Coastal Carolina Track & Field Mark Johnson
2005 All-American in the Pole Vault 2005 Penn Relays Champion 2004 NCAA National Qualifi er 2004 NCAA East Regional Pole Vault Champion Broke the Regional Meet Record 17’3” (5.26 m) Three-time Big South Champion in the Pole Vault Big South Pole Vault Record Holder with a leap of 17’5” (5.31 m)
Chasity Johnson
2005 All-American in the Triple Jump 2005 Big South Conference Outstanding Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year 2005 Big South Outstanding Field Event Performer at Indoor and Outdoor Championships All-Time Big South Conference and Coastal Carolina record holder in the Triple Jump and Long Jump. 2005 Indoor and Outdoor National Championship Qualifi er in Triple Jump 2005 All-East Region in Triple Jump Nine-time Big South Conference Champion Member of 2005 NCAA Division I All-Academic Team 2005 All-Americans Mark Johnson and Chasity Johnson COASTAL C AROLINA TRACK & F IELD
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Action Shots ...... Inside Front Cover GENERAL Institution: ...... Coastal Carolina University Location: ...... Conway, South Carolina 2005-06 Quick Facts ...... 1 Founded: ...... 1954 2005-06 Men’s Roster ...... 2 Enrollment: ...... 7,613 2005-06 Women’s Roster ...... 3 Nickname: ...... Chanticleers Pronunciation of Nickname: ...... SHON-ti-cleers 2005-06 Chanticleers ...... 4-12 Affi liation: ...... NCAA Division I 2005-06 Lady Chanticleers ...... 13-22 Conference: ...... Big South Men’s Head Coach Jeff Jacobs ...... 23 President: ...... Dr. Ronald R. Ingle (Wofford, 1962) Women’s Head Coach Alan Connie ...... 24 Athletics Director: ...... Warren D. “Moose” Koegel (Penn State, 1971) Assistant Coaches ...... 25-26 Athletic Department Phone: ...... (843) 349-2820 Jacquie Grimes ...... 25 Website: ...... www.GoCCUSports.com Tim Vaught ...... 25 Amber Campbell ...... 26 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Media Relations Director: ...... John Martin Steve Johnson ...... 26 Offi ce Phone: ...... 843-349-2822 Coastal Carolina University ...... 27 E-Mail Address: ...... [email protected] Myrtle Beach, S.C...... 28 Asst. Media Relations Director: ...... Kent Reichert CCU Administration ...... 29 Offi ce Phone: ...... 843-349-2840 E-Mail address: ...... [email protected] CCU Athletic Department Staff ...... 30 Media Relations Intern/Women’sTrack: ...... Joe Prisco CCU Athletic Facilities ...... 31 Offi ce Phone: ...... 843-349-2848 NCAA Compliance ...... 32 E-Mail Address: ...... [email protected] Sasser Cup Champions ...... 33 Media Relations Intern/Men’s Track: ...... Morgan Lunsford Offi ce Phone: ...... 843-349-6467 The Big South Conference ...... 34 E-Mail Address: ...... [email protected] 2005 Big South Championships Results ...... 35 SID Fax: ...... 843-349-2819 Men’s Cross Country/Track Honors ...... 36 Mailing Address: ...... P.O. Box 261954 Men’s Outdoor Track Records ...... 37 ...... Conway, SC 29528 Overnight Address: ...... 755 Highway 544 Women’s Cross Country/Track Honors ...... 38 ...... Conway, SC 29528 Women’s Indoor Track Records ...... 39-40 Women’s Outdoor Track Records ...... 41-42 COACHING STAFF NCAA Championships Participants ...... 43 Men’s Head Coach: ...... Jeff Jacobs Alma Mater,Year: ...... UC-Santa Barbara, 1992 CCU Athletic Media Relations ...... 44 Years at Coastal: ...... 2nd Men’s Track/XC Offi ce Phone: ...... (843) 349-2907 2005 All-Americans ...... Inside Back Cover Women’s Head Coach: ...... Alan Connie Alma Mater,Year: ...... Northeastern, 1971 Years at Coastal: ...... 19th 2005-06 Schedules ...... Back Cover Women’s Track/XC Offi ce Phone: ...... (843) 349-2904 Assistant Coach (Distance Throws): ...... Jacquie Grimes Assistant Coach (Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles): ...... Timothy Vaught WHAT IS A CHANTICLEER? Volunteer Assistant Coaches: ...... Chanticleer (SHON-ti-cleer)gives Coastal Carolina ...... Amber Campbell (Throws) Steve Johnson (Pole Vault) University one of the most unique nicknames in all of Head Athletic Trainer: ...... Sue Geesey-Jean sports. Chanticleer comes from Chaucer’s Canterbury Strength Coach: ...... Al Jean Tales and came to Coastal when the University was a member of the University of South Carolina system. Chanticleer is a rooster who rules the barnyard with CREDITS cunning and wit. His competitiveness never wanes Editor/Design & Layout Morgan Lunsford, John Martin, Kent Reichert, as he battles to the end, using his brains to come out and Joe Prisco, Photography: Bill Edmonds & Judy Galligan of the CCU on top every time. Photography Department. Some photos courtesy of the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. Printing: Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Illinois
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 1 MEN ’S ROSTER
2005-06 COASTAL CAROLINA MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK ROSTER Name Event(s) Cl.-El. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Elrid Cason Sprints Sr.-Sr. 5-8 175 Damascus, Md./Damascus Brian Chadwell* Mid-Distance Sr.-Sr. 5-9 150 Worthington, Ohio/Worthington Jim Chmelik Hurdles So.-So. 5-11 180 Westlake, Ohio/Saint Ingnatius Casey Chow Pole Vault Sr.-Sr. 5-11 180 Sandy, Utah/Alta (Utah) Doug Currie* Mid-Distance Jr.-Jr. 5-11 148 Sarnia, Ontario/Sarnia Northern Jacob Edelman Throws So.-So. 5-11 265 Dryden, N.Y./Dryden Jason Fisher Mid-Distance Fr.-Fr. 6-1 158 West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East Justin Foxworth* Distance Sr.-Sr. 6-1 147 Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown Art Hill Throws Jr.-So. 6-1 290 Rock Hill, S.C./Northwestern Kyle Hoody Javelin Fr.-Fr. 5-11 175 Griswold, Conn./Griswold Jonathan Jeffi es Sprints Fr.-Fr. 5-9 155 Rock Hill, S.C./Victory Christian Center Dorian Johnson Throws Fr.-Fr. 6-3 240 Camden, S.C./Camden Marcus Johnson Jumps Sr.-Jr. 6-0 180 Orangeburg, S.C./Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Clafl in) Mark Johnson Pole Vault Sr.-Sr. 5-10 175 North Myrtle Beach, S.C./North Myrtle Beach Randy Johnson* Mid-Distance Sr.-Sr. 6-1 155 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Galen Jones Throws Jr.-Jr. 6-3 250 Evans, Ga./Lakeside Thomas Jordan Javelin Jr.-So. 5-9 165 Lebanon Valley, Pa./Cedar Crest Korey Larson* Distance Sr.-Jr. 5-10 150 Sanbam, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfi eld (Erie CC) Aubrey Lemon Sprints Fr. -Fr. 5-11 160 Goose Creek, S.C./Stratford Jamie McCarthy Distance Fr.-Fr. 5-10 130 Riverstick, Ireland /North Monastery Johnny Mitchell* Distance Sr.-Sr. 5-6 130 Duncan, S.C./Byrnes Cameron Moore Jumps Fr.-Fr. 5-10 180 Columbia, S.C./Lower Richland Jake Morris* Distance So.-So. 5-11 131 Aiken, S.C./Aiken Tyrone Murphy Hurdles Fr.-Fr. 5-8 155 Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman Nelson Oliveira* Distance Sr.-Sr. 5-11 150 Coimbra, Portugal/Quinta das Flores Blair Paul* Distance So.-So. 6-0 140 Queenston, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill Jarvarius Phelps Sprints Fr.-Fr. 5-8 150 Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood Eric Singleton Throws Fr.-Fr. 6-3 205 Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort Chad Smith Hurdles So.-So. 5-10 165 South Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Daniel Stokes Sprints Jr.-So. 5-6 145 Bluffton, S.C./Hilton Head (Savannah State) Tommy Sugishita Throws Jr.-Jr. 5-10 240 Arroyo Grande, Calif./Arroyo Grande (Moorpark JC) Timmy Supplee* Distance So.-So. 5-10 125 Columbia, S.C./Irmo
*Cross country team member
HEAD COACH: Jeff Jacobs (Second Year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jacquie Grimes, Timothy Vaught VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Steve Johnson, Amber Campbell
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2005-06 COASTAL CAROLINA WOMEN’S INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK ROSTER Name Event(s) Cl.-El. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Aubrey Bergquist* Distance So.-So. 5-4 Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial Ebony Brown Hurdles/Sprints Sr.-Jr. 5-0 Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire Tamara Bryant Throws Sr.-Jr. 5-8 Pasadena, Calif./La Salle (Moorpark CC) Laura Flath Pole Vault So.-So. 5-5 Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South Monique Gibson Pole Vault Jr.-Jr. 5-2 Sumter, S.C./Sumter Jessica Goeden* Distance Sr.-Sr. 5-10 Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Danielle Hagler* Distance Jr.-Jr. 5-3 Beach Haven, N.J./Southern Regional Felisha Jacobs Hurdles/Jumps So.-So. 5-6 Darlington, S.C./Lamar Saskia Janssen* Mid-Distance Fr.-Fr. 5-10 Schwalmtal, Germany/St. Wolfhelm Gymnasium Nikki Jasperson* Distance Jr.-So. 5-6 Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers Chasity Johnson Jumps/Sprints Jr.-Jr. 5-9 North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester Courtney Lemon Sprints So.-So. 5-9 Hopkins, S.C./Dreher Felicitas Mensing* Distance Fr.-Fr. 5-5 Neuhausen, Germany/Leplergy Secondary Anne Marie Moutsinga* Distance Sr.-Sr. 5-4 Galati, Romania/Radu Negru Jamie Mushatt-Valrie Throws Jr.-Jr. 5-7 Strafford, Va./Brooke Point Courtney Nash Throws Jr.-Jr. 5-7 Moore, S.C./Dorman Estelle Oberson* Distance Fr.-Fr. 5-2 Geneva, Switzerland/Emilie-Gourd Jessica Pressley Throws Jr.-Jr. 5-7 Mullins, S.C./Mullins Amy Puzzo Throws So.-So. 5-7 East Hampton, Conn./Mercy Brittany Reid Throws Sr.-Sr. 5-10 McKinney, Texas/Rowlett (Coffeyville JC) LeAuna Sistrunk Hurdles/Sprints So.-Fr. 5-8 Cincinnatti, Ohio/Mason (Alabama) Dana Sizemore Javelin Jr.-Jr. 5-4 Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro Elisha Tegeder Hurdles/Multis So.-So. 5-5 Barnegart, N.J./Southern Marcie Veitch Pole Vault Fr.-Fr. 5-5 Ontario, Canada/St. Anne DeMiracle Washington Jumps So.-So. 5-4 Columbia, S.C./Irmo Amber White Sprints Fr.-Fr. 5-5 Ladson, S.C./ Stratford Keli-Jo White* Mid-Distance Fr.-Fr. 5-10 Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth Eileen Wicker* Distance Jr-Jr. 5-4 Quinton, Va./New Kent Claudia Witte* Distance Jr.-Jr. 5-6 Warlin, Germany/Sportsgymnasium Neubrandenburg Claire Young Pole Vault/Hurdles Fr.-Fr. 5-2 Laurens, S.C./Thornwell
*Cross country team member
HEAD COACH: Alan Connie (19th year) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jacquie Grimes, Timothy Vaught VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Amber Campbell, Steve Johnson
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ELRID C ASON JIM C HMELIK Sprints • Sr.-Sr. • 5-8 • 175 Hurdles • 5-11 • 180 • So.-So. Damascus, Md. Westlake, Ohio Damascus Saint Ingnatius
2005: Ran leg on season-best 4x100-meter relay 2005: Set school record for 110 high hurdles of time of 41.90 at the Chanticleer Classic… Member 14.89... Finished fifth at the Big South Champi- of runner-up Coastal squad at 2005 Big South onships Final in the 110m high hurdles.... Ranks Championships... 2003-04: Aided Coastal to a fourth all-time in the 400m high hurdles at Coastal second-place finish at 2004 Big South Outdoor with a best of :56.41... High School: Four-year let- Track and Field Championships... Recorded the school’s seventh-best terwinner in track & field... Set PR of :14.0 in 110m high hurdles, :38.6 time and a personal-record 100m time of :11.27 at the Coastal Carolina in 300 m intermediate hurdles and :57.0 in 400 m intermediate hurdles Opener...Posted a 200m PR of :23.62 at Chanticleer Classic... 2002-03: during senior season... Four-year letterwinner in football, starting at cor- Helped Coastal to its first-ever Big South Outdoor Championships... High nerback during senior season... 2003 Academic All-Ohio Track and Field School: Ranked sixth in the conference in the 100m... Finished fifth in the Athlete... Academic Honors all four years... Competed in several national 4x100m relay in the summer of 2000... Was a member of the Honor Roll meets in both cross country and track... Personal: Full name: James and a Scholar Athlete... Personal: Full name: Elrid Laurentius Cason... John Chmelik... Born:12-12-85... Son of Joan and the late John Chmelik... Born: 7-1-84... Son of Robert and Angela Cason... Majoring in computer Majoring in business administration. science.
BRIAN C HADWELL Mid-Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 5-9 • 150 Worthington, Ohio Worthington
Fall 2005: Ran season best in an 8k at the Big South Championships with a time of 27:56, finish- ing 46th as Coastal’s seventh man... Had a 20:48 6k at the Winthrop Fall Invitational... Finished with a 29:18 8k and finished 91st out of 173 runners at the Furman Invitational... 2004-05: Posted personal bests for 800m (1:58.33) at Shamrock Invitational and 1500m (4:06.16) at Raleigh Relays... Red- shirted for cross country season, retaining that year of eligibility... 2003- 04: Helped CCU to second-place finish at 2004 Big South Outdoor Track CASEY C HOW Pole Vault • 5-11 • 180 • Sr.-Sr. and Field Championships with a time of 4:09.64 in 1500m... At Duke Invi- Sandy, Utah tational had a time of 1:59.01 in 800m... Finished 18th in a time of 27:47 at Alta (Utah) the CCU Cross Country Invitational... 2002-03: Placed 13th in the 1500m at the Big South Championships with a time of 4:11.12... Finished fifth in Transferred to Coastal Carolina from the Univer- the 1500m at the Coastal Carolina Opener, and fifth in the 800meters at sity of Utah for his final year of eligibility... Prior to the Chanticleer Classic... Set PRs of 1:59 in the 800m and 4:08 in the Coastal: Attended the University of Utah... Owns 1500m... Placed seventh at the South Carolina State Collegiate Cham- personal best in the pole vault of 15’... Personal: pionships... Finished 40th at the Big South Conference Cross Country Full name: Casey Chow... Born: 7-12-82... Son of Championships, posting a time of 27:18.06 over 8k... High School: Let- David and Ruth Chow... Majoring in biology. tered in cross and track for four years at Thomas Worthington High... Earned All-Conference honors his final three years, and All-Region hon- ors as a junior and senior... Was a state qualifier as a senior, and posted PRs of 16:24 in the 5K, and 4:26 in the 1600 m... Served as a captain his sophomore, junior, and senior years... Personal: Full name: Brian Ran- dolph Chadwell... Born: 7-24-83... Son of Randy and Sharon Chadwell... Majoring in business.
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DOUG C URRIE JASON F ISHER Mid-Distance • Jr.-Jr. • 5-11 • 148 Mid-Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 6-1 • 158 Sarnia, Ontario West Chester, Ohio Sarnia Northern Lakota East
Fall 2005: Named to the Big South All-Conference High School: 2005 graduate of Lakota East High Cross Country team after finishing eighth with a time School... Personal record in the 800-meter run of of 25:53... Ran season-best in an 8k with a time of 1:55.8... Was part of 4x800 and 4x400 meter school 25:23 at the Great American Cross Country Festival, record relays... Personal: Full name: Jason Fisher... placing 20th out of 133 at the Great American Cross Born: 12-4-86... Son of Jim and Dusena Fisher... Fi- Country Festival... Ran a 25:54 8k at the CCU Classic finishing second... nance major at Coastal. Ran a 10k time of 31:47 at the NCAA Regionals finishing 51st out of 207 finishers... 2004-05: Earned All-Big South Conference honors with a 10th- place finish at the 2004 Big South Cross Country Championships... Coastal’s JUSTIN F OXWORTH top finisher at the 2004 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships... One Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 6-1 • 147 of five CCU runners to compete in every cross country event in the 2004 Georgetown, S.C. season... Set the Coastal school record in the 1,500m at the Duke Twilight Georgetown running a personal best 3:50.69… Recorded the fifth-fastest time in school Fall 2005: Ran a season-best time in an 8k time history in the 5,000 m at Raleigh Relays with a time of 14:40.21… Finished of 26:13 at the Great American Cross Country sixth in both the 1,500m and the 5,000m at the Big South Championships... Festival... Had three additional meets under 27:00 2003-04: Placed third in 800 m dash at the Chanticleer Classic with the for an 8k... Finished 19th out of 74 runners at the sixth-best time in school history... His 1500m run of 3:58.00 at the Georgia Big South Conference Championships with a time Tech Invitational was the third best ever at CCU... At Coastal Carolina of 26:39... Had a 32:37 time for a 10k at the NCAA Regionals finishing Opener ran a PR 8:43.42 in the 3000 m... Placed 131st at the NCAA 105th out of 207, scoring in the event for the third consecutive season... Southeast Cross Country Regional with a 10K time of 33:37.7... Finished 2004-05: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South 49th at the Big South Cross Country Championships... Earned a 14th-place Outdoor Track & Field Championships in a personal record time of 9:37.31, finish at the CCU Invitational, and placed 20th in the open division of the the fifth-best performance all-time at Coastal... A member of Coastal’s ECU Invitational... High School: Four-year letterwinner at Sarnia Northern third-place finish at the Big South Cross Country Championships with High where he served as captain for cross country and track... Was the an individual finish of 28:04, placing 49th... Helped the cross country regional 1,500m and 3K champion, earning Regional Runner of the Year team to second-place finishes in UNC Wilmington Invitational, Tar Heel honors as a senior... Was named Senior Athlete of the Year his final year... Challenge and North Carolina Collegiate Cross Country Championships... Posted PR’s of 3:56.8 in the 1,500m, 8:37 in the 3,000m, and :15:32 in Had an 8k PR of 27.36 at the North Carolina Collegiate Cross Country the 5K... Finished 17th in the 2001 Canadian Junior Nationals and 16th in Championships... 2003-04: Part of CCU’s team that finished second at 2002… Personal: Full name: Douglas G. Currie... Born: 7-5-84... Son of the 2004 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Ran a PR Larry and Diane Currie... Majoring in business. 4:09.52 in 1500m run at Coastal Carolina Invitational... Ran a PR 9:44.99 in 3000m steeplechase at Shamrock Invitational... Redshirted the 2003 cross country season... 2002-03: Finished fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big South Championships with a PR of 9:47.36... Placed second in the outdoor 1,500m at the Coastal Classic... Finished 31st in the 5K at the JACOB E DLEMAN prestigious Raleigh Relays with a PR time of 15:48.15... Won the 3,000m Throws • So.-So. • 5-11 • 265 steeplechase at the S.C. State Championships, helping Coastal to the Dryden, N.Y. team crown... Placed 21st at the Big South Cross Country Championships, Dryden running a PR time of 26:37.14... Was eighth in the 5,000m and fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the BSC Outdoor Championships... Earned 2005: Finished 10th in both the shot put and dis- All-State honors at the S.C. State Championships with a third-place finish cus at the 2005 Big South Championships… Had in the 1,500m... Finished 30th overall and second on the team at the Big top discus throw of the season for Coastal with per- South Cross Country Championships, running a PR of 27:10... Earned All- sonal best of 144’5” (44.02m)… Set personal-bests State honors after finishing 15th at the S.C. State Championships... Posted in the shot put with 44’6” (13.56m) and the ham- eighth-place finishes at both the Charleston Southern and Gamecock mer with a throw of 139’6” (42.52m)... High School: Graduate of Dryden Invitationals... High School: 2001 graduate of Georgetown High... All-State High School... Placed 11th at New York State High School Indoor Track in track and cross country his final two years... Four-time All-Region in Championships in the shot put... Holds school record in discus at 159’3’’... track and cross country... Named to the Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Placed third in Division 2 at New York State High School Outdoor Track Justin Lee Foxworth... Born: 9-4-83... Son of Jerry and Betty Foxworth... Championships... Placed seventh overall in 2004 NY State Champion- Majoring in political science.. ships for discus... Personal: Full name: Jacob Henry Edleman... Born: 6-5-85... Son of John and Louise Edleman... Marine science major. 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 5 2005-06 CHANTICLEERS
ART H ILL DORIAN J OHNSON Throws • Jr.-So. • 6-1 • 290 Throws • Fr.-Fr. • 6-3 • 240 Rock Hill, S.C. Camden, S.C. Northwestern Camden
Fall 2005: Lineman on Coastal’s Big South Co- High School: 2005 graduate of Camden High Champion football team... 2005: Personal best School... Finished second in the 2005 South Caro- in the hammer of 142’ (43.28m) at Shamrock lina High School State AAA discus final... Won Re- Invitational… Recorded discus personal best of gional discus championship with a personal best of 141’9” (43.20m) at the Battle of the Beach… Recorded personal best in the 143’4”... Personal: Full name: Dorian Jarelle Johnson... Born: 6-15-87... shot put at the 2005 Big South Championships… Finished ninth in both the Son of Regina Ponds and Reggie Johnson... Majoring in computer sci- hammer and discus at the Big South Championships... 2004: Member of ence. Big South Champion Coastal Carolina football team... High School: Took first place in the discus at the Trojan Relays while at Northwestern High... Was All-County and seventh place in the state for discus... Personal: Full name: McArthur Hill II... Born: 3-24-85... Son of McArthur and Rena Hill... MARCUS J OHNSON Majoring in marine biology. Jumps • Sr.-Jr. • 6-0 • 180 Orangeburg, S.C. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Cla ] in) KYLE H ODDY Ranks second all-time in the triple jump and third Javelin • Fr.-Fr. • 5-11 • 175 all-time in the long jump at CCU… 2004-05: Leaped Grisworld, Conn. a personal best 23’3.5” to win the long jump at Griswold The Battle of the Beach… Suffered season ending Achilles tendon injury at the CCU Invitational and received a medical redshirt for the 2005 season... 2003-04: Earned All- High School: 2005 graduate of Griswold… His Conference honors in the triple jump... Set a PR with a long jump of 22’6.25 javelin personal best is 195’7”... Connecticut State (6.86 m) at Big South Championships, fourth best in school history... Set Champion in the javelin throw… All-New England, school triple jump record of 48’7.25” (14.81 m) at Georgia Tech Invitational... after finishing sixth in the region… Competed at Nike Won the CCU Invitational with a triple jump mark of 46’7.5” (14.21 m)... Outdoor National Championships in the javelin... Personal: Full name: Prior to Coastal: Transferred to Coastal after attending Claflin, where Kyle Stetson Hoddy...Born: 3-31-87...Son of Gregory and Lisa Hoddy... he had team bests in the long jump of 22’5” (6.83 m) and triple jump Majoring in biology. with 48’2.5” (14.69 m)... Ranked fifth nationally in the triple jump... High School: Was named to the All-Region track team while at Orangeburg- Wilkinson High... First in the region for two consecutive years in the triple jump... Participated in the Adidas Track and Field Outdoor Championships, where he finished seventh in the nation... Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average... Personal: Full name: Marcus Labrent Johnson... Born: 6-4-84... JONATHAN J EFFRIES Son of Judith Johnson... Majoring in computer science. Sprints • Fr.-Fr. • 5-9 • 155 Rock Hill, S.C. Victory Christian Center
High School: 2005 graduate from Victory Christian Center... Owns personal best in 100m of :10.56... Finished second in the 100m and seventh in the 200m at the 2004 AAU Regional Championship meet... Personal: Full name: Jonathan Harris Jeffries... Born: 7-17-86... Son of James and Cecelia Jeffries... Undecided on major.
