Table of Contents 2007 Rosters ........................................................2 General Information Location .............................Murfreesboro, Tenn. Coaches and Athletes 3-7 Enrollment ...................................................22,863 Head Coach Dean Hayes....................... 4-5 Founded ..........................................................1911 Assistant Coach Roger Kerr ......................6 Nickname ......................................... Blue Raiders Colors ................................Royal Blue and White Volunteer Assistant Thomas Keith ...........7 President ..........................Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Assistant Keith Vroman ............................7 Director of Athletics ...................Chris Massaro Graduate Assistants .................................7 Sr. Women’s Admin. ................ Diane Turnham Athletics Phone ...........................615/898-2450 The Blue Raider Women ................................. 8-14 Web site ..............................GoBlueRaiders.com The Blue Raider Men .................................... 15-22 Conference................................................Sun Belt Women’s Records ...............................................23 Indoor Facility ............................Murphy Center Outdoor Facility ..................MT Track Complex Women’s Honor Roll ...........................................24 Men’s Records.....................................................25 Media Relations Men’s Honor Roll ................................................26 Director .............................................Mark Owens Asst./Track Contact ................... Jo Jo Freeman Middle Tennessee History .............................27-38 Freeman’s e-mail [email protected] Track and Field History...........................27 Freeman’s Offi ce Phone ............615/898-5270 Track and Field Facilities ........................28 Freeman’s Home Phone ...........615/896-4121 Assistant .......................................... Tony Stinnett Conference Championship Results .........29 Assistant ....................................... Denise Gideon All-Americans ..................................30-31 Media Relations Fax ...................615/898-5626 Women’s Winners/Records ..............32-33 Mailing Address ............................MTSU Box 20 Men’s Winners/Records ....................34-37 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Overnight Address .....1500 Greenland Drive Cross Country Winners/Records .............37 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 2006 Cross Country Review....................38 Head Coach The University .............................................. 39-52 Head Coach ...................................... Dean Hayes Middle Tennessee ............................40-41 Alma Mater/Year ...................Lake Forest/1959 University President ..............................42 Overall Conference Titles ................................42 Director of Athletics ...............................43 Sun Belt Titles ......................................................13 All-Americans ......................................................42 Academic Center ....................................44 Top 25 Finishes ...................................................17 Sports Medicine.....................................45 Coach of the Year Honors ...............................26 Strength & Conditioning ........................46 Coaching Staff Scarlett Commons .................................47 Track Offi ce Phone .....................615/898-2571 Dining Facilities .....................................48 Assistant Coach ..................................Roger Kerr Nashville................................................49 Alma Mater/Year ................................Iowa/1963 Assistant Coach ............................Thomas Keith City of Murfreesboro ..............................50 Graduate Asst. .. Keith Vroman, Dionne Rose Sun Belt Conference ..............................51 Traditions ..............................................52 Middle Tennessee, a Tennessee Board of Regents university, is an equal opportunity, nonracially identifi able, educational institution that does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. SP012-0207 CREDITS The 2007 Blue Raider Track Media Guide is a production of the Middle Tennessee Athletic Media Relations Department. The guide was written and designed by the Media Relations Offi ce. Printing provided by Franklin Graphics in Nashville, Tenn. Special thanks to Middle Tennessee Photographic Services (Jack Ross and J. Intintoli) and MTSU Publications and Graphics. Also special thanks to Bradley Lambert and Dan Anderson for photos. Covers designed by David Lowry of DGL Grafi x in Nashville, Tenn. MISSION STATEMENT The Middle Tennessee athletic program is committed to quality athletics that bring the campus community together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in aca- demic and athletic excellence. These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni, and the community at large. They give students, faculty, and alumni opportunities for innovative public service activities that better the community. Athletics uses fi nancial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University. 