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10/17 Pre-Nationals Terre Haute, Ind.10/31 SEC Championships Oxford, Miss.11/14 NCAA South Regional Tuscaloosa, Ala.11/23 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./Director of Major Gifts 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 Athletics Director, 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 2009 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 Rod Black. 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 page design and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2009 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.

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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 ................... 16-17

The Preview 2009: Ready. Set. Go. ....... 18-21

CHAMPS: Tide Returns Top Runners ...........22

Running Away From The Competition .......24

THE CRIMSON TIDEPlayer Personnel ............................................24-31

THE COACHESHead Coach Joe Walker ............................ 32-33

Assistant Coach Harvey Glance ..............34-35

Support Staff ........................................................36

2008 IN REVIEW2008 Review .......................................................38

2008 Awards and Honors ...............................39

2008 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: 27,052Founded: April 12, 1831Conference: Southeastern (West)Colors: Crimson and WhiteNickname: Crimson TidePresident: Dr. Robert E. WittFaculty Athletics Representative: Joe Hornsby

NAME CLASS HOMETOWN/SCHOOL Emmanuel Bor Sr. Eldoret, KenyaJulius Bor Jr. Eldoret, KenyaNathan Corder Soph. Pickerington, OhioTyson David Sr. Kitui, KenyaAustin Duckworth Soph. Vestavia Hills, Ala.Ben Friedman Fr. Moorestown, N.J.Moses Kiptoo Soph. Iten, KenyaAndrew Kirwa Jr. Eldoret, KenyaDavid May Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.Terrell Mickens Soph. Hoover, Ala.Michael Niezgoda Soph. Birmingham, Ala.Stephen Payne Jr. Hoover, Ala.Jeff Palmer Jr. Orange Park, Fla.Fred Samoei Jr. Moiben, KenyaAlex Seiver Sr. Rock Island, Ill.Cameron Sherrill Sr. Meridian, Miss.Aaron Stockstell Soph. Iowa City, Iowa

Coaches: Joe Walker, Head Coach, Harvey Glance, Head Track Coach, STAFF: Bernard Burroughs, Athletic Trainer, Augustus Maiyo, Manager, Hal Richardson, Massage Therapist.

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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: 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: Barry Allen Office: 348-8836 e-mail: ballen@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

Cross Country Contact: Rod Black Office: 348-7476 e-mail: rblack@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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ees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as The Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.

Under Moore’s direction, Alabama’s athletic teams have produced several Southeastern Conference championships, winning titles in gymnastics, men’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s cross country, baseball and softball; taking SEC tournament titles in both base-ball and softball; and an NCAA gymnas-tics championship. 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 seven national cham-pionship teams (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992), 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips during his career as a player and coach, the first as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 1961 national championship team. He is the only individual connected with the Tide program to be a part of seven national championships.

The University of Alabama’s Director of Athletics since 1999, Mal Moore has made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs, leading a department that has enjoyed tremendous success athletically and academically and has undergone 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 proj-ects 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 ath-letics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a fu-ture that holds great promise.

Moore’s dedication to and love of the University 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 start-ing 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 De-gree in Secondary Education from the Cap-stone. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He has been married to the former Charlotte Davis of Tuscaloosa since July 20, 1968. They have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

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2008 SEC CROSS COUNTRY The SEC sent three men’s teams to compete in the NCAA Championships, with Auburn finishing fifth to lead the league, Alabama finishing 10th and Arkansas 28th. Alabama claimed its first SEC championship since 1973 and placed five runners in the top 10. Auburn finished second with Arkansas third and Florida fourth. Alabama’s Joe Walker was named SEC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Alabama’s Tyson David garnered Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors and Auburn’s Girma Mesecho was named Men’s Cross Country SEC Freshman of the Year.

CROSS COUNTRYMen — Eight national championships, two individual titles, 88 All-Americans since 1984, 41 teams have finished among the Top 25 since 1984.

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

In 2008 Alabama had:

- Five All-SEC recipientsEmmanuel Bor, Augustus Mayo, Tyson David, Abraham Kutingala,Andrew Kirwa

- One All-SEC Freshman recipientZac Edwards

- Five All-South Region recipientsEmmanuel Bor, Augustus Mayo, Tyson David, Abraham Kutingala,Andrew Kirwa

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For two straight years, The University of Alabama men’s cross country team has seen its best two seasons in school history. Over the past two years, the Crimson Tide has produced two top two SEC Championship finishes including the 2008 SEC Championship, two South Region titles, and two top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships.

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The Alabama men have made an appearance at the NCAA Championships four straight years now and hope to make it five straight in 2009. They turned in the highest finish in school history two years ago placing sixth and followed that with a 10th place finish in 2008. The coaching staff has taken notice of the potential of this year’s group and expects similar or better results than last sea-son. “I think our expectations and goals are fairly high,” cross country coach Joe Walker said. “We’ve established ourselves as a team that’s at nation-als virtually every year and been top 10 the last two years. We’ve also won an SEC cross country title so I don’t think we go backwards from there. I think our goals remain to finish top 10 in the coun-try and hopefully to repeat as SEC Champions.” For 17 years, Arkansas had dominated the Southeastern Conference but Alabama felt confi-dent it was time for a change and claimed the title as their own in 2008 snapping the Razorbacks 34 year conference title streak dating back to the Southwest Conference. The question now is if the Crimson Tide can repeat as Champions or did they lose too much from last season, returning just four of the top seven runners from that squad? “When you look at the years of eligibility, we may be considered young but also up front, it’s

a pretty veteran team,” Walker said. “We’ve got some guys that have come out of junior college so they’ve had that collegiate experience already. Our incoming guy from Kenya is running at a high level in Kenya and I think NCAA competition will be a great opportunity for him to shine. So we’re young in a sense but experienced.” This team also enters this season with a target on their back, which is something Alabama has not had since 1973 when they won their first SEC Cross Country Championship. Coach Walker had this to say about approaching this season with a different mindset as defending SEC Champions. “Now we’re the target of other people whereas before we’re kind of looking at it as ‘hey, there’s this one team that’s had a hold on that title for years’ and I think it’s a little easier to motivate a group to go after that target. Now we’re the team that’s coming off the championship and there are a lot of teams out there that are strong and feel like it’s their turn so we do approach it differently and I’m sure it will change a little of our mindset.”Ironically, Alabama has just the type of athlete it needs in order to maintain a championship at-titude and possibly repeat as SEC Champions in senior Tyson David – David finished second at the SEC Championships in 2008 and was the SEC Ath-lete of the Year in cross country. The JUCO transfer is not necessarily a vocal leader as much as he is a

leader by example. Since joining the Crimson Tide, David has won four SEC titles, one Mideast Region title and been named All-American twice on the track. “Tyson’s really injected a sense of focus into the program,” Walker said. He’s a guy that really knows his body, knows how to train and knows what he needs to do to be ready for the champi-onships.” Also returning in 2009 is senior Emmanuel Bor who finished fifth at the SEC Championships and was the top finisher for the squad at the NCAA Championships. Bor, the SEC Champion in 2007, should be motivated by the fact that his brother Julius Bor has joined the Crimson Tide and looks to add depth to this team. Julius comes in as a 3:58 miler, but the coaching staff believes he can compete for the SEC title in cross country as well. Andrew Kirwa, who has been All-SEC and All-South Region every year, returns for his junior sea-son after finishing 10th at the SEC Championships last season. Junior Stephen Payne is the final re-turner from last year’s championship squad’s top seven and will look to contribute even more this season after a successful rookie year in 2008. On top of the returning talent, Alabama has added even more key players and depth with Mo-ses Kiptoo, a long distance specialist that the staff

expects to surprise many this fall. Fred Samoei is a middle distance star that is likely to compete for the individual SEC title. E.C. Gibbs, a transfer from Georgia Tech, is another guy from the state of Ala-bama that could contribute if he can get his SEC waiver. The Crimson Tide will open up the 2009 cam-paign with a smaller meet at the Brooks Memphis Twilight on Sept. 5 in Memphis, Tenn. before re-turning to Tuscaloosa to host the 21st Annual Crimson Classic at the Harry Pritchett Running Park on Sept. 18. “I think we have tremendous schedule this sea-son that gives us a variety of different experiences and different fields,” Walker said. “It’s one that presents a lot of challenges and yet will help pre-pare us for what we hope will be another trip to the NCAA Championships as a team. Hosting the region meet will be a good chance for people to come out and see us against the best teams in the south.” The squad will preview the site of the SEC Championships when it faces conference rival Ole Miss at the Ole Miss Invite on Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss. Alabama will then travel across the country to race at the Bill Dellinger Invitational hosted by defending NCAA Champion Oregon on Oct. 2 in Eugene, Ore. Before starting the championship portion of the schedule, the Crimson Tide will get