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MARK J OHNSON RANDY J OHNSON Pole Vault • Sr.-Sr. • 5-10 • 175 Mid-Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 6-1 • 155 North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Fort Mill, S.C. North Myrtle Beach Fort Mill
First men’s outdoor track & field All-American in school Fall 2005: Ran season-best 8k time of 28:09 at the history… Owns school and conference records in the Great American Cross Country Festival... Ran 8k pole vault... 2005: Earned All-American honors with time of 28:13 at the Big South Conference Cham- eighth-place finish in the pole vault at 2005 NCAA pionships... Ran 6k time of 21:26 at the Winthrop National Championships… Earned All-East Region Fall Invitational... 2004-05: Placed 18th at College honors with fifth-place finish… Became the first-ever athlete to win a gold of Charleston Cross Country Invitational... Placed 22nd at Tar Heel Chal- medal at the Penn Relays with a winning pole vault of 17’1”… Captured lenge... Helped Coastal to a third-place finish at the Big South Confer- his third consecutive Big South Championship… Named Team Co-MVP ence Cross Country Championships... 2003-04: Contributed to Coastal’s for 2005 season… Won eight individual pole vault titles on the year… Set second-place finish at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Champi- school and conference record of 17’5” (5.31 m) at the Chanticleer Classic... onships... Had a season-best run of 4:08.37 in the 1500m at Big South 2003-04: Qualified for the NCAA National Championships as the NCAA Championships... Placed 21st at the College of Charleston Invitational... East Regional pole vault champion... Broke the Regional meet record with Placed 13th at the Big South Championships in the 1,500m… Finished a leap of 17.3” (5.26m), also setting new school and conference records... fourth in the 800 m at the Chanticleer Classic in a personal best 1:58.94… Big South Conference pole vaulting champion... 2002-03: Competed at the Ran a personal record 4:05.06 in the 1,500 at the Shamrock Invitational... NCAA East Regional in pole vault... Helped the Chants to their first Big 2002-03: Finished first in the 1,500-meter run at the Coastal Carolina South Outdoor title, clearing 16’ (4.88m) to win the pole vault... Set a school Opener... Ran 1,500 meters at the Coastal Classic in 4:06.48 to place record of 16’6.75” (5.05m) at the Georgia Tech Invitational... Won the pole first, and placed second in the same category at the S.C. State Champi- vault competition at the S.C. State meet, qualifying for the NCAA regional onships, setting a PR of 4:06.00... Owns an 800m PR of 2:01.36... Ran and helping his team to the title... Won both the CCU Opener and the cross country for CCU, placing at the Big South Cross Country Champion- Coastal Classic... Placed third at the Penn Relays, clearing 15’7” (4.75m)... ships... High School: Lettered in track each of his four years and twice in High School: Competed at the 2002 U.S. Junior National Championships cross country, earning All-State honors in both as a junior and senior, as in Palo Alto, finishing ninth... Invited to U.S. Olympic Training Camp... well as being a three-time team MVP in track... Was York County Runner Was a high school All-American in the pole vault, as well as a three-time of the Year in track as a junior... Ranked as the fastest senior in the state State Champion... Cleared a PR of 16’4” (4.98m) to place second at the in the 1,600 meters... Personal: Full name: Randy Lloyd Johnson... Born: Nike Indoor National Championships and was ranked sixth in the nation 11-23-83... Son of Robert and Janet Johnson... Majoring in business. among high schoolers by Track and Field News ... Named Athlete of the Year at North Myrtle Beach... Was also president of his senior class and a member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Mark Wesley Johnson... Born: 11-24-83... Son of Steve and Mary Johnson... GALEN J ONES Father Steve is a volunteer assistant coach for CCU Track and Field... Throws • Jr.-Jr. • 6-3 • 250 Majoring in business. Evans, Ga. Westside
Ranks second all-time at CCU in the hammer throw… 2004-05: NCAA Regional qualifier in the hammer with a personal best of 183’11”(56.06m) at the Penn Relays… Finished fourth in the hammer, seventh in the shot put, and eighth in the discus at the 2005 Big South Championships… Won the hammer at the Duke Twilight meet... 2003-04: Qualified for the USA Track and Field Junior Nationals in the hammer throw... Shot put throw of 45’6.5” (13.88m) at the Blue Heaven Classic was team’s second best of season... Discus throw of 136’5” (41.58m) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational was the team’s best... Part of a track that took home second place at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships... High School: Placed fifth in the state in the discus his junior year at Lakeside High... Was a four-year starter on the varsity football squad, playing tight end and serving as team captain... Earned All-Region football honors in 2002... Personal: Full name: Galen Thomas-Nebraska Jones... Born: 2-19-85... Son of Richard and Linda Jones... Majoring in physical education.
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THOMAS J ORDAN KOREY L ARSON Javelin • Jr.-So. • 5-9 • 165 Sprints • Sr.-Jr.. • 5-10 • 150 Lebanon, Pa. Sanbam, N.Y. Cedar Crest Niagara Wheat \ eld (Erie CC)
School and conference javelin record holder... 2004- Fall 2005: Ran season-best 8k time of 27:03 at the 05: Limited season due to injury... Had season best Great American Cross Country Festival... Ran an 8k 57.92m in javelin at the Battle of the Beach... 2003-04: time of 27:43 finishing ninth at the CCU Invitational... 2004 Big South Javelin Champion... Qualified for both Ran 6k time of 20:33 at the Winthrop Fall Invitational the NCAA East Regional and NCAA Championships finishing 50th out of 127... 2004-05: Finished 11th in the javelin... Big South Track & Field Athlete of the Week (3-24)... Won in the 800m at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships… the first collegiate meet he competed in with a throw of 226’0” (68.88m) Ran a personal-best 4:05.69 for 1,500m and the 800m leg on the winning at Coastal Carolina Opener... Registered two other meet victories at the distance medley at the Battle of the Beach... Redshirted 2004 cross-country Coastal Carolina Invitational (222’5”/67.80m) and Chanticleer Classic season... Prior to Coastal: Ran track at Erie Community College... Placed (229’.5”/68.87m)... Best throw of season and personal record of 232’6” fourth in the 800m at the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (70.87m), set the school and conference mark... Helped the place second at with a PR 1:50.46... Ran cross country at Erie, where he was 12th in the the Big South Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships... High Men’s Region III in 2002... High School: Two-time state qualifier in the School: Was the top high school javelin thrower in the nation his senior 800m... Ran cross country and wrestled for two years in high school... year at Cedar Crest, where he earned four letters... Holds the Pennsylvania Personal: Full name: Korey R. Larson... Born: 9-8-83... Son of Donna and state javelin record after throwing for 224’2” (68.32m) at the state meet and Kurt Larson... majoring in political science. winning the state title, earning First Team All-State honors... Earned the silver medal at the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships, receiving All-American honors... Member of the US National team for the Pan American Junior Championships, where he earned the bronze medal AUBREY L EMON in the javelin... Named to the USA Today All-USA Boys Team as a senior... Sprints • Fr.-Fr. • 5-11 • 160 Named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Athlete of the Year as a senior... Helped Goose Creek, S.C. lead the squad to the state and district Championshipsss... Was an Honor Stratford Roll member as well as a member of the French Club and the Ski Club... Personal: Full name: Thomas Kauffman Jordan... Born: 8-7-84... Son of High School: 2005 graduate from Stratford High… Tom and Beth Jordan... Major is marketing. Owns personal bests of 10.73 in the 100m, 21.70 in the 200m, and 49.80 in the 400m… South Carolina State AAAA finalist in the 100m three consecutive years, finishing fourth as a sophomore, second as a junior and sixth as a senior… Finished second in the 200m in the 2003 South Carolina State HS AAAA finals… Finished third in both the 200m and 400m at the 2005 South Carolina Junior Olympics... Personal: Full name: Aubrey Nathaniel Lemon... Born: 11-11-86... Son of Harold and Clarice Lemon... Majoring in psychology.
JAMIE M CCARTHY Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 5-10 • 130 Riverstick, Ireland North Monastery
High School: Finished 14th and was the first in the Under-23 bracket for the 2005 Irish National Cross Country Championships... Finished 31st in the European Cross Country Championships for Under-20... Helped the Irish National team to a sil- ver medal in the 2004 European Cross Country Championships...Placed fourth at the 2004 Irish Junior Cross Country Championships... Personal: Full name: James Joseph McCarthy... Born: 4-2-1985... Son of Seamus and Catherine McCarthy... Undecided on major at Coastal.
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JOHNNY M ITCHELL CAMERON M OORE Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 5-6 • 130 Jumps • Fr..-Fr. • 5-10 • 180 Duncan, S.C. Columbia, S.C. Byrnes Lower Richland
Owns the fourth fastest time in school history in the High School: 2005 graduate of Lower Richland steeplechase… Fall 2005: Ran season-best time of High School... Personal: Full name: Cameron Aq- 26:47 at the Great American Cross Country Festival... uilla Moore... Born: 3-24-87... Son of Suemia and Ran a time of 27:57 and finished 10th at CCU Archie Moore... Computer science major. Invitational... 2004-05: Scored two points for the team with a seventh-place finish at the Big South Championships in the 5,000m… Finished third at the Shamrock Invitational in the 3,000m steeplechase with a personal best time of 9:33.31… Ran a personal best 8:55.97 for 3,000m at the UNC Charlotte Invitational, finishing in fourth place… Placed sixth at the College of Charleston Cross Country Invitational helping Coastal to JAKE M ORRIS Distance • So.-So. • 5-11 • 131 the team title... One of the leaders in Coastal’s third-place finish at the Big Aiken, S.C. South Cross Country Championships... 2003-04: Competed in the 800m Aiken and 1500m... Helped CCU finish second in the Big South Conference’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Placed 22nd at the Coastal Fall 2005: Ran season-best time for an 8k of 27:16 at Carolina Invitational with a time of 2:03.26 in the 800m... Had a ninth-place Appalachian State, finishing 22nd out of 93 runners... finish in the 10,000 meter run at the Big South Championships... Finished Ran a 6k time of 19:55 to finish 23rd out of 127 at the fifth at the College of Charleston Cross Country Invitational and 10th at the Winthrop Fall Invitational... Ran an 8k time of 27:19 at CCU Cross Country Invitational... 2002-03: Placed eighth in the 10,000 m the Big South Conference Championships, finishing at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a time of :33:29... Finished 35th... 2004-05: Finished seventh in the Big South 10,000m final as a true second in the 5K at the S.C. State Championships, helping the team to the freshman… Set a personal-best 10,000m at the CCU Invitational, finishing win... Posted a 5K PR of 15:34 at the Shamrock Classic... Placed 19th with fifth with 32:44.80… Ran a personal-best 15:28.56 for 5,000m at the Raleigh a time of 26:23 at the Big South Cross Country Championships... Ran an Relays... Finished 21st at the Big South Cross Country Championships as 8K PR of 26:16 at the Auburn Cross Country Invitational... High School: CCU’s fifth man to finish, setting a season best of 26:54... One of five runners Led Byrnes to a state team cross country title as a junior and senior... to compete in all seven cross country events... Best 5k finish of the season Placed second in the state in the 3,200m... Named All-Region his final two was 14th place at College of Charleston Invitational (17:07)... High School: seasons... Also captured the county cross country championship his last Participated in track and cross country all four years of high school... Ran two years, including a meet record as a senior... Named All-Conference his a PR 9:55.70 in the 3200m at the AAAA Qualifier... Placed second at the last three years... Earned Academic All-American honors... Personal: Full Region 4-4A in the 1600m with a time of 4:36.77... Finished 11th in the name: Johnny Lamar Mitchell... Born: 5-7-84... Son of Charles and Therresa state in cross country during senior season with a Rust... Sister Cassie Rust was on the Coastal women’s track and field team time of 16:15... As junior placed second in the state during the 2004-05 season... Majoring in physical education. with a PR 16:00 in cross country... Was a regional champion in cross country as the team placed fifth in state junior year... Regional champion in the two mile his sophomore season... Finished third in the mile at Regional... Personal: Full name: Jake Ashner Morris... Born: 7-10-86... Son of Andy and Esther Morris... Majoring in marine biology.
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TYRONE M URPHY NELSON O LIVEIRA Hurdles • Fr.-Fr. • 5-8 • 155 Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 5-11 • 150 Spartanburg, S.C. Coimbra, Portugal Dorman Quinta das Flores
High School: Graduate of Dorman High School… Currently ranks third all-time at Coastal Carolina Owns personal best of :53.01 in the 400 meter in both the 1,500m and 5,000m... Fall 2005: Ran hurdles… Finished third in the 2005 SC state AAAA a 8k time of 25:30 at the Big South Conference finals of the 400 meter hurdles and fifth in the 110 Championships and finished third, earning Big high hurdles… Three-year varsity letterwinner in South All-Conference honors... Won the individual track and field... Personal: Full name: Tyrone Brian Murphy... Born: 9-28- title at the CCU Invitational with a time of 25:54... Ran a 10k time of 30:43 87... Son of Billy and Pearline Murphy... Business administration major. at the NCAA Regionals finishing 22nd out of 207, earning a spot on the NCAA Southeast All-Region team... Named to the Big South Conference All-Academic team... Ran a season-best 8k time of 24:56 finishing sixth at the Great American Cross Country Festival... Named the Big South Conference Runner of the Week twice during the 2005 season for his preformances at the CCU Invitational and the Great American Cross Country Festival... 2004-05: Big South runner-up and All-Conference in the 1500m and 800m... Had a PR time of 14:32.02 in the 5000m at Penn Relays and 3:52.25 for 1500m at Georgia Tech Invitational...Won the 800m at the Chanticleer Classic... Won the College of Charleston Invitational with a time of 16:14... Helped Coastal to a third-place finish at the Big South Cross Country Championships... 2003-04: Big South All-Conference in the 10,000 meters... Aided Coastal to second-place finish at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships... Recorded individual wins at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and Chanticleer Classic in the 1500m... Had a PR time of 3:52.98 in the 1500m at the Blue Heaven Classic... Ran 10,000 meters in 31:18.6 at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing 36th overall and second on the team, and was the third Big South runner to cross the finish line... USCCA Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team Member... Placed fifth at the Big South Cross Country Championships, earning All-Conference honors for the second season in a row... Finished second at the College of Charleston Invitational and third at the CCU Invitational... Posted a season-best 8K time of 25:45.63 at the Auburn Invitational, finishing 20th overall... 2002-03: Earned a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 and a 10th-place finish in the 800m run at the Big South Outdoor Championships, helping Coastal to its first-ever team title... Placed third in the 1,500 at the Clemson Invitational, running a season-best time of 3:55.94... Was named Big South Cross Country Rookie of the Year after finishing fourth at the Championships... Also named to the BSC Cross Country All-Academic Team... Ran an 8K PR of 24:53.13 at the Auburn Invitational, setting a freshman school record... Attended CCU in the spring of 2002, but redshirted the track season... High School: Was a national champion in the Under-17 2K steeplechase and a five-time member of the Portugal All-National Team... Was the 2001 Junior National Indoor Champion with a 3K time of 8:24... Finished 88th at the World Junior Cross Country Championships in March of 2000... Posted PRs of 3:52.75 in the 1500m, 8:18.89 in the indoor 3K, 14:40 in the 5K, 9:09.10 in the 3K steeplechase, and 30:48 in the 10K... Personal: Full name: Nelson Sousa Andrade Oliveira... Born: 8-26-81... Son of Manuel and Maria Oliveira... Majoring in physical education with emphasis in recreation and sports management and a minor in sports medicine.
Senior Nelson Oliveira
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BLAIR P AUL JARVARIUS P HELPS Distance • So.-So. • 6-0 • 140 Sprints • Fr.-Fr. • 5-8 • 150 Queenstown, Ontario Greenwood, S.C. Sir Winston Churchill Greenwood
Fall 2005: Ran season-best time for an 8k of 26:07 High School: 2005 graduate of Greenwood High at the Great American Cross Country Festival... Ran School... Ran personal-best :49.20 for the 400-meter an 8k time of 26:31 at the Big South Conference dash at the 2005 South Carolina State High School Championships, finishing 16th... 2004-05: Ran Championships, finishing fourth... Was a member of a personal-best 8:58.16 for 3,000m at the UNC the Greenwood 4x300-meter relay squad that fin- Charlotte Invitational to finish in sixth place during the spring... Finished ished sixth at the 2005 South Carolina State meet... Personal: Full name: 135th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, second among CCU runners during Jarvarius Lavontae Phelps... Born: 12-19-86... Son of Henrietta Phelps... the fall... Had a ninth-place finish at the College of Charleston Invitational Undecided on major. in the first meet of his collegiate career... Had a 16th-place finish at the UNCW Invitational with a season-best 5k time of 16:17... Finished 21st at the Big South Cross Country Championships as CCU’s fourth runner... High School: Lettered all four years in track and cross country, serving as team captain his senior season... Provincial Qualifier in cross country... Eighth-place finisher at Ontario Junior Championships (19 and under)... ERIC S INGLETON PR of 4:01 in the 1500 meters and 9:00 in the 3000... Rated among top ten Throws • Fr.-Fr. • 6-3 • 205 runners in the province... Member of the Academic Honor Roll... Personal: Beaufort, S.C. Full name: Blair Gordon Paul... Born: 9-6-86... Son of Ian and Paula Paul... Beaufort Father Ian ran cross country at McMaster University... Brother Jonathan runs cross country at Harvard.... Majoring in marine science. High School: 2005 graduate of Beaufort High School... 2005 South Carolina State AAAA discus champion with a personal best of 176’8”... Finished as the number one discus thrower in the state in 2005... Finished third in the 2004 South Carolina State AAAA discus... Personal: Full name: Eric Jerome Singleton... Born: 6-8-87... Son of Joe Singleton... Majoring in health promotions.
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CHAD S MITH TOMMY S UGISHITA Hurdles • So.-So. • 5-10 • 165 Throws • Jr.-Jr. • 5-10 • 240 South Aiken, S.C. Arroyo Grande, Calif. South Aiken Arroyo Grande (Moorpark JC)
2004-05: Named CCU Rookie of the Year... Prior to Coastal: Attended Moorpark Junior Col- Recorded season-best time in the 110-meter hurdles lege for two years... Runner-up in both the discus with a 15.83 at Battle of the Beach, good for fifth on and hammer at the 2005 California State JUCO CCU’s all-time records... Finished fourth in 400 meter Championships... Has personal-bests of 171’4” in hurdles at the Big South Conference Championships the hammer throw and 155’11” in the discus throw... with a 55.75... High School: Competed in track & field all four years... High School: Graduate of Arroyo Grande... All-League, All-San Luis Named Aiken’s Athlete of the Year during his junior season... Has a PR Obispo County, and All-CIF Southern Section in the discus... Qualified for of 14.70 in the 110 high hurdles... Had a personal best of 56.13 in the California State High School Championships in the discus... Also lettered 400-meter high hurdles... Also played three years of football... Personal: in football and basketball... Personal: Full Name: Thomas F. Sugishita... Full name: Chad Vincent Smith... Born: 12-26-85... Son of Vince and Cindy Born 10-18-83... Son of Tim and Kathy Sugishita... Recreation and sports Smith... Majoring in electrical engineering. management major at Coastal.
TIMMY S UPPLEE Distance • Jr.-Jr. • 5-10 • 125 Columbia, S.C. Irmo DANIEL S TOKES Sprints • Jr.-So. • 5-6 • 145 Fall 2005: Had season best-time for an 8k of 28:59 Bluffton, S.C. at Appalachian State... Ran a 6k time of 20:31 Hilton Head (Savannah State) at the Winthrop Invitational... 2004-05: Placed 24th at Tar Heel Challenge during the track and 2004-05: Recorded season-best time of :22.57 in field season... Ran a personal-record 33:19.40 for the 200-meter dash at the CCU Invitational... Ran 10,000m at the CCU Invitational... Finished 30th at the Big South Cross lead-off leg on season-best 4x100-meter relay with Country Championships... Had a 10k PR of 33:43 at the NCAA Southeast a time of :41.90 at the Chanticleer Classic... Prior Regional... Placed 17th in Coastal’s team victory at the College of to Coastal: Attended Savannah State University, Charleston Invitational... 2003-04: Placed 12th at the Chanticleer Classic but did not run... High School: Graduate of Hilton Head High School... in the 1500m... Was 14th at the Coastal Carolina Opener... Helped Personal: Full name: Daniel Deantrae Stokes... Born: 9-21-83... Son of Coastal to a second-place finish at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Daniel and LaLine Stokes... Majoring in sports management. Championships... Placed 25th at the ECU Cross Country Invitational... Finished 19th in his first collegiate meet at the College of Charleston Invitational... Posted a 15th-place finish at the CCU Invitational with a time of 27:36.8 over 8,000 meters... High School: Three-year letterwinner at Irmo High, serving as captain of the cross country and track squads his junior and senior years... All-State cross country as a junior and All-State Track as a senior... State runner-up in the 3,200m his senior year... Regional Runner of the Year in 2001... All-Region cross country and track for two years... Ran PRs of 16:14 in the 5K and 9:50 in the 3,200m... Personal: Full name: Timothy Brian Supplee... Born: 3-26-85... Son of Donny and Sharon Supplee... Majoring in physical education.
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AUBREY B ERGQUIST EBONY B ROWN Distance • So.-So. • 5-4 Hurdles/Sprints • Sr.-Jr. • 5-0 Pataskala, Ohio Columbia, S.C. Watkins Memorial Eau Claire
Fall 2005: One top-10 finish with a 10th-place at the Owns the school-records in both indoor and outdoor CCU Cross Country Invitational... Finished 33rd at 400 meters, and is a member of the record hold- the Big South Conference Cross Country Champi- ing indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter relay squads... onships... 2004-05: Finished ninth at the Big South 2004-05: NCAA East Regional Championships Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters… Qualifier in both the 400 meter hurdles and 400 me- Had a season-best time of 18:30.56 in the 5,000 meters at the Raleigh ters... Qualified for 400 meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships Relays and a 4:50.72 for the 1500 meters at the Duke Twilight… All-Con- with a school-record 56.96 to capture the individual title... Qualified for ference member of Championships Distance Medley Relay Team during the 400 meter hurdles at the Big South Championships with a school- Indoor season… Finished eighth at the Big South Indoor Championships record time of 1:00.73, finishing in third... Finished 21st at the NCAA in the 5,000 meters and ninth in the 3,000 meters... Had a season-best East Regionals in the 400 meter hurdles... Member of the second-place time of 18:52.46 for 5,000m… One of two women to run in all seven cross 4x400-meter relay team and third-place 4x100-meter relay teams at the country events... Finished third at the College of Charleston Invitational... Big South Outdoors, with the 4x100 setting a school-record of 47.76... Placed fourth at the UNCW Invite... Was 11th at the Big South Cross Also contributed points for the Big South Outdoor Champions with a sixth- Country Championships with a PR 5k time of 18:55, as CCU captured its place Conference Championship finish in the 100 meter hurdles and an fourth straight conference championship... Was the fourth CCU runner at eighth-place finish in the triple jump... Had season best in the 100 meter the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a personal-best 6k time of 22:16.3, hurdles of 14.72 at the CCU Invitational... All-Conference as a member good for 70th place... High School: Ran track and cross country each of of third-place indoor 4x400 meter relay team...Fourth in 400 meters at her last two years of high school... Qualified for state in the 1600m and Big South Indoor Championships with a school-record time of 57.94... 3200m during senior season... Captured Most Valuable Player Award and 2003-2004: Finished 17th in the women’s indoor long jump, 23rd in the Most Valuable Distance Runner while setting new school records in the 60m dash and 30th in the 200 m dash at the Clemson Invitational... Aided 1600m with a PR 5:04 and her 3200 m PR of 10:55... Was the confer- Coastal in its winning of the Big South Conference title in Indoor & Out- ence champion in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m... Also was district and door Track and Field... 2002-2003: Finished third in the 400m hurdles at regional champion in the 1600m and 3200m... Was an Individual cross the Big South Outdoor Championships, earning All-Conference honors... country champion in each of her two years.... During senior season was Ran on the 4x100m and 4x400m-relay teams that finished fourth and fifth, an All-District and regional cross country champion... Named team’s most repespectively at the Big South meet... Placed eighth in the triple jump valuable cross country runner senior and junior season as she also was season-best distance of 11.05m (36’3’’)... Set the 400m school-record a state qualifier both seasons... Holds school record in the 5k with a time of:57.20 and helepd the 4x100 relay team to the record time of 3:56.43, of 18:48... Led team to conference cross country championships in each both at the CCU Invitational... Ran a PR of 1:02.68 in the 400m hurdles of her two years... Was All-District Champion and regional qualifier as at the Orange and Purple Classic... Set the school’s 400m record at the well as being selected as team most valuable distance runner her junior Big South Indoor Championships with a time of :59.17, good for seventh season... Made the honor roll all four years of high school... Personal: place... Also was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished fifth at Full name: Aubrey Ann Bergquist... Born: 9-25-86... Daughter of Scott and the league indoor championships and set the school-record of 4:01.29.. Barbara Bergquist... Majoring in psychology. Placed seventh in the triple jump at the BSC Indoor Championships... High School: Two-time Class AAAA state Championships in the 400m hurdles in 2001 and the 200m... Set the all-time state 400m hurdles record in 2002 with a time of 1:03.43... Was a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished second in the state in 2001... Placed fifth in the state in the triple jump in 2001... Was also the starting point guard for the Shamrocks basketball team... Personal: Full name: Ebony Taneva Brown... Born: 2- 15-84... Daughter of Venita Brown... Majoring in health promotions.
