2015 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY TRACK AND FIELD MEDIA GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
Cover................................................. 1 Table of Contents.............................. 2 Media Information........................... 3-4
2015 SEASON PREVIEW
Cross Country Schedule................... 5 Track & Field Schedule.................. 6-7 Men’s Roster..................................... 8 Women’s Roster................................ 9
2015 TEAM
Head Coach............................... 10-16 Coaching Staff................................. 17 Director of Track & Field............. 10-11 Men’s Team................................ 18-38 Women’s Team........................... 39-53
2014 SEASON REVIEW
Season Highlights........................... 55 Men’s Outdoor Review.................... 56 Women’s Indoor Review.................. 57 Women’s Outdoor Review............... 58 Cross Country Records & Awards........... 59 Cross Country Review................ 60-61 Women at the SEC Championship...62-63 Men at the SEC Championship....... 64 NCAA Qualifying Standards....... 65-66 NCAA East Regional....................... 67 NCAA Outdoor Championships....... 68
SCHOOL HISTORY
Women’s Letterwinners.............. 78-79 SEC Champions.............................. 80 NCAA Champions........................... 81 All-Americans............................. 82-84 Olympians....................................... 85
UNIVERSITY
Templeton Center............................ 86 SEC Academic Honor Roll......... 87-88 Athletic Training Facilities........... 89-90 University Story.......................... 91-92 MSU Administration......................... 93 Carl Maddox Track.......................... 94 HailState & Maroon and White........ 95
Men School Record......................... 69 Women School Record.................... 70 All-Time Indoor Superlatives........... 71 Men All-Time Superlative.........72-73 Women All-Time Superlative...... 74-75 Men’s Letterwinners................... 76-77 ON THE COVER
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MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
The Mississippi State track and field media guide is a publication of the Mississippi State Athletic Media Relations Office. It has been specifically prepared to assist the media members in their coverage of the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs. Additional assistance can be provided by contacting Emily McConnell with the MSU Athletic Media Relations Office at 662-325-0540. The guide was written and designed by Sarah Layne with additional support from John Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design in Canton, Miss. Editorial, research and writing assistance provided by Gregg Ellis. Pictures were provided by Will Gage, Mansel Guerry, Russ Houston, Bill Simmonds and University Relations.
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 2014-2015 STAFF DIRECTORY
Name Title, Email Office Phone Scott Wetherbee Senior AD/Media Relations swetherbee@athletics.msstate.edu
(B) 662.325.2277
Gregg Ellis Associate Director (H) 662.325.3595 gellis@athletics.msstate.edu John R. Cade Assistant AD/Media & Public Relations (B) 662.325.2703 jrcade@athletics.msstate.edu Bill Martin Assistant AD/Media Relations bmartin@athletics.msstate.edu
(B) 662.325.0967
Kyle Niblett Assistant Director (B) 662.325.8040 kniblett@athletics.msstate.edu Andrew Piper Assistant Director (B) 662.325.6259 apiper@athletics.msstate.edu Hunter Richardson Graduate Assistant (H) 662.325.6259 hrichardson@athletics.msstate.edu Brock Turnipseed Assistant Director (H) 662.325.7556 bturnipseed@athletics.msstate.edu Diane Keith Administrative Assistant dkeith@athletics.msstate.edu
(B) 662.325.0540
(B) Bryan Building; (H) Humphrey Coliseum
TRACK AND FIELD CONTACT Emily McConnell McConnell Work .................................... 662.325.5865 McConnell Cell....................................... 662.549.4244 McConnell Email... emcconnell@athletics.msstate.edu McConnell Twitter ..................................@HailStateTF @Em_McConnell
COACH/ATHLETE INTERVIEWS
All interviews with coaches should be directed through the MSU Athletic Media Relations office. Please contact Emily McConnell at 662-325-5865 or 662-549-4244 to arrange an interview time. Coaches are primarily available for interview by phone or in person from 9-11 a.m., depending on the team’s travel schedule. Interviews with student-athletes are encouraged; however, all interviews must be arranged through McConnell in the Athletic Media Relations Office. Interviews will be arranged according to the schedule of each individual athlete, and are usually conducted before or after scheduled practices. This policy facilitates the orderly scheduling and completion of the desired interview. All interviews must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. MSU Athletic Media Relations will not supply the media home or cellular telephone numbers for student-athletes. Likewise, training room, locker room and apartment/dormitory areas are considered private player areas and are off-limits to the media. If you are unable to reach McConnell please contact Gregg Ellis at 662-325-3595. The Southeastern Conference release will be released every week beginning in mid-January by the SEC office. The SEC contact for track and field is Sean Cartell. Cartell’s office number is 205-458-3000. Media members may also gain access to MSU and SEC releases via www.secsportsmedia.com.
University
Location .................................................... Starkville, Miss. Founded ................................................February 28,1878 Enrollment............................................................... 19,644 Nickname............................................................. Bulldogs Colors................................. Maroon (PMS 202) and White Facility........................................... W.O. Spencer Stadium Conference....................................................Southeastern President............................................Dr. Mark E. Keenum Athletic Director.......................................... Scott Stricklin Associate AD/Women’s Sports..........................Ann Carr Faculty Ath. Rep......................................Dr. Steve Turner
Track & Field Staff
Head Coach...................................................Steve Dudley Assistant Coaches................................. Houston Franks, Steve Silvey, Steve Thomas, April Thomas, Chris Woods, Volunteer Assistant Coach ............ Joe Gant, Al Schmidt Director of Track........................................Daniel Schmidt Administrative Assistant.....................Michelle Scrivener Track & Field Office Phone...................... (662) 325-2892 Track & Field Office Fax .......................... (662) 325-9051
MSU ON THE INTERNET
Visit the official Mississippi State Athletics home page on the Internet at www.mstateathletics.com. The site offers up-to-date information on all of MSU’s 16 varsity sports, including schedules and results, player and coach biographies, as well as the latest news from each of the MSU athletic teams.
TRACK FACILITY LOCATION
The W.O. Spencer Stadium/Carl Maddox Track is located just off U.S. Highway 82 on Lakeview Drive, across from the Bryan Athletic Administration Building on campus. Adjacent to the MSU practice football fields, A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre, the MSU Softball Field and the Holliman Athletic Center. The W.O. Spencer Stadium/ Carl Maddox Track is also within a half mile of MSU’s Humphrey Coliseum and Dudy Noble Field. Parking is available adjacent to the facility and across the street from the Shira Fieldhouse/Holliman Athletic Center. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Location Birmingham, Ala. Commissioner Mike Slive Media Relations Contact Sean Cartell Phone 205 - 458 - 3000 E-Mail scartell@sec.org Website www.secsports.com
Athletic Media Reltaions
Athletic Track & Field Contact.............. Emily McConnell Office Phone......................................... (662) 325-5865 Office Fax.............................................. (662) 325-2563 E-Mail.................... EMcConnell@athletics.msstate.edu Cell Phone........................................... (662) 549 - 4244 Official Web Site.................................. www.hailstate.com Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5308 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Overnight Mailing Address: Bryan Athletic Administration Building 288 Lakeview Drive Mississippi State, MS 39762 Southeastern Conference Address: Southeastern Conference 2201 North Richard Arrington Blvd. Birmingham, AL 35203 Sean Cartell - SEC Contact (205) 458-3000 scartell@sec.org www.secsports.com
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Sat, Aug. 30
Memphis Twilight
Memphis, TN
Sat, Sept. 13
Commodore Classic
Nashville, TN
Sat, Oct. 4
Paul Short Invitational
Bethlehem, PA
Fri, Oct. 17
Crimson Classic
Tuscaloosa, AL
Fri, Oct. 31
SEC Championships
Tuscaloosa, AL
Fri, Nov. 14
NCAA South Regional
Tallahassee, FL
Sat, Nov. 22
NCAA Championships
Terre Haute, IN
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Jan. 9-10
UAB Invite Invitational
Birmingham, AL
Jan. 16-17
Commodore Invitational
Nashville, TN
Jan. 23-24
Vanderbilt Invitational
Nashville, TN
Jan. 30-31
New Balance Invite
New York, NY
Feb. 13-14
Tyson Invite
Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 20-21
Alex Wilson Invite
South Bend, IN
Feb. 27-28
SEC Championships
Lexington, KY
March 12-14
NCAA Championships
Fayetteville, AR
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
March 20-21
Alabama Relays
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 28
Alabama Invite
Tuscaloosa, AL
April 3-4
Florida Relays
Gainesville, FL
April 10
Border War MS vs. AL
Starkville, MS
April 16-18
Mt. Sac Relay
Walnut, CA
April 23-25
Penn Relays
Philadelphia, PA
May 1-2
Jace LaCoste
Starkville, MS
May 14-16
SEC Championships
Starkville, MS
May 28-30
NCAA East Preliminary
Jacksonville, FL
June 10-13
NCAA Championships
Eugene, OR
Sat, June 11
NCAA Championship
Des Moines, IA
Name James Anderson Piotr Antosik Jessee Austin Daniel Carrol Jovan Davis Mathew Dunn Jason Harper Scottie Hearn Deandre’ Hurley Marcus Jackson Dustin James II Curtis Kelly Tautvydas Kieras Brandon McBride Arzell McCoy Andrew Monaghan Patrick Monaghan Branden Nosker Marshall Nunn Seth Peace Carl Pittman Justin Pizzaro Willie Reed Rodrigo Rocha Alex Ross Damian Roszko Steve Shoto Chance Stephens Charles Taylor Zachary Taylor Curtis Thompson A.J. Ward Juston Waters Matt Weickert Andrew White Wesley White Jaquarius Wilson
Pos. Sprints Throws Jumps Throws Sprints Distance Jumps Sprints Sprints Jumps Sprints Distance Throws Sprints Jumps Distance Distance Distance Sprints Jumps Jumps Sprints Jumps Sprints Distance Distance Sprints Jumps Sprints Jumps Throws Jumps Sprints Distance Distance Sprints Jumps
Yr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So.
Exp. Hometown (Prev School) 1L Wylie, TX (Wylie East High School) 2L Lowicz, Poland (Lowicz-II LO) HS Montgomery, AL (The Montgomery Acadmey) HS Sherborn, MA (Dover-Sherborn Regional HS) 1L Orlando, FL (Wekiva HS) 3L Decatur, AL (Austin HS) 3L Lincoln, DE (Milford HS) 2L Meridian, MS (Meridian HS) HS Abbeville, SC (Abbeville HS) 3L Vaiden, MS (J.Z. George HS) 1L Fortworth, TX (Central HS) 2L Bakersville, CA (Stockdale HS) 2L Vilnius, Lithuania () 3L Windsor, Ontario, Canada (W.F. Herman HS) HS Natchez, MS (Trinity Episcopal School) 2L Rathfriland, Northern Ireland (St. Coleman’s College) 2L Rathfriland, Northern Ireland (St. Coleman’s College) HS Troy, OH (Troy HS) 1L Clermont, FL (South Lake HS) HS Brandon, MS (University Christian School) 1L Helena, AR (DeSoto School) HS Suwanee, GA (Peachtree Ridge HS) HS New Orleans, LA (Lusher Charter School) TR Sao Paulo, Brazil (Etelvina de goes Marcucci) HS Starkville, MS (Starkville HS) 1L Podloskie, Poland 3L Pearl, MS (Pearl HS) HS Port Allen, LA (Catholic HS) 1L Byram, MS (Starkville HS) 1L Rock Hill, SC (Northwestern HS) HS Florence, NJ (Florence Tupelo Memorial HS) 2L Jackson, MS (Clinton HS) HS Flora, MS (Madison Central) 3L Suwanee, GA (Peachtree Ridge HS) HS Tupelo, MS (Tupelo HS) HS Germantown, TN 1L Olive Branch, MS (Center HIll HS)
Name Ocian Archer Logan Boss Erica Bougard Ebony Brinker Carmen Brothers Rachel Caulkins Abigail DIll Rochelle Farquharson Tiffaney Flynn Deja Givens Cornelia Griesche Euricka Hardy Kaelin Kersh Shayla Luckett Sasha-Gaye Marston Chelsea McDaniel Ste’yce McNeil Mia Meydrich Madison Milhoan Emma Niegal Rhianwedd Price Haley Reynolds Sydney Rodkey Brianna Smith Carly Terp Lisa Ziegler
Event Sprints Jumps Jumps Jumps Distance Distance Jumps Jumps Jumps Jumps Distance Sprints Sprints Sprints Throws Jumps Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance Throws Jumps Sprints Distance Distance
Yr. Exp. Hometown (Prev School) Sr. 3L Barrie, Ontario, Canada (Innisdale Secondary School) Fr. HS O’Brien, FL (Suwannee HS) Sr. 3L Byhalia, MS (Byhalia HS) Sr. 3L Pontotoc, MS (Ponotoc HS) Sr. 3L Ponchatoula, LA (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Fr. HS Franklin, TN (Franklin HS) Sr. 2L Dayton, TN (Baylor HS) Sr. 3L St. Elizabeth, West Indies, Jamacia (Wolemers HS) Fr. HS Ellenwood, GA (Miller Grove HS) So. HS Madison, MS (Germantown HS) Jr. 2L Ingolstadt, Germany (Katharinen-Gymnasium) So. 1L Oma, MS (Lawrence County HS) So. 1L Pearl, MS (Gulfport HS) Sr. 1L St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood East HS) Jr. 1L Clarendon, Jamaica (Edwin Allen HS) Fr. HS French Camp, MS (French Camp Acadmey) Jr. 2L Cincinnati, OhioJ (Withrow University HS) Fr. HS New Orleans, LA (St. Mary’s Dominican HS) Jr. 2L Arlington, TX (James Martin HS) Sr. 3L Athabasca, Alberta, Canada (Edwin Parr Composite HS) So. 1L Llandrindod Wells, U.K. So. 1L Calhoun, GA (Gordon Central HS) Jr. 2L Tallahassee, FL (North Oconee HS) Fr. HS Lake Cormaorant, MS (Lake Cormorant HS) Fr. HS Two Rivers, WI (Two Rivers HS) So. 1L Baden-Baden, Germany (Klosterschule vom hl. Grab)
Steve Dudley Head Coach
15th Season (5th as Head Coach)
Mississippi State, 1995
S
teve Dudley begins his 15th year at Mississippi State and his fifth in the role of head coach. Since returning to his alma mater in 2000, Dudley has tutored over 20 athletes to All-American status. Throughout his tenure as head coach, Dudley has coached three athletes to become national champions, including Brandon McBride who was the indoor and outdoor 800-meter run national champion last season. He coached both Erica Bougard who won the 2013 Indoor pentathlon title and D’angelo Cherry to the 2013 Indoor 60-meter dash. Dudley has individually coached 18 male and seven female athletes to All-American titles during his duration of head coach. Throughout the 2014 season, Dudley was an integral part in the accomplishments of both the men and women’s track teams. Dudley wanted to prove that MSU meant business. He ended his first season with six athletes named to first or second team All-SEC; three named to the All-Freshman SEC team and had a total of seven athletes earn first, second or honorary All-American honors. After the 2014 season, MSU track and field had eight athletes achieve All-American status. Out of these eight Dudley coached two athletes, including two-time national champion in the 800-meter run Brandon McBride. MSU track and field also saw 19 athletes qualify to compete in the 2014 Indoor and Outdoor National Championships. The MSU women’s team earned 10th overall at the Indoor NCAA National Championships under Dudley’s and his coach staff’s guidance. This was the highest ranking in school history. Dudley, whose event focus is sprints, has seen numerous athletes through his 15 years achieve All-American status. In the 2013 season alone Dudley coached 12 out of 22 All-American Bulldogs. Also in the 2013 season, MSU had 14 school records and 42 Top 5 all-time performances. MSU saw a season
that sent 12 athletes to NCAA Outdoor Championships, while claiming two individual national titles during the indoor campaign. The head coach led sophomore Erica Bougard to capture the NCAA Indoor Pentathlon Champion title with a school-record 4,399 points. He also aided senior D’Angelo Cherry in earning the indoor nation title in the 60-meter dash. Under Dudley’s guidance in 2013, the Bulldogs received both national and international attention, sending numerous athletes. When he was named head coach in 2010, Dudley had plenty experience in coaching national champion athletes and All-Americans. Prior to being named the head coach of the MSU track and field teams, Dudley served as an assistant coach from 2000 to 2009 under Al Schmidt. In his very first season as an assistant coach, Dudley had eight athletes earn all-America accolades. His success continued throughout the years. Dudley coached Pierre Browne who was named the 2003 NCAA Indoor National Champion in the 60-meter dash and finished runner-up in the 100m at the outdoor national meet. That same season Dudley had six athletes acquire All-American honors. Another key season as an assistant coach come in 2005 when Dudley guided State’s 4x400-meter relay squad to a fifth-place finish at the national championships. That same season he garnered six All-Americans As an assistant coach in 2008, Dudley lead eight Bulldog sprinters to the regional qualifying marks. During that same season, he coached O’Neal Wilder to become a USA Track and Field Junior National Champion in the 400-meter dash, a bronze medal at the World Jr. Championships in the 400-meter dash and a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay. Dudley coached five more Bulldogs to earn All-American accolades in 2009. Dudley has always been a master of relays, and 2009 was no was a prime example. His 4x100-meter relay team finished 5th at the NCAA Championships and his 4x400-meter relay team earned medalist honors at the Mideast Regional Championships. Prior to his coaching time at MSU, Dudley spent three seasons at Bevill State (Ala.) Community College. Dudley coached three NJCAA national champions and 19 all-Americans throughout his duration at Bevill State. In cross country, the men’s and women’s squads captured the Region XXII title in 1999.
The Bears also won the 1998 Region XXII title en route to a third-place national showing. His 1999 Lady Bear team earned Academic Team of the Year honors, and the men finished second the same season. Twelve Bears earned Academic all- America accolades. For Dudley it is not only about what his athletes can do on the track, but also what they can do in the classroom. Since becoming head
coach, MSU has had 86 athletes make the SEC honor roll. Before entering the coaching ranks, Dudley served as a captain for MSU’s track team from 1991-95. While at State, he was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for three years (1993-95). The Hamilton, Ala., native graduated with a bachelor’s degree in May 1995. He received his master’s degree in environmental geology
also from State in December 2004. Along with coaching, Dudley also serves as a member of the Mississippi State faculty. Dudley is married to the former Tiffany McWilliams, who ran track and field for MSU and was a threetime NCAA National Champion in the 2003 and 2004 Outdoor 1500-meter run and in the 204 Indoor mile run.
STEVE DUDLEY AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birth date :
February 24, 1972
Birthplace:
Atlanta, Ga.
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ala.
Wife:
Former Tiffany McWilliams
EDUCATION College:
Mississippi State University, 1995
Graduate School: Mississippi State University, 2004 COACHING EXPERIENCE 1998 - 2000
Head Coach, Bevill State [Ala.] Community College, Track
2000-2009
Associate Head Coach, Mississippi State University
2010-
Head Coach, Mississippi State University
Coach Dudley with wife, Tiffany McWilliams Dudley
ALL-AMERICANS COACHED BY DUDLEY (As the head coach) 2014 Indoor:
D’Angelo Cherry – 60-meters – second team
2011 Indoor:
Erica Bougard – pentathlon – first team
James Harris – 4x400 relay – first team
D’Angelo Cherry – 60m dash - second team
Brandon McBride - 800-meter – first team
Emmanuel Mayers – 4x400 relay – first team Tavaris Tate – 200-meters – second team
2011 Outdoor:
2014 Outdoor:
400 meters – second team
Daundre Barnaby – 4x400m relay – first team
Brandon McBride – 800-meter- first team
4x400 - first team
James Harris - 4x400m relay – first team
2013 Indoor:
Daundre Barrelay – first team
Tavaris Tate – 4x400m relay – first team
Erica Bougard – pentathlon – second team
O’Neal Wilder – 4x400m relay – first team
D’Angelo Cheery – 60-meters – first team
Jody-Ann Muir – 400m dash – second team
Brandon McBride – 800-meters – second team
2012 Outdoor:
Erica Bougard – pentathlon – first team
Daundre Barnaby – 4x400 relay – first team
2010 Outdoor:
James Harris – 4x400 relay – first team
Emanuel Mayers – 4x400m relay
2013 Outdoor:
Emanuel Mayers – 4x400 relay – first team
Dwight Mullings 0 4x400m relay
Erica Bougard – Heptathlon – first team
Tavaris Tate – 4x400 relay – first team
Tavaris Tate – 400m dash –
Deaundre Bernaby – 4x400 Relay
Jody-Ann Muir – 400-meters – first team
Tavaris Tate – 4x400m relay –
Brandon McBride – 4x400 relay – second team
Daundre Barnaby – 400-meters – second team
O’Neal Wilder – 400m dash –
Randy Patterson – 4x400 relay – second team
D’Angelo Cherry – 4x100 relay – second team
O’Neal Wilder – 4x400m relay –
Tavaris Tate – 4x400 relay – second team
Justin Christian – 4x100 relay – second team
Laquinta Aaron – heptathlon
Jarrett Samuels – 4x100 relay – second team
Jody-Ann Muir – 40m dash
2012 Indoor: Daundre Barnaby – 4x400 relay – first team
Tavaris Tate – 4x100 relay – second team
Steve Thomas
Assistant Coach Fiftth Season Oklahoma Chrisitan College, 1981
S
teve Thomas made his return to MSU track and field in 2011 as the new assistant coach for jumps. Thomas joined the staff after spending the previous three seasons in the high school ranks at St. Patrick Catholic H.S. Prior to that, he was at the University of Kentucky for two years. Thomas had great success druing the 2014 season. He coached Erica Bougard in the pentahlon, which in the SEC Indoor Championshiops she broke school history by becoming the first MSU athlete to win the SEC pentathlon title, after posting a personal-best 4,458 points. At the end of the 2014 season, Thomas had coached four athletes who were named All-Americans including, Bougard, Marucs Jackson, Jason Harper and Rochelle Farquharson. During the 2013 season, Thomas guided jumpers Bougard, Ebony Brinker, Harper and Jackson to earn high accolades at an elite level. Jackson set the indoor school record in 2013 with a high jump of 7-06, and entered the SEC Outdoor Championships, where he placed third, as the No. 4 high jumper in the NCAA. Bougard also rewrote the record book as she set the MSU indoor record in the triple jump (41-09.5) and jumpedd a school-best 5-11.5 in the high jump during the outdoor season. Thomas also coached triple jumpers Brinker and Jason Harper to top performances on the year. The two Bulldogs both made their way onto MSU’s Top 5 all-time list with personal best leaps. In his second year back at MSU, Thomas found success continually throughout the year. With new and returning athletes, he led MSU jumpers to break school records and receive multiple personal bests at the SEC Indoor Championships. Thomas also flourished in the 2012 outdoor season as he accompanied sophomore Marcus Jackson to Iowa for the NCAA Championship for the high jump. His first season, Thomas had quite the prosperous year as he coached a SEC Champion who was also named the SEC Freshman Field Event Athlete of the Year, placed two on the All-American lists and placed an athlete on the second team All-SEC list. Under the direction of Thomas, Farquharson single-handedly placed Lady Bulldog jumps on the map with her performance at the 2011 SEC Outdoor Championships. On the men’s side of things, Thomas had the pleasure of coaching James Harris and Jackson, two freshmen that also had pretty impressive years. Jackson made his claim for fame at the 2011 Outdoor SEC Championships as he finished second in the high jump to claim second team All-SEC honors and find a spot on the SEC All-Freshman list. Jackson also put on quite the show at the NCAA Championships as he jumped 6-10 ¾ to earn second-team All-American honors. It was also at the NCAA Championships that Harris made his impact, as he finished fourth overall to earn All-American honors. Steve Thomas made his return to MSU track and field in 2011 as the new assistant coach for jumps. Thomas joined the staff after spending the previous three seasons in the high school ranks at St. Patrick Catholic H.S. Prior to that, he was at the University of Kentucky for two years While at the University of Kentucky, Thomas made his mark coaching a six-time all-America honoree in the shot put and helping the female throwers produce impressive marks in their quest for championships. Prior to his work at Kentucky, Thomas served as an assistant coach
at the University of Florida where he built upon his already impressive resume by coaching nine All-Americans, six Southeastern Conference champions and a pair of NCAA East Region champions. In his career, he has tutored individuals who have won nearly 40 conference championship titles. As head coach of both the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programs at University of South Alabama from 1992 to 1998, he received four Sun Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards. Also at South Alabama, Thomas brought the women’s squad to a school-best second place finish at the 1994 Sun Belt Indoor Championships and fourth-place bests in four of his six years at the outdoor meet. He expanded and developed nearly every facet of the Jaguar program, producing 20 Sun Belt Conference Champions and the first NCAA qualifier in the history of the South Alabama. During his previous tenure as the head field events coach at Mississippi State from 1988 to 1992, Thomas trained two all-Americans and six all-Sec athletes. A group of athletes that combined earned 11 individual conference titles under his direction. Thomas is known on the international stage for his instruction skills, conducting clinics in Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, Mexico and Switzerland, as well as a two-week clinic in China in 1994. An all-district distance runner at Oklahoma Christian College, Thomas received his undergraduate there in 1981 before earning his master’s degree in education from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1983. Thomas is a native of Saraland, Ala. He is married to the former Kim Eades, and the couple has one daughter- Kayleigh Lauren.
STEVE THOMAS AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birthdate :
September 13, 1957
Birthplace:
Mobile, Ala.
Hometown:
Saraland, Ala.
EDUCATION College:
Oklahoma Christian College, 1981
Stephen F. Austin University, 1983
COACHING EXPERIENCE 1985 - 88
Assistant Coach/Head Cross Country Coach,
Northwestern State University
1988-92
Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University
1992-1998
Head Coach, University of South Alabama
1998-2004
Assistant Coach, University of Florida
2004-06
Assistant Coach, University of Kentucky
2006-09
Head Coach, St. Patrick Catholic HS
2010-
Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University
Houston Franks Assistant Coach Eleventh Season Mississippi State, 1998
H
ouston Franks returned home to Mississippi State in 2004 as an
indoor and outdoor league championships on the women’s side.
assistant track and field coach. An accomplished distance runner
Franks was a three-time MVC Coach of the Year in women’s cross
for the Maroon and White from 1994-98, Franks coaches and
country. During the 2002-03 season, he was also a part of the first
develops men’s distance runners and served his first season as head
SMS squad since 1993-94 to win the league’s coveted Triple Crown
cross country coach in 2009.
championships in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track and
field.
Entering his eleventh season as the men’s head cross country coach
and his fourth as the women’s head coach, Franks has been an integral
part to the recent success of the MSU Bulldog’s cross country programs.
the 1998-99 season. While an assistant, he developed training programs
Franks helped lead the women’s team to a fifth place finish in the 2014
for distance runners, coordinated team travel, recruiting, and meet
SEC Championships, where Rhianwedd Price finished fourth individually
administration.
and earned first team all-SEC. Franks also coached sernior Damian
While running for the Maroon and White, Franks was considered MSU’s
Roszko who earned second team all-SEC.
top distance runner and was named to the Southeastern Conference’s
Academic Honor Roll three times. He currently ranks fourth on MSU’s all-
Franks coached Cornelia Griesche throughout her sophomore
Franks was also a graduate assistant at MSU under Al Schmidt during
track and field season on her way to earning an All-American honorable
time list in the indoor 3000-meter run.
mention.
He received his master’s degree in sport administration from MSU in
In the 2014 cross country season, Franks produced his cross country
Franks is a 1998 MSU graduate with a teaching and coaching degree.
first All-American at MSU since becoming head coach. Rhianwedd Price
August 2009.
placed 24th at the NCAA National Championships earning the title.
School and was named an all-American in cross country his senior season.
During the 2013 campaign, Franks coached sophomores Haley
The Tupelo, Miss., native was a four-year letter winner at Tupelo High
Greenwell and Renee Masterson on their way to earning all-SEC and
A state champion in both cross country and the two-mile run, he was
all-Region accolades; along with senior Adam Lenz as he earned all-SEC
named an all-State selection three times during his track and field career at
honors.
THS.
In his ninth year as men’s cross country head coach and first as
He and his wife, the former Meggan Hodge, were married in December
women’s head coach, Franks helped the Lady Bulldogs to fifth-place
2007. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter named Madison, in
finishes at both the 2010 SEC Championships and the NCAA South
October 2010 and their second child, Patrick Houston, in August 2014.
Regional, while leading the Bulldogs to seventh and 10th place finishes in the respected events. The fifth-place finish for the Lady Bulldogs at the SEC Championships tied MSU’s best finish to date which occurred in
HOUSTON FRANKS AT A GLANCE
2006.
Also in 2010, Franks coached sophomores Haley Greenwell and
Renee Masterson on their way to earning all-SEC and all-Region accolades; along with senior Adam Lenz as he earned all-SEC honors.
In the past five seasons, Franks has tutored the MSU men’s distance
squads to breaking four school records (indoor 3,000m, outdoor 10,000m, 4x1500-meter relay and 4x800-meter relay), and moving into the MSU alltime ranks in steeplechase, 10,000-, 5,000-, 3,000- and 1500-meter runs, distance medley relay.
Most recently, Franks guided the 2012 men’s cross country team to a
Top 5 finish at the NCAA South Regional. The Bulldogs spot in fifth not only tied their best regional finish in history, but also placed them ahead of SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Prior to returning to Starkville, Franks spent five years at Southwest
Missouri State University (now Missouri State University). While at SMS, Franks served as head cross country coach for the Bears and won three Missouri Valley Conference women’s titles. His women’s teams finished in the top four at the NCAA Midwest Regional’s during his last three years and his men’s squads finished in the top half of the conference during all five seasons. During the track and field season, the Bears captured three
PERSONAL Birth date :
May 4, 1974
Birthplace:
Tupelo, Miss.
