Mercer Cross Country Media Guide

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ON THE COVER: Pictured are sophomores Kacie Niemann (left) and Jacob Law (right), both of whom were second team All-A-Sun and All-Fresh-man Team finishers in 2009.

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The 2010 Mercer cross country media guide is a publica-tion of the Mercer University Sports Information Depart-ment. The guide was written and edited by Dave Beyer. Editorial assistance provided by Jeff Graham, Andy Stabell, and Jason Farhadi. Design by Jeff Graham. Pho-tography courtesy of Mercer University Media Relations, A-Sun Photos and Donna Bailey.

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GENERALLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macon, Ga.Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,200Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1833Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BearsColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and BlackAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun (A-Sun)Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Industrial Children’s HomePresident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William D. UnderwoodAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Baptist (1982)Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim ColeAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mercer (1993)Senior Associate A.D./SWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sybil BlalockAssistant A.D./Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen DonaldsonAssistant A.D. /Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob MurphyFaculty Athletic Rep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jeffrey HugdahlAthletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-2994Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-2061

TEAM INFORMATION2009 RESULTS WOMEN’S/MEN’S FINISH@ South Carolina Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3UT-Chattanooga Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/3Louisville Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19/2Disney Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17/5A-Sun Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/7NCAA South Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nts/nts

WOMEN’S: Letterwinners returning/lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/1WOMEN’S: Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6TOP NEWCOMERS (Yr./Hometown/Previous School): Linda Batna (Fr./Kandava, Latvia/Ventspils Gymnasium No. 1); Caley Cranford (Fr./Cochran, Ga./Bleckley HS); Samantha Woller (Fr./Waukesha, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower).

MEN’S: Letterwinners returning/lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/3MEN’S: Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TOP NEWCOMERS (Yr./Hometown/Previous School): Kasib Abdullah (Fr./Warner Robins, Ga.,/Houston County HS); Sony Prosper (Fr./Pompano Beach, Fla./Union Grove HS, Ga.).

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan BaileyAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] time to reach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMsAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roland AdamsAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna BaileyCross Country Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-2144Cross Country Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-2061

SpORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director (XC contact) . . . . . . . . . . Dave BeyerAssistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy StabellGraduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason FarhadiGraduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff GrahamE-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Info. Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-2735Sports Info. Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(478) 301-5350Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.MercerBears.com

Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Sports Information/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22010 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Meet the Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Meet the Assistant Coach & Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Season Previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62010 Team Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Women’s Team Returnees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14Women’s Team Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18Men’s Team Returnees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-27Men’s Team Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29Home Course Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-312010 Mercer Runfit Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30MU Women’s A-Sun Honors & Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32MU Men A-Sun Honors & Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Women’s Team School Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Men’s Team School Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35This is Mercer University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-39This is Macon, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-43Mercer University Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-47MU President William D. Underwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48MU Director of Athletics Jim Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Staff & Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-51Mercer Athletic Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51MU Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52MU Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52About the Atlantic Sun Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Key Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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MercerBears.com2010 CROSS COUNTRY MEDIA GUIDE

TO THE MEDIAThe 2010 Mercer University Cross Country Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer cross country program. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season.--Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Sports Information cross country liaison Dave Beyer, at (478) 301-2735 with any requests. Beyer can also be reached via e-mail at beyer [email protected] or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTSThe Sports Information Office will issue credentials to working press only. All credential requests should be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled competition.

pRACTICESAs a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Sports Infor-mation Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made available.

INTERVIEW pOLICYMedia interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews can be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Of-fice. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ private numbers be supplied to the media.

INTERVIEWSAll interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coor-dinated through the Sports Information Office. Players are generally available for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Ryan Bailey is generally available in the morning.

pOST-COMpETITION INTERVIEWSFollowing a 10-minute “cooling-off” period, coaches and student-athletes will be made available to media members.

FAX & EMAIL SERVICEMedia outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receive updates regarding Mercer cross country. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to [email protected].

SpORTS INFO OFFICEThe Mercer Sports Information Office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center.

ON THE INTERNETAdditional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 17 athletic programs can be found online at www.MercerBears.com.

SpORTS INFORMATION SpORTS INFORMATION STAFF

DAVE BEYER

Sports Information Director

Cross Country contactPHONE: (478) 301-2735

EMAIL: [email protected]

ANDY STABELLAssistant Director

JASONFARHADIGraduateAssistant

JEFFGRAHAMGraduateAssistant

MERCER SpORTS NETWORKClear Channel Broadcasting Inc. will serve as the flagship radio net-work for the University’s sports in 2010-11. The broadcaster’s sister FM stations of Peach 96.5 & 102.5 (WPCH and WZCH ) will serve as the flagship stations for all men’s basketball games broadcasts this season.

MU will also broadcast selected Bears’ women’s basketball, baseball and softball games.

Mercer’s Atlantic Sun Conference games will be among the broad-casts, including the 2011 A-Sun Basketball Championships, to be played once again this year on the Mercer campus at the University Center.

Rick Cameron is the “Voice of the Bears” and will be calling the play-by-play. Cameron is Mercer’s senior assistant vice president for marketing communications and returned to the broadcast booth in 2006 after originally doing radio play-by- play in the late 1970s.

• WPCH/PEACH96.5(FM)102.5(FM)• WPCH/PEACHONLINE,www.peach965.com• IHEARTRadioBroadcastsviaiPhone,Blackberry,Droid• MercerBears.com• A-SunTV

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Date Opponent Location TimeSept. 4 at University of Georgia Invitational Bishop, Ga. 8 a.m. (Equestrian Sports Complex)

Sept. 10 at Georgia State Invitational Atlanta, Ga. 9 a.m.

Sept. 18 MERCER RUNFIT SPORTS Macon, Ga. 9 a.m. INVITATIONAL (Georgia Industrial Children’s Home)

Oct. 2 at Greater Louisville Sports Commission Louisville, Ky. 9 a.m. Invitational (Tom Sawyer Park)

Oct. 16 at USC Upstate Invitational Spartanburg, S.C. 8 a.m. Oct. 30 at A-Sun Championship Meet Spartanburg, S.C. 9 a.m. Nov. 13 at NCAA South Regional Birmingham, Ala. TBA (hosted by Samford University)All times listed as Eastern time zone

2010 SCHEDULE

The 2009-10 women’s cross country team earned the President’s Award from Mercer president William D. Underwood (right) for having the highest team grade point average for the Spring of 2010: an amazing 3.791 as a team!

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RYAN BAILEY

HEAD COACH9th SEASON

Coach Bailey has over thirty years of experience in compet-itive running and fifteen years experience coaching. Since Bailey’s NCAA debut in 2002 as head coach at Mercer, his athletes have set numerous university records.

He is a 1984 graduate of Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Ga. Bailey participated in cross country and track as a member of some of the strongest distance squads in the history of the school.

Bailey went on to serve six distinguished years in the United States Air Force, earning Southwest Asia Campaign and Air Force Achievement medals for his service during the first Gulf War. During the late 1980’s, Bailey saw military service in England and enjoyed athletic success as a top runner in the 8th Air Force and as the coach of the cross country team at Lakenheath RAF.

Returning to the U.S. after an honorable discharge from the military, Bailey attended Texas Tech University. He ran for one season (‘93) as a walk-on, gaining a position within the team’s top-7 before leaving the squad for financial rea-sons. Bailey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exer-cise and Sport Sciences with magna cum laude honors.

Bailey holds a USA Track and Field Level II certification and is currently working toward achieving the highest level of certification (Level III). Three of Coach Bailey’s USATF athletes have qualified for and run in the Junior Olympics National finals with one podium finish (Megan Breitbach, 7th 3000m, 2009).

While coaching at the high school level, Bailey garnered numerous regional championships and five consecutive state championships in cross country. As a head track & field coach, his teams finished as runner-up three separate times in close contests. Coach Bailey also coached a dozen individual state champions in cross country and track. Bai-ley is the recipient of numerous coaching awards including five successive GISA Coaches Association Coach of the Year awards spanning the years 1997-2001.

Coach Bailey states that his philosophy of coaching is cen-tered on building a “complete” team: “Even though cross country seems like an individual sport in many respects, it takes a complete, well-rounded team to win. I want each of my athletes to be able to get support and energy from every other athlete on the squad. As a coach, I understand that each individual runner on the roster can potentially make every other runner on the team a better athlete. On my team, one goal is to have athletes that build one anoth-er up and have a positive outlook. When a team gets truly cohesive, the group will naturally develop a work ethic and ambitious sub-culture that leads to success. Teams with these attributes tend to finish their races in a tight group – and that is how you win cross country meets”.

Building an academically successful, cohesive, athleti-cally ambitious team is a primary goal on Bailey’s Mercer squads. His stated academic goal is to maintain a high standard of scholarship and work toward a 100% gradu-ation rate among his athletes and he has been very suc-cessful in this endeavor. The cumulative GPA for all of his athletes, men and women combined, is consistently above 3.1.

“Getting a great education is priority one, so I recruit ath-letes who are serious about their scholarship and that have shown academic success in high school,” said Bailey. “Any-one coming to Mercer University ought to do so because we offer the programs and academics that will prepare them for their lives after college. However, I also recruit student / athletes who will make athletic success priority ‘one-point-one’ and are able to successfully balance the three dimensions of college life – that is to say, academics, athletics and their personal life.

“Ambition is the secret ingredient that drives success. I’m looking for runners with the ambition to study and make something of themselves and, of course, the ambition to be a great runner. Those kids who have a real love of the sport; who have immersed themselves in the sport; who identify with the subculture that is tied to it; those are the runners I want”.

MEET THE HEAD COACH

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ASSISTANTS & STAFFROLAND ADAMS

ASSISTANT COACH 1st SEASON

TANYA DO

TEAM MANAGER

Roland Adams joined the Mercer staff in 2010 after a stellar four-year career running for the Bears from 2006-09.

Adams was a team captain for the Bears. In addition to leading the team on foot, he was also one of the team’s top academic athletes and was recognized as an Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar Athlete as a senior.

Adams name can be found prominently displayed in the Bears’ recordbook. He owns the second-fastest 5K time in school history when he ran a 16:09 at South Carolina in 2009. He also registered the third-best 10K time at the NCAA regionals, hosted by Alabama, with a clocking of 33:37. Adams also posted the No. 8 time for an 8K race in 2008, booking a 26:27.86 on Auburn’s course.

Adams came to Mercer by way of Collins Hill High School (2006), where he graduated with honors. He ran both cross country and track for the Eagles.

Adams selected Mercer to contine his education due to its “great atmosphere and smaller classes.”

