Track & Field/Cross Country Program History

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.

PROGRAM HISTORY
Hall-Of-Fame	All-Americans	Olympians
International Teams	All-Conference Performers	NCAA Qualifiers
Records	Videos	All-Academic

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
1951-85	Fred Hardy
1986-01	Rick Wagenaar
2001-Present	Lori Taylor Steve Taylor

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 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.

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 - Jason Skipper
2015 - Ryan Lee
2016 - Tim Gruber
2017 - Mary Allen
2018 - Alex Lucking

All-Academic Performers

The Atlantic 10 recognizes student-athletes for their performance on and off the field. To receive the award, student-athletes must have a 3.0 overall GPA and then are voted by Atlantic 10 SID's to receive the award.
*The program has been recognized a total of 14 times by U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as a Division I All-Academic Team*

Men's Indoor Track & Field:
Devin Cassels (2012)
Andrew Benford (2011)
Matt Llano (2010, 09)
Brett Walton (2005)
Tim Caramore (2004)
Brett Walton (2004, 03)
Peter Jennings (2003)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field:
Ryan Lee (2013)
Devin Cassels (2012)
Andrew Benford (2011)
Matt Llano (2011, 10)
Tim Quinn (2010)
Andrew Benford (2009)
Hunter Willis (2007)
Jonathan Molz (2006)
Brett Walton (2005)
Tim Caramore (2004, 03')
Seann Mulcahy (2003)

Men's Cross Country:
Andrew Benford (2010)
Matt Llano (2010,08',07')
Tim Quinn (2010, 09')
Jonathan Molz (2007)
John Ciccarelli (2005)

Women's Indoor Track & Field:
Haley Preschutti (2017)
Shelby Cain (2017)
Jill Prentice (2013)
Lydia Morton (2011)
Megan Ney (2010)
Amanda Russell (2005)
Ashley Bell (2004)

Women's Outdoor Track & Field:
Kylie Regan (2017)
Meaghan McGovern (2012)
Lydia Morton (2011)
Megan Ney (2010)
Julie Rechel (2010)
Nicol Traynor (2009)
Alison Belicose (2004)
Diane Schreiber (2004)

Women's Cross Country:
Kylie Regan (2017)
Tara Hanley (2015)
Jill Prentice (2013, 12', 11')
Julie Rechel (2010)
Nicol Traynor (2010, 08')
Diana Filtz (2008)
Amanda Russell (2006, 04')
Anne Rettig (2002)
Sarah Taylor (2002)

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