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Tulsa Quick Facts Table of Contents Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 2006 Men’s Roster...... 36 Founded: 1894 University Information ...... 1-17 Men’s Profiles...... 37-46 Enrollment: 4,100 General Information ...... 1 All-Americans/NCAA Qualifiers ...... 47 President: Dr. Steadman Upham City of Tulsa ...... 2-3 Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham The University of Tulsa ...... 4-9 Season-In-Review ...... 48-53 general Tulsa Athletics...... 10-11 Associate Athletics Directors: 2005 Women’s Cross Country Results ...... 48 information Tulsa’s Athletic Facilities ...... 12-13 Crista Troester, Marc Tuttle 2005 Men’s Cross Country Results...... 49 tulsa Strength & Conditioning ...... 14 Nickname: Golden Hurricane 2005 Women’s Indoor Top Performances ..50 staff Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium ...... 15 Colors: Old Gold, Royal Blue and Crimson 2005 Men’s Indoor Top Performances ...... 51 TU President Dr. Steadman Upham...... 16 2006 Conference: Conference USA 2005 Women’s Outdoor Top Performances....52 TU Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham....17 outlook Home Facility: Hurricane Soccer 2005 Men’s Outdoor Top Performances ....53 & Track Stadium tulsa The Coaching Staff...... 18-19 Tulsa Records/History ...... 54-58 players Steve Gulley, Head Coach ...... 18 Women’s Indoor Records ...... 54 2005 Jim Garnham, Assistant Coach ...... 19 Men’s Indoor Records ...... 55 in review Shameika McField, Assistant Coach ...... 19 Women’s Outdoor Records...... 56-57 Coaching Staff Andrew Maloney, Graduate Assistant...... 19 tulsa records Men’s Outdoor Records ...... 57-58 & history Head Coach...... Steve Gulley 2005-06 Outlook ...... 20-21 Alma Mater ...... Northeastern State ’83 Conference USA...... 59-60 c-usa The Players ...... 22-47 Gulley’s Office ...... 918-631-2545 2006 Schedule ...... Back Cover E-mail ...... [email protected] 2006 Women’s Roster ...... 22 Assistant Coach ...... Jim Garnham Women’s Profiles ...... 23-35 Alma Mater ...... Kent State ‘98 Garnham’s Office ...... 918-631-5485 E-mail ...... [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... Shameika McField Alma Mater...... Kansas ‘03 McField’s Office ...... 918-631-2323 E-mail ...... [email protected] Graduate Asst. Coach ...... Andrew Maloney Alma Mater ...... Saint Francis ‘05 Maloney’s Office...... 918-631-2893 E-mail ...... [email protected]

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2005 WAC Indoor Track Finish: Men - 7th Women - 10th 2005 WAC Outdoor Track Finish: Men - 6th Women - 7th 2005 C-USA Cross Country Finish: Men - 3rd Women - 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: www.TulsaHurricane.com Men - 16/12 Women - 17/6 Tulsa Athletic Media Relations Media Relations Intern/Track Contact ...... Stephanie Hall Credits Asst. Athletic Director for Hall’s Office ...... 918-631-3720 This publication has been provided to assist you in your coverage of Tulsa Track & Field. We hope that it will be an invaluable asset Media Relations ...... Don Tomkalski E-Mail ...... [email protected] to you during the 2006 season. Specific requests for other items Tomkalski’s Office ...... 918-631-2298 should be directed to Stephanie Hall, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Okla. 74104-3189. The 2006 Tulsa Track and Field Media Asst. Media Relations Mailing Address: Guide is published by The University of Tulsa Athletic Media Director ...... Jason West Relations office and designed and printed by Transcript Press of Athletic Media Relations, The University of Norman, Oklahoma. Photographic contributions by Walt Beazley. West’s Office ...... 918-631-2492 Tulsa, 600 S. College Ave., Tulsa, OK The University of Tulsa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Asst. Media Relations institution. For EEO/AA information, contact the Office of Legal 74104-3189 Compliance at (918) 631-2423; for disability accommodations, Director ...... Roger Dunaway contact Dr. Jane Corso at (918) 631-2315. Dunaway’s Office...... 918-631-2163

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In 1719, a French trader came within a few miles of Tulsa States can boast of the variety of trees and flowers that Tulsans take for granted. and claimed the land for France. He reported an Tulsa has grown and become part of the very modern world since that first French trader wandered by accident into the area. But to the abundance of trees and water, rolling hills and plentiful diverse people who make Tulsa their home, it’s still a place of abundant game. Today’s residents and visitors are also impressed beauty and opportunity. with Tulsa’s natural beauty and gracious lifestyle. About Tulsa Tulsa’s real assets are the over 750,000 people who live and work in the metropolitan area. DO BUSINESS — RAISE A FAMILY — VISIT TULSA The people of Tulsa enjoy a lifestyle that is family-oriented and civic- Tulsan’s enjoy unsurpassed beauty, a well-educated and talented minded. There is widespread support for sporting events, the performing workforce, cultural diversity and a pro-business environment. All of this arts, cultural festivals, historical and art museums and a world-class zoo. ensures Tulsa remains a great place to do business, raise a family and The temperate climate encourages use of world-class golf courses and visit. an extensive parks system. On most days of the year, parks will be filled with joggers, walkers, tennis enthusiasts, cyclists, volleyball players and Some of the following points provide a summary of the Tulsa region: young families enjoying the playgrounds. • Tulsa still remains below the national average in unemployment, while The natural beauty of the area has not been spoiled by a city being reporting net new job growth. built in its midst. Tulsa’s downtown area has some of the best examples • The Tulsa region is host to some of the world’s most envious labor force of art deco and revivalist architecture in the nation. clusters — in aerospace we are 8th in the nation, in oil and gas — we Tulsa is a young city built mostly since the 1970s. The City of Tulsa, are 9th and technology is 17th. along with civic groups and homeowners, contributes to Tulsa’s natural beauty by the use of impressive landscaping. Few places in the United

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• Almost 80 percent of our region’s businesses contain 10 and fewer employees — it’s obvious the Tulsa metro economy depends on the Tulsa Facts entrepreneurship and vitality of small businesses. City Population — 383,760 (2004 estimate) • Tulsa ranked in the top one-third of all MSAs, states and countries worldwide in total gross product in 2001, with a gross production of Founded — 1898 goods and services of $29.24 billion. Time Zone — Central • Our cost of doing business is 20 percent BELOW the national average. • Tulsa’s cost of living is 8 percent BELOW the national average and our Median Age — 35 County per capita income is 11 percent ABOVE the national average. Average Maximum Temperature — 71 • A recent labor market survey reported--Tulsa enjoys a workforce with education and training which exceeds the national average. Average Minimum Temperature — 49 • More than ever, Tulsans have access to more quality educational opportunities. We have over 49,000 students currently enrolled in our Average Days of Sunshine — 227 public and private higher education institutions and technology Elevation — 725 schools. These assets provide a significant labor supply ready to fill the needs of our businesses. Tulsa City Area — 192 square miles • In tourism — last year, Tulsa was ranked in the top 10 southern cities Tulsa Metro Area — 5,161 square miles in Southern Living magazine and Fodor’s Travel Publications listed Tulsa as one of its outstanding travel destinations — but distinguished us as being overlooked and undiscovered.

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What began as a small boarding school in Muskogee, expressing the shared ideals of intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth; academic freedom; and community service. Indian Territory, has grown to a mid-sized, four-year private liberal arts university located in northeastern Exceptional Faculty & Students Achieve Excellence

Oklahoma. TU’s 11-to-1 student-faculty ratio, average class size of 19, and emphasis on individual attention support an educational culture where students are rigorously challenged in highly personalized study. The History University’s remarkable Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge (TURC) has been the proving ground for TU’s stellar student-scholars. The University of Tulsa’s history began in 1882 in the Presbyterian Founded in 1993, TURC allows undergraduates to take advanced School for Indian Girls. In 1894, the Presbyterian Church elevated the courses and engage in a level of research usually reserved for graduate school’s status and chartered it as Henry Kendall College. Successfully students at other universities. courted by Tulsa’s businessmen who wanted an institution of higher Over the last decade (1995 – 2005), TU students have received learning for their burgeoning oil boom city, Kendall College moved to 90 prestigious awards — 36 Goldwater scholarships, 22 National Tulsa in 1907, the year of Oklahoma’s statehood. The college became Science Foundation fellowships, 8 Truman scholarships, 6 Department The University of Tulsa in 1921. of Defense fellowships, 4 Fulbrights, 4 British Marshall awards, 5 Morris Today, The University of Tulsa is divided into a graduate school and K. Udall scholarships, and 5 Phi Kappa Phi fellows — a remarkable suc- four colleges: The Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, the cess for a school TU’s size. College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering and TU faculty are noted for their superior teaching and research, and Natural Sciences, and the College of Law. The University maintains its the humanities-based undergraduate curriculum and advanced tech- affiliation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through a covenant nological programs are well known throughout academe. (The University of Tulsa is one of six pioneer institutions selected by the

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National Science Foundation for the Federal Cyber Service Initiative, Golden Hurricane basketball and volleyball teams; the state-of-the-art popularly known as “Cyber Corps.”) TU’s petroleum engineering pro- wireless Mabee Legal Information Center, a facility that serves TU law gram enjoys international renown, as do McFarlin Library’s Special students as well as local and regional attorneys; and the Boesche Legal Collections in American and Anglo-Irish literature and Native American Clinic, which provides free legal services to older citizens and is the site history and law. for the Muscogee Creek Nation Legal Clinic. The renovation of the The University of Tulsa was named among the top 100 national Sharp Memorial Chapel upgraded TU’s centerpiece worship facility. doctoral universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2005 edition of its Additionally, 30 acres on the western edge of TU’s campus have annual “America’s Best Colleges,” issue. (Tulsa was the only Oklahoma been developed and include the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex, university named in the top 100.) a practice soccer field, the Michael D. Case Tennis Center (site of the Off the playing field, TU’s student-athletes have a very important 2008 NCAA Women’s Men’s Tennis championships), the field stadium and impressive stat: They rank in the top third academically in the 326 for women’s softball, The Fulton and Susie Collins Fitness Center, the colleges and universities of the NCAA Division I. soccer/track complex, an intramural field and 366 luxury apartment Intramural sports, special-interest clubs, pre-professional organiza- units. tions, fraternities and sororities, and campus ministry groups create ample extracurricular opportunities for the University’s 4,000+ students. TU: A Community Partner

The University enjoys an exceptional “town-gown” relationship with Campus Growth the city of Tulsa. TU students regularly raise money for local and national charities. They volunteer for programs as diverse as Habitat for Over the past several years, TU has experienced unprecedented Humanity and Tulsa’s Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Our students typically growth. Major changes include the construction of the Donald W. serve as role models and tutors for children in “at-risk” elementary, mid- Reynolds Center, which provides a homecourt advantage for the dle and high schools. They have also developed science curriculum

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with teacher’s manual; upgraded and restored old computers for nursing recreational facilities for all of its citizens. The city’s remarkable culture, home residents; and arranged holiday parties for economically disadvan- technological, and economic resources nourish the University’s mission taged youngsters. and enrich its life, just as TU, in turn, enriches the city of Tulsa. The University annually brings scholars and noteworthy personalities At the University of Tulsa, students are offered a diversity of learning to campus for free public lectures, benefiting the campus community as experiences and encouraged to find a balance between career prepara- well as Tulsans. Recent visitors have included Eugene Peterson (author tion and liberal education. We instill in our students an understanding of The Message), poet Maya Angelou and Nobel Prize Laureates Seamus that stature as an individual and value as a member of society depend Heaney and J.M. Coetzee. Pulitzer prize winners William Raspberry and upon lifelong learning. N. Scott Momaday appeared to packed audiences. Additionally, TU hosts free art exhibits, concerts and various seminars that are open to the public. Competitive Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants Since 1995, TU students have received: Tulsa 36 Goldwater Scholarships 22 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships TU’s campus lies two miles east of downtown Tulsa, an attractive, vig- 8 Truman Scholarships orous, southwestern city in a metropolitan area of more than a half mil- 6 Department of Defense Fellowships lion people, set among the hills and lakes of northeastern Oklahoma’s 5 Morris K. Udall Scholarships “Green Country.” From the beginning, the city’s founders — who devel- 5 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship oped a thriving economy based on petroleum, aerospace technology, 4 British Marshall Scholarships telecommunications, and health care — invested in nationally noted museums, outstanding performance groups, and a system of parks and 4 Fulbright Grants

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Fast Facts Notable Alumni Founded: 1894 Institution Type: Private, doctoral degree granting, • Bob Brown, reporter, ABC’s “20/20” accredited, coeducational • Todd Hays, 2002 Olympic Silver Medalist, bobsled Affiliation: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) • S.E. Hinton, author, The Outsiders,Tex, Rumble Fish, That Was Enrollment (2004): 4,174 (2,756 undergraduate, Then, This Is Now 753 graduate, 665 law) • Steve Largent, NFL Hall of Famer and former Oklahoma U.S. Programs: 58 undergraduate, 33 graduate, 10 doctoral Representative Average class size: 19 Student/faculty ratio: 11 to 1 • Nancy Lopez, professional golfer Full-time faculty: 304 • Bob Losure, author, former anchor of CNN’s “HeadlineNews” Endowed chairs and/or professorships: 25 • Rue McClanahan, actor, formerly of television’s “Golden Girls” Average ACT score: 26.2 (2004 freshman class) • Russell Myers, creator of the cartoon strip, “Broom Hilda” Top 10 percent of high school class: 56 percent • Drew Pearson, former wide receiver for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys (2004 freshman class) and owner of Drew Pearson Enterprises National Merit Finalists: 66 (1 of every 10 students, 2004 freshman class) • Mary Kay Place, actor, The Big Chill and The Rainmaker Undergraduate Male/Female Ratio: 50 (m) to 50 (f) • Mark Radcliffe, Hollywood producer, Harry Potter Percentage receiving some type of financial aid: 92.2 percent • Gailard Sartain, actor, Mississippi Burning, Fried Green Tomatoes (2004 freshman class)

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schedule, with the accompanying syllabus for each class, is assessed and Student-Athlete Academic Support serves as a guide for implementing an action plan. The contract provides conditions to uphold and reinforce the commitment made between the ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT student-athlete, coaching staff, and The University of Tulsa to attain a The academic support program is designed to assist all student- quality education and enhance the overall welfare of the student-athlete. athletes in developing academic and career goals. This program provides academic direction and promotes accountability, decision-making skills, INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION and integrity. All student-athletes are required to participate in the Each student-athlete has personal meetings with an assigned academic support program. The student-athlete, coaching staff, and graduate assistant to discuss class preparation, strengthen critical thinking academic coordinator cooperatively determine the necessary degree of skills, and encourage academic progress. participation and develop an individualized program for the student. ADVISING NETWORK COMPONENTS Each student-athlete is assigned an advisor within the athletic depart- All the components within the program function as an interdepend- ment and/or department of his/her chosen major. This advisor will assist ent network. The components, which are listed below, help each student in making certain the student is on course within the degree program develop qualities and skills significant not only through the collegiate and help in the class scheduling process. Michael Stevenson, academic career, but throughout a lifetime. coordinator in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, advises student-athletes about specific academic concerns such as course schedul- INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT AND CONDITIONS ing and individual needs. At the beginning of each semester, each student-athlete meets with an academic coordinator to develop a strategy for success. The student’s

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general information tulsa staff 2006 outlook tulsa players 2005 Recent Student-Athlete Academic Highlights in review tulsa records & history NCAA Top VIII Award Recipient • Michael Ruffin (basketball), 1999 c-usa NCAA Women of the Year Finalist • Shana Robinson (track & field), 2004 Tulsa’s ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

First-team • David Millwee (football), 1995 • Levin Gillen (football), 1996, 1997 • Jonathan Pillow (track), 1996, 1997 fall/winter at-large • Michael Ruffin (basketball), 1999 PROGRESS REPORT • Anousjka van Exel (tennis), 1999, spring at-large • Tim Surface (track), 1999, 2000, fall/winter at-large; Periodic monitoring of each student-athlete’s academic performance 2000, 2001 spring at-large provides feedback from the classroom and assists in identifying and • Drew McLaughlin (football), 2001 arranging necessary support. • Stacy Prammanasudh (golf), 2002, spring at-large • Debbie Cardenas (cross country/track), 2002 LEARNING CENTER • Charlotte Sanderson (cross country/track), 2002 Provisions are made to give student-athletes an opportunity to study • Brandi McGuire (softball), 2003 in an environment conducive for learning. A quiet, structured format • Jason Parker (basketball), 2004 enables students to focus upon studies without disturbances. The • Garrett Mills (football), 2005 Learning Center is monitored and accounted for by the TU athletic • Matt Wiley (soccer), 2005 department to ensure flexible hours to meet the needs of each student- athlete. Second-team • Tamara Holzhuter (volleyball), 1989, fall/winter at-large TUTORING • Stacy Prammanasudh (golf), 2001, spring at-large One-on-one monitoring provides personal attention and addresses • Michael Dulaney (football), 2002 specific needs of a student-athlete in a given subject. • Matt Wiley (soccer), 2004

ADDITIONAL CAMPUS ACADEMIC RESOURCES Third-team • Jonathan Pillow (track), 1995 McFarlin Library, the math center, the writing center, computer labs, • Tim Surface (track), 1999, spring at-large the accounting lab, the foreign language lab, the counseling center, and • Jennifer DeSpain (tennis), 2001, spring at-large collegiate advising offices are available to all students. • Jason Parker (basketball), 2003 • Shana Robinson (track) 2004

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You don’t have to paint your face blue and gold to show TU athletics has a long winning tradition from its early beginnings. The University of Tulsa has won six national championships including four your support for University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane in women’s golf (two NCAA and two AIAW title) and two NIT titles in men’s basketball. Tulsa has also had three national individual champions, athletics, but some students do. and has had numerous athletes compete individually at national championship events. Sports are a source of pride and excitement for all students, faculty Since 1990, TU’s basketball, football, women’s golf, men’s golf, row- and fans in the Tulsa community. The athletic program enjoys success in ing, softball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, women’s tennis and men’s each of its 18 intercollegiate sports, 10 for women and eight for men. tennis have been nationally ranked. The University fields men’s teams in basketball, cross country, football, Over a span of 25 years, the Tulsa men’s basketball team has golf, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer and tennis; and women’s teams become one of the nation’s top programs, advancing to postseason tour- in basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor nament competition 18 times. Tulsa was one step away from the NCAA and outdoor track and volleyball. Final Four in the 2000 season after advancing to the South Region finals. All programs are members of the top division of the National The Hurricane basketball team advanced to the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen” Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and all but rowing are members three times in a span of seven seasons. of Conference USA. Tulsa had been a member of the Western Athletic Tulsa’s men’s and women’s teams in golf and tennis, as well as Conference for nine years, before making the move to C-USA beginning men’s soccer all participated in NCAA postseason competition in recent with the 2005-06 athletic year. TU is one of the smallest schools in the years. The women’s golf team won an unprecedented seven straight nation to participate in NCAA Division I athletics, but has become one of Western Athletic Conference titles, while David Inglis (2001-04) of the the most successful. men’s team became just the second golfer in NCAA history to win four Tulsa’s men’s basketball, golf and tennis teams are most always consecutive conference individual titles. In each of the last two years, the among the nation’s elite. A bevy of TU athletic events are often televised women’s basketball team posted its most wins (19) in school history and on networks such as ESPN, Fox Sports and CBS, as well as a solid local earned a berth in the WNIT, while the women’s softball team has won and regional television package. 158 games in the last four seasons.

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The 2003 Hurricane football team had the school’s best finish as a with 28 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America first, second member of the WAC with an 8-5 overall record, a second-place league per- or third-team awards since 1995. formance and a Humanitarian Bowl appearance. In 2005, the Tulsa football team won the Conference USA Athletic Points of Pride Championship in the school’s inaugural year in the league. Tulsa went on • Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports. Tulsa is a member of to win the 2005 AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against former WAC foe Conference USA, a league Tulsa joined on July 1, 2005. Previously, Fresno State. Tulsa was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from July 1, Tulsa’s football teams have appeared in 13 bowl games, and TU was 1996 to June 30, 2005. the first school in the nation to participate in five straight New Year’s Day • Tulsa was the first university to play in five straight New Year’s Day Bowl bowl games in the 1940’s. In the 1960’s, Tulsa football was credited with Games, including the 1942 Sun Bowl, 1943 Sugar Bowl, 1944 Sugar the emergence of what brings excitement to the college game today –– Bowl, 1945 Orange Bowl and 1946 Oil Bowl. passing. • Tulsa’s basketball team has made 18 postseason tournament appear- Not only has Tulsa been competitive on the national level, but the ances in the last 25 years, including 13 times in the NCAA Tournament and five times in the NIT. Tulsa has advanced to the NCAA Tournament University had hosted two NCAA Division I National Championships in the “Sweet Sixteen” three times, and “Elite Eight” once. The Hurricane won past six years, including the 1999 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship and NIT titles in 1981 and 2001. the 2004 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. Tulsa will also host the 2008 • Tulsa’s women’s golf team has won four national championships, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship. latest in 1988, and has finished in second place five times. The TU athletes are also winners in the classroom. The graduation rate of women’s team has produced more than 30 All-Americans. TU student-athletes ranks in the top one-third of all colleges and universi- • The Tulsa golf teams are consistently in national competition, as the ties that compete in NCAA Division I athletics. Hurricane athletes have women have made 27 national appearances in 31 years of the pro- received numerous academic awards based on both athletic and aca- gram and the men have advanced to national regional or finals play 21 demic success. times. The women golfers have won 10 conference championships Tulsa student-athletes have had outstanding performances in the since 1994, while the men’s golf team has also placed first at the classroom as well as on the field. TU student-athletes have been honored league championship 10 times..

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The Michael D. Case Tennis Center, which features six indoor and 12 outdoor courts, is the nation’s best collegiate tennis facility, and hosted the 2004 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. The Case Tennis Center will serve as the host site of the 2008 NCAA Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships.

Southern Hills Country Club, site of the 2001 U.S. Open, is one of the numerous private and public courses that Tulsa’s nationally ranked women’s and men’s golf teams play.

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The Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Center includes an intercollegiate softball field, Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, soccer practice field, general student fitness center and multi- information purpose recreational fields. tulsa staff 2006 outlook tulsa players 2005 in review tulsa records & history

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Skelly Stadium has hosted some of the nation’s best teams over recent years, including No. 1 ranked Miami and Oklahoma.

