2010 Track and Field Media Guide

Perrish Goggins

2009 A-Sun Outdoor High Jump

& Long Jump Champion Emily TangwarFour-Time A-Sun Indoor Track & Field Individual Champion

Justin Crawford2-Time A-Sun Pole VaultChampion

Reggie Th ompson

2009 A-Sun Outdoor Track & Field

Freshman of the Year

James Jackson

2008 A-Sun Cross Country

All-Freshman Team

Gilbert Kemboi2009 A-Sun Cross CountryFreshman of the Year

Christian Ritacco2009 A-Sun Cross Country All-Freshman Team

Carolyne Chelulei2009 A-Sun Cross CountryAll-Conference

Jemeli Sang2009 A-Sun Cross CountryAll-Conference

Racking Up Th e Hardware USC Upstate Track & Field

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Quick FactsUSC UpstateSchool ______ University of South Carolina UpstateLocation ____________________ Spartanburg, S.C.Founded ______________________________ 1967Enrollment ____________________________ 5,000Nickname __________________________ SpartansSchool Colors ____ Dark Green (567), White & BlackAffi liation ____________________ NCAA Division IConference ____________ Atlantic Sun ConferenceChancellor _____________ John C. Stockwell, Ph.D.Athletic Director ____________________ Mike HallSenior Women’s Administrator ____ Louise EricsonAthletic Department Phone _______ (864) 503-5141Web site ____________ www.upstatespartans.com

Cross Country/Track & Field InformationHead Coach _________________ Jimmy Stephens Years __________ 7th Year Overall/4th at Upstate Alma Mater _____________ South Carolina, 1991 Head Coach Phone ___________ (864) 503-5845 E-mail ____________ [email protected] Best Way to Reach Coach _________ Through SIDAssistant Coach ____________ Carson Blackwelder Years __________ 5th Year Overall/1st at Upstate Alma Mater __________ Appalachian State, 2005 Assistant Coach Phone _________ 864-503-9583 E-mail _________ [email protected] Assistant _____________ Colton HodgeVolunteer Assistant ______________ Ezekiel Koech

2009-10 SpartansMen’s T&F Letterwinners Returning/Lost _____ 12/4Women’s T&F Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___ 13/52009 Men’s A-Sun Indoor T&F Champs. ______ 4th/72009 Women’s A-Sun Indoor T&F Champs. ___ 7th/8 2009 Men’s A-Sun Outdoor T&F Champs. ____ 4th/72009 Women’s A-Sun Outdoor T&F Champs. _ 6th/8

Table of Contents

Quick Facts/Table of Contents _______________ 1Media Information/Directions _______________ 22009-10 Spartan Track & Field _____________3-6

2009-10 Spartan Track & Field Rosters _________ 32009-10 Track & Field Preview _______________ 4-6Spartan Coaching Staff __________________7-10

Head Coach Jimmy Stephens _____________ 7-8 Assistant Coach Carson Blackwelder ________ 9 Volunteer Assistant Ezekiel Koech _________ 10 Volunteer Assistant Colton Hodge _________ 102009-10 Spartan Men’s Returning Athletes 11-15

Chapman, Crawford ____________________ 11 Goggins, Henderson ____________________ 12 Long _________________________________ 13 Meissner, Speed _______________________ 14 Jackson, Thompson _____________________ 152009-10 Spartan Men’s Newcomers ______ 16-17

Curry, Dennison, Fernanders, Garnett, Kemboi, Moore _________________________________ 16 Ritacco, Simon, Taylor, C. Thomas, D. Thomas _ 172009-10 Spartan Women’s Returning Athletes 18-22

Blocker, Neely _________________________ 18 E. Tangwar ____________________________ 19 G. Walker, Yancey, Chelulei _______________ 20 Finney, Sang __________________________ 21 J. Tangwar, L. Walker _____________________ 222009-10 Spartan Women’s Newcomers __________ 23

Alexander, Bennett, Farler, Gamble, Masanotti, Osborne, Transue _______________________ 232008-09 Indoor Season in Review _______ 24-25

Indoor Track & Field Review ______________ 24 Indoor Track & Field Results ______________ 252009 Outdoor Season In Review ________ 26-27

Outdoor Track & Field Review _____________ 26 Outdoor Track & Field Results _____________ 27Track & Field History __________________ 28-34

Men’s Award Winners/Letterwinners _______ 28 Women’s Award Winners/Letterwinners ____ 29 Indoor Track & Field Records ___________ 30-31 Outdoor Track & Field Records __________ 32-33 Division I Meet-By-Meet Results ___________ 34About USC Upstate _____________________ I-XVI

About USC Upstate _______________________ I Building A Metropolitan University ___________II Chancellor Dr. John Stockwell ______________ III Director of Athletics Mike Hall ______________ III Athletics Administration ________________ IV-V Academic Success _______________________ VI In The Community ______________________ VII Athletics Facilities_______________________ VIII Facilities on the Horizon __________________ IX Sports Medicine _________________________ X Upstate Athletics Medical Team ____________ XI NCAA Compliance ______________________ XII Athletic Association _____________________ XII USC Upstate Hall of Fame ________________ XIII Athletic Accomplishments _______________ XIV 2008-09 Upstate Athletics In Review _______ XV This is the Atlantic Sun Conference _________ XVI

CreditsThe 2009-10 USC Upstate Track & Field Media Guide is a production of the USC Upstate Media Relations Offi ce. It was written, designed and edited by Me-dia Relations Assistant Alex Edwards and Assistant Media Relations Director Joe Guistina. Editorial as-sistance provided by head coach Jimmy Stephens, assistant coach Carson Blackwelder and the USC Up-state University Communications Offi ce. Additional assistance provided by Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Bill English. Cover design by Nick Schneiders. Photography by Sideline Sports, Les Duggins, Mike Bruce, Sarah Hurd, Bill English and the USC Upstate archives.

Table of Contents

Indoor Track & Field HistoryFirst Year ____________________________ 2007-08Men’s A-Sun Individual Champions ____________ 1Women’s A-Sun Individual Champions _________ 4

Outdoor Track & Field HistoryFirst Year ______________________________ 2008Men’s A-Sun Individual Champions ____________ 3Women’s A-Sun Individual Champions _________ 0

Media RelationsAssistant A.D./Media Relations _______ Bill English Offi ce Phone _________________ (864) 503-5129 E-mail _____________ [email protected] Director _________________ Joe Guistina Offi ce Phone _________________ (864) 503-5152 E-mail _____________ [email protected]/T&F Contact ____________ Alex Edwards Offi ce Phone ________________ (864) 503-5166 Cell Phone __________________ (864) 279-4829 E-mail ____________ [email protected] Number ___________________ (864) 503-5127SID Mailing Address __________ 800 University Way ___________________ Spartanburg, S.C. 29303

Atlantic Sun ConferenceCommissioner ____________________Ted GumbartDir. of Communications/T&F Contact ___ Eric Moyer Offi ce Phone _________________ (478) 474-3394 E-mail ______________ [email protected] Address ___ 3370 Vineville Ave., Suite 108-B ____________________ Macon, Ga. 31204-0790

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2009-10 Media GuideThe 2009-10 University of South Carolina Upstate track and fi eld media guide has been assembled to serve as the primary information source for writers, broad-casters, sports directors, sports editors, sports information directors and fans that follow the Spartans. The USC Upstate Media Relations Offi ce is always interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of Upstate athletics. Public-ity and media information for cross country and track and fi eld is handled by Media Relations Assistant Alex Edwards. Weekly releases, statistics, photographs and other materials are available by contacting him by phone at (864) 503-5166 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Interview PolicyAll interviews taking place other than on the day of a meet with head coach Jimmy Stephens and/or student-athletes must be arranged through the USC Up-state Media Relations Offi ce. In order to avoid any deadline confl icts, it is recom-mended that the request be made two days in advance. It should be noted that player telephone numbers will not be given out under any circumstances. Any media members wishing to interview head coach Jimmy Stephens or selected players following USC Upstate home meets should see Alex Edwards at the con-clusion of the meet. Head coach Jimmy Stephens and selected athletes will be made available following a short cooling-off period.

www.upstatespartans.comThe offi cial athletics Web site for USC Upstate, www.upstatespartans.com, is up-dated continuously throughout the year. Weekly releases, feature stories, player biographies and photo galleries are available for Upstate volleyball and all of the Spartans’ 17 athletic teams. For more information on USC Upstate, its academic programs, campus life, campus services and admissions offi ce, please visit www.uscupstate.edu.

Media OutletsSpartanburg Herald-Journal

Phone: (864) 562-7241Fax: (864) 594-6234Contact: Todd Shanesy

Greenville News

Phone: (864) 298-4100Fax: (864) 298-4137

The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Phone: (803) 771-8470Fax: (803) 771-8613Contact: Bob Gillespie

Charlotte (N.C.) Observer

Phone: (704) 358-5125Fax: (704) 358-5110

ESPN 1400 AM

Phone: 864-573-1400Contact: Matt Smith

WHNS-TV

Phone: 864-288-2100Fax: (864) 987-1219Contact: Dan Bubany

WSPA-TV

Phone: (864) 576-7777Fax: (864) 587-5430Contact: Pete Yanity

WYFF-TV

Phone: (864) 242-4404Fax: (864) 240-5305Contact: Geoff Hart

Media Information/Directions

Directions to USC UpstateFrom I-85 in either direction – Use Exit 72 on to U.S. 176 towards Spartanburg. Take the East Campus Boulevard exit. Go left at the end of the exit ramp onto East Campus Boulevard. The campus is on the left.

From I-26 in either direction – exit on to I-85 northbound, and follow the above directions. Using I-85 instead of Business I-85 is the preferable route.

From U.S. Hwy. 176/I-585 northbound – Take the East Campus Boulevard exit. Go right at the end of the exit ramp onto East Campus Boulevard. The campus is on the left.

From U.S. Hwy. 176/I-585 southbound – Take the East Campus Boulevard exit. Go left at the end of the exit ramp onto East Campus Boulevard. The campus is on the left.

From Business I-85 northbound – Use Exit 5-B, Milliken Road. Proceed along the frontage road parallel to Business I-85 to the Milliken Bridge over Business I-85, and turn left crossing over Business I-85. At the three-way STOP at the end of the bridge, continue straight onto North Campus Boulevard into campus

From Business I-85 southbound – Use Exit 6, SC 9. Proceed along the frontage road for approximately 1/2 mile being careful not to re-enter Business 85. Turn right at the Milliken Bridge and follow North Campus Boulevard to the campus.

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Name Events Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School

Eric Chapman Throws 6-0 200 Jr. Cowpens, S.C./BroomeJustin Crawford Pole Vault 6-1 175 Jr. Elgin, S.C./Lugoff -Elgin Brandon Curry Sprints 6-2 167 Fr. Anderson, S.C./PendletonDavid Dennison Distance 5-9 125 Fr. Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle*Derek Fernanders Jumps 6-1 142 So. Campobello, S.C./ChapmanReggie Garnett Jumps 5-9 175 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Robert G. Cole*Perrish Goggins Jumps/Multi 5-7 174 Jr. Columbia, S.C./C.A. Johnson Prep Academy Matt Henderson Distance 5-7 142 Jr. Inman, S.C./Dorman James Jackson Distance 6-0 135 So. Aiken, S.C./AikenGilbert Kemboi Distance 5-9 120 Fr. Eldoret, Kenya/KangetunyGraham Long Sprints 5-8 140 Jr. Easley, S.C./RiversideMichael Meissner Sprints 5-7 165 Jr. Cottage Grove, Minn./Wisconsin-River FallsDanny Moore Sprints 5-10 160 So. Spartanburg, S.C./DormanChristian Ritacco Distance 6-4 165 Fr. Niceville, Fla./NicevilleDominic Simon Sprints 5-8 160 Fr. Sumter, S.C./Sumter Dakota Speed Jumps 6-1 170 Jr. Byron, N.Y./Byron-Bergen Dylan Taylor Distance 5-11 138 Fr. Woodruff , S.C./Woodruff Cameron Thomas Distance 6-1 163 Fr. Niceville, Fla./NicevilleDustin Thomas Distance 5-11 151 Fr. Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge*Reggie Thompson Jumps/Multi 6-3 184 So. Owensboro, Ky./Castle* Red-shirt in 2010.

Men’s Roster

Women’s Roster

Track & Field Rosters

Name Events Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School

Mary Alexander Distance 5-4 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg C.C.*Hope Bennett Jumps 5-3 Fr. Aiken, S.C./South AikenLaTerrica Blocker Sprints/Throws 5-8 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan Carolyne Chelulei Distance 5-7 So. Eldoret, Kenya/Alliance GirlsErica Farler Pole Vault/Sprints 5-3 Fr. Simpsonville, S.C./Greenville CharterJillian Finney Distance 5-6 So. Columbia, S.C./Dutch Fork Christian Gamble Jumps/Sprints 5-6 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Lower RichlandCamille Masanotti Jumps/Sprints 5-4 Fr. Ladsen, S.C./StratfordKathryn Neely Sprints 5-4 Jr. Rock Hill, S.C./NorthwesternAbigail Osborne Jumps 5-5 Fr. Abbeville, S.C./AbbevilleJemeli Sang Distance 5-6 So. Eldoret, Kenya/Biwott Ngelel-TaritEmily Tangwar Distance 5-2 Jr. Eldoret, Kenya/Lareto (Matunda)Joan Tangwar Distance 5-2 So. Eldoret, Kenya/St. Joseph’s GirlsLaura Transue Distance 5-1 Fr. Greenville, S.C./T.L. HannaGabrielle Walker Jumps 5-4 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Mars HillLauren Walker Distance 5-5 So. Columbia, S.C./Lugoff -ElginNicole Yancey Distance 5-4 Jr. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand* Red-shirt in 2010.

Head Coach: Jimmy Stephens (4th year, South Carolina ’91)Assistant Coaches: Carson Blackwelder (1st year, Appalachian State ’05) Colton Hodge (2nd year, Auburn ’05); Ezekiel Koech (1st year, Francis Marion ‘05)

By Class By Event

By Class By Event

Freshmen (8)

Brandon CurryDavid DennisonReggie GarnettGilbert KembolChristian RitaccoDylan TaylorCameron ThomasDustin ThomasSophomores (4)

Derek FernandersJames JacksonDanny MooreReggie ThompsonJuniors (7)

Eric ChapmanJustin CrawfordPerrish GogginsMatt HendersonGraham LongMichael MeissnerDakota Speed

Distance (8)

David DennisonMatt HendersonJames JacksonGilbert KemboiChristian RitaccoDyaln TaylorCameron ThomasDustin ThomasJumps (5)

Derek FernandersReggie GarnettPerrish GogginsDakota SpeedReggie ThompsonMulti-Events (2)

Perrish GogginsReggie ThompsonPole Vault (1)

Justin CrawfordSprints (5)

Brandon CurryGraham LongMichael MeissnerDanny MooreDominic SimonThrows (1)

Eric Chapman

Freshmen (6)

Hope BennettErica FarlerChristian GambleCamille MasanottiAbigail OsborneLaura TransueSophomores (5)

Carolyne CheluleiJillian FinneyJemeli SangJoan TangwarLauren WalkerJuniors (6)

Mary AlexanderLaTerrica BlockerKathryn NeelyEmily TangwarGabrielle WalkerNicole Yancey

Distance (9)

Mary AlexanderCarolyne CheluleiJillian FinneyJemeli SangEmily TangwarJoan TangwarLaura TransueLauren WalkerNicole YanceyJumps (4)

Hope BennettChristian GambleCamille MasanottiGabrielle WalkerPole Vault (1)

Erica FarlerSprints (5)

LaTerrica BlockerErica FarlerChristian GambleCamille MasanottiKathryn Neely

Rosters

Head Coach: Jimmy Stephens (4th year, South Carolina ’91)Assistant Coaches: Carson Blackwelder (1st year, Appalachian State ’05) Colton Hodge (2nd year, Auburn ’05); Ezekiel Koech (1st year, Francis Marion ‘05)

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Season Preview

2009-10 USC UPSTATE TRACK & FIELD PREVIEW 2009-10 USC UPSTATE TRACK & FIELD PREVIEW

THE PROGRAM MATURESTHE PROGRAM MATURES

FOUR-TIME A-SUN CHAMPION FOUR-TIME A-SUN CHAMPION EMILY TANGWAREMILY TANGWAR

2009 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY 2009 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR GILBERT KEMBOIGILBERT KEMBOI

TWO-TIME A-SUN CHAMPION TWO-TIME A-SUN CHAMPION JUSTIN CRAWFORDJUSTIN CRAWFORD

The 2009-10 USC Upstate track and fi eld team, entering its third season of ex-istence, is looking to improve on last season’s success. The Spartans will begin their indoor season on Friday, Jan. 22, as they will travel to Johnson City, Tenn., to compete in the Niswonger Invitational. From there, they will compete in four additional meets throughout the indoor season, including the Clemson Games, Vince Brown Invitational and the UNC Invitational before traveling to Johnson City, Tenn. for the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships on Feb. 26-27.

After nearly a month off from competition, Upstate’s outdoor season will begin on March 18-20 at the 49er Classic in Charlotte, N.C. They will also participate in the Raleigh and Weems Baskin Relays, the Duke and Furman Invitationals, the Sea Ray Relays, and the Bulldog Limited, before hosting the USC Upstate Invita-tional on April 17. Upstate will fi nish with the Orange & Purple Classic and the Duke Twilight before heading to Jacksonville, Fla. for the A-Sun Outdoor Cham-pionships on May 14-15.

“We have a solid group of incoming freshmen for both the men’s and women’s teams,” said head coach Jimmy Stephens. “Brandon Curry and Danny Moore

should have an immediate impact in sprints for us this year. Gilbert Kemboi

should be very strong in all distance events. On the women’s side, Camille

Masanotti and Abigail Osborne should be strong for us in their respective events.”

Men’s Preview

The Spartans will look to its distance runners for success in 2010. Upstate will also benefi t from several new sprinters being added to the team this season. During the cross country season, Gilbert Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya/Kangetuny) was named A-Sun Freshman of the Year while teammate Christian Ritacco

(Niceville, Fla./Niceville) was named to the All-Freshman team.

Sprints

Juniors Michael Meissner and Graham Long return to lead the Upstate sprint-ers this season. Last season, Meissner (Cottage Grove, Minn./UW River Falls) posted a pair of school records. During the indoor season, he set a school mark in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.08 at the A-Sun Championships. His other school record came at the outdoor championships, when he posted a 400-meter dash time of 49.51.

Long (Easley, S.C./Riverside) was part of the 400-meter relay team that posted a school record time of 43.19. The pair of sprinters will be joined by Brandon

Curry (Anderson, S.C./Pendleton), Danny Moore (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) and Dominic Simon (Sumter, S.C./Sumter).

Distance

Junior Matt Henderson (Inman, S.C./Dorman) and sophomore James Jackson

(Aiken, S.C./Aiken) are the lone distance returners for 2010. Joining the team this season are a host of talented newcomers, a group that could lead Upstate to an even higher fi nish at the conference championships.

A season ago, Henderson recorded two indoor school records and three outdoor records. He posted the indoor records in the mile run and the 3000 meters, with the outdoor records coming in the 1,500, 3,000 and 10,000 meters. Jackson set a school mark with an outdoor 5000-meter time of 15:49.53.

“Our men’s distance runners had a very amazing cross country season this fall and it should carry over into the track and fi eld season,” said assistant coach Car-

son Blackwelder. “Gilbert and Christian were both named to the All-Freshman team during the cross country season and I feel that they will be the leaders for our team this season.”

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2009 ALL-A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY 2009 ALL-A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY SELECTION SELECTION

JEMELI SANGJEMELI SANG

2008 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY 2008 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY ALL-FRESHMAN JAMES JACKSONALL-FRESHMAN JAMES JACKSON

The seven newcomers are led by Kemboi and Ritacco. The Spartan duo is accom-panied by David Dennison (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle), Cameron Thomas (Niceville, Fla./Niceville), Dustin Thomas (Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge) and Dylan Tay-

lor (Woodruff , S.C./Woodruff ).

Jumps/Pole Vault

Returning for the Spartans is junior Dakota Speed (Byron, N.Y./Byron-Bergen). Speed has been a regular participant in the high jump. His best performance came last season at the outdoor championships when he recorded a mark of 5-07.00. Joining the team this season is redshirt freshman Reggie Garnett (Co-lumbia, S.C./Robert G. Cole)

Returning in 2010 to compete in the pole vault is junior Justin Crawford (Elgin, S.C./Lugoff -Elgin). Crawford recorded victories at both the indoor and outdoor A-Sun Championships. In the indoor event, he posted a mark of 14-07.25 as he became the fi rst male A-Sun champion in school history. At the outdoor cham-pionships, he won with a school record performance of 15-01.00.

“Conference champion Justin Crawford looks to continue his indoor and outdoor championship run,” said Stephens. “He has worked very hard in the preseason and he should be up to the challenge in a strong fi eld of pole vaulters when the conference championships roll around.”

Th rows

Juniors Eric Chapman (Cowpens, S.C./Broome) is the lone thrower for the Spar-tans in 2010. Last season, Chapman bounced back from a back injury during the indoor season to fi nish fi fth in the hammer throw at the outdoor champion-ships.

Women’s Preview

The Spartans will be led in 2010 by a strong core of distance runners. Last season, the women’s team fi nished eighth at the indoor championships, followed by a sixth-place fi nish at the outdoor championships. At the indoor championships, Emily Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya/Lareto) won the 5,000-meters with a school-re-cord time of 17:32.95. She also fi nished second in the 3,000-meters and fourth in the mile run. At the outdoor championships, the Spartans were led by the trio of Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya/Biwott-Ngelel-Tarit), Joan Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya/St. Joseph’s Girls) and Lauren Walker (Columbia, S.C./Lugoff -Elgin). Sang fi nished second in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:54.73. Meanwhile, Joan Tangwar earned a third-place fi nish in the 1,500-meters (4:38.02) while Walker fi nished fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 11:56.47.

Sprints

Juniors LaTerrica Blocker (Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan) and Kathryn Neely

(Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern) are the lone sprinters returning for Upstate in 2010.

Last season, Blocker set a career-best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.34 at the 49er Classic (3/21). She was part of the 400-meter relay team that fi nished fi fth at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships (5/15) with a school-record time of 50.47.

Meanwhile, Neely set a school-record of 9.97 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Clemson Games (1/30). During the outdoor season she set personal-bests in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. Her best of 14.37 in the dash came at the Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17) while her hurdles record of 16.60 came at the Orange & Purple Classic (5/9).

Blocker and Neely will be joined by a trio of newcomers this season. Joining the team this season are Erica Farler (Simpsonville, S.C./Greenville Charter), Chris-

Season Preview

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Season Preview

Mars Hill). Last season at the Furman Invitational (4/11), Walker earned a fourth place fi nish with a personal-best of 15-07.50 in the long jump. Her individual record of 34-00.75 in the triple jump came at the A-Sun Championships (5/15).

Walker will be joined by four newcomers in 2010. Christian Gamble, Camille

Masanotti and Abigail Osborne (Abbeville, S.C./Abbeville) will compete in jumps for Upstate this season. Meanwhile, Erica Farler will be the fi rst Spartan to ever compete in the pole vault.

Th rows

Aside from competing in sprints, junior LaTerrica Blocker will compete in throw-ing events in 2010. A season ago, she set a career-best toss of 126-06 in the ham-mer throw at the A-Sun Championships en route to a top-10 fi nish. She will also compete in the shot put and discus throw this season.

CROSS COUNTRY ALL-A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY ALL-A-SUN SELECTION CAROLYNE CHELULEISELECTION CAROLYNE CHELULEI

2009 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY ALL-2009 A-SUN CROSS COUNTRY ALL-FRESHMAN CHRISTIAN RITACCOFRESHMAN CHRISTIAN RITACCO

tian Gamble (Columbia, S.C./Lower Richland) and Camille Masanotti (Ladsen, S.C./Stratford).

Distance

Last season, Emily Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya/Lareto) was named the team MVP during the indoor season after she won the 5,000-meter run at the A-Sun Indoor Championships (2/20) with a school-record time of 17:32.95.

At the outdoor championships, Carolyne Chelulei (Eldoret, Kenya/Alliance Girls) recorded personal-best times in the 1,500-meter run (4:45.09) and 5,000-meter run (18:13.59). Jemeli Sang (Eldoret, Kenya/Biwott Ngelel-Tarit) posted a second-place fi nish in the 10,000-meter run at the championship event with a time of 36:54.73.

“Like the men’s team, our women’s distance runners are on pace to have a great track and fi eld season,” said Blackwelder. “Jemeli and Carolyne were neck and neck every race and I expect that trend to continue.”

Joan Tangwar (Eldoret, Kenya/St. Joseph’s Girls) posted a pair of top-four fi n-ishes at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships. Tangwar fi nished third in the 1,500 meters followed by a fourth-place fi nish in the 800-meter run. Lauren Walker

(Columbia, S.C./Lugoff -Elgin) posted a career-best fourth-place fi nish (11:56.47) in just her second steeplechase run. Meanwhile, Jillian Finney (Columbia, S.C./Dutch Fork) competed in the mile run during the indoor season, posting a time of 6:50.92 at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).

Joining the six returners are junior-transfer Mary Alexander (Greenville, S.C./Spartanburg C.C.) and freshman Laura Transue (Greenville, S.C./T.L. Hanna).

Jumps/Pole Vault

Returning to lead the Spartans is junior Gabrielle Walker (Chattanooga, Tenn./

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BORN: Nov. 24, 1967 HOMETOWN: Spartanburg, S.C.

FAMILY

Wife - PatSon - James Asher

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1991 Bachelor of Arts - Sport Administration University of South Carolina

COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE

1988-91 Student Assistant - University of South Carolina1993-96 Assistant Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - Furman University1996-99 Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - Woff ord College1999-00 Director of Track & Field Operations - University of Alabama2006-Pres. Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - USC Upstate

COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS

5 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country All-Freshmen Team Selections4 Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Individual Champions3 Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champions3 All-Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country First Team Selection2 Atlantic Sun Conference Indoor Track & Field Freshmen of the Year2 Atlantic Sun Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year1 Atlantic Sun Conference Outdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year

HONORS

2009 SCUSATF Hall of Fame

MEMBERSHIPS

2006-Pres. South Carolina USATF

Coaching Staff

Building from the ground up, Jimmy Stephens has helped make the USC Upstate track and fi eld and cross country programs become a contender in the Atlan-tic Sun Conference in just three years of competition.

Hired in 2007 to revive a dor-mant cross country program and to launch the school’s fi rst var-sity track and fi eld program, Ste-phens, now in his fourth year at Upstate, has shown the ability to get the most out of his athletes, already having coached seven conference champions in two years in the A-Sun.

The 2009 cross country teams provided a healthy backbone for continued success, as the men fi nished third and the women fi nished fourth, both school best under Stephens. He coached A-Sun Freshman of the Year Gilbert Kemboi and All-A-Sun Freshman Team member Christian Ritacco

on the men’s side while guiding both Carolyne Chelulei and Jemali Sang to all-conference honors. The 2008 cross country team produced a host of Upstate fi rsts, including the school’s fi rst Eye Opener medalist in Emily Tangwar and the fi rst men’s A-Sun award winner, as James Jackson was named to the All-Freshman team. Jemali Sang earned women’s All-Freshman honors and both teams improved at the A-Sun Cross Country Championships. The men’s team jumped two slots to eighth and the women moved four spots to seventh.

In the winter, the Spartan men’s track and fi eld team posted a remarkable jump from sixth to fourth at the conference championships and were led by pole vaulter Justin Crawford, who posted the fi rst conference title in the men’s programs history. On the women’s side, Emily Tangwar won the 5,000 meters for her fourth A-Sun Indoor title.

All of that built into a spring in which the Spartans posted some remarkable feats. At the A-Sun Outdoor Championships, the men’s team won three individual titles, with Perrish Goggins winning both the high jump and long jump and Crawford taking the pole vault, helping the team to another fourth-place fi nish. The women’s team, competing at the meet for the fi rst time, fi nished sixth among eight times, a one-team improvement from the indoor championships, garnering six top-fi ve fi nishes at the meet.