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TAMARA B RYANT LAURA F LATH Throws • Sr.-Jr. • 5-8 Pole Vault • So.-So. • 5-5 Pasadena, Calif. Lincroft, N.J. La Salle (Moorpark CC) Middletown South
2004-05: NCAA East Regional Championships 2004-05: Returned from injury to finish second in Qualifier in both hammer and discus... Finished 14th the pole vault at the Big South Outdoor Champi- in the discus in the NCAA East Regional Champion- onships with a season best mark of 9’11” (3.04 ships... Qualified for the East Regional in the dis- meters), earning All-Conference honors... Indoor cus with a throw of 16’4.8” (50.19 meters)... Won seaon was cut short due to injury... High School: the Georgia Tech Invitational in discus... Qualified for the NCAAs in the Two-year letterwinner in track & field... Was a Penn Relay Qualifier in hammer with a throw of 173’.9” (52.97 meters) at the CCU Invitational... the pole vault her senior season, posting a PR of 11’1” to finish in 13th All-Conference in both discus and hammer, finishing second in both at place... Participated in the Eastern States Championships in the pole the Big South Outdoor Championships, while placing fifth in the shot put... vault, placing fourth... During junior season finished sixth at the New Had a season-best in the shot-put of 43’.7” (13.28 meters) at CCU Invita- Jersey State Finals, fourth place at the State Sectional and second place tional... All-Conference with a second-place finish at the Big South Indoor in the Shore Conference in the pole vault... Named to the Second Team Championships in the weight throw with a season best of 57’3” (17.46 All-Shore by the Ashbury Park Press ... Also a four letter winner in gym- meters)... Finsihed sixth at the Big South Indoor Championships in the nastics where she captained the squad her senior season... Set the new shot put with a season best of 43’5” (13.24 meters)... Prior to Coastal: school record in the uneven bars as a sophomore with a 9.4 and all- Transferred to Coastal from Moorpark College in the fall of 2004... Placed around her senior year with a 9.2... Won the MVP in Gymnastics all four third at the California Community College Championships in the discus years... An Eagle Scholar... Personal: Full name: Laura Mariel Flath... and the hammer throw... Had PRs of 152’7” (46.50m) in the discus, 160’4 Born: 1-10-86... Daughter of Thomas and Michelle Flath... Majoring in (48.86m) hammer throw, and 43’0” in the shot put... Earned her associ- health promotions. ates degree... High School: Lettered three seasons in track & field...Won the California Interscholastic Federation title in shot put and discus her senior season... Holds the La Salle school record for shot put at 43’0” and discus with 133’0”... During junior season became first from school to ever qualify for California State Meet... Personal: Full name: Tamara Kristine Bryant... Born: 7-22-84... Daughter of Dexter and Christine Bryant... Ma- joring in marine geology. MONIQUE G IBSON Pole Vault • Jr.-Jr. • 5-2 Sumter, S.C. Sumter
2004-05: Season best in pole vault of 9.0” (2.75 meters)... Finished fifth at the Big South Confer- ence Indoor Championships in pole vault... 2003- 04: Finished 31st at the Clemson Opener in the 400m... Placed ninth in the heptathlon at the Big South Outdoor Championships... Had team’s best 100m time of 1:10.15 and the team’s second-best 100m hurdles run of 17.50 at the Chanticleer Classic.. Aided Coastal women in winning both the Big South’s Confer- ence Indoor & Outdoor Track & Field Championships... High School: Had the top 400m hurdle time at Sumter High, where she lettered four years... Personal: Full name: Monique Suzanne Gibson... Born: 12-13- 84... Daughter of John and Doncella Gibson... Majoring in psychology.
2005 Big South Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions
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JESSICA G OEDEN DANIELLE H AGLER Distance • Sr.-Sr. • 5-10 Distance • Jr.-Jr. • 5-3 Grand Rapids, Mich. Beach Haven, N.J. Grand Rapids Southern Regional
Fall 2005: Finsihed 21st at the CCU Cross Country- Fall 2005: Finished 12th at the Big South Cham- Invitational... Was 34th at the Big South Champion- pionships with a season-best of 19:07 finishing as ships... Was a member of the CCU Southeast Re- Coastal Carolina’s fifth runner in helping the Lady gional Team which finished seventh out of 43 teams Chanticleers win their fifth consecutive Big South at the Championships... 2004-05: Was fifth in the Cross Country team title... Placed eighth at the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Big South Outdoor Championships… CCU Invitational... Was 97th out of 255 runners at the NCAA Southeast Best time during outdoor season in the steeplechase was 11:49.28 at the Regional helping the Lady Chanticleers to a seventh-place finish out of Raleigh Relays… Won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Battle of the 43 teams... 2004-05: Finished seventh at the Big South Outdoor Cham- Beach against UNC Wilmington… Finished 11th at the Big South Confer- pionships in the 1,500 meters… Had a season-best 1,500 meter time of ence Indoor Championships in the 800 meters… 2003-04: Placed fourth 4:52.57 at the Shamrock Invitational… Was All-Conference in the Indoor at Big South Outdoor Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase and Distance Medley Relay Team, running the 800 meter split… 2003-04: seventh in the 800m... Was fifth at the Duke Invitational in the 3,000m... Finished in the top 10 in the 800 meters at the Big South Indoor Champi- Was 28th at the Big South Cross Country Championships, aiding Coastal onships... Was ninth in the 3,000 m at the Coastal Carolina Opener... Was to its fourth consecutive title... Had a sixth-place finish at the College of part of the Coastal women winning the Big South Championships in both Charleston Invitational during cross country season... 2002-03: Placed Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field... Had a ninth-place finish at the Col- second in the 3,000m steeplechase category at the S.C. State Champi- lege of Charleston Invitational during cross country season... Placed 37th onships... Finished fourth at the Big South Outdoor Championships in the at the Big South Cross Country Championships as Coastal won its fourth 800m, running a personal best of 2:19.47... Was also fourth in the BSC consecutive title... Placed ninth at the College of Charleston Cross Coun- Championships in the 3,000 m steeplechase... Season best of 11:33.34 try Invitational... Ran a personal best of 18:56 at the ECU Invitational... in the 3,000m steeplechase... Won the outdoor 800 meter at the Chanti- High School: 2003 graduate of Southern Regional High, where she was cleer Classic... Was an All-Big South selection as a member of the third- named All-American in the outdoor 4x1600 relay as a sophomore and place distance medley relay team... Placed eighth in the 800 meter run junior... Named cross country team’s MVP her senior year... As a junior at the Big South Indoor Championships... Named 2002 Big South Cross helped lead her cross country team to a sixth place finish in the state and Country Rookie of the Year after placing 13th at the conference Cham- team victories at three invitationals... Was the 1,600 meter county cham- pionships... Placed 20th at the Big South Cross Country Championships, pion and state runner-up her junior year... Placed fourth in the outdoor helping Coastal to its third straight title... Posted a 5K season best of 4x1600 relay at the Adidas Track and Field Championships her sopho- 18:40... High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and more year... Personal: Full name: Danielle Robin Ward Hagler... Born: track at Grand Rapids... Was a member as a senior of the state champion 4-13-85... Daughter of Joe Hagler and Sue Parker... Majoring in English . and state record-holding 4x800 meter relay squad, the second time during her career that her team had won the state title in the event... Personal: Full name: Jessica Eva Goeden... Born: 5-7-84... Daughter of Allan and Dorothy Goeden... Brothers Jeremy, Joel and Josh all competed colle- giately in wrestling... Majoring in marketing business.
2005 Big South Conference Oudoor Track & Field and Cross Country Champions
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FELISHA J ACOBS SASKIA J ANSSEN Hurdles/Jumps • So.-So. • 5-6 Mid-Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 5-10 Darlington, S.C. Schwalmtal, Germany Lamar St. Wolfhelm Gymnasium
2005: All-Big South honoree as a member of the Fall 2005: Big South Cross Country Rookie of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Year and All-Big South after a third-place finish at Big South Outdoor Championships... Was also fifth the Big South Conference Championships, helping at the Big South Outdoors in the 400 meter hurdles the team win its fifth straight Big South Conference with a season-best time of 1:02.42 and placed Championships... Individiual Champion of the CCU Invitational with a fourth in the outdoor triple jump with season-best leap of 38’9” (11.61 course record of 18:03... Fourth-place finish at Appalachian State’s Cov- meters)... Also finished seventh in the Outdoor Championships in the 100 ered Bridge Open... Finished 38th out of 205 runners at the NCAA South- meter hurdles and 10th in the long with with a season-best 17’9.5” (5.42 east Regional Championships with a personal best for 6,000 meters of meters) at the Big South Championships where she finished 10th... Was 21:30... Prior to Coastal: German Junior National Champion in the 800m part of the 4x400-meter relay team that set a new CCU record of 3:55.17 and 1500m... High School: Participated in the European Junior Cross at the Raleigh Relays... Posted a season best in 100-meter hurdles of Country Championships in Edinburg where she placed 16th and won the 14.86 at the CCU Outdoor Invitational... All-Big South as a member of bronze medal with the team... As a junior, won the German Junior Cham- third-place indoor 4x400-meter relay team ... Finished eighth at Big South pionships in the 1500m in 2003 and ran personal best... Personal: Full Indoor Championships in 60-meter hurdles... Ran a season best in 60 name: Saskia Janssen... Born: 9-18-85...Daughter of Gregor and Gabri- meter hurdles of 9.10 in qualifying round of Big South Indoor Champion- ela Janssen... Majoring in management. ships setting a new CCU record... Finsihed eighth in 400 meter dash at Big South Indoors with season best of 1:00.06... Placed eighth at Indoor Championships with a season-best triple jump of 36’3” (11.05 meters)... Posted a season-best 17’2” (5.19 meters) in the long jump at Clemson Indoor Opener... High School: Set a personal record in the 100m high hurdles with a time of 15.29 at the SC State Championships... Had a PR triple jump of 35’8” at the state championships... All-State Selection NIKKI J ASPERSON herfreshman, junior and senior seasons... State champion in the 200-me- Distance • Jr.-So. • 5-6 ter dash and 400-meter high hurdles during junior season... All-Region Fort Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers Selection all four years... Placed second in the state in 100m hurdles also during junior season... Team placed second in state during each of her first three seasons... Had an individual second-place finish in the 100m Fall 2005: Finished 36th at the Big South Cross hurdles her sophomore season... State champion in the 400m hurdles, Country Championships... 2004-05 Was 11th at long & triple jump champion during freshman season... Also the state run- the Big South Outdoor Championships in the 800 ner-up in the 100m hurdles... A member of the Honor Roll... Personal: meters… Season-best time of 4:56.28 for 1,500m Full name: Felisha Nakia Jacobs... Born: 10-21-86... Daughter of Calvin at the Battle of the Beach… Finished tenth at the and Janice Jacobs... Majoring in early childhood development. Big South Indoor Championships in the mile run… Had a season-best 10th-place finish at the College of Charleston Invitational during cross country season… Placed 19th at the UNC Wilmington Invitational… Had an individual 19th-place finish as Coastal won its fourth consecutive Big South Cross Country Championships… 2003-2004: Redshirted all three seasons… High School: Two-time All-State and four-time All-Confer- ence honoree during her four years at Bishop Luers… Was a member of the Foot Locker All-State team and placed in the top five at the Foot Locker Regionals… Holds the 4K Bishop Luers record… Earned con- ference, sectional, and regional titles during her four years… In track, won the 1,600-meter regional title and was named All-State… Broke the 11-year-old conference record in the 3,200-meter run… Two-time con- ference and three-time sectional champion in the 1,600m and 3,200m… Holds Bishop Luers records in the 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m, and 4x800m relay… Named the Fort Wayne Track Club Outstanding High School Run- ner of the Year… Personal: Full name: Nicole Ashley Jasperson… Born: 8-6-85… Daughter of Steve and Pattie Jasperson… Majoring in marine science.
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CHASITY J OHNSON COURTNEY L EMON Sprints/Jumps • Jr.-Jr. • 5-9 Sprints • So.-So. • 5-9 North Charleston, S.C. Hopkins, S.C. Fort Dorchester Dreher
School record holder in the indoor and outdoor 200 meters, 2004-05: All-Big South as a member of the 4x100 indoor and outdoor triple jump and outdoor long jump... meter relay team that finished third with a new CCU 2004-05: NCAA Indoor Track All-American in the triple record of 47.76 at the Big South Conference Outdoor jump after finishing eighth with a Big South and CCU school Championships... Finished fifth in the Big South Out- record jump of 43’3” (13.20 meters)... Was the Big South doors in the 100 meter dash... Had a season-best Conference Outstanding Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year and Outstand- time in 100 meter dash of 12.36 at the Raleigh Relays... Was also ninth ing Field Performer at Big South Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships... Led CCU to its second straight Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field team at the Big South Outdoor Championships in the 200 meter dash... Was Championship... NCAA National Outdoor Championships Finalist in the triple jump redshirted during the indoor season, due to injury... High School: Earned where she finished 12th overall... NCAA All-Region with a third-place finish in the All-State and All-Area accolades for the second consecutive season in outdoor triple jump at the East Regionals with a Big South and CCU record leap the 100-meter dash after capturing the Class AAA state title her senior of 43’9.5” (13.33 meters)... NCAA East Region Championships qualifier in the long season with a time of :12.29... Ran on the fifth-place 4x100-meter relay jump with a CCU record of 19’10.25” (6.05 meters) achieved at the Chanticleer Clas- team at the state championships... Was also the 100m state champion in sic... USA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships qualifier in the triple Class AAA her junior season... All-Region in the 100m and 400m relay jump where she finished 14th at the Outdoor Championships... Big South Outdoor during her sophomore campaign... As a freshman was a member of 2001 Champion in the triple jump, long jump, and 200-meter dash, where she ran a CCU AAA State Champions... Part of school-record 4x100m relay team as a record time of 24:84... Was All-Conference in five outdoor events after also finishing freshman... Two-year letterwinner in volleyball... Personal: Full name: second in the high jump as well as part of the runner-up 4x400-meter relay team... Courtney Ashton Lemon... Born: 8-14-86... Daughter of James and Patri- Most Valuable Field Performer at the Big South Indoor Championships as her 42 cia Lemon... Majoring in biology. points were the most by any individual in the event... Big South Champion in three individual events (200 meters, triple jump, and long jump)... Set conference meet re- cords in the triple jump and long jump... Finished second at the Big South Champion- ships in the 60-meter dash with a school-record time of 7.69 giving her four individual All-Conference honors... Was fifth in the high jump at the Big South Championship... Had season best of 19’7.5” (5.98 m) the long jump at the Clemson Opener... 2003- 04: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the long jump and triple jump... Qualified and participated in the USA Junior Track and Field Championships... Big South indoor FELICITAS M ENSING and outdoor triple jump and outdoor long jump champion... Big South Athlete of the Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 5-5 Week (3-9)... Set a PR and a new school record with her triple jump of 41’7.5” (12.69 Neuhausen, Germany m) at the Blue Heaven Classic... Set a PR and a new school record with a long jump Leplergy Secondary of 19’8.75” (6.01 m) at the Chanticleer Classic... Had a fourth-place finish in the high jump of 5’4” (1.63 m) at the Big South Championships... Also took home fourth Fall 2005: All-Big South after placing fifth at the Big place in the 200 meters at the Big South Championships... Finished sixth at the South Cross Country Championships helping the Coastal Carolina Opener in the 100 meters... Had nine individual victories in events team win its fifth straight league title... Finished third on the outdoor season...Won four individual titles in the long jump (Coastal Carolina Opener, Coastal Carolina Invitational, Chanticleer Classic and Big South Champion- at the CCU Invitational with a season best 5,000- ships), four individual titles in the triple jump (Coastal Carolina Opener, Shamrock meter time of 18:27... Finished ninth at the Appa- Invitational, Coastal Carolina Invitational and the Big South Championships) and one lachian State’s Covered Bridge Open... Finished 37th out of 205 runners title in the 100 meters (Shamrock Invitational)... Also was part of the 4x400-meter at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a personal-best relay team that had a time of 4:03.45 and a fourth-place finish at the Big South 6,000 meters of 21:28... Prior to Coastal: Member of the German Ju- Outdoor Championships... Ran the team’s fastest 60m indoor time of the season at nior National Cross Country and Track and Field team...Was the Under the Clemson Invitational... Set a new indoor school record in the 200m with a time of 23 Champion in the 3,000m steeplechase with a personal-best 10:29... 25.18 at the Big South Championships... Part of the 4x400 relay team that set a new Personal: Full name: Felicitas Mensing... Born: 12-14-84...Daughter of school record with a time of 3:56.30 at the Big South Indoor Championships and took Werner and Petra Mensing... Applied mathematics major. home fourth place... Indoor long jump of 18’6.5” (5.65m) at the Clemson Invitational was the second best jump in school’s history... Indoor high jump of 5’5” (1.65m) at the Clemson Opener was a PR and second best jump in school history... Her triple jump of 40’4.25” (12.30 m) set a new school and conference record at the Big South Indoor Championships... High School: Named track team MVP all four years at Fort Dorchester High... High jump state champion 5’6” (1.68m) and an All-State selection her junior year... State champion in triple jump 40’3”(12.26m) and runner-up in high jump 5’7” (1.7 m) as a senior... Ran the lead-off leg on the All-State 4x100 m relay squad... Also named Best Defensive Player for Fort Dorchester’s basketball team her senior year... Personal: Full name: Chasity Nicole Johnson... Born: 9-14-85... Daughter of Louise Johnson... Majoring in biology.
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ANNE M ARIE M OUTSINGA JAMIE M USHATT -V ALRIE Distance • Sr. Sr. • 5-4 Throws • Jr.-Jr. • 5-7 Galati, Romania Stafford, Va. Radu Negru Brooke Point
Three-time Big South Cross Country Champion and Runner 2004-05: Finished fourth with season-best javelin throw of the Year… Two-time NCAA Division I National Champion- of 119’3” (36.34m) at the Big South Conference Cham- ships Qualifier in cross country...12-time Big South Confer- pionships... Threw a 134’6” (41.00 m) in the discus at ence Champion in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track... Fall 2005: NCAA Cross Country National Qualifier the Chanticleer Classic... Did not compete during indoor for the second time with a 15th-place finish at the NCAA season... 2003-04: Discus throw of 127’0” (38.71m) at Southeast Regional Championships with a season-best 6,000-meter time of 20:50... the Shamrock Invitational was third-best throw of the season for Coastal and Big South Individual Champion and Big South Female Cross Country Runner of the the fourth best in the school history... Had a javelin throw of 112’2.5” (34.21m), Year for the third time with a course record of 17:45 for the 5,000-meter course... placing seventh at the Big South Outdoors, the fourth-best throw of the season Finished 11th at the Great American Cross Country Festival with a season-best 5,000 meter time of 17:29... Finished 17th of 232 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals for her fourth and 10th best all-time among CCU throwers... Finished seventh at the Big straight top-20 Pre-Nationals finish... Was 105th out of 255 runners at the NCAA South Outdoor Championships in discus with 125’11”(38.39 m)... Shot put National Cross Country Championships... 2004-05: Was a NCAA Outdoor Champi- throw of 36’4.25” (11.08 m) at the Clemson Invitational was the fifth-longest onships Provisional Qualifier in the 10,000 meters with a Big South and CCU record indoor throw on the team... A member of the women’s track and field team time of 34:41.79 at the Stanford Invitational… Big South Champion in the 10,000 me- that captured both the Indoor & Outdoor Big South Championships... High ters, helping the Lady Chanticleers win their second straight Big South Outdoor Field Championship… Placed second at the BSC Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 m School: Four-year letterwinner, leading Brooke Point to two District Champi- and third in the 5,000, garnering All-Conference honors in three events (10,000m, onships... Named All-State for discus as a junior and senior... Three-time All- 1,500m and 5,000m) during outdoor season… Won the Battle of the Beach in the Commonwealth District and four-time All-Northwest Region selection for shot 3,000 meters… Won the CCU Invitational with a season best time of 16:58.11 in put and discus... Also named an All-Area Athlete by two local newspapers... the 5,000 meters… Placed first in the 1,500 meters at the CCU Classic… Placed Was the District track and field Champion her senior year... Had a PR in the second but was the first collegiate at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 5,000m… Was the indoor conference champion in the 3,000m and 5,000 m and ran the mile shot put of 129’8” (39.52 m)... Four-year Honor Roll member... Three-year leg of the distance medley relay, earning All-Conference in all three events… Had a member of the Mercury Track & Field Club and the Quiet Storm Track Club, season-best time of 9:58.63 in the 3,000 meters at the Carolina Classic… 2003-04: where she was the Association and Region Champion in discus and javelin Big South Outdoor 5,000-meter champion and Indoor 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter for both teams... 2001 NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Local and Regional Champion, champion… Big South Indoor All-Conference selection in the 3,000 m, 5,000m and representing the Washington Redskins at nationals... Personal: Full name: the distance medley relay… Had a PR and team indoor season-best 3,000m run of 9:49.83 at the Clemson Invitational… Led Coastal to the Big South Conference Jamie Mushatt-Valrie... Born: 5-19-85... Daughter of James Valrie and Ann Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships… Won the 1,500 m NC/SC All-Star M. Mushatt... Mother Ann Mushatt participated in track and field at Brooklyn Invitational… Captured the crown in 5,000 m at the Raleigh Relays… Qualified for the College from 1972-74... Majoring in business management. 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed 48th in a field of over 250 runners… Earned a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Champi- onships with a 6K personal best of 20:37… Was the Big South Conference champion for the second straight year, receiving All-Conference and Women’s Runner of the COURTNEY N ASH Year accolades… Ran a season 5K PR of 17:43 at the Auburn Invitational… Finished Throws • Jr.-Jr. • 5-7 14th overall at the NCAA Pre-National meet and second at the Auburn Invitational… Moore, S.C. Also posted a 19th-place finish at the Great American Festival… Led Coastal to its Dorman fourth consecutive Big South Cross Country Championships with her individual sec- ond-place finish, earning All-Big South honors…Took home fourth place at the Tar 2004-05: Finished seventh at the Big South Out- Heel Invite, as CCU finished in fourth place… Finished 19th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, as the Lady Chanticleers took home ninth place… Ran a 5K PR of 17:36.7 door Championships in discus throw... Had a sea- at the Great American Cross Country Festival… 2002-03: Had three first-place cross son best in the discus of 137’9” (41.99 m) at the country finishes, including individual wins at the Elon/High Point Invitational, the UNC Chanticleer Classic... Season best of 45’8” (13.92 Invitational, and the Big South Championships… Captured the individual title and m) in the indoor weight throw at the Carolina Clas- Runner of the Year honors at the 2002 Big South Cross Country Championships, sic... 2003-04: Had the fifth-longest outdoor shot-put throw of the season leading CCU to the team title and setting a BSC Championships record with a time of 17:06… Finished 12th at the NCAA Pre-National Meet, setting school and confer- at the Chanticleer Classic...Tallied the fifth-longest outdoor discus throw ence 6K records by finishing in 20:38… Won the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the Big on the team with 106’11” (32.60m), at Coastal Carolina Opener... Her South Indoor Championships with times of 10:08.13 and 17:48.56, respectively… hammer throw of 133’5” (40.68m) at the Chanticleer Classic was team’s Finished second at UNC in the indoor 3,000 m with a season-best time of 10:05.16… fifth longest of the season... Her indoor weight throw of 42’0.75” (12.82 Placed 27th in the outdoor 5,000 meters at the NCAA Southeast Regional after win- m) was the fifth-longest throw of the season... A member of the women’s ning the Big South titles in both the 1,500 and 5,000… Posted a season-best time of 16:49.35 for a 12th-place finish at the Penn Relays… Won the 5,000 meters at the track and field team that captured both the Big South Indoor and Outdoor prestigious Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing with a time of 16:57.24 in a field of 24 Track and Field Championships... High School: Earned All-Region hon- runners… Prior to Coastal: Finished second in the 5K and third in the 10K at the ors at Dorman High... Threw the discus a PR of 123’ (37.5m) and placed Romanian Junior Nationals… Has finished in the top 20 three times in the European seventh in the state her senior year... Finished third in the discus at the Cross Country Championships, topped by a third place finish in 1999… Personal: U.S. Junior Olympics in 2002... Was a member of the National Honor Full name: Anne Marie Moutsinga… Born: 5-2-82… Daughter of Auguste Moutsinga and Viorica Popa… Majoring in biology. Society... Personal: Full name: Courtney Erica Nash... Born: 3-24-84... Daughter of Carolyn Nash... Majoring in biology.
