MEN S ROSTER 2008 TRACK & FIELD

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1 MEN S ROSTER 2008 TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD Name Event Yr. Ht. Hometown/HighSchool (Previous School) Michael Ajibulu Sprints Fr. 5-7 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England/St. Mary s HS Jacey Bailey Sprints Fr. 6-1 Tamarac, Fla./Plantation HS Steve Barrett Throws Sr. 6-4 Thornton, W.Va./Grafton HS Andrew Bartels Throws Jr. 6-1 Grantham, Pa./Mechanicsburg HS Dominic Bolden Sprints/Jumps Jr Orlando, Fla./University HS Mark Brucker R-Fr. 5-8 Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway HS Sam Chelanga* So. 5-7 Nairobi, Kenya/Bartolimo HS (Fairleigh Dickinson) Kevin Correa Mid-distance Sr Forestville, Calif./El Molino HS Durell Cull Sprints So. 5-9 Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy Kyle Davidson Fr. 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Providence HS James Doak Jr Kintnersville, Pa./Palisades HS Josh Edmonds So. 6-0 Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Central Cleveland Edwards Sprints Fr Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook HS Jeff Ferris Hurdles/TJ Fr. 6-1 Culpeper, Va./Culpeper County HS Elliot Galeone Throws So. 6-5 White Hall, Md./Fallston HS Luke Garvey Throws Jr. 6-4 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area HS Matthew Gregory Mid-distance Jr. 6-4 St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy Ben Handon Sprints/Hurdles Jr. 5-9 Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS Jon Hart Throws Sr Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing HS (Penn State) Clendon Henderson Throws Sr. 6-1 Meadow, Texas/Meadow HS (South Plains) Aaron Hewlett Sprints Jr. 5-7 Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood (Concord) Chris Hibbert Jumps/Hurdles So Mississauga, Ontario/Lorne Park Secondary Dan Hibbs Fr. 6-1 Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham HS Mark Hopely Fr Carney s Point, N.J./Kingsway HS Brandon Hoskins Decathlon Sr. 6-4 Garden City, Texas/Whitharral HS (South Plains) Clint Jackson R-Jr. 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Colorado Springs Christian Jarvis Jelen R-Jr. 5-8 Sioux Falls, S.D./Sioux Falls-Lincoln HS (Augustana) Evans Kigen So. 5-8 Eldoret, Kenya (NYIT) Michael Kildare Sprints Fr. 5-9 Oviedo, Fla./Lake Howell HS Phil Leineweber Sprints Jr New Freedom, Pa./Christian School of York Donald Manns Sprints/Jumps So Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School Jordan McDougal R-Jr. 5-9 Peru, N.Y./Home Schooled Josh McDougal Sr. 6-0 Peru, N.Y./Home Schooled Josh Medlin Triple Jump Fr Moneta, Va./Staunton River HS Clarence Murray Decathlon Sr. 6-6 Birdsboro, Pa./Berks Christian HS Daniel Newell Decathlon R-Jr. 6-0 Roanoke, Va./Roanoke Valley Christian HS Tim O Donnell Hurdles Sr. 6-1 Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell HS (South Plains) Matt Parker Hurdles/Jumps Jr. 6-2 Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy Clarence Powell Jumps Fr Marianna, Fla./Cottondale HS Cory Reed Fr. 5-7 Eldred, N.Y./James I. O Neill HS Jacob Reed So Marysville, Ohio/Marysville HS Justin Savini Pole Vault So. 5-8 Lincoln, Del./Delmarva Christian Matt Savini Pole Vault So Lincoln, Del./Delmarva Christian Kolby Shepherd PV/Hurdles Fr. 5-8 Dublin, Ga./Trinity Christian School Matt Tarr Decathlon Jr Madison Township, Pa./North Pocono HS Oronde Vassell Sprints/Jumps Jr Brooklyn, N.Y./Martin Luther HS Jordan Whitlock R-Fr. 5-9 Elmhurst, Ill./York HS Kalib Wilkinson Sr. 6-0 Silverdale, Wash./North Mecklenburg HS (Air Force) Geren Woodbridge Decathlon Fr. 6-0 Allentown, Pa./Parkland HS (King s) * - Completing a year in residence at Liberty 24

2 2008 TRACK & FIELD MEN S OUTLOOK Most movie sequels fail to live up to their predecessors, but Liberty head track & field coach Brant Tolsma believes his 2008 men s team has a blockbuster of a sequel in store. The 2007 Flames enjoyed a banner season, sweeping the Big South indoor and outdoor titles, capturing the IC4A outdoor championship for the second time in school history and recording their highest finish (T-22nd) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Individually, Josh McDougal and Brandon Hoskins both added to their All-America count. Despite the success of last year s team, Tolsma noted, We have the potential to field the best team we ve ever had, at the conference, regional and national level. We have a lot of outstanding upperclassmen and there s plenty of excitement with it being an Olympic year. One of four Liberty seniors who made the trip to Sacramento for the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships a season ago, Josh McDougal is training with his eye on the Beijing Olympics. The 12-time All- American captured his first national title in November, winning the NCAA National