .........................19:00 .................. Sept. 16, 200024. .............Emily Chaney ..........................19:05 .......................Oct. 7, 2000...................Michelle Kline .........................19:05 .................. Sept. 29, 200126 ..............Keri Light ..................................19:08 .......................Oct. 4, 200827 ..............Keri Light ..................................19:09 .................. Sept. 20, 200828. .............Alathea Thompson ...............19:09 .................. Sept. 18, 200429 ............. Stephanie Place ......................19:12 .....................Sept. 2, 2006.................. Tiffany Palmer .........................19:12 .................... Oct. 18, 2008

Golden Eagles in the OVC Championships1985 - Eighth1986 - Seventh1987 - Eighth 1988 - Seventh1989 - Fifth1990 - Seventh1991 - Seventh1992 - Fourth1993 - Fifth1994 - Fourth1995 - Third1996 - Fifth1997 - Fourth1998 - Eighth1999 - Seventh2000 - Fifth2001 - Fifth2002 - Ninth2003 - Eighth2004 - Sixth2005 - Eighth2006 - Eighth2007 - Sixth2008 - Fourth2009 - Seventh2010 - Sixth2011 - Ninth

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-OVC1995 - Merrie Robin Caldwell 1996 - Dena Adams (Track)1997 - Dena Adams 2001 - Lucy Hale2006 - Stephanie Place2007 - Stephanie Place2007 - Keri Coulthard 2008 - Stephanie Place2008 - Keri Coulthard 2009 - Tiffany Palmer

Inducted into theTennessee TechSports Hall of FameDena Adams Fairley (2009)

OVC Female Athlete of the YearDiane Seng (1998)Stephanie Place (2008)

OVC Scholar Athletes1992 - Julie Jones1995 - Merrie R. Caldwell1996 - Dena Adams2003 - Stephanie Ward

CROSS COUNTRY SUPERLATIVES



TOP OVC FINISHES / ACADEMIC HONORS

Top Finishes (Women) OVC Cross Country Championships1st .........Stephanie Place ..................2008 ........+18:16.703rd ........Stephanie Place ..................2007 ........+18:21.045th ........Stephanie Place ..................2006 .......+ 18:49.00 7th ........Tiffany Palmer ....................2009 .......+ 20:22.61 7th ........Lucy Hale ..............................2001 .......+ 18:45.507th ........Merrie Robin Caldwell .....1995 .......+ 19:38.109th ........Dena Adams ........................1995 .......+ 19:42.209th ........Keri (Coulthard) Light .......2007 ........+18:49.81 12th .....Keri (Coulthard) Light .......2008 .......+ 19:24.80

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

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

2011 Fall semester:

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Steven Anderson (4)Kolbe Andrzejewski (5) Justin Birdwell (2)Christopher Bishop (1)Matthew Bishop (3)Andrew Bock (1)Kevin Boucher (7)Mark Brzuchalski (4)Ben Byard (3)Mark Caldwell (1)Bryan Chambers (1)Brandon Collins (1)Andrew Coombe (2)Ramsey Coutta (3)Eric Crews (8)Joe Czarneski (1)Chris Dake (1)Michael Davis (1)Shane Davis (2)Drew DeLorenzo (1)Joseph DeLorenzo (4)Rodney Dutro (1)William Enicks (6)Daniel Flatt (1)Daniel Francis (4)John Gordon (10)Stephen Gordon (8)John Greene (4) Andy Holbrook (7)Kevin Jacobs (5)James Johnson (1)Nathan Johnson (1)Joseph Justice (1)Bryan Kaylor (1) Brian Kennedy (1)Chris Kennedy (8)Sam Linhoss (7)Nathan Livesay (2) Bill Longhurst (1)

Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

Michael Lyda (1)Joseph Mabry (1)Donnie Madgett (1)Michael Mahan (4)Palmer Maphet (1)Bill Martin (1)Adam McLeod (4)Chad Messmer (3)Jason Michalek (1)Andy Milligan (1)Bryan Mittlestat (1)James Mittlestat (1)Anthony Motta (4)Bob Newby (1)Steve Parham (3)Matt Pennycuff (2)Chris Perry (2)Brian Pickett (2)Jarrad Read (4)Ben Shassere (5)Colin Smith (6)Ryan Smith (1)Grant Stark (1)Tommy Stevens (3)Sam Taylor (2) Ben Thompson (6)Scott Turner (1)Spencer Whittier (5)Kenneth Winter (2)Andrew Wisniewski (3)Peter Woerner (5)

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK & FIELD

Dena Adams (6)Jenny Adams (5)Lauren Addie (1)Laura Aitkin (1)Amy Ashe (4)Catherine Baites (8)Megan Banks (3)Charridy Barnhart (1)Nichole Barnhart (5)Michele Bentley (1)Christina Bock (2)Ashley Bolden (3)Madison Borden (3) Leah Bradley (4) Ashley Brady (4)Kelley Brennan (2)Buffy Bright (1)Courtney Brint (2)Cindy Broome (6)Brittney Brown (4) Victoria Brown (2)Karen Burchfield (2)Kendale Caldwell (2)Merrie Caldwell (8)Amy Campbell (3)Gwen Cannon (7)Amy Carmon (1)Leayn Carter (5)Rhonda Carter (2)Katie Carmichael (6)Kelly Carmichael (6)Danielle Catlett (7)Emily Chaney (1)Rebecca Cline (4)Anna Connell (2)Dalis Connell (2)Kristen Cook (2)Brittany Cotto (2)

Christy Cotton (6)Tammy Cottrell (1)Teresa Cowan (1)Amy Crosier (1)Mary Jo Crowell (1)Kristen Deardorff (3)Amy Dickinson (5)Yeshi Dohrmann (3)Leslie Dunford (1)Ifey Eguzo (7)Ashley Evans (8)Jessica Ezika (1)Beth Filipek (1)Karen Fiscor (1) Kathryn Forbes (4) Rachel Forbes (10)Rebecca Forbes (7)Farrah Franklin (1)Vicki Froning (1)Deidra Garrett (4)Emily Gately (1)Joana Gerold (1)Susan Griego (2)Jessica Haire (4)Lucy Hale (4)Amy Hall (2)Karen Hall (1)Molly Hammonds (2)Heather Hargis (1)Ariane Harper (1)Jayne Heatherly (1)Brooke Holman (7)Margarett Holder (1)Rachel Hooks (7)Mindy Hoskins (3)Addie House (2)Elizabeth House (1)Amy Howard (3)Tera Hughes (2)Brelinda Johnson (5)Teri Johnson (1)Aseelah Jones (2)Julie Jones (5)

Laura Jones (2)Traci Jones (7)Krysten Joshen (1)Christina Judon (2)Kelli Keck (1)Brooklyn Kimball (1)Kristi King (4)Michelle Kline (11)Sarah Kmet (5)Courtney Koehl (1)Amanda Lane (5)Kimbel Lea (2)Keri Light (8)Katie Lowery (4)Katherine Lynn (7)Meagan Lyons (1) Megan Mackie (2)Jennifer Mallory (2)Dana Mason (1)Allison Mayhew 1)Ashley Mayhew (8)Courtney Mayo (2)Molly McCarthy (1)Candace McClain (3)Amelia McCoy (3) Melanie Mickle (5)Beth Miller (4)Elizabeth Mitchell (2) Rebecca Mitchell (1)Sheila Mitchell (4)Monique Moffett (4)Juanita Navarro (1)Meghan O’Donoghue (4)Julie Overbay (1)Tiffany Palmer (8)Jamie Papi (1)Emily Parker (3)Rachel Perry (3) Morgan Phillips (2)Jenna Philpott (5)Stephanie Place (10)Becky Plaine (1)Misty Porter (1)

Top Finishes (Men) OVC Cross Country Championships 2nd .......Lee Byrd .................................1966 ............ * 21:24 3rd .......Daniel Henley ......................1967 .............* 19:503rd ........Robert Norris ........................1962 .............* 21:464th ........Mark Shilito ...........................1967 .............* 20:32 5th ........William Wells ........................1964 .............* 21:075th ........Jim Pearson...........................1970 ...........% 30:036th ........Lee Byrd .................................1965 .............* 21:406th ........Mark Webb ............................1982 ............ $ 32:206th ........Nathan Pugh ........................1995 ............ # 26:458th ........Mark Caldwell ......................1993 ............ # 26:248th ........Lee Byrd .................................1967 .............* 20:48 9th ........Dean Rector ..........................1962 .............* 22:4310th .....Nathan Pugh ........................1994 ............ # 26:2010th .....Mike Wolfe ............................1963 .............* 22:03 10th .....Jim Pearson...........................1969 .............* 21:16

Stephanie Place earned all-OVC finishes in three consecutive years

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




The 2013 Golden Eagle Track & Field Team:Front row, from left -- Kelli Keck, Justine Phillips, Elizabeth Mitchell, Meghan O’Donoghue, Beth Miller, Kathryn Forbes, Rebecca Cline, Landry Loving, Haley Wennerstrom, Yoshi Dohrmann, Brittany CottoMiddle Row, from left -- Student Assistant Coach Jenna Philpott, Katie Lowery, Peri Winborne, Kara Webb, Amelia McCoy, Emily Williams, Madison Borden, Kendale Caldwell, Dalis ConnellThird row, from left -- Lacy Yslas, Chelsea Mills, Erin Keyes, Rachel Forbes, Margarett Holder, Brooklyn Kimball, Coach Tony CoxNot pictured – Elisa Tanksley

2012-13 Golden Eagle Women’s Track & Field Team Photo



2012 track & field roster

2013 Golden Eagle Track & Field Roster Name.............................Year .................. Ht ...... Hometown/High School ............................................................Event(s) Madison Borden................Senior ...................5-4 ....... Louisville, Tenn. (William Blount) ................................................................ ThrowsKendale Caldwell ..............Sophomore ........5-5 ....... Powell, Tenn. (Anderson County) ............................................Sprints/DistancesRebecca Cline..................... Junior ....................5-5 ....... Spring Hill, Tenn. (Columbia Central) .....................................................DistancesDalis Connell ...................... Junior ....................5-7 ....... Chattanooga, Tenn. (Boyd Buchanan) ........................................................SprintsBrittany Cotto..................... Junior ....................5-8 ....... Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) .......................................................................SprintsYeshi Dohrmann ............... Junior ....................5-1 ....... Tullahoma, Tenn. (Tullahoma) ..................................................................DistancesKathryn Forbes ..................Senior ...................5-6 ....... Norris, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic) .............................................................DistancesMargarett Holder...............Junior.....................6-1........Huntland, Tenn. (Franklin County)...............................................................ThrowsKelli Keck .............................. Junior ....................5-8 ....... Crossville, Tenn. (Stone Memorial) ................................................Sprints/JumpsErin Keyes ............................ Junior ....................5-8 ....... Crossville, Tenn. (Stone Memorial) ................................................................JumpsBrooklyn Kimball ..............Sophomore ........5-9 ....... Memphis, Tenn. (Harding Academy) ...........................................................SprintsLandry Loving.....................Freshman.............5-2.......Johnson City, Tenn. (University)................................................................DistancesKatie Lowery .......................Senior ...................5-6 ....... Andersonville, Tenn. (Anderson County) ............................................. Pole VaultAmelia McCoy .................... Junior ....................5-4 ....... Crossville, Tenn. (Cumberland County) .................................................DistancesBeth Miller ...........................Senior ...................5-7 ....... Watertown, Wis. (Watertown) ................................................. Distances/ThrowsChelsea Mills........................Freshman............ 5-9........Chattanooga, Tenn. (Red Bank)................................................................DistancesElizabeth Mitchell .............Sophomore ........5-5 ....... Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County Central) .........................Sprints/DistancesMeghan O’Donoghue ..... Junior ....................5-2 ....... Talbott, Tenn. (Morristown West) ............................................................DistancesJustine Phillips ...................Senior ...................5-3 ....... Lake City, Tenn. (Anderson County) .............................................Sprints/JumpsElisa Tanksley ...................... Junior ....................5-3 ....... Gallatin, Tenn. (Station Camp) .......................................................................SprintsKara Webb ...........................Sophomore ........5-7 ....... New Market, Tenn. (Jefferson County) ..................................................DistancesHaley Wennerstrom .........Senior ...................5-2 ....... Chattanooga, Tenn. (Chattanooga Christian) ......................................... ThrowsEmily Williams .................... Junior ....................5-5 ....... Talbott, Tenn. (Jefferson County) ............................................................DistancesPeri Winborne .................... Junior ....................5-7 ....... Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) .........................................................................DistancesLacy Yslas .............................Senior ...................5-9 ....... Sparta, Tenn. (White County) ........................................................................ Throws




MadisonBORDENSenior F Louisville, Tenn. William Blount HS

Madison has had three successful seasons on the Golden Eagle roster and looks to con-tinue to make an impact in her senior campaign...hails from William Blount High School...a solid discus and javelin athlete in pre-col-lege competition...was also a varsity cheerleader.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Madison com-peted in the shot

put during the indoor track season, and the shot put and discus during the outdoor season... threw the shot put during the indoor season at the East Tennessee State Invitational for a distance of 35 feet, 9.25 inches.... threw her best shot put of her career at the Austin Peay Invitational during the outdoor season, earning her the fourth-best shot put throw in Tech history with a distance of 39 feet, 5.0 inches... made Tech history with the fourth-longest discus throw at the Vanderbilt Invitational during the outdoor season with a distance of 136 feet, 2 inches.

(In 2010-11): Madison competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor track season and the shot put, dis-cus and hammer throw during the outdoor season...her toss of 116 feet, 3 inches in the hammer throw at Tennessee State was the third best distance in Tech history and was more than two feet longer than her previous best...also took pos-session of the fourth best shot put distance in Tech history with a throw of 39 feet, 3.25 inches at Austin Peay, a distance nearly two feet better than her previous best...tossed a season-best 130 feet, 6 inches in the discus at Vanderbilt...earned points in the OVC Outdoor Championships for her discus throw of 129 feet, 9.75 inches.

(In 2009-10): Madison competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season and the discus, hammer and javelin for the Golden Eagles in the outdoor season during her freshman campaign...ranks third all-time in Tech history

in the hammer throw at 104 feet, 1 inch...ranks fourth all-time in school history in the discus at 133 feet, 3 inches...both the ham-mer and discus distances mentioned were personal bests.

HIGH SCHOOL: Madison competed in the shot put, discus and javelin at William Blount High School...was the Blount County Shot & Discus Champion in 2006, 2007 and 2008...State Medalist in Discus in 2006 & 2007... received sixth place in 2008...won WBHS Most Valuable Field honors in 2008...competed in the 2008 AAU semi-regional and placed fourth to go on to the AAU Jr. Olympics...also a four-year varsity cheerleader and was captain in the 2008-09 year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Susan Borden...full name is Madison Augusta Borden...born on April 16, 1991...major is human ecology.




KendaleCALDWELLSophomore F Powell, Tenn.Anderson County HS

Kendale has proven through her hard work and dedication that she is a valuable member of the Golden Eagle track team. Kendale continues to improve her running skills in hopes of leading the Golden Eagles to many more victories in future seasons.

AT TECH: (In 2011-12): Kendale competed in the 55m, 800m, and the 1500m during the track season... during the indoor season she ran both a season-best and a career best in the 55m at the OVC Championship with a time of 9.17... with a time of 2:41.39, Kendale ran her career best 800m at East Tennessee State... during the outdoor season, she ran a season-best in the 800m at Vanderbilt with a time of 2:31.39 and a season-best in the 1500m at the Austin Peay Invitational with a time of 5:15.58... set a career best 800m and 1500m at the Austin Peay Invitational with times of 2:32.43 and 5:15.81 respectively.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kendale was a four-year letterwinner in track and field under coach Al Rodd and also ran cross country...helped Anderson County to a sixth-place finish at the TSSAA AAA Sectional Team Finals in 2011 and a state A-AA team runner-up finish in 2008...competed in the 800 meter, 4x800 meter relay and 400 meter...posted a person-al-best time of 2:27 in the 800, her primary event.

PERSONAL: Kendale Marie Caldwell is the daughter of Dale and Louann Caldwell...born Nov. 27, 1992...plans to major in elementary education at Tech.




RebeccaCLINEJunior F Spring Hill, Tenn.Columbia Central HS

Rebecca looks to bring to her junior year at Tech the same drive and attitude that propelled her in her sophomore and freshman seasons... an accomplished athlete who also competed in basketball in high school...also places hard effort into aca-demics.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Rebecca ran in all seven cross country meets in her sopho-more campaign,

leading all Golden Eagle finishers in the final four meets of the season...posted a season-best 5K time of 19:29 at Jacksonville State...led Tech with a 20:02 at the OVC Championships, then paced the team at the NCAA South Regional with a 6K time of 24:08... during the track season, Rebecca competed in the 800m, 1500m, mile run, 3000m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechase, and the 10,000m... during the indoor season at the OVC Cham-pionships, Rebecca earned two season-bests in the 3000m and the 5000m with times of 11:15.70 and 19:52.12... during the outdoor season, Rebecca ran her way to several season-best records, two at the Austin Peay Invitational in the 800m and the 1500m with times of 2:33.10 and 5:03.84 and then two at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 3000m and the 5000m with times of 10:49.98 and 19:02.78... during the OVC Championships, she claimed a season-best in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 12:50.51 and a season-best in the 10,000m with a time of 43:33.54... she ran the best mile of her career at Southern Illinois during the indoor season with a time of 5:40.71 and her best career 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational during the outdoor season with a time of 2:31.98.

