Tennessee Lady Volunteers cross country
| Tennessee Volunteers women's cross country | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1974 |
| University | University of Tennessee |
| Athletic director | Danny White |
| Head coach | Sean Carlson (1st season) |
| Conference | SEC |
| Location | Knoxville, TN |
| Course | Lambert Acres Course |
| Nickname | Volunteers |
| Colors | Orange and white[1] |
| NCAA Championship appearances | |
| 1977*, 1979*, 1980*, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| NCAA regional appearances | |
| 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Asterisk = AIAW | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1983, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
The Tennessee Volunteers women's cross country program represents the University of Tennessee (UT) located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The women's program competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The women's cross country team officially started in 1974. [2]
Along with all other UT women's sports teams, it used the nickname "Lady Volunteers" (or the short form "Lady Vols") until the 2015–16 school year, when the school dropped the "Lady" prefix from the nicknames of all women's teams except in basketball.[3] The “Lady Vol” name returned in 2017.[4]
Coaching staff
J.J. Clark has been a part of the University of Tennessee women's cross country and track & field team for 9 years and has recently taken over the position of Director of Track & Field/Women's Cross Country Coach as well as leader for the men's track & field team as well. During his time at UT the women's cross country program has benefitted immensely from Clark, claiming SEC hardware from 2003–05 and NCAA South Region plaques from 2002–05, and making NCAA Championships appearances from 2002–06. [5]
Team history
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's cross country program began competing in 1974 and within three years reached their first AIAW Championship Tournament appearance. The Lady Vols won their first SEC title in 1983 and finished fourth in the NCAA Tournament. The most successful coach historically for the Lady Volunteers was J. J. Clark who won three straight conference titles from 2003 to 2005. Under his guidance the Tennessee's Lady Vols won four straight NCAA regionals, and made a program-record five consecutive NCAA Championship appearances[6] Another successful coach is Terry Crawford (1974-1983), who led the Lady Vols to 3 AIAW Championship appearances, two NCAA Championship appearances, two regional titles, an SEC Championship, and most notably a program high 4th at the 1983 NCAA Championships.[7]
Home Courses
The Lambert Acres Golf Club was previously the site of home cross country meets for the Volunteers from 1998-2013. The course still serves as a 27-hole golf course, and is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and boasts 9,525 yards. Throughout its run, the course hosted the Tennessee Invitational 10 times, the NCAA South Regional in 2002, 2006 and 2008, and Southeastern Conference Championship in 1998.[8] In 2014, the Vols moved much closer to home with the opening of the new Cherokee Farm Cross Country Course on Alcoa highway across the Tennessee River from the main UT campus. The course served as the practice venue for the team in 2014 and 2015, before finally serving in competition for the 2016 season. The course has two loops, one that is 2k and the other is 1k. The course was designed specifically for viewers to use the small loop, where it is ensured that runners have to pass the same point at least three times in a race.[9]
Yearly Record
- *Through July 2022
- Information Source: 2022 Tennessee Cross Country Record Book – Women's Year-by-Year records
| Year-by-year results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Head Coach | Season Record |
Winning Percentage |
Conference Meet |
NCAA Regional |
NCAA Meet |
| Independent | ||||||
| 1974 | Terry Crawford | 3–1 | .750 | – | – | – |
| 1975 | Terry Crawford | 12–5 | .706 | – | – | – |
| 1976 | Terry Crawford | 27–3 | .900 | – | – | – |
| 1977 | Terry Crawford | 47–11–1 | .805 | – | 1st (AIAW) | 8th (AIAW) |
| 1978 | Terry Crawford | 15–3 | .833 | – | 3rd (AIAW) | – |
| 1979 | Terry Crawford | 24–18 | .571 | – | 3rd (AIAW) | 14th (AIAW) |
| 1980 | Terry Crawford | 42–10 | .808 | – | 3rd (AIAW) | 6th (AIAW) |
| 1981 | Terry Crawford | 39–7 | .848 | – | 4th (97) | – |