During Stephens’ fi rst full-year as head coach, he not only had to start a new program, but do it at the Division I level. However, the coach helped his team start out the new era with a bang as he coached Tangwar to a second-place fi nish at the Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships, helping her earn Freshman of the Year honors.

The remarkable success of the fl edgling program continued in the winter of 2008, as the Upstate men’s team took sixth and the women eighth at the Indoor Track & Field Champi-onships last season. In the process, Stephens tutored both Atlantic Sun Most Outstanding Freshman honorees in Goggins (men) and Tangwar (women). Tangwar also took home the Most Outstanding Runner at the meet after winning three events, the mile run, the 3,000-meter run and the 5,000-meter run.

Stephens came to USC Upstate after holding the position as the recreation coordinator for the town of Mt. Pleasant (S.C.) for fi ve years. He oversaw the youth programs for track and fi eld, cross country and football. After starting the Mt. Pleasant Track Club, the club has grown to be the biggest track club in the state. The club has won four overall state team championship titles, helped multiple individual state champions and sent several individuals to regional and national Junior Olympic meets.

HEAD COACH JIMMY STEPHENS4th Year • University of South Carolina ’91

THE STEPHENS FILE

Jimmy Stephens with wife, Pat and newborn son, James Asher.

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Prior to his position in Mt. Pleasant, Stephens was the director of track and fi eld operations for the men’s and women’s programs at the University of Alabama from 1999-2000. He began his head coaching experience at nearby Woff ord Col-lege where he started the track and fi eld programs and also served as the head coach of the cross country teams from 1996-1999. He led the Terriers’ program from Division II into the Southern Conference and Division I. He developed a highly-competitive and well-rounded program at Woff ord and led the women’s cross country program to its highest Southern Conference fi nish in the history of the program.

Stephens began his coaching career at the end of his collegiate career as a pole vaulter at the University of South Carolina. A member of the Gamecocks track and fi eld team, he suff ered a career-ending shoulder injury during his sopho-more year. The Gamecocks coaching staff asked him to stay on as a student assis-tant coach for three years until he graduated from the University in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in sport administration. After leaving USC, he worked with the Metro Sports Council in Columbia from 1991-93. He then became the assistant track and fi eld and cross country coach at Furman University from 1993-1996.

During his time in South Carolina, Stephens has been involved with the Metro Sports Council and Charleston Metro Sports Council as well as working with the Special Olympics, Palmetto State Games and South Carolina USA Track and Field Association. In SCUSATF he has served as Vice President, Youth Chairman, Of-fi cials Chairman, Southeast Regional Pole Vault Chairman and currently he is in his second term as President.

For his eff orts in helping track and fi eld grow in South Carolina, Stephens was elected to the SCUSATF Hall of Fame in its inaugural class of 2009.

Stephens is a native of Spartanburg and graduated from Dorman High School in 1986. He had a standout career in pole vault for the Cavaliers. He broke the Spartanburg County pole vault record, a record that stood for nine years until a student that Stephens coached broke the mark. He was a four-year letterman and served as captain during his senior year as well as being named MVP in the fi eld events.

Stephens and his wife, Pat, were married on July 21, 2007. The couple’s fi rst son, James Asher, was born on May 26, 2009.

Coaching Staff

THE 2009-10 SPARTANS

The Spartan Men’s Track & Field Team The Spartan Women’s Track & Field Team

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Coaching Staff

A former head coach at Morehead State and assistant coach at Appalachian State, Carson Blackwelder enters his fi rst year as an assistant coach at USC Upstate.

“We are extremely excited to add Coach Blackwelder to our staff . His experience as a head coach as well as previous experiences makes him an invaluable part of our program here at Upstate,” head coach Jimmy Stephens said.

The 2009 cross country teams provided a healthy backbone for continued success, as the men fi nished third and the women fi nished fourth, both school bests in the D-I era. Black-welder guided A-Sun Freshman of the Year Gilbert Kemboi and All-A-Sun Freshman Team member Christian Ritacco on the men’s side while guiding both Carolyne Chelulei and Je-mali Sang to all-conference honors.

Blackwelder arrived at Upstate after spending 2008-09 as the head coach of the track and fi eld and cross country programs at Morehead State, members of the Division I Ohio Valley Conference. At MSU, he was responsible for all facets of the program, which included re-cruiting, workout regiments, budget and travel and he was also the director of fundraising for the program.

Blackwelder’s program had two individuals named to the cross country all-conference team as well as having his women’s track and fi eld team honored as an All-Academic team. He also coached the school’s 8K school record holder.

Coach Stephens added, “In his fi rst year as a head coach, Carson’s program earned a regional ranking, which is impressive for any coach in our region. We are confi dent he can take our program to the next level. As we are entering our third season of competition in Division I, our expectations are continuing to rise for the program.”

Prior to MSU, Blackwelder spent three years as an assistant coach at Appalachian State, Divi-sion I members of the Southern Conference. His primary duties at ASU were recruiting coor-dinator for the cross country program, while also serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the team’s distance runners.

During his tenure at ASU, the cross country and track and fi eld programs won fi ve men’s conference titles, three women’s conference titles, as well as four SoCon individual track and fi eld championships. Also during Blackwelder’s time in Boone, the Mountaineers had 12 individuals named all-conference in track and fi eld and 11 were named all-conference performers in cross country. Two individuals were named all-region in cross country and four were regional qualifi ers in track and fi eld.

A native of Concord, N.C., Blackwelder was a standout at ASU as a member of the cross country and track programs. He was a two-time all-conference selection and team MVP in cross country. He also received all-conference accolades in indoor track. In outdoor track and fi eld, Blackwelder helped the Mountaineers win four straight conference champion-ships.

ASSISTANT COACH CARSON BLACKWELDER1st Year • Appalachian State ’05

BORN: Oct. 19, 1981HOMETOWN: Concord, N.C.


2007 Masters of Higher Education Administration Appalachian State University2005 Bachelor of Science - History Secondary Education & Physical Education Appalachian State University

COLLEGIATE RUNNING EXPERIENCE

2001-04 Cross Country Team, Appalachian State Two-time All-Southern Conference honoree Two-time Southern Conference Team Champions2002-05 Indoor Track & Field Team, Appalachian State Two-time Southern Conference Team Champions2002-05 Outdoor Track & Field Team, Appalachian State Four-time Southern Conference Team Champions


2005-07 Graduate Asst./Track & Field and Cross Country - Appalachian State University2007-08 Assistant Coach/Track & Field and Cross Country - Appalachian State University2008-09 Head Coach/Track & Field and Cross Country - Morehead State University2009-Pres. Assistant Coach/Track & Field and Cross Country- USC Upstate

THE BLACKWELDER FILE

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A 2004 All-American in the hammer throw at Auburn University, Spartanburg native Colton Hodge is in his second year as a volunteer assistant with the USC Upstate track and fi eld program. Hodge focuses on coaching the Spartans’ throwers.

Under Hodge’s guidance, the Spartans enjoyed a solid showing from its throwers at the outdoor conference championships, with athletes scoring in three events, good for eight points. Marc Wartenberger fi nished third in the hammer at the event, launching a school-record toss of 129-02.

Hodge spent three seasons at Auburn before graduating in 2005, earning All-Southeastern Conference honors in the hammer throw in 2004 en route to earning All-American honors with a career-best throw of 64.64 meters, helping him fi nish seventh at the National Cham-pionships. He also scored in both the hammer throw at the SEC Championships three times in his career.

Hodge also spent a year at Clemson University, where he fi nished sixth in the discus throw at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. He was a high school All-American at Spartanburg High in the weight throw.

The proprietor of Colton Hodge Properties, L.L.C., Hodge resides in Spartanburg.

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COLTON HODGE2nd Year • Auburn ’05

BORN: Nov. 25, 1981

HOMETOWN: Spartanburg, S.C.


2006 Bachelor of Science - Business Admin. Auburn University


2008-Pres. Assistant Track & Field Coach - Throws USC Upstate

THE HODGE FILE

Support Staff

Mike HallDirector of Athletics

Scott LarsonCompliance

Louise EricsonAcademics/SWA/Sport Supervisor

Alex EdwardsSports Information

Scott SengerStrength &

Conditioning

Andy BrooksMarketing & Promotions

Brent SmithSports Medicine

Brandon McKillopFacilities

Ezekiel Koech, a 2005 graduate of Francis Marion University, is in his fi rst season as a volun-teer assistant coach with the USC Upstate track and fi eld team. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with an Economics concentration from Garder-Webb University. Koech is scheduled to graduate this May.

Koech began his collegiate career at Utalii College in Nairobi, Kenya (1998-2000). He was part of the cross country and track and fi eld teams while obtaining an associate’s degree in Tourism, Travel and Hotel Administration. While at Utalli, Koech set school records in the 3,000-meter run (8:38) and 5,000-meter run (14:13).

Koech continued his education at Francis Marion (2003-2005). He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in management. During his two years at FMU, he was a member of the cross country and track and fi eld teams. Koech set the cross country school-record (8k) with a performance of 25:30. He also set a school re-cord in the 10,000-meter run. He was named as the cross country and track and fi eld teams MVP in 2005.

Following graduation, Koech remained in Florence, S.C., to serve as an assistant coach for the cross country and track and fi eld programs. He served as the training and recruiting coordinator for the program. He developed and oversaw the practices for the program. He recruited and coached the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Runner of the Year.

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT EZEKIEL KOECH1st Year • Francis Marion ’05

BORN: Sept. 15, 1977

HOMETOWN: Eldoret, Kenya


2005 Bachelor of Science - Business Admin. Francis Marion University


2007-08 Assistant Track & Field and Cross Country Coach - Francis Marion University2009-Pres. Assistant Track & Field Coach - Distance USC Upstate

THE KOECH FILE

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Crawford’s Personal Bests

Indoor Track & Field

Pole Vault __________________________ 14-07.25, Clemson Games (1/21/09)Outdoor Track & Field

Pole Vault ________________ 15-01.00, Atlantic Sun Championships (5/15/09)1,600-Meter Relay ____________3:31.31, Atlantic Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 Outdoor: Took fi rst-place in the pole vault at the A-Sun Championships with a school-record performance of 15-01.0 (5/15) ... Marked his second indi-vidual championship, also winning the event at the indoor championships ... Won the pole vault at the Furman Invitational with a mark of 15-00.0 (4/11) ... Took third in the event at the 49er Classic (3/21) and Winthrop Invitational (3/27) ... Finished fi fth at the Georgia Bulldog Limited Meet ... Also competed in the 1,600-meter relay at the Outdoor Championships.

2008-09 Indoor: Won the pole vault at the A-Sun Championships with a perfor-mance of 14-07.25, marking the Spartans’ fi rst A-Sun men’s track and fi eld cham-pion (2/20) ... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Carolina Invitational with a performance of 14-05.25 (2/13) ... Also fi nished fourth at the UNC Classic (1/24) ... Finished sixth at the Appalachian Limited with a performance of 14-00.00 (1/17) ... Tied his personal best performance of 14-07.25 at the Clemson Games (1/31).

2008 Outdoor: Battled injury during the season, competing just twice ... Cleared 14-01.25 to fi nish fourth at the 49er Classic and set a school record in the event (3/22) ... Posted a height of 13-07.25 at the Buccaneer Invitational to fi nish third (3/8).

2007-08 Indoor: Cleared 14-01.25 two times during the season, including dur-ing the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (3/2) ... Finished sixth in the event ... Had top four showings in school history in the pole vault during the season ... Also fi nished third in the fi rst fl ight of the pole vault at the Clemson Indoor Opener (12/1).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track, football and wrestling at Lugoff -Elgin…3A state champion in the pole vault in 2006 … 3A state runner-up in the pole vault in 2007 … Finished sixth in the pole vault at the 3A state championships in 2005 … Named all-area, all-county and all-state in track … Named Most Im-proved in football … Member of the Beta Club.

Personal: Born on Feb. 2, 1989 … Son of Ernie Crawford and Missy Hicks … Has an older sister, Shannon ... Nursing major … Favorite movie is “The Hangover” … Favorite TV show is “True Blood” … Favorite group is Three Days Grace.

CRAWFORDJUSTIN

Elgin, S.C. • Lugoff -Elgin

J U N I O R • PO L E VA U L T • 6 - 1

Men’s Returning Student-Athlete Profi les

Chapman’s Personal Bests


Weight Throw ___________________ 41-05.00, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)Outdoor Track & Field

Shot Put _________________________ 36-04.00, Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17/09)Discus Throw___________________125-00, Georgia Bulldog Limited (4/18/09)Hammer Throw _____________________148-11, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)

2009 Outdoor: Finished fi fth in the hammer throw at the A-Sun Championships, earning points for the Spartans (5/15) ... Won the hammer throw at the Furman Invitational with a personal-best toss of 148-11 (4/11)...Also took ninth-place in the discus at that meet ... Earned sixth-place fi nishes in the discus and hammer at the Georgia Bulldog Limited, where he set a personal-best with a discus toss of 125-00, the second-best throw in school history (4/18) ... Finished fourth in the discus throw at the Winthrop Invitational (3/27) ... Also saw a top-10 fi nish in the hammer at the Orange and Purple Classic (5/9) ... Earned the team’s dedication award ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Sat out second half of the season with a back injury ... Earned his top performance of the season in the weight throw at the Appalachian Lim-ited with a toss of 41-05.00 (1/17) ... Also competed in the weight throw at the UNC Classic (1/24).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in football and track and fi eld at Broome ... Was a 2005 preseason all-state selection in football ... Named the 2005 best off ensive lineman ... 2005 all-region selection as a off ensive lineman ... 2005 all-state selec-tion as a off ensive lineman ... Member of the Broome Honors Society and Beta Club.

Personal: Born on May 11, 1988 ... Son of Brett and Marlene Chapman ... Has a sister, Heather ... Majoring in fi tness and recreation ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is “Remember the Titans” ... Favorite song is “Heart of a Champion” ... Enjoys weightlifting, playing basketball and video games.

CHAPMANERIC

Cowpens, S.C. • Broome

J U N I O R • T H R O W S • 6 - 0

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Goggins’ Personal Bests


60-Meter Dash __________________________7.16, Tiger Invitational (2/15/08)60-Meter Hurdles ________________________ 9.89, Clemson Games, (1/31/09)High Jump _______________________ 6-09.00, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)Long Jump _____________________ 22-09.25, A-Sun Championships (3/1/08)Triple Jump ____________________ 46-11.00, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)Heptathlon _______________________ 4417, A-Sun Championships (3/1-2/08)

Outdoor Track & Field

100-Meter Dash ___________________ 11.02, A-Sun Championships (5/16/08)High Jump _____________________ 6-06.75, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)Long Jump ____________________ 23-01.25, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)Triple Jump _____________________ 45-03.25, Winthrop Invitational (3/27/09)1,600-Meter Relay _________________3:31.31, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)Decathlon ______________________ 5348, A-Sun Championships (5/16-17/08)

2010: Will red-shirt during indoor and outdoor seasons.

2009 Outdoor: Won the high jump and long jump at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Earned three medals at championships ... Set a new school-record in the long jump, reaching 23-01.25 and won the high jump by tying his personal best performance, reaching 6-06.75 ... Also took third in the triple jump at the conference championships and ran in the 400-meter relay, helping the men earn a fourth-place fi nish in 43.19, a school record (5/15) ... Took fi rst in the high jump at the Furman Invitational (4/11) and second at the 49er Classic (3/21) ... Also tied for second in the long jump at the Furman Invitational ... Saw three top-fi ve fi nishes at the Winthrop Invitational, taking second in the high jump, third in the triple jump and fi fth in the long jump (3/27) ... His triple jump performance at the Winthrop Invitational marked a season best of 45-03.25 ... Took fourth in the high jump at the Clemson Orange and Purple Classic (5/9) ... Earned the team’s leadership award.

2008-09 Indoor: Named team MVP ... Finished second in the men’s high jump and triple jump at the A-Sun Championships where he was named the Most Valuable Field Performer (2/20), setting a school record with his performance of 46-11.00 in the triple jump ... Also fi nished fourth in the long jump and fi fth in the heptathlon at conference championships ... Earned a second-place fi nish in the high jump at the Clemson Games with a performance of 6-04.25 (1/30) ... Also competed in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Games, where he fi nished fi fth with a time of 7.20 seconds ... Finished second in the high jump and fi fth in the long jump at the Appalachian Limited with respective performances of 6-09.00 and 21-10.25 (1/17) ... Set a new school record in the 55-meter dash at the Ap-palachian Invite with a time of 6.77 seconds (12/5) ... Also notched a fourth-place fi nish in the high jump and earned his third-best performance of the season in the long jump with a ninth-place fi nish.

2008 Summer: Won the high jump at the USATF South Carolina Junior Olympics with a personal-best leap of 6-10.25 ... Competed at the USA Junior Nationals at Ohio State, fi nishing ninth in the high jump ... Finished fi fth in the decathlon and fourth in the high jump at the USATF Region III Junior Olympics ... Led decathlon by 69 points after fi rst day of decathlon and set personal-bests with a pole vault of 10-4 and a javelin throw of 122-06 in event.

2008 Outdoor: Named the team’s MVP ... Performed in the decathalon, the high jump, the long jump and the triple jump at the A-Sun Championships (5/16-17) ... Led the decathalon after the fi rst day before fi ghting an injury to fi nish sev-enth ... Still took fourth in the high jump with a leap of 6-4.75 and sixth in the triple jump (44-2.00) ... Set school records in six events - the 100-meter dash, high jump, long jump, triple jump, 110-meter-hurdles and the decathalon ... Finished second in the high jump and third in the triple jump at the Bucaneer Invitational (3/8) ... Tied for eighth in the high jump at the 49er Classic (3/21) ... Took second in the high jump, third in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the Weems Baskin Invitational (3/29) ... Won the high jump, triple jump and long jump dur-ing the Woff ord dual meet (4/7) ... Finished fi rst in the long jump, second in the

GOGGINSPERRISH

Columbia, S.C. • C.A. Johnson Prep

J U N I O R • M U L T I P L E E V E N T S • 5 - 7high jump and third in the 100-meter dash at the Furman Invitational (4/12) ... Became the fi rst Upstate track and fi eld athlete to earn A-Sun Athlete of the Week for his eff orts against Woff ord and at Furman (4/16) ... Won the high jump at the Western Carolina Invitational (4/18).

2007-08 Indoor: Earned Atlantic Sun Conference Most Outstanding Freshman honors ... Posted a total of 4,417 points during the heptathalon en route to a second-place fi nish at the Atlantic Sun Championships ... Also fi nished third in the high jump at the event ... During the heptathalon, posted school records of 6-8.25 in the high jump, 22-9.25 in the long jump and 44-9.50 in the triple jump ... Also cleared 10-02.00 in the pole vault ... The score of 4,417 is the second-best in A-Sun history ... Posted 7.16 time in the 60-meters at the Tiger Invitational.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track, football, bowling and cheerleading at C.A. Johnson … Named MVP in both track and bowling … Played halfback, de-fensive tackle and punter on the football team … Was the No. 1 bowler on the bowling team … Named an Athletic Scholar and Coker Scholar … Member of the Air Force JROTC … Named top cadet, top physical fi tness and best dressed in senior superlatives.

Personal: Born on Aug. 5, 1989 ... Son of James Goggins and Elizabeth Bethel ... Has six siblings, Jarvice, Wonda, Travis, De’Quila, Ken and Sherri ... An information management systems major … Favorite movie is “Money Talks” ... Favorite food is lasagna ... Favorite book is “When We Were Saints” ... Favorite singer is Michael Jackson … Dream job is to own his own business.

Henderson’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run _______________________ 2:12.80, Tiger Invitational (2/15/08)3,000-Meter Run ___________________ 9:22.40, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)5,000-Meter Run _____________16:31.61, Atlantic Sun Championships (3/1/08)Mile Run _________________________ 4:43.34, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)Distance Medley __________________11:28.44, A-Sun Championships (3/1/08)


800-Meter Run _______________________2:07.63, Woff ord Dual Meet (4/7/08)1,500-Meter Run ___________________4:13.56, Winthrop Invitational (3/27/09)3,000-Meter Run __________________________ 9:12.21, 49er Classic (3/21/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 16:08.68, 49er Classic (3/21/09)10,000-Meter Run _____________________ 33:14.07, Duke Invitational (4/3/09)

2009 XC: Finished 35th overall at A-Sun Championships (10/31) … Set a person-al-best time of 26:19.60 as he fi nished 38th at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) … Finished 30th at the Eye Opener (9/5).

HENDERSONMATT

Inman, S.C. • Dorman

J U N I O R • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 7

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Long’s Personal Bests


60-Meter Dash ____________________ 7.58, A-Sun Championships (3/1/2008)Outdoor Track & Field

100-Meter Dash ________________ 11.62, Weems Baskin Invitational (3/29/08)Pole Vault ________________________ 11-00.00, Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17/09)400-Meter Relay ___________________ 43.19, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault and 400-meter relay at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Helped the men earn a school-record time in the relay, with a fourth-place fi nish of 43.19 ... Also saw action in the 100-meter dash, post-ing his best fi nish at the Winthrop Invitational in 12.50 (3/27) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Earned his best time of the season in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Games with a time of 7.64 seconds (1/30) ... Also competed in the 60-meter dash at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) and UNC Classic (1/24) ... Saw ac-tion in the 55-meter dash and 300-meter dash at the Appalachian Invite, where he set personal-best times in both events (12/5).

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash and the pole vault during the season ... Posted fourth-best height of the season in pole vault ... Posted per-sonal-best time of 11.62 in the 100-meter dash at the Weems Baskins Invitational (3/29).

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter dash in the A-Sun Championships.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and football at Riverside … Competed in the 100-meter dash … Named Greer Citizen Player of the Week … Named to the Greenville News Honor Roll … Recipient of art award.

Personal: Born on Jan. 6, 1989 ... Son of Glenn Long and Denise Kelly ... Has two brothers, Brendan and Christian, and two sisters, Cassi and Charley ... Majoring in business management … His father, Glenn, played collegiate basketball at Clem-son … Hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing football and basket-ball, and watching college football ... Favorite Movie is “The Hangover” ... Favorite group is Rascal Flatts … Favorite TV show is “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” … Dream job is to be an analyst for ESPN’s College Gameday.

LONGGRAHAM

Easley, S.C. • Riverside

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S • 5 - 82009 Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000-meter run at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Earned his best fi nish in the 10k at the Duke Invitational and set the school record with a time of 33:14.07 (4/3) ... Also set school records at 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters ... Top fi nish in the 1,500 was in 4:13.56 at the Winthrop Invitational (3/27) ... Best fi nish in the 3,000-meters was at the 49er Classic in 9:12.21 (3/21) ... Also saw action in the 800-meter run ... Ran the 1,600-meter relay at the Furman Invitational (4/11) and the 3,200-meter relay at the Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Finished 12th in the 5,000-meter run at the A-Sun Champion-ships and set a new personal-best time of 15:41.40 ... Set school records at the Carolina Invitational in the mile with a time of 4:43.34 and in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:22.40 (2/13) ... Also competed in the mile and 3,000-meter runs at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Competed in the mile and 3,000-meter run at the UNC Classic (1/24).

2008 XC: Finished second for the Spartans and 44th overall at A-Sun Champion-ships (11/1) with his second-best time of the season of 27:07 ... Consistent sec-ond-fi nisher for the Spartans ... Finished 40th at the Furman Invitational (10/11). ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Atlantic Sun Confer-ence Championships (5/16) ... Helped lead Upstate to dual meet win over Wof-ford with wins in three events, the 800-meter run, the 1,600-meter-run and the 3,200-meter-run ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the 5,000-meters and the distance medley relay for the Spartans at the A-Sun Championships (3/1-2) ... Posted school’s second-best times of the season in the 800-meters at the Tiger Invitational (2/16), and the 3,000-meters and the mile run at the Clemson Invitational (1/19).

2007 XC: Named team’s Most Valubale Runner ... Led the Spartan men during the 2007 season ... Led team with 41st-place fi nish at the A-Sun Championships (10/28)... Finished 18th at the Gamecock Invitational (8/31) ... Finished a career-high 12th at the Charlotte Invitational (9/22) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Aca-demic Team ... Earned a letter.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in both cross country and track and fi eld at Dor-man … Was member of cross country and track and fi eld teams that won county and regions … A member of the Beta Club and the National Honors Society ... Did not compete in NCAA athletics, but spent a year at Clemson University.

Personal: Born on April 29, 1988 … Son of Steve and JoAnn Henderson … Has a brother, Jason … Physical education major … Hobbies include running and play-ing basketball … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite TV show is “SportsCenter.”


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SPEEDDAKOTA

Byron, N.Y. • Byron-Bergen

J U N I O R • J U M P S • 6 - 1

Speed’s Personal Bests


High Jump _____________________ 5-07.00, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 Outdoor: Earned a career-best performance in the high jump at the A-Sun Championships (5/15).

2008-09 Indoor: Saw action in the high jump during the season.

2008 Outdoor: Saw action in the high jump during the season.

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the high jump for the Spartans at the A-Sun Championships (3/1).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in indoor and outdoor track and soccer at Byron-Bergen … League champion in 2005 and 2006 in high jump.

Personal: Born on May 1, 1989 ... Son of Larry and Bobbie Speed ... Business major ... Favorite song is “Sweet Home Alabama” … Favorite season is summer … Favorite movie is “O Brother Where Art Thou” ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite quote is “Life is a garden, dig it.”

MEISSNERMICHAEL

Cottage Grove, Minn. • UW River Falls

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S • 5 - 7

Meissner’s Personal Bests


60-Meter Dash __________________________ 7.20, Clemson Games (1/30/09)200-Meter Dash _____________________ 23.67, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)400-Meter Dash ___________________ 51.08, A-Sun Championships (2/21/09)1,600-Meter Relay _________________3:31.34, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)Distance Medley Relay ____________11:16.98, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


100-Meter Dash _____________________ 11.09, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)200-Meter Dash ___________________ 22.79, Orange & Purple Classic (5/9/09)400-Meter Dash ___________________ 49.51, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)400-Meter Hurdles ________________1:00.78, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)400-Meter Relay ___________________ 43.19, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)1,600-Meter Relay _________________3:31.31, A-Sun Championships (3/21/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash, 400-meter hurdles, 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay at the A-Sun Championships (5/15)...Set the school record in the 400-meter dash in 49.51, earning points for the Spartans with a fi fth-place fi nish ... Also helped the men earn a school-record time in the 400-meter relay at 43.19 (5/15) ... Took second-place in the 400 meters at the Furman Invitational in a time of 50.38 and a fourth-place in the 100 meters (11.31), marking his per-sonal-best time in the event (4/11) ... Earned his best time in the 200 me-ters in 22.79 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Classic (5/9) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Set a new school record of 51.08 seconds while fi nish-ing seventh-overall in the 400-meter dash at the A-Sun Championships (2/20)... Was also a member of the men’s dis-tance medley team and 1,600-meter relay team at the meet ... Earned a personal-best time in the 200-meter dash with a fi nish of 23.67 seconds at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) ... Finished third in the 300-meter dash, setting a school record with a time of 37.05 seconds, and sixth in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Games (1/31) ... Also saw action in the 500-meter dash at the Clemson Games ... Ran the 200-meter dash at the Appalachian Invite, where he led all Upstate men with a time of 23.79 seconds (12/5).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered one year in track and fi eld at the University of Wis-consin River Falls … Competed in the 55-meter dash and 200-meter dash in the indoor season and the 100 and 200 meters in outdoor … Was named Rookie of the Year ... Earned track and fi eld athlete of the week once at the school ... Spent four years in the military before going to UW River Falls ... Joined the Air Force Re-serves in Charleston and spent eight months in Iraq before coming to Upstate.

Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1982 ... Son of Kimberly Peterson ... Has one brother, Matt ... Favorite food is Italian ... Favorite movie is “Rudy” ... Enjoys anything out-doors ... Favorite quote is “Nothing is worth more than today.”