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ESTELLE O BERSON AMY P UZZO Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 5-2 Throws • So.-So. • 5-7 Geneva, Switzerland East Hampton, Conn. Emilie-Gourd Mercy
Falll 2005: All-Conference with a sixth-place finish 2004-05: Season best of 112’8” (34.35 m) in the dis- at the Big South Cross Country Championships with cus at the Chanticleer Classic... High School: Four- a season-best 5,000-meter time of 18:32, helping year letterwinner in track and field... Led the team the team win its fifth straight Big South Conference to the Indoor Quinnipac Division Championships Championship... Finished fourth at the CCU Invita- her senior season... Also a member of the soccer tional... High School: Member of Switzerland Junior National team... 2005 and swimming team for two years each... Earned a place in the National Switzerland Junior National Cross Country Champion... 2004 Switzerland Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Amy Elizabeth Puzzo... Born:11- Junior National second-place finish in the 5,000-meter competition... 2004 19-85... Daughter of Lawerence and Margaret Puzzo... Brother Michael Switzerland Junior National Cross Country Champion... Personal: Full was on the University of New Hampshire’s track team, while sister Lynn name: Estelle Oberson...Born: 2-12-86...Daughter of Jean-Pierre and is a member of the St. Joseph’s University track program... Majoring in Beatrice Oberson... Health promotions major. marine science.
BRITTANY R EID Throws • Sr.-Sr. • 5-10 McKinney, Texas Rowlett (Coffeyville J.C.) JESSICA P RESSLEY 2004-05: NCAA All-Region in discus with a sixth- Throws • Jr.-Jr. • 5-7 place finish at the NCAA East Regionals...NCAA Mullins, S.C. East Region Qualifier in both the discus and shot Mullins put... Qualified for the Regional Championships in the discus at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a 2004-05: All-Big South in the hammer throw with a second place throw of 163’2” (49.73 m)... Her regional qualifying throw third-place finish and season best of 166’05” (50.72 in the shot put occurred at the Raleigh Relays with a throw of 46’11.75” m), helping the women’s Outdoor Track & Field (14.32m)... Big South Outdoor Champion in the discus, setting a champi- team win their second straight Big South Conference onship meet record with a throw of 154’0” (46.94m)... Also earned All-Big Championships... 2003-04: Recorded fourth-longest South honors in the outdoor shot put after finishing third... Fourth at Big throw in three events (shot put, discus and hammer) in CCU history during South Indoor Championships in the shot put with a season-best of 47’3.5” outdoor season... Finished fourth at the Big South Indoor Championships (14.41m) at the UNC Invite... Fifth at Big South Championships in the in the weight throw with a season best of 56” (17.09 m)... Her weight throw indoor weight throw with a season best of 55’3.5” (16.85m)... 2003-2004: of 48’11.5” (14.92 m) at the Big South Indoor Championships was team’s Member of Big South’s All-Conference team in the indoor weight throw third best of the season... Finished fifth at the Big South Indoor Champi- and outdoor shot put... Placed fourth at the Big South Outdoor Cham- onships in the shot put with season best of 48’11.5” (14.92m)... Posted pionships with a shot put of 44’5.75” (13.56m), which was a PR... Had a a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw with a season best 142’11” fifth-place finish in the discus with a throw of 132’7.25” (40.42m) as well as (43.57 m)... Finished ninth at the Big South outdoor Championships in a seventh-place javelin throw of 111’8.5” (34.05m) at the Big South Out- the shot-put 39’5.25” (12.02 m)... High School: Was the 2A discus state door Championships... Placed seventh at the Shamrock Invitational with champion her final three years at Mullins High with a personal best of a hammer throw of 150’10” (45.98m)... Placed second in the weight throw 119’3” (36.34 m)... Earned All-State and All-Region honors as a junior at the Big South Indoor Championships with a throw of 55’1” (16.79m)... and senior... Named The Sun News Track Athlete of the Year her senior Took home fourth place with a shot put throw of 45’5.25” (13.85m) at the year... Also ran cross country for Mullins... Personal: Full name: Jessica Big South Indoors... Aided Coastal in winning both the Big South Indoor & Dorcas Pressley... Born: 6-15-84... Daughter of Sam and Alice Pressley... Outdoor Championships... Prior to Coastal: Transferred to Coastal from Majoring in biology. Coffeyville Community College in the fall of 2003... Was named an NJCAA Indoor All-American in the shot put and an Outdoor All-American in the hammer throw for the 2002-03 season... Posted PRs of 134’7” (41.02m) , in the discus, 42’6” (12.82m) in the shot put, 143’5” (43.75m) in the ham- mer, and 47’7” (14.45m) in the weight throw... High School: Four-year track letterwinner at Rowlett High... Earned All-District honors her final three years... Personal: Full name: Brittany Shallyne Reid... Born: 9-12- 83... Daughter of Christopher and Nadine Reid... Brother Chris played basketball at Central State (Ohio) University, and brother Antonn was on the University of Oklahoma football team... Majoring in biology. 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 19 2005-06 LADY C HANTICLEERS
LEAUNA S ISTRUNK ELISHA T EGEDER Hurdles/Sprints • So.-Fr. • 5-8 Hurdles/Multis • So.-So. • 5-5 Cincinnati, Ohio Barnegart, N.J. Mason (Alabama) Southern
Prior to Coastal: Attended the University of Ala- 2004-05: All-Big South with a second-place fin- bama where she was redshirted... High School: ish in the heptathlon at the Big South Champion- Three-time Ohio Division I State Champion for Ma- ships, to help the team win their second straight Big son High School in 2003 and 2004 in 100m hurdles South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also with a personal best of :14.00... Personal-best in the 300m hurdles with All-Conference as a member of the second-place a :42.54... Received the 2005 Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky 4x400-meter relay team... Finished eighth in the 100 meter hurdles at Women’s Sportswomen Award... Personal: Full name: LeAuna Sistrunk... the Big South Outdoor Championships... Had a season-best times at Ra- Born: 8-19-86... Daughter of Theresa Sistrunk... Major is undecided. leigh Relays of :14.90 in the 100 hurdles and at the CCU Invitational with :65.12 in the 400 hurdles... All-Conference as a member of the Indoor Big South Championships Distance Medley Relay, running the 400-meter leg...Season best in 60-meter hurdles of 9.26 at UNC Invite...Sixth at Big South Indoor Championships in pole vault... High School: Four-year var- sity letterwinner in track... All-American in the 55m shuttle-hurdle relay at the Nike Indoor Championships... New Jersey State Sectional triple jump champion... First Team All-Ocean County in the triple jump and Second Team All-Shore in the triple jump... Was an All-American in the sprint medley relay at Adidas Outdoor Championships her junior season... A 4x400-meter relay national qualifier... First Team All-Shore in the 4x400- DANA S IZEMORE meter relay... Earned Third Team All-Shore accolades in the 100m high Javelin • Jr.-Jr. • 5-4 hurdles and the 55m hurdles... First Team All-County in the 4x400-meter Gibbstown, N.J. relay and second team in the 100m hurdles... During sophomore season Paulsboro was a 4x100m relay national qualifier... Personal: Full name: Elisha Nich- ole Tegeder... Born: 12-8-85... Daughter of Brian and Kathy Tegeder... Owns the school and conference outdoor javelin Majoring in special education . records... 2004-05: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the javelin qualifiying mark achieved with a throw of 144’3” (43.98m) achieved at the CCU Shamrock Invitational... Placed 19th at NCAA East Region- als... All-Big South with a second-place finish at the Big South Outdoor MARCIE V EITCH Championships, to help the Lady Chanticleers win their second straight Pole Vault • Fr.-Fr. • 5-5 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships... Did not Ontario, Canada compete during indoor season... 2003-04: Big South outdoor javelin St. Anne champion and NCAA East Regional Qualifier, where she placed 20th... Set the school and conference record in the javelin with a throw of 150’5” High School: Three-time Ontario Provin- (45.86m)... High School: Four-year track letterwinner and state cham- cial High School Pole Vault Champion… Set pion in the javelin her senior year... Earned All-New Jersey, All-South a personal best in pole vault of 3.40m her se- Jersey, All-Area and All-Conference honors as a senior... Named the Co- nior year at the University of Western Ontario lonial Conference’s Most Valuable Thrower her senior year... Posted top Invitational... Windsor Essex County pole vault champion her junior marks of 127’8” (38.92m) in the javelin and 37’1.25” (11.31m) the shot and senior years with meet record… South West Regional pole vault put... Personal: Full name: Dana Michelle Sizemore... Born: 12-4-84... Champion… Qualified for Ontario Provincial High School Champion- Daughter of Dean and Diane Sizemore... Majoring in psychology. ships in the Open Girl’s Pole Vault freshman year… 2004 Royal Ca- nadian 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 Under 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... Born 6-1-87... Daughter of Mike and Arlene Veitch... Majoring in biology.
20 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 2005-06 LADY C HANTICLEERS
DEMIRACLE W ASHINGTON KELI -J O W HITE Jumps • So.-So. • 5-4 Mid-Distance • Fr.-Fr. • 5-10 Columbia, S.C. Wadsworth, Ohio Irmo Wadsworth
2004-05: Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Fall 2005: Was 12th at the CCU Cross Country In- Big South Championships... Had a season-best vitational... Was 35th at the Big South Conference triple jump of 38.’10.5” (11.85 meters) at the Battle Championships... High School: Varsity letterwinner at the Beach... Season-best long jump of 17’4.5” all four years in track and cross country... All-State in (5.30m) at Battle at the Beach... Fifth place at Big Ohio senior year... First-Team All-Suburban League South Indoor Championships in the triple jump with a season best of 37’6” in cross country, senior year with a personal best time of 19:48...All- Beacon (11.43m)... High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field... Was Journal and All -Gazetter academic... Ran 2:14 in the 800 meters her junior Track MVP her senior season when she placed second in the state in year, which was a personal record... First Team All-Suburban in track and the triple jump (38’2.25”)... Also an All-Region and All-State selection her cross country freshman year... Personal: Full name: Keli-Jo White...Born: senior season in the triple jump... Her PR in the long jump is 17’4”, while 6-2-87... Daughter of Tom and Tami White... Undecided major. her PR in the triple jump was 38’6.25”... Was regional runner-up in the high jump her junior season with a PR of 5’0”... Had a third-place finish at Regionals and while placing fifth in the State in the triple jump 37’7.25” EILEEN W ICKER her junior season... Placed third in at Regionals in the triple jump her Distance • Jr.-Jr. • 5-4 sophomore season while capturing Team MVP honors... Also a four-year Quinton, Va. member of the marching band, which was the S.C. 5A State Champions New Kent all four of her years in high school... Was a member of the Honor Roll, Na- Fall 2005: Finished 23rd at the Big South Cross tional Honor Roll and National Spanish Honor Society... Earned the Aca- Country Championships... Was 19th at the CCU In- demic Excellence Award (track and band) each of her final three years... vitational... Finished 107th out of 255 at the NCAA Personal: Full name: DeMiracle Washington... Born: 7-17-86... Daughter Southeast Regional Championships with a season of Brenda and Luke Washington... Majoring in Spanish. best 6,000-meter time of 23:09... 2004-05: Earned All-Conference at the Big South Outdoor Championships after finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:38.27… Won the steeplechase at UNC Charlotte Invite… During indoor season was 12th at the Big South Championships in the mile run… 2003-04: Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the Big South Outdoor Cham- pionships… Placed seventh at Big South Outdoor Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase…Was ninth in the 1,500m at the Coastal Carolina AMBER W HITE Invitational… Came in 14th in the 5,000m at the Shamrock Invitational and Sprints • Fr.-Fr. • 5-5 14th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invitational, with a season- Ladson, S.C. best steeplechase time of 11:33.71 at Duke…Finished 20th overall at the Stratford Big South Cross Country Championships, helping the Lady Chanticleers to their fourth straight conference title… Had a season-best eighth-place High School: 2005 graduate of Stratford High finish at the College of Charleston Cross Country Invitational, in the team’s School... All-State in South Carolina in the 100 me- first meet of the season… Placed 15th at the UNCW Invite… Posted three ter, 200 meters, and 400 meters her senior year... top 10 finishes, with a 5K season PR of 18:35.91 at the BSC meet… Placed MVP of Track team senior year... Member of the third at the College of Charleston Invitational in her first collegiate cross Orangeburg Track Club in 2001... Personal: Full country meet… High School: Four-year cross country and track letterwin- name: Nicole Amber White... Born: 2-19-1987... Daughter of Cathy Can- ner at New Kent High… Was a cross country All-State honoree her fresh- ty... Communications major at Coastal. man and senior years… Named Tidewater Review Cross Country Athlete of the Year as a senior… Earned All-State track honors all four years… Cross country regional champion her sophomore year and district champion her junior year… Was the 800 and 1,600 meter district and regional champion as a sophomore and junior… 1,600 and 3,200 meter district & regional champion her junior year… Set school cross country records her fresh- man (19:57), sophomore (19:39), and junior (19:09) years… Set school records in the 1,600m (5:12), 3,200m (11:51), 800m (2:22), and 4x400m relay (61.1) as a junior… Also earned letters in volleyball and swimming… Member of Honor Roll and Beta Club… Personal: Full name: Miriam Ei- leen Wicker… Born: 4-1-85… Daughter of Chris and Laura Wicker… Sister Erin plays volleyball at Charleston Southern… Majoring in biology.
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 21 2005-06 LADY C HANTICLEERS
CLAUDIA W ITTE CLAIRE Y OUNG Distance • Jr.-Jr. • 5-6 Pole Vault/Hurdles • Fr.-Fr. • 5-2 Warlin, Germany Laurens, S.C. Sportgymnasium Neubrandenburg Thornwell
2004-05: Finished fourth at the Big South Outdoor High School: Two-time state Class A Champion in Championship in the 10,000 meters… Placed fifth at pole vault for Thornwell High School... All-State in the Big South Conference Outdoor Championships South Carolina in the 100, 200, and 400 meters... in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:17.61… Was Has personal bests of 11’8” in the pole vault and 5’3” sixth at the Big South Indoor Championships in the 5,000 meters… Fin- in the high jump... In 2001 and 2002 received a Class A Bronze metal in ished second at the UNC Invitational in the 5,000 meters… Sat out the the 100m hurdles... Personal: Full name: Claire Young... Born: 9-19-87... 2004 cross country season with an injury… 2003-04: Was the 10,000- Daughter of Mac and Fran Young.... Undecided on major at Coastal. meter champion at the Big South Outdoor Conference Championships... Finished second at the Big South Indoor Championships in the 5,000m and fifth at the 3,000m...Took home third place at the Duke Invitational in the 3,000m... Was two-time All-Big South in the indoor 5,000m and outdoor 10,000m... Finished 13th at the 2003 Big South Cross Country Championships, helping CCU to its third straight conference title... Ran a 6K personal best of 21:55 at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing as CCU’s third runner... Earned a sixth-place finish at the CCU Invita- tional with a time of 18:51.0... Prior to Coastal: Was crowned German 5,000-meter national champion in May 2002... Also was a member of the German Junior National Cross Country squad... Participated in the Euro- pean Junior Cross Country Championships in Croatia in December 2002, where she placed 31st overall and second among German runners... Also placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the German Junior Champion- ships, and came in second in the 10,000 meter road race... Personal: Full name: Claudia Witte... Born: 7-8-83... Daughter of Norbert Witte and Katrin Sohr... Majoring in business management.
2005 Women’s Cross Country Big South Conference Champions for a fifth straight year. Chasity Johnson
22 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide MEN ’S H EAD C OACH JEFF J ACOBS
Jeff Jacobs enters his second Half Marathon with a time of 1:12:12. In 1991, Jacobs won “The year as the head coach of Coastal People’s Race” in Carlsbad, CA, posting a 5,000-meter road Carolina University’s men’s cross personal best time of 14:23. His best 10,000 m track time remains country and outdoor track and fi eld at 30:22.63, which he set in March 1997. His best half marathon programs. time is 1:09:24 and his best marathon time is 2:33:57. In his first year at the helm, Jacobs earned his bachelors of arts degree in communication Jacobs guided the Chanticleer track studies at UC-Santa Barbara in 1992, and also completed the & fi eld team to a runner-up fi nish in Coaching Certifi cation Program at UCSB. Jacobs is a certifi ed the Big South Championships, and 11 USATF Level II Coach in both endurance and sprints and athletes had All-Conference fi nishes, hurdles. including three conference champions. Three athletes qualifi ed for the NCAA Regional Championships, and two advanced to the NCAA National Championships, one of which became the fi rst ever All-American in program history. Seven new school records were established during the 2005 season. During Jacobs’ tenure at Coastal cross country athletes have garnered All-Conference honors four times. In 2005, Jacobs produced his fi rst All-Southeast Region cross country runner. In addition, the cross country team has been named a US Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team in both 2004 and 2005. Jacobs came to Coastal from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he served as the assistant men’s and women’s track and fi eld and cross country coach since the fall of 1999. Jacobs began his coaching career during the 1991-1992 season as an assistant at UCSB with the men’s cross country team. He took a few years away from the sport before rejoining the Gauchos during the fall of 1999 as an assistant. During his time with the Gauchos, Jacobs coached the UCSB distance runners to school records in the women’s 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10,000 meters and the distance medley relay. Under Jacobs’ guidance, men’s records were also set in the 800 meters and 10,000 meters. Two athletes achieved All-American status during Jacobs tenure, with one in men’s cross county in 2001 and another in women’s track & fi eld in 2003. UCSB also achieved great team success as the men’s cross Nelson Oliveira, Coach Jacobs, Doug Currie country squad qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships for the fi rst time in 2003, fi nishing 17th. The women also made their mark in 2003, making their fi rst-ever trip to the NCAA Championships, fi nishing 29th. In 2004, four Gaucho distance runners qualifi ed for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Besides his assistant coaching duties with UCSB, Jacobs also worked for a local fi nancial planning organization for the fi ve years. Jacobs was an accomplished athlete with the Gauchos capturing the cross country team’s MVP award in three seasons as well as being named All-Conference in 1988. His best 5,000 m time in college was 14:34.11. Jacobs remains a competitive long-distance runner. He fi nished 25th out of 15,000 runners at the 33rd annual “Wharf to Wharf” 6 mile race at Santa Cruz in July of 2005. He won the CCU Homecoming 5k in November of 2004 in a course- record time of 15:40. He set the course record of 1:30.29 in the 2000 “Pier to Peak” Half Marathon, a 4,000-foot elevation climb. Jacobs captured the individual crown in the 2000 Santa Barbara
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 23 WOMEN ’S H EAD C OACH ALAN C ONNIE Alan Connie enters his 20th season Championships in Helsinki, Finland where she fi nished 18th in the as the head coach of Coastal Carolina world. In her senior year at Coastal Carolina, Campbell was the University’s women’s cross country bronze medalist at the 2004 Olympic trials in the hammer throw. team, his eleventh as the head women’s Campbell also graduated as the all-time American colligiate record outdoor track and field coach and holder in the indoor weight throw. his eighth as the head coach of the Connie has had other athletes who have been successful on women’s indoor track and fi eld team. the international scene. Former CCU standout Jolene Williams Over the years, Connie has built Byrne, a two-time All-American, who fi nished second at the NCAA the women’s cross country program into Division I Indoor National Championships for 3000 meters, earned the most successful program in the Big the Bronze Medal at the 2005 World University Games in Turkey, South Conference. The proof is 11 Big in the 5000 meters. She also fi nished 14th at the 2005 World South Conference Championships, 68 Cross Country Championships in France. Four memebers of the All-Conference selections, 12 individual Coastal Carolina Track and Field team were named to the USA, champions who have been named the Great Britian, Ireland and New Zealand World University teams Big South’s Runner of the Year, 14 NCAA All-Southeast Region during their tenures at CCU. selections and six NCAA National Championshipss qualifi ers. In addition to the successes on the track and cross country The 12 Big South individual champions includes a stretch of eight courses, Connie’s student-athletes have proven that the student consecutive titles from 1992 to 1999, and two consecutive winners defi nitely comes fi rst. The cross country team has earned nine in 2002 and 2003. He has also coached nine Big South Rookies of consecutive Academic All-American Team with Distinction honors the Year, including the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 winners. from the Women’s Cross Country Coaches Association. The track In track and fi eld, Connie has coached athletes to eight All- team has ranked as top 15 All-Academic team since the award American honors, as well as 51 Big South Indoor Champions, 49 was inaugurated four years ago. Big South Outdoor Champions, and a combined 273 indoor and Additionally, three of Connie’s athletes have earned Academic outdoor All-Conference selections. Also, in 2005, Connie coached All-American honors, as selected by CoSIDA, highlighted by Kara six athletes in 10 events to NCAA Regional Qualifying status and Koppel being selected to the fi rst team in 2002-03, and six of the two NCAA National qualifying status. last ten Big South Female Scholar Athletes of the Year have been Connie has also been named the Big South Conference Coach members of Coastal’s track and fi eld squad. Koppel was also the of the Year 20 times — 11 in cross country, fi ve in indoor track and fi rst Coastal athlete in any sport to receive the prestigious NCAA fi eld and four in outdoor track and fi eld. In 2005, Connie received Postgraduate Scholarship. Coach of the Year for Cross Country and Outdoor Track & Field. Before coming to Coastal, Connie led the North Myrtle Beach While Connie has established the cross country program as (S.C.) High School boys’ cross country team to two state titles. He the Big South’s best, he has also led the Lady Chants into the also guided the girls’ track and fi eld program to two state titles and national spotlight. Following a No. 24 national ranking in 1996, three state runner-up fi nishes. During his tenure at North Myrtle Connie coached Coastal to a ranking of 20th nationally in 1997. Beach High, Connie compiled a 169-2-1 record in dual and tri- In 2002, the Lady Chants were ranked 30th in the country during meets. He was voted the South Carolina Track and Field/Cross the season. Country Coach of the Year four times. Connie has two daughters- This past season, 2005, the Coastal women’s cross country Sara (25) and Kira (21). team won its fi fth straight Big South title, with four runners with top ten fi nishes. The team went on to fi nish seventh at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The 1997-98 indoor track & fi eld season was the inaugural year for the sport at Coastal Carolina. The opening year saw the team capture the Big South Runner-up trophy while Jolene Williams ran to All-American honors by placing second at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championshipss in the 3,000-meter run. Williams’ fi nish led the way to a 26th place team fi nish for Coastal Carolina in the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. For her efforts, Williams was named Big South Female Athlete of the Year for all sports twice in a row. In the past eight years, Connie’s athletes have qualifi ed for the NCAA National Championships in 18 events, with eight All-American honors. The latest Lady Chanticler All-American is junior Chasity Alan Connie’s Big South Conference Johnson. Johnson earned All-American honors in Indoor Track Coach of the Year Honors in 2005 in the triple jump. She holds the Big South Conference records in the Indoor and Outdoor triple and long jump and was Cross Country ...... 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, the 2005 Big South Conference Track and Field Female Athlete ...... 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 of the Year. Johnson also qualifi ed for the USA National Outdoor Championships in Carson, California. Indoor Track & Field ...... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 Amber Campbell, a 2004 graduate of Coastal, was a fi ve-time All-American, earned a spot on the USA National team at the World Outdoor Track & Field ...... 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
24 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide ASSISTANT C OACHES GRIMES AND V AUGHT JACQUIE GRIMES Assistant Coach/Distance and Throws Jacquie Grimes is in her second season as an assistant coach with Coastal Carolina University’s men’s and women’s track and fi eld programs and women’s cross country team. She works with the Chanticleer men and women throwers and multi’s. She also serves as the strength coordinator for the throws. During Grimes’ fi rst season with Coastal, she helped lead the Lady Chanticleers to consecutive Big South Conference titles in outdoor track. She coached six Regional qualifi ers, on Conference Champion, and 10 All-Conference performers. Grimes arrived at Coastal from UNC Wilmington where she was the assistant track and fi eld coach from 1997-2003. She helped lead the Seahawk men’s track team to six consecutive CCA titles from 1998-2002. During that time, she as named the Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year. While at UNCW, Grimes coached two indoor NCAA provisional qualifi ers, four outdoor NCAA Regional qualifi ers, 33 Conference champions, 134 All-Conference selections at UNCW. She also served as the strength coordinator for the sprinters, jumpers, and throwers. Before her time at UNCW, Grimes was the graduate assistant at Troy State from August 1996-June 1997. She coached fi ve conference champions and seven All-Conference athletes during that season. Among her responsibilities at Troy were the organization and coaching of the men and women’s throwers. Grimes earned her Bachelors of Science degree in biology from Troy in 996, where she as a member of the track team from 1993-1995. She is currently working on her master’s degree also from Tryon. Grimes began her undergraduate work at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois where she participated in track and fi eld as well as basketball for two seasons. Brittany Reid, Coach Grimes, Tamara Bryant Grimes currently resides in Myrtle Beach.
