Athletics Florida is one of two schools in the country to finish in the top 10 in the nation’s all-sport rankings in each of the last 23 years “The Best of Both Worlds” Named one of the nation’s five premier schools for combining academic and athletic achievement by The Sporting News Community Gainesville lies less than an hour away from both Florida coasts and has continually been recognized by Money magazine as one of the top 10 places to live in the United States World-Class University Academics The University of Florida student athletes have Florida ranks third been named Academic All- in the country for America 62 times since 1992 number of academic - the fourth highest total in the degree programs nation offered on a single campus » table of contents Media Information . 2 on the covers: Quick Facts/Support Staff . 3 2007 Roster . 4 This Is The University of Florida . 5-8 Academics/Office of Student Life . 9 Campus Life . 10 Gainesville . 11 2005-06 Florida Athletics Year In Review . 12-13 Florida Facilities . 14-15 Track and Field Facilities . 16-17 Florida Olympians . 18 Florida NCAA Champions . 19 Florida All-Americans . 20 Gators Still Competing . 21 Athletics Administration . 22 Front Cover (Returning g All-Americans): 2007 Outlook . 23-26 (Left to right) Chris Gilchrist, a Meet Information/Qualifying Standards . 27 Mike Morrison, Willie t SEC Opponents . 28 Perry, Wes Stockbarger, Florida Coaching Staff . 29 and Bernard Middleton . o Head Coach Mike Holloway . 30-32 Assistant Coach Rana Reider . 33 r Assistant Coach Jeff Pigg . 34 2007 Athlete Profiles . 35-56 Florida History . 57 t 2006 Year In Review . 58-59 2006 Performance Chart . 60 r Departing Athlete Salute . 61 a NCAA Champions . 62-63 All-Americans . 64-65 c SEC Champions . 66-67 k Olympians . 68-69 National Team Members . 70 Year-By-Year . 71 Back Cover (Returning Indoor Top 10 . 72 All-Americans): (Clock- & Outdoor Top 10 . 73 wise from top left) Chris School/Facility Records . 74 Gilchrist, Mike Morrison, Awards and Honors . 75 Willie Perry, Bernard f Middleton, and Wes NCAA Compliance . 76 Stockbarger . i e credits l Editor: Mike Vietti Editorial Assistance: Angela Holloway, Mary Howard, Heidi Johnson, Tanner Tedeschi d Photography: University of Florida News Bureau (Director - Ray Carson), Action Sports of America, Gene Bednarek, Jim Burgess, Tim Casey, C .W . Pack Sports, Adrian Dennis, Tony Duffy, Marcie Hall, Michael Holohan, Sue Kelly, Lisa Mason, Matt May, Andy Meng, Sean Myers, Todd Oswald, Roby Page, Victah Sailer, LeeAnne Sears, Cheryl Treworgy, Kevin Wisniewski Design & Production: Summit Athletic Media, Charlotte, N .C . www .summitathletics .com Printing: Boyd Brothers, Inc ., Panama City, Fla . « www.gatorzone.com » » media information contact comPetition facilities gator scoreline Pertinent Phone numbers Sports Information Assistant Director Indoor track meets will be held in the The Sports Information Office provides Mike Vietti Mike Vietti is the Florida Men’s Track and Stephen C . O’Connell Center, located on a daily telephone service with updated Office: (352) 375-4683 ext . 6120 Field media contact . Gale Lemerand Drive on the University scores and information on all Gator Cell: (352) 278-0522 of Florida campus directly across from sports activities . Call (352) 375-4683 ext . Home: (352) 278-0522 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium . A press box is 3020 . Press services located in the upper stands . Outdoor track Coach Mike Holloway g meets will be held at James G . Pressly (352) 375-4683 ext . 4400 Members of the media are supplied with Stadium at Percy Beard Track, located on gatorZone.com weekly release packages containing a Woodlawn Drive, between SW 2nd Avenue Track and Field Office updated statistics, features and GatorZone com. is the official web site and Fraternity Drive, west of the O’Connell (352) 375-4683 ext . 4400 information regarding upcoming events . of the Florida Gators and features the Center . The press box accommodates 20 t On meet days, the Sports Information latest news, scores and statistics for all working press on split levels . Track and Field Fax staff will distribute programs, team UF sports . (352) 375-4405 o and individual statistics and any pre- meet information . Complete results will credentials interviews Press Box (James G. Pressly Stadium r be available at the conclusion of the at Percy Beard Track) competition . Athletes will be available for All requests MUST be placed through All interviews must be coordinated 375-4683 ext . 