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Jackson’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ___________________ 2:11.25, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)3,000-Meter Run ___________________ 9:26.59, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)5,000-Meter Run ___________ 16:07.98, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09)Mile Run _________________________ 4:43.53, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)


800-Meter Run _____________________ 2:10.53, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)1,500-Meter Run ___________________4:14.49, Winthrop Invitational (3/27/09)3,000-Meter Run ___________________________9:22.39, 49er Classic (3/21/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 15:49.53, 49er Classic (3/21/09)10,000-Meter Run _____________________ 33:20.43, Duke Invitational (4/3/09)

2009 XC: Recorded best time of season with a 26:42.84 mark at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) ... Finished 32nd at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) with a time of 26:36, helping the Spartans earn a tie for third ... Finished 22nd at the Eye Opener, helping lead the Spartans to a third-place fi nish.

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 10,000 meters at the A-Sun Championships, leading the Spartans with a fi nish in 34:15.87 (5/15) ... Saw best 10k fi nish at the Duke Invitational in 33:20.43 (4/3) ... Set school record in the 5,000-meter run at the 49er Classic with a time of 15:49.53 (3/21) ... Competed in the 800-meter run at the Furman Invitational (4/11) and 49er Classic (3/21) ... Earned best fi nish in the 3,000-meter run at the 49er Classic with a time of 9:22.39 (3/21) ... Set season-best time in the 1,500 meters at the Winthrop Invitational, fi nishing in 4:19.49 (3/27) ... Also competed in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relays at the Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Aca-demic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Led all Spartans with a 10th-place fi nish in the 5,000-meter run and set a school record with a time of 15:36.05 at the A-Sun Championships (2/20) ... Earned his best time in the mile run with a 4:43.53 fi nish and in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:26.59 at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) ... Competed in the mile and 5,000-meter runs at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Earned his second-best time in the mile with a 4:43.85 fi nish at the UNC Classic, where he also competed in the 3,000-meter run (1/24) ... Competed in the 800-meter run at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).

2008 XC: Led the Spartans with a 30th-place fi nish at A-Sun Championships with a season-best time of 26:28 ... Named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen team, becom-ing fi rst men’s cross country athlete to earn a conference award ... Finished fi rst among the Spartans in each meet ... Led the Spartans to a 12th-place fi nish of 22 teams at the Mercer Invitational (9/27) with a 30th-place fi nish ... Finished 27th at the Furman Invitational (10/11) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in cross country and track and fi eld at Aiken ... Earned all-state honors in cross country in 2007 with a 10th-place fi nish at the state meet.

Personal: Born on April 18, 1989 ... Son of Robert and Janice Jackson ... Has one brother, Paul ... Psychology major ... Favorite band is Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Dream job is to be a sports psychologist for a major sports team.

Thompson’s Personal Bests


60-Meter Hurdles ____________________ 8.86, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)Long Jump ____________________ 20-10.50, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)High Jump ______________________ 6-00.00, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)1,600-Meter Relay ________________ 3:31.34, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


High Jump _____________________ 6-02.75, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)Long Jump ____________________ 21-09.00, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)Decathlon ________________________ 5,434, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)400-Meter Relay ___________________ 43.19, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)1,600-Meter Relay _________________________ 3:31.31, 49er Classic (3/21/09)


2009 Outdoor: Took third in the decathlon at the A-Sun Championships, setting a school record with 5,434 points (5/15) ... Won the high jump in the decath-lon and fi nished second in the long jump, shot put, 400-meter dash, 110-me-ter hurdles and discus throw ... Named the A-Sun Most Outstanding Freshman ... Also took fourth in the long jump (21-09) and fi fth in the high jump, tying his personal best of 6-02.75 ... Also helped the men earn a school-record time in the 400-meter relay with a fourth-place fi nish in 43.19 (5/15) ... Set the school record in the 110-meter hurdles at championships with a fi nish in 15.80 (5/15) ... Took second in the long jump and third in the high jump at the Furman Invitational (4/11) ... Finished eighth in the high jump at the Clem-son Orange & Purple Classic (5/9).

2008-09 Indoor: Finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the A-Sun Championships with a time of 8.93 seconds and was also a member of the 1,600-meter relay team (2/20) ... Also earned a sixth-place fi nish in the long jump at the championships ... Set a school re-cord in the 60-meter hurdles with a 8.86 fi nish at the Carolina Invitational and also competed in the high jump (2/13) ... Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Clemson Games (1/31) ... Set school record in the 55-meter hurdles at the Appalachian Limited Meet, where he also competed in the high jump (1/17).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in football and track and fi eld at Castle ...Was a two-time MVP for track and fi eld team ... Set school’s 300-meter intermediate hurdle record ... Earned all-conference honors ... Was a state qualifi er in high hurdles, intermediate hurdles and 1,600-meter hurdles.

Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1989 ... Son of Daniel Redd and Christie-Thompson Redd ... Has two brothers, Chris and Ambrose ... Major is undecided ... Favorite season is summer ... Favorite food is mango habanero buff alo wings ... Favorite movie is “Troy.”

THOMPSONREGGIE

Owensboro, Ky. • Castle

S O P H O M O R E • M U L T I P L E E V E N T S • 6 - 3


JACKSONJAMES

Aiken, S.C. • Aiken

S O P H O M O R E • D I S T A N C E • 6 - 0

16

Before USC Upstate: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and fi eld at Pendle-ton … Was a state qualifi er in 110-meter hurdles … Two-time regional winner in 110-meter hurdles … Part of 400-meter relay team that set the school record … Named to Anderson Independent All-Area Team.

Personal: Born on Oct. 5, 1990 … Son of Robert Walker and Sonya Curry … A computer science major … Favorite food is rabbit … Favorite actor is Dave Chap-pelle … Favorite singer is Gucci Man … Favorite movie is “Norbit” … Favorite sea-son is spring … Favorite sports fi gure is Randy Moss … Favorite book is “Water-ship Down” … Most admires his Uncle Mike … Enjoys working with computers, fi shing, hunting and cook outs … Aspires to be a database administrator.

CURRY

BRANDON

Anderson, S.C. • Pendleton

2009 XC: Strong performer for the Spartans ... Recorded best time, 26:13.20, at Charlotte Invitational (10/17) en route to a 33rd-place fi nish ... The third Spartan to cross the fi nish line as he fi nished 16th at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) ... Best fi nish of the season came at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17), when he fi nished seventh ... Posted a 15th-place fi nish at the Eye Opener (9/5).

Before USC Upstate: A three-year letterman in cross country at Carlisle ... Placed second in the 3200 meters and seventh in the 1600 meters as a senior at the Mid-Penn Championships ... Finished with times of 9:33.49 in the 3200 meters and 4:28.59 in the 1600 meters, helping Carlisle secure a ninth-place fi nish ... Boasted a time of 16:22.41 in the 5,000-meters during his senior season ... A two-time PIAA District 3 medalist and state qualifi er in track and fi eld.

Personal: Born on May 31, 1990... Son of Joseph and Sue Dennison ... Has three brothers, Jamey, Tommy and Mikey... Majoring in business administration ... Fa-vorite TV Show is “Family Guy” ... Favorite actress is Megan Fox Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite movie is “Step Brothers” ... Hero growing up was Michael Jordan ... Enjoys running and playing guitar ... Mother, Sue, was a member of the cross country team at Kutztown University as well as a member of the cross country and track and fi eld teams at Bloomsburg University.

DENNISONDAVID

Carlisle, Pa. • Carlisle

F R E S H M A N • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 9


Before USC Upstate: Was a member of the track and fi eld team as well as the football team … Was selected as team MVP for track and fi eld and competed at the state track and fi eld championships.

Personal: Born on Dec. 12, 1989 … Son of William and Arlene Fernanders … Has three brothers … Majoring in management … Favorite movie is “Superbad” … Favorite actor is Will Smith … Favorite singer is Lil’ Wayne … Favorite book is “Don’t Bend” … Admires his mom and dad.

FERNANDERSDEREK

Campobello, S.C. • Chapman

S O P H O M O R E • J U M P S • 6 - 1

F R E S H M A N • S P R I N T S • 6 - 2

Men’s Incoming Student-Athlete Profi les

2009 XC: Top performer all season for the Spartans ... In Upstate’s six meets, he record three victories and three second-place fi nishes ... Finished second at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) ... Earned all-conference and all-freshman honors, as well as being named A-Sun Freshman of the Year ... Finished fi rst at the Woff ord Relays (9/1) and became the fi rst Spartan male to ever win the Eye Opener (9/5), as he set a school record with a time of 25:00 ... Finished second at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (9/18) and the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) ... Broke his own school record with a time of 24:28.40 at the Charlotte Invitational ... Finished fi rst at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) ... Owns the top-four times in school history ... Earned three A-Sun Runner of the Week awards (9/9, 9/23, 10/7).

Before USC Upstate: Participated in track and fi eld at Kangetuny HS ... Posted a time of 8:36.90 in the 3,000 meters and a time of 15:29.66 in the 5,000 meters during time trials.

Personal: Born on May 14, 1986 ... Son of Samwel Yego and Esther Kemboi ... Has fi ve sisters and four brothers ... Favorite food is ugali ... Favorite book is “Under-standing the Power of Man” ... Favorite movie is “Vietnam” ... Favorite TV Show is “Tahidi High” ... Favorite singer is Rose Muhando ... Favorite song is “Son of Man” ... Enjoys reading, listening to music and making friends.

KEMBOIGILBERT

Eldoret, Kenya • Kangetuny


GARNETTREGGIE

Columbia, S.C. • Robert G. Cole

F R E S H M A N • J U M P S • 5 - 9

2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2008-09 Indoor: Redshirted ... Competed as an unattached athlete in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the Carolina Invitational (2/13).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in football and track and fi eld ... A part of the dis-trict champion 800-meter relay ... Personal-best time was 22.59 in the 200-meter dash .... Regional qualifi er in the 800-meter relay and the triple jump.

Personal: Born on May 17, 1990 in Frankfurt, Germany ... Son of Aubrey and Chanda Gaines, who both serve in the U.S. Army ... Has two brothers, Aubrey and Michael Gaines, and a sister, Alleyah ... Majoring in business … Favorite movie is “The Hangover” … Favorite actress is Beyonce … Loves his grandma’s cooking.

Before USC Upstate: Four-year letterwinner as part of track and fi eld team … Was a two-time region champion and two-time state champion … Was an all-region and all-state selection and was also selected as hurdler of the year … Also won four AAU state championships.

Personal: Born on April 23, 1990 … Son of Timothy and Veronica Mitchell … Has a younger sister, Tanicka ... Business management major… Favorite TV show is “One Tree Hill” … Favorite movie is “The Express” … Favorite food is jambalaya … Favorite book is “The Pact” … Most admires his great grandmother … Aspires to be a professional track and fi eld athlete.

MOOREDANNY

Spartanburg, S.C. • Dorman

S O P H O M O R E • S P R I N T S • 5 - 1 0

17

2009 XC: Ran in two meets for the Spartans ... Finished 65th at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) and 189th at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and fi eld at Hickory Ridge ... Won 800-meter county championship and was selected as team MVP as a senior ... Also awarded with outstanding freshman award.

Personal: Born on March 4, 1991 ... Son of Jerry and Darlene Thomas ... Has one sister, Brittany ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite book is “Scar Tissue” ... Favor-ite TV Show is “The Simpsons” ... Favorite sports fi gure is Dan Marino ... Favorite singer is Lupe Fiasco ... Favorite song is “The Cool” ... Favorite season is winter ... Enjoys playing the piano and running.

THOMASDUSTIN

Harrisburg, N.C. • Hickory Ridge

F R E S H M A N • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 1 1

Men’s Incoming Student-Athlete Profi les

SIMONDOMINIC

Sumter, S.C. • Sumter

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S • 5 - 8

2009 XC: Competed in two meets for Upstate ... Finished 61st at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) and179th at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in both cross country and track and fi eld... Re-ceived the academic excellence award.

Personal: Born on Aug. 28, 1991... Son of James and Barbara Taylor... Has one brother, Boyd... Majoring in Physical Education... Favorite singer is George Strait... Favorite movie is “Fireproof”... Favorite TV show is “Survivor”... Favorite food is chicken... Favorite actor is Gerald Butler... Favorite song is “Best I Ever Had”... Fa-vorite book “Beyond Belief” by Josh Hamilton... Favorite season is summer... Fa-vorite quote is “Live everyday to the fullest”... Hero growing up was his father.

TAYLORDYLAN

Woodruff , S.C. • Woodruff

F R E S H M A N • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 1 1

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and fi eld and football at Sumter HS ... Earned all-region honors in track and fi eld during senior season.

Personal: Born on Feb. 16, 1989... Son of Tim and Lisa Simon ... Enjoys working out and playing basketball and football.

THOMASCAMERON

Niceville, Fla. • Niceville


2009 XC: Set a personal-best time of 26:43.20 at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) ... Highest fi nish came at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17), when he fi nished 12th ... Finished 33rd at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) as the Spartans tied for third overall.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered twice in track and fi eld and once in cross country while at Niceville ... Helped lead school to the county championships as a senior in cross country ... Finished as the runner-up with a time of 16:29 at the county meet, coming in behind his teammate, Christian Ritacco ... Named to the All-4A District cross country team with an eighth-place fi nish of 16:30 ... Posted per-sonal-best time of 16:02 at the 4A Florida State Cross Country Championships, where he fi nished 11th ... Also a Florida Athletic Coaches Association All Star meet selection and fi nished 10th in the senior race at the 2008 Footlocker South Regional (16:17), and was a part of the All-South Senior Team ... Named to the 4A District team in track and fi eld, as he fi nished third in the 800 meters (2:00.84) and third in the 3,200-meter relay.

Personal: Born on Aug. 9, 1991 ... Son of Terry and Clara Thomas ... Has an older brother, Blaine, and sister, Amber ... Majoring in business administration ... Fa-vorite food is grilled chicken with hot sauce ... Favorite movie is “The Amityville Horror” ... Favorite song is Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” ... Favorite athlete is soccer player David Beckham ... Admires his parents.

RITACCOCHRISTIAN

Niceville, Fla. • Niceville


2009 XC: Strong runner for the Spartans ... Was the second Spartan to cross the fi nish line at three of the meets ... Recorded season-best time of 26:29 at the Eye Opener (9/5), as he fi nished 11th ... Finished 15th at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) and earned all-freshman team accolades ... Finished 23rd at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (9/18).

Before USC Upstate: A four-year letterman in cross country and track and fi eld, earning all-county honors in cross country his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Won the county championships as a senior with a time of 16:04 and helped to lead Niceville to the team title ... Also was the 4A District cross country runner-up, the 4A Region cross country runner up, and earned a seventh-place fi nish at the 4A Florida Cross Country Championships with a personal-best time of 15:55 ... Dropped his 5k personal best from 17:06 in his junior season to 15:55 in his senior campaign ... Earned a Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star meet selection and fi nished eighth in the senior race at the 2008 Footlocker South Regional (16:11) and was a part of the All-South Senior Team ... Named the 2009 Northwest Florida Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... Took second in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:41.80 at the Florida Class 4A Track & Field Championships.

Personal: Born on April 29, 1991 ... Son of Christopher and Kathy Ritacco ... Has a sister, Meagan, who is a sophomore on West Florida’s cross country team ... A criminal justice major ... Favorite foods are lasagna and lobster ... Favorite movie is “Tears of the Sun” ... Enjoys swimming, surfi ng, writing music and playing the guitar ... Admires his mom.

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Women’s Returning Student-Athlete Profi les

Blocker’s Personal Bests


Shot Put ______________________ 36-11.00, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)Weight Throw __________________ 32-03.75, Gamecock Invitational (2/23/08) 60-Meter Dash ______________________ 8.38, Clemson Invitational (1/18/08)


100-Meter Dash ___________________________ 13.34, 49er Classic (3/21/09)Discus Throw___________________ 106-10.00, Buccaneer Invitational (3/8/08)Shot Put ______________________ 36-07.00, Orange & Purple Classic (5/9/09)Hammer Throw __________________ 126-06, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)400-Meter Relay ___________________50.47, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw, shot put and 400-meter relay at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Set a career-best toss in the hammer throw at championships, reaching 126-06, to post a top-10 fi nish ... Helped 400-me-ter relay team post a school-record fi fth-place fi nish in 50.47 seconds .. Posted a third-place fi nish in the shot put and ninth-place fi nish in the hammer throw at the Furman Invitational (4/11) ... Took fourth in the shot put with a career-best and school-record toss of 36-07 and seventh in the hammer throw at the Orange & Purple Classic (5/9) ... Placed in the top 10 in two events at the Georgia Bull-dog Limited Meet, fi nishing seventh in the shot put and ninth in the hammer throw (4/18) ... Competed in the discus throw at the Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the shot put at the A-Sun Championships, post-ing a school record with a toss of 36-11.00 (2/20) ... Finished eighth ... Finished third in the shot put at the Clemson Games (1/31) ... Also competed in the weight throw at the Appalachian Invite (12/5).

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash, the discus and the shot put during the season ... Had school’s top four times in the 100 meters during the season and the third-best throw in the discus ... Won the 100-meter dash at the Woff ord Invitational (4/7) ... Followed that by winning the 100 meters at the Fur-man Invitational with a time of 13.60 (4/12).

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the shot put at the A-Sun Championships (3/1-2) ... Set a then-school record with toss of 32-10.50 at event ... Also posted school record in 60-meter dash ... Finished fourth in the shot put with a toss of 31-09.75 and sixth in the weight throw with a toss of 32-03.75 at the Gamecock Invita-tional (2/23).

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and basketball at Redan … Received the Most Improved award.

Personal: Born on Sept. 22, 1989 ... Daughter of Terry and LaFrancine Blocker ... Physical education major ... Has one brother, Terry ... Favorite singer is Jasmine Sullivan … Favorite book is “Their Eyes were Watching God.”

BLOCKERLATERRICA

Stone Mountain, Ga. • Redan

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S / T H R O W S • 5 - 8

Neely’s Personal Bests


60-Meter Hurdles ________________________ 9.97, Clemson Games (1/31/09)60-Meter Dash __________________________ 9.08, Clemson Games (1/31/09)


100-Meter Dash ______________________ 14.37, Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17/09)100-Meter Hurdles _________________ 16.60, Orange & Purple Classic (5/9/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and 1,600-meter relay at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Season best time in the 100-meter hurdles was at the Clemson Orange & Purple Classic, where she fi n-ished in 16.60 (5/9) ... Also saw action in the 400-meter relay, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash during the season.

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the A-Sun Champion-ships (2/20) ... Earned her best time of the season in the hurdles at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in 9.97 seconds(1/31) ... Competed in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles at the Clemson Games, where she set the school record in the hurdles with a fi nish of 9.97 seconds (1/30) ... Set the school record in the 55-meter dash at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 100-me-ter hurdles during the season ... Posted school’s top three times of the season in the hurdles ... Finished fi fth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Bucaneer Invitational (3/8) ... Finished fourth in the hurdles at the Catamount Classic (4/18).

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the A-Sun Champion-ships (3/1-2).

Before USC Upstate: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and fi eld at Northwestern ... Earned the Wingfoot and Coaches’ Award.

Personal: Born on July 19, 1989 ... Daughter of Roger and Candace Neely ... Has two older siblings, Kristin and Kyle ... Father played tennis at Appalachian State ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean” ... Favorite actor is Johnny Depp ... Loves reality TV shows ... Favorite group is The Killers … Most admires her parents … Dream job is to be a teacher and a track coach.

NEELYKATHRYN

Rock Hill, S.C. • Northwestern

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S • 5 - 4

19

2008-09 Indoor: Named team MVP ... Took fi rst-place in the 5,000-meter run at the A-Sun Championships with a school-record time of 17:32.95 (2/20) ... Also fi nished second in the 3,000 meters and fourth in the mile run at the confer-ence championships with respective season-best times of 10:11.49 and 5:10.13 ... Finished fourth in the mile and sixth in the 800-meter run at the Carolina Invi-tational, where she set the school record in the mile in 5:09.15 (2/13) ... Finished fourth in the 800-meter run, fourth in the 3,000-meters and seventh in the mile run at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Notched a third-place fi nish in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:13.97 and a fi fth-place fi nish in the mile run at the UNC Classic (1/24) ... Won the 800-meter run at the Appalachian Limited, setting a school record with a time of 2:20.76 (1/17).

2008 XC: Finished 34th at the A-Sun Championships ... Finished fi rst among 311 runners at the Eye Opener Invitational (9/6), helping lead the team to a sixth-place fi nish, and was the fi rst women in the history of Upstate to win the race ... Finished second at the Blue Ridge Open (10/17) with a season-best time of 18:20, leading the women to a 12th-place fi nish of 26 teams ... Finished third at the Mercer Invitational (9/27), leading the Spartans to a season-best fourth-place fi nish of 24 teams ... Took fourth-place at the Furman Invitational (10/11) and seventh at the Winthrop Invitational (9/20) ... Notched fi ve top-ten fi nishes and four top-fi ve fi nishes ... Earned two A-Sun Runner of the Week awards, after her performances at the Eye Opener and Furman Invitationals.

2008 Outdoor: Earned Upstate’s Spartan of the Week and Most Outstanding Freshman Award ... Named team’s Most Valuable Athlete ... Competed in the 800, 1,500-, 3,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-meter runs and the steeplechase during the season ... Had school’s best time of the season in all six events ... Won the 3,000 meters at the 49er Classic with a time of 10:34.87 (3/22) ... Finished 10th in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational with a time of 17:42.91 (4/4) ... Won the 800 and 1,600 meters at the Woff ord dual meet (4/7) ... Won the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:53.16 and fi nished third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.92 at the Furman Invitational (4/12) ... Finished 13th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:24.96 at the prestigous Penn Relays (4/25) ... Closed season by fi nishing second in the stepplechase at the Orange & Purple Classic with a time of 11:40.74 (5/10).

2007-08 Indoor: Earned A-Sun Conference Most Outstanding Runner and Most Outstanding Freshman awards at the A-Sun Championships (3/1-2) ... Claimed medallist honors in the mile run, the 3,000-meters and the 5,000-meters ... Post-ed a 10:10.31 time in the 3,000 meters for her fi rst title of the meet (3/1) ... Added a 17:43.38 in the 5,000 meters for her second title and wrapped up with a 5:16.60 mile run for her third win (3/2) ... Passed three runners in fi nal lap to take mile title ... Set school records in the 800 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and the mile run ... Finished fi fth in the 3,000 meters at the Tiger Invitational with a time of 10:03.78, setting a school record (2/15) ... Finished in seventh at the Clemson Invitational in both the mile run and the 3,000-meters (1/18-19).

2007 XC: Earned A-Sun Freshman of the Year honors along with spots on the All-A-Sun and A-Sun All-Freshman teams ... Named team’s Most Outstanding Run-ner ... Finished second at the A-Sun Championships with a then-school-record 5K time of 18:08, just 17 seconds behind the medalist (10/28) ... Was Spartans’ top runner all season long, fi nishing in the top 10 in all six races ... First Spartan to ever dip below the 19-minute mark, doing so in all six races ... Won her fi rst career race with a time of 18:14 at The Citadel Invitational (9/29) ... Finished seventh at the Gamecock Invitational, the Spartans’ fi rst cross country race in three years (8/31) ... Finished eighth at the Eye Opener and fourth at Charlotte Invitational (9/22) ... Took fourth at the Furman Invitational to earn her fi rst A-Sun Runner of the Week honors (10/13).

Before USC Upstate: Played soccer, fi eld hockey and participated in track and fi eld at Loreto ... Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:55 and 5K in 18:32 ... Was named the track and fi eld team’s MVP in 1997 ... Redshirted in one season at Alaska Fair-banks.

Personal: Daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalyne Tangwar ... Has three brothers, Richard, Dan and Geoff ry, and fi ve sisters, Eunice, Ruth, Loia, Joan and Milka ... Nursing major ... Favorite food is chapati and ugali (corn meal) ... Favor-ite book is “Gifted Hands”...Enjoys cooking, singing and travelling ... Admires her mother ... Favorite athlete is Kenyan marathon runner Catherine Ndereba ... Hero growing up was Kenyan marathon runner and peace advocate Tegla Lorupe ... Involved in Habitat for Humanity ... Sister, Joan, is a sophomore on Upstate’s cross country and track and fi eld team.


TANGWAREMILY

Eldoret, Kenya • Lareto (Matunda)

J U N I O R • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 2

Tangwar’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ____________________ 2:20.76, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)Mile Run _________________________ 5:09.15, Carolina Invitational (2/12/09)3,000 Meter Run _____________________ 10:03.78, Tiger Invitational (2/15/08)5,000 Meter Run _________________17:32.95, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:17.75, 49er Classic (3/21/09)1,500-Meter Run __________________________ 4:40.06, 49er Classic (3/21/09)3,000-Meter Run _________________________ 10:34.87, 49er Classic (3/22/08)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 17:23.33, Penn Relays (4/23/09)10,000 Meter Run ________________________ 36:24.96, Penn Relays (4/24/08)

2009 XC: Posted best time of season, 19:22, at the Eye Opener (9/5), as she fi n-ished 17th ... Finished 46th at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) with a time of 19:46 ... Finished 25th at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17).

2009 Outdoor: Won the 1,500-meter run at the Furman Invitational (4:45.46) and took third in the 800 meters (4/11) ... Finished second in the 1,500 meters and fi fth in the 800 meters at the 49er Classic, posting season-best fi nishes in both events and setting a school record in the 800 with a time of 2:17.75 (3/21) ... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays, winning her section of 38 girls with a time of 17:24.30 (3/27) ... Competed in the prestigious Penn Relays for the second-straight year, posting a 24th-place fi nish in the 5,000-meters with a career-best and school-record time of 17:23.33 (4/23) ... Helped the women post a school record in the 1,600-meter relay at the Woff ord Dual Meet, fi nishing in 4:14.37 (4/17).

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CHELULEICAROLYNE

Eldoret, Kenya • Alliance Girls


Yancey’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ___________________2:58.76, Gamecock Invitational (2/23/08)Mile Run _________________________ 6:36.61, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)3,000-Meter Run __________________ 12:42.39, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)5,000 Meter Run _________________20:56.34, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


1,500-Meter Run ______________ 5:48.65, Weems Baskin Invitational, (3/29/08)3,000-Meter Run ____________________ 12:44.02, Catamount Classic (4/18/08)5,000-Meter Run ___________________ 22:53.82, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs throughout the season ... Posted top fi nish in the 5,000-meters at the Furman Invitational (4/11).

2008-09 Indoor: Set a new personal best time in the 5,000-meter run at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships (2/20) ... Earned her best time of the season in the 3,000-meters at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) ... Finished fi fth in the 3,000-meters at the Clemson Games (1/31) ... Competed in the mile run at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).

YANCEYNICOLE

Madison, Conn. • Daniel Hand

J U N I O R • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 4

Chelulei’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:29.80, UNC Classic (1/24/09)Mile Run ________________________5:21.24, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)3,000 Meter Run ____________10:35.65, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09)


800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:26.55, 49er Classic (3/21/09)1,500-Meter Run __________________4:45.09, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________18:13.59, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 XC: Recorded three fi rst-place fi nishes during the season ... Finished at the top at the Woff ord Relays (9/1), the Eye Opener (9/5) and the USC Upstate Invi-tational (10/17) ... Set a school record with a time of 17:31.40 at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) en route to a third-place fi nish ... Earned the A-Sun Runner of the Week award on Oct. 7 ... Was the second Spartan to cross the fi nish line at the A-Sun Championships (10/31) as she fi nished ninth with a time of 18:16, earning her second-team all-conference accoloades.

2009 Outdoor: Scored points with a fi fth-place fi nish in the 5,000 meters and a sixth-place performance in the 1,500 meters at the A-Sun Championships (5/15)...Earned personal-best times in both events, fi nishing the 1,500 in 4:45.09 and the 5,000 in 18:13.59 ... Also competed in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh Relays (3/27) ... Posted her season-best time in the 800 meters at the 49er Classic (3/21) ... Competed in the 1,600-meter relay at the Woff ord Dual Meet, helping the women post a school record in 4:14.37 (4/17).