(In 2010-11): Rebecca was stellar in her first season on the Golden Eagle roster...after placing fourth on the team in the opening meet at Sewanee, she improved to consistently lead

the team in the meets to follow...placed second for the team at Western Kentucky and in the OVC Championship meet...led the team in the TTU Invitational, Furman and Evansville meets...achieved a career-best time of 19:13.24 at Evans-ville...competed in the mile, 1500 meter, 3000 meter and 5000 meter in track...was part of the distance medley relay that earned points at the OVC Indoor Championships with a time of 13:08.80...also in the relay were Traci Jones, Emily Weinzetl and Leah Bradley...posted a season-best time of 5:06 in the 1500 at Austin Peay, a season-best of 11:01 in the 3000 at Vanderbilt and a season-best 19:28 in the 5000 at the OVC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rebecca comes to Tech from Columbia Central High School where she lettered in cross country four years for coach Tammy Riley...named to the All-Mid State team in her sophomore and senior years...also named team MVP in her freshman and senior years...also lettered one year in track for coach Vance Belew and lettered four years in basketball for Coach Lanier...graduated fifth in her class, demonstrating a solid work ethic in the classroom.

PERSONAL: Rebecca is the daughter of Rick Cline and Linda Harris...birthdate is June 8, 1992...majoring in biology.




Dalis CONNELLJunior F Chattanooga, Tenn.Boyd Buchanan HS

Continuing to prove her skill on the track, Dalis adds depth to the sprint squads for the Golden Eagles...versa-tile athlete who competed in four sports during her prep career...was the only female member of the track team at her high school.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Dalis competed in the

400m and the 800m during the indoor and outdoor track seasons... set three season-best records during the indoor season, one in which she participated in the 4x400 Relay at the Southern Illinois Invitational with a finishing time of 4:09.95, another in the 400m with a time of 1:03.09, a career best, at the OVC Championships. The final came in the distance medley relay with a finishing time of 12:51.13, also at the OVC Championships... during the outdoor sea-son, she also earned two season-best records, one in the 400m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 1:01.40 and the other in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 2:29.76... she was also part of the 4x100 re-lay team that finished with a season-best time of 3:56.84 at the Vanderbilt Invitational, which also made Tech history... earned her career best in the 400m during the indoor sea-son with a time of 2:39.13... landed her career best in the 400m and 800m with times of 1:01.92 and 2:46.51.

(In 2010-11): Dalis competed in the 200m and 400m during indoor and outdoor track seasons...posted a season-best time of 27.27 in the 200 at Tennessee State...ran a season-best 1:01.98 in the 400 at the OVC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: After moving from California to the Chattanooga area, Dalis attended Boyd Buchanan High School as a junior and senior and was the lone member of the girls track and field team for two seasons...also lettered two years in cross country, volleyball and basketball...was named Best Defensive Player on the basket-ball squad and the team’s MVP...qualified for TSSAA sub-state track meet...named Best of Preps...posted best times of 2.97 in the 100 meter dash and 27.04 in the 200 meter...spent her first two high school years at Santa Clara (Calif.) High School...member of the track and field team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Dalis Paige Connell is the daughter of Brian and Kelley Connell...born May 16, 1992...majoring in physical therapy.




BrittanyCOTTOJunior F Sacramento, Calif.Inderkum HS

Brittany comes into her junior season with a competitive attitude and looking to make a mark on the Golden Eagle squad... she brings a solid resume to the track squad with great times that have landed her in Tech’s record books.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Brittany competed in the 200m, 400m, and the 400m hurdles during the indoor and outdoor track season... she picked up a career best and also a season-best in the

200m at the East Tennessee State Invitational during the indoor season with a time of 27.64... also during the indoor season, she contributed a season-best in the 400m with a time of 1:03.25... during the outdoor season she set a season-best and a career best in the 400m with a time of 1:00.05... she also locked in a season-best in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:08.45 at the Austin Peay Invitational... with a time of 26.34, she landed the fifth-highest time for the 200m dash in Tech history.

(In 2010-11): Brittany competed in the 55m and the 400m dur-ing the indoor track season and the 400m and 400m hurdles during outdoor season...her season-best time of 1:05.29 in the 400m hurdles at the OVC Outdoor Championships was the fifth-best time ever recorded in the event in Tech history...was a part of the 4x400 relay squad that ran the fourth-best time in school history of 4:01.51 at Tennessee State...the relay team also included Krysten Joshen, Emily Weinzetl and Katherine Lynn...posted a season-best 1:01.14 in the 400m at Austin Peay.

HIGH SCHOOL: Brittany lettered one year in track for coach David Lawrence at Inderkum High School and built a well-ac-complished resume there...league champion in the 100, 200 and 300 hurdles...also league champion in the 4x100 and the 4x400...fifth nationally in the 4x400.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Carlos and Dannielle Cotto...full name is Brittany Dawn Cotto...birthdate is August 4, 1992...majoring in business.




YeshiDOHRMANNJunior F Tullahoma, Tenn.Tullahoma HS

Yeshi is an athlete with the potential and drive to bring success into her junior year on the Golden Eagle squad...a proven track and cross country runner that can make an impact.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Yeshi competed in the 800m during the outdoor track season for the Gold-en Eagles... she earned herself a season-best record in the 800m with a time of 2:51.97 at the Austin Peay Invitational... during the Vanderbilt

Invitational, she ran the 800m in 2:59.56.

(In 2010-11): Yeshi ran in four meets during the fall cross country season...participated in the opening meet at Sewanee and Western Kentucky, TTU Invitational and Evansville events...achieved a best time of 22:37.88 at Evansville...competed in the 800m, mile, 1500m and 3000m in track and field.

HIGH SCHOOL: Yeshi comes to Tech from Tullahoma High School, where she lettered three years in cross country for coach Jeff Les-ter and three years in track for coach Clester Winningham...twice named to the all-mid state team and helped the Wildcats to the region championships in track.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Clark and Rachel Dohrmann...birthdate is February 22, 1991...full name is Yeshiemebet Clark Dohrmann...majoring in engineering.




KathrynFORBESSenior F Norris, Tenn. Knoxville Catholic HS

Kathryn is in her third year on the Tech squad...a talented athlete with a com-petitive spirit...com-petes in the fall cross country season and also during the spring track season...selected twice as a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recogni-tion of her academic efforts.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Kathryn ran in five cross country meets in 2011, post-

ing improved times from the beginning of the season to the end...posted a season-best 5K time of 21:52 at Jacksonville State... competed in the mile run, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m during both the indoor and outdoor track season... during the indoor season, she completed the mile with a time of 6:00.28 at the East Tennessee State Invitational and again at the Southern Illinois Invitational improving her time with 5:55.45... she earned a career best with a time of 2:40.51 in the 800m at the Southern Illinois Invitational... at the OVC Cham-pionships, she ran the 5000m with a finishing time of 21:21.96, also a career-best... during the outdoor season, she set two season-best records at the Austin Peay Invitational, the 1500m with a time of 5:15.59 and the 3000m with a time of 11:40.68, both of which were her career-best record... she also ran the 5000m in 20:49.48 at the Tennessee State Invitational... at the Vanderbilt Invitational she ran the 3000m in 11:49.21... other times for the 1500m include 5:20.35, 5:27.42, and 5:15.96... re-cipient of the Most Improved Award after improving her times at every meet this season.

(In 2009-10): Kathryn competed in all six meets for the Golden Eagles in her freshman campaign, and proved to be a consistent runner...best time was at the Evansville meet, where her time of 22:01.78 was enough to achieve a third-

best showing for the squad...also placed fourth at the Vanderbilt, TTU, Furman and OVC meets...participated in the 800m and mile run events during the spring indoor track season...best time in the 800m of 2:42.63 achieved at the TSU meet...reached a best time in the mile run of 5:50.75 at the OVC Indoor Champion-ship meet...competed in the 800m and 1,500m events in all five meets during the outdoor season...achieved a best time in the 800m of 2:34.82 at the OVC Outdoor Championships...clocked in a top time in the 1,500m of 5:18.01, also at the OVC Outdoor meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kathryn joins the Golden Eagle team from Knox-ville Catholic High School where she competed in cross country and ran in the 800m and 1,500m events on the track team under coach Shawn O’Neil...best time in the 800m was clocked in at 2:30.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Steve and Martha Forbes...birthday is June 16, 1991...full name is Kathryn R. Forbes...majoring in nursing...sister Rebecca was a Golden Eagle teammate, and her sister Rachel is a student assistant for the team after a successful career as a pole vault and javelin competitor for Tech.




Margarett HolderJunior F Huntland, Tenn. Franklin County HS

In her first season as a mem-ber of the Golden Eagle track team, Margarett showed she has what it takes to call her-self a competitor. Margarett continues to work hard to im-prove her skills and become an important asset to the Golden Eagles throwing the shot put. She looks forward to making a similar impact in the javelin and hammer events.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Mar-garett competed in the shot put throw during the outdoor season for the Golden Eagles...

at the Tennessee State Invitational she threw for a distance of 30 feet 02.25 inches... with a distance of 31 feet 04.00 inches she threw a season-best record and also a career best record at the Vanderbilt Invitational... at the Austin Peay Invitational she had a distance of 28 feet 10.45 inches.

HIGH SCHOOL: Margarett comes to Tech from Franklin County High School in Huntland, Tennessee... she com-peted in the high jump and shot put throw throughout her tenure on her high school track squad... she placed in the top three in both the shot put and high jump competi-tions during her area’s invitational track events... she also qualified for the district competition... was the All Scholar Athlete having maintained a 4.0 GPA while participating in a varsity sport.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Dennis and Amy Holder... birthday is December 16, 1991... full name is Margarett Alice Holder... majoring in chemistry.



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KelliKECKJunior F Crossville, Tenn.Stone Memorial HS

Kelli is an accomplished athlete who brings to Tech an established resume...a talented competitor look-ing to make a mark on the Golden Eagle program...also competed in basket-ball and volleyball in her prep career.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Kelli competed in the long jump and triple jump dur-ing the indoor season and the 200 meter, long jump, and triple jump during the outdoor season for the Golden Eagles... during the indoor season she

cleared the long jump with distances of 16-7, 160-.25, and 15-6.25 while she cleared the triple jump with leaps of 36-1.50, a career best, and 34-9, all of which were season-best records... during the outdoor season she completed the long jump with a leap of 16-8.75, earning her a career-best... she ran the 200m with a time of 26.20 earning her a season-best record... during the OVC Cham-pionships, she cleared the triple jump with a season-best leap of 35-10... she also competed in the 4x100 relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a finishing time of 49.93.

(In 2010-11): Kelli competed in the triple jump during the indoor track season and the 200m, long jump and triple jump during out-door season...set the all-time school record in the triple jump with a leap of 36-10.5 at Tennessee State, a jump that was almost two feet longer than her previous best...was honored with the team’s Impact Award...posted a season-best 17-5.25 in the long jump at Tennessee State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kelli comes to Tech from Stone Memorial High School in nearby Crossville...lettered four years in track for coach Mark Wattenbarger and participated in the triple jumps...fifth in the state in her junior year and sixth her senior year...helped to lead her teams twice to state appearances...also competed and let-tered four years for the volleyball team as a setter for coach Megan

Kunzelman...twice helped her team to a regional cham-pionship and state appearances...lettered four season for coach Tim Smith’s basketball teams and helped her teams twice win the district and participate in the state tourna-ment...graduated with high honors.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Randy and Abbie Keck...born July 7, 1992...full name is Kelli LeeAnn Keck...studying gen-eral curriculum.




ErinKEYESJunior F Crossville, Tenn.Stone Memorial HS

In her first season at Tech, Erin showed tremendous talent with her swift high jump skills and even landed herself into a few season-best records for the team. Erin’s positive attitude and determination has made a major impact on her successful first season at Tech.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Erin competed in the high jump during both the indoor season and outdoor seasons for the Golden Eagles... during the in-door season she cleared the high jump at the Southern Illinois Invitational and again at the OVC Championships with leaps of 4 feet 11.0 inches and 5 feet 0.0 inches respectively, also earning her a season-best record and a career best record for both jumps... during the outdoor season, she landed a season-best high jump with a 5-0.25 leap at the OVC Champion-ships... also during the outdoor season she had distances of 4-9.75 and 4-9 in the high jump.

HIGH SCHOOL: Erin was a three-sport standout at Stone Memorial High School, where was a guard/forward combo on the basketball team under coach Tim Smith, played middle hitter in volleyball and competed in the high jump, long jump and relays for coach Mark Wattenbarger on the track and field team...was an All-District basketball selection in 2010 and an All-District volleyball honoree in 2009...set the school record in the high jump with a leap of 5-0...also part of the school-record-holding teams in the 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay and 4x400 relay...helped lead the Panthers to the basketball state tournament in 2007 and 2008 and the volleyball state tournament in 2009.




BrooklynKIMBALLSophomore F Memphis, Tenn.Harding Academy

Originally a signee of the Gold-en Eagle soccer team, Brooklyn is a versatile athlete who also competed on the track & field team....played in seven matches during her first season on the soccer team... an all-state runner and school record-holder at Harding Academy, she bolstered the Golden Eagle lineup in the sprints and relays even breaking school records in her first season..

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Brook-lyn competed in the 60m, 200m, and 400m during the

indoor track season and the 200m and 400m during the outdoor track season for the Golden Eagles... during the indoor season, she had the best time of the season and a career-best in the 60m with 8.19, and another season-best in the 60m with a time of 8.41... with times of 27.30 and 27.42, she earned the season-best for the 200m... during the OVC Championships, she ran her career best in the 400m with a time of 59.81 which also landed her the fifth best time in Tech history... ran a season-best in the 400m with a time of 1:02.62 at the OVC Champion-ships... as part of the 4x400 relay squad, she contributed to a finishing time of 4:09.95... during the outdoor season, she ran a season-best in the 200m finishing with a time of 26.70 at the Vanderbilt Invitational... she also contributed to a finishing time of 3:56.84 as part of the the 4x400 relay squad which made its way into Tech’s history books as the third best time for that event in school history... earned a career-best in the 400m at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 1:00.33.

HIGH SCHOOL: Brooklyn competed on the varsity track team for four years while at Harding Academy....named all-state four times and holds three school records...set the school marks in 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays...placed seventh in the state in 400m in 2010...finished eighth in the state in 2011 in 100m...she was a major contributor to her team’s winning the 2009 and 2010 West Regional titles...her 4x100 relay team placed fifth at the 47th annual Volunteer Track Classic..won the 100m dash at the 2011 CBHS Invitational...in addition to her track success, she was a five-year letterwinner on her high school soccer team, where she played multiple positions on both ends of the field...helped her team to a state championship in 2008...named the Best De-fender on her high school team that finished second in the state in 2007, and was named first-team Regional All West and earned spot on the All-West Regional Tour-nament team in 2007, 2008 and 2010...named to the All-State soccer team in 2008 and 2010.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Anthony and Jennifer Kimball and the sister of Golden Eagle soccer player Jen-nee Kimball... born on April 10, 1993 in Memphis, Tenn... majoring in education at Tech.



LandryLovingFreshman F Johnson City, Tenn.University HS

Landry is in her first season as part of the Tech track team. She brings to the team a hard-working person-ality with heart and the drive to compete and win.

HIGH SCHOOL: Landry comes to Tech from University High School in Johnson City, Tenn... competed in cross country and track for her high school team and was a five-time let-ter in each... awarded with Sophomore Ath-

lete of the Year and Student Athlete of the Year... member of the state cross country team in 2008, 2009, and 2010... was runner-up in the 4x800 in 2010... indoor season statistics for the 800 meter was 2:28... outdoor season statistics for the 800 meter was 2:30... career statistics include running the 5K in 20:28, the 800 meter in 2:24, and the 1600 meter in 5:29.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Wayne and Ruth Loving... full name is Landry Odille Loving... born on December 3, 1993... majoring in computer science, business, and geology.




Katie is a very strong competitor in track and has already had a major impact in the pole vault by establishing a new school record...brings a strong can-do attitude into her college career...a pole vaulter who will challenge the Tech record book every time she vaults.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Katie competed in the pole vault during the outdoor track season for the Golden Eagles... at the Sewanee Invi-

tational with a vault of 10 feet 3 inches, she landed herself a career best record along with the best vault record in Tech history... at the Austin Peay Invitational she executed a vault of 9-5.77 and another of 9-8.5... she successfully completed a 9-11.75 vault at the Tennessee State Invitational... at the OVC Championships, she managed to pull out a 9-6.25 vault.

(In 2010-11): Katie competed in the pole vault during the indoor track season...set the all-time indoor school record in the event with a vault of 10-0 at Middle Tennessee State, beat-ing her previous best by two inches...was named OVC Female Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 15, following her then-record-setting pole vault of 9-8 at Sewanee...earned the award for the second consecutive week on Feb. 15 following her 10-foot vault at the Middle Tennessee State.

(In 2009-10): Competed in indoor and outdoor pole vault events as a freshman...set a school record in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Invitational with her mark of 10 feet, 0 inches...she established another indoor season record with her mark of 9-6.25 in the pole vault event at Sewanee.


KatieLOWERYSenior F Andersonville, Tenn.Anderson County HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Katie comes to the Golden Eagle squad from Anderson County High School...qualified for the state meet in each of her four years...achieved honors as the state runner-up in the pole vault during her junior year.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Wally Lowery and Cindy Border...birthdate is January 16, 1991...full name is Katherine Summer Lowery...majoring in pre-physical therapy.




Amelia McCOYJunior F Crossville, Tenn.Cumberland County HS

Amelia is a talented student-athlete that brings solid potential to the Golden Eagle squad...looks to make an impact for Tech in her junior season.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Amelia ran in all seven cross country meets in 2011, finishing as high as third on the team..ran a personal best 5K time of 19:56 at Jacksonville State and was Tech’s third finisher...lowered her time in each of her first four meets...was

Tech’s fifth finisher at the NCAA South Regional with a 6K time of 25:11.