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The University of Tulsa’s strength and conditioning Association. center is a state-of-the-art facility housed in the The strength and conditioning staff is committed to developing every individual by designing in-season and off-sea- Donald W. Reynolds Center. The 6,000-square foot son programs to build strength and speed through weight-lift- strength and conditioning center is equipped with ing, running and agility drills. The strength staff designs weight-training programs that the newest of strength-building and cardiovascular are sport-specific. A computer system allows the strength and training equipment. conditioning staff to monitor each student-athletes’ diet and training program. The strength and conditioning center and serves over 300 In conjunction with the strength and conditioning center, student-athletes. The center consists of the newest and best the Reynolds Center also houses a 5,300-square foot sports of strength-building equipment, including free weights, medicine center, equipped with all the modern and essential Hurricane racks, power racks, Olympic lifting platforms and equipment necessary for the prevention, care and numerous auxiliary machines rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Student-athletes receive both personal and team instruc- Tulsa’s sports medicine department is under the direction tion from a qualified staff member. Tulsa’s student-athletes are of Head Athletic Trainer Dave Polanski. A qualified staff of full- provided with the attention and direction needed to reach time athletic trainers works closely with team physicians to pro- their maximum potential. The Tulsa strength and conditioning vide top quality care of University athletes. program is under the close supervision of the Director of In addition, The University of Tulsa’s academic curriculum Strength & Conditioning Shawn Griswold. He and his strength includes one in athletic training, thus providing numerous well- staff are certified as strength and conditioning specialists and trained student athletic trainers to lend support to the sports members of the National Strength and Conditioning medicine staff.

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The Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium is the home field hammer throw, discus, javelin and shot put into its field events. The $4.5 million facility has generated excitement for the teams as for the Golden Hurricane track & field and men’s and well as enhance student-athlete recruitment opportunities. The women’s soccer teams. The state-of-the-art facility, facility further demonstrates The University of Tulsa’s commitment to providing its Division I NCAA teams top-notch athletic facilities. which was completed in August, 2003, is the third In just two seasons of service, the Hurricane Soccer & Track phase of the 10-year athletic master plan for campus Stadium has been the host site of two men’s soccer NCAA Tournament first round games (2003, 2004) and a 2004 Missouri development. The multi-purpose facility is part of the Valley Conference Tournament first round contest. On the track and Donna J. Hardesty Sports and Recreation Complex, a field side, the stadium served as the host facility for the 2005 Western Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships. 30-acre development at The University of Tulsa. Other firms working on the stadium included the St. Louis companies of McClure Engineering Associates as mechanical, Designed by St. Louis-based Hastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc., electrical and plumbing engineer; and Jack Sontag, structural the stadium features a 75’ x 120’ soccer field and an eight-lane 400- engineer. Tulsa-based companies included Saks & Associates meter synthetic surface running track. The fully irrigated soccer field providing civil engineering; Howell & Vancuren as the landscape consists of Tiffsport sod on top of an eight-inch sand base to facilitate architect; and Oakridge Builders as the general contractor. drainage to a system of pipes below. The stadium includes locker Tulsa’s practice field at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex is rooms, athletic training room, concession stand and storage area, a located south of the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium and is one of press box and seating for 2,000 spectators. the finest soccer practice fields in the nation. The facility, which The primary goal for the stadium is to provide the University’s features permanent seating on both sides of the field, served as the soccer and track teams with a permanent track and natural grass field home field for the Golden Hurricane for three seasons (2000-02). on campus. The stadium allows the track teams to incorporate the

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President Dr. Steadman Upham President

Steadman Upham became the seven- general teenth president of The University of Tulsa information on June 8, 2004. He came to TU from tulsa Claremont Graduate University in staff Claremont, California where he served as president since 1998. 2006 outlook Prior to his presidency at Claremont, Upham served as vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate tulsa School at the University of Oregon from 1990 to 1998. There his players responsibilities included the academic and administrative functions for the university’s 21 research centers and institutes. He also was a pro- 2005 fessor in the anthropology department. in review tulsa records Upham, 55, earned a Ph.D. in anthropology from Arizona State & history University in 1980, where he also earned a M.A. in the same field. He has a B.A. from the University of Redlands, Redlands, California where c-usa his major areas of study were English Literature and Spanish. Before his presidency at Claremont and his positions at the University of Oregon he held assistant professor of archaeology and chief archaeologist of the numerous positions at New Cultural Resources Management Division. Mexico State University, including associate dean of the Graduate His professional service and accomplishments are extensive and School, professor of archaeology, include commissioner of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges; chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council of Graduate Schools; president, National Physical Science Consortium; director of The American Mutual Funds, The Capital Group Companies; director, Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board; and trustee for the University of Redlands, Claremont Graduate University and the Thomas Rivera Policy Institute.

Upham has received many awards including the Alumni Career Achievement Award from the University of Redlands, The Academy Gold Medal of Honor from the Academy of Transdisciplinary Learning and Advanced Studies, Distinguished Alumni Award and Graduate College Hall of Fame from Arizona State University, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from the University of Oregon in addition to numerous awards recognizing excellence in teaching.

He has published extensively in his academic field including books and edited volumes, articles in journals, and chapters in collections, and monographs. He has been invited to lecture and speak at more than 60 professional meetings and conferences throughout the United States and Canada.

Upham unwinds in his art studio where he paints contempo- rary paintings. His wife, Peggy, is an accomplished silversmith and designs jewelry. Both enjoy walking. The Uphams have two children. Erin is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh and is working in Pennsylvania now. Nathan is a junior at Occidental College in California, majoring in biology.

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Prior to his appointment at Ball State, Cunningham spent 15 years work- Director of Athletics ing in the athletics department at the University of Notre Dame.

At Notre Dame between 2000-02, Cunningham served as associate Lawrence (Bubba) Cunningham director of athletics for external affairs. He renegotiated the school’s Director of Athletics footwear contract, developed a communications and marketing plan, created marketing teams for all 26 varsity sports, increased corporate spon- Lawrence (Bubba) Cunningham was sorship income by 400 percent, created a financial/equity plan for the general appointed the Director of Athletics at The department and served as chairman of the NCAA Division I Women’s information University of Tulsa on October 7, 2005. He Golf Committee. came to Tulsa following three years as the tulsa athletics director at Ball State University. Before that, he served as staff Cunningham began his tenure at Tulsa on associate athletics director November 11. for finance and facilities 2006 (1995-2000). In that outlook time, Cunningham was In his tenure at Ball State, Cunningham guided a program with 19 inter- tulsa responsible for a $30 mil- collegiate sports and a budget of $12.4 million. Ball State will soon players announce the successful completion of a $12M campaign to renovate lion budget and all busi- the football stadium. In raising those funds, Cunningham secured the ness affairs. 2005 largest single gift in Ball State Athletics history. in review In that capacity, “My family and I are obviously very excited about the opportunity at The Cunningham was respon- tulsa records University of Tulsa. Through this entire process, I’ve been extremely sible for developing and & history impressed with the search committee, the coaches and the involvement implementing an equity and interest that the university receives from the community,” said plan to meet Title IX c-usa Cunningham at his introductory news conference. “The support that the requirements, completed community provides Tulsa is second to none.” the master plan for Notre Dame athletic facilities, “The transformation that’s occurring on campus and the entrance into coordinated the bid Conference USA with all the new opportunities that C-USA presents for process and negotiation the university is exciting,” added Cunningham. “The University’s contin- with Westwood for foot- ued rise in academic reputation nationally is attractive. The size of the ball radio rights and campus and the chance to work with outstanding coaches and student helped plan and complete the $50 million renovation and 20,000 seat athletes is very appealing.” expansion of Notre Dame Stadium. He also coordinated the planning and construction of the Warren Golf Course, an 18-hole championship Ball State continued its rich academic and athletic tradition under course on the Notre Dame campus. Cunningham’s guidance. Cardinal teams had an average Academic Performance Rate (APR) Index of 983 with 12 programs at a rating of “I am especially pleased to announce Bubba’s appointment,” said 1,000. President Steadman Upham at the introductory news conference. “He is the candidate that best exemplifies the qualities and characteristics we He implemented a variety of firsts for the Cardinals. The football team were looking for as the University’s new director of athletics. Bubba is the played the first-ever night game in Ball State Stadium and the first-ever ideal person to sustain the momentum from our previous leadership and weeknight home game in the university’s 78-year history in 2003. move the program forward.” Cunningham also developed and implemented a marketing plan for a record football attendance mark in 2003. He was able to secure funding “The university is very fortunate to have attracted a candidate with such exclusively from private donors to have permanent lights installed at Ball impressive credentials,” Upham added. “He has outstanding and well- State Stadium. rounded credentials as an athletic administrator. Bubba’s experience in marketing, fundraising and the planning of facilities is well-suited for our In addition, Cunningham engineered the athletic department’s outsourc- university. He has shown a tremendous commitment to enhance the ing of its marketing and corporate sponsorship efforts when he secured educational experience for the student-athlete.” a contract with Nelligan’s Sports Marketing for the athletics department. The agreement with NSM produced one of the most profitable ventures At Notre Dame, Cunningham also served as assistant athletics ever by the athletics department. director/business manager (1993-95), ticketing and marketing manager (1988-93), and before that was an athletics department intern (1987- Cunningham also assisted the athletics department in creating a relation- 88). ship with NIKE for all of its athletics gear, engineered plans to enhance the student-athlete experience and hosted the first-ever marketing sum- Cunningham earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business mit in the athletics department’s history. administration, both from Notre Dame, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He played on the Irish golf team in 1982-83. “I thoroughly enjoyed the experience at Ball State and want to thank the University for the opportunity I was given to shape the athletics depart- Born in Flint, Mich., and raised in Naples, Fla., Cunningham and his wife, ment. We’re close to completing a campaign for stadium improvements Tina, have four children: Matthew, Michael, John and Sarah. and have moved the athletics program to a more competitive level,” said Cunningham.

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18th (1990 and 1992) and 22nd (1989 and 1994) nationally. Coaching Staff Gulley was named Southwest Conference Women’s Coach of the Year five consecutive times (1989-93) and again in 1995. He Steve Gulley received the same honor on the men’s side in 1992 and 1994. Gulley was also selected to coach the South team at the 1993 U.S. Head Coach • 6th Year Olympic Sports Festival in San Antonio, Texas. While at Baylor, Gulley coached 14 athletes to 27 conference titles. One of those general Steve Gulley is entering his sixth athletes made SWC history by claiming All-America honors in cross information season as head track and field, and cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. In all, the Bears claimed country coach. Gulley turned the Golden two distance event conference titles and four runner-up finishes in tulsa Hurricane into one of the best squads in the Big XII Outdoor Championships in 1999. staff the Western Athletic Conference and As the assistant coach for the track and field squads, Gulley 2006 looks to set new milestones in helped in the development of 29 female All-Americans and 50 outlook Conference USA. male All-Americans. He coached 14 top-10 finishers at the NCAA Under Gulley’s tenure, the Hurricane has qualified nine athletes Championships on the men’s side with two more top-10 finishers tulsa and one relay team for the NCAA Championship. For the second on the women’s side. Three times Gulley coached three-sport All- players straight year, nearly every athlete on both the men’s and women’s Americans. 2005 teams posted personal-bests. In addition to his responsibilities at Baylor, Gulley created a in review The Tulsa women tallied five points and placed 40th overall at summer camp in 1994 for runners from ages 10 through 18, the 2001 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, the best finish which can accommodate over 90 campers at one time. His suc- tulsa records for any TU track team in school history. In addition to Tulsa’s success and experience has allowed him to be a five-time speaker at & history cess in track and field, the women’s cross country team won its the Texas High School Coaching Clinic. Gulley also served as first-ever WAC title in the fall of 2001, while the men claimed the Director of the Woodway Family Center in Waco, Texas. During his c-usa conference title in 2003. four years at the center, he developed and organized several sum- The Golden Hurricane has set a total of 93 indoor and outdoor mer day-camp programs for children and organized adult activity records since Gulley’s arrival at TU, including 62 marks that cur- leagues for the center’s members. After helping to raise funds, he rently stand. Since the 2000 indoor season, 261 of the 410 (.637) was also in charge of building new facilities and playing fields. marks listed on TU’s top-five chart have come under Gulley’s Gulley arrived at Baylor in 1985 as a graduate assistant. He watch. Gulley has coached four All-Americans at Tulsa, including graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla. in Fride Vullum in the 5,000-meters and Charlotte Sanderson in the 1983 with a degree in education. He was a three-year letterwinner 10,000 meters, both in 2001, as well as Shana Robinson in the for the Redmen in track and field, and served as a team captain. 200-meters in 2003, and Tulsa’s first indoor All-American, Melanie Gulley received his master’s degree from Baylor in 1985. He and Hardy in the 800-meters in 2005. his wife, Kathy, have two sons, Taylor and Austin. In 2003, two Tulsa athletes were ranked nationally. Robinson finished the season with the nation’s fifth best time in the 200- meters, while Monica Joannes ranked 23rd nationally in the 800- meters according to USA Track and Field. Gulley’s Capsule Gulley came to Tulsa from Baylor University where he served as Education head cross country coach, and assistant track and field coach. • Northeastern State, B.S. Education, 1983 In 12 seasons as the head coach for cross • Baylor University, Master’s Degree, 1985 country, Gulley produced one of Baylor’s most successful athletic programs. His teams won six Highlights conference titles, had 22 individual conference • Holds more Southwest Conference titles than any other coach distance title-holders, made seven NCAA in the history of Baylor sports Championship appearances, and produced • Has coached 16 All-Americans seven All-Americans and three Academic All- • Has coached 35 conference champions Americans. He was named the Southwest • Won TU’s first team conference championship in women’s Conference Coach of the Year eight times and the Cross Country in 2001 District VI Coach of the Year once. Gulley was the • Won TU’s first team conference championship in men’s Cross first coach in SWC history to win both the men’s and Country in 2003 • Tulsa has set 93 school records in the last six years women’s cross country titles in the same year (1992). SWC Cross Country Championships With six conference titles to his credit, Gulley won more Women: 1990, 1991 1992 and 1993 Men: 1992, 1994 conference crowns than any other coach in the history WAC Cross Country Championships of Baylor sports. Women: 2001 Men: 2003 Gulley’s squads at Baylor also made an impact SWC Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year on the national scene. Of the women’s seven 1989 (women) 1990 (women) 1991 (women) NCAA championship appearances, their best 1992 (men & women) 1993 (women) 1994 (men) came in 1998 with an eighth place 1995 (women) finish. His teams also placed WAC Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year 10th (1991), 17th (1992), 2001 (women) 2003 (men)

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Jim Garnham Andrew Maloney Assistant Coach • 1st Year Graduate Assistant • 1st Year Making the transition from athlete to Jim Garnham begins his first year at coach is first-year graduate assistant coach Tulsa after serving the past five years as Andrew Maloney. an assistant track and field coach at the Maloney, a native of Toronto, Ontario, University of Buffalo. general Canada, earned his bachelor’s degree in At Buffalo, Garnham’s coaching information management from Saint Francis (PA) in responsibilities included assisting the 2005 and is currently working on his tulsa multi-event athletes, javelin throwers and master’s degree in law and business staff hurdlers, as well as developing a year-round training program for administration. the athletes and recruitment. 2006 He will be responsible for coaching long sprinters, middle-dis- He helped coach a USATF Indoor Heptathlon Qualifier in 2003, outlook tance athletes and cross country, as well as coordinating recruiting a Canadian Olympic Trials Heptathlon Qualifier in 2004, a Canadian efforts. tulsa Junior National Javelin Champion in 2005, a NCAA Decathlon At Saint Francis, Maloney was a three-time NCAA Regional players Qualifier, four NCAA East Regional Qualifiers, four Mid-American Qualifier, a four-time All-East Coast performer in the 800m and Conference Champions, five All-East Athletes and two USATF Junior 2005 4x800m relay, a six-time Northeast Conference Champion and a National Qualifiers. in review 12-time All-NEC performer. He was also a member of eight NEC Prior to his stint at Buffalo, Garnham was the head coach for the Championship teams and currently holds three individual school tulsa records Depew (NY) High School track and field team, where he was records for the 500m, 800m Indoor and 800m Outdoor. In addi- & history responsible for the boys program, as well as assisting the girls team tion, Maloney was a three-time Academic All-American selection. in field events. He also served as a volunteer assistant at Kent State c-usa University during the indoor track season, coaching the decathlon athletes. Garnham earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Kent State in 1998.

Shameika McField Assistant Coach • 1st Year Shameika McField begins her first year at Tulsa after serving the past two years as a coaches assistant at the University of Kansas. She held the position of assistant to the director of eligibility for one year. McField’s coaching responsibilities at KU included, organizing practices and home meets, assisting with the sprinters and hurdlers, and recruiting of incoming freshmen, junior college and transfer athletes. She was a member of the KU Track and Field team for four years. McField was an NCAA Qualifier in the 4x400m relay in June 2003. McField received her bachelor’s degree in psychology, and also a bachelor’s degree in human development and family life, both in May 2003.

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career-best time at the 2004 Western 2006 Outlook Athletic Conference Championships. She will also play a key role in the relays. Youthful is one term that describes Tulsa’s 2006 Men’s Middle Distance (Women) and Women’s Track and Field teams. In a combined 50- In middle distance, the Golden general member roster, the Golden Hurricane will sport 16 fresh- Hurricane has more depth than in any information man, 16 sophomores, 15 juniors and three seniors. While other event. Junior Shantel Girtley tulsa tallied the top-performance for a staff TU may lack in experience this year, depth could prove returner in the 800-meters, as to have a vital role throughout the season. senior Lise Olivier earned the top 2006 mark in the 1500m run. Junior outlook Megan Langwell also notched five top-five Tulsa lost three key athletes on both the men’s and women’s tulsa marks last season, as sophomores teams from last season. Joshua Childs (2001-05) and players Breanna Chipney, Brittney McCormack, DeVonne Harrison (2002-05) recorded four of the Golden Amy Reeves and Shelby Riker each add 2005 Hurricane’s top marks in sprints, while Harrison, who participat- one year of experience. A core of five in review ed in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Regional, and Jamal freshmen, Alex Becker, Petrina Lamb, Bogle (2001-05) were two of TU’s three hurdlers. Harrison tulsa records April Montgomery, Dawn Nagazina and and Bogle were also key runners on the 4x100 and 4x400- & history Marissa Saunders will help in the rotation. meter relay teams. On the women’s side, Melanie Hardy Nagazina claimed a bronze medal in the c-usa (2001-05) finished among the top-eight in the 800-meter run Canadian National 800-Meter at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships, becoming the first Championships, while Saunders was the Tulsa runner in school history to gain All-America honors for 2005 Idaho State 800m Champion and indoor track. Paula Richardson (2001-05) posted the top Montgomery was the 2004 Oklahoma Golden Hurricane finish in both the State 800m Champion. 200m and 400-meter dash, while Hardy registered top marks in the SHANTEL GIRTLEY 600m, 800m and 1,000-meter Distance (Women) run, and Natalie Rasmussen Olivier, who led Tulsa throughout the 2005 (2001-05) claimed top finishes Cross Country season, will take on a leader- in the 3,000m, 5,000m and ship role in track this year. She scored in 10,000-meters. Despite those both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the losses, the Hurricane track Western Athletic Conference Championships last teams return 33 letterwinners season, while sophomore Kelli Denny scored in the 10,000- to lead Tulsa into its inaugural meters. Senior Renine Le Heron, TU’s lone competitor in the season in Conference USA. steeplechase, was the 2002 New Zealand Secondary Schools Champion in the event. Freshmen Amanda Emnett, Sarah Sprints (Women) Grasser, Lana Kelley and Julie Monda will add depth to the distance events. Senior Mary Carr and juniors Chantelle Willard and Krystol Lartey will lead the TU women in Hurdles (Women) sprints this season. Carr posted the Junior Dreu Harris is the Golden Hurricane’s lone returning top finish for the Golden Hurricane in hurdler, posting the second-best marks for Tulsa last season. the 60-meters last season, as well as Freshman Caitlin Lynch and Montgomery will also participate top-five marks in the 100m and 200m. in hurdles this season. Willard notched Tulsa’s top 100-meter performance, and finished second in both indoor and outdoor competition in Relays (Women) the 200m last year for the Golden TU will not have much depth in the relays this year, but they Hurricane. Freshman Grace Steinert will will have experience. Holloway, Lartey and Willard will be add depth to the 100m and 200m. Junior joined by Steinert in the 4x100-meter relay, while Holloway, Shameka Holloway, who red-shirted last year, Girtley, Lartey, and Willard will race in the 4x400m, with will continue to race in the 400m, as she posted a Nagazina adding to the rotation.

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Field (Women) Distance (Men) In the field events, Tulsa will have talent but not much depth. The men also have a lot of depth in the distance events, but Sophomore Katy McGillen set a school record in the javelin at the key will be to develop quality over quantity. Sophomore the WAC Championships with a throw of 45.21-meters, qualify- Brett Turowski led Tulsa in four of the six cross country meets ing for the Midwest Regional. Junior-transfer Stephanie Jeffers this past season, and notched a personal-record in the 5,000- will compete in the discus, hammer throw, javelin and will spe- meter run last year. Junior Andrew Beard red-shirted last cialize in the shot put. She set a Jacksonville University record season, but posted outdoor personal-bests in both the 5,000m general in the discus with her throw of 139’7”, registered her best and 10,000m at the conference championships two years ago. information javelin distance with a throw of 122’6” and notched an NCAA Junior classmates Edwin Henshaw and tulsa Outdoor Regional Qualifying Mark and a school record with her Taylor Williams, sophomores Jay staff throw of 47’10” in the shot put. Margaret Glover set a new Matlack, Jason Schweitzer and Joel 2006 school record and personal-best with a long jump of 5.67 Stansloski, and Harris provide depth outlook meters last year, finishing ninth in the conference in indoor for the distance runners. competition and seventh in outdoor competition. Sophomore tulsa Sophia Rodriguez broke the school’s triple jump record three players times her freshman year, recording a best of 12.08 meters for Hurdles (Men) 2005 a fourth-place finish at the conference meet. Freshman Megan Junior Rickey Wilson, Jr., in review Oberste was a two-time Oklahoma State High School will be the Golden Champion in the high jump and earned over 30 first-place Hurricane’s lone returning tulsa records medals throughout her high school career. hurdler. He notched third- & history place performances and c-usa Sprints personal-bests in the (Men) 110-meter hurdles and Sophomores Jerrod Landress and 400-meter hurdles at O’Dell Smith will lead Tulsa in the the WAC Outdoor 400-meters this season. Landress Championships last year. He also recorded the top mark for a returner, qualified for the NCAA Midwest as Smith finished in the Golden Regionals in the 110-meter Hurricane’s top-five. The duo will hurdles, finishing 17th in a be joined by freshman time of 14.66. Adam Whitaker who was BRETT TUROWSKI a TAPPS 4A State Champion in the Field (Men) 100m, 200m and Sophomore Thomas Stoltz is TU’s 400m his senior year, only javelin thrower this year. He and helped his team finish tallied six top-three finishes and seven as the 2005 Class 4A State top-five marks last year, including the Champions. Golden Hurricane’s best throw in 44 years at the Tulsa Duels with a throw of 211 feet. He bettered that mark with a Middle Distance (Men) throw of 220 feet, 2 inches, at the Junior Mathew Musengezi registered WAC Championships, qualifying for TU’s top outdoor performance in the the NCAA Midwest Regional. Junior 800m run during his sophomore Charles Ramsdell, a two-sport athlete campaign, and claimed a 15th- in track and basketball, will compete in place mark in the 800-meters at the high jump. Ramsdell posted the fifth-best the NCAA Midwest Regional. jump in the WAC during the 2005 season and Sophomore Nolan Jenkins narrowly earned a sixth-place mark at the conference championships. missed qualifying for the regionals, Freshman Robert Nickels tallied city records in the long while junior Tad Schoedel finished in the top- jump and triple jump, and finished as the 2005 Ontario five for the Golden Hurricane last season. Runner-Up and fourth in the Canadian Junior Nationals in Sophomore Jordan Hughes will return with one year the long jump. experience, as freshmen Jonathan Gest and Eric Harris add depth to the roster.