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the mile run at the A-Sun Championships, where she fi nished 12th overall with a personal-best time of 5:21.24 (2/20) ... Also com-peted in the 3,000-meter run at conference championships ... Ran the mile at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) and ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Finished eighth of 58 competitors in the 3,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 10:35.65 and also competed in the 800-meter run at the ETSU Invitational ... Ran her best time in the 800-meter event at the UNC Classic, fi nishing in 2:29.80 (1/24).

WALKERGABRIELLE

Chatanooga, Tenn. • Mars Hill

J U N I O R • S P R I N T S • 5 - 4

Walker’s Personal Bests


100-Meter Dash ___________________ 12.87, Orange & Purple Classic (5/9/09)Long Jump _______________________15-07.50, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)Triple Jump ____________________ 34-00.75, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)400-Meter Relay ___________________ 50.47, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 Outdoor: Competed in the 100-meter dash, 400-meter relay, long jump and triple jump at the A-Sun Championships (5/15) ... Helped the 400-meter relay team post a school-record fi fth-place fi nish in 50.47 seconds ... Finished second in the triple jump (33-07.50), fourth in the 100 meters and fourth in the long jump (15-07.50) at the Fur-man Invitational (4/11) ... Saw top fi nish in the 100-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Classic with an eighth-place fi nish in 12.97 seconds and also earned ninth in the long jump (5/9) ... Also fi nished 10th in the long jump.

2008-09 Indoor: Did not see action in a meet.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in track and fi eld at Mars Hill College ... Set new school re-cords in the 100 meters, triple jump, 400-me-ter relay and 55 meters.

High School: Lettered in basketball and track and fi eld at Brainerd ... Set new record for the triple jump and 400-meter relay ... Finished third in the state in the triple jump and 400-meter relay ... Member of the National Honor Society and graduated in the top 10 percent of her class.

Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1987 ... Has one brother, Rickey, and one sister, Stacy ... Majoring in sociology ... Favorite foods are cabbage and hot wings ... Favorite quote is “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifi ce the gift” … Dream job is to work with the FBI.

2008 XC: Finished sixth for the Spartans at the Atlantic Sun Conference Cham-pionships and 68th-overall with a sea-son-best time of 22:07 ... Competed in each meet for the Spartans this season ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008 Outdoor: Competed in the 1,500-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs ... Posted school’s second-best times of the sea-son in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters ... A member of the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team.

2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the 800-meter-run at the Atlantic Sun Confer-ence Championships (3/1) ... Had two of top fi ve times of the season in the 800 meters.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in indoor and outdoor track and soccer at Daniel Hand.

Personal: Born on Oct. 6, 1989 ... Daughter of Reed Yancey and Carolyn Katz ... English major ... Has three siblings, Sam, Sydney and Kody ... Favorite food is pasta ... Favorite TV show is “The Offi ce”... Favorite book is “Possible Side Eff ects”... Father, Reed, played college hockey at Nichols College.

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Sang’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ______________2:32.67, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09)Mile Run ___________________5:28.43, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09)3,000 Meter Run __________________ 10:20.93, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________17:58.80, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


800-Meter Run ___________________________ 2:20.31, 49er Classic (3/21/09)1,500-Meter Run ____________________ 4:47.64, Furman Invitational (4/11/09)3,000-Meter Run _________________________ 10:33.51, 49er Classic (3/21/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 17:27.60, Penn Relays (4/23/09)10,000-Meter Run ________________36:54.73, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)

2009 XC: Earned a spot on the All-A-Sun First Team after placing fi fth at the conference championships (10/31) ... Posted a time of 18:06 at the event ... Set a personal-best time of 17:39.60 at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) as she fi nished in eighth ... Time of 17:39.60 is the second fastest in school history ... Fin-ished second at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) with a time of 18:00.97 ... At the Eye Opener (9/5) Finished third with a time of 18:26 at the Eye Opener (9/5).

2009 Outdoor: Earned a second-place fi n-ish in the 10,000-meter run at the A-Sun Championships, fi nishing in 36:54.73, mark-ing the top fi nish among the team at the championships (5/15) ... Came back to post a fourth-place fi nish in the 5,000-meters (5/15) ... Posted season-best fi nish in the 5,000-me-ters at the Penn Relays, where she fi nished in 17:27.60 (4/23) ... Posted a third-place fi n-ish in the 3,000-meters with a school-record time of 10:33.51 at the 49er Classic (3/21) ... Finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the Furman Invitational with a season-best time of 4:47.64 and earned a top-10 fi nish in the 800 meters (4/11) ... Helped the women post a school record in the 1,600-meter relay at the Woff ord Dual Meet, fi nishing in 4:14.37 (4/17).

2008-09 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the A-Sun Champion-ships with a season-best time of 17:58.80 (2/20) ... Also earned a sixth-place fi nish in the 3,000-meters in 10:29.10 (2/20) ... Finished third in the 3,000-meter run at the Carolina Invitational with a personal-best time of 10:20.93 (2/13) ... Earned her best times in the 800-meters and mile run at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ... Also fi nished 10th out of 58 competitors in the 3,000-meter run at the race ... Earned a top-10 fi nish in the 3,000 meters at the UNC Classic (1/24).

2008 XC: Finished fi rst for the women at the A-Sun Championships and 22nd-overall with a time of 19:04, leading the team to a seventh-place fi nish of 11 teams ... Named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen team ... Finished seventh-overall at the Mercer Invitational in 18:51, helping to lead the women to a fourth-place fi n-ish of 24 teams, her season-best fi nish and fi rst fi nish in under 19 minutes (9/7) ... Finished 20th at the Eye Opener Invitational in 19:12 (9/6).

Before USC Upstate: Attended Biwott Ngelel-Tarit High School in Kenya ... Was an active distance runner, posting a 5:16 1,500-meter run and a 38:55 10,000-meter run ... Was the class prefect and a Christian Union Leader.

Personal: Born July 3, 1988...Daughter of Ruttoh and Pauline Kipsang ... A nurs-ing major ... Has seven siblings ... Enjoys watching movies, singing and running ... Favorite meal is ugali (corn meal) and mursik.


FINNEYJILLIAN

Columbia, S.C. • Dutch Fork


SANGJEMELI

Eldoret, Kenya • Biwott Ngelel-Tarit

S O P H O M O R E • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 62008 XC: Finished 56th at A-Sun Cham-pionships with a time of 21:00 ... Finished fi rst for the Spartans and 21st, at the Cov-ered Bridge Open in 19:52, helping lead the women to a sixth-place fi nish (8/29) ... Earned an eighth-place fi nish at the Mer-cer Invitational with a season-best time of 18:52 and helped the team earn their season-best fourth-place fi nish (9/7) ... Finished 21st at Eye Opener Invitational in 19:13 (9/6) ... A consistent top-three fi n-isher for the Upstate women ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USC Upstate: Went to Alliance Girls High School in Kenya ... Participated in soccer ... Earned the school’s certifi cate of merit in the heptathlon.

Personal: Born July 25, 1989 ... Daughter of Joseph and Nancy Chelulei ... Has four brothers and fi ve sisters ... A nursing major ... Favorite book is “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” ... Admires Mother Teresa ... Favorite food is chappattie ... Dream job is to be a head nurse.

Finney’s Personal Bests


Mile Run _________________________ 6:50.92, Appalachian Limited (1/17/09)

2009 XC: Appeared in three meets for Upstate ... Finished 92nd at the USC Up-state Invitational (10/17) and 204th at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) ... Finished 89th at the 4.6K VT Alumni Invitational (9/18).

2009 Outdoor: Did not compete in any meets.

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the mile run at the Appalachian Limited (1/17).2007-08: Redshirted the cross country, indoor track & fi eld and outdoor track & fi eld seasons.

Before USC Upstate: Lettered in cross country and track at Dutch Fork.

Personal: Born on March 22, 1989 ... Daughter of Bob and Jackie Finney ... Nurs-ing major ... Has one brother, Bobby ... Favorite movie is “Superbad.”

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Walker’s Personal Bests


Mile Run _____________________________5:37.77, Clemson Games (1/31/09)3,000-Meter Run __________________ 11:04.61, Carolina Invitational (2/13/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________19:11.44, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)


800-Meter Run ____________________2:32.40, Winthrop Invitational (3/27/09)1,500-Meter Run ___________________5:14.07, Winthrop Invitational (3/27/09)3,000-Meter Run ___________________ 10:58.43, Woff ord Dual Meet (4/17/09)3,000-Meter Steeplechase _________11:56.47, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 18:56.63, 49er Classic (3/21/09)10,000-Meter Run _____________________ 40:24.71, Duke Invitational (4/3/09)

2009 XC: Set a personal-best time of 18:39.40 at the Charlotte Invita-tional (10/2) as she fi nished 25th ... Finished 28th at the A-Sun Champi-onships (10/31) after a time of 19:07 ... Best fi nish of the season came at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) when she fi nished 12th ... Teamed with Emily Tangwar to take second at the Woff ord Relays (9/1) ... Fin-ished 18th at the Eye Opener (9/5).

2009 Outdoor: Earned a career-best fourth-place fi nish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the A-Sun Championships in 11:56.47 in only her second time competing in the event (5/15)...Also competed in the 5,000-meter run and 1,600-meter relay at the meet ... Finished third in the steeplechase at the Furman Invitational (4/11) ... Earned the second-best fi nish of the season in the 3,000-meter at the Woff ord Dual Meet with a time of 10:58.32 (4/17) ... Saw action in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs at the Winthrop Invitational (3/27) ... Competed in the 10,000-meter run at the Duke Invitational, posting a fi nish in 40:24.71 (4/3) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs at the A-Sun Championships (2/20)...Set a personal-best time of 19:11.44 in the 5,000 at the meet ... Also competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Carolina Invitational, setting a personal-best time in the event with a fi nish of 11:04.61 (2/13) ... Set a personal-best time of 5:37.77 in the mile run at the Clemson Games (1/31).

2008 XC: Finished second for the Spartans and 33rd at the A-Sun Champion-ships with a season-best time of 19:20 (11/1) ... Consistently fi nished fourth for the Spartans ... Finished 23rd at Mercer Invitational (9/27) ... Finished 27th at the Furman Invitational (10/11) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

High School: Lettered in volleyball, track and fi eld and cross country ... Was a team captain in both track and fi eld and cross country ... Won regional meet in cross country twice ... Placed 11th at the state high school meet as a senior ... Placed sixth in both the mile- and two-mile-runs at the state meet during her senior year... Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee ... Member of the Beta Club and National Honors Society.

Personal: Born on Feb. 20, 1990 ... Daughter of Gene and Carlette Walker ... Has one brother, Eli ... A nursing major ... Enjoys horseback riding and has a horse, Dusty ... Favorite movies are the Harry Potter series ... Admires her parents ... Fa-vorite athlete is American steeplechase athlete Anna Willard.


WALKERLAUREN

Columbia, S.C. • Lugoff -Elgin


TANGWARJOAN

Eldoret, Kenya • St. Joseph’s Girls


Tangwar’s Personal Bests


800-Meter Run ___________________2:21.68, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)Mile Run ________________________5:16.55, A-Sun Championships (2/20/09)3,000 Meter Run ____________10:35.72, ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31/09)


800-Meter Run __________________ 2:18.60, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)1,500-Meter Run _________________ 4:38.02, A-Sun Championships (5/15/09)5,000-Meter Run _________________________ 17:33.86, Penn Relays (4/23/09)

2009 XC: Was the third Spartan to cross the fi nish line at the A-Sun Champion-ships (10/31) ... Finished 27th with a time of 19:07 ... Set a personal-best time of 18:22.80 at the Charlotte Invitational (10/2) ... Placed 12th at the Eye Opener (9/5) with a time of 19:08 ... Teamed with Carolyne Chelulei to win the Woff ord Relays (9/1) ... Finished seventh at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/17) with a time of 19:07.63.

2009 Outdoor: Finished third in the 1,500 meters and fourth in the 800 meters at the A-Sun Championships and also competed in the 5,000 me-ters (5/15), posting a school record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:38.02 ... Also posted a career-best time in the 800 meters with a fi n-ish in 2:18.60 (5/15) ... Earned the fi fth-place spot in the 1,500 meters (4:47.74) and fi nished eighth in the 800 meters (2:22.03) at the Furman Invitational (4/11) ... Posted her best time in the 5,000 meters at the Ra-leigh Relays with a time of 17:33.86 (4/23) ... Helped the women post a school record in the 1,600-meter re-lay at the Woff ord Dual Meet, fi nish-ing in 4:14.37 (4/17) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2008-09 Indoor: Competed in the 800-meters, mile run and 3,000-meter run at the A-Sun Championships (2/20), fi nishing seventh in the 800 meters (2:21.68), ninth in the 3,000 meters (10:44.43) and tenth in the mile run (5:16.55) ... Earned personal-best times in the 800 meters and mile run at the meet ... Also competed in the 800-meter and mile runs at the Carolina Invitational (2/13) and ETSU Nis-wonger Invitational (1/31) ... Finished ninth of 58 competitors in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:35.72 at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational (1/31) ...Finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the UNC Classic with a time of 2:25.05, her sec-ond-best time of the season (1/24).

2008 XC: Finished fourth for the Spartans and 46th-overall at the A-Sun Champi-onships with a season-best time of 20:02 ... Battled a foot injury throughout part of the season, but was a consistent top-fi ve fi nisher for the women ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team.

Before USC Upstate: Attended St. Joseph’s Girls’ High School in Kenya ... Partici-pated in track & fi eld, fi eld hockey and soccer ... Was a provincial level runner, a district-level fi eld hockey player and a zonal-level soccer player.

Personal: Daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalyne Tangwar ... A nursing ma-jor ... Has three brothers, Richard, Dan and Geoff ry, and fi ve sisters, Eunice, Ruth, Loia, Emily and Milka ... Sister, Emily, is a junior on the Spartans’ cross country and track and fi eld team ... Admires Barack Obama ... Favorite sports fi gure is Kenyan Gold Medallist Pamela Jelimo.

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Women’s Incoming Student-Athlete Profi les

Before USC Upstate: Helped Broome win the state cross country championship as a senior and fi nish as runners-up in 2004 ... Earned SCHSL All-State status in 2005 after placing eighth individually ... A two-time all-region performer in cross country and was a member of the state runner-up 3,200-meter relay team in track and fi eld ... Beta Club President as a junior and senior ... Member of the Lit-erary Club, German Club and Spanish Club ... Attended Spartanburg Community College for two years and was president of the Science Club.

Personal: Born on Nov. 15, 1987 ... Daughter of Myles and Loretta Alexander ... Has a younger brother, Michael, and a younger sister, Jacqueline ... Father, Myles, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Languages, Literature and Compo-sition at USC Upstate ... A biology major ... Favorite food is spaghetti ... Favorite TV show is “The Big Bang Theory” ... Favorite actress is Nicole Kidman ... Admires distance running legend Steve Prefontaine ... Wants to be a physical therapist.

ALEXANDERMARY

Greenville, S.C. • Spartanburg C.C.

J U N I O R • D I S T A N C E • 5 - 9

MASANOTTICAMILLE

Ladson, S.C. • Stratford

F R E S H M A N • J U M P S / S P R I N T S • 5 - 4

Before USC Upstate: Four-year letter winner in track and fi eld at Abbeville HS ... Was the upper state champion in the pole vault during senior season, earning her team MVP honors ... He was also a member of the cheerleading squad.

Personal: Born on Jan. 14, 1991 ... Daughter of Steve and Brenda Osborne ... has four brothers, Joseph, Andrew, Dillon and Austin and one sister, Lauren ... Major-ing in nursing ... Favorite movie is “The Notebook” ... Favorite Actress is Meryl Steep ... Favorite food is pasta ... Favorite season is the fall ... Favorite TV Show is “Say Yes to the Dress” ... Favorite singer is Taylor Swift ... Favorite Book is “Dear John” ... Her hero and the person she admires most is her father ... Dream job is to be a doctor or a physicans assistant.

OSBORNEABIGAIL

Abbeville, S.C. • Abbeville

F R E S H M A N • J U M P S • 5 - 4

2009 XC: Competed in all six meets for the Spartans ... Best time, 20:48, came at the A-Sun Championships (10/31), as she fi nished 63rd ... Best fi nish of the season came on at the Eye Opener (9/5), when she placed 45th.

Before USC Upstate: A four-year letterwinner and four-time all-region selection at T.L. Hanna ... Recorded personal-best times of 19:57.45 in the 5,000 meters, 5:54.75 in the 1,600 meters, and 12:48.89 in the 3,200 meters, earning her team’s Most Valuable Distance Runner award as a senior ... The 2008 Region 1-4A cham-pion in cross country.

Personal: Born on Feb. 20, 1991 ... Daughter of Scott and Rochelle Transue ... Has a sister, Trisha ... A graphic design major ... Enjoys running, swimming and arts and crafts ... Favorite type of food is pasta ... Favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean” ... Favorite actor is Johnny Depp ... Lived in Pennsylvania and Indiana before moving to South Carolina before her freshman year of high school.

TRANSUELAURA

Greenville, S.C. • T.L. Hanna


Personal: Born Aug. 17, 1990 … Daughter of Leslie Gamble … Has two sisters, Tunisia Beasley and Jasmine Beasley … Majoring in communications … Favorite singer is Amerie … Favorite song is “Find a Way” … Favorite foods are French fries and brownies … Favorite actress is Kerry Washington … Favorite book is “Piece of the Sky” … Favorite quote is “Keep an open mind and a soft heart” … Dream job is to be a foreign missionary … Most admires her mother … Enjoys writing poetry, dancing, acting and doing volunteer work.

GAMBLECHRISTIAN

Columbia, S.C. • Lower Richland

F R E S H M A N • M U L T I P L E E V E N T S • 5 - 6


Before USC Upstate: Member of the track and fi eld team at South Aiken, earn-ing four letters … Was a two-time all-region selection … Competed in state championships in 2008 and 2009.

Personal: Born Jan. 31, 1991 … Daughter of Mike and Patti Bennett … Has one brother, Matt, and three sisters, Nancy, Stephanie and Allie … Majoring in early childhood education … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite TV show is “That ‘70s Show” … Favorite movie is “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off ” … Favorite music group is Bullet for My Valentine … Favorite sports fi gure is Grace Taylor … Most admires her mom … Enjoys track and fi eld, listening to music and reading … Dream job is to be a teacher.

BENNETTHOPE

Aiken, S.C. • South Aiken

F R E S H M A N • J U M P S • 5 - 3

Before USC Upstate: Member of track and fi eld and basketball teams at Green-ville Tech Charter … Named all-region and all-state in the hurdles and was a member of the 2009 All-Star team.

Personal: Born Oct. 22, 1990 … Daughter of Greg and Yvonne Farler … Has one brother, Richard … A physical education major … Favorite book is “Twilight” … Favorite singer is Elvis Presley … Favorite actress is Catherine Heigl … Favorite movie is “Baby Mama” … Favorite food is macaroni … Favorite sports fi gure is Candace Parker … Enjoys basketball, track and horseback riding … Dream job is to be a physical therapist.

FARLERERICA

Simpsonville, S.C. • Greenville Charter

F R E S H M A N • PO L E VA U L T / S P R I N T S • 5 - 3

Before USC Upstate: Spent two years as a member of the track and fi eld team at Stratford HS … Both seasons she competed in the state championships, earning a fi fth place fi nish in 2008 followed by a fi rst place fi nish (tie) in 2009 … personal bests include 15-09 in the long jump, 15.74 in the 110 meter hurdles and 11-06 in the pole vault.

Personal: Born Feb. 21, 1991 … Daughter of James and Kathleen Masanotti … Has one brother, James … Majoring in psychology … Favorite movie is “Night-mare Before Christmas” … Favorite TV show is “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory” … Favorite actor is Robert Downey, Jr. … Favorite book is “Tuesdays with Morrie” … Favorite sports fi gure is Nastia Liukin … Hero growing up was her dad … Loves her mom’s cooking … Enjoys track, singing and writing.

Before USC Upstate: Was a member for four years of the track and fi eld team at Lower Richland … Received the senior track award.

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Justin Crawford became the fi rst men’s A-Sun Track & Field Champion by winning the pole vault

with a leap of 14-07.25.

Emily Tangwar won her fourth career A-Sun title by winning the 3,000 meters at the indoor meet.

Perrish Goggins earned the Most Outstanding Track Performer as he contributed 22 team points

for Upstate.

Upstate Continues To Build On SuccessThe USC Upstate 2008-09 indoor track and fi eld programs made some giant leaps from the previous year’s con-ference fi nishes, despite it being just its second season in Division I. The men’s team improved from a sixth-place to a fourth-place conference fi nish, marking the best fi nish in the history of the program, while the women garnered another eighth-place fi nish.

Spartans Earn Titles At A-Sun ChampionshipsSophomore Justin Crawford, who saw a promising freshman season come to an end due to an injury in the spring, earned 10 points with a fi rst-place fi nish in the pole vault at the A-Sun Championships for the Spartans. Crawford, who fi nished sixth in the pole vault as a freshman, tied his career-best performance with a fi nish of 14-07.25.

“I had missed the height two times before, so I just kept thinking, `Don’t mess up, don’t mess up,’ “ Crawford said about his winning performance. “I’m just glad I could contribute to the team.”

Sophomore Emily Tangwar came back after fi nishing second in the 3,000 meters on the fi rst day of the champi-onships by taking fi rst in the women’s 5,000-meters, collecting 10 points and beating Kennesaw State’s Macken-zie Howe by nearly seven seconds. Tangwar’s time of 17:32.95 in the 5k was a new personal best and blew away the previous school record by nearly 10 seconds. Tangwar also fi nished fourth in the women’s mile, securing four more points with a 5:10.13 performance, one second shy of her career best time. Tangwar, who was named the Most Outstanding Performer and Most Outstanding Freshman in last season’s championships, totaled 22 of the women’s 28 total points throughout the championship.

Goggins Earns Most Outstanding at A-Sun ChampionshipsAfter being recognized as the Most Outstanding Freshman Performer in 2008, sophomore Perrish Goggins

came back strong at the indoor conference championships and earned the Most Valuable Field Performer award. Goggins competed in the men’s heptathlon, taking fi rst-place in the long jump (6.76m) and high jump (2.01m) and earning fi fth-place overall. He also competed in the individual long jump, high jump and triple jump events, earning second in the high jump and triple jump and fourth in the long jump.

“I felt best in the triple jump,” Goggins said. “I’m glad all my practice, hard work and dedication have paid off . I held back in the heptathlon a little bit so I could have enough energy and endurance to perform in my other events.”

Upstate Hosts First Ever Track & Field EventOn Sunday, Feb. 15, USC Upstate held its fi rst ever track and fi eld event as it played host to the “Upstate Throws Fest,” an open event for the shot put and weight throw, in the Auxiliary Gym in the Hodge Center on campus. The Spartans joined the Throw 1 Deep Track Club out of Georgia, a premier track and fi eld club team that used the meet as preparation for the Nike Indoor High School Nationals and USA Indoor Championships.

Spartans Break Six School Records at Carolina InvitationalIn their fi nal indoor meet of preparation before the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, the Spartans put together a solid day as several Upstate athletes displayed substantial improvements from the beginning of the indoor season, with many athletes continuing to set new personal-best times and university records.

Marc Wartenberger shined in the men’s weight throw event, fi nishing fourth with a personal-best throw of 42-00.75. Terry Squibbs competed in the pole vault, earning his best performance of the season with a fi nish of 13-01.50.

In other action, the Spartans saw success in the 60-meter hurdles as both Reggie Thompson and Kathryn Neely

won their respective heats. Thompson fi nished fi rst among eight other individuals in 8.86 seconds, marking a new school-record for the freshman.

On the distance side, Emily Tangwar’s third-place fi nish in the women’s mile with a time of 5:09.15 earned her a school record for the Spartans. Joan Tangwar also put up her best time of the year with a 5:19.61 fi nish, third of 11 in her heat, and the third-best all-time for the Spartans. In the men’s mile run, Matt Henderson and James

Jackson both broke the school record of 4:43.85 that Jackson set in the Spartans’ last outing. Both also ran the 3,000 meters for the men in Upstate’s fi nal event of the evening, capping the night on a solid note and keeping the theme of the day strong, breaking another school record.

Spartan Records Fall At Appalachian StateThe Spartans competed in their second meet of the season and their fi rst of 2009 on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Appa-lachian State, as they continued to accomplish many new Division I fi rsts, including setting numerous personal and team records.

Emily Tangwar sparked the Spartans with a fi rst-place fi nish in the women’s 800 meters, leading all fi nishers with a time of 2:20.76 and setting a school record. Joe Holzinger also accomplished a school record in the men’s 800 meters. Jemeli Sang and Conrad Goeringer also set new Spartan records in the 1,000-meter runs, both fi nish-ing in fi fth-place among the competitors. In the fi eld events, Perrish Goggins continued to show his athleticism and dominance, tying for fi rst with Appalachian State’s Darius Purcell in the men’s high jump, reaching 6-09.00.