Cross Country Championships individual crown. Now, he aims to conclude his collegiate track career with a bang. Hoskins, himself a two-time All- American, placed seventh in the decathlon at last season s NCAA outdoor meet. The senior is the third-leading returner to the collegiate ranks, making him a strong national contender. Senior throwers Jon Hart and Clendon Henderson also look to build upon exceptional results from the 2007 campaign. The duo became the first Liberty throwers ever to compete at the national level, as Hart competed in the hammer and Henderson ended up 10th in the discus. Both are potential national scorers this year. While the senior quartet headlines the 2008 Liberty men s track & field team, more than 50 athletes appear on the Flames roster. The team is large and loaded, according to Tolsma, and is poised for an unprecedented year of success. Phil Leineweber at the 2007 Big South Outdoor Championships Sprints Although Liberty is experienced in most disciplines, the sprints are an exception. The team will rely greatly on freshmen and transfers this season, especially in the shortest events. In the 100 and 200, the Flames will look for immediate contributions from true freshman Jacey Bailey and sophomore transfer Durell Cull. Tolsma also hopes football players Dominic Bolden and Donald Manns will aid in the sprinting events. Other athletes who are possibilities in the short sprints or the 4 x 100 relay include Hoskins, junior decathlete Daniel Newell and juniors Phil Leineweber and Oronde Vassell. Leineweber (47.59 personal best) and Hoskins (47.74 personal best) are the only two current Flames who have dipped under 48 seconds in the 400. Leineweber placed fourth in the event at last season s Big South outdoor meet. Help will be provided in the form of freshman Cleveland Edwards, who broke 50 seconds in high school. Other possible open or 4 x 400 relay entrants include Newell and junior Matt Parker. Mid-distance The Flames are a bit sparse at the 800-meter distance, where Leineweber is the top returnee. He clocked 1:54.20 for an indoor 800 last season. Things look better at 1,500 meters, as the Flames deep and talented corps of distance runners can contribute. Josh and Jordan McDougal went 1-2 in the Big South 1,500 a year ago, for example. Josh McDougal also joined the sub-4:00 mile club, clocking a 3:57.46, and claimed the IC4A 1,500- meter title. Liberty figures to score a lot of points in the distance events this season, with a stable of talented runners which includes the McDougal brothers, junior Jarvis Jelen, sophomore Josh Edmonds and transfer Evans Kigen. Josh McDougal has excelled at both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter distances throughout his career. Last season, he posted a 5,000-meter clocking of 13:20.43, which made him the No. 5 all-time collegiate performer in the event. He also placed third in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, equaling his highest-ever finish in a track event at the national meet. McDougal, who possesses an Olympic A qualifier for the 5,000 meters, plans to limit his races during the indoor and outdoor seasons, as he prepares for the Olympic Trials in late June/early July. Jelen has battled injury for much of his collegiate track career. He hopes to stay healthy this season and translate the ability he has displayed in cross country into fast times on the oval. He placed 20th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships this past season. Edmonds was named the Big South Freshman of the Year for indoor track in 2007, after finishing as the con- MEDIA GUIDE 25

3 MEN S OUTLOOK 2008 TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD ference runner-up at 5,000 meters. He also gained valuable experience by traveling with the U.S. junior cross country team to Kenya for the 2007 World Junior Cross Country Championships. Liberty plans to put more emphasis on the steeplechase than it has in recent years. Jordan McDougal, Kigen and Cory Reed will all take aim at the school record of 8: McDougal, the record holder at 5,000 meters at the Big South indoor meet, owns an outdoor 5K personal best of 14: Kigen comes to Liberty from New York Institute of Technology, where he placed eighth at the 2007 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships. Reed, a freshman, ran 9:21 for the steeplechase in high school. Hurdles Liberty features three hurdlers Hoskins, Parker and senior Tim O Donnell, who have all broken 8.60 in the 60-meter hurdles, giving the Flames good potential in the sprint hurdles. Parker and O Donnell finished second and third, respectively, in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big South outdoor meet. The Flames other multi-event athletes, including Newell and freshman Geren Woodbridge, will add depth. The 400-meter hurdles is a bit of an unknown