2009 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Media Guide

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General InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . Murfreesboro, Tenn .Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,872Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1911Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue RaidersColors . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Blue and WhitePresident . . . . . . . . . .Dr . Sidney A . McPheeDirector of Athletics . . . . . . .Chris MassaroSr . Women’s Administrator Diane TurnhamMain Athletics Phone . . . . . 615/898-2450Web site . . . . . . . . . . . GoBlueRaiders .comConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sun BeltIndoor Facility . . . . . . . . . . . Murphy CenterOutdoor Facility . . . . . . . . . Dean A . Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Track and Soccer Stadium

Athletic CommunicationsDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark OwensXC Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian LemonLemon’s e-mail lemon@goblueraiders .comLemon’s Office Phone . . . . 615/898-5272Lemon’s Cell Phone . . . . . . 901/268-9383Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica StauffacherAssistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis WoodsAC Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615/898-5626Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . MTSU Box 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murfreesboro, TN 37132Overnight Address . . . 1500 Greenland Dr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Head CoachHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean HayesAlma Mater/Year . . . . . . Lake Forest/1959Hayes’ Office Phone . . . . . 615/898-2571Overall Conference Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Sun Belt Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49NCAA Top 25 Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Coach of the Year Honors . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Coaching StaffAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith VromanAlma Mater/Year Eastern Kentucky/2000Vroman’s Office Phone . . . 615/898-5865Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger KerrAlma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa/1963Kerr’s Office Phone . . . . . . 615/898-5879

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CREDITSThe 2009 Middle Tennessee Cross Country Media Guide is a production of the Athletic Communi-cations Department . The guide was written and designed by Graduate Assistant Christian Lemon . Special thanks to Jack Ross, J . Intintoli, Andy Heidt, Cathy Weller and Rhonda Wimberly at MT Photographic Services . Photography provided by Bradley Lambert, Glen Clark, Joe Imel, Dan Avila, Nelson Chenault, CW Pack Sports, Paul Angelle, Buffy Massey and Rick Yeatts .

MISSION STATEMENTThe Middle Tennessee athletic program is com-mitted to quality athletics that bring the campus community together and promote a sense of pride and tradition in academic and athletic excel-lence . These programs also bring the University regional and national recognition and provide a link between the University, its alumni and the community at large . They give students, faculty and alumni opportunities for innovative public ser-vice activities that better the community . Athletics uses financial and physical resources to maintain and develop sports programs to accomplish the mission of the University .

Marla Bailey, Junior

Isaac Biwott, Junior

Table of ContentsCoaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Head Coach Dean Hayes . . . . . . . . . . 2 Assistant Coach Keith Vroman . . . . . . 3 Assistant Coach Roger Kerr . . . . . . . . 32009 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4The Blue Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 2009 Men’s Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Returning Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12 Philip Benavides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Isaac Biwott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Festus Chemaoi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 David Emery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Julius Kirui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 William Songock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Men’s Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2009 Women’s Roster . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Returning Women . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-17 Marla Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Zamzam Sangau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kristen Tithof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women’s Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . 182008 Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21 2008 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Men’s Performance Chart . . . . . . . . . 20 Women’s Performance Chart . . . . . . 21History & Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-35 Men’s Conference Results . . . . . . . . . 24 Men’s Inv . Conference Results . . . . . . 28 Women’s Conference Results . . . . . . 30 Women’s Inv . Conference Results . . . 32 All-Conference Award Winners . . . . 34The University and City . . . . . . . . . 36-44 This is Middle Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . 36 Academic Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sun Belt Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . 41 University President . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 GoBlueRaiders .com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Head Coach Dean Hayes Throughout the recent history of Middle Ten-nessee track and field, there have been two constants – vet-eran coach Dean Hayes

and a legacy of championship perfor-mances. A renowned track and field coach both in college and professional circles, Dean Hayes has gained great respect since coming to Middle Tennes-see 44 years ago . His men’s teams dominated the Ohio Valley Conference, and the women’s teams have duplicated that success since Hayes took over the program in 1987 . Both squads have continued their successes in the Sun Belt Conference, capturing 15 of the 34 indoor and out-door titles for which they have been eligible since joining the league seven years ago . Overall, Hayes has guided the pro-grams to 29 OVC titles, 15 Sun Belt championships, and 18 NCAA Top 25 finishes. Forty-eight of his athletes have earned 82 All-American honors, four have become national champions and a number of them have gone on to compete internationally in the Olympic Games, World University Games and Pan-American Games . There could have been more awards, but Middle Tennes-see did not sport a track program from 1987 to 1990 . Hayes has added 13 Sun Belt Coach of the Year awards to complement his 15 OVC Coach of the Year honors, which included 10 in a row from 1977 to 1986 . He was inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 . Hayes became a member of the Illinois Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and was

inducted into the Mason-Dixon Athletic Club Hall of Fame in March 2005, and in December 2008 he was inducted into the U .S . Track & Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches Association Hall of Fame . In May 2009, a formal dedica-tion took place to rename the outdoor track faciilty in his honor as the Dean A . Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium . The announcement regarding the renaming of the stadium happened earlier in the spring, and the dedication was timed to coincide with the Blue Raiders hosting to the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships . Following the 1981 season, the Divi-sion I Track and Field Coaches Associa-tion voted Hayes the NCAA Outdoor

HAYES AT A GLANCEPersonalBirthdate: December 14, 1937Hometown: Morrison, Ill.Family: Wife, Jan; daughters, Erin and Kara

educationHigh school: Naperville (Ill.) Centralcollege: Lake Forest (1959)

Head coacH exPerience (college)Middle tennessee: 1965 - present

Head coacH exPerience (World)goodwill games: 1998 (New York, N.Y.)World championships: 1997 (Athens, Greece)World cup: 1994 (London, England)goodwill games: 1990 (Seattle, Wash.)World university games: 1985 (Kobe, Japan)

assistant coacH exPerience (World)olympic games: 1988 (Seoul, South Korea)World championships: 1983 (Helsinki, Finland)World university games: 1981 (Bucharest, Romania)us olympic Festival: 1978 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)*Served as referee at 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga.

ncaa toP 25 FinisHes (18)Women’s indoor: 1994 - 8thMen’s indoor: 1971-22nd; 1972 - 7th;1973 - 8th; 1974 - 14th; 1979 - 20th; 1980 - 19th; 1981 - 11th; 1982 - 11th; 1993 - 21st

Men’s outdoor: 1971 - 25th; 1972 - 22nd;1973 - 25th; 1974 - 17th; 1976 - 19th;2003 - 17th; 2007 - 21stMen’s cross country: 1966 - 14th

oHio Valley conFerence titles (29)Women’s indoor: 1988, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996Men’s indoor: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 2000Women’s outdoor: 1991, 1994, 1996Men’s outdoor: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994Men’s cross country: 1983

sun Belt conFerence cHaMPionsHiPs (15)Women’s indoor: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004Men’s indoor: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009Women’s outdoor: 2000, 2005Men’s outdoor: 2001, 2006, 2007

Honorsunited states track & Field and cross country coaches association Hall of Fame: 2008Mason-dixon athletic club Hall of Fame: 2005tennessee sports Hall of Fame: 1994illinois sports Hall of Fame: 1993Blue raider Hall of Fame: 1982oVc coach of the year (15): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000sun Belt coach of the year (13): 2000 (1), 2001 (3), 2002 (2), 2003 (1), 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2007 (1), 2009 (1)ncaa outdoor coach of the year: 1981

Coach of the Year . Hayes served as president of the TFCA in 1982-83 . In his first attempt at a Sun Belt Cham-pionship, Hayes delivered . The Middle Tennessee women took first place in Mi-ami, Fla ., in 2000, and Hayes earned his first Sun Belt Coach of the Year award. Since taking its place in the Sun Belt full-time prior to the beginning of the 2000-01 academic year, Middle Ten-nessee has captured 14 of the 30 league titles in indoor and outdoor track and field. Hayes and his charges were instrumental in capturing the school’s first-ever Vic Bubas Cup, the league’s all-sports trophy, in 2001, when the track programs garnered three SBC ti-tles. The teams played a significant role


Head Coach Dean Hayesin Middle Tennessee winning the Bubas Cup in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 as well . Hayes has indeed put Middle Tennes-see on the world map in terms of col-legiate track and field. However, Hayes’ experience is not limited to the collegiate level . He has coached several teams sponsored by either the United States Olympic Com-mittee or USA Track and Field . His international experience began at the first Olympic Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo . (1978), and has included working as the head coach at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan (1985); Goodwill Games in Se-attle, Wash . (1990); World Cup in Lon-don, England (1994); World Champi-onships in Athens, Greece (1997); and again at the Goodwill Games in New York City (1998) . The Naperville, Ill ., native also has served as an assistant at several inter-national meets. In addition to the first Olympic Sports Festival, Hayes worked as an assistant at the World University Games in Bucharest, Romania (1981), the World Championships in Helsin-ki, Finland (1983), and the Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea (1988) . Because of Hayes’ international suc-cess, numerous foreign athletes have sought out Middle Tennessee as their college of choice . Hayes’ most successful collegiate ath-letes at Middle Tennessee have com-peted in the NCAA triple jump, an event in which Hayes specializes . He coached NCAA champions Tom-my Haynes (1974) and Barry McClure (1972, 1973) as well as NCAA high hurdle champion Dionne Rose (1994) and his most recent national champion, Blue Raider Mardy Scales in the 100-meters (2003) . Hayes also guided Ro-land McGhee to nine All-American hon-ors, and both McClure and Greg Artis won All-American honors seven times .

Keith Vroman begins his sixth season at Middle Tennes-see and his second as a full-time assistant for the Blue Raiders . Vroman is currently in his ninth year of coaching and brings with him the experience of two distance running programs steeped in tradition, Eastern Kentucky University and Grand Valley State University . Vroman’s experience in distance running has helped the Blue Raider cross country teams make consistent strides in addition to strong showings during the distance events in

the indoor and outdoor track seasons . Seven men and three women have earned All-Sun Belt honors under Vroman’s tutelage, including at least one male in each of the last five years. Vroman was hired full-time during the summer of 2007 and helps in all areas of the program, including recruiting and meet management . The Ludington, Mich ., native earned his bachelor’s in physical education, his mas-ter’s in health education and an M .S . in sports administration at Eastern Kentucky, where he competed in cross country and the steeplechase .

Asst. Coach Keith Vroman

Asst. Coach Roger Kerr Middle Tennessee assistant track and field coach Roger Kerr has quite an extensive resume, which includes more experiences than most head coaches around the country . Then again, Kerr has a solid history as a head coach . The former head coach at Arizona State, Illinois State and Evansville is still involved in collegiate track and field competition for one simple reason – the Iowa native enjoys teaching and working with young athletes . In his 12 previ-ous years with the Blue Raiders, Kerr has focused much of

his energy on working with sprinters, hurdlers and weights . Kerr also deals with team equipment and helps with recruiting duties . Kerr earned his bachelor’s and master’s in physical education at the University of Iowa, where he was a three-year star on the track and field team. By the time Kerr graduated from Iowa in 1963, he held Hawkeye records in the 600 and 660 as well as a share of the indoor and outdoor mile relay . Both the 600 and 660 records stood for more than 20 years . Upon earning his master’s, Kerr became the head coach at the University of Evansville for both men’s track and field and cross country before moving on to Pur-due University . In his six years at Purdue, Kerr served as head coach of the men’s cross country team while working as an assistant to the men’s track and field pro-gram . Kerr also earned his Ph .D . in educational administration while at Purdue .

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28th WKU Old Timers ClassicDate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep ..19Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.a .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowling.Green,.Ky .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western.KentuckyCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kereiakes.ParkMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.MilesWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct ..3Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.a .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisville,.Ky .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LouisvilleCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E .P ..Tom.Sawyer.State.Park.Men’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

Greater Louisville Classic

Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep ..4Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.p .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville,.Tenn .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Belmont.Univ .Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Percy.Warner.ParkMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4K

Belmont InvitationalDate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep ..11Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.p .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga,.Tenn .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ChattanoogaCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moccasin.Bend.Golf.CourseMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.Mile

UTC Opener

Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct ..17Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.a .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chattanooga,.Tenn .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ChattanoogaCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moccasin.Bend.Golf.Course.Men’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.MilesWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct ..31Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.a .m .Meet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Monroe,.La .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana-MonroeCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chenault.Park.Golf.CourseMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5K

Sun Belt ChampionshipsUTC Invitational

Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov ..15Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBAMeet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuscaloosa,.Ala .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AlabamaCourse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry.Pritchett.Running.ParkMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K

NCAA South Regional Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov ..23Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBAMeet.Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terre.Haute,.Ind .Meet.Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana.StateCourse . . . . . . . . . . Wabash.Valley.Family.Sport.CenterMen’s.Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10KWomen’s.Distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6K

NCAA Championships

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Festus Chemaoi 2008 All-Sun Belt

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2009 Men’s Roster

Name Height Weight Class Hometown Previous School

Philip Benavides 6 - 1 165 Sr . Knoxville, Tenn . Knoxville Catholic HS

Isaac Biwott 5 - 9 130 Jr . Burnt Forest, Kenya Kapngetuny Boys HS

Festus Chemaoi 5 - 9 128 Jr . Ainabkoi, Kenya Kapngetuny Boys HS

David Emery 6 - 3 154 Jr . Pinckney, Mich . Pinckney HS

Julius Kirui 5 - 9 129 Sr . Kapsabet, Kenya Kapngetuny Boys HS

Chris Mason 5-10 135 So . Auburn, N .Y . Auburn HS (SUNY Delhi)

William Songock 5 - 9 116 Sr . Moiben, Kenya Uasin Gishu HS

Josh Wheeler 5-10 155 Sr . Milwaukee, Wis . Riverside HS (Concordia Wis .)


