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<strong>COUGAR</strong> <strong>TRACK</strong> & <strong>FIELD</strong><br />
ATHLETICS COMM. • JEREMY ROSENTHAL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR<br />
E-MAIL - ROSENTHALJI@COFC.EDU • OFFICE - (843) 953-5465 • COFCSPORTS.COM<br />
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OUTDOOR SCHEDULE<br />
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MARCH 11, 2011 •PALMETTO CLASSIC<br />
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE<br />
3/11 Palmetto Classic Mt. Pleasant, S.C.<br />
3/17-3/19 Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach, S.C.<br />
3/25-3/26 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C.<br />
4/2 Terrier Relays Spartanburg, S.C.<br />
4/9 Duke Invitational Durham, N.C.<br />
4/22-4/23 SoCon Championships Birmingham, S.C.<br />
5/26-5/28 NCAA East Prelims Bloomington, Imd.<br />
6/8-6/11 NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa<br />
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SETTING THE SCENE<br />
WHAT: PALMETTO CLASSIC<br />
WHEN: MARCH 11, 2011<br />
WHERE: MT. PLEASANT<br />
Park West<br />
The Cougars will host their only competition <strong>of</strong> the year as they<br />
co-host the Palmetto Classic with The Citadel on March 11th.<br />
This is the second season in which this meet has been contested.<br />
The meet will be held in Mt. Pleasant at the Park West facility.<br />
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LAST TIME OUT<br />
In the Cougars most recent competition they traveled to Clemson,<br />
S.C. for the Southern Conference Indoor Championship.<br />
Freshman Dena O’Brien won the 5k race as she broke a 22-yearold<br />
SoCon record clocking a time <strong>of</strong> 16:46.59. Senior Isabel<br />
Boersma broke the C<strong>of</strong>C school record in the pentathlon with<br />
3,411 points. Junior Alyssa D’Orazio also broke her own school<br />
record in the 800-meter run in 2:15.92. Additionally the women’s<br />
distance medley relay team set a new school record as they<br />
completed the race in 12:19.30. The Cougars finished in sixthplace<br />
with 49 points. O’Brien and Claire Goodson made the All-<br />
Freshman Team by placing top-three in their events.<br />
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Assistant Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Communications Jeremy<br />
Rosenthal is the primary contact for the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
Track & Field team. He can be reached in his <strong>of</strong>fice at (843-<br />
953-5465), or on his cell phone (765-586-6624), or by email<br />
(rosenthalji@c<strong>of</strong>c.edu)<br />
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2010 OUTDOOR SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RESULTS<br />
Place Team<br />
Point Total<br />
1 Western Carolina 221.5 points<br />
2. Appalachian State 144 points<br />
3. Elon 123.5 points<br />
4. Samford 84 points<br />
5. Georgia Southern 83 points<br />
6. <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong> 66 points<br />
7. Chattanooga 27 points<br />
8. The Citadel 26 points<br />
9. Furman 21 points<br />
10. Davidson 19 points<br />
11. UNC Greensboro 3 points<br />
12. W<strong>of</strong>ford 1 point
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
O’BRIEN SHATTERS<br />
SCHOOL MILE RECORD<br />
Freshman Dena O’Brien started<br />
her track & field career at the<br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong> with<br />
a bang, breaking the school<br />
mile record with her 4:59.63<br />
performance at the Mountaineer<br />
Open Jan. 21.<br />
O’Brien’s time bettered the<br />
previous record by 14 seconds<br />
and also set a facility record at<br />
the Holmes Convocation Center<br />
in Boone, N.C.<br />
O’BRIEN SoCon ATHLETE<br />
OF THE WEEK AGAIN<br />
Freshman Dena O’Brien earned<br />
SoCon Athlete <strong>of</strong> the Week<br />
honors for her performance at<br />
the Carolina Invitational on Feb.<br />
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O’Brien, a native <strong>of</strong> Pelham,<br />
Ala., placed second in the<br />
3,000-meter run, setting a<br />
new C<strong>of</strong>C school record in<br />
9:46.83. She also bettered her<br />
own school record in the mile,<br />
finishing in first-place in the race<br />
in 4:59.28.<br />
O’BRIEN DOMINATES<br />
SOCON 5K<br />
Freshman Dena O’Brien broke<br />
a 22-year-old SoCon record<br />
as she won the SoCon Indoor<br />
Championship 5k in 16:46.59.<br />
O’Brien lapped the entire field<br />
and finished ahead <strong>of</strong> the<br />
second-place finisher by over a<br />
minute.<br />
ORDINARY NAME,<br />
EXTRORDINARY TALENT<br />
Junior Emily Smith has had a<br />