at this point, as O Donnell, the 2007 Big South champion in the event, will likely redshirt outdoors. In his absence, decathletes may be the team s best option. Hoskins has run and won the Big South 400- meter hurdle crown as a freshman in Throws As previously mentioned, the Flames had a strong year in the throwing events last season, sending two men to the national meet. Tolsma believes they should be even better this year, even with promising sophomore Elliot Galeone likely taking a redshirt. In the shot put, the team packs a strong 1-2 punch in Henderson and Hart. Henderson owns the Big South indoor record in the event, while Hart set the conference outdoor mark last season. They swept the top two places at the Big South indoor and outdoor championships and both competed at the NCAA East Regional Championships. Junior Andrew Bartels has also made significant improvements during the off-season and appears ready to demolish his personal best of 46-9 this season. Henderson is the team s featured discus thrower, after unleashing a toss last season and placing 10th nationally. A strong candidate to score at the national meet and qualify for the Olympic Trials, Henderson will be backed up by Hart and Hoskins. Decathletes will serve as the team s top options in the javelin this season. The group is led by Hoskins, who placed fourth at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships a season ago and has the potential to exceed 200 feet. Hart s specialty is the hammer throw, which he hurled a season ago. He will seek a high national finish and a trip to the Olympic Trials. Henderson could also reach 200 feet, after topping out at in Senior Steve Barrett and Bartels add depth, as both are potential Big South scorers. Jumps Liberty has a rich tradition in the pole vault, and the Flames are currently rebuilding a deep and talented vaulting crew. Freshman Kolby Shepherd and Hoskins both look to clear 16 feet, and Newell, Justin Savini and Matt Savini also show promise. Hoskins, Newell, Justin Savini and Matt Savini went at the 2007 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Another freshman, Clarence Powell, hopes to help fuel a resurgence in the other jumping events. He aims to sail past 50 feet in the triple jump early in the outdoor season, a feat only one Liberty athlete has ever accomplished. Manns hopes to jump past 46 feet as well. In the long jump, Liberty should hold its own at the conference level. Powell is relatively inexperienced in the event, but has the potential to experience rapid improvement. Hoskins and Parker both have 23-foot marks to their credit in the past. The high jump could be the Flames most exciting jumping event, though, as both Parker and Powell could realistically clear 7-0. Parker nearly made his first national appearance last season, advancing to a jumpoff for the final qualifying spot at the NCAA East Regional Championships. He jumped a career-best 6-11 to place fifth at the meet and earn All-East Region distinction. Decathlon The Flames track & field program has enjoyed a long string of successes in the decathlon, ever since Henry Elliott became the team s first Division I All-American in the event in Seven Liberty athletes, including Hoskins, have earned All-American honors in the decathlon, and a sizable contingent of current Flames multievent athletes looks to carry on the tradition. Hoskins is a two-time All-American, placing ninth in the heptathlon at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships and seventh in the decathlon at last year s NCAA Outdoor Championships. He has battled injuries throughout his career, but is one of the nation s elite decathletes when healthy. Newell placed third in the decathlon at the IC4A Championships last season, scoring a personal-best 6,774 points. He will seek his first trip to the national meet in Clarence Murray, a senior, is the only man ever to win the Big South heptathlon title. He has placed first in the event both times it has been contested and additionally captured the 2006 conference decathlon crown. Freshman Woodbridge is just learning the decathlon, but Tolsma and his staff believe he possesses considerable potential for the future. Matt Tarr, a junior, finished fifth in the 2007 Big South decathlon. 26

4 2008 TRACK & FIELD MEN S HEAD SHOTS S P R I N T S / H U R D L E S Michael Ajibulu Cleveland Edwards Michael Kildare Jacey Bailey Ben Handon Phil Leineweber Dominic Bolden Chris Hibbert Daniel Newell Durell Cull Brandon Hoskins Tim O Donnell Matt Parker Kolby Shepherd Oronde Vassell Geren Woodbridge MEDIA GUIDE 27

5 MEN S HEAD SHOTS 2008 TRACK & FIELD D I S T A N C E Mark Brucker Josh Edmonds Sam Chelanga Dan Hibbs Kyle Davidson Mark Hopely James Doak Jarvis Jelen Jordan McDougal Josh McDougal Cory Reed Jordan Whitlock TRACK & FIELD M I D - D I S T A N C E Kevin Correa Matt Gregory Kevin Correa Kalib Wilkinson () 28