(In 2010-11): Amelia ran in all seven meets the Golden Eagles participated in during the fall cross country season...ran several really strong meets...placed second on the squad in the open-ing meet at Sewanee and closed the season by placing sec-ond at the NCAA South Regionals...set her career-best time of 20:09.29 at Evansville...competed in the 3000 meter, 5000 meter and 10,000 meter in track and field...posted a season-best time of 11:39 in the 3000 at Vanderbilt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Amelia competed in her prep career at Cum-berland County High School in nearby Crossville...lettered four seasons in cross country and three seasons in track for coaches Pat Koehl and Louie DeLorenzo...named MVP for the Jets’ cross-country squad all four years, and also named MVP of the track team, all section, in her freshman through junior seasons...also an achiever in the classroom.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Kibbee McCoy and Kimberly Tol-lett...born August 10, 1992...full name is Amelia Morgan McCoy...majoring in biology.




BethMILLERSenior F Watertown, Wis.Watertown HS

Beth was a member of the 2010 Golden Eagle softball team before deciding to compete in cross country and track...brings a winning attitude of perseverance and hard work into com-petition...also a strong achiever in academics.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Ran in six of seven cross country meets for Tech in 2011, posting con-sistent 5K times in the 20s through most of the season...ran a season-

best 20:01 at Jacksonville State...notched her best finish amongst her teammates in the first meet of the year at Sewanee, where she ran a 25:11 6K and was the third Golden Eagle to finish...was Tech’s fourth finisher at the OVC Championships (20:21) and the NCAA South Regional (6K time of 25:10)... Beth competed in the 3000m during the outdoor track season... she set a season-best during the 3000m at the Austin Peay Invitational with a time of 11:46.12.

(In 2010-11): The fall season brought Beth’s debut, as she did not participate on a cross country squad prior to this season...showed steady improvement throughout the season...after placing sixth on the team in the opening meet at Sewanee, she improved each meet to place third at Evansville with her career-best time of 20:00.80...placed fourth on the team at the OVC Championships...ran the 3000m, 5000m, and 10,000m and competed in the javelin during track season...ran her best 3000m with a time of 11:18 at Tennessee State in outdoor season and posted a season-best 19:53 in the 5000m at the OVC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Beth was a two-sport letter winner at Water-

town High School and no longer plays either sport...lettered three seasons in softball as a pitcher and outfielder for coach Patty Jansen...also lettered three seasons in volleyball as a defensive specialist for coach Travis Hall...stellar in the classroom and won numerous academic awards...earned the WIAA Scholar Athlete award and the WHS Academic Excel-lence Award...graduated as the salutatorian of her class.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Doug and Kathy Miller...full name is Elizabeth Miller...birthdate is August 26, 1991...majoring in food, nutrition and dietetics.



Chelsea is in her first season as part of the track team here at Tech. She trains nonstop in hopes of making a significant impact on the team with her tremendous athleticism.

HIGH SCHOOL: Chelsea comes to Tech from Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn. In high school, she played basketball receiv-ing two letters, cross country, receiving one letter, and track recev-

ing three letters... was the captain of both her cross country team and track team... recipient of the Athlete of the Year award by both her high school and the Marine Corps... recipient of the Hustle Award... reveived several academic awards including the D.A.R Award, Principal’s Award, Freshman of the Year Award, and was also Junior and Senior Class President.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Pamela Ray... born December 27, 1993... full name is Chelsea Ann Mills... major is general curriculum.

Chelsea MillsFreshman F Chattanooga, Tenn.Red Bank HS




ElizabethMITCHELLSophomore F Manchester, Tenn.Coffee County Central HS

Elizabeth continues to practice during the off-season in hopes of improving her times for future track seasons. Her love and passion for the sport will propel her in reaching her goals and becoming an important part of the women’s track team here at Tech.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Elizabeth ran in two cross country meets in her first season at Tech...posted a season-best 5K time of 22:50 at the TTU Invitational... she competed in the 800 meter during the indoor track season for the Golden Eagles... at the East Tennessee State Invitational she ran the 800 meter in 2:40.60... finished the 800m with a time of 2:39.15 at the Southern Illinois University Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Elizabeth was a four-year letterman in track and field and soccer at Coffee County Central. She helped the Red Raiders qualify for the state meet in each of her four years and specialized in the 4x800 meter relay, the mile and the 4x400 meter relay. She set a personal record of 5:42 in the mile and a best time of 2:29 in the 800 meter. In soc-cer, she played midfield and defense and was named team captain in 2010.

PERSONAL: The daughter of John and Alisa Mitchell...born March 24, 1993...full name is Elizabeth LeeAnn Mitchell...majoring in nursing.




MeghanO’DONOGHUEJunior F Talbott, Tenn.Morristown West HS

Meghan runs with a competitive attitude...has the potential to make a mark on the Golden Eagle squad...also a focused student-athlete with good marks in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Meghan competed in all seven cross country meets in her second sea-son with Tech, showing improvement through-out the season...posted season-best 5K times of 20:45 at both the Evans-ville Invitational and the

OVC Championships..ran three consecutive sub-21-minute times at Jacksonville State, Evansville, and OVC... Meghan competed in the 3000 and 5000m during the indoor season and competed in the 3000, 5000, and 10,000m during the outdoor season... during the indoor season, she set a season-best record in the 5000m with a time of 19:32.04 and another season-best record and a career-best in the 5000m with a time of 19:52.12... in the 3000m she managed to set a new career best with a time of 11:46.35 at the Southern Illinois Invitational... during the outdoor season at the Vanderbilt Invitational, she set a season-best and a career-best in the 3000m with a time of 11:26.24 and in the 10,000m with a time of 41:32.62.

(In 2010-11): Meghan competed in five meets in the fall cross country season...her times improved in nearly every meet...achieved her career-best time of 21:38 at Furman...competed in the 3000 meter, 5000 meter and 10,000 meter in track season...ran a season-best 11:33 in the 3000 at Vanderbilt and posted a season-best 20:25 in the 5000 at Jacksonville State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Meghan lettered four seasons in cross country at Morristown West High School for coach Raymond Farmer...also lettered four seasons in track for Farmer and coach Mac Pickle...earned numerous awards and honors...named All-Conference

for three seasons, All-Region in two seasons and MVP...also named Newcomer of the Year in her freshman season...helped lead the squad to regional, conference and state champion-ships in her freshman season in 2006...also an achiever in the classroom, having graduated with first honors and named a Who’s Who student, AP Scholar and a Gold Star Achiever.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Conor and Susan O’Donoghue...full name is Meghan Kelsie O’Donoghue...born March 6, 1992...majoring in political science and French.




Justine PHILLIPSSenior F Lake City, Tenn.Anderson County HS

Justine is a Golden Eagle senior with the potential to make a solid impact at Tech...a strong competitor in sprints and relays in high school, she continues those same events on the col-legiate level in hopes of making her mark on the Golden Eagle roster.

AT TECH (In 2011-2012): Justine competed in the 55m, 60m, and the 200m during the indoor season and the 100m and 200m during the outdoor season for the Golden Eagles... during the indoor season she set two season-best records, the first in the 55m with a time

of 7.69 during the OVC Championships and the other in the 60m with a time of 8.32 at the Southern Illinois Invitational which also ranks as her personal best... she also set a personal best in the in the 200m at the OVC Championships with a time of 27.30... during the outdoor season she completed the 100m with a season-best time of 12.79 and the 200m with a season-best time of 26.45, both of which marked her personal best time in the respective races... she also contributed to the season-best time of 49.93 during the Vanderbilt Invitational as part of the 4x100 relay squad... at the Vanderbilt Invitational she ran the 200m finishing with a time of 26.46... she also completed the 100m in 12.90 at both the Tennessee State Invitational and the OVC Championships.

(In 2010-11): Justine competed in the 55m dash, 60m dash, 200m, and long jump during indoor track season and took part in the 100m, 200m and long jump in outdoor season...ran a season-best 27.45 in the 200m at Austin Peay and posted a season-best 15-9.5 in the long jump at Sewanee.

(In 2009-10): Justine ran sprints and relays in her first campaign with Tech track and field...ran the 55m and 200m in the indoor season...achieved a career-best time in the 55m of 7.63 at the OVC indoor meet after improving in that event in every meet over the season...best time in the 200m also came at the OVC indoor meet of 27.60...most produc-tive meeting of the outdoor season came at the OVC Championships,

as she clocked in at 13.03 in the 100m dash and 26.90 in the 200m dash...was a participant on two 4x100m relay squads which set school records in 2010...at Jacksonville State, her squad set a mark of 49.63, and at Vanderbilt, her team finished in 48.38, the fastest time ever at Tech in that event.

HIGH SCHOOL: Justine comes to Tech from Anderson County High School in Clinton...won most-valuable-sprinter and state runner-up honors while competing for the Lady Mavericks...also participated in the 100m and 200m dashes and the relays...best 100m time was 13.03 and posted a best 200m time of 27.3.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Justin and Sheryl Phil-lips...full name is Morgan Justine Phillips...birthdate is March 9, 1990...majoring in biology/health sciences.




ElisaTANKSLEYJunior F Gallatin, Tenn.Station Camp HS

Elisa hopes to continue her success as a member of the Golden Eagle squad having posted excellent times since her debut season.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Elisa com-peted in the 200m and the 400m in both the indoor and outdoor season for the Golden Eagles... during the indoor season at the Southern Illinois Invitational she set a career best in the 200m with a time of 28.75... during the out-door season, she set a career best in the 200m with a time of 27.92... at the Vanderbilt Invitational she set a season-best in the 200m with a time of 27.40 and a season-best

in the 400m with a time of 1:04.35... she also ran times of 29.47, 28.92, 28.76, and 28.65 in the 200m... her other times in the 400m include 1:07.00, 1:05.47, 1:05.20, 1:05.13, 1:05.80, and 1:05.50.

(In 2010-11): Elisa competed in the 60m dash, 200m and 400m during indoor track season and ran the 200m and 400m in outdoor season as a freshman...was named Most Improved among all Tech track and field ath-letes...posted a season-best time of 28.25 in the 200m at Tennessee State and ran a season-best 1:02.08 in the 400m at the OVC Outdoor Champion-ships, cutting her previous best time by a full second.

HIGH SCHOOL: Elisa competed in both cross country and track and field at Station Camp under coaches Bob Frech and Alan Schoenbachler...competed in sprints and long jump...set five school records, establishing marks in the long jump and 200m dash individually and teaming up to break records in 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays...team won two county championships...4x800 relay team was TSSAA state champion in 2009 and 2010...also helped capture the 2010 cross country regional title.

PERSONAL: Elisa Christine Tanksley is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Tanksley...born October 1, 1991...studying conservation biology.




KaraWEBBSophomore F New Market, Tenn.Jefferson County HS

Kara has proven her worth to the Golden Eagle track team in only one season on the team. Her amazing talent combined with her passion and her strong competitive nature have played a major role in the record-breaking times she has posted in her first season. Kara continues to train hard in hopes of fur-ther benefiting the Golden Eagle track team.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Kara ran in six of seven cross country meets in her fresh-man season at Tech and consistently lowered her

times throughout the year...posted a season-best 5K time of 20:12 at Jacksonville State and was the fifth Golden Eagle finisher...ran a 20:26 at the OVC Championships and was Tech’s fifth finisher... competed in the NCAA South Regional, posting a 25:17 6K time...

Kara competed in the 800m and the mile run during the indoor season and competed in the 800m and 1500m during the outdoor season for the Golden Eagles... at the OVC Championships during the indoor season she led the season with the fastest time in the mile with a time of 5:25.48, which was also a career-best... at the Southern Illinois Invitational she also posted a season-leading mile time of 5:26.96... she also contributed to the finishing time of 12:51.13 for the distance medley relay squad at the OVC Championships... she earned a career best time in the 800m with a time of 2:31.39... during the outdoor season she had a season-best 800m time of 2:23.24 at the OVC Championships and a season-best time for the 1500m with a 4:49.46 at the Vanderbilt Invitational with which she made her way into Tech history as the fourth fastest time in the 1500m run... she earned her career-best in the 1500m at the Austin Peay Invitational with a time of 4:55.22... re-ceived the Rookie Award for her immediate impact on the team as one of the top middle distance runners including being the number one 1500m runner for this year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Kara ran cross country and track and field at Jefferson County High School, where she was named the best distance runner on her team for three consecutive seasons. She helped lead the Patriots to the Inter-Mountain Athletic Conference championship four seasons in a row and excelled in the 800 meter, where she posted a person-al-best time of 2:29.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Charles and Julie Webb...birthdate is Oct. 23, 1992...full name is Kara Lynn Webb.




HaleyWENNERSTROMSenior F Chattanooga, Tenn.Chattanooga Christian HS

Haley is in her senior year on the Tech track & field squad and has brought with her a strong, com-petitive spirit... competes in the throws for the Golden Eagles and has made an immediate impact in the javelin... named to the Ath-letic Director’s Honor Roll, recognizing her efforts in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Haley competed in three track competitions for the Golden Eagles during both the indoor and outdoor

season throwing the javelin... at the Vanderbilt Invitational during the indoor season she threw for a distance of 86-2... at the Austin Peay Invitational she threw for a distance of 75-1.57... she landed a season-best javelin throw at the OVC Championships posting a distance of 88-1.

(In 2010-11): Haley competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor track season and took part in the discus, hammer throw and javelin during outdoor season...posted a season-best distance of 94-10 in the discus at Ten-nessee State and threw a season-best 88-7 in the javelin at Austin Peay.

(In 2009-10): Haley competed in the hammer, javelin and discus during the outdoor season... her hammer throw of 99-9 at the Vanderbilt Invitational was far enough to rank fourth in Tech history in the event...she also competed in javelin and discus during the outdoor season...posted her season-high distance in javelin at the OVC Champion-ships, as she placed with 84-1...best distance in the discus was reached at 95-2 at the Vanderbilt meet...competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season...achieved a best distance in the shot put of 28-9 at the OVC meet...reached a weight throw distance of 31-10.25 at the Sewanee meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Haley comes to Tech from Chattanooga Christian School where she broke some school records...she is now the record-holder in discus with a distance achieved of 93-2... because of her efforts, she won the Coach’s Award in her sophomore year and was MVP of her team in her senior year...also performs well in the classroom, as she was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Eric and Lisa Wennerstrom...born on December 2, 1990...full name is Haley Rebecca Wennerstrom...enrolled in nursing.



Emily showed im-provement from her freshman to sopho-more season...brings a winning attitude to the track...competed in soccer and track during her high school career...also an accom-plished student in the classroom.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Emily ran in five meets during the fall cross country season and showed significant improvement from

the beginning of the season to the end...posted a season-best 5K time of 20:36 at Jacksonville State... competed in mile and 3000m during the indoor track season and the 1500m during the outdoor season... posted mile run times of 5:58.25 at the East Tennessee State Invitational and 5:47.57 at the Southern Illinois Invitational... in the 3000m she posted times of 11:35.47 at the Southern Illinois Invitational and 11:30.45 at the OVC Championships... during the outdoor season at the Austin Peay Invitational she posted a season-leading time for the 1500m with her time of 5:32.75... had a time of 5:59.89 at the Tennessee State Invitational in the 1500m.

(In 2010-11): The fall cross country season brought Emily’s de-but in cross country, as she did not compete as a cross county runner in her high school career...brought a solid effort during the season, starting with a fifth-place finish on the team in the Sewanee Invitational...built up to a third-place finish on the team at Western Kentucky with a time of 21:08.88...achieved her best career-time of 20:32.88 at Evansville...competed in the 800m, 1500m, mile and 3000m in track and field...posted a season-best time of 2:30 in the 800 at the OVC Indoor Cham-pionships and recorded a season-best of 5:12 in the 1500m at Vanderbilt.


Emily WILLIAMSJunior F Talbott, Tenn.Jefferson County HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Emily competed in her prep career at Jefferson County High School for track coach Bill Delozier...achieved Girls Best Distance in the mile run during her sophomore season...named the MVP for the girl’s squad in her junior year...also competed in soccer...as a student, achieved high marks for her academic efforts...named to the National Honors Society and graduated third in her class.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Carl and Suzanne Williams...full name is Emily Caroline Wiliams...born June 30, 1992...majoring in engineering.




PeriWINBORNEJunior F Knoxville, Tenn.Farragut

Peri has settled into the role as team leader on the course...brings solid credentials from her high school career and an attitude to win...also an achiever in academ-ics.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Peri was once again a leader on the cross coun-try team, competing in six meets and leading the team in three of those meets...posted a season-best 5K time of 19:53 at Evansville...was

Tech’s third finisher at the OVC Championships with a 20:19.

(In 2010-11): Peri displayed consistency throughout her fresh-man season on the Tech squad...started out of the gate as the team leader on the course in cross country...placed first on the team at Sewanee and Western Kentucky...rolled out a trio of second-place finishes in the TTU Invitational and at Furman and Evansville...led the team again at the OVC Championship meet with a time of 20:01.62...achieved a career-best time of 19:30.40 at Evansville...competed in the 3000m, 3000m steeplechase and 5000m in track and field...posted the third-best time in school history in the 3,000m steeplechase with a 12:11.34, earning points at the OVC Outdoor Championship...ran a season-best time of 10:53 in the 3,000m at Vanderbilt and recorded a season-best 19:24 in the 5,000m at Jacksonville State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Peri lettered four seasons in cross country and track at Farragut High School for coach Chelsea Jacobs...proved to be a stand-out runner for a strong program...named to the all-conference team in her senior season and to the second team all-conference in her junior year...named second-team all-region during her senior year, when she placed 11th in the region...co-captain of the cross country squad in her junior and senior seasons...a four-time state qualifier in cross country and a three-time region qualifier in track...helped the team to second place finishes in the region in 2007 and 08, and to a third place finish

in 2009...the squad also came in fifth at the state champion-ships in 2007 and fourth in 2008...set a personal cross coun-try record time of 19:50 at the Footlocker South Regionals...also competed in junior-varsity basketball in her freshman and sophomore years for coach Wes Edmonds...as a student, named to the National Honor Society and won scholar-athlete awards.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Steve and Joanie Winborne...full name is Peri Louise Winborne...birthdate is February 13, 1992...majoring in secondary education with an emphasis in history.




