2008 Men s Big South Championship Results

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1 2008 Men s Big South Championship Results 2008 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Rock Hill, S.C.) April 19-21, 2008 Team Results: 1. Liberty Coastal Carolina VMI High Point Charleston Southern Radford Winthrop UNC-Asheville...15 Men s Most Outstanding Track Performer: Alonzo Spurley, Charleston Southern Men s Most Outstanding Field Performer: Jon Hart, Liberty Men s Freshman of the Year: Clarence Powell, Liberty Men s All-Academic Team: Clendon Henderson, Liberty Blair Paul, Coastal Carolina Josh Morgan, High Point Ben Switzer, VMI Justin Meade, Winthrop Sean Bossman, Radford Erik Nabi, UNC Asheville Jean Pierre Poisson, Charleston Southern Men s Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Clendon Henderson, Liberty Men s Coach of the Year: Brant Tolsma, Liberty Coastal Carolina Results 100 meters 3 Ryan Edlich Jerome St. Bernard Whitman Reese meter Hurdles 1. Ben Wheeler Jack Hutchinson Kasheem Clifton meters 6. Jerome St. Bernard ,500 meters 8. Jamie McCarthy...3: ,000 meter Steeplechase 7. John Herton...9: Jake Morris...9: ,000 meters 9. Jamie McCarthy...15: ,000 meters 7. Blair Paul...31: Max Hacker...33:01.12 Decathlon 2. Jack Hutchison...6, Steve Harmon...5, Alex Levy...5,279 High Jump 1. Jacques Watson Ryan Graves Ryan Edlich Long Jump 1. Keith Graham Ryan Edlich Jacques Watson Triple Jump 4. Keith Graham Jacques Watson Discus Throw 7. Jacob Edelman Chis Abercrombie Curtis Smiley Hammer Throw 3. Galen Jones Jacob Edelman Javelin Throw 1. Thomas Jordan Kyle Hoddy Jon Wright Zack Barr x400-meter Relay 5. Coastal Carolina (Whitmore, Owens, Graves, Scheuer)...3: New Balance Big South Conference Cross Country Championships (Lynchburg, Va.) November 1, 2008 Team Results: 1. Liberty High Point VMI Coastal Carolina UNC Asheville Winthrop Radford Gardner-Webb Charleston Southern Runner of the Year: Sam Chelanga, Liberty Freshman of the Year: Anthony Berkis, High Point Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Josh Edmonds, Liberty Coach of the Year: Brant Tolsma, Liberty All-Conference Team: Sam Chelanga, Liberty Jordan McDougal, Liberty Jesse Cherry, High Point Josh Edmonds, Liberty Jamie McCarthy, Coastal Carolina Dawit Legesse, Radford Donnie Cowart, VMI Ermin Mujezinovic, VMI Anthony Burks, High Point Jake Reed, Liberty Results (Top 5 and Coastal Finishers): 1. Sam Chelanga, Liberty... 24: Jordan McDougal, Liberty... 24: Jesse Cherry High Point... 25: Josh Edmonds Liberty... 25: Jamie McCarthy...25: Kyle Kling...26: Kevin Davis...28: Travis Owens...28: Ryan Caputo...29: Rob Delviscio...29: David Mead...29: meter hurdles 1. Tyrone Murphy meters 5. Tyrone Murphy Javarius Phelps meters 9. Travis Owens...1:56.03 Shot Put 5. Jacob Edelman Chris Abercrombie x100-meter Relay 3. Coastal Carolina (Wheeler, Phelps, St. Bernard, Edlich)

2 Big South Cross Country Team Champions (3) 1993, 1995, 1996 Big South Track and Field Team Champions (2) 2003, 2006 Southeast District Track Coach of the Year (1) Andrew Allden Big South Track and Field Coach of the Year (2) Andrew Allden Jeff Jacobs (co) Big South Cross Country Individual Champions/Runners of the Year (2) Terah Kipchiris , 2003 Big South Cross Country Rookie of the Year (5) Campbell Claridge Brian Cross Albert Edman Jamie McCarthy Nelson Oliveria USCCCA Men s All-Academic Team (1) Terah Kipchiris NCAA Cross Country All-Southeast Region (3) Terah Kipchriris ,2003 Nelson Oliveira Big South Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2) Albert Edman Michael Killoran Big South Cross Country All-Academic Team (13) Ashley Ackerman Campbell Claridge Albert Edman Michael Killoran , 2001 Terah Kipchiris , 2004 Jamie McCarthy Nelson Oliveira , 2005 Blair Paul , 2007 Kari Walsh Big South Cross Country All-Conference Honors (43) Graham Alig , 1994 Jason Andrews Gustav Berggren Karl Byrne Bob Carr , 1988 Campbell Claridge , 1999, , 2001 Brian Cross Doug Currie , 2005, 2006 John Decatur , 1989, 1990, 1991 Albert Edman , 1997 Finbarr Egan ,1995, 1996 Chris Feist Peter Fixler Chris Hogan Steve Johnson Terah Kipchiris , 2003, 2004 Jamie McCarthy , 2008 Mark Newell Lou Nordeen Nelson Oliveria , 2003, 2005 Blair Paul Karl Walsh , 1996 Dale Ward USCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team (5) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 USTCA All-Academic Track and Field Team (2) 2002, 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-Americans (2) Mark Johnson Thomas Jordan NCAA All-East Region (9) Terah Kirchiris Mark Johnson , 2005, 2006 Thomas Jordan , 2007, 2008 Jerome Simpson Jacques Watson NCAA East Regional Qualifiers (44) 2008: Jacques Watson (high jump), Thomas Jordan (javelin), Kyle Hoddy (javelin), Jacob Edelman (hammer), Galen Jones (hammer), Keith Graham (long jump), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter hurdles), Ben Wheeler (110mHH) 2007: Kyle Hoddy (javelin), Thomas Jordan (javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter hurdles), Jerome Simpson (long jump), Tommy Sugishita (hammer) 2006: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Galen Jones (hammer, shot put), Tommy Sugishita (discus), Thomas Jordan (javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meter hurdles) 2005: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Galen Jones (hammer), Terah Kipchiris (3000-meter steeplechase), 2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark Johnson (pole vault), Thomas Jordan (javelin), Terah Kipchiris (5,000 meters, 3,000 meter steeplechase), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400 meters, 4x400) Men s All-Time Honors The 2008 Coastal Carolina Men s Outdoor track & field team with the Big South Outdoor Runner-Up Trophy following its second place finish to Liberty. 2003: Mark Johnson (pole vault), Nick Kenworthy (discus, hammer), Nick Maxwell (4x400), Taylor McFadden (triple jump), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400 meter hurdles, 4x400) 17

3 Men s All-Time Honors Big South Outdoor Track & Field Champions (59) 2008: Keith Graham (Long Jump), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400mIH), Jacques Watson (High Jump), Ben Wheeler (110mHH) 2007: Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Jerome Simpson (Long Jump) 2006: Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Tommy Sugishita (Discus), Galen Jones (Shot Put), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Tyrone Murphy (400-meters Hurdles) 2005: Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeplechase), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump) 2004: Dustin Cowan (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Thomas Jordan (Javelin), Terah Kipchiris (3,000-meter Steeplechase, 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Jacob Simatwa (400 meters, 800 meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hurdles, 4x400) 2003: Jacob Simatwa (400-meters, 4x400), Kendall White (400-meter Hurdles, 4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Nick Maxwell (4x400), Mark Johnson (Pole Vault), Taylor McFadden (Triple Jump), Nick Kenworthy (Discus, Hammer) 2002: Ray Felton (4x400), Kendall White (4x400), Paul Scheuer (4x400), Antonio Sullivan (4x400), Mike Roden (Discus), Matt Roden (Hammer) 2001: Nick Kenworthy (Discus) 2000: Jason Andrews (800 meters), Karl Byrne (1,500 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer) 1999: Cornelius Camp (100 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put) Daniel Carter (Javelin) 1998: Karl Walsh (10,000 meters), Tyler McCart (Hammer, Shot Put), David Rowland (10,000-meters) 1997: Gustav Berggren (5,000 meters) 1996: Finbarr Egan (5,000 meters) 1995: Karl Walsh (5,000 meters), David Rowland (10,000 meters) Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1) Keith Garramone Big South Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team (6) Ken Cole Keith Garramone Terah Kipchiris Nelson Oliveira Blair Paul , 2008 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Outstanding Field Performer (2) Nick Kenworthy Mike Roden Big South Outdoor Track and Field Freshman Of The Year (1) Tyrone Murphy Big South Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Honors (150) Trez Alford , 1999 Jason Andrews O Neal Barnett Gustav Berggren Karl Byrne (2) Cornelius Camp (2), 2000 Daniel Carter Campbell Claridge Casey Chow Ken Cole , 2003 Dustin Cowan Doug Currie Steve Dowens Ryan Edlich (2) Albert Edman , 1997 Henrik Edmen Finbarr Egan , 1995 (2), , 1997 Ray Felton (2), 2003 (2), , 2005 Peter Fixler Keith Garramone , 2002 Keith Graham Corey Hackett , 2002 Steve Harmon John Heron Kyle Hoddy , 2007 Chad Howey Dorian Johnson Jack Hutchison , 2008 (2) Marcus Johnson Mark Johnson , 2004, , 2006 Galen Jones (2), 2008 Thomas Jordan , 2006, 2007, 2008 Nick Kenworthy (2), 2003 (2) Terah Kipchiris (3), 2005 (3) Jason Lambert Aubrey Lemon (2) Matt Maxwell , 2000, 2003 Nick Maxwell Tyler McCart (2), 1999 (2), (2) Jamie McCarthy Taylor McFadden , 2005 (2) Jake Morris Jason Mosley Tyrone Murphy , 2007, 2008 Nelson Oliveria , 2005 (2), (2) Jarvarius Phelps (2), 2008 Whittmin Reese Tim Roa (2) Matt Roden Mike Roden (2), 2002 (2), (2) David Rowland Paul Scheuer (2), 2003 (2), Geoff Shute Jacob Simatwa (2), 2004 (3) Jerome Simpson (2), 2007 (3) Eric Singleton Jerome St. Bernard Antonio Sullivan Tommy Sugishita , 2007 Michael Wagner Karl Walsh , 1997, 1998 Jacques Watson Kendall White (2), 2003 (2), (2), 2005 (2) Ben Wheeler (2) 18

