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COASTAL CAROLINA TRACK & FIELD

2008-2009 Track & Field Media Guide

2008 Big South Outdoor Track and

Field Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.)

April 19-21, 2008

Team Results:

1. Liberty ..............................................232

2. Coastal Carolina ........................156

3. VMI .....................................................92

4. High Point .......................................... 88

5. Charleston Southern ..........................84

6. Radford ..............................................81

7. Winthrop ...........................................69

8. UNC-Asheville ..................................15

Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer:

Alonzo Spurley, Charleston Southern

Men’s Most Outstanding

Field Performer:

Jon Hart, Liberty

Men’s Freshman of the Year:

Clarence Powell, Liberty

Men’s All-Academic Team:

Clendon Henderson, Liberty

Blair Paul, Coastal Carolina

Josh Morgan, High Point

Ben Switzer, VMI

Justin Meade, Winthrop

Sean Bossman, Radford

Erik Nabi, UNC Asheville

Jean Pierre Poisson, Charleston Southern

Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year:

Clendon Henderson, Liberty

Men’s Coach of the Year:

Brant Tolsma, Liberty

Coastal Carolina Results

100 meters

3 Ryan Edlich ..................................10.87

4. Jerome St. Bernard ......................11.03

9. Whitman Reese ...........................10.95

110 meter Hurdles

1. Ben Wheeler ................................14.60

3 Jack Hutchinson ...........................14.92

5 Kasheem Clifton ..........................15.14

200 meters

6. Jerome St. Bernard ......................22.11

400 meter hurdles

1. Tyrone Murphy ............................53.06

400 meters

5. Tyrone Murphy ............................48.63

6. Javarius Phelps .............................48.75

800 meters

9. Travis Owens ............................1:56.03

1,500 meters

8. Jamie McCarthy ........................3:58.39

3,000 meter Steeplechase

7. John Herton ..............................9:42.43

9. Jake Morris ...............................9:45.85

5,000 meters

9. Jamie McCarthy ........................15:31.28

10,000 meters

7. Blair Paul .................................31:38.00

10. Max Hacker ............................33:01.12

Decathlon

2. Jack Hutchison .............................6,264

3. Steve Harmon .............................5,687

8. Alex Levy .....................................5,279

High Jump

1. Jacques Watson ........................... 7’.25”

8. Ryan Graves .............................. 6’4.75”

9. Ryan Edlich ............................... 6’2.75”

Long Jump

1. Keith Graham ......................... 23’5.25”

4. Ryan Edlich ............................. 22’9.75”

8. Jacques Watson ....................... 21’2.75”

Triple Jump

4. Keith Graham ........................... 48’.75”

6. Jacques Watson ......................... 45’8.5”

Discus Throw

7. Jacob Edelman ......................... 144’09”

8. Chis Abercrombie ................... 141’07”

9. Curtis Smiley ........................... 131’11”

Hammer Throw

3. Galen Jones ................................ 199’6”

4. Jacob Edelman ........................... 193’4”

Javelin Throw

1. Thomas Jordan ........................ 215’10”

2. Kyle Hoddy ................................ 185’9”

6. Jon Wright .................................. 181’3”

7. Zack Barr ................................... 167’8”

Shot Put

5. Jacob Edelman ...................... 49’11.25”

8. Chris Abercrombie ................... 47’2.5”

4x100-meter Relay

3. Coastal Carolina (Wheeler, Phelps, St.

Bernard, Edlich) .................................41.15

4x400-meter Relay

5. Coastal Carolina (Whitmore, Owens,

Graves, Scheuer) ............................3:23.48

2008 New Balance Big South

Conference Cross Country

Championships (Lynchburg, Va.)

November 1, 2008

Team Results:

1. Liberty ..................................................... 28

2. High Point ............................................... 64

3. VMI ......................................................... 79

4. Coastal Carolina ..............................134

5. UNC Asheville ...................................... 147

6. Winthrop .............................................. 151

6. Radford ................................................. 151

8. Gardner-Webb ...................................... 224

9. Charleston Southern ............................. 240

Runner of the Year: Sam Chelanga, Liberty

Freshman of the Year: Anthony Berkis, High

Point

Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Josh Edmonds,

Liberty

Coach of the Year: Brant Tolsma, Liberty

All-Conference Team:

Sam Chelanga, Liberty

Jordan McDougal, Liberty

Jesse Cherry, High Point

Josh Edmonds, Liberty

Jamie McCarthy, Coastal Carolina

Dawit Legesse, Radford

Donnie Cowart, VMI

Ermin Mujezinovic, VMI

Anthony Burks, High Point

Jake Reed, Liberty

Results (Top 5 and Coastal Finishers):

1. Sam Chelanga, Liberty .................... 24:32.97

2. Jordan McDougal, Liberty .............. 24:55.89

3. Jesse Cherry High Point.................. 25:05.84

4. Josh Edmonds Liberty ...................... 25:20.62

5. Jamie McCarthy ........................25:37.37

12. Kyle Kling .................................26:27.92

39. Kevin Davis ................................28:31.4

41. Travis Owens ..............................28:51.9

50. Ryan Caputo ............................29:22.29

51. Rob Delviscio ...........................29:27.85

52. David Mead ..............................29:32.18

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Big South Cross Country Team Champions (3)

1993, 1995, 1996

Big South Track and Field Team Champions (2)

2003, 2006

Southeast District Track Coach of the

Year (1)

Andrew Allden................................... 2003

Big South Track and Field Coach of

the Year (2)

Andrew Allden................................... 2003

Jeff Jacobs (co) ................................... 2006

Big South Cross Country Individual

Champions/Runners of the Year (2)

Terah Kipchiris ......................... 2002, 2003

Big South Cross Country

Rookie of the Year (5)

Campbell Claridge ............................. 1998

Brian Cross ........................................ 1995

Albert Edman .................................... 1996

Jamie McCarthy ................................. 2006

Nelson Oliveria ................................. 2002

USCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team

(1)

Terah Kipchiris ....................................2003

NCAA Cross Country

All-Southeast Region (3)

Terah Kipchriris .........................2002,2003

Nelson Oliveira ..................................2005


Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2)

Albert Edman .................................... 1997

Michael Killoran ................................. 2000


All-Academic Team (13)

Ashley Ackerman ................................1998

Campbell Claridge ..............................1999

Albert Edman .....................................1997

Michael Killoran ....................... 2000, 2001

Terah Kipchiris ......................... 2003, 2004

Jamie McCarthy ................................. 2008

Nelson Oliveira ....................... 2002, 2005

Blair Paul .................................. 2006, 2007

Kari Walsh .......................................... 1996


All-Conference Honors (43)

Graham Alig ............................. 1993, 1994

Jason Andrews ................................... 2000

Gustav Berggren ................................ 1996

Karl Byrne .......................................... 1999

Bob Carr .................................. 1986, 1988

Campbell Claridge .................. 1998, 1999,

................................................. 2000, 2001

Brian Cross ........................................ 1995

Doug Currie .................. 2004, 2005, 2006

John Decatur ....... 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Albert Edman .......................... 1996, 1997

Finbarr Egan ................... 1993,1995, 1996

Chris Feist ......................................... 1999

Peter Fixler ........................................ 1995

Chris Hogan ...................................... 1992

Steve Johnson .................................... 1990

Terah Kipchiris ............... 2002, 2003, 2004

Jamie McCarthy ....................... 2006, 2008

Mark Newell ...................................... 1992

Lou Nordeen ..................................... 1988

Nelson Oliveria ............. 2002, 2003, 2005

Blair Paul ............................................ 2007

Karl Walsh ................................ 1995, 1996

Dale Ward ......................................... 1990

USCCCA All-Academic

Cross Country Team (5)

2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

USTCA All-Academic

Track and Field Team (2)

2002, 2003

NCAA Outdoor Track and Field

All-Americans (2)

Mark Johnson..................................... 2005

Thomas Jordan .................................. 2006

NCAA All-East Region (9)

Terah Kirchiris.....................................2005

Mark Johnson..................2004, 2005, 2006

Thomas Jordan ...............2006, 2007, 2008

Jerome Simpson .................................2007

Jacques Watson ...................................2008

NCAA East Regional Qualifiers (44)

2008: Jacques Watson (high jump), Thom-

as Jordan (javelin), Kyle Hoddy (javelin),

Jacob Edelman (hammer), Galen Jones

(hammer), Keith Graham (long jump),

Tyrone Murphy (400-meter hurdles), Ben

Wheeler (110mHH)

2007: Kyle Hoddy (javelin), Thomas Jor-

dan (javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter

hurdles), Jerome Simpson (long jump),

Tommy Sugishita (hammer)

2006: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Ga-

len Jones (hammer, shot put), Tommy

Sugishita (discus), Thomas Jordan (javelin),

Tyrone Murphy (400-meter hurdles)

2005: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Ga-

len Jones (hammer), Terah Kipchiris

(3000-meter steeplechase),

2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark

Johnson (pole vault), Thomas Jordan

(javelin), Terah Kipchiris (5,000 meters,

3,000 meter steeplechase), Paul Scheuer

(4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters,

800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400

meters, 4x400)

2003: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Nick

Kenworthy (discus, hammer), Nick

Maxwell (4x400), Taylor McFadden (triple

jump), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Si-

matwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400),

Kendall White (400 meter hurdles, 4x400)

The 2008 Coastal

Carolina Men’s Out-

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with the Big South

Outdoor Runner-Up

Trophy following its

second place finish to

Liberty.