Philip BenavidesSr. • �-� • ��5Knoxville, Tenn.Knoxville Catholic HS

2008 XC: Did not run .

200� XC: Came in 11th at the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) in 16:59 . . . Finished 33rd at Sun Belt Championships (5M) in 27:30 .91 . . . Placed 39th at Belmont Opener (5K) in 16:43 .71 and 38th at UTC Powerade Invita-tional (5K) in 17:08 . . . Finished 43rd at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 28:03 .71 and 191st at Louisville Classic (8K) in 27:14 .18 .

200� XC: Finished 34th in 30:40 .70 at the WKU Old Timers Classic (8K) . . . Placed 35th in 17:27 at the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) . . . Finished 39th in 17:29 at the UTC Opener (5K) . . . Came in 53rd at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) in 28:35 .48 .

High School: Two-year letterwinner in track and cross country at Knoxville Catholic HS ... Region and metro champion and finished third in state for two miles . . . Holds school record for two miles . . . Also lettered three years in soccer .

Personal: Philip Austin Benavides . . . Son of Dolly Young and Phil Benavides . . . Born February 21, 1988 . . . Majoring in Business Administration .


Isaac BiwottJr. • 5-9 • ��0Burnt Forest, KenyaKapngetuny HS

2007 All-Sun Belt Cross Country

Isaac’s 2008 Cross Country Results

Date Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:49 3rd09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 16:04 .61 18th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:44 .91 28th09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) 27:15 .20 14th10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:29 .62 82nd10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:49 11th11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:22 .79 18th11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 34:19 .19 80th

2008 XC: Placed third in 17:49 at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) . . . Came in 11th in 15:49 at the UTC Invitational (5K) . . . Placed 14th at the WKU “Old Tim-ers” Classic (5M) in 27:15 .20 . . . Placed 18th at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) running a time of 26:22 .79 . . . Finished 18th in 16:04 .61 at the Belmont Opener (5K) . . . Ran 28th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) with a time of 26:44 .91 . . . Finished the season running 80th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) in 34:19 .19 .

200� XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors upon placing 10th at Sun Belt Champion-ships (5M), 26:09 .38 . . . Came in eighth at the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) in 16:05 . . . Placed 23rd at the UTC Powerade Invitational (5K) in 16:09 and 27th at the Old Timers Classic (5M) in 26:53 .24 . . . Ran 104th at the Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:47 .68 .

Before Middle Tennessee: Ran track for Elijah Kiprokos and attended Olaare Primary and Kapngetuny HS in Eldoret, Kenya .

Personal: Isaac Kiptanui Biwott . . . Son of Simion and Sarah Biwott . . . Born August 15, 1986 . . . Cousin Julius Kosgei was an All-American at Harding Univ .

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Festus ChemaoiJr. • 5-9 • �28Ainobkoi, KenyaKapngetuny HS

2008 All-Sun Belt Cross Country. .

Festus’ 2008 Cross Country Results

Date Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:13 1st09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:54 .35 9th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:31 .55 25th09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) 26:07 .60 8th10/04 Greater Lousiville Classic (8K) 25:00 .48 45th10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:28 6th11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 25:57 .97 8th11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 33:40 .88 56th

2008 XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors, placing eighth at the Sun Belt Cham-pionships (8K) finishing in 25:57.97 ... Won the season opener at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 17:13 and finished ninth at the Belmont Opener (5K) in 15:54 .35 . . . Placed sixth at the UTC FrontRunner (5K) in 15:28 and eighth at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 26:07 .60 . . . Came in 25th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) in 26:31 .55 and 45th and at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:00 .48 for a season best . . . Finished the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) with a time of 33:40 .88 placing 56th overall .

200� XC: Won his first collegiate event, finishing 5K course at Belmont Opener in 15:12 .45 . . . Placed fourth at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 25:27 .91 . . . Won the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) in 15:16 . . . Had a mishap at the Sun Belt Championships (5M) in which his shoe came off during the race, which pushed him back to 11th in 26:15 .91 . . . Placed 23rd at Louisville Classic (8K) in 24:39 .38 . . .Finished 49th at NCAA South Regional (10K) in 32:33 .99 .

Before Middle Tennessee: Voted Cross Country Athlete of the Year twice at Kapngetuny HS and won secondary schools cross country championship once .

Personal: Festus Kipchirchir Chemaoi . . . Son of David Chemaoi and Nelly Kip-lagat . . . Born November 20, 1986 .

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David EmeryJr. • �-� • �5�Pinckney, Mich.Pinckney HS 2008 All-Sun Belt Cross Country

David’s 2008 Cross Country ResultsDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnus Scott Invitational (5K) 18:01 4th09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:54 .87 11th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:44 .91 28th09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) 27:38 .30 17th10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:18 .10 63rd10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:29 7th11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:01 .54 9th11/15 NCAA South Regional Championships (10K) DNF

2008 XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors, placing ninth at the Sun Belt Championships (8K) in 26:01 .54 . . . Came in fourth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) at 18:01 and 11th at the Belmont Opener, finishing with a time of 15:54.87 ... Came in seventh at the UTC Invitational (5K) in 15:29 . . . Finished 28th in 26:44 .91 at the Memphis Twilight Classic and 17th in 27:38 .30 at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) . . . Placed 63rd at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:18 .10 .

200� XC: Did not run because of injury .

High School: Ran three years of cross country and four years of track for coach Tom Carney at Pinckney HS . . . Won the 2006 state cross country individual championship was and a member of cross country state team championships as junior and senior . . . Individual state champion in 3200 meters and runner-up in 1600 meters as senior and also All-American in 4xMile relay . . . Top times included 1:56 .6 in 800 meters, 4:12 .2 in 1600 meters, 9:22 .02 in 3200 meters and 15:34 in the 5000 meters . . . Also lettered three years in swimming .

Personal: David Curtis Emery . . . Son of Donald and Kimberly Emery . . . Born March 1, 1989 .

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Julius KiruiSr. • 5-9 • �29Kapsabet, KenyaKapsabet HS

Julius’ 2008 Cross Country ResultsDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 18:02 5th09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 16:31 .02 32nd09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:38 .37 27th09/20 WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5M) 27:08 .30 13th10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:25 .92 73rd10/18 UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) 16:02 14th11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:08 .52 11th11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) DNF

2008 XC: Started the season finishing fifth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 18:02 . . . Placed 11th at the Sun Belt Championship (8K) in a time of 26:08 .52 . . . Ran a season-best 16:02 at the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K), placing 14th overall . . . Finished 13th at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 27:38 .30 . . . Placed 32nd at the Belmont Opener, coming in at 16:31 .02 . . . Finished 27th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) in 26:38 .37 . . . Went 73rd at the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:25 .92 .

200� XC: Came in seventh at UTC FrontRunner Invitational (5K) in 16:02 . . . Placed 14th at Sun Belt Championships (8K) in 26:18 .10 . . . Finished 16th at Bel-mont Opener (5K) in 15:52 .16 . . . Posted 18th-place showing at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 26:25 .27 . . . 27th at UTC Powerade Invitational (5K) in 16:18 ... Posted 85th finish at Louisville Classic (8K) in 25:42.19.

High School: Attended Kapsabet Boys HS, the same secondary school as former Blue Raider Geoffrey Lagat . . . Posted times of 15:02 in 5000 meters, 4:18 in 1500 meters, 2:03 in 800 meters, and 52 .96 in 400 meters .

Personal: Julius Kipngetich Kirui . . . Son of Philiph K . Langat and Hellen C . Keino . . . Born January 17, 1984 .


William SongockSr. • 5-9 • ��Moiben, KenyaUasin Gishu HS

2006 All-Sun Belt Cross Country2006 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year2007 All-Sun Belt Cross Country

William’s 2008 Cross Country ResultsDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:31 2nd09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:15 .89 2nd09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 25:28 .74 10th09/20 WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5M) 25:50 .80 6th10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 24:22 .33 15th10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:20 5th11/01 Sun Belt Championships (8K) DNF

2008 XC: Finished second in both the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:31 and the Belmont Opener (5K) 15:15 .89 . . . Came in 10th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) in 25:28 .74 and sixth at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5M) in 25:50 .80 . . . Placed 15th in the Greater Louisville Classic (8K) coming in at 24:22.33 and fifth with a personal best at Middle Tennessee at the UTC Invita-tional (5K) in 15:20 .

200� XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors for second straight season, placing eighth in 26:01.49 at the SBC Championships (8K) ... Finished fifth at the UTC Front-Runner Invitational in 15:45 (5K) . . . Placed 14th at Belmont Opener in 15:51 .63 (5K) and 19th at the UTC Powerade Invitational in 15:59 (5K) . . . Posted 20th-place showing at the Old Timers Classic in 26:26 .15 (5M) and was 55th at the Louisville Classic in 25:16 .20 (8K) . . . Finished 73rd at the NCAA South Regional in 33:29 .94 (10K) .

200� XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors after placing seventh in 25:09 .62 over 8K at the Sun Belt Championships, the fastest time by a Blue Raider runner in more than six years ... Placed second in 25:13.94 over 8K at first collegiate event at Louisville Classic .

Before Middle Tennessee: Member of track and handball teams at Uasin Gishu HS in Eldoret, Kenya . . . Academic representative, chairman of the science club and vice president of the Adventist Society .

Personal: William Kipkosgei Songock . . . Son of Jonah Songock and Monica Keter . . . Born July 5, 1986 . . . Uncle Martin Tabutt named best jumper and 800 meter runner in high school . . . Majoring in Nursing/Pre-Med .


Chris MasonJr • 5-�0 • ��5Auburn, N.Y.Auburn HS (SUNY Delhi)

Josh WheelerSr. • 5-�0 • �55Milwaukee, Wis.Riverside HS (Concordia Wis.)

XC Newcomers

Before Middle Tennessee: Mason produced an incredible NJCAA ca-reer, boasting back-to-back cham-pionships in NJCAA Division III Cross Country (2007 and 2008), NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field

10,000 meters (2008 and 2009) and NJCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field 5,000 meters (2008 and 2009) at SUNY Delhi . . . He is the only male athlete ever to repeat as individual champion in D III cross country .

High School: Four-year cross country letterwinner and three-year indoor and outdoor track letterwinner at Auburn High School .

Personal: Chris Mason . . . Son of Wayne Mason and Christine Lockrow . . . Born January 10, 1989 . . . Majoring in Business Administration .

2008 XC: Placed 63rd at the Sun Belt Championships in 29:58 .84 .

High School: Attended Riverside High School in Milwaukee, Wis . . . . Lettered in cross county, basketball

and track . . . Coached by Andrea Gremer . . . All-Conference cross country .

Personal: Joshua Wheeler . . .Son of Deborah Wheeler . . . Mother, Deborah, is an assistant principal . . . Born August 11, 1987 . . . Majoring in Accounting . . . Transferred from Concor-dia University Wisconsin in Mequon, Wis .

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2009 Women’s Roster

Name Height Class Hometown Previous School

Marla Bailey 5-9 Jr . Barrie, Ontario Barrie Central HS

Kayla Bryan 5-5 Fr . Knoxville, Tenn . Karns HS

Samantha Hunt 5-6 Fr . Gaylord, Mich . Gaylord HS

Amber Kassuba 5-4 Fr . Vanderbilt, Mich . Gaylord HS

Alissa Ruggle 5-2 Fr . Manhattan, Kan . Riley County HS

Zamzam Sangau 5-6 Sr . Kampala, Uganda Kyambog University

Jackline Serem 5-1 So . Rift Valley, Kenya Sacho HS

Stephanie Smith 5-4 Fr . Aurora, Ontario Dr . G .W . Williams S .S .

Kristen Tithof 5-6 So . Friendsville, Tenn . William Blount HS

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2009 Women’s Roster Marla Bailey

2008 XC: Came in third at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 21:17 and Belmont Opener (4K) in 15:16 .10 . . . Placed seventh at the UTC Invitational (2M) in 11:43 . . . Finished the season with 11th at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) with a time of 19:12 .71 . . . Came in 13th at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) in 19:23 .20 . . . Ran 42nd at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 19:57 .18 . . . Finished 70th in the Greater Louisville Classic (5K) posting a personal best of 18:45 .34 .

200� XC: Earned SBC Freshman of the Year honors after placing 13th at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in 18:50 .22 . . . Came in eighth at the UTC FrontRun-ner Invitational (2M) in 11:47 . . . Placed 25th at the UTC Powerade Invitational (2M) in 12:26 . . . Posted a 36th showing at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) in 19:43 .27 . . . Finished 72nd at the Louisville Classic (5K) in 19:08 .80 .

High School: Ran track and cross country for coach Dave Small at Barrie Central Collegiate ... Placed first in the GBSSA as freshman and sophomore and 10th at the Canadian XC meet in 2004 ... Finished first in the 1500 and 3000-meters at the GBSSA and 5th at the OFSSA as freshman . . . Best times include 4:52 in the 1500, 10:27 in the 3000 and 18:57 in the 5000 meters . . . Student council president and member of the Honor Roll .

Personal: Marla Blair Bailey . . . Daughter of Joe and Lori Bailey . . . Born May 22, 1989 ... Mother finished seventh at the Mountain Bike World Championships, and father is ranked in the Top 3 in Canada in mountain biking .

Marla’s 2008 Cross Country ResultsDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 21:17 3rd 09/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 15:16 .10 16th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:57 .18 42nd09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) 19:23 .20 13th10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 18:45 .34 70th10/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 11:43 7th11/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 9:12 .71 11th11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 23:16 .68 74th

Jr. • 5-9 Barrie, OntarioBarrie Central Collegiate

2007 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year. ..


2008 XC: Two-time 2008 Sun Belt Runner of the Week and finished second overall at the Sun Belt Championships (5K) in 17:45 .89 . . . Earned All-South Regional honors, placing 16th at the NCAA Regionals (6K) in Maryville, Tenn ., in 21:33 .69 . . . Won the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 20:30 . . . Won the UTC Invitational (2M) in 11:07 . . . Posted a second-place showing at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) in 17:55.10 ... Placed fifth at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 18:09 .78 . . . Finished seventh at the Belmont Opener (2M) in 14:50 .81 . . . Came in 13th at the Greater Louisville Classic (5K), posting a season-best time of 17:44 .07 .