6 2008 TRACK & FIELD MEN S HEAD SHOTS Brandon Hoskins Donald Manns Daniel Newell Matt Parker Clarence Powell Justin Savini Matt Savini Kolby Shepherd J U M P S Oronde Vassell Geren Woodbridge Clarence Powell Kolby Shepherd MEDIA GUIDE 29

7 MEN S HEAD SHOTS 2008 TRACK & FIELD T H R O W S Steve Barrett Clendon Henderson Andrew Bartels Brandon Hoskins Elliot Galeone Daniel Newell Jon Hart Matt Tarr Geren Woodbridge TRACK & FIELD D E C A T H L O N Brandon Hoskins Clarence Murray Daniel Newell Daniel Newell Matt Tarr Geren Woodbridge 30

8 2008 TRACK & FIELD Jacey BAILEY Freshman, 6-1 Sprints Tamarac, Fla Prep: Attended Plantation H.S. placed sixth at the Florida 4A state meet in the 200-meter dash as a senior claimed regional titles in the 100, 200 and 4 x 100 relay as a senior also claimed the 2007 county 100-meter dash championship and helped his 4 x 100 relay team set a school record, Personal: Son of Lorraine McKenzie intends to major in kinesiology birthday is April 4. Andrew BARTELS Junior, 6-1 Throws Grantham, Pa. Shot Put Hammer (So.): Placed fifth in the shot put at the Big South outdoor meet and was seventh indoors won the VMI Winter Relays shot put title made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (Fr.): Finished sixth in the shot put at the conference indoor meet and took eighth place in the outdoor shot put included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Attended Mechanicsburg H.S. Personal: Son of Bob and Peggy Bartels pre-law major birthday is July 13. Dominic BOLDEN Junior, 5-10 Sprints/Jumps Orlando, Fla. Personal Best: Long Jump (So.): Grabbed a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the Big South outdoor meet Prep: Attended University H.S., where he played football and basketball and ran track Personal: Son of Andre Bolden and Patricia Robinson MEN S PROFILES majoring in business with a concentration in marketing member of Liberty s 2007 Big South Champion football team birthday is April 4. Sam CHELANGA Sophomore, 5-7 Nairobi, Kenya 5,000-13: ,000-29:16.41 Previous School: Competed for Fairleigh Dickinson, where he won a pair of All-America honors as a freshman the top freshman finisher at the 2006 NCAA National Cross Country Championships, placing 16th and earning All- America status won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional and Northeast Conference cross country titles placed fourth at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, garnering a second All-America distinction placed second to Josh McDougal at the IC4A Indoor Championships, clocking a personal-best 13:46.39 qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 5K won the Penn Relays 10K title Prep: Attended Bartolimo H.S. Personal: Son of Haron and Ann Chelanga brother of Joshua Chelanga, a world-class marathoner intends to major in pre-law birthday is Feb. 23. Josh EDMONDS Sophomore, 6-0 Cooperstown, N.Y. 5,000-14: ,000-30: Cross Country (So.): Opened his season by winning the Virginia Tech Invitational in course-record time, earning Big South Runner of the Week distinction finished sixth at the Big South cross country meet to win All-Big South honors for the second straight year broke the 32-minute plateau for the first time at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, clocking a 10K time of 31:15.95 and finishing 40th made the Big South All-Academic team 2007 (Fr.): Big South Men s Freshman of the Year for indoor track, after finishing second in the 5K and seventh in the 3K placed fourth in the Big South outdoor 10K took ninth at the Big South cross country meet ended up sixth at the USATF Junior Cross Country Championships, earning the right to represent the U.S. at the World Junior Cross Country MEDIA GUIDE 31

9 MEN S PROFILES 2008 TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD Championships in Kenya made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Attended Cooperstown Central School as a senior after being home schooled for 11 years finished second at the New York Class D State Cross Country Meet Personal: Son of Dr. Lee and Jean Edmonds criminal justice major birthday is Jan. 8. Elliot GALEONE Sophomore, 6-5 Throws White Hall, Md. Discus Javelin (Fr.): Garnered All-Big South accolades in the javelin after placing third with a personal-best heave made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Attended Fallston H.S., where he was the state discus runner-up and fourth place in the shot put as a senior Personal: Son of John and Erika Galeone kinesiology major birthday is Oct. 5. Jon HART Senior, 5-10 Throws Wyomissing, Pa. Hammer Shot Put (Jr.): Along with Clendon Henderson, was one of the first two Liberty throwers ever to compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where he placed 18th in the hammer had reached the national meet by placing second