TIMOTHY VAUGHT Assistant Coach/Sprints, Jumps and Hurdles Timothy Vaught is in his fourth year as the assistant men’s and women’s track and fi eld coach at Coastal Carolina University, working with the sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers. In his fi rst two years at Coastal, Vaught has coached more than a dozen athletes to All-Conference and NCAA Southeast Regional qualifying honors. Additionally, more than 15 new school records have been set during his tenure. During Vaught’s time at Coastal he has led the team to numerous accomplishments. He has helped produce 44 All-Big South Conference Performers in both men and women’s 4 x 100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. Vaught has trained four national qualifi ers and two All-Americans. He has had three athletes that received the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Vaught coached the Big South Female Athlete of the Year in 2005. The 28-year-old Vaught arrived at CCU from Western Carolina University, where he spent the 2001-02 season as a graduate assistant with both the men’s and women’s track programs. During his time with the Catamounts, he helped coach 11 All-Southern Conference performers, including one 4x100 and two 4x400 relay squads. He also worked with six conference champions, one of which was a national provisional qualifi er. Additionally, his team posted seven school records and two SoCon records. Vaught graduated from Western Carolina in 2001 with a bachelors in sociology and a minor in criminal justice. As a member of the track team, he served as team captain as senior and earned All-Conference honors in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays and was part of the Catamounts’ 4x400 NCAA Championshipss qualifying relay team. Additionally, his 4x400 team won the Olympic Development section at the Penn Relays in 2001 and set a new school record in the event. He also lettered twice in football at WCU, both as a running back and defensive back. Prior to attending WCU, Vaught attended Brevard College, getting his associates in arts degree in 1999. He was a two- time qualifi er for the NJCAA Track and Field Championshipsss in four different events, the 200 and 400 meter dashes and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. He was named team captain his fi nal year at Brevard and also earned the Most Valuable Athlete award there. A native of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, Vaught was a two-sport standout at West Brunswick High School, earning All-State and All-Conference honors in football and track and was the team MVP in track. As a senior in 1996, he earned the Eastern North Carolina “Toast of the Coast” Regional Runner of the Year award. During his high school career, he qualifi ed in fi ve different events for the state track meet, while also being a part of two consecutive state football titles.
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 25 ASSISTANT C OACHES CAMPBELL AND J OHNSON AMBER CAMPBELL Volunteer Asstistant Coach/Throws Amber Campbell is in her second year as a volunteer assistant coach for throwers at Coastal Carolina University after fi nishing her career as one of the most distinguished athletes ever to compete for CCU. She was a fi ve-time NCAA All- American in the hammer and weight throw and a 16-time Big South Champion during her four collegiate years at Coastal. She owns the school records in the weight, indoor shotput, outdoor shotput, discus and the hammer throws. She also was named the Big South Women’s Track Athlete of the Year each of her fi nal three years.In 2002-03 was honored as the conference’s Female Athlete of the Year. She will work with the Coastal throwers this season as she continue her training for the U.S. National Team and U.S. International Competition. Campbell was the bronze medalist at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and also was third at the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. With that fi nish, she qualifi ed to compete for Team USA at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where she fi nished 18th. Campbell is a 2004 graduate in from Coastal with a degree in Psychology and resides in Myrtle Beach.
STEVE JOHNSON Volunteer Assistant Coach/Pole Vault
Steve Johnson is in his fourth year as a pole vault coach for Coastal Carolina. Before joining the Chanticleer staff as a volunteer coach, he worked at North Myrtle Beach High School, where he coached athletes to fi ve individual State Championships, one in cross country and four in the pole vault. Johnson, who has coached over 200 pole vaulters at various levels, has attended and assisted at various pole vault camps and has coached at not only the high school level but also at the National Junior Olympics. His athletes have fi nished in the top 10 nationally on seven separate occasions at both indoor and outdoor meets. During the summer of 2002, Johnson and one of his top athletes were invited to the USA Track and Field Olympic Training Camp in San Diego, Calif., where they trained and studied pole vault techniques as well as nutrition and physiological techniques to enhance performance. Johnson received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1973, where he was a top pole vaulter. In addition to coaching the Chanticleers, Johnson owns his own company, which specializes in Environmental Compliance coupled with Construction Management. He and his wife, Mary, reside in North Myrtle Beach and have three children: Steven, Katie, and Mark, a pole vaulter for Coastal Carolina.
26 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide COASTAL C AROLINA UNIVERSITY
The Campus Coastal comprises 44 buildings on 283 acres including the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies and the Coastal Science Center, located at the Atlantic Center on Highway 501. The University also offers courses from the Coastal Carolina University Higher Education Center in Myrtle Beach, the Waccamaw Center for Higher Education in Litchfield and a campus in Georgetown. Waites Island, 1,062 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology.
Academic Programs Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degree programs in 39 major fields of study and 37 undergraduate minors. The University also offers six master’s degree programs in education, instructional technology, and coastal marine and wetland studies.Coastal’s growing array of international programs take students to places such as Australia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Germany, India, Japan and Russia. Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Spadoni College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the South Carolina State Board of Education. Coastal Carolina University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The Department of Computer Science is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY Q UICK F ACTS Founded: 1954 (founded as Coastal Carolina Junior College - Finances independent since 1993) Tuition for 2005-2006 In-state: $3,430 per semester Student Profile Out-of-state: $7,550 per semester Enrollment Residence Halls 7,613 students $3,140 per semester includes meal plans, student health services South Carolina residents: 61 percent and Internet access. Out-of-state residents: 37 percent from 45 states International students: 2 percent from 41 countries Financial Aid Male students: 43 percent Total federal funds: $14.1 million Female students: 57 percent Total financial aid awarded: $26 million Average SAT score for first-time freshmen: 1,041 Students with financial aid: 66 percent
Faculty Budget Full-time faculty members: 220 Total current funds: $95.2 million Faculty members with doctoral or terminal degrees: 78 percent State appropriations: 13 percent of total current funds Student to faculty ratio: 19:1 Economic impact: Over $210 million
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 27 MYRTLE B EACH , SOUTH C AROLINA
The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand the region’s population grew, but slowly. Landowners Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina gradually developed large plantations in the area, with rice coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into as the principal crop. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the premier resort destination on the East Coast. Our 25,000 people began to “vacation” here, although it was quite rustic. permanent residents welcome millions of visitors each year Houses and camps were sparse, and there were few permanent to this full-service resort community. Guests come to enjoy residents at the turn of the century. But, drawn by the ocean, the wide beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and an incredible range sand and trees, people began to call Myrtle Beach “home” as of activities and entertainment. the 1900s progressed. Myrtle Beach was incorporated as a town in 1938 and Today, Myrtle Beach is a well known destination for became a city in 1957. Its name comes from the wax myrtle, vacationers from around the country, Canada and abroad. a shrub which grows abundantly in the area. History records According to the 2000 Census, the city is at the center of the that a party of Spaniards from Hispaniola landed about 50 13th fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. It is also one miles north of present-day of the golf capitals of the world, Myrtle Beach in 1526 and boasting over 100 golf courses eventually established the fi rst within a 40-mile radius. European settlement in the U.S. about 30 miles to the south. The settlement, San Miguel de Cauldape, was abandoned the following year, though, and the group returned to Hispaniola. In the next three centuries,
28 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Ronald R. Ingle became Coastal Carolina University’s first president on July 1, 1993. His appointment was announced shortly after the institution gained its present status as an independent, public university, ending its 34-year affiliation with the University of South Carolina as a branch campus. The university Ingle leads has made remarkable progress in its first decade of independence. More than 5,000 students are enrolled at Coastal, and more than 30 percent of them are out-of-state students from almost every state in the nation as well as 49 foreign countries. To service the increase in enrollment and the growth of Coastal’s academic programs, President Ingle has directed a $75 million capital expansion which has added more than 30 percent more building space on the 260 acre campus located near Myrtle Beach, S.C. A hallmark of President Ingle’s administration has been the development of strategic partnerships which have strengthened Coastal’s long tradition of university-community collaboration. Ingle spearheaded the visit of the Freedom Schooner Amistad to South Carolina in fall 2001. Apart from its extraordinary success as an educational tool, this event dealt head-on with serious issues of racial diversity and reconciliation which engaged the entire community. Ingle is a founding leader of the North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), a 10-county economic development initiative anchored by Coastal and Francis Marion University. Under Ingle’s leadership, Coastal’s reputation as a premier undergraduate, liberal arts institution has flourished. The university’s solid core foundation-science, business, education, and the humanities-is strong. Moreover, several individual majors which have been developed to take advantage of the unique resources of the area (e.g., marine science, professional golf management, professional tourism management) are recognized as some of the finest in the country. Born and reared in Moncks Corner, S.C. Ingle earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Wofford College in 1962 and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Florida State University in 1963. After serving a tour of active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966, he earned a doctorate in psychology from The Ohio State University in 1972. Ingle has held administrative and faculty positions at Kennesaw College, South Georgia College and The Ohio State University. He served as associate dean of the College of Applied and Professional Sciences at the University of South Carolina before moving to Coastal Carolina in 1988 as vice chancellor for Coastal Carolina President Dr. Ron Ingle (left) and Matt Hogue, the academic affairs. Voice of the Chanticleers, discuss a men’s basketball game on the Chanticleers Televison Network. Dr. Ingle and his wife Judy President Ingle has been appointed by the South Carolina governor to the are the Chants’ number one fans as they are cheering at almost Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) as one of five representatives from every home event. the state. He has been elected by the national membership to the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Ingle and his wife, Judy, have two sons: David and Stephen; and two grandchildren. Judy is coordinator of middle and secondary language arts for the Georgetown County School District. She is originally from Florence, Alabama.
COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY E XECUTIVE A DMINISTRATORS
Ronald R. Peter Sally Janis Edgar Marvin Danny Judy Lynn Richard Ingle Barr Horner Chesson Dyer Marozas Nicholson Vogt Willett Weldon President Provost Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice for for for for for for for President Organizational University Information Development Enrollment Student Administration Development Relations/ Technology Services Affairs and Human University Services/ Resources Legal Counsel CIO
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 29 COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY ATHLETIC D EPARTMENT Warren D. “Moose” Koegel is starting his team meeting rooms, locker rooms for football and men’s and women’s soccer, sixth year as the Director of Athletics at Coastal offices for all coaches and staff, and several conference rooms. The facility will Carolina University. President Ronald R. Ingle also become the new home for the Coastal Carolina University Buddy Sasser introduced Koegel as the Chanticleers’ fifth Athletic Athletic Hall of Fame. Director since 1986 on October 6, 2000. Koegel came to Coastal Carolina from the University of Tennessee at In Koegel’s years at the helm of the Coastal Chattanoga, where he had served as an associate athletic director from 1998-2000. Carolina Athletic Department, the Chanticleers At Chattanooga, Koegel helped manage a $5.2 million budget for 16 NCAA Division have flourished both on and off the fields of play. In I sports. His other administrative responsibilities included business operations, his tenure to date, Coastal has been represented in athletic scholarships, marketing and serving as the liaison to the coaching staff. He NCAA Championships in men’s soccer, men’s and also served on the steering committee for the NCAA I-AA National Championships women’s cross country,women’s tennis, men’s Football Game. golf, women’s golf, softball, baseball, women’s Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, he had served on the football coaching staffs indoor track and field, and men’s and women’s at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University and the University of Wyoming. outdoor track and field. Coastal Carolina also has During his tenure on the football coaching staff at the University of Connecticut won the prestigious George F. “Buddy” Sasser from 1992 to 1997, he was recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach as well Cup three times, including their second consecutive award in 2004-05, awarded as interim head coach in 1993. Koegel was an assistant football coach at Rutgers annually to the top athletic department in the Big South Conference. In addition University from 1984 to 1990 and Wyoming University from 1977 to 1983. to the work in their sport, Coastal’s almost 400 student-athletes combined for just Koegel played in the National Football League from 1971 to 1976, spending under a 3.0 grade point average during the 2004-05 academic year. time with the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He starred Coastal Carolina’s 17 current NCAA Division I sports continue to flourish, at Penn State University under legendary football coach Joe Paterno. He was including the most recent addition to the Chanticleers’ athletic department co-captain of the Nittany Lions his senior season and earned a bachelor’s degree — football. Football, which kicked off with the 2003 season and won its first Big in 1971. During his college career, he was a Third Team All-American as a senior South Championships in 2004 in just its second year of play, competes at the NCAA and played on two Orange Bowl champion teams. He also played in the Hula Bowl, Division I-AA level. Coastal completed construction on a 6,408-seat state-of-the-art East-West Shrine Game and the College All-State Game. Koegel received Penn stadium in 2003, which will be expanding in the near future. A new athletic facility State’s Dedicated Player and Outstanding Senior Awards. which will house the entire athletic department is also slated for the near future. Koegel and his wife Elaine have one daughter, Kathryn. The new athletic facility will include an expanded weight room, training room, COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
Brian Ashley Lauren Ashman Kristen Bauer Dwayne Beam David Bennett Alan Connie Jess Dannelly Jody Davis Shaun Docking Renee Edwards Women’s Golf Asst. Compliance Women’s Volleyball Assistant Athletic Football Coach Women’s XC & Associate A.D./ Women’s Men’s Soccer Laundry Coach Coordinator Coach Trainer Track & Field Coach Softball Coach Tennis Coach Coach Supervisor
Ken Faircloth Sue Geesey-Jean Gary Gilmore Bruce Gregory Matt Hogue James Horne Melinda Hyman Al Jean Jeff Jacobs Alan LeForce Ticket Head Athletic Baseball Coach Director of Assoc. A.D. for Assistant Ticket Marketing Strength & Men’s XC & Track & Women’s Manager Trainer Compliance Public Relations Manager Assistant Conditioning Coach Field Coach Basketball Coach
Gina Markland John Martin Joe Mazurkiewicz Buzz Peterson Jeff Pounds Chris Powers Kent Reichert Mark Roach Cari Rowe Gina Simeone Associate A.D/ Asst. A.D. for Assoc. A.D. for Men’s Basketball Assistant Athletic Men’s Tennis Asst. Dir. for Senior Associate Event Operations Cheerleading SWA Media Relations Academics Coach Trainer Coach Media Relations A.D. Coordinator Coach
Lauren Simmons Gayle Skipper Jennifer Spindler Bruce Stewart Allen Terrell Melissa Todd Linda Vereen Administrative Athletic Business Assistant Athletic Associate A.D. for Director of Golf/ Administrative Faculty Athletic Assistant Manager Trainer Finance Men’s Golf Coach Assistant Representative
30 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY ATHLETIC F ACILITIES
Coastal Carolina University provides quality athletic facilities for its teams to compete on. Brooks Stadium (bottom left) is the newest addition to the CCU landscape, housing the two-time Big South champion football program in just three years of play. • The Chanticleer baseball program has won nearly 75 percent of its games at Charles L. Watson Stadium (pictured top left) through the years. Recently completed renovations to the Stadium added a locker room and lounge for the players. • Coastal Carolina Track and Field facility (top middle) is among the finest on the East Coast and is the home of numerous events during the year. • Kimbel Arena (upper middle left) houses Coastal’s men’s and women’s basketball program and the volleyball program. • The Coastal Carolina’s athletic training room (pictured lower middle left) is located within Kimbel Arena and houses rehab and treatment equipment for the Chanticleer student-athletes. • Coastal Carolina Stadium (top right) has seen Coastal Carolina’s softball program win over 70 per- cent of its home contests. The facility continues to grow with a press box and new dugouts added in recent years. • The Dunes Golf and Beach Club (middle right) is one of over 100 courses located within 45 miles of Coastal Carolina University. • The Billy Nichols Tennis Center and Joseph Holiday Courts (center) give Coastal’s men’s and women’s tennis programs a first-class home advantage. The facility includes six courts and seating for fans. • The soccer programs play at the CCU Soccer Field (bottom right).
