University Resources Academic Support In October, 1986, North Carolina opened the doors to its new Student- Athlete Development Center, located at the east end of Kenan Stadium, adjacent to Kenan Fieldhouse. This 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art academic center boasts an impressive array of facilities for the benefit of all Tar Heel student-athletes in the 28-sport program. 1999-2000 Track & Field Academic Honors At the University of North Carolina, athletes are still first and foremost students. While most universities make that claim, Carolina student-athletes prove it. In 1999-2000 a total of 28 athletes were listed on the ACC Academic Honor Roll, which requires a 3.0 grade point average for the year. Additionally, a total of 12 players earned Dean s List honors. Listed below are the returning athletes who made both lists. The Academic Support staff serves approximately 725 student-athletes. The Academic Support Program assists student-athletes in exploring their interests and abilities, enjoying a broad educational experience and reaching or exceeding their academic goals. Our goal is to assist our student-athletes in making sound academic decisions, says Robert Mercer, the Associate Director of Academic Support Services. By providing our student athletes with direction and support with their studies and their graduation planning, we are helping them to realize their full potential while they are attending the University and after they have graduated. The mission of the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes is to provide programs and services integrated with the University commmunity that will address the individual needs of a diverse group of students. These programs and services are designed to promote personal growth and responsibility, to inspire educational excellence and an appreciation for the academic experience, and to culminate in graduation and fulfillment of lifelong goals. Included in the building, convenient to classrooms and dorms alike, are a full assortment of computers, several study rooms, a language lab with tape players, seven tutorial rooms, a large classroom that can be divided into two smaller ones and a 128-seat auditorium that is used for seminars and lectures. The center has the latest and most upto-date computer systems in place. In the 1999-2000 academic year, 246 Carolina student-athletes made the ACC Academic Honor Roll, which requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 for the year. In the fall of 1999, 146 64/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field Stefani Dixon Joy Ganes Beth George Stacey Geyer Alison Lentz Crystal Pollard* Marina Chase* Whitney Weber Candace Doby* Stefanie Jilcott* Tracey Siler* Kim Timberlake* *ACC and Dean s List Honors Academic counselor Marisa Marucci advises a student-athlete. Robert Borbet* Kestutis Celiesius David Cunningham Ian Douglass Jeff Ellis Michael Goodman Terrance McRae* David Stroupe Dash Victor* Zach Victor student-athletes made the Dean s List, and 112 did so during the spring semester. Our young people are students first and athletes second and that will always be the case at the University, says Athletic Director Dick Baddour. That is a credit to our coaches administrators and support staff, but most of all, our student-athletes. Their accomlishments are in the classroom are very impressive. The staff consists of Assistant Athletic Director and Program Director Dr. Janice Hilliard, Associate Directors Burgess McSwain and Mercer, Assistant Directors Susan Berner, Dr. Carl Carey and Dr. Kathy Parker, Academic Counselor Marisa Marucci and Administrative Assistant Doug Roberts. They serve approximately 725 studentathletes, planning academic and life skill programming designed to help the student-athlete maximize his or her academic and extracurricular activities. Tutors are available during a supervised study hall, which is open Sunday through Thursday evenings. T h e Academic Support center is available from 8 a.m. to midnight during the week and from 6 p.m. to midnight on Sundays. In any given week it is estimated that at least half of UNC s student-athletes use the Center.