2007 Middle Tennessee Track z GoBlueRaiders.com 1 2007 Rosters MEN Name Event(s) Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Last School) Samuel Adade Sprints 6-3 190 SO Kumasi, Ghana/Prempeah College Jermaine Barton Sprints 5-8 140 SR St. Mary, Jamaica/Vere Tech (Barton County CC) Philip Benavides Distance 6-1 165 FR Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic HS Tony Carufe Distance 6-1 157 SR Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech HS Germayle Franklin Throws 6-4 320 r-SR Waycross, Ga./Ware County HS JaKeith Hairston Jumps 6-0 182 r-SR Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill HS (East Tennessee) Ryan Hood Distance 6-0 166 SO Knoxville, Tenn./South Doyle HS Pierre Ingram High Jump 6-4 208 r-SR Stockbridge, Ga./Stockbridge HS Brian Jackson Sprints 6-2 170 FR Memphis, Tenn./Craigmont HS Brandon Jones Jumps 6-3 162 SO Arlington, Tenn./Cordova HS Julius Kirui Distance 5-9 140 SO Kapsabet, Kenya/Kapsabet Boys HS Frederick Middlebrooks Jumps 6-2 177 SO Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County HS (Charleston Southern) Duronal Monal Sprints 5-9 149 FR Belle Glade, Fla./Belle Glade HS Carl Morgan Jumps 6-0 178 JR Georgetown, Grand Cayman/John Gray HS (Lindsey Wilson College) Carlos Morgan Jumps 6-0 181 JR Georgetown, Grand Cayman/John Gray HS (Lindsey Wilson College) Damon Nickson Sprints 6-0 177 r-SO Milton, Fla./Milton HS Luke Pfl eger Distance 6-2 182 SO Knoxville, Tenn./Knoxville Catholic HS Freddie Rankin Sprints 6-2 160 FR Memphis, Tenn./Millington HS Orlando Reid Sprints 6-2 158 SR Manchester, Jamaica/Homewood HS (GC Foster College) Christopher Sapp Throws 6-4 276 r-SR Albany, Ga./Dougherty HS Pete Senatus Hurdles 5-11 165 SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Plantation HS William Songock Distance 5-9 116 FR Moiben, Kenya/Uasin Gishu HS Phillip Tanner Sprints 6-0 200 FR Dallas, Texas/Kimball HS James Thomas Throws 5-11 283 r-SR Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS Roman Thomas Sprints 6-0 175 SO Memphis, Tenn./Central HS (Southwest Tennessee CC) Chris Travis Distance 6-6 191 FR Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS Juan Walker Hurdles/Jumps 5-10 174 SR Picayune, Miss./Hunters Lane [TN] HS (Lindenwood College) Sean Waller Sprints/Jumps 5-10 148 r-SR Madison, Tenn./Hunters Lane HS Matthew Young Distance 5-8 145 JR Elizabethton, Tenn./Elizabethon HS WOMEN Name Event(s) Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School (Last School) Shanna-Kay Campbell Sprints 5-8 SR Kingston, Jamaica/Queens College (Florida Memorial College) Catherine Chester Distance 5-4 JR Woodlawn, Tenn./Northwest HS Ashley Comstock Distance 5-2 SO Barrie, Ontario/St. Joan of Arc HS Brittany Cox Throws 5-9 FR Antioch, Tenn./Glencliff HS Sierra Douglas Jumps 5-6 JR Beaufort, S.C./Beaufort HS Iceca Epps Hurdles 5-6 SO Ft. Worth, Texas/Wyatt Senior HS TraMayne Gillyard Sprints 5-6 SO Jacksonville, Fla./Edward H. White HS Marjorie Gombert Middle Distance 5-10 r-JR Pont Saint Esprit, France/Univ. of Montpelier Kaitlyn Hammond Distance 5-6 SO Bradford, Ontario/Holy Trinity HS Tenesha Hill Sprints 5-3 SO Germantown, Md./Gaithersburg HS (McKendree College) Candace Lester Throws 5-3 FR Memphis, Tenn./Central HS Lauren Lipe Pole Vault 5-6 FR Germantown, Tenn./Germantown Houston HS Sara Lunning Distance 6-0 r-SR Ludington, Mich./Ludington HS (Lansing CC) Sarah Nambawa Middle Distance/Jumps 5-5 FR Kampala, Uganda/Ndejje Univ. Tiffany Owens Sprints 5-8 SR Hollywood, Fla./Hallandale HS Erika Palmer Sprints 5-6 SO Memphis, Tenn./Memphis East HS Veronia Patterson Sprints/Hurdles 5-7 SR St. Thomas, Jamaica/Vere Tech (Barton County CC) Tiffany Sawyer Distance 5-4 r-SO Powell, Tenn./Powell HS Antranette Stringer Sprints 5-4 JR Hephzibah, Ga./Cross Creek HS Stephanie Tamgho Jumps 5-6 JR Sevron, France/Ecole Nationale de Commerce Ashleigh Thaler Distance 5-1 SO Franklin, Tenn./Franklin HS MeLyn Thompson Throws 5-6 FR Chattanooga, Tenn./Girls Prepatory School Sangau Zamzam Distance 5-6 FR Kampala, Uganda/Kyambog Univ. 2 2007 Middle Tennessee Track z GoBlueRaiders.com CCoachesoaches & AAthletesthletes 2007 Middle Tennessee Track z GoBlueRaiders.com 3 Head Coach Dean Hayes Throughout the recent his- Fame in 1993, and he was inducted into the Mason- tory of Middle Tennessee Dixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame in March 2005. HAYES AT A GLANCE track and