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THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

TheBig12Conferencehasestablishedaconsistentlevelofnationalsuccessonthefieldandintheclassroomasitentersits14thseasonin2009-10. Sinceitbeganplayin1996-97,theConferencecanboastof34teamcrownsandover400individualNCAAChampionships.Thesuccesscontinuedthrough2008-09asTexasA&Mcapturednationaltitlesinmen’sgolfaswellasmen’sandwomen’soutdoortrack&field.TheleagueplacedtwoteamsintheBowlChampionshipSeriesforthefifthtimeandhadateamplayfortheBCSNationalChampionshipforthesixthseason.Inaddition,twovolleyballteamsadvancedtothesemifinalsoftheNCAAChampionshipandOklahomaplayedintheWom-en’sFinalFour.MissourisoftballandTexasbaseballpunchedticketstotheCol-legeWorldSeries. Amongindividualhonors,SallyKipyego(TexasTech)becamethefirstNCAADivisionIfemaleormalerunnertowinthreeconsecutivecrosscountrynationalchampionships.ShewasnamedtheHondaAwardwinnerforthethirdseasonas the nation’s top female cross country athlete, becoming just the eighthathletetowintheawardthreetimesinanysport.JennyBarringer(Colorado)claimedtheHondaAwardforTrack&FieldwhileOleksandrNedovyesov(Okla-

homaState)wasnamedITA/Campbell’sTennisPlayeroftheYear. Forthefourthtimeinits13-yearhistoryaBig12student-athletewontheHeismanTrophy.TheBig12alsoestablishedahigh-watermark,asforthefirsttime in the74-yearhistoryof theHeismanTrophy fourof the topfivevote-gettershailedfromthesameconference,includingaward-winnerSamBradford(Oklahoma). Overthepastfiveseasonsatotalof13NCAAtrophieshavebeenhoistedbyBig12institutions,withatleastonenationalcrownwoninallbutoneyearfortheConference,includingeachofthepast12seasons. TheBig12leadsallconferenceswithitssixappearancesinBCStitlegames.Leaguesquadshaveplayedforthefootballnationalchampionshipsixtimesinthelastnineyearswithberthsin16BCSgamesoverall,includingtwoeachin2007and2008.TheBig12ledallconferenceswithfiveteamsrankedinthefi-nal2008BCSStandings.Inaddition,anall-timehighnineleagueplayersearnedconsensusAll-Americarecognitionthispastseason,morethananyothercon-ference.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE

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THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