remarkable two seasons for the<br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong> Track &<br />
Field team. The following are<br />
some <strong>of</strong> her accomplishments<br />
during her collegiate career.<br />
-2 time NCAA Regional Qualifier<br />
-School record in Indoor High<br />
Jump (1.78 meters)<br />
-School record in Outdoor High<br />
Jump (1.74 meters)<br />
-3 time Southern Conference<br />
Champion in the High Jump<br />
-15 top-five finishes in 20 total<br />
competitions in her career<br />
NO SENIORITIS FOR<br />
BOERSMA<br />
Senior Isable Boersma is <strong>of</strong>f to<br />
the best season <strong>of</strong> her career<br />
with the Cougars.<br />
She has set personal records<br />
in the 200-meter dash (26.94,<br />
fourth fastest in school history)<br />
and long jump (5.36 meters,<br />
third best in school history).<br />
Boersma went on to break<br />
the school record in the<br />
pentathlon at the SoCon Indoor<br />
Championships with a point total<br />
<strong>of</strong> 3,411. She finished second in<br />
the overall competition.<br />
FOLLOW COFC BLOG<br />
Keep up to date with all <strong>of</strong><br />
the latest Cougar Track &<br />
Field news with the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> XC/T&F Blog.<br />
You will be able to read about<br />
the latest developments as well<br />
as find pictures and slideshows<br />
from meets and other team<br />
events.<br />
To access the <strong>Charleston</strong><br />
XC/T&F blog go to http://<br />
cougarsxctf.wordpress.com<br />
SMITH, TAYLOR TEAM<br />
UP FOR VIDEO BLOG<br />
Junior high jumper Emily Smith<br />
and sophomore pole vaulter<br />
Chelsea Taylor are teaming up<br />
to do a special video blog taking<br />
the viewer inside the life <strong>of</strong> a<br />
student-athlete on the track &<br />
field team.<br />
Stay tuned to c<strong>of</strong>csports.<br />
com following track & field<br />
competitions to see highlights,<br />
interviews and special scenes<br />
from the student-athlete<br />
experience!<br />
Their first two episodes have<br />
each gotten over 300 views!
Palmetto Classic<br />
Schedule <strong>of</strong> Events<br />
March 11, 2011<br />
Palmetto Classic<br />
Friday March 11, 2011<br />
Final Schedule<br />
Implement Weigh-in (Equipment shed)<br />
12:30-2:00pm<br />
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
Field Events:<br />
1:30 Hammer, women then men<br />
Javelin, men then women<br />
3:00 Pole Vault, women then men<br />
Long Jump, men then women followed by Triple Jump (men then women)<br />
3:30 Discus, women then men<br />
4:00 Shot, men then women<br />
6:00 High Jump, women then men<br />
Running Events:<br />
3:00 3,000m, women<br />
3:15 3,000m, men<br />
3:30 4 x 100 relay, women<br />
3:35 4 x 100 relay, men<br />
3:40 Mile, women<br />
3:55 Mile, men<br />
4:20 100 hurdles, women<br />
4:30 110 hurdles, men<br />
4:45 400, women<br />
4:55 400, men<br />
5:10 100, women<br />
5:20 100, men<br />
5:30 800, women<br />
5:45 800, men<br />
6:10 400 hurdles, women<br />
6:20 400 hurdles, men<br />
6:30 200, women<br />
6:40 200, men<br />
6:55 5k, women<br />
7:20 5k, men<br />
7:40 4 x 400, women<br />
7:50 4 x 400, men
C<strong>of</strong>C <strong>TRACK</strong> & <strong>FIELD</strong> ROSTER<br />
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
Name Year Event Hometown High School<br />
Aydlette, Marlene So. Throws Columbia, S.C. Glenforest<br />
Boersma, Isabel Sr. Multi-Event Franklin, Tenn. Ravenwood<br />
Brewer, Elle Fr. Distance Knoxville, Tenn. Webb School<br />
Call, Laura Jr. Sprints Downington, Pa. Downington<br />
D’Orazio, Alyssa Jr. Mid-Distance Haddonfield, N.J. Haddonfield Memorial<br />
Goodson, Claire Fr. Pole Vault Atlanta, Ga. Greater Atlanta Christian<br />
Hobbs, Danielle Fr. Mid-Distance Jacksonville, N.C. White Oak<br />
Harrocks, Christa Fr. Sprints Glen Mills, Pa. Penncrest<br />
Jenkins, Kristin Sr. Distance Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheyenne Central<br />
Johnson, Brynne Sr. Multi-Event Centerville, Ohio Centerville<br />
Klinar, Christine Fr. Throws Fredericksburg, Va. Northwood Academy<br />
Loba, Grace Jr. Mid-Distance Orlean, Va. Fauquier<br />
McArthur, Jelain So. Jumps Laurens, S.C. Laurens District<br />
McWhorter, Kaitlin Fr. Sprints/Multi Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge<br />
Meyrowitz, Dhana Fr. Pole Vault Bluffton, S.C. Woodward Academy<br />
Nokes, McKenna Fr. Distance Laguna Beach, Calif. Laguna Beach<br />
O’Brien, Dena Fr. Mid-Distance Pelham, Ala. Pelham<br />
Pavlovich, Natasha RSo. Distance San Clemente, Calif. St. Margaret’s Episcopal<br />
Powers, Callen Jr. Mid-Distance Chesapeake, Va. Western Branch<br />
Smith, Emily Jr. High Jump Rock Hill, S.C. Northwestern<br />
Taylor, Chelsea So. Pole Vault Seneca, S.C. Seneca<br />