JERROD LANDRESS

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Women’s Roster Seniors Mary Carr Renine Le Heron Name Ht. Class Event(s) Hometown/Previous School Lise Olivier Juniors Alex Becker 5-4 Fr-HS Middle Distance Guelph, Ontario, Canada (Our Lady of Lourdes HS) Shantel Girtley Margaret Glover general Mary Carr 5-6 Sr-2L Sprints Edmond, Okla. (Oklahoma Christian) Dreu Harris information Shameka Holloway Breanna Chipney 5-9 So-1L Middle Distance Maple Ridge, BC, Canada (Thomas Haney HS) Stephanie Jeffers tulsa Kelli Denny 5-7 So-1L Distance Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit HS) Megan Langwell staff Krystol Lartey Amanda Emnett 5-9 Fr-HS Distance Imperial, Mo. (Cor Jesu Academy) Chantelle Willard 2006 Sophomores outlook Shantel Girtley 5-7 Jr-2L Middle Distance Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) Breanna Chipney Margaret Glover 5-3 Jr-2L Jumps Houston, Texas (Mirabeau Lamar HS) Kelli Denny tulsa Brittney McCormack players Sarah Grasser 5-3 Fr-HS Distance St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu Academy) Katy McGillen Amy Reeves 2005 Dreu Harris 5-5 Jr-2L Sprints/Hurdles Sherman, Texas (Tom Bean HS) Shelby Riker in review Shameka Holloway 5-6 Jr-RS Sprints Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Sophia Rodriguez Freshmen tulsa records Stephanie Jeffers 5-10 Jr-TR Field Boston, Mass. (Jacksonville University) Alex Becker & history Amanda Emnett Lana Kelley 5-9 Fr-HS Distance Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) Sarah Grasser Lana Kelley c-usa Petrina Lamb 5-4 Fr-HS Middle Distance Guthrie, Okla. (Guthrie HS) Petrina Lamb Megan Langwell 5-6 Jr-RS Middle Distance College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) Caitlin Lynch Julie Monda Krystol Lartey 5-2 Jr-2L Sprints Midwest City, Okla. (Northeast Academy) April Montgomery Dawn Nagazina Renine Le Heron 5-9 Sr-1L Distance Christchurch, New Zealand (McNeese State) Megan Oberste Caitlin Lynch 5-8 Fr-HS Sprints/Hurdles Eagan, Minn. (Eastview HS) Marissa Saunders Grace Steinert Brittney McCormack 5-8 So-1L Middle Distance West Plains, Mo. (West Plains HS) By Event Katy McGillen 5-8 So-1L Multi-Events Clinton, Wash. (South Whidbey HS) Sprints/Hurdles Mary Carr Julie Monda 5-8 Fr-HS Distance St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu Academy) Dreu Harris April Montgomery 5-7 Fr-RS Middle Distance Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) Shameka Holloway Krystol Lartey Dawn Nagazina 5-7 Fr-HS Middle Distance Alberta, Canada (Bellerose Composite HS) Caitlin Lynch Grace Steinert Megan Oberste 5-9 Fr-HS Jumps Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley HS) Chantelle Willard Lise Olivier 5-6 Sr-1L Distance Pretoria, South Africa (Univ. of Pretoria) Jumps Margaret Glover Amy Reeves 5-5 So-RS Middle Distance Whitesburg, Ga. (Alexander HS) Megan Oberste Sophia Rodriguez Shelby Riker 5-6 So-1L Middle Distance Owasso, Okla. (Owasso HS) Middle Distance Sophia Rodriguez 5-3 So-1L Jumps Houston, Texas (J. Frank Dobie HS) Alex Becker Breanna Chipney Marissa Saunders 5-8 Fr-HS Middle Distance Douglas, Wyo. (Douglas HS) Shantel Girtley Petrina Lamb Grace Steinert 5-7 Fr-HS Sprints/Jumps Fairmont, Okla. (Covington-Douglas HS) Megan Langwell Brittany McCormack Chantelle Willard 5-6 Jr-2L Sprints Katy, Texas (Alief Elsik HS) April Montgomery Dawn Nagazina Amy Reeves Shelby Riker Marissa Saunders Distance Pronunciation Guide Kelli Denny Amanda Emnett Sarah Grasser Emnett: em – nett Renine Le Heron: ra – knee - n, le – hair – n Lana Kelley Shantel: shan – tell Caitlin: kate – lynn Renine Le Heron Shameka: shh – me – ka Nagazina: nag – a – zee – na Julie Monda Oberste: o – burst Lise Olivier Petrina: p – tree – na Multi-Events Krystol: crystal Chantell: shan - tell Stephanie Jeffers Katy McGillen

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Championships with a time of 7.86 . . . best 200-meter finish was a third place performance at the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Competed in seven meets . . . finished fourth at the Bill Williams Invitational in the 200-meters and at the Missouri Relays in the 100-meters . . . recorded a personal-best in the 100-meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 12.00.

Prior to Tulsa: Transferred from Oklahoma Christian University general information . . . was a two-year letterwinner . . . finished third in the 100- meter and 200-meter run at the conference meet . . . qualified tulsa for 2002 NAIA Indoor Nationals and finished 20th in the 200- staff meters . . . posted a top time of 12.07 in the 100-meters and 2006 25.54 in the 200-meters as a sophomore . . . helped her team High School: Finished seventh at the Canadian Nationals in outlook finish second in the Sooner Athletic Conference . . . turned in the 1500m with a time of 4:37.1 . . . set school records for the an eighth-place mark with a time of 12.46 in the 100-meters tulsa 800m (2:13.2) and 1500m (4:37.1) . . . helped her 4x400m at the Texas-Arlington Open . . . earned a top-finish in the 200- players relay team set a school record . . . named the District Most meters and a second-place mark in the 100-meters at the Valuable Player in track and cross country as a senior . . . was 2005 Southwestern Relays . . . competed at the Ray Vaughn Classic, in review also a four-year runner for the Guelph Track Club . . . was the finishing in third-place in both the 100 and 200-meters . . . all-province 1500m indoor champion . . . was a member of the also finished third in the 100-meters at the Oklahoma Baptist tulsa records 4x400m relay team that won provincials . . . named club MVP & history Bison Relays . . . earned top marks in both the 100-meters and . . . also participated in hockey, soccer and dance. 200-meters at the Oklahoma City Quad . . . earned a 21st- c-usa place finish in the 55m with a time of 7.56 at the 2001 NAIA Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . daughter of Indoor Championships . . . clocked a personal-best of 7.48 in Lucinda and Robert Becker . . . born June 2, 1987. the 55m.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Edmond Santa Fe High School . . . finished first in the 4x100-meter relay, second in the 200-meters and 4x200-meter relay at the conference meet as a senior . . . earned second-place finishes at the regional competition in the 100-meters and 4x100, and third- place marks in the 200-meters and 4x200 . . . was a member of the National Honor Society . . . ranked among the top-20 academically in her class . . . was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students and was chosen as a National Personal Bests Achievement Scholar. Indoor: Outdoor: 60-meters: 7.83 (2005) 100-meters: 12.00 (2004) Personal: An exercise 200-meters: 25.12 (2005) 200-meters: 24.70 (2004) sport science major . . . parents are Candace Tulsa (2005-06): Has one season of eligibility for outdoor Jackson and Sam track . . . took a red-shirt during the 2002 outdoor track season. Carr . . . born July 15, 1983. Senior (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in four events . . . posted a new personal-best in the 60-meters and in the 200- meter run at the WAC Championships with times of 7.83 and 25.12, respectively . . . (Outdoor) Competed in five events . . . finished fifth in the 100-meter dash at the Tulsa Duels . . . was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that earned a third- place mark at the WAC Championships.

Junior (2003-04): (Indoor) Competed in six meets . . . posted a personal-best time in the 60-meter dash at the WAC Indoor

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the Canadian Juvenile Championships in the 800-meter her junior season . . . recorded a third-place mark at the British Columbia Cross Country Championships as a senior . . . qualified for the British Columbia Junior Cross Country Team with a third place finish at the junior championships . . . was the top female middle-distance award winner for 15-year-olds in 2001 for British Columbia . . . was a member of the gold medal win- general ning 4x400-meter relay team at the British Columbia Summer information Games in 2001. tulsa staff Personal: An elementary education major . . . daughter of Fred and Deborah Chipney . . . born May 11, 1986. 2006 outlook Personal Bests Indoor: tulsa Cross Country: 800-meters: 2:24.12 (2005) players 2-mile: 11:53 (2004) 1,000-meters: 3:02.78 (2005) 5,000-meters: 18:46.95 (2004) Mile: 5:19 (2005) 2005 6,000-meters: 22:46.01 (2004) 3,000-meters: 10:32.68 (2005) in review tulsa records Outdoor: & history 800-meters: 2:18.95 (2005) 1,500-meters: 4:51.97 (2005) c-usa

Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in all six events . . . was Tulsa’s second best finisher in five events . . . had a season-best eighth-place finish at Personal Bests the Hurricane Festival . . . finished 29th Cross Country: Indoor: at the WAC Championships . . . 2-mile: 12:50 (2005) Mile: 5:20.50 (2005) 3,000-meters: 10:31.83 (2005) (Indoor) Competed in five events 5,000-meters: 19:38 (2005) 6,000-meters: 23:12 (2005) . . . finished first in the 1,000- Outdoor: meter run at the Missouri 3,000-meters: 10:46.24 (2005) Invitational with a time of 5,000-meters: 18:21.81 (2005) 3:02.78 . . . recorded a fifth- 10,000-meters: 39:37.08 (2005) place mark in the 3,000- meter run at the J.D. Martin Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in all six Invitational with a time of events . . . was Tulsa’s third best finisher at the Midwest 10:52.98 . . . finished 32nd at the Regionals . . . (Indoor) Competed in five meets . . . finished WAC Championships in the 3,000- fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Invitational in the meter run . . . (Outdoor) Competed 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:52.64 . . . recorded a fifth in five events . . . earned a fourth- place finish in the one-mile run at the J.D. Martin Invitational place mark in the 1,500-meter run . . . finished 12th at the WAC Championships in the 5,000- in the College/Open division at the meter run and 25th in the 3,000-meter run . . . (Outdoor) Michael Johnson Classic with a time Competed in four events . . . finished fourth in the 5,000- of 4:53.90 . . . registered a 15th- meter run at the Missouri Relays . . . recorded a sixth place place mark in the 800-meter run at finish at the WAC Championships in the 10,000-meter run. the John Jacobs Invitational. High School: Earned four letters at Lee’s Summit High School High School: Was a four-year letter- . . . was an all-state selection in the 4x800-meter relay as a winner at Thomas Haney High School senior . . . earned all-conference, all-district and all-sectional . . . won a bronze medal in the 800m honors in the 3,200-meters and 4x800-meter relay . . . was at the British Columbia High School the district and sectional champion in the 3,200-meters in Provincial Track Championships as a senior 2004, in addition to earning all-area honors . . . was named to . . . also won the bronze at the BC Provincial the all-conference and all-district teams for the 1,600-meters Junior Championships in 2004 . . . was a sil- as well . . . also earned all-state honors as a junior for the ver medalist in the 800m at the Provincial 3,200-meters, along with all-sectional, all-area and all-district Championships as a junior . . . finished third at honors . . . was a two-time sectional and district champion in

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the 3,200-meters . . . helped her cross country team become the first Kansas Personal Bests City Area girl’s team to win the 4A State Cross Country: Indoor: Cross Country Meet, as a freshman 5,000-meters: 20:06.37 (2004) 600-meters: 1:27.78 (2005) . . . was a four-year letterwinner 800-meters: 2:16.38 (2005) in cross country . . . earned all- sectional, all-district, all con- Outdoor: 800-meters: 2:13.15 (2005) general ference, all-area, second- information team all-metro and all-state honors her sophomore second place finish . . . posted a new personal best in the tulsa staff through senior seasons. 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.38, set at the WAC Championships, where she ran the 11th-best 800-time . . . 2006 Personal: A business major . . . (Outdoor) Competed in six meets . . . set a new personal best outlook daughter of Gary and Patricia in the 800-meter run at the Michael Johnson Classic . . . fin- Denny . . . born May 23, 1986. tulsa ished second in the 800-meter run at the Tulsa Duels . . . had players the 10th fastest time in the 800-meter run at the WAC Championships. 2005 in review Freshman (2003-04): (Cross Country) Competed in three tulsa records meets . . . finished 15th at the Hurricane Festival with a time & history of 13:39 over the two-mile course . . . finished 22nd at the Fayetteville Invitational with a time of 20:37.91 over a 5,000- c-usa meter course . . . ran the 6,000-meter course at the Cowboy Jamboree in a time of 26:26 . . . (Indoor) Did not compete . . . (Outdoor) Competed in seven meets . . . ran a personal- best in the 800-meters at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 2:20.45.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and cross High School: Earned three letters at Cor Jesu Academy as a country at Etiwanda High School . . . went undefeated as the member of the track team . . . helped set a new school record league champion in the 800-meters as a senior . . . named in the 4x800m relay in a time of 10:24 . . . earned all-state first-team Inland Valley all-conference four years . . . was a honors in the 4x100m and all-district accolades in the 4x800 California Interscholastic Federation finalist in the 800-meters, . . . was a member of the cross country team for three years the 4x400-meters and the 4x100-meters as a senior . . . was . . . was the Valedictorian of her high school class. named the “Most Valuable Performer” in cross country as a freshman and the MVP in track as a sophomore . . . was the Personal: An electrical engineering major . . . daughter of 800-meter league champion as a sophomore and junior . . . in David and Diana Emnett . . . born May 24, 1987. cross country, was the league champion her freshman and sophomore years . . . broke the school record for the 800- meters as a sophomore . . . led her cross country team to a league championship as a freshman, sophomore and junior, as well as to the CIF finals as a junior . . . helped her track team finish as league champions during her freshman and sophomore seasons . . . was a member of the soccer team, receiving Most Valuable Player honors as a senior . . . academically, received the California Interscholastic Federation award for four years.

Personal: A marketing major . . . parents are Ondrell and Peggy Girtley . . . born November 16, 1985.

Sophomore (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in two meets . . . ran Tulsa’s sixth-best time at the Southern Stampede with a time of 20:06.37 . . . (Indoor) Competed in five meets . . . set a new personal best in the 600-meter run at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 1:27.78, also a

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her senior season to rehabilitate a knee injury . . . as a junior, ran the second leg on the 4x200-meter relay team that finished third at the Texas 5A State Championships . . . ran the third leg on the Wings Track Club 4x100-meter that won the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in the summer of 2003 . . . was a second-round regional qualifier in the long jump, finishing first in the district . . . ran the 4x400 meters and general finished third in the region during her junior year . . . also ran information the 4x200 finishing third in the state . . . as a sophomore, ran tulsa on the 4x100 and 4x200 team that finished first at the state staff championships . . . was a letterwinner on the basketball team, 2006 earning Defensive Player of the Year honors three times. outlook Personal Bests Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . parents are Offiong and Robert Glover . . . born January 23, 1985. tulsa Indoor: Outdoor: players 60-meters: 8.01 (2005) 100-meters: 12.59 (2004) 2005 200-meters: 26.46 (2004) 200-meters: 26.02 (2004) in review Long Jump: 5.67m (2005) 400-meters: 59.62 (2004) Long Jump: 5.90m (2004) tulsa records & history Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in six meets . . . set a new personal-best in the 60-meters with a time of 8.01 c-usa at the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . finished second in the long jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . set a new school and personal record with a jump of 5.67 meters (18-07.25 feet) at the J.D. Martin Invitational and matched it at the WAC Championships, earning a ninth-place finish . . . (Outdoor) Competed in six meets . . . finished sixth High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and cross in the long jump at the Missouri country at Cor Jesu Academy . . . set a school record in the Relays with a jump of 5.42 meters two-mile run and 4x800m . . . was the cross country MVP her (17-09.50 feet) . . . jumped a sea- junior and senior years, and track MVP as a senior . . . a four- son-best 5.74 meters (18 –10.00 time state qualifier in cross country . . . earned all-district feet) at the WAC Championships for and all-sectional honors in cross country and all-district a seventh place finish. honors in track.

Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Personal: A biology major . . . daughter of Kathleen Competed in six meets . . . fin- and Kenneth Graesser . . . born April 2, 1987. ished seventh in the long jump at the Missoui Southern Open with a season-best jump of 5.38m (17-08) . . . posted career-bests in the 60-meters and 200-meters at the Arkansas Invitational with marks of 8.21 and 26.46, respectively . . . ran a personal- best time of 26.46 at the Arkansas Invitational and Razorback Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Posted career-best times in the 100-meters (12.59) at the Baylor Invitational, 200-meters (26.02) at the Tulsa Duels and the 400-meters (59.62) at the LSU Tiger Relays . . . posted a personal-best 5.90 meter (19’ 5.75’) long jump Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in five meets . . . at the WAC Championships. recorded an eighth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Missouri Invitational . . . posted the 16th best time at the WAC High School: Was a two-year letterwinner in Championships in the 60-meter hurdles . . . (Outdoor) track at Houston Lamar High School . . . sat out Participated in five meets . . . finished fifth in the 100-meter

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Personal Bests Indoor: Outdoor: 60-meter hurdles: 8.92 (2004) 100-meters 13:83 (2005) 200-meters: 27.61 (2004) 100-meter hurdles: 15.36 (2005) 400-meter hurdles: 1:08.44 (2005)

general hurdles at the Tulsa Duels . . . recorded a 15th-place mark in information the 100-meter hurdles at the WAC Championships . . . posted the 11th best time in the 400-meter hurdles at the WAC tulsa Championships. staff 2006 Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Personal Bests outlook Participated in six meets . . . clocked her best finish in the Indoor: Outdoor: tulsa players 60-meter hurdles at the 200-meters: 25.66 (2003) 200-meters: 24.92 (2004) 400-meters: 57.33 (2004) 400-meters: 55.72 (2004) Arkansas Invitational with a 2005 time of 8.92 . . . finished in review a career-best fourth Junior (2004-05): (Indoor) Red-shirted tulsa records place in the 60- . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted. & history meter hurdles in both the prelimi- Sophomore (2003-04): (Indoor) c-usa naries and the Competed in six events . . . post- finals at the ed a career-best in the 400- Missouri Southern meters at the WAC Indoor Open . . . ran the 200- Championships with a time meters at the Missouri of 57.33 . . . was a mem- Southern Open ber of the 4x400-meter Invitational . . . relay team that finished (Outdoor) Red- third at the WAC shirted. Championships . . . recorded a season- High School: best finish at the Was a four-year Missouri Southern letterwinner at Open with a second- Tom Bean High place performance in School . . . was the 200-meter dash . . . the state champion in (Outdoor) Participated in eight the 100-meter hurdles as a senior . . . was a Texas meets . . . was a member of the Relays Champion and was named her high school’s regional qualifying 4x100-meter Outstanding Female Athlete . . . was named the Texas Amateur relay team, as well as the 4x400- Athletic Federation Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 . . . led meter relay team . . . finished second her cross country team to second-place district honors in 2001 at the Tulsa Duels in the 400-meters and 2002 . . . was also a member of the softball team, serving . . . had a career-best time in the 400- as a pitcher while earning all-district honorable mention acco- meters at the WAC Championships lades . . . was a member of the National Honor Society, the with a time of 55.72 . . . improved her National Honor Roll and Who’s Who Among American High personal-best time in the 200-meters School Students. with a 24.92 mark at the Missouri Relays. Personal: An exercise sport science major with a minor in business . . . parents are Kevin and Beverly Harris . . . born Freshman (2002-03): (Indoor) August 9, 1985. Competed in seven events . . . posted three season-best times at the WAC Indoor Championships, including a time of 7.94 in the 60-meter dash, 25.66 in the 200-meter dash,

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and a school record time of 12:04.06 in the distance medley relay . . . helped her 4x400-meter relay team earn a fourth- place finish at the Baymont Inn/Fazoli’s Open . . . (Outdoor) Competed in six events . . . helped her team set a school record, as well as personal record in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 45.48 at the WAC Outdoor Championships . . . turned in another personal-best at the WAC Championships general with a time of 56.45 in the 400-meter dash . . . earned a per- information sonal-best time of 25.27 at the TCU Invitational in the 200- tulsa meter dash. staff High School: Finished first at the state championships in the 2006 100-meters and 200-meters as a senior at Broken Arrow High outlook High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and two- School . . . went undefeated her senior year in the 100-meters, year letterwinner in cross country at Edmond North High tulsa 200-meters and 400-meters . . . was the conference and School . . . was a four-time state track and field qualifier . . . players regional champion in the 400-meters . . . earned a state cham- served as the track and field and cross country team captain pionship in the 200-meters her junior year . . . helped her 2005 and earned MVP honors her senior year . . . named to the team win the 1999 conference championship . . . was a mem- in review Track and Field Academic all-state team in 2003 . . . earned all- ber of the Student Council and Key Club. tulsa records conference, all-regional and all-state accolades in cross country . . . received 2003 all-conference honorable mention merits . . . & history Personal: A management major . . . daughter of Abraham and was also a member of the diving team for one year and cheer- Sophia Rycraw-Lee . . . born January 24, 1984. c-usa leading team for two years . . . was a member of the National Honor Society and Who’s Who Among America’s High School Students . . . was a March of Dimes Scholar-Athlete Award nominee and Jim Thorpe Scholar-Athlete nominee.

Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . daughter of Gary and Lisa Kelley . . . born January 27, 1987.