in the hammer throw at the NCAA East Regional Championships set school records in the weight throw ( ), outdoor shot put (57-7.5) and hammer (219-2) during the season named the Big South Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning and setting meet records in both the shot put and hammer at the conference outdoor meet, while also placing fourth in the discus and sixth in the javelin became Liberty s first thrower to win an ECAC title, claiming the hammer crown ended up fifth in the hammer at both the Texas Relays and Penn Relays also earned Big South Most Outstanding Field Performer honors at the indoor meet, as a result of his shot put championship and runner-up performance in the weight throw took third place in the ECAC indoor weight competition claimed Big South Track Athlete of the Week mention on Feb. 7 and March (So.): Took eighth in the shot put at both the Big 10 indoor and outdoor meets, competing for Penn State 2004 (Fr.): Placed fifth in the hammer at the U.S. Junior National Championship was third in the weight and sixth in the shot put at the Big South indoor meet finished second in the javelin, third in the hammer, sixth in the shot and seventh in the discus outdoors Prep: Attended Wyomissing Area H.S., where he competed in football and track Personal: Son of Lynn and Lesley Hart sport management major birthday is May 10. Clendon HENDERSON Senior, 6-1 Throws Meadow, Texas Personal Best: Discus (Jr.): Along with Jon Hart, was one of the first two Liberty throwers ever to compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where he narrowly missed All-America status with a 10th-place discus finish set the school and Big South discus record (198-2) during the preliminary round at the national meet recorded a solid Big South outdoor meet, winning the discus, finishing second in the shot put and claiming fourth in the hammer won the Big South Track Athlete of the Week award twice (April 11, May 3) also placed in a trio of events at the IC4A outdoor championships, taking second in the discus, sixth in the shot and seventh in the hammer ended up third in the Texas Relays discus and was fourth at the Penn Relays indoors, was second in the shot put at the Big South meet and third in the weight throw second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection made the Big South and USTFCCCA All-Academic teams was a Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection 2005 (So.): Junior college All-American at South Plains College after placing second at the national meet in the discus 2004 (Fr.): Threw the shot 44-0 and the discus under the coaching of Lance Bingham at South Plains College Prep: Attended Meadow H.S., also the alma mater of Liberty assistant coach Lance Bingham Personal: Son of Darla Melton married to Coach Tolsma s daughter, Brenda kinesiology major birthday is Aug

10 2008 TRACK & FIELD Brandon HOSKINS Senior, 6-4 Decathlon Garden City, Texas Decathlon - 7, (Jr.): Earned his second career All-America distinction by placing seventh in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships scored a career-best 7,561 points at the national meet won the Big South decathlon title with a meet-record 6,886 points captured his second IC4A decathlon crown in three years, a performance highlighted by a clocking for 400 meters, the fastest a Liberty multi-event athlete has ever run the 400 finished second in the pole vault at both the Big South indoor and outdoor meets made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (So.): Qualified for the NCAA outdoor meet in the decathlon placed second in the decathlon at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in the Dominican Republic tied his own school and conference heptathlon record by scoring 5,375 at the Liberty Kickoff Big South indoor pole vault champion made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2005 (Fr.): Won All-America recognition for placing ninth in the heptathlon at the NCAA indoor meet IC4A decathlon champion and heptathlon runner-up Big South 400-meter hurdles titlist Prep: Was the Texas six-man football Player of the Year at Whitharral H.S. Personal: Son of Ken and Melanie Hoskins sport management major birthday is May 29. Jarvis JELEN R-Junior, 5-8 Sioux Falls, S.D. Mile - 4: ,000-14:22.15 MEN S PROFILES throughout track season 2006 (So.): Big South indoor mile runner-up and took fifth place at 3,000 meters came in fifth in both the Big South steeplechase and the conference cross country championships finished 26th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Cross Country Championships made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2005 (Fr.): Academic All-American at Augustana recorded times of 4:18 for the indoor mile and 9:34 for the steeplechase Prep: Captured South Dakota state titles in cross country, the 