Walsha, Alice Fr. Mid-Distance New York, N.Y. Convent <strong>of</strong> Sacred Heart<br />
Walsh, Dana Fr. Mid-Distance New York, N.Y. Convent <strong>of</strong> Sacred Heart<br />
Wilard, Tierney RSo. Distance Midlothian, Va. James River<br />
Wolfe, Kristen Jr. Distance Midlothian, Va. James River<br />
Zolga, Mary Sr. Sprints Raynham, Mass. Bridgewater-Raynham
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
2011 Quick Facts<br />
UNIVERSITY FACTS<br />
Location.........................................................................<strong>Charleston</strong>, S.C.<br />
Population..................................................................................124, 593<br />
Founded............................................................................................1770<br />
Conference................................................................................Southern<br />
Joined Southern Conference............................................................1998<br />
Enrollment......................................................................................11,316<br />
Nickname....................................................................................Cougars<br />
Colors.........................................................................Maroon and White<br />
President...................................................................Dr. George Benson<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>.....................................................................Joe Hull<br />
Senior Woman Administrator..........................................Laura Lageman<br />
Faculty Representative......................................................Vince Benigni<br />
Affiliation........................................................................NCAA Division I<br />
2009-2010 Season -WOMEN<br />
SoCon Cross Country Championships Finish......................9th, 254 pts.<br />
SoCon Indoor Championship Finish...................................6th, 38.5 pts.<br />
SoCon Indoor Champions...............................................1 (Emily Smith)<br />
Indoor All-SoCon Honorees............................................ 4 (Emily Smith,<br />
Chelsea Taylor, Jelain McArthur, Casey McKee)<br />
SoCon Outdoor Championship Finish.....................................6th, 66pts.<br />
Outdoor All-SoCon Honorees....................................5 (Jelain McArthur,<br />
Latisha Harris, Chelsea Taylor, Casey McKee, Emily Smith<br />
Freshman <strong>of</strong> the Year......................................................Jelain McArthur<br />
NCAA East Regional Qualifiers.......................................1 (Emily Smith)<br />
2009-2010 Season -MEN<br />
SoCon Cross Country Championships Finish......................8th, 203 pts.<br />
NCAA Southeast Regional Finish......................................28th, 726 pts.<br />
Top Regional Finisher...........................Trevor Sprague, 75th, 32:35.08*<br />
*3rd all-time for 10,000-meters<br />
2010-2011 Season -WOMEN<br />
SoCon Cross Country Championships Finish.......................7th,149 pts.<br />
All-SoCon Honorees........................2 (Dena O’Brien and Kristen Wolfe)<br />
Freshman <strong>of</strong> the Year.........................................................Dena O’Brien<br />
NCAA Southeast Regional Finish......................................29th, 827 pts.<br />
Top Regional Finisher..................................Dena O’Brien 61st, 21:46.3*<br />
* Denotes School Record for 6,000-meters<br />
2010-2011 Season -MEN<br />
SoCon Cross Country Championships Finish......................8th, 197 pts.<br />
All-SoCon Honorees...................................................1 (Andrew Nelson)<br />
NCAA Southeast Regional Finish......................................27th, 739 pts.<br />
Top Regional Finisher............................Christian Bailey 100th, 33:02.2*<br />
CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE<br />
9/4/2010................................Eye Opener at USC Upstate<br />
........................................................Men: 6th, Women: 5th<br />
9/18/2010.................................Asics-Winthrop Invitational<br />
........................................................Men: 6th, Women: 6th<br />
9/25/2010..............................................Citadel Invitational<br />
.......................................................Men: 2nd, Women:2nd<br />
10/1/2010...........................................Charlotte Invitational<br />
........................................................Men: 7th, Women: 7th<br />
10/15/2010..............................................Blue Ridge Open<br />
....................................................Men: 12th, Women: 12th<br />
10/30/2010...............Southern Conference Championship<br />