Lacy YSLASSenior F Sparta, Tenn.White County HS

Lacy is a senior on the Golden Eagle squad and returns for her fourth season of competition in the throwing events dur-

ing the indoor and outdoor track seasons...a talented athlete who made her mark in track in high school...also competed in basketball and volleyball...also a strong performer in the class-room...earned a spot twice on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in recognition of her solid academic efforts.

AT TECH (In 2011-12): Lacy threw shot put during the indoor season for the Golden Eagles and then during the outdoor season she threw shot put, discus, and javelin... throughout the season Lacy posted several season-best records, during the indoor season she led the team with the best shot put throw throwing for 37-1 at the Southern Illinois Invitational, which also earned her a career best, and 36-4.75 at the East Tennessee State Invitational... during the outdoor season she posted a season-best and a career best distance in the javelin throw with a throw of 108-11, a season-best distance in the shot put throw with a throw of 35-3.25, and a season-best discus throw with a throw of 136-4.61... with a distance of 132-8, she received the fifth longest distance in the discus throw in Tech history, already having the third longest discus throw as well.

(2010-11): Took a medical redshirt.

(In 2009-10): Lacy set two records in her first year with Tech track and field...recorded a distance of 36-11 in the outdoor shot put, which is fifth longest in school history...her discus mark of 136-10 ranks third all-time at Tech...her season-high in javelin came at the OVC Championships, as she posted a dis-tance of 87-4... also competed in the shot put and the weight throw during the indoor track season... participated in the shot put in two meets and achieved her best distance of 35-2.5 at the OVC indoor meet...competed in the weight throw in all three meets and reached a best distance of 39-7.25, also at the OVC meet.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lacy comes to Tech from White County High School in nearby Sparta...the first track athlete from that high school to ever compete on the collegiate level of competition...started her track career during her junior year and advanced to sectionals in the same year...as a senior, advanced to the state meet and took fifth-place honors...was a member of the Tennessean’s All-Midstate second team...lettered both years for coach Dave Bruce...also lettered three years in basketball and three years in volleyball for the Warriors...a solid worker in the classroom in high school...kept a solid “A” average and was cho-sen to be a Girls’ State alternate as well as a member of BETA.

PERSONAL: Lacy is the daughter of Fidel Yslas and Alice John-son...full name is Lacy Lorraine Yslas...born on June 4, 1991...studying exercise science.




Men’s Cross Country1995 Tommy Stevens1996 Nathan Pugh1997 Ray Whitford1998 Brian Pickett1999 Stephen Gordon2000 Stephen Gordon2001 Stephen Gordon2002 Stephen Gordon2003 Stephen Gordon2004 Colin Smith2005 Colin Smith2006 Spencer Whittier2007 Eric Crews2008 Eric Crews2009 Joseph DeLorenzo2010 Jarrad Read2011 Ben Shassere2012 John Greene

Women’s Cross Country1995 Merrie Caldwell1996 Merrie Caldwell1997 Dena Adams1998 Brooke Holman1999 Michelle Kline2000 Michelle Kline2001 Michelle Kline2002 Amy Campbell2003 Stephanie Ward2004 Deidra Garrett2005 Deidra Garrett2006 Alathea Thompson2007 Stephanie Place2008 Stephanie Place2009 Stephanie Place2010 Tiffany Palmer2011 Beth Miller2012 Beth Miller

Women’s Track & Field1994 Lee WIlliams1995 Dena Adams1996 Dena Adams1997 Dena Adams1998 Jenny Adams1999 Susan Griego2000 Angela Towne2001 Stephanie Ward2002 Stephanie Ward2003 Amy Ashe2004 Amy Campbell2005 Alathea Thompson2006 Leah Watson2007 Keri (Coulthard) Light2008 Keri (Coulthard) Light2009 Keri (Coulthard) Light 2010 Rachel Forbes2011 Katherine Lynn2012 Rebecca Forbes

TTU Golden Eagle Seniors

From left - Coach Tony Cox, Katie Lowery, Beth Miller, Kathryn Forbes, Madison Borden, Haley Wennerstrom, Lacy Yslas, Justine Phillips

From left - Nathan Livesey, John Greene, Kolbe Andrzejewski, Michael Mahan, Adam McLeod, Coach Tony Cox

President’s Award Winners






ALL-TIME INDOOR RECORDS

All-Time Women’s Track and Field Records - Indoor SeasonThrough 2012 Indoor Season

Running Events55m....................... Bethany Burney ...............................:07.28.............. 2/14/04 .......... Sewanee Indoor60m....................... Bethany Burney ...............................:07.70.............. 2/27/04 .......... OVC Championships200m..................... Gwen Cannon ..................................:25.80.............. 2/14/98 .......... MTSU Invitational400m..................... Allison Price .....................................59.34............... 2/27/10 .......... OVC Championships800m..................... Michelle Kline ...................................2:15.89............ 2/24/01 .......... OVC ChampionshipsOne-Mile ............... Michelle Kline ...................................5:06.53............ 2/24/01 .......... OVC Championships3000m................... Stephanie Place ...............................10:04.39.......... 2/28/09 .......... OVC Championships5000m................... Stephanie Place ...............................17:36.63.......... 2/02/08 .......... TSU Invitational

Hurdles Events55m hurdles .......... Meagan Lyons .................................:08.32.............. 2/27/10 .......... OVC Championships60m hurdles .......... Carmen Tucker ................................:09.21.............. 2/28/03 .......... OVC Championships

Field EventsLong Jump ............ Leayn Carter ....................................17 ‘4.75”.......... 2/20/10 .......... Sewanee InvitationalTriple Jump ........... Lauren Addie ....................................36 11” ............. 2/24/07 .......... OVC ChampionshipsPole Vault ............. Katie Lowery ....................................10’ 0” ............... 2/25/11 .......... OVC ChampionshipsWeight Throw ....... Ashley Mayhew ................................54’ 11.25” ........ 1/29/11 .......... TSU InvitationalShot Put ................ Suzanne Roberson ..........................43’ 1” ............... 12/09/01 ........ MTSU InvitationalHigh Jump ............ Katherine Lynn .................................5’ 7” ................ 1/29/11 .......... TSU Invitational

Relay Events4x400m ................ Allison Price/Emily Weinzetl ............4:02.89............ 2/27/10 .......... OVC Championships.............................. Danielle Catlett/Leayn CarterDistance Medley Keri Light/Emily Weinzetl .................12:21.09.......... 2/28/09 .......... OVC Championships Tiffany Palmer/Stephanie Place

Note: Tennessee Tech sponsored a women’s track and field team in 1978 and 1979, but few records are available from those years. The women’s track program was restarted in the 1991-92 season.

Left: Bethany Bur-ney holds program records in the 55 meter and 60 meter.

Center: Stephanie Place holds all-time records in the 3,000 meter and 5,000 meter.

Right: Emily Weinzetl is part of two record-holding 4X400 relays.



2012 INDOOR SUPERLATIVES

Women’s Track and Field Superlatives during 2012 Indoor Season

FINAL through 2012 season

Running Events55m..........................Justin Phillips ...................................... 7.69 ...........................OVC Championships 60m..........................Brooklyn Kimball ................................. 8.19 ................................ ETSU Invitational 200m........................Brooklyn Kimball ................................. 27.30 .........................OVC Championships 400m........................Brooklyn Kimball ................................. 1:02.62 ......................OVC Championships 800m........................Leah Bradley ....................................... 2:24.82 ......................OVC ChampionshipsMile Run ..................Kara Webb .......................................... 5:25.48 ......................OVC Championships 3,000m.....................Traci Jones .......................................... 11:15.43 .............................SIU Invitational5,000m.....................Meghan O’Donoghue .......................... 19:32.04 ....................OVC Championships

HurdlesNone

Field EventsHigh Jump ...............Erin Keyes ........................................... 5’ 0” ...........................OVC ChampionshipsLong Jump ...............Kelli Keck ............................................ 16’ 7” .............................. ETSU Invitational Triple Jump ..............Kelli Keck ............................................ 36’ 1.5” ......................OVC ChampionshipsWeight Throw ..........Harley Roach ...................................... 34’ 9.25” ....................OVC Championships Shot Put ...................Lacy Yslas ........................................... 37’ 1” ..................................SIU Invitational

Relay Events4x400m ....................Dalis Connell, Emily Weinzetl, ............ 4:09.95 ...............................SIU Invitational .................................Jenna Philpott, Brooklyn Kimball Distance Medley ......Traci Jones, Dalis Connell .................. 12:51.13 ....................OVC Championships.................................Leah Bradley, Kara Webb

2012 INDOOR ResultsMeet 1) No team scores at ETSU Invitational, Jan. 27-28 Meet 2) No team scores at SIU Invitational, Feb. 3-4 Meet 3) 9th place (9 teams), OVC Championships, Feb. 24-25



ALL-TIME OUTDOOR RECORDS

All-Time Women’s Track and Field Records - Outdoor SeasonThrough 2012 Season

BOLD indicates OUTDOOR school records set in 2012 season Running Events100m ...................Bethany Burney .................... :11.92 ...........4/17/04 .......... Vanderbilt Invitational200m ...................Allison Price .......................... :25.28 ............ 5/1/09 .......... OVC Championships400m ...................Allison Price .......................... :58.01 ............ 5/1/10 .......... OVC Championships800m ...................Keri Coulthard ......................2:17.02 ............ 5/6/07 .......... OVC Championships1,500m .................Keri Coulthard ......................4:38.75 ............ 4/4/09 .......... APSU Invitational3,000m .................Stephanie Place .................10:08.01 ...........4/14/07 .......... TSU InvitationalSteeplechase ........Alathea Thompson .............11:23.52 ...........4/21/06 .......... Vanderbilt Invitational5,000m .................Stephanie Place .................17:05.83 ............ 5/3/08 .......... OVC Championships10,000m ...............Stephanie Place .................36:29.64 ............ 5/6/07 .......... OVC Championships

Hurdles Events100m hurdles ........Meagan Lyons .......................:14.33 .............5/1/09 .......... OVC Championships400m hurdles ........Carmen Tucker ................... 1:04.00 .............5/5/01 .......... OVC Championships

Field EventsLong Jump ............Shenika Moore ....................18’ 0.5” ........... 4/15/06 .......... TSU InvitationalTriple Jump ...........Kelli Keck .......................... 36’ 10.5” .............4/9/11 .......... TSU Boston-Moon Shot Put ...............Suzanne Roberson ............ 44’ 7.50” .............4/6/01 .......... Sewannee RelaysDiscus ..................Suzanne Roberson ................... 143’ ........... 4/14/01 .......... UNCA Dual MeetHammer ...............Ashley Mayhew ....................157’ 3” .............4/2/11 .......... JSU Gem of the HillsJavelin ..................Richelle Wardell .................. 123’10” .............5/4/02 .......... OVC ChampionshipsHigh Jump ............Katherine Lynn .........................5’ 8” ........... 5/14/11 .......... Last Chance MeetPole Vault ..........Katie Lowery .................... 10’ 3” ....... 4/21/12 ...........Sewanee Invitational

Relay Events4x100m ......... Meagan Lyons / Justine Phillips .............. :48.38 .....4/30/10 .......OVC Championships...................... Ifey Eguzo / Allison Price4x200m .......... Carmen Tucker/Melissa Williams ...........1:50.62 .....4/13/02 .......Sea Ray Relays...................... Jennifer Ezell/Kristen Deardorff4x400m ........Dalis Connell/Jenna Philpott ....... 3:56.84 ....5/5/12 ...... OVC Championships......................Emily Weinzetl/Brooklyn Kimball4x800 ............. Aseelah Jones/Christina Judon ..............9:42.71 ...... 4/3/99 .......Mt. Laurel Relays...................... Melanie Mickle/Michelle Kline

Left: Katherine Lynn holds the all-time high

jump record at TTU.

Right: Keri Coulthard holds the TTU record in the 800 and 1,500

meters.



2012 OUTDOOR SUPERLATIVES

Running Events100m ..................... Justine Phillips ................................12.79 ...............................APSU Invitational200m ..................... Brittany Cotto .................................26.34 ................. APSU/OVC Championships400m ..................... Brittany Cotto ..............................1:00.05 ...............................APSU Invitational800m ..................... Emily Weinzetl .............................2:17.89 ...............................APSU Invitational1,500m ................... Leah Bradley ...............................4:56.93 ...............................APSU Invitational3,000m ................... Rebecca Cline ............................10:49.98 ........................Vanderbilt Invitational5,000m ................... Rebecca Cline ............................19:02.78 ........................Vanderbilt Invitational10,000m ................. Meghan O’Donoghue .................41:32.62 .................................. UT Invitational

Hurdles Events400m hurdles .......... Brittany Cotto ..............................1:08.45 ...............................APSU Invitational3,000 steeplechase .. Rebecca Cline ............................12:50.51 ...........................OVC Championships

Field EventsHigh Jump .............. Erin Keyes .................................. 5’ 0.25” ...........................OVC ChampionshipsLong Jump .............. Kelli Keck ..................................16’ 8.75” ...........................OVC ChampionshipsTriple Jump ............. Kelli Keck .................................... 35’ 10” ...........................OVC ChampionshipsShot Put ................. Madison Borden .........................39’ 4.44” ...............................APSU InvitationalDiscus Throw .......... Lacy Yslas ...............................136’ 4.61” ...............................APSU InvitationalJavelin .................... Lacy Yslas ..................................108’ 11” ...........................OVC ChampionshipsPole Vault ............ Katie Lowery.............................10’ 3”.....................Sewanee Invitational

Relay Events4x100m relay .......... Justine Phillips, Brittany Cotto .............49.93 .....................Vanderbilt Invitational .............................. Kelli Keck, Elisa Tanksley 4x400m relay ...... Dalis Connell, Jenna Philpott ........3:56.84 ...............OVC Championships............................. Emily Weinzetl, Brooklyn Kimball

2012 OUTDOOR ResultsMeet 1) Vanderbilt Black & Gold, March 23-24 -- (Team Results Not Tallied)Meet 2) APSU Invitational, April 7 -- (Team Results Not Tallied)Meet 3) Tennessee Sea Ray Relays, April 13 - (Team Results Not Tallied) Meet 4) TSU Boston-Moon Classic, April 14 - (Team Results Not Tallied) Meet 5) Vanderbilt Invitational, April 20-21 - (Team Results Not Tallied)Meet 6) APSU Showdown on the Cumberland, April 26 -- (3rd place/3 teams)Meet 7) OVC Championships, May 4-5 -- (9th place/9 teams)

(numbers in BOLD FACE are school records sets in 2012 season)

Women’s Track and Field Superlatives during 2012 Outdoor Season



2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Madison Borden ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OShot Put 35-09.25 34-09.50 35-03.50 37-07.75 37-09.93 -- 36-08.25 37-08.00 39-04.44 39-00.50Discus -- -- -- 121-02 131-07 116-05 127-03.00 136-02 131-04.77 122-03

Brittney Brown ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O800m -- -- -- -- -- -- 2:47.31 -- -- --1500m -- -- -- 5:35.30 5:35.21 -- 5:31.26 5:30.85 5:37.93 --Mile Run 6:09.71 5:53.90 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,000m -- 11:43.92 11:53.06 11:33.79 11:58.51 -- -- -- -- --

Kendale Caldwell ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O55m -- -- 9.17 -- -- -- -- -- -- --800m 2:41.39 2:43.56 -- 2:34.76 2:32.43 -- 2:33.42 2:31.39 3:06:79 --1500m -- -- -- 5:36.56 -- -- -- -- 5:15.58 --

Rebecca Cline ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O800m -- -- -- 2:31.98 2:33.10 -- -- -- -- --1500m -- -- -- 5:11.85 5:03.84 -- 5:18.63 19:02.78 5:08.35 20:18.10Mile Run -- 5:40.71 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -3,000m -- -- 11:15.70 10:49.98 11:08.42 -- -- -- -- -5,000m -- -- 19:52.12 -- -- -- 19:56.24 -- -- --3,000m Steeplechase -- -- -- -- -- -- 14:31.96 -- -- 12:50.5110,000m -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43:33.54

Dalis Connell ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O400m 1:03.45 -- 1:03.09 1:03.14 1:02.55 -- 1:01.92 1:01.40 1:02.56 --800m 2:42.56 2:39.13 -- 2:47.54 2:46.51 -- 2:33.30 2:29.76 3:16.99 --

Brittany Cotto ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O200m 27.64 -- 27.65 -- 26.34 -- -- 27.07 28.02 27.07400m -- 1:03.47 1:03.25 -- 1:00.05 -- -- 1:02.50 1:03.70 --400m Hurdles -- -- -- 1:08.45 -- -- -- -- -- 1:12.91 Yeshi Dohrmann ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O800m -- -- -- -- -- -- 2:51.40 2:59.56 -- --

Kathryn Forbes ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OMile Run 6:00.28 5:55.45 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --800m -- 2:40.51 -- -- -- -- 2:41.81 -- -- --1,500m -- -- -- -- 5:20.35 -- 5:27.42 5:15.96 5:15.59 --3,000m -- -- -- 11:49.21 11:40.68 -- -- -- -- --5,000m -- -- 21:21.96 -- -- -- 20:49.48 -- -- --

Margarett Holder ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OShot Put -- -- -- -- -- -- 30-02.25 31-04.00 28-10.45 --