Jacksonville University: Recorded an indoor track and field season-best 45’5” in the shot put at the Gator Invitational for a seventh-place finish . . . notched an NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifying Mark and a school record with her throw of 47’10” and an eighth-place finish in the shot put at the Georgia Tech Invitational . . . set a school record in the discus at the UCF Invitational with her throw of 139’7” . . . registered her High School: Earned four letters in both track and cross coun- best javelin distance at the USF Invitational with a throw of try at Guthrie High School . . . won four state and regional titles 122’6”. in her prep career . . . was a conference and regional champion in the 1600m, a regional champion in the 800m, and a Personal: A communication major . . . born June 10, 1985. regional and state champion in the 4x800m relay as a senior . . . was the conference champion and regional runner-up in the 1600m, the regional runner-up and state champion in the 4x800m, and the regional champion and state runner-up in the 800m as a junior . . . was the conference and region champion in the 800m, and state runner-up in the 4x800m as a sophomore . . . was the conference, region and state champion in the 800m, and the regional 1600m champion as a freshman . . . received all-city, all-conference, all-region and all- state honors in cross country her sophomore through senior seasons, and all-conference and all-region honors her freshman

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year . . . earned Academic All-State accolades . . . was a Jim Championships . . . turned in the school’s second-best time of Thorpe/The Oklahoman Scholar Athlete and Wendy’s High 5:05.31 in the mile run and a time of 3:01.27 in the 1000- School Heisman State finalist . . . was the Valedictorian of her meter run at the Tyson Invitational and the Holiday Inn high school class. Invitational, respectively . . . posted a personal-best at the Central Missouri State Invitational of 2:18.74 in the 800-meter Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . daughter of Charles run . . . (Outdoor) Competed in nine events and set four per- and Monika Lamb . . . born December 10, 1986. sonal records in the spring season . . . helped her 4x800 meter relay team post a time of 8:48.27 to set a new school record at general information the WAC Outdoor Championships . . . earned a personal-best in the 800-meter run at the Arlington Invitational . . . also posted tulsa personal records in the 1500m run with a time of 4:44.36 and staff 5,000-meter run with a time of 10:41.17 at the John McDonnell 2006 Invitational and the UALR Open Invitational, respectively. outlook High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and cross tulsa country at A&M Consolidated High School . . . earned all-dis- players trict, all-region and all-state honors in cross country her senior 2005 year . . . received all-district honors in track her senior year . . . in review earned all-region and all-district honors in cross country, and all-district honors in track as a junior . . . earned all-district hon- tulsa records ors in cross country and track her sophomore season . . . & history Indoor: helped her track team earn district championships her sopho- Personal Bests c-usa 800-meters: 2:18.74 (2003) more through senior years . . . led her cross country team to Cross Country: 1,000-meters: 3:01.27 (2003) district championships her junior and senior years, as well as a 2-mile: 11:36 (2002) Mile: 5:05.31 (2003) 5,000-meters: 18:24.60 (2004) regional title her senior season . . . was a member of the 6,000-meters: 23:27 (2003) Outdoor: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Young Life and Students 800-meters: 2:22.22 (2005) Against Drunk Driving. 1,500-meters: 4:44.36 (2003) 3,000-meters: 10:41.17 (2003) Personal: A communication major . . . daughter of Mark and Sandy Langwell . . . born April 3, 1984. Junior (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in all six of TU’s meets . . . finished 12th at the Hurricane Festival with a time of 12:11 . . . recorded a new personal-best in the 6,000- meters at the Chile Pepper Festival with a time of 23:39.1 . . . (Indoor) Competed in three meets . . . won the 1,000-meter run at the Razorback Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Participated in five meets . . . improved her personal-best time in the 800- meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 2:22.22 . . . finished third in the 1,500-meter college/open run at the Michael Johnson Classic with a time of 4:51.58 . . . recorded a seventh-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the WAC Championships with a time of 4:46.79.

Sophomore (2003-04): (Cross Country) Competed in all six Personal Bests of TU’s meets . . . finished ninth at both the Hurricane Festival Indoor: Outdoor: and Fayetteville Invitational . . . posted a season-best time of 60-meters: 7.74 (2004) 100-meters: 12.08 (2004) 23:27 for a 6,000-meter event at the Cowboy Jamboree . . . 200-meters: 26.05 (2004) 200-meters: 24.76 (2004) (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted. Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) Freshman (2002-03): (Cross Country) Turned in personal- Participated in five meets . . . was a member of the 4x100- bests in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:24.6 at the meter relay team that finished second at the Tulsa Duels and Arkansas Invitational and in the two-mile run in a time of the Missouri Relays . . . was a member of the 4x100-meter 11:36 at the Hurricane Festival . . . (Indoor) Competed in six relay team that placed third at the WAC Championships . . . events . . . set personal records in four events during the sea- recorded a season-best 14th-place finish in the 200-meter son . . . in the distance medley, helped her team to a season- dash at the Michael Johnson Classic. best finish with a time of 12:04.06 at the WAC Indoor Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Competed in four meets . . .

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posted a season-best time in the 200-meters at the Husker before sustaining a foot injury . . . finished fifth in the 3,000- Invitational with a 26.05 time . . . won the 60-meters at the meter run at the Tulsa Duels. Missouri Southern Open with a time of 7.74 . . . (Outdoor) Competed in eight events . . . was a member of the regional Prior to Tulsa: Transferred to Tulsa from McNeese State . . . qualifying 4x100-meter relay team . . . had the fastest 100- lettered once in cross country and outdoor track, and twice in meter time at the Tulsa Duels with a time of 12.08 . . . clocked indoor track for the Cowgirls . . . placed 44th at the Southland a 24.76 in the 200-meters at the TCU Invitational . . . partici- Conference Cross Country Championships . . . finished third at general pated in the 400-meters at the Bill Williams Invitational. the SLC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 meters . . . placed information sixth in the 5,000-meters at the indoor conference champi- tulsa High School: Was a four-year letterwinner as a member of onship . . . was a member of the Academic Honor Roll and the staff the track team at Northeast Academy . . . was the city, regional President’s Honor Roll. and state champion in the 400-meters, 4x100, 4x200 and 2006 outlook 4x400 relays as a senior . . . was named the Big All-City High School: Was a national high school champion at Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior by the Burnside High School in the 1,500-meter steeplechase as a tulsa Daily Oklahoman . . . earned the Iron Lady and Leadership senior . . . finished third at the national championships in the players Awards during her junior and senior seasons . . . finished as same event as a junior . . . helped lead her high school team 2005 the city, regional and state champion in the 4x100, 4x200 and to a third-place finish at the National Secondary School in review 4x400 her junior year . . . was a third-place finisher at the state Championships . . . was a member of the track and cross competition in the 200-meters as a junior . . . was named to country teams, as well as the swimming and badminton teams. tulsa records the Superintendent’s Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Who’s & history Who Among American High School Students and received the Personal: A psychology major . . . daughter of John and Northeast 4.0 GPA Award. Yvonne Le Heron . . . born June 30, 1984. c-usa Personal: A management major . . . daughter of Emmanuel Lartey . . . born September 16, 1984.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner as a member of her high school track team at Eastview High School . . . received all-conference honors her sophomore through senior Personal Bests seasons . . . was the region champion in the 300m hurdles her junior and senior years . . . earned all-state academic honors Cross Country: Indoor: her sophomore, junior and senior years . . . was the team MVP 2-mile: 12:01 (2005) 1-mile: 5:39 (2005) for three seasons and served as the team captain as a senior . 5,000-meters: 18:50.65 (2005) 3,000-meters: 10:21.41 (2005) 6,000-meter: 23:01.70 (2005) 5,000-meters: 18:20.99 (2005) . . was also a two-year letterwinner for her high school soccer team, receiving all-conference honorable mention accolades as Outdoor: a junior . . . was a National Honor Society member. 1,500-meters: 5:07.16 (2005) 3,000-meters: 10:43.38 (2005) Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . daughter of Keith and Cindy Lynch . . . born December 9, 1986. Junior (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in all six cross country meets for Tulsa . . . finished 10th at the Hurricane Festival . . . recorded a 31st place finish at the WAC Championships . . . (Indoor) Participated in six meets . . . finished fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Invitational with a time of 10:47.14 . . . turned in a 15th-place mark at the WAC Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:20.99 and 24th-place mark in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:44.61 . . . (Outdoor) Competed in two events

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general information tulsa staff 2006 Personal Bests Personal Bests outlook Cross Country: Indoor: Outdoor: tulsa 2-mile: 12:15 (2005) High Jump: 1.55 meters (2005) Javelin: 45.21 meters (2005) players 5,000-meters: 19:34.14 (2005) 6,000-meters: 23:14.17 (2005) 2005 Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in five events . . . in review notched a fifth-place finish at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a tulsa records Freshman (2004-05): (Cross jump of 1.53 meters . . . recorded her personal-best jump of & history Country) Participated in all six of 1.55 meters at the Razorback Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Tulsa’s meets . . . recorded a sea- Competed in eight meets . . . recorded three second-place fin- c-usa son-best time in the 5,000-meters ishes in the javelin throw at the Tulsa Duels (43.00 meters), at the Southern Stampede with a Missouri Relays (41.46 meters) and the Ole Miss Invitational time of 19:34.14 . . . finished in (39.90 meters) . . . finished third at the John Jacobs Tulsa’s top-five in every meet, Invitational with a throw of 38.60 meters . . . notched a first- including a 54th-place mark at place finish in the javelin at the Michael Johnson Classic with a the WAC Championships . . . throw of 42.30 meters . . . set a school record in the javelin at (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . the WAC Championships with a 45.21 meter throw, qualifying (Outdoor) Red-shirted. for the Midwest Regionals . . . finished sixth at the WAC Championships . . . turned in an 11th-place finish at the High School: Earned four Midwest Regional in the javelin throw with a throw of 43.78 letters at West Plains High meters (143-08). School . . . was named to the all-state, all-district and all- High School: Earned four letters at South Whidbey High sectional teams as a senior, School . . . won the state javelin championship as a senior . . . while helping lead her cross high school team was undefeated during the regular season all country team to a second con- four years . . . also won a state championship in the high jump secutive state championship . . . as a junior . . . finished third at the state cross country meet as also earned all-state honors in a junior and sixth as a senior . . . earned four letters in volley- track as a member of the ball, receiving a spot on the all-state first team . . . won the 4x800-meter relay team as a state’s Sportsmanship Award. senior . . . helped her cross country team win four consecu- Personal: A business major . . . daughter of Matt McGillen and tive conference championships Sue and Craig Williams . . . born March 19, 1986 . . . older sis- . . . earned all-state honors her ter, Andrea, was TU’s first female pole vaulter . . . twin brother, junior year as a member of the Kyle, is a member of the track team at Western Washington. state champion 4x800-meter relay team . . . earned all-state mention in the 800-meters and 4x400-meter relay . . . was an All- American in track as a sophomore.

Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . daughter of James McCormack and Kristi Dake . . . born November 8, 1985.

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track meet as a senior, while also running on the state champion 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter relay teams . . . was the state runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior . . . finished first at the regional meet in the 300-meter hurdles, 800- meter run, 1,600-meter relay and the 3,200-meter relay . . . helped lead the track team to regional and state championships, and the cross country team to regional and confer- general ence titles as a senior. information tulsa Personal: A psychology major . . . daughter of Dale and Phyllis staff Montgomery . . . born October 8, 1985. 2006 outlook High School: A four-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Cor Jesu Academy . . . was a four-time Cross Country tulsa players Sportsmanship Award winner . . . was a member of the school record-setting 4x800m relay team . . . received the Track 100% 2005 Award . . . earned all-conference cross country honors . . . in review helped lead her team to a cross country conference champi- tulsa records onship her junior year, and runner-up finishes her sophomore & history and senior seasons . . . was a US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete, a National Merit Finalist and the Missouri Bright c-usa Flight Scholar.

Personal: A bio-chemistry major . . . daughter of John and Aimee Monda . . . born May 6, 1987. High School: Finished second in the 800m High School Provincials as a senior at Bellerose Composite High School . . . helped her 4x400m relay team establish a new record at the Legion Nationals . . . clinched a second-place finish in the 800m at the Legion Nationals and third-place mark at the Junior Nationals in 2004.

Personal: A chemical engineering major . . . daughter of Lori and Craig Nagazina . . . born June 18, 1987.

Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Red-shirted . . . (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted.

High School: Earned four letters in track and three in cross country at Broken Arrow High School . . . High School: Was a four-year track letterwinner at Bishop was named to the all- Kelley High School . . . earned more than 30 first-place medals state and all-conference throughout her high school career . . . holds the Bishop Kelley teams in cross country high jump record (5’6”) . . . was the Metro Lakes Conference as a senior . . . helped High Jump Champion all four years . . . was the regional high lead the Lady Tigers to jump runner-up as a junior, but finished as the regional cham- a runner-up finish at pion her freshman, sophomore and senior years . . . was the the state cross country Class 4A State high jump third-place finisher as a freshman meet in 2003 . . . won and the state high jump champion as a sophomore . . . fin- the 800-meter run at the state ished as the Class 5A State high jump champion her junior

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year and the runner-up her senior season . . . was a three-year member of her high school volleyball team.

Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . daughter of Gary and Jane Oberste . . . born February 19, 1987.

general information tulsa staff 2006 Personal Bests outlook Cross Country: Indoor: tulsa 2-mile: 14:03 (2004) 600-yards: 1:30.48 (2005) players 5,000-meters: 20:33 (2004) 800-meters: 2:20.76 (2004) 2005 Outdoor: in review 800-meters: 2:25.88 (2005) tulsa records Personal Bests & history Indoor: Outdoor: Sophomore (2004-05): (Cross Mile: 5:09.26 (2005) 1,500-meters: 4:40.56 (2005) Country) Red-shirted . . . (Indoor) c-usa 3,000-meters: 10:09.24 (2005) 5,000-meters: 17:19.00 (2005) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) 5,000-meters: 18:08.61 (2005) 10,000-meters: 38:13.35 (2005) Participated in three meets . . . recorded a season-best 17th-place finish Junior (2004-05): Joined the team in the spring of 2005 . . . in the 800-meters at the Tulsa (Indoor) Competed in four meets . . . recorded personal-bests Duels with a time of 2:27.82 in the 3,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic with a time of . . . set a personal record in 10:09.24, in the mile run at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a the 800-meter run at the time of 5:09.26 and in the 5000m run at the WAC Indoor Missouri Relays with a time Championships in a time of 18:08.61 . . . (Outdoor) of 2:25.88 Participated in five meets . . . finished fifth at the Michael Johnson Classic in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:40.56 Freshman (2003-04): . . . recorded her best time in the 5,000-meter run at the Mt. (Cross Country) SAC relays with a time of 17.19.00 . . . posted her best finish in Competed in five of TU’s the 10,000-meter run at the WAC Championships with a third six meets . . . finished 18th place finish in the time of 38:13.35 . . . turned in a fifth-place at the Hurricane Festival with a mark in the 5,000-meter run at the WAC Championships with time of 14:03 . . . posted a a time of 17:47.07. season-best time for a 5,000- meter race at the WAC Prior to Tulsa: Attended The University of Pretoria . . . regis- Championships with a time tered a personal-best 4:44 in the 1,500-meter run and 10:10 of 20:33 . . . (Indoor) in the 3,000-meter run. Competed in three meets . . . finished seventh at the Personal: A business major . . . daughter of Dr. Pieter and Husker Invitational in the Louise Olivier . . . born May 30, 1983. 600-yard run . . . finished second in the 800-meters at the Missouri Southern Open . . . posted a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:20.76 at the Razorback Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Alexander High School . . . as a senior,

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was an all-county and all-state qualifier in the 400-meters and run at the OSU Jamboree . . . a member of the 4x800m team 800-meters . . . finished third at the state meet in the 800- that set a new school record in a time of 9:50.3 . . . helped her meters as a senior . . . was the regional champion in the 400- squad earn academic all-state honors with a team grade point meters during her sophomore season . . . helped lead her track average of 3.977. team to three regional championships . . . was also a four-year letterwinner as a member of the softball team . . . named to Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . daughter of Less the all-county team four times and was an all-state team mem- and Sheila Riker . . . born July 16, 1985. general ber as a senior . . . named to the Honor Roll for four years, information received a Georgia Certificate of Merit and was among the top- tulsa 10 in her class throughout her high school career. staff Personal: A communication major . . . daughter of Tracie and 2006 outlook Glen Reeves . . . born October 11, 1984. tulsa players 2005 in review tulsa records & history Personal Bests c-usa Indoor: Long Jump: 5.33 meters (2005) Triple Jump: 12.08 meters (2005)

Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in five meets . . . Personal Bests broke the school’s triple jump record three times in her fresh- Outdoor: man year . . . broke the school record the first time with a first- 800-meters: 2:21.54 (2005) place finish at the Missouri Invitational with a jump of 11.94 1,500-meters: 5:05.15 (2005) meters (39 feet, 2.25 inches), then again at the Iowa State Classic with a jump of 11.97 meters (39 feet, 3.25 inches) for a 14th place finish and finally at the WAC Championships with Freshman (2004-05): (Cross a fourth-place jump of 12.08 meters (39 feet, 7.25 inches) . . . Country) Red-shirted . . . (Indoor) was named the WAC Athlete of the Week for January 17-23 . . . Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) had the fourth-best jump among all WAC triple jumpers on the Participated in four events . . . season, with a jump of 12.08. finished 16th in the 800-meter run at the Ole Miss High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in track at J. Frank Invitational with a time of Dobie High School . . . served as team captain her senior sea- 2:21.54 and notched an son . . . finished third at the Class 5A State Track and Field 11th-place mark in the Meet as a senior . . . was named the squad’s Most Valuable 1,500-meter run at the Senior . . . earned the most points for her high school in both John Jacobs Invitational the indoor and outdoor seasons . . . awarded the 2001 and in a time of 5:05.15. 2002 Hustlin’ Horn Award . . . was named her school’s Most Improved Athlete in cross country in 2002 . . . earned the UIL High School: Earned Scholar Award in 2004. four letters in track and cross country at Personal: A geosciences major . . . daughter of Anthony and Owasso High School Schineatha Rodriguez . . . born March 24, 1986. . . . posted a career- best time of 20:26 in the 5,000-meters at the AAU National Qualifier . . . registered a time of 12:41 in the high school division of the two-mile

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Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . daughter of Bill and Rhonda Steinert . . . born April 29, 1987.

general information tulsa staff 2006 High School: A four-year letterwinner in track and cross coun- outlook try at Douglas High School . . . was the state champion in the tulsa 800m, 1600m and 4x400m relay her senior year . . . set a Personal Bests players school record in the 4x400m relay and 4x800m relay . . . earned all-conference and all-state merits all four seasons . . . Indoor: Outdoor: 2005 100-meters: 11.91 (2004) was the team MVP for three years . . . went undefeated in the 60-meters: 7.75 (2004) in review 200-meters: 25.08 (2005) 200-meters: 24.60 (2005) 1600m her senior season . . . was a three-year state champion 400-meters: 58.95 (2005) 400-meters: 57.10 (2004) tulsa records in the 800m and 1600m . . . finished second in the 800m at & history the 2005 Golden West Invitational . . . received all-conference cross country honors for four seasons and all-state accolades Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Participated in five meets c-usa three years . . . was the cross country MVP for three seasons . . . . . set a personal-best mark in the 200-meters at the Iowa . finished as the cross country conference champion her senior State Classic with a time of 25.08 . . . posted a time of 58.95 year and as the individual state runner-up her sophomore at the J.D. Martin Invitational for a sixth place finish in the 400- through senior years . . . placed fifth overall at the 2004 Great meter dash for a new personal record . . . was a member of American Cross Country Festival . . . was a two-year letterwin- the 4x400-meter relay team that finished first at the Missouri ner as a member of the basketball team . . . led her team to a Invitational . . . her Distance Medley Relay team finished fifth at state championship her junior and senior seasons . . . earned the WAC Championships. all-conference honors her senior year. Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Competed in six meets . . . Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . daughter of Tom posted a personal-best time in the 60-meters at the Arkansas and Anne Saunders . . . born January 28, 1987. Invitational with a 7.75 mark . . . placed fifth in the 60-meters at both the Razorback Invitational and the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Competed in nine meets . . . was a member of the NCAA Midwest Regional qualifying 4x100- meter relay team . . . clocked a time of 24.73 in the 200- meters at the Hurricane Invitational . . . her best 200-meter finish was fourth-place at both the Hurricane Invitational and John McDonnell Invitational . . . clocked a personal-best in the 400- meters of 57.10 at the TCU Invitational . . . highest finish of the season in the 400-meters was fifth-place at the Bill Williams Invitational.

High School: Was a four-year member of the track team at Alief Elsik High School . . . received all-state honors as a senior . . . was a member of the national record-setting teams in the High School: Was a four-year letterwinner on her track team 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays . . . was the team MVP at Covington-Douglas High School . . . set a school and state and state champion in the 4x100-meter relay in 2002 . . . led record in the long jump (18-4.25) as a senior . . . received all- the team to regional and district championships, as well as a state accolades in the 100m, 200m, 400m relay, 800m relay, state runner-up finish . . . helped her team claim the district 1600m relay and long jump . . . was also a four-year letterwin- championship in 2000 and 2001. ner as a member of her high school fast-pitch softball team, the slow-pitch softball team and the basketball team, as well as Personal: A psychology major . . . a member of the TU a three-year letterwinner as a member of the cross country Lantern Honors Society and president of Ethnic Minorities In team . . . was a member of the Oklahoma and National Honor Psychology . . . daughter of Sondra Smith and Richard Willard Society . . . was a member of the Superintendent’s Honor Roll . . . born December 19, 1984. . . . was the Valedictorian of her graduating class.

