2007 Auburn Men s Team

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1 2007 Auburn Men s Team

2 2008 MEN S ROSTER BREAKDOWN By State/Country Alabama (11): Zach Clayton, Mark Fleming, Hailey Foster, Luke Gaines, Brandon Johnson, John Johnson, Jager Livingston, Scott Novack, Luke Robinson, Gregory Rogers, Bernard Spivey Bahamas (1): Gerard Brown Belgium (1): Jean-Pierre Weerts California (1): Jhak Keegan Croatia (1): Edis Elkasevic Florida (2): James Grantham, Jerod Wims Georgia (12): Ty Akins, Michael DeHaven, Jacob Dunkleberger, Nick Green, Evander Holyfield, Lloyd Lassiter, Jonathan McKinney, Chase Oliver, Joby Peake, Tavaris Washington, Bryan Wilson, Craighton Young Indiana (2): Cory Martin, Eric Werskey Kenya (1): Felix Kiboiywo Michigan (1): Simon Nyang New Jersey (2): Reuben McCoy, Charles Mitchell By Event (8): Michael Dehaven, Stephen Fly, Hailey Foster, Peter Griscom, Brandon Johnson, Gregory Rogers, Bernard Spivey, Jerod Wims Mid- (4): Johnathon Haynes, John Johnson, Bryan Wilson, Craighton Young (10): Mark Fleming, James Grantham, Felix Kiboiywo, Charles Mitchell, Scott Novack, Simon Nyang, Chase Oliver, Joby Peake, Patrick Philbin, Jean- Pierre Weerts Hurdles (4): Ty Akins, Jhak Keegan, Reuben McCoy, Tavaris Washington Pole Vault (1) Drew Lovette Jumps (4): Gerard Brown, Evander Holyfield, Jonathan McKinney, Luke Robinson Throws (7): Zach Clayton, Jacob Dunkleberger, Edis Elkasevic, Luke Gaines, Lloyd Lassiter, Cory Martin, Eric Werskey Multi-Events (1): Jager Livingston By Class (Eligibility) Freshmen (13): Gerard Brown, Zach Clayton, Michael DeHaven, Stephen Fly, James Grantham, Nick Green, Brandon Johnson, John Johnson, Charles Mitchell, Joby Peake, Bernard Spivey, Jean- Pierre Weerts, Bryan Wilson s (11): Mark Fleming, Luke Gaines, Johnathan Haynes, Felix Kioboiywo, Lloyd Lassiter, Jager Livingston, Scott Novack, Simon Nyang, Luke Robinson, Eric Werskey, Craighton Young Juniors (6): Hailey Foster, Jhak Keegan, Johnathan McKinney, Chase Oliver, Tavaris Washington, Jerod Wims Seniors (9): Ty Akins, Jacob Dunkleberger, Edis Elkasevic, Evander Holyfield, Drew Lovette, Cory Martin, Reuben McCoy, Patrick Philbin, Gregory Rogers Tiger Birthdays Jan. 1 Simon Nyang Zach Clayton Jan. 6 Ty Akins Jan. 8 Johnathon Haynes Jan. 23 Hailey Foster Jan. 27 Bryan Wilson Feb. 7 Lloyd Lassiter Feb. 16 Mark Fleming Feb. 18 Edis Elkasevic Mar. 9 Gregory Rogers Mar. 12 Patrick Philbin Mar. 16 Reuben McCoy Mar. 18Tavaris Washington Mar. 31 Bernard Spivey Apr. 3 Evander Holyfield Apr. 17 Felix Kiboiywo Nick Walsh Apr. 24 Drew Lovette May 1 Michael DeHaven May 22 Cory Martin May 31 Luke Gaines July 31 John Johnson Sept. 11 Jerod Wims Sept. 22 Stephen Fly Sept. 23 Criaghton Young Oct. 3 Jhak Keegan Oct. 6 Jacob Dunkleberger Oct. 14 Joby Peake Oct. 23 Brandon Johnson Nov. 12 Jager Livingston Nov. 22 Luke Robinson North Carolina (1): Drew Lovette Pennslyvania (1): Patrick Philbin Tennessee (2): Johnathon Haynes 18 Stephen Fly,

3 2008 MEN S ROSTER Name Yr. Event Hometown Previous School Ty Akins Sr. Hurdles Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge Gerard Brown Fr. Jumps Bahamas St. Augustine s College Zach Clayton RFr. Throws Opelika, Ala. Opelika Michael DeHaven Fr. Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek Jacob Dunkleberger Sr. Throws Smyrna, Ga. Miami (OH) Edis Elkasevic Sr. Throws Zagreb, Croatia Trade and Industrial School Mark Fleming So. Birmingham, Ala Oak Mountain Stephen Fly RFr. Memphis, Tenn. Evangelical Christian Hailey Foster Jr. Phenix City, Ala. Central Luke Gaines So. Javelin Madison, Ala. Bob Jones James Grantham Fr. Northport, Fla. Northport Nick Green Fr. Atlanta, Ga. Lovett Johnathon Haynes So. Mid- Franklin, Tenn. Franklin Evander Holyfield, Jr. Sr. Jumps Fairburn, Ga. Fairburn Brandon Johnson Fr. Phenix City, Ala. Central John Johnson RFr. Mid- Mobile, Ala. John L. Leflore Jhak Keegan Jr. /Hurdles Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto Felix Kiboiywo So. Eldoret, Kenya Kabernat Lloyd Lassiter So. Throws Marietta, Ga. Lassiter Jager Livingston So. Multi-Events Scottsboro, Ala. Scottsboro Drew Lovette Sr. Pole Vault Charlotte, N.C. Vance Cory Martin Sr. Throws Bloomington, Ind. Edgewood Reuben McCoy Sr. Hurdles Sicklerville, N.J. Winslow TWP Jonathan McKinney Jr. Jumps Marietta, Ga. Carlton J. Kell Charles Mitchell Fr. Somerdale. N.J. Triton Scott Novack So. Hoover, Ala. Hoover Simon Nyang So. Grand Rapids, Mich. Forest Hills Northern Chase Oliver Jr. Atlanta, Ga. Blessed Trinity Joby Peake Fr. Macon, Ga. First Presbyterian Day Patrick Philbin Sr. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Cedar Cliff Luke Robinson So. Jumps Scottsboro, Ala. Scottsboro Gregory Rogers Sr. Clanton, Ala. Chilton Bernard Spivey Fr. Phenix City, Ala. Central Tavaris Washington Jr. Hurdles Bainbridge, Ga. Bainbridge Jean-Pierre Weerts Fr. Belgium Eric Werskey So. Throws Seymour, Ind. Seymour Bryan Wilson Fr. Mid- Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Jerod Wims Jr. Miami, Fla. Florida International Craighton Young So. Mid- Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson 19

4 RETURNING NCAA CHAMPIONS Ty AKINS Hurdles Senior Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge 2005 Outdoor: Earned a silver medal in the 110m hurdles at the Pan- American Junior Championships... Also placed second at the USA Junior Championships... Part of Auburn s 4x400m relay team that competed at the NCAA Championships... Also part of the relay team that had the eighth best time in Auburn history, posting a 3:03.58 at the Mideast Regional... Also ran in the 110m hurdles at the Mideast Regional... At the SEC Championships, competed in the 110m hurdles and the 4x400m relay... Season-best time in the 110m hurdles was a at SECs... Had a at the Yellow Jacket Invite and the Penn Relays... Part of the sprint medley relay team that finished second at both the Texas and Penn Relays, posting the second-best time in school history (3:13.50) at Texas.. Also ran the 400m hurles at the Sun Angel Classic and Spec Towns Meet NCAA Champion (110m hurdles) 2007 Outdoor All-American (110m hurdles) 2007 SEC Outdoor Champion (110m hurdles) 2007 NCAA Indoor Qualifier (60m hurdles) 2006 NCAA Indoor Qualifier (60m hurdles) 2006 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (110m hurdles) 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American (4x400m Relay) 2007 Outdoor: Became Auburn s first NCAA high hurdles champion since 1927, breaking his own school record with a time of in the final... First set the school record in the 110m hurdles at the Mideast Regional Championships, racing to a time of SEC Champion in the 110m hurdles with a time of into a slight headwind... Also had a time of in the prelims at the SEC meet... Regionally qualified for the first time in the 110m hurdles at the Springtime Invitational, placing first among collegians and second overall with a time of seconds... Improved to at the Yellow Jacket Invitational while placing third overall but first among collegians... Improved to while finishing second to teammate Shamar Sands at the Tiger Track Classic... Posted a wind-aided time of in the prelims at the Auburn Invitational... Clocked a wind-legal time of in the finals at the Auburn Invite... Posted the second-best prelim mark at the Penn Relays of before a disputed false start disqualified him in the finals... Ran the anchor leg for the 4x100m relay team that regionally qualified at the Sun Angel Classic with a time of Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships, but did not make the finals in the 60m hurdles after posting a time of 7.89 in prelims... Finished second at the SEC Championships with a time of 7.68, which moved him into second place in school history in the 60m hurdles... Finished fifth at the Tyson Invitational in a time of Broke the tape at the Indiana Relays in a time of Qualified for the finals in the 55m hurdles at the Diet Pepsi Invitational in a national-best 7.33 seconds, but finished ninth in a time of Opened the season with a second-place finish at the Clemson Invitational in a time of Indoor: Earned All-American honors as part of the 4x400m relay team that finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor championships in 3: Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles and part of the fifth-place 4x400m relay team at the SEC Indoor Championships... Part of the 4x400m relay team that posted the third fastest time in school history at the Iowa State Classic (3:06.51)... Second in the 60m hurdles at the Wildcat Invite and third at the Clemson Invite. High School: Attended Bainbridge HS and trained under coach Larry Clark... Won two state championships in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles... High school teammate of current Auburn teammate Tavaris Washington. Personal: Born on January 6, Son of Phyllis Freeman... Majoring in sports management. NCAA Scoring: 2007 Outdoor m Hurdles st (13.42) 2005 Indoor x400m Relay th (3:07.03) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor m Hurdles st (13.62) 2007 Indoor m Hurdles nd (7.68) 2006 Outdoor m Hurdles th (13.89) x100m Relay th (41.23) 2006 Indoor m Hurdles nd (7.25) x400m Relay th (3:15.18) 2005 Outdoor x400m Relay th (3:11.69) 2005 Indoor m Hurdles th (7.89) x400m Relay th (3:08.09) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor m Hurdles st (13.42) Indoor m Hurdles th (7.25) m Hurdles nd (7.68) 2006 Outdoor: Reached the semifinal round of the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Championships, posting a time of but missed out on the finals... Ran a wind-aided time of at the NCAA Mideast Regionals before placing fifth in the finals in Played sixth at the SEC Championships with a mark of 13.89, and helped the 4x100m relay team finish seventh (41.23)... Won the 110m hurdles at the Auburn Invitational (13.77) and the Springtime Invitational (14:02)... Third at the Texas Relays with a career-best time of seconds... Also finished third at the Sun Angel Classic (14.02) Indoor: Competed in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Championships, placing 10th in the prelims with a personal-best time of 7.83 seconds, which is the second-best mark in Auburn history... Finished second in the 55m hurdles at the SEC Championships with a career-best time of 7.25 in the finals... Also ran on the 4x400m relay team at the SEC meet that placed eighth in 3: Was third in the hurdles at both the Pepsi Invitational ( m) and the Clemson Invite ( m). 20