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Big South Outdoor Track & FieldChampions (59)

2008: Keith Graham (Long Jump), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400mIH), Jacques Watson (High Jump), Ben Wheeler (110mHH)

2007: Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Jerome Simpson (Long Jump)

2006: Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Tommy Sugishita (Discus), Galen Jones (Shot Put), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meters Hurdles)

2005: Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump)

2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark John-son (Pole Vault), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeple-chase, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 me-ters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hurdles, 4x400)

2003: Jacob Simatwa (400-meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hur-dles, 4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Nick Maxwell (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump), Nick Kenworthy (Discus, Hammer)

2002: Ray Felton (4x400), Kendall White (4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Antonio Sullivan (4x400), Mike Roden (Discus), Matt Roden (Hammer)

2001: Nick Kenworthy (Discus)

2000: Jason Andrews (800 meters), Karl Byrne (1,500 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer)

1999: Cornelius Camp (100 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put) Daniel Carter (Javelin)

1998: Karl Walsh (10,000 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put), David Row-land (10,000-meters)

1997: Gustav Berggren (5,000 meters)

1996: Finbarr Egan (5,000 meters)

1995: Karl Walsh (5,000 meters), David

Rowland (10,000 meters)

Big South Outdoor Track and Field

Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1)

Keith Garramone ................................2003


All-Academic Team (6)

Ken Cole .............................................2002

Keith Garramone ............................... 2003

Terah Kipchiris ................................... 2005

Nelson Oliveira ................................. 2006

Blair Paul .................................. 2007, 2008


Outstanding Field Performer (2)

Nick Kenworthy ................................ 2003

Mike Roden ....................................... 2002


Freshman Of The Year (1)

Tyrone Murphy .................................. 2006


All-Conference Honors (150)

Trez Alford ............................... 1998, 1999

Jason Andrews ................................... 2000

O’Neal Barnett .................................. 1995

Gustav Berggren ................................ 1997

Karl Byrne .....................................2000 (2)

Cornelius Camp .................1999 (2), 2000

Daniel Carter ..................................... 1999

Campbell Claridge ............................. 2001

Casey Chow ...................................... 2006

Ken Cole .................................. 2002, 2003

Dustin Cowan ................................... 2004

Doug Currie ...................................... 2007

Steve Dowens ................................... 2005

Ryan Edlich ...................................2008 (2)

Albert Edman .......................... 1996, 1997

Henrik Edmen ................................... 1996

Finbarr Egan ......................1994, 1995 (2),

................................................. 1996, 1997

Ray Felton .................... 2002 (2), 2003 (2),

................................................. 2004, 2005

Peter Fixler ........................................ 1996

Keith Garramone ..................... 2001, 2002

Keith Graham .................................... 2008

Corey Hackett ......................... 2001, 2002

Steve Harmon ................................... 2008

John Heron ........................................ 2007

Kyle Hoddy .............................. 2006, 2007

Chad Howey ..................................... 1997

Dorian Johnson .................................. 2007

Jack Hutchison ....................2007, 2008 (2)

Marcus Johnson ................................. 2004

Mark Johnson.......................... 2003, 2004,

................................................. 2005, 2006

Galen Jones .........................2006 (2), 2008

Thomas Jordan .... 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

Nick Kenworthy ........... 2001 (2), 2003 (2)

Terah Kipchiris .............. 2004 (3), 2005 (3)

Jason Lambert .................................... 2007

Aubrey Lemon ..............................2007 (2)

Matt Maxwell ................. 1999, 2000, 2003

Nick Maxwell ........................... 2004. 2005

Tyler McCart ................ 1998 (2), 1999 (2),

......................................................2000 (2)

Jamie McCarthy ................................. 2006

Taylor McFadden ................2003, 2005 (2)

Jake Morris ........................................ 2007

Jason Mosley ...................................... 1999

Tyrone Murphy .............. 2006, 2007, 2008

Nelson Oliveria .................2004, 2005 (2),

......................................................2006 (2)

Jarvarius Phelps ...................2007 (2), 2008

Whittmin Reese ................................. 2007

Tim Roa ........................................2005 (2)

Matt Roden ........................................ 2002

Mike Roden ................. 2000 (2), 2002 (2),

......................................................2003 (2)

David Rowland .................................. 1995

Paul Scheuer ................ 2002 (2), 2003 (2),

................................................. 2004. 2005

Geoff Shute ........................................ 1997

Jacob Simatwa .............. 2003 (2), 2004 (3)

Jerome Simpson ........... 2006 (2), 2007 (3)

Eric Singleton ..................................... 2006

Jerome St. Bernard ............................ 2008

Antonio Sullivan ................................. 2002

Tommy Sugishita ...................... 2006, 2007

Michael Wagner ................................. 2003

Karl Walsh ...................... 1995, 1997, 1998

Jacques Watson .................................. 2008

Kendall White .............. 2002 (2), 2003 (2),

...................................... 2004 (2), 2005 (2)

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100 meters

1. Aubrey Lemon 10.55 2007

2. Cornelius Camp 10.63 2000

3. Trez Alford 10.69 1998

4. Dee Stokes 10.70 2006

5. Whittmin Reese 10.81 2007

200 meters

1. Aubrey Lemon 21.18 2007

2. Jason Lambert 21.42 2007

3. Paul Scheuer 21.62 2002

4. Cornelius Camp 21.66 1999

5. Jerome Simpson 21.69 2006

400 meters

1. Jacob Simatwa 47.56 2004

2. Jarvarius Phelps 48.07 2008

3. Tyrone Murphy 48.15 2008

4. Jontae Snipes 48.29 2000

5. Kendall White 48.82 2004

800 meters

1. Jacob Simatwa 1:50.59 2004

2. Kenny Jesensky 1:51.63 2004

3. Karl Byrne 1:52.55 2000

4. Jason Andrews 1:52.71 2000

5. Jamie McCarthy 1:54.14 2007

1,500 meters

1. Doug Currie 3:50.69 2005


3. Campbell Claridge 3:51.24 2000

4. Nelson Oliveira 3:51.73 2006

5. Albert Edman 3:53.73 1997

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3. Campbell Clayridge 4:16.12 2001

3,000 meters

1. Doug Currie 8:38.58 2006


3. Terah Kipchiris 8:47.04 2005

4. John Heron 8:47.72 2008

5. Blair Paul 8:49.40 2008

5,000 meters


2. Finbarr Egan 14:25.95 1997


4. Doug Currie 14:32.01 2007

5. Albert Edman 14:32.06 1998

10,000 meters


2. Finbarr Egan 30:15.40 1997

3. Doug Currie 30:42.77 2007

4. Denny Kearns 31:14.30 1995


110-meter Hurdles

1. Ben Wheeler 14.49 2008

2. Jack Hutchison 14.50 2008

3. Jim Chemlik 14.89 2005

4. Kasheem Clifton 14.90 2008

5. Chad Smith 15.10 2006

400-meter Hurdles

1. Tyrone Murphy 52.17 2008

2. Kendall White 52.83 2004

3. Paul Scheuer 53.82 2004

4 Chad Smith 55.43 2006

5. Jim Chmelik 55.98 2006

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3. John Heron 9:16.76 2008

4. Finbarr Egan 9:21.63 1996

5. Henrick Edmen 9:28.00 1996

4x100-meter Relay

1. Phelps, Lemon, 41.01 2007

Reese, Simpson

2. Wheeler, Phelps 41.15 2008

St. Bernard, Edlich

3. Phelps, St. Bernard 41.29 2008

Wheeler, Edlich

4. Streater, Anderson, 41.39 2004

Geiger, Scheuer

5. Stokes, Lemon, 41.42 2006

Phelps, Jeffries

4x200-meter Relay

1. Phelps, Edlich 1:26.21 2008

Wheeler, St. Bernard

2. Phelps, Edlich 1:26.45 2008

St. Bernard, Levy

3. Lemon, Phelps, 1:26.94 2007

Levy, Lambert

4. Lemon, Wheeler, 1:28.25 2007

Hutchison, Levy

5. Lemon, Wheeler, 1:28.89 2007

Phelps, Lambert

4x400-meter Relay

1. Murphy, Simpson, 3:11.32 2007

Phelps, Lambert

2. Scheuer, Cowan, 3:12.96 2004

White, Simatwa

3. Scheuer, White, 3:14.42 2003

Maxwell, Simatwa

4. Scheuer, Maxwell, 3:15.81 2004

Cowan, White

5. Martin, Hutchison, 3:15.88 2007

Phelps, Lambert

4x800-meter Relay

1. Jesensky, Currie, 7:44.13 2004

Kipchiris, Simatwa

2. Newell, Barnett, 7:48.50 1995

Quick, Morgan

3. Claridge, Kiloran, 7:48.67 2000

Andrews, Byrne

Distance Medley Relay

1. Heron, Murphy, 10:06.79 2007

McCarthy, Currie

2. Heron, Martin, 10:09.33 2007

McCarthy, Currie

3. Edman, Howey, 10:14.19 1996

Cross, Egan

High Jump

1. Jacques Watson 7’1” 2008

2. Jerome Simpson 6’8.75” 2006

Ross Graves 6’8.75” 2008

4. Taylor McFadden 6’7” 2005

5. Greg Shute 6’6.75” 1997

Pole Vault

1. Mark Johnson 17’8.5” 2006

2. Tim Roa 15’9” 2005

3. Casey Chow 14’11” 2006

4. Ray Felton 14’6” 2003

5. Keith Garramone 14’5” 2004

Long Jump

1. Jerome Simpson 24’7.25” 2007

2. Keith Graham 24’1” 2008

3. Corey Hackett 23’6.75” 2001

4. Michael Streater 23’4.5” 2005

5. Marcus Johnson 23’3.5” 2005

Triple Jump

1. Taylor McFadden 48’11.75” 2005

2. Marcus Johnson 48’7” 2004

3. Keith Graham 48’0.75” 2008

4. Tim Roa 47’5.75” 2005

5. Corey Hackett 47’3.5” 2000

Shot Put

1. Jacob Edelman 52’7.25” 2008

2. Mike Roden 51’1.75 2002

3. Galen Jones 49’8.5” 2006

4. Jasper Brooks 49’7.75” 2004

5. Chris Abercrombie 47’11” 2007

Discus

1. Nick Kenthworthy 172’2” 2001

2. Tommy Sugishita 165’10” 2006

3. Mike Roden 161’2” 2003

4. Eric Singleton 158’5” 2007

5. Chris Abercrombie 157’5” 2007

Hammer Throw

1. Tyler McCart 206’5” 2000

2. Galen Jones 203’11’ 2008

3. Jake Edelman 201’1” 2008

4. Tommy Sugishita 182’6” 2007

5. Matt Roden 177’9” 2002

Javelin

1. Thomas Jordan 232’6” 2004

2. Dan Carter 205’2” 1999

3. Kyle Hoddy 204’10” 2007

4. Jon Wright 192’8” 2008

5. Steve Dowens 186’2” 2005

Decathlon

1. Matt Maxwell 6,795 points 2000

2. Ray Felton 6,446 points 2003

3. Jack Hutchison 6,305 points 2007

4. Keith Garramore 6,153 points 2002

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•2005 All-American in the pole vault

•2005 Penn Relays Pole Vault Champion

•Three-time NCAA

National Qualifier

•NCAA East Regional

Pole Vault Champion in 2004

•Broke the Regional Meet Record (17’3”/5.26m)

•Three-time All-East Region Selection

•Four-time Big South Pole Vault Champion

•Big South pole vault record holder

(17’8.5”/5.40m)

•2006 All-American in the javelin (7th)

•Big South All-Time record holder (232’6”)

•Big South Meet Record Holder

•Coastal Carolina Record holder

• Four-time Big South Champion (‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08)

•2008 NCAA All-East

Region (seventh place)

•2008 Georgia Tech Invitational Champion

•2008 Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational

Champion

•2008 Penn Relays Championship Division

Medalist (fourth place)

•2007 NCAA All-East Region (sixth place)

•2006 USATF National Placewinner (15th)

•NCAA All-East Region (fifth place)

•2006 Texas Relays Placewinner (third)

•2006 USATF National Qualifier

•2004 NCAA Qualifier

•2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Qualifier

(3,000-meter Steeplechase)

•Two-time NCAA Cross Country National

Championship Qualifier

•Two-time Big South Cross Country Champion and Runner of the Year

•Fifth at 2002 and 2003 NCAA Cross Country Southeast Regional

•70th at 2002 NCAA Cross Country

Championships

•110th at 2003 NCAA Cross Country

Championships

•First male cross country/track and field

Coastal Carolina athlete to qualify for NCAA

Championships

•Big South record holder in the 3,000-meter

steeplechase (8:48.42)

•2004 and 2005 Big South Champion in the

3,000-meter steeplechase

•2004 Big South Champion in the 5,000 and

10,000-meters

•Coastal Carolina record holder in the 5,000

(14:22.10) and 10,000-meters (29:38.62).