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Hurricane by Class Men’s Roster Juniors Name Ht. Class Event(s) Hometown/Previous School Andrew Beard Edwin Henshaw Mathew Musengezi Andrew Beard 6-1 Jr-RS Distance Joplin, Mo. (Joplin HS) general Charles Ramsdell information Jonathan Gest 5-11 Fr-HS Middle Distance Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair HS) Tad Schoedel Taylor Williams tulsa Eric Harris 6-3 Fr-HS Middle Distance Conway, Ark. (Conway HS) staff Rickey Wilson, Jr. Sophomores Edwin Henshaw 5-11 Jr-1L Distance Auckland, New Zealand (Northcote College) 2006 Jordan Hughes outlook Jordan Hughes 5-10 So-1L Middle Distance Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS) Nolan Jenkins tulsa Jerrod Landress players Nolan Jenkins 5-7 So-1L Middle Distance Holt, Mich. (Holt HS) Jay Matlack Jason Schweitzer 2005 Jerrod Landress 6-0 So-1L Sprints Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek HS) O’Dell Smith in review Jay Matlack 5-9 So-1L Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS) Joel Stansloski tulsa records Thomas Stoltz & history Mathew Musengezi 5-10 Jr-1L Middle Distance Harare, Zimbabwe (Prince Edward HS) Brett Turowski Robert Nickels 6-2 Fr-HS Jumps Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (St. Clair HS) Freshmen c-usa Jonathan Gest Charles Ramsdell 6-10 Jr-2L Jumps Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher HS) Eric Harris Robert Nickels Tad Schoedel 6-2 Jr-2L Middle Distance Buena Vista, Colo. (Buena Vista HS) Adam Whitaker Jason Schweitzer 5-6 So-RS Distance Houston, Texas (Cypress-Fairbank HS)

O’Dell Smith 6-2 So-1L Sprints Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee HS) By Event

Joel Stansloski 5-7 So-1L Distance Wooster, Ohio (Wooster HS) Sprints/Hurdles Thomas Stoltz 6-0 So-1L Multi-Events Phoenixville, Pa. (Phoenixville Area HS) Jerrod Landress O’Dell Smith Brett Turowski 5-8 So-1L Distance Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS) Adam Whitaker Rickey Wilson, Jr. Adam Whitaker 5-9 Fr-HS Sprints Waco, Texas (Reicher Catholic HS) Middle Distance Taylor Williams 5-9 Jr-RS Distance San Diego, Calif. (Helix Charter HS) Jonathan Gest Eric Harris Rickey Wilson, Jr. 6-0 Jr-2L Hurdles Catoosa, Okla. (Catoosa HS) Jordan Hughes Nolan Jenkins Mathew Musengezi Tad Schoedel Distance Pronunciation Guide Andrew Beard Edwin Henshaw Gest: guest Jay Matlack Musengezi: moo – zen – gee – z Jason Schweitzer Schweitzer: shh – white – zer Joel Stansloski Stansloski: stans – loss – key Brett Turowski Taylor Williams Stoltz: stole – ts Multi-Events Turowski: tur – row – ski Thomas Stoltz Jumps Robert Nickels Charles Ramsdell

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. . . (Indoor) Participated in five events . . . clocked a time of 4:32.43 in the mile run at the Missouri Southern Open Invitational . . . finished first in the 5,000m at the Razorback Invitational . . . ran a time of 8:45.61 in the 3,000-meters at the Husker Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Competed in eight meets . . . finished fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the Hurricane Invitational . . . recorded personal-bests in the 1,500-meter general (4:03.74) at the Bill Williams Invitational, 3,000-meter information (8:52.92) at the John McDonnell Invitational, 5,000m (15:30.15) at the WAC Championships and 10,000m tulsa (32:01.42) at the WAC Championships. staff 2006 Freshman (2002-03): (Cross Country) Red-shirted . . . outlook Personal Bests (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted. Cross Country: Indoor: tulsa 4-mile: 21:35.04 (2003) 3,000m: 8:45.61 (2004) High School: Earned all-state honors in the 3,200-meters and players 8,000m: 26:00 (2003) 1-mile: 4:32.43 (2004) 5,000-meters his junior and senior years . . . received all-dis- 2005 10,000m: 31:59.10 (2003) 5,000m: 15:46.09 (2004) trict honors in the 1600m run and all-section honors in the in review 4x800m relay as a senior . . . earned all-state honors in the Outdoor: tulsa records 1,500m: 4:03.74 (2004) 5,000-meters in cross country . . . was named the MVP for & history 3,000m: 8:52.92 (2004) track and cross country both his junior and senior years . . . 5,000m: 15:30.15 (2004) was the swim team MVP as a junior . . . was a three-time let- c-usa 10,000m: 32:01.42 (2004) terwinner in swimming, and a four-time letterwinner in track and cross country at Joplin High School. Junior (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in three meets . . . was Personal: A management information systems major . . . son TU’s second-highest finisher at the of Larry and Sallie Beard . . . born March 18, 1984. Cowboy Jamboree, 47th overall, with a time of 26:12, and recorded a 19th-place mark at the WAC Championships with a time of 26:55.73 in the 8000-meter events . . . finished 85th overall in the 10,000- meter race at the Midwest Regional with a time of 32:54.88 . . . (Indoor) Red- shirted . . . (Outdoor) High School: A four-year letterwinner on the track and cross Red-shirted. country teams at Cy-Fair High School . . . set an 800m record and was named to the all-district team his senior year . . . ran Sophomore (2003-04): two years with the Afterburners Club team . . . recorded a top (Cross Country) Competed finish in the 4x800m, and second-place mark in the 800m at in all six of TU’s meets . . . nationals. earned second-team All- WAC honors with a 13th- Personal: A petroleum engineering major . . . son of Pat and place finish at the WAC Deborah Gest . . . born February 2, 1987. Championships, helping TU win its first men’s title in school history . . . finished 15th at the Hurricane Festival with a time of 22:35, while helping TU win its third consecutive team title at the event

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at the John Jacobs Invitational . . . registered a 10,000-meter time of 32:55.09 at the WAC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Was the New Zealand Champion in general the 3000m, and the information North Island Champion in tulsa the 1500m and 3000m staff . . . claimed the New Zealand Cross Country 2006 outlook High School: A three-year letterwinner in cross country and Championship for men track at Conway High School . . . helped his team set a new under 20. tulsa school record in the 4x800m relay . . . was a 2004 and 2005 players Class 5A State Runner-Up in the 1600m . . . was the 5A State Personal: An economics 2005 Runner-Up in the 3200m in 2004 and finished in third-place major . . . son of Stan in review in 2005 . . . was the 2003 5A State Cross Country Runner-Up Henshaw and Mayannje . . received the 2003 Log Cabin Democrat’s Faulkner County Young . . . born September 22, tulsa records 1985. & history Cross Country Athlete of the Year award and was the 2004 Track Athlete of the Year . . . was a 2000m Steeplechase c-usa medalist in 2002 at the AAU Junior Olympics . . . was a three- year member of the Arkansas All-Star Team . . . earned all-state honors in track and field, and cross country . . . was a member of the National Honor Roll and Who’s Who Among High School Students.

Personal: A business major . . . son of Mark and Linda Harris . . . born August 8, 1986.

Personal Bests Indoor: Outdoor: 800m: 2:00.28 (2005) 800m: 1:58.15 (2005) 1,000m: 2:36.02 (2005) 1,500m: 4:01.41 (2005) 1-mile: 4:25.93 (2005)

Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Recorded a fifth-place mark with a time of 2:38.07 in the 1000m run at the Missouri Invitational . . . notched a time of 2:00.28 in the 800-meter Personal Bests run and a time of 2:36.79 in the 1000m run at the Razorback Outdoor: Invitational . . . improved his 1000m time at the JD Martin 3,000m: 8:56.67 (2005) Invitational with a time of 2:36.02 . . . competed in the one- 5,000m: 15:28.66 (2005) mile run at the Iowa State Classic, turning in a time of 4:29.24 10,000m: 32:55.09 (2005) . . . claimed a 12th-place mark and a season-best 4:25.93 in the mile at the WAC Indoor Championships . . . (Outdoor) Posted a time of 4:09.93 in the 1500-meter run at the Tulsa Sophomore (2004-05): (Outdoor) Recorded a 28th-place Duels . . . earned a 16th-place finish with a time of 1:58.15 in mark in a time of 16:08.15 in the 5000-meter run at the the 800m run at the John Jacobs Invitational . . . recorded a Missouri Relays . . . improved his 5000m time at the Ole Miss season-best 4:01.41 in the 1500m run at the WAC Outdoor Invitational with a time of 15:51.83, and again at the Michael Championships. Johnson Classic with a time of 15:43.25 . . . claimed his best 5000m finish at the WAC Outdoor Championships in a time of 15:28.66 . . . posted a time of 8:56.67 in the 3000-meter run

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High School: A four- High School: Earned four let- year letterwinner on the ters at Holt High School . . . track and cross country was the regional champion in teams at Bartlesville High the 800-meters as a senior, School . . . received all- after finishing fourth in conference cross coun- the event as a jun- try honors his senior ior . . . was a campaign . . . was member of the general information the Frontier 1,600-meter Conference and 3,200- tulsa Champion in the meter relay staff 800m his senior teams that 2006 season . . . was a finished fourth outlook three-year mem- at the state ber of the swim regional in 2004 . . . tulsa team . . . was earned two letters in players Valedictorian of soccer as well . . . was 2005 his high school class. a member of the aca- in review demic all-conference Personal: An arts and team in all three tulsa records & history sciences major . . . son sports (track, soccer of Terry and Julie and cross country). c-usa Hughes . . . born September 19, 1985. Personal: A biology/pre- med major . . . son of Dennis and Mary Ann Jenkins . . . born May 5, 1986.

Personal Bests Cross Country: Indoor: 4-mile: 22:35 (2005) 800-meters: 1:57.31 (2005) 8,000-meters: 30:04 (2005) Outdoor: 800-meters: 1:56.38 (2005) Personal Bests Indoor: Outdoor: 200-meters: 23.30 (2005) 400-meters: 48:93 (2005) Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in four 400-meters: 49.29 (2005) events . . . recorded a four-mile time of 22:35 at the Hurricane 600-yards: 1:14.29 (2005) Festival . . . clocked a 30:04.00 in the 8,000-meters at the Cowboy Jamboree . . . (Indoor) Competed in four meets . . . set a personal record in the 800-meter run at the Iowa State Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Participated in five meets . . . Classic with a 1:57.31 . . . finished in fourth-place twice in the set a season-best mark in the 200-meter dash at the 800-meter run at the Missouri Invitational with a time of Razorback Invitational with a time of 23.30 . . . claimed his 2:02.75 and the JD Martin Invitational with a 2:00.36 . . . best time in the 400-meter dash at the WAC Championships claimed an 11th-place mark at the WAC Championships with a with a time of 49.29 in the preliminaries, and finished seventh 1:59.24 in the 800m . . . (Outdoor) Participated in four meets in the finals of the 400-meters with a time of 49.36 ...... set a season-best mark at the WAC Outdoor claimed fourth at the JD Martin Invitational in the 600-yard run Championships in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.38. with a season-best time of 1:14.29 . . . (Outdoor) Competed

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in six meets . . . recorded the ninth-best time in the WAC in season in the 1,500-meter run at the the 400-meter dash at the Ole Miss Invitational with a time of Missouri Relays (4:17.61), the 3,000- 48.93 . . . was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that meter run at the Tulsa Duels finished first at the Tulsa Duels . . . finished ninth in the 400- (9:22.57), the 5,000-meter run at meter dash at the WAC Championships with a time of 49.19. the WAC Championships (16:03.94) and the 10,000-meter run at the High School: Earned three letters at Pine Creek High School Kansas Relays (33:04.97) . . . general finished sixth in the 10,000- information . . . was the state champion in the 400-meters as a senior . . . qualified for the state championships in the 100, 200, and meter run at the WAC tulsa 400-meter races . . . owns the Pine Creek High School record Championships with a time of staff in the 400-meters . . . won the Rocky Mountain State Games 33:56.06 . . . turned in the fifth-best performance in the 2006 in the 400-meters and was a silver medalist in the 200-meters outlook . . . was a USATAF regional qualifier in the 400-meters . . . won 10,000-meter run in the two letters as a member of the soccer team . . . was an All- WAC. tulsa Academic team selection for track as a senior. players High School: Earned four letters 2005 Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . son of Candice and at Mill Valley High School . . . was in review Jerry Landress . . . born October 1, 1983. named to the all-state, all-league, all-area, all-metro and all-Johnson tulsa records County teams as a junior and sen- & history ior . . . finished fourth at the state cross country championship in c-usa 2003, after finishing seventh at the meet as a junior . . . was captain of the cross country and soccer teams for two years.

Personal: A management major . . . involved in TU activities such as University Ambassadors, Student Senate and Young Democrats . . . also volunteers for Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Habitat for Humanity . . . Personal Bests son of Terry and Cathy Matlack . . . born August 4, 1985. Cross Country: Indoor: 4-mile: 22:03 (2005) 1-mile: 4:41.38 (2005) 8,000-meters: 27:29 (2005) 3,000-meters: 8:56.35 (2005) 10,000-meters: 33:33.6 (2005) 5,000-meters: 15:58.46 (2005) Outdoor: 1,500-meters: 4:17.61 (2005) 3,000-meters: 9:22.57 (2005) 5,000-meters: 16:03.94 (2005) 10,000-meters: 33:04.97 (2005)

Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in six meets . . . turned in his best 8,000-meter time at the Cowboy Jamboree with a 27:29.00 . . . ran a time of 33:33.6 in the 10,000-meter run at the Chile Pepper Festival . . . (Indoor) Personal Bests Participated in five meets . . . finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Missouri Invitational with a time of 8:57.36 and at Indoor: Outdoor: 800m: 1:53.64 (2005) the JD Martin Invitational with a time of 9:13.02 . . . had a sea- 800m: 1:49.96 (2005) 1,000m: 2:34.52 (2005) son-high time in the 3,000-meter run at the Iowa State Classic with an 8:56.35 . . . finished 20th in the 3,000-meter run at Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Earned a first-place mark at the WAC Championships with a time of 9:07.78 . . . claimed a the JD Martin Invitational in the 1000m run with a time of 13th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the WAC 2:34.52 . . . posted a time of 1:53.64 in the 800m run at the Championships with a time of 15:58.46 . . . (Outdoor) Iowa State Classic . . . (Outdoor) Recorded a first-place finish in Competed in five meets . . . recorded his best outings of the the 800m run at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 1:54.00 . . . was

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a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished fifth at the rebounds in 24 games . . . played 6.3 minutes per contest . . . Tulsa Duels with a time of 3:26.80 . . . claimed a second-place (Indoor) Did not participate . . . (Outdoor) Competed in three mark in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:50.96 at the Ole meets . . . recorded the fifth best jump in the WAC during the Miss Invitational . . . registered a season-best 1:49.96 in the 2005 season, 1.95 meters, a sixth-place mark at the WAC 800m run at the Mt. SAC Relays . . . helped the Distance Championships and a 10th-place finish at the John Jacobs Medley team earn an eighth-place mark in a time of 10:06.48 Invitational . . . cleared 1.90 meters at the Michael Johnson at the Drake Relays . . . assisted his 4x400m relay team to a Classic for an eighth place finish. season-best 3:14.09 at the WAC Outdoor Championships . . . general information claimed a 15th-place mark in the 800m run with a time of Freshman (2003-04): On the basketball court he averaged 1:53.10 at the NCAA Midwest Regional. 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 27 games . . . played 14.6 tulsa minutes per contest . . . (Indoor) Red-shirt . . . (Outdoor) staff Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . son of Teudai Participated in four meets . . . finished 16th at the NCAA 2006 Musengezi . . . born March 23, 1983. Midwest Regional in the high jump . . . finished second in the outlook high jump at the WAC Championships . . . set a personal-best high jump with a school record of 2.13m (6’11") at the WAC tulsa Championships. players 2005 High School: Earned four letters in track at Kingfisher High in review School . . . won three consecutive state championships for the high jump . . . set the school record in the high jump as a jun- tulsa records & history ior and senior with a personal-best of 6’10" . . . was a three- time regional champion in the high jump . . . was a three-year c-usa starter and letterwinner for the Yellow Jacket basketball team . . . was an all-state basketball selection, helping his team regis- ter a 22-5 record as a senior . . . also earned one letter in tennis.

High School: Registered school records in the long jump and Personal: A history major . . . son of Gary Ramsdell and 110m hurdles, and city records in the long jump and triple Deana Kadavy . . . born January 13, 1985 jump at St. Clair Secondary School . . . was the track team MVP his senior season . . . finished as the 2005 Ontario Runner-Up and fourth in the Canadian Junior Nationals in the long jump . . . received the Ontario Scholar Art Principals Award for his academic success.

Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . son of Gary and LuAnn Nickels . . . born February 21, 1986.

Personal Bests Outdoor: High Jump: 2.13m (2004)

Sophomore (2004-05): A two sport athlete . . . attends Tulsa on a basketball scholarship . . . averaged 1.5 points and 1.0

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meets . . . finished fourth at the Missouri Southern Open in the 800-meters . . . ran a time of 2:34.65 at the JD Martin Invitational in the 1,000-meters to finish third . . . was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team at the WAC Championships that finished third . . . (Outdoor) Competed in five meets . . . finished sixth in the 800-meters at the Tulsa Duels . . . posted a sixth place finish in the 1,500-meters at the general Bill Williams Invitational. information tulsa High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Buena Vista High staff School . . . ran the seventh-best time in the country for the indoor 800-meters . . . finished second at the prestigious 2006 Simplot Games with a time of 1:53.87 . . . finished eighth at outlook Personal Bests the Colorado 3A State Cross Country Championships . . . tulsa Cross Country: Indoor: earned all-state cross country honors as a junior and senior . . . players 8,000-meters: 27:06.85 (2004) 800-meters: 1:57.32 (2004) helped lead his track team to a second-place finish at the state 10,000-meters: 33:33.8 (2004) 1,000-meters: 2:34.65 (2004) 2005 championships in 2003. in review Outdoor: 800-meters: 1:57.21 (2004) Personal: A bio-chemistry major . . . involved in the TU’s tulsa records 1,500-meters: 3:59.47 (2005) Lantern Honor Society and American Society for Microbiology & history 5,000-meters: 15:28.37 (2005) . . . son of Warren and Judy Schoedel . . . born April 3, 1985. c-usa Sophomore (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in five meets . . . turned in a season- best performance in the 8,000- meter run at the WAC Championships with a time of 27:06.85 for a 21st-place mark . . . (Indoor) Red-shirted . . . (Outdoor) Competed in seven meets . . . recorded a season-best time in the 800-meters with a time of 1:57.60 at the John Personal Bests Jacobs Invitational . . . set a new personal- Cross Country: Indoor: 4-mile: 21:06 (2004) 1-mile: 4:27.35 (2004) record in the 1,500- 8,000-meters: 26:10 (2004) 3,000-meters: 8:52.33 (2004) meter run with a 10,000-meters: 32:11.9 (2004) 5,000-meters: 15:52.84 (2004) time of 3:59.47 . . . finished sixth in Outdoor: the 1,500-meter 3,000-meters: 8:45.47 (2004) run with a time of 5,000-meters: 15:06.55 (2004) 4:00.41 at the WAC 10,000-meters: 31:52.28 (2004) Championships . . . set 1,500-meters: 4:04.79 (2004) a new personal record in the 5,000-meter run Sophomore (2004-05): (Cross Country) Competed in all six at the WAC TU meets . . . was Tulsa’s leading finisher in two meets, the Championships with a Hurricane Festival and the Cowboy Jamboree . . . was Tulsa’s time of 15:28.37 . . . was second-highest finisher at the Southern Stampede, the Chile a member of the Distance Pepper Festival and the Hurricane Festival . . . (Indoor) Red- Medley Relay at the Drake shirted . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted. Relays that finished eighth. Freshman (2003-04): (Cross Country) Red-shirted . . . Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Participated in six meets . . . was fourth in the 3,000- (Cross Country) Red-shirted meters at the Arkansas Invitational . . . ran a time of 8:52.33 in . . . (Indoor) Ran in six

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the 3,000-meters at the Husker member of the third place 4x400-meter relay team at the WAC Invitational . . . ran a 4:27.35 mile Championships. at the Missouri Southern Open Invitational . . . (Outdoor) High School: Was a three-time letterwinner in track at Competed in nine meets . . . Muskogee High School . . . qualified for the state meet three finished first in the 3,000- years . . . was a two-year letterwinner in football, and earned meters at the Tulsa Duels . . . all-conference honors . . . was on the MHS honor roll . . . general posted a second-place finish served as the president of his senior class. information in the 5,000-meters at the Hurricane Invitational. Personal: A psychology tulsa major . . . son of staff O’Dell and Angela Smith High School: Was a three-year letter- 2006 . . . born April 1, 1986. winner at Cypress-Fairbank High School outlook . . . was a three-time Region II-5A qualifier for the 3,200-meters . . . helped tulsa players his team capture a pair of district championships . . . ran a personal- 2005 best time of 9:35 in the 3,200-meters in review and a 4:30 in the 1,600-meters . . . tulsa records also ran a personal-best time of 2:00 in & history the 800-meters. c-usa Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . son of John and Robi Schweitzer . . . born December 10, 1984.

Personal Bests Indoor: 60-meters: 7.13 (2005) Outdoor: 200-meters: 22.22 (2005) 200-meters: 22.33 (2005) 400-meters: 49.78 (2005) Personal Bests Cross Country: Indoor: Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in six meets . . . 4-mile: 21:24 (2004) 1-mile: 4:40.58 (2005) set a season-high mark in the 60-meter dash at the JD Martin 8,000-meters: 26:13 (2004) 3,000-meters: 9:08.14 (2005) Invitational (7.13) . . . recorded a personal record in the 200- 10,000-meters: 32:36.4 (2004) 5,000-meters: 15:39.60 (2005) meter dash at the WAC Championships in a time of 22.22 for Outdoor: a 12th-place finish . . . was a member of the 4x400-meter 3,000-meters: 9:00.40 (2005) relay team at the WAC Championships . . . (Outdoor) 5,000-meters: 15:20.39 (2005) Participated in five meets . . . recorded a time of 49.78 in the 10,000-meters: 32:37.96 (2005) 400-meter dash at both the John Jacobs Invitational and the Michael Johnson Classic . . . was a member of the 4x400- meter relay team that finished 16th at the Drake Relays . . . Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in all posted a season-best mark in the 200-meter dash at the WAC seven TU events . . . was one of Tulsa’s top-three placers in Championships with a time of 22.33, 12th overall . . . was a five meets . . . recorded season best times at the Hurricane

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Festival (4 mile: 21.24), the Personal: A history major . . . son of Jim and Nancy Stansloski Cowboy Jamboree (8,000- . . . born September 10, 1985. meters: 26:13) and the Chile Pepper Festival (10,000- meters: 32:36.4) . . . was Tulsa’s top-finisher and placed second overall at the general Subway ORU Classic information with a time of tulsa 26:25.07 on the staff 8,000-meter course 2006 . . . finished 14th at outlook the WAC Championships tulsa on an 8,000- players meter course in 2005 26:30.22 . . . Personal Bests in review (Indoor) Competed in four meets . . . recorded Outdoor: tulsa records a season-best time in the Javelin: 220 feet, 2 inches (2005) & history one-mile run at the JD Martin Invitational with a Freshman (2004-05): (Indoor) Did not compete . . . c-usa time of 4:40.58 . . . (Outdoor) Participated in eight meets . . . won his first five clocked a 9:08.14 in the javelin competitions . . . recorded six top-three finishes and 3,000-meter run at the seven top-five marks . . . recorded TU’s best throw in 44 years JD Martin Invitational . . . at the Tulsa Duels with a throw of 211 feet . . . bettered that posted a time of 15:39.60 record with a second-place mark at the WAC in the 5,000-meter run at Championships with a throw of 220 feet, 2 inches . . . the Razorback Invitational . . . qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional . . . aver- finished 12th in the 5,000- aged over195 feet per winning toss during the meter run at the WAC season . . . finished 16th overall at the Championships with a time of NCAA Midwest Regional with a toss of 15:54.26, and 21st in the 181 feet . . . was named Tulsa’s 3,000-meter run with a time of Male Outdoor Track and Field 9:32.30 . . . (Outdoor) Athlete of the Year and Participated in five meets . . . TU’s Student-Athlete finished 12th at the Tulsa Duels of the Week for with a personal-best time of 9:00.40 in the 3,000-meter run . . . recorded a fourth- place mark in the 10,000- meter run at the Kansas Relays with a time of 32:37.96 . . . finished fourth in the 10,000-meter run at the WAC Championships with a time of 32:59.90 . . . tallied an 11th-place mark in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:20.39.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in both track and cross country at Wooster High School . . . was a first-team all- conference and all-Northeast Ohio selection in the 3,200- meter run as a senior . . . was a member of the school record- breaking 4x1,600-meter relay team . . . earned spots on the all-Ohio, all-league and all-county cross country teams as a senior . . . helped lead his team to a regional championship in 2002 and 2003 . . . his high school team finished sixth at the state meet in 2002 and third in 2003.