4 100 meters 1. Aubrey Lemon Cornelius Camp Trez Alford Dee Stokes Whittmin Reese meter Hurdles 1. Tyrone Murphy Kendall White Paul Scheuer Chad Smith Jim Chmelik High Jump 1. Jacques Watson Jerome Simpson Ross Graves Taylor McFadden Greg Shute meters 1. Aubrey Lemon Jason Lambert Paul Scheuer Cornelius Camp Jerome Simpson ,000-meter Steeplechase 1. Terah Kipchiris 8: Nelson Oliveira 9: John Heron 9: Finbarr Egan 9: Henrick Edmen 9: Pole Vault 1. Mark Johnson Tim Roa Casey Chow Ray Felton Keith Garramone meters 1. Jacob Simatwa Jarvarius Phelps Tyrone Murphy Jontae Snipes Kendall White meters 1. Jacob Simatwa 1: Kenny Jesensky 1: Karl Byrne 1: Jason Andrews 1: Jamie McCarthy 1: ,500 meters 1. Doug Currie 3: Jamie McCarthy 3: Campbell Claridge 3: Nelson Oliveira 3: Albert Edman 3: Mile 1. Jamie McCarthy 4: Nelson Oliveira 4: Campbell Clayridge 4: ,000 meters 1. Doug Currie 8: Nelson Oliveira 8: Terah Kipchiris 8: John Heron 8: Blair Paul 8: ,000 meters 1. Terah Kipchiris 14: Finbarr Egan 14: Nelson Oliveira 14: Doug Currie 14: Albert Edman 14: ,000 meters 1. Terah Kipchiris 29: Finbarr Egan 30: Doug Currie 30: Denny Kearns 31: Nelson Oliveira 31: meter Hurdles 1. Ben Wheeler Jack Hutchison Jim Chemlik Kasheem Clifton Chad Smith x100-meter Relay 1. Phelps, Lemon, Reese, Simpson 2. Wheeler, Phelps St. Bernard, Edlich 3. Phelps, St. Bernard Wheeler, Edlich 4. Streater, Anderson, Geiger, Scheuer 5. Stokes, Lemon, Phelps, Jeffries 4x200-meter Relay 1. Phelps, Edlich 1: Wheeler, St. Bernard 2. Phelps, Edlich 1: St. Bernard, Levy 3. Lemon, Phelps, 1: Levy, Lambert 4. Lemon, Wheeler, 1: Hutchison, Levy 5. Lemon, Wheeler, 1: Phelps, Lambert 4x400-meter Relay 1. Murphy, Simpson, 3: Phelps, Lambert 2. Scheuer, Cowan, 3: White, Simatwa 3. Scheuer, White, 3: Maxwell, Simatwa 4. Scheuer, Maxwell, 3: Cowan, White 5. Martin, Hutchison, 3: Phelps, Lambert 4x800-meter Relay 1. Jesensky, Currie, 7: Kipchiris, Simatwa 2. Newell, Barnett, 7: Quick, Morgan 3. Claridge, Kiloran, 7: Andrews, Byrne Distance Medley Relay 1. Heron, Murphy, 10: McCarthy, Currie 2. Heron, Martin, 10: McCarthy, Currie 3. Edman, Howey, 10: Cross, Egan Long Jump 1. Jerome Simpson Keith Graham Corey Hackett Michael Streater Marcus Johnson Triple Jump 1. Taylor McFadden Marcus Johnson Keith Graham Tim Roa Corey Hackett Shot Put 1. Jacob Edelman Mike Roden Galen Jones Jasper Brooks Chris Abercrombie Discus 1. Nick Kenthworthy Tommy Sugishita Mike Roden Eric Singleton Chris Abercrombie Hammer Throw 1. Tyler McCart Galen Jones Jake Edelman Tommy Sugishita Matt Roden Javelin 1. Thomas Jordan Dan Carter Kyle Hoddy Jon Wright Steve Dowens Decathlon 1. Matt Maxwell 6,795 points Ray Felton 6,446 points Jack Hutchison 6,305 points Keith Garramore 6,153 points 2002 Bold denotes 2009 team member (Updated Through ) Men s All-Time Record Book 19

5 Men s NCAA Championship Participants 2005 All-American in the pole vault 2005 Penn Relays Pole Vault Champion Three-time NCAA National Qualifier NCAA East Regional Pole Vault Champion in 2004 Broke the Regional Meet Record (17 3 /5.26m) Three-time All-East Region Selection Four-time Big South Pole Vault Champion Big South pole vault record holder ( /5.40m) 2006 All-American in the javelin (7th) Big South All-Time record holder (232 6 ) Big South Meet Record Holder Coastal Carolina Record holder Four-time Big South Champion ( 04, 06, 07, 08) 2008 NCAA All-East Region (seventh place) 2008 Georgia Tech Invitational Champion 2008 Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational Champion 2008 Penn Relays Championship Division Medalist (fourth place) 2007 NCAA All-East Region (sixth place) 2006 USATF National Placewinner (15th) NCAA All-East Region (fifth place) 2006 Texas Relays Placewinner (third) 2006 USATF National Qualifier 2004 NCAA Qualifier Mark JOHNSON Pole Vault 2004, 2005, 2006 NCAA Participant Thomas JORDAN Javelin 2004, 2006 NCAA Participant Jacques WATSON High Jump 2008 NCAA Participant Placed third in the 2008 NCAA East Regional, clearing a school record of Big South High Jump Champion Holds Big South Conference meet record of All-Big South & All-East Region Holds Coastal Carolina high jump record 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Qualifier (3,000-meter Steeplechase) Two-time NCAA Cross Country National Championship Qualifier Two-time Big South Cross Country Champion and Runner of the Year Fifth at 2002 and 2003 NCAA Cross Country Southeast Regional 70th at 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships 110th at 2003 NCAA Cross Country Championships First male cross country/track and field Coastal Carolina athlete to qualify for NCAA Championships Big South record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:48.42) 2004 and 2005 Big South Champion in the 3,000-meter steeplechase 2004 Big South Champion in the 5,000 and 10,000-meters Coastal Carolina record holder in the 5,000 (14:22.10) and 10,000-meters (29:38.62). Jerome SIMPSON Long Jump 2007 NCAA Participant Five-Time All-Conference honoree (twice in the long jump, once in each the high jump and the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays) NCAA Qualifier in the long jump All-American wide receiver on Coastal Carolina football team Holds every Chanticleer football single-game, single-season and career receiving record Is the Big South s all-time leader in football for career and single-season reception yards and touchdown receptions Terah KIPCHIRIS Cross Country 2002, 2003 NCAA Participant 3,000-meter Steeplechase 2005 NCAA Participant Finished third at the NCAA East Regionals in the long jump with a leap, which also set a new Coastal Carolina record 2007 Big South Conference Champion in the Long Jump 20