........................................................Men: 8th, Women: 7th<br />
11/13/2010...............................NCAA Southeast Regional<br />
....................................................Men: 27th, Women: 29th<br />
INDOOR SCHEDULE<br />
1/22/2011..............................................Mountaineer Open<br />
........................................................................Boone, N.C.<br />
2/4-2/5/2011...............New Balance Collegiate Invitational<br />
....................................................................New York, N.Y.<br />
2/12/2011............................................Carolina Invitational<br />
.................................................................Chapel Hill, N.C.<br />
2/26-2/27/2011...............................SoCon Championships<br />
....................................................................Clemson, S.C.<br />
3/5/2011..................................Virginia Tech Final Qualifier<br />
..................................................................Blacksburg, Va.<br />
3/10-3/12/2011..................NCAA National Championships<br />
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE<br />
3/11/2011........................................PALMETTO CLASSIC<br />
..............................................................Mt. Pleasant, S.C.<br />
3/17-3/19/2011.........................................Coastal Carolina<br />
.............................................................Myrtle Beach, S.C.<br />
3/25-3/26/2011...........................................Raleigh Relays<br />
......................................................................Raleigh, N.C.<br />
4/2/2011.......................................................Terrier Relays<br />
...............................................................Spartanburg, S.C.<br />
4/9/2011...................................................Duke Invitational<br />
.....................................................................Durham, N.C.<br />
4/22-4/23/2011...............................SoCon Championships<br />
................................................................Birmingham, Ala.<br />
4/26-4/28/2011....................................NCAA East Prelims<br />
...............................................................Bloomington, Ind.<br />
6/8-6/11/2011....................NCAA National Championships<br />
...............................................................Des Moines, Iowa<br />
HOME meets in All Caps<br />
*4th all-time for 10,000-meters
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
AMY SEAGO • HEAD COACH<br />
EIGHTH YEAR AS COFC HEAD COACH • TENTH YEAR AS HEAD COACH<br />
Head coach Amy Seago continues to build<br />
the Cougars’ cross country and track &<br />
field programs as she enters her seventh<br />
year at the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong>.<br />
Under Seago’s tutelage, <strong>Charleston</strong>’s<br />
athletes have captured six conference<br />
titles in four different individual events<br />
and earned three trips to the NCAA<br />
Outdoor Regionals. Most recently,<br />
high-jumper Emily Smith finished 25th<br />
with a jump <strong>of</strong> 5’8½” at the 2010 NCAA<br />
Outdoor Regionals after being crowned<br />
the Southern Conference champion<br />
at the indoor and runner-up at outdoor<br />
conference championships. Smith was<br />
named the SoCon Freshman <strong>of</strong> the Year<br />
for the 2008-09 indoor season.<br />
Seago also worked with thrower Chakosa<br />
Lance, who became the first <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong> athlete to compete at the NCAA<br />
Regionals in 2004, taking 24th place in<br />
the hammer throw. Lance returned to the<br />
NCAA Regionals in 2006 and posted a<br />
20th-place finish in the same event. She<br />
was also a three-time SoCon champion in<br />
the weight throw and currently holds the<br />
conference record <strong>of</strong> 64’1¼”.<br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s athletes have been named<br />
to all-conference teams 22 times since<br />
Seago took over the program in August<br />
2003. Additionally, three rookies were<br />
named to the Southern Conference Indoor<br />
Track & Field All-Freshman Team while<br />
five garnered outdoor all-freshman honors<br />
in 2009. In 2010 four athletes were named<br />
to the All-Freshman Team and newcomer<br />
Jelain McArthur was named Freshamn <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year.<br />
Seago has also seen success with the<br />
Cougars’ cross country teams. She<br />
has coached the women’s team to a<br />
program-best fifth place at the SoCon<br />
Championships twice (2004, 2006). Ashley<br />
Arnold’s fifth-place finish in the 2004<br />
conference meet earned her a spot on the<br />