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March 28 . . . was named the WAC Athlete of the Week for March 28.

High School: Received one letter in track at Phoenixville Area High School . . . was a first-team all-conference selection . . . went undefeated in the regular season in dual meets and invi- tationals . . . also played soccer, football, tennis and wrestled in high school . . . was on his high school honor roll. general information Personal: A chemical engineering major . . . son of Carl Stoltz tulsa . . . born October 28, 1985. staff 2006 High School: A four-year letterwinner at Reicher Catholic High outlook School . . . set a school record in the 100m and 400m his senior year . . . was a TAPPS 4A State Champion in the 100m, tulsa 200m and 400m his senior year and helped his team finish as players the 2005 Class 4A State Champions . . . recorded second- 2005 place marks at the state championships in the 4x100m and in review 4x400m, and a third-place finish in the 4x200m as a junior. tulsa records & history Personal: A business major . . . son of Hal and Mary Jane Whitaker . . . born January 29, 1987. c-usa

Personal Bests Cross Country: Indoor: 4-mile: 21:17 (2004) 1-mile: 4:24.04 (2005) 8,000-meters: 26:20.85 (2004) 3,000-meters: 8:32.84 (2005) 10,000-meters: 32:28.2 (2004) Outdoor: 1,500-meters: 3:59.47 (2005) 5,000-meters: 14:49.71 (2005)

Freshman (2004-05): (Cross Country) Participated in all seven of TU’s meets . . . was Tulsa’s top finisher at the Southern Stampede, finishing 35th with a time of 26:20.85 on Personal Bests the 8,000-meter course . . . recorded a 13th-place mark at the Cross Country: Outdoor: WAC Championships with a time of 26:22.26 . . . (Indoor) 4-mile: 20:35 (2002) 1,500-meters: 4:08.17 (2004) Competed in five meets . . . finished fifth in the mile run at the 8,000-meters: 25:45 (2003) 3,000-meters: 9:03.43 (2004) JD Martin Invitational with a time of 4:24.04 . . . tallied a 13th- 10,000-meters: 31:34.77 (2003) 5,000-meters: 15:18.65 (2004) place mark at the WAC Championships in the 3,000-meter run 10,000-meters: 33:05.91 (2004) with a time of 8:49.63 . . . (Outdoor) Participated in four Indoor: Steeplechase: 10:02.69 (2005) meets . . . recorded a personal-best time in the 1,500-meter 1-mile: 4:33.85 (2005) run at the Ole Miss Invitational with a time of 3:59.47 and a 3,000-meters: 8:45.89 (2005) 5,000-meters: 15:45.02 (2005) career-best in the 5,000-meter run at the Drake Relays with a time of 14:49.71 . . . finished ninth at the WAC Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:52.90. Junior (2004-05): (Cross Country) Ran in five meets . . . finished third at the Subway ORU Classic . . . recorded an 18th- High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Bartlesville High place finish at the WAC Championships . . . was Tulsa’s highest School . . . won the state championship in the 3,200-meters as finisher at the Midwest Regional with a 63rd-place finish . . . a senior. (Indoor) Participated in four meets . . . set new personal records in all three indoor events . . . set a new personal Personal: An arts and sciences major . . . son of Steve and record in the mile run at the JD Martin Invitational (4:33.85), Charlotte Turowski . . . born January 23, 1986. the 3,000-meters at the Iowa State Classic (8:56.35), and the 5,000-meter run at the Razorback Invitational (15:45.02) . . . recorded an 11th-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (15:48.07) and a 19th-place finish in the 3,000-meter run

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(9:05.40) at the WAC Championships . . . (Outdoor) Personal: A management major with an economics minor . . . Competed in three meets . . . finished fifth at the Michael a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . son of Tony Johnson Classic with a time of 15:38.81 in the 5,000-meter and Becky Williams . . . born June 22, 1984. run . . . registered a ninth-place mark in the steeplechase at the WAC Championships with a time of 10:02.69 . . . finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run at the WAC Championships in a time of 15:34.66. general information Sophomore (2003-04): (Cross Country) Competed in all six tulsa of TU’s meets . . . was Tulsa’s third-best runner in five meets staff . . . earned all-WAC second team honors with an 11th-place finish and a season-best time of 25:45 for the 8,000-meter 2006 course at the WAC Championships, helping TU win its first outlook men’s title ever . . . finished 10th at both the Hurricane Festival tulsa and Fayetteville Invitational . . . (Indoor) Did not compete . . . players (Outdoor) Competed in seven events . . . finished third at the 2005 Hurricane Invitational in the 5,000-meters with a time of in review 15:18.65 . . . claimed a fourth-place mark in the 3,000-meters Personal Bests at the Tulsa Duels. Indoor: Outdoor: tulsa records 60-meter hurdles: 8.35 (2004) 110-meter hurdles: 14.26 (2005) & history Freshman (2002-03): (Cross Country) Ran in all seven meets 200-meters: 23.62 (2005) 400-meters: 51.90 (2004) . . . finished eighth at the Hurricane Festival with a time of 400-meters: 51:54 (2005) 400-meter hurdles: 52.78 (2005) c-usa 20:35 . . . also recorded top-20 finishes at the Fayetteville Invitational, the Bulldog Stampede and the WAC Sophomore (2004-05): (Indoor) Competed in six meets . . . Championships . . . (Indoor) Competed in two meets . . . set a claimed a fifth-place mark in the 60-meter hurdles at the personal-best mark of 9:18.97 in the 3,000-meters at the Missouri Invitational with a time of 8.54 . . . had a 14th-place Oklahoma Classic . . . (Outdoor) Red-shirted. finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the WAC Championships in a recorded time of 8.63 . . . clocked a 53.62 in the 400-meter High School: A three-year letterwinner in cross country and a dash for a 17th-place finish at the WAC Championships . . . four-year letterwinner in track at Helix Charter High School . . . (Outdoor) Participated in seven meets . . . set personal bests competed in football his freshman year . . . was his team’s in the 110-meter hurdles (14.26) and the 400-meter hurdles captain in cross country and track as a senior . . . earned all- at the WAC Championships (52.78) for third-place performanc- conference and all-county honors his senior year in cross es for both events . . . finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles country . . . led his squad to a first-place league finish and a at both the Tulsa Duels with a time of 15.55 and the Michael third-place finish at the Division II Johnson Classic in 14.72 . . . qualified for the NCAA Midwest County meet . . . earned an 18th- Regionals in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing 17th at the place finish at the State Division II Midwest Regional in a time of 14.66. meet . . . was his team’s captain in cross country his junior year Freshman (2003-04): (Indoor) Competed in five meets ...... was the conference and finished fifth at the WAC Championships in the 60-meter hur- county champion his dles with a time of 8.35 . . . ran a time of 55.71 in the 400- junior year in cross meters at the J.D. Martin Invitational . . . (Outdoor) Participated country . . . earned in seven meets . . . finished second in the 110-meter hurdles all-state honors in at the Tulsa Duels with a 14.77 time . . . clocked a time of cross country 51.90 in the 400-meters at the Bill Williams Invitational. and a sixth- place Division II High School: Earned four letters in track at Catoosa High finish . . . post- School . . . won the state, conference and regional champi- ed a personal onships in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior . . . was named best 15:40 5K to the all-conference and all-state teams his senior season . . . at the state was his graduating class valedictorian, as well as an academic meet . . . led his all-state selection . . . helped lead his team to a regional cham- team to a league pionship and second-place finish at the conference meet . . . championship one also earned three letters in basketball. year in cross country and three years in track. Personal: An exercise sport science major . . . son of Rickey and Sherron Wilson . . . born March 4, 1985.

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NCAA Participants NCAA All-Americans (by year) (by year)

Year Athlete Event Year Athlete Event

Indoor Indoor general 1998 Caroline Avboubede 400-meters 2005 Melanie Hardy 800-meters information tulsa 1999 Caroline Avboubede 400-meters Outdoor staff David Bohlen Distance Medley Relay 2000 Fride Vullum 5,000-meters Clint Small Charlotte Sanderson 10,000-meters 2006 Shawn McCullough outlook Dwight Davis 2003 Shana Robinson 200-meters tulsa players 2002 Paula Richardson 4x400 meter Relay Alisha Burnett 2005 in review Monica Joannes MONICA JOANNES Jamese James tulsa records & history 2005 Melanie Hardy 800-meters c-usa Outdoor 1998 Fride Vullum 3,000-meters Adam Ellison 800-meters

1999 Dwight Davis 1,500-meters

2000 Fride Vullum 5,000-meters Shana Robinson 100-meters Charlotte Sanderson 10,000-meters

2002 Jamese James 400-meter hurdles Monica Joannes 800-meters

2003 Shana Robinson 200-meters Monica Joannes 800-meters

2004 Shana Robinson 100-meters Melanie Hardy 800-meters

2005 Melanie Hardy 800-meters DeVonne Harrison 110-meter hurdles Katy McGillen Javelin Mathew Musengezi 800-meters Thomas Stoltz Javelin Rickey Wilson, Jr. 110-meter hurdles

DWIGHT DAVIS

SHANA ROBINSON

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2005 Women’s Cross Country Results

Hurricane Festival - 2 Miles Chile Pepper Invitational - 6,000 Meters September 3, 2005 October 15, 2005

1. Lise Olivier (2nd) 11:26 1. Lise Olivier (47th) 22:04.9 general 2. Alex Becker (3rd) 11:28 2. Breanna Chipney (54th) 22:16.1 information 3. Marissa Saunders (5th) 11:30 3. Alex Becker (94th) 22:57.3 tulsa 4. Breanna Chipney (8th) 11:43 4. Marissa Saunders (95th) 22:58.8 staff 5. Shantel Girtley (10th) 11:57 5. Renine Le Heron (103rd) 23:06.9 6. Kelli Denny (16th) 12:10 6. Shantel Girtley (104th) 23:07.2 2006 7. April Montgomery (18th) 12:14 7. Kelli Denny (162nd) 23:59.3 outlook 8. Petrina Lamb (23rd) 12:25 8. Petrina Lamb (203rd) 24:50.4 9. Shelby Riker (24th) 12:28 9. Megan Langwell (232nd) 25:35.1 tulsa players Team: First out of five teams, 51 runners Team: 13th out of 38 teams, 298 runners 2005 Overall: Tulsa, Missouri State, Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma, Overall: Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Baylor, Wichita State, in review Oklahoma State Nebraska, California, Texas Tech, Wyoming, Georgia Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian, Alabama, Tulsa, Richmond, tulsa records UALR, Memphis, LSU, UTEP, Boise State, UTA, Utah, UMKC, & history Southern Stampede - 5,000 Meters Oklahoma, Miami, New Mexico State, North Texas, Kansas September 17, 2005 State, Birmingham-Southern, Arkansas Tech, Delta State, c-usa Southwest Oklahoma, Louisiana Monroe, East Central, South 1. Lise Olivier (14th) 17:54.30 Alabama, Baker, Evangel, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Southeast 2. Breanna Chipney (17th) 17:58.00 Oklahoma 3. Alex Becker (23rd) 18:13.20 4. Marissa Saunders (25th) 18:16.30 5. Shantel Girtley (26th) 18:16.90 Conference USA Championships - 5,000 Meters 6. Kelli Denny (64th) 19:13.20 October 29, 2005 7. Petrina Lamb (83rd) 19:29.80 1. Lise Olivier (9th) 17:50.79 Team: Third of 35 teams, 291 runners 2. Breanna Chipney (11th) 17:57.55 Overall: Missouri, Harding, Tulsa, Missouri State, Washington, 3. Renine Le Heron (23rd) 18:22.50 Truman State, Pittsburg State, Missouri-Kansas City, Park, 4. Marissa Saunders (27th) 18:35.23 Missouri Southern, Northwood, Oklahoma Christian, Oral 5. Alex Becker (31st) 18:43.33 Roberts, Drury, Southwest Baptist, MidAmerica Nazarene, 6. Kelli Denny (37th) 18:55.59 Oklahoma Baptist, Fort Hays State, Central Oklahoma, 7. Shantel Girtley (49th) 19:20.62 Graceland, Southwestern, Southern Nazarene, Missouri-Rolla, East Central, Southwestern Oklahoma, Central Methodist, Team: Fourth out of 11 teams, 77 runners Lincoln, Evangel, Texas A&M-Commerce, Missouri Valley, Overall: Rice, UAB, SMU, Tulsa, Southern Miss, Memphis, William Jewell, Highland, Southeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas- UTEP, East Carolina, UCF, Houston, Marshall Pine Bluff, Ottawa.

Midwest Regional Championships - 6,000 Meters Cowboy Jamboree - 5,000 Meters November 12, 2005 October 1, 2005 1. Lise Olivier (36th) 22:24 1. Lise Olivier (22nd) 19:13 2. Breanna Chipney (58th) 22:57 2. Breanna Chipney (23rd) 19:16 3. Alex Becker (67th) 23:08 3. Alex Becker (38th) 19:52 4. Renine Le Heron (92nd) 23:43 4. Marissa Saunders (42nd) 19:58 5. Marissa Saunders (96th) 23:50 5. Shantel Girtley (47th) 20:06 6. Kelli Denny (112th) 24:12 6. Petrina Lamb (85th) 21:18 7. Petrina Lamb (143rd) 25:14 7. Kelli Denny (92nd) 21:27 Team: 12th out of 23 teams, 161 runners Team: Fourth out of 19 teams, 153 runners Overall: Oklahoma State, Illinois, Minnesota, Wichita State, Overall: Oklahoma State, Wichita State, Syracuse, Tulsa, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Abilene Christian, Texas A&M, Nebraska Wesleyan, Texas-San Northern Iowa, Kansas, Tulsa, Loyola Chicago, Oral Roberts, Antonio, Oral Roberts, Pittsburg State, Central Missouri, Kansas Iowa State, Northwestern, Eastern Illinois, UMKC, Bradley, State, Northwood, Texas-Pan American, South Plains, Drury, Illinois-Chicago, Drake, DePaul, Saint Louis Southwest Baptist, Southeastern State, Oklahoma Panhandle

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2005 Men’s Cross Country Results

Hurricane Festival - 4 Miles Chile Pepper Invitational - 10,000 Meters September 3, 2005 October 15, 2005

1. Brett Turowski (4th) 20:19 1. Joel Stansloski (62nd) 31:16.9 2. Mathew Musengezi (8th) 20:53 2. Brett Turowski (70th) 31:31.2 general 3. Edwin Henshaw (9th) 20:58 3. Edwin Henshaw (86th) 31:52.2 information 4. Joel Stansloski (10th) 21:03 4. Andrew Beard (106th) 32:08.8 tulsa 5. Tad Schoedel (11th) 21:06 5. Jason Schweitzer (121st) 32:27.2 staff 6. Jay Matlack (14th) 21:25 6. Jay Matlack (170th) 33:27.3 7. Jordan Hughes (15th) 21:26 7. Mathew Musengezi (244th) 44:05.1 2006 outlook Team: First out of four teams, 27 runners Team: 12th out of 35 teams, 245 runners Overall: Tulsa, Missouri State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Overall: Arkansas, Arizona, UTEP, Alabama, California, Abilene tulsa Christian, Cornell, LSU, Wyoming, Texas Tech, Team Lukes, players Tulsa, South Alabama, Miami, East Central, Nebraska, Kansas 2005 Southern Stampede - 8,000 Meters State, Georgia Tech, Richmond, Baylor, Louisiana Tech, North in review September 17, 2005 Texas, Boise State, Texas-Arlington, Southeastern Louisiana, Arkansas-Little Rock, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Monroe, tulsa records 1. Brett Turowski (21st) 25:12.40 Birmingham Southern, Baker, Arkansas Alumni, Cameron, & history 2. Joel Stansloski (24th) 25:26.60 Evangel, Harding, Houston 3. Mathew Musengezi (33rd) 25:50.70 c-usa 4. Edwin Henshaw (38th) 25:57.10 5. Jay Matlack (51st) 26:21.50 Conference USA Championships - 8,000 Meters 6. Jason Schweitzer (67th) 26:36.50 October 29, 2005 7. Jordan Hughes (80th) 26:47.80 1. Brett Turowski (8th) 24:50.40 Team: Third out of 33 teams, 307 runners 2. Edwin Henshaw (9th) 24:58.70 Overall: Arkansas, Harding, Tulsa, Missouri, Washington, 3. Joel Stansloski (11th) 25:05.95 Missouri State, Missouri Southern, East Central, Missouri-Rolla, 4. Andrew Beard (14th) 25:15.44 Oklahoma Baptist, Fort Hays State, Drury, Texas A&M- 5. Jason Schweitzer (16th) 25:29.14 Commerce, Southwestern, Pittsburg State, Oklahoma Christian, 6. Jay Matlack (21st) 25:48.96 Oral Roberts, MidAmerica Nazarene, Graceland, Park, 7. Jonathan Gest (35th) 26:41.76 Southwest Baptist, Missouri Valley, Cowley, Pratt, Northwood, Central Methodist, William Jewell, Southern Nazarene, Team: Third out of eight teams, 53 runners Highland, Neosho County, Ottawa, Cameron, Missouri-Kansas Overall: UTEP, Rice, Tulsa, UCF, Houston, Marshall, East City. Carolina, Memphis

Cowboy Jamboree - 8,000 Meters Midwest Regional Championships - 10,000 Meters October 1, 2005 November 12, 2005

1. Joel Stansloski (28th) 26:15 1. Brett Turowski (32nd) 32:07 2. Brett Turowski (46th) 26:48 2. Edwin Henshaw (54th) 32:45 3. Edwin Henshaw (72nd) 27:22 3. Jason Schweitzer (60th) 32:53 4. Jay Matlack (77th) 27:26 4. Joel Stansloski (93rd) 33:47 5. Mathew Musengezi (106th) 27:53 5. Andrew Beard (95th) 33:49 6. Jason Schweitzer (124th) 28:12 6. Jay Matlack (110th) 34:18 7. Jonathan Gest (137th) 28:25 7. Jonathan Gest (142nd) 35:49

Team: 10th out of 24 teams, 238 runners Team: 11th out of 21 teams, 150 runners Overall: Arkansas, Abilene Christian, Oklahoma State, Texas Overall: Oklahoma State, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Loyal A&M, Rice, Texas-Pan American, Lindenwood, Harding, Chicago, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa State, Drake, Illinois-Chicago, Nebraska Wesleyan, Tulsa, Kansas State, Syracuse, East Central, Tulsa, Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois, Kansas State, Missouri Wichita State, Texas State-San Marcos, Drury, Missouri State, Bradley, Wichita State, Northern Iowa, Western Illinois, Southern, Oral Roberts, Central Missouri, Missouri Baptist, DePaul, Saint Louis Texas-San Antonio, Team Luke’s, Texas A&M Commerce, Southwest Baptist

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2005 Women’s Indoor Top Performances

60-Meter Run 4x400-Meter Relay 1. Mary Carr 7.83 Boise, Idaho (2/25) 1. Tulsa 3:50.21 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Margaret Glover 8.01 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 2. Tulsa 3:52.42 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 3. Tulsa 3:52.77 Boise, Idaho (2/26) general 60-Meter Hurdles 4. Tulsa 3:55.91 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) information 1. Erin Fogarty (pr) 9.1 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) (Hardy, Burnett, Richardson, Willard) 2. Dreu Harris 9.2 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) 5. Tulsa 4:00.00 Norman, Okla. (2/5) tulsa staff 200-Meter Dash Distance Medley Relay 1. Paula Richardson 24.92 Boise, Idaho (2/25) 1. Tulsa 12:15.90 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 2006 2. Chantelle Willard 25.08 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Tulsa 12:19.62 Boise, Idaho (2/26) outlook 3. Mary Carr (pr) 25.12 Boise, Idaho (2/25) 3. Tulsa 12:44.31 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) tulsa 4. Alisha Burnett 26.40 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) players 5. Erin Fogarty (pr) 27.39 Lawrence, Kan. (1/29) Long Jump 6. Dreu Harris 28.49 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) 1. Margaret Glover (pr)* 5.67m Norman, Okla. (2/5)/ 2005 (18-07.25) Boise, Idaho (2/25) in review 400-Meter Dash 2. Sophia Rodriguez (pr) 5.33m Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 1. Paula Richardson 56.58 Ames, Iowa (2/12) (17-06) tulsa records 2. Erin Fogarty (pr) 58.91 Ames, Iowa (2/12) High Jump & history 3. Chantelle Willard 58.95 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 1. Katy McGillen (pr) 1.55m Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) (5-01) c-usa 600-Yard Run Triple Jump 1. Melanie Hardy (pr)* 1:21.96 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 1. Sophia Rodriguez (pr)* 12.08m Boise, Idaho (2/26) 2. Shantel Girtley (pr) 1:27.78 Norman, Okla. (2/5) (39-07.25) 3. Erin Fogarty (pr) 1:28.31 Norman, Okla. (2/5) *- indicates school record 800-Meter Run (pr)- indicates personal best mark 1. Melanie Hardy (pr)*^ 2:05.79 Ames, Iowa (3/6) ^- NCAA Provisional qualifying time 2. Shantel Girtley (pr) 2:16.38 Boise, Idaho (2/25) 3. Breanna Chipney (pr) 2:24.12 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 4. Megan Langwell 2:26.96 Columbia, Mo. (1/14)

1,000-Meter Run 1. Melanie Hardy (pr)* 2:51.21 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 2. Breanna Chipney (pr) 3:02.78 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) 3. Megan Langwell 3:04.31 Fayetteville, Ark.(1/22) PAULA RICHARDSON CLOCKED TULSA’S Mile Run BEST TIMES IN 1. Lise Olivier (pr) 5:09.26 Norman, Okla. (2/5) THE 200 AND 2. Breanna Chipney (pr) 5:19.00 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 400-METER 3. Kelli Denny (pr) 5:22.53 Norman, Okla. (2/5) INDOOR IN 4. Megan Langwell 5:25.27 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2005. 5. Renine Le Heron (pr) 5:39.0 Columbia, Mo. (1/14)

3,000-Meter Run 1. Lise Olivier (pr) 10:09.24 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Renine LeHeron (pr) 10:21.41 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 3. Kelli Denny (pr) 10:31.83 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 4. Breanna Chipney (pr) 10:32.68 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22)

5,000-Meter Run 1. Natalie Rasmussen 17:36.64 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Kelli Denny 18:03.86 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 3. Lise Olivier 18:08.61 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 4. Renine Le Heron 18:20.99 Boise, Idaho (2/26)