6 Name Events Yr. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) Kandisa Allicock Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles So. 5-7 Kissimmee, Fla./Kissimmee Osceola Melissa Arango Jumps/Hurdles So. 5-6 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Kammi Bittle Jumps So. 5-6 Cheraw, S.C./Cheraw Ikeiylah Brown Sprints Jr Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Kristen Burpoe Jumps So. 5-8 Marlboro, N.Y./Marlboro Peggy Busbee* Mid-Distance Jr. 5-5 Aiken, S.C./South Aiken Robin Callan Throws Fr. 5-7 Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury Caitlin Cholewa Multi s Fr. 5-8 Jewett City, Conn./Griswold Brittany Connor Throws So. 5-8 Greenwood, S.C./Emerald Kristen Crawford Jumps/Sprints Fr Greenville, S.C./ JL Mann Joyce Curtin* Distance Jr Killeagh, Ireland/Colaiste Eoin Shelby Donahue* Mid-Distance So. 5-4 Griswold, Conn./Griswold Kierra Gabe Jumps Fr Adams Run, N.C./Military Magnet Academy Bridget Garrity Javelin So. 5-7 Upper Darby, Pa./Upper Darby Kara Gajoch Jumps Fr Columbia, S.C./Ridge View Darriale Henley Sprints/Jumps Fr. 5-6 Mauldin, S.C./JL Mann Jessica Houston Hurdles/Jumps Jr. 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman Vondeeshia Humphries Sprints/Mid-Distance So. 5-6 Columbia, S.C./Irmo Shanace Isaac Hurdles/Sprints Fr. 5-6 Orangeburg, S.C./Fairfax Santresa Jamison* Mid-Distance Fr. 5-7 Spartanburg, S.C./Spartanburg Christian Johnson* Mid-Distance Fr. 5-6 Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights Shanta Johnson Sprints So. 5-6 Ladson, S.C./Airport Samantha Keenan Sprints Jr. 5-6 Glenmore, Pa./Downington East Mary Lawrence Pole Vault Fr. 5-4 Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Caitlin Lupo Javelin So. 5-4 Pitman, N.J./Pitman Deborah Mattern Javelin R-So. 5-4 Turnbridge, Vt./South Royalton (Castleton State) Arielle Miller Jumps/Sprints So. 5-5 Bluffton, S.C./Bluffton Sierrah Oates Jumps/Hurdles So. 5-7 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland Ashley Potts Jumps/Sprints Fr. 5-6 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill Crystal Robinson Sprints Fr. 5-7 Vance, S.C./Lake Marion Theresa Schamberger* Mid-Distance Jr. 5-3 Kendalville, Ind./East Noble Thomasina Smith Jumps/Multi s So. 5-3 Pawleys Island, S.C./Waccamaw (Anderson) LeAuna Sistrunk Hurdles/Sprints R-Sr. 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason (Alabama) Maranie Staab* Distance Jr. 5-8 Trafford, Pa./Penn-Trafford Zakiyyah Stewart Jumps/Throws So. 5-8 Hickory, N.C./St. Stephen s Marcie Veitch Pole Vault Sr. 5-5 Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada/St. Anne Lauren Watts Multi s Jr. 5-7 Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough Jasmine Wheeler Sprints So. 5-5 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Everglades Amber White Sprints Sr. 5-5 Ladson, S.C./ Stratford Keli-Jo White* Mid-Distance Sr Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth Rindi Wood* Distance So. 5-7 Charleston, S.C./James Island Mia Wyszynski* Distance Fr. 5-6 Berlin, Germany/Wilma Rudolph(U. Bremen) Claire Young Pole Vault Sr. 5-2 Laurens, S.C./Thornwell Kathryn Zenowitz* Distance Jr. 5-9 Groton Long Point, Conn./Robert E. Fitch Women s Roster *Cross country team member HEAD COACH: Alan Connie (23rd season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jacquie Grimes, Berry Shumpert, Kristen Kalinowski VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES: Zola (Budd) Pieterse, Amber Campbell, Jackie Sgambati 21

7 Kandisa ALLICOCK Sophomore 5-7 Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola Jumps/Sprints/Hurdles All-Big South in the 4x400m relay and high jump (I,O) Outdoor: Placed second at Big South Championships with a season best of in the high jump... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that ran a team that placed eighth at the Big South Championships Indoor: All-Big South in high jump with third place finish at the Big South Championships... Cleared 5 3 at Clemson Invitational... High School: Participated on Osceola s Track and Field team just her senior season... Osceola s high jump record holder... State qualifier Orange Belt Conference high jump champion... Selected as Osceola s Newcomer of the Year... Personal: Full Name: Kandisa Allicock... Daughter of Karen Massay-Brank... Majoring in psychology. Kristen BURPOE Sophomore 5-8 Marlboro, N.Y. Marlboro Jumps All-Big South in high jump (I) : Redshirted due to injury Indoor: Tied for third at the Big South Championships in the high jump... High School: 2006 New York State Champion in the Division II high jump... Also 2006 Eastern States Champion in the high jump... Four-time Section 9 Class B high jump champion, claiming two crowns during indoor and two during outdoor... Section 9 Class B long jump champion as a senior... Set school records in the high jump, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x200-meter relay... Finished second in the high jump at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships as a sophomore... Placed second in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Championships as a sophomore and junior... Selected as the Poughkeepsie Journal Female Track Athlete of the Year in Personal: Full name: Kristen Anne Burpoe... Daughter of Charles and Laura Burpoe... Sister, Michelle, plays volleyball at Lycoming College... Major is finance. Kammi BITTLE Sophomore 5-6 Cheraw, S.C. Cheraw Jumps 2008 Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Big South Championships in the triple jump with a leap of Had a 16 7 jump in the long jump at the Coastal Carolina Invitational Indoor: Finished 11th in triple jump and 16th in the long jump at the Big South Championships... Had season best in triple jump at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays with leap of Indoor: Turned in a 36 3 in the triple jump at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays...Was ranked ninth in the Big South in the triple jump... High School: All-State performer in the triple jump... Captained Cheraw s track and field team her senior year... Placed third and fourth in the triple jump at the state meet her junior and senior seasons, respectively... Earned All-Region six times, four in the triple jump and one in both the long jump and in the 4x100-meter relay... Was a Gatorade Will To Win Athlete as a sophomore South Carolina High School League Scholar-Athlete... Was a cheerleader at Cheraw... Captained cheering squad both her senior and junior seasons... Both a cheerleading and a track MVP... Personal: Full name: Kammi Elease Bittle... Daughter of Kenneth and Melissa ARANGO Sophomore 5-6 Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough Jumps/Hurdles 2008 Outdoor: Placed seventh at the Big South Championships in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15:07... Turned in a in the 100-meter hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Placed 10th at the Big South Championships in the 400-meter hurdles and 13th in the long jump Indoor: Leaped a season-high 35 1 in the triple jump at the Tiger Indoor Invitational... Clocked a 9.46 in 100-meters at the Dick Taylor UNC Relays... High School: Member of Hillsborough s winter and spring track and field teams all four years... All-America in the shuttle hurdles during junior winter track season... Earned two First-Team All-Area honors as a senior, one for the 55-meter high hurdles in the winter and one for the triple jump in the spring... Received Second-Team All-County distinctions for the high hurdles in both winter and spring track her junior season... Also competed in gymnastics... Personal: Full name: Melissa Terry Arango... Daughter of Louis and Maritza Arango... Majoring in health promotion. Ikeiylah BROWN Junior 5-10 Hilton Head, S.C. Hilton Head Sprints 2008: Big South Champion in 60m dash (I)... All-Big South in the 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay, and 200-meters (I,O) East Region qualifier in the 4x400m relay... USA Junior National qualifier in the 200m Outdoor: Placed second in the 200m at the Big South Championships to earn All-Big South honors... Ran lead leg of the 4x100m relay that finished third at the Championship... Ran a team-best in the 100 meters at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Turned in a time of in the 200 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational which ranks as the third best time is school history... Won the Chanticleer Classic 400-meter race with a time of Ran the lead-off leg of the 4x100-meter relay squad that turned in a season-best time of at the Coastal Carolina/Shamrock Invitational Indoor: Turned in a time of 7.57 en route to winning the 60m dash championship at the Big South Championships, and rank No. 2 on in school history... Placed second at the Championships in the 200m with a time of to place second... Finished.02 seconds off the school record in the 200 meters with a time of at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400-meter relay squad that had a seasonbest of 3:49.82 at the Clemson Tiger Invitational Outdoor: Earned All- Conference honors in the 400-meters and 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays at the Big South Outdoor Championships... Member of the first-place 4x400-meter relay team that set a new Big South Championship record time of 3: Member of the second-place 4x100 team at the league championships... Finished second in the 400-meter dash at the Big South Championships with a career-best time of Part of the sprint medley relay team that set a new program record of 4:03.42 at Penn Relays... Lead-off leg on program setting 4x100-, 4x200- and 4x400-meter relay teams... NCAA Regional participant on the 4x400-meter relay team that established a new program record in the event with a time of 3: Competed at the USA Junior Nationals in the Indoor: Ran personal bests in the 60-meters and the 200 meters at the Big South Indoor Conference Championships... Was fourth in the 60 meter dash finals with a time of 7.71, which was the same time she ran in the prelims... Her season-best in the 200 prelims finished fifth and advanced her to the finals, where she was fourth in a time of Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that was third at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational with a time of 3:56.05, which is the fourth fastest indoor 4x400 time in program history... High School: Was the 2006 Women Athlete of the Year and named Best Sprinter as a senior at Hilton Head... Placed second in the 800-meters as a sophomore at the State Finals... Earned All-Region honors as a freshman, junior and senior... Finished second in the state in the 400-meters, third in the 200-meters and fourth in the 100-meters... Hold the school records in the 200, 400 and 800 meter races... Was the Women s team MVP three times... Personal: Full Name: Ikeiylah Elaine Brown... Daughter of Robin Primus... Majoring in business management and marketing. 22