5 RETURNING NCAA CHAMPIONS Jacob DUNKLEBERGER Throws Senior Smyrna, Ga./Miami (Ohio) 2007 NCAA Champion (Hammer Throw) 2007 Outdoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2007 Indoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2006 Indoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2005 Outdoor All-American (Hammer) 2004 Outdoor All-American (Hammer) 2007 Outdoor: Won the NCAA title in the hammer throw, breaking the school record with a mark of 71.87m (235-9) in the finals... Finished second at the Mideast Regional in the hammer throw with a mark of 68.32m (224-2)... Was second in the hammer throw (69.07m) and seventh in the shot put (17.25m) at the SEC Championships... In his first hammer competition of the season at the Tiger Track Classic, posted the second-best mark in the nation, trailing only teammate Cory Martin... His mark of 69.78m (228-11) would have broken the school record had he not finished six inches behind Martin... Finished fourth in the hammer at the Penn Relays 64.36m (211-2)... Regionally qualified in the shot put with a mark of 17.47m ( ), which ranks him seventh in school history, while finishing second at the Auburn Invitational Indoor: Earned a top five finish in every weight throw competition in which he competed, including a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 21.57m ( ) to earn All-American honors... Finished second at the SEC Championships with a mark of 21.49m ( ) and second at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 21.87m (71-9)... Threw the weight 21.19m (69-6) at the Indiana Relays for a second-place finish... Opened the season with a 20.82m ( ) mark in the finals of the weight throw at the Clemson Invitational to place third... Posted a personal-best mark of 17.20m ( ) to finish ninth in the shot put at the SEC Championships... Also competed at the Tyson Invitational and the Clemson Invitational in the shot put and finished 13th and third, respectively. the shot put outdoors at the Miami Invitational... Eclipsed the school record for the first time, reached an Olympic `B' Standard and qualified for the NCAA Championships with a hammer throw of at the NCAA Regionals as a freshman... Placed eighth in the shot put at the conference meet as a freshman... Qualified for regionals in the hammer at every meet he competed in as a freshman, winning five-of-six times... Also qualified for the 2004 regionals in the shot put, taking second at the Southern Ohio Cup. High School: At the Late Summer Throws Classic, threw in the hammer, breaking his own Georgia state record... His distance ranked No. 2 in the nation... At the Adidas Outdoor National Meet in Summer of 2003, placed in the top six in three events, finishing third in the hammer throw, fifth in the discus and sixth in the shot put... Also competed at the Junior Nationals, taking seventh place in the hammer throw... Named All-America in the hammer and weight throws, as well as the shot put... Earned Junior All-America status in the hammer... At the state level, broke the state record for the hammer, an event that netted a state championship... Was a three-time state champion in the discus, and won state once each in the weight and shot put as well... Honored as the Atlanta Track Club's Discus Man of the Year as a junior, and repeated as a senior... Helped his team to a pair of second-place finishes at the state meet and three regional championships. Personal: Son of William and Karen Dunkleberger... born Oct. 6, Majoring in business administration. (Auburn Marks Only) NCAA Scoring: 2007 Outdoor Hammer Throw st (71.87m, 235-9) 2007 Indoor Weight Throw th (21.57m, ) 2006 Indoor Weight Throw th (22.17m, 72-9) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor Hammer Throw nd (69.07m, 226-7) Shot Put th (17.25m, ) 2007 Indoor Weight Throw nd (21.49m, ) 2006 Indoor Shot Put th (18.18m, ) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor Hammer Throw st (71.87m (235-9) Shot Put th (17.47m ( ) Indoor Weight Throw nd (22.36m, ) Shot Put th (18.18m, ) 2006 Outdoor: Redshirted 2006 Indoor: Earned All-American honors in the weight throw by placing fifth at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 22.17m (72-9)... Set the Auburn school record (broken by Cory Martin at the NCAA Championships) in the weight throw at the Cyclone National Qualifier with a winning throw of 22.36m (73-4.5)... At the SEC Championships, placed fourth in the shot put (18.18m, ), but fouled in the weight throw... Finished third in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put at the Tyson Invitational... Won the weight throw and was third in the shot put at the Clemson Invitational, and was second in the shot put and fourth in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational. At Miami (Ohio): 2004 and 2005 All-American in the hammer throw... Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw as a sophomore, and was sixth as a freshman with a school-record throw of All-MAC First Team in 2004 and MAC hammer throw champion both years... All-Ohio champion in the hammer throw as a freshman... Won four of the nine hammer events he entered as a sophomore, including wins at UC Irvine, Cincinnati, the Southern Ohio Cup and the MAC meet... Also won the weight throw at Indiana indoors and 21

6 RETURNING NCAA CHAMPIONS Edis ELKASEVIC Throws Senior Zagreb, Croatia/Trade and Industrial at the SEC Championships... Set a new Auburn freshman and shot put record with his throw of 19.51m ( )... Won individual titles at the Gatorade Classic in the shot and discus... Competed at the Triton Invite, Spec Towns Invite and Texas Relays... Opened up the season at the Tiger- Eagle Invite and threw a personal best 59.59m (195-6) in the discus Indoor: Won the shot put at the Florida Last Chance Meet with a provisional throw of 18.62m ( )... Mark at Florida meet was a new freshman shot put record... At the SEC Championships, finished third in the shot put to earn All-SEC honors with a throw of 18.36m (60-3)... Threw the shot at the Tyson Invite to place third... Opened up collegiate career at the Gator Invite, placing second in the shot with a throw of 18.44m (60-6) NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Champion (Shot Put) 2005 Indoor and Outdoor All-American (Shot Put) 2005 Outdoor All-American (Discus) 2005 SEC Indoor and Outdoor Champion (Shot Put) 2005 SEC Outdoor Champion (Discus) 2005 SEC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year 2004 Olympian (Croatia, Shot Put) 2004 Outdoor All-American (Shot Put) 2004 SEC Outdoor Champion (Shot Put) 2004 SEC Outdoor Champion (Discus) World Junior Record Holder (Shot Put) World Junior Championship Gold Medalist 2007 Outdoor: Battled injuries throughout the season, but advanced to Mideast Regional Championships, finishing eighth in the shot put (17.49m, ) and 19th in the discus (49.04m, )... Placed sixth in the discus (53.34m, 175-0) and eighth in the shot put (17.23m, ) at the SEC Championships... Only other competition came at the Auburn Invitational, where he finished second in the discus (51.53m, 169-1) Outdoor: Competed in the shot put at three events... Was seventh at the SEC Championships (17.92m, )... Improved to 17.96m ( ) at the LSU Qualifier, but did not advance to the NCAA Championships... Also threw at the Tyson Invitational, finishing ninth (17.76m, ). 2006: Redshirted Prior to Auburn: Holds the World Junior Record in the shot put (6 kg) with a toss of Also holds Croatian National Junior Record in the shot put with a mark of outdoors and 61-3 indoors... Holds the Croatian National Junior Record in the discus (1.75 kg) with a throw of Has the Croatian National Junior Record in the discus with a throw of Won the shot put (6 kg) at the World Junior Championships with a championship meet record of Personal: Born on February 18, Son of Edhem and Mirsada Elkasevic... Majoring in adult education. NCAA Scoring: 2005 Outdoor Shot Put st (20.88m, 68-6) Discus th (56.33m, ) 2005 Indoor Shot Put st (19.69m, ) 2004 Outdoor Shot Put th (19.05m, 62-6) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor Shot Put th (17.23m, ) Discus th (53.34m, 175-0) 2007 Indoor Shot Put th (17.92m, ) 2005 Outdoor Shot Put st (20.84m, ) Discus st (58.10m, 190-7) 2005 Indoor Shot Put st (19.25m, 63-2) 2004 Outdoor Shot Put st (19.51m ( ) Discus st (57.26m (187-10) 2004 Indoor Shot Put rd (18.36m (60-3) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor Shot Put st (20.94m, ) Discus rd (60.54m, 198-7) Indoor Shot Put st (19.69m, ) 2005 Outdoor: Competed in the shot put at the World Championships for Croatia... Set a Croatian national record earlier in the summer with a throw of 20.94m (68-8.5)... Earned All-American honors in both the shot put and discus at the NCAA Championships... Won his second straight outdoor national title in the shot put with a school-record throw of 20.88m (68-6), and placed eighth in the discus... Won the shot put and discus titles at both the SEC Outdoor Championships and the NCAA Mideast Regional... Named the SEC s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year... Had a personal-best discus throw of 60.54m (198-7), which ranks third in school history, while winning the title at the Triton Invitational... Also won the shot put title at the Triton Invitational, and the discus crown at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Won his first indoor NCAA title, taking first in the shot put with an Auburn indoor record throw of 19.69m ( )... Also won the shot put title at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 19.25m (63-2)... His only other indoor competition came at the Gator Invitational, where he placed first with a toss of 19.68m (64-7) Olympics: Represented Croatia in the shot put at the Games...In the qualifying round, threw 18.44m (60-6) on his second attempt...threw a personal best and Auburn record 20.30m ( ) at a meet in Serbia and Montenegro to qualify for the Croatian Olympic Team Outdoor: Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships after placing eighth in the shot put... Also competed in the discus at NCAAs... At the Mideast Regional Championship, earned automatic qualifiers to the championships with a second place finish in the discus and fourth in the shot put... Won both the discus and shot put 22