a look at the NCAA Championship course in Terre Haute, Ind. while competing at Pre-Nationals on Oct. 17. The men claimed the title in 2008 defeat-ing 10 of the top 30 ranked teams in the country. As previously mentioned, Alabama will attempt to repeat as conference champions at the SEC Championships being held in Oxford, Miss. on Oct. 31. Alabama will host the NCAA South Regional for the first time since 2004 when they finished eighth. Since then, the men have won three out of the last four titles including two straight (`05, ‘07 and `08). The NCAA Championships return to Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23 where the Crimson Tide have finished sixth and tied for 10th in the past two seasons, respectively. After finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships last year, there was visible disappointment in both the athletes and coaches. Alabama had a vision of standing on the podium in 2007 at the SEC Cham-pionships and fell short only to claim the title in 2008. The squad also had a vision of standing on the podium at the NCAA Championships in 2008 and fell short so 2009 should be exciting to see how this team can or if they will bounce back.“We were 10th in the country and that was prob-ably our worst effort of the year,” Walker said. “We felt like there were only two teams that were just better than us and we honestly expected a top five

finish and came away 10th so it was a disappoint for sure. I think the guys right now are excited about the group in a sense that we know we’ve got the talent to compete and that’s the first step.” In this sport, it takes a certain and most defi-nitely rare mindset to push through the pain of a grueling 6.2 mile race in the cold slush with a mixture of snow, mud and ice under your feet to emerge with the elusive title in late November. In order for your mind to endure the elements, your body must also be fit and healthy on the day when it matters most. “I’m confident that we’ve got the talent in place at this point to be a contender,” Walker said. “Now it’s getting fit, being healthy and being focused for team type goals. You have to be fit, you’ve got to be hardened and really ready in November and that’s the biggest challenge in getting your body to the point where you’re as fit as you’ve ever been and you’re also healthy.”

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As newly crowned SEC Champions and defending NCAA South Region Champions, Alabama rolled into the region meet with a huge target on its backs. The squad was able to coast along the course to win their second straight region title with 49 points even though runner-up Auburn’s top three runners finished 1-2-3. For two years now, the Tide has placed all five scoring runners in the top 20 at the meet and have all five named to the All-South Region team. Alabama’s top five athletes were only separated by 52 seconds. The men were led by returning senior Tyson David who finished in fifth place, but a pack of three Alabama runners followed close behind in Augustus Maiyo (8th), Abraham Kutingala (10th) and returning senior Emmanuel Bor (11th). Returning junior Andrew Kirwa rounded out the Tide’s top five runners as he crossed the line in 18th place. Returning as a junior, Stephen Payne and Zac Edwards, who transferred were the final two finish-ers for the Crimson Tide coming through in 76th and 92nd place, respectively. Last season was the third time in four years that Alabama has had its top five runners named to the All-South Region team. The squads in 2005 and 2007 had equal success. However, this is the first time in school history that Alabama has won the conference championship and the region championship in the same year.

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For the first time since 1974, the Alabama men’s cross country team begins the season as defending SEC Champions. The Crimson Tide, returning three of its top five runners from last season, took down the reigning champion, Arkansas, who had won 34 straight conference titles dating back to the 1974 Southwest Conference Championship. At the 2008 SEC Championship in Starkville, Miss.. at the Mississippi State Cross Country Course, the squad dominated the field and won their first con-ference title since 1973 tallying just 32 points. Alabama placed all five scoring runners in the top ten and were led by returning seniors Tyson David and Emmanuel Bor who finished in second and fifth place, respectively. Augustus Maiyo would cross the line in sixth followed by Abraham Kutingala in ninth with returning junior Andrew Kirwa rounding out the top Tide runners in 10th. For the first time in school history, all five earned All-SEC honors as well as All-South Region honors in the same year. Zac Edwards, who transferred to South Alabama, finished in 29th place

garnering All-SEC Freshman honors. He was followed by returning junior Stephen Payne (60th) and returning sophomores Nathan Corder (65th) and Austin Duckworth(89th). “I’m really proud of the way the guys ran as a group,” cross country coach Joe Walker said. “We told all of them `Don’t get selfish and don’t let your ego come above your team’ and to me it really looked like they put the team first and I’m just really, really proud of them.” Alabama became the first team other than Arkansas to win the Southeast-ern Conference Championship since Tennessee won in 1990. The men’s cross country team will take a week off before making the trip to Knoxville, Tenn. for the NCAA South Region Championships hosted by The University of Tennessee. Alabama is the two-time defending Region Cham-pion and has won five of the last nine region championships. In 2007, the Crimson Tide’s top five runners all garnered All-South Region honors, leading Alabama to the championship with just 28 points.

“I’m really proud of the way the guys ran as a group. We told all of them `Don’t get selfish and don’t let your ego come above your team’ and to me it really looked like they put the team first and I’m just really, really proud of them.”

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JUNIOR (2008-09)Competed in six races for the Tide and led the team at the NCAA Championships…finished in third place at the Crimson Classic…placed 11th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational and ninth at Pre-Nationals…posted a season-best 8,000m time of 23:31.26 at the SEC Championships where he finished fifth earning All-SEC honors… member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…finished in 11th place at the NCAA South Region Championships to garner All-South Region honors…ran a season-best 10,000m time of 30:25.00 to finish 48th at the NCAA Championships…finished eighth in the 3,000m (8:08.47) and ran the 1,600m leg of the DMR that finished second with a time of 9:47.66 to earn All-SEC at the SEC Indoor Championships…posted a personal-best time of 7:57.60 in the 3,000m at the Alex Wilson Invita-tional that ranked fourth in the SEC…fin-ished 10th in the 3,000m (8:03.73) at the NCAA Indoor Championships…finished fifth in the 1,500m (3:46.37) and eighth in the 5,000m (14:16.95) at the SEC Outdoor Championships…posted a personal-best time of 1:51.64 in the 800m at the Florida Relays…ran a personal-best 5,000m time of 13:43.15 at the Payton Jordan Cardi-nal Invitational that ranked second in the SEC…placed ninth in the 5,000m at the Mideast Regional running a time of 14:23.20…finished 15th in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:23.13.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08)Led the Tide to a first place finish with a victory at the Crimson Classic for the second consecutive year…finished third at the 8,000m NCAA Pre-National Meet with a career-best time of 23:19…won the SEC Cross Country Championship earning All-SEC and leading the team to a third

ACCOLADES:XC:• All-Freshman SEC (2006)• All-SEC (2006, 2007, 2008)• All-South Region (2006, 2007, 2008)• SEC Champion (2007)• Two-Time SEC Athlete of the Week (2006, 2007)• SEC Athlete of the Year (2007)

TRACK:• Indoor SEC Freshman Athlete of the Year (2007)• Indoor SEC Champion, Mile (2007)• Indoor All-SEC, Mile (2007)• Indoor All-SEC, 3,000m (2007)• Indoor All-SEC, DMR (2009)• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, Mile (2007)• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, 3,000m (2009)• Outdoor All-Mideast Region, 5,000m (2007, 2008)• Outdoor NCAA Qualifier, 5,000m (2007, 2008, 2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Indoor Mile – 4th• Indoor 3,000m – 5th• Indoor 5,000m – 5th• Indoor DMR – 4th• Outdoor 1,500m – 2nd• Outdoor 5,000m – 2nd

CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:51.64• 1,500m – 3:42.02• Mile – 4:01.63• 3,000m – 7:57.60• 5,000m – 13:43.15• 8k XC – 23:19• 10k XC – 30:10.23

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place finish…won the Male SEC Cross Country Athlete of the Year…placed sec-ond at the NCAA South Regional running a career-best 10,000m time of 30:10.23 earning All-South Region…member of the cross country team that finished sixth at the 2007 NCAA Championships…ran a 4:01.63 at the Washington Husky Invite…finished fourth and eighth in the mile and 3,000m, respectively, at the Indoor SEC Championships…led Alabama in the 1,500m and ran a career-best 3:42.02 at the Sun Angel Classic…Alabama’s sec-ond best 5,000m runner with a time of 13:45.84…finished eighth in the 1,500m at the Outdoor SEC Championships…fin-ished fifth in the 5,000m at the Mideast Region Championships…placed 11th in the 5,000m at the Outdoor NCAA Champion-ships…ranked fifth in the SEC in the mile during the indoor season…ranked second and third in the SEC in the 1,500m and 5,000m, respectively, during the outdoor season.

