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9/18 Crimson Classic Tuscaloosa, Ala.

10/1 Notre Dame South Ben, Ind.

10/16 Pre-National Terre Haute. Ind.

11/1 SEC Championships Columbia, S.C.

11/13 NCAA South Regional Birmingham, Ala.

11/22 NCAA Championships Terre Haute, Ind.

Mal Moore, Athletics Director 348-3697Kevin Almond, Associate A.D./Support Services 348-6199Chris Besanceney, Assistant A.D./Ticketing and TIDE PRIDE 348-2262Tank Conerly, Athletic Equipment Manager 348-3600Jon Dever, Assistant A.D./Student Services 348-3677Tommy Ford, Director Stewardship Services 348-6703Finus Gaston, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer 348-5231Jon Gilbert, Associate A.D./External Relations 348-5379 Dave Hart, Executive Director of Athletics 348-3600 Joe Hornsby, Faculty Athletics Representative 348-1706Bill McDonald, Director of Sports Medicine 348-3651Milton Overton, Senior Associate A.D./Technology Advancement 348-3600Carol Park, Associate A.D./Business Operations 348-3657Jeff Purinton, Associate A.D./Football Communications 348-3631Marie Robbins, Associate A.D./Senior Woman Administrator 348-8850Ronny Robertson, Associate A.D./Development 348-9018Thad Turnipseed, Director of Athletic Facilities 348-3563Scott Urbantke, Director of Athletic Grounds/Outdoor Facilities 348-9680Mike Vollmar, Associate A.D./Football 348-3600Doug Walker, Associate A.D./Director of Media Relations 348-6084Mike Ward, Associate A.D./Compliance 348-4388

CREDITS: The 2010 University of Alabama Cross Country Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Media Relations Office. The publication was written and edited by Ty Patton, Skip Powers and Jacob Meacham. Photography by UA Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley and his student assistants. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Buddy Overstreet for the cover and Brent Hollingsworth for page design and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2010 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama.

INSIDE Contents ..........................................................................2

Athletic Department Directory ............................2

Quick Facts ...................................................................2

Media Relations Personnel .....................................3

UNIVERSITYThe University of Alabama ................................4-5

President Dr. Robert E. Witt .............................6-7

Athletics Director ........................................................8

Senior Support Staff ..................................................9

THIS IS ALABAMAA Day in the Life ..................................................10-15

The Southeastern Conference ............................ 16

Academic Success .................................................... 17

Previewing Bama Cross Country ................ 18-21

THE CRIMSON TIDEPlayer Personnel ................................................22-33

Support Staff ..............................................................33

THE COACHESHead Coach Randy Hasenbank .................34-35

Track & Field Coach Sandy Fowler ..........36-37

2009 IN REVIEW2009 Review .............................................................38

2009 Crimson Classic Results ...........................39

RECORDSIndividual Honors .................................................... 40

Team Honors ...............................................................41

Harry Pritchett Top Times ...................................42

Know the Rules .........................................................44

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Location: Tuscaloosa, AlabamaEnrollment: 28,807Founded: April 12, 1831Conference: Southeastern (West)Colors: Crimson and WhiteNickname: Crimson TidePresident: Dr. Robert E. WittFaculty Athletics Representative: Joe Hornsby

NAME CLASS HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Elsbeth Denton Soph. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Leigh Gilmore Jr. Grove Hill, Ala. (UMS Wright) Sarah Gilmore Jr. Grove Hill, Ala. (UMS Wright) Lillian Goodman Fr. Opelika, Ala. (Lee-Scott Academy) Jordan Harper Sr. Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Meghan Hawkins Sr. Decatur, Ala. (Decatur) Kelsey Johnson Jr. Iowa Park, Texas (Iowa Park) Haley Moody Sr. Morristown, Tenn. (Morristown West)Palee Myrex Fr. Bremen, Ala. (Cold Springs) Andrea Torske Jr. Rowlett, Texas (Garland)Claire Turner Fr. Signal Mountain, Tenn. (Red Bank) Meredith Tyler Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) Dayle Van Ess Jr. Totowa, N.J. (Univ. of Tampa) Sara Vaughn Jr. Tulsa, Okla. (Union) Katlyn Will Soph. LaGrange, Ga. (Corinth) Megan Williams Sr. Oxford, Ala. (Oxford) Aubrielle Wright Fr. Hampton, Ga. (Westlake)

COACHES: Randy Hasenbank (Head Coach), Sandy Fowler (Head Track Coach). STAFF: Jackie Takaki (Athletic Trainer), Lance Lucas (Manager), Bradley Shupe (Manager), Hal Richardson (Massage Thera-pist).

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Media Relations Phone: 348-6084 Media Relations Fax: 348-8841

Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations: Doug Walker Office: 348-7245 e-mail: dwalker@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Media Relations: Cross Country Contact Ty Patton Office: 348-5041 e-mail: tpatton@ia.ua.edu

Associate Director of Media Relations: Roots Woodruff Office: 348-2088 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Josh Maxson Office: 348-7496 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jessica Pare Office: 348-3673 e-mail: jpare@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Director of Media Relations: Skip Powers Office: 348-6734 e-mail: spowers@ia.ua.edu

Director of Creative Media: Buddy Overstreet Office: 348-8592 e-mail: boverstreet@ia.ua.edu

Athletic Photographer: Kent Gidley Office: 348-2301 e-mail: kgidley@ia.ua.edu

Director of Publications: Brent Hollingsworth Office: 348-7474 e-mail: bhollingsworth@ia.ua.edu

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The University of Alabama perennially ranks among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings and ranked 43rd among public universities in the 2010 rankings. UA’s latest college rankings include:

* The School of Law is ranked 38th among all law schools in the nation, spring 2010.

* The School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 22nd nationally, spring 2009.

* The School of Social Work’s graduate program is ranked 28th among social work pro-grams at public universities and 42nd when both public and private institutions are in-cluded, spring 2008.

* The undergraduate business program is ranked 35th among public undergraduate busi-ness schools and 57th when private universities are included, fall 2009

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* Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 28,807 for fall 2009. The entering freshman class, at 5,207 students, is the largest in UA history and includes more than 1,173 students who had a 4.0 or higher high school grade point average.

* The University of Alabama’s fall 2009 freshman class ranks 10th in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars, up from 11th in 2008.

* The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars. And, in the past two decades, we’ve produced 30 Goldwater Scholars, 19 Hollings Scholars, 7 Truman Scholars, two Javits Fellows, one Udall Scholar and one Portz Scholar.

* Participation in original research and creative activities is becoming a hallmark of the under-graduate experience at The University of Alabama. More than 250 undergraduates showcased their research and creative activity projects at UA’s spring 2010 “Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.”

* The University of Alabama has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service learning and civic engagement.

* The University of Alabama has been selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance-ment of Teaching for its 2008 Community Engagement Classification. The designation recog-nizes UA as one of the nation’s premiere institutions in community outreach and scholarship, and it underscores UA’s commitment to apply its resources and expertise to address critical community needs.

* The University of Alabama has been engaged in an aggressive program to upgrade and expand facilities, opening 40 new facilities, including 10 new residence halls, two new dining halls, and four new academic buildings, since January 2003.

* The public relations program at The University of Alabama is ranked second in the nation according to new rankings produced and published in PRWeek Magazine. UA is the highest ranked university that offers both graduate and undergraduate programs.

