1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁hi atus . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁under ▁coach ▁Paul ▁Cant rell ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁went ▁ 1 3 – 1 7 , ▁and ▁impro ving ▁to ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁S ia ▁Po yer ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁coach ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁Tournament ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Cross ▁country ▁The ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Team ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁with ▁Dave ▁W ap les ▁as ▁the ▁coach . ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁four ▁consecutive ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁Conference ▁titles ▁( 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 8 ), ▁also ▁winning ▁the ▁State ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bla z ers ▁had ▁consecutive ▁NCAA ▁National ▁finish es ▁of ▁ 1 7 th ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁ 8 th ▁( 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 ), ▁prior ▁to ▁gra bb ing ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁National s , ▁going ▁ 5 0 – 3 ▁on ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁" J er sey ▁Joe " ▁Germ ano ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁all - time ▁best ▁runner , ▁ear ning