•2007 NCAA Qualifier in the long jump

•Finished third at the NCAA East Regionals in the

long jump with a 24’7.25” leap, which also set a new

Coastal Carolina record

•2007 Big South Conference Champion in the Long

Jump

•Five-Time All-Conference honoree (twice in

the long jump, once in each the high jump and

the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays).

•All-American wide receiver on Coastal Carolina

football team

•Holds every Chanticleer football single-game,

single-season and career receiving record

•Is the Big South’s all-time leader in football for

career and single-season reception yards and

touchdown receptions

Thomas JORDAN Javelin •

2004, 2006 NCAA Participant

Mark JOHNSONPole Vault •

2004, 2005, 2006

NCAA Participant

Jerome SIMPSONLong Jump •

2007 NCAA Participant

Terah KIPCHIRIS

Cross Country •

2002, 2003 NCAA Participant

3,000-meter Steeplechase •

2005 NCAA Participant

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Jacques WATSONHigh Jump •

2008 NCAA Participant•Placed third in the 2008 NCAA East Regional,

clearing a school record of 7’1”

•2008 Big South High Jump Champion

•Holds Big South Conference meet record of 7’.25”.

•2008 All-Big South & All-East Region

•Holds Coastal Carolina high jump record

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Name Events Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)

Kandisa Allicock Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles So. 5-7 Kissimmee, Fla./Kissimmee Osceola

Melissa Arango Jumps/Hurdles So. 5-6 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough

Kammi Bittle Jumps So. 5-6 Cheraw, S.C./Cheraw

Ikeiylah Brown Sprints Jr. 5-10 Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head

Kristen Burpoe Jumps So. 5-8 Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro

Peggy Busbee* Mid-Distance Jr. 5-5 Aiken, S.C./South Aiken

Robin Callan Throws Fr. 5-7 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury

Caitlin Cholewa Multi’s Fr. 5-8 Jewett City, Conn./Griswold

Brittany Connor Throws So. 5-8 Greenwood, S.C./Emerald

Kristen Crawford Jumps/Sprints Fr. 5-10 Greenville, S.C./ JL Mann

Joyce Curtin* Distance Jr. 5-10 Killeagh, Ireland/Colaiste Eoin

Shelby Donahue* Mid-Distance So. 5-4 Griswold, Conn./Griswold

Kierra Gabe Jumps Fr. 5-11 Adams Run, N.C./Military Magnet Academy

Bridget Garrity Javelin So. 5-7 Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby

Kara Gajoch Jumps Fr. 5-10 Columbia, S.C./Ridge View

Darriale Henley Sprints/Jumps Fr. 5-6 Mauldin, S.C./JL Mann

Jessica Houston Hurdles/Jumps Jr. 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman

Vondeeshia Humphries Sprints/Mid-Distance So. 5-6 Columbia, S.C./Irmo

Shanace Isaac Hurdles/Sprints Fr. 5-6 Orangeburg, S.C./Fairfax

Santresa Jamison* Mid-Distance Fr. 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg

Christian Johnson* Mid-Distance Fr. 5-6 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights

Shanta Johnson Sprints So. 5-6 Ladson, S.C./Airport

Samantha Keenan Sprints Jr. 5-6 Glenmore, Pa./Downington East

Mary Lawrence Pole Vault Fr. 5-4 Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty

Caitlin Lupo Javelin So. 5-4 Pitman, N.J./Pitman

Deborah Mattern Javelin R-So. 5-4 Turnbridge, Vt./South Royalton (Castleton State)

Arielle Miller Jumps/Sprints So. 5-5 Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton

Sierrah Oates Jumps/Hurdles So. 5-7 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland

Ashley Potts Jumps/Sprints Fr. 5-6 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill

Crystal Robinson Sprints Fr. 5-7 Vance, S.C./Lake Marion

Theresa Schamberger* Mid-Distance Jr. 5-3 Kendalville, Ind./East Noble

Thomasina Smith Jumps/Multi’s So. 5-3 Pawleys Island, S.C./Waccamaw (Anderson)

LeAuna Sistrunk Hurdles/Sprints R-Sr. 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason (Alabama)

Maranie Staab* Distance Jr. 5-8 Trafford, Pa./Penn-Trafford

Zakiyyah Stewart Jumps/Throws So. 5-8 Hickory, N.C./St. Stephen’s

Marcie Veitch Pole Vault Sr. 5-5 Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada/St. Anne

Lauren Watts Multi’s Jr. 5-7 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough

Jasmine Wheeler Sprints So. 5-5 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Everglades

Amber White Sprints Sr. 5-5 Ladson, S.C./ Stratford

Keli-Jo White* Mid-Distance Sr. 5-10 Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth

Rindi Wood* Distance So. 5-7 Charleston, S.C./James Island

Mia Wyszynski* Distance Fr. 5-6 Berlin, Germany/Wilma Rudolph(U. Bremen)

Claire Young Pole Vault Sr. 5-2 Laurens, S.C./Thornwell

Kathryn Zenowitz* Distance Jr. 5-9 Groton Long Point, Conn./Robert E. Fitch

*Cross country team member

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Kandisa ALLICOCKSophomore • 5-7

Kissimmee, Fla.

Osceola

Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles

All-Big South in the 4x400m relay and high jump (I,O)... 2008 Out-

door: Placed second at Big South Championships with a season

best of 5’ 3.75” in the high jump... Member of the 4x400-meter

relay that ran a team that placed eighth at the Big South Champi-

onships... 2008 Indoor: All-Big South in high jump with third place finish at the Big South

Championships... Cleared 5’3” at Clemson Invitational... High School: Participated on

Osceola’s Track and Field team just her senior season... Osceola’s high jump record

holder... State qualifier... 2007 Orange Belt Conference high jump champion... Selected

as Osceola’s Newcomer of the Year... Personal: Full Name: Kandisa Allicock... Daughter

of Karen Massay-Brank... Majoring in psychology.

Melissa ARANGOSophomore • 5-6

Hillsborough, N.J.

Hillsborough

Jumps/Hurdles

2008 Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Big South Cham-

pionships in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15:07...

Turned in a 15.05 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational...

Placed 10th at the Big South Championships in the 400-meter hurdles and 13th in

the long jump... 2008 Indoor: Leaped a season-high 35’1” in the triple jump at the

Tiger Indoor Invitational... Clocked a 9.46 in 100-meters at the Dick Taylor UNC

Relays... High School: Member of Hillsborough’s winter and spring track and field

teams all four years... All-America in the shuttle hurdles during junior winter track

season... Earned two First-Team All-Area honors as a senior, one for the 55-meter

high hurdles in the winter and one for the triple jump in the spring... Received

Second-Team All-County distinctions for the high hurdles in both winter and spring

track her junior season... Also competed in gymnastics... Personal: Full name: Me-

lissa Terry Arango... Daughter of Louis and Maritza Arango... Majoring in health

promotion.

Kammi BITTLESophomore • 5-6

Cheraw, S.C.

Cheraw

Jumps

2008 Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Big South Championships

in the triple jump with a leap of 36’.75”...Had a 16’7” jump in the

long jump at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... 2008 Indoor:

Finished 11th in triple jump and 16th in the long jump at the Big South Championships...

Had season best in triple jump at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays with leap of 36’3.5”...

2007 Indoor: Turned in a 36’3” in the triple jump at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays...Was

ranked ninth in the Big South in the triple jump... High School: All-State performer in

the triple jump... Captained Cheraw’s track and field team her senior year... Placed third

and fourth in the triple jump at the state meet her junior and senior seasons, respec-

tively... Earned All-Region six times, four in the triple jump and one in both the long jump

and in the 4x100-meter relay... Was a Gatorade “Will To Win” Athlete as a sophomore...

2007 South Carolina High School League Scholar-Athlete... Was a cheerleader at Cher-

aw... Captained cheering squad both her senior and junior seasons... Both a cheerleading

and a track MVP... Personal: Full name: Kammi Elease Bittle... Daughter of Kenneth and

Ikeiylah BROWNJunior • 5-10

Hilton Head, S.C.

Hilton Head

Sprints

2008: Big South Champion in 60m dash (I)... All-Big South in

the 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, and 200-meters

(I,O)... 2007 East Region qualifier in the 4x400m relay... USA

Junior National qualifier in the 200m... 2008 Outdoor: Placed second in the 200m

at the Big South Championships to earn All-Big South honors... Ran lead leg of the

4x100m relay that finished third at the Championship... Ran a team-best 11.97 in

the 100 meters at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Turned in a time of 24.28 in the

200 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational which ranks as the third best time is

school history... Won the Chanticleer Classic 400-meter race with a time of 58.39...

Ran the lead-off leg of the 4x100-meter relay squad that turned in a season-best

time of 46.65 at the Coastal Carolina/Shamrock Invitational... 2008 Indoor: Turned

in a time of 7.57 en route to winning the 60m dash championship at the Big South

Championships, and rank No. 2 on in school history... Placed second at the Cham-

pionships in the 200m with a time of 24.67 to place second... Finished .02 seconds

off the school record in the 200 meters with a time of 24.56 at the Virginia Tech

Challenge... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay squad that had a season-

best of 3:49.82 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational... 2007 Outdoor: Earned All-

Conference honors in the 400-meters and 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays at the

Big South Outdoor Championships... Member of the first-place 4x400-meter relay

team that set a new Big South Championship record time of 3:45.23... Member of

the second-place 4x100 team at the league championships... Finished second in the

400-meter dash at the Big South Championships with a career-best time of 55.80...

Part of the sprint medley relay team that set a new program record of 4:03.42 at

Penn Relays... Lead-off leg on program setting 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x400-meter

relay teams... NCAA Regional participant on the 4x400-meter relay team that es-

tablished a new program record in the event with a time of 3:44.87... Competed

at the USA Junior Nationals in the 400... 2007 Indoor: Ran personal bests in the

60-meters and the 200 meters at the Big South Indoor Conference Champion-

ships... Was fourth in the 60 meter dash finals with a time of 7.71, which was the

same time she ran in the prelims... Her season-best 25.27 in the 200 prelims fin-

ished fifth and advanced her to the finals, where she was fourth in a time of 25.40...

Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that was third at the Maryland Terrapin

Invitational with a time of 3:56.05, which is the fourth fastest indoor 4x400 time

in program history... High School: Was the 2006 Women Athlete of the Year and

named Best Sprinter as a senior at Hilton Head... Placed second in the 800-meters

as a sophomore at the State Finals... Earned All-Region honors as a freshman, junior

and senior... Finished second in the state in the 400-meters, third in the 200-meters

and fourth in the 100-meters... Hold the school records in the 200, 400 and 800

meter races... Was the Women’s team MVP three times... Personal: Full Name:

Ikeiylah Elaine Brown... Daughter of Robin Primus... Majoring in business manage-

ment and marketing.

Kristen BURPOESophomore • 5-8

Marlboro, N.Y.

Marlboro

Jumps

All-Big South in high jump (I)... 2008: Redshirted due to injury...

2008 Indoor: Tied for third at the Big South Championships in

the high jump... High School: 2006 New York State Champion

in the Division II high jump... Also 2006 Eastern States Champion

in the high jump... Four-time Section 9 Class B high jump champion, claiming two crowns

during indoor and two during outdoor... Section 9 Class B long jump champion as a

senior... Set school records in the high jump, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x200-meter

relay... Finished second in the high jump at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic

Association Championships as a sophomore... Placed second in the Mid-Hudson Athletic

League Championships as a sophomore and junior... Selected as the Poughkeepsie Journal

Female Track Athlete of the Year in 2006... Personal: Full name: Kristen Anne Burpoe...

Daughter of Charles and Laura Burpoe... Sister, Michelle, plays volleyball at Lycoming

College... Major is finance.

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Brittany CONNORSophomore • 5-8

Greenwood, S.C.

Emerald

Throws

2008: All-Big South in discus, hammer... 2008 Outdoor: Com-

peted at the 2008 Junior Nationals in the hammer throw...

Ranks sixth in school history with a 40’8.75” toss in the shot

put and seventh in the discus 140’4”...Placed second at the Big South Champion-

ships in the hammer with a throw of 155’.0”... Had regular-season best throw of

156’2”... Had third-place finish in the discus at the Big South Championships... Took

home three first-place finishes at the Chanticleer Classic in the shot put (39’5”),

discus (140’4”) and hammer (152’1”)... Placed in the top-10 in the shot put at the

Shamrock Invitational (eighth) and the Big South

Championship (sixth)... Earned three top-five finishes

in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, along

with the Chanticleer Classic and Big South Champi-

onships... Earned three top-five marks in the hammer

throw in the Asics/Winthrop Invitational (second), Big

South Championship (second) and Chanticleer Clas-

sic (first)... 2008 Indoor: Finished fourth in weight

throw at the Big South Championships with a season

best throw of 50’11”... Took seventh at the Champi-

onships in the weight throw with a season best toss

of 39’3”... Won the Dick Taylor UNC Relays with a

throw of 39’3” in the shot put... Took home a pair of

top-10 finishes in the weight throw at the Dick Taylor

Relays and the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic... High School: Four-time letter-

winner in track and field... State Class 2A Champion senior year in discus... All-State

selection in the discus her senior year... Four-time All-Region III AA in the discus

and three-time All-Region honors in the shot put... Female Field Athlete of the Year

her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons... Track and Field MVP as a senior...

Was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball... Garnered All-Region honors for

basketball as a junior and senior... Recipient of the Coaches’ Award for basketball as

a junior... MVP and All-State selection for basketball as a senior... Three-time letter-

winner in volleyball... All-Region in volleyball as a junior and senior... Selected as the

MVP for volleyball as a junior and senior... Personal: Full Name: Brittany Reneah

Connor... Daughter of Patrick and Betty Connor... Computer science major.

Peggy BUSBEEJunior • 5-5

Aiken, S.C.

South Aiken

Mid-Distance

2008 XC: Ran in five races, with top overall finish coming

in the Coastal Carolina Invitational (25th)... 2008 Outdoor:

Finished 13th in the 800 meters at the Big South Champi-

onship... 2008 Indoor: Did not participate due to illness... 2007 XC: Clocked

a career-best 5k time of 21:01 at the Low Country Invitational... Ran in her only

6k of the season in the JV race of the Paul Short Run, finishing in a time of 25:55...

2007 Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 2:22.26 in the 800-meter prelims at the Big

South Conference Outdoor Championships... Finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at

the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 5:14.07... 2007 Indoor: Raced in the 800

meters and mile during Indoor... Clocked a 2:29.36 800 meter time at UNC Fast

Times... Finished 15th in the mile at the Big South Conference Indoor Champion-

ships with a time of 5:46.53... 2006 XC: Had a season-best 5k time of 21:05 at

the Big South Championships, which earned her 53rd place... High School: Cross

Country team won Region IV AAAA Championship all four years while at South Ai-

ken... Track Region IV AAAA Region Champs four times in 3,200-meter relay, three

times in the 1,600 meter relay and two times in the 800 meters... Made the 4A

South Carolina Cross Country State team as a senior... All-Region IV AAAA Track

and Field team in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relays as a senior... Cross Country

Region IV AAAA Champs as a junior... Scored highest points in track for South Aiken

and made the All-Region IV AAAA team for the 800 meters in track twice... 800

meter South Carolina All-State team, 4x800 All-State team and finished third overall

in the 800 meters at the state championship as a freshman... Member of National

Honor Society... 2005 Wendy’s Heisman Female Athlete at South Aiken... Track and

Field and Cross Country Scholar-Athlete... Personal: Full Name: Peggy Elizabeth

Busbee... Daughter of Russ and Virginia Busbee... Brother, Ben, competed in cross

country and track and field at Winthrop University from 1999-2000 and Erskine

College from 2001-2003... Majoring in marketing.

Robin CALLANFreshman • 5-7

Monroe, N.Y.

Monroe-Woodbury

Throws

Caitlin CHOLEWAFreshman • 5-8

Griswold, Conn.

Griswold

Throws

High School: Finished sixth in hammer throw at Nike Na-

tional High School Championships senior year... Two-time

Nike All-America selection in the weight throw... Three-

time state qualifier in the shot put... Competed in the Empire

State Games in the javelin, shot put, and hammer throw in her high school career...

Personal: Full name is Robin Anne Callan... Daughter of Richard and Fran Callan...

Siblings Kristen was an All-American in the hammer throw at Virginia Tech, while

brother Ricky (SUNY-Cortland) participated in track & field in college... Will major

in history education.

High School: Competed at Nike National Championships

in the hammer senior season... First team All-Eastern Con-

necticut Conference... Holds Griswold record in the javelin...

Placed third in the Connecticut Nutmeg Games... Placed

third at the State M Championships... Earned Griswold High School MVP Award...

Did not participate in track & field until junior year... Led basketball team in scoring

in junior campaign... Played AAU basketball for the Connecticut Storm... Achieved

15 varsity letters in high school career (four in soccer, one in softball, four in bas-

ketball, and two in track... Personal: Full name is Caitlin Anne Cholewa... Daughter

of Mike and Mary Cholewa... Will major in health promotion.

Kristen CRAWFORDFreshman • 5-10

Greenville, S.C.

JL Mann

Sprints/Jumps

High School: Placed fourth in the state in the triple jump

senior year... Was All-Region in the 4x400m relay... State

runner-up in the triple jump in junior season with a jump

of 36’11”... Helped lead the Patriots to four-consecutive State Championships...

Honor student in high school... Member of the student council and National Honor

Society... Personal: Full name is Kristen Nichole Crawford... Daughter of Keith

Forrest and Yvonne Crawford... Will major in biology at Coastal Carolina.

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Shelby DONAHUESophomore • 5-4

Griswold, Conn.

Griswold

Mid-Distance

2008 All-Big South distance medley relay (I)... 2008 XC: One

of Coastal Carolina’s top runners on the year, running her

way to a trio of top-10 finishes... Season-best in 6k of 22:38

at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational... Was Coastal Carolina’s fifth finisher at the

Big South Championships, placing 21st out of 74 runners... Placed second at the

Gamecock Invitational (18:57.26)... Took third place at the Coastal Carolina Invi-

tational (14:56.89, 4k)... 2008 Outdoor: Sixth in school history in the 800 meters

with a time of 2:16.54... Finished eighth at the Big South Championships in the 800

meters... 2008 Indoor: Member of the Big South Championship distance medley

relay squad that turned in a 12:24.50, ranking third in Coastal Carolina history...

Finished eighth in the 800-meters at the Big South Championships... 2007 XC:

Competed at Regionals, clocking a 6k time of 24:09.85... Was second at the Low

Country Invitational with a time of 19:38... Ran a career-best 5K time of 19:33.9 at

the New Balance Big South Cross Country Championships... High School: Two-

time Eastern Connecticut Conference Cross Country Champion... Helped Gris-

wold to two Class M State Cross Country Championships... Holds the fifth-fastest

time on the Eastern Connecticut Conference course... Captained cross country

team as a senior... Class M Indoor State Champion in the 600 meter dash as a junior

with a meet record time of 1:39.10... Class M State Champion in the 1,600 and

800... Qualified for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 800... Indoor Eastern Con-

necticut Conference champion in the 1,000 as a senior, running 3:00... Outdoor

state champion in the 800 as a junior... Two-time team MVP... Selected to Norwich

Bulletin and The Day All-Area Teams throughout scholastic career... Personal: Full

Name: Shelby Lynn Donahue... Daughter of Wayne and Kelley Donahue... Majoring

in health promotion.

Bridget GARRITYSophomore • 5-7

Upper Darby, Pa.

Upper Darby

Javelin

2008 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Cham-

pionships... Ranks eighth in school history with a mark of

124’6”, which was achieved at the Coastal Carolina Invita-

tional... High School: Four-time letterwinner in indoor track and field... Compet-

ed and lettered in outdoor track during her senior season... Top javelin thrower at

Upper Darby... Ranked among the top six javelin throwers in Delaware County...

All-Delco Honorable Mention as a senior... Had a best throw of 112’3”... Also a

two-time letterwinner in soccer... Personal: Full name: Bridget Anne Garrity...

Daughter of Hugh and Denise Garrity... Marine science major.

Joyce CURTINSophomore • 5-10

Killeagh, Ireland

Coaiste Eoin

Distance

2008 XC: Finished 19th out of 74 runners at Big South

Conference Championships... Ran personal-best in 6k with

a time of 22:31 at the Paul Short Invitational... 2008 Out-

door: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships in the 10,000meters ... Ran

season-best time of 18:56.06, in 5,000-meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational with

a time of 18:56.06... 2007 XC: Opened her career with a season-best 20:08.22

5k time at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, which placed 10th... Competed at

the Brooks Paul Short Run and finished the 6K course in a time of 24:07... High

School: Represented Ireland on eight different occasions in cross country for both

her club and school teams... Six-time conference cross country champion... Ire-

land’s National Cross Country Champion in U-14 and U-16 levels... Also the Celtic

International U-16 Cross Country Champion... Earned All-Ireland Cross Country

honors at the junior level as well as in the 1,500 meters during her first and second

years... Received All-Ireland in cross country at the senior level... National indoor

1,500 meter junior champion during her sixth year... Conference 800, 1,500 and

3,000-meter champion during her sixth year... Also played rugby and basketball...