All-Southern Conference Team as well<br />
as Freshman <strong>of</strong> the Year honors. On the<br />
men’s side, she has helped develop Trevor<br />
Sprague, who broke the school record in<br />
the 8K three times in 2009 and posted the<br />
third-fastest time in the 10K at the NCAA<br />
Regionals at Louisville.<br />
Prior to coming to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>, Seago served as the head<br />
women’s cross country and assistant<br />
men’s and women’s track & field coach at<br />
Washington & Lee University for two years.<br />
Under her guidance, the Generals finished<br />
second at the Old Dominion Athletic<br />
Conference Championships in 2002 and<br />
went on to place seventh at the NCAA<br />
Southeast Championships. She also had<br />
four athletes earn All-ODAC honors as well<br />
as two all-state and all-region performers.<br />
Working primarily with the distance<br />
runners during track & field season, Seago<br />
coached a conference champion in the<br />
mile at the ODAC Indoor Championships<br />
as well as five to all-ODAC performances.<br />
Seago began her career as a graduate<br />
assistant at Pittsburg State in Kansas.<br />
She aided the coaching staff in developing<br />
a team that finished 12th at the NCAA<br />
Division II Cross Country Championships<br />
in 2000. Two members <strong>of</strong> the Gorillas were<br />
given All-America status. She also assisted<br />
in the coaching <strong>of</strong> a NCAA National runnerup<br />
in the steeplechase. Seago graduated<br />
with a M.S. in Physical Education.<br />
Formerly Amy Schuckert, Seago was a<br />
track & field All-American at Allegheny<br />
<strong>College</strong>. A two-year captain <strong>of</strong> the cross<br />
country team, Seago qualified for the<br />
NCAA Cross Country Championships<br />
twice. Additionally, she was a six-time<br />
NCAA national qualifier in track and set the<br />
conference record in the 800m. She won<br />
12 North Coast Athletic Conference titles<br />
and was named to the all-conference team<br />
18 times.<br />
Named the 1999 Allegheny <strong>College</strong><br />
Female Athlete <strong>of</strong> the Year, the Canton,<br />
Ohio native graduated with a B.A. in<br />
English. She was recognized in 2004 when<br />
she was named to the North Coast Athletic<br />
Conference All-Decade Team for both<br />
cross country and track & field.<br />
Seago is USATF Level II certified in<br />
endurance, throws and jumps. She and her<br />
husband, George Seago IV, were married<br />
in the summer <strong>of</strong> 2008 and currently reside<br />
in West Ashley.<br />
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PERSONAL<br />
DATE OF BIRTH...........May 28, 1977<br />
BIRTHPLACE.................Canton, Ohio<br />
HUSBAND............................George IV<br />
HIGH SCHOOL....................Glen Oak<br />
COLLEGE...............Allegheny <strong>College</strong><br />
..................................B.A. English, 1999<br />
.........................................Pittsburg State<br />
...............M.S. Physical Education, 2001<br />
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PITTSBURG STATE<br />
1999-2001..................Graduate Assistant<br />
WASHINGTON & LEE UNIV.<br />
2001-2003............................Head Coach<br />
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON<br />
2003-PRESENT...................Head Coach
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
BEN YOCUM • ASSISTANT COACH<br />
FIRST YEAR AS COFC ASST. COACH • FOURTH YEAR AS ASST. COACH<br />
Yocum begins his first year at the<br />
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong>. Yocum spent<br />
the last two years working with the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina Track and<br />
Field team. He assisted the staff with<br />
all administrative duties including the<br />
preparation for and execution <strong>of</strong> training<br />
sessions, equipment for practice and<br />
competition ordering, inventory, issues<br />
and storage. He also managed home<br />
meets for Track and Field as well as<br />
Cross Country events.<br />
From 2006-08 Yocum was an assistant<br />
coach at Benedict, working primarily<br />
with the pole vaults and throws. He also<br />
designed and implemented the strength<br />
training program for the track and field<br />
athletes. The Charlotte, N.C. native<br />
coached two conference champions and<br />
three all-conference athletes.<br />
On August 21, Seago announced Yocum<br />
and Heather Schmidt as her two new<br />
assistant coaches.<br />
“I’m thrilled to welcome Ben Yocum<br />
and Heather Schmidt to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>,” Seago said. “Ben competed<br />
as a decathlete in college and was most<br />
