Carolina Track & Field

Inside the Guide Tar Heels at the Olympics ...... 2 Season Outlook...... 6 Schedule...... 8 PAGE PAGE Meet the Team Women’s Roster ...... 9 Women’s Profiles ...... 10 2 Men’s Roster...... 18 38 Men’s Profiles...... 19 The Coaches Head Coach Dennis Craddock...... 27 Assistant Coaches...... 29 1999-2000 Review Tar Heels at the Olympics Support Staff...... 31 Administration ...... 32 1999-2000 Review Women’s Cross Country...... 34 Men’s Cross Country ...... 36 PAGE 1999-2000 Recap ...... 38 Records & Honors Carolina Record Holders ...... 40 40 Men’s Indoor Records ...... 41 PAGE Women’s Indoor Records...... 43 Men’s Outdoor Records ...... 45 Women’s Outdoor Records ...... 48 Records & Honors 27 Tar Heel History...... 51 UNC at the ACC’s ...... 54 ACC Champions...... 55 UNC at the NCAA’s...... 59 Men’s All-Americas ...... 60 The Coaches Women’s All-Americas ...... 61 PAGE Olympics/World Champions ...... 62 General Facilities ...... 63 Location...... Chapel Hill, N.C. This is Carolina 64 Charter ...... 1789 University Resources ...... 64 Enrollment ...... 24,635 University of North Carolina ...... 66 Chancellor...... James Moeser Carolina Athletics...... 69 Athletic Director ...... Dick Baddour 2001 NCAA This is Carolina University Website...... www.unc.edu Qualifying Standards ...... 72 Athletics Website ...... TarHeelBlue.com Nickname ...... Tar Heels Media Relations Staff Colors ...... Carolina Blue & White SID Office ...... 919/962-2123 Head Coach Dennis Craddock, Lynchburg ‘67 Conference...... Atlantic Coast SID Fax ...... 919/962-0612 Phone ...... 919/962-5199 Asst. A.D./SID...... Steve Kirschner Email...... [email protected] Dir. for Olympic Sports ...... Dave Lohse Assistant Coaches The 2001 Carolina Track and Field guide was Assistant SID ...... Kevin Best Sprints/Relays .... Kendra Mackey, UNC ‘91 designed and edited by Suzette Thweatt and Assistant SID...... Matt Bowers 919/962-6210...... [email protected] Montez Thomas in cooperation with UNC Track & Field. The media and prospective Carolina stu- Assistant SID ...... Dana Gelin Assistant SID...... David Tinson Throws...... Brian Blutreich, UCLA‘90 dent-athletes should use this publication as a ref- 919/962-5222 ...... [email protected] erence tool for obtaining basic University and ath- Administrative Assistant...... Lee Snyder letic information. Track Contact ...... Suzette Thweatt Distance/XC..Michael Whittlesey, Conn. ‘90 Editorial Assistance Steve Kirschner, Dave ...... Office-919/843-6397 919/962-5215 ...... [email protected] Lohse, Dana Gelin ...... Home-919-960-3771 Photography: Jon Gardiner, Kevin Cox Olympic Photos: Claus Anderson E-mail...... [email protected] Jumps ...... , UNC ‘98 Printing: B&B Printing of Bristol, Tenn. Mailing Address ...... P.O Box 2126 Distance...... Todd Morgan, UNC ‘98 ...... Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Vault ...... Shannon Pope,UNC ‘96 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 1 Tar Heels at the Olympics

Marion Jones UNC: 1994-97 Born: 10/12/75 , Calif. 100, 200, , 4x100m relay, 4x400 m relay

