McMurry Track Viewbook

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McMurry Track and Field is about more than just the competition on the track; it is about learning to competewell in life’s “meets”, as well. One of the ways in which theprogram has accomplished this is with its “Spiritual Coach”- Rudy Seals (at left, center). Frank discussion about priorities in life, attitudes toward others, dealing with personal issues and striving to reach God’s maximum foreach individual are all a part of the challenges Rudybrings to team devotional times.

ABOVE (CLOCKWISE): Shanita Coleman and Tiana Alexander display theirhonors from the ASC championships; Michael Johnson relaxes betweenevents; Junior Saint Preux and Paul Davis brought home some ASC “hardware”, as well; Coach Crousen holding court during the triple jump competition, and; what did the War Hawks do after winning the NCAA championship (which was held in Southern California)? Of course, they wentto Disneyland!

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McMURRY TRACK & FIELD VIEWBOOK

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GENERAL INFORMATIONSCHOOL................................................................................McMurry UniversityLOCATION..........................................................................Abilene, Texas 79697FOUNDED..........................................................................................................1923ENROLLMENT .................................................................................................1,500NICKNAME ............................................................................................War HawksCOLORS .......................................................................................Maroon & WhiteAFFILIATION ......................................................................NCAA II (provisional)

& National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)CONFERENCE.................................................................Heartland ConferencePRESIDENT..............................................................................Dr. John H. RussellALMA MATER (YEAR).............................................Auburn University (1972)ATHLETICS DIRECTOR.....................................................................Ron HolmesALMA MATER (YEAR) ...............................................................McMurry (1977)ATHLETICS PHONE .......................................................................325-793-4631TRACK FAX.......................................................................................325-793-4659TRACK & FIELD OFFICE PHONE................................................325-793-4646

HEAD COACHHEAD COACH............................................................................Barbara CrousenYEARS AT McM .....................................................................................................14ALMA MATER..................................................................................Sul Ross State

COACHING STAFFVERTICAL JUMPS.................................................................................Brad ParrisDISTANCE .....................................................................................David ChandlerTHROWS ..........................................................................................Jerry JohnsonSTRENGTH COACH ........................................................................Jason ReevesHORIZONTAL JUMPS INTERN ................................................Idiato Jeremiah

STADIUM INFORMATIONSTADIUM.......................................................................Wilford Moore Stadium

(was Indian Stadium pre-2007)YEAR OPENED..................................................................................................1937SEATING CAPACITY .......................................................................................3,550INFIELD SURFACE.....................................................................................ArtificialTHROWS VENUE...................................Bobby Lee Carter Throws Complex

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MESSAGE FROM McM PRESIDENT DR. JOHN RUSSELL

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JOHN H. RUSSELL, Ph.D.President

Welcome to War Hawk Athletics!

Thank you for your interest in athletics at McMurry University – let me tell you just a little about the importance we see itplaying in the life of student-athletes who choose to attend McMurry.

As you read this, McMurry is transitioning to intercollegiate athletic participation in NCAA Division II. The higher level ofcompetition we’ll experience in Division II is complemented by the higher academic expectations we will have of ourstudent-athletes. The opportunity to compete at a higher level and to study in a variety of challenging and relevant aca-demic majors is a distinct McMurry advantage.

To compete in first class athletic venues, and to study in new and renovated classrooms and laboratories, will opendoors for student-athletes to achieve their maximum potential. Combine first-class facilities with faculty, staff andcoaches dedicated to bringing out the best in them, student-athletes who are committed to succeed will find a welcom-ing and supportive home at McMurry University.

Make no mistake about it – competing at the NCAA Division II level is a real challenge. But life is about challenges –meeting them, overcoming them and then moving beyond them. McMurry student-athletes have an impressive historyof graduating and moving on to impressive careers. Success in meeting the challenges of competing and studying atMcMurry has prepared its graduates to move into the highest levels of corporate America.

McMurry University has a strong tradition of intercollegiate athletic competition…and success. War Hawks have wonNational Championships and have been recognized as Academic All-Americans. The history is still being written by WarHawks. Perhaps you can help us write a chapter…or two!

John H. Russell, PhDPresident


McM ATHLETICS ADIMINISTRATION

RON HOLMESDirector of Athletics

Ron Holmes was named McMurry University’s director of athletics March, 15, 2009. He oversees the 19-sport intercollegiate athletic program thathas built a reputation for one of the most successful programs in the nation.

Holmes completed his 20th season as McMurry’s men’s basketball coach in 2010 and retired from coaching and began a full-time role as athleticsdirector. As AD, Holmes has been instrumental in leading McMurry to its transition into the NCAA Division II, which began in June of 2011. Addi-tionally, some of McM’s other growth under Holmes’ leadership includes a $2.2 million renovation to Wilford Moore Stadium, a separate throwsvenue for track and field, improvements to Kimbrell Arena and the repurposing of the fomer China Garden Restaurant (on 14th Street & Ross)into a one-stop War Hawks shop for athletics tickets, souvenirs and athletics media relations. McMurry’s coaching and support staff has also seenexpedential growth under Holmes as an off-shoot of the move to NCAA Division II .

He compiled a 347-185 record while at McMurry, which is the highest winning percentage of any McMurry men’s basketball coach with a .652clip. He led McMurry to five conference championships and has at least a share in seven ASC West Division titles including the latest during the2008-09 school year.

Holmes coached the McM to six 20-win seasons. Holmes’ teams reached the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in 1999-2000 and Sweet Sixteen in 2000-2001. Those squads earned a combined record of 51-6 and only lost one regular-season ASC matchup in those two seasons.

In January of 2012,, McMurry University honoredHolmes by dedicating the Kimbrell Arena floor as“Ron Holmes Court,” recognizing his contribu-tions to the university and his excellence as acoach.

Holmes, a native of Van Horn, Texas, received aBachelor of Science degree from McMurry in1977 where he also played four years of basket-ball under the direction of legendary McMurrybasketball coach and NAIA Hall of Fame memberHershel Kimbrell. Holmes also earned a master’sof education degree from Abilene Christian Uni-versity in 1984.

Holmes played high school basketball for coachJohn Curry, a 1967 graduate of McMurry whoplayed basketball for Coach Kimbrell, at Van HornHigh School. Holmes was a member of the 1971Van Horn state championship basketball team.

Holmes is active in the Abilene communitywhere he serves as the chair of the Young Lifeparents’ committee. He and his wife, Leta, a real-estate agent in Abilene, have two daughters; Lin-sey, a graduate of McMurry; and Rachael.

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Barbara Crousen SWA; Associate A.D. 4646

Veronica Snow Associate A.D. for Operations 4638

Greg Harrod Associate A.D. for Compliance 4640

Hal Mumme Associate A.D. for Marketing/Promotions 4922

Joel Brant Faculty Athletic Representative 3875

Janet McMurray Head Athletic Trainer 4648

Bill Libby Student-Athlete Affairs Director 4637

Dave Beyer Sports Information Director 4612

Brittany Day Cheer Coach 4703

Emily Germany Ath. Academic Resources Coordinator/ 4970

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Robin Holbrook Director of Athletics Ticketing and Promotions 4922

Judy Moore Athletics Business Manager 4633

Debbie Ford Executive Administrative Assistant 4631

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Baseball John Byington 4651

Men's Basketball Chris Beard 4865

Women's Basketball Veronica Snow 4638

Cross Country (M&W) David Chandler 4939

Football Hal Mumme 4922

Men's Golf Russ Evans 4631

Women's Golf Barbara John 4631

Men's Soccer Paul Tate 4656

Women's Soccer Alan Riches 4630

Swimming (M&W) Bev Ball 4869

Tennis (M&W) Mark Hathorn 4657

Track & Field (M&W) Barbara Crousen 4646

Volleyball Cammie Petree 4635

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HEAD COACH BARBARA CROUSEN


BARBARA CROUSENHead CoachWomen’s and Men’s Track & Field15th season

Barbara Crousen has established herself as a “trail blazer” and a leader in theworld of track and field. She is also the architect of the McM track and fielddynasty.

Crousen also holds the distinction of being the first-ever female – in anysport and at any level - to coach a men’s team to an NCAA national champi-onship.

Most recently, Crousen led the War Hawks’ men’s team to the 2012 NCAA IIIOutdoor National Championship, the second in school history and bothunder her guidance. She will go down in McMurry history as the first headcoach to lead a team of any kind to a national championship after guidingMcM’s men to the NCAA III Outdoor National Championship in 2008, givingthe school its first national title of any kind since it began intercollegiateathletics competition in 1923.

2012 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor - National Champion

2011 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor - 3rd

2009 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor - 2nd

2009 NCAA III Men’s Indoor - 4th

2008 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor - National Champion

2006 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor - 4th

2002 NCAA III Women’s Outdoor - 2nd

2001 NCAA III Women’s Outdoor - 2nd

McMURRY’S TOP-4

NATIONAL FINISHES



Since taking over the program in thesummer of 1998, Crousen has helpedMcMurry become a consistent trackpower in the region and nationally.

Since her first season in 1999, Crousenled the men’s team to 14-consecutiveAmerican Southwest Conference titles(1999-2012), exiting the conference in2012 having never surrendered themen’s championship trophy. The McMwomen’s team won 10 ASC champi-onships (1999-2004, 2006-2009) underCrousen’s guidance.

During that time, Crousen was namedthe ASC’s men’s Coach of the Year all 14seasons and was named the women’sASC Coach of the Year 10 times.

In 2012, Crousen received the nation’shighest honor for the second time whenshe was named as the Men’s NationalCoach of the Year for NCAA Division III.She was also named the men’s NCAA IIISouth/Southeast Region Coach of theYear, marking the ninth time she hasearned that honor.

Crousen earned NCAA Division III Women’s National Coach of the Year in 2001, as well. The women’s program finished fourth overall at the na-tional outdoor meet in 2001 and followed in 2002 as the national runner up.

209 all-America honors have been passed out to McMurry athletes since Crousen’s tenure began in 1999, including 29 in 2012. 20 have earnedacademic all-America honors and she’s coached 43 national champions between indoor and outdoor competitions. She also coached the SouthRegion Athlete of the Year 15 times including four-time winner Hann Ollison (2006-09) and two-time recipient Kevin Cunningham (2011 & 2012).

Among Crousen’s impressive career accomplishments are more than 200 conference champions, better than 200 additional all-conference finish-ers and 100-plus academic all-conference honorees.

Darcell Edwards, who may be the most prolific female athlete to compete in McMurry’s track and field program, won six individual nationalchampionships under Crousen. Edwards still holds the NCAA Division III outdoor record for the triple jump with a mark of 44 feet and two inchesthat she set in 2004. Edwards qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials in the triple jump.

In 2007 and 2008, she coached the men’s sprint relay team to two-consecutive national titles, as Ollison, Bert Green, John Mikalik and Chris Kelleyrepeated as champs. Cunningham won a total of three individual titles, including doing the difficult double of taking gold in both the open 400and 400 hurdles in 2012 championship season.