8 Peggy BUSBEE Junior 5-5 Aiken, S.C. South Aiken Mid-Distance Brittany CONNOR Sophomore 5-8 Greenwood, S.C. Emerald Throws 2008 XC: Ran in five races, with top overall finish coming in the Coastal Carolina Invitational (25th) Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 800 meters at the Big South Championship Indoor: Did not participate due to illness XC: Clocked a career-best 5k time of 21:01 at the Low Country Invitational... Ran in her only 6k of the season in the JV race of the Paul Short Run, finishing in a time of 25: Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 2:22.26 in the 800-meter prelims at the Big South Conference Outdoor Championships... Finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 5: Indoor: Raced in the 800 meters and mile during Indoor... Clocked a 2: meter time at UNC Fast Times... Finished 15th in the mile at the Big South Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 5: XC: Had a season-best 5k time of 21:05 at the Big South Championships, which earned her 53rd place... High School: Cross Country team won Region IV AAAA Championship all four years while at South Aiken... Track Region IV AAAA Region Champs four times in 3,200-meter relay, three times in the 1,600 meter relay and two times in the 800 meters... Made the 4A South Carolina Cross Country State team as a senior... All-Region IV AAAA Track and Field team in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relays as a senior... Cross Country Region IV AAAA Champs as a junior... Scored highest points in track for South Aiken and made the All-Region IV AAAA team for the 800 meters in track twice meter South Carolina All-State team, 4x800 All-State team and finished third overall in the 800 meters at the state championship as a freshman... Member of National Honor Society Wendy s Heisman Female Athlete at South Aiken... Track and Field and Cross Country Scholar-Athlete... Personal: Full Name: Peggy Elizabeth Busbee... Daughter of Russ and Virginia Busbee... Brother, Ben, competed in cross country and track and field at Winthrop University from and Erskine College from Majoring in marketing. Robin CALLAN Freshman 5-7 Monroe, N.Y. Monroe-Woodbury Throws High School: Finished sixth in hammer throw at Nike National High School Championships senior year... Two-time Nike All-America selection in the weight throw... Threetime state qualifier in the shot put... Competed in the Empire State Games in the javelin, shot put, and hammer throw in her high school career... Personal: Full name is Robin Anne Callan... Daughter of Richard and Fran Callan... Siblings Kristen was an All-American in the hammer throw at Virginia Tech, while brother Ricky (SUNY-Cortland) participated in track & field in college... Will major in history education. Caitlin CHOLEWA Freshman 5-8 Griswold, Conn. Griswold Throws High School: Competed at Nike National Championships in the hammer senior season... First team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference... Holds Griswold record in the javelin... Placed third in the Connecticut Nutmeg Games... Placed third at the State M Championships... Earned Griswold High School MVP Award... Did not participate in track & field until junior year... Led basketball team in scoring in junior campaign... Played AAU basketball for the Connecticut Storm... Achieved 15 varsity letters in high school career (four in soccer, one in softball, four in basketball, and two in track... Personal: Full name is Caitlin Anne Cholewa... Daughter of Mike and Mary Cholewa... Will major in health promotion. 2008: All-Big South in discus, hammer Outdoor: Competed at the 2008 Junior Nationals in the hammer throw... Ranks sixth in school history with a toss in the shot put and seventh in the discus Placed second at the Big South Championships in the hammer with a throw of Had regular-season best throw of Had third-place finish in the discus at the Big South Championships... Took home three first-place finishes at the Chanticleer Classic in the shot put (39 5 ), discus (140 4 ) and hammer (152 1 )... Placed in the top-10 in the shot put at the Shamrock Invitational (eighth) and the Big South Championship (sixth)... Earned three top-five finishes in the discus at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, along with the Chanticleer Classic and Big South Championships... Earned three top-five marks in the hammer throw in the Asics/Winthrop Invitational (second), Big South Championship (second) and Chanticleer Classic (first) Indoor: Finished fourth in weight throw at the Big South Championships with a season best throw of Took seventh at the Championships in the weight throw with a season best toss of Won the Dick Taylor UNC Relays with a throw of 39 3 in the shot put... Took home a pair of top-10 finishes in the weight throw at the Dick Taylor Relays and the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... State Class 2A Champion senior year in discus... All-State selection in the discus her senior year... Four-time All-Region III AA in the discus and three-time All-Region honors in the shot put... Female Field Athlete of the Year her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons... Track and Field MVP as a senior... Was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball... Garnered All-Region honors for basketball as a junior and senior... Recipient of the Coaches Award for basketball as a junior... MVP and All-State selection for basketball as a senior... Three-time letterwinner in volleyball... All-Region in volleyball as a junior and senior... Selected as the MVP for volleyball as a junior and senior... Personal: Full Name: Brittany Reneah Connor... Daughter of Patrick and Betty Connor... Computer science major. Kristen CRAWFORD Freshman 5-10 Greenville, S.C. JL Mann Sprints/Jumps High School: Placed fourth in the state in the triple jump senior year... Was All-Region in the 4x400m relay... State runner-up in the triple jump in junior season with a jump of Helped lead the Patriots to four-consecutive State Championships... Honor student in high school... Member of the student council and National Honor Society... Personal: Full name is Kristen Nichole Crawford... Daughter of Keith Forrest and Yvonne Crawford... Will major in biology at Coastal Carolina. 23

9 Joyce CURTIN Sophomore 5-10 Killeagh, Ireland Coaiste Eoin Distance 2008 XC: Finished 19th out of 74 runners at Big South Conference Championships... Ran personal-best in 6k with a time of 22:31 at the Paul Short Invitational Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships in the 10,000meters... Ran season-best time of 18:56.06, in 5,000-meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational with a time of 18: XC: Opened her career with a season-best 20: k time at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, which placed 10th... Competed at the Brooks Paul Short Run and finished the 6K course in a time of 24:07... High School: Represented Ireland on eight different occasions in cross country for both her club and school teams... Six-time conference cross country champion... Ireland s National Cross Country Champion in U-14 and U-16 levels... Also the Celtic International U-16 Cross Country Champion... Earned All-Ireland Cross Country honors at the junior level as well as in the 1,500 meters during her first and second years... Received All-Ireland in cross country at the senior level... National indoor 1,500 meter junior champion during her sixth year... Conference 800, 1,500 and 3,000-meter champion during her sixth year... Also played rugby and basketball... Captained Coaiste Eoin s rugby team that was the conference champions during her third year... Personal: Full Name: Joyce Regina Curtin... Daughter of Jimmy and Mary Joyce Curtin... Major is physical education. Shelby DONAHUE Sophomore 5-4 Griswold, Conn. Griswold Mid-Distance 2008 All-Big South distance medley relay (I) XC: One of Coastal Carolina s top runners on the year, running her way to a trio of top-10 finishes... Season-best in 6k of 22:38 at the Lehigh Paul Short Invitational... Was Coastal Carolina s fifth finisher at the Big South Championships, placing 21st out of 74 runners... Placed second at the Gamecock Invitational (18:57.26)... Took third place at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (14:56.89, 4k) Outdoor: Sixth in school history in the 800 meters with a time of 2: Finished eighth at the Big South Championships in the 800 meters Indoor: Member of the Big South Championship distance medley relay squad that turned in a 12:24.50, ranking third in Coastal Carolina history... Finished eighth in the 800-meters at the Big South Championships XC: Competed at Regionals, clocking a 6k time of 24: Was second at the Low Country Invitational with a time of 19:38... Ran a career-best 5K time of 19:33.9 at the New Balance Big South Cross Country Championships... High School: Twotime Eastern Connecticut Conference Cross Country Champion... Helped Griswold to two Class M State Cross Country Championships... Holds the fifth-fastest time on the Eastern Connecticut Conference course... Captained cross country team as a senior... Class M Indoor State Champion in the 600 meter dash as a junior with a meet record time of 1: Class M State Champion in the 1,600 and Qualified for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the Indoor Eastern Connecticut Conference champion in the 1,000 as a senior, running 3:00... Outdoor state champion in the 800 as a junior... Two-time team MVP... Selected to Norwich Bulletin and The Day All-Area Teams throughout scholastic career... Personal: Full Name: Shelby Lynn Donahue... Daughter of Wayne and Kelley Donahue... Majoring in health promotion. Kierra GABE Freshman 5-11 Adams Run, N.C. Military Magnet Academy Jumps High School: South Carolina Class A state high jump champion junior year, attaining All-State status... Also earned All- State status in triple jump and long jump senior season... Named team MVP all four years... Also played basketball four years, and was named MVP in junior and senior seasons... Participated in volleyball freshman year... Personal: Full name is Kierra Nicole Gabe... Daughter of Joseph and Yvonne Gabe... Will major in accounting. Bridget GARRITY Sophomore 5-7 Upper Darby, Pa. Upper Darby Javelin 2008 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big South Championships... Ranks eighth in school history with a mark of 124 6, which was achieved at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... High School: Four-time letterwinner in indoor track and field... Competed and lettered in outdoor track during her senior season... Top javelin thrower at Upper Darby... Ranked among the top six javelin throwers in Delaware County... All-Delco Honorable Mention as a senior... Had a best throw of Also a two-time letterwinner in soccer... Personal: Full name: Bridget Anne Garrity... Daughter of Hugh and Denise Garrity... Marine science major. Kara GAJOCH Freshman 5-10 Columbia, S.C. Ridge View Jumps High School: Had personal bests of 5 4 in the high jump and 15 2 in the long jump senior year... Also ran cross country junior and senior year, and turned in a personal best of 21:54 in her senior season... Played basketball freshman and sophomore years... Personal: Full name is Kara Ashley Gajoch... Daughter of Robert and Collenn Gajoch... Will major in biology. Darriale HENLEY Freshman 5-6 Mauldin, S.C. JL Mann Sprints/Jumps High School: Two-time State Champion in the 100 meters, with a personal best of Two-time State Champion in the long jump with a personal best of , which ranked 10th in the nation... Two-time South Carolina State Champion in the 4x100-meter relay... Helped lead the Patriots to four consecutive team state titles... Also played basketball, leading JL Mann to three consecutive state championships... Named Women s Athlete of the Year in 2007 and Personal: Full name is Darriale Yutylia Henley... Daugther of Darrah Henley and Harelda Patterson... Will major in political science. 24