recently a graduate assistant at his alma<br />
mater - the University <strong>of</strong> South Carolina<br />
- where he worked with some <strong>of</strong> the best<br />
coaches and athletes in the country.”<br />
Yocum was a member <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Appalachian State Track and Field<br />
team as a freshman in 2000, where he<br />
was an All-Conference member in the<br />
decathlon. He transferred to South<br />
Carolina and competed for three<br />
seasons, specializing in the decathlon<br />
and pentathlon. While there he was<br />
a Southeastern Conference threetime<br />
Scholar-Athlete, three-time letter<br />
winner and Iron Gamecock award<br />
winner. He earned his Bachelor <strong>of</strong><br />
Science in Experimental Psychology<br />
from USC in 2003.<br />
Yocum is expected to finish his<br />
requirements for a Master’s <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
in Exercise Science from USC this<br />
month and has earned a USATF Level<br />
1 certification as well as a Level II in<br />
Jumps.<br />
“Both Heather and Ben have<br />
impressed me with their enthusiasm,<br />
hard work ethic and knowledge in the<br />
sport <strong>of</strong> Track & Field,” Seago said.<br />
“I have l<strong>of</strong>ty goals for the Track &<br />
Field and Cross Country teams and<br />
with their help, our program will reach<br />
new heights. I’d like to thank the<br />
Administration for their commitment<br />
to our sport and for enabling me to<br />
bring both <strong>of</strong> these remarkable young<br />
coaches on board.”<br />
Yocum will coach Pole Vault, Throws,<br />
100, 200, 100 hurdles and Multi-Event<br />
groups.<br />
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PERSONAL<br />
DATE OF BIRTH..September 20, 1980<br />
BIRTHPLACE.........Huntersville, N.C.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL.....North Mecklinburg<br />
COLLEGE.....................South Carolina<br />
........B.A. Experiment Psychology, 2003<br />
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HAMMOND SCHOOL<br />
2004-2005......................Assistant Coach<br />
BENEDICT COLLEGE<br />
2006-2008......................Assistant Coach<br />
SOUTH CAROLINA<br />
2008-2010..................Graduate Assistant<br />
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON<br />
2010-PRESENT.............Assistant Coach
2011 C<strong>of</strong>C Track & Field<br />
HEATHER SCHMIDT • ASSISTANT COACH<br />
FIRST YEAR AS COFC ASST. COACH • FOURTH YEAR AS ASST. COACH<br />
Schmidt, in her first year at C<strong>of</strong>C comes<br />
to <strong>Charleston</strong> after a three-year stint<br />
with the C<strong>of</strong>feyville Community <strong>College</strong><br />
track and field program. While there she<br />
was responsible for many facets <strong>of</strong> the<br />
program including recruiting and training<br />
<strong>of</strong> the athletes in the men’s and women’s<br />
jumps. During Schmidt’s tenure, seven<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 12 school records at CCC were<br />
broken in the jumping events. As<br />
recruiting coordinator, she played an<br />
integral role in increasing the women’s<br />
program from seven to 30 athletes in<br />
one year and in 2009 the team jumped<br />
from eighth in the region to second.<br />
During her coaching career Schmidt<br />
has helped produce two National Junior<br />
<strong>College</strong> Athletic Association (NJCAA)<br />
All-Americans, 12 Coaches Association<br />
All-Americans and 38 National Meet<br />
Qualifiers.<br />
On August 21, Seago announced Yocum<br />
and Schmidt as her two new assistant<br />
coaches.<br />
“I’m thrilled to welcome Ben Yocum<br />
and Heather Schmidt to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>,” Seago said. Heather just<br />
finished a three year coaching stint at<br />
C<strong>of</strong>feyville Community <strong>College</strong> where<br />
she has built a remarkable resume’<br />
in the jumping events. Additionally,<br />
this summer she participated in the<br />
“Emerging Elite Coaches” program at<br />
the Olympic training center.”<br />
Schmidt earned her Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts<br />
degree in Psychology from Marietta<br />
<strong>College</strong> in Marietta, Ohio in 2004.<br />
While there she competed in the<br />
long, high and triple jumps and well<br />
as in the javelin, sprints and relays.<br />
She also played volleyball and<br />
basketball. Schmidt was a graduate<br />
and teaching assistant while earning<br />
her Master’s Degree in Psychology at<br />
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio from<br />
2004-06.<br />
Schmidt is USATF Level 1 certified<br />
and was selected to attend the USATF<br />
Emerging Elite Coaches Camp in<br />