Hometown: Tupelo, Miss. Wife:
Former Meggan Hodge
EDUCATION College:
Mississippi State, 1998
Grad School: Mississippi State, 1999 COACHING EXPERIENCE 1998 - 99
Graduate Assistant, Mississippi State
1999 - 2005 Head Coach, SW Missouri State (Missouri State), Cross Country 1999 - 2005 Assistant Coach, SW Missouri State (Missouri State), Track & Field 2005 -
Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Assistant Coach Track & Field
April Thomas Assistant Coach Sixth Season Tennessee, 2007
A
pril Thomas enters her fifth season as coach of MSU’s throws athletes. During her tenure with the Bulldogs, Thomas has helped heptathlete Marrissa Harris earn indoor and outdoor all-American and all-SEC accolades by tutoring her to personal-best in the shot put. Thomas coached LaQuinta Aaron to personal-best throws in the shot put that helped her earn provisional qualifications in the heptathlon for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Thomas also watched decathletes Darryl Brady and Martin Lee earn Top 8 finishes in the decathlon at the outdoor SEC Championships and also throw personal-best in the shot put and the discus. After completing her fourth season with the Bulldogs, Thomas aided in the success of Erica Bougard as she earned the 2014 SEC pentathlon title and was named a first team All-American. Thomas also coached Tautvydas Kieras who broke the school record in discus (186-05.00) at the 2014 Golden Eagle Classic. In 2013 Thomas guided newcomer Piotr Antosik all the way to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. There, Antosik threw 210-0 to finish 18th in the javelin. Earlier in the season, Thomas helped Antosik land a spot in MSU’s Top 5 all-time with a javelin performance of 226-0. Thomas led Favian Cowards to all-American honors in the 2012 season, coupled with a ninth-place national finish. Cowards, with guidance from Thomas, threw a personal best 66-05 to win MSU’s first SEC Championship in the weight throw. Cowards throw also set a new MSU all-time record and earned her a spot on the 2012 all-SEC team. In 2011, Thomas coached Cowards to top finishes, before seeing the junior conclude her season with a fifth place finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships. Thomas had the pleasure of seeing Ed Wesela post five regular season victories in 2011 in the shot put, before placing third in the event at the SEC Championships. It was also under Thomas’ direction that Wesela was named a member of the 2011 SEC Community Service Team. In 2010, Thomas coached Cowards through her emergence onto the track and field throwing scene. Thomas tutored Cowards to a personal-best weight throw to earn eighth-place at the 2009 SEC Indoor Championships, where she earned all-SEC accolades. In 2010, she led Cowards to a school record setting indoor 20-pound weight throw of 59-01 ½, and a 5th place spot on the MSU all-time performance list for the hammer throw.
Additionally in 2010, Thomas guided Wesela to personalbests in the shot put and discus that helped him earn allSEC honors in both events. Thomas comes to MSU after coaching boys’ and girls’ shot put and discus at Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School. Her primary responsibilities at MSU are coaching throwers. She also coached with the Knoxville Track Club. A native of Albany, Ga., Thomas earned her degree in sociology from University of Tennessee in 2007. Prior to UT, she competed at Cloud County (Kansas) Community College. At the 2006 SEC Indoor Championships, Thomas finished as runner-up in the shot put. She also has three other Top 5 SEC finishes to her credit in the event. She currently ranks sixth on UT’s all-time outdoor performers list in the shot put and seventh in hammer throw, sixth on the all-time indoor weight throw and fifth on the school’s alltime indoor performers list in the shot put. Thomas helped UT win the 2005 SEC Indoor Championship. She was part of Tennessee’s 2005 NCAA Mideast Regional team that captured the program’s first victory at that event.
APRIL THOMAS AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birthdate
February 4, 1984
Birthplace:
Albany, Ga.
Hometown:
Albany, Ga.
EDUCATION College:
University of Tennessee, 2007
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2004 - 2007
Assistant Throws Coach, Knoxville (Tenn.) Track Club
2007
Assistant Coach, Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School
2007-
Assistant Coach, MSU Track & Field
Steve Silvey
Assistant Coach Secon Season Truman State University, 1980
A
veteran at the national and international
built his reputation at two of the nations top track
rise to national prominence, as A&M finished
level for over 25 years and coaching 28
and field programs, the University of Arkansas and
among the top six NCAA men’s squads twice
collegiate national champion squads, and
Blinn College. While at those schools, he was a
during his stay.
numerous All-Americans and 15 Olympic Medalists
part of 28 NCAA national team championships, in-
and 17 World Championships Medalists at several
cluding a stretch of 13 straight years before leaving
University (Kirksville, Mo.) with a bachelor’s degree
of the nation’s most prestigious programs.
the Razorbacks after the 2000 outdoor campaign.
in environmental science education, he added a
master’s degree from Texas A&M University in
Silvey, who was inducted as a coach
As the Sprints/Hurdles/Relays mentor
A 1980 graduate of Truman State
into the National Junior College Hall of Fame
at the University of Arkansas from the fall of
physical education in 1987.
(2005) has a unique quality of having won 19 team
1994 through the 2000 outdoor season, he was
championships in the SEC, Big-12 and PAC-10
part of 13 NCAA indoor and outdoor track & field
at Mississippi State, Silvey spent five years in a
conferences. Individually, his resume boasts 26
and cross country team titles and 17 SEC team
private business in Dallas, Texas. During this time,
World Championship competitors, 34 Olympians
championships. His athletes won 15 All-American
he published 19 books on speed training and track
and numerous NJCAA & NCAA All-Americans.
honors (including one NCAA champion and three
and field topics.
NCAA runner-up) and 13 outdoor track and field
At the international level, Coach Silvey
served as the Zambia Olympic Coach for Track
SEC individual titles.The 2000 season was perhaps
and Field in the 1992 and 1996 Olympiads, and
the finest by his athletes who posted one of the
produced its first ever Olympic medal in the sport
nation’s top times in the 4X100-meter relay (39.27),
of track and field with Samuel Matete in the 400
a collegiate record in the sprint medley relay
hurdles (silver medal). Silvey also served as the
(3:12.13), took second in the NCAA 4x400-meter
head coach for Zambia at the 1993 World Cham-
Final (3:02.02) and won the prestigious Penn
pionships in Stuttgart, Germany as Samuel Matete
Relays. His team’s shuttle relay owned the fastest
again won the World Championship Silver Medal.
time in the world that season (55.37), which includ-
ed DeMarcus Brown, who was an All-American
Silvey served as Recruiting Coordinator
and Assistant Track Coach for Texas Tech Universi-
in the 110 hurdles and owned a collegiate best of
ty from 2004 to 2007. While with the Red Raiders,
13.72. One of three Hogs that ran 13.75 or faster
Silvey Helped lead the 2005 men’s outdoor team
that year under his guidance, while All-American
to it’s first ever Big-12 Conference Championship.
400-meter hurdler Samuel Glover owned a best of
Silvey’s sprinters, hurdlers and relays scored over
49.08.
100 of the 149.50 points that won the schools first
ever Big-12 championship for the Red Raiders. The
was five-time national coach of the year at Blinn
2007 men’s outdoor track team also finished as Big
College, where his squads won 15 national Cham-
12 Runner-up this past season. Silvey’s impact on
pionships in seven years. At the Brenham, Texas
Texas Tech University resulted in nine new school
institution, Silvey produced 164 All-Americans, 128
records during his 3 years with the Red Raiders.
individual national champions and 27 relay cham-
pions. His cross country program added a national
While at the University of Oregon from
Prior to arriving in Fayetteville, he
2001-2003, Silvey made a quick impact on a
championship 1993 and another in 1994. Silvey’s
struggling program. During Silvey’s first year, the
1992 and 1993 Blinn College teams were voted the
men’s team jumped from fifth place to second
“Outstanding Team” at the Texas Relays, and the
place at the 2002 PAC-10 Outdoor championships.
1992 team also added the crown of “USA Men’s
In Silvey’s final season with the Ducks, the men’s
National Relay Ranking Champions,” according to
team claimed the 2003 PAC-10 Championship,
Track and Field News.
an accomplishment not seen in 12 years. Silvey’s
two solid recruiting classes also produced another
as men’s and women’s assistant track coach and
PAC-10 Conference Championship in 2005.
recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M University from
1984 to 1987. Silvey helped position the Aggies
Prior to his arrival in Eugene, Silvey
Prior to his stint at Blinn, Silvey served
Before returning to coaching in Fall 2013
STEVE SILVEY AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birth date :
February 2, 1957
Birthplace:
Des Moines, IA
Hometown: Des Moines, IA EDUCATION College:
Truman State University, 1980
COACHING EXPERIENCE 1984 - 1987 Texas A&M 1989 - 1993 Blinn College 1994 - 2000 University of Arkansas 2001 - 2003 Assistant Coach, University of Oregon 2004 - 2007 Assistant Coach, Texas Tech University 2013 -
Mississippi State University
Chris Woods
Assistant Coach Second Season Mississippi State, 2008
C
hris Woods finds himself back at home as he rejoins the Bulldogs as Mississippi State’s assistant track and field coach. During his first season at MSU, Woods assisted in leading the Bulldogs to the post season. Woods was there when Brandon McBride became a NCAA National Champoin twice in the 800-meter. A native of Covington, Ga., Woods graduated from MSU in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in clinical exercise physiology. He returns to his alma mater, where he was a four-time Division I National Qualifier, two-time All American and four-time All-SEC athlete for the Maroon and White track team. Woods lettered four years at MSU. While at MSU, Woods finished 25th in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships in the 800-meter. Woods comes back to Starkviille after serving as the head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field teams at Claflin University in Orangeburg, S.C., since 2012. Prior to his time with the Panthers, Woods coached at Abilene Christian University as the men’s and women’s long springs, middle and long distance coach. During his two years at Abilene Christian, Woods aided his team to back-to-back NCAA Dibision II National Championships in men’s track and feild.
As a Division II coach, Woods has coached over 25 All-American athletes. Since he joined the MSU staff, he has coached one Division I All-American. Woods is married to former two-time Olympian Wanda Hutson. The couple has one son, Trace. He was born in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 29.
CHRIS WOODS AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birthdate
February 4, 1984
Birthplace:
Albany, Ga.
Hometown:
Albany, Ga.
EDUCATION College:
University of Tennessee, 2007
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2004 - 2007
Assistant Throws Coach, Knoxville (Tenn.) Track Club
2007
Assistant Coach, Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic High School
2007-
Assistant Coach, Track & Field
Joe Gant
Volunteer Coach Tenth Season
J
oe Gant is entering his tenth season assisting with the Mississippi State track and field program. Gant, a former two-year letter winner on the Bulldog track squad in 1974 and 1975, works daily with the MSU decathletes and pole vault competitors. The Vaiden, Miss. native came to State in 1974 after a two-year stint in the junior college ranks in Mississippi. He turned in a personal best 15 feet, six inches in the pole vault competition and placed second in the Southeastern Conference decathlon with 7,041 points. His total in the event is a school record (old javelin).
After his collegiate days, Gant remained in Mississippi in the high school football ranks at Weir High School in Choctaw Country, Miss. While at WHS, Gant led the Lions to five Class 1A State Championships. His quintet of state titles is second all time in the Mississippi High Shcool Athletic Association’s coaching laurels. He is the only coach in Mississippi to have won that many at one school. His nephew, Jamie Gant, played two seasons for the MSU Diamond Dogs from 2003-2004.
Daniel Schmidt Director of Track & Field First Season Mississippi State, 2013
D
aniel Schmidt was named the Direcotr of Track and Field for MSU in the Fall of 2014. As the direcotr of track and field, Schmidt is in charge of daily operations of overseeing all events that take place at the Carl Maddox Track and Field Complex. He’s duties also include purchasing equipment and unifroms for all Track and Field athletes. A MSU alumnus, Schimdt earned his bachelor’s degree in science and disciplinary studies in May 2013. Schmidt also earned his master’s degree in sports administration in December 2014 from Mississippi State. Born and raised in Starkville, Schmdit attended Starkvill High School prior to his college career. Schmidt has been around track and field for his entire like. He is the son of Al Schmidt, former director of track and field and head track and field coach of the Bulldogs for 23 years. Schmidt was born on Jan. 3, 1990. He is the son of Al and Jessie Schmidt. Schmidt has one sister, Sara Lynne.
DANIEL SCHMIDT II AT A GLANCE PERSONAL Birth date :
January 3, 1990
Birthplace:
Starkville, MS
Hometown: Starkvill, MS EDUCATION College:
Mississippi State University, 2013
EXPERIENCE 2013 - Present
Mississippi State University Director of Operations
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2013 Outdoor Triple Jump All-American FInished 34d at 2013 SEC Outdoor Championships (52-02.75) Ranks 5th on MSU’s All-Time Performance List Finished 12th at 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships (51-07.75) Finished 8th at 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (51-06.50) Finished 8th at 2012 SEC Outdoor Championships (49-09.75)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JASON... Chose MSU because it felt like home If he could be any animal it would be a lion Favorite track athlete is Tyson Gay
OTHER COMPETITION
Placed 14th in triple jump at 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals Placed 15th in triple jump at 2009 AAU Junior Olympics
HIGH SCHOOL Jason Harper
Senrior • Lincoln, Del. J.C. George HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Jumps Year TJ 2011 49-09.00 2012 51-02.75 2013 52-02.75
Member of the 2009 DIAA Division II State Championship Team Member of 2009 Henlopen Conference Championship Team 2010 Indoor State Champion in high jump 2009/10 Henlopen Conference Champion in high jump 2010 Henlopen Conference Champion in triple jump
PERSONAL
Born Jason Harper on February 19 in Milford, Del. Son of Denise Harper and Walter Harper.
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2013 NCAA Indoor High Jump Runner-Up Set Indoor School High Jump Record at 7-06 in 2013 Finished 3rd at 2013 SEC Outdoor Championships (7-00.50) Ranekd No. 4 in the nation at the end of 2013 regular season Holds Outdoor School High Jump Record at 7-04.50 2012 High Jump Outdoor All-American 2011 High Jump 2nd Team Outdoor All-American
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MARCUS...
His favorite TV show is Martin Basketball is his favorite sport besides track and field Favorite class is math Coaches would describe him as talented and out-going
HIGH SCHOOL Marcus Jackson
Senrior • Greenwood, MS J.C. George HS Major: Undecided Events: Jumps Year TJ 2013 7-04 1/4 2014 7-05 1/4
Attended J.C. George High School where he set a personal best height of 7’2.25” in the high jump Also played basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Marcus Jackson on July 8 in Greenwood, Miss. Son of Rosie Jackson.
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2014 SEC Outdoor 800-meter Champion 2014 NCAA 800-meter Indoor National Champion 2014 NCAA 800-meter Outdoor National Champoin Undefeated in the 800-meter during the 2014 Campaign Holds the MSU school record in the 800-meter (1:45.35)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BRANDON... Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete Favorite TV show is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Career goal is to be a Lawyer Brandon’s nickname is “McStride”
HIGH SCHOOL
Nine OFSAA Cross Country gold medals Participated in basketball Volunteer at school basketball tournaments and track meets Honor Roll Student.
Brandon McBride
Juniior • Ontario, Windsor, Canada W. F. Herman HS Major: Business Administration Events: Distance Year 400 800 2013 47.14 1:51.30 2014 46.82 1:45.35
OTHER COMPETITION
A member of the Canadian Nationals team 2013 Pan-Am Champion in the 400-meter
PERSONAL
Born Brandon Bernard McBride on June 15, 1994 Son of Marquita and Bernard McBride.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: JAMES ANDERSON
Personal-best in the 100-meter dash during the 2014 season was 10.98
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JOHN: Junior • Wylie, Texas Favorite TV show is Anderson Cooper 360 Wylie East HS Major: Communication Broadcasting Favorite athlete is Tyson Gay The Color Purple is his favorite movie Events: Sprints HIGH SCHOOL:
Trained under Jason Olford at Wylie East High Shcool...2012 MVP and All-State ... PR 100m (10.48) ... PR 60m (6.93) Indoor Year 60m 2014 6.95
PERSONAL:
200m 22.05
Born on Feb. 9, 1994 in Vicksburg, Miss. Son of May and Mark Smith Father played football at Auburn University and later for the Arizon Cardinals (1997-2000) and the Cleveland Browns (2001-2002) Brother (Jabari) plays football at Tarleton State
Outdoor Year 100m 400m 2014 10.98 48.19
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: PIOTR ANTOSIK Junior • Lowicz, Poland Lowicz - II LO Major: Kinesiology Events: Throws
Best javelin throw during the 2014 outdoor season came at the SEC Championships (216-06.00) ... Personal-best is 226-00, which he achieved at the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PIOTR:
Favorite actor is Sylvester Stallone Favorite vacation sport is sky diving His nickname is “Antos” Listens to heavy metal music before a meet
PERSONAL:
Born on July 21, 1994 in Lowicz, Poland Son of Pawel and Malgoizocta Antosik Indoor Year 110m H 400m H 2014 14.10 50.90
Outdoor Year J 2013 226-00 2014 216-06.00
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JESSEE: Jesse Austin III
Freshman • Montgomery, Ala The Montogmery Acadmey Major: Biomedical Engineering Events: Jumps
Favorite athlete is Ashton Eaton Career goal is to be an Orthodontist Phrase most over-text is “But oh well” Dream car is a Lamborghini Aventador
HIGH SCHOOL:
School record holder in Pole Vault (Outdoor and Indoor) ... School record holder in 300m hurdles ... 2A 1st place in 4x100m relay his senior season ... Lettered in Cross Country for 2 years ... Lettered in Basketball for 1 year ... Served as Track and Field team captain
PERSONAL:
Born on September 9, 1995 in Montgomery, Ala. Son of Dockery and Ace Austin
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DAN: Daniel Carroll
Freshman • Sherborn, Mass. Dover-Sherborn Regional HS Major: History Events: Throws
Favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother Listens to Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch before every meet He wishes he could fly Hobby he enjoys is playing guitar
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four time all-division athlete ... Three time All-State ... 2013 MVP
PERSONAL:
Born on January 27, 1996 in Boston, Mass. Son of Ann and Paul Carroll
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JOVAN: JOVAN DAVIS
Senior • Orlando, Fla. Wekiva HS Major: Sports Psychology Events: Sprints
Favorite food is sphaghetti Javon’s favorite quote is, “If i never fail, then I’ll never know what it feels like to be successful.” Likes to talk to himselve while he runs Favorite subject is English
PREVIOUS COLLEGE:
Trained under Blaine Wiley at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas ... NJCAA 55-meter indoor hurdles champion ... NJCAA 400-meter hurdles champion ... 2013 Texas Relays 110 and 400m hurdles champion
HIGH SCHOOL:
Indoor Year 60m H 2014 8.06 Outdoor Year 110m H 400m H 2014 14.10 50.90
Metro Conference record holder in the 300-meter hurldes (37.05) ... Ranked 5th in the nation (300-meter hurdles) ... Metro and District Champion in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles (300-meter hurdles)
PERSONAL:
Born on Nov. 20, 1991 in Orlando, Fla. Son of Caroline Crapps and Frankie Davis
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MATHEW: MATHEW DUNN
Senior • Decatur, Ala. Austin HS Major: Civil Engineering Events: Distance
Matthew’s biggest fear is snakes Bernard Logat is his favorite track and field athlete Rhodes Ferry Park is his favorite spot back home Once a Runner is his favorite book
HIGH SCHOOL:
Cross Country All-State (2009, 2010) .. 2009 Sectional Champion ... Competed under coaches Casey Reed and Kelly Elmore ... Personal bests in 5K (15:40) and 3200-meter (9:54 ... Member of Spanish Club, A-Club and National Honor Society
PERSONAL:
Born Matthew Ryan Dunn in Decatur, Ala. Son of Barbara and Gordon Dunn Sister (Jennifer Dunn) is a member of the Cross Country and Track and Field Teams at Florida State University Cross Country Year 4mile 8K 10K 2012 2013 22:06.79 25:58.67 2014 20:40.11 25:48 26:02.75
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: SCOTTIE HEARN Senior • Athworth, Ga. Meridian HS Major: Undecided Events: Sprints
Holds the thrid fastest time in the MSU record book for the 400-meter hurdles (50.56)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SCOTTIE:
His nickname is Scottland Favorite color is purple Best non-athletic talent is drawing and cooking Favorite actress is Halle Berry
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year 200m 400m 500m 2013 22.35 49.40 2014 47.39 1:01.58 Outdoor Year 400m H 400m 2013 50.56 2014 50.66 47.28
Ran for four years at Meridian High School ... Ran a best time of 48.00 seconds in the 400-m dash ... Ran a 2:05.00 in the 800-m run ... Was selected to compete at the Mobile Challenge of Champions Invitation
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 3, 1994 in Meridian, Miss. Son of Tammie Burrage
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DEANDRE’: DEANDRE’ HURLEY Freshman • Abbeville, SC Abbeville HS Events: Sprints Major: Kinesiology
Aside from track, he enjoys basketkball and football Favorite academic subject is science Enjoys vacationing at Myrtle Beach If he could be any animal, it would be a lion
HIGH SCHOOL
State Champion in the 110-meter hurdles ... All-State in 100-meter dahs, 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles ... Chosen as most valuable player his senior year ... 2014 Lakelands Player of the Year
PERSONAL
Born on March 15, 1996 Son of Elihu and Karen Peterson Minoring in Business
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: DUSTIN JAMES II
Sophomore • Fort Worth, Texas Keller-Central High School Major: Special Education Events: Sprints
Best time in the 400-meter dash is 48.19, which came at the 2014 Alabama Relays
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DUSTIN:
His favorite spot on campus is the track lounge LA Lakers Fan He disliked running when he was younger
HIGH SCHOOL:
Trained under Robert Morris at Central High Shcool in Kellar, Texas ... 2011 and 2013 Regional Qualifier ... Member of the National Honor Society and ASL Club Indoor Year 200m 400m 500m 2014 22.25 48.57 1:04.87
OTHER COMPETITION:
Outdoor Year 400m 2014 48.19
PERSONAL:
Competed at the 2010 and 2011 Junior Olympics ... Finished 1st in the 400m dash in 2010 (48.47) and 2011 (48.94) Born on Jan. 16, 1995 in Los Angeles, Calif. Son of Desiree and Dustin James Parents both ran track at USC
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Curtis Kelly
R-Junior• Bakersfield, Calif. Stockdale High School Major: Economics Events: Distance
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CURTIS: Favorite show is Psych Fan of the San Francisco 49ers American Authors is his favorite band Also enjoys playing soccer
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned four letters in cross country at Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Prepped under coach Josh Lewis .. Personal best 5K 15:52 ... Member of Student Council and National Honor Society
PERSONAL: Cross Country Year 4mile 8K 10K 2012 25:37 32:08.80 2014 20:33.59 25:20.53 25:37.00 Outdoor Year 1500m 3000m 5000m 3000SC 2014 4:03.57 8:44.23 15:08.39 9:41.01
Born on Jan. 29, 1994 in Bakersfield, Calif. Son of Sarah and Pat Kelly
CAREER HIHGLITHS: Tautvydas Kieras
Senior • Vilnius, Lithuania Major: Business Administration Events: Throws
Holds the MSU school record in discus (186-05.00) ...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TK:
Favorite movie is Goodfellas His favorite school subject is Law Enjoys vacationing in Miami Choose MSU because he wanted to go to the South
HIGH SCHOOL:
Indoor Year SP 2014 48-06.25
Earned four letters in cross country at Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Prepped under coach Josh Lewis ... Personal Best 5K 15:52 ... Member of Student Council and National Honor Society
PERSONAL:
WT 48-08.75
Outdoor Year SP D 2014 54-02.75 186-05.00
Born on Oct. 17, 1991 in Vilnius, Lithuania Son of Ilona and Sigitas Kieras HT 154-09.00
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NATHAN: Arzell McCoy
Freshman • Natchez, MS Trinity Episcopal School Major: Agriculture Science Events: Jumps
Dream car is a lamborghini Favorite actor is Kevin Hart Enjoys vacationing in Florida Likes playing football
HIGH SCHOOL:
PR in 110-hurdles is 14.7 ... PR in 300-hurdles in 38.63 ... PR in high jump is 6’6” ... Served as team captain
PERSONAL:
Born on Sept. 11, 1995 in Natchez, Miss. Son of Arzell and Gail Sherman McCoy Sr. Getting his minor in landscaping
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Andrew Monaghan
Junior • Rathfriland, Ireland St. Coleman’s College Major: Kinesiology Events: Distance
Came in fourth in the 3000-meter run (8:20.49) in the 2014 indoor Vanderbilt Invitational
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ANDREW:
Craziest ambistion is to backpack around the world. His favorite color is green. Aside from track, Andrew loves to play soccer.
HIGH SCHOOL Cross Country Year 4Mi 8K 2012 25:54.02 2013 25:41.09 2014
10K 33:33.70 26:48.61
Indoor Year 1000m 3000m 2013 8:33.54 2014 2:25.31 8:20.49 Outdoor Year Mile 1500m 3000m 2013 3:58.83 8:35.10 2014 4:10.67 3:51.97 8:28.24
5000m 14:37.71
Patrick Monaghan
Junior • Rathfriland, Ireland St. Coleman’s College Major: Kinesiology Events: Distance
Prepped under coaches Declan Mussen and Rory Friel ...Holds all-time British record fro fastest indoor under 17, beating the previous record which stood since 1696 ... 2010 Irish Schools Individual Cross Country Champion 2009, 2010 and 2011 Ulster Schools Individual Cross Country Champion ... Northern Ireland Under 17 3000m Record Holder ... Member of St. Vincent de Paul Scoiety and Senior Leadership team.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 25, 1993 in Newry Northern Ireland Son of Breige and Andy Monaghan Twin brother Patrick Monaghan runs cross country and track at MSU
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Placed second in the 800-meter run (1:54.64) at the 2014 UAB Invitational ...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PATRICK:
His name is Paddy Favorite actor is Will Ferrell Patrick is seven miuntes older than twin borher, Andrew
HIGH SCHOOL
2012 1500m National Junior Track and Field Champoin ... Top finisher at 2012 Irish Track and Field Championships in the 1500m ... 2012 Down Schools Cross Country Champion ... Has represented Irish Schools Teams on three Cross Country Internations (2006, 2008, 2010) ... Participated in soccer and Gaelic football ... Member of St. Vincent de Paul Society Leadership team.
Cross Country Year 4Mi 8K 10K 2012 26:31.27 2013 25:41.09 2014 21:07.24 25:49 26:24.61 Indoor Year Mile 800m 1000m 2013 1:55.70 2:29.10 2014 4:07.18 1:54.64 Outdoor Year Mile 1500m 5000m 2013 3:53.42 2014 4:16.87 3:52.31 15:21.92
PERSONAL 800m 1:53.75
Born on Oct. 25, 1993 in Newry Northern Ireland Son of Breige and Andy Monaghan Twin brother Andrew Monaghan runs cross country and track at MSU
BRANDEN NOSKER Freshman • Troy, Ohio Troy HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Distance
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BRANDEN: If he could be any animal he’d be a bird Aside from track, loves to play basketball He has two sets of twin siblings Favorite singer is Kanye West
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed at Troy High School under coach Bob Campbell ... PR in the mile is 4:24 ... His best time in the two mile was a 9:26 and in the 5K was 15:55 is senior year ... Served as team captain ... Lettered four years in track and field and cross country
Cross Country Year 4Mi 2014 20:51.11
8K 10K 26:10.90 33:13.30
MARSHALL NUNN
Junior • Plano, Texas Plano Senior HS Major: Computer Engineering Events: Sprints
PERSONAL:
Born on April 3, 1996 in Dayton, Ohio Son of Dave and Michelle Nosker
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Set his personal-best at MSU in the 200-meter dash (21.57) during the 2014 season
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MARSHALL: Biggest fear in life are heights Coaches would describe him as determined Favorite actor is Tom Hanks
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year 200m 2014 22.45
Outdoor Year 100m 200m 2014 10.74 21.57
Trained at South Lake High School ... District champion, Regional champion and State Finalist ... PR 100m (10.60) ... PR 200m (21.50) ... Also played football ... Was a member of FCA and Acadmeic Honor Roll
PERSONAL:
Born on March 26, 1995 in Jupiter, Fla. Son of Jean and Russell Nunn Sister (Julie) runs track at the University of Kentucky
SETH PEACE
Junior • Brandon, MS University Christian School Major: Business Administration Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SETH:
Likes to vacation anywhere in the mountains Misses his mom’s cooking Enjoys listening to George Strait Favorite movie is Christmas Vacation
PERSONAL:
Born on May 17, 1994 in Brandon, Miss. Son of Scott and Gay Peace
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: CARL PITTMAN
Sophomore • Helena, AR DeSoto School Major: Civil Engineering Events: Combinded Events
Placed fifth in his first hepathlon of his MSU career scoring 4,400 points (60m dash: 7.43; Long Jump: 19-09.50; Shot put: 32-09.50; High Jump: 5-06.00; 60m hurdles: 9.23; Pole Vault: 12-03.25; 100m run: 2:45.21)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CARL: Favorite TV show is The Walking Dead Best non-athletic talent is cooking Used to play the violin Favorite author is C.S. Lewis
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year 60m 2014 7.43
LJ HJ SP 19-09.50 5-06.00 32-09.50
Outdoor Year 100m 110m H 400m 2014 11.76 16.34 51.78 4:40.84
1500m
Trained at DeSoto School under coach Bill Beck ... State Champion in the pole vault (PR - 13’7”), the 800-meter run (2:06) and the 4x400-meter dash ... Also played football ... Member of Young Life, WyldLife, Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout) and National Honor Society ... Recipient of the Robby Sartin Award for scholar athletes and was the salutatorian of his class.