The Suwanee, Ga. native graduated from Mercer in the spring of 2010 with a biomedical engineering degree. He is the son of Ed and Peggy Adams.

LAURA NELSEN

ATHLETIC TRAINER

Tanya Do serves as the Bears’ team manager, assisting head coach Ryan Bailey with numerous aspects of behind-the-scenes duties for the squad.

Do is a sophomore at MU. She is a native of Kennesaw, Ga. and attended South Cobb High School (2009).

Laura Nelsen came to Mercer as a Graduate Assistant on the sports medicine staff in 2009-10. Nelson’s responsi-bilities with the Bears have included baseball, men’s and women’s golf, as well as the cross country teams.

Prior to arriving at Mercer, Nelson worked for Adrian Col-lege in Adrian, Mich. as an assistant athletic trainer. Her main responsibilities there included working with women’s soccer, men’s ice hockey and softball teams.

Nelson received her bachelor of science degree in athletic training from South Dakota State University in May of 2007.

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2010 SEASON pREVIEWSWOMEN’S TEAM MEN’S TEAM

Mercer University’s women’s cross country squad will be look-ing to build on a strong nucleus of returning talent heading into the 2010 season. Last year the Bears finished ninth and MU head coach Ryan Bailey looks for that to improve greatly.

“The women ran a faster team average during our time-trial than we clocked at Conference last fall” said Bailey. “I think this team will be, hands down, the fastest women’s team Mercer has ever fielded. My goal for the conference meet is for the team average to be under 19:00 (the current school record is 19:32 – set at Campbell in 2005).

“Kacie Niemann, Lena Hamvas and Linda Batna are all look-ing very strong already and, on the whole, the team is much deeper in talent than ever before.”

Niemann, a sophomore, had a banner freshman season for MU. In her first year wearing the Orange and Black, Niemann earned a second-team All-A-Sun award with a 13th place finish at the conference championship meet. In addition to being a new school record in the 5K, her time of 18:32 was also good enough to earn her placement on the A-Sun All-Freshman Team.

Hamvas and Batna are both newcomers to the team, bringing in impressive credentials as they begin their college careers. Hamvas was an all-county and all-metro runner at Walton High School, while Batna is Bailey’s Latvian import who was among her country’s top distance runners.

The Bears will find depth from returning senior Clara Densmore – a three-time A-Sun All- Academic selection – as well as senior Jenna Jackson, junior Christina Kivi, and sophomores Kasie Knapper, Hannah Stark and Lesa Webber. Junior Amalia Bugge – a member of the Bears’ women’s tennis program – is also joining the squad for 2010, as is freshman Sammy Woller.

In addition to Densmore, Jackson,Kivi, Knapper, Niemann and Stark wereall also named to the A-Sun’s All-Academic Team to continue the team’slong-standing tradtion of excellence in the classroom.

In all, Mercer welcomes back seven letterwinners from 2009 and six newcomers.

Even though Mercer University men’s cross country head coach Ryan Bailey returns seven lettermen from his 2009 team, the veteran MU coach is still looking at a relatively young roster as the 2010 season unfolds.

The Bears – who finished seventh in last year’s Atlantic sun Conference championship race – do not have a senior on their roster. Bailey has four juniors and two sophomores among his returnees from last year, as well as another redshirt junior from 2008. A total of three freshmen will round out Bailey’s MU roster this season.

“We have a very young squad, but I think we are a little stron-ger, on average, in our top seven positions compared to last year,” surmised Bailey. “I think freshmen Sony Prosper and Kasib Abdullah will both adapt to the 8K distance very well. I’m expecting the guys to demolish the former school record for the best team average. Last year’s 26:55 at Louisville was a record and I think the guys this year will be all over that.”

As a freshman for the Bears’ team in 2009, now-sophomore Ja-cob Law became the Bears’ first All-A-Sun finisher since 2002 when he earned second-team all-conference accolades with his 14th place overall finish in a time of 26:50 for the 8K race. Law’s efforts also earned him A-Sun All- Freshman Team status, the first time an MU runner has been accorded that honor.

Law owns the Bears’ school marks for the fastest 5K race (16:03), 15th fastest 8K time (26:41.1) and fifth-best 10K effort (33:57).

Juniors Nick Huguenard, Marc Kushinska, Chris Crook, Geremy Skeen and Andrew Jones are all in their third seasons under Bailey. Sophomores Andrew Weems and Chris Svidesskis will also provide depth on the roster. Kushinka has been a consistent point-scorer for the team during his career and is the Bears’ captain.

Svidesskis ran the school’s third-fastest 5K clocking (16:13) at South Carolina’s Gamecock Invitational and the 12th-best 8K time (26:32.8) at the Greater Louisville Invitational. He led the MU team in most 8K races during the regular season.

In all, the Mercer men have three newcomers to add in with the total of eight veterans entering the 2010 season.

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2010 BEARS’ ROSTERSWOMEN’S ROSTER

NAME YR. HT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOLLinda Batna Fr. 5-4 Kandava, Latvia Ventspils Gymnasium No. 1Amalia Bugge Jr. 5-10 Warwick, R.I. Toll GateCaley Cranford Fr. 5-5 Cochran, Ga. Bleckley CountyClara Densmore Sr. 5-7 Marietta, Ga. LassiterLena Hamvas Fr. 5-1 Marietta, Ga. WaltonKylen Hughes Fr. 5-5 Chagrin Falls, Ohio KenstonJenna Jackson Sr. 5-5 Fayetteville, Ga. Sandy CreekChristina Kivi Jr. 5-4 Valdosta, Ga. LowndesKasie Knapper So. 6-0 Fayetteville, Ga. WhitewaterKacie Neimann So. 5-3 Crestwood, Ky. South OldhamAli Rieger Fr. 5-3 Columbus, Ga. Calvary ChristianHannah Stark So. 5-6 Royston, Ga. Franklin CountyLesa Webber So. 5-6 Snellville, Ga. ShilohSammy Woller Fr. 5-6 Waukesha, Wis. New Berlin Eisenhower

MEN’S ROSTER

NAME YR. HT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOLKasib Abdullah Fr. 5-7 Warner Robins, Ga. Houston CountyChris Crook Jr. 5-10 Valdosta, Ga. LowndesTaylor Garrett Fr. 5-7 Ft. Myers, Fla. Ft. MyersNick Huguenard Jr. 5-8 Marietta, Ga. LassiterAndrew Jones Jr.-r 5-10 Rome, Ga. RomeMarc Kushinka Jr. 5-10 Bonaire, Ga. Warner RobinsJacob Law So. 6-1 Crestwood, Ky. South OldhamSony Prosper Fr. 5-9 Pompano Beach, Fla. Union Grove (Ga.)Geremy Skeen Jr. 5-11 Perry, Ga. PerryChris Svidesskis So. 5-9 Marietta, Ga. Dominion ChristianAndrew Weems So. 5-9 Johnson City, Tenn. Science Hill

Head Coach: Ryan BaileyAssistant Coach: Roland AdamsAssistant Coach: Diane Bailey

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2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESCLARA DENSMORE

5-7 SENIOR

MARIETTA, Ga. LASSITER HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Had a season-best 5K time of 20:22.13 at the Gamecock Invitational (9/4) … 57th at A-Sun cham-pionships (20:24) on 10/31 … Ran 21:26.1 at Disney Classic (10/11) for a 92nd place finish.

2008A-Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Season-best 20:20.06 at the Auburn Invitational (10/4) for a 32nd place finish … Ran a 20:24.44 at the Ala-bama Crimson Classic (9/20) … A time of 21:02.56 at the A-Sun Preview hosted by Mercer … Finished the season with back-to-back sub-21 minute races at the Jacksonville State Foothill Invitational (20:45.41/35th place) and at the A-Sun championships (20:41.36) … Was Mercer’s second finisher at the A-Sun finals and 52nd overall.

2007A-Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Had a season and career best 5K time of 20:20 at the Georgia Collegiate Meet hosted by Mercer, good for 12th place overall … First 5K collegiate time was a 22:31.11 at the Mercer Atlanta Invitational (9/8), for a 12th place … In two races hosted by Georgia State, ran a 21:17.08 (9/29) and a 21:06.74 (10/6) … Posted a time of 20:43 in the A-Sun championships, good for 49th place.

High SchoolA graduate of Lassiter (2007) ... Coached by Ed Hutch-erson ... A four-year letterwinner ... Was second in the region her junior season ... Had a personal best of 19:32 as a prep ... Also earned three letters in track.

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PersonalDaughter of Peter and Sally Densmore ... Father is a project manager for IBM and mother is a marine biolo-gist at the Georgia Aquarium ... Has two older sisters ... Is an Atlanta Braves fan ... Pre-competition ritual includes listening to Carrie Underwood ... A business management major and psychology minor ... Wants a career in human resources management.


2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESJENNA JACKSON

5-5 SENIOR

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. SANDY CREEK HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Ran a 24:39 for season’s top 5K effort at the Gamecock Invitational (9/4) … 82nd at Atlantic Sun Conference championships … Ran a 25:28.7 at Disney Classic (10/11).

2008A-Sun All-Academic Team member … Ran a 25:06.50 at the A-Sun Preview race hosted by Mercer.

2007Did not compete in fall races … Is a converted sprinter to become a part of the Bears’ cross country program.

High SchoolAn alumnae of Sandy Creek (2007) … Was coached by Leslie Cooper … Earned three varsity letters … An Honor Graduate and member of principal’s Honor Roll … Also ran track where she was part of the Patriot’s school record 4x100 and sprint medley relay squads.

PersonalDaughter of John and Sandra Jackson … Father is CEO of the Bank of Atlanta and mother a retired Delta Airlines employee ... Has one younger sister … En-joys photography as a hobby … Favorite athletes are Muhammad Ali and Jesse Owens … Came to Mercer for academic strength, proximity to Atlanta and close atmosphere … Wants a career as a sports attorney and to own a professional team … A communications and pre-law double-major.

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2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESCHRISTINA KIVI

5-4 JUNIOR

VALDOSTA, Ga. LOWNDES HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Posted a clocking of 20:58 at the A-Sun champi-onships (at USC Upstate on 10/31) for top 5K time of season, good for 66th place finish … Ran a 22:25.8 at Disney Classic … Had a 22:09.61 at USC Gamecock Invitational (9/4).

2008A-Sun All-Academic Team member … A season-best time of 21:26.84 at the Jacksonville State Foothill Invitational … Was 69th at the A-Sun championships (11/1) in a time of 22:08.60.

