Cross Country and Track and Field Media Guide 2011-2012
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Wofford College Digital Commons @ Wofford Media Guides Athletics 9-2012 Cross Country and Track and Field Media Guide 2011-2012 Wofford College. Department of Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/mediaguides Recommended Citation Wofford College. Department of Athletics, "Cross Country and Track and Field Media Guide 2011-2012" (2012). Media Guides. 7. https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/mediaguides/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at Digital Commons @ Wofford. It has been accepted for inclusion in Media Guides by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Wofford. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WOFFORD COLLEGE 2011-12 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE WOFFORD CROSS COUNTRY TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES TEAM AREA MEN’S LOCKER ROOM WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM In fall of 2010, the Wo!ord cross country and track and "eld teams were welcomed back to campus with a new team room and locker room facilities. The area, located on the second #oor of Andrews Fieldhouse, is adjacent to the golf practice room. The men’s and women’s teams each have separate changing areas that include new lockers. All teams share a large room that can be used for meetings, stretching, workouts and yoga. A variety of foam rolls and bands are available in the air conditioned space, along with a #at screen television. ab o u t Wo f f o r d Co l l e G e ta b l e o f Co n t e n t s Location Spartanburg, S.C. XC/Track and Field Locker Room IFC Founded 1854 Quickfacts/Table of Contents 1 Enrollment 1,550 This is Wofford 2-4 Nickname Terriers Administration 5 Colors Old Gold and Black Athletic Staff 6-8 Conference Southern (SoCon) Head Coach Johnny Bomar 9 President Dr. Benjamin Dunlap Assistant Coach Scott Lucking 9 Athletic Director Richard Johnson 2011-12 Men’s & Women’s Rosters 10-11 Faculty Athletics Rep. Dr. Jameica Hill Meet the Terriers 12-26 Athletic Department Phone (864) 597-4090 Women’s XC/Track and Field Records 27 Mailing Address 429 N. Church St. Men’s XC/Track and Field Records 28 Spartanburg, SC 29303 Southern Conference Honors 29 College Website www.wofford.edu Southern Conference Academic Honors 30-31 This is Wofford 32-33 te r r i e r XC/tr a C k & fi e l d st a f f The Southern Conference 34-35 Head Coach Johnny Bomar (first year) PHI BETA KAPPA 36 Alma mater Western Carolina (2002) Wofford Hall of Fame 37 Office phone (864) 597-4109 This is Spartanburg 38 Email [email protected] Athletic Facilities IBC Assistant Coach Scott Lucking KATIE KESSLER Alma mater Northern Illinois Office phone (864) 597-4155 Office fax (864) 597-4112 Me d i a re l a t i o n s Assistant AD/Media Relations Brent Williamson Office phone (864) 597-4093 Email [email protected] Asst. Athletic Media Relations Director/ XC/Track Contact Kevin Young Office phone (864) 597-4092 Email [email protected] Athletic Media Relations Intern Ryan Bridges Office phone (864) 597-4098 Email [email protected] Office fax (864) 597-4129 Website woffordterriers.com TREY PAR K ER The 2011-12 Terrier cross country/track and field media guide is a publication of the Wofford athletic media rela- It is the policy of Wofford College to provide equal op- tions office. Printed January 2012. portunities and reasonable accommodation to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national It was written, edited and designed by assistant athletic origin, disability, veteran status or other legally protected media relations director Kevin Young. Additional assistance status in accordance with federal and state laws. was provided by Brent Williamson and Ryan Bridges. Wofford College is committed to quintessential under- Cover designs by Kevin Young. JOE BAILEY graduate education within the context of values-based inquiry. As a learning community, we are united by the Special thanks to Elizabeth Rabb and Terri Lewitt. unfettered pursuit of knowledge and the creative search for truth. Photography by Mark Olencki and SoCon Photos. 