2008-09 Indoor Track & Field Year In Review

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2008-09 Indoor Track & Field Results

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Top Performances

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Results

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Top Performances

Women’s Indoor Track & Field ResultsDate Event Result

12/5/08 Appalachian Invite No Team Scoring

1/17/09 Appalachian Limited No Team Scoring

Emily Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:20.76 (1st) Jemeli Sang- 1,000 Meters 3:12.71 (5th) Lauren Walker- 1,000 Meters 3:25.49 (6th) Caroline Chelulei- 800 Meters 2:29.83 (9th)1/24/09 UNC Classic No Team Scoring

Emily Tangwar- 3,000 Meters 10:13.97 (3rd) Emily Tangwar- Mile Run 5:15.33 (5th)Joan Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:24.05 (8th) Jemeli Sang- 3,000-Meters 10:44.50 (10th)1/30-1/31/09 ETSU Niswonger Invitational/Clemson Games No Team Scoring

Kayla Speed- Weight Throw 39-03.75 (1st) Stacie Sewell- Weight Throw 34-00.75 (2nd)LaTerrica Blocker- Shot Put 30-02.25 (3rd) Emily Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:24.65 (4th) Emily Tangwar- 3,000 Meters 10:22.77 (4th) Ashley Moore- 500-Meter Dash 1:32.81 (5th)Emily Tangwar- Mile Run 5:19.88 (7th) Caroline Chelueli- 3,000 Meters 10:35.65 (8th)Joan Tangwar- 3,000 Meters 10:35.72 (9th) Jemeli Sang- 3,000 Meters 10:36.51 (10th)

Date Event Result

2/13/09 Carolina Invitational No Team Scoring

Jemeli Sang- 3,000 Meters 10:20.93 (3rd) Emily Tangwar- Mile Run 5:09.15 (4th)Emily Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:20.85 (6th) 2/20-2/21/09 Atlantic Sun Championships 7th/8

1. Jacksonville 171 5. North Florida 432.Kennesaw State 109 6. Campbell 393. ETSU 84 7. USC Upstate 28

4. Belmont 48 8. Lipscomb 4 Emily Tangwar- 5,000 Meters 17:32.95 (1st) Emily Tangwar- 3,000 Meters 10:11.49 (2nd)Jemeli Sang- 5,000 Meters 17:58.80 (4th) Emily Tangwar- Mile Run 5:10.13 (4th)Jemeli Sang- 3,000 Meters 10:29.10 (6th) Joan Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:21.68 (7th)LaTerrica Blocker- Shot Put 36-11.00 (8th) Kayla Speed- Weight Throw 42-11.00 (8th)Joan Tangwar- 3,000 Meters 10:44.43 (9th) Joan Tangwar- Mile Run 5:16.55 (10th)

Date Event Result

12/5/08 Appalachian Invite No Team Scoring

Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-00.00 (8th) Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 22-01.50 (9th) James Miles- Shot Put 47-07.00 (9th); 1/17/09 Appalachian Limited No Team Scoring

Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-09.00 (1st) Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 21-10.25 (5th) Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-00.00 (6th) James Miles- Shot Put 46-08.00 (7th) 1/24/09 UNC Classic No Team Scoring

Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 13-09.25 (4th)1/30-1/31/09 ETSU Niswonger Invitational/Clemson Games No Team Scoring

Reggie Thompson- 60-Meter Hurdles 8.91 (1st) Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-04.25 (2nd)Perrish Goggins- 60-Meter Hurdles 9.89 (2nd) Michael Meissner- 300 Meters 37.05 (3rd) Marc Wartenberger- Shot Put 39-08.75 (3rd) Perrish Goggins- 60-Meter Dash 7.23 (5th)

Date Event Result

2/13/09 Carolina Invitational No Team Scoring

Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-05.25 (4th) Marc Wartenberger- Weight 42-00.75 (4th)Joe Jiles- High Jump 6-00.00 (8th) Terry Squibbs- Pole Vault 13-01.50 (8th)2/20-2/21/09 Atlantic Sun Championships 4th/7

1. ETSU 172 5. Belmont 40 2. Kennesaw State 151.50 6. Lipscomb 183. Campbell 85 7. North Florida 84. USC Upstate 47.50

Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-07.25 (1st) Perrish Goggins- Triple Jump 46-11.00 (2nd)Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-04.25 (2nd) Terry Squibbs- Pole Vault 13-07.25 (4th)Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 22-00.25 (4th) Marc Wartenberger- Heptathlon 4035 (4th)Perrish Goggins- Heptathlon 3,717 (5th) Reggie Thompson- Long Jump 20-10.50 (6th)Michael Meissner- 400 Meters 51.08 (7th) Marc Wartenberger- Weight 43-08.00 (7th)

55-Meter Dash

Kathryn Neely (1/17/09) ______________8.60Alesha Dawson (1/17/09) _____________8.94

60-Meter Dash

Erin Tyre (1/30/09) __________________9.02Kathryn Neely (1/30/09) ______________9.08

200 Meters

Kiah White (1/24/09) ________________27.78Sheliah Williams (2/13/09) ___________28.56Ashley Moore (12/5/08) _____________29.38Erin Tyre (1/24/09) _________________30.40

300 Meters

Kiah White (1/31/09) ________________44.29Sheliah Wililams (1/31/09) ___________45.01Adrienne Singletary (1/31/09) ________45.06

400 Meters

Kiah White (2/20/09) ______________ 1:01.44Sheliah Williams (1/24/09) _________ 1:04.09Adrienne Singletary (12/5/08) ______ 1:04.75

500 Meters

Ashley Moore (1/31/09) ___________ 1:32.81

800 Meters

Emily Tangwar (1/17/09) __________ 2:20.76Joan Tangwar (2/20/09) ___________ 2:21.68Caroline Chelulei (1/24/09) ________ 2:29.80Jemeli Sang (1/31/09)_____________ 2:32.67

1,000 Meters

Jemeli Sang (1/17/09)_____________ 3:12.71Lauren Walker (1/17/09) ___________ 3:25.49

Mile Run

Emily Tangwar (2/13/09) __________ 5:09.15Joan Tangwar (2/20/09) ___________ 5:16.55Caroline Chelulei (2/20/09) ________ 5:21.24Jemeli Sang (1/31/09)_____________ 5:28.43Lauren Walker (1/31/09) ___________ 5:37.77Maria Ruvalcaba Trigueros (1/17/09) _ 6:23.90Nicole Yancey (1/17/09) ___________ 6:36.61Jillian Finney (1/17/09) ____________ 6:50.92

3,000 Meters

Emily Tangwar (2/20/09) _________ 10:11.49Jemeli Sang (2/13/09)____________ 10:20.93Caroline Chelulei (1/31/09) _______ 10:35.65Joan Tangwar (1/31/09) __________ 10:35.72Lauren Walker (2/13/09) __________ 11:04.61Nicole Yancey (2/13/09) __________ 12:42.29Maria Ruvalcaba (1/31/09) ________ 12:54.16_____________________________________

5,000 Meters

Emily Tangwar (2/20/09) _________ 17:32.95Jemeli Sang (2/20/09)____________ 17:58.80Lauren Walker (2/20/09) __________ 19:11.44Nicole Yancey (2/20/09) __________ 20:56.34_____________________________________

60-Meter Hurdles

Kathryn Neely (1/31/09) ______________9.97

1,600-Meter Relay

Upstate A (2/20/09) ______________ 4:14.01(White, Singletary, Williams, Moore)Upstate A (12/5/08) ______________ 4:26.18(Chelulei, E. Tangwar, J. Tangwar, Walker)Upstate B (12/5/08) ______________ 5:08.25(Sang, Yancey, Finney, Ruvalcaba) _________

High Jump

Angie Varnum (12/5/08) _____ 4-08.25/1.43mErin Tyre (2/20/09) _________ 4-08.25/1.43m

Shot Put

LaTerrica Blocker (2/20/09) _ 36-11.00/11.25mDee Dee Allen (1/17/09) ____ 30-09.75/9.39mKayla Speed (12/5/08) _____ 30-00.75/9.16m

20-Lb. Weight

Kayla Speed (2/20/09) ____ 42-11.00/13.08mDee Dee Allen (1/17/09) ___ 38-06.25/11.02mStacie Sewell (1/31/09) ____ 34-00.75/10.38mLaTerrica Blocker (2/23/08) __ 32-03.75/9.85m

55-Meter Dash

Perrish Goggins (12/5) _______________6.77Graham Long (12/5) _________________7.05

60-Meter Dash

Perrish Goggins (1/30) _______________7.20Michael Meissner (1/30) ______________7.29Graham Long (1/30) _________________7.64Marc Wartenberger (2/20) ____________7.69

200 Meters

Michael Meissner (2/13) _____________23.67Graham Long (12/5) ________________24.47Mack Reed (12/5) __________________24.56

300 Meters

Michael Meissner (1/31) _____________37.05

400 Meters

Michael Meissner (2/20) _____________51.08DeNeal Cotton (12/5) _______________55.43Mack Reed (12/5) __________________55.51Joe Holzinger (1/24) ________________56.36

500 Meters

Derek Winslett (1/31) _____________ 1:16.22Michael Meissner (1/31) ___________ 1:20.06

800 Meters

Joe Holzinger (2/20) ______________ 2:01.08Kevin Brabham (2/20) _____________ 2:09.29James Jackson (1/17) _____________ 2:11.25Joe Giordano (2/20) ______________ 2:12.39

1,000 Meters

Conrad Goeringer (1/17) __________ 2:45.84Kevin Brabham (1/31) _____________ 2:49.21Matt Henderson (1/17) ____________ 2:59.59Joe Giordano (1/31) ______________ 3:02.23Brent Durden (1/17) ______________ 3:04.92

Mile Run

Matt Henderson (2/13) ____________ 4:43.34James Jackson (2/13) _____________ 4:43.53Conrad Goeringer (1/24) __________ 4:46.10

3,000 Meters

Matt Henderson (2/13) ____________ 9:22.40James Jackson (2/13) _____________ 9:26.59Conrad Goeringer (1/24) __________ 9:27.50

5,000 Meters

James Jackson (1/31) ____________ 16:07.98Conrad Goeringer (2/20) _________ 16:46.73Derek Winslett (2/20) ____________ 17:37.03

55-Meter Hurdles

Reggie Thompson (1/17) _____________8.68

60-Meter Hurdles

Reggie Thompson (2/13) _____________8.86Perrish Goggins (1/31) _______________9.89Marc Wartenberger (2/20) ___________10.15

1,600-Meter Relay

Upstate A (2/20) _________________ 3:31.34(Meissner, Holzinger, Giordano, Thompson)Upstate A (12/5) _________________ 3:44.37 (Winslett, Holzinger, Meissner, Reed)Upstate B (12/5) _________________ 3:58.35(Henderson, Jackson, Goeringer, Long)

Distance Medley

Upstate A (2/20) ________________ 11:16.98 (Holzinger, Meissner, Giordano, Goeringer) _

High Jump

Perrish Goggins (1/17) ______ 6-09.00/2.06mJoe Jiles (1/31) ____________ 6-00.50/1.84mMarc Wartenberger (12/5) ___ 6-00.00/1.83mReggie Thompson (1/17) ____ 6-00.00/1.83m

Long Jump

Perrish Goggins (2/20) _____ 22-02.25/6.76mReggie Thompson (2/20) ___ 20-10.50/6.36mMarc Wartenberger (2/20) __ 20-09.00/6.32mJoe Jiles (2/20) ___________ 20-02.25/6.15m

Triple Jump

Perrish Goggins (2/20) ____ 46-11.00/14.30m

Shot Put

James Miles (12/5) _______ 47-07.00/14.50mMarc Wartenberger (1/17) _ 40-11.75/12.49m

35-Lb. Weight

James Miles (1/17) _______ 46-08.00/14.22mMarc Wartenberger (2/20) _ 43-08.00/13.31mEric Chapman (1/17) ______ 41-05.00/12.62m

Pole Vault

Justin Crawford (1/31) _____ 14-07.25/4.45mTerry Squibbs (2/20) _______ 13-07.25/4.15mMarc Wartenberger (2/20) __ 10-10.00/3.30m

Heptathlon

Marc Wartenberger (2/20) ___________4,035Perrish Goggins (2/20) ______________3,717

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Perrish Goggins wrapped up his second year of track & fi eld by winning two A-Sun Champion-ships, taking high jump and long jump titles.

Jemeli Sang contributed 12 of Upstate’s 37 team points during the A-Sun Championships.

Joan Tangwar earned 10 of Upstate’s 37 points at the A-Sun Championships, taking third in the

1,500 and fourth in the 800.

Raising Th e BarAfter a spectacular day one of competition in which the Upstate men’s track and fi eld team was ranked second among all teams competing, the Spartans concluded the weekend with a fourth-place fi nish for the men and a sixth-place fi nish for the women at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, representing the best fi nishes in the history of the program. The men saw a 66-point improvement from 2008 as numerous individuals earned points for the Spartans all-around.

After winning the fi rst-place medal in the long jump on Friday, Perrish Goggins added another fi rst-place fi nish in the men’s high jump on Saturday. He also fi nished third in the triple jump and helped the Upstate men’s 400-meter relay team to a fourth-place fi nish in 43.19, a school record, to complete his impressive two-day resume.

Justin Crawford took the individual fi rst-place title in the men’s pole vault event for the second consecutive season after winning the event during the indoor conference championships. The sophomore also set a new per-sonal and school record with his fi rst-place fi nish of 4.60 meters, earning 10 points for the Upstate men’s squad. Jemeli Sang also gained time on the podium, as the freshman earned second-place in the women’s 10,000m run, fi nishing in 36:54.73. Freshmen Joan Tangwar and Lauren Walker also strongly contributed on the wom-en’s side, as Tangwar earned a third-place fi nish in the women’s 1,500 meters (4:38.02) and fourth-place in the 800 (2:18.60), and Walker posted an impressive fourth-place fi nish in the steeplechase in 11:56.47. Senior Marc

Wartenberger took third in the men’s hammer throw, besting his previous top performance with a mark of 47.34 meters and setting a new school record, and sixth in the discus.

Reggie Th ompson Named the A-Sun’s Most Outstanding Freshman Freshman Reggie Thompson also had a stellar weekend in helping the men to a fourth-place fi nish at the A-Sun Championships and was named the Most Outstanding Freshman Performer of the two-day championship meet. Thompson took third in the men’s decathlon, earning six points. He also fi nished fi fth in the high jump (1.9m), helped the men to a fourth-place fi nish in the 400-meter relay and competed in the 110m hurdles.

Spartans Have Record Day at Penn RelaysIn only their second season in Division I competition, the Upstate track and fi eld team sent three athletes with qualifying times (one sophomore and two freshmen) to the esteemed Penn Relays to compete in the world’s largest annual track and fi eld meet among 15,000 other athletes. Emily Tangwar, Jemeli Sang, and Joan Tang-

war each displayed their strongest race of the season and earned personal best times in the Olympic Develop-ment Women’s 5,000-meter event. Emily Tangwar, in her second-straight year competed at the Penn Relays, led the Upstate women with a 24th-place fi nish with a time of 17:23.33, one second quicker than her best time of the season set at the Raleigh Relays. She beat out runners from Harvard, Dartmouth and Vanderbilt, and broke the school record in the 5k to secure her fourth-career Athlete of the Week award and her fi rst honor in the outdoor season.

Upstate Bests Woff ord in Dual-MeetThe USC Upstate track and fi eld team competed in the second annual dual meet against Woff ord on April 17 at Broome High School, taking victories in both the women’s and men’s events, with respective point totals of 102 and 90.50. Upstate took titles in 27 of the 30 overall events, including all of the running events but the men’s 400-meter dash.

Spartans Win Five Events, Dominate at Furman InvitationalThe USC Upstate track and fi eld team used a surplus of excitement and adrenaline stored from a week off of competition last weekend to conquer fi ve fi rst-place fi nishes while gathering top performances in nearly every event at the Furman Invitational.

Earning fi rst-place fi nishes for the Spartans were Eric Chapman, Emily Tangwar, Justin Crawford, Perrish Gog-

gins and Angie Varnum. Chapman led all competitors in the men’s hammer throw, with a fi rst-place, school-record toss of 148-11. Tangwar’s time of 4:45.46 was the best time of the day in the women’s 1,500 meters, and Crawford continued to improve in the pole vault, reaching 15-feet for the fi rst time in his career and school history. To conclude the day, Goggins took fi rst-place in the men’s high jump with a showing of 6-04.00, while Varnum topped all women in the javelin throw, reaching 89-01.50.

Rain Can’t Stop SpartansThe Spartans broke fi ve more school records in the midst of wind, rain and heavy puddles at the Winthrop Invi-tational. Marc Wartenberger and Eric Chapman both broke the previous school record in the men’s hammer throw. Wartenberger’s 40.61-meter toss in the hammer throw broke the previous school record of 26.88. Chap-man, in his fi rst year competing in track and fi eld, then followed suit and re-set the school record with a throw reaching 42.57 meters, earning him an 11th-place fi nish. Senior Kayla Speed set a new record in the women’s hammer throw with a 10th-place toss of 37.07 meters, and LaTerrica Blocker reached new heights in the women’s shot put with a new school record toss of 10.36 meters.

Sophomore Perrish Goggins continued his dominance in the air, setting a new school record in the men’s long jump event. Goggins earned a fi fth-place fi nish with a jump of 7.02 meters, breaking 23-feet for the fi rst time in his career at Upstate history.

2009 Outdoor Track & Field Year In Review

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2009 Outdoor Track & Field Results

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Top Performances

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Results

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Top Performances

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ResultsDate Event Result

3/20-3/21 49er Classic No Team Scoring

Emily Tangwar- 1,500-Meters 4:40.06 (2nd) Jemeli Sang- 3,000-Meters 10:33.51 (3rd)Emily Tangwar- 800-Meters 2:17.75 (5th)3/27 Raleigh Relays No Team Scoring

3/27-3/28 Winthrop Invitational No Team Scoring

Kayla Speed- Hammer 121-07 (10th)4/3 Duke Invitational No Team Scoring

4/11 Furman Invitational No Team Scoring

Emily Tangwar- 1,500 Meters 4:45.46 (1st) Angie Varnum- Javelin 89-01.50 (1st)Adrienne Singletary- 200 Meters 28.02 (2nd) Gabby Walker- Triple Jump 33-07.50 (2nd)Emily Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:19.61 (3rd) Lauren Walker- Steeplechase 12:05.96 (3rd) LaTerrica Blocker- Shot Put 35-03 (3rd) Gabby Walker- 100 Meters 13.08 (4th) Jemeli Sang- 1,500 Meters 4:47.64 (4th) Kiah White- 400 Meters 1:01.82 (4th)Kayla Speed- Hammer 129-09 (4th) Gabby Walker- Long Jump 15-07.50 (4th) Erin Tyre- High Jump 4-08.00 (4th) Joan Tangwar- 1,500 Meters 4:47.74 (5th) Stacie Sewell- Discus 92-03 (6th) Adrienne Singletary- 400 Meters 1:05.21 (7th)

Date Event Result

4/17 Woff ord Dual Meet 1st/2 (102 points)

4/18 Georgia Bulldog Limited No Team Scoring

LaTerrica Blocker- Shot Put 35-05.25 (7th) Kayla Speed- Hammer 107-01 (8th)Gabby Walker- 100 Meters 12.97 (8th)4/23 Penn Relays No Team Scoring

5/8-5/9 Orange & Purple Classic No Team Scoring

LaTerrica Blocker- Shot Put 36-07 (4th) Kayla Speed- Hammer 133-02 (5th) LaTerrica Blocker- Hammer 120-02 (7th) Gabby Walker- Long Jump 15-02 (10th) 5/15-5/16 Atlantic Sun Championships 6th/8 (37 points)

Jemeli Sang- 10,000 Meters 36:54.73 (2nd) Joan Tangwar- 1,500 Meters 4:38.02 (3rd) Lauren Walker- Steeplechase 11:56.47 (4th) Joan Tangwar- 800 Meters 2:18.60 (4th) Jemeli Sang- 5000 Meters 17:55.34 (4th) Caroline Chelulei- 5,000 Meters 18:13.59 (5th) Kayla Speed- Hammer 141-06 (6th) Caroline Chelulei- 1,500 Meters 4:45.09 (6th)Erin Tyre- Heptathlon 3,135 points (6th)

Date Event Result

3/20-3/21 49er Classic No Team Scoring

Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-06.75(2nd) Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-07.25 (3rd)3/27-3/28 Winthrop Invitational No Team Scoring

Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-04.75 (2nd) Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-05.25 (3rd)Perrish Goggins- Triple Jump 45-03.25 (3rd) Eric Chapman- Discus 104-06 (4th) Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 23-50 (5th) Kyle Wentzel- Discus 103-02 (6th)4/3 Duke Invitational No Team Scoring

4/11 Furman Invitational No Team Scoring

Eric Chapman- Hammer 45.38m (1st) Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 15-00.00 (1st) Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-04.00 (1st) Mike Meissner- 400 Meters 50.38 (2nd)Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 21-02.50 (T-2nd) Reggie Thompson- Long Jump 21-02.50 (T-2nd)Reggie Thompson- High Jump 6-02.00 (3rd) Marc Wartenberger- Hammer 42.90m (3rd) Terry Squibbs, Pole Vault 13-06.00 (3rd) Mike Meissner- 100 Meters 11.31 (4th)Marc Wartenberger- Discus 121-05.50 (5th) Kyle Wentzel- Javelin 137-09.50 (7th)

Date Event Result

4/17 Woff ord Dual Meet 1st/2 (90.50 points)

4/18 Georgia Bulldog Limited No Team Scoring

Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 14-07.25 (T-5th) Kyle Wentzel- Javelin 143-02 (5th)Eric Chapman- Discus 125-00 (6th) Eric Chapman- Hammer 141-06 (6th)5/8-5/9 Orange & Purple Classic No Team Scoring

Terry Squibbs- Pole Vault 14-07.25 (3rd) Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-04.75 (4th)Marc Wartenberger- Hammer 144-07 (7th) Reggie Thompson- High Jump 6-02.75 (8th)5/15-5/16 Atlantic Sun Championships 4th/7 (71 points)

Perrish Goggins- High Jump 6-06.75 (1st) Justin Crawford- Pole Vault 15-01 (1st)Perrish Goggins- Long Jump 23-01.25 (1st) Perrish Goggins- Triple Jump 45-01.5 (3rd)Marc Wartenberger- Hammer 155-04 (3rd) Reggie Thompson- Decathlon 5434 points (3rd)Reggie Thompson- Long Jump 21-09 (4th) Terry Squibbs- Pole Vault 14-01.25 (4th)Reggie Thompson- High Jump 6-02.75 (5th) Eric Chapman- Hammer 146-11 (5th)Mike Meissner- 400 Meters 49.51 (5th) Marc Wartenberger- Discus 129-02 (6th)

100-Meters

Gabrielle Walker (5/9/09) ____________12.87Adrienne Singletary (4/17/09) ________13.15Kathryn Neely (4/17/09) _____________14.37Erin Tyre (3/21/09) _________________14.45Alesha Dawson (3/27/09) ____________14.59

200-Meters

Adrienne Singletary (4/17/09) ________27.14Kiah White (4/17/09) ________________27.78Erin Tyre (5/15/09)* _________________28.46Kathryn Neely (3/21/09) _____________31.30

400-Meters

Kiah White (4/11/09) ______________ 1:01.82Adrienne Singletary (5/15/09)* _____ 1:03.79

800-Meters

Emily Tangwar (3/21/09) __________ 2:17.75Joan Tangwar (5/15/09)* __________ 2:18.60Jemeli Sang (3/21/09)_____________ 2:20.31Caroline Chelulei (3/21/09) ________ 2:26.55Lauren Walker (3/27/09) ___________ 2:32.40Erin Tyre (5/15/09)* _______________ 2:42.05

1,500-Meters

Joan Tangwar (5/15/09)* __________ 4:38.02Emily Tangwar (3/21/09) __________ 4:40.06Caroline Chelulei (5/15/09)* ________ 4:45.09Jemeli Sang (4/11/09)_____________ 4:47.64Lauren Walker (3/27/09) ___________ 5:14.07

3,000-Meters

Jemeli Sang (3/21/09)____________ 10:33.51Lauren Walker (4/17/09) __________ 10:58.43

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Lauren Walker (5/15/09)* _________ 11:56.47

5,000-Meters

Emily Tangwar (4/23/09) _________ 17:23.33Jemeli Sang (4/23/09)____________ 17:27.60Joan Tangwar (4/23/09) __________ 17:33.86Caroline Chelulei (5/15/09)* _______ 18:13.59Lauren Walker (3/21/09) __________ 18:56.63Maria Ruvalcaba (3/27/09) ________ 22:03.90Nicole Yancey (4/11/09) __________ 22:53.82

10,000-Meters

Jemeli Sang (5/15/09)* ___________ 36:54.73Lauren Walker (4/3/09) ___________ 40:24.71

100-Meter-Hurdles

Kathryn Neely (5/9/09) ______________16.60Erin Tyre (5/15/09)* _________________19.71

400-Meter-Hurdles

Kathryn Neely (5/15/09)* __________ 1:38.20

400-Meter-Relay

Upstate A (5/15/09)* _______________ 50.47(G. Walker, Singletary, Blocker, White)

1,600-Meter-Relay

Upstate A (4/17/09) ______________ 4:14.37(E. Tangwar, J. Tangwar, Sang, Chelulei)

Long Jump

Gabrielle Walker (4/11/09) __ 15-07.50/4.76mErin Tyre (5/15/09)* ________ 14-08.00/4.47mAngie Varnum (4/17/09) ____ 10-02.00/3.10m

High Jump

Erin Tyre (4/11/09) _________ 4-08.00/1.42mAngie Varnum (4/17/09) _____ 4-08.00/1.42m

Triple Jump

Gabrielle Walker (5/15/09)* 34-00.75/10.38m

Discus Throw

Stacie Sewell (4/17/09) _______96-01/29.29mLaTerrica Blocker (4/17/09) ____91-07/27.91mKayla Speed (4/17/09) _______88-08/27.03m

Javelin Throw

Angie Varnum (4/17/09) ______90-09/27.66mKayla Speed (4/17/09) _______76-07/23.34mErin Tyre (5/15/09)* __________61-10/18.85m

Hammer Throw

Kayla Speed (5/15/09)*______141-06/43.13mLaTerrica Blocker (5/15/09)* __126-06/38.57mStacie Sewell (4/11/09) _______95-07/29.14m

Shot Put

LaTerrica Blocker (5/9/09) _____36-07/11.15mKayla Speed (4/17/09) _____ 31-03.50/9.54mErin Tyre (5/15/09)* ________ 29-04.75/8.96mStacie Sewell (4/17/09) _____ 25-03.00/7.70m

Heptathlon

Erin Tyre (5/15/09)* ___________ 3135 points

100 Meters

Perrish Goggins (4/17) ______________11.09Michael Meissner (4/11) _____________11.31Reggie Thompson (4/17) ____________11.85Graham Long (3/27) ________________12.50

200 Meters

Mike Meissner (5/9) ________________22.79

400 Meters

Mike Meissner (5/15) _______________49.51Reggie Thompson (5/15) ____________52.80Joe Holzinger (3/27) ________________53.44

800 Meters

Joe Holzinger (4/17) ______________ 2:00.24Conrad Goeringer (4/11) __________ 2:09.31Matt Henderson (3/27) ____________ 2:09.88James Jackson (4/11) _____________ 2:10.53Joe Giordano (3/21) ______________ 2:11.83Brent Durden (3/27) ______________ 2:26.65

1,500 Meters

Matt Henderson (3/27) ____________ 4:13.56James Jackson (3/27) _____________ 4:14.49Conrad Goeringer (3/21) __________ 4:17.83Joe Holzinger (4/11) ______________ 4:20.66Brent Durden (3/27) ______________ 4:51.20

3,000-Meters

Matt Henderson (3/21) ____________ 9:12.21James Jackson (3/21) _____________ 9:22.39Conrad Goeringer (4/17) __________ 9:51.69Brent Durden (3/21) _____________ 10:22.08Joe Holzinger (4/17) _____________ 10:57.29

3,000-Meters Steeplechase

Conrad Goeringer (5/15) _________ 10:44.98

5,000 Meters

James Jackson (3/21) ____________ 15:49.53Matt Henderson (3/21) ___________ 16:08.68Brent Durden (3/21) _____________ 17:08.84

10,000 Meters

Matt Henderson (4/3) ____________ 33:14.07James Jackson (4/3) _____________ 33:20.43

110-Meter Hurdles

Reggie Thompson (5/15) ____________15.80

400-Meter Hurdles

Mike Meissner (5/15) _____________ 1:00.78

400-Meter Relay

Upstate A (5/15) ___________________43.19(Long, Thompson, Goggins, Meissner) _____

1,600-Meter Relay

Upstate A (3/21) _________________ 3:31.31(Thompson, Holzinger, Giordano, Meissner)

3,200-Meter Relay

Upstate A (4/17) _________________ 8:36.84(Goeringer, Henderson, Jackson, Holzinger)

High Jump

Perrish Goggins (5/15) ______ 6-06.75/2.00mReggie Thompson (5/15) ____ 6-02.75/1.90mJoe Jiles (5/15) ____________ 6-00.75/1.85mDakota Speed (5/15) ________ 5-07.00/1.70m

Long Jump

Perrish Goggins (5/15) _____ 23-01.25/7.04mReggie Thompson (5/15) ___ 21-09.00/6.63mJoe Jiles (5/15) ___________ 20-09.25/6.33m

Triple Jump

Perrish Goggins (3/27) ____ 45-03.25/13.81m

Shot Put

Marc Wartenberger (4/17) _ 39-04.50/12.00mEric Chapman (4/17) ______ 36-04.00/11.07mReggie Thompson (5/15) ___ 31-09.25/9.68m Kyle Wentzel (4/17) ________ 27-08.00/8.43m

Discus Throw

Marc Wartenberger (5/15) ___129-02/39.36mEric Chapman (4/18) ________125-00/38.09mKyle Wentzel (5/9) __________117-03/35.74m

Hammer Throw

Marc Wartenberger (5/15) ___155-04/47.34mEric Chapman (4/11) ________148-11/45.38mKyle Wentzel (5/9) __________122-07/37.36m

Javelin Throw

Kyle Wentzel (4/17) _________145-00/44.20mMarc Wartenberger (3/27) ___127-05/38.85mReggie Thompson (5/15) ____124-03/37.87mChris Weidnesee (5/9) ________82-09/25.22m

Pole Vault

Justin Crawford (5/15) _____ 15-01.00/4.60mTerry Squibbs (5/9) ________ 14-07.25/4.45mGraham Long (4/17) _______ 11-00.00/3.35m

Decathlon

Reggie Thompson (5/15) ______ 5,434 points_____________________________________

MikeMeissner

EricChapman

Dakota Speed

CarolineChelulei

GabrielleWalker

Lauren Walker

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BBB

Kevin Brabham ___ 2007-09Adam Brownlee ___ 2007-08

CCC

Eric Chapman ______2008-

DeNeal Cotton ____ 2007-08Justin Crawford _____2007-

DDD

Brent Durden _____ 2007-09

EEE

Joe Edwards ______ 2007-08

GGG

Antwan Gadsden __ 2007-08Joe Giordano ________2009Conrad Goeringer __ 2007-09Perrish Goggins ____2007-

Drew Goode ______ 2007-08

HHH

Matt Henderson ____2007-

Joe Holzinger _____ 2008-09

JJJ

James Jackson ______2008-

Joseph Jiles _______ 2007-09

KKK

Josh Kirby ________ 2007-08

LLL

Dustin Ledford ____ 2007-08Jerrell Lewis ______ 2007-08Graham Long ______2007-

MMM

Billeto McGee _____ 2007-08

Brett McRae ______ 2007-08Kyle Meeder ______ 2007-08Mike Meissner ______2008-

James Miles _______ 2007-09

RRR

Mack Reed _______ 2007-09

SSS

Thomas Smith _____ 2007-08Dakota Speed ______2007-

Terry Squibbs ______ 2008-09

TTT

Reggie Thompson___2008-

WWW

Marc Wartenberger _ 2007-09Chris Weidensee ___ 2007-09Kyle Wentzel ______ 2007-09

Men’s All-Time Letterwinners

Men’s Division I Meet Event Champions

2007-08


2/15-16 Tiger InvitationalPerrish Goggins ___________ High Jump (6-07.50)


4/12 Furman InvitationalPerrish Goggins __________ Long Jump (21-10.50)4/18 Caramount ClassicPerrish Goggins ___________ High Jump (6-06.00)

2008-09


1/17 Appalachian LimitedPerrish Goggins ___________ High Jump (6-09.00)2/23 A-Sun ChampionshipsJustin Crawford ____________ Pole Vault (14-07.25)

Outdoor Track & Field (4-3)

4/11 Furman InvitationalEric Chapman _______ Hammer Throw (148-11.00)Justin Crawford ____________ Pole Vault (15-00.00)Perrish Goggins ___________ High Jump (6-04.00)5/15-16 A-Sun Championships _______4/7 (71)Justin Crawford ____________ Pole Vault (15-01.00)Perrish Goggins ___________ High Jump (6-06.75)Perrish Goggins __________ Long Jump (23-01.25)

Men’s Track & Field Honors And Awards

Indoor Track & FieldA-Sun Most Outstanding Freshman

2008 ________________________ Perrish Goggins

Indoor Track & Field A-Sun Most Outstanding Field Performer

2009 ________________________ Perrish Goggins

Indoor Track & Field A-Sun Champions2009 _______Justin Crawford (Pole Vault, 14-07.25)

Outdoor Track & Field A-Sun Most Outstanding Freshman

2009 ______________________ Reggie Thompson

Outdoor Track & Field A-Sun Champions2009 _______Justin Crawford (Pole Vault, 15-01.00)____________Perrish Goggins (High Jump, 6-06.75)__________ Perrish Goggins (Long Jump, 23-01.25)

Outdooor Track & FieldA-Sun Athlete of the Week

2008 ___________________ Perrish Goggins (4/16)

Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team

2008 _________________________Kevin Brabham Adam Brownlee Joe Edwards Antwan Gadsden Conrad Goeringer Matthew Henderson Joseph Jiles Jerrell Lewis Brett McRae Kyle Meeder Thomas Smith Chris Weidensee Kyle Wentzel2009 _________________________Kevin Brabham Eric Chapman DeNeal Cotton Joe Giordano Conrad Goeringer Matt Henderson Graham Long Mike Meissner Marc Wartenberger Chris Weidensee Kyle Wentzel

Track & Field History

Kevin Brabham2007-09

Thomas Smith2007-08

Brent Durden2007-09

Marc Wartenberger2007-09

Kyle Meeder2007-08

Chris Weidensee2007-09

Program Graduates

In two years at USC Upstate, Perrish Goggins has won the high jump at

fi ve meets and the long jump at two meets. He has established himself

as one of the best athletes in the A-Sun, winning the Indoor Freshman of the Year award in 2008 and the

Indoor Most Outstanding Performer in 2009.