* The University of Alabama led the nation with a record 10 students named to USA Today’s 2010 All-USA College Academic Team. UA has had great success in placing students on this national team that honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation, having placed 46 students on the team since 2003. In addition to this year, UA also had the most students on the list in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 and tied for the top spot in 2007.

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ees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Ath-letic Facility.

Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced two national champi-onships, the 2009 football title and the 2002 NCAA gymnastics championship, as well as several Southeastern Conference champion-ships, winning titles in football, gymnastics, men’s basketball, women’s golf, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both base-ball and softball. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Ath-lete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone on a regular basis.

In addition to making his mark on Alabama, Moore has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore has served on the NCAA Division I Football Is-sues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum.

Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began more than 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. Moore has the distinc-tion of being a part of eight national cham-pionship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 and 2009) with the first coming as a player, the next six during his coaching career and the last during his tenure as di-rector of athletics. As a player and coach, he was also part of 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips. He is the only individual con-nected with the Tide program to be a part of eight national championships.

The University of Alabama’s Director of Ath-letics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a depart-ment that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has under-gone an unprecedented period of growth during his tenure.

Through his guidance, Alabama’s athletic department remains focused on his vision of having all Crimson Tide athletic teams and student-athletes competitive at the highest level nationally while continuing to elevate athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports.

During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Moore has overseen more than $200 mil-lion of capital improvements to University of Alabama athletic facilities. Those projects have encompassed the entire scope of all Crimson Tide athletic programs and have benefitted every Alabama student-athlete, coach, and administrator.

Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of con-stituents, from fellow coaches and former players, to fans and the business commu-nity. All of those experiences and relation-ships - in addition to his ability to unify those many constituents - have made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics in the 21st century.

His leadership has been crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period that has been, at times, extremely challenging. His guidance and effort helped Alabama athlet-ics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise.

Moore’s dedication to and love of the Uni-versity of Alabama was recognized on March 28, 2007, when as a permanent tribute to his life-long contribution to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trust-

During a coaching career that spanned 31 years, Moore spent 22 of those at Alabama with stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardi-nals. At Alabama, Moore started as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quar-terbacks coach from 1971-82 and serving as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator starting in 1975. He would go on to coordinate all of the offensive plays for Alabama’s last four national championship teams.

A 1963 graduate of The University of Ala-bama, Moore holds both an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He and the late Mrs. Charlotte Moore have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

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2009 SEC CROSS COUNTRY SEC Champion Florida’s women finished seventh to lead the SEC at the NCAA Cross Coun-try Championships with the highest finish by an SEC team since 2006. UF also boasted two All-Americans, marking the second consecutive year the SEC has multiple student-athletes earn All-America honors. All five of UF’s scorers at the SEC Championships finished in the top 10 to give the Gators the title going away, followed by Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama.

CROSS COUNTRYThe SEC lays claim to team cross country championship by Kentucky in 1988 and 18 top 10 fin-ishes. Additionally, the conference has 57 All-Americans since 1981 and 48 teams have finished among the top 25 since 1982.

THE NATION’S TOP TRACK & FIELD CONFERENCE In the ever-changing world of collegiate athletics, the tra-dition of excellence in the Southeastern Conference has re-mained constant. The SEC boasts a rich history and has dom-inated track and field like no other conference.

Over the past two seasons, Alabama has had:

• Two All-SEC recipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson

• Two All-SEC Freshman re-cipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson

• Three All-South Region re-cipients: Sara Vaughn, Kelsey Johnson (2)

• One NCAA Qualifier:Sara Vaughn

ALABAMATuscaloosa, Ala.

Crimson TideCoach Randy Hasenbank2009 SEC Finish 5th2009 NCAA Finish NASEC Championships 2Last SEC Title 1987Website RollTide.com

ARKANSASFayetteville, Ark.

RazorbacksCoach Lance Harter2009 SEC Finish 3rd2009 NCAA Finish NASEC Championships 13Last SEC Title 2008Website ArkansasRazorbacks.com

AUBURNAuburn, Ala.

TigersCoach Mark Carroll2009 SEC Finish 7th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite AuburnTigers.com

FLORIDAGainesville, Fla.

GatorsCoach Todd Morgan2009 SEC Finish 1st2009 NCAA Finish 7thSEC Championships 4Last SEC Title 2009Website GatorZone.com

GEORGIAAthens, Ga.

BulldogsCoach Jeff Pigg2009 SEC Finish 42009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite GeorgiaDogs.com

KENTUCKYLexington, Ky.

WildcatsCoach Don Weber2009 SEC Finish 8th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 3Last SEC Title 1989Website UKAthletics.com

LSUBaton Rouge, La.

TigersCoach Mark Elliott2009 SEC Finish 11th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite LSUSports.net

MISSISSIPPIOxford, Miss.

RebelsCoach Doug Blackwell2009 SEC Finish 12th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite OleMissSports.com

MISS. STATEStarkville, Miss.

BulldogsCoach Al Schmidt2009 SEC Finish 10th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite MStateAthletics.com

SOUTH CAROLINAColumbia, S.C.

GamecocksCoach Stan Rosenthal2009 SEC Finish 9th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite USCSports.com

TENNESSEEKnoxville, Tenn.

VolunteersCoach J.J. Clark2009 SEC Finish 2nd2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 5Last SEC Title 2005Website UTLadyVols.com

VANDERBILTNashville, Tenn.Commodores

Coach Steve Keith2009 SEC Finish 6th2009 NCAA Finish N/ASEC Championships 0Last SEC Title N/AWebsite VUCommodores.com

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The University of Alabama women’s cross country squad is coming off its best SEC finish in nearly a decade with a fifth-place showing at last year’s meet. That finish showing was another building block in fifth-year head coach Randy Hasenbank’s development of the Crimson Tide program, and one that he feels this year’s team is capable of eclipsing.

“We finished fifth last year in the SEC, but that was not our goal,” Hasen-bank said. “We ran well that day, but we did not run great. Our goal was to get into the top three a year ago, and that’s what we’re focusing on this year.”

With added experience in what has been a young group the last couple of years, the Tide expects to able to compete at a high level in the SEC this fall. This year’s squad has competed well in SEC meets, and now Hasenbank’s challenge to the team is to step up and deliver in the bigger events.

“We had to build the roster, build some depth, get the training philosophy in place, get the athletes to buy in, and they’re all doing a real nice job,” Hasenbank said. “But we really need our stars to shine. We still don’t have margin for error where we can have a couple of girls take the day off. We have to hit on all cylinders in the big meets.”

Hasenbank’s 2010 squad is one of his deepest to date as the Tide returns its top seven runners from the SEC and South Region Championships led by senior Haley Moody. Junior Kelsey Johnson was the Tide’s top performer at the SEC Championships last season, finishing 17th. Twin sisters Leigh and Sarah Gilmore are joined by fellow junior Sara Vaughn as the remaining up-perclassmen.

Johnson posted one of the most solid campaigns by any runner last season as she followed up a stellar freshman season by crossing the line first for the Tide in 6-of-7 races last season. Johnson picked up her second All-South honor with a 23rd-place finish at the South Region Championships.

Moody finished second in both the SEC and Regional meets for the Tide after recovering from an injury during the 2008 season and wrapped up the year by taking 10th place in the 10,000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Cham-pionships.

