2009 season women s r - liberty university · 12 flames - 25 big south championships & 3 ic4a...

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lady FlameS - 18 Big South championShipS

name Event Year Ht. HometownMia Aghaji Jumps/Hurdles So. 5-9 Chester, Va.Katie Albright Mid-distance So. 5-6 Wake Forest, N.C.Valencia Amos Sprints Fr. 5-8 Lexington, N.C.Kim Arelt Sprints/Hurdles So. 5-6 Massillon, OhioAndrea Beckles Sprints Sr. 5-5 Lynchburg, Va.Dacia Bushman Distance So. 5-6 Castalia, IowaRachel Campbell Distance Fr. 5-7 Beaumont, TexasRod’Esther Castor Mid-distance So. 5-6 Hamilton, N.J.Olivia Charnuski Sprints/Hurdles Fr. 5-6 Elmira, OntarioKristen Dalton Javelin Sr. 5-2 Wanchese, N.C.Sharron Davis Sprints So. 5-4 Winston-Salem, N.C.Elizabeth DeCastro Sprints/Jumps So. 5-4 Milford, Del.Grace Esden Javelin Fr. 5-5 Springfield, Vt.Katie Everson Distance R-So. 5-4 Russell, Mass.Chenoa Freeman Sprints Jr. 5-4 Lincoln, Del.Emily Funderburke Pole Vault Sr. 5-7 Fredericksburg, Va.Alicia Guridy Distance R-Fr. 5-8 Tappahannock, Va.Charis Haldeman Distance Fr. 5-5 Manheim, Pa.Blakely Harris Distance R-Fr. 5-8 Shelby, N.C.Laura Haugland High Jump Fr. 5-10 Park Rapids, Minn.Jennifer Healey Heptathlon/Triple Jump So. 5-6 Virginia Beach, Va.Brittany Heath Sprints Jr. 5-5 Freeport, Grand BahamasRachel Houseknecht Hurdles/Pole Vault R-Fr. 5-5 Hughesville, Pa.Erin Hudson Pole Vault Jr. 5-6 Whitacre, Va.Hannah Hunt Mid-distance Fr. 5-8 Sewickley, Pa.Kaitlyn Johnson Sprints Fr. 5-4 Florissant, Mo.Kayla Johnson Mid-distance Fr. 5-4 Florissant, Mo.Jennifer Klugh Mid-distance Fr. 5-8 Centerburg, OhioBree Knauff Throws Fr. 5-9 Bainbridge, OhioCassie Laminack Throws Fr. 5-8 Muscadine, Ala.Ashley Lundquist Distance Fr. 5-5 Rockland, Mass.Melissa Martens Distance R-So. 5-2 Baraboo, Wis.Krystle Matthews Heptathlon So. 5-7 Chesapeake, Va.Nicole Miglis Mid-distance/Javelin R-Fr. 5-11 South Plainfield, N.J.Christina Mitchell Heptathlon Fr. 5-8 Monroe, Va.Amanda Moyer Distance R-Fr. 5-6 Carrollton, OhioAshley Osborne Distance R-Jr. 5-2 Bristol, Va.Alyssa Pegues Sprints/Jumps Fr. 5-7 Warner Robins, Ga.Rebekah Ricksecker Mid-distance Sr. 5-7 Laurel, Del.Melanie Sims Hurdles/Jumps Fr. 5-4 Cleveland Heights, OhioShekina Sims Throws So. 5-4 Midlothian, Va.Kristen Story Distance Fr. 5-4 Montclair, Va.Ashley Teer Mid-distance Sr. 5-5 Abbotsford, British ColumbiaTami Tolsma Pole Vault/Discus Fr. 5-8 Forest, Va.Denise Troyer Distance Fr. 5-6 Kennedyville, Md.Sally Volstad Distance Fr. 5-4 Anchorage, AlaskaJaime Watson Mid-distance Sr. 5-6 Ravenna, Mich.Marie Williams Heptathlon R-Sr. 5-9 Tampa, Fla.

12 FlameS - 25 Big South championShipS & 3 ic4a titleS

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SPRInTS

Top ReturneesAndrea Beckles, Sr.

