By TTU Athletics & OVC Media Relations
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a Committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the "best-of-the-best" in each sport and celebrate the top athletes in league history with 75th Anniversary Teams across all OVC sports. A similar listing was compiled during the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the league.
Below is a listing of the top women's track & field student-athletes and coaches in OVC history.
Tennessee Tech saw five student-athletes and one coach represented on the list, including D'Airrien Jackson, Stephanie Place, Micayla Rennick, Khemani Roberts, Na'Asha Robinson, and former head coach Wayne Angel.
Women's Track & Field
Savannah Amato, Austin Peay (2016-18) -- Pole Vault
Joanne Arnold, Austin Peay (1979-82)
Kandace Arnold, Eastern Illinois (2007-10) -- Throws
Angie Barker, Eastern Kentucky (1985-86) -- Shot Put
Sherrie Bingham, Middle Tennessee (1985-88) -- Long Jump
Lauren Blankenship, Samford (2004-09) -- Distance
Sarah Blossom, Eastern Kentucky (1996-98) -- Distance
Jacqui Brown, Middle Tennessee (1991-94) -- Triple Jump, Long Jump
Carrie Burggraf, Austin Peay (2007-10) -- Pole Vault
Charmaine Byer, Eastern Kentucky (1985-88) -- 400 Meters
Amy Clements, Eastern Kentucky (1992-95) -- 3000 Meters
Clairwin Dameus, Tennessee State (2012-16) -- Long Jump/Hurdles/Pentathlon/Heptathlon
Samantha Espiricueta, Southeast Missouri (2009-11) -- Javelin
Victoria Gaye, Eastern Kentucky (1980-81) -- Discus
Marie Geisler, Eastern Kentucky (1979-80) -- Javelin
Janice Gibson, Eastern Kentucky (1984-86) -- Triple Jump
Rose Gilmore, Eastern Kentucky (1983-86) -- 100/200 Meters
Chandra Golden, Eastern Illinois (2007-10) -- Hurdles
Sheena Gooding, Austin Peay (1999-02) -- 800 Meters
Jamie Gorrell, Eastern Kentucky (1991-92) -- 10,000 Meters
Clarissa Gregory, Eastern Kentucky (1983) -- High Jump
Martinique Guice, Tennessee State (2007-10) -- Long Jump
Rachel Hagans, Murray State (2019-22) -- Sprints/Jumps
Amber Hughes, Tennessee State (2013-17) -- Hurdles/Sprints/Triple Jump
Jackie Humphrey, Eastern Kentucky (1985-88) -- High Hurdles
D'Airrien Jackson, Tennessee Tech (2016-19) -- Sprints
Heather Jenkins, Southeast Missouri (2002-06) -- Discus/Shot Put
Shelly Johnson, Middle Tennessee (1995-97) -- Shot Put/Discus
Heather Keltner, Southeast Missouri (1997-01) -- 400 Meters
Jamie King, Eastern Kentucky (1996-99) -- Middle Distance
Haleigh Knapp, Eastern Illinois (2015-18) -- High Jump
Lorri Kokkola, Western Kentucky (1981) -- Javelin
Lydia Kosgei, Eastern Kentucky (2009-12) -- Distance
Allison Koutouch, Eastern Kentucky (1986) -- 5000 Meters
Tamdra Lawrence, Murray State (2016-19) -- 100 Meters
Val Lemoignan, Murray State (1983-85) -- Intermediate Hurdles
Alexis Love, Murray State (2009-13) -- Sprints
Karen Lutes, Morehead State (2000-02) -- Distance
Ayesha Maycock, Austin Peay (1998-01) – Sprints/Mid-Distance/Jumps
Mariann Ostbye, Eastern Kentucky (1983) -- 1500 Meters
Katherine Pagano, Eastern Kentucky (2007-10) -- Distance
Kenisha Phillips, Austin Peay (2019-22) -- 200/400
Stephanie Place, Tennessee Tech (2005-09) -- Distance
Lutricia Purham, Southeast Missouri (1998-00) -- Throws
Pam Raglin, Eastern Kentucky (1984-87) -- 800 Meters/1500 meters/5000 Meters
Micayla Rennick, Tennessee Tech (2016-18) -- Distance
Jade Riebold, Eastern Illinois (2012-15) -- Pole Vault
Khemani Roberts, Tennessee Tech (2018-20) -- High Jump/Pentathlon
Na'Asha Robinson, Tennessee Tech (2015-17) -- Sprints
Dionne Rose, Middle Tennessee (1994) -- High Hurdles
Stephanie Saleem, Murray State (1989-91) -- 400 Meters
Heather Samuel, Murray State (1992-94) -- 100/200 Meters
Sue Schaefer, Eastern Kentucky (1981) -- 3000 Meters
Terri Seippel, Eastern Kentucky (1977-80) -- Pentathlon
Kaitlyn Shea, Southeast Missouri (2016-21) -- Steeplechase
Dawn Smith, Akron (1986) -- 10,000 Meters
Charmaine Thomas, Murray State (1994-96) -- 800 Meters
Veronica Tipton, Middle Tennessee (1991-93) -- High Jump
Dominique Ward-Holmes, Tennessee State (2006-09) -- Sprints
Tasha Whitted, Eastern Kentucky (1990-93) -- Intermediate Hurdles
Jatavia Wright, SIUE (2012-14) -- Jumps/Hurdles
Coaches of Note
Tom Akers, Eastern Illinois
Wayne Angel, Tennessee Tech
Chandra Cheeseborough, Tennessee State
Rick Erdmann, Eastern Kentucky
Joey Haines, Southeast Missouri
Dean Hayes, Middle Tennessee
Margaret Simmons, Murray State