Vaughn will be looking to get back into the form that saw her advance to the NCAA meet during her freshman season after leading the Tide for the entire season. She capped that stellar freshman season by representing the United States in the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and helped the squad to a fifth-place finish while placing 64th individually in a field that featured the top under-19 runners in the world.

“All of them have run well in SEC meets,” Hasenbank said of the group of veterans. “Now they need to learn to run great, compete well in big meets and compete well when it matters. I think they’re ready to do that.”

Although the Tide will be led by a core group of veterans, Hasenbank will look to a couple of sophomores in Katlyn Will and Birmingham native Els-beth Denton to push the level of competition.

Also bolstering that competition is a class of newcomers with impressive credentials that include a total of 19 state championships on the trail and track during their prep careers.

“All of the roster spots have become very competitive,” Hasenbank said. “You’ve got to compete and you’ve got to compete well, because we have enough good runners behind you now to make you earn it.”

“If you do your homework and do your training in the summer and fall, you’re going to be fit,” Hasenbank said. “You have to flip that switch when it’s time to compete and become a warrior and compete. There is a balanc-ing act. You just go about your business day-to-day and know that when the time comes, you’ve got to be ready.”

With an aggressive schedule that includes a trip to Notre Dame for a meet that traditionally features the top teams in the country, the Tide has sched-uled opportunities to run against the nation’s best in hopes of earning points and advancing out of the NCAA South Region. The Tide won’t have to travel far for the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Championships with this year’s regional meet being held in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 13.

Advancing to the NCAA Championship is one of the goals Hasenbank’s program has been gradually advancing towards under his steady direction.

“We take steps each year,” Hasenbank said. “We’ve gone from 10th to eight to seventh to fifth, and now we want to take the next step at the conference level and at the regional level.”

While the strides the program has made are impressive, Hasenbank feels that this year’s deep, veteran squad will be ready in November to make the next leap toward those higher expectations.

“I’m looking forward to the athletes maturing enough to be really confident out there to know that they can achieve the goals that we’re talking about.” Hasenbank said. “That’s basically what we’ve lined up, them having the con-fidence and maturity to do well when you know you’re ready to do well. It’s time for them to do well. Those are the expectations.”

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CAREER BESTS:• 800m - 2:17.40• 1,500m - 4:29.55• Mile - 4:57.49• 4k XC - 15:04.44• 5k XC - 18:07• 6k XC - 22:22.72

FRESHMAN (2009-10)Competed in all but one race during the cross country season while running in the Tide’s top seven ... placed 17th at the Crim-son Classic with a season-best 5,000m time of 18:36.00 ... finished 54th at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... turned her per-sonal-best 6,000m time of 22:22.72 at the NCAA South Region Championships where she finished 71st ... on the track, competed in the 800m, 1,500m and mile ... posted a personal best time of 2:17.40 in the 800m at the Alabama Relays, finishing 12th ... ran a personal best 4:57.49 in the preliminaries of the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships ... named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Brett Huber and Tom Jen-nings … was a member of the 2005 Indoor State Championship team … named most valuable runner 2006-2008 … helped lead the 4x800m relay team to an indoor state championship in 2006 … recorded a second place finish at the 2007 State Cross Country Championships … member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Key Club … is the daughter of Jeff and Gracia Denton ... has two siblings, William and Reed ... majoring in pre-pharmacy ... her brother William runs track at Samford University.

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 800m – 8th• Outdoor 1,500m – 8th

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:10.54• 1,500m – 4:29.36• Mile – 4:54.70• 4k XC – 15:04.04• 5k XC – 18:23.60• 6k XC – 22:00.52

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Scored for the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season ... saw a 45 second improvement in her 4,000m time at the Bel-mont/VU Opener where she posted a time of 15:04.04 ... set another personal best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic race by nearly 20 seconds, posting a time of 18:23.60 to finish 15th ... finished 33rd as the fourth Alabama

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runner at the SEC Cross Country Cham-pionships ... shattered her personal-best in the 6,000m by more than one minute at the NCAA South Region Champion-ships where she finished 56th with a time of 22:00.52 ... set personal bests in the a 800m (2:10.54), 1,500m (4:29.36) and mile (4:54.70) during the track season ... was the team’s top 800m and 1,500m runner ... finished fourth in the 1,500m at the Au-burn War Eagle Invitational with her career best ... finished sixth (2:15.83) in the 800m at the Alabama Relays ... top 800m time and the eighth fastest mark in school his-tory came in the preliminaries of the SEC Outdoor Championships ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in six races for the Tide, scor-ing in five … set a personal-best in the 5,000m at the Crimson Classic finishing in 14th place with a time of 18:41.27 … posted a career-best in the 6,000m with a time of 23:08.57 at the Chile Pepper Festival … finished 79th at the NCAA South Region Championships … placed 16th in the mile (5:08.72) at the SEC Indoor Champion-ships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) … finished third in the 800m (2:21.89) at the Clemson Invitational … finished 18th (2:14.84) in the 800m and 17th (4:37.66) in the 1,500m at the SEC Outdoor Champion-ships … finished sixth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:14.34 a the Missis-sippi Open … placed sixth at the Alabama Relays in the 800m with a time of 2:16.23.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Pat Galle … 2005 and 2006 4A State Team Champions in cross country and track … 2007 5A State Team Runner-up in cross country … 4A state record hold-er in the 1,600m, 4x800m and 3,200m … earned All-State honors in track and cross country in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 …

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ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 1,500m – 10th

CAREER BESTS:• 800m - 2:17.83• 1,500m - 4:40.10• Mile - 5:10.00• 3,000m - 10:09.61• 5,000m - 18:02.08• 4k XC - 15:04.71• 5k XC - 18:22.60• 6k XC - 22:00.49

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)Scored for the Tide in all but one race dur-ing the cross country season ... improved her 4,000m time by over 30 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she ran a time of 15:04.71 ... set a personal-best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic where she posted a time of 18:22.60 to finish 14th ... finished 36th as the fifth Alabama runner at the SEC Cross Coun-try Championships ... dropped her 6,000m time by over 50 seconds at the NCAA South Region Championships where she finished 55th with a time of 22:00.49 ... competed in three races during the indoor season.

earned MVP Award in track and cross coun-try in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … member of the National Honor Society, Headmaster’s List and Spanish National Honor Society … also played basketball … named best all-around athlete for basketball … awarded the Heart Award and “Eddie” Desire Award in basket-ball … played AAU basketball in 2005 is the daughter of Wyman Jr. and Cynthia Gilmore ... siblings are Wil, Sarah, and Vivian ... major-ing in engineering ... her father played foot-ball for the University of Alabama while her mother played basketball at Mississippi State University ... her brother, Wil, plays basketball at Birmingham-Southern College.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in six cross country races for the Tide, scoring in five … improved her 5,000m time by 35 seconds running a new personal-best time of 18:35.08 at the Crimson Classic where she finished 11th … posted a career-best 6,000m time of 22:53.08 at the Chile Pepper Festival … finished 78th at the NCAA South Region Championships … placed 14th (10:09.61) in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships … finished third (10:11.34) in the 3,000m at the Tyson Invitational … post-ed a season-best time of 5:10.00 in the mile at the Adidas Classic … finished 18th (4:44.77) in the 1,500m and 19th (18:02.08) in the 5,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships … ran a career-best time of 2:17.83 in the 800m at the Florida Relays … posted her personal-best time of 4:40.10 in the 1,500m to finish fourth at the Mississippi Open ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Pat Galle … 2005 and 2006 4A State Team Champions in cross country and track … 2007 5A State Team Runner-up in cross country … school and 4A state record holder in the 800m … 4A 800m State Cham-pion … garnered Rookie Award in cross coun-try and track in 2004 and 2005 … earned MVP Award in track in 2006 and 2007 …

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member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Spanish National Honor Society … also played basketball … named defensive MVP for basketball … awarded the Heart Award and “Eddie” Determina-tion Award in basketball … daughter of Wyman Jr. and Cynthia Gilmore ... siblings are Wil, Leigh and Vivian ... is a pre-med major ... father played football for the Uni-versity of Alabama ... while her mother played basketball at Mississippi State Uni-versity … brother, Wil, plays basketball at Birmingham-Southern College.