200� XC: Earned All-Sun Belt honors, All-South Region accolades and All-Con-ference, finishing 19th at the NCAA South Regional (6K) in 21:26.55 and placing third at Sun Belt Championships (5K) in 18:01 .50 . . . Won the UTC FrontRunner Invitational (2M) in 11:01 . . . Came in fourth at the UTC Powerade Invitational (2M) in 11:23 . . . Placed 12th at the Belmont Opener (4K) in 15:01 .35 . . . Fin-ished 13th at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) in 18:17 .31 and 14th at the Louisville Classic (5K) in 17:50 .13 .

Before Middle Tennessee: Attended Kyambogo University for one year . . . Par-ticipated in track, cross country and volleybal . . . Named Outstanding Sports woman in all three sports at Kibuli Primary Teachers School . . . Best times include 4:45 in the 1500 meters .

Personal: Zamzam Sangau . . .Daughter of Sangau and Marian Abdul . . . Born April 8, 1987 . . . Brother Rajab Sangau plays volleyball, handball, and bas-ketball, and brother Ahmed Sangau plays cricket and runs track . . . Majoring in Liberal Studies .

Zamzam’s 2008 Cross Country ResultsDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 20:30 1st09/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 14:50 .81 7th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 18:09 .78 5th09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) 17:55 .10 2nd10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 17:44 .07 13th10/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 11:07 1st11/01 Sun Belt Champioship (5K) 17:45 .89 2nd11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 21:33 .69 16th

Zamzam SangauSr. • 5-� Kampala, UgandaKyambog2007 All-Sun Belt Cross Country2007 All-NCAA South Region2008 Sun Belt Championship Runner-Up2008 All-NCAA South Region


Kristen Tithof

2008 XC: Came in fourth at the Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) in 22:15 and 47th at the Belmont Opener (4K) in 16:04 .06 . . . Came in 14th at the UTC Invitational (2M) in 12:23 . . . Ran 18th at the WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) in 20:10 .50 . . . Finished with a season best in 19:45 .18 placing 20th at the Sun Belt Champion-ship finishing 19:45.18 ... Finished 47th at the Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) in 20:04 .73 . . . Placed 169th in the Greater Louisville Classic in 20:00 .64 .

High School: Attended William Blount High School in Maryville, TN . . . Lettered in track and field all four years of high school and lettered in cross country sophomore through senior years under coach Chris Frary . . . Cross country re-gional champion 2005 and 2006 . . . All region cross country 2007 . . . All-state cross country 2005, 2006, and 2007 . . . All state track 2006 . . . Graduated top 10 in high school class .

Personal: Kristen Tithof . . . Born November 16, 1989 . . . Mother is a professor of veterinary science at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville . . . Majoring in Biology .

Kristen’s 2008 Cross Country Results

Date Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 22:15 4th09/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 16:04 .06 47th09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 20:04 .73 47th09/20 WKU “Old Timers” Classic (5K) 20:10 .50 18th10/04 Greater Lousiville Classic (5K) 20:00 .64 169th10/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 12:23 14th11/01 Sun Belt Champioship (5K) 19:45 .18 20th11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 24:23 .31 121st

So. • 5-� Friendsville, Tenn.William Blount HS

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XC NewcomersKayla BryanFr. • 5-5 Knoxville, Tenn.Karns HS

Samantha HuntFr. • 5-�Gaylord, Mich.Gaylord HS

High School: Lettered in cross country 2005-08 and lettered in track 2006-08 under coaches Erin Chady and

Marty Sonnenfeldt .

Personal: Kayla Marie Bryan . . . Daughter of Philip and Donna Bryan . . . Born November 8, 1990 . . . Major is undecided .

High School: All Michigan Cross Country 2006-07 and All Region 2005-08 under coach Jeff Kalember .

Personal : Samantha Hunt . . . Daughter of Ed and Cathy Hunt . . . Born October 15, 1991 . . . Majoring in Physical Education .

Amber KassubaFr. • 5-� Vanderbilt, Mich.Gaylord HS

Alissa RuggleFr. • 5-2 Manhattan, Kan.Riley County HS

High School: All-state 2006-07 cross country, all region 2006-08, and a member of the 2007 Michigan State Championship team under coach Jeff

Kalember . . .Earned the Governor’s Service Award and Youth Spirit of Volunteerism Award of Otsego County .

Personal: Amber Kassuba . . . Daughter of Jill and Vern Kas-suba . . . Born March 3, 1991 . . . Majoring in Exercise Science .

High School: Two-time cross country letterwinner and two-time track let-terwinner under coach Garry Sigle . . .

All state and academic all state cross country as a se-nior . . .State champion 4x800 meters as a junior and state champion 1600 meters as a senior .

Personal: Alissa Ruggle . . . Daughter of Kevin and Kristi Ruggle . . . Born December 16, 1990 . . . Majoring in Pre-Med .

Stephanie SmithFr. • 5-� Aurora, OntarioDr. G.W. Williams S.S.

High School: Three-time cross country letterwinner and four-time track letter-winner under coaches Tania DeVires and

Maria Moreau . . .Cross country and track regional champion .

Personal: Stephanie Smith . . . Daughter of Stuart and Susan Smith . . . Born April, 25, 1990 . . . OFSAA Champion in the 800, 1500 and 3000 meters . . . Majoring in Political Science .

Jackline SeremSo. • 5-� Rift Valley, KenyaSacho HS

2008 XC: Placed 39th at the UTC Front-runner Invitational (2M) in 14:16 for the Blue Raiders .

Personal: Jackline Jepchirchir Serem . . . Daughter of David and Elizabeth Serem . . . Lettered in track running the 3000K . . . Majoring in Nursing .


2008 Season Review The Blue Raiders’ 2008 men’s cross country campaign marked another strong year for the program as the team finished in the top third of all races entered expect an eighth place result at the Greater Louisville Classic, the lowest finish of the year. The men began the season with a fast start at the Agnes Scott Invitational in Atlanta, Ga ., where the team placed a perfect first, second, third, fourth and fifth easily taking first place in the team competition. Led by Festus Chemaoi, the entire squad finished within 45 seconds of each other . Junior William Songock stole many of the early season headlines . The 2008 Sun Belt Outdoor track 5,000 meters champion did not lose a step over the summer, taking second place in his first two races. Songock finished one second behind winner Caleb Swartz of Belmont University at the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener . The team placed second overall behind Belmont . The team then competed in four races that as tune-up opportunities: chances to run longer courses against stronger competition before taking the field at the Sun Belt Championships in Bowling Green, Ky . Highlights included a fourth-place team finish at the Memphis Twilight Classic and all male runners setting season-best times in an 8,000 meter race at the Greater Louisville Classic . Heading into the conference championships, Middle Tennessee was projected top team in the Sun Belt coaches’ poll. Unfortunately, the team finished third behind champions Western Kentucky and runner-up UALR after William Songock was unable to finish due to an injury . Festus Chemaoi and David Emery were named to the All-Sun Belt team for the first time in both of their collegiate careers .

Coming off a third-place finish at the 2007 conference championships, the Middle Tennessee women’s squad continued to enjoy success in 2008 . Led by 2007 All-Sun Belt Zamzam Sangau, 2007 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Marla Bailey, and 2005 All-Sun Belt Ashley Comstock the team finished second in the conference, the highest since joining the league .

Like the men’s team, the women began the season at the Agnes Scott Invitational in Atlanta, Ga ., taking the top four finishing positions. Sangau led the women, taking first overall, with Comstock and Bailey taking second and third, respectively . Sangau continued her dominance throughout the season, earning top 10 finishing spots in five of the next six races including a first-place finish at the UTC Invitational with a time of 11:07 in the two-mile race . Teammates Bailey and Comstock also recorded top ten finishes at the UTC Invitational placing seventh and ninth, respectively . The women’s conference season ended at the Sun Belt Championships in Bowling Green, Ky ., where, as predicted in the SBC coaches poll, the team placed second overall behind host Western Kentucky . Sangau highlighted her season finishing second overall with Comstock finishing ninth for the second All-Sun Belt award of her career . The team concluded its season at the NCAA South Regional Meet, placing 17th with Sangau finishing 16th for her second straight All-NCAA South Regional Team accolade . Bailey and Comstock were the next Middle Tennessee finishers, placing 74th and 77th, respectively .

Men’s

Women’s

Coach Hayes & William Songock at the 2008 SBC Championships


INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Isaac BiwottDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:49 309/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 16:04 .61 1809/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:44 .91 2809/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 27:15 .20 1410/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:29 .62 8210/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:49 1111/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:22 .79 1811/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 34:19 .19 80

Festus ChemaoiDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:13 109/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:54 .35 909/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:31 .55 2509/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 26:07 .60 810/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:00 .48 4510/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:28 611/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 25:57 .97 811/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) 33:40 .88 56

David EmeryDate Event Time Finsh08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 18:01 409/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:54 .87 1109/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:44 .91 2809/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 27:38 .30 1710/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:18 .10 6310/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:29 711/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:01 .54 911/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) DNF

Julius KiruiDate Event Time (Finish)08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 18:02 (5)09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 16:31 .02 (32)09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 26:38 .37 (27)09/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 27:08 .30 (13)10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 25:25 .92 (73)10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 16:02 (14)11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 26:08 .52 (11)11/15 NCAA Regional Meet (10K) DNF

Darnell McCurdyDate Event Time (Finish)10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 20:04 (36)11/01 Sun Belt Championship (8K) 34:05 .70 (70)

Roscoe PayneDate Event Time (Finish)11/01 Sun Belt Championship DNF

William SongockDate Event Time (Finish)08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 17:31 (2)09/05 Belmont Opener (5K) 15:15 .89 (2)09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (8K) 25:28 .74 (10)09/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5M) 25:50 .80 (6)10/04 Greater Louisville Classic (8K) 24:22 .33 (15)10/18 UTC Invitational (5K) 15:20 (5)11/01 Sun Belt Championships (8K) DNF

Josh WheelerDate Event Time Finish11/01 Sun Belt Championship 29:58 .84 63

TEAM MEET RESULTS

Agnes Scott Invitational (08/30 - 5K)�. Middle Tennessee �52 . Maryville College 40Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (�)

Belmont Opener (09/05 - 5K)1 . Belmont 362. Middle Tennessee �23 . Vanderbilt 754 . Lipscomb 825 . Samford 1166 . Austin Peay 1287 . UT Martin 2148 . Bethel College 2259 . Lambuth 258Top MT Finisher: William Songock (2)

Memphis Twilight Classic (09/13 - 8K)1 . Harding Univ . 382 . Eastern Kentucky 463 . Kentucky 53�. Middle Tennessee �2�5 . UALR 1656 . Texas A&M-Commerce 1817 . Alabama-Huntsville 2158 . San Jose State 2469 . Christian Brothers 26610 . Austin Peay 29011 . Univ . of Cumberlands 33012 . Central Arkansas 33513 . Birmingham Southern 34714 . Memphis 35015 . Morehouse College 45016 . Mississippi College 46217 . West Alabama 48018 . UT Martin 51019 . North Alabama 52020 . Blue Mountain College 56321 . St . Louis College of Pharmacy 61122 . Tulane 63523 . Brescia Univ . 63824 . Bethel College 63925 . Xavier (LA) Univ . 66126 . Campbellsville 73327 . Arkansas State 73728 . Lambuth 80229 . Univ . of Dallas 819Top MT Finisher: William Songock (�0)

WKU “Old Timers” Classic (09/20 - 5 Mile) No team scoringTop MT Finisher: William Songock (�)

Greater Lousiville Classic (10/04 - 8K)1 . Southern Illinois 772 . Eastern Kentucky 913 . Rend Lake College 1204 . Lousiville 1275 . Tennessee 2186 . Belmont 2247 . Georgia State 2338. Middle Tennessee 25�9 . East Tennessee State 27510 . Southern Indiana 28711 . Southeast Missouri State 32412 . Morehead State 35713 . Northern Kentucky 382

14 . Western Kentucky 38415 . Shorter College 47416 . Lindenwood 48417 . Detriot Mercy 48819 . Davidson College 54920 . Bellarmine 56721 . Shawnee State 57222 . Mississippi 57823 . Alabama-Huntsville 60924 . Lipscomb 65625 . Missouri Univ . of Science & T 68126 . Western Carolina 71327 . Cumberland 72028 . North Carolina-Asheville 74129 . Winthrop 76430 . Lee 77631 . Wright State 79732 . Mars Hill College 84933 . Berea College 925Top MT Finisher: William Songock (�5)

UTC Invitational (10/18 - 5K)�. Middle Tennessee ��2 . Emory 453 . Chattanooga 53 4 . Kennesaw State 695 . Sewanee 1356 . Tennessee State 181Top MT Finisher: William Songock (5)

Sun Belt Championship (11/01 - 8K)1 . Western Kentucky 502 . UALR 94�. Middle Tennessee ��03 . North Texas 1105 . South Alabama 1536 . Troy 1597 . Florida Atlantic 1738 . Florida International 1779 . UL-Monroe 18310 . UL-Lafayette 22211 . Arkansas State 231Top MT Finisher: Festus Chemoai (8)

NCAA South Regional (11/15 - 10K)1 . Alabama 492 . Auburn 593 . Florida State 664 . Florida 1335 . Tennessee 1566 . Mississippi St . 1647 . East Tennessee St . 1658 . Georgia State 2279 . Belmon 23610 . Georgia Tech 26311 . Chattanooga 28412 . Georgia 31813 . Vanderbilt 40114 . Mississippi 40915 . Samford 43516 . Troy 47417 . Lipscomb 501 Middle Tennessee NSTop MT Finisher: Festus Chemaoi (5�)

2008 Men’s Results

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2008 Women’s ResultsINDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Marla BaileyDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 21:17 309/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 15:16 .10 1609/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:57 .18 4209/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 19:23 .20 1310/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 18:45 .34 7010/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 11:43 711/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 9:12 .71 1111/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 23:16 .68 74