PERSONAL:
Born on March 30, 1995 in South Carolina Son of Julie and Ben Pittman Father ran track at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Delta State University
JUSTIN PIZARRO
Freshman • Suwanee, GA Peachtree Ridge HS Major: Computer Science Events: Sprints
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JUSTIN:
Career goal is to be a computer programmer Enjoys watching ESPN Favorite athlets are LoLo Jones and Wayne Davis II Most over-text phrase is “Nah”
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped under coach Clanton at Peachtree Ridge High School ... Served as team captain for two years ... Best time in 300-meter hurdles his senior year was 39.77
PERSONAL:
Born on May 27, 1996 in Columbus, Ga. Son of Daniel and Jessica Pizarro
WILLIE REED
Freshman • New Orleans, LA Lusher Charter School Major: Aerospace Engineering Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WILLIE Phrase most over-text is “LOL” Dream car is an Aston Martin Favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas Enjoys listening to Boyz 2 Men
HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered two years at Lusher Charter School ... PR in the long jump is 24’3.75” ... PR in the high jump is 6’8”
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 14, 1996 in Birmingham, Ala. Son of Sidney and Villel Reed
RODRIGO ROCHA
Junior • Sao Paulo, Brazil Etelvina de goes Marcucci Major: Communication Events: Sprints
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RODRIGO: Enjoys watching The Fault in our Stars Denzel Washington is his favorite actor Career goal is to run in the Olympics Favorite athlet is Usain Bolt
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 4, 1993 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: DAMIZN ROSZKO
Senior • Bialystok, Poland Major: Kinesiology Events: Distance
Named the first USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week ... Named to the 2014 All-Region team ... Placed 14th at the 2014 SEC Cross Country Championships ... Selected apart of the 2014 All-SEC team ... Holds the fourth fastest time in the 5000-meter run at MSU ... Came in first place at the 2014 Memphis Twilight 4-mile (20:02.56)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DAMIAN:
Enjoys vacationing in London Favorite academic subject is math Likes listening to WWO, a polish hip-hop band Favorite movie is Pulp Fiction Cross Country Year 4Mi 2013 2014 20:02.56
8K 10K 24:53.64 24.27 30:57.60
Indoor Year 800m 1000m 3000m 2014 1:53.53 2:24.42 8:21.98 Outdoor Year 5000m 2014 14:13.53
PERSONAL:
Born on Nov. 11, 1991 in Warsaw, Poland Son of Joanna and Marian Roszko
STEVE SHOTO
Junior • Pearl, MS Pearl HS Major: Industrial Technology Events: Sprints
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Personal best in the 800-meter is 1:51.43 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT STEVE: Favorite sports team is the Lakers He can draw Loves Frosted Flakes Favorite actor is Denzel Washington
HIGH SCHOOL: Cross Country Year 4Mi 2013 24:25.66 2014 22:17.98
8K 28:22.92
Indoor Year 500m 800m 4000m 2013 49.49 2014 1:05.81 1:54.68
Trained under George Kersh at Pearl High School ... Four-time state champoin in the 800-meter run ... Fourtime state champion in the 400-meter dash .. Also played football
PERSONAL:
Born on Nov. 20, 1992 in Flowood, Miss. Son of Stephenton and Carol Shoto
Outdoor Year 800m 400m 2012 1:51.43 48.86 2014 1:51.42
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CHANCE CHANCE STEPHENS Freshman • Port Allen, LA Catholic HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Jumps
He can dunk a basketball Prison Break is his favorite TV show Career goals are to make it to the Olympics Most over-text phrase is “HaHa”
HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered three years on the track and field team at Catholic High School under coach Pete Boudreaux ... PR in high jump is 6’11¼” ... 2014 indoor and outdoor state champion in the high jump
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 30, 1995 in Port Allen, La. Son of Ronnie and Amy Stephens
CHARLES TAYLOR
Sophomore • Bryam, MS Starkville HS Events: Sprints
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Taylor’s best time in the 100-meter dash came during his freshman season (10.70) ... His best time in the 200m dash is 21.76
Indoor Year 300m 200m 2014 35.81 22.54
Outdoor Year 100m 200m 2014 10.70 21.76
ZACHARY TYALOR Sophomore • Rock Hill, SC Northwestern HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Combined Events
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Taylor’s best time in the long jump came during his freshman season was 20-08.00 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ZACHARY: Favorite food is pasta He was a former gymnast and cheerleader His nickname is White Lightning
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year LJ 200, 2014 20-08.00 22.72
60m 7.07
Outdoor Year 100m 100m H 1500m 2014 10.91 16.46 4:22.06
Trained at Northwestern High School under coach Calvin Hudgins ... Finished second in the 100-meter dash and second in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 State Championships ... Four-time All-State selection in the 100-meter dash (2010-2013) and four-time All-State selection in the 400-meter dash (2010-2013) ... Personal-best 10.72 in the 100-meter dash ... Persoanl best 400-meter outdoor time of 48.01 ... Also played football, baseball and basktball
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 3, 1994 in Columbus, MS Son of Trish Taylor and the late James Taylor
CURTIS THOMPSON
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CURTIS:
Freshman • Florence, NJ Florence Township Memorial HS Major: Undecided Events: Throws
Has a dual-citizenship in the USA and Jamaica Is a Will Smtih fan His favorite show is Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Dream car is a Lamborghini
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped under coaches Rodney Roberson and Mike Flynn at Florence Township Memorial HS ... PR in triple jump is 30’10” ... PR in duscus is 118’10” ... Shot put PR is 54’ ¼ ... PR in javelin is 224’10” ... Lettered four years, three of which he served as team captain ... Selected Gatorade New Jersey State Player of the Year
PERSONAL:
Born on Feb. 8, 1996 in Hamilton, N.J. Son of Karen and Scott Thompson
A.J. WARD
Junior • Jackson, MS Clinton HS Major: Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A.J.:
Family Guy is his favorite TV show He’s a Miami Heat fan Favorite class is science Friends would describe him as very funny
HIGH SCHOOL:
Indoor Year LJ 2013 23-00.50 2014 22-10.00 Outdoor Year LJ HJ 2013 23-05 ½ 6-02 ¾ 2014 22-04.50
Earned four letters in track and field ... Holds Clinton High School’s long jump and high jump record ... Member of 4x200 relay team that holds school record ... Personal Best long jump 24’9.75” ... Personal Best high jump 6’6” ... Also earned three letters in basketball and four letters in football ... Member of FCA, Anchor Club, We Will Go Ministries ... Honor Roll student
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 9, 1994 in Jackson, Miss. Son of Gloria and Albert Ward
JUSTON WATERS
Freshman • Madison, MS Madison Central HS Major: Business Administration Events: Sprints
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT JUSTON:
Nickname is Batman Dream car is a ferrari Favorite movie is the Usain Bolt documentary Math is his favorite academic subject
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed at Madison Central High School under coach Tim Ellison ... Lettered four years in track and field and served as team captain ... Broke both the 200 and 400-meter record at his high school his senior year ... 2012 State Champion in the 400-meter dash ... 2013 State Champion in the 200-meter dash
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 24, 1996 in Jackson, Miss. Son of Sarah and Brumsy Waters
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: MATT WEICKERT
Senior • Suwannee, GA Peachtree Ridge HS Major: Industrial Engineering Events: Distance
Ran his fastest 8K with a time of 22:32.86 in the 2013 Crimson Classic ... His fastest 4-mile came in the 2014 Memphis Twilight (22:21.28)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MATT:
Matt went skydiving for his 18th birthday If he could be any animal it would be a komodo dragon Matt doesn’t like to be touched
HIGH SCHOOL: Cross Country Year 4Mi 2012 2013 22:49.11 2014 22:21.28
8K 10K 25:54.19 22:32.86 26:31 33:13.90
Indoor Year 3000 2013 8:52.62 Outdoor Year 5000m 3000m 2013 8:42.59 2014 15:43.78
DIvision AAAAA Cross Country Team State Champoins (2008) ... Division AAAAA Track and Field Team State Champions (2011) ... Under coach Ron Clanton, set personal bests in 1600-meter (4:30), 3200-meter (9:38) and 5K (15:45) ... AP Scholar ... Honor Graduate
PERSONAL:
Born on January 29 Son of Myra Johnson and Denis Weickert
WESLEY WHITE
Freshman • Germantown, Tenn. Major: Events: Sprints
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: JAQUARIUS WILSON
Sophomore • Olive Branch, MS Center Hill HS Major: Communication Events: Combinded Events
Competed in the decathlon at the 2014 Alabama Relays, he scored 6,201 points ... His best javelin throw came at the Golden Eagle Classic (138-05.00) ...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT A.J.:
Has a Jack Russell Terrier named Wynx Favorite movie is Space Jam Novak Djokovic is his favorite athlete His nickname is Hercules
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year 60m H 2014 7.39
HJ LJ 5-08.50 20-02.25
Outdoor Year 100m H HJ 2014 15.52 6-00
PV SP 11-03.50 27-08.00
LJ PV 400m 22-01.00 13-07.25 51.66
Trained at Center Hill High School in Olive Branch, Miss., under coach J.J. Downs ... Placed thrid in the long jump at the 2012 State Meet (PR - 22’4”) and fourth at the 2013 State meet ... A member of the 2012 and 2013 Memphis All-Metro Team ... Member of National Honor Scoeity, DECA Club, Mustang TV, Beta Club, ACT 30+ Club and was nambed a Graduate of Special Distinction.
PERSONAL:
Born on July 19, 1995 in Grendada, Miss. Son of Josie and Rochester Wilson
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2013 NCAA Indoor Pentathlon Champion 2012 All-SEC Freshman 2012 SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year Only freshman to compete in the pentathlon at NCAA Championships Personal-best in the pentathlon is 4,586 Personal-best in the high jump is 5-10.50 Holds MSU record in Heptathlon (5,786)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ERICA: Her favorite color is pink Enjoys playing basketball Her favorite book is Tears of a Tiger Favorite movie is The Blind Side Erica’s favorite cereal is Captain Crunch
HIGH SCHOOL:
At Byhalia High, put up a personal best in the long jump (20’2) Member of Basketball Team
ERICA BOUGARD Senior • Byalia, Miss. Byhalia HS Major: Undecided
PERSONAL:
Born Erica Marsha Bourgard on July 26 in Memphis, Tenn. Daughter of Toya Norman and Eric Bougard … Erica’s aunt Karen Bougard ran cross country at Jackson State University
Events: Combined Events
Indoor Year 2012 2013 2014
HJ 5-01 5-10 5-10.50
TJ 40-04 40-09.25 40-02
Outdoor Year 100H 200m 2012 13.64 24.08 2013 13.37 23.84
60m H 8.57 8.35 8.31
LJ TJ 20-00 ¾ 41-01 1¼ 20-11 ¾ 41-05
HJ 5-08 ¾ 5-05 ¼
SP 44-03 ½ 36-04
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2012 4x400 relay All-American All-SEC All-American Holds MSU record in 400m dash Member of 2010 Indoor SEC Championship 4x400m relay Team ran time of 3:41.31 to set school record Member of 2010 outdoor SEC Championship 4x00m relay Team ran time of 3:36.43 to set school record Personal-best in triple jump is 42-04 Personal-best in the long jump is 21-03.25
WHAT TO KNOW ROCHELLE:
Favorite TV shows are Family Guy and The Game Enjoys everything about biology Likes to lift weights Would be a tiger if she were an animal
ROCHELLE FARQUHARSON Junior • St.Catherine, Jamaica Wolemers High School for Girls Major: Biological Sciences Events: Sprints Indoor Year TJ LJ 2013 5.89 2014 42-04 210¾ Outoodr Year TJ LJ 2013 41-08 ¾ 21-03 ¾ 2014 40-02.00 21-03.25
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ran track at Wolmers High School for Girls in Kingston, Jamaica ... Won 400-meter dash championship in 2009 ... Recorded a personal best 53.40 in 400-meter dash under coach Michael Carr ... Vice Captain of track team.
OTHER COMPETITION:
Won gold at 2009 Carifta Games Won bronze at 2009 Pan-American Championships.
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 1 in Kingston, Jamaica Daughter of
All-American CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2014 Cross Country All-American Named to the 2014 Cross Country All-Region Team Named to the 2014 Cross Country All-SEC Team Personal-best in the 5K is 19:37.20 Personal-best in the 6K is 16:57.77 Placed 24th in the NCAA Cross Country Championships Finished first in the Memphis Twilight 5K (17:05.67) Won the 1000m run at the 2014 New Balance Invitational Personal-best in the 800-meter run is 2:05.23 Personal-best in the 1500-meter run is 4:16.73
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RHIANWEDD:
Runs every race in a pair of knee high socks given to her by her family Hopes to run professionally one day Career goal is to become a veterinarian
RHIANWEDD PRICE
Sophomore • Llandrindod Wells, U.K. Major: Biological Sciences Events: Distance Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2013 17:53.90 21:55.91 2014 16:57.77 19:37.20 Indoor Year Mile 2014 4:39.37 Outdoor Year Mile 2014 4:39.37
100m run 2:52.08 100m run 2:52.08
OCIAN ARCHER
Senior • Barrie, Ontario Innisdale Secondary School Major: Undecided Events: Sprints
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Personal-best in the 400-meter dash is 55.85 Won the 500-meter dash (1:14.70) in the 2014 UAB Inviational
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OCIAN:
Ocian’s favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch If she could be any animal it would be a turtle or a cheetah Considers singing to be her best non-athletic talent Her favorite television shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Glee
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year 200 2012 2013 2014 25.40 Outdoor Year 200 2012 2013 2014
400 55.85
500
800
56.24
1:13.64
2:13.30
400
500
800
Under coach Joe Denes, put up personal bests in the 400-meter dash (54.46) and the 400-meter hurdles (1:00) … Member of Basketball Team
OTHER COMPETITION:
Competed at the Junior Nationals and the Pan-American Juniors
PERSONAL:
Born Ocian Archer on May 25 in Markham, Ontario ... Daughter of Kerry and Rayton Archer
LOGAN BOSS
Freshman • O’Brien, FL Suwannee HS Major: Biological Sciences Events: Combinded Events
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LOGAN: Phrase most over-text is “Yeahh” Brantley Gilber is her favorite singer Has a creative side and is very artistic Dram car is an Audi R8
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected Most Valuable Player of her team both her junior and senior seasons ... State runner-up in the triple jump ... Elected team captain ... Lettered six years in track and field
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 4, 1997 Daughter of Amber and Thomas Boss
Ebony Brinker
Senior • Ponotoc, Miss. Ponotoc HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT EBONY:
Ebony loves country music and her favorite song is Honeybee by Blake Shelton If she could be any animal it would be an eagle In her spare time, she enjoys singing karaoke, hunting and fishing Her favorite television shows are Will & Grace, Reba and Hannah Montana
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three time triple jump champion … Member of squad that won back to back team State Championships … Competed under coach Mike Bain in the triple jump, long jump, 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay … Set personal bests in the triple jump (38.8) and long jump (19.1) … Member of the Basketball, Fast-Pitch and Slow-Pitch Softball teams, Drama Club, FCA, FEA and Spanish Club
Indoor Year LJ TJ 2012 19-07 40-06 1/4 2013 2014
PERSONAL:
Outdoor Year LJ TJ 2012 18-11 3/4 41-01 1/4 2013 2014
Born Ebony Shantel Brinker on May 2 in Tupelo, Miss. ... Daughter of Cassandra Stevenson McShan and Bobby Brinker
Carmen Brothers Senior • Hammond, LA St. Thomas Aquinas HS Major: Undecided Events: Distance
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Ran her personal-best in the 6K at the NCAA South Regionals (21:32.60)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CARMEN:
Carmen’s favorite track venue is her high school’s course An interesting fact about her is that the volume on her TV is always on an even number Friends describe her as reliable and caring Carmen’s craziest life ambition is to be in a movie with Aston Kutcher
HIGH SCHOOL: Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2011 18:57.05 22:33.50 2012 18:43.45 22:56.68 2013 18:23.34 22:35.50 2014 21:32.60
Individual State Indoor Track and Field Champion & 3200-meter State Champion (2010) … Individual State Cross Country Runner-up (2009) ... Named All-State and All-Metro for Cross Country and Track and Field …Under coach Miguel Becerra, put up personal bests in the 3200-meter (11:32.64), 1600-meter (5:27.94), 3-mile (18:38.64) and the 800-meter (1:59) … Member of Swim, Soccer and Volleyball Teams, Student Council, STA Ambassador, FCA, National Honors Society and Beta Club … Honor Roll and President’s List Student
PERSONAL:
Born Carmen Brothers on November 25 in LaPlace, La. ... Daughter of Stephanie and Tom Brothers
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RACHEL: Rachel Caulkins
Freshman • Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS Major: Biological Science Events: Distance
Favorite acadmeic subject is biology Hopes to one day get her PHD Wishes there was a Chipotle in Starkville Plays volleyball
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at Franklin High School under coaches David Cikerson and Guy Avery ... Lettered seven years in cross country and track ... Served as team captain ... Holds the school record in the 800m (2:18) and 1600m (5:01)... Selected Cross Country All-Region and track All-State
PERSONAL:
Born on May 16, 1996 Daughter of Stuart and Karinne Caulkins
Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2014 18:58.07 23:00.53
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Abigail Dill
Senior • Chatanooga, TN Baylor HS Major: Undecided Events: Jumps
Personal-best in the high jump came during the 2014 Battle of the Bayou (5-05.25) ...
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ABBIE:
Cowbells are her favorite thing about MSU Abigail’s craziest life ambition is to try modeling Baseball is her favorite sport besides track and field Shopping is Abigail’s best non-athletic talent
HIGH SCHOOL: Indoor Year HJ 2012 5-03 2013 1.55 2014 5-04.50 Outdoor Year HJ 2012 5-03 2014 5-05.25
Member of Coach BIll McMahan’s Baylor School squad that won 4 consecutive Division II Team State Championships ... Won 2 Division II High Jump Championships ... High Jump Personal Best 5’8” ... Member of volleyball team, Red Circle, FCA and Younglife
PERSONAL:
Born Favian Cowards on May 11 Daughter of Amy Cowards and the late Steve Dottery.
Tiffany Flynn
Freshman • Ellenwood, GA Miller Grove HS Major: Undecided Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TIFFANY:
Favorite singer is Beyonce Was captain of her varsity cheerleading team Hopes to own her own Physical Therapist Practice Favorite TV show is Pretty Little Liars
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected as the Atlanta Journal Constitution 2013-2014 Female Track and Field Athlete of the year ... Won the High Point Athlete Award by scoring 31.25 points at the 2014 Georgia High School Association Track & Field State Championships ... Led the Class 5 AAAAA Miller Grove High School Wolverines to their first state championship, where she won all three of her individual events – the long jump (18 feet, 8.75 inches), the 100-meter hurdles (13.96 seconds) and has been ranked No.1 in the triple jump for the last two years in Georgia ... Received the best performance at the state meet for long jump 100m hurdles and the triple jump ... Led Miller Grove to the team title by winning the 100-meter hurdles, the long jump and the triple jump, where her leap of 41-11 set a Class AAAAA record and ranked her No. 4 in the nation.
PERSONAL:
Borm on Sept. 2, 1995 Daughter of Tonya Moore
Deja Givens
Sophomore • Madison, MS Germantown HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Jumps
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DEJA:
Nickname is ladybug Favorite movie is The Princess and the Frog Hates spiders Career goal is to become a physical therapist
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed at Germantown High School under coach Kirkland ... Personal-best in the high jump her senior year was 5’6”
PERSONAL: Outdoor Year HJ 2014 5-01.00
Born on Fe. 11, 1995 Daughter of Sabrina Gives, Charles Johnson and Von Bullock
Cornelia Griesche
Junior • Ingolstadt, Germany Katharinen-Gymnasium Major: Business Administration Events: Distance
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Recorded her personal-best in the 5K (17:37.49) at the 2014 Commodore Classic ... Personal-best in the 6K is 20:44.55 ... During her freshman season, finished 32nd at the SEC Cross Counry Championships and 2nd for the MSU women ... Ran the 3000-meterrun at the Samford Multi Invitational (10:18.17) ... Holds the fastest time in the outdoor 3000-meter steeplechase at MSU (10:00.58)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CORNELIA: If she was an animal, she would be a cat Red is her favorite color Cornelia loves to unicycle
Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2012 17:59.00 22:17.10 2013 17:39.23 21:32.35 2014 17:37.49 20:44.55 Indoor Year 3000m 2013 9:57.49 2014 9:35.79 Outdoor Year 3000SC 2013 10:33.24 2014 10:00.58
HIGH SCHOOL:
2012 World Junior Championships- 17th place ... Finished ninth at the European Junior Championships in 2011 ... Personal Best 3000m 9:59.76 ... Personal Best 2000m 6:40.80
15000m 16:58.36
15000m 4:37.60 4:24.52
PERSONAL: 50000m 17:51.89 16:49.57
Born on Aug. 28, 1993 in Baveria-Ingolstadt Daughter of Elisabeth and Guenther Griesche
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT EURICKA: Euricka Hardy
Sophomore • Oma, MS Lawrence County HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Sprints
Phrase she most over-text is “LOL” Dream car is a Mercedez Benz Career goal is to become a physical therapist Favorite vacation spot is Florida
HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered four years in track at Lawreence Country High School under coach Jesse Anderson ... 2010 and 2013 State Champion in 100m dash ... Record holder in 100m dash ... Personal-best in the 100m dash is 11.72
PERSONAL:
Born on Mar. 21, 1995 Daughter of Wayne and Mableine Hardy
Kaelin Kersh
Sophomore • Pearl, MS Gulfport HS Major: Biology Events: Sprints
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT KAELIN: Friends describe her as a hard worker Favorite singer is Chris Brown Miami Heat is her favorite sports team Best non-athletic talent is singing
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at Pearl High School under coach George Kersh ... Selected as Most Valuable player ... Personal-best in the 800m is 2:14 ... State Champion in the 800m Indoor Year 800m 400m 2014 2:13.79 60.21
PERSONAL: 500m 1:18.65
Born on April 10, 1995 Daughter of Toni and George Kersh
Outdoor Year 800m 2014 21:13.90
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Shayla Luckett
Senior • St. Louis, MO Hazelwood East HS Major: Psychology Events: Sprints
Ran a 24:86 n the 200-meter dash at the 2014 SEC Indoor Championships
OTHER COLLEGE:
Attended Iowa Western Community College ... Competed under coach Emment Statzer
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SHAYLA:
Favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals I Will Always Love You is her favorite song Favorite movie is A Walk to Remember If she could be any animal it would be a cheetah Indoor Year 200m 2014 24:86
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped under coach Barnes at Hazelwood East High School
PERSONAL:
Born on Feb. 18, 1993 Daughter of Felicia Fleming and Marcus Bolden
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SASHA: Sasha-Gaye Marston Junior • Baillieston, Jamaica Edwin Allen HS Major: Kinesiology Events: Throws
Favorite spot on MSU campus is the student union Craziest life ambition is to become a rock star Can be shy Favorite author Tennessee Williams
OTHER COLLEGES:
Attended Monroe College in New Rochelle, NY ... Competed under coach Mark Goodman ... Holds school record in discus throw and shot put
HIGH SCHOOL:
Personal-best in discus was 48.65 ... Issa boys/girls Championship discus record holder class two mark 45.67 ... Shotput champion ... Captain for two years of the track team
PERSONAL:
Born on Feb. 26, 1993 Daughter of Marcia and Edward Marston
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CHELSEA:
Wants to be a physical therapist Favorite athlete is Jackie Robinson Freshman • French Camp, MS She is a germ freak French Camp Academy Human Growth and Development is her favorite subject
Chelsea McDaniel Major: Kinesiology Events: Sprints
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ran under coach Hugh Long at French Camp Academy
PERSONAL:
Born on Sept. 14, 1995 Daughter of Greg and Sherri McDaniel
Ste’yce McNeil
Junior • Cincinnati, Ohio Withrow University HS Major: General Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Competed in the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter dash during the 2014 outdoor season ... Ran a 8.55 in the 60-meter hurldes at the 2014 Tyson Invitational
Events: Jumps
Indoor Year 60m Hurdles 300m 200m 2013 26.17 2014 8.55 40.30 Outdoor Year 100m Hurdles 2013 14.33 2014 13.61
400m 1:01.19 1:00.60
Mia Meydrich
Sophomore • New Orleans, LA St. Mary’s Dominican HS Major: Communications - Broadcasting Events: Distance
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MIA:
First pro sports event attended was a Hornets game Career goal is to become a sports reporter English is her favorite subject Favorite movie is Divergent
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped at St. Dominican High School under coach Ashlyn Cioline ... Lettered four years in cross country and five years in track ... Served as team captain ... AllState for cross country and track ... 2014 1600m State Champion ... 2014 3200m State runner-up Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2014 18:28.84 23:20.64
PERSONAL:
Born on Aug. 20, 1995 Daughter of Carol and Emile Meydrich
Madison Milhoan Junior • Arlington, TX James Martin HS Major: Undecided Events: Distance
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Recorded a personal-best in the 5K (19:05.53) at the 2014 Commodore Classic ... Clocked a 4:46.32 in the 1500-meter run at the 2013 Mississippi Open ... Raced the 800-meter run (2:22.95) ... Ran the mile run at the 2013 Samford Multi Invitational with a time of 5:13.82
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MADISON: Favorite TV show is The Office Craziest life ambition is to crash a wedding Madison loves the color turquoise Favorite spot on campus is Barnes and Noble
Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2012 20:02.61 23:55.23 2013 19:40.74 22:46.80 2014 19:05.53 22:30.60 Indoor Year 3000 2013 Outoor Year 3000 1500 3000SC 2013
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned four letters in cross country and track at James Martin High Shcool in Arlington, Texas ... Prepped under coach Casey Thompson ... 2010 Cross Country District Champion ... Cross Country Most Valuable Runner at James Martin High Shcool .. Two mile and 1600m record holder at JMHS .. Participated in soccer ... Dale Hansen Scholar Athlete, U.S. Army reserve Scholar Athlete and Davey O’Brien nominee
PERSONAL:
Born on May 22, 1994 Daughter of Lisa and Rusty Milhoan Brother Jared Milhoan competed in triathlon at Baylor University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Emma Neigel
Senior • Athabasca, AB Edwin Parr Composite HS Major: Undecided Events: Distance
Personal-best in the 6K is 21:24.00 ... Personal-best in the 5K is 17:33.47 ... Recorded a frist place finish at the 2013 Charlotte Invitational 6K ... Ran a season best of 18:42.39 in the Commdore Classic 5K during her senior season ... Came in 181st at the NCAA South Regionals 6K (23:22.10) ... Placed second at the Tyson Invitational in the 3000-meter run (9:48.81)
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT EMMA: Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2011 18:25.03 22:22.53 2012 18:27.00 21:55.90 2013 17:33.47 21:24.00 2014 18:42.39 23:22.10
Emma has an eye for fashion Friends describe her as cute and bubbly Emma hates to be alone Emma’s craziest life ambition is to marry a millionaire
HIGH SCHOOL:
Indoor Year 800m 3000 Mile 2013 5:00.42 2014 2:15.97 9:48.81 4:57.76
Cross County Provincial Bronze (Intermediate) … Track and Field Provincial Silver (300-meter and Intermediate) … Track and Field Provincial Bronze (Intermediate 1500-meter, Senior 3000-meter, Senior 1500-meter and Junior 1500-meter) … Competed under coach Bud Ottosen … Set personal bests in 1500-meter (4:55.79) and 3000-meter (10:36.13) … Member of Soccer and Cross Country Skiing Teams … Overall Honors Student
Outoor Year 3000 1500 3000SC 2014 9:35.70 4:29.49 10:19.70
PERSONAL:
Born on Nov. 12 in Edmonton, Alberta Daughter of Kathi and Andy Neigel
Haley Reynolds
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Events: Throws
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HALEY:
Sophomore • Calhoun, GA Gordon Central HS Major: Crimonology
Best discus throw of the 2014 outdoor season was 14510.00 at the SEC Championships ... First sporting event to attend was a Hawks game Wishes she could bring her mom to Starkville Favorite subject is social studies Michael Jordan is her favorite athlete
HIGH SCHOOL:
Was a four-time state champion in hight school ... Personal-best in shot put is 47.5 ... Personal-best in discus is 133 ... Prepped under coach John Rainwater
PERSONAL:
Indoor Year WT SP 2014 47-10.50 42-10.75 Outdoor Year HT 2014 140-01.00
SP 45-02.50
Born on May 13, 1994 Daughter of Alicia Reynolds D 145-10.00
Sydney Rodkey
Junior • Watkinsville, GA North Oconee HS Major: Undecided Events: Jumps
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Personal-best in the pole vault is 12-06
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT SYDNEY:
Favorite author is James Patterson Coaches would describe her as smart and athletic Sydney’s favorite sport besides track is football She is as good as anyone at checking Twitter
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned four letters in track and field ... 2010 Team State Championship ... 2012 Pole Vault State Champion ... 2A state record holder in Georgia ...Also earned four letters in competition cheerleading ... AP Scholar, Principal’s Honor Roll ... Top 10 percent of class ... Graduated summa cum laude Indoor Year PV 2013 3.07m 2014 11-07.75 Outoor Year PV 2013 11-05 ½ 2014 12-06
PERSONAL:
Born Sidney Elizabeth Rodkey on Feb. 9, 1994 in Columbia, Md. ... Daughter of Stacey and John Rodkey ... Father wrestled at North Carolina State University and UMBC ... Uncle wrestled at Texas A&M ... Mother played field hockey at UMBC ... Uncle played lacrosse at UMBC
Brianna Smith
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT BRIANNA: Enjoys playing volleyball
Freshman • Lake Cormorant, MS Dream car is a Range Rover Sport Lake Cormorant HS Favorite athlete is Jessica Beard Major: Biochemistry She wishes she could teleport Events: Sprints
HIGH SCHOOL:
Lettered all four years in track ... Prepped under coach Merlin Love ... 2014 State Champion in the 200m (24.39) ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Was 100m state champion her freshman year (11.98) ... Best time in the 100m is 11.63
PERSONAL:
Born on May 23, 1996 Duaghter of Roy and Tyjauna Smith Father ran track at MSU in 1988 to 1991 Mother ran track at Ole Miss in 1990 to 1993
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CARLY: Carly Terp
Freshman • Two Rivers, WI Two Rivers HS Major: Microbiology Events: Distance
Her favorite TV show is Keeping Up with the Kardashians Rachel McAdams is her favortie actress Her career goal is to be a sports nutritionist and dietitian Craziest life ambition is to be on Team USA
HIGH SCHOOL:
Prepped under caoch Amy Gallagher at Two Rivers High School ... Holds the school record in the 3200m relay (9:40.83) ... Served as captain on both the cross country and track teams ... Placed eighth in the Cross Country State 4K (15:00.09)
PERSONAL:
Born on Oct. 6, 1995 Daughter of James and Trina Terp Her mother, Trina Taddy Terp, ran cross country and track at MSU
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Lisa Ziegler
Sophomore • Huntsville, Ala. Klosterschule vom hl. Grab Major: Political Science Events: Distance
Made all-region in the 2014 cross country season ... Personal-best in the 6K (20:51.03) came at the 2014 SEC Cross Country Championships ... Personal-best in the 5K is 17:31.41 ... Came in 24th at the 2014 NCAA South Regionals 6K ... Named to the 2014 All-American Honoraable Mentions list ... Personal-best in the 3000-meter run is 9:35.79
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT LISA: Cross Country Year 5K 6K 2013 18:04.54 21:43.85 2014 17:31.41 20:51.03 Indoor Year 3000 5000 2014 9:35.79 16:58.36 Outoor Year 5000 1500 3000SC 2014 16:49.57 4:48.52 10:00.58
Favorite vaction spot is Greece Dream car is an Alfa Romeo Mito Enjoys skiing and volleyball
CLUB:
Member of TV Buehl (Germany) ... Was first in Cross Country U20 in 2012 and 2013 ... First in U23 and U20 Championships in steeplechase in 2012 and 2013 ... Placed fourht in U20 5K Championships in 2012
PERSONAL:
Born on August 27, 1994 Daughter of Doris and Martin Ziegler
2014 Season Review
2014 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SEASON HIGHLIGHTS “BY THE NUMBERS”
2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES IN THE 800-METER 2 USTFCCA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 6 USTFCCA INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 19 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS 21ST PLACE NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINISH 8TH PLACE SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINISH 4 SEC CHAMPIONS 4 SCHOOL RECORDS
2014 MEN’S OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW To open its outdoor campaign, the Mississippi State track and field team saw three freshmen compete in the men’s decathlon competition on day one of the Alabama Relays. The trio, comprised of Carl Pittman, Zach Taylor and JaQuarius Wilson, set the bar high on the first day of action with top finishes in the first five of ten events. Taylor led the Bulldogs to a solid start, clocking a 10.91 to win the 100-meter run. Later, the newcomer’s speed landed him a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash (49.21). The Rock Hill, S.C., native totaled 3,478 points on the day. With a first-place leap in the long jump, Wilson (22-01.00) gave MSU its second-straight win in the competition before heading into the shot put. There, he posted the best Bulldog score with a toss of 3604.00 to finish fifth. Wilson earned 3,350 points on Thursday. Pittman’s best performances on day one came on the track as he finished ninth in the 400-meter dash (51.78) and 11th in the 100-meter dash (11.76). He collected 2,836 points through five events in his outdoor debut. On day two, it was the quartet of Scottie Hearn, Marshall Nunn, Alistair Moona and Steve Shoto who dominated the competition, capturing a first-place finish in the men’s 1600-meter sprint medley relay. The foursome’s time of 3:23.37 garnered the most convincing win of the evening. Javon Davis and Hearn posted second- and third-place times, respectively, in the men’s 400-meter hurdles. Davis crossed the line in 52.14, while Hearn followed at 52.63. MSU men’s distance runners Damian Roszko (3:47.78, 4th) and Andrew Monaghan (3:51.97, 9th), as day three of the Alabama Relays ended. This concluded the Alabama Relays as the Bulldogs turned their attention to the Texas Relays. To begin the Texas Relays, Senior veteran John Valentine donned a ninth-place finish in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase after posting a 9:33.42 in the event. Davis clocked a 52.02 to finish second in his heat of the University men’s 400-meter hurdles prelims. His time placed him fifth overall and advanced him to tomorrow’s event finals set for 7 p.m. The foursome of Roszko, Patrick Monaghan, Juan Sanchez and Hearn earned a spot in eighth in the men’s 4x800-meter relay with a time of 7:38.25. Patrick Monaghan, Scottie Hearn, McBride and Roszko posted a speed of 9:49.18 to finish fifth in the men’s University distance medley relay on day two of the Texas Relays. After qualifying for the 400-meter hurdles finals the day prior in the prelims (52.02), Davis raced a 51.64 to finish fifth in Friday’s finals. His speed marked a season best. On the final day, the Maroon and White men’s 4x400-meter relay team garnered a second-place finish in the University section. The quartet of Moona, Hearn, Dustin James II and Brandon McBride turned in a time of 3:06.77 to close out the meet for MSU. McBride flew by competitors on the final leg of the event to secure the team’s No. 2 spot. At the Battle of the Bayou, MSU’s Rosko notched a first-place finish with a time of 8:17.95 in the
men’s 3000-meter run. Sophomore Antavius McGhee won the men’s high jump, clearing a personal-best 6-09.75. Hearn collected the fourth win of the day for MSU as he ran a season-best 51.61 in the men’s 400-meter hurdles. Javon Davis garnered a top-5 finish in the men’s 110-meter hurdles, posting a 14.24, also a season best. The men’s 4x100-meter relay posted a thirdplace time of 41.32. The quartet included Davis, Moona, Nunn and Taylor. MSU captured fifth place with 74 points. Success continued for Mississippi State track and field as the Bulldogs showcased talent at both Mt. SAC Relays and LSU Alumni Gold, while shattering
school records. Out west in the Golden State, McBride became the NCAA leader in the men’s 800-meter run by clocking a lifetime-best 1:45.35 in the event. The sophomore finished fourth overall (first for collegiate runners) en route to posting a time that ranks as the fastest speed in MSU history. Roszko closed out action in California, donning a 14:13.53 in the men’s 5000-meter run to land a spot in third on the school’s all-time performance list. He finished 14th in the event. In the men’s discus, Tautvydas Kieras threw 178-00.00, just three inches shy of the MSU record, to rank second on the all-time performance list. His toss earned him a spot in third on the day. Curtis Kelly (4:03.57) and Philip Johnson (4:10.94) finished third and fifth, respectively, in the men’s 1500-meter run (B section). Mississippi State track and field kicked off the 120th Penn Relays with one distance runner in the competition. In the men’s Olympic development 5000-meter run, sophomore Andrew Monaghan posted a 14:39.12 to finish seventh for collegiate runners. The following day had more action for the Bulldogs. Placing third in the college men’s sprint medley championship of America was Davis, Moona, Hearn and McBride, who clocked a 3:18.41. The foursome’s time topped that of Southeastern Conference foes Texas A&M and South Carolina. At the Southern Miss Invite, four members
of the Mississippi State squad finished first in their events. Distance duo Mike Clark (16.03.05) and Matt Weickert (16:13.66) finished first and second, respectively, in the men’s 5000-meter run. Three Bulldogs finished in the top 5 in the men’s 1500-meter run as Carson Britton won the event with a speed of 4:09.87. Pittman garnered a personal best in the men’s pole vault, winning the event with a height of 14-00.00. Britton won the men’s javelin, throwing 201-09.00. Rounding out the collection of wins by the Maroon and White was Kieras, who tossed a personal-best 186-05.00 in the men’s discus. Other top finishes included AJ Ward’s second-place mark of 23-04.50 in the men’s long jump. Wilson followed just behind him in third at 21-05.50. Under the lights at W.O. Spencer Stadium, Mississippi State track and field opened the 2014 Jace Lacoste Invitational with individual wins from the men’s team. Valentine notched a win for the men in the 5000-meter run of 14:50.05. On day two, the team captured a second-place team finish. Winning the men’s javelin, Piotr Antosik threw for 215-00. Following him in second was Austin Britton with a mark of 196-04. Tautvydas Kieras turned in a throw of 184-07 to finish third in the men’s discus. Davis (14.14) and Hearn (51.04) won the men’s 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles, respectively. Davis followed Hearn in the 400-meter hurdles with a second-place time of 51.61. Charles Taylor (10.70) and Nunn (10.74) clocked personal bests to finish third and fifth in the men’s 100-meter dash. To close out this year’s Jace Lacoste Invitational, the Bulldog 4x400-meter relay team earned commendable finishes. The men’s quartet of McBride, Hearn, Moona and James II ran a 3:10.00 for a spot in second. The events from day one and two led to MSU scoring 156 points earning a second place team finish behind Alabama (184).