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CAREER BESTS: • 400m – 60.77• 800m – 2:17.05• 1,500m - 4:59.93• Mile – 5:36.92• 400m Hurdles – 1:07.43

JUNIOR (2009-10)Did not compete during the cross coun-try season ... ran a season best 2:18.36 in the 800m at the Kentucky Indoor Invita-tional to finish 13th ... ran 4:59.93 in the 1,500m at the Alabama Relays ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Competed at the Belmont/Vander-bilt Opener running a 16:07.37 over the 4,000 meter course … placed 23rd in the 800m (2:19.97) at the SEC Indoor Cham-pionships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) … finished fifth in the 800m (2:20.42) at the Adidas Classic … finished 26th in the 800m (2:19.79) at the SEC Outdoor Championships … posted a per-

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sonal-best time of 2:17.05 in the 800m to finish seventh at the Alabama Relays … ran the 400m hurdles for the first time running a time of 1:07.43 at the Ole Miss Invitational.l.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Posted a 4,000m time of 15:55 at the Belmont Opener during the cross coun-try season … Alabama’s fourth finisher at the 5,000m Sean Earl Lakefront Invita-tional running a time of 19:52 … posted a time of 25:08.62 at the NCAA South Regional 6,000m course … competed in three events for the Tide, the 800m and mile indoors as well as the 400m and 800m outdoors … Alabama’s fast-est 800m runner indoors even though her personal-best came outdoors when she ran a 2:21.59 at the Stanford Univer-sity Invitational … ran a personal-best in the 400m of 60.77 at the Vanderbilt Invitational … at the Adidas Invitational, she ran a 5:36.92 in the mile to set a new personal record in the event.

PREP AND PERSONALCompeted in the 400m and 800m un-der coach Greg Echols at Mountain Brook High School … led Mountain Brook High School to the 2007 indoor state title … 2006 Indoor State Champion in the 800m … 2007 Indoor State Runner-up in the 400m … won the 2007 indoor and outdoor State Championship in the 4x400m relay … named All-American at the Nike Indoor National Champion-ships … took second place at the 2007 Nike Indoor National Championships in the 4x800m relay and third place in the distance medley relay … clocked a personal-best of 2:14.9 in the 800m and 57.4 in the 400m … member of the Na-tional Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society … is the daughter of Larron and Lere Harper ... has one sis-ter, Courtney ... is a nursing major.

CAREER BESTS:• 1,600m – 5:36.44• 3,200m - 12:02.04• 5k XC – 17:53

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Chad Pruitt and Franklin Smith … claimed the 2010 AISA state champion-ship in the 3,200m with a meet record time of 12:08.89 ... in 2009, she claimed both the 1,600m and 3,200m titles, setting meet re-cords in both ... member of the National Hon-or Society that carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average in high school ... also served as class president ... also competed in basket-ball, soccer and cheerleading ... is the daugh-ter of Bob and Mary Goodman and Susan and Doug Martin.

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CAREER BESTS:• 400m - 61.00• 800m - 2:16.14• 1,500m - 4:48.01• Mile - 5:13.44• 4k XC - 16:14• 5k XC - 18:48• 6k XC - 24:27.67

MEGHAN HAWKINS

JUNIOR (2009-10)Competed just once during the cross coun-try season ... finished 125th at the OSU Jam-boree posting a time of 19:38.80 over the 5,000m course ... competed in three indoor events and posted a career best mile time of 5:13.44 at the Texas A&M Challenge ... ran the 800m, 1,500m and was a member of a 4x400m relay team outdoors ... had a season best time of 2:21.51 in the finals of the 800m at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, finish-ing eighth ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Did not compete during the cross country season ... finished 19th in the mile (5:14.92) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 5:14.47 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational ... finished 20th in the 800m (2:16.14) and 21st in the 1,500m (4:49.92) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 4:48.01 in the 1,500m at the Ole Miss Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Competed in five races for the Tide in cross country as a true freshman ... ran the Bel-mont Opener 4,000m course in a time 16:14 ... posted a 5,000m-best time of 19:57 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational ... recorded a 24:27.67 in the 6,000m at the SEC Cross Country Championships ... scored for the Tide in four of her five races on the season.

PREP AND PERSONALLettered all four years at Decatur High School in track and cross country ... holds all distance records at Decatur ... was an All-Area runner in track and cross country ... was the cross country team captain ... led Decatur to a cross country Sectional Cham-pionship ... received the Decatur Daily’s Runner of the Year Award and was also named Decatur High’s Player of the Year ... was a nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top-10 in her senior class ... is the daughter of Kerry and Nikki Hawkins ... has three sisters, Brit-tany, Savannah and Kirsten ... is a nursing major.

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FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in six races for the Tide running as the number two runner all season ... named SEC Freshman of the Week for her perfor-mance at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (3rd, 17:49) ... improved her 5,000m and 6,000m times by over 20 seconds ... posted a career-best 5,000m time of 17:35.90 at the Crimson Classic where she finished third ... ran her career-best 6,000m time of 21:01.50 at the SEC Championships where she finished 11th which earned her All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman ... named to the All-South Region team at the NCAA South Region Champion-ships with a 12th place finish where she un-fortunately finished one second away from qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... ran the 10th and 11th fastest 5,000m and 6,000m times in the SEC, respectively ... holds the No. 4 6,000m time in Alabama school his-tory ... placed 22nd at the 2009 USA Junior National Cross Country Championships ... finished 10th in the 5,000m (17:21.98) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... placed second in the 3,000m (9:46.01) at the Adidas Clas-sic ... finished sixth in the 5,000m (16:47.82) and 14th in the 1,500m (4:31.14) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... second freshman to finish the 5,000m at the SEC Champion-ships, indoor and outdoor ... placed 13th in the 5,000m (17:13.37) at the Mideast Regional ... posted a personal-best 800m time of 2:14.53 at the Mississippi Open ... recorded her per-

KELSEY JOHNSON

ACCOLADES:XC:• All-SEC Freshman (2008)• All-SEC (2008)• SEC Freshman of the Week (2008)• All-South Region (2008, 2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 1,500m – 6th• Outdoor 5,000m – 7th• Outdoor 10,000m - 7th

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:14.53• 1,500m – 4:27.12• Mile – 4:49.90• 3,000m – 9:32.81• 5,000m – 16:47.02• 10,000m - 35:43.29• 4k XC – 14:25.61• 5k XC –17:35.90• 6k XC –21:01.50