Brad Parris, who is now Crousen’s assistant, set the NCAA Division III record in the outdoor pole vault with a jump of 17 feet and nine inches in2000. Parris’ record fell in 2002.

A renowned clinician throughout the Lone Star state and well respected by her peers, Crousen is USA Track and Field Level I certified in the sport,certified in USA TF Level II for sprints and hurdles and a USATF Level I Lead Instructor.

She has been published in the Texas High School Coaches Association Magazine and has produced four track-related videos detailing tips oncoaching and improving athletes’ performance. She has had five athletes attend the USA Junior Elite Olympics Training Camp in ColoradoSprings, Colo., and San Diego, Calif.

Before coming to McMurry, Crousen worked in the Texas public school system for 32 years including a stint as Cooper High School’s head trackand cross country coach in Abilene. She also worked in the El Paso, Deer Park and Pasadena districts.

While working in the public school system, Crousen rolled up some impressive accolades, as well. She was the 1990 TGCA All-Star Coach andserved as the TGCA’s president in 1993. In 1995, she was the Abilene ISD Physical Educator of the Year and the TGCA track Coach of the Year.

Crousen was the National Federation State Director in 1996-97 and National Federation Track Coach of the Year in 1998. She has had five athletesattend the USA Junior Elite Olympic Training Center. In 2005, she was name a TGCA Honor Coach.

Crousen was recognized for a lifetime of achievements and contributions at both the high school and collegiate levels, when she was inductedinto the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame as a part of its Class of 2012.

In addition to her coaching duties at McMurry, Crousen also serves McMurry as the senior woman administrator for athletics as the school movesfrom NCAA III to NCAA Division II beginning in the Fall of 2012. Crousen also sat on the NCAA Division III Track and Field national committee untilthe schools transition upward.

Crousen’s late husband, Joe, was thehead football coach at McMurry forthe 2005 and 2006 seasons and wasinducted to the Big Country HallFame in May of 2012. The couplehas three children (Kevin, Kerri andTamra), seven grandchildren(Cooper, Claire, Carson, Foster,Stealey, Levi and Ruby).

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Barbara Crousen announcing

senior Kevin Cunningham as

the 2012-13 ASC Male Athlete

of the Year, as McM’s vice

president of academic affairs,

Dr. Paul Fabrizio, looks on.

The cameras from CBS followed

Barbara Crousen at the 2013

NCAA III championships, docu-

menting the first-ever female to

lead an NCAA men’s team to a

championship!


COACHING STAFF

BRAD PARRISVertical Jumps Coach13th season

Brad Parris joined his alma mater as an assistant coach with the track and field program in 2001.

However, Parris has been making a positive impact on McMurry track and field since 1999 when McMurry joined the NCAA. First, it was as a five-time national champion in the pole vault as a student. Second, he was in a part-time role coaching McMurry’s pole-vaulters while doubling as aelementary school teacher in the surrounding area, before joining the staff on a full-time basis.

Parris’ primary responsibilities are with the vertical jumps including pole vault and high jump. In 2010, he was honored by the U.S. Track & Fieldand Cross Country Coaches Association as the South/Southeast Region Indoor Male Coach of the Year. In 2011, Parris helped guide Stephen Tolerto his second-straight outdoor all-America award in the polevault.

Since joining the staff in 2001, Parris has coached two maleall-Americans each in the outdoor pole vault and high jumpevents as well as two male all-Americans each in the indoorpole vault and high jump events. In addition, he saw HollyRollins take the individual national outdoor championship inthe pole vault in 2008, and he’s coached female all-Ameri-cans Krystal Jackson (high jump) and Cheyenne Oldham(pole vault).

As an athlete, Parris won three straight pole vault champi-onships in indoor competition from 1999-2001 and addedtwo outdoor titles in 1999 and 2000. His junior year he set anNCAA Division III record for outdoor pole vault when hejumped 17 feet and nine inches. His record was passed twoyears later but Parris’ mark still stands at third all time at theNCAA Division III level.

In addition, he was named the regional athlete of the year in1999 and was recognized as the top performer at the na-tional indoor meet in 2000. He was named the AmericanSouthwest Conference Male Athlete of the Year in 2000 andhe was an scholastic all-American three times.

Parris graduated from McMurry in 2001 and is the father oftwin boys- Braxton and Brody Parris - born in 2008. Hismother, Dr. Pug Parris, is the chair of the physical educationdepartment at McMurry. His dad, Rickey, was a four-timeNAIA pole vault champion for McMurry and was formerly onthe track and field coaching staff.


COACHING STAFF


DAVID CHANDLERDistance Coach11th season

McMurry's David Chandler took over as the War Hawks cross country program's head coach in 2003 and is also the distance coach for the McMtrack team. Chandler has been on McMurry's coaching staff since 2001 as an assistant to both track and cross country.

He is just the second head cross country coach in school history, following his mentor Bill Libby.

As a coach, Chandler has enjoyed success on the course with both the men's and women's teams. The men's team has been to the NCAA Re-gional meet all seven seasons under his direction and the men were the ASC runner-up six times.

On the track in 2010, Chandler saw distance runners Alaisha Guerra and Ken Wheeler each set outdoor school records for McMurry. Guerra's timeof 41:59.78 in the 10,000-meter race April 1 was a new school record and Wheeler's time of 3:59.88 broke a six-year record on April 16 in San An-tonio. In addition, Wheeler won the 2010 individual ASC title in the 1,500-meter run.

On the cross country course, Chandler saw Guerra win her first individual ASC title at the championship meet in 2011, and finish All-Region forthe second year in a row. She also was Academic All-American. Carla Lewis won her second individual ASC title at the championship meet in2009, and she went on to become the first female in school history to advance to the national meet after an eighth-place finish at the regionalmeet.

In 2006, he helped the women win their first ASC Championship in school history and when Lewis won her first ASC Championship. That year,the men placed fifth in the NCAA Regional meet and the women finished 13th.

In 2008, Chandler saw junior Ken Wheeler make the NCAA Division III national meet; it was the first runner under Chandler's watch that advancedbeyond regionals and the second in school history. Chandler's teammate Josh Hufstedler was the only other McMurry athlete to make nationalsin 1999. Wheeler finished 153rd out of 280 runners, the best placing in school history and he set the school's 8K record at nationals with a time of25:54.31.

Chandler was a four-year letterman in cross country as a student at McMurry before graduating in 2000. He won the ASC individual cross countrychampionship in both 1998 and 2000 and helped the men's team to an ASC Championship in 2000. He was also a member of McMurry's first in-tercollegiate cross country team in 1996 founded by then-head coach Bill Libby. He also was an ASC track champion taking the 800-meter title in1997 and was named all-conference twice in track and field.

Chandler has directed long distance camps and clinics since 1999 and has spoken on several occasions at coaches' clinics on distance running in-cluding the Texas HS Girls Coaching School, Corpus Christi Track Coaches Clinic and the Mississippi HS Track Coaches Association.

He is a member of both the USA Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Associations and is USATF level I coach and has been a level II coachin endurance events since 2004.

Chandler graduated from McMurry with a B.S. in multidisciplinary studies with an emphasis in secondary history and physical education. He re-ceived his master's degree in sports recreation management from Hardin-Simmons in 2002. He also serves as a teacher in the Kinesiology andServant Leadership departments at McMurry.

Chandler married the former Janet Bohling in May 2002 and the couple resides in Abilene and has a son, Michael.


COACHING STAFF

JASON REEVESStrength Coach

IDIATO JEREMIAHHorizontal Jumps Intern

JERRY JOHNSONThrows Coach2nd season

Jerry Johnson joined the McMurry University staff in 2011-12, bringing a lifetime of experience in the throwing events to campus. Johnson is avery familiar face to both Abilene and the surrounding region.

In his first season with the War Hawks in 2012, Johnson helped shot putter Paul Davis reach all-America status (5th) at the NCAA III indoor cham-pionships. Davis would follow that up with an NCAA III outdoor national championship in the shot later that year, also earning the AmericanSouthwest Conference “Outstanding Performer” in field events. Both Davis and Felicia Rivers (hammer) earned ASC championships.

Prior to joining the McMurry University program and its transition from NCAA III to NCAA II, Johnson was a part of the staff across town atHardin-Simmons University from 2008-11. At HSU, he coached Cowboy athletes to two NCAA titles, three All-America awards, three nationalqualifiers, an American Southwest Conference “Athlete of the Year” award, five All-ASC honorees, a three-time ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athleteand 12 ASC Academic All-Conference Stu-dent-Athletes.

Johnson has coached in Texas middle schoolsand high schools for 30 years, including stintsin the cities of Paducah, Port Lavaca, San An-tonio, Alamo Heights, Warren, Jim Ned andAbilene. Among his pupils are numerous city,district, region and state champions. He hascoached three athletes – Justin Snow, RexTucker and Ryan Tucker – who have gone onto play in the NFL.

Born in Nocona, Texas, Johnson is a graduateof San Antonio’s Jefferson High School. Hewent on to earn his BSED degree from Abi-lene Christian University, where he was theWildcats’ top thrower from 1973-75.

Johnson is a USATF certified official and amember of the National Throws Coaches As-sociation.

Johnson has one daughter, Ashley. She andher husband Nate have four children, as well.His late son Kyle passed away in September2000 from leukemia.


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2012 IN REVIEW

The 2012 track and field seasons were banner years for both of the WarHawks’ programs…in more was than one! A young women’s team con-tinued to show its growth, while the men’s squad blossomed into theNCAA Division III Outdoor National Champions by season’s end.

One of the hallmarks of the McM program is competing against sometop-flight competition – regardless of classification – and that contin-ued in 2012. Beginning with the indoor season, McMurry’s scheduleincluded three competitions at Texas Tech, as well as one each atKansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Grinnell (which would play host tothe NCAA III indoor championship meet later in season).

McMurry Uni-versity's men'steam finishedin seventhplace at the2012 NCAA Di-vision III In-door Track andField Champi-onships. TheMcM women'ssquad was tiedfor 44th.

For McMurryUniversity, Day1 at the 2012NCAA III In-door Track andField Champi-onships pro-duced twoAll-Americansand both camein the longjump event.

In the men'scompetition,senior GavanBass picked up

his third-consecutive All-America award in the indoor long jump, fin-ishing fifth in the competition. Bass landed his best jump on his veryfirst effort of the day, with a leap of 23' 4 ¾”.

Freshman Tiana Alexander brought home the women’s team's first ac-colades of the day, finishing sixth in the women's long jump to earnher first collegiate All-America honor. Alexander's leap of 18' 5” on hersecond effort of the finals propelled her to all-American status.

McMurry's only other female athlete to qualify for the NCAA meet –sophomore Shanita Coleman – was also in the long jump event, butdid not faIr as well. Coleman's best attempt of 17' 4 ¼” was good for13th place overall and did not allow her to reach the finals.