University Resources Fitness & Conditioning The track & field team utilizes a 8,000-square-foot fitness center located below the Development Center in a wing of the Kenan Fieldhouse. It features state-of-the-art equipment, free weights and Olympic weights. One of three fitness facilities used by Carolina athletes, the Kenan facility also features a performance lab where specialized aerobic equipment such as stairmasters, treadmills and biocycles is used for conditioning and monitoring rehabilitation progress. The squad also makes use of modern strength, flexibility and conditioning methods in a year-round training cycle. The result of such training is athletes who are properly conditioned for competition. The fitenss staff includes Greg Gatz (right), in his third year as Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports. He is responsible for facility management and organization of the Olympic sports weight room. Jodi Hopkins, assistant director, is in her fourth year. In addition to overseeing the women s basketball strength program, she works closely with the track teams. Sports Medicine The Carolina Athletic training facitlity is run by Head Trainer Susan Mays. With the student-athlete s health and wellness at the forefront, Mays heads up a staff of 10 full-time trainiers and 61 student and graduate student trainers. The athletic training room, located in Fetzer Gym, is used to treat the 24 of the 26 Olympic Sport teams including approximately 600 student-athletes. The physical therapy clinic in the Student Health Service is used not only to treat studentathletes but also serves as a physical therapy treatment facility for students, faculty and the community. In addition to the academic and fitness programs, the Tar Heels receive excellent care from one of the country s best sports medicine staffs. Carolina s Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. Tim Taft, oversees a program that includes care by Dr. Kelly Waicus, Head Team Physician. Head Trainer Dan Hooker directs a staff of five full-time athletic trainers and physical therapists, as well as several graduate students and undergraduates. The medical and athletic training facilities are located in the Student Health Center and Fetzer Gym. Both are near Tar Heel practice areas for easy access to the conscientious treatment and advice on the care and prevention of injuries that is available from the sports medicine staff. The Athletic Department also recognizes a responsibility in educating student athletes on the physical, mental, emotional and legal issues involved in drug abuse. Accordingly, the department has established a drug education and prevention program which is administered by the University s Student Health Services. Massage Therapy In addition to strength and conditioning and training facilities, Carolina track and field also receives massage therapy treatment. The men s and women s track teams use massage theraphy to assist with rehabiliation after an injury and to help prevent future injuries. Carolyn Levy (right), a certified massage therapist, is in her seventh year as the massage therapist with the North Carolina track and field program. Levy has over nine years of experience as a massage therapist and served as massage therapist for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials and the Atlanta Games. She travelled to Athens, Greece, as the massage therapist for USA Track & Field at the World Games and the 1998 USA World Games. Levy practices at a clinic located in nearby Carrboro, N.C. 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 65
University of North Carolina "The thing that I have always admired about the University of North Carolina is it s been a place that emphasized both academics and athletics and other extracurricular activities. And it s demonstrated to the country that it is not necessary to make a choice, and that there s something to be said for learning how to compete, to work on a team, to put aside your own personal ambition for what is best for a group, and that an institution like the University of North Carolina can really set a standard for the entire country." President Bill Clinton All campus photos by Dan Sears As the nation s first state university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789. The cornerstone of its first building, Old East, was laid in 1793 and opened to students in 1795. Carolina was the only public university to award degrees to students in the 18th century. Carolina s 13 colleges and schools offer programs in more than 100 fields leading to 95 bachelor s, 169 master s and 109 doctoral degrees, as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, law and library science. Five health-affairs schools, which help comprise one of the most complete academic medical centers in the country, are well-integrated with a prestigious liberal arts program. The 729-acre central campus, once called "The Noble Grove," is among the nation s most beautiful. It includes the two oldest state university buildings, Old East and Person Hall. Old East, a residence hall, and Playmakers Theatre, an 1852 Greek-revival building, are National Historic Landmarks. 66/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field