60-7.56, 100-11.87, 200-24.48

Chenoa Freeman, Jr.200-24.95, 400-54.79

Jaime Watson, Sr.400-55.23

Brittany Heath, Jr.200-25.72, 400-58.79

Promising newcomersAlyssa Pegues, Fr.

Warner Robins, Ga.100-11.84

Olivia Charnuski, Fr.Elmira, Ontario

Christina Mitchell, Fr.Monroe, Va.

MID-DISTAnCE/DISTANCE

Top ReturneesJaime Watson, Sr.

800-2:08.292008 ECAC Indoor 800 Champion

Rebekah Ricksecker, Sr.800-2:11.20, 1,500-4:25.47

Two-Time Big South 1,500 Champ

Katie Albright, So.Mile-4:53.77 (Indoor)

Ashley Teer, Sr.800-2:20.13

Ashley Osborne, Sr.5K-16:42.79

Dacia Bushman, So.5K-17:40.06, 10K-36:43.19

Promising newcomerJennifer Klugh, Fr.Centerburg, Ohio

1,600-5:02, 3,200-11:24

HURDLES

Top ReturneesRachel Houseknecht, R-Fr.

100 Hurdles - 14.49

Marie Williams, R-Sr.100H-14.96, 400H-1:02.46

Mia Aghaji, So.400 Hurdles-1:06.28

Krystle Matthews, So.100 Hurdles-15.55

Promising newcomersOlivia Charnuski, Fr.

Elmira, Ontario100 Hurdles-14.17

Christina Mitchell, Fr.Monroe, Va.

300 Hurdles-43.64

Melanie Sims, Fr.Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Andrea Beckles Rachel Houseknecht Ashley Osborne

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JUMPS

Top ReturneesMia Aghaji, So.

HJ-5-8, TJ-40-11.75Two-Time Big South HJ Champion

Jennifer Healey, So.TJ-37-11.25

Emily Funderburke, Sr.PV-10-0.75

Rachel Houseknecht, R-Fr.PV-10-0

Promising newcomersChristina Mitchell, Fr.

Monroe, Va.LJ-17-5, HJ-5-4

Alyssa Pegues, Fr.Warner Robins, Ga.


HEPTATHLOn

Top ReturneesMarie Williams, R-Sr.

Heptathlon-4,775Two-time Big South Multi Champ

Krystle Matthews, So.Heptathlon-4,343

2008 Big South Pentathlon Champ

Jennifer Healey, So.Heptathlon-3,773

Promising newcomersChristina Mitchell, Fr.

Monroe, Va.


THROWS

Top ReturneesKristen Dalton, Sr.

Jav-122-1

Krystle Matthews, So.Jav-118-1

Shekina Sims, So.Ham-114-2

Promising newcomersBree Knauff, Fr.

Bainbridge, Ohio

Cassie Laminack, Fr.Muscadine, Ala.

Tami Tolsma, Fr.Forest, Va.

Grace Esden, Fr.Springfield, Vt.

Mia Aghaji Kristen Dalton Marie Williams


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Mia AghajiJumps/Hurdles

Kim AreltSprints/Hurdles

Valencia AmosSprints

Katie AlbrightMid-distance

Andrea BecklesSprints

Dacia BushmanDistance

Chenoa FreemanSprints

Grace EsdenJavelin

Sharron DavisSprints

Kristen DaltonJavelin

Olivia CharnuskiSprints/Hurdles

Rod’Esther CastorMid-distance

Elizabeth DeCastroSprints/Jumps

Emily FunderburkePole Vault

Katie Albright Dacia Bushman

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Alicia GuridyDistance

Hannah HuntMid-distance

Erin HudsonPole Vault

Rachel HouseknechtHurdles/PV

Jennifer HealeyHeptathlon/TJ

Laura HauglandHigh Jump

Charis HaldemanDistance

Kayla JohnsonMid-distance

Kaitlyn JohnsonSprints

Jennifer KlughMid-distance

Ashley LundquistDistance

Cassie LaminackThrows

Melissa MartensDistance

Krystle MatthewsHeptathlon

Jennifer Healey Krystle Matthews


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Nicole MiglisMid-distance/Javelin

