Four Chants Named to 2010-19 Big South Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team
6/23/2020 3:07:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country
Big South Conference announced its 2010s All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina men's outdoor track & field team had four former student-athletes in Alexander Hass, Reggie Nelson, Jacques Watson, and Jason Flanagan named to the Big South Conference's 2010-19 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires, the league office announced on Tuesday.
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The league's All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South's 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the conference's founding in 1983.
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Haas was a five-time Big South Champion and a seven-time All-Big South performer over his career at CCU. He was the Big South individual champion in the 400-meters and 4x100-meter relay in 2014 and in the 200-meters, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay in 2015. He earned all-conference honors in the 200-meters, 400-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay in both 2014 and 2015, while also earning All-Big South accolades in the 4x400-meter relay in 2015.
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Nelson was a two-time honorable mention All-American in the high jump in both 2014 and 2015 and was named the 2014 Big South Most Outstanding Field Performer following the Big South championship meet. A two-time Big South high jump champion, winning the event back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015, Nelson was also named the Big South Field Athlete of the Year in 2015. He was a four-time all-conference performer, earning the conference accolade three times in the high jump and once in the long jump.
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Watson was a three-time Big South Champion, winning the high jump event in 2008, 2010, and 2011, and a four-time all-conference performer in the same event in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The two-time Big South Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, Watson's mark of 2.25-meters (7-04.50) in the high jump at the Florida Relays in 2010 is still the Big South Conference record today.
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Flanagan, who still holds the Big South and CCU school-record in the javelin throw at 73.01 meters (239-06), was a second-team All-American in the javelin in 2012. He was a two-time Big South Champion in the event, taking first-place in both 2010 and 2012. A three-time All-Big South performer (2010, 2011, and 2012), he placed 16th at the 2012 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the javelin throw with a mark of 68.70 meters (225-04).
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Coastal Carolina had a total of three student-athletes named to the 1994-99 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team in Finbarr Egan (Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – 5,000-meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Karl Walsh (two-time Big South Champion, three-time all-conference – 5,000-meters, 10,000-meters), and Tyler McCart (five-time Big South Champion, six-time all-conference – hammer, shot put).
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The Chanticleers also had six student-athletes earn a spot on the 2000-09 Big South Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Decade Team. Runners Kendall White (two-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – 400-meter hurdles) and Terah Kipchiris (four-time Big South Champion, six-time all-conference – 3,000-meter steeplechase, 5,000-meters, 10,000-meters) were joined on the team by jumpers Mark Johnson (All-American, four-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – pole vault) and Taylor McFadden (two-time Big South Champion, three-time all-conference – triple jump, high jump), as well as throwers Thomas Jordan (All-American, four-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – javelin), and Nick Kenworthy (three-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – discus, hammer).
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A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.Â
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The 2010-19 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by event and features eight sprinters/hurdlers, eight distance/mid-distance runners, eight jumpers, eight throwers, two decathletes, and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
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2010-19 MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School
Ryan Davis, Liberty
Alexander Hass, Coastal Carolina
Rozzie Johnson, Charleston Southern
Khai Mclin, Campbell
Brett Olinger, Radford
Stephen Racanelli, Liberty
Dantwan Spreads, Charleston Southern
Javon Young, Charleston Southern
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Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School
Sam Chelanga, Liberty
Amon Kemboi, Campbell
Evans Kigen, Liberty
Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell
Josh MacDonald, Liberty
Kevin Mills, Winthrop
Dakota Peachee, High Point
Jacob Smith, High Point
Amon Terer, Campbell
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Jumps – Name, School
Lavon Allen, Charleston Southern
Quemell Brave, Winthrop
Braxton Drummond, Charleston Southern
Austin Miller, High Point
Reggie Nelson, Coastal Carolina
Clarence Powell, Liberty
Kolby Shepherd, Liberty
Jacques Watson, Coastal Carolina
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Throws – Name, School
Jason Flanagan, Coastal Carolina
Fred Fulton, Liberty
Elliot Galeone, Liberty
David Scouten, Liberty
Carson Sears, Gardner-Webb
Jordan Smith, Gardner-Webb
Ryan Smith, Liberty
Christian Spaulding, High Point
Alex Young, Gardner-Webb
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Decathletes – Name, School
Zach Davis, Liberty
Gabriel Stainback, High Point
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Head Coach, School
Brant Tolsma, Liberty
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About the Big South All-Decade Teams
Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following:
1) Was a multiple all-conference honoree;
2) Was named an All-American;
3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame;
4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or left their respective institution in good academic standing;
5) Won a conference championship as a coach and/or was voted conference Coach of the Year;
6) Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs, and first-team all-conference honorees will be among the candidate pool for the 2010-19 All-Decade Teams.Â
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Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to the inclusion of student-athletes and coaches.
