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Arkansas Women's Track & Field Media Guide, 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Index 1-4 History and Records 43-84 Table of Contents 1 Indoor and Outdoor Records 44-50 Media Information 2 All-Time Indoor Top Five 52 Track and Field Quick Facts 3 All-Time Outdoor Top Five 53-55 The 4 All-Americans 56-59 National Champions 60-63 2010 Review 5-12 Indoor Conference Champions 64-65 2010 Indoor Review 6-8 Outdoor Conference Champions 66-67 2010 Outdoor Review 9-11 SEC Championships 68-72 2010 Awards and Honors 12 SEC Championships Team Results 73-74 SEC Awards and Honors 75-76 2011 Preview 13-16 Career Scoring 77 2011 Outlook 14-15 Event Winners 78 2011 Roster 16 Academics 79-80 Letterwinners 81-82 The Razorbacks 17-34 Randal Tyson Track Center 83 Makeba Alcide • Martine Borge 18 John McDonnell Field 84 Samantha Brown • Katelin Cherry 19 Facility Records 85 Tara Diebold • Gwendolyn Flowers 20 2008 86 George • Regina George 21 Kristen Gillespie 22 Home of the Razorbacks 85-110 Brittany Hyter • Megan Jackson 23 University of Arkansas 86-90 Tiffanie Johnson • Paige Johnston • Whitney Jones 24 Administration 91 Lauren Kegley • Kristen Keith 25 Academic Support 92-94 Samantha Learch 26 Razorbacks in the Community 95 Natanya Luther • Caroline McCombs • Leah Orley 27 Vice Chancellor and Jillian Rosen 28 Director of Athletics Jeff Long 96-97 Tina Sutej • Shantel Thompson 29 Senior Athletic Department Staff 98-99 Miranda Walker • Rachel Werner 30 Razorback Foundation 100 Shelise Williams 31 Home of Champions 101 Keri Wood 32 Million Fans 102 Newcomers 33-34 Campus Life 103 Traditions 104-105 The Staff 35-42 Fayetteville, Ark. 106 Lance Harter 36-37 107 Rolando Greene 38-39 Facilities 108-110 Bryan Compton 40-41 Support Staff 42

Credits The 2011 Arkansas Razorback women’s track and field media guide was designed by assistant media relations director Zach Lawson with writting assistance from Molly O’Mara and Chelcey Lowery. Editing by the athletic media relations and women’s track and field staffs. Photography by Robert Black, Wesley Hitt, Gary Yandell. Cover art by Andrew Reynolds.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 1 MEDIA INFORMATION Arkansas Athletic Media Relations Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director Zach Lawson handles the publicity and media information for the University of Arkansas track and field programs for the the 2010-11 season. The Athletic Media Relations office is located in and can be reached at 479-575-2751.

Coach/Student-Athlete Interviews Please make arrangements for all coach and student-athlete interviews through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Phone interviews for media can be arranged with 24-hour notice.

Head coach Lance Harter is available at the Media Relations Weekly Olympic Sport Press Conference, Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Barnhill Arena Media Room.

Photographers Anyone wishing to shoot any meets should contact the Athletic Media Relations Office for credentials.

Post-Meet Results Complete results for each meet will be available via email, in the Athletic Media Relations Office and at ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

Razorbacks on the Web The latest in Razorback athletics can be accessed by logging onto the official web site. Visit ArkansasRazorbacks.com for complete student-athlete and coaches’ bios, releases and results on the Arkansas track and field team and other sports. Athletic Media Relations 2011 Schedule Associate Director Robby Edwards Indoor Associate Director Zack Higbee Jan. 7 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Associate Director Phil Pierce Jan. 14-15 Challenge Blacksburg, Va. Associate Director Jeri Thorpe Jan. 22 Missouri Southern Invitational Joplin, Mo. Assistant Director Chad Crunk Jan. 28-29 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Assistant Director Derek Satterfield Feb. 4-5 NB Collegiate Invitational , N.Y. Intern Patrick Crawford Intern LaToya Gulley Feb.11-12 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Intern Stephanie Taylor Feb. 25-27 SEC Championships Fayetteville, Ark. Student Assistant John Thomas March 4 Arkansas Last Chance Fayetteville, Ark. Track and Field Contact Zach Lawson March 11-12 NCAA Championships College Station, Texas E-Mail [email protected] Office Phone 479-575-7089 Outdoor Cell Phone 479-595-2358 March 25-26 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. Secretary Mary Lynn Gibson April 2 Razorback Spring Invitate Fayetteville, Ark. AMR Phone 479-575-2751 April 6-9 Austin, Texas AMR Fax 479-575-7481 April 14-15 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Website ArkansasRazorbacks.com April 15 UCLA Quad Los Angeles, Calif. Mailing Address Athletic Media Relations April 23 John McDonnell Invite Fayetteville, Ark. 131 Barnhill Arena April 28-30 Des Moines, Iowa Fayetteville, AR 72701 April 28-30 Philadelphia, Pa. University Quick Facts April 30 Cardinal Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. Location Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 May 6 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment 21,406 May 12-15 SEC Championships , Ga. Founded 1871 May 26-28 NCAA West Prelims Eugene, Ore. Chancellor Dr. G. David Gearhart June 8-11 NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa Westminster College, 1974 Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long, Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 NCAA Faculty Representative Sharon Hunt, Arkansas, 1973

Arkansas Athletics Quick Facts Website ArkansasRazorbacks.com Nickname Razorbacks Colors Cardinal and White National Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation Southeastern Conference

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 2 TRACK AND FIELD QUICK FACTS Noting the Razorbacks -Arkansas’ 19 SEC Championships are the most by any school since Arkansas joined the league in 1991-92.

-The all-time leader for SEC individual titles is Arkansas’ (below), who won 15 championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track.

-The Razorbacks were the first team in SEC history to win back- to-back conference triple crowns.

-Since joining the SEC, Arkansas has won at least one SEC title in 14 of 19 years including the 2009-10 seasons.

-The SEC is widely considered the best conference for track and field in the country. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, 80 SEC track and field student-athletes, including five Razorbacks, partici- pated. Arkansas’ SEC trophies are displayed on the Razorback Wall of Champions. Track and Field Quick Facts Head Coach (Distance) Lance Harter, 21st Season Assoc. Head Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Jumps, Multis) Rolando Greene Asst. Coach (, Throws) Bryan Compton Director of Operations Jeff Kent Secretary Natasha Brown Athletic Trainer Gwendolyn Davis Office Phone 479-575-6384 Office Fax 479-575-3716 Mailing Address 10 S. Razorback Road PO Box 7777 John McDonnell Field Fayetteville, Ark. 72701 Facilities Indoor Track Randal Tyson Track Center Amy Yoder Begley competes at the Capacity: 5,500 Randal Tyson Track Center. (200 Meters, banked track, Mondo surface) Indoor Press Box Phone 479-571-2362 Noting the University of Arkansas Outdoor Track John McDonnell Field -Located in Fayetteville, Ark., the University was founded on Capacity: 7,000 March 27, 1871. (nine-lane Mondo) Outdoor Press Box Phone 479-575-6956 -The slogan for the University of Arkansas is a nationally com- petitive student-centered research university serving Arkansas 2010 Review and the world. SEC Indoor Track Finish 2nd NCAA Indoor Track Finish T-15th -Students at Arkansas can choose from one of more than 200 SEC Outdoor Track Finish 3rd programs of study. NCAA Outdoor Track Finish 15th Returning All-Americans 7 -The University has been referred to as “among the most afford- able of major research universities,” by Princeton Review.

-Graduates of the University have their name etched into the concrete sidewalks that run through campus. “Senior Walk” is one of Arkansas’ oldest traditions and includes more than 140,000 names.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 3 THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Nation’s Top Track & 2010 SEC Women’s Track and Field Awards Field Conference In the ever-changing world of collegiate athletics, the tradition of excellence in the Southeastern Conference has remained constant. The SEC boasts a rich history and has dominated track and field like no other conference.

Indoor Outdoor Indoor Runner Coach of the Year Coach of the Year of the Year 2010 SEC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Dennis Shaver Phoebe Wright The SEC had six teams finish in the top 20 at the NCAA Florida LSU Tennessee Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., with Tennessee (2nd), LSU (3rd) and Florida (4th) leading the way. The other teams competing—in order of finish— were Auburn, Arkansas, South Carolina and Kentucky. At the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Florida took home the team title with 110 points. Mike Holloway of Florida was awarded the SEC Coach of the Year. Tennessee’s Phoebe Wright was the SEC Runner of the Year and Florida’s Shara Proctor was the SEC Field Athlete of the Year. Regina George of Arkansas and Lanie Whittaker of Florida were named SEC Co-Freshman Runner of the Year Outdoor Indoor Field Outdoor Field while Krystle Schade of Alabama claimed SEC Freshman Runner of the Year Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year Field Athlete of the Year. Sheniqua Ferguson Shara Proctor Mariam Auburn Florida Kevkhishvili 2010 SEC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Florida Florida was the SEC’s top finisher at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., with a third-place finish. LSU (6th), Auburn (12th), Arkansas (15th) and Alabama (t-20th) rounded out the league’s top-20 results. Other teams that scored at the national meet were , Tennessee, State, South Carolina and Kentucky. At the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Knoxville, Tenn., LSU came away with the team title behind 132 points. The SEC Coach of the Year went to Dennis Shaver of LSU while SEC Runner Indoor Co- Indoor Co- Outdoor Freshman and Field Athlete of the Year went to Sheniqua Ferguson of Freshman Freshman Runner of the Year Auburn and Mariam Kevkhishvili of Florida, respectively. Runner of the Year Runner of the Year Takeia Pinckney Takeia Pinckney of LSU was the Freshman Runner of the Regina George Lanie Whittaker LSU Year and Maya Pressley of Auburn was the Freshman Field Arkansas Florida Athlete of the Year.

Indoor Track Fourteen national championships since 1987, 114 NCAA individual champions, 12 NCAA Championship record holders. 34 All-Americans in 2010 with Tennessee earning a second-place finish.

Outdoor Track Eleven consecutive NCAA titles by LSU from 1987-97 and again in 2000 and 2008, 120 NCAA individual champions Indoor Freshman Outdoor since 1982, eight NCAA Championship record holders, 43 Field Athlete of Freshman All-Americans in 2010. Florida finished in third place. the Year Field Athlete of Krystle Schade the Year Alabama Maya Pressley Auburn

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ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 5 INDOOR REVIEW The University of Arkansas women’s track and field team received a No. 17 ranking in the preseason poll released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Coun- try Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA). The Razorbacks’ 2011 roster featured five All-America performers and 17 letterwinners, in addition to 11 newcomers. At the season-opening Arkansas Invitational on their home track at the Randal Tyson Track Center, six Razor- backs picked up event wins with two NCAA automatic qualifying marks in the pole vault from Katie Stripling and Tina Sutej. Stripling cleared 14-1.25 to come away with first place while Sutej was the runner-up at 13- 11.25. The mark by Sutej also improved upon her own Slovenian national record in the event. Shelise Williams began her season with a victory in the 400 meters with a provisional-qualifying time of 53.29. Samantha Learch collected a win when she crossed first in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:52.91. Three Razorbacks making their track debuts—Stepha- nie Brown, Regina George and Kristen Gillespie—opened Stephanie Brown their careers with wins. In winning the 800 meters, Brown also clocked a provisional qualifier with a time Williams also pulled double duty, helping the dis- of 2:08.65. George posted a first-place result in the 1,000 tance-medley relay to a win along with Brown, Gillespie meters and Gillespie won the mile in a time of 4:50.75 to and Learch. The quartet put together an 11:23.61 perfor- lead a 1-2-3-4 finish for Arkansas. mance, nearly 40 seconds ahead of the second-place team Gillespie and Brown continued their strong start to from Virginia. Both relays clocked provisional-qualifying the season with a 1-2 finish, respectively, in the 1,000 times. meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational. The Razorbacks In the field, Sutej posted another automatic mark also picked up top-five finishes from Learch in the mile, with a second-place clearance of 14-1.25 in the pole Leah Orley in the 500 meters and Whitney Jones in the vault. Shantel Thompson turned in a jump of 19-11 in 300 meters. Jones clocked a school-record time of 38.65 the , good for a fifth-place showing and an in the non-championship event NCAA provisional qualifier. On day two of competition in Blacksburg, Va., Ar- On the heels of her two-win weekend at the Virginia kansas picked up three more event wins, an individual Tech Invitational, George earned her first conference ac- victory by George and a pair of triumphs in the relay colade when she was named the Southeastern Confer- races. George ran to a gold finish in the 800 meters and ence (SEC) Female Freshman of the Week. then, the anchor leg, teamed with Williams, Edi- Leah Orley opened the two-day Razorback Invitation- na Brooks and Karen Thomas for first-place effort in the al with a win in her first collegiate pentathlon. She fin- 4x400-meter relay. ished with a first-place total of 3,666 points and capped the five-event competition with win in the 800 meters in a time of 2:17.65, a multi-event record at Arkansas. On day two, the Razorbacks captured three more event titles, including a then-season best in the 4x400- meter relay as Thomas, Williams, Brooks and George combined to pass the baton around the track in a time of 3:34.80. At the time, the foursome’s clocking was the top mark in the world, NCAA and SEC. Williams claimed an individual title in the 400 me- ters with a time of 52.72 and Brown won the champion- ship heat of the 800 meters in 2:05.08. Having already secured provisional-qualifying marks, both Razorbacks improved on their NCAA marks in the wins. In the pole vault, Sutej led a 2-3-5-7 finish and was the top collegiate performer with an improved clearance of 14-2. Sutej’s mark bettered her Slovenian national re- cord for the third straight weekend. She was followed, in order, by Stripling, Janice Keppler and Kristen Keith. Following the collective effort at the Razorback Invi- Distance Pack at Tyson tational, Arkansas moved up the rankings and landed at

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First-ever SEC title for Arkansas’ 4x400-meter relay

No. 10, seven spots higher than its preseason position. sha Rolle in 2006. At the time, the Razorbacks’ mark rep- The Razorbacks earned conference weekly awards with resented the NCAA and SEC leader. The record wouldn’t Brown claiming SEC Female Freshman of the Week and last long, however. Sutej earning SEC Female Field Athlete of the Week. Williams, having been a member of two record-set- At the Texas A&M Challenge, the distance-medley ting relays over a two-day span, was selected as the SEC relay foursome of Learch, Williams, Brown and Gillespie Female Runner of the Week, her first such honor of the ran to runner-up finish in a time of 11:15.70. Also on season. day one, Miranda Walker made her season debut with a The records continued to fall for Arkansas at the Ty- fourth-place effort in the 5,000 meters and Orley finished son Invitational as Williams took off in the 400 meters fourth in the pentathlon, once again claiming victory in and crossed the finish in a school record of 52.43, good the final event of the competition. for a runner-up performance and top collegiate honors. Sutej won the pole vault on the second day of com- Williams replaced the previous 400-meter mark of 52.60 petition and led a 1-3-5 finish for Arkansas in the event. set by Cousins at the 2007 SEC Indoor Championships. Brown and George both had runner-up performances in In the pole vault, Sutej and Stripling both cleared 14- the mile and 400 meters, respectively. Both runners also 1.75 in the invitational portion of the event. Both added posted provisional qualifiers. Having already secured a to their growing list of NCAA qualifying marks. Gillespie mark in the 800 meters, Brown moved up in distance to tallied a provisional-qualifying mark in the invitational collect another qualifier in a second event. section of the mile with a time of 4:43.91. For a second consecutive week, Brown collected SEC For the second time in as many races, the school re- Freshman of the Week accolades when league honors cord in the 4x400-meter relay was reset as Brooks, Wil- were announced. liams, Jones and George lowered the mark they set the The New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Ar- previous week down to 3:32.87 in victory. The perfor- mory Track Center in New York, N.Y., set the stage for a mance also marked the fourth school record in four con- pair of record-breaking performances by Arkansas’ relay secutive races for Williams. crews. On day one, Learch, Williams, George and Gil- In the invitational 3,000-meter race, Walker picked lespie combined for a school-record showing of 11:06.56, up a fifth-place finish with a time of 9:40.53, a nine-sec- topping the previous mark by two and a half seconds. ond personal best. Thompson also posted a fifth-place The quartet of Aneita Denton, Tominique Boatright, result in the collegiate with her best jump of Paige Farrell and Erica Sigmont set the previous record the day measuring out to 40-9.75. during the 2005 season, also at the Armory Track Center. In that week’s release of the USTFCCCA national In other victories, Stripling won the pole vault with poll, the Razorbacks moved up to No. 5 in the country. a clearance of 14-1.25 and Brooks took home the title in George was honored for the second time by the league the collegiate heat of the 400 meters with a time of 55.43. office as the SEC Female Freshman of the Week for her George and Williams returned to their relay duties role in Arkansas’ school-record 4x400-meter relay perfor- the next day, teaming with Brooks and Thomas to win mance. the championship heat of the 4x400-meter relay in a The SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships at school-record time of 3:33.18, surpassing the old mark of the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville marked 3:33.67 set by Boatright, Farrell, Jessica Cousins and Sa- the start of championships season with Arkansas play-

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 7 INDOOR REVIEW since Stacie Manuel was recognized in 2003. Eleven Razorbacks were featured on the 2010 All- SEC Indoor Track and Field teams. Brooks (4x400m, 1st) , George (4x400m, 1st), Jones (4x400m, 1st), Sutej (pole vault, 1st) and Williams(4x400m/400m, 1st) all earned first-time honors while Brown (DMR, 2nd), Gillespie (DMR, 2nd) , Learch (DMR, 2nd) and Thomas (DMR, 2nd) garnered second-team All-SEC accolades. Brown (800 meters, 5th), Taylor Johnson (mile, 7th) and Leah Orley (, 7th) were named to the SEC All-Fresh- man team. Sutej was then recognized by the USTFCCCA as the South Central Region Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for her outstanding season in the pole vault. Arkansas was represented by four individuals in three individual events at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Razorbacks also had its 4x400-me- ter and distance-medley relay crews gain entry into the national meet. Tina Sutej The DMR of Learch, Jones, George and Gillespie was up first as the foursome ran to a seventh-place result ing host. Orley opened the scoring for the team with a and All-America status in a time of 11:16.27. Brown and seventh-place finish in the pentathlon on day one. She Williams also qualified for the finals of their respective finished with a personal-best 3,699 points, improving events by advancing through the preliminary rounds of her NCAA-provisional score. the 800 meters and 400 meters, respectively. Sutej turned in a gold performance in the pole vault In the individual finals on the track, Brown earned with a school-record and SEC Championship meet-record her first All-American honor with a sixth-place effort in clearance of 14-7.5. She led a 1-3-5 finish for Arkansas the 800 meters and Williams added to her All-America with Stripling coming in third and Keppler finishing in collection with an eighth-place run in the 400 meters. fifth place. The previous school mark belonged to Strip- Stripling made the most of her final NCAA Indoor Cham- ling and April Steiner, both clearing a height of 14-3.5. pionships with a fifth-place finish, clearing a height of The old SEC Championships record of 14-5.25 was set 14-1.25. during the 2001 season by Georgia’s Thorey Ellisdottir. The 4x400-meter relay closed out the indoor season A busy final day of competition at the conference for Arkansas with a bronze showing, clocking in with a meet was capped by SEC titles for Williams in the 400 time of 3:33.83. In its final six races of the season, the meters and the 4x400-meter relay. It was a historical 4x400 relay totaled five first-place finishes, in addition to day for the program as both titles were the first in those the quartet’s performance at the national meet. events for Arkansas. Williams came away with top hon- The Razorbacks ended the weekend with 11 All- ors in her signature event in a time of 53.21 while George America accolades in five events spread among eight stu- was sixth in the event. dent-athletes. As they had done all season, the two quarter milers returned for the 4x400 relay and teamed with Brooks and Jones to claim first place in a time of 3:34.61. All-American DMR The Razorbacks’ distance-medley relay earned a runner-up finish as Learch, Thomas, Brown and Gil- lespie combined for a time of 11:20.12. Earlier in the day, Brown and Gillespie had a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters and fourth-place finish in the mile, respectively. Gillespie led a 4-5-7-8 finish for Arkansas worth 13 points to the team total. All told, the Razorbacks finished the meet with 82 points and a runner-up finish, its highest since earning the same spot at the 2005 conference meet. Arkansas had bronze finishes in the team race in 2008 and 2009. The three event titles are tied for the most since the 2001 team collected four championships. When postseason awards were announced by the league, George was nabbed as the SEC Co-Freshman Run- ner of the Year, the first Razorback to be honored as such

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 8 OUTDOOR REVIEW For the first time of the outdoor season, and the third time in 2010, George was named the SEC Female Freshman of the Week on the strength of three wins and a runner-up perfor- mance over the weekend. On the opening night of the prestigious Texas Relays, the Razorbacks’ 4x800-meter relay foursome of George, Samantha Learch, Kristen Gillespie and Stephanie Brown combined for a victory in a time of 8:35.17 with Brown holding off LaTavia Thomas of LSU on the anchor leg. It was Arkansas’ first win in the event since the 2005 season. Taylor Johnson picked up another win for Arkansas with her 10:50.60 effort in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She led the entire length of the race to become the Razorbacks’ third win- ner in the event and first since Maureen Scott in 2004. The season-long assault on the program’s records book continued as the -medley relay team of Jones, Williams, George and Brown posted a new mark of 3:44.40 in a runner- up performance. The previous record of 3:48.25 was set by the foursome of Lakeisha Martin, Tominique Boatright, Jessica Cousins and Paige Farrell Stephanie Brown anchors 4x800 at Texas Relays Stripling captured her first Texas Relays title with a victory in the pole vault, clearing the winning height of 13-11.75. Back A week after closing out the indoor portion of its season, on the track, Williams, George, Brooks and Jones combined for the University of Arkansas women’s track and field team got a time of 3:31.20 to win the 4x400-meter relay to wrap up the back to action with its first outdoor event, the University of Razorbacks’ competition at the four-day event. Central Florida Black and Gold Challenge. The Razorbacks Following her strong relay work over the weekend in Aus- picked up five event wins in the outdoor opener with victories tin, Brown earned SEC Female Freshman of the Week to run to in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 400-meter hurdles, triple jump 2010 total to three—two indoor and one outdoor. and 4x400-meter relay. At the John McDonnell Invitational, Williams continued Regina George opened the season with a victory in the 400 her strong showing in the 400 meters by leading a 1-2-3 sweep meters, clocking a time of 55:17. She led a 1-2-4 finish that in- in the event with a time of 52.29. George was second and cluded Karen Thomas as the runner-up and Edina Brooks in Brooks finished third in a personal-best clocking of 54.00. Wil- fourth place. The trio joined Whitney Jones for a victorious run liams and George returned to the track for the last event of the in the 4x400-meter relay. They turned in a winning time of day, and with Jones and Thomas, took home first place in the 3:42.27. 4x400-meter relay. Leah Orley took first in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of Orley dipped under the minute mark to win the 400-meter 1:00.83, in addition to her work in the long jump and 100-me- hurdles in a time of 59.78. She had a busy day as she also com- ter hurdles. Martine Borge, in her outdoor debut, ran to a first- peted in the 100-meter hurdles (sixth), javelin (sixth) and long place result in the 800 meters. Shantel Thompson claimed a jump (ninth). Hyter also turned in a good day in the hurdle field victory with a 39-1.25 mark in the triple jump. events with a second-place result in the 100-meter hurdles and Jones and Brittany Hyter had a pair of runner-up finishes in a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles. the long jump and 100-meter hurdles, respectively. Shelise Wil- liams, in her season debut, placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 24.06. The following weekend saw Arkansas split squads, sending part of the crew to California for the Stanford Invitational while the remainder of the team competed on its home track at the Razorback Spring Invitational. Miranda Walker ran to a win in the third section of the 5,000 meters with a 30-second personal best time of 16:28.75. Williams won the 400 meters at Stanford in a time of 52.78, the then-best time in the nation. In the 400-meter hurdles, Orley won her heat and finished third overall in a time of 1:01.13. Back in Fayetteville, the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter re- lay teams posted wins on a rainy, windy day at John McDonnell Field. Brooks, George, Thomas and Jones opened the running events with a win in the 4x100 really with a time of 46:28. George, Brooks and Thomas returned for the mile relay, team- ing with Gwendolyn Flowers, and came away with a first-place time of 3:37.94. George rounded out her busy day with a third win, this time in the 400 meters where she clocked in at 53.94. She was also second, and first among collegians, in the 200 meters. Katie Stripling won the pole vault with a clearance of 14-1.25. She led a 1-2-3 finish for Arkansas in the event with Tina Sutej finishing second and Janice Keppler turning in a third-place result. Brittany Hyter

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 9 OUTDOOR REVIEW In the pole vault, Sutej finished second overall, and first George collected a total of four first-place results—two indi- among collegiate competitors, with a clearance of 14-1.75. Oth- vidual and two with relays—during the meet. She won the 200 er runner-up finishes during the home meet included George meters and finished first in the 400 meters, posting her first sub- in the 200 meters, Cali George in the 3,000-meter steeplechase 53 seconds time (52.89). She teamed with Brooks, Williams and and the 4x100-meter relay team of Brooks, George, Williams Jones to win the 4x100-meter relay and closed out the event and Jones. with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay with Brooks, Williams The league office recognized Williams and Sutej for their and Thomas. performances, naming them the SEC Female Runner of the The wins continued for Arkansas with Brown in the 800 Week and SEC Female Field Athlete of the Week, respectively. meters (2:05.71), Flowers in the 100 meters (11.89) and Hyter The middle distance and distance runners had the stage to in the 100-meter hurdles (13.60). Gillespie was third in the 800 themselves as they took to the track at the Mt. SAC Relays Dis- meters with a personal-best time of 2:07.58. tance Carnival in California. Gillespie clocked a personal-best On the strength of their outstanding performances at the Ar- 4:22.56 for a fifth-place showing in the Olympic Development kansas Twilight, Brown, George and Stripling swept the weekly section of the 1,500 meters. Brown finished ninth in the race. conference honors. Brown was named the SEC Female Fresh- In the Olympic Development section of the 3,000-meter man of the Week, George earned SEC Female Runner of the steeplechase, George was 10th in a personal-best 10:43.25. Week honors and Stripling was the SEC Female Field Athlete of Walker was 11th in the invitational 10,000 meters while Learch, the Week. competing in the first 5,000 meters of her career, finished 30th The championships season began in Knoxville, Tenn., with in the university/open section. the SEC Outdoor meet. On day two, Walker registered points The following week, the Razorbacks competed at the his- for the team with a third-place finish in the 10,000 meters with toric Penn Relays. On the opening day, the pole vault crew pro- a time of 35:35.26. Her bronze showing represents her highest duced a pair of victories. Sutej won the championships division 10K and SEC race finish. with a clearance of 13-7.25 while Keppler took the top prize In the heptathlon, Alcide and Orley finished sixth and with a 13-3.75 clearance in the college section. eighth, respectively, to contribute to Arkansas’ team total. With Hyter finished seventh in the championship heat of the her point total of 5,153, Alcide established a national record for 400-meter hurdles, dipping under the minute mark for the first her native St. Lucia. time with a clocking of 59.72. In the preliminary round of the The pole vault provided a big boost for the team when, led 4x400-meter relay, the team of Williams, George, Brooks and by Sutej, the Razorbacks had a 1-2-3 finish. The win by Sutej Jones turned in a time of 3:34.03 to qualify for the finals; the came with a clearance of 13-9.75 and completed her sweep of foursome ran to a sixth-place finish in the championship race. the conference indoor and outdoor pole vault titles. Keppler Select members of the team participated at the Missouri cleared the same height, a personal best for her, but finished Southern Invitational that same weekend. Flowers won the 100 second on misses. meters while teammate Rachel Werner finished in fourth place. The long jump was another source of points for the team Borge turned in a runner-up result in the 400 meters while on the second day of competition with Jones and Thompson Makeba Alcide was third in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth placing fifth and eighth, respectively. Jones’ mark of 20-3.5 rep- in the . resented a personal best and was her first over the 20-foot mark. The records continued to fall when the Razorbacks hosted On the track, Cali George was sixth in the steeplechase with the Arkansas Twilight. Stripling set a new school mark in the Johnson following in eighth place. pole vault with her winning clearance of 14-5.5. The height re- On the final day of competition, the Razorbacks’ 4x400- placed the previous of 14-2.25 which was set by Stripling at the meter relay capped the conference meet with a victory in a time 2009 SEC Outdoor Championships. Sutej and Keppler followed of 3:31.05, at that time the NCAA-leading mark. Like Sutej, the in second and fourth, respectively. quartet of Jones, Williams, Thomas and George gave Arkan-

Katie Stripling, Tina Sutej, Janice Keppler

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 10 OUTDOOR REVIEW vault, clearing 14-5.25. Her runner-up finish matched Jodi Un- Shelise Williams ger’s result in 2007 as the best by a Razorback pole vaulter at the national meet. In preparation for their relay duties, Williams and George finished fifth and eighth, respectively, in the 400 meters. The 4x400-meter relay team of Jones, Williams, Thomas and George capped the collegiate season with a fifth-place show- ing in the final race of the day. The quartet finished in a time of 3:31.17. All told, Arkansas finished the NCAA Championships with seven All-America honors for five student-athletes. Jones, Sutej and Thomas each claimed an honor while George and Williams each added two to their respective resumes. Turning to the summer months, several Razorbacks contin- ued their seasons representing their respective home countries. Brown, Flowers, George, Hyter, Stripling and Williams went to the USA Championships while Alcide and Sutej competed for St. Lucia and Slovenia, respectively. Having qualified for the World Junior Championships with a second-place finish in the junior 400 meters at the USA Championships, George anchored Team USA to a gold-medal sas a sweep of the SEC indoor and outdoor titles in the event. performance in the 4x400-meter relay against the international George, Williams and Jones, with Flowers, were part of a third- field in Moncton, . Earlier in the week, George also ran place effort in the 4x100-meter relay. to a sixth-place finish in the 400 meters. In individual races, Williams picked up a runner-up result At the North American, Central American and Caribbean in the 400 meters and a sixth-place finish in the 200 meters. (NACAC) Under-23 Championships, Williams capped her out- George, also competing in both events, was fifth in the 400 standing junior campaign with a pair of gold medals in the 400 meters and seventh in the 200-meter event. The team also got meters and as the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay for Team points on that last day from Brown in the 800 meters, Gillespie USA. In the heptathlon, Alcide finished third with a St. Lucian and Learch in the 1,500, Walker in the 5,000 meters, Hyter in national record of 5,172 points. the 100-meter hurdles and Thompson in the triple jump. In Slovenia, Sutej became the national champion in the Arkansas finished the meet in third place with 98.5 points, pole vault with a clearance of 14-9. Her height improved the its ninth top-3 result at the conference meet in the past 11 Arkansas school record set earlier in the 2010 season by Strip- years. ling and bettered her own national record. During the summer, Seven Razorbacks received all-conference accolades follow- Sutej also cleared 14-7.25 and now holds the No. 1 and 2 jumps ing the SEC meet. George, Jones, Thomas and Williams were in Arkansas history. named first-team All-SEC for their win in the 4x400-meter relay Away from the track, the Razorbacks had a successful year and Sutej earned first-team honors for her victory in the pole in the classroom. Stripling earned her second career CoSIDA vault. Additionally, Keppler was a second-team performer and Academic All-America honor. She was also named an academic Brown was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. all-district by the organization. When the 2010 SEC Academic With 16 entries in 11 events, the team next traveled to Spring Honor Roll was released, the list included Tara Diebold, Austin to participate in the NCAA West preliminary rounds. As Megan Jackson, Lauren Kegley, Kristen Keith, Stripling, Walker was the case all season, the vaulting trio of Keppler, Stripling and Ashley Williams. The conference’s Freshman Academic and Sutej turned in a consistent performance on the first day of Honor Roll also featured Katelin Cherry, Tiffanie Johnson, Paige competition and secured three spots in the NCAA Champion- Johnston, Caroline McCombs, Werner and Keri Wood. ships. Williams put her name atop Arkansas’ record book with a 51.71 showing in the 400 meters en route to qualifying for the NCAA Championship meet. She posted her first career sub-52 seconds time and replaced the record of 51.92 previously held by Cousins. George also advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 400 meters with a sixth-place overall finish. In the 800 meters, Brown set a personal best of 2:04.52 to punch her ticket to the national meet. Hyter also advanced to the NCAA Championships with a personal-best performance of 57.52 in the 400-meter hurdles. The Razorbacks picked up three more qualifiers for the NCAA Championships on the final day of the preliminary rounds. Thompson sealed her spot with a fourth-place finish in the triple jump while Hyter advanced in her second event by finishing 11th overall in the 100-meter hurdles. The final national qualifier went to the 4x400-meter relay team of Jones, Williams, Thomas and George who ran a season-best 3:31.03, the No. 3 time in school history. After two days of qualifying rounds, Arkansas picked up 13 points on day three of the NCAA Championships. Sutej capped her collegiate campaign with a silver performance in the pole Regina George ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 11 2010 HONORS AND AWARDS 2010 Indoor Top Marks 2010 Outdoor Top Marks 60 Meters Rachel Werner 7.83 (Arkansas Invite, 1/8/10) 100 Meters Gwendolyn Flowers 11.89 (MSSU Invite, 4/23/10) 200 Meters Shelise Williams 24.09 (Razorback Invite, 1/22/10) 200 Meters Shelise Williams 23.40 (SEC, 5/16/10) 400 Meters Shelise Williams 52.43 (Tyson Invite, 2/12/10)% 400 Meters Shelise Williams 51.71 (NCAA prelims, 5/28/10)% 800 Meters Stephanie Brown 2:04.52 (NCAA prelims, 5/28/10) 800 Meters Stephanie Brown 2:05.08 (Razorback Invite, 1/22/10) 1,500 Meters Kristen Gillespie 4:22.56 (Mt. SAC, 4/15/10) Mile Jillian Rosen 4:43.91 (Tyson Invite, 2/12/10) Steeplechase Cali George 10:43.25 (Mt. SAC, 4/16/10) 3,000 Meters Megan Jackson 9:35.72 (TAMU Challenge, 1/30/10) 5,000 Meters Miranda Walker 16:28.75 (Stanford Invite, 3/26/10) 5,000 Meters Miranda Walker 17:00.76 (TAMU Challenge, 1/29/10) 10,000 Meters Miranda Walker 34:58.50 (Mt. SAC, 4/16/10) 60-Meter H Brittany Hyter 8.51 (Tyson Invite, 2/12/10) 100M Hurdles Brittany Hyter 13.36 (NCAA prelims, 5/29/10) 4x400-Meter Brooks, Williams, 3:32.87 (Tyson Invite, 2/13/10)% 400M Hurdles Brittany Hyter 57.52 (NCAA prelims, 5/28/10) Relay Jones, George 4x100-Meter Brooks, George, 45.20 (McDonnell Invite, 4/10/10) Distance Lewis, Brown, 11:06.56 (NB Invite, 2/5/10)% Relay Williams, Jones Medley Relay Learch, Rosen 4x400-Meter Thomas, Williams, 3:31.03 (NCAA prelims, 5/29/10) Relay Jones, George High Jump Shantel Thompson 5-7 (SEC, 2/28/10) High Jump Makeba Alcide 5-5.25 (SEC, 5/13/10) Pole Vault Tina Sutej 14-7.5 (SEC, 2/27/10)% Pole Vault Tina Sutej 14-9 (Slovenia Champs, 7/18/10)% Long Jump Whitney Jones 19-11.5 (Tyson Invite, 2/12/10) Long Jump Whitney Jones 20-3.5 (SEC, 5/15/10) Triple Jump Shantel Thompson 41-2.5 (SEC, 2/28/10) Makeba Alcide 38-3.25 (SEC, 5/13/10) Shot Put Makeba Alcide 34-11.75 (Razorback Invite, 1/22/10) Javelin Makeba Alcide 122-7 (NACAC, 7/10/10) Pentathlon Leah Orley 3,699 pts. (SEC, 2/26/10) Heptathlon Makeba Alcide 5,172 pts. (NACAC, 7/18/10) % - School Record % - School Record

2010 NCAA Indoor All-Americans 2010 NCAA Outdoor All-Americans Stephanie Brown, 800 Meters, 6th Regina George, 400 Meters, 8th Katie Stripling, Pole Vault, 5th Tina Sutej, Pole Vault, 2nd Shelise Williams, 400 Meters, 8th Shelise Williams, 400M, 5th Edina Brooks, Shelise Williams, Whitney Jones, Whitney Jones, Shelise Williams, Karen Thomas, Regina George, 4x400M Relay, 3rd Regina George, 4x400M Relay, 5th Samantha Learch, Whitney Jones, Regina George, Kristen Gillespie, , 7th 2010 NCAA Championship Qualifiers Stephanie Brown, 800 Meters 2010 SEC Indoor Champions Regina George, 400 Meters Tina Sutej, Pole Vault Brittany Hyter, 100M Hurdles/400M Hurdles Shelise Williams, 400 Meters Janice Keppler, Pole Vault Edina Brooks, Shelise Williams, Whitney Jones, Katie Stripling, Pole Vault Regina George, 4x400M Relay Tina Sutej, Pole Vault Shantel Thompson, Triple Jump 2010 All-SEC Honors Shelise Williams, 400 Meters Stephanie Brown, 800 Meters, All-Freshman Team Whitney Jones, Shelise Williams, Karen Thomas, Taylor Johnson, Mile, All-Freshman Team Regina George, 4x400M Relay Leah Orley, Pentathlon, All-Freshman Team Tina Sutej, Pole Vault, First Team 2010 NCAA West Prelims Participants* Shelise Williams, 400 Meters, First Team Edina Brooks, 400 Meters Edina Brooks, Shelise Williams, Whitney Jones, Cali George, 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Regina George, 4x400M Relay, First Team Kristen Gillespie, 1,500 Meters Samantha Learch, Whitney Jones, Regina George, Samantha Learch, 1,500 Meters Kristen Gillespie, Distance Medley Relay, Second Team Leah Orley, 400M Hurdles Karen Thomas, 400 Meters CoSIDA Academic All-America Miranda Walker, 5,000 Meters Katie Stripling 2010 SEC Outdoor Champions CoSIDA Academic All-District Tina Sutej, Pole Vault Katie Stripling Whitney Jones, Shelise Williams, Karen Thomas, Regina George, 4x400M Relay USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Miranda Walker Katie Stripling 2010 All-SEC Honors Stephanie Brown, 800 Meters, All-Freshman Team SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll Janice Keppler, Pole Vault, Second Team Tara Diebold Megan Jackson Lauren Kegley Tina Sutej, Pole Vault, First Team Kristen Keith Katie Stripling Miranda Walker Whitney Jones, Shelise Williams, Karen Thomas, Ashley Williams Regina George, 4x400M Relay

SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll Katelin Cherry Tiffanie Johnson Paige Johnston Caroline McCombs Rachel Werner Keri Wood

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With 20 years under his belt at the helm of the Uni- Miranda Walker versity of Arkansas women’s track and field team, head coach Lance Harter enters the 2011 season with a talent- ed roster of competitors that features eight returning All- Americans with designs of even more success. If things fall in place, it could be a special year for the Razorbacks. “This could be one of the best teams we’ve ever had at Arkansas,” Harter said. “Considering that my stint here is now up to 21 years, that’s really saying some- thing because we’ve had some really special teams come through this program. This is one of those teams that has the combination of elite experience and depth, two com- modities that are hard to come by in our sport.” Arkansas’ experience will come from its upperclass- men group which is its five-member senior class which includes seven-time All-American Shelise Williams. She returns to the track after a successful junior campaign in which she was part of four school records—indoor and outdoor 400 meters, indoor 4x400-meter relay and distance-medley relay—and won double gold during the summer season with Team USA at the North American, at the 2010 NCAA Track and Field Championships. The Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 middle-distance crew features Stephanie Brown who was Championships. an indoor All-American last season in her signature event Off an outstanding freshman season, Regina George of the 800 meters. also brings a wealth of experience to this Razorback team. “We have a group of returning All-Americans which Having secured four All-America honors and a gold med- brings that experience and swagger of ‘been there, done al at the World Junior Championships during the sum- that’ and then we have a lot of young talent that can mer, George is a strong presence for Arkansas in the come in behind that group to add to what we want to sprints and relays. George, Williams and Whitney Jones do,” Harter said. are three returning legs of the 4x400-meter relay that last That group of All-Americans also includes pole vault season set the school indoor record and swept the indoor standout Tina Sutej, the program’s indoor and outdoor and outdoor conference titles. school-record holder. The defending indoor and outdoor Arkansas also returns all four legs—George, Jones, SEC pole vault champion, Sutej was the 2010 NCAA Out- Kristen Gillespie and Samantha Learch—of its All-Amer- door Championships runner-up. The Razorbacks’ vault ican distance-medley relay which ran to seventh place crew will also receive a boost from 2010 redshirt Tara Diebold, an indoor All-American during the 2009 season. Another competitor returning to the track will be Jillian Rosen who also redshirted during the 2010 season. Rosen joins Jack- son, Walker and Cali George as a leader for Arkansas’ distance runners. Walker was a solid point contributor at the SEC Outdoor Championships last season with a third-place finish in the 10K and a sixth-place showing in the 5,000 meters. “We were basically able to hide two super talented athletes last year in Tara Diebold and Jillian Rosen,” Harter said. “They have proven to be very competitive, not only at the SEC level, but also among the elite athletes at the na- tional level.” Brittany Hyter returns as Arkan- Tara Diebold sas’ top hurdler from a season

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Shantel Thompson Whitney Jones ago in which she was a national qualifier in the 100- and opportunity to qualify for post-season competition at the 400-meter hurdle events. She will be joined in 2011 by Arkansas Last Chance on Fri., March 4. The indoor sea- transfer Ivanique Kemp, an all-conference performer at son will culminate with the NCAA Championships on Seton Hall. Multi-event specialists Makeba Alcide and March 11-12 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Leah Orley are also proven hurdle competitors. Alcide Texas. was the bronze medalist in the heptathlon at NACAC The outdoor season starts March 25-26 at the Stanford and Orley was member of the 2010 SEC All-Freshman Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Arkansas will host the Ra- Team for her efforts in the multis. zorback Spring Invitational at John McDonnell Field on Thompson was a national qualifier in the triple jump Sat., April 2. The Texas Relays will be held April 6-9 in and also provided solid marks in the high jump and long Austin, Texas. The Mt. SAC Relays will be held April 14- jump. Jones will compete in the long jump throughout 15 in Walnut, Calif. The Razorbacks return home to host the season, as well. Arkansas will also welcome Kirstine the John McDonnell Invitational on Sat., April 23. Hesseltine, a native of Springdale, Ark., to the team for a The weekend of April 28-30 will be split between the lift in the high jump. Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., the Drake Relays in Des The indoor season begins with the Razorback Trian- Moines, Iowa and the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford. gular at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Fri., Jan. 7. The final regular season meet will be the Arkansas Twi- Arkansas will travel to Blacksburg, Va. for the Virginia light on Fri., May 6 in Fayetteville. Tech Invitational on Jan. 14-15. On Jan. 28-29, Arkan- “I think this year’s schedule will really suit our sas will host the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville. squad,” Harter said. “We have the best facilities in the The Razorbacks will travel to New York for the New Bal- country which allow us to compete at home and not ance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Track Center travel as much. It really benefits our students. We travel on Feb. 4-5. Arkansas will host the annual Tyson Invita- to some great meets across the country. That gives us the tional Feb. 11-12. opportunity to see a variety of teams that we will face on “The SEC is incredibly competitive,” Harter said. “We the SEC and NCAA levels.” brag about what we have coming back and who we’ve The University of Georgia will host the SEC Champi- added but then you look around at what everyone else onships on May 12-15 in Athens, Ga. The Razorbacks will did. If you stand still in this conference, you get passed compete at the NCAA West preliminary rounds on May by half the field. This is a conference that everybody in 26-28 in Eugene, Ore. The outdoor season will wrap with the looks for the results.” the NCAA Championships on June 8-11 in Des Moines, The championship season begins with the Razor- Iowa. Drake University will host the event. backs hosting the SEC Championships on Feb. 25-27 at the Randal Tyson Track Center. Arkansas will have a final