Kelli Keck ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OLong Jump 16-07.00 15-06.25 16-03.50 16-00.25 16-01.70 -- 16-08.50 15-11.50 -- 16-8.75Triple Jump -- 34-09.00 36-01.50 -- 34-10.89 -- 35-07.25 -- -- 35-10200m -- -- -- -- -- -- 26.57 26.20 -- 26.75

Erin Keyes ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OHigh Jump -- 4-11.00 5-0.0 -- -- -- 4-09.75 NH 4-9 5-00.25

Brooklyn Kimball ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O60m 8.19 8.41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --200m 27.42 28.19 -- -- -- -- -- 26.70 -- --400m -- -- 1:02.62 1:00.33 1:02.09 -- 1:00.56 1:01.30 1:02.04 59.81

Katie Lowery ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Sewanee-O APSU-O OVC-OPole Vault -- -- -- -- 9-05.77 -- 9’-11.75 10’-3 9-8.5” 9-6.25

Individual events, individual results during the 2012 track & field season



2012 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Elizabeth Mitchell ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O800m 2:40.60 2:39.15 -- -- -- -- - -- -- --

Meghan O’Donoghue ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O5,000m 20:22.06 -- 19:32.04 -- -- -- -- 19:48.53 -- --3,000m -- 11:46.35 -- 11:26.24 11:28.47 -- -- -- -- --10,000m -- -- -- -- -- -- 41:32.62 -- -- 45:58.60

Justine Phillips ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O55m -- -- 7.69 -- -- -- -- -- -- --60m -- 8.32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --100m -- -- -- 13.35 12.79 -- 12.90 -- -- 12.90200m -- 27.85 27.30 27.19 26.88 -- 26.77 26.46 26.80 26.45

Elisa Tanksley ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O200m 29.47 28.75 28.92 28.76 -- -- 27.92 27.40 28.65 --400m 1:07.00 1:05.47 1:05.20 1:05.13 -- -- 1:05.80 1:04.35 1:05.50 --

Kara Webb ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O800m -- 2:31.39 -- 2:28.36 2:27.01 -- 2:30.66 2:23.81 2:38.75 2:23.241500m -- -- -- 5:02.18 5:08.24 -- 5:00.32 4:49.46 4:55.22 4:52.21Mile Run 5:36.85 5:26.96 5:25.48 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Haley Wennerstrom ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OJavelin -- -- -- 86-02 75-01.57 -- -- -- -- 88-01

Emily Williams ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-O1,500m -- -- -- -- -- -- 5:59.89 -- -- --Mile Run 5:58.25 5:47.57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --3,000m -- 11:35.47 11:30.45 -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Lacy Yslas ETSU-I SIU-I OVC-I Vandy-O APSU-O Tenn-O TSU-O Vandy-O APSU-O OVC-OShot Put 36-04.75 37-01.00 -- 35-03.25 33-09.90 -- 35-02.00 33-06.50 -- --Discus -- -- -- 126-06 133-06.36 110-10 116-04.00 133-00 136-04.61 132-08Javelin -- -- -- -- -- -- 99-04.00 105-07 -- 108-11



ALL-TIME TOP FIVE

10,000m RunStephanie Place ................... 36:29.64 ...........2007Dena Adams ......................... 37:41.73 ...........1997Tiffany Palmer ...................... 38:24.84 ...........2009 Lucy Hale ............................... 38:33.48 ...........2002Ashley Evans ......................... 39:02.95 ...........2006

Hurdles Events

100m HurdlesMeagan Lyons...................... 14.33 .................2009 Carmen Tucker ..................... 14.85 .................2001Joanna Gerold ..................... 15.41 .................2003Kimbel Lea ............................ 15.72 .................2005Kelly Carmichael ................. 16.18 .................1995 400m HurdlesCarmen Tucker ..................... 1:04.00 ..............2001Brittany Cotto ................1:05.29 .........2011Kimbel Lea ............................ 1:05.50 ..............2005Joanna Gerold ..................... 1:06.24 ..............2003Kelly Carmichael ................. 1:06.31 ..............1996

3000m SteeplechaseAlathea Thompson ............. 11:23.52 ...........2006Ashley Evans ......................... 11:40.63 ...........2010Peri Winborne ................12:11.34 .......2011Richelle Wardell ................... 12:19.95 ...........2002Catherine Baites .................. 12:20.25 ...........2008

All-Time Top Five Through 2011 Season

Running Events

100m DashBethany Burney ................... 11.92 .................2004Meagan Lyons...................... 12.3 (h) .............2009 Ashley Kendrick ................... 12.58 .................2005Joanna Gerold ..................... 12.61 .................2003Ifey Eguzo ............................. 12.61 .................2010

200m DashAllison Price .......................... 25.58 .................2009Bethany Burney ................... 25.32 .................2004Melissa Williams .................. 26.02 .................2001Ifey Eguzo .............................. 26.17 .................2010 Brittany Cotto ................ 26.34 ...........2012

The fastest, highest, longest and strongest performers in Tech’s outdoor track & field history (BOLD indicates 2013 members of the team)

400m DashAllison Price .......................... 58.01 .................2010 Brelinda Johnson ................ :58.91 ................2002Leah Watson ......................... :59.59 ................2006Danielle Catlett .................... :59.70 ................2010Brooklyn Kimball ...........59.81 ............2012

800m RunKeri Coulthard ...................... 2:17.02 ..............2007Emily Weinzetl ..................... 2:17.89 ..............2012Michelle Kline ...................... 2:18.27 ..............2001Traci Jones ............................. 2:19.58 ..............2010Melanie Mickle .................... 2:21.29 ..............2000

1500m RunKeri Light ............................... 4:38.75 ..............2009Michelle Kline ...................... 4:41.11 ..............2002Stephanie Place ................... 4:44.65 ..............2010Kara Webb ......................4:49.46 .........2012 Tiffany Palmer ...................... 4:56.66 ..............2009

3000m RunStephanie Place ................... 10:08.01 ...........2007Lucy Hale ............................... 10:30.58 ...........2002Keri Light ............................... 10:30.59 ...........2009Dena Adams ......................... 10:38.00 ...........1997Ashley Evans ......................... 10:38.51 ...........2010

5000m RunStephanie Place ................... 17:05.83 ...........2008Dena Adams ......................... 17:59.58 ...........1997Tiffany Palmer ...................... 18:00.66 ...........2010 Keri Light ............................... 18:12.14 ...........2009 Ashley Evans ......................... 18:12.15 ...........2010

Meagan Lyons owns the TTU record in the 100 meter hurdles.

Stephanie Place is the record-holder in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000

Alathea Thompson is Tech’s record-holder in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.



JavelinRichelle Wardell ................... 123’ 10” .............2002Rachel Forbes ....................... 119’2” ................2010Jessica Savage ..................... 114’3” ................2005Christina Stolaas ................. 113’1” ................2005Lacy Yslas ........................108’11” ........2012

Pole VaultKatie Lowery ..................10’ 3” ............2012Rachel Forbes ....................... 9’ 6” ....................2008Jennifer Ezell ........................ 8’ 0” ....................2003 Joanna Gerold ..................... 7’ 0” ....................2006

HammerAshley Mayhew ................... 157’ 3” ...............2011Casey Stinson ....................... 129’ 2” ...............2003Madison Borden ............116’ 3” ..........2011Haley Wennerstrom .......99’ 9” ............2010

Relay Events

4x100m Relayat Vanderbilt Invit.. ............. 48.38 .................2010 at Murray State Invit. ........ 48.90 .................2009at OVC Championship ...... 49.45 .................2003at APSU Invitational ........... 49:59 .................2005at JSU Invit. ........................... 49:63 .................2010

4x200m Relayat Sea Ray Relays ................. 1:45.69 ..............2002at Disney Relays .................. 1:50.62 ..............2001at TSU Invitational .............. 1:53.79 ..............2005at Austin Peay Invit. ........... 1:55.30 ..............2007at Sewanee Relays .............. 2:01.18 ..............1992

4x400m Relayat OVC Championships..3:56.84 .........2012 at Vanderbilt Invit. .............. 3:59.39 ..............2003at OVC Championship ...... 3:59.67 ..............2010at OVC Championship ...... 4:00.57 ..............2001at TSU Boston-Moon ......4:01.51 .........2011at OVC Championship ...... 4:01.92 ..............2006

ALL-TIME TOP FIVE

Field Events

Long JumpShenika Moore .................... 18’ 0.5” ..............2006Buffy Bright ........................... 17’ 10.75” .........1999Lauren Addie ........................ 17’ 7” ..................2005Kimbel Lea ............................ 17’ 7” ..................2005Leayn Carter ......................... 17’ 6.7” ..............2010

Triple JumpKelli Keck ........................36’ 10.5” .......2011Lauren Addie ........................ 36’ 8.25” ............2007Raela Washington ............... 36’ 1.25” ............2004Leayn Carter ......................... 36’ 0.5”” .............2009 Kimbel Lea ............................ 35’ 6” ..................2006

High JumpKatherine Lynn .................... 5’ 7” ....................2011 Amy Campbell ..................... 5’ 7” ....................2005Victoria Brown ..................... 5’ 4.25” ..............2006Meagan Lyons...................... 5’ 4” ....................2009Ashley Brady ......................... 5’ 3” ....................2006

Shot PutSuzanne Roberson ............. 44’ 7.5” ..............2001Ashley Mayhew ................... 43’ 3.25” ............2009Sherita Moore ...................... 39’ 11” ...............2003Madison Borden ............39’ 5” ............2012Lauren Elmore ..................... 27’ 6.75” ............2008

DiscusSuzanne Roberson ............. 143’ 0” ...............2001Sherita Moore ...................... 142’ 8” ...............2002Lacy Yslas ........................136’ 10” ........2010Madison Borden ............133’ 3” ..........2010 Lacy Yslas ........................132’ 8” ..........2012

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4x800m Relayat Sewanee Relays .............. 9:42.71 ..............1999at Sewanee Relays .............. 9:44.71 ..............2001at Mt. Laurel Relays ............ 9:52.44 ..............2002

Distance Medley Relaysat Sea Ray Relays ................. 12:24.66 ...........2002at OVC Indoor ...................... 13:13.34 ...........2005at Disney Relays .................. 13:51.69 ...........2001

Sprint Medley Relaysat Disney Relays .................. 4:25.53 ..............2001

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Tech’s Athletic Performance Center: Building a Better Athlete

In 2011, Tennessee Tech held a Grand Opening for its brand new, state-of-the-art Athletic Performance Cen-ter for Golden Eagle student-athletes. The 25,000 square-foot facility will benefit every Golden Eagle student-athlete. Considered as the finest such facility in the Ohio Valley Conference, the APC features 10,000 square-feet for the new strength & conditioning room and 10,000 square-feet for indoor practice facility. At an estimated cost of $2 million, the facility is located west of the softball complex close to Pine Ave. To help Tech’s student-athletes by providing sup-port for the purchase of equipment, please contact Kevin Bostian, Associate Athletics Director for Development, either by phone (931-372-3929) or email him at: [email protected].

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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting March 24, 2011

The new Athletic Performance

Center provides Tennessee Tech

student-athletes with an indoorpractice facility

to use year-round, providing them the opportunityto work on every

aspect of their game12 months a year.

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The new Athletic Performance

Center provides Tennessee Tech

student-athletes with an indoorpractice facility

to use year-round, providing them the opportunityto work on every

aspect of their game12 months a year.

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The mission of Tennessee Techno-logical University Intercollegiate Athlet-ics, based upon and consistent with the university’s mission, is to encourage student scholarship and sportsmanship with emphasis placed on helping student-athletes make appropriate progress to-ward completion of their chosen academic degree programs and become productive members of society. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Program serves as a rallying point for the university as well as a public relations outlet for university activities by striving to bring positive recognition to TTU through a program built on concepts including excellence, integrity, and enthusiasm.

Academic integrity is a key element in athletic decisions, thus ensuring that the educational values, practices, and the university’s mission set the standard for the program. TTU’s athletic program strives for student-athlete excellence in competition and in the academic setting. TTU seeks to field disciplined and competitive athletic teams dedicated to observing sportsmanship and applicable rules, to providing quality athletic training and medical support to intercollegiate athletics, and to supporting the general welfare of student-athletes. The TTU Intercollegiate Athletics Pro-gram focuses on the overall development of all persons participating in athletics. Ethical conduct and good sportsmanship are pro-

Tennessee Tech University Athletics Mission Statementmoted among faculty and students, alumni and friends, athletics department staff, and student-athletes. The program adheres to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA), the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), and the institution. Intercollegiate Athletics is as sup-portive of women as of men and as sup-portive of those in the minority as those in the majority. The program is committed to complying with Title IX regulations. Inter-collegiate Athletics provides opportunities to eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.

CLOSE TO EVERYBODY: Tennessee Tech is less than a day’s drive from almost half of the USA. Mileage to Tech: Nashville (78), Chattanooga (95), Knoxville (102), Atlanta (210), Birmingham (238), Louisville (247), Cincinnati (250), Memphis (289), Indianapolis (357), Tallahassee (397), St. Louis (399), Detroit (525), Cleveland (529), Chicago (547), Orlando (646), New Orleans (648), ESPN Studios (933)

PICTURESQUE VIEWS: Two of America’s most picturesque lakes can be

found within a short drive of Cookeville. Dale Hollow Lake is just to the north, while Center

Hill Lake (shown here) is just south of town.

NICE WEATHER: The Cookeville area enjoys a mild climate

throughout the year, perfect for the abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.

January: average high 53F, average low - 38F,July: average high 89F, average low 67FAnnual average precipitation: 51 inches

Annual average snowfall: 8 inches

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Cookeville boasts a mild climate, with an average temperature of 57 and fourdistinct seasons. Located within a day's drive of 75 percent of the nation'spopulation, Cookeville is just off Interstate 40, which runs from the east coastto California. City life is easily accessible, as well, because Cookeville is situat-ed within 100 miles of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga — three ofTennessee's major metropolitan areas.

The seat of Putnam County, Cookeville is the heart of a three-county allianceknown as the Highlands, which centers Tennessee's 14-county UpperCumberland region. We have hundreds of acres of unspoiled nature —from championship golf courses to natural preserves, state parks andtop-rated lakes — close to home. There's plenty of nature inside the city lim-its, too; the City of Cookeville tends nine parks, including Cane Creek Park, a262-acre natural area with a 56-acre lake.

And while Cookeville is a relatively small town, we have no lack of culture. Weare one of the smallest cities in the U.S. with a full-blown symphonyorchestra, and our area attracts visual artists and craftspeople from acrossthe nation, thanks to the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus ofTTU. Drama also takes center stage here, with the 456-seat CookevillePerforming Arts Center cranking out productions year-round, including theaward-winning Drama Center Backstage series.

Cookeville is home to three museums — the Cookeville Depot Museum, theCookeville History Museum and the Cookeville Children's Museum —and a year-round slate of events, including regular excursion trains and theannual Fall FunFest. A walkable downtown shopping district and animpressive roster of national chain stores give the retail segment a small-townfeel with big-city convenience. Add to that our more than 100 restaurantsand 1,400 hotel rooms, and you'll quickly see that Cookeville offers some-thing for everyone.

To learn more about what Cookeville, Putnam County and the Highlands havein store for you, make your first stop the Highlands Visitor Center, which islocated at 470-A Neal St. in Cookeville and is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Orvisit us online at MustSeeCookeville.com or CookevilleChamber.com.



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Dr. Philip B. Oldham, who joined the university July 1, 2012, as its ninth president, is a former collegiate tennis player who understands the demands on student-athletes and who values how college athletics enhance the university and surrounding community. President Oldham previously served as provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a position he had held since

2007. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Freed-Hardeman University in 1980 and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Texas A&M University in 1985. He spent a year following his graduate work as a Wellcome Research Fellow at Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Glaxo Smith-Kline) before joining the faculty at Mississippi State University in 1986. Oldham served as head of Missis-sippi State University’s chemistry department for five years

Dr. Philip OLDHAM

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prior to becoming MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences dean in 2001. During his five years as provost at UTC, enrollment grew 28 percent to more than 11,400 students. He led ef-forts to improve student retention and graduation rates resulting in a 15 percent increase in freshmen retention in just three years. Under his leadership, UTC established the Center for Advisement and Student Success, created the Math Plaza and initiated UTeaChattanooga to educate future teachers. He oversaw the addition of doctoral programs in advanced nursing practice and occupational therapy as well as the redesign of summer school. Under his guidance, the university raised significant private support, received board approval to create the University Honors College and launched a creative new “Degree in 3” program designed to accelerate degree completion at reduced student costs.Oldham has served on statewide task forces to develop the

new higher education funding formula for Tennessee and to create universal transfer pathways to provide seamless student transfers across all Tennessee public colleges and universities. Along with his administrative accomplishments, Oldham has authored more than 35 peer reviewed research articles in analytical chemistry, along with two patents and approximately 100 conference presentations. His research has been financially supported by the National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey and private industry. He has served on a number of scholarly editorial boards and as a peer reviewer for both the NSF and National Institutes of Health. Oldham and his wife, Kari, are proud of their family, which includes three sons (Clay, Paden and Sam), a daughter (Audrey) and a daughter-in-law (Rebecca).

Left: President Oldham and his son, Sam, visit with Mark Wilson during a preseason scrimmage. Below: The president addresses the Golden Eagles during 2012 Football Photo Day.