7 RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS Cory MARTIN Throws Senior Bloomington, Ind./Edgewood 2007 Outdoor All-American (Hammer Throw, Shot Put) 2007 Mideast Region Champion (Hammer Throw, Shot Put) 2007 SEC Champion (Hammer Throw, Shot Put) 2007 NCAA Indoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2007 NCAA Runner-Up (Weight Throw) 2006 NCAA Indoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2006 SEC Indoor Champion (Weight Throw) 2005 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Hammer) 2005 NCAA Indoor All-American (Weight Throw) 2005 SEC Outdoor Champion (Hammer) 2005 SEC Indoor Champion (Weight Throw) 2004 NCAA Indoor Qualifier (Weight Throw) 2004 World Junior Championship Performer 2004 USA Junior National Shot Put Champion 2007 Outdoor: Earned All-American honors in the hammer and shot put, finishing third at the NCAA meet in the hammer (70.48m, 231-3) and seventh in the shot put (19.08m, )... Mideast Region champion in both events, throwing the shot 19.35m (63-6) and the hammer 69.06m (226-7)... Had a stellar SEC meet, winning titles in the hammer throw and shot put while placing second in the discus and setting personal bests in every event... Improved his NCAA-leading hammer throw mark to 71.42m (234-4) while breaking his own school record... Also won the shot put at the SEC meet with a heave of 19.63m (64-5), which ranks second in school history... Finished second in the discus with a mark of 56.30m (184-8)... In his first competition of the season at the Tiger Track Classic, broke his own school record with a mark of 69.92m (229-5)... Improved his school record to 70.51m (231-4) at the Auburn Invitational... Finished third at the Penn Relays with a throw of 68.84m (225-10)... Also regionally qualified in the discus at the Auburn Invitational with a winning throw of 55.63m (182-6)... Qualified in the shot put at the Tiger Track Classic, winning the event with a mark of 18.50m (60-8.5) Indoor: Earned All-America honors with his second-place finish in the weight throw (23.27m, ) at the NCAA Championships... Won his third consecutive SEC title with a throw of 23.29m (76-5), breaking school, meet and facility records... Won the weight throw at three other meets throughout the season, posting an automatic qualifier every time... Posted three top-10 finishes in the shot put as well, including a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships Outdoor: Redshirted... Finished seventh at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 69.97m (229-7)... Ranked seventh in the U.S. in the hammer for 2006 by Track and Field News Indoor: Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships in the weight throw by finishing third with a school-record throw of 22.89m ( )... Repeated as SEC Champion in the weight throw with a mark of 22.24m ( ) while placing eighth in the shot put (17.19m, 56.45)... Was second in the weight throw and third in the shot put with a career-best mark of 18.42m ( ) at the Tyson Invitational... Won titles in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational and the Pepsi Invitational Outdoor: Placed 11th in the hammer throw at the USA Outdoor Championships... Earned All-American status at the NCAA Championships by placing fouth in the hammer throw with an Auburn record distance of 66.07m (216-9)... Also placed 11th at the NCAAs in the shot put with a toss of 17.78m (58-4)... Placed second in the hammer and fourth in the shot put (personal best mark of 18.85m) at the NCAA Mideast Regionals... SEC Outdoor champion in the hammer with a throw of 65.52m (214-11), and placed third at the same meet in the shot put and fifth in the discus... Also won the hammer throw title at the Triton Invitational Indoor: Earned All-American status at the NCAA Championships by placing second in the weight throw with an Auburn record mark of 22.16m (72-8.5)... SEC Indoor champion in the weight throw, winning the event with a distance of 21.68m (71-1.5)... Also placed fourth at the SEC Indoor Championships in the shot put with a mark of 17.94m ( )... Won the weight throw titles at the Wildcat Invitational, Clemson Invitational, Gator Invitational and Iowa State Classic World Junior Championships: Came in 11th in the shot put at the World Junior Championships...Finished ninth in heat two in the hammer... Won the shot put at the USA Junior National s to earn a spot at World s... Came in second in the hammer throw and earned a chance to compete at World s Outdoor: Finished ninth in the discus at regionals... Scored in the shot put and hammer at the SEC Championships... Also competed in the discus at SECs... Was the runner-up in the hammer throw at SECs with a toss of 61.82m (202-10)... Threw the shot and hammer at the Gatorade Classic... Finished fifth in the hammer at the Triton Invite where he also competed in the shot and discus... Was fifth in the hammer and sixth in the shot at the Spec Towns Meet... At Texas Relays, competed in the shot, discus and hammer Indoor: Finished 11th in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships... Set a new PR and AU record in the weight throw at the Florida Last Chance Meet with a toss of 20.72m ( )... Scored in the shot put and weight throw at the SEC Championships... Placed fifth in both events at SECs... At the Tyson Invite, finished second in the weight throw and threw the shot... Also threw the shot and weight throw at the Gator Invite, SEC Invite and Kentucky Invite. Personal: Born on May 22, Son of Randy and Maureen Martin...Sister Stacy competed for AU from Majoring in health. NCAA Scoring: 2007 Outdoor Hammer Throw rd (70.48m, 231-3) Shot Put th (19.08m, ) 2007 Indoor Weight Throw nd (23.27m, ) 2006 Indoor Weight Throw rd (22.89m, ) 2005 Outdoor Hammer Throw th (66.07m, 216-9) 2005 Indoor Weight Throw nd (22.16m, ) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor Shot Put st (19.63m, 64-5) Hammer Throw st (71.42m, 234-4) Discus nd (56.30m, 184-8) 2007 Indoor Weight Throw st (23.29m, 76-5) Shot Put th (18.50m, ) 2006 Indoor Weight Throw st (22.24m, ) Shot Put th (17.18m, ) 2005 Outdoor Hammer Throw st (65.52m, ) Shot Put rd (18.07m, ) Discus th (52.73m, 173-0) 2005 Indoor Weight Throw st (21.68m, ) Shot Put th (17.94m, ) 2004 Outdoor Shot Put th (17.59m (57-8.5) Hammer nd (61.83m (202-10) 2004 Indoor Shot Put th (17.95m ( ) Weight Throw th (19.46m ( ) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor Hammer Throw nd (71.42m, 234-4) Shot Put nd (19.63m, 64-5) Discus th (56.30m, 184-8) Indoor Weight Throw st (23.29m, 76-5) Shot Put th (18.56m, ) 23

8 RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS Reuben McCOY Hurdles Senior Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow TWP 2006 Outdoor All-American (400m Hurdles) 2005 Outdoor All-American (400m Hurdles) 2005 Indoor All-American (4x400m Relay) 2006 SEC Outdoor Champion (400m Hurdles) 2005 Pan American Jr. Championships Gold Medalist 2005 USA Jr. Championships Gold Medalist the Mideast Regional in the 400m hurdles in 50.02, and was part of the 4x400m relay team that posted the eighth-best time in school history (3:03.58)... Placed eighth at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles (52.46) and also competed in the 110m hurdles... Finished second in the 400m hurdles at the Spec Towns Invitational and third at the Sun Angel Classic... Was part of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Earned All-American honors as part of the 4x400m relay team that placed eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3: Competed at the SEC Championships in the 400m and the 4x400m relay... Was part of the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the Iowa State Classic with the third-best indoor time in school history (3:06.51)... Was part of the relay squad that won the Wildcat Invitational. High School: Attended Winslow TWP and trained under coach Russell Bates... Winslow Athlete of the Year Penn Relays MVP. Personal: Born on March 16, Son of Reuben and Karen McCoy... Majoring in journalism Outdoor: Runner-up at the NCAA Mideast Regional in the 400m hurdles with a time of Reached the semifinal round at the NCAA Championships, but a stumble cost him a chance to reach the finals... Finished fourth at the SEC Championships in seconds... Posted a season-best mark of in the 400m hurdles while finishing second at the Sun Angel Classic... Qualified in both the 400m and the 400m hurdles at the Tiger Track Classic... His 400m time of was good for third place, and was second in the 400m hurdles in despite stumbling over the last hurdle... Ran the second leg for the 4x100m relay team that regionally qualified at the Sun Angel Classic with a time of Indoor: Got a late start on the 2007 indoor season due to injury and ran in only two races... Recorded 400m times of at the SEC Championships and at the Alex Wilson Invitational last chance meet. NCAA Scoring: 2006 Outdoor m Hurdles th (49.22) 2005 Outdoor m Hurdles th (49.82) 2005 Indoor x400m Relay th (3:07.03) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor m Hurdles th (50.14) 2006 Outdoor m Hurdles st (50.15) x100m Relay th (41.23) 2006 Indoor m th (47.61) x400m Relay th (3:15.18) 2005 Outdoor m Hurdles th (52.46) 2005 Indoor x400m Relay th (3:08.09) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor m Hurdles th (49.22) Indoor m Hurdles th (8.14) 2006 Outdoor: Earned All-American honors in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships by placing fourth with a personal-best time of seconds, which ranks sixth in Auburn history... Had set his personal best at the NCAA Mideast Regional where he finished second with a time of SEC Champion in the 400m hurdles, coming from behind to win in Also ran on the seventh-place 4x100m relay team at the SEC meet... Finished fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Penn Relays with a mark of Won the 400m hurdles titles at the Sun Angel Classic and the Auburn Invitational... Second in the 400m (46.48) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Finished fifth in the 400m at the SEC Championships (47.61), and also ran on the eighth-place 4x400m relay team... Posted a personal-best time of in the 400m at the Cyclone National Qualifier, but did not qualify for the national meet... Had a season-best time of 8.14 seconds in the 60m hurdles while finishing sixth at the Kentucky Invitational, and also helped the 4x400m relay team place second at that meet with a mark of 3: Outdoor: Won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the Pan- American Junior Championships... Also won the 400m hurdles at the USA Junior Championships... Earned All-American honors during his rookie season by placing eighth in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of Also competed at the NCAA Championships on the 4x400m relay team... Finished fourth at 24

9 Mark FLEMING Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain 2007 Cross Country: Competed at four events for Auburn, including the SEC Championships and South Regional... Was Auburn s No. 6 runner at the SEC meet, placing 68th overall in the 8K race in 26: Placed 87th at the South Regional 10k race in 34: Also ran at the UT- Chattanooga Invite and the Tiger Invitational Cross Country: Competed in six events, compiling two top-10 finishes... Placed seventh at the season-opening Cougar Invitational with a 5K time of 16: Led the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the Great American Cross Country Festival with a 28:29.60 in the 8K... Finished 74th at the SEC Championships with an 8K season-best time of 26: Personal: Born on February 16, Son of James and Denise Fleming... Majoring in engineering. Stephen FLY 2007: Competed unattached. High School: Two-time state champion in the 100m and 2006 runner-up in the 200m... Started at wide receiver on the Evangelical Christian State Championship football team in Personal: Born Sept. 22, Son of Buzz and Sandra Fly... Has one brother, Jonathan... Majoring in pre-business Outdoor: Had a season-best time of in the prelims of the 100m at both the Auburn Invite and the SEC meet... Best 200m time of came at the Auburn Invite... Also ran in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the SEC meet Indoor: Season-best time in the 60m of 6.95 in the prelims at the SEC meet is tied for eighth best in Auburn history... Had a season-best time in the 200m of at the SEC Championships Outdoor: Season-best time of in the 100m at the Auburn Invitational while placing 12th... Placed 20th in the 100m at the Sun Angel Classic Indoor: Ran in the 55m at the SEC Championships... Competed in the 60m at the Kentucky Invitational... Was 20th in the 200m at the Pepsi Invitational. High School: Won the 100m dash and was second in the 200m at the RETURNING TIGERS Redshirt Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School Hailey FOSTER Junior Phenix City, Ala./Central Alabama state meet despite not beginning track career until mid-way though his senior season... Sectional II champion in the 100m and 200m as a senior. Personal: Born Jan. 23, Son of Monica and Herman Foster... Majoring in business administration. Luke GAINES Throws Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 2007 Outdoor: Placed ninth at the SEC Championship in the javelin with a mark of 60.43m (198-3)... Took first place at the Springtime Invitational with a throw of 58.63m (192-4). Personal: Born May 31, Son of Phillis and Robin Gaines... Has two sisters, Courtney (21) and Casey (14)... Majoring in industrial design. Johnathon HAYNES Mid- Franklin, Tenn./Franklin 2007 Outdoor: Competed at Auburn s three home meets... Posted a time of in the 400m at the Springtime Invitational... Ran the 400m hurdles twice, clocking a season-best effort of at the Auburn Invitational Indoor: Competed twice in the 400m with his best time coming in a 16th-place finish at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (52.80)... Also ran on the first-place DMR team at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (10:09.96). Personal: Born Jan. 8, Son of Stephanie Steele and John Haynes... Majoring in architecture. Evander HOLYFIELD, JR. Jumps Senior Fairburn, Ga./Landmark Christian School 2007: Competed unattached Outdoor: Posted a season-best mark in the long jump of 6.69m ( ) at the Seminole Invitational... Also competed at the Springtime Invitational, Yellow Jacket Invitational, Sun Angel Classic and the Auburn Invitational. High School: Was a member of the Georgia state championship track and field team, placing second in the 400m and running on the 4x400m relay. Personal: Born April 3, Son of Paulette and Evander Holyfield... Majoring in entrepreneurship and family business. 25