Melanie SimsHurdles/Jumps

Rebekah RickseckerMid-distance

Alyssa PeguesSprints/Jumps

Ashley OsborneDistance

Amanda MoyerDistance

Christina MitchellHeptathlon

Shekina SimsThrows

Tami TolsmaPole Vault/Discus

Ashley TeerMid-distance

Jaime WatsonMid-distance

Sally VolstadDistance

Denise TroyerDistance

Marie WilliamsHeptathlon

Ashley Teer Jaime Watson

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Mia AGHAJI5-9 SophomoreJumps/HurdlesChester, Va.Personal Bests:High Jump - 5-8Triple Jump - 40-11.75

2008 (Fr.): Three-time Big South champion, including the indoor and outdoor high jump and the indoor 4 x 400 relay … set the Lib-erty outdoor triple jump record (39-9.75) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational … triple jumped at the ECAC indoor and outdoor meets, placing seventh indoors … Prep: Attended Matoaca H.S. … earned all-state recognition as a sophomore, junior and senior … triple jumped a wind-aided 40-11.75 as a senior, ranking among the na-tion’s top 10 high school performances … posted a 5-8 high jump in high school, claiming district and regional titles in the event … com-peted in the Down Under International Games in Australia and won the high jump gold medal … Personal: Daughter of Virginia Aghaji … biology major … birthday is April 28.

Katie ALBRIGHT5-6 SophomoreMid-distanceWake Forest, N.C.Personal Bests:800 - 2:15.151,500 - 4:34.32

2009 Indoor (So.): Big South mile champion and placed eighth at 800 meters … 2008 (Fr.): Earned a trio of All-Big South honors as a freshman, placing eighth in cross country and second in both the indoor mile and outdoor 1,500 … also finished fifth in the 800 at the Big South indoor meet … clocked a Liberty freshman-record 4:53.77 in the mile to take third place at the ECAC indoor cham-pionship … part of Liberty’s school-record-setting distance medley relay squad at the Penn Relays … won collegiate cross country de-but, running unattached, at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Prep: Home schooled … won the freshman/sophomore race at the 2002 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships by more than 40 seconds … placed eighth in the two-mile at the 2003 Nike Indoor Championships, in 11:09 … Personal: Daughter of Don and Cathi Albright … major is missions and minor is coaching … intends to work in sports missions … birthday is March 30.

Andrea BECKLES5-5 SeniorSprintsLynchburg, Va.Personal Bests:60 - 7.56100 - 11.87

2009 Indoor (Sr.): Lowered her school 60-meter dash record to 7.56 at the Big South meet … placed third in the 60 and sixth in the 200 at the conference indoor championship … ran the second-fastest indoor 200 time (25.04) in program history, at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup … 2008 (Jr.): All-Big South performer in the 100-me-ter dash, after finishing third at the conference outdoor meet … also finished second in the 4 x 100 and eighth in the 200 at the Big South outdoor championship … indoors, posted a fifth-place finish in the Big South 60 and took sixth in the 200 … part of a school record-setting 4 x 200 relay team at the Penn Relays … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection … 2007 (So.): A part of two pro-gram-record performances … clocked a then-Liberty record 7.62 in the indoor 60-meter dash … led off for the Lady Flames’ Big South champion 4 x 100 relay team outdoors, which ran a program and conference-record 45.95 … conference runner-up at 100 meters outdoors and took third place at 60 meters indoors … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2006 (Fr.): Ran a 7.73 for the indoor 60 meters … finished seventh in the Big South outdoor 100 meters … included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Lynchburg Christian Academy her last two years of high school … Personal: Daughter of Anthony and Bernie Beckles … fa-ther is Liberty’s Vice President for Finance … elementary education major … birthday is Sept. 13.

