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COASTAL CAROLINA TRACK & FIELD

2008-2009 Track & Field Media Guide

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2008 Big South Indoor Track and Field

Championships

Feb. 29-March 1, 2008

(Clemson, S.C.)

Team Results

1. Coastal Carolina .................202.50

2. Liberty .........................................1733. Charleston Southern .................89.504. Radford ..........................................645. High Point ......................................586. Winthrop .......................................507. VMI ................................................138. UNC Asheville ...............................11

Track Performer: Diana Jepchirchir,

Coastal Carolina

Field Performer: Shemelia Brandon, RadfordFreshman of the Year: Canchettar Delamar, Charleston SouthernCoach of the Year: Alan Connie, Coastal

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Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Felicitas

Mensing, Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina Results

60 meters1. Ikeiylah Brown ............................7.57

200 meters1. Shanta Johnson ..........................24.462. Ikeiylah Brown ..........................24.67

400 meters1. Vondeeshia Humphries .............56.324. Shanta Johnson ..........................56.83

800 meters8. Shelby Donahue .....................2:21.67

Mile5. Theresa Schamberger ............5:16.07

3,000 meters1. Diana Jepchirchir..................10:01.70

60-meter Hurdles2. LeAuna Sistruk ............................8.497. Jessica Houston ...........................9.17

5,000 meters1. Diana Jepchirchir..................17:24.54

60-meter hurdles1. LeAuna Sistrunk ..........................8.532. Jessica Houston ...........................8.727. Sierrah Oates ..............................9.00

Distance Medley Relay1. Coastal Carolina ..................12:24.50

High Jump3. Kristen Burpoe ...................... 4’11.5”3. Jessica Houston ...................... 4’11.5”8. Mikaela Terry ......................... 4’11.5”

Pole Vault1. Marcie Veitch ................... 11’5.75”3”2. Claire Young ...................... 10’11.75”3. Laura Flath ................................ 10’0”

Long Jump3. Arielle Miller .................... 17’8.25”167. Jessica Houston ................ 17’6.75”11 8. Sierrah Oates ......................... 17’6.5”

Triple Jump2. LaAuna Sistrunk ................. 38’10.50”6. Jessica Houston ...................... 37’0.5”

Shot Put4. Alexandra Rathburn .............. 42’5”50 7. Zakiyyah Stewart ................. 38’6.25”

Weight Throw4. Brittany Connor ...................... 50’11”5. Alexandra Rathburn .................. 47’3”*Big South Record

2008 Big South Outdoor Track and

Field Championships

April 17-19, 2008 (Rock Hill, S.C.)

Team Results

1. Coastal Carolina .....................230

2. Charleston Southern ....................1863. Liberty .........................................1544. High Point ......................................725. Winthrop .......................................626. Radford ..........................................607. VMI ................................................428. UNC Asheville .................................7

Track Performer: Dionne Gibson, Charleston SouthernWomen’s Most Outstanding Field Per-

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Shemelia Brandon, RadfordFreshman of the Year: Misha Morris, Charleston SouthernCoach of the Year: Tosha Ansley, Charleston SouthernScholar-Athlete of the Year: Felicitas Mensing, Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina Results

100 meters4. Ikieylah Brown ..........................12.107. Arielle Miller .............................12.52

100 meter Hurdles1. LeAuna Sistrunk ........................13.974. Jessica Houston .........................14.725. Sierrah Oates ............................14.937. Melissa Arango ..........................15.08

200 meters2. Ikieylah Brown ..........................24.847. Vondeeshia Humphries .............25.47

400 meters2. Vondeeshia Humphries .............55.378. Zarena Sita .............................1:00.11

400 meter Hurdles3. Ebony Brown .........................1:05.038. Kandisa Allicock .....................1:12.21

800 meters6. Shelby Donahue .....................2:23.00

1,500 meters4. Felicitas Mensing ....................4:40.705. Theresa Schamberger ............4:47.71

3,000-meter Steeplechase1. Felicitas Mensing ..................10:51.906. Aubrey Bernquist .................11:41.76

5,000 meters1. Diana Jepchirchir..............17:26.77@

10,000 meters3. Diana Jepchirchir..................35:24.547. Joyce Curtin .........................40:39.93

Heptathlon1. Elisha Tegeder ............................41517. Mikaela Terry .............................3402

High Jump2. Kandisa Allicock ..................... 5’3.75”3. Elisha Tegeder ........................ 5’3.75”5. Mikaela Terry ......................... 5’1.75”

Pole Vault1. Claire Young ............................. 11’9”2. Marcie Veitch ....................... 9’11.75”Long Jump3. Sierrah Oates ....................... 18’6.50”5. Arielle Miller ........................ 18’1.75”7. Jessica Houston .................... 17’8.25”

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Triple Jump2. LeAuna Sistrunk ................. 39’11.50”3. Jessia Houston .......................... 39’1”7. Kammi Bittle .......................... 36’.75”

Discus Throw3. Brittany Connor ...................... 126’9”5. Zakiyyah Stewart .................. 116’11” 6. Amy Puzzo .............................. 116’6”

Hammer Throw2. Brittany Connor ...................... 155’7”3. Zakiyyah Stewart ........................130’

Javelin Throw2. Deborah Mattern .................... 135’5”3. Caitlin Lupo .......................... 127’10”7. Bridget Garrity ...................... 114’10”11. Brittany Connor ...................... 101’8”

Shot Put6. Brittany Connor ...................... 39’10”7. Zakiyyah Stewart ................. 38’2.25”

4x100-meter Relay3. Coastal Carolina .......................46.90

4x400-meter Relay3. Coastal Carolina ....................3:57.95^-Conference Record#-Meet Record@-Facility Record

2008 New Balance Big South

Conference Cross Country

Championships (Lynchburg, Va.)

October 27, 2008

Team Results:

1. Coastal Carolina .......................54

2. Liberty ...........................................553. High Point ......................................584. VMI ..............................................1265. Radford ........................................1306. Winthrop .....................................1437. Gardner-Webb .............................1878. UNC Asheville .............................1939. Charleston Southern ....................237

2008 Runner of the Year

Zsanett Kis, High Point

2008 Freshman of the Year

Christian Johnson, Coastal Carolina

All-Conference:

Zsanett Kis, High PointRebekah Ricksecker, LibertyMia Wyszynski, Coastal Carolina

Maranie Staab, Coastal Carolina

Kali Burt, High PointHannah Granger, VMIChristian Johnson, Coastal Carolina

Lori Crotts, RadfordCarey Phillips, WinthropAshley Osborne, Liberty

2008 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Rebekah Ricksecker, Liberty

2008 Cross Country All-Academic

Team

Rebekah Ricksecker, LibertyZsanett Kis, High PointCarly Moss, WinthropBrittany Owens, Charleston SouthernTheresa Schamberger, Coastal Carolina

Lauren Bowers, PresbyterianBeth Long, Gardner-WebbBrittany Christian, RadfordKatherine Clark, UNC Asheville

Coach of the Year

Alan Connie, Coastal Carolina

Results (Top 5 and Coastal Carolina

Finishers):

1. Zsanett Kis, High Point ...........18:23.242. Rebekah Ricksecker, Liberty ......... 18:39.693. Mia Wyszynski .....................18:45.2

4. Maranie Staab ..................................18:46.10

5. Kali Burt, High Point ...............18:52.57

7. Christian Johnson ................18:08.4

19. Joyce Curtin .......................19:45.90

21. Shelby Donahue.................. 19:57.8

25. Theresa Schamberger ............19:33.9

33. Rindi Wood.. ............................20:37.3

38. Keli-Jo White ...........................20:58.8

59. Peggy Busbee ........................22:58.05

63. Kathryn Zenowitz .................23:33.75

2008 Big South Indoor Team Champions

2008 Big South Outdoor Team Champions

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Alan Connie’s Big South

Coach of the Year Honors (25)

Cross Country: .............1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, ...................1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008Indoor Track and Field ...................... 1998, 1999, 2000, .......................................2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008Outdoor Track and Field: ................ 2000, 2003, 2004,............................................................ 2005, 2006,2008

Regional Coach of the Year (Southeast)

2004Big South Cross Country

Team Championships (12)

1988,1989,1993,1995,1996,1997,2001,2002,2003, 2004, 2005, 2008

USTFCCCA All-Academic

Cross Country Teams (12)

1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

NCAA Cross Country All-Americans (2)

Diana Jepchirchir ................................................... 2007Julia Viellehner ....................................................... 2006

NCAA Southeast All-Region

Cross Country Team (16)

Catherine Conder ............................. 1995, 1996, 1997Kara Koppel ................................................. 2001, 2002Diana Jepchirchir ................................................... 2007Anne Marie Moutsinga ....................... 2003, 2004, 2005Angela Murphy ...................................................... 1996Kim Nemergut....................................................... 2001Laurie Occhipinti ................................................... 1997Valentine Stumpf .................................................... 1993Julia Viellehner ....................................................... 2006Jolene Williams .................................. 1998, 1999, 2000

Big South Cross Country Individual

Champions/Runners of the Year (14)

Catherine Conder ............................. 1994, 1995, 1996 Diana Jepchirchir ................................................... 2007Anne Marie Moutsinga ....................... 2002, 2003, 2005Kristen Schultz ....................................................... 1992Valentine Stumpf .................................................... 1993Shelley Tyler ........................................................... 1989Julia Viellehner ....................................................... 2006Jolene Williams .................................. 1997, 1998, 1999

Big South Cross Country

All-Conference Honors (79)