Ashley ComstockDate Event Time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 20:53 209/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 15:20 .40 2209/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 19:47 .12 3609/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 19:02 .20 910/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 18:50 .96 78 11/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 19:04 .84 911/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 21:33 .69 16 TraMayne GillyardDate Event Time Finish09/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 21:46 .71 7409/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 24:43 .90 2710/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 23:47 .37 259 11/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 24:18 .12 67

Sarah Nambawadate event time Finish09/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 26:35 .20 21511/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 22:25 .51 57

Ashleigh Thalerdate event time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 23:36 909/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 17:05 .92 5709/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 21:16 .61 9109/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 21:07 .90 2210/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 19:46 .84 14710/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 12:30 1511/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 20:17 .92 3211/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 24:20 .10 118

Zamzam Sangaudate event time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 20:30 109/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 14:50 .81 709/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 18:09 .78 509/20 WKU Old Timers Classic (5K) 17:55 .10 210/04 Greater Louisville Classic (5K) 17:44 .07 1310/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 11:07 111/01 Sun Belt Championship (5K) 17:45 .89 211/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 21:33 .69 16

Kristen Tithofdate event time Finish08/30 Agnes Scott Invitational (5K) 22:15 409/05 Belmont Opener (4K) 16:04 .06 4709/13 Memphis Twilight Classic (5K) 20:04 .73 4709/20 WKU Old Timer’s Classic (5K) 20:10 .50 1810/04 Greater Lousiville Classic (5K) 20:00 .64 16910/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 12:23 1411/01 Sun Belt Champioship (5K) 19:45 .18 2011/15 NCAA Regional Meet (6K) 24:23 .31 121

Jackie Serem10/18 UTC Invitational (2M) 14:16 32

TEAM MEET RESULTSAgnes Scott Invitational (08/30 - 5K)�. Middle Tennessee �92 . Converse College 423 . Clark-Atlanta 1224 . Salem College 1265 . Maryville College 1356 . Brenau University 1367 . Spellman College 1968 . Wesleyan College 2209 . Agnes Scott College 22010 . Midway College 25111 . Peace College 261Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (�)

Belmont Opener (09/05 - 4K)1 . Vanderbilt 442 . Tennessee 833 . UAB 94t4 . Samford 98t4 . Alabama 98�. Middle Tennessee ��97 . Belmont 1808 . Lipscomb 1969 . Austin Peay 21410 . UT Martin 29611 . Bethel College 34912 . Crichton College 372Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (�)

Memphis Twilight Classic (09/13 - 5K)1 . Arkansas 222 . Kentucky 753 . UAB 1194 . Eastern Kentucky 1285 . San Jose State 1656 . Tulane 184�. Middle Tennessee 22�8 . Harding Univ . 2409 . Alabama-Huntsville 26610 . UALR 34511 . Arkansas State 35012 . Austin Peay 36913 . Arkansas Tech 37414 . North Alabama 43115 . Birmingham Southern 44916 . Union Univ . 52417 . UT Martin 54018 . Mississippi College 54619 . Central Arkansas 55120 . Memphis 59621 . Campbellsville 61522 . Univ . of Cumberlands 63023 . Southern Miss 65224 . Univ . of Dallas 68925 . West Alabama 69526 . St . Louis College of Pharmacy 70027 . Ouachita Baptist 72228 . Xavier (LA) Univ . 75829 . Brescia Univ . 76230 . Southern Arkansas 81631 . Blue Mountain College 87332 . Delta State 88833 . Christian Brothers 90934 . Bethel College 95135 . Lyon College 98636 . Arkansas-Monticello 1001Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (5)

WKU Old Timers Classic (09/20 - 5K) No Team ScoringTop MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (2)

Greater Louisville Classic (10/04 - 5K) 1 . Texas 79 2 . Georgia State 198 3 . UAB 201 4 . Southern Illinois 202 5 . Vanderbilt 207 6 . Dayton 211 7 . Lousiville 238 8 . Southern Indiana 251 9 . Eastern Kentucky 260 10 . Western Kentucky 320 11 . Davidson College 326 12 . Murray State 333 t13 . Findlay 345 t13 . Rend Lake College 345 15 . Southeast Missouri College 383 ��. Middle Tennessee ��0 17 . Lipscomb 444 18 . Western Carolina 451 19 . Lindenwood 474 20 . Alabama-Huntsville 480 21 . Mississippi 560 22 . William Woods 580 23 . Bellarmine 587 24 . Winthrop 590 25 . Northern Kentucky 616 26 . Wright State 658 27 . Detriot Mercy 697 28 . Shorter College 739 29 . Morehead State 780 30 . East Tennessee State 847 31 . Missouri Univ . of Science & T 891 32 . Mars Hill College 952Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (��)

UTC Invitational (10/18 - 2M) 1 . Chattanooga 31 2 . Kennesaw State 62 �. Middle Tennessee �9 4 . Georgia Southern 95 5 . Sewanee 128 6 . Tennessee State 137Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (�)

Sun Belt Championship (11/01 - 5K) 1 . Western Kentucky 32 2. Middle Tennessee �� 3 . UALR 112 4 . North Texas 113 5 . South Alabama 132 6 . Florida Atlantic 140 7 . Florida International 166Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (�)

NCAA South Regional (11/15 - 6K) 1 . Florida St . 412 . Florida 643 . Tennessee 1164 . Georgia 1545 . Auburn 1566 . UAB 1987 . Vanderbilt 2008 . Alabama 219��. Middle Tennessee �9�Top MT Finisher: Zamzam Sangau (��)

Zamzam Sangau200�, ’08 NCAA All-South Regional Team2008 Sun Belt Runner-Up


HISTORY&RECORDS

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Men’s All-Time Conference Results1963 OVC Cookeville CC, Cookeville, Tenn. 4 Miles1 . Murray State2 . Western Kentucky3 . Eastern Kentucky�. Middle Tennessee5 . Tennessee Tech

1964 OVC Men’s V.A. GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4 Miles1 . Western Kentucky 422 . Eastern Kentucky 433 . Murray State 614 . Tennessee Tech 865 . East Tennessee 1496 . Austin Peay 1537 . Morehead State 1968. Middle Tennessee �99

1965 OVC Men’s Morehead Cam-pus, Morehead, Ky. 4 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 152 . Murray State 773 . Tennessee Tech 90�. Middle Tennessee �2�5 . Morehead State 1286 . East Tennessee 1537 . Western Kentucky 1588 . Austin Peay 176

1966 OVC Men’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 4 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 272. Middle Tennessee ��3 . Tennessee Tech 964 . Western Kentucky 1065 . Murray State 1076 . East Tennessee 1167 . Morehead State 1688 . Austin Peay 221

1967 OVC Men’s Clarksville GC, Clarksville, Tenn. 4 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 432 . Tennessee Tech 523 . Western Kentucky 804 . East Tennessee 1155. Middle Tennessee �2�6 . Morehead State 1347 . Murray State 1488 . Austin Peay 190

1968 OVC Men’s V.A. Mountain Home, Johnson City, Tenn. 4 Miles1 . Murray State 54

2 . Western Kentucky 633 . Eastern Kentucky 774 . East Tennessee 785 . Morehead State 1266 . Tennessee Tech 146�. Middle Tennessee ��08 . Austin Peay 196

1969 OVC Men’sBowling Green, Ky. 4 Miles1 . Murray State 49 2 . East Tennessee 613 . Western Tennessee 654 . Eastern Kentucky 1015 . Morehead State 1066 . Tennessee Tech 140�. Middle Tennessee ��8 . Austin Peay 230

1970 OVC Men’s V.A. GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10K1 . East Tennessee 43

2 . Murray State 803 . Western Kentucky 934 . Morehead State 1045 . Tennessee Tech 107�. Middle Tennessee ��07 . Eastern Kentucky 1188 . Austin Peay 218

1971 OVC Men’s Ironwood GC, Cookeville, Tenn. 10K1 . East Tennessee 282 . Murray State 463 . Morehead State 79�. Middle Tennessee �2�5 . Western Kentucky 1246 . Tennessee Tech 1467 . Eastern Kentucky 1628 . Austin Peay 195

1972 OVC Men’s V.A. Mountain Home, Johnson City, Tenn. 6 Miles1 . East Tennessee 20

1966 Middle Tennessee XC Team 2nd Place in OVC, 14th in the NCAA


Men’s All-Time Conference Results2 . Murray State 762 . Western Kentucky 762 . Eastern Kentucky 765 . Morehead State 1266 . Austin Peay 148�. Middle Tennessee ��8 . Tennessee Tech 212

1973 OVC Men’s Morehead GC, Morehead Ky., 6 Miles1 . East Tennessee 352 . Western Kentucky 373 . Murray State 774 . Eastern Kentucky 885 . Morehead State 1266 . Austin Peay 1537 . Tennessee Tech 1828. Middle Tennessee DQ

1974 OVC Men’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 6 Miles1 . Western Kentucky 222 . East Tennessee 603 . Murray State 624 . Morehead State 1365 . Eastern Kentucky 1386 . Austin Peay 1527 . Tennessee Tech 1638. Middle Tennessee �8�

1975 OVC Men’s Arlington GC Richmond, Ky., 6 Miles1 . Western Kentucky 282 . East Tennessee 413 . Murray State 624 . Morehead State 1245 . Eastern Kentucky 138 6 . Tennessee Tech 1637 . Austin Peay 1818. Middle Tennessee 2�5

1976 OVC Men’s Swan Lake GC, Clarksville, Tenn., 6 Miles 1 . Western Kentucky 272 . East Tennessee 383 . Murray State 744 . Eastern Kentucky 1005 . Morehead State 1436 . Tennessee Tech 1887 . Austin Peay 2028. Middle Tennessee 2�5

1977 OVC Men’s Hobson Grove GC, Bowling Green, Ky., 10K1 . East Tennessee 20

2 . Murray State 423 . Eastern Kentucky 984 . Western Kentucky 1075 . Morehead State 1366 . Austin Peay 148�. Middle Tennessee �5�8 . Tennessee Tech 109

1978 OVC Men’s, 6 Miles1 . Western Kentucky 302 . Murray State 503 . Eastern Kentucky 71�. Middle Tennessee 995 . Morehead State 1046 . Austin Peay 1857 . Tennessee Tech 201

1979 OVC Men’s Ironwood GC, Cookeville, Tenn., 10K1 . Western Kentucky 152 . Murray State 643 . Eastern Kentucky 694 . Akron 975. Middle Tennessee ��6 . Morehead State 1597 . Tennessee Tech 2188 . Austin Peay 243

1982 OVC Men’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 10K1 . Akron 292 . Murray State 49�. Middle Tennessee �94 . Morehead State 1005 . Tennessee Tech 1306 . Austin Peay 1697 . Youngstown State 179

1983 OVC Men’s Akron CC, Akron, Ohio, 10K�. Middle Tennessee �9 2 . Murray State 523 . Eastern Kentucky 714 . Akron 895 . Youngstown State 1296 . Morehead State 1587 . Tennessee Tech 1978 . Austin Peay 209

1984 OVC Men’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 342 . Akron 37�. Middle Tennessee 984 . Murray State 99

5 . Morehead State 1286 . Youngstown State 1477 . Tennessee Tech 1928 . Austin Peay 195

1985 OVC Men’s, Morehead State GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 5 Miles1 . Austin Peay 512 . Murray State 653 . Akron 694 . Eastern Kentucky 715 . Morehead State 1016 . Youngstown State 151�. Middle Tennessee 2�08 . Tennessee Tech 216

1986 OVC Men’s VA Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 5 Miles1 . Austin Peay 332 . Murray State 533 . Eastern Kentucky 604 . Youngstown State 1275 . Morehead State 1306 . Tennessee Tech 1597 . Akron 1618. Middle Tennessee �90

1987 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky2 . Murray Statet3 . Youngstown Statet3 . Morehead State5 . Tennessee Tech6 . Austin Peay7 . Tennessee State8. Middle Tennessee

1988 OVC Men’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky., 5 Miles1 . Morehead State 282 . Eastern Kentucky 313 . Murray State 754 . Austin Peay 1055 . Tennessee Tech 125�. Middle Tennessee ��7 . Tennessee State 209

1990 OVC Men’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 8K1 . Eastern Kentucky 252 . Morehead State 503 . Murray State 724 . Austin Peay 825 . Tennessee Tech 139

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Men’s All-Time Conference Results�. Middle Tennessee �587 . Tennessee State 189

1991 OVC Men’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn., 8K1 . Eastern Kentucky 242 . Murray State 583 . Morehead State 684 . SE Missouri State 1015. Middle Tennessee ��96 . Tennessee Tech 1567 . Austin Peay 1628 . Tennessee State NS

1992 OVC Men’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky., 5 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 232 . SE Missouri State 583 . Morehead State 744 . Murray State 1075 . Tennessee Tech 145�. Middle Tennessee �5�7 . Austin Peay 1938 . Tennessee-Martin 2289 . Tennessee State 241

1993 OVC Men’s Morehead GC, Morehead Ky., 8K1 . Eastern Kentucky 172 . SE Missouri State 513 . Morehead State 794 . Tennessee Tech 995 . Austin Peay 123�. Middle Tennessee �9�7 . Tennessee-Martin 2268 . Tennessee State 258

1994 OVC Men’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 5 Mile1 . Eastern Kentucky 252 . Morehead State 413 . SE Missouri State 734 . Tennessee Tech 1165 . Austin Peay 1196 . Murray State 177�. Middle Tennessee �928 . Tennessee-Martin 2299 . Tennessee State 235

1995 OVC Men’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 8K1 . Morehead State 362 . Eastern Kentucky 513 . SE Missouri State 594 . Murray State 1235 . Tennessee Tech 124

6 . Austin Peay 1437 . Tennessee-Martin 1978. Middle Tennessee 20�9 . Tennessee State 222