High SchoolGraduate of Lowndes (2008) … Also played soccer as a prep … Team captain in both cross country and soccer … First team all-region in soccer as a senior … High Honor Roll all four years … A National Merit finalist and Academic Achievement Award in Arts and Literature … Attended three different high schools as a prep (also went to Niceville and Kadena high schools).

PersonalDaughter of Eric and Jeanine Kivi … Has two sisters … Father is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and mother a high school math teacher … Favorite athlete is Nas-tia Livkin … Enjoys drawing in spare time … Wants a career as a book editor or comic book artist … An English and art double major.

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2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESKASIE KNAppER

6-0 SOPHOMORE

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. WHITEWATER HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Ran a 5K time of 21:51 at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Invitational for her best effort of the season … 72nd at A-Sun championships in a clocking of 22:07 (10/31) … Ran a 22:35.2 at Disney Classic … Finished at 22:31.11 in the Gamecock Invita-tional (9/4).

High SchoolAttended Whitewater (2009) … Was coached by Ted Wansley … Earned a total of 10 varsity letters in four sports as a prep … Three-time all-region runner and state qualifier … Team won regional championship … Also ran track for the Wildcats … Holds school’s 5K record (19:40), mile record (5:30) and two-mile record (12:00) … National Honor Society and National French Honors Society member … Was class salutatorian.

PersonalDaughter of Edward and Mary Knapper … Has two sisters and one brother, all younger … Favorite athlete is Eric Liddel (Chariots of Fire) … Wants a career as a pediatrician or pediatric surgeon … A pre-medicine major.

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2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESKACIE NIEMANN

5-3 SOPHOMORE

CRESTWOOD, Ky. SOUTH OLDHAM HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team mem-ber … An outstanding freshman collegiate season … 13th place at the A-Sun championships, earning second team all-conference and A-Sun All-Freshman Team accolades … Was MU’s first All-A-Sun finisher in women’s cross country since 1999 … Her time of 18:32 at the A-Sun championships was both a school record and personal record in the 5K … Also owns the second-fastest 5K time in school history with an 18:39.93 on September 4 at the Gamecock Invita-tional (good for seventh place in the race) … In all, owns four of school’s top-10 5K times (also eighth with a 19:03 at MU RunFit Sports Invitational, for a 3rd place race finish, and 10th slot with a 19:08.56 at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Invitational) … Placed 25th of 279 runners (19:58.6) at Disney Classic (10/11) … Set school record for 6K race (23:04.91) at the NCAA South Regionals hosted by the University of Alabama (11/14) and finished 98th overall.

High SchoolA graduate of South Oldham (2009) … Was coached by Stan Clark … Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average as a prep … Academic all-state selection three times … An AP Scholar-Athlete … As a senior, was fourth in the state championship meet as an individual and a part of the state cham-pionship team … Also an outstanding track athlete … As a sophomore, was seventh in the state 1600 meters, eighth in the state for 3200 meters as a junior and a part of the state champion 4x800 relay quartet as a senior … Voted team’s top distance runner.

PersonalDaughter of Allen and Stephanie Niemann … Fa-ther is a toolmaker ... Has one older brother and two

younger sisters … Pre-race rituals include lacing a lucky penny into her shoe, prayer and a meal of spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and bananas … Has an extra bone in her foot that is prone to fracturing … Selected Mercer over schools like Morehead State, Murray State, Lipscomb, Clayton State and Centre … Hopes to carry on long-term medical missions in Latin America someday … A Spanish and pre-physician’s assistant double-major.

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2010 WOMEN’S RETURNEESHANNAH STARK

5-6 SOPHOMORE

ROYSTON, Ga. FRANKLIN COUNTY HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Ran a season’s best 5K time of 22:41 at the A-Sun championships … Finished 77th in A-Sun … Also ran a 23:57.6 at Disney Classic (10/11).

High SchoolA graduate of Franklin County (2009) ... Earned Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes “Sportsmanship Leadership” award

PersonalDaughter of Tim and Deborah Stark ... Majoring in psychology.

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LESA WEBBER

5-6 SOPHOMORE

SNELLVILLE, Ga. SHILOH HS

2009Had a top 5K time of 22:36.8 at Disney Classic (10/10) … 75th at Atlantic Sun Conference championships (22:38) … Ran a 22:24.96 at the Gamecock Invitational (9/4).

High SchoolGraduate of Shiloh (2009) … Also participated in track for the Generals, earning a total of five varsity letters in high school … Had her top 5K prep time as a soph-omore (20:41) … An Honor Student at SHS.

PersonalDaughter of Gary and Sharyn Webber … Father is a wood plant manager and mother a middle school clerk ... Has one older brother … Chose MU for its environment and location … Has battle severe shin splints during her career … Favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine … Hobbies include equestrian activities and playing the piano … Undecided major and a lib-eral arts minor.

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LINDA BATNA

5-4 FRESHMAN

KANDAVA, Latvia VENTSPILS GYMNASIUM NO. 1

High SchoolAttended Ventspils Gymnasium No. 1 in her native Latvia … Her best times include a 3K clocking of 10:00.2 (in a stadium) and a 10K of 37:46 (road race).

PersonalDaughter of Daiga Batna … Mother is a nurse ... Has one younger brother … Born in Riga, Latvia … Part of her reason for attending Mercer had to do with its location in Macon and its historically rich traditions and musical culture … Favorite pre-match meal is por-ridge … Has met Latvian president Victor Scherbatic … Enjoys taking long road trips while listening to music … An English major, with a minor in either Spanish or theatre.

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AMALIA BUGGE

5-10 JUNIOR

WARWICK, R.I. TOLL GATE HS

Misc.Also plays women’s tennis for the Bears ... 2010 will be her first season on MU’s cross country team.

High SchoolA graduate of Toll Gate (2007) ... A three-sports athlete for the Titans, playing four seasons each of soccer, basketball and softball.

PersonalDaughter of Margaret Bugge ... Has five brothers ... Favorite athlete is Pete Sampras and favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox ... A business major.


LENA HAMVAS

5-1 FRESHMAN

MARIETTA, Ga. WALTON HS

High SchoolCame to MU from the traditionally-strong program at Walton High School (2010) … Ran under Coach Travis Gower at WHS … A top Georgia runner who finished 12th at the 2009 5A cross country state champion-ships … Came on strong in her senior season, earn-ing all-county and all-metro accolades … Had her best races at the Great American XC Festival, the state championship meet and as a member of Team Geor-gia at the Footlocker South Regional Championships … Team placed second in the state in 2007 and fourth in 2009 ... A Scholar-Athlete who was also presented the “Raider Pride Award” for honesty and integrity ... Was a member of the WHS Outreach Team and Lead-ership Team, as well as Senior Spirit Club.

PersonalFavorite athlete is Mia Hamm ... Was also recruited by Georgia College and State University ... Wants some type of career working internationally ... A communi-cation major.


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CALEY CRANFORD

5-5 FRESHMAN

COCHRAN, Ga. BLECKLEY COUNTY HS

High SchoolGraduate of Bleckley County (2009) … Joins the Bears’ team from the excellent distance program at BCHS where she ran for Shelley Cranford (a very successful distance runner in his own right), who has not only built the Bleckley team into a Middle-Georgia power-house, but also happens to be Caley’s uncle … En-tered Mercer with top times of 12:45 for the 3K, 22:30 5K and 54:00 for the 10K races … Team was a four-time regional champion and placed fourth in state her freshman season (2006) ... Also ran track at BCHS ... Team took regionals her sophomore through senior years and was the AA state champion her freshman season, as well ... Was also a member of the cheerlead-ing squads for football and basketball ... Was awarded a Presidential Academic Scholarship from Mercer.

PersonalDaughter of Greg Cranford and Lesa Bergh ... Father is a veterinarian and mother a second grade teacher ... Has two older sisters and one younger brother ... Fam-ily all enjoys singing ... Here favorite pre-competition meal is chicken Alfredo and her ritual is triple-knotting her shoestrings ... A biology major ... Wants a career as a physician’s assistant in a neonatal intensive care unit.


2010 WOMEN’S NEWCOMERSALI RIEGER

5-3 FRESHMAN

COLUMBUS, Ga. CALVARY CHRISTIAN HS

High SchoolA graduate of Calvary Christian (2007) ... Was coached by both Ken Dickerson and Alicia Rieger (her mother) as a prep ... Earned three varsity letters ... Three-time all-state finisher (finishing fourth, seventh and tenth, respectively) ... Team’s MVP and captain as a senior ... also earned three letters each in soccer and basketball ... In soccer, was selected all-region and team’s MVP, while also serving as team captain as a junior and senior ... In hoops, was also all-region, as well as team MVP and captain as a senior ... Team earned two trips to state in basketball (finishing second in the region once) ... Was her class valedictorian.

PersonalDaughter of William Rieger and Alicia Rieger ... Mother is a medical social worker ... Has one older sister, Jenna Carrick, who attended Mercer (2002-06) ... Favorite athlete is Mia Hamm ... Her most embarrassing sports moment was once scoring in the wrong basket in a youth basketball game ... A business major (emphasis in hospital management) ... Wants a career in physical therapy.

KYLENHUGHES

5-5 FRESHMAN

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio KENSTON HS

High SchoolA graduate of Kenston (2009) ... Was coached by Jeanette DiBernardo ... A four-year letterwinner ... Was “Rookie of the Year” (2005), “Gold Shoe” award win-ner (2007) and team captain (2008) ... Was also team’s MVP ... A Chagrin Valley Conference Scholar Athlete and a first team All-CVC finisher ... Cross country team qualified for regionals both her junior and senior campaigns ... Also participate in track and was a diver for the swim team ... In track, earned team’s “Coach’s Award” twice (freshman and senior), while also serv-ing as a captain as a senior ... Was swim team’s “Most Improved” as a freshman ... Earned a Wendy’s High School Heisman award ... Earned numerous academic awards as a prep and a graduated among the top 15 grade point averages in her class ... A National Honor Society member.

PersonalDaughter of Pam Hughes and the late Dan Hughes ... Has a younger brother ... One of her reasons for at-tending Mercer was its rating as a Top-10 Best Value School in the country ... Likes to eat peanut butter toast prior to races ... Favorite foods are sushi and ice cream (...but not together!) ... A biology major.