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For complete coverage of Coastal Carolina Athletics, follow the Chants on social media @GoCCUsports (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUsports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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The league's All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South's 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the conference's founding in 1983.
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Haas was a five-time Big South Champion and a seven-time All-Big South performer over his career at CCU. He was the Big South individual champion in the 400-meters and 4x100-meter relay in 2014 and in the 200-meters, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay in 2015. He earned all-conference honors in the 200-meters, 400-meters, and the 4x100-meter relay in both 2014 and 2015, while also earning All-Big South accolades in the 4x400-meter relay in 2015.
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Nelson was a two-time honorable mention All-American in the high jump in both 2014 and 2015 and was named the 2014 Big South Most Outstanding Field Performer following the Big South championship meet. A two-time Big South high jump champion, winning the event back-to-back years in 2014 and 2015, Nelson was also named the Big South Field Athlete of the Year in 2015. He was a four-time all-conference performer, earning the conference accolade three times in the high jump and once in the long jump.
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Watson was a three-time Big South Champion, winning the high jump event in 2008, 2010, and 2011, and a four-time all-conference performer in the same event in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The two-time Big South Men's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week, Watson's mark of 2.25-meters (7-04.50) in the high jump at the Florida Relays in 2010 is still the Big South Conference record today.
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Flanagan, who still holds the Big South and CCU school-record in the javelin throw at 73.01 meters (239-06), was a second-team All-American in the javelin in 2012. He was a two-time Big South Champion in the event, taking first-place in both 2010 and 2012. A three-time All-Big South performer (2010, 2011, and 2012), he placed 16th at the 2012 NCAA Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the javelin throw with a mark of 68.70 meters (225-04).
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Coastal Carolina had a total of three student-athletes named to the 1994-99 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team in Finbarr Egan (Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – 5,000-meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Karl Walsh (two-time Big South Champion, three-time all-conference – 5,000-meters, 10,000-meters), and Tyler McCart (five-time Big South Champion, six-time all-conference – hammer, shot put).
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The Chanticleers also had six student-athletes earn a spot on the 2000-09 Big South Men's Outdoor Track and Field All-Decade Team. Runners Kendall White (two-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – 400-meter hurdles) and Terah Kipchiris (four-time Big South Champion, six-time all-conference – 3,000-meter steeplechase, 5,000-meters, 10,000-meters) were joined on the team by jumpers Mark Johnson (All-American, four-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – pole vault) and Taylor McFadden (two-time Big South Champion, three-time all-conference – triple jump, high jump), as well as throwers Thomas Jordan (All-American, four-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – javelin), and Nick Kenworthy (three-time Big South Champion, four-time all-conference – discus, hammer).
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A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total.Â
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The 2010-19 Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by event and features eight sprinters/hurdlers, eight distance/mid-distance runners, eight jumpers, eight throwers, two decathletes, and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
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2010-19 MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School
Ryan Davis, Liberty
Alexander Hass, Coastal Carolina
Rozzie Johnson, Charleston Southern
Khai Mclin, Campbell
Brett Olinger, Radford
Stephen Racanelli, Liberty
Dantwan Spreads, Charleston Southern
Javon Young, Charleston Southern
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Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School
Sam Chelanga, Liberty
Amon Kemboi, Campbell
Evans Kigen, Liberty
Lawrence Kipkoech, Campbell
Josh MacDonald, Liberty
Kevin Mills, Winthrop
Dakota Peachee, High Point
Jacob Smith, High Point
Amon Terer, Campbell
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Jumps – Name, School
Lavon Allen, Charleston Southern
Quemell Brave, Winthrop
Braxton Drummond, Charleston Southern
Austin Miller, High Point
Reggie Nelson, Coastal Carolina
Clarence Powell, Liberty
Kolby Shepherd, Liberty
Jacques Watson, Coastal Carolina
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Throws – Name, School
Jason Flanagan, Coastal Carolina
Fred Fulton, Liberty
Elliot Galeone, Liberty
David Scouten, Liberty
Carson Sears, Gardner-Webb
Jordan Smith, Gardner-Webb
Ryan Smith, Liberty
Christian Spaulding, High Point
Alex Young, Gardner-Webb
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Decathletes – Name, School
Zach Davis, Liberty
Gabriel Stainback, High Point
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Head Coach, School
Brant Tolsma, Liberty
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About the Big South All-Decade Teams
Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following:
1) Was a multiple all-conference honoree;
2) Was named an All-American;
3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame;
4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or left their respective institution in good academic standing;
5) Won a conference championship as a coach and/or was voted conference Coach of the Year;
6) Players of the Year, Tournament MVPs, and first-team all-conference honorees will be among the candidate pool for the 2010-19 All-Decade Teams.Â
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Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to the inclusion of student-athletes and coaches.
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For complete coverage of Coastal Carolina Athletics, follow the Chants on social media @GoCCUsports (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUsports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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