Chula Vista, Calif.<br />
“Both Heather and Ben have<br />
impressed me with their enthusiasm,<br />
hard work ethic and knowledge in the<br />
sport <strong>of</strong> Track & Field,” Seago said.<br />
“I have l<strong>of</strong>ty goals for the Track &<br />
Field and Cross Country teams and<br />
with their help, our program will reach<br />
new heights. I’d like to thank the<br />
Administration for their commitment<br />
to our sport and for enabling me to<br />
bring both <strong>of</strong> these remarkable young<br />
coaches on board.”<br />
Schmidt will coach High Jump, Long<br />
Jump, Triple Jump, 400-meter dash<br />
and 400 hurdles.<br />
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PERSONAL<br />
DATE OF BIRTH......February 9, 1982<br />
BIRTHPLACE..................Dover, Ohio<br />
HIGH SCHOOL...................Zanesville<br />
COLLEGE..................Marietta <strong>College</strong><br />
............................B.A. Psychology, 2004<br />
.......................................Ohio University<br />
...........................M.S. Psychology, 2006<br />
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COFFEYVILLE<br />
COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
2007-2010......................Assistant Coach<br />
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON<br />
2010-PRESENT.............Assistant Coach
Women’s Outdoor Record Book<br />
2010 Cougar Track & Field<br />
100m 10,000m<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Time Year Meet<br />
1. Ariel Hatcher 12.39 2009 SoCon/GSU 1. Ashley Arnold 38:38.99 2006 Raleigh Relays<br />
2. Ariel Hatcher 12.42 2009 Shamrock Invitational 2. Erin Stoddard 38:44.98 2009 SoCon/GSU<br />
3. Alexis Moore 12.45 2004 Coastal Carolina 3. Katie Hedley 38:58.89 2007 SoCon/App. St.<br />
4. Alexis Moore 12.48 2004 Buc Invitational 4. Ashley Arnold 38:50.47 2006 SoCon/GSU<br />
5. Alexis Moore 12.50 2004 SoCon/App. St. 5. Becky Witkop 39:26.28 2004 SoCon/App. St.<br />
200m<br />
100m HURDLES<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Time Year Meet<br />
1. Ariel Hatcher 25.00 2009 SoCon/GSU 1. Jelain McArthur 14.03 2010 SoCon<br />
2. Ariel Hatcher 25.05 2009 SoCon/GSU 2. Jelain McArthur 14.09 2010 Duke Invitational<br />
3. Jelain McArthur 25.51 2010 Shamrock Invitational 3. Jelain McArthur 14.11 2010 Duke Invitational<br />
4. Jelain McArthur 25.52 2010 Palmetto Classic 4. Jelain McArthur 14.15 2010 Georgia Tech Invite<br />
5. Ariel Hatcher 25.65 2009 Furman 5. Jelain McArthur 14.17 2010 Johnson C. Smith<br />
400m<br />
400m HURDLES<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Time Year Meet<br />
1. Mary Zolga 56.58 2009 SoCon/GSU 1. Mary Zolga 63.29 2010 SoCon/App. St.<br />
2. Mary Zolga 56.70 2009 SoCon/GSU 2. Mary Zolga 63.31 2010 SoCon/App. St.<br />
3. Mary Zolga 57.54 2009 Furman 3. Mary Zolga 63.88 2010 Duke Invitational<br />
4. Mary Zolga 57.55 2009 Duke 4. Mary Zolga 64.18 2010 Johnson C. Smith<br />
5. Mary Zolga 57.94 2009 Raleigh Relays 5. Mary Zolga 64.27 2010 Raleigh Relays<br />
800m<br />
HIGH JUMP<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Mark Year Meet<br />
1. Alyssa D’Orazio 2:16.30 2009 SoCon/GSU 1.Emily Smith 1.74m (5-8.5) 2009 NCAA Regionals<br />
2. Alyssa D’Orazio 2:17.56 2009 Shamrock Invitational 2.Emily Smith 1.74m (5-8.5) 2010 Orange & Purple<br />
3. Alyssa D’Orazio 2:18.56 2009 Furman 3.Emily Smith 1.74m (5-8.5) 2010 NCAA Prelims<br />
4. Kristen Wolfe 2:18.57 2010 Johnson C. Smith 4.Emily Smith 1.70m (5-7) 2009 Shamrock Invitational<br />
5. Callen Powers 2:19.14 2010 SoCon/App/ St. 5.Emily Smith 1.70m (5-7) 2009 Raleigh Relays<br />
1,500m LONG JUMP<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Mark Year Meet<br />
1. Kristen Wolfe 4:39.16 2010 SoCon/App. St. 1. Jelain McArthur 5.82m (19-01.25) 2010 SoCon/App. St,<br />
2. Kristen Wolfe 4:42.11 2009 SoCon/GSU 2. Jelain McArthur 5.62m (18-5.25) 2010 Shamrock Invitational<br />
3. Kristen Wolfe 4:43.42 2010 Duke Invitational 3. Lauren Stitely 5.50m (18-0.5) 2004 Coastal Carolina<br />
4. Kristen Wolfe 4:45.38 2009 Duke 4. Jelain McArthur 5.50m (18-0.5) 2010 Duke Invitational<br />
5. Alyssa D’Orazio 4:45.82 2009 Furman 5. Jelain McArthur 5.49m (18-00.25) 2010 Orange & Purple<br />
3,000m TRIPLE JUMP<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Mark Year Meet<br />
1. Erin Stoddard 10:21.53 2009 Shamrock Invitational 1. Jelain McArthur 12.21m (40-00.75) 2010 Orange & Purple<br />
2. Grace Loba 10:26.33 2009 CCU Invitational 2. Jelain McArthur 12.01m (39-5) 2010 Raleigh Relays<br />
3. Amy Laughlin 10:31.03 2008 CCU Invitational 3. Jelain McArthur 12.00m (39-4.5) 2010 Duke Invitational<br />
4. Kristen Wolfe 10:31.04 2009 CCU Invitational 4. Jelain McArthur 11.97m (39-3.25) 2010 SoCon/App. St.<br />
5. Kyle Palmquist 10:37.16 2004 Coastal Carolina 5. Jelain McArthur 11.93m (39-1.75) 2010 Georgia Tech Invite<br />