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Dacia BUSHMAN5-6 SophomoreDistanceCastalia, IowaPersonal Bests:5K - 17:40.0610K - 36:43.19

2008 Cross Country (So.): Placed 11th at the Big South meet, help-ing the Lady Flames earn team runner-up honors … 2008 (Fr.): Named Big South Freshman of the Year for women’s cross country after placing sixth at the conference meet … ran a Liberty freshman 6K cross country record time of 21:39.30, taking 44th at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships … claimed Big South third-place finishes in the indoor 3K and the outdoor 10K … ran a school freshman record 36:43.19 10K to place eighth at the ECAC outdoor meet … Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Home schooled … earned a pair of runner-up finishes at the Iowa state cross coun-try meet (2003 & 2006) … twice finished third at the Iowa state meet in the 1,500 meters (2006 & 2007) … Personal: Daughter of Chuck and Maryls Bushman … one of nine children … nursing major … birthday is Sept. 16.

Rod’Esther CASTOR5-6 SophomoreMid-distanceHamilton, N.J.Personal Bests:800 - 2:18.31,600 - 5:12.3

2009 Indoor (So.): Ran a collegiate personal-best 2:20.37 for the 800 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup … 2008 Cross Country (So.): Liberty’s No. 6 finisher at both the Big South and regional meets … 2008 (Fr.): Earned top 10 finishes in each of her first two collegiate cross country meets, ending up sixth at the Virginia Tech Invita-tional and seventh at the Longwood Invitational … Prep: Attended Steinert H.S. … her best times included 2:18.3 for 800 meters and 5:12.3 for 1,600 meters … Personal: Daughter of Villate and Marie Castor … intends to major in kinesiology … birthday is Dec. 7.

Olivia CHARNUSKI5-6 FreshmanSprints/HurdlesElmira, OntarioPersonal Bests:60 Hurdles - 8.92100 Hurdles - 14.17

2009 Indoor (Fr.): Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles final at the Big South meet … tied for fifth on Liberty’s all-time perfor-mance list, with a pair of 8.92 clockings for the 60 hurdles …won the 60 hurdles at the Liberty Open … Prep: Represented Canada at the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games, after placing second in the 100-meter hurdles at the Canada Junior National Championships … finished ninth in the 100 hurdles at the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials … third-place finisher in the 100 hurdles at the 2008 OFSAA meet … Personal: Daughter of Rick and Barb Charnuski … major is kinesiology … birthday is July 5.

Kristen DALTON5-2 SeniorJavelinWanchese, N.C.Personal Best:Javelin - 122-1

2008 (Jr.): Finished fifth in the Big South javelin competition for the second straight year … threw a season-long 119-9 at her final meet of the year, placing second at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier … 2007 (So.): Placed fifth in the javelin at the Big South Championships, with a season-best 117-7 heave … 2006 (Fr.): Competed in both track and volleyball at High Point … finished third in the javelin at the Big South meet … earned a spot on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Tabbed the Female Athlete of the Year at Man-teo H.S. as a senior … Personal: Daughter of David and Ruth Dalton … also a member of Liberty’s 2007 Big South Champion volleyball team … kinesiology major … birthday is March 4.

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Chenoa FREEMAN5-4 JuniorSprintsLincoln, Del.Personal Bests:200 - 24.95400 - 54.79

2009 Indoor (Jr.): Claimed seventh place in the Big South 400-me-ter final … also ran the 400 at the ECAC championship … 2008 (So.): Part of five school record-setting efforts, including the indoor 300 (39.55), 400 (55.70) and 4 x 400 relay (3:47.16) as well as the out-door 4 x 200 (1:37.99) and distance medley relay (11:30.56) quar-tets … three-time All-Big South selection, as she helped Liberty win the indoor 4 x 400 relay and finished third in the 400 at the indoor and outdoor conference meets … also placed fourth in the 200-me-ter dash at the Big South indoor championship … ECAC outdoor fifth-place finisher at 400 meters … Big South Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16 and Feb. 6 … ECAC Track Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7 … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection … 2007 (Fr.): Came in fourth in the 400-meter dash at both the Big South indoor and outdoor meets … helped the 4 x 400 relay team set a school record with a 3:41.00 at the ECAC outdoor championships … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Christian Taberna-cle Academy … Personal: Daughter of Leslie Freeman, Jr. and Cheryl N. Freeman … majoring in graphic design, with a minor in English … birthday is Sept. 22.