In preliminary races, freshman Junior Saint Preux was disqualified inthe 60-meter hurdles after entering the event with nation's fifth-bestqualifying time. Saint Preux was cited for a violation when judgesruled his trail leg was outside his lane on the last three hurdles, result-ing in the DQ.

The War Hawk menstarted the Day 2 in14th place. In all, Mc-Murry brought home atotal of six All-Ameri-can awards (onewomen's and fivemen's) out of its eighttotal entries in thechampionships.

In the men's shot put,sophomore Paul Davisearned his second-consecutive indoor All-American award with afourth place finish.Davis, who entered theevent with the nation'ssecond-best qualifyingmark, hit a toss of 57'7” on his second at-tempt of the day.

In the men's 400 me-ters, senior Kevin Cun-ningham missed outon a national champi-onship by 2/1000ths ofa second to North Cen-tral College's Dan Ben-ton. Both men were given credit for a time 48.01 seconds, but thevideo put Benton at 48.004 seconds and Cunningham at 48.006 sec-onds to decide the title.

To put that into perspective, the distance between Benton and Cun-ningham was more than 150 times faster than the average blink of aneye.

Cunningham's finish in the 400 shaved better than 3/10ths of a secondoff of his school record (previously 48.45) set in the preliminaries. Itwas also Cunningham's third-consecutive all-America finish for the in-door 400 in his career as a War Hawk.

In the men's 60 meter dash, junior speedster Kenneth Turner pickedup his second-straight All-American award in the event with a thirdplace finish. Turner crossed the line at 6.82 seconds.

McMurry's 4x400 relay team turned in the War Hawks' final All-Ameri-can performance with a seventh place finish in a time of 3:20.68. Thequartet was comprised of Ben Coker, Trevon Odom, Marcus Thompsonand Cunningham.

As the team began the 2012 NCAA III outdoor campaign, the momen-tum toward a stellar season began to unfold. McM was ranked No. 3 inthe USTFCCCA pre-season poll for NCAA Division III. Within two weeksof that inaugural poll, the War Hawks would take over the No. 1 spot inthe rankings…a position they would not relinquish the balance of theseason.

Much like indoors, the War Hawks outdoor slate included top-notchcompetition. Meets at Hardin-Simmons, Trinity, Angelo State, TexasTech, Texas, Abilene Christian comprised the slate for 2012.

2012 Built on Historic McMurry Track and Field Success

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2012 IN REVIEW


The first real performance salvo wasfired at the prestigious Texas Relays,however, on March 29-31.

Cunningham brought home a TexasRelays championship by winningthe 400-meter hurdles in the Col-lege Division on Saturday. Cunning-ham's time of 51.02 seconds notonly won his division, but was thefourth fastest combined among theUniversity and Invitational divisions.

In the shot put, sophomore Daviswas fifth place with a heave of 59' 3”.Davis was the only non-NCAA Divi-sion I competitor in the field.

In the 110 meter hurdles, SaintPreux finished eighth in a time of14.56. Saint Preux posted what wasthe best time in the nation for NCAAIII, a 14.36 seconds, in the prelimi-naries.

The War Hawks' 4x100 relay team was fourth in a clocking of 41.27 sec-onds.

In the 4x400 relay ran to a sixth place finish. The group timed out at3:14.82 minutes.

McMurry's men's track and field team gave another strong showing,placing fourth out of 18 teams at the Angelo State Relays on April 3-4.The War Hawks were the highest-placing NCAA Division III team in thefield.

The McM jumpers got the team off on the right foot, placing two fin-ishers in the top six in both the long and triple jumps.

In the long jump, Bass had a third place leap of 23' 3 ½”, while team-mate Thompson was close behind in fifth place with an effort of 23' 0”.In the triple, Chris Ogle was fifth with an effort of 48' 3 ¼” and DillonWilkins sixth at 47' 5 ½”.

In the shot put, sophomore Davis was second with a heave of 57' 10½”.

Saint Preux set a school record in the 110 meter hurdles for the sec-ond-consecutive week, posting a time of 14.18 seconds to win theevent at the ASU relays.

In the men's 100 meters, Turner was second in a time of 10.71 seconds,with Bass in fifth at 10.85.

Cunningham posted a clocking of 47.33in the 400 meters, good for secondplace.

From that point, records dropped likeleafs off the trees in the fall. Recogni-tions – such was ASC “Athlete of theWeek” - became commonplace. Daviswon the honor three times, Cunning-ham once and Saint Preux once for themen. Freshman shot putter DestinyKesee earned a pair of women’s AOTWhonors, while Shanita Coleman pickedup one, as well.

In April, the McMurry men’s teamcompleted a perfect “career” as mem-bers of the ASC by winning its 14th-consecutive championship. Thewomen placed second in the ASCmeet.

After the first six events on Day 1, itshaped up as a two-team race be-tween McMurry University and TexasLutheran University for the women'stitle and McM and UT-Tyler for themen.

On the men's side, the War Hawksheld a slim lead over UTT, 90-88. In thewomen's race, Texas Lutheran led Mc-Murry by 28 points, 108-80.

The War Hawks set three ASC recordson the opening day. In the women'slong jump, Shanita Coleman leapt 19'3 1/2” to lead a 1-2 War Hawk finish in

the event. Alexander was second at 19' 1 ¾”. LaKendra Matthewsplaced fourth.

As dominating as the McM women were in the long jump, it paled incomparison to what their male counterparts accomplished. McMurry'smen gave a long jump clinic, taking the Nos. 1-6 placements. Bass ledthe assault with an ASC record effort of 24' 7 ½”. He was followed – inorder – by Wilkins, Thompson, Stryker Pena and Everette Miller in a fi-nals that looked like a McMurry team portrait.

The War Hawks' other ASC record performance came in the men's shotput where Davis reeked carnage on the rest of the field. His recordheave of 59' 7 ¼” was below his personal season best, but nearly 10feet better than his closest pursuer in the ASC.

Davis was also third in the men's hammer throw.

But as the War Hawks men's team rolled toward an unprecedented14th-straight men's title, they may just look back at Day 1 and say: “Alittle child shall lead them.”

That's because in the last event of the evening – the men's 10,000 me-ters – freshman Michael Dowd gave the War Hawks an unexpected joltof adrenaline. In an event most expected would be dominated by UT-Tyler's strong distance runners (they had six of the nine competitors inthe field) – and a race that usually doesn't elicit the same fan reactionas, say, the 100 meter dash – Dowd was like a lightning bolt for Mc-Murry's squad.


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When it became apparent that Dowd was going to not only get histeam some needed points, but also win the event, the entire War Hawkcontingent erupted and sprinted toward the finish line to cheer homethe first-year collegiate competitor.

Dowd not only won the event, but did so in a school record time of33:23.99 minutes. That lopped better than 55 seconds off of the previ-ous mark set by Mitchell Wolowicz in 1999.

McMurry crowned a conference champion in the women's hammerthrow when senior Felicia Rivers uncorked an effort of 145' 7”. Kesseeand Kim Martinez placed third and fourth, respectively.

Kesee was second in the women's shot put (40' 10 ¼”), with Riversplacing fourth and Lara Williams fifth.

On Day 2, McMurry University's women's track and field battled backinto contention, but in the end came up a little short and finished asthe runner-up. McMurry got to within four points of first place withthree events left. In the end, however, Texas Lutheran amassed 258points to the War Hawks' final tally of 246 ½.

Shanita Coleman earned the ASC awards for high point scorer of themeet, booking 39 points for the War Hawks. She was also named asthe “Field Event Athlete of the Year” after claiming championships inthe long jump (setting an ASC record) and the triple jump. Just forgood measure, Coleman also earned a pair of championships on thetrack by anchoring both of McM's relay teams, while also placing sec-ond in the 200 and third in the 400 meters.

Alexander – who finished second to Coleman in the long jump andwas third in the triple – was named as the ASC's “Freshman of the Year.”Alexander ran the third leg of the War Hawks' winning 4x100 relayteam, was third in the 100 dash, fifth in the 200, second in the 100 hur-dles and was fifth in the high jump, finishing second to Coleman intotal points scored for her team.

The War Hawks' winning 4x100 relay team – which had a time of 46.69seconds – was made up of Carla Burton, Kendra Coleman, Alexanderand Shanita Coleman. The 4x400 quartet ran a 3:54.02 and was com-prised of Leah Doughty, KeshIa Collins, Laura Oviedo and ShanitaColeman.

McMurry University's men's track and field team exited the stage ofthe 2012 American Southwest Conference Championships exactlyhow it debuted in 1999…and every season since: hoisting the league'schampionship trophy.

It turned out to be a dominating, win as McMurry rolled up 330 points,nearly doubling up on second place UT-Tyler's 168 points. McM headcoach Barbara Crousen's crew had champions in 12 of the meets 20events.

In all, 13 War Hawks earned ASC All-Conference designation (reservedfor event champions and/or ath-letes totaling 14 team points overthe course of the meet. Addition-ally, sophomore Davis earned the“Field Events Athlete of the Year”and Saint Preux was the “Freshmanof the Year.”

Crousen was named as the ASCmen's “Coach of the Year” for the14th time, as well.After claiming three titles on Day 1,War Hawks went right back to workon Day 2, leading UT-Tyler by a slim

two points (90-88).

In the 100 me-ters, the finishline wasadorned in theMaroon andWhite, withMcM takingthe Nos. 1-4places. Turnerwon the eventwith a time of10.52 seconds.He was fol-lowed, inorder, byOdom (10.59),Bass (10.69)and Zu-Bolton(10.76).

Odon andTurner went 1-2 in the 200meters. Odom's 21.21 clocking was fractionally better than Turner's21.22. Thompson, who was fifth in the 200, won the title in the 400meters (50.05).

Saint Preux swept both the 110 hurdles (14.12) and the 400-meter hur-dles (53.74). Teammate Willie Poindexter was second in the 400 hur-dles.

The War Hawks also swept both relays. In the 4x100, the quartet of Zu-Bolton, Odom, Bass and Turner combined for a blazing time of 40.91seconds.

The 4x400 group – Poindexter, Michael Johnson, Saint Preux andThompson – turned in an effort of 3:19.65.

In the triple jump, it was Miller popping a then season-best effort of47' 9”. Teammates Ogle (2nd), Wilkins (4th) and Bass (5th) helped McMdominate the event.

Grayson Morrow led a 1-2-3 sweep by the War Hawks in the pole vault.Marcus Nabors and Zach Hardin finished second and third, respec-tively.

With a little less than a month to go before the NCAA III champi-onships, McM tuned up with a superb local showing at the ACU Tune-

Up Meet. The War Hawk men wonthe event and the women placedthird.

At the Trinity Last Chance Meet onMay 14, Davis shattered the men’sshot put record with a heave of 62’8 ½”. Miller became the first-everMcM triple jumper to eclipse the50-foot barrier with a leap of 50’ 3¼”.

On the women’s side, Shanita Cole-man used the meet to improve onher rankings in both the long andtriple jumps heading into nation-als.