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 31 NCAA COMPLIANCE THE INITIAL ELIGIBILITY CLEARINGHOUSE complimentary admissions are for the exclusive use of the prospect and those What is the Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse? persons accompanying him on the visit. They can be issued only on an individual If you intend to participate in Division I athletics as a freshman, you must register game basis. with and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Your high school counselor should provide you with the student-release form and a red brochure PHONE CALLS & CONTACTS titled, “Making Sure You Are Eligible to Participate in College Sports.” Who can call me on the phone? When? How often? How do I register with the Clearinghouse? Faculty members and coaches are permitted to call you once during the month Complete the student-release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form of March of your junior year (all sports other than football). Football may call you to the Clearinghouse along with the registration fee or register online at www. once during the month of May of your junior year. Additional calls may be made NCAAClearinghouse.net. You should apply for certification after your junior year after July 1 of your junior year (all sports other than football and basketball), June in high school if you are sure you wish to participate in intercollegiate athletics as a 21 for basketball and September 1 for football. After that date, a coach or faculty freshman at a Division I or II institution. If you fail to submit all required documents, member can call you or your parents or legal guardian once a week. Boosters your incomplete file will be discarded after three years, requiring you to pay a new are not permitted to call. fee if certification is requested after that time. In sports other than football, it is permissible to make one in-person, off What else does the Clearinghouse need to certify me? campus recruiting contact with you during the month of April of your junior After graduation and before school closes for the summer, your high school year, then again once per week after July 1 during a contact period, limited to must send the Clearinghouse a copy of your final transcript that confirms three. Football is permitted to do so beginning September 1 and is limited to six graduation from high school. You must also have your ACT or SAT scores sent during a contact period. to the Clearinghouse. When are coaches or faculty members allowed unlimited calls to me? How do I have my test scores sent to the Clearinghouse? At the following times: During the five days immediately before your official visit Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. You can accomplish to that university; on the day of a coach’s off-campus contact with you; during the this by marking code 9999 as one of the institutions to receive your scores, or time beginning with the initial National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing date in your submit a request for an “Additional Score Report” to the appropriate testing sport through the two days after the signing date. agency. Can I call coaches collect or toll free? When? Effective August 1, 2005... Yes. You may call coaches or universities collect or use a toll-free (1 800) For prospective student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution on or number. They may receive calls on or after July 1 after you complete your junior after August 1, 2005, you must meet the new 14 core course rule. The core year of high school. requirements are: CORRESPONDENCE AND RECRUITING MATERIALS • 4 years of English From whom can I receive letters? Beginning when? • 2 years of Mathematics Coaches, faculty members and students (but not boosters) can send you • 2 years of Natural/Physical Science letters, starting September 1 of your junior year in high school. (at the conclusion • 1 year of additional English, Math or Natural/Physical Science of sophomore year for men’s basketball) • 2 years of Social Science What can a university send me? • 3 years of additional courses (from above or foreign language, A Division I institution may provide you with the following material: general nondoctrinal religion, or philosophy) correspondence, including letters, U.S. Postal Service postcards and institutional Effective August 1, 2008, you will need to meet a 16-core course note cards, and materials printed on plain white paper with black ink; business requirement. cards; e-mail and instant messages; NCAA educational information; pre-enrollment RECRUITING REGULATIONS information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with the university; When do I become a perspective student-athlete? one athletic publication (media guide or recruiting guide) which may include only When you start ninth-grade classes. Before the ninth grade, you become a one color printing inside; schedule cards. perspective student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or friends) any Can they send me anything prior to my junior year? financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to all prospective Only questionnaires and summer camp brochures. students. Can any other materials be mailed to me? When is a college considered to be recruiting me? No. Game programs, which may not include posters, can be provided only If any coach or representative of the college’s athletics interests approaches during official or unofficial visits to the school’s campus. The same restrictions you (or any member of your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics apply to student-athlete handbooks. at that college. SUMMER JOBS Who can recruit me? Can a university I have signed with help me get a summer job? Beginning Only university coaches and staff. Alumni and friends of the university are NOT when? permitted to contact prospective student-athletes in any way. After you sign a National Letter of Intent, the school you signed with may OFFICIAL VISITS arrange summer employment for you. That employment may begin AFTER you How many official visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when? graduate from high school . Each prospective student-athlete is limited to five official visits which may be taken following the opening day of classes of your senior year of high school. What must the school have from me before I take an official visit? Any questions? The recruiting institution must already have a high school or a college transcript and ACT or SAT test scores on file. If you should have any further questions, please contact Bruce Gregory, Coastal Carolina Director of UNOFFICIAL VISITS Athletics Compliance. He may be reached via email at Can I pay my own way to visit a college campus? Starting when? [email protected] or by phone at 843-349-2839. You may visit an institution’s campus at your own expense an unlimited number of times before your senior year of high school and continuing in your You can also gain further information through senior year. This is an unofficial visit. the NCAA’s web site at www.ncaa.org) and the web What can the school give me when I go on an unofficial visit? address for the NCAA Clearinghouse, located at www. NCAAClearinghouse.net. A maximum of three complimentary admissions to a campus athletic event in which that school’s team is competing, issued through a pass list only. Such
32 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 2004-05 SASSER C UP C HAMPIONS • Men’s basketball’s Pele Paelay named honorable mention All-American by the COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY WON A B IG S OUTH C ONFERENCE Associated Press RECORD SEVENTH S ASSER C UP FROM ITS EFFORTS DURING THE • Women’s triple jumper Chasity Johnson earns All-American honors at the NCAA 2004-05 SEASONS . D URING THAT TIME , C OASTAL C AROLINA Indoor Track & Field Championships ATHLETICS H AD : • Men’s golfer Dustin Johnson wins the Mike Costanzo • Six Big South Team Champions (Football, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross individual title at the NCAA East Regional Country, Women’s Outdoor Track, Men’s Golf and Women’s Golf) and earns Third Team All-American from • Four NCAA Teams (Men’s Soccer, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf and Baseball) the Golf Coaches Association of America and Three Individual NCAA Qualifiers (Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Men’s • Baseball becomes the first team in the Outdoor Track and Field, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field) Big South to win 50 games in a season. • Seven Big South Coaches of the Year (Football, Women’s Cross Country, • Baseball earns the top seed in the Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, Tempe Regional, the first ever No. 1 seed Baseball) and one Regional Coach of the Year (Football). for any Big South school in any sport. • Eight Big South Athletes of the Year (Football (Offensive), Women’s Indoor • Baseball’s Mike Costanzo earns numer- Track & Field (field performer), Men’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, ous awards throughout the season, including Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Track and Field (overall), Baseball) being named All-American by the National • Six Big South Freshman of the Year (Women’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (first Basketball, Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, Women’s Tennis) team), Baseball America (first team), Colle- • Three Big South Scholar Athletes of the Year (Women’s Golf, Women’s Tennis, giate Baseball Louisville Slugger (first team) Men’s Tennis) and USA Today Sports Weekly (second • Big South Men’s Soccer Tournament MVP, Men’s Golf Medalist and Women’s team). Golf Medalist • Six baseball players drafted in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Draft, • Men’s golf advances to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school including Mike Costanzo drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Phillies and league history after finishing eighth at the NCAA East Regional • Men’s pole vaulter Mark Johnson earns All-American honors at the NCAA • 92 All-Conference selections Outdoor Track and Field Championships. • Two CoSIDA Academic All-America award winners - Marie Matrka (first team-At- Large-women’s tennis) and Line Cordes (second team-At-Large-Women’s Golf) • Six CoSIDA Academic All-District award winners 56 B IG S OUTH C ONFERENCE C HAMPIONSHIPS • Cumulative grade point average of all women’s teams is 3.255, as com- BASEBALL -- 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 pared to a 2.991 cumulative g.p.a. of female degree-seeking students. MEN ’S B ASKETBALL -- 1990, 1991, 1993 • Ranked sixth in the nation in Division I-AA football attendance with an average FOOTBALL -- 2004 of 97% capacity at Brooks Stadium during the second season of play. MEN ’S S OCCER -- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004 • Football wins the Big South title in just its second year of play and finishes the SOFTBALL -- 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001 VOLLEYBALL -- 1996, 1998 season ranked in the top-25 of three major national polls and receiving votes in MEN ’S G OLF -- 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 the fourth. WOMEN ’S G OLF -- 1992, 1998, 2005 • Football has its first-ever All-Americans in Antwon Trice (third team) and Nick WOMEN ’S C ROSS C OUNTRY -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, Johnson (honorable mention). Additionally, seven players are named to the All- 2003, 2004 Eastern Region teams by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. MEN ’S C ROSS C OUNTRY -- 1993, 1995, 1996 • Men’s soccer has two players drafted in the Major League Soccer (MLS) WOMEN ’S I NDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 2004 SuperDraft (Mubarike Chisoni - Los Angeles, Boyzzz Khumalo - Chicago) WOMEN ’S O UTDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 2004, 2005 • One NSCAA/adidas Men’s Soccer All-American and two All-Region selections, MEN ’S O UTDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 2003 as well as men’s soccer assistant coach named one of the top 20 assistant coaches of the year by College Soccer News 48 NCAA C HAMPIONSHIPS A PPEARANCES • Third straight NSCAA/adidas All-Academic Women’s Soccer Team honor BASEBALL -- 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 • Women’s cross country named to WICCCA All-Academic Team MEN ’S B ASKETBALL -- 1991, 1993 MEN ’S S OCCER -- 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 SOFTBALL -- 1998, 2000, 2001 VOLLEYBALL -- 1996, 1998 MEN ’S G OLF -- 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Women’s golfer Line WOMEN ’S G OLF -- 2005 Cordes receiving the Big MEN ’S C ROSS C OUNTRY -- 2002, 2003 South Conference Player WOMEN ’S C ROSS C OUNTRY -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003 of the Year award. MEN ’S O UTDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 2004, 2005 WOMEN ’S I NDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 WOMEN ’S O UTDOOR T RACK & F IELD -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 MEN ’S T ENNIS -- 1989, 1993, 1994 WOMEN ’S T ENNIS -- 2001
SCHOOLS COASTAL HAS DEFEATED SINCE 2000 Clemson • South Carolina • North Carolina • N.C. State • Penn State • Georgia Tech • Hawai’i • UCLA • Wake Forest • Louisville • Duke • Virginia • Purdue • Kentucky Arkansas • Hofstra • Florida Atlantic • East Carolina • Ohio State • St. John’s • California • Iowa State • Washington State • Illinois • Virginia Tech • Syracuse • Texas Tech South Florida • Oregon • Alabama • Oregon State • Davidson • Bradley • Temple • Boston College • Ball State • Seton Hall • Evansville • George Mason • Louisiana-Lafayette UNLV • Pittsburgh • West Virginia • UNLV • Kent State
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 33 BIG S OUTH CONFERENCE
For more than 20 years, the Big South Conference has once again air on ESPN2 as part of the network’s “Championships recognizes student-athletes graduating with a 4.0 grade point been a progressive, NCAA Division I athletic conference reflecting Week” programming. The Conference also boasts relationships average. Furthermore, the Conference’s Sports Information the energy and growth of the Southeastern United States. with FSN South, Comcast SportsNet (CSN), Comcast Sports Directors annually select a Scholar-Athlete in each Conference Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured into a competitive Southeast (CSS), College Sports Television (CSTV), Fox College sport, plus a male and female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence both on Sports (FCS), and ESPNU. In addition, the Big South Television League’s outreach program includes a community day, at which the field of play and in the classroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., Network (BSTN) will again air football and basketball games to select student-athletes help a local charity, such as Habitat for the Big South Conference’s growing presence as an NCAA local affiliates throughout the region. Humanity. Division I athletic league is evident by competitive success on The Big South enjoyed its finest athletic season to date The Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, in 2004-05, as evident by several “firsts” in League annals. Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director increased football and basketball television packages, the Former Gardner-Webb standout Jim Maxwell was the first Big Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry enhancement of the quality of the student-athlete experience, South player to play in the NFL; Liberty’s Josh McDougal was the initially began recruiting members into the Big South. One month and strategic planning that will carry the Big South Conference League’s first cross country All-American; Winthrop’s Mary Hock later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s throughout the 21st Century. was the Big South’s first volleyball All-American; Gardner-Webb’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. The Now in its 22 nd year of existence, the Big South Conference Harold Wells was the Conference’s first consensus All-American League’s seven charter members were Armstrong State, Augusta, is emerging, providing quality athletic competition while in football; Liberty became the first Big South basketball team Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Radford and intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social and athletic – men’s or women’s – to win an NCAA first round game and Winthrop. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring development of each student-athlete. The League consists reached the Sweet 16; a record four student-athletes earned Dr. Singleton as Commissioner. Under Sasser’s leadership, the of nine member institutions: Birmingham-Southern College, All-America honors in indoor track & field; Liberty’s Katie Feenstra Conference implemented its public relations and compliance Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, was the first Big South player ever drafted in the WNBA; Coastal programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television High Point University, Liberty University, UNC Asheville, Radford Carolina’s men’s golf team became the first Big South squad to package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the University, Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop University, while qualify for the national golf Championships; Coastal Carolina’s finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so integral to the growth its geographic breakdown features Alabama (1 member), North baseball team earned the League’s first No. 1 seed in the NCAAs; and foundation of the League that in 2000, the Commissioner’s Carolina (2), South Carolina (3) and Virginia (3). Gardner-Webb a record 16 players were selected in the MLB Draft, including Cup — the annual award given to the institution with the most University is an associate member in football. three in the second round; and a League-high 22 student-athletes successful athletic year — was renamed the George F. Sasser In the Fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed the addition earned All-America honors. Cup. of football as a Conference sport, bringing the number of Division Last year’s academic success mirrored the on-field In 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser, who would I Championships programs the Big South sponsors to 18. The achievements. Nine student-athletes earned Academic All- continue to serve the League as Director of Athletics at Coastal League sponsors nine Championships sports for men: baseball, America accolades, including three first-team selections, while 23 Carolina until his retirement in 1999. During his nine-year tenure, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, indoor/outdoor were named Academic All-District. In football, four players were Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting track, and tennis, as well as nine for women: basketball, cross named to the 36-member I-AA Athletics Directors Association the Conference, including the development of the Big South country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor/outdoor track and Academic All-Star Team, the Big South’s largest representation Marketing Group, which has resulted in increased revenues and volleyball. Again this year, Big South champions in men’s and on the national team in its three-year football history. In addition, exposure for the Conference and its members. He also brought women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s 50.7% of the Conference’s student-athletes achieved at least a television coverage to Big South women’s basketball and baseball and women’s golf, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis 3.0 grade point average in 2004-05 and were named to the Big for the first in Conference history, created the Big South Television and men’s and women’s track & field will receive automatic bids South’s Presidential Honor Roll. Network in 2001 — which enjoyed a League-high 18 affiliates in to NCAA Championships. In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2003-04, the Big 2004-05, and was the driving force behind the formation of the The Big South continues to secure aggressive television South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame class, which included 11 Big South Hall of Fame. Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big packages, making the Conference one of the leaders among all former student-athletes and administrators who were an integral South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re- Division I Leagues in television exposure for its student-athletes. part in the Big South’s early development and vitality. The Hall of affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference During the 2004-05 season, a League-record six football games Fame now stands at 20 members, as five more individuals were committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic were televised, men’s and women’s basketball had several inducted in the Spring of 2005. In addition to the Big South’s competition. In addition, Kallander has solidified membership regular-season games broadcast in addition to the tournament athletic accomplishments, the League also recognizes and honors with the addition of High Point in 1999, Birmingham-Southern in semifinals and finals, and Big South baseball was televised for academic excellence. Each year, the Presidential Honor Roll 2000 and Virginia Military Institute in 2003. the first time in League history. Entering this season, the 2006 and the George A. Christenberry Awards honor student-athletes’ Advance Auto Parts Men’s Basketball Championships game will outstanding work in the classroom. The Christenberry Award BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE GEORGE F. “BUDDY” SASSER CUP Coastal Carolina University won the prestigious George F. 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100 “Buddy” Sasser Cup for a record-setting seventh time in 2004-05. Charlotte, NC 28226 The Sasser Cup, named for the former Coastal Carolina Athletic (704) 341-7990 Director and Big South Commis- sioner, honors the top overall ath- Fax: (704) 341-7991 letic department in the Big South www.BigSouthSports.com Conference. The award is based on a point system, with points being awarded based upon each school’s finish in each of the 18 sports. The Chanticleers’ seven Sasser Cup awards are the most earned by one school in Big South history. Coastal won the 2004-05 award by capturing Big South titles in football, men’s soccer, women’s Kyle Mark Nic Lauren cross country, women’s outdoor Kallander Simpson Bowman Cooper Commissioner Director- Assistant Coordinator of track, men’s golf and women’s golf. Public Director- Creative In addition to the Big South honors, Relations Public Services Coastal Carolina was represented in seven different NCAA Relations Championships.
34 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 2005 B IG S OUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country 2004 Women’s Indoor Track Championships Coastal Men’s Scorers 100 Meter Dash- 5. Charles Proctor 11.11 Championships Blacksburg, Va. - Feb. 20, 2005 800 Meter Run - 2. Nelson Oliveira 1:55.25 October 29, 2005 - Lexington, Va. 1500 Meter Run - 2. Nelson Oliveira 4:00.63 Team Results 6. Doug Currie 4:02.14 1. Liberty 176.5 Men’s Team Results 5000 Meter Run - 2. Terah Kipchiris 14:54.12 2. Coastal Carolina 173.0 1. Liberty 26 6. Doug Currie 15:21.04 3. Charleston Southern 70.50 7. Johnny Mitchell 15:29.77 2. VMI 73 4. Radford 58 10000 Meter Run- 2. Terah Kipchiris 31:04.23 3. High Point 80 5. High Point 47 7. Jake Morris 32:58.01 4. Coastal Carolina 81 6. UNC Asheville 33 110 Hurdles - 5. Jim Chmelik 15.71 5. UNC Asheville 110 7. VMI 30 8. Chad Smith 16.17 6. Radford 139 8. Winthrop 27 7. Winthrop 170 400m Hurdles- 2. Kendal White 53.55 4. Chad Smith 55.75 8. Birmingham-Southern 193 Outstanding Track Performer: Jemissa Hess - High Point 8. Paul Scheuer 1:13.44 Outstanding Field Performer: Chasity Johnson - Coastal Carolina 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Terah Kipchiris 9:08.68 Men’s Awards Coach of the Year: Brant Tolmsa - Liberty 6. Justin Foxworth 9:37.61 Coach of the Year : Brant Tolsma, - Liberty Scholar Athlete: Danielle McNaney - Liberty 4x400 Relay - 3. Coastal Carolina 3:17.50 Runner of the Year : Josh McDougal - Liberty Coastal Results (Scheuer, Maxwell, White, Cowan) Freshman of the Year : Tamas Kovacs - High Point 60 Meter Dash 2. Chasity Johnson 7.69 High Jump - 2. Taylor McFadden 2.01m Scholar-Athlete : Evan Falat - Liberty 200 Meter Dash - 1. Chasity Johnson 24.71 Pole Vault - 1. Mark Johnson 4.79m 400 Meter Dash - 4. Ebony Brown 57.84 2. Tim Roa 4.79m Men’s All-Conference Team 8. Felisha Jacobs 1:00.06 15. Tammy Koch 1:04.17 5. Ray Felton 4.19m Josh McDougal – Liberty Triple Jump - 1. Taylor McFadden 14.93m Tamas Kovacs – High Point 800 Meter Run 4. Christina Mohr 2:17.58 8. Kim Nemergut 2:20.36 3. Tim Roa 14.47m Nelson Oliveira – Coastal Carolina 7. Micheal Streater 13.55m Clint Jackson – Liberty 10. Danielle Hagler 2:24.40 11. Jessica Goeden 2:24.88 Shot-put - 7. Galen Jones 13.98m Jarvis Jelen – Liberty Discus Throw - 8. Galen Jones 40.65m Evan Falat – Liberty 1 Mile Run - 2. Christina Mohr 4:58.86 3. Kim Nemergut 5:03.40 Hammer Throw - 4. Galen Jones 40.65m Donnie Mikels – VMI Javelin Throw: 3. Steve Dowens 54.17m Doug Currie – Coastal Carolina 10. Nikki Jasperson 5:28.77 12. Eileen Wicker 5:32.61 5. Ray Felton 48.47m Root Kirbach – UNC Asheville 3000 Meter Run - 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 10:15.93 Decathalon: 2. Ray Felton 6,383 pts. Drew Ponder – Liberty 2. Christina Mohr 10:17.93 5. Lindsey Kozlowski 10:41.00 Coastal Women’s Scorers Men’s Results (Top 5 and Coastal Finishers) 9. Aubrey Bergquist 10:57.39 100 Meter Dash - 2. Chasity Johnson 12.40 1. Josh McDougal Liberty 24:00.46 5000 Meter Run - 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 18:08.47 5. Courtney Lemon 12.74 2. Tamas Kovacs High Point 25:14.88 3. Lindsey Kozlowski 18:15.13 200 Meter Dash - 1. Chasity Johnson 24.84 3. Nelson Oliveira Coastal Carolna 25:30.45 6. Claudia Witte 18:35.20 400 Meter Dash 1. Ebony Brown 56.96 4. Clint Jackson Liberty 25:30.53 8. Aubrey Bergquist 18:52.46 800 Meter Run - 5. Kim Nemergut 2:19.98 5. Jarvis Jelen Liberty 25:32.01 60 M Hurdles - 8. Felisha Jacobs 9.32 8. Christina Mohr 2:23.32 8. Doug Currie Coastal Carolina 25:53.49 4x400 Relay - 3. Coastal Carolina 3:58.06 1500 Meter Run - 2. Anne Marie Moutsinga 4:46.26 16. Blair Paul Coastal Carolina 26:31.88 Distance Medley - 1. Coastal Carolina 12:37.99 5. Christina Mohr 4:43.10 19. Justin Foxworth Coastal Carolina 26:39.08 High Jump - 5. Chasity Johnson 1.58m 6. Kim Nemergut 4:51.36 35. Jake Morris Coastal Carolina 27:19.38 11. Eilsha Tegeder 1.48m 7. Danielle Hagler 4:52.72 Pole Vault - 5. Monique Gibson 2.55m 5000 Meter Run - 2. Christina Mohr 17:48.26 Women’s Team Results 6. Elisha Tegeder 2.55m 3. Anne Marie Moutsinga 17:55.20 1. Coastal Carolina 27 Long Jump - 1. Chasity Johnson 5.94m 5. Claudia Witte 18:17.61 2. Liberty 47 10. Ebony Brown 5.21m 10000 Meter Run 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 37:40.61 3. High Point 79 11. Felisha Jacobs 5.16m 4. Claudia Witte 38:26.17 4. Winthrop 119 16. DeMiracle Washington 4.46m 5. Lindsey Kozlowski 38:31.44 100 M Hurdles 6. Ebony Brown 15.19 5. VMI 156 Triple Jump - 1. Johson, Chasity 13.17m 7. Felisha Jacobs 15.26 6. Birmingham-Southern 159 5. DeMiracle Washington 11.43m 8. Elisha Tegeder 15.43 7. UNC Asheville 171 8. Felisha Jacobs 11.05m 400 M Hurdles - 3. Ebony Brown 1:00.73 8. Radford 222 9. Ebony Brown 10.90m Shot Put - 3. Sylvia Galarza 13.88m 5. Felisha Jacobs 1:02.42 6. Tamara Bryant 13.24m 8. Elisha Tegeder 1:07.72 Women’s Awards 3000 M Steeple - 1. Lindsey Kozlowski 11:24.10 Coach of the Year : Alan Connie - Coastal Carolina 11. Jessica Pressley 11.98m Weight Throw - 2. Tamara Bryant 17.46m 3. Eileen Wicker 11:38.27 Runner of the Year : Anne Marie Moutsinga - Coastal Carolina 4. Jessica Pressley 17.09m 5. Jessica Goeden 12:07.51 Freshman of the Year: Saskia Janssen - Coastal Carolina 5. Brittany Reid 16.85m 4x100 Relay - 3. Coastal Carolina 47.76 Scholar-Athlete : Carrie Selmer, Winthrop 6. Karen Olesky 15.80m ( Lemon, Brown, Jacobs, Johnson ) Women’s All-Conference Team 4X400 Relay- 2. Coastal Carolina 3:56.83 Anne Marie Moutsinga – Coastal Carolina 2005 Men’s & Women’s Outdoor ( Brown, Jacobs, Tegeder, Johnson) Sarah Roberts – Liberty High Jump - 2. Chasity Johnson 1.73m Saska Janssen – Coastal Carolina Track and Field Championships Pole Vault - 2. Laura Flath 3.04m Kali Burt – High Point Apr. 16-18, 2005 - Lexington, Va. 4. Eilsha Tegeder 2.59m Felicitas Mensing – Coastal Carolina Long Jump - 1. Chasity Johnson 6.02m Estelle Oberson – Coastal Carolina Men’s Top 3 Team Results Triple Jump - 1. Chasity Johnson 12.75m Carrie Selmer – Winthrop 1 Liberty 200 4. Felisha Jacobs 11.61m Danielle Jordan – Liberty 2. Coastal Carolina 158 7. DeMiracle Washington 11.35m Carol Jefferson – Liberty 3. VMI 116 8. Ebony Brown 10.85m Kelsey Stafford – VMI Shot Put - 3. Brittany Reid 14.19m Women’s Top 3 Team Results 4. Sylvia Galarza 13.54m Women’s Results (Top 5 and Coastal Finishers) 1. Coastal Carolina 285.50 5. Tamara Bryant 13.09m 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga Coastal Carolina 17:45.92 2. Liberty 230 Discus Throw - 1. Brittany Reid 46.94m 2. Sarah Roberts Liberty 18:03.19 3. Charleston Southern 75.50 2. Tamara Bryant 45.93m 3. Saskia Janssen Coastal Carolna 18:15.69 4. Sylvia Galarza 41.69m 4. Kali Burt High Point 18:19.95 Men’s Coaches of the Year: Brant Tolsma - Liberty/Mike Bozeman- 7. Courtney Nash 37.61m 5. Felicitas Mensing Coastal Carolina 18:29.21 VMI Hammer Throw - 2. Tamara Bryant 54.22m 6. Estelle Oberson Coastal Carolina 18:32.58 Men’s Outstanding Track: Josh McDougal - Liberty 3. Jessica Pressley 50.72m 12. Danielle Hagler Coastal Carolina 19:07.76 Men’s Outstanding Field: Garrett Brickner - VMI 4. Karen Olesky 49.90m Men’s Scholar Athlete of the Year: Ty Denby - VMI 5. Brittany Reid 49.20m Women’s Coach of the Year: Alan Connie - Coastal Carolina Javelin Throw - 2. Dana Sizemore 37.93m Women’s Outstanding Track: Maurika Quarles - Radford 3. Sylvia Galarza 36.90m Women’s Outstanding Field: Chasity Johnson - Coastal Carolina / 4. Jamie Mushatt-Valrie 36.34m Tiffany Evans - Radford Heptathlon - 2. Elisha Tegeder 3924 pts. Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year: Danielle McNaney- Liberty 4. Jessica Doolady 3668 pts.