University of North Carolina RESEARCH Carolina ranks among the nation s top 20 research universities in the amount of total federal support for research. Each dollar invested in Carolina creates an estimated $4 in net earnings. That s a four-to-one return, and it means that sponsored programs at UNC contribute about $1 billion and some 15,000 jobs to the state s economy. UNC contributes skilled employees to the North Carolina economy: 60 percent of the dentists, 40 percent of the attorneys, 43 percent of the physicians, 15 percent of the city managers and more than 10 percent of the college and university professors. STUDENTS Some 23,592 students come from all 100 North Carolina counties, the other 49 states and more than 100 countries studied at UNC in 1997-98. Nearly 69 percent of incoming freshmen graduated in the top 10th of their high-school classes. More than 30 percent of incoming freshmen scored 1,300 or higher on their SATs. More than 57 percent scored 1,200 or above. Sixty-two percent of the 3,208 freshmen who enrolled in 1992 graduated after four years, a rate significantly higher than the 35-percent average among colleges in the Association of American Universities. Ten Carolina students have been selected as Rhodes Scholars since 1980. Ninety-three percent of Carolina s 1996 graduating seniors said they were satisfied with the quality of the education they received at Chapel Hill, with 43.5 percent saying they were very satisfied. More than 210,224 living alumni reside in all 50 states and 129 foreign countries. FACULTY Carolina s full-time faculty of 2,417 includes professors who hold or have held major positions in virtually every national scholarly or professional association. Overall, more than 90 percent of Carolina s faculty members have earned their field s highest degree. Carolina s average student-teacher ratio is 14 to one. A fall 1992 study found that only 5.4 percent of 2,083 undergraduate class sections contained 100 or more students; 7.8 percent contained 50 to 99 students. Estimated average enrollment is 40 for freshman lecture classes, 30 for upper division lecture courses. Carolina boasts more endowed chairs held by black faculty members than any other university in the country. 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 67
University of North Carolina RECENT NATIONALRANKINGS In U.S. News & World Report magazine s "American s Best Colleges" issue: Carolina was third among public universities and tied for 25th among all public and private universities. In Kaplan/Newsweek magazine s "How to Get into College" guide: Carolina was one of just 12 U.S. campuses called "first-rate schools at bargain prices." Editors cited some of the university s "pluses" as strong academics, high-quality facilities, a college-friendly town, a beautiful campus and powerhouse sports. According to Money magazine s "Your Best College Buys Now" guide: Carolina was the sixth-best buy based on out-of-state tuition for the second consecutive year and the second-best value in the Southeast. Carolina was the top-scoring public university in the country for academic quality and financial value in the March 1997 issue of Kiplinger s Personal Finance Magazine. RATINGS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Among 40 members of the American Association of Universities, Carolina ranked second in 1995-96 in the percentage of bachelor s degrees awarded to women (60.4 percent) and fourth in the percentage awarded to blacks (8.9 percent.). The University s $440 million Bicentennial Campaign for Carolina, held from 1989 through 1995, was the largest fund-raising campaign in the university s history and the fourth-largest campaign ever completed at a public university. Chapel Hill was featured in this 1999 USA Today story as one of the top 10 places in America to soak up campus culture. G reg Zoroya writes: Franklin Street is the social fulcrum, with shops, restaurants, movie theaters, icecream parlors, pubs and histoical sites. 68/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field