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 15 TEAM ROSTER Name Events Height CC/IN/OUT Hometown (Previous School) Makeba Alcide Multi Events 5-9 X/SO/SO Lastic Hills, , St. Lucia (St. Joseph’s) Martine Borge Middle Distance 5-7 X/SO/SO Bergen, Norway (Sandsli Videregaendes Kale) Stephanie Brown Middle Distance 5-4 FR/SO/SO Downs, Ill. (Tri-Valley HS) Rachel Carpino Distance 5-5 FR/FR/FR Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North HS) Katelin Cherry Distance 5-6 FR/FR/FR Oklahoma City, Okla. (Westmoore HS) Breeana Coleman Sprint/Hurdles 5-5 X/FR/FR Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Tara Diebold Pole Vault 5-6 X/JR/JR Branson, Mo. (Branson HS) Gwendolyn Flowers Sprints 5-4 X/SO/SO Los Angeles, Calif. (Artesia HS) Cali George Distance 5-8 JR/SO/JR Gardner, Kan. (Edgerton HS) Regina George Sprints/High Jump 5-9 X/SO/SO Chicago, Ill. (St. Gregory HS) Kristen Gillespie Middle Distance 5-8 JR/JR/JR Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS/Oklahoma State) Rebecca Gorden Javelin 5-7 X/X/JR Connell, Wash. (Connell HS/BYU) Kirstie Hesseltine Jumps 5-9 X/FR/FR Springdale, Ark. (Har-Ber HS) Grace Heymsfield Middle Distance 5-8 FR/FR/FR Elkins, Ark. (Elkins HS) Bethany Hyter Sprints 5-7 X/JR/JR Woodbridge, Va. (Osbourn Park HS/Barton County CC) Brittany Hyter Sprints/Hurdles 5-6 X/JR/JR Woodbridge, Va. (Osbourn Park HS) Ashley Isham Distance 5-7 FR/FR/FR Cedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge HS) Megan Jackson Distance 5-9 X/X/SR Middlebury, Ind. (Northridge HS) Tiffanie Johnson Sprints 5-3 X/FR/FR Richwood, Texas (Brazosport HS) Paige Johnston Middle Distance 5-7 FR/FR/FR Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian HS) Whitney Jones Jumps/Sprints 5-7 X/JR/JR Searcy, Ark. (Searcy HS) Lauren Kegley Pole Vault 5-5 X/SO/SO Scott, Ark. (Central Arkansas Christian Acad.) Kristen Keith Pole Vault 5-8 X/SR/SR Southlake, Texas (Oklahoma/Carroll HS) Ivanique Kemp Sprints/Hurdles 5-8 X/JR/JR Nassau, Bahamas (C.B. Walker HS/Seton Hall) Samantha Learch Middle Distance 5-4 JR/JR/JR Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) Natanya Luther Middle Distance 5-8 FR/SO/SO Margate, KZN, South Africa (Suid Natal) Caroline McCombs Jumps 5-6 X/SO/SO Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Fayetteville HS) Danielle Nowell Pole Vault 5-3 X/FR/FR Ardmore, Okla. (Plainview HS) Leah Orley Multi Events 5-10 X/SO/SO Benton, Ill. (Benton HS) Diane Robison Distance 5-5 FR/FR/FR Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS) Jillian Rosen Distance 5-7 JR/JR/JR Dallas, Texas (Richardson HS) Amalie Skage Jumps 6-0 X/FR/FR Bergen, Norway (Tertnes Vidregaende) Tina Sutej Pole Vault 5-6 X/SO/SO , Slovenia (Gimnazija Bezigrad) Shantel Thompson Jumps 5-10 X/SR/SR St. Thomas, (Vere Tech HS/New JC) Miranda Walker Distance 5-2 SR/SR/SR Southlake, Texas (Carroll HS) Megan Weller Pole Vault 5-7 X/FR/FR Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East HS) Rachel Werner Sprints 5-3 X/SO/SO The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Shelise Williams Sprints 5-5 X/SR/SR Long Beach, Calif. (Woodrow Wilson HS) Keri Wood Middle Distance 5-8 SO/FR/FR College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)

Coaching Staff Head Coach...... Lance Harter (21st Season) Associate Head Coach...... Rolando Greene (15th Season) Assistant Coach...... Bryan Compton (13th Season) Director of Operations...... Jeff Kent (Second Season)

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2010 NACAC BRONZE MEDALIST (HEPTATHLON)

2010: INDOOR: Alcide opened the season at the Razorback Invitation- al, competing in her first collegiate pentathlon. She finished fifth in the event with 3,318 points. During the five-event competition, she finished second in the shot put, fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, sixth in the high jump, seventh in the 800 meters and 10th in the long jump. A week later, Alcide competed in the 60-meter hurdles and long jump at the Texas A&M Challenge. In the long jump, she posted a mark of 16-6, a personal best. OUTDOOR: She began the second half of the season at the Missouri Southern Invitational where she placed third in the 100-meter hurdles and turned in a fourth-place showing in the long jump. In preparation for the conference meet, she competed in the 200 meters, 100-meter hurdles, high jump and javelin at the Arkansas Twi- light. In her first heptathlon, Alcide had a personal best in six of the seven events to post a sixth-place finish with 5,153 points. Among the highlights, she was third in the shot put with a toss of 38-3.25, fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-5.25 and sixth in the 800 meters. Alcide closed out her outdoor season at the summer’s North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Fla. Representing her native country of St. Lucia, she fin- ished third in the heptathlon with a personal-best total of 5,172 points. She set personal bests in the 200 meters (25.37), 800 meters (2:20.24) 2010: INDOOR: Borge turned in a pair of third-place finishes in the 600 and javelin (122-7) en route to bettering her own national record in the meters and 4x400-meter relay at the season-opening Arkansas Invita- seven-event competition. tional. Concentrating on the longer sprints and shorter middle distance races, she competed in events ranging from the 400 meters to the 800 BEFORE ARKANSAS: Alcide was named most outstanding female ath- meters. She was eighth in the 800 meters at the Virginia Tech Invita- lete at the 2009 St. Lucia National Championships where she captured tional and followed that with a personal-best time of 2:17.64 in the gold in the 100-meter hurdles and shot put, placed second in the jav- event the next week at the Razorback Invitational. At the SEC Champi- elin and long jump and was third in high jump. At the 2009 Carifta onships, she finished 17th overall in the preliminary round of the 800 Games, held in St. Lucia, Alcide won silver in the pentathlon while meters in a time of 2:19.82. OUTDOOR: In her first event of the out- setting personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and door season, Borge was part of the sprint-medley relay that took first in the 800 meters. a time of 4:04.41 at the Disney World Invitational. At the UCF Black & Gold meet, she continued her strong start by taking the title in the 800 PERSONAL: Born Feb. 24, 1990, she is the daughter of Andre Alcide meters and helping the 4x400-meter relay team to a silver finish. She and Agatha Alphonse. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts posted a personal-best time of 2:13.76 in the 800 meters at the Arkansas and Sciences. Twilight, good for a 12th-place finish. At the SEC Championships, she ran to a time of 2:15.36 to finish 15th in the preliminary rounds. CAREER BESTS 200 meters (O) 25.37M NACAC, 7/9-11/10 AT SANDSLI VIDEREGAENDES KALE: Borge holds personal bests of 800 meters (I) 2:35.93M Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 56.49 in the 400 meters and 2:09.14 in the 800 meters. While attending 800 meters (O) 2:20.24M NACAC, 7/9-11/10 high school at Sandsli Videregaendes Kale, she competed for the club 60m Hurdles 9.23 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 team BFG Fana in Bergen, Norway. 100m Hurdles 14.32M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 High Jump (I) 5-2.5M Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 PERSONAL: Born March 8, 1990, she is the daughter of Espen Borge High Jump (O) 5-5.25M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 and Hege Eikemo. Her father, Espen, ran under John McDonnell (1985- Long Jump (I) 16-6 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 86) and was a two-time All-American in the distance medley relay and Long Jump (O) 17-9M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 in the 1,500 meters. He was also a member of the Southwest Confer- Shot Put (I) 34-11.75M Razorback Invitational, 1/29-30/10 ence title-winning distance medley relay. Borge was a member of the Shot Put (O) 38-3.25M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 Norwegian team at the 1988 Olympic Games in , . She Javelin 122-7M NACAC, 7/9-11/10 is enrolled in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and is majoring Pentathlon 3,318 points Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 in general business. Heptathlon 5,172 points NACAC, 7/9-11/10 M - during multi-event competition CAREER BESTS: 400 meters (I) 58.26 Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10 400 meters (O) 59.15 MSSU Invitational, 4/23/10 800 meters (I) 2:17.64 Razorback Invite, 1/22-23/10 800 meters (O) 2:13.76 Arkansas Twilight, 4/30/10

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 18 BIOS • RETURNERS AT TRI-VALLEY HS: Brown holds personal bests of 2:07.81 in the 800 meters, 4:48.27 in the 1,600 meters and 4:50.12 in the mile. Her 800-meter time ranked 12th and her mile time was fourth in the U.S. her senior season. At the 2009 Arkansas High School Invitational, she won the mile in a time of 5:07.19, her then-personal best, and won the 800 meters with a then-personal best of 2:08.41. In 2008, Brown broke the 20-year-old Illinois Class A State Championships record in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:10.96, the third-best outdoor clock- ing in Pantagraph area history. She became the third girl in Class A history to win the 800 meters three times. In 2009, Brown became the first girl to win four state 800-meter titles. She picked up her fourth title with a time of 2:09.12 to break her own state championships record. She also claimed the 2009 state title in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:01.50. Her 2008 season-best 800 meters of 2:08.1 indoors was the nation’s 13th fastest. She also placed second in 2008’s state champion- ship 1,600 meters with a time of 5:08.05. She was a member of the state champion 4x800-meter relay that broke the state record with a time of 9:23.93. She split a time of 2:06.3.

PERSONAL: Born March 4, 1991, she is the daughter of Robert and Kelly Brown. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sci- ences and is majoring in journalism.

CAREER BESTS: 800 meters (I) 2:05.08 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 800 meters (O) 2:04.52 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 1,500 meters 4:24.71 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/15-16/10 Mile 4:46.40 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10

2010 ALL AMERICAN 2010 ALL-SEC 2010 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM NATIONAL QUALIFIER USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ALTERNATE

2010: INDOOR: Brown kicked off her Razorback career with a first- place finish and a provisional qualifying time of 2:08.65 in the 800 meters at the Arkansas Invitational. Two weeks later, she established a personal-best 800 time of 2:05.08 on her way to the event title at the Razorback Invitational. Brown posted provisional qualifying times in all five of her races prior to the NCAA Championships. At the Texas A&M Challenge, she placed second in the with a provisional qualifying time of 4:46.40. Back in her signature event at the confer- ence meet, Brown ran to a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.96 and earned SEC All-Freshman accolades. In addition to her work in the individual events, Brown was also a pivotal part of the Razorbacks’ distance-medley relay. She teamed with Samantha Learch, Karen Thomas and Kristen Gillespie for a second-place finish at the SEC Championships, good for All-SEC Second-Team honors. At the NCAA Championships, she collected her first career All-America honor with a sixth-place performance in the 800 meters with a clocking of 2:05.11. OUTDOOR: Brown opened the outdoor season with consecu- tive races at 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational and Mt. SAC Re- lays, placing ninth at both events. At the prestigious Texas Relays, she was part of two first-place runs. In the 4x800-meter relay, she teamed with Gillespie, Learch and Regina George for the gold finish in a time of 8:35.18. In the sprint-medley relay, Brown, George, Whitney Jones and Shelise Williams combined to win the event in a school-record time of 2010: Cherry redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. 3:44.40, shaving nearly four seconds off the previous mark. In her first 800-meter race of the outdoor season, she captured first place at the Ar- AT WESTMOORE HS: Cherry competed at Westmoore High School kansas Twilight. At the SEC Championships, Brown finished fifth in the with personal bests of 5:13 in the 1,600 meters, 11:10 in the 3,200 me- 800 meters in a time of 2:05.28 and earned SEC All-Freshman honors. ters and 17:46 in the 5,000 meters. She was a two-time state champion In qualifying for the national meet, she notched a personal-best 800 in the 3,200 meters and won one state title in the 1,600 meters. She was time of 2:04.52 at the NCAA West Preliminary in Austin. She finished a three-time runner-up at the state cross country championships and the collegiate season with a 16th-place finish in the preliminary rounds a two-time runner-up at the state championships in the 3,200 meters. of the 800 meters at the NCAA Championships. Brown went on to com- She is the Westmoore High School record holder in cross country, the pete at the USA Junior Championships during the summer, advancing two-mile run, the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters. to the finals of the 800 meters where she finished in third place and served as an alternate for Team USA at the World Junior Champion- PERSONAL: Born Oct. 21, 1990, she is the daughter of Ben and Pam ships. Cherry. She is enrolled in the Bell College of Engineering.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 19 BIOS • RETURNERS AT BRANSON HS: A two-sport athlete for Branson High School, Diebold excelled in track and also earned all-area and all-conference honors in volleyball. As a member of the Pirates track team she broke the school record in the pole vault each year she competed and holds the record at 13-0. She was a three-time champion at COC’s as well as three district and sectional titles. Diebold also took three Class 3 state championships. She is also the Missouri all-class record holder. On the club circuit, Diebold finished second at the USATF Junior Olympics with a height of 12-5.

2009 ALL-AMERICAN PERSONAL: Born Nov. 28, 1988, she is the daughter of Wayne and 2009 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN Diane Diebold. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health 2009 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Professions and is majoring in communication disorders. 2009 ALL-REGION TWO-TIME ALL-SEC CAREER BESTS: 2008 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Pole Vault (I) 13-8.25 Arkansas Last Chance, 3/6/09 NATIONAL QUALIFIER Pole Vault (O) 13-6.25 McDonnell Invitational, 4/17-18/09 REGIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: Diebold redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2009: INDOOR: Diebold began her season clearing 12-11.5 at the Ar- kansas Invitational, good for third and an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark. She competed at the Tyson Invitational and vaulted to a height of 13-7.25, improving upon her provisional-qualifying mark and finish- ing fifth in the meet. She earned a runner-up finish at the SEC Champi- onships, earning All-SEC honors, with a height of 13-5. At the Arkansas Last Chance Meet, Diebold improved even more with a personal best height of 13-8.25, good for second in the event. Diebold concluded the USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT season with a ninth-place finish and All-America honors at the NCAA Championships (13-3.5). OUTDOOR: She finished tied for second at 2010: INDOOR: Flowers began her collegiate career with the 200 me- the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic after clearing a height of 12-7.5, ters and 4x400-meter relay at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational. good for an NCAA regional-qualifying mark. At the John McDonnell She spent a majority of the season running the 200-meter distance, Invitational, she cleared a personal-best height of 13-6.25 and picked peaking in the preliminary rounds of the SEC Championships with a up a fourth-place finish. She finished tied for fourth with a height of 13- personal-best time of 25.10. She also competed at 300 and 400 meters at 1.5 at the SEC Championships. At the NCAA Mideast Regional Cham- the Virginia Tech Invitational and Razorback Invitational, respectively. pionships, she finished tied for sixth with a clearance of 13-1.75 and Flowers ran as a member of the 4x400-meter relay three times. At the concluded her season at the NCAA Championships finishing tied for Arkansas Invitational, she anchored the crew to a third-place finish. 19th and clearing a height of 12-9.5. OUTDOOR: In the first outdoor meet of the season, she placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles and helped the 4x400-meter relay to a third- 2008: INDOOR: Diebold made her Razorback debut at the Arkansas In- place finish at the UCF Black & Gold competition. At the Razorback vitational where she finished eighth in the pole vault with a clearance Spring Invitational, she was part of the first-place 4x400-meter relay of 12-6.25. She won her section of the vault at the Tyson Invitation- team that crossed in a time of 3:37.94. At the Missouri Southern In- al with a clearance of 12-11.75, also an NCAA provisional-qualifying vitational, she captured her first career individual title with a time of mark. She made a huge breakthrough at the SEC Championships where 11.89 in the 100 meters. She repeated the feat with the same time the she earned a runner-up finish with a personal-best clearance of 13-6.5. following week at the Arkansas Twilight. At the SEC Championships, Her mark was an improved NCAA provisional qualifier and earned her she competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and as a member of the All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman honors. She ended the season with a Razorbacks’ 4x100-meter relay. Flowers closed out the season at the USA 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (13-5.25). OUTDOOR: Junior Championships where she clocked a time of 25.14 in the pre- At Texas Relays, she tied for eighth with a pole vault of 12-7.5, her first liminary rounds of the 200 meters. regional-qualifying mark of the season. She cleared an improved re- gional-qualifying mark of 13-2.25 at the Arkansas Twilight. She finished BEFORE ARKANSAS: She competed in track and field at Artesia High sixth (12-7.5) at the SEC Championships as part of a 1-4-6-7 Arkansas School and Centennial High School in California. She holds personal finish. She finished tied for 15th (12-6) at the NCAA Mideast Regional bests of 24.4 in the 200 meters, 55.0 in the 400 meters and 43.0 in Championships to end the season. the 300-meter hurdles. She was a state championships qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles and a seven-time league champion as a member of the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. She won the 200-meter CIF state title as a freshman (24.8).

PERSONAL: Born May 5, 1991, she is the daughter of Gary and Mi- chelle Copeland Flowers. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

CAREER BESTS: 100 meters 11.89 MSSU Invitational, 4/23/10 200 meters (I) 25.10 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 200 meters (O) 24.32 Arkansas Invitational, 4/30/10 400 meters (I) 58.54 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 400 meters (O) 57.19 Razorback Spring Invitational, 3/27/10 400m hurdles 1:05.72 UCF Black & Gold, 3/20/10

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USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME SEC CHAMPION 2010: INDOOR: George made her collegiate indoor debut with a third- TWO-TIME ALL-SEC place showing in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational, crossing in a 2010 USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT personal-best indoor time of 5:06.31. She returned to her home track 2010 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPION (4X400) two weeks later to win the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:04.59 at the NATIONAL QUALIFIER Razorback Invitational. George ran to an 11th-place finish at the SEC Championships in the 3K race. OUTDOOR: In her first steeplechase run 2010: INDOOR: George won the first three races sOF her Razorback of the outdoor season, she was second at the McDonnell Invitational in career. At the season-opening Arkansas Invitational, she crossed first in a time of 10:53.41. At the Mt. SAC Relays, George knocked 10 seconds the 600 meters. The following week at the Virginia Tech Invitational, off her personal best in the steeplechase with a 10:43.25, good for a she came away with first-place showings in the 800 meters and 4x400- 10th-place finish. She finished sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to meter relay. Along with her individual work throughout the season in post points for the Razorbacks at the SEC Championships. the 400 and 800 meters, George was a member of one of the nation’s best 4x400-meter and distance-medley relay teams. At the New Bal- 2009: INDOOR: George redshirted the season. OUTDOOR: She made ance Collegiate Invitational, the quartet of George, Edina Brooks, Karen her collegiate debut in the steeplechase at the Stanford Invitational fin- Thomas and Shelise Williams broke the school record with a time of ishing 10th with a time of 11:06.37. At the John McDonnell Invita- 3:33.18. At the same event, she was also part of the record-breaking tional, she clocked an 11:04.73, good for a personal best and an eighth- crew—with Williams, Kristen Gillespie and Samantha Learch—that set place finish. She scored points in the event at the SEC Championships the new school mark (11:06.56) in the distance-medley relay. At the with her eighth-place finish. At the USA Junior Championships, George Tyson Invitational, the 4x400-meter relay record fell again with Brooks, finished fifth with a time of 11:20.35. George, Williams and Whitney Jones clocking a time of 3:32.87 in a first-place collective performance. In addition to a sixth-place show- AT EDGERTON HS: She was a four-time all-metro and all-league se- ing in the 400 meters at the SEC Championships, she was part of the lection while competing in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and 3,200 conference champion 4x400-meter relay team, the program’s first-ever meters for Edgerton High School. She was a two-time state champion SEC title in the event. At the NCAA Championships, the Razorbacks’ at 1,600 meters (2004 and 2005). She also earned runner-up honors at mile relay turned in a third-place effort as George earned her first career the state championships in the 1,600 meters in 2006 and 2007. In the All-America honor. OUTDOOR: George picked up four individual titles 800 meters, she finished third at the 2008 state championships. Also at during the outdoor season with wins in 200 meters at the Arkansas 800 meters, she earned runner-up finishes in 2004, 2005 and 2006 at Invitational and 400 meters at the UCF Black & Gold meet, Razorback the state championships. In 2008, she also added a runner-up finish in Spring Invitational and Arkansas Twilight. She continued her strong the 3,200 meters at the state championships. She also lettered in soccer work with the relays as she teamed with Jones, Williams and Stephanie and basketball. She was a member of the three-time state champion KC Brown to break the school record in the sprint-medley relay at Texas Comets (soccer; 2000, 2002-03). In basketball, she was a second-team Relays. At the SEC Championships, George helped Arkansas to a third- all-state honoree in 2008 after leading her team to a fourth-place finish place finish in the team standings. Along with a fifth-place showing at the state championships. in the 400 meters and a seventh-place result in the 200 meters, she was part of the 4x100-meter relay that finished third and 4x400-meter PERSONAL: Born March 20, 1990, she is the daughter of Terry and relay team that won the event in a time of 3:31.05. At the NCAA West Kerry George. She is enrolled in the Bumpers College of Agriculture, Prelim, George qualified for the national meet in the 400 meters and Food and Life Sciences and majoring in food, human nutrition and with the 4x400-meter relay. George came away from the NCAA Cham- hospitality. pionships as a two-time All-American. She was eighth in the 400 meters and helped the mile relay to a fifth-place national finish. Following the CAREER BESTS: collegiate season, George went on to finish second in the 400 meters at Mile 5:06.31 Arkansas Invitational, 1/8/10 the USA Junior Championships. At the World Junior Championships, 3,000 meters 10:04.59 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 she finished sixth in the 400 meters and closed the event by anchoring Steeplechase 10:43.25 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/15-16/10 Team USA to a in the 4x400-meter relay.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 21 BIOS • RETURNERS AT ST. GREGORY HS: George holds personal bests of 25.08 in the 200 man to score for Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, meters, 55.69 in the 400 meters, 2:10 in the 800 meters and 5-10 in the where she placed sixth in the 800 meters with a 2:11.60 and earned All- high jump. She was the 2009 Illinois State Champion at 200 meters Big 12 honors. She was also part of the Cowgirl distance medley relay (25.08), the runner-up in the 400 meters (55.69) and finished third in team that finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships with an NCAA the high jump (5-5). provisional time of 11:30.34. Outdoors, she ran as part of Oklahoma State’s 4x400-meter relay team at the John Jacobs Invitational and was PERSONAL: Born Feb. 17, 1991, she is the daughter of Phillips George part of the Cowgirls’ 4x800-meter relay and distance medley team at and Florencia Chilberry. Both parents competed in track and field at the the Texas Relays. She posted an 800-meter season-best time of 2:11.76 University of Kansas. Her brother, Patrick, plays football at Northern Il- at the Beach Invitational. She also competed in the 5,000 meters at the linois. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and Big 12 Outdoor Championships, running an 18:27.94 to take 25th. is majoring in psychology. AT SHAWNEE MISSION SOUTH HS: A 15-time state medalist, a three- CAREER BESTS: time first-team All-Sunflower League selection, a four-time All-Metro, 200 meters (O) 23.56 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 All-Sun, and All-Johnson County track team selection, Gillespie was 400 meters (I) 53.73 Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10 named the Kansas City Star and All-Sun Country’s Track Athlete of the 400 meters (O) 52.60 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 Year in 2008. She finished seventh at the Kansas Cross Country Cham- 800 meters (I) 2:09.42 Virginia Tech Invitational, 1/15-16/10 pionships in 2007 and 10th in 2004. She was a two-time first-team All- High Jump (I) 5-4.25 Arkansas Invitational, 1/8/10 Metro cross country selection, a two-time first-team All-Sun cross coun- try selection, a two-time first-team All-Johnson County cross country selection and a three-time member of the all-state cross country team. She was Class 6A State Champion in the 800 meters in 2008 with a best time of 2:13.6 and was state runner-up in the 400 meters. Addition- ally, she was state runner-up as a member of the 4x800-meter relay and fourth place in the 4x400-meter relay her senior year. She anchored her 4x800-meter relay team to a state championship and set a Kansas state record for all classes with a 9:20 finish in 2007. Also at the 2007 state championships, she finished fourth in the 400 meters (57.40), third in the 800 meters (2:16.07) and was fifth in the 4x400-meter relay. She was also a three-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the basketball team. At Shawnee Mission South HS, she was an 11-time varsity let- terwinner, a two-year member of the National Honor Society and was a 2008 Kansas City Star Scholar-Athlete.

PERSONAL: Born June 1, 1989, she is the daughter of Jim and Kathy Gillespie. Her twin brother, Scott, also runs for the Razorbacks and her older sister, Stephanie, played basketball at Cornell College. She is en- rolled in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and is majoring in international business.

CAREER BESTS: 800 meters (I) 2:07.32 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 800 meters (O) 2:07.58 Arkansas Twilight, 4/30/10 1,500 meters 4:22.56 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/15-16/10 Mile 4:43.91 Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10

2010 ALL-AMERICAN 2010 ALL-SEC NATIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: INDOOR: Gillespie had three event wins during the first two weeks of the season. She ran to first place in the mile at the season- opening Arkansas Invitational. The following week, she captured the title in the 1,000 meters and as part of the distance-medley relay at the Virginia Tech Invitational. At the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Gillespie ran the anchor leg for the distance-medley relay team as the quartet broke the school record in a time of 11:06.56. She posted points in two events at the SEC Championships with a second-place finish with the DMR and a fourth-place performance in the mile. At the NCAA Championships, she earned her first All-America honor when the dis- tance-medley relay team crossed in seventh place. OUTDOOR: At Texas Relays, Gillespie was the third leg of the first-place 4x800-meter relay team that posted a time of 8:35.18. She ran a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 4:22.56 at the Mt. SAC Relays, good for fifth place. With Gil- lespie as the anchor, the distance-medley relay team finished eighth at Penn Relays. At the SEC Championships, she ran to a fourth-place finish in the 1,500 meters with a clocking of 4:22.94. She closed out the season by advancing to the finals of the 1,500 meters at the NCAA West Prelim event in Austin.

AT OKLAHOMA STATE: Gillespie posted season bests of 1:26.46 in the 600 yards and 2:09.82 in the 800 meters. She was the lone true fresh-

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2010 USA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT NATIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: INDOOR: Hyter opened the year with a second- and third-place showing in the 60-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay, respectively, at the Arkansas Invitational. She also competed in the 400-meter race at the season-opening event. She advanced to the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational and later posted a personal- best hurdle time of 8.51 at the Tyson Invitational. At the SEC Champi- onships, she finished ninth in the preliminary rounds of the 60-meter hurdles, just one spot out of qualifying for the finals.OUTDOOR: After a handful of runner-up finishes starting the outdoor season, Hyter cap- tured her first individual title with a win in the 100-meter hurdles at the Arkansas Twilight. She also competed in the 400-meter hurdles and ran to a season-high third-place finish at the McDonnell Invitational. She posted her first sub-minute time in the event with a 59.72 at Penn Relays. At the SEC Championships, she picked up points for the Razor- backs with a sixth-place effort in the 100-meter hurdles. Hyter qualified for the national meet in both hurdle events by running a pair of per- sonal bests—13.36 and 57.52—at the NCAA West Prelim. Following the TWO-TIME ALL-REGION collegiate season, she competed at the USA Championships and had a NATIONAL QUALIFIER time of 59.61 with an 18th-place finish in the preliminary rounds of the REGIONAL QUALIFIER 400-meter hurdles. 2010: INDOOR: Jackson began the year with a second-place finish in 2009: INDOOR: Hyter began her Razorback career at the Arkansas In- the mile at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational. She ran a sea- vitational running in the 60-meter hurdles and clocking a finals time son-best time in the event at the Tyson Invitational with a clocking of of 8.78, good for a third-place finish. At the MSSU Invitational, she fin- 4:54.38. She also competed in the 3,000 meters during the season and ished fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 59.66. At the Razorback In- posted a personal-best time of 9:35.72 at the Texas A&M Challenge. vitational, she finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles with a final time OUTDOOR: Jackson redshirted during the 2010 outdoor season. of 8.93. OUTDOOR: Competing at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic, she finished eighth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.67. She 2009: INDOOR: At the Arkansas Invitational, Jackson opened her also competed in the 400-meter hurdles and finished sixth with a time season with a runner-up finish and a time of 4:57.04 in the mile. She of 1:04.55. She steadily improved upon her time with a third-place fin- improved upon that time at the Razorback Invitational with a person- ish and a time of 1:02.13 at the John Jacobs Invitational before peaking al-best time of 4:53.14 and an eighth-place finish. At the SEC Cham- at the SEC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:01.42 and a pionships, she ran the prelim of the mile, finishing 12th with a time 10th-place finish. of 5:05.20. OUTDOOR: At the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic, she ran the 1,500 meters, clocking a time 4:39.10. At the Stanford Invitational, AT OSBOURN PARK HS: Hyter placed seventh in the 400-meter hur- Jackson competed in the steeplechase and finished fourth in a time of dles at the 2008 Penn Relays. In 2008, she won titles in the 300-meter 10:39.72, good for an NCAA regional qualifier. At Mt. SAC Relays, she hurdles and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay. She was named the improved greatly upon her steeplechase time with a 20th-place finish All-Metropolitan Athlete of the Year from 2005 to 2008. and a time of 10:27.49. She earned a bronze finish in her signature event at the SEC Championships, clocking a time of 10:37.61. At the PERSONAL: Born Oct. 24, 1989, she is the daughter of Anthony and NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, she had a bad landing in the Tammy Hyter. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sci- water jump and was unable to finish the race. ences and is majoring in criminal justice. She is the twin sister of cur- rent Arkansas sprinter Bethany Hyter. 2008: INDOOR: Jackson opened with a mile time of 5:07.53, good for a bronze finish, at the Arkansas Invitational. She clocked a personal-best CAREER BESTS: time of 9:48.30 in the 3,000 meters to finish 25th at the UW Invitation- 400 meters (I) 57.70 Arkansas Invitational, 1/8/10 al. She ended the season with a 10th-place finish in the 3,000 meters 60m hurdles 8.51 Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10 (10:02.89) and a 21st-place finish in the 5,000 meters (18:04.35) at the 100m hurdles 13.36 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 SEC Championships. OUTDOOR: She competed in four steeplechase 400m hurdles 57.52 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 races and hit the regional qualifier on two occasions. Her season-best showing of 10:34.70 and an 11th-place finish came at the Stanford In- vitational. She earned a fifth-place finish in the steeplechase at the SEC Championships with a time of 10:44.77. The second all-region honor of her career came with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Re- gional Championships. Her time of 10:35.94 punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships. Her season concluded with a 23rd-place show- ing and a time of 10:51.26 at the NCAA Championships.

2007: INDOOR: At the Arkansas Invitational, she opened up with a mile time of 5:07.81 to finish sixth. At the New Balance Collegiate Invi- tational, she clocked a season-best time of 9:53.71 in the 3,000 meters. A 24th-place showing and a time of 10:28.96 at the SEC Champion-

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 23 BIOS • RETURNERS ships concluded her season. OUTDOOR: In her collegiate 3,000-meter steeplechase debut, she hit the regional qualifier with a time of 10:45.50 and a 10th-place finish at the Stanford Invitational. She ran the race five times during the season and improved in each competition until the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships where she clocked a season best 10:38.33. She finished fifth at the SEC Championships (10:44.57) and grabbed seventh at the regional to earn all-region honors.

AT NORTHRIDGE HS: A four-year first-team all-state selection, Jackson owns the Raiders’ 3,200-meter school record as well as a school and state record as a member of the 4x800-meter relay. Individually, she 2010: Johnston redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. placed in the top 13 four times in cross country and was a part of four conference, sectional championship teams as well as six squads that AT MIDLOTHIAN HS: Johnston holds personal bests of 2:13.62 in the took regional titles. 800 meters, 4:59.59 in the 1,600 meters, 5:09.65 in the mile, 11:05 in the 3,200 meters and 18:38 in the 5K. She was one of the top prep PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1988, she is the daughter of Craig and Dawn 1,000-meter runners in the nation. Her PR of 2:51.05, clocked in 2008, Jackson. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health Profes- was the No. 2 in the U.S. and is No. 3 in Virginia on the all-time list. sions and is majoring in kinesiology. She is the owner of four individual state championship titles (two 1,000-meter titles, one 800-meter title and one 1,600-meter title) and CAREER BESTS: was a part of seven team state titles (four in cross country and three in 1,500 meters 4:38.63 McDonnell Invitational, 4/21/07 indoor track. At the 2008 Virginia Cross Country Championships, she Mile 4:53.14 Razorback Invitational, 1/23-24/09 placed ninth with a time of 18:56. In 2009, she was named the Vir- 3,000 meters 9:35.72 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 ginia High School League AAA Female Athlete of the Year. She holds six 5,000 meters (I) 18:04.35 SEC Championships, 3/2/08 Midlothian High School records. 5,000 meters (O) 17:16.51 Johnson-Kersee Invitational, 4/13/07 Steeplechase 10:27.49 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/16-17/09 PERSONAL: Born Dec. 20, 1990, she is the daughter of Billy and Susie Johnston. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in English and journalism.

FOUR TIME ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME SEC CHAMPION THREE-TIME ALL-SEC 2009 ALL-REGION 2009 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT NATIONAL QUALIFIER REGIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: INDOOR: In her first race, Jones broke the school record in the 300 meters with a time of 38.65 at the Virginia Tech Invitational. In addition to competing in the 200 meters and long jump at the Tyson Invitational, Jones was the third leg of Arkansas’ 4x400-meter relay that ran to first place in a school record time of 3:32.87. At the SEC Champi- onships, she posted points for the Razorbacks in the long jump and as a member of the mile relay team. She placed fourth in the long jump and earned a collective win in the 4x400-meter relay with Edina Brooks, Re- 2010: Tiffanie Johnson redshirted during the indoor and outdoor sea- gina George and Shelise Williams. It was Arkansas’ first-ever SEC title in sons. the event. Jones capped her indoor season by earning two All-America accolades by way of a third-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay and AT BRAZOSPORT HS: Johnson competed in track and field, volleyball, seventh-place effort in the distance-medley relay. OUTDOOR: In ad- basketball and softball at Brazosport High School. She was a member of dition to her individual work in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long the school-record setting 4x400-meter relay. She was a member of the jump, Jones made her mark as an important piece of the Razorbacks’ re- National Honor Society, was a Texas Scholar and participated in student lay success. Throughout the season, she was part of three 4x100-meter government. relay wins. At the prestigious Texas Relays, she teamed with George, Williams and Stephanie Brown to break the school record in the sprint- PERSONAL: Born Sept. 26, 1990, she is the daughter of Thomas and medley relay with a first-place clocking of 3:44.40, nearly four seconds Susan Johnson. She in enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sci- faster than the previous mark. Jones scored in three events for the Ra- ences. Her father competed in track and field at Henderson. zorbacks at the SEC Championships, including a first-place showing with her teammates in the 4x400-meter relay. She was also third with her 4x100-meter relay team in a time of 45.25 and fifth in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 20-3.5. At the NCAA West Prelims, she competed in the long jump and 4x400-meter relay. Jones earned All-America status when the mile relay team crossed in fifth place in a time of 3:31.17 at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 24 BIOS • RETURNERS 2009: INDOOR: Jones began her freshman campaign at the Arkansas Invitational and competed in the 60-meters, placing 12th with a time of 7.72. In that same meet, Jones showed her versatility as she placed third in the long jump with a mark of 18-10.75. To cap off her performance, she also ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay team which earned a runner-up finish after clocking a time of 3:46.54. At the Penn State National Meet, Jones placed 11th in the 60 meters with a 7.58 finals time after clocking a personal-best preliminary time of 7.54. She also improved in the long jump, finishing fifth with a mark of 19-5.5. She also ran the second leg of the race-winning 4x400-meter relay team that clocked a time of 3:40.25. She ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter re- 2010: INDOOR: Kegley did not compete during the indoor season. lay team which clocked an NCAA provisional time of 3:39.52, good for OUTDOOR: In her lone competition of the season, Kegley placed 13th runner-up finish at the Tyson Invitational. Competing again in the 200 at the Razorback Spring Invitational with a clearance of 10-0. meters at the SEC Championships, Jones placed seventh after clocking a time of 24.03, a personal best. As the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter 2009: She redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. relay, Jones passed several runners down the home stretch to secure a runner-up finish or the Razorbacks and an All-SEC honor. The quartet AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Only in high clocked a time of 3:35.19, improving their NCAA provisional qualifying school for three years, Kegley graduated at age 15. She earned three let- mark. At the NCAA Championships, she earned her first All-America ters in track and field as a pole vaulter, leading the C.A.C. team to a con- honor as the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished seventh ference championship. She is the school record holder in the pole vault. with a time of 3:36.90. OUTDOOR: She won the long jump with a In addition to lettering in track and field, she also lettered twice in golf mark of 19-8.75, good for an NCAA regional qualifying mark, at the and was a member of the district championship team. She earned a run- UC Irvine Spring Break Classic. At the Florida Relays, she ran the third ner-up finish individually at the district championships. Kegley played leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed seventh with a time of violin for the Arkansas Youth Symphony Orchestra, was a member of 3:39.56, an NCAA regional-qualifying mark. Jones posted a season-best the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta and Key Club. long jump at the Arkansas Twilight with a mark of 20-1.75, good for a runner-up finish and an improved NCAA regional qualifier. She ran PERSONAL: Born July 1, 1992, she is the daughter of Rodney and Kim a personal best in the 200 meters at the SEC Championships, placing Kegley. She is an Honors College Fellow and an Arkansas Governor’s 12th with a time of 24.07. At the NCAA Mideast Regional Champion- Distinguished Scholar. She is enrolled in the Bell College of Engineering ships, she ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that fin- and is majoring in electrical engineering. ished eighth with a time of 3:36.38, good for all-region honors. She also finished 14th in the long jump ((19-7.5). At the USA Junior Champion- CAREER BESTS: ships, she finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 19-11.75. Pole Vault 10-0 Razorback Spring Invitational, 3/27/10

AT SEARCY HS: Jones set the Arkansas state record in the triple jump and holds the Arkansas Meet of Champions record in the same event. She is a two-time state heptathlon champion and a three-time state champion at 100 and 200 meters, triple jump and long jump. She was named the 2007 and 2008 Arkansas Track Athlete of the Year and was named a Nike Indoor All-American in the triple jump her senior year.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 24, 1990, she is the daughter of Wilford and Kimberly Jones. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health Professions and is majoring in kinesiology. REGIONAL QUALIFIER CAREER BESTS: 60 meters 7.54 Penn State National, 1/23-24/09 2010: INDOOR: In her first competition of the season, Keith was sev- 100 meters 11.91 Arkansas Twilight, 4/30/10 enth in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-1.5 at the Razorback In- 200 meters (I) 24.03 SEC Championships, 2/27-3/1/09 vitational. She cleared a season-best height of 12-4, good for a ninth- 200 meters (O) 23.81 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 place finish, at the Tyson Invitational. Keith finished in 12th place at Long Jump (I) 19-11.5 Razorback Invitational, 1/23-24/09 the SEC Championships in Fayetteville. OUTDOOR: She did not com- Long Jump (O) 20-3.5 SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 pete during the outdoor season. Triple Jump (I) 37-10.75 MSSU Invitational, 1/17/09 2009: INDOOR: Keith began her season at the Arkansas Invitational where she placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 11-11.75. At the Razorback Invitational, she finished ninth, clearing a height of 11-5.75. She also finished eighth with a clearance of 11-11.75 atthe Arkansas Last Chance. OUTDOOR: She tied for sixth in the pole vault after clearing a mark of 11-7.75 at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic. She improved on her mark with a clearance of 12-1.5 at the Florida Re- lays. At the MSSU Invitational, Keith vaulted to her best height of the season with 12-3.5, good for a ninth-place finish. She ended the season clearing 12-1.5 to finish 19th at the Arkansas Twilight.

2008: INDOOR: Keith made her Razorback debut at the Arkansas Invi- tational where she finished ninth with a pole vault clearance of 12-0.5. She upped her season best to 12-4.5, for a seventh-place finish, at the Razorback Invitational. She won her flight of the pole vault at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with an improved 12-7.5. She ended the season with a seventh-place finish and a personal-best clearance of 12-10.25 at the SEC Championships as part of a 1-4-6-7 Arkansas finish in the vault.OUTDOOR: She cleared a season- and personal-best height of 13-1.5, also a regional qualifying mark, to win the pole vault

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 25 BIOS • RETURNERS at the John McDonnell Invitational. She finished seventh in the event ran a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 17:33.10 at the Mt. SAC Relays. at the Arkansas Twilight with a clearance of 12-7.5, also the regional- Learch posted a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the SEC Cham- qualifying height. She ended the season with a seventh-place finish and pionships while running a personal-best time of 4:23.09. She closed out a height of 12-1.5 at the SEC Championships. her season in the preliminary rounds of the 1,500 meters at the NCAA West Prelims. AT OKLAHOMA: She redshirted during the indoor and outdoor sea- sons. 2009: INDOOR: Learch made her Razorback debut at the Arkansas In- vitational where she recorded a time of 2:13.83 in the 800 meters and AT CARROLL HS: Keith was one of the best pole vaulters in the state placed third in the event. She placed 15th at the UW Invitational with of Texas at Carroll High School. She finished among the top five at the a time of 4:58.55 in the mile run, a season best. Posting a season-best state championships her sophomore, junior and senior seasons and was 800-meter time of 2:12.58, she placed 13th at the Tyson Invitational. the runner-up her final year. She also took three regional runner-up She ran the second leg of the distance medley relay that earned a run- honors and never finished worse than third at the district level, win- ner-up finish and All-SEC honors with a time of 11:37.70 at the SEC ning the event twice. Her teams were also successful, winning four Championships. OUTDOOR: She competed in her only 800-meter and district and a regional championship during her time and finishing as 3,000-meter races of the season at the UC Irvine Spring Break Clas- high as third at the state meet. Along with her four years of track, Keith sic. She finished 10th with a time of 2:13.73 and 12th with a time of was also a two-year letterwinner in diving and earned one letter in vol- 10:08.11, respectively. At the Stanford Invitational, she ran the 1,500 leyball. meters in a time of 4:33.68, finishing seventh. She improved that time at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 18th with a time of 4:30.76. Learch’s PERSONAL: Born March 14, 1988, she is the daughter of Tim and Jen- 1,500-meter runs peaked at the SEC Championships where she ran a nie Keith. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences time of 4:29.51, placing her eighth after posting a preliminary time and and is majoring in journalism. season-best of 4:28.06.

CAREER BESTS: AT BARRINGTON HS: Learch was a four-time all-conference, all-area Pole Vault (I) 12-10.25 SEC Championships, 3/1/08 and all-state honoree while running for Barrington High School. She Pole Vault (O) 13-1.5 McDonnell Invitational, 4/19/08 competed at Nike Nationals and was named MVP of her team. During the 2007 cross country season, she led her team to a runner-up finish at the state championships and was named all-state for her performance. On the track, she competed in distances ranging from 100 meters to the mile. She holds the high school stadium records in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and 4x400-meter relay. She was a two-time state champion as a member of the 4x800-meter relay. Barrington’s 4x800- meter relay set a state record in the event in 2008. In 2007, she led her team to the state championships title and a runner-up finish in 2008. Also as a senior, she earned the Coaches Award and the Athlete of the Meet Award.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1989, she is the daughter of John and Deb- bie Learch. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health Pro- fessions and is majoring in kinesiology.

CAREER BESTS: 800 meters (I) 2:10.02 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 800 meters (O) 2:13.73 UC Irvine SB Classic, 3/20-21/09 1,500 meters 4:23.09 SEC Championships, 5/13-16/09 Mile 4:48.48 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 3,000 meters 10:08.11 UC Irvine SB Classic, 3/20-21/09 5,000 meters (O) 17:33.10 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/15-16/10

2010 ALL-AMERICAN TWO-TIME ALL-SEC NATIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: INDOOR: Learch ran to first place in the 1,000 meters at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational. During the season, she toed the line primarily in the mile and as part of the Razorbacks’ distance- medley relay team. She ran a personal-best mile time of 4:48.48, good for a fourth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational. At the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Learch and the distance-medley relay team posted a new school-record time of 11:06.56. She earned two all- conference honors at the SEC Championships with a second-place fin- ish with the DMR and a fifth-place showing in the mile. At the NCAA Championships, Learch earned her first career All-America certificate as the distance-medley relay crossed in seventh place. OUTDOOR: In her first race of the outdoor season, she placed third in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational. Running the second leg of the 4x800-meter relay, Learch helped Arkansas take home first-place honors at the pres- tigious Texas Relays. The Razorbacks finished in a time of 8:35.18. She

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 26 BIOS • RETURNERS AT FAYETTEVILLE HS: McCombs was a track and field and tennis let- terwinner at Fayetteville High School. She was a four-time all-state in- door and outdoor honoree during her junior and senior campaigns. She was a Junior Olympic qualifier in the long jump. She holds prep bests of 18-5 in the long jump, 35-10 in the triple jump and 25.2 in the 200 me- ters. She holds the Fayetteville High School record in the triple jump.