Emily FUNDERBURKE5-7 SeniorPole VaultFredericksburg, Va.Personal Best:Pole Vault - 10-0.75

2009 Indoor (Sr.): Cleared a season-best 9-10 to finish eighth in the pole vault at the Big South meet … 2008 (Jr.): Fifth-place pole vaulter at both the Big South indoor and outdoor championships … member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2007 (So.): Earned All-Big South distinction with her third-place finish in the pole vault at the Big South outdoor meet, after a personal-best 10-0.75 clearance … took fourth at the indoor conference meet in the event … 2006 (Fr.): Tied for sixth indoors and was eighth outdoors at the conference meet in the pole vault … Prep: Attended Court-land H.S. … Personal: Daughter of Dennis and Patricia Funderburke … sister Sarah was a member of Lynchburg College track team … VCAR (graphic design) major … birthday is Oct. 3.

Jennifer HEALEY5-6 SophomoreHeptathlon/Triple JumpVirginia Beach, Va.Personal Bests:Triple Jump - 37-11.25Heptathlon - 3,773

2009 Indoor (So.): Placed seventh in the Big South pentathlon, with a career-best 2,986 points … 2008 (Fr.): Scored eight points at the Big South outdoor meet, courtesy of a fourth-place effort in the heptathlon and a sixth-place showing in the triple jump … won the Liberty Twilight Qualifier triple jump … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection … Prep: Attended Kellam H.S. … recorded personal bests of 37-5 in the triple jump and 42.76 in the 300-meter dash … Personal: Daughter of Joe and Jill Healey … intends to major in psychology … birthday is Oct. 23.

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Brittany HEATH5-5 JuniorSprintsFreeport, Grand BahamasPersonal Bests:200 - 25.72400 - 58.79

2008 (So.): Part of the Lady Flames’ school record-setting 4 x 400 relay squad indoors … won an event at the VMI Winter Relays for the second straight year, taking the 200 … clocked a personal-best 58.79 to reach the Big South 400-meter final, where she placed sev-enth … 2007 (Fr.): Won the 400-meter dash title at the VMI Winter Relays … included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Sunland Baptist Academy, graduating on the 1st Class Honor Roll … Personal: Daughter of Jillian Bartlett and John Heath … major is business marketing … birthday is March 4.

Rachel HOUSEKNECHT5-5 Redshirt FreshmanHurdles/Pole VaultHughesville, Pa.Personal Bests:100 Hurdles - 14.49Pole Vault - 10-4

2009 Indoor (So.): Pole vaulted a career-high 10-4 at the Liberty Open … 2008 (Fr.): Pole vaulted a season-best 10-0 for fourth place at the Big South indoor meet … injured for much of the outdoor campaign … Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Hughesville H.S. … won the 2007 Pennsylvania state 100-meter hur-dles title in 14.49 seconds, after finishing third in the event in 2006 … owns school records at 100 meters (12.40), 200 meters (25.92), 100 hurdles (14.49) and 300 hurdles (45.60) … Personal: Daughter of Greg and Laurie Houseknecht … kinesiology/cross-cultural stud-ies major … birthday is on Oct. 11.

Erin HUDSON5-6 JuniorPole VaultWhitacre, Va.Personal Best:Pole Vault - 9-10

2009 Indoor (Jr.): Got over a career-high 9-10 for seventh place in the Big South pole vault competition … 2008 (So.): Earned first career All-Big South nod, after finishing third in the pole vault at the conference outdoor championship … vaulted her way to sixth place at the Big South indoor meet … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection … 2007 (Fr.): Tied for fifth in the pole vault at the Big South outdoor meet … placed seventh at the Big South Indoor Championships … Prep: Named Track Athlete of the Year at James Wood H.S. … Personal: Daughter of Donald and Bonnie Hudson … kinesiology major … birthday is May 1.