Danielle Barajas .................................. 1996, 1997,1998Tori Brooks ............................................................ 1988Ingrid Burgess ........................................................ 1996Catherine Conder ................... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997Natasha Elliott ....................................................... 2002Cathy Ellis .............................................................. 1989Lisa Ferrara ............................................................ 1987Daneja Grandovec ................................................. 2003Kim Hefner ............................................................ 1992Corina Hopkins ..................................................... 1997Saskia Janssen ........................................................ 2005Diana Jepchirchir ......................................... 2006, 2007Christian Johnson .................................................. 2008Kara Koppel ....................................... 1999, 2001, 2002Lindsey Kozlowski .............................. 2001, 2002,2004Kim Liljeblad .......................................................... 1990Felicitas Mensing ................................ 2005, 2006, 2007Christina Mohr ...................................................... 2004Anne Marie Moutsinga ............. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Angela Murphy .................................. 1993, 1994, 1996Kim Nemergut.......................... 2001, 2002, 2003,2004Estelle Oberson ..................................................... 2005Laurie Occhipinti ..................... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997Elizabeth Pendleton ..................................... 1997, 1998

Ruby Price ............................................................. 1989Robyn Ritter ...................................... 2000, 2001, 2002Sheila Rottier ......................................................... 1993Theresa Schamberger ........................................... 2007Rachel Shivers ........................................................ 1988Kristin Shultz................................................ 1991, 1992Chantal St. Pierre .................................................. 1993Maranie Staab .............................................. 2007, 2008Valentine Stumpf .......................................... 1993, 1994Shelley Tyler ........................................................... 1989Sonja Vertacnik ........................ 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990Julia Viellehner ....................................................... 2006Kelly Webb ........................................ 1988, 1989, 1990Jaime Weisgerber .................................................. 1995Kym Weselak ......................................................... 1999Jolene Williams ........................ 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999Eileen Wicker ........................................................ 2003Mia Wyszynski ....................................................... 2008


Scholar-Athlete of the Year (7)

Kara Koppel ................................................. 2001, 2002Felicitas Mensing .................................................... 2007Angela Murphy ............................................ 1994, 1996Jolene Williams ............................................ 1998, 1999


Rookie of the Year (9)

Ingrid Burgess ........................................................ 1996Catherine Conder ................................................. 1994Jessica Goeden ...................................................... 2002Daneja Grandovec ................................................. 2003Corina Hopkins ..................................................... 1997Saskia Janssen ........................................................ 2005Christian Johnson .................................................. 2008Christina Mohr ...................................................... 2004Julia Viellehner ....................................................... 2006Jamie Weisgerber .................................................. 1995

NCAA Division I Track and Field

All-Americans (8)

Amber Campbell ................... 2001 (OT/IT), 2002 (IT), ..................................................... 2003 (OT), 2004 (IT)Chasity Johnson .............................................. 2005 (IT)Jolene Williams ........................................ 1998 (OT/IT)

USTCA All-Academic Track and Field Teams

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (6)

Big South Indoor Track and Field


2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

Big South Female Athlete of the Year (5)

Felicitas Mensing ......... ...........................................2008Amber Campbell ......................................... 2001, 2003Jolene Williams ............................................ 1999, 2000


Most Outstanding Athlete (8)

Amber Campbell (Field) .................... 2001, 2002, 2004Diana JepchirchirChasity Johnson (Field) ................................ 2004, 2005Felicitas Mensing (Track) ........................................ 2007Anne Marie Moutsinga (Track) .............................. 2004Jolene Williams ...................................................... 1999



Kara Koppel ................................................. 2002, 2003Felicitas Mensing .......................................... 2007, 2008Jolene Williams .................................. 1998, 1999, 2000

Big South Indoor

Track and Field Champions (74)

2008: Ikeylah Brown (60 meters), Shanta Johnson (200 meters), Vondeeshia Humphries (400 meters), Diana Jepchirchir (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters) LeAu-na Sistrunk (60 meters), Marcie Veitch (Pole Vault)

2007: Chasity Johnson (200 meters, long jump, triple jump), Amber White (400 meters), Felicitas Mensing (Mile, 3,000 meters), Laura Flath (pole vault)

2006: Chasity Johnson (200 meters, 4x400, triple jump, long jump), Amber White (4x400), Saskia Janssen (800 meters, Mile), Felicitas Mensing (3,000 meters), Claire Young (Pole Vault), LeAnna Sistrunk (4x400), Ebony Brown (4x400)

2005: Anne Marie Moutsinga (5,000 meters, 3,000 meters), Chasity Johnson (200 meters, long jump, triple jump)

2004: Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, distance medley relay), Lital Azulay (distance medley relay), Jessica Watson (distance medley relay), Jessica Goeden (distance medley relay), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (triple jump), Amber Campbell (weight throw)

2003: Anne Marie Moutsinga (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Jackie Lugaila (shot put, weight throw)

2002: Kara Koppel (3,000 meters), Courtney Samuel (high jump, triple jump), Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw)

2001: Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw), Shashonda Lane (long jump), Courtney Samuel (triple jump)

2000: Jolene Williams (3,000 meters, 5,000 meters), Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Amber Campbell (shot put, weight throw)

1999: Jolene Williams (mile, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay), Laurie Occhipinti (5,000 meters, distance medley relay), Laurie Occhipinti (distance medley relay), Sandra Henson (distance medley relay), Courtney Samuel (high jump), Liz Pidgeon (weight throw)

1998: Angela Murphy (800 meters, distance medley relay), Jolene Williams (mile, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay), Corina Hopkins (distance medley relay), Shashonda Lane (distance medley relay), Liz Pidgeon (weight throw)



Lital Azulay .......................................................2004 (2)Danielle Barajas ................................................1998 (2)Aubrey Bergquist ......................................... 2005, 2007Ikeiylah Brown ....................................................... 2008Ebony Brown ..........................................2005, 2006 (2)Tamara Bryant ................................... 2005, 2006, 2007Amber Campbell ......2000 (2), 2001 (2), 2002 (2),2004 (2)Natasha Elliot ........................................................ 2002Laura Flath ......................................... 2006, 2007, 2008Sylvia Galarza ......................................................... 2005Jessica Goeden ............................................ 2003, 2004Danielle Hagler ...................................................... 2005Corina Hopkins ..................................................... 1998Vondeeshia Humphries.......................................... 2008Jessica Houston ........................................... 2007, 2008

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Saskia Janssen ...................................................2006 (3)Felicia Jacobs.......................................................... 2005Diana Jepchirchir ..............................................2008 (2)Shanta Johnson ...................................................... 2008Chasity Johnson .................2004(5), 2005 (6), 2005 (5), ..........................................................................2007 (4)Kara Koppel ...................................... 2002 (2), 2003 (2)Lindsey Kozlowski ................................................. 2005Shashonda Lane .................1998 (2), 1999 (5), 2001 (2)Desiree Leach ........................................................ 2007Danielle Leyh ......................................................... 1998Stephanie Lomax ..............................................2000 (2)Jackie Lugaila..................................... 2002 (2), 2003 (2)Felicitas Mensing ............................... 2006 (3), 2007 (2)Michelle Mentzer ..............................................2002 (2)Dawnita Moore ..................................................... 2003Christina Mohr ...................................................... 2005Anne Marie Moutsinga ..................... 2003 (2), 2004 (3),.......................................................... 2005 (3), 2006 (3)Aaryn Munson ............................................. 2002, 2003Angela Murphy .................................................1998 (3)Kim Nemergut..............................2002, 2004 (2), 2005Sierrah Oates ......................................................... 2008Laurie Occhipinti ..............................................1999 (2)Elizabeth Pendleton ...................................... 1998,1999Liz Pidgeon ....................................... 1998 (2), 1999 (2)Jessica Pressley ............................................ 2006, 2007Annette Purdy ....................................................... 2001Brittany Reid ................................................ 2004, 2006Robyn Ritter ................................................ 2002, 2003Latrice Sales ........................................................... 2002Courtney Samuel ..............1999 (2), 2000 (4), 2001 (2), ..........................................................................2002 (2)Margo Sanders ....................................................... 2004Heather Saponaro ................................................. 2002Theresa Schamberger ......................................2007 (3)LeAnna Sistrunk ............................2006 (2), 2007, 2008Marilyn Testa ............................ 2002 (2), 2003(2), 2004Elisha Tegeder ........................................................ 2005Marcie Veitch ..................................... 2006, 2007, 2008Jessica Watson .................................. 2002 (2), 2004 (3)Kym Weselak ......................................................... 2000Amber White .................................... 2006 (2), 2007 (2)Keli-Jo White ......................................................... 2007Jolene Williams ..................1998 (3), 1999 (3), 2000 (2)Claudia Witte ......................................................... 2004Eileen Wicker ........................................................ 2004Claire Young ...................................... 2006, 2007, 2008

Big South Outdoor Track and Field


2004, 2005, 2006, 2008



Kara Koppel ................................................. 2001, 2002Felicitas Mensing .................................................... 2008Angela Murphy ............................................ 1996, 1997Jolene Williams ............................................ 1998, 1999


Most Outstanding Athlete (7)

Amber Campbell (Field) .................... 2001, 2003, 2004Chasity Johnson (Field) .......................................... 2005Angela Murphy ...................................................... 1996Liz Pidgeon ............................................................ 1998Valentine Stumpf .................................................... 1994

Big South Conference Outstanding Track and

Field Athletes of the Year (3)

Amber Campbell ......................................... 2003, 2004Chasity Johnson ..................................................... 2005

Big South Outdoor

Track and Field Champions (73)

2008: Diana Jepchirchir (5,000 meters,10,000m) Elisha Tegeder (heptathlon), LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles), Felicitas Mensing (3,000-meter steeplechase), Claire Young (pole vault)

2007: LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles), Amber White (400-meters, 4x400), Marcie Veitch (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump), Tamara Bry-ant (discus), Ikeiylah Brown (4x400), Shanta Johnson (4x400), Desiree Leach (4x400)

2006: Saskia Janssen (1,500 meters), Felicitas Mensing (3,000-meter steeplechase), LeAuna Sistrunk (100-meter hurdles, 4x100), Ebony Brown (400-me-ter hurdles), Courtney Lemon (4x100), Felisha Jacobs (4x100), Chasity Johnson (4x100, Long Jump), Claire Young (pole vault), Dana Sizemore (javelin), Brittany Reid (discus)