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formance Center on the western edge of campus, a spacious, new basketball office complex in Eblen Center, a new natural grass practice field, installation of new turf in Tucker Stadium, renovat-ing the running track, renovating the football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms, and new lights at Tucker Stadium. Additional building plans call for a new student-athlete center and an on-campus tennis center. Another step achieved under Wilson’s direction has been increased fund raising and development efforts with the goal of providing the neces-sary facilities and resources for Tech’s student-athletes, coaches and staff. All of those accomplishments have come while the department has con-tinued to stay focused on compliance with all NCAA rules and regulations. The most recent NCAA announce-ments show that all 14 of Tech’s athletic programs are comfortably above the benchmark for compliance in the Athletic Progress Rate (APR), including two Tech teams winning Public Recog-nition Awards. Prior to that, the Golden Eagle softball team ranked first in the nation for cumulative team GPA for the second time in four years. Just as important are the relation-ships that Wilson has developed and nurtured, including the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Com-merce, the student body, the campus

Mark WILSON v Director of Athletics

University of Maine 1991

Mark Wilson’s first eight years as Direc-tor of Athletics at Tennessee Tech have showcased his vision, energy, and enthusiasm for providing outstanding experiences for Tech’s student-athletes and fans. Highlights of his efforts in-clude major improvements in Tennes-see Tech’s athletics facilities including the Basketball Coach’s Complex and the Athletic Performance Center, high graduation and APR rates by Golden Eagle student-athletes, outstanding academic success, and excellent rela-tionships with the campus, community and alumni. In short, Wilson has facilitated growth and excellence in all areas of TTU Athletics. In June, Wilson agreed to a five-year contract extension, keeping him

at the helm of the Golden Eagle ath-letic program through 2017 Coming off an appointment on the NCAA Leadership Council, Wilson is be-ginning a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Com-mittee and Division I Football Issues Committee, and has been very active in the Ohio Valley Conference governance structure. Wilson, 43, has led Athletics to several milestone accomplishments during his first eight years, including enhanced facilities and fund raising, high profile staff additions, and compli-ance and academic success. Under Wilson’s guidance, the pro-gram has continued to focus on the ac-ademic success of its student-athletes, with soaring numbers each semester

on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Tech’s student-athletes have achieved their highest overall com-bined semester GPAs Wilson also devel-oped a strategic plan for Tech’s athletic facilities and has already seen some of those plans become reality. During the past five years Tech has completed several construction and renova-tion projects to athletic facilities, including a spec-tacular, new Athletic Per-



community and the region at-large. His leadership has been instrumental in the overwhelming success in the com-munity’s host role at Tucker Stadium for the annual Blue Cross Bowl for the TSSAA high school state championship football games. Tech has also seen growth in re-gional and national media exposure for its student-athletes and coaches while his hand-on approach to marketing and branding Golden Eagle Athletics has earned increased opportunities and involvement for fans and sponsors. Some of the ideas he has implemented include the Purple Pride Caravans, a new athletics logo and branding marks that have gained nationwide recog-nition, and an updated and modern ticketing system.Under Wilson’s direction, Tech is also on the brink of introducing an enhanced digital video presence for athletics, including free live web streaming productions and a vari-ety of additional video programs, nterviews and features that will give fans, alumni and supporters greater access to Golden Eagle teams, student-athletes, coaches and staff. During his tenure, Wilson has successfully selected and hired head coaches for six of the school’s 14 teams, and three of those hires have earned Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors.

Another highly visible prod-uct of Wilson’s leadership is the increased fan support at Golden Eagle events. Last year, while win-ning the OVC Championship for the first time in 36 years, the Tech football team drew the largest av-erage home attendance at Tucker Stadium in 25 years. In February, Tech set a school record for the largest attendance at a women’s basketball game. Wilson was named Director of Athletics on July 1, 2004. He came to Tennessee Tech from a position of Associate Athletic Director at Ohio University. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Athletic Marketing for the University of Massachusetts, worked as a graduate assistant in the UMass athletic depart-ment and interned with the Northwest-ern University ticketing and marketing departments.

Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from the University of Maine in physical education and health, and earned his master’s in sports management from the Univer-sity of Massachusetts in 1994. Mark has two daughters, Katey (17) and Meaghan (12).



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Dr. Lance JASITT v Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Student Welfare

Penn State University,1978

Dr. Lance Jasitt serves as Assis-tant Athletics Director for Aca-demics and Student Welfare.

Dr. Jasitt plays a key role in the academic success of each of

Tech’s varsity student-athletes, managers, and graduate assistants. His primary goals are to provide guidance and academic resources to permit student-athletes to maintain their academic eligibility under NCAA rules and to prog-ress to graduation. In this process, Dr. Jasitt serves as a primary liaison between coaches and faculty. A detail-oriented person and a diligent worker, Dr. Jasitt has developed a solid understanding of the opera-tions of the Athletics Department, the staff and the needs of its student-athletes. In addition to his academics/student welfare roles within Athletics, he has served in compliance and admin-istrative operations roles in the Tech Athletics Department since 1998.

Dr. Jasitt is also highly involved in promoting reading and literacy at all age levels. He was the 2008-09 president of the TTU Council of the International Reading Association and is actively involved in that organization. He also has served on the President’s Commission on the Status of Women for seven years. Raised in York, Pa., he earned a bachelor’s de-gree from Penn State in 1978 and added a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State in 1987. In 1993, he received a master’s degree in education from Old Dominion University and added a Ph.D. in literacy education from Tennessee Tech in 2004. Dr. Jasitt is a former Commander in the U.S. Navy. His wife of 30 years, Donna White Jasitt, is a former Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. They have two children, Ian and Meagan. Ian recently received his second degree from Tech, this one in Environmen-tal Geology. Meagan is a senior Pre-Physical Therapy major at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

The “WIN” program: Work Intensely Now

The WIN Program was implemented in the fall semester of 2004 to provide additional support for freshmen and student-athletes whose general academic progress places them at risk for main-taining eligibility and graduating. The program involves the student-athlete, coach(es), academic advisor, tutors, and others to build academic skills for success. Participation in the program is primarily based on grades, and coaches or the academic advisor may recommend additional participation at any time. All incom-ing freshmen meet at least one time per week with their coach to discuss academic progress and needs as well as time manage-ment and study skill techniques. Other aspects of the program include monitored study hours, tutoring, and study skills work-shops.

The success of Tennessee Tech University’s athletic teams is tied closely to the academic progress of each student-athlete, and the academic performance of each Tech student-athlete is closely monitored by the coaching staff as well as an experienced staff in Academic Services, led by Dr. Lance Jasitt. Student-athletes are the most visible component of a university, entertaining thousands of fans, students, alumni, family and friends. Their athletic abilities and achievements are a focus for national attention, as athletic events not only bring back faithful alumni, but serve as a welcome mat to the university for potential new students.

Virginia Lewis

Academic Coordinator Coordinator

Marilyn Borch-Jensen

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Academic Advisement

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1985 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1985 .............................Barry Wilmore, Football1985 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 ..............................Joel Chandler, Football1986 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................ Ed deHass, Basketball1987 .................................. Derek Lane, Baseball1987 ......................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .....................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1987 .................................Clark Richey, Football1988 ...................................... Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ..............................Steve Arnette, Baseball1990 ..............................Tuesday Frase, Softball1990 ................................ Lisa Johnson, Softball1990 .........................Spencer Hissam, Football1991 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1991 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1991 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1992 ...............................Ted Lockerby, Football1992 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ...............................Andrea Roark, Softball1993 ........................................Ben Holt, Baseball1994 ....................Mary Beth Coombs, Softball1995 ................................... Scott Trent, Football1995 ...........................................Lisa Phipps, Golf1995 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ................................. Jason Matson, Tennis1996 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ............... Kelly Carmichael, Track & Field1996 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball1996 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1996 ............. Meggan Toohey, Cross Country1997 ...............................Stacy Hughes, Softball1997 .......................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field

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District IV consists of Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama.

1997 ...................................... Wade Morrell, Golf1997 ................................ Jeff Norman, Football1997 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1997 ..................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1998 ................................ Taylor Ralph, Baseball1998 .....................................Amy Ayers, Softball1998 ......................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1998 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball1999 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball1999 ............................ Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 .......................................Shane Sewell, Golf1999 ............................ Wes Gallagher, Football1999 .................Kevin Boucher, Cross Country1999 ............... Steven Gordon, Cross Country2000 ..............................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2000 ..................Collin Carmichael, Basketball2000 ...............................Brandy Henry, Softball2000 ............................Mirza Duranovic, Tennis2000 .............................Nick Solomon, Football2001 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2001 .......................... Grant Swallows, Football2001 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2001 .......................................Julie Tryon, Soccer2002 .................................Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ................................ Brent Jolly, Basketball2002 ........................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2002 .................Stephanie Ward, Track & Field2002 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2002 .............................. Kara Gilbert, Volleyball2002 ..................................... Trey Perry, Football2003 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .......................LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ..................................... Alexis Boyd, Soccer2004 ........................ Stephanie Ward, CC/Track

1976 ...................................... Donley Canary, Baseball1978 ..................................... Pat Kannapel, Basketball1982 ................................. Jerilynn Harper, Basketball1985 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1986 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1986 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 .............................................Derek Lane, Baseball1987 .................................... Angie Duncan, Volleyball1987 ................................Andy Rittenhouse, Football1988 .................................................Jim Cornelius, Golf1990 ...........................................Lisa Johnson, Softball1993 ..........................................Andrea Roark, Softball1996 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1996 ......................................... Stacy Hughes, Softball1996 ...............................Dena Adams, Cross Country1997 ..................................Dena Adams, Track & Field1997 .............................Rachel Melchiorre, Volleyball1998 ................................Jenny Adams, Track & Field1999 .......................................Adnan Hadzialic, Tennis1999 ....................................... Wes Gallagher, Football2000 .........................................Diane Seng, Basketball2000 ........................................Nick Solomon, Football2001 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 ........................................... Janet Holt, Basketball2002 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2003 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2003 .................................. LeeAnne Mongar, Softball2004 ...................................Stephanie Ward, CC/Track2005 ..................................... Anne Morrow, Volleyball2007 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .....................................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ............................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 ................................. Stephanie Fischer, Softball 2009 ..........................................Taylor Askew, Football 2009 .........................................Teresa Craig, Volleyball2010 ...................................................... Josh Simer, Golf

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Tennessee Tech University student-athletes have achieved

Academic All-America honors 36 times since 1976. 2004 ................................... Brett Vavra, Football2004 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball 2005 ..................................... Eric Anderson, Golf2005 .......................... Michelle Brigano, Soccer2005 ...............................Jess Seyfert, Volleyball2005 ...........................Anne Morrow, Volleyball2005 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2006 .......................Leah Watson, Track & Field2006 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2006 ...................................Jon Mahan, Football2007 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2007 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2007 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Beth Boden, Softball2008 .......................Stephanie Fischer, Softball2008 ..........................Thomas Nelson, Baseball2008 ...........................Keri Coulthard, CC/Track2008 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football2008 ................... Bradley Thompson, Football2008 .................................. Kathryn Lally, Soccer2008 ...................................Taren Brown, Soccer2008 ..............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball2009 ..............................Frank Davis, Basketball2009 .....................................Keri Light, CC/Track2009 ........................Stephanie Place, CC/Track2009 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2009 ..............................Teresa Craig, Volleyball 2009 ...............................Taylor Askew, Football 2010 .....................................Lee Henry, Baseball 2010 .........................Chad Oberacker, Baseball2010 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball 2010 ............................................Josh Simer, Golf 2011 ..........................Lacie Coquerille, Softball Total honors since1985 ......................107

Tennessee Tech alumna Ashlee Kiser serves as Academic Advisor for Tech’s student-athletes. A native of Wartburg, Tenn., Kiser earned her

bachelor’s degree in English from Tech in 2005 and a master’s in English in 2007. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005 and finished her graduate degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Along with her accolades as a student, Kiser has also taught numerous English and writing courses at several levels in and around the Cookeville area including Cookeville High School, Tennessee Tech and Nashville State Community College. Along with her success in the classroom, both as a student and teacher, Kiser has also been active in the community having participated in a number of different events. She has served as a writing scorer at several events at Nashville State and Tennessee Tech. She has also been a yearly participant in the TTU Festival of Student Writing since 2006 and was a member of the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. Kiser and her husband, Brinn, recently welcomed their first child on Mother’s Day -- Ian Lonnie Kiser was born May 13, 2012.

Ashlee KISER v Academics Advisor

Tennessee Tech has wel-comed back one of its own as Jus-tin Hilliard has rejoined Athletics in the role of Academic Advisor where

he will work to help Golden Eagle student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. Hilliard, a Pikeville, Tenn. native, spent five seasons on the Golden Eagle football team including a redshirt freshman season. An All-OVC selection in his senior season, he wrapped a solid career with 117 total tackles, 22.5 tackles-for-loss, two blocked kicks, and one-and-half sacks in 43 career games. Hilliard made his return to Tech just three months later for graduate school and walked out in July of 2011 with his Masters in Business Administration. While at Tech, Hilliard was involved not only with the football team, but also with the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the prestigious Who’s Who Among Students honors program. He also served as an Academic Mentor, tutoring other students in math and business courses.

Justin Hilliard v Academics Advisor



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Responsible for providing medical coverage, recognition and treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation for all 14 intercollegiate teams and more than 300 student-athletes.

Tennessee Tech’s Sports Medicine department providessome of the most complete and advanced care available.

Joe Erdeljac was named in July 2008 as Head Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech University. Erdeljac previously served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Tennessee Tech for seven years, and worked for nine years with high school athletes for the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Erdeljac was at Tech from 1992 to

1999. During that time, he was the Athletics Trainer for the men’s basket-ball team and worked with the student-athletes on all of Tech’s teams. A native of West Virginia, Erdeljac began his career in 1988 while an undergraduate at the University of West Virginia. Upon graduation with a

Joe ERDELJAC v Director of Sports Medicine

bachelor’s degree in Science and Physical Education, he took a graduate assistant position at Austin Peay and received his master’s degree in 1989. His first full-time position was Assistant Athletic Trainer at LaSalle University prior to joining the Tech staff. After seven years at TTU, he accepted a position in 1999 with the CRMC as Head Athletic Trainer for Upperman High School in Baxter. During his time with CRMC, he was a volunteer athletic trainer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colo-rado Springs, working with the basketball teams and other Olympic team members. A member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), he is also in the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Asso-ciation (SEATA) and recently completed a term as president of the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS). He was recently re-appointed by the governor to the Tennessee Board of Athletic Trainers, a post he’ll fill through 2014. Joe and his wife, Jessica, have one daughter, Riley Grace, born on December 15, 2008.

Assistant Athletics TrainersKaplan received her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Albany in 2004 and went to graduate school at the University of Buffalo. She graduated with honors from the combined BS/MS program in June 2007 and was BOC certified in July. She was an Athletic Training Intern at Niagara University for one year, then spent three years For the next three years, from 2007 to 2010, Randi was an Assistant Athletic Trainer at Newberry College. In 2010, she was selected as Assistant Ath-letic Trainer at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, a position she held until joining the Golden Eagle Sports Medicine staff. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) in addition to the College Athletic Trainer’s Society,

the Maryland Athletic Trainer’s Association and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainer’s Association.

JESSICA VAUGHAN -- Jessica Vaughan joined the Tennessee Tech athletic training staff in October 2011. A native of Camano Island, Wash., Vaughan did her undergraduate work at Washington State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Athletic Training. From there, she attended graduate school at Seattle University, where she earned a Master of Sport Administration with a concen-tration in Leadership. While at Seattle, Vaughan served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer working primarily with baseball and men’s and women’s track and cross coun-try. In her summers, Vaughan worked with the Bellingham Bells, a collegiate summer baseball team in Bellingham, Wash., which plays in the West Coast League. Vaughan resides in Cookeville.

ADAM GRAHAM -- Adam Graham joined the Sports Medicine staff in 2011 as assistant athletics trainer. A graduate of Western Carolina with a master’s degree from West Virginia, Graham is a native of Chapel Hill, N.C., and a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. As a student athletic trainer, he worked with the Cata-mount football and women’s basketball teams. During his time as an undergraduate, he also spent one summer in an internship position with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, working with the Bradenton Pirates in the Gulf Coast League. He also served in volunteer positions at the North Carolina State High School cross country and wrestling championships, and the Kentucky Bluegrass Games. As part of the WCU Athletic Training program, Graham had a stronghold on the department’s annual honors, winning the Outstanding Sophomore, Junior and Senior awards. After graduation, he spent one year in an internship position at Georgia Tech where he worked primarily with the Yellow-jacket football team. His coverage also included working with the cross country and track teams, and the cheerleading squad. During 2010-11, Graham worked to-ward his master’s degree and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at West Virginia University. His coverage with Mountaineer teams was with the baseball, cross country, track and football teams. He holds membership in several regional associations, and is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

RANDI KAPLAN-- Building her professional resume with positions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Newberry College and Niagara University, Randi Kaplan joined the Tennessee Tech Sports Medicine staff in January 2012. A native of Salisbury, Md.,

Adam Graham Randi Kaplan Jessica Vaughan



SPORTS MEDICINE

Dr. Richard WILLIAMS Team Physician Dr. Richard Williams, M.S., M.D., serves as the Team Physician for Tennessee Tech student-athletes. A physician at Mid-State Sports Medicine, Dr. Williams has specialized in sports medicine throughout his professional medical career, including experience with high school, college, Olym-pic and professional athletes. He understands sports medicine from an athlete’s point of view, participating on track and field and basketball teams during his high school and collegiate careers. A 1975 graduate of Crawfordsville (Ind.) High School, Dr. Williams also spent one year as a foreign exchange student in West Germany. He graduated Cum Laude (A.B.) from Dartmouth College, and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University, and an M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Williams worked with the Indianapolis Colts training camp and provided volunteer medical support for high school soccer and football teams in Indianapolis during his senior year in medical school, and also served as a research assistant at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center. During his residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Dr. Williams provided coverage for local high school and college football teams, and worked extensively with the University of Cincinnati athletic teams. He earned an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with Kentucky Sports Medicine in Lexing-ton, and during the 1994-95 season was the team physician at Eastern Kentucky University, including primary game coverage in football and basketball, and training room coverage for all sports. Since 1995, Dr. Williams has been in practice in the Upper Cumberland. He has assumed primary responsibility, training room care and game coverage and injury treatment for all of Tennessee Tech’s athletic programs along with area high schools.