10 Jessica HOUSTON Senior 5-5 Spartanburg, S.C. Dorman Hurdles/Jumps 2008 All-Big South in triple jump... All-Big South in high jump (I) in Outdoor: All-Big South in triple jump with second-place finish at the Championships with a personal-best of 39 1, which ranks fifth in school history... Finished fourth at the Championships in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of Placed seventh at the Championships with a jump of Had personal-best of 14:58 at the Coastal Carolina/Shamrock Invitational in the 100-meter hurdles Indoor: Totaled a Big South Conference-best of 21.5 points at the New Balance Big South Championships, playing a key role in the Chanticleers earning their third-straight Big South Conference title... Best finish was second-place in the 60-meter hurdles... Had points in the high jump (tied for third, 4.5 points), long jump (fourth, five points) and triple jump (fifth, four points)... Clocked an 8.72 in the 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance Big South Championships, which was good for second in the conference and second in school history... Had a jump in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Big South Outdoor Championships in the high jump with a career-best leap of Ran a season-best in the 100-meter hurdles twice, first clocking the time at Florida Relays and then again in the prelims at the Big South Outdoor Championships... Advanced to the finals of the 100-meter hurdles at the league championships, where she finished fourth... Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of Finished second in the long jump at Battle of the Beach with a leap Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors in the high jump by tying for third with a leap of 5 3 at the Big South Championships... Jumped in the high jump at UNC Fast Times for her best jump of the Indoor season... Ran a season-best 9.07 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big South Championships... Advanced to the finals where she was seventh with a time of Placed seventh in the long jump at the Big South Indoor Championships with a (5.20m) leap, which was her first time competing in the event in High School: Three-time letterwinner in track and field... Was the State and Regional Champ in the 100-meter hurdles... Earned All-State, All-Region, and MVP as a senior... Tied the school record in the high jump with a jump of Third in the state in the high jump... Earned All-State and All- Region and was the regional champion in the high jump as a junior... Finished second at states in the high jump... Earned Rookie of the Year honors... Two-year letterwinner in basketball and was a member of the state championship team her sophomore and junior years... Member of the marching band and National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Jessica Lee Houston... Daughter of Lueturnie and Sandra Fullard... Health promotion major. Santresa JAMISON Freshman 5-6 Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg Mid-Distance 2008 XC: Redshirted, retaining four years of eligibility... High School: Earned All-State honors in cross country six times... Placed fourth in the 400 meters at the South Carolina State Championships senior year with a time of 57.12, earning All-State honors... Was a Nike All-America selection in the sprint medley relay sophomore year... Was a key contributor on three-straight Class AAAA State Championships at Spartanburg... Captained the Vikings senior year and earned team MVP honors... Personal: Full name is Santresa Michelle Jaminson... Daughther of Leonard and Nicole Lynch... Undecided on a major. Vondeeshia HUMPHRIES Sophomore 5-6 Columbia, S.C. Irmo Sprints/Mid-Distance Big South 400m Indoor Champion... NCAA East Region Qualifier... Big South and School Record Holder in 400m (I) (54.41)... All-Big South: 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay Outdoor: Set school record in the 400-meters at the New Balance Big South Championships with a time of 54.41in the qualifying round of the championship... Finished second in the final to attain All-Big South status... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay that finished third at the Championships, and ran on the 4x400m relay squad that placed third... Also placed seventh in the 200m... Ran a personal best of in the 200 meters at the Chanticleer Classic Indoor: Won Big South Championship in the 400 meters with a time of Ran personal best of at the championships... Ran on the 4x400m at the Clemson Invitational, which ran a season best of 3: Also was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that finished fifth at the championships... High School: Six-time letterwinner in track and field... Garnered All-State and All-Region honors in the 800 five times... Set the state record for the 800 meters as a seventh-grader... State runner-up in the 800 as a senior... Regional champion in the 800 meters, 4x800-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay her senior year... Captain and Irmo s MVP as a senior... Finished fifth at the state meet as a junior... Personal: Full name is Vondeeshia Nicole Humphries... Daughter of Vonda Humphries... Majoring in accounting. Christian JOHNSON Freshman 5-6 Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights Mid-Distance 2008 Big South Cross Country Freshman of the Year... All-Big South in Cross Country XC: Took seventh at the Big South Championships, finishing as the top freshman in the conference... Had four top-10 finishes in seven meets... Won the Gamecock Invitational in her first collegiate start with a time of 18: Was the top Chanticleer finisher at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, coming in 77th with a time of 22: Had 6k season-best of 22:39 at the Paul Short Invitational... Placed fourth at both the Coastal Carolina Invitational, as well as the Big South Preview... High School: Earned All-State honors in cross country senior year... Team MVP in cross country and track three times... Earned All-District accolades in cross country junior year... Named team s Best New Runner freshman year for the Tigers... Honor and Merit Roll student... Personal: Full name is Christian Arielle Johnson... Daughter of Valerie Hurley... Will major in health promotion. 25

11 Shanta JOHNSON Junior 5-6 Gaston, S.C. Airport Sprints School record holder in 200m (I,O)... Big South Champion 200m (I) Outdoor: Did not compete due to injury Indoor: Won Big South Championship in 200 meters with a time of Finished fourth in the 400 meters at the championships Outdoor: Concluded her freshman campaign with three All-Conference nods... Second in the 200 meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a Coastal record-setting time of Had the top time in the 400-meter prelims with a time of Also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that set conference and program records at NCAA Regionals... Lead-off runner on program record-setting sprint medley relay team... Competed at the USA Junior Nationals in the 200, where she finished eighth in the finals with a time of Won the 100 meters at Battle of the Beach... Was first in the 200 meters at the Winthrop Invitational and Battle of the Beach, setting a new meet record in the latter race... Member of the 4x100-meter relay squad that set a new program record at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of Part of 4x100-relay squad that won at the Winthrop Invitational, the Shamrock Invitational and the Chanticleer Classic Indoor: Ran her top 200 meters time at the Big South Indoor Championships, clocking in both the prelims and the finals... Was fifth in the 400-meter prelims at the Big South Indoor Championships with a season-best time of Advanced to the finals in the event and placed sixth... High School: 3A 800 meter state champion as a senior... All-State in the 100, 200, 400 and Three-time MVP and Most Improved women s track athlete... Runner of the Year as a senior... Won the 200 and 400 at the Lower Richland Diamond Invitational as a senior... Airport s Athlete of the Year as a sophomore... Was named Freshman of the Year... Ran for Classics Track Club... Personal: Full name: Shanta Renee Johnson... Daughter of Ronald Johnson and Janice Lites... Accounting major. Shanace ISAAC Freshman 5-6 Orangeburg, S.C. Fairfax Mid-Distance High School: State Champion in the 400m hurdles... State runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles... Earned All-Region honors while team placed third in state her senior season... State runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay her junior year... State Champion in the 4x800-meter relay... Regional Junior Olympics qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles... Earned state title in the 400-meter hurdles and 4x800-meter relay freshman year... State runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay... Captained volleyball and basketball team, where she was also named All-Region... Personal: Full name is Shanace Isaac... Daughter of Donace Isaac and Nancy Moore... Will major in biology/chemistry at Coastal Carolina. Sam KEENAN R-Sophomore 5-7 Glenmore, Pa. Downington East Sprints 2008: Took a medical redshirt due to injury Outdoor: DId not compete due to injury Indoor: Competed in the 60 meters at the Clemson Opener, where she was fourth in her heat with a time of Ran in the 55-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational... High School: Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Earned MVP at Chi-Chester Relays as a senior... Named to the Daily Local All-Area First Team and the Philadelphia Inquirer First Team... Had the most points for her team in both indoor and outdoor during her sophomore and junior seasons... Personal: Full name: Samantha Marie Keenan... Daughter of John and Sharon Kennan... Health promotion major. Caitlin LUPO Sophomore 5-4 Pitman, N.J. Pitman Javelin 2008 All-Big South in javelin Outdoor: Finished third at the Big South Championships with a throw of Had a season-best toss of in the javelin at the Chanticleer Classic, which ranks 5th in school history... Placed third at the Shamrock Invitational with a throw of Made collegiate debut at the Buccaneer Invitational with a throw of High School: Six-time letterwinner in track and field... Finished second in the javelin at the Group I State Meet as a senior... Placed third in the javelin at Group I State Meet her freshman, sophomore, and junior years... Three-time champion in the javelin in Gloucester County, in Group I South Jersey and in Tri-County Classic Division during outdoor... Earned First-Team All- Gloucester County, Tri-County and South Jersey her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Selected as Pitman s Female Athlete of the Year as a senior... Recipient of the Coaches Award her as a senior... Also played soccer... Personal: Full name: Caitlin Noelle Lupo... Daughter of Kevin and Joan Lupo... Major is psychology. Mary LAWRENCE Freshman 5-4 Bethlehem, Pa. Liberty Pole Vault High School: Lettered four seasons in track and field... Earned All-State honors senior year after vaulting a personal best of 12...Was a member of the cheerleading squad for three years... Participated in gymnastics for 12 years... Personal: Full name is Mary Elizabeth Lawrence... Daughter of Richard Lawrence and Marianne DeRoner... Will major in marine science. 26

