University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Arkansas Men's Cross Country Athletics 2009 Arkansas Razorback Men's Cross Country Media Guide, 2009 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cross-country-men Citation University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations. (2009). Arkansas Razorback Men's Cross Country Media Guide, 2009. Arkansas Men's Cross Country. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cross-country-men/1 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Arkansas Men's Cross Country by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2009 Men's Cross Country Table of Contents Southwest Conference Team Results 28 Media Information/Quick Facts 2 Southeastern Conference Team Results 29 The Southeastern Conference 3-4 Conference Individual Championships 30 2009 Outlook 5-6 Agri Park 31 Hall of Honor 32-33 The Razorbacks 7-16 Razorback Olympians 34-35 Lane Boyer 8 All-Time Lettermen 36-38 Michael Chinchar 9 Duncan Phillips 10 University of Arkansas 39-64 Rio Reina 11 University at a Glance 40-43 Dorain Ulrey 12 Administration 44 Rick Elliott/Eric Fernandez 13 Academic Support 45-47 Razorbacks to Watch 14-6 Razorbacks in the Community 48 Razorback Student-Athletes and Graduates 49 The Staff 17-20 Vice Chancellor and Chris Bucknam 18-19 Director of Athletics Jeff Long 50-51 Danny Green, Support Staff 20 Senior Athletic Department Staff 52-53 Razorback Foundation 54 History and Records 21-38 Famous Razorbacks 55 2008 Review 22-23 Home of Champions 56 NCAA Championships 24 Athletic Facilities 57-60 NCAA All-Americans 25 Strength and Conditioning 61 NCAA Regional Championships 26 Traditions 62-63 Conference Championships 27 Fayetteville, Arkansas 64 Woo Pig Sooie! Credits On the Cover The 2009 Arkansas men’s cross country media guide The covers of the 2009 Arkansas Razorback men’s was designed by assistant media relations director cross country media guide were designed by student Molly O’Mara. Editing by Kevin Trainor, Dr. Bill assistant Andrew Reynolds and Wesley Hitt. Smith and Mary Lynn Gibson. Photography by Robert Black, Wesley Hitt and Gary Yandell. Printing by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill. Special thanks to student assistants Ramsay Fulbright, Katy Mendelsohn, Andrew Reynolds and John Thomas. Arkansas Razorback Men’s Cross Country 1 Media Information/Quick Facts Arkansas Athletic Media Relations Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director Molly O’Mara handles the publicity and media information for the University of Arkansas cross country program for the the 2009-10 season. Additional information is available by contacting the Athletic Media Relations Office at 479-575-2751. The office is located in Barnhill Arena. 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. AMRD Molly O’Mara Photographers Anyone wishing to shoot any meets should contact the Athletic Media Relations Office. 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 sports can be accessed by logging onto the official web site. Check out ArkansasRazorbacks.com for complete student-athlete and coaches’ bios, releases and results on the Arkansas cross country team and other sports. University Quick Facts Location Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 Enrollment 19,191 Founded 1871 Chancellor Dr. G. David Gearhart Westminster College, 1974 UA System President Dr. B. Alan Sugg, Arkansas, 1960 Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long, Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 NCAA Faculty Representative Howard Brill, Duke, 1965 Cross Country Quick Facts Head Coach Chris Bucknam, Second Season Director of Operations Danny Green Secretary Natasha Brown Athletic Media Relations Athletic Trainer Gwendolyn Davis Assoc. AD/Media Relations and Communications Office Phone 479-575-6384 Kevin Trainor Office Fax 479-575-3716 Asst. AD/New Media Bill Smith Mailing Address 10 S. Razorback Road Associate Director Robby Edwards John McDonnell Field Associate Director Zach Higbee Fayetteville, Ark. 72702 Assistant Director Zach Lawson Facility Razorback Course at Agri Park Assistant Director Phil Pierce 2008 SEC Finish 3rd Assistant Director Jeri Thorpe 2008 NCAA Regional Finish 2nd Assistant Melissa Anderson 2008 NCAA Finish 28th Cross Country Contact Molly O’Mara O’Mara E-Mail [email protected] 2009 Schedule O’Mara Cell 479-236-1077 Sept. 4 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Secretary Mary Lynn Gibson Sept. 19 MSSU Stampede Joplin, Mo. AMR Phone 479-575-2751 Oct. 3 Wisconsin Invitational Madison, Wis. AMR Fax 479-575-7481 Oct. 17 Chile Pepper Festival Fayetteville, Ark. Website