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Women’s Division I Meet Event Champions

2007-08


2/29-3/1 A-Sun ChampionshipsEmily Tangwar________________ Mile Run, 5:16.60Emily Tangwar____________ 3,000 Meters, 10:10.31Emily Tangwar ___________ 5,000 Meters, 17:43.38

Outdoor Track & Field (1-0)

3/20-22 49er ClassicEmily Tangwar____________3,000 Meters, 10:34.874/12 Furman InvitationalLaTerrica Blocker _____________ 100 Meters, 13.60Kiah White _________________ 400 Meters, 1:01.69Emily Tangwar_____________ 1500 Meters, 4:53.16

2008-09


1/17 Appalachian LimitedEmily Tangwar______________ 800 Meters, 2:20.762/23 A-Sun ChampionshipsEmily Tangwar____________5,000 Meters, 17:32.95


4/11 Furman Invitational ____________ NTSEmily Tangwar_____________1,500 Meters, 4:45.46Angie Varnum ___________ Javelin Throw, 89-01.50

Women’s Track & Field Honors And Awards

Indoor Track & FieldA-Sun Most Outstanding Freshman

2008 _________________________ Emily Tangwar

Indoor Track & Field A-Sun Most Outstanding Track Performer

2008 _________________________ Emily Tangwar

Indoor Track & Field A-Sun Champions

2008 __________Emily Tangwar (Mile Run, 5:16.60) Emily Tangwar (3,000 Meters, 10:10.31) Emily Tangwar (5,000 Meters, 17:43.38)2009 _____ Emily Tangwar (5,000 Meters, 17:32.95)

Outdooor Track & FieldA-Sun Athlete of the Week

2009 ____________________ Emily Tangwar (4/29)

Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team

2008 _________________________Alesha Dawson Julie Miller Mia Parkhurst Stacie Sewell Emily Tangwar Kelly Westfi eld Sheliah Williams Nicole Yancey2009 _________________________ Dee Dee Allen LaTerrica Blocker Caroline Chelulei Jillian Finney Maria Ruvalcaba Jemeli Sang Adrienne Singletary Kayla Speed Joan Tangwar Lauren Walker Sheliah Williams Nicole Yancey

Track & Field History

AAA

Dee Dee Allen ____ 2007-08

BBB

Melissa Billups ____ 2007-08LaTerrica Blocker ___2007-

Angel Burns ______ 2007-08

CCC

Carolyne Chelulei __2008-

DDD

Alesha Dawson ___ 2007-09

FFF

Jillian Finney _______2008-

GGG

Morgan Garrett ___ 2007-08

KKK

Chelsea Kross _____ 2007-08

MMM

Julie Miller ________ 2007-08Ashley Moore _____ 2007-09

NNN

Kathryn Neely ______2007-

PPP

Mia Parkhurst _____ 2007-08

RRR

Maria Ruvalcaba _____2007-09

SSS

Ameenah Sabree __ 2007-08Jemeli Sang ________2008-

Stacie Sewell _____ 2007-09

Adrienne Singletary 2007-09Kayla Speed ______ 2007-09

TTT

Emily Tangwar ______2007-

Joan Tangwar ______2008-

Erin Tyre _________ 2008-09

VVV

Angie Varnum _____ 2008-09

WWW

Gabrielle Walker ____2008-

Lauren Walker ______2008-

Kelly Westfi eld ____ 2007-08Kiah White _______ 2007-09Sheliah Williams ___ 2007-09

YYY

Nicole Yancey ______2007-

Women’s All-Time Letterwinners

Mia Parkhurst2007-08

Maria Ruvalcaba2007-09

Kayla Speed2007-09

Program Graduates

The A-Sun has been chasing Emily Tangwar for much of her two years

in Spartanburg. As a freshman, Tangwar won her fi rst cross country

race, and won the A-Sun’s Cross Country and Indoor Track & Field

Most Outstanding Freshman awards. In two years, she has won four A-Sun titles and has won 10

collegiate races.

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Men’s Indoor Track & Field Records55 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Perrish Goggins 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 00:06.77

60 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Billeto McGee 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 00:07.15 Perrish Goggins 2/15/2008 Tiger Inv. 00:07.16

Perrish Goggins 1/30/2009 Clemson Games 00:07.20

Billeto McGee 11/30/2007 Clemson Indoor Opener 00:07.21 Billeto McGee 2/29/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:07.22

200 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Billeto McGee 12/1/2007 Clemson Indoor Opener 00:23.35 Billeto McGee 2/29/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:23.39Billeto McGee 1/18/2008 Clemson Inv. 00:23.43Mike Meissner 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 00:23.67

Mike Meissner 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 00:23.79

300 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Mike Meissner 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 00:37.05

400 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Mike Meissner 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 00:51.08

Mike Meissner 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 00:52.48

Mike Meissner 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 00:53.50

Michael Council 1/18/2008 Clemson Inv. 00:53.62 Michael Council 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:54.51

500 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Derek Winslett 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 01:16.22

800 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Joe Holzinger 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs 02:01.08Joe Holzinger 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 02:02.44Joe Holzinger 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 02:06.75Kevin Brabham 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 02:09.29Joe Edwards 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 02:10.01

1,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Conrad Goeringer 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 02:45.84

3,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Matt Henderson 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 09:22.40

James Jackson 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 09:26.59

Conrad Goeringer 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 09:27.50Matt Henderson 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 09:27.79

Matt Henderson 1/31/2009 ETSU Niswonger Inv. 09:30.01

5,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time

James Jackson 1/31/2009 ETSU Niswonger Inv. 16:07.98

Matt Henderson 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 16:31.61

Brent Durden 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 16:39.50Conrad Goeringer 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 16:46.73Derek Winslett 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 17:37.03

Mile Run

Name Date Site Time

Matt Henderson 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 04:43.34

James Jackson 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 04:43.53

James Jackson 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 04:43.85

Conrad Goeringer 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 04:44.32 Matt Henderson 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 04:44.65

55 Meter Hurdles

Name Date Site Time

Reggie Thompson 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 00:08.68

60 Meter Hurdles

Name Date Site Time

Reggie Thompson 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 00:08.86

Reggie Thompson 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 00:08.91

Reggie Thompson 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 00:08.93

DeNeal Cotton 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:09.04DeNeal Cotton 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 00:09.09

1,600 Meter Relay

Names Date Site Time

Meissner, Holzinger 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 03:31.34Giordano, ThompsonCotton, Reed, 12/1/2007 Clemson Indoor Opener 03:42.03 Rivers, AdamsWinslett, Holzinger 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 03:44.37Meissner, Reed

Distance Medley

Name Date Site Time

Holzinger, Meissner 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 11:16.98Giordano, GoeringerHenderson, Reed 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 11:28.44 Brabham, Durden

High Jump

Name Date Site Feet/Meters

Perrish Goggins 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 6-9.00/2.06m

Perrish Goggins 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 6-8.25/2.04m

Perrish Goggins 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 6-7.50/2.02m


Perrish Goggins 12/1/2007 Clemson Opener 6-6.25/1.99m

Long Jump




Perrish Goggins 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 22-01.50/6.74m


Perrish Goggins 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 21-10.25/6.66m

Triple Jump




Perrish Goggins 12/1/2007 Clemson Opener 44-4.75/13.53m

Joseph Jiles 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 39-10.00/12.14mMack Reed 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 38-3.25/11.66m

Shot Put


James Miles 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 47-07.00/14.50mJames Miles 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 45-8.00/13.92mJames Miles 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 45-06.25/13.87mJames Miles 2/23/2008 Gamecock Inv. 45-1.15/13.75m James Miles 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 44-7.00/13.59m

35-Lb. Weight


James Miles 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 46-08.00/14.22mJames Miles 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 43-10.50/13.37mMarc Wartenberger 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 43-08.00/13.31mMarc Wartenberger 2/15/2009 Throws Fest 43-07.75/13.30mJames Miles 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 43-00.25/13.11m

Pole Vault


Justin Crawford 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 14-07.25/4.45m

Justin Crawford 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 14-07.25/4.45m

Justin Crawford 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 14-05.25/4.40m

Justin Crawford 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 14-01.25/4.30m

Justin Crawford 12/1/2007 Clemson Opener 14-01.25/4.30m

Heptathlon

Name Date Site Points

Perrish Goggins 3/1/08 A-Sun Champs. 4417

Marc Wartenberger 2/21/09 A-Sun Champs. 4035Perrish Goggins 2/21/09 A-Sun Champs. 3717

Mark Wartenberger 3/1/08 A-Sun Champs. 3442

Perrish Goggins holds fi ve school records in indoor track & fi eld,

including all three jumping events.

Mike Meissner holds three school records, including the 400-meters

and the 1,600-meter relay.

Matt Henderson holds school records in both the 3,000-meters

and the mile run.

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Indoor Track & Field Record Book

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Records55 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Kathryn Neely 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 00:08.60

60 Meters

Name Date Site Time

LaTerrica Blocker 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 00:08.38

Angel Burns 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:08.85Kathryn Neely 11/30/2007 Clemson Opener 00:08.98

Erin Tyre 1/30/2009 Clemson Games 00:09.02Kathryn Neely 1/30/2009 Clemson Games 00:09:08

200 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Kiah White 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:27.57Kiah White 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 00:27.78Adrienne Singletary 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:27.94Sheliah Williams 1/18/2008 Clemson Inv. 00:28.02Sheliah Williams 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 00:28.56

300 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Kiah White 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 00:44.29

400 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Kiah White 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 1:00.87Kiah White 2/20/09 A-Sun Champs 1:01.44Ameenah Sabree 11/30/2007 Clemson Opener 1:03.48Sheliah Williams 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 1:04.09Adrienne Singletary 12/5/2009 Appalachian Inv. 1:04.75

500 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Ashley Moore 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 1:32.81

800 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Emily Tangwar 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 02:20.76

Emily Tangwar 2/13/2009 Carolina Invitational 02:20.85

Joan Tangwar 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 02:21.68

Emily Tangwar 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 02:21.78

Joan Tangwar 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 02:24.05

1,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Jemeli Sang 1/17/2009 Appalachian Lim. 3:12.71

3,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time

Emily Tangwar 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 10:03.78

Emily Tangwar 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 10:10.31

Emily Tangwar 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 10:13.97

Emily Tangwar 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 10:15.86

Jemeli Sang 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 10:20.93

5,000 Meters

Name Date Site Time



Jemeli Sang 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 17:58.80

Lauren Walker 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 19:11.44

Nicole Yancey 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 20:56.34

Mile Run

Name Date Site Time

Emily Tangwar 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 05:09.15


Emily Tangwar 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 05:15.33

Emily Tangwar 1/19/2008 Clemson Inv. 05:15.79

Joan Tangwar 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 05:16.55

60 Meter Hurdles

Name Date Site Time

Kathryn Neely 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 00:09.97

Kathryn Neely 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 00:10.09

Kathryn Neely 1/24/2009 UNC Classic 00:10.18

Karhryn Neely 2/13/2009 Carolina Inv. 00:10.30

Kathryn Neely 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 00:10.49

1,600 Meter Relay


Singletary, Williams, 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 4:11.40White, Moore White, Singletary, 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 4:14.01Williams, MooreSabree, White 12/1/2007 Clemson Indoor Opener 4:16.16 Williams, MooreMoore, Williams 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 4:22.33White, BillupsChelulei, E. Tangwar 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 04:26.18J. Tangwar, L. Walker

Distance Medley Relay

Name Date Site Time

Williams, Singletary, 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 15:17.49Moore, Ruvalcaba

High Jump


Erin Tyre 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 4-08.25/1.43mAngie Varnum 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 4-08.25/1.43m

Long Jump


Melissa Billups 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 15-01.25/4.60mChelsea Kross 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 14-06.50/4.43m Melissa Billups 1/19/2008 Clemson Invit. 14-05.75/4.41m Melissa Billups 12/1/2007 Clemson Opener 14-04.50/4.38m Melissa Billups 2/16/2008 Tiger Inv. 14-3.25/4.35m

Triple Jump


Melissa Billups 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 32-10.25/10.01mMelissa Billups 12/1/2007 Clemson Opener 32-06.50/9.92m

Shot Put


LaTerrica Blocker 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 36-11.00/11.25m

LaTerrica Blocker 2/15/2009 Throws Fest 35-10.50/10.93m

LaTerrica Blocker 3/1/2008 A-Sun Champs. 32-10.50/10.02m

LaTerrica Blocker 12/5/2008 Appalachian Inv. 31-11.50/9.74m

LaTerrica Blocker 2/23/2008 Gamecock Invit. 31-09.75/9.70m

20-Lb. Weight


Kayla Speed 2/20/2009 A-Sun Champs. 42-11.00/13.08mKayla Speed 2/23/2008 Gamecock Invit. 39-09.00/12.12mKayla Speed 1/31/2009 Clemson Games 39-30.75/11.98mKayla Speed 12/5/2008 Appalachian Lim. 36-02.25/11.03m Dee Dee Allen 2/23/2008 Gamecock Invit. 35-05.50/10.81m

Emily Tangwar holds school records in the 800 meters, 3,000

meters, 5,000 meters and mile run.

LaTerrica Blocker holds the school record in both the 60-meter dash

and the shot put.

Kayla Speed set the school record in the weight throw as a senior at

the A-Sun Championships.

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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Records100 Meters

Name Year Date Site Time

Perrish Goggins Fr. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs.* 11.02

Billeto McGee So. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 11.04Perrish Goggins So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 11.09

Billeto McGee So. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 11.11Perrish Goggins Fr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 11.12

200 Meters


Billeto McGee So. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 22.05Mike Meissner Jr. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple Cla. 22.79

Mike Meissner Jr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 23.03

Mike Meissner Jr. 3/21/09 49er Classic 23.27

Mike Meissner Jr. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 23.42

400 Meters


Mike Meissner Jr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 49.51

Mike Meissner Jr. 4/18/09 Bulldog Lim. 50.24

Mike Meissner Jr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 50.38

Mike Meissner Jr. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 51.13

Mike Meissner Jr. 3/21/09 49er Classic 51.26

800 Meters


Joe Holzinger So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 2:00.24Joe Holzinger So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 2:01.08Joe Holzinger So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 2:01.38Joe Holzinger So. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple Cla. 2:01.63Joe Holzinger So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 2:01.95

1,500 Meters


Matt Henderson So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 4:13.56

James Jackson Fr. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 4:14.49

Conrad Goeringer So. 3/21/09 49er Cla. 4:17.83Matt Henderson Fr. 3/22/08 49er Cla. 4:17.90

James Jackson Fr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 4:19.42

1,600 Meters


Matt Henderson Fr. 4/7/2008 Woff ord Dual 4:38.86

3,000 Meters


Matt Henderson So. 3/21/09 49er Cla. 9:12.21

James Jackson Fr. 3/21/09 49er Cla. 9:22.39

Matt Henderson So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 9:25.17

James Jackson Fr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 9:33.43

Matt Henderson Fr. 3/21/08 49er Cla. 9:36.50

3,000-Meter Steeplechase


Conrad Goeringer So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 10:44.98

3,200 Meters


Matt Henderson So. 4/7/2008 Woff ord Dual 10:14.49

5,000 Meters


James Jackson Fr. 3/21/09 49er Classic 15:49.53

Matt Henderson So. 3/21/09 49er Classic 16:08.68

Brent Durden Jr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 16:54.21Matt Henderson So. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 17:04.90

Matt Henderson So. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs. 17:14.05

10,000 Meters


Matt Henderson So. 4/3/09 Duke Inv. 33:14.07

James Jackson Fr. 4/3/09 Duke Inv. 33:20.43

James Jackson Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 34:15.87

110-Meter Hurdles


Reggie Thompson Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs 15.80

Reggie Thompson Fr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 15.95

Reggie Thompson Fr. 3/21/09 49er Cla. 16.01

Reggie Thompson Fr. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 16.81

Marc Wartenberger Jr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cla. 18.38

400-Meter Hurdles


DeNeal Cotton Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 0:56.98DeNeal Cotton Fr. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs. 0:57.55DeNeal Cotton Fr. 03/21/08 49er Cla. 0:58.65DeNeal Cotton Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cla. 1:00.35Mike Meissner Jr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs 1:00.78

3,200-Meter Relay


Goeringer, Henderson 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 8:36.34Jackson, Holzinger

1,600-Meter Relay


Thompson, Holzinger 3/21/09 49er Classic 3:31.31Gieordano, MeissnerCrawford, Squibbs 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 3:33.31Holzinger, MeissnerHenderson, Meissner 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 3:43.27Holzinger, ThompsonReed, Cotton, 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 3:55.72Henderson, Durden

400-Meter Relay


Long, Thompson 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 43.19 Goggins, MeissnerLong, Cotton, 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 43.96Wartenberger, McGeeLong, Goggins 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 44.18Thompson, Meissner

High Jump

Name Year Date Site Score

Perrish Goggins So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 6-06.75/2.00m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs. 6-06.00/1.98m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 6-06.00/1.98m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cla. 6-06.00/1.98m

Perrish Goggins So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 6-04.00/1.93m

Long Jump


Perrish Goggins So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 23-01.25/7.04m


Perrish Goggins Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin 22-08.50/6.92m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs.* 22-04.50/6.82m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 22-02.25/6.76m

Triple Jump



Perrish Goggins So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 45-01/50/13.75m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 3/22/08 49er Cla. 45-00.50/13.73m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin 44-10.50/13.68m

Perrish Goggins Fr. 5/16/08 A-Sun Champs. 44-02.00/13.46m

Discus


Marc Wartenberger Sr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 129-02.00/39.36mJosh Kirby Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin 125-08.25/38.31mEric Chapman Jr. 4/18/09 Bulldog Lim. 125-00.00/38.09m

Marc Wartenberger Sr. 5/9/09 Orange & Pur. 123-02.00/37.55mEric Chapman Jr. 5/9/09 Orange & Pur. 122-10.00/37.43m

Hammer Throw


Marc Wartenberger Sr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 155-04.00/47.34mEric Chapman Jr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 148-11.00/45.39m

Eric Chapman Jr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 146-11.00/44.78m

Marc Wartenberger Sr. 5/9/09 Orange & Pur. 144-07.00/44.07mEric Chapman Jr. 5/9/09 Orange & Pur. 143-00.00/43.59m

Javelin


Kyle Wentzel So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 145-00.00/44.20m

Kyle Wentzel So. 4/18/09 Bulldog Lim. 143-02.00/43.63m

Kyle Wentzel So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 141-08.00/43.19m

Marc Wartenberger Jr. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 138-03.00/42.14mKyle Wentzel So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 137-09.50/41.90m

Shot Put


James Miles Fr. 5/17/08 A-Sun Champs. 45-10.75/13.99mJames Miles Fr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 45-00.50/13.73mJames Miles Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cl. 44-11.75/13.71mJames Miles Fr. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 44-00.00/13.41mJames Miles Fr. 3/22/08 49er Cla. 43-11.75/13.40m

Pole Vault


Justin Crawford So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 15-01.00/4.60m

Justin Crawford So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 15-00.00/4.57m

Justin Crawford So. 3/21/09 49er Cla. 14-07.25/4.45m

Terry Squibbs Fr. 5/9/09 Orange & Pur. 14-07.25/4.45mTerry Squibbs Fr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 14-06.00/4.42m

Decathlon


Reggie Thompson Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 5434

Perrish Goggins Fr. 5/17/08 A-Sun Champs. 5348

Marc Wartenberger Jr. 5/17/08 A-Sun Champs. 5245Marc Wartenberger Jr. 3/21/08 49er Cla. 5121

Reggie Thompson holds school re-cords in the 110-meter hurdles, the

400-meter-relay and the decathlon.

Marc Wartenberger set school records in both the discus and

hammer throw as a senior.

Kyle Wentzel posted four of the top fi ve throws in the javelin as a

sophomore in 2009.

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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Records100 Meters


Gabrielle Walker So. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple Cla. 12.87

Gabrielle Walker So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 12.94

Gabrielle Walker So. 4/18/09 Bulldog Lim. 12.97

Gabrielle Walker So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 13.02

Gabrielle Walker So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 13.08

200 Meters


Adrienne Singletary So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 27.14Sheliah Williams Fr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 27.50Kiah White So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 27.78Adrienne Singletary Fr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 27.90Adrienne Singletary So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 28.02

400 Meters


Kiah White Fr. 5/10/08 Orange & Purple 1:01.08Kiah White So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 1:01.82Sheliah Williams Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 1:02:08Kiah White Fr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 1:02.11Kiah White Fr. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 1:02.43

800 Meters


Emily Tangwar So. 3/21/09 49er Classic 2:17.75

Joan Tangwar Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 2:18.60

Emily Tangwar So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 2:18.69

Joan Tangwar Fr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 2:19.23

Emily Tangwar So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 2:19.61

1,500 Meters


Joan Tangwar Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 4:38.02

Emily Tangwar So. 3/21/09 49er Classic 4:40.06

Caroline Chelulei Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 4:45.09

Emily Tangwar So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 4:45.46

Jemeli Sang Fr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 4:47.64

1,600 Meters


Emily Tangwar Fr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 5:20.34

3,000 Meters


Jemeli Sang Fr. 3/21/09 49er Classic 10:33.51

Emily Tangwar Fr. 3/22/08 49er Classic 10:34.87

Lauren Walker Fr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 10:58.43

Nicole Yancey Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Classic 12:44.02

Maria Ruvalcaba Jr. 4/18/08 Catamount Classic 13:44.41

3,000-Meters Steeplechase


Emily Tangwar Fr. 5/10/08 Orange and Purple Classic 11:40.74

Lauren Walker Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 11:56.47

Lauren Walker Fr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 12:05.96

3,200 Meters


Nicole Yancey Fr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 13:33.43

5,000 Meters


Emily Tangwar So. 4/23/09 Penn Relays 17:23.33

Emily Tangwar So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 17:24.30

Jemeli Sang Fr. 4/23/09 Penn Relays 17:27.60

Joan Tangwar Fr. 4/23/09 Penn Relays 17:33.86

Emily Tangwar Fr. 4/4/08 Duke Inv. 17:42.00

10,000 Meters


Emily Tangwar Fr. 4/24/08 Penn Relays 36:24.96

Jemeli Sang Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 36:54.73

Lauren Walker Fr. 4/3/09 Duke Inv. 40:24.71

100-Meter Hurdles


Kathryn Neely So. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple Classic 16.60

Kathryn Neely Fr. 3/22/08 49er Classic 16.78

Kathryn Neely Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Classic 16.88

Kathryn Neely So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 16.89

Kathryn Neely So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 16.95

400-Meter Relay


G. Walker, Singletary 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 0:50.47Blocker, WhiteNeely, White 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 0:51.77Singletary, G. WhiteG. Walker, Tyre 5/9/09 Orange & Purple Classic 0:52.13Neely BlockerBlocker, Billups, 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 0:52.39Williams, WhiteBillups, Williams, 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 0:53.16Blocker, White

1,600-Meter Relay


E. Tangwar, J. Tangwar 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 4:14.37Sang, CheluleiNeely, White 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 4:15.28Tyre, L. WalkerWilliams, Singletary, 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 4:16.10Moore, WhiteWilliams, Singletary, 4/18/08 Catamount Classic 4:16.39Moore, WhiteMoore, Singletary, 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 4:21.72White, Williams

High Jump


Kelly Westfi eld Jr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 05-00.00/1.52mErin Tyre Fr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 04-08.00/1.42mAngie Varnum Sr. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 04-08.00/1.42mKelly Westfi eld Jr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 04-04.00/1.32m

Long Jump


Melissa Billups Fr. 5/10/08 Orange & Purple 15-09.00/4.80mMelissa Billups Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin Inv. 15-08.50/4.79mGabrielle Walker So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 15-07.50/4.76m

Melissa Billups Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cla. 15-06.75/4.74mMelissa Billups Fr. 3/21/08 49er Classic 15-06.25/4.73m

Triple Jump


Gabrielle Walker So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 34-00.75/10.38m

Gabrielle Walker So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 34-00.00/10.36m

Gabrielle Walker So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 33-07.50/10.25m

Melissa Billups Fr. 3/22/08 49er Classic 33-05.25/10.19mMelissa Billups Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cla. 33-04.75/10.18m

Discus


Stacie Sewell So. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 108-05.00/33.05mStacie Sewell So. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 107-07.00/32.79mLaTerrica Blocker Fr. 3/8/08 Buccaneer Inv. 106-10.00/32.56m

Stacie Sewell So. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 101-05.00/30.91mStacie Sewell So. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin 101-01.75/30.83m

Hammer Throw


Kayla Speed Sr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 141-06.00/43.13mKayla Speed Sr. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple 133-02.00/40.59mKayla Speed Sr. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 129-09.00/39.55mLaTerrica Blocker So. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 126-06.00/38.57m

Kayla Speed Sr. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 121-07.00/37.07m

Javelin


Dee Dee Allen Fr. 4/18/08 Catamount Cl. 110-02.00/33.58mDee Dee Allen Fr. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 109-00.00/33.22mDee Dee Allen Fr. 3/29/08 Weems Baskin 100-00.00/30.48mDee Dee Allen Fr. 5/10/08 Orange & Purple 97-05.00/29.69mDee Dee Allen Fr. 4/12/08 Furman Inv. 95-06.00/29.11m

Shot Put


LaTerrica Blocker So. 5/9/09 Orange & Purple 36-07.00/11.15m

LaTerrica Blocker So. 4/18/09 Bulldog Limited 35-05.25/10.80m

LaTerrica Blocker So. 4/11/09 Furman Inv. 35-03.00/10.74m

LaTerrica Blocker So. 3/27/09 Winthrop Inv. 34-00.00/10.36m

LaTerrica Blocker So. 4/17/09 Woff ord Dual 33-00.00/10.06m

Pole Vault


Angel Burns So. 4/7/08 Woff ord Dual 05-06.00/1.67m

Heptathlon


Erin Tyre Fr. 5/15/09 A-Sun Champs. 3135

Emily Tangwar holds school records in four outdoor distance

events.