FRESHMAN (2006-07)Won the Crimson Classic for his first of two consecutive wins to start his career…named All-SEC and All-Freshman SEC in cross country with a 10th place finish at the SEC Cross Country Championships…named All-South Region…won the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 4:01.74…finished second in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Champion-ships…awarded the SEC Indoor Freshman Athlete of the Year…missed All-American honors by one spot placing ninth in the mile at the Indoor NCAA Championships as the only underclassman in finals…fin-ished third in the 1,500m and 5,000m at SEC Outdoor Championships…finished eighth in the 5,000m at the Mideast Regional and qualified for the Outdoor NCAA Championships.

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CAREER BESTS:• 5,000m – 15:07.37• 5k XC – 15:40• 8k XC – 26:03.87

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in three cross country races for the Tide…ran a 16:04 5,000m at the UTC Powerade Invitational…finished in 14th place at the Crimson Classic…posted a personal-best 8,000m time of 26:03.87 at the SEC Championships where he fin-ished in 65th place… member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…did not compete in-doors…competed twice during the out-door season running the 5,000m at the Mississippi Open (10th, 15:07.37) and Ala-bama Relays (8th, 15:23.87).

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Tim Starkey…Regional Team Champions in 2008…seven-time Confer-ence Team Champions…five-time state qualifier in 2006, 2007, and 2008, named All-Ohio in the 3,200m in 2008…two-time District and Region Champion in 2007 and 2008…five-time Academic All-Ohio in 2006, 2007, and 2008…named MVP of the team four times…11-time All-Conference Team…two-time Conference Scholar Ath-lete…school record holder in the 3,200m and 5k…also competed on the wrestling team…helped coach the Junior High wres-tling team…member of the Church Youth Leadership Counsel and National Honors Society…Parents: Don and Jill Corder…Sib-lings: Chris and Eli…Birthday: June 6, 1990 Majoring in Mathematics.

PREP AND PERSONALDistrict cross-country champion…member of 2004, 2005 District Champion 1600m relay squad…also competed in soccer, vol-leyball and track and field in high school, including the long jump and steeple chase…Birthday: April 14, 1988…Parents: Bernard and Pilista Koech…Siblings: Hil-lary, Julius, Dominik, John, Steve…Birth-day: April 14, 1988…Majoring in Business.

ACCOLADES:XC:• NJCAA All-American (2007, 2008) TRACK:• Indoor NJCAA National Champion, 3,000m (2007, 2008)• Indoor NJCAA All-American, 3,000m (2007, 2008) CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:49.93• 1,500m – 3:40.50• Mile – 4:05• 3,000m – 8:13.10• 8k XC – 23:52 COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:AT CLOUD COUNTY CC:Holds school records in the indoor 800m (1:49.96), mile (4:05) and 3,000m runs (8:13.10) and the outdoor 800m (1:49.93) and 1,500m runs (3:40.50)…was a two-time NJCAA All-American in cross country…won the individual National Championship in the 3,000m in back-to-back years at the NJ-CAA Indoor Championships…placed fourth at the Chile Pepper Festival his freshman year with a time of 29:31 over the 10,000m course. PREP AND PERSONALWon the 800m and 1,500m at the District levels…Parents: Bernard and Pilista Koech…Siblings: Hillary, Emmanuel, Dominik, John, Steve…Birthday: January 23, 1986…Majoring in Accounting.

ACCOLADES:XC:• JUCO National Champion (2006)• JUCO All-American (2006, 2007)• All-SEC (2008)• All-South Region (2008)• Two-Time SEC Athlete of the Week (2008)• SEC Athlete of the Year (2008)

TRACK:• Outdoor JUCO National Champion, 10,000m (2006, 2007)• Outdoor JUCO All-American, 10,000m (2006, 2007)• Outdoor JUCO All-American, 5,000m (2006, 2007)• Outdoor JUCO All-American, 1,500m (2006, 2007)• Indoor SEC Champion, 5,000m (2008, 2009)• Indoor All-SEC, 5,000m (2008, 2009)• Indoor NCAA Qualifier, 5,000m (2008)• Indoor All-American, 5,000m (2009)• Outdoor SEC Champion, 10,000m (2008, 2009)• Outdoor All-SEC, 5,000m (2008, 2009)• Outdoor All-SEC, 10,000m (2008, 2009)• Outdoor Mideast Champion, 5,000m (2009)• Outdoor All-Mideast Region, 1,500m (2008)• Outdoor All-Mideast Region, 5,000m (2009)• Outdoor All-American, 10,000m (2008)• Outdoor All-American, 5,000m (2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Indoor 5,000m – 2nd• Indoor 3,000m – 4th• Indoor Mile – 5th• Outdoor 1,500m – 7th• Outdoor 5,000m – 4th• Outdoor 10,000m – 1st *SEC Record Holder*

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CAREER BESTS:• 1,500m – 3:43.42• Mile – 4:03.11• 3,000m – 7:57.07• 5,000m – 13:36.76• 10,000m – 28:20.22• 8k XC – 23:16.26• 10k XC – 30:34.90

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:AT ALABAMA:SENIOR (2009)Repeated as SEC Indoor Champion in the 5,000m (13:46.19) and finished third in the 3,000m (7:57.07) at the SEC Indoor Championships…David earned All-Ameri-can honors in the 5,000m (13:49.58) as he finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Champi-onships…posted three personal-bests dur-ing the indoor season in the mile (4:03.11, Razorback Invitational) ranking fifth in the SEC, 3,000m (7:57.07, SEC Indoor) rank-ing third in the SEC and 5,000m (13:36.76, Husky Classic) ranking first in the SEC…won four indoor races including the SEC Championships (5,000m), Meyo Invita-tional (3,000m), Husky Classic (5,000m) and Kentucky Invitational (mile)…repeated as SEC Outdoor Champion in the 10,000m (30:09.50) and finished second in the 5,000m (13:55.46) at the SEC Outdoor Championships…won the Mideast Region Championship in the 5,000m with a time of 14:07.22…earned All-American honors in the 5,000m (14:10.75) when he finished seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Champion-ships… won three outdoor races including the SEC Championships (10,000m), Flor-ida Relays (mile) and Sun Angel Classic (5,000m)…ran an automatic-qualifying mark and personal-best 10,000m time of 28:20.22 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational ranking second in the SEC…ranked fourth and sixth in the SEC in the 1,500m and 5,000m with times of 3:43.42 and 13:55.46, respectively.

JUNIOR (2008)Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships with time of 8:05.68…won the 5,000m SEC Indoor Championship with a time of 13:52.20…fin-ished ninth at the NCAA Indoor Champi-onships in the 5,000m…won the 10,000m and placed second in the 5,000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships…broke the SEC record as well as the school record in the 10,000m with a time of 28:23.01…placed seventh in the 1,500m at the NCAA Mideast Championships…finished third overall in the 10,000m by just over three seconds at the NCAA Outdoor Champion-ships…Alabama’s fastest 5,000m runner both indoors and outdoors and the fast-est 10,000m runner during the outdoor season…ran the SEC’s sixth fastest 1,500m outdoors…ranked second in the 5,000m in the SEC during both the indoor and outdoor seasons…turned in the SEC’s top time in the 10,000m…competed in six cross country races winning two and

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placing second once…David clocked a time of 24:22.63 over the course of 8,000 meters to win the 20th Annual Crimson Classic and lead the Crimson Tide to the team title in his first Division 1 cross coun-try race to earn SEC Athlete of the Week honors…won Pre-Nationals with a time of 23:30.10 over 8,000 meters to attain yet another SEC Athlete of the Week award…finished in second place at the SEC Cham-pionships with a career-best 8,000m time of 23:16.26 to garner All-SEC honors... member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…placed fifth at the NCAA South Region Championships to earn All-South Region honors…ran a career-best 10,000m time of 30:34.90 at the NCAA Championships…named SEC Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year.

AT CENTRAL ARIzONA COLLEGE:SOPHOMORE (2007-08)Earned JUCO All-American honors in cross-country… successfully defended his JUCO Outdoor National Champion in the 10,000m… earned JUCO Outdoor All-American honors in the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 10,000m…helped lead team to a sec-ond Track and Field National Champion-ship.