Hannah HUNT5-8 FreshmanMid-distanceSewickley, Pa.Personal Best:Mile - 5:19.71

2009 Indoor (Fr.): Narrowly missed scoring points at the Big South meet, placing ninth in the mile with a season-best 5:19.71 … 2008 Cross Country (Fr.): Stepped up at the Big South championship with a 15th-place finish … she was the Lady Flames’ No. 4 runner and the third-fastest freshman in the race … Prep: Helped her Avonworth High School cross country squad capture its first WPIAL Class AA team title as a senior … Personal: Daughter of Gary and Madonna Hunt … major is elementary education … birthday is Nov. 12.

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Jennifer KLUGH5-8 FreshmanMid-distanceCenterburg, OhioPersonal Bests:1,600 - 5:023,200 - 11:24

2009 Indoor (Fr.): Placed sixth in the Big South mile final, in a sea-son-best 5:14.04 … Prep: Five-time All-Ohio performer at Highland High School (three cross country, two track & field) … qualified for the Ohio Division II State Cross Country Championship all four years, placing 19th as a sophomore, fourth as a junior and seventh as a senior … at the 2007 Ohio Division II State Track & Field Cham-pionship, placed second in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200 … vale-dictorian of her high school class … Personal: Daughter of Robert and Amy Klugh … majoring in mathematics with teacher licensure … birthday is Aug. 25.

Melissa MARTENS5-2 Redshirt SophomoreDistanceBaraboo, Wis.Personal Bests:1,500 - 5:065K - 19:50.26

2008 Cross Country (R-So.): Teamed up with Dacia Bushman for a third-place finish in the Virginia Tech Cross Country Relay, her Liber-ty cross country debut … 2008 (So.): Completed a year in residency at Liberty … Previous School: Split her freshman year between Wis-consin-Parkside and Wisconsin-Whitewater … Prep: Helped Sauk Prairie High School capture cross country and track & field confer-ence titles as a senior … named team rookie of the year in both sports … attended Baraboo High School through her junior year … tabbed squad’s most valuable cross country and track & field ath-lete as a junior … Personal: Daughter of Vince and Sherri Martens … kinesiology major … birthday is Oct. 21.

Krystle MATTHEWS5-7 SophomoreHeptathlonChesapeake, Va.Personal Bests:Pentathlon - 3,203Heptathlon - 4,343

2009 Indoor (So.): Placed fourth in the Big South pentathlon … 2008 (Fr.): Established herself as one of the best young multi-event athletes in the Big South … won the Big South indoor pentathlon championship with a career-best 3,203 points … Big South heptath-lon runner-up … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Deep Creek H.S. … broke the school 300-meter hurdles and 4 x 400 relay records … posted a 4,343 in the heptathlon … also played basketball for three years … Personal: Daughter of Karol and Elton Matthews … kinesiology major … birthday is Dec. 18.

Christina MITCHELL5-8 FreshmanHeptathlonMonroe, Va.Personal Bests:High Jump - 5-5300 Hurdles - 43.64

2009 Indoor (Fr.): Big South high jump champion, after leaping a career-high 5-5 … scored 3,361 points in her first try at the pen-tathlon, placing second at the Liberty Quad … Prep: Won the state 300-meter hurdles title as a senior, helping Liberty Christian Acad-emy take the team title … clocked 43.64 in the 300 hurdles to win the 2005 Carifta Games title for Jamaica … recorded personal bests of 17-5 for the long jump and 5-4 for the high jump … Personal: Nursing major … birthday is Feb. 2.


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Ashley OSBORNE5-2 Redshirt JuniorDistanceBristol, Va.Personal Bests:3K - 9:49.555K - 16:42.79