Carolina Athletics North Carolina s field hockey program won three consecutive NCAAtitles from 1995 (pictured) to 1997. National Championships Women s Soccer...17 (1981-82-83-84-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94--96-97-99-2000) Men s Lacrosse (1981-82-86-91)...4 Men s Basketball (1924-57-82-93)...4 Field Hockey (1989-95-96-97)...4 Women s Basketball (1994)...1 Mia Hamm was one of eight current or former Tar Heels on the 1999 U.S. Women sworld Cup roster. International soccer s alltime leading goal scorer, Hamm led Carolina to national championships in 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993. C a r o l i n a s rich athletic tradition includes 29 team national championships in five different sports, including Dean Smith s two national titles while guiding UNC s men s baksetball program fron 1961 to 1997. The world s most recognizable athlete, Michael Jordan was a two-time national player of the year as a Tar Heel. A five-time NBA M V P, Jordan s Chicago Bulls teams won six NBA championships. 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 69
Carolina Athletics A two-time All- American at UNC, B.J.Surhoff (right) was the 1985 National Player of the Year and named to the 1999 American League All-Star team. Former Tar Heel All Americans Vince Carter and Tracy Reid each got off to tremendous professional basketball careers, with Reid being named the 1998 WNBARookie of the Year and Carter earning NBARookie of the Year honors in 1999. Carolina s rich tradition of Olympians includes Allen Johnson s (below) gold medal performance in the 110 hurdles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Touted as the world s fastest female, Marion Jones (right) captured a total of five Olympic medals in the 2000 Olympic Games including three Gold medals. A three-time All-American at Carolina, Davis Love III has been one of the PGA Tour s most consistent players in the 1990 s. In 1997 he won the PGAChampionship, his first major title. 70/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field
Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, N.C. Located three hours from the Atlantic coast and three hours from the Great Smokey Mountains, Chapel Hill offers easy access to the state s abundant natural resources. If, that is, you see fit to leave Chapel Hill. With a population of 43, 539 and a median age of 30.4 years, it is both cozy and cosmopolitan, historic and progressive. Long cited as the ideal college town, Chapel Hill provides plenty of extra-curricular activity. Ground zero is Franklin Street, which borders the north side of campus. Without leaving the street, you can dine on Mexican, Chinese or anything in betweenn, or stake out a stool at the counter of Sutton s Drug Store, which has been serving hamburgers and vanilla cokes since 1923. After dinner, you can catch an independent film at the Varsity or Cross Franklin Street and view the stars at The Morehead Planetarium, the country s largest on-campus planetarium. There s plenty to do elsewhere, though, with a wide range of restaurants, markets and shops throughout Chapel Hill and neighboring Carrboro. The paths and trails at North Carolina Botanical Gardens, on the south side of campus, are great for a leisurely stroll or a challenging hike. Music, dance and theater groups-both locally-based and touring-off e r entertainment for diverse tastes. Everyone has an opinon as to the best qualities of Chapel Hill. What newcomers and lifers alike agree on, however, is that the town lives up ot its nickname: The Southern Part of Heaven. The varied terrain in the state of Great Smoky Mountains Wilmington, N.C. North Carolina offers both mountains and beaches within a few hours drive from Chapel Hill. North Carolina s climate also provides something for everyone. With an average year-round temperateure of 59 degrees, state residents enjoy four mild seasons with cool springs and falls, warm summers and occasional winter snowfall. Chapel Hill is one corner of what s known as the Triangle area, which has been cited as the best place to live in the U.S. and also the best place to do business. The Triangle is also a popular place to attend college, with numerous institutions of higher learning nearby. Within 30 minutes from UNC are Duke University, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central University, to name just a few. ON THE COVER: (l-r) NCAAOutdoor Qualifiers: Ian Douglas, Lutisha Shittu, Sal Gigante, Jill Pedretti, Ola Sesay,Trish Nervo, Beth George, Joy Ganes and Brent Callaway (center photo) Jeff Ellis Front/Back and Inside covers: Designed by Phillip Buiser Action shots: Walt Unks In Memory of Dr. Robert B. Seligman Robert B. Seligman, a thrower at the University of North Carolina in the late 1940 s, passed away October 18, 2000 He was 75 years old. Seligman, from Richmond, Va., was Southern Conference champion in the shot put and discus from 1948 to 1952 and also held the Southern Conference record in the discus. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Seligman received his UNC undergraduate degree in 1948 and doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of North Carolina in 1953. A WWII Navy veteran, he retired in 1988 as vice president of Philip Morris USAafter 35 years of service. He oversaw tobacco and chewing gum research and was published many times and awarded numerous patents. Dr. Seligman remained active in track and field competing in the Master s Over 40 division for many years. He was a member of the UNC Spike Shoe track club. 2001 Carolina Track & Field/ 71
2001 NCAA Qualifying Standards MEN S OUTDOOR WOMEN S INDOOR AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL Track size F.A.T. M.T. F.A.T. M.T. F.A.T. MT. F.A.T. M.T. 55m 6.16-6.26-6.80-6.94-60m 6.62-6.72-7.30-7.44-55m hurdles 7.23-7.39-7.64-7.90-60m hurdles 7.74-7.90-8.17-8.43-200m (<200m) 21.30-21.65-23.90-24.45 - (200m) 21.15-21.50-23.70-24.45 - (>200m) 20.90-21.25-23.50-24.05-400m (<200m) 46.97 46.7 47.70 47.4 53.80 53.5 55.30 55.0 (200m) 46.72 46.4 47.45 47.2 53.50 53.2 55.00 54.7 (>200m) 46.32 46.0 47.05 46.8 53.20 52.9 54.70 54.4 800m (200m or less) 1:48.90 1:48.6 1:50.80 1:50.5 2:07.30 2:07.0 2:10.00 2:09.7 (>200m) 1:48.30 1:48.0 1:50.20 1:49.9 2:06.90 2:06.6 2:09.60 2:09.3 Mile (200m or less) 4:01.80 4:01.5 4:06.00 4:05.7 4:44.00 4:43.7 4:49.00 4:48.7 (>200m) 4:01.00 4:00.7 4:05.20 4:04.9 4:43.40 4:43.1 4:48.40 4:48.1 3000m (200m or less) 8:00.00 7:59.7 8:12.00 8:11.7 9:24.00 9:23.7 9:38.00 9;37.7 (>200m) 7:58.70 7:58.4 8:10.70 8:10.4 9:23.20 9:22.9 9:37.20 9:36.9 5000m (200m or less) 14:00.00 13:59.7 14:20.00 14:19.7 16:20.00 16:19.7 16:50.00 16:49.7 (>200m) 13:58.15 13:57.9 14:18.15 14:17.9 16:18.45 16:18.2 16:48.45 16:48.2 1,600m Relay (<200m) 3:10.00 3:09.7 3:13.50 3:13.2 3:39.00 3:38.7 3:45.00 3:44.7 (200m) 3:08.50 3:08.2 3:12.00 3:11.7 3:37.00 3:36.7 3:43.00 3:42.7 (>200m) 3:06.90 3:06.6 3:10.40 3:13.1 3:35.80 3:35.5 3:41.80 3:41.5 Mile relay (<200m) 3:11.20 3:10.9 3:14.70 3:14.4 3:40.25 3:40.0 3:46.25 3:46.0 (200m) 3:09.70 3:09.4 3:13.20 3:12.9 3:38.25 3:38.0 3:44.25 3:44.0 (>200m) 3:08.10 3:07.8 3:11.60 3:11.3 3:37.05 3:36.8 3:43.05 3:42.8 Distance Medley (200m or less) 9:40.00 9:39.7 9:48.00 9:47.7 11:22.00 11:21.7 11:38.00 11:37.7 (meters) (>200m) 9:37.75 9:39.7 9:48.00 9:47.7 11:20.00 11:19.7 11:36.00 11:35.7 Distance Medley (220 yds or less) 9:43.50 9:43.2 9:51.50 9:51.2 11:26.20 11:25.9 11:42.20 11:41.9 (yards) (>220 yds) 9:41.25 9:41.0 9:49.25 9:49.0 11:24.20 11:23.9 11:40.20 11:39.9 English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric High Jump 2.25 2.16 1.86 1.77 Pole Vault 5.50 5.25 4.10 3.80 Long Jump 7.85 7.55 6.38 6.10 Triple Jump 16.20 15.60 13.15 12.55 Shot Put 19.00 17.50 16.10 14.90 Weight (35lb men, 20lb women) 21.35 19.00 19.50 17.70 MEN S OUTDOOR WOMEN S OUTDOOR AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL AUTOMATIC PROVISIONAL F.A.T. M.T. F.A.T. M.T. F.A.T M.T F.A.T M.T. 100m 10.16-10.34-11.30-11.55-200m 20.50-20.85 23.10-23.60-400m 45.40 45.1 46.20 45.9 52.40 52.1 53.70 53.4 800m 1:47.50 1:47.2 1:49.00 1:48.7 2:05.00 2:04.7 2:07.50 2:07.2 1500m 3:41.50 3:41.2 3:45.00 3:44.7 4:19.00 4:18.7 4:24.00 4:23.7 Mile 3:59.20 3:58.9 @ @ 4:39.64 4:39.4 @ @ Steeplechase(men-3,000 8:43.00 8:42.7 8:54.00 8:53.7 10:20.00 10:19.7 11:10.00 11:09.7 5000m 13:46.00 13:45.7 14:07.00 14:06.7 16:13.00 16:12.7 16:48.00 16:47.7 10,000m 29:00.00 28:59.7 29:45.00 29:44.7 34:10.00 34:09.7 35:15.00 35:14.7 110/100 Hurdles 13.72-13.90-13.10-13.60-400 Hurdles 50.10 49.8 51.20 50.9 57.50 57.2 59.20 58.9 4x100m Relay 39.20 38.9 40.00 39.7 44.20 43.9 45.10 44.8 4x400m Relay 3:04.00 3:03.7 3:07.00 3:06.7 3:33.50 3:33.2 3:39.00 3:38.7 Mile Relay 3:05.20 3:04.9 3:08.20 3:07.9 3:34.70 3:34.4 3:40.2 3:39.9 English Metric English Metric English Metric English Metric High Jump 2.25 2.18 1.85 1.79 Pole Vault 5.55 5.30 4.10 3.80 Long Jump 7.95 7.65 6.50 6.20 Triple Jump 16.30 15.70 13.40 12.80 Shot Put 19.20 17.80 16.00 14.90 Discus 60.00 56.00 54.50 50.50 Javelin 72.00 67.30 52.50 46.50 Hammer 68.00 61.00 61.00 56.00 Decathlon/Heptathlon 7,500 points 7,150 points 5,500 points 5,175 points @-Time must be converted to 1,500 meters by dividing by 1.08 72/ 2001 Carolina Track & Field