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Prior to the national competition, Cunningham was announced as theSouth/Southeast Region “Track Athlete of the Year.” Crousen was se-lected as the Region’s “Men’s Coach of the Year” in voting by her peers.

As McMurry’s contingent of national qualifiers – six women’s eventsand 16 men’s events – winged its way to Claremont, Calif., for thethree-day championship meet, hopes were high. The McM men re-mained No. 1-ranked, while the women had moved up to No. 13 enter-ing the finals.

In the final tally , the McMurry women placed 26th with nine teampoints. The 4x100 relay team of Burton, Kendra Coleman, Alexanderand Shanita Coleman was third in the finals in a time of 46.75 seconds.

Shanita Coleman also picked up a sixth place finish in the women’slong jump to earn All-America status.

Meanwhile, the men’s team was like a lion laying in wait the first twodays of the championships, amassing just two team points (26 pointsbehind the leader). Those came on Bass’ seventh place finish in themen’s long jump.

But the War Hawk men knew they had lots of points still on the tablefor Saturday’s Day 3 finale.

McMurry crowned three individual and one team national championen route to the title, two alone from Cunningham. Cunningham de-fended his championship in the 400 meter hurdles (51.13), comingfrom behind at the finish. He also won the open 400 meters (46.98) for

the 12th All-America award of his career, the second-most in McMschool history.

Davis won his first NCAA title in a tough shot put competition. Davisposted what would be his winning effort – a heave of 60' 10 ½” – onhis very first attempt of the day. It was Davis' fourth All-America honoras a War Hawk.

In the 4x100 relay, McMurry's group of Zu-Bolton, Odom, Bass andTurner closed out the field in a time of 40.62.

In all, the War Hawks earned five other All-America honors besides itscollection of national titles. Saint Preux placed second in the 110 hur-dles in a clocking of 14.26 seconds.

In the 100 finals, Turner – who had battled a sore hamstring through-out the championships, placed fifth in the men's 100 meters. Turnerthen added the eight All-America award of his career – and third of theday – with an eighth place in the 200 (21.45).

Teammate Odom was third in the 200, running a time of 21.24 sec-onds.

In the triple jump, McMurry entered with three competitors and cameaway with an All-American fourth-place finish from Miller. Miller had abest mark of 48' 11 ¾ “.

The victory for the men's team was also historic for the War Hawks inthat the NCAA championships represented the University's final ath-letic competition as an NCAA Division III institution (McMurry movedto NCAA Division II beginning in the Fall of 2012).

More post-championship accolades followed the men’s title, asCrousen was named as the NCAA III Men’s National “Coach of the Year.”Cunningham earned the “Outstanding Performer Award” from thechampionshipmeet, as well.

Cunninghamcapped his il-lustrious Mc-Murry careerby also beingnamed as theASC Male “Ath-lete of theYear.”


2012 NCAA PARTICIPANTS

KENDRA COLEMAN5’4” * JuniorSanta Anna, Texas (Santa Anna H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: All-American award with the 4x100 relay team which placed third (46.96)... American Southwest Conference runner-up in the 100 with a season-best 12.04, and 6thin 200 ... Also qualified for NCAAs with 4x100 relay team (46.69), running second leg for theASC champs ... CAREER: One previous All-America award (outdoor) with 4x100 relay in2011 (4th place).

CARLA BURTON5’1” * SophomoreRound Rock, Texas (McNeil H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: All-American award with the 4x100 relay team which placed third (46.96) ...American Southwest Conference champ with 4x100 relay (first leg), as well as 8th in 100 fi-nals ... CAREER: One previous All-America finish (outdoor) with 4th place on 4x100 relay in2011.

TIANA ALEXANDER5’5” * FreshmanKilleen, Texas (Ellison H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Earned second career All-American award with the 4x100 relay team whichplaced third (46.96) ... American Southwest Conference champ, running third leg of 4x100relay ... Top-5 in ASC in six other events: 100 hurdles (2nd), long jump (2nd), 100 (3rd), triplejump (3rd), 200 (5th) and high jump (5th) ... ASC “Freshman of the Year” ... 2012 INDOOR:Earned first career All-America award in long jump, finishing 6th (18’ 5”).

SHANITA COLEMAN5’4” * SophomoreHouston, Texas (Stratford H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: All-American award with the 4x100 relay team which placed third (46.96) ...Also an All-American in long jump with a sixth place (19’ 1 1/4”) ... Led American SouthwestConference meet in scoring (39 points) ... ASC Outstanding Field Performer award ... 4 ASCtitles by winning both triple and long jumps, as well as anchoring both of McM’s winning 4x100and 4x400 relays ... Set ASC meet record in long jump (19’ 3 1/2”) ... 2012 INDOOR: Partici-pant in long jump at NCAA III Indoor championships ... CAREER: Four-time All-American:Outdoor- Long Jump 8th (2011) & 6th (2012); 4x100 4th (2011) & 3rd (2012).

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DESTINY KESEE5’8” * FreshmanBellville, Texas (Bellville H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Placed 11th (43’ 11 1/4”) at the NCAA III outdoor championships ... At ASCchampionships, 2nd in shot, third in hammer and 4th in discus ... Set McM school record inshot with heave of 44’ 10 1/4” at Texas Tech Open on 4/14/12.

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III Outdoor National Championships “Outstanding Performer” ...American Southwest Conference “Athlete of the Year” ... Earned two national championshipsin the 400 meter dash (46.98) and defended his title in the 400 hurdles (51.13) with a stirringcome-from-behind win ... Also participated in NCAA championships as a member of McM’s4x400 relay team ... South/Southeast Region “Athlete of the Year” by the USTFCCA ... Setnation-leading marks in both 400 and 400 hurdles before suffering leg injury that kept him onshelf most of the month of April ... Texas Relays College Division champ in 400 ... ASC Athleteof the Week (4/3/12) ... 2012 INDOOR: All-American with a 2nd in 400 and 7th with 4x400relay (anchor leg) ... CAREER: 12x All-American: Indoor- 400 5th (2010), 6th (2011) and 2nd(2012); 4x400 5th (2011) and 7th (2012); Outdoor- 400 hurdles 4th (2010), 1st (2011) and 1st(2012); 400m 1st (2012); 4x400 6th (2010) and 2nd (2011); 4x100 1st (2011) ... MISC.: Holdsschool records for indoor 400 (47.95) and indoor 600 (1:13.08) ... 2x NCAA III South/South-east Region “Athlete of the Year” (2011 & 2012).



GAVAN BASS5’8” * 155 * SeniorFairfield, Texas (Fairfield H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Earned two All-America honors with a 6th in the long jump (23’ 11 1/2’) andran third leg of national champion 4x100 relay team (40.62) ... American Southwest Confer-ence champ in long jump champ and 4x100, as well as 3rd in 100 ... 2012 INDOOR: All-Amer-ican with a 5th in long jump ... CAREER: 9x All-American: Indoor- Long Jump 2nd (2009);Long Jump 4th (2010); Long Jump 5th (2012); 55 6th (2010); Outdoor- Long Jump 2nd (2009)and 6th (2012); 4x100 4th (2010), 1st (2011) and 1st (2012).

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM5’10” * 150 * SeniorBrownwood, Texas (Brownwood H.S.)

JAJUAN AUSTIN6’2” * 165 * FreshmanLubbock, Texas (Coronado H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III championship participant in high jump, placing 16th ... AmericanSouthwest Conference runner-up in high jump ... Season-best in high jump of 6’ 9 1/2” at Trin-ity “Last Stand” meet.

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2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III national champion in shot put (60’ 10 1/2”) ... His win clinched theteam title for War Hawks ... Also qualified for NCAA III meet in the discus ... American South-west Conference Field Events “Outstanding Performer” award ... ASC champ in shot withleague-record toss of 59’ 7 1/2” ... Also 2nd in ASC in discus and 3rd in hammer ... McMschool record heave of 62’ 8 1/2” in shot at the Trinity “Last Stand” for the nation’s top throwthis season at DIII ... Davis surpassed 60-foot barrier four times in competitions (Hardin-Sim-mons Invitational, Texas Tech Open, Trinity “Last Stand” and NCAA championships, winningall four) ... Set McM discus record with a toss of 170’ 1”, also at Hardin-Simmons meet ... 3xASC “Athlete of the Week” ... 2012 INDOOR: All-American with a 4th place finish in shot ...Set McM indoor shot record with a toss of 59’ 7 1/2” at the University of Arkansas ... CA-REER: 4x All-American: Indoor- Shot 8th (2011) and 4th (2012); Outdoor- Shot 3rd (2011)and1st (2012) ... MISC.: ASC “Freshman of the Year” in 2011 ... Holds three McM school records-indoor shot (59’ 7 1/2”), outdoor shot (62’ 8 1/2”) and discus (170’ 1”).

PAUL DAVIS6’3” * 215 * SophomoreLubbock, Texas (Coronado H.S.)

JOHN KEITH6’0” * 180 * SophomoreManor, Texas (Manor H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Earned a national championship as the alternate on the War Hawks’ NCAAIII championship 4x100 relay team ... Ran first leg in prelims, as the quartet posted a school-record time of 40.36 to advance to finals ... Ran second leg on McM’s 4x100 relay team,which had the nation’s second-fastest qualifying time (behind another McMurry entry at No. 1!)... CAREER: 2x All-American (and national champion), also running second leg of nationalchampionship 4x100 relay team in 2011 ... MISC.: Also a defensive back on McMurry’s foot-ball team, which won the 2012 C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl and had a record of 8-3.

EVERETTE MILLER5’11” * 180 * FreshmanFort Worth, Texas (Lake Worth H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III All-American with a 4th place (48’ 11 3/4”) in the triple jump ...American Southwest Conference champ in the triple jump and 5th in the long jump ... Setschool record in TJ - and became first-ever McM athlete to eclipse 50-feet - when he went 50’3 1/4” at the Trinity “Last Stand” meet (5/13/12).



CHRIS OGLE6’2” * 175 * FreshmanEden, Texas (Eden H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III participant in triple jump, placing 15th (47’ 1 1/2”) ... AmericanSouthwest Conference runner-up in triple jump and 9th in long jump ... Season-best triplejump effort of 48’ 3 1/4” at Angelo State Relays.

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III All-American as he ran second leg of national champion 4x100relay team (40.62) ... Also a part of school-record 4x100 relay run (40.36) in prelims ... Alsoparticpated McM’s 4x400 relay team at NCAA III meet ... American Southwest Conferencechamp in 200 and with 4x100, with runner-up in 100m ... 2012 INDOOR: All-American on sec-ond leg of 4x400 relay (7th) ... CAREER: 3x All-American: Indoor- 4x400 7th (2012); Outdoor-4x400 2nd (2011); 4x100 1st (2012) ... MISC.: As a freshman football player for McM (2009),suffered a broken neck.