Captained Coaiste Eoin’s rugby team that was the conference champions during

her third year... Personal: Full Name: Joyce Regina Curtin... Daughter of Jimmy and

Mary Joyce Curtin... Major is physical education.

Kierra GABEFreshman • 5-11

Adams Run, N.C.

Military Magnet Academy

Jumps

Kara GAJOCHFreshman • 5-10

Columbia, S.C.

Ridge View

Jumps

High School: South Carolina Class A state high jump cham-

pion junior year, attaining All-State status... Also earned All-

State status in triple jump and long jump senior season...

Named team MVP all four years... Also played basketball

four years, and was named MVP in junior and senior seasons... Participated in vol-

leyball freshman year... Personal: Full name is Kierra Nicole Gabe... Daughter of

Joseph and Yvonne Gabe... Will major in accounting.

High School: Had personal bests of 5’4” in the high jump

and 15’2” in the long jump senior year... Also ran cross coun-

try junior and senior year, and turned in a personal best of

21:54 in her senior season... Played basketball freshman and sophomore years...

Personal: Full name is Kara Ashley Gajoch... Daughter of Robert and Collenn Ga-

joch... Will major in biology.

Darriale HENLEYFreshman • 5-6

Mauldin, S.C.

JL Mann

Sprints/Jumps

High School: Two-time State Champion in the 100 meters,

with a personal best of 11.74... Two-time State Champion

in the long jump with a personal best of 19’11.75”, which

ranked 10th in the nation... Two-time South Carolina State

Champion in the 4x100-meter relay... Helped lead the Patriots to four consecu-

tive team state titles... Also played basketball, leading JL Mann to three consecutive

state championships... Named Women’s Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2008...

Personal: Full name is Darriale Yutylia Henley... Daugther of Darrah Henley and

Harelda Patterson... Will major in political science.

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Vondeeshia HUMPHRIESSophomore • 5-6

Columbia, S.C.

Irmo

Sprints/Mid-Distance

Big South 400m Indoor Champion... NCAA East Region Qualifi-

er... Big South and School Record Holder in 400m (I) (54.41)...

All-Big South: 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay...

2008 Outdoor: Set school record in the 400-meters at the

New Balance Big South Championships with a time of 54.41in the qualifying round

of the championship... Finished second in the final to

attain All-Big South status... Ran the anchor leg of the

4x100m relay that finished third at the Championships,

and ran on the 4x400m relay squad that placed third...

Also placed seventh in the 200m... Ran a personal best

of 24.75 in the 200 meters at the Chanticleer Classic...

2008 Indoor: Won Big South Championship in the

400 meters with a time of 56.32... Ran personal best

of 56.25 at the championships... Ran on the 4x400m

at the Clemson Invitational, which ran a season best

of 3:49.82... Also was a member of the 4x400m relay

squad that finished fifth at the championships... High

School: Six-time letterwinner in track and field... Gar-

nered All-State and All-Region honors in the 800 five times... Set the state record

for the 800 meters as a seventh-grader... State runner-up in the 800 as a senior...

Regional champion in the 800 meters, 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay

her senior year... Captain and Irmo’s MVP as a senior... Finished fifth at the state

meet as a junior... Personal: Full name is Vondeeshia Nicole Humphries... Daugh-

ter of Vonda Humphries... Majoring in accounting.

Jessica HOUSTONSenior • 5-5

Spartanburg, S.C.

Dorman

Hurdles/Jumps

2008 All-Big South in triple jump... All-Big South in high jump

(I) in 2007... 2008 Outdoor: All-Big South in triple jump

with second-place finish at the Championships with a per-

sonal-best of 39’1”, which ranks fifth in school history... Finished fourth at the

Championships in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.72... Placed seventh at

the Championships with a jump of 17’8.25”... Had personal-best of 14:58 at the

Coastal Carolina/Shamrock Invitational in the 100-meter hurdles... 2008 Indoor:

Totaled a Big South Conference-best of 21.5 points at the New Balance Big South

Championships, playing a key role in the Chanticleers earning their third-straight

Big South Conference title... Best finish was second-place in the 60-meter hur-

dles... Had points in the high jump (tied for third, 4.5 points), long jump (fourth,

five points) and triple jump (fifth, four points)... Clocked an 8.72 in the 60-meter

hurdles at the New Balance Big South Championships, which was good for second

in the conference and second in school history... Had a 37’8.5” jump in the triple

jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge... 2007 Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Big

South Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a career-best leap of 5’5”...

Ran a season-best 14.59 in the 100-meter hurdles twice, first clocking the time at

Florida Relays and then again in the prelims at the Big South Outdoor Champion-

ships... Advanced to the finals of the 100-meter hurdles at the league champion-

ships, where she finished fourth... Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Winthrop

Invitational with a time of 14.72... Finished second in the long jump at Battle of the

Beach with a 17’10.25” leap... 2007 Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors in

the high jump by tying for third with a leap of 5’3” at the Big South Champion-

ships... Jumped 5’4.5” in the high jump at UNC Fast Times for her best jump of

the Indoor season... Ran a season-best 9.07 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles

at the Big South Championships... Advanced to the finals where she was seventh

with a time of 9.17... Placed seventh in the long jump at the Big South Indoor

Championships with a 17’0.75” (5.20m) leap, which was her first time competing

in the event in 2007... High School: Three-time letterwinner in track and field...

Was the State and Regional Champ in the 100-meter hurdles... Earned All-State,

All-Region, and MVP as a senior... Tied the school record in the high jump with

a jump of 5’6”... Third in the state in the high jump... Earned All-State and All-

Region and was the regional champion in the high jump as a junior... Finished

second at states in the high jump... Earned Rookie of the Year honors... Two-year

letterwinner in basketball and was a member of the state championship team her

sophomore and junior years... Member of the marching band and National Honor

Society... Personal: Full name: Jessica Lee Houston... Daughter of Lueturnie and

Sandra Fullard... Health promotion major.

Santresa JAMISONFreshman • 5-6

Spartanburg, S.C.

Spartanburg

Mid-Distance

2008 XC: Redshirted, retaining four years of eligibility...

High School: Earned All-State honors in cross country

six times... Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the South

Carolina State Championships senior year with a time of 57.12, earning All-State

honors... Was a Nike All-America selection in the sprint medley relay sophomore

year... Was a key contributor on three-straight Class AAAA State Championships

at Spartanburg... Captained the Vikings senior year and earned team MVP hon-

ors... Personal: Full name is Santresa Michelle Jaminson... Daughther of Leonard

and Nicole Lynch... Undecided on a major.

Christian JOHNSONFreshman • 5-6

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Cleveland Heights

Mid-Distance

2008 Big South Cross Country Freshman of the Year... All-Big

South in Cross Country... 2008 XC: Took seventh at the Big

South Championships, finishing as the top freshman in the

conference... Had four top-10 finishes in seven meets... Won the Gamecock In-

vitational in her first collegiate start with a time

of 18:51.95... Was the top Chanticleer finisher at

the NCAA Southeast Regionals, coming in 77th

with a time of 22:41.7... Had 6k season-best

of 22:39 at the Paul Short Invitational... Placed

fourth at both the Coastal Carolina Invitational,

as well as the Big South Preview... High School:

Earned All-State honors in cross country senior

year... Team MVP in cross country and track three

times... Earned All-District accolades in cross

country junior year... Named team’s “Best New

Runner” freshman year for the Tigers... Honor

and Merit Roll student... Personal: Full name is

Christian Arielle Johnson... Daughter of Valerie

Hurley... Will major in health promotion.

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Caitlin LUPOSophomore • 5-4

Pitman, N.J.

Pitman

Javelin

2008 All-Big South in javelin... 2008 Outdoor: Finished third

at the Big South Championships with a throw of 127’10”...

Had a season-best toss of 129’10” in the javelin at the Chan-

ticleer Classic, which ranks 5th in school history... Placed third at the Shamrock

Invitational with a throw of 129’9”... Made collegiate debut at the Buccaneer In-

vitational with a throw of 121’... High School: Six-time letterwinner in track and

field... Finished second in the javelin at the Group I State Meet as a senior... Placed

third in the javelin at Group I State Meet her freshman, sophomore, and junior

years... Three-time champion in the javelin in Gloucester County, in Group I South

Jersey and in Tri-County Classic Division during outdoor... Earned First-Team All-

Gloucester County, Tri-County and South Jersey her sophomore, junior and senior

seasons... Selected as Pitman’s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior... Recipient

of the Coaches’ Award her as a senior... Also played soccer... Personal: Full name:

Caitlin Noelle Lupo... Daughter of Kevin and Joan Lupo... Major is psychology.

High School: State Champion in the 400m hurdles... State

runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles... Earned All-Region

honors while team placed third in state her senior season...

State runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay her junior

year... State Champion in the 4x800-meter relay... Regional Junior Olympics quali-

fier in the 400-meter hurdles... Earned state title in the 400-meter hurdles and

4x800-meter relay freshman year... State runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay...

Captained volleyball and basketball team, where she was also named All-Region...

Personal: Full name is Shanace Isaac... Daughter of Donace Isaac and Nancy

Moore... Will major in biology/chemistry at Coastal Carolina.

Sam KEENANR-Sophomore • 5-7

Glenmore, Pa.

Downington East

Sprints

2008: Took a medical redshirt due to injury... 2007 Out-

door: DId not compete due to injury... 2007 Indoor: Com-

peted in the 60 meters at the Clemson Opener, where she

was fourth in her heat with a time of 8.05... Ran in the 55-meter dash at the Virginia

Tech Invitational... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Earned

MVP at Chi-Chester Relays as a senior... Named to the Daily Local All-Area First

Team and the Philadelphia Inquirer First Team... Had the most points for her team

in both indoor and outdoor during her sophomore and junior seasons... Personal:

Full name: Samantha Marie Keenan... Daughter of John and Sharon Kennan... Health

promotion major.

Mary LAWRENCEFreshman • 5-4

Bethlehem, Pa.

Liberty

Pole Vault

High School: Lettered four seasons in track and field...

Earned All-State honors senior year after vaulting a personal

best of 12’....Was a member of the cheerleading squad for

three years... Participated in gymnastics for 12 years... Personal: Full name is Mary

Elizabeth Lawrence... Daughter of Richard Lawrence and Marianne DeRoner... Will

major in marine science.

Shanta JOHNSONJunior • 5-6

Gaston, S.C.

Airport

Sprints

School record holder in 200m (I,O)... Big South Champion 200m

(I)... 2008 Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury... 2008

Indoor: Won Big South Championship in 200 meters with

a time of 24.46... Finished fourth in the 400 meters at the championships... 2007

Outdoor: Concluded her freshman campaign with three All-Conference nods...