ArkansasRazorbacks.com Oct. 31 SEC Championships Oxford, Miss. Mailing Address Athletic Media Relations Nov. 14 NCAA Regional Championships Waco, Texas 131 Barnhill Arena Nov. 23 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind. Fayetteville, AR 72701 2 2009 Media Guide The Southeastern Conference The Nation’s Top Track SEC Men’s Freshman Field Event Athlete of the Year, & Field Conference while Chris Bucknam of Arkansas was named SEC Men’s In the ever-changing Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. w o r l d o f c o l l e g i a t e athletics, the tradition 2009 SEC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field of excellence in the The Florida Gators were National Runner-ups at the Southeastern Conference NCAA Championships, posting 46 points each. The has remained constant. SEC sent nine other teams to the NCAA Championships The SEC boasts a rich including LSU (5th), South Carolina (6th), Arkansas history and has dominated (9th), Georgia (11th), Auburn (12th), Kentucky (15th) track and field like no and Mississippi State (t17th) finishing in the top-20. other conference. Alabama and Tennessee also competed in the NCAAs. Arkansas won its 15th SEC Track Championship in the last 18 years. Arkansas’ Chris Bucknam garnered the 2008 SEC Men’s Cross Country SEC Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year honor in The SEC sent three men’s teams to compete in the his first season. Florida’s Calvin Smith was named Men’s NCAA Championships, with Auburn finishing fifth to lead Runner of the Year. Arkansas’ Alain Bailey was named the league. Alabama finishing 10th and Arkansas 28th. Field Athlete of the Year and Arkansas’ Dorian Ulrey Alabama claimed its first SEC championship since 1973 was named Scholar Athlete of the Year. Auburn’s Marcus and placed five runners in the top 10. Auburn finished Rowland was named Freshman Runner of the Year, while second with Arkansas third and Florida fourth. Alabama’s Arkansas’ Tarik Batchelor was named Freshman Field Joe Walker was named SEC Men’s Cross Country Coach Athlete of the Year. of the Year. Alabama’s Tyson David garnered Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors and Auburn’s Girma Cross Country Mesecho was named Men’s Cross Country SEC Freshman Eight national championships, two individual titles, 88 of the Year. All-Americans since 1984, 41 teams have finished among the Top 25 since 1984. 2009 SEC Men’s Indoor Track & Field The SEC sent nine teams to the NCAA Indoor Track Indoor Track and Field Championships with Florida (2nd), LSU (4th) Fourteen national championships since 1992, 129 NCAA and Arkansas (8th) all finishing in the top 10. The individual champions and three NCAA Championship six other SEC teams that were represented included record holders. 40 individuals earned All-American status Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina in 2008 with Florida finishing second. and Tennessee. Arkansas’ claimed its 16th SEC indoor championship in 18 tries since entering the league in Outdoor Track 1992. Arkansas’ Dorian Ulrey claimed SEC Men’s Runner Seventeen NCAA titles and 15 of 19 national championships of the Year. Christian Taylor of Florida was named the since 1989, 180 NCAA individual champions, five NCAA SEC Men’s Field Event Athlete of the Year. Georgia’s Championship record holders, 66 All-Americans in 2009. Torrin Lawrence was tabbed as the SEC Men’s Freshman Florida finished as the Runner-up. Runner of the Year. Florida’s Christian Taylor earned the Members of the 2008 cross country team at the SEC Championships in Starkville, Miss. Arkansas Razorback Men’s Cross Country 3 Southeastern Conference Contacts Alabama Kentucky Tennessee Location: ....................... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Location: .........................Lexington, Ky. Location: ......................Knoxville, Tenn. Nickname: .........................Crimson Tide Nickname: .................................Wildcats Nickname: ............................. Volunteers Colors: ........................Crimson & White Colors: ........................... Blue and White Colors: ..........................Orange & White XC Coach: ............................. Joe Walker XC Coach: ...................... John Mortimer XC Coach: .........................George Watts SEC Finish: .........................................1st SEC Finish: ........................................ 7th SEC Finish: ........................................ 5th NCAA Finish: .................................. 10th NCAA Finish: ...............13th - SE Region NCAA Finish: ........... 5th - South Region XC SID: ....................................Rod