Arguably the greatest female track star, has graced the covers of many magazines and appeared in countless commercials, but is best known for her work on the track. This former Tar Heel took home an unprecedented five Olympic track & field medals, including three gold medals and two bronze. Her goal to achieve five golds was cut short, however her dominance in the sport of track and field is undisput- ed. Marion Jones grew up in Palmdale, Calif. While watching the 1984 Olympics she decided that she too would be an Olympic champion. At the time she was not sure if she would compete in track or basketball. When she was 11, she wrote at school that she knew what to do with her life: “I want to be an Olympic champion.” Her back up plan if the Olympics didn’t work out was to be an electrical engineer, like her uncle. Marion’s intro to major athletic success came not in the sport that she achieved gold in, but in basketball. As a freshman point guard at North Carolina, the former High School Female Division I Player of the Year helped the Tar Heels to the 1994 NCAA basketball champi- onship. Jones did earn ACC Tournament MVP and All-America honors in 1997. Her ballhandling, speed and scoring earned her spot on the 1995 U.S. World University Games hoops team, but a broken bone in her foot curtailed that adventure. When she recovered, track became her focus. Jones had always been successful on the track. In fact, she never lost a won the 200 meters in 22.27 seconds. high school race after her freshman year. She set the national prep record The day after winning the 200 meters, Jones' quest to become the first in the 200 meters and had the second best marks in the 100 meters and female ever to win five gold medals in one Olympics ended when her the long jump. She won the junior national championships in both best long jump of the day (6.92m/ 22-8 1/4) earned her the bronze. On events in 1991 and 1992 and set a junior record in the 200 meters. her last day of competition, Jones ran on both the 4x100m relay and By 1994, she competed on the 4x100 meter relay at the ACC champi- 4x400m relay teams. The 4x100m relay team captured the bronze with a onships and won the 100 and the long jump. time of 42.20, 0.25 seconds behind the gold medal-winning team from Jones had a breakthrough season in 1997, winning the 100 meters and . long jump at the USA Championships and claiming a pair of World Jones ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay, receiving the baton from Championships gold medals. Jones won the 100 in , and ran the fellow Tar Heel Monique Hennegan. Jones clocked in a 49.4 split and second leg of the victorious USA 4x100 meter relay team, which set a opened up a 15 meter lead before handing off to another Carolina alum- national record. nus, LaTasha Colander-Richardson who anchored for the team winning In 1998 she nearly went undefeated, winning 35 of 36 competitions in the gold medal in 3:22.62. four different events. Her lone loss came in the long jump at World Cup While she did not acheive her ultimate goal of being the first woman to -her final competition of the year - to Germany's . Jones win five gold medals, her three gold medals match those received by won the 200 at the 1999 USA Championships, but finished second to Florence Grifffith-Joyner at the 1988 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif. in the long jump. At the ‘99 World meet, she won the 100 and earned a bronze medal in the long jump, but her season ended abruptly in her 200 meter semi-final when she crumpled to the track with back spasms. Jones was ranked No. 1 in the world in the 100 and 200 UNC Track Career: 1995- ACC long jump champion...4th at NCAA’s meters for 1999, and No. 3 in the long jump. in the long jump, 5th at NCAA’s in 4x100m relay 1994-1st ACC long jump...1st in 100m...2nd in 200m...2nd NCAA long jump...Member of Jones at the Olympics the 1994 NCAAchampionship basketball team as a freshman At the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Jones placed fourth in the 200 meters as a 16-year-old. She declined an offer to be a relay alternate on the Carolina Record Holder: Long Jump (Outdoor), 22-1 3/4 American squad for Barcelona, then lost her chance to qualify for the 1996 Games when she broke a bone in her foot. At the in , , Marion Jones turned in one of the best performances by a female track and field Olympian ever. Competing in five events, Jones won three gold and two bronze medals. She first won the 100 meters with a time of 10.75, and five days later she 2/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field Tar Heels at the Olympics