Inbasketball,10women’sandninemen’steamshaveadvancedtotheirre-spectiveFinalFoursinthepasteightseasonsastheBig12continuesitsplaceamongtheeliteintercollegiateathleticconferences.Thesixmen’sFinalFourparticipantssince2002aretiedforthemostofanyconference.Numerousna-tionalhonorshavebeenwonbybasketballstudent-athletesduringtheleague’shistory. The Big 12 had a national player of the year honoree for the thirdstraightyearwhenBlakeGriffin(Oklahoma)wastheconsensuswinnerin2008-09. CourtneyParis(Oklahoma)gavetheconferenceaconsensusAll-Americaselectioninwomen’sbasketballfortheninthstraightseason. TheBig12anditsmemberinstitutionsarecommittedtoacompetitiveenvi-ronmentwheresportsmanshipandfairplaytakecenterstage.Whetheronthefield,intheclassroom,orwithinthecommunitythestudent-athletes,admin-istrators,coachesandgameofficialsoftheBig12supportthehighestidealsinsportsmanship. Big12student-athletesalsodowellingarneringnationalacademicrecogni-tion.SarahPavan(Nebraska)wasnamedAcademicAll-AmericaoftheYearinvolleyball in2006and2007byESPNTheMagazineandCollegeSports Infor-mationDirectorsofAmericawitha4.0grade-point average inBiochemistry.Shealsowonthenationalacademichonorpresentedforallsportsin2006-07andwasnamedrecipientof theprestigious2006-07Honda-BroderickAwardasCollegiateWomanAthleteoftheYear.SheisthefirstathletesincetheBig12wasformedtoearntheaccolade.Initshistory,theconferencehasover330academichonorees,averagingmorethan25eachseason. TheBig12canboastofotherstoriesthatcombineonandoffthefieldsuc-cess.PatienceKnight(TexasTech)wastherecipientoftheHondaInspirationAwardin2008,giventoanoutstandingfemalecollegeathletewhoovercomesadversitytoexcelinhersport.Shewasdiagnosedwithacanceroustumorin2007,butreboundedtowinAll-Americahonorsatthe2008NCAAIndoorTrack&FieldChampionships. Competitiveexcellence, scholarshipandsportsmanshipareallequal com-ponentsof theBig12philosophy. All-Big12 teamsandAcademicAll-Big12squadsarerecognizedforeachsportattheendoftheirrespectiveseasons. Attheendofeachacademicyear,theConferencehonorsitstopmaleandfe-malestudent-athleteswiththeBig12AthleteoftheYearandBig12Sportsper-sonoftheYearawards. Institutionscanalsonominatestudent-athletesfortheprestigiousDr.Pren-ticeGauttPostgraduateScholarshipsattheendofeachacademicyear.Atotalof225scholarshavereceivedover1.3millioninpostgraduatefinancialaidthroughthefirst13yearsoftheprogram. TheBig12sponsors21sports. Men’ssquadsincludebaseball,basketball,crosscountry,football,golf,indoortrack&field,outdoortrack&field,swim-ming&diving,tennisandwrestling.Women’steamsarefieldedinbasketball,crosscountry,golf,gymnastics,indoortrack&field,outdoortrack&field,soc-cer,softball,swimming,tennisandvolleyball. The conference ismade up of 12 institutions that have sharedmany tra-ditionalrivalriesthroughouttheirhistories.Memberschoolsinclude-BaylorUniversity,UniversityofColorado,IowaStateUniversity,UniversityofKansas,KansasStateUniversity,UniversityofMissouri,UniversityofNebraska,Univer-sityofOklahoma,OklahomaStateUniversity,UniversityofTexas,TexasA&MUniversityandTexasTechUniversity. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 45millionpeopleandtelevisionhouseholdsin18ofthetop100marketswithinitsgeographicfootprint. Theconferenceconductschampionshipsfor20ofits21sports.Eachcham-pionshiphelpstodetermineteamsand/or individualsthatwill representtheConference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12footballchampionshipgameearnstheleague’sberthintotheprestigiousBowlChampionshipSeries. InthelastseveralyearstheBig12hasincreaseditsbowlagreementsandexpanded televisionopportunities forall sports throughcontractswithABC/ESPNandFSN.Mostrecently,theleaguerenewedandexpandeditsmulti-yeararrangementwithABC/ESPN,Inc.Thenewcontractbeganin2008-09. Initsfirst13years,theConferencehasdistributedmorethan$1.1billiontoits12memberinstitutions. TheBig12staffadministerstoover4,600student-athletesin21sports.TheconferenceofficeisheadquarteredinIrving,Texas.

2008 Big 12 Cross Country ChampionshipsNov. 1, 2008 :: ISU Cross Country Course :: Ames, Iowa

1.OklahomaState................... 26

2.Colorado.............................. 66

3.IowaState............................ 67

4.TexasA&M........................... 95

5.Missouri............................... 155

6.Texas.................................... 179

7.Nebraska.............................. 200

8.Kansas.................................. 208

9.TexasTech............................ 255

10.Baylor................................ 297

11.KansasState....................... 355

12.Oklahoma.......................... 365

OSU All-Big 12: German Fernandez (1st), John Kosgei (3rd), Ryan Vail (4th),

Colby Lowe (5th), David Chirchir (13th)

2009 Big 12 Indoor ChampionshipsFeb. 27-28, 2009 :: Gilliam Indoor Stadium :: College Station, Texas

1.Texas.................................... 115.00

2.Nebraska.............................. 102.50

3.TexasA&M........................... 84.00

4.Baylor.................................. 71.00

5.Oklahoma............................ 66.00

6.TexasTech............................ 62.00

7.Missouri............................... 56.00

8.OklahomaState................... 51.00

9.IowaState............................ 49.00

10.KansasState....................... 35.00

11.Kansas................................ 32.50

12.Colorado............................ 16.00

OSU Champs: German Fernandez, Mile, 3000 meters; John Kosgei, 5000 meters

2009 Big 12 Outdoor ChampionshipsMay 15-17, 2009 :: Fuller Track :: Lubbock, Texas

1.Nebraska.......................... 148.00

2.TexasA&M....................... 126.00

3.Texas................................ 83.50

4.TexasTech........................ 75.00

5.Missouri........................... 74.00

6.KansasState..................... 71.00

7.Baylor............................... 54.00

8.OklahomaState................ 53.00

9.IowaState........................ 43.00

9.Oklahoma......................... 43.00

11.Colorado......................... 34.00

12.Kansas............................ 12.50

OSU Champs: German Fernandez, 1500 meters, 5,000 meters; Ryan Vail,

10000 meters

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OPPONENT CAPSULES

Baylor BearsHomeXCCourse: BearRunHomeIndoorTrack: NoneHomeOutdoorTrack:Hart-PattersonT&FComplexHeadCoach: ToddHarbourSIDContact: ToddZeidlerSIDE-mail: todd_zeidler@baylor.eduSIDPhone: 254-710-4049