FRESHMAN (2006-07)JUCO National Champion in cross-coun-try…JUCO Outdoor National Champion in the 10,000m…earned JUCO Outdoor All-American honors in the 1,500m, 5,000m, and 10,000m…helped lead team to a Track and Field National Championship.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Mr. Munyithia…finished third at Districts in 2004…Parents: David Muia and Muthori Ndukuyo…Siblings: Anna Da-vid and Raphael Nduka…Birthday: August 4, 1987…Majoring in General Health Stud-ies/Nursing.

CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:59• 5k XC – 15:53• 8k XC – 26:31.37

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Competed in three cross country races for the Tide…placed 18th at the UTC Powerade Invitational…finished in 18th place with a personal-best 8,000m time of 26:31.37 at the Crimson Classic…competed at the SEC Championships… member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…did not compete dur-ing the indoor and outdoor track season.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Brett Huber…member of the 2007 State Cross Country Runner-up team and 2008 Outdoor Track and Field State Championship team…finished third

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CAREER BESTS:• 5k XC – 16:07• 8k XC – 26:11 PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Lorenzo Eagles and Bob Bickel…member of fourth place team at the 2007 State Championships and were Sectional Champions…earned four varsity letters including being named MVP during his sophomore year…named All-Liberty Division all four years…holds the school record in the 4x400m relay…was an honor student and National Latin Gold medal-ist…member of the Honor and Service So-ciety…Parents: David and Catherine Fried-man…Sibling: Hannah…Birthday: June 15,1990…Major is Undecided…Father ran for William and Mary…Uncle, Paul Fried-man, ran for Rutgers where he garnered All-American honors as well as ran profes-sionally for Adidas.

at the State Cross Country Championships in 2007…placed third in the 1,600m at the Out-door State Championships in 2008…earned All-State honors in cross country in 2006 and 2007…earned All-State honors in out-door track in 2007 and 2008…school record holder in the 5,000m and 3,200m…member of the National Honors Society, President of the German Honors Society, and Vice Presi-dent of the Boy’s Student Government…Parents: John and Julie Duckworth…Siblings: Francie and Sarah…Birthday: June 20, 1989…Majoring in History…Cousin Dana Duckworth competed on the gymnastics team for Ala-bama.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Patrick Cheposis…qualified for provincials in 2003 in the 5,000m run as well as nationals in the 10,000m in 2004…named captain of his team…also a member of the Chepkero Club team coached by Stephen Kiprotich…Parents: Luka Kimengich Kiptoo and Milka Kimen-gich…Siblings: Dennis, Silas, Alex, Samy, Collins, Carol and Diana…Birthday: June 6, 1986…Majoring in Pharmacy.

ACCOLADES:XC:• All-SEC (2007, 2008)• All-SEC Freshman (2007)• All-South Region (2007, 2008)• Two-Time SEC Freshman of the Week (2007)• SEC Freshman of the Year (2007)TRACK:• Indoor All-SEC, DMR (2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Indoor 5,000m – 6th• Indoor DMR – 8th• Outdoor 10,000m – 8th

CAREER BESTS:• 1,500m – 3:51.18• Mile – 4:10.26• 3,000m – 8:11.49• 3,000m Steeplechase – 9:18.30• 5,000m – 14:00.20• 10,000m – 29:19.58• 5k XC – 15:16• 8k XC – 23:53.05• 10k XC – 30:21.24

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Competed in six cross country races for the Tide, scoring in every race…finished in fifth place at the Crimson Classic…posted a career-best 8,000m time of 23:53.05 at the SEC Championships where he finished 10th earning All-SEC honors… member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…also earned All-South Region honors at the NCAA South Region Championships with a 18th place finish…ran a season-best 10,000m time of 31:02.90 at the NCAA Champi-onships…finished seventh in the 5,000m at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 14:06.02 and ran the 1,200m leg of the DMR that finished second with a time of 9:47.66 to earn All-SEC…placed seventh in the 3,000m (8:11.49) at the

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Meyo Invitational…ran a personal-best time of 14:00.20 in the 5,000m at the Husky Classic that ranked fifth in the SEC…placed eighth in the 1,500m seeded race (3:51.18) at the Drake Relays.

FRESHMAN (2006-07)Finished second overall in his first collegiate race at the University of Tennessee-Chatta-nooga Invitational with a career-best 15:16…earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors…finished sixth at the Crimson Classic…ran a career-best 23:54 in the 8,000m at the Dellinger Invitational…earned All-SEC and was the top freshman to finish with a sev-enth place finish at the SEC Cross Country Championships…named the SEC Freshman of the Year…finished fourth at the South Region Cross Country Championships with a personal-best 10,000m time of 30:21.24…member of the cross country team that fin-ished sixth at the NCAA Championships…finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Indoor SEC Championships…finished eighth in the 10,000m at the Outdoor SEC Champion-ships…second-fastest time in the mile for Alabama indoors…third best for Alabama in the 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m steeple-chase outdoors…eighth fastest 5,000m time in the SEC indoors…fifth fastest 10,000m time in the SEC outdoors.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Coach Kogo...District Cham-pion in cross country…also played handball and soccer…Parents: Cornelius and Leah Kirwa…Siblings: Edwin, Willy, Lilia and Re-gina…Birthday: December 3, 1985…Majoring in Nursing…relative of professional athletes George Kirwa and Elisha Kosgei.

CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 2:00• 5,000m – 16:39.76• 5k XC – 17:13• 8k XC – 27:19.46• 10k XC – 34:50

CAREER BESTS:• 400m – 50.02• 800m – 1:55.30

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Finished 10th in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Indoor Championships…posted an indoor season-best in the 800m at the Husky Clas-sic where he ran a time of 1:56.68…competed at the Alabama Relays running a season-best time of 1:56.22 in the 800m.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Michael Zelwak and C. Jones…finished second in the 800m at the 2008 Outdoor State Championship…named team MVP…named to the All-Metro team in the 800m…member of the State Runner-up football team in 2007 when the team fin-ished 13-2 (9-1)…also competed for the club team Project Speed in Birmingham, Ala. under coach Mark Everett…club 4x100m

SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Competed in two cross country races for the Tide…finished in 37th place at the UTC Powerade Invitational with a personal-best 5,000m time of 17:13…posted a career-best 8,000m time of 27:19.46 with a 26th place finish at the Crimson Classic…did not com-pete during the track season.

FRESHMAN (2007-08)Ran the 5,000m UTC Invitational Meet in 17:23 to place 43rd…competed at the Ole Miss Invitational running a personal-best time of 16:39.76 in the 5,000m.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Dave Ravenscraft…holds the school 5,000m record as well as freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior records…member of the Beta Club, Business Club, and Boy Scouts…Parents: Thomas and Jane May…Birthday: August 3, 1988…Majoring in Management Information Systems.

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CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:53.23

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed once during the indoor season running the 800m in a time of 1:58.11 at the Kentucky Invitational…posted a season-best time of 1:55.92 at the Mississippi Open to fin-ish 10th.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Tom Esslinger…Indoor State Team Champions in 2006…State Champion in the 800m in both indoor and outdoor track in 2006…school record holder in the 800m with a 1:53.23…Parents: Michael Niez-goda and Helen Ball…Sibling: Katie…Birth-day: January 2, 1989…Majoring in Telecom-munications and Film.

Regional and Association Champions...club 800m undefeated Summer Season Associa-tion, Regionals, and Alabama Sports Festi-val…Parents: George and Peggy Mickens…Siblings: Tony, Tamar, Tyrece, Takia, Talia and Nicole Powell…Birthday: February 25, 1990…Majoring in Hotel Resort Management.

CAREER BESTS:• Mile – 4:29• 5k XC – 15:30• 8k XC – 25:07• 10k XC – 32:25 COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN:SOPHOMORE (2008-09)Three second place finishes including the SSC Championships…finished first at the FCRunners meet…three-time Sunshine State Conference Runner of the Week…placed 10th at the Division II NCAA South Regional. FRESHMAN (2007-08)Named All-South Region on the track in the 5,000m run…won the South Region Championship in the 10,000m. PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Paul Grybb…in cross coun-try, named second-team All-State and All-First Coast, won the County individ-ual title, Conference runner-up…in track, won the County individual title in the 800m and 4x800m relay, was the 1,600m runner-up and District Champion in the 4x800m relay…Parents: Ralph and Janet Ellis…Sibling: Jessica…Birthday: April 28, 1989…Majoring in Environmental Science.

CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:55• 3,000m – 8:39.81• 5,000m – 15:17.17• 5k XC – 16:18• 8k XC – 25:52.59• 10k XC – 34:12.63

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed in six of the seven cross coun-try races for the Tide this year…posted a career-best 8,000m time of 25:52.59 at the SEC Championships…ran a personal-best 10,000m time of 34:12.63 at the NCAA South Region Championships…member of the SEC Championship team that ended Arkansas’ 34-year title streak…finished in 76th place at the NCAA South Region Championships…competed at the NCAA Championships…competed in the 3,000m for the first time at the Kentucky Invitational finishing 13th with a time of 8:39.81…posted a time of 15:17.17 in the 5,000m at the Meyo Invitational.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Devon Hind…Cross Country State Team Champions in 2002, 2004, and 2005…team ranked #1 in the South-east by Nike Team Nationals in 2004…Outdoor Track State Team Champions in 2005…named Top Athlete of the Year in 2006…member of the National Honor So-ciety and Mu Alpha Theta…Parents: Tom-my and Jeanine Payne…Sibling: Janet…Birthday: September 9, 1987…Majoring in Mathematics.

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ACCOLADES:XC:• NJCAA All-American (2007) TRACK:• Outdoor NJCAA National Champion, 5,000m (2008)• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 5,000m (2008)• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 1,500m (2008)• Outdoor NJCAA All-American, 800m (2008) CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:49• 1,500m – 3:54• Mile – 3:58.84

CAREER BESTS:• 800m – 1:57.70• 5k XC – 17:43

JUNIOR (2008-09)Posted a personal-best time of 17:43 to finish 47th at the UTC Powerade Invita-tional…competed in the 800m during the outdoor season with his season-best time of 2:00.32 coming at the Mississippi Open.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08)Ran at the Alabama Relays posting a career-best in the 800m with a time of 2:01.16.

FRESHMAN (2006-07)Competed at the UTC Powerade Invita-tional and the Crimson Classic.

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COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:AT SOUTH PLAINS CC:Holds school indoor record in the mile run (3:58.84) making him the first SPC runner in history to run a sub 4-minute mile…placed first in the 5,000 meter run, second in the 800 meter run and third in the 1,500 meter run at 2008 NJCAA Outdoor Championships to become a three-time NJCAA Outdoor All-American in outdoor track…earned All-American status by placing seventh at the 2007 NJCAA Cross Country Championships. PREP AND PERSONALWon the track and cross country titles at the provincial level in 2002…named MVP in mid-dle distance running in 2003…also played volleyball and soccer – National Champions in 2002 and 2003…Parents: Daniel and Pau-line Samoei…Siblings: Abraham, Jack, Paul, Nick, Susan, Sarah, Eunice…Birthday: Janu-ary 12, 1986…Majoring in Health Sciences.

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CAREER BESTS:• 1,500m – 4:27.07• 5,000m – 17:18.60• 5k XC – 16:45• 8k XC – 28:38.12

JUNIOR (2008-09)Competed in two cross country races for the Tide…ran at the UTC Powerade Invitational…finished in 46th place with a time of 28:55.84 over 8,000 meters at the Crimson Classic…competed at the Alabama Relays in the 5,000m posting a time of 17:18.60…ran the 1,500m in a time of 4:27.07 at the Mississippi Open to fin-ish 12th.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08)Ran the 5,000m UTC Invitational Meet in 17:22 to place 42nd…posted a time of 28:38.12 in the 8,000m at the 19th Annual Crimson Classic finishing 47th.

ACCOLADES:TRACK:• Indoor All-SEC, DMR (2009)

ALL-TIME RANK AT ALABAMA:• Indoor 800m – 3rd• Indoor DMR – 8th• Outdoor 800m – 10th

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Ed and Michelle Lillis…2005 IHSA Regional and Sectional Team Cham-pions for cross country…Conference Cross Country Team Champions in 2006…Sec-tional and Conference Track Team Champi-ons every year from 2003-2006…track team placed second at the State Championships in 2003…named All-Metro for track in 2005 and 2006…member of the 2006 4x400m Sectional Champion relay team…runner-up in the 4x800m at Sectionals in 2006…2006 Conference runner-up in the 800m…Varsity track team captain in 2006…All-Metro for cross country in 2005…Varsity cross country team captain in 2003, 2004 and 2005…also played basketball...Valedictorian of senior class…National Merit Scholar…Wendy’s High School Heisman finalist in Illinois…Parents: Steve and Kathee…Birthday: July 11, 1988…Majoring in Telecommunications and Film.

FRESHMAN (2006-07)Competed at the UTC Powerade Invitational and the Crimson Classic.

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Edward Abdella…MPSA 3A state cross country champion in 2006…MPSA 3A 1600m State Champion in 2005…earned All-State honors in cross country in 2003, 2004 and 2005…named team MVP in cross coun-try in 2004 and 2005…also played soccer…member of the National Honors Society, Beta Club and was Student Council President…Parents: Bobby and Angie Sherrill…Sibling: Brittany…Birthday: February 23, 1988…Ma-joring in Biological Sciences.

CAREER BESTS:• 200m – 21.9• 400m – 47.64• 800m – 1:49.79• 5k XC – 15:58

FRESHMAN (2008-09)Competed at the UTC Powerade Invitation-al...finished 10th in the 800m (1:51.09) at the SEC Indoor Championships and ran the 800m leg of the DMR that finished second with a time of 9:47.66 to earn All-SEC…post-ed his indoor season-best time of 1:49.89, ranking eighth in the SEC, to finish fifth at the Alex Wilson “Last Chance” Invitational…ran a career-best time of 1:49.79 in the 800m prelims at the SEC Outdoor Championships to advance to the final where he would finish ninth…just missed advancing to the 800m final at the Mideast Regional by .03 seconds (9th, 1:50.34).

PREP AND PERSONALCoached by Steve Hollan…2008 State Cham-pions…three-time 400m and 800m State Champion…11-time State Champion…two-time National Champion as a member of the 4x800m relay team…Parents: Bernadine Stockstell…Birthday: September 19, 1989…Majoring in Computer Science.

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Entering his 10th season as an assistant coach and the primary distance coach for The Univer-sity of Alabama men’s track and field team, Joe Walker has brought the Tide distance program to national prominence with back-to-back top 10 fin-ishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in the last two years. He has coached the Tide to five NCAA Regional Championships in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008 as well as two runner-up finishes at the 2002 and 2006 NCAA Regional Championships. His most prolific athlete, the late David Kimani, won back-to-back-to-back South-eastern Conference cross-country championships while winning three consecutive NCAA Regional championships. Kimani won the 1999 NCAA Cross Country Championship, finished fourth at the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championships and placed 11th at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Champion-ships. “Joe is a proven coach with valuable experience as an assistant and head coach,” head track and field coach Harvey Glance said. “He has developed many successful athletes. In addition, Joe is a tre-mendous recruiter.” Under his direction, the Alabama cross coun-try and distance programs have grown by leaps and bounds. Since his arrival at the Capstone, he has coached four SEC Male Cross-Country Ath-letes of the Year, 21 SEC Champions, three NCAA Cross Country Regional Champions, three National Champions, 18 All-Americans and 32 All-South Region performers. He has been named 2001 and 2008 SEC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year and the 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2008 NCAA South Region Cross Country Coach of the Year. In 2007, he coached the Alabama cross-country team to the school’s best finish ever at the NCAA Champi-onships with a sixth place finish. Walker then added three-time JUCO National Champion and eight-time JUCO All-American Tyson David in the spring of 2008 to an already stacked distance squad. He coached David to an All-American honor that spring in the 10,000m as well as an individual SEC Championship in the indoor 5,000m and outdoor 10,000m. He would go on to repeat the indoor/outdoor feat in 2009. David is the current holder of the school and SEC record in the 10,000m. In 2009, David was also the 5,000m Mideast Region Champion and earned All-American in the indoor 5,000m and outdoor 10,000m. Walker coached the Alabama men’s cross coun-try team to its best year ever in 2008. The Crimson Tide won the program’s first SEC Title since 1973 and just the second conference championship ever. Walker led the team that ended Arkansas’ streak of 34 straight (17 SWC, 17 SEC) conference titles. Alabama then went on to win their fifth South Re-

gion title in eight years and second straight. The Crimson Tide finished the season with a 10th place finish at the NCAA Championships. The team fin-ished with back-to-back top 10 NCAA finishes for the first time in school history. Walker joined the Crimson Tide following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at South Alabama. While at USA, he helped lead athletes to NCAA cross country and indoor individual champion-ships. Walker also helped lead the Jaguars to sev-eral Sun Belt team titles. Prior to his tenure at South Alabama, Walker served as the head coach for the men and women’s track and field teams at Meridian (Miss.) Commu-nity College. During his stay at MCC, he guided the team to national championships in cross country and indoor track and field. Twice named National Indoor Championship Coach of the Meet, Walker coached 16 individual national champions and 74 All-American performers while at Meridian Com-munity College. A 1994 graduate of the University of Mississippi, Walker was a four-time Academic All-SEC per-former for the Rebels. He was a member of Ole Miss’ world ranked 4x1500m squad in 1994 and finished his career with the third best 3,000m time in Ole Miss history. He is married to Carol Ann Walker and they are the parents of Joseph Kai Walker who was born on July 18, 2002 and Maia Malin Walker who was born on Sept. 17, 2005.