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run at Lincoln H.S. Personal: Son of Dale and Nancy Jelen kinesiology major birthday is Oct. 19. Evans KIGEN Sophomore, 5-8 Eldoret, Kenya Personal Best: 5K - 14: Cross Country (So.): Captured NCAA Division II All- America honors by placing eighth at the national meet for New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) also won the East Coast Conference title and the Northeast Regional crown tabbed NCAA Division II Northeast Region Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA 2007 (Fr.): Finished fourth at the Paul Short Invitational in cross country Prep: Attended Kuinet H.S. Personal: Son of Peter and Agnes Chepkwony nursing major birthday is April Cross Country (Sr.): Closed out his cross country career by earning all-region honors with a 20th-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships clocked a personal-best 10K time of 30:32.70 at the meet claimed his third All-Big South cross country honor by placing third at the conference meet cruised to a 34-second victory at the Longwood Invitational, winning Big South Runner of the Week honors on Sept. 19 as a result 2007 (Jr.): Finished as the Big South cross country runner-up finished 54th at the Pre-Nationals cross country meet battled injuries Evans Kigen MEDIA GUIDE 33

11 MEN S PROFILES Phil LEINEWEBER Junior, 5-10 Sprints New Freedom, Pa (So.): Individually, placed fourth in the 400 and seventh in the 200 at the Big South outdoor meet took fifth in both the 200 and 400 indoors placed seventh in the IC4A indoor 500-meter race was part of a 4 x 400 relay unit which grabbed runner-up finishes at the Big South indoor and outdoor meets the relay quartet finished seventh at the IC4A outdoor meet and was eighth indoors made the Big South All-Academic Team for indoor track member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (Fr.): Finished second indoors and third outdoors in the Big South 800-meter finals competed in the 400 and 4 x 400 relay at the IC4A meet included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Attended the Christian School of York Personal: Son of Richard and Betsy Leineweber biblical studies major birthday is Nov. 18. Donald MANNS Sophomore, 5-11 Sprints/Jumps Jacksonville, Fla. Long Jump Triple Jump (Fr.): Nabbed a pair of All-Big South honors, placing third in the triple jump at both the Big South outdoor and indoor meets made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Attended The Bolles School competed in football, track and weightlifting Personal: Son of Donald and Kathy Manns undecided on a major member of Liberty s 2007 Big South Champion football team birthday is Jan TRACK & FIELD Jordan McDOUGAL R-Junior, 5-9 Peru, N.Y. 5,000-14: ,000-29: Cross Country (R-Jr.): Narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, after placing 16th in a personal-best 10K effort of 30:27.45 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships finished as the Big South runner-up 2007 (R-So.): Defended his Big South indoor 5,000-meter title and was the 3,000-meter runner-up picked up a pair of second-place finishes at the outdoor Big South meet, in the 1,500 meters and 10K placed third in the Penn Relays 5K, in a personal-best time of 14:00.14 crossed the line third at the Big South Cross Country Championships 2006 (R-Fr.): Won the Big South indoor 5K crown in a meet-record time (14:29.74) and added a runner-up finish in the 3K was a double winner at the Big South outdoor meet, claiming victory in the 5K and 10K and finishing second at 1,500 meters Penn Relays 5K runner-up placed fifth at the USATF Junior Cross Country Championships, earning a trip to Japan for the World Championships 2005 (Fr.): Redshirted the season placed fourth at the USATF Junior National Championships in the 5,000 meters Prep: Home schooled placed 23rd at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships Personal: Son of Rob and Lisa McDougal kinesiology major brother of Liberty distance standout Josh McDougal birthday is June 5. Josh McDOUGAL Senior, 6-0 Peru, N.Y. Mile - 3: ,000-13:20.43 TRACK & FIELD 2007 Cross Country (Sr.): Won all five of his races, including the first NCAA national title of his career became Liberty s second NCAA Division I national champion on Nov. 19, clocking a 29:22.4 to hold off Oregon s Galen Rupp the All-America honor was his 12th named USTFCCCA s NCAA Division I Men s Athlete of the Year became the 10th man in NCAA cross country history to win four-consecutive conference titles broke the Pre-Nationals 8K course record (22:56.4) on his way to his third-straight meet victory 34

