LIPSCOMB ACADEMY TRACK & FIELD - GIRLS

Our goal is to train athletes to excel in Track and Field through consistency,  hard work, and effort while developing strong moral character and Christian values through the pursuit of athletic excellence.

The track program has had a long history of success in the TSSAA dating back to the ’70s. Previous years were spent in Division 1 AA, but in the 2017-18 academic year, the program made the move to Division II AA.

COACHING STAFF

Anna Bowers - Girls Head Coach

Current co-director of human performance Anna Bowers was named Lipscomb Academy head girls’ track and field coach effective January 19, 2022. Bowers has more than 10 years of high school, Division 1, and private sector coaching experience, including assistant track and field coach at Lipscomb Academy, Evangelical Christian School in Memphis, Harpeth Hall School, and the Ensworth School. 

While a student at Lipscomb University, Bowers was a scholarship basketball player and member of the track and field team. Currently, she still holds Lipscomb University records in both sports, including women’s 200 meters and 100-meter relay. 

Bowers competed professionally in the heptathlon under the leadership of former Olympic Decathlete Gary Kinder. During her training for the heptathlon, she developed a deep appreciation for track and field and credits her coach for the knowledge and invaluable experience of high-level training.

Alyssa Andersen: Assistant Coach

John Green: MS Track Coach

Todd Cunningham: MS Assistant Coach

Rebecca Lavender: MS Assistant Coach

FACILITIES

Tallent Track 

Tallent Track, part of the Reese Smith Athletic Complex, is an NCAA D1-level track completed in 2012 and is named for Bill and Evelyn Tallent. The track is home to the state champion Lipscomb Academy Mustangs, as well as the widely successful Lipscomb University Bison track team. Currently, Lipscomb Academy, with nine individual state championship titles, holds the TSSAA honors of school with the most individual titles and second-highest most consecutive team state championships with four championships..

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Girls Track/Field:

Championships (17): 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 1994, 1993, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1981, 1980

Individual Champions

1980       Class A                Two Mile Relay Champions                          

1981       Class A                High Jump Champion                   Regina Atnip      

1986       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Beth Tallent        

1987       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Beth Tallent        

1988       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Beth Tallent        

1988       Class A-AA          800 Meter Run Champion            Beth Tallent        

1988        Class A-AA         Pentathlon Champion                  Beth Tallent        

1989       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Beth Tallent        

1993       Class A-AA          100 Meter Dash Champion          Ericka Harris       

1993       Class A-AA          200 Meter Dash Champion          Ericka Harris       

1994       Class A-AA          100 Meter Dash Champion          Ericka Harris       

2005       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Kara Sephal        

2005       Class A-AA          Team Runner-Up                             

2007       Class A-AA          Pentathlon Champion                  Kirstyn Sweeney              

2009       Class A-AA          Pentathlon Champion                  Kirstyn Sweeney              

2011       Class A-AA          3200 Meter Relay Champions                     

2012       Class A-AA          800 Meter Run Champion            Barbara Ball        

2012       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Barbara Ball        

2012       Class A-AA          3200 Meter Run Champion          Barbara Bell        

2012       Class A-AA          Team Runner-Up                             

2013       Class A-AA          800 Meter Run Champion            Barbara Ball        

2013       Class A-AA          1600 Meter Run Champion          Barbara Ball        

2013       Class A-AA          Team Champions                             

2013       Class A-AA          3200 Meter Run Champion          Barbara Ball        

2013       Class A-AA          Pole Vault Champion                   Sarah Browning

2017       Class A-AA          100 Meter Dash Champion          Mikele Vickers  

2018       Division II AA  400 Meter Relay Champions                       

2019       Division II AA  Long Jump Champion                       Mikele Vickers  

2019       Division II AA  100 Meter Dash Champion               Mikele Vickers  

2019       Division II AA  400 Meter Relay Champions

SIGNINGS

2022

Kierstin Roy, Belmont University

2020

Mikele Vickers, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2018

Megan Hyman, Lipscomb University

2017

Drew McCollough, Freed-Hardeman University

Katie Coker, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

2014

Ryan Lipe Signing, Bellarmine University

2013

Barbara (Lee) Ball, Lipscomb University

David Austin Lowery, Lipscomb University

Abbey McMurray, Lipscomb University

Corely Webb, Trevecca Nazarene University

2012

Austin Casassa, Lipscomb University

2011

Ryan Cagle, Harding University

Logan Green, Harding University

2010

Christopher Safley, Harding University

2009

Krysten Sweeney, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2008

Ryan Johnson, Harding University

2007

Caitlin Anderson, Lipscomb University

Joran Wilson, Lipscomb University

2005

Ashley Dance, Samford University

Ericka (Harris) Maple, Harding University

Lauren (Williams) Weaver, Belmont University

1997

Dan Turner, Lipscomb University

1994

Megan Mantlo, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

1993

Chad Breedlove, Samford University

Michael Wiley, Samford University

1989

Beth (Tallent) Sheridan, Vanderbilt University

1987

Allen Gill, Harding University