GWU Places Four on Big South Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Decade Team
June 22, 2020 | Track & Field
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Gardner-Webb outdoor track and field put four women on the Big South Conference All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires, as announced Monday afternoon by the league office.
Elise Moffatt (Kennesaw, Ga.), Ashlei Alexander (Queens, N.Y.), Natasha Akbarizadeh (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), and Kristen Hurley (Columbia, Conn.) represented the Runnin' Bulldogs on a team that features the best in the conference from 2010-2019.
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.
Moffatt competed for GWU from 2014-2017 and earned the Big South title in the pole vault twice and was a three-time All-Conference honoree. Her mark of 3.85 meters at the 2015 Big South Championships currently sits atop the program's record book.
Alexander, who was a thrower for the Runnin' Bulldogs from 2010-2013, earned All-Conference honors on five occasions, and was the shot put champion in 2011 with a mark of 13.88 meters.
Akbarizadeh competed for Gardner-Webb from 2015-2019, brought home a pair of hammer throw titles along with an additional All-Conference performance. Her mark of 63.92 meters in in the hammer throw at the 2019 Big South Championships set the GWU all-time record.
Hurley competed from 2011 to 2015 for GWU, earning All-Conference honors on all four occasions in the heptathlon.
The entire 2010-2019 Women'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 heptathletes and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School Notables
Abigail Flower, Liberty 3-time Champion, 11-time All-Conference
Manika Gamble, High Point 4-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Jessica Gelibert, Coastal Carolina 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Gabrielle Houston, Charleston Southern 2-time All-American, 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Mulern Jean, Charleston Southern 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Lilla Juhasz, Campbell 3-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Erica Peake, Coastal Carolina 6-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Natalie Pearson, UNC Asheville All-American, 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jasmine Pilgrim, Charleston Southern 4x100m Champion, 11-time All-Conference
Latesha Simpson, Coastal Carolina 6-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School Notables
Zoe Geis, High Point 10,000m Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Sarah Gentry, UNC Asheville 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Famke Heinst, High Point 6-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jennifer Klugh, Liberty 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Joan Maritim, Campbell 2-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Natalia Ocasio, High Point 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Letitia Saayman, Coastal Carolina 4-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jeanne Stroud, Winthrop 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Teresa Williamson, Radford 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Jumps – Name, School Notables
Mia Aghaji, Liberty 5-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Sabina Allen, Campbell All-American, 6-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Christina Fenske, High Point 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Kierra Gabe, Coastal Carolina Long jump Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jill Marois, High Point 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Shenelle Mckay, Campbell High jump Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Elise Moffatt, Gardner-Webb 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Latesha Simpson, Coastal Carolina 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Throws – Name, School Notables
Ashlei Alexander, Gardner-Webb Shot put Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Natasha Akbarizadeh, Gardner-Webb 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Marthaline Cooper, Winthrop 2-time All-American, 3-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Mychelle Cumings, Liberty 6-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Deborah Mattern, Coastal Carolina 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Christine Rickert, High Point All-American, 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Aimee Veatch, Radford 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Jocelyn Williams, Liberty All-American, 3-time All-Conference
Heptathletes – Name, School Notables
Kristen Hurley, Gardner-Webb 4-time All-Conference
Erika Jackson, Liberty 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Christina Mitchell, Liberty 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School Notables
Brant Tolsma, Liberty 6 Championships, 6-time Coach of the Year
Elise Moffatt (Kennesaw, Ga.), Ashlei Alexander (Queens, N.Y.), Natasha Akbarizadeh (Maple Ridge, British Columbia), and Kristen Hurley (Columbia, Conn.) represented the Runnin' Bulldogs on a team that features the best in the conference from 2010-2019.
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.
Moffatt competed for GWU from 2014-2017 and earned the Big South title in the pole vault twice and was a three-time All-Conference honoree. Her mark of 3.85 meters at the 2015 Big South Championships currently sits atop the program's record book.
Alexander, who was a thrower for the Runnin' Bulldogs from 2010-2013, earned All-Conference honors on five occasions, and was the shot put champion in 2011 with a mark of 13.88 meters.
Akbarizadeh competed for Gardner-Webb from 2015-2019, brought home a pair of hammer throw titles along with an additional All-Conference performance. Her mark of 63.92 meters in in the hammer throw at the 2019 Big South Championships set the GWU all-time record.
Hurley competed from 2011 to 2015 for GWU, earning All-Conference honors on all four occasions in the heptathlon.
The entire 2010-2019 Women'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 heptathletes and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Sprints/Hurdles – Name, School Notables
Abigail Flower, Liberty 3-time Champion, 11-time All-Conference
Manika Gamble, High Point 4-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Jessica Gelibert, Coastal Carolina 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Gabrielle Houston, Charleston Southern 2-time All-American, 4-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Mulern Jean, Charleston Southern 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Lilla Juhasz, Campbell 3-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Erica Peake, Coastal Carolina 6-time Champion, 10-time All-Conference
Natalie Pearson, UNC Asheville All-American, 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jasmine Pilgrim, Charleston Southern 4x100m Champion, 11-time All-Conference
Latesha Simpson, Coastal Carolina 6-time Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Distance/Mid-Distance – Name, School Notables
Zoe Geis, High Point 10,000m Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Sarah Gentry, UNC Asheville 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Famke Heinst, High Point 6-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jennifer Klugh, Liberty 3-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Joan Maritim, Campbell 2-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Natalia Ocasio, High Point 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Letitia Saayman, Coastal Carolina 4-time Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jeanne Stroud, Winthrop 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Teresa Williamson, Radford 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Jumps – Name, School Notables
Mia Aghaji, Liberty 5-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Sabina Allen, Campbell All-American, 6-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Christina Fenske, High Point 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Kierra Gabe, Coastal Carolina Long jump Champion, 6-time All-Conference
Jill Marois, High Point 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Shenelle Mckay, Campbell High jump Champion, 9-time All-Conference
Elise Moffatt, Gardner-Webb 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Latesha Simpson, Coastal Carolina 5-time Champion, 7-time All-Conference
Throws – Name, School Notables
Ashlei Alexander, Gardner-Webb Shot put Champion, 5-time All-Conference
Natasha Akbarizadeh, Gardner-Webb 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Marthaline Cooper, Winthrop 2-time All-American, 3-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Mychelle Cumings, Liberty 6-time Champion, 8-time All-Conference
Deborah Mattern, Coastal Carolina 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Christine Rickert, High Point All-American, 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Aimee Veatch, Radford 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Jocelyn Williams, Liberty All-American, 3-time All-Conference
Heptathletes – Name, School Notables
Kristen Hurley, Gardner-Webb 4-time All-Conference
Erika Jackson, Liberty 2-time Champion, 3-time All-Conference
Christina Mitchell, Liberty 3-time Champion, 4-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School Notables
Brant Tolsma, Liberty 6 Championships, 6-time Coach of the Year
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