LaTasha Colander-Richardson Indoor Champion (24.05)...6th in UNC : 1995-98 55m hurdles at NCAA I n d o o r Born: 8/23/76 Championships... 6th in distance Portsmouth, Va. medley relay... 200m ACC Outdoor 4x400m relay Champion (23.21)...100m hurdles ACC Outdoor Champion (13.49)... C a re e r Highlights: 2000 Olympic Tr i a l s 400m relay ACC Outdoor Champion champion at 400m; World Record Holder, ( 4 4 . 11) 1 9 9 8-200m ACC Indoor 4x200m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion Champion (23.50)...60m hurdles (100H); three-time ACC champion (100H); ACC Indoor Champion (8.15) 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs. ...400m relay ACC Outdoor In her first year of competing in the 400 meters in 2000, Colander- Champion (44.88) Richardson won the Olympic Trials. Originally a 100 hurdler, she switched to the 400 hurdles last year after an outstanding collegiate career in the short hurdles at North Carolina...Also an ACC champion at 200 meters, she had one of her top years in 1994 when she won the USA Carolina Record Holder: Indoor- Junior title and was second at the World Junior Championships. 55m (7.57), 60m hurdles (8.15) and 2000: Switched to the flat sprints with excellent results... Won Olympic 200meters (23.50). Outdoor- 1 0 0 m LaTasha trials 400 in PR 49.87 and placed 5th in the 200 (22.76)...Ran second leg hurdles (13.07) and 200 meters Colander-Richardson on 4x200 relay at USAvs. THE WORLD at the that broke (23.21) the WR in 1:27.46 along with Marion Jones. UNC Career:1995-55m hurdles ACC Indoor Champion (7.77)...200m ACC Indoor Champion (24.10)...2nd in 55m hurdles at NCAA Indoor Championships...5th in distance medley relay...5th in 400m relay...100m hurdles ACC Outdoor Champion (13.50)...6th in 100m hurdles at NCAA Outdoor Championships. 1996-55m hurdles ACC Indoor Champion (7.76)...4th in 55m hurdles at NCAA Indoor Championships...100m hurdles ACC Outdoor Champion (13.27) 1 9 9 7-55m hurdles ACC Indoor Champion (7.73)...55m ACC Indoor Champion (6.91)...200m ACC

Monique Hennagan UNC: 1995-98 Born: 5/26/76 Columbia, S.C. ACC Champions at Carolina 4x400 meter relay Monique, LaTasha and Marion.

Careerhiglights: 1999-4th in the 400m at USAIndoor Championships. Bronze medal in 1600m relay at World Indoor Championships. 2000- Monique At the 1996 ACC outdoor 4th in 400m at Olympic Trials Hennagan UNC Career: 1995-400m ACC Outdoor Champion (52.58) 1996 - Championships, Hennagan record- 400m ACC Indoor Champion (53.64) 400m NCAAIndoor Champion ed the best American time in the (52.57)...First female in UNC history to win a national title in an indi- outdoor 400 meters, shattering vidual track event...400m ACC Outdoor Champion (51.44)... 800m meet and conference records with NCAAOutdoor Champion (2:03.27)... 4th in 400m at NCAAOutdoor a 51.44 effort...Instrumental in Championships...8th in 400m semifinals at Olympic Trials...All- helping Carolina win two ACC America 400m and 800m in 1996-outoor and indoor 400m and team titles (indoor and outdoor)... 1600meter relay 1997- 400m ACC Indoor Champion (54.16)... 2nd in Hennagan won the indoor 400 200m at ACC Indoor Championships...6th in 1600m relay ...6th in meters in 53.64. (swept both 400m at NCAAIndoor Championships ...400m relay ACC Outdoor indoor and outdoor)... Brought Champion (44.11) 5th in 400m at NCAAOutdoor home Carolina’s first NCAA Championships...1998-400m ACC Indoor Champion (53.47)... 400m women’s outdoor title by winning ACC Outdoor Champion (52.17)... 4th in 200m at ACC Outdoor the 800 meters in 2:03.27...At Championships... 3rd in 400m at USAOutdoor Championships... 4th NCAAindoor, Hennagan won the in 400m at ... 2nd in 1600m relay. 400meters in 52.34.

Carolina Record Holder: Indoor 400m (52.53) and outdoor 400m (51.11) and the outdoor 800m (2:02.5). 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 3 2000 Olympians