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SAMMY WOLLER

5-6 FRESHMAN

WAUKESHA, Wis. NEW BERLIN EISENHOWER HS

High SchoolA graduate of Eisenhower (2010) in New Berlin, Wis. … A four-time State qualifier … Three-time first team All-Woodland Conference finisher … All-State second team runner (with a fourth-place finish at her state’s championships in 2006) and all-state honorable men-tion accolades as a junior … Holds the Eisenhower high school cross country record for the four kilome-ter distance with a clocking of 15:05 minutes … In addition, holds school records for track in the 1600 meters and as part of the school’s distance medley re-lay team … In addition to being a member of both the track and cross country teams, also played one season of soccer for EHS … Holds numerous track records

including: outdoor 1600, indoor 1600, indoor 400, indoor 800, indoor 3200 ... Also a part of record set-ting relay teams outdoors in the 4x800 and distance medley relay ... Team’s MVP in track and a two-time team captain ... National Honor Society member … Also on EHS’ High Honor Roll and received a Presiden-tial Academic Scholarship from Mercer … Was also her school’s D.A.R.E. representative.

PersonalDaughter of Tom and Dawn Woller ... Has an older sister and younger brother ... Her favorite sports team is the Milwaukee Brewers ... Favorite pre-game meal is spaghetti and meat balls ... Pre-competition rituals include eating pasta two nights prior, listening to her favorite music and wearing her lucky socks ... Chose Mercer because of the beauty of the campus and aca-demic opportunities ... Was also recruited by Murray State and Alabama-Birmingham ... Double major in biochemistry and molecular biology ... Wants a career in the medical profession.

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BEARS’2009FANTASTICFRESHMEN!

In 2009, Mercer University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams each had a second team All-Atlantic Sun Conference placewinner, each of whom also earned status on the A-Sun’s All-Freshman Team, as well.

TOP PHOTO: Then-freshman Kacie Niemann (center) was the third place freshman runner and 13th overall. Niemann ran a school 5K record time of 18:32.

LEFT PHOTO: Jacob Law (second from right) capped an outstand-ing frosh season with a 14th place at the A-Sun championships and a fourth place among freshman run-ners.

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2010 MEN’S RETURNEESCHRIS CROOK

5-10 JUNIOR

VALDOSTA, Ga.LOWNDES HS

2009Had a season-best 8K time of 36:55.62 at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26).

2008Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member.

High SchoolGraduate of Lowndes (2008) … In addition to running cross country, was also a member of the golf and soc-cer teams for the Vikings.

PersonalSon of Bruce and Linda Crook … Has one older broth-er … Father is an assistant principal … Favorite sports team is the Atlanta Braves … Favorite pre-race meal is chicken with pasta and Alfredo sauce … Person he would most like to meet is Leonardo DaVinci … A mechanical engineering major.

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2010 MEN’S RETURNEESNICK HUGUENARD

5-8 JUNIOR

MARIETTA, Ga.LASSITER HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Posted a top 8K clocking of 29:18.15 at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26).

2008A-Sun All-Academic Team member … A season-best 8K effort of 28:40.05 at the Auburn Invitational (10/4) … Followed that with a 28:49.22 at the Jacksonville State Foothill Invitational (10/18) … Was 70th at the A-Sun championships (30:14.14).

High SchoolPrepped at Lassiter (2008) … Lettered one season each in cross country and track at LHS.

PersonalSon of Robert and Judy Huguenard … Father is an environmental engineer and mother a teacher ... Was born in Orlando, Fla. … Undecided major.

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ANDREW JONES

5-10 JUNIOR (redshirt)

ROME, Ga.ROME HS

2009Injured and could not compete in any races … Atlan-tic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member.

2008A-Sun All-Academic Team member … Received the “Coach’s Award” … A season-best 27:30.07 time at Auburn … Earned a top-10 finish at South Carolina … Three top-50 performances during the season … Oth-er top efforts included the Jacksonville State Foothill Invitational where he ran a 28:12.72 (28th), the A-Sun Preview race with a 28:47.50 and the Alabama Crimson Classic in a time of 29:01.31 (47th) … Was 56th in the A-Sun championships (29:01.31) and the Bears’ No. 2 finisher.

2007Was the team’s seventh finisher at the A-Sun cham-pionships (74th overall) in a season-best 8K time of 30:28 … Also ran a 30:31 at the Georgia Collegiate Championships hosted by MU … Competed in four races total … Ran a 31:44 and a 32:05, both at meets hosted by Georgia State.

High SchoolA graduate of Rome (2007) … Coached by Andy Blackburn ... In addition to cross country, also partici-pated in track and baseball at RHS.

PersonalSon of Casey and Andrea Jones ... Mother is a horticul-turist ... Has one younger brother ... Favorite athlete is Greg Maddox ... Pre-game meal is usually pasta ... A biomedical engineering major ... Wants to go on to Harvard Medical School and eventually become a trauma doctor.

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2010 MEN’S RETURNEESMARC KUSHINKA

5-10 JUNIOR

BONAIRE, Ga.WARNER ROBINS HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Third-fastest individual for Bears with an 8K time of 27:08 at the Greater Louisville Sports Commis-sion Invitational (10/3) … Was MU’s fourth finisher at A-Sun championships in a time of 28:37 (47th) … At the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational, posted a time of 27:45.78 ... A top 5K time of 16:17.72 at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational

2008A-Sun All-Academic Team member … At the Jacksonville State Foothill Invitational, had a season-best time of 28:14.67 … In the A-Sun championships, ran a 29:04.42 for 63rd place.

2007Did not compete.

High SchoolAn alum of Warner Robins (2007) … Three varsity let-ters … As a senior, was Houston County “Runner of the Year” … Two-time regional individual champion … Team earned three regional championships, as well … Also participated in track and soccer for the Demons … Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average … An AP Scholar and a National Merit Scholar.

PersonalSon of Mark and Julie Kushinka … Father is the Houston county tax commissioner and mother a principal/teacher ... Has one sister and two brothers, all younger … Favorite sports team is Chelsea Football Club … Favorite pre-race meal is spaghetti and meat balls … Wants a career in physical therapy … A chem-istry major.

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JACOB LAW

6-1 SOPHOMORE

CRESTWOOD, Ky.SOUTH OLDHAM HS

2009Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Was a second team All-A-Sun finisher with a 14th place (26:50) at the A-Sun championships as Mercer’s top placewinner … Was the Bears’ first all-conference finisher since 2002 … Also selected to the A-Sun’s All-Freshman team … Finished 114th at NCAA South Regional (at Alabama) with a 10K time of 33:57 (fifth-best 10K time in MU history) … Was 22nd of 205 at the Disney Classic (10/11) in a time of 27:03.2 … Ran the 15th-fastest 8K time in MU history (26:41.1) at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Classic (10/3) … Was team’s second finisher at MU RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26) in a time of 27:20.09 … Was Bears’ top 5K runner in early season races at UT-Chattanooga (16:20) and at USC Upstate (16:03.59).

High SchoolGraduate of South Oldham (2009) … Ran for Stan Clark … Was the 2008 Kentucky state AA champions … “Senior of the Year” for cross country … Team fin-ished third in the state in 2008 … Also participated in football, basketball and track, earning a total of eight varsity letters … Was twice second (junior and senior) in the 3200 meters at state track championship meet … Graduated summa cum laude … Was class treasurer and Beta Club president.

PersonalSon of Brad and Julie Law … Father works in inside sales and mother is a nurse ... Has one younger broth-er … Born in Indianapolis, Ind. … Was recruited by over 75 colleges, including Tulsa, Ole Miss, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt to name a few … Favor-ite actor is Johnny Depp … Favorite pre-race meal is pasta … Cites Christian influence as reason for select-ing Mercer … An engineering major.


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GEREMY SKEEN

5-11 JUNIOR

PERRY, Ga. PERRY HS

2009Ran a season-best 30:32.5 at the Disney Classic (10/11) … Was Bears’ fifth finisher at A-Sun championships (65th place) in a time of 31:02 on 10/31 … Had a time of 30:28.38 at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26).

2008Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team member … Garnered a 31st place finish at Jacksonville State, running a personal-best time of 28:22.90 (shaving nearly three seconds off his previous best set two weeks earlier at Auburn) … Was 59th at the A-Sun championships (28:33.97) and the Bears’ No. 4 finisher.

High SchoolAn alumnus of Perry (2008) … Earned three varsity let-ters in cross country and one in track for the Panthers … As a sophomore, was voted “Most Improved” and team’s “Best Distance Runner” awards … Cross country team MVP as a senior … A National Honor Society member.

PersonalSon of Gary and Cheryl Skeen … Father is an electri-cian and mother an accountant ... Has two sisters, both older … Born in Palm Springs, Calif. … Loves the outdoors in his free time … Likes to mountain bike … Selected Mercer for academics and small atmosphere … Favorite sports team is the Indianapolis Colts and favorite athlete is Peyton Manning … Favorite pre-event meal is spaghetti … Wants to become a phar-macist … A pre-pharmacy major.


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CHRIS SVIDESSKIS

5-9 SOPHOMORE

MARIETTA, Ga.DOMINION CHRISTIAN HS

2009As a freshman, had the Bears’ best 8K time of the year at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Invita-tional (10/3) with a time of 26:32.8, which was also the 12th-fastest in MU history … Third-best finish (28:36/46th place) for MU at the A-Sun championships (10/31) … Mercer’s top placer at Disney Classic (10/11) with a 20th finish (27:00.8) … Ran a 27:03.03 as MU’s top placer at the Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational (9/26) … Was 13th at USC Gamecock Invitational 5K race in a time of 16:13.57.

High SchoolGraduate of Dominion Christian (2009) … Was coached by Brett Edwards … Lettered three seasons each in cross country and track … Was the 2008 GISA AAA state champion … Team won the 2007 GISA AAA team state championship.

PersonalSon of Vladimir and Heather Svidesskis … Father is a senior computer technician ... Has one younger sis-ter … Favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine … Enjoys photography as a hobby … A mechanical engineering major.


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2010 MEN’S RETURNEESANDREW WEEMS

5-9 SOPHOMORE

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.SCIENCE HILL HS

2009His 8K time of 27:28 at the Greater Louisville Sports Commission Invitational (10/3) was fourth-best indi-vidual effort for the Bears … Posted a time of 28:56.3 at Disney Classic (10/11) to finish 79th of 205 runners.

High SchoolGraduate of Science Hill (2009) … Was coached by Buddy Thomas … Also participated in track and soc-cer.

PersonalSon of Tom and Betsy Weems … Has one older broth-er … Enjoys reading and painting in free time … A biomechanical and mathematics double major.