4698 or 4699 interviews following meets . Florida men’s track and field SID Mike with the SID office . Requests should be Vietti either via e-mail or fax . Credentials submitted at least 24 hours in advance . are required at both indoor and outdoor Sports information Phone interviews can also be arranged . t meets . dePartment Call Mike Vietti, Track and Field SID, for r requests . Head coach Mike Holloway Located on the third floor of the Parking frequently attends the All-Sports Press University Athletic Association at Ben Conference on Monday mornings . Video a Hill Griffin Stadium (enter stairwell by O’Connell Center parking is ample . of the press conference is available later Gate 1) . Parking at James G . Pressly Stadium at that afternoon at www GatorZone. com. c Percy Beard Track is limited . Call for best Phone Number: availability . k (352) 375-4683 (ext . 6100) Mailing Address: telePhone/fax machine P O. Box 14485 Gainesville, FL 32604-2485 A press row phone will be available in the mike vietti & track press box . The Sports Information Overnight Address: fax number is (352) 375-4809 . Gale Lemerand Drive Ben Hill Griffin Stadium/Central Receiving f Gainesville, FL 32611 i e university of florida Primary media l PRint MediA Florida Today RadiO WUFT TV (Channel 5) The Gainesville Sun David Jones-Beat Writer WRUF Dave Schermer-Director Brandon Zimmerman-Beat Writer Phone: (352) 378-9386 (AM 850/103 7. FM) Phone: (352) 392-5551 d Phone: (352) 374-5051 E-mail: djones@floridatoday net. Steve Russell-Sports Director E-mail: dschermer@wuft org. E-mail: zimmerb@gvillesun com. Phone: (352) 392-6397 Gator Bait E-mail: srussell@wruf com. The Alligator Marty Cohen-Editor TBA Phone: (352) 372-1215 WMOP/WGGG Phone: (352) 376-4458 E-mail: mcohen@gatorbait net. (930 AM/1240 AM) Brady Ackerman-Sports Director Associated Press Orlando Sentinel Phone: (352) 318-3444 Mark Long-Beat Writer Dave Curtis -Beat Writer E-mail: bradyack@aol com. Phone: (305) 594-5825 Phone: (917) 628-8468 E-mail: mlong@ap org. E-mail: dcurtis@orlandosentinel com. TEleviSion WCJB (Channel 0, ABC) Fightin Gators St. Petersburg Times Joe Girvan-Sports Director Mike Hodge-Beat Writer Antonya English-Beat Writer Hank Astengo-Sports Reporter Phone: (352) 867-4148 Phone: (813) 610-4029 Chris Price-Sports Reporter E-mail: mhodge7021@aol com. E-mail: antonya21@aol com. Phone: (352) 377-2020 E-mail: jgirvan@wcjb com. Florida Times-Union Tampa Tribune E-mail: hastengo@wcjb com. Michael DiRocco-Beat Writer Andy Staples-Beat Writer E-mail: cprice@wcjb com. Phone: (904) 705-3878 Phone: (352) 262-3719 E-mail: mjdirocco@yahoo com. E-mail: astaples@tampatrib com. university of florida « » 2007 men's track & field » quick facts and suPPort staff GENERAL INFORMATION FACILITIES location: . Gainesville, Fla . Outdoor Facility: . James G . Pressly Stadium at Percy Beard Stadium (4,500) Population: . .111,224 indoor Facility: . Stephen C . O’Connell Center (3,000) Enrollment: . .49,000 Founded: . 1853 Nickname: . Gators sPORTS INFORMATION Colors: . .Orange and Blue Assistant Athletic Director for Sports information: Conference: . Southeastern • Mary Howard . ext . 6100 President: . Dr . J . Bernard Machen • Steve McClain . ext . 6100 Athletics Director: . Jeremy Foley Associate Directors: Athletics Department Phone: . .(352) 375-4683 • Kathy Cafazzo . ext . 6100 Ticket Office: . ext . 6800 • Fred Demarest . ext . 6100 Assistant Directors: COACHING STAFF • Zack Higbee . ext . 6100 • John Hines . ext . 6100 Head Coach: . Mike Holloway (Florida, ‘00) • Heidi Johnson . ext . 6100 Assistant Coaches: . .Rana Reider - Field Events (Cal Baptist, ‘97) • Mike Vietti . ext . 6120 (track contact) Jeff Pigg - Distance (Florida ‘88) interns: g • Ashley Cushman . ext . 6100 Track Office Phone: . (352). 375-4683, ext . 4400 • Tanner Tedeschi . ext . 6100 a 006 SEC indoor/Outdoor: . 3rd/3rd. • Cory Walton . ext . 6100 006 NCAA indoor/Outdoor: . 9th/T37th Staff Assistants: • Jennifer Wagner . ext . 6100 t • Dawn Zinsmaster . ext . 6100 o support staff r t r dennis barnes, Jr. brian barton kamara benjamin marci brown mark campbell frank caraway Jay clugston a Marketing Operations Student Manager Staff Assistant Strength and Condition- Equipment Manager Team Physician ing - Sprinters c k & henry crane matt delancey skip foster meghan fitzgerald david freeman.