12 2008 TRACK & FIELD finished his Liberty career having won 23-of-27 cross country races 2007 (Jr.): Captured five All-America awards (cross country, two indoor track, two outdoor track) repeated as the Big South Howard Bagwell Male Student- Athlete of the Year Big South Men s Track & Field Athlete of the Year 10-time Big South Male Athlete of the Week won six Big South event titles (cross country, two indoor track, three outdoor track) and four IC4A individual crowns (indoor track, three outdoor track) placed 27th at the NCAA national cross country meet took third at the NCAA indoor meet in the 3K and was eighth in the 5K finished third in the NCAA outdoor 10K and fourth in the 5K ran the fastest indoor 5K in the world, 13:37.32, to win the IC4A title became the fifth-fastest collegiate 5K performer of all-time with his 13:20.43 clocking at the Mt. SAC Relays broke the prestigious 4:00 mile, running a 3:57.46 on his home track became the first athlete in the 131-year history of the IC4A Championships to win the 1,500, 5K and 10K at the same meet 2006 (So.): Became the first Liberty athlete to win NCAA Division I All-America honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track in the same academic year earned a total of four All-America distinctions Big South Howard Bagwell Male Student-Athlete of the Year Big South Men s Track & Field Athlete of the Year USATF Men s Cross Country Runner of the Year placed fourth at the national cross country meet finished fourth at the NCAA indoor meet in the 5K and was fifth in the 3K took ninth in the 5K at the outdoor national championships broke Meb Keflezighi s cross country course record at Stanford Penn Relays 5K champion IC4A 10K titlist 2005 (Fr.): Won two All-America recognitions as a freshman, placing 13th in cross country and taking fifth at the indoor 3,000 meters became the first Big South freshman to win the conference cross country meet broke Alan Webb s cross country course record at Winthrop placed fourth at the USATF Cross Country Championships, earning a spot at the World Championships claimed the IC4A indoor 3K crown Prep: Home schooled placed fourth at the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships as a senior represented the U.S. at the World Junior Cross Country Championships ran 2004 s fastest indoor two-mile time by a high schooler (8:50.40) ran the fifth-fastest all-time high school indoor 3,000 meters finished 12th in the Junior World Championship 5K three-time high school All- American Personal: Son of Rob and Lisa McDougal brother of Liberty distance standout Jordan McDougal kinesiology major birthday is June 1. MEN S PROFILES Clarence MURRAY Senior, 6-6 Decathlon Birdsboro, Pa. Decathlon - 6,187 Heptathlon - 4, (Jr.): Repeated as Big South heptathlon champion, breaking his own meet record with 4,303 points took sixth in the Big South decathlon scored a personal-best 6,187 points to win the decathlon title at the Liberty Asics Invitational made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (So.): Claimed both the Big South heptathlon and decathlon titles was the inaugural conference heptathlon champion included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2005 (Fr.): Took sixth in the Big South decathlon competition Prep: Attended Berks Christian H.S. Personal: Son of James and Nancy Kelly youth ministry major birthday is April 1. Daniel NEWELL R-Junior, 6-0 Decathlon Roanoke, Va. Decathlon - 6,774 Heptathlon - 5, (R-So.): During the outdoor track season, placed second in the Big South decathlon and was third at the IC4A meet also notched a fourth-place finish in the Big South pole vault indoors, took third in the heptathlon at the Big South meet and was fourth at the IC4A Championships made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (So.): Was redshirted 2005 (Fr.): Took third in the Big South decathlon split a 48.4 for the 400-meter leg of the distance medley relay at the IC4A indoor meet Prep: Threesport athlete at Roanoke Valley Christian H.S. Personal: Son of Tom and Jackie Newell English major birthday is March 27. MEDIA GUIDE 35

13 MEN S PROFILES 2008 TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD Tim O DONNELL Senior, 6-1 Hurdles Hurst, Texas 110 Hurdles Hurdles (Jr.): Won the Big South 400-meter hurdles championship was also second in the 4 x 400 relay and third in the 110-meter hurdles at the meet at the IC4A outdoor meet, took third in the 400-meter hurdles with a personalbest time of and was seventh in the 4 x 400 nabbed a pair of runner-up finishes at the Big South indoor meet, in the 60-meter hurdles and the 4 x 400 relay part of Liberty s eighth-place 4 x 400 quartet at the IC4A Indoor Championships 2006 (So.): National finalist in the 400 hurdles at South Plains College, with a time of won the M.C. Jones Award 2005 (Fr.): National qualifier in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles at South Plains Prep: Set school records in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles at L.D. Bell H.S. Personal: Son of Chip and Heather O Donnell intercultural studies major birthday is