10 RETURNING TIGERS John JOHNSON Mid- Redshirt Mobile, Ala./John L. Leflore 2007: Redshirted. Personal: Born July 31, Son of Phyllis Merris and John Johnson I... Majoring in Electrical Engineering. Jhak KEEGAN /Hurdles Junior Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto 2007 Indoor: Finished third in the mile at the SEC Championships in a time of 4: Ran a season-best 4:03.05 mile at the Husky Invitational, placing 12th... Earned three other top-10 finishes in the mile at the Clemson Invitational (ninth), the Diet Pepsi Invitational (fifth) and the Meyo Invitational (ninth)... Ran on Auburn's winning DMR team at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (10:09.96). Prior to Auburn: Earned All-American honors by placing 11th at the 2006 NAIA Cross Country Championships while running for Wayland Baptist... Was the Region VI champion and Sooner Athletic Conference champion in cross country... Top time of 24:35 ranks fourth best in Wayland Baptist history... Has PR's of 3:46 for 1500 meters and 8:17 for 3000 meters. Personal: Born April 17, Parents are Chebyegon and Joshua Kiboiywo... Majoring in pre-nursing. Lloyd LASSITER Throws Marietta, Ga./Lassiter 2007 Outdoor: Competed in the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships... Had a season-best mark in the low hurdles of at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Also finished below 54 seconds at the SEC meet (53.55) and the Tiger Invitational (53.66) Indoor: Had a season-best time in the 400m of at the Indiana Relays... Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles at the Clemson Invite in 8.47 seconds... Also helped the DMR team finish second and the 4x400m relay team place seventh at Clemson Outdoor: Competed in the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships... Posted a season-best time of while placing seventh at the Auburn Invitational... Third in the 400m hurdles at the Springtime Invitational... Also ran the 110m hurdles at the Seminole and Auburn Invitationals. High School: Placed seventh at the 2004 Junior Olympic Championships. Personal: Born Oct. 3, Son of Bill and Bhabe Keegan... Pre-med and pre-law double major... Named an Auburn Top Tiger in 2006 and a member of the SEC Honor Roll Cross Country: Named the South Region Athlete of the Year after finishing first at the NCAA South Regional in 30:05.48, becoming the first Tiger to win a regional title... Did not run as well at the NCAA meet, finishing 112th (31:12.3)... Was Auburn s top finisher at every meet... Finished sixth at the SEC Championships in 24: Took first at the UT-Chattanooga Invite, second at the Bulldog Stampede and sixth at the Tiger Invitational Outdoor: Competed in the Mideast Regional finals in the 1500m... Posted a season-best 1500m time of 3:44.05, which is ninth in school history, in the regional prelims... Also regionally qualified in the 800m with a season-best time of 1:48.84, which is sixth in school history, in the SEC meet prelims... Placed second in the Olympic Developmental mile at the Penn Relays and third at the Sun Angel Classic in 4: Felix KIBOIYWO Eldoret, Kenya/Wayland Baptist 2007 Outdoor: Threw the hammer at four meets... Season-best mark of 46.29m (151-10) earned him seventh place at the Springtime Invitational Indoor: Only competition was a 10th-place finish in the weight throw at the Diet Pepsi Invite (13.33m, 43-9). 2006: Redshirted. High School: Cobb County champion, region champion and second in the state in the shot put. Personal: Born Feb. 7, Son of Lloyd, Sr., and Gloria Lassiter... Majoring in supply chain management Outdoor: Placed seventh in the decathlon at the SEC Championships with a score of 6, Also competed in the decathlon at the Tiger Classic, scoring 6, Only other competitions came in individual events at the Springtime and Auburn Invitationals Indoor: Helped the DMR team place ninth at the SEC Championships... Competed in the 60m, 60m hurdles and shot put at Clemson, and the 60m hurdles at the Indiana Relays. 2006: Redshirted. High School: Seven-time state champion in Class 5A, winning four outdoor and three indoor titles... Helped state a state record in the Alabama 5A 4x400m relay. Personal: Born Nov. 12, Son of Steve and Merri Livingston... Majoring in chemical engineering. Jager LIVINGSTON Multi-Events Scottsboro, Ala./Scottsboro

11 RETURNING TIGERS Drew LOVETTE Pole Vault Senior Charlotte, N.C./Vance 2007 Outdoor: Placed ninth at the SEC Championships with a seasonbest 4.80m (15-9)... Cleared 4.60m (15-1) at the Tiger Classic, Auburn Invite and Yellow Jacket Invite Indoor: Competed in the pole vault at the SEC Championships and finished tied for eighth at 4.8m (15-9)... Placed 4th at the Indiana Relays with a final height of 4.75m (15-7) Outdoor: Tied for ninth at the SEC Championships in the pole vault with a mark of 4.85m (15-11)... Had a personal-best leap of 4.90m (16-7.5) to win the Auburn Inviational title... Also won the Springtime Invitational and finished second at the Seminole Invitational Indoor: Competed at the SEC Championships... Cleared 4.60m (15-1) at his only other competiton of the season at the Pepesi Invitational Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at five meets... Best mark of 4.75m came at the Sea Ray Relays, where he placed ninth... Best finish was a second-place showing at the Seminole Invite... Cleared 4.60m at the FSU Relays to place third and matched that height at the Spec Towns meet Indoor: Competed at the Clemson and Gator Invitationals... Tied for sixth at the Gator Invite, clearing a personal best 4.70m... Finished ninth at Clemson with a height of 4.60m Indoor: Finished eighth in the pole vault at the SEC Invite with a jump of 4.30m ( )... At the Kentucky Invite, jumped 4.58m ( ) to finish eighth. Personal: Born on April 24, Son of Alan and Adrienne Lovette... Majoring in aviation. Scott NOVACK Hoover, Ala./Hoover 2007 Cross Country: Auburn s No. 3 runner at the SEC Championships, finishing 42nd overall in 25: Finished 50th at the South Regional in 32: Auburn s No. 3 runner at the UT-Chattanooga Invite, and No. 4 runner at the Bulldog Stampede Outdoor: Ran in the 1500m at the SEC Championships... Seasonbest time of 3:51.67 placed him eighth at the Auburn Invite... Clocked a 1:56.08 in the 800m at the Yellow Jacket Invite... Ran the mile at the Sun Angel Classic in 4: Indoor: Ran in the 800m and DMR at the SEC Championships... Had season-best times of 1:54.82 in the 800m and 4:19.68 in the mile... Helped Auburn s DMR team finish first at the Diet Pepsi Invite Cross Country: Was Auburn s top finisher at the SEC Championships, placing 48th overall in 26: Also ran in three other meets, including the NCAA South Regional Track and Field: Redshirted High School: Finished second in the 800m (1:56.77) and third in the 1600m (4:18.92) at the 2005 Alabama Class 6A state outdoor meet... Second in the 800m (1:58.32) and the 1600m (4:22.59) and third in the MVP voting at the 2005 state indoor meet... Third in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the 2004 state outdoor meet... Part of the Hoover cross country team that won the 2004 state championship while placing second individually... Placed fifth in 2003 when his cross country team placed second at the state meet. Personal: Born Aug. 11, Majoring in chemical engineering. Simon NYANG Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern 2007 Cross Country: Started the season strong, finishing as Auburn s No. 2 runner (eighth overall) at the UT-Chattanooga Invite, and the No. 3 runner (11th overall) at the Bulldog Stampede... Competed in all six meets, placing in Auburn s top six in all but one... Top 8k time of 25:26.51 came at the Tiger Invitational Outdoor: Ran in the 1500m and the 500m at the SEC Championships... Finished 12th in the mile at the Sun Angel Classic in 4: Season-best time of 4:01.32 in the 1500m at the Auburn Invite Indoor: Competed in the 800m, mile, 3,000m and on DMR teams... Ran a 8:43.31 in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invitational to finish ninth... Ran on the DMR team that finished first at the Diet Pepsi Invitational in 10: Cross Country: Competed in four meets, including the SEC Championships and the NCAA South Regional... Was Auburn s No. 2 runner at the Regional, placing 69th with a 10k time of 33: Finished 65th at the SEC meet with an 8k time of 26: Was Auburn s top runner at the UT-Chattanooga Invite, placing 14th overall with a 5k time of 16:09. High School: Was a six-time all-state honoree... Sixth in the 800m at the state meet as both a junior (1:57.07) and a senior (1:55.50)... Posted a time of 1:55.14 at the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals... Finished ninth at the state cross country meet as a senior in 15: th as a junior at the state meet in 16: Personal: Born Jan. 1, Son of Art and Bonnie Wallace... Major is undecided. Chase OLIVER Junior Hoover, Ala./Hoover 2007 Cross Country: Competed in the last five meets... Auburn s No. 2 runner (39th overall) in 31:42.4 at the Chile Pepper Festival... Finished 42nd overall and third among Auburn runners at the NCAA South Regional in 32: Finished the 8k Tiger Invitational in 25:23.64, which was 26th overall Outdoor: Ran in the 5000m at the SEC Championships... Had a season-best time of 14:50.40 at the Tiger Track Classic while placing third... Was second in the 5k at the Auburn Invite... Fourth in the 1500m at the Springtime Invitational, and eighth with a season-best 8:37.94 at the Sun Angel Classic Indoor: Competed twice in 3000m, placing 10th in a time of 8:44.46 at the Clemson Invitational and seventh in a time of 8:38.15 at the Diet 27

