2007 Women's Indoor Track & Field ACC Champions 2007 Women's Outdoor Track & Field ACC Champions & NCAA East
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2007 Women’s Indoor Track & Field ACC Champions 2007 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field ACC Champions & NCAA East Region Champions ERIN MAHONY Pole Vault • 2007 ACC Indoor Champion • 2007 NCAA East Regional Champion ASHLEY EARLY Pole Vault • 2007 ACC Outdoor Champion SHERLENIA GREEN 400m Hurdles • 2007 ACC Champion • 2007 USA Championship Finalist • 2007 USA Team- NACAC Games- Bronze Medalist TAMARA BURNS Weight & Hammer Throws PATRICE POTTS • Two-Time All-American 60m, 100m • Two-Time ACC Champion • 2007 ACC Indoor & Outdoor Champion Virginia Tech 2007-08 TRACK & FIELD THE UNIVERSITY INDOOR SCHEDULE Location .......................................................................Blacksburg, Va. Date Event Location Founded .....................................................................................1872 Dec. 1 Liberty Kickoff Invitational Lynchburg, Va. Enrollment ...............................................................................28,000 Jan. 11-12 VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL Blacksburg, Va. Colors ................................................... Chicago maroon & burnt orange Jan. 18-19 Niswonger Invitational Johnson City, Tenn. Nickname ................................................................................. Hokies Jan. 25-26 Penn State National Invitational State College, Pa. Conference ..................................................................... Atlantic Coast Feb. 8-9 VIRGINIA TECH ELITE Blacksburg, Va. President .................................................................. Dr. Charles Steger Feb. 15-16 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Director of Athletics ............................................................Jim Weaver Feb. 22-23 VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENGE Blacksburg, Va. Associate A.D./Track Administrator ......................................Tom Gabbard Feb. 28-Mar. 1 ACC Indoor Championships Chapel Hill, N.C. Mar. 8 VIRGINIA TECH LAST CHANCE Blacksburg, Va. TRACK & FIELD QUICK FACTS Mar. 14-15 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. Director of track & field .....................................................Dave Cianelli Associate head men’s track & field coach (throws) ..................... Greg Jack OUTDOOR SCHEDULE Associate head women’s track & field coach (sprints, hurdles and jumps) Date Event Location .............................................................................. Lawrence Johnson Mar. 22 Miami Invitational Miami, Fla. Distance coach ..................................................................Ben Thomas Mar. 21-22 Wake Forest Open Winston-Salem, N.C. Assistant distance coach ...................................................... Stacey Vidt Mar. 28-29 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. Secretary ..........................................................................Alva Slusher Mar. 29 Weems Baskins Relays Columbia, S.C. Track & field office phone ................................................. 540-231-5037 Apr. 3-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas Track and field fax ........................................................... 540-231-6686 Apr. 4-5 Duke Invitational Durham, N.C. 2007 ACC indoor finish (m/w) ................................................Sixth/First Apr. 5 Clemson Invitational Clemson, S.C. 2007 ACC outdoor finish (m/w) .......................................... Seventh/First Apr. 5 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. Men’s indoor all-ACC returning/lost .................................................. 2/2 Apr. 11-12 Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, Tenn. Women’s indoor all-ACC returning/lost .............................................. 8/1 Apr. 17-19 ACC Outdoor Championships Atlanta, Ga. Men’s outdoor all-ACC returning/lost ................................................ 4/1 Apr. 25-26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Women’s outdoor all-ACC returning/lost ............................................ 9/1 May 1 Liberty Twilight Lynchburg, Va. May 9 North Carolina Elite Chapel Hill, N.C. May 16-17 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. May 30-31 NCAA Regional Championships Tallahassee, Fla. Contents June 11-14 NCAA National Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2007-08 Schedule, Quick Facts ..................................................1 June 27-July 6 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore. This Is Virginia Tech ................................................................2 Track Facilities........................................................................3 This Is Virginia Tech Track & Field ...........................................4-5 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Coaching Staff ................................................................... 6-10 Assistant A.D. for Athletics Communications........................Dave Smith Dave Cianelli, Director of Track & Field ....................................6 Publications Director .....................................................Anne Panella Greg Jack, Associate Head Men’s Track & Field Coach .................7 Associate Directors ..................... Bill Dyer, Torye Hurst, Bryan Johnston Lawrence Johnson, Associate Head Women’s Track & Field Coach ...8 Assistant Director ........................................................ Matt Kovatch Ben Thomas, Distance Coach ..................................................9 Photography Coordinator .............................................. David Knachel Stacey Vidt, Assistant Distance Coach .....................................9 Secretary .....................................................................Donna Smith Volunteer Coaches ..............................................................10 Athletics Communications phone .................................(540) 231-6726 2008 Women’s Outlook and Roster ...........................................11 Athletics Communications fax ....................................(540) 231-6984 Women’s Profiles ............................................................. 12-29 Hokies on the Web ............................................ www.hokiesports.com Women To Watch ..................................................................29 Track & Field Contact ......................................................Mike DeVine 2008 Men’s Outlook and Roster ...............................................30 Office Phone ............................................................(540) 231-1494 Men’s Profiles .................................................................. 31-40 Cell Phone ...............................................................(773) 600-7028 Men To Watch .......................................................................41 E-mail .................................................................. [email protected] 2006-07 Review/Academic Honors & Awards......................... 42-43 Athletics Administration ........................................................44 Support .......................................................................... 45-46 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Facility Records ....................................................................47 The 2008 Virginia Tech track & field media guide is a publication of School Records ................................................................ 48-49 the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office, and was written by Top All-Time Performances ................................................. 50-53 Mike DeVine and Matt Kovatch. The guide was edited by Anne Panella. All-Americans .......................................................................54 Photography by John Billingsley and David Knachel. Ivan Morozov and The Atlantic Coast Conference .................................................55 Photo Run also contributed photographs. Cover design by Allison Jarnagin. Conference Champions ...................................................... 56-58 Internal layout and design by Panella and Jarnagin. The University Visual Virginia Tech Campus and Athletic Facilities Pictorial ............. 59-60 Communications Photo Lab also contributed images for this publication. Printed by Southern Printing Company of Blacksburg, Va. THIS IS VIRGINIA TECH A Research University in Action Beginning in 1872 with 132 students and Architecture & Urban Studies, Engineering, Virginia Tech is ranked 56th among research two programs of study, Virginia Polytechnic Liberal Arts & Human Sciences, Natural Resources, universities in the United States. The university, Institute and State University, popularly Pamplin Business, Science, and Virginia-Maryland which has more than 100 research centers, also known as Virginia Tech, has evolved into a Regional College of Veterinary Medicine) and consistently ranks among the top institutions in comprehensive university of national and Graduate School offer more degree programs industry-supported research and near the top 10 international prominence. With about 26,000 than any other university in the state. Virginia in the number of patents issued each year. full-time students in Blacksburg and more Tech is one of the nation’s leaders in developing Professionals, organizations, and communities than 2,000 other students statewide, the and using instructional technologies. More than tap Virginia Tech’s vast resources, expertise, university produces world-class scholarship 85 percent of our departments offer e-learning and research results in a challenging academic environment. courses, which have attracted more than 96,000 through hundreds University tradition is firmly rooted in our enrollments (credit and noncredit) since 1998. of continuing motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), and our During