TREVON ODOM6’1” * 182 * JuniorBryan, Texas (Bryan H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III All-American with a 2nd place finish (14.26) in the 110 hurdles ...Also particpated McM’s 4x400 relay team at NCAA III meet ... American Southwest Confer-ence Freshman of the Year ... ASC champ in 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles and with 4x400 relay ...School record in 100 hurdles of 13.90 at Texas Tech Open (wind did not permit it as NCAAentry) ... Nation’s official best time in 110 hurdles (14.00) at Longhorn Invitational at Texas...ASC Athlete of the Week (4/10/12) ... 2012 INDOOR: A qualifier at the NCAA III Indoorchampionships in 60 hurdles ... School records in both 55 hurdles (7.55) and 60 hurdles (8.19)indoor, as well as 110 hurdles outdoor (13.90).

WILLIE POINDEXTER6’2” * 185 * FreshmanAtlanta, Texas (Atlanta H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: NCAA III championship participant with McM’s 4x400 relay team ... Ameri-can Southwest Conference champ with McM’s 4x400 relay team, as well as runner-up toteammate Junior Saint Preux in the 400 hurdles.

JUNIOR SAINT PREUX6’1” * 160 * FreshmanOrlando, Fla. (Olympia H.S.)

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MARCUS THOMPSON6’0” * 165 * SeniorMcGregor, Texas (McGregor H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Particpated McM’s 4x400 relay team at NCAA III meet ... American South-west Conference champ in 400 meters and with 4x400 quarter, while placing 5th in 200 ...2012 INDOOR: An All-American, running third leg with McM’s 4x400 relay team that finished7th ... CAREER: 2x All-American: Indoor- 4x400 7th (2012); Outdoor- 4x400 6th (2010).

DILLON WILKINS6’2” * 175 * FreshmanMineral Wells, Texas (Mineral Wells H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Placed 17th in the triple jump (47’ 1 1/2”) at the NCAA III championships ...2nd in American Southwest Conference long jump - as McM took places 1-6 - and 4th in triplejump ... 2012 INDOOR- Set an McM indoor triple jump record of 46’ 2 1/2” at Texas TechOpen on January 13.

KENNETH TURNER5’10” * 160 * JuniorSnyder, Texas (Snyder H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Added three more All-American awards to his resume, with a 5th in the 100meters (10.53), 8th in the 200 meters (21.45) and ran anchor leg on national champion 4x100relay team ... Also a part of school-record 4x100 relay run (40.36) in prelims at NCAA III meet... American Southwest Conference champ in 100 and with 4x100 and runner-up in 200 ...2012 INDOOR: All-American with 3rd in 60m ... CAREER: 8x All-American: Indoor- 55m 4th(2011); 60m 3rd (2012). Outdoor- 100 2nd (2011) and 5th (2012); 200 8th (2012); 4x100 4th(2010), 1st (2011) and 1st (2012) ... MISC.: School recordholder for indoor 55m (6.36) and60m (6.81), also with 4x100 relay (40.36).

JOSH ZU-BOLTON5’8” * 140 * JuniorAustin, Texas (L.C. Anderson H.S.)

2012 OUTDOOR: Ran the lead-off leg on national champion 4x100 relay team ... AmericanSouthwest Conference champ with 4x100 relay, and 4th in 100 (10.76) as McM placed 1-4 inthe event ... CAREER: Also an All-American with McM’s outdoor 4x100 relay team, whichplaced 4th in 2010.


McM WOMEN’S RECORDS

EVENT MARK DATE ATHLETE MEET/ SITE100m 11.75 2002 Talitha Belcher NCAA Championships

200m 24.01 2001 Talitha Belcher ASC Championships

400m 55.81 2006 Staci Jackson McMurry Twilight

800m 2:17.67 2007 Carla Lewis Texas Relays

1500m 4:57.85 2007 Carla Lews Tarleton State Relays

3,000m steeple 12:39.86 2008 Carla Lewis ASC Championships

5000m 20:14.28 2001 Amanda Ward Emory University

10,000m 41:59.78 2010 Alaisha Guerra McMurry Relays

100m Hurdles 14.18 2001 Yvonne Silva ASC Championships

400m Hurdles 1:01.77 1999 Yvonne Silva Indian Relays

High Jump 5-06.00 2002 Keva Glovier ACU Classic

Pole Vault 12-10.25 2008 Holly Rollins NCAA Championships

Long Jump 19-11.75 2003 Darcell Edwards NCAA Championships

Triple Jump 44-02.00 2004 Darcell Edwards Rice

Shot Put 44-10.50 2012 Destiny Kesee Texas Tech Open

Discuss 163-05.00 1999 Ann Rhiddlehoover Bluebonnet Relays

Hammer 161-05.00 2006 Courtney Chaney Oliver Jackson Relays

Javelin 129-07.00 2009 Molly Fuston San Angelo (Dave Noble)

Heptathalon 4469 pts. 2001 Ammia Charles Indian Relays

4X100m Relay 46.59 2002 Talila Harlmon, NCAA Championships Kelly Brown, Crystal Early, Talitha Belcher

4X400m Relay 3:47.47 2001 Sabrina Griffin, NCAA Championships Yvonne Silva, Kelly Brown, Talitha Belcher

DISCONTINUED and/or NON-NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET EVENTS

3000m 11:34.85 2008 Karen McGill Tarleton State Relays

4X200m Relay 1:52.86 1986 Rodriguez, Haynes, TIAA Championships Haynes, Riffle, Williams

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS

EVENT MARK DATE ATHLETE MEET/ SITE60m 7.87 2011 Carla Burton Fayetteville, Ark.

400m 57.56 2006 Staci Jackson Lubbock, Texas

800m 2:21.12 2007 Carla Lewis Lubbock, Texas

1 Mile 5:23.50 2007 Samantha Burgess Iowa State

5,000m 19:03.71 2004 Juliann Ashabranner Norman, Okla.

60m Hurdles 9.15 2009 Alexa Roman Ames, Iowa

Pentathlon 3160 pts. 2001 Ammia Charles Norman, Okla.

4X400m Relay 3:56.81 2007 Taron Weaver, Ames, Iowa Molly Fuston, Richalle Wright, Carla Lewis

Dist. Medley Relay 13:06.99 2007 Samantha Burgess, Oklahoma City, Okla. Molly Fuston, Kaelan Meals, Carla Lewis

High Jump 5-07.00 2000 Keva Glovier Lubbock, Texas

Pole Vault 12-07.50 2010 Sage Lasater Lubbock, Texas

Long Jump 19-03.50 2004 Darcell Edwards Norman, Okla.

Triple Jump 40-02.75 2004 Darcell Edwards Lubbock, Texas

Shot Put 42-07.00 2007 Kelsey Smith Oklahoma City, Okla.

Weight Throw 49-00.00 2006 Courtney Chaney Norman, Okla.

DISCONTINUED and/or NON-NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET EVENTS55m 7.19 2001 Talitha Belcher Norman, Okla.

200m 25.91 2006 Staci Jackson Norman, Okla.

600m 1:48.94 2000 Terren Marshall Norman, Okla.

600y 1:34.77 2010 Shelbe Hernandez Lubbock, Texas

1,000m 3:10.02 2007 Samantha Burgess Lubbock

3,000m 11:27.80 2006 Amberly Bult Norman, Okla.

55m Hurdles 8.58 2001 Adrienne Kerbow Norman, Okla.

WOMEN’S INDOOR RECORDS

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McM MEN’S RECORDS


EVENT MARK DATE ATHLETE MEET/ SITE

100m 10.26 1978 Steve Mays Abilene Christian

200m 20.51 2001 Chris Rodgers ASC Championships

400m 46.40 2008 Hann Ollison NCAA Championships

800m 1:50.43 1984 Craig Jones Texas-Arlington

1,500m 3:59.88 2010 Ken Wheeler Trinity Tiger Twilight

3000m Steeple 9:13.90 1963 Ian Studd Kansas Relays

5,000m 15:37.54 2008 Ken Wheeler Arlington, Texas

10,000m 33:23.99 2012 Michael Dowd ASC (Clinton, Miss.)

110m Hurdles 13.90w 2012 Junior Saint Preux Texas Tech Open 14.00 2012 Junior Saint Preux Texas Longhorn Inv.

400m Hurdles 51.00 2011 Kevin Cunningham NCAA Championships

4X100m Relay 40.36 2012 John Keith, NCAA Champ. (prelims) Trevon Odom, Gavan Bass, Kenneth Turner

4X400m Relay 3:10.54 2006 John Mikalik, NCAA Championships Jim Bob Bizzell, Rafael Matthews, Hann Ollison

High Jump 7-00.00 2003 Ryder Peacock Bluebonnet Relays

Pole Vault 17-09.25 2000 Brad Parris ASC Championships

Long Jump 26-06.75 1964 Bill Miller U.S. Olympic Trials

Triple Jump 50-03.50 2012 Everette Miller Trinity “Last Chance”

Shot Put 62-08.50 2012 Paul Davis Trinity “Last Chance”

Discus 170-01.00 2012 Paul Davis Hardin-Simmons Inv.

Hammer 188-11.00 2004 Jerrod Cook Oliver Jackson Open

Javelin 202-02.00 2002 Cale Melton ASC Championships

Decathlon 6858 pts. 1991 Elliot Park NAIA Championship


100y 9.20w 1960 Bruce Land Indian Relays 9.20w 1961 John Dale Lewis Indian Relays(non-aided) 9.30 1979 Steve Mays Abilene Christian(non-aided) 9.30 1970 Robert Bradley Wayland Baptist Invit.

200y 20.90 1961 Bruce Land Indian Relays

440y 47.60 1970 Robert Bradley Bluebonnet Relays

880y 1:51.50 1964 Larry Thorn NAIA Championships

1,600m 4:37.24 1980 Richard Lozano S.W. Recreational

3,000m 8:53.18 2008 Ken Wheeler Austin, Texas

3,200m 10:01.61 2007 Brad Mullens McMurry Relays

One Mile 4:11.00 1963 Doug Robinson Border Olympics

Two Mile 9:18.00 1963 Ian Studd West Texas Relays

Three Mile 15:13.00 1972 Doug Robinson Bluebonnet Relays

120y Hurdles 14.00 1964 Leonard Peters Gulf Coast Federation

330y Hurdles 34.50 1963 David Bonds Brownwood Invit.

440y Hurdles 52.00 1965 David Bonds LSU Tiger Relays

4X110y Relay 40.90 1961 Lewis, Houston AAU Morgan, Miller, Stell

4X200m Relay 1:25.69 2007 John Mikalik, McMurry Twilight Hann Ollison, Bert Green, Chris Kelley

4X220y Relay 1:25.50 1961 Lewis, Kansas Relays Drake, Morgan, Stell

Mile Relay 3:13.20 1963 Valenzuela, West Texas Relays Bonds, Blythe, M. Miller

Sprint Relay 3:25.00 1967 Fox, West Texas Relays Andrews, Hyde, Rogers

MEN’S OUTDOOR RECORDS

EVENT MARK DATE ATHLETE MEET/ SITE60m 6.80 2012 Kenneth Turner Grinnell, Iowa

400m 48.006 2012 Kevin Cunningham Grinnell, Iowa

800m 1:55.30 2008 Brendon Bounds Ames, Iowa

1 Mile 4:22.51 2008 Ken Wheeler Ames, Iowa

5,000m 15:42.27 2008 Ken Wheeler Ames, Iowa

60m Hurdles 8.19 2012 Junior Saint Preux Fayetteville, Ark.