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60-Meter Dash 5,000-Meter Run 1. Cory Ray 6.85 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 1. Joel Stansloski (pr) 15:39.60 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 2. O’Dell Smith (pr) 7.13 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 2. Taylor Williams (pr) 15:45.02 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 3. Jed Falkowski 7.16 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 3. Jay Matlack (pr) 15:58.46 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 4. DeVonne Harrison 7.23 Norman, Okla. (2/5) general 4X400 Meter Relays information 60-Meter Hurdles 1. Tulsa 3:18.47 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 1. DeVonne Harrison (pr)* 8.07 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 2. Tulsa 3:18.94 Ames, Iowa (2/12) tulsa 2. Jamal Bogle 8.31 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) 3. Tulsa 3:22.23 Norman, Okla. (2/5) staff 4. Tulsa 3:25.09 Lawrence, Kan. (1/29) 3. Rickey Wilson, Jr. 8.40 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 2006 outlook 200-Meter Dash Distance Medley 1. Cory Ray 22.01 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 1. Tulsa 10:35.08 Boise, Idaho (2/26) tulsa 2. Josh Childs 22.20 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Tulsa 11:00.24 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) players 3. O’Dell Smith (pr) 22.22 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 4. Tony Kay (pr) 22.72 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) Pole Vault 2005 5. Jed Falkowski (pr) 22.91 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 1. Derrick O'Keefe (pr)* 4.30m Norman, Okla. (2/5) in review (14-01.25) 6. Jerrod Landress (pr) 23.30 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) tulsa records 7. DeVonne Harrison (pr) 23.61 Lawrence, Kan. (1/29) & history 8. Rickey Wilson, Jr. (pr) 23.62 Columbia, Mo. (1/14) * - indicates school record (pr) - indicates personal best mark 9. Derrick O'Keefe (pr) 25.34 Norman, Okla. (2/5) c-usa 400-Meter Dash 1. Josh Childs 49.27 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 2. Jerrod Landress (pr) 49.29 Boise, Idaho (2/25) 3. Tony Kay 49.96 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 4. Jamal Bogle 51.20 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 5. Rickey Wilson, Jr. (pr) 51.54 Lawrence, Kan. (1/29)

600-Yard Run 1. Clif Mitchell (pr)* 1:12.29 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 2. Jerrod Landress (pr) 1:14.29 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 3. Jed Falkowski (pr) 1:14.91 Norman, Okla. (2/5)

800-Meter Run 1. Clif Mitchell (pr) 1:51.84 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 2. Mathew Musengezi (pr) 1:53.64 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 3. Nolan Jenkins (pr) 1:57.31 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 4. Jordan Hughes (pr) 2:00.28 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22)

1,000-Meter Run 1. Mathew Musengezi (pr) 2:34.52 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 2. Jordan Hughes (pr) 2:36.02 Norman, Okla. (2/5) JOSH CHILDS HAD TULSA’S BEST Mile Run TIME IN THE 400-METER 1. Brett Turowski (pr) 4:24.04 Norman, Okla. (2/5) DASH DURING THE 2. Jordan Hughes (pr) 4:25.94 Boise, Idaho (2/26) 2005 INDOOR SEASON. 3. Taylor Williams (pr) 4:33.85 Norman, Okla. (2/5) 4. Joel Stansloski (pr) 4:40.58 Norman, Okla. (2/5 5. Jay Matlack (pr) 4:41.38 Norman, Okla. (2/5)

3,000-Meter Run 1. Brett Turowski (pr) 8:32.84 Fayetteville, Ark. (1/22) 2. Taylor Williams (pr) 8:45.89 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 3. Jay Matlack (pr) 8:56.35 Ames, Iowa (2/12) 4. Joel Stansloski (pr) 9:08.14 Norman, Okla. (2/5)

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2005 Women’s Outdoor Top Performances

100-Meter Dash 4X100-Meter Relay 1. Chantelle Willard 12.33 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 1. Tulsa 46.39 WAC (5/14) 2. Mary Carr 12.25 WAC (5/14) (Lartey, Willard, Carr, Richardson) 3. Krystol Lartey 12.38 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 2. Tulsa 46.72 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 4. Margaret Glover (pr) 12.59 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 3. Tulsa 46.80 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) general 5. Dreu Harris (pr) 13.83 Missouri Relays (4/2) 4. Tulsa 47.40 Missouri Relays (4/2) information 5. Tulsa 47.84 Tulsa Duels (3/26) tulsa 200-Meter Dash (Lartey, Willard, Carr, Richardson) staff 1. Paula Richardson 24.58 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 2. Chantelle Willard 24.60 WAC (5/14) 4X400-Meter Relay 2006 3. Mary Carr 25.24 WAC (5/14) 1. Tulsa 3:44.84 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) outlook 4. Krystol Lartey 25.24 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 2. Tulsa 3:45.22 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 5. Margaret Glover 26.31 Missouri Relays (4/2) 3. Tulsa 3:45.36 WAC (5/14) tulsa (Richardson, Willard, Girtley, Hardy) players 400-Meter Dash 4. Tulsa 3:46.79 Drake Relays (4/29) 1. Paula Richardson 56.58 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 2005 (Richardson, Willard, Girtley, Hardy) in review 5. Tulsa 3:49.02 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 800-Meter Run 6. Tulsa 3:52.77 Missouri Relays (4/2) tulsa records 1. Melanie Hardy # 2:06.26 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 7. Tulsa 'A' 4:00.01 Tulsa Duels (3/26) & history 2. Shantel Girtley (pr) 2:13.15 Baylor Inv. (4/23) (Lartey, Girtley, Hardy, Fogarty) 3. Breanna Chipney (pr) 2:18.95 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 8. Tulsa 'B' 4:23.21 c-usa 4. Shelby Riker (pr) 2:21.54 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) (Chipney, Olivier, Langwell, Reeves) 5. Megan Langwell (pr) 2:22.22 Missouri Relays (4/2) 6. Amy Reeves 2:25.88 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 4X800-Meter Relay 1. Tulsa 9:35.80 Missouri Relays (4/2) 1,500-Meter Run 1. Lise Olivier (pr) 4:40.56 Baylor Inv. (4/23) Long Jump 2. Melanie Hardy 4:44.45 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 1. Margaret Glover 5.74m WAC (5/14) 3. Natalie Rasmussen (pr) 4:51.21 Missouri Relays (4/2) 18-10.00 4. Megan Langwell 4:46.79 WAC (5/14) 5. Breanna Chipney (pr) 4:51.97 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) Javelin Throw 6. Shelby Riker (pr) 5:05.15 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 1. Katy McGillen* (pr) 45.21m WAC (5/14) 7. Renine Le Heron (pr) 5:07.16 Missouri Relays (4/2) 148-01

3,000-Meter Run *- indicates school record 1. Natalie Rasmussen (pr) 10:04.09 Tulsa Duels (3/26) #- NCAA Regional Qualifier 2. Renine Le Heron (pr) 10:43.38 Tulsa Duels (3/26) (pr)- indicates personal best mark 3. Kelli Denny (pr) 10:46.24 Tulsa Duels (3/26)

5,000-Meter Run 1. Natalie Rasmussen (pr) 16:58.55 Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) 2. Lise Olivier (pr) 17:19.00 Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) 3. Kelli Denny (pr) 18:21.81 Missouri Relays (4/2)

10,000-Meter Run 1. Natalie Rasmussen (pr) 36:08.93 WAC (5/14) 2. Lise Olivier (pr) 38:13.35 WAC (5/14) 3. Kelli Denny (pr) 39:37.08 WAC (5/14)

100-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1. Erin Fogarty (pr) 15.03 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 2. Dreu Harris (pr) 15.36 WAC (5/14) NATALIE RASMUSSEN 400-Meter Low Hurdles TURNED IN TULSA’S BEST 1. Erin Fogarty (pr) 1:01.46 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) TIMES IN THREE DISTANCE 2. Dreu Harris (pr) 1:08.44 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) EVENTS LAST YEAR.

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100-Meter Dash 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles 1. Cory Ray 10.66 WAC (5/14) 1 Rickey Wilson, Jr. 52.78(pr) WAC (5/14) 2. Jed Falkowski 10.92 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 2 Jamal Bogle 53.14(pr) Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 3. DeVonne Harrison (pr) 11.54 Missouri Relays (4/2) 3 DeVonne Harrison 54.06(pr) WAC (5/14) general 200-Meter Dash 4X100- Meter Relay information 1. Cory Ray 21.86 WAC Champs (5/14) 1 Tulsa 41.70 WAC (5/14) 2. Josh Childs 22.18 Missouri Relays (4/2) (Falkowski, Ray, Harrison, Smith) tulsa 3. O’Dell Smith (pr) 22.33 WAC (5/14) 2 Tulsa 41.84 Tulsa Duels (3/26) staff 4. DeVonne Harrison (pr) 22.65 Tulsa Duels (3/26) (Kay, Ray, Bogle, Smith) 2006 400-Meter Dash 4X400-Meter Relay outlook 1. Josh Childs 48.78 WAC (5/14) 1 Tulsa 3:14.09 WAC (5/14) tulsa 2. Jerrod Landress (pr) 48.93 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) (Landress, Mitchell, Smith, Musengezi) players 3. Clif Mitchell (pr) 49.32 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 2 Tulsa 3:14.50 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 4. Tony Kay 49.61 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 3 Tulsa 3:16.52 Drake Relays (4/29) 2005 5. O’Dell Smith (pr) 49.78 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) (Landress, Mitchell, Smith, Musengezi) in review 4 Tulsa 'A' 3:17.42 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 800-Meter Run 5 Tulsa 'A' 3:18.32 Tulsa Duels (3/26) tulsa records 1. Mathew Musengezi (pr)# 1:49.96 Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) (Kay, Mitchell, Landress, Childs) & history 2. Clif Mitchell (pr) 1:51.39 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 6 Tulsa 'B' 3:26.80 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 3. Nolan Jenkins (pr) 1:56.38 WAC (5/14) (Bogle, Musengezi, Wilson, Schoedel) c-usa 4. Tad Schoedel 1:57.60 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 7 Tulsa ‘B’ 3:33.40 Baylor Inv. (4/23) 5. Jordan Hughes (pr) 1:58.15 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 6. Jed Falkowski (pr) 1:59.92 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 4X800-Meter Relay 1 Tulsa ‘A’ 7:49.85 Missouri Relays (4/2) 1,500-Meter Run 2 Tulsa ‘B’ 8:08.29 Missouri Relays (4/2) 1. Brett Turowski (pr) 3:59.47 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 2. Tad Schoedel (pr) 3:59.47 Baylor Inv. (4/23) Distance Medley Relay 3. Jordan Hughes (pr) 4:01.41 WAC Champs (5/14) 1 Tulsa 10:06.48 Drake Relays (4/29) 4. Jay Matlack (pr) 4:17.61 Missouri Relays (4/2) (Schoedel, Landress, Mitchell, Musengezi)

3,000-Meter Run High Jump 1. Edwin Henshaw (pr) 8:56.67 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 1 Charles Ramsdell 1.95m John Jacobs Inv. (4/16)/ 2. Joel Stansloski (pr) 9:00.40 Tulsa Duels (3/26) 6.04-75 ft. WAC (5/14) 3. Taylor Williams 9:06.29 John Jacobs Inv. (4/16) 4. Jay Matlack (pr) 9:22.57 Tulsa Duels (3/26) Javelin Throw 1 Thomas Stoltz (pr)#* 67.10m WAC (5/14) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 220-02 1. Taylor Williams 10:02.69 WAC (5/14) Pole Vault 5,000-Meter Run 1 Derrick O'Keefe (pr) 4.30m Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 1. Brett Turowski (pr) 14:49.71 Drake Relays (4/29) 14-11 2. Joel Stansloski (pr) 15:20.39 WAC (5/14) 3. Tad Schoedel (pr) 15:28.37 WAC (5/14) Discus 4. Edwin Henshaw (pr) 15:28.66 WAC (5/14) 1 Walter Boyd 13.15m Tulsa Duels (3/26) 5. Taylor Williams 15:34.66 WAC (5/14) 43-01.75 6. Jay Matlack (pr) 16:03.94 WAC (5/14) * - indicates school record 10,000-Meter Run # - NCAA Regional Qualifier 1. Joel Stansloski (pr) 32:37.96 Kansas Relays (4/21) (pr) - indicates personal best mark 2. Edwin Henshaw (pr) 32.55.09 WAC (5/14) 3. Jay Matlack (pr) 33:04.97 Kansas Relays (4/21)

110-Meter High Hurdles 1. DeVonne Harrison (pr)*# 14.09 Ole Miss Inv. (4/9) 2. Rickey Wilson, Jr. (pr) 14.26 WAC (5/14) 3. Jamal Bogle 14.5 Missouri Relays (4/2)

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Women’s Indoor Track Records

55-METER DASH 3,000-METER RUN DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. Shana Robinson 6.93 2002 1. Fride Vullum 9:38.82 1998 (1,200, 400, 800, 1,600) 2. Carla Hanson 7.10 2001 2. Charlotte Sanderson 9:57.31 2001 1. Tulsa 12:04.06 2003 3. Karlisha Atkins 7.31 2002 3. Sarah Haskins 10:00.35 2003 Megan Langwell, Melanie Hardy, general 4. Kendra Lollis 7.40 1999 4. Debbie Cardenas 10:08.32 2002 Shameka Holloway, Erin Deasy information 5. Jenny Simms 7.50 1994 5. Lise Olivier 10:09.24 2005 2. Tulsa 12:05.38 2001 April Johnson, Jamese James, tulsa 60-METER DASH 5,000-METER RUN Monica Joannes, Margaret Danagher staff 1. Shana Robinson 7.38 2003 1. Fride Vullum 16:42.24 2000 3. Tulsa 12:06.29 2003 2006 2. Carla Hanson 7.58 2001 2. Debbie Cardenas 17:30.32 2002 Erin Deasy, Alisha Burnett, outlook 3. Krystol Lartey 7.74 2004 3. Natalie Rasmussen 17:32.08 2002 Megan Langwell, Sarah Haskins 4. Chantelle Willard 7.75 2004 4. Sarah Haskins 17:34.15 2002 4. Tulsa 12:09.82 2004 tulsa 5. Caroline Avbovbede 7.76 1999 5. Natalie Rasmussen 17:36.64 2005 Mikaela Montell, Shameka Holloway, players Amy Reeves, Melanie Hardy 200-METER DASH 55-METER HURDLES 5. Tulsa 12:15.90 2005 2005 1. Shana Robinson 23.96 2004 1. Kendra Lollis 8.18 2000 Megan Langewell, Paula Richardson in review 2. Paula Richardson 24.27 2003 2. Jamese James 8.21 2002 Melanie Hardy, Breanna Chipney tulsa records 3. Caroline Avbovbede 24.50 1998 3. Danielle German 8.32 1997 & history 4. Wendy McFarlane 24.80 2001 4. Carrie Swayze 8.47 1997 LONG JUMP 5. Paula Richardson 24.92 2005 5. Suzanne Smith-Hogg 8.57 2002 1. Margaret Glover 18-7.25 2005 2. Brie Penaluna 18-4.25 2004 c-usa 400-METER DASH 60-METER HURDLES 3. Mary John-Williams 18-3.00 2000 1. Caroline Avbovbede 54.11 1999 1. Jamese James 8.73 2003 4. Margaret Glover 18-2.25 2004 2. Tiffaney Williams 54.33 2000 2. Kendra Lollis 8.80 2001 5. Katie Haney 17-6.75 2001 3. Jamese James 54.85 2003 3. Dreu Harris 8.92 2004 4. Paula Richardson 55.10 2004 4. Suzanne Smith 8.99 2003 HIGH JUMP 4. Chatney Noble 55.27 2002 5. Erin Fogarty 9.1 2005 1. Jessica Lingor 5-7 2000 2. Katy McGillen 5-1 2005 600-YARD DASH MILE RELAY (4x440 Yards) 3. Katie Haney 5-0.5 2001 1. Melanie Hardy 1:21.96 2005 1. Tulsa 3:47.13 1999 4. Sally Cross 5-0 1981 2. Monica Joannes 1:22.32 2003 Kendra Lollis, Tiffaney Williams, 5. Jennifer Howell 4-10.5 1994 3. Tiffaney Williams 1:22.34 2001 Caroline Avbovbede, Dana Jackson 4. Jamese James 1:22.44 2003 2. Tulsa 3:47.34 2003 TRIPLE JUMP 5. Caroline Avbovbede 1:24.00 1999 Paula Richardson, Chatney Noble, 1. Sophia Rodriguez 39-7.25 2005 Monica Joannes, Jamese James 2. Katie Haney 35-10.5 2001 800-METER RUN 3. Tulsa 3:49.07 1998 3. Andrea McGillen 35-5 2003 1. Melanie Hardy 2:05.79 2005 Inemesit Usoroh, Tiffaney Williams, 4. Sheryl Briggs 32-5 1993 2. Melanie Hardy 2:08.45 2004 Caroline Avbovbede, Erin Simpson 3. Monica Joannes 2:09.15 2002 4. Tulsa 3:49.98 2003 SHOT PUT 4. Sharon Newton 2:14.48 1999 Chatney Noble, Monica Joannes, 1. Jennifer Swanson 43-1.75 1994 5. Jany Van Gerwen 2:14.69 1998 Paula Richardson, Jamese James 2. Ashley Ast 34-6.00 2004 5. Tulsa 3:51.58 2001 3. Katie Haney 25-10 2001 1,000-METER RUN Wendy McFarlane, Jamese James, 1. Melanie Hardy 2:51.21 2005 Monica Joannes, Tiffaney Williams POLE VAULT 2. April Johnson 2:57.90 2002 1. Andrea McGillen 10-8.25 2003 3. Melanie Hardy 2:59.41 2004 4x400-METER RELAY (1,600 Meters) 2. Suzanne Smith-Hogg 10-.50 2004 4. Megan Langwell 3:01.27 2003 1. Tulsa 3:36.34 2002 5. Margaret Danagher 3:02.33 2001 Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, PENTATHALON Monica Joannes, Jamese James 1. Ashley Ast 2,352 2004 MILE RUN 2. Tulsa 3:38.18 2003 2. Katie Haney 2,814 2001 1. Mikaela Montell 4:59.06 2004 Paula Richardson, Chatney Noble, 2. Fride Vullum 5:01.02 1999 Monica Joannes, Jamese James 3. Megan Langwell 5:05.31 2003 3. Tulsa 3:39.56 2003 4. Margaret Danagher 5:07.01 1999 Chatney Noble, Alisha Burnett, 5. Debbie Cardenas 5:07.50 1999 Monica Joannes, Jamese James 4. Tulsa 3:39.76 2002 Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, Monica Joannes, Jamese James 5. Tulsa 3:39.84 2002 Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, Monica Joannes, Jamese James

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55-METER DASH 3,000-METER RUN DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 1. John Mosley 6.28 1998 1. Ryan Siler 8:09.93 1997 (1,200, 400, 800, 1,600) 2. Sedrick Lusk 6.32 1997 2. Dwight Davis 8:19.83 1998 1. Tulsa 9:37.95 1999 Trey Runnels 6.32 2000 3. Owain Matthews 8:20.20 2003 Clint Small, Shawn McCullough, 4. Hassan Faggett 6.37 1998 4. Andy Norman 8:25.17 2002 David Bohlen, Dwight Davis general 5. Tim Gordon 6.44 1987 5. Justin Rempel 8:30.40 2001 2. Tulsa 9:42.24 1998 information Adam Ellison, Clint Small, tulsa 60-METER DASH 5,000-METER RUN Rodney Peterson, Dwight Davis staff 1. Cory Ray 6.80 2004 1. Andy Norman 14:14.94 2003 3. Tulsa 9:47.71 1998 2. Trey Runnels 6.84 2000 2. Ryan Siler 14:44.89 1997 Adam Ellison, Clint Small, 2006 3. John Mosley 6.85 1999 3. Owain Matthews 14:45.82 2004 Rodney Peterson, Dwight Davis outlook Sedrick Lusk 6.85 2000 4. Jim Neiderberger 14:47.00 1988 4. Tulsa 9:50.24 1997 Cory Ray 6.85 2005 5. Owain Matthews 14:50.90 2003 Cornelius Mason, Rodney Peterson, tulsa Adam Ellison, Ryan Siler players 200-METER DASH 55-METER HURDLES 5. Tulsa 9:56.84 1996 1. Trey Runnels 21.50 2000 1. Joal Stockton 7.82 1999 Adam Ellison, Rodney Peterson, 2005 2. Sedrick Lusk 21.72 1998 2. Branon Vaughan 7.97 2001 Kristian Braekkan, Ryan Siler in review 3. Josh Childs 21.82 2004 3. Jamal Bogle 8.00 2002 tulsa records 4. Adrian Young 21.86 2001 LONG JUMP & history Derron Davis 21.86 2002 60-METER HURDLES 1. Sedrick Lusk 24-11.25 2000 1. DeVonne Harrison 8.07 2005 2. Drane Scrivener 23-6 1971 c-usa 400-METER DASH 2. DeVonne Harrison 8.14 2003 3. Kirk Phillips 22-4.5 1982 1. Derron Davis 47.18 2000 3. Jamal Bogle 8.27 2004 4. Merrick Woodward 22-1.5 2000 2. Clint Small 47.35 1999 4. Jamal Bogle 8.31 2005 5. Louis Dailey 21-10 2004 3. Josh Childs 48.46 2004 5. Jamal Bogle 8.35 2003 4. Branon Vaughan 48.68 2003 Rickey Wilson, Jr. 8.35 2004 TRIPLE JUMP 5. Greg Johnson 49.13 2001 1. Keven Guynn 49-10.5 1999 4x400-METER RELAY (1,600 Meters) 2. Drane Scrivener 46-10 1971 600-YARD DASH 1. Tulsa 3:13.76 1998 3. Josh Childs 42-7 2002 1. Clif Mitchell 1:12.29 2005 Frankie Johnson, Clint Small, 4. Kevin Flavin 41-1.75 1991 2. Greg Johnson 1:12.52 2001 Adam Ellison, Rodney Peterson 3. Clif Mitchell 1:12.54 2003 2. Tulsa 3:15.15 2000 HIGH JUMP 4. Branon Vaughan 1:12.60 2003 Branon Vaughan, Derron Davis, 1. Jason Krueger 6-10.75 2001 5. Rodney Peterson 1:12.76 1996 Shawn McCullough, Greg Johnson 2. Heston King 6-9 2002 3. Tulsa 3:16.15 2004 3. Morgan 6-8 1972 800-METER RUN Tony Kay, Cory Ray, 4. Louis Dailey 6-4.75 2004 1. Adam Ellison 1:50.36 1998 Clif Mitchell, Josh Childs 5. Matt McClurg 6-2.25 2004 2. Rodney Peterson 1:50.82 1997 4. Tulsa 3:16.35 2001 3. Shawn McCullough 1:50.99 2001 Jason Roland, Derron Davis, POLE VAULT 4. Clif Mitchell 1:51.84 2005 Brian Erwin, Greg Johnson 1. Louis Dailey 14-1.25 2004 5. Brian Erwin 1:52.14 2001 5. Tulsa 3:16.44 2003 Derrick O’Keefe 14-1.25 2005 Tony Kay, Josh Childs, 2. Seth Conaway 13-0 1998 1,000-METER RUN Clif Mitchell, Branon Vaughan 1. Mark Hornbrook 2:28.0 1981 SHOT PUT 2. Kristian Braekkan 2:28.47 1998 MILE RELAY (4x440 Yards) 1. Ron Weigleb 48-6 1972 3. Cornelius Mason 2:28.62 1996 1. Tulsa 3:15.47 1998 2. R. McGraw 48-4 1987 4. Justin Rempel 2:28.86 2003 Frankie Johnson, Clint Small, 3. Jake Lyon 47-9 2000 5. Jared Christianson 2:30.73 2003 Adam Ellison, Rodney Peterson 4. Louis Dailey 38-4.25 2004 2. Tulsa 3:17.32 1998 MILE RUN Hassan Faggett, Clint Small, HEPTATHLON 1. Dwight Davis 4:01.00 2000 Adam Ellison, Rodney Peterson 1. Louis Dailey 4,136 2004 2. Ryan Siler 4:06.15 1997 3. Tulsa 3:18.60 1985 3. Jarmo Malmberg 4:08.0 1986 Tim Gordon, Ronnie Kelly, 4. David Bohlen 4:09.70 1999 Greg Petty, Steve Hill 5. Justin Rempel 4:09.90 2003 4. Tulsa 3:18.66 1999 5. Tulsa 3:21.38 1997 Loren Kool, Rodney Peterson, Cornelius Mason, Adam Ellison