1996 OVC Men’s 8K1 . Eastern Illinois 402 . Morehead State 453 . Eastern Kentucky 634 . Murray State 1225 . SE Missouri State 1526 . Austin Peay 1737 . Tennessee Tech 1898. Middle Tennessee �989 . Tennessee-Martin 21010 . Tennessee State 260

1998 OVC Men’s Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn., 8K1 . Eastern Illinois 312 . Eastern Kentucky 373 . Murray State 834 . Morehead State 925 . Austin Peay 1446 . Tennessee Tech 166�. Middle Tennessee 2028 . SE Missouri State 2349 . Tennessee State 279

1999 OVC Men’s Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky., 8K1 . Eastern Kentucky 242 . Eastern Illinois 423 . Murray State 814 . Morehead State 1025 . Austin Peay 1836 . Tennessee Tech 1897 . SE Missouri State 1918. Middle Tennessee 20�9 . Tennessee State 244

2000 SBC Men’s Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark., 8K 10/28/001 . North Texas 562 . Western Kentucky 663 . UALR 119�. Middle Tennessee �2�5 . Louisiana Tech 1326 . Florida International 1487 . South Alabama 1938 . Louisiana-Lafayette 2169 . New Mexico State 22510 . Denver 22811 . Arkansas State 23012 . New Orleans 342

2001 SBC Men’s Kereiakas ParkBowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/27/011 . UALR 562 . North Texas 623 . Western Kentucky 914 . Florida International 1125. Middle Tennessee ��06 . New Mexico State 1547 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1758 . South Alabama 2069 . Denver 20910 . Arkansas State 23811 . New Orleans 315

2002 SBC Men’s Denton, Texas, 8K 11/4/021 . UALR 212 . Western Kentucky 80�. Middle Tennessee 894 . Florida International 1155 . North Texas 1186 . New Mexico State 1307 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1578 . Denver 2229 . Arkansas State 24010 . South Alabama 28511 . New Orleans 298

2003 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K1 . Western Kentucky 382 . UALR 443 . North Texas 824 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1365 . South Alabama 1576 . Arkansas State 1657 . New Orleans 1688. Middle Tennessee 20�9 . New Mexico State 22410 . Florida International 252

2004 SBC Men’s Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark., 8K 10/30/041 . Louisiana-Layafette 582. Middle Tennessee ��3 . Western Kentucky 824 . South Alabama 895 . North Texas 1266 . Arkansas State 1387 . UALR 1548 . New Orleans 1889 . New Mexico State 24010 . Florida International 272

2005 SBC Men’s 8K Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/29/05


Men’s All-Time Conference Results1 . Western Kentucky 672 . North Texas 752 . South Alabama 754 . New Orleans 1435 . UALR 1456 . Troy 1467 . Arkansas State 1618. Middle Tennessee ��29 . Florida International 18610 . Louisiana-Lafayette 214 2006 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Little Rock, Ark., 8K 10/28/061 . Western Kentucky 392 . Florida International 693 . Florida Atlantic 1034 . UALR 1045. Middle Tennessee ��6 . Louisana-Monroe 1357 . North Texas 140

8 . Louisana-Lafayette 2009 . Arkansas State 21310 . South Alabama 25411 . Troy 287

2007 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/27/071 . Western Kentucky 522 . UALR 63�. Middle Tennessee �94 . Florida International 805 . Florida Atlantic 1386 . North Texas 1787 . Arkansas State 2078 . Louisiana-Lafayette 2119 . Louisiana-Monroe 21710 . Troy 23011 . South Alabama 274

2008 SBC Men’s 8K Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 11/1/081 . Western Kentucky 502 . UALR 94�. Middle Tennessee ��03 . North Texas 1105 . South Alabama 1536 . Troy 1597 . Florida Atlantic 1738 . Florida International 1779 . Louisiana-Monroe 18310 . Louisiana-Lafayette 22211 . Arkansas State 231

1983 Middle Tennessee XC Team OVC Champions


Men’s Individual Conference Results1963 OVC Cookeville CC, Cookeville, Tenn. 4 Miles12 . T . Williams 22:1314 . Phil Dickens 22:1824 . Paul Anderson 23:1428. Phil Griffin 23:4229 . Fred Lazenby 24:0030 . Bill Eisele 24:53

1970 OVC Men’s VA GC, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10K15 . Gary Robinson 31:1621 . Myles Miallie 31:4522 . Rich Russo 31:4724 . Bob McLear 31:5428 . Homer Huffman 32:2451 . Dan Crews DNF

1971 OVC Men’s Ironwood Golf Course, Cookeville, Tenn. 10K6 . Rich Russo 32:2224 . Grady Manning 35:08 27 . Bob McLear 35:2729 . Myles Maillie 35:4335 . Homer Huffman 36:4145 . Alan Brown 38:52

1975 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC Richmond, Ky. 6 Miles35 . James Key 34:1638 . John Timberlake 34:5046 . Terry Hoover 36:2047 . Neil Barnard 36:4049 . Ed Capron 38:5150 . Mike O’Hara 39:2551 . Pete Pinko 39:49

1976 OVC Men’s, Swan Lake GC, Clarksville, Tenn. 6 Miles33 . Randy Oliver 34:0936 . Dennis Votava 34:2443 . John Lerchenfeld 35:1350 . Jim Gilbert 37:3153 . Linton Whaley 41:4255 . Lew McBee 41:50

1978 OVC Men’s, 6 Miles6 . Gary Perry 31:0015 . Joe O’Loughlin 31:5020 . Dana McCucheon 32:2724 . Jay Simonetta 33:0234 . Linton Haley 35:27

1981 OVC Men’s, Murray CC, Mur-ray, Ky. 10K

18 . Jeff Skinner 33:0627 . John Davis 34:3231 . Mark Moses 35:3548 . Darryl Richards 39:4649 . Tim Johnson 40:5450 . Richard Smith 40:57

1982 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 10K5 . Jeff Skinner 32:1611 . Robert Willis 33:0614 . William Brooks 33:4020 . Jody Patel 34:4429 . Tim Webb 36:2531 . Brian Martin 36:48

1983 OVC Men’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio 10K2 . Jeff Skinner 32:443 . Danny Green 32:514 . Robert Willis 33:1818 . Billy Porter 34:2022 . William Brooks 34:3027 . Greg McDaniel 34:5236 . Mike Shiver 37:03

1984 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles2 . Robert Willis21 . Paul Elirt23 . Billy Porter28 . Jerry Malone31 . Mike Byrne 44 . Danny Green

1985 OVC Men’s, Morehead GC, Morehead, Ky. 5 Miles24 . Mark Byrne 26:19 .340 . Brad Fox 28:05 .145 . Byron Grizzard 29:00 .049 . Chris Moody 29:49 .153 . James Duhart 39:14 .054 . Deric Haynes 39:14 .4

1987 OVC Men’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 5 Miles17 .(ns)Phil Shell 28:54 .340 .(ns)Jeff Hunter 36:03 .146 .(ns)Carlos Cooper 39:44 .247 .(ns)Troy Cash 41:30 .3

1988 OVC Men’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky. 5 Miles31 . Phil Snell 31:0933 . Nick Shermack 31:44

34 . William Keathley 31:4836 . Nels Hendrickson 32:0640 . Robert Stepp 33:5641 . Ilmar Multi 34:0943 . Chris King 35:09

1990 OVC Men’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky. 8K28 . Jason Welch 30:0930 . Jeff Garrett 31:1132 . Steve Ryan 32:2233 . Erin McCrum 32:4735 . Chris Layne 33:42

1991 OVC Men’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn. 8K11 . Jeff Lingwall 28:0223 . Jason Welch 29:1733 . Steve Ryan 32:0641 . Mike Burkett 33:3345 . Terry Townsend 35:1348 . Jay Neale 36:07

1992 OVC Men’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky. 5 Miles7 . Jeff Lingwall 26:4629 . Brian Gray 29:0333 . Jason Welch 29:2140 . Richard Primm 30:3647 . Jason Dean 32:2548 . Steve Ryan 32:29

1993 OVC Men’s Morehead GC, Morehead Ky. 8K17 . Jeff Lingwall 26:5539 . Brian Gray 29:2242 . Richard Primm 30:0548 . William Burrus 32:4350 . Kenneth McDevitt 33:26

1994 OVC Men’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky. 5 Miles19 . Jeff Lingwall 27:03 .329 . Curt Arthur 27:48 .935 . Brian Gray 28:36 .451 . William Burrus 30:48 .558 . Ken McDevitt 36:00 .7

1995 OVC Men’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 8K24 . Curt Arthur 28:1737 . Jason Smith 29:4142 . William Burrus 30:1447 . Jon Royal 31:1351 . Lawrence Barham 31:59


Men’s Individual Conference Results54 . Chris Taylor 34:04

1996 OVC Men’s 8K8 . Curt Arthur 26:22 .824 . Jason Smith 27:29 .856 . Kyle Brown 31:00 .557 . Marcus Murray 31:23 .959 . Grant Cruger 32:10 .261 . Shane Heavener 32:17 .763 . William Burrus 33:00 .8

1998 OVC Men’s Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn., 8K 26 . Jason Smith 8:26 .8532 . John Cheek 28:52 .5946 . Casey Lawson 30:48 .4248 . Kyle Brown 30:59 .8450 . Dallas Jones 31:25 .4356 . Alex Brown 33:51 .60

1999 OVC Men’s Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky., 8K32 . Kyle Brown 28:49 .1838 . Jason Smith 29:08 .9047 . John Cheek 29:48 .7854 . Kareem Manley 30:24 .8860 . Josh Carroll 30:58 .6562 . John Everett 31:44 .8763 . Sean Rabe 31:46 .4164 . Mike Krisle 31:59 .66

2000 SBC Men’s Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark., 8K 10/28/001 . Geoffrey Lagat 25:0714 . Levi Sybert 26:3121 . Anthony McGary 27:0137 . Thomas Mbanda 27:5748 . John Cheek 28:2552 . Josh Carroll 28:2570 . Dallas Jones 31:39

2001 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/27/011 . Geoffrey Lagat 25:14 .2312 . Levi Sybert 25:59 .3120 . Anthony McGary 26:37 .3346 . Steve Safstrom 28:22 .0851 . Carlos Gonzalez 28:46 .1459 . Josh Carroll 29:28 .0066 . Brian Picklesimer 31:34 .25

2002 SBC Men’s Denton, Texas, 8K 11/4/022 . Geoffrey Lagat 26:22 .6310 . Levi Sybert 27:13 .3419 . Anthony McGary 28:00 .8620 . Edwin Koech 28:05 .0538 . Josh Carroll 29:12 .1362 . Sean Rabe 32:08 .12

2003 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K11 . David Hughes 27:21 .5936 . Zach Wood 29:55 .7744 . Tony Carufe 30:26 .9356 . Anthony McGary 32:39 .0462 . Carlos Gonzalez 34:50 .6965 . Tim Hicks 35:51 .36

2004 SBC Men’s Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark., 8K 10/30/044 . Geoffrey Lagat 26:11 .25 . Derek Dell 26:16 .811 . Steve Safstrum 26:35 .915 . Jonathan Guillou 27:00 .028 . David Hughes 27:55 .038 . Carlos Gonzalez 28:33 .039 . Tony Carufe 28:33 .4

2005 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/29/055 . Jonathan Guillou 25:32 .377 . Derek Dell 25:42 .2340 . Tony Carufe 27:40 .6263. Luke Pfleger 30:39.3265 . Ryan Hood 33:05 .60

2006 SBC Men’s Rebsamen GCLittle Rock, Ark., 8K 10/28/067 . William Songock 25:09 .6239 . Tony Carufe 27:36 .3153 . Philip Benavides 28:35 .4855 . Matt Young 28:45 .6559 . Chris Travis 29:29 .0460. Luke Pfleger 29:31.8862 . Ryan Hood 29:48 .80

2007 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 10/27/078 . William Songock 26:01 .4910 . Isaac Biwott 26:09 .3811 . Festus Chemaoi 26:15 .9114 . Julius Kirui 26:18 .1033 . Philip Benavides 27:30 .9163 . Matthew Young 29:39 .5464 . Adam Cunningham 30:02 .3173. Luke Pfleger 31:06.56

2008 SBC Men’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 8K 11/1/088 . Festus Chemaoi 25:57 .979 . David Emery 26:01 .5411 . Julius Kirui 26:08 .5318 . Isaac Biwott 26:22 .7964 . Josh Wheeler 29:58 .8475 . Darnell McCurdy 34:05 .70Underline denotes the top five runners used in team scoring .Records not complete

Geoffrey Lagat2000, 2001 SBC XC Champion

William SongockTwo time All-Sun Belt


1980 OVC Women’s Derrickson Arg. Complex, Morehead Ky., 5K1 . Murray State 332 . Eastern Kentucky 453 . Western Kentucky 714 . Morehead State 1065. Middle Tennessee ��26 . Austin Peay 157

1981 OVC Women’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 5K1 . Murray State 402 . Western Kentucky 563 . Eastern Kentucky 64�. Middle Tennessee ��5 . Austin Peay 1236 . Morehead State 162

1982 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 352 . Murray State 443 . Austin Peay 73�. Middle Tennessee 925 . Morehead State 123

1983 OVC Women’s Akron CC, Akron, Ohio, 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 302 . Murray State 523 . Austin Peay 764 . Akron 855 . Morehead State 142�. Middle Tennessee DQ

1985 OVC Women’s Morehead State GC, Morehead Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 212 . Murray State 553 . Akron 61�. Middle Tennessee �225 . Youngstown State 1366 . Morehead State 1747 . Austin Peay 1968 . Tennessee Tech 213

1986 OVC Women’s V.A. Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 3 Miles1 . Eastern Kentucky 252 . Murray State 593 . Akron 694 . Youngstown State 1185 . Austin Peay 1186 . Morehead State 1637 . Tennessee Tech NS8. Middle Tennessee NS