2005: Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump, 200 meters), Ebony Brown (400 meters), Anne Marie Moutsinga (10,000 meters), Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000 meter Steeplechase), Brittany Reid (discus)

2004: Anne Marie Moutsinga (5,000 meters), Claudia Witte (10,000 meters), Daneja Grandovec (3,000 meters), Marilyn Testa (pole vault), Chasity Johnson (long jump, triple jump), Amber Campbell (discus, hammer), Dana Sizemore (javelin)

2003: Anne Marie Moutsinga (1,500 meters), Robyn Ritter (10,000 meters), Lindsey Kozlowski (3,000 meter steeplechase), Amber Campbell (hammer, shot put, discus)

2002: Marilyn Testa (400-meter hurdles), Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Annette Purdy (hammer)

2001: Amber Campbell (hammer, shot put, discus), Courtney Samuel (triple jump, high jump, heptathlon)

2000: Courtney Samuel (triple jump), Amber Camp-bell (discus), Annette Purdy (hammer)

1999: Jolene Williams (1,500 meters), Laurie Occhip-inti (3,000 meters), Annette Purdy (hammer)

1998: Jolene Williams (1,500 meters), Laurie Oc-chipinti (3,000 meters), Liz Pidgeon (hammer, javelin), April Cook (high jump)

1997: Angela Murphy (800 meters, 1,500 meters), Catherine Conder (3,000-meters), Dorie Biagianti (discus)

1996: Angela Murphy (800 meters, 1,500 meters)

1995: Catherine Conder (1,500 meters)

1994: Valentine Stumpf (800 meters, 1500 meters)



Kandissa Allicock ............................................. 2008 (2)Lital Azulay ...................................................... 2004 (2)Danielle Barajas ..................................... 1996 (2), 1997Monica Beall ..........................................................1996Aubrey Bergquist ...................................................2007Dorie Biagianti ................................................. 1997 (2)

Ebony Brown ............... 2003, 2005 (4), 2006 (3), 2007Ikeiylah Brown ................................. 2007 (3), 2008 (3)Tamara Bryant ..................................2005 (2), 2007 (3)Amber Campbell ............. 2000 (2), 2001 (3), 2003 (3), ......................................................................... 2004 (4)Kristine Claffie .......................................................1994Catherine Conder ............................1995, 1996, 1997Brittany Connor .............................................. 2008 (2)April Cook .........................................1997, 1998, 1999Laura Flath ...................................................2005, 2007Sylvia Galarza .........................................................2005Daneja Grandovec ........................................... 2004 (2)Jessica Greene .......................................................2000Julia Greene ...........................................................2000Sandra Henson ...................................... 1999 (2), 2000Lisa Holsinger .............. 2000 (2), 2001, 2002, 2003 (2)Jessica Houston .....................................................2008Vondeeshia Humphries.................................... 2008 (3)Saski Janssen .................................................... 2006 (2)Felisha Jacobs ....................................2005 (2), 2006 (3)Katherine Jenerette ...............................................1994Diana Jepchirchir ............................. 2007 (2), 2008 (2)Chasity Johnson ............... 2004 (2), 2005 (7), 2006 (3), ......................................................................... 2007 (3)Shanta Johnson ................................................ 2007 (3)Kara Koppel .................................................2002, 2003Lindsey Kozlowski .................2002 (2), 2003 (2), 2004, ...............................................................................2005Laura Kukich ..........................................................1999Shashonda Lane .................1998, 1999 (3), 2000, 2001Desiree Leach ........................................................2007Courtney Lemon ...............................2005, 2006, 2007Caitlin Lupo ...........................................................2008Deborah Mattern ..................................................2008Christina Mohr ......................................................2005Dawnita Moore .....................................................2003Felicitas Mensing .................................... 2006 (2), 2008Arielle Miller ..........................................................2008Anne Marie Moutsinga .....................2003 (2), 2004 (3),.............................................................. 2005 (3), 2006Angela Murphy .......................1995, 1996 (2), 1997 (2)Jamie Mushatt-Valrie ..............................................2007Kim Nemergut................................................. 2004 (2)Sierrah Oates .........................................................2008Estelle Oberson .....................................................2006Laurie Occhipinti ............................1995 (2), 1997 (2),............................................................... 1998 (2), 1999Karen Olesky .........................................................2004Elizabeth Pendleton ......................................... 1998 (2)Liz Pidgeon ...................................................... 1998 (3)Jessica Pressley ..................................2005, 2006, 2007Annette Purdy ............. 1999 (2), 2000 (2), 2001, 2002Brittany Reid ...........................2004, 2005 (2), 2006 (2)Robyn Ritter ......................................2000, 2002, 2003Sheila Rottier .........................................................1994Courtney Samuel ............. 1999 (5), 2000 (4), 2001 (3), ......................................................................... 2002 (3)LeAuna Sistrunk ......................2006 (3), 2007, 2008 (4)Zarena Sita.............................................................2008Dana Sizemore ..................................2004, 2005, 2006Valentine Stumpf .............................................. 1994 (2)Marilyn Testa ...........................2001, 2002 (3), 2004 (2) Elisha Tegeder ...................................2005 (2), 2008 (2)Katrina Vereen .......................................................1999Marcie Veitch .....................................2006, 2007, 2008Jessica Watson .............................................2002, 2004Jolene Williams ..................................1997, 1998, 1999Amber White ......................................... 2006, 2007 (3)Eileen Wicker ........................................................2005Claudia Witte .........................................................2004Claire Young ................................................2006, 2008

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3. Shanta Johnson 7.70 20084. LeAuna Sistrunk 7.83 20075. Courtney Lemon 7.86 20076. Arielle Miller 7.87 2008

7. Latrice Sales 7.90 20028. Shashonda Lane 7.92 1999

60 meter Hurdles1. LeAuna Sistrunk 8.47 2008

2. Jessica Houston 8.72 2008

3. Ebony Brown 8.88 20064. Sierrah Oates 9.00 2008

5. Felisha Jacobs 9.06 20066. Courtney Samuel 9.15 2002 Dawnita Moore 9.15 20038. Elisha Tegeder 9.26 2005 Shashonda Lane 9.26 1998

200 meters1. Shanta Johnson 24.46 20082. Ikeiylah Brown 24.56 2008

3. Chasity Johnson 24.71 20054. Amber White 24.86 20075. Vondeeshia Humphries 25.73 2008

6. LeAuna Sistrunk 25.86 2008

7. Zarena Sita 26.00 2008 Sandra Henson 26.00 1999

400 meters1. Amber White 55.71 2007

2. Vondeeshia Humphries 56.25 2008

3. Shanta Johnson 56.83 20084. Ebony Brown 56.99 20065. Dawnita Moore 58.48 20046. Desiree Leach 58.35 20077. Tasha Williams 59.46 19988. Sandra Henson 59.49 1999

800 meters1. Saskia Janssen 2:13.75 20062. Angela Murphy 2:14.50 19953. Christina Mohr 2:17.58 20054. Shelby Donahue 2:19.28 2008

5. Theresa Schamberger 2:19.96 2007

6. Kim Nemergut 2:20.36 20057. Jessica Watson 2:20.44 20028. Corina Hopkins 2:21.04 1999

Mile Run1. Saskia Janssen 4:55.39 20062. Valentine Stumpf 4:58.17 19953. Jolene Williams 4:58.40 19994. Christina Mohr 4:58.86 20055. Felicitas Mensing 4:58.89 20076. Anne Marie Moutsinga 5:02.89 20067. Kim Nemergut 5:03.40 20058. Kara Koppel 5:04.00 2003

3,000 meters1. Jolene Williams 9:25.29 19982. Catherine Conder 9:37.83 19963. Julia Viellehner 9:44.72 20074. Angela Murphy 9:48.79 19985. Anne Marie Moutsinga 9:49.83 20046. Christina Mohr 9:55.43 20057. Diana Jepchirchir 9.55.45 20088. Felicitas Mensing 9:55.69 2007

5,000 meters1. Jolene Williams 17:15.65 19992. Diana Jepchirchir 17.:24.54 20083. Anne Marie Moutsinga 17:27.75 20064. Laurie Occhipinti 17:41.13 19995. Kara Koppel 17:42.00 20026. Felicitas Mensing 17:44.68 20067. Danielle Barajas 17:54.24 19988. Saskia Janssen 17:58.51 2006

Pentathlon1. Elisha Tegeder 3,090 points 20072. Alyssa Englebrecht 2,281 points 20073. Kandisa Allicock 2,659 points 2008

4. Mikaela Terry 2,604 points 20085. Lauren Watts 2,259 points 2008

Distance Medley Relay1. Azuly, Watson 12:18.91 2004 Goeden, Moutsinga2. Nemergut, Watson 12:22.92 2004 Goeden, Grandovec3. Donahue, Sita 12:24.50 2008 K. White, Schamberger4. Bergquist, Leach 12:36.19 2007 K. White, Schamberger5. Occhipinti, T. Williams 12:36.21 1998 Murphy, J. Williams6. Munson, Saponaro 12:36.21 2002 Mentzer, Elliot7. Bergquist, Tegeder 12:37.99 2005 Hagler, Moutsinga

4x400-meter Relay1. E. Brown, A. White 3:49.10 2006 Sistrunk, C. Johnson 2. I. Brown, S. Johnson 3:52.68 2008 Leach, A. White3. E. Brown, A. White 3:54.64 2006 Sistrunk, C. Johnson4. E. Brown, Sistrunk 3:54.99 2006 C. Johnson, A. White5. Leach, A. White 3:56.05 2007 I. Brown, C. Johnson6. Moore, Testa 3:56.30 2004 Johnson, Watson7. Keenan, A. White 3:56.78 2006 S. Johnson, C. Johnson8. E. Brown, Tegeder 3:58.05 2006 A. White, C. Johnson