12 RETURNING TIGERS Pepsi Invitational Cross Country: Was Auburn s top finisher at the SEC Championships, placing 48th overall in 26: Also ran in three other meets, including the NCAA South Regional Track and Field: Redshirted High School: Finished second in the 800m (1:56.77) and third in the 1600m (4:18.92) at the 2005 Alabama Class 6A state outdoor meet... Second in the 800m (1:58.32) and the 1600m (4:22.59) and third in the MVP voting at the 2005 state indoor meet... Third in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the 2004 state outdoor meet... Part of the Hoover cross country team that won the 2004 state championship while placing second individually... Placed fifth in 2003 when his cross country team placed second at the state meet. Personal: Born May 16, Majoring in graphic design. Patrick PHILBIN Senior Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff 2007 Cross Country: Auburn s No. 2 runner in four of his five races, including the SEC Championships (28th overall - 24:15.67) and the South Regional Championships (21st overall - 31:26.79)... Finished 10th at the Bulldog Stampede and 12th at the Tiger Invitational Outdoor: Did not compete Indoor: Competed just once, placing 15th in the 3,000m at the Clemson Invite in 8: Track: Did not compete Cross Country: Competed at all six races... Auburn s No. 3 runner at the Florida State and Paul Short Invitationals... Best 8k time was a 24:47.1 at the Paul Short Invite... Placed 42nd at the SEC Championships and 51st at the NCAA South Regional Outdoor: Did not compete Indoor: Ran the 3000m at the Wildcat and Gator Invitationals and the Iowa State Classic... Season-best time of 8:23.17 came at the Wildcat Invite, where he placed fifth... Finished third at the Gator Invitational Cross Country: Came in 23rd at the South Regional in a time of 30: At the SEC Championships, placed 22nd in the 8k... Was 24th at the Auburn Invite... Ran to a 33rd place finish at the Paul Short Run... Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Georgia State meet Indoor: Competed in the 3000m at the SEC Championships... At the Gator Invite, ran in the 3000m and finished 13th with a time of 8: Finished third in the 3000m at the SEC Invite Cross Country: Came in 10th in the 6k at the MSU Invite... Competed at the Auburn Invite... Tied for 37th at the Chattanooga Invite. Personal: Born March 12, Son of Robert and Linda Philbin... Majoring in architecture. Luke ROBINSON Jumps Scottsboro, Ala./Scottsboro 2007 Outdoor: Jumped a season-best 2.05m (6-8.75) in the high jump while placing second at the Auburn Invitational... Cleared 2.02m (6-7.5) at the Springtime Invite and Tiger Classic... Tied for 11th at the SEC Championships with a jump of 1.95m (6-4.75) Indoor: Fifth at the Clemson Invite with a mark of 1.98m (6-6)... Also jumped at the Indiana Relays and Diet Pepsi Invitational. Personal: Born Nov. 22, Son of Penny and Kevin Roney... Majoring in mathematics education. Greg ROGERS Senior Clanton, Ala./Chilton 2007 Outdoor: Had season-best times in the 100m of at the Auburn Invitational, and in the 200m at the Sun Angel Classic... Fourth in the 100m at the Tiger Classic in Competed in both sprints, the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships Indoor: Competed at four meets in the 55m or 60m and at four meets in the 200m... Posted a season-best time of 6.95 in the 60m prelims at the Indiana Relays, but went on to finish 15th in a time of Ran a season-best time of in the 200m prelims at the SEC Championships, but did not qualify for the finals Outdoor: Only competition was as part of the second-place 4x400m relay team at the season-opening Springtime Invitational Indoor: Finished eighth in the 400m at the Pepsi Invitational in : At the Clemson Invitational, placed seventh in the 200m and helped the 4x400m relay and the distance medley relay teams place third Outdoor: Had Auburn s top times in both the 100m and 200m... Had a personal-best time of in the 100m at the Sea Ray Relays... Top 200m time of came at the Spec Towns meet... Third in the 200m and sixth in the 100m at the FSU Relays... Competed in the 200m at the SEC Championships... Also ran the 400m at the Sea Ray Relays and Spec Towns meet Indoor: Had season-best times of 7.08 in the 60m and in the 200m at the Iowa State Classic... Finished ninth in the 200m at the Clemson Invitational and 19th at the Wildcat Invitational... Placed 10th in the 55m at the Gator Invitational in 6.58 seconds. Personal: Born March 9, Son of Deidra and Gregoroy Worthy... Majoring in software engineering... Has two younger brothers... Competed for coach D.J. Nix at Chilton County High School. Tavaris WASHINGTON Hurdles Junior Bainbridge, Ga./Bainbridge 2007 Track: Did not compete Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 400m hurdles at the SEC Championships in Competed at the NCAA Mideast Regional, finshing 11th in the prelims... Season-best time of seconds came in the prelims at the Texas Relays... Season-best time in the 110m hurdles was at the Sun Angel Classic, where he finished fifth in Also ran on Auburn s 4x100m and 4x400m relays, including the fifth-place (College Division) team at the Penn Relays Indoor: Placed seventh in the 55m hurdles at the SEC 28

13 Championships in 7.46 after running a 7.32 in the prelims... Also ran in the 200m and the 4x400m relay at the SEC meet... Competed in the 60m hurdles and the 200m at the Cyclone National Qualifier... Reached the finals of the 60m hurdles at the Iowa State Classic by running 7.95 in the prelims before coming in seventh in 8.05 in the final. High School: Won the title in the 400m hurdles at the National Champion Track and Field Meet in Indianapolis, Ind., in 51.1, and placed second in the 110m hurdles in His top 300m hurdles time of ranked third among all high school boys in the U.S. in Featured in the Faces in the Crowd section of the Sept. 5 issue of Sports Illustrated... Won state titles in the 300m hurdles (36.75) and the 110m hurdles (13.91) at the Alabama state meet. Personal: Born March 18, Son of Patricia and Carl Washington... Majoring in Zoology. Craighton YOUNG 2007 Outdoor: Competed in the 800m for Auburn in three meets... Finished 10th in a season-best 1:56.58 at the Sun Angel Classic... Also ran at the Yellow Jacket Invite and Tiger Classic, and unattached at the Springtime Invite Indoor: Redshirted. Personal: Born on September 23, Son of Donald and Gwen Young... Majoring in Electrical Engineering. High School: In 2005, won the U17 Boys triple jump (14.66m) and long jump (6.64m) at the Carifta Track and Field championships... Repeated in the triple jump in 2006 (14.71m)... Jumped 15.22m in the triple jump and 6.80m in the long jump at the Carifta meet in 2007 in the U20 division. Personal: Born xxxx... Son of xxxx... Undecidedon major. 2007: Redshirted. High School: Three-time state champion in the discus and two-time state champ in the shot put... Holds Alabama state discus record of High school All-American by Track and Field News... Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the state of Alabama... Won the discus three RETURNING TIGERS Mid- Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson Gerard BROWN Jumps Bahamas/St. Augustine s College Zach CLAYTON Throws Redshirt Opelika, Ala./Opelika times and shot put once at the Mobile Challenge of Champions. Personal: Born Jan. 1, Son of Jerry and Becky Clayton... Majoring in pre-business... Defensive tackle on the football team who played in 10 games and had eight tackles as a redshirt freshman in Michael DeHaven Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek High School: Anchored the Georgia state champion 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, and helped Sandy Creed win the state title as a senior... AAU gold medalist in Club Championships in the 200m in Orlando, Fla. Personal: Born May 16, Son of Michael and Sharon DeHaven... Majoring in business marketing. James GRANTHAM Northport, Fla./Northport 2007 Cross Country: Ran in three races, including the SEC Championships... Finished 71st at the Tiger Invitational in 26: Also ran at the Bulldog Stampede. High School: State champion in the 1600m and third in the 800m... Named to the All-Area track team in 2005, 2006 and Five-time state qualifier... All-Area Athlete of the Year in by the Herald Tribune and by the Sun-Herald in for cross country... Received a proclamation from the city of Northport for Outstanding Athlete in Helped set seven school records in track and three in cross country... Team MVP in 2005 and Sarasota County cross country champion... Went undefeated in the 2006 cross country season... Top track times of (400m), 1:54.9 (800m), 4:13.37 (1600m) and 9:27.75 (3200m) and cross country times of 15:36 (5k) and 26:36 (8k)... Received five scholar-ahthlete awards for cross country and track. Personal: Born Dec. 8, Son of Laureen Howarth... Majoring in pre-forestry. Nick GREEN Atlanta, Ga./Lovett High School: Was runner-up at the 2007 Georgia Class AA state meet in the 400m with a time of seconds... Helped his 4x400m relay team earn a state championship with a time of 3: Personal: Born May 16, Son of Kathryn Lawrence and Warren Green... Majoring in business marketing. 29

14 TIGER NEWCOMERS Brandon JOHNSON Phenix City, Ala./Central High School: Was the Alabama Class 6A state runner-up in the 400m as a senior... Posted top times of in the 100m, 22.0 in the 200m and in the 400m... Helped team win the 4x400m relay at the Mountain Brooke Invitational in Personal: Born Oct. 23, Son of Catrena Gunsby... Majoring in biological science/pre-med. Joby PEAKE Macon, Ga./First Presbyterian Day 2007 Cross Country: Competed in all six meets for Auburn... Finished fourth for Auburn and 47th overall at the SEC Championships... Placed 53rd at the NCAA South Regional... Was also Auburn s No. 4 runner at the Chile Pepper Festival and UT-Chattanooga Invite. High School: Georgia State champion in the 1600m as a senior and junior, and part of the winning 4x400m relay team junior year... Helped team win state titles as a senior and sophomore Personal: Born Oct. 14, Son of Allen and Betsy Peake... Majoring in mathematics. Bernard SPIVEY Phenix City, Ala./Central High School: State champion in the 400m as a senior with a time of Finished as runner-up at the state meet in the 400m in both 2005 (49.24) and 2006 (48.61)... Posted top times of 21.8 in the 200m and 48.1 in the 400m. Personal: Born March 31, Son of Katrina Spivey... Majoring in exercise science. Jean-Pierre WEERTS Belgium 14:11 in the 5000m. Personal: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Jerod WIMS Junior Miami, Fla./Florida International Univ. At Florida International: NCAA qualifier in the 4x100m relay in 2005, helping team post a school-record time of Posted top times of in the 100m and in the 200m in Had the Sun Belt s fastest time in the 100m in Named Best Newcomer in 2005 as a freshman... Fifth in both the 100m and 200m as a freshman at the Sun Belt Championships. High School: Team MVP in All-Dade honors in the 200m and the 400m... Placed third in the state meet in the 400m... Posted personal-best times of in the 200m and in the 400m. Personal: Born Sept. 11, Son of Early and Frita Wims... Majoring in criminal justice. Jonathan McKinney Jumps Junior Marietta, Ga./Carlton J. Kell Charles MITCHELL Somerdale, N.J./Triton Bryan WILSON Mid- Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill High School: Twice represented Belgium at the World Cross Country Championships... Had PR s of 3:46 in the 1500m, 8:04 in the 3000m and 30

15 2008 Auburn Women s Team

16 2008 WOMEN S ROSTER BREAKDOWN By State/Country Alabama (14): Erika Akins, Cathryn Albright, Amelia Anderson, Becca Bell, Raevan Harris, Brittany Mattrella, Tiffany Moore, Evin Norman, Laurel Pritchard, Amy Shaffer, Katelyn Simpson, Allison Smith, Tiffany Spry, Danielle Threatt Bahamas (1): Cache Armbrister Croatia (1): Valentina Srsa England (1): Hollie Knight Florida (3): Latoya Parkinson, Catherine Frappier, Shaquela Williams Georgia (3): Joanna Atkins, Kristen Hiott, Jessica Smith Germany (1): Sabrina Fischer Hungary (1): Katalin Mate Jamaica (1): Tracy Ann Rowe Kansas (1): DeAngela McDougald Kenya (1): Miriam Arusei Oklahoma (1): Danielle Gilchrist Virginia (1): Madeleine Collins By Event (5): Cache Armbrister, Joanna Atkins, DeAngela McDougald, Tracy Ann Rowe, Shaquela Williams Mid- (2): Amy Shaffer, Katelyn Simpson (11): Cathryn Albright, Miriam Arusei, Becca Bell, Madeleine Collins, Sabrina Fischer, Kristen Hiott, Hollie Knight, Laurel Pritchard, Amber Riley, Allison Smith, Jessica Smith Hurdles (5): Erika Akins, Danielle Gilchrist, Tiffany Moore, Evin Norman, Latoya Parkinson Jumps (4): Erika Akins, Amelia Anderson, Raevan Harris, Danielle Threatt Throws (3): Katalin Mate, Tiffany Spry, Valentina Srsa Pole Vault (2): Catherine Frappier, Brittany Mattrella By Class Freshmen (12): Erika Akins, Cathryn Albright, Cache Armbrister, Joanna Atkins, Madeleine Collins, Hollie Knight, Brittany Mattrella, DeAngela McDougald, Tiffany Moore, Latoya Parkinson, Amber Riley, Allison Smith Redshirt Freshmen: (3): Miriam Arusei, Kristen Hiott, Evin Norman s (9): Sabrina Fischer, Catherine Frappier, Danielle Gilchrist, Laurel Pritchard, Amy Shaffer, Katelyn Simpson, Tiffany Spry, Valentina Srsa, Shaquela Williams Juniors (4): Amelia Anderson, Raevan Harris, Katlin Mate, Danielle Threatt Seniors (3): Becca Bell, Tracy Ann Rowe, Jessica Smith Tiger Birthdays Jan. 6 Amber Riley Jan. 16 Valentina Srsa Jan. 19 Kristen Hiott Jan. 31 Joanna Atkins Feb. 13 Jessica Smith Feb. 15 Danielle Threatt Feb. 26 Catherine Frappier Mar. 1 Raevan Harris Mar. 5 Sabrina Fischer Mar. 17 Allison Smith Mar. 20 DeAngela McDougald Mar. 25 Cathryn Albright April 9 Brittany Mattrella April 23 Erika Akins May. 13 Amy Shaffer May 10 Madeleine Collins May 11 Latoya Parkinson May 30 Tiffany Spry June 4 Miriam Arusei July 15 Danielle Gilchrist July 18 Laurel Pritchard July 22 Tiffany Moore Aug. 3 Katalin Mate Aug. 24 Katelyn Simpson Sept. 26 Cache Armbrister Oct. 23 Evin Norman Nov. 25 Hollie Knight Dec. 8 Shaquela Williams Dec. 9 Tracy Ann Rowe Dec. 21 Amelia Anderson Dec. 22 Becca Bell West Virginia (1): Amber Riley 32