1987 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 212 . Murray State 34�. Middle Tennessee 9�4 . Youngstown State 1135 . Morehead State 1426 . Austin Peay 1647 . Tennessee State 1848 . Tennessee Tech 220

1988 OVC Women’s Miller Memorial GC, Murray, Ky., 5K 1 . Eastern Kentucky 212 . Murray State 42�. Middle Tennessee 804 . Morehead State 1185 . Austin Peay 1396 . Tennessee State 1597 . Tennessee Tech 202

1989 OVC Women’s1 . Eastern Kentucky 172 . Murray State 64�. Middle Tennessee �94 . Morehead State 835 . Austin Peay 1456 . Tennessee State 1637 . Tennessee Tech 186

1990 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 252 . Murray State 62�. Middle Tennessee �24 . Morehead State 745 . Austin Peay 1296 . Tennessee State 1847 . Tennessee Tech 194

1991 OVC Women’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 232. Middle Tennessee ��3 . Murray State 814 . Morehead State 1205 . SE Missouri State 1296 . Austin Peay 1417 . Tennessee Tech 1638 . Tennessee State 200

1992 OVC Women’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 152 . SE Missouri State 70

3 . Morehead State 1014 . Tennessee Tech 1025 . Murray State 1236 . Austin Peay 136�. Middle Tennessee ��8 . Tennessee State 2059 . Tennessee-Martin 209

1993 OVC Women’s Morehead GC, Morehead, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 212 . SE Missouri State 623 . Murray State 754 . Morehead State 915 . Tennessee Tech 1396 . Austin Peay 1597 . Tennessee-Martin 1678 . Tennessee State 2189. Middle Tennessee 252

1994 OVC Women’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 202 . SE Missouri State 453 . Austin Peay 1014 . Tennessee Tech 1055 . Morehead State 1266 . Tennessee-Martin 1457 . Tennessee State 1968 . Murray State 2019. Middle Tennessee 2��

1995 OVC Women’s Abe Stuber T&F Complex, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 152 . SE Missouri State 483 . Tennessee Tech 794 . Tennessee-Martin 1185 . Murray State 1256 . Morehead State 1287 . Tennessee State 2148 . Austin Peay 2209. Middle Tennessee 2�0

1996 OVC Women’s 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 292 . SE Missouri State 593 . Eastern Illinois 674 . Morehead State 705 . Tennessee Tech 1196 . Murray State 1507 . Tennessee State 1558 . Austin Peay 2299. Middle Tennessee 2�0

Women’s All-Time Conference Results


Women’s All-Time Conference Results1997 OVC Women’s Vaughan’s Gap Course, Nashville, Tenn., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 252 . Eastern Illinois 563 . SE Missouri State 694 . Morehead State 785 . Murray State 1356 . Tennessee Tech 1457 . Tennessee-Martin 2228 . Austin Peay 2349. Middle Tennessee 25510 . Tennessee State 280

1998 OVC Women’s Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn., 5K1 . Eastern Kentucky 322 . SE Missouri State 573 . Morehead State 604 . Eastern Illinois 895 . Murray State 1366 . Tennessee-Martin 2087 . Austin Peay 2168 . Tennessee Tech 2189. Middle Tennessee 2�8

1999 OVC Women’s Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky., 5K 1 . Eastern Kentucky 332 . SE Missouri State 483 . Eastern Illinois 594 . Morehead State 955 . Austin Peay 1616 . Murray State 1737 . Tennessee Tech 1928 . Tennessee State 1939. Middle Tennessee 2�810 . Tennessee-Martin 286

2000 SBC Women’s Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/28/001 . New Orleans 312 . Western Kentucky 683 . UALR 714 . New Mexico State 1065 . South Alabama 1476 . North Texas 1657 . Florida International 1688 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1819 . Denver 20310 . Arkansas State 27711 . Louisiana Tech 315�2. Middle Tennessee �5�

2001 SBC Women’s Bowling Green, Ky., 6K 10/27/011 . UALR 542 . Western Kentucky 653 . New Mexico State 664 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1195 . South Alabama 1676 . Denver 1736 . North Texas 1738 . New Orleans 1769 . Florida International 23010 . Arkansas State 263��. Middle Tennessee 28�

2002 SBC Women’s Denton, Texas, 6K 11/4/021 . UALR 292 . Western Kentucky 473 . New Mexico State 794 . New Orleans 1295 . Denver 1376 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1417 . North Texas 2048 . Arkansas State 2109 . Florida International 21110 . South Alabama 268��. Middle Tennessee 285

2003 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 6K1 . Western Kentucky 382 . North Texas 913 . Florida International 1034 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1305 . New Orleans 1336 . Arkansas State 1467 . South Alabama 1487 . UALR 1489 . New Mexico State 185�0. Middle Tennessee 2�8

2004 SBC Women’s Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/30/041 . Western Kentucky 332 . UALR 693 . Florida International 1234 . New Mexico State 1245 . North Texas 1296 . New Orleans 1427 . Arkansas State 1448 . Louisiana-Lafayette 1959. Middle Tennessee 22�10 . South Alabama 226

2005 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 6K 10/29/051 . UALR 332 . Western Kentucky 57�. Middle Tennessee 824 . North Texas 955 . Florida International 1076 . Troy 1757 . Arkansas State 2108 . South Alabama 2119 . New Orleans 21410 . Louisiana-Lafayette 226

2006 SBC Women’s Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/28/061 . Western Kentucky 392 . Florida International 693 . Florida Atlantic 1034 . UALR 1045. Middle Tennessee ��6 . Louisiana-Monroe 1357 . North Texas 1408 . Louisiana-Lafayette 2009 . Arkansas State 21310 . South Alabama 25411 . Troy 287

2007 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 5K 10/27/071 . Western Kentucky 522 . UALR 63�. Middle Tennessee �94 . Florida International 805 . Florida Atlantic 1386 . North Texas 1787 . Arkansas State 2078 . Louisiana-Lafayette 2119 . Louisiana-Monroe 21710 . Troy 23011 . South Alabama 274

2008 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 5K 11/1/081 . Western Kentucky 322. Middle Tennessee ��3 . UALR 1124 . North Texas 1135 . South Alabama 1386 . Florida Atlantic 1407 . Arkansas State 1668 . Troy 1939 . Louisiana-Lafayette 21410 . Florida International 23111 . Louisiana-Monroe 269

Women’s All-Time Conference Results


Women’s Individual Conference Results

Marla Bailey2007 SBC Freshman of the Year

Marjorie Gombert2007 All-Sun Belt

1980 OVC Women’s Derrickson Arg., Complex, Morehead, Ky., 5K20 . Sharon Johnson . . . . . . 24:3522 . J . Simms . . . . . . . . . . . 24:5926 . Vickie Wells . . . . . . . . 26:0729 . Robin Moses . . . . . . . . 26:5835. C. Porterfield . . . . . . . 31:27

1981 OVC Women’s, Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 5K9 . Lisa Mitchell . . . . . . . . 19:2713 . Sharon Johnson . . . . . . 19:5615 . Robin Moses . . . . . . . . 20:0919 . Vickie Wells . . . . . . . . 20:2121 . Diane Oleka . . . . . . . . 20:29

1983 OVC Women’s, Akron CC, Akron, Ohio, 5K28 . Betsy Korn . . . . . . . . . 23:2330 . Vickie Ring . . . . . . . . . 24:09

1984 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K16 . Debbie Morrison . . . . . 19:45

1985 OVC Women’s Morehead State GC, Morehead, Ky., 5K12 . Debbie Morrison . . . . . 18:2114 . Jan Becker . . . . . . . . . 18:4231 . Pamela Gallimore . . . 21:3332 . Krista Carr . . . . . . . . . 21:3333 . Karen Johnston . . . . . . 21:55

1986 OVC Women’s, VA Hospital, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 3 Miles19 .(ns)Debbie Morrison . . . 19:0030 .(ns)Missy Wright . . . . . . 21:4837 .(ns)Krista Carr . . . . . . . . 23:2939 .(ns)Robyn Crews . . . . . . 24:42

1987 OVC Women’s, Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K11 . Missy Wright . . . . . 20:02 .317 . Debbie Morrison . . . 20:40 .818 . Becky Brown . . . . . . 20:44 .425 . Kathy White . . . . . . 21:58 .726 . Tracy Robinson . . . . 21:58 .932 . Ursula Langford . . . 22:34 .740 . Susan Howle . . . . . . 25:00 .1

1988 OVC Women’s Miller Memo-rial GC, Murray, Ky., 5K9 . Sharon Smith . . . . . . . . 19:4513 . Karen Barnes . . . . . . . 20:2117 . TraceyRobinson . . . . . . 21:1420 . Jennifer Binkley . . . . . 21:3421 . Michelle Welch . . . . . . 22:0830 . Rebecca Brown . . . . . . 22:56

1989 OVC Women’s 4 . Kiya Thomas . . . . . . . . 18:409 . Karen Barnes . . . . . . . 19:4019 . Stephanie Evans . . . . . 20:5420 . Michelle Welch . . . . . . 21:2427 . Linda Brewer . . . . . . . 22:37

1990 OVC Women’s Arlington GC, Richmond, Ky., 5K4 . Karen Barnes 18:4810 . Diane DeOliveria 19:1711 . Kiya Thomas 19:3922 . Lea White 20:5025 . Leigh Weathers 21:1926 . Sharon Smith 21:3537 . Linda Brewer 23:51

1991 OVC Women’s Percy Warner, Nashville, Tenn., 5K2 . Kiya Thomas 18:194 . Karen Barnes 18:3211 . Lea White 19:1812 . Dianne DeOliveria 19:1915 . SharonSmith 9:4733 . Linda Brewer 21:38

1992 OVC Women’s Cole Park GC, Ft. Campbell, Ky., 5K9 . Dianne DeOliveria 20:14

42 . Pam Kilduffe 24:1543 . Melanie Hall 24:5244 . Nadrian McGill 24:5545 . Mia Florence 25:38

1993 OVC Women’s Morehead GC, Morehead, Ky., 5K43 . Nikki Woodall 23:3350 . Rachel Morley 25:2051 . Nadrian McGill 25:3753 . Tiffany Dean 26:4655 . Kim Watson 31:3056 . Andra Byars 31:3657 . Melanie Hall 32:05

1994 OVC Women’s Murray CC, Murray, Ky., 5K47 . Nikki Woodall 23:48 .148 . Tyjuana Phillips 24:03 .249 . Megan Meadows 24:13 .151 . Melanie Hall 25:09 .252 . Rachel Morley 25:16 .053 . Nadia Graham 27:42 .9

1995 OVC Women’s Stuber Com-plex, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 5K33 . Tyjuana Phillips 21:40 .641 . Sarah Dumore 22:43 .348 . Melanie Hall 24:20 .849 . Nadia Graham 24:24 .659 . Rachel Parrish 27:28 .0 60 . Bianca Conley 27:29 .4



Ashley Comstock2 Time All-Sun Belt

Zamzam Sangau 2 Time All-Sun Belt


1996 OVC Women’s 5K34 . Sonya Ewing 18:31 .946 . Tyjuana Philips 21:58 .648 . Saran Dunmore 22:16 .549 . Stacey Soda 22:22 .253 . Maronda Harris 23:19 .454 . Jennifer Cunningham23:21 .364 . Liz Nemeth 25:54 .1

1997 OVC Women’s Vaughan’s Gap Course, Nashville, Tenn., 5K40 . Kapreia Kirk 21:0453 . Melissa Turk 22:2655 . Jennifer Cunningham 22:4257 . Stacey Soda 22:5768 . Maronda Harris 25:3769 . Trina Weddington 27:56

1998 OVC Women’s Cane Creek, Cookeville, Tenn., 5K 36 . Sabrina Smith 21:01 .0046 . Kapreia Kirk 21:51 .1153 . Lavonda Miller 23:06 .8654 . Tori Blander 23:08 .4059 . Sarah Calvin 24:34 .61

1999 OVC Women’s Ft. Campbell GC, Fort Campbell, Ky., 5K26 . Kapreia Kirk 20:20 .6251 . Sabrina Smith 22:32 .0055 . Tori Blander 22:46 .8256 . Vonda Miller 22:50 .9464 . Jennifer Mays 26:04 .19

2000 SBC Women’s Murray Park, Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/28/0056 . Sabrina Smith 21:2968 . Tori Blander 22:2074 . Heather Smith 24:2877 . Jerkita McClorin 27:3778 . Robin Wallace 27:3979 . Naomi Ansah 27:52

2001 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 6K 10/27/0148 . Erin Russell 26:27 .8254 . Regina Raccuglia 27:17 .5559 . Tori Blander 28:06 .4161 . Sabrina Smith 28:18 .6362 . Coleen Parker 28:25 .66

2002 SBC Women’s Denton, Texas, 6K 11/4/0249 . Trisha Devalcourt 27:42 .2554 . Erin Russell 29:07 .0059 . Fran Haas 30:24 .6460 . Chelsea Taylor 30:57 .7363 . Rosemary Okafor 32:48 .1465 . Laura Smith 33:49 .47

2003 SBC Women’s Kereiaskas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 6K42 . Kim Alsobrook 27:15 .2656 . Fran Haas 30:30 .4557 . Lauren Milbourn 31:03 .0861 . Contrena Brown 34:23 .7462 . Kishara George 34:30 .22

2004 SBC Women’s Rebsamen GC, Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/30/0426 . Miranda Galloway 20:31 .937 . Sara Lunning 21:03 .339 . Marjorie Gombert 21:19 .060 . Kishara George 23:55 .262 . Catherine Carter 24:27 .964 . Kerry Barrow 28:02 .465 . Shanna-Kay Cambell34:32 .0

2005 SBC Women’s Kereiakas Park,Bowling Green, Ky., 5K 10/29/055 . Ashley Comstock 17:59 .7611 . Kaitlyn Hammond 18:26 .5617 . Miranda Gallowa y18:42 .5824 . Sara Lunning 19:05 .6825 . Marjorie Gombert19:06 .7535 . Tiffany Sawyer 19:43 .5657 . Ashley Thaler 20:56 .5467 . Catherine Chester 23:00 .38