Allen Johnson have the qualifying standard for the Games...She represented the USAat the 1997 Curtis UNC: 1990-93 and 1999 World Championships...Ranked No. Johnson 110m Hurdles 1 in the U.S. last year, Blutreich won her sec- ond USAcrown and placed fifth at the Pan 1996-Olympic gold American Games. medalist in the 110- UNC Career: 1990-3rd in javelin at USA meter hurdles held in Junior Championships...1991-Javelin ACC Atlanta. Johnson won in Champion (144-8)...1992- ACC a time of 12.97. Indoor Champion (48-4 1/2)...Discus ACC UNC Career: 1991-Long jump ACC Outdoor Champion (169-10)...2nd in javelin at ACC Champion (25-6 3/4)...1992-Long Jump ACC Championships...2nd in javelin at NCAA Indoor Champion (25-5 1/4)...55m hurdles Championships...16th in discus qualifying at NCAAIndoor Champion...3rd in 110m hur- Olympic Trials...21st in javelin...1993-Shot dles at NCAAOutdoor Championships 1993- Nicole Gamble Put ACC Indoor Champion (47-2 1/4)...Shot Long jump ACC Indoor Champion (26-8 UNC: 1996-99 Put ACC Outdoor Champion (46-3 1/4)... 1/2)...2nd in 55m hurdles at NCAAIndoor Javelin ACC Champion (162-6)...2nd in dis- Championships...110m hurdles ACC Outdoor cus at ACC Championships...6th in javelin at Gamble qualified for the Champion (13.55)... 2nd in 110m hurdles at NCAAChampionships...5th in javelin at USA U.S. team with a first Championships...ACC All-time discus leader place triple-jump of 45- with a throw of 181-1. 9 3/4. First female in UNC Lynda history to win a national championship in a Lipson-Blutreich field event. UNC Career: 1996-2nd in triple jump at ACC Indoor Championships, 4th in long jump...8th in triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championships...6th in triple jump at NCAAOutdoor Championships...6th in triple jump at Olympic Trials...Triple jump USA NCAAOutdoor Championships ...5th in 110m Junior Champion... 1997-Triple jump ACC hurdles at USAOutdoor Championships... Indoor and Outdoor Champion ...Long jump 3rd in 110m hurdles at Olympic Festival ACC Indoor Champion...4th in triple jump at Carolina Record Holder: Long Jump (o), NCAAIndoor Championships ..6th in triple 25-11 1/2, (I) 26-8 1/2 110m hurdles, 13.41, jump at NCAAOutdoor Championships. 55m hurdles 1998-Triple jump ACC Indoor and Outdoor Champion ... 2nd in long jump at ACC Indoor Lynda Lipson- Championships... 2nd in triple jump at NCAA Blutreich Indoor Championships...3rd in triple jump at UNC: 1990-93 NCAAOutdoor Championships...7th in triple jump at USAChampionships.1999-Triple Blutreich qualified for Curtis Johnson jump ACC Indoor Champion (44-8 1/4)... the U.S. team with a UNC: 1994-96 Triple jump NCAAIndoor Champion (46-1 first-place javelin throw 100m/ 4x100m relay 1/4) of 191-2 at the Olympic Carolina Record Holder: Triple Jump Trials. On July 1, 2000 Johnson finished second (Indoor)-46-1 1/4, Triple Jump (O) 46-2. at the High Octane Invitational at Yale to world-record holder University, she broke her own American Maurice Greene in the Nicole record with a throw of 192-3. Ranked #8 in 100 meters at the Gamble javelin in U.S. by T&FN....Born in Lynn, Olympic Trials to earn a spot on the U.S. Mass., she lives in Chapel Hill, and is an team. In ‘92, he was a member of the U.S. assistant coach at Duke University. Lynda is silver-medal winning 4x100 relay at the coached by her husband Brian, a former Junior World Championships in , Korea. UCLAdiscus thrower...She attended UNC on UNC Career: 1994- 4th in 55m at ACC a softball scholarship, and put the shot indoors Indoor Championships...6th in 200m 1995 for Tar Heels. She eventually switched to the ...3rd in 55m at ACC Indoor Championships javelin on a full-time basis...Blutreich won ...400m relay ACC Outdoor Champion (39.02) ACC titles in 1991 and 1993 and was NCAA ..3rd in 100m at ACC Outdoor Championships runner-up in 1992...She has been ranked .3rd in 200m...6th in 400m relay at NCAA among the best American javelin throwers Outdoor Championships....1996-5th in 55m at since ‘93, and won her first USAtitle at the NCAAIndoor Championships...400m relay ‘97 championships....Blutreich finished third NCAAOutdoor Champion turned in a person- at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, but didn't al best of 45-9.75 in the triple jump to win. 4/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field Tar Heels at the Olympics