17 2008 WOMEN S ROSTER Name Yr. Event Hometown Previous School Erika Akins Fr. Hurldes/Jumps Madison, Ala. Bob Jones Cathryn Albright Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Briarwood Amelia Anderson Jr. Jumps Smiths Station, Ala. Smiths Station Cache Armbrister Fr. Nassau, Bahamas St. Augustine s Miriam Arusei RFr. Eldoret, Kenya Kapkenda Joanna Atkins Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson Becca Bell Sr. Montgomery, Ala. Trinity Presbyterian Madeleine Collins Fr. Fairfax, Va. Robinson Sabrina Fischer So. Magdeburg, Germany Otto-von-Guericke Univ. Catherine Frappier So. Pole Vault Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. South Walton Danielle Gilchrist So. Hurdles Tulsa, Okla. Union Raevan Harris Jr. Jumps Tuscaloosa, Ala. Northridge Kristen Hiott RFr. Marietta, Ga. Pope Hollie Knight Fr. Devon, England Ivybridge School Katalin Mate Jr. Throws Bekescsaba, Hungary Tevan Andor Gimn. Brittany Mattrella Fr. Pole Vault Hoover, Ala. John Carroll DeAngela McDougald Fr. Fort Riley, Kan. Junction City Tiffany Moore Fr. Hurdles Auburn, Ala. Auburn Evin Norman RFr. Hurdles Fairfield, Ala. Fairfield Latoya Parkinson Fr. Hurdles Weston, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas Laurel Pritchard So. Vestavia Hills, Ala. Vestavia Hills Amber Riley Fr. Morgantown, W.V. University Tracy Ann Rowe Sr. Manchester, Jamaica Barton County CC Amy Shaffer So. Mid- Auburn, Ala. Auburn Katelyn Simpson So. Mid- Mobile, Ala. St. Paul s Allison Smith Fr. Mobile, Ala. Daphne Jessica Smith Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. Harrison Tiffany Spry So. Throws Auburn, Ala. Auburn Valentina Srsa So. Throws Zagreb, Croatia Vocational School of Electromechanical Engineering Danielle Threatt Jr. Jumps Leeds, Ala. Leeds Shaquela Williams So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Boyd Anderson 33

18 RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN Tracy Ann ROWE Senior Manchester, Jamaica/Barton County JC Barton County: Finished second in both the 60m (7.52) and 200m (24.53), was third in the 60m hurdles (8.80) and anchored the winning 4x400m relay team at the 2006 NJCAA Indoor Championships... Finished second in the 100m (11.44) at the 2005 NJCAA Outdoor Championships... At the 2006 NJCAA Outdoor Championships, finished third in the 200m (24.61) and seventh in the 400m (57.65)... Had PR s of in the 100m and in the 200m. Personal: Born Sept. 17, Mother is Cecelia Rowe... Majoring in adult education NCAA Outdoor All-American (100m) 2007 Indoor NCAA Qualfier (60m/200m) 2007 Outdoor: Earned her first NCAA All-American honor by finishing third in the 100m during the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Posted a time of in the finals, after clocking a personal-best time of in both the prelims and semifinals... Her time of ranks fifth in school history... Shook off a slow start to rally and finish fifth in the 100m in at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships... Won the 100m at the Tiger Track Classic in seconds... Had a wind-aided time of in the prelims at the Auburn Invitational... Reached the finals of the 100m at the Penn Relays with a time of in the prelims before finishing fourth with a finals time of Also placed fourth in the 100m at the SEC Championships in seconds... Won the 200m at the Springtime Invitational by more than seven tenths of a second, clocking a time of which ranks tied for fourth in Auburn history... Also had a time of in the prelims at the SEC Championships before finishing seventh in the finals in Won the 200m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in seconds... Ran the second leg on Auburn s 4x100m relay team that won the event at the Springtime Invitational with a regional qualifying mark of seconds... Ran the second leg on the winning 4x100m relay team (44.72) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Helped the 4x100m relay team finish third at the Penn Relays with a time of Ran on the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the SEC Championships with a time of seconds, which ranks third in Auburn history... Qualified with the 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:41.07 at the Tiger Track Classic. NCAA Scoring: 2007 Outdoor m rd (11.30) SEC Scoring: 2007 Outdoor m th (11.45) m th (23.46) x100m Relay nd (43.53) In the Auburn Record Book: Outdoor m th (11.25) m T4th (23.28) Indoor m th (6.92) m th (7.30) m th (23.36) 2007 Indoor: Qualified for nationals in both the 60m and the 200m, but did not reach the finals in either event... Placed ninth in the 200m at the SEC Championships... Earned topfive finishes in the 55m/60m at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (fourth), Clemson Invitational (third) and Tyson Invitational (fourth)... Ran her best 60m time (7.30) in the finals at Tyson... Won the 200m at the Diet Pepsi Invitational in a time of Placed second in the 200m at the Indiana Relays... Posted her best time of the season in the 200m (23.36) to finish third at the Tyson Invitational. 34

19 RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS Danielle GILCHRIST Hurdles Tulsa, Okla./Union Raevan HARRIS Jumps Junior Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge 2007 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (400m Hurdles) 2007 Outdoor: Could not compete at NCAA Championships due to injury... Placed sixth at the Mideast Regional in the 400m hurdles in seconds, and earned at-large bid to NCAA meet... Finished third in her first career 400m hurdles race at the Sun Angel Classic with a regional qualifying time of Improved to at the Auburn Invitational... Improved again to in the prelims at the SEC Championships, which ranks fifth in Auburn history, before placing fourth in the finals in Finished first among collegians in the 100m hurdles at the Springtime Invitational with a regional qualifying mark of seconds... Improved to while placing fourth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Improved again to and finished third at the Tiger Track Classic... Had a wind-aided time of in the prelims of the Auburn Invitational... Clocked a time of at the Penn Relays to reach the finals, before finishing eighth in Ran the opening leg on the winning 4x100m relay that finished with a regional qualifying mark of at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Helped the 4x100m relay team finish third at the Penn Relays with a time of Ran on the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the SEC Championships with a time of seconds, which ranks third in Auburn history... Qualified with the 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:41.07 at the Tiger Track Classic Indoor: Placed eighth at the SEC Championships in a time of Qualified for the finals in the hurdles at every meet and earned three top-five finishes, placing third in a time of 8.65 at the Clemson Invitational, fourth in a time of 7.92 (55m) at the Diet Pepsi Invitational and second in a time of 8.47 at the Indiana Relays... Her best time was 8.38 in the prelims at the SEC Championships. High School: Four-time state champion in the 100m hurdles and a threetime state champion in the 300m hurdles... Helped her team to three state championships... Won four gold medals at the state meet her junior year... Two-time Tulsa World All-Metro Girls Track Athlete of the Year... Had best times of seconds in the 100 hurdles and in the 300. Personal: Born July 15, Daughter of Greg and Gail Gilchrist... Majoring in pre-optometry NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (High Jump) 2007 NCAA Indoor Qualifier (High Jump) 2007 Outdoor: Tied for 24th in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 1.70m (5-7)... Tied the school outdoor record at the Mideast Regional Championships, leaping 1.87m (6-1.5) while finishing second... Finished third at the SEC Championships with a jump of 1.80m ( )... Placed fifth in the high jump at the Springtime Invitational with a regional qualifying mark of 1.75m (5-8.75)... Improved to a then-personal-best mark of 1.85m (6-0.75) while winning the event at the Sun Angel Classic Indoor: Finished 15th in the high jump at the NCAA Championships with a final height of 1.80m ( )... Qualified for nationals by clearing 1.84m (6-0.5) at the LSU last chance meet... Placed fourth at the SEC Championships by jumping 1.77m (5-9.75)... Earned three other top-10 finishes, including a runner-up finish at the Clemson Invitational to open the indoor season Outdoor: Placed 12th in the high jump at the SEC Championships with a jump of 1.70m (5-7)... Had a season-best jump of 1.71m (5-7.25) to finish fourth in her division at the Penn Relays... Cleared 1.70m to finish second at the Auburn Invitational... Was also second at the Springtime Invitational and sixth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Met the provisional qualifying standard in her first meet, clearing 1.78m (5-10) to place second at the Kentucky Invitational... Tied for 12th at the SEC Championships... Finished third at the Tyson Invitational and sixth at the Clemson Invitational. High School: Four-time state champion in the high jump... Won the high jump and second in the 55m hurdles at the 2005 Alabama Indoor Championships for Class 5A... Cleared 5-10 in the high jump at the state meet, setting a new state record and tying for fourth best in the nation among high school girls in Won the high jump, second in the 100m and third in the triple jump at the 2005 Alabama state outdoor meet. Personal: Born March 1, Daughter of Teresa and Roosevelt Harris... Majoring in education. 35