PERSONAL: Born Nov 30, 1990, in Chicago, Ill., she is the daughter of Ashton and Elizabeth McCombs. Her father attended the U.S. Naval Academy and lettered in tennis. She is enrolled in the College of Educa- 2010: INDOOR: Luther opened the season at the Razorback Invita- tion and Health Professions and is majoring in kinesiology. tional with a sixth-place finish in the mile. Running at the Texas A&M Challenge, she posted a personal-best 800 time of 2:13.03 and placed CAREER BESTS: ninth in the event. At the SEC Championships, Luther scored for the Long Jump (I) 17-11.75 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 Razorbacks with an eight-place effort in a time of 4:52.94, a person- Long Jump (O) 17-10.75 Razorback Spring Invitational, 3/27/10 al-best time. OUTDOOR: She opened her outdoor campaign with an eighth-place finish in the 800 meters at the McDonnell Invitational. Luther competed at Penn Relays in the 3,000 meters and ran a time of 10:02.51. At the SEC Championships, she finished 16th in the prelimi- nary rounds of the 1,500-meter competition.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Luther holds prep bests of 2:10 in the 800 meters, 4:27 in the 1,500 meters at 10:08 in the 3,000 meters. She earned four merit certificates in engineering graphics and design and civil technol- ogy in 2008 and 2009.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 25, 1991, she is the daughter of Martin and Maghdel Johanna Luther. Her father, Martin, competed collegiately in track and field. She is enrolled in the Bell College of Engineering.

CAREER BESTS: 800 meters (I) 2:13.03 Texas A&M Challenge, 2/12-13/10 800 meters (O) 2:17.30 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 1,500 meters 4:38.64 Arkansas Twilight, 4/30/10 Mile 4:52.94 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 3,000 meters 10:02.51 Penn Relays, 4/22-24/10

2010 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM USA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER

2010: INDOOR: Orley made her Razorback debut at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational by competing in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump and as a leg of the 4x400-meter relay. In her first collegiate pentathlon, she won the five-event competition at the Razorback Invitational with a score of 3,666 points behind a pair of event wins in the 800 meters and shot put. At the SEC Championships, Orley secured Arkansas’ first points with a seventh-place finish in the heptathlon. She totaled 3,699 points with personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles, high jump and long jump. For her efforts, she earned SEC All-Freshman honors. She also competed in the triple jump at the SEC Championships and finished in 12th place. OUTDOOR: Orley notched a pair of individual event wins early in the outdoor season. She had first-place performances in the 400-meter hurdles at the UCF Black & Gold meet and McDonnell Invitational. She also competed in the 100-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, long jump and javelin at the McDonnell Invitational. At Texas Re- lays, she ran to a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:00.92. Orley scored for Arkansas at the SEC Championships with an eighth-place finish in the heptathlon. She finished the two-day com- 2010: INDOOR: McCombs competed in the long jump and as a mem- petition with 5,043 points. She also competed in the long jump and ber of the 4x400-meter relay at the season-opening Arkansas Invita- 400-meter hurdles at the conference meet. At the NCAA West Prelims, tional, picking up finishes of seventh and fourth place, respectively. Orley advanced out of the qualifying rounds of the 400-meter hurdles At the SEC Championships, she finished 17th in the long jump with and ran a personal-best time of 58.77, good for a 15th-place result. a personal-best mark of 17-11.75. OUTDOOR: McCombs competed in the long jump at three meets. She was sixth place at the UCF Black & 2009: Orley redshirted during the collegiate indoor and outdoor sea- Gold and Razorback Spring Invitational meets. She had a season-best sons but competed in the heptathlon at the USA Junior Champion- jump of 17-10.75 at the Razorback Spring event. ships. She finished fourth with 4,746 points.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 27 BIOS • RETURNERS AT BENTON HS: Orley was a three-time state champion in the 300-me- (4:47.46) and anchored the distance medley relay to a runner-up fin- ter hurdles, once in the 100-meter hurdles, twice a state champion in ish (11:37.70) and All-SEC honors. Both times were NCAA provisional the triple jump and a member of Benton’s 800-meter relay state cham- qualifiers. At the Arkansas Last Chance, she won the mile in a time of pionship team. She holds the Illinois state record in the triple jump 4:48.21. OUTDOOR: Rosen began competition at the UC Irvine Spring both indoors and outdoors, and led Benton to state titles in 2006 and Break Classic where she won the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:49.04. 2008. At the 2007 USATF Junior Olympics, she placed seventh in the tri- She won her race of the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational, clock- ple jump, eighth in the high jump and ninth in the 400-meter hurdles. ing a regional-qualifying time of 4:24.61. She improved her 1,500-me- She finished eighth in the heptathlon at the 2007 USA Junior National ter time to 4:23.61 at the Cardinal Invitational. She earned a bronze Championships. finish in her signature event at the SEC Championships, clocking an improved time of 4:21.58, dropping another three seconds off her PR. PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1990, she is the daughter of Robert and Don- She finished fifth at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships to na Orley. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health Profes- secure her ticket to the national meet. At the NCAA Championships, sions and is majoring in elementary education. she made another huge stride with the first sub-4:20 time of her ca- reer. Rosen finished 14th in the prelims and was the second left out of CAREER BESTS: the finals. She clocked a personal-best time of 4:18.56. In total, Rosen 200 meters (O) 25.40M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 dropped nine seconds from her 1,500-meter best in 2009. 800 meters (I) 2:17.65M Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 800 meters (O) 2:14.40M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 2008: INDOOR: At the Arkansas Invitational, she clocked a mile time 60m hurdles 8.98M SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 of 4:53.30, good for a sixth-place finish. 4:59.92. She moved up to the 100m hurdles 14.45 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 3,000 meters at the UW Invitational and finished 17th with a personal- 400m hurdles 58.77 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 best time of 9:40.69. She earned a fourth-place finish with a personal- High Jump (I) 5-4.25M SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 best mile time of 4:43.90 at the Tyson Invitational. At the SEC Cham- High Jump (O) 5-3M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 pionships, she finished ninth in the prelims (4:53.10) and seventh in Long Jump (I) 17-3.25M SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 the finals (4:50.71). OUTDOOR: She finished 14th in the 1,500 meters Long Jump (O) 17-8.75 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 4:31.88. In her first colle- Triple Jump (I) 38-6.25 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 giate 5,000 meters, at Mt. SAC Relays, she clocked a regional-qualifying Shot Put (I) 34-5.75M Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 time of 16:47.33 to finish 10th. She dipped below the NCAA regional Shot Put (O) 36-11.5M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 qualification in the 1,500 meters at the Arkansas Twilight. She earned Javelin 117-11M SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 ninth-place finishes in the prelims (4:27.76) and the finals (4:28.30) Pentathlon 3,699 points SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 of the 1,500 meters at the SEC Championships. At the NCAA Mideast Heptathlon 5,043 points SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 Regional Championships, she earned all-region honors with an eighth- M - during multi-event competition place finish (4:30.03) in the finals of the 1,500 meters.

AT RICHARDSON HS: Rosen was a multiple-time district and regional cross country champion for Richardson High School. She also made huge strides on the track with two top-four finishes in the 1,600 meters her sophomore and junior seasons. As a sophomore, she was named her district’s runner of the year after winning the cross country title, grab- bing the 800-meter championship and finishing fourth in the 1,600 meters. She went on to win two more district and region cross country titles and place seventh at the state championships. She was also a participant at the 2005 Foot Locker South meet, the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals and the 2006 USA Cross Country Championships.

PERSONAL: Born Sept. 6, 1988, she is the daughter of Stephen and Donna Rosen. She has an older sister, Holly, who was a four-year letter- winner for the Razorback soccer team. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in anthropology.

CAREER BESTS: 800 meters (I) 2:12.71 Razorback Invitational, 1/23-24/09 800 meters (O) 2:11.99 UC Irvine SB Classic, 3/20-21/09 1,500 meters 4:18.56 NCAA Championships, 6/10-13/09 Mile 4:43.90 Tyson Invitational, 2/15/08 3,000 meters 9:40.69 UW Invitational, 2/208 5,000 meters (O) 16:47.33 Mt. SAC Relays, 4/18/08

2009 ALL-SEC TWO-TIME ALL-REGION NATIONAL QUALIFIER REGIONAL QUALIFIER

2010: Rosen redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2009: INDOOR: Rosen made her 2009 debut at the Arkansas Invitation- al where she placed third in the mile run, clocking a time of 5:03.30. She was able to improve on her mile time at the Tyson Invitational with a 4:53.08 and also ran the 800-meter leg of the runner-up DMR (11:47.43). At the SEC Championships, she finished sixth in the mile 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 28 BIOS • RETURNERS mark. She improved upon that mark at the John McDonnell Invita- tional where she cleared 13-1.75. At the MSSU Invitational, she cleared her season-best height of 13-7.25, good for fifth place. At the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, Sutej posted a height of 13-1.75 for a sixth-place finish and all-region honors.

AT GIMNAZIJA BEZIGRAD: Sutej was a three-time Junior National Champion in her native Slovenia. During her prep career, she compet- ed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2006 World Junior Championships and the 2005 IAAF World Youth Championships and 2010 ALL-AMERICAN European Junior Championships. She cleared her personal-best height TWO-TIME SEC CHAMPION of 13-11.25 at the World Junior Championships in in 2006. TWO-TIME ALL-SEC 2010 NCAA SOUTH CENTRAL FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR PERSONAL: Born Nov. 7, 1988, she is the daughter of Marko Sutej and 2009 ALL-REGION Zumra Cankusic. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and NATIONAL QUALIFIER Sciences and is majoring in biology. REGIONAL QUALIFIER CAREER BESTS: 2010: INDOOR: Sutej opened her sophomore campaign with an auto- Pole Vault (I) 14-7.5% SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 matic qualifying clearance of 13-11.25 and a second-place finish in the Pole Vault (O) 14-9% Slovenia National Champs, 7/18/10 pole vault. She secured the event title at the Texas A&M Challenge and % - School Record finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 14-1.75. She finished the indoor season with four clearances exceeding the 14-foot mark. At the SEC Championships, Sutej captured the pole vault title at a height of 14-7.5. With the clearance, she established a school record and broke the SEC Championship meet record. For her work during the season, Sutej was named the NCAA South Central Field Athlete of the Year. She closed out the indoor season with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. OUTDOOR: Sutej opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Razorback Spring Invitational. At the McDonnell Invitational, she cleared 14.1-25 for an- other runner-up performance. She picked up her first win of the season at Penn Relays with a clearance of 13-7.25. Sutej completed her sweep NATIONAL QUALIFIER of the conference pole vault titles with a first-place performance at the SEC Championships. She went on to secure her spot at the national 2010: INDOOR: Thompson made her Razorback debut at the season- meet with a second-place effort at the NCAA West Prelims in Austin. opening Arkansas Invitational , competing in the 200 meters, 4x400- At the NCAA Championships, she matched the program’s best all-time meter relay, high jump and long jump. She finished second in both finish in the pole vault with a runner-up performance. Sutej cleared field events with marks of 5-6 and 19-7, respectively. She picked up an- the height of 14-5.25 to earn the silver finish and collect her first career other runner-up finish in the high jump at the New Balance Collegiate All-America honor. During the summer season, while competing at the Invitational. Thompson posted points at the SEC Championships with Slovenian National Championships, she won the pole vault title with a a fourth-place effort in the triple jump (41-2.5) and a sixth-place show- clearance of 14-9, improving upon her own national record and setting ing in the long jump (19-7). She also finished ninth in the high jump the new school record. at the conference meet, just out of scoring range. OUTDOOR: At the UCF Black & Gold meet, Thompson picked up her first event victory 2009: INDOOR: Sutej made her Razorback debut at the Arkansas Invi- with a win in the triple jump. She also finished fourth in the long jump tational where she posted a clearance of 13-5.25, good for a runner-up at that meet. She also picked up second-place results in the triple jump finish and an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark. The freshman was at the Disney World Invitational and Razorback Spring Invitational. At able to post her best height of the season at the New Balance Collegiate the SEC Championships, she was a point scorer with a fifth-place fin- Invitational with a clearance of 13-9.25, good for another runner-up ish in the triple jump and an eighth-place finish in the long jump. Her finish and an NCAA automatic qualifier. She also tied the Slovenian long jump mark of 19-10.75 at the conference meet is a personal best. National record with her clearance. At the SEC Championships, she She moved on to the NCAA West Prelims in both events and advanced earned a bronze finish with a height of 13-5. She ended the season with to the national meet with a personal-best leap of 42.11.5 in the triple a 12th-place finish (13-3.5) at the NCAA Championships. OUTDOOR: jump, good for fourth place. At the NCAA Championships, she turned She competed at the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic, finishing tied for in her third-best jump of the season (41-1) for a 21st-place result. second with a height of 12-7.5, good for an NCAA regional-qualifying AT NEW MEXICO JC: Thompson was a six-time NJCAA All-American, indoors and out, while competing in the high, long and triple jumps. Her best finishes were runner-up in the 2008 NJCAA Indoor high jump (5-5), third in the 2008 NJCAA Indoor long jump (18-11.25) and fourth in the 2008 NJCAA Outdoor triple jump (38-11.75). She is the school re- cord holder in the outdoor long jump with a personal-best mark of 19- 9. She also holds personal bests of 5-8 in the high jump and 40-10.25.

AT VERE TECH HS: She competed in track and field, specializing in the jumps events.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 12, 1988, she is the daughter of Hugar and Jac- queline Thompson. She is enrolled in the Bumpers College of Agricul- tural, Food and Life Sciences and is majoring in human development, family sciences and rural sociology.

CAREER BESTS ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 29 BIOS • RETURNERS 200 meters (I) 26.68 Arkansas Invitational, 1/8/10 Relays, she crossed the line with a 17:16.64 in the 5,000 meters to finish High Jump (I) 5-7 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 17th. She competed in the 5K and the 10K at the SEC Championships Long Jump (I) 19-11 Virginia Tech Invitational, 1/15-16/10 finishing fourth in the longer distance (36:37.18) and 13th in the 5K. Long Jump (O) 19-10.75 SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 Triple Jump (I) 41-2.5 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 AT CARROLL HS: Walker was a force on the track during her time at Triple Jump (O) 42-11.5 NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 Carroll High School, winning four district and three regional champi- onships. She led the Dragons to a third-place finish at the state champi- onships as a sophomore as she claimed the state title in the 3,200-meter run and placed second in the 1,600 meters. Walker helped set state re- cords in the 4x800-meter relay and distance medley relay, set a school, district and region record in the 3,200-meter run and Carroll records for two and three miles in cross country.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 29, 1987, she is the daughter of Brad and Niki Walker. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in psychology.

CAREER BESTS: 1,500 meters 4:28.69 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 Mile 4:59.35 Razorback Invitational, 1/20/07 3,000 meters 9:40.53 Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10 5,000 meters (I) 17:00.76 Texas A&M Challenge, 1/29-30/10 5,000 meters (O) 16:28.75 Stanford Invitational, 3/26-27/10 10,000 meters 34:45.11 Stanford Invitational, 4/5/08

2010: INDOOR: Walker opened the season with a fifth-place showing in the 3,000 meters at the Virginia Tech invitational. In her next race, she ran a personal-best 5,000-meter time of 17:00.76, good for fourth place at the Texas A&M Challenge. In her final race of the indoor season, she posted a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:40.53 at the Tyson Invitational. OUTDOOR: Walker began the outdoor season with a victory in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational. She crossed the finish line in a personal-best time of 16:28.75. At Mt. SAC Relays, she ran a season-best 10,000-meter time of 34:58.50 for an 11th-place result. Walker paced the distance crews at the SEC Championships with a third-place performance in the 10K and a sixth-place finish in the 5,000 meters. She wrapped her junior campaign with a clocking of 17:04.97 in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA West Prelims in Austin.

2009: Walker redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2008: INDOOR: Opening the season at the Arkansas Invitational, Walker finished seventh in the 3,000 meters with a 10:02.82. Running 2010: INDOOR: Werner began her Razorback career at the Arkansas the mile at the Razorback Invitational, she finished fourth crossing the Invitational where she advanced to the finals of the 60 meters and fin- line in a time of 5:08.41. With an eighth-place finish in the 5K, she ished seventh in a time of 7.83. She also posted a 200-meter time of clocked a personal-best time of 17:06.54 at the UW Invitational. At the 25.80 and was part of the 4x400-meter relay team at the season-open- Tyson Invitational, she finished fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time ing event. At the SEC Championships, she ran a 7.85 in the 60-meter of 10:03.63. She finished 12th (17:16.65) in the 5,000 meters at the SEC preliminaries and notched a season-best clocking of 25.29 in the 200 Championships. OUTDOOR: She clocked a 10K personal best and an meters. OUTDOOR: At the Disney World Invitational, she came away NCAA provisional qualifier of 34:45.11 to finish sixth at the Stanford with a first-place result with the sprint-medley relay team and a runner- Invitational. She won the 5K at the Arkansas Twilight, taking the tape up showing in the 200 meters. Werner had a pair of personal-best ef- in a personal-best time of 16:59.91. She finished fifth in the 10K at the forts at the McDonnell Invitational in the 100 and 200 meters in which SEC Championships with her time of 35:13.26. she placed sixth and eighth, respectively. She was third in the 100 me- ters at the Razorback Spring Invitational. She closed out her freshman 2007: INDOOR: Running in the Cardinal and White for the first time, season at the SEC Championships in the preliminary rounds of the 100 she finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational with and 200 meters. a time of 9:53.82. At the Razorback Invitational, she won her section of the mile with a personal-best time of 4:59.35. She shaved time of AT THE WOODLANDS HS: Werner holds personal bests of 7.18 in the her 3K with a personal-best 9:49.72 at the Tyson Invitational. She con- 60 meters, 11.8 in the 100 meters, 24.6 in the 200 meters and 57.2 in centrated on the 5,000 meters at the SEC Championships and finished the 400 meters. She is a member of the school record holding 4x200- 16th (17:31.16). OUTDOOR: A time of 10:19.63 in the 3,000 meters at meter relay (1:38.5) and (4:02.86). She earned silver the John McDonnell Invitational earned a runner-up finish. At Drake (SMR) and bronze (4x200M) medals at the 2009 Texas Relays. 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 30 BIOS • RETURNERS Whitney Jones passed the baton around the track in a school-record time of 3:44.40 for the sprint-medley relay win. She also ran the lead-off leg of the 4x400-meter relay that crossed first in a time of 3:31.20. The following week she won the 400 meters at the McDonnell Invitational. In the final preparation for the conference meet, Williams helped the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams to first-place finishes at the Ar- kansas Twilight. At the SEC Championships, Williams had a victory in the mile relay, a runner-up performance in the 400 meters, a third- place effort in the 4x100-meter relay and a sixth-place finish in the 200 meters. At the NCAA West Prelims, she helped the 4x400-meter relay team qualify for the national meet and in the 400 meters, Williams posted a school-record time of 51.71 in qualifying in a second event. It was the first time in her career to dip under the 52-second mark. At the NCAA Championships, she added to her career All-America list with two additional accolades. Williams had fifth-place finishes in the 400 meters and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team. Following the collegiate season, she finished 15th in the preliminary rounds of the 400 meters at the USA Championships. At the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships, Williams PERSONAL: Born Oct. 15, 1990, she is the daughter of Donald and racked up two gold-medal performances for Team USA, one in the 400 Ruth Werner. She is enrolled in the College of Education and Health meters and another with the 4x400-meter relay team. Professions and is majoring in kinesiology. 2009: INDOOR: Williams began at the Razorback Invitational where CAREER BESTS: she competed in the 400 meters and placed fifth with a time of 54.43. 60 meters 7.83 Arkansas Invitational, 1/8/10 Also at that meet, she ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that 100 meters 12:01 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 finished fourth with a time of 3:42.30. At the Penn State National, Wil- 200 meters (I) 25.29 SEC Championships, 2/26-28/10 liams improved on her 400-meter time to 54.35, good for a fourth-place 200 meters (O) 24.74 McDonnell Invitational, 4/10/10 finish and an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark. Running the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay at the Tyson Invitational, Williams and her teammates posted a time of 3:39.52, good for an NCAA provisional qualifier. She ran her best 400-meter time at the SEC Championships, placing fourth with a time of 53.52. The 4x400-meter relay team also posted their best time at the SEC Championships, earning a runner-up finish with a time of 3:35.19 and improving their NCAA provisional mark. At the NCAA Championships, Williams earned the second All- America honor of her career as the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that clocked a time of 3:36.90 to finish seventh. She also finished 12th in the prelim round of the 400 meters (54.05). OUTDOOR: At the UC Irvine Spring Break Classic, Williams competed in her only 100-meter SEVEN-TIME ALL-AMERICAN race of the season and placed second with a time of 11.91. She also THREE-TIME SEC CHAMPION won the 200 meters with a time of 24.01 and ran the anchor leg of FIVE-TIME ALL-SEC the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:40.10), good for an NCAA regional- USA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANTS qualifying mark. She placed third in the 200 meters at the John Mc- 2010 NACAC TWO-TIME CHAMPION Donnell Invitational with a time of 23.78, her best of the season and THREE-TIME ALL-REGION another NCAA regional qualifier. She also ran the second leg of the win- NATIONAL QUALIFIER ning 4x100-meter relay (45.75). At the SEC Championships, she earned REGIONAL QUALIFIER a runner-up finish and an All-SEC honor with a time of 52.41 in the 400 meters. She was the NCAA Mideast Region runner-up at 400 me- 2010: INDOOR: Williams opened her junior season with a first-place ters, lowering her quarter-mile time to 52.32, and ran the second leg of showing in the 400 meters with a provisional qualifying time of 53.29 the 4x400-meter relay that finished sixth (3:36.38), earning all-region at the Arkansas Invitational. The next week at the Virginia Tech Invita- honors. At the NCAA Championships, Williams placed seventh with tional, she was a member of the victorious 4x400-meter and distance- a personal-best time of 52.01 in the 400 meters, qualifying her for the medley relay teams. She continued her winning ways at the Razorback USA Championships. She finished the season with a 17th-place finish Invitational with a 52.72 in the 400 meters. At the New Balance Col- at the USA Championships. She recorded a time of 53.47. legiate Invitational, Williams ran the 400-meter leg of the distance- medley relay team that set a school record of 11:06.56. The assault on 2008: INDOOR: Arriving in January, Williams went right to work as a the record book carried over to the Tyson Invitational where Williams member of the 4x400-meter relay at the Arkansas Invitational. She ran took over the program’s top spot on the 400-meter list with a runner-up the third leg of the quartet that finished first with a time of 3:41.54. clocking of 52.43. Later at the two-day event, she was part of the record- At the Razorback Invitational, she recorded a personal-best 200-meter setting 4x400-meter relay team that came together for the race win in time of 24.78. She also ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that a time of 3:32.87, an automatic qualifying mark for the national meet. finished third with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 3:37.52. At At the SEC Championships, Williams came away with two conference the Tyson Invitational, she ran the open 400 meters (54.48, 21st), the titles, one in the 400 meters and the other with the 4x400-meter relay lead leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:40.55; fifth) and the second leg of team. The win in the mile relay was Arkansas’ first-ever SEC title in the the distance medley relay (11:18.33, first). The DMR’s clocking was an event. She ended the indoor campaign with a pair of All-America ac- NCAA provisional mark. She finished 14th in the 400-meter prelims colades at the NCAA Championships. She finished eighth in the 400 (54.83) and ninth as the lead leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:42.15) meters with a time of 53.23 and the 4x400-meter relay, with Williams at the SEC Championships. At the Alex Wilson Invitational, she ran as the second leg, raced to a bronze finish in a time of 3:33.83, the quar- the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that earned a runner-up finish tet’s third-fastest time of the season. OUTDOOR: During the opening with an improved NCAA time of 3:35.10. She ended the season earn- weekend of the outdoor season, Williams had a first-place finish with ing All-America honors with a seventh-place finish and a season-best the sprint-medley relay at the Disney World Invitational and a third- time of 3:34.66 as the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay. OUTDOOR: place showing in the 200 meters at the UCF Black & Gold meet. She also She clocked a 400-meter time of 55.17 for a fourth-place finish at the won the 400 meters at the Stanford Invitational. At the prestigious Tex- Louisiana Classics. She was a member of the 4x100 (45.61, eighth), the as Relays, the quartet of Williams, Stephanie Brown, Regina George and 4x400 (3:41.95, second) and the sprint medley relay (3:54.54, fourth) at

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 31 BIOS • RETURNERS Texas Relays. At the John McDonnell Invitational, she finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 54.74 and was the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished first with a regional-qualifying time of 3:38.53. She competed in the 4x200 (1:38.45, fifth), the 4x400 (3:39.92, first) and the sprint medley (3:53.19, second) relays at Drake Relays. She clocked her first regional-qualifying time of 54.03 to finish third in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Twilight. She also ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that clocked a regional-qualifying time of 3:38.54 to finish third. At the SEC Championships, she ran the lead leg of the runner-up 4x400-meter relay (3:35.40) and finished eighth in the 400-meter finals (55.49). She earned a trip to the NCAA Championships 2010: Wood redshirted during the indoor and outdoor seasons. as the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay that finished sixth at the re- gional championships. The quartet finished 14th (3:36.06) in the relay AT A&M CONSOLIDATED HS: Wood earned academic excellence prelims at the NCAA Championships with Williams running the lead awards in cross country and track and field and is a member of the Na- leg. She ended the season with a prelim time of 54.06 and a final time tional Honor Society. In cross country, she is a two-time state qualifier of 53.65 in the 400 meters at the USA Junior Championships. with her team finishing in seventh-place finish during her sophomore season and eighth as a junior. On the track, she holds personal bests of AT WOODROW WILSON HS: A member of one of the strongest pro- 2:13.92 in the 800 meters and 4:57.20 in the 1,600 meters. Her 4:57.20 grams in California, Williams was a three-time all-state performer in is the A&M Consolidated record in the event. As a sophomore, she fin- the 200 meters, the 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay her junior ished sixth in the 1,600 meters at the state meet. She bettered that to season and All-CIF in the 200 meters and 400 meters. Her squad won a fifth-place finish as a junior. At the 2009 state championships, she the state championship her third year after finishing runner-up the earned a bronze finish in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5:00.98. year before and sectional runner-up her freshman year. She was also a member of several national squads while competing at both the USATF PERSONAL: Born Feb. 5, 1991, she is the daughter of Bryan and Judy and AAU track championships. Wood. She is enrolled in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and is majoring in marketing. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 15, 1989, she is the daughter of Albert Williams and Sheila Harrison Williams. She is enrolled in the Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences and is majoring in human develop- ment, family sciences and rural sociology.

CAREER HIGHS: 100 meters 11.91 UC Irvine SB Classic, 3/20-21/09 200 meter (I) 24.09 Razorback Invitational, 1/22-23/10 200 meters (O) 23.40 SEC Championships, 5/13-16/10 400 meters (I) 52.43% Tyson Invitational, 2/12-13/10 400 meters (O) 51.71% NCAA West Prelims, 5/27-29/10 % - School Record

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AT LEE’S SUMMIT NORTH HS: Carpino holds prep bests of 5:32.36 in AT HAR-BER HS: Kirstie Hesseltine holds a high jump personal best the 1,600 meters, 11:38.30 in the 3,200 meters, 15:36 over 4,000 meters and Har-Ber school record of 5-8 from the Arkansas 7A West Conference and 19:07.16 at 5,000 meters. At her 2010 conference championships, Championships. She was a three-time all-state honoree in volleyball she placed third in the 3,200 meters and eighth in the 1,600 meters. She and a 2010 all-state honoree in track and field. followed up with a fourth-place finish at the district meet and a fifth- place finish at the sectional meet in the 3,200 meters. During the 2009 PERSONAL: Born Jan. 27, she is the daughter of Terry and Debbie Hes- cross country seas, she placed second at the conference meet, fourth at seltine. She plans to enroll in the pre-pharmacy program at UA. the district meet, seventh at the sectional meet and 13th at the state championships.

PERSONAL: Born March 11, 1992, she is the daughter of Pete and Stephanie Carpino. Carpino comes to Arkansas as a Chancellor’s Schol- ar and plans to enroll in the pre-dental program at UA.

AT ELKINS HS: Heymsfield became the first female in Arkansas high school history to break five minutes in the 1,600 meters with a victory at the 52nd annual 2009 Arkansas Meet of Champions. She clocked a time of 4:59.51 which eclipsed the previous Arkansas State and Meet of Champions record of 5:01.34, set by Julie Jiskra of Conway in 1986. She won three-consecutive individual cross country state titles and was AT OLATHE EAST HS: Breeana Coleman holds the Olathe East High the 2009 Arkansas Class 3A state champion at 1,600 meters in 5:16.16. School records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 100-meter hurdles and as She also finished third in the 3,200 meters at the 2009 Arkansas Meet the anchor leg of the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays. She owns personal of Champions (11:28.86). bests of 11.7 seconds in the 100 meters, 24.5 in the 200 and 13.8 in the 100 hurdles. During her junior and senior seasons, she was a back-to- PERSONAL: Born March 24, 1992, she is the daughter of Ernest and back three-time state champion-100 meters, 200 meters and 100-meter Carol Heymsfield. Her father is an associate professor in civil engineer- hurdles. In addition to setting state records and being a ing at UA. She plans to major in biological engineering. champion, Coleman was also a four-time league and regional cham- pion in four events. She was a member of the All-Metro Kansas City, All-Johnson County, All-Sunflower League and All-Sun teams. For two years, she was the Olathe and All-Metro Girl Athlete of the Year. She was coached and trained by KCK and KCMO coaches from grade school throughout high school and competed annually in AAU track and field. Coleman also lettered in basketball at Olathe East.

PERSONAL: Born on June 19, 1992, she is the daughter of James and Rachel Coleman. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arkansas and Sciences and is majoring in business and psychology.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Bethany Hyter specializes in the 400 meters and the 4x400-meter relay. She has also competed in the 200 meters, 600 yards, long jump and triple jump. She holds a 400-meter personal-best time of 54.9. She was a Virginia state champion at 500 meters.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 24, 1989, she is the daughter of Anthony and Tammy Hyter. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sci- ences and is majoring in criminal justice. She is the twin sister of cur- rent Arkansas hurdler Brittany Hyter.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Rebecca Gorden holds a javelin personal best and Connell high school record of 144-11. At the 2008 Mountain West Con- ference Championships, she finished eighth while competing for BYU. She is a two-time Washington state runner-up and a two-time all-state honoree. While attending Connell High School, she lettered in soccer, basketball, track and field and volleyball.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 24, 1988, she is the daughter of Charles and Carol Lee. She is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

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AT VISTA RIDGE HS: Isham holds personal bests of 4:56.1 in the 1,600 AT PARKWAY CENTRAL HS: Robison holds personal bests of 2:17 meters, 4:53.08 in the mile and 10:37.17 in the 3,200 meters. She is a in the 800 meters, 4:56.34 in the 1,600 meters, 10:10.16 in the 3,000 two-time district and regional champion in cross country, a two-time meters and 10:33.91 in the 3,200 meters. At the 2009 Missouri State district and regional champion at 3,200 meters, a district and regional Championships, she ran on the title-winning 4x800-meter relay, fin- champion at 1,600 meters and the 2008 Texas 4A State Champion at ished third in the 1,600 meters and finished second in the 3,200 meters. 1,600 and 3,200 meters. Isham holds the Vista Ridge school records in She competed at the 2008 and 2009 Footlocker National and Regional the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters. Isham was a 2008 Footlocker Championships, the 2009 Nike Outdoor National Championships, the Cross Country finalist and a 2008 Nike Cross Nationals finalist. 2009 USATF World Youth Trials and the 2008 Junior Olympic Cham- pionships. PERSONAL: Born Oct. 14, 1991, she is the daughter of Steve and Lisa Isham. She plans to major in psychology. PERSONAL: Born April 10, 1992, she is the daughter of Bob and Beth Robison.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Ivanique Kemp holds bests of 13.79 in the 100-me- ter hurdles, 11.75 in the 100 meters and 24.77 in the 200 meters. While BEFORE ARKANSAS: Amalie Skage holds bests of 19-2.5 in the long at Seton Hall, she finished fifth in the Big East Indoor 60-meter hurdles jump and 42-8.25 in the triple jump. Her international experience in- (8.51) and third at the ECAC Indoor 60-meter hurdles (8.47). On the cludes competition in both the Norwegian Junior and Senior Cham- international level, she competed at the 2008-10 Carifta Games, the pionships and the European Junior and Senior Championships. She is 2009 and the 2010 World Junior Championships. a Norwegian Junior Champion in the triple jump and has also earned runner-up finishes in the triple jump and the pole vault at the Norwe- PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1991, she is the daughter of Alfred, Sr. and gian Junior and Senior National Championships. Cheryl Kemp. She plans to major in accounting. PERSONAL: Born May 16, 1991, she is the daughter of Jan-Ole Skage and Britt-Iren Tefre. She plans to major in psychology and nutrition.

AT PLAINVIEW HS: Danielle Nowell holds a personal best of 13-1 in the pole vault. She won two Oklahoma State titles, earned two all-state AT LINCOLN-WAY EAST HS: Megan Weller holds a pole vault personal honors and broke the state meet pole vault record. She holds the Plain- best of 13-1, which ranked No. 6 in the nation in 2009. She was the Il- view High School, the Oklahoma state and state meet record in the pole linois State Champion in the pole vault where she cleared her personal vault (13-1) and placed third at the 2010 Texas Relays. She was named best. Weller competed at the 2009 Nike Indoor National Champion- the 2009-10 Gatorade Athlete of the Year for Oklahoma women’s track ships, is a three-time state championships qualifier in the pole vault and field, ranked No. 8 nationally and No. 1 in Oklahoma in the pole and holds the school records for the indoor (12-9) and outdoor (13-1) vault. Nowell also qualified for the Junior Olympics in Des Moines, pole vaults. Iowa. PERSONAL: Born Dec. 17, 1991, she is the daughter of Monte and Me- PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1992, she is the daughter of Mark and lissa Weller. Her father was a pole vaulter at Purdue. Missy Nowell. She plans to major in biology/pre-med.

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ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 35 HEAD COACH LANCE HARTER the second women’s coach at Arkansas to be included, joining former cross country and track coach and current Executive As- sociate Athletic Director Bev Lewis. He has also seen his named bronzed in the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame, Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame and Cal Poly Hall of Fame. Harter’s coaching prowess has been noticed not just by his peers but by national organizations like USA Track & Field who have asked Harter to coach at several international competi- The most successful coach in University of Arkansas and tions. He has represented his country five times including the Southeastern Conference women’s cross country and track and 1992 Olympic Games in , Spain, where he was an as- field history, Lance Harter is in his 21st year at the helmof sistant coach. He was also the head coach for the 1999 USA the Razorback program. During his tenure, Arkansas has won World Championships team and had the pleasure of once again 19 SEC titles (13 cross country, three indoor track, and three coaching one of his pupils, multi-time U.S. Champion and outdoor track) and earned six NCAA trophies, including four 2004 Olympic bronze medalist . His most recent national runner-up awards in cross country. Throughout his 32- appointment to a national coaching position came in 2003 year career as a collegiate head coach, Harter has built programs when he was the head women’s coach for Team USA’s World that win. Cross Country team in Brussels, Belgium. Harter led his cross country teams to 13 league champion- Harter is quick to give credit for his success to his student- ships in 19 years and racked up an impressive 15 NCAA regional athletes and assistant coaches, but there is no arguing that with titles, bringing Arkansas to the brink of a national champion- him at the helm the Razorbacks are one of the nation’s elite ship with four NCAA runner-up trophies. His student-athletes programs. Harter has won almost as many SEC women’s cross have earned 23 cross country All-America honors, numerous country championships (13) as all other member institutions all-conference and all-regional certificates and collected 11 SEC combined in the history of the SEC (14). individual titles. For his efforts in cross country, Harter has earned 13 SEC While his list of accomplishments as a cross country coach Coach of the Year Awards, 14 NCAA Regional Coach of the Year at Arkansas is long, his record as a track coach is just as impres- honors and the 1999 NCAA National Coach of the Year Award. sive, with a pair of SEC triple crown championships, three U.S. In total, he has been awarded the SEC’s Coach of the Year honor Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (UST- 19 times and is the only women’s coach to ever earn awards in FCCCA) National Coach of the Year honors and seven top-10 cross country, indoor and outdoor track. In track and field, he finishes at the NCAA Championships. has been given an NCAA Regional Coach of the Year award 17 The 2010 season was another record-breaking year for the Razorbacks. Arkansas student-athletes set school records in the CAREER CAPSULE indoor 300 meters, 400 meters, 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay, pole vault and heptathlon 800 meters and in the Cross Country outdoor 400 meters, sprint medley relay and pole vault. • 13 SEC Championships Harter’s student-athletes picked up 18 All-America honors • 14 NCAA Regional titles at Arkansas during the 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons including the dis- • 13-time SEC Coach of the Year tance medley relay and the indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter • 12-time NCAA South Central Region Coach of the Year • National Coach of the Year (1999) relays. Additionally, the Razorbacks picked up five SEC indi- • Four-time Division I runner-up at Arkansas vidual event titles. The squad picked up a runner-up finish at • Eight Division II titles the 2010 SEC Indoor Championships, a third-place finish at the 2010 SEC Outdoor Championships and 15th-place finishes at Indoor Track and Field the 2010 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. • Coached Arkansas to back-to-back conference championships in The high water mark to his career at Arkansas, so far, is 2000 and 2001 when his teams won a league-record seven-consecutive SEC • Coached Arkansas to its third conference championship in 2003 titles including a pair of triple crowns (titles in cross country, • Coached Arkansas to its highest national finish (third) in 2000 • Two-time National Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) indoor track and outdoor track in the same academic year). • Two-time South Central Region Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) Harter’s Razorbacks were just the second team in league history • Coached all seven of Arkansas’ NCAA Champions to accomplish the task in 1999-2000, then repeated the perfor- mance in 2000-01 making them the only squad in the SEC’s Outdoor Track and Field 30-year history of women’s cross country and track and field to • Coached Arkansas to back-to-back conference championships in accomplish the task twice. 2000 and 2001 Those banner seasons were not without other accolades • Coached Arkansas to its best national finish (fifth) in 2001 outside the SEC titles. During that time period, Harter’s Ra- • National Coach of the Year (2000) • Three-time NCAA South Central Region Coach of the Year (2000, zorbacks posted school-best finishes at both the NCAA Indoor 2001, 2005) (third) and Outdoor (fifth) Championships, as he led his teams • Coached Arkansas’ only NCAA Outdoor champions (four) to five top-six NCAA finishes. On a personal level, Harter was • SEC record for team points at conference meet (182) awarded numerous honors including six SEC Coach of the Year • Six Division II titles at Cal Poly-SLO Awards, six South Central Region Coach of the Year trophies and three USTFCCCA National Coach of the Year honors. International Experience For his numerous achievements at Arkansas, Harter has • 2003 head women’s coach for Team USA’s World Cross Team been honored several times in recent years, including his in- • 1999 head coach for Team USA’s World Championship Team • 1992 U.S. Olympic Team Assistant duction into the University of Arkansas Hall of Honor in the • 1987 Team USA Coach, World Cross Country Meet fall of 2006. His inclusion into the elite club makes him the • 1985 Team USA Coach, World Indoor Meet only active Razorback women’s coach to be enshrined and just 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 36 HEAD COACH LANCE HARTER 14 national championships, including eight consecutive cross country and six track and field titles. He was Division IIna- tional coach of the year 10 times. From the beginning of NCAA Division II Championships in 1981, Harter’s teams controlled the awards ceremonies. The Mustangs finished runner-up the initial season and after that ran off a string of eight straight titles. In track and field, Harter won five NCAA and one AIAW championship. He was inducted into Cal Poly’s Hall of Fame in the fall of 2004. Before coaching at Cal Poly-SLO, Harter was the men’s and women’s track and field coach at Smoky Hill High School in Denver, Colo. During his five years with SHHS, his teams won five cross country and five track conference titles. Before SHHS, he was an assistant coach for two years at Colorado State. A 1972 graduate of Texas Tech, Harter set several school records as a member of the cross country and track teams. A dean’s list honoree every semester at Tech, he earned his de- gree in physical education and American history. He earned his times during his career and NCAA National Coach of the Year master’s in education from Colorado State in 1974, focusing four times. on physiology of exercise. He has completed doctoral hours at From a team perspective, Harter’s influence on Arkansas both Colorado and Colorado State. cross country and track has been tremendous. He has led both Harter and his wife, Kim, have five children, Jeff, Meagan, the cross country and indoor track teams to number one na- Alison, Kristy and Josh. tional rankings, the only number one rankings by any women’s team in Arkansas history. During his career, Harter has brought seven NCAA team trophies back to Fayetteville: four national runner-up awards in cross country, a third place for cross coun- try and a third and a fourth-place finish for indoor track. Harter’s career at Arkansas began in the fall of 1990, and it didn’t take long for him to carry his previous success to the Razorback program. Picking up a run- ner-up finish in his first year, he also guided that squad to the first of his 14 regional titles. As good as his team was in year one, it was the 1991 squad that made Arkansas cross country a household name. Leading a strong group of young women into the season, Arkansas took the first of three-consecutive NCAA runner-up trophies and finished the year with just a single loss. The 1991 season also brought the Razorbacks into the SEC and it didn’t take long for Arkansas to establish its superiority. The Razorbacks scored 30 points at their first SEC Champion- ship, placing all five scorers in the top nine. The conference title was the first of five consecutive championships, a feat that has only been equaled once since (1998-2002). While the end of the millennium raised the bar for the Ra- zorbacks, Harter challenged himself to exceed the lofty expec- tations heaped upon his team. Since 2001, Harter has guided Arkansas to eight SEC Championships and watched former Ra- zorback athletes win six medals in the Olympic Games. His eye for talent has been his best asset and developing those skills runs a close second. He often likens his coaching style and phi- losophy to a series of escalators where athletes get on at the ground floor when they arrive as freshmen and get off at the penthouse upon graduation. A perfect example was a raw talent from Kendallville, Ind., that Harter groomed first into a conference and national cham- pion then into the greatest female track athlete in SEC history. When Amy Yoder Begley completed her collegiate career with a pair of national titles, she became the all-time leader in SEC his- tory with 15 individual championships, the all-time leader for a female athlete at Arkansas with 15 All-America honors, and only the third track athlete in conference history to become the SEC Athlete of the Year. Harter arrived at Arkansas in 1990 after 11 years of build- ing the nation’s top Division II program at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. His teams at Cal Poly-SLO won a Division II record

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 37 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ROLANDO GREENE winning for the first time in school history. Shelise Wil- liams won the SEC Indoor title, earned an SEC Outdoor runner-up finish and picked up two All-America honors in the 400 meters en route to setting indoor (52.43) and outdoor (51.71) school records in the event. She was also a member of the 4x400-meter relays that earned indoor and outdoor All-America honors. Regina George had an outstanding freshman cam- Associate head coach Rolando Greene begins his 15th paign. With the ability to compete in both the 400 me- season at the University of Arkansas with the start of the ters and the 800 meters, George focused on the quarter- 2010-11 season. Charged with handling the sprints, hur- mile race and saw a great outcome. She was named the dles, horizontal jumps and multis corps for the Razor- 2010 SEC Indoor co-Freshman Runner of the Year and at backs, under Greene’s tutelage the Razorbacks are mov- the 2010 SEC Outdoor Championships, she scored points ing to the front of the pack among the NCAA and the in every event she competed in (200 meters, 400 meters, SEC in the women’s sprints and relays. 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay). She picked During his 20-plus years of coaching on the collegiate up four All-America honors in 2010: indoor 4x400-meter level, Greene has guided 82 All-Americans, six Olympi- relay, indoor distance medley relay, outdoor 400 meters ans and three student-athletes who have competed at the and outdoor 4x400-meter relay. She also earned four SEC World Championships. During Greene’s 14-year tenure Freshman Runner of the Week honors. at Arkansas, he has coached four student-athletes to five In 2010, Greene’s Razorbacks set school records in NCAA event titles, five Olympians, 11 SEC Champions, the indoor 300 meters, 400 meters, 4x400-meter relay, 24 athletes who have earned 68 All-America honors in distance medley relay and the pentathlon 800 meters 11 different events, two SEC Runners of the Year and an and in the outdoor 400 meters and sprint medley relay. SEC co-Freshman Runner of the Year and two U.S. Track Greene’s student-athletes earned three SEC titles and five and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (UST- student-athletes earned 13 All-America honors. FCCCA) South Central Region Runners of the Year. The success continued into the summer months with Additionally, his student-athletes have competed at Williams and George picking up gold medals in interna- the World Junior Championships, the World University tional competition. Williams won gold in both the 400 Games, the Pan Am Games, the NACAC U-23 Champion- meters and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay as a ships and the Senior Central American Championships. member of Team USA at the NACAC U-23 Champion- He has served on the coaching staffs for the Central ships. George picked up gold as the anchor leg of the American Championships and the NACAC U-23 Cham- Team USA 4x400-meter relay at the World Junior Cham- pionships. pionships. She also finished sixth in the open 400 me- Greene’s student-athletes had another history-mak- ters. ing season in 2010. The Razorbacks’ indoor and outdoor In 2006, former Razorback Tominque Boatright broke 4x400-meter relay teams swept the SEC titles in the event, both the University of Arkansas’ indoor and outdoor

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 38 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ROLANDO GREENE With a third-place finish at the NACAC U-23 Cham- pionships, Alcide bettered her own St. Lucian National record in the heptathlon with a point-total of 5,172. En route to her personal best point total, Alcide recorded personal bests in the 200 meters (25.37), javelin (122-7) and the 800 meters (2:20.24). Greene is also an active contributor in the middle distances, mentoring the Razorbacks’ 800-meter runners. Denton became just the third woman in NCAA history to sweep national titles in both the indoor and outdoor 800 meters during the 2005 season. She also posted the sixth- fastest indoor 800-meter time in NCAA history (2:01.96) and was the anchor of Arkansas’ 4x800-meter relay team that ran the fastest time in the world in the spring of 2005 (8:29.13). Greene has been recognized by his peers with the 2004 U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA) National Assistant Coach of the Year award. He was also named the USTFCCCA’s Mideast Region Sprint Coach of the Year in 2007. Prior to arriving in Fayetteville in the fall of 1996, Greene was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Gold- en Gophers’ women’s track team. He spent six seasons as 400-meter records giving student-athletes coached by an assistant at what is now Missouri State University after Greene a clean sweep of every sprints, hurdles, relays and graduating from Murray State. multi-event record. His assault on those marks began in A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Greene is married to his first season at the UA, and as the 2011 season begins, former Razorback LaTayna Stewart, who ran in the early none of the 16 records are older than 1998 and all but ‘80s. The Greene family includes a daughter, Charisse; two were set after the millennium. three sons, Cameron, Isaiah and Jacob; and two grand- Promoted to associate head coach in the spring of children, Tylan and Caleb. 2000, Greene put together back-to-back unprecedent- ed seasons in 2004 and 2005 when two of his student- athletes swept the 200-meter national championships at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor meets the first year, then backed it up with an Aneita Denton sweep of the 800-meter titles in 2005. The 2004 200-meter duo, Ve- ronica Campbell-Brown and La’Shaunte’a Moore, were also participants at the Athens Olympics. Greene is deeply involved in coaching Arkansas’ multi-event athletes as well. During his time with the Razorbacks, Arkansas has produced four All-America student-athletes in the tough event, including a pair of 5,700-point heptathlon scorers during the 2000 season. His work with Gi-Gi Miller in 2000-01 was the founda- tion of her rise to U.S. Champion in the heptathlon at the 2006 USATF National Championships. In 2009, Eti- enne Chaplin won the latest of a string of SEC multi- event titles with her win in the outdoor heptathlon at the SEC Championships. Arkansas’ newest breed of multi-eventers, Leah Or- ley and Makeba Alcide, have already made their stamp on the Razorback record books. Alcide and Orley, respec- tively, picked up sixth- and eighth-place finishes in the heptathlon at the 2010 SEC Outdoor Championships. In the SEC indoor pentathlon, Orley earned a seventh-place finish and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. She also set a school record in the pentathlon 800 meters. In the three pentathlons and one heptathlon she compet- ed in during the 2010 season, Orley won the 800-meter event all four times. ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 39 ASSISTANT COACH BRYAN COMPTON Tina Sutej rose to the top in 2010. She swept the SEC Indoor and Outdoor pole vault titles and set the Arkan- sas and SEC Indoor meet record at 14-7.5. She earned a runner-up finish and the first All-America honor of her career at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships. At the 2010 SEC Outdoor Championships, Sutej led a 1-2-3 finish for Arkansas in the pole vault. Compton’s vaulters finished 1-3-5 at the 2010 SEC Indoor Championships. Joining the Razorbacks in the fall of 1998, Bryan Arkansas has won four-straight titles in the SEC outdoor Compton has proven to Arkansas that he was an invalu- pole vault (2007-10). able addition for its coaching staff. In 12 years of working During the summer season, Sutej set a school record with the Razorback throwers and vaulters, Compton’s in the pole vault. At the Slovenian National Champion- student-athletes have set 13 school records a total of 65 ships, in Velenje, Slovenia, Sutej won the pole vault title times, not including numerous heptathlon marks. with a clearance of 14-9. Her height also improved her Arkansas’ resident vault expert was recognized for Slovenian National record. Her mark of 14-9 also meets his contributions during the spring of 2005 when he the “B” qualifying standard for the 2011 World Champi- was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country onships in , Korea and the 2012 Olympic Games in Coaches’ Association’s (USTFCCCA) Mideast Region As- . sistant Coach of the Year. That season his athletes earned Sutej also cleared 14-7.25 at the 21st International two All-America honors, broke a pair of school records Meeting ˝Krka 2010˝ in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Sutej and each of the student-athletes he coached earned a holds the No. 1 and No. 2 jumps in school history and spot at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, in- three of the top five clearances on Arkansas’ all-time list. cluding four pole vaulters. At the 2010 European Championships, she finished 10th Compton’s expertise in the vault is the biggest addi- in the finals of the vault with a height of 14-3.25. tion to the Arkansas arsenal. In the past 12 years, he has In 2008, Katie Stripling carried on the strong pole coached nine student-athletes to 23 All-America honors, vault tradition as she became the first Razorback to win nine Southeastern Conference championships and a trio both the SEC indoor and outdoor titles in the same sea- of SEC championship records. One of his most recent son. She re-set the school record to 14-2 at the Arkansas protégés, Jodi Unger, earned four All-America honors Twilight and then to 14-3.25 at the NACAC Champion- during the 2006 and 2007 seasons and was the NCAA ships, earned her first All-America honor at the NCAA runner-up in the pole vault outdoors as a senior. Outdoor Championships and won the vault title at the 2008 NACAC Championships in Mexico. Her bronze fin- ish at the NCAA Championships picked up an All-Amer- ica certificate. Stripling carried over her success from 2008 into the 2009 season. She picked up two additional All-America honors and the 2009 SEC Outdoor individual title. Win- ning her third conference pole vault title and second out- doors, she cleared 14-5.25. Stripling’s clearance was an Arkansas record and is an SEC meet record. Prior to Stripling and Unger’s emergence, Compton was best known for his work with former Razorback and 2008 Olympian . A novice in the event when she arrived on campus in the fall of 2000, Steiner Bennett quickly became a household name and was the first woman in SEC history to clear 13 feet in the event indoors. She earned three-consecutive All-America honors indoors and set the standards for all Arkansas vaulters with then-school records exceeding 14 feet, both indoors and out. Compton’s magic touch is not limited to the vault but to the other disciplines he coaches as well. In the throws, Compton guided Marie LeJour to Arkansas’ first SEC Commissioner’s Trophy by a non-distance runner, as well as its first conference championship in a throw- ing event. The summer following her breakthrough year, LeJour went on to win the first of her two Canadian Na- tional Championships in the discus.