2014 WOMEN’S INDOOR SEASON REVIEW As the 2014 indoor campaign began, the Mississippi State track and field team used the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Blazer Invite to start the season off on the right foot. Junior sprinter Ocian Archer clocked a 1:14.70 in the 500-meter dash to garner a first-place finish in a field of nearly 50 runners. Freshman Kaeilin Kersh followed in 17th with a time of 1:18.65. Also with top performances in the 60-meter hurdles prelims included sophomore Ste’yce McNeil (8.57), junior Erica Bougard (8.59) and senior Keisha Wallace (8.71). The three women finished second, fourth and seventh, respectively, and each earned a spot in tomorrow’s event finals slated for 11:50 a.m. In field events, junior Ebony Brinker leaped 39-01.25 to place 12th in the triple jump, while sophomore Sydney Rodkey’s 10-11.75 in the pole vault landed her a spot in 19th. Carrying momentum from its success on day one, the Mississippi State track and field team again excelled during Saturday’s competition at the UAB Blazer Invite. After clocking a second-place finish (2:52.08) in the 1000-meter run on Friday, freshman Rhianwedd Price donned another commendable race as she finished second in the 800-meter run (2:10.67). Just behind her were teammates Katie Huston (2:13.50) and Emma Neigel (2:17.22), who finished 10th and 11th, respectively. A trio of Bulldog hurdlers qualified for the 60-meter finals on Friday, and continued to dominate the competition on Saturday. After advancing from a field of nearly 40 athletes, Bougard (8.45), McNeil (8.63) and Wallace (8.73) garnered third, fourth and seventh-place times in the event finals, respectively. Mississippi State indoor track and field captured four Top 10 finishes at the Auburn Indoor Invitational, highlighted by a broken meet record. Junior Brinker had a leap of 1-05.25 in the triple jump to set the Auburn Indoor Invitational
record (previously 40-09.75). Her near personal-best (41-06.25) jump ranks third on MSU’s alltime performance list, and placed her ahead of athletes from Southeastern Conference teams Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. With unrivaled performances in the women’s long jump, Mississippi State track and field rolled over its competition on day one of the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational. Off the track, a pair of MSU jumpers had successful showings to qualify for NCAA Indoor Nationals. All-American Bougard (21-11.00) posted first-place in the long jump to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Farquharson posted a 19-11.75 to finish third in the women’s long jump competition. After sweeping the competition on day one of the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational, Mississippi State track and field carried its momentum into day two of the competition. The women’s success was highlighted by a win in the 400-meter relay. The quartet of Archer, Bougard, Shayla Luckett and McNiel ran a 3:44.76 to garner the best time of the day. Freshman Rhianwedd Price and Euricka Hardy also saw top performances. Price finished second in the one mile (4:39.08) and Hardy placed fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.64 to close out the meet. In one of its largest meets this season, Mississippi State was in the spotlight on day one of the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational as the MSU women’s distance medley relay team clocked an 11:38.93 to win the event. Huston led the quartet, running the 1200-meter leg, while Luckett ran second (400 meters), Kersh ran third (800 meters), and Neigel, who ran 1600 meters, anchored the race. With more than 100 universities in attendance from across the nation, the MSU women saw another big win as Price took first in the 1000-meter run championship, posting a 2:47.32. Freshman Hardy also garnered a top score
for the Lady Bulldogs during the women’s 60-meter dash college section. The Oma, Miss., native finished second with a time of 7.57. Experiencing the Big Apple in style, Mississippi State track and field carried its momentum from a successful day one to capture second-place finishes at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. Competing against 101 universities from across the country, the Maroon and White topped Southeastern Conference rivals Alabama, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. The MSU women tallied 62 points on the weekend to finish behind No. 7 Arkansas, while the men totaled 59 points, nearly outscoring No. 4 Wisconsin (62 points). Price posted a third-place time of 4:41.75 in the women’s one mile championship, a speed that places her third on MSU’s all-time performance list. In its first time back at the Randal Tyson Track Center since last year’s Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, the Mississippi State track and field team picked up right where it left off in the Big Apple last weekend. Earning a first-place finish was Rhianwedd Price in the women’s one mile championship. The freshman, who most recently earned USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic honors, clocked a time of 4:39.37 to place her second on MSU’s all-time performance list in the event. Huston (4:52.73) and Neigel (5:02.50) finished second and 11th, respectively, in the women’s one mile college section. Huston’s time garnered a personal best in the event. To close out the 2014 Tyson Invitational, the Mississippi State track and field team posted wins in the women’s distance medley relay and 3000-meter run. The MSU women’s distance medley relay, comprised of Huston, Bougard, Archer and Price, captured the win in 11:15.34. With the first-place finish, the women broke an 11-yearold school record (previously 11:18.04) and were ahead of Southeastern Conference foes Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Their speed will likely rank the foursome Top 15 in the nation. Griesche also found herself ahead of the pack, winning the women’s 3000-meter run in 9:38.97. Neigel (9:48.81), Ziegler (9:56.87) and McGuff (10:11.96) followed Griesche in second, seventh and 14th, respectively. Off the track, triple jumper Brinker garnered a fourth-place finish. Brinker’s leap of 41-08.50 landed her No. 3 on MSU’s all-time indoor performance list. The Tyson Invitational concluded the 2014 track and field indoor season for the Bulldogs.
2014 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW With a win in the 400-meter hurdles began day two of the Alabama Relays for the Mississippi State’s women’s team after not seeing action on day one. Junior Ocian Archer clocked a 1:00.07 in the women’s 400-meter hurdles to win the event. Her speed was just shy of her personal-best 59.82 as she posted the highest finish of the day for the MSU women. Also boasting top performances were distance runners Cornelia Griesche (4:29.26) and Emma Neigel (4:29.49). The pair finished second and third, respectively, in the women’s 1500-meter run en route to setting personal bests. Freshman Lisa Ziegler followed in 8th with a time of 4:33.39. Keisha Wallace clinched the 100-meter hurdles after posting a time of 13.75 on the final day of the John Mitchell Alabama Relays. At one of the most historic track events in the country, the Mississippi State track and field team boasted top times on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium to open action at the 87th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Griesche led for MSU as she turned in a personal-best time of 10:21.78 in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase en route to breaking the school record and winning the event. Following her in third, Ziegler ran a 10:25.25. Ziegler’s time landed her second on the school’s all-time outdoor performance list. The MSU women’s 4x800-meter relay team posted a time of 8:49.30 to garner a third-place finish. The quartet consisted of Archer, Rhianwedd Price, Katie Huston and Neigel. MSU’s day two of the Texas Relays was highlighted by the women’s third-place finish in the University distance medley relay. The quartet of Huston, McNeil, Archer and Price turned in a time of 10:30.08, good for third on the school’s all-time outdoor performance list. Senior Rochelle Farquharson landed a mark of 20-05.00 in the women’s University long jump (Section A) to finish fourth. LSU hosted its fourth-annual Battle on the Bayou, where Mississippi State track and field collected numerous personal bests en route to breaking two school records. Neigel won the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, setting a school-record 10.19.70. Her record-breaking performance comes just a week after Griesche set the MSU record at Texas Relays (10:21.78). Rodkey tied the MSU record in the women’s pole vault with a career-best 12-02.50. Her clearance earned her a sixth-place finish. Jodie McGuff paced fifth for the women on the track, boasting a personal-best 10:03.65 in the women’s 3000-meter run. Competing alongside foes Ole Miss and Southern Mississippi, MSU took part in the Boarder Wars. Hurdlers Wallace (13.14) and McNeil (13.53) both clocked season bests in the women’s 100-meter hurdles to garner first- and third-place finishes, respectively. Together, the pair earned seven points.
McNeil later ran a personal-best 59.57 to finish second in the women’s 400-meter hurdles to help the state of Mississippi take home bragging rights. Mississippi State went on to boast top performances at the Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium at Mt. San Antonio College. Griesche’s 3000-meter steeplechase race highlighted the day as she garnered a first-place time of 10:04.05 to crush the MSU record (previously 10:19.70). Donning a personal-best, Price posted a 4:16.11 in the women’s 1500-meter run (Olympic Development Elite division) to win the event. Success continued for Mississippi State track and field as the Bulldogs showcased talent at the Mt. SAC Relays. Ziegler broke her own freshman record in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, turning in a time of 10:18.51 to finish fourth. Farquharson won the women’s long jump (Invitational division) with a season-best 21-03.25. Madison Milhoan boasted a second-place finish in the women’s 1500-meter run (B section), running a 4:45.14. In front of 21,422 fans, Mississippi State track and field kicked off the 120th Penn Relays on Friday with two top-10 finishes at Franklin Field. Ziegler finished first for collegiate runners (sixth overall) in the Olympic development women’s 5000-meter run with a time of 16:43.83. Her speed ranks second all-time at MSU. Farquharson’s 20-08.50 in the long jump also highlighted the day for the Bulldogs as she garnered a second-place finish in the event. Carrying momentum from top performances on day one, Mississippi State track and field continued its success on day two of the 120th Penn Relays, donning another set of top-10 finishes. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Ebony Brinker, who won the college women’s triple jump with a leap of 41-06.00. After splitting action at Penn Relays and the Golden Eagle Classic on Saturday, Mississippi State track and field captured six wins at Southern Miss to close out the weekend. Alzola donned two winning performances on the day with first-place times in the women’s 100-meter dash (12.33) and 200-meter dash (24.84). Kersh (2:31.45) and Milhoan (4:46.98) tallied two more wins in the women’s 800-meter run and 1500-meter run, respectively. In the women’s 5000-meter run, McGuff ran an 18:22.09 to capture another win for MSU. Clearing a personal-best 12-06.00, Sydney
Rodkey won the women’s pole vault with a mark that ranks second all-time on the school’s outdoor performance list. Haley Reynolds finished second in the women’s shot put at 43-11.25 and third in the women’s discus with a personal-best throw of 140-01.00. Under the lights at W.O. Spencer Stadium,
Mississippi State track and field opened the 2014 Jace Lacoste Invitational with individual wins from the women. McGuff clocked a 17:45.37 to win the women’s 5000-meter run. In the field, Reynolds saw a fourth-place finish in the women’s hammer throw, tossing 121-09.00 , while women’s pole vaulter Rodkey cleared 12-05.50 to finish sixth. The Jace Lacost Invitational concluded the Bulldons’ 2014 outdoor season.
CROSS COUNTRY SCHOOL RECORDS ALL-TIME SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN Year Site Finish Pts Champion 1985 Oxford, Miss. 8th 232 Kentucky 1986 Knoxville, Tenn. 8th 208 Alabama 1987 Nashville, Tenn. 6th 183 Alabama 1988 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8th 198 Kentucky 1989 Auburn, Ala. 7th 200 Kentucky 1990 Gainesville, Fla. 6th 128 Tennessee 1991 Athens, Ga. 3rd 110 Arkansas 1992 Lexington, Ky. 8th 194 Arkansas 1993 Baton Rouge, La. 9th 225 Arkansas 1994 Fayetteville, Ark. 8th 229 Arkansas 1995 Starkville, Miss. 8th 240 Arkansas 1996 Oxford, Miss. 7th 201 Florida 1997 Columbia, S.C. 11th 280 Florida 1998 Maryville, Tenn. 10th 280 Arkansas 1999 Nashville, Tenn. 10th 248 Arkansas 2000 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7th 191 Arkansas 2001 Auburn, Ala. 9th 205 Arkansas 2002 Gainesville, Fla. 5th 140 Arkansas 2003 Athens, Ga. 7th 156 Tennessee 2004 Fayetteville, Ark. 7th 186 Tennessee 2005 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6th 152 Tennessee 2006 Baton Rouge, La. 5th 162 Arkansas 2007 Lexington, Ky. 7th 209 Arkansas 2008 Starkville, Miss. 9th 252 Arkansas 2009 Oxford, Miss. 10th 276 Florida 2010 Columbia, S.C. 5th 156 Florida 2011 Maryville, Tenn. 9th 233 Vanderbilt 2012 Nashville, Tenn. 10th 264 Florida 2013 Gainesville, Fla. 10th 191 Arkansas 2014 Tuscaloosa, Ala 5th 171 Arkansas WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS 1993 April Ecke 2014 Rhianwedd Price WOMEN’S ALL-REGION SELECTIONS 1993 April Ecke 1998 Janice Zawaski 2001 Meggan Hodge 2002 Meggan Hodge Tiffany McWilliams 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 2004 Jennifer McPherson 2005 Zita Magloire 2006 Annie Falor Jennifer McPherson 2010 Renee Masterson Haley Greenwell 2014 Cornelia Griesche Rhianwedd Price Lisa Ziegler WOMEN’S ALL-SEC (SINCE 1982) 1992 April Ecke 1993 April Ecke 2002 Meggan Hodge Tiffany McWilliams 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 2005 Zita Magloire 2010 Renee Masterson Haley Greenwell 2014 Rhianwedd Price
WOMEN’S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1993 April Ecke 1996 Tina Bridgeman WOMEN’S FRESHMAN ALL-SEC 2007 Simone Domingue Sarah Hammes 2008 Lydia Cebii Renee Masterson ALL-TIME SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN Year Site Finish Pts Champion 1936 Atlanta, Ga. 3rd 69 Ga. Tech 1937 Atlanta, Ga. 2nd 48 Ga. Tech 1941 Atlanta, Ga. 1st 34 MSU 1947 Atlanta, Ga. 4th 101 Ga. Tech 1948 Atlanta, Ga. 3rd 70 Auburn 1957 Atlanta, Ga. 1st 35 MSU 1958 Atlanta, Ga. 2nd 47 Kentucky 1959 Atlanta, Ga. 2nd 69 Kentucky 1960 Atlanta, Ga. 1st 38 MSU 1961 Atlanta, Ga. 1st 33 MSU 1962 Atlanta, Ga. 1st 37 MSU 1963 Atlanta, Ga. 4th 93 Tennessee 1964 Pine Mtn., Ga. 2nd 48 Auburn 1965 Birmingham, Ala. 2nd 70 Tennessee 1966 Birmingham, Ala. 4th 102 Tennessee 1967 Birmingham, Ala. 7th 151 Tennessee 1968 Birmingham, Ala. 9th 253 Tennessee 1969 Birmingham, Ala. 9th 193 Tennessee 1970 Birmingham, Ala. 9th 261 Kentucky 1971 Birmingham, Ala. 7th 171 Tennessee 1972 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6th 157 Tennessee 1973 Gainesville, Fla. 8th 231 Alabama 1974 Lexington, Ky. 8th 199 Tennessee 1975 Baton Rouge, La. 7th 193 Tennessee 1976 Starkville, Miss. 8th 215 Tennessee 1977 Knoxville, Tenn. 8th 207 Tennessee 1978 Nashville, Tenn. 9th 257 Tennessee 1979 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8th 185 Auburn 1980 Auburn, Ala. 7th 164 Auburn 1981 Gainesville, Fla. 3rd 87 Tennessee 1982 Athens, Ga. 5th 110 Tennessee 1983 Lexington, Ky. 9th 259 Tennessee 1984 Clinton, La. 8th 203 Tennessee 1985 Oxford, Miss. 9th 259 Tennessee 1986 Knoxville, Tenn. 6th 182 Florida 1987 Nashville, Tenn. 6th 152 Florida 1988 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8th 249 Kentucky 1989 Auburn, Ala. 9th 280 Tennessee 1990 Gainesville, Fla. 9th 239 Tennessee 1991 Athens, Ga. 7th 210 Arkansas 1992 Lexington, Ky. 10th 291 Arkansas 1993 Baton Rouge, La. 8th 257 Arkansas 1994 Fayetteville, Ark. 10th 267 Arkansas 1995 Starkville, Miss. 8th 205 Arkansas [Did not compete in cross country from 19962002] 2003 Athens, Ga. 8th 206 Arkansas 2004 Fayetteville, Ark. 9th 263 Arkansas 2005 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8th 212 Arkansas 2006 Baton Rouge, La. 6th 158 Arkansas 2007 Lexington, Ky. 5th 139 Arkansas 2008 Starkville, Miss. 6th 186 Alabama 2009 Oxford, Miss. 8th 220 Alabama 2010 Columbia, S.C. 7th 211 Arkansas 2011 Maryville, Tenn. 9th 234 Arkansas 2012 Nashville, Tenn. 8th 237 Arkansas 2013 Gainesville, Fla. 9th 229 Arkansas 2014 Tuscaloosa, Ala 9th 249 Arkansas
SEC CHAMPIONS 1961 Jimmy Taylor 1962 Jimmy Taylor 1965 Don Hunt 1982 Simeon Kigen MEN’S ALL-REGION SELECTIONS 2005 Wade Martin 2007 Ashenafi Arega Ben Blakenship 2010 Adam Lenz MEN’S ALL-SEC (SINCE 1982) 1982 Simeon Kigen Mzee Ruto Mark Strucko 2014 Damian Roszko
2014 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SEASON REVIEW In the pre-season SEC polls, the Mississippi State men’s cross country team were projected to finish 11th overall. The 2014 campaign began on Aug. 30 at the Memphis Twilight where the men recorded a first place-finish with two coming in the Top 10 (Damian Roszko 1st, 20:02.56; Curtis Kelly 7th, 20:33.59). Following the first place finish the men’s squad headed to Nashville to compete in the Commodore Classic on Oct. 4. The men placed seventh overall with Roszko earning ninth individually (24:58.45). Rounding out MSU’s Top 5 were Curtis Kelly (18th, 25:20.53), Patrick Monaghan (61st, 26:03.02), Mathew Dunn (63rd, 26:04.86), and Branden Nosker (105th, 26:52.1). From Nashville the Maroon and White travled to Bethlehem, Penn. to take part in the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 4. Competing against over 100 teams the men’s team brought home a 31st place finish. Roszko finished 28th (24:27) respectively. Behind Roszko was Dunn who finished 178th. (25:48), respecitvely. To end the regular season MSU traveled a short triop to Tuscaloosa to compete in the Crimson Classic. Rozsko led the team once again, individually he placed 7th (25:16.05). As a team MSU earned 12th, with Mathew Dunn finishing in 47th (26:12.14). Again the Bulldogs traveld to Tusacloosa, this time to compete in the SEC Championships. The men finished higher than predicted, earning a spot in the Top 10. The men placed 9th as a team, ahead of Florida, Georgia, Vanderbilt and LSU. Roszko earned AllSEC second team after coming in 13th (24:54.91). Behind Roszko was Kelly who finished 43rd with a time of 25:37.00. After the SEC Championships, the Bulldogs headed to the NCAA South Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla., which was held on Nov. 14. MSU concluded its season after earning 14th. Rosko earned All-Region with a 17th finish (30:57.60) at the end of his senior season.MSU’s Top 5 included Andrew Monaghan (58th, 31:50.10), Mathew Dunn (65th, 31:58.00), Patrick Monaghan (82nd, 32:18.20) and Curtis Kelly (32:28.10).
Memphis Tiwlight (4-Mile)
Aug. 30, 2014 Memphis, Tenn. Team Finish: 1st
1. 7. 13. 16. 24. 39. 56. 59. 77.
Damian Roszko Curtis Kelly Mathew Dunn Braden Nosker Patrick Monaghan Andrew White Steve Shoto Matt Weickert Alex Ross
20:02.56 20:33.59 20:40.11 20:51.11 21:07.24 21:43.56 22:17.98 22:21.28 22:48.30
Vanderbilt Classic (8K)
Sept. 13, 2014 Nashville, Tenn, Team Finish: 7th
9. 18. 61. 63. 105. 129. 168.
John Valentine Philip Johnson Curtis Kelly Cameron Vernier Andrew Monaghan Matt Weickert Jacob Fuller
24:58.45 25:20.53 26:03.02 26:04.86 27:21.62 27:21.62 28:22.92
Paul Short Invitational
Oct. 4, 2014 Bethlehem, Penn. Team Finish: 31st
28. 178. 182. 192. 231. 258.
Damian Roszko Mathew Dunn Patrick Monaghan Curtis Kelly Branden Nosker Matt Weickert
24:27 25:48 25:49 25:52 26:11 26:31
Crimson Classic (8K)
Oct. 13, 2012 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Team Finish: 3rd
7. 47. 59. 100. 132.
Damian Roszko 25:16.05 Mathew Dunn 26:12.14 Branden Nosker 26:25.12 Matt Weicker 25:59.48 Patrick Monaghan 27:39.12
SEC Championship (10K)
Oct. 31, 2014 Tuscaloosa, Ala Team Finish: 9th
13. 43. 62. 69. 79. 87. 94.
Damian Roszko 24:54.91 Curtis Kelly 25:37.00 Mathew Dunn 26:02.75 Branden Nosker 26:10.80 Patrick Monaghan 26:27.61 Andrew Monaghan 26:48.16 Matt Weickert 27:04.59
NCAA South Region (10K)
Nov, 14, 2014 Tallahassee, Fla. Team Finish: 14th
17. 58. 65. 82. 91. 119. 120.
Damian Roszko 30:57.60 Andrew Monaghan 31:50.10 Mathew Dunn 31:58.00 Patrick Monaghan 32:18.20 Curtis Kelly 32:28.10 Branden Nosker 33:13.30 Matt Weickert 33:13.90
2014 WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SEASON REVIEW Slated to finish sixth in the SEC, the Mississippi State women’s cross country team began the 2014 season on Aug. 30 at the Memphis Twilight. The women finished first overall after claiming three of the Top Five finishes. Rhianwedd Price led the way in first place (17:05.67), followed by Lisa Ziegler in second (17:53.77) and Cornelia Griesche in fourth (17:55.67). Not far behind was senior Jodie McGuff earning tenth (18:53.30). Finishing in the Top 30, Carly Terp (19, 18:52.90), Mia Meydrich (23, 18:59.04) and Rachel Caulkins (26, 19:16.26) all made their MSU debut. After a successful first place finish in Memphis, the Bulldogs went on to record a second place finish at the Commodore Classic on Sept. 13. Price claimed second overall with a time of 16:57.77. Ziegler ran a strong race to finish 16th (17:31.42). Also finishing in the Top-20 individually, Griesche placed 19th (17:37.49). From Nashville, MSU headed to Bethlehem, Penn. to compete in the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 4. After earning 10th individually, Price, led the Bulldogs to finish 11th overall. Price’s time of 20:17 marked her personal best time in the 6K. Ziegler earned 27th with a time of 20:53. The Bulldog’s returned to South to compete in the Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa. This marked MSU’s last regular season meet. The Bulldogs finished fourth overall with three competitor finishing in the Top 10 (Price 2nd, 17:15.12; Ziegler 9th, 17:45.03; Griesche 10th, 17:45.54). With the regular season at a close, MSU headed back to Tuscaloosa on Oct. 31 to compete in the 2014 SEC Cross Country Championships. The women’s team returned home with a fifth place finish. Price recorded a fourth place finish (19:53.79), earning her a spot on the Women’s All-SEC First Team. This was the highest recorded individual finish in MSU school history. As the championship season continued, Mississippi State competed in the NCAA South Regionals in Tallahassee, Fla. on Nov. 14. The women predicted to finish in the Top 5 brought home a sixth place-finish. However, Price’s season was far from over after earning 3rd individually (19:37.20). This automatically qualified Price for Nationals and she also made the All-Region team. Ziegler (21st, 20:23.20 and Griesche (22nd, 20:24.80) were also named to the All-Region team. Running her last meet as a Bulldog, Carmen Brothers finished in MSU’s Top 5 recording a personal best in the 6K (99th, 21:32.60). The team’s season had concluded, but Price went on to represent MSU in the NCAA Naitonal Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 22. Price completed the 2014 season as an NCAA All-American after coming in 24th at nationals.
