Track & Field/Cross Country History
03/21/2016 | Women's Track & Field
Overview
The University of Richmond track & field and cross country programs are rich in history and began over 100 years ago with the men's program starting in 1910 and Westhampton College began participating in 1914. The program has seen three Olympians, countless NCAA Qualifiers, All-Americans, and all-academic team participants. The University moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2002 from the CAA and have been competing there since.
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| HEAD COACHING HISTORY | |||
| Men's Head Coaches | Women's Head Coaches | ||
| Year(s) | Name | Westhampton College | |
| 1910 | Edward A. Dunlop |  Year(s) | Name |
| 1911 | T.W. Corley |  1914 | Fanny Crenshaw |
| 1912 | Larry Martin |  1937 | Unknown |
| 1913 | Edward A. Dunlop | University of Richmond  | |
| 1914-17 | Frank Dobson | 1976-77 | Bill Jordan |
| 1918-20 | No Teams | 1978-79 | Russell Smelley |
| 1921-34 | Frank Dobson | 1979-80 | Craig (Mug) Hedley |
| 1935-41 | Glen Thistlethwaite | 1981-85 | Fred Hardy |
| 1942 | Russ Crane | 1986-01 | Rick Wagenaar |
| 1943-46 | No Teams | 2001-Present | Lori Taylor |
| 1947-50 | Russ Crane | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â |
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| 1951-85 | Fred Hardy | ||
| 1986-01 | Rick Wagenaar | ||
| 2001-Present | |||
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William L. Lumpkin Leadership Award
| PHOTO GALLERIES | ||||
| 1898-1939 | 1940-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 |
| 2000-2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
William L. Lumpkin Leadership Award
The William L. Lumpkin Track & Field Leadership Award is awarded to a senior undergraduate member of the University of Richmond track & field/cross country team based on outstanding academic and athletic performance, and citizenship.
The Lumpkin Leadership Award was established in 1997 in memory of former Richmond coach Dr. William L. Lumpkin by University of Richmond alumni on the 1948-49 cross-country team that Lumpkin coached.Â
William L. Lumpkin Leadership Award Winners
1997 - Award Established
1998 - Randall Todd Myers
1999 - Steven James Conroy
2000 - Allen Gray Bowman
2001 - Jeffrey Murray Crook
2002 - David John Blanchard
2003 - Peter Thomas Jennings
2004 - Jonathan A. Lauder
2005 - Brett William Walton
2006 - John Patrick Ciccarelli
2007 - Beth Ann Crocus
2008 - Jonathan Robert Molz
2009 - Sean Michael Welsh
2010 - Garrett Patrick Graham
2011 - Andrew Benford, Matthew Llano
2012 - Devin Cassells
2013 - Christopher York
2014 -Â Jason Skipper
2015 -Â Ryan Lee
2016 - Tim Gruber
2017 - Mary Allen
2018 - Alex Lucking
2019 - Jonathan Hogue
2020 - Miles Clikeman
2021 - Trey Burleson
2022 - Peter Borger
2023 - Jake Schindel
2024 - Jordan Benjamin Bendura
2025 - Dylan Miller
Players Mentioned
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