High Jump1. Courtney Samuel 5’5.25” n/a2. Chasity Johnson 5’5” 20043. Jessica Watson 5’5” 20044. Marilyn Testa 5’4.25” 20045. Jessica Houston 5’4.25” 2007

6. Dawnita Moore 5’3.75” 20037. Kandisa Allicock 5’3” 2008

8. Heather Saponaro 5’2.25” n/a

Pole Vault1. Marilyn Testa 11’11.75” 20032. Marcie Veitch 11’5.75” 2008

3. Laura Flath 11’0.25” 20074. Claire Young 10’10” 2007

5. Lisa Holsinger 10’6” n/a6. Margo Sanders 9’6.25” 20047. Monique Gibson 8’6.25” 20058. Elisha Tegeder 8’4.25” 2005

Long Jump1. Chasity Johnson 20’0.25” 20062. Shashonda Lane 18’7” 19993. Sierrah Oates 18’1.5” 2008

4. Arielle Miller 18’0.5” 2008

5. Courtney Samuel 11’11.75” 19996. Stefanie Lomax 17’9.75” 20007. Felisha Jacobs 17’9” 20068. LeAuna Sistrunk 17’6.75” 2008

Triple Jump1. Chasity Johnson 43’3.25” 20052. LeAuna Sistrunk 40’5.5” 2008

3. DeMiracle 39’5.25” 2006 Washington4. Courtney Samuel 39’0.5” 20005. Felisha Jacobs 38’9.5” 20076. Shashonda Lane 38’2.75” 19997. Arielle Miller 37’10.75” 2008

Stefanie Lomax 37’10.75” 20008. Jessica Houston 37’2.5” 2008

Shot Put1. Amber Campbell 49’7.75” 20022. Brittany Reid 47’3.5” 20053. Sylvia Galarza 46’6.25” 20054. Jackie Lugaila 43’7.75” 20035. Courtney Nash 43’7.25” 20076. Tamara Bryant 43’5.25” 20057. Alexandra Rathburn 43’5” 2008

8. Liz Pidgeon 40’4.75” 1999

Weight Throw1. Amber Campbell 72’11.75” 20042. Jessica Pressley 59’10.5” 20073. Liz Pidgeon 58’1” 19994. Tamara Bryant 57’3.5” 20055. Brittany Reid 55’3.5” 20056. Courtney Nash 53’2.25” 20077. Karen Olesky 51’10” 20058. Jackie Lugaila 51’3” 2002

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100 meters1. Courtney Lemon 11.91 20062. Shashonda Lane 11.92 19993. Chasity Johnson 11.94 20064. Ikeiylah Brown 11.97 2007

5. Shanta Johnson 12.23 20076. Sandra Henson 12.31 20017. Arielle Miller 12.33 2008

8. Latrice Sales 12.35 2003

200 meters1. Shanta Johnson 24.12 20072. Amber White 24.16 2007

3. Ikeiylah Brown 24.33 2008

4. Chasity Johnson 24.56 20075. Vondeeshia Humphries 25.07 2008

6. Shashonda Lane 25.18 19997. Sandra Henson 25.28 19998. Courtney Lemon 25.36 2006

400 meters1. Vondeeshia Humphries 54.41 2008

2. Amber White 54.57 2007

3. Shanta Johnson 55.10 20074. Ikeiylah Brown 55.80 2007

5. Ebony Brown 56.88 20056. Desiree Leach 57.71 20077. Dawnita Moore 58.00 20038. Tasha Williams 58.29 1998

800 meters1. Angela Murphy 2:09.68 19972. Valentine Stumpf 2:10.13 19943. Saskia Janssen 2:12.99 20064. Theresa Schamberger 2:16.16 2007

5. Kim Nemergut 2:16.40 20046. Shelby Donahue 2:16.54 2008

7. Jessica Watson 2:16.96 20048. Sheila Rottier 2:17.99 1994

1,500 meters1. Angela Murphy 4:22.27 19972. Jolene Williams 4:25.86 19983. Anne Marie Moutsinga 4:31.47 20034. Valentine Stumpf 4:31.65 19945. Kara Koppel 4:37.13 20026. Kim Nemergut 4:37.21 20037. Saskia Janssen 4:38.62 20068. Felicitas Mensing 4:38.78 2006

3,000 meters1. Angela Murphy 9:22.54 19972. Jolene Williams 9:26.37 19983. Catherine Condor 9:34.77 19964. Kara Koppel 9:55.40 20025. Kim Nemergut 10:00.84 20026. Lital Azulay 10:01.80 20047. Anne Marie Moutsinga 10:02.83 20058. Valentine Stumpf 10:08.84 1994

5,000 meters1. Catherine Conder 16:26.99 19962. Anne Marie Moutsinga 16:44.28 20043. Jolene Williams 16:54.57 19994. Lital Azulay 17:05.12 20045. Diana Jepchirchir 17:08.55 20085. Christina Mohr 17:12.50 20056. Estelle Oberson 17:16.41 20067. Kara Koppel 17:20.61 2002

10,000 meters1. Anne Marie Moutsinga 34:41.79 20052. Diana Jepchirchir 35:24.54 20083. Catherine Conder 35:25.04 19954. Robyn Ritter 37:27.48 20025. Claudia Witte 37:30.46 20046. Estelle Oberson 37:33.10 20067. Diana Jepchirchir 37:46.96 20078. Lital Azulay 37:55.12 2004

100 meter Hurdles1. LeAuna Sistrunk 13.67 2007

2. Ebony Brown 14.09 20063. Felisha Jacobs 14.15 20064. Jessica Houston 14.58 2008

5. Courtney Samuel 14.69 20006. Sierrah Oates 14.73 2008

7. Elisha Tegeder 14.90 2005

400-meter Hurdles1. Ebony Brown 58.67 20062. Dawnita Moore 1:01.39 20033. Felisha Jacobs 1:01.57 20064. LeAuna Sistrunk 1:01.74 2006

5. Marilyn Testa 1:01.77 20026. Desiree Leach 1:03.00 20077. Elisha Tegeder 1:06.76 20058. Jessica Doolady 1:08.18 2005

3,000-meter Steeplechase1. Felicitas Mensing 10:24.24 20062. Daneja Grandovec 10:45.37 20043. Lindsey Kozlowski 10:49.96 20044. Eileen Wicker 11:26.78 20065. Kara Koppel 11:27.39 20016. Aubrey Bergquist 11:29.15 20077. Jessica Goeden 11:33.34 20038. Jessica Balance 12:16.55 2003

4x100-meter Relay1. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 45.77 2007 Lemon, C. Johnson2. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 46.12 2007 Lemon, C. Johnson3. Sistrunk, Lemon, 46.18 2006 Jacobs, C. Johnson4. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 46.30 2007 Sistrunk, C. Johnson5. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 46.53 2007 A. White, C. Johnson6. Sistrunk, A. White, 46.63 2006 Jacobs, Lemon7. Brown, Miller 46.65 2008 Sistrunk, Humphries8. Sistrunk, Lemon, 46.74 2006 Jacobs, Johnson

4x200-meter Relay1. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 1:37.86 2007 A. White, C. Johnson2. Brown, Humphries 1:39.87 2008 Sistrunk, Sita3. Allicock, Houston 1:45.81 2008 Arango, Miller

4x400-meter Relay1. I. Brown, E. Brown, 3:44.87 2007 S. Johnson, Leach2. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 3:45.23 2007 A. White, Leach3. Leach, A. White, 3:46.34 2007 I. Brown, S. Johnson4. E. Brown, Sistrunk, 3:46.42 2006 Jacobs, A. White5. I. Brown, S. Johnson, 3:46.21 2007 A. White, Leach6. I. Brown, Leach, 3:50.50 2007 Sistrunk, Houston7. E. Brown, Sistrunk, 3:50.94 2006 Janssen, White8. Brown, Sistrunk, 3:51.91 2006 Jacobs, White

Sprint Medley Relay1. S. Johnson, I. Brown, 4:03.42 2007 A. White, Schamberger2. Brown, Sita 4:15.50 2008 Humphries, Donahue

Shuttle Hurdle Relay1. E. Brown, Jacobs, 59.01 2006 Tegeder, Sistrunk2. Sistrunk, Arango 59.10 2008 Oates, Houston3.. Allicock, Arango 1:02.11 2008 Oates, Sita

High Jump1. Courtney Samuel 5’8” 2001 Chasity Johnson 5’8” 20053. Jessica Watson 5’5.25” 20024. Jessica Houston 5’5” 2007

5. Marilyn Testa 5’4.25” 20026. Kandisa Allicock 5’3.75” 2008

7. Elisha Tegeder 5’3.75” 20088. Mikaela Terry 5’3” 2007

Pole Vault1. Marilyn Testa 12’11.75” 20042. Claire Young 11’9” 2008

3. Laura Flath 11’5.75” 20064. Marcie Veitch 11’3.75” 2007

5. Lisa Holsinger 10’11.75” 20026. Jenny Lewinski 10’0” 20037. Margo Sanders 10’0” 20048. Monique Gibson 9’6.25” 2006

Long Jump1. Chasity Johnson 20’1.5” 20062. Felisha Jacobs 18’8.5” 20063. Shashonda Lane 18’7.75” 20014. Sierrah Oates 18’6.5” 2008

5. Courtney Samuel 18’4” 20026. Arielle Miller 18’1.75” 2008

7. Tasha Williams 17’11” 19988. Jessica Houston 17’10.25” 2007

DeMiracle Washington 17’10.25” 2006

Triple Jump1. Chasity Johnson 43’9” 20052. DeMiracle Washington 40’1.25” 20063. LeAuna Sistrunk 39’11.5” 2008

4. Courtney Samuel 39’7.25” 20005. Jessica Houston 39’1” 2008

6. Felisha Jacobs 38’5” 20067. Shashonda Lane 37’11.5” 19988. Arielle Miller 37’2.5” 2008

Shot Put1. Brittany Reid 47’4.25” 20062. Amber Campbell 47’3.75” 20043. Sylvia Galarza 44’5.5” 20054. Tamara Bryant 43’7” 20055. Jackie Lugaila 41’10” 20026. Brittany Connor 40’8.75” 2008