Memphis Twilight (5K)
Aug. 30, 2014 Memphis, Tenn. Team Finish: 1st
1. Rhianwedd Price
Lisa Ziegler Cornelia Griesche Jodie McGuff Carly Terp Mia Medrich Rachel Caulkins
17:05.67 17:53.77 17:55.67 18:35.30 18:52.90 18:59.04 19:16.26
2. 4. 10. 19. 23. 26.
Sept. 15, 2012 Nashville, Tenn. Team Finish: 4th
Commodore Classic (6K)
2. Rhianwedd Price 16. Lisa Ziegler 19. Cornelia Griesche 35. Jodie McGuff 59. Mia Meydrich 75. Emma Neigel 91. Rachel Caulkins 106. Madison Milhoan 112. Carly Terp
16:57.77 17:31.42 17:37.42 18:10.64 18:28.85 18:42.39 18:58.07 19:05.53 19:11.99
Paul Short Invitational (6K)
Sept. 28, 2012 South Bend, Ind. Team Finish: 15th 10. Rhianwedd Price
27. 60. 118. 131. 146. 236.
Lisa Ziegler Cornelia Griesche Emma Neigel Jodie McGuff Mia Meydrich Rachel Caulkins
20:17 20:53 21:53 21:15 21:56 22:02 23:08
Crimson Classic (5K)
SEC Championship (6K)
Oct. 31, 2014 Tuscaloosa, Ala Team Finish: 5th
4. 21. 25. 60. 75. 96. 104. 101. 102.
Oct. 13, 2012 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Team Finish: 3rd
2. Rhianwedd Price 9. Lisa Ziegler 10. Cornelia Griesche 67. Jodie McGuff 83: Mia Meydrich 9 2. Carmen Brothers 100. Madison Milhoan 160. Rachel Caulkins
17:15.12 17:45.03 17:45.54 18:43.64 18:52.99 18:57.94 19:02.28 20:07.04
Rhianwedd Price Cornelia Griesche Lisa Ziegler Emma Neigel Jodie McGuff Carmen Brothers Madison Milhoan Rachel Cualkins Mia Meydrich
21:34.82 21:46.47 21:48.15 22:02.63 22:26.88 22:37.19 22:48.66 22:56.68 22:58.50
NCAA South Region (6K)
Nov.14, 2014 Tallahassee, Fla. Team Finish:
3. 21. 22. 78. 99. 150. 181.
Rhianwedd Price Lisa Ziegler Cornelia Griesche Jodie McGuff Carmen Brothers Madison Milhoan Emma Neigel
19:37.20 20:23.20 20:24.80 21:17.30 21:32.60 22:30.60 23:22.10
NCAA National Championships Nov. 22, 2014 Terre Haute, Ind. 24. Rhianwedd Price
20:30.00
WOMEN’S 2014 SEC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS REVIEW Keisha Wallace posted the n day one of the 2014 best 60-meter hurdles time Southeastern Confer- for the Maroon and White ence Indoor Champiwomen, finishing 12th in the onships, Erica Bougard broke prelims (8:45). Her speed school history by becoming narrowly missed the cut to the first MSU athlete to win advance to Saturday’s event the SEC pentathlon title, after finals. posting a personal-best 4,458 With 22 points. points the Bougard entered the meet Bulldogs rank third nationally in the ended event. She placed first in the day two long jump (20-01.75) and in fourth second in the high jump as place. she cleared 5-10.00 to tie Entering a personal record. Bougard day three also tossed a personal-best the MSU 40-11.50 in the shot put to women’s garner a spot in second. track and They Byhalia, Miss. native field team was the only woman to com- continued pete for MSU on day one of its sucthe championships, which cess. Farplaced MSU second with 10 quharson points after the conclusion of placed fifth in the triple jump the first day. as she earned a new personDay two was as eventful as al-best of 42-04.00 to break day one as Rochelle Farthe MSU indoor record. Juquharson captured another nior Ebony Brinker followed title for MSU. Farquharson Farquharson in ninth with a earned a new personal-best personal-best 41-06.50, a 21-00.75 to land her the leap that landed her second title. Finishing behind Faron the school’s all-time indoor quharson, Bougard claimed performance list. ninth in the long jump with a The women’s distance mark of 19-09.75. medley relay clocked an Distance runner Cornelia 11:18.63 to capture third Griesche placed seventh place. The quartet, comprised in the women’s 3000-meter of Erica Bougard, Katie Husrun clocking 9:35.79. In her ton, Ocian Archer, and Rhianchampionship debut, freshwedd Price, had a time that man Liza Ziegler followed was three second shy of its Griesche in 16th (9:52.91). season best (11:15.34). Junior Emma Neigel was Griesche continued her 18th at 9:55.61. success at the SEC Cham Continuing day two, senior pionships posting the fastest
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5000-meter run time for the MSU women. Her speed of 16:58.36 earned her a spot in 13th in a field of 34 runners. After collecting ten points on the final day, the MSU women’s team earned a total of 32 points for an eight-place
finish at the SEC Indoor Championships. The team finished above Missouri, Alabama, Auburn, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
2014 WOMEN’S SEC OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS REVIEW will see action tomorrow in the women’s n the first day of the 2014 Southeast- 800-meter run finals, following a personern Conference Championships, the al-best 2:06.21 in prelims on Friday. MSU women’s team did not have any Hurdler Keisha Wallace also garnered a athletes compete. qualifying time, running a 13.31 in the wom The second day held success for the Bull- en’s 100-meter hurdles prelims. She will dogs’ as Rhianwedd Price advanced to the compete in the event finals Sunday at 2:40 finals of the 800-meter run. The freshman p.m. ET. from the United Kingdom placed fourth after The MSU women will look to land a top-5 running a personal-best 2:06.21. spot in the conference as Dudley’s squad Collecting her second conference crown of sits sixth overall (18 points) going into the the 2014 campaign, Rochelle Farquharson final day of competition. claimed the women’s long jump title on day On the final day, Price posted a 4:18.07 in three of the SEC Outdoor Track and Field the women’s 1500-meter run finals, shredChampionships. ding more than five seconds off of her qual The senior posted the best leap of the day ifying time. Finishing sixth, the freshman at Kentucky Track and Field Complex with earned three points for the MSU women. a mark of 21-02.50. Farquharson also owns Later in the day, Price picked up another the SEC Indoor title after jumping 21-00.75 point with an eighth-place time of 2:08.60 in at the championships in February. This the women’s 800-meter run finals. marks her second career SEC Outdoor long Senior Wallace saw a speed of 13.38 in jump title, as she also earned the honor in the women’s 100-meter hurdles finals, gar2011. nering a fifth-place finish, In the women’s 3000-meter good for five team points. steeplechase, sophomore The Maroon and White Cornelia Griesche improved squads totaled 26 points to her MSU record (previously finish in 11th place. 10:04.05) by racing a personal-best 10:00.58 to earn a second-place finish. Freshman Lisa Ziegler (10:45.25) and junior Emma Neigel (11:06.20) finished 10th and 13th, respectively, behind Griesche. Freshman standout Price clocked a 4:23.33 to finish 11th in the women’s 15000-meter run prelims, a speed that sends her to Sunday’s finals. Additionally, Price
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pair of Bulldogs represented the Mississippi State track and
lon. The freshman from Rock Hill, S.C., finished eighth to give his
field team on day one of the 2014 Southeastern Conference
team one point after collecting a personal best 6,764 points. Also
Outdoor Championships.
competing was Wilson, who had a personal best 6,205 points.
Freshmen Zach Taylor and JaQuarius Wilson saw action in the
MSU had four athletes compete on the third day of the champi-
men’s decathlon, completing five of the ten events in their champi-
onships.
onships debut.
Middle distance runners Patrick Monaghan (3:52.31) and Da-
Totaling 3,620 points, Taylor, who currently sits in seventh, post-
mian Roszko (3:53.35) continued the trend, finishing seventh and
ed a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash, clocking a 10.92 (878
eighth, respectively, in the men’s 1500-meter run to solidify a spot
points). The Rock Hill, S.C., native followed up with a leap of 22-
in the finals.
01.50 in the long jump to garner 753 points. With a toss of 33-07.25
in the shot put, Taylor gained another 500 points to his total before
the men’s discus for a spot in seventh.
boasting a clearance of 6-00.50 in the high jump. The freshman’s
speed capped his day with a second-place time of 49.71 in the
3:09.02 to gain two points in a finish of seventh. The quartet con-
400-meter dash.
sisted of Hearn, Alistair Moona, McBride and Steve Shoto.
Wilson started off the competition by grabbing 728 points in the
In the field, junior Tautvydas Kieras turned in a toss of 180-05 in To round out action, the Bulldog 4x400-meter relay team ran a
On the final day of the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships, Mis-
100-meter dash at 11.62. His leap of 21-04.75 in the long jump
sissippi State track and field captured its second SEC champion
earned him another 702 points before tossing 31-04.75 in the shot
during the four-day event as sophomore McBride won the men’s
put. To finish the competition on day one, Wilson cleared 6-00.50 in
800-meter run.
the high jump and ran a 51.66 in the 400-meter dash to total 3,291
points.
the event, clocked a 1:47.59 to claim the crown.
On day two of the championships there was no one faster than
Brandon McBride in the 800-meter run.
400-meter hurdles finals, boasting a season-best 50.66. His speed
gave the Bulldogs six points. Junior Davis followed him in fourth at
In the preliminary round of the SEC Outdoor Championships at
McBride, who entered the meet as the NCAA’s fastest runner in Also on Sunday, Hearn earned a third-place finish in the men’s
the Kentucky Track and Field Complex, the sophomore from Wind-
50.90, collecting another five points.
sor, Ontario, ran a top time of 1:47.13 to earn his spot in the finals.
McBride wasn’t the only MSU standout to advance to the finals.
in 11th place.
In the 400-meter hurdles, both Jovan Davis and Scottie Hearn
MSU concluded the championships with 26 points landing them
punched their tickets with times of 51.58 and 51.85 to finish third and fourth, respectively.
MSU also got on the scoreboard, thanks to Taylor in the Decath-
WOMEN’S INDOOR RESULTS 1. Florida 2. Texas A&M 3. Arkansas 4. Kentucky 5. Georgia 6. LSU 7. Tennessee 8. Mississippi State 9. Missouri 10. Alabama 11. Auburn 12. South Carolina 13. Vanderbilt 14. Ole Miss
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RESULTS 1. Arkansas 2. Florida 3. Texas A&M 4. Kentucky 5. Georgia 6. LSU 7. Missouri 8. Alabama 9. Auburn 10. Tennessee 11. Mississippi State 12. South Carolina 13. Vanderbilt 14. Ole Miss
MEN’S OUTDOOR RESULTS 1. Texas A&M 2. Arkansas 3. Flroida 4. Georgia 5. Ole Miss 6. Kentucky 7. LSU 8. Auburn 9. Alabama 10. Mississippi State 11. Tennessee 13. South Carolina 14. Missouri
NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS 2015 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFYING STANDARDS (SEA LEVEL) AUTOMATIC Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 800 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 5,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200 m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200 m/220 yds)*
2015 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD QUALIFYING STANDARDS (SEA LEVEL) AUTOMATIC FAT 6.14@ 6.60@ 7.17@ 7.70@
MT — — — —
21.48 21.23 20.83
— — —
47.15 46.75 46.15
46.9 46.5 45.9
1:49.30 1:48.90 1:48.00
1:49.0 1:48.6 1:47.7
4:01.30 4:00.80 3:59.00
4:01.0 4:00.5 3:58.7
7:58.50 7:57.20 7:54.50
7:58.2 7:56.9 7:54.2
13:53.30 13:50.80 13:47.00
13:53.0 13:50.5 13:46.7
3:10.50 3:08.90 3:06.50
3:10.2 3:08.6 3:06.2
3:11.70 3:10.10 3:07.70
3:11.4 3:09.8 3:07.4
9:36.10 9:35.00 9:32.00
9:35.8 9:34.7 9:31.7
9:37.60 9:36.50 9:33.50
9:37.3 9:36.2 9:33.2
@ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. METRIC High Jump 2.24 Pole Vault 5.50 Long Jump 7.90 Triple Jump 16.15 Shot Put 19.30 35-Pound Weight 21.50 Heptathlon 5,675 points *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available.
Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 800 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 5,000 Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Meters# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay—Yards# (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)*
FAT 6.74@ 7.26@ 7.57@ 8.14@
MT — — — —
23.90 23.70 23.20
— — —
53.60 53.30 52.60
53.3 53.0 52.3
2:06.30 2:06.00 2:05.00
2:06.0 2:05.7 2:04.7
4:39.40 4:38.90 4:37.00
4:39.1 4:38.6 4:36.7
9:17.00 9:16.00 9:13.00
9:16.7 9:15.7 9:12.7
16:15.00 16:14.7 16:12.50 16:12.2 16:07.50 16:07.2 3:38.00 3:36.80 3:34.00
3:37.7 3:36.5 3:33.7
3:39.20 3:38.00 3:35.20
3:38.9 3:37.7 3:34.9
11:10.90 11:10.6 11:09.40 11:09.1 11:05.50 11:05.2 11:13.40 11:13.1 11:12.90 11:12.6 11:09.00 11:08.7
@ Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds. METRIC High Jump 1.85 Pole Vault 4.30 Long Jump 6.38 Triple Jump 13.30 Shot Put 16.90 20-Pound Weight 21.00 Pentathlon 4,075 points *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available.
NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR QUALIFYING STANDARDS
The championship qualifying procedure allows for a field size of 24 in all individual and relay events at the final championship competition. (Refer to the 2015 Outdoor Track and Field Technical Manual- www.ncaa.org)
QUALIFYING Qualifying to the final championship competition is accomplished through performance in the preliminary championship competition at each site for events contested at those competitions. Twelve competitors from each individual event and twelve teams from each relay event advance from each preliminary championship competition site to the final championship competition. Qualification, through competition in an event at a preliminary championship competition, is required to participate in that event at the final championship competition. Any individual or relay team must remain eligible for advancement throughout all rounds of the championships. The specific event formula for advancement to the final championship competition, as well as tie breaking procedure, is detailed in the 2014 Outdoor Track and Field Technical Manual. Qualification for the Heptathlon and Decathlon events of the championship is accomplished through a student-athlete’s position on the national descending order list. Based upon declarations, made before the preliminary championship competition, twenty-four student-athletes will be accepted to the final championship competition in each event.
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2014 NCAA MEN’S & WOMEN’S EAST RGIONAL REVIEW
n day 1 of the NCAA East Preliminary at North Florida, Brandon McBride, a sophomore from Windsor, Ontario, ran 1:48.31, the fifth fasted time of the day, to advance to Friday’s semis, where the top 12 advance to Eugene, Ore., next month. But McBride wasn’t the only Mississippi State standout enjoying success. So did Scottie Hearn and Rhianwedd Price. Price placed 2nd in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:16.13 to punch her ticket to Saturday’s semifinals, while Hearn finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles at 51.44 to join Friday’s semifinals field. In addition to Friday’s semis, also competing for the Bulldogs are Ste’yce McNeil and Keisha Wallace in the 100-meter hurdles and Cornelia Griesche, Emma Neigel and Lisa Ziegler in the 3000-meter steeplechase. It’s a goal that’s always the same each year — get to the nationals. Friday, Mississippi State had three track and field
athletes do just that. On Day 2 of the NCAA East Preliminary at North Florida that was hampered by weather delays, Griesche, McBride and Hearn advanced to next month’s nationals in Oregon. McBride posted the top time in the 800-meter run at 1:46.80, while Hearn placed 7th in the 400-meter hurdles at 50.81. Then in the final event of the night, Griesche placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.87. The same can be said for Wallace. In the 100-meter hurdles, the senior from Jamaica finished 10th with a time of 13.25 to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. Also Saturday, Price will be competing in the 1,500-meter run, while Damian Roszko will be representing MSU in the 5000 meters. In addition, Tautvydas Kieras will be participating in the discus and Ebony Brinker in the triple jump. Despite valiant efforts by Mississippi State on Saturday, the Bull-
dogs concluded the final day of the NCAA East Preliminary without advancing anymore track and field athletes to the nationals in Eugene, Ore. For two MSU standouts at North Florida’s Hodges Stadium, it came down to mere seconds. In the 1500-meter run, where the top 12 advanced, Price just missed on qualifying as she placed 13th with a time of 4:18.83. Then in the 100-meter hurdles, senior Wallace finished 14th at 13.33. Still, the Bulldogs will send three to Oregon, which begin on June 11. SEC champion Brandon McBride will be competing in the 800-meter run, while Hearn and Griesche are battling in the 400-meter hurdles and steeplechase, respectively.
2014 NCAA MEN’S & WOMEN’S OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Hodges Stadium for Day 1 of the NCAA
dles at 50.81. Then in the final event of the
East Preliminary at North Florida, Brandon
night, Griesche placed 11th in the 3,000-me-
ESPNU and a raucous crowd at historic
McBride, a sophomore from Windsor, On-
ter steeplechase with a time of 10:08.87.
Hayward Field at the Outdoor Track & Field
tario, ran 1:48.31, the fifth fasted time of the
In the 100-meter hurdles, the senior from
day, to advance to Friday’s semis, where the
Jamaica finished 10th with a time of 13.25 to
top 12 advance to Eugene, Ore., next month.
advance to Saturday’s semifinal round.
But McBride wasn’t the only Mississippi
Also Saturday, Rhianwedd Price will be
State standout enjoying success. So did
competing in the 1,500-meter run, while Da-
Scottie Hearn and Rhianwedd Price.
mian Roszko will be representing MSU in the
5000 meters. In addition, Tautvydas Kieras
Price placed 2nd in the 1,500 meters with
a personal-best time of 4:16.13 to punch her
will be participating in the discus and Ebony
ticket to Saturday’s semifinals, while Hearn
Brinker in the triple jump.
finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles at
51.44 to join the semifinals field the next day.
on Saturday, the Bulldogs concluded the final
day of the NCAA East Preliminary without
In addition to the semis, also competing
Despite valiant efforts by Mississippi State
for the Bulldogs are Ste’yce McNeil and
advancing anymore track and field athletes to
Keisha Wallace in the 100-meter hurdles and
the nationals in Eugene, Ore.
Cornelia Griesche, Emma Neigel and Lisa
Ziegler in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
Hodges Stadium, it came down to mere sec-
onds.
On Day 2 of the NCAA East Preliminary at
In front of a national TV audience on
For two MSU standouts at North Florida’s
North Florida that was hampered by weather
delays, Cornelia Griesche, Brandon McBride
advanced, Rhianwedd Price just missed on
and Scottie Hearn advanced to next month’s
qualifying as she placed 13th with a time
nationals in Oregon.
of 4:18.83. Then in the 100-meter hurdles,
Championships, Mississippi State sophomore
senior Keisha Wallace finished 14th at 13.33.
standout Brandon McBride won his second
the top time in the 800-meter run at 1:46.80,
NCAA title after holding off Florida’s Ryan
while Hearn placed 7th in the 400-meter hur-
gon, which begin on June 11. SEC champion
Schnulle in the 800-meter run.
Brandon McBride will be competing in the
800-meter run, while Scottie Hearn and Cor-
Ontario, posted a time of 1:46.26, the sec-
nelia Griesche are battling in the 400-meter
ond-fastest of his career.
hurdles and steeplechase, respectively.
taking top honors at the SEC Championships
McBride, a junior from Canada, posted
In the 1500-meter run, where the top 12
Still, the Bulldogs will send three to Ore-
No one has been able to keep up with
McBride, a sophomore from Windsor,
In March, he won the indoor crown before
Brandon McBride all year, and Wednesday
back in May.
was no different at the NCAA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships.
ed this year and ranked No. 1 nationally.
In the semifinals of the 800m run at
He entered Friday’s showdown undefeatIn the final standings, Mississippi State
Oregon’s Hayward Field, the sophomore from
placed 24th, while host Oregon won the over-
Windsor, Ontario, ran a top time of 1:48.09 to
all crown.
advance to Friday’s finals.
This year’s indoor champion and SEC
winner joins three other conference rivals in the finals — Arkansas’ Patrick Rono, Kentucky’s Keffri Neal and Ryan Schnulle of Florida.
Also for Mississippi State, Cornelia Gri-
esche’s stellar sophomore campaign came to end after finishing 18th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:20.92. Only the top 12 advanced.
MEN’S SCHOOL RECORDS FRESHMAN RECORDS 100-meter dash
D’Angelo Cherry
10.07
2009
110-meter hurdles
Clifton Frankin
14.07
1984
200-meter dash
Lorenzo Daniel
20.70
1985
400-meter dash
Tavaris Tate
44.86
2010
400-meter hurdles
Scottie Hearn
50.56
2013
800-meter run
Brandon McBride
1:47.75
2013
1500-meter run
Matthew Cameron
3:48.20
2008
3000-meter SC
Simeon Kigen
8:44.97
1981
5000-meter run
Mzee Ruto
13:59.9 (m)
1980
10,000-meter run
Adam Lenz
30:25.91
2008
High Jump
James Harris
7-03
2011
Pole Vault
Bob Dandino
16-07
1981
Long Jump
Jarrett Samuels
Triple Jump
26-02 ¼
2012
LeRoy Millsap
50-10
1981
Shot Put
Garry Frank
57-08
1984
Discus
J.D. Erickson
163-02
2002
Hammer
Matt Whalen
181-08
2004
Javelin (new)
Piotr Antosik
226-00
2013
Decathlon
Trey Hardee
8,041
2004
INDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS 60-meter dash
D’Angelo Cherry
6.52
2009
60-meter hurdles
Anthony Greer
7.82 (c)
1992
200-meter dash
Marquis Davis
20.70
2003
400-meter dash
Tavaris Tate
800-meter run
Brandon McBride
Mile run
Don Hunt
3000-meter run
Matthew Cameron
5000-meter run
Mark Strucko
4x400-meter relay
Barnaby, Harris,
Wilder, Mayers
Mile relay
Harris, Barnaby
Mayers, Tate
Two-Mile relay
King, Alli,
Hull, Gwaro
3200-meter relay
Griffith, Jorczak,
45.80
2010
1:47.75
2013
4:04.0 (m)
1968
8:10.84
2009
14:09.7 (m)
1982
3:08.56
2011
3:05.07
2012
7:37.07
1981
7:43.44
1992
9:48.28
2003
7-06
2013
Gabbidon, Murphy
Distance medley relay
Odom, Nelson,
McConnell, Boldt
High Jump
Marcus Jackson
Pole Vault
Bob Dandino
16-10
1985
Long Jump
Festus Igbinoghene
25-09 ¼
1991
Triple Jump
Festus Igbinoghene
54-04 ½
1989
Shot Put
Garry Frank
63-00 ¼
1986
35-lb weight throw
Terry Day
Pentathlon
Daniel Hunter
62-00 ¼
1997
3,676 pts.
2003
OUTDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS 100-meter dash Pierre Browne 110-meter hurdles Kelvin Harris 200-meter dash Lorenzo Daniel 400-meter dash Jamel Ashley 400-meter hurdles Dennis Otono 800-meter run Brandon McBride 1500-meter run Simeon Kigen 3000-meter SC Simeon Kigen 5000-meter run Mark Strucko 10,000 meter-run Robert Scribner 4x100-meter relay J. Christian, Cherry, Mullings, Bailey 4x200-meter relay Wilder, May, Mullings, Tate 4x400-meter relay Harris, Wilder Barnaby, Tate 4x800-meter relay Rono, Daniels, 4x1500-meter relay Sprint medley relay Distance medley relay High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put Discus Hammer Javelin Decathlon
9.98 13.73 19.87 44.75 49.39 1:45.35 3:43.68 8:43.68 13:58.30 29:07.06 38.96
2002 2003 1988 2005 1988 2014 1982 1982 1984 2009 2009
1:21.09
2010
3:01.56
2011
7:20.29
2007
Woods, Coachman Cameron, Blankenship, 15:39.86 Cachman, Smith Braddy, Cesar, 3:15.47 Daniel, Laurant Gwaro, Jones, 9:43.7 (m) Hull, Stubbs Rod Newton 7-04 ½ Marcus Jackson 7-04 ½ Bob Dandino 18-00 ½ Festus Igbinoghene 26-11 Festus Igbinoghene 54-03 ¼ Garry Frank 67-09 ½ Tautvydas Kieras 186-05.00 Terry Day 200-03 Corwyn Aldredge 248-06 Trey Hardee 8, 041 pts.
2008 1987 1980 2000 2012 1985 1991 1989 1987 2014 1997 1984 2004
WOMEN’S SCHOOL RECORDS FRESHMAN RECORDS
OUTDOOR SCHOOL RECORD
100-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
11.46
1987
100-meter hurdles
Keisha Wallace
13.31
2010
200-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
22.98
1987
400-meter dash
Jody Ann Muir
52.79
2010
400-meter hurdles
Stey’ce McNeil
1:00.08
2013
800-meter run
Iyabi Ajayi
2:07.73
1987
1500-meter run
Tiffany McWilliams
4:20.13
2002
3000-meter SC
Cornelia Griesche
10:27.28
2013
10,000-meter
Sarah Hammes
36:25.91
2008
5000-meter run
Christine Zawaski
17:15.78
High Jump
Dorothy Youmans
Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put
100-meter dash
Camille Harper
11.38
2001
100-meter hurdles
Keisha Wallace
12.97
2012
200-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
22.82
1989
400-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
51.26
1989
400-meter hurdles
Talisha Lee
59.55
2011
800-meter run
Tiffany McWilliams
2:01.00
2004
1500-meter run
Tiffany McWilliams
4:06.75
2003
Mile run
Tiffany McWilliams
3000-meter run
April Ecke
1999
3000-meter SC
5-07
2006
5000-meter run
Rochelle Farquharson
21-03 ¼
2011
Rochelle Farquharson
41-08 ¾
2011
Nicola Wilson
46-05 ½
4:31.31
2004
9:34.1 (m)
1994
Cornelia Griesche
10:00.58
2014
Haley Greenwell
16:21.63
2011
10,000-meter run
Haley Greenwell
33:52.57
2011
4x100-meter relay
Barnaby-Pope, Gibbs,
44.92
2001
2004
Lee, Harper McCaleb, Baker
1:35.06
2011
3:34.88
2013
8:47.84
2006
18:09.43
2006
3:50.16
1996
Discus
Crystal Averitt
151-06
2002
4x200-meter relay
Hammer
Emily Sanders
172-02
2006
Muir, Ra. Farquharson
Javelin
Emily Sanders
133-07
2006
4x400-meter relay
Archer, Muir,
Heptathlon
Erica Bougard
5,527
2012
Pole Vault
Megan Walker
12-07 ½
2013
McNeil, Bougard
4x800-meter relay
McPherson, Wahlin,
4x1500-meter relay
McPherson, Griffith,
Grube, Magloire
INDOOR SCHOOL RECORDS
Magloire, Falor Sprint medley relay
60-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
60-meter hurdles
Keisha Wallace
200-meter dash
Gaines, Patterson,
7.39 (c)
1988
Foster, Bridgeman
8.23
2012
Falilatu Ogunkoya
22.98
1987
Shuttle Hurdle relay
Wallace, Aaron,
400-meter dash
Falilatu Ogunkoya
53.03
1990
Farquharson, T. Lee
800-meter run
Tiffany McWilliams
2:05.46
2004
Mile run
Tiffany McWilliams
4:32.24
2004
3000-meter run
Tiffany McWilliams
9:26.29
2003
5000-meter run
April Ecke
16:27.26
1994
4x400-meter relay
Archer, Bougard,
3:39.28
2013
Muir, McNeil
Distance Medley Relay
Huston, Bougard 11:15.34 2014
Distance medley relay McPherson, Dunn,
54:33 11:10.06
2010 2004
Magloire, McWilliams
High Jump
Erica Bougard
Pole Vault
Lacey Johnson
11-06
2005
Long Jump
Elisha Williams
21-07 ¼
2001
Triple Jump
Ebony Brinker
41-09 ¾
2013
Shot Put
Nicola Wilson
50-01 ¾
2006
5-11½ 2013
Discus
Crystal Averitt
157-02
2004
5-10 ¾
2012
Hammer
Favian Cowards
206-05
2012
Lacey Johnson
11-03 ½
2002
Javelin
Laquinta Aaron
141-05
2010
Elisha Williams
21-07 ½
2001
Heptathlon
Erica Bougard
5,976 pts.
2013
42-04
2014
48-00 ¾
2006
Bold denotes current athlete
66-05
2012
4,586 pts.