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2010 MEN’S NEWCOMERSKASIB ABDULLAH

5-7 FRESHMAN

WARNER ROBINS, Ga.HOUSTON COUNTY HS

High SchoolA graduate of Houston County (2010) … In cross country, he ran for head coach Patricia Rouse and in track was coached by Tom Seward ... At the 2009 Georgia High School Association state championships he posted a clocking of 17:14.48 minutes … Ran a personal-best time of 16:35.03 for the 5K at the Warner Robins Invitational … Team was region run-ner-up his senior season ... In track, was the Region 1-AAAAA runner up in both the 3,200 and 5,000 meter runs as a junior in 2009, twice earning the Region’s “Runner of the Week” award … As a senior, he set the HCHS record in the 3200 … Honor Roll status as a prep for HCHS (with a grade point average above 3.5) … A member of the Beta Club and is a Cadet Major in the AFJROTC.

PersonalSon of Kamal and Angela Abdullah ... Father is a contractor and mother a surgical technician ... One of four children in his family ... Pre-game meal is usually a turkey sandwich ... Favorite book is The Time Machine by H.G. Wells ... A biology major and a chemistry minor ... Wants a career as a geneticist.

TAYLOR GARRETT

5-7 FRESHMAN

FT. MYERS, Fla.FT. MYERS HS

High SchoolA graduate of Ft. Myers (2010) ... Three varsity letters ... Coaches were Kelly Britton and Yancey Palmer ... Earned “Coach’s Award” as a junior ... As a senior, voted “Team Player” award and was captain of the squad ... Team was a three-time state meet qualifier and had a runner-up finisher in the region his senior year ... Also ran track for FMHS and was the only fourth-year mem-ber of the team his senior season ... An AP Scholar with Distinction ... Graduated summa cum laude.

PersonalSon of Thomas and Laurice Garrett ... Father is an en-gineer and mother a college professor ... Volunteers at his church playing instruments and in choir ... Favorite athlete is Kyle Orton ... Usual pre-competition meal is pasta ... Most embarrassing sports moment was ac-cidently wearing his shorts backward in his first varsity cross country race ... a business major and psychology minor ... Wants to have his own business someday.

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2010 MEN’S NEWCOMERSSONY pROSpER

5-9 FRESHMAN

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.UNION GROVE (Ga.) HS

High SchoolAn alumnus of Union Grove (2009) in McDonough, Ga. … Coached by Eric Daugherty ... Three varsity seasons ... Also competed in track at UGHS … Entered college with personal best times of 9:21 for 3K and 15:55 for 5K races … Finished 25th at the 2009 Georgia state cross country championship meet in a time of 16:29 minutes ... Was 2009 Region 2 individual champion ... A three-time state meet qualifier and first team all-region finisher ... Holds school 5K record (15:55) … In

his track career, set six school records at UGHS (sprint medley relay, distance medley relay, 4 x 800, 4 x Mile, mile and 3200 meters) ... A two-time state qualifier in the 3200 and once in the 1600 ... Won region titles in both the 1600 and 3200 in 2010.

PersonalSon of Diana and Jean Monvilus ... Oldest of three children in his family ... Favorite hangout spot is Barnes & Noble ... Says word that best describes him is “ambitious” ... An undecided major.

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Georgia Children’s Industrial Home

Macon, Ga.

Men’s Race Time:9 a.m.

Women’s Race Time: 9:40 a.m.

MERCER BEARS HOME COURSE:2010 MERCER RUNFIT INVITATIONAL

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Georgia Children’s Industrial Home

Macon, Ga.

Men’s Race Time:9 a.m.

Women’s Race Time: 9:40 a.m.

The Mercer University cross country teams run their home events on the grounds of the Georgia Industrial Children’s Home. The course is wheel measured for accu-racy and well marked, while featuring 100% natural sur-faces with rolling terrain and wide turns in a picturesque setting. The condition of the course is always excellent, making for consistently fast races. There is ample park-ing and good viewing for spectators.

The 5K course is an accurate 1.5 mile loop. The athletes will run two loops (3 miles) then finish with a fast 160 meter (.1 mile) straightaway.

The 8K course follows the same loop as the 5K with the addition of one short loop. The athletes run the short loop of .76K (.47 miles) and then run the large main loop 3 times around for 7.24K (4.5 miles) for a very accurate 8K.

The Middle School course follows the 1.5 mile (2.4K) loop then follows the short loop of .76K (.47 miles) for approximately 3.2K or 2 miles (actual length = 3174 meters).

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MUMFORD RD.

POND

START & 5k 3 MI.

FINISH

5k 1 MI. .

5k 2 MI.

5K- Two FULL Loops & FINISH

8K- One SMALL Loop plus Three FULL Loops & FINISH

8K First Loop

8k 2 MI.

8k 1 MI & 4 MI.

8k 3 MI. .

GEORGIA INDUSTRIAL CHILDREN’S HOME

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WOMEN’S A-SUN HONORS/RECORDS2009 Jeannette Crawford Clara Densmore Karen Dorris Jenna Jackson Christina Kivi Kassandra Knapper Kacie Niemann Hannah Stark2008 Kristie Caraway Jeannette Crawford Clara Densmore Whitney Hall Jenna Jackson Christina Kivi Chereese Rowe Carly Souther Leah Stowers2007 Brittany Clark Jeannette Crawford Clara Densmore Whitney Hall Deborah Jones Chereese Rowe Carly Souther Leah Stowers2006 Kristie Caraway Brittany Clark Jeannette Crawford Deborah Jones Elizabeth Orendorff Carly Souther2005 Brittany Clark Valerie Detrick Deborah Jones Elizabeth Orendorff Brittany Wheeler2004 Annie Brackett Brittany Clark Leanna Dailey Lauren Grant Deborah Jones Ashley Meredith Elizabeth Orendorff Brittany Wheeler2003 Elizabeth Booth Angela Coleman Leanna Dailey Lauren Grant Alice Johnson Cassandra Shular Katherine Smith2002 Elizabeth Booth Heidi Clinite Angela Coleman Leanna Dailey Leanna Giraud Lauren Grant Alice Johnston Megen Larsen

Cassandra Shular Katherine Smith Amanda Whatley2001 Kristi Coffelt Leanna Dailey Jocelyn Garrison Lauren Grant Ashley Meredith Cassandra Shular Katherine Smith Amanda Whatley1999 Melinda Asbury Stephanie Barndollar Kimberly Smith Krista Swanson Heather Tracy Jennifer Turner Amanda Whatley1998 Melinda Asbury Stephanie Barndollar Lindsay Brooks Veronica Kaufhold Alex Manderson Kimberly Smith Lori Steward Heather Tracy Jennifer Turner1997 Stephanie Barndollar Lori Steward Krista Swanson Heather Tracy Ryan Turner1996 Stephanie Barndollar Sirpa Owen Julie Sauls Krista Swanson Heather Tracy Jennifer Turner Amy Webb1995 Tonya McCloud Sirpa Owen Julie Sauls Lilla Seme Amy Webb1994 Sayrah Garrison Julie Sauls Myra Wood1993 Sayrah Garrison Elizabeth Pitts Amy Smith Dustonia Strickland Elizabeth Talley Amy Wheatley1991 Bessie Gray Jada Hamby Amy Smith

A-SUN ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

(since 1985)YEAR NAME PLACE TIME HONOR1992 Amy Smith 9th 20:52 1st Team1993 Amy Smith 7th 20:24 1st Team1999 Krista Swanson 5th 19:50 1st Team2009 Kacie Niemann 13th 18:32 2nd Team

Fastest A-Sun Time (Individual): 18:32 - Kacie Niemann, 2009

Best A-Sun Finish (Individual): 5th - Krista Swanson (19:50), 1999

Best A-Sun Score (Team): 127 - 1993

Best A-Sun Finish (Team): 5th - 1993

Year Place Score1987 7th 1801988 8th 2091989 7th 1861990 7th 1691991 6th 1461992 6th 1421993 5th 1271994 10th 2621995 9th 2411996 10th 2721997 10th 2991998 8th 231

Year Place Score 1999 7th 1932000 8th 2462001 8th 2232002 10th 2282003 9th tie 2422004 9th 1882005 9th 1952006 8th 1862007 8th 1892008 11th 2702009 9th 251

A-SUN TEAM FINISHES

ALL-CONFERENCE FINISHES

(since 2005)YEAR NAME FROSH TIME PLACE2005 Valerie Detrick 4th 19:212009 Kacie Niemann 3rd 18:32

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2009 Roland Adams Nicholas Huguenard Andrew Jones Marc Kushinka Jacob Law2008 Chad Bacon Christopher Crook Nicholas Huguenard Andrew Jones Marc Kushinka Geremy Skeen2007 Chris Butler James Fry John Jones Elliott Sumner Daniel Tanui2006 James Frye Daniel Tanui2005 Stephen Byxbe Giancarlo Calva James Frye Jason Morgan Daniel Tanui2004 Jonathan Anderson Giancarlo Calva David Quigley2003 Benjamin Brackett Ryan Thompson James Bence2002 Benjamin Brackett Jason Morgan Justin Parker Justin Poucher Ryan Thompson

2001 Michael Beatie James Bence Ryan Dorward Justin Parker Justin Poucher1999 James Bence Michael Brotherton Abraham Ghebru Jusatin Poucher Chris Roche Michael Witting1998 Carl Steigerwald Bjorn Strandsater1997 Chris Roche1996 Chris Conn Phil Herrington Lee Johnson1995 Chris Conn Phil Herrington Tim Johnson William Vesely1994 Matthew Crist Phil Herrington Alexander Prugh William Vesely1993 Matthew Crist Sean Forston Tim Johnson William Mercer Alexander Prugh1991 William Mercer Michael Morrow

A-SUN ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS

MEN’S A-SUN HONORS/RECORDS

(since 1979)YEAR NAME PLACE TIME HONOR1993 Sean Fortson 7th 27:41 1st Team1994 Bill Vesley 7th 26:42 1st Team1999 Justin Parker 10th 26:17 1st Team2000 Justin Parker 2nd 25:45 1st Team2002 Justin Parker 5th 26:15 1st Team2009 Jacob Law 14th 26:50 2nd Team

Fastest A-Sun Time (Individual): 25:45 - Justin Parker, 2000

Best A-Sun Finish (Individual): 2nd - Justin Parker (25:45), 2000

Best A-Sun Score (Team): 101 - 2000

Best A-Sun Finish (Team): 4th - 1993

Year Place Score1982 7th 1831983 dnf --1984 6th 1581985 6th 1531986 6th 1641987 5th 1241988 6th 1851989 5th 1661990 7th 2001991 6th 1821992 6th 1541993 4th 1241994 7th 1691995 9th 2561996 12th 3571997