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)Led the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season ... dropped her 4,000m time by over 20 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished third with a time of 14:25.61 ... posted a season-best 5,000m time of 17:37.00 at the Crimson Classic to fin-ish third ... led Alabama to its highest team fin-ish of fifth since 2000 at the SEC Champion-ships with her 17th place performance ... also led Alabama to its highest team finish of sev-enth since 2000 at the NCAA South Region Championships with her 23rd place finish and time season-best 6,000m time of 21:04.78 to earn her second All-South Region honor ... finished 13th in the 5,000m at the SEC Out-door Championships ... ran the seventh fast-est 10,000m time (35:43.29) at the Auburn War Eagle Invitational ... finished ninth in the 1500m at the Florida Relays ... took fourth in the 5,000m at the SEC Indoor Championship with a season best time of 16:48.11 ... took fifth in the 3,000m with a 9:43.33 finish ...made SEC Academic Honor Roll.

sonal-best 1,500m time of 4:27.12 at the War Eagle Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Jacinda Langen and Ricky Led-ford ... All-South team for Footlocker cross country in 2007, 2008 ... winner of “The Je-suit Mile” in 2007 ... ranked 1st academically in her class ... Academic All-District for four years ... Academic All-State for one year ... Na-tional Honor Society President ... District Cross Country Champion 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... third place (All-State) at State Cross Country Championships as a senior ... competed at the USA Cross Country Championships in Boul-der, Colorado ... 3A Texas State Champion in the 1,600m, 3,200m races in 2008 ... holds the 3A Texas state record at 1,600m (4:53.75) ... competed at the USA Track and Field Cham-pionships in Colorado ... member of the Me-troplexstriders Running Club in Dallas ... also played basketball ... is the daughter of Phil and Vicki Johnson ... has one brother, Markus ... is a nutrition major.

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ACCOLADES:XC:• All-SEC Freshman (2007)• All-SEC (2007)• All-South Region (2007)• SEC Freshman of the Week (2007)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 3,000m – 8th

CAREER BESTS:• 1,500m - 4:42.17• Mile - 4:59.47• 3,000m - 9:59.22• 5,000m - 17:11.84• 10,000m - 37:33.48• 4k XC - 14:43.66• 5k XC - 17:39• 6k XC - 21:22.09

JUNIOR (2009-10)Scored in five of the six races while competing as the Tide’s No. 2 runner in four meets dur-ing the cross country season ... set a personal-best 4,000m time at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished seventh with a time of 14:43.66 ... posted a season-best 5,000m time of 17:48.50 at the Crimson Classic to finish sixth ... finished 23rd as the second Alabama runner at the SEC Championships ... turned in a season-best 6,000 meter time of 21:35.06 at the NCAA South Region Championships to finish 36th ... competed in four races dur-ing the outdoor season ... finished 10th in the 10,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 37:33.48 ... took third in the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open (18:14.36).

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Coming off an injury in the spring, Moody competed in three cross country races for the Tide ... posted a season-best 6,000m time of 22:29.74 at the SEC Championships where she finished 46th ... finished 16th in the 3,000m (10:13.11) at the SEC Indoor Championships as well as 10th in the DMR (12:21.69) ... competed just once during the outdoor season coming

at the Alabama Relays in the 1,500m where she posted a time of 5:00.86.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Led the Tide in all six races as a true freshman ... earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the week of Sept. 18 after she finished third at the Crimson Classic 5,000m run with a time of 17:50.33 ... ran a personal-best 17:39 in the 5,000m at the Sean Earl Lakefront In-vitational to finish second overall ... recorded a career-best 21:22.09 at the SEC Champion-ships to finish 13th overall earning her All-SEC and All-SEC Freshman honors ... finished 18th at the NCAA South Regional ... broke the 5:00 barrier in the mile by running a 4:59.47 at the Adidas Invitational ... the 10:00 barrier fell to Moody as well in the 3,000m at the SEC In-door Championships when she ran 9:59.22 to place ninth ... posted a career-best of 4:42.17 in the 1,500m at the Alabama Relays ... ran a 17:11.84 in the 5,000m at the Stanford Univer-sity Invitational.

HALEY MOODY

PREP AND PERSONALLed Morristown West High School to two State Championships in 2005 and 2006 and four Regional Championships ... named team MVP four times in cross country ... three-time All-State selection and a four-time All-Region and All-Conference selec-tion ... three-time Regional Champion and record holder for cross country ... named Knoxville News Sentinel Prep Extra Run-ner of the Year in 2005 and 2006 ... school record holder in the 3,200m, 1,600m and 4x800m relay ... member of the French Club, Beta Club and Student Class Council ... named Wendy’s High School Heisman State Finalist ... competed for Knoxville Track Club under coach Marty Sonnenfeldt ... named AAU All-American in 2004 ... is the daughter of Ed and Jenny Moody ... is a history major.

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chase during the track season ... posted the third fastest 3,000m steeplechase time in program history to finish 11th at the Florida relays with a time of 10:59.01 ... competed in the finals of the 5,000m and 3,000m steeple-chase at the SEC Championships, finishing 16th and and 12th, respectively ... finished 12th in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Champion-ships ...

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in six cross country races, scoring in every race for the Tide ... ran consistently as the 3-4 runner on the team all year ... set a personal-best in the 5,000m by almost 30 seconds at the Crimson Classic running a time of 18:27.56 to place ninth ... ran a career-best 6,000m time of 22:53.86 at the SEC Championships where she placed 52nd ... did not compete indoors ... finished ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:49.02) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a career-best time of 11:21.68 in the 3,000m steeple-chase to finish eighth at the Florida Relays ... ran times of 2:26.19 and 4:48.00 in the 800m and 1,500m, respectively at the War Eagle In-vitational.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Lynn Duyck ... named cross coun-try MVP every year from 2004 to 2007 ... All-State Academic in cross country ... named track MVP in 2006 and 2008 ... District Cross Country Champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... District 3,200m Champion 2006-2008 ... District 1,600m Champion from 2005-2008 ... Regional 3,200m Champion in 2007 ... member of National Honor Society and Span-ish National Honor Society ... National Merit Semifinalist ... is the daughter of Darryl and Tonya Torske ... majoring in engineering.

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase – 3rd

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:26.19• 1,500m – 4:40.46• 3,000m - 10:10.42• 5,000m - 17:40.18• 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:59.01• 4k XC –15:18.42• 5k XC –18:27.56• 6k XC –22:53.86

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)Competed twice during the cross coun-try season. .. finished 25th at the Belmont/VU Opener and 18th at the Crimson Classic posting times of 15:07.92 and 18:38.30 for the 4,000 and 5,000m races, respectively ... ran primarily the 3,000m and 3,000m steeple-

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:23• 1,600m – 5:13• 3,200m - 11:23• 5k XC –19:52

PREP AND PERSONALWas the two-time 2A state cross country champion ... helped her team to the 2006 2A team title ... was a four-time state champion in the 3,200m and 1,600m and a three-time champion in the 800m ... also was a member of the basketball team that won back-to-back state titles and four-straight Cullman Country titles ... was an all-state and regional MVP on the hardwood as well ... was plagued by injury during her senior cross country season ... was a member of the National Honor Society and vice president of her class ... is the daughter of Lee and Ginger Myrex ... majoring in marine science and biology

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CAREER BESTS:• 800m - 2:22• 1,600m - 5:11• 3,200m - 11:03• 5,000m - 18:24

PREP AND PERSONALWas the 2010 Tennessee state champion in both the 3,200m and 1,600m ... was also the 2009 Tennessee state cross country cham-pion ... was the national champion of the Nike Elite Emerging two-mile race in 2009 ... was named to the Footlocker All-South team in 2007 ... Chattanooga Area Best of Preps Runner of the Year 2007 and 2009 ... won the Chattanooga Best of Preps John Franklin Award for Academics in 2010 ... is the daugh-ter of Bryan and Cheryl Turner ... is majoring in nursing.