Aug. 17. Matt PARKER Junior, 6-2 Hurdles/Jumps Rome, N.Y. 110 Hurdles High Jump (So.): High jumped a personal-best 6-11 at the NCAA East Regional Championships to reach a jump-off for the final berth in the NCAA national meet tied for fifth in the event, narrowly missing his first trip to the national championships finished second in two events (110-meter hurdles and high jump) at the Big South outdoor meet, and was sixth in the long jump came in third in the Eastern section of the high jump at the Penn Relays also posted two second-place finishes at the Big South indoor championships, in the high jump and long jump came in fourth in the Big South 60-meter hurdles tied for fourth in the high jump at the IC4A indoor meet made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll 2006 (Fr.): Placed third in the 60 hurdles and fourth in the high jump at the Big South indoor meet kept busy at the outdoor conference meet, taking second in the 110 hurdles, fifth in the long jump, tied for sixth in the high jump and eighth in the 400 hurdles Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection Prep: Won New York state titles in the high jump and 110 hurdles at Rome Free Academy H.S. Personal: Son of Julie Brown-King business major birthday is Nov. 1. Clarence POWELL Freshman, 5-10 Jumps Marianna, Fla. High Jump Triple Jump Prep: Attended Cottondale H.S. two-time Florida state triple jump champion posted high school personal bests of in the triple jump, 22-8 in the long jump and 6-8 in the high jump nominated All-Big Bend Track Athlete of the Year as a senior also played football Personal: Son of Mary Dudley intends to major in graphic design birthday is Aug. 15. Cory REED Freshman, 5-7 Eldred, N.Y. 1,600-4:18 3,200-9: Cross Country (Fr.): Placed 15th at the Big South Championships, serving as Liberty s No. 5 runner finished fourth at his first collegiate meet, the Virginia Tech Invitational, competing unattached Prep: New York Class B state cross country champion as a senior at James I. O Neill H.S. took 10th in the 3,200 at the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals placed third at the outdoor state track meet in the 1,600 and fifth in the 3,200 as a senior Personal: Son of Charles and Susan Reed intends to major in kinesiology birthday is Jan

14 2008 TRACK & FIELD Justin SAVINI Sophomore, 5-8 Pole Vault Lincoln, Del. Personal Best: Pole Vault MEN S PROFILES Kalib WILKINSON Senior, 6-0 Silverdale, Wash (Fr.): Opened his Liberty career with a personal-best clearance at the Liberty Kickoff finished fifth in the pole vault at the Big South outdoor meet made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Prep: Competed for Delmarva Christian H.S. for two years and was an indoor state champion in the pole vault Personal: Son of Anthony and Donna Savini older brother Matt also vaults for Liberty Biblical studies major birthday is July 17. Kolby SHEPHERD Freshman, 5-8 Pole Vault/Hurdles Dublin, Ga. Personal Best: Pole Vault Prep: Attended Trinity Christian School won the Georgia state pole vault title as a junior and senior set a new state meet record with his 14-0 pole vault clearance in 2007 Personal: Son of David Shepherd and Tammie Collins major is biblical studies birthday is April 9. Oronde VASSELL Junior, 5-10 Sprints/Jumps Brooklyn, N.Y split Long Jump (So.): Placed eighth in the long jump at the Big South outdoor meet won the long jump at the Lynchburg College Invitational with a personal-best leap 2006 (Fr.): Led off for the runner-up 4 x 100 relay team at the Big South outdoor meet ran a leg for the fourth-place distance medley relay unit indoors Prep: Attended Martin Luther H.S. Personal: Son of Norman and Sandrene Vassell communications major birthday is Nov Cross Country (Sr.): Placed 94th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, crossing the line as the Flames fifth runner helped Liberty achieve its best-ever regional finish, fifth place Previous School: Ran for Air Force for three years ( ), where he twice ran at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships in 2003, the Air Force cross country team won its first Mountain West title and finished eighth in the nation Prep: Attended North Mecklenburg H.S. helped his team win North Carolina state cross country titles in 2000 and 2001 was the state runner-up at 3,200 meters in 2000 and 2001 Personal: Son of George and Claire Wilkinson graduated from New Mexico currently enrolled at Liberty Theological Seminary birthday is June 3. Geren WOODBRIDGE Freshman, 6-0 Decathlon Allentown, Pa. Personal Best: Heptathlon - 4,502 Previous School: Played a year of football at King s College Prep: Ran track and cross country and played football at Parkland H.S. Personal: Son of Tim and Cathleen Woodbridge kinesiology major birthday is June 20. The 2007 Big South Outdoor Track Champions MEDIA GUIDE 37