2006 SBC Women’s Rebsamen GC Little Rock, Ark., 5K 10/28/0615 . Marjorie Gombert 18:48 .9118 . Zamzam Sangau 18:56 .2028 . Sara Lunning 19:27 .4933 . Tiffany Sawyer 19:34 .1040 . Ashleigh Thaler 19:51 .4255 . Ashley Comstock 20:24 .9067 . Catherine Chester 21:38 .82

2007 SBC Women’s Kereiaskas Park Bowling Green, Ky., 5K 10/27/073 . Zamzam Sangau 18:01 .506 . Majorie Gombert 18:14 .0713 . Marla Bailey 18:50 .2216 . Ashley Comstock 19:06 .7531 . Tiffany Sawyer 19:54 .3235 . Kaitlyn Hammond 19:58 .9847 . Ashley Thaler 20:32 .00

2008 SBC Women’s Kereiaskas Park, Bowling Green, Ky., 5K 11/1/082 . Zamzam Sangau 17:45 .899 . Ashley Comstock 19:01 .8411 . Marla Bailey 19:12 .7120 . Kristen Tithof 19:45 .1832 . Ashleigh Thaler 20:17 .92


Danny Green

All-OVC 1983

Jeff Skinner

All-OVC 1982All-OVC 1983

*OVC 1983 Runner-Up

Lisa Mitchell

All-OVC 1981

Sharon Johnson

All-OVC 1982

Joe O’Loughlin


Rick Russo Gary Perry

All-OVC 1978

Michael Haddock

All OVC 1966

Gary Robinson

All-OVC 1967All-OVC 1966All-OVC 1967All-OVC 1968

Charles Dahlgren

Robert Willis

All-OVC 1983*OVC 1984 Runner-Up

Sharon Smith

All-OVC 1988

Kiya Thomas Karen Barnes

All-OVC 1989All-OVC 1990All-OVC 1991

Dianne DeOliveira


All-Time Conference Award Winners

All-OVC 1971




Jeff Lingwall

All-OVC 1992

Eric Kiauka

All-OVC 1997

Geoffrey Lagat

*SBC 2001 Champion*SBC 2002 Champion

All-Sun Belt 2003*SBC 2003 Runner-Up

All-Sun Belt 2004

All-OVC 1997

Dave Milne

All-OVC 1996

Curt Arthur

All-Sun Belt 2002

Levi Sybert

All-Sun Belt 2004All-Sun Belt 2005

Derek Dell


Ashley Comstock

All-Sun Belt 2005

Jonathan Guillou

All-Sun Belt 2006*Sun Belt 2006

Freshman of the YearAll-Sun Belt 2007

William Songock

All-Sun Belt 2007

Marjorie Gombert

All-Sun Belt 2007

Isaac Biwott


*Sun Belt Runner-Up 2008

Zamzam Sangau

All-Sun Belt 2008

Festus Chemaoi

All-Sun Belt 2008

David Emery


We are Tennessee’s BesT

• MTSU is a destination school and the No .1 choice of undergraduates in the state of Tennessee .

• One of the finest teacher preparation institutions in the southeast, MTSU produces 26 percent of the certi-fied teachers in Tennessee–by far the most of any state university .

• The Center for Popular Music is a nationally recog-nized repository with one of the largest sheet music collections in the country . It was listed as one of the top 100 places to visit in Tennessee in the 20th century by the Tennessean .

• Students enjoy numerous extracurricular activi-ties through more than 190 student organizations including honor societies, service clubs, and an ac-tive Greek system of fraternities and sororities .

• The Honors College, with its prestigious Buchan-an Fellowships–the highest academic scholarship awarded at MTSU–offers talented students the at-mosphere of a small, select college nestled within a major university .

• Doctoral programs in english, economics, human erformance and public history have been called the “highest quality,” and the programs in Economics and Public History are unique in Tennessee .

• Nationally recognized programs in aerospace, re-cording industry, and concrete industry management attract students from around the globe .

Three.Nobel.Prize.winners.have.been. associated. with. MTSU:.alumnus. Dr .. James. Buchanan.(‘40). and. faculty. members. Dr ..Muhammad. Yunus. and. former.Vice.President.Al.Gore .

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. . . . .Middle. Tennessee. has. inducted.70. student-athletes. into. the.Chi.Al-pha.Sigma.National.College.Athlete.Honor Society after just five years of being.eligible . Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization. established. to. recog-nize.college.students.who.earn.a.var-sity.letter.in.at.least.one.sport.while.maintaining.a.3 .4.or.higher.cumula-tive.GPA.throughout.their.junior.and.senior.years ..The.goal.of. the.orga-nization. is. to.recognize.outstanding.academic.achievement.by. intercolle-giate.athletes .

Wynnifred Counts

2008-09 AcAdemic Review

■ 159 of 290 (55%) of all student-athletes had a grade point average of 3 .0 or higher during the spring semester .

■ 72 student-athletes made the Dean’s List in the spring by earning a grade point average of 3 .5 or higher and 17 attained a perfect 4 .0 .

■8 of 17 teams had a 2009 spring semester GPA of 3 .0 or higher .

■ In the spring, the student-athletes had a 2 .95 GPA .

academic

enhAncemenT The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center (SAEC) at MTSU houses the academic support system and the Blue Raider Athlete Skills for Success (B .R .A .S .S .) Life Skills Program for all 17 Division I-A sports . The center is housed at Johnny “Red” Floyd Football Stadium on Raider Drive . The facility opened its doors on January 4, 1999, to the delight of student-athletes, coaches and administrators . Blue Raider student-athletes can take advantage of the library-like atmosphere as they report for their required study hall hours under the watchful eyes of director Jim Rost; assistant director and coordinator of B .R .A .S .S . Wynnifred Counts, and assistants Debbie Carroll and Angel Nathan . The center consists of administrative offices, fully equipped individual and group tutoring rooms, a computer center, and spacious study carrels equipped with task lighting . Services provided by the center include help with registration and preregistration, help with study skills, and updates on NCAA legisla-tion . The center uses an innovative objective study table program, which includes daily mentoring and constant tutoring . Tutors in various subjects are scheduled in the tu-toring rooms throughout all hours of op-eration, and all tutoring takes place at the center . The SAEC staff is responsible for daily monitoring of the student-ath-letes’ progress, providing daily reports to coaches and meeting with the entire coaching staff weekly . The mission of the center is to help stu-dent-athletes take skills learned on the field and turn them into positive prepa-ration for life after college . The center is also committed to meeting the changing needs of student-athletes . It continues to promote partnerships between the Uni-versity, the NCAA, and the Murfreesboro community to help achieve its goals . In addition to providing the academic support needed to be successful in the classroom, the center is committed to meeting the needs of student-athletes in life skills development through the very popular B .R .A .S .S . pro-gram . As B .R .A .S .S . coordinator, Counts is dedicated to helping prepare student-athletes for life after college . Blue Raid-ers volunteer, when possible, to help teachers and students at elementary and middle schools throughout Rutherford County during the academic year . In 2006, the Athletic De-partment began a mentoring program with the city schools in which student-athletes and coaches help tutor kids . In the spring of each year, Special Olympics at Middle Tennessee uses Blue Raider student-athletes to run each event . Career night and substance and alcohol abuse semi-nars are yearly, well-attended events . The Student-Athlete Enhancement Center is just one way that Middle Tennessee is helping to prepare student-ath-letes for life after college .

Debbie Carroll

Angel Nathan

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Sun BeltconfeRence

While there are 31 NCAA conferences that sponsor mul-tiple sports, the Sun Belt is one of only eleven to participate in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and Football Bowl Subdivision . The Sun Belt was formed in 1976 with six mem-bers competing in four men’s sports, and today comprises 13 institutions of higher learning while sponsoring 19 cham-pionship sports for men and women . The Sun Belt Conference entered its 34th season in 2009-10 with a proud history of athletic and academic success . The conference sponsors 10 women’s sports - basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and volleyball; and nine men’s sports - baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field. Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team and individual accomplishments, and 12 Sun Belt Conference schools are currently graduating their student athletes at a rate higher than their school’s student body . All Sun Belt schools are committed to excellence in the 21st century and facility upgrades and expansions are occurring on virtually every campus . Because of its status as a member of the Division 1-A football coalition, the Sun Belt Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s 17-member Board of Directors . As a result, the conference has a crucial voice on some of the most pressing issues in college athletics and will always have a role in the implementation of any future NCAA legislation and guidelines . The conference continues to utilize television to grow and promote the league . Adding volleyball, baseball and softball to the conference’s television package has resulted in more national and regional television exposure for the league than at any time in its history . The conference’s regional television package enables live telecasts of Sun Belt events to reach over 20 million households . Additionally, ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball championship game for the 28th straight season in 2008, marking its longest affiliation with any conference in the country. The Sun Belt Conference has partnered with JumpTV Sports, Inc . to deliver a full-service, customized, public and premium web site to provide fans with a broad range of real-time information and content about the conference’s athletic teams . The Sun Belt is one of the few conferences in the nation to provide video highlights and features on its web site from each of the league’s respective championships . This technology is a great recruiting tool: enabling anyone in the world with internet access to view the conference’s championships. Fans in five different countries viewed the conference’s most recent soccer championship . The Sun Belt Conference is led by Commissioner Wright Waters, who is in his ninth full year as commissioner . He was named the conference’s fourth commissioner in February of 1999 following the tenures of Vic Bubas (1976-1990), Jim Lessig (1990-1991), and Craig Thompson (1991-1998) . The league’s annual all sports champion is awarded the Vic Bubas All-Sports Cup, named after the conference’s first commissioner . The conference office has been headquartered in downtown New Orleans since 2000 after moving from its surburan location of Metairie, La .

WRIGHT WATERSCommissioner

BERT CARTERAssociate

Commissioner

KATHY KEENEAssociate

Commissioner

RICK MELLOAssociate

Commissioner

JOHN McELWAINAssociate

Commissioner

BRYANT CARTERAssistant

Commissioner

TRAVIS LLEWELLYNElectronic Media

Wright Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CommissionerBert Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assoc . Commissioner/CFOKathy Keene . . . . . . . . . . . Assoc . Commissioner/ComplianceRick Mello . . . . Assoc . Commissioner/Sports AdministrationJohn McElwain . . . . Assoc . Commissioner/CommunicationsBryant Carter . . Asst . Commissioner/Sports AdministrationTravis Llewellyn . . . . . . .Director of Multimedia/New MediaMelissa Kristofak . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Media RelationsChauntrell Shelby . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Administrative OfficerJonathan Diedrich . . . . . . . . . . . . .Media Relations AssistantAndrew Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Championships Assistant

MELISSA KRISTOFAKMedia Relations

Director

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Drew Shea

Robbie Stewart

Blue raider

spoRTs medicine Health care is one of the most important aspects of a stu-dent-athlete’s life, and no university is more committed to keeping athletes healthy than Middle Tennessee . The Sports Medicine facility provides MTSU student-athletes with one of the finest athletic training facilities in the nation. Head Athletic Trainer Drew Shea and the Sports Medicine staff have set liberal hours to make sure each student-athlete has his or her needs met . The Sports Medicine facility opens at 6 a .m . each morning and doesn’t close until all student-athletes have been treated . The Sports Medicine facility contains a complete injury rehabilitation center, new rehab equipment, two full-size whirlpools, a dressing area for athletes, and a private office for the team physicians . In the summer of 2008, the facil-ity added new Mondo Ramflex flooring which will provide a safe and healthy environment for the student-athletes . There is no waiting in the Sports Medicine facility since there are nine taping stations, multiple state-of-the-art modalities, and a new rehabilitation area . All of the equip-ment in the facility is top of the line . Athletes can use a full-stride treadmill, a stairmaster, and an exercise bike during their rehabilitation . One of the most recent additions to the equipment is a $15,000 K-Laser which helps speed up the healing process, enabling student-athletes to return to com-petition at a faster rate . The latest piece of equipment that aids the Sports Medi-cine staff is a new state-of-the-art computer system that tracks injuries, rehab protocols, medications, and surgeries . The new computer system allows each ath-letic trainer to keep student-athlete rehabilitation programs moving forward at as rapid a pace as pos-sible . The facility also contains a fully stocked physician’s examination room for the resolution of any minor is-sues that a student-athlete have, which saves time for both student-athletes and staff . There is also a C-Arm portable X-Ray machine on site . Shea and his assistants each have an office in the Sports Medicine facility, and there is work space for the nine graduate assistants. Each office is self-con-tained, allowing private consultations with injured student-athletes .

Alison Ness

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Strength and

condiTioning One of the biggest changes in college athletics over the past few years has been the attitude toward strength and conditioning . Performing in the weight room has become just as important as on-the-field competition, and Middle Tennes-see has one of the very best staffs in the nation committed to making student-athletes the best they can be . It all happens in the Blue Raiders’ 10,000-plus square foot weight room facility located adjacent to the north end zone of Floyd Stadium and designed for use by all Middle Tennes-see student-athletes . It is a strength training area that rivals any in the country . The weight room has been described by many people as better than any in the immediate area, in-cluding those at SEC and Conference USA schools . The facility, which opened in January of 1999, greets stu-dent-athletes with over 20,000 pounds of plates and dumb-bells, but the sheer volume of weights is not the most impres-sive aspect of the room . It is equipped with nine full power racks, nine elevated platforms, and nine half-racks . Hammer strength equipment rounds out the room with five ground-base jammers, a dead lift, a leg press, a leg curl, and a leg extension . Other Hammer strength equipment in the facility includes a bench press, a military press, a rowing machine, neck machine, pull-up, and pull-over . An impressive array of dumbbells is also provided for the student-athletes’ use . Two sets each of dumbbells rang-ing from five to 150 pounds are kept on racks around the room . Mirrors ring the walls of the room to help student-ath-letes ensure that they are using proper form throughout their workouts . Cardiovascular equipment such as treadmills and stationary bikes are also available . Other state-of-the-art amenities may also be found in the weight room . A television with cable and a state-of-the-art sound system has been installed for the enjoyment of the student-athletes. Three offices for the strength coaches are located in the facility, along with restrooms and a hospital-ity area . The weight room also provides direct access to the football stadium, gameday room, and individual meeting rooms and is in close proximity to the Blue Raider Practice Complex . The gameday room is used not only by the Blue Raider football team on game days and for film break-down but also for press conferences, classes, and other functions . The meeting room is fully equipped with high-tech audio/visual equipment to enhance learning .