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Additionally, Brandy Blackwood, under Compton’s each of the Razorback event records in the multi-event guidance, was one of Arkansas’ most decorated student- throws and have earned a total of six All-America honors. athletes and throwers. Blackwood stood out in the crowd In the spring of 2000, Arkansas qualified three heptath- with her eighth-place finish in the at the letes for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 2004 SEC Championships in Oxford, Miss. Her points In Compton’s first year, he coached former Razorback were vital to Arkansas picking up the 2004 SEC Outdoor Tali Griner to a second-place finish in the indoor pole Team Championship. vault at the SEC Championships with a then-impressive Blackwood holds the Arkansas records in the in- vault of 11-9. Griner also scored at the SEC Outdoor door and the outdoor hammer throw. She Championships that season with Israeli national records marked a toss of 68-6.5 in the weight throw at the 2005 in the event both indoors and out. Compton’s first sea- NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Her son also saw a pair of Razorbacks place in the hammer best hammer throw measured 192-9 at the 2005 NCAA throw outdoors and another protege, Monica Ballow, fin- Mideast Regional Championships in Bloomington, Ind. ish third in the weight throw. Her school record weight throw in Fayetteville, Ark., Prior to his time at Arkansas, Compton made stops also earned her an All-America honor. She finished ninth at Wichita State, Illinois State and Texas Tech for a com- at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships. She is one of bined eight-plus years. During that time period, he just two Arkansas student-athletes to earn an All-America coached athletes to NCAA finals, Olympic Trials and nu- honor in a throwing event. LeJour earned the accolade in merous conference championships. Compton came to the weight throw at the 2002 NCAA Indoor Champion- Arkansas from Wichita State, where he served as assistant ships. track coach in charge of throws. In three years with the Added to his list of responsibilities in 2002 was Shockers, Compton coached five All-Americans who gar- the high jump and Compton once again produced. He nered a total of eight honors. coached Jessica Johnson to Arkansas school records both Not only has Compton been an accomplished coach indoors and out, breaking the then-oldest school records over the past 20-plus years but he was also a good athlete in the books. With the records in hand, Johnson went in his own right. A varsity track athlete at Angelo State, after bigger and better things, taking Arkansas’ first-ever Compton was a national qualifier for the NCAA Division All-America honor in the high jump and finishing as na- II National Championships in both 1983 and 1984 in tional runner-up in the spring of 2003 with a clearance of the long jump and the sprint relay. Compton earned his 6-1.25. bachelor’s degree in physical education and biology from Not to be ignored is Compton’s work with Arkansas’ Angelo State in 1985. He has a son, Austin. multi-event personnel. His student-athletes have broken ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 41 SUPPORT STAFF

Jeff Kent joined the Arkansas Razorback women’s cross Gwendolyn Davis is in her third season as the athletic trainer country and track and field staff in September 2009. He is in for the Arkansas Razorback men’s and women’s cross country his second season as the director of women’s cross country and and track and field programs. track and field operations. Davis joined the Razorbacks from Clemson University. She His day-to-day duties include overseeing the program’s is a Houston, Texas, native and attended L.V. Hightower High in equipment needs, travel arrangements, meet management at Missouri City, Texas, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. Arkansas’ home events and the coordination of details in the Her collegiate career began at Texas State University in San coaches’ recruiting efforts. Marcos, Texas. Davis worked with men’s and women’s track and Kent also acts as an on-campus recruiting coordinator for field, women’s basketball, football and volleyball and served as official visits and is in charge of coordinating official visits to a student assistant athletic trainer at San Marcos High School. Arkansas’s campus for the distance program. He has also gained Davis graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree certification as a USATF Level 2 Track and Field Coach for En- in exercise and sports science with a major in athletic training durance. in May 2005 from Texas State. Most recently, Kent served as Delta State’s graduate assis- She moved on to graduate school at Clemson where Davis tant women’s cross country coach during the 2007-09 seasons. worked men’s cross country and track. Her duties at Clemson He was responsible for recruiting, budgeting, scheduling, fund included daily prevention, recognition, care and rehabilitation raising and academic supervision, as well as other aspects of the on athletic injuries. She was responsible for practice and meet program. preparation and supervised students. A native of Valparaiso, Ind., Kent received his bachelor’s In addition, Davis worked the Oliver Purnell Basketball Camps, the Lady Tiger basketball and volleyball camps and the degree in health and sport studies from the University of Iowa Tiger baseball camp. and his master’s degree in health, physical education and recre- She earned her master’s degree in human resources ation from Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. He was a development from Clemson in May 2008. Davis is one of three member of the Iowa Hawkeye cross country and track and field children to Joe and Deborah Davis. She has a sister, Jozetta, and teams during the 2004-07 seasons. brother, Clifton.

Natasha Brown is in her seventh year as the secretary for the Zach Lawson is in his fourth year at Arkansas and his third Arkansas cross country and track and field programs. as a full-time member of the Athletic Media Relations staff. He Brown coordinates day-to-day operations of the office as served as an intern during the 2007-08 academic year prior to a well as overseeing the organizational and administrative needs promotion to assistant media relations director. of the program. Lawson is the primary media relations contact for the Ra- Brown is responsible for organizing the roster of officials zorback men’s and women’s track and field teams and volley- for home events including the Tyson Invitational and helping ball team, in addition to past duties with the baseball, soccer oversee the organization of clinics and other events held through and softball teams. He was the media coordinator for the 2010 the track program. NCAA Fayetteville Regional played at Baum Stadium. Born in Fayetteville, Ark., Brown graduated last fall semester As an intern, he worked with Arkansas’ men’s golf and with a degree in communications from UA with an emphasis on men’s tennis teams. He served as the media coordinator for the interpersonal communication. She has a son, Canaan Sharlow. 2008 Southeastern Conference Men’s Tennis Championship and was the assistant editor of the Razorback basketball game day programs. Prior to joining the Arkansas staff, Lawson worked as an intern at the National Collegiate Athletic Associate during the 2006-07 academic season as member of the public and media relations group within Branding and Communications. A native of Carrollton, Texas, lawson graduated from Texas Tech University in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in editorial journalism.

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ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 43 INDOOR RECORDS

Event University of Arkansas Randal Tyson Track Center SEC Meet Collegiate 60 Meters 7.20 – Veronica Campbell 7.04 – Veronica Campbell 7.13 – Kelly-Ann Baptiste 7.09 – Angela Williams SEC Championships, 2004 adidas, 2006 LSU, 2008 USC, 2001

200 Meters 22.43 – Veronica Campbell 22.40 – 22.46 – 22.40 – Bianca Knight NCAA Championships, 2004 Texas, 2008 (CR) Auburn, 2007 Texas, 2008

300 Meters 38.65 - Whitney Jones 36.33 – Not Run Not Run Virginia Tech Invitational, 2010 adidas, 2007 (AR)

400 Meters 52.43 – Shelise Williams 50.54 – Francena McCorory 51.13 – Hazel Ann Regis 50.54 – Francena McCorory Tyson Invitational, 2010 Hampton, 2010 (AR) LSU, 2004 Hampton, 2010 (AR)

800 Meters 2:01.96 – Aneita Denton 2:00.75 – Nicole Cook 2:00.75 – Nicole Cook 2:00.75 – Nicole Cook SEC Championships, 2005 Tennessee, 2005 Tennessee, 2005 Tennessee, 2005

Mile 4:36.94 – Christin Wurth 4:27.18 – Christin Wurth-Thomas 4:35.06 – Elizabeth Lynch 4:25.91 – Jennifer Barringer SEC Championships, 2003 Nike, 2008 Alabama, 1986 Colorado, 2009

3,000 Meters 9:10.62 – Christine Kalmer 8:49.18 – 9:15.69 – Lisa Breiding 8:42.03 – Jennifer Barringer New Balance Invit., 2007 Providence, 2004 Kentucky, 1987 Colorado, 2009

5,000 Meters 15:46.89 – Amy Yoder Begley 15:14.18 – Kim Smith 15:53.34 – Valerie McGovern 15:01.70 – Jenny Barringer NCAA Championships, 2000 Providence, 2004 Kentucky, 1990 Colorado, 2009

60-Meter Hurdles 8.16 – Kyla Shoemake 7.84 – Virginia Powell 8.00 – Vonette Dixon 7.84 – Virginia Powell 1998 USC, 2006 Auburn, 2000 USC, 2006

4x400-Meter Relay 3:32.87 – Brooks, Williams, Jones, 3:27.66 – Texas, 2003 3:29.06 – LSU, 2005 3:27.66 – Texas, 2003 George, Tyson Invitational, 2010 (Downer, McIntosh, Robinson, (Morris, Thomas, Lawrence, (Downer, McIntosh, Robinson, Richards) (CR) Regis) Richards) (CR)

Distance Medley 11:06.56 – Learch, Williams, George, 10:58.19 – UCLA, 2002 11:14.59 – Tennessee, 2010 10:50.98 – Tennessee, 2009 Relay Gillespie, NB Invitational, 2010 (Burgess, Henderson, Mar (Wright, White, Price, (Wright, Jones, Price, Bowman) Nillson) Areson)

High Jump 5-11.25 – Jessica Johnson 6-5 – Destinee Hooker 6-2 – L. Spencer, , 2006 6-6 – Destinee Hooker SEC Championships, 2003 Texas, 2007 B. Reese, Ole Miss, 2008 Texas, 2009

Pole Vault 14-7.5 - Tina Sutej 15-5.75 – Jenn Stuczynski 14.75 – Tina Sutej 14-10.25 – Amy Linnen SEC Championships, 2010 adidas, 2007 SEC Championships, 2010 Arizona, 2002

Long Jump 20-11.25 – Angel Heath 22-8 – 22-8 – Elva Goulbourne 22-8 – Elva Goulbourne SEC Championships, 2003 Auburn, 2002 Auburn, 2002 Auburn, 2002

Triple Jump 44-4 – Gi-Gi Miller 46-7.25 – Erica McClain 46-0.5 – 46-9 – Suzette Lee NCAA Championships, 2001 Stanford, 2008 LSU, 2000 LSU, 1997

Shot Put 51-9.25 – Amber Crumbo 62-10 – 59-4.25 – M. Kevkhishvili 62-10 – Laura Gerraughty 2000 North Carolina, 2004 Florida, 2010 North Carolina, 2004

Weight Throw 68-6.5 – Brandy Blackwood 83-10.25 – Brittany Riley 73-8 – Candice Scott 83-10.25 – Brittany Riley NCAA Championships, 2005 Southern Illinois, 2007 (AR, CR) Florida, 2002 Southern Illinois, 2007 (AR)

Pentathlon 4,141 points – DeeDee Brown 4,496 points – Jacquelyn Johnson 4,417 points – H. Fountain 4,496 points – Jacquelyn Johnson SEC Championships, 2002 Arizona State, 2008 Georgia, 2004 Arizona State, 2008

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 44 INDOOR TOP 5 60 Meters 1. 7.20 Veronica Campbell 2004 Lexington, Ky. 2. 7.23 Veronica Campbell 2004 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 7.26 Kyla Shoemake 1998 Colorado Springs, Colo. 7.26 Elisha Brewer 1998 Colorado Springs, Colo. 5. 7.27 Veronica Campbell 2004 Fayetteville. Ark.

200 Meters 1. 22.43 Veronica Campbell 2004 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 22.51 Veronica Campbell 2004 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 22.67 Veronica Campbell 2004 Lexington, Ky. 4. 23.03 Veronica Campbell 2004 Lexington, Ky. 5. 23.28 Veronica Campbell 2004 Fayetteville, Ark.

400 Meters 1. 52.43 Shelise Williams 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 52.60 Jessica Cousins 2007 Lexington, Ky. 3. 52.72 Shelise Williams 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 52.79 Jessica Cousins 2007 Lexington, Ky. 5. 52.94 Shelise Williams 2010 Fayetteville, Ark.

800 Meters 1. 2:01.96 Aneita Denton 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. Kyla Shoemake 2. 2:03.65 Aneita Denton 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 2:03.91 Aneita Denton 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 60-Meter Hurdles 4. 2:04.58 1992 , Ind. 1. 8.16 Kyla Shoemake 1998 Colorado Springs, Colo. 5. 2:04.70 Aneita Denton 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 8.17 Kasia Williams 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 8.20 Kasia Williams 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. Mile 4. 8.21 Kyla Shoemake 2000 Fayetteville, Ark. 1. 4:36.94 Christin Wurth 2003 Gainesville, Fla. 5. 8.23 Kasia Williams 2005 Ames, Iowa 2. 4:37.19 Londa Bevins 2003 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 4:38.53 Trine Pilskog 1996 Indianapolis, Ind. 4x400-Meter Relay 4. 4:39.07 Dacia Barr 2008 South Bend, Ind. 1. 3:32.87 Brooks, Williams, Jones, George, 2010 5. 4:39.10 Tracy Robertson 2001 Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 3:33.18 Thomas, Williams, Brooks, George, 2010 New York, N.Y. 3. 3:33.67 Boatright, Cousins, Rolle, Farrell, 2006 Ames, Iowa 4. 3:33.72 Boatright, Cousins, Rolle, Farrell, 2006 Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 3:33.83 Brooks, Williams, Jones, George, 2010 Fayetteville, Ark.

Christin Wurth

3,000 Meters 1. 9:10.62 Christine Kalmer 2007 New York, N.Y. 2. 9:11.21 Lilli Kleinmann 2000 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 9:12.83 Lilli Kleinmann 2000 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 9:13.62 Christine Kalmer 2008 Seattle, Wash. 5. 9:14.18 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Fayetteville, Ark.

5,000 Meters 1. 15:46.89 Amy Yoder Begley 2000 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 15:52.80 Deena Drossin 1993 Indianapolis, Ind. 3. 15:55.43 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 16:01.30 Denise Bargiachi 2009 College Station, Texas 5. 16:02.95 Megan Flowers 1995 Indianapolis, Ind. Paige Farrell

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 45 INDOOR TOP 5 Distance Medley Relay Triple Jump 1. 11:06.56 Learch, Williams, George, Gillespie, 2010 1. 44-4 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Fayetteville, Ark. New York, N.Y. 2. 43-4.5 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Joplin, Mo. 2. 11:09.09 Denton, Boatright, Farrell, Sigmont, 2005 3. 42-8.75 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Lexington, Ky. New York, N.Y. 4. 42-6 Cynthia Moore 1990 Indianapolis, Ind. 3. 11:11.58c Bevins, Heath, Sigmont, Wurth, 2003 5. 42-4.25 Angel Heath 2003 Gainesville, Fla. South Bend, Ind. 4. 11:11.61 Dailey, Savary, Babatunde, Robertson, 2004 Shot Put Fayetteville, Ark. 1. 51-9.25 Amber Crumbo 2000 Manhattan, Kan. 5. 11:13.00 Bevins, Heath, Fletcher, Sigmont, 2003 2. 50-10.25 Marie LeJour 2001 Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 50-9.25 Amber Crumbo 2000 Norman, Okla. 4. 50-4.5 Jessica Sommerfeld 2002 Joplin, Mo. 5. 50-2.5 Amber Crumbo 2000 Colorado Springs, Colo. High Jump 1. 5-11.25 Jessica Johnson 2003 Gainesville, Fla. 2. 5-10.75 Jessica Johnson 2003 Norman, Okla. Weight Throw Jessica Johnson 2003 Fayetteville, Ark. 1. 68-6.5 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 5-10 Jennifer McDonald 1989 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 67-4.75 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 5-9 DeeDee Brown 2000 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 66-2.5 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. Jennifer McDonald 1991 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 65-11 Brandy Blackwood 2005 New York, N.Y. 5. 64-2.5 Marie LeJour 2002 Fayetteville, Ark. Pole Vault 1. 14-7.5 Tina Sutej 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 14-3.25 April Steiner 2003 Fayetteville, Ark. Pentathlon 14-3.25 Katie Stripling 2009 Fayetteville, Ark. 1. 4,141 DeeDee Brown 2002 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 14-2 Tina Sutej 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 4,095 Etienne Chaplin 2008 Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 14-1.75 Three tied 3. 4,076 Beyonka McDowell 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 3,986 Etienne Chaplin 2008 Fayetteville, Ark. Long Jump 5. 3,929 Elizabeth Everts 2003 Gainesville, Fla. 1. 20-11.25 Angel Heath 2003 Gainesville, Fla. 2. 20-10.5 Peter-Gaye Beckford 2008 New York, N.Y. 3. 20-9.25 Peter-Gaye Beckford 2009 Lexington, Ky. 4. 20-9 Angel Heath 2002 Ames, Iowa 5. 20-8 Angel Heath 2002 Fayetteville, Ark.

Etienne Chaplin

Pentathlon Event Records 60-Meter Hurdles 8.44 Beyonka McDowell 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. High Jump 5-10.75 Jessica Johnson 2003 Gainesville, Fla. Shot Put 45-8 Beyonka McDowell 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. Long Jump 20-3.75 Etienne Chaplin 2008 Fayetteville, Ark. 800 Meters 2:17.65 Leah Orley 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. April Steiner Bold - current student-athlete

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 46 OUTDOOR RECORDS Event University of Arkansas John McDonnell Field SEC Meet Collegiate 100 Meters 11.10 – Veronica Campbell 11.03 – Kerron Stewart 11.03 – Kerron Stewart 10.78 – Dawn Sowell SEC Championships, 2004 Auburn, 2006 Auburn, 2006 LSU, 1989

200 Meters 22.41 – Veronica Campbell 22.36 – 22.35 – Debbie Ferguson 22.04 – Dawn Sowell SEC Championships, 2004 South Carolina, 2006 Georgia, 1999 LSU, 1989

400 Meters 51.71 – Shelise Williams 50.39 – Joanna Atkins 50.63 – Miki Barber 50.10 – NCAA West Prelims, 2010 Auburn, 2009 South Carolina, 2001 UCLA, 2005

800 Meters 2:01.91 – Aneita Denton 2:00.80 – 2:01.00 – Tiffany McWilliams 1:59.11 – Suzy Favor Jamaican Championships, 2005 Michigan, 2009 Mississippi State, 2004 Wisconsin, 1990

1,500 Meters 4:10.49 – Christin Wurth 4:13.05 – Susan Kuijken 4:09.19 – Tiffany McWilliams 3:59.90 – Jennifer Barringer NCAA Championships, 2003 Florida State, 2009 Mississippi State, 2004 Colorado, 2009

3,000-Meter 10:01.52 – Lilli Kleinmann 9:25.54 – Jennifer Barringer 10:13.73 – Sarah Madebach 9:25.54 – Jennifer Barringer Steeplechase NCAA Championships, 2002 Colorado, 2009 (CR) Georgia, 2007 Colorado, 2009

5,000 Meters 15:48.89 – Jessica Daily 16:13.69 – Lisa Senakiewich 15:59.47 – Valerie McGovern 15:01.70 – Jennifer Barringer Mt. SAC Relays, 2000 Michigan State, 2009 Kentucky, 1990 Colorado, 2009

10,000 Meters 32:58.2 – Claire Lavers 33:25.71 – Danette Doetzel 33:43.1 – Beth Farmer 31:25.45 – Mt. SAC Relays, 1991 Providence, 2009 Florida, 1983 Texas Tech, 2008

100-Meter 12.98 – Elisha Brewer 12.91 – Moriam-Seun Adigun 12.72 – Kim Carson 12.48 – Virginia Powll Hurdles USA Championships, 1998 Houston, 2009 LSU, 1996 USC, 2006

400-Meter 56.99 – Tawa Babatunde 55.39 – Nicole Leach 54.50 – 53.54 – Sheena Johnson Hurdles SEC Championships, 2001 UCLA, 2009 South Carolina, 2004 UCLA, 2004

4x100-Meter Relay 43.84 – Williams, Moore, Neely, Campbell 42.36 – Texas A&M, 2009 42.80 – LSU, 2008 42.36 – Texas A&M, 2009 NCAA Championships, 2004 (Carter, Lucas, Duncan, Mayo) (CR) (Morris, Henry, Broaddus, (Carter, Lucas, Duncan, Mayo) Baptiste)

4x400-Meter Relay 3:28.78 – Rolle, Cousins, Farrell 3:28.51 – Texas, 2009 3:27.04 – LSU, 2004 3:23.75 – Texas, 2004 Boatright, NCAA Championships, 2006 (Nwosu, Cooper, Anderson, Malone) (Davy, Thomas, Hall, Regis) (Jones, McIntosh, Chapple, Richards)

High Jump 6-1.25 – Jessica Johnson 6-4.75 – Destinee Hooker 6-1.25 – Levern Spencer 6-6 – /Kajsa Bergqvist NCAA Championships, 2003 Texas, 2009 Georgia, 2007 UCLA/SMU, 1995/1999

Pole Vault 14-9 – Tina Sutej 14-9 – April Steiner 14-5.25 – Katie Stripling 15-1 – Slovenian Championships, 2010 adidas, 2007 SEC Championships, 2009 UCLA, 2006

Long Jump 20-10 – Toshei Woods 21-7.5 – Patricia Sylvester 22-5.25 – Brittany Reese 22-11.25 – Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1993 Georgia, 2006 Ole Miss, 2008 UCLA, 1985

Triple Jump 44-7.5 – Gi-Gi Miller 45-6.5 – Kimberley Williams 45-10.75 – Suzette Lee 46-8 – Trecia Smith USA Championships, 2001 Florida State, 2009 LSU, 1996 Pittsburgh, 1997

Shot Put 51-8 – Amber Crumbo 58-4.25 – Mariam Kevkhishvili 57-6.25 – Kimberli Barrett 62-3.75 – Meg Ritchie MSSU Invit., 2000 Florida, 2009 Florida, 2004 Arizona, 1981

Discus 169-0 – Marie LeJour 194-4 – Danyel Mitchell 194-4 – Danyel Mitchell 221-5 – Meg Ritchie SEC Championships, 2001 LSU, 1994 LSU, 1994 Arizona, 1983

Hammer 192-9 – Brandy Blackwood 235-6 – Jenny Dahlgren 235-6 – Jenny Dahlgren 239-4 – Jenny Dahlgren NCAA Regional Championships, 2005 Georgia, 2006 Georgia, 2006 Georgia, 2007

Javelin 162-10 – Carly Bloomfield 195-7 – 180-9 – Emily Carlsten 202-10 – Irina Kharun Kansas Relays, 2006 Oregon, 2009 Florida, 2000 Indiana, 2003

Heptathlon 5,925 points – Gi-Gi Miller 6,086 points – Brianne Theisen 5,969 points – Sharon Jaklofsky 6,527 points – Diana G. Gresham USA Championships, 2001 Oregon, 2009 LSU, 1991 George Mason, 1995

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 47 OUTDOOR TOP 5 100 Meters 1,500 Meters 1. 11.10 Veronica Campbell 2004 Oxford, Miss. 1. 4:10.49 Christin Wurth 2003 Sacramento, Calif. 2. 11.12 Veronica Campbell 2004 Oxford, Miss. 2. 4:11.02 Dacia Barr 2008 Des Moines, Iowa 3. 11.19 Veronica Campbell 2004 Waco, Texas 3. 4:13.16 Dacia Barr 2008 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 11.27 Veronica Campbell 2004 Philadelphia, Pa. 4. 4:13.18 Christin Wurth 2003 Sacramento, Calif. 5. 11.29 Elisha Brewer 1998 Springfield, Mo. 5. 4:13.77 Dacia Barr 2008 Palo Alto, Calif.

Wind-Aided Marks 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 11.26 LaShaunte’a Moore 2004 Austin, Texas 1. 10:01.52 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Philadelphia, Pa. 2. 10:04.99 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Eugene, Ore. 200 Meters 3. 10:12.78 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Eugene, Ore. 1. 22.41 Veronica Campbell 2004 Oxford, Miss. 4. 10:13.89 Lilli Kleinmann 2001 Columbia, S.C. 2. 22.85 Veronica Campbell 2004 Oxford, Miss. 5. 10:16.01 Maureen Scott 2004 Oxford, Miss. 3. 23.31 Elisha Brewer 1998 Springfield, Mo. 4. 23.38 LaShawn Haythe 1989 Norman, Okla. 5,000 Meters 5. 23.40 Shelise Williams 2010 Knoxville, Tenn. 1. 15:48.89 Jessica Dailey 2000 Walnut, Calif. 2. 15:49.85 Amy Yoder Begley 1999 Palo Alto, Calif. Wind-Aided Marks 3. 15:52.80 Amy Yoder Begley 2000 Walnut, Calif. 22.37 LaShaunte’a Moore 2004 Austin, Texas 4. 15:54.74 Amy Yoder Begley 2001 Eugene, Ore. 22.41 LaShaunte’a Moore 2004 Austin, Texas 5. 15:54.99 Christin Wurth 2003 Walnut, Calif. 22.65 LaShaunte’a Moore 2004 Baton Rouge, La. 23.07 Jessica Cousins 2007 Fayetteville, Ark. 10,000 Meters 23.30 LaShaunte’a Moore 2004 Baton Rouge, La. 1. 32:58.2 Claire Lavers 1991 Walnut, Calif. 23.30 Tominque Boatright 2007 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 33:06.84 Amy Yoder Begley 2000 Walnut, Calif. 23.47 LaKeisha Martin 2007 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 33:15.08 Jamie Park 1991 Eugene, Ore. 4. 33:32.77 Michelle Byrne 1993 Walnut, Calif. 400 Meters 5. 33:37.4 Aisling Ryan 1988 Walnut, Calif. 1. 51.71 Shelise Williams 2010 Austin, Texas 2. 51.92 Jessica Cousins 2007 Sacramento, Calif. 100-Meter Hurdles 3. 51.96 Jessica Cousins 2007 Sacramento, Calif. 1. 12.98 Elisha Brewer 1998 New Orleans, La. 4. 52.01 Shelise Williams 2009 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 13.05 Kyla Shoemake 2000 Durham, N.C. 5. 52.06 Jessica Cousins 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3. 13.08 Kyla Shoemake 2000 Durham, N.C. 4. 13.09 Elisha Brewer 1998 New Orleans, La. 13.09 Elisha Brewer 1998 New Orleans, La. Jessica Cousins Wind Aided Marks 13.08 Elisha Brewer 1998 Gainesville, Fla. 13.08 Kasia Williams 2004 Baton Rouge, La.

400-Meter Hurdles 1. 56.99 Tawa Babatunde 2001 , Ga. 2. 57.02 Tawa Babatunde 2000 Atlanta, Ga. 3. 57.34 Tawa Babatunde 2001 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 57.36 Tawa Babatunde 2001 Des Moines, Iowa 5. 57.52 Brittany Hyter 2010 Austin, Texas

400-Meter Relay 1. 43.84 Williams, Moore, Neely, Campbell, 2004 Austin, Texas 2. 43.86 Williams, Moore, Neely, Campbell, 2004 Austin, Texas 3. 44.09 Neely, Campbell, Williams, Moore, 2004 Oxford, Miss. 4. 44.15 Madison, Brewer, Harris, Shoemake, 1998 Gainesville, Fla. 5. 44.63 Madison, Brewer, Harris, Shoemake, 1998 Fayetteville, Ark. 44.63 Martin, Beckford, Boatright, Cousins, 2007 Fayetteville, Ark.

4x400-Meter Relay 1. 3:28.78 Rolle, Cousins, Farrell, Boatright, 2006 Sacramento, Calif. 2. 3:30.32 Rolle, Cousins, Farrell, Boatright, 2006 Sacramento, Calif. 800 Meters 3. 3:31.03 Jones, Williams, Thomas, George, 2010 1. 2:01.91 Aneita Denton 2005 Kingston, Jamaica Austin, Texas 2. 2:02.84 Aneita Denton 2005 Sacramento, Calif. 4. 3:31.05 Jones, Williams, Thomas, George, 2010 3. 2:02.93 Aneita Denton 2005 Nashville, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. 4. 2:02.94 Aneita Denton 2005 Nashville, Tenn. 3. 3:31.17 Jones, Williams, Thomas, George, 2010 5. 2:03.78 Tanya Blake 1994 Walnut, Calif. Eugene, Ore.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 48 OUTDOOR TOP 5 Javelin 1. 162-10 Carly Bloomfield 2007 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2. 160-7 Carly Bloomfield 2007 Columbia, Mo. 3. 158-3 Jessica Sommerfeld 2002 Starkville, Miss. 4. 155-8 Carly Bloomfield 2007 Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 154-5 Peter-Gaye Beckford 2007 Austin, Texas

Hammer 1. 192-9 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Bloomington, Ind. 2. 192-7 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Nashville, Tenn. 3. 190-10 Brandy Blackwood 2005 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 190-7 Marie LeJour 2002 Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 189-4 Marie LeJour 2002 Starkville, Miss.

Heptathlon 1. 5,925 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Eugene, Ore. 2. 5,777 Gi-Gi Miller 2000 Durham, N.C. 3. 5,704 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Columbia, S.C. 4. 5,700 DeeDee Brown 2001 Columbia, S.C. 5. 5,629 DeeDee Brown 2001 Coll. Station, Texas

Heptathlon Event Records 100-Meter Hurdles 13.11 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Eugene, Ore. High Jump 5-10.75 Jessica Johnson 2004 Oxford, Miss. Jessica Johnson Shot Put 45-7 Beyonka McDowell 2005 Nashville, Tenn. 200 Meters High Jump 23.65 Gi-Gi Miller 2000 Eugene, Ore. 1. 6-1.25 Jessica Johnson 2003 Sacramento, Calif. Long Jump 2. 6-0.5 Jessica Johnson 2003 Palo Alto, Calif. 20-7 Etienne Chaplin 2009 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 6-0 Jessica Johnson 2003 Philadelphia, Pa. Javelin 4. 5-11.25 Jennifer McDonald 1990 Col. Station, Texas 144-3 Peter-Gaye Beckford 2008 Austin, Texas 5. 5-10.75 Jessica Johnson 2003 Los Angeles, Calif. 800 Meters 5-10.75 Jessica Johnson 2004 Oxford, Miss. 2:13.98 Gi-Gi Miller 2000 Durham, N.C. First-Day Score Pole Vault 3,720 pts. Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Eugene, Ore. 1. 14-9 Tina Sutej 2010 Velenje, Slovenia Second-Day Score 2. 14-7.5 Tina Sutej 2010 Novo Mesto, Slovenia 2,269 pts. Gi-Gi Miller 2000 Durham, N.C. 3. 14.5.5 Katie Stripling 2010 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 14-5.25 Katie Stripling 2009 Gainesville, Ark. Bold - current student-athletes 14.5.25 Tina Sutej 2010 Eugene, Ore.

Long Jump 1. 20-10 Toshei Woods 1993 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 20-7.25 Cynthia Moore 1990 Coll. Station, Texas 3. 20-7 Peter-Gaye Beckford 2008 Fayetteville, Ark. 20-7 Etienne Chaplin 2009 Fayetteville, Ark. 4. 20-6.25 Cynthia Moore 1989 Waco, Texas

Triple Jump 1. 44-7.5 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Eugene, Ore. 2. 43-10.75 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Beijing, 3. 43-5 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Springfield, Mo. 4. 43-1.75 Gi-Gi Miller 2001 Eugene, Ore. 5. 42-11.5 Shantel Thompson 2010 Austin, Texas

Shot Put 1. 51-8 Amber Crumbo 2000 Joplin, Mo. 2. 50-4 Amber Crumbo 2000 Walnut, Calif. 3. 49-10 Amber Crumbo 2000 Austin, Texas 4. 49-7 Sheila Sims 1996 Baton Rouge, La. 5. 49-1 Sheila Sims 1996 Lexington, Ky.

Discus 1. 169-0 Marie LeJour 2001 Columbia, S.C. 2. 166-10 Kelley Bickham 1997 Fayetteville, Ark. Peter-Gaye Beckford 3. 165-4 Marie LeJour 2001 Long Beach, Calif. 4. 164-11 Marie LeJour 2001 Austin, Texas 5. 164-7 Marie LeJour 2001 Walnut, Calif.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 49 NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT TOP 5 300 Meters - Indoors Mile Relay 1. 38.65 Whitney Jones 2010 Blacksburg, Va. 1. 3:48.69 Russell, Bedford, Sparks, Ousley, 1980 2. 39.37 Kerri-Ann Mitchell 2004 South Bend, Ind. Columbia, Mo. 3. 40.05 Lisa Sparks 1983 Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 3:50.67 Russell, Bedford, Sparks, Ousley, 1979 40.05 Patricia Johnson 1986 Fayetteville, Ark. Columbia, Mo. 5. 40.42 Gwendolyn Flowers 2010 Blacksburg, Va. 3. 3:52.14 Rittenhouse, Bedford, Armstrong, Ousley, 1979 Columbia, Mo. 500 Meters - Indoors 4. 3:52.92 Elmore, Hall, Johnson, Barr, 1984 1. 1:12.85 Teresa Barr 1984 Fayetteville, Ark. Norman, Okla. 2. 1:14.38 Paige Farrell 2007 New York, N.Y. 5. 3:53.51 Barr, Bedford, Sparks, Ousley, 1980 3. 1:14.22 Teresa Barr 1984 Fayetteville, Ark. Baton Rouge, La. 4. 1:14.64 Leah Orley 2010 Blacksburg, Va. 4. 1:14.99 Patricia Johnson 1986 Fayetteville, Ark. 4x200-Meter Relay - Indoors 1. 1:41.45 Johnson, Sparks, Russell, Harris, 1982 1,000 Meters - Indoors Columbia, Mo. 1. 2:43.82 Melody Sye 1987 Okla. City, Okla. 2. 1:42.14 Johnson, Sparks, Russell, Harris, 1983 2. 2:45.86 Kristen Gillespie 2010 Blacksburg, Va. W. Lafayette, Ind. 3. 2:48.84 Melody Sye 1986 Okla. City, Okla. 3. 1:42.19 Johnson, Sparks, Russell, Harris, 1982 4. 2:49.19 Stephanie Brown 2010 Blacksburg, Va. Charleston, Ill. 5. 2:51.03 Natanya Luther 2010 New York, N.Y. 4. 1:42.32 No Order Available, 1980 Baton Rouge, La. 1,500 METERS - Indoors 5. 1:42.7 Thompson, Frase, Moore, Haythe, 1988 1. 4:28.30 Melody Sye 1986 Fayetteville, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 4:29.32 Melody Sye 1986 Fayetteville, Ark. 3. 4:34.08 Edel Hackett 1986 Fayetteville, Ark. 4x200-Meter Relay - Outdoors 4. 4:34.48 Cathy Stone 1983 Fayetteville, Ark. 1. 1:33.23 Martin, Boatright, Rolle, Cousins, 2007 5. 4:37.89 Jody Rittenhouse 1981 Pocatello, Id. Des Moines, Iowa 2. 1:34.90 Neely, Gyasi-Nimako, Heath, Mitchell, 2002 300 Yards Des Moines, Iowa 1. 35.91 Lisa Sparks 1983 Lincoln, Neb. 3. 1:35.55 Neely, Gyasi-Nimako, Heath, Mitchell, 2002 2. 36.05 Lisa Sparks 1983 Norman, Okla. Des Moines, Iowa 3. 36.50 Gloria Russell 1982 Lawrence, Kan. 4. 1:38.72 Haythe, Thompson, Moore, Stewart, 1990 4. 36.61 Lisa Sparks 1983 Norman, Okla. Lawrence, Kan. 5. 36.65 Diann Ousley 1980 Columbia, Mo. 5. 1:39.01 Thompson, Moore, Stewart, Haythe, 1989 Lawrence, Kan. 440 Yards 1. 55.50 Lisa Sparks 1983 Pontiac, Mich. 4x800-Meter Relay - Indoors 2. 55.73 Teresa Barr 1984 Norman, Okla. 1. 8:43.62 Blake, Schwald, Pillow, Teter, 1993 3. 56.01 Lisa Sparks 1983 Pontiac, Mich. Ames, Iowa 4. 56.01 Diann Ousley 1980 Norman, Okla. 2. 8:44.64 Blake, Schwald, Pillow, Teter, 1993 5. 57.08 Lisa Sparks 1983 W. Lafayette, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. 3. 8:49.66 Lavers, Barrett, Teter, Olivares, 1992 600 Yards Lincoln, Neb. 1. 1:21.17 Diann Ousley 1979 Columbia, Mo. 4. 8:55.55 Blake, Schwald, Pillow, Teter, 1993 2. 1:22.11 Tawa Babatunde 2000 Norman, Okla. Lincoln, Neb. 3. 1:22.58 Diann Ousley 1980 Baton Rouge, La. 5. 8:58.88 Barker, Stone, Hackett, S. Kavanagh, 1984 4. 1:22.90 Diann Ousley 1980 Baton Rouge, La. Fayetteville, Ark. 5. 1:23.29 Diann Ousley 1979 Columbia, Mo. 4x800-Meter Relay - Outdoors 880 Yards 1. 8:29.13 Farrell, Barr, Sigmont, Denton, 2005 1. 2:12.01 Melody Sye 1987 Okla. City, Okla. Des Moines, Iowa 2. 2:13.00 Siobhan Kavanagh 1984 Columbia, Mo. 2. 8:34.13 Sigmont, Denton, Spaulding, Bevins, 2004 3. 2:13.04 Siobhan Kavanagh 1985 Ft. Worth, Texas Philadelphia, Pa. 4. 2:13.90 Melody Sye 1986 Okla. City, Okla. 3. 8:38.03 Farrell, Barr, Sigmont, Denton, 2005 5. 2:15.09 Siobhan Kavanagh 1984 Ft. Worth, Texas Austin, Texas 4. 8:40.04 Bevins, Wurth, Sigmont, Byrd, 2002 Philadelphia, Pa. 1. 10:12.4 Jackie Mota 1987 Ft. Worth, Texas 5. 8:47.66 Yoder Begley, Dailey, Wurth, Robertson, 2000 2. 10:26.6 Edel Hackett 1984 Ft. Worth, Texas Austin, Texas 3. 10:28.67 Isabelle Hozang 1985 Columbia, Mo. 4. 10:29.6 Edel Hackett 1987 Ft. Worth, Texas Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Outdoors 5. 10:30.4 Maria Tillman 1982 Charleston, Ill. 1. 54.23 Brewer, Shoemake, Sealy, Robinson, 1998 Philadelphia, Pa. Three Miles 2. 55.17 Miller, Brown, Walker, Shoemake, 2000 1. 16:16.7 Maria Tillman 1982 Lawrence, Kan. Fayetteville, Ark. 2. 16:29.41 Maria Tillman 1982 Columbia, Mo. 3. 55.18 Miller, Brown, Walker, Shoemake, 2000 3. 16:30.0 Maria Tillman 1982 Cedar Falls, Iowa Philadelphia, Pa. 4. 17:16.5 Allison Welk 1985 Lawrence, Kan. 4. 55.85 Miller, Brown, Leaverton, Bell, 2001 5. 18:01.89 Bonnie Moore 1984 Columbia, Mo. Des Moines, Iowa 5. 58.98 T. Thompson, Chaplin, M. Thompson, Fall, 2007 Des Moines, Iowa 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 50 ALL-AMERICANS