20 RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIER/TIGERS Katalin MATE Throws Junior Bekescsaba, Hungary/ Tevan Andor Gimnaziun 2006 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (Discus) 2007 Outdoor: Saw limited action due to injury... Finished fourth at the SEC Championships in the discus with a regional qualifying mark of 48.44m (158-11)... At the Mideast Regional, placed ninth with a throw of 48.73m (159-10)... Also competed in the shot put and javelin at the SEC meet Indoor: Did not compete Outdoor: Reached the finals of the discus at the NCAA Championships, placing 11th with a mark 47.91m (157-2) in the final... Season-best mark of 52.98m (173-10) came at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships... Also threw the javelin at the regional meet... At the SEC Championships, finished third in the javelin, fourth in the discus and sixth in the shot put... Had her career-best effort in the shot put at the SEC meet (14.92m, )... Season-best mark in the javelin came at the Penn Relays, where she posted a distance of 45.75m (150-0)... Won the discus and javelin at the Auburn Invitational and the shot put at the Springtime Invitational... Fifth in the discus at the Texas Relays... Posted marks that rank in the top five in Auburn history in three different events (shot put - third, discus - third, javelin - fifth) Indoor: Finished sixth in the shot put at the SEC Championships with a throw of 14.78m (48-6), which ranks second in Auburn history... Also threw the shot put at three other meets, including a fourth-place finish at the Pepsi Invitational with a mark of 14.39m (47-2.5). Prior to Auburn: Competed in the discus at the World Junior Championships (2002) and the European Junior Championships (2003, 2005)... Personal bests of 54.46m in the discus, 14.60m in the shot put and 46.27m in the javelin. Personal: Born March 8, Brother Gabor was a three-time outdoor All-American ( ) and two-time NCAA Champion (1999, 2000) for Auburn in the discus... Majoring in fine arts. Amelia ANDERSON Jumps Junior Smiths Station, Ala./Smiths Station 2007 Outdoor: Competed at the SEC Championships in the 400m hurdles, finishing sixth in the finals in 1: Posted a time of in the SEC prelims, and had a season-best mark of at the Auburn Invitational... Placed first in 1:00.73 at the Yellow Jacket Invite... Helped the 4x100m relay team finish first in and the 4x400m relay team place third at the Springtime Invitational Indoor: Ran the 400m at the SEC meet in a season-best Sixth in the 400m at the Indiana Relays and seventh at Clemson... Also helped the DMR team place fifth at Clemson, and finished 12th in the 60m hurdles in 8.89 seconds... 13th in the 55m hurdles at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (8.37) Outdoor: Placed ninth in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships, where she also finished 11th in the triple jump... Had her best marks at the Springtime Invitational, winning the triple jump with a leap of 12.27m ( ) and placing fourth in the long jump with a jump of 5.75m ( )... Was fourth in the triple jump at the Sun Angel Classic and fifth in the long jump at the Auburn Invitational Indoor: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and pentathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships... Had her season-best effort in the long jump at the Kentucky Invitational, placing fifth with a leap of 5.80m (19-0.5)... Best triple jump was at the Pepsi Invitational where she was ninth with a mark of 11.80m (39-2.5)... Also finished seventh in the long jump at the Pepsi meet. High School: Holds Alabama Class 6A state records in the triple jump (39-3) and the 300m hurdles (42.91)... Ranked ninth on the U.S. high school girls list for 2005 with a long jump of Won the 300m hurdles and second in the 400m at the 2005 state outdoor meet... Won the long jump at the 2005 state indoor meet... Won the triple jump and 400m, second in the 300m hurdles and eighth in the 100m hurdles at the 2004 outdoor state meet. Personal: Born Dec. 21, Daughter of Shelia Daniel... Majoring in sociology. Miriam ARUSEI Redshirt Eldoret, Kenya/Kapkenda 2007 Cross Country: Did not compete Track and Field: Redshirted Cross Country: Competed in two races... Was Auburn s top finisher at the Auburn Invitational, covering the 5k course in 17:19.21 to place ninth overall... Also ran at the Pre-Nationals, recording Auburn s second-best time of 22:05.10 on the 6k course. Personal: Born June 4, Daugther of Elkana Arusei... Majoring in nursing. 36

21 RETURNING TIGERS Becca BELL Senior Montgomery, Ala./Trinity Presbyterian 2007 Cross Country: Did not compete Track and Field: Competed unattached in her only two competitions Cross Country: Ran in all seven meets... Was Auburn s top finisher at the Great American Festival, finishing the 5k race in 20: Was Auburn s No. 3 runner at the NCAA South Regional, covering the 8k race in 23: Finished 64th at the SEC Championships... Was Auburn s second-fastest runner at the Cougar Invitational, placing fourth overall Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 3000m at the Springtime Invitational with a time of 10: Was 11th in the 5000m at the Auburn Invitational in 18: Also ran the 5k at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Clemson Invitational with a mark of 19: Placed 23rd in the 3000m at the Kentucky Invitational (11:06.18) Cross Country: Ran in five races... Auburn s No. 3 runner at the NCAA South Regional and the Paul Short and Auburn Invitationals... Placed 70th at SEC Championships Outdoor: Posted a time of 18:45.48 while placing eighth in the 5000m at the FSU Relays... Finished ninth in the 5000m at the Spec Towns meet Indoor: Finished 23rd in the 3000m at the Wildcat Invitational (10:55.64)... Placed 13th in the 3000m at the Clemson Invitational (10:58.94) Cross Country: Ran at the South Regional 6k... Came in 57th at the SEC Championships with a time of 23:12.22 in the 6k... Finished 37th at the Auburn Invite... Opened the season with a 17th place finish at the Georgia State meet. High School: Medaled 10 times at the state level state champion in the 1600m and 3200m... One of 10 state finalists for the Wendy's High School Heisman... Four-time All-State in track... Two-time All-State in cross country... 4A Region Winner of Bryant-Jordan Scholar Athlete Scholarship. Personal: Born Dec. 22, Daughter of Stephanie and John Bell... Has two sisters, Sarah and Katie... Pre-pharmacy major. Sabrina FISCHER Magdeburg, Germany/Otto-von-Guericke 2007 Cross Country: Auburn s top finisher at the South Regional, placing 35th overall in the 6k race with a time of 22: Was 17th overall at the SEC Championships in 21: Auburn s No. 2 runner at 5k races at both the Chile Pepper Festival and the Bulldog Stampede Outdoor: Reached the finals of the 1500m at the SEC meet, placing 10th in 4: In the 800m, placed third at the Yellow Jacket Invitational before finishing fourth at the Auburn Invite with a time of 2:11.06 which ranks 10th in school history... Fourth in the 3000m at the Springtime Invitational in 10: Indoor: Competed in the 800m at three meets, including the prelims of the SEC Championships... Season-best time of 2:16.77 came at the Meyo Invitational, where she finished 27th Cross Country: Auburn s No. 1 runner at the SEC Championships, the NCAA South Regional and the Pre-Nationals... Finished 36th at the SEC meet with a time of 21:50.12 on the 6k course... Also placed 36th at the 8k regional meet in 22: Finished 10th overall and second among Auburn runners at the Auburn Invitational in 17: Otto-von-Guericke University: Set personal best times of 2:12.18 in the 800m and 4:30.56 in the 1500m where she finished second at the German Students Championships. Personal: Born March 5, Daughter of Mike and Claudia Fischer... Majoring in sociology. Catherine FRAPPIER Pole Vault Santa Rosa Beach, Fla./South Walton 2007 Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at four competitions... Season-best mark of 3.25m (10-8) came while placing seventh at the Springtime Invitational... Was fifth at the Auburn Invite with a mark of 3.20m (10-6), and also cleared 3.20m at Georgia Tech Indoor: Had just one competition, finishing 13th at Clemson with a mark of 3.20m (10-6). High School: Finished second at the state meet in 2005 and third in Also helped her 4x400m relay team take fourth at the state meet. Personal: Born Feb. 26, Daughter of Kitty Taylor and Robert Frappier... Grandmother was a cheerleader at Auburn... Majoring in business. Kristen HIOTT Redshirt Marietta, Ga./Pope 2007: Redshirted. High School: Regional Chamion in the 800m and 1600m... Steeplechase National Champion. Personal: Born on Jan. 19, Daughter of Wayne and Chris Hiott... Majoring in psychology. Evin NORMAN Hurdles Redshirt Fairfield, Ala./Fairfield 2007: Redshirted. High School: Placed fifth in the 300m hurdles at the A state meet... Was named team MVP. Personal: Born Oct. 23, Daughter of Cedric and LaBrenda Norman... Majoring in accounting. 37

22 RETURNING TIGERS Laurel PRITCHARD Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills 2007 Cross Country: Finished in Auburn s top three in all six competitions... Finished 35th overall at the 6k SEC meet in 21: Placed 105th overall at the South Region meet in 22: Auburn s top runner at the Bulldog Stampede, finishing eighth overall in 18: Tigers No. 2 runner at the Tiger Invitational, finishing the 5k race in 17: Outdoor: Finished 12th in the 10,000m at the SEC Championships in 39: Also ran the 5,000m at the SEC meet, and at Penn, where she placed 27th in 17: Second in the 3000m at the Springtime Invitational in 10: Placed fourth in the 3k at the Sun Angel Classic in 10: Indoor: Ran the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m during the season... Placed 12th (17:25.98) in the 5,000m at the SEC Championships... Finished seventh (5:07.07) in the mile at the Diet Pepsi Invitational Cross Country: Competed in Auburn s last four races... Was the Tigers No. 2 runner at both the SEC Championships and the NCAA South Regional... Finished 37th at the SEC meet in 21: Placed 57th at the regional meet in 23: Was 21st at the Auburn Invitational. High School: Fourteen-time Alabama state champion in track and cross country... Won three straight state cross country titles from As a sophomore, won state titles in the 1600m and 3200m both indoors and outdoors... During her junior year, was the indoor state meet MVP after winning the 800m and 3200m and won the outdoor 1600m title... As a senior, won the 1600m both indoors and outdoors and was the outdoor 3200m champion... Set state records in the indoor 1600m (5:05.84) and 3200m (11:05.95). Personal: Born July 18, Parents are Michael and Carol Pritchard... Majoring in nursing. Amy SHAFFER Mid- Auburn, Ala./Auburn 2007 Outdoor: Competed in four competitions, including three 800m races... Best 800m time came at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, where she finished 16th in 2: Finished 38th in the 1500m at the Tiger Classic with a time of 5: Indoor: Ran the 800m at four meets with her best time (2:22.96) coming in the prelims at the SEC Championships... Her best finish was 22nd at the Diet Pepsi Invitational in a time of 2: Cross Country: Competed in two races... Placed sixth at the Cougar Invitational in 10: Was 25th at the UT-Chattanooga Invitational in 12:51. High School: Was the 2006 outdoor state champion in the 800m (2:16.86) and placed eighth in the 1600m (5:23.37)... Was third in the 800m and eighth in the 1600m indoors... As a junior, was sixth in the 800m and 12th in the 1600m at the outdoor meet, and third in the 800m and 11th in the 1600m at the indoor meet... Fininshed fourth in the 1600m and seventh in the 800m at the state outdoor meet as a sophomore... Was 10th in the 800m and 11th in the 1600m as a freshman at the outdoor meet... Also received all-state honors for cross country in 2002 and Personal: Born May 13, Parents are Jeff and Jenny Shaffer... Father is Auburn s diving coach... Majoring in business. Katelyn SIMPSON Mid- Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s 2007 Cross Country: Ran at four meets, including the SEC Championships where she finished 84th overall in 24: Posted a 5k time of 19:31.41 at the Tiger Invitational Track and Field: Competed unattached during the outdoor season, and her only indoor competiton was helping the fifth-place distance medley relay team at the Clemson Invitational Cross Country: Competed in Auburn s last four meets, including the SEC Championships and the NCAA South Region meet... Was Auburn s No. 4 runner at the SEC meet, placing 59th with a time of 22: Finished 89th at the region meet in 24: Also ran in the Auburn Invitational and the Pre-Nationals. High School: A State-Champion in the indoor 800m (2:20.93) and finished fifth in the 400m (1:04.27)... Finished second in the 1600m and third in the 800m at the A outdoor state meet... As a junior, was third in the 800m and sixth in the 400m at the indoor state meet... Fininshed third in the 800m and seventh in the 400m at the 2004 indoor state meet... Fourth in the 800m at the indoor state meet as a freshman, and was fifth in the 800m and seventh in the 1600m at the outdoor state meet. Personal: Born August 24, Daughter of Rhett and Porter Sue Simpson... Majoring in pre-physical therapy. Jessica SMITH Senior Powder Springs, Ga./Harrison 2007 Outdoor: Competed in both the 800m and the 1500m at the SEC Championships, posting a season-best time of 4:39.31 in the 1500m... Best 800m time of 2:13.60 came while finishing third at the Springtime Invitational... Fifth in the 1500m at the Auburn Invite (4:42.36)... Helped the 4x400m relay team place eighth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Indoor: Competed in the 800m at four meets with her best result being a fourth-place finish at the Indiana Relays (2:18.02)... Her best time came in the 800m prelims at Indiana (2:17.21)... Ran on three DMR teams, including the team that finished fifth at the Clemson Invitational in a time of 12: Cross Country: Ran in each of the last six races... Was Auburn s top finisher at the UT-Chattanooga Invite, placing 13th in 12:13 on the 3k course... Auburn s No. 2 runner at the Great American Festival in 20: Was 66th at the SEC Championships in 23: Placed 38th at the Auburn Invitational in 18: Outdoor: Ran the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket and Seminole Invitationals, with a top finish of 12th in 4:52.35 at Florida State... Placed 14th in the mile at the Sun Angel Classic in 5:

