2001 Track and Field Media Guide Table of Contents Quick Facts and Media Information ........................... 1 MiddleMiddle TennesseeTennessee Dean Hayes ......................................... 2 MiddleMiddle TennesseeTennessee Roger Kerr and Thomas Keith .............................. 3 Media information Rosters and Schedule .................................. 4 Women's Preview ..................................... 5 BLUE RAIDERS ON THE WEB: The official web site of the Middle Tennessee Athletic Women's Profiles ................................... 6-7 Women's Event Records ................................. 8 Department and the Blue Raider Athletic Association can be reached at Women's Honor Roll ................................... 9 www.GoBlueRaiders.com. All the latest news, rosters, results, schedules, etc. are Men's Preview ...................................... 10 available at the click of a mouse. Men's Profiles ..................................... 11-12 Men's Event Records .................................. 13 primary Media Men's Honor Roll ..................................... 14 Women's and Men's All-Americans .......................... 15 Print Facilities .......................................... 16 Associated Press WMOT Radio (89.5 FM) Campus Tour ....................................... 18 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 110 MTSU Box 3 Academic Enhancement ................................ 19 Brentwood, TN 37027 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Around the "Boro" .................................... 20 (615)373-9988 FAX (615)376-0947 (615) 898-2800 Teresa Walker (Staff Writer) WWTN Radio Quick Facts Chattanooga Times-Free Press 107 Music City Circle, Suite 203 University Information 400 E. 11th Street Nashville, TN 37214 Location ....................... Murfreesboro, TN Chattanooga, TN 37403 George Plaster (Sports Director) Enrollment ............................ 19,121 (423)756-6900 FAX (615) 757-6490 Additional Staff: Willie Daunic, Blake Fulton, Colors ...................... Royal Blue and White Sam Woolwine (Sports Editor) Joe Biddle, Nick Hunter, Al Dorsey Kevin Spain (Staff Writer) Nickname ......................... Blue Raiders Television Conference ........................... Sun Belt Daily News Journal WKRN-TV (Ch. 2) President ................. Dr. Eugene Smith (Interim) P.O. Box 68 441 Murfreesboro Road Athletic Director ...............Boots Donnelly (Interim) Murfreesboro, TN 37130 Nashville, TN 37210 Faculty Representative ................ Race Bergman (615)893-5860,FAX (615)893-4186 (615) 248-7240 FAX (615) 248-7329 Greg Pogue (Sports Editor) John Dwyer (Sports Director) Tony Stinnent (Beat Writer) Additional Staff: John Boruck Team Information Head Coach ........................ Dean Hayes Jackson Sun WSMV-TV (Ch. 4) Office Phone ....................... 615-898-2450 245 West Lafayette P.O. Box 4 OVC Titles ...................28 (20 men, 8 women) Jackson, TN 38301 Nashville, TN 37202 Sun Belt Conference Titles ................ 1(women) (901) 427-3333; FAX (901) 423-0345 (615) 353-2231 FAX (615) 353-2343 NCAA All-Americans ........... 28 athletes/58 certificates Dan Morris (Sports Editor) Rudy Kalis (Sports Director) Additional Staff: Craig Williams, The Tennessean Aaron Solomon Media Relations Office 1100 Broadway Media Relations Director .................Mark Owens Nashville, TN 37202 WTVF-TV (Ch. 5) Assistant Media Relations Director ......... Ryan Simmons (615)259-8000, FAX (615)259-8826 474 J. Robertson Parkway Assistant Media Relations Director ......... Chad R. Wood Bill Bradley (Sports Editor) Nashville, TN 37219 Media Relations Phone ................ 615-898-2968 Chip Cirillo (Beat Writer) (615) 248-5285 FAX (615) 244-9883 Media Relations Fax .................. 615-898-5626 Hope Hines (Sports Director) Sidelines Additional Staff: Mark Howard, Bob Rainey E-Mail ....................... [email protected] MTSU Box 42 Web Address .................. GoBlueRaiders.com Murfreesboro, TN 37132 WZTV (Ch. 17) Primary Track and Field Contact ............ Chad Wood (615)898-2815 FAX (615) 904-8487 631 Mainstream Drive Address .................... Athletic Media Relations Student Sports Editor Nashville, TN 37228 MTSU Box 20 (615) 244-1717 FAX (615) 259-3962 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Radio Skip Baldwin (Sports Director) WGNS Radio (1450 AM) SP021-0100 P.O. Box 1439 A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution Murfreesboro, TN 37130 MTSU is an equal opportunity, non-racially identifiable, educational institution that (615)893-5373 FAX (615)893-1101 does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. Mission Statement credits The Middle Tennessee athletic program is its alumni, and the community at large. They give The 2001 Middle Tennessee Track and Field Media committed to quality athletics