Catherine Allsopp Tawa Babatunde Denise Bargiachi Dacia Barr Amy Yoder Begley Ind. DMR - ‘95 Ind. DMR - ‘00, ‘01 Ind. 5,000M - ‘08, ‘09 Ind. DMR - ‘05 Ind. 3,000M - ‘98 ‘00 Out. 400M H - ‘01 Out. 10,000M - ‘09 Mile - ‘08 5,000M - ‘99 ‘00 Out. 1,500M - ‘07, ‘08 DMR - ‘98 ‘99 Out. 5,000M - ‘97, ‘99, . ‘00 10,000M - ‘00, ‘01 XC ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 ‘99

Londa Bevins Brandy Blackwood Tanya Blake Tominque Boatright Elisha Brewer Ind. Mile - ‘03 Ind. WT - ‘05 Out. 4x800M - ‘93 Ind. 400M - ‘06 Ind. 55M - ‘98 DMR - ‘02, ‘03 4x400M - ‘07, ‘08 Out. 1,500M - ‘03, ‘04 DMR - ‘05 XC ‘02 Out. 4x400M - ‘06

Edina Brooks Courtenay Brown DeeDee Brown Stephanie Brown Andreina Byrd Ind. 4x400M - 2010 Ind. 4x400M - 2008 Out. Hept. - ‘00, ‘02 Ind. 800M - 2010 Ind. DMR - ‘01, ‘02

All-America Honors (by Event) Cross Country...... 27 Outdoor Track and Field...... 97 100 Meters...... 1 Indoor Track and Field...... 124 200 Meters...... 1 55 Meters...... 1 400 Meters...... 4 60 Meters...... 2 440 Yards...... 1 200 Meters...... 2 800 Meters...... 1 400 Meters...... 3 1,500 Meters...... 12 600 Meters...... 1 3,000 Meters...... 6 800 Meters...... 4 Steeplechase...... 2 1,000 Meters...... 1 5,000 Meters...... 11 Mile...... 11 10,000 Meters...... 9 3,000 Meters...... 10 100-Meter Hurdles...... 2 5,000 Meters...... 10 400-Meter Hurdles...... 3 60-Meter Hurdles...... 1 4x100M Relay...... 8 4x400M Relay...... 20 4x400M Relay...... 7 DMR...... 35 4x800M Relay...... 8 High Jump...... 1 High Jump...... 1 Pole Vault...... 13 Pole Vault...... 10 Long Jump...... 4 Triple Jump...... 3 Triple Jump...... 3 Heptathlon...... 7 Weight Throw...... 2

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Michelle Byrne Veronica Campbell Shannon Carter Etienne Chaplin Jessica Cousins Out. 10,000M - ‘92 Ind. 60M - ‘04 Out. 400M H - ‘91 Out. Hept - ‘07 Ind. 400M - ‘07 XC ‘91 200 - ‘04 4x400M - ‘07 4x400M - ‘04 Out. 400M - ‘07 Out. 4x100M - ‘04 4x400M - ‘06

Jennifer Culp Jessica Dailey Janine Davis Aneita Denton Tara Diebold Ind. Pole Vault - ‘03, . Ind. Mile - ‘99 Ind. 4x400M - ‘09 Ind. 800M - ‘05 Ind. Pole Vault - ‘09 ‘04 3,000M - ‘00 4x400M - ‘04 Out. Pole Vault - ‘04 DMR - ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 DMR - ‘05 Out. 3,000M - ‘98, ‘00 Out. 800M - ‘05 5,000M - ‘99, ‘00 XC ‘98, ‘99

Deena Drossin Pauline Durran Paige Farrell Dawnyell Fletcher Megan Flowers Ind. 5,000M - ‘93, ‘94 XC 1992 Ind. 4x400M - ‘07, ‘08 Ind. DMR - ‘01, ‘03 Ind. 3,000M - ‘94 Out. 5,000M - ‘92 Out. 4x400M - ‘06 5,000M - ‘95, ‘97 10,000M - ‘94, ‘96 DMR - ‘95 XC ‘92, ‘93, ‘94 Out. 3,000M - ‘96 5,000M - ‘94, ‘95 XC ‘93, ‘94, ‘95

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 52 ALL-AMERICANS

Regina George Kristen Gillespie Karen Goodberlet Edel Hackett Daphne Harris Ind. 4x400M - 2010 Ind. DMR - 2010 Out. 4x800M - ‘82 Out. 5,000M - ‘84 Ind. DMR - ‘98, ‘99 DMR - 2010 Out. 400M - 2010 4x400M - 2010

Wanda Harris Angel Heath L’Anna Howard Donna Huppler Stephanie Irwin Out. 4x100M - ‘82 Ind. DMR - ‘02, ‘03 Out. 400M Hurd. - 1980 Out. 4x800M - ‘82 Ind. Pole Vault - ‘07 Long Jump - ‘02 Out. Pole Vault - ‘07

Jessica Johnson Patricia Johnson Lilli Kleinmann Whitney Jones Sarah Landau Ind. High Jump - ‘03 Out. 4x100M - ‘82 Ind. 3,000M - ‘00 Ind. 4x400M - ‘09, ‘10 Out. Pole Vault - ‘09 Out. High Jump - ‘03 DMR - ‘00 DMR - 2010 Out. Steeplechase - ‘01 Out. 4x400M - 2010 XC ‘99, ‘00

Claire Lavers Samantha Learch Marie LeJour Stacie Manuel Amy McKinley Ind. 3,000M - ‘91 Ind. DMR - 2010 Ind. WT - ‘02 Ind. Pole Vault - ‘03, ‘05 Out. 10,000M - ‘95 Out. 3,000M - ‘91 Out. Pole Vault - ‘05 XC ‘90

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Gi-Gi Miller Kerri-Ann Mitchell Cynthia Moore La’Shaunte’a Moore Jackie Mota Ind. Triple Jump - ‘01 Ind. 4x400M - ‘04 Ind. Triple Jump - ‘90, ‘91 Ind. 200M - ‘04 XC ‘89 Out. Triple Jump - ‘01 Out. Triple Jump - ‘90, ‘91 4x400M - ‘04 Hept. - ‘00, ‘01 Out. 100M - ‘04 200M - ‘04 4x100M - ‘04

Shaneatra Neely Diann Ousley Jamie Park Claire Phythian Rene Pillow Out. 4x100M - ‘04 Ind. 600M - ‘79 Ind. 5,000M - ‘91 Out. Hept. - ‘95 Out. 4x800M - ‘93 Out. 10,000M - ‘91

Trine Pilskog Antionette Reed Jody Rittenhouse Tracy Robertson Sasha Rolle Ind. Mile - ‘95, ‘96 Ind. Long Jump - ‘93, ‘94 Out. 1,500M - ‘81 Ind. Mile - ‘00, ‘01 Ind. 4x400M - ‘07 DMR - ‘95 4x800M - ‘82 3,000M - ‘98, ‘00, . Out. 4x400M - ‘06 Out. 3,000M - ’95 XC ‘78 ‘01 DMR - ‘98, ‘99 Out. 1,500M - ‘01 3,000M - ‘98

Gloria Russell Nicole Savary Sarah Schwald Mauren Scott Kyla Shoemake Out. 4x100M - ‘82 Ind. DMR - ‘82 Ind. Mile - ‘94 Out. Steeplechase - ‘04 Out. 100M H - ‘00 3,000M - ‘95 Out. 1,500M - ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 4x800M - ‘93 XC ‘93, ‘94 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 54 ALL-AMERICANS

Erica Sigmont Lisa Sparks April Steiner Cathy Stone Katie Stripling Ind. 800M - ‘05 Out. 440Y - ‘83 Ind. Pole Vault - ‘01, ‘02, . Out. 4x800M - ‘82 Ind. Pole Vault - ‘09, . Mile - ‘03 4x100M - ‘82 ‘03 ‘10 DMR - ‘02, ‘03 Pole Vault - ‘03 Out. Pole Vault - ‘08, . Out. 1,500M - ‘03 ‘09

Tina Sutej Melody Sye Shelley Taylor Nicole Teter Karen Thomas Out. Polel Vault - 2010 Ind. 1,000M - ‘87 Out. 5.000M - ‘93 Ind. 800M - ‘92 Ind. 4x400M - ‘09 Mile - ‘89 XC ‘92, ‘93 Out. 4x800M - ‘93 Out. 1,500M - ‘89 XC ‘86, ‘87

Jodi Unger Brooke Upshaw Jamie Walker Catherine White Felisha Williams Ind. Pole Vault - ‘06, . XC 2006 Out. Hept. - ‘00 Ind. 5,000M - ‘09 Ind. DMR - ‘95 ‘07 Out. 10,000M - ‘09 Out. Pole Vault - ‘06, . ‘07

Kasia Williams Shelise Williams Toshei Woods Christin Wurth Ind. 60M H - ‘05 Ind. 400M - 2010 Ind. Long Jump - ‘94 Ind. Mile - ‘03 Out. 100M H - ‘05 4x400M - ‘08, ‘09, . DMR - ‘01 4x100M - ‘04 ‘10 Out. 1,500M - ‘03 Out. 400M - ‘09, ‘10 XC ‘02 4x400M - 2010

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 55 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Diann Ousley - 1979 Indoor 600 Yards As a junior in high school, Diann Ousley was one of the best in the country, but an injury as a senior kept coaches from recruiting her. Coming to Arkansas, Ousley regained the form from her junior year and won the Razorbacks’ first national title. Competing in the 600-yard run at the 1979 national collegiate meet, Ousley shocked the country by beating the defending national champion, Lee Ballenger of Colorado, and the meet record holder, Doraine Lambelet of Villanova, for the title. Her time of 1:21.22 is still a school record in the event and paced the Razorbacks to a fifth-place national finish.

Jamie Park - 1991 Outdoor 10,000 Meters A transfer from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo and a Division II national champion at 10,000 meters as a freshman, Jamie Park barely made the NCAA Championship meet as the 16th entry in a 16-person field. With a career best of 34:15.08, no one expected Jamie Park to step in at Arkansas and compete for a national championship as a sophomore. “Carole Zajac of Villanova was the favorite,” Arkansas head coach Lance Harter reflected. “Jamie would always peak at the right time but she Diann Ousley had never run 33 minutes in the 10K.” The race began with a large pack in the front where Park would sit be- tween fourth and sixth throughout most of the race. At the five-mile mark, Park moved into the lead which she did without much competition. Soon after she would look to her coach for the green light to move on. With the signal, Park pushed the pace of the race and powered the last 800 meters around the track to finish in an astonishing 33:15.08. Park’s champion- ship was the first NCAA title in Arkansas history as well as the first outdoor championship.

Trine Pilskog - 1995 Indoor Mile The 1995 indoor track championship was a special time for the Razor- backs as two individuals won NCAA championships. The first to accom- plish the feat was Norwegian Trine Pilskog in the mile. Pilskog qualified for the NCAA meet with a time of 4:42.27, but struggled during the prelims of the national championship, finishing 10th with a mark of 4:50.95. “Trine was the last person to qualify for the finals,” Lance Harter said. “She barely got in by just hundredths of a second. Our plan for the finals was to sit in and let the field do all the work.” Jamie Park Pilskog followed the game plan set forth by her coach and put herself in decent position with 400 meters to go. With just 250 meters left in the race, Pilskog rose to a new level, according to Harter, and pulled away from the field to win the race with a personal best 4:39.19. Her winning time was the Norwegian indoor national record as well as a Razorback record.

Trine Pilskog

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Sarah Schwald - 1995 Indoor 3,000 meters Sarah Schwald Sarah Schwald was a national competitor in many races but failed to win a national title until the 1995 indoor season. Entering the champion- ships with a mark of 9:35.2 for 3,000 meters, Schwald improved during the prelims of the race with a time of 9:33.16, which placed her in good position heading into the finals where she would have to face the favorite, Christine Stief of University. “Sarah was definitely a contender for the title,” said Lance Harter. “When she saw Trine Pilskog win her national championship, there was no stopping her in that race. She was extremely focused.” The race began with a large pack at the front of the field but many of the contenders started to fall off the lead group as the race wore on. Soon it came down to Schwald and Stief, and with 400 meters to go, both looked very strong. “They both looked good with two laps to go,” Harter said. “Then all of a sudden, Sarah passed Stief and the race was over.” Schwald would run a lifetime best 9:19.90 to win the race, less than one second ahead of Stief’s 9:20.69. The title was Arkansas’ second of the 1995 indoor championships, a feat that wasn’t duplicated until 2001, and allowed Arkansas to finish fourth overall at the meet.

Amy Yoder Begley - 2000 Indoor 5,000 Meters Amy Yoder Begley entered the 2000 indoor track meet as a perennial bridesmaid. The junior had finished second or third in several NCAA com- petitions. All that changed on March 10, 2000, when Yoder Begley entered the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville with the fourth-fastest mark in the country. The race began like most distance competitions at national meets: a lead pack takes the race out and tries to thin the contenders for the top spot. Yoder Begley stayed with the lead group through the midway point where it became clear that there would be only two people vying for the lead, Yoder Begley and of Villanova. Tollefson would sit on Yoder Begley’s side for most of the race, but with 600 meters to go, Yoder Begley made her final move and left Tollefson in her wake. Crossing the finish line in 15:46.89, Yoder Begley won her first national title, setthe Arkansas school record and became the first Arkansas athlete to ever win a national championship in Fayetteville.

Tracy Robertson - 2001 Indoor Mile Entering the 2001 NCAA In- door Championships, Tracy Rob- Amy Yoder Begley ertson held the second-fastest time in the competition as well as a chip on her shoulder. A finalist in the event in 2000, Robertson was among the leaders before getting tripped midway through the race. She would recover for fourth in 2000 but had a point to prove as the 2001 race began. “Tracy was the epitome of the philosophy of the Arkansas program,” Lance Harter would say months later. “She got on the escalator at the bot- and rode it right to the top.” Robertson hung with the leaders for four of the eight laps, then took control. She would be challenged throughout by Mary Jane Harrelson of Appalachian State, the race favorite, but with each surge that Harrelson made, Robertson would fend it off and add more distance between herself and her opposition. Harrelson would make another strong push with one lap remaining, but as Robertson covered the move, Harrelson would drop off the pace giving Robertson a clear path to victory. Crossing the line in 4:39.10, Rob- ertson established a personal best in the race and beat her competition by three seconds. Tracy Robertson

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 57 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Gi-Gi Miller - 2001 Indoor Triple Jump Gi-Gi Miller was a phenomenal athlete who never concentrated on just one event. A heptathlete by trade, she was a threat in every competition, despite the distance or specialty, and as the 2001 indoor triple jump began, Miller was focused. “Gi-Gi had to overcome some injuries during indoor track and because of her versatility it took a little longer than we expected,” said Lance Har- ter. “As a competitor, Gi-Gi has the unique ability to psychologically and physiologically go to the next level. During that competition, she just kept getting better with each jump.” Miller went into the finals with a big jump of 43-4.5 which placed her second overall. As the finals began, Miller’s talent shined. Opening the fi- nal three jumps of competition with a mark of 43-8.75, Miller took the lead and never relinquished it. She would improve her mark with her fifth jump to 44-4, despite a big leap by UCLA’s Deana Simmons to end the competi- tion.

Gi-Gi Miller

Amy Yoder Begley Amy Yoder Begley - 2001 Outdoor 10,000 Meters Arguably the greatest distance runner in SEC women’s track history, Amy Yoder Begley put a final stamp on her career when she became the first Razorback ever to win a second NCAA individual title. Coming off an Achilles injury, Yoder Begley was not looked at as one of the favorites at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Track Championships, but she would quickly move up with the leaders and assert her position. “Our plan was to stay near the front,” Lance Harter said. “We wanted to stay in control and resist any challenges. Then the field began to string out and there were a series of challenges that she conquered. A little later, she was able to establish her own challenges and three-quarters of the way through the race was hers.” Exhausted from the heat, Yoder Begley collapsed across the finish line well out in front of her competition for her second national title and her 15th All-America honor, both Razorback school records.

Veronica Campbell - 2004 Indoor 200 Meters Touted as one of the best sprinters of her age group, Veronica did not disappoint the fans at the Randal Tyson Track Center when she entered the finals of the 200 meters with the third-fastest time during prelims. Set up in a prime lane for the final, Campbell roared down the back straight showing her competition why she held the fastest time in the world up to that point. “Any time you go into a meet as the favorite or the co-favorite, there are always some nerves,” Lance Harter said. “Veronica had to run the col- legiate record just to win the race, which shows you just how good the competition was. This may have been the greatest 200-meter race ever.” Campbell crossed the finish line in 22.44 seconds, breaking the colle- giate record by .05 seconds. The time also set the standard for all runners across the globe as it stood as the fastest 200-meter time in the world dur- ing the 2004 indoor season.

Veronica Campbell

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 58 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS LaShaunte’a Moore - 2004 Outdoor 200 Meters Entering the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships with the nation’s 26th-fastest time, not many expected LaShaunte’a Moore to be a factor in the 200 meters. She became more than a factor when she completed an Arkansas sweep of the 200-meter dash during the ‘04 seasons. Getting out of the blocks well, Moore was with the leaders at the end of the curve, then used her strength to pull away as the field entered the straightaway. Facing a world-class field, Moore held off the challengers to cross the finish line in stunning fashion at 22.37 seconds, well ahead of the favorite, of LSU, who finished at 22.55 seconds. “Phenomenal,” Lance Harter said. “Coach (Rolando) Greene called it before we went to nationals, that LaShaunte’a would have a great meet and she certainly did.” Moore’s win in the 200 was Arkansas’ 10th individual national title and third in the sprints. It also capped off a tremendous season for Arkansas in the ballistic events which re-wrote the Razorback record books.

Aneita Denton - 2005 Indoor 800 Meters As the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships approached, all the buzz LaShaunte’a Moore in the 800 meters was about Aneita Denton and Nicole Cook of Tennes- see who had battled two weeks prior to the meet at the SEC Championships to the tune of the collegiate record and third-fastest collegiate mark. Cook got the best of Denton in that race, but Denton would not let the disappointment get her down. Aneita Denton Starting in a pack, Denton made a move with 400-meters to go and built a small lead that was quickly covered by Neisha Bernard-Thomas of LSU. Another charge by Bernard-Thomas put her shoulder-to-shoulder with Denton, but the strength of Denton allowed her to hold off the LSU runner and claim her first national title. “That couldn’t have happened to a better individual,” Lance Harter said. “Aneita deserved to win the national championship. She worked re- ally hard, and winning the title is a testament to that work. I am so proud of her.” Denton’s victory made her the fifth Razorback to win a national in- door title since the completion of the Randal Tyson Track Center and was the first for a Razorback in the 800 meters.

Aneita Denton - 2005 Outdoor 800 Meters Taking the unfamiliar roll of being the one to beat at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Aneita Denton worked her way through two rounds of competition before setting up to face a tough field in the finals. The defending NCAA indoor champion entered the final with the fast- est time and got off to a fast start with the field. In third place at the break, Denton found herself caught in a box as the runners merged and waited for her way out. The opportunity came just 100 meters later, and Denton cruised to the front of the field to run off the shoulder of Cal Poly’s Maggie Vessey. Hitting the homestretch, Denton put it in another gear as she pulled away from the field to sweep the national 800-meter titles. “What a race,” Lance Harter said. “Aneita definitely deserves the title. She could have panicked when she got caught in the box, but kept her head and executed when she got the opportunity.” The sweep of the national 800-meter titles by Denton made her just the third woman in NCAA history to accomplish that task and the first since two-time Olympian in 1998. She also earned the honor of be- ing the first Razorback to win two NCAA titles in the same academic year, and just the second to win more than one national championship.

Aneita Denton

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 59 INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Denise Bargiachi

Denise Bargiachi 5,000 Meters 16:25.34 2008

Peter-Gaye Beckford Deena Drossin Long Jump 20-9.25 2009 Jessica Dailey DMR 11:27.97 2000 Amy Yoder Begley Mile 4:44.62 1999 5,000 Meters 16:18.38 2000 3,000 Meters 9:33.09 1999 5,000 Meters 16:44.13 1999 DMR 11:32.80 1998 3,000 Meters 9:37.96 1998 Mile 4:50.22 1998 Deena Drossin DMR 11:32.80 1998 5,000 Meters 16:43.83 1996 5,000 Meters 16:30.22 1994 Londa Bevins 5,000 Meters 16:34.40 1993 DMR 11:40.39 2001 Dawnyell Fletcher Edina Brooks DMR 11:40.39 2001 4x400M 3:34.61 2010 Megan Flowers DeeDee Brown 5,000 Meters 16:38.30 1997 DMR 11:27.97 2000 5,000 Meters 16:28.69 1995 Pentathlon 4,141 pts. 2002 Regina George Andreina Byrd 4x400M 3:34.61 2010 3,000 Meters 9:31.61 2002 5,000 Meters 16:35.29 2002 Edel Hackett DMR 11:40.39 2001 Two Mile 10:26.60 *1984 Two Mile 10:40.59 *1983 Veronica Campbell 200 Meters 22.67 2004 LaShawn Haythe 55 Meters 6.91 *1990 Etienne Chaplin Pentathlon 4,095 pts. 2008 Whitney Jones 4x400M 3:34.61 2010 Amber Crumbo Weight 59-5.75 2000 Christine Kalmer 5,000 Meters 16:20.06 2009

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 60 INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Lilli Kleinmann Stacie Manuel

Lilli Kleinmann Mile 4:48.60 2001 3,000 Meters 9:22.82 2001 Desiree Owen 5,000 Meters 16:39.36 2001 DMR 11:32.80 1998 3,000 Meters 9:26.75 2000 DMR 11:27.97 2000 Jamie Park 5,000 Meters 16:49.25 1992 Claire Lavers 5,000 Meters 16:22.59 *1991 3,000 Meters 9:24.56 1992 Jenny Petite DMR 11:27.97 2000 Claire Lavers Trine Pilskog Mile 4:49.47 1995

Sally Ramsdale 3,000 Meters 9:20.64 *1988

Loren Leaverton DMR 11:40.39 2001

Stacie Manuel Pole Vault 13-4.25 2005 Pole Vault 13-8.5 2003

Beyonka McDowell Erica Sigmont Pentathlon 4,076 pts. 2005

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 61 INDOOR/OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Tracy Robertson 1984 1 Two Mile Mile 4:41.12 2000 1983 1 Two Mile DMR 11:32.80 1998 Indoor Titles By Event Sarah Schwald Event Titles Last 3,000 Meters 9:42.52 1995 55M 1 1990 200M 1 2004 Erica Sigmont 400M 1 2010 Mile 4:54.40 2005 1000Y 1 1987 Mile 7 2005 Penny Splichal 3,000M 10 2006 3,000 Meters 9:21.56 2006 Two Mile 2 1984 5,000 Meters 16:09.14 2006 5,000M 15 2009 4x400M 1 (4) 2010 Katie Stripling DMR 3 (12) 2001 Pole Vault 13-6.5 2008 Pole Vault 4 2010 Long Jump 1 2009 Tina Sutej Weight 1 2000 Pole Vault 14-7.5 2010 Pentathlon 3 2008 Totals 48 Melody Sye Mile 4:45.64 *1989 Amy Yoder Begley 1,000 Yards 2:30.92 *1987

Shelise Williams 400 Meters 53.21 2010 4x400M 3:34.61 2010

Christin Wurth 3,000 Meters 9:23.36 2003 5,000 Meters 16:30.41 2003

* - indicates SWC Champion

Indoor Titles By Year Year Titles Events 2010 3 400M, 4x400M, Pole Vault 2009 2 5K, Long Jump 2008 3 5K, Pole Vault, Pentathlon 2006 2 3K, 5K 2005 3 Mile, Pole Vault, Pentathlon Dacia Barr 2004 1 200M 1,500 Meters 4:14.97 2007 2003 3 3K, 5K, Pole Vault 2002 3 3K, 5K, Pentathlon Amy Yoder Begley 2001 4 Mile, 3K, 5K, DMR 5,000 Meters 16:16.36 2001 2000 5 Mile, 3K, 5K, DMR, Weight 10,000 Meters 35:23.40 2001 1999 3 Mile, 3K, 5K 5,000 Meters 16:48.33 2000 1998 3 Mile, 3K, DMR 10,000 Meters 35:59.22 2000 1997 1 5K 5,000 Meters 17:07.62 1999 1996 1 5K 10,000 Meters 34:40.39 1999 1995 3 Mile, 3K, 5K 3,000 Meters 9:29.65 1997 1994 1 5K 5,000 Meters 16:28.42 1997 1993 1 5K 1992 2 3K, 5K Tanya Blake 1991 1 5K 800 Meters 2:06.60 1994 1990 1 55M 1989 1 Mile DeeDee Brown 1988 1 3K Heptathlon 5,560 pts. 2000 1987 1 1,000 Yards

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Veronica Campbell Jessica Dailey 1,500 Meters 4:21.55 2000 3,000 Meters 9:29.03 2000 3,000 Meters 9:40.75 1999 5,000 Meters 16:38.70 1998

Aneita Denton 800 Meters 2:02.94 2005

Aneita Denton

Andreina Byrd 5,000 Meters 16:44.87 2002

Michelle Byrne 10,000 Meters 35:08.02 1993 10,000 Meters 35:22.59 1992

Veronica Campbell 100 Meters 11.12 2004 Deena Drossin 200 Meters 22.41 2004 3,000 Meters 9:20.87 1993 5,000 Meters 16:07.73 1993 Etienne Chaplin Heptathlon 5,594 pts. 2009 Megan Flowers 3,000 Meters 9:35.75 1996 Susan Cope Javelin 143-4 *1991 Regina George 4x400M 3:31.05 2010

Jessica Dailey

Marie LeJour

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 63 OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Gi-Gi Miller Tiffany Redlarczyk Heptathlon 5,704 pts. 2001

Jackie Mota 3,000 Meters 9:38.15 *1990 5,000 Meters 17:10.94 *1990

Claire Phythian Heptathlon 5,455 pts. 1995

Sally Ramsdale 3,000 Meters 9:23.56 *1988

Tiffany Redlarczyk Steeplechase 10:31.35 2006

Edel Hackett 3,000 Meters 9:25.64 *1984 5,000 Meters 16:52.08 *1984

Isabelle Hozang 10,000 Meters 35:29.01 *1985 10,000 Meters 34:48.03 *1984

Jessica Johnson High Jump 5-9.75 2003

Whitney Jones 4x400M 3:31.05 2010

Lilli Kleinmann Steeplechase 10:13.89 2001 10,000 Meters 35:53.44 2002

Marie LeJour Discus 169-0 2001 Melody Sye Tracy Robertson 1,500 Meters 4:20.89 2001 1,500 Meters 4:25.90 1998 3,000 Meters 9:35.82 1998

Aisling Ryan 5,000 Meters 16:21.00 *1988 10,000 Meters 35:08.19 *1988

Sarah Schwald 1,500 Meters 4:23.28 1994 3,000 Meters 9:32.08 1994

Maureen Scott Steeplechase 10:27.29 2005 Steeplechase 10:16.01 2004 Tracy Robertson

Sharon Little Erica Sigmont 3,000 Meters 9:55.73 *1983 1,500 meters 4:26.12 2005 5,000 Meters 17:11.70 *1983 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 64 OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Outdoor Titles By Year Year # of Titles Events 2010 2 4x400M, Pole Vault 2009 4 5K, 10K, Pole Vault, Heptathlon 2008 1 Pole Vault 2007 2 1,500M, Pole Vault 2006 1 Steeplechase 2005 4 800M, 1,500M, 100M H, Steeplechase 2004 3 100M, 200M, Steeplechase 2003 4 Steeplechase, 10K, High Jump, Pole Vault 2002 3 1,500M, 5K, 10K 2001 6 1,500M, Steeplechase, 5K, 10K, Discus, Heptathlon 2000 5 1,500M, 3K, 5K, 10K, Heptathlon Catherine White 1999 3 3K, 5K, 10K Penny Splichal 1998 3 1,500M, 3K, 5K 10,000 Meters 35:36.23 2003 1997 2 3K, 5K 1996 1 3K April Steiner 1995 1 Heptathlon Pole Vault 13-7.25 2003 1994 3 800M, 1,500M, 3K 1993 3 3K, 5K, 10K Katie Stripling 1992 1 10K Pole Vault 14-5.25 2009 1991 1 Javelin Pole Vault 13-6.5 2008 1990 2 3K, 5K 1989 1 5K Tina Sutej 1988 3 3K, 5K, 10K Pole Vault 13-9.5 2010 1985 1 10K 1984 3 3K, 5K, 10K Melody Sye 1983 2 3K, 5K 5,000 Meters 16:40.15 *1989 Outdoor Titles By Event Karen Thomas Event Titles Last 4x400M 3:31.05 2010 100M 1 2004 200M 1 2004 Jodi Unger 800M 2 2005 Pole Vault 13-6.25 2007 1,500M 7 2007 3,000M 11 1998 Catherine White Steeplechase 5 2006 5,000 Meters 16:29.72 2009 5,000M 13 2009 10,000 Meters 35:07.50 2009 10,000M 11 2009 100M Hurdles 1 2005 Shiloh Whiting 4x400M 1 (4) 2010 Steeplechase 10:32.69 2003 High Jump 1 2003 Pole Vault 5 2010 Kasia Williams Discus 1 2001 100M Hurdles 13.25 2005 Javelin 1 1991 Heptathlon 4 2001 Shelise Williams Totals 63 4x400M 3:31.05 2010

Christin Wurth 1,500 Meters 4:20.87 2002

* - indicates SWC Champion

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 65 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The University of Arkansas and the Razorbacks have been competing in the Southeastern Conference since the fall of 1991 and in that time have been one of, if not the, best track and field institutions. With SEC team championships dating back as far as 1981, more than 20 years, it would seem unreasonable to expect that the Razorbacks would be a significant part of the league’s history. To the contrary, since Arkansas joined the toughest collegiate track and field conference in the country, it has won more team titles (19) than all but one other institution and has taken a team championship in 19 of 58 opportunities, an unprecedented 33 percent of the time. Pushing the Razorback’s team success have been the individuals. Former Razorback and U.S. Olympian Amy Yoder Begley ended her outstanding career with 15 individual conference championships, five more than any other woman in SEC history. Along with Yoder Begley, former Razorback and U.S. Olympian Deena Drossin also cracks into the top 10 with seven individual championships.

SEC Team Titles All-Time SEC Team Champions

Since 1991-92 All-Time Indoor Outdoor XC Ind. Out. Total XC Ind. Out. Total 1981 - Tennessee 1982 - Tennessee Arkansas 13 3 3 19 13 3 3 19 1983 - Tennessee Florida 4 5 5 14 5 6 5 16 1984 Tennessee Tennessee LSU - 6 5 11 - 11 11 22 1985 LSU LSU Alabama - 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 1986 Vacated Alabama S. Carolina - - 3 3 - - 3 3 1987 LSU LSU Tennessee 3 3 - 6 5 4 4 13 1988 LSU LSU Georgia - 1 2 3 - 1 2 3 1989 LSU LSU Kentucky - - - - 3 - - 3 1990 Florida LSU 1991 LSU LSU 1992 Florida Florida 1993 LSU LSU All-Time SEC Individual Champions 1994 Alabama Alabama XC Ind. Out. Total 1995 LSU Georgia 1. Amy Yoder Begley, Ark. 3 4 8 15 1996 LSU LSU 2. Becki Wells, Fla./Ala. 3 6 1 10 1997 Florida Florida 3. Muna Lee, LSU - 5 4 9 1998 LSU Florida Danyel Mitchell, LSU - 3 6 9 1999 LSU S. Carolina 5. Debbie Ferguson, Ga. - 4 4 8 2000 Arkansas Arkansas , Tenn. - 3 5 8 2001 Arkansas Arkansas LaVonna Martin, Tenn. - 4 4 8 2002 Florida S. Carolina 2003 Arkansas Florida Valerie McGovern, Ky. 1 3 4 8 2004 Florida Arkansas 9. Hazel Clark, Fla. - 4 3 7 2005 Tennessee S. Carolina Deena Drossin, Ark. 2 3 2 7 2006 Georgia Georgia Benita Fitzgerald, Tenn. - - 7 7 2007 Tennessee LSU , Fla. - 5 2 7 2008 LSU LSU Angela Homan, Aub. 3 - 4 7 2009 Tennessee Florida , Fla. 1 1 5 7 2010 Florida LSU Patty Wiegand, Tenn. 1 2 4 7 Cross Country 1983 Tennessee 1997 Florida 1984 Florida 1998 Arkansas 1985 Kentucky 1999 Arkansas 1986 Alabama 2000 Arkansas 1987 Alabama 2001 Arkansas 1988 Kentucky 2002 Arkansas 1989 Kentucky 2003 Tennessee 1990 Tennessee 2004 Tennessee 1991 Arkansas 2005 Tennessee 1992 Arkansas 2006 Arkansas 1993 Arkansas 2007 Arkansas 1994 Arkansas 2008 Arkansas 1995 Arkansas 2009 Florida 1996 Florida 2010 Florida

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 66 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

1991 Cross Country 1992 Cross Country 1993 Cross Country Nov. 4, 1991 Nov. 2, 1992 Oct. 30, 1993 University of Georgia Golf Course Kentucky Horse Park Highland Park Athens, Ga. Lexington, Ky. Baton Rouge, La.

1. #3 Arkansas...... 30 1. #2 Arkansas...... 52 1. #1 Arkansas...... 37 2. Georgia...... 80 2. #14 Alabama...... 80 2. #19 Alabama...... 83 3. Mississippi St...... 110 3. Auburn...... 104 3. Georgia...... 100 4. Alabama...... 111 4. #19 Florida...... 114 4. #24 Florida...... 119 5. Auburn...... 121 5. Tennessee...... 126 5. Tennessee...... 137 6. Florida...... 151 6. Georgia...... 127 6. Auburn...... 140 7. Tennessee...... 167 7. South Carolina...... 148 7. South Carolina...... 149 8. South Carolina...... 171 8. Mississippi St...... 194 8. Vanderbilt...... 170 9. Kentucky...... 182 9. Vanderbilt...... 226 9. Mississippi St...... 225 10. Vanderbilt...... 260 10. Kentucky...... 247 10. Kentucky...... 301 11. Mississippi...... 331 11. Mississippi...... 333 11. Mississippi...... 302 12. LSU...... 364 12. LSU...... 357 12. LSU...... 368

1994 Cross Country 1995 Cross Country 1998 Cross Country Oct. 29, 1994 Oct. 30, 1995 Oct. 31, 1998 Prairie Grove State Battlefield Lakeside Golf Course Lambert Acres Golf Course Prairie Grove, Ark. Starkville, Miss. Maryville, Tenn.

1. #5 Arkansas...... 31 1. #6 Arkansas...... 40 1. #5 Arkansas...... 25 2. #7 Alabama...... 80 2. #9 Auburn...... 46 2. #24 Florida...... 48 3. #20 Auburn...... 84 3. #18 Florida...... 61 3. #22 Tennessee...... 73 4. Florida...... 108 4. Alabama...... 107 4. Alabama...... 147 5. Georgia...... 131 5. Vanderbilt...... 149 5. Georgia...... 157 6. South Carolina...... 142 6. South Carolina...... 168 6. Vanderbilt...... 202 7. Vanderbilt...... 189 7. Georgia...... 226 7. South Carolina...... 206 8. Tennessee...... 199 8. Mississippi St...... 240 8. LSU...... 225 9. Mississippi St...... 229 9. Tennessee...... 267 9. #9 Auburn...... 229 10. Kentucky...... 289 10. Kentucky...... 273 10. Mississippi St...... 280 11. LSU...... 290 11. Mississippi...... 274 11. Kentucky...... 296 12. Mississippi...... 303 12. LSU...... 328 12. Mississippi...... 394

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1999 Cross Country 2000 Indoor Track 2000 Outdoor Track Oct. 30, 1999 Feb. 26-27, 2000 May 11-14, 2000 Vaughn’s Creek Course Randal Tyson Track Center Bernie Moore Stadium Nashville, Tenn. Fayetteville, Ark. Baton Rouge, La.

1. #2 Arkansas...... 15 1. #5 Arkansas...... 140 1. #7 Arkansas...... 147.75 2. Florida...... 96 2. #6 Florida...... 96 2. #4 South Carolina...... 132.25 3. Georgia...... 112 3. #3 South Carolina...... 94 3. #2 LSU...... 89.5 4. LSU...... 118 4. #1 LSU...... 65 4. #18 Florida...... 86.25 5. South Carolina...... 133 5. #9 Georgia...... 62 5. #18 Georgia...... 85 6. Alabama...... 169 6. #11 Auburn...... 47.5 6. Tennessee...... 71.25 7. Auburn...... 174 7. Alabama...... 43 7. Alabama...... 71 8. Vanderbilt...... 186 8. Tennessee...... 35 8. #20 Auburn...... 54 9. Tennessee...... 191 9. Mississippi...... 18 9. Mississippi...... 32 10. Mississippi St...... 248 10. Mississippi St...... 8 10. Kentucky...... 12 11. Mississippi...... 305 Vanderbilt 11. Mississippi St...... 10 12. Kentucky...... 311 12. Kentucky...... 7.5 12. Vanderbilt...... 7

2000 Cross Country 2001 Indoor Track 2001 Outdoor Track Oct. 30, 2000 Feb. 24-25, 2001 May 10-13, 2001 Harry Prichett Golf Course Nutter Field House Weems Baskin Track Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lexington, Ky. Columbia, S.C.

1. #11 Arkansas...... 43 1. #3 Arkansas...... 137 1. #20 Arkansas...... 182 2. Georgia...... 74 2. #6 Florida...... 109 2. #11 Florida...... 112 3. Auburn...... 85 3. #1 South Carolina...... 90 3. #5 South Carolina...... 109 4. Florida...... 121 4. #7 LSU...... 77 4. #4 LSU...... 103 5. Alabama...... 153 5. #20 Georgia...... 61.5 5. Auburn...... 67 6. Vanderbilt...... 171 6. #11 Mississippi...... 31 6. Alabama...... 63.5 7. Mississippi St...... 191 7. Auburn...... 30 7. #17 Georgia...... 55 8. Tennessee...... 196 8. Alabama...... 26 8. #21 Mississippi...... 39 9. South Carolina...... 219 9. Kentucky...... 21.5 9. Tennessee...... 31 10. Kentucky...... 221 10. Tennessee...... 16 10. Kentucky...... 29 11. LSU...... 223 11. Mississippi St...... 13 11. Vanderbilt...... 15 12. Mississippi...... 358 12. Vanderbilt...... 11 12. Mississippi St...... 12.5

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2001 Cross Country 2002 Cross Country 2003 Indoor Track Oct. 29, 2001 Nov. 4, 2002 Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2003 Indian Pines Golf Club University Golf Course Stephen C. O’Connell Center Auburn, Ala. Gainesville, Fla. Gainesville, Fla.

1. #12 Arkansas...... 35 1. #10 Arkansas...... 39 1. #8 Arkansas...... 129 2. Tennessee...... 71 2. Kentucky...... 78 2. #5 South Carolina...... 108.5 3. Florida...... 118 3. Tennessee...... 86 3. #4 Florida...... 105 4. Auburn...... 120 4. Auburn...... 117 4. #1 LSU...... 88 5. Vanderbilt...... 122 5. Mississippi St...... 140 5. #13 Auburn...... 62 6. Georgia...... 176 6. Florida...... 152 6. Georgia...... 55.5 7. South Carolina...... 199 7. Georgia...... 188 7. Kentucky...... 48 8. LSU...... 204 8. Vanderbilt...... 210 8. #20 Mississippi St...... 29 9. Mississippi St...... 205 9. LSU...... 229 9. Tennessee...... 25 10. Kentucky...... 226 10. Alabama...... 291 10. Vanderbilt...... 9 11. Alabama...... 235 11. South Carolina...... 305 11. Mississippi...... 2 12. Mississippi...... 356 12. Mississippi...... 331 Alabama

2004 Outdoor Track 2006 Cross Country 2007 Cross Country May 13-16, 2004 Oct. 28, 2006 Oct. 27, 2007 Ole Miss Track & Field Highland Park Course Kentucky Horse Park Oxford, Miss. Baton Rouge, La. Lexington, Ky.

1. #11 Arkansas...... 124 1. #4 Arkansas...... 17 1. #13 Arkansas...... 39 2. #1 LSU...... 114 2. #19 Georgia...... 61 2. Tennessee...... 84 3. #8 Georgia...... 101.5 3. #15 Tennessee...... 67 3. #29 Georgia...... 85 4. #5 South Carolina...... 90.5 4. #17 Florida...... 95 4. #27 Florida...... 96 5. #6 Florida...... 79 5. Mississippi St...... 164 5. Kentucky...... 104 6. #9 Tennessee...... 78.5 6. Kentucky...... 177 6. Auburn...... 141 7. Auburn...... 68.5 7. Vanderbilt...... 226 7. Miss. St...... 209 8. Alabama...... 68 8. Alabama...... 241 8. Vanderbilt...... 217 9. Kentucky...... 30 9. LSU...... 250 9. LSU...... 259 10. Vanderbilt...... 27 10. Auburn...... 251 10. Alabama...... 275 11. #24 Mississippi St...... 22 11. South Carolina...... 302 11. South Carolina...... 290 12. Mississippi...... 15 12. Mississippi...... 368 12. Mississippi...... 352

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 69 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS/YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2008 Cross Country Nov. 3, 2008 MSU Cross Country Course Starkville, Miss.

