University of Tennessee Athletics
LADY VOL TRACK AND FIELD SUPPORT STAFF
January 08, 2004 | Women's Track
Jan. 8, 2004
| SHARON DICKIE | |
| ? | Track & Field/Cross Country Graduate Assistant After a fine competitive career as a Lady Volunteer, Sharon Dickie joins the UT coaching staff as a graduate assistant who will aid with administrative duties, recruiting visits and team travel arrangements. She begins a new phase of her life after completing a senior season in which she became the first cross country runner in Lady Vol history to earn All-SEC and All-Region distinction and qualify for the NCAA Championship meet four times. On the track, she capped her career by winning the 5000 meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships on UT's Tom Black Track and picked up the second All-America citation of her college days when she placed eighth in the 5K at the NCAA Outdoor meet. A native of Grand Blanc, Mich., Dickie graduated in May 2003 with a degree in sport management and is currently pursuing a master's in recreation administration.
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| DANIELLE MERRITT | |
| ? | Track & Field/Cross Country Manager Danielle Merritt is in her second year as a manager for the Lady Vol track & field and cross country teams. The junior from Atlanta, Ga., will continue to assist Head Coach J.J. Clark and his staff with administrative and recruiting-related activities, help with practice set-up and breakdown and share event filming duties at meets. A 2001 graduate of Dunwoody High School, where she was a manager for the baseball team as well as being active in cheerleading, Merritt is following a pre-pharmacy course of study at UT.
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| MELANIE RIGGIN | |
| ? | Track & Field/Cross Country Manager Melanie Riggin, the sister of returning manager Tyler Riggin, is in her first season as a manager for the track & field and cross country teams. Like her brother, Riggin is a graduate of Centennial High School in Franklin, Tenn., earning a diploma in 2002. She will assist with practice and meet set-up and breakdown as well as with filming. A sophomore majoring in nursing at UT, Riggin is looking forward to reconnecting to athletics after enjoying a standout soccer career at CHS and participating with a traveling club team since the age of 12.
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| TYLER RIGGIN | |
| ? | Track & Field/Cross Country Manager Tyler Riggin is in his second year as a manager for the track & field and cross country teams. The 2000 graduate of Centennial High School in Franklin, Tenn., will assist with practice and meet set-up and breakdown as well as with filming. A senior majoring in sport management at UT, Riggin has aspirations of becoming a tournament director for the PGA Tour and eventually filling the same role for a major championship. He is pursuing an internship with the American Junior Golf Association for summer 2004.
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