Sharon Couch-Jewell Champion. 6th in hur- UNC Olympic Trials Qualifiers UNC: 1988-91 dles at Common- wealth 100m Hurdles Games. 1995 -1600m Women relay NCAAIndoor Ranked among the best Champion... 400m hur- American long jumpers from 100 meters dles ACC Outdoor 1991 through 1998, Sharon Marion Jones Champion (49.76)... Couch-Jewell finished 6th at 200 meters 400m hurdles NCAA the 1992 Olympics, becom- Marion Jones Champion....6th in ing the first female Tar Heel to qualify for the Takeshia Quick 400m hurdles at World Olympics. She barely missed the Atlanta Games, 400 meters Championships. taking fourth at the ‘96 Trials. She represented LaTasha Colander-Richardson the USAat the World Championships in 1993,’95 Ken and ‘97. Couch-Jewell evolved into a world- Harnden 5,000 meters class hurdler in 1999, ranking No. 10 globally Blake Phillips Russell and No. 3 in the U.S. Dominic Demeritte 100 meter high hurdles UNC Career:1988- 55m hurdles ACC Indoor UNC:1996-99 -Jewell Champion (7.89)...24th in long jump qualifying at (Bahamas) LaTasha Shittu NCAAOutdoor...2nd in long jump at USA Nadine Faustin (Haiti) Bahamian qualifier for Juniors...6th in 100m hurdles... 11th in long jump Long Jump Sydney Olympics in 200m at World Juniors Marion Jones UNC Career: 1989- Long jump LaShonda Christopher 1996- 8th in 400m at ACC ACC Champion Ola Sesay Outdoor Championships (20-1 1/2)...13th in Triple Jump 1997 -4th in 55m at ACC Indoor... 5th in 200m long jump qualify- Nicole Gamble ...6th in 400m at ACC Outdoor... 8th in 1600m ing at NCAA DeAnne Davis relay at NCAAOutdoor. 1998- 2nd in 200m at Outdoor. 1990- Penny Blackwell ACC Indoor 55m hurdles ACC High Jump Championships... Indoor Champion 1999- 2nd in 200m at (7.65) 10th in long Discus ACC Indoor jump at NCAA Jill Pedretti Championships...6th Indoor... 100m Javelin in 60m...3rd in 200m hurdles ACC Lynda Lipson-Blutreich at NCAAOutdoor. Champion 4x100 / 4x400 (13.40)...10th in Marion Jones long jump at NCAA, 7th in Men Sharon 100m hurdles... Couch Jewell 22nd in long jump Dominic 100 meters at USAOutdoors. Demeritte Tony McCall 1991 -55m hurdles Curtis Johnson ACC Indoor Champion (7.63), 4th in long jump, 200 meters 5th in 55m hurdles...6th in 55m hurdles at NCAA Dominic Demeritte-Bahamas Indoor ...11th in long jump. 100m hurdles ACC Eddie Neufville (Liberia) 400 meters Champion (13.54), 2nd in long jump... 6th in UNC: 1996-99 Milton Campbell long jump at NCAAOutdoor. 4x100m relay 5000 meters Carolina Record Holder: Long jump(I)-21-3 Andre Williams Eddie Neufville is a two- 110 High Hurdles International Alumni time Olympian competing in 400 Meter Hurdles Ken Harnden the ‘92 (110m hurdles and 4x100) and 2000 Games. Ken Harnden -Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) Jeff Ellis UNC: 1992-95 UNC Career: 1996- Competed for Liberia in 400m relay team 1997-3rd in 55m at ACC Indoor Pole Vault Championships, 4th in 55m hurdles...Competed Kevin Brown Ken Harnden is a two-time for Liberia in 400m relay, 110m hurdles at World Triple Jump Olympian, qualifying for the Championships 1998-6th in 110m hurdles at Kendrick Morgan 1996 and 2000 Games in ACC Outdoor Championships 1999- 4th in 60m Javelin the 400 hurdles. 7th in hurdles at ACC Indoor Championships ...2nd in Kestutis Celiesius 400m hurdles at Worlld Championships in 1997. 400m relay at ACC Outdoor Championships...5th 4x100 Relay UNC Career:1994 - 400m hurdles Zimbabwe in 110m hurdles... 7th in 400m hurdles...4th in Eddie Neufield-Liberia National Champion... 400m Zimbabwe National 400m relay at NCAAOutdoor Championships. Champion...1600m relay Zimbabwe National current UNC student-athletes in bold