23 2006 Indoor: Ran in the mile prelims at the SEC Championships and was part of Auburn s distance medley relay team... Tenth in the mile at the Clemson Invitational and had a season-best time of 5:13.52 at the Iowa State Classic... Ran the 800m at the Kentucky and Pepsi Invitationals, placing 10th at both meets Cross Country: Auburn s No. 4 or 5 runner in all five races... 75th at the NCAA Championships in 22:43.67 and 141st at the NCAA South Regional Outdoor: Ran in the preliminary round of the 1500m at the SEC Championship (4:40.05)... Also ran the 1500m at the Sun Angel Classic and Yellow Jacket Invitational... Competed at the Spec Towns Invite in the 3000m steeplechase... Ran with the 4x800 and 4x1500 teams at FSU Relays Indoor: Ran in the mile prelims at the SEC Championships... Competed in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic... Finished eighth in the 800m and ran with the "B" 1600m relay team at Florida... Competed in the 800m and ran with the "B" 1600m relay at Clemson... Finished 11th in the 800m at the Wildcat Invitational Cross Country: Competed at the SEC Championships... Finished 19th at the Georgia State Invitational. Personal: Born on February 13, Daughter of Craig and Erin Smith... Majoring in journalism... Father played football at Western Kentucky. Tiffany SPRY Throws Auburn, Ala./Auburn 2007 Outdoor: Threw the hammer at four meets, including the SEC Championships, where she finished 17th... Top mark of 45.69m (149-11) placed her fourth at the Auburn Invitational Indoor: Competed in the weight throw at four competitions, including the SEC Championships, where she placed 15th... Had a season-best throw of 14.32m (46-11) at the Indiana Relays. 2006: Redshirted High School: Placed third in the shot put at both the 2005 indoor and outdoor state meets, earning all-state honors... Named team s field event MVP in 2004 and Personal: Born May 30, Daughter of Ralph and Anne Spry... Majoring in graphic deisgn. Valentina SRSA 2007: Did not compete Outdoor: Redshirted 2006 Indoor: Competed in the shot put and weight throw at the SEC Championships, posting a season-best mark in the weight throw of 15.89m ( )... Best shot put effort came at the Pepsi Invitational, where she fininshed 10th with a mark of 12.56m (41-2.5)... Also finished 11th in the weight throw at the Pepsi meet and was 13th in that event at the Tyson Invitational. Prior to Auburn: Silver medalist in the hammer at the 2005 European Junior Championships (63.12m)... Had a PR of (207-3) at the 2003 European Juniors... PR in the shot put is 14.49m (47-6.5), in the discus is RETURNING TIGERS Throws Zagreb, Croatia/Vocational School of Electromechanical Engineering 48.23m (158-3) and in the javelin is 39.94m (131-0)... Won the hammer at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Quebec. Personal: Born Jan. 16, Daughter of Josip and Nada Srsa... Majoring in kinesiology. Danielle THREATT Jumps Junior Leeds, Ala./Leeds 2007 Outdoor: Jumped at six competitions, including the SEC Championships... Had a season-best mark of 1.65m (5-5) at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing eighth... Placed fourth with a mark of 1.60m (5-3) at the Sun Angel Classic Indoor: Competed at three meets... Posted a season-best jump of 1.60m (5-3) at the Clemson Invitational Outdoor: Tied for 14th at the SEC Championships in the high jump, tying her season best with a mark of 1.65m (5-5)... Won the high jump at the Seminole Invitational by clearing 1.65m... Also jumped 1.65m at the Sun Angel Classic (fifth) and Auburn Invitational (tied for sixth)... Placed third at the Springtime Invitational Indoor: Competed in the high jump and the pentathlon at the SEC Championships... Had a season-best mark in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational, tying for 15th with a mark of 1.64m (5-4.5)... Finished ninth in the pentathlon at the Clemson Multi-Event Championships with 3,105 points... Tied for ninth in the high jump at the Clemson Invitational. High School: Named the Alabama Class 3A Indoor State MVP in A two-time indoor state champion in the high jump... Also won the long jump and placed second in the 55m hurdles at the 2005 indoor state meet... Won the high jump and triple jump and placed second in the 100m hurdles at the 2005 outdoor state meet... Set the Class 3A state record in the triple jump Personal: Born Feb. 15, Daughter of Steven and Marilyn Threatt... Majoring in biomedical sciences (pre-dental). Shaquela WILLIAMS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson 2007 Outdoor: Helped the 4x100m relay team qualify for the NCAA Regionals and post the second-best mark in school history with a time of while finishing second at the SEC Championships... Also helped the 4x100m relay team win competitions at the Springtime and Yellow Jacket Invitationals, and the Tiger Track Classic... Had season-best times of in the 100m and in the 200m at the Auburn Invitational... Also ran in both sprints at the SEC meet Indoor: Ran in the 60m, 200m and distance medley relay at the SEC Championships... Had season-best times of 7.70 in the 60m and in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational, before recording identical times at the SEC meet. High School: Broward County Athletic Association champion in the 100m with a time of Was the 2006 district and regional champion in that event... Fourth at the Florida Class 4A state meet in the 100m in seconds and fifth in the 200m in : Was second in the finals of the 100m at the 2006 Louie Bing Invitational in seconds... Had 39

24 TIGER NEWCOMERS personal-best times of in the 100m at the county meet and in the 200m. Personal: Born Dec. 8, Daughter of Cedric and Suanja Smith... Majoring in psychology. Cache ARMBRISTER Nassau, Bahamas/St. Augustine s High School: Earned a bronze medal in the 200m at the 2006 Carifta games despite competing with an injury, clocking a time of Helped her team win consecutive SIOC Championships... Set a personalbest time of seconds in the 400m. Personal: Born Sept. 26, Daughter of Jacqueline Powell and Marco Armbrister... Majoring in marketing. Joanna ATKINS Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson High School: Second in the 400m at the 2007 Junior Olympics in and fourth in the 200m with a personal best of Received Woman of the Year honors in both the 4x400m relay and the 200m... At the 2006 state meet, won the 400m (54.82), helped her 4x100m (46.95) and 4x400 (3:46.47) teams win state titles and finished second in the 200m (24.30)... Team MVP in Had a PR in the 400m of Personal: Born Jan. 31, Daughter of Deborah Robinson and Mario Atkins... Majoring in business. Hollie KNIGHT Devon, England/Ivybridge School 2007 Cross Country: Earned second-team All-SEC honors by placing 11th at the SEC Championships in 21:18.75 on the 6k course... Unable to compete at South Region Championships due to injury... Was Auburn s top runner at all four meets in which she competed... Finished first at the UT-Chattanooga Invite in 11:04 for a two-mile race... Eighth overall at the Tiger Invitational in 17: Placed 21st at the Chile Pepper Festival in 21:44.5. High School: At the 2007 Senior Athletics Championships, placed fourth in the 3,000m with a time of 10:14... Took third at the 2006 Devon Schools Cross Country Championship in 15:11. Personal: Born on Nov. 25, Daughter of Michael and Maureen Knight... Majoring in biomedical science. DeAngela McDOUGALD Fort Riley, Kan./Junction City High School: Won the 2006 AAU National Championship in the 400m... Named a 2006 NIN All-American in the 200m... Three-time Kansas state champion in the 400m... Second at the state meet in the 100m as a junior and senior and second in the 200m as a senior... Had personal bests of in the 100m, in the 200m and in the 400m. Personal: Born March 20, Daughter of Forika and Fawn McDougald... Majoring in psychology. Tiffany MOORE Hurdles Auburn, Ala./Auburn High School: Second in the 300m hurdles at the 2006 Alabama state meet with a personal best of and fourth in the 100m hurdles at the 2007 meet. Personal: Born Feb. 15, Daughter of Steven and Marilyn Threatt... Majoring in biomedical sciences (pre-dental). Latoya PARKINSON Hurdles Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas High School: Two-time state champion in the 300m hurdles, winning in her junior and senior seasons... Helped her 4x100m relay team win state titles as a freshman and senior, and the 4x400m relay team finished first in the state as a junior... Also finished third in the 100m hurdles as a junior and senior and 11th in the long jump as a senior... Owns the school record in the 300m hurdles... Set personal bests of in the 100m hurdles and in the 300m hurdles. Personal: Born May 11, Daughter of Keith and Paula Parkinson... Majoring in vetinary medicine. 40

25 TIGER NEWCOMERS Amber RILEY Morgantown, W.V./University 2007 Cross Country: Finished as one of Auburn s top four runners in all six competitions... Was Auburn s No. 2 runner and 47th overall at the NCAA South Regional in 22:33.99 in the 6k race... Placed 45th at the SEC Championships in 22: Placed 10th overall at the UT-Chattanooga Invite (11:38) and 13th at the Bulldog Stampede (18:35.69)... Finished 29th overall at the Tiger Invitational in 17: High School: Was the 2006 West Virginia state cross country champion, and earned all-state honors all four years... Runner-up in both the 800m and 1600m at the 2007 state meet... Finished eighth in the 2k steeplechase at the Nike Outdoor Nationals... Had personal bests of 2:15 in the 800m, 4:57 in the 1600m, 10:53 in the 3200m and 7:04 in the 2k steeple. Personal: Born Jan. 6, Daughter of Richard and Kimberly Riley... Majoring in nutrition. Brittany MATTRELLA Pole Vault Hoover, Ala./John Carroll Allison SMITH Mobile, Ala./Daphne Erika AKINS Hurdles/Jumps Madison, Ala./Bob Jones Cathryn ALBRIGHT Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Madeleine COLLINS Fairfax, Va./Robinson 41