Medical Support StaffTTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center is located inside the east side of Tucker Stadium on the TTU campus. The center specializes in athletic and orthopedic injuries and creates a conve-nient way for students, faculty and staff to attend physical therapy without leaving campus. The center is operated by a community partnership between Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Ten-nessee Tech, and is also open to members of the community. Eric Tarsi is the physical therapist for the TTU/CRMC Golden Eagle Sports Medicine Therapy Center. Tarsi comes to Cookeville with nearly 10 years experience in sports medicine, physical therapy and rehabilitation, most recently having worked for a year in Nashville at Lean Physical Therapy. Prior to that, he spent a year in the Monterey/

San Jose region of California as a traveling physical therapist, working mainly in home health and acute care. A native of Kingsford, Mich., Tarsi graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2002 with his M.S. in Physical Therapy after completing his undergraduate degree at GVSU in Health Sciences. To make an appointment, Tarsi will be reached at the center by calling (931) 783-2463.

Physical Therapy for Student-Athletes

Dr. James TALMAGE Consultant Dr. James Talmage, M.D., has over a decade of providing a variety of services to Tennessee Tech’s more than 300 student-athletes as general practitioner and consultant to the sports medicine staff. Currently a physician at the Occupational Health Center, Dr. Talmage moved to Cookeville in 1979 and has worked closely with the Tech sports medicine staff since 1987. While working with all men and women athletes, his primary area is the women’s basketball program. After graduating with a degree in Physiology from The Ohio State University in 1968, he was Summa Cum Laude in 1972 from the OSU medical school. He is Board Certified both in orthopedic surgery and in emergency medicine, and among his published works and lectures have been numerous items relating to athletic injuries and sports medicine.

Dr. Clark Childress Team Dentist

Dr. Mike Huddleston Team Optometrist

Graduate Assistants

Left: Mike Brown

Right: Chuck Cushman

Tennessee Tech University’s athletic training complex was renamed the Dr. William C. Francis Student Therapy/Athletic Training Complex on November 7, 1992, in recognition of the dedicated, long-time team physician who was instrumental in the health care of all Tech student-athletes for 35 years. The state-of-the-art facility is located in the east side of Tucker Stadium. A 1953 Tech graduate who served as the football team’s captain and was president of the student body, Dr. Francis was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Dr. Francis passed away on October 13, 1996.

Dr. William C. Francis Athletic Training Complex



ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

The Tennessee Tech strength and conditioning program is a blend of science, technology, nutrition and one-on-one attention to each athlete. Golden Eagle student-athletes make a year-round commitment to physically preparing to play their sport at the highest level. At TTU, a program is tailored to match each student-athlete’s individual needs with the sport-specific physical demands. This includes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, metabolic conditioning and motivation. This combination allows Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes to better reach their specific goals. Another major focus of the strength staff is the development of sport-specific speed, agility and conditioning.

Emphasizing Player Development

Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning program features: u Strength and conditioning coaches u A wide variety of workout stations at the new Athletic Performance Center u A comprehensive obstacle course u Nutrition analysis u Complete conditioning regimen

Chip Pugh is in his fifth year as Tennessee Tech’s strength and conditioning head coach. He oversees the physical develop-ment of student-athletes in all 14 sports, providing support in

building toward championships. Pugh served three years in the same position at Winthrop University where he created and developed a highly successful strength and conditioning program that helped win 12 conference championships. An alumnus of Ohio University, he was an offensive lineman on the football team while earning a bachelor’s degree in sport industry and a master’s degree in physi-cal education. Pugh believes that the qualities that athletes can develop in strength and conditioning will not only aid in their athletic development, but will also help them build quality character components necessary for life. A native of Parkersburg, W. Va., he began his coach-ing career at his alma mater as an assistant strength and conditioning coach where he primarily worked with men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s soccer. He also assisted coach Ethan Reeve,

Chip PUGH v Director of Athletic Performance /Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Ohio, 2000

currently the head strength and conditioning coach at Wake Forest, with football while at Ohio. After leaving Ohio University he became the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Marietta (Ohio) College, where he also worked as an assistant football coach. Additionally, during his two years at Marietta College he also served as a campus minister to the college. Pugh is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Colle-giate Strength and Conditioning Coaches’ Association. He also holds the Club Coach certification through USA Weightlifting. He is a Level-I certified CrossFit trainer and con-ducts personal training classes open to the public using the CrossFit methods. Chip and his wife, the former Nicole Carey, were married July 29, 2000. They live in Cookeville, where they are active in sprint triathlons and CrossFit. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Rory Love Pugh, in Octo-ber of 2010. Their family grew to four on June 12, 2012, with the arrival of their second daughter, Reagan Mercy Pugh.



ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE

Development of Core StrengthImagine the body is a 3-link chain with the head and arms being one link, the torso/trunk being the second link and the legs being the third link. If the core link (trunk/torso) is weak or inflexible, there is little chance of maximizing potential because all body movement stems from the core. Train using ground-based, multi-joint lifting versus machine lifting Most athletes participate in stand up power sports using many muscle groups at once. The emphasis of training should be on total body athleticism and flexibility rather than having body weight supported by a machine and forcing isolation of just one muscle group. By incorporating ground-based lifts and exercises that focus on the total body, the athlete be-comes more prepared to use their whole body in sport skills.

Train for Power (which results in increased speed)Power = (Mass Moved x Distance)/time. The less time it takes to move a mass a certain distance, the higher the output. As seen in the above formula, an increase in speed of movements results in an increase in power. Train AthleticismMany factors are included in athleticism: strength, power, speed, agility, flexibility, coordination, fitness level and mental toughness are just a few. It is the goal to maximize an athlete’s overall athleticism.

Train as a Team When teams train together, it provides another opportunity to develop chemistry, teamwork, leadership skills and a com-petitive environment. Within this competitive environment, teams can work on mental toughness, attacking the weights and maintaining a positive attitude. By enabling athletes to work on these things as a team, it helps to promote a stronger sense of unity, thus making it harder to “fold” under pressure.

Make workouts short and intenseThere are many philosophies on how to get athletes stronger, faster and more flexible. But, when combined, these philoso-phies have the same three underlying principles: a) The workouts should be highly organized b) The workouts should be short in duration c) The workouts should be extremely intense

The following are recommendations for athletes concerning days and times of strength training (including warmups): * In-season: 3 days / week; 30-40 minutes/workout * Post-season: 3-4 days / week; 45-60 minutes/workout * Pre-season: 4 days / week; 50-60 minutes/workout

Golden Eagle Strength All-Americans

under Chip PughAwarded by the National Strength

and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

2007 Katie Sutherland, Softball Amadi McKenzie, Men’s Basketball2008 Allison Price, Women’s Basketball John Jackson, Football2009 Blair Bowens, Women’s Basketball Kelechi Odu, Football 2010 Kaleigh Gates, Softball Elijah Muhammad, Basketball 2011 Tacarra Hayes, Women’s Basketball Dustin Dillehay, Football 2012 Kendall Hooper, Softball Scott Schweitzer, Football

Assistant Strength Coaches

Dan Bailey

By taking advantage of expert instruction,

Golden Eagle student-athletes are afforded every opportunity to maximize their athletic potential

Jen Hoffman

Mike Hewitt Scott Schweitzer



HALL OF FAME

1975 InducteesPreston V. (Putty) Overall (1923-67)--Football, Basketball, Track, BaseballCreed Denton McClure (1937-39)--Football, TrackB. Holmes Neal (1937-39)--FootballTom Fann (1950-52)--FootballJames Dearing Miller (1920-25)--Football

1976 InducteesMalcolm P. Quillen (1930-33)--Baseball, FootballRaymond H. (Bull) Brown (1933-37)--Baseball, Basketball, Football, TrackElwin W. (Wink) Midgett (1930-34)--Baseball, Basketball, FootballSidney McGee (1939-68)--Sports InformationEmmett T. Strickland (1933-36)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1977 InducteesHooper Eblen (1941-74)--Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track, Tennis, GolfKenneth Sidwell (1955-56)--BasketballJoe B. Sills (1927-31)--Football, Baseball, BasketballWilburn Tucker (1941-67)--Baseball, FootballEddie Watson (1922-28)--Football, Baseball, Basketball

1978 InducteesBenton Bilbrey (1940-43)--Track, Football, BaseballHuland Draper (1937-40)--Baseball, BasketballJack Van Hooser (1951-54)--Football, BaseballLonnie Warwick (1961-63)--FootballHomer (Rudy) Schmittou (1959-62)--Football, Track

1979 InducteesCarl S. (Cotton) Barlow (1936-39)--Football, BaseballTom Chilton (1956-57)--TrackWilliam Dupes (1949-51)--Football James S. Hagan (1957-60)--Basketball Flavious Smith (1948-52)--Football, Basketball

1980 InducteesAlbert Jobe (1927-30)--Football, Baseball, Basketball, TrackJim Ragland (1960-63)--FootballMarshall (Stick) Taylor (1953-56)--Football, BasketballDavid C. Williamson (1927-33)--Football, BasketballLarry Schreiber (1966-69)--Football

1981 InducteesFrank R. Adams (1927-31)--FootballLowell Smith (1958-61)--Football James A. Carlen (1924-27)--Athletics

1982 InducteesDavid Baxter (1958-61)--Football Kenneth Broyles (1951-53)--Football Bannis Norris (1931-35)--Basketball, BaseballVirgil Rains (1949, 1952-54)--FootballRay Thomas (1957-60)--Football

1983 InducteesEdward Gracey (1939-42)--Golf, Football, TrackGordon Mason (1957-61)--FootballCharles Pangle (1943-45)--Football, Basketball, BaseballW. J. Shumaker (1957-59)--FootballJim Youngblood (1968-72)--Football

1984 InducteesEdward F. Etzel (1971-74)--Rifle William C. Francis (1949-52)--FootballDon Cook (1948-51)--Baseball, BasketballTommy Hackler (1959-60)--Football Edd Zegarski (1942, 1947-48)--Football, Track

1985 InducteesEarl Carrier (1929-34)--Football, Baseball, BasketballRay Carter (1970-73)--Rifle Homer Hamdorff (1936-39)--Football, Baseball, BasketballCharles (Chuck) Kriese (1970-72)--Tennis

1986 InducteesGlen (Pete) Davis (1938-42)--Basketball, FootballElois Grooms (1972-75)--FootballMike Hennigan (1971-72)--FootballRon Shumate (1957-61)--Baseball, Basketball

1987 InducteesR.L. Highers (1940-43)--Football, Baseball BasketballFrank Jones (1972-76)--Basketball L.C. (Lusk) Stubblefield (1938-42)--Football Baseball

1988 InducteesEverett Derryberry (1940-74)--AdministrationHerbie Merritt (1956-59)--Basketball Dana Winningham (1972-75)--Football Kenneth (Moe) Wright (1955-57)--Football

1989 InducteesNoble Cody (1952-90)--Athletics James M. Gaylor (1951, 1955-57)--Football, BaseballGayle Burgess-Hastings (1975-76)--Basketball James G. (Red) Jarell (1944, 46-49)--Football, Basketball

1990 InducteesL.D. (Speedy) Carden (1946-50)--Basketball, FootballPam Chambers-Compton (1976-80)--BasketballBobby Nichols (1960-63)--GolfJohnny Oldham (1955-64)--Basketball 1991 InducteesRay Drost (1958-64)--Football, BaseballRon Filipek (1964-67)--BasketballRod M. Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleJoseph (J.R.) Mulvihill (1967-69)--Football

1992 InducteesRobert Aylward (1970-73)--Rifle Jerilynn Harper (1979-82)--BasketballJim Harrison (1943-49)--Baseball, FootballMarynell Meadors (1970-86)--Basketball, Volleyball

1993 InducteesMarc Burnett (1977-82)--BasketballDr. William Headrick (1941-43)--Basketball, BaseballPam Cassity Smith (1973-77)--Basketball Don Wade (1968-82)--Football

1994 InducteesMurray Cunningham (1973-76)--Football Don J. Henderson (1946-49)--Football, BaseballEd Hooper (1940-1998)--AthleticsHubie Smith Jr. (1950-56)--Golf

1995 InducteesEd Burns (1975-79)--Football Kurt Fitz-Randolph (1976-80)--RifleRodney Moore (1975-79)--Track

A period of 10 years must pass after they complete their eligibility before

athletes can be nominated for the Tech Sports Hall of Fame. Nomina-tions are due each year by June 30.

1996 InducteesEldon Burgess (1962-96) and Gene Davidson (1962-98)--BroadcastingWayne Pack (1970-73)--Basketball Kim Tunnell-Suiter (1982-85)--VolleyballMike Winchester (1972-75)--Baseball

1997 InducteesWayne Anderson (1977-80)--Football Donley Canary (1973-77)--Baseball Jim Newkirk (1980-89)--RifleCheryl Taylor (1983-87)--Basketball

1998 InducteesJuan Escudero (1986-88)--TennisBruce Harris (1955-57)--BasketballBob Joye (1967-80)--Football Derek Lane (1984-87)--Baseball

1999 InducteesJim Cornelius (1985-88)--GolfJohnny Donnelly (1989-98)--SupporterMelinda Clayton Hatfield (1986-90)--BasketballElaine Proffitt Keagle (1978-82)--Rifle

2000 InducteesBill Branch (1949-52)--Football, BaseballC. Stephen Lynn (1966-69)--TennisMelanie Marshall (1986-89)--Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, GolfJohn D. Wall (1950-53)--TrackLana Ward (1987-90)--Rifle

2001 InducteesMatt Bulow (1987-90)--Tennis, ParalympicsAngela Moorehead (1988-91)-- BasketballMatt Stark (1977-80)--Rifle

2002 InducteesJohn Fitzpatrick (1969-72)--FootballTodd Kemp (1985-88)--BaseballRoschelle Vaughn (1990-92)--Basketball

2003 InducteesBecky Murray Isom (1982-85)--Volleyball Stephen Kite, Sr. (1982-86)--BasketballSteve Moore(1968-83)--Athletics TrainerRaymond Slonena, Sr. (1980-84)--RifleBarry Wilmore (1982-85)--Football

2004 InducteesAnthony Avery (1986-90)--Basketball Beth Keylon (1992-94)--SoftballAndrea Roark (1990-93)--SoftballDelores Wheatley (1969-2004)--Academics

2005 InducteesLeonard “Sonny” Allen (1951-54)--Football Scott Baerns (1985-88)--Baseball David Mays (1974-98)--Baseball Coach

2006 InducteesShawn Monday Smith (1986-90)--BasketballCecilia Ramsey Fisher (1988-91)--BasketballAngelo Volpe (1987-2000)--PresidentMelanie Gray Walker (1991-95--GolfBill Worrell (1981-2006)--Basketball Coach

2007 InducteesDr. Thurston Banks (1973-2006)--Administrator Stacy Hughes Britt (19866-89)--SoftballDr. David Larimore (1976-2006)--AdministratorEddie Scott (1951-54)--Football, TrackRyan Weeks (1986-89)--Football

2008 InducteesChris Hedman (1986-90)--Tennis Mark Maberry (1994-97)--BaseballJohn “Shakey” McClellan (1964-2007)--SupporterRachel Melchiorre (1994-97)--VolleyballTom Pack (1996-99)--Golf2009 InducteesDena Adams Fairley (1995-98)--Cross Country, TrackJim Bishop (1967-71)--Football, BaseballJohn Moorhead (1955-59)--Football, TrackTony Stone (1955-59/67-73)--Football/CoachBranon Vaughn (1995-99)--Football

2010 InducteesSteve Hawkins (1984-87)--Baseball Diane Seng Haynes (1996-2000)--Basketball, Volleyball, Track Brandy Henry Kleeman (1999-2000)--Softball Gene Palmer (1956-60)--Cross Country, Track

2011 InducteesRalph Broyles (1959-60), FootballChad Evitts (1997-2000), FootballAngie Duncan Hyche (1983-87), VolleyballJames “Redbone” McMillan (1958-61), FootballEsra Bayburt Roan (1994-98), Tennis

2012 InducteesKenneth Fults (1958-61) -- Football Janet Holt-Baker (1998-2002) -- Basketball Randy Smith (1988-2006) - Coach/Administator Grant Swallows (1998-2001) - Football, Baseball

Raymond Brown ...................................1933-1937Hooper Eblen ........................................1941-1974Tom Fann ..............................................1950-1952P.V. Overall.............................................1923-1967Emmett Strickland ................................1933-1936Wilburn Tucker ......................................1941-1967Star Wood .............................................1950-1951Jim Youngblood ....................................1968-1972 Bill Dupes ..............................................1954-1962Watson Brown .............................................. 2006-

Dr. Thurston Banks ................................1974-2006Raymond Brown ...................................1933-1937Dr. Everett Derryberry ...........................1943-1974Hooper Eblen ........................................1941-1974David Larimore ......................................1977-2004David Mays ............................................1974-1999 Marynell Meadors .................................1970-1986 Bobby Nichols .................................XXXXXXX-2008Johnny Oldham .....................................1955-1964P.V. Overall.............................................1923-1967Malcolm Quillen ....................................1930-1933Dr. Arliss Roaden ...................................1974-1985Wilburn Tucker ......................................1941-1967Angelo Volpe .........................................1987-2000Don Wade..............................................1966-1982Bill Worrell ............................................1980-2006