7. Brittany Nordin 40’6.75” 20048. Courtney Nash 40’5.5” 2007

Discus1. Amber Campbell 165’10” 20012. Tamara Bryant 164’8” 20053. Brittany Reid 163’2” 20054. Sylvia Galarza 153’6” 20055. Jamie Mushatt-Valrie 149’3” 20076. Courtney Nash 143’8” 20067. Brittany Connor 140’4” 2008

8. Jackie Lugaila 134’3” 2002

Hammer1. Amber Campbell 220’7” 20042. Liz Pidgeon 191’2” 19993. Tamara Bryant 183’5” 20074. Jessica Pressley 175’11” 20075. Brittany Reid 173’9” 20056. Annette Purdy 172’6” 20027. Jackie Lugaila 168’8” 20028. Karen Olesky 168’8” 2005

Javelin1. Dana Sizemore 150’5” 20042. Liz Pidgeon 143’9” 19983. Amber Campbell 142’1” 20014. Deborah Mattern 138’9” 2008

5. Caitlin Lupo 129’10” 2008

6. Sylvia Galarza 125’5” 20057. Marilyn Testa 124’8” 20048. Bridget Garrity 124’6” 2008

Heptathlon1. Courtney Samuel 4,635 points 20012. Marilyn Testa 4,462 points 20023. Heather Saponaro 4,318 points 20024. Elisha Tegeder 4,151 points 2008

5. Lisa Holsinger 3,793 points 20016. Lauren Watts 3,757 points 2007

7. Jessica Doolady 3,668 points 20058. Danielle McGlaughlin 3,402 points 2003

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•2006 NCAA Qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles•Coastal Carolina record holder in the 400-meter hurdles•Member of Coastal Carolina’s record holding

4x400-meter relay squads for both indoor and outdoor•Two-time Big South 400-meter dash champion•Earned All-Conference honors nine times during outdoor competition and four during indoor

Ebony BROWN 400-meter Hurdles •2006 NCAA Participant

•Broke school, conference and regional outdoor hammer record as well the school outdoor shot put record•Finished third at the 2004 USA Indoor Championships in the Weight Throw•2004 Indoor All-American after placing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw•2003 Outdoor All-American after placing ninth in the NCAA Championships in the Hammer•2002 Indoor All-American after placing ninth in the NCAA Championships in the Weight Throw •2001 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in the Hammer at the NCAA Championships•2001 Indoor All-American after placing seventh in the Weight Throw at the NCAA Championships•2001 and 2003 Big South Conference Female Athlete of the Year•Sixteen-time Big South All-Conference•Weight Throw of 64’5.75” is a world record for 19-year-olds•Qualified for the USA Track and Field Indoor Nationals in the weight throw•Placed 21st in the hammer throw at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.•Her throw of 67.86-meters gave her the top American finish in her first Olympic appearance.

•Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country and Track•13th in 5,000-meters at 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships•17th in 5,000-meters at 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships

•14th (top freshman in the nation) in 10,000-meters at 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships•1996 Silver Medalist in 5,000-meters (16:26) in Penn Relays, a Big South Conference record in this event

•2007 Big South Champion•2007 Big South Runner of the Year•2007 All-Big South•2007 All-Southeast Region•2007 All-American, finishing 29th at the NCAA Championships

•2007 All-American•2007 All-Southeast Region •2007 Big South Women’s Cross Country Individual Champion and Runner of the Year•Current Coastal Carolina and Big South women’s cross country record holder for a 6K race with a time of 20:22.50•Captured the 2008 Big South Outdoor individual titles in the 5,000 and 10,000m.

Amber CAMPBELL Weight Throw • Hammer Throw2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 NCAA Participant2008 United States Olympic Team Member

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2007 NCAA Participant

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•Eight-time Big South Champion in Cross Country and Track•10-time Big South All-Conference•48th at 2003 NCAA Cross

Country Championships •2003 NCAA Southeast All-Region selection after finishing 10th overall at the Southeast Cross Country Regional•Two-time Big South Women’s Runner of the Year

•GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American•Five-time Big South Champion•19th in 3,000-meters at 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships•39th in 3,000-meters at 1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships

•1996 Silver Medalist in 3,000-meters (9:22.54) in Penn Relays, a Big South Conference Record•Also holds Big South records in 1,500-meters (4:22) and 800-meters (2:09)

•2006 Cross Country All-American•2006 All-Southeast Region•2006 Big South Runner of the Year •2006 Rookie of the Year

•2006 Big South Champion in Cross Country, earning All-Conference honors•First Coastal Carolina cross country runner in program history and first female in the Big South to be named All-American in cross country

•GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American•10-time Big South Champion in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track•Three-time Big South Female Track Athlete of the Year

•1998 NCAA Indoor All-American after placing second in 3,000-meters (9:25.69), a Big South Conference record•1998 Outdoor All-American after placing seventh in 3,000-meters•Ran in the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Anne Marie MOUTSINGA

Cross Country •2003, 2005 NCAA Participant

Angela MURPHY3,000-meters •1996, 1997 NCAA Participant

Julia VIELLEHNER Cross Country •2006 NCAA Participant

Jolene WILLIAMSCross Country • 3,000-meters • 1997, 1998 NCAA Participant

•Six-time Big South Champion•13th in the Hammer at the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Championships•Former Big South record holder in the Hammer (191’4”) and the Javelin (143’9”)•Competed in the 2001 World University

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Liz PIDGEON Hammer Throw •1999 NCAA Participant

•2006 NCAA Provisional National Qualifier in the Long Jump and Triple Jump•2005 All-American in the Indoor Triple Jump•2005 Big South Conference Outstanding Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year•2005 Big South Conference Outstanding Field Event Performer at Indoor and Outdoor Championships

•All-Time Big South Conference and Coastal Carolina record holders in the Triple Jump and Long Jump• Ranks No. 4 in school history in the 200-meters•2005 Indoor and Outdoor National Championship Qualifier in Triple Jump•2005 All-East Region in Triple Jump•16-time Big South Conference Champion•2005 NCAA Division I All-Academic Team Member

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Full-time faculty members: 284Faculty members with doctoral or terminal degrees: 82 percentStudent to faculty ratio: 19:1

Finances

Tuition for 2008-2009

In-state: $4,325 per semesterOut-of-state: $9,045 per semester

Residence Halls

$3,540 per semester includes meal plans, student health services and Internet access.

Founded: 1954 (In 1993, the South Carolina Legislature established Coastal Carolina University as an independent, public institution, ending a more than 30-year affiliation with the University of South Carolina.)

Student Profile

Enrollment

Approximately 8,000 studentsSouth Carolina residents: 60 percentOut-of-state residents: 39 percent from 44 statesInternational students: 1 percent from 32 countriesMale students: 49 percentFemale students: 51 percentAverage SAT score for first-time freshmen: 1,033Faculty

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS

The Campus The campus comprises 53 main buildings on 307 acres including the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies and the Coastal Science Center, located on the East Campus at the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501. The University also offers courses at the Waccamaw Center for Higher Education in Litchfield, and in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Georgetown. Waties Island, 1,062 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology. Students enrolled in Coastal’s Professional Golf Management program staff Quail Creek Golf Club at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus.

Academic Programs Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degree programs in 40 major fields of study and 37 undergraduate minors. The University also offers six master’s degree programs in education, instructional technology, and coastal marine and wetland studies. Coastal’s growing array of international programs take students to places such as Australia, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Germany, India, Japan and Russia. Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The Spadoni College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the South Carolina State Board of Education. Coastal Carolina University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

The University

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public, comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers baccalaureate programs to nearly 8,300 students in 40 fields of study including acclaimed programs in marine science, resort tourism and professional golf management. Graduate programs include an MBA as well as master’s degrees in education and coastal marine and wetland studies. The University prides itself on the interaction of students and faculty in the classroom, through internships and hands-on research. The combined expertise of faculty ranges from emerging market economics to global positioning systems, bottle-nosed dolphins and the history of rock ‘n’ roll. There are more than 300 full-time faculty members, 82 percent of whom have doctoral or terminal degrees.

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Coastal Carolina University provides quality athletic facilities for its teams to compete on. Brooks Stadium (bottom left) is the newest addition to the athletic landscape, housing the three-time Big South champion football program. • The Chanticleer baseball program has won nearly 75 percent of its games at Charles

L. Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field (pictured top left) through the years. Re-cently completed renovations to the Stadium improved the players’ locker room and added chairback seats. • Coastal Carolina Track and Field facility (top middle) is among the finest on the East Coast and is the home of numerous events during the year. • Kimbel Arena (upper middle left) houses Coastal’s men’s and women’s basketball program and the volleyball program. • The Coastal Carolina’s

athletic training room (pictured lower middle left) is located within Kimbel Arena and houses rehab and treatment equipment for the Chanticleer student-athletes. • Coastal Carolina Softball Field (top right) has seen the Chanticleer softball program win over 70 percent of its home contests. • The TPC of Myrtle Beach (middle right) hosts the General Hackler Championship and has a practice area exclusively for the Chanticleer men’s golf program, while the women base out of Grande Dunes. • The Billy Nichols Tennis Center and Joseph Holiday Courts (center) give Coastal’s men’s and women’s tennis programs a first-class home ad-vantage. The facility includes six courts and seating for fans. • The soccer programs play at the Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field (bottom right).

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Will Garland

Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration

David A. DeCenzo became the second president of Coastal Carolina University on May 7, 2007. DeCenzo joined Coastal Carolina’s administration in 2002 when he was named dean of the E. Craig

Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. He was named provost and senior vice president of academic affairs n in May 2006. Before joining the Coastal Carolina University faculty, DeCenzo served as director of partnership development in the College of Business and Economics at Towson University in Maryland from 1999 to 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland College Park and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from West Virginia University.