Colorado Buffaloes HomeXCCourse: BuffaloRanchHomeIndoorTrack: BalchFieldhouseHomeOutdoorTrack: PottsFieldHeadCoach: MarkWetmoreSIDContact: LindaPoncinSIDE-mail: linda.poncin@colorado.eduSIDPhone: 303-492-5980

Iowa State CyclonesHomeXCCourse: ISUCrossCountryCourseHomeIndoorTrack: LiedCenterHomeOutdoorTrack: HarryHoakTrackHeadCoach: CoreyIhmelsSIDContact: SeanSullivanSIDE-mail: sully87@iastate.eduSIDPhone: 515-294-3372

Kansas JayhawksHomeXCCourse: RimRockFarmHomeIndoorTrack: AnschutzPavilionHomeOutdoorTrack: MemorialStadiumHeadCoach: StanleyRedwineSIDContact: CaraSchlingerSIDE-mail: cschlinger@ku.eduSIDPhone: 785-864-7947

Kansas State WildcatsHomeXCCourse: WarnerParkHomeIndoorTrack: AhearnFieldhouseHomeOutdoorTrack:R.V.ChristianTrackComplexHeadCrossCountryCoch: MichaelSmithHeadTrackandFieldCoach: CliffRoveltoSIDContact: ChrisNewtonSIDE-mail: cknewton@ksu.eduSIDPhone: 785-532-6735

Missouri TigersHomeXCCourse: A.L.GustinGolfCourseHomeIndoorTrack: HearnesCenterHomeOutdoorTrack: AudreyJ.WaltonStadiumHeadCrossCountryCoach: JaredWilmesHeadTrackCoach: RickMcGuireSIDContact: ShawnDavisSIDE-mail: davisshaw@missouri.eduSIDPhone: 573-884-9486

Nebraska Cornhuskers HomeXCCourse: Pioneer’sParkHomeIndoorTrack: DevaneyCenterHomeOutdoorTrack: EdWeirStadiumHeadCrossCountryCoach: JayDirksenHeadTrackCoach: GaryPepinSIDContact: JeremyFooteSIDE-mail: jfoote@huskers.comSIDPhone: 402-472-7778

Oklahoma Sooners HomeXCCourse: BrandtParkHomeIndoorTrack: MosierIndoorT&FFacilityHomeOutdoorTrack: JohnJacobsT&FComplexHeadCoach: MartinSmithSIDContact: DavidBassitySIDE-mail: dbassity@ou.eduSIDPhone: 405-325-8571

Texas Longhorns HomeXCCourse: HancockGolfCourseHomeIndoorTrack: NoneHomeOutdoorTrack: MikeA.MyersStadiumHeadCoach: BubbaThorntonSIDContact: JeremySharpe(M)/AshleyWalker(W)SharpeE-mail: jeremysharpe@athletics.utexas.eduWalkerE-Mail: ashley.walker@athletics.utexas.eduSIDPhone: 512-471-8236

Texas A&M AggiesHomeXCCourse: PenberthyIntramuralCenterHomeIndoorTrack: McFerrinIndoorAthleticCenterHomeOutdoorTrack: FrankG.AndersonT&FComplexHeadCoach: PatHenrySIDContact: ShawnPriceSIDE-mail: sprice@athletics.tamu.eduSIDPhone: 979-845-9534

Texas Tech Red Raiders HomeXCCourse: RawlsCourseHomeIndoorTrack: AthleticTrainingCenterHomeOutdoorTrack: R.P.FullerStadiumHeadCrossCountryCoach: JonMurrayHeadTrackCoach: WesKittleySIDContact: BrandonIretonSIDE-mail: brandon.ireton@ttu.eduSIDPhone: 806-742-2770

Big 12 Conference Office HomeOffice: Irving,TexasCommissioner: DanBeebeSIDContact: EmilyFranzenburgSIDE-mail: efranzenburg@big12sports.comSIDPhone: 469-524-1040