JUNIOR (2009-10)Joined the team midway through the cross country season...Did not compete during cross season ... Raced the 3,000m indoor at the Niswonger Invitational and the Texas A&M Challenge ... Also, raced the 1500 during outdoor at Alabama Relays and the Ole Miss Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONALCompeted for Mountain Brook gymnastics for 12 years under coach Phillip Acton ... was a five-time state champion in gymnastics as well as a six-time regional qualifier ... was also a competitive in triathlete prior to joining the track & field squad, placing as the second fe-male in the Southeastern Collegiate Triathlon Conference in 2008 ... was the first female at the SECTC in 2009 and was eighth in the na-tion ... member of the National Honor Society and Key Club ... the daughter of Paul and Kay Tyler ... is a nursing major.

CAREER BESTS:• 3,000m - 10:41.22• 5,000m - 18:06.78• 10,000m - 37:06.00

PRIOR TO ALABAMACompeted at NCAA Division II University of Tampa for two seasons ... only competed in one cross country event last season ... posted personals bests on the track in the 5,000m (18:06.78) and 10,000m (37:36.95) in back-to-back weeks at the USF Invite and Florida State Relays, respectively.

PREP AND PERSONALAttended Passaic Valley High School where she was an all-county runner in track while also being named to all-conference team in cross country and track ... also ran in the Walt Disney World ‘12 Marathon, finishing fourth in the 19-25 age group ... member of the Nation-al Honor Society ... daughter of Neil Van Ess and Dawn Terlizzi.

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SARA VAUGHN

ACCOLADES:XC:• All-SEC Freshman (2008)• All-SEC (2008)•Two-Time SEC Freshman of the Week (2008)• Two-Time SEC Athlete of the Week (2008)• All-South Region (2008)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase – 4th

CAREER BESTS: • 800m – 2:12• 1,500m – 4:42.32• Mile – 4:58.33• 3,000m – 9:55.81• 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:01.89• 4k XC –14:28.21• 5k XC –17:17.95• 6k XC –20:59.06

SOPHOMORE (2009-10)Scored for the Tide in six races ... posted a season-best 5k time of 18:16.80 in her home state at the OSU Jamboree to finish 34th ... finished 32nd as the third Alabama runner at the SEC Championships ... turned in a season-best 6,000 meter time of 22:00.79 at the NCAA South Region Championships to finish 57th ... competed primarily in the 3,000m steeplechase during the out-door season ... had a season-best time of 11:09.26 at the Drake Relays, finishing 17th ... finished ninth in the 3,000m indoors at the Texas A&M Challenge with a time of 10:14.82 ... named to the All-SEC Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Led the Tide in every race during the cross country season and was the lone qualifier for the NCAA Championships ... Vaughn ran 17:17.95 over the course of 5,000 me-ters to win the 20th Annual Crimson Clas-

sic and lead the Crimson Tide to the team title which earned her SEC Freshman and Athlete of the Week ... named SEC Athlete of the Week for the second straight week for her performance at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational (1st-17:37) ... named SEC Fresh-man of the Week for the second time with her 18th place finish and a time of 21:04.12 in her first ever 6,000m at the Chile Pepper Festival ... named All-SEC and All-SEC Fresh-man at the SEC Championships with her 10th place finish running a personal-best 6,000m time of 20:59.06 ... named All-South Region with her seventh place finish at the South Region Championships ... finished 139th at the NCAA Championships ... ran the No. 5 and 10 fastest 5,000m and 6,000m times in the SEC, respectively ... holds the No. 3 fast-est 6,000m time in Alabama school history ... advanced to the IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 64th while leading team USA to a fifth place finish, after finishing fifth at the 2009 USA Junior National Cross Country Champion-ships ... finished 15th in the mile (5:07.51) and the 3,000m (10:12.52) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... broke the five-minute bar-

rier in the mile at the Tyson Invitational where she ran 4:58.33 to place fifth ... also broke the 10-minute barrier in the 3,000m at the Adi-das Classic placing fifth with a time of 9:55.81 ... finished sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:03.50) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a personal-best time of 11:01.89 to win the 3,000m steeplechase at the Missis-sippi Open.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Mike Stanton ... 2005 State Cross Country Team Champions ... 2005, 2006, 2007 State Track and Field Team Champions ... 4x400m relay State Champion in 2005 ... 800m State Champion in 2006 ... Cross Country State Champion in 2006 ... 800m and 1,600m State Champion in 2007 ... Cross Country State Champion in 2007 ... awarded the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award ... 2008 Gatorade Runner of the Year in Oklahoma ... member of the National Honors Society, Redskins for Christ, Key Club, Tulsa Union Medical Society and French Club ... daughter of Douglas and Cathy Vaughn ... majoring biology and marine science.

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CAREER BESTS:• 800m - 2:11.44• Mile - 4:55.99• 1,500m - 4:33.90• 3,200m - 10:56• 4k XC -14:46.56• 5k XC -17:49.00• 6k XC -22:15.00

FRESHMAN (2009-10)Scored in four of the six races while com-peting as the No. 1 runner for the Tide in one meet during the cross country season...recorded a 4,000m time of 14:46.56 at the Belmont/VU Opener where she finished ninth...posted a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:49.00 at the Crimson Classic to finish seventh...led Alabama at the OSU Jamboree where she finished 18th...turned in a personal-best 6,000 meter time of 22:15.00 at Pre-Nationals...finished 61st at the SEC Championships...crossed the line with a 91st place finish at the NCAA South Region Championships ... posted a person-al best 1,500m time of 4:33.90 at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing 12th ... also had personal best 2:11.44 in the pre-liminaries of the 800m at the SEC meet ... competed in the mile and distance medley relay during the indoor season ... named to the SEC Freshman All-Academic team.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Ken Williams ... named most valuable runner 2006-2008 ... helped lead team to State Championships in 3A cross country (2003-08) and track (2006-08) ... won the State Individual Championship in cross country 2004-06 and was also a State Champion in the 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m and 4x400m relay ... earned the Spirit of Service Award ... Valedictorian of her senior class ... daughter of Steve and Susan Will ... is a biology major.