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Former World-class sprinter Harvey Glance, a 16-time All-American, three-time Olympian and 1976 gold medal winner enters his 13th season as the head coach of the men’s track and field team at the University of Alabama. Since Glance has taken over the reins of the men’s program at the Capstone, the Crimson Tide has found themselves ranked among the nation’s best in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track finishing 12th in the inaugural John McDonnell Program of the Year Standings. Glance turned the Crimson Tide’s track program around in just a short period of time where after just three seasons, he saw 21 of 24 competitors who made the travel roster set personal best times and marks, establish numerous school records and top ten performances. During his 12 seasons at the Capstone he has coached 75 All-Americans, including 15 in the 2002 season. He has also coached 41 SEC Champi-ons, eight NCAA Champions, and his athletes have set 23 new school records. Track fans around the world understand the synonymous relationships between track and the name Harvey Glance. When you think of one, the other automatically comes to mind. He is the great-est sprinter in the history of the state of Alabama and his name is forever etched in the record books for being the fastest man in the world. In 1976 he held the world record for the 100 meter dash and in 1978 he held the world record for the 100 yard dash.He still holds the Southeastern Conference record in the 220y dash and 4x100y relay as part of Au-burn’s relay team. Glance is also still the co-holder of the fastest 100y dash in the SEC. During his col-legiate career, he was a NCAA Champion in three events, the 60y, 100m and 200m dashes. As head track coach, Glance feels his most im-portant responsibility to his athletes is to see that they leave the University of Alabama with a diplo-ma. He feels his second most important responsi-bility is that his athletes leave Alabama as stronger individuals. Glance compares being a head coach to being the father of a large family. “When you are a child, you don’t understand discipline and rules,” said Glance. “As you grow and mature the discipline is appreciated and un-derstood.” In his 18 years of coaching, Glance has tutored athletes to 177 All-American honors. His impressive list includes such stars as Tim Broe, Ron Bramlett, Tyson David, Kenneth Fambro, David Kimani, Cori Loving, Miguel Pate, Jeremy Taylor, Latonel Wil-liams, as well as the Distance Medley Relay and 4x400m relay teams. All have earned All-Ameri-can honors at the NCAA Championships. The most recent feather in his cap was Broe qualifying for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Broe qualified for the finals in the event where he finished 11th. Glance also saw former Crimson Tide All-American Miguel Pate compete at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Glance has coached athletes Bryan Howard, Clark Humphreys, Alabama’s Tim Broe, David Ki-

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mani, and Ron Bramlett to NCAA Championship titles in the 55m dash indoors, the pole vault out-doors, the outdoor 3,000m steeplechase, the in-door 3,000m and 5,000m, and the outdoor 110m hurdles, respectively. Overall, Glance has seen his athletes accumulate eight NCAA titles since 2000. During the 1995-96 track season, Glance’s track team earned 14 All-American honors which were the most ever won in one season until he eclipsed that mark in the 2002 season when his athletes accumulated 15 All-American honors. Also in 2002, he led the Tide to its highest national indoor ranking when they finished second. In addition to his great success, Glance has coached highly suc-cessful international track programs. In 1994, Glance coached the World Junior Team in Lisbon, Portugal. In the summer of 1997, Glance was the head men’s track coach for Team USA at the World University Games in Sicily, Italy. The team won four gold, five silver, and eight bronze medals. During the summer of 1999, Glance was the head coach of the men’s track team at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada where the U.S. led in total medals won with 295. The team won five gold, eight silver, and four bronze med-als, making it one of the most successful teams in history. He was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. Glance coached the 2006 World junior Team in Beijing before returning to Beijing as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games. His most recent stint came as the head men’s

coach for Team USA at the 2009 World Champion-ships in Berlin, Germany. He is currently a member of the Executive Com-mittee for the Alabama Sports Festival, a position he began in 1992. In 1998, Glance was elected to the Board of Directors for the Big Brothers Big Sis-ters, Boys and Girls Club, and Special Olympics or-ganizations, proving his dedication and willingness to give back to the community. Glance was also selected as the chairman of USA Track and Field’s 100m sprint committee. In 1996, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. In 2002, he was named one of the top 100 State of Alabama’s Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century. He was also No. 23 on Sports Illustrated’s List of the 50 Greatest Sports Figures from the state of Alabama. The former world re-cord holder in the 100-yard dash is a native of Phenix City, Ala. On top of his athletic and coaching accolades, Glance was bestowed the most prominent award of all in 2008 – the Congressional Gold Medal of Freedom. The medal is the nation’s highest and most distinguished civilian award. The medal is presented both for singular acts of exceptional service and for lifetime achievement. Before joining the Alabama staff, Glance guided Juliet Campbell while at Auburn to being named the 1993 SEC Female Athlete of the Year. He also coached Auburn’s Craig Hepburn, Samuel Matete, and current assistant coach Victor Houston to Olympic competition.

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AlabamaLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Nickname: Crimson TideColors: Crimson & WhiteXC Coach: Joe WalkerSEC Finish: 1stNCAA Finish: 10thXC SID: Rod BlackPhone: (205) 348-6084Fax: (205) 348-8841Email: rblack@ia.ua.eduURL: www.rolltide.com

ArkansasLocation Fayetteville, Ark.Nickname RazorbacksColors Cardinal & WhiteXC Coach Chris BucknamSEC Finish 3rdNCAA Finish 28thXC SID Molly O’MaraPhone 479-575-3114Fax: 479-575-7481Email momara@uark.eduURL: Arkansas Razorbacks.com

AuburnLocation: Auburn, Ala.Nickname: TigersColors: Orange and BlueXC Coach: Peter WatsonSEC Finish: 2ndNCAA Finish: 6thXC SID: Scott KempsPhone: (334) 844-9900Fax: (334) 844-9807Email: smk0008@auburn.eduURL: www.auburntigers.com

FloridaLocation: Gainesville, Fla.Nickname: GatorsColors: Orange and BlueXC Coach: Todd MorganSEC Finish: 4thNCAA Finish: 4th - South RegionXC SID: Zanna OllovePhone: (352) 375-4683 x6128Fax: (352) 375-4809Email: ZannaO@gators.uaa.ufl.edu URL: www.gatorzone.com

GeorgiaLocation: Athens, Ga.Nickname: BulldogsColors: Red and BlackXC Coach: Jeff PiggSEC Finish: 8thNCAA Finish: 12th - South RegionXC SID: Leland BarrowPhone: (706) 542-1621Fax: (706) 542-9339Email: Leland@sports.uga.eduURL: www.georgiadogs.com

KentuckyLocation: Lexington, Ky.Nickname: WildcatsColors: Blue and WhiteXC Coach: John MortimerSEC Finish: 7thNCAA Finish: 13th - SE RegionXC SID: Jeremy StrachanPhone: (859) 257-3838 Fax: (859) 323-4310Email: jstrachan@uky.eduURL: www.ukathletics.com

LSULocation: Baton Rouge, La.Nickname: TigersColors: Purple and GoldXC Coach: Mark ElliottSEC Finish: 10thNCAA Finish: 7thXC SID: Chad VignesPhone: (225) 578-4758Fax: (225) 388-1861Email: cvigne1@tigers.lsu.eduURL: www.LSUsports.net