2009 Indoor (Sr.): Big South Women’s Track Performer of the Year … became the first Lady Flame ever to sweep the 3K and 5K titles at the Big South indoor meet … ran an indoor personal-best 17:19.97 to place 12th in the ECAC 5K … 2008 Cross Country (Sr.): Placed 10th at the Big South meet, earning All-Big South accolades … tabbed co-Big South Runner of the Week on Sept. 10, after teaming up with Rebekah Ricksecker to win the Virginia Tech Cross Country Relay … 2008 (Jr.): Broke Heather (Sagan) Zealand’s Liberty indoor 3K record, clocking a 9:49.55 at the ECAC meet … took fourth in the 3K at the Big South indoor championship … placed 14th at the Big South cross country meet, helping the Lady Flames repeat as con-ference champions … redshirted during the outdoor season … 2007 (So.): Set the Liberty 5K outdoor school record at the Penn Relays, 16:42.79 … recorded second (10K), third (1,500 meters) and fourth-place (5K) finishes at the Big South Outdoor Championships … was third in the 5K and fourth in the 3K indoors … broke through for an eighth-place finish and an 18:26 5K time at the Big South Cross Country Championships … included on the USTFCCA Women’s All-Academic team … made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2006 (Fr.): Ended up third in the 10K and fourth in the 5K at the Big South outdoor meet … part of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended John S. Battle H.S. … won Virginia Class A state title in the 3,200 meters and was second at 1,600 meters … Personal: Daughter of Michael and Sue Osborne … nursing major … birthday is Aug. 16.

Alyssa PEGUES5-7 FreshmanSprints/JumpsWarner Robins, Ga.Personal Bests:100 - 11.84Long Jump - 17-6

2009 Indoor (Fr.): Scored in three events at the Big South meet, placing sixth in both the long jump and triple jump and seventh in the 60 dash … became the No. 4 performer in program history for the 60, after notching a 7.73 in the Big South prelims … Prep: Finished fifth in the 100 and sixth in the triple jump as a senior at Houston County High School … recorded personal bests of 11.84 for the 100, 37-5 for the triple jump and 17-5 for the long jump … Personal: Daughter of Ronn and Liz Frink … majoring in kinesiology … birthday is Oct. 21.

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Melanie SIMS5-4 FreshmanHurdles/JumpsCleveland Heights, OhioPersonal Bests:60 - 7.9960 Hurdles - 9.26

Prep: Graduated from Cleveland Heights High School … competed for South Florida Home Education Athletic Teams (SF HEAT) her first three years of high school …three-time co-captain for SF HEAT and two-time team performer of the year … Personal: Daughter of Rob-ert and Teresa Sims … undecided on a major … birthday is Aug. 28.

Shekina SIMS5-4 SophomoreThrowsMidlothian, Va.Personal Bests:Weight - 43-3.75Hammer - 114-2

2009 Indoor (So.): Claimed the No. 5 spot on Liberty’s all-time weight throw performance list, when she heaved the implement 43-3.75 at the Liberty Kickoff … 2008 (Fr.): Ended up 10th in the hammer at the Big South outdoor meet … Prep: Attended Man-chester High School … two-time district runner-up in the shot put … Personal: Daughter of Reginald and Sharon Sims … graphic design major … birthday is Feb. 7.

Rebekah RICKSECKER5-7 SeniorMid-distanceLaurel, Del.Personal Bests:800 - 2:11.201,500 - 4:25.47

2008 Cross Country (Sr.): Finished cross country career with her best season … earned all-region honors after placing 11th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships … her 21:24.6 clocking for 6K at the regional meet puts her No. 2 on Liberty’s all-time performance list … Big South runner-up finisher … teamed up with Ashley Osborne for first place at the season-opening Vir-ginia Tech Cross Country Relay … three-time Big South Runner of the Week (Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Oct. 22) … Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year … USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree … 2008 (Jr.): Repeated as Big South 1,500-meter champion, one of her four all-conference honors on the year … also finished second in the Big South outdoor 800, third in the indoor mile and seventh in the Big South cross country meet … earned a pair of sixth-place ECAC fin-ishes, while recording personal bests in the indoor mile (4:53.40) and outdoor 1,500 (4:25.47) … tied for 15th place in the 1,500 at the NCAA East Regional Championship … named Big South Cross Country Runner of the Week on Sept. 12 and Big South Track Ath-lete of the Week on May 21 … second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District … USTFCCCA All-Academic team selection … Big South All-Academic team member for both indoor and outdoor track … Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2007 (So.): Big South 1,500-meter champion outdoors and placed third in the 800 … at the indoor conference meet, claimed runner-up honors in the mile and was fourth at 800 meters … tabbed Big South Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on May 9 … nabbed seventh place at the Big South cross country meet … member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2006 (Fr.): Earned fourth-place finishes at 800 me-ters at both the Big South Indoor and Outdoor Championships … included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Prep: Attended Sussex Technical H.S. … won the Delaware state title at 800 meters … Personal: Daughter of Robert and Ruth Ricksecker … elementary education major … birthday is Nov. 25.