12 Deborah MATTERN R-Sophomore 5-4 Tunbridge, Vt. South Royalton (Castleton State) Javelin 2008 All-Big South in javelin Outdoor: Earned All-Big South honors after placing second with a throw of Threw a career-best at the Pepsi Relays, which ranks fourth in school history... Tossed at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Entered the Big South Championships as the conference leader in the javelin... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Transfer from Castleton State, where she did not compete in track and field... High School: Competed in track and field as a sophomore, junior and senior... Three-time Vermont state champion in the javelin... Member of the Division 3 State Championship team as a junior... Team was state runner-up during sophomore and senior seasons... Finished second in the shot put and fourth in the pole vault... Also played soccer and softball... Personal: Full name is Deborah Ruth Mattern... Daughter of Wes Mattern and Susan Boles... Majoring in early childhood education. Arielle MILLER Sophomore 5-5 Bluffton, S.C. Bluffton Jumps/Sprints All-Big South in 4x100m relay (O)... All-Big South in long jump (I) Outdoor: Was a member 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the Big South Championships... Ran on 4x100 relay squad that ran a season best of at the Shamrock Invitational... Jumped in the long jump at the Big South Championships, placing fifth overall and sixth in program history... Ran a in the 100m at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational to rank ninth in the Big South and seventh in school history... Turned in a jump of in the triple jump at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational which ranks eighth in school history Indoor: Placed third at the Big South Championships in the long jump with a season-best of Leaped in the long jump at the Clemson Opener, which ranks fourth in Chanticleer history... Clocked a season best 7.40 in the 55-meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic... Ran 7.87 in the 60-meters at both the Clemson Opener and the Clemson Invitational, which ranks sixth fastest in school history... Had a jump of in the triple jump at the Clemson Invitational and ranks seventh in program history... High School: Part of Bluffton s track and field team as a junior and senior South Carolina State Champion in the long jump with a leap of Finished third in the triple jump both her senior and junior seasons... Island Packet s Track Athlete of the Year... Two-time MVP... Also competed in basketball... Personal: Full name: Arielle Celeste Miller... Daughter of Lindsey and Theadosha Miller... Majoring in political science. Sierrah OATES Sophomore 5-7 Hopkins, S.C. Lower Richland Jumps/Hurdles All-Big South in long jump (O) Outdoor: Jumped a team-best in the long jump at the Big South Championships and placed third in the conference to earn All-Big South honors... Finished fifth at the championships with a in the 100-meter hurdles... Part of 4x100-meter relay squad that won the Chanticleer Classic... Turned in a in the 100-meter hurdles as the Asics/Winthrop Invitational... Member of the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relays Indoor: Placed sixth at the Big South Championships in the long jump with a season best Placed seventh at the championships with a 9.00 in the 60-meter hurdles... High School: Six time-letterwinner Nike National All-American South Carolina 4A Long Jump State Champion... State finalist in the 100-meter hurdles as a junior and senior... Three-time All-State and All-Region honoree in the long jump... Earned All-Area honors in the long jump and 100 hurdles... Three-time MVP... Named WACH-TV 57 Student-Athlete of the Year... Also played basketball and volleyball... Member of the state championship basketball team her junior season... Valedictorian of her graduating class... Personal: Full name: Sierrah Lunday Oates... Daughter of Theodius and Janice Oates... Brother, Theodius, is a member of USC Aiken s basketball team... Business management major. Ashley POTTS Freshman 5-6 Fort Mill, S.C. Fort Mill Sprints/Jumps High School: All-State in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles senior year, finishing second in both events... Also earned All-State honors in high jump senior year... Threetime Region champion in the 400-meter hurdles, ranking third in the state junior year... All-State in the100, 400 and 4x400-meter relay junior and senior years at Fort Mill... Two-time Region champion in the 100-meter hurdles... Captained the Yellow Jackets junior and senior seasons... Honor Roll student... Personal: Full name is Ashley Taylor Potts... Daughter of Greg Potts and Leigh Anderson... Was inspired by father, Greg, to take up hurdling... Undecided on a major. Crystal ROBINSON Freshman 5-7 Vance, S.C. Lake Marion Sprints High School: Three-time state All-State honoree in 100 meters... Four-time region champion in 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100-meter relay... Placed in states in four events senior year (4th in 100, 4th in 4x100, 7th in 200m, and 5th in 400m)... Named team MVP junior and senior year... Named Best Sprinter in freshman and sophomore years... Honor student and member of student government at Lake Marion... Personal: Full name is Crystal Shaneka Robinson... Daughter of Jamall Tilly and Frannie D. Robinson... Will major in biology/pre-medical. 27

13 Theresa SCHAMBERGER Sophomore 5-3 Kendalville, Ind. East Noble Mid-Distance 2008: Big South All-Academic Team member All-Big South in distance medley relay (I) All-Big South 800-meter and mile (I) All-Big South cross country XC: Fought through summer injuries to help lead the Chanticleers to 2008 Big South Cross Country title... Placed 25th the championships... Earned a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, placing ninth at the Gamecock Invitational as well as the Big South Preview Outdoor: Placed fifth at the Big South Conference Championships in the 1500-meter run... Had a season-best in the 1500 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 4: Indoor: Led the distance medley relay squad to a first place finish at the Big South Championships, turning in a solid performance in the anchor leg... Ran the mile at the Clemson Invitational, clocking a time of 5:13.68, which was good for fifth-place... Ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay that placed third at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic XC: Garnered All-Conference honors by placing 10th at the New Balance Big South Cross Country Championships, clocking a personal best 5K time of 18: Ran 22:37.05 at Regionals... Gave Coastal Carolina a individual finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational by placing third with a time of 19: Ran a season-top 6k time of 22:13 at the highly competitive Brooks Paul Short Run Outdoor: Anchorleg on the program record-setting sprint medley relay that ran a 4:03.42 and placed 19th at Penn Relays... Recorded a personal-best 2:16.16 in the 800 at the Winthrop Invitational... Set a career-best in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:42.91 at the Big South Conference Outdoor Championships Indoor: Earned All-Conference honors during indoor for the 800 and mile... Placed second in the 800 meter at the Big South Conference Indoor Championships with a time of 2: Ran a personal-best 5:11.12 in the mile and helped Coastal Carolina claim three of the top four spots at the league championships... Won her heat and was 10th overall in the mile at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational XC: Finished 18th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:56... Seventh at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... Ran a season-best 6k time of 23:24 at the Paul Short Run... High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field... Four-time East Noble MVP in Cross Country and Track and Field... First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference Cross Country honors her senior year... 20th place on IHSAA All-State Team... Second-Team All-State... News- Sun Co-Prep of the Year in cross country... Four-time News-Sun All-Area Team in cross country and track and field... Won cross country sectional championship... Made First-Team All-Conference in track as a senior... Four-time Sectional Champ in the 800 and 1,600 meters... Sixth place All-State in the 1,600 meters... Fourtime News-Sun Prep of the Year in track... Team won track sectional championship her senior year... Cross country sectional runner-up and state qualifier as a junior Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches All-State Honorable Mention and Northeast Hoosier Conference Honorable Mention in cross country her junior campaign... First-Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference for track and field... Placed 12th in the State in the 1,600 meters and 13th place in the 800 as a sophomore... Broke the school record in the 800 as a sophomore... Second- Team All-Northeast Hoosier Conference in cross country as a freshman... Regional runner-up in the 1,600 meters... Two-year letterwinner in swimming... Two-time News-Sun All-Area team... Notheast Hoosier Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore... Personal: Full Name: Theresa Renee Schamberger... Daughter of Stephen and Rosalind Schamberger... Health promotion major. Thomasina SMITH Sophomore 5-3 Pawleys Island, S.C. Waccamaw (Anderson) Jumps/Multis Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended Anderson University... Named Team MVP... Earned Conference Carolina s long jump and 200-meter titles... Member of 4x400 relay championship squad... High School: State Champion in the triple jump (35 11 )... Was state runner-up in the 400-meters and the long jump senior year... Three-time region champion in the long jump and triple jump... Qualified for four events at state championships senior and junior year... Placed 31st in the state in cross country senior year... Three-time team MVP... Three-time lower state champion in the long jump... Two-time Sun News Toast of the Coast Female Athlete of the Year... Four-time All- Region player in basketball and earned Heart & Hustle Award sophomore year... Received the Principle Award at the Georgetown County school district award ceremony... Earned the Warrior Award for most outstanding student at Waccamaw... Personal: Full name is Thomasena Ann Smith... Daughter of Winston Nelson and Mary Smith... Majoring in health promotion. Maranie STAAB R-Sophomore 5-8 Trafford, Pa. Penn-Trafford Distance 2007 and 2008 All-Big South in cross country XC: Placed fourth at the New Balance Big South Championships to earn her second-consecutive All-Big South Conference honor with a time of 18: Had three top-10 finishes on the year, including a second-place finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a 14:53.19 in the 4k race... Placed 78th at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (22:43.6), and was Coastal Carolina s second overall finisher... Ran season-best 6k time of 22:24 at the Paul Short Invitational Outdoor: Did not compete, retaining a season of eligibility Indoor: Did not compete XC: Earned All-Conference honors by running 18:08.4 and placing ninth at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships... Finished 81st at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a career-best 6k time of 22: Opened her collegiate cross country career with a fifth-place finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational Outdoor: Ran her top 3,000-meter time at Wake Forest Relays, finishing in a time of 11: Top 5,000-meter time of 20:14.73 came at the Big South Outdoor Championships Indoor: Did not compete during indoor XC: Redshirted the 2006 cross country season... High School: Three-year letterwinner... Made the Pennsylvania All-State Cross Country Team as a junior and senior... Member of Team PA at Mideast Regional as a senior... Placed seventh in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and 20th in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Class AAA Meet... Was the cross country Tri-State Regional Champion and the Conference WPIAL Champion as a junior... Placed 10th in the PIAA State Class AAA Meet... Fifth in the 1,600-meters in the WPIAL as a sophomore and junior... Member of National Honor Society... Personal: Full name: Maranie Rae Staab... Daughter of David and Diana Staab... Double-major in marketing and business management... Wall-Fellows scholar with a perfect 4.0 GPA. 28