MississippiLocation: Oxford, Miss.Nickname: RebelsColors: Cardinal & NavyXC Coach: Joe WalkerSEC Finish: 9thNCAA Finish: 14th - South RegionXC SID: Jay D’AbramoPhone: (662) 915-7522Fax: (662) 915-7006Email: jdabramo@olemiss.eduURL: www.OleMissSports.com

Mississippi StateLocation: Starkville, Miss.Nickname: BulldogsColors: Maroon and WhiteXC Coach: Al SchmidtSEC Finish: 6thNCAA Finish: 6th - South RegionXC SID: Greg EllisPhone: (662) 325-0967Fax: (662) 325-2563Email: GEllis@athletics.msstate.eduURL: www.mstateathletics.com

TennesseeLocation: Knoxville, Tenn.Nickname: VolunteersColors: Orange & WhiteXC Coach: George WattsSEC Finish: 5thNCAA Finish: 5th - South RegionXC SID: Eric TrainerPhone: (865) 974-8173 Fax: (865) 974-8874Email: etrainer@utk.eduURL: www.utsports.com

VanderbiltLocation: Nashville, Tenn.Nickname: CommodoresColors: Black & GoldXC Coach: Steve KeithSEC Finish: 11thNCAA Finish: 13th - South RegionXC SID: Travis YoungPhone: (615) 322-4121Fax: (615) 343-7064Email: travis.young@vanderbilt.eduURL: www.vucommodores.com

SEC OfficeLocation: Birmingham, Ala.XC SID: Ayanna WakefieldPhone: (205) 458-3010Fax: (205) 458-3030Email: awakefield@sec.orgURL: www.secsports.com

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2008 CROSS COUNTRY REVIEWPOWERADE INVITATIONAL MEET5K • Sept. 5, 2008Chattanooga, tenn.7 teamS • 73 RunneRS2nd plaCe • 66 pointS

# NAME TIME7 Zac Edwards 15:4514 Nathan Corder 16:0418 Austin Duckworth 16:1619 Stephen Payne 16:1830 Chase Volinski 16:5137 David May 17:1347 Alex Seiver 17:4351 Aaron Stockstell 18:0554 Cameron Sherrill 18:12

20TH ANNUAL CRIMSON CLASSIC8K • Sept. 20, 2008tuSCalooSa, ala.9 teamS • 77 RunneRS1St plaCe • 15 pointS

# NAME TIME1 Tyson David 24:22.632 Augustus Maiyo 24:24.023 Emmanuel Bor 24:34.214 Abraham Kutingala 24:43.565 Andrew Kirwa 25:00.8714 Nathan Corder 26:14.4218 Austin Duckworth 26:31.3719 Stephen Payne 26:35.9626 David May 27:19.4639 Chase Volinski 28:12.1446 Cameron Sherrill 28:55.84

BILL DELLINGER INVITATIONAL8K • oCt. 4, 2008SpRingfield, oRe.9 teamS • 73 RunneRS3Rd plaCe • 62 pointS

# NAME TIME4 Augustus Maiyo 24:12.707 Tyson David 24:24.5610 Abraham Kutingala 24:32.6411 Emmanuel Bor 24:33.2833 Andrew Kirwa 25:04.5753 Zac Edwards 25:40.59

TIGER INVITATIONAL8K (ShoRt CouRSe) • oCt. 4, 2008aubuRn, ala.24 teamS • 213 RunneRSn/a plaCe • n/a pointS

# NAME TIME70 Stephen Payne 24:40.18148 Chase Volinski 26:23.31154 David May 26:32.58

NCAA PRE-NATIONALS8K • oCt. 18, 2008teRRe haute, ind.41 teamS • 276 RunneRS1St plaCe • 89 pointS

# NAME TIME1 Tyson David 23:30.105 Augustus Maiyo 23:39.609 Emmanuel Bor 23:48.4031 Abraham Kutingala 24:12.0043 Andrew Kirwa 24:24.00148 Zac Edwards 25:16.20

SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS8K • nov. 3, 2008StaRKville, miSS.11 teamS • 96 RunneRS1St plaCe • 32 pointS

# NAME TIME2 Tyson David* 23:50.455 Emmanuel Bor* 24:07.916 Augustus Maiyo* 24:15.649 Abraham Kutingala* 24:53.0010 Andrew Kirwa* 23:53.0529 Zac Edwards^ 24:59.0660 Stephen Payne 25:52.5965 Nathan Corder 26:06.8789 Austin Duckworth 27:37.17* Earned All-SEC Honors^ Earned All-SEC Freshman HonorsSEC Team Champions

NCAA SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS10K • nov. 15, 2008Knoxville, tenn.21 teamS • 147 RunneRS1St plaCe • 49 pointS

# NAME TIME5 Tyson David* 31:13.138 Augustus Maiyo* 31:31.6310 Abraham Kutingala* 31:31.8011 Emmanuel Bor* 31:32.0218 Andrew Kirwa* 32:00.0776 Stephen Payne 34:12.6392 Zac Edwards 34:44.46* Earned All-South Region HonorsNCAA South Region Team Champions

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS10K • nov. 24, 2008teRRe haute, ind.31 teamS • 252 RunneRSt10th plaCe • 319 pointS

# NAME TIME48 Emmanuel Bor 30:25.0057 Augustus Maiyo 30:32.6063 Tyson David 30:34.90107 Abraham Kutingala 30:57.80118 Andrew Kirwa 31:02.90246 Zac Edwards 33:00.00

HONORS AND AWARDSALL-SECTyson DavidEmmanuel BorAugustus MaiyoAbraham KutingalaAndrew KirwaZac Edwards (All-SEC Freshman)

ALL-SOUTH REGIONTyson DavidAugustus MaiyoAbraham KutingalaEmmanuel BorAndrew Kirwa

SEC ATHLETE OF THE WEEKTyson David- Sept. 23Augustus Maiyo- Oct. 7Tyson David- Oct. 21

SEC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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2008 CRIMSON CLASSIC RESULTS September 20, 2008Harry Pritchett Cross Running Park (8K)

TEAM FINISH SCORE1. Alabama 152. Georgia State 623. Samford 884. Alabama State 1085. Jacksonville State 1336. Birmingham Southern 1617. West Alabama 2008. Mercer 2069. Nicholls State 248

INDIVIDUAL TOP FINISHERS TIME1. Tyson David, Alabama 24:22.632. Augustus Maiyo, Alabama 24:24.023. Emmanuel Bor, Alabama 24:34.214. Abraham Kutingala, Alabama 24:43.565. Andrew Kirwa, Alabama 25:00.876. Paul Guevara, Unattached 25:12.157. Cameron Bean, Samford 25:21.968. Jephtah, Kenei, Alabama State 25:43.809. Rabah Syed, Georgia State 25:48.6910. George Kiplagat, Jacksonville State 25:55.23

OTHER ALABAMA FINISHERS TIME14. Nathan Corder 26:14.4218. Austin Duckworth 26:31.3719. Stephen Payne 26:35.9626. David May 27:19.4639. Chase Volinski 28:12.1446. Cameron Sherrill 28:55.84

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INDIVIDUAL HONORS SEC CHAMPIONSATHLETE YEARRobert Pette 1959, 1960Steve Bolt 1976German Beltran 1988David Kimani 2000, 2001, 2002Emmanuel Bor 2007

ALL-SECATHLETE YEARRobert Pette 1959, 1960Gary Terrell 1965Gary Blackmon 1966Bill Pease 1966Angelo Harris 1967, 1968, 1970Alton Sizemore 1970, 1971Fred Emerling 1970, 1971Gaylon Smith 1970, 1971Mark Brown 1972, 1973Herb Gibson 1972, 1973Robin Shipman 1972, 1973Bob Starling 1972Frank Bromberg 1973, 1976Steve Bolt 1975, 1976Devon Hind 1976Rick Bourrier 1975, 1976, 1977Terry Crews 1976Rick Bishop 1977Scott Scheffler 1979Jim Wilson 1979, 1980Rich Hanson 1979Doug Cronkite 1984Peter McColgan 1984, 1985Guy Shultz 1988German Beltran 1988, 1990Cern Basher 1991Tim Broe 1999David Kimani 2000, 2001, 2002Chris Mutai 1999, 2000Japheth Koech 2000, 2001Peter Kiprono 2002

Peter Etoot 2002Josphat Waweru 2003Alex Korir 2005Titus Koeh 2005Augustus Maiyo 2005, 2006, 2008Abraham Kutingala 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Emmanuel Bor 2006, 2007, 2008Andrew Kirwa 2007, 2008Tyson David 2008