Year Place Score1998 7th 2101999 7th 2062000 5th 1012001 7th 1962002 8th 2162003 6th 1542004 9th 2292005 8th 2312006 8th 2062007 9th 2332008 9th 2452009 7th 194

A-SUN TEAM FINISHES

ALL-CONFERENCE FINISHES

(since 2001)YEAR NAME FROSH TIME PLACE2009 Jacob Law 4th 26:50

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM FINISHES

10/19/05: Daniel Tanui“RUNNER-OF-THE-WEEK AWARDS

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MERCER WOMEN’S RECORDS

1. 2009 Kacie Niemann 18:32.00 Stetson2. 2009 Kacie Niemann 18:39.93 South Carolina3. 2003 Alice Johnston 18:53 Auburn 4. 2002 Lauren Grant 18:54 Auburn 5. 1999 Krista Swanson 18:54 Clemson6. 1999 Krista Swanson 18:59 Georgia Southern7. 2006 Deborah Jones 19:02 South Carolina8. 2009 Kacie Niemann 19:03 Mercer University9. 1999 Krista Swanson 19:05 Central Florida10. 2009 Kacie Niemann 19:08.56 Greater Louisville11. 2002 Alice Johnston 19:12 Auburn12. 2005 Deborah Jones 19:15 Campbell13. 2005 Elisabeth Orendorff 19:15 Campbell14. 2008 Chereese Rowe 19:16.07 Auburn15. 2005 Valerie Detrick 19:25 Campbell

Best Mercer Team-Average for 5K: 19:322005 at Atlantic Sun Championships @ Campbell University

Team: Valerie Detrick, Elisabeth Orendorff, Deborah Jones, Brittany Clark, Caroline Miller

1. 2009 Kacie Niemann 23:04.00 Alabama2. 2007 Deborah Jones 23:27.83 Florida3. 2004 Deborah Jones 23:47.14 Alabama4. 2005 Valerie Detric 23:47.37 Georgia State5. 2003 Alice Johnston 24:05.00 Auburn

Best Mercer Team-Average for 6k: 24:36 2005 at Georgia State

Team: Valerie Detrick, Elisabeth Orendorff, Deborah Jones, Brittany Clark, Caroline Miller

1. 2007 Deborah Jones 11:43.47 Troy State2. 2007 Chereese Rowe 11:59.95 Troy State3. 2009 Kacie Niemann 12:01 UT Chattanooga4. 2007 Brittany Clark 12:04.46 Troy State5. 2004 Libby Orendorff 12:16 UT Chattanooga

5KTOPPERFORMANCES 6KTOPPERFORMANCES

2-MILE TOp pERFORMANCES

Deborah Jones owns two of the top 15 times in 5K races in Bears’ history, as well as the Nos. 2 and 3 best times in 6K events. She is also MU’s record-holder for two-mile races.

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MERCER MEN’S RECORDS

1. 2003 Justin Parker 25:24 Auburn 2. 2000 Justin Parker 25:45 Campbell3. 2000 Justin Parker 26:08 Jacksonville St.4. 2003 Justin Parker 26:09 Campbell5. 2002 Justin Parker 26:15 Troy St.6. 1999 Justin Parker 26:17 Central Florida7. 2001 Ryan Thompson 26:23 Georgia State8. 2000 Justin Parker 26:23 Campbell9. 2005 Daniel Tanui 26:26 Great American XC 10. 2008 Roland Adams 26:27.86 Auburn11. 1999 Justin Parker 26:31 Georgia Southern12. 2009 Chris Svidesskis 26:32.8 Greater Louisville 13. 2005 Daniel Tanui 26:40 Georgia State14. 2000 Justin Parker 26:41 Auburn15. 2009 Jacob Law – 26:41.1 Greater Louisville Meet

Best Mercer Team-Average for 8K: 27:132000 at Campbell University

Team: Justin Parker, Ryan Thompson, Chris Roche, Michael Beattie, James Bence

1. 2003 Justin Parker 32:20.00 Auburn2. 2000 Ryan Thompson 33:32.00 Alabama3. 2009 Roland Adams 33:37.00 Alabama4. 2004 Daniel Tanui 33:37.10 Alabama5. 2009 Jacob Law 33:57.00 Alabama

8K TOp pERFORMANCES 10K TOp pERFORMANCES

1. 2009 Jacob Law 16:03 South Carolina2. 2009 Roland Adams 16:09 South Carolina3. 2009 Chris Svidesskis 16:13 South Carolina4. 2009 Marc Kushinka 16:17 South Carolina5. 2009 Jacob Law 16:20 UT Chattanooga6. 2003 Millard Laney 16:24 Charleston7. 2007 Daniel Tanui 16:24 Belmont8. 2009 Taylor Snyder 16:31 South Carolina9. 2009 Chris Svidesskis 16:32 UT Chattanooga10. 2007 Brian Waldrip 16:33 Belmont

5KTOPPERFORMANCES

2.4 Mile Course1. 1954 Kevin Sumner 12:08.5

2.8 Mile Course1. 1948 Richard Benson 15:40

3.6 Mile Course1. 1954 Kevin Sumner 19:40

NON-STANDARD XC DISTANCES

Justin Parker holds the top five 8K performance times in MU history, while also owning the school records in the 10K race, as well.

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What distinguishes a good university from a great universityextends far beyond the boundaries of its curriculum and its campus. The competence and character of an institution’s graduates are, more often than not, the hallmarks by which its reputation is both earned and measured.

As a private, co-educational institution, Mercer University has emerged as one of the premier universities in the Southeast and the nation.

Mercer is truly a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. Mercer’s outstanding faculty take students beyond the rigors of academic programs to explore the challengesof reason, responsibility, compassion and character. Through learning, living and leading, Mercer students are prepared not only to confront, but also to embrace the challenges of their future. Under the leadership of promi-nent Georgia Baptist leader Jesse Mercer, Mercer University was founded in Penfield, Ga., in 1833 and later moved to Macon in 1871. From its humble beginnings as a small liberal arts college, Mercer now offers pro-grams in 11 schools and colleges. Conveniently located in the middle of the state, Macon serves as the educa-tional, medical, cultural and commercial hub of central Georgia. Located just one hour from Atlanta - one of

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the nation’s most popular international cities - and two hours from the Atlantic coast, Macon is easily accessible from two interstate highways - I-75 and I-16. Consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princ-eton Review among the nation’s leading universities, Mercer considers one of its strengths to be its superior fac-ulty, who “teach from the heart.” At Mercer, students benefit from learning experiences guided by caring faculty, not teaching assistants found at many universities as is the case at many universities. The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA recently named Mercer as a “highly selective” university, and The Princeton Review has placed Mercer among the Best 351 Colleges in North America.

The University is comprised of the College of Liberal Arts, the Walter F. George School of Law, the School of Pharmacy and Health Services, the School of Medicine, the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Engi-neering, the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, the Tift College of Education, the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the Townsend School of Music. The University also operates the Mercer University Press in Macon and the Mercer Engineering Research Center in Warner Robins.

Mercer’s enrollment is nearly 8,100 students. While many students come from the Southeast, more than 38 states and 30 countries are represented among the student body. The average class size at Mercer is 21, with a student/faculty ratio of 13:1 - unusually low for a major university.

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The benefits of campus living are numerous - the development of life-long friendships, a sense of community, enhanc-ing campus involvement and higher academic performance. For many new students, this is the first time they have lived away from home, and the community that develops on campus and in residence halls becomes a second family.

All freshman and sophomores (first-year and/or transfer students) are required to live on campus, with the exception of married students, students above the age of 21, students with children and/or students who live at home with a parent or guardian within reasonable commuting distance. In each of Mercer’s residence halls, safety comes first and foremost. The exterior doors are locked at all times, and students use their identification cards to gain ac-cess into their residence hall.

Even with its picturesque setting, the spirit of Mercer is not in the grandeur of its buildings, but in the gracious-ness of its people - a friendly, family-like community of faculty, staff and students who strive for excellence in all that they do.

The University offers a wealth of fascinating experi-ences and activities both in and outside the classroom. From academic clubs and honor societies, to perform-ing arts and special interest groups, to 16 national fraternities and sororities on campus, students can choose from more than 80 on-campus organiza-tions to discover new talents and interests and to gain important leadership skills they will need for life after college.

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Undergraduate Degrees-African American Studies-Art-Biology-Business (M.A.P.S. program)-Chemistry-Christianity-Communication and Theatre Arts-Computer Science-Economics-Education-Engineering-English-Environmental Science-French-German-History-Information Science and Technology-Journalism-Latin-Mathematics-Media Studies-Music-Music Education-Philosophy

-Physics-Political Science-Psychology-Sociology-Spanish-Theater-Women’s and Gender Studies

Graduate Degrees-Business Administration (MBA)-Community Counseling-Engineering-Education-Family Service-Family Therapy-Nursing-Public Health-Technical Communications

Professional DegreesLawMedical

DEGREES AT MERCER

MercerUniversityQuickFacts

Founded1833

PresidentWilliam D. Underwood

EnrollmentFall 20108072 Total

4531 Undergraduate 2005 Graduate

1536 Professional

Alumni65,000

OverallOperatingBudget$181.3 Million

NumberofFaculty&Staff1,350

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Macon, Georgia is the host of the annual International Cherry Blossom Fes-tival, a 10-day event commemorating the beautiful Yoshino cherry trees that bring color to the Macon landscape each spring. Macon boasts more Yoshino cherry trees than even Washington, D.C. The annual festival features special performances and activities and draws thousands of people from literally all over the world. Through the revitalization of Macon’s historic downtown area, local business owners host events like Taste of Downtown, where downtown food vendors - from gourmet to down-home cooking - display their specialties and First Friday, where businesses unite to bring suburban residents into downtown for a night of fun, food and entertainment. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame is home to memorabilia and informa-tion on all the recording art-ists from Georgia, including R.E.M., the Black Crowes, James Brown, Otis Redding, Travis Tritt and many more.

Macon, Ga. is also home to Mercer’s Law School. The Walter F. George

School of Law, founded in 1873, is one of the oldest law schools in the

country. Named for Walter F. George, a 1901 graduate of Mercer’s law school who went on to become a justice of the Georgia State Su-

preme Court and later a U.S. Sena-tor, the law school has a rich and

distinguished history.