Second in the 200 meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a Coastal

record-setting time of 24.12... Had the top time in the 400-meter prelims with a

time of 55.46... Also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that set conference and

program records at NCAA Regionals... Lead-off runner on program record-setting

sprint medley relay team... Competed at the USA Junior Nationals in the 200,

where she finished eighth in the finals with a time of 24.48... Won the 100 meters

at Battle of the Beach... Was first in the 200 meters at the Winthrop Invitational and

Battle of the Beach, setting a new meet record in the latter race... Member of the

4x100-meter relay squad that set a new program record at the Georgia Tech Invi-

tational with a time of 45.77... Part of 4x100-relay squad that won at the Winthrop

Invitational, the Shamrock Invitational and the Chanticleer Classic... 2007 Indoor:

Ran her top 200 meters time at the Big South Indoor Championships, clocking

25.15 in both the prelims and the finals... Was fifth in the 400-meter prelims at

the Big South Indoor Championships with a season-best time of 58.38... Advanced

to the finals in the event and placed sixth... High School: 3A 800 meter state

champion as a senior... All-State in the 100, 200, 400 and 800... Three-time MVP

and Most Improved women’s track athlete... Runner of the Year as a senior... Won

the 200 and 400 at the Lower Richland Diamond Invitational as a senior... Airport’s

Athlete of the Year as a sophomore... Was named Freshman of the Year... Ran for

Classics Track Club... Personal: Full name: Shanta Renee Johnson... Daughter of

Ronald Johnson and Janice Lites... Accounting major.

Shanace ISAACFreshman • 5-6

Orangeburg, S.C.

Fairfax

Mid-Distance

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Deborah MATTERNR-Sophomore • 5-4

Tunbridge, Vt.

South Royalton

(Castleton State)

Javelin

2008 All-Big South in jav-

elin... 2008 Outdoor:

Earned All-Big South hon-

ors after placing second with a throw of 135’5”...

Threw a career-best 138’9” at the Pepsi Relays,

which ranks fourth in school history... Tossed

131’1” at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... En-

tered the Big South Championships as the con-

ference leader in the javelin... Prior to Coastal

Carolina: Transfer from Castleton State, where

she did not compete in track and field... High

School: Competed in track and field as a sopho-

more, junior and senior... Three-time Vermont

state champion in the javelin... Member of the

Division 3 State Championship team as a junior...

Team was state runner-up during sophomore

and senior seasons... Finished second in the shot

put and fourth in the pole vault... Also played soccer and softball... Personal: Full

name is Deborah Ruth Mattern... Daughter of Wes Mattern and Susan Boles... Ma-

joring in early childhood education.

Crystal ROBINSONFreshman • 5-7

Vance, S.C.

Lake Marion

Sprints

High School: Three-time state All-State honoree in 100

meters... Four-time region champion in 100 meter, 200 me-

ter and 4x100-meter relay... Placed in states in four events

senior year (4th in 100, 4th in 4x100, 7th in 200m, and 5th

in 400m)... Named team MVP junior and senior year... Named “Best Sprinter” in

freshman and sophomore years... Honor student and member of student govern-

ment at Lake Marion... Personal: Full name is Crystal Shaneka Robinson... Daugh-

ter of Jamall Tilly and Frannie D. Robinson... Will major in biology/pre-medical.

Arielle MILLERSophomore • 5-5

Bluffton, S.C.

Bluffton

Jumps/Sprints

All-Big South in 4x100m relay (O)... All-Big South in long jump

(I)... 2008 Outdoor: Was a member 4x100-meter relay

that finished third at the Big South Championships... Ran on

4x100 relay squad that ran a season best of 46.65 at the Shamrock Invitational...

Jumped 18’1.75” in the long jump at the Big South Championships, placing fifth

overall and sixth in program history... Ran a 12.20 in the 100m at the Asics/Win-

throp Invitational to rank ninth in the Big South and seventh in school history...

Turned in a jump of 37’2.5” in the triple jump at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational

which ranks eighth in school history... 2008 Indoor: Placed third at the Big South

Championships in the long jump with a season-best of 18’0.5”... Leaped 18’0.5” in

the long jump at the Clemson Opener, which ranks fourth in Chanticleer history...

Clocked a season best 7.40 in the 55-meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic...

Ran 7.87 in the 60-meters at both the Clemson Opener and the Clemson Invita-

tional, which ranks sixth fastest in school history... Had a jump of 37’10.75” in the

triple jump at the Clemson Invitational and ranks seventh in program history... High

School: Part of Bluffton’s track and field team as a junior and senior... 2007 South

Carolina State Champion in the long jump with a leap of 18’7”... Finished third in

the triple jump both her senior and junior seasons... Island Packet’s Track Athlete

of the Year... Two-time MVP... Also competed in basketball... Personal: Full name:

Arielle Celeste Miller... Daughter of Lindsey and Theadosha Miller... Majoring in

political science.

Sierrah OATESSophomore • 5-7

Hopkins, S.C.

Lower Richland

Jumps/Hurdles

All-Big South in long jump (O)... 2008 Outdoor: Jumped a

team-best 18’6.5” in the long jump at the Big South Cham-

pionships and placed third in the conference to earn All-Big

South honors... Finished fifth at the championships with a 14.97 in the 100-me-

ter hurdles... Part of 4x100-meter relay squad that won the Chanticleer Classic...

Turned in a 14.73 in the 100-meter hurdles as the Asics/Winthrop Invitational...

Member of the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relays... 2008 In-

door: Placed sixth at the Big South Championships in the long jump with a season

best 18’1.5”... Placed seventh at the championships with a 9.00 in the 60-meter

hurdles... High School: Six time-letterwinner... 2007 Nike National All-Amer-

ican... 2006 South Carolina 4A Long Jump State Champion... State finalist in the

100-meter hurdles as a junior and senior... Three-time All-State and All-Region hon-

oree in the long jump... Earned All-Area honors in the long jump and 100 hurdles...

Three-time MVP... Named WACH-TV 57 Student-Athlete of the Year... Also played

basketball and volleyball... Member of the state championship basketball team her

junior season... Valedictorian of her graduating class... Personal: Full name: Sierrah

Lunday Oates... Daughter of Theodius and Janice Oates... Brother, Theodius, is a

member of USC Aiken’s basketball team... Business management major.

Ashley POTTSFreshman • 5-6

Fort Mill, S.C.

Fort Mill

Sprints/Jumps

High School: All-State in both the 100 and 400-meter

hurdles senior year, finishing second in both events.... Also

earned All-State honors in high jump senior year... Three-

time Region champion in the 400-meter hurdles, ranking

third in the state junior year... All-State in the100, 400 and 4x400-meter relay

junior and senior years at Fort Mill... Two-time Region champion in the 100-meter

hurdles... Captained the Yellow Jackets junior and senior seasons... Honor Roll

student... Personal: Full name is Ashley Taylor Potts... Daughter of Greg Potts

and Leigh Anderson... Was inspired by father, Greg, to take up hurdling... Unde-

cided on a major.

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2007 and 2008 All-Big South in cross country... 2008 XC:

Placed fourth at the New Balance Big South Championships

to earn her second-consecutive All-Big South Conference

honor with a time of 18:46.10... Had three top-10 finishes on the year, including

a second-place finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a 14:53.19 in the 4k

race... Placed 78th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (22:43.6), and was Coastal

Carolina’s second overall finisher... Ran season-best 6k time of 22:24 at the Paul

Short Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Did not compete, retaining a season of eligibili-

ty... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007 XC: Earned All-Conference honors by

running 18:08.4 and placing ninth at the New Balance Big South Conference Cham-

pionships... Finished 81st at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a career-best 6k

time of 22:12.75... Opened her collegiate cross country career with a fifth-place

finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... 2007 Outdoor: Ran her top 3,000-me-

ter time at Wake Forest Relays, finishing in a time of 11:17.51... Top 5,000-meter

time of 20:14.73 came at the Big South Outdoor Championships... 2007 Indoor:

Did not compete during indoor... 2006 XC: Redshirted the 2006 cross country sea-

son... High School: Three-year letterwinner... Made

the Pennsylvania All-State Cross Country Team as a

junior and senior... Member of Team PA at Mideast

Regional as a senior... Placed seventh in the Western

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and 20th

in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Associa-

tion State Class AAA Meet... Was the cross country

Tri-State Regional Champion and the Conference

WPIAL Champion as a junior... Placed 10th in the

PIAA State Class AAA Meet... Fifth in the 1,600-me-

ters in the WPIAL as a sophomore and junior...

Member of National Honor Society... Personal: Full

name: Maranie Rae Staab... Daughter of David and

Diana Staab... Double-major in marketing and busi-

ness management... Wall-Fellows scholar with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Maranie STAABR-Sophomore • 5-8

Trafford, Pa.

Penn-Trafford

Distance

Thomasina SMITHSophomore • 5-3

Pawleys Island, S.C.

Waccamaw

(Anderson)

Jumps/Multis

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Anderson Univer-

sity... Named Team MVP... Earned Conference Carolina’s

long jump and 200-meter titles... Member of 4x400 relay championship squad...

High School: State Champion in the triple jump (35’11”)... Was state runner-up

in the 400-meters and the long jump senior year... Three-time region champion in

the long jump and triple jump... Qualified for four events at state championships

senior and junior year... Placed 31st in the state in cross country senior year...

Three-time team MVP... Three-time lower state champion in the long jump...

Two-time Sun News Toast of the Coast Female Athlete of the Year... Four-time All-

Region player in basketball and earned Heart & Hustle Award sophomore year...

Received the “Principle Award” at the Georgetown County school district award

ceremony... Earned the “Warrior Award” for most outstanding student at Wac-

camaw... Personal: Full name is Thomasena Ann Smith... Daughter of Winston

Nelson and Mary Smith... Majoring in health promotion.

Theresa SCHAMBERGERSophomore • 5-3

Kendalville, Ind.

East Noble

Mid-Distance

2008: Big South All-Academic Team member... 2008 All-Big

South in distance medley relay (I)...2007 All-Big South 800-me-

ter and mile (I)... 2008 All-Big South cross country... 2008 XC:

Fought through summer injuries to help lead the Chanticleers to 2008 Big South

Cross Country title... Placed 25th the championships... Earned a pair of top-10

finishes on the season, placing ninth at the Gamecock Invitational as well as the Big

South Preview... 2008 Outdoor: Placed fifth at the Big South Conference Champi-

onships in the 1500-meter run... Had a season-best in the 1500 at the Coastal Caro-

lina Invitational with a time of 4:46.47... 2008 Indoor: Led the distance medley

relay squad to a first place finish at the Big South Championships, turning in a solid

performance in the anchor leg... Ran the mile at the Clemson Invitational, clocking a

time of 5:13.68, which was good for fifth-place... Ran the anchor leg of the distance

medley relay that placed third at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic... 2007 XC: Gar-

nered All-Conference honors by placing 10th at the New Balance Big South Cross

Country Championships, clocking a personal best 5K time of 18:11.4... Ran 22:37.05

at Regionals... Gave Coastal Carolina a 1-2-3 individual finish at the Coastal Carolina

Invitational by placing third with a time of 19:02.06... Ran a season-top 6k time of

22:13 at the highly competitive Brooks Paul Short Run... 2007 Outdoor: Anchor-

leg on the program record-setting sprint medley relay

that ran a 4:03.42 and placed 19th at Penn Relays...