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 35 MEN ’S XC/T RACK HONORS Big South Cross Country USCCCA All-Academic Big South Outdoor Track All-Academic Team (3) Team Champions Cross Country Team (5) Ken Cole ...... 2002 1993, 1995, 1996 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Keith Garramone ...... 2003 Terah Kipchiris ...... 2005 Big South Track and Field Team Champions USTCA All-Academic 2003 Track Team (2) Big South Outdoor Track 2002, 2003 Outstanding Field Performer (2) Southeast District Track Coach of the Year Nick Kenworthy ...... 2003 Andrew Allden ...... 2003 NCAA East Mike Roden ...... 2002 Regional Qualifiers (25) Big South Coach of the Year 2005 Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Big South Outdoor Track Andrew Allden ...... 2003 (OT) Galen Jones (Hammer) All-Conference Honors (105) Terah Kipchiris (3000 m SC) Trez Alford ...... 1998, 1999 Big South Cross Country Individual 2004 Dustin Cowan (4x400) Jason Andrews ...... 2000 Champions/Runners of the Year (2) Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) O’Neal Barnett ...... 1995 Terah Kipchiris ...... 2002, 2003 Thomas Jordan (Jav.) Gustav Berggren ...... 1997 Terah Kipchiris (5,000 m, 3000 m SC) Karl Byrne ...... 2000 (2) Big South Cross Country Paul Scheuer (4x400) Cornelius Camp ...... 1999 (2), 2000 Rookie of the Year (4) Jacob Simatwa (400m,800 m, 4x400) Daniel Carter ...... 1999 Brian Cross ...... 1995 Kendall White (400 m,4x400) Campbell Claridge ...... 2001 Albert Edman ...... 1996 2003 Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Ken Cole ...... 2002, 2003 Campbell Claridge ...... 1998 Nick Kenworthy (Discus, Hammer) Dustin Cowan ...... 2004 Nelson Oliveria ...... 2002 Nick Maxwell (4x400) Steve Dowens ...... 2005 Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump) Albert Edman ...... 1996, 1997 USCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team Member Paul Scheuer (4x400) Henrik Edmen ...... 1996 Jacob Simatwa (400 m, 800m, 4x400) Finbarr Egan ...... 1994, 1995 (2), 1996, 1997 Terah Kipchiris ...... 2003 Kendall White (400 m Hurd., 4x400) Ray Felton ...... 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004, 2005 Peter Fixler ...... 1996 NCAA Cross Country Big South Outdoor Track Champions (46) Keith Garramone ...... 2001, 2002 All-Southeast Region (3) 2005...... Terah Kipchiris (3000 m Steeplechase) Corey Hackett ...... 2001, 2002 Terah Kipchriris ...... 2002,2003 Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Chad Howey ...... 1997 Nelson Oliveira ...... 2005 Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump) Marcus Johnson ...... 2004 2004...... Dustin Cowan (4x400 m) Mark Johnson ...... 2003, 2004, 2005 Big South Cross Country Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Thomas Jordan ...... 2004 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2) Thomas Jordan (Javelin) Nick Kenworthy ...... 2001 (2), 2003 (2) Albert Edman ...... 1997 Terah Kipchiris (3,000 m SC, 5,000 m, 10,000 m) Terah Kipchiris ...... 2004 (3), 2005 (3) Michael Killoran ...... 2000 Paul Scheuer (4x400) Matt Maxwell ...... 1999, 2000, 2003 Jacob Simatwa (400 m, 800 m, 4x400) Nick Maxwell ...... 2004. 2005 Big South Cross Country Kendall White (400 m Hurd., 4x400 m) Tyler McCart ...... 1998 (2), 1999 (2), 2000 (2) All-Academic Team (5) 2003...... Jacob Simatwa (400 m, 4x400) Taylor McFadden ...... 2003, 2005 (2) Michael Killoran ...... 2001 Kendall White (400 m Hurd., 4x400) Jason Mosley ...... 1999 Nelson Oliveira ...... 2002, 2005 Paul Scheuer (4x400) Nelson Oliveria ...... 2004, 2005 (2) Terah Kipchiris ...... 2003, 2004 Nick Maxwell (4x400) Tim Roa...... 2005 (2) Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Matt Roden ...... 2002 Big South Cross Country Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump) Mike Roden ...... 2000 (2), 2002 (2), 2003 (2) David Rowland ...... 1995 All-Conference Honors (37) Nick Kenworthy (Discus, Hammer) 2002...... Ray Felton (4x400) Paul Scheuer ...... 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004. 2005 Graham Alig ...... 1993, 1994 Kendall White (4x400) Geoff Shute ...... 1997 Jason Andrews ...... 2000 Paul Scheuer (4x400) Jacob Simatwa ...... 2003 (2), 2004 (3) Gustav Berggren ...... 1996 Antonio Sullivan (4x400) Antonio Sullivan ...... 2002 Karl Byrne ...... 1999 Mike Roden (Discus) Michael Wagner ...... 2003 Bob Carr ...... 1986, 1988 Matt Roden (Hammer) Karl Walsh ...... 1995, 1997, 1998 Campbell Claridge ...... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001...... Nick Kenworthy (Discus) Kendall White ...... 2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004 (2), 2005 (2) ...... 2001 2000...... Jason Andrews (800 m) Brian Cross ...... 1995 Karl Byrne (1,500 m) Doug Currie ...... 2004, 2005 Tyler McCart (Hammer) South Carolina Collegiate Champions (12) John Decatur ...... 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 1999...... Cornelius Camp (100 m) 2003...... Paul Scheuer (200 m) Albert Edman ...... 1996, 1997 Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot) Kenny Jesensky (1,500 m) Finbarr Egan ...... 1995, 1996 Daniel Carter (Javelin) Mike Killoran (5,000 m) Chris Feist ...... 1999 1998...... Karl Walsh (10,000 m) Justin Foxworth (3,000 m Steeple.) Peter Fixler ...... 1995 Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot) Mark Johnson (Pole Vault) Chris Hogan ...... 1992 1997...... Gustav Berggren (5,000 m) 2002...... Campbell Claridge (1,500 m) Steve Johnson ...... 1990 1996...... Finbarr Egan (5,000 m) Mike Roden (Shot, Discus) Terah Kipchiris ...... 2002, 2003, 2004 1995...... Karl Walsh (5,000 m) 2001...... Nick Kenworthy (Discus) Mark Newell ...... 1992 David Rowland (10,000 m) 2000...... Jontae Snipes (400 m) Lou Nordeen ...... 1988 Jason Andrews (800 m, 1,500 m) Nelson Oliveria ...... 2002, 2003, 2005 Corey Hackett (Triple Jump) Karl Walsh ...... 1995, 1996 Big South Outdoor Track 1999...... Daniel Carter (Javelin) Dale Ward ...... 1990 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Keith Garramone ...... 2003
36 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide MEN ’S O UTDOOR TRACK R ECORDS 100-meter Dash 3000-meter Steeplechase Triple Jump 1. Cornelius Camp 10.63 2000 1. Terah Kipchiris 8:48.42 2005 1. Taylor Mcfadden 48’11.75”/14.93m 2005 2. Trez Alford 10.69 1998 2. Finbarr Egan 9:21.63 1996 2. Marcus Johnson 48’7”/14.81m 2004 3. Brandon Anderson 10.82 2004 3. Henrick Edmen 9:28.00 1996 3. Tim Roa 47’5.75”/14.47m 2005 4. Charles Proctor 10.92 2005 4. Johnny Mitchell 9:33.31 2005 4. Corey Hackett 47’3.5”/14.41m 2000 5. Paul Scheuer 10.97 2004 5. Justin Foxworth 9:37.61 2005 5. Matt Maxwell 44’11.75”/13.75m 1999
200-meter Dash 4x100-meter Relay Shot Put 1. Paul Scheuer 21.62 2002 1. Streater, Anderson, 41.39 2004 1. Mike Roden 51’1.75/15.59m 2002 2. Cornelius Camp 21.66 1999 Geiger, Scheuer 2. Jasper Brooks 49’7.75”/15.21m 2004 3. Jack Kulesza 21.73 2000 2. Snipes, Maxwell, 41.60 2000 3. Nick Kenworthy 47’2”/14.38m 2003 4. Brandon Anderson 21.89 2004 Kulesza, Camp 4. Galen Jones 46’1.25”/14.05m 2005 5. Antionio Sullivan 21.98 2002 5. Tyler McCart 45’9”/13.94m 1999 4x200-meter Relay 400-meter Dash 1. Alford, Kulesza, 1:29.32 1999 Discus 1. Jacob Simatwa 47.56 2004 Camp, Maxwell 1. Nick Kenthworthy 172’2”/52.48m 2001 2. Jontae Snipes 48.29 2000 2. Williams, Camp, 1:31.50 1999 2. Mike Roden 161’2”/49.12m 2003 3. Kendall White 48.82 2004 Maxwell, Hackett 3. Matt Roden 152’1”/46.37m 2002 4. Dustin Cowan 48.90 2004 4. Art Hill 145’2”/44.26m 2005 5. Paul Scheuer 49.04 2002 4x400-meter Relay 5. Jacob Edelman 144’5”/44.02m 2005 1. Scheuer, Cowan, 3:12.96 2004 800-meter Run White, Simatwa Hammer Throw 1. Jacob Simatwa 1:50.59 2004 2. Scheuer, White, 3:14.42 2003 1. Tyler McCart 206’5”/62.92m 2004 2. Kenny Jesensky 1:51.63 2004 Maxwell, Simatwa 2. Galen Jones 183’11”/56.06m 2005 3. Karl Byrne 1:52.55 2000 3. Scheuer, Maxwell, 3:15.81 2004 3. Matt Roden 177’9”/54.17m 2002 4. Jason Andrews 1:52.71 2000 Cowan, White 4. Nick Kentworthy 170’7”/52.00m 2001 5. Nelson Oliveira 1:54.26 2005 4. Scheuer, White, 3:16.72 2003 Felton, Simatwa Javelin 1,500-meter Run 5. Felton, White, 3:17.67 2002 1. Thomas Jordan 232’6”/70.87m 2004 1. Doug Currie 3:50.69 2005 Scheuer, Sullivan 2. Dan Carter 205’2”/62.54m 1999 2. Campbell Claridge 3:51.24 2000 3. Steve Dowens 186’2”/56.74m 2005 3. Nelson Oliveira 3:52.25 2005 4x800-meter Relay 4. Mike Wagner 175’7”/53.52m 2003 4. Albert Edman 3:53.73 1997 1. Jesensky, Currie , 7:44.13 2004 5. Ray Felton 174’8”/53.25m 2005 5. Terah Kipchiris 3:55.98 2004 Kipchiris, Simatwa 2. Newell, Barnett, 7:48.50 1995 Decathlon 5,000-meter Run Quick, Morgan 1. Matt Maxwell 6795 points 2000 1. Terah Kipchiris 14:22.10 2004 3. Claridge, Kiloran, 7:48.67 2000 2. Ray Felton 6446 points 2003 2. Finbarr Egan 14:25.95 1997 Andrews, Byrne 3. Keith Garramore 6153 points 2002 3. Nelson Oliveira 14:32.02 2005 4. Albert Edman 14:32.06 1998 Distance Medley Relay 5. Doug Currie 14:40.21 2005 1. Edman, Howey, Cross, Egan10:14.19 1996
10,000-meter Run High Jump 1. Terah Kipchiris 29:38.62 2005 1. Taylor McFadden 6’7”/2.01m 2005 2. Finbarr Egan 30:15.40 1997 2. Greg Shute 6’6.75”/2.00m 1997 3. Denny Kearns 31:14.30 1995 3. Matt Maxwell 6’6/1.98m 1998 4. Nelson Oliveira 31:21.37 2004 5. Jake Morris 32:44.80 2005 Pole Vault 1. Mark Johnson 17’5”/5.31m 2005 110-meter High Hurdles 2. Tim Roa 15’9”/4.80m 2005 1. Jim Chmelik 14.89 2005 3. Ray Felton 14’6”/4.42m 2003 2. Ken Cole 15.13 2002 4. Keith Garramone 14’5”/4.40m 2004 3. Ray Felton 15.27 2002 4. Kendall White 15.49 2002 Long Jump 5. Chad Smith 15.83 2005 1. Corey Hackett 23’6.75”/7.18m 2001 2. Michael Streater 23’4.5”/7.12m 2005 Terah Kipchiris 400-meter High Hurdles 3. Marcus Johnson 48’7”/7.10m 2005 1. Kendall White 52.83 2004 4. Matt Maxwell 23’1.25”/7.04m 1999 2. Paul Scheuer 53.82 2004 5. Chad Howey 22’3.75”/6.80m 1996 3. Chad Smith 55.75 2005 4. Jim Chmelik 56.41 2005 Doug Currie
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 37 WOMEN ’S XC/T RACK HONORS Alan Connie’s Valentine Stumpf ...... 1993, 1994 Big South Indoor Coach of the Year Honors (20) Shelley Tyler ...... 1989 Track & Field Champions (51) Cross Country ...... 1988, 1989, 1993,1995,1996 Sonja Vertacnik ...... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 2005...... Anne Marie Moutsinga 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Kelly Webb ...... 1988, 1989, 1990 ...... (5,000/3,000) Indoor T&F ...... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 Jaime Weisgerber ...... 1995 ...... Chasity Johnson Outdoor T&F ...... 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 Kym Weselak ...... 1999 ...... (200 m, Long Jump, Triple Jump) Eileen Wicker ...... 2003 2004...... Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 m, 5000m Regional Coach of the Year (Southeast) ...... 2004 Jolene Williams ...... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 ...... (DMR) Felicitas Mensing...... 2005 ...... Lital Azulay (DMR) Estelle Oberson...... 2005 Jessica Watson (DMR) Big South Cross Country Saskia Janssen...... 2005 Team Championships (11) ...... Jessica Goeden (DMR) ...... Marilyn Testa (Pole Vault) 1988,1989,1993,1995,1996,1997,2001,2002,2003,2004, Big South Cross Country ...... Chasity Johnson (Triple Jump) 2005 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (6) ...... Amber Campbell (Weight Throw) Angela Murphy ...... 1994, 1996 2003...... Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 m, USCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Jolene Williams ...... 1998, 1999 ...... 5,000 m) Team With Distinction Kara Koppel ...... 2001, 2002 ...... Marilyn Testa (Pole Vault) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ...... Jackie Lugaila (Shot-put, Weight Throw) Big South Cross Country 2002...... Kara Koppel (3,000 m) ...... Courtney Samuel (High Jump, Triple Jump) NCAA Southeast All-Region Rookie of the Year (8) Cross Country Team (15) ...... Amber Campbell (Shot-put, Weight Throw) Catherine Conder ...... 1994 2001...... Amber Campbell (Shot-put, Valentine Stumpf ...... 1993 Jamie Weisgerber ...... 1995 ...... Weight Throw) Catherine Conder ...... 1995, 1996, 1997 Ingrid Burgess ...... 1996 ...... Shashonda Lane (Long Jump) Angela Murphy ...... 1996 Corina Hopkins ...... 1997 ...... Courtney Samuel (Triple Jump) Laurie Occhipinti ...... 1997 Jessica Goeden ...... 2002 2000...... Jolene Williams (3,000 m, 5,000 m) Jolene Williams ...... 1998, 1999, 2000 Daneja Grandovec ...... 2003 ...... Courtney Samuel (Triple Jump) Kim Nemergut ...... 2001 Christina Mohr ...... 2004 ...... Amber Campbell (Shot-put, Weight Throw) Kara Koppel ...... 2001, 2002 Saskia Janssen...... 2005 1999...... Jolene Williams (Mile, 3,000 m, DMR) Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2003, 2004, 2005 ...... Laurie Occhipinti (5,000 m, DMR) NCAA Division I All-Americans (8) ...... Laurie Occhipinti (DMR) Big South Cross Country Individual Amber Campbell ...... 2001 (OT/IT), 2002 (IT), 2003 (OT), ...... Sandra Henson (DMR) Champions/Runners of the Year (11) 2004 (IT) ...... Courtney Samuel (High Jump) Shelley Tyler ...... 1989 Jolene Williams ...... 1998 (OT/IT) ...... Liz Pidgeon (Weight Throw) Kristen Schultz ...... 1992 Chasity Johnson ...... 2005 (IT) 1998...... Angela Murphy (800 m, DMR) Valentine Stumpf ...... 1993 ...... Jolene Williams (Mile, 3,000 m, DMR) Catherine Conder ...... 1994, 1995, 1996 USTCA All-Academic Track Team ...... Corina Hopkins (DMR) Jolene Williams ...... 1997, 1998, 1999 2003, 2004, 2005 ...... Shashonda Lane (DMR) Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2002 ...... Liz Pidgeon (Weight Throw) Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2003 Big South Female Athlete of the Year (4) Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2005 Amber Campbell ...... 2001, 2003 Jolene Williams ...... 1999, 2000 Big South Cross Country All-Conference Honors (73) Big South Indoor Track & Field Danielle Barajas ...... 1996, 1997,1998 Most Outstanding Athlete (4) Tori Brooks ...... 1988 Jolene Williams ...... 1999 Ingrid Burgess ...... 1996 Amber Campbell (Field) ...... 2001, 2002,2004 Catherine Conder ...... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Anne Marie Moutsinga (Track) ...... 2004 Natasha Elliott ...... 2002 Chasity Johnson (Field) ...... 2004, 2005 Cathy Ellis ...... 1989 Lisa Ferrara ...... 1987 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Daneja Grandovec ...... 2003 Kim Hefner ...... 1992 Most Outstanding Athlete (7) Corina Hopkins ...... 1997 Valentine Stumpf ...... 1994 Kara Koppel ...... 1999, 2001, 2002 Angela Murphy ...... 1996 Lindsey Kozlowski ...... 2001, 2002,2004 Liz Pidgeon ...... 1998 Kim Liljeblad ...... 1990 Amber Campbell (Field) ...... 2001, 2003, 2004 Christina Mohr ...... 2004 Chasity Johnson (Field) ...... 2005 Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Angela Murphy ...... 1993, 1994, 1996 Big South Indoor Track & Field Kim Nemergut ...... 2001, 2002, 2003,2004 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (5) Laurie Occhipinti ...... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Jolene Williams ...... 1998, 1999, 2000 Elizabeth Pendleton ...... 1997, 1998 Kara Koppel ...... 2002, 2003 Ruby Price ...... 1989 Robyn Ritter ...... 2000, 2001, 2002 Big South Outdoor Track & Field 2005 Big South Cross Country Sheila Rottier ...... 1993 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (6) Rachel Shivers ...... 1988 Angela Murphy ...... 1996, 1997 Rookie of the Year Kristin Shultz ...... 1991, 1992 Jolene Williams ...... 1998, 1999 Chantal St. Pierre ...... 1993 Saskia Janssen Kara Koppel ...... 2001, 2002 38 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide WOMEN ’S XC/T RACK HONORS Big South Conference Danielle Hagler ...... 2005 Shashonda Lane ...... 1998, 1999 (3), 2000, 2001 Outstanding Track & Field Corina Hopkins ...... 1998 Courtney Lemon...... 2005 Felicia Jacobs ...... 2205 Christina Mohr...... 2005 Athletes of the Year: Chasity Johnson ...... 2004(5), 2005 (6 ) Dawnita Moore ...... 2003 Amber Campbell ...... 2003, 2004 Kara Koppel ...... 2002 (2), 2003(2) Anne Marie Moutsinga ...... 2003 (2), 2004 (3), Chasity Johnson ...... 2005 Lindsey Kozlowski ...... 2005 ...... 2005 (3) Shashonda Lane ...... 1998 (2), 1999 (5), 2001 (2) Angela Murphy ...... 1995, 1996 (2), 1997 (2) Big South Outdoor Danielle Leyh ...... 1998 Kim Nemergut ...... 2004(2) Track & Field Champions (49) Stephanie Lomax ...... 2000 (2) Laurie Occhipinti ...1995 (2), 1997 (2),1998 (2),1999 2005...... Chasity Johnson (Long Jump ) Jackie Lugaila ...... 2002 (2), 2003(2) Karen Olesky ...... 2004 Chasity Johnson (Triple Jump ) Michelle Mentzer ...... 2002 (2) Elizabeth Pendleton ...... 1998 (2) Chasity Johnson (200 m) Dawnita Moore ...... 2003 Liz Pidgeon ...... 1998 (3) Ebony Brown (400 m) Christina Mohr ...... 2005 Jessica Pressley...... 2005 Anne Marie Moutsinga (10,000 m) Anne Marie Moutsinga 2003 (2), 2004 (3), 2005 (3 ) Annette Purdy ...... 1999 (2), 2000 (2), 2001, 2002 Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000 m Steeplechase) Aaryn Munson ...... 2002, 2003 Brittany Reid ...... 2004, 2005 (2) Brittany Reid (Discus) Angela Murphy ...... 1998 (3) Robyn Ritter ...... 2000, 2002, 2003 2004...... Anne Marie Moutsinga (5,000 m) Kim Nemergut ...... 2002, 2004(2), 2005 Sheila Rottier ...... 1994 Claudia Witte (10,000 m) Laurie Occhipinti ...... 1999 (2) Courtney Samuel ...... 1999 (5), 2000 (4),2001 (3), Daneja Grandovec (3,000 m) Elizabeth Pendleton ...... 1998,1999 ...... 2002 (3) Marilyn Testa (Pole Vault) Liz Pidgeon ...... 1998 (2), 1999 (2) Dana Sizemore ...... 2004, 2005 Chasity Johnson (Long Jump, Triple Jump) Annette Purdy ...... 2001 Valentine Stumpf ...... 1994 (2) Amber Campbell (Discus, Hammer) Brittany Reid ...... 2004 Marilyn Testa ...... 2001, 2002 (3), 2004 (2) Dana Sizemore (Javelin) Robyn Ritter ...... 2002, 2003 Elisha Tegeder...... 2005 (2) 2003...... Anne Marie Moutsinga (1,500 m) Latrice Sales ...... 2002 Katrina Vereen ...... 1999 Robyn Ritter (10,000 m) Courtney Samuel ...... 1999 (2), 2000 (4),2001 (2), Jessica Watson ...... 2002, 2004 Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000 m Steeplechase) ...... 2002 (2) Jolene Williams ...... 1997, 1998, 1999 Amber Campbell (Hammer, Shot, Discus) Margo Sanders ...... 2004 Eileen Wicker...... 2005 2002...... Marilyn Testa (400 m Hurdles) Heather Saponaro ...... 2002 Claudia Witte ...... 2004 Courtney Samuel (Triple Jump) Marilyn Testa ...... 2002 (2), 2003(2), 2004 Annette Purdy (Hammer) Elisha Tegeder ...... 2005 2001...... Amber Campbell (Hammer, Shot, Discus) Jessica Watson ...... 2002 (2), 2004 (3) Courtney Samuel (T. Jump, H. Jump, Hept.) Kym Weselak ...... 2000 2000...... Courtney Samuel (Triple Jump) Jolene Williams ...... 1998 (3), 1999 (3), 2000 (2) Amber Campbell (Discus) Claudia Witte ...... 2004 Annette Purdy (Hammer) Eileen Wicker ...... 2004 1999...... Jolene Williams (1,500 m) Laurie Occhipinti (3,000 m) Big South Outdoor Track & Field Annette Purdy (Hammer) All-Conference Honors (150) 1998...... Jolene Williams (1,500 m) Lital Azulay ...... 2004 (2) Laurie Occhipinti (3,000 m) Danielle Barajas ...... 1996 (2), 1997 Liz Pidgeon (Hammer, Javelin) Monica Beall ...... 1996 April Cook (High Jump) Dorie Biagianti ...... 1997 (2) 1997...... Angela Murphy (800 m, 1,500 m) Ebony Brown ...... 2003, 2005 (4) Catherine Conder (3,000 m) Tamara Bryant...... 2005 (2) Dorie Biagianti (Discus) Amber Campbell ...... 2000 (2), 2001 (3), 2003(3), 1996...... Angela Murphy (800 m, 1,500 m) ...... 2004 (4) 1995...... Catherine Conder (1,500 m) Kristine Claffie ...... 1994 1994...... Valentine Stumpf (800 m, 1500 m) Catherine Conder ...... 1995, 1996, 1997 April Cook ...... 1997, 1998, 1999 Big South Indoor Track & Field Laura Flath...... 2005 All-Conference Honors (123) Sylvia Galarza...... 2005 Daneja Grandovec ...... 2004 (2) Lital Azulay ...... 2004 (2) Jessica Greene ...... 2000 Danielle Barajas ...... 1998 (2) Julia Greene ...... 2000 Aubrey Bergquist ...... 2005 Sandra Henson ...... 1999 (2), 2000 Ebony Brown ...... 2005 Lisa Holsinger ...... 2000 (2), 2001, 2002, 2003 (2) Tamara Bryant ...... 2005 Felisha Jacobs...... 2005 (2 ) Amber Campbell ...... 2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (2), Katherine Jenerette ...... 1994 Junior Chasity Johnson 2004 (2) Chasity Johnson ...... 2004 (2), 2005 (7) Natasha Elliot ...... 2002 Kara Koppel ...... 2002, 2003 Sylvia Galarza ...... 2005 Lindsey Kozlowski .....2002 (2), 2003(2), 2004, 2005 Jessica Goeden ...... 2003, 2004 Laura Kukich ...... 1999