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100-METER DASH 3,000-METER RUN 2. Tulsa 3:36.74 2003 1. Shana Robinson 11.23 2004 1. Fride Vullum 9:34.45 1998 Paula Richardson, Chatney Noble, 2. Carla Hanson 11.88 2000 2. Charlotte Sanderson 10:00.74 2001 Monica Joannes, Jamese James 3. Chantelle Willard 11.91 2004 3. Debbie Cardenas 10:02.77 2000 3. Tulsa 3:36.93 2000 4. Mary Carr 12.00 2004 4. Natalie Rasmussen 10:04.09 2005 Wendy McFarlane, Tiffaney Williams, general Krystol Lartey 12.00 2004 5. Sarah Haskins 10:07.96 2003 Jamese James, Inemesit Usoroh information 4. Tulsa 3:37.86 2002 200-METER DASH 5,000-METER RUN Chatney Noble, Alisha Burnett, tulsa 1. Shana Robinson 22.84 2003 1. Fride Vullum 16:01.41 2001 Monica Joannes, Jamese James staff 2. Caroline Avbovbede 23.82 1999 2. Natalie Rasmussen 16:58.55 2005 5. Tulsa 3:38.07 2003 Karlisha Atkins 23.82 2000 3. Sarah Haskins 17:01.15 2002 Chatney Noble, Alisha Burnett, 2006 4. Paula Richardson 23.91 2003 4. Charlotte Sanderson 17:04.26 2001 Monica Joannes, Jamese James outlook 5. Wendy McFarlane 24.15 2000 5. Debbie Cardenas 17:13.33 2002 MILE RELAY (4x440 Yards) tulsa 400-METER DASH 10,000-METER RUN 1. Tulsa 3:41.30 2001 players 1. Tiffaney Williams 53.12 1999 1. Charlotte Sanderson 34:25.78 2001 Wendy McFarlane, Monica Joannes, 2. Wendy McFarlane 53.47 2000 2. Sarah Haskins 35:18.57 2003 Jamese James, Tiffaney Williams 2005 3. Caroline Avbovbede 54.02 1999 3. Natalie Rasmussen 36:08.93 2005 2. Tulsa 3:55.19 1996 in review 4. Chatney Noble 54.11 2002 4. Natalie Rasmussen 36:37.67 2003 Jameka Roberts, Monique Poindexter, 5. Jamese James 54.59 2003 5. Debbie Cardenas 37:46.73 2001 Erin Simpson, Carrie Swayze tulsa records 3. Tulsa 3:59.13 1996 & history 800-METER RUN 100-METER HURDLES Jameka Roberts, Monique Poindexter, 1. Monica Joannes 2:05.65 2003 1. Kendra Lollis 13.99 2001 Erin Simpson, Carrie Swayze c-usa Melanie Hardy 2:05.65 2004 2. Jamese James 14.00 2003 3. Melanie Hardy 2:06.26 2005 3. Danielle German 14.01 2000 4x800-METER RELAY (3,200 Meters) 4. Kelly Taylor 2:10.0 1985 4. Suzanne Smith 14.25 2003 1. Tulsa 8:48.27 2003 5. Monique Poindexter 2:10.47 1997 5. Megan Owens 14.88 1993 Chatney Noble, Melanie Hardy, Megan Langwell, Monica Joannes 1,500-METER RUN 400-METER HURDLES 2. Tulsa 8:52.09 2003 1. Fride Vullum 4:26.31 2001 1. Jamese James 57.86 2002 Chatney Noble, Melanie Hardy, 2. Margaret Danagher 4:26.84 2001 2. Danielle German 59.85 2000 Megan Langwell, Monica Joannes 3. Monica Joannes 4:31.14 2003 3. Erin Fogarty 1:01.46 2005 3. Tulsa 8:53.27 2002 4. Debbie Cardenas 4:36.13 2002 4. Carrie Swayze 1:02.28 1997 Chatney Noble, April Johnson, 5. Chris Haldeman 4:39.58 1997 5. Kendra Lollis 1:02.53 1999 Melanie Hardy, Monica Joannes 4. Tulsa 8:59.16 1997 4x100-METER RELAY (400 Meters) Monique Poindexter, Erin Simpson, 1. Tulsa 45.35 2004 Summer Lamons, Chris Haldeman Shameka Holloway, Chantelle Willard, 5. Tulsa 9:00.69 1998 Paula Richardson, Shana Robinson Caroline Avbovbede, Erin Simpson, 2. Tulsa 45.48 2003 Monique Poindexter, Jany Van Gerwen Alisha Burnett, Shameka Holloway, Paula Richardson, Shana Robinson CHATNEY NOBLE 3. Tulsa 45.72 2002 Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, Karlisha Atkins, Shana Robinson 4. Tulsa 45.76 2002 Shana Robinson, Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, Jamese James 5. Tulsa 45.93 2001 Wendy McFarlane, Tiffaney Williams, Kendra Lollis, Shana Robinson

4x200-METER RELAY (800 Meters) 1. Tulsa 1:35.31 2003 Shana Robinson, Chatney Noble, Paula Richardson, Jamese James 2. Tulsa 1:50.6 1992 Joy Parker, Julie Parker, Carey Robien, Chau Vo

4x400-METER RELAY (1,600 Meters) 1. Tulsa 3:35.55 2002 Paula Richardson, Alisha Burnett, SHANA ROBINSON Monica Joannes, Jamese James

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SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY 3. Tulsa 11:56.61 1997 POLE VAULT (200, 200, 400, 800) Erin Simpson, Inemesit Usoroh, 1. Suzanne Smith-Hogg 10-8.5 2003 1. Tulsa 3:47.62 2003 Monique Poindexter, Chris Haldeman 2. Andrea McGillen 10-6.25 2003 Shana Robinson, Paula Richardson, 4. Tulsa 12:00.75 1998 Jamese James, Monica Joannes Erin Simpson, Caroline Avbovbede, DISCUS 2. Tulsa 3:56.49 2003 Jany Van Gerwen, Margaret Danagher 1. Jennifer Swanson 123-5 1994 general Shana Robinson, Paula Richardson, 5. Tulsa 12:04.61 1997 2. Corhanda Dawson 107-6 1991 information Jamese James, Monica Joannes Chris Haldeman, Inemesit Usoroh, 3. Ashley Ast 81-09 2004 3. Tulsa 3:57.00 2002 Summer Lamons, Fride Vullum tulsa Shana Robinson, Paula Richardson, SHOT PUT staff Alisha Burnett, Monica Joannes LONG JUMP 1. Jennifer Swanson 43-3 1993 4. Tulsa 3:59.99 2000 1. Margaret Glover 19-4.25 2004 2. Corhanda Dawson 42-0 1991 2006 Wendy McFarlane, Tiffaney Williams, 2. Mary John-Williams 19-2.50 2000 outlook Monica Joannes, April Johnson 3. Margaret Glover 18-10 2005 HEPTATHLON 5. Tulsa 4:00.77 1997 4. Brie Penaluna 18-8 2003 1. Renata Carson 4,385 2003 tulsa Carrie Swayze, Danielle Hill, 5. Katie Haney 18-7.75 2001 players Inemesit Usoroh, Monique Poindexter JAVELIN 2005 TRIPLE JUMP 1. Katy McGillen 148-1 2005 DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. Mary John-Williams 39-6 2002 2. Ashley Ast 143-2 2004 in review (1,200, 400, 800, 1,600) 2. Andrea McGillen 34-2.75 2003 1. Tulsa 11:38.71 2001 tulsa records & history Margaret Danagher, Tiffaney Williams, HIGH JUMP Monica Joannes, Fride Vullum 1. Jennifer Howell 5-4 1994 2. Tulsa 11:42.33 1998 2. Sally Cross 5-2 1981 c-usa Margaret Danagher, Caroline Avbovbede, 3. Emily Stagner 5-0.2 2000 Erin Simpson, Fride Vullum 4. Renata Carson 4-11 2003 Men’s Outdoor Track Records

5,000-METER RUN 100-METER DASH MILE RUN 1. Andy Norman 14:15.63 2003 1. Levi Gillen 10.32 1994 1. Dwight Davis 3:59.29 2000 2. Owain Matthews 14:42.55 2002 2. Marcus Anderson 10.40 1981 2. Ryan Siler 4:16.78 1995 3. Janne Hamalainen 14:45.00 1985 Trey Runnels 10.40 2000 3. Joe Gibbons 4:20.3 1960 4. Ryan Siler 14:48.03 1996 4. Sedrick Lusk 10.44 1998 5. Brett Turowski 14:49.71 2005 5. Cory Ray 10.52 2004 3,000-METER RUN 1. Dwight Davis 8:19.42 2000 10,000-METER RUN 200-METER DASH 2. Ryan Siler 8:24.42 1995 1. Janne Hamalainen 30:20 1985 1. Trey Runnels 21.11 2001 3. Andy Norman 8:31.92 2003 2. Tim Surface 30:35.60 2001 2. Derron Davis 21.32 2000 4. Ben Orozco 8:37.16 2003 3. Ryan Siler 31:22.8 1995 3. Cory Ray 21.51 2004 5. Tim Surface 8:38.97 2001 4. Richard Brown 31:34.0 1993 4. Hassan Faggett 21.61 1998 5. Andy Norman 31:35.89 2002 5. Cory Ray 21.86 2005 110-METER HURDLES 400-METER DASH 1. DeVonne Harrison 14.09 2005 1. Derron Davis 46.75 2000 TIM SURFACE 2. Rickey WIlson, Jr. 14.26 2005 2. Greg Johnson 47.36 2001 3. James Shaw 14.34 1971 3. Levi Gillen 47.93 1994 4. Jamal Bogle 14.49 2003 Josh Childs 47.93 2003 5. DeVonne Harrison 14.51 2003 5. Clint Small 48.35 1999 400-METER HURDLES 800-METER RUN 1. Clint Small 52.00 1999 1. Adam Ellison 1:47.69 1998 2. Rickey Wilson, Jr. 52.78 2005 2. Rodney Peterson 1:48.11 1998 3. Branon Vaughan 52.86 2003 3. Mathew Musengezi 1:49.96 2005 4. Jamal Bogle 53.14 2005 4. Shawn McCullough 1:50.70 2001 5. Loren Kool 53.38 1995 5. Cornelius Mason 1:51.03 1998 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1,500-METER RUN 1. Owain Matthews 8:51.58 2003 1. Dwight Davis 3:43.18 1999 2. Cary Stidham 9:10.80 2000 2. David Bohlen 3:44.93 2000 3. Ryan Siler 9:25.83 1996 3. Justin Rempel 3:45.86 2004 4. Tim Barnes 9:32.2 1992 4. Owain Matthews 3:50.58 2003 5. Jim Neiderberger 9:34.2 1986 5. Jeremy Hollis 3:50.64 1998

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4x100-METER RELAY (400 Meters) 2. Tulsa 3:17.53 2002 DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. Tulsa 40.76 2000 Branon Vaughan, Derek Sparks, (1,200, 400, 800, 1,600) Merrick Woodard, Trey Runnels, Josh Childs, Michael Ledowsky 1. Tulsa 9:38.0 1966 Sedrick Lusk, Derron Davis 3. Tulsa 3:30.0 1961 Ron Vick, Skip Greenig, 2. Tulsa 40.88 1999 Bill Brown, Keith Yarger, Boyd George, Lloyd George John Mosley, Hassan Faggett, Bob Newell, Jerry Anderson 2. Tulsa 9:40.17 2000 Sedrick Lusk, Clint Small David Bohlen, Derron Davis, 3. Tulsa 41.58 2001 4x800-METER RELAY (3,200 Meters) Shawn McCullough, Dwight Davis general Trey Runnels, Derron Davis, 1. Tulsa 7:20.74 2000 3. Tulsa 9:42.97 1999 information Jason Roland, Merrick Woodard Shawn McCullough, David Bohlen, Clint Small, Shawn McCullough, 4. Tulsa 41.69 2001 Dwight Davis, Brian Erwin David Bohlen, Dwight Davis tulsa Merrick Woodard, Greg Johnson, 2. Tulsa 7:23.77 1998 staff Jason Roland, Derron Davis Dwight Davis, Shawn McCullough, LONG JUMP 5. Tulsa 41.70 2005 Rodney Peterson, Adam Ellison 1. Sedrick Lusk 24-11.75 1997 2006 Jed Falkowski, Cory Ray, 3. Tulsa 7:24.91 1998 2. Gordon Lee 23-11.5 1965 outlook DeVonne Harrison, O’Dell Smith Dwight Davis, Cornelius Mason, 3. Cheeck 23-7.5 1952 tulsa Rodney Peterson, Adam Ellison 4. Bain 22-8 1938 players 4x400-METER RELAY (1,600 Meters) 4. Tulsa 7:26.59 1997 5. Merrick Woodard 22-5.7 2001 1. Tulsa 3:12.48 1998 Rodney Peterson, David Bohlen, 2005 Hassan Faggett, Clint Small, Adam Ellison, Cornelius Mason TRIPLE JUMP in review Rodney Peterson, Adam Ellison 5. Tulsa 7:29.22 1996 1. Dab Daugherty 49-3 1964 2. Tulsa 3:12.59 2003 Rodney Peterson, Darren McVean, 2. Keven Guynn 49-0.75 1998 tulsa records Tony Kay, Clif Mitchell, Adam Ellison, Cornelius Mason 3. Sedrick Lusk 43-9.75 1997 & history Josh Childs, Branon Vaughan 4. Lamont Headd 42-7 1991 3. Tulsa 3:13.74 1997 4x1,500-METER RELAY (6,000 Meters) c-usa Hassan Faggett, Loren Kool, 1. Tulsa 15:43.24 1999 HIGH JUMP Rodney Peterson, Adam Ellison Dwight Davis, Monte Hawkins, 1. Charles Ramsdell 6-11.75 2004 4. Tulsa 3:14.08 2001 Cornelius Mason, Cary Stidham 2. Jason Krueger 6-11 2001 Branon Vaughan, Brian Erwin, 2. Tulsa 15:48.81 1998 3. Jim Morgan 6-10 1971 Shawn McCullough, Greg Johnson Monte Hawkins, Adam Ellison, 4. Heston King 6-8 2002 5. Tulsa 3:14.09 2005 Cornelius Mason, Dwight Davis 5. Charles Ramsdell 6-4.75 2005 Jerrod Landress, Clif Mitchell, O’Dell Smith, Mathew Musengezi 4x1,600-METER RELAY (6,400 Meters) POLE VAULT 1. Tulsa 17:15.62 1999 1. Derrick O’Keefe 14-11 2005 MILE RELAY (4x440 Yards) Monte Hawkins, Jeremy Hollis, 2. Richard Ruane 14-6.25 1965 1. Tulsa 3:16.11 2001 Cary Stidham, Tim Surface 3. Dave Smoot 14-5 1963 Derron Davis, Shawn McCullough, 4. Clark 14-1.75 1960 Branon Vaughan, Greg Johnson 4xMILE RELAY (4 Miles) 1. Tulsa 17:00.44 1997 SHOT PUT OWAIN MATTHEWS Adam Ellison, Cornelius Mason, 1. Dan Houtman 53-0 1963 David Bohlen, Dwight Davis 2. K. Henike 48-11.75 1966 2. Tulsa 17:18.88 1996 3. Doug Olienyk 45-9 1981 Adam Ellison, Jeremy Hollis, 4. Antwan Floyd 43-5.25 2004 Cornelius Mason, Ryan Siler 3. Tulsa 18:08.0 1993 DISCUS Richard Brown, Ryan Siler, 1. Robbie Nichols 175-7 1967 John Watkins, Steve Lamb JAVELIN SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY 1. Thomas Stoltz 220-2 2005 (200, 200, 400, 800) 2. George Wallace 213-0 1961 1. Tulsa 3:21.55 2001 3. Cal Purdin 188-1.75 1942 Trey Runnels, Derron Davis, 4. Jacob Chavez 180-2.0 2004 Greg Johnson, Shawn McCullough 5. Jay Powell 158-9 1991 2. Tulsa 3:23.09 1997 Sedrick Lusk, Hassan Faggett, Loren Kool, Rodney Peterson 3. Tulsa 3:27.68 2000 Derron Davis, Trey Runnels, Branon Vaughan, Brian Erwin 4. Tulsa 3:27.83 2003 Tony Kay, Josh Childs, Branon Vaughan, Derek Sparks 5. Tulsa 3:30.1 1965 Larry Hearne, Dewey Gallaher, J. Turner, Skip Greenig JAMAL BOGLE

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Conference USA — New Look, The membership changes have given C-USA the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the changing face of conference affiliations and Same Commitment to Excellence have reinforced the league’s position in collegiate athletics for years to come. “We are excited about our new membership and making structur- Get to know Conference USA. We embrace a new al improvements to Conference USA,” C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said. “It is an opportunity for us to tighten our geography, era with fresh faces and a renewed commitment to group similar institutions together, create a divisional model, and general stage a football championship game. It will be very exciting to watch information excellence and leadership in athletics, academics and this league grow and develop.” tulsa community involvement. Success on the Playing Field staff C-USA begins a new chapter in 2005-06 after celebrating 10 2006 Conference USA performers have achieved great success in com- years of remarkable history. Six nationally prominent universities — outlook petition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP — join tradition-rich members — East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulane tulsa and UAB — to form the new look of the league. This combination Men’s Basketball players further enhances our men’s and women’s programs that are steeped • Consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country 2005 in athletic success and academic prowess. in review All C-USA institutions sponsor Division I-A football, along with • 68 postseason teams (38 NCAA and 30 NIT) several other men’s and women’s athletic programs, many of which • Strong fan support, drawing nearly 2 million fans each season • Among the nation’s best in home attendance tulsa records compete regularly for NCAA Championships. C-USA sponsors & history competition in 19 sports - nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross • Two Final Four teams • Four Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and indoor and outdoor track c-usa and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, softball, • One NIT Champion soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and • Four NIT semifinalists field and volleyball). Football C-USA, along with league administrators and coaches, maintains • Began competition in 1996 an unwavering commitment to the academic and athletic excellence • Rated among the top seven conferences in the nation of our member institutions. • 27 teams have earned bowl bids The league sponsors numerous academic awards, including the • Member of the Bowl Championship Series Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic • Bowl ties-ins with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (champion), GMAC Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. C- Bowl, Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl and USA annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award.

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Women’s Basketball • Consistently rated among the nation’s best conferences C-USA Quick Facts • 38 NCAA Tournament appearances • 23 WNIT appearances Commissioner: Britton Banowsky • One team in the NCAA Sweet 16 • Two WNIT semifinalists PR/Track: Lindsey Rogers • Strong fan support, ranking among the nation’s top 10 conferences E-mail: [email protected] in attendance general • Setting league attendance record for three straight seasons Phone: 214-774-1300 information Fax: 214-496-0046 Volleyball tulsa Website: www.conferenceusa.com staff • 26 NCAA appearances • Three Sweet 16 appearances in 1996, 1998 and 2004 Mailing Address: 5201 North O’Connor Blvd. 2006 • Has sent at least three teams to the NCAA Championship five of Suite 300 outlook the last seven years Irving, Texas 75039 • Five C-USA teams posting 20-win seasons for six of the last eight tulsa seasons players 2005 In addition, 29 men’s and women’s soccer teams, 23 baseball in review teams and 13 softball teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. C- USA has sent two men’s soccer teams to the Final Four, one baseball tulsa records team to the College World Series and four softball teams to the & history Women’s College World Series. The league has also had three national More than 1.1 million living alumni represent C-USA schools across champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champi- the nation. With a renewed commitment to community involvement, the conference has begun development of several initiatives to c-usa on in diving and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field. Overall, maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as fans and alumni across Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 350 the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their NCAA appearances. communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Success Off the Field Governance C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance among student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student- Along with the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC, athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the gen- Conference USA is one of the seven conferences having significant eral student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there representation in the NCAA governance structure. The Presidents of are champions off the playing field as well. In nine years, 78 student- the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors. Dr. athletes earned national Verizon Academic All-America honors, while Joseph Steger of Cincinnati served as the chair for the first four years 216 were named All-District. In addition, more than 9,500 student-ath- and was succeeded by Dr. J.H. Woodward of Charlotte. In September letes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received 2003, Dr. Shirley Raines of Memphis was named as the third chair. the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. A Proud History – A Promising Future

Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one C-USA on TV of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through its partner- logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league’s ships with ESPN Inc. and College Sports Television Networks (CSTV). charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, The league entered into a long-term agreement with CSTV, which pro- Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, vides C-USA with significant national and regional exposure for football, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. Additionally, the CSTV agreement includes video-on-demand, Internet, The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and after broadband, national over-the-air and satellite radio, and wireless distri- nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton bution as well as corporate marketing rights, and website production Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding through CSTV Online, a subsidiary of CSTV. The agreement with ESPN Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. extends the conference’s current regular season football package to C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United include the broadcast of the conference’s Football Championship States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU Game, starting with the inaugural event in 2005. It also encompasses began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began distribution of men’s basketball and women’s basketball on football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all ESPN/ESPN2 and both tournament championship games. sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. Since its formation, C-USA has established a foundation, an identi- C-USA in the Community ty and a history that reflects the league’s national presence. C-USA cel- ebrated its 10th Anniversary during the 2004-05 season, marking a The conference’s footprint is concentrated with 12 members in significant milestone for the league and setting the course for the next nine states and a combined area population of nearly 17 million. decade and beyond.

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