4X400m Relay 3:14.34 2008 Hann Ollison, Ames, Iowa John Mikalik, Terry Smith, Bryce Williamson

Dist. Med-Relay10:48.43 2008 Ken Wheeler, Lubbock, Texas John Mikalik, Bryce Williamson, Brad Mullens

High Jump 6-10.00 2003 Ryder Peacock Norman, Okla.

Pole Vault 17-05.75 2000 Brad Parris Lubbock, Texas

Long Jump 23-09.50 2009 Gavan Bass Terre Haute, Indiana

Triple Jump 46-02.50 2012 Dillon Wilkins Texas Tech

Shot Put 59-07.50 2012 Paul Davis Fayetteville, Ark.

Weight Throw 59-05.00 2004 Jerrod Cook Norman, Okla.

Pentathlon 3,407 pts. 2011 Terry Smith Lincoln, Neb.


55m 6.32 2012 Kenneth Turner Lubbock, Texas

200m 22.04 2008 Hann Ollison Lubbock, Texas

600y 1:13.74 2009 Hann Ollison Lubbock, Texas

600m 1:13.08 2012 Kevin Cunningham Lubbock, Texas

1,000m 2:37.47 2005 Matt Brown Lubbock, Texas

3,000m 8:59.43 2008 Ken Wheeler Norman, Okla.

55m Hurdles 7.55 2012 Junior Saint Preux Lubbock, Texas

4X800m Relay 8:15.56 2008 Bryce Williamson, Lubbock, Texas Terry Smith, John Mikalik, Brendon Bounds

MEN’S INDOOR RECORDS

Mikalik Ollison Parris


NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - TEAMS

2008 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor National Champions - Sending a total of just eight competitors to thechampionships, McMurry got the most out of its contingent, winning the title with the fewest amount ofpoints (35) ever in championship history.

2012 NCAA III Men’s Outdoor National Champions - The War Hawks crowned five champions on the finalday of competition, out-distancing the runner-up team by 29 points to win the crown! The event was McMurry’s last as an NCAA Division III institution (as it moved up to NCAA II beginning in 2012-13).

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - INDIVIDUALS


NAIA

MEN

David Bonds - 1965 400m Hurdles (O)Freddie Fox - 1967 Long Jump (O)Bill Miller - 1962 Long Jump (O); 1963 Long Jump (O)Rickey Parris - 1971 Pole Vault (I); 1971 Pole Vault (O); 1972 Pole Vault (I); 1972 Pole Vault (O)

NCAA

WOMENTalitha Belcher - 2002 4X100-meter Relay (O)Kelly Brown - 2002 4X100-meter Relay (O)Crystal Early - 2002 4X100-meter Relay (O)Darcell Edwards - 2001 Triple Jump (O); 2002 Triple Jump (O); 2003 Triple Jump (O); 2004 Triple Jump (O); 2003 Long Jump (O); 2004 Long Jump (I)Talila Harlmon - 2002 4X100-meter Relay (O)Holly Rollins - 2008 Pole Vault (O)

MENGavan Bass - 2011 4X100m Relay (O), 2012 4X100m Relay (O)Cody Brotherton - 2003 Shot Put (I); 2003 Shot Put (O); 2004 Shot Put (O); 2005 Shot Put (I); 2005 Shot Put (O)Kevin Cunningham - 2011 400m Hurdles (O); 2011 4X100m Relay (O)Kevin Cunningham - 2012 Shot Put (O)Bert Green- 2007 4X100m Relay (O); 2008 4X100m Relay (O)John Keith - 2011 4X100m Relay (O); 2012 4X100m Relay (O)Chris Kelley - 2007 4X100m Relay (O); 2008 4X100m Relay (O)John Mikalik - 2007 4X100m Relay (O); 2008 4X100m Relay (O)Trevon Odom - 2012 4X100m Relay (O)Hann Ollison - 2007 4X100m Relay (O); 2008 400m (I); 2008 400m (O); 2008 4X100m Relay (O); 2009400m (I); 2009 400m (O)Brad Parris - 1999 Pole Vault (I); 2000 Pole Vault (I); 2001 Pole Vault (I); 1999 Pole Vault (O); 2000 PoleVault (O)Kenneth Turner - 2011 4X100m Relay (O); 2012 4X100m Relay (O)Josh Zu-Bolton - 2012 4X100m Relay (O)

McMurry’s National Champion Individual Honor Roll


NCAA WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS

By Event (* denotes national title)

INDOOR

Long Jump – Darcell Edwards, 2003, 2004; Tiana Alexander, 2012

Triple Jump – Darcell Edwards, 2003, 2004*

OUTDOOR

4X100m Relay – Talitha Belcher, Kelly Brown, Jennifer Solis, Sabrina Griffin,

1999; Talitha Belcher, Takosha Ragsdale, Cheyenne Oldham, Sabrina Griffin,

2000; Crystal Early, Kara Alexander, Kelly Brown, Talitha Belcher, 2001; Crystal

Early, Kelly Brown, Talila Harlmon, Talitha Belcher, 2002; Quinesha Franklin,

Molly Fuston, Taron Weaver, Richalle Wright, 2007; Shanita Coleman, Kendra

Coleman, Carla Burton, Clemitra Smiley, Porsha Dardy 2011; Carla Burton,

Kendra Coleman, tiana Alexander, Shanita Coleman, 2012.

4X400m Relay – Yvonne Silva, Kelly Brown, Sabrina Griffin, Talitha Belcher,

2001; Kelly Brown, Talitha Belcher, Sabrina Griffin, Yvonne Silva, 2002*; Shar-

landrea Williams, Richalle Wright, Staci Jackson, Casey Toombs, 2006

100m – Talitha Belcher, 1999, 2000, 2002

110m Hurdles – Yvonne Silva, 2001

200m – Talitha Belcher, 2000, 2001, 2002; Kelly Brown, 2002

400m – Kelly Brown, 2001, 2002

Discus – Ann Rhiddlehoover, 1999; Rachel Rothermel, 2005

Pole Vault – Cheyenne Oldham, 2002; Holly Rollins, 2008*

High Jump - Krystal Jackson, 2008

Long Jump – Darcell Edwards, 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004; Breanna Ander-

son-Burton, 2008, 2009, 2010; Shanita Coleman, 2011, 2012

Triple Jump - Darcell Edwards, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*; Sheneice

Johnson, 2008; Breanna Anderson-Burton, 2008

Heptathlon - Sabrina Griffin, 2000

By Individual (* denotes national title)

Talitha Belcher (12) – 4X100m Relay (O) 1999, 2000, 2001,

2002; 4X400m Relay (O) 2001, 2002*; 100m (O) 1999, 2000, 2002;

200m (O) 2000, 2001, 2002

Darcell Edwards (12) – Long Jump (O) 2001, 2002, 2003*, 2004;

Triple Jump (O) 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*; Long Jump (I) 2003,

2004; Triple Jump (I) 2003, 2004*

Kelly Brown (8) – 4X100m Relay (O) 1999, 2001, 2002; 4X400m

Relay 2001, 2002*; 200m (O) 2002; 400m (O) 2001, 2002

Sabrina Griffin (5) – 4X100m Relay (O) 1999, 2000; 4X400m

Relay (O) 2001, 2002*; Heptathlon (O) 2000

Breanna Anderson-Burton (4) - Triple Jump (O) 2008; Long

Jump (O) 2008, 2009, 2010

Yvonne Silva (3) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2001, 2002*; 110m Hurdles

(O) 2001

Shanita Coleman (4) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011, 2012; Long Jump

(O) 2011; 2012

Tiana Alexander (2) - Long Jump (I) 2012; 4X100 Relay (O) 2012

Carla Burton (2) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011, 2012

Kendra Coleman (2) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011, 2012

Crystal Early (2) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2001, 2002

Cheyenne Oldham (2) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2000; Pole Vault (O)

2002

Richalle Wright (2) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2006; 4X100m Relay (O)

2007

Kara Alexander (1) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2001

Porsha Dardy (1) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011

Quinesha Franklin (1) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2007

Molly Fuston (1) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2007

Talila Harlmon (1) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2002

Krystal Jackson (1) - High Jump (O) 2008

Staci Jackson (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2006

Sheneice Johnson (1) - Triple Jump (O) 2008

Takosha Ragsdale (1) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2000

Ann Rhiddlehoover (1) – Discus (O) 1999

Rachel Rothermel (1) – Discus (O) 2005

Holly Rollins (1) – Pole Vault (O) 2008*

Clemitra Smiley (1) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011

Jennifer Solis (1) – 4X100m Relay (O) 1999

Casey Toombs (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2006

Taron Weaver (1) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2007

Sharlandrea Williams (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2006

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NCAA MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS


By Event (* denotes national title)INDOOR

55m - Gavan Bass, 2010; Kenneth Turner, 2011

60m - Kenneth Turner, 2012

400m - Hann Ollison, 2008*, 2009*; Kevin Cunningham 2010, 2011,

2012

Pole Vault – Brad Parris, 1999*, 2000*, 2001*; Cory Altenberg, 2010;

Thomas Dimitri, 2010

Shot Put – Cody Brotherton, 2003*, 2004, 2005*; Paul Davis, 2011,

2012

High Jump – Ryder Peacock, 2003, 2004; Zach Shew, 2007, 2008

Weight Throw – Jerrod Cook, 2003

Long Jump – Gavan Bass, 2009, 2010, 2012

4X400m Relay – Hann Ollison, Jeremy Wilson, Terry Smith & Bryce

Williamson, 2009; Terry Smith, Phillip Harris, Kevin Cunningham & Kolby

Barnhill, 2011; Kevin Cunningham, Trevon Odom, Marcus Thompson,

Ben Coker, 2012

OUTDOOR

Pole Vault – Brad Parris, 1999*, 2000*; Thomas Dimitri, 2009, 2010;

Stephen Toler 2010, 2011

Shot Put – Cody Brotherton, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*; Paul Davis, 2011

High Jump – Ryder Peacock, 2003, 2004; Zach Shew 2009

Long Jump - Hann Ollison, 2008

Hammer – Jerrod Cook, 2003

100m – Chris Rodgers, 1999, 2001; Hann Ollison, 2006, 2007; Bert

Green, 2006, 2008

110m Hurdles – Joe Poorman, 2001; Kelvin Figgs, 2005

400m Hurdles - Kevin Cunningham, 2010, 2011; Terry Smith, 2010

200m – Chris Rodgers, 1999; Hann Ollison, 2006, 2007, 2009; Bert

Green, 2006; John Mikalik, 2006

400m - Hann Ollison, 2008*, 2009*

Discus - Jon Rhiddlehoover, 2000

Javelin – Cale Melton, 2000, 2002

4X100m Relay – Jim Bob Bizzell, Hann Ollison, Bert Green, John Mika-

lik, 2006; Bert Green, Chris Kelley, John Mikalik, Hann Ollison, 2007*;

