UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MEDIA ALMANAC 2011-12 COUGAR TRACK AND FIELD WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON MEDIA ALMANAC 2011-12 COUGAR TRACK AND FIELD WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 2011-12 HOUSTON TRACK AND FIELD CREDITS Executive Editor Marques Wilkins Editors Marques Wilkins UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 3100 Cullen Blvd. Houston, Texas 77204-6002 www.UHCougars.com MEDIA ALMANAC TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 2011-12 Quick Facts 1 INFORMATION Media Information 2 2011-12 Schedule 3 2011-12 Season Preview 4 2011-12 Rosters 5-6 COACHES & STAFF Head Coach Leroy Burrell 8-9 Associate Head Coach Kyle Tellez 10 Assistant Coach Will Blackburn 11 Assistant Coach Ryan Turner 12 Assistant Coach Floyd Heard 13 Assistant Coach Seun Adigun 14 2011-12 COUGARS Returning Men 16-30 Newcomers Men 31-34 Returning Women 35-47 Newcomers Women 48-51 HISTORY AND RECORDS Men Indoor Records 53 Men Indoor Top 5 Performers 54 Men Outdoor Records 55 Men Outdoor Top 5 Performers 56 Men Indoor All-Americans 57 Men Outdoor All-Americans 58 Men and Women NCAA Champions 59 QUICK FACTS Men Indoor C-USA Champions 60 GENERAL INFORMATION COACHES & STAFF Men Outdoor C-USA Champions 61 Location: .............................. Houston, Texas Head Coach: ...................................Leroy Burrell Men Conference Standings 62 Founded: .............................................1927 Associate Head Coach: Kyle Tellez (HJ, PV, ME) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Men Honors/Awards 63 Enrollment: ......................................39,825 Will Blackburn (Throws, LJ, TJ) Women Indoor Records 64 Chancellor/President:...Dr. Renu Khator AssistantCoach/Cross Country Head Coach: RyanTurner Women Indoor Top 5 Performers 65 Faculty Representative: Dr. Richard Scamell Assistant Coach: Floyd Heard (Sprints, hurdles, relays) Women Outdoor Records 66 Director of Athletics: .......Mack Rhoades Assistant Coach: Seun Adigun (Sprints, hurdles, relays) Women Outdoor Top 5 Performers 67 SWA: .......................................DeJuana Chizer Women Indoor All-Americans 68 Nickname: ...................................... Cougars ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Women Outdoor All-Americans 69 Colors: ..............Scarlet (PMS 185) and White Arena (Capacity): ........Guy V. Lewis Court Assoc. AD/Communications: ...Dave Reiter Women Indoor C-USA Champions 70 Track and Field Contact ...... Marques Wilkins Women Outdoor C-USA Champions 71 at Hofheinz Pavilion (8,479) Office: ....................................... (713) 743-9404 Women Conference Standings 72 Conference: .......................Conference USA Cell: ........................................... (615) 887-6341 Women Honors/Awards 73 Email: [email protected] Men All-Time Letter Winners 74-76 2010-11 SEASON Director: ..............................................Jeff Conrad Women All-Time Letter Winners 77-79 Men Indoor Finish C-USA: ..............1st Assistant Director: ........................Jamie Zarda NCAA Indoor Qualifying Standards 80 Men Outdoor Finish C-USA: ..........1st Communications Asst.: ......Kailee Newuman NCAA Outdooor Qualifying Standards 81 Women Indoor Finish C-USA: .......3rd Communications Phone: .... (713) 743-9404 Women Outdoor Finish C-USA: .. 7th Communications Fax: ........... (713) 743-9411 Website: ............................ www.UHCougars.com CONFERENCE USA TITLES Men Indoor: ...........12 (1997-00; 2003-05; 2007-11) Men Outdoor: 8 (1997-00; 2005; 2009-11) Women Indoor 5 (1998; 2002-03; 2005-06) 1 2011-12 HOUSTON TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA INFORMATION HOUSTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DAVE REITER JEFF CONRAD KYLE SEAY JAMIE ZARDA MICHAEL McGRORY MARQUES WILKINS INFORMATION ASSOCIATE AD DIRECTOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Office: (713) 743-9409 Cell: (713) 557-3841 Cell: (832) 657-5138 Cell: (713) 582-5138 Office: (713) 743-9404 Office: (713) 743-9404 Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FOOTBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL, GOLF, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, TENNIS VOLLEYBALL, BASEBALL SOCCER, SOCCER, TRACK AND FIELD, FOOTBALL SECONDARY TRACK AND FIELD CROSS COUNTRY The University of Houston is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without discrimination as to sex, color, or national origin and are not opposed to qualified handicapped persons. CREDENTIALS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE All requests for working press, radio, television, photography The University of Houston Athletics Communications Office is located or scouting credentials should be made in writing and submitted in the Ted Nance Suite (No. 2008) on the second floor of the Athletics/ on