2011-12 Wo f f o r d Cr o s s Co u n t r y a n d tr a C k & fi e l d Me d i a Gu i d e 1 THISTHIS ISIS WOFFORDWOFFORD Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent Institute of International Education (IIE). liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, S.C. It offers The Village, Wofford’s apartment-style housing for bachelor’s degrees in 26 major fields of study, and is its senior students, has earned a number of national well known for its programs leading to graduate and recognitions. Phase V of The Village will open in the fall professional studies. Affiliated with the United Methodist of 2011 with loft-style apartments along with a grand Church, the college is committed to quintessential galleria, deli restaurant and market. It will be anchored undergraduate education within the context of values- by the Center for Professional Excellence. based inquiry. Wofford was named to the President’s Higher Wofford College consistently finds itself as a Education Community Service for 2010, presented by benchmark for what higher education should be now the Corporation for National and Community Service, and in the future, and how students can find an exciting an independent federal agency tasked with fostering and fulfilling undergraduate experience that also is a an ethic of volunteerism and service in America. Wofford good value both in financial investment and in value- also was included in the 2009 Guide to Service-Learning added by that educational experience. Colleges & Universities, highlighting the college’s The college has scored high on the National Survey of programs to encourage student engagement. Student Engagement (NSSE), which measures the level Wofford’s entire 175-acre campus is a national of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, arboretum, which was named the Roger Milliken student-faculty interaction, enriching educational Arboretum at Wofford College in honor of the late experiences, and a supportive campus environment. longtime trustee and benefactor. More than 5,000 trees Wofford can be found in numerous college guides that have been planted on the Wofford campus since 1992. provide perspectives from a variety of sources. Among those are U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” The Princeton Review’s “Best 376 Colleges;” The Fiske Guide to Colleges, The (Yale) Insider’s Guide, and Peterson’s Colleges for Top Students. Forbes.com ranked Wofford as one of “America’s Best Colleges” in 2011, the highest rated institution in South Carolina. In its November 2010 issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine ranked Wofford among the nation’s best private college values, at number 31. Wofford consistently lands on “best value” lists in various other national college guides and publications. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 “America’s Best Colleges,” Wofford was included in “Great Schools, Great Prices,” a listing of 31 liberal arts colleges. Wofford ranks ninth in the country in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for studying abroad, according to Open Doors 2010, a report published by the 2 2011-12 Wo f f o r d Cr o s s Co u n t r y a n d tr a C k & fi e l d Me d i a Gu i d e 2011-12 Wo f f o r d Cr o s s Co u n t r y a n d tr a C k & fi e l d Me d i a Gu i d e ACACAADEMICSDEMICS Wofford offers distinctive learning opportunities amounts of information in web-accessed databases. The Community of Scholars. Student fellows that set it apart from other liberal arts colleges. They Learning Communities, an interdisciplinary in this summer program work under the supervision of provide students with meaningful study-abroad experi- approach to learning that links courses in two or more faculty mentors engaged in parallel or related research. ences, exciting and socially useful service opportunities, departments through a common theme. The projects encompass all disciplines, including sci- career-related and experiential learning possibilities, The Novel Experience, a first-year reading ence, the humanities, the social sciences and the fine interaction with great academians from across the and writing program that offers an introduction to the arts. world, and exposure to renowned authors, artists, and academic rigors of Wofford while familiarizing students Presidential Seminar, a weekly seminar hosted business and professional leaders. Such “focal point” with the Spartanburg community. by Wofford President Benjamin Dunlap for outstanding programs include, but are not limited to: The Creative Writing Concentration, a pro- seniors, in which seminar members explore interdisci- The Interim, a January term that encourages gram led by outstanding published faculty writers that plinary subjects of current significance. students and faculty to explore new interests both on provides additional opportunities for students to hone Liberty Fellowship, a two-year leadership and off campus. their creative writing skills, earn coveted prizes and be- experience hosted by the college and a partnership of The Bonner Scholar Program, a service-learn- come published writers themselves. South Carolina businessman Hayne Hipp, of Greenville, ing scholarship program that places deserving students Presidential International Scholar, an oppor- the Aspen Institute and Wofford, for young citizens of in volunteer positions throughout the community. tunity for an outstanding, intellectually gifted student South Carolina with exemplary promise for societal The Success Initiative, a leadership and schol- to visit other parts of the world researching specific aca- achievement.