| 1982 | Terry Crawford | 52–14 | .788 | – | 3rd (80) | 11th (262) |
| Southeastern Conference | ||||||
| 1983 | Terry Crawford | 42–4 | .913 | 1st (24) | 1st (47) | 4th (103) |
| 1984 | Gary Schwartz | 30–22 | .577 | 3rd (67) | 8th (189) | – |
| 1985 | Gary Schwartz | 58–31–1 | .650 | 3rd (104) | 8th (224) | – |
| 1986 | Gary Schwartz | 20–18 | .526 | 6th (170) | – | – |
| 1987 | Gary Schwartz | 51–31 | .622 | 4th (96) | 9th (302) | – |
| 1988 | Missy Kane | 49–19 | .721 | 4th (115) | 11th (230) | – |
| 1989 | Missy Kane | 85–9 | .904 | 2nd (66) | 4th (152) | 6th (227) |
| 1990 | Missy Kane | 74–17 | .813 | 1st (41) | 4th (103) | 12th (303) |
| 1991 | Missy Kane | 61–15 | .803 | 7th (167) | 8th (278) | – |
| 1992 | Ann Bertucci | 88–16 | .846 | 5th (126) | 9th (270) | – |
| 1993 | Ann Bertucci | 77–29 | .726 | 5th (137) | 10th (318) | – |
| 1994 | Ann Bertucci | 28–33–1 | .456 | 8th (199) | 27th (600) | – |
| 1995 | Dorothy Doolittle | 25–37 | .403 | 9th (267) | – | – |
| 1996 | Brenda Webb | 38–64 | .373 | 9th (216) | 24th (627) | – |
| 1997 | Brenda Webb | 68–23 | .747 | 6th (180) | 9th (279) | – |
| 1998 | Brenda Webb | 74–34–1 | .683 | 3rd (73) | 3rd (86) | 31st (640) |
| 1999 | Brenda Webb | 43–37–1 | .537 | 9th (191) | 9th (199) | – |
| 2000 | Rodney Rothoff | 65–30 | .684 | 8th (196) | – | – |
| 2001 | Rodney Rothoff | 95–35 | .731 | 2nd (71) | 6th (162) | – |
| 2002 | J.J. Clark | 59–34–1 | .633 | 3rd (86) | 1st (72) | T-28th (657) |
| 2003 | J.J. Clark | 99–31 | .762 | 1st (57) | 1st (71) | 24th (513) |
| 2004 | J.J. Clark | 121–25 | .829 | 1st (55) | 1st (78) | 21st (488) |
| 2005 | J.J. Clark | 125–32 | .796 | 1st (48) | 1st (76) | 28th (641) |
| 2006 | J.J. Clark | 114–40 | .740 | 3rd (66) | 3rd (80) | 28th (565) |
| 2007 | J.J. Clark | 104–19 | .846 | 2nd (84) | 4th (152) | – |
| 2008 | J.J. Clark | 101–14 | .878 | 3rd (107) | 3rd (116) | – |
| 2009 | J.J. Clark | 70–19 | .787 | 2nd (80) | 3rd (102) | – |
| 2010 | J.J. Clark | 38–79 | .325 | 12th (326) | 18th (489) | – |
| 2011 | J.J. Clark | 56-56 | .500 | 7th (184) | 13th (384) | – |
| 2012 | J.J. Clark | 68-55-1 | .548 | 12th (285) | 10th (333) | – |
| 2013 | J.J. Clark | 70-24-1 | .737 | 8th (179) | 9th (231) | – |
| 2014 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 37-46 | .446 | 11th (274) | 19th (510) | – |
| 2015 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 35-57 | .380 | 11th (296) | 19th (512) | – |
| 2016 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 16-50 | .242 | 14th (393) | – | – |
| 2017 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 55-78 | .414 | 10th (231) | 10th (303) | – |
| 2018 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 60-14 | .811 | 7th (197) | 7th (221) | – |
| 2019 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 87-10 | .897 | 4th (170) | 3rd (144) | – |
| 2020 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 16-16 | .500 | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Beth Alford-Sullivan | 96-18 | .843 | 5th (136) | 4th (121) | – |
Note: The Lady Vols did not compete in the 2020 SEC Championships due to high COVID-19 cases on the team. In 2020, the season was shortened, and NCAA regionals were not held, as teams advanced straight to the championships.
All-Americans
[10] The Lady Volunteers have a total of 11 women's cross country AIAW/NCAA All-Americans
- Valerie Bertrand – 1989
- Chelsea Blaase - 2014, 2015
- Sarah Bowman – 2008
- Kathy Bryant-Hadler – 1980, 1981, 1982
- Sharon Dickie – 2000
- Jasmin Jones – 1989
- Liz Natale – 1983
- Linda Portasik – 1980
- Alison Quelch – 1983
- Brenda Webb – 1977, 1978
- Patty Wiegand – 1989
See also
References
- ^ "General Information". UTSports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/m-xc/guides/
- ^ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "University of Tennessee announces return of Lady Vols logo for all sports".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-xc/tennw-w-xc-body.html
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utsports.com/documents/2022/7/12/XC_Record_Book_2022.pdf
- ^ http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-xc/lambert_acres_xc_course.html
- ^ https://utsports.com/facilities/cherokee-farm-cross-country-course/23
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tenn/sports/m-xc/auto_pdf/2010CrossCountryMediaGuide.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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