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The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, the state’s official sports museum, fea-tures exhibits, interactive fun areas and information about professional and amateur Georgia athletes, such as Hank Aaron and Bobby Jones. The Grand Opera House is a historic landmark theatre operated by Mercer University. It presents a wide variety of national touring Broadway shows, plays and concerts. Mercer University’s theatre and music departments also hold many of their productions in this beautiful theatre. From fine dining to fast food ... from elegant shops to outlet malls ... from classical to country music concerts, in Macon, Georgia, there is always some place to go and something to do.

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GEORGIA SpORTS HALL OF FAME

Located in Macon, Georgia, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is the country’s largest state sports muse-um at 43,000 square feet. Created in 1956 as the Georgia Prep Sports Hall of Fame, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame has been in existence for more than 50 years. It was ex-panded in 1963 to encompass prep, college, amateur and professional sports. In 1999, it moved into a per-manent new home in Macon.

-Credit, Georgia Sports HOF

Each spring Macon welcomes the arrival of 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees blooming with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For 10 days, festival-lovers are treated to one of the most extravagant displays of springtime color in the nation.

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Each spring Macon welcomes the arrival of 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees blooming with the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. For 10 days, festival-lovers are treated to one of the most extravagant displays of springtime color in the nation.

GEORGIA MUSICHALL OF FAME

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state’s rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance. The museum fosters an appreciation for Georgia music and stimulates economic growth through a variety of dynamic partnerships and initiatives statewide.

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The University Center houses all 15 of Mercer’s NCAA Division I ath-letics offices, training rooms and team rooms. Opened in 2004, it is a state-of-the-art facility that can hold up 3,200 spectators for basketball and volleyball.

UNIVERSITY CENTERMercer broke ground on the centerpiece of the Macon campus in the fall of 2001. The

University Center has become one of the premier venues in the nation for college bas-ketball and volleyball. The $40 million facility has become the focal point for almost all

campus activities, providing students with an area for study, a food court, and a coffee shop.

The “Street” is a tree-lined, sunlit indoor patio, providing students with an area to study, so-cialize, and dine on cuisine from the food court, including Chic Fil-A, Subway, Burger Studio, and Sushi Hot Bowls. Bear Rock Cafe is a coffee shop and internet café for students to use either with high-speed connections throughout the floor area with the wireless internet connections, or with Bear Rock’s computers. Students can also relax and watch either of two flat screen televisions, or relax outside on the Patio overlooking the Greek Village and campus.

Both students and athletes have state of the art fitness facilities, with weight train-ing equipment and cardiovascular theater, as well as a 1/8 mile indoor track. The track overlooks the lower level, which has three full-size basketball and volleyball courts for intramural and recreation use.

Another distinguishing feature of the University Center is the 25-meter indoor swim-ming pool for use by both students and teams for lap swim and water strength and speed drills. Athletes have a separate weight room for use during team workouts with

FACILITIES AT MERCERWhen walking into the U.C. for the

first time, you get a look at Mercer’s

historic past with a glimpse of the future. Heritage Hall is home to memorabilia from Mercer’s historic

athletic achievements as well as the

Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Mercer’s comprehensive therapeutic setting provides medical coverage for all student-athletes. It is staffed by

two full-time athletic trainers and five graduate assistants that are licensed and certified to practice.

all the latest free weight and weight machine technology. Athletes and trainers also have the use of a com-plete athletic training room, with the latest in injury treatment and prevention equipment.

The University Center is also home for Mercer University Athletics, with offices for all the athletics administra-tion and coaching staff. These offices allow potential student-athletes to see first hand the facility that will be their home base for their career at Mercer.

The University Center, on top of all the other amenities, is the home for Mercer basketball and volleyball. There are two full courts, one designated as the practice court, and the main floor in the center of the arena in the University Center. The main court is surrounded by 3,200 seats for basketball and volleyball, but can be ex-panded for up to 4,080 with floor seating for concerts. Three skyboxes at mid-court provide a birds-eye view of the action on the floor.

The main entrance into the Arena at the University Center is Mercer’s Heritage Hall. This is a collection recogniz-ing some of Mercer’s most important alumni, faculty and staff. There are many different displays, including the Mercer Hall of Fame which honors the accomplishments of Mercerians through the years. Displays also include

the history of Mercer Athletics and a History of Mercer itself.

FACILITIES AT MERCERWhen walking into the U.C. for the

first time, you get a look at Mercer’s

historic past with a glimpse of the future. Heritage Hall is home to memorabilia from Mercer’s historic

athletic achievements as well as the

Athletics Hall of Fame.

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Attached to each locker room is a player lounge, complete with a big-screen TV, sound

system and comfortable seating.

Another state-of-the-art addition to Mercer, the weight room is home to power lifting stations, abundant free weights and state-of-the art cardio equipment.

Each of Mercer’s team sports has a an up-to-date locker room in the University Center. The locker rooms have full shower facilities.

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The indoor pool at the University Center is a collegiate size lap pool that is utilized for aqua-therapy for rehabilitation of student-athletes.

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WILLIAM D. UNDERWOODPresident Underwood has led Mercer during a period of dy-namic growth and development for the University. Since his ar-rival as Mercer’s 18th President in 2006, enrollment has increased by 18 percent to more than 8,200 students. Mercer has launched a second medical school campus (in Savannah), initiated a master’s-level physician assistant program and a doctoral-level program in physical therapy and added Ph.D. programs in Educational Leader-ship, Curriculum and Instruction, and Nursing.

Reflecting an increased emphasis on research, Mercer in 2009-10 met the criteria established by the Carnegie Foun-dation for reclassification as a research-doctoral university. Over the past three years, the number of Ph.D. students has increased from fewer than 25 to approximately 200, while the amount of externally funded research expenditures has grown to nearly $25 million. In addition to increased levels of funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Na-tional Science Foundation, Mercer scientists have for the first time been funded as eminent cancer scientists by the Georgia Cancer Coalition, while other Mercer scientists are now receiv-ing funding to support their research through the Georgia Research Alliance.

The University has intensified its longstanding commitment to service-learning and community engagement under President Underwood’s leadership. During the spring of 2009, Mercer announced a $5 million grant from the John S. and

MERCER UNIVERSITYpRESIDENT

James L. Knight Foundation to support continued revitaliza-tion of the College Hill Corridor between campus and down-town Macon. The groundbreaking Mercer On Mission pro-gram, launched in 2007, has been recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative as “an exemplary approach to addressing a specific global challenge.” Mercer earned the highest federal recognition for community engagement by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2009, and in 2008 became the only university in Georgia to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s designation for “Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships.”

Prior to joining Mercer, President Underwood served at Baylor University as Interim President and held the prestigious Leon Jaworski Chair at the Baylor School of Law. President Underwood is an accomplished educator and scholar. He was designated a Master Teacher at Baylor in recognition of extraordinary classroom teaching over an extended period. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation.

President Underwood was awarded the J.D. degree summa cum laude by the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985,

where he graduated as class salutatorian and was an editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. Following graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Sam D. Johnson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, prior to practicing law for several years with a large law firm in Dallas. He also holds an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he met his spouse, Lesli. They have two children, Jessica and William.

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DIRECTOR OFATHLETICS

JIM COLEJim Cole assumed the duties of Director of Athletics for Mercer University on July 1, 2010. Prior to that, he served as MU’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs, heading up the Mercer Athletics Foundation (the fund-raising arm for Bears’ athlet-ics) concurrent with his time as a State Representative in Georgia.

A native of Augusta, Cole en-tered Mercer on an academic scholarship in 1990 and lettered

in baseball from 1990 to 1993. He was recipient of the Charles C. Morgan Outstanding Student-Athlete Award and gradu-ated with honors from the University in 1993.

Cole was drafted as a pitcher by the Milwaukee Brewers in 1993 and was named the franchise’s “Organizational Player of the Year” and a finalist for the TOPPS Minor League “Player of the Year Award” in 1994.

After an injury ended his professional baseball career, he returned to Mercer in 1997 to earn his MBA while serving as a graduate assistant and pitching coach for the baseball team. In 1998 he served as pitching coach for the Madison Black Wolves minor league team in Madison, Wis. Cole then entered private business before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 (and serving in that capac-ity until 2010).

Cole served as the legislative voice under the Gold Dome for the constituents of House District 125 - which includes Jasper County and parts of Monroe, Jones and Lamar Counties. His legislative duties included membership on the Appropria-tions Economic Development Sub-Committee (to oversees

important areas of the budget that deal with agriculture, community affairs, economic development and transporta-tion). In addition, Cole served on the Rules, Judiciary Non-Civil and State Planning and Community Affairs Committees.

Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Cole to serve as senior admin-istration floor leader in early 2009, having served formerly as assistant floor leader from 2007-2008.

Cole is an active community leader throughout the state. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. A graduate of Leadership Georgia, he is a member of Forsyth United Methodist Church.

Cole is married to the former Gaylyn Lawson of Forsyth, where they live with their two children, Caroline and Lawson.

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SybilBlalockSr. Assoc. A.D./

Senior Women Admin.

JasonChildsHead Coach

Men’s Lacrosse

KarenDonaldsonAssistant A.D.Compliance

MyraCameronAthletics

Coordinator

EricaSullivanStaff

Assistant

RobMurphyAssistant A.D.

Sports Medicine

JimTessmerOperationsManager

RyanBaileyHead Coach

Cross Country (M & W)

BradRuzzoHead CoachMen’s Soccer

GaryGuyerHead Coach

Women’s Golf

BobHoffmanHead Coach

Men’s Basketball

SusieGardnerHead Coach

Women’s Basketball

CraigGibsonHead Coach

Baseball

AndrewTredwayHead CoachMen’s Golf

MikeRaynorHead Coach

Softball

MickeyPearceHead Coach

Rifle (M & W)

JarradTurnerMarketing &Promotions

DaveBeyerAthletics MediaRelations/SID

PennyDavisSpirit

Coordinator

TimPietroferePep BandDirector

STAFF & COACHES

GrantSerafyHead Coach

Women’s Soccer

Dr.JeffreyHugdahlFaculty AthleticsRepresentative

PaulBohrHead Strength &

Conditioning Coach

AndyStabellAssistant Sports

Information Director

NickyBrunoCheerleading

Coach

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A Message from the Athletic Foundation President“As a former student-athlete and now as a Mercer alumna, I am excited about the future of the Mercer Athletics program. We are bringing to our campus some of the brightest and most talented student-athletes in the country.

“As you can see, Mercer has had outstanding recent success, both in competition and in the classroom. In order to provide student-athletes with the best possible resources for maximum success in the future, we need your help.