1. #13 Arkansas...... 46 2. #14 Florida...... 53 3. Tennessee...... 107 4. Georgia...... 117 5. Auburn...... 127 6. Kentucky...... 134 7. Alabama...... 170 8. Vanderbilt...... 177 9. Mississippi St...... 252 10. S. Carolina...... 262 11. Mississippi...... 333 12. LSU...... 341

Conf. Indoor NCAA Indoor Conf. Outdoor NCAA Outdoor Conf. XC NCAA XC SEC Place Pts. Place Pts. Place Pts. Place Pts. Place Pts. Place Pts. 2010 2nd 82 T15th 15.5 3rd 98.5 15th 17 2nd 61 - - 2009 3rd 97 T20th 11 4th 96.5 T29th 10 3rd 87 - - 2008 3rd 93 T29th 7 3rd 88.5 T22nd 11 1st 46 15th 404 2007 4th 83 T21st 9 2nd 110 15th 17 1st 39 13th 406 2006 5th 73 T51st 2 7th 68 T25th 10 1st 17 5th 286 2005 2nd 120 19th 12.5 2nd 124.2 T22nd 11 2nd 51 19th 444 2004 6th 50.5 T10th 19 1st 124 T10th 22 2nd 57 16th 400 2003 1st 129 10th 22 2nd 130 19th 13.5 3rd 103 - - 2002 2nd 139 T10th 18.5 2nd 138 T45th 4 1st 39 7th 251 2001 1st 137 5th 24 1st 182 5th 31 1st 35 17th 460 2000 1st 140 3rd 37 1st 147.75 6th 36 1st 43 13th 365 1999 4th 73 13th 13 5th 90 41st 7 1st 15 2nd 125 1998 2nd 88 T27th 8 4th 89.5 T29th 8 1st 25 6th 311 1997 7th 33 T49th 1 5th 67 T38th 5 2nd 68 13th 311 1996 6th 58 T22nd 8 5th 72 T43rd 4 2nd 77 14th 347 1995 4th 69 T4th 31 5th 79.5 T33rd 7 1st 40 12th 324 1994 3rd 80 T20th 9 4th 85 T23rd 10 1st 31 3rd 110 1993 3rd 71 T8th 16 2nd 111 T44th 3 1st 37 2nd 71 1992 3rd 78 T31st 4 4th 99 T59th 1 1st 52 2nd 130 1991 (SWC) 2nd 80 13th 11 2nd 56 T10th 18 1st (SEC) 30 2nd 168 1990 (SWC) 4th 47 T20th 8 3rd 121 T56th 2 2nd 37 6th 224 1989 (SWC) 4th 53 - - 2nd 122 T56th 2 3rd 69 - - 1988 (SWC) 4th 58 - - T-2nd 119 - - 1st 30 15th 299 1987 (SWC) 4th 40 T21st 4 5th 40 - - 2nd 41 9th 214 1986 (SWC) 5th 17 - - 9th 9 - - 2nd 54 10th 214 1985 (SWC) 5th 28 - - 4th 55 - - 3rd 75 - - 1984 (SWC) 4th 41 - - 3rd 46 T38th 9 3rd 72 13th 273 1983 (SWC) 3rd 69 T34th 2 3rd 73 - - 4th 96 - -

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 70 SEC INDOOR TEAM RESULTS 1992 1997 2002 2007 1. Florida 139 1. Florida 131 1. Florida 147 1. Tennessee 120 2. LSU 120 2. LSU 110 2. Arkansas 139 2. Georgia 103 3. Arkansas 78 3. Auburn 88 3. LSU 100 3. LSU 101 4. Tennessee 69 4. South Carolina 70 4. South Carolina 89 4. Arkansas 83 5. Alabama 59 5. Kentucky 37 5. Auburn 71 5. South Carolina 52 6. Auburn 53 6. Georgia 35 6. Georgia 26 6. Florida 42 7. Georgia 30 7. Arkansas 33 7. Tennessee 21 7. Kentucky 40 8. Miss. State 10 8. Tennessee 33 8. Kentucky 19 8. Auburn 39.5 9. Ole Miss 9 9. Vanderbilt 22 9. Miss. State 15 9. Ole Miss 36 10. South Carolina 8 10. Miss. State 18 10. Vanderbilt 13 10. Alabama 21.5 11. Vanderbilt 6 11. Ole Miss 7 11. Alabama 11 11. Vanderbilt 15 12. Kentucky 4 12. Alabama 1 12. Ole Miss 9 12. Miss. St. 10

1993 1998 2003 2008 1. LSU 133 1. LSU 95 1. Arkansas 129 1. LSU 133 2. Florida 89 2. Arkansas 88 2. South Carolina 108.5 2. Tennessee 116 3. Arkansas 71 3. Florida 85 3. Florida 105 3. Arkansas 93 4. Alabama 58 4. South Carolina 84 4. LSU 88 4. Florida 90 5. Tennessee 54 5. Auburn 80.5 5. Auburn 62 5. Kentucky 57 6. Auburn 53 6. Tennessee 51.5 6. Georgia 55.5 6. Ole Miss 49 7. Georgia 49 7. Georgia 50 7. Kentucky 48 7. Alabama 43 8. Kentucky 15 8. Vanderbilt 45 8. Miss. State 29 8. Auburn 27 9. Ole Miss 8 9. Kentucky 33 9. Tennessee 25 9. South Carolina 20.5 10. South Carolina 8 10. Miss. State 6 10. Vanderbilt 9 10. Georgia 14.50 11. Vanderbilt 6 11. Ole Miss 5 11. Ole Miss 2 11. Miss. St. 12 12. Miss. State 2 12. Alabama 1 12. Alabama 2 12. Vanderbilt 8

1994 1999 2004 2009 1. Alabama 113 1. LSU 114 1. Florida 105.5 1. Tennessee 111 2. LSU 111 2. Florida 106.5 2. Tennessee 99.5 2. LSU 105 3. Arkansas 80 3. South Carolina 76 3. LSU 84.5 3. Arkansas 97 4. Tennessee 73.33 4. Arkansas 73 4. Georgia 81 4. Florida 84 5. Kentucky 36 5. Tennessee 72.5 5. South Carolina 72 5. So. Carolina 57 6. Auburn 32 6. Georgia 44 6. Arkansas 50.5 6. Auburn 54 7. Florida 31 7. Alabama 35 7. Auburn 48 7. Kentucky 49.50 8. South Carolina 29 8. Ole Miss 30 8. Kentucky 42 8. Mississippi 32 9. Georgia 24.33 9. Auburn 27 9. Vanderbilt 25 9. Miss St. 28 10. Ole Miss 15 10. Kentucky 26 10. Alabama 25 10. Alabama 26.5 11. Miss. State 1 11. Vanderbilt 18 11. Miss. State 21 11. Georgia 14 12. Miss. State 2 12. Ole Miss 9 12. Vanderbilt 5 1995 1. LSU 116 2000 2005 2010 2. Georgia 96.5 1. Arkansas 140 1. Tennessee 135.5 1. Florida 110 3. Arkansas 69 2. Florida 96 2. Arkansas 120 2. Arkansas 82 4. Tennessee 64 3. South Carolina 94 3. LSU 75.5 3. LSU 79.5 5. Florida 63 4. LSU 65 4. Florida 74.5 4. Tennessee 77 6. Auburn 49.5 5. Georgia 62 5. South Carolina 70.5 5. Georgia 65.5 7. Alabama 29 6. Auburn 47.5 6. Georgia 54 6. Auburn 55 8. South Carolina 26.5 7. Alabama 43 7. Auburn 46 7. South Carolina 53 9. Kentucky 18 8. Tennessee 35 8. Alabama 36 8. Alabama 51 10. Ole Miss 7.5 9. Ole Miss 18 9. Vanderbilt 19 9. Kentucky 38 11. Miss. State 5 10. Miss. State 8 10. Kentucky 14 10. Mississippi 30 12. Vanderbilt 2 11. Vanderbilt 8 11. Ole Miss 10 11. Misss. St. 16 12. Kentucky 7.5 12. Miss. State 8 12. Vanderbilt 5 1996 1. LSU 96.5 2001 2006 2. Auburn 84 1. Arkansas 137 1. Georgia 101.5 3. Georgia 83.5 2. Florida 109 2. Auburn 96 4. Florida 73 3. South Carolina 90 3. South Carolina 78.5 5. South Carolina 64 4. LSU 77 4. Tennessee 78.5 6. Arkansas 58 5. Georgia 61.5 5. Arkansas 73 7. Tennessee 47 6. Ole Miss 31 6. Alabama 70.5 8. Kentucky 26 7. Auburn 30 7. LSU 62.5 9. Vanderbilt 25 8. Alabama 26 8. Florida 45.5 10. Alabama 19 9. Kentucky 21.5 9. Kentucky 26 11. Ole Miss 5 10. Tennessee 16 10. Ole Miss 16 12. Miss. State 4 11. Miss. State 13 11. Miss. State 13 12. Vanderbilt 11 12. Vanderbilt 2

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 71 SEC OUTDOOR TEAM RESULTS 1992 1997 2002 2007 1. Florida 169 1. Florida 140 1. South Carolina 148 1. LSU 139.5 2. LSU 147 2. LSU 120 2. Arkansas 138 2. Arkansas 110 3. Alabama 100 3. South Carolina 103 3. Florida 133 3. Georgia 106 4. Arkansas 99 4. Auburn 102 4. LSU 114 4. Tennessee 89 5. Tennessee 75.5 5. Arkansas 67 5. Auburn 88 5. South Carolina 84 6. Auburn 54 6. Georgia 65 6. Tennessee 52.5 6. Florida 82 7. Georgia 42.5 7. Tennessee 64 7. Georgia 49 7. Auburn 73.5 8. Ole Miss 24 8. Vanderbilt 57 8. Kentucky 27 8. Kentucky 42 9. Kentucky 11 9. Kentucky 26 9. Alabama 20 9. Ole Miss 39 10. Vanderbilt 11 10. Ole Miss 23 10. Vanderbilt 19.5 10. Alabama 23 11. Miss. St. 7 11. Miss. St. 7 11. Ole Miss 17 11. Miss. St. 19 12. Alabama 2 12. Miss. St. 13 12. Vanderbilt 12 1993 1. LSU 175 1998 2003 2008 2. Arkansas 111 1. Florida 142 1. Florida 159 1. LSU 157.5 3. Alabama 100 2. South Carolina 121 2. Arkansas 130 2. Florida 129 4. Florida 96 3. Georgia 103 3. LSU 110 3. Arkansas 88.5 5. Tennessee 81 4. Arkansas 89.5 4. South Carolina 86 4. Tennessee 85 6. Auburn 52 5. LSU 77 5. Auburn 77 5. Kentucky 84.5 7. Georgia 45 6. Auburn 76 6. Georgia 66 6. Mississippi 73 8. Ole Miss 22 7. Tennessee 65 7. Tennessee 55 7. Auburn 66 9. Kentucky 15 8. Vanderbilt 53 8. Kentucky 49 8. South Carolina 34.5 10. South Carolina 13 9. Kentucky 32 9. Alabama 38 9. Alabama 34 11. Miss. St. 13 10. Alabama 25 10. Miss. St. 22 10. Georgia 32 12. Vanderbilt 10 11. Ole Miss 19 11. Vanderbilt 19 11. Miss. St. 28 12. Miss. St. 10 12. Ole Miss 5 12. Vanderbilt 7 1994 1. Alabama 134 1999 2004 2009 2. LSU 133.4 1. South Carolina 138 1. Arkansas 124 1. Florida 135.5 3. Tennessee 125 2. Florida 123.5 2. LSU 114 2. LSU 113 4. Arkansas 85 3. LSU 114.5 3. Georgia 101.5 3. Tennessee 106 5. South Carolina 56 4. Georgia 107.5 4. South Carolina 90.5 4. Arkansas 96.5 6. Georgia 53 5. Arkansas 90 5. florida 79 5. Auburn 76 7. Auburn 50 6. Tennessee 61 6. Tennessee 78.5 6. Kentucky 56 8. Florida 38 7. Alabama 50 7. Auburn 68.5 7. Alabama 52.5 9. Kentucky 33 8. Vanderbilt 47.5 8. Alabama 68 8. South Carolina 51 10. Ole Miss 25 9. Kentucky 35 9. Kentucky 30 9. Georgia 45.5 11. Vanderbilt 7.5 10. Ole Miss 28 10. Vanderbilt 27 10. Mississippi 44 11. Auburn 13 11. Miss. St. 22 11. Miss. State 42 1995 12. Miss. St. 10 12. Ole Miss 15 1. Georgia 135.5 2010 2. LSU 124 2000 2005 1. LSU 132 3. Tennessee 90 1. Arkansas 147.75 1. South Carolina 145.2 2. Florida 107.5 4. Florida 87 2. South Carolina 132.25 2. Arkansas 124.2 3. Arkansas 98.5 5. Arkansas 79.5 3. LSU 89.5 3. Tennessee 108.33 4. Auburn 97 6. Auburn 76 4. Florida 86.25 4. Georgia 106.2 5. Georgia 74.5 7. Kentucky 49 5. Georgia 85 5. Auburn 81.5 6. Alabama 64 8. South Carolina 31 6. Tennessee 71.25 6. LSU 78 7. Tennessee 62 9. Alabama 28 7. Alabama 71 7. Alabama 54 8. South Carolina 48.5 10. Miss. St. 20 8. Auburn 54 8. florida 32.16 9. Mississippi 48 11. Vanderbilt 9 9. Ole Miss 32 9. Kentucky 31 10. Kentucky 44 12. Ole Miss 9 10. Kentucky 12 10. Ole Miss 26.4 11. Miss. St. 36 11. Miss. St. 10 11. Vanderbilt 12 12. Vanderbilt 5 1996 12. Vanderbilt 7 12. Miss. St. 12 1. LSU 145 2. South Carolina 103 2001 2006 3. Auburn 94 1. Arkansas 182 1. Georgia 136 4. Georgia 88 2. Florida 112 2. Auburn 135 5. Arkansas 72 3. South Carolina 109 3. South Carolina 86.5 6. Florida 60 4. LSU 103 4. LSU 81 7. Alabama 53 5. Auburn 67 5. Tennessee 78 8. Kentucky 52 6. Alabama 63.5 6. Alabama 72.5 9. Tennessee 47 7. Georgia 55 7. Arkansas 68 10. Vanderbilt 34 8. Ole Miss 39 8. Kentucky 45 11. Ole Miss 24 9. Tennessee 31 9. Florida 38 12. Miss. St. 7 10. Kentucky 29 10. Vanderbilt 28 11. Vanderbilt 15 11. Miss. St. 27 12. Miss. St. 12.5 12. Ole Miss 24

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 72 SEC HONORS AND AWARDS Cross Country Christine Kalmer Erica Sigmont - 2002 (2nd) Athletes of the Week Penny Splichal – 2001, ’05 (1st) 2000 - Brittney Mensen (9/12) Laurie Sturgell - 1998 Lilli Kleinmann (9/19, 10/3) Shelly Taylor - 1992, ‘93 2001 - Andreina Byrd (9/24, 10/1) Brooke Upshaw - 2006 (1st) 2002 - Londa Bevins (9/10) Miranda Walker - 2006, ‘09 (2nd), 2010 Andreina Byrd (10/8) (1st) 2003 - Alison Zeinner (9/1) Kimi Welsh - 1999 Maureen Scott (9/8) Catherine White - 2008 (1st) 2005 - Christine Kalmer (10/19) Shiloh Whiting - 2002 (2nd), 2003 2006 - Christine Kalmer (9/13) (2nd) Dani Parry (10/3) Amy Wiseman - 2000 2008 - Catherine White (9/9, 9/16, Christin Wurth - 1999, 2000, ‘01, ‘02 (1st) 10/7) 2009 - Miranda Walker (9/8) Indoor Track 2010 - Miranda Walker (9/21) Athletes of the Week Penny Splichal - 2001 2000 - Amy Yoder Begley (2/16) Freshman of the Week Stephanie Brown - 2010 2001 - April Steiner (1/23) 2007 – Catherine White (9/11) 2002 - Lilli Kleinmann (1/30) Jillian Rosen (9/25) All-SEC 2003 - April Steiner (2/5) 2008 - Samantha Learch (9/16) Alyssa Allison - 2009 (Frosh) Christin Wurth (2/19) 2009 - Alyssa Allison (9/22, 10/20) Denise Bargiachi – 2006, ‘07, ‘08 Jessica Johnson (2/26) 2010 - Stephanie Brown (9/7, 9/21, (1st), ‘05 (2nd) 2004 - Veronica Campbell (2/17) 10/5) Dacia Barr - 2006 (1st) 2007 - Tiavannia Thompson (2/20) Stephanie Barrett - 1991 2008 - Katie Stripling (1/15) Amy Yoder Begley - 1996, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99 2009 - Katie Stripling (2/10) Catherine Berry - 1995 Tina Sutej (2/10) Londa Bevins - 2001, ‘02 (1st) 2010 - Tina Sutej (1/26) Karen Bockel - 1995, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98 Shelise Williams (2/9) Stephanie Brown - 2010 (1st, FR) Andreina Byrd - 2001, ‘02 (2nd) Coach of the Year Michelle Byrne - 1991, ‘92 Lance Harter - 1998, 2000, ‘01 Cory Chastain - 1998 Kelly Cook - 1995 Athlete of the Year Jessica Dailey - 1998, ‘99 Amy Yoder Begley - 2000 Deena Drossin - 1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94 Veronica Campbell - 2004 Pauline Durran - 1991, ‘92 Sarah Schwald - 1995 Beth Fahey - 2006 (2nd) Megan Flowers - 1993, ‘94, ‘95 Freshman Runner of the Year Lance Harter Kristen Gillespie - 2010 (2nd) Regina George - 2010 Jennifer Harper - 2006 (2nd) Coach of the Year Grace Heymsfield - 2010 (FR) Commissioner’s Trophy Lance Harter - 1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, Michelle Hurn - 2001 Amy Yoder Begley - 1998 (22.5 pts.) ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ’06, ‘07, ‘08 Laura Jakosky - 2003 (1st), ‘04, ’05 Andreina Byrd - 2002 (28 pts.) (2nd) Lilli Kleinmann - 2001 (30 pts.) Athlete of the Year Taylor Johnson - 2009 (Frosh) Tracy Robertson - 2000 (26 pts.) Amy Yoder Begley - 1997, ‘98, ‘99 Christine Kalmer – 2005, ’06, ‘07, ‘08 (1st) Christin Wurth - 2003 (28 pts.) Andreina Byrd - 2001 Lilli Kleinmann - 1999, 2000 Deena Drossin - 1992, ‘93 Clare Lavers - 1991 All-SEC Megan Flowers - 1994, ‘95 Amy McKinley - 1993, ‘94 Denise Bargiachi - 2008 (5K), ‘09 (5K) Lilli Kleinmann - 2000 Desiree Owen - 1995, ‘96 Peter-Gaye Beckford - 2009 (LJ) Brooke Upshaw - 2006 Dani Parry - 2006 (1st), 2007 (2nd) Amy Yoder Begley - 1998 (Mile, 3K, Christin Wurth - 2002 Trine Pilskog - 1994 DMR), ‘99 (5K), ‘00 (5K) Tracy Robertson - 1997, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 Londa Bevins - 2001 (DMR) Freshman of the Year Jillian Rosen – 2007 (1st) Edina Brooks - 2010 (4x400M) Alyssa Allison - 2009 Alison Rush - 2001, ‘04 (1st) Courtney Brown - 2009 (DMR) Christine Kalmer - 2005 Sarah Schwald - 1993, ‘94 DeeDee Brown - 2000 (DMR), ‘02 Dani Parry – 2006 Maureen Scott - 2004 (1st), ‘02 (2nd) (Pen) Jillian Rosen - 2007 Staci Snider - 1995 Stephanie Brown - 2010 (DMR, 800)

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 73 SEC HONORS AND AWARDS Andreina Byrd - 2001 (DMR), ‘02 Karen Thomas - 2009 (4x400M), ‘10 Michelle Byrne - 1992 (10K), ‘93 (3K, 5K) (DMR) (10K) Veronica Campbell - 2004 (200M) Shelise Williams - 2009 (4x400M), Veronica Campbell - 2004 (100M, Etienne Chaplin - 2008 (Pent.) ‘10 (400M, 4x400M) 200M) Amber Crumbo - 2000 (WT) Catherine White - 2008 (3K) Etienne Chaplin - 2009 (Hept.) Jessica Dailey - 1999 (Mile, 3K), ‘00 Christin Wurth - 2003 (3K, 5K) Jessica Dailey - 1998 (5K), ‘99 (3K), (DMR) ‘00 (1,500, 3K) Janine Davis - 2009 (4x400M) Outdoor Track Aneita Denton - 2005 (800M) Tara Diebold - 2008, ‘09 (PV) Athletes of the Week Deena Drossin - 1993 (3K, 5K) Deena Drossin - 1993 (5K), ‘94 (5K), 2000 - Amy Yoder Begley (3/29) Paige Farrell - 2008 (4x400M) ‘96 (5K) 2001 - Lilli Kleinmann (5/1) Megan Flowers - 1995 (10K), ‘96 (3K) Dawnyell Fletcher - 2001 (DMR) Gi-Gi Miller (5/8) Regina George - 2010 (4x400M) Megan Flowers - 1995 (5K), ‘97 (5K) 2002 - DeeDee Brown (4/10) Jessica Johnson - 2003 (High Jump) Regina George - 2010 (4x400M) Marie LeJour (5/8) Whitney Jones - 2009 (Frosh LJ), ‘10 Kristen Gillespie - 2010 (DMR) 2003 - Londa Bevins (5/6) (4x400M) Taylor Johnson - 2010 (Mile) 2004 - Veronica Campbell (4/21) Christine Kalmer - 2008 (5K) Whitney Jones - 2009 (LJ, 4x400M), 2005 - Aneita Denton (4/20) Janice Keppler - 2010 (PV) ‘10 (4x400M) 2007 – Katie Stripling (5/1) Lilli Kleinmann - 2001 (Steeple), ‘02 Christine Kalmer - 2009 (5K) Carly Bloomfield (5/8) (10K) Lilli Kleinmann - 2000 (3K, DMR), Tiavannia Thompson (5/8) Marie LeJour - 2001 (Discus) ‘01 (Mile, 3K, 5K) 2008 - Sarah Landau (3/25) Gi-Gi Miller - 2001 (Hept.) Clare Lavers - 1992 (3K) Catherine White (4/22) Dacia (Barr) Perkins – 2007, ‘08 Samantha Learch - 2009, ‘10 (DMR) Dacia Barr (5/6) (1,500M) Loren Leaverton - 2001 (DMR) Katie Stripling (5/6) Claire Phythian - 1995 (Hept.) Lauren Lewis - 2009 (DMR) 2009 - Whitney Jones (3/31, 5/5) Tiffany Redlarczyk – 2006 (Steeple) Stacie Manuel - 2003, ‘05 (PV) Katie Stripling (4/21, 4/28) Tracy Robertson - 1998 (1,500, 3K), Beyonka McDowell - 2005 (Pent.) 2010 - Regina George (5/4) ‘01 (1,500) Leah Orley - 2010 (Pent.) Katie Stripling (5/4) Sarah Schwald - 1994 (3K), ‘95 Desiree Owen - 1998 (DMR) Tina Sutej (4/13) (1,500, 3K) Jamie Park - 1992 (5K) Shelise Williams (4/13) Maureen Scott - 2004, ‘05 (Steeple) Jennifer Petite - 2000 (DMR) Erica Sigmont - 2005 (1,500M) Trine Pilskog - 1995 (Mile) Coach of the Year Penny Splichal - 2003 (10K) Annette Quaid - 1998 (DMR) Lance Harter - 2000, 2001, 2004 April Steiner - 2003 (PV) Tracy Robertson - 1998 (DMR), ‘00 Katie Stripling - 2008, ‘09 (PV) (Mile) Athlete of the Year Tina Sutej - 2010 (PV) Jillian Rosen - 2009 (DMR) Amy Yoder Begley - 2001 Karen Thomas - 2010 (4x400M) Sarah Schwald - 1995 (3K) Jodi Unger – 2007 (PV) Erica Sigmont - 2005 (Mile) Runner of the Year Catherine White - 2009 (5K, 10K) Penny Splichal – 2006 (3K, 5K) Catherine White - 2009 Shiloh Whiting - 2003 (Steeple) Kaite Stripling - 2008 (PV) Kasia Williams - 2005 (100M H) Tina Sutej - 2010 (PV) Field Athlete of the Year Shelise Williams - 2008, ‘10 Nicole Teter - 1992 (800M) Katie Stripling - 2009 (4x400M), 2009 (400M) Christin Wurth - 2002 (1,500M) Commissioner’s Trophy Amy Yoder Begley - 2000 (28 pts.) April Steiner Jessica Dailey - 2000 (28 pts.) Marie LeJour - 2001 (23 pts.)

All-SEC Denise Bargiachi - 2009 (10K) Amy Yoder Begley - 1997 (3K, 5K), ‘99 (5K, 10K), ‘00 (5K, 10K), ‘01 (5K, 10K) Tanya Blake - 1994 (800) Tominque Boatright - 2008 (4x400M) Courtenay Brown - 2008 (4x400M) Stephanie Brown - 2010 (800M) Andreina Byrd - 2002 (5K) Andreina Byrd 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 74 CAREER SCORING All-Time Career Scoring Senior Scoring Junior Scoring Sophomore Scoring Freshman Scoring SEC Indoor SEC Indoor SEC Indoor SEC Indoor SEC Indoor 1. Tracy Robertson 76.5 Christin Wurth 28 2003 Lilli Kleinmann 30 2001 Lilli Kleinmann 18.5 2000 Amy Yoder Begley 22.5 1998 2. Lilli Kleinmann 64.5 Tracy Robertson 24 2001 Andreina Byrd 28 2002 Amy Yoder Begley 18 1999 Tracy Robertson 16.5 1998 3. Amy Yoder Begley 56.5 Penny Splichal 20 2006 Tracy Robertson 26 2000 Andreina Byrd 14.5 2001 Penny Splichal 12 2002 4. Christin Wurth 56 Claire Lavers 18 1992 Jessica Dailey 22 1999 Penny Splichal 13 2003 Nicole Teter 10.5 1992 5. Penny Splichal 51 6. Jessica Dailey 48.5 NCAA Indoor NCAA Indoor NCAA Indoor NCAA Indoor 7. Andreina Byrd 42.5 Tracy Robertson 12 2001 V. Campbell 16.75 2004 Amy Yoder Begley 9.25 1999 Tracy Robertson 4.25 1998 8. Sarah Schwald 39.5 Aneita Denton 10.25 2005 Amy Yoder Begley 14 2000 Deena Drossin 8 1993 Nicole Teter 4 1992 9. Megan Flowers 32.25 Gi-Gi Miller 10 2001 Trine Pilskog 11.25 1995 Lilli Kleinmann 6.25 2000 Amy Yoder Begley 1.25 1998 10. Deena Drossin 32 Trine Pilskog 8 1996 Sarah Schwald 10 1995 Sarah Schwald 5 1994 Daphne Harris 1.25 1998 Felisha Williams 1.25 1995 NCAA Indoor SEC Outdoor SEC Outdoor SEC Outdoor 1. Tracy Robertson 24.5 Jessica Dailey 28 2000 Amy Yoder Begley 28 2000 V. Campbell 22 2004 SEC Outdoor Amy Yoder Begley 24.5 Amy Yoder Begley 20 2001 Marie LeJour 23 2001 Deena Drossin 20 1993 Tracy Robertson 20 1998 3. Trine Pilskog 19.25 Gi-Gi Miller 18.25 2001 Sarah Schwald 20 1994 Amy Yoder Begley 20 1999 Amy Yoder Begley 20 1997 4. Veronica Campbell 16.75 Tracy Robertson 18 2001 DeeDee Brown 19 2001 Catherine White 20 2009 Deena Drossin 16 1992 5. Sarah Schwald 15.5 Shelly Taylor 16 1993 6. Cynthia Moore 14 NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional 7. Megan Flowers 12.25 Aneita Denton 10.25 2005 L. Moore 14.5 2004 T. Boatright 5.5 2006 NCAA Regional 8. Aneita Denton 11 April Steiner 10 2003 Jessica Johnson 11.5 2007 Dacia Barr 4 2006 Megan Jackson 2 2007 9. April Steiner 10.5 Jodi Unger 10 2007 T. Boatright 9.5 2007 Christine Kalmer 3 2007 Christine Kalmer 2 2006 10. Angel Heath 10 Dacia Barr 10 2008 P. Beckford 8.75 2007 Paige Farrell 2.5 2006 Jodi Unger 2 2004 Gi-Gi Miller Carly Bloomfield 8 2007 Dacia Barr 1 2005 Jessica Johnson 8 2004 NCAA Outdoor NCAA Outdoor Katie Stripling 1 2007 SEC Outdoor L. Moore 16 2004 Jamie Park 10 1991 1. Amy Yoder Begley 88 NCAA Outdoor Amy Yoder Begley 14 2000 Jessica Dailey 5 1998 NCAA Outdoor 2. Tracy Robertson 66 Amy Yoder Begley 10 2001 Gi-Gi Miller 8 2000 Amy Yoder Begley 4 1999 Amy Yoder Begley 5 1997 3. Jessica Dailey 64 Aneita Denton 10 2005 Jessica Johnson 7 2003 DeeDee Brown 4 2000 Tracy Robertson 3 1998 4. Deena Drossin 62 Gi-Gi Miller 10 2001 Shelly Taylor 2 1993 5. Sarah Schwald 47 Jessica Dailey 8 2000 Deena Drossin 1 1992 6. DeeDee Brown 44 7. Megan Flowers 41 Christin Wurth 41 9. Marie LeJour 35 10. Londa Bevins 34 Dacia Perkins Erica Sigmont

NCAA Regional 1. Dacia Barr 23 2. Jodi Unger 17 3. Jessica Johnson 16 4. Tominque Boatright 15.75 5. LaShaunte’a Moore 14.5 6. Jessica Cousins 11.5 Kasia Williams 11.5 8. Aneita Denton 11.25 9. April Steiner 10 10. Londa Bevins 9

NCAA Outdoor 1. Amy Yoder Begley 33 2. Gi-Gi Miller 18 3. Jessica Dailey 16 La’Shaunte’a Moore 16 5. Aneita Denton 10 Jodi Unger Deena Drossin 10 Jamie Park 10 8. Tracy Robertson 9 9. DeeDee Brown 8 10. Jessica Johnson 7

Carly Boomfield Gi-Gi Miller, Jamie Walker, DeeDee Brown

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 75 EVENT WINNERS The Razorbacks have won numerous event titles over the years with the total All-Time Event Champions number reaching well over 400 in just the past decade. While every school can claim (Since 1996) Indoor championships from small meets, it is only a select few that can say it has won both 1. Lilli Kleinmann 12 individual and relay championships at some of the biggest indoor and outdoor meets Marie LeJour in the country. 3. Amber Crumbo 11 April Steiner Penn Relays Christin Wurth 3,000 Meters Tracy Robertson 9:27.33 April 23, 1998 6. Kyla Shoemake 9 3,000 Meters Amy Yoder Begley 9:21.22 1999 Penny Splichal Steeplechase Lilli Kleinmann 10:01.52 April 26, 2001 8. Angel Heath 8 5,000 Meters Deena Drossin 16:16.32 1993 Katie Stripling 5,000 Meters Sally Ramsdale 16:23.1 1989 Amy Yoder Begley 10,000 Meters Amy Yoder Begley 34:18.11 April 26, 2001 11. Tawa Babatunde 7 Pole Vault Tina Sutej 13-7.25 April 22, 2010 Kelley Bickham, Elisha Brewer, Jessica Dailey, Stacie Manuel, Gi-Gi Miller Pole Vault Katie Stripling 13-1 ½ April 26, 2007 Pole Vault Jodi Unger 13-5 ¼ April 27, 2006 Outdoor Pole Vault Stacie Manuel 13-9 ½ April 22, 2004 1. Marie LeJour 13 Pole Vault April Steiner 14-0 April 24, 2003 2. Amy Yoder Begley 12 4x1,500M Relay 17:34.63 April 27, 2001 Katie Stripling 12 (Andreina Byrd, Lilli Kleinmann, Christin Wurth, Tracy Robertson) 3. Crystal Shadd 10 Distance Medley Relay 10:55.00 2000 4. Tracy Robertson 7 (Tracy Robertson, Gi-Gi Miller, Tawa Babatunde, Jessica Dailey) April Steiner Jodi Unger 7. Tawa Babatunde 6 Drake Relays 8. Jessica Sommerfeld 5 4x200M Relay 1:33.23 Apr. 27, 2007 Brandy Blackwood (LaKeisha Martin, Tominque Boatright, Sasha Rolle, Jessica Cousins) 10. Elisha Brewer, 4 4x200M Relay 1:34.90 Apr. 26, 2002 Carly Bloomfield, Deedee Brown, (Shaneatra Neely, Adwoa Gyasi-Nimako, Angel Heath, Kerri-Ann Mitchell) Aneita Denton, Regina George Adwoa 4x400M Relay 3:32.66 Apr. 28, 2007 Gyasi-Nimako, Jessica Johnson, Lilli (Sasha Rolle, Tominque Boatright, Paige Farrell, Jessica Cousins) Kleinmann, Maureen Scott, Sheila Sims, Tiavannia Thompson, Kasia Williams, 4x800M Relay 8:29.13 Apr. 29, 2005 Christin Wurth (Paige Farrell, Dacia Barr, Erica Sigmont, Aneita Denton) Championships Won By Event Texas Relays Indoor 1,500 Meters Tracy Robertson 4:21.39 1999 55/60 Meters 6 Pole Vault Katie Stripling 13-11.75 Apr. 3, 2010 200 Meters 13 Steeplechase Maureen Scott 10:24.00 Apr. 1, 2004 400 Meters 12 Steeplechase Lilli Kleinmann 10:17.74 Apr. 6, 2001 800 Meters 17 Mile 33 Discus Marie LeJour 164-11 Apr. 6, 2001 3,000 Meters 28 Heptathlon Deedee Brown 5,542 Apr. 4, 2002 5,000 Meters 20 4x400M Relay 3:31.20 Apr. 3, 2010 55/60M Hurdles 19 (Shelise Williams, Regina George, Edina Brooks, Whitney Jones) 4x400M Relay 15 4x800M Relay 8:38.03 Apr. 7, 2005 Distance Medley Relay 8 (Paige Farrell, Dacia Barr, Erica Sigmont, Aneita Denton) High Jump 7 Sprint Medley Relay 3:48.25 Apr. 6, 2007 Pole Vault 37 (LaKeisha Martin, Jessica Cousins, Tominque Boatright, Paige Farrell) Long Jump 11 Triple Jump 10 Distance Medley Relay 11:23.73 Apr. 9, 2005 Shot Put 17 (Erica Sigmont, Paige Farrell, Aneita Denton, Dacia Barr) Weight Throw 19 Pentathlon 4 Mt. SAC Relays 800 Meters Aneita Denton 2:03.94 Apr. 17, 2005 Outdoor 1,500 Meters Christin Wurth 4:18.70 Apr. 18, 2003 100 Meters 12 3,000 Meters Jessica Dailey 9:14.04 Apr. 17, 1998 200 Meters 9 10,000 Meters Catherine White 33:37.83 Apr. 16, 2009 400 Meters 20 800 Meters 15 Pole Vault April Steiner 13-5.75 Apr. 18, 2003 1,500 Meters 17 Steeplechase 12 Kansas Relays 5,000 Meters 12 400 Meters Adwoa Gyasi-Nimako 54.50 Apr. 20, 2002 10,000 Meters 12 Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1:03.05 Apr. 19, 2002 100M Hurdles 16 (Shaneatra Neely, Loren Leaverton, Andrea Bell, Krystal Walton) 400M Hurdles 9 4x100M Relay 13 Tyson Invitational 4x400M Relay 16 High Jump 8 200 Meters Veronica Campbell 22.51 Feb. 13, 2004 Pole Vault 31 5,000 Meters Christin Wurth 16:16.79 Feb. 14, 2003 Long Jump 11 5,000 Meters Amy Yoder Begley 16:14.24 Feb. 11, 2000 Triple Jump 8 Pole Vault Katie Stripling 14-3.25 Feb. 14, 2009 Shot Put 12 Pole Vault Jodi Unger 13-6 ¼ Feb. 11, 2006 Discus 9 Pole Vault Stacie Manuel 12-8 Feb. 14, 2003 Javelin 11 Pole Vault April Steiner 13-3 ½ Feb. 1, 2002 Hammer 10 Shot Put Amber Crumbo 49-5 Feb. 11, 2000 Heptathlon 4 Weight Throw Marie LeJour 62-1 ¾ Feb. 1, 2002 4x400M Relay 3:32.87 Feb. 13, 2010 (Edina Brooks, Shelise Williams, Whitney Jones, Regina George) Distance Medley Relay 11:13.61 Feb. 11, 2000

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 76 ACADEMIC HONORS ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America Selections

U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team of the Year 2002 - 3.28 GPA, 10th NCAA Indoors

U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team 2006, 2008

Academic All-American of the Year 2002 - Andreina Byrd Academic All-Americans Academic All-District 2010 Katie Stripling, First Team 2010 Katie Stripling, First Team 2009 Katie Stripling, First Team 2009 Denise Bargiachi, First Team Tara Diebold, Second Team Tara Diebold, First Team Denise Bargiachi, Third Team Katie Stripling, First Team 2006 Penny Splichal, Third Team Catherine White, Second Team 2005 Maureen Scott, First Team 2008 Denise Bargiachi, First Team Laura Jakosky, Second Team Katie Stripling, First Team 2004 Maureen Scott, First Team 2007 Dacia Barr, Second Team Jessica Johnson, Second Team 2006 Penny Splichal, First Team 2003 Andreina Byrd, First Team Dacia Barr, Second Team Jessica Johnson, Second Team 2005 Laura Jakosky, First Team 2002 Andreina Byrd, First Team Maureen Scott, First Team Marie LeJour, First Team Alison Rush, Second Team Jamie Walker, Second Team 2004 Jessica Johnson, First Team Fall 2000 Lilli Kleinmann, Third Team Maureen Scott, First Team Spring 2000 Jessica Dailey, Second Team 2003 Andreina Byrd, First Team Amy Yoder Begley, Second Team Jessica Johnson, First Team Fall 1999 Jessica Dailey, Second Team 2002 Andreina Byrd, First Team Fall 1998 Jessica Dailey, Third Team Marie LeJour, First Team Spring 1997 Megan Flowers, Third Team Jamie Walker, First Team Fall 1994 Megan Flowers, Third Team Spring 2001 Tracy Robertson, First Team Fall 1993 Kim Mount, First Team Jamie Walker, Second Team Fall 1992 Rene Pillow, Second Team Fall 2000 Lilli Kleinmann, First Team Kim Mount, Third Team Spring 2000 Jessica Dailey, First Team Fall 1991 Claire Lavers, First Team Amy Yoder Begley, First Team Fall 1999 Jessica Dailey, First Team Amy Yoder Begley, Second Team Fall 1998 Jessica Dailey, First Team Karen Bockel, First Team Spring 1997 Megan Flowers, First Team Spring 1996 Megan Flowers, First Team Fall 1994 Megan Flowers, First Team Fall 1993 Kim Mount, First Team Fall 1992 Rene Pillow, First Team Kim Mount, First Team Fall 1991 Claire Lavers, First Team Spring 1989 Sally Ramsdale, First Team

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ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 77 ACADEMIC HONORS Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2010 – Tara Diebold, Megan Jackson, Lauren Kegley, Kristen Keith, Katie Stripling, Miranda Walker, Ashley Williams 2009 – Denise Bargiachi, Tara Diebold, Erin Gray, Megan Jackson, Megan Jackson, Kristen Keith, Sarah Landau, Dacia Perkins, Angie Scott, Katie Stripling, Mrianda Walker, Ashley Williams, Catherine White 2008 – Denise Bargiachi, Dacia Barr, Tominque Boatright, Jennifer Fall, Erin Gray, Jennifer Harper, Megan Jackson, Kristen Keith, Sarah Landau, Kelsey Mollenkamp, Dani Parry, Caroline Peyton, Tiffany Redlarczyk, Michelle Rossio, Angie Scott, Katie Stripling, Miranda Walker 2007 – Denise Bargiachi, Dacia Barr, Carly Bloomfield, Beth Fahey, Erin Gray, Jennifer Harper, Michelle Martin, Kelsey Mollenkamp, Caroline Peyton, Tiffany Redlarczyk, Sasha Rolle, Michelle Rossio, Angie Scott, Megan Scott, .Katie Stripling, Jodi Unger, Kelly Vrshek 2006 – Dacia Barr, Carly Bloomfield, Brandy Buss, Jessie Gordon, Laura Kerr, Michelle Martin, Kelsey Mollenkamp, Caroline Peyton, Tiffany Redlarczyk, Sasha Rolle, Michelle Rossio, Megan Scott, Penny Splichal 2005 – Brandy Blackwood, Jessie Gordon, Laura Insell, Laura Jakosky, Laura Kerr, Rebecca Kerr, Michelle Martin, Caroline Peyton, Tiffany Redlarczyk, Sarah Saffa, Maureen Scott, Erica Sigmont, Penny Splichal, Shiloh Whiting 2004 – Veronica Campbell, Jessie Gordon, Katie Howard, Laura Jakosky, Jessica Johnson, Jennifer Lincoln, Alison Rush, Maureen Scott, Shannon Spaulding, Penny Splichal, Ashley Sutton, Shiloh Whiting 2003 – Kerry Allen, DeeDee Brown, Andreina Byrd, Dawnyell Fletcher, Michelle Hurn, Laura Jakosky, Jessica Johnson, Marie LeJour, Jennifer Lincoln, Allison Medlin, Robin Rahat, Alison Rush, Erica Sigmont, Jessica Sommerfeld, Penny Splichal, April Steiner, Ashley Sutton, Jamie Walker, Kristal Walton, Kristina Watkins, Shiloh Whiting, Christin Wurth 2002 – Amy Yoder Begley, DeeDee Brown, Dawnyell Fletcher, Adwoa Gyasi-Nimako, Jessica Johnson, Lilli Kleinmann, Marie LeJour, Jennifer Lincoln, Allison Medlin, Jennifer Petite, Tracy Robertson, Alison Rush, April Steiner, Ashley Sutton, Jamie Walker, Sydnei Woodley, Christin Wurth 2001 - Lilli Kleinmann, Allison Medlin, Tracy Robertson, Jamie Walker, Donesha Williams, Christin Wurth, Amy Yoder Begley 2000 – Jessica Dailey, Allison Medlin, Tracy Robertson, Amanda Ross, Amy Yoder 1999 – Karen Bockel, Jessica Koch, Tracy Robertson, Amanda Ross, Stacy Tiefenauer, Amy Yoder 1998 – Karen Bockel, Andrea Evans, Kim Heron, Christina Mayerhoff, Annette Quaid, Marisa Robinson, Amanda Ross, Stacy Tiefenauer, Felisha Williams, Amy Yoder 1997 – Karen Bockel, Kelly Cook, Andrea Evans, Megan Flowers, Annette Quaid, Margaret Robinson, Elisabeth Shell. 1996 – Kelly Cook, Megan Flowers, Christina Mayerhoff, Claire Phythian, Trine Pilskog, Carrie Pollock, Margaret Robinson, Sheila Sims, Cinda Soekin 1995 – Lisa Ann Brown, Michelle Byrne, Kelly Cook, Megan Flowers, Claire Phythian, Rene Pillow, Margaret Robinson, Sarah Schwald, Sheila Sims, Cinda Soekin 1994 – Lisa Brown, Michelle Byrne, Kimberly Mount, Michelle Pillow, Sarah Schwald 1993 – Michelle Byrne, Barb Mariani, Kim Mount, Jamie Park, Rene Pillow, Sarah Schwald, Rhonda Whisenhunt 1992 – Stephanie Barrett, Claire Lavers, Pauline Durran, Kimberly Mourton, Jamie Park, Rene Pillow, Barb Marianni

SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2010 – Katelin Cherry, Tiffanie Johnson, Paige Johnston, Caroline McCombs, Rachel Werner, Keri Wood 2009 – Samantha Learch 2008 – Lauren Cox, Tara Diebold, Mallory Lawrence, Jillian Rosen, Catherine White 2007 – Megan Jackson, Dani Parry, Brooke Upshaw, Miranda Walker 2006 – Denise Bargiachi, Jennifer Harper, Kelly Vrshek 2005 – Dacia Barr, Brandy Buss, Megan Scott 2004 – Becky Kerr, Michelle Martin, Caroline Peyton, Sarah Saffa

Representing the State of Arkansas for Scholarship, Service and Athletics The University of Arkansas received its 12th NCAA Woman of the Year for the state in 2004 with the selection of All- American high jumper Jessica Johnson. Since the first state representatives were selected in 1991, a Razorback has been a part of the National Woman of the Year banquet in 12 of the 14 years of the program. The cross country and track and field teams have provided a good portion of Arkansas’ NCAA Woman of the Year re- cipients. Cynthia Moore was Arkansas’ first woman of the year back in 1991 and since then has been followed by six others that have competed for the Razorbacks on the track. Kim Mount was the state representative in 1994, followed by 10-time All-American Megan Flowers in 1997. Volleyball All-American and track walk-on Jessica Field represented the Razorbacks in 1999 before Jessica Dailey became the University’s first top 10 finisher in 2000. 15-time All-American Amy Yoder Begley was selected in 2001 followed by All-American Jessica Johnson in 2004.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 78 LETTERWINNERS A A A Michelle Byrne, 85, 86, 87, 88 Maggie Fleming, 97 J J J Belinda Abernathy, 83, 84 Michelle Byrne, 92, 93, 94, 95 Dawnyell Fletcher, 01i, 03 Megan Jackson, 07, 08, 09, 10i Annette Acuff, 91 Gwendolyn Flowers, 10 Rhonda Jackson, 93 Stephanie Adams, 83, 84, 85, 86 C C C Megan Flowers, 93, 94, 95, 96o, 97i Laura Jakosky, 02o, 03, 04, 05 Debbie Agosta, 80, 81, 82, 83 Kristie Camp, 94 Brenda Floyd, 80 Theresa James, 81 Rosie Aguilar, 91, 92 Melissa Campbell,89,90,91,92,93 Kathie Frase, 88, 89 Jessica Johnson, 01, 02, 03, 04o Mariann Ahuna, 03 Veronica Campbell, 04 Patricia Johnson, 82, 83, 84, 86 Makeba Alcide, 10 Yvette Cardenas, 80, 81, 82, 83 G G G Taylor Johnson, 09o, 10 Amanda Allen, 90, 91, 92 Lea Carruthers, 06 Jeanenne Gaddy, 80, 81, 82, 83 Whitney Jones, 09, 10 Kerry Allen, 02, 03 Kelly Carruthers, 09o Jill Geer, 89, 90, 91 , 81 Monica Allen, 83 Rhonda Carter, 78, 79, 80, 81 Erma Geiger, 89, 90 Pernille Jorgensen, 88 Catherine Allsopp, 95 Shannon Carter, 89, 90, 91, 92 Cali George, 09o, 10 Beth Julian, 87, 88 Erin Anderson, 04 Karen Chance, 80, 81, 82, 83 Regina George, 10 Whitney Anderson, 05, 06 Etienne Chaplin, 07, 08, 09 Kristen Gillespie, 10 K K K Kim Archer, 79, 80, 81 Cory Chastain, 98, 99 Karen Goodberlet, 82, 83 Christine Kalmer, 06, 07, 08, 09 Kate Chettle, 02i Jessie Gordon, 03, 04, 05, 06 Eileen Kavanaugh, 85 B B B Lona Clark, 89, 90, 91 Erin Gray, 07, 08, 09 Siobhan Kavanaugh, 84, 85, 86, 87 Tawa Babatunde, 98, 99, 00, 01 Kelly Cook, 95, 96, 97 Phyllis Gray, 80 Lauren Kegley, 10o Monica Ballow, 99 Makeatha Cooper, 07, 08 Erma Greer, 85, 86 Kristen Keith, 08, 09, 10 Marilyn Banks, 81, 82, 83, 84 Susan Cope, 90, 91, 92 Rhonda Greer, 88 Janice Keppler, 09o, 10 Denise Bargiachi, 06, 07, 08, 09 Octavia Cotton, 91 Christine Gregory, 85, 86 Laura Kerr, 04, 05, 06 Joan Barker, 81, 82, 83, 84 Jessica Cousins, 06, 07 Marcy Grillot, 88, 89 Angela Kinser, 84, 85 Stephanie Barnett, 81 Lauren Cox, 08i Tali Griner, 99i Kimalisa Kirby, 80 Rose Ann Barnhill, 85 Amber Crumbo, 00 Adwoa Gyasi-Nimako, 01, 02, 03 Susan Kirk, 94 Teresa Barr, 81, 84 Jennifer Culp, 01, 02, 03, 04 Lilli Kleinmann, 00i, 01, 02, 03o Stephanie Barrett, 91, 92 H H H Lisa Kueneman, 91, 92 Holly Baskin, 97 D D D Edel Hackett, 83, 84, 85, 87 Peter-Gaye Beckford, 07, 08, 09i Jessica (Koch) Dailey, 98, 99, 00 Cheryl Hall, 83, 84, 85 L L L Linda Bedford, 77, 78, 79, 80 Kim Davidian, 92 Marsha Hanley, 91, 92 Sarah Landau, 08o, 09 Amy Yoder Begley, 97o, 98i, 99, 00, 01 Janine Davis, ‘08i Liz Hardage, 85 Dominque Lauderdale, 08 Andrea Bell, 01, 02 Ruth Debro, 86 Jennifer Harper, 06, 07, 08 Claire Lavers, 91, 92 Suzanne Bellemy, 97 Aneita Denton, 04, 05 Dee Harris, 98, 99 Margaret Laws, 84, 85 Catherine Berry, 96 Joanna Dias, 87, 88, 90 Gwen Harris, 80 Samantha Learch, 09, 10 Kelli Bertka, 86, 87, 88 Julie Dias, 87, 88, 89 Wanda Harris, 80, 81, 82, 83 Loren Leaverton, 01, 02 Londa Bevins, 01, 02, 03, 04o Tara Diebold, 08, 09 LaShawn Haythe, 87, 88, 89, 90 Inetter Lee, 85 Kelley Bickham, 97, 98 Linda Dicus, 81, 82, 83 Angel Heath, 02, 03 Marie LeJour, 01, 02 Reyna Black, 80 Beth Doepker, 85 Cassandra Henderson, 92 Lauren Lewis, 07, 08, 09 Brandy Blackwood, 04, 05, 06o Deena Drossin, 92o, 93, 94, 95i, 96 Kelly Heny, 87 Anna Sue Lichiti, 83, 84, 85 Courtney Blair, 09 Pauline Durran, 90, 91, 92 Delisa Heron, 95, 96, 97 Sharon Little, 83 Tanya Blake, 92, 93, 94 Kelly Heverly, 81, 82, 83 Kelly Long, 08, 09 Carly Bloomfield, 06, 07 E E E Brooke Higgs, 07 Pat Lowe, 85, 86, 87, 88 Tominque Boatright, 05, 06, 07, 08 Hege Eikemo, 86 Tina Holt, 87, 88 Denice Lucy, 85 Karen Bockel, 96, 97, 99 Kelly Elliot, 77, 78, 79, 80 Marissa Houston, 80 Natanya Luther, 10 Valarie Bongo, 88 Tammy Elmore, 84, 85 L’Anna Howard, 79, 80 Martine Borge, 10 Andrea Evans, 97i, 98, 99 Isabelle Hozang, 84, 85 M M M Lana Boydstun, 83, 84 Elizabeth Everts, 03 Charya Hubbard, 01, 02 Precious Madison, 98, 99 Allison Braughton, 83, 84 Joanna Hudec, 92, 93, 94 Stacie Manuel, 03, 04, 05 Elisha Brewer, 95, 96, 97, 98 F F F Donna Huppler, 81, 82, 83, 84 Barbara Mariani, 90, 91, 92 Edina Brooks, 10 Beth Fahey, 05, 06, 07 Brittany Hyter, 09, 10 Lakeisha Martin, 05, 06, 07 Courtenay Brown, 07, 08, 09 Jennifer Fall, 07, 08 Michelle Martin, 04, 05, 06, 07 DeeDee Brown, 99, 00, 01, 02 Paige Farrell, 05, 06, 07, 08 I I I Rosalind Matthews, 88 Lisa Brown, 94, 95 Jessica Field, 99 Stephanie Irwin, 05, 06, 07, 08 Christine Mayerhoff, 95, 96, 98 Stephanie Brown, 10 Donna Finton, 86 Erin McCarthy, 81, 82, 83 Andreina Byrd, 01, 02 LaTricia Firby, 99 Megan McCarthy, 86, 87