2014
Archer, Price High Jump
Erica Bougard
Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump
Rochell Farquharson
Shot Put
Nicola Wilson
20-lb weight throw
Favian Cowards
Pentathlon
Erica Bougard
ALL-TIME INDOOR SUPERLATIVES MEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR SUPERLATIVES 60-Meter Dash
3000-Meter Run
1. D’Angelo Cherry 6.49 2. Pierre Browne 6.60 3. Marquis Davis 6.61 4. Fred Collier 6.70 (c) 5. Dion Crabbe 6.71
2013 2003 2003 1998 2002
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Matthew Cameron Robert Scribner Gary Thome Houston Franks Adam Lenz
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1992 2003 2013 1989 1990
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Mark Strucko Simeon Kigen Scott Hoelzel Daniel Simpkins Joseph Curro
2003 2002 1988 2010 2002
1. Mayers, Barnaby Harris, Tate 2. McBride, Tate Barnaby, Hearn 3. Ricther, Mullings, Mayers, Tate 4. Harris, Lewis, Nelson,McFadden 5. Washington, Spane, Moore, Jones
60-Meter Hurdles
Anthony Greer Kelvin Harris Nathan Arnett John Owens Jonathan Johnson
7.82 (c) 7.84 7.85 7.88 (c) 7.91 (c)
200-Meter Dash
1. Marquis Davis 2. Pierre Browne 3. Lorenzo Daniel 4. Tavaris Tate 5. Dion Crabbe
20.70 20.78 20.89 20.96 21.10
400-Meter Dash
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Tavaris Tate Jude Monye Brandon McBridge Rayton Archer Daundre Barnaby
45.80 45.94 46.57 46.68 47.12
800-Meter Run
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Brandon McBride Kraig Cesar John Little Adrian Taylor James Kimbrough
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Don Hunt Mark Strucko Tim Keller Jason Jorczak Ken Hicks
1.47:74 1:51.03 1:51.16 1:51.85 1:52.08
Mile Run
4:04.0 (m) 4:07.56 4:09.13 4:09.55 4:10.68
2010 1995 2013 1996 2013 2013 1988 1992 1997 2001 1968 1983 1990 1990 1984
8.10.22 8:15.17 8:18.84 8:19.63 8:22.40
1. 2. 3. 3. 4.
Bob Dandino Trey Hardee Kevin Pittman Patrick Johnson Kevin Herfurth
1982 1982 1988 2010 1993
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Festus Igbinoghene Dion Crabbe Yura Bryant Ian Robertson Fred Collier
3:05.07
2012
3:08.17
2013
3:09.80
2010
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Festus Igbinoghene Seigha Porbeni Jason Harper Vance Clarke Corey Holland
3:10.67
2003
3:10.69
1982
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Garry Frank John Hilliard Ed Wesela David Porter Terry Day
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Terry Day J. D. Erickson John Hillard Viktor Mara Tim Huddleston
1. 2. 3. 4.
Daniel Hunter Trey Hardee Jace Lacoste LaChristopher Lewis
5000-Meter Run
14:09.7 (m) 14:39.11 14:42.87 14:55.46 14:59.01
4x400 Meter Relay
Distance Medley Relay
1. Odom,Nelson, McConnell, Boldt 2. P. Monaghan, Samuels McBride, A. Monaghan 3. Keller, Santucci, Hopkins, Thome 4. Alli, Jones, Hull, Stubbs 5. McConnell, Ashley, Kimbrough, Boldt 1. 1. 3. 4. 5.
9:48.28
2003
9:52.00
2013
9:56.01
1987
10:00.52
1980
10:00.87
2003
High Jump
Marcus Jackson James Harris Rod Newton Chuck Ways Lee Palles
Pole Vault
2009 2009 1986 1998 2009
7-06 7-03 ¾ 7-03 7-02 ½ 7-01 ¼
2012 2012 2000 90,91 1976
16-10 16-08 ¾ 16-00 ¾ 16-00 ¾ 16-00 ½
Long Jump
25-09 ½ 25-01 ¼ 25-00 ¼ 24-11 ¼ 24-09 ¼
Triple Jump
54-04 ½ 52-08 52-04 ¾ 51-11 ¼ 51-08
Shot Put
63-00 ¼ 58-06 57-03 ¾ 57-00 56-03 ¾
35-Pound Weight Throw 62-00 ¼ 60-02 ½ 59-08 ½ 58-03 ¾ 57-07 ¾
Pentathlon
3,676 3,602 3,552 3,447
1985 2003 2002 2013 1987 1991 2001 1984 1998 1999 1989 1974 2013 2001 1992 1986 1997 2012 1991 1997 1997 2003 1998 2002 2002 2003 2003 1989 2002
WOMEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR SUPERLATIVES 60-Meter Dash
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Falilatu Ogunkoya Collette Gibbs Camille Harper Gabrielle Dillion Kim Patterson
1. 2. 3. 4. 4.
Keisha Wallace Marrissa Harris LaQuinta Aaron Erica Bougard Raquel Farquharson
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Falilatu Ogunkoya Taniesha Baker Kim Patterson Richesa McCaleb Camille Harper
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Falilatu Ogunkoya Jody-Ann Muir Crystal Wilson Taneisha Baker Ocian Archer
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
7.39 (c) 7.44 (c) 7.52 7.53 7.53 (c)
60-Meter Hurdles 8.23 8.27 8.31 8.34 8.40
200-Meter Dash 23.89 24:10 24.37 24.42 24.50
400-Meter Dash 53.03 53.20 55.06 55.15 55.85
800-Meter Run
Tiffany McWilliams Iyabo Ajayi Jennifer McPherson Melisa Rice LaTonya Stephens
2:05.46 2:10.65 2:10.69 2:11.14 2:12.66
Mile Run
Tiffany McWilliams Rhianwedd Price Jennifer McPherson Tina Bridgeman Chloe Phillips
4:34.61 4:39.37 4:43.39 4:50.20 4:51.67
3000-Meter Run
1988 1998 2001 2008 1995
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Tiffany McWilliams Cornelia Griesche Jenny Owens April Ecke Haley Greenwell
2012 2009 2010 2013 2012
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
April Ecke Cornelia Griesche Meggan Hodge Haley Greenwell Joy Griffith
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Muir, Archer 3:39.28 Bougard, Carey Bougard, Muir 3:39.41 Covington, Archer Arhcer, Bougard 3:41.21 Muir, Carey Baker, Aaron, 3:41.31 Muir, Wilson McCaleb, Muir 3:42.44 Covington, Baker
1988 2010 1995 2011 2002 1990 2013 2010 2011 2012 2004 1988 2005 1991 2000 2003 2014 2005 1997 2011
9:26.29 9:35.79 9:40.05 9:40.34 9:44.15
5000-Meter Run
16:27.26 16:58.36 16:59.34 17:05.88 17:10.29
4x400-Meter Relay
Distance Medley Relay
1. Huston, Bougard Archer, Price 2. McPherson, Dunn, Magloire, McWilliams 3. McPherson, Dunn, Magloire, McWilliams 4. Sandberg, Pollard, K. Haber, Bridgeman 5. McPherson, Banks, Wahlin, Magloire 1. 1. 3. 4. 5.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Elisha Williams Erica Bougard Rochelle Farquharson Wendy Copeland Marrissa Harris
1994 2014 2003 2011 2004
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Rochell Farquharson Erica Bougard Elisha Williams Ebony Brinker Courtney Carr
2013
2010
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Nicola Wilson Stacey Salmon Fran Townsel Sharon Simmons Favian Coawards
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Favian Cowards Crystal Averitt Stacey Salmon Jennifer Johnstone Emily Sanders
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Erica Bougard Marrissa Harris LaQuinta Aaron Elisha Williams Keisha Wallace
2014
11:18.04
2003
11:27.54
2004
11:38.51
1997
11:41.77
2006
5-10 ½ 2013 5-10 ½ 2012 5-08 2006 5-08 2000 5-08 1997
42-04 41-09 ¼ 40-09 40-06 ¼ 40-02
Pole Vault
Megan Walker Sydney Rodkey Lacey Johnson Natalie Neely
2011
21-07 ½ 21-01 ¼ 21-09 ¾ 20-09 ¼ 20-02 ¼
Triple Jump
1. 2. 2012 3. 4. 2013
11:15.34
High Jump
Erica Bougard Jessica Merriweather Jasmine Walls Elisha Williams LaTonya Hill
Long Jump
2003 2014 1991 1992 2011
12-07 ½ 11-05 ¾ 11-03 10-04
Shot Put
49-01 ¾ 46-06 ¼ 46-01 ¼ 46-00 45-07
20-Pound Weight Throw 60-05 54-09 ¼ 54-05 ¼ 53-05 52-03 ¾
Pentathlon
4,586 4,059 3,917 3,801 3,777
(c) -- converted from 55-meter (m) -- denotes hand times Bold denotes current athletes
2001 2013 2014 2010 2008 2014 2013 1999 2012 1997 2013 2013 2005 05, 06 2006 2001 1996 1990 2012
2011 2004 2001 2005 2007 2014 2008 2009 2002 2012
MEN’S ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES MEN’S ALL-TIME OUTDOOR SUPERLATIVES 100-Meter Dash 1. Pierre Browne
9.98
2002
2. Lorenzo Daniel
10.00
86,88
1. Simeon Kigen
8:43.87
1982
1. Harris, Wilder
3:01.56
2011
3. D’Angelo Cherry
10.02
2009
2. Travis McKay
8:49.45
2007
4. Steve Mullings
10.06
2005
3. Gerry Thome
8:59.94
1988
2. E. Coleman, A. Davis, 3:01.63
2005
5. Marquis Davis
10.10
2003
4. Pad Judd
9:07.68
2008
5. Jonathan Rono
9:08.09
2008
3. Wilder, Mullings,
3000-Meter Steeplechase
4x400-Meter Relay
110-Meter Hurdles
Barnaby, Tate L. Lewis, J. Ashley
3:01.67
2010
3:02.16
2012
Tate, Mayers
1. Kelvin Harris
13.73
2003
2. Nathan Arnett
13.77
2012
1. Mark Strucko
13:58.30
3. John Owens
13.81
1989
2. Mzee Ruto
13:59.9(m) 1980
5. M. Hadley, G. Washington, 3:02.80 1982
4. Dedric Ruffin
13.90
1998
3. Simeon Kigen
14:12.11
1982
5. Nathan Arnett
13.94
2013
4. Damian Roszko
14:13.53
2014
5. Robert Scribner
14:14.10
2009
5000-Meter Run
4. Mayers, Tate 1984
200-Meter Dash
Barnaby, Harris M. Moore, D. Jones 4x800-Meter Relay
1. J. Rono, G. Coachman, 7:20.29
1. Lorenzo Daniel
19.87
1988
2. Marquis Davis
20.15
2003
1. Robert Scribner
29:07.06
2009
3. Aki Bradley
20.27
1994
2.. Gerry Thome
29:47.82
1986
4. Dion Crabbe
20.30
2002
3. Adam Lenz
30:18.08
2011
3 J. Rono, G. Coachman, 7:25.46
5. Steve Mullings
20.31
2005
4. Mark Strucko
30:30.20
1981
5. Mzee Ruto
30:33.7(m) 1980
10,000-Meter Run
400-Meter Dash
2. J. Rono, E.Mayers,
44.75
2005
4x100-Meter Relay
2. Tavaris Tate
44.86
2010
1. J. Christian, D. Cherry 38.96
3. Dwight Mullings
44.98
2009
4. Evis Jennings
45.0 (m)
1976
2. L. Lewis, A. Davis,
5. Jude Monye
45.04
1995
G. McFadden, P. Browne
E. Morant, J. Ashley,
400-Meter Hurdles
2007
N.Daniels, C. Woods 2007
N.Daniels, C. Woods
5. J. Rono, G. Coachman, 7:31.94 2009
2008
G. Coachman, C. Woods
2007
N.Daniels, C. Woods
D. Mullings, J.Bailey 39.09 39.09
Sprint Medley Relay
2003
1. S. Braddy, K. Cesar, 2005
3:15.47
1987
3:16.52
2007
3:16.62
1993
3:16.83
2008
5. K. Laurant, S. Braddy, 3:17.19
1987
L. Daniel, K. Laurant
S. Mullings, L. Lewis
2. K. May, J. Bailey,
1. Dennis Otono
49.39
1979
J. Christian, K. May,
2. Emanuel Mayers
49.65
2010
D. Mullings, Tate
3. Nathan Arnett
50.29
2012
4. G. McFadden, M. Davis, 39.12
4. Scottie Hearn
50.56
2013
D. Crabbe, P. Browne
5. Jovan Davis
50.90
2014
W. Banks, J. Owens,
L. Daniel, R. Dennis
39.09
2010
B. Davis, C. Woods
3. A. Bradley, D. Orr, 2002
J. Little, W. Gabbidon
4. O. Wilder, J. Bailey, 39.12
1986
800-Meter Run
7:23.22
4. J. Rono, G. Coachman, 7:28.93
1. Jamel Ashley
2007
N.Daniels, C. Woods
J. Hubbard, C. Woods L. Daniel, K. Cesar
4x200-Meter Relay
1. Brandon McBride
1:45.35
2014
1. Wilder, May
2. Golden Coachman
1:46.79
2007
2. Kraig Cesar
1:47.62
1988
2. W. Banks, C. Spane,
3. John Little
1:47.86
1993
5. Chris Woods
1:48.15
2007
3. S. Mullings, J. Ashley, 1:21.31
1500-Meter Run
1:21.09
1. J. Gwaro, D. Jones, 1:21.20
1985
R. Dennis, L. Daniel 2005
1:21.44
3:43.68
1982
2. Matthew Cameron
3:44.52
2009
5. G. McFadden, M. Davis, 1:21.58
3. Mark Strucko
3:45.08
1982
4. Eric Weinhold
3:45.22
1988
5. Travis McKay
3:45.25
2007
1985
L. Daniel, R. Dennis 2002
9:43.7(m) 1980
P. Hull, J. Stubbs 9:44.29
1984
9:45.55
1985
4. G. Coachman, J. Bailey, 9:45.80
2007
K. Hicks, M. Strucko
3. S. Arnold, S. Whiting,
1. Simeon Kigen
D. Crabbe, P. Browne
2. J. Gwaro, R. Dennis,
A. Davis, L. Lewis
4. W. Banks, Y. Bryant,
Distance Medley Relay
2010
Mullings, Tate
K. Cesar, K. Hicks J. Rono, T. McKay
5. J. Gwaro, D. Jones,
S. Alli, M. Strucko
9:48.00
1983
MEN’S ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES MEN’S ALL-TIME OUTDOOR SUPERLATIVES 4x1500-Meter Relay 1.
M. Cameron, B. Smith 15.39.86
B. Blankenship, G. Coachman,
2.
R. Irwin, P. Judd,
B. Smith, J. Rono
3.
H. Franks, T. Kurgat,
D. Loritz, J. Williams
4.
R. Irwin, B. Smith,
P. Judd, T. McKay
5.
B. Smith, J. Brigham
Triple Jump 2008
15:49.91
2007
15:50.23
1995
15:54.80
2007
16:00.17
High Jump
Hammer
1. Festus Igbinoghene
54-03 ¼
1989
1.
Terry Day
200-03
1997
2. Vance Clarke
53-03 ½
2000
2.
Matt Holcomb
192-08
2004
3. Seigha Porbeni
53-01
1975
3.
Matt Whalen
185-03
2005
4. Ian Robertson
52-08 ¾
2000
4.
Kiley Aguar
184-06
2009
5. Jason Harper
52-02 ¾
2013
5.
Andre Oates
170-02
1999
POLE VAULT
Javelin
1. Bob Dandino
18-00 ½
1985
1.
Corwyn Aldredge
248-06
1984
2. Kevin Herfurth
17-02 ¼
1989
2.
Phillip Fingers
243-06
1983
3. Trey Hardee
16-07 ¼
2003
3.
Piotr Antosik
226-00
2013
4. Kevin Pittman
16-03 ¼
2001
4.
Steve Harrison
207-04
1992
16-01 ¾
2012
5.
Tracy Young
203-00 ¼ 1981
1. Marcus Jackson
7-05 ½
2012
5. Patrick Johnson
2. Rod Newton
7-04 ½
2000
3. Chuck Ways
7-03 ¼
1989
4. James Harris
7-03
2011
1. Garry Frank
67-09 ½
1987
1.
Trey Hardee
8, 041
2004
5. Phillip Fingers
7-02 ¼
1983
2. Ed Wesela
59-08 ¼
2012
2.
Lee Palles
7, 935
1978
3. Justin Canale
57-07
1964
3.
Chris Coleman
7, 418
1979
4. Terry Day
56-08 ½
1997
4.
Daniel Hunter
7, 074
2001
5. David Porter
56-02 ½
1991
5.
Trevarus Christian 6,900
2011
Long Jump
Shot Put
Decathlon
1. Festus Igbinoghene
26-11
1991
2. Jarrett Samuels
26-02 ¼
2012
3. Seigha Porbeni
25-10 ½
1975
1.
Tautvydas Kieras 186-05
2014
(m) -- denotes hand times
4. LaChristopher Lewis
25-08
2004
2.
Garry Frank
178-03
1987
Bold denotes current athletes
5. Fred Collier
25-06 ¾
1999
2.
David Porter
177-04
1988
3.
J.D. Erickson
174-02
2003
4.
Terry Day
173-07
1997
5.
Ed Wesela
173-01
2011
Discus
WOMEN’S ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES 100-Meter Dash
800-Meter Run
1. Camille Harper
11.38
2001
1. Tiffany McWilliams
2:01.00
2004
2. Falilatu Ogunkoya
11.40
1988
2. Rhianwedd Price
2:05.23
2014
1. Haley Greenwell
33:52.57
2011
3. Richesa McCaleb
11.56
2011
3. Jennifer McPherson
2:06.97
2007
2. Michelle Corrigan
35:30.43
2007
4. Kim Patterson
11.58
1995
4. Iyabo Ajayi
2:07.73
1987
3. Sarah Hammes
36:34.27
2008
5. Jonica Crowder
11.69
1993
5. Melisa Rice
2:08.34
1990
4. Stacey Moseley
36:05.30
1995
5. Joy Griffith
36:43.84
2004
100-Meter Dash
10,000-Meter Run
1500-Meter Run
1. Keisha Wallace
12.97
2012
1. Tiffany McWilliams
4:06.75
2003
1. Marrissa Harris
13.05
2008
2. Rhianwedd Price
4:16.73
2014
1. L. Barnaby-Pope,
3. Raquel Farquharson 13.29
2012
3. Jennifer McPherson
4:20.80
2004
4. Laquinta Aaron
13.32
2009
4. Chloe Phillips
4:24.11
2013
2. Baker, Muir
5. Talisha Lee
13.60
2011
5. Melisa Rice
4:24.40
1990
4x100-Meter Relay
3000-Meter Run
44.96 45.03
2011 1999
22.82
1989
1. April Ecke
9:34.1(m)
1994
4. Cr. Gibbs, Co. Gibbs, 45.13
2. Richesa McCaleb
23.18
2011
2. Tina Bridgeman
9:37.73
1996
3. Kim Patterson
23.31
1995
3. Jenny Owens
9:40.82
1991
5. L. Barnaby-Pope,
4. Teneisha Baker
23.54
2010
4. Haley Greenwell
9:56.38
2011
5. Collette Gibbs
23.77
2001
5. Melisa Rice
9:57.62
1990
23.77
2001
K.Lee, C. Harper 45.15
2001
Co. Gibbs, K. Lee, C. Harper 4x200-Meter Relay
3000-Meter Steeplechase 400-Meter Dash
2011
Muir, McCaleb
1. Falilatu Ogunkoya
Camille Harper
2001
Ra. Farquharson, McCaleb
3. Baker, Wallace 200-Meter Dash
44.92
Co. Gibbs, K. Lee, C. Harper
1. Muir, McCaleb
1. Cornelia Griesche
10:00.58
2014
1:35.06
1. Falilatu Ogunkoya
51.26
1989
2. Lisa Ziegler
10:18.51
2014
2. Co. Gibbs, A. Ingleton, 1:35.24
2. Jody-Ann Muir
52.00
2012
3. Emma Neigel
10:19.70
2014
3. Andrea Ingleton
53.62
2000
4 Joy Griffith
10:35.31
2006
3. McCaleb, Muir,
4. Taneisha Baker
53.74
2011
5. Meggan Hodge
10:46.04
2005
5. Crystal Wilson
53.86
2010
400-Meter Hurdles
5000-Meter Run
59.55
2011
1. Haley Greenwell
16:21.63
2011
2. Stey’ce McNeil
59.57
2014
2. April Ecke
16:33.37
1994
3. Ocian Archer
59.82
2013
3. Lisa Ziegler
16:43.85
2014
4. Brittany Covington
1:00.40
2011
4. Chloe Phillips
16:48.24
2013
5. CeCe Brown
1:00.43
2002
5. Cornelia Griesche
16:49.57
2014
1:35.63
2010
1:35.77
2008
1:36.34
2008
C. Wilson, Baker G.Dillon, M. Harris
5. B. Rose, G. Dillon
1. Talisha Lee
2001
C. Harper, L. Barnaby-Pope
4. B. Rose, P. Gaines
2011
Baker, Ra Farquharson
M. Harris, L. Aaron
WOMEN’S ALL-TIME SUPERLATIVES 4x400-Meter Relay 1. O. Archer, J. Muir,
Wallace, Aaron,
Ra. Farquharson, T. Lee
2. Wallace, Aaron
3:36.81
2011
3:38.57
2012
SHOT PUT
54.33
2010
57.95
2010
Merriweather, T. Lee
3:38.83
2012
Bougard, Carey
2004
3:52.26
2000
3:54.26
1996
3:54.38
1996
I. Foster, T. Bridgeman Distance Medley Relay
1. J. McPherson, N. Dunn,
11:22.92
49-01 ¾
1990
3. Nicola Wilson
46-05 ½
2004
4. Favian Coawards
46-03 ¾
2011
5. Stacey Salmon
46-01 ¼
1998
5-11 ¼ 2012 5-10 ¾
2006
1. Crystal Averitt
157-02
2004
3. Jessica Merriweather
5-10 ¾
2011
2. Christina Hernadez
156-04
2007
4.