“Would you consider joining the Athletics Foundation today and encourage our student-athletes with your financial support and attendance when the Bears compete on the playing fields and courts?”

--Diane Owens

The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fundrais-ing arm for Mercer University Athletics. Members of the Foundation annually set goals to raise funds which have been used to undertake such projects as hiring a full-time strength and conditioning coach, enhancing recruiting budgets, providing additional scholarships and to help increase salaries to attract and retain outstanding coaches.

The MAF has many ways by which individuals and businesses alike can become involved and help keep the Bears’ athletics program at the forefront.

NoelleRookeHead CoachVolleyball

WarrenWoolfolkHead Coach

Tennis (M & W)

STAFF & COACHES /MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

AdamBaileyGraduate Assistant

Marketing & Promotions

JasonFarhadiGraduate AssistantSports Information

MichaelEllisGraduate Assistant

Academics

JeffGrahamGraduate AssistantSports Information

AmandaBrownGraduate Assistant

Compliance

KevinCavoorisGraduate Assistant

Compliance

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StrengthandConditioningThe strength and conditioning program at Mercer has three primary goals. These goals are to maximize athleticism, minimize injuries and increase mental/physical toughness. The way this is accomplished is by primarily utilizing ground based, multi-joint, triple extension, explosive exercises. Athletes will perform exercises of all types but focus is put on three main exercise styles: Olympic lifting, power lifting and plyometrics. The goal is to try and replicate the movements, velocities and forces that are experienced during competition of the athlete's sport.

Served by a professional full-time strength and conditioning coach as well as an assistant coach, Mercer Athletics provides a full range of weight training and exercise equipment to assist Mercer’s approximately 226 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through strength training and conditioning.

Easily accessible from anywhere in the University Center, the equipment includes the following:• three top of the line power lift full racks• over 3,000 pounds of plates • a line of variable resistant machines• three sets of Iron Grip dumbbells • five free standing adjustable benches

SportsMedicineDepartmentThe Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and well-being of student-athletes is the number one priority. Student-athletes have access to therapeutic services such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling and preventative physical medicine.

The Mercer Sports Medicine department utilizes a state-of-the-art athletic training facility in the university center. The athletic training room consists of a treatment, taping and rehabilitation area. The rehabilitation area is equipped with a treadmill, exercise bikes in addition to a variety of weights, resistance bands, medicine balls, and other rehabilitation equipment which can be used to facilitate injury rehabilitations.

The athletic training area also has an enclosed hydrotherapy room with an eight-person cold whirlpool and smaller extremity whirlpools. There are also offices for the staff and a physician exam room. The athletic training room also has easy access to the weight room and the University Center pool.

The facility is staffed by two full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers, a family practice physician and an orthopedic surgeon. The staff works with other group of health-care providers to bring a comprehensive care to the student-athletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.

TylerFredlund-Lacrosse-Rifle

Hannah Smith-Volleyball-Tennis

Laura Nelsen-Baseball-Cross Country

Jesse Kolodziejski-Women’s Soccer-Men’s Golf

Shawn Wolf-Softball-Women’s Basketball

RobMurphyAssistant Athletics Director /Director of Sports MedicineMen’s Basketball

Assistants

PaulBohrStrength and ConditioningCoach

EricPohlStrength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant

Sean Robb-Men’s Soccer-Women’sGolf

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BUILDINGContinuing a tradition of academic achievement, a record 60 percent of all student-athletes earned All-Academic status during the 2009-10 academic year. Lipscomb edged out Belmont, the seven-time winner of the All-Academic Trophy, to win its first such trophy with close to 72 percent of its the student-athletes achieving All-Academic status with grade point averages of a 3.00, or better.

Several Bisons teams received national recognition for their success in the classroom. Both the men’s and women’s track & field teams posted team GPAs among the top five in the nation - the only school in the country to boast that distinction. Jacksonville’s women’s track team received their ninth straight USTFCCCA All-Academic honor. Lipscomb’s women’s basketball team posted the ninth best GPA in the country and the conference champion volleyball team led five A-Sun schools in receiving an AVCA Team Academic Award. The Stetson men’s tennis team led the nation with nine student-athletes earning the honor of Scholar Athlete from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. A total of five A-Sun schools and 24 student-athletes received recogntion from the ITA. Stetson and Belmont joined only 16 other Division I schools considered an All-Academic squad in both men’s and women’s tennis.

For the first time the NCAA released single-year APR for Division I head coaches in six sports dating back to 2003-04, the beginning of the program. All 11 A-Sun schools produced a coach who had a year of a perfect score of 1000 and the league produced a total of 25 seasons with scores of 1000. Seven of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball recorded at least one score of 1000 and five teams had a score of 1000 in 2008-09, the most recent year recorded by the NCAA.

WINNERSFour A-Sun teams received Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association All-Sports Trophies in recognition of their performances in NCAA postseason play. Lipscomb’s softball team, ETSU’s men’s tennis squad plus UNF’s men’s golf team and women’s tennis carried the conference to the third-highest total by any one conference.

Golf continued to boom in the conference as three league members on the women’s side advanced to NCAA play for the first time in conference play. Women’s golf became the first sport in the conference to produce three NCAA participants since baseball in 2003. At the NCAA Regionals, ETSU’s Nina Muehl opened with an 8-under 64, the single lowest round carded in all of Division I golf and became just the second golfer from the A-Sun to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships

The Ospreys’ men’s golf team spent the year ranked among the top programs in the country alongside ETSU. Both advanced to NCAA postseason play and the Ospreys made the nationals for the first time as a conference member. Sophomore Sean Dale earned All-America honors and qualified for the US Amateur, as did his teammates Kevin Alywin and Kevin Phelan. Phelan opened his summer by qualifying for the US Open at Pebble Beach. ETSU’s Rhys Enoch tied for the individual title at the NCAA East Regional and his play carried into summer as he made his second Palmer Cup team and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the British Amateur.

Individual performances stood out on the diamond as FGCU’s Chris Sale became a consensus All-America en route to becoming the conference’s fourth first-round pick in the last two years. ETSU’s Paul Hoilman contended for the national triple crown and burst onto the national scene by winning the first-ever home run derby competition - contested at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Mercer’s Jacob Tanis finished one RBI shy of the national lead in pacing the Bears back to the top of the A-Sun for the first time in more than 25 years.

In softball, two hurlers established themselves among the best in the nation. Lipscomb’s Whitney Kiihnl and USC Upstate’s Morgan Childers each topped the 30-win mark - a first for the conference. The two traded the national lead in ERA throughout the season and when the year came to a close, Kiihnl finished with the best mark in the nation with Childers taking a close second. Kiihnl and Childers ranked second and third in the country in fewest hits allowed per seven innings.

For the first time in league history, the conference’s last remaining charter member, Mercer, hosted the General Shale Brick Basketball Championships. The hosts advanced to the final of the men’s event setting up a standing-room-only event at the University Center against ETSU. In the end the Buccaneers won back-to-back titles. Jacksonville advanced to the NIT for the straight second year and provided the league’s first win in the event since 1996 when Ben Smith connected on a game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds to stun top-seeded Arizona State.

On the women’s side ETSU became the third A-Sun school to win three straight titles, FGCU advanced to the WNIT for a third consecutive year and USC Upstate registered its first 20-win season as a Division I program.

FOR LIFEAlums from the Atlantic Sun, both recent and historic continued to excel at the highest levels. Within the span of three days, FGCU produced its first two major league baseball players. Two pitchers of the Eagles’ 2008 A-Sun Championship squad, Casey Coleman and Sale, took their talents to Chicago as Coleman broke in with the Cubs and Sale soared through the White Sox system after spending less than two months in the minors. In late June, former Stetson All-American Chris Johnson returned to the Astros lineup and hit over .380 his first two months as a regular.

ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE

THIS IS THE ATLANTIC SUNFor more than 30 years the Atlantic Sun Conference has stood for achievement with integrity in both theacademic and athleticarenas with a focus on the balance between the two for its student-athletes. The A-Sun boasts a blend of themost dynamic and prestigious private and public institutions inthe region, with all committed to the conference goal of Building Winners for Life.

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MERCER KEY CONTACTS1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 31207 * Phone: (478) 301-2994

Athletics AdministrationJim Cole Director of Athletics (478) 301-2994 [email protected] Blalock Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA (478) 301-2301 [email protected] Murphy Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine (478) 301-2453 [email protected] Donaldson Assistant Director of Athletics/ Compliance (478) 301-2729 [email protected] Cameron Athletics Coordinator/Administrative Eligibility Coordinator (478) 301-2733 [email protected] Sullivan Staff Assistant (478) 301-4130 [email protected] AffairsSybil Blalock Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA (478) 301-2301 [email protected] Donaldson Assistant A.D./ Compliance (478) 301-2729 [email protected] MedicineRob Murphy Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine (478) 301-2453 [email protected] & ConditioningPaul Bohr Strength & Conditioning Coach (478) 301-2047 [email protected] Davis Spirit Coordinator (478) 301-5217 [email protected] ManagementJim Tessmer Event Coordinator (478) 301-2369 [email protected] & PromotionsJarrad Turner Athletics Marketing Coordinator (478) 301-2702 [email protected] Media Relations/Sports InformationDave Beyer Sports Information Director (478) 301-2735 [email protected] Stabell Assistant Sports Information Director (478) 301-5219 [email protected] Gibson Head Coach (478) 301-2396 [email protected]'s BasketballBob Hoffman Head Coach (478) 301-2736 [email protected]'s BasketballSusie Gardner Head Coach (478) 301-2739 [email protected] Country (M & W)Ryan Bailey Head Coach (478) 301-2144 [email protected]'s GolfAndrew Tredway Head Coach (478) 301-5349 [email protected]'s GolfGary Guyer Head Coach (478) 301-5625 [email protected]'s LacrosseJason Childs Head Coach (478) 301-2731 [email protected] (M & W)Mickey Pearce Head Coach (478) 808-4976 [email protected]'s SoccerBrad Ruzzo Head Coach (478) 301-4011 [email protected]'s SoccerGrant Serafy Head Coach (478) 301-2060 [email protected] Raynor Head Coach (478) 301-2263 [email protected] (M & W)Warren Woolfolk Head Coach (478) 301-2269 [email protected]'s Volleyball/Sand VolleyballNoelle Rooke Head Coach (478) 301-2268 [email protected]

Other Mercer Police (478) 301-2970Key Campus Emergency (478) 301-2911 Numbers Admissions (478) 301-2650 Automated Information (478) 301-1500

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