2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 5 2001 Season Outlook

If you asked Head Coach Dennis Craddock what his goal is this year, season, Shittu competed in her first he’ll tell you its the same goal as last year’s--to win the ACC champi- season for the Heels after transfer- onships. In 2000, the Tar Heel women did just that winning, their eighth- ring from the University of consecutive ACC Indoor title. The women’s team totaled five ACC Kentucky. She immediately made an impact for the team by placing champions and 11 All-ACC performers to capture its 13th title in 14 third at the Indoor A C C years. Championships in the 60m hurdles The real challenge is going to be outdoors. The ACC title has eluded and first at the Outdoor A C C the ladies for the past two years. Craddock is optimistic. “ We have the Championships in the 100m hurdles. people in place to do it, he says. “ We were hurting in depth but I think Senior Ola Sesay will be instru- we have that depth back to make a run for the title.” mental for the Tar Heels in the 100m Returning for Carolina men and women’s teams are 10 A C C hurdles. “Ola has improved a lot in Champions and three All-Americas. The ACC title is a goal for the men’s the hurdles and I think she is going team as well. “We would like to get back in the habit of wining the to be really good,” says Craddock. ACC’s”, says Craddock. Carolina has finished in the top three in the Freshman Tiffany Flomo will also Outdoor Championships for the past nine years. compete in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles. Flomo was Craddock is also excited about this year’s freshman class and he No. 2 on the yearly prep 300H list at believes it will add to the depth needed for a Carolina sweep at the 40.79. Carolina will also look to Lutisha Shittu, ACC’s. Carolina ranked fifth in Track & Field News regarding its top Crystal Pollard in the 400m hur- ACC 100m HurdlesChampion female middle-distance recruits including All-Americas Shalane dles. “If I had to give out a most Flanagan and Alic Schimdt. “The team will be depending on many improved award from last year, Crystal would be the recpient”, says freshman as well as returning veteran athletes to come through for us.” Craddock. Craddock adds. Craddock feels that based on fall practice the team looks good. “ We Men had maybe the best fall practice we have ever had. I hope it will carry While the Tar Heels continue to improve in the hurdles, it will take a on through to the indoor and outdoor seasons.” group effort for the hurdlers to be successful in 2001. Senior Jeff Ellis will perform for the Tar Heels in the 400m hurdles, but will concentrate SPRINTS primarily on the middle distance events. Carolina has another interme- Women diate hurdler in Bobby Meneffee, who Craddock feels has great potential This season’s group of sprinters is equally balanced with experience, in this event. In the 110m hurdles, Blair Woodward and Joey Handy will youth and an abudance of talent. After redshirting last year, junior compete for the Heels. Handy will do double in the 400 meter hurdles as Crystal Cox will provide leadership and is a proven winner for UNC’s well. program. In fact, at the 1998 outdoor USAJunior Nationals, Cox ran the 200m in 23.04, which would be a UNC record if it had not been wind- MIDDLE DISTANCE/DISTANCE aided. In additon to Cox, UNC will rely heavily on an experienced jun- Women ior, Edi Ntuen, in the 400m. Craddock believes Ntuen may be able to Coming off a number two finish at the ACC Cross Country champi- compete on a national level. onships, the future looks bright for Carolina in the middle distance/dis- Carolina also boasts lots of young talent in sophomores Candance Doby tance area. Senior Trish Nervo, the defending indoor ACC 3000 meter and Kameese Wright, as well as freshman Anissa Gainey. “Candace has champion, will return for the indoor and outdoor track season. Nervo been looking good in the fall workouts and so has Kameese,” says ranks second in UNC history in the indoor 5,000m and third in the Craddock. “Anissa is from right here in the state of North Carolina and 3,000. Nervo also holds the number five spot in the outdoor 3,000m. we think she can really help us in the sprints and long jump.” Beth George, NCAA qualifier in the 1500 meters, also returns for Carolina Men and will be vital in the middle dis- Carolina will rely on a batch of newcomers to make a mark for the tance and distance relays. team. “Freshman Howard Jefferson looks good,” notes Craddock “ and Bobbie Munson and Alice Schmidt, we will be counting on him along with Marcus Allen and Joey Handy.” who redshirted cross country, will be Handy will do double duty for the Tar Heels, competing in the 110 hur- able to help the team as well. In 2000, dles as well. Other newcomers to the sprint team include transfer Munson, Nervo and George teamed Michael Simeone from Quinnipiac University who should make an up on the distance medley relay with immediate impact for the team. Senior Marcus O’Neal will also provide great results. The relay set a new out- needed experience. door record of 11:12.93 and added three new times to the UNC record HURDLES books for the indoor medly relay. Women The 4x1500 meter relay jumped to Carolina is known for its hurdlers, from LaTasha Colander-Richardson, the number two on the outdoor Sharon Couch-Jewell, Ayo Atterberry and Kim Austin. This year UNC records with a time of 18:14.13 with will look to senior Lutisha Shittu to continue this tradition. Craddock Nervo, George and Munson leading believes she could become one of the best hurdlers in the country. Last the way. All-America and ACC Indoor The Tar Heels will also look to 3000m champion Trish Nervo 6/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field 2001 Season Outlook

