08/18/05–
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEVEN
JAGS NAMED TO SUN BELT'S ALL-TIME CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
CONTACT:
Dwayne Gatlin
New
Orleans, LA. - To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Sun
Belt Conference released its All-Time Cross Country Team, Thursday.
Seven Jags were selected by the committee, including current runner
Tonny Okello, the late David Kimani, Jeff Cambell, Bobby Abruscato,
Deanne Dahmer, Laura Martin and Barbara Walker.
Last season,
Okello won the Sun Belt Conference title, finished third at the
South Regional Championships and placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships,
becoming the third male Jaguar to earn All-American honors.
Kimani
was named to the All-Time Team by virtue of his unmatched dominance
in 1999. Kimani was undefeated on his way to becoming South Alabama's
only NCAA cross country champion. Cambell, a two time conference
champion (1991 & 1993) and USA's first NCAA qualifier, along
with USA Hall of Fame runner Abruscato, were also named to the men's
team.
On the women's side, 1987 Sun Belt Conference Champion Deanne Dahmer,
1997 conference champion, Laura Martin, and three time All-Conference
runner, Barbara Walker, made the team. Dahmer led the 1988 team
to a conference title, while Martin was the only Lady Jag to qualify
for the NCAA Championship and Walker helped paced back to back team
titles in 1992 and 1993.
Head Cross Country
Coach Lee Evans said "This is a great accomplishment for the
program, particularly Tonny being in his first year. That says a
lot about where the program is going." Assistant Coach Ron
Davis recruited and coached three of the women listed, Jana Bulirova,
Michaela Mannova and Pavlina Vondrakova, and men's team selection
Omar Smith, during his stint as head cross country/track and field
coach at the University of New Orleans.
ALL-TIME
SUN BELT MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
All-Time Sun Belt Coach: Dr. Curtiss Long, Western
Kentucky
All-Time
Sun Belt Runner: Sean Dollman, Western Kentucky
All-Time
Sun Belt Team
Seth Bortey , Arkansas State, 2000-05
Neal Andrews,
Arkansas State, 1995-97
John McGrew,
Arkansas State, 1992-94
Gabe Arrington,
Arkansas State, 1992-95
Gabriel Rodriguez,
Florida International, 1998-99
Luiz Prestes,
Florida International, 2001
Alex Shaw, Florida
International, 1998-2001
Walter Whitfield
, Louisiana-Lafayette, 2001-04
Geoffrey Lagat,
Middle Tennessee, 2000-04
Mike Hancock,
New Orleans, 1997
Steve Happel,
New Orleans, 1998-99
Omar Smith,
New Orleans, 2000-2003
Seamus Donohoe,
Charlotte, 1988-90
David
Kamani, South Alabama, 1999
Tonny
Okello, South Alabama, 2004
Jeff
Campbell, South Alabama, 1991 & 1993
Bobby
Abruscato, South Alabama, 1978-1981
Craig Pethe,
South Florida, 1979-82
Greg Sullivan,
South Florida, 1978-81
Dror Vaknin,
South Florida, 1986-89
Nick Alliwell,
Western Kentucy, 1994-97
Jon Barker,
Western Kentucky, 1982-85
Simon Cahill,
Western Kentucky, 1980-83
Sean Dollman,
Western Kentucky, 1988-91
Enda Grandfield,
Western Kentucky, 2000-03
Ashley Johnson,
Western Kentucky, 1980-83
Aaron Mullins,
Western Kentucky, 1997-99
Eddie O’Carroll,
Western Kentucky, 1989-92
Philip Ryan,
Western Kentucky, 1983-86
ALL-TIME
SUN BELT WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
All-Time Sun Belt Coach: Dr. Curtiss Long, Western
Kentucky
All-Time
Sun Belt Runner: Breeda Dennehy, Western Kentucky
All-Time
Sun Belt Team
Stephanie Anaya,
Arkansas State, 2002-05
Toshia Bauer,
Arkansas State, 2004
Amanda Howard,
Florida International, 2003-04
Rebecca Rodriguez,
Florida International,1999-2003
Liz Borrell,
Florida International,1998-2000
Allison Wilfong,
Jacksonville, 1992-95
Robyn Wilson,
Jacksonville
Natalie Gillis,
Louisiana-Lafayette, 2001-04
Jeanne Menard,
Louisiana-Lafayette, 2000-03
Rachael Cuellar,
New Mexico State, 2002-04
Santilla Victorian,
New Orleans, 1994-96
Rachel Cassanova,
New Orleans, 1995-97
Julie Hotard,
New Orleans, 1998-99
Jana Bulirova,
New Orleans, 1999-2000
Michaela Mannova,
New Orleans, 2000
Pavlina Vondrakova,
New Orleans, 2000-2003
Katie Kerin,
Charlotte, 1988-90
Deanne
Dahmer , South Alabama, 1986-89
Barbara
Walker, South Alabama, 1992-94
Laura
Martin, South Alabama, 1997
Jill Faulkner,
UAB, 1985-87
Kim Fuller,
UAB, 1984-86
Christina Brown,
Western Kentucky, 1993-96
Olga Cronin,
Western Kentucky, 1999-2002
Breeda Dennehy,
Western Kentucky, 1989-91
Mairead Looney,
Western Kentucky, 1988-89
Valarie Lynch,
Western Kentucky, 1995-96, 1998-99
Michelle Murphy,
Western Kentucky, 1989-92
Cara Nichols,
Western Kentucky, 2001-04
Bonita Paul,
Western Kentucky, 2001-03
Gwen Van Rensburg,
Western Kentucky, 1988
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