Gabrielle Walker holds the school record in both the 100-meter dash

and the triple jump.

Lauren Walker’s name can be found in the top fi ve in four dis-

tance running events.

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Cross Country/Track & Field Record Book

Men’s Division I Meet-By-Meet Results

2007-08

Cross Country

8/31 at Gamecock Invite (5K) ____5/6 (124)9/8 Eye Opener _____________ 5/5 (125)

9/22 at Charlotte Invitational _____3/3 (69)9/29 at The Citadel Invitational ___7/9 (200)10/13 at Furman Invitational ____16/18 (470)10/28 at A-Sun Championships__10/12 (297)


11/30-12/1 at Clemson Indoor Opener ______ NTS1/18-19 at Clemson Invitational _____12/12 (0)2/15-16 at Tiger Invitational ____________ NTS2/23 at Gamecock Invitational _______ NTS2/29-3/1 at A-Sun Championships_____6/8 (16)


3/8 at Buccaneer Invitational _______ NTS3/20-22 at 49er Classic ________________ NTS3/29 at Weems Baskin Invitational ____ NTS4/7 Woff ord _________________ W, 91-334/12 at Furman Invitational __________ NTS4/18 at Caramount Classic ___________ NTS5/16-17 at A-Sun Championships______7/8 (5)

2008-09

Cross Country

8/29 at Covered Bridge Open __11/12 (300)9/6 Eye Opener ____________ 7/11 (220)

9/20 at Winthrop Invitational ___9/14 (304)9/27 at Mercer Invitational ____12/22 (332)10/11 at Furman Invitational ____12/17 (287)10/17 at Blue Ridge Open ______23/26 (651)11/1 at A-Sun Championships___8/11 (227)


12/5 at Appalachian Invite __________ NTS1/17 at Appalachian Limited _________ NTS1/24 at UNC Classic ________________ NTS1/30-31 at Clemson Games_____________ NTS1/30-31 at ETSU Niswonger Invitational __ NTS2/13 at Carolina Invitational _________ NTS2/15 Upstate Throws Fest _________ NTS

2/23 at A-Sun Championships___ 4/7 (47.5)Outdoor Track & Field

3/20-21 at 49er Classic ________________ NTS3/27-28 at Winthrop Invitational ________ NTS4/3 at Duke Invitational ____________ NTS4/11 at Furman Invitational __________ NTS4/17 Woff ord _____________ W, 90.5-24.5

4/18 at Bulldog Limited _____________ NTS5/8-9 at Orange & Purple Classic ______ NTS5/15-16 at A-Sun Championships_____4/7 (71)

Women’s Division I Meet-By-Meet Results

2007-08

Cross Country

8/31 at Gamecock Invite _______8/10 (222)9/8 Eye Opener _____________ 5/5 (123)

9/22 at Charlotte Invitational _____4/4 (94)9/29 at The Citadel Invitational ___5/7 (160)10/13 at Furman Invitational ____15/19 (414)10/28 at A-Sun Championships__12/12 (304)


11/30-12/1 at Clemson Indoor Opener ______ NTS1/18-19 at Clemson Invitational _____15/18 (4)2/15-16 at Tiger Invitational ____________ NTS2/23 at Gamecock Invitational _______ NTS2/29-3/1 at A-Sun Championships_____8/9 (30)


3/8 at Buccaneer Invitational _______ NTS3/20-22 at 49er Classic ________________ NTS3/29 at Weems Baskin Invitational ____ NTS4/7 Woff ord _________________ W, 93-214/12 at Furman Invitational __________ NTS4/18 at Caramount Classic ___________ NTS4/25 at Penn Relays ________________ NTS5/16-17 at Orange & Purple Classic ______ NTS

2008-09

Cross Country

8/29 at Covered Bridge Open ___6/11 (161)9/6 Eye Opener ____________ 6/12 (138)

9/20 at Winthrop Invitational ___9/17 (231)9/27 at Mercer Invitational _____4/24 (122)10/11 at Furman Invitational _____5/18 (145)10/17 at Blue Ridge Open ______12/26 (377)11/1 at A-Sun Championships___7/11 (187)


12/5 at Appalachian Invite __________ NTS1/17 at Appalachian Limited _________ NTS1/24 at UNC Classic ________________ NTS1/30-31 at Clemson Games_____________ NTS1/30-31 at ETSU Niswonger Invitational __ NTS2/13 at Carolina Invitational _________ NTS2/15 Upstate Throws Fest _________ NTS

2/23 at A-Sun Championships_____7/8 (28)Outdoor Track & Field

3/20-21 at 49er Classic ________________ NTS3/27 at Raleigh Relays ______________ NTS3/27-28 at Winthrop Invitational ________ NTS4/3 at Duke Invitational ____________ NTS4/11 at Furman Invitational __________ NTS4/17 Woff ord _______________ W, 102-15

4/18 at Bulldog Limited _____________ NTS5/8-9 at Orange & Purple Classic ______ NTS5/15-16 at A-Sun Championships_____6/8 (37)

James Jackson emerged as Upstate’s top distance run-ner in 2008, earning A-Sun Cross Country All-Freshman

honors.

Caroline Chelulei (left) and Joan Tangwar formed a solid backbone to Upstate’s distance running attack in 2008, as the pair accounted for 13 points at the A-Sun

Outdoor Championships.

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University of South Carolina Upstate

University of South Carolina Upstate will inspire you to do great things. The moment you step on campus, you’ll feel a vibrancy here, a charge that isn’t found anywhere else. It runs through our innovative new Health Edu-cation Complex, expansive international programs, and fan-fueled NCAA Division I athletics. It permeates the relationship between our faculty and students and between our campus and community. It’s the pulse that drives our students to succeed here and abroad. It’s the reason why we’re among the fastest-growing universities in South Carolina and one of the Southeast’s leading metropolitan universities. It’s also the reason why for 10 years in a row U.S. News & World Report has ranked us as one of the top fi ve Comprehensive Colleges in the South. Located along the thriving economic I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, we off er baccalaureate and master’s degrees and boast nationally accredited profes-sional schools of business, nursing and education, plus the College of Arts and Sciences. USC Upstate is a place, our students tell us, that inspires them to great-ness and shapes them to be an inspiration to others. It’s a place for you. Come be inspired.

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About Upstate

At USC Upstate, we want to change the way you think about your education and your future. When you step onto the rolling hills of our campus near the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountatins, you’ll be inspired to grow intellectually, culturally, socially and emotionally.


Small Campus. Big Possibilities.

Located in the heart of South Carolina’s economic engine along the vibrant I-85 corridor be-tween Atlanta and Charlotte, USC Upstate is home to 5,268 students from 38 states and 71 na-tions. We off er challenging academic courses, small class sizes, personal experiences, remarkable diversity, an expansive international community and a dynamic campus life. Our acclaimed and accredited academic programs create real opportunities for our students to build bridges to their future through internships, fi eld service, study abroad and more. We take computer science, for example, and translate it into an innovative information management and systems program that helps graduates move into enterprises large and small as data managers, systems managers and IT professionals. We take political science and sociology and create a foundation for working in nonprofi t administration. Our distinctive academic programs will enable you to lay out a founda-tion in the liberal arts that will serve you throughout a lifetime of learning.

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• USC Upstate was ranked fourth amongst Public Baccalaureate Colleges in the South according to the 2009 College Rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

• USC Upstate is among the fastest growing universities in the State, now employing 650 full- and part-time faculty and staff and enrolling 5,268 students, refl ecting the diversity of Upstate South Carolina.

• Located in one of the most politically signifi cant hotbeds in the nation, USC Upstate received visits from Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, while campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2007.

• According to U.S. News and World Report, USC Upstate is one of the 10-most ethnically diverse colleges in the South with a Diversity Index of 0.46. It is the most racially diverse public school in South Carolina.

• From its founding, the University opened its doors to all races. Today, with a minority enroll-ment exceeding 30 percent and faculty representation increased to 14 percent, the institution is widely regarded as a leading example of interracial cooperation, cultural pluralism, equal op-portunity, access and equity.

• Of the University’s 5,268 enrolled students, 71 nations are represented among the student body, refl ecting the Upstate’s international character.

• The implementation of a 10-year, $150 million master plan that focuses on the development of the northern segment of the Spartanburg campus has dramatically increased classroom space, academic support facilities, parking and roadways, housing and athletic/recreational facilities.

• The Susan Jacobs Arboretum features a 300-seat amphitheatre, a meandering creek lined with stones and boulders, lighted walkways and foliage indigenous to the area among its 12 acres.

• Forty-two years after its founding, USC Upstate boasts an alumni base of more than 17,000, of which 80 percent of these graduates remain in the Upstate to build their lives and careers.

• In the past 10 years, the campus has gone through a dramatic infrastructure makeover, includ-ing the building of the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex, the Readiness Center, Palmetto House, Magnolia House, the Susan Jacobs Arboretum, the Health Education Complex and the soon to be completed George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in downtown Spar-tanburg.

Facts You Should Know


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• 138 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team selections.• 28 student-athletes posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during one of

the 2008-09 semesters.• 17 Individual National Academic Awards in 2007-08 (11

Softball, 4 Women’s Tennis, 2 Men’s Tennis)• 7 teams posted better than a 3.0 GPA in 2008-2009 (Men’s

Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Volleyball).

• 2 National Academic Team Awards in 2007-08 (AVCA Team Academic Award, Volleyball; ITA All-Academic Award, Women’s Tennis)

The USC Upstate Athletic Department places a high empasis on academic achievements and in the 2008-09 school year, Upstate athletes continued to reach heights never before reached by the athletic department.

Bachelor’s Degree Programs

Art Studio (Graphic Design)Biology

Business Administration and Economics(concentrations in accounting, economics/fi nance,

business administration, management and marketing)Chemistry

Communication (concentrations in electronic media,

journalism, speech and theater)Computer Information Systems

Computer ScienceCriminal Justice

Early Childhood EducationElementary Education

Engineering Technology ManagementEnglish

Experimental PsychologyHistory

Information Management and SystemsInterdisciplinary Studies

MathematicsMiddle Grades EducationNonprofi t Administration

NursingPhysical Education

Political ScienceSecondary Education

(concentrations in biology, chemistry, English, mathematics, social studies/history, and Spanish)

SociologySpecial Education: Learning Disabilities

Spanish

Pre-Professional Four-Year Programs

Pre-ChiropracticPre-Dental

Pre-LawPre-Medical

Pre-OptometryPre-Veterinary Medicine

Master’s Degrees

Early Childhood EducationElementary Education

Special Education: Visual Impairment

Academic Success

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• The volleyball, women’s basketball, softball and tennis programs raised nearly $3,000 for breast cancer research through Think Pink or For The Cure events.

• Marc Wartenberger, a former member of the track & fi eld team, served as Student Body President for the 2008-09 school year.

• Upstate athletes participated in a new Walk to School initiative at Lone Oak Elementary, Fair-forest Elementary and Arcadia Elementary Schools, sharing the benefi ts of living a healthy, active lifestyle.

• Upstate athletes participated in Gaff ney’s Holiday Parade.• Upstate organized two Spartan Buddy Days with the Carolina Miracle League and also vis-

ited Upward basketball sites on Saturdays.• Freshman student-athletes registered in University 101 seminar course helped build a house

for Habitat for Humanity as part of Habitat Blitz.• USC Upstate was rewarded with an NCAA CHOICES Grant Award in May, which will help

the athletic department develop its CHAMPS/Life Skills program. Upstate will conduct edu-cational seminars for the entire student body with an emphasis on its student-athletes to inform the students on making better choices on life decisions when it comes to the use of alcohol and other drugs.

In the Community

The USC Upstate Department of Athletics has always encouraged its athletes to become engaged in both the USC Upstate and Upstate South Carolina communities. Now just three years removed from being a member of the NCAA Division II, the department of athletics still believes in the D-II philoso-phy that there is a dual objective in collegiate athletics to serve both your campus and your community. With that in mind, in 2008-09, USC Upstate was proudly represented by student-athletes in several venues, including:

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The Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex is located in the northern section of the cam-pus and includes the County University Soccer Stadium, Spartanburg County Youth Soccer Fields, Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park, Cyrill Softball Stadium and the Tennis Complex. A track & fi eld complex is in the planning stages, which would make The Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex home to 10 of the 12 outdoor athletic programs cur-rently off ered at the institution – men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s track & fi eld. With its development, all athletic venues are now housed on campus creating a greater sense of a campus community. The Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex is one of the Southeast’s top sports venues. Cyrill Stadium, the home of the softball program, earned the NFCA/TURFACE National Field Maintenance Award for 2006 and was named the 2005 Field of the Year in South Carolina. The total cost of the athletic complex ex-ceeded $7 million and followed a $2.5 million expansion and renovation of the Hodge Center, home to the volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball programs. Planning of a golf practice facility is also underway.

Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex

USC Upstate Tennis ComplexHome of Upstate men’s and women’s tennisOpened in 2004Men’s Tennis – 58-7 (.892)Women’s Tennis – 36-13 (.735)

County University Soccer StadiumHome of Upstate men’s and women’s soccerOpened in 2001Men’s Soccer – 56-18-3 (.747)Women’s Soccer – 39-29-6 (.567)

Cyrill Softball StadiumHome of Upstate softballOpened in 2002Softball – 163-46 (.780)

Cleveland S. Harley Baseball ParkHome of Upstate BaseballOpened in 2004Baseball – 101-73 (.580)

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G.B. Hodge Center

Named for one of the University’s founders, the late Dr. G.B. Hodge, the Center was completed in 1973, underwent renovations in 2000 and is set to undergo a $4 million facelift at the end of the 2009-10 basketball season thanks to a generous gift from Mrs. Dorothy (Dodie) Anderson ’81. The bottom fl oor is home to the Athletics Department, which includes offi ces for the athletic adminis-tration and coaches. The Hodge Center features a main gymnasium, home to the men’s and wom-en’s basketball teams and the volleyball program, locker rooms and the University weight room, as well as athletic training facilities. The Hodge Center is considered one of the toughest places for opponents to play in the South. The cozy gym, with its fans close to the action, has helped Upstate volleyball to a phenomenal .751 winning percentage, women’s basketball to a .584 winning percentage since 1976 and men’s basketball to an astounding .703 winning percentage since the court’s opening in 1973.

Performance Center

With the move to Division I, the USC Upstate athletic department has committed itself to building strength and conditioning programs that are designed to meet the needs of all 17 of its programs. As part of that initiative, the school hired its fi rst strength and conditioning coach in Scott Senger in 2007, and he has helped design sport-spe-cifi c training programs for all 17 programs. In addition, with the guidance of Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine Michael Sandago, the USC Upstate athletic depart-ment will remodel space in the Hodge Center to create the Upstate Performance Center, which is set to open in the 2009-10 academic year, giving Upstate student-athletes a workout space that they can call their own.

The Hodge CenterHome of Upstate men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball

G.B. Hodge Center / Performance Center

Opened in 1973Men’s Basketball – 324-137 (.703)Women’s Basketball – 235-164 (.589)Volleyball – 301-100 (.751)

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• 1982 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Champions• 1995, ’98 Men’s Soccer NCAA Division II National Runners-Up• 2007 Men’s Golf NCAA Division II National Runners-Up• 1983, ’84, ’85 Men’s Soccer NAIA Third Place Team• 1992 Men’s Tennis NCAA Division II Fifth Place Team• 1994, ’97, 2002, Men’s Soccer NCAA Division II Quarterfi nalists• 2004, ’07 Men’s Tennis NCAA Division II Quarterfi nalists• 2007 Women’s Tennis NCAA Division II Nationals• 1990 Baseball NAIA District Six Champions• 1981, ’82, ’90 Men’s Basketball NAIA District Six Champions• 1977, ’81, ’83, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’89 Men’s Cross Country NAIA District Six Champions• 1987, ’88, ’89 Volleyball NAIA District Six Champions• 1991, ’92, ’95, ’98, 2005, ’06 Men’s Basketball NCAA Division II Regionals• 1993, ’94, ’95, ’06 Women’s Basketball NCAA Division II Regionals• 1991, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’97, ’98, 2002, ’03, ’06 Men’s Soccer NCAA Division II Regionals• 1992, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07 Softball NCAA Division II Regionals• 2000, ’01 Volleyball NCAA Division II Regionals• 1992, ’95, ’96, ’97, 2001, ’02 ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07 Men’s Tennis NCAA Division II Regionals• 1995, 2003, ’05, ’06, ’07 Women’s Tennis NCAA Division II Regionals• 2008 Women’s Tennis Atlantic Sun Conference Champions• 2008 Softball Atlantic Sun Conference Champions• 1990, ’92, ’98, 2005, Men’s Basketball Peach Belt Conference Champions• 1993, ’94, ’95 Women’s Basketball Peach Belt Conference Champions• 1991, ’92, ’93 Men’s Cross Country Peach Belt Conference Champions• 1992, ’94, ’97, ’98, ’99, 2003 Men’s Soccer Peach Belt Conference Champions• 2001 Women’s Soccer Peach Belt Conference Champions• 1992, ’93, ’94 Softball Peach Belt Conference Champions• 2003, ’05 Men’s Tennis Peach Belt Conference Champions• 1993, ’95 Volleyball Peach Belt Conference Champions• 2006 Men’s Basketball Peach Belt Tournament Champions• 1994, ’95 Women’s Basketball Peach Belt Tournament Champions• 1993, ’ 94, ’95, ’97, ’98, 2001, ’02, ’03 Men’s Soccer Peach Belt Tournament Champions• 1993, ’94, ’95 Volleyball Peach Belt Tournament Champions

Athletic Accomplishments

USC Upstate boasts a widely successful athletics program, one that has achieved tremendous success both on the playing fi elds and in the classroom. From the early days as a two-year institution all the way to today as a member of NCAA Division I athletics, USC Upstate athletics has a proud history of success. The men’s basketball program claimed the 1982 NAIA National Championship and the university’s other athletic teams built a strong foundation. USC Upstate moved its athletic teams to the NCAA and Division II status in 1990. In 18 years in Division II, Upstate made 31 appearances in NCAA Tournaments, won 21 Peach Belt Conference regular season championships and 18 Peach Belt Conference Tournament titles. In 2007, the athletics program moved to the NCAA Division I and the Atlantic Sun Conference. Playing at the high-est level of amateur athletics in the nation, Upstate athletes continue to excel. The women’s tennis and softball teams have each captured conference crowns and 33 student-athletes captured the conference’s weekly honors and 29 student-athletes were placed on All-Atlantic Sun Conference teams.

USC Upstate Athletic Logo

History

USC Spartanburg Rifl es Logo1981-2004

USC Spartanburg Rifl es Logo

1971-80

USC Upstate Spartans Logo

2005-2009

USC Upstate Spartans Logo2009-present

New Athletic Logos for Fall 2009

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2010

Krista Altom ’05, SoftballKelly Cummings Bowden ’99, Cross CountryMatthew Browne, Men’s SoccerElbert Jones ’70, Men’s BasketballErin Kopec ’04, Volleyball2009

Todd Ellison ’90, BaseballKristy Middagh ’03, SoftballGreg Watson ’84, Men’s Soccer2008

Don Brock ’88, BaseballJames Eley ’96, Men’s SoccerSherman Eller ’85, Cross CountryWillie Murdaugh ’91, Men’s BasketballKim Pitman ’02, VolleyballKristina Ribicic ’03, Women’s Tennis2007

Doug Lightbody ’83, Men’s BasketballJorge Valenzuela ’87, Men’s SoccerKristin Korte Zurliene ’02, Volleyball2006

Beth Bayer ’03, SoftballJames Holland ’82, Men’s BasketballKenny Dickson, ’90, BaseballLindsay Bright ’98, VolleyballBob Cheshier ’84, Men’s SoccerGreg Hooks, Men’s Soccer CoachHenrik Ronnevig ’01, Men’s SoccerThea Moen Ronnevig ’02, Women’s Soccer2005

Stacey Berrong ’99, SoftballJohn Daurity, Baseball CoachSara Henrichs Durham ’99, VolleyballScott Halkett, ’96, Men’s SoccerWillis Woodruff ’91, Men’s Basketball2004

Heather Abrams ’97, Women’s Basketball, VolleyballWendell Gibson ’82, Men’s BasketballDoug Keelan ’87, BaseballKasper Nielsen ’96, Men’s TennisDanny Rebuck ’91. Men’s Soccer

2003

Mario del Pino ’83, Men’s SoccerChris Hawkins ’87, BaseballCarla Gambrell Pesce ’91, Women’s Basketball, Volleyball2002

Darren Ambrose ’92, Men’s SoccerMichelle Graham Boehringer ’96, Women’s Basketball, VolleyballMarlon Burgess ’94, Men’s SoccerUlysses Hackett ’92, Men’s Basketball2001

Martha Cobo ’92, Women’s TennisMartin Hill ’86, Men’s SoccerFrank Kohlenstein, Men’s Soccer CoachMichael Massey ’81, Men’s Cross CountryMike Smith ’84, Men’s Basketball2000

Steven ‘Skip’ Frye ’77, Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross CountryRobert ‘Firechief’ Smith ’74, Men’s BasketballJerry Waters, Men’s Basketball Coach1999

Dr. Joseph C. Bowman, Athletics Director, Men’s Basketball, Bowling, Men’s Golf, Volleyball CoachMichael J. Gibson ’82, Men’s BasketballGwendolyn Whiteside-Proctor ’87, Women’s Basketball

The USC Upstate Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1998 to recognize individuals who have outstanding athletic accomplishments or have made signifi cant contributions to USC Upstate athletics. All former student-athletes, coaches, and athletic administrators and staff are eligible for nomination with all former student-athletes expected to have graduated from USC Upstate. All former student-athlete nominees must have participated at least two years at USC Up-state, and their eligibility must have expired at least fi ve years prior to being nominated. Ex-ceptions to the above criteria may be considered for outstanding achievement.

Lindsay Bright

2006 Inductee

Heather Abrams

2004 Inductee

Don Brock

2008 Inductee

Chris Hawkins

2004 Inductee

Ulysses Hackett

2002 Inductee

Kristina Ribicic

2008 Inductee

Beth Bayer

2003 Inductee

Sara Henrichs Durham

2005 Inductee

Hall of Fame

Henrik Ronnevig

2006 Inductee

Mike Gibson

1999 Inductee

Todd Ellison

2009 Inductee

Gwen Proctor

1999 Inductee

Dr. Joseph C. Bowman

1999 Inductee

Greg Hooks

2006 Inductee

Kristy Middagh

2009 Inductee

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• Baseball posts two huge wins, as it downs Tennessee, 1-0, for its fi rst win over an SEC opponent in 22 years and also beat Charlotte, 4-3, for the team’s fi rst win over a team receiving votes in a national poll.

• Men’s Basketball wins three straight for the fi rst time in the D-I era by downing A-Sun champion Jacksonville, Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast in February.

• Women’s basketball’s rebounds from 5-24 season by winning 13 games, marking the 20th-most improved record in Division I.

• Cross Country’s Emily Tangwar becomes the fi rst runner in school history to win the Spartan-hosted Eye Opener.

• Men’s Golf’s Josh Gallman and Michael Lawrence each fi nish in the top 10 at their fi rst A-Sun Championships.

• Softball’s Morgan Childers breaks her own single-season strikeout record and sets the school’s career strikeouts record as a sophomore, helping her earn all-conference honors.

• Men’s Tennis ties A-Sun record with six All-A-Sun selections, posts school-record 20-straight wins and fi nishes the season ranked 70th in the nation.

• Women’s Tennis’ Anna Novo sets school records for combined wins, singles wins and doubles wins as she wraps up her career with her fourth all-conference honors.

• Men’s Track and Field fi nishes fourth at both the A-Sun Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the best fi nishes in head coach Jimmy Stephens’ fi ve years as a head coach.

• Men’s Track and Field’s Perrish Goggins wins the Most Outstanding Track Athlete at the A-Sun indoor championships.

In the second of its four-year transition to Division I athletics, USC Upstate continued to prove a foil to some of the best teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference and around the coun-try, with the underdog Spartans posting some impressive wins.

Edgar Rodriguez Men’s Tennis Freshman of the Year

Reggie ThompsonOutdoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year

2008-09 In Review

Perrish Goggins Indoor Track & Field, Most Outstanding PerformerKim BrasilRamiro Blanco

Josh GallmanBobby Davis Morgan ChildersJack Roux

Javier ToriAna-Sofi a Camberos

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Dr. John C. Stockwell has served as chancellor of the University of South Caro-lina Upstate since 1994, leading the University toward its vision as one of the leading metropolitan universities in the Southeast. Under his leadership, the University has experienced outstanding growth in academic standards, campus development, curricula and public/private part-nerships. In the past 10 years, enrollments have increased by thirty-fi ve percent with more than 5,268 students currently enrolled. The campus boasts a diverse student population with 71 nations represented in the University community and a minority enrollment of over than thirty percent. Chancellor Stockwell is leading the University toward completion of a 10-year master plan, approved by the USC Board of Trustees in 1997, including multi-mil-lion dollar capital developments in classroom space, academic support facilities, housing, and athletics facilities. In addition, a number of campus beautifi cation initiatives are underway and a $60 million highway infrastructure project sur-rounding and intersecting the campus was recently fi nished. Before coming to USC Upstate, Dr. Stockwell served as provost and interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. In earlier years, he served as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York College at Cortland, as chair and professor of the Department of Speech and Theatre at Indiana State University, and as professor and director of theatre at California State University Northridge. Dr. Stockwell earned his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in theatre at Bowling Green State University, and his bachelor’s degree in speech and theatre from Cedarville College. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard University Institute for Educational Management. He is the founding chair and current board member of Spartanburg’s chapter of the Urban League of the Upstate. He serves, also, on the Board of the Spartan-burg Area Chamber of Commerce and on the Board of Governors of the Green-ville Chamber of Commerce, together with a range of other civic and regional commitments. John and his wife, Dr. Diane Vecchio, a professor of history at Furman Uni-versity, have four grown children: Benjamin, Kelsea, Adrien and Cory and one granddaughter.