KAITLYN WILL

THE 2009 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

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CAREER BESTS:• 1,500m – 5:02.95• Mile – 5:20• 3,000m – 10:41.92• 5,000m – 18:07.60• 4k XC - 15:07.43• 5k XC - 19:05.20• 6k XC -23:58

JUNIOR (2009-10)Competed for the Tide in all but one race during the cross country season...improved her 4,000m time by nearly 50 seconds at the Belmont/VU Opener where she ran a time of 15:07.43 and finished 24th...set a personal-best in the 5,000m Crimson Classic where she posted a time of 19:05.20 to finish 29th...posted a season-best 6,000m time of 24:36.12 at the SEC Championships where she finished 81st ... competed in six events during the track season ... had a season-best 5,000m time of 18:25.91 at the Alabama Relays ... had an indoor 3,000m best of 10:45.89 at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational ... named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Competed in six cross country races ... im-proved her times at 4,000m, 5,000m and 6,000m by almost 30 seconds or more ... posted a personal-best 4,000m time of 15:55.13 at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener ... ran a career-best 5,000m time of 19:16.88 at the Crimson Classic ... ran her season-best time at 6,000m at the SEC Championships crossing the line with a time of 23:59.43 ... posted a time of 10:43.42 in the 3,000m at the Rod McCravy Memorial ... finished 11th in the 5,000m (18:50.41) at the Tyson Invi-tational ... finished 20th in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 18:07.60 at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... posted a time of 10:41.92 in the 3,000m to finish fifth at the Volunteer Track Classic ... ran a personal-best 1,500m time of 5:02.95 at the Ole Miss Invi-tational.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Competed in five cross country races as a true freshman ... scored in two of the five races she competed in ... tallied a season-best time of 19:57 in the 5,000m at the Sean Earl Lake-front Invitational ... ran a season-best time of 24:27.67 over 6,000m at the SEC Champion-ships ... posted a career-best 5:54.64 in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational ... posted a career-best in the 1,500m with a time of 5:09.53 at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... ran a time of 19:34.82 in the 5,000m at the Ole Miss Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONALCompeted in the mile, two mile and 4x400m relay at Oxford High School under coach Dana Webb ... holds the school record in the two mile run ... named track MVP all four sea-sons ... member of the 2006 4x400m State Championship relay team ... graduated in the top 10 of her senior class ... daughter of Willard and Bobbie Williams ... majoring in Chemical Engineering.

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CAREER BESTS:• 400m - 56.40• 800m - 2:13

PREP AND PERSONALLed her team to the cross country state championship in 2009 ... was the 800m state champion in 2008 and 2009 and youth na-tional champion in 2008 ... earned region championships in the 1,600m in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... a National Honor Society mem-ber ... is a the daughter of Cynthia Wright ... has two siblings, Austin and Amber ... major-ing in biology.

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2009 CROSS COUNTRY REVIEWBelmont/VU Opener4,000 Meters • Sept. 4Nashville, Tenn. • 5:30 p.m.9 Teams • 85 Runners2nd Place • 57 Points

# NAME TIME3. Kelsey Johnson 14:25.617. Haley Moody 14:43.669. Katlyn Will 14:46.5617. Sara Vaughn 14:59.7121. Leigh Gilmore 15:04.0422. Elsbeth Denton 15:04.4423. Sarah Gilmore 15:04.7124. Megan Williams 15:07.4325. Andrea Torske 15:07.9250. Lindsey McKee 16:16.4563. Elise Goubet 16:46.4169. Rue Chitwood 17:01.34

Crimson Classic5,000 Meters • Sept. 18Tuscaloosa, Ala. • 5 p.m.15 Teams • 116 Runners1st Place • 43 Points

# NAME TIME3. Kelsey Johnson 17:37.006. Haley Moody 17:48.507. Katlyn Will 17:49.0013. Sara Vaughn 18:17.9014. Sarah Gilmore 18:22.6015. Leigh Gilmore 18:23.6017. Elsbeth Denton 18:36.0018. Andrea Torske 18:38.3029. Megan Williams 19:05.20

53. Lindsey McKee 19:53.3081. Rue Chitwood 21:03.4088. Elise Goubet 21:54.10

OSU Jamboree5,000 Meters • Oct. 3Stillwater, Okla. • 9:10 a.m.24 Teams • 211 Runners7th Place • 186 Points

# NAME TIME18. Katlyn Will 17:56.2034. Sara Vaughn 18:16.8045. Kelsey Johnson 18:30.7046. Haley Moody 18:31.0047. Leigh Gilmore 18:31.9048. Sarah Gilmore 18:32.0052. Elsbeth Denton 18:36.00125. Meghan Hawkins 19:38.80133. Megan Williams 19:46.60

Pre-Nationals6,000 Meters • Oct. 17Terre Haute, Ind. • 11:55 a.m.37 Teams • 247 Runners23rd Place • 593 Points (White/Open Race)

# NAME TIMEWHITE RACE70. Kelsey Johnson 21:48.7110. Katlyn Will 22:15.0131. Sara Vaughn 22:27.8136. Leigh Gilmore 22:30.3146. Sarah Gilmore 22:37.2155. Haley Moody 22:43.2OPEN RACE54. Natasha Klimas 23:40.193. Megan Williams 24:51.1

SEC Championships6,000 Meters • Oct. 31Oxford, Miss. • 11 a.m.12 Teams • 101 Runners5th Place • 141 Points

# NAME TIME17. Kelsey Johnson 22:10.2423. Haley Moody 22:22.4432. Sara Vaughn 22:36.8633. Leigh Gilmore 22:37.1036. Sarah Gilmore 22:43.5454. Elsbeth Denton 23:19.8761. Katlyn Will 23:30.9464. Natasha Klimas 23:39.3981. Megan Williams 24:36.12

NCAA South Region Championships6,000 Meters • Nov. 14Tuscaloosa, Ala. • 11:15 a.m.23 Teams • 170 Runners7th Place • 208 Points

# NAME TIME23. Kelsey Johnson 21:04.78*36. Haley Moody 21:35.0655. Sarah Gilmore 22:00.4956. Leigh Gilmore 22:00.5257. Sara Vaughn 22:00.7971. Elsbeth Denton 22:22.7291. Katlyn Will 22:53.40* Earned All-South Region Honors

HONORS AND AWARDSALL-SOUTH REGIONKelsey Johnson

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2009 CRIMSON CLASSIC September 18, 2009Harry Pritchett Running Park (5K)

TEAM FINISH SCORE1. Alabama 432. Auburn 753. Tennessee 884. Georgia Tech 1155. Samford 1376. Chattanooga 1537. Kennesaw State 1648. LSU 1679. Belmont 25410. Alabama State 259

INDIVIDUAL TOP FINISHERS TIME1. MacKenzie Howe, Kennesaw State 17:13.402. Holly Knight, Georgia State 17:16.903. Kelsey Johnson, Alabama 17:37.004. Jackie Areson, Tennessee 17:42.205. Brittany Sheffey, Tennessee 17:44.106. Hailey Moody, Alabama 17:48.507. Katlyn Will, Alabama 17:49.008. Laurel Pritchard, Auburn 17:58.109. Katie Van Horn, Tennessee 18:02.9010. Stephanie Barnes, Auburn 18:04.70

OTHER ALABAMA FINISHERS TIME13. Sara Vaughn 18:17.8014. Sarah Gilmore 18:22.6015. Leigh Gilmore 18:23.6017. Elsbeth Denton 18:36.0018. Andrea Torske 18:38.3029. Megan Williams 19:05.2053. Lindsey McKee 19:53.4081. Rue Chitwood 21:03.4088. Elise Goubet 21:54.10

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INDIVIDUAL HONORSSEC CHAMPIONSATHLETE YEAREvelyn Adiru 1985, 1987Carole Trepanier 1988Becki Wells 1993