5-09 ¼
1998
3. Megan Rayford
150-02
2012
5-08
2012
4. Jennifer Johnstone
149-07
2005
5. Haley Reynolds
145-10
2014
LaTonya Hill
Pole Vault
Discus
1. Megan Walker
12-9 ½
2. Sydney Rodkey
11-6 ½ 2013
2013
1. Favian Cowards
206-05
2012
3. Lacey Johnson
11-06
2005
1. Crystal Averitt
178-11
2005
4.. Natalie Neely
10-06
2005
3. Emily Sanders
176-02
2006
5. Emily Eads
8-11 ¾
2010
4. Jennifer Johnstone
172-05
2005
5. Morgan Hall
8-11 ¾
2010
5. Trish Curtis
167-00
2000
1. Elisha Williams
21-07 ¼
2001
1. Laquinta Aaron
141-05
2010
2. Rochelle Farquharson
21-03 ¾
2011
2. Amy Latham
140-03
1991
3. Wendy Copeland
21-00 ¾
2009
3. Elisha Williams
137-11
2001
4. Marrissa Harris
21-00 ½
2008
4. Allison Storey
136-04
2010
5. Erica Bougard
20-11 ½ 2013
5. Michelle Gordon
134-10
1998
1. Ebony Brinker
41-09 ¾
2013
2. Rochelle Farquharson
41-08 ¾
2011
1. Erica Bougard
5,786
2013
2. Marrissa Harris
5,625
2009
3. Erica Bougard
41-01 ¼
2012
3. Laquinta Aaron
5,563
2010
4. Crystal Gibbs
40-08 ¼
2000
4. LaTonya Hill
5, 522
1998
5. Wendy Copeland
40-07
2009
5. Keisha Wallace
5,140
2011
Hammer
Long Jump
Javelin
Triple Jump
Archer, Price 1997
K. Haber, A. Sandberg
5. A. Sandberg, C. Gray,
2006
11: 25.06 2014
4. T. Bridgeman, L. Stephens, 11:49.67
2004
Wahlin, Magloire
3. Huston, Wallace
11:10.06
Z. Magloire, T. McWilliams
2. J. McPherson, Banks,
2. Sharon Simmons
I. Foster, T. Bridgeman
5. K. Gaines, K. Patterson,
3:52.14
A. Ingleton, L. Stephens
4. K. Gaines, K. Patterson,
1996
N. Dunn, T. McWilliams
3. Co. Gibbs, C. Harper,
3:50.16
I. Foster, T. Bridgeman
2. L. Johnson, K. James,
2006
2. Jasmine Walls
Sprint Medley Relay
50-01 ¾
1. Erica Bougard
5. Alyssa Hall 1. K. Gaines, K. Patterson,
1. Nicola Wilson
High Jump
Archer, Carey
5. Covington, Muir,
2010
1
Ra. Farquharson, Baker
4. Muir, Bougard,
3:36.43
Muir, Baker
3. Muir, Covington,
2013
S. McNeil, E. Bougard
2. C. Wilson, Aaron,
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
3:34.88
11:51.15
1998
Heptathlon
L. Stephens, T. Bridgeman (m) -- denotes hand times Bold denotes current athletes
MEN’S LETTERWINNERS A Adabanji, Moses Agnew, Glyn Aguar, Kiley Allen, Ronnie Alli, Sule Anderson, James Andrews, Ronnie Antosik, Piotr Archer, Rayton Arega, Ashenafi Arnold, Sherman Arnmine, Darrell Ashley Jamel Asquith, Adam
1977-78-79-80 1980-81-82 2006-07-08-09 1987-88 1979-80-81,83 2014 1993,95 2013-14 1996-97 2007-08 1984-85 1992-93-94 2001-02-03-04-04 1982
B Badon, Adesola Bailey, John Balfour, Malcolm Banks, John Banks, Wayne Barfield, Neal Barksdale, Tommy Barnaby, Daundre Barton, Wade Bate, John Bates, Tim Bazunu, Ruks Beane, Cary Begnaud, Jonathan Beicke, Paul Bennett, Dickie Bess, Charlie Berry, Damond Bickham, Thomas Billingsley, M.C., Jr. Boldt, Chris Bolton, Donald Bourgeois, James Boyd, Henry Brady, Darryl Braddy, Sidney Bradley, Aki Branch, Don Britt, Hugh Britton, Austin Britton, Carson Brigham, John Brock, James Brooks, Michae Browne, Pierre Brumfield,Hunter Brumfield, Zach Burns, Warren Butts, Mitchell Bryant, Carey Bryant, Yura Buie, Larry Burdine, Chuck
1996 2006-07-08-09 1961-62-63 1929 1985-86 1927 2001-02 2011-12-13 1940 1974-75 1972-73-74-75 1974-75-76,78 1960 2002 1966 1965 1983 2004 1989-90-91-92 1950 2000-01-02-03-04 1992-93 2011-12-13-14 1939 2006-07-08 1987-88-89 1993-94 1951 1939 2012-13-14 2012-13-14 2005 1949 1979-80-81 2000-01-02-03 1939 2003 1959 1940 1989-90-91 1984-85 1973-74-75 1973-74-75-76
C Cain, David Cambron, Joel Cameron, Matthew Cassell, Allen Caton, Matt Cesar, Kraig Chapa, Michael Chapman, Anthony Chatman, Greg Cherry, D’Angelo Christian, Justin Christopher, Joshua Clark, Michael Clarke, Vance Coachman, Golden Cobbins, Demetrius Cochran, James Coleman, Chris
1993-94-95-96 1968 2008-09-10-11 2006-07-08-09 1998, 00-01 1985-86-87-88 2008-09 1988-89-90 1979-80-81-82 2010-11-12-13 2009-10-11-12 2003 2011-12-13-14 2000-01 2007-08 2007-08-09 2003 1978-79
Coleman, Shaston Collier, Fred Conkel, Donald Conn, James Cooper, Chad Cornelius, Michael Cornelius, Steven Covington, William Cox, Sam Crabbe, Dion Cummings, Scott Curro, Joseph
1995 1996-97-98-99 1957 1949 1995-96 1975 2002-03 1959 2012-13-14 2001-02 1996 1992-93
D Dandino, Bob Daniel, Lorenzo Daniels, Gabe Daniels, Nathan Daniels, Tim Darby, Jimmy Daves, Harold Davidson, Charlie Davis, Art Davis, Arthur Davis, Bruce Davis, Courtney Davis, Jovan Davis, Lorenzo Davis, Marquis Day, C.J. Day, Terry Deaton, Bill Dees, Willie Dennis, Ronnie Denton, Matt Dickson, Hunt Diggins, Mike Dixon, Larry Dooley, Sheldon Dossett, Ken Downer, Charles Downs, J.J. Dubose, Robert Heath Dudley Duarte, Julian Dudley, Steve Dunn, Mathew Dykes, Thomas
1981, 83-84-85 1985-86-87-88 1995-96 2006-07 1994-95 1976-77 1951 1995 1956 2004-05-06-07 2006-07 2003-04 2012-13-14 1976-77 2002-03 1942 1995-96-97 1974-75-76 1977-78-79 1984-85-86 2002-03-04-05 1994 1966 1974-75-76 1985 1974-75-76 1940 1998-99 1974 2000 2010 1991-92-93,95 2012-13-14 1968
E-F Ege, Gedamu Ellis, Rob Erickson, J.D. Evans, Mitchell Fier, Dustin Filsek, Justin Fingers, Phillip Flowers, Dave Floyd, Cameron Frank, Garry Franklin, Clifton Franks, Houston Frederic, Edgar Freeman, Currey Friend, James
2004-05-06 2010 2002-03-04 2004-05 2004 1995 1983 1934 1994-95-96 1984-85-86-87 1984 1994, 96-97-98 1930 1964 1989
G Gabbidon, Wayne Gant, Joe Garner, Clay Garrison, Mark Gearhart, Allen Gelatka, Charles Gibson, Dale Glover, Danny Golding, Austin Golsen, Zach Gray, Samuel Grear, Matt Greene, Zach
1992-93 1974-75 2001-02-03-04 2000 2008-09-10-11 1937 1972 1974-75-76 2005 2008 1975-76-77 2004, 07 2006-07
Greer, Anthony Griffin, Richard Griffith, Jason Groce, James Gullette, Marlon Gwaro, Joseph
1992-93 1955 1990-91-92,94 1966 1978-79 1980-81,83-84
H Hadley, Fred 1986 Hadley, Michael 1980-81-82-83 Hagan, John 1965-66 Haley, Charles 1948 Hamberlin, Lawrence Jr. 1954 Hankerson, Reggy 1989-90-91 Hanks, Derek 1979 Hardee, Trey 2003-04 Harding, Jack 1939 Hargo, Antonio 2001 Hargreaves, Luke 2014 Hargrove, David 1962 Harper, Jason 2012-13-14 Harris, Chris 1992 Harris, Harold Harris, Kelvin 2000-01-02-03 Harris, James 2011-12 Harrison, Steve 1992 Harry, Jeff 1975-76-77 Hart, Larry 1968 Haustein, G.C. 1961 Haywood, Jerome 1977-78-79 Helmer, Warren 1995-96 Hendricks, Garren 2010-11 Herfurth, Kevin 1986-87-88-89 Hewlett, Keith 2005 Hewitt, John 2011-12-13-14 Hicks, Ken 1983-84-85-86 Hilliard, John 1996 Hoelzel, Scott 1986-87-88-89 Hogan,Miller 1994 Holcomb, Matt 2004 Holland, Corey 1990., 92-93-94 Hood, James 1959 Hopkins, Scot 1986-87-88-89 Howard, Donald 2000 Hubbard, Jamil 2007-08 Huddleston, Tim 2001-02 Huell, Ricky 188-89-90 Huey, Matt 2003-04 Hull, Phil 1978, 80-81 Hunt, Donald 1967 Hunter, Daniel 2000-01-02-03 I-J Igbinoghene, Festus Irwin,Rob Irwin, Ryan Jackson, Marcus James, Charles III James, Dustin II Jennings, Evis Johnson, David Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, Patrick Johnson, Philip Johnson, Shamone Johnson, Tommy Johnston, Michael Johnston, William Jones, Daryl Jones, David Jones, Ezra Jones, H. Gordon Jones, Joe Don Jones, Steve Jorczak, Jason Judd, Pad Juillerat, James
1988-89-90-91 1990-91, 93 2004-05-06-07 2012-13-14 1965 2014 1975-76,78 1973-74-75 1990-91-92 2009-10-11-12 2011-12-13-14 2000-01 1969 1990 1972 1980-81-82-83 1991 2006-07 1949 1971 1974-75-76 1989-90-91-92 2005-06-07-08 1933
MEN’S LETTERWINNERS K Kee, E.M. Jr. Keller, Tim Kelly, Curtis Kelly, M.E. Kieras, Tautvydas Kigen, Simeon Kimbrough, James King, Terry Kurgat, Theo
1942 1987-88-89-90 2012-13 1919 2014 1981-82 2000-01-02-03 1978-79-80-81 1995-96
L Lacoste, Jace Lagman, Edward Landry, Michael Langley, Seth Laurant, Keith Lawrence, Mike Leathers, Brandon Ledrum, Lexie Lee, J.R. Lee, Lloyd Lee, Martin Lehning, Scott Lenz, Adam Lewis, LaChristopher Lewis, Nathan Lewis, Tommy Li, Henry Lilly, Cedric Lipscomb, Antonio Lipscomb, Lee Lipsky, Barry Lipsky, Eric Little, John Loritz, David Luczak, Taylor
1987-88-89-90 1972 2002-03-04 1997 1987-88-89-90 1974-75 1995 1963 1999 1976-77,79-80 2008-09-10 1974-75 2008-09-10-11 2002-03-04-05 2011-12-13-14 1972-73-74-75 2010 1996-97-98-99 2009-10-11 1991 1972-73-74-75 1975-76 1992-93 1995-96 2008
M MaGall, Bill 1995-96-97-98 Mann, Bob 1980 Mara, Viktor 2000-01-02 Marett, Allen 1995 Marlin, Brett 2004 Marshall, Isaiah 2005 Martin, Matt 2005 Martin, Wade 2006-07 May, Kendall 2007-08-10 Mayers, Emmanuel 2008-09-10 McBride, Brandon 2013-14 McConnell, Elmore 2001-02-03-04 McCullom,Curtis 1983-84 McFadden, Glenn 2002-03 McGhee, Antavius 2013-14 Mcwain, William 1939 McKay, Travis 2004-05-06-07 McPherson, Peter 2000 McRae, Alton 1974-75 McVey, John 1974-75 Miller, James 1974 Miller, Mercer Jr. 1951 Millsap, LeRoy 1981-82-83-84 Mims, Robert 1942 Mitchell, Charles 1994,96-97 Monaghan, Andrew 2013-14 Monaghan, Patrick 2013-14 Montgomery, Jeff 2003 Monye, Jude 1994-95 Moona, Alistair 2014 Moore, Chris 1999-00 Moore, Michael 1982-83 Moore, Phillip 2004-05-06-07 Moore, Phillip 2014 Moorhouse, Dale 2001-02-03-04 Moran, Vince 1996-97-98 Morant, Elliot 2004-05-06-07 Morgan, Larry 1977-78
Morrison, Robert Morrow, William Jr. Mose, Carl Moss, Jon Mullings, Steve Murphy, Jerry N Neely, Julius Negbenebor, Tony Nelson, Keston Nespoli, John Nettles, William Newell, Dean Newton, Rod Nolan, Daniel Noussain, Shelby Nunn, Marshall O O’Barr, Russell O’Neal, Delandus O’Sullivan, Kevin Oates, Andre’ Obia, Iheanyi Odom, Jason Odom, Willie Offner, Terrance Orr, Dushon Orungbemi, T.D. Otono, Dennis Owens, John
1965 1952 1977-78-79-80 1984 2005 1989-90-91-92 1950 1976-77-78-79 2001-02-03-04 1974-75-76-77 1947 1940 1999-00 2004 2004-05, 07 2014 1969 2007, 09 1960 1996-97-98-99 2000 2001-02-03-04 1977-78 1960 1992-93 1975-76-77 1976-77-78-79 1986-87-88-89
P-Q Packer, Walter Palles, Lee Parsons, Douglas Patterson, Randy Pennebaker, Boma Pennebaker, John Pepper, Mike Perkins, Gary Perkins, Nick Pittman, Carl Pittman, Kevin Pitts, Kerry Poke, Lamont Porbeni, Seigha Porter, Brett Porter, David Pyant II, Kendall Queen, Joseph
1974-75 1975-76-77-78 1950 2013-14 1972 1968 1990 1966 2011-12-13-14 2014 2000-01-02 1956 1994-95-96 1973-74-75-76 1991-92-93-94 1987-88-89,91 2004-05 2005-06-07-08
R Raspberry, Errol Rea, William F. III Rhett, C.R. Roberts, Kenny Roberts, Kyle Robertson, Ian Rogers, Denton Rono, Jonathan Ross, James Roszko, Damian Rowland, Brad Ruffin, Dedric Ruto, Mzee
1988 1940 1950 1990,92-93 2007-08 1998-99-00-01 1971 2007-08 1957 2014 2002-03-04 1996-97-98-99 1980-81,83
S Samuel, Stanley Samuels, Jarrett Sanchez, Juan Sanders, David Sanders, Michael Sanderson, Adian Sanford, William Santucci, Wilson
1997-98-99-00 2014 2011-12-13-14 1969 1964 2005 1966 1986-87-88
Schreiner, Barton 1991 Scribner, Robert 2005,07-08-09 Seals, Lewis 2002 Sedame, Julius 1996-97,99 Sewell,Kevin 2004 Shoto, Steve 2012-13-14 Simpkins, Daniel 2007-08-09 Smith, Brandon 2004-05-06-07-08 Smith, Roy 1989-90-91 Smyly, Gary 1967 Soloman, Carl 1948 Spane, Charles 1981-82, 84-85 Speed,Donald 1949 Speyerer, David 1952 Stampley, O.K. Jr. 1938 Stenglein, John Jr. 1970 Stephens, Kenny 1999 Stephens, Ronald 1982 Stewart, Walter 1981 Stowers, John-Micah 2004 Stringfellow, Don 1976-77-78-79 Strucko, Mark 1981-82-83-84 Stubbs, John 1977-78, 80-81 Swims, Chad 2007 T Tasby, Shawn Tate, Tavaris Taylor, Adrian Taylor, Dominic Taylor, James Taylor, Zachary Thomas, John Kelly III Thomas, John Thomas, Lawrence Thome, Gerry Thompson III, Frank Thornhill, Keith Tipton, Henry Townsend, Maurice Tucker, Josh Turner, Melvin III Tutor, Jordan
1991-92 2010-11 1995-96-97-98 1984-85-86 1964 2014 1972 1982-83 1979-80-81-82 1985-86-87-88 1998 1974-75-76 1939 1995 2009-10-11 1984 2004
U-V Ulaeto, Tector Utroska, James Valentine, John Veal, R.A. Vernier, Cameron Vincent, Cameron
1977-78-79 1940 2011-12-13-14 1965 2011-12-13-14 2007-08-09
W Walker, C.W. Jr 1957 Walker, Chris 1988-89 Walker, Wilfred 1960 Wallace, Howard Jr. 1963 Walters, Albert 1948 Ward, A.J. 2013-14 Washington, George 1981-82-83-84 Ways,Chuck 1988-89-90 Weegman, Mitch 2008-09 Weickert, Matt 2012-13-14 Weinhold, Eric 1987-88 Welch, Olan 1975-76 Weslea, Edward 2008-10-11-12 Whalen, Matt 2004 White, Bryant 1988-89 White, Vernon 1972-73-74-75 Whitehead, Les 1974-75-76-77 Whiting, Steve 1984-85 Wilder, O’Neal 2010-11-12-13
MEN’S/WOMEN’S LETTERWINNERS Williams, J.D. Williams, Tim Williamson, Karl Williford, William Wilson, Jaquarius Wilson, Jerald Withrow, Chris Wohner, J. Collins Wood, James Woods, Chris Wright, Lorenzo
1996 2005 1991 1943 2014 2004-05-06-07 2002-03-04 1942 1963 2005-06-07-08 1998-00
Y Yarian, Don Young, Tracy
1962 1981-82
Bold denotes current athletes * - Athletes listed before 1980 are listed by graduation year. If you have any information that verifies specific years lettered during this period, please contact MSU Media Relations (662-325-0450) WOMEN’S LETTERWINNERS A Aaron, LaQuinta Ajayi, Iyabo Alzola, Peli Anderson, Ann-Marie Archer, Ocian Armstrong, Aliciia Aubert, Jacqui Averitt, Crystal
2007-08-09-10 1987-88 2014 1999-00-01 2012-13-14 1993 2005 2002-03-04-05
B Baker, Teneisha Banks, Antrese Barnaby-Pope, LeKisha Barr, Patt Barrett, Caitlin Black, Michelle Braswell, Jessica Bougard, Erica Bridgeman, Tina Brinker, Ebony Brooks, Lisa Brothers, Carmen Brown, CeCe Bruce, Loren Buie, Andrea
2008-09-10-11 2006-07-08-09 2000-01-02-03 1999-00 2006-07 1990-91-92-93 2003 2012-13-14 1995-96-97-98 2012-13-14 1987-88-89-90 2012-13-14 1999-00-01-02 2009-10-11 2001-02
C Carr, Courtney Casalini, Val Causey, Debra Chebii, Lydia Coleman, Christina Collier, Noel Copeland, Wendy Corrigan, Michelle Covington, Brittany Cowards, Favian Crowder, Jonica Curtis, Trish
1995-96-97-98 1995-96 1988-89 2008 2010-11-12-13 2014 2007-08-09-10 2006 2010-11 2009-10-11 1993-94 1998-99-00-01
D Dahmer, DeAnne Dalton, Kalli
1986 2010
Darby, Chanda Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Yvonne Dennison, Becky Detzel, Brittney Dill, Abigail Dillon, Gabrielle Domingue, Simone Douglass, Holly Dunn, Nicole
1993 1999-00 1988-89-90 1992 2006-07-08 2012-1314 2006-07-08 2008-09-10-11 1988 2001-02-03-04
E-F Ecke, April 1991-92,94-95 Ellis, Bernice 2003 Everett, Nina 1988 Ewing, Sojourner 2010-11 Falor, Annie 2005-06-07-08 Farguharson, Racquel 2011-12-13-14 Farquharson, Rochelle 2012-13-14 Farmer, Michelle 1990-91 Fernandez, Claris 1995-96 Fleming, Brenda 1986-87 Finley, Janelle 2006-07-08 Foster, Ivy 1993-94-95-96 Fyfe, Anne 2003-05 G Gaines, Kachel 1994-95-96 Gaines, Priscilla 2008-09 Gardner, Kim 1994 Gibbs, Collette 1998-99-00-01 Gibbs, Crystal 1997-98-99-00 Gingrich, Summer 1995-96-97 Givens, Deja 2014 Goodall, Nancy 1991-92,94 Gordon, Michelle 1998 Graham, Abbey 2006-07-08 Gray, Crashana 1997-98 Green (Cain), Ashley 1994-95-96 Green, Floretta 1992-93 Green, Mary 1986 Greenwell, Haley 2010-11 Griesche, Cornelia 2013-2014 Griffith, Joy 2004-05-06 Grube, Liz 2004-05-06-07-08 H Haber, Karin Haber, Monika Hall, Alyssa Hall. Morgan Hammes, Sahah Hammock, Alexia Hanan, Cassie Hansen, Joelle Hansen, Jolene Hardcastle, Jessie Hardy, Euricka Harper, Camille Harris, Marrissa Hawley, Jennifer Hendrix, Renata Hernandez, Christina Hill, LaTonya Hillman, Lisa Hirschman, Michelle Hobyan, Trina Hodge, Meggan Houston, Artrelle Hudsonpillar, Martha
1997-98-99-00 1998-99-00 2010-11-12-13 2010 2008-09-10 2005 2002-03-04-05 2000-01-02-03 2000-01-02-03 1998-99 2014 1999-00-01-02 2006-07-08-09 1997-98 2001-02-03-04 2004-05-06-07 1994-95,97-98 1986 1987-88-89-90 2002-03 2002-03-04-05 1993 2000,02-03
Hutson, Katie Hunholz, Corey
2011-12-13-14 1994
I-J Ingleton, Andrea 1998-99-00-01 Irwin, Christi 1991-92 Jakel, Sara 1995-96 James, Kia 2001-02-03-04 Jarman, Anna 2010-11 Johnson, Lacey 2001-02-03-04 Johnson, Lauren 2003-04-05-06 Johnston,Kandi 1996 Johnstone,Jennifer 2002-03-04-05 K-L Karcher, Kelly Kelly, Lakisha Kersh, Kaelin Kinney, Michelle Latham, Amy Lee, Karen Talisha Lee Lockhart, Dominique Longmire, Katie Luckett, Shayla
2010 2014 2014 2003-04 1991 1998, 00-01 2008-09-10-11 2009-10-11-12 2001 2014
M Magloire, Zita 2003-04-05-06 Marks, Daimond 2008 Masterson, Renee 2010-11-12-13 McCain, Dawn 1992,94-95 McCaleb, Richesa 2008-09-10-11 McGuff, Jodie 2012-2013-2014 McGhee, Shannon 2008 Ste’yce McNeil 2013-2014 McPherson, Jennifer 2003-04-05-06 McWilliams, Tiffany 2002-03-04 Merriweather, Jessica 2008-09-10-11 Milam, Sarah 2004-05-06-07 Milhoan, Madison 2013-2014 Miller, Liesel 1986-87 Moseley, Stacey 1995 Muir, Jody-Ann 2010-11-12-13 N Neely, Natalie Neigel, Emma
2005 2012-13-14
O-P Odom, Tanita Ogunkoya, Falilatu Owens, Jenny Patterson, Kim Phillips, Angelica Phillps, Chloe Polk, Candice Poole, Adriana Price, Rhianwedd
1994-95 1987-88-89-90 1991-92-93 1995-96 2005-06-07-08 2010-11-12-13 2009-10-11-12 2010 2014
R Rayford, Megan Rentschler, Jackie Reynolds, Haley Rice, Meagan Rice, Melisa Riley, Eileen Ripstra, LeeAnn Roberts, Kristen Rollins, Stacy Rodgers, LaTisha Rodkey, Sydney
2012-13-14 2002-03-04-05 2014 1992 1990,92-93 2010 1999-00-01 1992 1993 2008 2014
WOMEN’S LETTERWINNERS Rogers, Dominique 2005 Rose, Bridgett 2007-08-09 Rosetti, Nicole 2006-07-08 Rossouw, Theresa 1990 Rudolphi, Ronni Watjus 2000-01-02-03 S Salmon, Stacey Sandberg, Ashley Sanders, Emily Schroeder, Marcie Schuerer, Paula Simmons, Sharon Smyth, Chelsea Rae Steinberg, Jourdan Stephens, La Toya
1997-98,00-01 1996-97-98 2006 1989-90 1989-90 1987-88-89-90 2009-10 2002-03-04-05 1997-98-99-00
V-W Vasquez, Lauren Wahlin, Andrea Wallace, Keisha Walls, Jasmine White, Amanda White, Kristen Whitefield, Cassandra Williams, Charlotte Williams, Elisha Williams, Tonia Wilson, Crystal Wilson, Nicola Wright, Mary Francis
2005 2005-06-08 2010-11-12-13 2004-05 1994-95 2002-03 1990,92 1991-92-93-94 1998-99-00-01 1989-90-91-92 2009-10 2004-05-06-07 2002-03
Y Youmans, Dorothy
2006-07-08-09
Z Zawaski, Christine Zawaski, Janice Ziegler, Lisa
1999,01-02 2000-01-02-03 2014
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SEC CHAMPIONS MEN’S INDOOR
100-YARD DASH 1963 Billy Moore 1965 Marcus Rhoden
6.30 6.30
60-METER DASH 2003 Pierre Browne
6.60
200-METER DASH 1985 Lorenzo Daniel (#) 1986 Lorenzo Daniel 1987 Lorenzo Daniel 1988 Lorenzo Daniel 1994 Aki Bradley 2003 Marquis Davis
20:07 20.11 19.88 19.93 20.44 20.50 45.04 45.24
LONG JUMP 1975 Seigha Porbeni 1991 Festus Igbinoghene 2005 LaChristopher Lewis TRIPLE JUMP 1974 Seigha Porbeni 1975 Seigha Porbeni 1989 Festus Igbinoghene
51-04 52-11 53-07 ¾
POLE VAULT 1940 Bill McClellan 1941 Lacy Newman 1952 Elmo Branch 1965 John Sanders 1985 Bob Dandino
13-00 13-00 13-03 14-07 17-01
SHOT PUT 1943 Mike Mihalic 1986 Garry Frank 1987 Garry Frank
46-08 65-04 65-08 ¾
60-YARD HURDLES 1965 Hank James
7.50
400-METER DASH 1995 Jude Monye 2008 Jamil Hubbard
200-YARD DASH 1988 Lorenzo Daniel
20:89
800-METER RUN 2014 Brandon McBride
300-METER DASH 1986 Lorenzo Daniel
32.67
120-YARD HURDLES 1953 Jerry Simmons
15.10
440-YARD DASH 1971 Dale Gibson 1973 Tim Bates 1975 Evis Jennings
49.10 49.10 47.60
220-YARD DASH 1962 Jim Wood
21.20
500-METER RUN 1982 Darryl Jones
220-YARD HURDLES 1952 Jerry Simmons
24.60
1:02.4
440-YARD DASH 1946 Albert Walters 1972 Dale Gibson 1975 Evis Jennings 1976 Evis Jennings
49.70 46.40 46.10 45.30
440-YARD HURDLES 1976 Dennis Otono
50.60
880-YARD RUN 1942 Bill Rhett 1947 Bill Rhett
DECATHLON 100m 2014 Zach Taylor
1:55.8 1:59.9
WOMEN’S INDOOR
600-YARD RUN 1975 T.D. Orungbemi 1977 Dennis Otono 800-METER RUN 1988 Kraig Cesar 1989 Kraig Cesar
1:10.60 1:10.30 1:51.03 1:51.09
MILE RUN 1967 Don Hunt 1968 Don Hunt
4:09.80 4:04.00
TWO MILE RUN 1962 Jim Taylor 1963 Jim Taylor 1967 Don Hunt 1983 Mark Strucko
N/A 9:51.10 9:02.00 9:53.85
MILE RELAY 1976 Davis, Orungbemi, Deaton, Jennings 1978 Stringfellow, Scott, Mose, Otono
3:15.00
1:47.13
MILE RUN 1935 Evan Davis 1967 Don Hunt (#)
4:25.00 4:06.80
TWO MILE RUN 1962 Jimmy Taylor 1963 Jimmy Taylor Malcolm Balfour 1967 Don Hunt (#)
9:34.90 9:39.80 9:39.80 9:00.40
25-10 ½ 25-01 ¾ 25-01 ¼
DISCUS 1943 Bill Nettles DECATHLON 1975 Joe Gant 1978 Lee Palles 2004 Trey Hardee
MILE RUN 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 2004 Tiffany McWilliams DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY 2003 McPherson, Dunn Magloire, McWilliams
134-01¼
7,216 pts. 7,540 pts. 7, 480 pts. 10.92 pts.
4:35.21 4:35.91 11:26.39
LONG JUMP 2014 Rochell Farquharson 21-00 ¾ PENTATHLON 2014 Erica Bougard
3:15.40
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE 1982 Simeon Kigen
8:49.43
HIGH JUMP 1975 Les Whitehead
7-00 ¼
5000-METER RUN 1982 Mark Strucko 1984 Mark Strucko
14:10.03 14:14.69
400-METER DASH 1989 Falilatu Ogunkoya 1990 Falilatu Ogunkoya
51.79 52.25
LONG JUMP 1989 Festus Igbinoghene 1991 Festus Igbinoghene
25-06 ¼ 25-05 ¼
39.18
800-METER DASH 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 2004 Tiffany McWilliams
2:02.74 2:01.96
1500-METER RUN 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 2004 Tiffany McWilliams
4:12.17 4:09.19
SHOT PUT 1990 Sharon Simmons
49-01 ¾
HEPTATHLON 2008 Marrissa Harris
5,600 pts
LONG JUMP 2011 Rochelle Farquharson 2014 Rochelle Farquharson
21-03 ¾ 21-02 ½
TRIPLE JUMP 1973 Seigha Porbeni 1974 Seigha Porbeni 1976 Seigha Porbeni 1988 Festus Igbinoghene 1989 Festus Igbinoghene 1990 Festus Igbinoghene SHOT PUT 1964 Justin Canale 1986 Garry Frank
50-00 1/8 52-08 52-02 ½ 50-07 ¼ 54-04 ½ 52-10 ¼ 54-09 ½ 63-00 ¼
MEN’S OUTDOOR
100-YARD DASH 1942 Blondy Black 1965 Marcus Rhoden 1970 Frank Dowsing
9.60 10.2 9.50
100-METER DASH 1986 Lorenzo Daniel 2003 Marquis Davis 2005 Steve Mullings
10.00 10.13 10.15
400-METER RELAY 1985 Banks, Bryant, Daniel (#), Dennis 2010 May, Tate Wilder, Mullings 440-YARD RELAY 1962 Wood, Wallace, Hutton, Sanders 1963 Wood, Hutton, Sanders, Moore 1600-METER RELAY 1982 Spane, Washington, Moore, Jones 2011 Harris, Wilder Barnaby, Tate MILE RELAY 1946 France, Nicholson, Rhett, Walters 1975 Johnson, Jennings, Orungbemi, Gray HIGH JUMP 1952 Elmo Branch 1974 Les Whitehead 2000 Rod Newton
39.08 41.6 41.8
3:06.52 3:01.56
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR
3:25.5
(#) -- SEC meet high-point scorer
3:09.0
Bold denotes current athletes
6-07 7-00 7-04 ½
4,458
NCAA CHAMPIONS
C.S COCHRAN 1922 & 1923 440-YARD DASH
DALE GIBSON
EVIS JENNINGS
1972 INDOOR 600-YARD RUN
MICHAEL HADLEY
1976 INDOOR 440-YARD DASH
1982 OUTDOOR 1600-METER RELAY
DARYL JONES
MICHAEL MOORE
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GARRY FRANK
1982 OUTDOOR 1600-METER RELAY
1982 OUTDOOR 1600-METER RELAY
1982 OUTDOOR 1600-METER RELAY
1987 OUTDOOR SHOT PUT
LORENZO DANIEL 1988 OUTDOOR 200-METER DASH
PIERRE BROWN 2003 INDOOR 60-METER DASH
TIFFANY McWILLIAMS 2003 & 2004 OUTDOOR 1500-METER RUN 2004 INDOOR MILE RUN
ERICA BOUGARD 2013 INDOOR PENTHATHLON
D’ANGELO CHERRY
BRANDON MCBRIDE
2013 INDOOR 60-METER DASH
2014 INDOOR & OUTDOOR 800-METER RUN
BULLDOG ALL-AMERICANS
BRUCE DAVIS TWO-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
DION CRABBE
ARTHUR DAVIS
EZRA JONES
TWO-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
FOUR-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
TWO-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
55 MEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS ELISHA WILLIAMS 2001 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
MARRISSA HARRIS FALILATU OGUNKOYA FIVE-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
TWO-TIME INDOOR ALL-AMERICAN 2009 OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
TIFFANY McWILLIAMS 2004 INDOOR ALL- AMERICAN TWO-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
9 WOMEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS
GOLDEN COACHMAN
CHRIS WOODS
PIERRE BROWN
NATHAN DANIELS
2007 OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
2005 OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
2003 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
TWO-TIME OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS MEN’S INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 1972 Dale Gibson 1974 Seigha Porbeni 1976 Evis Jennings Dale Gibson Seigha Porbeni 1989 Festus Igbinoghene 1990 Festus Igbinoghene 1991 Festus Igbinoghene 2002 Pierre Browne Marquis Davis 2003 Pierre Browne Marquis Davis Glenn McFadden 2011 James Harris 2012 Daundre Barnaby D’Angelo Cherry James Harris Marcus Jackson Emmanuel Mayers Tavaris Tate 2013 D’Angelo Cherry Jason Harper Marcus Jackson Brandon McBride 2014 Jason Harper Macus Jackson Brandon McBride
600-yard run Triple Jump 440-yard dash 600-yard run Triple Jump Long Jump Triple Jump Triple Jump 60-meter dash 200-meter dash 200-meter dash 60-meter dash 200-meter dash 200-meter dash High Jump 4x400 relay 60-meters dash * 4x400 relay high jump * high jump 4x400 relay 200-meter dash * 400-meter dash * 4x400 relay 60-meter dash triple jump * high jump 800-meter dash triple jump high jump 800-meter run
MEN’S OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 1922 C.S. Cochran 440-yard run B.F. Ellis 220-yard hurdles 1923 C. S. Cochran 440-yard run K. P. Gatchell Discus L.B. Priester Javelin 1930 S.R. Daws High Jump E. H. Frederic Pole Vault 1976 Evis Jennings 400-meter dash 1977 Dennis Otono 400-meter hurdles 1978 Lee Palles 400-meter hurdles 1982 Michael Hadley 1600-meter relay Daryl Jones 1600-meter relay Simeon Kigen 3000-meter Steeplechase Michael Moore 1600-meter relay George Washington 1600-meter relay 1985 Wayne Banks 400-meter relay Yura Bryant 400-meter relay Bob Dandino Pole Vault Lorenzo Daniel 200-meter dash 400-meter relay Ronnie Dennis 400-meter relay 1986 Wayne Banks 400-meter relay Lorenzo Daniel 200-meter dash 400-meter relay Ronnie Dennis 400-meter relay Garry Frank Shot Put John Ownes 400-meter relay 1987 Lorenzo Daniel 200-meter dash Garry Frank Shot Put 1988 Sidney Braddy 400-meter relay Lorenzo Daniel 200-meter dash 400-meter relay Ricky Huell 400-meter relay Keith Laurant 400-meter relay 1989 Festus Igbinoghene Triple Jump 1990 Festus Igbinoghene Triple Jump 1991 Festus Igbinoghene Triple Jump 1993 Aki Bailey 100-meter dash John Little 800-meter run 1994 Aki Bailey 100-meter dash 200-meter dash
2002 Pierre Browne 100-meter dash 200-meter dash Dion Crabbe 100-meter dash 200-meter dash Marquis Davis 200-meter dash 2003 Pierre Browne 100-meter dash Marquis Davis 200-meter dash Trey Hardee Decathlon Kelvin Harris 110-meter hurdles LaChristopher Lewis 400-meter dash 2004 Jamel Ashley 400-meter dash 4x400-meter relay Arthur Davis 4x400-meter relay Trey Hardee Decathlon LaChristopher Lewis 4x400-meter relay Keston Nelson 4x400-meter relay 2005 Jamel Ashley 400-meter dash 4x400-meter relay Arthur Davis 4x400-meter relay LaChristopher Lewis 4x400-meter relay Kendall Pyant II 4x400-meter relay Chris Woods 4x400-meter relay 2006 Nathan Daniels 4x400-meter relay Arthur Davis 4x400-meter relay Bruce Davis 4x400-meter relay Ezra Jones 4x400-meter relay 2007 Golden Coachman 800-meter run Nathan Daniels 4x400-meter relay Arthur Davis 4x400-meter relay Bruce Davis 4x400-meter relay Ezra Jones 4x400-meter relay 2008 Golden Coachman 800-meter run Kendall May 100-meter dash 2009 John Bailey 4x100-meter relay D’Angelo Cherry 100-meter dash 4x100-meter relay Justin Christian 4x100-meter relay Emanuel Mayers 400-meter hurdles Dwight Mullings 400-meter dash 2010 Emanuel Mayers 400-meter hudles 4x400-meter relay Dwight Mullings 4x400-meter relay Tavaris Tate 400-meter dash 4x400-meter relay O’Neal Wilder 400-meter dash 4x400-meter relay 2011 Marcus Jackson High Jump * James Harris High Jump 4x400-meter relay O’neal Wilder 4x400-meter relay Daundre Barnaby 4x400-meter relay Tavaris Tate 4x400-meter relay 2012 Marcus Jackson High Jump Tavaris Tate 4x400-meter relay 4x100-meter relay * Emanuel Mayers 4x400-meter relay James Harris 4x400-meter relay Daundre Barnaby 4x400-meter relay 400-meter dash Nathan Arnett 400-meter hurdles * Jarrett Samuels 4x100-meter-relay * D’Angelo Cherry 4x100-meter relay * Justin Christian 4x100 meter relay * 2013 Deaundre Barnaby 4x400 meter relay * Jason Harper Triple Jump * Marcus Jackson High Jump * Brandon McBride 4x400 meter relay * Randy Patterson 4x4oo meter relay * Tavaris Tate 4x400 meter relay * 2014 Brandon McBride 800-meter relay
Bold denotes current athletes * Second Team
WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS WOMEN’S INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 2001 Elisha Williams 2004 Tiffany McWilliams 2008 Marrissa Harris 2009 Marrissa Harris 2010 Wendy Copeland 2012 Erica Bougard 2013 Erica Bougard 2014 Erica Bougard Rochelle Farquharson
long Jump mile run pentathlon pentathlon long jump pentathlon * long jump pentathlon * long jump pentathlon long jump
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS 1987 Falilatu Ogunkoya 100-meter dash 200-meter dash 1988 Falilatu Ogunkoya 200-meter dash 1989 Falilatu Ogunkoya 200-meter dash Falilatu Ogunkoya 400-meter dash 1997 Latonya Hill Heptathalon 2001 Camille Harper 100-meter dash Elisha Williams Long Jump 2003 Tiffany McWilliams 1500-meter run 2004 Tiffany McWilliams 1500-meter run 2009 Marrissa Harris 100-meter hurdles Heptathlon 2010 Jody-Ann Muir 400-meter dash 2010 Laquinta Aaron Heptahlon 2011 Haley Greenwell 10,000-meter run * 2012 Favian Cowards Hammer Throw * Jody-Ann Muir 400-meter dash 2013 Erica Bougard heptathlon long jump * Jody-Ann Muir 400-meter dash
Bold denotes current athletes * Second Team
OLYMPIANS
PIERRE BROWN CANADA 2000 & 2004
C.S. COCHRAN USA 1924
SIMEON KIGEN KENYA 1984
JUDE MONYE NIGERIA 2000
DION CRABBE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 2004
FALILATU OGUNKOYA NIGERIA 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000
DAUNDRE BARNABY CANADA 2012 Not Pictured E.C. Billy Hayes, Lee Priester, W.O. Spencer, Sid Robinson, Don Scott
FESTUS IGBINOGHENE NIGERIA 1992
LEE PALLES USA 1980
JULIUS SEDAME GHANA 1996
ATHLETIC ACADMEIC CENTER
Larry H. Templeton Athletic Academic Center Dedicated on November 1, 2008, the Templeton Athletic Academic Center is a welcome addition to the Bulldog athletic program. The $10 million facility is named for former MSU Director of Athletics Larry Templeton. The facility is an addition to two existing facilities in the athletic wing of the MSU campus - the Shira Complex and the Holliman Athletic Center. It is situated on the south side of those two facilities, and across the street from the Bryan Athletic Administration Building. The 34,000 square-foot building LARRY TEMPLETON serves the entire athletic department, houses the Athletic Academics offices and staff, and includes individual computer rooms, by sport tutor work areas, a large open study area and a 300-
seat dining facility with a fully-functioning kitchen. Templeton, now Athletic Director Emeritus, served 22 years as Director of Athletics and during his tenure helped position MSU Athletics as an innovative, progressive program, with equality in sports for women, new and renovated facilities and keen fiscal management. During the 1990s almost every sport came away with a best-ever finish. Achievements included six football bowl games, men’s basketball’s trip to the 1996 NCAA Final Four, three baseball trips to the NCAA College World Series, five Southeastern Conference championships and participation in the NCAA Championships teams 29 times.