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ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 79 LETTERWINNERS Caroline McCombs, 10 R R R Cathy Stone, 81, 82, 83, 84 Sydnei Woodly, 00, 01 Jennifer McDonald,89,90,91,92 Robin Rahat, 02 Katie Stripling, 07, 08, 09, 10 Toshei Woods, 91, 92, 93, 94 Beyonka McDowell, 04, 05 Sally Ramsdale, 88, 89 Laurie Sturgell, 98, 99 Christin Wurth, 00, 01, 02, 03 Amy McKinley, 94, 95 Tiffany Redlarczyk, 05, 06, 07, 08 Tina Sutej, 09, 10 Allison Medlin, 00o, 01, 02, 03 Angela Reed, 94 Ashley Sutton, 01, 02, 03, 04 Z Z Z Brittany Mensen, 01 Antionette Reed, 93, 94, 95 Melody Sye, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 Patti Ziegler, 89, 90, 91 Andrea Miller, 95 Valerie Reese, 83 Gi-Gi Miller, 00, 01 Janice Reina, 83 T T T Since records for the early Ra- Kerri-Ann Mitchell, 02, 03, 04 Mandy Renner, 80 Laurine Taylor, 84, 85, 86 zorback track and field teams are Kelsey Mollenkamp, 06, 07, 08 Kim Reynolds, 89 Shelley Tayor, 93 incomplete, please let us know if Bonnie Moore, 84, 85, 86, 87 Jody Rittenhouse,77,78,79,80 Nicole Teter, 92 you see any errors. Contact Zach Cynthia Moore, 88, 89, 90, 91 Tracy Robertson, 98, 99, 00, 01 Karen Thomas, 09, 10 Lawson with the Arkansas Athlet- Emilee Moore, 96 Karen Robinson, 80 Megan Thompson, 06, 07 ic Media Relations office. LaShaunte’a Moore, 04 Margaret Robinson,94,95,96,97 Nita Thompson, 89, 90 Jackie Mota, 87, 88, 89, 90 Marisa Robinson, 97, 98, 99 Shantel Thompson, 10 i - indoor only Kim Mount, 91, 92, 93, 94 Sasha Rolle, 06, 07 Tiavannia Thompson, 06, 07, 08 o - outdoor only Theresa Mount, 83 Jillian Rosen, 08, 09 Stacy Tiefenauer, 97, 98, 99 Amanda Ross, 97, 98, 99, 00 Maria Tillman, 79, 80, 81 N N N Michelle Rossio, 06o, 07, 08 Elizabeth Timberlake, 83, 84, 85, 86 Pushpa Nachappa, 87, 88, 89 Alison Rush, 02, 03, 04, 05 Kayla Tucker, 06i Shaneatra Neely, 01, 02, 03, 04 Gloria Russell, 80, 81, 82, 83 Michelle Nelson, 83 Donna Rutherford, 94 U U U Carissa Nix, 97i Aisling Ryan, 88, 89, 90, 91 Jodi Unger, 04, 05, 06, 07 Mandy Nolan, 83, 84 Brooke Upshaw, 07 Hanne Nordanger, 86 S S S Sarah Saffa, 04 V V V O O O Leslie Sanderson, 86, 87, 88, 89 Kelly Vrshek, 06, 07 Danielle O’Reilly, 05, 06 Kimberly Saunders, 85, 86 Joell Olivares, 89, 90, 91, 92 Nicole Savary, 00, 02 W W W Leah Orley, 10 Scarbrough, 05 Jamie Walker, 00, 01o, 02, 03i, 04 Dianne Ousley, 79, 80 Maria Schramseis, 85 Miranda Walker, 07, 08, 10 Desiree Owen, 96, 97i, 98 Sarah Schwald, 92, 93, 94, 95 Kristal Walton, 02, 03i Angie Scott, 07, 08, 09 Susan Ward, 78 P P P Maureen Scott, 03, 04, 05 Stacey Ware, 89, 90, 91 Jamie Park, 91, 92 Megan Scott, 06, 07 Kristina Watkins, 02, 03 Dani Parry, 07i Tamika Scott, 01, 02 Allison Welk, 84, 85, 86, 87 Dacia (Barr) Perkins, 05, 06, 07, 08 Francis Sealy, 98, 99 Christine Welk, 82, 83, 84, 85 Beth Peterson, 79, 80 Crystal Shadd, 96, 97, 98, 99 Kimi Welsh, 99, 00 Jennifer Petite, 99, 00i, 01, 02 Lis Shell, 95, 96, 97i Rachel Werner, 10 Caroline Peyton, 05, 06, 07, 08 Kyla Shoemake, 98, 00 Tamarea Wesley, 96 Laura Phillips, 81, 82, 83 Erica Sigmont, 02, 03, 04, 05 Rhonda Whisenhunt,92,93,94 Paula Phillips, 84 Shelia Sims, 93, 94, 95, 96 Catherine White, 08, 09 Claire Phythian, 94, 95, 96 Betty Smith, 81 Shiloh Whiting, 02, 03, 04, 05 Rene Pillow, 91, 92, 93, 94 Amy Snider, 94, 95 Debra Williams, 83, 85, 86, 87 Trine Pilskog, 95, 96 Staci Snider, 93, 94, 95 Ashley Williams, 08, 09 Carrie Pollack, 93, 94, 95, 96 Cinda Soeken, 94, 95, 96 Devon Williams, 08 Sharon Polley, 91, 92 Jessica Sommerfeld, 02 Donesha Williams, 00, 01 Linda Post, 80 Shannon Soppe, 87, 88, 89 Felisha Williams,95,96,97,98 Jennifer Presley, 92 Lisa Sparks, 79, 80, 81, 82 Kasia Williams, 04, 05 Christa Prusinowski, 94, 95 Shannon Spaulding, 04 Nicole Williams, 00 Penny Splichal, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06i Shelise Williams, 08, 09, 10 Q Q Q April Steiner, 01, 02i, 03 Susie Winn, 90 Annette Quaid, 96, 97, 98, 99 LaTayne Stewart, 87, 88, 89, 90 Amy Wiseman, 00, 01

Gi-Gi Miller Kyla Shoemake Melody Sye Christin Wurth 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 80 RANDAL TYSON TRACK CENTER

One of the newest facilities on the University of Arkansas campus is the Randal Tyson Track Center, which was dedicated on Feb. 12, 2000. The new facility was the vision of former UA head coach John McDonnell and Athletic Director Frank Broyles and continues the tradition of building some of the finest facilities in the nation at Arkansas. In its first year of operation, the $8 million facility hosted the Tyson Invitational, a meet on the Golden Spike Tour, the 2000 Southeastern Conference Championships and the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships. In 2001 and 2002, the Randal Tyson Track Center once again served as the host for the Golden Spike Tour’s Tyson Invitational and the NCAA Indoor Championships. During the 2003 season, three events were held at the state-of-the-art facility: the SEC West Challenge, the Tyson Invitational and the NCAA Championships. The 2004 campaign saw four exciting events take place at the Randal Tyson Track Center, including the Arkansas, Razorback and Tyson Invitational meets and the national championships. The schedule was full in 2005 and 2010 as the Arkansas, Razorback and Tyson Invitationals and the SEC and NCAA Championships were all held at the Tyson Track Center. A new 36x20 custom video scoreboard system by Daktronics was installed in time for the 2005 NCAA Championships. It features a 23x13 video display screen with instant replay, electronic timing and scoring capabilities. The track itself is a 200-meter, 60-degree banked track that has 55-meter straightways running the entire length of the facility. It also includes men’s and women’s jumping runways and pits. The surface of the track is red and gray Mondo and was repainted in 2003. With all of the big name events that are held in the facility, the Tyson Track Center was built to handle the demands for the many media outlets. The press box is two-tiered offering 50 seats and has an announcer’s booth. There are four elevated camera positions located around the track. A media room is also available in the north concourse.

Randal Tyson Track Center All-Time Attendances

Att. Date Event 5,672 3/10/2001 2001 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,596 3/11/2006 2006 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,583 3/15/2003 2003 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,567 3/9/2002 2002 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,461 3/11/2005 2005 NCAA Championships - Day One 5,428 3/13/2004 2004 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,371 3/9/2001 2001 NCAA Championships - Day One 5,350 3/11/2000 2000 NCAA Championships - Day Two 5,177 3/8/2002 2002 NCAA Championships - Day One 5,117 3/10/2000 2000 NCAA Championships - Day One 5,074 3/12/2004 2004 NCAA Championships - Day One 5,045 3/10/2006 2006 NCAA Championships - Day One 4,836 2/2/2002 2002 Tyson Invitational 4,519 2/15/2008 2008 Tyson Invitational 4,423 2/9/2007 2007 Tyson Invitational 4,397 2/13/2009 2009 Tyson Invitational 4,167 3/15/2008 2008 NCAA Championships - Day Two 4,111 2/12/2000 2000 Golden Spike Tour The University of Arkansas and the Randal Tyson Track Center will host 3,837 3/14/2008 2008 NCAA Championships - Day One the 2011 Southeastern Conference Track and Field Championships, Feb. 25-27. 3,649 2/27/2000 2000 SEC Championships - Day Two 3,536 2/11/2000 2000 Tyson Invitational 3,382 2/26/2000 2000 SEC Championships - Day One

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 81 JOHN MCDONNELL FIELD

Outdoor home to the most successful program in NCAA history, John McDonnell Field is one of the top outdoor track and field facilities in the nation. Named for legendary head coach John McDonnell, the winner of 40 NCAA national championships, the facility is one of only two IAAF Class 1 certified track and field complexes in the U.S. and the first such facility on a collegiate campus. The state-of-the-art competition areas include a nine-lane Mondo track, a grass infield as well as a full hammer cage and multiple throw areas. The pole vault and jumping pits are reversible and contain two sets of runways to accommodate multiple events. Capacity is currently set at 7,000 with the potential to hold 10,000 with additional construction. John McDonnell Field played host to the 2006 Southeastern Conference Championships, the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, in addition to the annual John McDonnell Invitational. The 2006 SEC and 2009 NCAA meets were the first in what promises to be a long line of prominent events slated for the new facility.

John McDonnell Field All-Time Attendances

Att. Date Event 5,430 6/12/2009 2009 NCAA Championships - Day Three 5,212 6/13/2009 2009 NCAA Championships - Day Four 5,206 6/11/2009 2009 NCAA Championships - Day Two 4,816 6/10/2009 2009 NCAA Championships - Day One 4,132 5/14/2006 2006 SEC Championships - Day Four 3,784 5/31/2008 2008 NCAA Mideast Championships - Day Two 3,468 5/13/2006 2006 SEC Championships - Day Three 2,850 5/30/2008 2008 NCAA Mideast Championships - Day One 1,746 5/12/2006 2006 SEC Championships - Day Two 562 5/11/2006 2006 SEC Championships - Day One

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 82 FACILITY RECORDS Randal Tyson Track Center Records John McDonnell Field Records 60 Meters 7.04 – Veronica Campbell 100 Meters 11.03 – Kerron Stewart adidas, 2006 Auburn, 2006

200 Meters 22.36 – Shalonda Solomon 200 Meters 22.40 – Bianca Knight South Carolina, 2006 Texas, 2008 400 Meters 50.39 – Joanna Atkins 400 Meters 50.54 – Francena McCorory Auburn, 2009 Hampton, 2010 800 Meters 2:00.80 – Geena Gall 800 Meters 2:00.75 – Nicole Cook Michigan, 2009 Tennessee, 2005 1,500 Meters 4:13.05 – Susan Kuijken Florida State, 2009 Mile 4:27.18 – Christin Wurth-Thomas USA, 2008 Steeplechase 9:25.54 – Jennifer Barringer Colorado, 2009 (CR) 3,000 Meters 8:49.18 – Kim Smith Providence, 2004 5,000 Meters 16:13.69 – Lisa Senakiewich Michigan State, 2009 5,000 Meters 15:14.18 – Kim Smith Providence, 2004 10,000 Meters 33:25.71 – Danette Doetzel Providence, 2009 60-Meter Hurdles 7.84 – Virginia Powell 100-Meter Hurdles 12.91 – Moriam-Seun Adigun USC, 2006 Houston, 2009

4x400-Meter Relay 3:27.66 – Texas, 2003 400-Meter Hurdles 55.39 – Nicole Leach (Downer, McIntosh, Robinson, UCLA, 2009 Richards) 4x100-Meter Relay 42.36 – Texas A&M, 2009 Distance Medley 10:58.19 – UCLA, 2002 (Carter, Lucas, Duncan, Mayo) (CR) Relay (Burgess, Henderson, Mar, 4x400-Meter Relay 3:28.51 – Texas, 2009 Nillson) (Nwosu, Cooper, Anderson, Malone)

High Jump 6-5 – Destinee Hooker High Jump 6-4.75 – Destinee Hooker Texas, 2007 Texas, 2009

Pole Vault 15-5.75 – Jenn Stuczynski Pole Vault 14-9 – April Steiner Adidas, 2007 Adidas, 2007

Long Jump 22-8 – Elva Goulbourne Long Jump 21-7.5 – Patricia Sylvester Georgia, 2006 Auburn, 2002 Triple Jump 45-6.5 – Kimberley Williams Triple Jump 46-7.25 – Erica McLain Florida State, 2009 Stanford, 2008 Shot Put 58-4.5 – Mariam Kevkhishvili Shot Put 62-10 – Laura Gerraughty Florida, 2009 North Carolina, 2004 Discus 194-4 – Danyel Mitchell Weight Throw 83-10.25 – Brittany Riley LSU, 1994 Southern Illinois, 2007 Hammer 235-6 – Jenny Dahlgren Georgia, 2006 Pentathlon 4,496 points – Jacquelyn Johnson Arizona State, 2008 Javelin 195-7 – Rachel Yurkovich Oregon, 2009

Heptathlon 6,086 points – Brianne Theisen Oregon, 2009

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 83 2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES The 2008 saw 10 former Arkansas Razor- back student-athletes make the trip to Beijing in representation of four countries. Arkansas women’s track and field had six of its former student-ath- letes competing in Beijing. Nicole Teter (800 meters), Christin Wurth- Thomas (1,500 meters), Amy Yoder Begley (10,000 meters), Deena Kastor (), April Steiner Bennett (pole vault) and LaShaunte’a Moore (4x100-meter relay pool) represented Team USA while Veronica Campbell-Brown ran the 200 meters and as a member of the 4x100- meter relay for Team Jamaica. Campbell-Brown, the first Razorback women’s Olympic gold med- alist in UA school history at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, won the gold medal with a personal-best time of 21.74 In Beijing, her new medal was the fifth in her collection and she became only the second Veronica Brown-Campbell as Jamaica’s flag bearer. woman is history to successfully defend the Olympic 200-meter title. Her clocking, 21.74, is eighth on the all-time list. She also served as Jamaica’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies. Deena Kastor was also after another in Beijing, after having won bronze in the marathon in 2004. In her third Olympic competition in Beijing, Kastor failed to finish the competition after experiencing discomfort in her right foot five kilometers into the race. Nicole Teter, another multi-time Olympian for the Razorback women, competed in her second Olympic Games in Beijing after qualify- ing at 800 meters in the 2004 games at Athens. A leg injury kept Teter from even completing a lap, as she stepped off the track 100 meters into the race with tears streaming down her face. “I really thought I could just step on the track and get through it,” Teter said. “This is the Olympics. I had to go for it. My first stride, I just couldn’t get on my toes. I went as far as I could and I just couldn’t do it.” April Steiner Bennett finished eighth in the women’s pole vault competition, clearing a per- sonal-best 14-11. It was her first Olympic com- Veronica Campbell-Brown petition, and she couldn’t help but feel the emo- tion. “I walked out of the tunnel and onto the track and I started to cry,” Steiner Bennett said. “It was just so overwhelming.” Cristin Wurth-Thomas dittoed Steiner Bennett’s performance by post- ing an eighth-place finish of her own in her heat of the 1,500 meters. She Christin Wurth-Thomas posted a time of 4:09.70 in her first dose of competition at the April Steiner Bennett Olympic Games. Amy Yoder Begley, one of the most decorated women’s track athletes in Razorback history, also saw her first dose of action in Olympic competition when she competed in the final at 10,000 meters. Her road to Beijing was one of trials and tribulations. Immediately after finishing third at the US trials in Eugene, Ore., Yoder Begley was still uncertain as to whether or not she had made the time stan- dard required to make the Olympic team. Needing to meet the Olympic A standard of 31:45.0, Yoder Begley cut it close and initially thought she was over the standard. “The best way to describe my feelings was I was emotionally paralyzed,” she said. “I was so crushed and so I just laid down on the track because I didn’t know what else to do.” As it turned out, she was credited with posting a time of 31:43.60, 1.4 seconds under the standard. “I couldn’t believe it,” Yoder Begley said. “I went from this incredible low to this incredible high instantaneously.”

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 84 University of Arkansas

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 85 University of Arkansas A portrait of the state’s flagship, land-grant university The University of Arkansas, the flag- Citizens in Fayetteville and ship campus of the University of Arkan- surrounding Washington Coun- DID YOU KNOW? sas System, resides on a former hilltop ty raised $130,000 to secure the Fayetteville ranks No. 7 on the Forbes.com’s farm overlooking the Ozark Mountains university’s location in a state- 7 list of “ Top 10 College Towns. to the south. At the University’s founding wide competition sparked by the Razorback basketball is ranked #14 on the in 1871, the site was described as “second General Assembly’s Organic Act 14 Forbes.com’s list of “College Basketball’s 20 to none in the state of Arkansas.” of 1871, providing for the “loca- Most Valuable Teams”. Located in Fayetteville, the universi- tion, organization and mainte- ty is both the major land-grant university nance of the Arkansas Industrial Arkansas is home to Rhodes, Marshall, Numerous Goldwater, Udall, NSF and James Madison for Arkansas and the state university. The University with a normal depart- recipients. university was created under the Morrill ment [i.e., teacher education] Land-Grant College Act of 1862, where- therein.” Senior Walk features names of more than 120,000 120,000 graduates. by federal land sales provided funds for Today, the University of Ar- new colleges devoted to agriculture and kansas encompasses more than Arkansas presses publish nearly 100 books the mechanic arts, scientific and classical 130 buildings on 345 acres and 100 each year.

studies, and military tactics, all designed provides nearly 200 academic More than $700 million in construction projects for the liberal and practical education of programs, more than some uni- 700 were completed in the past decade the industrial classes. The university’s versities twice its size. At the founding satisfied the provision in the same time, it maintains a low Arkansas Constitution of 1868 that the student-to-faculty ratio (cur- General Assembly establish and maintain rently 17:1) that makes personal The instructional mission is aided by a state university. attention possible. The university pro- the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support motes undergraduate research in virtu- Center, a program run by faculty for fac- ally every discipline and makes higher ulty. The center involves as many as 400 education affordable with competitively faculty and nearly 200 teaching assistants priced tuition and generous financial aid. per year in regularly scheduled programs, seminars, workshops and an annual off- World-Class Faculty campus teaching retreat as well as indi- The campus culture places high val- vidual assistance to update and enhance ue on excellent teaching. At this mainly their teaching methods. residential campus, the faculty numbers This emphasis is reinforced by the nearly 1,000, of which almost 95 per- University of Arkansas Teaching Acade- cent are full-time. Nine of every 10 fac- my, which consists of faculty recognized ulty members hold either a doctorate or by their peers, colleges and the larger uni- terminal degree in their field, and more versity for teaching excellence. In 2000, than 65 percent of the faculty is tenured. the academy began producing Inquiry,

Old Main One of the original buildings of Arkansas’ campus, Old Main symbolizes the strong connection to the past and the focus upon the future which come together in the present at the University of Arkansas. Completed in 1876, Old Main stood the test of time until the mid- 1980s when age and modern building codes threatened to send it to the wrecking ball as it did its sister building at the University of Illinois. A major fund-raising campaign by alumni totally renovated Old Main. Reopening in 1992, the building maintains the feel of a Victorian-era building with high ceilings and elaborate wooden trim. Just below the surface of the period hardwood floors, Old Main is hard-wired to the internet and built to last well into its second century. Even with renovation, Old Main remained unfinished until 2006. One of the gifts during the Campaign for theTwenty-First Century specified the installation of a clock, originally planned for the blank faces of the south tower. As mentioned, Old Main was built from shared plans with its counterpart on the Illinois campus, with one important difference. The north tower of Arkansas’ Old Main is taller than the south tower. Legend says this was symbolic of the Civil War as the lead engineer was a northern veteran.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 86 the first undergraduate research journal tion and logistics to international rela- published by an Arkansas institution of Colleges and Schools tions, all taught by nationally acclaimed higher learning. of the University of faculty. Arkansas A program in nanoscience that com-

World-Class Facilities Honors College bines students and faculty in physics and Over $700 million in construction engineering has made the university the projects were completed on campus in Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food leader in production of nanomaterials for the past decade, are now under construc- and Life Sciences universities across the country. tion or are in the planning stages. These Fay Jones School of Architecture No matter what students choose to include plans to upgrade or renovate sev- study the University of Arkansas has the eral of our historic buildings. The univer- J. William Fulbright College of Arts programs, the faculty and the facilities to and Sciences sity is also engaged in an ambitious pro- prepare them for the careers they want in gram to improve the energy efficiency of Sam M. Walton College of Business the future. 35 of our buildings, in an on-going effort to create a sustainable campus. College of Education and Health Professions College of Engineering World-Class Support Investment in the future is critical, Global Campus and the unprecedented Campaign for the Graduate School Twenty-First Century that concluded in 2006 resulted in a billion dollar infusion School of Law of gifts to the University of Arkansas. The effort included the largest single gift to a U.S. public university in the history of Broad range of degrees American philanthropy: a $300 million At Arkansas, students can major in gift from the Walton Family Charitable one of over 120 undergraduate disci- Trust. Primary among the programs cre- plines, many of which prepare them for ated by the Walton gift was the designa- entry into graduate studies ranging from tion of $200 million toward the estab- law to medicine. lishment of the Honors College. That kind of commitment from the TEN Colleges and state and the region is not uncommon. Schools: It was the effort of the city of Fayetteville One University and Washington County in submitting The University has five colleges, four the highest bid to the state in the 1870s schools and a global campus to provide that resulted in the University of Arkan- a wide range of majors, from agricultural sas opening its doors here on Jan. 22, business to biological engineering, from 1872. architecture to nursing, from transporta-

Senior Walk The University of Arkansas is proud to be the last university in the nation maintaining what once was a common tradition of etching its gradu- ates’ names into the campus sidewalks. The 100,000th graduate’s name went down in cement during the 1990s. The names on Senior Walk stretch over five miles of campus sidewalks. The story of Senior Walk is a per- fect example of how the University of Arkansas brings its commitment to the past together with innovations for the future. When the costs involved in hand-etching names into concrete forced numerous other universities to give up, the University of Arkansas turned to its physical plant and engi- neering school grads to create a one- of-a-kind computerized sandblasting machine -- the SandHog. Each sum- mer, the SandHog roars across the front lawn of Old Main, etching the names of graduates into sidewalks.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 87 RESEARCH Discovery that is making Life BETTER FOR ARKANSAS AND THE WORLD

The Carnegie Foundation categorizes the University of Arkansas as a research institution with “high research activ- ity,” placing it among the top 10 percent of universities na- tionwide. In simple terms, the university is in the top tier of 150 research universities among the nation’s more than 4,000 post-secondary institutions — and growing in research activ- ity and expenditures each year. As a land-grant and state university, the institution con- siders research, scholarship and creative endeavor — all lead- ing to the advancement of knowledge — a significant compo- nent of its primary mission. The university’s faculty members are active researchers and scholars who consistently attract international attention in the arts, sciences, humanities, technology, busi- ness and educa- tion. Research ex- penditures at the University of Ar- •The Chemical Hazards Research Cen- kansas for fiscal ter has the largest ultra-low-speed year now exceed boundary layer wind tunnel in the $117 million per world. The wind tunnel simulates re- year, making re- leases of heavier-than-air gases into search activity a the atmosphere. It has been used to significant aca- simulate potential disasters and to demic element trace the path of disasters that have oc- at the univer- curred, such as the catastrophic 1984 sity and an eco- Union Carbide leak in Bhopal, India. nomic engine for the state. It’s •The High Density Electronics Center also not uncom- has established itself as one of the top mon anymore electronics packaging research and ed- for research awards to the university to rise at double-digit percentage rates, and such ucation facilities in the world. HiDEC awards also are approaching the $100 million level. has executed contracts from government In addition to the work performed by faculty through individual and collabora- and industry totaling more than $30 mil- tive efforts in their academic departments, special research and outreach programs — lion. Projects have ranged from multich- often interdisciplinary — are conducted in approximately 50 centers and organized ip module design to the development research units around campus. and evaluation of new technologies and electronic products.

Among the leading-edge centers and •The Center for Advanced Spatial Tech- research activities: nologies has been recognized nationally •The RFID Research Center laboratory conducts research in the most efficient use for its data storage and retrieval ware- of radio frequency identification and other wireless sensor technologies throughout house, GeoStor, by the Urban & Regional the supply chain, with a particular emphasis on the retail supply chain. Positioned Information Systems Association. The in northwest Arkansas at the epicenter of retail activity, the RFID Research Center center works with people across campus laboratory is a multidisciplinary “supply chain in a box” devoted to examining the in various disciplines, offering research- technology as used in retail, storeroom and warehouse environments. ers the latest in innovative technologies. This has led to interdisciplinary collabo- •The Center for Sensing Technology and Research features a 9.4 Tesla Fourier trans- ration in fields as diverse as engineering, form mass spectrometer, which uses a high-powered magnet that improves the reso- agriculture, anthropology and sociology. lution of images of molecules and provides detailed information about their struc- ture. Coupled with other instruments in the High Performance Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, the mass spectrometer offers high-resolution laser desorption mass spec- trometry, which is not available at any other public laboratory in the country.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 88 POINTS OF PRIDE THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Unique Traditions assist Panama in establishing an agri- Starting on Old Main’s front step with the year 1876, the names of the more cultural teaching, research and exten- than 125,000 graduates have been chiseled into more than two miles of cam- sion program similar to the one that pus walkways, grouped by year of graduation. It’s not uncommon to see alumni had been so successful in modernizing strolling Senior Walk to rediscover their own names and fond memories of ac- agriculture in the United States. complishment and fun. Old Main, the university’s signature building, designed in Second Empire Changing the World architectural style, has come to symbolize higher education in Arkansas. Old Some internationally significant Main is one of 11 campus buildings on the National ways that the Register of Historic Places. Today, it is the home to University the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Science, has – and is – the largest academic college within the University of changing the Arkansas. world: The Inn at Carnall Hall and Ella’s Restaurant comprise the university’s own on-campus hospitality •Barnett Sure, center. The beautiful, 50-room historic inn and five- a University star restaurant are both overseen by the hospitality of Arkansas and restaurant management academic program in the professor of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food agricultural and Life Sciences. Carnall Hall was built in chemistry, pio- 1905 as the university’s first women’s resi- neered nutri- dence hall. The building was named after tion research Ella Carnall, one of the campus’ first female that led to the co-discovery of vitamin faculty members. E, a vitamin high in antioxidants. His work also led to understanding of how The Fulbright Legacy vitamin E, amino acids and B vitamins Since its founding, the University of affect reproduction and lactation. Arkansas has compiled a remarkable record of scientific, technological, intellectual and •As world population grew during the creative accomplishment. This accomplishment is exemplified by the late U.S. 20th century, so did the contribution Senator J. William Fulbright, a Rhodes Scholar as a student and eventual presi- of research at the University of Arkan- dent of the university (1939-41). Fulbright went on to serve at the national level, sas. Marinus C. Kik, a professor of agri- founding in 1946 the greatest international exchange program for faculty and cultural chemistry from 1927 to 1967, students in the world. developed the process for parboiling Fulbright’s injunction for academia guides the University of Arkansas to this rice, one of the most plentiful grains in day: “The highest function of higher education is the teaching of things in per- undeveloped parts of the world. Kik’s spective, toward the purposes of enriching the life of the individual, cultivating process increased retention of vitamins the free and inquiring mind and advancing the effort to bring reason, justice and and shortened cooking time. humanity into the re- lations of men and •In 1948, Silas Hunt became the first nations.” black person to integrate a traditional- The University ly white Southern university, enrolling of Arkansas has long in the University of Arkansas School been an institution of Law six years before the Brown v. of strong interna- Board of Education decision. Likewise, tional orientation. Edith Irby Jones soon after became the In 1951, under U.S. first black graduate from a Southern State Department university, attaining her medical de- auspices, the Univer- gree from the University of Arkansas sity became the first for Medical Sciences. Both acts hap- land-grant institu- pened without litigation or protest. tion in the nation to assemble an agri- •When John Pople and Walter Kohn cultural foreign mis- received the 1998 Nobel Prize in sion. The object of Chemistry, they cited the research of that mission was to University of Arkansas chemist Peter ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 89 five years while researchers around the world raced to catch up.

• Professor Dwight Isely of the de- partment of entomology is considered the father of insect pest management in the United States. His research iden- tified the weak point in the life cycle of insects that made them particu- larly susceptible to control strategies. Through his work on cotton insect pests, the codling moth, the striped cucumber beetle, the southern corn rootworm and the rice water weevil, American Agriculture saved millions of Pulay as the building block for their prize-winning work. Early in his career, Pu- dollars. lay developed techniques for determining the shape and size of molecules that would permanently change the way scientists study matter. Today his approach • Engineering professors at the Uni- is used by theoretical chemists around the world to determine the geometry of versity of Arkansas invented the next- large, biologically important molecules. best thing to the zip code – the wide- area bar code reader, which became the • Two professors and a university alumnus – Harold Dulan, E.J. Ball and Lewis most widely implemented automated Callison – created the nation’s first commercial variable annuity life insurance mail-sorting equipment in the world. company, later bought by Aetna Insurance. Today, variable annuities are used By 2000, more than 15,000 bar code worldwide in estate planning for participation in economic growth and as a readers were used in every major Postal hedge against inflation. Service facility, increasing the efficien- cy of processing 20 billion pieces of • In 1950, the University of Arkansas built the first American facility to in- mail a year at a savings of $200 million. tegrate the study of fine arts. Edward Durell Stone, a former student who was by then an internationally recognized architect, designed the Fine Arts Center • Former President William Jefferson and followed on this early effort later to design the Kennedy Center for Arts in Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Washington, D.C. Other universities and colleges also followed Arkansas’ exam- Rodham Clinton started their careers ple, developing cross-curricular exchanges so that artists, musicians, actors and as faculty members of the University designers could learn from each other and draw inspiration from other similar of Arkansas in the mid-1970s. While disciplines. a law professor, Mr. Clinton made his first runs for political office, getting • Chemistry professor Paul Kuroda predicted that self-sustaining nuclear chain elected as the Arkansas attorney gen- reactions could have occurred naturally in earth’s geologic history. His prediction eral in 1976. Mrs. Clinton founded was later confirmed when scientists discovered a natural nuclear reactor in Ga- the university’s legal clinic, which still bon, Africa. In 1960, he predicted the existence of Plutonium-244 as an element provides law students a chance to work present during the solar system’s formation. Confirmation of his theory enabled with clients on legal problems. scientists to more accurately date the sequence of events in the solar system’s early history.

• The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, a 60-hour program launched at the University of Arkansas in 1966, has grown into one of the most productive and highly ranked programs of its kind in America. Founded by English profes- sors William Harrison and James Whitehead, later joined by Miller Williams, the program was an early catalyst in the transformation of the traditional study of literature into a demanding training ground for writers.

• University of Arkansas plant pathologists George Templeton, Roy Smith, Da- vid TeBeest and graduate student Jim Daniels conducted research in the early 1970s that led to the first biological herbicide for weed control in a field crop, later called Collego. Their work to avoid chemical herbicides led to worldwide de- velopment of safer biological herbicides and establishment of the Rosen Center for Alternative Pest Control at the University of Arkansas.

• Physics professors Allen Hermann and Zhengzhi Sheng mixed up a thallium- based material in 1988 that set the world’s highest temperature at which super- conductivity could be sustained, leading to new advances in the manufacture of high-density electronics. Their patented material held the record for more than

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 90 CHANCELLOR DR. G. DAVID GEARHART Dr. G. David Gearhart became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 1, 2008, fol- lowing 10 years of service to the university as vice chancellor for university advancement. Previously he was senior vice president of Penn State Univer- sity, during which time he was named a Fulbright Scholar, studying at Oxford University in Oxford, . His Bachelor of Arts degree is from Westmin- ster College in Missouri. Both his law degree and his doctor of education degree are from the University of Arkansas. He is a native of Fayetteville. Prior to being appointed chancellor, Dr. Gearhart oversaw the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, the most successful capi- tal campaign in Arkansas history, which raised more than $1 billion for academic programs. As chancellor, Dr. Gearhart instituted the first tuition freeze in 24 years and imple- mented a $220 million campus building renova- tion and refurbishment plan, as well as a campus-wide energy savings plan. He has also undertaken a renewed emphasis on the arts on campus, including the establishment of the “All Steinway Campus.” Dr. Gearhart has additionally implemented a major cost savings program that has already resulted in over $13 million in cost reduction and savings to the flagship campus. Campus enrollment has also grown by more than 10 percent in the last two years to almost 21,500 students. At the same time, diversity in the student body has increased significantly. He and his wife of 35 years, Jane, have two children and one grandchild.

Dr. Sharon Hunt Faculty Athletic Representative Chancellor G. David Gearhart has appointed Dr. Sharon Hunt to be the faculty athletics representative for the University of Arkansas in August 2010. Dr. Hunt is the first woman and non-lawyer to hold the post. Dr. Hunt has been on the University of Arkansas faculty for 20 years and has served as head of the department of health science, kinesiology, recreation and dance in the College of Education and Health Professions for that entire time except for the 2000-01 academic year, when she served as interim dean of the college. A high school athlete, Hunt’s involvement with collegiate athletics dates back to her own college days at the University of Arkansas when she played extramural sports with the women’s basketball and tennis teams prior to the enactment of Title IX. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education from the university, she went on to earn a doctor of education degree from the University of Georgia, where she taught a variety of sport-activity courses as a graduate assistant. Upon the completion of her doctoral degree, she joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky for 13 years, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses and served as the graduate coordinator for the department of health, physical educa- tion and recreation. In 1990, she and her family returned to Fayetteville. Dr. Hunt will work closely with the athletic department, will be involved in the student-athlete advisory council on campus and will travel to represent the University of Arkansas at various SEC and NCAA meetings. Dr. Hunt was instrumental in establishing the graduate athletic training education program in the College of Education and Health Professions, and she has worked closely with athletics on that program. The athletics department provides support to students in the athletic training education program in the form of a stipend, books and travel to the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association annual meeting. Two endowed scholarships for athletic training students in honor of longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell were established through the athletics department.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 91 ACADEMICS Student-Athlete Academic Support for Success and achievement STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ACHIEVEMENT MISSION STATEMENT The primary focus of the Razorback Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement Program is to provide the student-athlete with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to be a success in college and in life. This is accomplished through superior academic counseling, life skills training and preparation to enter the job market upon graduation.

The Bogle Academic Center There is no higher priority for the University of Arkansas Athletic Department than the academic progress of its scholar- athletes. Thanks to the generous gift of Bob and Marilyn Bogle, the home of the Razorback Athletic Department’s Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement program is the Bob and Marilyn Bogle Academic Center. The 15,000-square foot Bogle Aca- demic Center is located in the east side of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Under the overall direction of Senior Associate Athletic Director Jon Fagg, the Bogle Academic Center houses the Academic Support Program, the Razorback Office of Student Life and the Career Development Program. Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Melissa Harwood-Rom oversees the staff of professionals dedicated to directing student-athletes to reach their personal academic goals, and to do so in ways that balance their academic, athletic and personal lives. Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement Services The Mission Statement for the Razorback Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement division -- SAASA -- speaks for itself, but the improvements and achievements of the Razorbacks over the past academic year are what is most important. At Arkansas, academic services are not just good grades and eligibility. Along with 18 of 19 teams exceeding the NCAA standard for APR, Razorbacks earned some of the highest conference and national academic honors in the 2009-10 year including a pair of Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year. It is also not about honoring the “A” student. Arkansas Athletics is committed to every single athlete improving his or her academic performance every semester, working to achieve academic “personal bests” with each class just the same as we would expect our athletes to hit personal records in competition.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 92 University of Arkansas Melissa Harwood-Rom Academic Game Plan Associate AD for Student- for Graduation Athlete Support Services Student-athletes are expected to meet specific academic criteria in order to maintain eligibility. This is easily achieved by following the Academic Game Plan created by the Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement team. The SAASA designs programs and sets specific goals to help student-athletes achieve academic success. An example of a key goal is the successful completion of 30 hours of coursework during each academic year. By maintaining this course load, Ra- zorback athletes not only stay on track to graduate in four years, but easily meet eligibility requirements set by the NCAA.

Study Hall and Tutors A quiet setting for uninterrupted study, the Bogle Academic Center pro- vides three types of study hall space. The computer lab (above) has over 30 stations for individual computer- based study. An open study hall is available for group or individual study, and moni- tored by staff members of the SAASA. There are 17 individual study carrels that pro- vide space for tutors to meet with student athletes for individual instruction in specific subjects. Each Razorback team sets its own criteria for study hall attendance. The use of tutors is a key element for academic success, allowing for individualized assistance and for reaching academic excellence in advanced subjects.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 93 ACADEMICS HONORS AND GRADUATES Honors and Awards 2010 SPRING Semester Academic Excellence Program -- Recognition for Razorback athletes who exceed a 3.0 Academic Honor Roll PGA each fall and spring semester. Kailey Anders, soccer, communication disorders; Amanda Anderson, volley- Academic Champions -- Razorbacks who scored perfect 4.0 grades for the semester ball, kinesiology; Seth Armbrust, football, kinesiology; Natalie Bohonsky, Athletic Director’s List -- Razorbacks with grades from 3.50-3.99 gymnastics, journalism; Lane Boyer, men’s track and field, geology; Kate- Athletic Department Honor Roll -- Razorbacks with grades from 3.00-3.49 lyn Cherry, women’s track and field, engineering; Amy DeFilippo, gymnas- tics, kinesiology; Tara Diebold, women’s track and field, communication Lon Farrell Award -- Presented to the graduating Razorback athlete each spring disorders; Joseph Doramus, men’s golf, finance; Halmon Fess, men’s ten- semester with the highest cumulative GPA. nis, business; Seth Haynes, men’s track and field, biology; Megan Haskins, swimming and diving, finance; Price Holmes, football, nursing; Sarah How- Bandon Burlsworth Award -- Voted on by the university faculty as the ard, swimming and diving, journalism; Megan Jackson, women’s track and outstanding former non-scholarship student-athlete. field, kinesiology; Paige Johnson, women’s track and field, English/journal- Hard Working Hog -- Recognizing achievements of new personal academic bests ism; Kelci Lewis, gymnastics, kinesiology; Lisa Lunkenheimer, swimming and diving, kinesiology; James McCann, baseball, communication; Hope each semester. McLemore, softball, health science; Elizabeth McVean, soccer, kinesiology; SEC Academic Honor Roll -- A 3.0 GPA or above for two consecutive semesters. Garrett Methvin, Baseball, kinesiology; Kat Moffet, soccer, journalism; Erin Moskos, soccer, kinesiology; Sam Murphy, baseball, communication; Erin Neumann, swimming and diving, communication disorders; Lynette Ng, swimming and diving, communication/ Asian studies; Rio Reina, men’s Class Attendance track and field, finance; Mackenzie Rhea, volleyball, Biology; Alexandra The University of Arkansas Razor- Roman, swimming and diving, Spanish; Lindsay Scanlan, volleyball, crimi- back Athletic Department has an overall nal justice; Haley Smith, swimming and diving, kinesiology; Katie Stripling, women’s track and field, kinesiology; Chelsea Tidwell, soccer, nutrition; student-athlete class attendance policy. Anouk Tigu, women’s tennis, business; Kelsea Vance, swimming and div- Student-Athletes Academic Support and ing, biology; Victoria Vela, women’s golf, business; Kerri Wood, women’s Achievement assists with the enforcement track and field, marketing of this policy through regular checks on 2009 Fall Semester class attendance. If traveling with a team, Academic Honor Roll student-athletes notify instructors early in Garrett Methvin, baseball, kinesiology; David Hurd, football, biology; Halm- each semester regarding assignments or ex- on Fess, men’s tennis, business; Lane Boyer, men’s track, geology; Corinna ams. Rees, women’s golf, political science; Victoria Vela, women’s golf, busi- ness; Stacy Bartlett, gymnastics, nutrition; Amy DeFilippo, gymnastics, kinesiology; Kelci Lewis, gymnastics, kinesiology; Sarah Nagashima, gym- nastics, apparel studies; Genny Salvatore, gymnastics, art; Kailey Anders, Student Life soccer, communication disorders; Katherine Moffett, soccer, journalism; The social and personal development Chelsea Tidwell, soccer, nutrition; , softball, recreation; Hope of student-athletes is as important to the McLemore, softball, kinesiology; Gina Bargiachi, swimming and diving, art; Sarah Howard, swimming and diving, journalism; Lisa Lunkenheimer, University of Arkansas as the academic and swimming and diving, kinesiology; Erin Neumann, swimming and diving, athletic achieve- communication disorders; Lynette Ng, swimming and diving, communica- ment. The Of- tion ; Leah Pierce, swimming and diving, economics; Anouk Tigu, women’s tennis, business; Tara Diebold, women’s track, communication disorders; fice of Student Katie Stripling, women’s track, kinesiology; Keri Wood, women’s track, Life focuses on marketing; Mackenzie Rhea, volleyball, biology the personal development Who Else Graduates from the and community University of Arkansas? service com- Here’s a short list of some of our numerous notable graduates: Steve Atwater (BSBA ‘88), Two-time Super Bowl participant ponents of the with the Denver Broncos NCAA CHAMPS/ Regina Blakely (BA ’81, JD ’85), Former CBS News Reporter George W. Haley (LLB ’52), U.S. Ambassador to Gambia, brother of LifeSkills pro- author Alex Haley gram. Training is Jerry Jones (BA ‘65), Owner of the Dallas Cowboys provided in a va- Ronald LeMay (BSBA ‘72), CEO, Sprint Robert Maurer (BS ‘48), Inventor of fiber optic technology at riety of areas in- Corning Glass “The University of Arkansas isn’t a huge university, but it has a huge reputation. Rodney Slater (BA ‘80), First African-American U.S. Secretary cluding financial My professors were concerned with my personal goals; concerned about how of Transportation planning, drug and alcohol I wanted to develop as an individual. There is a great amount of one-on-one Pat Summerall (BSE ’53), Former CBS Sports and education, time manage- mentoring with the teachers. I think one of the greatest things about Arkansas Fox Sports announcer is that you are an individual, a real person — not just an I.D. number — to the ment, study skills and de- Don J. Tyson, Jr. (’52), Founder, Tyson Foods faculty and staff.” Jim C. Walton (BSBA ’71), President, Walton Enterprises veloping community service S. Rob Walton (BSBA ’66), Former Chairman of the Board, activities. Tiffany Wright (BA, 1998) Wal-Mart Stores Tiffany Wright went from 1998 NCAA Women’s Final Four to graduation to sideline reporter for ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA within weeks. Today, she is the sports anchor at ABC affiliate, WSOC, in Charlotte, N.C. FAMOUS RECENT RAZORBACKS Career -Felix Jones (First Round NFL, Dallas Cowboys) Development -Darren McFadden (First Round NFL, Oakland Raiders) -Lauren Ervin (Third Round WNBA, Connecticut Sun) The purpose of the Career Development Program is to assist student-athletes in -Sonny Weems (Second Round NBA, Chicago Bulls) making a smooth transition from the University of Arkansas into the workplace. This -Stacy Lewis (LPGA member, tied for third at U.S Women’s Open) process begins during the freshman year with a one-hour course on career options. -Logan Forsythe (First Round MLB, Padres) - (200), Veronica Campbell-Brown (200), NIcole Teter Workshops are held to provide student-athletes training in resume writing, interview- (800), Christin Wurth-Thomas (1,500), Amy Yoder Begley (10,000), ing skills and etiquette. Individual assistance with locating summer internships and Deena Kastor (Marathon) and April Steiner Bennett (pole vault) all job placement gives student-athletes a head start into their chosen careers. at the Beijing Olympics. 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 94 IN THE COMMUNITY Giving Back to Northwest Arkansas and the World Community service is a vital part of the educational process for any college stu- dent, and Razorback athletes continued to make it a priority in 2009-10. With guidance from the Student-Athlete Development office, Razorback student- athletes, coaches and staff members participating in a number of events throughout the year. Here’s a brief look at some of those projects.

w Going out to area elementary schools to support the Book Hogs reading program and the Sweat Hawgs physical education awareness program. w Individual team projects ranging from volunteering at the Fayetteville Public Library, working with Habitat for Humanity, assisting with area shelters, helping the local youth programs like the Scouts, holiday shopping and meal programs and visiting area nursing homes. w Teaming with Numana, Inc. for Razorback Relief: Operation Haiti, a 24-hour marathon to package, more than 1.4 million meals for the Haitian relief effort.