ALL-SEC FRESHMANATHLETE YEARAndrew Kirwa 2007Zac Edwards 2008

SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONS ATHLETE YEARDavid Kimani 2000, 2001, 2002

ALL-SOUTH REGIONATHLETE YEARDavid Kimani 2000, 2001, 2002Japheth Koech 2000, 2001Frank Rono 2000Chris Mutai 2000Peter Kiprono 2001, 2002Matt Legrand 2001Tyler Stanfield 2002Kevin McDonough 2003Josphat Waweru 2003Alex Korir 2004, 2005Peter Etoot 2005Titus Koeh 2005, 2007Augustus Maiyo 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Abraham Kutingala 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Emmanuel Bor 2006, 2007, 2008Andrew Kirwa 2007, 2008Tyson David 2008

ALL-AMERICANSATHLETE YEARGerman Beltran 1989Faizal Emamaullee 1995

Tim Broe 1996, 1999Chris Mutai 1999David Kimani 2000, 2002Augustus Maiyo 2007

SEC ATHLETE OF THE WEEKATHLETE YEARChris Mutai 2000David Kimani 2001, 2002Peter Kiprono 2002Alex Korir 2004Augustus Maiyo 2005, 2008Emmanuel Bor 2x-2006, 2x-2007Tyson David 2x-2008

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKATHLETE YEARAndrew Kirwa 2x-2007

SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEARATHLETE YEARPeter Etoot 2002Augustus Maiyo 2005Andrew Kirwa 2007

SEC ATHLETE OF THE YEARATHLETE YEARDavid Kimani 2000, 2001Emmanuel Bor 2007Tyson David 2008

SEC COACH OF THE YEARCOACH YEARJoe Walker 2001Joe Walker 2008

SOUTH REGION COACH OF THE YEAR COACH YEARJoe Walker 2000Joe Walker 2001Joe Walker 2007Joe Walker 2008

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TEAM HONORS / CHAMPIONSSEC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHAMPIONSYEAR TEAM POINTS1935 Georgia Tech 321936 Georgia Tech 151937 Georgia Tech 191938 Georgia Tech 241939 Georgia Tech 291940 Georgia Tech 311941 Mississippi State 341942 Georgia Tech 231943 No Competition ---1944 No Competition ---1945 No Competition ---1946 Auburn 401947 Georgia Tech 511948 Auburn 541949 Tennessee 481950 Tennessee 301951 Tennessee 181952 Tennessee 301953 Georgia Tech 511954 Georgia Tech 381955 Auburn & Florida 461956 Tennessee 261957 Mississippi State 351958 Kentucky 47.51959 Kentucky 591960 Mississippi State 381961 Mississippi State 331962 Mississippi State 371963 Tennessee 151964 Auburn 231965 Tennessee 151966 Tennessee 391967 Tennessee 281968 Tennessee 301969 Tennessee 341970 Kentucky 411971 Tennessee 481972 Tennessee 351973 Alabama 411974 Tennessee 441975 Tennessee 381976 Tennessee 321977 Tennessee 231978 Tennessee 241979 Auburn 731980 Auburn 351981 Tennessee 381982 Tennessee 471983 Tennessee 311984 Tennessee 381985 Tennessee 311986 Florida 381987 Florida 451988 Kentucky 371989 Tennessee 571990 Tennessee 521991 Arkansas 151992 Arkansas 231993 Arkansas 181994 Arkansas 381995 Arkansas 321996 Arkansas 151997 Arkansas 161998 Arkansas 191999 Arkansas 172000 Arkansas 272001 Arkansas 242002 Arkansas 312003 Arkansas 33

2004 Arkansas 232005 Arkansas 232006 Arkansas 212007 Arkansas 362008 Alabama 32

SEC CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOTALSTEAM TOTAL

TENNESSEE 25 (1949, 50, 51, 52, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 94, 85, 89, 90)

ARKANSAS 17 (1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07)

GEORGIA TECH 10 (1935, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 53, 54)

AUBURN 6 (1946, 48, 55-Tie, 64, 79, 80)

MISSISSIPPI STATE 5 (1941, 57, 60, 61, 62)

KENTUCKY 4 (1958, 59, 70, 88)

FLORIDA 3 (1955-Tie, 86, 87)

ALABAMA 2 (1973, 2008)

TOP 10 FINISHES AT NCAA SOUTH REGION CHAMPIONSHIPSYEAR PLACE POINTS1973 6th N/A1988 8th N/A1999 1st 692000 1st 472001 1st 552002 2nd 792003 5th 1322004 8th 2412005 1st 402006 2nd 882007 1st 282008 1st 49 TOP 25 TEAM FINISHES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSYEAR PLACE POINTS1973 16th 3521976 24th 5191989 7th 261 (Highest ever for a SEC team at the time)1994 20th 4271996 13th 3651997 19th 4331999 23rd 5012005 21st 5162006 15th 2452007 6th 2802008 10th 319

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TOP 20 CROSS COUNTRY COURSE TIMESHARRY PRITCHETT RUNNING PARK (8K)1. German Beltran, Alabama 23:54 1988 SEC Championships2. German Beltran, Alabama 23:57 1990 Crimson Classic3. Sean Dollman, Western Kentucky 24:01 1990 Crimson Classic4. German Beltran, Alabama 24:02 1989 Crimson Classic5. Emmanuel Bor, Alabama 24:06 2006 Crimson Classic6. Barnabus Kirui, Ole Miss 24:09 2006 Crimson Classic

7. Benny McIntosh, Kentucky 24:11 1988 SEC Championships8. James B. Kaiser, Kentucky 24:15 1988 SEC Championships9. Emmanuel Bor, Alabama 24:16 2007 Crimson Classic10. Augustus Maiyo, Alabama 24:17 2007 Crimson Classic11. Todd Williams, Tennessee 24:18 1988 SEC Championships12. Tyson David, Alabama 24:22.63 2008 Crimson Classic13. Richard Ede, Kentucky 24:22 1988 SEC Championships

14. Ted Goodlake, Tennessee 24:23 1988 SEC Championships15. Augustus Maiyo, Alabama 24:24.02 2008 Crimson Classic16. Bob Thompson, Tennessee 24:25 1988 SEC Championships17. Charlie Kern, Kentucky 24:26 1988 SEC Championships18. Richard Cummins, Tennessee 24:29 1988 SEC Championships19. Kevin Pumphrey, Auburn 24:32 1988 SEC Championships20. Scott Strand, Atlanta T.C. 24:33 1991 Crimson Classic

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He started his collegiate career at The University of South Alabama before choosing to join current cross country coach Joe Walker at The University of Alabama. Kimani had completed all of his de-gree requirements needed to graduate and his wife, Chamis, accepted his degree in Commerce and Business. David Kimani was as unselfish as they come, sending scholarship money back home to help sup-port his family and even forgoing meals to do so. “David was that story we can relate with,” Coach Walker said. “Where most people can’t dream or can’t find any hope, he somehow was able to come from that environment and was on track to find suc-cess in life.” David certainly had a bright future in the sport of cross country and track and field and was con-sidered by many a future Olympic hopeful. He de-feated Irish Olympian Alistair Cragg multiple times as well as American Olympian Daniel Lincoln, both of whom ran at The University of Arkansas. Kimani helped lead the Crimson Tide to its best finish at the 2002 NCAA Indoor Championships where the team placed second. Kimani was the type of athlete that could get a crowd on his side. “On two separate occasions, David was knocked down in the opening stages of a race and was able to get back up and win the title,” Walker recalls. ”It was something that the people who witnessed it will always remember.” These two races were the mile and 1,500 meter races at the 2001 SEC Indoor Championships and 2002 SEC Outdoor Championships, respectively. Kimani, a six-time National Champion and 14-time All-American, now oversees the Sam Bailey Track Stadium with a memorial to his legacy. “David was a guy that had a dream and a belief in himself,” Walker said. “To see him on the path to achieving success was exciting.” David Kimani is survived by his wife, Chamis, his parents, John Murage and Gladys Wanjiku, his brother, and two sisters.

Accolades •6-timeNationalChampion

•14-timeAll-American

•4-timeAll-SouthRegion

•10-timeAll-SEC

•2-timeSECCrossCountry

Athlete of the Year

David Kimani was born on February 20, 1978, in Nairobi, Kenya. Days before signing a shoe contract, David died of unknown causes on April 17, 2003. Ki-mani was considered by most to be the greatest dis-tance runner in Alabama track and field history.

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