An experienced industry consultant, DeCenzo has served a wide variety of clients including Citicorp Global Technology, Moen Inc., Motorola and others. His major academic interests are in human resource management, management, and organizational behavior. He is the author of textbooks that are used widely at colleges and universities throughout the United States and the world. He serves on the board

of directors of the Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Center, and he served a two-year term on the Conway Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.

As dean of Coastal Carolina’s Wall College, DeCenzo led the move to establish a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. He also helped create the Wall Center of Excellence, designed to enhance and reinforce business students’ skills through experiential learning. As provost, he instituted Centers for Excellence to support student internships, research and travel in each of the university’s four colleges.

DeCenzo and his wife, Terri, have four children.

President David DeCenzo (far right) accepts the Sasser Cup and Women’s All-Sports Trophy for Coastal Carolina for the 2006-07 year along with (left to right) Coastal Carolina Athletic Director Warren Koegel, former Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Gina Markland, former NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative Linda Vereen.

Edgar Dyer

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Original approved by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on April 18, 1997

Update adopted by the Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees on December 14, 2007

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution that seeks to de-

velop students who are both knowledgeable in their chosen fields and prepared to be productive,

responsible, healthy citizens with a global perspective. To deliver on this commitment, Coastal

Carolina recruits highly qualified and motivated students, faculty and staff from the region, state,

nation and world to create a diverse and dynamic student-centered learning environment.

Because Coastal Carolina embraces the teacher-scholar model, it places primary emphasis on

high quality teaching and engaged learning, and it supports faculty research, creative activities, and

expert collaboration in the community, state, nation, and world. This focus enables faculty and staff

to mentor students in collaborative research, creative opportunities, and internships. To nurture

this active learning community, Coastal Carolina maintains a broad range of contemporary tech-

nologies, programming, support services, and innovative course offerings and delivery methods.

The result is alumni who are well prepared for professional careers or graduate programs in their

chosen fields and who continue to be connected to Coastal Carolina.

Inspired by its founding in 1954 to serve the educational needs of the immediate area, Coastal

Carolina has grown with the region to become a mid-sized regional comprehensive university with

a tradition of a strong liberal arts core. As such, Coastal Carolina commits its resources to main-

taining a population of 8,000 – 12,000 students by building baccalaureate and selective master’s

programs of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities,

education, and health and human services. Coastal Carolina fully embraces its leadership role as a

regional center of economic and intellectual resources, lifelong learning, cultural and recreational

opportunities, and athletic programs.

As Coastal Carolina executes this mission, it recognizes its responsibility to be a role model

to the community and to the professions by assuring fair and honest treatment of people with

whom it interacts and sustainable stewardship of resources entrusted to it, adopting the highest

standards of integrity and accountability, and committing itself to excellence through continuous

self-improvement.

President David A. DeCenzo

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the following year, though, and the group returned to Hispaniola. In the next three centuries, the region’s population grew, but slowly. Landowners gradually developed large plantations in the area, with rice as the principal crop. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, people began to “vaca-tion” here, although it was quite rustic. Houses and camps were sparse, and there were few permanent residents at the turn of the century. But, drawn by the ocean, sand and trees, people began to call Myrtle Beach “home” as the 1900s progressed. Today, Myrtle Beach is a well known destination for

vacationers from around the country, Canada and abroad. According to the 2000 Cen-sus, the city is at the center of the 13th fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. It is also one of the golf capitals of the world, boasting over 100 golf courses within a 40-mile radius.

The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast. Our 25,000 permanent residents welcome millions of visitors each year to this full-service resort community. Guests come to enjoy the wide beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and an incredible range of activities and entertainment. Myrtle Beach was incorporated as a town in 1938 and became a city in 1957. Its name comes from the wax myrtle, a shrub which grows abundantly in the area. History records that a party of Spaniards from Hispaniola landed about 50 miles north of present-day Myrtle Beach in 1526 and eventually es-tablished the first European settlement in the U.S. about 30 miles to the south. The settlement, San Miguel de Cauldape, was abandoned

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Warren D. “Moose” Koegel is starting his ninth year as the Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University. Koegel, the Chanticleers’ fifth Athletic Director since 1986, was appointed on October 6, 2000.

In Koegel’s years at the helm of the Coastal Carolina Athletic Department, the Chanticleers have flourished both on and off the fields of play. In his tenure to date, Coastal Carolina has been represented in NCAA Championships in men’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s tennis, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, baseball, women’s indoor track and field, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. The Chanticleers also have won the prestigious George F. “Buddy” Sasser Cup five times, including their fourth consecutive award in 2006-07, awarded annually to the top athletic department in the Big South Conference. In addition to the work in their sport, Coastal Carolina’s almost 400 student-athletes combined for almost a 3.0 grade point average during the 2007-08 academic year. For his efforts, Koegel was named the 2008 NACDA Southeast Region Division I FCS Athletic Director of the Year.

Coastal Carolina’s 17 current NCAA Division I sports continue to flourish, including the most recent addition to the Chanticleers’ athletic department — football. Football, which kicked off with the 2003 season and won its first Big South championship in 2004 in just its second year of play, competes at the NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision level. Coastal Carolina completed construction on a 6,408-seat state-of-the-art stadium in 2003, which expanded by almost 1,000 seats for the 2006 season. A new

athletic facility which will house the football program, as well as other parts of the department, is also slated for the near future. The new athletic facility will include an expanded weight room, training room, team meeting rooms, locker rooms for football, offices for all football coaches and staff, and several conference rooms. The facility will also become the new home for the Coastal Carolina University Buddy Sasser Athletic Hall of Fame.

Koegel came to Coastal Carolina from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he had served as an associate athletic director from 1998-2000. At Chattanooga, Koegel helped manage a $5.2 million budget for 16 NCAA Division I sports. His other administrative responsibilities included business operations, athletic scholarships, marketing and serving as the liaison to the coaching staff. He also served on the steering committee for the NCAA I-AA National Championship Football Game.

Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, he had served on the football coaching staffs at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University and the University of Wyoming. During his tenure on the football coaching staff at the University of Connecticut from 1992 to 1997, he was recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach as well as interim head coach in 1993. Koegel was an assistant football coach at Rutgers University from 1984 to 1990 and Wyoming University from 1977 to 1983.

Koegel played in the National Football League from 1971 to 1976, spending time with the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He starred at Penn State University under legendary football coach Joe Paterno. He was co-captain of the Nittany Lions his senior season and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1971. During his college career, he was a Third Team All-American as a senior and played on two Orange Bowl champion teams. He also played in the Hula Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and the College All-State Game. Koegel received Penn State’s Dedicated Player and Outstanding Senior Awards.

Koegel and his wife Elaine have one daughter, Kathryn.

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AraLeigh BeamAssistant Director

of Compliance

Kristen BauerWomen’s Volleyball

Coach

Dwayne BeamHead Athletic

Trainer

David BennettFootball Coach

Alan ConnieWomen’s XC &

Track & Field Coach

Jess DannellyAssociate A.D./

Softball Coach

Jody DavisWomen’s Tennis

Coach

Jennifer SpindlerAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Lauren BarkerBusiness

Manager

Bruce GregoryAssoc.A.D. for

Internal Operations

Jeff JacobsMen’s XC & Track

& Field Coach

Patrick RansdellAssistant A.D.-

Major Gifts

Cliff EllisMen’s Basketball

Coach

Allen TerrellDirector of Golf/

Men’s Golf Coach

Shaun DockingMen’s Soccer

Coach

Gary GilmoreBaseball Coach

Matt HogueAssoc. A.D. for

Enhanced Media

Melinda HymanChanticleer Club

Director

Melissa ToddAdministrative

Assistant

Kent ReichertAssoc. Dir. for

Media Relations

Jon LenzeAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Alex SouzaAsst. Event

Ops. Coordinator

John MartinAsst. A.D. for

Media Relations

Bryan PaarEvent Operations

Coordinator

Mark RoachSenior Associate

A.D.

Joe MazurkiewiczAssoc. A.D. for

Academics

Ken FairclothTicket

Manager

Chris PowersMen’s Tennis

Coach

Cari RosiekAssociate A.D./

SWA

Sharon ThompsonFaculty Athletic

Representative

Rohan NaraineWomen’s Soccer

Coach

Kelly MooreMarketing Asst./

Cheer Coach

Heather FonsAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Walter Goffi ganStudent-Athlete

Support Services

Stella CooperSpecial Projects

Coordinator

Brian GabrielHead Strength &

Conditioning Coach

Jim CurryCompliance

Director

Jeff PoundsAssociate

Athletic Trainer

Sonya WoodsAsst. Strength

Coach

Kayla JohnsonBusiness

Assistant

Vicki PirherStudent-Athlete

Support Services

Linda LyerlyAssociate A.D/

Finance

Barry LippmanAssistant Athletic

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Alan LeForceWomen’s

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THE INITIAL ELIGIBILITY & AMATEURISM CLEARINGHOUSEWhat is the Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse?If you intend to participate in Division I athletics as a freshman, you must register with

and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Your high school counselor should provide you with the student-release form and a red brochure titled, “Making Sure

You Are Eligible to Participate in College Sports.”

What does the Clearinghouse need to certify me?

After graduation and before school closes for the summer, your high school must send

the Clearinghouse a copy of your final transcript that confirms graduation from high school.

You must also have your ACT or SAT scores sent to the Clearinghouse.

How do I have my test scores sent to the Clearinghouse?

Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. You can accomplish this by

marking code 9999 as one of the institutions to receive your scores, or submit a request

for an “Additional Score Report” to the appropriate testing agency.

What is the Amateurism Clearinghouse?

Beginning in the Fall of 2006, all prospects planning to enter a Division I or II collegiate

institution for the first time by the Fall of 2007 must also be certified by the NCAA

Amateurism Clearinghouse. NCAA President Myles Brand authorized the creation of this

branch in response to the NCAA membership’s concerns about amateurism issues related

to international and domestic prospective and transfer student-athletes (prospects).