SEC HONOR ROLL 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Rob Irwin (Biology) Jace Lacoste (Advertising) Paula Schuerer (Animal Science) Rob Irwin (Biology) David Jones (Biology) Melisssa Rice (Sociology) Trina Taddy (Microbiology) April Ecke (Sports Communication) Kristi Irwin (Chemistry) Rob Irwin (Biology) Jenny Owen (Physical Education) Melissa Rice (Biological Engineering) Trina Taddy (Microbiology) Michelle Black (Fitness Management) April Ecke (Sports Communication) Rob Irwin (Biology) Jenny Owens (Teaching/Coaching) Melissa Rice (Biological Engineering) Trina Taddy (Microbiology) Ronnie Andrews (Educational Psychology) David Cain (Pre-Medical) Steve Dudley (Geology) April Ecke (Physical Education) Ronnie Andrews (Educational Psychology) Davis Cain (Pre-Medical) Ashley Green (Home Economics) Kent Marett (Biology Education) Charles Mitchell (Marketing) Lamont Poke (Arts & Sciences) Amanda White (Biological Engineering) Tina Bridgeman (Elementary Education) David Cain (Pre-Medical) Houston Franks (Teaching/Coaching) Summer Gingrich (Foreign Language) Theo Kurgat (Business Administration) Bill McGill (Political Science) Amanda White (General Science) Tina Bridgeman (Elementary Education) Houston Franks (Teaching/Coaching) Summer Gingrich (Foreign Language) Theo Kurgat (Sports Administration) Dedric Ruffin (Insurance) Julius Sedame (Banking/Finance) Amanda White (General Science) Tina Bridgeman (Elementary Education) Bryan Bridges (Arts & Sciences) Fred Collier (Corrections) Sandy Dillon (Chemical Engineering) Houston Franks (Teaching/Coaching) Brian Gaylord (Biological Sciences) Crystal Gibbs (Fitness Management) Crashana Gray (Business Systems) Karin Haber (Fitness Management) Monika Haber (Fitness Management) Bill McGill (Political Science) Andre’ Oates (Business Administration) Dedric Ruffin (Insurance) Stacey Salmon (Marketing) Ashley Sandberg (Special Education) Julius Sedame (Banking/Finance) Ann-Marie Anderson (Business Systems) Pat Barr (Teaching/Coaching) Bryan Bridges (Arts & Sciences) Fred Collier (Corrections) Trish Curtis (Landscape Architecture) Elizabeth Davis (Special Education) Sandy Dillon (Chemical Engineering) Crystal Gibbs (Fitness Management) Karin Haber (Fitness Management) Monika Haber (Fitness Management) Jessie Hardcastle (Elementary Education) Andrea Ingleton (Accounting) Vince Moran (Teaching/Coaching) Andre’ Oates (Business Administration) Dedric Ruffin (Insurance) Ashley Sandberg (Special Education)
2000 2001 2002 2003
Julius Sedame (Banking/Finance) Elisha Williams (Chemical Engineering) Ann-Marie Anderson (Banking/Finance) Pat Barr (Teaching/Coaching) Bryan Bridges (Arts & Sciences) CeCe Brown (Microbiology) Trish Curtis (Landscape Architecture) Elizabeth Davis (Special Education) Collette Gibbs (Fitness Management) Crystal Gibbs (Fitness Management) Karin Haber (Fitness Management) Monika Haber (Fitness Management) Andrea Ingleton (Accounting) Vince Moran (Teaching/Coaching) Teri Rosenbaum (Biological Engineering) Ben Rudolphi (Biological Engineering) Stacey Salmon (Marketing) LaTonya Stephens (Management) Kristin Tallent (Communication) Elisha Williams (Chemical Engineering) Christine Zawaski (Forestry/Wildlife) Ann-Marie Anderson (Banking/Finance) CeCe Brown (Microbiology) Chris Boldt (Industrial Engineering) Vance Clarke (Business Adminstration) Trish Curtis (Landscape Architecture) Elizabeth Davis (Special Education) Collette Gibbs (Fitness Management) Crystal Gibbs (Fitness Management) Karin Haber (Fitness Management) Monika Haber (Fitness Management) Kelvin Harris (Microbiology) Martha Hudsonpillar (Fitness Management Dan Hunter (Physical Education) Andrea Ingleton (Accounting) Katie Longmire (Communication) John McCaskill (Management) Iheanyi Obia (Political Science) Stacey Rich (Business Administration Kristin Tallent (Communication) Ronni Watjus (Animal/Dairy Science) Elisha Williams (Chemical Engineering Christine Zawaski (Forestry/Wildlife) Ann-Marie Anderson (Banking/Finance) Chris Boldt (Industrial Engineering) CeCe Brown (Biological Engineering) Vance Clarke (Business Administration) Clay Garner (Physical Education) Collette Gibbs (Fitness Management) Camille Harper (Fitness Management) Martha Hudsonpillar (Bus. Administration) Dan Hunter (Political Science) Andrea Ingleton (Accounting) James Kinbrough (Physical Education) Katie Longmire (Communication) Kristin Talent (Communication) Ronni Watjus (Animal/Dairy Science) Elisha WIlliams (Chemistry Engineering) Christine Zawaski (Foresty Crystal Averitt (Biological Sciences) Chris Boldt (Industrial Engineering) CeCe Brown (Biological Engineering) Zach Brumfield (Mechanical Engineering) Steven Cornelius (Management) Matt Denton (Business) Nicole Dunn (Banking/Finance) Clay Garner (Physical Education) Camille Harper (Fitness Management) Renata Hendrix (Banking/Finance) Trina Hobyan (Business) Meggan Hodge (Human Sciences) Martha Hudsonpillar (Bus. Administration) Dan Hunter (Political Science) Lacey Johnson (Psychology) Jennifer Johnstone (Kinesiology) Michael Landry (Secondary Education)
2004 2005
LaChristopher Lewis (Civil Engineering) Jason Odom (Agricultural Science) Kevin Pittman (Teaching/Coaching) Jackie Rentschler (Psychology) Brad Rowland (Landscrape Contracting) Ronni Watjus-Rudolphi (Animal Science) Jourdan Steinberg (Psychology) Kristin Tallent (Broadcasting) Mary Francis Wright (Education) Christine Zawaski (Forestry) Crystal Averitt (Biological Sciences) Matt Denton (Business) Nicole Dunn (Banking/Finance) Clay Garner (Physical Education) Joy Griffith (Animal/Dairy Sciences) Liz Grube (Biological Sciences) Trey Hardee (Graphic Design) Renata Hendrix (Banking/Finance) Christina Hernadez (Physical Education) Trina Hobyan (Business Marketing) Meggan Hodge (Human Sciences) Mark Holley (Geosciences) Matt Huey (Real Estate) Daniel Hunter (Political Science) Ryan Irwin (Computer Engineering) Kia James (Physical Education) Lacey Johnson (Psychology) Jennifer Johnstone (Kinesiology) Michelle Kinney (Banking/Finance) Ryan Looney (Biochemistry) Zita Magloire (Biological Sciences) Brett Marlin (Biological Sciences) Matt Martin (Secondary Education) Travis McKay (Business Administration) Jennifer McPherson (Public Relations) Tiffany McWilliams (Educational Psychology) Sarah Milam (Biological Engineering) Jeff Montgomery (Biological Engineering) Phillip Moore (Physical Education) Daniel Nolan (Political Science) Shelby Nousain (General Business) Jason Odom (Agricultural Science) Kendall Pyant (Physical Education) Jackie Rentschler (Psychology) Brad Rowland (Landscape Contracting) Brandon Smith (Mechanical Engineering) Jourdan Steinberg (International Business) Mina Thorstenson (Microbiology) Jasmine Walls (English) Mary Francis Wright (Education) Jerald Wilson (Undecided) Jacqui Aubert (Elementary Education) Crystal Averitt (Biological Sciences) John Brigham (Economics) Matt Denton (Business Systems) Gedamu Ege (Interdisciplinary Studies) Annie Falor (English) Annie Fyfe (English) Joy Griffith (Animal/Dairy Sciences) Liz Grube (Biological Sciences) Christina Hernandez (Physical Education) Trina Hobyan (Business) Meggan Hodge (Human Sciences) Ryan Irwin (Computer Engineering) Lacey Johnson (Psychology) Jennifer Johnstone (Physical Education) Pad Judd (Physical Education) Ryan Looney (Biochemistry) Zita Magloire (Biological Sciences) Matt Martin (Physical Education) Travis McKay (General Business)
Jennifer McPherson (Public Relations) Phillip Moore (Physical Education) Shelby Nousain (General Business) Jackie Rentschler (Psychology) Brandon Smith (Biological Engineering)
SEC HONOR ROLL
Jourdan Steinberg (International Business) Mina Thorstenson (Microbiology) Lauren Vasquez (Sociology) Andrea Wahlin (Food & Nutrition) 2006 Arthur Davis (Educational Psychology) Gedamu Ege (Interdisciplinary Studies) Annie Falor (English) Joy Griffith (Animal/Dairy Science) Liz Grube (Interior Design) Christina Hernadez (Communication) Meggan Hodge (Human Sciences) Ryan Irwin (Computer Engineering) Lauren Johnson (BIS) Pad Judd (Physical Education) Zita Magloire (Biological Sciences) Wade Martin (Architecture) Travis McKay (Marketing) Jennifer McPherson (Communication) Sara Milam (Biological Engineering) Phillip Moore (Physical Education) Robert Scribner (Business Administration) Brandon Smith (Biological Engineering) Mina Thorstenson (Microbiology) Lauren Vasquez (Sociology) Andrea Wahlin (Food & Nutrition) Jasmine Walls (English) Tim Williams (Physical Education) Chris Withrow (Physical Education) 2007 Ashenafi Arega (Industrial Technology) Wendy Copeland (Biological Sciences) Michelle Corrigan (Biological Sciences) Brittany Detzel (Animal/Dairy Sciences) Annie Falor (English) Zachary Greene (Chemical Engineering) Joy Griffith (Animal/Dairy Sciences) Liz Grube (Interior Design) Marrissa Harris (Physical Education) Christina Hernadez (Communication) Ryan Irwin (Computer Engineering) Pad Judd (Physical Education) Wade Martin (Architecture) Travis McKay (Marketing) Jennifer McPherson (Physical Education) Phillip Moore (Physical Education) Angelica Phillips (Sociology) Joseph Queen (Physical Education) Kyle Roberts (Biological Sciences) Jonathan Rono (Physical Education) Nicole Rosetti (Elementary Education) Emily Sanders (Physical Education) Robert Scribner (Marketing) Daniel Simpkins (Computer Engineering) Brandon Smith (Biological Engineering) Mina Thorstenson (Physical Education) Andrea Wahlin (Food & Nutrition) Clayton Walters (Undecided) Nicola Wilson (Sociology) 2008 Ashenafi Arega (Industrial Technology) Trumesa Banks (Pyhsical Education) Miranda Bauman (Biological Engineering) Matthew Cameron (Business Administration) Michael Chapa (Business Administration) Demetrius Cobbins (Physical Education) Wendy Copeland (Biological Sciences) Brittany Detvel ( Animal and Dairy Science) Simone Domingue (Biochemistry) Jaurice Dye (Business Administration) Annie Falor (English) Abbey Graham (Physical Education) Elizabeth Grube (Interior Design) Marrissa Harris (Physical Eduaction) Padrick Judd (Physical Education) Adam Lenz (Geoscience) Anthony Luczak (Political Science) Thuom Mathiang (Pysical Education)
2009 2010 2011
Angelica Phillips (Socioogy) Joseph Queen (Physical Education) Kyle Roberts (Biological Science) Jonathan Rono (Physical Education) Nicole Rosetti (Communication) Robert Scribner (Marketing) Daniel SImpkins (Computer Engineering) Brandon Smith (Biological Engineering) Cameron Vincent (Physical Education) Andrea Wahlin (Food & Nutrition) Mitchell Weegman (Wildlife & Fisheries) Dorothy Youmons (Physical Education) Loren Bruce (Food & Nutrition) Matthew Cameron (Business Administration) Allen Cassell (Business Administration) Wendy Copeland (Biological Sciences) Anais Dechamps (Architecture) Simone Domingue (Food & Nutrition) Robert Ellis (Undecided) Allen Gearheart (Civil Engineering) Marrissa Harris (Physical Education) Nathan Johnson (Biological Sciences) Patrick Johnson (Business Administration) Adam Lenz (Geosciences) Dominique Lockhart (Interior Design) Renee Masterson (Physical Education) Candice Polk (Biological Sciences) Daniel Simpkins (Computer Engineering) Chelsea Rae Smyth (Undecided) Cameron Vincent (Physical Education) Loren Bruce (Nutrition) Matthew Cameron (Management) Christina Coleman (Kinesiology) Wendy Copeland (Biological Sciences) Brittney Covington (Pre-Accounting) Kalli Dalton (Special Education) Simone Domingue (Nutrition) Julian Duarte (Biological Engineering) Emily Eads (Clinical Exercise Physiology) Allen Gearhart (Civil Engineering) Haley Greenwell (English Education) Morgan Hall (Foreign Language Education) Sarah Hammes (History) Reid Hargrove (Biochemistry) Anna Jarman (Biological Sciences) Nathan Johnson (Biological Engineering) Patrick Johnson (Business Administration) Philip Johnson (Aerospace Engineering) Kelly Karcher (English Education) Adam Lenz (Geosciences) Henry Li (Aerospace Engineering) Renee Masterson (Biological Sciences) Nick Perkins (Pre-Accounting) Chloe Phillips (Clinical Exercise Physiology) Candice Polk (Biological Sciences) Alexander Richter (Sociology) Eric Schmidt (Philosophy) Daniel Simpkins (Computer Engineering) Chelsea Rae Smyth (Nutrition) Joshua Tucker (Chemical Engineering) Cameron Vincent (CLEP) Keisha Wallace (Biological Sciences) Mitch Weegman (Wildlife & Fisheries Sci) Loren Bruce (Nutrition & Health Promotion) Matthew Cameron (Management) Christina Coleman (Kinesiology) Brittney Covington (Pre-Accounting) Kalli Dalton (Special Education) Simone Domingue (Nutrition & Health Pro) Julian Duarte (Biological Engineering) Allen Gearhart (Civil Engineering) Haley Greenwell (Secondary Education) Morgan Hall (Secondary Education) Anna Jarman (Biological Sciences) Patrick Johnson (Business Administration) Philip Johnson (Aerospace Engineering)
Kelly Karcher (Secondary Education) Henry Li Aerospace Engineering) Renee Masterson (Biological Sciences) Nick Perkins (Pre-Accounting) Chloe Phillips (Kinesiology) Candice Polk (Biological Sciences) Chelsea Smyth (FS, Nutrition & Health Pro.) Joshua Tucker (Chemical Engineering) Keisha Wallace (Biological Sciences) 2012 John Bourgeouis (Mechanical Engineering) Carson Britton (Biological Sciences) Michael Clark (Psychology) Julian Duarte (Biological Engineering) Jason Harper (Kinesiology) John Hewitt (Kinesiology) Patrick Johnson (Business Administration) Philip Johnson (Aerospace Engineering) Nathan Lewis (Kinesiology) Nicholas Lewis (Biological Sciences) Henry Li (Aerospace Engineering) Robert MIllece (Geoscience) Joseph Perkins (Accounting) Juan Sanchez (Computer Engineering) Nicholas Soefje (Accounting) Joshua Tucker (Chemical Engineering) John Valentine (Kinesiology) Edward Wesela (Kinesiology) Christina Coleman (Elementary Education) Simone Domingue (Food Science Nutrition) Haley Greenwell (Psychology) Alyssa Hall (Human Sciences) Katie Huston (Mathematics) Anna Jarman (Biological Sciences) Dominique Lockhart (Interdisciplinary Studies) Renee Mastereson (Biological Sciences) Chloe Phillips (Kinesiology) Candice Polk (Biological Sciences) Chelsea Smyth (Food Science Nutrition) Keisha Wallace (Biological Sciences) 2013 Luke Hargreaves (Economics) Brandon McBride (Business Administration) Andrew Monaghan (Kinesiology) Patrick Monaghan (Kinesiology) Fabienne Amfhein (Psychology) Sydney Rodkey (Criminology) Madison Milhoan (Biological Sciences) 2014 Piotr Antosik (Kinesiology) John Bourgeois (Mechanical Engineering) Austin Britton (Kinesiology) Carson Britton (Biological Sciences) Michael Clark (Psychology) Sam Cox (Mechanical Engineering) Matthew Dunn (Kinesiology) Luke Hargreaves (Business Economics) Justin Harper (Business Economics Philip Johnson (Aerospace Engineering) Tautvdas Kieras (Business Administration) Brandon McBride (Business Administration) Andrew Monaghan (Kinesiology) Patrick Monaghan (Kinesiology) Juan Sanchez (Computer Engineering) John Valentine (Kinesiology) Matthew Weickert (Industrial Engineering) Carmen Brothers (Kinesiology) Abigail Dill (Accounting) Cornelia Griesche (Economics) Katie Huston (Mathematics) Jodie McGuff (Kinesiology) Madison Milhoan (Biological Sciences) Emma Neigel (Horticulture) Sydney Rodkey (Criminology) Evie Savage (Kinesiology) Keisha Wallace (Food Science Nutrition)
ATHLETIC FACILITIES Jim and Julia Rouse Weight Room
Mississippi State athletes use top-of-the-line
weight training machines that are apart of the Jim and Julia Rouse Weight Room located in the Shira Athletic complex.
A 9,000-square foot strength and conditioning
room. Equipped with the latest technology in weight training, more than $350,000 worth of equipment is housed in the Julia and Jim Rouse Weight Room. Jim Rouse, a 1962 graduate of MSU and an original member of the Bulldog Foundation, is the retired vice president of Exxon Mobile. Holliman Athletic Center A 46,000-square foot athletic center, providing Bulldog athletes with a locker room, equipment room and team meeting rooms, as well as a state-of-the-art athletic training area and strength and conditioning facility.
The Holliman Athletic Center is located just east
of the Shira Athletic Complex, State’s original practice facility, which was constructed in the 1970s.
ATHLETIC FACILITIES Athletic Training Staff
The medical team begins with the certified athletic
The
Team
Family
Practice
Physicians
and
trainers (ATC’s) who interact with the student athletes
Orthopedists are available at practice and in the
on a daily basis. Each full time staff athletic trainer at
athletic training room almost daily for consultation
Mississippi State is certified by the National Athletic
with the athletic trainers and student athletes.
Trainers’ Association Board of Certification and is licensed in the state of Mississippi. Athletic Training Room
The
Mississippi
State
Sports
Medicine
Department consists of six athletic training rooms at various athletic facilities to better serve our student athletes. The athletic training rooms are staffed by our seven full time staff members along with five graduate assistants and 20 student athletic trainers.
John C. Longest Student Health Center
Mississippi State University maintains a full
service student health center on campus where our two Team Family Practice Physicians practice. They are supported by a lab, pharmacy, x-ray, physical therapy department, nutritionists, three additional physicians, four nurse practitioners, and a nursing staff.
The new Columbus Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Center is equipped with the latest in modalities (inground whirlpools, ultrasound, electrical stimulation), rehabilitation equipment (including a Biodex and Hydroworx® therapy pool with an underwater treadmill), an x-ray machine, and a variety of additional equipment necessary to meet the needs of the elite collegiate athlete.
UNIVERSITY Mississippi State University
Mississippi State is a comprehensive land-grant
institution and the largest university in Mississippi, with a statewide enrollment of more than 16,000 students.
Established in 1878 as the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Mississippi, the university has traditional strengths in engineering and scientific agriculture but has evolved into a comprehensive institution with a diverse array of programs in
across a “global” spectrum that begins with high
teaching, research, and service.
school and continues through the university experience and into professional life.
Included
are the Young Guns Leadership Camp for rising high school seniors; the Day one Leadership Community for incoming freshmen, focusing on shared academic and service experiences; and the highly competitive Appalachian Leadership Honors Program for sophomores and juniors.
To complement these efforts, the university
has launched a minor in leadership studies open Academics and Student Life
Mississippi State students consistently earn
honors such as the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, awarded for those who will enter public service, and, with 16 Truman Scholars to date, the university has been recognized as a Truman Honor Institution. In the past year, a student team competed for and won first place in a national Challenge X competition to redesign a fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly SUV. Recently initiated programs are providing opportunities to develop leadership potential and global study options.
The university’s Global
Leadership Continuum provides “cradle-to-CEO” programming designed to develop leadership
to students in all majors. A university honor code adopted in 2007 institutionalizes a campus culture of integrity and personal responsibility in academic studies. Through the Global Leadership Program, students may experience significantly expanded study-abroad opportunities.
UNIVERSITY Research
industries to the state. The center is conducting
Mississippi State faculty researchers attracted
research in areas that include materials processing,
$186.5 million in external funding for 2006-07, up from
human and systems engineering, alternative power
about $155 million during the previous year.
systems, computational manufacturing and design,
This
funding supported 1,691 sponsored projects in 2007.
and advanced learning technologies.
Outreach and Service
Based on the latest rankings available from the
National Science Foundation, MSU ranks 7th in the
nation in agricultural sciences research expenditures
countless individuals, Mississippi State has “extended
and 44th in engineering. Last year MSU faculty and
farther” and gone “beyond the limit” to make a difference
staff disclosed 80 new technologies resulting in three
in the lives of citizens around the state. In 2006, the
new start-up companies, nine licenses, and 22 patent
university formed the Mississippi State Community
applications. The university now holds 77 patents.
Action Team to organize university resources and
In recent years, MSU has established the Thad
expertise for quick response to local issues around the
Cochran Endowment for Entrepreneurship, as well as
state. MSU’s Extension Service is the first in the nation
collaborating with federal agencies and industries to
to have an interactive videoconferencing system in
help increase technology-oriented start-up companies.
every county Extension office. Through the Freedom
Among the collaborators and sponsors are the U.S.
Calls program, the system is being used to connect
departments of Defense and Energy, NASA, General
Mississippians with family members in the U.S. military
Electric,
serving our country in Iraq.
Northrop
Grumman,
EADS/American
From its academic programs to the work of
Eurocopter, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics,
Israeli Aerospace Industry, and the Mississippi
almost every county of the state, and the Mississippi
Technology Alliance.
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station operates
10 branch stations throughout Mississippi.
In a key area of economic interest to Mississippi,
The MSU Extension Service maintains offices in
Four
MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
strategically located research and extension centers
established
coordinate the delivery of services statewide.
in
2001,
continues
research
and
development supporting a goal of attracting automotive
UNIVERSITY
Dr. Mark Keenum
Scott Stricklin
UNIVERISTY PRESIDENT Mississippi State, 1984
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Mississippi State, 1992
Dr. Mark Everett Keenum became Mississippi State’s 19th president Jan. 5, 2009, following a distinguished public service career. After completing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural economics at Mississippi State, Dr. Keenum joined the university faculty in 1984 as a marketing specialist with the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. Two years later, he accepted a position as a research associate with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at MSU. He continued his education at the university, in 1988 receiving a doctorate in agricultural economics, and he joined the faculty of that department as an assistant professor/ economist. During his professional tenure at Mississippi State, his primary research and extension work focused on the marketing and economics of aquaculture, specialty crops and forestry. He continued his faculty ties at the university 19972006 as an adjunct professor, teaching an annual course on agricultural legislative policy. Prior to being named president of Mississippi State in November 2008, Dr. Keenum served as Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for two years, where he provided leadership and oversight for the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency and the Foreign Agricultural Service. The mission area, comprised of the three agencies, had a total operating budget of $1.7 billion and approximately $40 billion in program authority. The three agencies employed more than 16,500 people at more than 2,300 offices nationwide and 98 locations around the globe. In 1989, Dr. Keenum joined the Washington, D.C., staff of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran as Legislative Assistant for Agriculture and Natural Resources. As Sen. Cochran’s adviser on agricultural affairs, he worked on numerous issues important to U.S. agriculture, including the 1990,1996, and 2002 Farm Bills. From 1996-2006, he served as Chief of Staff for Sen. Cochran. In this role, Dr. Keenum was the chief adviser to the senator on political, legislative and appropriations issues. He also was responsible for managing all administrative and legislative functions of Sen. Cochran’s Washington, D.C., office and three Mississippi offices, including direct oversight of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. Dr. Keenum and his wife Rhonda have four children.
A lifelong dream was fulfilled on May 7, 2010, when Scott Stricklin was formally introduced as Mississippi State’s director of athletics, the 16th in school history. As Stricklin begins to enthusiastically tackle his new job of leading the MSU athletic department, he certainly isn’t a stranger to the Bulldog family or college athletics. A 1992 graduate of Mississippi State, the Jackson, Miss., native’s resume is highlighted by 22 years of experience on the collegiate level in various capacities at five different universities. The last two years, he’s faithfully served as Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at his alma mater, overseeing fundraising, football and men’s basketball scheduling, managing MSU’s allsport agreement with Adidas, facility planning, and serving as the administrative sport liaison for men’s basketball and softball. It’s those type of day-to-day tasks that’s prepared the personable Stricklin to take over the top seat in the Mississippi State athletic department. Yet it’s a journey that started during his formidable days as a dedicated and tireless worker in the media relations department that’s led to his highly-respected career coming full circle. Prior to graduating, Stricklin’s stint in the MSU media relations office included three seasons (1990-92) as the media contact for the highly successful and nationally-renown baseball program. Upon graduation, he was named assistant media relations director at his alma mater. He continued his climb up the ladder of success when he was named associate media relations director at Auburn, where from 1993-98 he served as the primary baseball contact and the secondary football contact. He also spent the 1993-94 season handling the publicity for the Tigers’ nationally-ranked women’s basketball team. In 1998, Stricklin left Auburn to become Assistant Athletics Director at Tulane, where he served as the primary media contact for the Green Wave’s 1998 12-0 football team. Next came a four-year run in the Big 12 Conference at Baylor (19992003) as Assistant AD for Communications and Marketing. In 2003, Stricklin returned to the Southeastern Conference at Kentucky and spent five seasons as the Associate AD for Media Relations, where he oversaw the day-to-day publicity of the traditionrich Wildcat basketball program. It was his last stop before returning to Mississippi State in the Spring of 2008. Stricklin, is married to the former Anne Howell, the youngest daughter of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bailey Howell. The couple has two daughters, Abby and Sophie.
W.O. SPENCER STADIUM CARL MADDOX TRACK
Carl Maddox Track
The Bulldogs’ state of the art, $3 million track renovation open spring of 2011. The new facility features a completely remodeled, nine-lane track surface and field event areas.
Amentities Include:
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Nine 48” lane track oval Steeplechase Water Jump High Jump, Pole Vault & Long/Triple Jump Javelin Runway Shot Put Ring Hammer and Discus Throw Ring Natural Grass Infield
ALMA MALTER
Maroon and White In the heart of Mississippi, Made by none but God’s own hands, Stately in her nat’ral splendor Our Alma Mater proudly stands; State College of Mississippi, Fondest mem’ries cling to thee, Life shall hoard thy spirit ever, Loyal sons we’ll always be. Chorus: Maroon and White! Maroon and White! Of thee with joy we sing; Thy colors bright our souls delight, With praise our voices ring. Tho’ our life some pow’r may vanquish, Loyalty can’t be o’er run; Honors true on thee we lavish Until the setting of the sun; Live Maroon and White for ever, Ne’er can evil mar thy fame, Nothing us from thee can sever, Alma Mater we acclaim.