Several Razorbacks shared some putt-putt time with young The quiet efforts of our 19 Razorback teams have a long-lasting impact on the fans as a part of Make a Difference Day. Razorback athletes youth of our state. The incredible positive benefit of the time spent by the Razorbacks from all sports participated in various community service helping the community pays tremendous dividends, not only for the University of activities across the city of Fayetteville. Arkansas, but for the entire community. And while we focus here on the positive benefits for the fresh young faces who re- ceive an autograph or a kind word of encouragement from a Razorback, we know that there is a considerable impact upon our student-athletes, our future leaders. The opportunity to give back impresses upon them that no matter their personal circumstances when they arrived in Fayetteville, they have a chance to not only improve their lives, but touch the lives of others.

At left: the Razorback men’s basketball team served meals over the Thanksgiving holiday. Above: members of the Razorback gymnastics team take part in Razorback Relief: Operation Haiti helping to package more than 1.4 million meals in 24 hours.

Razorback student-athletes are regular speakers at both Book Hogs Read To Win and Sweat Hogs, a program that encour- ages physical fitness in the elementary schools.

Book Hogs is one of the largest depart- ment outreach programs Razorback student-athletes are guest readers in elementary classrooms and there are contests for reading the most books with the winners recognized at Razorback sporting events.

Bottom right: members of the Razorback women’s golf team help out a local food shelter.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 95 JEFF LONG VICE CHANCELLOR FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Entering his third full year as Vice drawing more than a million fans annually Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Jeff to campus to cheer on the Razorbacks. Long has not only guided the University In the classroom, the Razorbacks ex- of Arkansas’ Department of Intercollegiate ceed national APR multi-year rate standards Athletics through a period of unprecedent- in 18 of 19 sports. For the first time in pro- ed transition, he has transformed and re- gram history, all 19 sports exceeded the vitalized a tradition-rich athletics program yearly APR benchmark rate in the most re- encompassing 19 sports and more than cent report (2008-09). The academic success 460 student-athletes. Long has not only ac- has coincided with a transformation of the cepted, but embraced the challenge of lead- program’s academic achievement approach ing a Razorback program that serves as a from maintaining eligibility to focusing on source of pride for so many at the University student-athlete advancement towards a col- of Arkansas, in all corners of the state and lege diploma. to thousands of Razorbacks all around the In the community, Razorback student- world. athletes are more active than ever volun- Long has established a multi-faceted teering more than 2,500 hours of time in combined athletics program uniformly between the rigors of school and athletic committed to the development of student- practice and competition. Community out- athletes academically, athletically and so- reach initiatives including Lift Up America, cially. A part of Chancellor G. David Gear- Book Hogs, Sweat Hogs, Razorback for a hart’s Executive Committee, Long and other Day and Razorback Relief have Razorback members of the campus leadership team are student-athletes making a difference in Ar- gram. He had begun the process of carefully charged with developing policies and chart- kansas and around the world. In 2009-10, blending the men’s and women’s athletic ing the course for the future of higher educa- the Lee Spencer Cup was established to an- departments into one unified department tion at the University of Arkansas. Since his nually recognize the Razorback team that and establishing a new administrative struc- arrival, Long and his staff have re-engaged earns distinction in the classroom, in ath- ture. Under Long’s leadership, Arkansas re- the athletic department with the university letic competition, in personal development vised policies governing class attendance, community working to more fully integrate and in the community. drug testing, the NCAA Opportunity Fund Razorback Athletics into the campus envi- Administratively, landmark agreements as well as other compliance and business of- ronment. Razorback Athletics stepped for- have been negotiated with ISP and with fice procedures. The academic support ser- ward with a $1 million gift to support the Southeastern Conference television part- vices division was re-organized and a formal university’s academic mission in 2009-10 ners to guarantee future revenue streams division of student life was created focusing which brought the department’s support of and secure the financial base of the program on student-athlete development and com- the greater university community to nearly in uncertain economic times. munity service. $4 million. The department has pledged an- Even the most optimistic outlook Long was busy on external issues as other $1 million gift for 2010-11. would have been hard pressed to foresee well. In 2008, Arkansas returned to the clas- The success of Long’s approach can be the level of success that the Razorback pro- sic Razorback logo. The new branding was measured in part by the remarkable accom- gram would attain in such a short time after featured in the launch of a new website plishments of the Razorback program in Long was selected to replace legendary ath- ArkansasRazorbacks.com. In 2009-10, Ar- his tenure. Arkansas has captured six con- letic director and former Razorback football kansas hosted a year-long celebration com- ference championships and advanced to coach Frank Broyles in September of 2007. memorating “100 Years of the Razorbacks” 40 NCAA post-season competitions while Before Long officially took the reins, Arkan- and launched a new official newspaper of sas announced that it would the department, Inside Razorback Athletics. combine its previously inde- Long worked tirelessly to maintain pendent men’s and women’s long-time relationships and to forge new re- athletic programs into one lationships for the benefit of the Razorback combined athletic program. program including extending Arkansas’ re- Shortly after that an- lationship with War Memorial Stadium in nouncement, Long was busy Little Rock. Long was also instrumental in engineering the first coach- helping re-establish the Razorbacks’ pres- ing search of his tenure. Long ence in Texas, partnering with former Ra- not only found the next head zorback Jerry Jones to develop the South- football coach, he convinced west Classic, a 10-year football series with Bobby Petrino, one of the most Texas A&M played at the new Dallas Cow- successful collegiate coaches in boys Stadium. recent history, to return to the Perhaps his most impressive accom- college game at Arkansas. plishment came when he brokered a new By the time, Long offi- partnership with ISP to form Razorback cially started his new position Sports Properties. As economic indicators on Jan. 1, 2008, he had already were beginning to point toward challenging accomplished a list of tasks vi- economic times, Long signed Arkansas to a tal to the short and long-term deal that will guarantee the Razorback pro- health of the Razorback pro- gram $73 million in the next 10 years. Long

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 96 “WE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL ACADEMICALLY, ATHLETICALLY AND SOCIALLY, WHILE COMPETING SUCCESSFULLY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.” recently negotiated an extensive all sports apparel and footwear all sports agreement with NIKE, Inc. that will outfit all 19 Razor- back sports programs through the 2014-15 season. A number of athletic facilities have also seen a transformation with undergoing extensive renovations, including replacement of the lower seating bowl and the addition of courtside seating, ribbon boards and a courtside club room. In the spring of 2009, Bogle Park, arguably the nation’s best softball facility, was dedicated on the Arkansas campus and a new synthet- ic playing surface was installed at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Long remains committed to maintaining Arkansas’ repu- tation as the home to some of the nation’s best playing venues while targeting much needed facility improvements crucial to the overall development of student-athletes. The department recently commissioned a master facilities plan to assess facility needs The Long Family: Christina, Fanny, Stephanie and Jeff. for the future success of the Razorback pro- gram. notably through the “Quest for Excellence” mary administrator for the Sooners’ highly Arkansas’ program flourished in Long’s campaign. Designed to enhance the stu- successful football and men’s basketball pro- first year, finishing 24th in the NACDA Di- dent-athlete experience for Panther athletes grams, along with sport supervision of base- rectors Cup, its best finish in nearly a de- through scholarship endowments and capi- ball, wrestling and both golf teams. cade. In his first full year at the helm, Arkan- tal gifts for facility construction and renova- Long’s first appointment as a director sas scored a program-record 730 points on tion, the Quest resulted in almost $34 mil- of athletics was at Eastern Kentucky where its way to a 25th-place finish. The back-to- lion in just over two and a half years. he served for two and a half years. He made back top 25 Directors Cup finishes marked His commitment to building the Pitt several revisions to the EKU athletic infra- only the second time in school history the athletics brand resulted in a new primary structure and completed several facility Razorbacks accomplished that feat. mark for the Panthers which returned the projects. Long created the first modern cor- A veteran administrator with a track powerful “PITT” brand to Pittsburgh. He es- porate partner and sponsorship structure at record of the highest commitment to the tablished a partnership with adidas for uni- EKU. Prior to Eastern, Long had a brief stay concept of “student-athlete,” Long has had forms and apparel for all 19 Pitt teams and with Virginia Tech as an associate athletics more than two decades experience in ath- an agreement with ISP Sports. director. letic administration at the Division I level Long’s four-year tenure added up to He began his career in college athletic including at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh becoming one of the nation’s top administration at Michigan, hired by leg- University of Oklahoma, University of programs, notably the Panthers’ selection as endary coach and athletics director, the Michigan, Virginia Tech University and East- the No. 17 overall program in the nation in late Bo Schembechler. During his seasons ern Kentucky University prior to arriving at the December 2006 Sports Illustrated on Cam- with the Wolverines, Long was promoted Arkansas. While known as an innovator in pus’ All-Sport Rankings. through a series of posts to the position of athletic department management, Long also As an athletic leader, Long was a key associate athletics director. understands the coach’s perspective from advocate for the Big East during the league’s A former two-sport athlete at Ohio time spent in coaching and administrative time of membership transition. Due in part Wesleyan, Long earned seven varsity let- staff positions at Duke University, Rice Uni- to his leadership, the Big East maintained ters for the Bishops in football and baseball versity and North Carolina State University. its position as a key member of the Bowl before completing his degree in economics On the forefront of NCAA governance, Championship System, and the Pitt Pan- in 1982. He started his post-graduate career Long served on the NCAA Management thers earned the Big East’s automatic berth in athletics as a graduate assistant football Council as one of the athletic administra- in 2004 at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Along coach at the cradle of coaches, Miami Uni- tors who oversaw the operations and regula- with his tenure on the Executive Council, versity of Ohio. Long earned his master’s tion for Division I. His experience as an ath- Long also served on the NCAA’s Sports Wa- in education at Miami in 1983, moving on letic director and administrator in America’s gering Task Force in 2004, and as a member to football staff positions at Rice, Duke and most prestigious conferences – the Big 12, of the Executive Committee of the Division N.C .State prior to joining Michigan. Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and now I-A Athletic Directors’ Association. An Ohio native from Kettering, Long is SEC gives Long a uniquely informed per- Before arriving at Pitt, Long was senior married to the former Fanny Gellrich of Ann spective on intercollegiate athletics. During associate athletic director at Oklahoma for Arbor, Mich. The Longs have two daughters, his career, Long has served in five of the six two and a half years. Responsible for the Stephanie and Christina. Bowl Championship Series leagues. external affairs of the Sooners, he oversaw Prior to assuming his current roles at key brand areas of marketing and promo- Arkansas, Long served for four years as the tions, licensing, media relations, ticketing, athletic director at Pittsburgh. During his radio and television rights and SoonerVision tenure, Long redefined Pitt athletics, most productions. In addition, Long was the pri- ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 97 arkansas senior staff BEV LEWIS Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Associate AD For almost three decades, Bev Lewis is synonymous with the University of Arkansas and Razorback women’s sports teams. While the 2007-08 season was her 27th season at the University, it also proved one of the most im- portant in her time at Arkansas. Lewis was a key player in the decision to bring together the University’s men’s and women’s departments. Starting on Jan. 1, 2008, she became an associate vice chancellor for the University and the executive associate athletic director of the unified Razorback Athletic Department. Lewis, the former women’s athletic director, now serves as associate vice chancellor and executive associate athletic director for administration and sport programs. Lewis is also the coordinator of a five-member sport admin- istrator group that provides day-to-day administrative support for each of Arkansas’ 19 sports. Lewis is the sport ad- ministrator for women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, softball and volleyball. In addition, Lewis is the primary administrator working with the Razorbacks’ strength and conditioning units and athletic training and sports medicine program as well as overseeing the media relations and new media divisions. She also serves as a liaison to the faculty senate and the faculty athletic committee, and coordinates the department’s NCAA certification, Title IX compliance and strategic planning. The largest portion of her service to the university was her 19-year tenure as the Director of Women’s Athletics. As a result of her strong em- phasis on the classroom, Razorback female student-athletes received numerous academic honors including national academic All-American of the year, team academic national titles and the University’s first two SEC/H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Her leadership was also a part of the success of the University’s Campaign for the Twenty-First Century. Lewis directed Women’s Athletics to over $11.5 million in direct support for women’s teams. During the campaign, Lewis received one of her greatest personal honors as Bob and Marilyn Bogle requested that Arkansas’ $6 million facility be named the Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics. In 1998, she was voted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Honor by the University’s letterwinners in recognition of her contributions both as a coach and an administrator. Lewis served collegiate athletics at the highest level as an administrator, first with the NCAA Championship Cabinet and most recently on the NCAA Management Council. Prior to assuming the duties of AD, Lewis was women’s cross country and track coach. Her Arkansas coaching milestones included the first women’s squad to achieve a national ranking and the first conference championship team with the 1988 Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships. Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan in 1979 and followed it with her master’s from Purdue prior to her arrival at Ar- kansas in 1981. Her husband, Harley, is the former athletic director at the University of Montana, former assistant director of championships with the NCAA, and former development officer at Arkansas. Jon Fagg Matt Trantham Senior Associate AD for Senior Associate AD for Compliance and Internal Operations Student-Athlete Services Overseeing Razorback facilities, event Overseeing all aspects of compliance and aca- demics, Jon Fagg joined the University of Arkansas as management and equipment operations, a senior associate athletic director for compliance and Matt Trantham begins his third year at the student-athlete services in the summer of 2008. He University of Arkansas as the senior associate serves as member of the senior management group for athletic director for internal operations. the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Fagg’s department supervision of NCAA and Southeastern Conference rules com- Supervising several major projects in pliance and education is a new position for Arkansas. In addition to reporting directly his first year with the Razorbacks, Trantham guided the $2.5 million to the vice chancellor and director of athletics, Fagg will have an informational report- renovation of Bud Walton Arena and the $1.3 million restoration of ing relationship on compliance issues with the University’s Office of the General Coun- synthetic playing surface at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium in sel. 2008-09. This year, he is overseeing the Master Plan currently under- In addition to compliance, Fagg also supervises the student-athlete services depart ment which advises and offers support to more than 450 Razorback student-athletes. way for all athletic facilities. Fagg joined the Razorback staff after spending the past seven years at North Caro- Prior to joining Arkansas, Trantham began his career with the lina State University. Hired at North Carolina State in March 2001, he served four and Sooners in July 1999 as the promotions director for the athletic depart- half years as an assistant athletics director for compliance before being promoted to ment where he worked with all 20 of OU’s teams. He was named assis- associate athletics director for compliance in the fall of 2005. While with the Wolfpack, Fagg’s responsibilities included coordinating all aspects tant athletic director for event management in 2004 and was promoted of the NCAA compliance program, including rules education for intercollegiate staff to associate athletic director in 2006. and related university personnel, and advisement, education and interpretations re- In his role as associate AD for event management, Trantham over- garding NCAA rules and regulations. saw more than 500 events a year, coordinated the efforts of more than Prior to his tenure at North Carolina State, Fagg spent three years as the assistant athletics director for compliance at Fresno State University. He also served one year as 1,500 event staff members and was responsible for activities within director of compliance for the Big South Conference. 13 athletic facilities. He also served as OU’s liaison with all postseason His first athletics administrative experience came at Mars Hill College where he events including both Big 12 and NCAA championship competitions. handled compliance duties as well as serving as an assistant coach for the football team Prior to joining the Sooners, Trantham spent five seasons in pro- for three seasons. fessional sports in Washington, D.C. Trantham earned his bachelor’s His coaching experience also includes a stint as an assistant coach at Davidson from February 1992 to June 1993 and as a GA coach at his alma mater, the University of of science degree in business management from Centenary College Arizona, from January 1991 to February 1992. in 1990 and a master’s degree in sports management from the United Fagg and his wife Amanda have three children: Jon Madison and twins, Reed and States Sports Academy in 1998. Ellie. Trantham and wife Kristen are parents of two sons, Will and Davis; and one daughter, Morgan.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 98 arkansas senior staff Clayton Hamilton Tracey Stehlik Associate Athletic Director. Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Chief Financial Officer Starting her 27th year with the University Clayton Hamilton joined the university in of Arkansas, Tracey Stehlik serves as associate January 2010, assuming oversight of the finan- athletic director for compliance. She began her cial affairs, business operations, and human re- career as an assistant women’s basketball coach, sources. He has over 13 years of financial man- and was a part of the staff that won the only agement experience, with stops at Colorado, women’s hoops conference championships at Florida State, the Dallas Cowboys, and Cleve- Arkansas. Stehlik worked in a variety of admin- land Cavaliers. He is a member of CABMA, and istrative roles since leaving the court including served as president in 2008-09. Hamilton gradu- compliance and game management. She and ated from Arkansas in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, husband Wayne have two daughters, Mollie and Maggie. and from the U.S. Sports Academy in 1997 with a master’s degree in sports management. Hamilton received his CPA certification from Kevin Trainor the State of Arkansas in 1998. Hamilton and wife Stephanie have two Associate Athletic Director for daughters, Lauren and Caylee. Public Relations Starting his 16th season at Arkansas, Kevin Melissa Harwood-Rom Trainor is in his third year as associate athletic Associate Athletic Director for director and his first as the department’s Public Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achieve- Relations Director. Trainor was a nearly 20 year ment veteran in the media relations office before as- Serving as the lead coordinator for academ- suming his current role. A university graduate in ic support for all 19 Razorback sports, Melissa journalism in 1994, he earned his masters at Ar- Harwood-Rom brings over 20 years of experi- kansas in 2005. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are ence at Arkansas. Joining the university in 1989 the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie. after working with football and men’s basketball at Washington State, she developed the former Justin Maland women’s athletics department academic system before being named to Asst. Athletic Director for Facilities oversee all teams in the summer of 2008. She and university professor Justin Maland begins his fourth year as an Curt Rom have two children, Zoe and Clio. assistant athletic director for facilities and his ninth with the Razorback athletic department. Chris Pohl The Harrison, Ark., native was a catcher at Hen- Associate Athletic Director for Events drix College, and joined Arkansas through the A former championships director for the baseball staff in 1999. He earned his master’s in NCAA, Chris Pohl begins her seventh season at sports management from Arkansas in 2001. He the University of Arkansas. She joined Arkansas is married to the former Sarah Parnell, and the in 2004 to manage marketing and promotion for Malands are the parents of two children, Macy and Jack. the women’s sports after 11 years at the NCAA. Pohl oversees the event management depart- Dr. Bill Smith ment which coordinates all home and postsea- Asst. Athletic Director for New Media son events for the Razorbacks. Her primary sport Beginning his 22nd year with the univer- responsibilities include football, men’s and wom- sity, Dr. Bill Smith manages internet operations en’s basketball and swimming and diving. A 1981 graduate of Central for the athletic department, ArkansasRazor- Michigan and basketball letterwinner, she earned her master’s in 1984 backs.com, and oversees brand compliance and from Penn State. printed projects. Smith earned his doctorate at the university in 1999, and has been an adjunct BRIAN PRACHT instructor at both Arkansas in journalism and Associate Athletic Director for Marketing NorthWest Arkansas Community College in his- Brian Pracht joined the Razorbacks in July tory. He and his wife Libby have two children, 2010, with more than 15 years of collegiate mar- Will and Ashley. keting and promotions experience working at Wichita State, Long Beach State and the South- ERIC WOOD land Conference. His responsibilities at Arkan- Asst. AD for Student-Athlete Development sas include overseeing marketing, promotions, Eric Wood begins his second year with Ar- ticket sales, licensing in addition to serving as kansas working to develop programs that con- the staff liaison with International Sports Prop- tribute to the personal growth and character de- erties (IMG College) and Razorback Sports Proper- velopment of Razorback student-athletes. Wood ties (RSP). worked in a similar role at the ACC and is the Pracht graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in business ad- current chair of the NCAA Student-Athlete Af- ministration from Emporia State in Kansas. He and his wife Amy have fairs Advisory Committee. He also spent a year two daughters, Caroline and Lily. at Wake Forest and at the University of New Ha- ven. Wood is a 1998 graduate of Sacred Heart University and was a three-year letterman in football. He earned his Master’s Degree from Clemson in 2000. Wood and his wife Celia are originally from the Bronx, N.Y. The couple welcomed their first child, Eliana Jewel, this year.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 99 razorback foundation, inc. Performing the vital role of sup- porting the stu- dent-athletes at the University of Ar- kansas with finan- cial support, the Razorback Founda- tion, Inc., is in its fourth decade of Harold Horton Chris Wyrick Executive Director Executive Dir. RSVP working alongside the athletic depart- ment to advance Razorback Athlet- ics. The goal of the foundation is ensuring that the more than 460 student-athletes at Arkansas have the equipment, facilities and overall support to achieve the goals of graduation and athletic achievement. Norm DeBriyn Sean Rochelle For the first time in school history, all 19 Razorback head coaches and members Associate Director Associate Director of the athletic department’s executive and senior administrative staffs are members of the Razorback Foundation. The pledge of personal support by those inside the depart- ment led the way for a growth in membership that saw the membership total increase from 10,390 in November 2008 to 10,530 in June 2009. From January to June 2009, Razorback Foundation staff visited with more than 11,000 people at 50 Razorback Club functions, ranging from chapter meetings to scholarship fundraising golf events hosted by local Razorback Clubs. Another key factor in raising the profile of the Razorback Foundation and fostering membership growth was a renewed commitment to increasing A Club membership Marvin Caston Jessica Dorrell (former Razorback letter winners) and enhancing communication and coordination Assistant Director Assistant Director with Razorback Clubs throughout the region. To help facilitate communication with all foundation members, a new web site RazorbackFoundation.com was launched. The Foundation, officially incorporated and relocated off campus in 1988, has helped provide financial aid for the construction for the Broyles Athletic Center (foot- ball and administrative offices), Charlie Baum Stadium at George Cole Field (base- ball), John McDonnell Field (outdoor track and field), Randal Tyson Track Center (indoor track and field), Dills Indoor Tennis Center, the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (outdoor tennis) and Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (football). Jackie Rollins Chief Financial Officer Mission Statement The stated mission of the Razorback Frank Broyles Foundation, Inc., is to support the athletic Athletic Director Emeritus endeavors of the University of Arkansas The start of 2008 saw the Razorback Foundation, Razorbacks. Inc., welcome a familiar face, a man with a high profile The Foundation assists our student- and a long track record in athletics -- legendary Arkan- athletes by providing for scholarships, fa- sas athletic director Frank Broyles. cilities and various programs that enable The former national champion football coach and them to realize their dreams of achieving a leader of Razorback men’s athletics for almost 40 years, quality college education while participat- he closed out a 50-year career ing in athletics on a nationally competi- of service to the University and is now raising support for the tive level. University and the Razorback program. Membership Levels A member of every sig- The opportunity to participate in the nificant college athletics hall annual fund giving to the Razorback Foun- of fame, Broyles was recently dation, Inc., has several levels, beginning named to the NACDA Hall of at the $50 Razorback level and continuing Fame in 2008. His 19-season career as the Razorback head up to Broyles-Matthews Scholarship Plati- Donita Ritchie football coach included the Admin. Asst. to num. For more information about levels of 1964 National Championship, seven Southwest Conference titles and Frank Broyles giving and benefits, please visit the founda- a record of 144-58-5. tion’s website at RazorbackFoundation.com. 2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 100 HOME OF CHAMPIONS RAZORBACK ATHLETICS

National Championships (1 in football in 1964, one in men’s 42 basketball in 1994, 40 in men’s cross country, track and field.) NCAA Individual Titles (102 in men’s and 12 women’s cross country and track and field, two individuals in women’s swim- 118 ming and diving, one women’s golf and one doubles team in men’s tennis.) Conference Team Titles - This number includes team and divi- sional titles won in the SWC and SEC (7 baseball, 27 men’s basket- 179 ball, two women’s basketball, 34 men’s cross country, 13 women’s cross country, 18 football, one men’s golf, one soccer, 28 men’s in- door track and field, five men’s tennis, two women’s tennis, three women’s indoor track, 24 men’s outdoor track and field, three women’s outdoor track and field, 11 volleyball.) Conference Individual Titles - This number includes titles from the SWC and SEC (21 men’s cross country, 11 women’s cross coun- 590 try, one men’s golf, two women’s golf, two gymnastics, two swim- ming and diving, 28 men’s tennis, 162 men’s indoor track and field, 98 women’s indoor track and field, 199 men’s outdoor track and field, 64 women’s outdoor track and field.)

Top: 2006 NCAA Men’s Track and Field Champions. Upper right: Amy Yoder wins an individual National Title. Right: Stacy Lewis won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship. Above: The 1994 men’s bas- ketball team returns to celebrate the National Championship. Left: The men’s track and field team won the 2010 SEC Championship.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 101 million fans LET’S CALL THOSE HOGS

Fans love the Razorbacks and that is easily evidenced by the more than 1 million people who were in attendance at last year’s athletic contests. Here’s a look at some of the numbers and keep in mind that our attendance totals don’t include men’s and women’s cross country, track and field, men’s and women’s tennis, and swim- ming.

1,149,641 Total number of fans attending Razorback home events in 2009-10

65,112 The average home football attendance The average home men’s basketball attendance 13,182 The average home baseball attendance 7,749 Fans who attended the 2010 SEC Softball Tourney at Bogle Park 4,477 The average home gymnastics attendance 2,505

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 102 CAMPUS LIFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL The university offers a vibrant of state, Pulitzer Prize- campus life for its mainly full-time, winning writers, political residential undergraduate student pop- pundits and humorists, ulation. More than a dozen university and other noteworthy na- residence halls can accommodate in tional and international excess of 4,000 students, and the rest figures and scholars such live in and around the city of Fayette- as James Carville, Mary ville. Matalin, Ehud Olmert, There are over 300 registered stu- Geraldine Ferraro, James dent organizations including special Earl Jones, George H.W. interest, religious, international and Bush, and Dave Barry. cultural organizations, as well as hon- orary and professional service groups. Residential life Students also may choose to partici- Close to all the university pate in the university’s Greek system, has to offer which is made up of 11 sororities and 17 fraternities. University In addition, more than 6,000 stu- Housing offers a dents, faculty and staff annually partic- variety of hous- ipate in the intramural sports program, ing options with- which offers activities like bowling in more than a and table tennis tournaments, and dozen residence sponsors clubs ranging from aikido to halls on cam- waterskiing. Many of these activities pus. First-year are conducted at the Health, Physical students are re- Education, and Recreation building, a quired to live on $14 million, 225,000-square foot facil- campus and will ity that contains 10 racquetball courts, find many op- four basketball gyms, an indoor track, tions in living ar- an Olympic size pool, a climbing wall, rangements and staff con- a computer lab, a human performance price that entice them to stay on cam- duct programs in Holcombe through lab and numerous classrooms. pus beyond their freshman year – from the year, but the true strength of the Culturally and intellectually, the the suite-style facilities of Maple Hill to community comes from the interac- academic semesters bustle with fac- the international living learning com- tions, relationships and plans the resi- ulty and student musical performanc- munity of Holcombe Hall to the new dents themselves build. es, theatre productions, art exhibits, apartments on Duncan Avenue. The newest and most unique cam- concerts, poetry readings and visiting Maple Hill is a multi-use suite-style pus residence is Duncan Avenue Apart- speakers — both on campus and at facility. Students live in double rooms ments. The four-bedroom apartments the adjacent Walton Arts Center. Re- in one- and two-bedroom suites, with are just minutes walking distance from cent university programming includes cable television and individual Eth- most classrooms and laboratories on outdoor movies at the Greek Theatre, ernet connections in each room. The campus. While this complex offers comedians, karaoke nights and even a residence halls also feature staff apart- apartment-style living, each student hypnotist. ments, classrooms, conference rooms, has a separate contract – so if an apart- The university’s Distinguished Lec- quiet study rooms and a large fireplace ment-mate leaves, other roommates ture Series has featured former heads lounge. are not responsible for the departing Holcombe Hall opened in 1949, roommate’s charges. The fully fur- and is named for Miss Jobelle Hol- nished apartments include high speed combe, who graduated in 1898 and Internet, cable television and all utili- served as the first dean of women from ties except telephone, and also features 1907 to 1913. In 2006, Holcombe Hall a washer and dryer and full kitchen began the transition to an interna- with appliances. It is the first “Green tional living-learning community. The Globes” construction project on the goal of these communities is to create University of Arkansas campus. a unique and exciting place for inter- Visit http://housing.uark.edu to learn national exchange and learning at the more about our campus housing options. University of Arkansas. Students and

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 103 TRADITION THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A RAZORBACK A Mascot Like No Other The wild hogs known as razorbacks native to the Arkansas wilderness bear no resemblance to the typical barnyard pig of today. The untamed razorback hog was a lean, feral animal that was ill-tempered. It fought and defeated anything that crossed its path, man or beast. Turn of the 20th century outdoor magazines lauded the razorback as “the most intelligent of all the hogs and is likewise the most courageous. . . . He has a clear, farseeing eye.” Except for the rare sighting in the Australian Outback, the Razorback only exists today in the form of Arkansas’ players and fans. A Russian boar, which closely resembles the wild hog of Hugo Bezdek’s day, currently serves as the official live mas- cot. Tusk III is cared for by the Stokes family of Dardanelle, Ark., and travels to home games and special events for the Razor- backs. Tusk III is supported by the legacy program known as the Tusk Fund, and fans can participate by sending their support care of the Razorback Foundation, Inc. Tusk III made his debut in 2010 after the unexpected passing of his brother, Tusk II, following Arkansas’ AutoZone Liberty Bowl win over ECU in January. While yearbook references as early as 1914 of a hog on the sideline at football games, a formal live mascot prior to the Tusk line dates back to the 1960s with a series of hogs that represented Arkansas. In addition to appearances at games, they have gained a reputation for fierce behavior. Big Red III escaped from an exhibit near Eureka Springs in the summer of 1977 and ravaged the countryside before being gunned down by an irate farmer. Another live mascot, Ragnar, was a wild hog captured in south Arkansas by Leola farmer Bill Robinson. Before Ragnar’s spree was done, the mighty animal had killed a coyote, a 450-pound domestic pig and seven rattlesnakes. Ragnar died in 1978 of unknown causes.

The Hog Hat It is true; no Razorback fan’s closet is complete without an of- ficial Hog Hat. The original style was a hard plastic hat with a long snout, rough razorback ridges across the top and wickedly sharp, pointed curly-cue tail. The modern versions are often sculpted from softer material. Regardless, the Hog Hat is undoubtedly the most recognized piece of fan apparel in college athletics. Just ask ESPN GameDay’s Kirk Herbstreit as he dons the traditional Hog Hat.

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 104 Why Razorbacks? Arkansas’ athletic teams have not always been called the Ra- zorbacks. During the early years of its athletic history, the Cardi- nal served as the University nickname. A lot of things changed in 1909, however, when Arkansas football coach Hugo Bezdek called his players “a wild band of Razorback hogs,” after guiding his team to a 16-0 victory over Louisiana State on October 30, 1909. Alluding to the Razorback, characterized by a ridge back and tenacious, wild fighting ability, Bezdek never forgot this idea and often called his team “a fighting band of Razorbacks.” This new nickname became increasingly popular and the student body voted to change the official University mascot from the Cardinal to the Razorbacks in 1910. In the 1920s, “Wooo, Pig, Sooie” was added as the school yell, referred to more commonly as the “Hog Call.” There are dozens of Lions, Tigers and Bears, but in all of college a t h l e t i c s there is only one Razorback. The distinctive logo of the Arkansas teams is officially known as the Profile Hog, but is known to many fans as the Helmet Hog -- a fixture of the football team’s helmet for almost half a century.

A Proper Hog Call A chant of “Woo Pig Sooie” is known worldwide as a Hog Call. Just like any good tradi- tion, there are lots of versions of the Hog Call (even spellings). A properly executed Hog Call is composed of three “calls,” slowly raising one’s arms from the knees to above the head during the “Woo.” Traditionalists prescribe an eight second “Woo.” The fingers should be wiggled and the “Woo” should build in volume and pitch as the arms rise. Upon completion of the “Woo,” both arms are brought straight down with fists clinched as if executing a chin-up while yelling, “Pig”. The right arm is extended up and out with the “Sooie.” A full Hog Call -- the kind one will always hear victorious Razorback teams execute after contests -- requires two more Hog Calls, followed immediately by a “Razor-Backs” yell, coordinated with a pumping motion of the right arm after the third “Sooie.” So, in order, the full Hog Call is:

Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie! Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie! Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie! Razorbacks!

Arkansas Fight Razorback Spirit Squads The UA Alma Mater One of the first tasks of a new Razor- Along with being a Razorback, serv- Brodie Payne and Henry Tovey wrote back is learning to sing the University of ing as a Razorback cheerleader has a long the University of Arkansas Alma Mater in Arkansas fight song. Arkansas Fight was tradition at the University of Arkan- the early 1900s. They were inspired by written in the late 1920s. It is a unique sas. Currently, the Razorbacks have two the Ozark Mountain sunrise as it illumi- tune, fitting of the only college in Ameri- squads, a Red and White, that inspire the nated Old Main. ca with a Razorback mascot. Several other crowds at all home sporting events. colleges have adapted the tune, but the Arkansas also has a dance team, the Pure as the dawn on the brow of thy lyrics remain unique to Arkansas. Razorback Pom Squad, which performs beauty, Watches thy Soul at halftime of many events. Members from the mountains of God. Hit that line! Hit that line! of the Pom Squad also serve at baseball Over the fates of thy children departed, Keep on going! games as RBI Girls. Arkansas has a team Far from the land Take that ball right of uniformed mascots, led by the origi- where their footsteps have trod. down the field! nal Big Red, the Fighting Razorback. Sue Beacon of hope in the ways dreary light- Give a cheer. Rah! Rah! E. joined the family along with kid-sized ed, Never fear. Rah! Rah! Pork Chop in the late 1990s. Boss Hog is a Pride of our hearts that are loyal and true. Arkansas will never yield! 9-foot-tall inflatable mascot that rounds From those who adore unto one who On your toes, Razorbacks, out the team. adores us, to the finish, Jean Nail serves as the coordinator Mother of Mothers, we sing unto you. Carry on with all your might! for cheerleaders and mascots. For more For it’s A-A-A-R-K-A-N-S-A-S information on the cheer squads and for Arkansas! tryouts, go to the Spirit Squad section of Fight! Fight! Fi-i-i-ight! ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 105 FAYETTEVILLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Fayetteville’s famous Dickson Street is much more than a college hangout, adding upscale condominiums and specialty retail to its long-standing reputation as the center of entertainment and dining. From hosting major national events like Bikes, Blues and BBQ or serving as the final resting place for the goal posts after Razorback football upsets, one thing remains constant -- Dickson is the heart of what’s happening.

Characterized by unmatched out- FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS door activities, a INFORMATION vibrate night life #4 Best Places for Business and Career and cultural and Forbes Magazine educational op- portunities, Fay- #7 Top College Sports Towns etteville has some- Forbes.com thing for everyone. From Robert #7 Best Places to Live, Work and Play Kiplingers’ Redford to James zir Bhutto. Sports figures such as Magic Earl Jones, the University of Arkansas #9 Healthiest Housing Market Johnson and Apolo Ohno have been on hosted numerous famous speakers in re- National Builders campus. We’ve also had one of our more cent years through its Distinguished Lec- famous former law professors speak sev- ture Series. Rang- eral times, President Bill Clinton. ing from political H. W. Bush to Is- The Fayetteville campus hosts sever- satirist, now sena- raeli prime min- al concerts each year and recent perform- tor, Al Frankin, ister Ehud Barak, ers include sold-out performances by TI, political consul- vice presidential Foo Fighters and John Mayer in Barnhill tant Mary Matlin candidate Geral- Arena. Special events bring artists rang- to CNN’s Ander- dine Ferraro and ing from B.B. King to Keith Urban and son Cooper, and the former Prime Carrie Underwood to Reynolds Razor- to former world Minister of Paki- back Stadium. leaders like George stan the late Bena-

2011 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE 106 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COME AND EXPLORE While Fayetteville is home to the NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BIKES, BLUES AND BBQ University of Arkansas, its location INFORMATION Fayetteville and the Northwest in the Northwest corner of the state -The population of Northwest Arkansas Arkansas area celebrated the 10th broadens the borders of this college is around 420,000. Annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ event territory. With Springdale, Rogers -It is recognized as one of the fastest in 2009 and are eagerly anticipating and Bentonville to the North, Siloam growing areas in the United States. the 2010 fall event as well. Springs to the West and Fort Smith -The regional airport (XNA) offers sev- The Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally to the South of Fayetteville, it’s easy eral daily departures, with direct jet is the third-largest bike rally in the to see how Northwest Arkansas is in service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, country behind Sturgis and Daytona the center of all the action. , Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Beach and the 2009 attendance num- Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Los An- geles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, bers were around 350,000 people. SPRINGDALE Newark, New York and Orlando. This year’s event begins Sept. 29, With a population around and the family-friendly rally helps 65,000, Springdale is anchored by area charities. The event was estab- the world headquarters of Tyson many of the area’s exciting out- lished in 2000 and more than one Foods. It is home to museums, 100 door opportunities with lake access, half million dollars has been raised. houses of worship, theaters and great camping, golf and other recreational Blues concerts and great food are dining. It is also home to the North- outlets. all part of the fun on this rumbling west Arkansas Naturals, Kansas City’s weekend. Double A affiliate. The AMP Every summer, Northwest ROGERS Arkansas comes alive with the Rogers boasts a population sound of music at the Arkan- around 50,000 and is home to Mercy sas Music Pavilion. The AMP Medical Center. Just minutes from plays host to headliners, new- Fayetteville, Rogers has some of the comers and local artists in an area’s best shopping and dining op- outdoor concert setting. The tions. 2010 schedule included Levon Helm, Blue Oyster Cult, Geor- BENTONVILLE gia Satellites, Indigo Girls, Bentonville’s population has Goo Goo Dolls, Ted Nugent, blossomed to more than 29,000. Gary Allan, Eil Young Band North and Corey Smith, Colby Cail- west Arkansas Community College is lat, STS9, Cross Canadian located here, and it is the home to Ragweed, Pat Travers and Walmart, the world’s largest retailer. Rick Derringer and the Black In addition, several of Walmart’s Crowes. largest vendors make their homes WALTON ARTS CENTER in the area as well making this an THE NORTHWEST Just off campus in the heart of exciting place for new graduates ARKANSAS NATURALS Fayetteville is home to the Walton to explore. Bentonville also hosts The Northwest Arkansas Natu- Arts Center. The WAC hosts numer- rals enjoyed their second sum- ous concerts, theater productions, mer in Springdale in 2010. classes and events with headliners The Naturals are members of such as Beauty and the Beast, Mom- the Texas League and have a ma Mia! and the Blue Man Group schedule that runs from April- just to name a few. Shows and events September. Numerous pro- run year round. motional events including concerts, fireworks and special events surround nearly every home game at ARVEST Ball- park.

ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM 107 FACILITIES HOME OF THE RAZORBACKS

1. Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) 1 Recently renovated in 2001...Home of football museum...one of the largest sports venue video boards 2. Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fifth-largest on-campus hoops facility in nation. 3. Baum Stadium (10,731) Inaugural season in 1994-95...Several expansions...Host of several NCAA events including 2010 regional 4. Bogle Park (1,346) Inaugural season in 2009...Host of 2010 SEC Championship...Chairback seating...Skyboxes 5. Randal Tyson Track Center (5,000) Named for Randal Tyson in recognition of the lead gift from the Tyson Family...Host of nine NCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships 6. John McDonnell Field (7,000) Named for legendary track coach John McDonnell in 1998...Host of 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 7. Agri Cross Country Park Year-round dedicated cross country training and competition facility

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8. Fred and Mary Smith Golf Facility Opened 2004...Blessings Golf Course...Indoor practice bays and video analysis...dedicated putting and 11 chipping areas on all surfaces 9. Barnhill Arena - Gymnastics (8,500) Inaugural season for gymnastics in 2003...Host of 2006 and 2009 NCAA Regional 10. Barnhill Arena - Volleyball (8,500) Converted to volleyball facility in 1994...Host of several NCAA first and second round matches 11. Arkansas Natatorium (1,500) Inaugural season in 1985...renovations in 1996, 2003, 2007...diving area with 5 meter and 10 meter platforms as well as 1 meters and 3 meters boards...Long and short course events. 12. Razorback Field (1,000) Inaugural season in 1992...Renovated in 2001 and 2010 13. Billingsley Tennis Center (1,500) Renovated in 2008...Elevated stadium seating for 10 outdoor courts 14. Dills Indoor Courts (1,500) Only six-court indoor facility in the SEC...Chairback seating added in 2004...Lead gift from the Dills family

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WALKER FAMILY TRAINING CENTER -Opened Jan. 18, 2005 -Headquarters to the Razorback strength and conditioning program -38,000 square foot facility...110 yards long overlooking the Razorback indoor and outdoor football practice fields -19,000 square foot weight room -19,000 square foot conditioning area -Nutritional area with juice bar and protein machines -13 42-inch flat-screen televisions -On-site athletic training room

Willard and Pat Walker Pavilion SUTTON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING -Opened in 1998 and resurfaced in 2002 CENTER -Made possible by a gift from Willard and Pat Walker -Opened in April 2004 -76,000 square feet of usable space -7,000 square foot strength and conditioning area -Full-size football field including end zones and sidelines -Located within the Lewis Center -Height of 52 feet -Dedicated to the physical training needs for female -Home to the primary Razorback weight room student-athletes -Camden and Sue Greene Speed Development Center features sprint and sand lanes

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