Flanagan coming off an exceptional from Kent State, Michael Cvelbar. Craddock believes that Cvelbar has cross country season as the ACC and a chance to be a national qualifier in the decathlon and will be vital in the NCAASoutheast Reginal champion. high jump as well. Although the Tar Heels are losing Jim Thomas due Flanagan garnered All-America hon- to injury and expect him to miss the season, senior Jonathan Dean returns ors, placing fourth at the NCAA along with freshman Carl Chaney. Championships. Flanagan, the Indoor Melrose Mile Champion and POLE VAULT National H.S. Indoor Mile Women Champion, will compete in the 1500 Carolina returns a talented duo of pole vaulters in senior Stefani Dixon meters. and sophomore Rebecca Post. Freshmen Laura Risi and Suzanne Fish will round out the group. Dixon, who won the first ever ACC Men Championship in the pole vault in 1999, looks to regain her title in 2001. UNC will be led by the Victor twins Last season she set a new indoor Carolina record with a vault of 11-5 and (Dash and Zach) along with Stephen holds the outdoor record as well. Dixon, along with other vaulters, will Edwards, who all ran cross contry as double in the hepthalon as well. well. Jacobe Foster and Jeff Ellis will move to the 800m this year. Men Foster competed mainly in the 200m Brent Callaway, 1999 Brent Callaway is the reigning ACC Indoor Champion in the pole vault and 400m last year, but Craddock Outdoor and 2000 Indoor and has been close to qualifying for the NCAAchampionships in the past feels he has a chance to be a national ACC Pole Vault Champion year. Galen Foresman, who placed sixth at the indoor ACC’s, will help contender in the 800m. Ellis did well out in the pole vault as well. last year in the indoor 800 meters, shattering a 31-year-old Carolina record with a time of 1:49. Ellis also placed second at the Indoor ACC THROWS Championships in the 800meters. Women In the throws, Carolina will be led by sophomores Jill Pedretti and Ibiene Bilaye-Benibo. Pedretti was named 2000 ACC Freshman of the JUMPS Year for her first place finish at the Outdoor ACC Championships in the Women discus with a toss of 170-1. Pedretti also placed third in the hammer and Carolina has always been strong in the field events and the success of her toss was good enough to break the UNC hammer record. Pedretti, its jumpers speaks for itself. In fact, Craddock believes that in order for who also holds the Carolina record in the weight throw, qualified for the the women’s team to reclaim the ACC title, the jumpers will need to play NCAA Championships and the Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif. a key role. The group of jumpers is led by All-America Ola Sesay, who Another promising sophomore is Bilaye-Benibo, who just missed the set a new Indoor ACC Championship long jump record with a leap of 21- indoor school shot put record last season with a throw of 49-1. New - 2 3/4. Sesay also placed fourth in the long jump at the USANationals comer Amy Parulis, from Niantic, Conn. joins the squad and should per- and is second in UNC history. Sesay followed a sensational indoor per- form well in the hammer and javelin throw. formance with an equally impressive outdoor season, winning the ACC long jump title and placing third in the triple jump. Men The women will be without All-America and NCAA Post Graduate Sal Gigante and Ian Douglas will provide a threat in the throws. Scholar DeAnne Davis, who finished seventh at the NCAAs last year Carolina will also look freshman John Schuna. Gigante broke the school and set a new ACC meet record in the triple jump (43-1 3/4). Davis trails record in the hammer not once, but twice last year . Douglas holds the only Olympian Nicole Gamble in Carolina triple jump history and also number two spot on the ranks in the top five for Carolina in the short and intermediate hurdles. Carolina record list in the shot The Tar Heels also will look to Shannon Burns in the triple jump and put. All-America Kestutis may also utilize Kameese Wright in the jumps. Celiesius will play a major role Returning ACC Indoor high jump champion and All-America, Joy in the javelin after placing third Ganes will also provide experience for the Heels. Now in her senior year, at last year’s NCAA Ganes captured both ACC indoor and outdoor titles in 1998 and 1999 Championships. Celiesius’ and looks to repeat her success in 2001. NCAA finish was the highest Other jumpers include sophomore Lashawn Gee, who returns after placing for Carolina in the missing last season due to injury. javelin in the school’s history and places him second in the Men Carolina record books. Marcus O’Neal, who set a new school record in the 60 meters in 1999, doubles as a long jumper for the Heels. Craddock notes that O’Neal will be looked to by the younger athletes for guidance in the jumps. Sophomore Blair Woodward should add depth to the jump team. “He can long jump, triple jump, high jump and hurdle,” says Craddock. “ He is a multi-talented guy. Joey Handy will high jump and long jump as Sal Gigante, the 2000 ACC Discus well.” In fact, Craddock will be counting on these two sophomores a Champion, also owns the UNC great deal during the season. Carolina also added multi-event transfer record in the hammerthrow.