Mike Hall is in his 16th year as the director of athletics at the University of South Carolina Upstate. Since joining the Spartans program, Hall has been instrumental in making many improvements to the athletics department. Arguably his biggest accom-plishment is leading the University from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I membership and the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2007-08. Hall oversaw the completion of the new Louis P. Howell Athletics Complex that already claims one of the top soccer and softball facilities in the Southeast. The Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park is the newest jewel of the complex and the tennis facility has recently been upgraded with six additional tennis courts and a clubhouse. The total cost of the four projects exceeded $5 million. In 1999-2000, Hall oversaw a $2 million renovation to the G. B. Hodge Center. The renovations included a hospitality suite overlooking the gymnasium, concession area, weight room, offi cial’s locker rooms and offi ces for the athletic staff and coaches. In 2003, the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball locker rooms were renovated. Hall was instrumental in the development of the new County University Soc-cer Stadium, which opened in August of 2001, as well as fi ve other soccer fi elds that are used by Spartanburg County as youth soccer facilities. Hall has used the facility to attract state and regional youth soccer events as well as the NCAA Divi-sion II Soccer Championships. Hall continues to work to enhance staff and coaching positions at USC Up-state. He has upgraded many positions from part-time to full-time status and expanded several assistant coaches’ positions. He also continues to coordinate over 20 corporate sponsors for USC Upstate athletics. A 1981 graduate of Liberty University, he went on to serve for 13 years as assistant athletics director for academics, compliance and he also served as golf coach at his alma mater. He also worked as the Director of the Adult Education program in admissions and advising. He earned his master’s degree in education from Lynchburg College. Hall and his wife Phyllis, a 1982 Liberty graduate, have three daughters, Mary, Mandy and Courtney.

University Chancellor16th YearCedarville ’66

Director of Athletics16th YearLiberty ’81

Athletics Administration

Dr. John Stockwell Mike Hall

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Louise EricsonAssociate Athletic Director for Academic Support Services/SWA

Louise Ericson is begin-ning her second year as Upstate’s Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Sup-port Services and Senior Woman’s Administrator. Pre-viously, Ericson spent three years as the athletic aca-demic coordinator while also serving as the director for the Center of Student Success. Ericson also serves as sports supervisor for the cross country, women’s soccer, softball and track & fi eld programs. Ericson has built a successful 13-year career in academic support and coaching at both the Divi-sion I and II levels. Prior to coming to USC Upstate, she served as an athletic academic counselor at Van-derbilt University from 2002-03. She was an athletic academic advisor and life skills coordinator at UNC Charlotte from 2000-02. Ericson is no stranger to Spartanburg, serving as the NCAA compliance coordinator and assistant volleyball and basketball coach at Converse College from 1997-2000. She got her start in academic sup-port while attending graduate school at the Univer-sity of Tennessee. She served as a grad assistant in the women’s athletic department-academic advis-ing and student life from 1995-97. Ericson is active in many professional organiza-tions, including the the National Association of Aca-demic Advisors for Athletics. Ericson graduated with honors from Belmont University with a bachelor’s degree in physical edu-cation in 1994. While at Belmont, she played bas-ketball from 1991-92 and volleyball from 1993-94, serving as team captain. She received her master’s degree in sport administration from Tennessee in 1997 with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Scott LarsonAssociate Athletic Director for Compliance

Scott Larson is in his fourth year as Upstate’s fi rst full-time compliance direc-tor at USC Upstate, coming onboard as Assistant Athlet-ics Director for Compliance. He was promoted to Associate AD for Compliance in

August 2007. Larson serves as the sports supervisor for the tennis, volleyball, baseball and men’s soccer programs. Larson has more than 10 years of compliance experience at the Division I level. Throughout his professional career, Larson has developed and im-plemented several programs to improve the com-pliance operations at the institutions where he has worked. Larson came to USC Upstate from the University of Texas at El Paso where he served as Assistant Ath-letic Director for Compliance and Student Aid from 2005-06. He oversaw all aspects of the compliance program. In addition, he had oversight responsibili-ties for the women’s tennis and rifl e programs. Prior to his stint at UTEP, he served as Assistant AD for Compliance at Northern Arizona University from 2004-05 and was the Assistant AD for Compliance at Gardner-Webb University from 2003-04. He served as the Compliance Monitoring Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin from 2001-03. Larson worked as a graduate assistant in compli-ance at Arizona State University from 1998-01. He began working towards his professional career as an undergraduate intern in the compliance offi ce at the University of Tulsa from 1997-98. Larson graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration with an emphasis in sports ad-ministration in 1998. He received his master’s de-gree in business administration from Arizona State University in 2001. Larson is a native of Topeka, Kan. He and his wife, Marla, have been married since 2002 and have two boys, Cade, 4, and Reid, 1. Michael SandagoAssociate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine

Michael Sandago is in his fourth year at the helm of the Sports Medicine De-partment at USC Upstate. He was promoted from As-sistant Athletic Director to Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine in 2007. He is the fi fth full-time head athletic trainer at the University and the fi rst to assume the duties as Associate AD for Sports Medicine. Sandago came to USC Upstate after working on the athletic training staff at Oregon State for 22 years. He joined the staff in 1984 and was promoted

to head athletic trainer in 1992. He oversaw the ath-letic training services for all sports and directly han-dled the athletic training responsibilities for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf. Prior to his 22-year stint at Oregon State, he was a teacher and athletic trainer at Maumee High School in Ohio. He also served as an assistant athletic trainer for the Seattle Seahawks during summer workouts from 1980-86. Sandago graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Washington State Universi-ty in 1979 and received his master’s degree in health education from the University of Miami (OH) in 1983. The Seattle, Wash., native graduated from Lynwood High School, where he lettered in three sports while serving as a student athletic trainer. Sandago and his wife, Allyson, have two daugh-ters, Emma and Anna. Allyson is also a certifi ed ath-letic trainer. Jules BryantAssistant Athletic Director for Development

Jules Bryant is in her third year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Special Events at USC Upstate. Bryant is no stranger to the Spartanburg community. She spent the seven years as the Executive Director of the Spartanburg Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. She coordinated a myriad of projects and responsibilities, including the marketing eff orts of the organization. She also helped recruit corporate partnerships to help assist in the cost of running various events sponsored by the Bureau. As part of her duties as Executive Director of the CVB, she also oversaw Team Spartanburg, the sports council of the CVB. Team Spartanburg was active in several sport-related community events, including working with the Carolina Panthers’ Training Camp, the Eye Opener Cross Country Meet, and the Goal-ball Championships. Prior to her stint with the Spartanburg CVB, Bryant spent two years as the membership manager with the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce (1998-2000). She was a branch manager at the Spartanburg offi ce of Staffi ng Solutions from 1997-98, was the community director for the March of Dimes Birth De-fects Foundation from 1996-97, and was an admis-sions counselor at Woff ord College from 1993-96.

Athletics Administration

USC Upstate Head Coaches

Th e Administration

Jennifer CallowayVolleyball

Alessandro De Marzo

Men’s/Women’s TennisMatt Fincher

BaseballTammy George

Women’s Basketball

Chris HawkinsSoftball

Greg HooksMen’s Soccer

Todd LawtonMen’s/

Women’s GolfEddie Payne

Men’s BasketballJimmy StephensCross Country/

Track & FieldRenee Lopez

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Bryant is active in several community service organizations. She is currently a member of the Up-town Sertoma Club and is a past president of the civ-ic organization. She is active in the Leadership Spar-tanburg Alumni Association and formerly served on its Board of Directors and is a past president. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Shepherd’s Center and is a recent graduate of Regional Fellows. Bryant received a bachelor’s degree in political economy and philosophy from Woff ord College in 1993. She and her husband, Scott, are the proud parents of a son, Grayson. Bill EnglishAssistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

Bill English begins his seventh full year as Assis-tant Athletic Director for Media Relations after being promoted to the position in 2003. He spent the previous year and a half as the school’s sports information director and will enter his ninth year at the University this spring. English came to USC Upstate after serving as the assistant sports information director at Woff ord Col-lege from 1997-2001. English is a 1993 graduate of Woff ord with a bach-elor’s degree in government. Upon graduation, he worked for one year in the sports department at the Spartanburg Herald-Journal where he was a writer covering high school football and basketball and college basketball. English left the Herald-Journal to attend graduate school at Appalachian State where he served as a graduate assistant in the sports information offi ce. Also working as a graduate assistant in the physical education department while working on his master’s degree in sport management, he was inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Lambda graduate school national honor fraternity in 1996. English is a member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). He worked as the offi cial scorer for the Greenville Braves, a former Double-A affi liate of the Atlanta Braves, in 2000. A native of Washington Court House, Ohio, Eng-lish moved to Spartanburg with his family in 1981. He resides in Moore. Brandon McKillopDirector of Athletic Facilities & Game Management Brandon McKillop is in his fi rst year as the Direc-tor of Athletic Facilities and Game Management at USC Upstate. He coordinates the maintenance and setup of the athletic facilities in addi-tion to serving as the game manager for all home events. McKillop has an extensive background in athlet-ics and is a native of the Spartanburg area, having grown up in Boiling Springs. While also serving in his capacity at Upstate, he is a real estate agent with Chase E. Furnas & Co. in Spartanburg.

McKillop was a standout baseball player at Boil-ing Springs High School and Woff ord College. A pro-lifi c singles hitter, he ranks ninth all-time at Woff ord with 121 singles and 22nd all-time with 137 hits. He is also one of the program’s top threats on the base path, ranking third all-time with 60 stolen bases. He graduated from Woff ord in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in business economics and received a mas-ter’s degree in exercise and sports sciences from the University of Florida in 1997. While at Florida, he worked in the sports information and baseball offi ces, receiving his initial experience working in intercollegiate athletics. McKillop returned to the Spartanburg area in 1998 to serve as assistant baseball coach at his alma mater, Woff ord. He spent two seasons with the Terri-ers as the program’s top assistant and recruiting co-ordinator before leaving for the assistant coaching position at Newberry in 2000. McKillop returned to Woff ord for his third stint at the school in 2001, again serving as the top assistant for the baseball program. In addition to his baseball duties, he also served as the Director of Intramurals and was an assistant within the athletic facilities of-fi ce within the athletic department. McKillop left Woff ord in 2006 to work for the Spartanburg County Parks and Recreation Depart-ment as the Event Manager at Cleveland Park prior to accepting the position at Chase E. Furnas & Co. in 2007. McKillop and his wife, Lora, a graduate of USC Up-state, are the proud parents of a son, Bennett, and a daughter, Lilli. The couple and their children reside in Boiling Springs.

Scott SengerStrength & Conditioning Coach Scott Senger is in his second season as the head strength and conditioning coach at USC Upstate. Senger earned his Mas-ter’s of Science degree in health, nutrition and exer-cise science and his Bachelor’s of Science degree in human development and education from North Dakota State University. Senger came to Upstate from Chesnee High School where he served in a myriad of roles from 2005-08. He served as the head athletic trainer, head speed and conditioning coach, assistant strength coach and the assistant track & fi eld coach. He was responsible for the daily care of all athletic related injuries, education of all athletes on the importance of proper nutrition and overall body wellness and the development and implementation of strength, speed and conditioning programs to include pre-season, in-season and off -season training. In addition to his experiences at Chesnee, Senger served as the Assistant Outreach Sports Medicine Coordinator for HEALTHSOUTH of Las Vegas, Nev., and the Assistant Chief Medical Offi cer for USA Wrestling Regional and National Events. Senger’s history in strength and conditioning began in Las Vegas from 2003-05 where he assisted with the implementation of strength and condition-ing programs for Desert Pines High School, Cimar-

ron-Memorial High School, HEALTHSOUTH Perfor-mance and the Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL AA Minor Professional hockey team. He helped develop and implement strength and conditioning programs for three years with Chesnee High School from 2005-08 and is currently providing off -ice performance con-ditioning for the USA Hockey South Eastern District select hockey camps. Senger and his wife, Stephanie, were married on May 24, 2008.

Carol OsterfossBusiness Manager

Carol Osterfoss is in her third year as the Athletics Business Manager at USC Upstate. She oversees all business operations for the Athletics Department. Osterfoss is no stranger to USC Upstate. She worked for the University from 2000-06 as the graduate coordinator in the School of Education Graduate Programs Offi ce. Prior to her stint at Upstate, she worked in the Admissions Offi ce at the University of South Carolina in Columbia from 1996-98. A native of Florida, Osterfoss moved to Abbeville, S.C., where she attended Abbeville High School. She graduated from Lander University with bachelor de-grees in English and business in 1989. Osterfoss and her husband, Mike, have three chil-dren: Nicholas, Trevor and Christopher.

Barbara WhiteAdministrative Assistant

Barbara White is in her sixth year as the administra-tive assistant, offi ce man-ager, and business manager in the athletic department. She is in her 10th year over-all at USC Upstate. White previously served as an administrative specialist in the advancement offi ce at USC Upstate. White, a native of Texas, began her professional career in 1984, working as a secretary at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Florence, S.C. She served in that position for four years before accepting a similar po-sition at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Columbia, S.C., in 1988. After eight years at the Main Street United Meth-odist Church, White became an administrative assis-tant at Wachovia Bank in Columbia in 1996. After two years of working at Wachovia, she accepted the posi-tion in the USC Upstate advancement offi ce in 1998. White earned a Business/Secretarial certifi cate from Draughn Business College in Dallas, Texas, then attended North Texas State for two years.

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Eric EnglishAssistant Athletic Trainer

Eric English is in his fourth year as assistant ath-letic trainer in the sports medicine department at USC Upstate. In addition to his duties in athletic train-ing, he also serves as an instructor in the physical education department. English has an extensive background in athletic training. He has served as the clinical coordinator for sports medicine for the North Broward Hospital System (Fla.) from 2001-06 overseeing 22 athletic trainers. In addition, he was a teacher and athletic trainer for Broward County Public Schools. He was the head athletic trainer at Western High School from 1997-2001 and at Cypress Bay High School from 2001-06. A native of Washington Court House, Ohio, he played football and wrestled for Miami Trace High School for three years. He moved with his family to Spartanburg after his junior year and graduated from Dorman High School in 1982. English and his wife, Kim, have a daughter, Sarah.

Brent SmithAssistant Athletic Trainer

Brent Smith is in his sixth year as an assistant athletic trainer at USC Upstate. Smith came to USC Up-state after working with the sports medicine de-partment of the Cape Fear Wild Cats Arena Football League team in 2004. Prior to his stint with the Wild Cats, he was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at UNC Pembroke from 2002-04 while working on his master’s degree in physical education. He assisted with men’s soccer, wrestling and baseball at UNCP.

While in graduate school, he also worked as a physical therapist aid for Raleigh Orthopaedic Reha-bilitation Specialists in 2003 and was an intern with the Carolina Cobras Arena Football League team in 2002. He worked with the N.C. State football team as an intern from 2001-02. Smith graduated from UNC Pembroke in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. While at the school he served as a student athletic train-er working with the volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track and fi eld and cheerleading teams. Smith and his wife, Karen, were married on June 3, 2006 and have a newborn son, Hudson.

Deanna RosatoAssistant Athletic Trainer

Deanna Rosato is in her second year as an assistant athletic trainer at USC Up-state. Rosato came to Upstate after completing the re-quirements for a Master’s degree in Applied Exercise Physiology at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. While at the school, she served as a graduate assis-tant athletic trainer working with the football and softball programs. Prior to her stint at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, she served as a student athletic trainer at Oregon State while pursuing her undergraduate degree in athletic training. She was a student under Michael Sandago, Upstate’s current Associate Ath-letics Director for Sports Medicine, during her fi rst three years of college. Rosato worked closely with the Beavers softball and men’s basketball programs and graduated in 2007. Rosato is ATC certifi ed and a member of the NATA and SCATA organizations. She is originally from Lafayette, La., but moved to Katy, Texas, while in high school and graduated from Cinco Ranch High School.

Dr. Steven SingletonTeam Physician

Dr. Steven Singleton serves as the team physi-cian for USC Upstate athlet-ics. Dr. Singleton provides on-site care for Spartan athletes as well as game coverage. With more than a decade of experience, he is an expert at diagnosing problems and designing programs intended to achieve optimal results. The physician, athletic training staff and student-athlete work together as a team toward the goal of full re-covery. Dr. Singleton has treated patients from all walks of life, including recreational and elite athletes from all over the world. Upstate athletes also benefi t from a relationship with Proaxis Physical Therapy. The professionals at Proaxis bring together innova-tive methodology, advanced research and proven skills to achieve excellent results. Dr. Steven Singleton, started his own sports med-icine practice in 2009 after a distinguished career at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas and will continue his relationship with Upstate athlet-ics. He is a sports medicine specialist with exper-tise in shoulder, elbow, knee and foot/ankle reconstructive surgery. A graduate of Stanford University and the Uni-versity of Texas South-western Medical School, Dr. Singleton served his fellowship with the Steadman-Hawkins Clin-ic in 1997. Prior to his move to Spartanburg, Dr. Singleton was the team orthopedic sur-geon for the Texas Rang-ers and Fort Worth Cats baseball clubs.

The USC Upstate Sports Medicine Staff is responsible for the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries for all 17 intercollegiate sports teams. It is our mis-sion to provide excellent health care with a primary emphasis on educating the student-athlete in health maintainance, as well as inju-ry care and prevention. This emphasis extends to maintaining safety in practice and game situations, drug education programs, staying current on treatment and rehabilitation tech-niques and following NCAA and NATA proto-cols. The commitment to the student-athletes and coaches is spread over the areas of ser-vice, care and education. The USC Upstate Sports Medicine Staff , led by Associate Athletics Director Michael San-dago, has more than 40 years of experience in prep, collegiate or professional athletics. Michael Sandago

Assistant AD/Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

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A Brief Guide To NCAA Rules For Alumni, Faculty And Friends

Athletics Association

“Institutional control” of athletics is a fundamen-tal requirement of NCAA legislation. As such, the USC Upstate is responsible for ensuring that mem-bers of the faculty and staff , coaches, student-ath-letes, alumni, donors, boosters and friends of the institution comply with all applicable NCAA rules. The information below is intended to provide a ba-sic overview of NCAA rules governing USC Upstate alumni, faculty and friends. Because of the complex-ity of the rules, the following does not include all ap-plicable situations and should not be relied upon ex-clusively. USC Upstate appreciates your interest and support but reminds you an inappropriate contact or action on your part can jeopardize the eligibility of a prospective or enrolled student-athlete and the university. If you have specifi c questions, please con-tact Upstate’s Compliance Offi ce at (864) 503-5793. Compliance with NCAA rules is of the highest pri-ority for our athletics program and institution. Even the best-intentioned action on your part may be a violation of NCAA rules. Please remember to ASK before you ACT.

You Are Considered A “Representative Of USC Up-

state’s Athletics Interests” (i.e., a booster) if you:

• Have ever made any type of fi nancial or in-kind contribution to the athletics department, to a spe-cifi c sport program, or to an athletics booster or-ganization, including purchasing season tickets to athletics events. • Are or have been a member of any organization or agency promoting USC Upstate athletics. • Have ever helped to arrange or have provided em-ployment for an enrolled student-athlete, a prospec-tive student-athlete, or their parents or relatives. • Have ever assisted in any manner in the recruit-ment of prospective student-athletes. • Have ever provided benefi ts to enrolled student-athletes or their families. • Have otherwise promoted the institution’s athletics program in any manner.

Once you become a booster, you retain that status forever!

Boosters Are Permitted To:

• Notify our coaches about prospects that may be strong additions to our teams. • Attend high school or two-year college athletic contests or other events where prospects compete, however, boosters may not contact the prospect or the prospect’s relatives. • Continue existing friendships with families of pros-pects, but boosters may not attempt to recruit the prospect. • Employ a prospect after they have graduated from high school or a two-year college. • Boosters MAY provide enrolled student-athletes with an occasional home meal, provided the meal takes place at the booster’s home and NOT at a local establishment. The meal may be catered and must be limited to infrequent or special occasions. The Compliance Offi ce must approve all such meals.

A prospective student-athlete (a prospect) is:

any person who has begun classes for the ninth grade. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an off er of fi nancial aid to attend USC Upstate. The prospect remains a pros-pect until they report for the fi rst day of classes for a regular term (fall or spring), they participate in a regular squad practice or competition, or offi cially register and enroll and attend classes during the summer prior to initial enrollment and receive insti-tutional athletics aid. Boosters Are Prohibited From: • Contacting a prospect in person on or off our cam-pus. • Writing or telephoning a prospect or a member of the prospect’s family. • Making arrangements for a prospect or the pros-

pect’s relatives or friends, to receive money or fi nan-cial aid of any kind. • Providing transportation for a prospect or the pros-pect’s relatives or friends to visit our campus. • Providing free tickets or tickets at a reduced cost for prospects or the prospect’s relatives or friends to attend an athletic event. • Entertaining high school, preparatory school or community college coaches.

Rules Governing Contacts With And Benefi ts For

Student-Athletes

NCAA legislation expressly prohibits university sup-porters from providing “extra benefi ts” to enrolled student-athletes or their families. An extra benefi t is any special arrangement to provide a student-athlete or his/her family a benefi t not authorized by NCAA legislation. In general, boosters may not provide anything or make special arrangements for student-athletes or their families that are not avail-able to the general student population.

Prohibited “Extra Benefi ts” Include, But Are Not

Limited To:

• Providing cash or loans in any amount. • Signing or co-signing for a loan or guarantee of bond. • Use of an automobile or other personal property (e.g., boats, summer homes, stereos). • Gifts of any kind, including birthday cards, fl owers, holiday gifts and gifts of clothing or equipment. • Any tangible items, including merchandise. • Free or reduced-cost services, rentals, or purchases (e.g., car repairs, legal services, haircuts, meals at lo-cal restaurants). • Purchasing complimentary admissions from a stu-dent-athlete. • Providing an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking engagement. • Providing typing services or other costs associated with school projects or reports.

The Spartans Athletic Association is an avenue by which donors can support the athletic programs. With more than 530 individuals and companies in the Association, the Spartan Athletic Association has been able to help the athletic department achieve several initiatives. It is an exciting time in the USC Upstate Athletic Department! With the move to the Division I Atlan-tic Sun Conference, there ismore exposure for our university, teams, student-athletes and coaches. Our donors and corporate partners are able to be recognized in many diff erent ways with this move forward. In order for USC Upstate athletics to be success-ful in the A-Sun, we must continue to recruit more members for our Athletic Association. As mentioned earlier, individuals and companies are stepping up to fi nancially support our student-athletes and coaches to assist them with being successful both

in the classroom and in their respective competitive sport. Please consider joining the Spartans Athletics As-sociation today. Donations can be made in general to the athletic association or can be made specifi cal-ly to benefi t a particular program or programs. There are several diff erent giving levels in which to partici-pate. Each level has its own rewards to be received by the donor, everything from all-sport passes to golf shirts. Currently, the athletics department is raising funds for several capital projects, including funding for the new track & fi eld complex and continuing im-provements to the G.B. Hodge Center, Harley Park, Cyrill Stadium and the USC Upstate Tennis Com-plex. Please direct any questions you may have to Ath-letics Director Mike Hall at (864) 503-5140, or Devel-opment Director Jules Bryant at (864) 503-5143.

Athletics Association / Compliance

Cleveland S. Harley talks during the 2008 golf tournament named in his honor, which serves as a fundraiser for the athletic department.

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For more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its student-athletes.

The A-Sun boasts a blend of the most dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions in the re-gion, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.

The experience for a student-athlete in the A-Sun is supported by the entire university community, from coaches to faculty, and from the CEO’s to the athletic and academic support staff . Atlantic Sun student-athletes compete in outstanding facilities through-out the conference and in some of top markets in the Southeast.

Eight A-Sun schools compete in the top 10 media markets within the conference’s fi ve-state footprint. With All-America selections, National All-Academic honorees, teams and individuals qualifying for and advancing in NCAA Championship play, A-Sun stu-dent-athletes achieve at the highest levels of colle-giate athletics.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

Continuing a tradition of academic achievement, more than 57 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2008-09 academic year. Fifteen student-athletes earned places on the 2008-09 CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Teams.

Belmont led the impressive institutional totals in the race for the All-Academic Trophy for the seventh time in eight years with 66.5 percent of its the stu-dent-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point averages of a 3.00, or better.

Belmont senior Andy Wicke, Jacksonville senior Jere-my Gillan, Lipscomb junior Kellie Sirus and Campbell senior Karlie Love earned spots on CoSIDA/ESPN the

Magazine Academic All-America teams. Lipscomb’s men and women track and fi eld teams and the women’s cross country team ranked among the top 10 GPAs in NCAA Division I, in being recognized as All-Academic Scholar Teams from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Belmont men’s cross country team posted the fi fth-highest GPA, according to the USTFCCCA.

Wicke, one of the Bruins’ most celebrated student-athletes, shared the conference’s male Scholar Ath-lete of the Year award and earned the conference’s Postgraduate Scholarship. Mercer’s Chereese Rowe earned the conference’s second Postgraduate Schol-arship. Wicke earned national acclaim as he became one of just two men’s basketball players to receive an educational grant through the NCAA postgradu-ate scholarship program. For his dedicated academic success and community service, Wicke landed on the Lowe’s All-Senior All-America Second Team and was one of 10 fi nalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS

For the second straight season, the A-Sun made ear-ly headlines on the hardwood as Mercer, under new head coach Bob Hoff man, went on the road and de-feated Alabama and Auburn within a four-day span, shooting the Bears up to the top spot in the RPI. At the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Championship, ETSU ended Belmont’s three-year reign, winning its fi rst A-Sun Tournament title and making the NCAA fi eld for the eighth time. During the Championship, Courtney Pigram became just the second player in league history to reach the 2000- point plateau. Two players could reach that mark this season in Mercer’s James Florence and Campbell’s Jonathan Rodriguez. Florence and Campbell begin the season as the sec-ond- and third-highest active scorers in the nation.

During the baseball season, three A-Sun hurlers, Lipscomb’s Rex Brothers and Kennesaw State’s duo of Chad Jenkins and Kyle Heckathorn moved up the draft boards of Major League teams with every

dominating performance. Brothers turned in one of the league’s top single-season strikeout perfor-mances; Jenkins posted a 41-inning scoreless streak and Heckathorn capped his season with a dominat-ing 15-strikeout performance against UNF, earning National Player of the Week honors. On draft night, Jenkins became just the seventh A-Sun player to be a fi rst-round selection, going to the Blue Jays. In the supplemental phase of the fi rst round, the Rockies picked Rex Brothers and the Brewers tabbed Hecka-thorn.

In softball, the conference turned in one of its fi nest seasons in history, especially during the non-confer-ence season. Against out-of-conference opposition,A-Sun schools posted a .602 win percentage, the fi fth-highest in the nation, trailing only the SEC, Pac-10, ACC and Big 12. Five schools fi nished with win percentages better than .600 and FGCU and Mercer reached the 40-win mark. The Eagles established a league record for win percentage at .839 in posting a 47-9 record. For the second-consecutive May, Camp-bell emerged victorious at the A-Sun Championship, led by the dominating performance of MVP Brittany Stanley. She pitched all 31 innings, recorded two shutouts and struck out 26 against only two walks.

One of the most dominating athletes in Atlantic Sun history closed out her career in Jacksonville’s Natasha Harvey. She led the Dolphins team titles in both Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field for a fourth-straight year and won the inaugural MVP honors at both meets as well as the Most Outstanding Field Performer award. During her four years, she won a combined 18 individual events, fi ve Most Out-standing Performer awards, both Most Outstanding Freshman performers in addition to the two MVP honors. Off the track, she won the A-Sun’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award, was the A-Sun’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award and appeared on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team for a fourth-straight year.

Perrish Goggins2009 Outdoor T&F High Jump, Long Jump Champion

Justin Crawford2009 Indoor & Outdoor T&F Champion

Emily Tangwar2009 Indoor T&F 5,000-Meters Champions

Th is is the Atlantic Sun

Th e Atlantic Sun Conference

Th e USC Upstate Track & Field ComplexAnnounced in the summer of 2008, the USC Upstate track and fi eld program will be the benefectors

of a large lead gift that will make a track and fi eld complex on-campus a reality in the near future. To

be located ont he Northern edge of the Louis P. Howell Athletic Complex, directly behind the County

University Soccer Stadium, the track and fi eld complex will give Upstate the opportunity to serve as

host of several state, regional and conference meets.

About Th e Complex• USC Upstate is currently in the development

stages for a new track & fi eld-only complex on

the Northern Edge of the Louis P. Howell Athletic

Complex

• Track will feature a nine-lane all-weather

surface

• Planned seating for 2,500

• Will make Upstate one of three schools in the A-

Sun with an outdoor track & fi eld complex when

completed

• Phase 1 of the construction will begin this

spring when the complex’s throwing area is built

Documents

2010 Track and Field Media Guide