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 39 WOMEN ’S I NDOOR TRACK R ECORDS 60-meter Dash 3000-meter Run Pole Vault 1. Chasity Johnson 7.69 2005 1. Jolene Williams 9:25.29 1998 1. Marilyn Testa 3.65m 2003 2. Latrice Sales 7.90 2002 2. Catherine Conder 9:37.83 1996 2. Lisa Holsinger 3.20m n/a 3. Shashonda Lane 7.92 1999 3. Angela Murphy 9:48.79 1998 3. Margo Sanders 2.90m 2004 4. Julia Greene 8.02 2000 4. Anne Marie Moutsinga 9:49.83 2004 4. Laura Flath 2.75m 2005 5. Stefanie Lomax 8.05 2000 5. Christina Mohr 9:55.43 2005 5. Monique Gibson 2.55m 2005 6. Sandra Henson 8.21 2001 6. Kara Koppel 10:04.80 2002 Elisha Tegeder 2.55m 2005 7. Tiffany Davis 8.34 2005 7. Daneja Grandovec 10:20.77 2004 7. Heather Saponaro 2.45m 2004 8. Libby Hoffman 8.54 2003 8. Claudia Witte 10:21.82 2004 8. Michelle Mentzer 2.30m 2004 9. Jenny Lewinski 8.72 2003 9. Laurie Occhipinti 10:23.15 1999 10. Kim Nemergut 10:24.95 2002 Long Jump 60-meter Hurdles 1. Chasity Johnson 5.98m 2004 1. Felisha Jacobs 9.10 2005 5000-meter Run 2. Shashonda Lane 5.66m 1999 2. Courtney Samuel 9.15 2002 1. Jolene Williams 17:15.65 1999 3. Courtney Samuel 5.48m 1999 Dawnita Moore 9.15 2003 2. Laurie Occhipinti 17:41.13 1999 4. Stefanie Lomax 5.43m 2000 4. Elisha Tegeder 9.26 2005 3. Anne Marie Moutsinga 17:41.42 2004 5. Dawnita Moore 5.23m 2003 Shashonda Lane 9.26 1998 4. Kara Koppel 17:42.00 2002 6. Ebony Brown 5.21m 2005 6. Ebony Brown 9.41 2005 5. Danielle Barajas 17:54.24 1998 7. Tasha Williams 5.20m 1998 7. Heather Saponaro 9.72 2004 6. Claudia Witte 18:02.61 2004 8. Felisha Jacobs 5.19m 2004 8. Lisa Holsinger 9.77 2002 7. Robyn Ritter 18:11.66 2003 9. Heather Saponaro 5.08m 2002 9. Libby Hoffman 9.86 2003 8. Lindsey Kozlowski 18:13.57 2005 9. Elizabeth Pendleton 18:14.24 1998 Triple Jump 200-meter Dash 10. Lital Azulay 18:15.45 2004 1. Chasity Johnson 13.20m 2005 1. Chasity Johnson 24.71 2005 2. Courtney Samuel 11.90m 2000 2. Sandra Henson 26.00 1999 Distance Medley Relay 3. Shashonda Lane 11.65m 1999 3. Latrice Sales 26.36 2003 1. Azuly, Watson 12:18.91 2004 4. Stefanie Lomax 11.55m 2000 4. Dawnita Moore 26.43 2003 Goeden , Moutsinga 5. DeMiracle Washington 11.43m 2005 5. Tasha Williams 26.72 1998 2. Nemergut, Watson 12:22.92 2004 6. Heather Saponaro 11.15m 2002 6. Ebony Brown 26.74 2003 Goeden , Grandovec 7. Felisha Jacobs 11.05m 2005 7. Shashonda Lane 26.73 2000 3. Occhipinti, T. Williams 12:36.21 1998 8. Ebony Brown 10.94m 2005 Murphy, J. Williams 400-meter Dash 4. Munson, Saponaro 12:36.21 2002 Shot Put 1. Ebony Brown 57.94 2005 Mentzer, Elliot 1. Amber Campbell 15.13m 2002 2. Dawnita Moore 58.48 2004 5. Bergquist , Tegeder 12:37.99 2005 2. Brittany Reid 14.41m 2005 3. Tasha Williams 59.46 1998 Hagler , Moutsinga 3. Sylvia Galarza 14.18m 2005 4. Sandra Henson 59.49 1999 6. Munson, Testa 12:42.83 2003 4. Jackie Lugaila 13.30m 2003 5. Marilyn Testa 59.75 2003 Goeden , Ritter Weight Throw 800-meter Run 4x400-meter Relay 1. Amber Campbell 22.24m 2004 1. Angela Murphy 2:14.50 1995 1. Moore, Testa 3:56.30 2004 2. Liz Pidgeon 17.70m 1999 2. Christina Mohr 2:17.58 2005 Johnson , Watson 3. Tamara Bryant 17.46m 2005 3. Kim Nemergut 2:20.36 2005 2. Brown , Jacobs 3:58.06 2005 4. Jessica Pressley 17.09m 2005 4. Jessica Watson 2:20.44 2002 Nemergut, Johnson 5. Brittany Reid 16.85m 2005 5. Corina Hopkins 2:21.04 1999 3. Brown , Testa 4:01.29 2003 6. Karen Olesky 15.80m 2005 6. Jolene Williams 2:21.82 1999 Sales, Moore 7. Jackie Lugaila 15.62m 2002 7. Jessica Goeden 2:22.92 2003 4. Brown , Johnson 4:01.31 2005 8. Annette Purdy 15.00m 2002 8. Michelle Mentzer 2:23.81 2002 Jacobs , Tegeder 9. Courtney Nash 13.92m 2005 9. Daneja Grandovec 2:23.97 2004 10. Laura Kukich 13.50m 2000 10. Danielle Hagler 2:24.36 2005 High Jump: 1. Courtney Samuel 1.66m n/a Mile Run 2. Chasity Johnson 1.65m 2004 1. Valentine Stumpf 4:58.17 1995 Jessica Watson 1.65m 2004 2. Jolene Williams 4:58.40 1999 3. Marilyn Testa 1.63m 2004 3. Christina Mohr 4:58.86 2005 4. Dawnita Moore 1.62m 2003 4. Kim Nemergut 5:03.40 2005 5. Heather Saponaro 1.58m n/a 5. Kara Koppel 5:04.00 2003 6. Danielle Leyh 1.55m n/a 6. Angela Murphy 5:06.24 1999 7. Elisha Tegeder 1.53m 2005 7. Catherine Conder 5:06.74 1995 8. Corina Hopkins 5:12.24 1998 9. Lindsey Kozlowski 5:13.69 2003 10. Anne Marie Moutsinga 5:14.36 2003
Senior Anne Marie Moutsinga
40 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide WOMEN ’S O UTDOOR TRACK R ECORDS 100-meter Dash 5,000-meter Run 4x400-meter Relay 1. Shashonda Lane 11.92 1999 1. Catherine Conder 16:26.99 1996 1. Brown, Jacobs, 3:55.17 2005 2. Chasity Johnson 12.19 2005 2. Anne Marie Moutsinga 16:44.28 2004 Tegeder, Johnson 3. Sandra Henson 12.31 2001 3. Jolene Williams 16:54.57 1999 2. Brown, Sales, 3:56.43 2003 4. Latrice Sales 12.35 2003 4. Lital Azulay 17:05.12 2004 Mentzer, Moore 5. Courtney Lemon 12.36 2005 5. Christina Mohr 17:12.50 2005 3. Brown, Jacobs, 3:56.83 2005 6. Kara Koppel 17:20.61 2002 Tegeder, Johnson 200-meter Dash 7. Laurie Occhipinti 17:20.91 1999 4. Brown, Mentzer, 3:56.89 2003 1. Chasity Johnson 24.84 2005 8. Danielle Barajas 17:27.77 1997 Moore, Sales 2. Shashonda Lane 25.18 1999 9. Lindsey Kozlowski 17:30.45 2002 5. Brown, Jacobs, 3:58.65 2005 3. Sandra Henson 25.28 1999 10. Liz Pendleton 17:32.00 1998 Lemon, Johnson 4. Jessica Greene 25.39 2000 6. Brown, Moore, 3:59.72 2003 5. Latrice Sales 25.41 2002 10,000-meter Run Mentzer, Testa 6. Felisha Jacobs 25.59 2005 1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 34:41.79 2005 7. Testa, Mentzer, 4:00.22 2002 7. Tasha Williams 26.10 1998 2. Catherine Conder 35:25.04 1995 Watson, Sales 8. Courtney Lemon 26.12 2005 3. Robyn Ritter 37:27.48 2002 8. Brown, Jacobs, 4:02.53 2005 9. Katrina Vereen 26.52 1999 4. Claudia Witte 37:30.46 2004 Doolady, Tegeder 5. Lital Azulay 37:55.12 2004 400-meter Dash 6. Lindsey Kozlowski 38:02.63 2002 4x1500-meter Relay 1. Ebony Brown 56.88 2005 7. Danielle Barajas 38:45.58 1999 1. Conder, Murphy, 18:40.32 1997 2. Dawnita Moore 58.00 2003 8. Chantel St. Pierre 38:54.94 1999 Williams, Occhipinti 3. Tasha Williams 58.29 1998 9. Natasha Elliot 39:11.46 1994 4. Sandra Henson 58.64 1999 10. Aubrey Bergquist 40:07.41 2005 5. Felisha Jacobs 60.00 2005 6. Katrina Vereen 60.02 1999 3000-meter Steeplechase 1. Daneja Grandovec 10:45.37 2004 800-meter Run 2. Lindsey Kozlowski 10:49.96 2004 1. Angela Murphy 2:09.68 1997 3. Kara Koppel 11:27.39 2001 2. Valentine Stumpf 2:10.13 1994 4. Jessica Goeden 11:33.34 2003 3. Kim Nemergut 2:16.40 2004 5. Eileen Wicker 11:38.27 2005 4. Jessica Watson 2:16.96 2004 6. Jessica Balance 12:16.55 2003 5. Sheila Rottier 2:17.99 1994 7. Kristin Rupert 12:32.90 2001 6. Jessica Goeden 2:19.47 2003 7. Michelle Mentzer 2:20.81 2002 4x100-meter Relay 8. Cornia Hopkins 2:20.94 N / A 1. Lemon, Brown, 47.76 2005 9. Christina Mohr 2:21.47 2005 Jacobs, Johnson 10. Sinead Duggan 2:22.24 1994 2. Lane, Greene, 48.30 2000 Greene, Henson Sophomore Laura Flath 1500-meter Run 3. Brown, Moore 48.61 2003 1. Angela Murphy 4:22.27 1997 Testa, Sales 2. Jolene Williams 4:25.86 1998 4. Brown, Jacobs, 48.95 2005 3. Anne Marie Moutsinga 4:31.47 2003 Tegeder, Lemon 4. Valentine Stumpf 4:31.65 1994 5. Saponaro, Testa, 49.10 2002 5. Kara Koppel 4:37.13 2002 Samuel, Sales 6. Kim Nemergut 4:37.21 2003 6. Brown, Jacobs, 49.21 2005 7. Catherine Conder 4:40.10 1995 Tegeder, Lemon 8. Christina Mohr 4:43.10 2005 7. Brown, Moore, 49.42 2003 9. Danielle Barajas 4:43. 21 1997 Hajek, Sales 10. Lindsey Kozlowski 4:43.58 2002 8. Brown, Moore 49.56 2003 Testa, Hoffman 3,000-meter Run 1. Angela Murphy 9:22.54 1997 2. Jolene Williams 9:26.37 1998 3. Catherine Condor 9:34.77 1996 4. Kara Koppel 9:55.40 2002 5. Kim Nemergut 10:00.84 2002 Senior Ebony Brown 6. Lital Azulay 10:01.80 2004 7. Anne Marie Moutsinga 10:02.83 2005 8. Valentine Stumpf 10:08.84 1994 9. Laurie Occhipinti 10:12.44 1997 10. Claudia Witte 10:20.76 2004 Junior Chasity Johnson
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 41 WOMEN ’S O UTDOOR TRACK R ECORDS High Jump Discus 1. Courtney Samuel 1.73m/5’8” 2001 1. Amber Campbell 50.54.m/165’10” 2001 Chasity Johnson 1.73m/5’8 ” 2005 1. Amber Campbell 50.54.m/165’10” 2001 3. Jessica Watson 1.66m/5’5” 2002 2. Tamara Bryant 50.19m/164’8” 2005 4. Marilyn Testa 1.63m/5’4” 2002 3. Brittany Reid 49.73m/163’2” 2005 5. Heather Saponaro 1.58m/5’2” 2002 4. Sylvia Galarza 46.80m/153’6 ” 2005 Danielle Leyh 1.58m/5’2 1997 5. Courtney Nash 41.99m/137’9” 2005 DeMiracle Washington 1.58/5’2 ” 2005 6. Jamie Mushatt-Valrie 41.00m/134’6” 2005 8. April Cook 1.57/5’1” 1999 7. Jackie Lugaila 40.94m/134’3 ” 2002 9. Elisha Tegeder 1.53/5’0 ” 2005 8. Dorie Biagianti 37.81m/124’1 ” 1997 9. Jessica Pressley 35.99m/118’1” 2004 Pole Vault 10. Amy Puzzo 34.35m/112’8” 2005 1. Marilyn Testa 3.96m/12’11” 2004 2. Lisa Holsinger 3.35m/10’11” 2002 Hammer Throw 3. Jenny Lewinski 3.05m/10’0” 2003 1. Amber Campbell 67.24m/220’7 ” 2004 Margo Sanders 3.05m/10’0” 2004 2. Liz Pidgeon 58.26m/191’2 ” 1999 5. Laura Flath 3.04m/9’11 ” 2005 3. Tamara Bryant 55.55m/182’3” 2005 6. Monique Gibson 2.75m/9’0 ” 2005 4. Brittany Reid 52.97m/173’9” 2005 Vicki Oddi 2.75m/9’0” 2003 5. Annette Purdy 52.58m/172’6 ” 2002 8. Elisha Tegeder 2.5m/8’6 ” 2005 6. Jackie Lugaila 51.43m/168’8 ” 2002 9. April Cook 2.44m/8’0” 2000 7. Karen Olesky 51.41m/168’8 ” 2005 8. Jessica Pressley 50.72m/166’5” 2005 Long Jump 9. Lisa Holsinger 46.78m/153’6 ” 2001 1. Chasity Johnson 6.05m/19’10 ” 2005 10. Sylvia Galarza 46.20m/151’7 ” 2005 2. Shashonda Lane 5.68m/18’7” 2001 3. Courtney Samuel 5.60m/18’4” 2002 Javelin 4. Tasha Williams 5.46m/17’11” 1998 1. Dana Sizemore 45.86m/150’5” 2004 5. Felisha Jacobs 5.42m/17’9 ” 2005 2. Liz Pidgeon 43.82m/143’9 ” 1998 6. Ebony Brown 5.41m/17’9 ” 2005 3. Amber Campbell 43.41m/142’1 ” 2001 7. Dawnita Moore 5.33m/17’5” 2003 4. Sylvia Galarza 38.22m/125’5 ” 2005 5. Marilyn Testa 38.00m/124’8 ” 2004 Triple Jump 6. Heather Sborz 36.62m/120’0 ” 2002 1. Chasity Johnson 13.33m/43’9 ” 2005 7. Jamie Mushatt-Valrie 36.34m/119’3” 2005 2. Courtney Samuel 12.07m/39’7” 2000 8. Heather Saponaro 36.05m/118’2 ” 2002 3. DeMiracle Washington 11.85m/38’10 ” 2005 9. Robin Hvizdak 35.38m/116’1 ” 2001 4. Felisha Jacobs 11.61m/38’1 ” 2005 10. Annette Purdy 35.00m/114’10 ” 2001 5. Shashonda Lane 11.57m/37’11” 1998 6. Heather Saponaro 10.93m/35’10” 2002 Heptathlon 7. Kerstyn Byrd 10.52m/34’6” 2003 1. Courtney Samuel 4635 points 2001 2. Marilyn Testa 4462 points 2002 Shot Put 3. Heather Saponaro 4318 points 2002 1. Amber Campbell 14.42m/47’3” 2004 4. Elisha Tegeder 3924 points 2005 2. Brittany Reid 14.32m/46’11 ” 2005 5. Lisa Holsinger 3793 points 2001 3. Sylvia Galarza 13.55m/44’5” 2005 6. Jessica Doolady 3668 points 2005 4. Tamara Bryant 13.28m/43’7 ” 2005 7. Danielle McGlaughlin 3402 points 2003 5. Jackie Lugaila 12.74m/41’10” 2002 8. Michelle Mentzer 2945 points 2004 6. Brittany Nordin 12.36m/40’6” 2004 9. Vicki Oddi 2359 points 2001 7. Courtney Nash 12.05m/39’6 ” 2005 10. Negan Newett 2198 points 2002 8. Jessica Pressley 12.02m/39’5 ” 2004 9. Liz Pidgeon 11.74m/38’6” 1998 10. Dorie Biagianti 11.69.m/38’4” 1997
42 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide NCAA NATIONAL C HAMPIONSHIPS P ARTICIPANTS AMBER CAMPBELL CATHERINE CONDER • Broke the school, conference and regional • Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country outdoor hammer record and the school and Track outdoor shot put record • 13th in 5,000 m at 1997 NCAA Outdoor • Finished third at the 2004 USA Indoor Championships Championships in the Weight Throw • 17th in 5,000 m at 1996 NCAA Outdoor • 2004 Indoor All-American after placing fourth at the Championships NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw • 14th (top freshman in the nation) in 10,000 m at • 2003 Outdoor All-American after placing ninth in 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships the NCAA Championships in the Hammer • 1996 Silver Medalist in 5,000 m (16:26) in Penn • 2002 Indoor All-American after placing ninth in the Relays, a Big South Conference record in NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw this event • 2001 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in the Hammer at the NCAA Championships • 2001 Indoor All-American after placing seventh in THOMAS JORDAN the Weight Throw at the NCAA Championships • 2001 and 2003 Big South Conference Female • 2004 NCAA National Qualifi er Athlete of the Year • 2004 NCAA Javelin Regional Qualifi er • Sixteen-time Big South All-Conference • Broke the school and conference javelin records • Weight Throw of 64’5.75” is a world record for (70.87m/232’6”) 19-year-olds • 2004 Big South Javelin Champion • Qualifi ed for the USA Track and Field Indoor Nationals in the weight throw
MARK JOHNSON ANNE MARIE MOUTSINGA
• 2005 Penn Relays Champion • Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country • 2004 NCAA National Qualifi er and Track • 2005 All-American Pole Vault • Ten-time Big South All-Conference • NCAA East Regional Pole Vault Champion (2004) • 48th at 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships • Broke the Regional Meet Record (5.26m/17.3”) • 2003 NCAA Southeast All-Region selection after • Three-time Big South Champion (Pole Vault) fi nishing 10th overall at the Southeast Cross • Big South Record Holder (Pole Vault) Country Regional • Two-time Big South Women’s Runner of the Year
TERAH KIPCHIRIS • 2005 NCAA Qualifi er (3,000 m Steeplechase) • Led Coastal to a third place fi nish at the 2004 Big South Cross Country Championships LIZ PIDGEON • Led Coastal to a Third Place Finish in 2003 • Two-time Big South Cross Country Champion • Six-time Big South Champion and Runner of the Year • 13th in the Hammer at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor • Fifth at 2002 and 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships Southeast Regional • Former Big South record holder in the Hammer • 70th at 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships (191’4”) and the Javelin (143’9”) • First male cross country/track and fi eld Coastal • Competed in the 2001 World University Games in athlete to qualify for NCAA Championships Beijing, China • Big South Record Holder (3,000 m Steeplechase)
JOLENE WILLIAMS ANGELA MURPHY • GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American • GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American • 10-time Big South Champion in cross country, • Five-time Big South Champion indoor track and outdoor track • 19th in 3,000 m at 1997 NCAA Outdoor • Three-time Big South Female Track Athlete of the Championships Year • 39th in 3,000 m at 1996 NCAA Outdoor • 1998 Indoor All-American after placing second in Championships 3,000 meters (9:25.69), a Big South • 1996 Silver Medalist in 3,000 m (9:22.54) in Penn Conference record Relays, a Big South Conference record in • 1998 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in this event 3,000 meters • Also holds Big South records in 1,500 meters (4:22) • Ran in the 1997 & 1998 NCAA Cross Country and 800 meters (2:09) Championships
2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide 43 COASTAL C AROLINA ATHLETIC M EDIA R ELATIONS
MEDIA O UTLETS NEWSPAPERS OASTAL AROLINA THLETIC EDIA ELATIONS The Sun News C C A M R 914 Frontage Road East Asst. A.D.-Media Relations ...... John Martin Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Offi ce Phone ...... 843-349-2822 Phone: 843-444-1767 E-mail ...... [email protected] Fax: 843-626-0356 Web:www.thesunnews.com Ian Guerin, Beat Writer Asst. Media Relations Director ...... Kent Reichert Email: [email protected] Offi ce Phone ...... 843-349-2840 E-mail ...... [email protected] The Chanticleer P.O. Box 261954 Media Relations Intern ...... Joe Prisco Conway, SC 29528 Phone: 843-349-2330 Offi ce Phone ...... 843-349-2848 Fax: 843-349-2743 John Kent E-mail ...... [email protected] Anne-Marie D’Onofrio, Editor-In-Chief Martin Reichert Web: was.coastal.edu/ci Media Relations Intern ...... Morgan Lunsford Offi ce Phone ...... 843-349-6467 The State P.O. Box 1333 E-mail ...... [email protected] Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-771-8415 Offi ce fax ...... 843-349-2819 Fax: 803-771-8613 Address:...... Coastal Carolina Athletic Media Relations Web:www.thestate.com ...... P.O. Box 261954 Email: [email protected] ...... (Overnight Address: 755 Highway 544) Myrtle Beach Herald ...... Conway, SC 29528 2501 North Kings Highway Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 TO GET CCU TRACK & FIELD INFORMATION Phone: 843-626-3131 Joe Morgan Fax: 843-448-4860 Prisco Lunsford Contact the Media Relations Offi ce or Email: [email protected] the Internet at The Horry Independent www.GoCCUSports.com 2510 North Main Street Conway, SC 29526 Phone: 843-248-6882 MEDIA I NFORMATION Fax: 843-248-6024 Email: [email protected] Interviews: Interviews with CCU coaches and players must be arranged through the athletic media relations offi ce and will be scheduled before or after practices. No interviews will be allowed with TELEVISION players on gameday unless permission is received from the coaching staff through the athletic media WPDE-TV (15-ABC) 1194 Atlantic Avenue relations offi ce. After all home events, CCU players and coaches will be available in the interview Conway, SC 29526 room following a brief cooling off period. A member of the Coastal Carolina athletic media relations Phone: 843-234-9733 staff will contact all media representatives at the events for interview requests. Under no circum- Fax: 843-234-9739 Web:www.wpde.com stances will CCU student-athlete phone numbers be given out. Rich Chrampanis, Sports Director Mark Haggard, Coastal Beat Email: [email protected] FROM I-95 WBTW-TV (13-CBS) DIRECTIONS TO From the South, take Highway 327 exit to SC Hwy. 76/301 Turn left onto 3430 North TV Road Hwy. 76/301. This will become Hwy. 576 and then Hwy. 501. After passing Florence, SC 29501 COASTAL C AROLINA U NIVERSITY through Conway, turn right at the second stop light (approx. 2 miles) into Phone: 843-317-1313 the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. You are now on College Fax: 843-317-1418 Road. Kimbel Arena (basketball/volleyball), Charles L. Watson Baseball Web:www.wbtw.com Ric Garni, Sports Director Stadium, and the Football/Soccer Stadium are visible on the right from Email: [email protected] College Road. To get to the Softball Field or the Track & Field Complex, Ryan Gunn, Sports Anchor turn right onto Chanticleer Drive after passing Kimbel Arena and before Email: [email protected] getting to the Baseball Stadium. WIRE SERVICES Associated Press (Columbia) From the North, take the “South of the Border” exit (IMPOSSIBLE to miss). P.O. Box 101101 Follow signs to Myrtle Beach and this will lead you to Highway 501. Then Columbia, SC 29211 follow the directions above. Phone: 800-922-1565 Fax: 803-252-2913 FROM HIGHWAY 17 Web:www.ap.org Pete Iacobelli, Sports Follow Highway 17 Bypass to Highway 501 (Conway exit). At this point, Email: [email protected] you are approx. eight miles from campus. You will pass the stoplight at Conway Hospital and then pass a Food Lion shopping center (on left). ESPN/Sports Ticker Just after passing Horry-Georgetown Technical College (on left), take the Harborside Financial Center next left into the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. See directions 800 Plaza Two Jersey City, NJ 07311-3992 above to find athletic facilities. Phone: 800-367-8935 Fax: 800-336-0383
44 2006 Coastal Carolina Men and Women’s Track & Field Media Guide Day Date Event Sat. Jan. 14 at Virginia Tech Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.) Fri .-Sat. Jan. 27-28 at UNC Fast Times Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Sat. Feb. 4 at Carolina Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. Feb. 10-11 at Tiger Invitational (Clemson, S.C.) Fri.-Sat. Feb. 24-25 at Big South Conference Championship (Clemson, S.C.) Wed. Mar. 1 at UNC Last Chance Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 3-4 at USA Track & Field Indoor Championship (Boston, Mass.) Sat. Mar. 4 at Virginia Tech Last Chance Invitational (Blacksburg, Va.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 10-11 at NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship
Day Date Event Sat. Mar. 4 BATTLE OF THE BEACH (Conway, S.C.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 10-11 CCU INVITATIONAL (Conway, S.C.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 17-18 SHAMROCK INVITATIONAL (Conway, S.C.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 24-25 at Raleigh Relays (Raleigh, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. Mar. 31-Apr. 1 at Big South/Southern Conference Challenge (Cullowhee, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. Apr. 7-8 at Duke Invitational (Durham, N.C.) Sat. Apr. 15 at Settle Bagwell Invitational (Charleston, S.C.) Thu.-Sat. Apr. 20-22 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (Conway, S.C.) Thu.-Sat. Apr. 27-29 at Penn Relays (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sat. May 6 at Duke Twilight (Durham, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. May 12-13 at North Carolina A&T Last Chance (Greensboro, N.C.) Fri.-Sat. May 26-27 at NCAA East Regional Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) Wed.-Sat. June 7-10 at NCAA Track & Field Championship (Sacramento, Calif.) Thu.-Sun. June 22-25 USATF National & Junior National Championships