Recorded a personal-best 2:16.16 in the 800 at the

Winthrop Invitational... Set a career-best in the 1,500

meters with a time of 4:42.91 at the Big South Con-

ference Outdoor Championships... 2007 Indoor:

Earned All-Conference honors during indoor for the

800 and mile... Placed second in the 800 meter at the

Big South Conference Indoor Championships with a

time of 2:19.96.. Ran a personal-best 5:11.12 in the

mile and helped Coastal Carolina claim three of the

top four spots at the league championships... Won

her heat and was 10th overall in the mile at the Mary-

land Terrapin Invitational... 2006 XC: Finished 18th

at the Big South Cross Country Championships with

a time of 18:56... Seventh at the Coastal Carolina In-

vitational... Ran a season-best 6k time of 23:24 at the

Paul Short Run... High School: Four-year letterwin-

ner in cross country and track and field... Four-time

East Noble MVP in Cross Country and Track and

Field... First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference Cross Country honors her

senior year... 20th place on IHSAA All-State Team... Second-Team All-State... News-

Sun Co-Prep of the Year in cross country... Four-time News-Sun All-Area Team in

cross country and track and field... Won cross country sectional championship...

Made First-Team All-Conference in track as a senior... Four-time Sectional Champ

in the 800 and 1,600 meters... Sixth place All-State in the 1,600 meters... Four-

time News-Sun Prep of the Year in track... Team won track sectional championship

her senior year... Cross country sectional runner-up and state qualifier as a junior...

2004 Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches All-State Honorable

Mention and Northeast Hoosier Conference Honorable Mention in cross country

her junior campaign... First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference for track and

field... Placed 12th in the State in the 1,600 meters and 13th place in the 800 as

a sophomore... Broke the school record in the 800 as a sophomore... Second-

Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference in cross country as a freshman... Regional

runner-up in the 1,600 meters... Two-year letterwinner in swimming... Two-time

News-Sun All-Area team... Notheast Hoosier Conference Honorable Mention as

a sophomore... Personal: Full Name: Theresa Renee Schamberger... Daughter of

Stephen and Rosalind Schamberger... Health promotion major.

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LeAuna SISTRUNKR-Junior • 5-8

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mason

Alabama

Hurdles/Sprints

School and Big South Record holder in the 100m hurdles (O),

School Record holder in 60m hurdles (I) and 4x400m relay (I)...

Three-time NCAA Regional Qualifier in 100m HH... Four-time Big South Champion in

100m hurdles... All-Big South in 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, triple jump... 10-time All-

Big South honoree... 2008 Outdoor: Captured third straight Big South Conference

Championship with a time of 13.97 in the 100-meter hurdles... Turned in team-best

of 39’11.50 in triple jump to place second at the championships and rank third on

the school’s all-time list... Member of 4x100m relay that was third at the Champion-

ships... Won the 100-meter high hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a

season-best time of 13.74... Won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Pepsi

Florida Relays with a time of 1:01.75... 2008 Indoor: Won Big South Championship

in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.53... Was second at the Championships in the

triple jump... Set school record and was tops in the Big South in the 60-meter high-

hurdles with a time of 8.47 in the Clemson Opener... Had a jump of 40’5.5” in the

triple jump at the Tiger Indoor Invitational, which ranks No.2 on schools all-time

list... Clocked a 7.83 in the 60-meters at the New Balance Big South Champion-

ships... Ran a 25.86 in the 200-meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic... Had

a team-best 8.02 in the 55-meters hurdles... Leaped 17’6.75” in the long jump at

the Virginia Tech Challenge... 2007 Outdoor: Ran a new Coastal Carolina pro-

gram record 13.67 in the 100-high hurdles at Georgia Tech... Big South Outdoor

Conference Champion in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.86... Set a new

meet record in the 100-meter hurdles at Battle of the Beach, clocking 14.25... Won

the 100-meter hurdles at Winthrop Invitational with a time of 13.75... Member of

the 4x100-meter relay team that was first at the

Winthrop Invitational and Chanticleer Classic...

Member of the Winthrop Invitational Champion

4x400-meter relay team... 2007 Indoor: Set a

new program record in the 60-meter hurdles,

clocking 8.47 in the prelims of the UNC Invite,

which was the top prelim time... Earned All-

Conference honors with a second-place finish

in the 60-meter high hurdles... Finished the race

with a time of 8.49... Was sixth at the Big South

Conference Indoor Championships in the triple

jump with a leap of 37’0.5” (11.29m)... Season-

best 25.89 in the 200 came at the UNC Invita-

tional... 2006 Outdoor: Big South Conference

Champion in the 100-meter hurdles... Broke

her school and conference record set at the Big

South Championships and set a new record at

regionals with her time of 13.82 in the 100-me-

ter hurdles... Regional qualifier in the 100-meter

hurdles after winning the hurdles... Earned Out-

door All-Conference in the 100-meter hurdles,

4x100-meter relay and the 400-meter hurdles...

Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set

a school, meet and conference record with a time of 46.18... Won the 100-meter

hurdles at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 14.60 and the 4x400-meter

relay with a time of 3:51.91... Was on the 4x100-meter relay team that won the

Settle Bagwell Invitational with a time of 46.74... 2006 Indoor: Earned Indoor All-

Conference honors in the 60-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay... Set a school

record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.73, which ranked her second in

the Big South... Had a season-best 59.58 in the 400-meters at the Big South Indoor

Championships, which placed eighth... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended the

University of Alabama where she redshirted... High School: Three-time Ohio Di-

vision I State Champion for Mason High School in 2003 and 2004 in the 100-meter

hurdles with a personal best of 14.00... Personal-best in the 300-meter hurdles with

a time of 42.54... Personal: Full name is LeAuna Sistrunk... Daughter of Theresa

Sistrunk... Major is sport management.

Marcie VEITCHSenior • 5-5

Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada

St. Anne’s

Pole Vault

Big South Champion in pole vault (I) in 2008... Four-time All-Big

South in pole vault (07-08 indoor, 07-08 outdoor)... 2008 Out-

door: Placed second in the Big South Championships. Cleared

a season-best of 10’8” at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... 2008 Indoor: Had a jump

of 11’5.75” at the New Balance Big South Championships to take individual title and

rank second in school history... 2007 Outdoor: NCAA East Region qualifier in the

pole vault... 2007 Big South Outdoor Champion in the pole vault with a career-best

mark of 11’3.75” which is the fourth time in program history a Chanticleer athlete

cleared 11-feet in the pole vault... 2007 Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors

with a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Big South Championships, which

allowed Coastal to claim the top three spots... Set an indoor personal-best 10’10”

during indoor at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational... 2006 Outdoor: All-Confer-

ence with a third-place finish at Big South Outdoor Championships... Season best

10’5.75” vault at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... 2006 Indoor: All-Conference

honoree with a third place finish at the Big South Indoor Championships with a

vault of 10’5.75”, which also matched a season best at the Tiger Invitational... High

School: Three-time Ontario Provincial High School Pole Vault Champion… Set a

personal best in pole vault of 3.40m her senior year at the University of Western On-

tario Invitational... Windsor Essex County pole vault champion her junior and senior

years with meet record… South West Regional pole vault Champion… Qualified for

Ontario Provincial High School Championships in the Open Girl’s Pole Vault fresh-

man year… 2004 Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field Provincial Gold Medalist

in pole vault, setting a provincial record... 2003 Royal Canadian Legion Track and

Field gold medalist in pole vault... Went on to represent Team Ontario at 17 and Un-

der Canadian Junior Nationals and took bronze... Was named Windsor Legion Track

and Field Club Female Rookie of the Year… Named St. Anne High School Female

Student-Athlete of the Year her senior year... Personal: Full name: Marcie Marie

Veitch... Daughter of Mike and Arlene Veitch... Majoring in biology.

Zakiyyah STEWARTSophomore • 5-8

Hickory, N.C.

St. Stephen’s

Throws

2008 Outdoor: Threw 38’6.25” in the discus at the Big South

Championships to place fifth... Placed seventh at the champi-

onships with a season-best of 38’2.25” in the shot put... Also

placed seventh in the hammer throw at the championships

with a throw of 130’.00”... 2008 Indoor: Registered a 46’1.5” in the weight throw at

the conference championships to finish sixth... Also placed eighth at the Champion-

ships with a throw of 38’6.25”... High School: Four-time Class 3A Female Athlete

of the Year... Earned All-Conference in the high jump at the 3A level as a junior and

senior... Received 3A All-Conference honors in the triple jump as a senior... Two-time

4A All-Conference selection in the high jump... Three-time MVP... Also played vol-

leyball and AAU basketball and ran AAU Track... All-Conference in volleyball her se-

nior year... Personal: Full name: Zakiyyah Sherron Stewart... Daughter of Bonnyface

Ogba and Kim Roberts... Majoring in marine science.

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Rindi WOODSophomore • 5-7

Charleston, S.C.

James Island

Distance

2008 XC: Finished 33rd out of 74 runners at the Big

South Championships... Turned in a season-best 5k time of

20:06.37 at the Gamecock Invitational and finished 15th...

Best finish of the year came at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running a time of

15:27 in the 4k race to place 14th... 2008 Outdoor: Placed 14th at the Big South

Championships in the 800-meter run... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007

XC: Redshirted cross country season... High School: Four-time state qualifier and

letterwinner in cross country, twice in Nebraska and twice in South Carolina...

County and Regional Champion as a junior and senior... Selected as the 2006 Low

Country Runner of the Year... Finish third as a freshman at the Nebraska State

Meet... Runner up as a sophomore... Qualified for the state meet three times in

track and field... Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Placed fifth in the two

mile at the South Carolina State Championship Meet as a junior... Garnered CCSD

Outstanding Track Female Athlete as well as Team MVP in 2006... Member of Op-

timist All-Star Track Club 2005-06... Two-time runner-up in the two mile at the

Nebraska State Meet... Finished fourth in the mile at the Nebraska State Meet as

a freshman... Program record holder for the one mile and two mile at Hemington

High School in Nebraska... Also participated in basketball and powerlifting... State

qualifier in powerlifting... Personal: Full name: Rindi Nicole Wood... Daughter of

Robert and Johnna Wood... Brother, Taryn, played football for Peru State from

2005-06... Major is undecided.

Amber WHITESenior • 5-5

Ladson, S.C.

Stratford

Sprints

School Record Holder in the 400m (I)... 2008 Outdoor:

Took a medical redshirt... 2008 Indoor: Ran a 7.93 in the

60m and a 25.28 in the 200m at the Clemson Invitational...