Bert Green, Chris Kelley, John Mikalik, Hann Ollison, 2008*; Kenneth

Turner, Josh Zu-Bolton, Trevon Odom, Gavan Bass 2010; Kevin Cunning-

ham, John Keith, Gavan Bass, Kenneth Turner, 2011*; Josh Zu-Bolton,

John Keith(a); Trevon Odom; Gavan Bass, Kenneth Turner, 2012*

4X400m Relay – John Mikalik, Rafael Matthews, Jim Bob Bizzell, Hann

Ollison, 2006; Amos Davidson, Adam Davidson, Bert Green, John Mika-

lik, Hann Ollison, 2007; Hann Ollison, John Mikalik, Bryce Williamson,

Terry Smith, 2008; Terry Smith, Marcus Thompson, Kolby Barnhill, Kevin

Cunningham 2010; Kolby Barnhill, Bryce Williamson, Kevin Cunningham,

Terry Smith, Ben Coker, Phillip Harris, 2011

By Individual (* denotes national title)

Hann Ollison (17) – 400m (I) 2008*, 2009*; 4X400m relay (I) 2009;

100m (O) 2006, 2007; 200m (O) 2006, 2007, 2009; 4X100m relay (O)

2006, 2007, 2008; 4X400m relay (O) 2006, 2007, 2008; 400m (O) 2008*,

2009*; Long Jump (O) 2008

Kevin Cunningham (12) – 400m (I) 2010, 2011, 2012; 4X400m Relay

(I) 2011, 2012; 400m Hurdles (O) 2010, 2011*, 2012*; 4X400m Relay

(O) 2010, 2011; 4X100m Relay (O) 2011*; 400m (O) 2012

Bert Green (7) – 100m (O) 2006; 200m (O) 2006; 4X100m Relay (O)

2006; 2007*; 2008; 4X400m relay (O) 2007; 100m (O) 2008*

John Mikalik (7) – 200m (O) 2006; 4X100m Relay (O) 2006; 2007*;

2008*; 4X400m Relay (O) 2006; 2007; 2008

Gavan Bass (9) - Long Jump (I) 2009, 2010, 2012; 55m (I) 2010; Long

Jump (O) 2009, 2012; 4X100m Relay (O) 2010, 2011*, 2012*

Kenneth Turner (8) – 55m (I) 2011; 60m (I) 2012; 4X100m Relay (O)

2010, 2011*, 2012*; 100m (O) 2011, 2012; 200m (O) 2012

Cody Brotherton (6) – Shot Put (I) 2003*, 2004, 2005*; Shot Put (O)

2003*, 2004*, 2005*

Brad Parris (5) – Pole Vault (I) 1999*, 2000*, 2001*; Pole Vault (O)

1999*, 2000*

Terry Smith (5) - 4X400m Relay (I) 2011; 4X400m Relay (O) 2008,

2010, 2011; 400m Hurdles (O) 2010;

Paul Davis (4) - Shot Put (I) 2011, 2012; Shot Put (O) 2011, 2012*

Ryder Peacock (4) – High Jump (I) 2003, 2004; High Jump (O) 2003,

2004

Kolby Barnhill (3) – 4X400m Relay (I) 2011; 4X400m Relay (O) 2010,

2011

Thomas Dimitri (3) – Pole Vault (I) 2010; Pole Vault (O) 2009, 2010

Trevon Odom (3) - 4X400m Relay (I) 2012; 4X100 Relay (O) 2012*;

200m 2012

Chris Rogers (3) – 100m (O) 1999, 2001; 200m (O) 1999

Zach Shew (3) - High Jump (I) 2007; High Jump (I) 2008; High Jump

(O) 2009

Bryce Williamson (3) - 4X400m Relay (I) 2008; 2009; 4X400m Relay

(O) 2011

Jim Bob Bizzell (2) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2006; 4X400m Relay (O) 2006

Ben Coker (2) - 4X400m Relay (O) 2011, 4X400 Relay (I) 2012

Jerrod Cook (2) – Weight Throw (I) 2003; Hammer (O) 2003

John Keith (2) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2011*, 2012*

Chris Kelley (2) - 4X100m Relay (O) 2007*; 2008*

Cale Melton (2) – Javelin (O) 2000; Javelin (O) 2002

Marcus Thompson (2) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2010; 4X400m Relay (I)

2012

Stephen Toler (2) – Pole Vault (O) 2010, 2011

Josh Zu-Bolton (2) – 4X100m Relay (O) 2010; 2012*

Cory Altenberg (1) – Pole Vault (I) 2010

Adam Davidson (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2007

Amos Davidson (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2007

Kelvin Figgs (1) – 110m Hurdles (O) 2005

Phillip Harris (1) - 4X400m Relay (O), 2011

Rafael Matthews (1) – 4X400m Relay (O) 2006

Everette Miller (1) - Triple Jump (O) 2012

Joe Poorman (1) – 110m Hurdles (O) 2001

Jon Rhiddlehoover (1) – Discus (O) 2000

Junior Saint Preux (1) - 110m Hurdles (O) 2012

Jeremy Wilson (1) - 4X400m Relay (I) 2009

Phillip Williams (1) - 4X400m Relay (I) 2011


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War Hawk Country!

Regarding student-athlete well-being, the FAR works with in-

stitutional offices to ensure that student-athletes are healthy

and succeeding academically. The FAR works with the Stu-

dent-Athlete Affairs Director and Athletic Academic Resources

Coordinator (AARC) to help athletes prepare for academic

success & life after college. The FAR also nominates out-

standing student-athletes for NCAA & conference awards.

Emily Germany (center) - a former student-athlete at McMurry

- serves as the school’s Athletic Academic Resources Coordi-

nator. She is the contact, resource, and mentor to all student-

athletes in regards to their academics. Some of the services

include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring academic success utilizing a time management

system, student-athlete progress reports, and midterm reports.

• Creating improved plans when student-athlete fails quizzes,

tests, or do poorly on papers, progress reports, and mid-term

reports.

• Assisting student-athletes with utilizing time management

skills and a variety of study strategies.

• Assisting with locating appropriate offices on campus

that manage class registration, career services, financial

aid, student payment plans, work-study, drop/add forms,

change major forms, etc.

Reverend Bill Libby (right), a former coach and director of

athletics at McMurry, is the Student-Athlete Affairs Direc-

tor and responsible for fostering growth in the “life skills”

of the young men and women who don the War Hawk

colors.

Rev. Libby works with individuals on such important as-

pects of college life as time management, interpersonal

relationships and utilizing campus resources, to name a

few. The goal is to have these same techniques being

practiced in college, be put to use later in life.

McMurry University’s student-athletes have tremendous resources

available to them to help ensure not only their academic success,

but to help prepare them for achievement in the “real world” after

graduation, as well.

Under the leadership of Dr. Joel Brant (left), McM’s Faculty Athlet-

ics Representative, a three-person team works to make sure that

each student-athlete has all the “tools” needed to reach their maxi-

mum potential.

In September of 2009 President John Russell appointed Dr. Brant

to serve as Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR). The FAR is a

position required by the NCAA and generally represents the institu-

tion to the NCAA (in conjunction with the President & AD). The

FAR position has two main areas of responsibility: academic in-

tegrity and student-athlete well-being.

In the realm of academic integrity, the FAR serves as an independ-

ent voice in the athletics administration. The FAR works with the

AD and Compliance Coordinator to ensure that NCAA rules are

being adhered to. The FAR works with the President & AD to en-

sure that all athletic policies conform to or support the institution’s

mission.


ACADEMIC SUPPORT & LIFE SKILLS

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ACADEMIC MAJORS


B.A.:Chemistry Christian MinistryEnglish English and WritingHistory Multimedia and Graphic DesignMusic Political SciencePsychology ReligionSociology SpanishStudio Art Theatre

B.A. (with Teacher Certifi cation):Art Education Chemistry Grades 8-12English Grades 4-8 English Grades 8-12History Grades 8-12 Social Studies 8-12Spanish EC-12 Theatre Arts Education

B.B.A:Accounting Computer Information SystemsFinance General BusinessHeritage and Cultural TourismManagementMarketing

B.F.A.:Multimedia and Graphic Design Studio ArtTheatreB.S.:Accounting BiochemistryBiology Biomedical SciencesChemistry Computer ScienceExercise Science & Human Perf.Information Technology Life ScienceMathematics Physics

B.S. (with Teacher Certification):All Level Physical Education Computer Science Grades 8-12Early Childhood Education Life Science 8-12Mathematics Grades 4-8 Mathematics Grades 8-12Multidisciplinary Studies I 8-12 Cert.

Teaching Fields:Business Basic Physical SciencesTechnology ApplicationsMultidisciplinary Studies II 4-8 Cert.

Teaching Fields:Science Social Studies

McM DEGREE OFFERINGS

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CAMPUS LIFE

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CAMPUS LIFE


There's always something going on at Mc-Murry. The McMurry CAB (Campus ActivitiesBoard) works hard to organize a year full offun activities for students. You can enjoy livemusic, dances, comedians, movies, carnivalsand so much more! Or, serve on the board toreally get involved!

getting slimed at Slime Olympics! The mostimportant and fun activity you should takepart in is New Student Orientation. This isyour chance to become a part of the Mc-Murry family before classes even start!

Intramurals is a very popular activity withMcMurry students. In fact, over 50% of stu-dents participate. You don't have to be anathlete; everyone's there to have fun!

You have the opportunity to be part of thesix women's and six men's social clubs, aswell as many more academic clubs. Throughmembership in one of these clubs you haveopportunities for special involvement in in-tramurals, Homecoming, Presentation, SingSong, and Slime Olympics, to name a few. So-cial clubs also leave lasting memories offriendship, leadership, acceptance of respon-sibility, and scholastic excellence.

Other organizations include McMurry Stu-dent Government, SIFE (Students in Free En-terprise), Alpha Phi Omega (a servicefraternity), and so much more.

Also, with over 30 clubs including social, hon-orary, professional/academic, service andvarious special interest clubs, it's easy to getinvolved!

Women's Social Clubs: Alpha Psi Alpha, PiDelta Phi, Delta Beta Epsilon, Theta ChiLambda, Gamma Sigma, T.I.P.

Men's Social Clubs: Eta Epsilon Iota (HEI),Makona, KIVA, Ko Sari, Chi Omicron (XO)

Professional/Academic: ATPE, Associationof Information Technology, Beta Beta Beta,Chemistry Club, Model UN, K Klub- Phi Ep-silon Kappa, Phi Beta Lambda, PsychologyClub - Psi Chi, Society of Physics Students -SPS, Student Nurses Association

Honorary: Epsilon Theta Kappa Pi (Art),Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon (Math).Sigma Tau Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa

Service: Alpha Phi Omega, Student Ambas-sador Board

Special Interest: Campus Activities Board, A-Mittsu, Spanish Club, Religious Life Council,McMurry Student Government, Cheerleader,and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.