14 LeAuna SISTRUNK R-Junior 5-8 Cincinnati, Ohio Mason Alabama Hurdles/Sprints School and Big South Record holder in the 100m hurdles (O), School Record holder in 60m hurdles (I) and 4x400m relay (I)... Three-time NCAA Regional Qualifier in 100m HH... Four-time Big South Champion in 100m hurdles... All-Big South in 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay, triple jump time All- Big South honoree Outdoor: Captured third straight Big South Conference Championship with a time of in the 100-meter hurdles... Turned in team-best of in triple jump to place second at the championships and rank third on the school s all-time list... Member of 4x100m relay that was third at the Championships... Won the 100-meter high hurdles at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a season-best time of Won the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the Pepsi Florida Relays with a time of 1: Indoor: Won Big South Championship in the 60m hurdles with a time of Was second at the Championships in the triple jump... Set school record and was tops in the Big South in the 60-meter highhurdles with a time of 8.47 in the Clemson Opener... Had a jump of in the triple jump at the Tiger Indoor Invitational, which ranks No.2 on schools all-time list... Clocked a 7.83 in the 60-meters at the New Balance Big South Championships... Ran a in the 200-meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic... Had a team-best 8.02 in the 55-meters hurdles... Leaped in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge Outdoor: Ran a new Coastal Carolina program record in the 100-high hurdles at Georgia Tech... Big South Outdoor Conference Champion in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of Set a new meet record in the 100-meter hurdles at Battle of the Beach, clocking Won the 100-meter hurdles at Winthrop Invitational with a time of Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that was first at the Winthrop Invitational and Chanticleer Classic... Member of the Winthrop Invitational Champion 4x400-meter relay team Indoor: Set a new program record in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking 8.47 in the prelims of the UNC Invite, which was the top prelim time... Earned All- Conference honors with a second-place finish in the 60-meter high hurdles... Finished the race with a time of Was sixth at the Big South Conference Indoor Championships in the triple jump with a leap of (11.29m)... Seasonbest in the 200 came at the UNC Invitational Outdoor: Big South Conference Champion in the 100-meter hurdles... Broke her school and conference record set at the Big South Championships and set a new record at regionals with her time of in the 100-meter hurdles... Regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles after winning the hurdles... Earned Outdoor All-Conference in the 100-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay and the 400-meter hurdles... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a school, meet and conference record with a time of Won the 100-meter hurdles at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of and the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3: Was on the 4x100-meter relay team that won the Settle Bagwell Invitational with a time of Indoor: Earned Indoor All- Conference honors in the 60-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay... Set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.73, which ranked her second in the Big South... Had a season-best in the 400-meters at the Big South Indoor Championships, which placed eighth... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended the University of Alabama where she redshirted... High School: Three-time Ohio Division I State Champion for Mason High School in 2003 and 2004 in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal best of Personal-best in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of Personal: Full name is LeAuna Sistrunk... Daughter of Theresa Sistrunk... Major is sport management. Zakiyyah STEWART Sophomore 5-8 Hickory, N.C. St. Stephen s Throws 2008 Outdoor: Threw in the discus at the Big South Championships to place fifth... Placed seventh at the championships with a season-best of in the shot put... Also placed seventh in the hammer throw at the championships with a throw of Indoor: Registered a in the weight throw at the conference championships to finish sixth... Also placed eighth at the Championships with a throw of High School: Four-time Class 3A Female Athlete of the Year... Earned All-Conference in the high jump at the 3A level as a junior and senior... Received 3A All-Conference honors in the triple jump as a senior... Two-time 4A All-Conference selection in the high jump... Three-time MVP... Also played volleyball and AAU basketball and ran AAU Track... All-Conference in volleyball her senior year... Personal: Full name: Zakiyyah Sherron Stewart... Daughter of Bonnyface Ogba and Kim Roberts... Majoring in marine science. Marcie VEITCH Senior 5-5 Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada St. Anne s Pole Vault Big South Champion in pole vault (I) in Four-time All-Big South in pole vault (07-08 indoor, outdoor) Outdoor: Placed second in the Big South Championships. Cleared a season-best of 10 8 at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational Indoor: Had a jump of at the New Balance Big South Championships to take individual title and rank second in school history Outdoor: NCAA East Region qualifier in the pole vault Big South Outdoor Champion in the pole vault with a career-best mark of which is the fourth time in program history a Chanticleer athlete cleared 11-feet in the pole vault Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors with a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Big South Championships, which allowed Coastal to claim the top three spots... Set an indoor personal-best during indoor at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational Outdoor: All-Conference with a third-place finish at Big South Outdoor Championships... Season best vault at the Coastal Carolina Invitational Indoor: All-Conference honoree with a third place finish at the Big South Indoor Championships with a vault of , which also matched a season best at the Tiger Invitational... High School: Three-time Ontario Provincial High School Pole Vault Champion Set a personal best in pole vault of 3.40m her senior year at the University of Western Ontario Invitational... Windsor Essex County pole vault champion her junior and senior years with meet record South West Regional pole vault Champion Qualified for Ontario Provincial High School Championships in the Open Girl s Pole Vault freshman year 2004 Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field Provincial Gold Medalist in pole vault, setting a provincial record Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field gold medalist in pole vault... Went on to represent Team Ontario at 17 and Under Canadian Junior Nationals and took bronze... Was named Windsor Legion Track and Field Club Female Rookie of the Year Named St. Anne High School Female Student-Athlete of the Year her senior year... Personal: Full name: Marcie Marie Veitch... Daughter of Mike and Arlene Veitch... Majoring in biology. 29