Missed majority of season due to medical issues... 2007 Outdoor: NCAA Regional

competitor in the 400-meters during Outdoor... Big South Champion in the 400...

Set meet records at Big South Outdoor Championships (54.57) and Battle of the

Beach (57.03)... Her 54.57 at the Big South Championships is also a new Coastal

record... Member of the Big South Championship 4x400-meter relay team that ran

3:45.23, a new Big South Outdoor Championship Meet record... Member of the

sprint medley relay team that ran 4:03.42 at Penn Relays... 2007 Indoor: Big South

Conference Champion in the 400, setting a new conference and Coastal 400-meter

record during indoor with a time of 55.71... Earned All-Conference honors in the

200 and 400... Finished second in the 200 behind teammate Chasity Johnson to

help Coastal to a 1-2 finish, running a season-best time of 24.86... Won the 400

meter dash at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational (56.17) and was second at UNC

Fast Times (56.85)... 2006 Outdoor: Earned Outdoor All-Conference honors in

the 400-meters... Finished third at the Big South Outdoor Conference Champion-

ships in the 400-meters with a time of 56.26... Won the 400-meters at the Battle

of the Beach... On the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Shamrock Invitational

and the Western Carolina Invite... Had her season-best in the 200-meters at the

Big South Championships with a time of 24.56... On the 4x400 relay team that set

a new school record at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:46.41... 2006 Indoor:

Earned Indoor All-Conference honors in the 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash and

the 4x400-meter relay... Finished second at the Big South Indoor Championships in

the 400 with a time of 56.22... Placed fourth in the 200-meters at the Big South In-

door Championships with a time of 25.48... On the Big South Championship 4x400

relay team that ran 3:49.10... Ran a season-best 7.97 in the 60-meters at the Big

South Championships... High School: 2005 graduate of Stratford High School...

All-State in South Carolina in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and 400-meters her se-

nior year... MVP of Track team senior year... Member of the Orangeburg Track Club

in 2001... Personal: Full name: Nicole Amber White... Daughter of Cathy Canty...

Communications major.

Lauren WATTSSophomore • 5-7

Hillsborough, N.J.

Hillsborough

Multi’s

2008 Outdoor: Scored a season-best 3,021 points in the

heptathlon at the Big South Championships to place ninth...

2008 Indoor: Scored 2,259 points in the pentathlon at the

Big South Championships to rank fifth in school

history... 2007 Outdoor: Set a season-best

time in the 100-meter high hurdles at the Win-

throp Invitational with a time of 15.96... Placed

fifth in the heptathlon at the Big South Outdoor

Championships with 3,757 points... 2007 In-

door: Competed in the long and triple jumps at

the Big South Indoor Championships... Ninth in

the triple jump with a mark of 34’8.25”... Leapt

14’11.5” in the long jump... High School:

Was the Somerset County Champion in the

55-meter dash as a senior... Finished eighth in

the state in the triple jump... Was the Skyland

Conference and Somerset County high hurdles

champion as a junior... Also competed in gym-

nastics... Captain her senior season... Earned

NJSCA All-State honors on the floor exercis-

es... Also earned All-Skyland Conference, SJGL

All-Star All-Around and Courier News All-Area

as a senior... Was the Skyland’s Meet and Beam

champion in her final campaign... Named the

Central New Jersey II Section champion on the bar... Earned Courier News Player of

the Year and notched First Team honors as a sophomore... Personal: Full Name:

Lauren Nicole Watts... Daughter of Leon and Lorri Watts... Father, Leon, played

football at Syracuse... Health promotion major.

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Jasmine WHEELERSophomore • 5-5

Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Everglades

Sprints

2008 Outdoor: Ran a 12.62 in the 100 meters at the Chan-

ticleer Classic... Clocked a season best of 26.76 in the 200

meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational... 2008 Indoor: Ran a

8.16 in the 60 meters at the Clemson Opener and Carolina Classic... High School:

Broward County Athletic Association District Champion in the 100 -meters and the

high jump as a senior... Also place third in the 200 meters at districts as a senior...

Finished third in the 100-meter dash at regionals as a senior... Ranked 11th in Class

4A in the 100-meter dash... 2007 Broward County Scholar-Athlete... Also ran for

Gator West Track and Field Club... Personal: Full name: Jasmine Larissa Wheeler...

Daughter of Willie Wheeler and Deneen Wheeler... Majoring in health promotion.

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Claire YOUNGJunior • 5-2

Laurens, S.C.

Thornwell

Pole Vault

Two-time NCAA East Region Qualifier (2006, 2008), Three-

Time-Big South Champion in Pole Vault (I, 2006...O,2006,08),

5 time All-Big South honoree... 2008 Outdoor: Achieved

personal -best of 12’.00” to finish 19th at NCAA East Region Championships...

Won second Big South Championship with a jump of 11’9” at the Big South Cham-

pionship.... 2008 Indoor: Earned third-straight All-Big South honor with second-

place finish at the Big South Championship... 2007 Outdoor: Redshirted outdoor

season... 2007 Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors in the pole vault with a

third-place finish at the Big South Indoor Championships, which allowed Coastal to

claim the top three spots... Cleared a season-best 10’10” at the Maryland Terrapin

Indoor Invitational... 2006 Outdoor: NCAA East Region Qualifier in Pole Vault and

Big South Outdoor Champion with a season best 11’5.75” vault... 2006 Indoor:

Big South Indoor Pole Vault Champion with a season best of 10’6”... High School:

Two-time state Class A Champion in pole vault for Thornwell High School... All-

State in South Carolina in the 100, 200 and 400-meters... Had personal bests of

11’8” in the pole vault and 5’3” in the high jump... In 2001 and 2002, received

a Class A Bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles... Personal: Full name: Claire

Young... Daughter of Mac and Fran Young.... Recreation and sport management

major.

Kathryn ZENOWITZSophomore • 5-9

Groton Long Point, Conn.

Robert E. Fitch

Distance

2008 XC: Missed majority of season due to injuries... Partici-

pated at the Big South Championships, placing 63rd... 2008

Outdoor: Placed 10th in the steeplechase at the Big South

Championships with a season-best time of 13:10.55... Placed fourth in the 1500m

run at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 5:23.83... Ran in the 3,000-meter run

twice, coming in 32nd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and 30th at the Shamrock

Invitational... 2008 Indoor: Did not compete... 2007 XC: Competed in two 5K

races... Ran 22:58.66 and placed 23rd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... Raced

a season-best 21:43 and placed 11th at the Low Country Invitational... 2007 Out-

door: Ran a career-best 13:05.68 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South

Outdoor Championships and finished eighth... Was second in the 3,000-meter stee-

plechase at the Chanticleer Classic, clocking 13:54.78... 2007 Indoor: Redshirted

the indoor season... 2006 XC: Placed 26th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with

a time of 21:31.49... High School: Three-time letterwinner in cross country, com-

peting her first two years at Norwich Free Academy and her final two at Robert

E. Fitch... Connecticut State Qualifier in the 800-meters as a senior... Named cap-

tain for both cross country and track and field... Two-time Eastern Connecticut

Conference Sportsmanship Runner of the Year... Placed sixth in the state for cross

country as a junior... Team was runner-up ECC and state for cross country... 13th

place at the state meet for cross country as a freshman... Four-time letterwinner

in basketball... Two-time ECC Sportsmanship Player of the Year... Team qualified

for the state meet two consecutive seasons... Team was the state runner-up her

sophomore season and State Champions her freshman year... Two-time letterwin-

ner in lacrosse... Also lettered in field hockey and served as captain her sophomore

year... Member of Mohegan Striders Youth Running Club, coached by her father,

Gary Zenowitz in which she has qualified for the regionals of Junior Olympic Cross

Country four consecutive years... Personal: Full Name: Kathryn Rodgers Zenow-

itz... Daughter of Joanne and Gary Zenowitz.... Majoring in business marketing.

Keli-Jo WHITEJunior • 5-10

Wadsworth, Ohio

Wadsworth

Mid-Distance

All-Big South in distance medley relay (I)... 2008 XC: Captained

the 2008 Big South Champion squad... Ran in four meets...

Had season-best 5k race with a time of 20:39 at the Blue

Ridge Mountain Open... Placed 38th at the Big South Championships... 2008 Out-

door: Placed fourth at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 2:22.58... Ran a

1:03.05 at the Chanticleer Classic to place fifth... 2008 Indoor: Member of distance

medley relay squad that was first at the Big South Championships... Finished 12th at

the championships in the 800 meters...Turned in a 2:25.62 at the Virginia Tech Chal-

lenge to place ninth... 2007 XC: Ran a season-best 5K time of 20:06.8 at the New

Balance Big South Conference Championships... Top 6K time of 23:59 came at the

Brooks Paul Short Run JV race... 2007 Outdoor: Ran a career-best 2:19.30 in the

800-meters at the Winthrop Invitational... 2007 Indoor: Ran a season-best 2:21.48

in the 800 meter prelims at the Big South Indoor Championships and advanced to

the finals, where she placed seventh with a time of 2:24.51... 2006 XC: Finished

47th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:03... 2006

Outdoor: Ran a season-best in the 800-meters at the Big South Outdoor Cham-

pionships with a time of 2:26.77... Part of the distance medley relay team that had

a season-best 13:19.73 at the Battle of the Beach... 2006 Indoor: Ranked 10th in

Big South during Indoor in the 800-meters with her 2:26.65 race at the Tiger Invi-

tational... 2005 XC: Was 12th at the Coastal Carolina Cross Country Invitational...

Was 35th at the Big South Conference Championships... High School: Varsity let-

terwinner all four years in track and cross country... All-State in Ohio as a senior

and junior... First-Team All-Suburban League in cross country her junior year with

a personal best time of 19:30...All-Beacon Journal and All-Gazette academic... Ran

2:14 in the 800-meters her junior year, which was a personal record... First Team

All-Suburban in track and cross country all four years... Personal: Full name: Keli-Jo

White... Daughter of Tom and Tami White... Health promotion major.

Mia WYSZYNSKIFreshman • 5-6

Berlin, Germany

Wilma Rudolph

(University of Bremen)

DistanceAll-Big South in cross country... 2008 XC: Led the Chanti-

cleers to the 2008 team title with a third-place finish at the

Big South Championships with a time of 18:45, and was the

team’s top finisher... Ran her way to three top-10 finishes, and was the team’s top

finisher in four of her six meets... Won first collegiate start at the Coastal Carolina

University Invitational with a time of 14:49.96 in the 4k race....

Turned in personal best of 22:20 in the 6k Paul Short Invitation-

al... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended the University of

Bremen in Germany... High School: Placed fourth at the All-

German National Junior Cross Country Championships... Win-

ner of the 10k Northern Germany Road Run senior year... Win-

ner of the Northern Germany Cross Country Championships

junior year... Personal: Full name is Mia Carolina Wyszynski...

Daughter of Bernhard Wyszynski and Katharina Schnepel...

Majoring in political science.

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