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Ashley TEER5-5 SeniorMid-distanceAbbotsford, British ColumbiaPersonal Bests:800 - 2:17.23400 Hurdles - 1:06.29

2009 Indoor (Sr.): Finished fifth in the 800 at the Big South meet, after tying her career best with a 2:20.13 in the prelims … won the Liberty Open 800 … 2008 (Jr.): Competed in the 400 hurdles for the first time at the Big South outdoor meet, and finished seventh … 2007 (So.): Ran a season-best 800-meter time of 2:22.72 at the Liberty Asics Invitational … finished second in the 800 at the VMI Winter Relays … Prep: Attended W.J. Mouat Secondary … Personal: Daughter of Tim and Judy Teer … father, Tim, played basketball and baseball at Duke … two older sisters, Allison and Amy, ran track for Liberty … communications/advertising major … birthday is April 29.

Jaime WATSON5-6 SeniorMid-distanceRavenna, Mich.Personal Bests:400 - 55.23800 - 2:08.29

2009 Indoor (R-Jr.): Repeated as Big South 800-meter champion … placed fourth in the 800 at the ECAC meet … clocked an indoor per-sonal-best 56.01 in the 400, winning the Liberty Kickoff and earning Big South Athlete of the Week honors on Dec. 10 … Big South All-Academic Team … 2008 (R-So.): Became the second Liberty female athlete ever to win a running event at the ECAC championship, tak-ing the 800-meter indoor title … swept the Big South indoor and outdoor 800 crowns, while also helping the indoor 4 x 400 relay quartet to a Big South victory … the outdoor 800-meter title was her third in a row … part of four school records, including the in-door 800 (2:08.34) and 4 x 400 (3:47.16), as well as the outdoor 4 x 200 (1:37.99) and distance medley relays (11:30.56) … named Big South Athlete of the Week on March 7 and May 11 … placed 15th in the 800 at the NCAA East Regional Championship … selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team … Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection … 2007 (So.): Claimed her second-straight Big South 800-meter outdoor title and broke her own meet record by running

2:10.50 … also ran on the second-place 4 x 400 relay unit at the Big South outdoor meet … redshirted the indoor season, due to injury ... made the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … 2006 (Fr.): Set a pair of indoor school records (800 and 4 x 400 relay) … finished second in the 4 x 400 relay, third in the 800 and fourth in the mile at the Big South indoor meet … won the Big South outdoor 800-meter crown and anchored the 4 x 400 relay to second place … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member … Prep: Attended Allendale H.S. … Personal: Daughter of Duane and Laurie Watson … sports manage-ment major … birthday is Aug. 21.

Marie WILLIAMS5-9 Redshirt SeniorHeptathlonTampa, Fla.Personal Bests:Pentathlon - 3,607Heptathlon - 4,775

2009 Indoor (R-Sr.): Won the Big South pentathlon for the second time in her career … at the Big South meet, was also second in the 4 x 400 relay, tied for fifth in the high jump and seventh in the 60 hurdles … scored a career-high 3,607 points to tie for fourth place in the ECAC pentathlon … 2008 (Sr.): Received a medical redshirt for both the indoor and outdoor seasons … 2007 (Jr.): Swept the Big South pentathlon and heptathlon titles … also claimed third place in the conference 400-meter hurdles … was part of the quar-tet which placed second in the ECAC outdoor 4 x 400 relay and set a school record of 3:41.00 … finished sixth in the ECAC heptath-lon, scoring a personal-best 4,775 points … 2006 (So.): Placed third in the Big South heptathlon for the second-consecutive season … 2005 (Fr.): Came in third in the Big South heptathlon … Prep: At-tended The Cambridge School … placed in three events at the Flor-ida state track meet as a senior, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 300-meter hurdles … Personal: Daughter of Clyde and Joanie Williams … communications major … birthday is Oct. 26.

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