Jim Youngblood ....................................1968-1972

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

OVC Hall of Fame



INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Woman of the Year 1991 - Dana Scott (Basketball)1992 - Cecilia Ramsey (Basketball)1993 - Bonnie Zoss (Volleyball/Track/BB)1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Merrie Robin Caldwell (CC/Track)1997 - Dena Adams (Track/CC)1998 - Rachel Melchiorre (Volleyball)1999 - Amber Clark (Basketball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball) and Collin Carmichael (Basketball)2001 - Rachael Gobble (Basketball) and Adrienne Fortmann (Softball)2002- Janet Holt (Basketball)2003 - LeeAnne Mongar (Softball)2004 - Alexis Boyd (Soccer) and Andrea Brown (Basketball)2005 - Laura Sidorowicz (Volleyball)2006 - Anne Morrow (Volleyball)2007 - Kayla Garrison (Golf)2008 - Beth Boden (Softball)2009 - Kappy Lang (Volleyball) 2010 - Teresa Craig (Volleyball)2011 - Brooke Mayo (Soccer) 2012 - Lindsey Reed (Soccer)

An Honored Staff Tech Athletics staff members have won many honors and awards since 1986

Man of the Year1993 - Ben Holt (Baseball)1994 - Mike Kinney (Baseball)1995 - Willie Queen (Football)1996 - Gerald Bentley (Football)1997 - Robert Taylor (Football)1998 - Jeff Norman (Football)1999 - T.J. Christian (Football)2000 - Wes Gallagher (Football)2001 - Larrie Smith (Basketball)2002- Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Brent Jolly (Basketball)2004 - Luis Aquerrevere (Tennis)2005 - Brett Vavra (Football)2006 - David McMahan (Football)2007 - Anthony Ash (Football)2008 - Thomas Nelson (Baseball)2009 - Bradley Thompson (Football) 2010 - Josh Simer (Golf) 2011 - Kelechi Ordu (Football) 2012 - Corey Watson (Football)

Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year 1994 - Beth Keylon (Softball)1995 - Taunya Lovelace (Basketball)1996 - Stacy Hughes (Softball)1997 - Diane Seng (Basketball)1998 - Diane Seng (Basketbal/VB/Track)1999 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2000 - Diane Seng (Basketball/Volleyball)2001 - Janet Holt (Basketball)2002 - Janet Holt (Basketball) and Lupita Hernandez (Tennis)2003 - Stephanie Dallmann (Softball)2004 - Lori Bayless (Softball)2005 - Emily Christian (Basketball)2006 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Emily Christian (Basketball)2007 - Bonnie Bynum (Softball) and Beth Boden (Softball)2008 - Stephanie Fischer (Softball)2009 - Stephanie Place (CC and Track) 2010 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) 2011 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball) and Leah Meffert (Volleyball) 2012 - Tacarra Hayes (Basketball)

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year 1994 - Mike Jones (Football)1995 - Greg Bibb (Basketball)1996 - Michael Penix (Football)1997 - Mark Maberry (Baseball)1998 - Andre Caballero (Football)1999 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2000 - Branon Vaughn (Football)2001 - Chad Evitts (Football)2002 - Grant Swallows (Football)2003 - Casey Benjamin (Baseball)2004 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball)2005 - Willie Jenkins (Basketball) and Frank Omiyale (Football)2006 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2007 - Scott Stallings (Golf)2008 - Larry Shipp (Football)2009 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball)2010 - A.J. Kirby-Jones (Baseball) and Chad Oberacker (Baseball)2011 - Zac Swansey (Basketball) 2012 - Tim Benford (Football)

Lindsey Reed Corey Watson Tacarra Hayes Tim Benford

Tory Acheson - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006John Blair - Women’s Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 2008Matt Bragga - Baseball TBCA Coach of the Year - 2009 OVC Coach of the Year - 2010 Bill Branch - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1994Watson Brown - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 2011 Kenny Doyle - Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2012Jennie Gilbert - Volleyball OVC Coach of the Year - 1997David Green - Athletic Trainer TATS Trainer of the Year - 1994 Frank Harrell - Men’s Basketball TSWA Coach of the Year - 1991

Bobby Holloway - Softball OVC Coach of the Year - 1994Tom Kelly - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2001Jeff Lebo - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001, 2002Barry Lewis - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 2008David Mays - Baseball OVC Coach of the Year -1993, 1995, 1997Sytia Messer - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year, 2011 George Moody - Rifle OVC Coach of the Year - 2002, 2003Bobby Nichols - Men’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 1990, 2005Bobby Nichols - Women’s Golf OVC Coach of the Year - 2000, 2001Steve Payne - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2006

Jim Ragland - Football OVC Coach of the Year - 1992, 1993Rob Schabert - Sports Information TTU Outstanding Professional - 2004Qasim Sheikh - Women’s Soccer OVC Coach of the Year - 1998Randy Smith - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006Randy Smith - Women’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1999Mike Sutton - Men’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 2005 BWAA Most Courageous, 2006 NSC Kaia Jergenson Courage Award, 2006 Bill Worrell - Women’s Basketball OVC Coach of the Year - 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000Bill Worrell - Men’s Tennis OVC Coach of the Year - 1986



ATHLETICS STAFF

Athletics Administration

Soccer Daniel Brizard

Softball Tory Acheson

Tennis (M) Kenny Doyle

Volleyball John Blair

Baseball Matt Bragga

Basketball (M) Steve Payne

CC & Track Tony Cox

Football Watson Brown

Golf (M/W) Polk Brown

Golden Eagle Head Coaches

Frank Harrell Associate A.D.

Dr. Lance Jasitt Assistant A.D./ Academics

Tammie McMillan Assistant A.D./ Business

Leveda Birdwell Corporate Sales & Marketing

Dr. Jeff Roberts Faculty Athletics Representative

Rob Schabert Assistant A.D./ Sports Information

Ben Shannon Facilities and Events

Kevin Bostian Associate A.D./ Development

Mandy Thatcher Compliance &Special Events

Joe Erdeljac Athletics Trainer

Basketball (W) Sytia Messer

Robin Burroughs

Cheerleading & DanceClerical Staff

Patrena Hicks

Kim Nash

Debbie Parker

Debbie Turnbow

Jessica Morgan

Facilities

TylerBirdwell

Matt Dexter

Ticket Office

Sandy Zimmerman

Kim Meredith

Development

Roy McGinty

Marketing

Hannah Hut

Bobby Long



implemented a first-of-its-kind “Sportsmanship Statement,” a policy which promotes principles of fair play, ethical conduct and respect for one’s opponent. The statement has become a model for others to follow across the nation, and has answered the challenge of the NCAA Presidents Commission to improve sportsmanship in collegiate athletics. Additionally, the OVC annually presents the Steve Ham-ilton Sportsmanship Award, in honor of the former Morehead State student-athlete, coach and athletics director, to a junior or senior student-athlete with significant athletic contribu-tions who best exemplifies the characteristics of sportsman-ship and citizenship. Most recently, the Conference has also implemented the OVC Institutional and Team Sportsmanship Awards, which are presented to one institution and 18 sport-specific teams voted by their peers to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical conduct as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Found-ing Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle.. Now in its seventh decade of competition, the Ohio Val-ley Conference has grown significantly from its humble begin-nings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State Uni-versity, Belmont University, Eastern Illinois University, Jack-sonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University,

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological Uni-versity and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercol-legiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The playing field is not the only place where OVC ath-letes are working hard. The league also recognizes excellence in the classroom. Six Scholar-Athlete Awards are presented yearly to male and female athletes, while others are com-mended for their academic success by being Medal of Honor recipients or earning a spot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Additionally, the league annually presents one institutional Academic Achievement Award, as well as separate team awards in each Conference-sponsored sport. Since the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) Academic All-America program began, the Ohio Valley Conference has had 211 student-athletes honored with the award, including 32 over the last three years. Through the early years of the league, administrators wrestled with fan behavior due to the close proximity of the Conference members and the intense rivalries which devel-oped. Just as it did decades ago, the OVC took the leadership role on what has become a national issue. In 1995, the OVC

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Now in its 65th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which will begin competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont will give the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. SIUE will begin regular season competition this season (2011-12) and be eligible for postseason the same year Belmont joins the league. The 2009-10 school year saw a change in leadership as Beth DeBauche was named the seventh full-time Commis-sioner in league history on July 28. She is currently one of just five females to be the head of a Division I conference, and one of just eight to lead a Division I conference all-time. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the commissioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. Discussions were put on hold by World War II but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville merged to form the OVC. Tennessee Tech joined the OVC the following year. In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially, breaking racial barriers to providde educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans. Through the past 64 years, 15 teams have won or shared the league’s football title. The list is led by Eastern Kentucky, winner of 21 outright or shared football crowns. Former member Middle Tennessee is next with 11 titles, followed by Tennessee Tech with nine. The first Division I-AA/FCS football playoff was held in 1978 with only four teams, which is the only year through present day that the OVC did not field a playoff representative. In the late 1970s, women’s athletics began somewhat of a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC established women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those

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Matthew Wagner: Secondary football contact: (931) 372-3293 Press Box Phones: (931) 372-6030, (931) 372-6031

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5057 TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505

Overnight Address: 1100 McGee BlvdEmail: [email protected]

Area Code is 931 Watson Brown - Football Coach: 372-3930

Debbie Parker - Football Secretary: 372-3930Mark Wilson - Athletic Director: 372-3961

Frank Harrell - Compliance: 372-3939Ben Shannon - Facilities: 372-3945

Joe Erdeljac - Athletic Trainer: 372-3934Ticket Office - 372-3940

Key Telephone Numbers

CREDITS: This guide is a publication of the Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office. Writing, designed and produced by Rob Scha-bert and Kate Nicewicz, with assistance from Brandon Goodwin and April Gilbert. Special thanks to Watson Brown and his staff and Golden Eagle players, and to Roman Stone and his staff. Special thanks also go to Dean Carothers (for unselfishly helping the SID office in a variety of technical matters), Tony Marable, Brenda Taylor, opponent SIDs and Kyle Schwartz at the OVC office. Cover design: WD Stone and Associates. Photography: TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable, Jim Dillon, Nick Burns, Rob Schabert, Kate Nicewicz.

Sports Information

Rob SCHABERT

v Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information

and BroadcastingSt. Cloud State, 1977

Now in his 30th year on the Tennessee Tech athletics staff, Rob Schabert is the assistant athletics director for sports information and broadcasting. He joined the Tech staff on Sept. 8, 1982, and has been going full-speed ever since, work-ing not only in publicizing Tech’s student-athletes and staff but also in promo-tions and marketing for the athletics department. In September 2008 he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction at Min-nesota State University (Mankato). An active member of the College Sports Information Directors of Amer-ica (CoSIDA), he has attended the organization’s annual workshop in 30 of his 336 years in the profession. He has served on numerous CoSIDA committees, including Ethics, Academic All-America and Writing, and he currently serves on the Olympic Liaison Committee. In 2004, he was voted winner of the university’s Outstanding Profes-sional Award, and in July 2005 was promoted to his current title. Schabert has won dozens of national publications and writing awards, including “Best in the Nation” from USA Volleyball for his annual media guide six times. In addition to award-winning publications, he has kept pace with the fast-changing world of the sports information profession, moving Tech smoothly into the digital age and the exploding world of social media. Schabert, 56, has established several programs within the department. He created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in 1987 and initiated the Presi-dent’s Awards program in 1991. He also established the Woman of the Year/Man of the Year awards along with the Outstanding Male and Female Athlete awards. He is active in the TTU Sports Hall of Fame selection process and serves as the emcee of the annual Hall of Fame Dinner. Schabert has promoted the selection of numerous Tech Academic All-Americans and is extremely active in promoting both the academic and athletic accomplishments of Tech’s student-athletes. Another wing of his operation is the day-to-day production and opera-tions of the vast Tech athletics web site, TTUsports.com. Rob and his staff also serve as the hosts to all media attending athletics events on campus. Over the past several years, many of the interns who have worked for Schabert have moved into full-time positions in the Sports Information profes-sion at a wide variety of colleges and universities, including Appalachian State, UAB, Xavier, Idaho, Texas State and the University of New Mexico. A Minnesota native who learned the trade under the guidance of his father, Bob (a long-time Minnesota Sportswriter), Rob earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications from St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in 1977, spent one year in the Minnesota Twins public relations office, and was SID for five years at Mankato State University. He was a charter member of the St. Cloud chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2002, Rob was a volunteer with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee as a member of the Press Operations staff. Rob and his wife, Joan, have two grown children who are also in the public relation business -- Matt (Morehead State sports information) and Kris-ten (U.S. Army public affairs). They also have one grandson, Jacob.



Brandon Goodwin , in his second year on staff, is the New Media and Video Production Coordinator for Tech Athletics. A 2010 graduate of Tennessee Tech, he returned to his alma mater to work with the TTU Sports Information staff. His responsibilities range from maintaining Tech’s social media efforts on Facebook and Twitter to engineering and coordinating all athletic’s broadcasts. Goodwin manages Tech’s video content on Youtube and on the OVC Digital Network. He provides play-by-play for many of those broadcasts and is one of the voices of the Golden Eagles Sports Network. This year, he serves as the primary contact for men’s and women’s golf and secondary for football, while assisting with Tech’s 11 other sports. A native of Lenoir City, Tenn., Goodwin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and pre-law with an emphasis in sports media. During his tenure at TTU, Goodwin served as sports editor for The Oracle, Tech’s weekly

student newspaper, where he covered each of Tech’s then 16 intercollegiate teams. He also held the title of assistant sports editor of The Eagle, the TTU yearbook, and was a disc jockey on WTTU 88.5 fm in Cookeville. Goodwin worked as an undergraduate student in the sports information department from 2007-2010 while attending Tech. His responsibilities ranged from writing and designing media guides to public address and radio broadcasts.

Erin Bean, , a native of Clarion, Pa. and a graduate of Juniata College, joined the Sports Information Staff on July 1. She works in all phases of the department, and serves as the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball and softball. Bean studied Communications at Juniata, where she was also given opportunity to study photojournalism abroad in Athens, Greece. A three-sport athlete in high school in volleyball, basketball, and track, she chose the path of collegiate volleyball which led her to Juniata College. During her time at Juniata College, Bean participated in women’s volleyball, before becoming actively involved in the Juniata Sports Informa-tion Department. Bean worked from student assistant to intern and finished as a prestigious Juniata Associate. Bean has also been involved in working during several championships including the 2009 DIII women’s volleyball regional championship, 2011 and 2012 DIII Women’s basketball regional championship, 2011 men’s volleyball

EIVA Conference championships at Penn State, as well as various Landmark Conference Championships.

Mike Lehman, 22, began his internship on August 1. A Northern Il-linois University graduate from Dundee, Ill., Lehman worked as an under-graduate in the NIU SID office. He serves as the primary contact for the Golden Eagle soccer, men’s basketball and baseball teams, and work with many of the other 11 Tech teams. He is also heavily involved in providing daily updates on the official Tech Athletics website, producing department publications and a variety of social media projects. While at Northern Illi-nois, Lehman held several responsibilities over. After gaining experience his first year, he was kept on for a special summer project of reformatting the record books. Lehman earned new duties in his second year, including lead-ing the statistics crew for basketball and assisting with volleyball. He was also the secondary contact for women’s tennis and was chosen to design the 2012 MAC Women’s Tennis Championship program. During his time with the

Huskies, NIU was honored as a 2011 “Super 11” sport information department by the Football Writers As-sociation of America (FWAA), which recognizes the best 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) departments in the nation during the season.

Matt Wagner, 22, began his internship in the Tech Sports Information office on July 20, and will play a key role in the department’s expanding video production area. A 2011 Western Kentucky University graduate, he will help produce all of the Athletics live web streaming, coach’s shows, and a wide variety of video features and special projects. His position utilizes both his creative abilities and his technical knowledge. He works in design-ing sports programming, promos and creative pieces for Tech athletics, as well as production of all Golden Eagle Athletics video and audio content for the OVC Digital Network, TTUsports.com and social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.Wagner will also serve as the primary contact for the Tech men’s tennis team, and assist in the promotion of all 14 Golden Eagle teams. Wagner graduated from WKU with Summa Cum Laude honors and Bachelor of Arts degree in Television and Film production, with a minor in English. A Dan-

ville, Ky. resident, Wagner has worked on film sets, television sets, and sports productions ranging from Lexington, Ky. to Los Angeles.

Fans can follow and support Tech Ath-letics through several social media outlets, including Twitter and Facebook. The Ten-nessee Tech Sports Information Depart-ment has created a TTU Sports Fan Page on

Facebook, and also send regular “tweets” via Twitter. Twitter provides up-to-the-minute, breaking news while

Facebook focuses on feature stories, game previews and recaps for all Tech teams.

Follow Tech on Facebook at: TTU Sports Follow Tech on Twitter at: @TTUGoldenEagles

Tech Athletics also has Pinterest and Instagram accounts under the name ofTTUGoldenEagles

Sports Information Assistants Social Media

Sometimes a pen and paper just can’t tell the whole story. That’s where video comes in. After producing more than 100 videos during the 2011-12 academic year, Tech Athletics looks to continue its visual media efforts by providing quality videos on a regular basis. From feature stories and behind-the-scenes pieces to high-lights and press conferences, the TTUSports1 YouTube channel is the exclusive home for Tech video content.

Watch for information about the all-new OVC Digital Network, which will provide free web streaming of all OVC football, men’s basket-ball and women’s basketball games, plus other feaytured content. In conjunction with member schools, the OVC provides the online destination for exclusive LIVE streaming video and audio straight to your computer. This broadband video channel is the ultimate place for fans of OVC member schools on the web. The OVC Digital Network is powered by OVCsports.com, the Official Site of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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