How do I register with these entities?

To register with the Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse, complete the Student Release Form

and mail the top (white) copy of the form to the Clearinghouse along with the required

registration fee or register online at www.NCAAClearinghouse.net. You should apply for

certification after your junior year in high school if you are sure that you wish to participate

in intercollegiate athletics as a freshman at a Division I or II institution. If you fail to submit

all required documents, your incomplete file will be discarded after three years, requiring

you to register again.

Your registration fee will cover certification of initial eligibility and amateur status. The

Amateurism Clearinghouse operates through online registration only and is also located at

www.NCAAClearinghouse.net. All prospects will be required to complete a questionnaire

about their athletics participation prior to full-time collegiate enrollment at a Division I

or Division II institution. Prospects will not be permitted to participate in intercollegiate

competition until initial eligibility and amateurism certifications are completed.

16 Core-Course Rule

For prospective student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution, you must meet

the 16 core- course rule. The core requirements are:

• 4 years of English

• 3 years of Mathematics (Algebra I or higher)

• 2 years of Natural/Physical Science (One year of lab if offered by high school)

• 1 year of additional English, Math or Natural/Physical Science

• 2 years of Social Science

• 4 years of additional courses (from any of area above, foreign language or

nondoctrinal religion/philosophy)

Effective August 1, 2008, you must meet a 16-core course requirement.

RECRUITING REGULATIONSWhen do I become a prospective student-athlete?

When you start ninth-grade classes. Before the ninth grade, you become a prospective

student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or friends) any financial aid or other

benefits that the college does not provide to all prospective students.

When is a college considered to be recruiting me?

If any coach or representative of the college’s athletics interests approaches you (or any

member of your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college.

Who can recruit me?

Only university coaches and staff. Alumni and friends of the university are NOT permitted

to contact prospective student-athletes in any way.

OFFICIAL VISITSHow many official visits am I allowed to take? Beginning when?

Each prospective student-athlete is limited to five official visits which may be taken

following the opening day of classes of your senior year of high school.

What must the school have from me before I take an official visit?

The recruiting institution must already have a high school or a college transcript and

ACT or SAT test scores on file.

UNOFFICIAL VISITSCan I pay my own way to visit a college campus? Starting when?

You may visit an institution’s campus at your own expense an unlimited number of

times before your senior year of high school and continuing in your senior year. This is

an unofficial visit.

What can the school give me when I go on an unofficial visit?

A maximum of three complimentary admissions to a campus athletic event in which that

school’s team is competing, issued through a pass list only. Such complimentary admissions

are for the exclusive use of the prospect and those persons accompanying him on the visit.

They can be issued only on an individual game basis.

TELEPHONE CALLS & CONTACTSWho can call me on the telephone? When? How often?

Faculty members and coaches are permitted to call you once during the month of March

of your junior year (all sports other than football). Football may call you once during the

month of May of your junior year. Additional calls may be made after July 1 of your junior

year (all sports other than football and basketball), June 21 for basketball and September

1 for football. After that date, a coach or faculty member can call you or your parents or

legal guardian once a week. Boosters are not permitted to call.

In sports other than football, it is permissible to make one in-person, off-campus recruiting

contact with you during the month of April of your junior year, then again once per week

after July 1 during a contact period, limited to three. Football is permitted to do so beginning

September 1 and is limited to six during a contact period.

When are coaches or faculty members allowed unlimited calls to me?

At the following times: During the five days immediately before your official visit to that

university; on the day of a coach’s off-campus contact with you; during the time beginning

with the initial National Letter of Intent (NLI) signing date in your sport through the two

days after the signing date.

Can I call coaches collect or toll free? When?

Yes. You may call coaches or universities collect or use a toll-free (1 800) number. They

may receive calls on or after July 1 after you complete your junior year of high school.

CORRESPONDENCE AND RECRUITING MATERIALSFrom whom can I receive letters? Beginning when?

Coaches, faculty members and students (but not boosters) can send you letters, starting

September 1 of your junior year in high school. (at the conclusion of sophomore year for

men’s basketball).

What can a university send me?

A Division I institution may provide you with the following material: general

correspondence, including letters, U.S. Postal Service postcards and institutional note cards,

and materials printed on plain white paper with black ink; business cards; e-mail and instant

messages; NCAA educational information; pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing

a National Letter of Intent with the university; one athletic publication (media guide or

recruiting guide) which may include only one color printing inside; schedule cards.

Can they send me anything prior to my junior year?

Only questionnaires and summer camp brochures.

Can any other materials be mailed to me?

No. Game programs, which may not include posters, can be provided only during official

or unofficial visits to the school’s campus. The same restrictions apply to student-athlete

handbooks.

SUMMER JOBSCan a university I have signed with help me get a summer job? Beginning when?

After you sign a National Letter of Intent, the school you signed with may arrange

summer employment for you. That employment may begin AFTER you graduate from

high school.

Are there payment regulations for summer employment?

Yes, all earnings from summer employment must be at a rate of pay that is comparable

with the going rate for that type of work performed. You should be paid by check for

hours actually worked.

Can I accept transportation from my employer?

Transportation cannot be provided unless transportation is provided to all employees.

An employer cannot provide you with any benefit or privileges that are not provided to

all employees.

Can I be paid for teaching or coaching sport skills?

You cannot be paid for teaching or coaching sport skills in your sport on a fee per lesson

basis. However, you can be employed by a community agency or club to teach sport skills

as long as you have other duties or responsibilities.

ANY QUESTIONS?If you should have any further questions, please contact a member of Coastal

Carolina University’s Athletic Compliance Office.

You can also gain further information through the NCAA’s Web site at www.

ncaa.org) and the Web site for the NCAA Clearinghouse, located at www.

NCAAClearinghouse.net.

Jim Curry

Director of Compliance

843-349-2976 / [email protected]

AraLeigh Beam

Asst. Director of Compliance

843-349-2029 / [email protected]

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GEORGE F. “BUDDY” SASSER CUPCoastal Carolina University won the prestigious George F.

“Buddy” Sasser Cup for a record-setting ninth time in 2006-07.

The Sasser Cup, named for the former Coastal Carolina Athletic

Director and Big South Commissioner, honors the top overall

athletic department in the Big

South Conference. The award

is based on a point system, with

points being awarded based upon

each school’s finish in each of the

18 league-sponsored sports.

The Chanticleers’ nine Sasser

Cup awards are the most earned

by one school in Big South history.

Coastal won the 2006-07 award by

capturing Big South titles in football,

women’s indoor track, men’s golf,

women’s tennis (tournament)

and baseball (regular-season and

tournament). In addition to the Big

South honors, Coastal Carolina was represented in six different

NCAA Championships.

enjoyed record levels in marketing revenue during

the past several years, he has brought television

coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball

and softball for the first time in Conference history,

as well as increased national television exposure to

the League as a whole through aggressive and unique

television packages. Under Kallander’s leadership,

the Big South developed and initiated its first long-

range strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision

as a distinctive athletic Conference committed

to the quality of institutional life through athletic

competition. He also spearheaded the efforts to

add football as a championship sport, which came

to fruition in 2002. Kallander’s long range vision

has also included technological advancements, as

the Conference introduced its first live event video

streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video

offerings to more than 500 events annually through

a partnership with the member institutions, as well

as the creation of a Conference blog and an online

merchandise store.

The Conference’s on-field accomplishments

have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually,

more than 40 percent of Conference student-

athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential

Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-

point average, and the League has had more than

90 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century

of existence.

The Big South Conference is celebrating its

25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone coming

on the heels of unprecedented achievements and

unparalleled success in League history over the past

few years. Since its founding in 1983, the Big South

Conference has matured into a competitive leader

in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on

the field of play and in the classroom. The League’s

growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic

conference is evident by athletic accomplishments

on the national stage, innovative marketing and

media partnerships, increased television packages,

and quality athletic competition while intentionally

fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and

leadership development of each student-athlete.

The Big South Conference was formed on

August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then

Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell

and Augusta President George Christenberry began

recruiting members into the Big South, receiving

initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston

Southern, Campbell University, Coastal Carolina

(then USC-Coastal Carolina) and Winthrop. One

month later, Edward M. Singleton was selected as

the League’s first Commissioner and continued to

solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions

of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville,

giving the Big South more than the required six

members to constitute an official conference. The

Big South’s first year of competition was in the Fall

of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South

Conference was granted full-fledged NCAA Division

I status.

During its infancy and prior to securing

automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big

South made early strides in earning at-large berths

in several national postseason events, including

volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf.

The League received its first automatic bid in 1990

to the NCAA Baseball Championship. In 1989,

George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring

Dr. Singleton as Commissioner. Under Sasser’s

leadership, the Conference implemented its public

relations and compliance programs, and introduced

its first-ever men’s basketball television package,

featuring the Big South competing among some of

the finest teams in the nation.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big South

Conference has experienced monumental growth

and success in nearly every sport. During this time,

the Conference has had two individual National

Champions, close to 200 All-Americans, has

reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s

basketball and baseball, has received national Top 25

rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & field, and

men’s golf, had an individual selected to play in the

NCAA Singles Championship three times, had the

No. 1 ranked men’s golfer in the country, had the

national team and individual scoring leader in men’s

basketball twice, received an at-large playoff berth in

the Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, and

had an institution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s Golf

Championships – the Conference’s highest-ever

team finish in an NCAA event.

In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the

only Conference nationwide to have an at-large

participant in the football playoffs (Coastal Carolina),

a team in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s

Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and a No. 1 seed

in the NCAA Baseball Regionals (Coastal Carolina).

In fact, Coastal Carolina’s baseball program has been

a No. 1 seed three out of the last four years, while

its playoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-year

of the Big South’s football existence.