15 Jasmine WHEELER Sophomore 5-5 Pembroke Pines, Fla. Everglades Sprints 2008 Outdoor: Ran a in the 100 meters at the Chanticleer Classic... Clocked a season best of in the 200 meters at the Duke/Asics Invitational Indoor: Ran a 8.16 in the 60 meters at the Clemson Opener and Carolina Classic... High School: Broward County Athletic Association District Champion in the 100 -meters and the high jump as a senior... Also place third in the 200 meters at districts as a senior... Finished third in the 100-meter dash at regionals as a senior... Ranked 11th in Class 4A in the 100-meter dash Broward County Scholar-Athlete... Also ran for Gator West Track and Field Club... Personal: Full name: Jasmine Larissa Wheeler... Daughter of Willie Wheeler and Deneen Wheeler... Majoring in health promotion. Lauren WATTS Sophomore 5-7 Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough Multi s 2008 Outdoor: Scored a season-best 3,021 points in the heptathlon at the Big South Championships to place ninth Indoor: Scored 2,259 points in the pentathlon at the Big South Championships to rank fifth in school history Outdoor: Set a season-best time in the 100-meter high hurdles at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Big South Outdoor Championships with 3,757 points Indoor: Competed in the long and triple jumps at the Big South Indoor Championships... Ninth in the triple jump with a mark of Leapt in the long jump... High School: Was the Somerset County Champion in the 55-meter dash as a senior... Finished eighth in the state in the triple jump... Was the Skyland Conference and Somerset County high hurdles champion as a junior... Also competed in gymnastics... Captain her senior season... Earned NJSCA All-State honors on the floor exercises... Also earned All-Skyland Conference, SJGL All-Star All-Around and Courier News All-Area as a senior... Was the Skyland s Meet and Beam champion in her final campaign... Named the Central New Jersey II Section champion on the bar... Earned Courier News Player of the Year and notched First Team honors as a sophomore... Personal: Full Name: Lauren Nicole Watts... Daughter of Leon and Lorri Watts... Father, Leon, played football at Syracuse... Health promotion major. Amber WHITE Senior 5-5 Ladson, S.C. Stratford Sprints School Record Holder in the 400m (I) Outdoor: Took a medical redshirt Indoor: Ran a 7.93 in the 60m and a in the 200m at the Clemson Invitational... Missed majority of season due to medical issues Outdoor: NCAA Regional competitor in the 400-meters during Outdoor... Big South Champion in the Set meet records at Big South Outdoor Championships (54.57) and Battle of the Beach (57.03)... Her at the Big South Championships is also a new Coastal record... Member of the Big South Championship 4x400-meter relay team that ran 3:45.23, a new Big South Outdoor Championship Meet record... Member of the sprint medley relay team that ran 4:03.42 at Penn Relays Indoor: Big South Conference Champion in the 400, setting a new conference and Coastal 400-meter record during indoor with a time of Earned All-Conference honors in the 200 and Finished second in the 200 behind teammate Chasity Johnson to help Coastal to a 1-2 finish, running a season-best time of Won the 400 meter dash at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational (56.17) and was second at UNC Fast Times (56.85) Outdoor: Earned Outdoor All-Conference honors in the 400-meters... Finished third at the Big South Outdoor Conference Championships in the 400-meters with a time of Won the 400-meters at the Battle of the Beach... On the 4x400-meter relay team that won the Shamrock Invitational and the Western Carolina Invite... Had her season-best in the 200-meters at the Big South Championships with a time of On the 4x400 relay team that set a new school record at the Penn Relays with a time of 3: Indoor: Earned Indoor All-Conference honors in the 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay... Finished second at the Big South Indoor Championships in the 400 with a time of Placed fourth in the 200-meters at the Big South Indoor Championships with a time of On the Big South Championship 4x400 relay team that ran 3: Ran a season-best 7.97 in the 60-meters at the Big South Championships... High School: 2005 graduate of Stratford High School... All-State in South Carolina in the 100-meters, 200-meters, and 400-meters her senior year... MVP of Track team senior year... Member of the Orangeburg Track Club in Personal: Full name: Nicole Amber White... Daughter of Cathy Canty... Communications major. Rindi WOOD Sophomore 5-7 Charleston, S.C. James Island Distance 2008 XC: Finished 33rd out of 74 runners at the Big South Championships... Turned in a season-best 5k time of 20:06.37 at the Gamecock Invitational and finished 15th... Best finish of the year came at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running a time of 15:27 in the 4k race to place 14th Outdoor: Placed 14th at the Big South Championships in the 800-meter run Indoor: Did not compete XC: Redshirted cross country season... High School: Four-time state qualifier and letterwinner in cross country, twice in Nebraska and twice in South Carolina... County and Regional Champion as a junior and senior... Selected as the 2006 Low Country Runner of the Year... Finish third as a freshman at the Nebraska State Meet... Runner up as a sophomore... Qualified for the state meet three times in track and field... Four-time letterwinner in track and field... Placed fifth in the two mile at the South Carolina State Championship Meet as a junior... Garnered CCSD Outstanding Track Female Athlete as well as Team MVP in Member of Optimist All-Star Track Club Two-time runner-up in the two mile at the Nebraska State Meet... Finished fourth in the mile at the Nebraska State Meet as a freshman... Program record holder for the one mile and two mile at Hemington High School in Nebraska... Also participated in basketball and powerlifting... State qualifier in powerlifting... Personal: Full name: Rindi Nicole Wood... Daughter of Robert and Johnna Wood... Brother, Taryn, played football for Peru State from Major is undecided. 30

16 Keli-Jo WHITE Junior 5-10 Wadsworth, Ohio Wadsworth Mid-Distance All-Big South in distance medley relay (I) XC: Captained the 2008 Big South Champion squad... Ran in four meets... Had season-best 5k race with a time of 20:39 at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open... Placed 38th at the Big South Championships Outdoor: Placed fourth at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 2: Ran a 1:03.05 at the Chanticleer Classic to place fifth Indoor: Member of distance medley relay squad that was first at the Big South Championships... Finished 12th at the championships in the 800 meters...turned in a 2:25.62 at the Virginia Tech Challenge to place ninth XC: Ran a season-best 5K time of 20:06.8 at the New Balance Big South Conference Championships... Top 6K time of 23:59 came at the Brooks Paul Short Run JV race Outdoor: Ran a career-best 2:19.30 in the 800-meters at the Winthrop Invitational Indoor: Ran a season-best 2:21.48 in the 800 meter prelims at the Big South Indoor Championships and advanced to the finals, where she placed seventh with a time of 2: XC: Finished 47th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 20: Outdoor: Ran a season-best in the 800-meters at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a time of 2: Part of the distance medley relay team that had a season-best 13:19.73 at the Battle of the Beach Indoor: Ranked 10th in Big South during Indoor in the 800-meters with her 2:26.65 race at the Tiger Invitational XC: Was 12th at the Coastal Carolina Cross Country Invitational... Was 35th at the Big South Conference Championships... High School: Varsity letterwinner all four years in track and cross country... All-State in Ohio as a senior and junior... First-Team All-Suburban League in cross country her junior year with a personal best time of 19:30...All-Beacon Journal and All-Gazette academic... Ran 2:14 in the 800-meters her junior year, which was a personal record... First Team All-Suburban in track and cross country all four years... Personal: Full name: Keli-Jo White... Daughter of Tom and Tami White... Health promotion major. Mia WYSZYNSKI Freshman 5-6 Berlin, Germany Wilma Rudolph (University of Bremen) Distance All-Big South in cross country XC: Led the Chanticleers to the 2008 team title with a third-place finish at the Big South Championships with a time of 18:45, and was the team s top finisher... Ran her way to three top-10 finishes, and was the team s top finisher in four of her six meets... Won first collegiate start at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational with a time of 14:49.96 in the 4k race... Turned in personal best of 22:20 in the 6k Paul Short Invitational... Prior to Coastal Carolina: Attended the University of Bremen in Germany... High School: Placed fourth at the All- German National Junior Cross Country Championships... Winner of the 10k Northern Germany Road Run senior year... Winner of the Northern Germany Cross Country Championships junior year... Personal: Full name is Mia Carolina Wyszynski... Daughter of Bernhard Wyszynski and Katharina Schnepel... Majoring in political science. Claire YOUNG Junior 5-2 Laurens, S.C. Thornwell Pole Vault Two-time NCAA East Region Qualifier (2006, 2008), Three- Time-Big South Champion in Pole Vault (I, O,2006,08), 5 time All-Big South honoree Outdoor: Achieved personal -best of to finish 19th at NCAA East Region Championships... Won second Big South Championship with a jump of 11 9 at the Big South Championship Indoor: Earned third-straight All-Big South honor with secondplace finish at the Big South Championship Outdoor: Redshirted outdoor season Indoor: Garnered All-Conference honors in the pole vault with a third-place finish at the Big South Indoor Championships, which allowed Coastal to claim the top three spots... Cleared a season-best at the Maryland Terrapin Indoor Invitational Outdoor: NCAA East Region Qualifier in Pole Vault and Big South Outdoor Champion with a season best vault Indoor: Big South Indoor Pole Vault Champion with a season best of High School: Two-time state Class A Champion in pole vault for Thornwell High School... All- State in South Carolina in the 100, 200 and 400-meters... Had personal bests of 11 8 in the pole vault and 5 3 in the high jump... In 2001 and 2002, received a Class A Bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles... Personal: Full name: Claire Young... Daughter of Mac and Fran Young... Recreation and sport management major. Kathryn ZENOWITZ Sophomore 5-9 Groton Long Point, Conn. Robert E. Fitch Distance 2008 XC: Missed majority of season due to injuries... Participated at the Big South Championships, placing 63rd Outdoor: Placed 10th in the steeplechase at the Big South Championships with a season-best time of 13: Placed fourth in the 1500m run at the Chanticleer Classic with a time of 5: Ran in the 3,000-meter run twice, coming in 32nd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational and 30th at the Shamrock Invitational Indoor: Did not compete XC: Competed in two 5K races... Ran 22:58.66 and placed 23rd at the Coastal Carolina Invitational... Raced a season-best 21:43 and placed 11th at the Low Country Invitational Outdoor: Ran a career-best 13:05.68 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Big South Outdoor Championships and finished eighth... Was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Chanticleer Classic, clocking 13: Indoor: Redshirted the indoor season XC: Placed 26th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with a time of 21: High School: Three-time letterwinner in cross country, competing her first two years at Norwich Free Academy and her final two at Robert E. Fitch... Connecticut State Qualifier in the 800-meters as a senior... Named captain for both cross country and track and field... Two-time Eastern Connecticut Conference Sportsmanship Runner of the Year... Placed sixth in the state for cross country as a junior... Team was runner-up ECC and state for cross country... 13th place at the state meet for cross country as a freshman... Four-time letterwinner in basketball... Two-time ECC Sportsmanship Player of the Year... Team qualified for the state meet two consecutive seasons... Team was the state runner-up her sophomore season and State Champions her freshman year... Two-time letterwinner in lacrosse... Also lettered in field hockey and served as captain her sophomore year... Member of Mohegan Striders Youth Running Club, coached by her father, Gary Zenowitz in which she has qualified for the regionals of Junior Olympic Cross Country four consecutive years... Personal: Full Name: Kathryn Rodgers Zenowitz... Daughter of Joanne and Gary Zenowitz... Majoring in business marketing. 31