company letterhead to Kyle Seay, Assistant Director of Athletics Alumni Center. Communications, at least 48 hours before tipoff. Seating on press row The Athletics/Alumni Center is located at 3100 Cullen Blvd., between at Hofheinz Pavilion is for working media only. Cougar Field (baseball stadium) and Hofheinz Pavilion. All space for the working press, radio and television is allocated by the Houston Athletics Communications Office, which reserves the CREDENTIALS right to deny credentials to any outlet. Spouses, dates, children and Arrangements for media credentials for the University of Houston’s non-workers are restricted from press row. Any abuse of a working 2010-11 home track and field season must be made through the credential will result in the media agency losing credential privileges. Houston Athletics Communications Office. Freelance and/or non-daily writers may be asked to produce copies Requests by accredited media members should be made through of actual publications in which their work has appeared. Admission to email to Michael McGrory ([email protected]).Credentials only will press row is by pass only. be mailed if specifically requested. Those credentials not picked up or mailed will be left at the ticket ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES counter inside Yeoman Fieldhouse. Ñ Only full-time, salaried employees intending to provide actual game coverage may receive credentials. INTERVIEWS Ñ A requesting media agency must represent a collective, orga- All interviews with Houston coaches, student-athletes and admin- nizational editorial voice, not simply the offerings of a single istrators MUST be coordinated through the Athletics Communications individual. Office. Ñ Membership in a writer’s association does not automatically Arrangements to speak with a member of the track and field qualify an agency for credentials. program should be made with Michael McGrory (713-504-1748/ Ñ A media agency may assign one of its credentials to its online [email protected]) at least one day prior to the desired interview entity. date. Student-athletes and coaches are generally available after practice. Ñ An online entity, not associated with a traditional media The locker rooms, training room and weight room inside the Athlet- agency, may qualify for one credential, subject to the follow- ics/Alumni Center and Hofheinz Pavilion are off-limits to reporters. ing conditions: On event days, no Houston student-athletes will be available until the postgame media session. 1. An on-line entity may receive a credential only if its own full-time staff writes a majority of that site’s material. PHOTOGRAPHERS 2. Online entities that focus primarily on University Photographers and videographers are allowed to shoot from the of Houston Athletics and sponsor message boards baseline only. or chat rooms, may receive credentials provided Only those on assignment and with proper media credentials will they adhere to a policy that requires that a be allowed to shoot game action. No flash attachments, monopods or posted message or opinion is identified with the tripods may be used at Hofheinz Pavilion. actual name and city of the individual posting the message. ACCESS TO COUGARS INFORMATION 3. Any online service that is recognized as an outlet UHCougars.com – The official web site of University of Houston intended primarily for the purpose of delivering Athletics includes rosters, schedules, statistics, player profiles, press news related to the recruitment of student-athletes releases, game notes and more. The site is updated daily and also will not qualify for credentials. includes links to listen to UH Athletics events live over the Internet. 4. Online entities will not receive photography credentials. 5. Online entities (other than those identified above) CONFERENCEUSA.COM registering 20,000 legitimate unique users per The league’s official web site contains information on all 12 schools, month in each of the past 12 months will be given including updated conference statistics, schedules and standings. first consideration. 2 MEDIA ALMANAC 2011-12 SCHEDULE Date (Day) Meet Site INDOOR INFORMATION DEC. 10 (Thursday) Texas A&M Reveille Invitational College Station, Texas JAN. 13, (FRIDAY) LEONARD HILTON INVITATIONAL HOUSTON Jan. 21 (Saturday) Nebraska Invitational Lincoln, Neb. JAN 27 (FRIDAY) HOUSTON INDOOR INVITATIONAL & MULTIS HOUSTON JAN 28 (SATURDAY) HOUSTON INDOOR INVITATIONAL & MULTIS HOUSTON Feb. 3 (Friday) New Balance Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 4 (Saturday) New Balance Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 11 (Saturday) Texas A&M Challenge College Station, Texas Feb. 17 (Friday) LSU Twilight Baton Rouge, Louis. FEB. 24 (FRIDAY) CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOUSTON FEB. 25 (SATURDAY) CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIPS HOUSTON March