2017 Mississippi State Track & Field Media Guide
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| INTRODUCTION | TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 MISSISSIPPI STATE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE INTRODUCTION NCAA Championships Results ________59 All Americans ___________________ 60-61 Table of Contents ____________________1 Olympians _________________________61 Quick Facts _________________________2 Schedule ___________________________3 MISSISSIPPI STATE COACHING STAFF Templeton Athletic Center ____________62 Head Coach Steve Dudley ___________ 4-5 SEC Honor Roll Athletes __________ 63-64 Houston Franks ______________________6 Dr. Mark Keenum ___________________65 Steve Silvey ________________________7 John Cohen ________________________66 April Thomas _______________________8 Media Relations Staff ________________67 Steve Thomas _______________________9 Chris Woods _______________________10 Daniel Schmidt / Joe Gant ____________11 MEET THE BULLDOGS Men’s Roster _______________________12 Women’s Roster ____________________13 Men’s Bios _____________________ 14-26 Women’s Bios ___________________ 27-39 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW 2016 Women’s Cross Country _________40 2016 Men’s Cross Country ____________41 SCHOOL RECORDS Men’s Cross Country School Records ___42 Women’s Cross Country School Records ___43 Women’s Track & Field School Records ___ 44 Men’s Track & Field School Records ___45 Women’s All-Time Indoor Superlatives ___46 Men’s All-Time Indoor Superlatives ____47 Women’s All-Time Outdoor Superlatives _ 48-49 Men’s All-Time Outdoor Superlatives __ 50-51 HISTORY Men’s Letterwinners ______________ 52-54 Women’s Letterwinners ___________ 54-55 SEC Champions ____________________56 SEC Championships Team Results __ 57-58 CREDITS #HAILSTATE SOCIAL MEDIA Editor: Nick Price Assistant Editor: Will Goodwin Contributing Writers: Gregg Ellis Brock Turnipseed Emily McConnell Research: Caleb Garner Easton Colvin Facebook.com/HailStateTF @HailStateTF Photography: Russ Houston Kelly Price Mansel Guerry David Lann Bill Simmonds Bob Smith John R. Cade Blake McCollum Kyle Niblett Getty Images @HailStateTF Search “HailStateSnap” Nick Price HAILSTATE.COM 1 MSU MEDIA POLICIES The 2016-17 Mississippi State Track and Field Media Guide MIKE SANDERS TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX has been prepared to assist media members in their coverage The Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex is located just off of the Bulldogs. It is our hope most of your questions will U.S. Highway 82 on Lakeview Drive, across from the Bryan be answered on the pages of this guide. However, should you Athletic Building on campus. Adjacent to the MSU practice desire additional information or assistance, please contact us at football fields, A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, the MSU Softball Field 662.325.7297. and the Holliman Athletic Center. The Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex is also within a half mile of MSU’s Humprhey COACH/ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Coliseum and Dudy Noble Field. Parking is available adjacent All interviews with coaches should be directed through the to the facility and across the street from the Shira Fieldhouse/ MSU Athletic Media Relations office. Please contact Nick Holliman Athletic Center Price at 662.325.7297 or 601.527.3232 to arrange an interview. Coaches are primarily available for interview by phone or in SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE person from 9-11 a.m. CT., depending on the team’s travel Location: Birmingham, Ala. schedule. Commissioner: Greg Swankey Media Relations Contact: Ben Beaty Interviews with student-athletes are encouraged; however, Phone: 205.458.3000 all interviews must be arranged through Price in the Athletic Email: [email protected] Media Relations office. Interviews will be arranged accord- Website: www.secsports.com ing to the schedule of each individual athlete, and are usually conducted before or after scheduled practices. This policy UNIVERSITY facilitates the orderly scheduling and completing of the desired Location ................................. Starkville, Miss. interview. All interview must be arranged at least 24 hours in Founded ...............................February 28, 1878 advance. MSU Athletic Media Relations will not supply the Enrollment ......................................20,138 media home or cellular telephone numbers for student-ath- Conference ........................................SEC letes. Likewise, training room, locker room and apartment/ Nickname .....................................Bulldogs dormitory areas are considered private player areas and are Colors ......................Maroon (PMS 202) and White off-limits to the media. Facility ...............Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex President ...........................Dr. Mark E. Keenum The Southeastern Conference release will be published every Director of Athletics ..........................John Cohen week beginning in mid-January by the SEC office. The SEC Associate AD/Women’s Sports ...................Ann Carr contact for track and field is Ben Beaty. Beaty’s office number Faculty Representative .................Dr. Steven C.Turner is 205.458.3000. Media members may also gain access to MSU and SEC releases via and www.secsportsmedia.com. TRACK & FIELD STAFF Head Coach ................................Steve Dudley MSU ON THE INTERNET Assistant Coaches ........................ Houston Franks Visit the official Mississippi State Athletics home page on the Steve Silvey Internet at www.HailState.com. The site offers up-to-date -in April Thomas formation on all of MSU’s 16 varsity sports, including sched- Steve Thomas ules and results, player and coach biographies, as well as the Chris Woods latest news from each of the MSU athletic teams. Volunteer Assistant Coaches ......................Joe Gant Al Schmidt SOCIAL MEDIA Rodger Keesling Additional information on the cross country and track and Director of Track & Field ..................Daniel Schmidt field teams can be found on various social media outlets, in- Administrative Assistant ................Michelle Scrivener cluding Twitter, FaceBook, Instagram and SnapChat. To follow Athletic Trainer ...........................Brittany Winter these accounts please view the list of each name below: Graduate Assistant Trainer ............. Caitlyn Kirkpatrick Twitter: @HailStateTF Strength Coach ............................Quinn Hollan FaceBook: Mississippi State Track & Page Academic Counselor .......................Sarah Pallman Instgram: HailStateTF Manager .................................Zzchary Guard SnapChat: HailStateSnap Manger ...................................David Moulds Manager ...............................Austin Robertson Track & Field Office Phone ...................662.325.2892 Track & Field Office Fax .....................662.325.9051 2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2 2016-2017 SCHEDULES 2016 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE DATE MEET LOCATION HOST INSTITUTION Sept. 3 Memphis Twilight Memphis, Tenn. Memphis Sept. 17 Commodore Classic Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Sept. 24 Griak Invitational Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota Oct. 14 Crimson Classic Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama Oct. 15 Pre-NCAA Meet Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana State Oct. 28 SEC Championships Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Nov. 11 NCAA South Region Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State Nov. 19 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana State 2017 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE DATE MEET LOCATION HOST INSTITUTION Jan. 13-14 Blazer Invite Birmingham, Ala. UAB Jan. 20-21 Vanderbilt Invitational Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Jan. 27-28 Razorback Invite Fayetteville, Ark. Arkansas Feb. 3-4 Harvard/Boston Invite Boston, Mass. Harvard Feb. 10-11 Vanderbilt Invite Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Feb. 17-18 Meyo Invite South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame Feb. 23-25 SEC Championships Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt March 9-11 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas Texas A&M 2017 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE DATE MEET LOCATION HOST INSTITUTION March 17-18 Bulldog Relays Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State March 24-25 Ole Miss Invite Oxford, Miss. Ole Miss March 29-April 1 Texas Relays Austin, Texas Texas March 30-April 1 Florida Relays Gainesville, Florida Florida April 7-8 Crimson Tide Invite Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama April 13-15 Mt. Sac Relays Walnut, Calif. April 14-15 Alabama Invite Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama April 21-22 LSU Alumni Gold Baton Rouge, La. LSU April 28-29 SEC Relays Baton Rouge, La. LSU May 11-13 SEC Championships Columbia, S.C. South Carolina May 25-27 NCAA First Round Lexington, Kent. Kentucky June 7-10 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. Oregon 2016 MISSISSIPPI STATE TRACK & FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 3 HEAD COACH | STEVE DUDLEY HEAD TRACK & FIELD COACH STEVE DUDLEY STEVE DUDLEY BY THE NUMBERS All-Americans Coached ....................................................163 NCAA Champions Coached ................................................6 SEC Champions Coached ...................................................13 All-SEC Honor Roll Athletes As Head Coach ..................................148 Highest Men’s NCAA Outdoor/ Indoor Championships Finish ...................8th/11th Highest Women’s NCAA Outdoor/Indoor Champioships Finish ..................18th/10th Highest Men’s SEC Outdoor Championships Finish. .5th Highest Women’s SEC Outdoor/Indoor Champioships Finish ....................8th/7th Steve Dudley begins his 17th year at Mississippi State and his When he was named head coach in 2010, Dudley had plenty seventh in the role of head coach. Since returning to his alma ma- experience in coaching national champion athletes and All-Amer- ter in 2000, Dudley has tutored over 50 athletes to All-American icans. Prior to being named the head coach of the MSU track and status. field teams,