that bring the students, faculty, and alumni opportunities for in- Guide is a publication of the Media Relations Office. campus community together and promote a novative public service activities that better the This year's guide was written by Chad Wood and Keith sense of pride and tradition in academic and community. And athletics use financial and physi- Cartwright. Design by Chad Wood. The cover was de- athletic excellence. These programs also bring cal resources to maintain and develop sports pro- signed by David Lowery. Photography provided by the university regional and national recogni- grams to accomplish the mission of the univer- MTSU Photographic Services and printing was done tion and provide a link among the university, sity. by Ambrose Printing. 2001 Middle Tennessee Track and Field 1 Dean Hayes A nationally recognized team and one of the most highly The 'DEAN' of Track & Field regarded coaches in the country characterize the award- Personal winning Middle Tennessee track and field program. Birthdate: 12-14-37 Head coach Dean Hayes has gained great respect since Hometown: Morrison, Illinois coming to Middle Tennessee 36 years ago. Family: Wife, Jan; daughters, Erin and Kara His men’s teams dominated the Ohio Valley Conference and the women’s program has duplicated that success since Education Hayes took over the program in 1987. High School: Naperville (IL) Central Overall, Hayes has guided the programs to 28 OVC titles, College: Lake Forest (1959) his first Sun Belt Championship last year, and 16 NCAA Top 25 finishes, while 28 of his athletes have earned 58 All- Head Coach Experience ( College ) American honors, three have become national champions, and Middle Tennessee: 1965 - present a number of them have gone on to compete internationally in the Olympic Games, World University Games and Pan-Ameri- Head Coach Experience ( World ) can Games. There could have been more awards, but Middle Tennessee did not sport a track and field program from 1987 to Goodwill Games: 1998 (New York, New York) 1991. World Championships: 1997 (Athens, Greece) Hayes has garnered 14 OVC coach of the year honors, World Cup: 1994 (London, England) including 10 in a row from 1977 to 1986. He was inducted into Goodwill Games: 1990 (Seattle, Washington) the Blue Raiders Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Tennessee World University Games: 1985 (Kobe, Japan) Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Following the 1981 season, Hayes was voted the NCAA Outdoor Coach of the Year by the Division The name Dean Hayes has become synony- Assistant Coach Experience ( World ) I Coaches Association, a group he served as president 1982– mous in the world of track and field. Above Olympic Games: 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) he talks with an offical during last year's OVC Championships. World Championships: 1983 (Helsinki, Finland) 83. In his first attempt at a Sun Belt Championship, World University Games: 1981 (Bucharest, Romania) Because of Hayes' international success, nu- Hayes delivered again as his Lady Raiders took first US Olympic Festival: 1978 (Colorado Springs, Colorado) merous foreign athletes have sought out Middle Ten- place in Miami, Fla. For leading the women's team to nessee as their college of choice. victory, Hayes earned his first Sun Belt Coach of the However, Hayes' most successful collegiate *Hayes also served as a referee at the 1996 Olympic Games Year award. athletes at Middle Tennessee would have to be NCAA in Atlanta, Georgia. Hayes has indeed put Middle Tennessee on the triple jump-an event Hayes specializes in-champions world map in terms of collegiate track and field. Tommy Haynes (1974) and Barry McClure (1972 and NCAA Top 25 Finishes ( 16 ) However, Hayes' experience is not limited to 1973) as well as NCAA high hurdle champion Dionne Women's Indoor: 1994, 8th the collegiate level. In fact, Hayes has coached sev- Rose (1994). Hayes also guided Roland McGhee to Men's Indoor: 1993, 21st; 1982, 11th; 1981, 11th; eral teams sponsored by either the United States nine All-American honors while both McClure and 1980, 19th; 1979, 20th; 1974, 14th; 1973, 8th; 1972, Olympic Committee or USA Track and Field. Greg Artis have won All-American honors seven 7th; 1971, 22nd His international experience began at the first times. Olympic Sports Festival in Colorado Springs (1978) Men's Outdoor: 1976, 19th; 1974, 17th; 1973, 25th; Hayes earned his B.A. at Lake Forrest (Ill.) and includes working as the head coach at the World 1972, 22nd; 1971, 25th where he competed in the 800, long and triple jump, University Games in Kobe, Japan (1985), Goodwill Men's Cross Country: 1966, 14th an event in which he was an NCAA qualifier. After Games in Seattle (1990), World Cup in London, earning his M.A. at North Illinois, Hayes began his England (1994), World Championships