3,000m STEEPLECHASE HAMMER THROW<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Mark Year Meet<br />
1. Kristen Wolfe 11:02.00 2009 Duke 1. Chakosha Lance 55.36m (181-7) 2006 NC A&T Last Chance<br />
2. Kristen Wolfe 11:09.12 2010 Duke Invitational 2. Chakosha Lance 54.23m (177-11) 2004 SoCon/App. St.<br />
3. Kristen Wolfe 11:12.18 2009 SoCon/GSU 3. Chakosha Lance 53.35m (175-0) 2005 Clemson<br />
4. Kristen Wolfe 11:12.84 2010 SoCon/App. St. 4. Chakosha Lance 52.76m (173-1) 2006 Winthrop<br />
5. Kristen Wolfe 11:20.41 2010 Geogia Tech Invitational 5. Chakosha Lance 52.64m (172-8) 2004 GA Tech Last Chance<br />
5,000m DISCUS THROW<br />
Athlete Time Year Meet Athlete Mark Year Meet<br />
1. Ashley Arnold 17:34.10 2005 Duke 1. Lindsay Baber 44.74m (146-8) 2003 Furman<br />
2. Ashley Arnold 17:41.87 2005 SoCon/WCU 2. Lindsay Baber 44.30m (145-4) 2003 SC Championships<br />
3. Ashley Arnold 17:44.68 2005 Weems Baskin/USC 3. Lindsay Baber 42.64m (139-11) 2003 Coastal Carolina<br />
4. Kyle Palmquist 17:51.02 2004 Elon 4. Lindsay Baber 42.15m (138-3) 2003 <strong>Charleston</strong> Southern<br />
5. Kyle Palmquist 17:56.16 2004 Weems Baskin/USC 5. Lindsay Baber 41.99m (138-2) 2003 Coastal Carolina
<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Charleston</strong> Women’s Outdoor Career Bests<br />
100m<br />
13.29 Mary Zolga Palmetto Classic 3/12/10<br />
13.32 Laura Call CCU Invite 3/13/09<br />
100m Hurdles<br />
15.02 Isabel Boersma SoCon Championships 4/25/09<br />
15.48 Brynne Johnson SoCon Championships 4/24/10<br />
200m<br />
25.88 Isabel Boersma SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
26.13 Mary Zolga Duke Invitational 4/2/10<br />
26.77 Brynne Johnson SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
27.15 Laura Call CCU Invite 3/13/09<br />
400m<br />
56.58 Mary Zolga SoCon Championship 4/25/09<br />
59.25 Laura Call Shamrock Invite 3/19/09<br />
400m Hurdles<br />
1:03.29 Mary Zolga SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
1:09.06 Laura Call SoCon Championship 4/25/09<br />
800m<br />
2:16.30 Alyssa D’Orazio SoCon Championships 4/25/09<br />
2:18.56 Kristen Wolfe Furman Invite 4/11/09<br />
2:19.53 Callen Powers SoCon Championships 4/24/10<br />
2:21.37 Emily Nagle Johnson C. Smith Invite 4/10/10<br />
2:23.37 Mary Zolga Shamrock Invite 3/20/08<br />
2:27.77 Tierney Willard Duke Invite 4/2/10<br />
2:32.37 Grace Loba Palmetto Classic 3/12/10<br />
2:32.60 Brynne Johnson SoCon Championship 4/26/08<br />
2:33.49 Isabel Boersma SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
1,500m<br />
4:42.11 Kristen Wolfe SoCon Championship 4/25/09<br />
4:45.82 Alyssa D’Orazio Furman Invite 4/11/09<br />
4:54.84 Callen Powers Raleigh Relays 3/27/09<br />
4:55.60 Emily Nagle Furman Invite 4/11/09<br />
4:56.78 Grace Loba Duke Invite 4/3/09<br />
5:10.02 Tierney Willard SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
5:24.13 Kristin Jenkins Johnson C. Smith Invite 4/10/10<br />
5000m<br />
18:50.60 Grace Loba Raleigh Relays 3/26/10<br />
19:07.31 Callen Powers Furman Invite 4/11/09<br />
20:32.00 Kristin Jenkins Palmetto Classic 3/12/10<br />
10,000m<br />
41:53.50 Kristin Jenkins CCU Invite 3/13/09<br />
High Jump<br />
1.75m Emily Smith SoCon Championship 4/25/09<br />
1.60m Brynne Johnson Coastal Carolina 4/12/08<br />
1.59m Isabel Boersma SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
Pole Vault<br />
3.35m Chelsea Taylor SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
Long Jump<br />
5.25m Isabel Boersma Palmetto Classic 3/12/10<br />
5.17m Brynne Johnson SoCon Championships 4/24/10<br />
Triple Jump<br />
12.01 Jelain McArthur Raleigh Relay 3/26/10<br />
Shot Put<br />
10.35m Brynne Johnson SoCon Championships 4/24/10<br />
9.10m Isabel Boersma SoCon Championships 4/24/10<br />
Javelin<br />
26.76 Isabel Boersma Murray Neely 4/5/09<br />
24.36 Brynne Johnson SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
22.15 Marlene Aydlette Johnson C. Smith Invite 4/10/10<br />
18.73 Chelsea Taylor Palmetto Classic 3/12/10<br />
Heptathlon<br />
4466 Isabel Boersma SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
4365 Brynne Johnson SoCon Championship 4/24/10<br />
Mile<br />
5:10.78 Kristen Wolfe Palmetto Classic 3/13/10<br />
5:22.42 Grace Loba Palmetto Classic 3/13/10<br />
5:37.86 Emily Nagle Palmetto Classic 3/13/10<br />
5:38.78 Tierney Willard Palmetto Classic 3/13/10<br />
3,000m Steeplechase<br />
11:02.00 Kristen Wolfe Duke Invite 4/3/09<br />
11:40.83 Grace Loba Shamrock Invite 3/19/09<br />
3,000m<br />
10:26.33 Grace Loba CCU Invite 3/13/09<br />
10:31.04 Kristen Wolfe CCU Invite 3/13/09<br />
10:52.70 Callen Powers Shamrock Invite 3/19/09<br />
11:14.18 Emily Nagle Shamrock Invite 3/18/10<br />
11:52.42 Kristin Jenkins Shamrock Invite 3/19/09