ALL-SECATHLETE YEARLisa Pakutka 1983, 1984Liz Lynch 1984Gina Procaccio 1984Heidi Olafsdottir 1984, 1986, 1987Evelyn Adiru 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988Jeni Nielson 1985, 1986, 1987Susan Crawford 1986, 1987, 1989Elspeth Turner 1986, 1987Kristen Seabury 1987, 1990Carole Trepanier 1988Malin Ohlund 1990, 1992, 1993Marie Ohlund 1991Heather Shutt-Warner 1991, 1992Sian Pilling 1991Jessica Fry 1994, 1995Amanda Grout 1997Liz Lopacki 1997Ashley LaBudde 1998, 1999, 2000Dawn Boggs 1999Aly Mills 2000Julia Hicks 2005Haley Moody 2007Sara Vaughn 2008Kelsey Johnson 2008

ALL-SEC FRESHMANATHLETE YEARHaley Moody 2007Sara Vaughn 2008Kelsey Johnson 2008

SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONS ATHLETE YEARCindy Sturm 1978, 1979Sue Jackson 1980

ALL-SOUTH REGIONATHLETE YEARAly Mills 1998Ashley LaBudde 1998, 1999, 2000Amanda Grout 1999Dawn Boggs 1999Julia Hicks 2005, 2006Haley Moody 2007Sara Vaughn 2008Kelsey Johnson 2008, 2009

ALL-AMERICANSATHLETE YEARSue Jackson 1980Jeni Nielsen 1986Elspeth Turner 1986, 1987Heidi Olafsdottir 1987Carole Trepanier 1988Evelyn Adiru 1988Becki Wells 1993Malin Ohlund 1994Jessica Fry 1995

SEC ATHLETE OF THE WEEKATHLETE YEARAly Mills 2000Julia Hicks 2005Sara Vaughn 2x-2008

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKATHLETE YEARHaley Moody 2007Sara Vaughn 2x-2008Kelsey Johnson 2008

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEARATHLETE YEARAshley LaBudde 1998Dawn Boggs 1999

SEC COACH OF THE YEARCOACH YEARDavid Troy 1986, 1987

SOUTH REGION COACH OF THE YEARCOACH YEARDavid Troy 1986

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TEAM HONORS / CHAMPIONSSEC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHAMPIONS

YEAR TEAM POINTS1983 Tennessee 241984 Florida 411985 Kentucky 841986 Alabama 301987 Alabama 201988 Kentucky 221989 Kentucky 391990 Tennessee 411991 Arkansas 301992 Arkansas 521993 Arkansas 371994 Arkansas 311995 Arkansas 401996 Florida 521997 Florida 371998 Arkansas 251999 Arkansas 152000 Arkansas 432001 Arkansas 352002 Arkansas 392003 Tennessee 572004 Tennessee 552005 Tennessee 482006 Arkansas 172007 Arkansas 392008 Arkansas 462009 Florida 24

SEC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALS

TEAM TOTAL YEARSArkansas 13 (1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 01, 02, 06, 07, 08)Tennessee 5 (1983, 90, 2003, 04, 05)Florida 4 (1984, 96, 97, 09)Kentucky 3 (1985, 88, 89)Alabama 2 (1986, 87)

TOP 10 FINISHES AT NCAA/AIAW SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR PLACE POINTS1977 2nd N/A*1978 1st N/A*1979 1st N/A*1980 2nd N/A*1981 3rd N/A*1984 3rd N/A1985 6th 1801986 1st N/A1987 3rd N/A1988 5th N/A1997 8th 2051999 7th 1942000 10th 2692008 8th 219* denotes AIAW

TOP 25 FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR PLACE POINTS1978 18th N/A*1979 18th N/A*1980 23rd N/A*1981 15th N/A*1984 12th 2691987 6th 1611993 13th 3671994 20th 427* denotes AIAW

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TOP 20 CROSS COUNTRY COURSE TIMESHARRY PRITCHETT RUNNING PARK (5K)1. Carole Trepanier, Alabama 16:55 1988 SEC Championships2. Lisa Breiding, Kentucky 17:04 1988 SEC Championships3. Ashley LaBudde, Alabama 17:04 2000 Crimson Classic4. Lauren Blankenship, Samford 17:05 2005 Crimson Classic5. Valerie McGovern, Kentucky 17:06 1988 SEC Championships6. Kristy Orre, Kentucky 17:09 1988 SEC Championships7. Carole Trepanier, Alabama 17:10

1988 Crimson Classic8. Lisa Reed, LSU 17:15 1988 SEC Championships9. Sara Vaughn, Alabama 17.17.95 2008 Crimson Classic10. Lisa Reed, LSU 17:17 1988 Crimson Classic12. Karen Hoffman, Unattached 17:23 1990 Crimson Classic13. Julia Hicks, Alabama 17:24 2006 Crimson Classic14. Amy Patterson, Auburn 17:27 1991 Crimson Classic15. Denise Bushallow, Kentucky 17:28 1988 SEC Championships

16. Sian Pilling, Alabama 17:30 1991 Crimson Classic17. Becki Wells, Alabama 17:31 1995 Crimson Classic18. Julia Hicks, Alabama 17:33 2005 Crimson Classic Elizabeth Ambrus, UAB 17:33 2007 Crimson Classic19. Kelsey Johnson, Alabama 17:35.90 2008 Crimson Classic20. Sherry Hoover, Kentucky 17:36 1988 SEC Championships

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TOP 20 ALABAMA 5K PERFORMANCES

1. Carole Trepanier 16:30 1988 Razorback Invitational2. Elspeth Turner 16:41 1987 NCAA Championships3. Heidi Olafsdottir 16:43 1987 NCAA Championships4. Becki Wells 16:53 1993 NCAA South Regional5. Evelyn Adiru 16:58 1988 Razorback Invitational6. Liz Lynch 17:01 1984 Seminole Invitational7. Julia Hicks 17:01 2005 Auburn Invitational8. Aly Mills 17:02 2000 Auburn Bank Invitational9. Lisa Pakutka 17:02 1983 Azalea Invitational10. Ashley LaBudde 17:04 2000 Crimson Classic11. Dawn Boggs 17:09 1999 NCAA South Regional12. Elizabeth Lopacki 17:12 1998 Auburn Invitational13. Malin Ohlund 17:13 1993 Auburn Invitational 14. Jeni Nielsen 17:13 1986 Georgia State Invitational15. Sara Vaughn 17:17.95 2008 Crimson Classic16. Claire Townsend 17:17 1983 Azalea Invitational17. Jessica Fry 17:20 1994 Penn State Invitational18. Heather Schutt 17:25 1991 NCAA Districts19. Susan Crawford 17:27 1989 Razorback Invitational20. Kristen Seabury 17:28 1989 Razorback Invitational

TOP 15 ALABAMA 6K PERFORMANCES1. Julia Hicks 20:32 2005 SEC Championships2. Ashley LaBudde 20:57 2000 NCAA South Regional3. Sara Vaughn 20:59.06 2008 SEC Championships4. Kelsey Johnson 21:01.50 2008 SEC Championships5. Haley Moody 21:22.09 2007 SEC Championships6. Aly Mills 21:23 2000 SEC Championships7. Tara Enebak 21:27 2005 SEC Championships8. Megan Carnes 21:37 2005 SEC Championships9. Katie Davis 21:52 2005 SEC Championships10. Elizabeth Wancowicz 21:56 2005 SEC Championships11. Katlyn Will 22:15 2009 Pre-Nationals12. Virnetta Greene 22:25 2002 Chile Pepper Festival13. Jen Gray 22:26 2005 SEC Championships14. Leigh Gilmore 22:30.30 2009 Pre-Nationals15. Sarah Gilmore 22:37.20 2009 Pre-Nationals

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