In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced

Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his

12 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has

been instrumental in aggressively promoting the

Conference to new levels. The Conference has

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100

Charlotte, NC 28226

704-341-7990

Fax: 704-341-7991

www.BigSouthSports.com

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Mark

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! Baseball Head Coach Gary

Gilmore earned his 500th win at

Coastal Carolina May 17, 2008.

Gilmore also earned his 750th

career win on May 11.

! Baseball had five players

selected in the Major League

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Draft, including two fifth-round

selections in Dock Doyle and Pete

Andrelczyk.

! Women’s Track and Field’s

Felicitas Mensing was a winner

of the Big South Conference’s

Christenberry Award for the top

graduating senior.

! Men’s Basketball’s Jack Leasure earned an NCAA Post Graduate

Scholarship.

! Men’s Track and Field’s Blair Paul and Women’s Track and Field’s

Felicitas Mensing earned Bob McCloskey Insurance Big South

Conference Graduate Scholarships.

Women’s Cross Country’s Diana Jepchirchir was the Big South Runner

of the Year and also earned All-American honors (second ever in

women’s cross country from the Big South Conference) with her 29th place

finish at the NCAA Championships.

SCHOOLS COASTAL CAROLINA HAS DEFEATED SINCE 2000Clemson • South Carolina • North Carolina • North Carolina State • Penn State • Georgia Tech • Hawai’i • UCLA • Wake Forest • Louisville • Duke • Virginia •

Purdue • Kentucky • Arkansas • Hofstra • Florida Atlantic • East Carolina • Ohio State • St. John’s • California • Iowa State • Washington State • Illinois • Virginia

Syracuse • Texas Tech • South Florida • Oregon • Alabama • Oregon State • Davidson • Bradley • Temple • Boston College • Ball State • Seton Hall • Evansville •

George Mason • Louisiana-Lafayette • UNLV • Pittsburgh • West Virginia • Kent State • Minnesota • Memphis • Connecticut • Nebraska • Michigan • Maryland •

Marshall • Toledo • Wake Forest

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY’S ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CONTINUED ITS

TRADITION OF ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG ITS

STUDENT-ATHLETES. IN 2007-08, COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETICS:

! Four Big South Team Championships (Baseball, Men’s Golf, Women’s

Indoor Track and Field, Women’s Outdoor Track and Field)

! Two NCAA Teams (Baseball and Men’s Golf)

! Six Big South Athletes of the Year (Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross

Country, Women’s Indoor Track and Field, Women’s Soccer, Baseball

(Player), Men’s Golf)

! Three NCAA Individual Participants (Women’s Golf, Women’s Cross

Country, Men’s Outdoor Track and Field)

! Five Big South Coaches of the Year (Men’s Soccer, Women’s Indoor

Track and Field, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Golf, Baseball)

! Two Big South Freshmen of the Year (Baseball, Men’s Golf)

! Five Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year (Men’s Soccer, Men’s

Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Indoor Track and Field,

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field)

! Big South Women’s Cross Country Champion, Men’s Golf Medalist,

Baseball Tournament MVP and 11 Individual Men’s and Women’s Track

and Field Champions.

! 94 All-Conference selections

! Baseball advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in

school and league history as the Chanticleers won the NCAA Conway

Regional, defeating Columbia, Alabama and East Carolina.

! Two CoSIDA Academic All-America winners – Jack Leasure (First Team

– Men’s Basketball), Ashleigh Gunning (Second Team – Women’s Soccer)

! 10 CoSIDA Academic All-District award winners.

! Overall student-athlete cumulative grade point average of 2.968, as

compared to 2.906 for the general degree-seeking students

! Cumulative grade point average of all women’s teams is 3.374,

compared to a 3.054 of female degree-seeking students

! Diana Jepchirchir became the second straight Coastal Carolina women's

cross country runner to earn All-American honors after finishing 29th at

the NCAA Championships.

! Baseball won 50 games for the third time in the last four years and was

ranked as high as ninth in the national polls. Baseball also hosted a regional

for the second straight season.

! Baseball’s Dock Doyle was named a Second Team All-American by

Collegiate Baseball. He also was one of three national finalists for the Johnny

Bench Award.

! Baseball’s Scott Woodward was named a Freshman All-American by

Collegiate Baseball.

NINE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SASSER CUPS

1987-88, 1988-89 1989-90, 1990-91, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06

2006-07

77 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSFOOTBALL -- 2004, 2005, 2006

MEN’S SOCCER -- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005

VOLLEYBALL -- 1996, 1998

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY -- 1993, 1995, 1996

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2004, 2005, 2008

MEN’S BASKETBALL -- 1990, 1991, 1993

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

MEN’S GOLF -- 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

WOMEN’S GOLF -- 1992, 1998, 2005

MEN’S TENNIS -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994

WOMEN’S TENNIS -- 2001, 2007

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 2003, 2006

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

BASEBALL -- 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008

SOFTBALL -- 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006

64 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCESMEN’S SOCCER -- 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

VOLLEYBALL -- 1996, 1998

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY -- 2002, 2003

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006

MEN’S BASKETBALL -- 1991, 1993

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007

MEN’S GOLF -- 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

WOMEN’S GOLF -- 2005, 2007, 2008

WOMEN’S TENNIS -- 2001, 2007

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD -- 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,

2006

BASEBALL -- 1991, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

SOFTBALL -- 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006

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MEDIA OUTLETS

NEWSPAPERSThe Sun News

914 Frontage Road EastMyrtle Beach, SC 29577

Phone: 843-444-1767Fax: 843-626-0356

Web:www.thesunnews.comTravis Sawchik, Beat Writer

E-mail: [email protected]

The ChanticleerP.O. Box 261954

Conway, SC 29528Phone: 843-349-2330Fax: 843-349-2743

Claire Arambula, Editor-In-ChiefWeb: was.coastal.edu/ci

The StateP.O. Box 1333

Columbia, SC 29202Phone: 803-771-8415Fax: 803-771-8613

Web:www.thestate.comE-mail: [email protected]

Myrtle Beach Herald2501 North Kings HighwayMyrtle Beach, SC 29577

Phone: 843-626-3131Fax: 843-448-4860


The Horry Independent2510 North Main Street

Conway, SC 29526Phone: 843-248-6882Fax: 843-248-6024


TELEVISIONWPDE-TV (15-ABC)

3215 South Cashua DriveFlorence, SC 29501

Phone: 843-665-1515Fax: 843-665-4907Web:www.wpde.com

Rich Chrampanis, Sports DirectorMark Haggard, Sports ReporterE-mail: [email protected]

WBTW-TV (13-CBS)101 McDonald Court

Myrtle Beach, SC 29588Phone: 843-294-8402Fax: 843-293-1760Web:www.wbtw.com

Matt Lincoln, Sports DirectorEmail: [email protected] Fischer, Sports AnchorEmail: [email protected]

WMBF-TV (10-NBC)918 Frontage Road EastMyrtle Beach, SC 29578Phone: 843-839-9623Fax: 843-839-9625

Web:www.wmbfnews.comJustin Felder, Sports Anchor


WIRE SERVICESAssociated Press (Columbia)

P.O. Box 101101Columbia, SC 29211Phone: 800-922-1565Fax: 803-252-2913

Web:www.ap.orgPete Iacobelli, Sports

E-mail: [email protected];[email protected]

PA-Sports Ticker55 Realty Drive, Suite 200

Cheshire, Ct 06410Phone: 800-367-8935Fax: 800-336-0383

FROM I-95

From the South, take Highway 327 exit to SC Hwy. 76/301 Turn left onto

Hwy. 76/301. This will become Hwy. 576 and then Hwy. 501. After passing

through Conway, turn right at the second stop light (approx. 2 miles) into

the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. You are now on College Road.

Kimbel Arena (basketball/volleyball), Charles L. Watson Baseball Stadium,

and the Football/Soccer Stadium are visible on the right from College Road.

To get to the Softball Field or the Track & Field Complex, turn right onto

Chanticleer Drive after passing Kimbel Arena and before getting to the

Baseball Stadium.

From the North, take the “South of the Border” exit (IMPOSSIBLE to miss).

Follow signs to Myrtle Beach and this will lead you to Highway 501. Then

follow the directions above.

FROM HIGHWAY 17

Follow Highway 17 Bypass to Highway 501 (Conway exit). At this point,

you are approx. eight miles from campus. You will pass the stoplight at

Conway Hospital and then pass a Food Lion shopping center (on left). Just

after passing Horry-Georgetown Technical College (on left), take the next

left into the entrance of Coastal Carolina University. See directions above

to find athletic facilities.

DIRECTIONS TO

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Asst. A.D.-Media Relations ......................................John A. Martin Office Phone ........................................................ 843-349-2822 E-mail....................................................... [email protected]

Assoc. Media Relations Director ..............................Kent Reichert Office Phone ........................................................ 843-349-2840 E-mail.......................................................kreicher@coastal.edu

Media Relations Assistants ....................Scott Kemps / Kim Warner Office Phone: ..............................843-349-2848 / 843-349-6467 E-mail.................. [email protected] / [email protected]

Student Assistants ........ Katie McClure, Phil Johnson, Terrel Curry, ........................ Kate Dowling, Lindsay Chavez, Chauncey Smith Office fax ..................................................................843-349-2819Address: ........................Coastal Carolina Athletic Media Relations ......................................................................... P.O. Box 261954 .................... (Overnight Address: 132 Chanticleer Drive West) ..................................................................... Conway, SC 29528

TO GET TRACK INFORMATIONContact the Media Relations Office or the Internet at

www.GoCCUsports.com

MEDIA INFORMATIONInterviews: Interviews with coaches and players must be arranged through the athletic media relations

office and will be scheduled before or after practices. No interviews will be allowed with players on

gameday unless permission is received from the coaching staff through the athletic media relations

office. After all home events, Players and coaches will be available in the interview room following a brief

cooling off period. A member of the Coastal Carolina athletic media relations staff will contact all media

representatives at the events for interview requests. Under no circumstances will student-athlete phone

numbers be given out.

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