McMURRY...AND BEYOND!

McMURRY ON A MISSION!At the very heart of Religious Life is serving our campus and our world. The MICAH Project is our five-year plan to execute this visionof seeing McMurry students, faculty and staff engage in creative missional opportunities around the world.

MICAH is an acronym for the six countries/regions of the world in which McMurry is establishing long-term, transformational relation-ships with people who are already participating in the work of God in these regions. These countries/regions include: Mexico, the Mid-dle East, India China, Africa and Haiti

The MICAH Project was launched in the summer of 2010 as a group of students, faculty and staff traveled to Nanjing, China on an ex-ploratory mission. As of summer 2011, McMurry has sent teams to China, the Mexico border and Haiti. Join the McMurry communityas we take our next steps toward realizing this exciting vision!

STUDY ABROADWhere in the world is your education going to take you? Well, McMurry University’s Study Abroad Program makes that a far-reachinganswer! Annually, McM students are able to visit some of the most historic and important places on the globe as a part of their aca-demic program. Whether its the Vatican, the ruins of Rome, the streets of Venice or the Holy Land, the Study Abroad Program hasopened the door to embark on what many have found to be the experience of a lifetime!

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SPIRIT & TRADITIONS


The “Spirit” and “Traditions” of McMurry University have gone hand-in-handvirtually since student-athletes first began intercollegiate competition oncampus. The purpose and vision for the McMurry Spirit Squads is to performand entertain audiences and to help raise, lead, and maintain school spirit inand around the McMurry community. The Cheer and Dance teams demon-strate their support for the War Hawk athletics programs with energetic andentertaining performances at a variety of competitions and venues.

Members will also help each other to develop and grow in their faith, charac-ter, integrity, leadership, discipline, spiritual maturity, confidence, and re-spect. A reminder to all McMurry students of these important life objectives,can be found on McM’s quad area with the Clock Tower and the statue of“Sacred Wind,” both emblematic of the McMurry heritage.


TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES

Wilford Moore Stadium, originally opened in 1937, was re-named in 2007 after one of themost successful football coaches in McMurry history. The Stadium is home to not only thetrack team, but also McM’s football team.

After pressure from the NCAA led to McMurry’s decision to drop its “Indians” nickname in2006, then Indian Stadium needed a new name, as well. Moore was the deserving choice forthe namesake of the football and track facility.

Moore coached McMurry for several years but was the head football coach from 1947-54when he led the Indians to a 48-25-5 record, guided the program to four conference champi-onships and was named the Texas Conference “Coach of the Year” in 1948, 1949 and 1953.His winning percentage of .610 is the highest among all the head coaches in McMurry his-tory with a minimum of 20 victories.

Moore’s stadium dedication ceremony took place in May of 2007 less than a year after theuniversity added a brand new track surface and new artificial turf in a $1.6 million project tooverhaul the surfaces.

McMurry successful track and field program also calls Moore Stadium home. The track pro-gram boasted greats like the late Bill Miller and 17-time all-American Hann Ollison. Ollisonhelped lead McMurry University to the first team national championship in school history in2008 by winning the NCAA Division III Outdoor crown.

In the spring of 2011, McMurry debuted the Bobby Lee Carter Throws Complex to the east ofWilford Moore Stadium. There, the War Hawks will have a hammer and discus throws area.

The War Hawk men brought home another NCAA III outdoor track championship in 2012 -behind the efforts of senior “Outstanding Performer” Kevin Cunningham’s pair of titles in the400 and 400 hurdles - adding another title for the Moore Stadium occupants.

Following the school’s most accomplished football season and first-ever NCAA playoff berthin 2011, a $2.2 million renovation that included a new press box and private suites, conces-sion area, restrooms, events deck, elevator, entry concourse and chair-back stadium seatingwas completed in the fall of 2012 and the facility re-dedicated that September.

Although the site once held 4,500 people, reduced seating now has the stadium’s capacity at3,550 fan-friendly seats. The facility plays north and south for football with home seating onthe west side. The stadium is located on campus just south of South 14th Street on RossStreet, with ample parking located both adjacent to the stadium and in surrounding campuslots.

Wilford Moore Stadium and the Bobby Lee Carter Throws Complex

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TRACK & FIELD FACILITIES


Wilford Moore Stadium and the Bobby Lee Carter Throws Complex


McMURRY ATHLETICS FACILITIES

KIMBRELL ARENA:Volleyball, Men’s &Women’s Baskketball

SEIDEL-SWAGERTYTENNIS CENTER

Men’s & Women’s Tennis

EDWARDS FIELDMen’s & Women’s Soccer

NELSON PARK:Men’s & Women’s

Cross Country

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McMURRY ATHLETICS FACILITIES


PHILLIPS FAMILY CENTER:Men’s & Women’s Swimming

DIAMONDBACKGOLF COURSE

Men’s & Women’s Golf

DRIGGERS FIELDBaseball


CITY OF ABILENE

Come stay in Abilene and enjoy all things West Texas! Head to the West Texas Fair and Rodeo each September for heart stopping excitement, real cowboys and Texas size treats; hear your country favorites and two-step the weekend away with Outlaws and Legends each March or enjoy our fi ne West Texas Cuisine with events like the Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit each spring. Stop by anytime to see our legendary attractions

The Historic Paramount TheatreRed carpet events downtown Abilene

Revitalized DowntownShopping, museums, more heart of Abilene

where memories are made.

Abilene Zoo open year round

Visit Abilene, the defining city of West Texas, wherethe frontier spirit is still applied to discovery, develop-ment and creativity. Abilene boasts a central location- just 150 miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro-plex - and is home to 117,063 friendly people. Relax,explore and enjoy our mix of western heritage, con-temporary culture and traditional values.

10 Things You Have Got To Do In Abilene:

Find adventure at Frontier Texas! Feed the giraffes at the Abilene Zoo Bite into a juicy rib-eye steak Be amazed at The Grace Museum Catch a star at the Paramount Theatre Step back into time at Buffalo Gap

Historic Village See artists in action at The Center for

Contemporary Arts Book time for the National Center for

Children’s Illustrated Literature Shop, shop, shop till you drop Review WWII at the 12th Armored Division

Memorial Museum

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SAYING GOOD-BYE...

During the 2012 season, McMurry University’s track and field had two very important members of its family – Bobby Lee Carter and Joe Crousen- clear life’s final hurdle in the race to return home to be with the Heavenly Father. Both of these men gave of himself – each in his own way – toensure that War Hawk Track and Field reached the highest pinnacle of success. Although they are physically gone, the spirit in which they livedlife - and believed in the mission of McMurry Track and Field - will forever be present in the War Hawks’ program.

BOBBY LEE CARTER

Bobby Lee Carter was a 1952 graduate of McMurry University and aformer high school track coach. He competed as a member of Mc-Murry's sprint relay team from 1949-52 and was an NCAA TrackHonor Roll selection during his time as a McMurry athlete. He wasinducted into the school's Hall of Honor in 1999 and was the pri-mary donor for the War Hawks’ throws facility which carries hisname.

“Bobby was one of my best supporters since I've been here,” saidMcM head coach Barbara Crousen, who brought back track & fieldto McMurry in 1998. “When I was hired he had concerns about awoman coaching the men's track team and even went to the presi-dent to voice those concerns.

“But one day, early on, he sat in the stands and watched how I coached the team. After that, heand I became good friends. He was one of those people who really built up my confidence as acoach.”

Carter's support of Crousen came to fruition in 2008 when she brought home the first teamnational championship in school history, as McMurry claimed the NCAA III Outdoor Track &Field crown. Crousen added a second title in May of 2012, just a few months before Carterpassed away (in August).

Though Carter was a sprinter, Crousen said she simply conveyed the program's need for athrowing venue to Carter and he agreed, spearheading the drive to fund the venue.

“He just wanted to do something to help the track program, and that was huge,” recountedCrousen. “He was always one of our biggest supporters, so I'm glad that our track throws facil-ity carries his name.”

JOE CROUSEN

Joe Crousen, the late husband of head coach Barbara Crousen, was the most ardent supporter of not just McMurryTrack and Field, but of his wife, as well. True to his own DNA as a coach, even as his own health declined, he insistedthat Barbara remain focused on leading the War Hawks’ team to its eventual NCAA Division III men’s outdoor nationalchampionship in 2012.

In the end, when he was too sick to attend meets he would have normally never missed – like McM’s record 14th-straight ASC men’s championship – he insisted on watching all the videos from each event and lending his observa-tions. On the first day of the NCAA championships, Joe had to be readmitted to the hospital and – although Barbaraconsidered jetting back from California to be by his side – he wouldn’t hear of it. As he put it, she owed it to the teamto lead them to the NCAA championship they deserved.

A month later -after the War Hawks had brought home the NCAA title for “Papa Joe” to enjoy - he was called home.

Joe Crousen was inducted into the Big Country Hall of Fame in its Class of 2012. Crousen joined the McMurry footballstaff as a defensive coordinator under then-head coach Steve Keenum and, upon Keenum's departure, took over the head coaching reins for the2005 and 2006 seasons.

His first head-coaching job was at Athens (guiding the Hornets to a the 1971 district championship title) followed by a stint as head coach at Car-rollton Turner, leading the Lions to their only 10-0 season in 1977. Crousen was reunited with his former prep coach, Emory Bellard, joining thestaff at Mississippi State as an offensive line coach and kicking coordinator in 1978.

He guided Ranger Junior College's program for seven seasons. He then became the defensive coordinator at Cooper High School and helped theCougars reach the 1996 state finals.

As for his own playing career, Crousen earned all-state honors at guard and linebacker on Breckenridge High School's 1958 Class 3A statechamps. He went on to play his college football at Sul Ross State.


As the old saying goes: “Tothe victors go the spoils.”

After winning the 2012NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and FieldNational Championship, theWar Hawks had plenty of reminders around the city ofAbilene to show the pridethe community had in theirchampions!

The reign of excellence forthe McMurry track and =eldprogram is one that showsevery sign of continuing togrow by leaps and bounds!

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McMurry Track and Field is about more than just the competition on the track; it is about learning to competewell in life’s “meets”, as well. One of the ways in which theprogram has accomplished this is with its “Spiritual Coach”- Rudy Seals (at left, center). Frank discussion about priorities in life, attitudes toward others, dealing with personal issues and striving to reach God’s maximum foreach individual are all a part of the challenges Rudybrings to team devotional times.

ABOVE (CLOCKWISE): Shanita Coleman and Tiana Alexander display theirhonors from the ASC championships; Michael Johnson relaxes betweenevents; Junior Saint Preux and Paul Davis brought home some ASC “hardware”, as well; Coach Crousen holding court during the triple jump competition, and; what did the War Hawks do after winning the NCAA championship (which was held in Southern California? Of course, they wentto Disneyland!

Documents

McMurry Track Viewbook