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2000 CROSS COUNTRY

Day Date Event Site Results

Sat. Sept. 9 Wake Forest Invitational Winston-Salem, N.C. Women-2nd; Men-2nd Sat. Sept. 23 W&M Inter-Regional Inv. Williamsburg, Va. Women-2nd; Men-3rd Sat. Sept. 30 UNC Challenge Chapel Hill, N.C. Women-1st; Men-1st Sat. Oct.14 NCAAPreview Ames, Iowa Women-23rd Sat. Oct.14 North Carolina Intercollegiate Cullowhee, N.C. Men-1st Cross Country Championship Sat. Oct. 28 ACC Championships Raleigh, N.C. Women-2nd; Men-5th Sat. Nov. 11 NCAADistrict III Championship Greenville, S.C. Women-2nd; Men-11th Mon. Nov. 20 NCAACross Country Ames, Iowa Women-12th

2001 INDOOR TRACK

Day Date Event Site Time

Fri.-Sat. Dec. 1-2 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Va. 4:00 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Jan. 19-20 Tech Blacksburg, Va TBA Fri.-Sat. Jan. 26-27 Penn State Invitational State College, Pa. TBA Fri.-Sat. Feb. 2-3 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. TBA Fri.-Sat. Feb. 9-10 Christopher Newport Invitational Newport News, Va. TBA Fri.-Sat. Feb.16-17 ACC Championship Blacksburg, Va. TBA Fri.-Sat. Feb. 23-24 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. TBA Wed. Feb. 28 Tar Heel Elite Grand Opening Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. Mar. 2-3 USANationals Atlanta, Ga. TBA Fri.-Sat. Mar. 8-10 NCAAChampionship Fayetteville, Ark. TBA

2001 OUTDOOR TRACK

Day Date Event Site Time

Sat. March 24 Challenge Cup Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. March 30-31 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. April 6-7 Texas Relays Austin, Texas TBA Fri.-Sat. April 6-7 Duke Relays Durham, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. April 13-14 Tar Heel Invitational Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. April 20-21 ACC Championships Orlando, Fla. TBA Thur.-Sat. April 26-28 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. TBA Fri.-Sat. May 11-12 Carolina Classic Chapel Hill, N.C. TBA Fri.-Sat. May 18-19 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. TBA Wed.-Sat. May 30-June 2 NCAAChampionships Eugene, Ore. TBA Fri.-Sun. June 15-17 USANational Meet Eugene, Ore. TBA

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