Matt Riley Russell Patterson

Katie Abundiz Jason Spray

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President • 10th year • Prairie View, 1976 Dr . Sidney A . McPhee is the tenth

president of Middle Tennessee State Uni-versity . Prior to his appointment at MTSU in 2001, he was executive vice chancellor at the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) in Nashville . In addition, he served as chief academic officer and interim chan-cellor for the Board of Regents system . Before his appointment at TBR, McPhee served in various administrative capaci-ties at several major universities including Oklahoma State University, University of Louisville, and University of Memphis . In May 2007, President McPhee received

the title of Honorary Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing . The Honorary Professor title is the highest academic award given at the institution . McPhee was named Outstanding American University President of 2002 by the American Football Foundation . In 2003, he was listed by Nashville.Post business magazine as one of Tennessee’s 100 Most Powerful Individu-als, and in 2004, he was ranked by Tennessee.Business magazine as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful African Americans in the State of Tennessee . In 2006, Dr . McPhee was listed by the Chronicle.of.Higher.Education as one of seven university presidents in the U .S . who is shaping intercollegiate athletics on a national scale . Most recently, in the spring of 2009, President McPhee was the keynote speaker for Prairie View A&M Founder’s Day celebrations, and in June of this year Dr . McPhee was an invited participant at the International Agricultural University Presidential Forum held in Beijing and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . McPhee earned his bachelor’s degree (with highest honors, summa cum laude) from Prairie View A&M University; a master’s degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida; and a doctorate in applied behavioral studies in education from Oklahoma State University . He is also a graduate of the Harvard University Management Development Program and has completed professional development programs at St . Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas, and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado . As an academician, President McPhee’s scholarly publications and presentations are extensive . His publications have appeared in local, national, and international professional journals . In addition, he is the senior author of a book, Understanding.the.Campus.Culture:.An.Introduction.to.College, and has co-authored a chapter for a major college textbook on academic advising . McPhee’s scholarly pursuits include several international visits and presentations in locations such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Lanzhou, China; Mekelle, Ethiopia; Penang, Malaysia; Hong Kong; Moscow and St . Petersburg, Russia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel; Antwerp, Belgium; Montreal, Canada; Oxford, England; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Nassau, Bahamas . McPhee is currently a participating member of NCAA’s Football Academic Working Group and just recently chaired the NCAA Division I Working Group to Review “At-Risk” Student-Athlete issues (ARSA). The ARSA final re-port was submitted to the NCAA Board of Directors in January . McPhee also served a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, a three-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee, and two terms as president

of the Sun Belt Conference athletic league and chairman of the SBC’s CEO Executive Committee . In May 2005, he was appointed to the NCAA Presiden-tial Commission on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics . In 2002, President George W . Bush appointed him to the National Council for the Humanities, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him. A past member of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, McPhee chaired its membership council . He is a member of the Murfreesboro Noon Rotary Club and serves as a member of the SunTrust Bank Board of Directors (Nashville) and SunTrust Regional Bank Advisory Board (Murfreesboro) . He also served on the Nash-ville Adventure Science Center Board, the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Board, and the Middle Tennessee Council for Boy Scouts of America Executive Board and co-chaired the Tennessee Legislative Retreat Task Force on Higher Education . McPhee was recently re elected to a second three-year term as a commission member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . During McPhee’s tenure at MTSU, the University has experienced consider-able growth in many areas. Student enrollment has increased significantly, making MTSU undergraduate enrollment the largest in the state . During the past several years, the University added twelve new degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2002, for the first time in the history of the University, three Ph .D . programs were established: in Economics, English, and Human Performance . A Ph .D . in Public History was instituted shortly there-after, and in July 2007, a new Ph .D . in Literacy Studies was approved . From 2001 to 2007, the University increased extramural funding from $6 million to approximately $40 million .

Since McPhee’s arrival, MTSU has been suc-cessful in raising admission standards, resulting in an increase in high-ability students . MTSU has been the institution of choice for midstate valedic-torians and salutatorians in recent years and has enrolled a significant number of National Merit scholars and Achievement scholars . McPhee’s presidency has coincided with several major improvements in University facilities . A ten-year, $70 million renovation of all student residential housing is scheduled for completion by 2011, the University’s centennial year . In addi-tion, the University acquired the 500-acre Guy James property to consolidate its highly regarded programs in the School of Agribusiness and Agri-science . This acquisition doubled the size of campus acreage from 500 to 1,000 . Over $9 million was spent to renovate Andrew L . Todd Hall, which now houses the Department of Art and has state-of-the-art equipment for its students and faculty . The Paul W . Martin Sr . Honors Building was built with private

funding . In January 2007, an addition to the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building was opened and dedicated, bringing the facility to 28,000 square feet . The University secured private gifts in support of a $6 million baseball stadium completed in 2008 and dedicated this past spring . In 2006, the University received $15 million in state support for the planning and infrastructure de-velopment for a proposed $120 million science building, and in April 2007, a new $3 million track and soccer complex was opened . Recently, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the construction of a $31 .7 million building for the University’s College of Education and Behavioral Science . A $19 million expansion of the Health, Wellness, and Recreation Center was completed in 2008 . Presently, the University is involved in proposed or active capital projects totaling nearly $400 million . President McPhee is married to Elizabeth McPhee, and they have two children, Seneca and Sidney-Anthony .

Dr . Sidney A . McPhee

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Director of Athletics • 5th year • Northern Colorado, 1983 The landscape of college athletics

has changed drastically over the past decade and that renovation also has been demonstrated at Middle Tennessee, particularly during the four-plus years since Chris Massaro was named director of athletics on April 8, 2005 .

Proving to be a true visionary, Massaro has helped revolutionize the Blue Raiders’ Athletic Department while helping pave the way for even greater success in future years .

During his short but highly successful reign, Massaro has overseen unprece-dented success not only in the University’s athletic programs but also in regard to

academic success, facility upgrades, and a proven record of hiring coaches who have thrived under his watch . Under Massaro’s leadership, the Blue Raiders have captured the Sun Belt’s all-sports trophy three times in five years. Since his arrival, Massaro has enhanced the Blue Raiders’ broad-based, 17-sport program . Among the accomplishments included in the last four years: • The Athletic Department has captured 18 Sun Belt Conference champion-ships and earned 12 coach of the year honors . • The athletic program has had a record 15 nationally televised events during his four-year tenure . • Middle Tennessee’s football team earned an at-large invitation to the Motor City Bowl in 2006, the first bowl appearance during the Division I era. • The women’s volleyball team reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in 2007 . • The men’s golf team received its first-ever at-large invitation into the East Regional in 2008 and subsequently advanced to the National Champion-ship, where they finished 15th in the country. They backed up that effort with another NCAA regional in 2009 . • The women’s basketball team appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tourna-ments in 2006 and 2007 and returned again in 2009 . The team narrowly missed reaching the Sweet 16 in 2007 after earning a No . 5 seed . • The Middle Tennessee tennis doubles team of Marco Born and Andreas Siljestrom won the National Championship in 2007 – the first NCAA doubles title in Athletic Department history . • The Middle Tennessee track teams have combined for four conference . titles. The 2007 men’s outdoor squad finished No. 21 in the nation while the 2009 women’s indoor team ranked tied for 30th . • The Blue Raider baseball team captured the regular season and tourna-ment championship in 2009 and advanced to the NCAAs . Massaro’s success at Middle Tennessee doesn’t stop with the athletic teams . There has been a tremendous track record for hiring quality coaches, with head football coach Rick Stockstill, women’s head basketball coach Rick Insell, and men’s golf coach Whit Turnbow – and all Massaro hires – each earning Sun Belt Coach of the Year in their first seasons, and men’s tennis coach David McNamara won the Sun Belt and Coach of the Year honors in his second season . In all, Massaro’s guidance has provided coaches with the resources to produce 18 conference titles, 19 NCAA postseason appearances, one Sun Belt Conference Athlete of the Year, and 12 Coach of the Year awards . Academic enhancement has also skyrocketed under Massaro’s leadership . Massaro, who was appointed to a panel on APR Improvement Plans for the 2007 NCAA Convention, inherited a football program with a national-low score of 812 and saw it increase to a current 990 (on a 1,000-point scale) in 2009 . As a whole, the Athletic Department has improved from a 908 score when Massaro was hired to an impressive cumulative (four years) score of 951 in 2007-08 . All 17 Middle Tennessee sports teams achieved passing marks of 925 or higher in 2006-07 with four teams turning in a perfect mark of 1,000 . In 2007-08, 16 of 17 teams topped the 925 mark . Massaro, who spent 20 years at the University of South Carolina prior to his appointment at Middle Tennessee, also overhauled the annual Blue Raider Ath-

letic Association’s annual giving program, which resulted in a record number of members and financial giving in 2008, indicating the fourth such year record numbers have been realized . The annual campaign has improved 40 percent since his arrival . Facility upgrades also have been at the top of Massaro’s impressive list of accomplishments . He completed a $6 million capital campaign for the new baseball stadium and initiated a series of major renovations to existing athletic facilities during the previous three years, including a state-of-the-art soccer and track complex . Most recently, a state-of-the-art golf performance center was completed in December 2008 . In the midst of numerous upgrades, Massaro also has initiated generous contributions that made it possible to install a new synthetic surface in Floyd Stadium for the 2006 season . Additionally, new videoboards – one for foot-ball and two inside Murphy Center – were installed in 2007 . In a span of four years, Massaro’s hiring practices have been regarded as excellent. On Dec. 12, 2005, he made his highest profile hire when he selected Stockstill to take over the football program . Stockstill became just the second head coach in the I-A era and led the Blue Raiders to a league championship and a bowl appearance in his first season. Two days following his hiring, Massaro was pressed into action to find a replacement to lead the nationally recognized women’s basketball program . Massaro made his first hire when he brought on board legendary high school coach Rick Insell to take over the program . Both Insell and Stockstill won cham-pionships in their first seasons on the job. Massaro has also made a significant upgrade in the Blue Raider football schedule . During the summer of 2005, he announced a home game in 2007 that made Virginia the first team from the highly regarded ACC to visit Floyd Stadium . He quickly added a second ACC member when Maryland agreed to make the trip to Murfreesboro in 2008, and the Blue Raiders rewarded him with a 24-14 upset . On his 100th day on the job, Massaro made one of his biggest announcements: a five-year contract with the University of Memphis to play football that started in 2007 . The Tigers will become the first in-state Division I-A (FBS) football team to play the Blue Raiders in Murfreesboro . Massaro has also worked out a home-and-home series with Mississippi State that will see the Bulldogs coming to Floyd Stadium in 2009 – making them the first SEC program to play in a Sun Belt stadium – and nearby Georgia Tech that will have the Yellow Jackets coming to Murfreesboro in 2011 . In March 2008, Massaro made another big move when he announced a four-game series with neighboring rival Vanderbilt of the SEC . The series begins in 2015, and the teams will play twice in Murfreesboro and twice in Nashville . The Glenwood Springs, Colo ., native joined the South Carolina staff under the Ohio University sport administration program in 1985 . Massaro helped usher the Gamecocks into the SEC and learned under legendary athletic direc-tor Dr . Mike McGee . Massaro earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Northern Colorado in 1983 and his master’s degree in sport administration from Ohio University in 1986. At UNC, Massaro was a five-year football team member . Massaro is also heavily involved in community ser-vice projects and organiza-tions . He is a member of the Red Cross Board, the City Golf Commission and the Rutherford County Sports Council Executive Commit-tee, and he served on the search committee for the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce president . Massaro and his wife, Cindy, have four children: Hank, Lainey, Rachel, and

Chris Massaro

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GoBlueRaiders .com is a fast and accurate Internet source for official coverage of Blue Raider athletics . Regardless of where you are or what time of day it is, you can access up-to-date information on your favorite Blue Raider sports or athletes . GoBlueRaiders .com has grown to average more than 14 .9 million page views a year, with the average visitor spending nearly five minutes on the site each day . The site has seen in excess of 3 .1 million visitors since January of 2004 . After two years of operation under a national sports Web site provider, GoBlueRaiders .com moved to a total in-house operation with a new design and format . Since 2001, the Athletic Communications office has managed the site and been responsible for all content, designs, services and updates . The Web site, named Best Collegiate Sports Web site in 2002 by the Tennessean, underwent a complete renovation in 2006 . Thanks to members of the Athletic Communications staff, pre-game releases, game stories, features, up-to-date statistics, photos and results for all 17 Blue Raider sports are regularly posted to the site . Add online ticketing by Ticketmaster and links to Blue Raider alumni and spirit groups and you have the most complete source of information about Middle Tennessee athletics anywhere . Full-motion video is featured as part of a new Internet streaming package introduced in the summer of 2007 . The Web site has become a valuable tool in promoting each and every Middle Tennessee scholarship sport . Custom sites for recent standouts such as Dewon Brazelton, Courtney Mitchell, Dwone Hicks, Patrice Holmes, Amber Holt and Chrissy Givens have been integrated into the GoBlueRaiders .com Web site .

The site also features complete bios on players and coaches, printable monthly event calendars, press conference audio and video, and photo galleries of many events and games . In partnership with Yahoo! Sports, Middle Tennessee broadcasts play-by-play of all football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games online .

Check This Out!Live and archived videoAudio reportsOnline ticketingUp-to-the-minute news alertsEvent photo galleriesOn the Air: upcoming media appearances

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